After Jia Min's coffin was stopped for 7749, on November 12, Lin Ruhai took Daiyu to send Jia Min back to his hometown in Gusu. Except for the big housekeeper Lin Zhong, Aunt Zhao and a few others, the rest are all gone.

Even so, it doesn't seem to be vast, not to mention that Zhao Bing has taken away a group of family guards, and there are always people who Lin Ruhai will use in the future in the official residence. Now, with the addition of servant women, mothers-in-law, and others, there are only forty or fifty people.

There are sixteen strong men who carry coffins with both children and daughters, and there are five or six small servants around Lin Ruhai, and there are old nurses like Zhang Zheng, who will return to Yangzhou with Lin Ruhai when they turn around. Therefore, Daiyu's side said that there were not many people to bring at this time, and most of them followed Zhao Bing and Zhang Xin to escort their property. Of course, this is also because Zhang Zheng is following.

Because Lin Ruhai's time is very tight, and now it is almost the end of the year, and the official business is very complicated, not only to collect taxes, but also to escort tax silver, to inspect the salt fields, and to distribute the next year's salt. All kinds of affairs are complicated and messy, and there are hands and feet stretched out by all parties, Lin Ruhai often feels that he can't be guarded against, after all, he is not only a salt patrol, but also a doctor of Lantai Temple.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai didn't dare to delay on the road, but Jia Min's coffin was almost there? The sun rises and ends at sunset, and every night Jia Min's coffin is built to shelter from the wind and rain. It was a fast horse for three or four days and a slow journey of five or six days, but Daiyu was bumpy in the carriage for eight or nine days before entering the Gusu territory.

As early as half a month ago, the old housekeeper Lin Yi learned that the little master Daiyu was going to return to his hometown to guard the spirit, so he sent someone early to clean up the ancestral house inside and out, and the flowers and plants that Daiyu liked in the flower garden were also well tidied up. Nowadays, the plum blossoms of all colors in the plum garden are in full bloom, and the treasures collected in the chrysanthemum garden are also well served.

The old housekeeper Lin Yi thought. The wife is gone, and the master is not around. I was afraid that the little master would be sad, so I was extra attentive. Not only was the ancestral house cleaned up, but the stove was also burned, and each house was baked every day. even asked his daughter-in-law to change the curtains and curtains of Daiyu's house, just waiting for Daiyu to return.

Since cleaning up the ancestral house, the old housekeeper Lin Yi not only sent people to guard outside the city, but also sent people to meet Lin Ruhai in the direction of him. I just want to know Lin Ruhai's itinerary as soon as possible. At the beginning, because he wanted to take Song Shi and Zhang Zheng and the others, Lin Ruhai couldn't do without his brother for many things. He stayed in his ancestral house to guard the house.

Although he stayed in his hometown to guard the ancestral house, his life was very leisurely, but he was really not used to such days, he ran with Lin Ruhai when he was seven or eight years old, and Lin Ruhai was only five or six years old at that time, and then Lin Ruhai was in his teens, so he sat in Lin Ruhai's small house, and then he was older, and he became Lin Ruhai's long-term follower.

Until Mrs. Lin died. The old lady also died, and he became Lin Ruhai's housekeeper, he was the second housekeeper at that time, and later Lin Ruhai went out to study. I didn't know where to bring Song Shi's uncle and nephew back, Song Shi didn't talk much, but he was reliable. So he didn't care. I made myself a three-housekeeper.

Later, Lin Ruhai recruited Zhang Zheng and his son. He became the Four Stewards again. But it doesn't matter what he has become, over the years. He had never left Lin Ruhai's side for so long. I haven't been idle for so long.

Now his brother is busy working by Lin Ruhai's side, Song Shi is helping Lin Ruhai, and Zhang is guarding Lin Ruhai's side, so he is the only one who is idle...... Although he took the initiative to propose it himself, he always felt uncomfortable in his heart!

Now that Daiyu is coming back, he is so happy! Lin Ruhai wanted to send Daiyu back in person, thinking that he hadn't seen him for a year, he was even excited! On this day, the sky had just been polished, and the morning fog had not yet dispersed, so the old housekeeper Lin Yi took people and waited on the roadside outside the city. His sons and grandsons were also taken by him and waited outside the city.

Seeing that his grandfather stretched his neck, he looked at the other side of the mountain, and kept asking his father, "Have you seen it?" "Every time my dad answered no, he would be scolded by my grandfather. You are a little funny and a little nervous in your heart, for fear that your grandfather will ask herself, will she answer that she has seen it at that time? Still don't see it?

