Chapter Seventy-Three: The Lin Family (2)
The Lin family is also a century-old family in Suzhou, the previous dynasty was destroyed, the war was smoked, and the people in Jiangnan were panicked, but in the end they did not hit the area in the south of the Yangtze River, so the famous family in Suzhou was basically retained. However, because Bianjing is becoming more and more prosperous, more big families are yearning for prosperity and prosperity in Beijing, and they have migrated, and some have been promoted in Bianjing, so they have moved their families to Bianjing.
The Lin family stuck to Jiangnan and did not move to Beijing with the flow.
The Lin family has lived in groups for several generations, and several households in the Lion Temple Lane in the Ten Springs are descendants of the Lin family.
In the high wall and deep house, surrounded by curved corridors, pavilions and pavilions, rockery pavilions, and forests, this is the small courtyard of Jiangnan Mansion House, although the place is small, but it has the artistic conception of "close to the mountains and forests".
Yan Hanyu followed Mrs. Lin all the way into the inner courtyard, and the upper and lower parts of the Lin Mansion were remarkably elegant and exquisite.
Also because of Yan Hanyu's arrival, the backyard lanterns were lit in three steps that night, the lights were as bright as day, lively as Chinese New Year's Eve, and the daughters-in-law and young ladies of the neighboring families gathered here.
The young lady from Bianjing, the people in the rural town are naturally curious and come to watch.
Before the first emperor ascended the throne, the military attachΓ©s were all high and powerful, and the first emperor reused civil officials in order to balance the power of the court, and the Yan family was one of them. After the current emperor ascended the throne, the status of the Yan clan reached its peak, ranking as the third duke.
Yan Hanyu is very unaccustomed to it, so many people are looking around her, she feels like she is looking at some rare object, she is a person. Naturally, she didn't say this, but she hid behind Old Madam Lin a little uncomfortably.
The subtle movements were still noticed by Mrs. Lin, and Mrs. Lin knew it in her heart. On the grounds of being afraid of Hanyu's body, they all went back first and waited for Hanyu to rest for two days. Let's recognize the face again.
When those three aunts, six aunts, cousins and cousins were gone, Yan Hanyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In this life, she will not be polite to give them a full courtesy, in the last life she had a good temper, and those cousins and cousins stepped on her shortcomings when they saw the opportunity, but she didn't forget it. Except for her grandfather and grandmother, who were sincere to her, she would not trust others anymore.
Now only Mrs. Lin's daughter-in-law and a few grandchildren are left in this small courtyard.
"Grandmother, Cousin Hanyu is really good-looking, like a fairy child under the seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva. "It's Lin Nian'er of the Dafang family who is talking now. The voice is immature, and when he speaks official dialect, he speaks clearly, and he can't hear a little Jiangnan accent. Lin Nian'er looked at Yan Hanyu as she spoke. Seeing her eyes looking at herself, she smiled kindly and gently, and the pear vortex on her face appeared.
Lin Nian'er is one year older than Hanyu, because she has been raised in front of Mrs. Lin since she was a child. The end is gentle and considerate. In the previous life, the relationship with Hanyu was also excellent, and he took care of Hanyu very much.
"Exactly, mother-in-law. Second Lady Lin echoed with a smile, her voice soft. I saw that she was wearing a thin blue shirt, her hair was combed with a simple cloud bun, and one was a wisp of swallow gold hairpin, and the gold silk tassels on the hairpin swayed, showing a beautiful posture. She has a slender figure and a soft face typical of Jiangnan women.
Old Madam Lin took Hanyu's hand. Except for eating, she never let go, and at this moment she sat on the couch, looking at Hanyu with a smile, and the fine lines on her face were much deeper.
"Frangipani is good-looking, this is a frangipani, of course, it is also beautiful. β
Yan Hanyu curled her lips and smiled, revealing her fallen front teeth.
