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Chapter 33 Jia Zhu Asks for Help
Because they are both in the south of the Yangtze River, and the two families are related, Lin Ruhai and the Xue family have occasional contacts, so they know that the dumb king of the Xue family has worshiped Bai Tang as his teacher, and forcibly turned a depraved playboy into a promising heir .Lin Ruhai admired Baitang even more, thinking of his youngest son, he decided to give him to be taught by Baitang.With his own son's intelligence, he will definitely be better than Xue Pan.

"Brother Lin, my younger brother's talent and learning are not enough to be a young master's husband." Bai Tang smiled wryly, he hadn't even read the Four Books and Five Classics, how could he teach someone else's son, wouldn't it be a mistake?What's more, the scholarly heir of the Lin family, with Lin Ruhai as a Tanhua father, why bother to find other gentlemen?
"Hehe, virtuous brother, I know that you teach Xue Pan the way of being a man and martial arts, brother, but I also teach children the same way." Lin Ruhai also thought about teaching his son poetry and books, and establishing a tall father's image in front of his son .However, the youngest son has not been strong since he was poisoned, he is as soft and weak as a girl, maybe letting him learn martial arts can make him healthy.

Martial arts are easy to talk about, but the way to be a man?Baitang looks at the sky, what is her way of life?Forget it, when the time comes, "Ideology and Morality" and "Thick Black Studies" will take turns to instill part of Xiao Baozi.

"If the little brother delays, I'm afraid Brother Lin won't let the little brother come to the door again?" Bai Tang joked.

"How could it be! The door of the Lin family is always open for my virtuous brother." Knowing that Baitang had agreed, Lin Ruhai immediately asked his son to kowtow to Baitang.

Brother Lin immediately fell to his knees and kowtowed to Baitang three times in a row. Baitang waited for him to finish kowtowing, then stretched out his arms to hug him.The little bun was much lighter than the previous Xue bun, Baitang felt sorry for him, let him sit on his lap, and talked softly with the little bun.

The little bun nestled in Baitang's warm embrace, smelling the inquisitive aroma of Baitang's body in his nose, the little bun relaxed his tense body, and answered Baitang's questions seriously, his obedient appearance made Baitang fall in love with him No, I really want to snatch the little bun home.

"Master!" Lin Xiaodi called Bai Tang sweetly. In this moment, Bai Tang's strangeness to him had been completely eliminated, and he fell in love with this amiable master.

"Good boy!" Baitang's mood was getting higher and higher as the little bun called out, and she took out a tin frog from the backpack and put it in the little bun's hand through the cover of her wide sleeves.The tin frog can jump after twisting its feet. For Xiao Baozi, who has never seen this kind of toy before, it is extremely novel, and he immediately fell in love with it.Even the adults Lin Ruhai and Jia Min were attracted by the lifelike and moving frogs.

Baitang looked at the tin frog with nostalgia, this kind of toy is rarely sold now, and the one in Xiao Baozi's hand was something she accidentally saw when she was in the commodity market.The tin frog carries the fond memories of Baitang's childhood, her eyes blurred and she recalled her childhood.When she was a child, she didn't have as many colorful toys as today's children, but the excitement every time she gets a toy is something that today's children cannot experience.Because toys are rare, they are especially precious, and because they are precious, they are especially cherished.Tin toys, rubber toys, plastic toys, rag dolls... Baitang owns the most tin toys, and the tin frog is one of them. There are also tin cars, tin firetrucks, helicopters with propellers, spaceships... Later When Transformers entered the country, all of Baitang's tin toys became Transformers that could change shapes.Wooden building blocks were the most popular toy when I was a child. It took a lot of time to build a beautiful house but it was knocked down in an instant. It was really fun.The puppets made of cloth and rubber can be put on the hands to make various funny and cute expressions, and they can also play puppet shows with children.A rag doll that can blink, as long as you pat her, it will cry and laugh...

Childhood memories came to mind one by one, and a smile appeared on the corner of Baitang's mouth.When she came back to her senses, she found that the little girl Daiyu was staring at the little bun and the tin frog enviously.Baitang's smile widened, he beckoned, and called the little girl to him.

"Don't be envious of my younger brother, you also have a gift." Baitang rushed to take out the music box from his sleeve and put it in front of Daiyu.

Daiyu stared at the music box curiously, wondering what the use of this thing was.

Baitang simply opened the lid of the box, turned the clockwork, and wonderful music came out of the box.

The little girl's eyes lit up, and she looked at the music box with love.

Baitang smiled and stuffed the music box into the little girl's arms: "Take it and play!"

"Thank you, Uncle Bai!" The little girl thanked him happily and politely.

Baitang's smile froze, Uncle Bai?This appellation sounds so toothache!
Lin Ruhai looked at the interaction between his daughter, son and Baitang, smiling all over his face. If his wife didn't have time to teach her how to be a housekeeper, Lin Ruhai would also want her daughter to learn some skills from Baitang.

Jia Min stood up with a smile: "I'm going to the kitchen to see how the food is being prepared."

"Sister-in-law, don't bother."

"No trouble! Mr. Bai has accepted the child as his disciple, and he must eat this apprenticeship banquet no matter what." Jia Min's attitude was very attentive. She had the same idea as Lin Ruhai, thinking that for such a capable person as Bai Tang, her son's The body will definitely become stronger.As long as her son is good, she, as a mother, will have no problem currying favor with Bai Tang.