It just so happened that at this time, I saw Zhao Bing and Zhang Xin, who had gone to investigate, turn back, and said to my grandfather: "Old housekeeper, why don't you rest for a while, it's still early, we haven't seen any mountain we have crossed, and it is estimated that it will be past noon at the earliest." He didn't wait for his grandfather to answer, and immediately moved a small pestle and said, "Grandpa, sit down!" ”

It turned out that Zhao Bing escorted his family, but because he went downstream, he was much faster than when he went, and he had already arrived in Gusu the day before yesterday. Today, I also followed the old housekeeper Lin Yi to pick up Lin Ruhai and his party. Seeing that the old housekeeper Lin Yi was very nervous, he spontaneously hit his horse to explore, and he didn't see any trace of Lin Ruhai and his party standing on the mountain.

The old housekeeper Lin Yi sat on the small pestle, but he didn't have the heart to move his grandson's sensible, he only felt very disappointed, didn't he find out that he came back today? Why haven't you seen it yet? Isn't there something wrong? Thinking that Zhao Bing had been assassinated when Jia Min was there, the old housekeeper Lin Yi was anxious, and stood up again not long after he sat down.

The old housekeeper Lin Yi looked at Zhao Bing and Zhang Xin, thinking about it again and again. When the two of them saw that he wanted to speak and stopped, they smiled and said, "Old butler, what do you command?" Hearing the two of them say this, the old housekeeper Lin Yifang asked a little worriedly: "You said that nothing will happen to the master and the girl, right?" Madame was ......"

He didn't finish speaking, but Zhao Bing and Zhang Xin both understood, but they glanced at each other and said with a smile: "Old housekeeper, just put your heart in your stomach!" It's fine. Rest assured here and wait for it to become. The old man probably won't arrive until after noon. ”

Seeing that the old housekeeper Lin Yi was still worried, Zhao Bingsui smiled again: "Not to mention that the family Ding Nursing Home that follows is all good hands, it is the third housekeeper who follows the master, Zhang Xin and his father, are not vegetarians!" The two of us," he said, comparing Zhang Xin and himself, and then continued: "Adding a piece is not enough for his old man to stuff his teeth." ”

The old housekeeper Lin Yi was very surprised when he heard this, and looked at the two of them again and again, but he inexplicably felt a lot more settled in his heart. Then he sat down on the pestle again. Zhao Bing saw the old housekeeper's grandson squeezing and squeezing his father, thinking that it was still early. I was afraid that the child would not be able to stand it, so he persuaded the old housekeeper: "The old housekeeper." It's still early, why don't you go back first? ”

As soon as he said this, the old housekeeper Lin Yi glared at him, and Zhao Bing had to quickly explain: "This is not the morning to show heavily, I am afraid that you will freeze your body bones." We're here to watch, and I'm back to inform you. The old housekeeper Lin Yi ignored it when he heard this, and turned his head to look at the other side of the mountain road.

After a while, Zhang Xin also saw that he had shrunk his body, so he said: "Old housekeeper, even if you are not afraid of the cold, how young the child is, where can you stand this show." Why don't you let the child go back first? Zhang Xin's words made his heart full of emotion. It's a pity that he just nodded his head twice, and was slapped down by his grandfather.

"What are you going to do when you go back?! When I see the master, it's not too late to go back after kowtowing to the master. His father also smiled innocently: "I was younger than him back then, and my father called me to wait here for the lord and kowtow to the lord." He laughed.

This smile made the atmosphere better, and the big guys felt a lot more relaxed. The old housekeeper told everyone about the past again, and the big guy was busy listening to the story, so he didn't feel so cold, and he was also held in the arms of the old housekeeper. Listening to the story for a while, it was warm in the arms of the old butler. Before I knew it, I fell asleep.

Lin Ruhai saw a group of people guarding the roadside from a distance. Especially Lin Yi, who shoved the child in his arms to the side. Of course, at this time, Lin Yi also saw Lin Ruhai, so he got up from a distance, stuffed his son into his son's arms, and stood up too quietly. Knocked over the small sticks. didn't care about helping him up, so he ran towards Lin Ruhai.

When Lin Ruhai saw Lin Yi with tears in his old eyes, he was also moved in his heart. Especially when Lin Yi asked his son to bring his son over and kowtow to Lin Ruhai, Lin Ruhai also remembered what happened back then in a trance. Also here. Lin Yi took his son, who was only more than four years old, and waited on the side of the road before dawn to kowtow to himself.

