Chapter Thirty-Nine: Silver Opens the Way to Explore
"Childe, it's late at night, let's go back." The isolated Jinyu was left with only Qin'er, a loyal scholar.
"Qin'er, do you think people can give birth to wings?" Jiang Jinyu didn't move, looking into the distance.
"Childe...... Let's go back and get some good sleep, and in a few days you will be able to go out when Madame is out of breath." "I've been by my son's side since I was a child, and I naturally know what is on his mind. Although he is still very ignorant, this little servant is not worthy of his son in his heart.
Childe is smart and cautious, but unfortunately he was suppressed by his wife. The eldest son and the second son have already been lifted, and they are waiting to go to Beijing next year to take the test. I heard that their articles are all very well written, and it is easy to get a jinshi.
Qin'er is not convinced, only he knows how many books the third son has read, although the two elder brothers write the articles well, many of the poems and songs are copied from the third son. If you let the third son take the test, he will definitely be able to win the three yuan in a row, and come back to glorify his ancestors.
Qin'er, who was more than ten years old, only thought that his son-in-law was the smartest and kindest person in the world. Good people will be rewarded! Son, you must take care of your health, stay up for a few more years, and get married.
Childe's fiancΓ©e is the young lady of the metropolitan prison family, and after marrying this young lady, with a strong Yue family, Mrs. and his two brothers will definitely not dare to bully Childe anymore.
Little servant, how did you know Madame's calculations, can your son-in-law really marry Yiyi so smoothly?
Jiang Jinyu retracted her gaze, dressed in dew, and took the scholar back to the bedroom. People are under the low eaves, filial piety crushes people to death, and Mrs. is only strict with him, and does not abuse, he can only endure silently, wait for himself to grow up again, and get out of this cage as soon as possible.
This wine is so good, I drank it until I was half drunk, and I slept until dawn in a daze, and I really forgot about Jinyu. It's a pity that as soon as the morning sun shines, Lin Shaoxuan's wine wakes up, and he can't sleep.
Jinyu missed the appointment yesterday, and she will definitely come today, right? I'll have to wait for him. Lin Shaoxuan hurriedly finished breakfast, and just wanted to sneak away quietly, but was stopped by the painting.
"Second son, last night Mrs. came to pass the word, asking the second son to get up early today and go to her."
Alas, these days when I patronize and think about Jinyu's affairs, the old lady rarely asks for peace there, and the dragon and phoenix shop haven't been there for a long time. also bragged to the old lady that she wanted to make money to spend on her, but the money was really not less, but unfortunately it was not a serious way.
"Say hello to my mother." Lin Shaoxuan ran to his mother's yard and saluted in good manners.
"Son, come, my mother has something to tell you." Mrs. Lin was not angry at all that her son did not come to invite An every once in a while, and when she saw him coming, she happily took his hand and asked him to sit on the Luohan bed and drink tea.
"Come, look, do you have a favorite girl?" Mrs. Lin handed over a few picture scrolls, all of which were beautiful and dignified girls.
"This is the youngest daughter of Zhang Yuanwai in the west of the city, gentle and virtuous, and her appearance is first-class. Zhang Yuanwai's family is honest, and the dowries of his daughters are also rich. β
"This is the daughter of the boss Qian who opened a rice store on Front Street, she is dignified and generous, and she has learned to be a director at a young age."
"And this ......"
"Mother, my son is still young, so I don't have to worry about marrying in advance." It's not that he is still young, Lin Shaoxuan's body is only twenty years old, and he has not yet reached the legal age for marriage. But he forgot, this is ancient times, everyone generally got married early, if it weren't for the original owner's exile and profligacy, no one would have looked down on him, and he must have had a few wives and concubines at home when he came.
"My son, you are not young anymore, you should also find a good woman to marry, my mother is still waiting to hold her grandson." Mrs. Lin looked at her son with eager eyes, and she hated to tie him up in the cave room now.
