When it is close to winter, the temperature in the south of the Yangtze River is much milder than in the middle of the capital, in the capital, this season has long been changed into cotton skirts and leather jackets, but in Gusu, but only the jacket is worn, and it is good to add some cloaks in the morning and evening. However, one thing is not very good, this month is often cloudy, and the light rain has been drifting for several days, Jia Min feels that the quilts and mattresses are damp these days. Today is a sunny day, the sun is full of heat hanging in the sky, so I took out the bedding and clothes to dry.

She was busy here, and her uncle and grandmother came, and as soon as she sat down, she chatted ramblingly, and it seemed that she could not go back without dinner. Jia Min sighed secretly, and the smile on his face was a little unbearable. No matter how good her temper is, she can't stand the fact that someone comes to see her every day, and she sits for a long time, she has to laugh, chat, eat, and finally take money from her own home to others, which is worse than the modern escort. At least everyone who eats, drinks and chats with each other has money to take, and she is pouring money out.

After talking patiently for another quarter of an hour, the topic had already reached the little widow next door to my uncle's grandmother's house, who did not abide by women's morals and stood at the door every day to hook up with passers-by. Jia Min took the tea and took a sip gently, the fragrance of the tea filled his nose, so that the protruding dryness gradually subsided, and then he raised his eyes and chuckled, "It stands to reason that you are an elder, and you are so old, it is time for us to come to visit." Now that she is letting her look at us again and again, it really makes my grandson and me ashamed. ”

The old lady who was gossiping happily was stunned by Jia Min's sentence flying from outside the sky, which didn't match their topic at all? Hey, you can't chat, how do you pick people up.

The old lady's second daughter-in-law was quite clever, and hurriedly smiled: "You just moved here." There are a lot of things, and things can be sorted out for a while. We are idle at home. Thinking that they are all family, they are cheeky. Come and see, what can help, is also our heart. ”

Jia Min said directly: "Hey, it's not, it's been three months since I moved here, and the family can be figured out." My uncle and grandmother and two aunts came over before, and the house was a mess, which really made me ashamed. ”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law subconsciously looked around for a week and saw the house. Yishui's red sandalwood furniture is made in Suzhou, light and beautiful, elegant and generous. The paintings in the hall, the gilded chiming clock on the table, and the various furnishings in the house are all beautiful and elegant, although simple. It's just a room like this, it's still called messy, what should it look like when it's not messy?

"Hehe, it's like this when you just moved."

"Alas. I've just figured it out, it's the end of the year again, and it's time for a New Year's gift. Everything else is fine, just this gift to the saints. It's hard for me. Jia Min frowned slightly, with a slight sorrow on his face, "The saint uses our master so much. This year's ceremony is a little more solemn than in previous years, but ...... Ahh......h He sighed heavily and lowered his head and rolled up his veil. Make a statement of embarrassment.

The old lady hurriedly asked, "But what's the difficulty?" "You just came, don't you know where to sell good things? If so, that's fine. Speaking of which, if you ask for this errand and let your son do it, you can earn a lot of money. Thinking so, a smile crossed his face.

Jia Min turned the topic around, "Forget it, it's rare for my uncle and grandmother to come over once, don't talk about these lock things." ”

"Hey, it's all a family, what else can you politely do to us. If there is any difficulty, just say it directly, let's see, there is something that can help. The old lady hurriedly spoke.

Jia Min refused to say, the three mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurriedly persuaded her, and pretended to be annoyed, Jia Min made a last resort, and said with a guilty face: "Although our old lady and master have been officials for a few years, they are honest and self-controlled. A few years ago, our old lady and old lady went one after another, and the family was a little difficult. When the lord came to Jiangnan this time, he originally sold the grange in the capital, and wanted to buy some in Jiangnan, but he didn't want to come for three months, and he didn't see what he wanted. In this way, the family will be tighter. But we can just keep it tight ourselves, but the saint's congratulatory gifts cannot be saved, and I am worried about where to raise the 20,000 silver that is still missing. As he spoke, he looked at his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law expectantly.

