The Eighteenth Century of Xuyang in the Red Chamber

Xu Jiao's speculation was not wrong at all.While Xu Yang was wandering around the new house with him, the imperial envoy had already arrived at Xunyan Yushi's Mansion.This imperial envoy is Ming Sheng, the governor of Liangjiang who just took office.Ming Sheng came to Nanjing on his way to take office as an imperial envoy to announce the decree. Sure enough, Lin Ruhai was promoted to the second-rank Zuodu censor, and another third-rank inspector, Lan Jihe, concurrently held the position of patrolling salt censor.Lan Jihe happened to be ill when he received the decree, but it was not a serious illness. At the turn of spring and summer, he caught a cold, so he set off a few days late, and it was estimated that he would arrive in half a month.

Lin Ruhai respectfully accepted the decree, and arranged for Mingsheng to live in the mansion. Mingsheng was exhausted, so he politely declined the banquet invitation from the magistrate and others, and told Lin Ruhai that he only wanted to eat some light food.I was so sick of being entertained by officials from all over the way, I finally met an acquaintance, so don't do this again.

Lin Ruhai laughed and responded. It turned out that Ming Sheng and Lin Ruhai were childhood friends. Lin Ruhai was a few years younger than Ming Sheng, and he was admitted to the exam in the same year. Scholars.Ming Sheng is the second place, Lin Ruhai is Tanhua, the friendship between the two is really not ordinary deep.Because Ming Sheng was old and didn't have so many taboos, he asked Lin Ruhai to call his daughter to meet his wife, Mrs. Min.

Seeing Lin Daiyu, Ming Sheng slapped his thigh angrily: "Look, you see, such a good girl can only look forward to being a wife with someone else's family in the future! Why don't you give me a smaller son?" !"

The Min family was even more angry: "Which bastard said that marrying a daughter-in-law for your son can make you feel at ease earlier, so that it is not easy to be a relative when you are an official in another place. If you don't talk about the third son, how old is the fourth son? If you don't pay attention, you don't discuss it with me." I'm engaged to him. I'm angry, there are so many good girls in Jiangnan! As for the girls from Chunwei Girls' School, any girl from Chunwei Girls' School is not shabby, and she has the nerve to blame me!" After saying that, she felt a little regretful: "A girl like Yu'er , if your father was an official here for a few more years, with such a character, it would be no problem getting into Chunwei..."

Lin Ruhai's proud beard was raised: "Although she is not smart, she is really lucky this year, and she was admitted to Chunwei." Going to school, and returning to Beijing to take a job by myself, what should I do...

Ming Sheng and Mrs. Min didn't stay long, after all, they stayed overnight on the way to take office, and left by boat the next day, but gave Lin Daiyu a bunch of presents.Lin Ruhai went to see her off, and received congratulations from a group of people on the way back. She also declined the banquet and returned to the mansion to discuss with her sister about returning to Beijing.

There are actually two choices in this matter, either Lin Ruhai goes to Beijing by himself, and Mrs. Lin leads her son and niece to stay in Yangzhou to continue their studies; or Lin Ruhai brings her daughter to Beijing, and Mrs. Lin leads her son to stay in Yangzhou, but this Now, Lin Ruhai has to send his daughter to Jia's mansion, which he is extremely unwilling to do.As for the third way, let Mrs. Lin bring Xu Yang and follow Lin Ruhai to Beijing. Lin Ruhai didn't even mention how important a boy's studies are!Can't Xu Yang go back to Zhenjiang thousands of miles after being a scholar in the future?Besides, his current study situation in Yangzhou is really good, and it's really not suitable for him to toss back and forth.

Having a headache, Xu Yang followed Xu Jiao, and Xu Jiao handed over the house deed to Mrs. Xu with a smile, and told the story again. Mrs. Xu's eyes were red, but she picked up the duster and chased after Xu Yang like she had beaten Xu Yang. Jiao paused: "What a big deal! You did it for me without even mentioning it! Do you think this is buying a cat or a dog? Your father and mother are also messing around! Does your family have too much money and no place to put it?" ? You four brothers, why don’t you spend money? Why do you have such big hands!”

