Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

This year's drought and flood are uncertain, and no one is cultivating the fertile land. Zhang Tan has already made up his mind that if he sells him, he can get some oil and water from it. , Most of them want to rent the land of the Lin family, so it is better to sell it for benefits. Anyway, the owner may not care about such a few hectares of land when they hear that it is not profitable.

In his opinion, to do what Mr. Lin did, I don't know what they are thinking, not only is there no benefit, but also a lot of postings. This has been the case in recent years. Who knows whether it will be good or bad next year?If it is still not good, the Lin family has kept hundreds of mouths for nothing.

Zhang Tan thought so, but in his heart he was envious of the head of the Lin family's Zhuangzi. As long as what he said was true and the Zhuangzi did encounter difficulties, it was a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster, they would not blame the Zhuangtou. Zhang San was in charge of the three Zhuangzi. They happened to be neighbors to me, one had no crops, one had cut production by half, and the remaining one was the same as last year. After the Lin family sent people to check, without a word, they ordered Zhang San to collect the rent from the third village and distribute it. Come to Zhuangzi in front of you, those who reduce production will be exempted from rent, and next year's harvest will only be increased by [-]%.

There is no other owner in the world like the Lin family. For more than ten years, every tenant is willing to leave.

Zhang Tan compared the Xue family with the Lin family in his heart, not to mention that his descendants were not as good as his family, but his behavior alone was far behind. He was a real compassionate tenant farmer, and he hadn't changed in more than ten years.

In Zhang Tan's hand, there are a dozen or so villages of Xue's family, all of which are fertile and good fields, some left by his ancestors, and some bought in recent years. His family has already made a living with four or five thousand gold. There was a drought in this place, and a bowl-sized hailstorm fell in that place early. Where would he have money for grain and livestock to hand over to Xue's family?After patching things together, it was easy to hand over 4000 taels of silver, which really blackmailed the tenants in other places. Not wanting to still be reprimanded by his superiors, Zhang Tan couldn't help feeling a little disheartened.

Mr. Xue was often ill a few years ago, and it is said that it is getting worse recently. If Xue Pan doesn't make progress, the people under him are already ready to move. They each plan for themselves and gradually deceive their boss in business.So Zhang Tan persuaded Aunt Xue to sell the Zhuangzi's land and make friends with Wang San, which was also a good relationship.

Xue Pan didn't know Chinese characters and didn't care about everything. Baochai was young and a daughter, so she couldn't come forward. Farmed?"

The business is not as good as before, and the rent is not half of what it was in the previous year. Aunt Xue is secretly worried.

Zhang Tan heard the vacillation in Aunt Xue's tone, was overjoyed, and replied respectfully: "If you go back to your wife, all the tenants have escaped seven or eight times, and there are only four or five tenants in that few hectares, and they are all locked up. Now, how do we farm? What's more, other villages are far away, and people who have traveled over mountains and mountains may not be willing to go there."

What is left for the land that no one tills?When Aunt Xue heard this, she was a little moved.

Wrapped in a half-worn silver fox cloak, Baochai sat in Aunt Xue's room and read the accounts. He listened to what was said outside, but felt something was wrong in his heart, and whispered to Aunt Xue: "Our family only buys land and people. When will you listen?" Talking about selling land and people? Mother and father will discuss and discuss it. Anyway, our family has a lot of servants, no matter which village we order the tenants to go to farm, we will be complete."

Baochai’s opinion is different, fertile land is the foundation of a family, although their family’s business is big, but there are unforeseen circumstances, people have misfortunes and fortunes, and it’s uncertain when the business will be difficult, the father is seriously ill, and the elder brother is incompetent In the future, it is better to have a place to retreat and retreat to live in. If you can't do business, it is also very good to go home and farm.Therefore, she persuaded Aunt Xue very much, and advised Aunt Xue to leave the land, spare the tenants, and drive them away with profit, so that next year's rent would be exempted. Naturally, tenants from other villages flocked to say, Perhaps the tenants who escaped before heard the news and knew that their family was benevolent, and they were willing to come back to farm.

