Survive in the world of Red Mansions

Zhou Tao heard Lin Hai's words, sat there thinking for a while before answering Lin Hai.

"I like Rui'er very much, but I may not be able to teach him for a long time in the future. After the term of local officials in various places expires at the end of this year, the fourth prince...that is, the emperor will definitely adjust these local officials. I stay in Yangzhou After a few years, I have a better understanding of the big and small officials in the Jiangnan officialdom. The emperor wants me to stay in Jiangnan. The emperor wants to control the whole of Jiangnan. The prefects of Zhenjiang Prefecture and Jinling will definitely change at the end of the year. I guess the emperor will let me Take over the prefect of Jinling."

"Jinling? The Zhen family is in the local area, and they used to be almost local emperors. Although the third prince is banned now, it should be better, but it will still be difficult for you to be a magistrate, but this is also a good opportunity for you, sir.

Although the Emperor has abdicated, but with Mrs. Zhen and Concubine Zhen around, the Emperor will always take care of the Zhen family. It is not easy to completely eliminate the influence of the Zhen family in Jinling and even the entire Jiangnan! "

After hearing Lin Hai's words, Zhou Tao could only smile wryly.Although I am very lucky to be able to directly sit in the prefect position as the former fourth prince's staff, but in Jinling, because there is Zhen Yingjia, the president of Tirenyuan, not to mention the prefect position, even the governor of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River would not be in Jinling. better off.

"I can only do my best. It is also in front of Brother Ruhai. I am telling the truth. You think, since the emperor has decided to let me stay in Jiangnan, no matter whether the final place of office is Jinling, can I still tolerate my refusal?" , no matter how difficult it is to do, you can only bite the bullet."

"That's true. Today is different from the emperor. I met the emperor alone this time when I came to Beijing. It can be seen that the emperor has been dissatisfied with those honorable families for a long time. It is only a matter of time before he wants to clean up the Zhen family. Another thing, I The large and small salt merchants seized in the past few years all have more or less connections with the Zhen family, but they were all suppressed by the emperor, so the Zhen family can still stay in Jinling well.

Three years ago, I found some traces here. The Qian family, a salt merchant, was ransacked for selling illegal salt. Among them, they sold illegal salt to the northwest. We did not find any definite evidence here. The emperor sent other people back then. Check the situation in the northwest, how it is, but it seems to be nothing.Behind these things, there is the shadow of the Zhen family. The emperor can be tolerant to the Zhen family, but it may not be the case today. These conflicts will always break out, and you, the prefect, are not easy to do! "

"Let's see when the time comes, the emperor is also aware of the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, the emperor is not short of patience, he knows the situation of the Zhen family, it is impossible to solve it all at once.

I won't be able to do this for a long time, Rui'er's husband, you should hire another one. "

"Forget it for the time being. Depending on what the emperor wants, someone may be sent to take over the Yanzheng position at the end of the year. If it can be transferred back to the capital, that would be the best. We will wait until next year to discuss the matter of inviting Mr. Ruier. Although Ruier is old Little, but he is very concerned about his studies, even if you are busy, sir, I can give you some pointers, don't be too anxious."

"Rui'er is indeed like this. He is not like children of the same age at all. He will arrange his own studies. You can rest assured about this, brother Ruhai. Maybe in a few years, both father and son will come to the top of the list, and it is even possible to be the number one. .”

"Then I will accept Brother Zhou's auspicious words!"

Lin Rui wakes up every morning to exercise and practice martial arts with Lin Hai and the two of them. The martial arts master will not come to the back garden, and Fang Lei will guide the martial arts in the afternoon.

Today is the second day after returning from the capital, and Lin Rui also resumed his previous study time. In the afternoon, he practiced martial arts with Master Fang for half an hour. After the end, Master Fang gave some pointers and was ready to go home.

"Master, wait a minute, Licorice, where was the small package that I asked you to take when I first came here?" Lin Rui called Master Fang, and asked Licorice to hand over the small package that he had brought earlier.

"This is a small toy I bought for my junior sister and junior brother on the way back to the capital this time. Please master to bring it back. I don't know if they like it or not?"

Fang Lei took the package, although he didn't see any expression changes on his always serious face, but Lin Rui still felt that the master's mood seemed to have improved a little, "Rui'er has a heart!"

When Master Fang was far away, Licorice nagged softly, "Master Fang really cherishes his words like gold. The uncle bought him so many gifts without saying a few words of thanks."

"Talk out, and you know how to use idioms. When I go back, let someone prepare it. I want to take a bath."

"I know, I know that the uncle has to take a shower every afternoon after practicing martial arts, and he has prepared hot water early in the morning."

Fang Lei left Yushi's mansion, walked for a while, walked through a small alley, and returned to the small courtyard that their family rented.As soon as he entered the yard, a little girl ran over, "Daddy, you are back!"

A young woman was holding the child, and when she saw him enter the house, she greeted him with a smile, "Master, you're back. What are you holding?"

"Rui'er came to Beijing this time, and bought toys for these two little ones," he put the package on the table, and opened it conveniently.

