[Red Mansion] Adopted daughter and child

And a two-year-old daughter?

She did not expect such a coincidence that the teacher Lin Ruhai chose for herself was the first character to appear in the original book.

Although he doesn't like Zhen Shiyin, the experience of his wife Feng Shi and daughter Zhen Yinglian is really sympathetic.

Now that he has the opportunity, Lin Liu is not hesitant to give the two of them a hand: "I have actually heard of this gentleman's name, and I heard that this Mr. Zhen has always been kind and generous, and many scholars in Gusu rely on him to provide You can only go to Beijing to catch the exam with your luggage and travel expenses. This gentleman is in the capital, and it’s not like his father said he is unknown.”

Lin Ruhai was even happier when he heard this: "If that's the case, I will definitely hire this brother Shi Yin as a teacher."

Lin Liu smiled and said, "I also think it's good. Such a suitable gentleman can not only teach his daughter to read, but even the three younger brothers and the newborn younger sister can be taught by him."

Although Zhen Shiyin was a little irresponsible, his character was indeed good, at least much better than that hypocrite Jia Yucun.

If Zhen Shiyin was allowed to occupy the position of sister Lin's teacher, even if he went to Yangzhou in the future, he would never have the opportunity to be a student of Jia Yucun again, and naturally he would not have the opportunity to contact Jia Yucun.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai also felt that it was reasonable, and her desire to hire Zhen Shiyin home became stronger.

only……

Lin Ruhai looked at Lin Liu: "Little Qilin doesn't want Guiling to continue studying in the Imperial College? No matter how talented Brother Shi Yin is, there is only one person in the end. On the contrary, there are countless teachers in the Imperial College, and the education he can provide for Guiling is much better."

Lin Liu was a little amused: "Could it be that father thought that after our whole family left the capital, Guiling would still be studying in the Imperial College in peace? It would be a genius if we didn't fall out."

Lin Ruhai: "..."

"Furthermore, although there are many well-learned teachers in the Imperial College, for today's Guiling, there may not be a teacher who concentrates on him alone, which is of great help to his studies." Lin Liu's expression was a little serious, "Besides, we're all gone, leaving Guiling alone in the capital, won't he really feel abandoned by his family?"

He is still so young, no matter how sensible he is, it doesn't mean he is willing to leave his family.

Lin Ruhai has been a child of others since he was a child, so he is quite self-conscious about studying and studying.But there is no one around me to compare, so I always thought that all children are the same as myself.

In the past, Lin Liu was staring at Guiling's studies, but Lin Ruhai hadn't noticed anything yet, but now that he heard his daughter's words, he couldn't help feeling suspicious.

Furthermore, does Guiling feel that she has been abandoned...

Lin Ruhai was silent, and found that he could not give a definite answer.After all, he himself was never separated from his parents when he was a child.

The next day, Lin Ruhai left the Lin family with Gui Ling.

He sent Guiling to Guozijian first, and then went to Yushifu in a carriage alone.

Because my colleague helped deal with the remaining official duties yesterday, Lin Ruhai also reciprocated today by helping my colleague deal with some less difficult matters.

However, there has been a lot of turmoil recently. The Yushi Mansion, a yamen that usually jumps up and down to impeach, has become more peaceful, thanking guests behind closed doors and ignoring common affairs, and there is really not much official work on hand.

When Lin Ruhai has finished all the business affairs, there is still a lot of time before noon.

Lin Ruhai thought for a while, and after notifying his superiors, he drove towards the Guozijian in a carriage.

He wanted to see if Lin Guiling studied hard in the Imperial College.

Because they are also in-laws of the Jia family, Li Shouzhong, the current Guozijian Jijiu, is very enthusiastic about Lin Ruhai. Hearing that he came to visit his son, he actually took Lin Ruhai to the place where Lin Guiling was in class.

Things in this world are so coincidental——

Although Lin Guiling was a lively and active child, he was sensible since he was a child, so even if he was noisy at ordinary times, he would be very serious when it was time to study, and he would never be distracted by other things.

But today happened to be the first time I went to school after the holiday, and it was harder to concentrate than usual, plus a new cute little sister was added to the family yesterday...