Aunt Xue said: "There is no profit for them, so raising them for nothing? Not only did they owe rent, but they even ran away, leaving such a piece of land for outsiders to see. Doesn't it mean that our family treated them harshly?"

Baochai couldn't help sighing. She often followed Aunt Xue to the board of directors, so she knew the reason, and said: "Who told us to be next to the Lin family's Zhuangzi? The Lin family is generous to the tenants, doesn't it mean that we are being harsh? It's not like the Lin family is tax-free. We will reduce the rent for the tenants. We will not get any profit throughout the year, and let the tenants farm for nothing. There is no harvest at all this year. From time to time, we are not cold-hearted people. Make a reunion and gain a good reputation."

Aunt Xue complained: "Ten hectares of land, 400 mu, two seasons a year, in previous years, not counting grain and livestock, it was three or four hundred taels of income. It's easy to say today, two years in a row. What should I do if I follow suit? "Aunt Xue is not a person who has nothing to do, otherwise, when Master Xue is seriously ill, how she manages the house, of course she understands what Baochai said.

Baochai stroked the hand stove in her hand, bowed her head and smiled wryly, and said, "I can't just sell it. Selling the land is a temporary thing, but the harvest from farming is long-term. If you sell the land this year, it will only cost you 4000 taels of silver. Drought and flood are uncertain. I don’t know what will happen next year. The land price may have to drop. What can we do in our house? It’s not enough for my brother’s annual expenses, but if we survive these two years and the weather goes well, we can earn 400 taels a year. , ten hectares of land can be acquired in ten years.”

Baochai had a ledger of her own, and said: "If a family like us sells the land, they may not know what the outside world thinks of our family. It is a small matter to affect business, but a big matter to lose face."

Aunt Xue sighed: "Listen to what you say, I'll ask your father before making a decision."

Baochai nodded and said nothing, but she thought in her heart that it is better to explain to her father how good she is. My father must understand that as long as my father refuses to sell, my mother can't make up her own mind.They sold the land, and it was known from the outside, and they thought that their family's business was not enough money, so it was not easy to sell the land, and it would not be easy to buy at that time. After all, Jinling still has the Jin family eyeing it.

Speaking of the Jin family, Baochai was very worried, she didn't need to go outside to inspect, and knew that the Jin family's business was bigger than theirs, but their family was more respectable than the Jin family, and they received money and food in the household department.

Baochai suddenly remembered that the Lin family was inferior to his own family in dealing with tenant farmers. The reason why the Jin family's business was so successful was because of the protection of the Lin family. All wealthy businessmen and women love to associate with their family. As long as Qingkong says that Mrs. Lin's rouge powder is supplied by their family, and the clothes are also made of silk by their family, or what color and pattern Mrs. Lin likes. The female relatives immediately went to Jin's house to buy.

Baochai closed the account book in front of her, and said worriedly: "This year's business is worse than last year's. Fortunately, the errands of the household department are still taken care of by our family. If this continues, what will happen?"

Aunt Xue said: "Let's focus on the present first, business can't be taken care of in a short while."

Baochai listened and nodded in agreement.

The mother and daughter first went to the room to ask Mr. Xue, after hearing what his wife and daughter had said, Mr. Xue coughed a few times, glared at Aunt Xue, and said: "What Bao girl said makes sense, so I will do what Bao girl said. Don't live up to it, our family has to rely on Bao girl, she has ten times more insight than ordinary people, so we should ask her more about anything."

Aunt Xue knew that her husband loved her daughter more than his son, so she didn't care.

But Baochai said: "Father just persuaded my elder brother to do more, and wandered around outside all day long. How can I do it in the long run? My elder brother doesn't like reading, so it's better to go home to farm and do business. Anyway, our family has old people who farm and do business. You don’t need to work hard on your brother, you should learn something first, lest outsiders bring up your brother and say it’s wrong for you.”

Having said this, Baochai lowered her head, her eyes were reddish.

She often walked around with Aunt Xue. She had been to Zhen's house many times, and other officials also flattered their family. Which of those officials and ladies would not give their family some face?However, Xue Pan did not learn well. Everyone knew that when Cheng Zhifu first came to office, their son had a fight with Xue Pan, and now they often say that Xue Pan is incompetent behind his back, which made her life boring among the daughters of the boudoir.

