The Eighteenth Century of Xuyang in the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai truly thanked God for sending this young man named Xu Yang to him.He knew in his heart that everything the boy said might be true.

When Lin Ruhai received the first book, he felt as if he was in a trance, and then he woke up after being in a trance for a while; when the young man named Xu Yang talked about his experience, and then presented the other three books in person, he felt as though he was in a dream. He felt as if he had left his soul all of a sudden, as if he had had a big dream, as if he had personally experienced all kinds of things in the next four years from his birth to his death: for a while, there were constant troubles in the officialdom, and for a while, he was missing his daughter I can't see that I gradually become sick from worry and worry. For a while, I received the bad news that my widow sister died of illness and vomited blood and fell ill.In a trance, when I was dying, I heard my daughter weeping softly in front of the bed. I barely opened my eyes, but saw that my daughter, who was clearly in her prime, was so thin that she was almost skinny. Fat but also delicate and cute.I was so distressed that I wanted to touch my daughter's hair, but I couldn't lift my hand anymore.

Lin Ruhai felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier, as if his soul was about to fly away, but after a flash of divine effort, he found the shadow of a candle shaking in front of him. Aunt Meng supported him with an anxious expression on her face, only then did she realize that only a moment had passed, and the past was vividly visible in her eyes It was Nankeyi Meng!When the young man named Xu Yang started begging him incoherently, Lin Ruhai had almost settled down, and began to think about whether he could fully believe what Nan Keyimeng told him about the future, and how to deal with it.

Lin Ruhai is a very organized person. If an official reaches his position, if he is confused, he will not be able to survive at all.Although he was confused in his heart, he acted steadily. He sent three waves of people out, and he asked Aunt Meng to light a few more candles, and prepared to read carefully this set of books that Xu Yang said was written by his daughter in later generations.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the old housekeeper sent someone back to deliver a letter, saying that the doctor Qin was a doctor's parent, and heard that the patient's condition was not good, so he didn't wait until tomorrow, packed his things and rushed to the old man's house.The old butler didn't dare to be negligent, and accompanied him all the way. When he arrived at Zhang's house, he saw that the servants who had gone first had already bought new bedding for the old man, and the house was tidied up enough for people to live in.It's just that Doctor Qin said that Zhang Laozhang is old and has suffered a lot for several years. In fact, his body has been hollowed out long ago, and he can only take care of him slowly. That's all!Now slowly raising it, it is just a waste of time, taking some medicine to make the patient less uncomfortable.The old doctor Qin was getting old, so he went home first, and said that he would come back tomorrow to give Mr. Lin a pulse.

When Lin Ruhai heard the last word, he knew that it was the old butler's own handwriting. He usually disliked the old bookboy who grew up with him as troublesome, but after going through the fright just now, he really felt that he should take care of his health, so he Didn't say much, just told people to bring some money tomorrow.

At this time, I have roughly read the book for a little while. After all, I am old, and the characters in this book are really small.Although Lin Ruhai was very impatient, he already felt his ears were ringing at this moment. After this day, he had been frightened by sorrow and joy several times, and he was indeed too tired.At this time, his state of mind was different from the past again, when he thought of the dream of life and death he had experienced.Then I felt that nothing is more important than good health. Thinking of the haggard appearance of my daughter in the dream, and suddenly thinking of my sister who was going to die in three years in the dream, it also reminded me that my daughter might die young, although I wish I could finish the book immediately , but still asked someone to wash up, put the book away, and did not ask others to touch it, directly placed it next to the pillow, and fell into a deep sleep.

When he woke up early the next morning, Lin Ruhai didn't go to the front yamen at all, but just read at home and entertained guests.The old doctor Qin came as scheduled, frowned and scolded him, scolding him that even if his wife was not around, he shouldn't have ruined his body like this, and said with a smile that fortunately, the family was kind enough to invite him to come.Although Lin Ruhai looks okay, but the maintenance has not been very good in the past few years, he is fine on weekdays, but if he really collapses when he is busy with work, and if he encounters any great sorrow and joy, he will not be able to hold on if he can't keep it. .Fortunately, he was discovered early, and if he lived in his house for two or three months, he would not have to stay up all night and work hard in the future, and if he could be raised for a year or so, he would probably be fine.

Lin Ruhai thanked him again and again with a smile, but his heart was full of turmoil. In his dream, he didn't pay attention to maintenance. At that time, the court had a lot of troubles, and the Yan government made several mistakes one after another. He was exhausted physically and mentally. As soon as you received the news that the widow sister died of illness, you couldn't hold it anymore?One side was terrified but the other side was a little rejoiced.

The old doctor Qin is an old friend of the Lin family, and he knew Lin Ruhai's father well in the past, so he was very rude to him.Even so, he is not a talkative person. He was a little suspicious about asking him to see a poor old man overnight, but he didn't ask too much. After all, there are many taboos in the family of officials. Since he has helped, why bother to provoke others? bother?It saved Lin Ruhai the trouble of explaining.

Another servant came back to report to Lin Ruhai the situation of Mr. Zhang's house.I heard that the old housekeeper sent people to the neighbors to inquire clearly. This old man is a native of Yangzhou. Renting out a few rooms and earning a few money is enough for myself to eat!

