Survive in the world of Red Mansions

Day by day, Lin Hai and Lin Rui gradually adapted to this society without Internet, TV, computer, mobile phone, telephone, flush toilet, water heater, car and so on.

The Lin family's collection of books is not only large in number but also complete in variety, comparable to a small library.Anyway, besides dealing with official duties, he has no other entertainment every night, and he doesn't want to face Jia Min, so it is a good thing to go to the study.

Although Lin Rui also graduated from high school before and received an admission notice from a key university, he also learned to write calligraphy at the request of his grandfather, but after all, he has not received a formal education in the Four Books and Five Classics, nor does he have the memory of Lin Ruhai like Lin Hai This cheater.So now every night before going to bed, if there is nothing special, Lin Hai will take Lin Rui to the study to study.

After returning from a walk for dinner that day, Lin Hai routinely took Lin Rui to the study to study.Lin Hai was reading a book by the side, and occasionally came across words that Lin Rui didn't know, and pointed out:

"...Dragon Master Huo Di Bird Official Man Huang Shi made the text and clothes and pushed the position to let the state own Yu Tao Tang..."

Lin Hai was listening to his son reading [Thousand Characters] when he heard Lin An's voice outside:

"Lin Yuan, the second housekeeper who went to the capital to give gifts, is back. Is it convenient for the master to meet now if he has time?"

When Lin Hai heard that the second housekeeper Lin Yuan had come back, he didn't know if it was going well this time, so he hurriedly let Lin Yuan in.Lin Hai saw Lin Yuan coming in, followed by two servants carrying a box, and asked:

"The butler went to Cousin Yao's house this time. How is the situation? Did you find out the details of the incident that year?"

"Master, this time I went to Uncle Yao's house to give gifts. When the servant first sent the greeting card, the uncle did not let the servant enter the mansion. Later, the servant went several times without success. The last time the servant sent the master to write The letter to the uncle was put together with the greeting post, and the uncle let the servant into the mansion. However, the uncle was not very happy when he saw the servant, so he asked a few words, but when he came back, the uncle Yao gave the servant Prepare a gift with the girl, let me bring it back together, and finally send a letter to the servant to bring back, and tell the servant to hand it to you."

Lin Yuan stood aside and answered with a bow, and handed a letter to Lin Hai.Lin Hai received the letter without opening it immediately, and said to Lin Yuan:

"Cousin Yao must be very angry. The second housekeeper has worked hard in the capital this time. Go home and rest for two more days before returning to work. Let's go out first."

After Lin Hai waited for the butler to go out, he opened the letter and read it, and he could only sigh, and could not help but laugh and scold:

"Damn, it's really poisonous to scold people in these books. It's definitely not using dirty words. Fortunately, I'm not Lin Ruhai himself."

Lin Rui heard what his father said, and took the letter to read, and asked while reading:

"Because Jia Min had conflicts with Mrs. Lin back then, he gave gifts during the Chinese New Year to find someone who would be unlucky. As for it? Why does Dad want to restore relations with the Yao family so much? Is it necessary? I just want someone to help me in the officialdom. Isn't Lin Ruhai Are there many of the same age? Even if there is something, it may not be necessary to ask to go to Yao's house, and it may not be useful to ask to go to Yao's house."

"Who knows about this? Don't you mean that many friends have multiple paths? Who knows in the future if you don't need it now, besides, there is no harm in having more contacts with the Yao family as a scholarly family. Mrs. Lin and the fathers of the two brothers of the Yao family are the same. Born to the same mother, Mrs. Lin treated her two nephews very well during her lifetime, and the two brothers of the Yao family also respected Mrs. Lin very much. This time, I hope that the Yao family can accept the Lin family for the sake of Mrs. apology.

He is willing to reply this letter and ask someone to bring gifts to you brothers and sisters, which means that he is willing to accept the future relationship between the Yao and Lin families. My brothers are indeed generous people.

I have always hoped to leave the position of Xunyan Yushi as soon as possible. If I leave Yangzhou, I must go to the capital. If I return to the capital as a girl and want to integrate into the social circle of the capital, I must be accompanied by female elders.Don't count on the Jia family, they don't take their own girls out to socialize, and besides, I don't want to get too close to the Jia family.If you can really restore the relationship with the Yao family, you will also be able to let your aunt Yao lead Daiyu into and out of the social circle in the capital. "

Lin Hai explained to Lin Rui carefully, hoping that his son could learn more about these ancient rules.

