In Lin Jin's opinion, a lady like Daiyu who hardly goes out much, it is better to walk thousands of miles to read thousands of books. Therefore, on the way from Gusu to the capital, no one knew them, so every time the boat docked on the shore, they took Daiyu and Lin Ge'er, who had changed into men's clothes, to go shopping in the street, and take a look at the world by the way.

This way, because of the stop-and-go, so the speed of Lin Jin and his party is not fast, it has been almost a month since they started from Gusu before they arrived in Tengzhou.

This time I went to visit Weishan Lake, in addition to Daiyu and Brother Lin, Lin Jin also brought Yang Wan and Aunt Lin with her. Towards the evening, when the family returned to the inn, Zhang Mujia replied: "Mrs., uncle, the post sent in from outside, it was from Fan Zhizhou's family in Tengzhou, and there were a few gifts along with the post." ”

Yang Wan took the post and the gift list and looked at it, and saw that the things sent were not very valuable, but they were all things needed for the journey, and the other party seemed to know that they were keeping filial piety, so the food and things sent were all in accordance with the rules of filial piety.

Lin Jin saw the things on the gift list and praised with a smile: "This Fan family is very proper and thoughtful, much better than people in other state capitals." ”

Although Lin Ruhai passed away, when their family went to the capital, most of the local officials would send some rituals to the areas they passed by. This is a commonly known rule in officialdom, just like within three years after Lin Ruhai's death, even if there are no other officials in the Lin family, the land under his name still enjoys tax exemption; And when he goes in and out of the post station or something, he still enjoys the same treatment as the family members of officials of Lin Ruhai's level.

However, most of this Cheng Yi looks like twenty or thirty taels of silver, but there are those who are not particular, and it is not for nothing that they give one or two taels, and at the same time, there are those who are kind, and there are also those who give more. However, Lin Jin is not very old, and she has the fame of showing talent, so in the eyes of everyone, as long as Lin Jin is filial piety and has made achievements in the imperial examination, the Lin family will not decline, therefore, the Cheng Yi she received is not particularly simple, but whether the other party is attentive or not, you can see it at a glance.

Because although they have kept enough of Lin Ruhai's 100 days of filial piety and are not detained in that place in the Gusu nationality, but in the end, the filial piety period is not yet complete, and there are still some taboos in eating, but many officials sent Cheng Yi has a lot of chicken, duck, fish or brightly colored fabrics.

Yang Wan threw the post back into the hands of Zhang Mujia, and said inadvertently: "Our family has no contact with Fan Zhizhou's family, and now that we are in filial piety, we avoid many avoidances, so I won't come to visit, and I should be able to understand if I want to come to Fan's house." As for the return gift, according to the rules, one more achievement is added. ”

Lin Jin opened her mouth to say something, but when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them back, and hesitated again and again until Zhang Mujia's house went out, and she didn't say anything.

After dinner, the Lin family sat together, and Lin Jin was discussing with Yang Wan about staying in Tengzhou for another day, and when he was about to leave the day after tomorrow, Zhang Mu's family came over and said: "Mrs., uncle, Mrs. Fan of Fan Zhizhou's family came to visit." ”

When Yang Wan, Aunt Lin and Lin Jin heard this, Gu was stunned, did not hand over the post in advance, and directly visited the door in person at night, acting like this, all of which happened between the good of the Tong family, and the Fan family and the Lin family had never intersected before, and it seemed inappropriate for Mrs. Fan to act like this. However, people had already come to the door, and it was not easy to blast people out, so they asked Zhang Mujia to invite people in quickly.

Mrs. Fan did not come by herself, but was followed by a young man of about fifteen or sixteen years of age with a slightly dark complexion. According to Mrs. Fan's introduction, this young man is the eldest son of the third room of the Yan Branch, and his name is Fan Pu.

After the two of them met, the guests and hosts sat down, and Mrs. Fan went straight to the point and explained her intentions: "It's so late, and I still come to the door to disturb, I'm really embarrassed, but it's really helpless."

Three years ago, her husband passed away, and the third uncle and aunt of the family felt sorry for her aunt and wanted to take her and her daughter back to Beijing to live. My aunt because she has a very good relationship with her dead husband, so she wants to go to the capital after three years of filial piety, who thinks, there are unforeseen circumstances, our aunt's wife in the three-year filial piety period is about to expire, she has an illness, and she has no effect after asking for a doctor's consultation, and she died not long ago, leaving two daughters young and helpless.

My nephew went to Tengzhou to pick up his two younger sisters in Beijing this time. Unfortunately, when he was about to set off, one of the two great butlers who came with him was injured because he encountered a startled horse; One was bedridden because he was infected with wind and cold; The itinerary has been set, and the third uncle and mother in Beijing and the elders are all looking forward to it, so it is not good to delay.

And my nephew is the first time to go out, all the previous things, are taken care of by two housekeepers, let my nephew such a half-old boy take people on the road, I can't help but feel a little uneasy, but here, I and my master can't get out, when I was at a loss, I suddenly heard that Mrs. Yang and your family are also going to Beijing, so I rushed to the door, I want to ask Mrs. Yang you to walk with my nephew, I don't know if it's convenient? ”

After Yang Wan understood Mrs. Fan's intention, she smiled and said, "I understand what Mrs. Fan means. It is a handful to be able to help someone who is inconvenient to have an affair when going out, after all, it is convenient to be with others is convenient with yourself. It's just that on my side, because I am old and small, and my body is not big and strong, I don't walk fast. If Mrs. Fan doesn't think our side is walking slowly, let's go together. It's just that Mrs. Fan also knows that my family is now in filial piety, and there are many taboos in the world, so it may be ...... on this road"

Without waiting for Mrs. Fan to speak, Fan Pu hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay." My nephew's aunt has just passed away, and my aunt's two younger sisters are also ...... filial piety."

Seeing Fan Pu's anxious appearance, Lin Jin and Aunt Lin glanced at each other, and felt that the matter here was definitely not as simple as Mrs. Fan said, but no matter what was involved in it, it was just going together, and it didn't involve their own heads, so they didn't say anything against it.

The day of departure was booked, and the Lin family, who originally planned to leave the day after tomorrow, stayed in Tengzhou for a few more days.

It stands to reason that they will leave Tengzhou a few days later, so Fan Pu and the two girls of the He family should meet them on the day of departure, but the next day, Fan Pu took his two cousins and stayed in the inn where the Lin family was. In this way, Lin Jin and Aunt Lin's guess was confirmed.

After Fan Pu and his party moved in, he brought his two cousins to meet Yang Wan and his party that day. The two girls of the He family are about the same age as Daiyu, they have been reading and reading since childhood, and they are not that light and thin powder, so they are familiar with each other after a short time, and they get along very well, and they often get together to talk and chat.

Therefore, Daiyu quickly knew from the occasional words of the two of them why they were in such a hurry to leave Tengzhou, and as soon as they made an appointment with the Lin family, they moved to live in the inn.

It turned out that their parents did not have a male under their knees, so after their parents died, the clan wanted to eat "no money". On the Fan family's side, its own power is not small, Fan Zhizhou, as a member of the Fan family, and an official on Tengzhou's side, naturally refused to give in, so there was a lot of trouble between the two.

The two sisters of the He family are in the whirlpool. It stands to reason that as a member of the He family, they should be on the side of the He family, but the Fan family is fighting for the interests of the two of them, so in the face of the He family's coercion, it is very difficult for them to be very difficult, so they simply don't see out of sight and don't bother, and go for the best plan.