"My eldest brother hasn't gotten married yet, so how can I be ahead of the curve." Lin Shaoxuan refused to get married, and he was not interested in those vulgar fans now. If you want to get married, unless there is a woman like Jinyu.
Hearing her son mention the eldest brother, Mrs. Lin's face changed.
"Your eldest brother's family affairs have his own master to worry about, my mother only asks you now, hurry up and settle the family affairs, but you can't be entangled with the Qinglou woman anymore."
It seems that Xinya's matter still hasn't been hidden from the old lady.
"Mother, can you wait another year? My son still has a lot to do, and he doesn't want to get married now. I ransom the woman because I saw pity for her, and I arranged for her to have another family affair. Lin Shaoxuan was forced by his mother to have no choice, so he had to tell him that he was going to open a shop.
"Good! Good! Xuan'er, you've finally started to do things, God forbid! My mother will go to Daming Temple tomorrow to make incense and pray for my son. "I heard that my son was going to open a shop, and even the shopkeeper was invited, so I waited for it to open, and Mrs. Lin was so happy that she chanted Buddha again and again.
"Lack of capital? Mother, there are still some here. Mrs. Lin said that she was about to go to get the silver ticket, but was grabbed by Lin Shaoxuan.
"Mother, my son is rich." Lin Shaoxuan was moved in his heart, and almost shed tears when he looked at his mother. What a mother, so sincere to her son, I hate to give him everything. How did she know that her biological son was long gone?
No matter what, you must treat your mother well and do your filial piety for the original owner.
"Mother, you will enjoy Qingfu at home, and wait for your son to make a lot of money and come back to honor you." Lin Shaoxuan pressed his mood, talked with his mother for a long time, and asked her to go to the shop to serve the female shopkeeper, so he slipped out under the pretext that the store was about to open.
"Oops, but I got out! Let's go, let's go to Xing'er Alley. Lin Shaoxuan took Cai Qing with him, followed by a reluctant Mianmian, and was just about to slip away to wait for Jinyu, but he was stopped by someone again.
"This son......" Standing in front of him was still the man in Tsing Yi who grabbed wine last night.
Oh, how can this man not go away!
"It's gone, it's gone! Not a single drop! Lin Shaoxuan didn't wait for him to open his mouth before answering. This drunkard is really capable, he followed him out of the gate last night, and is now waiting here again in the morning. For a sip of wine, are you as good as that?
"Childe, I just want to ask you, what kind of wine is that, and where did you buy it from?"
"Alas, you get out of the way, this son still has something!"
"Childe, tell me where to buy this wine, and I'll leave right away after that." The man in Tsing Yi did not give up, and pestered Lin Shaoxuan.
"Okay, okay, count me unlucky." Lin Shaoxuan's eyes turned and began to flicker, "This wine is called Immortal Drunk, and it is only sold in Taibai Building in the capital, and it only sells a hundred jars a year. You hurry up, it's too late. β
"Thank you for telling me, I'm going." The poor man thanked him after being deceived by Lin Ergongzi, turned around and disappeared after a few ups and downs.
Oops, but let's go, and then follow me to Xing'er Hutong, I don't have that much time to greet him.
Lin Ergongzi, who thought he had a plan, didn't know what he had missed, so he triumphantly went to Xing'er Hu to meet his Jinyu. If he is kind, don't deceive people, and take out a few jars of good wine to entertain this drunken hero, maybe the next thing will not happen.
handed over Mianmian to Xinya for training, and Lin Shaoxuan circled around at home again.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, the red sun is slanting westward, and Lin Shaoxuan has changed from full of hope to disappointment and loneliness.
No, I must see Jinyu today! Maybe he encountered something difficult, otherwise he would never have broken the appointment without a sound.
Lin Shaoxuan was ruthless, picked up a few ingots of silver and left. Not to mention the prefect's yamen, for Jinyu, even if it is the tiger's den in Longtan, I have to break through!
