The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Although Jia Lian believed Lin Mo four or five points, he didn't dare to believe it all. He asked his nanny to secretly find a few doctors with good medical skills to come in and have a look, and it was exactly what Lin Mo said.But when I went back to Jia's mother, she said that Sister Feng was ill, and when she invited Dr. Wang from the imperial hospital to see her, she couldn't say anything.This doctor Wang's medical skills are usually praised by the old lady and the second wife, so if you don't believe it, you can believe it.

A few days later, I went to Lin Mo's house to thank him, but Lin Mo didn't care much: "I don't hide it from my second cousin. After all, I can't bear to see my niece is only so old." Well, he might not have the leisure to take care of such private matters.

Instead, Jia Lian reciprocated and told him one thing: "When we came here a few days ago, the old lady said that there is no precept for widows and eldest daughters not to marry. Why don't we take sister Lin to our house, and the old lady will teach her herself?" .”

teach what?Will the old lady teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, or the principles of life?Why don't you teach your phoenix egg first.Lin Mo smiled and said, "The eldest daughter of the widow? I'm here, my sister is not the eldest daughter. What's more, how old is she? It's too early for marriage."

Jia Lian said, "I'm just reminding my cousin. You should be able to see what the old lady is thinking."

"I think the second cousin has an official position as a magistrate! Now you only wander among relatives and friends, don't you know that interpersonal communication in the officialdom is not much more complicated than these trivial matters. Now you live in your uncle's house and take care of the housework for him He is a fifth-rank, and you are also a fifth-rank, so what does your cousin’s boss think about it? What’s more,” Lin Mo said slowly, “there are elders in the family. If any uncle goes, your uncle will You don't need to be filial for your peers, if you resign because of filial piety, you won't have this man in a few years!"

When Jia Lian heard this, he was enlightened.Jia Zheng's fifth-rank official was begged by Jia Daishan from the emperor before his death, and he would not exchange a thousand pieces of gold. Jia Lian's job was a vain job that was donated by money. He also had some affairs in the past, because he did not seek to make progress, relying on the status of his own prince's descendants. If Mingtou doesn't go to work, gradually no one will remember that he is also a fellow acquaintance. Whenever he is mentioned, he will only say that he is a good housekeeper and a man. This is not a compliment.Master Jing of the Dongfu's body is indeed already failing because of alchemy and bigu.Or...

Trembling in my heart, I quickly thanked Lin Mo and went home to discuss with Sister Feng.

Jia Zheng is not familiar with ordinary affairs, and it's not that there are no other female relatives in his family. Just like Lin Mo said, they are all fifth-rank officials. Does he want to be like Jia Zheng for more than 20 years without making any progress?If you are so ignorant, you may not even be an official for 20 years!

At this moment, Sister Feng is also suspicious of Mrs. Wang, and she is not happy when she hears Jia Lian saying that she wants to make progress.The couple went to Jia Amnesty and Mrs. Xing to talk about the matter together, which surprised Jia Amnesty and his wife.

It happened that Mrs. Xing felt cold occasionally, and Sister Feng went back to Jiamu and Mrs. Wang to serve the sick.Mrs. Wang was annoyed that this month's baby hadn't arrived yet, and disliked Sister Feng's ineffectiveness. Before Jia Mu could speak, she said, "Didn't the eldest lady say there is nothing serious?"

Sister Feng said with a flattering smile: "Although there is no serious problem, it is my mother-in-law after all. My mother-in-law is sick, so a daughter-in-law must serve her. I just ask my wife to take care of me and let me keep my filial piety."

This made both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang displeased, but Sister Feng couldn't care less. She asked Ping'er Yuer to pack up and move to Jia She and Mrs. Xing's small garden.

Because Jia's mother and Jia Zheng lived in Rongxitang, the main house of Rongguo Mansion, and Jia She lived in the side courtyard, he also had a garden. He had just plotted the land, and when Jia Zheng and Jia Zhen opened their mouths, they were included in the Grand View Garden Fortunately, Jia Lian and his wife originally lived in a small courtyard with three large rooms in Rongxitang, and they didn't think Jia She's courtyard was small, but Jia She felt a little relieved.

