Lin Ruhai said: "How dare you be a cousin and sister-in-law." It's just that my aunt and cousin and sister-in-law have been taking care of me, and I have been living here for more than ten or twenty days, and I have asked for a doctor and recuperated with my heart, and I feel that my body is much more relaxed, and the symptoms of those illnesses from hard work have also been cured. Now that spring break has passed early, there are a lot of things on the job, and I am in suspense. My cousin's official business of supervising the construction of sea ponds and measuring acres of land is certainly undertaken by local officials, but when it comes to the Huaiyang salt desecration area, someone urgently needs to supervise and take care of it. Although my cousin was not talented, he didn't dare to delay the major events of the court for his own sake. ”

Huang Xing nodded and said, "I know." You're worried too. However, your health is not good, and the Holy Lord also knows about the temporary recuperation here, and he also allows it. The matter over there should be handled by your officials, and it was reported to the government for instructions in two days, but in fact, there was nothing to delay. Speaking of this, seeing Lin Ruhai's expression, he saw that he was very firm, so he sighed and said, "But since you are not at ease, I can't stop you from going back." It's just that you can't set off in a hurry, and there is also the mother's side, the old people are happy to get together and not like to disperse, and they always have to find a way to say goodbye. ”

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Aunt is kind, she has been taking care of her a lot these days, where can I say goodbye without saying goodbye." He also said: "Not to mention my aunt, I have several nephews in the family, and I am reluctant to get along with them for a while." Especially Xiang'er, I can't wait to take it with me and go back to Yangzhou with me. ”

When Wang heard this, his eyes immediately flashed twice, and he turned his head to look at Huang Xing. Huang Xing only sat upright and laughed slowly: "He is a stupid boy who fell into your eyes? I'm afraid to go with you, he has a strange temper, and he only causes you trouble and is busy. ”

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "I think my nephew is good." He was a young man who wanted to find out what was new. It is rare that this pair of meticulous and pragmatic, willing to study everything on the ground, can be much more than the prince and grandson next to him. ”

Huang Xing couldn't help but laugh and said: "What is pragmatic and elegant, you just say that he is stupid! I'm worried here, and you still say that he is good, you really asked you to take him, didn't you condone him?"

Lin Ruhai said: "Cousin, don't you believe that I look at people? And if I take it, I won't connive at my own children and nephews messing around, and I will definitely put a lot of effort into serious poetry and books." In the end, I am also from Hanlin, and there is still such a balance. Cousin Zhang knew about it, and he specially wrote to me to ask if he wanted to hand over his family to me to lead for a few months. Now that my cousin is saying that, it makes me a little sad. Or, is my cousin thinking of his cousin's mother-in-law, and he is reluctant to let his nephew leave home and go to Yangzhou with me to suffer?"

Hearing what he said, Huang Xing and the Wang family knew Lin Ruhai's intentions. Huang Xing smiled and said, "Where is it that I don't believe you." I couldn't be more glad that you would teach him. It's just that Zuo Puyin arrived as a scholar today, and he met him at noon, and then talked about the children of various families in the Guozi Prison, and read a few homework. I didn't want to see Xiang'er's article at a glance, but I was talking about some astronomical and astronomical things, and I liked it very much, so I told him that I wanted to ask him to be a disciple. You also know that although this Zuo Puyin is in Hanlin, he is the most proficient in astronomical calculations and legal calculations, and no one in the two capitals can match. I thought that it was also a door-to-door approach, and it was rare to be able to get along, so I should get down. didn't expect that his cousin had already taken a fancy to him, and he would call a stupid boy a sweetheart. ”

Lin Ruhai knew that this was a refusal, and he didn't care, and sighed with a smile: "When my nephew comes out, anyone with a discerning eye will naturally see it." It was also me who hesitated and didn't speak sooner. ”

Huang Xing smiled: "Don't be busy sighing. Cousin Zhang's back boy, you haven't seen it. In terms of output, he is only ten times stronger than my boy. And I am already a lifter, and I will end in the next year, and when the time comes, you will come out as a serious jinshi, and you, who have the affection of a master, will not have more light on your face? I think about how partial my cousin is, why didn't such a good thing come to me, but thought of you first?"

He pretended to be annoyed here, and before the words fell, Lin Ruhai burst out laughing. Huang Xing laughed himself. Wang smiled and poured tea for his brother. Lin Ruhai hurriedly thanked him, and said to the Wang family: "I heard that my sister-in-law's maiden nephew is married, and I don't have any good gifts, only a volume of Nanzhou Twelve Ports Atlas to express my heart." The sister-in-law is not too meager, so she will accept it on her behalf. ”

Wang smiled: "Cousin Lin is polite. I'm my aunt, so I just take it away, and when it comes to my mouth, I won't spit it back. Lin Ruhai and Huang Xing both laughed.

