Practical Life in the Red Mansion

After the new year, Jia Yuanchun successfully entered the palace under the control of the Jia family and the Zhen family, and became the female history of Concubine Zhen.Jia Min glanced at the letter before throwing it aside, while her son Lin Yang was sitting in the tribute courtyard to take the examination.

The court took an examination of a scripture, but it was simple. It was done by Lin Yang, but the posting was a bit tricky. Jiangnan's style of writing is flourishing, and talents are abundant, so the officials were very tricky when they came up with the questions. This time, all the scriptures were posted. It comes from "Spring and Autumn", "Spring and Autumn" is complicated and difficult to remember. Even those who take the imperial examinations mostly read it through, and few of them are familiar with it.Fortunately, Lin Yangxi's "Spring and Autumn" is subtle and righteous, and every word is pearls.

With confidence, Lin Yang typed out the manuscript, and after careful inspection to make sure it was correct, he began to copy it.The palace examination does not need to be transcribed, and the key to judging papers is often the calligraphy of the examinees, even to the point of "repressing the text and emphasizing the characters".Lin Yang practiced European style in his previous life, but it is not difficult to practice Guange style in this life.He checked it once and handed in the paper ahead of schedule.

His little servants Sanqi and Ai Cao were anxiously waiting for Lin Yang in the tea room at the entrance of the Gongyuan. When Lin Yang came out, Ai Cao trotted over, but Sanqi said goodbye to a man dressed as a servant before running over. .One of them took the basket, and the other asked: "Master, you are done answering. You are really talented and quick. I took a special look, and there are not many people coming out yet." The three of them walked towards the carriage together.There was food in the carriage, Lin Yang glanced at it, it was all cold snacks, he didn't want to use it at all, he just drank a few sips of hot tea, when Sanqi saw this, he asked the coachman to go faster, so that he could get home early and let Lin Yang go home. Yang with hot rice.

The results of the hospital examination came out soon, and Lin Yang's results were very good, even topping the list.After Lin Yang entertained the people who came to congratulate him in the old house, he asked Ai Cao to watch and pack up his things, and he took Sanqi to the Lin family to inspect the village in Gusu to see if anyone was stealing and playing tricks , Second, to understand some things about farming.

As soon as Lin Yang led Sanqi out on horseback, he saw a group of people gathered together. Lin Yang still had a young heart, so he asked Sanqi to inquire about it. After a while, Sanqi came over and said to Lin Yang: "Master, the front Someone sold himself to bury his father." Lin Yang lost interest immediately when he heard that, he turned his horse's head and prepared to change his course, Sanqi still wanted to watch the excitement and said: "Don't go and see, sir, I saw a lot of people around, and there are a few young masters They're all vying for money." Lin Yang laughed at those people and said, "They're all idiots."

Lin Yang really didn't expect that he would encounter such bloody things as selling his body to bury his father. In his previous life, he watched TV dramas in which the male lead fell in love with the female lead who sold her body to bury her father.In this life, after understanding the rules of this era, I am even more insensitive to such things. There is naturally a dental shop for maids and servants. If you want to sell yourself, you can go directly to the dental shop. On this busy street Selling one's body is catching fools. That filial daughter is so weak that she is like a white lotus flower in the wind. When a man sees it, he will feel pity. Only a fool would buy a maid who can't be used as a decoration.

Lin Yang turned around and left with Sanqi neatly, but it surprised the people standing on the street teahouse who had been watching them. The person was sixteen or seventeen years old, with a beautiful face and a good-looking appearance. Female, wearing a royal blue straight dress covered with brocade, her hair tied with a golden crown, and her black dark pattern belt tied with gold silk and three dragons holding beads, making her figure even more tall and straight, with a jade pendant around her waist and a sachet Waiting for things, standing quietly by the window, shining brightly.

The man laughed: "This Lin Yang is really clever." He asked again: "You didn't find out anything from his servant a few days ago."

The attendant behind him replied respectfully: "This subordinate is incompetent. Whenever this subordinate inquires about the affairs of the Lin family, that young man will be evasive and only willing to chat with his subordinate about customs and customs."

The servant hesitated for a moment before saying: "Master, do you really want to win Lin Hai over for Qi Ye?"

The man chuckled: "Lin Hai is the Emperor's man, so naturally I dare not win him over, and I can't win him over. However, since it's Brother Seven's intention, I have to go to Lin's house once before I can explain the past to Brother Seven."

The man said to himself: "It's really exciting to be able to get out of the Tangshan Incident and still be a trusted confidant."

The man made up his mind to turn around and leave, and said to the attendant as he walked, "Clean up the person." "Yes." The respectful reply was filled with a murderous air.

No one in Gusu City noticed what happened to the prostitute.Lin Yang, on the other hand, felt itchy as if he had watched all the previous TV dramas, only missing the last episode, and wondered if things would be like in the novel, where the filial daughter and the son who bought her would love each other for life, so he let the three Qi went to inquire, but Sanqi came back with a dejected look on his face: "Master, I didn't find out. No one knows where the prostitute went." It was also that person who felt that Lin Yang was so young that he could be fooled, so the setup was not rigorous, which made him People hastily dealt with the prostitute.After hearing this, Lin Yang felt a little weird, as if someone had set him up. Ever since he knew the situation of the Lin family, Lin Yang was a little frightened, and became more and more sure that this matter had something to do with him.

