After the first day of junior high school, she was about to go out to visit relatives and friends, Daiyu hesitated for a whole day and finally found the opportunity for Lin Ruhai to be alone in the study on the night of the first day of junior high school. Lin Ruhai saw Daiyu, who was wearing a pink silk jacket with two small buns on her head, looking out of the study, and couldn't help but smile: "Don't come in yet, it's windy and cold outside." When Daiyu heard this, she ran in "bouncing", looking at Lin Ruhai with a pair of moist eyes, and then grinned, leaking out a row of cute millet teeth. Lin Ruhai saw that his heart melted, and he laughed softly: "Yu'er came by herself?" But do you miss Daddy? Daiyu herself was about to die of acid by herself, but she still said loudly: "Yes!" Then laughed again, Lin Ruhai saw that Daiyu's reaction was also a little strange, knowing that she was smart, and even more aware that her ghost ideas were more and more, she couldn't help but cheer up and decided to go straight to the point, and asked, "Yu'er is looking for Daddy?" Daiyu didn't hide it, nodded vigorously and said: "Mother said that the beginning is the day to visit relatives and friends, according to the rules, I was going to visit my grandfather's house, but if I can't go far away, I should first visit the elders of the clan, then relatives and friends of the same generation, and then classmates and colleagues, etc., Mother is right?" Lin Ruhai nodded in agreement with Daiyu's statement, and asked, "Who does Yu'er want to go to?" Daiyu nodded quickly without hesitation, but in tears in her heart, she continued: "Will Ming'er's father take Yu'er with him when he goes to the clan?" These words made Lin Ruhai stunned, thinking of the five generations of his family, and the clan had already produced five suits, and there was no closeness to others. In the early years, when his father was still alive, he no longer had much contact, so he asked: "Who told Yu'er's father that Ming'er went to the clan?" After hearing this, Daiyu's eyes widened and she asked puzzledly: "Didn't you say that according to the rules, you were going to visit your grandfather's house, but if you are far away and can't go, you should first visit the elders of the clan, then relatives and friends of the same generation, and then classmates and colleagues?" Yu'er's grandfather's house is naturally impossible to go to the capital, so isn't it time for Ming'er to visit the elders of the clan? Our family has been in Gusu for generations, so the elders in our clan are not also in Gusu, so it should be no problem to visit. Then he continued to look at Lin Ruhai with sparkling eyes, Lin Ruhai was speechless for a while, and he didn't know how to say it, and after thinking about it, he said: "From our ancestor to my father's generation, it has been five generations of single generations, and there are no clansmen who are close to each other. "Daiyu knows what Lin Ruhai wants to say, but now she is here to let Lin Ruhai rebuild relations in the clan, how can she give up? So without waiting for Lin Ruhai to finish speaking, when he saw him pause, he hurriedly asked, "There is no one in that clan, right?" Lin Ruhai originally wanted to say something was interrupted by Daiyu like this, but he was not annoyed, Daiyu was still very happy to think of the clan and the like, so he explained: "Naturally, there are still people in the clan, my great-grandfather had an eldest brother and a brother, so there are two branches of the Tang clan, although their two branches are also thin, but they have also been passed down. Today, the eldest in the clan is Daddy's grandfather, Yu'er's great-grandfather's brother, and Daddy's uncle. Daiyu decisively interrupted Lin Ruhai's words again, and she had to name him! Although it is indeed far away, it is no wonder that Lin Ruhai died in the original book, and Jia Lian took away so much property of the Lin family, but no one in the clan came forward. But it's hard to guarantee that it's not the reason why Lin Ruhai is not close to others, you must let Lin Ruhai know that he still has a family! So Daiyu asked, "Is that father's uncle and grandfather also surnamed Lin?" In a word, Lin Ruhai's heart was also shaken, yes, they are also surnamed Lin! Daiyu saw that Lin Ruhai was distracted, so she shook his arm and asked again: "Daddy hasn't answered Yu'er yet, are they also surnamed Lin?" Lin Ruhai looked down and saw Daiyu's face full of curiosity and anxiety, and thought for a while: "Naturally, they are also surnamed Lin." Then he noticed that Daiyu seemed to be relieved, and the expression on her face suddenly relaxed. All the anxiety was gone, and a pair of eyes looked at him with sparkling eyes. Daiyu really sent a sigh of relief and pretended to be cute for a long time, isn't that what this sentence is? So he happily announced to Lin Ruhai: "Then let's go to visit my father's uncle and grandfather tomorrow!" Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment before he realized what Daiyu meant, thought about it and said: "Our family has not interacted with them for many years, and it is very rude to come to the door." Daiyu sighed in her heart and continued to pretend to be cute: "Aren't they also surnamed Lin?" Aren't Daddy's uncles and grandfathers considered elders? After speaking, he frowned and stared at Lin Ruhai, Lin Ruhai hadn't figured out how to talk to Daiyu in detail, so he heard Daiyu sigh and say to himself: "I don't know if they are doing well or not, I can't go and see." After saying that, he pouted and prepared to go out. Lin Ruhai was very curious and took Daiyu into his arms and asked, "Yu'er really wants to go to the clan?" Daiyu lowered her head and seemed to be very depressed, nodded and did not speak. Lin Ruhai hadn't seen such a Daiyu for a long time, and he was a little distressed for a while, so he asked, "Why does Yu'er want to go to the clan?" ”

