Survive in the world of Red Mansions

Lin Rui ordered Licorice to pack up his things early this morning, and as soon as the teacher who was teaching left, he went back to the dormitory and brought Licorice to go home.

As soon as he left the dormitory, he saw Luo Jianye walking out with a book boy. Lin Rui remembered that Luo Jianye's home seemed to be a day or two away from the capital, so he asked curiously, Brother Luo, are you planning to go home too? "

"Brother Lin was joking, how can I have enough time to go home? Just now someone came in and said, my brother has come to the capital, so let me go out and have a look."

"Oh, I'm going home now, if you have time, you might as well come to my house for a while."

Hearing Lin Rui's invitation, Luo Jianye nodded with a smile, and several people walked out of the Imperial College at the same time.

As soon as Lin Rui walked out of the gate of the Imperial Academy, he saw the Lin family's carriage waiting outside, Lin Rui happily walked over, stepped on the footstool and was about to go up, when the curtain of the carriage was pulled open from inside, "Ruier, come up! "

Seeing his father coming to pick him up in person, Lin Rui was very happy. He took Lin Hai's hand and quickly boarded the carriage, "Father, why are you here? Are you released now?"

"Why have you lost so much weight?" After Lin Hai pulled Lin Rui into the car, he didn't care about anything else, and asked with distress when he saw his son's face that had lost weight.

It's really not because Lin Hai didn't see his son for 10 days, so he subconsciously said that Lin Rui really lost some weight.

The big nest meal in Guozijian is unpalatable, even if you spend money to order food, it is not much better. Although Lin Rui forces himself to eat every meal, but because the food tastes really bad, it is definitely not like eating a lot at home and being thin It's not surprising that some came down.

"Are you really thin? I don't feel like it. I'm not used to it at first, but I'll get better later on. The big pot of rice is never better than the food at home!"

Lin Hai touched the back of Lin Rui's head distressedly, "I've heard people say that although the food in the Imperial College doesn't cost money, it's just unpalatable. You, you have been pampered for two lifetimes. Bitter? When you were a little far away from home in high school, it was not convenient to go home for dinner at noon, and the family would hire a nanny to live next to the school to cook for you! It’s only a few days now, and you’ve lost so much weight. If you can't take it, forget it, Mr. Xu is not bad."

"Father, how can you be so exaggerated? Who didn't come here like this? Now that you have entered the Imperial College, it is really a joke to drop out of school for such a reason. There are so many people in the Imperial College, and many families have a good environment. Others can adapt , why can't I get used to it, don't you think it's pretty good now?"

As a father, Lin Hai is the same as thousands of other parents. He is afraid that his children will suffer more, but he will support them if he is good to them.

"If there is anything, do you want to tell me? Daddy is still here! Well, I'll be home soon. Daiyu must have prepared a lot of delicious food for you today."

"I must make up for it when I get home!"

Back in the mansion, Lin Daiyu was waiting there. Seeing that her younger brother had only been imprisoned in Guozi Prison for 10 days, he became thinner. She realized how much her younger brother had suffered, and her eyes were red.

Seeing Daiyu like this, Lin Rui couldn't help but sigh that she really has the essence of sister Lin, and hurried to comfort her, "Sister, don't cry, I just lived in the Imperial College, and I'm not used to it, I'll be fine after a long time. gone."

"Who said I was crying, that's all right, you go and freshen up, I'll get someone to prepare the meal!"

After the dinner was set out, it was all Lin Rui's favorite food on weekdays. Lin Daiyu kept serving dishes for Lin Rui, hoping that Lin Rui could eat more, so that he could make up for what he lost weight these days.

After dinner, Lin Daiyu had a conversation with her father and younger brother before leaving.

Lin Rui followed Lin Hai to the small study in the main courtyard. Lin Haifang began to inquire carefully about Lin Rui's situation in the Imperial College, including the situation of the lecturers, priests, doctors, and teaching assistants. How, Xiao Zhi, how he gets along with other supervisors, and so on.

"Father, don't worry, except that I'm not used to the big pot of rice there, I've really adapted well, so you can rest assured. Besides, although you have always been taught by a master, those who can be a teacher in the Imperial College can enter the Imperial Academy Those who work in the academy are not ordinary people."

"It's good if you can think like this, and I can feel more at ease. This time I have to mention one thing to you. Daiyu's marriage is almost settled."

"what?"

When Lin Rui heard this at first, he jumped almost three feet high, which was really surprising!

"Isn't this too early?!" Although Lin Rui lived in ancient times for such a long time, when it comes to marriage, he always subconsciously thinks about the past, so he subconsciously thinks that girls should not get married until they are 20 years old have children.

"Early? Do you think that in modern times, the law stipulates that you can get married at the age of 20? Daiyu is already 14 years old, and she is not young anymore. Here, people usually get engaged at the age of [-] or [-]." Lin Hai smiled. Refute Lin Rui's words.