"Look, it turns out that our Hanyu has reached the age of changing teeth. β
Hanyu only remembered that her front teeth were gone at this moment, so she quickly pursed her lips and shouted coquettishly, "Grandmother, don't expose my shortcomings." β
"Yes, yes, we are ashamed. Old Madam Lin laughed, and then said, "Today, can you rest at your grandmother's place?"
Before Yan Hanyu could answer, Lin Nian'er spoke first, "Grandmother, why don't you let Cousin Hanyu sleep with me." β
"I still want to see Hanyu more. Hanyu, I still listen to your opinion, do you say that you want to talk to your cousin, or to talk to your grandmother?"
Yan Hanyu replied directly, "With my grandmother." β
"Good, good, good. Old Madam Lin turned to them and said, "Don't pestle here, go back and rest first, and when Hanyu has enough spirits, tomorrow you will recognize these faces of our family in turn." β
"Mother-in-law also rests early, so let's go back. β
Several ladies and juniors of the Lin family also exited the room one by one.
Lin Nian'er was the last to leave, and said softly, "Grandmother rest early, Sister Hanyu rest early." β
"You too, you have to go to bed early at night, don't stay up late embroidery, your desperate grandmother looks distressed. Old Madam Lin yelled at her.
"Grandmother, Nian'er is stupid, she can only be diligent and can make up for her clumsiness, and practice more to embroider this flower beautifully. Nian'er didn't say anything, just listen to her grandmother's words and go to bed early, so as not to disturb her grandmother and Hanyu's cousin to renew the old one, Nian'er retired. β
Old Madam Lin watched Lin Nian'er go out, and said to Hanyu, "This is your cousin Nian'er, the youngest daughter of your eldest uncle's family, your eldest uncle's ......" Old Madam Lin said this, she couldn't help but sigh, her eyes gloomy.
Uncle Lin has been adventurous since he was a child, and often goes to sea, when Mrs. Lin was pregnant, he went to sea again, but never came back, and someone brought back the news, saying that he saw Uncle Lin's boat capsize. Mrs. Lin was extremely sad, the child in her womb was born prematurely, but after giving birth to Lin Nian'er, Mrs. Lin had a heavy hemorrhage and was too late to be treated, and it disappeared all of a sudden. Lin Nian'er has been fatherless and motherless since she was born, which is very pitiful, so Lin Nian'er was raised by Mrs. Lin's side.
"Maternal grandmother. Hanyu shouted quietly. The death of the eldest uncle made my grandmother sad, and she grew old faster.
"You may not know that your uncle is gone, and your mother has been married to Bianjing for a year since she didn't, and she is pregnant with you in her belly, so I don't dare to send a letter to your mother to know, for fear that she will have a mistake. Later, I waited for more than a year, and I didn't have time to tell your mother about it, and I heard that something happened to your father......" Old Madam Lin said this, looking at Hanyu, "Little Nannan, will I feel uncomfortable when I mention your father?"
Yan Hanyu bit her lower lip and nodded, "Yes." β
"Good girl, your father will always bless you, you have to believe it. My grandmother also believed that your uncle was living a more leisurely life in another place. β
Grandmother has this belief to support her, Hanyu feels sorry for her grandmother, a good person like her grandmother should live a hundred years.
"What am I doing? Old Madam Lin hurriedly diverted the topic, "Your grandfather will be happy to know that you will come back as if he is happy or something, he has been thinking about it for a long time, and he has been asking for a long time, and he has to ask every time he comes back." I'll send someone to deliver him a letter tomorrow, and he's afraid that he'll know that he's the last one to know that you're at home, and you're going to make trouble again, so don't care about the old man, let him come back in a hurry. β
Yan Hanyu also envied the relationship between her grandmother and grandfather, although she often quarreled, she didn't see the two people estranged, but occasionally felt that these two old ones were flirting. She asked, "Is my grandfather in the shipyard?"
"Well, come back in four or five days. (To be continued.) )