Then a few people talked about Wang Wei's marriage, Lin Ruhai naturally praised a good family, and talked about the Zhen family, a saint for decades. Huang Xing couldn't help but say: "Emperor Taizu toured the south, and his family took over four times, which can be regarded as experiencing the world." Over the years, the children raised by his family are not bad, but they can get up, and none of them can compare to Zhen He back then. ”

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "That's also a character that only comes out once in a century." Think of the two great talents of the Sheng family back then, and the situation created by the sky is high and the sea is wide, and the momentum of a hundred years of long-term swings. Although there are many people in the court who understand economic affairs, they do not have their vision. Thanks to Emperor Taizu's promotion of Zhen He from among the attendants, he finally did not ruin the hard work of the two Sheng Lao Shangshu. After thinking about it, he said, "In addition to Zhen He, there is another Wang Li, who is also outstanding in talent and morality, although he is from the inner government, he is also decent and open-minded. Originally, the affairs of the feudal domain were the most cumbersome, but he could handle them thoroughly, and he also learned the Yi dialect of five or six countries. Emperor Taizu used him to manage foreign tribute and congratulate, which can be regarded as a good person. ”

Huang Xing laughed when he heard it: "This is talking about the Wang family of Du Taiwei who controls the county uncle." Wang Li is still an official from his father, and now he is also a big family, and he is called the 'King of Jinling' in Nanjing. Speaking of this, he turned to the Wang family and asked, "I heard that his family and the father-in-law's family have been connected to each other, but is there such a thing?"

Wang said: "I seem to have heard about it when I was a child. It's just that his family is asking about my Wang family. But how arrogant is my family? Even my family is only admitted because my father is a powerful earl, and the family has always had a solid family tree to follow. Although Wang Li's father and son were valued by Emperor Taizu and wanted to ask for this, they couldn't. ”

Huang Xing smiled: "It's all his family's obsessiveness." What if the children and grandchildren are capable and become their own branch? Just looking at the father-in-law's family, what kind of grade are the three uncles now, aren't they a hundred times more profitable than the Eastern Jin Dynasty Wang family? That Wang Li's son Wang Ziteng is also being used now, with the grace of his father and ancestors, and even more of his own talents. The cone is in the bag, and at the end of it sees, who will ask it from which anvil and from which hardwood?"

Wang smiled and didn't answer. Here, Lin Ruhai laughed and said, "What my cousin said is really reasonable. ”

Huang Xing looked at his expression, pondered for a while, and immediately remembered, and said, "It's strange that you are smiling like this." Then the Wang family is also related to you?"

Lin Ruhai sighed: "Sure enough, my cousin is keen, and he doesn't remember badly." My first wife, the Jia family, the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion, and the Wang family and the Zhen family are all old relatives. My second uncle is married to Wang Li's daughter, and my eldest brother's eldest son is also hired by his granddaughter. ”

When Huang Xing heard this, he pointed to his wife Wang and said with a smile: "Look, it turns out that they are all a family, and they are all in one place." He also said to Lin Ruhai: "Your father-in-law's family was originally from Jinling, the same Taizu from the dragon's minister." The family that my uncle chose for you is also very comparable. It's a pity that my younger siblings are not blessed. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but feel sad. Wang was busy beside him and persuaded: "Although I went early, I finally left my bones and blood, which is also with our thoughts." I heard that my niece is now living at her grandmother's house in Beijing, and she is an only girl at home, and she is more lively at home with her grandmother and cousins. ”

Lin Ruhai knew what she wanted, and turned to smile and said, "That's exactly for this." She was young and lonely, and in the past few years, in front of my mother-in-law, she played and lived with cousins and relatives over there, and she developed a lively personality. Every time a letter comes from Beijing, a few sentences of girl coquettishness are sandwiched in the joy of the whole article, and the hearts of the people are melted. ”

Wang smiled: "Listening to this, I want to take that child to the house to take care of the pain." He asked, "How old is my niece this year?" The girl is old in a blink of an eye, and Cousin Lin should have to worry about it. ”

Lin Ruhai nodded and said, "My cousin-in-law reminded me." I was thinking about getting her home. It's just that my mother-in-law has been educated for five or six years, and I will not leave for a moment. If you suddenly say that you want to take over the family, I am afraid it will be difficult to give up. Although I care about my daughter, I can't forget filial piety, and I am very embarrassed. As he spoke, he looked at Huang Xing and Wang with his eyes.

Huang Xing realized this and said with a smile: "This matter is difficult. However, father and daughter are very reasonable, and human affection is also inseparable. The cousin is filial to the elders, this heart is already rare, and I think the old people are also the same kind and pity for the juniors. It's just that we are still young, and we don't have as many things as our elders. If my cousin is in a quandary, why don't you ask my mother? ”

Lin Ruhai was overjoyed when he heard this, and thanked his cousin. The three of them drank tea again, said a few words, and then dispersed. Huang Xing and his wife went back to the house together. Before entering the door, Wang smiled and said, "It seems that Cousin Lin has made up his mind." Sure enough, as the old lady said, as soon as she saw the boy, no parent could not be moved. The cousin of the Zhang family happened to have this idea too, and when they got together, I am afraid that this good thing is near!"

