Chapter 118: Hope
Now at the mention of Lin Yun, Lin Hou's heart jumped, his eyes first stared at Lin Ruhai, and when he saw that his son was very serious, there was no smile on his face, so he slowly moved his gaze down, fell on the letter, and then did not move.
If you let Lin Ruhai say it, Lin Hou will look like this again, as if he is afraid that the letter will suddenly become a puppy and can jump up and bite him.
"Sir." Lin Ruhai thought about it, but decided to report it truthfully, "I read my sister's letter, she ......" The words paused deliberately, Lin Hou's eyes moved to his face again, Lin Ruhai seemed to be very difficult, he didn't want to admit it, and he didn't want to lie, his throat moved for a long time, and he said astringently: "She, her words have some truth." ”
Lin Hou jumped up when he heard this, pointed to the tip of his son's nose and scolded, "You also grew up reading sage books, and you actually see it like a girl......
"That's your mother, where do you have a mouth?"
"You unfilial son! Who said before that Zi was silent and weird? ”
said in a mess, after the end, Lin Hou himself didn't know what he wanted to express.
Lin Ruhai sat quietly in place, and when he finished venting, he thoughtfully held the teacup, "The old man is angry, my son didn't mean that." ”
Lin Hou vented indiscriminately, feeling that his heart was much better, took the tea and poured a big sip first, then threw it on the table with a bang, and took a long breath: "Say it." ”
"The son doesn't know anything else, but his wife's temperament has indeed changed." Lin Ruhai glanced at Lin Hou, "It's just for my son, and I have lost a lot of love for my sister." ”
"As for what my sister said about soul transfer, hehe, it's just nonsense. The son thought that his wife might be unwell to act like this. Or my son and sister broke my wife's heart, so that my wife saw that both my brother and sister were unfilial. ”
When his son said this, Lin Hou was so silent that he couldn't say anything. He had long been suspicious of Mrs. Lin. It's just that I haven't had the courage to try. Lin Yun was only vague before, but this time the letter was almost clear, so that Lin Hou couldn't pretend to be stupid even if he wanted to.
He sent his son away, went around the study eight times, gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and went out to the main courtyard.
In the main courtyard, Mrs. Lin didn't take the cold and noble route anymore, and when she saw Lin Hou coming, she greeted her with a smile on her face, "The master is here." "Welcome Lin Hou to the house and sit down. After calling the girl for good tea, she sighed, "Now, I am afraid that the master will not be used to drinking the tea here." A pun, since Lin Hou dislikes her, he naturally dislikes her for the tea here. Secretly sued again, she was disgusted by Lin Hou, and even the daughter-in-law of the housekeeper now. dared to treat her badly, and didn't even give her good tea.
Lin Hou held the teacup and didn't make a sound, unconsciously comparing the words and deeds of the person in front of him with his previous wife. The more I compared, the more I felt that this was an impostor.
"Master, what are you looking at me like this?" Mrs. Lin was startled, made a shy appearance, and slowly lowered her head. The handkerchief in his hand was tightly wrapped. When Lin Hou saw it, his heart moved again. Since giving birth to Yun'er, Mrs. Lin has become more and more convinced of Buddhism. It was also from that time that she carried a string of bodhi beads on her wrist all the year round. Whether there is something in the heart, or nothing to do, will subconsciously turn the Buddha beads, this is a habit for more than ten years, to the first marriage, the shyness of the young woman does not know when, gone.
Lin Hou sighed, "After so many years, Ruhai married and Yun'er got married, and we are all old." ”
Mrs. Lin said with a smile: "The old man is not old, but the concubine is old, and when I looked in the mirror yesterday, I found that there were many wrinkles." She picked up the teacup, blew the foam lightly, took a sip slowly, and asked anxiously: "Master, how did Ruhai do in the exam?" Maybe in the past? ”
"Almost, not to mention nine out of ten, but there are seven or eight points." Lin Ruhai told Lin Hou about his article every two days, he felt that his son couldn't do it, and it shouldn't be a problem to lift people.
"And next year's spring?"
"I'm not going to let him go, let's study for another three years."