Mrs. Xing and others didn't know how the two of them would change, so they secretly sent Ping'er to ask.How dare Pinger answer?But there was Jia She who wanted to punish her with a beard and staring eyes, so she had to say: "How do I, as a slave, know the thoughts of the second master and the second grandma? But I vaguely heard the second master say that the second grandma is thankless for managing the house." , if there is no son around in a few years, and Second Master Bao marries a daughter-in-law, how can there be food for Second Mistress. Our eldest family belongs to Xijue, and the grandson is more important than a word or two of compliments from the servants."

These words are very suitable for Jia She, especially the sentence "our wife", he twirled his beard in satisfaction: "Isn't that right, tell them to quickly give birth to a grandson for me!"

Mrs. Xing also smiled and said, "Isn't that so." She deeply hated the second room for robbing the Rongxi Hall, and hated Mrs. Wang for taking care of the palace and giving herself so much care, but since the son and daughter-in-law are back, that's all. Sister Feng has a lot of money!What's more, she has no children, and the soles of her feet are not stable. Isn't Jia Lian sent to him to be his backer now?As long as he is willing to treat her as his own mother, she will be able to survive.

Jia Lian went to the Lin Mansion, and came back like this. He went to work every day, and Wang Xifeng also devoted himself to serving Madam Xing.It's just that the Jingyuanhou Mansion is really strict in rules, they don't even pay attention to your servants, call a master over there?Among the juniors, only Jia Lian is suitable, and now he is working in the yamen.Want Baoyu to run errands?I can't bear it.

So they hated their teeth in the main room, and Lin Mo continued to live leisurely.

Just as Shui Rong said, since he moved into the Hou's Mansion, the snobbish eyes in the capital gradually remembered that this helpless young man who could only rely on Rongguo Mansion's breath in their eyes was a Marquis.

A man in his 40s was named a marquis, and he was just flattered——when Shi Nai was conferred the title of Marquis of Bowling because of his meritorious service, how many people praised the historian for being a double marquis?But Lin Mo, even if the title is above them, he still feels a little underestimated in his heart. What can he do for a yellow-haired child with no hair on his mouth and unable to do things well?

He can marry a good daughter-in-law and get the support of his Yue family. He is keeping his filial piety, so there is no hope for these two years.

Although most people in the capital didn't think highly of him, they had to admit that Lin Mo was a good candidate for a son-in-law.The future is boundless.He was born well, learned well, and looked good-natured, smiling, and never spoke harshly.Naturally, those who have daughters will worry about it.

The historian is just one.

Baolinghou Shi Nai did not have any daughters, but his older brother Shi Ding had two, and the elder brother left behind a girl named Xiang Yun. I heard that he had met Lin Mo too. When he came back and asked, he said that Brother Lin really had nothing to say to Sister Lin.After inquiring about it like this before and after, I fell in love.

Lin Mo's conditions are so good, and there are no elders above. Once married, she is the mistress of the house, and there are no rules. .Shi Ding's eldest daughter is married, but his youngest daughter, Xiangwen, is of the right age.It's just that the woman shouldn't talk about this matter first, so he asked his daughter-in-law Xu to pick up Xiangyun who lives in Jia's mansion, and by the way, he made a calculation with Jia's mother.

Jia Mu never liked Xu, and because Xiangyun often complained that her aunts asked her to do work, she found out that the Shi family was very tight now, and if it weren't for the fact that the Shi family had a double family, she would not be able to get close to her mother's family, so Xu Cailue started, and she blocked it by saying that Xiangyun is only three years younger than Xiangwen, and she is the daughter of her eldest brother, so she should pay more attention to it.Xu was so angry that she went home and scolded her sister-in-law Ye for a long time.

However, this did not prevent Mother Jia from thinking carefully about what Mrs. Xu said.

Isn't that right, Lin Mo's conditions are so good, Concubine Hou is a super class, whoever marries Lin Mo is the first-class madam, and there are only her and Mrs. Xing in the whole family.You Shi can stand shoulder to shoulder.

Yingchun was quite close to Lin Mo in age, but she never liked Jia She, and because of Ying girl's cowardly character, she was extremely disliked.Tanchun, on the other hand, is eloquent, decisive, and raised under the name of his aunt. She is considered to be the younger sister of the imperial concubine. The foundation of the Lin family's children is not stable, so he will not refuse.

It's just that if Tanchun was given to Lin Mo, the marriage between the two of Bao Dai would not be possible...

Xichun?Not to mention being too young, it's suitable, and it doesn't have to be cheap in Dongfu. Besides, the fourth girl doesn't know what's wrong, she acts more and more withdrawn, and treats people very coldly. She's a prostitute, but she's not as eye-catching as Tanchun.

