Lin Jiajinyu of the Red Chamber

After Lin Ruhai abandoned the boat and landed, the troops divided into two groups. Lin Fu took Zhang Yun and Li Fan to wait on the master and went to Xu's mansion to rest, while Lin Zhong led Cui Xing and Zhao Chu and the two brought gifts to greet Mother Jia, saying that they are masters. Just got off the boat, the journey is exhausting, clothes are dusty, it's not convenient to come to see the elders, and tomorrow I have to hand over the booklet to wait for your majesty to see, and the day after tomorrow I will come to invite An Yunyun to the old lady.

Jia Min asked his grandson and granddaughter again.

Lin Zhongdao, "My uncle studies with Mr. Wen every morning, and practices martial arts with the martial arts master in the afternoon. Now he is half a head taller than his peers, and his physique is excellent. The inner house is all taken care of by the eldest girl, and he even comes out of the palace. The upbringing and nuns praised the girl for her intelligence."

"Okay, that's good." Jia Mu smiled, "Thank you for your hard work, butler, tell your master to hurry up with the errands first, I'm not an outsider here, and I will prepare wine for him whenever he comes. But your master He is also old, so it is better for him to take care of his health."

"Yes."

Wang Xifeng rewarded several members of the Lin family with a first-class reward, and joked with Jia's mother, almost praising the Lin family siblings like nothing else in the sky.

When Aunt Xue arrived in Mrs. Wang's room, she couldn't help asking, "Are you a pair of children from my sister's and sister-in-law's family?"

Mrs. Wang held the tea and didn't take a sip. She just stroked the smooth and delicate cup and said with a sneer, "Isn't that the pair of siblings? The old lady keeps talking about it every day. I heard that Miss Lin is a sick child. 360 five days, three hundred days of being sick. I don’t know what the old lady wants such a sick child to do. It’s her duty to raise it well. If there is something good or bad, it’s hard to explain it to the Lin family.”

Mrs. Wang probably endured it for too long. As long as the old lady was around, she would not dare to say anything bad about Jia Min at home. She mocked maliciously, "That boy from the Lin family can speak well, and he is the best at coaxing people with his mouth." , I don’t know how to study at a young age, and there is no hereditary title in my family, so I don’t know what will happen in the future.”

Aunt Xue laughed, "Sister, why bother with them, I think if Miss Lin wants to come, wouldn't Uncle Lin come to Beijing to bring her daughter just in time? Seeing the momentum, Miss Lin doesn't really want to come."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "It's just what I want." She sighed to Aunt Xue, "Yuanchun went to the palace, and I haven't heard from him for several years. I liked Bao girl as soon as I saw her. It’s good to be by my side, caring and sensible.”

Aunt Xue frowned and asked, "Did girl Yuan come out with a letter yet?"

"Sigh, sister, the rules in the palace are the strictest. How dare you pass them on privately. I feel distressed when I think about it now. I sent my daughter away. I haven't seen her for a few years. I don't know if she is fat or thin? What is it now?" What's the situation?" When it came to her daughter, Mrs. Wang was so compassionate that she couldn't help wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

Aunt Xue had met Jia Yuanchun before, she looked pretty good, and because of Jia's family status, she could only be a female historian in the palace, not even a concubine, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for her The niece felt sorry for her.Thinking about what Mrs. Wang said, she said, "I can't compare my fate with my sister, but I don't have to worry about Pan'er fighting for a little bit. Thanks to God's mercy, Bao girl is the most sensible, little girl Knowing to help me share housework at a young age, which girl of his age is not still playing carefree at home, it is really sensible and distressing."

"Who said it wasn't."

Lin Ruhai has been an official for many years, and he was born in the imperial examination. In the same year, he had many acquaintances. Even when they met in Kyoto, it was inevitable that they would walk around and have a drink or two to renew their friendship.

Lin Ruhai felt unwell after such a daily feast.

Lin Zhong is Lin Ruhai's nanny brother. The two grew up together since they were young. They have an unusual relationship. They are busy looking for doctors and medicines, and they serve them all the time.

Lin Ruhai poured down a bowl of thick soup and bitter medicine, and sighed, "I don't know what Jinyu is doing at home?"