This Xu Yang was picked up by him from the lake a month ago. At that time, he was fished out of the lake by a boatman who painted a boat, but he fell there unconscious and dressed strangely. After all, it was only a few boat girls who rescued him, and they supported the boat in the building, how could they dare to take him back?Seeing that he was still alive, I put him on the shore, covered him with a sheet to wipe off the water, and fished out the big box he was carrying and put it next to him.

It happened that Zhang Laozhang passed by, seeing that he was still young, he couldn't help being moved with compassion, regardless of his own age and poverty, he dragged him home with his straps.Who would have thought that this boy would not look like a good person after waking up, he was probably frightened, his mouth was full of nonsense, he tossed nonsense for a long time before he calmed down, he couldn't lift his shoulders or lift his hands, he was half-grown I'm dead, but I still want Mr. Zhang to wash and cook with him.This young man is really not such a ignorant person, and he helped him a lot, but he almost set the kitchen on fire when he was cooking, and he had to boil hot water before doing laundry. If he is not good and quick, he will break out in a cold sweat after walking a few steps, how dare Zhang Laozhang let him go?I also felt sorry for his young age, so I insisted on eating everything that was good for him first, and I went back and forth, and finally the minor illness was completely cured, but I was tired and sick.

I also inquired about this young man named Xu Yang, although he seemed to understand everything, he was really filial to old man Zhang, although he couldn't work, he really tried his best for old man Zhang.Every day he went to the market to write letters for others, but after all, he was born with a face and his business was not good, so he pawned a few things on his body. Afraid that he could not take care of the elderly, he bit the bullet and hired an old lady from the neighborhood to take care of him every day. Come to boil water, cook and wash clothes, while I feed and wash by myself. The old man is sick in bed, and he never dislikes him for carrying excrement and urine every day. Even his own son may not be better than him. .

Lin Ruhai was a little amazed when he heard this.Although this child is innocent, although he is a bit delicate but not arrogant, although he is reckless, he is not lacking in innocence, and when he thinks of what he said "comes from hundreds of years later", he feels a little itchy in his heart: what will he look like in a few hundred years, But not everyone can know!So in fact, what Xu Yang said was right, Lin Ruhai is worthy of being Lin Daiyu's father, when encountering such a strange thing, apart from worrying about his family, what he was curious about was the local customs hundreds of years later.

For five full days, Lin Ruhai read the Dream of the Red Mansions three times seriously, and took home the urgent business in the yamen. Anyway, he invited the former imperial doctor to come over and made it clear that he was sick.I read during the day, and combined the contents of the book at night to recall the experience of Nankeyimeng, carefully calculated the changes in the court in the next few years, and seriously thought about how to change my own destiny.The idea of ​​changing destiny sounds modern, and it doesn't fit in this environment.But it was indeed a reflection of Master Lin's mood at this time.Who knows that I only have four or five years left to live, and that my daughter died aggrieved three years after his death—even if the continuation book is unacceptable, but the life and death of her daughter is probably not fabricated—knowing this With all kinds of terrible futures, it is crazy not to want to change your life.

After thinking about it for a few more days, I finally called Aunt Meng to discuss it—there was really no one else to discuss it with. Aunt Meng had heard half of what was said that day, so it was better to say it than to make her think about it. To be honest, she is a woman, she is thoughtful, she is a bit knowledgeable, and she is not good at foreign affairs, but I am afraid that she does have some ideas about these troubles at home.

The news from Xu Yang's side kept coming in. I'm afraid that the old man is really dying. Xu Yang has been serving him in his clothes these days, and he has to cry behind his back for a few times every day. It is said that he has lost a lot of weight. .Lin Ruhai was grateful to him for sending him the book, and loved his character, plus he had a loving father, so he always let the old housekeeper take care of him.Among other things, at least the dilapidated houses were tidied up enough to live in, and there were also people who did laundry, cooking, cooking and decoction.This is about the upbringing of the Lin family. Even if they are sent to a poor old man's house to help, the servants they send will work diligently and conscientiously. The Lin family has always been simple, and Lin Ruhai is a doctor of Yulantai Temple, so he is more restrained by the servants. Strict, so it's really not like other high-ranking officials' servants who have developed a problem of disliking the poor and loving the rich one by one.

Lin Ruhai was very clear about what was going on in his head, but after all, it was about his own life and the lives of his daughter. According to his thinking, he really didn't want his daughter to stay at Jia's house for another day!If you say how much you hate the mother-in-law's family, it's not necessarily true. The mother-in-law really loves her daughter.As for all kinds of accidents later, the tea is cold when people die, and the blame is only on me for dying early!Lin Ruhai is a real gentleman, not the kind who is full of moral articles, but a genuinely modest gentleman who treats himself strictly and treats others leniently.When he encounters injustice, he often first reflects on whether he is not doing well enough, and then pursues the mistakes of others.So even though I watched Dream of the Red Chamber several times, and complained and blamed my mother-in-law and her family, I really couldn't reach the level of hatred.But, even if she didn't hate her, she still had a lump in her heart, and she really didn't want her daughter to stay there any longer.Wanting to bring my daughter back, but also thinking about her daughter's upbringing, the more I think about the lawsuits, the more upset I become.

But Aunt Meng did not disappoint him. She spent a few days with him, read the book carefully, and asked him how many dreams he remembered. His eyes were red from thinking about it all day. This morning, He suddenly said to Lin Ruhai: "Master, please bring my aunt back!"