[Red Chamber] I am Lin Daiyu and her uncle

Lin Ruhai on this side was still secretly feeling sad, while Lin Qing on the other side began to brew emotions.

Lin Qing fell to her knees with a thud, then took a few steps forward, hugged Lin Ruhai's legs, raised her head, and shouted tearfully: "Big brother!"

Lin Ruhai was taken aback by his sudden kneeling, and got up quickly after realizing it, trying to pull Lin Qing up.

However, Lin Qing was determined to kneel, no matter how Lin Ruhai pulled him, he couldn't afford it.

But Lin Ruhai couldn't be more anxious. Although he is old enough to be Lin Qing's father, they are also of the same generation after all, how can they afford such a great gift?

Seeing Lin Qing's mournful and weeping expression, he thought it was what he said just now that aroused his sadness.

Hastily said: "Brother, what are you doing? But just now what big brother said was inappropriate and hit your heart? If so, then big brother will apologize to you here, I just beg you not to Kneeling like this, you and I are brothers of the same generation, how can I afford such a great gift?"

However, no matter how well Lin Ruhai tried to persuade him, Lin Qing just couldn't afford it and didn't speak, just hugging Lin Ruhai's thigh and crying loudly.

Those who cry are called heartbroken, whoever hears it is sad, and whoever sees it shed tears.

Lin Ruhai has been in the office for a long time, and now he is nearly half a century old. How can he match the young Lin Qing in terms of energy?

So after a stalemate between the two, it was Lin Ruhai who was defeated first.

Not only did he not pull Lin Qing up, but he also exhausted himself, so tired that he slumped on the chair and let out more breath than he took in.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Lin Qing quickly stopped the tears pouring out, and choked up and shouted again: "Big brother!"

Immediately afterwards, he let go of the hands holding Lin Ruhai, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Kowtowed three times to Lin Ruhai.

"When I came to Gusu from Fangzhou, my eldest brother took care of me in every way, and the food and clothing were all at the level of other brothers. When I said that I wanted to take part in the scientific examination, my eldest brother invited me a famous teacher and taught me carefully. I lost my mother when I was a teenager, and I have been living alone and in a daze. I thought this life would be so wasted, but unexpectedly, I met my big brother!"

As he spoke, he laughed with tears, and started to cry again.

The appearance of crying and laughing is really funny.

Lin Ruhai had already recovered at this moment, and her eyes were clear again. Looking at Lin Qing who was sobbing in front of her, she said calmly: "Then how do you treat?"

When Lin Qing heard this, Gordon couldn't help but groaned in his heart.

Is it because I made too much expression and exaggerated?Why did Lin Ruhai's reaction calm down instead?

Facing Lin Ruhai's probing eyes, Lin Qing gradually felt the invisible oppression again.

Damn!

He forgot that the other party was a young man who had been in the officialdom for many years and had a very high IQ and EQ.

If it was said that he was able to take advantage of Lin Ruhai's shock and control the home court just now, then Lin Ruhai has obviously reacted now, and if he wants to play tricks again, it is tantamount to "playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong", and he is overestimating his power!

Lin Qing rearranged her thoughts quickly, and finally decided to confess and be lenient.

Kowtowing three times to Lin Ruhai respectfully again, he said: "I want to adopt the Lin family and be the younger brother of the big brother."

Lin Ruhai's eyes widened when he heard the words, his eyes were full of disbelief, and he didn't care about losing his composure. He stretched out his hand tremblingly, pointed at Lin Qing who was kneeling in front of him, and was so shocked that he couldn't speak, "You, you, you... "

"You are rebellious!"

Following Lin Ruhai's loud shout, Lin Qing couldn't help but tremble, but still gritted his teeth and persisted.

Make or break it.

Lin Ruhai stood up abruptly, and with her hands behind her back, she paced quickly in the open space behind Lin Qing.

He didn't speak, just buried his head and walked heavily.

Lin Qing was left alone, facing the empty chair, kneeling upright.

Lin Ruhai stopped at half the salary, and said to the kneeling Lin Qing: "Do you know how unfilial it is for you, as a son of man, to adopt yourself to another family without the permission of your parents? What will others say about you when it spreads? Do you still want this fame?"

Lin Qing nodded, "I save it."

"How dare you say such treasonous words!" Lin Ruhai's voice suddenly rose, showing that he was really angry.

