Lin Mansion, Qingzhu Garden.

"What's the matter, the host is okay today?"

After sending the sisters of the Jia family back to the house, the Jia family looked at Daiyu, who was a little tired but smiling, and smiled.

Daiyu snorted, but still said, "Thank you." ”

Jia Qiang laughed, waved her hand and said, "I didn't expect that Sister Shi would be able to eat like that." ”

Daiyu sneered and said with a smile: "She was like that when she was a child, although she had a pitiful background, she was more generous than me, she was better at wearing Baoyu's clothes, and she could eat, sleep and be stubborn." ”

Seeing Jia Qiang looking over in surprise, Daiyu didn't look at him angrily, and said, "Where I can't do it, I will admire others, what?" ”

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "It can be seen that Aunt Lin is much higher than me!" ”

When Daiyu heard this, she looked left and right first, and saw that Zijuan and Snow Goose were all outside, not in front of her, so Fang was curious: "Why is it called Aunt again now?" Suddenly, the complexion of the ground changed, and his eyes gradually turned unkind, and he said, "Isn't it to recognize Sister Xue, Sister Shi?" ”

Jia Qiang laughed silently: "What's that?" Talking about it in front of them is to let them understand in their hearts, and also let the adults behind them have a number, don't be unable to turn your brain, and arrange a marriage for you, that is to force me to completely tear my face and turn my face and not recognize people. As for privately, I still think it's better to call my aunt. ”

Daiyu's pretty face was hot, her body was soft, and she felt that this person was ...... So perverted, gritted his teeth and said, "What is it called...... What is better to call an aunt? You're ......."

Jia Qiang smiled and said, "It's kinder!" There are only a handful of people in this world who treat me well, and my aunt is the best and the one who helps me the most, so I remember this title even more. ”

When Daiyu heard this, she lowered her head and whispered, "Then why do you change your words?" As soon as the words came out, she regretted it.

Because she knows this shameless thing too well now, she can say anything.

Sure enough, I heard Jia Qiang laugh and said: "Naturally, I have to change my words, at least I have to give an explanation to the outside, otherwise, how can I marry ......"

Before he finished speaking, his mouth was blocked by Daiyu's somewhat cold hand, and he smelled the strange fragrance that was close at hand, which was refreshing.

Daiyu only felt that her face seemed to be burning, and warned in shame: "If you talk nonsense again, I will ...... I'm going to tell my daddy. ”

With that, he withdrew his hand and took a few steps back.

Where would Jia Qiang be afraid, but he didn't be presumptuous, he wanted to respect the imprint of the world's etiquette in Daiyu's heart, so he smiled: "Aunt Lin should rest earlier, and Ming'er will go to Jia's house tomorrow." ”

After Daiyu answered faintly, she instead advised, "You should rest earlier." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, before Jia Qiang could reply, she saw Zijuan leading a grandmother in and said, "Uncle, the master is meeting guests in the study, let you come over." ”

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Mozhuzhai.

Since Lin Ruhai was sick, he has almost never entered the study.

Even if you want to read any books, you will also ask Aunt Mei to pick them up and send them to Zhonglin Hall.

The cover is not as good as a small study, but it is a place to meet guests on weekdays.

And it is also a close and very important guest.

Jia Qiang walked here, knowing in her heart that it must be a heavyweight guest coming......

I just don't know where it is sacred.

There were two rows of four servants standing under the porch at the door of the study, and after knocking on the door, the door opened from the inside, and Steward Wang himself stood in the door and waited.

Seeing Jia Qiang coming, he hurriedly pointed in and whispered, "Uncle, go in quickly." ”

Seeing this, Jia Qiang raised her eyebrows slightly, Steward Wang didn't even dare to mention his name?

He stepped forward and said outside the inner door: "Sir, the disciple has arrived." ”

Lin Ruhai's gentle voice came from inside: "Qiang'er is here? Come on in. ”

After Jia Qiang entered, there was an old man with a clear appearance, sitting with Lin Ruhai on the guest seat near the window.

He took a few steps forward, bowed and said, "Sir." ”

Lin Ruhai smiled and bowed his head, pointed to the old man beside him, and said, "This is Master Ming Anming, the head of the Hanlin Academy, and he is also the teacher of the year. The Ming people are upright officials, and the government and the opposition have a good reputation, and they are honored as Jing'an Gong, which is an example for us to be officials. ”

Jia Qiang saluted again: "The last student Jia Qiang, I have seen the Duke of Jing'an!" ”

Only then did he understand why Steward Wang didn't even dare to mention his name.

It's also interesting to say that the so-called seat teacher is actually just a teacher who became a teacher and a student because of an exam.

However, it is a hundred times higher than the status of the teacher and the professional teacher who have been teaching for many years.

Although Lin Ruhai is now a minister in the same hall as Ming'an, and even has the same official position, in order to avoid suspicion and form a party, it is no longer good to be commensurate with teachers and students.

But the relationship between them is absolutely impossible to disconnect.

This is an unchangeable unspoken rule under the imperial examination system for thousands of years.

