But he said that Lin Hai had a letter coming to Beijing that day, and because he had sent someone back to tidy up the old house, he asked Jia She to help take care of it. Reading at midnight Jia She didn't know how to take care of it, so he casually left the matter to Jia Cong. Jia She
Cong smiled and said: "It's too simple!" He turned around and handed it to the owner, Miss Lin.
Lin Daiyu had known for a long time that her father was going to return to Beijing, and she had been counting the days on her fingers half a year ago. She also knew that he was going to send people to repair the house. She had read many books on Feng Shui in the past few years, and recently she was often thinking about how to arrange her home.
Anyway, in her early years, she went to the mansion in the south of the city many times to see the tunnels. She was familiar with the road, so she changed her clothes and jumped onto the carriage from Lixiangyuan.
There were only five or six servants from the Lin family here at the moment. They came first to check and clean up. When they saw them, the eldest lady was so shocked that she almost forgot to salute. Daiyu smiled and said: "I'm just here to take a look, don't panic.
Then he ignored the mess, walked around inside and outside, and then ordered, "I have a rough idea. You just need to repair the parts that need to be repaired first, including the furniture and furnishings everywhere, the colors of the window curtains, and the transplanting of flowers and trees."
All things must be done according to my orders, and no messing around is allowed." The servants responded "yes" in unison.
After returning to Rongguo Mansion, she spread out a large piece of drawing paper and concentrated on drawing a picture of her home. Jia Cong looked at it for a few times and sighed: "Renovation is a big project at any time."
In mid-autumn of that year, Lin Hai resigned from Jiangnan and returned to Beijing. Three disciples greeted him at the pier early. Before landing, Yang Song saw his younger brother Yang Heng standing next to Jarvis, and Yang Heng was holding his nephew Yang An in his arms.
, my heart fell to the ground. I couldn't help but smile bitterly at Lin Hai: "It's too blatant."
After Yang Heng "committed suicide out of fear of crime", Jia Cong and Jia Huan told the sisters in detail about how he was arrested by Zhao Cheng to take the blame, was rescued by his friends, and died in his name unknown to someone. The girls were shocked.
Speechless. Jia Cong spread his hands and said: "Sister Lin, we don't know what to do next. Could you please tell Uncle Lin and ask Brother Yang what he means. Brother Yang and Xiao An'er are temporarily staying in Lixiangyuan.
" Daiyu then wrote to Lin Hai to inquire. Lin Hai wrote back and said that he would let the Yang family and his son live in Rongguo Mansion temporarily until they return to Beijing to make a decision. Now that Lin Hai is back in Beijing, Jia Cong is so bold that he simply takes him.
Yang Heng went to the dock to pick up people. After all, not many people in Beijing knew Yang Heng. It would be better if Zhao Cheng's people saw him.
When the boat reached the shore, Yao'er jumped on first and helped his husband down. Lin Hai saw that the two younger ones were much taller, and felt relieved. Jia Cong and Jia Huan stepped forward and hugged Lin Hai's arms, acting coquettishly and cutely: "
Mr. Su is back! If we don't come back, we will be abducted by Mr. Su!" Lin Hai wanted to put on airs and say something serious, but the two of them were so confused that they couldn't say anything anymore, so he only stroked their heads for a long time.
Word.
When they left the dock and were about to board the car, Jia Cong turned his head and looked around for a long time, but he didn't see Situ Pan, and he was a little disappointed.
Lin Hai then went into the palace to meet the saint, and explained in detail everything that had happened during his tenure in the past few years. He asked the saint to leave lunch before leaving the palace in the afternoon. He went back to Lin's Mansion to take a look first. When he entered the mansion, he saw that the courtyard was clean, the flowers and trees were neat, and everywhere
It was newly renovated, the layout is generous, the settings are exquisite, and the details are graceful and exquisite. I praised it very much and asked: "Who helped with the idea to tidy up this? What a wonderful work."
The servant returned: "Every flower, every tree, every chair, every chair is the order of the eldest lady."
Lin Hai was surprised: "Isn't she in Rongguo Mansion?"