The old lady opened her mouth and pointed to the things in the house, "I'm afraid these things will cost tens of thousands of silver, right?" "You're still short of money, who believes?

Jia Min sighed: "These are all brought by the capital, the master has made the palm print imperial history, there must be a look at the family, otherwise there will be a visitor, I am afraid that people will laugh." ”

"Uh...... Yes, too. ”

"I'm not afraid of your laughter, I haven't eaten or slept well these days, and I've been worrying about this."

"Well, the saint's annual rites are really important."

"But isn't it, the saint's holy grace to our lord is grand, and it is difficult to repay one of the ten thousand deaths, if it is simple, the saint is considerate of his subordinates, but we are not at ease."

Jia Min really took the opportunity to complain, the three mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat on pins and needles, and barely listened to it for a quarter of an hour, so they got up and said goodbye, "What, I suddenly thought that there was something at home that I hadn't dealt with, and I had to go back immediately." ”

"I'm in such a hurry, let's eat and then leave."

"No, no."

Jia Min sent it to the door, watching the old lady in her sixties walking out like a fly, and even the two daughters-in-law walked as fast as her, and couldn't help but show a bright smile.

Cuizhu and Moju couldn't help but cover their mouths, "Madam, they really believe it." ”

"Believe it or not, after listening to my words, I'm afraid I won't be able to open my mouth when it comes to borrowing money." Jia Min smiled, but thought in his heart that if he couldn't borrow money, he should ask for an errand. It's just that I'm afraid that the man will come forward and go directly to Lin Ruhai. Perhaps, there will also be women who come to her first to talk.

When Lin Ruhai came back in the evening, Jia Min told him about today's events, and Lin Ruhai said helplessly: "Someone also went to me today, saying that he wanted his son to follow me as an entourage and make a move." ”

Jia Minle was happy, "I can guess what they said." ”

Lin Ruhai turned over and sat up, and said strangely: "Then you say come and listen?" ”

Jia Min said: "There are some things that outsiders will know, and it is more reassuring to hand them over to your own family." ”

"Poof...... Lin Ruhai laughed, "Madame is right, that's what it means." ”

Jia Min shook his head. "I don't know what they think, even if it's a clansman. It's only been a few mets, who can be stupid enough to put their hearts in their hearts immediately. ”

"Huh. Madame, you should say, what is there for a husband not to speak to the outside world? Lin Ruhai said solemnly, but his hand reached out to pick up Jia Min's earrings and play.

Jia Min glanced at him with disgust, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, our Lord Lin has always been loyal to the sun and the moon, and there is nothing to say to others." She raised her hand and knocked her husband away, glaring at him in warning, her son was still there. You give me honesty. "I'm going to see dinner." With that, he lifted the curtain and went out.

Lin Ruhai saw that his wife was going out, he picked up the teacup and poured two sips, then got up to harass his son, "Rui'er, what did you learn from Mr. today?" Tell me about the Father? ”

Lin Rui was writing silently, and when he heard the words, he got up and said, "Mr. has started to talk about moderation today." ”

"Oh, why are there four books again." Lin Ruhai was very disappointed, he remembered that Old Man Yuan would get a lot. He went to talk to him yesterday, saying that his son was still young, and he was very smart, and he was not in a hurry to get off the exam. Teach something else first.

Lin Rui said in a black line: "You have to learn sooner or later." Today, in front of him, Mr. scolded his father and warned him. You can't learn from his unrelated father.

"Hey, I'm so smart. Just take a look at it when you take the exam. Lin Ruhai waved his hand indifferently, and approached Lin Rui with a smile: "Be good." Your Uncle Xuan met a former friend yesterday, Gu said that he had a good gambling skill, and he had already invested in his father's door, and his father asked him to teach you, okay? ”

Lin Rui: ==

Is there a father in the world who asks his son to learn how to gamble?