Although Mrs. Xu was moved, she didn't want this house in vain this time.This is really not a small amount, and love is not used in this way.So Ziyuan took the key, and after a while, a few stout women ran back and forth twice, panting, and brought five small boxes over, but it was Mrs. Xu who asked the Xu family to send the gold that was packed in the box when she got married to the Xu family. All the remaining savings have been taken out!

Xu Jiao was so talkative, but she couldn't say anything about Mrs. Xu, so she finally had to accept it, and led someone to carry the box back to her yard in a dejected manner.He wrote a letter overnight to plead guilty to his father, explaining that he was really incapable of saying that Aunt Tong accepted the gift and asked her to pay for it herself.I regret it even more in my heart: If I knew that my aunt would have to pay for it, I should really buy a smaller garden. Now my aunt's savings may be nothing left!It was a good intention, but in the end, my aunt spent all the money she had with her. This matter is really not bad.

In fact, Mrs. Xu really gave Xu Jiao an army.Her dozen or so people were scattered in such a large yard, and there was no sign of her... Recruiting servants was enough for her!Not to mention how much extra expenses will be incurred in a year, Mrs. Xu's busy life will be overwhelmed for a while.

Xu Yang sighed and felt sorry for Mrs. Xu, and said that if he knew that his brother bought a house, he should take care of his mother, and he was not allowed to mess around, so that his mother would be tired.Mrs. Xu thought about it, so she smiled with Xu Yang: "I originally wanted to buy a small courtyard with three entrances. It is enough for the three of us to live in! In this way, the existing people are enough, and we can hire people if we can save... But now it seems that the house your brother bought is more suitable! You also go to school. Although you are not a formal student, the people you socialize with are all scholars. ? Your sister's classmates are either rich or expensive. If you really have such a small yard, I'm afraid you won't be ashamed to invite your classmates over... Although our family is not rich, we can still afford such a house! What's more Your elder brother bought it really cheaply, even if we move out in a few years, we can still earn back the money we hired people! How uncomfortable is it for your third brother to see your face?"

When Xu Yang heard this, it was the same reason, so he stopped crying.Originally, his uncles and cousins ​​were all kind-hearted, but it would be bad if his family made it look ungrateful!

Lin Ruhai was very sad to part with his daughter again, but he knew the seriousness in his heart.It's more reliable for her daughter to stay with her older sister than to stay at her mother-in-law's house, even though she's far away from him. How much does his older sister love his precious daughter, can he not know?The elder sister cares more about her daughter than Xu Yang, and her daughter will definitely not be wronged in the slightest.Besides, this time, they didn't wait for Xu Yang to be admitted as a scholar before returning to Beijing together, but agreed that as soon as Chunwei's studies were over, Lin Ruhai would send someone to bring her back to her side.

At that time, Lin Daiyu was twelve years old, and she was brought up by her aunt when she returned to Beijing. Chunwei's reputation is somewhat in the capital, so no one will pick her up on this aspect.At that time, if Xu Yang has passed the exam, he will go back to Beijing together. If he fails the exam, he will continue to study in Yangzhou honestly.Although I don't expect him to be named in the gold list, but there is a grandfather who is a prince and a young master, even his father who is disabled was Jie Yuan back then, so it is too much for him to fail the exam as a scholar.

Lin Daiyu was crying so much, she had only returned to her father for less than a year, who knew that she would have to part again!I really can't bear it.But if he really followed him to Beijing, he was afraid that he would be sent to his grandfather's house again. It would be good to see his father once in ten days and half a month, but he still couldn't stay with him.And to be honest, she herself felt more comfortable with her aunt than at her grandfather's house. Although her grandfather's family had sisters, she was bored at home all day. How could she be so happy going to school in Chunwei now?And my cousin, Xu Yang is too qualified, he wants the stars but not the moon.Baoyu herself is a sun, and she wants others to surround her, how can she feel like an older brother?No matter how you compare it, it is better to stay in Yangzhou, and my father also arranged it like this, no matter how reluctant I am, this is the only way to go.

Mrs. Xu exhorted Lin Ruhai thousands of times, and strictly ordered him to obey Aunt Meng's words honestly, work and rest according to her requirements, and never wear out his body.And with snot and tears with Aunt Meng, she asked her to take good care of her poor little brother who was loved by no one.The corners of Xu Yang's eyes are twitching: Oh my god, uncle is over 40, isn't he four years old...