Mrs. Lin said with a smile: "I think Ruhai's knowledge is good, and it doesn't hurt to try it in the spring next year." ”
"Nope." Lin Hou shook his head, took the initiative to change the topic, and talked about the past. It's like when people are old, they especially miss the past, especially when the two of them just got married.
"I remember when we first got married, you were only fourteen years old, and half a month after we got married, it happened to be my birthday, and you cooked a bowl of noodles for me yourself." Lin Hou smiled slightly, twisted his beard in his hands, and carried nostalgia in his eyes, "Maybe I've never done it to anyone at home before, I practiced secretly for several days before, and I even splashed oil on my wrist." ”
Mrs. Lin covered her face and smiled, "It's good, what did the master do when he talked about this, it's embarrassing." ”
Lin Hou's eyes were cold, Mrs. Lin may not have much other skills, and she can't cook dishes, and her skills in making shou noodles alone are very good, which is from her grandmother, every year on the birthday of her grandmother, father, and mother, she will personally hand a bowl of noodles. After getting married, in the newly married years, she also made noodles for him every year. These things were whispered to him by the husband and wife when they were in love.
"I haven't played chess with my wife for a long time, and I happen to have nothing to do today, so let's go with my husband for a game." Lin Hou proposed with a smile.
Mrs. Lin couldn't tell Lin Hou to be a person, so she asked the girl to go to get Go, she held the white chess first, "The master let me let it go." ”
Lin Hou smiled and nodded, his heart was already cold, Mrs. Lin played chess better than Go, and he was different from ordinary people, he liked chess more than Go, and in the past, husband and wife played games with chess.
He patiently accompanied Mrs. Lin to three plates, and after dinner in the evening, he went back to the study. On the second day, Mu Xiu, with only a few henchmen, rode a fast horse to the suburbs of Qingfeng Temple, asking to see Xuanwei Daoist.
"This is the eight characters of the insider, please take a test." Everyone in the world knows that Xuanwei Zhenren will judge life and death with a word, but he has long stopped making a move. Lin Hou had an old relationship with Xuanwei before, and today he blocked the door and asked Xuanwei to make an exception.
Xuanwei Zhenren couldn't be entangled by him, so he could only glance at it, calculate in his hand, and then be shocked, "Mrs. Zun should have died for more than two years?" "No, he didn't hear about the death of Jing Shihou's wife?" You've got it wrong. ”
Lin Hou closed his eyes and said with a miserable smile: "How could it be wrong." In front of Xuanwei Zhenren, he stopped pretending, and learned his daughter's guess 1510, "We all found that Neiko's temperament has changed greatly, and I tested her with words yesterday." Either it's vague or it's full of mistakes. Alas......"
Xuanwei Zhenren was furious when he heard this, "Where is the lonely soul and wild ghost making trouble, wait for me to collect her." ”
"No." Lin Hou hurriedly stopped him and asked Xuanwei Zhenren to go to the house to do something, then the Lin family would become a joke in the whole capital, what should my son do? What about my daughter? He bluntly asked, "If you accept this ghost, may Neiko be resurrected?" ”
Xuanwei Zhenren shook his head, "How is it possible, just go." There is no possibility of rejuvenation. ”
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Give me two talismans." Lin Hou stretched out his hand at him.
Xuanwei Zhenren glared: "What to do?" ”
"You don't need to take him, I'll kill her directly!" Lin Hou's eyes were full of murderous energy, he thought that the evil ghost killed his wife in order to seize the house, and he wanted to disturb the Lin family's house. How could he let her borrow his wife's body to live, she had to die.
Xuanwei Zhenren couldn't earn him, so he could only give him a few talismans and tell him to be careful and not to be hurt by evil ghosts. After Lin Hou leaves. Xuanwei Zhenren scratched his head, "I haven't seen what a ghost looks like?" He wouldn't let me go. ”
"Master, what did you say?" His apprentice listened to his master talking about ghosts and immortals, and his heart was furious. I asked.
Xuanwei Zhenren glared at him, "Read your scriptures." ”
Lin Hou galloped all the way back to the house, stayed back in the study, and called his henchmen. He gave such and such an order, and then despite the horror on his face, he waved his hand, "Go down." Do as I say, if you reveal a little rumor, be careful about the life of the family. ”
"Yes." The man froze and slowly retreated.