He was being entangled tightly by his father, and just as Jia Min came in, Lin Rui flew over like a little swallow, directly grabbed his mother's sleeve, opened his mouth, and wanted to sue, but he was afraid that his father would be cleaned up by his mother, so he was depressed for a long time before he lowered his head and said, "Auntie, I'm hungry." ”

As soon as Jia Min saw his son like this, he knew that he had something, but after waiting for a long time, he waited for this sentence. She looked at her husband, what's wrong, such a young baby can't tell her parents?

Lin Ruhai smirked, and then salivated: "I'm also hungry, what do you eat at night?" ”

"Longjing shrimp, squirrel osmanthus fish, pickled tun fresh, boiled dried shreds, and catfish lung soup." Jia Min casually said a few things that both father and son liked.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min are both people who love to eat, and they have a son who is also a small snack, so when they arrived in Gusu, they first found a master who was proficient in Huaiyang cuisine and a master of the white case and the red case to enter the house to serve.

Lin Rui's face lit up when he heard that there was catfish lung soup, he had drunk this soup once two days ago, and he had never forgotten it. also specially wrote a letter for this purpose, put it in a small box, and planned to send it back to Beijing to satisfy Xiao Chen.

Lin Ruhai originally followed his son to say that, mainly because he was afraid that his wife would beat him, and when he heard Jia Min report the name of the dish, he immediately felt hungry, and asked someone to fetch water and wash his hands, and asked to set the meal immediately, so that the few girls waiting in the house couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.

Soon, the meals were put up, although the family of three loves to eat, but also pay attention to saving, four dishes and one soup, just used up, basically there will be nothing left. Lin Rui and Xiao Chen have been eating with Jia Min all year round, and they are also used to it. Xiao Chen was at home, looking at a table full of dishes, a little uncomfortable.

Eat silently, sleep silently, the rules handed down by the ancestors, Jia Min didn't think anything about it before, but after having a child, he realized that the words of the ancestors were too right. If you don't talk when eating, you basically eliminate the danger of foreign bodies choking into the trachea. In this era, there is no surgery to take things, and if you really block the trachea, you will cry to death.

After a quiet dinner, the family of three washed up and sat around and gossiped about homely things.

Jia Min asked at this time, "Rui'er, what did you just tell me?" ”

Lin Rui: "No, it's nothing. ”

"What did your dad say stupidly again?" As soon as Jia Min saw his tangled little appearance, she knew that it must be her husband and teasing her son.

Lin Ruhai diligently poured a cup of tea for Jia Min, put it in her hand, and said flatteringly: "Mrs., drink tea, good Longjing tea." ”

Jia Min knocked on the table, "Which of you two said?" ”

Lin Rui glanced at his father very apologetically, compared to his father, his mother was more domineering, "That, Daddy has a new entourage, saying that he has a good gambling skill, and Daddy wants me to learn." In Lin Rui's heart, when his mother heard this, she would explode at all. Beat his dad with a feather duster. Who knew that after hearing this, his mother was surprised and asked, "That's it?" ”

"Hmm." Lin Rui nodded dumbly. Isn't that exciting enough?

Jia Min said calmly: "Go and learn, don't you feel more than you." "I'm learning well now. Save yourself from being hooked up with to gamble in the future, and he can also take the opportunity to win some private money, instead of being won by someone, and his pants are gone.

Lin Rui: =Mouth=Is this my mother!

The child puffed up a Zhengtai face, went back to his room, and directly beckoned someone to lay paper and light the lamp, he wanted to write a letter.

In the capital, in the Ning Wangfu, the prince Xiao Chen got the wooden box sent from Jiangnan. He wanted to take it back to the room to see, but he was entangled by his two younger brothers. The second brother Xiao Wei pulled his clothes, and the third brother Xiao Jue hugged his thighs and didn't let him go.

Xiao Wei: "Big brother, I want to watch it too, I want to watch it too." ”

Xiao Jue, who was still a beanie, also shouted: "I want to see, I want to see." Xiao Jue's impression of Lin Rui is slowly fading, but Xiao Wei still remembers it clearly. Since he left, he has been Xiao Chen and Lin Rui's little tail. For Xiao Wei, Lin Rui is his other elder brother. Even, sometimes, Lin Rui is a little closer than his eldest brother. His eldest brother always bullied him when he was a child. I don't like to take him to play yet, but I am much more patient than Lin Rui.