The servant said: "The eldest lady has been here since the second day after we arrived in Beijing. From then on, she often came to tell us how to decorate. The things we bought were paid for by Master Cong of the Rongguo Mansion. The eldest lady said that he should be filial to the master.
Once is enough."
Lin Hai couldn't help but laugh and said: "He only has a few dollars, and it's not his father's." Then he looked around inside and out, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became. After a while, he packed up and went to Rongguo Mansion.
When Jia Mu heard the news that Uncle Lin was coming, she sighed deeply, cheered up and ordered someone to come in quickly.
In order to avoid her being verbose, Jia She had already told her that Lin Hai would only return to Beijing in a day or two, and the house was even packed, so he was afraid that he would come to take Daiyu back that day. Hearing this, Jia Mu hesitated for a moment.
, asked: "Boss, in your opinion, can the matter between two Yu'er be accomplished?"
Jia She stared blankly, and it took him a long time to ask: "Could it be that the two jade girls the old lady pointed to are Bao Yu and Lin Yatou?"
Jia Mu said: "Of course it's the two of them. They grew up together and have the same temperament..."
Jia She couldn't help but interrupt: "Old ancestor, please forgive my son for being reckless. Baoyu and Lin Yatou are quite different in terms of status. Ru Hai has the same weight in front of the saint, and Lin Yatou has no problem being a princess; the second child's official position
It's too low..." He endured it for a moment, and finally stretched out three fingers, "It's three levels lower than Lian'er!! Ruhai will definitely be promoted this time when he returns to Beijing."
Jia Mu was startled, and then argued forcefully: "How do you know what the palace is like... how does Daiyu's clean temperament go? After all, Baoyu is the direct descendant of our Rongguo Mansion, how can he not be worthy of it?"
Jia She was also stunned. He didn't expect her to accept death so much, so he could only say: "My ancestors are determined to come to pick up my daughter. Just ask him by the way. Just don't drag me into it."
I am neither blind nor stupid, and I look at him two and a half times out of place." Mother Jia scolded him angrily.
As expected, she did not give up and ordered someone to send a message to Baoyu, asking him to come back today. The person who sent the message to Baoyu was originally an errand boy from outside, but someone reported the matter to Jia She first. Because Baoyu went there himself
After entering the academy, he became much more reliable, and Jia She found him more pleasing to the eye than before; and because he was a male member of the Jia family, and compared to the old lady, who was just a wife of a deep house, his face was quite important. Therefore, when Jia She heard the news, he
He ordered the boy to go out for a stroll instead of going to Mr. Bao. When he came back, he just said that he had brought the letter with him. Therefore, Baoyu did not get the letter from Jia Mu at all, so he naturally did not return home.
When Lin Hai came in to visit Jia Mu, Jia Mu felt extremely melancholy. After sitting for a while, she said, "Uncle, my old lady has really taken a liking to Yu'er in our house for all these years."
Lin Hai hurriedly said: "Thanks to my mother-in-law for taking good care of and educating my little daughter, my son-in-law is very grateful."
Mother Jia wiped away her tears and said, "You have to take this child away as soon as you come. I really can't bear to let him go."
Lin Haidao: "Anyway, I have returned to Beijing now, and it is convenient to travel. Yu'er will come to visit her mother-in-law from time to time."
Jia Mu said hurriedly: "I'll send someone to pick her up, but you can't stop me!"
Lin Hai hesitated for a while and said: "Yu'er will definitely come to visit her mother-in-law and sisters when she has time."
Jia Mu nodded: "There is something else I want to discuss with you." She stopped and thought for a while, then slowly said, "Baoyu is a child with a background. He was born with a psychic jade in his mouth. This is
An unprecedented anecdote..."
Before she could finish speaking, she heard someone outside say "Ouch": "Where did Mr. Cong come from? You scared me." She had to stop talking.
It turned out that Jia Cong was afraid that Lin Hai had a low reputation and would not feel comfortable dealing with a scoundrel like Jia Mu, so he hid in Jia Mu's yard early. He also bribed two clever little girls around Jia Mu. Just now Jia Cong said, "You are not allowed to stop me."
"While waiting", a girl remembered that her sister had said that whenever she saw Master Lin looking a little ugly, she would give a signal, so she gave a signal to the man standing outside, and the other girl came out and gave a code to Jia Cong.
