The Second Master Lian of the Red Chamber

With a sigh from the bottom of his heart, Lin Hai straightened his face, turned around with a smile on his face, and gently held his wife Jia Min's hand: "What's the matter with Min'er? Although it feels hot and dry at night, it's better not to be greedy for coolness, you see Your hands are getting cold."

Jia Min looked at Lin Hai for a moment with a half-smile, and saw that his face was magnanimous, then withdrew his hand and said angrily, "We usually have seventeen or eight acupoints, but now we are pretending to be stupid with me. I just ask you, are you Didn't you look down on Lian'er and don't want to accept this student?"

Jia Min's peach blossom eyes sparkled, her voice was soft and light, and the little uptick at the end was really gentle and provocative. Lin Hai felt cold behind her when he heard her words. It's all a flash of swords and swords.It's really bitter.

"Madam is really worrying too much." Lin Hai smiled slightly, looked at Jia Min calmly, and patted Jia Min's hand while talking.

In the end, it was the face and heart tempered by years of ups and downs in the officialdom. If Lin Hai pretended to be pretending, even if he knew that he was Jia Min, he could only be dubious and half-trusted, and would not be able to catch the slightest bit of lies.

Lin Hai also knew that Jia Min was smart and cunning, so he shouldn't take it lightly, and continued to confess to himself with a light cough: "Lian'er is impetuous, and my husband really wants to frustrate his spirit, and it's for his own good. Lian, since I have already promised you to teach Lian'er, don't mention that I saw him today as a talented person, even if he is still dull, how could he not keep his word?"

Estimating the time, Lin Hai figured out that Jia Min didn't know how long Jia Lian's little bastard had been kneeling in the study, so he rounded up his words by planning ahead, and praised Jia Lian a little bit.

But Jia Min refused to believe him, so he straightened his temples slowly, and snorted softly: "Teaching a little bit or accepting him as a disciple, there is a lot of difference. Women gossip, always mentioning that so-and-so accepted a young child prodigy in the same year, and what kind of so-and-so classmate has a discerning eye and a good talent. Now I have to accept Lian'er who is not up to date. I can't say that I am more bitter than Huanglian in my heart. , I don’t know how to scold our girls.”

Lin Hai was taken aback, but now he really couldn't laugh or cry.He just said something to Jia Min by accident in the old year, so why did he say "everytime" afterwards? "Total mention"?In the past six months, apart from their unborn child, he has never mentioned other people's children.

"Ma'am, what you say is irrefutable as a husband." Lin Hai smiled and sighed, and seeing Jia Min's unhappy appearance, he sat closer to her: "Lian'er's talent is average, and it was even worse in the past. Naturally, in terms of learning, he is naturally inferior to those who are talented and hardworking. Besides, although he is determined to make progress, he is not focused on his studies, and he will not go far in the future, but he is the wife's nephew, and this is all he needs. Got it."

Seeing that Jia Min's expression was relaxed, Lin Hai made persistent efforts to pull him into his arms, and the husband and wife snuggled together: "Relax, since I have adopted him, I will definitely guide and teach him like my own child, since he will be our child in the future My cousin is also a senior brother, wouldn't it be nice to help each other? You know how many ghosts and monsters surround me, and Lian'er follows me, so I'm afraid I have to experience it early."

Jia Min didn't know Lin Hai's difficulties. At first, it was just pregnant women who were thinking too much, and she was a little awkward because she was afraid that Lin Hai would dislike Jia's family. Instead, he shook Lin Hai's hand: "Experience earlier, so that he can know the world earlier, and you can just order him around. If he is lazy and refuses to be disciplined academically, you can just teach him a lesson, and I have nothing else to say."

Lin Hai smiled, thought for a while and said seriously: "Lian'er can be considered an adult. At his age, he has married and had children earlier. When I take a rest, let's take care of the teacher's ceremony first, and then ask about it." For his own plan, he must be willing. But if he follows me, no matter how bad it is, he must have a reputation as a scholar before he can speak."

Although Jia Min came from an honorable family, she also knew a lot of noble ways since she was a child. After marrying Lin Hai, a Qingliu who was born in the imperial examination, she was deeply influenced by her ears and eyes. She understood the weight and rarity of this fame. Can't help but sigh.

