Warriors in the Red Chamber

"It is said that the Sui Dynasty was destroyed by this river, and it has been relying on Tongbo for thousands of miles. If there is no water palace and dragon boats, there will not be much meritorious service." This is the poet Pi Rixiu's opinion on the Grand Canal that led to the demise of the Sui Dynasty. It is undeniable that this vast canal has prospered the south of the Yangtze River.

Looking at the continuous flow of boats on the canal, a man in Tsing Yi stood on the bow and said with a sigh: "Qin died but left the Great Wall to defend against foreigners, and Emperor Sui Yang was arrogant and complacent so that Sui Dynasty lost his merits because of the river." Comment, don’t you always think you are very insightful, why don’t you say a word now? Express your opinion.”

The first sentence is an exclamation, but the latter sentence is aimed at a child next to him. The child looks less than ten years old, but he is extremely serious. Hearing the words, he just said indifferently: "Uncle, did I offend you? Others listened to it, I still don't want those Confucian scholars to criticize endlessly, you still want to watch the fun."

The uncle smiled and pinched his nephew's face and said with a smile, "I'm giving you a chance to express yourself."

The child sneered and said, "Uncle, give up, I'm not interested in Congwen, you don't have to kidnap me anymore."

The man sighed helplessly when he heard the words, and said: "You really don't change your mind. What's the point of this sword-wielding man? If you're not interested in taking part in the imperial examination, it's not bad to go all over the world like this with my uncle!"

The child was not moved at all but laughed and said: "Uncle, you are so chic, why did you run out of the capital like fleeing for your life, if you have the ability, go back and tell grandma this."

The man was blocked by his nephew's words, but he didn't dare to say anything when he mentioned his mother. He just pinched the child's face and said: "It's not cute, be careful no one will like it."

The child is very contemptuous of the shameless behavior of his parents and elders, but the situation is stronger than others. Even though he has practiced martial arts since childhood, he is still young and can't compare with his brother-in-law. Now he can only do his best to save himself.

When the nephew and uncle were tossing each other, and the servants on the side were worried and did not dare to intervene, the boat suddenly swayed, and the two were caught off guard and almost fell down.

The man grabbed his nephew and ordered his servants to check what was going on with a displeased expression.Although he has always kept a low profile and never used those luxurious big boats, but this boat is not small, how could it shake so violently all of a sudden, especially now that the weather is calm.

The servants soon came to report that it turned out that a boat was in a hurry and almost hit his own boat without paying attention. Although he didn't hit it in the end, it still rubbed a little, which made the boat bump.

The man raised his eyebrows, who is this, and asked in such a reckless manner: "Which family, have you apologized?" The servant who reported the report said angrily: "Second Master, I don't know how arrogant he is, he is obviously Their boat hit us, but the villain would scold us instead of suing us, it’s really annoying.”

The child was watching from the sidelines, but now he couldn't help but ask: "Which family is so overbearing?" The servant replied: "Responding to Master Biao, they claim to be servants of the Rongguo Mansion in Beijing, because the second master won't let them We expose our identities, otherwise they will not be arrogant."

The child raised his eyebrows, it turned out to be that family, but this family is going to Yangzhou, isn't it?

Looking at his uncle, the child grinned and said, "Uncle!" The man said with a look on his face, "It's not good if you call me so well. Tell me, what do you want to know?"

Seeing that his brother-in-law was not fooled, the boy was not annoyed but just smiled and said, "I am so sad that my brother-in-law is like this, I have always been the most polite."

The man gave his nephew an annoyed look, knowing that this was a lie, that is to say, the wives in the inner house would believe it.As for his brothers, none of them dared to offend him.

But this has nothing to do with me, it's rare to have such an interesting nephew, but it's much better than those silly ones, so I didn't get annoyed and just said: "Tell me, what do you want to know?"

The corner of the boy's mouth raised lightly and said, "Didn't this just meet someone from the Jia family? The Jia family's ancestral home is in Jinling. Why are they rushing to Yangzhou in such a hurry? You might as well teach me."

The man patted the boy's head and said: "I don't know when you started to care about this family's affairs. Anyway, I just want to take you to visit a good friend when I go to Yangzhou. It's okay to talk to you first."

The boy took a step back to avoid his uncle's clutches and waited to hear. The man just sneered and continued: "Although the Jia family's ancestral home is in Jinling, there is an aunt who married Lin Hai, the current inspector of salt and censor. This trip to Yangzhou should be For Lin Jiashi."

The boy rolled his eyes and said, "So my uncle is very familiar with this Master Lin?"

The man glanced at his nephew, sighed unexpectedly, sat down and said, "We've known each other since we were young, so we're considered close friends."