Lin Hou covered his eyes with his hands and slowly lay down, and gradually a few wisps of wetness seeped out from between his fingers and slowly fell into his sideburns.
A few days later, the township test list was released, and Lin Ruhai really passed the exam, although it was not Xie Yuan, he was also in the top ten.
Of course, Lin Ruhai was the first to know the way, when the list was released, he was in a restaurant not far away, sitting with Xiao Jin and Yang Ze, as soon as the list was posted, someone else went to see it, and then came back happily to report the good news.
Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Go back and tell the master, wife and grandmother." ”
After the people left, Xiao Jin and the others all bowed their hands: "Congratulations, congratulations." ”
Lin Ruhai was about to speak, and the descendants of the Yang family also came back in embarrassment, "The third master has won, seventh place." ”
After Yang Ze also rewarded the money and sent him a letter home, Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "I'll wait a little longer, and we will congratulate you together." ”
After a while, the people from the Mu family and the Qi family also came back, and the two of them also won, but they were still a little lower. For a while, several people had smiles on their faces, and Lin Ruhai arched his hand and said, "Everyone is happy." ”
Xiao Jin smiled: "It seems that I have to invite this meal today." ”
Lin Ruhai smiled: "It is necessary." ”
As soon as the person who reported the news went home, he went directly to the study, Lin Hou was in a very unhappy mood these days, and the people who were serving inside and outside the study were all careful and careful, for fear of hitting the muzzle.
"Master, our uncle has passed the exam, third place." The messenger knelt down on the ground with joy and shouted the good news.
Lin Hou was overjoyed, jumped up from his position, rubbed his hands and laughed in the room, and said loudly: "Reward him." ”
Lin Hou was happy, Lin Ruhai was admitted again, and the entire Lin Mansion was beaming for a while. Mrs. Lin naturally knew the truth, but she was not as happy as everyone thought, but the corners of her lips curled, "It's good to pass the test." "And then, no more.
Several girls were suspicious in their hearts, and they didn't dare to show their faces, so they had to flatter Mrs. Lin, "Where is this, our uncle will be the champion in the future." ”
Mrs. Lin smiled slightly, "It's not enough to be the champion, it's good that he can hit the Tanhua again." This is said with great confidence.
Lily and several people all smiled and agreed.
In the evening, Qinglian came in with a small tray, "Madam, this is the bird's nest that the master specially asked people to stew for you." ”
Mrs. Lin was a little strange, how could she give herself some bird's nest porridge?
Lily smiled: "The uncle is happy." ”
When Mrs. Lin heard this, she was a little relieved, her son had a future, and her own mother also benefited. She vomited in her heart, but she still brought the bird's nest in her hand, drank it in a few sips, and secretly sighed, if Lin Ruhai and Lin Hou were willing to listen to themselves, and divorced Jia Min to marry another good wife, I was afraid that at this time, it would be double happiness, and even the grandson would be embraced. But now. Where is the son, where is the grandson? If they don't listen to themselves, sooner or later they will regret it.
When Jia Daishan heard that his son-in-law had been moved, he was overjoyed, sent countless things over, and instructed Jia's mother to take her daughter back for a loose day. After Jia Min reported to Lin Hou and Mrs. Lin, he was accompanied by Lin Ruhai and came to the Ronggong Mansion.
Mother Jia first smiled when she saw her daughter, and then frowned. "Look, it's a lot less."
Jia Min smiled: "Every time you look at me, you must say that I am thin." ”
Song smiled: "Mrs. is concerned about you." ”
Jia Min said: "What about Brother Lian? Why don't you hug it? The Song family finally gave birth to Jia Lian's second son Jia Lian, the future playboy is now just a meat dumpling that is only nine months old, very heavy, and Jia Min has a little difficulty holding him.
"I just slept, in the inner room." Jia Mu pointed to the inside and said with a smile.
Jia Min was about to get up to look, but her skirt was grabbed. "Auntie."
"Auntie."
But it's Jia Hu and Jia Zhu, the two little dolls are not big, they are round and jade, and they are quite cute.