"That's right, who did you order?"

"You know him too, he is Xu Zhen's descendant..."

Before Lin Hai finished speaking, Lin Rui cried out again in shock, and interrupted his father at the same time, "Xu Jingzhi? How could it be him? Xu Zhen used to be the General Secretary of Jiangnan. Although he is now transferred to Xingbu, he always feels ...Alas, it’s hard to say anyway.”

When Lin Hai heard his son's words, he smiled and said, "If you exclude other factors, what do you think of Xu Zhen's son Xu Jingzhi?"

"It's not bad, just worse than me, haha." Lin Rui laughed as he spoke, "Okay, let me be serious, personally speaking, Jingzhi is really good, although he is only a few years older than me now, But people are really smart, eager to learn, stable, not the kind who are easily influenced by foreign things, and now they have the reputation of a scholar, and they should take the provincial examination at the end of this year.

By the way, do you think Xu Jingzhi started to attract Daiyu's attention a long time ago?Otherwise, how did you know early on to have a good relationship with me? "

Lin Hai looked at Lin Rui's face turned gloomy, and couldn't help laughing, "I know you are worried that Xu Zhen used to work in the Jiangnan General Administration Department, whether the emperor and the present will be dissatisfied with him, but he has now been transferred to Xingbu. He is an old minister of the emperor, but I can see that the emperor also trusts Xu Zhen. Xu Zhen and I have worked together in Yangzhou for a few years. From my point of view, he is good whether he is an official or a person. From this From what point of view, Xu Zhen and his family don’t have to worry about it for at least 30 to [-] years, but who knows in the future?”

Lin Rui relaxed when he heard Lin Hai say so much, "I'm just afraid of Xu Zhen's previous experience in the Department of General Affairs, but since the new emperor is also willing to use him now, I can rest assured."

After hearing what his son said, Lin Hai went on to say: "One more thing, I had someone check the backyard of their house, and it was relatively clean. Their eldest daughter-in-law only gave birth to her first child four years after entering the house, but the eldest son's backyard was not clean. There are some concubines rewarded by the elders, and the eldest son is also very self-disciplined, and he has not found any maids or confidante to make things difficult for his wife. Xu Jingzhi is 15 years old today, and Mrs. Xu has not rewarded any concubines. Class, that's pretty good."

"In this way, it's not too bad. If you get engaged now, you won't get married as soon as Daiyu reaches Ji next year, right?"

"It's too late to get engaged now. In fact, Xu Zhen mentioned this matter at the end of last year, but I said at the time that I would consider it. Before I replied, their old man didn't carry it because of a cold." In the past, after the old man passed away at the beginning of last year, I said that I would wait until one year after the completion of filial piety. Now that Xu Zhen came to mention it again, I thought it was not bad and agreed. In a few days, their family will condemn the official media to come to the door. As for marriage, Xu Jingzhi Although the grandchildren only have one year of filial piety, Xu Zhen wants to wait for three years, I think this is just right, when Daiyu will be 16 years old, it is time to get married."

"Hey, how do you feel sad about marrying your daughter? Sister Lin will belong to someone else's family from now on!"

"Sooner or later, do you still want to learn from Jia Baoyu and let your sister and sister stay with you forever?"

"..." When did I have such an idea, Lin Rui complained secretly.

"Daiyu's life is settled. Whether it's good or bad depends on her future management, but judging by what she's done these years, it won't be too bad," Lin Hai couldn't help sighing, even if Sister Lin, who is like a fairy, has to return to the mortal world after all to be even more pitiful.

"Sister Lin is engaged. Alas, Yingchun's cousin from Jia's house is older than Xue Baochai. She hasn't moved yet. It seems that she still wants to marry Sun Shaozu in this life. Dad, you won't be able to meet a suitable person to introduce her to." one time?"

"Actually, there is one person, but it's hard to say whether it will succeed."

"Oh, really? Dad, tell me."

"It's Zhao Ze's eldest son. He will go to the capital in the second half of the year in order to participate in next year's examination. Zhao Ze mentioned his eldest son in his letter this time. I think it's quite appropriate to meet Yingchun, but we have to wait until the next year." At the end of this year, success or failure depends on God's will. There is no hurry up and down Jia's house, and we outsiders don't have to worry too much. The old lady was dissatisfied because our family did not agree with Daiyu and Baoyu's marriage. , Talk too much, but think we are nosy."

"Didn't the old lady give up a long time ago?" Besides, weren't there Shi *yun and Xue Baochai? "

"Since Yuanchun became a concubine, whether it is Shi *yun or Xue Baochai, although there have been rumors of a happy relationship, childhood sweethearts, etc., the old lady and Mrs. Wang are not satisfied. The two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are unified on this point. Yes. Actually, they were quietly looking for someone to talk to Jia Baoyu, but the few companies they were looking for were not willing, so they gave up. You think they are willing to find an orphan girl or a business girl for their sweetheart, but There is no other choice now, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are now competing, and the throne of Second Grandma Bao is still uncertain."

