Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

But he said that Lin Ruhai was going to Jinling in a carriage, because he had nothing to do, so he was not in a hurry, and the journey was very slow, so he ordered a few servants to go ahead with Jia Min's letter and gifts to Mrs. Zhen, and bring news to the city.

When approaching Stone City, the car was driving on the road, and the sky suddenly began to rain. It is cold in winter in Japan. After the wind and rain, it is even more chilly. Fortunately, Jia Min is careful, and once the luggage is complete, the coachman and servants are busy wearing bamboo hats , Putting on a coir raincoat, Lin Ruhai clasped the stove in his hand, and lifted the curtain with one hand, but saw the mountains in the distance, like splashed ink, and the rain fell on the roof of the car with a clang.

At the same time, there was some chaos on the official road. Pedestrians and horses and horses were in a hurry, and they overtook them in an instant.

Lin Ruhai looked at it for a while, and because he felt pity for the servant in his heart, he said: "Find a place to shelter from the rain first, and then go on the road after the rain stops. The official road is in chaos now, so don't run into it."

The coachman agreed, and looked around, but he couldn't find a shelter from the rain, so he had to answer Lin Ruhai.

After Lin Ruhai heard this, he asked them to stop by the side of the road, and ordered all the accompanying people to take shelter in the car. This time, apart from the carriage he was riding in, there were also carriages for servants and a carriage for pulling luggage, which was enough for them.

After half an hour, the rain slowed down, but it was not intended to be mixed with snowdrops, and within a short while, the dead grass on the roadside was like white salt.

There were few pedestrians on the road, so Lin Ruhai ordered to set off.

Lin Ruhai pulled the cloak on his body and was reading a book. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Lin Ruhai suddenly felt that the carriage stopped suddenly, and he almost hit his head. He couldn't help asking: "What happened?"

The coachman hurriedly said: "A child bumped over and was almost trampled to death by the horse, and now he is lying on the ground."

Lin Ruhai was startled when he heard the sound, thinking that he had bumped into a car intentionally seeking money, he hurriedly lifted the curtain, only to see a child lying on the ground, only two or three feet away from where the horse's hooves stopped, motionless.

Lin Ruhai thought for a while, and ordered someone to hold him over for a closer look, but it turned out to be a child of six or seven years old, his clothes were thin, already soaked through, and his face was blue and purple, but he was dying. After entering the car, he called a young servant to come in with a drum, took two clothes for him to change, and wiped his heart, hands and feet with hot wine. After a while, he recovered.

Lin Ruhai was slightly relieved when he heard the child's breathing slowed down, and said, "Is there someone following behind?"

The coachman said no, so Lin Ruhai knew that he didn't hit the car on purpose to seek money, and said: "In that case, let's go on the road quickly, I see that the stone city is not far away, and after entering the city, ask a doctor to show him. Can't ignore it."

After entering Stone City for a while, Lin Ruhai didn't go home first, but went to the hospital instead.

The doctor checked the child's pulse, gave him a few more needles, and said to Lin Ruhai, "It's okay, I'm hungry, and I'm too cold, so I'm unconscious. I'll pour a bowl of ginger soup, and I'll wake up in a while. , just give him two bowls of porridge then."

Because it was winter and it was snowing, there were all kinds of ginger soup in the medical hall, and when he was young, an apprentice brought it over and poured it for the child.

Lin Ruhai ordered someone to pay the money, and then took the child home.

Jinling was originally the old capital, and the prosperity and wealth of the place do not let the romance of Gusu. Not only the halls and pavilions of Ningrong and Rongfu are still very majestic, but the Lin family also has an old house in the stone city, which occupies a small half of the street, but it is Lin Ruhai's great ancestor It was built when he was a Marquis. After a hundred years, there is no one in front of the gate, but the inside is very clean.

Gusu is very close to Jinling, and Lin Ruhai has been at home for many years. At the beginning of the year, the rest of the servants did not dare to be lazy, and the previous servant woman went to the city early and told the news that Lin Ruhai was coming, so Lin Ruhai arrived in Jinling After living in the old house, it is very cheap with everything inside and outside.

Not long after arriving home, the child really woke up with a confused look on his face.

Lin Ruhai had already asked someone to cook porridge, and said, "You eat first, I have something to ask you."

The child flinched, thinking that he was very hungry, he picked up the porridge bowl and poured it into his mouth. Fortunately, the porridge had been blown to a moderate temperature, otherwise his tongue would be scalded.

The child drank two bowls in one go, wiped his mouth, turned over and got out of bed, knelt down and bowed, and kowtowed loudly.

Lin Ruhai felt a little interesting when he saw it, so he hurriedly woke him up and asked, "What's your name, how old are you this year? Why did you bump into us by all means?"

The child was yellow and emaciated, as thin as a stick, but his eyes were black and white, like two spots of black paint. He replied: "My name is Huzi, Zhang Dahu, I am from Shandong. I am eight years old this year. There are many bandits in my hometown who robbed my house." I also burned my house, and robbed my mother, my father took me and escaped, saying that I went to relatives, but my relatives were not found, and my father died."

He spoke vigorously and clearly, but there were a few tears in his eyes, and he said: "My lord, I didn't hit you on purpose, I just wanted to find a place to shelter from the rain, and I ran out of energy halfway. , did not avoid the Grand Master's car."