"There's a reason why I say that! Brother, please listen to me carefully." Lin Qing also shouted excitedly.

Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing angrily when he saw that this kid was still trying to argue, "Okay! I want to see what sophistry you have to say!"

"The night before the test, I had a dream. In the dream, my old lady was going to pick me up to heaven. I thought to myself, they are all dead, how can I go with them? So I tried every means and refused to agree. During the stalemate, a figure with a head like a ghost, holding an ink fountain in his left hand and a pen in his right, standing on one foot on his head, came from a distance, and beside him was an elderly man with silver hair."

"I was so bluffed by him that I was about to run away, but the old man had a loving face and hurriedly held me back, saying that he would let me be his son. My old lady saw me by the side, and instead of stopping, she even gave me a hand." He pushed me to his side vigorously, saying, "We are a family, if you follow him, you will definitely be named on the gold list in the future, and your ancestors will be honored. At that time, we will also be able to smile."

"Just as I was hesitating, that ghost-like figure touched my forehead with the ink brush in his right hand, and I woke up immediately."

Lin Ruhai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "You can see clearly, is that a vermilion pen?"

Lin Qing nodded, "It's indeed Zhu Bi, that man's left foot is turned backwards, and he is still kicking a bucket."

Lin Ruhai couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard this.

This is no ordinary god, this is Kuixing!

Especially when he heard what Lin Qing said, Kuixing still tapped his forehead, and he was so happy that he didn't know what to do.

He said how this kid improved so fast in a short period of time, and the township examination was like a godsend. It turned out that there was such an adventure as "Kuixing Diandou"!

Could it be true that as his father said in his dream, this child really came to revitalize their Lin family?

"Then how do you think about adoption?" Although Lin Ruhai was still frowning, his tone was obviously relaxed.

"I was wandering in the mansion for the past few days, and I accidentally saw the portrait of the old man in the ancestral hall, and found that he was exactly the same as the old man I saw in my dream. I was terrified when I learned that I was on the list. There is no doubt about it.”

Hearing Lin Qing's explanation, Lin Ruhai immediately let go of the boulder that was pressing on his heart, then heaved a long sigh of relief, relaxed his tense body and leaned back on the chair, looking at the tall and straight young man in front of him, feeling really relieved.

Regardless of whether what the child said was true or false, and even if it was false, it was quite rare to be able to come up with such a reason in a short period of time that people could not find obvious flaws.

The rapidity of reaction, the sensitivity of thinking, the strength of concentration, and even the thickness of the skin are beyond the reach of others.

What's more, he is only sixteen now, if he cultivates well in the future, his future will be limitless...

The more Lin Ruhai thought about it, the more satisfied he felt. He stroked his long beard and watched Lin Qing nodding in satisfaction.

At this moment, Lin Qing still deliberately lowered his head, trying to avoid eye contact with Lin Ruhai, and also tightly pinched the corners of his clothes with both hands, otherwise he was afraid that Lin Ruhai would see his trembling hands.

Be good, only he knows how flustered he is at the moment.

In fact, he started to plan secretly long before the provincial examination. Because he has a system, he basically copied the answers directly during the scientific examination, without any idea, so he finished the answer many days earlier than others.

But in order to make himself seem more gregarious, he waited until people had already handed in the papers one after another before he handed them in.

The days of waiting in the examination room were really difficult, so he began to think about the adoption to divert his attention

In the middle of the township examination, he had to change the examination room, so he accidentally caught a glimpse of the blue-faced and fangsed Kuixing statue in the examination room.

Forgive him for being a modern person who doesn't know Taishan with his eyes. The first time he saw the truth, it was there. After some inquiries in the system, he learned that it was Kuixing.

After learning about a series of allusions about Kuixing, he secretly thought about it and decided to use Kuixing and Tuomeng as an excuse.

But the old man behind is purely made up by him.

Fortunately, with God's blessing, Lin Ruhai didn't continue to question him about the image of the old man, otherwise he really couldn't make it up.

In fact, he was fostered by relatives when he was very young, and he knew early on to use some plausible lies to make his life easier.And he used to like to read some strange novels when he was in school, so he made up an excuse that was probably acceptable.

If people today heard what he said, they would definitely scoff. Do you think I'm stupid?