Master Xue still didn't say anything, Aunt Xue was already protecting Xue Pan and said: "Your brother is still young, when he is older, he will know how to improve."

Baochai said: "My brother is two years older than me. Now I help my mother to settle accounts. Why can't my brother learn? In a family like ours, one should know the world at the age of seven or eight, but my mother still loves my brother."

Master Xue leaned on the pillow, looked at Baochai with satisfaction, and said, "If your brother can win you a point or two, I can rest assured when I go tomorrow. It's just that your brother has already made a decision, and he spends three days studying and doing things." After two days of drying the net, I can't change his temper for a while, and let you worry about some family affairs first."

Baochai hurriedly stepped forward, pulled the brocade blanket for Master Xue, and said, "Father, don't worry, it's what a daughter should do."

Master Xue closed his eyes, opened them after a while, and asked, "Is the Zhuangzi that Zhang Tan mentioned today next to the Zhuangzi of the Lin family?"

Baochai didn't answer, Aunt Xue nodded, and ordered the little girl to burn silver frost charcoal.

Master Xue couldn't help but said: "The Lin family really deserves their reputation. More than ten years ago, when the Lin family treated the tenants in the farm like this, I secretly laughed at their family for the sake of fame and disregarded their interests. Now, it seems that the Lin family is the smart people. These years, They reduced or exempted the land rent several times, not only did they not lose money, but they still made a lot of money, and they got a good reputation."

Baochai didn't think so, the land of the Lin family was all under Lin Ruhai's name, and they were all tax-free, but his own family had to pay taxes, so he comforted Mr. Xue, "It's not that our family can't, it's just that we don't care about it. Father doesn't have to envy them."

Master Xue nodded and asked, "What news is there in the capital?"

Baochai paused, and said: "There is no news worthy of my father's knowledge. Anyway, it is the same as in previous years. This summer, the sage is escaping the summer heat, and His Highness the Crown Prince is in charge of the capital. We can do nothing else, but I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince wants to find a piece of land." Good board, our wood shop got a pair by chance, it was mahogany from Tiewang Mountain in Huanghai. Its sound is like gold and jade, and it is said that it will not be broken for ten thousand years after being made into a coffin."

Master Xue was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier? I should send it to the capital myself."

Baochai said with a smile: "Father, let's take care of your body first. Your Highness is in his prime. What's the rush? When Father is ready, he will personally deliver the mahogany tree to His Highness. Will His Highness treat our family differently?"

Mr. Xue said: "You say it is very true. Only when I am well-raised can I go to Beijing."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue hurriedly ordered someone to bring the prepared medicine.

After taking the medicine, Master Xue gradually regained his energy, and said to Aunt Xue: "Go out and tell Zhang Tan about the affairs of the Zhuangzi outside. There is no reason for our family to sell land. Bao girl stay and learn something from me."

Aunt Xue said: "Master, at least take care of it. We girls all rely on him."

Master Xue waited for Aunt Xue to leave, and Fang said to Baochai, "How is your homework?"

When Baochai heard the question, she quickly answered in detail, but what she said was the Four Books for Women, etc., who were governors from several virtuous women in the previous dynasty. Master Xue was very satisfied with what he heard, and said: "Do you know that what happened earlier is wrong? "

Hearing this at first, Baochai couldn't help but blushed, stood up, and said solemnly: "Father, don't worry, my daughter already knows her mistake, and she will never peek at those pornographic songs again. What my daughter is watching now is all about I have learned a lot of rules from the female biography of Xian Yuanji, just like what my father said, girls should be chastity-oriented.”

The Xue family is also a home of calligraphy and calligraphy. Baochai's grandfather loves reading and has a huge collection of books at home. Xue Pan doesn't like going to school and never enters the study room. However, Baochai is very smart and can read countless words. ,widely read.She has an excellent memory, and she can almost recite many books backwards. Seeing this, Master Xue ordered her to go in and out of the study without restraint.A few days ago, Baochai went into the study alone, might as well turn to the books such as The Peony Pavilion and the West Chamber, in his eyes, it looks like gold and jade, the true words leave fragrance, everywhere is moved, Baochai couldn't put it down, so she quietly hid on the top of the bed, leisurely Peeping from time to time.

