[Red Chamber] Madam's wishes come true

Normally, Lin Kou and Zhen Fu should return to Jinling after celebrating the new year in Beijing.

Although Lin Kou and Zhen Fu had some wealth, they were not enough to spend money to buy a boat that they didn't use very much. The two of them must take a ride when they went to Jinling.

But after the Chinese New Year, they returned to their ancestral home from the capital to adapt to the environment, and there are too many scholars preparing to take the rural examination next year——

After all, Jiangnan is prosperous, there are many rich people, and the style of writing is also prosperous. Now there are many officials and businessmen who live in the capital but their ancestral home is in Jiangnan.Naturally, the descendants of these people will not give up the smooth road of studying, so many people return to the south of the Yangtze River from the capital in every exam year.

Although shipping is developed, most of the ships are merchant ships, and the number of passengers that can be carried is limited.

Lin Kou didn't want to squeeze with a group of people, and was also worried that there would be troubles if there were too many people.

Moreover, Lin Kou and Zhen Fu didn't have a place to live in Jinling, so they had to find a way to find a house, buy servants, etc. After some struggles, they decided to stagger the peak period of the new year and return to Jinling early.

After getting married, Zhen Fu was in charge of all matters in the family, so naturally she had no objection.

Lin Ruhai's family and General Zhen Guo's Mansion got the news and sent a lot of things in advance.

Lin Ruhai even asked Zhen Fu to live in the Lin family in Gusu for a period of time. During this period, he asked someone to slowly find a suitable house——

If it weren't for Gusu being two or three days away from Jinling, Lin Ruhai even wanted the two of them to live directly at the Lin family in Gusu.After all, the Gusu Lin family took root there, and the family was small, so there were no disputes, and the husband and wife were well taken care of in the past.

But unfortunately, Zhen Fu's ancestral home is in Jinling.

The couple quickly bid farewell to the Lin family and the people from the Zhen Guo General's Mansion, and then boarded the boat with Bai Xue and the housekeeper.

Soon the ship set sail.

Both Lin Kou and Zhen Fu were not seasick, but Bai Xue and the housekeeper were very dizzy, and the housekeeper vomited so badly that he couldn't come out of the room for several days.

Fortunately, both Lin Kou and Zhen Fu are not the ones who stretch out their hands in their clothes and open their mouths when they eat. After the housekeeper and Bai Xue both fell down, they still took good care of themselves. Lin Kou can afford to read novels in his room In a hurry, Zhen Fu even took advantage of the time on board to finish a whole set of examination papers for "Five-Year Court Examination and Three-Year Countryside Examination 2".

Although the efficiency is not as good as at home, the accuracy rate has been improved because there is more thinking time.

The two of them just stayed in the same room, one reading a book and the other doing test papers, and they quickly passed the boring time on the ship.

Soon, the ship docked and stopped in Yangzhou.

Yangzhou, Jinling, Gusu, Hangzhou and other places are not far away. The housekeeper wanted to go to Jinling in advance to find a house to live in for the past few months, so he decided to disembark at Huaiyang and go to Jinling by land.

The butler immediately got off the boat with the luggage packed in advance.

They didn't have much luggage, but they brought a lot of bank notes, so they didn't delay much time.

Zhen Fu stepped forward to talk to him: "You stay in the hotel first, and then slowly look for a suitable yard. It doesn't need to be big, there are only four of us. Even if we want to buy people in the future, the number cannot exceed five, one for each chef. The woman who sweeps and sweeps, and the aunt who washes clothes by herself is almost enough. Buying a big yard is a waste of money."

The butler nodded seriously: "Master, don't worry, the servant understands."

Zhen Fu gave a few more instructions before getting on the boat.

The butler stood in the direction of the pier and waited until the ship set sail again before calling two porters to help him transport his luggage to a nearby inn.

Lin Kou and Zhen Fu stood at the bow of the boat, waiting for the boat to go to Gusu.

However, as soon as the ship set sail, a pair of young master and servant rushed out of the cabin madly.

