After this incident, the Lu family finally calmed down. Lin Jinrong naturally would not let go of this opportunity to strengthen her family's foundation. She moved forward steadily and cautiously, without being arrogant or impetuous, and she became more and more comfortable in taking care of the housework. Although she occasionally interacted with
A small conflict broke out between Tu and Lin Yuzhen, but generally everything went according to her plan without any mistakes. Her life was busy and fulfilling, and her mood was calm and unruffled.
The teahouse opened successfully and became a well-known and elegant place in Pingzhou City. A group of scholars headed by Wu Xiang and others loved to come here to recite poems and write poems. There were wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River who came here to do business and also loved to spend time here.
The sorghum planted in the saline-alkali land had a good harvest, and the tenants were very satisfied; Lin Shiquan became more sophisticated as he practiced, and he and Lin Jinrong discussed that they would open a fragrant medicine branch there just after Wu Xiang helped get the household registration.
Tao Fengtang bought a very beautiful house in Jiangnan. When Lin Jinrong corresponded with Lin Jinyin, he tried to persuade her to persuade Tao Fengtang to buy more properties. He also said that Jiangnan was really a place worth going to, even if he was reluctant to move his family there.
Living there for a few years is also a good idea. Lin Jinyin is a little tempted, but still undecided. Lin Jinrong is not in a hurry, and only inadvertently reveals a bit of Jiangnan style in his monthly greeting letter to the lonely Tao Shunqin.
That's all.
Busy days always pass by quickly, and in a blink of an eye, summer turns to winter, and half a year has passed again.
As the winter solstice approached, the sky that had been gloomy for several days finally cleared up. Lin Jinrong and Lin Shiquan reconciled their accounts and returned home to talk to the stewards again. They were exhausted, so they left all the remaining matters to Lizhi and Fangzhu.
I went to do it. Just as I was about to lie on the couch basking in the sun for a while, Guiyuan came in and said, "Grandma, the eldest madam, please come over."
Lin Jinrong had to struggle to get up: "Do you know what it is?"
"I don't know." Guiyuan said cautiously: "But I just heard that grandma is pregnant." As he said this, he quietly glanced at Lin Jinrong and thought to himself, it has been more than half a year since grandma came here, and there has been no movement. Although on the surface, there has been no movement.
It's not obvious at all, but you think you are in a hurry, right? You definitely don't like hearing this kind of news. When Guiyuan thought about it, there was a bit of self-righteous caution on his face.
Lin Jinrong knew her very well, and he could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her expression. He didn't say anything, and just gave instructions with a calm look: "Second Master is going home today, remember to ask the kitchen to bring the meal later, stew the mutton in the pot,
Prepare another pot of wine to keep warm."
Guiyuan agreed and went to make arrangements without mentioning it.
Lin Jinrong finished dressing up and stood at the door looking at the longan that was ordering the little girls to do things in the corridor. The longan has grown up, and there is a gorgeous glazed plum blossom hairpin on Crow Crow's hair, which makes her neck even more white, and she is not tall.
She is short and has naturally slender shoulders and waist. Even if she wears thick and simple clothes in winter, she can't hide her elegant figure. She is at her most beautiful age.
Lin Jinrong quickly retracted his gaze, called for cherries, and walked steadily down the steps towards the outside of the courtyard. It was already midwinter, and although the sky was clear, the places where the sun did not shine were still cold and cold. Lin Jinrong did not take pictures, but only picked them.
Walking in a sunny place, the sun shines warmly on your body, making your bones feel crispy. You just want to lie down and have a good sleep.
Cherry followed her happily, chattering non-stop: "Grandma, I really like to bask in the sun. How nice would it be if it was sunny like this every day without snow? We would consume less charcoal at home."
Lin Jinrong smiled and said: "Silly girl, if it is sunny like this every day and it doesn't snow, you should drink the northwest wind next year."
Cherry stuck out her tongue, still carefree and cheerful. The master and servant deliberately walked around a little longer outside to get warm from the sun, and then entered Lin Yuzhen's door.
Lu Yun was leaning against the fumigation cage in a daze. When he saw Lin Jinrong come in, he hurriedly stood up, said hello to her and resigned. Lin Jinrong had sharp eyes and saw that Lu Yun's eyes were a little red and Lin Yuzhen's face was not good-looking, so he didn't say much and Anjing
He bowed quietly and sat aside quietly waiting for Lin Yuzhen to speak.
Lin Yuzhen peeled off a handful of orange peels and held them in her hand. She motioned to Lin Jinrong to help lift up the smoker cage, threw the orange peels into the charcoal basin, and said casually: "The day after tomorrow is your seventh sister's wedding banquet."
The orange peel was burned by the charcoal fire, causing a puff of green smoke to rise. It gradually became dry and wrinkled, turned black and red, and exuded a faint fragrance. Lin Jinrong took a deep breath and said: "The wedding ceremony has been arranged, aunt."
But what other instructions are there?”
Lin Yuzhen frowned slightly and said: "A distant relative of your second aunt's family is coming to congratulate you. I wonder if you still remember. His surname is Jin, and his name is Qianyu. He is your second aunt's cousin. He came to Pingzhou back then.
I’ve lived in the mansion for half a month.”
Lin Jinrong thought she would talk about Lu's pregnancy. Seeing that she was talking about this, she immediately became more energetic. Although Lin Yuzhen was vague about her words, wasn't she talking about Lu Yun's future husband's family? But at that time, Lin Yuzhen was impatient.