"How many years does it take for a young Jinshi like you to come out? Zhu'er from the second brother's family has not yet passed the entrance exam. I don't know how long my wife will let Lian'er live this time. I'm afraid she didn't want him years ago. Go back. In such a short period of time, and you are so busy, how much can you teach Lian'er? He is fourteen now, and I don't know if he could have passed the examination for a scholar twenty years ago."

Although it is nothing to be a scholar, you can only talk about the future with the status of a scholar.No matter how good the teacher is, Lin Hai can't answer Jia Lian's papers and break the questions. Thinking about it, he feels that the road ahead is long and obstructed.

Lin Hai is more open than Jia Min.Life in this world is nothing more than doing one's best and obeying the destiny, he just let go of teaching that bastard, and then look at his good fortune.Besides, try it on Jia Lian earlier, and when their child is born, he can enlighten the child by himself, regardless of gender, wouldn't it be beautiful.

So Lin Hai comforted Jia Min a few more words, and Jia Min also understood how hard it was for him to go to the Yamen to do errands the next day. The husband and wife whispered privately for a while and then fell asleep together.

Because Lin Hai's next holiday would be the next day, Jia Min sent Lin Hai away early the next morning, called Jia Lian to his side and told him carefully. The various families of the school posted posts stating that Lin Hai was about to accept his disciples.While Jia Lian was holding Buddha's feet temporarily, he wanted to memorize a few more books in his stomach, and at the same time sent someone out to spread the word, asking his subordinates to try to collect more high-quality silver needles.

Lin Hai is now a person who would shake the entire Jianghuai River when he stomped his feet. As soon as the news spread that he was serious about accepting disciples, the senders of the congratulatory ceremony could be said to have heard the news and moved, almost breaking the threshold of the Lin family.Lin Zhong, the head housekeeper, personally guarded the door of the Lin family, and greeted people with a genuine smile, but refused to accept the gift at all, and instead paid a lot of melons, fruits and snacks to go out.

Later, the respectable people in the Yangzhou mansion inquired that Lin Yushi's apprentice was his wife Jia's natal nephew, the grandson of Rong Guogong in the capital, who was not good at reading since he was a child, and understood that Lin Yushi did not take advantage of it After making friends, they were all relieved, and all their flags and drums died down.

Only the Rongguo Mansion followed Jia Lian to Yangzhou Mansion to visit the two long-term attendants of the aunt, because they talked badly about the master's house, they were beaten fifty times by Lin Hai after he was sent down to the Yamen. That's it.

On the third day of arrival, both Lin Hai and Jia Lian took a bath and changed their clothes, and invited two of Lin Hai's aides to be witnesses, and Jia Lian bowed three times to Lin Hai in front of the saint's portrait.

In front of the two staff members, Lin Hai smiled with relief, and even took out a plan to get the words for Jia Lian on the spot.

"Shangjiu, Dungen, Ji."

Once the hexagram was deduced, even Lin Hai nodded in satisfaction: "As a teacher, I will take Zhongdun characters, and I will take the characters for you to enjoy the writing. I hope you can end up honest and generous."

Jia Lian immediately knelt down to thank his teacher, and said that he would write a book and tell the elders in Beijing that he had learned from his teacher and got the words.

But Lin Hai stopped him: "There is no rush for this matter, I can write it again tomorrow, just as I have letters to send to Beijing, and someone will come to you to pick them up. I have ordered the chef to prepare wine and vegetables , you and I, master and apprentice, will have a drink first."

As soon as Lin Hai's words came out, the two staff members pointed at each other with winks and left, leaving Jia Lian alone to be respectful would be better than obeying orders.

Jia Lian was wondering why his aunt didn't eat with them today, so two servants brought in the food table and put all the dishes and a pot of sweet-scented osmanthus wine on the table. He put his doubts in his heart and followed Lin Hai to the table , sitting opposite each other.

Although he didn't like the sweet and greasy sweet-scented osmanthus brew, Jia Lian first toasted Lin Hai for a cup, and then drank three cups with him, and then put down the chopsticks to eat.

With just one bite, Jia Lian froze suddenly, and felt fluid gushing in his mouth, as if he had swallowed half his life's candy in one gulp just now.Looking up at his uncle again, his eyebrows stretched and the corners of his lips smiling, Jia Lian couldn't help shaking the hand holding the ivory chopsticks.