Xiao Chen looked at his father and mother who were sitting and drinking tea on the side, and Xiao Jin was holding the tea bowl to look at it carefully. It seemed that he was studying the suit, but Cui Shi looked at it with a smile. "Let's just watch it here, I also blame Brother Rui." Lin Rui also often came to the palace when he was a child. It was common to stay here for two or three days from time to time, just like her other son. It's been going for months, how could you not want to.

Four to one, Xiao Chen belongs to the spirit of weakness, and he has no choice but to nod and agree: "Okay." "It's particularly reluctant, this is a letter written to him by his friend, how can it be read by the family? Wow, I want privacy!

"Catfish lung soup? What is it? Xiao Chen's eyes were full of question marks, and he looked straight at his father, "Dumbfounded, it's very delicious, have you ever drunk it, father?" ”

Xiao Jin shook his head.

Xiao Chen was so disappointed, he also wanted to drink. Hey, why didn't you fight again and go to Jiangnan with Aunt Lin and them? I regret it!

Cui Shi touched his son's head: "Your Uncle Lin must have learned, when he comes back, ask him to write the method, I will let the cook learn it, and make it for you to drink." ”

Xiao Chen was not soothed, and muttered, "That will be a long time." With this deep disappointment, and a belly of gluttony, another letter was opened, "What! His eyes widened, barely believing what he was seeing.

Xiao Jin stiffened and looked at his son, "What's wrong?" ”

"Uncle Lin is looking for someone to teach me to gamble for money!" I was so frightened that there was a wood! Then, there was suddenly a faint envy, Uncle Lin is so good, he will not always pressure Arrow to read and write, and will always find him a lot of fun.

Xiao Jin's face sank, and he directly snatched the letter in his son's hand, and snorted coldly: "Ruhai is really getting more and more nonsense, see if I don't write a letter to Mr., let Mr. discipline him!" ”

The letter in his hand was snatched away by his father, Xiao Chen could only open another one with a flat mouth, in this letter, Lin Rui's little classmate was obviously not dissatisfied when he heard the news yesterday, and the paper was full of admiration for that person's superb gambling skills, and he also sighed: "Sure enough, as A-Niang said, there are talents in every line, I am really eye-opening." ”

The next few letters were all surprises for his progress, and said that there were still so many doorways in the casino. Apparently, a certain master brought him into the casino to open his eyes. This really makes Xiao Chen envious, he doesn't have to study, he can go around to play, it's so jealous!

Then, Xiao Chen made a request to his father, "I want to learn too!" "He was whipped into a pig's head by his father.

Nearly a month later, before the Chinese New Year, Lin Ruhai, who was busy half to death, was arrested by his old man and scolded to death. Lin Ruhai also wondered, "Sir, I have been conscientious in my duties recently, and I have not been slack in asking myself, why does Mr. be so angry?" "Lao Tzu has been so diligent recently, he almost took the yamen as his home, and he was so tired that his waist was lost twice, what else are you not satisfied with?

cough, before the Chinese New Year, it is the high tide period for officials from all walks of life. Governors and governors are sent to Beijing, and prefects and governors are sent to the governor's palace, anyway, small officials are sent to big officials, and big officials are then sent to higher levels. At this time, it is the busiest time for the imperial historians. On the one hand, they themselves have to give and receive gifts, and on the other hand, they have to keep an eye on officials from all walks of life, the things you give are almost the same, don't be too qualified, otherwise we will have to join people.

Lin Ruhai is the head of the imperial history of Jiangnan Province, and he is newly appointed. You have to keep an eye on it. Then, I finally went back to my house to change my clothes and eat something delicious. If I wanted to sleep peacefully, I was pulled by Old Man Yuan. He was about to die of grievance.