Thinking of this, she became more active and called Jia Zheng and his wife to discuss.Mrs. Wang has always been optional to Tanchun, not to mention that in this way, the petite Miss Lin will naturally not be able to enter Jia's house, why not?It was Jia Zheng, who himself did not pass the imperial examination to become an official, so he loved Lin Mo's talent so much that he praised him again and again, and he was overjoyed.

But Shi Ding's thinking was right, there was absolutely no reason for the woman to speak first, so she ordered Tanchun sisters to invite Lin Mo and Daiyu into the mansion in the name of the girls.

Lin Mo invited Daiyu's lady husband and three nuns to go with them, and urged him not to let the outsider get close to the girl. Did everyone not understand?They all patted their chests and said yes, and Lin Mo sighed when the nuns went out to make tea, "Does my sister think I'm troublesome?"

"how come?"

"Good sister." He said softly, "We have no father or mother, and every word and deed represents the upbringing of the Lin family. I dare not take money and pervert the law, for fear of ruining the reputation of the men of the Lin family. But sister, others look after you, It just depends on the self-cultivation of all the girls in our Lin family. Don’t blame me for being troublesome, my sister, why doesn’t my brother want you to play happily with my sisters, it’s really..."

Daiyu hurriedly said: "I know that my brother is doing it for my own good."

"I know that the maids and girls in Rongguo Mansion are all playing together, but sister, they started their careers in martial arts. We—well, our ancestors did the same, but my father came from Tanhua. I'm not afraid to scare my sister. Our family is married. , only to civil servants, okay?"

He was tempted.

In the Rongguo Mansion, people often brought things to Daiyu, and most of the servants were illiterate, so they brought in a few books, with "University" written on the leather, but when they were slightly opened, they were really not good things.Lin Mo wondered if Daiyu had seen it before, so she asked.

Daiyu blushed and said angrily, "Why are you telling me these things, brother?"

It seems to be safe, Lin Mo said with a smile: "I saw a West Wing among the shredded papers poured out of my sister's room."

Daiyu looked at him in astonishment.

"Don't be like this, I didn't learn it well from the beginning. I also spent some of these books in secret back then. They are not much more interesting than the Four Books and Five Classics. The West Chamber was written by Yuan Zhen. This person is not a good person. Gao married that day. A rich and noble daughter helped her career smoothly, she lost her wife and even created a few poems that were once too difficult for water, except that Wushan is not a cloud, but it is a pity that she took a concubine within a month after writing the mourning poem, a complete hypocrite, and later involved with Xue Tao I don’t know, don’t read his book.”

Daiyu secretly glanced at the idle book that day, and found the rhetoric to be gorgeous, with a fragrance on her lips and teeth, so she didn't think much about it. Ask someone to throw it away.Now he was afraid that his brother would blame him, but Lin Mo said such a thing.

Lin Mo lowered his head and smiled and said, "Why am I talking to you about this? You are still young. But remember, how many people say that words are better than actions, and think that my sister is my heart and my sister is my spleen and kidney, which one I can’t bear to lose it, most of these people wrote these miscellaneous books.”

Daiyu laughed when he said it: "My brother taught me that I will never watch it again."

Lin Mo suddenly said: "It's nothing. Those idle books, forget it, don't read the West Chamber in the future, I have the original Biography of Yingying, just take a look."

Daiyu refused.

"Look, I don't know how many idle books I read when I was young. Do you think I have gone astray? It's just that I have a righteous heart."

Daiyu was ashamed and annoyed, but also curious, so she followed Lin Mo to read the rare book Biography of Yingying he found.

Although the West Chamber was adapted from Yuan Zhen's book, the ending is quite different.What is told in Yingying's biography is the story of the scholar's first chaos and his abandonment.And Yingying, since she hugged the pillow mat, she also understands that no matter how hard she is to find a lover, she will die alone, but the scholar is on the rise.

Daiyu looked at it, with tears streaming down her face, and bowed her head in silence.

"Don't read idle books in the future." Lin Mo said softly.

Daiyu nodded in agreement.

"Rules are harsh, but they have existed for so long, and there are always reasons and benefits. Children's love is not allowed!" Lin Mo ordered a few more words, and called the mother to come in and pour tea for Daiyu. just left.

Blocking is worse than sparse, this truth, my husband taught him more than ten years ago, let him teach his sister now.