For a while, Lin Ruhai's eyes were also full of tears. Seeing that the kid really wanted to wake up the child, he glared at Lin Yi. Reaching out to stop the kid, he took the child in his hand and handed it into Daiyu's carriage. This is not the place to speak, He Jiamin's coffin is still behind, Lin Ruhai and Zhao Bing and Zhang Xin have seen the salute, and then continue to go to Guiyuan Temple.

The abbot of Guiyuan Temple was originally close friends with Lin Ruhai, and he got the letter in advance, so he had already arranged everything properly and waited for Lin Ruhai and others to arrive. Therefore, although he stayed in Guiyuan Temple for a night, he did not encounter any trouble. Jia Min's rituals, etc., are all arranged very properly.

Early the next morning, Lin Ruhai and Daiyu said goodbye to Jia Min and left Guiyuan Temple. Returning to the ancestral house that had been away for less than a year, although Daiyu did not feel any discomfort, she was extremely tired from the bumps in the carriage, so Lin Ruhai sent her to rest. Daiyu thought about it, Lin Ruhai had something to say to others, so she didn't refuse and left.

Lin Ruhai did have an arrangement, so he sent someone to call the big and small stewards of Gusu early, and explained his decision to them in detail. Afterwards, Lin Ruhai repeatedly explained to Lin Yi, Zhao Bing and others.

The next day, Lin Ruhai took Jia Lian to the Lin Family Academy and settled Jia Lian in the Lin Family Academy. In Jia Lian's mind, he will spend nearly two years here. There was also Huang Jiyun, a great Confucian, not to mention, Huang Jiyun was even more popular than Lin Ruhai when he arrived at the academy.

Huang Jiyun was inconvenient to participate in Lin Ruhai's official business, so he stayed at this time, firstly, to instruct Daiyu's homework, and secondly, to occasionally give these Lin family academy a lesson or two, which is very much the taste of a visiting professor in later generations. Because of his casual nature, no one thinks it's inappropriate.

At this time, Daiyu also sent a letter to Wanyu at home, informing her to go back to the ancestral house to keep the spirit, and by the way, she also told how the garden of the ancestral house was good. A demure and indifferent appearance. But Wanyu still saw Daiyu's deep sadness in her heart, feeling sorry for her loss of her mother, and angry that such a big thing happened to her, so she didn't notify her until the dust settled.

Lin Ruhai accompanied Daiyu in Gusu for more than ten days. Since they can't travel during the filial piety period, the father and daughter rarely have a leisurely time to talk about poetry and painting together. Occasionally, Huang Jiyun returned from the academy and participated in it. The three of them chatted with tea, or talked about chess games, or strolled through the flowers and chanted poems. Of course, Yinshi Daiyu is not good at it.

Daiyu had studied painting for more than 20 years in her previous life, although she was an oil painting and had no achievements, and later changed her clothing design. But art not only knows no borders, but can also transcend the gap of time. The old and the young master and apprentice can often be impressed by each other's views, and of course, they will inevitably fight for each other. At that time, Lin Ruhai was the best peacemaker.

Huang Jiyun saw that Daiyu had unique insights in painting and was more talented than calligraphy, so he decided to train Daiyu to become a generation of calligraphy and painting. Of course, he didn't know that many of those opinions were summed up by everyone in later generations, and Daiyu was just a doctrine, and now it can only be regarded as applying what she has learned.

The day before the lunar month, Lin Ruhai was ready to return to his post, after all, official business could not be delayed, and now the dark tide was turbulent, Lin Ruhai stayed for a few days, but it was just fishing. So on November 29, Lin Ruhai took Song Shi, Zhang Zheng, Lin Ping, and Lin An to return to Yangzhou on horseback. Daiyu only stood inside the mansion gate, quietly looking at Lin Ruhai, watching his back as he walked farther and farther away. I prayed silently in my heart for the day of meeting. (To be continued.) )

PS: Daiyu has returned to Gusu to avoid the ending of going to Beijing at a young age, but according to the original book, Lin Ruhai was seriously ill and recalled to Daiyu in June of Daiyu's third year in Beijing, and died on the third day of September of the same year, so do you think we should let Daiyu continue to keep filial piety when she is about to be full of filial piety? O(∩_∩)O~ This idea seems to be very good! It's been about four years! But is that really good? Is it really good?