Little Lin Guiling couldn't restrain the joy in his heart, and he didn't dare to disturb his friends and classmates studying. He sat on the stool and swayed from side to side, like a thorn growing under his buttocks, and couldn't sit still at all.

When his friend came to talk to him, he immediately made a fuss, dragged his friend and began to share the joy of having just had a little sister.

Who would have thought that this scene would happen to be seen by Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai: "..."

Li Shouzhong: "..."

Perhaps the black energy on Lin Ruhai's body was so strong that it directly affected the classroom atmosphere.Little Lin Guiling, who was having a good time talking with his friend, suddenly felt a palpitation, and immediately turned his head to look in Lin Ruhai's direction as if feeling something.

Then, he directly met Lin Ruhai's face with a bland smile.

Lin Guiling: "..."

After learning about this, Lin Liu: "..."

Although it was explained clearly later, it was really the first time that Lin Guiling talked small things in class——

Every teacher of Lin Guiling can testify for him.

Lin Ruhai believed it, and he also got a glimpse from this incident. If the Lin family left the capital and left Lin Guiling alone in the capital, this child who has never left his family may really not be able to calm down and study.

Lin Ruhai thought for a while, then pulled Lin Guiling to a corner, and asked him seriously: "I plan to seek a foreign job for my father, and leave the capital to work as an official in another place. Your mother, elder sister, younger brother, and younger sisters will definitely follow me." They left the capital together.

Then, Guiling, do you want to stay in the capital, or follow Weifu?

When you leave the capital, you will not only have to leave your current teachers, classmates, and friends, but you will only have one teacher to teach you in the future, and your learning progress may be greatly delayed by your friends.

If you stay in the capital, you don't have to worry about your studies, but you have to leave your family. "

After all, Lin Liu's words had an impact on Lin Ruhai, so after thinking about it, he decided to ask Gui Ling himself what he meant, and leave the decision to Gui Ling himself.

Guiling turned his head to look at Lin Ruhai, and said without hesitation: "Of course I want to go with my parents!"

What are the options?

Looking at Guiling's clear eyes, Lin Ruhai took a deep breath, then reached out and stroked his hair: "In this case, remember to say goodbye to your teacher and classmates when you go back, and don't forget to say goodbye to your friends afterward. "

Lin Guiling felt reluctance belatedly, but compared with his family, he still decisively chose to bid farewell to his teachers, classmates, and friends.

When Lin Ruhai's transfer order came down, Jia Minshu's brother-in-law's family was also convicted——

Because too much silver was embezzled, even with Wang Ziteng's mediation, he failed to keep his official position.

However, the Rongguo Mansion sent out news that Wang Ziteng had promised him that he would recover if he found a chance in the future.

Her husband was safe, and Jia Min's concubine came to apologize with a gift.

Knowing that she didn't do it on purpose, Jia Min took the gift and accepted her apology.But from the bottom of my heart, I don't plan to have too much contact with my sister-in-law.

After all, she is now on Wang Ziteng's side.

According to the order of the Ministry of Officials, Lin Ruhai came to the pier with his family and the luggage of several large ships.

When the Lin family left Beijing, relatives and friends would naturally come to see them off.

It's just that many of Lin Ruhai's friends and colleagues are officials in the court, so he could only bid farewell to Lin Ruhai in advance yesterday, and today he could only send a servant over to give gifts, which was considered his best effort.

Because of these years of experience, Jia Min has already broken up with many friends or is unfamiliar, so she didn't spend too much time saying goodbye to friends.

In the end, it was the men and women of Rongguo Mansion who had no errands on them, and they talked a lot with the Lin family.

Jia Amnesty pulled Lin Ruhai to talk about antiques, especially ancient fans.

Jia Zheng, on the other hand, talked with Lin Ruhai about the past and the present. After the conversation, he inevitably mentioned his son Jia Zhu's studies. He even ignored Jia Zhu's wishes and pushed him to talk to Lin Ruhai, his uncle, for advice.

Lin Ruhai was concerned about Jia Min's face, and didn't intend to quarrel with the Rongguo Mansion. Naturally, he couldn't deal with it, and he answered their questions seriously.Even if they are seen by outsiders, they will only say that the four of them are having fun, and there is nothing wrong with it.