I saw Jia Cong happily jumping in: "Greetings to our ancestors! Uncle Lin, you are three points more handsome than you were this morning!"
Lin Hai had already guessed what Jia Mu wanted to say. He felt unhappy and his face darkened. When he saw him, he immediately laughed and said, "You are getting more and more naughty."
Jia Cong made a face and looked up at Jia Mu: "Why does my ancestor seem unhappy? Is it because my uncle is reluctant to take Sister Lin home?"
Lin Hai quickly got off the slope and said, "Don't worry, mother-in-law, my son-in-law will definitely bring Yu'er to visit my mother-in-law when he is free."
Seeing the look of relief on his face, what else didn't Jia Mu understand? She couldn't help but feel annoyed. Then she saw the master and the apprentice singing harmoniously, and she felt increasingly unwilling to do so, so she said, "I still have something to ask my uncle. I hope you can
Please help me."
When Lin Hai heard that it was "helping", it must not be a marriage? He quickly said: "Please give me my mother-in-law's instructions!"
Jia's mother said: "I heard that Mr. Su who taught Brother Cong and Brother Huan was recommended by you? Baoyu is their elder brother. In theory, Baoyu should be the first to do it! If there is an order of growth, how can we give it to the two first?
What about the little recommender? I hope that the wise son-in-law can go to Mr. Su and recommend Baoyu so that they can be brothers of the same family."
Lin Hai was stunned immediately! He didn't care about his manners and kept his mouth open for a long time.
Jia Cong reacted much faster and immediately shouted: "No way! That Baoyu doesn't have to see anyone anymore!"
Jia Mu said angrily: "Why can't you see others? Isn't it a good story that you brothers are from the same family? Could it be that if you get a good husband, your brother can't?"
Jia Cong stood up and said seriously: "Brother Baoyu is currently studying at Yuntai Academy. Their dean, Mr. Xu Renfang, is a great scholar of the time, with many peaches and plums all over the world. Brother Baoyu was wronged a few days ago, and Mr. Xu praised him especially."
He is not impatient when faced with injustice and behaves like a gentleman. Now he is a role model for their entire academy. Mr. Xu just praised him in front of him, but he actually changed his school in the back! I am afraid that it is not only offending Mr. Xu, but also the entire Yuntai Academy.
They regard him as a traitor. The academy is full of talented people. Nowadays, many adults in the court are from the same sect, from officials in the capital to local officials. If he becomes a traitor in Yuntai Academy, Brother Baoyu will really not have to hang out in the court in the future.
, one person’s kick is enough to crush him to death.”
Jia Mu was startled.
Lin Hai hurriedly said: "That's right. No matter how much Su Zheng protects his disciples, he can't resist an academy as big as Yuntai Academy. He is just a nerd. It is a taboo for a disciple to change his school for no reason, let alone Mr. Xu who only approves it."
More precious than jade."
Mother Jia couldn't help but remain silent after listening to the serious things they said, which sounded extremely serious. After a while, she said: "The academy is just an academy after all, and he is not the direct disciple of the dean... Since Mr. Xu is the
I have praised him, and let's wait a little longer so that everyone can forget about it and talk about it later."
Seeing that she still didn't give up, Lin Hai couldn't help frowning and just about to speak, Jia Cong secretly tugged at the corner of his clothes and said, "What our ancestors said is that we will talk about it in two years."
When Jia's mother saw that both things had not been accomplished and Baoyu had not come back, she felt depressed and looked tired.
Jia Cong advised: "Why should our ancestors worry about Brother Baoyu every day? If he has no ability, it will be useless if you tear down the sky for him; now he is praised by his teacher, appreciated by the dean, and supported by his classmates every day.
, the ancestors only wanted to enjoy their happiness by eating wine, watching movies, and preparing a reward for the good news waiting for him in high school, so what are you worrying about?"
The last two sentences are what Jia Mu likes to hear the most. Such words were said by Wang Xifeng in the past, but now because the cute child is too young, Jia Cong has nothing to do and instigates a few words: "The younger the child is, the harder it is to stay away from his mother, otherwise he will like the wet nurse in the future."
