I am a man in a dream

"I heard that brother Lin won the first prize in horseback riding and archery. The old lady is very happy." Tanchun came into the room and smiled, "Sister Lin knows." Daiyu said with a smile: "Yesterday my brother sent Yaqi to deliver something. I've heard her say it." Tanchun smiled and said, "I just think that none of our family is rigid, who would have thought Brother Lin would be so competitive." Baochai came in and said, "Who is so competitive?" Tanchun said "Of course it's Brother Lin." Baochai said, "It's hard for Brother Lin to work so hard. He has such ambition at such a young age." Daiyu laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't have ambition. I just hope that the whole family can talk and laugh." What a joy to laugh." Baoyu came in with a fan and said, "Sister Lin's words are the truth. What's the benefit of concentrating on those articles about crawling beetles? A good person is so vulgar. If Brother Lin can talk and laugh with us How nice it is to laugh!" Baochai said, "You're talking nonsense again."

Tanchun asked, "Why didn't brother Lin come for my uncle's birthday?" Daiyu said, "I was supposed to come, but I was just in time for the school assessment, so I didn't have time for subjects, so I asked Qianqing to send a congratulatory gift to Zhenda." My brother paid the gift, and asked my grandmother to give her a home." Baochai said, "Brother Lin is the most polite, if he didn't come, there must be a reason."

Baoyu said: "Tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival, Brother Lin will definitely come." Tanchun said: "Second brother, don't be too happy, the master likes Brother Lin so much, and the Double Ninth Festival will definitely call you to meet the guests. Why are you with us?" Baoyu listened, with a listless expression, very unhappy.It made Tanchun and the others laugh for a while.

As soon as the bell rang in the school, Lin Hongming sat down, and when his master came, he immediately got up to greet him.The master glanced at everyone, his expression was calm, until Lin Hongming smiled a little: "Sit down." After taking his seat, the master said: "The results of the subject examinations a few days ago must have been understood by all students. There are always a few students who don't think Make progress. All schools of thought must abide by the ancient precepts. As the saying goes, a gentleman’s fortune will be cut off for five generations. Moral heirs, more than ten generations, followed by farming and reading, followed by poetry and books, wealth and honor There are only three generations. If you devote yourself to Taixue, the writing and poetry are solid, and you have a deep understanding of the writing and etiquette, and practice the mind, otherwise it will be in vain." Lin Hongming felt that it was reasonable after hearing this, and secretly kept it in his heart.The master continued: "I read the "Shangshu" yesterday. Do you have any high opinions?"The master said: "It is important to read and memorize. Melt in the heart, and the words are transparent." After finishing speaking, the second son of the Dutong family began to talk.After hearing this, the master closed his eyes and said nothing.The master asked other students to speak, except for Tai Shiling and the grandson of Chengyi Bo's family who expressed their opinions, no one spoke.The master took a look at Lin Hongming and didn't say anything. He just assigned an assignment, which everyone wrote and handed in, and then the class ended.At this time, the second son of the Dutong family walked up to Lin Hongming and asked, "Why doesn't Brother Hongming speak?" , Forgot about the riding and archery competition a few days ago, and started talking and laughing with Lin Hongming.

After school, Mr. Yan rushed up and asked: "Brother Hongming, why let him go? His remarks can be brought back with a cart when you go to the street." Lin Hongming smiled and said: "Everything has its own conclusion, and what's the use of arguing, It just adds to the troubles." Third Master Yan refused to accept, "Brother Hongming is too easy! He just felt uncomfortable because Brother Hongming won the first place in riding and archery a few days ago, so he is taking brother's face today." Lin Hongming gave up his seat, handed him tea, and comforted him: "It's just small, it doesn't matter. Face is nothing. Reading and writing books are not for face, but for self-cultivation. If there is good luck in the future, it will relieve the king's worries and benefit the people; if not For good fortune, one should be vigilant, self-encouraging, self-denying and prudent." After hearing this, Third Master Yan admired Lin Hongming more and more, and felt that Lin Hongming is a generous person, worthy of deep friendship.

After lunch, Lin Zhixiao, the housekeeper of Jia's family, came to invite him: "Second master, the old lady told me that tomorrow is the Double Ninth Festival, and we have to climb up to drink chrysanthemum wine, please go back." Lin Hongming said: "I see, you go back and report to the old man Ancestor, I will go back after school in the afternoon, so that my ancestors can relax." "Yes!" Lin Zhixiao was about to go back after hearing this, but Lin Hongming stopped him: "Stop! I have a few things here, you can take them with you In order to give it to my ancestors, two wives, two great grandmas, second grandma and several girls, it will be my Double Ninth Festival gift. The sign has their names written on it, and each of them has one copy. Please take it with you!" Lin Zhixiao Busy answer.Lin Hongming said again: "Aunt Zhao and others also have them, so don't be negligent. You come this time, and you happen to have lunch, so I don't want to keep you here. This is a few taels of silver. You can take it to a bar." Said Ordered Yaqi to give Lin Zhixiao three or five taels of silver.Lin Zhixiao took the money, thanked him, and left happily.Everyone received the gift of the Double Ninth Festival, and they all praised Lin Hongming for his thoughtfulness and ability to handle affairs, even Aunt Zhao and Mrs. Xing had nothing to say.

After the Double Ninth Festival, and just over a month after Lin Hongming returned to school, a news came from Jia's family that Grandma Xiao Rong had died. Lin Hongming heard this, sighed for a while, and said, "My condolences to my elder brother and sister-in-law. Go to the ceremony."