On the contrary, Mrs. Wang and Jia Min hated each other. After delivering the farewell gifts and letters prepared by Jia Mu to Jia Min, Mrs. Wang went to the side and stared at her toes to count the ants.

Jia Min didn't bother to talk to her, so after having the presents put away, she opened the letters and read them on her own.

After a long time, she looked up at Jia Zhu who was following Jia Zheng: "Brother Zhu, have you brought your luggage?"

The four men in Rongguo Mansion were stunned on the spot, looking at Jia Min with blank eyes.

Jia Min frowned, shook the letter paper in his hand, and looked at Wang in disbelief: "Second sister-in-law, you don't even know what mother's plan is?"

Wang was taken aback for a moment, then her face changed drastically: "What did the old lady say in the letter?"

Jia Min ignored Mrs. Wang, walked up to Lin Ruhai with the letter, and handed it to him directly: "Looking at what mother means, it seems that I hope Brother Zhu can go to Jinling with us."

The Lin family's contacts back then were not small, and Lin Ruhai himself had many friends of the same age, so this time he just told someone that he wanted to leave the capital, and many relatives and friends in the officialdom established relationships and planned for him wholeheartedly. .

After several rounds of turnover, Lin Ruhai, who was now in the official position of the second-rank left deputy capital censor, was finally transferred to Jinling as the inspector and inspector.

Although it is a mediocre tune, but a Beijing official becomes a local official, which is actually a downgrade.

But Lin Ruhai didn't leave the capital to accumulate political achievements.

What's more, Jiangnan's economy is prosperous, and officials in this area are in high demand. If you want to insert one person, you have to find a way to pull another person out.

That is to say, recently the emperor and the Supreme Emperor had a fight between gods and gods, and the officials below suffered accordingly, vacating a lot of vacancies, otherwise Lin Ruhai wanted to be transferred to the south of the Yangtze River without any proud achievements, and it really wouldn't be enough.

Jinling is also a well-known treasure land in the south of the Yangtze River. Not only is it rich in materials and outstanding people, but the local commerce and trade are also developed and prosperous.

The most important thing is that this place is not only the ancestral home of the Rongguo Mansion, but also only a few hundred miles away from Gusu, the ancestral home of the Lin family. It takes only a few days to get there by carriage. For the Lin family, it is really a good place.

Not to mention other things, at least the Lin family went to Jinling, and the standard of living would not drop too fast compared to when they were in the capital.

For the Lin family, Jinling is a good place, and even more so for the Jia family.

Lin Ruhai took the letter, and before reading it, he said strangely: "Given the current situation in your mansion, is it possible that Brother Zhu will take the rural examination this year?"

It was less than a year since Baoyu was born, and Jia Zhu was let go at this time, it's okay if he didn't pass the exam, once he passed...

Juren, a 16-year-old boy, can tell at a glance that he has a bright future.

But what if he had a younger brother who was born with jade?

Does the Rongguo Mansion think that he didn't die fast enough?

The members of the Jia family all looked dazed, apparently unaware that Jia Zhu was going to take the exam.

Jia She bluntly said: "My mother said before that Zhu Geer... Zhu Geer's accumulation is not enough, and his body is not considered healthy. Let him postpone the exam for three years. He said that he can study in these three years, and he can also take the exam. Take care of your body."

Jia Zheng followed suit and nodded: "Mother's attitude is very firm, and she does not agree with Brother Zhu's end this year."

Lin Ruhai turned her head, looked at Jia Zhu's slightly blood-colored face, nodded, and then flipped through the letter.

After reading it, he breathed a sigh of relief: "So I wanted Brother Zhu to go back to Jinling to worship his ancestors, and to study at Mingde Academy in Suzhou. After three years, he would directly take the provincial examination in Jinling, so as not to have to travel back and forth. I was just worried about going on the road alone. It's dangerous, so let us take him with us."

only……

Lin Ruhai frowned and looked at Jia Zhu, "Where's your luggage?"

Jia Zhu: "...I didn't know I was going to Jinling!"