So, it didn't matter at all, but one day Master Xue was in better health, and he went to check in his daughter's room. When Baochai was happy to see it, he heard his father's arrival, so he panicked and put it in the books on the case, and dealt with it indiscriminately.Unexpectedly, Master Xue was tired for a while, so he sat in front of the case, flipped through Baochai's homework, and found miscellaneous books hidden in it, and immediately became furious.He loved Baochai so much, he couldn't hold back at this time, beat and scolded him, lit a brazier and burned all these miscellaneous books to rest assured.

Baochai was pampered and spoiled since she was a child, so why did she experience such suffering?It took half a month to recover, and seeing that his father's condition was getting worse, he felt ashamed and regretful, and he didn't mention it before serving the bed every day.

Master Xue sighed, and said: "Your brother is like this, how can I rest assured? I can only count on you, you have to remember these rules, the daughter of our family should be more calm, and you must not learn it Cui Ying and others have changed their temperament and lost their duty, making others laugh at our family for not being able to teach their daughter. Do you have that golden lock with you?"

Baochai stretched out her hand to touch the neckline, and said, "Father, don't worry, he hasn't left you all this time."

Master Xue said: "Just take it with you. I know you don't like heavy makeup, but this golden lock is an auspicious word given by the monk. You must never leave it. The monk has great powers. You eat the prescription that matches it." Medicine, isn’t it better? Especially the package of medicine primers, where can I get it in the world? Only gods can prescribe such a strange medicine.”

Baochai thought that the Lengxiang pills he was taking were very complicated, and he was very lucky. After he got the monk's prescription, he got it for a year or two.Since taking Lengxiang pills, the cough is not as severe as before, and there is also a faint fragrance on the body, which is very intoxicating.

Master Xue was very satisfied when he saw that Baochai was sensible and sensible, and he was even more happy to see that Baochai was already showing the charm of a beauty even though he was young. When Nian Baochai grows up, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will also be enthroned, and it is imperative to select a wide range of concubines and maids. Maybe her fate should be here.

Baochai did not know why, and said: "Daughter, this is heat poison brought from the womb. In the past, I did not know how many doctors and medicines I took, but there was no effect. Now I am sick, and I take Lengxiang pills once or twice. It'll be fine in no time."

Master Xue smiled and said nothing, it was remarkable for their daughter to be so favored.

He thought of the mahogany that he got in the carpenter's shop, and couldn't restrain himself. He felt better the next day, so he ordered someone to bring it up for him to see. Sure enough, as Baochai said, there is no better wood in the world. up.It is imminent to please the prince, Master Xue has never had a good year, and he has been recuperating for more than a month, the glaciers have just melted, and the green willows are spinning, so he rushed to Beijing.

When Aunt Xue and Baochai saw that he insisted on going there in person, they had to be busy for a while, packing their luggage, preparing medicinal materials, and arranging gifts for various families in the capital.

As soon as Master Xue left, Xue Pan was left unattended, and wandered around Jinling like a child, eating wine and watching theatres.

But that day Zhang Tan listened to Aunt Xue and Baochai's mother and daughter outside the window, and vaguely heard a few words, and his heart moved. How can the housekeeper settle accounts and be a human being, but unfortunately she is a daughter and cannot be the master of the house.

Since the Xue family was unwilling to sell the land and had an idea again, Zhang Tan had no choice but to apologize to Wang San, arrange for the four or five tenants detained earlier to go back, and then went to other villages to tell the kindness of the owner, and heard that one year's rent would be exempted. Immediately, thirty or fifty households are willing to rent land to cultivate, and in this way, ten hectares of land will be wiped out.

Wang San secretly regretted that the ten hectares of land were really fertile. I heard that the Xue family got it from someone else. He was interested in it a long time ago.

He is in charge of the three farms of the Lin family. He knows that the Lin family turns surplus money into fertile land every year. He said that if he raises the land for one winter, he will be able to plant it again next year. After he mentioned it to Zhang Tan that day, it was fortunate that he didn't report it to Lin Ruhai and Jia Min.