The current world is not good, droughts and floods are uncertain, rats and thieves are rampant, not only in Zhang Dahu's hometown, but also in the south of the Yangtze River, and the people are in dire straits. The people have suffered for a long time.

Lin Ruhai said to Zhang Dahu: "So, you have nowhere to go?"

Zhang Dahu groaned twice and nodded hurriedly.

Seeing this, Lin Ruhai sighed secretly, and sang the zither to his close servant: "You take him down, and settle him down for the time being, and take him back to Gusu tomorrow."

Mingqin nodded yes.

Zhang Dahu suddenly knelt down again, kowtowed a few times, and said with tears: "It's my blessing that the Elder Master takes me in. I have nothing, so I kowtow to the Elder Master."

Lin Ruhai smiled faintly, and said: "There's no need to knock any more, let's go down with Brother Mingqin to have a rest."

Watching Mingqin take Zhang Dahu down, Guse asked, "Why did the master think of taking this child in?"

Lin Ruhai sighed and said: "Saving someone's life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. I don't care about him today. He is left outside and has no means of earning a living. He has to learn from others. Then he may not know how to steal. It's better to stay. There is no shortage of his meal."

After listening to Guse, he couldn't help but think so.

Lin Ruhai's act of taking in Zhang Dahu was unintentional, but he never thought that he would gain benefits because of him, and it will not be mentioned later.

Not long after, the servant woman came back and said that the letters and gifts had been delivered to the Zhen family. Madam Zhen gave them a first-class envelope and said: "Madam Zhen said that Mr. Yan is just a trivial matter, and he has long forgotten it. The next one made it difficult for Mr. Yan in order to flatter them, and now I have ordered people to talk about it, so that they don't dare to do this again, and I also returned letters and gifts from my wife."

Lin Ruhai nodded slightly. Although the Zhen family was arrogant and domineering, they took care of this kind of matter very properly.

He was filial, so he didn't intend to visit the door. When the snow cleared the next day, he ordered someone to inquire about Yan Jingzhi.

She resigned from office and returned to her hometown just to teach. Yan Jingzhi was quite famous in the local area, and she learned a lot of deeds as soon as she inquired about it. When she came back, she told Lin Ruhai one by one.

Yan Jingzhi has already received Zhen Shiyin's letter, and she knows the style of Lin's family, now seeing Lin Ruhai's handsome appearance and timeless charm, she also likes it in her heart, and seeing that he sincerely invites her, she thinks that it is difficult to gain a foothold in Jinling, which will bring disaster to her wife and children. Lin Ruhai said that now he will teach the children of the family first, and when the education is good and the reputation is getting better, he will expand the academy in the future and accept students from all over the world, not only the children of the Lin family.

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "The backyard of the academy has its own courtyard residence, which is enough for Mr.'s family to live in. Mr. only needs to pack his luggage, and there is no need to be in a hurry. When the housework is settled, he will send someone to tell Wansheng so that he can go to Suzhou with him."

Yan Jingzhi nodded and said: "That's okay, there are quite a few servants in the house and fields at home, and it will take half a month to take care of them properly."

Lin Ruhai hired a famous teacher, and he felt relieved. After bidding farewell to Yan Jing, he toured around the stone city. He cared about keeping his filial piety, and didn't dare to make too much publicity. He only went to a few bookstores first, and bought some pens, ink and paper Inkstone.

After leaving the book shop, I walked under a restaurant, and suddenly heard Mingqin saying: "Master, someone from above is waving to us."

Lin Ruhai looked up, squinted his eyes, and sure enough, he saw a person leaning against the window on the second floor, beckoning to himself, with a smile all over his face, flirtatious, and said loudly: "Brother Ruhai, the capital is farewell that day, are you okay?"

When Lin Ruhai saw it clearly, he couldn't help being surprised.

At the same time, a servant came out of the restaurant and saluted Lin Ruhai: "Mr. Lin, my uncle is here to invite you."

Lin Ruhai went in after him and went up to the second floor. The man came out to greet him, took Lin Ruhai's hand in, and said with a big smile: "A few days ago, I met a fortune-telling Taoist priest. I didn't believe that I could meet an old friend, but I was waiting here early this morning, and I said that I haven't seen anyone all day, so I must be a liar, but I just happened to see you."

Guse and Mingqin followed Lin Ruhai, and after looking closely for a long time, they finally recognized it. Isn't this Mr. Gu Yue, who was very good friends with his master when he was in the capital a few years ago?

Lin Ruhai smiled lightly, and said, "How can you trust the words of monks and priests? I never believed in these things."

After Gu Yue took his seat, he laughed loudly, patted his knees and said, "Well, you Lin Ruhai, you really haven't changed a bit, and you still hate that monk who said that you were destined to be childless?"

Lin Ruhai was stunned, turned into a ghost for many years, and had long forgotten about it. Now that Gu Yue said it, he vaguely remembered it. It seemed that he was dragged to the monk's temple by Gu Yue's friends not long after he married Jia Min. When I was playing, I met a monk who said that his family had no luck and no incense to continue. At that time, he was young and almost smashed the monk's temple.

Lin Ruhai didn't answer, but only asked, "Why did you come to Jinling? Since you've come to Jiangnan, you should also go to Suzhou. Let me do my best as a landlord."