Lin Zhong cleaned up the medicine bowl, and said with a smile, "My uncle has always been thoughtful, and there are two gentlemen in the mansion to take care of him, so there must be no worries."

"I saw the young master of brother Xu's family yesterday. He has already achieved great fame. We only need to show his talents in the coming year and win the toad palace." Lin Ruhai seemed to have a feeling, "If Jinyu was born ten years earlier, she is now my arm."

The brother Xu that Lin Ruhai was talking about was Xu Shuo, the head of the Hanlin Academy. Xu Shuo and Lin Ruhai were also in the same year, but after the imperial examination, one was released and the other was admitted to the Imperial Academy.Time flies, and now both of them are nearly fifty years old, Lin Ruhai is in charge of the salt class as a powerful minister, Xu Shuo has been in the Imperial Academy for 20 years, and is the central minister.

The two have known each other for many years, and the only thing Lin Ruhai didn't like was that his sons and daughters were still young, and he lowered his eyes and said, "This doctor's medicine is not very good, so make up the prescription that Mr. Xu prescribed last time."

"Is the master still going to Rongguo Mansion to greet the old lady tomorrow?" Lin Zhong asked.

"Well, it's not a serious illness. It's just that I got caught drinking yesterday, and I'll be fine after drinking a couple of medicines and sweating." Lin Ruhai said with a smile, "Go and rest first, you'll be busy tomorrow. Let Boys just watch."

Lin Zhong sighed inwardly, and said with a smile, "Even if I go back now, I am worried about the master's inability to sleep. I will watch them decoct the medicine."

……

Jia Lian reeked of alcohol and returned to the courtyard, leaning on the kang weary, asking for tea.

Ping'er brought it, Wang Xifeng took it and handed it to Jia Lian, and asked with a smile, "Uncle Lin is gone?"

"Yeah." Jia Lian said with a smile, "I have eaten a lot of wine and met a lot of people on weekdays, and I still have some knowledge when I ask myself. Only when I saw Uncle Lin today did I know what demeanor is. It's strange that even the emperor likes it." What about Uncle Lin. Uncle Lin picked up all the customs, knowledge, four books and five classics and anecdotes in the dynasty, and he spoke elegantly and behaved broad-mindedly. By the way, did the old lady mention the matter of picking up Sister Lin?"

Wang Xifeng shook her head, "I'm not here, and the old lady didn't mention it, maybe Uncle Lin refused. If you want me to say, it's better to bring Cousin Lin here. When my aunt goes, there is no one in Yangzhou to teach her. I don't know how pitiful a girl is all alone."

Jia Lian sneered, "From a woman's point of view, Uncle Lin holds a high official position, and the Lin family is also from a marquis background. How could it not be considered this step? I heard that the etiquette this time is a little less than before?"

"It's normal for these days to be thinner than usual. According to you, Uncle Lin still has a birth share with our family?" Wang Xifeng smiled, "In any case, Cousin Lin is like this. The grandson of the direct relatives in the mansion is also taken care of by blood relatives far away. If the old lady doesn't worry about it, can she pick up her cousin three times and five times?"

Jia Lian glanced sideways at Wang Xifeng, held Wang Xifeng's hand and leaned on the kang, and said with a smile, "Others say you have at least 1 minds, why can't you see through it? Sister Xue is standing in Lixiangyuan. Why did the old lady pick up Cousin Lin?"

Wang Xifeng is also a transparent person, she covered her lips with a handkerchief, and said, "It's not like that, Baoyu is only about ten years old."

"Ten years old, I was only fifteen when we got married." Jia Lian rubbed the space between his brows, and said, "You should also save some effort. It's good that you have missed a little bit of daily management. Logically, I shouldn't have said this. Close relatives are no more than husband and wife, let me ask you, now you are working hard for this mansion, if Baoyu gets married, should we go back to father's side?"

Wang Xifeng was puzzled, and Jia Lian sighed, "Don't give uncle Lin's family a gift in return."

"It's not up to me to decide, it's all up to my wife to look at it?" Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Lian, her long eyebrows were slightly twisted, and she complained a bit, "My housekeeper is only slightly better than those women who run errands. That's all."

Jia Lian said, "Think about it yourself, what kind of heart is the wife, what is the heart of the old lady? Just don't make both ends stink."