Daiyu didn't look up, and waited for a while before whispering in a soft and glutinous voice: "Daddy said that the relatives in the clan are far away, Yu'er understands, but Yu'er's younger brother went, and one of his brothers and sisters is gone, even if there is another brother or sister in the future, Yu'er is a daughter's family, and it can't help if there are a few brothers and sisters in the clan, it's always good, isn't everyone surnamed Lin?" After speaking, he glared at Lin Ruhai with his eyes, looked very annoyed, and said, "But Daddy doesn't want to!" Daddy dislikes them far away! After speaking, he broke out of Lin Ruhai's arms and ran without looking back, Lin Ruhai seemed to see Daiyu's little shoulders shrugging one after another. Suddenly, my heart felt uncomfortable.

This night, Lin Ruhai did not go back to the room, and thought about it all night alone in front of the bookcase, especially remembering the story told by Daiyu on Chinese New Year's Eve, and remembering what Daiyu said when she left, and gradually made a decision in her heart. Without waiting for dawn, Lin Ruhai hurriedly entered the upper room and woke up Jia Min.

Jia Min woke up in a daze and saw that it was Lin Ruhai and was about to get up, but Lin Ruhai didn't stop him: "Prepare a few gifts for the master, hurry up." After a while, when the day dawns, let's go back to the clan and have a look. The old and young masters, as well as the girls and daughters-in-law, and the uncles and aunts, are well prepared. Jia Min was very puzzled when he heard this, but he didn't say anything, it seemed that Lin Ruhai had already decided, and it was useless to say anything more.

Jia Minli's family is a good hand, although there are many people and miscellaneous things, but Jia Min took two lists and came over to Lin Ruhai after a while: men's and women's clothing, 12 pomegranate silk, 12 fragrant cloud yarn, 12 makeup satin, and 12 floating brocade. Twelve pieces of fine cotton, twelve horses of snow cotton. Shengxuan 200 knives, cooked Xuan 200 knives, 10 boxes of fragrant ink, 10 sets of wolf hair, 10 sets of Duan Yan, 2 pairs of Baiyun paperweight, 3 pairs of Qingyu paperweight, 5 pairs of Moyu paperweight. Ten sets of new books. Ten pairs of gold collars, ten pairs of jade bracelets, one agate ring, one box of bead flowers, and one box of silk flowers. Ru kiln white porcelain phoenix gall bottle, a pair of 100-year-old ginseng, 10 blood swallows, 10 official swallows, and a number of other medicinal materials. Lin Ruhai nodded with satisfaction and said, "Mrs. Hard Work has thought it through. There are not many people in the tribe, and that's enough. Jia Min smiled after hearing this, and asked people to hurry up to seal the box and load the car. Only then did he have time to sit next to Lin Ruhai and asked, "I haven't moved around much since I got married, why do you suddenly want to go to the clan?" Lin Ruhai thought about it and didn't hide it, so he said: "After all, I can't write two Lin characters in one stroke, our heirs are thin, and I am left with myself in my generation, and Yu'er has no brothers and sisters to support her, so she will have another son in the future, Yu'er is a girl's family after all, and she always has to get married." After all, the son didn't have a brother to help him. After speaking, he paused and said, "I just thought about going over and taking a look first, and if it's okay, I'll build a school for the clan." The population of those two branches is not dense, and if they can help, they will help some, and in the future, the son will have an arm to help. After hearing this, Jia Min nodded in response, although he didn't think so.