Fang Lei's wife stood by, looked at the opened package, and couldn't help saying,

"I bought quite a lot here. Rattle drums, nine chains, clay figurines, sachets, diabolos, what's in this box? This whole set of emerald jewelry is not cheap, and this set of silver jewelry should be For Lan girl, these two gold collars and a pair of silver bracelets should be for our pillars, right?

Head of the family, you student is really caring. You have been very stable in the Lin family for the past few years. Compared with you who used to run outside all the year round, I am much more courageous. I don’t know if I can still do this in the future? "

After Fang Lei heard this, he couldn't help sighing, "Now that I think about it, it was a good thing that I was injured back then. It was also because of this that I was able to retire to Yangzhou to be Rui'er's teacher. Now that the Lord is enthroned, I can decide where to go in the future."

"Really? It's really Amitabha. Now that the master has entered the palace, parents don't know what to do. When will they have the opportunity to visit the capital?"

"There is a chance!"

After Fang Lei chatted with Zhou Tao a few days ago, he knew that Master Lin's family would probably go to the capital at the end of the year, and he also brought a message about his future whereabouts.Fang Lei feels that life in the Lin family is very good now. The Lin family is generous, and they are well educated. The family can be reunited. Although his student is favored by Mr. Lin, he is talented in martial arts. I am not afraid of suffering, and I am also polite to myself. When I return to Beijing, I can often see my parents, which is very good.

After Lin Rui took a bath, when he came to the living room with his hair loose, he saw his father and sister Lin already sitting on the side waiting for him.

"Father, can I cut my hair shorter, it's really troublesome to wash every day!"

Before Lin Hai could make a sound, Lin Daiyu who was at the side uttered a soft reprimand, "You're talking nonsense, your body is hairy and skinned, and you've got your parents, how can you cut your hair?"

Lin Hai was amused, shrugged at Lin Rui, shook his head, expressing that there was nothing he could do.In fact, Lin Hai also thinks that long hair is annoying, but the custom here is like this, at least it is like this now, it is better than dragging a braid like in the Qing Dynasty, it looks much more comfortable, but it is more troublesome to wash.

The maids left after setting up the meals. Lin Hai always didn't like someone standing aside when he was eating.After Jia Min's death, except for Lin Daiyu, who learned the rules, she watched from the sidelines when eating, Lin Hai didn't let the maids wait on the side when the family was eating together. Now these maids also know this rule. backed out.

After this dinner, Lin Hai looked at Lin Daiyu with a look of hesitation, waiting for the three of them to go for a walk in the garden after dinner, Lin Daiyu was still like this, Lin Hai looked at her like this, and asked:

"Daiyu, do you have something to say? Seeing that you have been hesitating all night, tell Dad?"

"Well, it's okay, but Aunt Zhou's family came here and asked someone to come in and want to see Aunt Zhou. I asked someone to tell Aunt Zhou, but Aunt Zhou didn't want to see her."

"Daiyu, it's just this little thing that has troubled you for so long?"

"I just think that Aunt Zhou is too cold-blooded towards her family members. Her family members come to her door and never see her. It's a bit unacceptable."

"Daughter, you are still too soft-hearted! Do you know how Aunt Zhou came to our house? It was sold to our family by her brother and sister-in-law for 200 silver. Maybe your mother didn't know Aunt Zhou was unwilling at the time. , so let her enter the mansion. Aunt Zhou's temperament is a bit soft, but she will hold grudges. I later learned that although Aunt Zhou's family is in the countryside, they still have a few acres of land. She also makes some knitting and sells it in her spare time. Although the life of their family is a little bit hard, it is not difficult to live on. In this case, they will sell her. It is not very good for Aunt Zhou to hold grudges and not want to see her former family members now. Is it normal?

Another one, although some people want to climb up and become aunts for a better life, there are still many girls who would rather be a good lady no matter how hard or tired they are.Just like the big and small maids around you, who grow up with you, what will happen in the future, and you have to pay more attention to what you have in mind.If you don't understand anything, you can ask Mr. Qiu and Nanny Li, they will tell you.I shouldn't have told you these things, but now that your mother is gone, I'll mention them to you. "

"My daughter understands."

"You don't need to deal with this matter anymore, even if you find it later, you can ask someone to tell the big housekeeper, and he will deal with it."

Lin Hai thought that Aunt Zhou's family hadn't been in touch for so many years, and suddenly came to the door, and always felt a little strange, so he asked Lin Zhong to find someone to check to be at ease.

A few days later, Lin Hai heard Lin Zhong's report, and knew that Aunt Zhou's sister-in-law had come to visit her. It was only because her family's life was not good that she remembered the little sister-in-law who was a concubine at the official's house, so she thought about coming to see if she could do it. Can't get some benefits, how can I expect that this sister-in-law is so cruel, she can't even see her.

Lin Hai knew what was going on, and he was relieved, but he still emphasized to Lin Zhong that he should pay more attention to the situation outside his family's residence. Lin Hai and even the entire Lin family now have many enemies in Jiangnan, and they cannot relax because they are about to leave Yangzhou. , Let people take advantage of the loopholes, and then it will be too late to regret.