The Red Mansion's Late Welcome Spring

After Lin Ruhai made up his mind to find a son in the Lin clan as his heir, he asked Lin Zhong to return to his hometown to inquire about the character and talents of a few young people. Unfortunately, in the Lin clan for decades, only Lin Ruhai was the leader, and the rest of the descendants were slightly less. Promising is nothing more than a county magistrate, and many younger generations don't even see the ability to study and become an official.

It took Lin Zhong two or three months of hard work to find a few children who were well-behaved and academically motivated, and he immediately sent the data of these children to Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai originally wanted the children selected by Lin Zhong to live with him for a period of time, but then he considered that many of these children were parents and brothers, and even though the children themselves were good, they couldn't stand their relatives If one or two bad ones come out, if the other party takes control of the child based on blood relationship in the future, won't his daughter also suffer disaster?

After much deliberation, Lin Ruhai decided to directly select one of the children whose parents had both died and had no brothers or sisters, and now only depended on the pity of relatives to survive, and took him to his side for observation for a while, and the child he chose was named His name is Lin Heng, and he is only ten years old. His father and Lin Ruhai are distant cousins. Lin Heng just passed the county and government exams last year, but because his family was poor, he planned to give up the state exams and find another one. A craftsman, apprentice to a teacher for a living.

Although Lin Ruhai has not been in Suzhou for many years, he understands that the Lin Clan School can teach children limited knowledge, and many people from decent families would not go there to study. Naturally, it cannot satisfy Lin Heng's thirst for knowledge, and Lin Ruhai can tell that Lin Heng Since he was admitted to Tongsheng with his hard work, it can be seen that he is a smart child. If he can get a more careful guidance from a teacher, he may not be able to make a fortune in the future. Unfortunately, this seemingly trivial matter is for Lin Heng, who has no assets in his family. It's a big deal that can't be done.

Although Lin Ruhai is capable of meeting all of Lin Heng's needs, Lin Ruhai is not in a hurry to plan for Lin Heng's future before he is sure whether Lin Heng's character is what he wants. After hearing the news, Lin Zhong was ordered to take him back to Yangzhou.

And when Lin Zhong and Lin Heng returned to Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai only passed Lin Heng's school exam on the first day, and then ordered Lin Quan to clean a yard, arranged for Lin Heng to stay and study temporarily, and allowed Lin Heng to stay in the school for a while. When studying knowledge, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask him for advice, that's all. As for why he brought Lin Heng to Yangzhou, and why he gave advice on Lin Heng's knowledge, Lin Ruhai didn't say a word in front of this child.

Lin Heng grew up eating a variety of meals, and his mind is always more delicate than others, but it is a pity that no matter how smart he is, he is only an ignorant child who has experienced many world affairs, and no one will specially teach him about the twists and turns of the world. Furthermore, when Lin Zhong was looking for these children, he never revealed his purpose. Therefore, many days after Lin Heng was brought to Yangzhou by Lin Zhong, Lin Heng still couldn't figure out what this uncle, who had never met before, was going to do. What?

However, Lin Heng thought that he was just a child with nothing, and this uncle of the clan would not get any benefits from him. On the contrary, because of the careful guidance of the uncle of the clan these days, he has improved a lot in knowledge now, and the uncle of the clan never said anything. I feel that the questions he raised are too superficial or biased, even if I really ask wrong questions, I will not hesitate to correct them, even my own father and son are afraid.

Lin Heng suddenly felt that he could understand why the patriarch was very pleased when Uncle Lin Zhong said he would bring him to Yangzhou, and why some of his companions showed envy. It is an honor for anyone to get this opportunity for a third-rank official in the dynasty who is highly valued by the emperor to be personally instructed by such a big man, but...why does Uncle Clan treat him so well? !

After living in Lin Heng for more than half a year, he finally got an answer to this question. One day, the servant invited Lin Heng to Lin Ruhai's study. scene.

In the past two years, because Lin Ruhai was concerned about her daughter's life in Rongguo Duke's Mansion, and had a goal for the future in her heart, she did not embark on the path in the original book where she left her only daughter and passed away due to physical and mental illness. He is still energetic and heroic today.

Lin Heng saluted Lin Ruhai respectfully, then stood aside and waited for Lin Ruhai to speak, Lin Ruhai didn't ask him to wait for a long time, and after the servant brought tea, he heard his warm voice calling Lin Heng to sit down.

"Are you still used to living in the mansion these days?" Lin Ruhai kindly and gently asked about Lin Heng's daily life.

"My nephew thinks it's very good and used to it when I return to my uncle." Lin Heng replied nervously.

"There is no one in our family, so it's hard for you to be able to endure this at such a young age." Lin Ruhai thought that children love to be lively, and he can understand this just by reading his daughter's letters every now and then mentioning the joy of getting along with her sisters. Two, so for Lin Heng's answer, he only regarded it as polite.

"My nephew, I'm actually... used to it." Lin Heng lowered his head shyly in response.

Lin Ruhai was stunned at first, but then he realized that what he said was true. Lin Heng had no father, mother, or brothers and sisters since he was a child, and the small house he lived in was the last legacy left by his father. In the past few years, there was a barely shelter, but Lin Ruhai seemed to remember that when Lin Zhong came back, he told him that the house was in disrepair for a long time, and now it is just barely livable.