"Father, you said that Shi*yun was not engaged to Wei Ruolan because Jia Baoyu was hanging around, is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Who knows? But this year at the latest, if the Jia family is still unsure, Shihou's mansion will definitely give Shi *yun an engagement. Shihou is probably afraid that others will say that he mistreats his brother's orphan girl. The time is about the same." , you are not going to rest yet?"

"I know, I'll go to Mr. Xu's place tomorrow morning, and send some things there by the way."

"Well, the situation at Mr. Xu's border is not very good, you can send more food. Okay, go to sleep!"

After having breakfast the next day, Lin Rui ordered someone to prepare the car and wanted to go out by himself.

Lin Rui took the gifts prepared by the mansion and prepared to go to Mr. Xu's house. After leaving the mansion for a while, he remembered that Mrs. Xu liked the trough cake he brought last time, so he asked the driver to go to Zhang's dim sum shop first.

Zhang's dim sum shop business has always been good, when the car stopped in front of the shop, Lin Rui came down in person.After picking the trough cake, I picked out several other snacks and asked the staff to divide them into two and wrap them up, one of which was to be taken home.

"Cousin Lin, are you coming to buy pastries too?"

Lin Rui heard the shout, turned his head, saw Jia Baoyu looking at him with a smile on his face, and replied, "Cousin Baoyu, why did you come here in person?"

"Xi Ren had the kidney bean rolls from this shop last time and thought they were delicious. I just passed by here today, so I bought some to take back."

"Then cousin, wait a minute, I'll go first." Lin Rui saw that the man had bandaged it up and Gan Zhu had paid for it, so he was about to leave.

"Cousin, wait a minute," Jia Baoyu grabbed Lin Rui's arm, "Cousin, why hasn't Sister Lin been to the house for a long time, we formed a poetry club..."

"Cousin Baoyu, my sister has a lot of time to be in charge of the housekeeping." Lin Rui was really afraid that Jia Baoyu would be outspoken, so he interrupted him directly.

"How could Sister Lin..."

"Cousin, be careful!" Lin Rui's face sank, and he didn't want to know what Jia Baoyu said next, so he interrupted him again, "Cousin, be careful, my father will take care of my sister's affairs. Cousin Lao, talk too much!"

Except for my master who scolded and yelled at me, the entire Rong Mansion was from top to bottom, and relatives and friends outside mostly greeted Jia Baoyu with smiles.Jia Baoyu has met this cousin of the Lin family many times, and he has always given him the feeling that he is very gentle and good-natured, so Jia Baoyu still likes to get close to him, but now seeing this face looks so dark that he seems to be about to drop When the ice slag came down, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but took two steps back in fright.

"Cousin, I..."

"Cousin Baoyu, if there is nothing wrong, cousin Rong will leave first."

After Lin Rui told Jia Baoyu to leave, he walked out of Zhang's shop with an unhappy expression on his face.

"Ruier," Lin Rui was about to get in the car when he heard someone calling him, and when he turned around, he saw Xu Jingzhi standing aside.As soon as I saw him, I thought of the bastard who I grew up with, and I was even more upset.Hearing that he called himself Rui'er just now, instead of Brother Lin like before, thinking of this made his face even more stinky.

"Xu Jingzhi, it's better for you to call me 'Brother Lin', we are not that close!"

Xu Jingzhi saw that Lin Rui's attitude changed drastically when he saw him this time, and he guessed that it must be the future father-in-law who told him that he would be engaged to Miss Lin, so even though he saw the future brother-in-law treating him like this, he still He smiled connivingly.

Seeing him like this, Lin Rui became even more depressed. He thought of something, and took Xu Jingzhi a few steps away, avoiding everyone's ears, and asked in a low voice viciously: "I ask you, have you seen him a long time ago?" My sister, that's why you have evil intentions towards my sister? Otherwise, why did you often run to our house before?"

Xu Jingzhi thought of the beautiful figure he had seen by accident, and his always cold face softened a little, "I have never met Sister Ling, so where can I bring up my evil intentions?"

It's also fortunate that Lin Rui didn't see Xu Jingzhi's face just now, otherwise he might be even more depressed.

"No best, Xiaobao, get in the car!" Xiaobao, the grandson of the housekeeper Lin Zhong, started working in Lin Rui's yard a few years ago, but because he was young, everyone let him go, and Lin Rui also I have always taken good care of him, so I let people ride with me in the car.

"Rui'er, you go there, I'll take you there." Xu Jingzhi still asked with a good temper.

"..." Hmph, I haven't gotten engaged yet, and now I'm starting to show off my brother-in-law's money. Lin Rui glared at Xu Jingzhi, said nothing, and let the driver drive away.