In this way, the boy is even more curious. Since we are close friends, why are we like this? The man probably saw his nephew's question, and the man motioned the boy to sit down and said, "Brother Ru Hai and I haven't seen each other for more than ten years. Although his ancestral home is in Gusu, he grew up in Beijing. Ruhai's father was a former servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he has little talent and reputation, and he has always been the leader among our peers."

The boy always knew how conceited his uncle was, and it was rare to hear such praise from others. The boy became more and more curious about Lin Hai, and asked, "Is he really so powerful?"

The man said with a smile: "Don't think of him as an ordinary rotten scholar. Don't say anything else. After his mother's funeral and filial piety, he returned to work directly in Jiangnan. It's something ordinary people can do."

The boy made a gesture and sighed: "It's a pity for Mr. Lin to say that."

The man tapped his nephew on the head and said, "What's the pity?"

The boy said: "Since my brother-in-law said that this man is so talented, it's a pity that he was sent out to be an official. It's always been a non-Han Lin not to join the cabinet. Although this Lord Lin's official position is not low, it's just a pity that he can't join the cabinet. "

The man was amused and said, "Why do I still think you are? Outside."

The boy narrowed his eyes and finally asked the most important point, "In this case, why didn't he return to the capital at the beginning? According to what my uncle said, he should be given holy favor, and the Jia family planned for him. In the beginning, he should be in the south of the Yangtze River." The official position is not high, why didn't you get up and return to Beijing?"

Hearing what the nephew said, the man paused and said: "I don't know about that." But he said indifferently: "Why do you care so much, how about it, let me meet if you are interested."

The boy smiled and said, "Naturally, we should visit him once or twice. It would be even better if Mr. Lin has a beautiful younger sister."

The man looked at his nephew in surprise, why didn't he know that he was actually a little pervert.Thinking that if my mother found out, she wouldn't think that she had spoiled her, and hurriedly reprimanded: "This is what your son said, if you talk nonsense, I won't tell your father when I go back."

The boy admitted his mistake with a smile, without explaining.

In the city of Yangzhou, Lin Hai, who had hurried back, hadn't had a good rest when he heard his servants report that the Jia family had arrived.Although he was displeased with Jia's behavior, he didn't want to be rude and had to see him.Unexpectedly, it was fine for the Jia family to come late, but only a few servants came, and none of the masters of the family came.

Lin Hai was really annoyed when he heard the servant's report.Lin Cheng waited for the news, saw his master's gloomy face and asked tentatively: "Master, do you see?"

Lin Haiping took a deep breath and said: "Put them down, just say that we have just returned to the boat and car, and we will see you another day."

This is to leave people alone. Lin Cheng nodded to express his understanding. The Jia family looked down on him so much, which also made the housekeeper very angry. It was difficult for the servants to say anything. Now that the master has spoken, he naturally knows what to do .

Lin Hai didn't want to see the Jia family's troubles, so he went directly to the inner courtyard to see his daughter.Daiyu has not been very energetic since Jia Min passed away, and Lin Hai is also worried about whether Daiyu will be ill again when she is rushing back.

Simply Daiyu is in good condition, but a little tired.Lin Hai's vacation is until tomorrow, so he naturally spends more time with his daughter when he has time.

Daiyu is sensitive, so she is naturally happy to see her father by her side.Just chatting a few words, Daiyu suddenly asked about the coming of Jia's family, which made Lin Hai pause.

Seeing that her father was silent, Daiyu thought she had said something wrong, so she hurriedly lowered her head and kept her mouth shut. Lin Hai hugged Daiyu on his lap and asked with a smile, "Who did Yu'er hear that someone from the Jia family has come?"

Daiyu's father must be lifeless and whispered: "It's Mammy Zhang, and Nanny Zhang also said that my grandfather's family wants to take me to Beijing." At this point, Daiyu pleaded with tears in her eyes: "Father, Yu'er doesn't want to go to Beijing." Leave you, don't send me to my grandfather's house, okay?"

Lin Hai comforted Daiyu and said, "When did you hear that Daddy said he was going to send Yu'er away? Daddy only has such a treasure as Yu'er, so how could he be willing to send him away? Be good, don't cry."

When Daiyu heard this, she burst into tears and said with a smile: "Dad, is it true? You can't lie to Yu'er."

Lin Hai smiled and assured that Daiyu was still young after all, and with her father's assurance, she naturally let go of the big stone in her heart and smiled happily.Lin Hai also took the opportunity to test his daughter's homework. The father and daughter asked each other questions and answered them, showing the joy of family.

It's just the matter before, Lin Hai naturally didn't express his anger in front of Daiyu, but he couldn't help but ask afterward.As soon as he left Daiyu's small courtyard, Lin Hai's face darkened. It was just a momentary omission that someone acted presumptuously in front of him.Immediately, the celebrity found Nanny Zhang, and told his nanny, Nanny Lin, to beat and beat the people in Daiyu's yard, not to say anything they shouldn't say, and kick out those who talk too much.

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