Half a moment later, on the dinner table, stewed fish and fried roe deer meat were placed on plate after plate, Lin Mao looked at his gobbling son and smiled, while Zhang's kept putting meat into Lin Xiu's bowl, Lin Xiu's mouth was full of delicious food, and he said vaguely: "Mother, enough, Dad, you eat too, don't keep watching me eat, let's eat." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Okay, okay." Lin Mao agreed, but the chopsticks didn't move at all. For the second elder, Lin Xiu ate comfortably, then they were more fragrant than anything they ate, and just such a hearty meal was only empty plates and empty bowls under Lin Xiu's stormy attack.

The rain outside the window was still falling, and the chill was slightly dissipated, but the small courtyard of the Lin family was full of warmth at this time, Zhang sat on the side to sew a heart jacket for his son, and Lin Mao and Lin Xiu, father and son, accompanied by turbid wine, whispered and talked.

"Xiu'er, why did you come back all of a sudden?" Lin Mao asked kindly.

"Dad, I may not be going back for a short time when I come back this time."

"What?"

Zhang and Lin Mao, who didn't know why, suddenly became nervous, and asked in unison, "Child, what happened?" ”

Seeing that her father and mother immediately changed color, Lin Xiu smiled: "Father and mother, my son is bent on entering the exam, how can he cause trouble and be brought back?" Hearing this, Lin Mao and the Zhang family calmed down, Lin Xiu was their hope, and they were afraid that Lin Xiu would cause some trouble and be kicked out of the academy.

Lin Xiu paused and said: "Actually, the child is not very clear, the master of the academy is a scholar of the imperial court, it seems that something happened in Kyoto, the master and his old man were ordered to return to Beijing, and he will not come back in a short time, so that the academy will also be suspended. ”

"Hey... Ay... It's okay! After listening to this, Lin Mao took a sip of the wine cup: "When you go out, you have to be more steady, and listen to what others say?" How? Don't be restless, and what can I do with your mother in our small place, you just have to do your best to take the exam, if you don't have enough money, just tell your father, although my father has been in business for many years, but our family's old foundation is still there..."

Lin Mao was talking, and Zhang interjected from the side, which made Lin Mao very unhappy: "The old foundation is still there, but your old generation is still there?" ”

Although the words were very vague, Lin Xiu still heard some of them, and he immediately spoke: "Dad, mother, is there something wrong with our family?" ”

"It's okay, didn't I say it just now, I have nothing to do with your mother at home, by the way, Xiu, do you remember the fat tiger of the old Li family? That baby is now tall and fat, like the stone statue general in the county government's mansion..."

Regarding Daddy's deliberate turn, Lin Xiu said again: "Dad, let's not mention Huzi first, is there something going on at home?" If there is something, you don't have to worry about it, when you are older, it is time for you to rest! ”

The Zhang family on the side couldn't stand it anymore, so he simply put down his buddy and said: "Xiu'er, it's not about those Chen sesame seeds and rotten grains, after our family can't do it, the family is not as good as before, last year, your uncle and a few people summed it up, and decided that in the future, the clan will not let your father take care of the sacrifice, what does this mean?" Don't it depend on your father's old age, the business is down, you also study outside all the year round, do not participate in the clan sacrifices, those old people feel that our family only enjoys the sacrifice and does not occupy the offering, they are not happy, these old immortal white-eyed wolves, picking up bones are like dogs, and they don't look at who helped build the clan worship back then, who funded them to go out..."

The more Zhang spoke, the more angry he became, and his voice became louder and louder, Lin Maojue said that it was inappropriate to say these things in front of his son, and shouted loudly: "Enough! ”

But this sound was like stabbing the stove, causing the sparks in the furnace to splash and scatter, Zhang's suddenly became angry, and his tone increased several degrees: "Enough, enough, you know enough, when those white-eyed wolves say this, how can you not choke a few words, you are the third child of the Lin family, the younger brother of those old bastards, you don't let you participate in the sacrifice of the clan, and you don't enjoy the offerings of those juniors, what's the difference between that and driving you out, who will take you as the third uncle in the future." ”

Seeing that her mother's face was red and panting, Lin Xiu hurriedly got up to comfort her mother; "Mother, don't be angry, it's not worth it if you're angry."

Lin Mao on the side was scolded by his mother-in-law like this, and he didn't squeak anymore, but kept rubbing his head, and the anxiety was like a thick barrier on his head, making him breathless.

Seeing this, Zhang's heart immediately regretted a little, seeing Zhang's mouth move, he wanted to say something to slow down his master, but when he saw Lin Xiu nodding at his mother's chin, Zhang got up and went into the inner room.

Looking at Lin Mao's old man, whose sideburns were all white, at this moment, Lin Xiu's heart was sore, so that the world was going down, and the cold pain of people's hearts flowed into his heart like a stream.

I think that when Lin Mao went to business and did a good business, his family was honest, and everyone in the Lin family was a hundred and ten people, even if Lin Mao's third child was just a businessman at the end of the four elements, except for the elders and children of the Lin family, who didn't say anything, who didn't look down on Lin Mao in this radius of dozens of miles? Who of those clans has not been touched? During the New Year's holidays, all the objects of the sect's sacrifice are purchased by Lin Mao at his own expense, and the benefits are even more for those elders, but now that the business has failed, I don't want Lin Mao to share more of the tribute, so I actually found an excuse to drive Lin Mao out, if it goes on like this for a long time, what is the difference between it and eliminating the family tree?

"Dad, this is... Lin Erbo's idea! ”

Lin Mao lowered his head and frowned, and did not respond, but Lin Xiu had already guessed the beginning and the end, he sighed softly, his current situation at the moment is really embarrassing, in order to enter the exam for himself, Lin Mao spent almost half of his belongings.

Lin Xiu leaned closer to Lin Mao: "Dad, don't be angry, the world is reincarnated, God won't be so mean, then Lin Erbo has only studied in private school for a few years, and he has taken the county examination tribute student, plus you have turned around for him, he just carried the name of this unreal bachelor, and now he is so yelling at five and drinking six, God can see it all, and he will be punished in time!" ”

Having said that, but the facts can't be concealed, Lin Erbolin, Lin Mao's brother, after years of hard work, is now the pen of the Lincheng County Government to the Linshui County Government, such a government servant who is not even a Xu official, in the Lin family actually jumped high, and over time he actually disliked the third brother who helped him at the beginning, but Lin Mao thought of the brotherhood, did not say too much, and swallowed the bitter fruit alone.

Lin Xiu brought a glass of wine to Lin Mao, and said lightly: "Dad, my son is now a bachelor of Licheng Academy, and his status is much higher than him, when he enters the examination next year, he will definitely fight for the top again, enter the official mansion, let our Lin family become a big official family in the waterfront area, and let those people come to your old man to do the crime..."