Lin Rui also said after hearing this: "When I watched Dream of the Red Chamber, I felt that the people of Jia's family were really strange. Didn't people in ancient times say that they got engaged very early? Like those aristocratic families, it took a long time to prepare the dowry. Many girls in the family The dowry needs to be bought right after birth, and after the chisel ceremony, you can almost get married. But Jia’s family lasted until the end. Jia Yingchun was sold to Sun Shaozu for 5000 taels of silver by Jia’s amnesty, and then she was abused to death. Tanchun finally got married. ? There is also the Jiji ceremony, didn’t those big families in ancient times attach great importance to it? But the Jia family’s Sanchun didn’t do their own Jiji ceremony in the end.”

Lin Hai took his son's words and said: "What's so strange about this? Jia Yingchun is the daughter of the big house, and Jia She, the father, doesn't care. Do you still expect Mrs. Xing as the stepmother and Jia Lian as the elder brother to take care of her? Are you still helping the second room? Jia Tanchun is just the concubine of the second room. Even if she tramples on her own body and her half-brother, and calls Mrs. Wang a mother, does Mrs. Wang really treat her as a daughter? There is no such person; Jia Xichun is from the Ningguo Mansion, so she should take care of her father, and her elder brother Jia Zhen, who has an affair with his daughter-in-law, can't care about her younger sister.

In the entire Jia residence, Mother Jia only saw that broken stone Jia Baobao, in her eyes, Sanchun was not as respectable as the servants like Yuanyang and Lai in her room.Since these people who should be in charge don't care, the housekeeper Mrs. Wang is even less willing to take the initiative to take care of it.Do you understand? "

Lin Rui also nodded and said: "I heard from my father that it is true. About the Yao family, does my father want to tell Jia Min? In fact, I don't think it doesn't matter if I say it or not. Do you know if it can be delayed until next year?"

Lin Hai patted his son's head indifferently and said, "Stinky boy, I want to call Jia Min's mother. As soon as the second housekeeper comes back, Jia Min will receive a letter. Wait until we talk, and you don't want to look at the whole Lin family. Who is in charge of the backyard?

But no matter how bad Jia Min did back then, Lin Ruhai didn't have any responsibility at all, and his own uncle's family stopped dealing with his family for no reason, can't you check it out?Besides, I'm not Lin Ruhai, so why bother to pursue these things, what's the point of fussing over these things with a dying person?

But when she meets Jia Min tomorrow, she will definitely take the initiative to bring up this matter, and she will take the initiative to review and admit that she did something wrong back then. Jia Min deserves the name 'Min', she is a smart woman!

You don't have to think too much, just look at what gifts the Yao family gave you, this time the Yao family only prepared a small gift for you two, it's because of your face. "

When the family had breakfast the next day, Jia Min looked very haggard. Although he guessed something last night, Lin Hai also felt a little speechless like Jia Min.However, Jia Min still has something to say:

"Madam's complexion is very bad. Did you not have a good rest last night? There are only four of us in our family. Madam should not worry too much. Some things are past and there is no need to think too much about it. It's not your fault alone, I'm also at fault."

Jia Min looked very sad, regardless of whether Jia Min really felt that he did something wrong back then and regretted it now, or he pretended to be like this for Lin Hai to see, Lin Hai was not interested in pursuing this matter.Speaking of this matter, the person who should really be held accountable should be Lin Ruhai, but Lin Ruhai himself doesn't care about his relationship with his own uncle, so why does Lin Hai need to do so now?It is also the Yao family's generosity, Lin Hai is already very satisfied with this result now!

Jia Min felt sad and Lin Hai said: "Master, it was because I was impulsive and impulsive, and I did things inappropriately, that made my uncle angry. I should have come to apologize to be sincere, but we are far away in Yangzhou. I don't care about my health, so I really shouldn't trouble the master to worry about these things now!"

Lin Hai couldn't help sighing, but I can't say that I'm not Lin Ruhai, and I don't care how you treat Mrs. Lin's natal family.

Lin Ruhai has his own problems, but it may also be the result of the man not paying attention to the affairs of the inner house, or how Lin Daiyu ended up losing money and dying in the original drama.He himself has been in the officialdom for so many years, so doesn't he know anything about the Jia family's situation? Doesn't he know the Jia family's bad reputation?Lin Ruhai didn't come out of the old school, and he didn't have any relatives, so he couldn't make more arrangements?I don't know why Lin Ruhai believes in Jia Min's words so much, and believes that Jia's family will treat her daughter kindly. If she said something bad, she deserved it for her only daughter to end up like that!