Jia Min took Sister Lin away with her. Kitchen management is also part of the housekeeping course. Sister Lin may not know how to cook, but she must know how to arrange the menu to be reasonable.

"Xiandi..." Lin Ruhai called Bai Tang but didn't know how to proceed. He remembered that the fourth prince had inquired about Bai Tang from him two days ago. His intention to win over was obvious, but someone like Bai Tang would be willing to get involved. In a royal feud?
"Brother Lin, you and my brother, if you have something to say, just say it straight!" Baitang saw Lin Ruhai's embarrassment, thought about it, guessed it was for the Fourth Prince's win-win, and then smiled.Didn't she come to the Lin family this time to get to know the fourth prince through Lin Ruhai?
Facing Baitang's smile, Lin Ruhai regained his composure, and just about to open his mouth, Lin San walked in: "Master, Master Zhu is here to pay a visit."

Lin Ruhai loved and admired Jia Zhu, an excellent nephew, and would think of Jia Zhu when there were good things: "Let him come in, just to meet Brother Baixian."

Turning around, he said to Baitang again: "My dear brother, my nephew is intelligent and capable, you will definitely not hope to make friends with him."

Bai Tang smiled: "Brother Lin, Jia Zhu and I are old acquaintances, I know him very well."

Lin Ruhai was surprised: "Your brother knows my nephew?"

Baitang smiled: "Jia Zhu and I have a friendship between master and apprentice, and I taught Jia Zhu the sword skills on the battlefield!"

Lin Ruhai clapped his hands and laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Pineapple and Pineapple are actually a family."

Thinking of Jia Zhu's transformation, Lin Ruhai suddenly understood the key point, and sincerely thanked him: "My dear brother, please worry about Zhu'er's affairs!"

Bai Tang waved his hand: "Jia Zhu is a good boy, and I am happy to help him. Besides, he is still my apprentice."

While the two were talking, Jia Zhu walked in with a heavy face. Seeing Bai Tang, Jia Zhu was taken aback, walked quickly to Bai Tang and bowed down: "Master, it's great to see you!"

"Greetings to your uncle!" Bai Tang reminded the excited Jia Zhu.

Jia Zhu came to his senses this time and hurriedly apologized to Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said he didn't care: "Zhu'er was too excited to see the master at first, uncle can understand."

Jia Zhu nodded again and again, he hadn't seen his master for a year, and the person who rescued him from the abyss when he was at his worst has become the pillar of his soul.

"Okay, you didn't come to the Lin Mansion to catch up with me, you probably have something embarrassing and you want to ask brother Lin!" Bai Tang reminded Jia Zhu of the purpose of her visit, "If the secret is not enough for outsiders, I can go first avoid."

"No, the disciple can trust the master." Jia Zhu stopped him, "It's just a matter of time to ask the master to give me an idea."

"What happened?" Baitang asked.

Jia Zhu looked around, and Lin Ruhai understood: "Tortoiseshell, take the uncle to find the wife and the girl!"

"Yes!" The eldest servant girl took Lin Xiaodi and left, taking away a group of servants, and the rest of the servants were also driven out by Lin Ruhai.

"Brother Zhen from Ningfu came to me today and said he would help me celebrate. He set up a banquet for my colleagues and especially emphasized that I should invite my grandfather's former subordinates." Part of Jia Zhu's ability to gain a foothold in the army so quickly The reason is because of the connections that Brother Jia Daishan had left in the army.

"Jia Zhen wants to win over the contacts left by her father-in-law?" Lin Ruhai frowned, "Which prince does he probably seek refuge with?"

"I thought so too. But the royal affairs are not something we can participate in. Big brother Zhen is going to pull the two houses into a vortex." After a year of experience on the battlefield, Jia Zhu became more stable, facing the undercurrent in the court. I can also see it, "I have already rejected Big Brother Zhen's proposal, but I am afraid that I will offend the people behind him. If he blames him, I don't know how to deal with it."

Although he was knighted for his military exploits, his foundation was too weak, and the Jia family couldn't support it. If a prince wanted to deal with him, he couldn't resist at all.

Lin Ruhai's eyebrows were knitted tightly, and his expression turned grim. If the prince had a plot against the Jia family, it would be really difficult to guard against it.

"There will be a happy event in Ning's mansion in a while, and I'm worried that big brother Zhen will use this as an excuse to invite people directly to his mansion, bypassing me." Jia Zhu was really annoyed.Uncle respect, don't stay in the temple anymore, come back and take care of your son!
"What happy event?" Lin Ruhai asked, he had just arrived in the capital, so naturally he didn't know anything about Ningguo Mansion.

"Brother Zhen wants to marry Brother Rong!" Jia Zhu replied.

"Which girl?" Baitang was interested, it couldn't be Qin Keqing, right?
"She is the daughter of Qin Bangye, the repairman."

It's really Qin Keqing!

"Ying Shanlang?" Lin Ruhai was surprised, "Jia Zhen is also a third-class general, how could she marry the daughter of a small official as her daughter-in-law? Brother Rong's daughter-in-law is the future clan wife!"

(End of this chapter)