The time when Lin Yang returned home was unlucky, Lin Hai and Yang Xi went out for an outing, Jia Min went out to visit a doctor, and only Daiyu was at home.Hearing the news of her brother's return, Daiyu ran out, and the nurse behind hurriedly put down the bowl in her hand and followed. When she saw Lin Yang, Daiyu rushed over. Because of her young age, Daiyu got up late. I just woke up at that time, still a little bit sleepy, my hair was combed into a bun, with a bead flower on each side.Lin Yang picked her up and couldn't help but kiss her tender cheek. "Yanyan, do you miss my brother?" Daiyu hugged her brother's neck tightly, imitating Lin Yang's movements, and kissed Lin Yang's face, "I miss my brother." Lin Yang felt a heart in his heart. It's all going to melt.

Lin Yang carried her into the room: "My brother brought you a lot of things. Someone will bring them to you in a while."

Daiyu said coquettishly: "I don't need anything, I want my brother." Lin Yang said with a smile: "Okay, my brother will be with you." Then he asked the maid named Xin Yi who was following her, "Why didn't I see you when I came back? What happened in the house?" Just the girl?" Lin Yang didn't like the maid who served him personally, and only Wu Hong's family took care of his room's chores inside, and there were two Sanqi moxa outside, and Xin Yi was the niece of Wu Hong's family, so she asked Wu Hong's family to follow her Working around him, Wu Hong's family knew that Lin Yang would visit Daiyu when he came back, so he asked Xin Yi to lead someone to bring Lin Yang's breakfast over.

"Back to the old man, the old man and Mr. Yang went out for an outing, and the madam went to visit the magistrate's wife." Xin Yi was only six or seven years old, but he was articulate.

When Daiyu heard Xin Yi's reply, she complained to Lin Yang and acted like a baby: "My father and mother have abandoned me, and I only have my brother to accompany me."

Lin Yang hugged Daiyu and sat at the round table: "Then how about you finish your meal obediently, and my brother will take you to fly a kite?"

Daiyu pouted: "I want to go out and play."

Lin Yang patted Daiyu's head: "When my parents come back, if they agree, how about I take you out to play?"

Only then did Daiyu feel happy, and finished her meal obediently.After flying the kite, he pestered Lin Yang to coax her to sleep.Lin Yang coaxed Daiyu to sleep before he got out. Knowing that Jia Min was back, he straightened his clothes and went to the room.

When Lin Yang arrived, Jia Min had just changed into homely clothes. Lin Yang poured tea for Jia Min himself. Seeing that Jia Min looked tired, he was a little puzzled, "Didn't mother go to visit a doctor, why are you so tired?" Stepped forward and rubbed Jia Min's shoulders.

Jia Min took his son's tea, took a sip, and said with a long sigh of relief: "I went to visit a doctor, and when I was about to leave, I ran into something about their family. It was noisy, and I couldn't get away for a while, so I came back after some persuasion. "

Lin Yang knew that what Jia Min was talking about should be the matter of the inner court. Mrs. Xu Zhifu had only one daughter under her knees. Xu Zhifu took several concubines for his children and had several concubines. Fortunately, Mrs. Xu's natal family was able to do so, so she was not favored. The matter of concubines destroying wives, but it is often the case that favored concubines go to Mrs. Xu's room to make trouble because of their own sons.The well-known and respected people in Yangzhou City all know that they satirize the magistrate Xu for being muddled in his work, and feel sorry for Mrs. Xu.

Jia Min said: "Mrs. Xu wants to send her daughter to the nunnery and let her daughter become a monk."

Lin Yang raised his eyebrows: "Madam Xu is willing?"

Jia Min sighed: "It's because of reluctance that Mrs. Xu fell ill, but there is nothing I can do about it. Miss Xu will take medicine as soon as she knows how to eat. Someone said that she must be a monk to save her life. Mrs. Xu doesn't believe it. A few substitutes are not enough, a while ago, the girl suffered a serious illness and almost survived, Mrs. Xu had no choice but to let her daughter become a monk."

"I remember that girl is not very old."

"It's five or six years older than Yu'er. It's really pitiful." Jia Minmin said with emotion. She is also a mother, so she naturally empathizes. "Because Mrs. Xu felt sorry for her daughter, she asked her to take away her dowry, along with her servants and girls, and those concubines couldn't sit still anymore, and went to make trouble for Mrs. Xu again."

"A woman's dowry belongs to her children, and others don't want it." Lin Yang didn't stop his movements, but felt that this matter was inexplicably familiar.

"It's because Mrs. Xu has a good temper. If I would have sold those people far away." Jia Min sighed, and reached out to stop Lin Yang's movements, "You just came back and played with Yu'er for so much fun, go quickly Take a break."

The mother and son gossiped together, but they never expected that a few days later, there would be changes in the prefect's family, the Xu family's house was ransacked, the female relatives were imprisoned, and the prefect Xu was escorted to Beijing.Later, there was a report from the mansion that the magistrate Xu had sentenced Qiuhou Wen to be executed. Males over the age of five were exiled for thousands of miles, and males and female relatives under the age of five were all made official slaves. Mrs. Xu was killed on the spot when she received the order. .

When the news reached the Lin family, the four members of the Lin family were preparing to travel. Jia Min and Lin Yang remembered the gossip before, and they were silent.