When Daiyu came to the room, Lin Ruhai and Jia Min were already waiting, Daiyu didn't know Lin Ruhai's plans and decisions, her face was obviously unhappy, she seemed to be still angry, and she didn't look at Lin Ruhai, she only saluted, and then snuggled up to Jia Min, and didn't speak, Jia Min didn't think much about it, thinking that she was tired these days and didn't rest well, so she asked someone to set the meal, but Lin Ruhai knew that her daughter was in a mood, but she didn't explain, she just smiled and the family went to the flower hall to eat.

Daiyu was a little negative because she didn't say anything about Lin Ruhai yesterday, and she didn't serve porridge to Jia Min and Lin Ruhai as usual, and only took chopsticks to pick and choose in her bowl, and didn't eat much, Jia Min saw that Daiyu was listless when she ate, so she asked, "Yu'er is uncomfortable there?" Daiyu didn't answer, so Jia Min said to Lin Ruhai: "Or, invite a Lang Zhong to come over and have a look?" Lin Ruhai sighed and didn't answer Jia Min, and said to Daiyu: "It's not good to eat, I won't take you to the clan for a while." As soon as she heard this, Daiyu immediately looked at Lin Ruhai with bright eyes and asked, "Did Daddy say that he would go to the clan?" Lin Ruhai smiled when he heard this: "Yes, go to the clan, it will take some time for the clan to pass outside the city, and Yu'er will not be able to eat well, but she will not be able to catch up." After speaking, he looked at Daiyu who couldn't help nodding with his eyes shining. Although Jia Min felt a little strange, Daiyu seemed to be in much better spirits and didn't think much about it. Daiyu seemed to have suddenly regained her vitality, and she was sandwiching this for Jia Min and Lin Ruhai again, and the couple shook their heads helplessly and didn't say anything.

Daiyu quickly finished eating, urging Lin Ruhai to set off quickly, Lin Ruhai was originally scheduled to go to Shangfeng's house to pay New Year's greetings today, and he also handed over the post, so he didn't dare to delay any longer.

The population of the clan is not large, and there are only about a dozen families, and it seems that the descendants of the Lin family are very thin, not only Lin Ruhai. Most of the people in the clan were surprised to see Lin Ruhai and their arrival, and because everyone was white, Lin Ruhai had an official position, so he invited the ancestor of the clan, which of Lin Ruhai's uncles and grandfathers came out. The old man was over eighty years old, and he was supported by his two grandsons and walked out tremblingly.

Lin Ruhai saw this uncle and grandfather when he was a child, and at that time, his grandfather had to let people send property to the clan every year, or buy sacrificial fields to repair the ancestral house, and the clan also sent earthen ceremonies to the family every year. Most of them were run by this uncle and grandfather. And when he was young, he also sat on the shoulders of this uncle. Seeing that the old man now has white hair, white eyebrows and white beard, although he looks still energetic, there is already a trace of cloudiness in his eyes. Lin Ruhai couldn't help but sigh and stood up, and then respectfully knelt down and kowtowed to the old man: "From my nephew Lin Hai, meet my uncle." The old man widened his eyes and looked at the man who was nearly half a hundred years old kneeling in front of him, and thought hard for a long time before he said, "Are you the grandson of Brother Xiuyuan?" Xiao Haizi? Listening to the old man's words, Lin Ruhai felt sour for a moment, how many years has no one mentioned his grandfather Lin Xiuyuan? How many years has no one been calling themselves Xiaohaizi? When I remembered that when I was a child, my uncle and grandfather would bring me some gadgets from the market every time they came to the house, and my heart was warm. He choked up and said, "Yes, uncle, it was Xiao Haizi who came to see you." Saying that, Jia Min and Daiyu were called over, and Jia Min was pointed to and introduced: "This is Xiao Haizi's daughter-in-law, Jia Shi." Then he pointed to Daiyu and said, "This is Xiao Haizi's daughter, whose name is Daiyu." The two of them also kowtowed to the old man in a proper manner, and the old man smiled and said, "Okay, good!" Hurry up and I'll see. After speaking, he turned his head to look at Lin Ruhai and said, "What about the kid?" Why didn't you bring the boy with you? In a word, Jia Min is heart tightened, and Lin Ruhai also said sourly in his heart: "In the last year, I was sick and didn't stay." After saying that, he lowered his head and stopped talking. When the old man heard this, his eyes seemed to be a little sharper and said, "What's the matter?" I know the situation in your family, and it won't be left unattended, so why is it gone?! Saying this, the tone was extremely heavy, and he didn't look at Daiyu and Jia Min anymore, staring at Lin Ruhai with a serious face and said: "Brother Xiuyuan can't have no inheritance!" After speaking, he glared at Jia Min fiercely, Jia Min felt aggrieved and bitter but couldn't speak, Daiyu saw it in her eyes, and couldn't help but clench Jia Min's hand, Jia Min felt the comfort and support from Daiyu, and her heart was better. Lin Ruhai was also bitter in his mouth, but he lowered his head and didn't say anything anymore. At this time, the old man's son walked out and personally helped the old man and said: "The child is not Xiaohai is uncomfortable, so my father will stop talking about it, let's go home first for the New Year." After speaking, he gave the two nephews a look, and the old man didn't say anything, nodded and pointed to his son and said to Lin Ruhai: "This is my eldest son, your Uncle Tao, you saw you when you were young, and I hugged you." Seeing that Lin Ruhai and Lin Tao finished the salute, they took the first step with the support of their son.

