Although Yang Wan was corrected, because she was not the original match, nor was she a stepfamily, but was placed in the second room, therefore, her treatment in Yangzhou officialdom and those official wives was only a little better than when she was the second room, representing the Lin family, but it was also limited.

When Yang Wan was in the boudoir, because her family protected her well, after her father and brother passed away, although she suffered some hardships, Aunt Lin stood in front of her, so she didn't suffer much. Later, after coming to the Lin family and making a second room for Lin Ruhai, Jia Min, the wife in charge, did not suppress her much, and when Jia Min passed away, Yang Wan's back house was alone, and there was no mother-in-law, although she had a mother, but Aunt Lin mostly indulged her, so although she suffered some unsatisfactory in her life, in addition to being embarrassed in her identity after getting married, in fact, she really didn't suffer any grievances, even when she was unmarried and pregnant, she was more worried and afraid, rather than feeling wronged. Therefore, after she was ridiculed and ridiculed by the wives in Yangzhou officialdom again and again in terms of identity, she didn't deal with them much.

As a result, she has a lot less opportunities to go out. She doesn't like to stay at home very much, originally there was Jia Min pressing on her, she had to be patient, and now she is in charge of the family, so she naturally does whatever she wants. Therefore, she takes the opportunity of incense to go out to play from time to time.

Therefore, on the enlightenment day of Guanyin Bodhisattva on June 19 of this year, at the suggestion of Yang Wan, Aunt Lin, Yang Wan, Lin Jin, and Yang Lin went to the temple in the suburbs to burn incense. Although strange things happened to him that cannot be explained by science, Lin Jin was still not interested in gods and Buddhas, so when he arrived at the temple, he did not follow his grandmother and mother to worship the Bodhisattva, but went to enjoy the scenery around the temple.

Looking at the pomegranate forest in front of him, staring at the pomegranate flowers that were blooming like fire, Lin Jin was a little surprised. As a northern tree species, pomegranate trees are not suitable for planting in Yangzhou; What's more, because pomegranates have the meaning of "Yizi", it is really rare to plant this in places like Taoist temples or temples where monks stay. But there is such a piece planted here, is it related to the temple enshrined in the "Sending the Child Guanyin"?

Just when Lin Jin was wandering in the pomegranate forest, Bishui, the big girl next to Yang Wan, came over, "Why did Uncle come here, it's easy to find." Hurry up, the old lady and his wife are about to go home after worshipping the Buddha. ”

"Huh? Will the son go back and not eat? ”

According to Yang Wan's habits, when she goes out in the morning, she doesn't go home until the afternoon, and sometimes, she even arrives home at night. Although the temple they came to this time is not well-known and is located in the suburbs outside Yangzhou, the vegetarian food here is very good, and Yang Wan likes to eat it very much, so every time she comes, she has to eat at least a fast before leaving.

"I won't eat it." Bishui urged: "Uncle, hurry up." When I came to look for my uncle, he had already asked someone to pack the carriage. ”

After meeting with her family, as when she came, Yang Wan, Lin Jin, and Aunt Lin took Yang Lin back to the city in two carriages. On the way, Lin Jin couldn't help but ask, "I thought my mother would wait until after dinner before returning to the city?" ”

Yang Wan "snorted" and said: "Originally, I planned to do so, but it happened that the wife of the head of the Yangzhou garrison also came to this temple to offer incense, and when I touched it, I was upset when I saw her, so I changed my plan." ”

Hearing this, Lin Jin immediately understood.

The wife of the Yangzhou garrison saw that it was not a day or two that she didn't deal with Yang Wan, and when Yang Wan was the representative of the Lin family in the second room, she sneered at Yang Wan a lot, and even gave her a couplet of "Tongjinshi and Mrs. Ru".

In terms of official rank, Yangzhou's garrison is not lower than Lin Ruhai, and one is a military position, the other is a civilian official, they are not subordinate to each other, and there is no intersection in the scope of authority, therefore, people do not need to make good friends with their own families, in addition, Yang Wan, the wife of the second room, does not have the toughness from the original main house, so every time they meet, Yang Wan is down. Over time, Yang Wan didn't want to be ridiculed, so whenever she went out and ran into the wife of the Yangzhou guard, she avoided her.