Listening to Jia Min's justification, Lin Hai could only comfort her and said, "Ma'am, you don't have to blame yourself too much. Since the matter has passed for so long, it seems that cousin Yao is willing to let this matter go. Madam, don't worry about it anymore. It's a matter, and you need to worry about the two children. Madam's complexion is not very good, let Dr. Zhang come over, and you don't think too much about taking a good rest. "

After the family had breakfast, Lin Hai went out without staying long because he was going to the Yamen.After Lin Hai went out, Lin Rui was obviously relieved to see Jia Min.Lin Rui couldn't help thinking, it seems that Jia Min didn't care at all, even if he was pretending, he was still worried after receiving the news yesterday!

After Jia Min waited for Lin Hai to go out, he ordered his two maidservants: "Qiu Shuang and Chun Feng, you two go to the outer hall to deal with today's daily affairs. If there is anything you can't handle, come and tell me. Follow the girl and the uncle carefully, Only when the girl is well, you can be well."

After carefully instructing these servants, he let the maid next to him help him back to the bedroom to rest.

Seeing her mother like this, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but worry and said: "Mother is not in good health, why don't you ask someone to invite a doctor?"

Jia Min patted Daiyu's head with a smile, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, good girl. Mother just needs to rest if she has nothing to do. You can take your brother to play."

"Mother, let me talk with you, and relieve boredom!" Lin Daiyu still followed Jia Min.

Seeing this, Lin Rui decided to be a dutiful son and go with Jia Min.

Lin Rui sat next to him, listening to Jia Min and Daiyu talking, and occasionally he would say a word or two.

Because Lin Rui is young now, he spends most of his time with Jia Min's mother and daughter, so he heard Jia Min talk about his natal family.

It has been more than [-] years since Jia Min married into the Lin family. Lin Ruhai used to work well in the capital, and he could visit her natal family occasionally.Since Lin Ruhai came to Yangzhou to work, Jia Min has never returned to her natal home.Back then when she was a girl in her natal family, she was really spoiled by thousands of people. From her parents to her elder brother, she loved him very much. It is no wonder that she has a very deep affection for her natal family. rusty.

When Jia Min got married back then, Duke Rong Jia Daishan was still alive. As the emperor's close minister, Jia Daishan also had a high position and power, and the power and rules of the Duke's mansion were not bad.Perhaps in Jia Min's mind, her mother's family has always been the way she was when she was not married. Even if she knew that her father's death, the Duke's Mansion would definitely not be as good as before, but she didn't feel it because she was far away from the Duke's Mansion.So Lin Daiyu heard from Jia Min that her grandmother's family had strict rules, and that Jia's mother loved her mother Jia Min very much. Her grandmother's family was extremely wealthy, and the servants and servants in the family were no better than other families.

Lin Rui heard Jia Min often talk about these things with his siblings, and he wondered if Lin Daiyu was like that when he first entered Jia's mansion in the original play.Lin Daiyu was originally sensitive and thoughtful, thinking of her mother's mention of the rules of the Duke's Mansion, she naturally lived in Jia's Mansion with care every day and every step of the way.

Around mid-morning, Jia Min's nanny Zhang Momo came in. After Zhang Momo greeted her, Jia Min asked her to sit beside her.Seeing that Lin Rui's siblings were all there, Zhang Nanny smiled and said to Jia Min:

"Ma'am, look at how filial the uncle and the eldest girl are, and they won't go out here to accompany you. For the sake of brother and sister, you should take care of your health, Ma'am. Madam, I heard that the second housekeeper Lin Yuan came from the capital today. Come back, master didn't say anything?"

Jia Min smiled wryly and said, "Master probably sees that I don't have much time, so he didn't care about me. I feel that Master seems to be avoiding me these days, and I don't know what will happen in the future?"

Hearing what Jia Min said, Mother Zhang couldn't help persuading Jia Min: "Madam, don't think too much. The most important thing for you is to take care of yourself. You are the wife of the Lin family, and the master has always respected you, Madam, so don't think about it. Don't take advantage of those little... people."

After hearing this, Lin Rui thought that Mammy didn't want to say "villain", but saw him and Sister Lin, and was afraid of polluting their little master's ears, so she changed her words abruptly.

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