Seeing that the old man left first, the old man's grandson came up and bowed to Jia Min and said, "Sister-in-law is good, don't mind if you can't talk when you're old." Jia Min nodded and squatted in return, Daiyu was very well-behaved and saluted without being introduced: "Uncle Tang is good!" "The sound is crisp and very nice. The man smiled and replied, then walked to Lin Ruhai's side and said, "Brother Hai hasn't been home for many years, go home first, if you have anything to say, sit down and say." Lin Ruhai had no choice but to nod and pat him on the shoulder, sighed and followed him.

Jia Min and Daiyu were taken to the backyard to meet those female clansmen, but Lin Ruhai himself went to the main hall. There are not many people in the main hall, only about 20 people, but it is the male clan of the Lin family who has already arrived, Lin Ruhai can't help but sigh a little when he sees this, the defeat of the Lin family has nothing to do with the lack of heirs. Lin Ruhai first saluted with his uncle, and then sat down with everyone after receiving the courtesy of the juniors.

Most of the people in the clan are also understanding people, and Lin Ruhai's family has been out of five suits and has not moved for many years, there must be a reason for today's visit, but seeing that the ancestors have never spoken, everyone does not mention, only say some daily life, but this is exactly what Lin Ruhai wants to know, so he asked the children present one by one about reading and learning, the Lin family is a scholarly family, although no one in the clan except Lin Ruhai has not been outstanding, but the accumulation of more than 100 years is not to be underestimated, although the life is not rich and noble, it is not bad, so the disciples in the clan have read, Lin Ruhai is very satisfied after listening, then asked how to study, and learned that it was just a father and son farming and reading heirlooms, and he was very impressed. Then he got up and bowed to his uncle and said: "Ruhai knows that today's visit is very abrupt, and there are many conjectures in the hearts of my uncle and uncles and brothers. And most of the children in the clan are studious and motivated people, such as Hai wants to build a school in the clan, and invite famous teachers to teach the children in the clan, whether it is a master or an heirloom in the future, it is not impossible. I don't know what my uncle thinks. He didn't get up after speaking.

Everyone in the hall was full of surprise when they heard Lin Ruhai's words, only the old man sat in the hall with tears in his eyes, looking at Lin Ruhai and saying three good! seemed to be too excited to slow down, and the children and grandchildren stepped forward to support their chests and hand over water, and the work was smooth for a while. Seeing that Lin Ruhai was still standing bent, he asked his grandson to help him up and said: "I can't write two Lin characters in one stroke!" And all the people of the clan should think of it! After a pause, he said: "Xiao Haizi wants to establish a school in the clan to teach his children, this is a good thing, and I have no reason why I shouldn't." ”

Seeing that the ancestor responded, the young man in the hall was excited, and even those middle-aged people were smiling. Lin Ruhai said: "It doesn't have to be a child of the De clan, or a child whose relatives are old and diligent and motivated in the neighborhood, regardless of wealth or poverty, can go to school. If the poor children are exempted, those with excellent grades will be subsidized. ”

When the old man heard Lin Ruhai say this, his eyes were even more satisfied, and everyone in the hall was also full of admiration.