Everyone present looked at each other in blank dismay, and turned their gazes to Mrs. Wang in unison.If Jia Zhu wanted to return to Jinling, it would be Mrs. Wang who prepared the luggage.

Wang: "..."

Wang didn't know either. Before Jia Min opened the letter, she didn't even know that her son was going back to Jinling.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Yuanyang stepped forward with a smile: "Uncle Lin, Auntie Lin, don't worry, Uncle Zhu's luggage has already been taken to Jinling a few days ago. As for Uncle Zhu's change of clothes on the boat , has also been handed over to Mrs. Lin together with the gift."

After Wang met Jia Min, he should have given the letter to Jia Min first, and then delivered the gift.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang stuffed all the letters and gifts to Jia Min. Out of trust in her mother, Jia Min didn't say to count them, so such an oolong happened.

Jia Min smiled at her elder brother and her husband, and shyly took the maid onto the boat.

Wang Shi stood where she was, but her face was livid with anger.

If possible, she would never let her son leave her, let alone leave the capital with the Lin family's team!

If she knew about this beforehand, she could still go to Wang's house and invite Wang Ziteng to frighten the old lady so that this matter would not happen.

But now the matter is a foregone conclusion, and obviously except for her, Wang, no matter Jia Zheng, Jia Zhu and his son, or Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, they have no objection to this matter. No matter how unwilling she is, she can only hold her nose and watch Jia Zhu boarded the Lin family's boat.

Especially Jia Zheng, not only did he not feel sad about being separated from his son after he knew about it, but he felt that it was a good thing that Jia Zhu could stay by Lin Ruhai's side for two or three months——

As long as Jia Zhu can seize the opportunity, won't he have an extra teacher who is not only talented but also familiar with the unspoken rules of officialdom in the past three to two months?As long as Jia Zhu has a question, how can the boring Lin Ruhai refuse to answer?

Jia Zhu actually missed the two beautiful maids in his room, but seeing his father's joyful and expectant eyes after learning about the incident, he quickly cheered up and decisively left the two maids behind.

Lin Ruhai quickly bid farewell to Jia's family and boarded the boat with them.

Soon, the captain raised his hand and set sail.

After Lin Ruhai returned to the boat, he ordered Jia Zhu to clean up a room next to his study, and took Jia Zhu straight to Zhen Shiyin's room.

As he walked, Lin Ruhai introduced: "This Mr. Zhen was born as a Jinshi, and his results in the imperial examination were quite good. He is the No. 1 biography of the second class. He just resigned from office, and he planned to return to Gusu to settle down. I spent a lot of time Only then did people agree to go to the Lin family to be a teacher for the little Qilin siblings.

If you have any academic problems along the way, besides me, you can also ask Mr. Zhen.The most important thing to learn to your level is to listen more, read more and think more. The knowledge in textbooks can no longer meet your requirements. It is good for you to ask more people a question. "

Jia Zhu said yes again and again, and his attitude was much more cautious.

Speaking of which, ever since Lin Ruhai made up his mind to invite Zhen Shiyin to his home to be a teacher for his daughter, he not only came to persuade him with gifts himself, but also invited acquaintances to make peace, and gave Zhen Shiyin all kinds of treatment and treatment. Quite generous, it can be said that it is full of sincerity.

But even so, before leaving, Lin Ruhai almost failed to convince him——

Zhen Shiyin was really tired of the officialdom, and he didn't want to get involved with the officials anymore, so he was worried about when he would be implicated again.

But just yesterday, Lin Ruhai finally made sense of Zhen Shiyin, and invited him to Lin's house to be Lin Liu's teacher, teaching the Four Books and Five Classics and other serious reading materials.

One of the reasons is naturally that Lin Ruhai's office is in Jinling, which is not far from Zhen Shiyin's hometown of Gusu.

The second reason is for his daughter.

Because Lin Liu's other teacher, Sheng Man, also agreed to follow the Lin family to Jinling.

When Sheng Man learned that the Lin family was leaving the capital, she actually hesitated for a while about whether she would follow the Lin family out of the capital.

Because her family is in the capital, Sheng Man even prefers to stay in the capital.