Although the Lin family did not buy the Xue family's land, due to natural disasters everywhere, land sellers abound. Not only the Xue family, Lin Ruhai ordered the housekeeper to take out all the income from this year, and bought three Zhuangzi in total, about a dozen He took another 1 taels of land to go to Gusu, bought about [-] hectares of sacrificial land, and leased it to tenants for cultivation.

Doing the math, every year they buy some sacrificial land, which brings in a lot of income, but the Lin family has few people. Apart from repairing the ancestral temple and supporting the elders, they don't use much at all.After more than ten years of Lin Ruhai's subtle influence, the few children in the clan are quite ambitious. With Lin Ruhai's support, they are all studying hard in the academy now, and no one has the idea of ​​​​sacrificing the land.

Lin Rui and Yu Jiafang returned to Yangzhou in February. When the family met, they had countless things to say.

At the same time, Master Xue went to Beijing and passed them on the waterway.

The Lin family and the Xue family had no relationship. Jia Min didn't like the Xue family recently. Naturally, no one cared. He just asked his son to ask questions, and said distressedly: "It's darker, but also thinner."

Lin Rui smiled and said, "It's because I've grown taller, so I look thinner. It's windy and snowy in the capital, and the sun is also hot, so it's dark."

Daiyu was already five years old. Hearing this, she looked at Lin Rui with a pursed smile, and said, "The soil and water in the south of the Yangtze River are good, and my brother will stay at home for a few days. I guarantee that tomorrow will be the same as before, but don't learn from others. Put on the paint well." After finishing speaking, she also told Yu Heng that she hated the young masters who put on paint and paint the most.

The world considers beauty to be painted and painted, but Daiyu doesn't like it from the bottom of her heart. It's better to be her own brother. It doesn't have to be like this, she is also a hero.

This time they left the capital before the Chinese New Year, the water was frozen and it was difficult to walk, Old Madam Yu was old and had to wait for some time, otherwise they would have returned as early as last month, after hearing Daiyu's words and seeing her again She is very delicate, and she couldn't help but smile and said: "I haven't seen you for more than a year, Yu'er is more eloquent, don't you see that many people can't do it? That's right, our rouge powder in Yangzhou is famous all over the world, did someone ask you for it? "

She was joking, but she didn't think of Daiyu, but she nodded and said: "The Jin family sent over the best rouge powder, I don't need it, I plan to give it to you sisters, it happened that their brothers knew about it, and Tete came to ask for it." .”

Mrs. Yu said: "Could it be that their family can't even afford makeup?"

Jia Min smiled at the side, but it was just that each family wanted to establish a good relationship with their family, so they used this to connect with each other. The sons of each family were born noble, so they were naturally very picky, and they all used the best.Daiyu is young, apart from using some balm, Jia Min never let her use other rouge powder, so as not to stain her natural color, even she herself, at this age, her son is already in his teens, so she doesn't need rouge Fragrance powder, so every time the Jin family sends it, either as a gift, or as a gift to a girl.The Jin family is filial to them, and they all pick the best ones and send them to them. The young ladies and young masters of each family use them occasionally, so they are naturally happy.

Mrs. Yu also understood this truth, but she deliberately looked surprised when she was joking with Daiyu.

Daiyu sighed, and said: "That's right, our family doesn't sell rouge and face powder, next time I will meet with the wives and grandmas of each family, and ask them to allocate two taels of silver to the older brothers and sisters." , just buy the Jin family rouge pollen, that's enough."

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Yu Heng said to Daiyu: "Brother Lin and I don't use rouge powder, sister don't worry."

Daiyu walked over, raised her face for a closer look, showed a trace of satisfaction on her face, nodded and smiled and said: "It's better to be my brother, their family is disgusting, it's fine to paint and paint, I just don't like reading, even I It’s nothing compared to me, I’ve finished reading the Four Books before they read the Book of Songs. My brothers have been away from home for so long, I really miss my brother.”

What she said made Lin Rui and Yu Heng feel very happy.