Old man Yuan didn't say anything, and directly threw Xiao Jin's complaint letter in his face, "Look for yourself!" ”

Lin Ruhai only learned after reading it that his son went to show off with his friends, and then his friends were encouraged and wanted to learn, but he was pumped by his father, and then the father was angry and sued him.

"What else do you have to say?" Old man Yuan opened the shelf. plans to teach a father how to teach his son and teach Lin Ruhai a lesson.

Lin Ruhai was so sleepy that he wanted to go back and sleep well, so he hurriedly said, "Sir, please listen to me." ”

Old man Yuan's tirade choked back into his stomach, he glared at Lin Ruhai and snorted: "Say it." ”

Lin Ruhai took out the level when he pinched the Swen frame in the forum back then, and reasoned with the facts. Let's talk about myself first, you see I'm the imperial history. What he does is the work of offending people, and if he wants to offend the minister, he will offend the saint, or it is a dereliction of duty. Right? There's no professional ethics like that, we can't do it. Then I elaborated on how many villains are in this world. The people who are involved by him must be mostly bad people. There's always some kind of conspiracy. He's just one son, what if someone hits him with an idea? There is no need to send someone to kill him. As long as you hook up with him and learn badly, it's a big handle. And this bad learning is nothing more than pornography, gambling and drugs. Let's teach it ourselves, so that the child loses his curiosity about these and saves him from being hooked up by others, right?

Even if Old Man Yuan knew that what Lin Ruhai said was crooked, it was difficult to say anything for a while.

Lin Ruhai glanced at his face, and added with a smile: "No matter how bad it is, he understands the doorway, so he won't be coaxed." If you want to coax, he will also coax others, right! "What his wife said, we can win other people's money, don't let people win us.

Old man Yuan: == I don't know what to say at all, how did he choose such an apprentice with decades of education experience to make his later life unsafe?

When Lin Ruhai saw where Old Man Yuan was sitting, he didn't know whether he was angry or laughing, so he resolutely slipped away, "Sir, there is still something in the student yamen, go first." ”

Old man Yuan snorted, flicked his sleeves and went back to the study, and then sat there thinking, what are the pros and cons of his apprentice's method of teaching his son? It's over, there is no precedent before, it's not good to comment, you can only imagine it in your head.

Lin Ruhai rushed back to the main courtyard, his son was stepping on the shuttlecock in the yard, and he grabbed the collar and pulled into the house, "Stinky boy, can you show off less with Achen!" ”

Lin Rui tilted his head: "Why?" ”

"Because your father was disciplined today." Jia Min had already gotten the news, leaning against the door with a smile, looking at the father and son.

As soon as Lin Ruhai saw his wife come in, he immediately straightened his son's clothes, "What, you sent everyone away?" ”

Jia Min glared at him: "You are embarrassed to say that you are idle, so let me come forward!" ”

"I'm going to die." Lin Ruhai was depressed to death, Lin Bin, the clan brother, really came back and forth every two days, and he was accurate, and he had to ask for homework every time. God knows, since he was admitted to Tanhua, the four books and eight strands of literature have been touched for a long time. If it weren't for the fear that Old Man Yuan would be angry, he would have thrown Lin Bin to him.

Jia Min is also very helpless about this brother, he is the most typical kind of feudal student, and the most common sentence is "Everything is inferior, only reading is high." Then, of course, I read hard every day with a book, and I didn't care about all the affairs at home, and I relied on my wife to take care of it. Whenever his wife talked to him about some family affairs, especially something to earn more silver or something, he was disgusted and vulgar.

Jia Min said: "It's really hard for the third sister-in-law." ”

"He also told me yesterday that his wife is too much of a philistine, which is really unbearable!" Lin Ruhai pursed his lips, he didn't have the idea that the old man had to support his family. However, there must always be a division of labor between husband and wife in a family, one inside and one outside. Just like in their previous life, his wife likes to work and has the ability, so let her go to work. I just don't like to go out and love to stay at home, so take on the housework. In this way, the two of them are also very happy. His brother ...... I still want to be raised by my wife, and I want to say that my wife is not good, it's really a problem with character! (To be continued......)