Lin Xi never thought that Dr. Min's limit would come so quickly.

When the maid who served Dr. Min came to report in a panic the next morning, Lin Xi didn't know how he felt. After a good night's sleep, his spirit was obviously different from what he had ever felt before, and that kind of relaxation had not been felt in fifteen years.

He solemnly put the medicine box that he had not had time to pack into the depths of the cage himself, and quietly placed it with the other secrets.

Doctor Min's funeral was handled by Lin Xi, and when he settled down, he just sat down, grabbed a travelogue, leaned on the warm couch, and heard a panicked footsteps outside.

Yuanyuan, the maid who was waiting in the room, immediately lifted the curtain and went out, and scolded: "What is so panicked, the young master just had a moment to rest, and you came to bother him, if there is no urgent matter, see how I clean you up." ”

As the name suggests, the round man looks more rounded. There are two big close-fitting girls in Lin Xi's room, and there is also a group of girls, who are not thin, in short, they are all fat girls.

Lin Xi still retains the humility and respect for women in his previous life, so even now that Young Master Lin has always been tolerant and preferential to the maids, not to mention that they are just teenage girls, so that the two maids are naturally wide-hearted and fat.

It was Lin Xi's little servant Lin Fang who came to report, and he had always known that Lin Xi's maid was round and spicy, and the group was steady, and he said at the moment: "Grandma, something big happened!" Today, the old man is resting, Young Master Pei came to the old man early in the morning, and he didn't know what he said, so he heard the sound of slapping the table and throwing things inside, and the old man scolded loudly, and after a cup of tea, Young Master Pei was kicked out of the study by the old man, what else did he say...... From now on, the friendship between you and me will be ...... That's it, you take your road to heaven, and you don't have to come to visit our Lin family's small temple again! When Young Master Pei heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground and begged the master to take back his life, but the master seemed to be iron-hearted, closed the door of the study, and now no one is allowed to enter...... If it weren't for the fact that no one in our house dared to persuade him, how could the little one dare to bother the young master, now that it's past lunch, the kitchen has been heated a few times, but it hasn't been sent in. ”

Hearing this, Yuanyuan frowned, "The young master's illness is just a little better, and he is busy with the funeral of Dr. Min, and he is doing it himself, and his body is even weaker, Mother Zhou was distressed and didn't sleep all night, and was just persuaded to go back and lie down, and told us not to let the young master suffer anymore." ”

"Round Girl......"

"There's no way, it's all the master's business, you wait, I'll report to the young master." Yuanyuan stopped talking nonsense, but as soon as he turned around, he saw Lin Xi also come out.

"Young Master." Yuan Yuan blessed his body, and Lin Fang kowtowed.

Lin Xi bowed slightly, "Needless to say, lead the way, Lin Fang, Senior Brother Pei is still there?" ”

"The little one was still kneeling outside the master's study when he came over, and he is still kneeling at this time."

The population of the Lin family is not large, and there are only two masters, and it is only half a cup of tea to walk from the east wing to Lin Qing's study, and I saw Pei Xuan standing up with his back straight, kneeling motionless under the steps of the study, although the weather is not hot today, Pei Xuan's back is completely sweaty under the sun.

"Senior brother."

Lin Xi's clear voice came from behind him, and Pei Xuan's straight spine bent for a moment, and after relaxing for a moment, it straightened up again.

"I still alarmed you, I heard that you are busy with Dr. Min's affairs, is it for my brother." Pei Xuan didn't look back, looked at the closed door and said in a low voice, "The teacher is just in a hurry, and after a while, he will figure it out." ”

The sun was big in the afternoon, although Lin Xi was afraid of the cold, but he was also afraid of the sun, he turned his body and looked at the closed study and said lightly: "I have never seen my father so angry, no matter how angry you were before, you would never say such a thing as breaking off the friendship between teachers and students, let alone in public." Senior brother, I don't know what you said to your father, but even if you break your leg today, you won't be soft-hearted with your father's temperament. ”

Pei Xuan still didn't move.

Lin Xi sighed almost inaudibly, and said in a low voice: "Don't you know his temperament?" Ten cows can't pull it back, let alone what you want him to do...... is completely contrary to what he firmly believes, and the prefect of Yangzhou for seven or eight years has not let him learn, do you think you can? ”

This time Pei Xuan turned his head, but there was obvious consternation on his face.

Lin Xi chuckled, no longer caring whether Pei Xuan would continue to kneel down, and walked by.

"Senior brother!" Pei Xuan's voice came from behind him, "For brother, this is for the good of the Lin family!" If the teacher insists on refusing, something will happen sooner or later if he continues like this! In the past few years, the imperial court has been fighting wars every year, and has been defeated every year, and this time Prince Rui does not know if he can return triumphantly, but the treasury has been emptied after the war! There is no silver in the imperial court, where does it come from? The south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, Huaizhou is the richest of the rich, just all kinds of taxes are far more than other poor places, salt merchants, tea merchants, grain merchants are all rich and oily, which is not in addition to the gate, the yard is magnificent, calling slaves and maids, the front and back embrace, although it is a lowly merchant, but I am afraid that it is better than the emperor to nourish! They do some servants, make good friends with the family, and honor the capital, there is no shortage every year, and the pen and pen are all money, but they are not filial piety in front of the emperor! But these are not the most important, the third prince and the fifth prince of the capital opened their mansions four years ago, and these two families have already regarded Huaizhou as a silver treasury in order to compete for the position of the East Palace. The teacher is upright and refuses to submit to any party, not because he is an honest and upright official, but because the interests of the Jiangnan realm have been divided by the two princes, and the teacher does not belong to either party and just deceives the emperor to make a lot of money! ”

"Senior brother, the emperor has already sent the Qin Cha on the road, the two princes can't let the emperor know that they are still making a fortune when the treasury is empty, if the teacher insists on handing over the account book to the Qin Cha - the disaster of the Lin family is just around the corner!"