"Why didn't Brother Hu go to class?" Jahu has been enlightened this year. The gentleman who Jia Daishan personally searched for invited him back, saying that he would enshrine him at home, and in the future, he would specially teach Jia Hu, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian.
Jahu is like a little adult," said grandfather. Today my aunt came back and gave me a holiday. ”
Jia Min laughed and teased him, "Holiday? Is Brother Hu Gao happy? ”
Jia Hu grinned. "Happy."
Jia Min found that the little guy was a little thin, so he said to Song: "Sister-in-law, Brother Hu is still young, don't force him too tight." Look, the kids are thin. ”
Song smiled at Jia's mother and said, "Look, another one thinks I'm like a stepmother." ”
Jia's mother said: "No wonder your sister is suspicious of you, look at what you have done with the child." She doesn't like it very much, her daughter-in-law is too strict with her grandson, and Brother Hu is only how old she is, so she sticks, reads, and endorses every day.
Song was a little helpless, her mother-in-law was too protective of the child, so she had only read a page of the book, and she had to rest for half an hour and eat some snacks. Before the last word, and then half an hour, like this, how many things can be learned in a day.
Jia Min said: "Mrs., my sister-in-law is the mother of my little nephew, and I know how to do it for my son." When the two sisters-in-law left, she privately persuaded Jia's mother: "You just have to be happy with your grandson, and leave the discipline to their parents, you don't care." Especially when the sister-in-law is in charge of her son, she complains less about the sister-in-law. If Hu'er learns to be like her eldest brother again, you should cry. ”
"Okay, okay, you girl is always reasonable." Mother Jia glared at her daughter and said angrily, "By the way, do you have any news?" ”
Jia Min hesitated, "I'm not sure yet, it will take some time to confirm." ”
Jia Mu was happy when she heard it, and leaned closer and asked softly, "Have you felt it these days?" ”
"No, I'm only going to be there tomorrow."
Jia Mu glanced at her and scolded: "Dead girl." ”
When it was time to eat, the family sat together, and the second grandmother Wang suddenly stroked her chest with her hand and wanted to vomit.
Wang said embarrassedly: "Sister, I'm really sorry. He said this, but his eyes were full of pride.
After the imperial doctor had been diagnosed and confirmed that Wang was three months pregnant, she suddenly said, "Madam, do you want to ask the imperial doctor to show my sister as well, Imperial Doctor Sun is the most proficient in gynecology." ”
Jia Min was still smiling, the one in Wang's stomach should be Jia Yuanchun. Leng Bu listened to this sentence, slowly put away the smile on his face, and said lightly: "No need, children are fate, and they can't be forced." ”
Jia Mu also had a cold face, "Since it is inconvenient for you to be in your body, go back and rest, and you don't have to come to ask for peace in the future." ”
Wang pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "Yes." Then he took the girl and slowly retreated.
Jia's mother's good mood was reduced a lot, and when she listened to the play again, she was a little impatient, so that Jia Min listened carefully, just like a person who didn't have anything to do, and shouted hello when she heard the happy place, and specially ordered someone to reward the little dan.
Mother Jia hated her so much, "Are you not long-hearted, everyone has poked you in the face, and you are still in the mood to laugh?" ”
Jia Min smiled: "I don't laugh, can't I still cry." Besides, I don't have anything now, if I really want to give birth to one, I must be an immortal genius, and a hundred are not worth one of our brothers. ”
One sentence made Jia's mother happy, pointed at her, and said to the Song family: "Look at the crazy her, it's almost endless." ”
Song also smiled: "The character of our aunt and grandmother, coupled with the talent of my aunt, the child born can be worse." Ma'am, just wait. ”
"You should have two sentences to suppress her to be true. to indulge her. Mother Jia likes people to praise her daughter, and when she heard Song say this, the smile on her face became even bigger.
After asking Jia Jiale for a day and returning home in the evening, Lin Ruhai inevitably drank too much.
