Practical Life in the Red Mansion

When Lin Yang was kneeling in the ancestral hall and drowsy, he heard a slight knock on the door, and there was a squeak. Lin Yang turned his head and saw that it was Daiyu who was wearing a double bun. She was facing Lin Yang. Laughing, said in a low voice: "Brother, I brought you food."

Lin Yang opened the package and saw that there were several tofu skin buns. Daiyu smiled and watched Lin Yang eat the buns, and said: "I specially asked Yao Huang to go to the kitchen to leave some for you, don't worry, parents don't know. Lin Yang didn't tell his naive sister that nothing at home could be hidden from Jia Min, and it was Jia Min's tacit approval that she came to deliver food.

Lin Yang felt warm in his heart. He stretched out his hand and rubbed Daiyu's bun, and asked, "Who came with you? It's so dark outside, are you afraid?"

"Yao Huang came with me, and she is holding a lantern. I also gave you a quilt for the night, and I will send someone to take it away tomorrow morning." Daiyu suddenly approached Lin Yang, lowered her voice, and said mysteriously : "I heard father and mother discussing your marriage."

Lin Yang was choked when he heard the words, Daiyu patted him on the back, Lin Yang coughed a few times before asking, "My marriage?"

"Isn't it? Mother said that you have reached the age of starting a family." Daiyu asked curiously, "What kind of sister-in-law does my brother want?"

"I'll marry whoever you like." Lin Yang replied casually, but Daiyu was dissatisfied with Lin Yang's answer: "Brother is perfunctory again."

"Okay, okay, your child's family, don't worry about it so much, go back to sleep." Lin Yang coaxed Daiyu and sent her out with his hands on her shoulders.

After Daiyu left, Lin Yang's drowsiness was gone. Lin Hai and Jia Min had said before that they wanted to marry him, but he didn't take it seriously.Now that everything has settled down, his age is not too young in ancient times, and it is time to start a family and start a business.But Lin Yang always found it strange to marry at the age of a high school student. Although he didn't dislike it, he wasn't keen either.

And he also watched some family ethics dramas with his grandmother in his previous life. There were conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and sister-in-law. He was also afraid that his wife would be like that.All in all, Lin Yang feels that life is very good now, and he doesn't want another person in the Lin family to come suddenly, even if that person is his wife, but if she is married, as long as she is willing to treat his relatives well, he will also be good. treat her.

As for the maid before marriage, Lin Yang thought it was useless. Jia Min didn't arrange a maid for Lin Hai, let alone arrange for his son to make things difficult for his daughter-in-law. Moreover, Lin Yang was also afraid that his wives and concubines would fight against each other in the future.

Over there, Lin Hai and Jia Min were also discussing Lin Yang's marriage, "The emperor mentioned it before, she is Gu Ge's niece and the daughter of Dali Temple Minister Gu Jin."

Jia Min thought for a while, and then said: "It's a distinguished family." Gu Jing and Gu Jin are cousins, and their grandfathers were once princes and tutors. In every generation, there are people who serve as officials and butchers, and in Gu Jing's generation, they even became the elders of the cabinet and the second assistant, holding real power.Moreover, the Gu family has always lived in peace and order, and is best at protecting themselves wisely.

Although she is only the daughter of a third-rank official, it seems that the Lin family made the marriage, and it is clear that the emperor wants to use her uncle and father. I heard that her brother is a second-class Jinshi in the last department, and he is also a good candidate.

Jia Min said: "According to family status and basic family property, our family is at the top of the list, but it doesn't matter if we marry a high-ranking wife. I don't know how the characters are?"

Lin Hai hesitated when he heard the words, and said after a long time: "Only one thing, that girl is not the first wife's concubine, but a stepmother." Seeing the change in Jia Min's expression, Lin Hai hurriedly explained: "But she has no sisters above her. , was also raised as the eldest daughter."

Jia Min sighed, no matter what the girl is, their Lin family has to recognize this marriage, Jia Min couldn't help complaining: "Isn't the one above very concerned about Brother Yang, isn't this the only girl in the Gu family?"

Lin Hai looked at his wife helplessly: "This Miss Gu is not bad. Both my father and brother are suitable for the new emperor, and my relatives are also well-behaved. The Gu family is well-known for its good manners."

Jia Min was speechless. This is because men and women look at things differently. Men look at family background, father and brother, while women look at character and upbringing.Jia Min comforted herself that although she was the daughter of her step-wife, she was the eldest daughter, so she would not be too bad, and she could take on the responsibility of the clan's wife.She planned to see the girl, but she had no contact with the Gu family on weekdays, so she had to find someone to connect with.

Jia Min was thinking and counting the days: "It's only June now, and the scientific examination will be in September. It will take two years to complete the Six Rites, and you have to complete the lottery before the scientific examination." She was talking to herself .

When Lin Hai heard her talking about the scientific examination, he said, "I don't plan to let Brother Yang take part in this subject." Jia Min looked at Lin Hai in surprise.

Lin Hai continued: "You also know the situation in Beijing. This subject is just for wrestling between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor. I don't want Lin Yang to join in."

Although he said this to Jia Min, but to Lin Yang, Lin Hai explained it more clearly.

"The Emperor Taishang chose veteran ministers to be the chief examiners of this subject, and the Emperor wants to take this opportunity to move them."

"The emperor had already punished several people on the day of the enthronement ceremony, so he was too anxious to attack the emperor's people." Lin Yang thought about it.

"It's okay. The ones who moved before were just some small fish and shrimps. Let's test the attitude of the emperor. The people in the scientific research are big fish." Lin Hai continued, "The emperor didn't think about it, but just sent people to test it out. Let me tell you, if those people have good morals, they will be fine; if they are greedy for profit, then the emperor will not let them go." To put it bluntly, it is fishing to enforce the law.