Lin Ruiqi said: "I have only been away from home for more than a year, and you have finished reading the Four Books? How can you be better than me? I have not finished reading the Four Books at your age. gone."

Daiyu was very proud, and said: "Daddy said that I am smarter than my elder brothers and younger brothers."

The grandmother of the Yu family was very surprised when she heard this. They never thought that the book that Lin Ruhai enlightened Daiyu was not a collection of women's biographies, but the Four Books and Five Classics. The old lady Yu couldn't help asking Jia Min: "How old is she? You just taught her to read the Four Books? Let’s not talk about Rui’er, it’s our family’s Heng’er who only finished reading the Four Books at the age of six.”

Jia Min smiled and said: "She was enlightened at the age of two or three, she studied four books at the age of four, and finished reading in less than a year. I was surprised when I saw her, let alone the old lady. It is our master who decides, and treats Yu'er like two sons. No two, what Rui'er and Zhi'er can learn, Yu'er can learn the same. She is said to be very clever and intelligent, and she is said to have the talent of singing Xu's talent and the quality of easy security. Now she is thinking of hiring a husband for Yu'er. At home, let him go to school seriously."

Daiyu has learned more in this life than in her previous life. When Lin Ruhai taught her personally, she realized why Daiyu was the most talented person. Her aptitude surpassed that of Lin Rui. Went to the letter.

Lin Ruhai knew the news of Jia Yucun's dismissal. In a month's time, Jia Yucun would swim to Yangzhou and get sick at the hotel. Then he heard that he wanted to find a husband for his daughter, so he asked a friend to find him.Lin Ruhai didn't like Jia Yucun's conduct, so he didn't intend to invite him, not to mention that he had made an agreement with Mr. Fang back then, so he wrote to him.

Mr. Fang had already calculated that Daiyu should go to school this year, and had already resigned from the academy. After receiving Lin Ruhai's letter, he set off immediately.

Lin Rui and Yu Heng returned to Yangzhou, and went to Gusu not long after staying there to continue their studies. If Lin Rui takes the exam, he must be in Gusu. Daiyu went to school alone.

Lin Zhi is the youngest and the most mischievous. Although he was started at the age of three, he has only read one or two elementary school books and can read a few words. Lin Ruhai plans to let him go to school in two years.Unexpectedly, Lin Zhi was always studied by Daiyu since he was a child. He didn't see Daiyu for a day, so he looked for her everywhere.

Seeing this, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min tried to coax him to leave, but he still refused, and if they carried him away, they would immediately cry endlessly.

Daiyu couldn't bear to blame her younger brother, thought for a while, and said to Lin Zhi: "You go to school with me, don't talk nonsense, don't cry, and don't disturb my class, otherwise, don't follow me."

Lin Zhi grabbed Daiyu's sleeve and nodded abruptly, his parents and brothers had their own busy schedules, and my sister was the one who hurt the most, he and my sister.

Looking at Lin Zhi's dark eyes, and staring at herself, Daiyu said to Lin Ruhai again: "Let my younger brother come with me, anyway, I don't usually do much homework, and my younger brother is very lazy. If he can read a few words, it would be good for him to be educated by his master, maybe he will be enlightened tomorrow, and he will be better at school than me.”

Lin Ruhai asked Mr. Fang, Mr. Fang was old and wanted to have a leisurely time, so he didn't care about it, so he had the right to take care of his grandson.

Therefore, when Daiyu was in class, besides the two accompanying maids, Lin Zhi was bound to sit on the chair at her feet. .

Daiyu had already learned the Four Books from Lin Ruhai, so Mr. Fang started teaching the Five Classics, and within a few days, he marveled at his talent, and said to Lin Ruhai: "It's strange that you let sister Hui go to school like this, and you learn the Four Books and the Five Classics. The number of people I have seen on a daily basis, including Brother Rui, are all inferior to her, maybe in the future Yi An will indeed be alive."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "I also see her aptitude as such. From now on, Mr. Trouble will just treat her as a male teacher."

After hearing this, Mr. Fang nodded and said, "Don't worry."

After finishing speaking, he laughed again: "It's a pity that it's a girl. If it's a boy, in the future, if he takes the imperial examination, he will definitely be better than blue, so that there will be a third champion in the family."

