Lin Jin felt that Yang Wan was a little wrong recently, probably because of her life experience and true identity, Yang Wan was not particularly close to her, but recently, she suddenly changed her attitude, not only strictly forbidding her to go to the upper room, but also detaining her, not even letting her out of the courtyard, limiting Lin Jin's range of activities to the east courtyard where they lived.

In order to prevent Lin Jin from going to the main courtyard, in order to reasonably refuse Jia Min's call, Yang Wan refused Jia Min's request to let Lin Jin go to the main house several times on the grounds that she wanted to enlighten Lin Jin and she wanted to study. Of course, Yang Wan didn't say it casually, she also put it into action, and really took out three, hundred, and thousands of enlightenment books to teach Lin Jin to read and write.

For Lin Jin, although the simplified Chinese characters she used when she read were evolved from the traditional Chinese characters used in this era, the two have something in common, and she has adult thinking, she recognizes words very quickly, and it is not difficult to get the name of a "prodigy", but her family knows her own family affairs.

In her previous life, she was just an ordinary girl from a third-tier city, an ordinary family, with average qualifications, an ordinary university, and an ordinary major. It's just that her ability is mediocre and she is not good at communicating, so her colleagues who were admitted at the same time as her have been promoted, and she is still just a small clerk.

So she felt that even if she showed a little prodigy when she was literate, she would be out of the public in the near future. Because in addition to the recognition of words, she has an advantage over other children, and the rest of them, whether it is poetry and songs, or Baguwen or something, stand on the same starting line with them, and even because her three views, thinking and way of thinking have been fixed, not better than their blank paper, so maybe they will be inferior to them.

More importantly, Lin Jin knew that she was a woman and would never be able to participate in the imperial examination, but Lin Ruhai didn't know. For the Lin family, who does not have a title, if they want to keep the lintel of the Lin family, their descendants must study and then enter the government through the imperial examination. Therefore, if nothing else, Lin Ruhai would definitely arrange for Lin Jin to take the road of the imperial examination, but Lin Jin couldn't tell him that she wouldn't go, so she decided to cut Lin Ruhai's mind from the beginning. If she behaved very stupidly in her studies, her qualifications were dull, and she was unattainable, Lin Ruhai would not have forced her to take the imperial examination.

Therefore, even if Lin Jin has already recognized all the words on the "Three Character Classic", he can write it, and even memorize the entire book, but his performance in front of Yang Wan is that he can learn five words a day, and at most he can only remember three.

Lin Jin felt that she had no problem maintaining the performance of ordinary children, but she forgot that this was in the Red Mansion, and she had a very smart sister - Daiyu, so her performance was disgusted by Yang Wan, and she complained to Aunt Lin: "Mom, you have told Brother Jin'er's fortune, judging from the results, whether it is a male life or a female life, she will not be an ordinary person in the future."

I think it's probably a mistake. You see, the eldest sister in the upper room has a copy of the "Three Character Classic", and I heard that she recognized most of it after a few days of teaching, and she recognized words and played. Look at Brother Sumire again, I've been teaching the same book for almost a month, and I haven't recognized a third of it, it's really stupid to death. ”

Aunt Lin glanced at Lin Jin, who was sitting on the side, and said angrily: "What nonsense, how can you, a mother, dislike children so much." No matter how good the eldest sister in the room is, what does it have to do with you?

In the future, you are not allowed to say that she is stupid or anything like that in front of Brother Sumire. The child is still young and has not yet reached the age of enlightenment, what can he see?

Besides, you are also literate and literate, don't you know the truth that 'if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles', and that 'as long as you grind the deep iron pestle into a needle'? Learning is never an overnight thing, as long as you are willing to work hard and accumulate slowly, you will eventually achieve something. ”

He hugged Lin Jin into his arms, touched her head, and said lovingly: "Don't listen to your mother's nonsense there, when she was as old as you, she was not as good as you." We don't need to compare ourselves with anyone, only with ourselves, as long as we make progress today compared to yesterday, it's okay. ”

Lin Jin nestled in Aunt Lin's arms, pretending not to understand, and secretly thought to herself: She can't be compared with a fairy like Daiyu, who has gone down to the world, the object she wants to compare is a normal ordinary child outside, and she doesn't know how to compare with them, is her current performance stupid or smart? It's hateful, there is no normal ordinary child around, so she can't handle it well.

"I've learned enough today. Mama Tao, take Brother Sumire outside to relax and change your brain. Aunt Lin called Lin Jin's grandmother over and asked her to take Lin Jin out to play.

Waiting for Lin Jin to leave, Aunt Lin withdrew from the girl and mother-in-law who were waiting in the house, and asked Yang Wan, "What's wrong with you lately, but what happened?" Why did you suddenly become so interested in Brother Sumire? ”

Yang Wan originally wanted to lie perfunctory, but she was sharp with her mother, as if she saw her at a glance, dispelled the idea of lying, and replied honestly: "I didn't see that my wife's attitude towards Brother Sumire has become very strange recently, and I always asked her to go to the main room, worried that Mrs. might be suspicious of Lin Jian's boy's identity, so I ......"