After entering the city, on the way back to the house, the carriage suddenly stopped, and Li He, who went out together, stepped forward and replied: "Mrs., uncle, wait a while, there is a traffic jam in front." ”

"Traffic jam, why are you still stuck in traffic?" Lin Jin was about to ask the reason, but saw a team of unkempt people walking by in front of her. The group of men and women, old and young, at least a hundred or so, huhula and lala filled a street. Some are gorgeously dressed but disheveled, while others are simply dressed but blank. Occasionally, there were a few cries, and they were immediately suppressed by the whipping of the servants, and they staggered to keep up with the team, crying and pressing in their throats, but they couldn't hide their panic.

When Yang Wan saw this scene, she immediately reacted and asked Li He, who was standing next to the carriage, "Which family is this that is broken?" Why didn't I hear any wind before? ”

Li He frowned tightly and shook his head, "Mrs. Hui, I can't say for sure." Since some time ago, the emperor issued an edict to condemn the two Huai and the two Zhejiang salt industries, and there have been some sayings in these two places recently, which is a bad thing, and I can't say it well, but it is definitely not from Yangzhou's side, because I know those people who are up and down in Yangzhou Mansion. ”

Ever since she saw those convicted prisoners, Yang Wan's face had always been bad, and Lin Jin knew that she was reminded of her heart disease again. Originally, she had the idea of asking Lin Ruhai to resign, but there has been no suitable entry point, so she can't talk to him for no reason, let him resign from the topic. Today's events gave her an idea.

In the evening, when she heard that Lin Ruhai had come back from the banquet, Lin Jin carried the glass lamp and went straight to the big study in the front yard.

Inside the house, Lin Ruhai, who was a little drunk, sat on the chair, stroked his forehead with one hand, and put the other hand on the armrest, his face was still very white, but his eyes were haggard with blue and black circles, and there was not much blood on his lips.

"Father, you have to pay attention to your body." Seeing him like this, Lin Jin couldn't help but feel distressed.

Lin Ruhai saw her worried look, and waved her hand disapprerovingly, "It's okay, it's just that I've been busy with official business during this time, and then I can't put off some banquets and drinks, so I look a little tired, my own body, I know it myself, it's okay." You're coming here, but what's the matter? ”

"There's a little thing." After Lin Jin told what she saw on the street today, "Uncle was implicated in Huan Hai back then, so he was demoted to the southwest, so he was sick and forgotten, which was my mother's heart disease." I thought that it was not easy to be an official, and it was easy for a salt official to have an accident, so, father, your position is not easy to do, since this is the case, it is better to retreat bravely in the rapids and resign from the official position, so as not to worry and be afraid. ”

"Resigned?" Lin Ruhai looked at Lin Jin in surprise, thought for a while and said, "Being a father is not a person who is attached to a position of power, but now is not a good time to resign. ”

"What time is the resignation still talking about?" Lin Jin thinks this matter is very simple, I don't want to be an official anymore, I quit my job, do I still have to pick a day?

Lin Ruhai sighed and explained: "It's not that I don't want to retreat, but I can't retreat." Family, family, what is a family, of course, there is a saying that one person has attained the Tao of the chicken and dog ascending to heaven, but in the same way, the children of the family are in the same breath in the officialdom and help each other, which is far more stable than other alliances. It's a pity that the operation of the great grandfather back then, not to mention the fifty-year career of the children of the family, and our branch has always been a single transmission, therefore, when the Gu Su Lin family was first established, it was not only famous, but also not weak, but now the momentum has long been weakened, and it only relies on the support of our family.

When I retired, there was no outstanding child in the family to support me, if I could keep the family business? Even though I don't care about the family side, I still have you, Sister Yu'er, Brother Lin, and your grandmother and your mother behind me. Before you grow up to support the lintel, it is normal for me, the head of the family, to provide you with shelter and protect you from the wind and rain. ”