But at this time, Sheng Man's two sister-in-laws began to match her——

Although remarriage is not popular in the world of red chambers, it does not mean that the court will definitely not allow widows to remarry.For example, You Lao Niang, the mother of the second sister You and the third sister, remarried to You Shi's father after her husband died.

Sheng Man has been a widow for many years, and her family sees her alone, so they are naturally worried about her.

Sheng Man was upset by the persuasion, and in a fit of anger, agreed to Jia Min's invitation.

And it was from the last conversation that Zhen Shiyin learned that Mr. Sheng, a well-known female wife in the capital, had decided to go to Jinling with the Lin family, so she let go of the last doubt in her heart.

Of course, Zhen Shiyin also put forward his own request——

I hope that my daughter can study with Mr. Sheng together with Ms. Lin.

Lin Ruhai was in a bit of a dilemma, because Sheng Man agreed to be Xiao Qilin's teacher obviously because of Jia Min's face, and he couldn't guarantee that Sheng Man would agree to accept Zhen Shiyin's daughter.

Zhen Shiyin naturally hesitated after hearing this, but soon he became firm: "My daughter is talented. If I hadn't chosen the wrong daughter, I would definitely have her take the imperial examination. With my daughter's talent, I believe that anyone who cherishes talent It is impossible for my wife to let such a good seedling like her go."

Everyone has talked about this point, so Lin Ruhai still refuses?

Regardless of whether it was successful or not, Zhen Shiyin was on his boat anyway, and even if he regretted it later, he didn't intend to let him go.

If it wasn't so, Lin Ruhai might still be worried about the candidates for the teachers of the two children, and he might even settle for the next best thing and invite someone he doesn't like to go home.

Knowing that this opportunity is rare, Jia Zhu made up her mind to build a good impression in front of Zhen Shiyin, so that when his uncle is busy, his doubts can be answered in time.

tuk tuk-

Hearing someone knock on the door, Zhen Shiyin hastily put down the scroll in his hand, stood up and opened the door.

When Lin Ruhai saw Zhen Shiyin, he was a little puzzled: "I should ask Madam to arrange two servants for Mr. to run errands. Why is it Mr. who opened the door?"

Zhen Shiyin waved his hand: "I don't like people around when I'm studying."

Speaking of welcoming Lin Ruhai and the two into the door, "The Lin family has a large collection of books. I was so fascinated by it that I didn't have time to clean it up. It looks a bit messy. Don't blame the two of you."

Lin Ruhai shook his head, expressing that he didn't mind, and pulled Jia Zhu in front of him, introduced the two of them respectively, and said, "If you are not busy on the way, and my nephew comes to ask for advice, I hope you will give me your advice."

It's only two or three months, and Zhen Shiyin doesn't mind teaching Jia Zhu along the way.

Seeing him nodding, Jia Zhu was overjoyed: "Thank you sir."

Let's talk about Jia Min.

Because there was an oolong in front of everyone, Jia Min was a little embarrassed, so he simply took the maid on board.

After boarding the ship, she, the host, would naturally visit some guests.

Jia Min went back to the room and looked at the children, making sure that none of them suffered from seasickness, and that they were well adapted to the boat, and the youngest daughter was also sleeping soundly. After not being woken up, she took the little Qilin to Feng's room first. .

Feng Shi is a young woman with a gentle temperament. Although there is a bit of sadness in her eyes, she can't help but smile when she sees her daughter sitting at her feet playing.

Jia Min knocked on the door, and after Feng Shi came to look over, she brought her daughter into the house.

Feng stood up to greet her, but her daughter held her by the hem of her skirt: "Mother, I'm afraid..."

Jia Min was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Little girl, is she a little shy of strangers? I was reckless. If I had known Gui Qianjin's character earlier, I would have asked someone to give me a word before coming to the door."

After Feng bent down to pick up her daughter, she waved her hands with a smile: "It has nothing to do with Mrs. Lin. Our husband and wife have only got a daughter after many years of marriage. She holds it in her hand for fear of falling, and holds it in her mouth for fear of melting. Pass."

Even though he said that, Feng didn't feel that his daughter had a bad personality, and he still let go of her thoughts after hugging her to the bed before letting go.