Lin Kou and Lin Kou listened carefully for a while before they realized that the master and servant had overslept and forgot that today was the day to arrive in Jinling.He still heard a few crew members passing by the door of their room, the noise was so loud that the master and servant were woken up, and they ran out in a hurry.

The boatman unhappily told the number of the master and the servant, and saw that the two apologized sincerely, so he reluctantly docked the boat again, lowered the planks and let the two disembark.

But even though there were only two people, the pair of master and servant had quite a lot of luggage, which caused the boatman to complain again.

Lin Kou and Zhen Fu stood in the corner, their eyes fell on the pair of masters and servants, and they couldn't help chuckling: "The master of the pair of masters and servants looks very similar to Baoyu, so it should be Zhen Baoyu, right? You met him at the Zhen's house. How are you getting along, do you want to go up and say hello to him?"

After the Zhen family was ransacked back then, they went directly to the capital, and they had no place to live in Jinling.

The tea is cold, and the Zhen family has long since run out of people willing to help in Jinling.

This Jia Baoyu should be the same as Lin Kou and the two of them. He also wanted to return to Jinling early to deal with various affairs, and adapt to the local environment by the way, so as not to return to Jinling when the exam was approaching.

It was unexpected that Zhen Baoyu and Zhen Fu were the same candidates.

Zhen Fu twitched the corner of her mouth: "He is Mrs. Zhen's baby, and I am just a pitiful little girl in the Zhen family. How can I have friendship? Leave him alone."

Lin Kou nodded: "Then just pretend you didn't see it."

Zhen Fu turned to look at Lin Kou with complicated eyes.

Lin Kou was a little confused: "What's wrong?"

"Don't you think I'm cold-hearted?"

"Cool-hearted?" Lin Kou laughed. "You don't think I have a cold-hearted attitude towards my biological mother. You just turned a blind eye to the Zhen family. How did you get involved in the cold-hearted? The two brothers and sisters of the Zhen family I have already expressed my attitude when looking for you, why are you worrying about gains and losses again now?"

Zhen Fu breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "Because the two brothers and sisters of the Zhen family were indeed sorry for me, but Zhen Baoyu was not."

Although Zhen Baoyu didn't think much of Zhen Fu because he was obsessed with imperial examinations, among all the Zhen family members, Jia Baoyu had the best attitude towards Zhen Fu.

After all, even if he hated Zhen Fu, he just pretended that he didn't exist.

Lin Kou laughed: "He didn't feel sorry for you, but he also showed no kindness to you, right? You hate the Zhen family, he is the Zhen family, and you didn't come to beat him, just pretend you don't know him, what's wrong?"

I have to say that the feeling of someone standing by my side unconditionally is really great.

The two stood in place, watching helplessly as Zhen Baoyu's master and servant moved their luggage away, got off the boat, and then walked slowly back to their residence.

The two of them didn't realize it, but just after they turned around, Zhen Baoyu seemed to have noticed something suddenly, and suddenly raised his head to look in the direction where Lin Kou and the two were standing before.

It's a pity that the two have already left, and Zhen Baoyu only saw an empty blue sky.

The servant tugged at him: "Second Master Bao, what's wrong with you?"

Zhen Baoyu came back to his senses, and twitched the corners of his mouth: "It's nothing, it's just that I saw an acquaintance just now."

The boy didn't believe him: "You just looked at the boat, right? We lived on the boat for more than half a month, and you even come out to enjoy the scenery every day. If you really have acquaintances, how could you not see them for half a month?" Pass?"

Zhen Baoyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's right, I'm not as thorough as you."

It should just be blinding eyes.

The master and the servant tidied up and hurriedly invited many porters to carry the luggage.

Lin Kou and Zhen Fu returned to the cabin.

Because Weiyang and Gusu are not far away, the two simply put down the books and examination papers in their hands, and decided to take advantage of the last few days to enjoy the scenery and relax.

There were quite a few people as they planned, but Lin Kou and his wife still attracted the attention of many people because of their outstanding appearance and temperament.

But the two didn't care, and still acted according to their own ideas comfortably and leisurely.