Lin Shaoxuan was ruthless in his heart, and when he really arrived at the door of the prefect's back house, he didn't dare to go crazy again.
"This housekeeper, I want to ask to see your third son, please let me know." After speaking, five taels and one ingot of silver had been handed over. Wasn't it too little to give two taels last time? This time it's more than double.
Menzi is also very hot when he sees such a large ingot of silver! However, Mrs. has an explanation, and anyone who looks for the third son will be driven out. He is a small servant, and the whole family eats in the prefect's house, how dare he disobey his wife's orders?
"This son, please go back, our son is not a guest." Menzi looked at the silver and didn't dare to answer, but his words were much more polite than last time.
Just be polite, there is a door. Lin Shaoxuan retracted his hand and added another ingot of silver. Ten taels can't buy you to pass a message?
The bright silver shone on Menzi's eyes, and no one paid attention to it left and right, so he quickly reached out and took it and hid it in his sleeve. Ten taels of silver is enough for him to find a sister to have fun several times, and he can also buy a hairpin for his mother-in-law at home, and then go to drink a few good wines. This son is too generous, and such a gold owner can't be offended.
"This son, it's not that the villain refuses to pass on the word, it's really that the third son has been grounded by his wife recently. Except for the little guy who delivers food, no one else is allowed to enter his yard, and the villain can't even enter the second door, how can he pass it on to you? β
What the? No wonder I haven't seen Jinyu for two days, and I haven't heard anything about him, so it turns out that he was grounded.
"What did your third son do to be grounded?"
Seeing that Menzi hesitated, Lin Shaoxuan handed over another ingot of silver. Don't you love money? Lao Tzu will hit you with money.
Menzi took the money and smiled so hard that his eyes couldn't see.
"I heard that I made friends with scoundrels this time. Son, don't you know, my third son is often grounded, and he will be fine in a few days. If you don't have anything important, go back and wait, the third son will naturally come out to look for you. β
Scoundrels? it, isn't that what I mean? Jinyu has been with me for the past few days, and it seems that I have caused him trouble.
"Excuse me, when the third prince came out, I told him that Lin Shaoxuan had come to visit." After explaining to Menzi again, Lin Shaoxuan left with a bowed head.
Alas, I thought it was Jinyu who missed the appointment and couldn't come, but I didn't expect him to be involuntarily, and this incident was caused by himself. What to do? I don't know how I can find a way to see him if he is going to be grounded for a few days?
Lin Shaoxuan walked in front, Cai Qing led the horse and followed behind, he didn't know where the master was going, he didn't dare to ask and urge, and the two walked to a restaurant unconsciously.
Alas, too lazy to go home, Lin Shaoxuan pulled Cai Qing to drink again.
"You say, why am I so stupid, why can't I think of a good solution?" After ordering a few dishes and ordering a pot of wine, Lin Shaoxuan poured bitter water in front of Cai Qing. Anyway, Cai Qing knew about him and Jin Yu, Lin Shaoxuan was depressed and needed to talk to someone urgently, so he didn't care about Cai Qing's identity.
"Why don't you find someone to help? Didn't you meet a lot of people with heads and faces a few days ago? Maybe some of them will be able to enter the prefect's yamen. β
Sure enough, he was a fan of the authorities, and was cleared of the fog by Cai Qing's words, and Lin Shaoxuan's heart suddenly brightened. yes, why don't I go to Xiao Wang? The little prince lives in his house when he comes, and there must be a way to see Jinyu!
"Let's go, let's go to Xiao Wang's house now!" Lin Shaoxuan was about to leave immediately, but was persuaded by Cai Qing again.
"Second son, it's so late, it's not appropriate for you to go to Xiao Wang Gongzi now, it's better to go early tomorrow."
Lin Shaoxuan, you might as well be a servant and sensible. Lin Er Gongzi had no choice but to finish his meal in a hurry and go home to wait for the dawn.