When you say that you dream of Kuixing, you dream of Kuixing?I also said that I dreamed that the Jade Emperor wanted me to add a yellow robe to rule the world. Wouldn’t I still be a hard-working worker when I woke up?

But let's not say that the ancients were superstitious or not.

There is an essential difference between the panic made up by Lin Qing and the "yellow robe added to the body" example.

That is to say, Lin Qing can perfectly achieve the dream of "Kuixing Diandou" through the system.However, the person who dreamed of the "yellow robe plus body" did not have this "golden finger", so it was just a dream for him.

The difference is that Lin Qing has "cheats", but people with "yellow robes" don't.

So the process is not important, the important thing is to achieve the goal.

With Lin Qing's words as comfort, Lin Ruhai also began to prepare for the adoption.

It stands to reason that in ancient times, this kind of adoption between families was also very common, but now that the adults on both sides of the adoption are not alive, it seems a bit difficult to handle.

Moreover, the Lin family's clan was indeed too scattered, and Lin Ruhai spent a lot of effort in finding Lin Qing.

For this reason, Lin Ruhai specially dug out the genealogy to inquire about the clansmen who were a generation higher than them.

Huangtian paid off, and he really found him.

Coincidentally, just like Lin Ruhai, this tribe has no sons, only daughters.Although the daughter was old enough to marry, she died of illness not long after her marriage.

I don't know what evil the Lin family has done, the daughter's family doesn't live long.

Since Lin Qing's wife is only his child, and Lin Qing will also serve as an official in the court, in order to prevent someone with a heart from making a fuss about this matter in the future, Lin Ruhai paid more attention to it, and made three chapters with Lin Qing, letting him The eldest son must stay in the Lin family in Fangzhou and inherit the ancestral hall in Fangzhou.

After hearing this, Lin Qing agreed, even if Lin Ruhai didn't bring it up, he would still do it in the future.

It is unreasonable to take away the body of the other's son in the first place, and cut off the incense of the other.

Seeing that everything was ready, Lin Ruhai personally chose an auspicious day to carry out the adoption.

Of course, he didn't forget to inform Jia's family and Daiyu who were far away in the capital.

At the end of each year, Lin Ruhai would go to Beijing to report to the emperor on his work. He was in charge of the salt administration, and he was in charge of the emperor's pocketbook, so he would never be sloppy for a moment.

This year, he plans to bring Lin Qing to the capital. Since he has adopted him, he will be Lin Ruhai's younger brother. Let him show his face in front of His Majesty at that time, and he will benefit endlessly in the future.

Beijing.

Daiyu was sulking in the yard at the moment.

Baoyu clearly said that he would come to play with her at noon today, but he was dragged away by Sister Bao on the way.

Seeing that Daiyu didn't say a word, Zijuan just buried her head in her book, and her thoughts were as clear as hers, so she had already guessed a general idea.

Daiyu asked Zicuckoo to wash and wash her, and then went to Jia Mu.

Daiyu, who was waiting, went into the back room. Mother Jia asked Daiyu if she had eaten or had a nap?

Daiyu answered them all.

Jiamu nodded, her expression was no longer as relaxed as usual, but rather dignified.

Daiyu was sensitive, she noticed the difference between Jiamu and the past, maybe it was a telepathy between relatives, Daiyu immediately thought of Lin Ruhai, and thought that something happened to her father?Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a tight heart.

It's just that Jiamu was silent, and Daiyu couldn't ask any questions, so she just waited for Jiamu to open her mouth.

At half the salary, Mother Jia asked the servants to go out.

Only Jiamu and Daiyu were left in the big house.

Mother Jia asked Daiyu to come to her, and Daiyu walked over obediently. Mother Jia took Daiyu's slender hand, put it in her own, and said kindly: "Recently, your father sent a letter, saying that you have adopted a family from Fangzhou. Clan, you will have an uncle in the future."

Daiyu was surprised, thinking she had heard it wrong, she hurriedly said: "But the adoption is under my grandfather's name?"

Mother Jia nodded, "Naturally. That relative is of the same generation as your father, so he was adopted under your grandfather's name."

After hearing this, Daiyu lowered her head, feeling mixed emotions in her heart, both worry and joy.

Jia Mu said again: "Your father said that at the end of this year, he will bring your uncle to Beijing together, and you will be able to see him then."

"I'll see your father soon, are you happy or not?" Jia Mu pinned the hair on the sideburns around Bie Daiyu's ears with her hands, and said lovingly.