I just told her about it. She only found out about it after the matter was settled. She didn't know the specific process. She only remembered that the marriage went through several times before it was considered successful. But of course she couldn't say it at the moment.
She knew it, so she just said in a daze: "I was still young at that time, so I can't remember."
Lin Yuzhen didn't care whether Lin Jinrong remembered it or not. She originally just wanted to find a relatively trustworthy person to discuss it: "I remember it vaguely, but I have been too old and can no longer remember his appearance. Besides, he was at that time
He's still young, but he'll change as he grows up. I heard your second aunt say that he's a very talented person now, but I don't know whether it's true or not."
Lin Jinrong said cautiously: "Second aunt has not returned to Ning for many years, and has little contact with the Jin family. I think she found out about it from others, but I can't take it seriously. What's wrong with this person?"
Lin Yuzhen looked like she didn't want to say anything more, so she hesitated for a moment before saying, "This person has now become the magistrate of Qing County over there in Yizhou."
Lin Jinrong pretended to be happy: "That's really good. It's not easy for a young man. But isn't he an official now? Yizhou is nearly thousands of miles away from us, so how can he come here to congratulate him?"
Lin Yuzhen whispered with some embarrassment: "It's not him, but his mother and sister-in-law. He's not too young, about twenty-seven or eighty-years-old. He had been studying in his early years and never got married, so he was delayed.
.There is only a widowed mother and brother and sister-in-law in the family, and the family situation is not bad, so livelihood is not a problem."
At this time, there were many children of other families, and many of them had delayed their marriages for the sake of their future. Although this one was a bit older, he had managed to get through and be appointed an official, which was not bad. Lin Jinrong followed Lin Yuzhen's wishes and said: "If
If you are hard-working and have good character, that’s not bad. It’s just that you are a little older and a little further away.”
"You're not too old. The older you are, the more you know how to care for others... It's far away, but it's hard to guarantee that you'll marry someone close to home. In the future, you won't be able to get an official position nearby. Maybe you'll be further away..." Lin Yuzhen kept saying it.
Looking for an excuse, she became irritated when she thought of Lu Jianxin's letter and Old Man Lu's warning. She threw the orange segment in her hand into the crystal plate in distress: "I think it's not bad. After all, Ayun is really quite old.
But she didn't want to, and she didn't even want to listen to my detailed explanation. She just said that this person was so old, and he must have a concubine by his side. What do I mean by a concubine? They are just like chickens and dogs. If you don't like them, you can sell them out.
, but she won’t listen. She doesn’t have any sisters, so go and persuade her for me.”
There is no more difficult task than persuading someone who is unwilling to get married and has high aspirations to get married. Lin Jinrong complained secretly, but could not shirk it, so he could only say: "Ayun and I have never mentioned this matter before.
I don't know if she is willing to listen to me." This person is nearly ten years older than Lu Yun, and he is not a famous talent. At this age, he is just a magistrate of Zhongxia County, and I don't know what his appearance and character are.
Compared with Wu Xiang, it is really far behind. Lin Yuzhen has accepted the reality, but Lu Yun has not yet. It can also be said that Lu Yun understands the reality, but is still unwilling to admit it, let alone accept it. Can he be called Lin Jinrong?
what to do?
Lin Yuzhen was really a bigot, and she was in a hurry and sought medical treatment: "Just go and try. I should have known better and shouldn't have told her. Now it's great, she didn't even want to go to your seventh sister's wedding banquet.
"If we don't go, how can we see each other? If we don't go, where will we find such a relatively good marriage in the future? If we drag it on year after year, is it possible that we really have to stay at home to support and make people laugh for the rest of our lives?
No? Or, follow the arrangements of Lu Jianxin or Mr. Lu? At that time, mother and daughter couldn't control them at all. Men always see things differently from women, so who knows who they will be matched with? Maybe it's not as good as this.
Lin Jinrong had no choice but to stand up: "Then I'll try it first."
"Don't worry, she just lost her temper with me. If you go now, she won't want to see you, and you won't be able to listen to her. You can try to persuade her later in the evening when she feels better." Lin Yuzhen said lightly.
He took a sip of tea and motioned for Lin Jinrong to sit down: "I heard, your sister-in-law is pregnant again. The old man plans to marry Lu Jing next fall."
Lin Jinrong lowered his head and played with the scarlet jade belt around his waist without saying a word.
Lin Yuzhen frowned and said, "What's the matter with you? It's not that he doesn't want to go home often. I think he treats you well. You young couple..." At this point, she couldn't go on and turned
He said: "Isn't Mr. Shui, the old man who treated your mother, quite good? I think you should talk to your mother when you go back this time and ask him to come and see you! Otherwise, it will drag on for some time.
When Lu Jing's wife comes in, I'll see what you do!"
Lin Jinrong whispered: "Yes."
Lin Yuzhen saw her lowering her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, thinking that it was rare for her to be so obedient, so she added: "I think the boss and his wife chose these two days to talk! I heard that your second aunt lives in the country.
Now, you have eaten fast and chanted Buddha's name every day, made many good friends, and gained a good reputation. Now, someone will talk about your grandmother in front of her." As the winter solstice approaches, we need to worship our ancestors, give each other festive gifts, celebrate the winter, and observe the
Winter is the busiest time for the family, and it just so happens that Mrs. Lu revealed that she is pregnant and wants to raise a baby at this time. Doesn't that create an opportunity for Mrs. Song to come back?
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