Huang Xing said: "That's not necessarily. I know my cousin's temperament, like Uncle Lin, he always plans and then acts, and everything must be thoughtful. Otherwise, why would he want Xiang'er to go to Yangzhou with him? I just wonder why he didn't mention a few nephews. It's okay for others, Min'er of the second brother's family, isn't he often talking with him these days? ”

Wang said: "The old man is determined when he is farewell, why is he confused at this time? The second nephew is also going to end this year, and it is only a few months before the autumn exam? If he is asked to follow him to Yangzhou, how can he prepare for the exam? He is not as good as Hui'er, how is this one, it doesn't matter what happens." Speaking of this, I also understood, and said with a smile: "Yes, sure enough, I am not as thoughtful as the master, and I can see it thoroughly." ”

Huang Xing shook his head and sighed: "Actually, it's just a matter of comparing the heart to the heart." Cousin Lin only has this one daughter, and it is not too careful. He also instructed the Wang family: "Don't leak with the Zhang family's brothers and sisters in Changzhou." Yang Zhi did not say clearly, and only talking about teaching and learning left many ways to retreat. The younger brother and sister are careful, and there is only one biological child, although Lin Yatou is good, there is no mother above her, I am afraid that she is somewhat taboo. ”

Wang said angrily: "You instruct in vain." I don't know how to reply to the letter? I dare to pat a hundred breasts and say that she no longer has such taboos, and as long as the child is good, how can she think about anything else--you see how she behaves to his brother. ”

Huang Xing smiled: "That's it, I said the wrong thing." Just reply to the letter. I would also like to reply to Yang Zhi. So saying, he hurried to the study. Wang couldn't stop it, so he had to smile and order someone to send the cloak at night, but he went to freshen up first, and waited until the next day to find a letter to Hong without mentioning it.

said that Lin Ruhai got Huang Xing's guidance, so he asked Mrs. Zhang for advice, and got a "Xu Xu Tuzhi" advice. When he returned to Yangzhou and greeted Jiafu's customary letters, he slowly revealed some meaning in the letters of Jia's mother, Jia Zheng, etc., and passed through his labor and illness in recent years. In the letter with his daughter Lin Daiyu, he still only said some words of relief and comfort, and only sandwiched some thoughts of family reunion in the middle. After two months, Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others all saw the way, but they were afraid that Daiyu would be too careful, and they couldn't bear to let them know the situation. Lin Daiyu was on her side, but in order to guess that her father would take her back to Nan, thinking about the separation and reunion of father and daughter for many years, she was happier than usual. So while doing more needlework, preparing to honor his relatives and elders, and also taking a souvenir for the brothers and sisters here, he also secretly reorganized the things he returned home, not wanting to make the time of departure too hasty.

On this day, on the twenty-sixth day of April, Jia Fuli was busy preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival a few days later, Lin Daiyu and Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu all gathered in Jia's mother's room, listening to Wang Xifeng talk about where to go to escape the heat and where to play under this year's festival. It was Lin Shan, the old servant of the Lin family and the housekeeper, who came to him, and he threw himself down in front of Jia's mother, saying that Lin Ruhai was seriously ill and asked to take the girl's house. Jia Mu was shocked, and Daiyu cried out even more. There was a rush around the area. Sister Feng was still calm, first called to appease Jia Mu and Daiyu, and then let Lin Shan calm down and slowly tell the situation.

It turned out that Lin Ruhai returned to Yangzhou from Nanjing in mid-February, and the salt administration was also smooth. However, at the beginning of April, the new general judge of Yangzhou had a dispute with the salt merchant over the land survey, and some originally restless people stirred up in it, making the matter bigger and bigger. Lin Ruhai worked day and night to calm down the incident, stayed up for more than ten days, and finally smoothed out the joints, but the person suffered a seizure and couldn't afford to get sick. The local doctor said that the situation was not good, and he was afraid that he would not survive the festival, so he ordered Lin Shan to pick it up overnight.

When Jia Mu heard this, she became more and more depressed, so she had to hurriedly send Daiyu to get up. Fortunately, Daiyu was prepared before, and the things were also thoughtful, and there was no delay. Mother Jia ordered her eldest grandson Jia Lian to send Daiyu to go, only saying that when Lin Ruhai was well, she would bring her back to Beijing. As soon as the soil is entangled, it is natural to be proper. After choosing a date, Jia Lian and Lin Daiyu said goodbye to Jia's mother and others, led their servants, and boarded a boat with Lin Shan to Yangzhou. To know the end, and look at the next decomposition.