Coincidentally, Lin Zhi came to find Daiyu, and upon hearing this, he suddenly ran over and said, "I can also take the number one examination!"

Immediately, he felt that something was wrong, and asked suspiciously: "Daddy is the number one scholar, and my sister is the number one scholar. Who is the second number one scholar?"

When Mr. Fang taught Daiyu, Lin Zhi was very well-behaved, and Mr. Fang liked it very much. He smiled and said, "The second champion is your brother. However, your sister can't take the exam. The third champion has to be let you go." Passed the exam. You remember to study well with your sister, other people’s family has a double Jinshi and three Imperial Academy, and your family has a triple champion.”

Lin Zhi patted his chest and nodded vigorously.

Lin Ruhai shook his head and smiled, and said, "Sir, why tell him so, but let him go out and talk nonsense? He is young, and he hasn't finished his elementary studies. How can he know that the imperial examination is hard? Know what the number one scholar is? I was just lucky to be named the first There are so many students in the world, and there are only a few hundred people who have been awarded scholars in three years, and he may not have a place among them."

Mr. Fang said: "Your Excellency is too humble, I think it might not be possible."

Afterwards, Mr. Fang taught Daiyu to pay more attention. Because Lin Zhi was also very talented, he had to teach Lin Zhi when Daiyu was doing homework.

Lin Ruhai settled his mind, so he only cared about his official duties.

This day I was meeting with friends, but one of them said: "I heard earlier that your lord wants to hire a teacher, but now you can get it?"

Lin Ruhai saw that it was the person who recommended Jia Yucun to him in his previous life, so he said with a smile: "At the beginning of the year, I invited you here. He used to teach the dog, and now he is sitting at home. My daughter respects him very much."

Hearing this, the man couldn't help sighing, and said: "I originally said that there is also an excellent candidate. He has passed the Jinshi and served as an official. He is really good at learning. He came here recently and fell ill in a hotel. It’s not good, please ask me to introduce him, it’s better to go back to the hometown, I never thought that my lord’s family invited Mr. Good.”

Lin Ruhai said: "It's really a coincidence. It would be better if I said it earlier. However, there are many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the south of the Yangtze River. With the strength of a brother, the poor family may not be the only one to choose."

The man nodded and said: "My lord is very right, I will introduce him to another family."

Not everyone has the ability to invite Jinshi to sit in the hall. Leaving aside the Lin family, many people are willing to spend a lot of money to hire Jia Yucun to teach their sons.However, after all, Jia Yucun had passed the Jinshi examination and was an official. He was inevitably arrogant.

At the beginning, he treated Jia Yucun kindly. Jia Yucun originally came to the Lin family with nothing to be Daiyu's husband, but within a year, he bought two book boys to serve him. I actually saw the wrong person.

Lin Ruhai didn't invite Jia Yucun in this life, and Jia Yucun himself looked down on other people's families. After several twists and turns, he went to Zhen's family to teach Zhen Baoyu. He heard that this son was exactly the same as Jia Baoyu in appearance, behavior, and temperament. At first, Jia Yucun thought he was too naughty. He was afraid that his grandmother would dote on him, and he would offend them if he taught them improperly, so he didn't go. Now that he can't find a good employer, he has to go.

After Jia Yucun left, Lin Ruhai put the matter aside and did not mention it, without his own help. With Jia Yucun's ability, he must be able to get the help of the Zhen family. If so, he can still recover.

Lin Ruhai suddenly received a letter from Guo Fuxian, which said that shortly after Lin Rui left, at the beginning of this year, he somehow got the order to get back up, and he immediately became a fourth-rank waiter and walked around in front of the imperial court.Surprised, Lin Ruhai read the letter carefully and found out that the Ninth Prince is now highly relied upon by His Highness the Crown Prince. Emperor Xuankang saw their brothers and brothers respectful, so he inevitably loved his house and gave him some errands. The Ninth Prince took the opportunity to recommend Guo Fuxian to Emperor Xuankang , He also said that Lin Rui had studied with him in recent years, which shows his ability.