Aunt Lin denied her conjecture: "It's impossible, if it was discovered, Jia Min would have found it a long time ago, so why wait until now." ”

Suddenly, she thought of a possibility that Jia Min's attitude towards Lin Jin changed greatly after Brother Mao'er fell ill. If Brother Mao dies, then Lin Jin is the only male in the Lin family, at Jia Min's age, it is not only difficult to give birth again, but who can guarantee that she will give birth to a boy? Therefore, it is not surprising that Jia Min hit Lin Jin with his idea.

In this way, her eyes fell on Yang Wan, and a worry floated in her heart, afraid that Jia Min would make a move on Yang Wan. However, Aunt Lin did not tell her daughter about her worries, but decided to improve her vigilance against the main courtyard from then on.

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Lin Jin kicked a juju in the yard for most of the day, and Mama Tao, who had been following her, estimated that she should be tired, bent down and picked her up, and said with a smile: "Brother, after running for so long, let's go back to the room to rest, and Mama will take you to play again." ”

While speaking, Mama Tao hugged Lin Jin to the east corner.

Before Lin Jin woke up the memories of her previous life, when she slept, she was not used to having people in the house, so Mama Tao served Lin Jin to lie down, and walked out with a group of little maids, sat down on the verandah, doing needlework while pricking up her ears, listening to the movement in the house.

was also assigned to serve Lin Jin, but she couldn't even touch Lin Jin's side, and could only do some chores such as cleaning and tidying up the house, and when she saw Mama Tao, the first person next to Lin Jin, she hurriedly came over, looked at the needlework in Mama Tao's hand and praised with a smile: "This is the work done for Brother Sumire, it's really bright." Sister Tao, your hands are so skillful, this color, this stitch, this pattern...... Everything is good, so I don't know how to praise it if I want to. ”

Mama Tao raised her eyes and glanced at her, and said with a smile: "You old thing, where did you steal the honey and come to me to spread the wilderness." The tent that you sent to wash before was sent or something? ”

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I sent it personally, and repeatedly told the laundry ladies that when washing, they should not be put together with the dark color, so as not to be stained." ”

Looking left and right cautiously, Mrs. Jiang lowered her voice and said: "My sister-in-law's sister-in-law is serving in the main courtyard of my wife, and I heard that Brother Mao'er has been eating medicines such as cinnamon, aconite, turtle shell, wheat winter, and jade bamboo recently, all of which are to preserve vitality. Isn't this brother Mao bad......"

"What are you doing here!" Mama Tao raised her eyebrows and reprimanded: "The master's affairs are also our blind inquiries? ”

Mrs. Jiang wanted to sell a good job to Mama Tao, but she didn't expect to be embarrassed, so she could only frown and droop her eyes, and retreat with a smile.

Waiting for Mrs. Jiang to leave, Mama Tao finished the last stitch of the flower in her hand, raised her head, looked at the direction of the main courtyard, sighed lightly, and prayed silently in her heart: I hope that the gods and Buddhas will bless Brother Mao'er and bless Brother Mao'er's body to be healthy.

As long as Brother Mao is alive, the Lin family has hope and a future, if there is a case, the current situation of Aunt Lin and Yang Wan may be the future of the Lin family, and it may even be worse than this. At that time, Aunt Lin and Yang Wan, who were dependent on the Lin family, didn't know what would happen. As for these slaves, the skin will not remain, and the hair will be attached.

Yes, as Lin Jin's grandmother, Mama Tao, who is serving closely, knows Lin Jin's true gender. But not only did she not tell the truth, but she also helped keep it a secret and helped maintain the lie that Lin Jin was a boy.

Later generations could not quite understand this loyalty of the ancient slave to their master, but in fact, it did exist. The most famous story of the Zhao orphan in history, in which Cheng Ying did not hesitate to replace his own child in order to keep the blood of the lord. In the book Red Mansion, there are similar loyal servants, such as Jiao Da of Ning Guofu, who saved the life of his master on the battlefield several times; Without him, Ning Guogong would have died on the battlefield a long time ago, how could there be the existence of Ning Guofu.

Although Mama Tao can't compare with Cheng Ying and Jiao Da in what she does, she is no worse than them in terms of loyalty. Lin Jin is a girl, and she didn't even confide in her family.

In Mama Tao's opinion, Aunt Lin and Yang Wan will fall into the current situation because there is no male at home who can support the door, Aunt Lin's husband and son are dead, and the son has no offspring cigarettes.

For a slave, the stability of the master's house is of paramount importance.

Aunt Lin and Yang Wan have become turbulent since the male in the family is gone, and now that they have finally settled down in the Lin family, Mama Tao naturally hopes that there will be no more accidents in the future.

And if the Lin family wants to be stable, it must have a man to support the door, so Jia Minsheng's brother Mao has become the key.

Whether it is from a personal point of view, or worrying about Aunt Lin and Yang Wan, she is sincere and very devoutly hopes that Brother Mao will be healthy and can grow up safely.