Seeing this, Jia Min empathized with her: "Madam has only had a daughter for many years, no matter how pampered she is, it's not too much. My husband and I were also infertile for many years, and later we got a daughter called Qilin, and we can't wait to keep her in our pockets all the time." .”

If it weren't for the fact that she was pregnant with Guiling very soon and was distracted too much attention, the husband and wife's attitude towards the little Qilin would have been worse than worse.

Lin Liu couldn't help shivering after hearing this.

Fortunately, she got Jia Min pregnant in time, otherwise, how could my life be as comfortable as it is now?

Perhaps they had a common topic, the more Jia Min and Feng Shi talked, the more they felt speculative, and soon they became closer and became good friends who talked about everything.

Lin Liu was forgotten by the two of them, her eyes rolled and fell on the little girl on the bed who was looking straight at her.

She stepped forward, looked at the little girl and said, "Are you the girl from the Zhen family?"

The little girl nodded timidly: "Hello, sister Lin."

Sometimes Yan Yuan'er is so strange, Zhen Yinglian obviously has a nature of admitting life, but when facing Lin Liu, for some reason, she feels that this sister is very gentle and makes people want to get close.

Obviously, even when Lin Liu looked at her, there was no expression on his face.

Zhen Yinglian paused, stood up from the bed, walked unsteadily in front of Lin Liu, and threw herself into her arms: "Sister, I'm Yinglian."

Feng Shiben and Jia Min were talking, when he saw this scene from the corner of his eye, he turned his head in surprise, unable to take his eyes off the two children at all.

Although she doesn't want to forcefully correct her daughter's temperament, if her daughter is willing to get close to others, she, as a mother, can only be happy.

Seeing this, Jia Min couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

It seems that her daughter has always been very popular with children.

Lin Liu didn't expect that Zhen Yinglian would dare to throw herself into her arms when she saw her. She didn't realize it for a while, but she really caught her right.

Ying Lian seemed to feel that she had done something very powerful, and when she saw Shang Lin Liu's gaze, she immediately narrowed her eyes with a smile, and the cinnabar mole between her eyebrows also deepened because of her smile, turning red like blood.

There was a burst of laughter like silver bells in the room, accompanied by shouts of "sister".

Her voice quickly attracted the three Guiling brothers from another room. When they saw the strange little girl in their sister's arms, the three boys looked at each other, a little at a loss.

In the end, the twins He Nian and Lu Sui glanced at each other, and suddenly pushed the elder brother Gui Ling forward, pushing him directly in front of Lin Liu.

Lin Liu was taken aback, and almost threw Gui Ling out.

Haoxuan found out at the last moment that it was Guiling who "attacked" him, so he barely stopped his movements.

Guiling smiled at Yinglian embarrassedly, then turned her head, glared at her two younger brothers fiercely, and waved her small fist at them, saying silently: "You two, let me be careful. A good skin!"

The twins flinched in fright, but quickly regained their composure——

There are still mother and sister in the house, no matter how angry the eldest brother is, he dare not do anything to them!

Thinking in this way, the twins rushed to Gui Ling screaming and screaming, pretending to play with him, while looking curiously at the little girl in her sister's arms.

After reading it, the twins got together and whispered——

"This little sister is a little cute!"

"En!"

"Are those sticky beads on her forehead? It's pretty pretty."

"En!"

"But still not as good-looking as my sister!"

"En!"

"I want to play with her!"

"En!"

"Hmm, what? Go find her if you want to play!"

He Nian stared at his round eyes, pulled Lu Sui and walked up to Yinglian: "Sister Zhen, Lu Sui wants to play with you!"

Lu Sui: "...???"

Guiling covered his face: These two idiots are definitely not his younger brothers, absolutely not!

Seeing this scene, Lin Liu couldn't help but smile.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Sheng Man looked at the vast and magnificent river surface that he had never seen before. He felt that his heart had opened up a lot, and he was more and more grateful for his "momentary spirit".

If not, she is afraid that she will be trapped in the capital for the rest of her life. How can she see the magnificent scene in front of her that is completely different from the capital?

Looking into the distance, she felt a burst of inspiration in her mind, as if she could draw a line of poetry that has been passed down through the ages.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt that someone was pulling his sleeves.