Perhaps the attitude of the two of them was too calm, even if many people wanted to make friends, they silently gave up at the last moment.

No one bothered them.

But when they arrived in Gusu, many people couldn't sit still. A group of people came forward to ask Lin Kou and his wife's identity and address, obviously wanting to make friends with them.

Lin Kou was always impatient with such things, so she took Bai Xue back to her room to pack her luggage.

Zhen Fu looked at Lin Kou dumbfoundedly, and could only continue to exchange pleasantries.

But his mouth was tight, and he only revealed his name after a long exchange of pleasantries, but he didn't reveal anything else.The others noticed Zhen Fu's attitude, so they could only leave reluctantly.

Zhen Fu returned to the room immediately.

After tidying up, the three quickly packed their luggage and took them directly to the bow of the ship to wait for the ship to dock.

In the evening, the ship docked.

Lin Kou and Zhen Fu couldn't wait to get off the boat. As soon as they arrived at the pier, they found that Lin He and Lin Xi brothers had already guarded the pier. When they saw them, they walked over quickly.

Lin He glanced at the three of them and saluted, a little surprised: "You guys plan to live here for several months, why do you only have so little luggage? Besides, when you two come to Gusu, why don't you bring a few more waiters? people."

Zhen Fu smiled and said: "It's not necessary, we are all used to doing things by ourselves, and it would be cumbersome to bring more people."

Lin Xi glanced at the luggage: "What about the luggage?"

Zhen Fu laughed: "We also brought a housekeeper. He landed in Weiyang ahead of time and took most of the luggage, so our side seems to be relatively small."

The two brothers looked at each other.

Lin He said: "But this is too little."

Zhen Fu didn't want to argue with the two brothers about how much things are missing: "It's already quite a lot, and we haven't missed a change of clothes and all kinds of supplies, which are completely enough for us. We just got off the boat and are a little tired, so it's better not to stand on the pier Are you awake?"

Lin He and Lin Xi came to his senses in an instant, and asked someone to take the luggage from Zhen Fu and Lin Kou, while he led the couple to the place where the carriage was parked.

Lin Kou and Zhen Fu came to the carriage, looked at the line of five carriages, and were dumbfounded for a moment.

No wonder the two brothers kept saying that there was too little luggage. How dare they bring so many carriages?

Lin He was a little embarrassed: "I thought that five carriages were not enough, and I thought about renting a few carriages from other people's houses. Who would have imagined..."

I can't run out of my own carriage.

Zhen Fu laughed: "Blame me, you should bring more luggage."

Lin He laughed instantly: "That's not necessary."

Zhen Fu helped Lin Kou into the carriage, and then turned his head to salute the two brothers Lin He and Lin Xi: "After a while, I will disturb the Lin family. If there is anything wrong, I hope the two uncles will point it out."

Lin He Lin Xi waved his hands again and again, saying no.

A group of people quickly boarded the carriage and went to Lin's house.

After the two came to the Lin family, they were warmly welcomed by everyone in the Lin family. Among them, Lin Kou received the most love and care. Many wives and young ladies came to her side, and they were quite friendly in words.

Lin Kou reacted for a while before he understood the reason——

Because of the two doses of medicine given to Linhe and Linxi before.

After realizing this, Lin Kou regretted a little: "We should go directly to Jinling."

Living in the Lin family in Gusu may be a lot of trouble.

Zhen Fu was a little surprised: "I thought you knew before you came..."

After speaking, I couldn't laugh or cry, "Since we've already moved in, it's hard for us to leave. But the Lin family in Gusu is so close to my uncle, and their character should be good. Let's stay for a few days and see if we really don't get used to it. Just find any reason to leave."

Lin Kou nodded: "Just do as you say."

She originally thought that during the period when she and Zhen Fu lived in Gusu Lin's house, many people would come to disturb her. After all, Gusu Lin's family was short of children, and she did have "pregnant medicine" in her hand. .

The final result was beyond Lin Kou's expectations, because during the entire month of living in the Lin family in Gusu, except for the first day, the courtyard where she and Zhen Fu lived was like an isolated island of the Lin family. During meal time, no one came over at all.