When I came to Ningguo Mansion, I saw everyone lamenting, especially Jia Zhen who seemed to be crying.After sitting down for a cup of tea, Ruizhu, the maid of Grandma Xiaorong, suddenly met and died, and Baozhu cried again and said that she wanted to adopt a adopted daughter.Lin Hongming naturally knew what was going on in the dark, so he couldn't say anything, so he had to follow the salute.On the contrary, Jia Zheng saw Lin Hongming and asked a few words about the study of poetry and books.At that time, Lin Hongming went to see Sister-in-law Zhen, met Li, asked about her condition, said some comforting words, and then went to the front hall to help.And Baoyu recommended Wang Xifeng to take care of Ningguo Mansion to Jia Zhen, and Xue Pan sent another masonry board. Although Lin Hongming saw it, he didn't want to be troublesome, but the old lady couldn't bear to plant the seeds of trouble for Jia's family, so he pulled Jia Zhen away. Stepping aside, he said: "Brother is sad, thinking about the dignity of the Ningguo Mansion, I understand it, but mahogany is available to the prince, if it is used, it will not be beyond the courtesy and distance? It is nothing if the family is prosperous now, if someone uses it in the future Isn’t it a disaster? Elder brother, let’s listen to what my younger brother has to say.” Jia Zhen felt unhappy when she heard this, and wanted to distinguish a few words, Lin Hongming said again: “I know, I shouldn’t say it logically, but I am also for elder brother Thinking about it, it’s okay if the funeral specifications are more luxurious, if the eldest brother uses masonry, wouldn’t he be ignorant of the Tian family?” Jia Zhen gave up after hearing this, and used high-quality fir wood as the coffin.Xue Pan took great pains to lift it over, but Jia Zhen didn't need it anymore. He felt uncomfortable, and when he heard that it was Lin Hongming who had spoken to Jia Zhen, he praised and sarcastically said, "It's because his courage in reading has changed." It’s like a needle’s eye, but what’s the use of a piece of mahogany, it’s just a guest at my uncle’s house for two days, not to mention being lenient, I really think of myself as my master.”

This word reached Lin Hongming's ears. He knew that Xue Pan was just a demon king in the world, and he was unlikely to become a great weapon, so he ignored him and just smiled.But I don't know who passed it on, and when it reached Daiyu's ears, she wept sadly for a moment, and Lin Hongming persuaded him with many good words before giving up.After Jia Zhen passed by, thinking of Lin Hongming's good intentions, she felt very sorry, found out the talkative one, beat forty boards and kicked him out.Besides, that Baochai knew his brother's temperament very well, so he said a few words, Xue Pan said angrily: "My sister is grown up now, and I want to talk about my brother for the sake of my life." Next, Aunt Xue scolded Xue Pan angrily.On the day of the funeral, Lin Hongming followed Jia Zheng and others and rode side by side with Jia Baoyu. The team was mighty and mighty, coming from the north like a mountain of silver.On the road, there are aristocratic families who have intersected with Jia's mansion and set up road sacrifices. The four kings and eight princes are extremely powerful and have unlimited scenery.As they were walking, the news came from the front, and Prince Bei Jing came to sacrifice in person. Everyone hurriedly took off their plain clothes and came to see the ceremony.For a while, the two of them took off their plain clothes and knelt down to worship. The prince of Beijing first looked at Jia Baoyu's jade, praised it a few words, and presented him with precious wagtail incense beads. , the third son of Lord Zhongshun’s family likes elder brother the most, and I like it when I see you today.” Although Lin Hongming only reads books, he also knows a thing or two about government affairs. I often have conflicting opinions. Today, Prince Beijing said this, thinking it was a warning, and wanted to reply: "Hongming is just a humble person. He just relied on his father's pity to study in Taixue for two years. How dare he be arrogant?" , It’s just a kid’s joke.” After hearing this, Prince Beijing laughed and said, “He’s a man of etiquette and understanding. He came here in a hurry and didn’t have anything, so he gave Brother Baoyu a string of wagtail incense beads. I’m still here. There is a ring as a birthday gift from my father, and I gave it to my elder brother today, as a token of my closeness." Seeing that the gift is so expensive, Lin Hongming would not want it, but the prince of Beijing Jing was determined and unwilling to disobey, so he had to thank him for accepting it. Down.

After the funeral, Lin Hongming returned to Taixue, feeling uneasy. Throughout the ages, those who form cliques rarely die well.If the relationship between water and rock is closer, it can be said that it is a child's joke, which is not a big deal, but today the prince of Beijing Jing personally gave a gift, which is also a precious thing, obviously meant to win over.My own appearance has already broken the situation of "Dream of Red Mansions". Lin Ruhai is still in good health, and it is not a problem to live another three to five years. A few days ago, he was promoted to the chief minister of Shanxi, and he can be regarded as the best among the new rich. In Beijing, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng didn't meet each other, their reactions were indifferent, and they didn't show any intimacy at all. Why did they take care of the siblings today?It can be seen that the power of human affection is nothing more than that.That being the case, I am no more than an ant, and I must not become a victim of the struggle between the rich and powerful.For this reason, I had no choice but to call myself sick and study behind closed doors, and be an ignorant gentleman, waiting for three years to come out with a big analogy.From then on, except for necessary matters, Lin Hongming always shut the door to avoid guests, and studied poetry and books hard. Prince Beijing invited him twice.This is a later story and I won't show it for the time being. I don't know what will happen next. Let's listen to the next chapter.