In the end, Mrs. Xu's troubled whole family came over to persuade her. Lin Daiyu couldn't cry anymore, so she just kept coaxing her aunt: "Daddy is gone, and I'm here. I'll be with aunt. Don't be sad, aunt. My brother will definitely pass the exam in two years, and then we will go to Beijing together..."

So Mrs. Xu remembered the things in Beijing again: "I have let Xiaoqi take care of the old house of Xu's family. You can go back and help me take a look, and take a rest. If there is money here, you can take it..." Lin Ruhai quickly refused Oh, just kidding, my cousin, who is about to pay five clothes, showed my sister's house for many years and didn't say anything. I even bought a house for my sister a few days ago. All done.But how much does it cost to help repair the house?How can I ask my sister for it!Mrs. Xu didn't give in any more, her own brother was of course different from Xu Ziqing.

The whole family frantically packed their luggage, and Aunt Meng asked the family to pack up Lin Ruhai's things and prepare to move them away.Don't worry about the furniture at home. This is the official residence. These things are all original. Of course, the original items must be registered and handed over to the new owner.Xu Jiao helped Mrs. Xu start moving ahead of time, she couldn't move again when the new owner moved in!Lin Daiyu's things have also been moved to the new house one after another.So Xu Ziqing is really considerate: if he hadn't asked his son to help Mrs. Xu buy a house in advance, Lin Ruhai would be in a hurry now.But it's no wonder Lin Ruhai, after all, he's not in the capital, the news is definitely not as well-informed as Xu Ziqing's, and although Xu Ziqing basically confirmed the matter, but he is so old and cunning. Really not big.

Moving house is a hassle, but Xu Yang and Lin Daiyu can't be bothered. Those who go to school go to school, and those who work as attendants continue to work as attendants. Well, this actually counts as going to school.Xu Yang secretly took Lin Daiyu to have a look at the new house ahead of time, and asked her if she had any requests for changes.Lin Daiyu looked at it and thought it was fine, nothing had to be changed. Although the house given to her was not as tall as Mrs. Xu and Xu Yang's, the yard was very open and bright, much larger than Mrs. Xu's yard, full of flowers and plants. .

Lin Daiyu was a little embarrassed: "If it wasn't for the lack of a hall in this yard, I should really let it live in my aunt." Xu Yang laughed and said: "This house used to be lived by a businessman, and the businessman only had an old mother. There were three concubines who gave birth to seven or eight children, so the yard for the elderly was smaller when it was built, but the yard for the children was larger. Now I am the master of my house, living in the main courtyard, and my mother naturally lives in the original old house. The yard where the wife lived, so I had to let my younger sister live in the children’s yard where a group of his children lived..." Speaking of this, I thought that since now I have become the head of the family, but my sister Lin is still a child in the family, I can’t help feeling very sad proud.

Lin Daiyu saw how proud he was, and after a little thought, she knew what he was proud of.The little girl was not at a disadvantage, and immediately blocked Xu Yang with a single sentence: "You are the head of the family? I don't know if my brother is setting up a household outside to earn money to support my aunt, or helping to manage the family's property at home? Otherwise, at least marry me a sister-in-law and take over the housework for my aunt, or else you—" She looked at Xu Yang from head to toe: "Although he is tall, I can't see anyone who looks more like an adult than me .”

Old Xu Yang blushed, and stretched out his hand as if to squeak Lin Daiyu: "Little girl, when did you learn so badly! Look at me marrying you a naughty sister-in-law, and assigning you to sew clothes and sweep the floor every day!!" How could Lin Daiyu let it go? He creaked, lifted his legs and ran away.Xu Yang was just bluffing. Although he was very close to Lin Daiyu, he only patted her on the head, and never really touched her.

Lin Daiyu rushed out for a long way, seeing that he really didn't come after him, she stuck out her tongue at Xu Yang with relish, Xu Yang was furious: "Little girl, you are still working hard!" and rushed towards Lin Daiyu. Yu Ceng ran out from the corner door, and pinned the door bolt on the corner door in return. The other door was still locked. When they came in, they entered through the corner door in the garden.Xu Yang, who was locked in the yard, burst into tears: "There is no mistake! Is this still sister Lin, she is too lively!"