Even during the Chinese New Year, after the Lin family asked the two of them what they thought, they just sent someone a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, and they didn't come to disturb them, nor did they try to invite the couple to have a New Year's reunion.

No matter why the Lin family put on such an attitude, it has to be said that she is very useful.

So before leaving, Lin Kou took the opportunity to memorize the names of several Lin family members.

After returning to Jinling, Lin Kou helped those people make wishes to get pregnant one by one.

Because there was a long time gap between the few people, no one suspected Lin Kou. They just thought that the Lin family might turn around, and there was no need to worry about losing the incense in the future.

Lin Kou and Zhen Fu had only lived in Jinling for a few months before it was time for the provincial examination.

Early this morning, Lin Kou personally sent Zhen Fu outside the examination room.

Before getting out of the carriage, the husband and wife hugged each other, and then Zhen Fu opened the curtain and got out of the carriage.

There was already a long queue outside the examination room, and Zhen Fu didn't delay any longer, and stood directly at the end of the queue.

Lin Kou waited for a while, and saw Zhen Baoyu's master and servant appearing in sight again.

The frizzy master and servant were all in the line, only to find that the word "treasure" was embroidered on the cuffs of their clothes by the maid. After asking the candidates before and after, they didn't borrow the scissors, so they wanted to take off their coats. down.

But to take the exam, you can only wear one piece of clothing. Once you take it off, you can only enter the exam room in your underwear.

This is also very unsightly.

The key is that it will be cold at night.

So the master and servant got dressed again under the persuasion of others, but borrowed a pair of scissors from a nearby shop and directly removed the cuffs.

Lin Kou was speechless, and felt that something had happened to the Zhen family, why did Zhen Baoyu seem to have not grown up yet.

Fortunately, after the pair of master and servant checked carefully, they found nothing wrong, so the boy stepped back with peace of mind and stood aside.

After a while, the boy seemed to see Zhen Fu, and his expression became hesitant to speak.

But he may also be worried that breaking Zhen Fu's identity will affect Zhen Baoyu's exam, so even if he recognized Zhen Fu, he didn't say anything, but couldn't help muttering in his heart, didn't it mean that the second master Fu was dizzy as soon as he entered the exam room Can't write at all?Why did he sign up for the provincial examination?

Thinking of Zhen Fu's unfeeling towards the Zhen family, the boy gloated, waiting for Zhen Fu to be carried out immediately after entering the examination room.

Lin Kou glanced at the servant, speechless: What kind of servants are the Zhen family raising!

Soon, the examination room opened.

Lin Kou saw Zhen Fu enter the examination room with his own eyes, and waited for another half an hour outside the examination room. After making sure that there was no accident, he returned to his residence in a carriage.

There are also three exams in the township exam, each lasting three days.

Three days later, Lin Kou came to the examination room early in the morning to wait for Zhen Fu.

Just after noon, Lin Kou saw the door of the examination room open.

Some candidates handed in their papers ahead of schedule.

Lin Kou immediately lifted the curtain of the car, and her intuition told her that the person who handed in the test in advance should be Zhen Fu.

After a while, candidates appeared at the entrance of the examination room.

The man stood at the entrance of the examination room for a while, as if looking for something, until he saw Lin Kou's carriage and came over.

Sure enough, it was Zhen Fu.

These years of brushing the questions are not for nothing, at least Zhen Fu's speed of doing the questions has been greatly improved.

But Lin Kou is still more concerned about Zhen Fu's body: "Did you feel unwell after entering the examination room today? Is it cold to sleep at night? Are you tired? Are you hungry?"

Zhen Fu smiled at Lin Kou, and before he could speak, he fell directly into Lin Kou's arms.

Lin Kou almost cried out in fright.

Zhen Fu suddenly looked up: "Madam, don't worry, I'm fine."

Lin Kou: "..."

She stared at Zhen Fu with an ugly expression: "Are you kidding me?"

Now it was Zhen Fu's turn to be scared.

Immediately sat up straight, with a face full of panic, wanting to explain.

