Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

In the middle of the conversation, I suddenly received a message from the Rongguo Mansion. The visitor was busy, with a white cloth tied around his waist, with a mournful face. He said that the Duke of the country was in the sky, and everyone was shocked. Even the matter that was being discussed could only be shelved temporarily .

The death of Jia Daishan was expected by Lin Ruhai, so he hurriedly ordered someone to inform Jia Min.

At that time, Jia Min was chatting and joking with the female family members, mostly talking about maintenance, favors and other trivial matters. The status of the Lin family was not as good as before because Lin Gong had gone to Lin Ruhai and had not yet become an official. He is humble and kind, and has won the respect of the people in the clan, and he is still like the stars and the moon.

The descendants of Lin's family are really not prosperous. Although the descendants of the side branch are more prosperous than the direct line, there are only twenty or thirty households in five generations, and their family conditions are not bad. There are only two or three families in poverty. Flattery.

The relationship between Jia Min and Lin Ruhai is even stronger than before, even if Xiaozhong has clear soup and little water every day, his face is radiant and he can't hide his good complexion.

A month ago, she received a gift and a letter from her natal family. The gift was no different from that of the old year, but she could see that she was not as careful as before. She could tell from the color of the silk and satin that she didn't like it. The presents I made from time to time were just what I wanted, and last year's New Year's gift was also the same. The lines in the letter were very different from those in the old year when Lord Lin was alive, and the elder brother didn't even reply to the letter. Although Lin Ruhai was very comforting, I felt uncomfortable after all. Hearing that his father had passed away, he couldn't help but lose his face and burst into tears.

Seeing this, everyone rushed forward to persuade them, but finally stopped, and then left one after another.

The male guests outside did not dare to disturb them, but fortunately they had already obtained Lin Ruhai's approval, so they just had to go back and wait for the good news.

Lin Ruhai came in to comfort Jia Min, and ordered people to take plain clothes and put them on. They were originally in the old lady's filial piety, and the house was full of plain clothes.

Jia Min said tearfully, "I got a letter from the capital a month ago and said it was fine, why is it gone now?"

Lin Ruhai handed over a handkerchief, and sighed: "Life and death depend on fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, you should take it easy."

Jia Min wiped away her tears, and said with a sob: "How can I look away? On the contrary, I am more and more worried. Just look at our family and you will know. Since the old man is gone, how about our family outside? The old man is now studying under the discipline, and he still has a reputation. Well, outsiders treat us like this, people leave the tea, how many of them care about bullying the young and poor? After my father left, my two older brothers are not serious, and Lianer Zhuer is young. I don’t know if I can revive the family business.”

Lin Ruhai deeply believed that, if talking about incompetent people, Jia Amnesty was the first, followed by Jia Lian. Although Jia Zheng had no great ability, he had never done anything bad. die young.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai sighed. If he were Jia's mother, he would also favor the second wife. The eldest wife is really unsightly.

He said lightly: "Since the Yue family has sent people here, there are quite a few of them, so I asked the housekeeper to take them down to rest for a while. When I was young, I asked the leader to come over. You can ask about the affairs of the Yue family later."

Jia Min nodded, she already had an idea in her mind, she had been away from Beijing for more than three years, and her natal family's letter a month ago did not detail everything about her natal family, so she must ask someone who came.

Coincidentally, Lai Da, the son of Butler Lai, is the first one. His mother is Nanny Lai, the housekeeper of Jia Mu. Lai Da has already become the second housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion. Since Lai Shangrong fell into the grass, he was given grace from above and let him out. Now the nanny, mother-in-law, and girl are serving him. At that time, Jia Min was still in the capital, so he knew it well.

Jia Min has taken care of the servants of the Lin family, and knows that the Lai family is better than the head of the Lin family, but she is a married daughter and has no reason to dictate to her natal family, so she can only pretend not to care and ask through the window .

Lin Ruhai sat in the outer room, dressed in plain clothes, and ordered someone to show Lai Da his seat.

Lai Dalian said he didn't dare, so he gave way for half a day, Fang Xie signed and sat on the twig, bowing his head to answer Jia Minzhi's question.Rongguo Mansion, from the master above to the slaves below, all think highly of themselves and don't think there is anything ulterior in their family, and among the four aunts and wives, Jia Daishan and Jia Mu love Jia Min the most, so what does Jia Min ask? No matter what the answer is, there is no concealment.

Hearing that Jia Daishan gave Jia Zheng the title of head in charge in a memoir before his death, Jia Min had expected it a long time ago, but he didn't show much disappointment, and asked, "Since the eldest wife left, who is in charge of the mansion now? Could it be labor?" old lady?"

Lai Dao Dao: "That year, the eldest wife finally gave birth to the second master Lian, and she has been in poor health since then. Since then, some affairs in the mansion have been handed over to the second wife, but the important matters are still managed by the eldest wife. Now the eldest wife is gone. , it was the second wife who took care of it, and it didn't bother the old lady. The old lady just took her grandchildren to have fun together on weekdays, and she was very comfortable."