When Daiyu heard this, she just lowered her head and said "huh" in a low voice.

The author says:

Because Cao Gong said at the beginning that "Dream of Red Mansions" "has no dynasty to test, no region to test", so it is impossible to use the existing geographical location to judge the location of the city in the text.

But its approximate location can still be guessed through the clues in the text.

[For example, Daiyu mentioned in the third round of Jinfu that "when I arrived in Duzhong, I entered Shenjing". Although the full text does not mention where "Shenjing" is, it can be judged that "Duzhong" here is the capital another name for.But this capital is not the Nanjing in the text. For example, when Jia Baoyu was beaten by Jia Zheng in Chapter 33 of "A Dream of Red Mansions", Jia's mother yelled that she would take Baoyu back to Nanjing. If they were already in Nanjing, there was no need to go back.Later, "Yuanchun Visiting Relatives", looking at the description of the distance and time in it, I feel that the location of Jia's mansion is not far from the imperial palace, so can we think that Jia's mansion is actually in the capital?But not in Nanjing. 】

[Also, in the third chapter "Get up the next day, save Jiamu, because I came to Mrs. Wang, just as Mrs. Wang and Xifeng were reading the letters from Jinling at the same time, and there was Mrs. Wang's brother and sister-in-law. They sent two daughters-in-law here to talk." Here, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng opened the letter from "Jinling", so is it possible to prove that Jia's mansion is not in Jinling? 】

[In fact, it is generally believed that Jinling is not a city, but a province, and it may even refer to something broader.As for the four major families mentioned by Menzi in the "Official Protection Talisman", Jinling's four tyrants, Jia Shi Wang Xue are all among them, it may be considered that Jinling is the original place of the four major families, but Jia Shi Wang Xue's direct descendants are all officials in the capital .

There are some doubts about whether "Gusu" is in Jinling. For example, there is no Lin family in the "Official Protection Talisman", either Jia Yucun has not read the "Official Protection Talisman", or Gusu is not in Jinling at all.

Some people might say that it might be that the Lin family's power and status are not as powerful as those of Jia Shi Wang Xue's four major families, so they are not ranked.Of course, this is also very reasonable, but the author believes that Jia's mother would marry her only daughter to the Lin family during the heyday of the Jia family, and the Lin family must have been good at the time.

At least the author didn't think of the reason why Jia's mother wanted to marry her only daughter. It would be a little bit reluctant to say that the Jia family took a fancy to Lin Ruhai's reputation as a "Tanhua Lang", because although "Tanhua" is rare, it is also seen every year. Yes, for a family as prominent as Jia's, this can only be a bonus item, and there must be more important things to consider.

The most important point is that Jia Yucun heard from his disciples that the "official protection talisman" was in the fourth round, and Lin Ruhai was still alive at that time!And having been in charge of the Jiangnan Salt Administration for several years, the Lin family should be more prominent than when he was young and hadn't married Jia Min, because at that time Lin Ruhai was already well-known in the officialdom, not the Tanhualang who was worthy of entering the official career.

But in this case, the Lin family was still not included in the four major families, but the relatively weak imperial merchant "Xue family" was included in the list. 】

[[In summary, the author believes that it is doubtful whether "Gusu" is in Jinling, but it should be in the Jiangnan area.The Jia family was originally from Jinling, but they lived in the capital, where the story of the Grand View Garden took place.

To put it less rigorously, the capital is not in Jinling, and Nanjing may be in Jinling, but it is not the capital mentioned in the article.

It is somewhat similar to the Southern and Northern Dynasties of the Ming Dynasty. Beijing was the capital, and Nanjing was the capital during Zhu Yuanzhang's period. Since Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, Nanjing is not the capital but still has great significance. There are also six ministries and other agencies. 】】

Disclaimer: This is just the author's personal understanding, just take a look at it casually, it is mainly to pave the way for the follow-up plot.

Just like what I said at the beginning, "There is no dynasty to test, no region or state to test", please don't take it seriously, and don't bring in real place names.And since it is said that this country is "Nanke Country", everyone should just regard it as the author's "Nanke Yimeng", just be happy.

The title of "North to Kyoto" is also because this article deliberately sets the capital in the north of Gusu, rather than the capital in the original "Dream of Red Mansions" must be in the north of Gusu.