In the tent at night, he came to touch people again, Jia Min refused to let him succeed this time, and he was in a hurry, so he said: "I have feelings, I'm afraid I really have a child this time." ”
"What!" One sentence made Lin Ruhai's wine sober up for the most part. Turning over and sitting up, he looked at Jia Min's stomach in awe. It took a long time before I trembled my hands to touch it, and I really lightened the action and lightened it again, "There really is a child?" ”
Jia Min whispered: "I'm not quite sure, but I've been a little uncomfortable getting up in the morning these days, and I'm thirsty and sleepy, and I often want to eat something strange." I went home and consulted with Jia's mother, and they all said that it should be about the same. ”
"I'll go get a doctor back right away." Lin Ruhai picked up the curtain and planned to get out of bed. was pulled back by Jia Min. "Do you think this is modern, just go out and buy a test strip, and you can know the Tao of Lu when you try it. If you really want to feel the pulse accurately, it will be two months later. But. I'm supposed to be here tomorrow, and I've been very sure since I've come here, if I don't come. It should be about the same. ”
Lin Ruhai was told by Jia Min, so he could only sit back on the bed and sleep all night. Just stared at Jia Min's stomach all the time. The next day, he didn't even go out, so he followed Jia Min like this, looked at her with good eyes, served tea and water, and served that thoughtfully, so that the girls around Jia Min felt that they were useless.
After looking at it for a day, Lin Ruhai asked Jia Min at night, "Are you here?" ”
Jia Min shook his head, and wanted to say very much, even if he wanted to come, he was also scared back by you.
"Oooh." Lin Ruhai wanted to cheer very much, and when he was glared at by his wife's eyes, his voice was suppressed, but this didn't stop him, he rolled forward and backward on the bed, and tossed it well.
didn't sleep well for two nights in a row, but Lin Ruhai was very excited, and he wanted to share his joy with others, but because the news was not yet confirmed, he had to hold back, which made him very uncomfortable.
stared at it for five days in a row, and Jia Min's little day did not come, but the drowsiness was serious, and he couldn't open his eyes until he had lunch every day. Faced with this situation, Lin Ruhai continued to be excited, and on the other hand, he tried to follow his wife, striving to take care of her meticulously, so that she could not have a little discomfort.
Lin Hou was happy for a while after his son was raised, and then returned to his expressionless appearance. When he heard that his son had been at home for half a month, and he was tired of doing everything except his wife every day, he became angry and called Lin Ruhai to scold.
Lin Ruhai was very aggrieved, "Didn't you say that you wanted to hug your grandson earlier?" ”
"That's early, and you revolve around your daughter-in-law during the day? What does it look like! ”
"Isn't it possible for her to have my daughter-in-law!" Lin Ruhai was very straightforward.
Then Lin Hou was shocked, grabbed his son's hand, and his eyes glared at the boss: "What did you say?" ”
"I said, my daughter-in-law may have it!"
"How do you know Lu Dao, please ask the imperial doctor to see it?" Lin Hou got his son's exact answer, and began to draw circles all over the ground again, rubbing his hands for a long time before he remembered.
Lin Ruhai said honestly: "Not yet, didn't you say that you have to see it accurately in two months?" ”
"Stupid, Imperial Doctor Sun is the best at it." Lin Hou scolded his son again, and sent someone to quickly invite Imperial Doctor Sun over.
In the restlessness of the father and son, the one who asked Taiyi Sun to come back and said honestly: "Taiyi Sun was invited by Ning Wangfu." ”
Lin Ruhai was stunned, Xiao Xiaoqi?
Lin Hou said angrily: "Then you don't wait at Imperial Doctor Sun's house, what are you going to do when you come back!" "Anyway, he must know whether his daughter-in-law's stomach is in stock today.
The subordinate was scolded and then squatted, Lin Hou and Lin Ruhai continued to draw circles, in a daze, I don't know how long it took for Lu Dao, someone ran in, Lin Hou stopped suddenly, and wanted to ask: "Has Imperial Doctor Sun invited you?" ”
I saw that the person kneeling down was the second housekeeper Wang An, and his face was full of uneasiness, "Master, uncle, just now the Rongguo Mansion sent someone to report that Ronggong is critically ill, I'm afraid it's not good?" I want to invite my grandmother to my house! ”
Lin Hou: "......"
Lin Ruhai: "Say it again? ”
"Rong Gong is critically ill!" (To be continued......)