"There is no child at your age who doesn't like to have fun. Besides, I see you studying hard in your room every day. You must know that studying and learning is not just memorization." After Lin Ruhai sighed secretly, he said again .

"Little nephew remembers uncle's teaching." Hearing Lin Ruhai's advice, Lin Heng hurriedly got up and bowed his hands.

"Sit down, sit down, you have lived with me for a long time, I see that you are not only a rare talent, but also very suitable for me, so I have an idea, I want to ask What do you mean?" Lin Ruhai said slowly.

"Uncle, uncle?" Lin Heng suddenly panicked and confused. He didn't know what Lin Ruhai was planning, but there was a kind of fear in his heart. He always wondered if he didn't behave well. He just said so many good things, maybe he will be sent back to Suzhou later, the more he thinks about it, the more he feels restless.

"I'm nearly half a hundred now, but I only have one daughter under my knees. Although I had a son in the early years, it's a pity that I didn't raise it. Not to mention that my blood will be cut off when I come here, and even my daughter has no one to rely on. Alas!" Lin Ruhai's tone was sad, and there was a slight look of sadness on his face.

"How could it be? I heard that my cousin's maternal ancestral home is the Rongguo Duke's Mansion in the capital. Such a noble family would not allow my cousin to be wronged." Lin Heng hurriedly comforted her.

"You don't understand, that's what I thought at the beginning, but every time Yu'er writes back, she always tells me something, which makes me feel deeply uneasy about her situation in her grandfather's house. People say that a centipede is dead. It’s not stiff, the current Rongguo Mansion is only a little better than ordinary officials and officials, but unfortunately no matter how prosperous it was in the past, if there are no successful children, it will fall sooner or later.” Lin Ruhai sighed helplessly.

"So... my cousin is obviously not doing very well in her grandfather's house... Otherwise, my uncle wouldn't be so worried. Unfortunately, my nephew can't help much. I can only hope that my uncle will live a long life for my cousin. Years old, so that the cousin will have someone to rely on in the future." Lin Heng looked at Lin Ruhai worriedly, and at that moment seemed to understand that if Lin Ruhai was gone someday, his cousin who had never met would be as pitiful as him , so he took it as a good deed to take good care of his uncle's body for his cousin.

"How many years can I take care of her alone? Brother Heng, if I say that I want you to be my child, and to be Yu'er's support for me in the future, would you be willing?" Lin Ruhai secretly waved away the sourness in her heart, He looked at Lin Heng seriously.

"My little nephew!? But my little nephew and my little nephew's parents are the only one left. This is not right! It's not right!" Lin Heng's eyes widened in shock. But he didn't dare to agree, because he was the only one left in his family. If he became Lin Ruhai's son, what would happen to his parents' incense? !

"I understand your filial piety, but if some things are not like this, it seems that the name is not right. Besides, I recognized you under the name, and I didn't say that you are not allowed to send your children and grandchildren back to your parents, let alone It will prevent you from continuing to enshrine your biological parents, I just hope that when my daughter is in trouble in the future, you, a brother, can help her a little." Lin Ruhai raised his hand to suppress the flustered Lin Heng, and continued.

"My nephew is my uncle's nephew, so naturally he is also my cousin's elder brother, so why bother?" Lin Heng's eyes turned red with anxiety, thinking he didn't understand the importance of the relationship.

"Hey! Don't you know what kind of family Rongguo's mansion is like? Such a powerful family is used to flattering the high and trampling the low. If you were just my Lin Hai's nephew, how could they look at you high? But if you My heir is different, who doesn’t know that heirs are like parents and sons? In the future, everything about me will be yours, even if they don’t look at it for Yu’er’s sake, they have to look at it... Do you understand?” Lin Ruhai thought about Lin Heng’s cleverness , It's a pity that I am still young, and there are still many things I don't understand. Fortunately, I can understand it in a blink of an eye with just a few words.

"Is what Uncle said just now true?" Lin Heng lowered his head and thought for a long time. After a long time, he raised his head and asked seriously.

"Yes, why does Lin Hai need to lie to you, a child? Besides, you have filial piety in your heart, how can I be ruthless and ungrateful." Lin Ruhai responded with a righteous nod.

"The little nephew is willing, willing to continue to take care of my cousin for my uncle in the future." Lin Heng blushed and knelt down in front of Lin Ruhai with extreme caution, kowtowing and agreeing that this would be of great significance to both of them. matter.

"Okay, okay, then before I return to Beijing to report on my work next year, I will take you back to Suzhou to open an ancestral hall and officially transfer you to my name, and then we, father and son, will go back to Beijing to meet your sister." Lin Ruhai heard Lin Heng's words, I was overjoyed in my heart, couldn't help laughing out loud, and the haze that had lingered in my heart for a long time dissipated without a trace in an instant.

Not long after, Lin Daiyu, who was far away in the capital, received a letter from her father, stating that she would return to Beijing to report on her duties in the coming year and that Lin Heng had been confirmed as her heir. So he pestered Jia Yingchun and talked all night.