"Better than my own mother", she didn't even take on the role of housekeeper. Anyway, the head of the house now is Yingchun, who takes special care of her sister-in-law and a pair of nieces and nephews; she is a girl who will get married sooner or later. Wait for Meng'er
Now that she is older, her marriage to Yingchun should be decided, and the Rongguo Mansion still belongs to her, Wang Xifeng. Therefore, the last person in front of Jia Mu who flattered her to make her happy is gone, and she has been extremely lonely for more than a year. She has not heard this for a long time, and suddenly she heard this
It sounded really pleasant. Jia Mu immediately smiled and said: "What you are saying is that Baoyu is a talented person. Only when you brothers work together can we have hope for our family. Don't imitate me."
Jia Cong's face twisted: "What's wrong with me?" He wanted to say a few more words, but it hurt Lin Hai's face, so he had to swallow it.
Lin Hai looked a little unhappy when he saw his grandfather and grandson, and hurriedly stood up to say goodbye. Knowing that she couldn't stop him, Jia Mu could only sigh, and repeatedly asked Daiyu to come back to Rongguo Mansion to stay for a while, but Lin Hai only responded in vain.
When they got out of the door, both the master and the apprentice were relieved, looking at each other and smiling.
Lin Haidao: "This sentence, 'Don't be impatient when you are wronged, behave like a gentleman' sounds awkward to me. Is it really what Xu Renfang said?"
Jia Cong made a face: "I'm the one who's talking nonsense. I've never been to their academy..."
Lin Hai glared at him: "What did I say? How can Xu Renfang be so talented?"
Jia Cong stretched, turned to look at Lin Hai and said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, have you gone home? Do you think your home looks nice?"
Lin Hai smiled so much that his beard stood up: "At first glance, I thought you hired some generous old gentleman to help me."
Jia Cong smiled and said, "Talent is the most important thing in art." Seeing that Lin Hai didn't understand and didn't explain, he added, "Sir, have you seen the guest house on the west side? Do you think the atmosphere is comfortable?"
Lin Hai thought for a while: "But the one with the Three Friends of Suihan planted in the courtyard? It's really well taken care of."
Jia Cong nodded: "That's right! Brother Huan and I have already chosen a house, and there is only one big room left for Brother Yao'er. How could he be so polite as not to choose first?"
Lin Hai was dumbfounded: "Do you three want to stay in my house?"
Jia Cong held his arm and said cutely: "Three years, sir! Three years! Sir, don't you miss us? We all miss you."
Lin Hai smiled from ear to ear and said: "I miss Weiss and Huan'er; you are too naughty and make people panic."
Jia Cong refused to let him go, and the master and apprentice struggled all the way to pick up Lin Daiyu.
Daiyu had already packed her luggage, and many items were sent over by Jia She yesterday. Zijuan and Xueyan settled down at the Lin family before returning. In the morning, she received another letter from Jia Cong and the others, knowing that her father was here.
, hurriedly went to various places to say goodbye. They were reluctant to see each other during the Spring Festival visit. Daiyu smiled and said: "It's not like we can't see each other anymore. My home is not far away. I'll invite the sisters to come over and play after the arrangements have been made."
At this time, Yang Song was also in Lixiangyuan, and wanted to take Yang Heng and his son back to Lin Mansion. The atmosphere in Lixiangyuan was free and broad. People in heaven and earth talked about everything in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, and the concept of superiority and inferiority was indifferent. The young people all regarded themselves as brothers.
, completely different from the ordinary wealthy family. In just a few months, Yang Heng and his father had already fallen in love and refused to leave; Yang An even hugged Yaoer to life and refused to let go. Yang Song had no choice but to let them go.
Now. Jia Cong has found a reliable expert again.
The three Jia Cong brothers, together with the Yang family's father and son, sent Lin Hai and his daughter back to the Lin Mansion, and had a shameless dinner at their house. A few days ago, Yao'er did not know where he had invited an excellent dinner for them.
The Yangzhou cupboard cooked authentic Huaiyang cuisine. Lin Haile praised him happily for a long time, and pointed at him and said to Jia Cong: "See, Mr. Filial Piety is not talking about it!"