Lin Kou burst into laughter: "Don't worry, I'm not angry. I was joking with you too. But don't make fun of your body in the future. In case you joke too much and something happens, I think you are joking with me what to do?"

Zhen Fu quickly admitted his mistake.

The two talked for a while, Lin Kou saw Zhen Fu's tired expression, and hurriedly asked the coachman to drive home.

After lunch, Lin Kou accompanied Zhen Fu to go around the yard to digest food, while waiting for the kitchen staff to boil the hot water.About half an hour later, Lin Kou rushed Zhen Fu to take a bath, and then watched him lie down on the bed and fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Lin Kou asked Zhen Fu to wake up for breakfast, and then sent Zhen Fu to the examination room again.

For nine consecutive days, Lin Kou lost a lot of weight after the exam, let alone Zhen Fu.

After Zhen Fu rested, Lin Kou talked about Zhen Baoyu.

Zhen Fu was taken aback: "I didn't hear that he passed the examination of scholar?"

Zhen Baoyu and Jia Baoyu not only have the same appearance and family background, but also have the same temperament.Before Zhen's family was raided, Zhen Baoyu was just like Jia Baoyu, just a playboy who hangs out with women all day long.

But after Zhen's family was raided, Zhen Baoyu became sober and realized that he should work hard.

However, even though Zhen Baoyu was taught by a famous teacher since he was a child, he never studied seriously, and had to start from scratch if he wanted to take the imperial examination.

I heard that Zhen Baoyu studied in a private school these years, and he studied seriously, but I never heard that he passed the examination of scholar.

If he really passed the examination as a scholar, how could those members of the Zhen family hide him?

Zhen Fu asked someone to inquire about the news, and only then did he know that after returning to Jinling this year, Zhen Baoyu started from the county examination and went up the examination, and his luck in the examination was quite good. Participate in the country test.

He is smart, and after just a few years of study, he passed the examination of scholar.

Zhen Fu chuckled: "It's no wonder the old lady loves this grandson so much."

Lin Kou smiled and patted his hand: "You used to be so good at reading, did the old lady treasure you so much?"

Zhen Fu was stunned for a moment, then realized: "I'm really confused."

Even in those years when Zhen Fu was in the limelight, the old lady was only a little closer to him than Zhen Gui, such as doting on Zhen Baoyu?That's never been done before.

After figuring it out, Zhen Fu only felt that his whole body became more relaxed.

He looked at Lin Kou, and said softly, "I figured it out, the Zhen family has nothing to do with me in the future."

Lin Kou paused, smiled and kissed him: "From now on, the two of us will depend on each other for life."

Zhen Fu hugged Lin Kou and kissed her deeply.

Soon, the results of the township examination were released.

Lin Kou asked Zhen Fu, and after confirming that he would be able to do those questions, and with full confidence, he simply dragged Zhen Fu to stay at home and fish together.

The two asked the kitchen to make some spicy dried fish, and lay in the yard together, reading a book and eating snacks, with a relaxed and comfortable attitude.

The chef's cooking skills are quite good, and the small dried fish that he made are quite suitable for Lin Kou and the two of them.The two of you just ate one by one and I ate one by one. Seeing that the last small fish was dry, the two looked at each other and were about to decide the outcome through rock-paper-scissors. Hearing a bang, the courtyard door was directly knocked open.

"Master and Madam, you have won the prize, and the master has won the prize!"

The two of Lin Kou turned their heads in an instant and met the butler's ecstatic eyes.

Before the two could speak, they heard the sound of gongs and drums coming from far and near.

Lin Kou looked at Zhen Fu: "Should you go change your clothes? It seems that there are officers and soldiers who are announcing the good news."

Zhen Fu paused, and looked outside the gate: "It seems that it's too late?"

Lin Kou turned his head and saw a group of officers and soldiers appearing at the door.

At the same time, the name Zhen Fu once again spread throughout Jinling along with Jie Yuan's ranking. At this moment, everyone couldn't help but recall the surprise when this name first appeared in front of people.

Could it be that the child prodigy back then?