Sheng Man turned her head and saw her student's slightly embarrassed expression.Looking back, one little radish head, two little radish heads, three little radish heads...

There is also a little girl who is being held by a student.

Sheng Man has always known that Jia Min has given birth to several children, but she has never seen all of them at once. Seeing them now, she felt a little surprised——

Jamie is really amazing!

She smiled, pointed to the little girl Lin Liu was holding and asked: "This little girl looks cute, is she also a child of your family? I remember that your younger sister was born two months ago?"

Lin Liu blinked, and pushed her in front of Sheng Man: "Master, this is the only daughter of Mrs. Zhen's family. Mr. Zhen will agree to work as a teacher at Lin's family this time because of you, Master."

Sheng Man raised her eyebrows, and stared curiously at the cinnabar mole between the little girl's eyebrows: "Because of me? I don't remember ever knowing a stinky man named Zhen."

Lin Liu had no choice but to stop mentioning Zhen Shiyin: "It was when Mrs. Zhen followed her husband back to Beijing to report on her work, she heard about Master's talent and reputation for being good at teaching, and she also wanted to put her daughter under Master's name. Master, see if willing?"

Sheng Man thought for a while, and felt that if she just rejected the little girl, it would not only make it difficult for her to get along with the Zhen family, but it might also cause a gap between the Lin family and the Zhen family.

So he raised his hand and beckoned at the little girl: "Let me test the little girl first, if I really have the talent in this area, I will naturally not refuse."

If she doesn't have the corresponding talent, she just refuses, and everyone can only accept it.

Ying Lian was a little afraid of Sheng Man, who had never seen her before and had a cold expression. Seeing her beckoning, not only did she not move forward, but she even took small steps to hide behind Lin Liu until her whole body was hidden. I was relieved.

Lin Liu had no choice but to turn around and look at Yinglian: "This is Mrs. Sheng, your future husband. How can you be so afraid? How can you study in the future?"

Yinglian looked down at her toes and said nothing.

Lin Liu stretched out his hand and patted her on the shoulder: "Yinglian is good, can you go to Mr.'s side?"

Seeing this, the three Guiling brothers also whispered to her: "Sister Yinglian, don't worry, Mrs. Sheng is a good person and won't beat you."

Sheng Man: "..."

The four of them persuaded for a long time before Yinglian finally nodded, and walked out from behind Lin Liu, looking at Sheng Man timidly.

Sheng Man looked down on men in his bones, and he also looked down on those weak and pitiful, dodder-like women.From the moment we met, Yinglian's actions were almost all dancing on her bottom line.

Where the little girl couldn't see, the veins on Sheng Man's forehead twitched several times.

But still a little girl.

Sheng Man is more tolerant towards children, even for the sake of student Lin Liu, she will not be angry with Yinglian.

She raised her hand and stretched out to pull the man in front of her.

Yinglian was startled, and turned to look at Lin Liu. After receiving an encouraging smile from her, she regained her composure and looked back at Sheng Man seriously.

Sheng Man blinked: "Can you read? What have you learned on weekdays?"

Yinglian replied in a low voice: "Daddy taught me how to read and write. I usually only listen to my father reading some poems from the Book of Songs and the Three Hundred Tang Poems."

Sheng Man's eyes brightened: "Tell me, whose poem do you like the most?"

Yinglian glanced at her carefully and said, "I like Mr. Taibai's. It sounds nice and rhymes."

After all, she is young and doesn't know much about poetry.

But Sheng Man is quite satisfied with this answer, there is no one else, but what Sheng Man loves most in his life is Li Taibai's poems.

Seeing Lin Liu at the side, she pursed her lips and laughed.

She knew that the little girl Zhen Yinglian would definitely please Mr. Sheng——

Lin Liu wasn't worried about Yinglian's talent at all. After all, she was a beginner in poetry, and she was able to write a poem that was recognized by the Red Chamber.

And Sheng Man likes girls who are good at poetry.

pity……

Lin Liu rubbed her nose. She was able to achieve the ultimate in all kinds of plain and false images, but maybe because of the deep influence of her previous life, her poems always lacked a bit of aura.