Lin Yang was still a little worried: "What about the candidates in this department?" , then you don’t need to be an official anymore.” What Lin Hai meant was that Taishan collapsed before him without changing his face, no matter what the situation is, he should not be the original intention, and he should unswervingly follow his own path in adversity and prosperity.

But people also have selfishness, he can ignore other juren, but he can't bear to involve his own son in it.Lin Hai instructed: "You should study honestly these two days, and wait until August to pretend to be sick."

"By the way, wait." Lin Hai smiled and called Lin Yang, who was about to go out, and said, "Your mother will go to see the girl from the Gu family in the next two days, and the Gu family will probably find a chance to meet you, so you have to put It’s the energy to clean up by yourself.”

When Lin Yang heard this, he was a little dizzy: "Ms. Gu's family?" Only then did he realize that this should be his future wife.When it came to marriage, his ears turned red, and he asked cheekily, "Which family is this girl from? How is the foundation of the family and the status of the family?" They all pay attention to the right family, and his future wife will be a clan wife, so her family background must not be poor.

Lin Hai smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's better to wait first." Then he told the situation of the Gu family. "Yao Shoufu is also getting old, and he is probably about to retire soon. The one who will succeed him must be Mr. Gu Ge. The father and elder brother of the girl from the Gu family are both practical people who work hard and do their duty."

Lin Yang thought about it for a while and was satisfied with this marriage. Although he didn't plan to rely on the support of the Yue family, he couldn't hold back. It's good that the Gu family can be punctual. As for the girl of the Gu family, everyone is raised according to the rules. , even if you don't pick it up, it won't be too bad.

Jia Min over there is not bad at acting. Within two days, he heard that the Gu family and Jiang An's family were in trouble, so he entrusted Jiang An's wife to hold a flower viewing banquet at home, and invited the mother and daughter of the Gu family to come over. Jia Min took Daiyu to take a look at the girl.

The night before, Lin Hai looked at his wife amusedly, losing her usual poise and tossing about changing clothes. Jia Min stood in front of the full-length mirror, gestured with two newly made small jackets, and asked, "Which one do you think I should wear? The bright red is too bright, but the autumn fragrance is too old-fashioned."

Lin Hai smiled and said, "Madam looks good in anything she wears." Jia Min gave him a cross-eyed glance.

Lin Hai looked at Jia Min's clothes on the kang, and said, "That pea green one is very good." Then Jia Min made up his mind, and put on a pea green jacket with folded branches and grape patterns, and a purplish red coat made of gold. skirt.

Lin Hai laughed and said, "Are you going to see your daughter-in-law, are you so nervous?" Jia Min angrily said while picking up jewelry, "Aren't I afraid of losing face to our son?"

Jia Min chose clothes and jewelry by herself, and then went to Daiyu's room to see how Daiyu was dressed.

Daiyu knew that she was very interested in seeing her future sister-in-law. She got up early in the morning and arrived at Jiang's house at about the same time. It was not the first time for Daiyu to visit Jiang's house. In the twelfth lunar month, the car curtains are tightly sealed, and nothing can be seen. Now the windows of the soft car are pasted with fine gauze, and the layout outside can be vaguely seen, with exquisiteness everywhere.

The courtyard of Jiang’s family is quite large in the capital city. Jiang An’s father and grandfather were officials in the capital, and they repaired their courtyard very well. They dug a pond and planted lotus flowers. The leaves are endless and green, and the lotus flowers are so red in the sun", so whenever the lotus blooms, the Jiang family will always post a post to invite people to enjoy the flowers.

Just as Jia Min and Daiyu got out of the soft sedan chair, they saw Jiang An's eldest daughter-in-law, Zhang Shi, leading her own eldest daughter, Jiang Tian, ​​waiting. When Jia Min arrived one year, Zhang Shi hurriedly greeted her and said with a smile: "Biao Aunt is here. Mother has been looking forward to it for a long time." She asked Daiyu again, "Cousin Yan is also older than before."

Daiyu saluted with a smile. Jiang Tian on the side was a lively and cheerful person. Seeing Daiyu coming, his eyes lit up and he stepped forward to pull Daiyu. Zhang glanced at his daughter and said helplessly: "It's not too soon. Salute to your cousin grandma and aunt." Jiang Tian smiled and greeted Jia Min and Daiyu, Jia Min said: "I just like girl Tian's temperament, and it's because of their aunt and nephew, Yu'er always talks about it at home. Look at Tian girl, I don't know how happy I am to know that I will come to your house today."

Daiyu and Jiang Tian looked at each other and smiled, arm in arm and followed their mother to meet Jiang An's wife.Jiang An's wife Chu and Jia Min exchanged pleasantries, looked at their granddaughter and Daiyu muttering together, and said with a smile: "We are talking here, let their girls go aside, so as not to let them dislike us These old people babble."

After hearing this, Jiang Tian fell into Chu's arms: "I don't dislike grandma, I like listening to grandma the most." Chu laughed: "You will make me happy. I'm going to cry." Hearing what his grandmother said, Jiang Tian stomped on the ground a few times coquettishly, everyone laughed and let Jiang Tian and Daiyu go out.

Jiang Tian took Daiyu to her room with a smile, dismissed the girl beside her, and asked mysteriously: "I heard that your future sister-in-law will also come today." Daiyu imitated her and lowered her appearance Head to head, whispered: "I know, but I don't know what kind of person it is." The two of them leaned their heads together and murmured what kind of girl the Gu family was like.

Before Jia Min could say a few words to the Chu family, several guests came, including the Jiang family.