Lin Xi's footsteps paused, and just as he was about to speak, the door of the study was suddenly opened, and Lin Qing stood inside the door and said coldly: "Pei Xuan, Pei Xiuzhi!" Your father gave you into my hands, and I taught you how to behave in the world! What do I say, a scholar must be worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of the people, and even more worthy of his own conscience! Since you know that Huaizhou* is extremely filthy, how can I be afraid of power and collude with villains to whitewash the peace? Now that the court is worried about internal and external troubles, the emperor has made up his mind to rectify the atmosphere in the south of the Yangtze River, I will definitely support it, and the Huaizhou officials are clear, so that they are worthy of my prefect's hat! I don't care which faction you are, now that you have succumbed, you don't have to go to the gate of my Lin family again! Whoever comes, drive him out, and don't let him in from now on! ”

"Teacher!"

Pei Xuan shouted, kneeling forward and trying to grab the corner of Lin Qing's clothes, but saw Lin Qing turn around and enter the study, "Xi'er, you also come in." From now on, he is no longer your senior brother, and I don't have this disciple. ”

As soon as the words fell, Lin Xi saw that Pei Xuan's face turned pale in an instant, as if the heavens and the earth had collapsed.

"Xi'er!" Lin Qing called again, and Lin Xi glanced at Lin Fang, who immediately stepped forward to help Pei Xuan.

"Young Master Pei, the master is angry, the little one will send you back first."

Pei Xuan watched Lin Xi enter the study, the door closed again, and he said softly for a long time: "No need, I'll go by myself." ”

Lin Xitong saw Pei Xuan kowtow three times to the study before turning to leave.

In the study, Lin Qing no longer had that kind of perseverance and resentment, but his face was full of fatigue and his eyes were full of disappointment.

"Brother Pei and I are both from Liangzhou, when we went to Beijing to take the exam, my family is poor, his family is rich, but he is very righteous, thanks to his meticulous care on the road, send me food, help me silver two, this is Shun lì arrived in the capital, and then invited me to live in his house, for my father to be able to prepare for the exam with peace of mind until he was on the top of the list of flowers. And he is famous in Sun Shan, but Brother Pei is bold and open-minded, and he doesn't mind, and when he marries your mother, the third lady of Ningguohou's Mansion, he is also thanks to his up and down, otherwise I am afraid that my father will not even be able to get a decent dowry. ”

Lin Xi listened quietly and refilled the tea for Lin Qing.

"We have a very good relationship, Xuan'er was born at that time, and I told Brother Pei that if your mother gave birth to a daughter, she would get married, but later she was a son."

And he is also a weak and sickly son, Lin Xi added in his heart.

"Xuan'er is smart, fifteen has passed the township test to Xiucai, eighteen middle school, Brother Pei wrote to say that Liangzhou is remote, and there is no good master who can teach anymore, I hope I can be Xuan'er's teacher. He was glad for the Father, and immediately went to the letter. After I came over, I read Xuan'er's article and did a good job, but I just lacked vision, and after a few years of experience and then entered Beijing, I could get nine out of ten...... But I don't want to...... But I don't want Huaizhou to be prosperous and lose my heart. ”

Lin Xi sighed in his heart, his poor body, his father was afraid that he had pinned his hopes on this Senior Brother Pei, and even hoped to teach another Lin Tanhua.

"Xi'er, why do you say this?" The thick helplessness made Lin Xi take back the words that came to his mouth.

In fact, Lin Xi really wanted to say, Dad, this is the wisest.

In front of the nobles of Tianhuang, everyone is a small person, seeking blessings and avoiding disasters, and it is the practice of smart people to protect themselves wisely. In the same officialdom, everyone is following the crowd, it doesn't matter if you can't get used to some unspoken rules, just pretend to be a habit, silently write down, firmly grasp a sentence, and leave Qingshan without worrying about no firewood, and wait until you can rank up to the top of the early dynasty, so that you have the ability to rewrite the rules.

Like this, an official who has no backer behind him and is only not much older than sesame dares to challenge two powerful princes at the same time, which is no different from hitting a stone with an egg.

But he couldn't say it, in Lin Qing's body, he saw himself in his previous life, the self who lost himself by the prosperity of the capital and finally perished.

He was also from a shabby background, he was a college student who was offered out of the village, and before he went to college, what he wanted was to study for the rise of China, and to improve the village. However, when I really arrived in the capital, I realized how inconspicuous I was in Jingshi University, which was full of the pride of the sky, like a speck of dust that I couldn't see at all. He has seen the prosperity of the capital, seen the charm of wealth, he wants to get ahead, this time not for the rise of China, nor to change the poverty of the village, but he wants to live in the capital like a fish in water, spending money like a fish.

After being admitted to the civil service, he began to become inflammatory, and he was soon transferred to a key department of real power, and he was very convenient, and the ill-gotten wealth was rapidly accumulated. When the wind and waves are coming, it seems logical to be thrown out as soon as possible to be angry with the people.

He could not forget the day of the execution, when his old parents knelt in front of the old door and wept bitterly, and his mother's words accompanied the end of his life like a magic spell.

"Son, if you had known this earlier, I would rather be a farmer for the rest of your life than read a word!"

What is a reader? He always wanted to ask himself.