Rhyme can be learned, but aura can only be learned by talent, by a flash of inspiration.

Sheng Man worked hard for a long time, but she could only say that "rotten wood cannot be carved", and then she gave up teaching Lin Liu to become a talented woman who can export poetry. Instead, she focused on strengthening Lin Liu's talented calligraphy, fine brushwork and chess skills.

Lin Liu originally thought that the master might have to wait until Daiyu grows up to get a satisfactory student.

Unexpectedly, Daiyu had unplanned students before she grew up.

Sure enough, Sheng Man, who was still a little resistant to this student, gradually melted the coldness on his face, and gradually became a little genuine smile.

After asking a few more questions, Sheng Man took Yinglian's hand and looked at Lin Liu with a smile: "This girl is very smart, and she has a lot of inspiration in composing poems. I like it very much, so I accept this student. By the way, what's her name?"

Lin Liu looked at Yinglian with encouraging eyes: "Master, why don't you ask her yourself?"

Sheng Man gave Lin Liu an angry look: "You cunning, is it possible that you are still worried that Junior Sister will come in and take away my love for you?"

Lin Liu shouted injustice: "Didn't I think that after you master and apprentice exchange names, the relationship will be closer? Why is the master still suspicious of me? I hope the master can accept a junior sister who is good at poetry, so as not to When the master's poems are flourishing, take me, a rotten wood, to test!"

Sheng Man was angry and wanted to fight.

Ying Lian, who was obediently held by her, was startled, and quickly hugged Sheng Man's arm: "Master, sister, don't hit me."

Sheng Man was taken aback, then laughed angrily: "Well, this apprentice has not even entered the school yet, and he started helping senior sister to bully me, the master. It can be seen that both of you are unfilial disciples, and you are heartless."

Lin Liu hadn't said anything yet, and the three of Gui Ling who were standing next to him watching the play couldn't hold back, and laughed a few times.

Sheng Man was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed.

When she smiled, Lin Liu and Yinglian couldn't help it, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

After laughing, the relationship between Sheng Man and Yinglian became a little closer.When Yinglian faced Sheng Man again, she was not as scared as she was at first.

Lin Liu smiled and shook her head, looking at Yinglian: "Sister, Master has decided to accept you as a student, should you tell Master your name?"

Yinglian blinked and looked at Sheng Man with a smile: "Master, my name is Zhen Yinglian."

As he spoke, he bowed to Sheng Man.

Sheng Man held him back: "The apprenticeship ceremony on the boat is too hasty, let's wait until Gusu to do the apprenticeship ceremony."

As it was getting late, Xinghua came out to call people for dinner.

Sheng Man led Yinglian, followed by a string of tails, and entered the cabin smelling the fragrance.

Perhaps there is no interest involved, and everyone on this big ship can get along happily. Although the distance is long, except for Jia Zhu, who is dedicated to studying, the rest of the time is quite leisurely.

All the way forward, soon came to Huaiyang along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

Going down from Huaiyang, passing through Zhenjiang, Changzhou, and Wuxi, you can reach Gusu directly.

However, Huaiyang was the closest to Jinling, so the Lin family's boats docked at Huaiyang's wharf.They didn't stay for too long, but asked people to unload the salute boats brought by the Lin family from the capital, and asked Lin Da and other confidants to transport them to the backyard of the Jinling inspector's office.

The seven members of Lin Ruhai's family and the three members of Zhen's family were all from Gusu. This time, given the opportunity, they would naturally go back to their hometown to worship their ancestors before reporting to the Yamen.

After Jia Min asked Sheng Man, most of the servants stayed in Huaiyang, and they continued to go down the river in a boat and went straight to Gusu.

When they arrived in Gusu, Lin Ruhai and Zhen Shi vaguely reunited at the Lin family's ancestral house three days later, then parted temporarily, and each took their families back to their hometowns.

Sheng Man followed the Lin family to the old house of the Lin family.

After a day's rest, Lin Ruhai took his three sons to the ancestral grave to worship their ancestors, while Jia Min, Lin Liu, Daiyu, and Sheng Man stayed in the old house.

The servants of the old house have no master