Emperor Xuankang cherished talents, and Lin Rui attended classes with Guo Fuxian. Emperor Xuankang sent someone to inquire about it, and he also knew that Guo Fuxian was dismissed from office. As an excuse, he ordered him to serve as a bachelor.

Lin Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief, and said to himself: "It's not in vain that I specially asked Rui'er to study with you, at least the sage noticed."

Lin Ruhai originally planned that Lin Rui would go to Beijing to attend classes with Guo Fuxian, firstly, to avoid Niu Jizong's troubles with him, and secondly, to let him get the attention of his superiors. He is the number one scholar, and he is willing to let his son study with Guo Fuxian, which shows Guo Fuxian's character How to admire oneself for talent and learning must be eye-catching, and it is easy to recover.

Daiyu came over to show Lin Ruhai the homework that Mr. Fang had reviewed. Hearing what Lin Ruhai said, she wondered, "What did daddy say?"

Lin Ruhai came back to his senses, put down the letter, beckoned Daiyu to come over, looked at Lin Zhi who was following him and was also holding his homework, smiled, took them to the case for a closer look, and said in his mouth: "I didn't say anything. .”

Daiyu said: "I clearly heard Daddy say that saints pay attention."

Lin Zhi nodded at the side, and agreed: "Saint! I heard it too, Daddy, don't coax your sister."

Seeing their siblings singing together, Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing, and said, "You guys are so clever, you can hear it so clearly. It's because one of my father's best friends has been reused by a sage, so I'm happy for him."

Daiyu never cared about these things, so she listened and didn't ask any more questions. If she didn't ask, Lin Zhi naturally wouldn't open her mouth.

When Jia Min heard that Guo Fuxian had recovered, he was also happy for him. Guo Fuxian was Lin Ruhai's good friend. He walked around in front of the imperial court, so he must know some troubles, and he could not tell his family.She calculated in her heart that Su Li, Gu Yue, and Guo Fuxian were all important people of Emperor Xuankang, and the first two served as errands in the East Palace. Even if the crown prince ascended the throne in the future, their family would have no worries.

Unexpectedly, news of Master Xue's death followed.

Lin Ruhai blurted out and said, "Master Xue's family has passed away?" Isn't that the father of Xue Baochai and Xue Pan?

Jia Min nodded and said: "Anyway, Master Xue and Second Brother are brother-in-law, Master Xue is dead, we have to send someone over there, otherwise we can't justify it."

Lin Ruhai figured it out, yes, how could he have forgotten that Master Xue died this year.

It was July at that time, and Master Xue had just returned to Jinling from the capital. He was very tired from running back and forth, but he had already seen the congratulatory letter for His Royal Highness, explaining the benefits of masonry, and the congratulatory letter was indeed satisfied for His Royal Highness. He ordered him to temporarily store the mahogany wood in the wood shop of Xue's family, and then send someone to pick it up after reporting to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Mr. Xue had no job and was unable to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He also saw that the congratulatory letter had no intention of introducing him. It can be regarded as powerful and powerful. I am not afraid that His Royal Highness will reject the door. I never thought that someone would suddenly report that a batch of goods had sunk in a storm. He was so anxious that he didn't care about the mast, so he rushed back to Jinling day and night.

After taking care of this matter with great difficulty, Master Xue couldn't hold on any longer, and within two days, he was gone.

After the Lin family got the news, they sent people to Xue's house to express their condolences, and at the same time inquired about the details. After learning the ins and outs, Lin Ruhai sighed secretly. Forget about Xue Pan. From now on, Jinling's business will only be dominated by Jinfeng's family.

Sure enough, when the Xue family was busy with the funeral, the Jin family took the opportunity to expand a lot of business.Master Xue is dead, Xue Pan is young, the Xue family has a total of eight rooms, which one is not eyeing the eldest room, and the shopkeeper below is also hiding the truth, making Aunt Xue anxious, but fortunately Wang Ziteng sent someone to help after hearing the news, and With the Zhen family in charge, Master Xue Er and Master Xue have a deep brotherhood, and they worked hard to keep the business of the Changfang lineage. However, after this disaster, the business of the Xue family is not as good as before.