Ming An slowly bowed his head when he heard this, looked Jia Qiang up and down, and said with a smile: "It can be seen that it is better to be famous than to meet, and it is better to be famous than to meet." I think that at the beginning, because of the drunken immortal building, the name of this emperor and a good minister was in the clear stream of Shilin, which was really unspeakable, and after he was forced to leave the middle of the mountain, he was even more infamous. Who would have thought that after only half a year's work, when the Duke of Banshan replied to Beijing, he was full of praise when he mentioned this son. Ruhai, it seems that you are good at studying, you are good at being an official, you can educate your children, and you will be even better! It's a pity that this son is now a prince and an official, otherwise I won't be able to enter another person in the Hanlin Academy. ”

Lin Ruhai shook his head and smiled: "Jing'an Gongshi is really too famous, Qiang'er has not yet entered school, and he is still 108,000 miles away from Hanlin." However, the heart of learning is firm, and even if he is now a knight, he is still diligent in learning. As he spoke, he said to Jia Qiang: "If you talk about the depth of knowledge, the whole dynasty is up and down, even the military aircraft scholars are counted, and there are only a handful of people whose knowledge can be compared with Jing'an Gong." If Qiang'er has any academic obstacles in the future, and I can't answer, I can ask the Jing'an to teach. Jing An Gong is a notoriously kind elder, and it is best to guide the backwards. By the way, don't you boast that you have some talent in arithmetic? But you don't know that the Duke of Jing'an left a monograph on this road, and the emperor and the current emperor have praised it many times. ”

Jia Qiang looked sideways, but listened to this master of the Hanlin Academy take advantage of this topic and cut in, and said: "When it comes to the study of mathematics, the old man does have some experience. In the past ten years, a new "Essence of Mathematics and Physics" has been compiled, which has just been compiled this year and is hidden in the house. If you, a disciple, are good at learning mathematics, you can often come to my house to read it. However, as soon as the voice of the ...... changed, the voice of the master of the academy became deeper, and he said: "In order to compile this book, these old men have exhausted their family resources, and even sold the ancestral house in the countryside, which is still not enough, so they borrowed a lot of silver from the household department. Recently, I heard that Ruhai was promoted to the left attendant of the household department, and after taking charge of the household department, the first thing to do was to clear the deficit. Alas, the old man should have supported your ministry more, but he was really shy and embarrassed! ”

Lin Ruhai remained silent, glanced at Jia Qiang, and asked, "I don't know how much the Jing'an Gong owes?" ”

Ming An sighed bitterly and said, "In the past ten years, I have owed a total of 130,000 taels of silver. Now the old man is smashing pots and selling iron, and his family is bankrupt, and it is not enough to go to eleven. ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, his brows furrowed slightly.

130,000 taels of silver......

If he is subsidy, it is not that he can't afford to make up.

It's just that this kind of practice is not the right way.

If he hadn't taken on the errand of paying off the deficit, he would have helped a hand, and it would have been a great reputation if it was passed on.

But now that he is doing this errand, and if he does it like this, it will definitely be a crime of forming a party for personal gain!

And he can help a teacher, what about the house teacher, what about the karma teacher, the same year?

What about some other old relatives who have been close to the Lin family for several lifetimes?

Seeing that Lin Ruhai was silent, a wry smile flashed in Ming An's eyes, and he sighed: "Ruhai, don't make it difficult, the old man shouldn't have come here." The old man is also confused, this chasing deficit is not in your pocket. If you were not supreme, you would not have taken such a difficult and dangerous path. Alas, that's it, the old man is gone. ”

Lin Ruhai frowned and said, "Teacher, can you think of some other methods?" Teachers are full of peach and plums all over the world, if all the teachers and brothers get together together, they can always make up a part, not enough...... I'll make it up. ”

Ming An was moved when he heard this, but then shook his head and said, "If that's the case, it will hurt you." Moreover, if the household department really recovers the deficit, which of them can fall? It's okay if you don't let go, if you let go of my mouth, then your brothers and sisters will hear the news and come to the door, alas......"

After sighing again, Ming An got up and prepared to leave.

Lin Ruhai frowned, got up and hurriedly said, "If this is the case, the imperial court will recover the deficit, how is Mr. going to deal with it?" ”

Ming An sighed, waved his hand, and said, "Resign yourself to fate!" ”

At this moment, Jia Qiang suddenly smiled and said, "If it is really only 130,000 taels of silver, I can think of a way...... By the way, Master, is the copyright of the "Essence of Mathematics and Physics" compiled by your old man sold? ”

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Yeongkookfu, Ixiangwon.

Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang sat on the kang outside, eating some melon seeds and talking homely.

Seeing that it was getting late, when Mrs. Wang was about to say goodbye and return home, she saw Baochai coming in from outside.

The gentle and dignified and beautiful Baochai is very much in the eyes of Mrs. Wang.

She had already stood up, and when she saw Baochai enter the door, she sat down again, and Aunt Xue also said happily: "Good girl is back!" ”

Baochai came in and asked Mrs. Wang first, and after Ying'er stepped forward to untie the big hat for her, Fang replied: "Well, I'm back." Then he said to Mrs. Wang, "Brother Bao and sisters have also gone back." ”

Mrs. Wang has always been silent, only smiling and bowing.

Aunt Xue said anxiously: "But after listening to my words, don't you want to talk to that evil obstacle?" By the way, you can see him? ”

Baochai's face pale when she heard this, she really didn't like this way.

But she also knew that after the eldest girl of the Jia family sealed the concubine in the palace, her status in her mother's heart had risen a lot, but it was the Lin Mansion that had been rumored outside in the past few days, and the aunt was afraid that she had said a lot of words that were rare in front of her mother.

With a sigh in her heart, she nodded and said, "Yuan also only laughed with the sisters, and didn't talk much. ”

Aunt Xue happily said to Mrs. Wang when she heard this: "That evil obstacle dares to throw my face in front of me and slam the door." Such a person, the Xue family is really intimate. I have warned that beast of Pan'er, and I dare not associate with him again these days. No matter how indifferent Bao girl is today, he also wants face, so he naturally understands the Xue family's intentions. ...... backwards"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a cry from far and near, and after a while, he saw a person rushing in like crazy, kneeling on the ground and crying: "Uncle, ...... Let's go to the front and take a look, my cousin has an accident, my cousin is dying, my cousin is dying! ”

"Huh?!"

When Aunt Xue heard this, her face turned pale suddenly, her eyes rolled, and she fainted......

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