Without waiting for everyone to think about Lin Ruhai, he changed his words and said: "However, I will randomly check my studies every three months, even if I can't come in person, I will send someone to come over for random inspection. If you learn well, you can also recommend going to Taowu Academy, or it is unknown if our own academy will become bigger in the future. After speaking, he looked straight at Uncle Cong. But seeing that the satisfaction in the eyes of his uncle was no longer satisfied with his face, his heart fell to the ground.

There was no one in the hall who should not be, and Lin Ruhai didn't talk nonsense and took out a silver ticket of three thousand taels and said: "These first find a piece of land and build a house, not elegant, but bright and clean." After speaking, he handed the silver ticket to Lin Tao, Lin Tao looked at the three silver tickets of one thousand taels, and hurriedly refused: "You can't use these!" The land belongs to the clan, and I think that if you have such an idea, you can do enough if you clean up the room next to the ancestral hall. The population of our clan is small, and there are not many relatives, even if the children of the neighbors come here, it is enough to expand two rooms in the back. ”

Lin Ruhai's heart warmed when he heard this, and now there is not much money in his hand that he has refused, and his expression is very earnest, not like a fake shirk, and he does not accept the silver ticket and just says: "Just build a spacious and bright hall in the school, and use the materials better, these will be used first, and I will take out 3,000 taels every year to repair the buildings of the academy and purchase books." When the college was completed, the children were enrolled, and I sent subsidies according to the number of poor children. After speaking, he took 12,000 taels of silver tickets from the butler Lin Zhong and handed it over: "Here 10,000 taels to buy the sacrificial field, 5,000 taels for the daily maintenance of the ancestral hall, half of the harvest of the sacrificial field is used as the maintenance cost of the ancestral hall, and half as the maintenance expenses of the academy. After speaking, he didn't wait for Lin Tao to speak, so he bowed to the old man and said: "Uncle forgive me, Xiao Haizi is now in the officialdom and can't help himself, and he will rush to Shangfeng's house for a while, he can't stay longer, and he will come to see you when he is free." Hearing that Lin Ruhai was leaving, the old man immediately looked unhappy: "Why don't you have a meal at home?" Lin Ruhai was helpless in his heart, and he didn't plan to come over for a long time, but he couldn't say that now, so he said: "The invitation of the peak must not be refused." Hearing Lin Ruhai say this, the old man also nodded helplessly and said, "Go ahead, come back often." I'm old, and I don't have a few days to live. These words made Lin Ruhai suddenly think of his deceased grandfather, his heart was sour, and his eyes were red, so he said: "Children and grandchildren are filial, my uncle must take care of his body, this time I came to prepare some medicinal materials, if there is anything missing, just send someone to find me, but there is no one in the house for a while, and Xiao Haizi also located his uncle to find it." Seeing that Lin Ruhai spoke calmly and earnestly, it was only for a while that the Kung Fu Hall was full of good feelings towards him.

Lin Ruhai resigned from the old man, and Lin Tao led him into the second gate to greet the aunts and aunts, and by the way, he picked up Jia Min and Daiyu out.

After Lin Ruhai's family left, Lin Tao's daughter-in-law handed over the gift list sent by Lin Ruhai's family to Lin Tao, Lin Tao was shocked when he saw it, and hurriedly took the gift list and sent it to the old man's house, the old man was silent for a long time before saying: "When Brother Xiuyuan was there before, it was also sent to the clan in a car, but later Xiao Haizi and his father went to the capital to have less contact, and their family has not come over for so many years. I don't want Xiao Haizi to come over now without holding a grudge, and he is giving generous gifts, running a school, and buying sacrificial fields to repair the ancestral hall, thinking about what is difficult. You take the things first, and you can do the things as soon as possible. If there is nothing to do in the future, everyone should always move around, although our family does not cling to them, but Xiao Haizi said well, he can't write two Lin words in one stroke, if he has something to ask you in the future, even if I am not there, you must try to help. After speaking, the old man closed his eyes and rested and stopped talking, but the expression on his face was very gloomy. For a while, Lin Tao didn't know what to say, so he had to quit quietly.