Jia Min sneered, and said, "I mean, the ceremony of returning home last year and this year's Mid-Autumn Festival are different from before. It turns out that the second wife is in charge of the affairs of the house." Also solved a little bit.

Lai Da did not dare to speak, when Mrs. Wang was about to return the gift, it was Lai's hand that was passed by the housekeeper, and he knew it clearly.

In the past, when Mrs. Li was alive, the gifts given to Jia Min in return must have been top-of-the-line. The silk and satin jewelry were all new styles in the capital at that time. He also sent back the new books and papers, new embroidered patterns, and cosmetics that are popular in the capital. It was really hard work, and even Jia Mu was very satisfied with it.

Now Mrs. Wang's gift is looked at by Housekeeper Lai, and he feels that there is a lot of difference. It's not that the things are bad or the quantity is small. If it is bad, Jia's mother is the first to be dissatisfied. It's just that compared with Mrs. Li, Mrs. Wang can't read well. There are many, and the things chosen are not as elegant as Mrs. Li's. Although the silk jewelry is new, the color and pattern alone are not to Jia Min's liking, let alone those pens, inks, papers, inkstones, new books, new paper, fats, powders, etc. Madam Wang is always Ri doesn't like to do these things, and always feels that they are too frivolous and enchanting, not solemn enough.

Jia Min is also not a narrow-minded person, after learning the reason, he no longer entangled with it, and asked about his nephews and nieces, and learned that Jia Amnesty almost ignored Jia Lian, secretly worried.

Lin Ruhai felt that she had finished asking, so he said, "Lai Da is also tired, let's go down and rest first."

Lai Da didn't dare to leave without authorization, and when Jia Min let him go, he apologized and withdrew.

When he was far away, Jia Minfang came out from the inner room and discussed with Lin Ruhai. When Lai Da returned to Beijing the next day, he would bring back the New Year gift she had prepared to the capital, so that there was no need to send someone all the way there.

Because Jia Min was too far away, Jia Min couldn't go back to Beijing for the funeral, and Jia Daishan had already gone to the funeral, so he could only kowtow to the north, observe filial piety at home, and sent incense money to Hanshan Temple, and asked the monks to recite scriptures for a few days.

Seeing that she was in better spirits, Lin Ruhai went to do her own business.

He did not choose a place to build the academy, but found an old house, and he was very pleased with it. Many places in it were not cut off, and there were many houses in the backyard for people to live in, so he ordered people to repair and organize it carefully. Fan, used as an academy.

Lin Ruhai has drawn up a list of admissions with his clan members. The children of the clan and relatives can study here for free, and when the children of the Yun clan go to Beijing to catch the exam, he not only pays for the travel expenses, but also uses the Lin family's house in the capital for them to live in. However, when he was studying in the academy, he would send people to check and test the homework every month. If someone was disturbed or refused to make progress, he would be sent home immediately, so as not to delay other studious people in the clan.

Looking forward to the end of October, the academy has already been packed, and all the required books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones are in place.

Because there are not many people in the Lin family, there are only about [-] people who enter the school, but if there are more relatives, there are about [-] people, the elder is [-], and the young is six or seven years old. Five classics, academic studies vary.

After Lin Ruhai made some inquiries about the school, he pondered for a while before he made a decision. He will be divided into four classes of Tiandi Xuanhuang. Students who have already read the Four Books and Five Classics and can write essays and poems, or those who have passed the college examination will enter the Tianzihao. Please invite someone to come and teach. The Dizihao only accepts those who have already read the Four Books and Five Classics and have not started to learn to write essays, and please be taught by others.

In this way, Lin Ruhai had to invite four gentlemen. One of the family members volunteered to teach the name of the name, and there was also a scholar who was willing to teach the name of the mysterious name. Lin Ruhai only needed to invite two gentlemen.

After hearing this letter, many local scholars from poor families recommended themselves and were willing to come and teach. Although the Lin family is not as good as before, the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and it is still very powerful. Lin Ruhai has many family friends. Classmates, etc., if they can rely on their family, or get Lin Ruhai to guide and support them, it is tantamount to reaching the sky in one step.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min couldn't bear the disturbance, so they closed the house tightly under the pretext of keeping their filial piety.

Jia Min laughed and said, "My lord doesn't have a good candidate?"

Lin Ruhai put down the book in his hand annoyedly, and sighed: "The people who send you home like this are mostly high-minded people who want to cling to our family's power. How can we teach good students like this?"

Jia Min nodded and said yes, indeed, these people came because of the power of the Lin family, and their minds were not pure, so naturally they couldn't wholeheartedly teach the students, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "Is there any gentleman who is not here for fame and fortune?"

Lin Ruhai was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly thought of a person coming, busy ordering someone to prepare the car, and also asked Jia Min to prepare for the worship, and planned to come to invite him personally.

Seeing that he was about to go out in a hurry, Jia Min couldn't help becoming curious and asked who it was.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "If you talk about this person, you don't know him, but I think this person is good, he is very indifferent to fame and fortune, and has a celebrity reputation. If he can be invited to come, it will be the luck of my family."

If you want to know who it is, let's listen to the next chapter.