"That's right! Baoyu, come here!!"
At last, when Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai walked to the outer hall, they seemed to remember something and added another sentence, which frightened Jia Baoyu.
At the dinner table, Jia Zheng and Lin Ruhai exchanged cups and cups, and they came and went. Finally, the guests and hosts had a good time, and then the table was cleared.
After the meal, Lin Ruhai saw that Jia Zheng wanted to introduce Jia Baoyu to him, so he took the lead and said, "Baoyu, I heard from my uncle during the dinner that you have been very talented and have extraordinary qualifications since you were a child. Have you ever studied?"
When Jia Zheng heard Lin Ruhai's words, he smiled and stroked his beard gently. He called Baoyu over. His original intention was to introduce Lin Ruhai. He had heard a lot of voices in the court these days, and Lin Ruhai made a decision. With great merit, Emperor Mingkang should let him serve in Beijing.
According to his calculation, his brother-in-law is a concubine, who was born in the imperial examination, and his articles are excellent. In addition, he has made great achievements, and he will be a popular person in front of the emperor in the future. With this relationship, he thought He asked Lin Ruhai to help him and discipline his son, so that there would be less resistance even in future scientific examinations.
As for the relationship between Xungui and Emperor Mingkang, he didn't think about it. Although the Jia family now has such a name, it has no real power. He is the only official in the court of this generation, a fifth-grade worker. As a minister, he usually couldn't participate in the disturbances caused by the nobles in the court. In other words, those people didn't take him seriously, so he didn't ask for trouble. He hid in the office as soon as he got off the job. At home, I sang to the wind and the moon with the guests to relieve my depression.
When Jia Baoyu heard Lin Ruhai's voice, he felt inexplicably nervous. He knew that Lin Ruhai was sister Lin's father, so he became even more cautious. In the end, he stuttered when the words came to his mouth and couldn't explain clearly.
As soon as the call ended, Jia Zheng's expression changed on the spot. He had a cold look on his face, and the maid waiting on the side had her legs and stomachs trembling. If Lin Ruhai hadn't been here, she would have almost stopped showing off as a father and just pressed the button. Come to the bench and learn some family skills.
However, Lin Ruhai's expression remained the same and he didn't say anything because of this incident. He had also come from this age. Few people could deal with strangers calmly. Although he was not like Baoyu back then, he was still good. limited.
But seeing Baoyu like this reminded him again of Jia Qilai, whom he met in Yangzhou. He is now about the same age as Baoyu, but in terms of speech, behavior, and methods, Baoyu is not comparable to him. Even he has some So ashamed!
As the old saying goes, you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but you are afraid of comparing goods. I wonder what the guy from Dongfu will do in the future? ?
Seeing Baoyu like this, he smiled and said, "Baoyu, don't be nervous!"
"My uncle also said before that you are very clever in poetry. I wonder if you have heard of Su Dongpo's poem "Ding Feng Bo". Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves in the forest. Why not scream and walk slowly, bamboo sticks and awning shoes? Who is afraid of beating a horse with ease? You can live your whole life in a raincoat. With just a few numbers, you can feel Su Dongpo's unrestrained, optimistic and broad-minded attitude, which makes people admire him!"
"Whenever you encounter something in the future, you don't need to be rigid about whether you did it well or not. As long as you dare to do it, dare to speak out, and stand up, it will be great! Even if you don't do it well, there will still be your father and ancestors. They will all give you pointers! Not everything you can do is perfect from the beginning, it all progresses slowly. It took me more than ten years to take the imperial examination before I achieved what I have achieved today!"
Listening to Lin Ruhai's painstaking teachings, Jia Zheng's face turned red. He would never tell Baoyu these things at home. He played the role of a strict father, how could he say such a thing.
But after hearing what Lin Ruhai said, he still nodded in agreement. As the old saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as you get started, the rest will be easy.
Baoyu stood aside. When he heard Lin Ruhai's words, he slowly calmed down and became less cautious. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Jia Zheng say again.
"You bastard, why don't you thank your uncle for his teachings? You don't have any generosity or words at all. If you didn't look at your uncle's face, he would pay close attention to your skin!"
After hearing this, Baoyu's enthusiasm was once again shattered, and he became timid again and did not dare to speak.
Seeing this, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. It seems that his nephew's transformation into what he is today has something to do with his uncle!
However, Jia Zheng was disciplining his own son, so he couldn't say much, so he had to give up, "Baoyu, go ahead and be stubborn! If you make up your mind to study in the future, come to me. It's just enlightenment. I'm still here." It can be done!”
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Jia Zheng's face. The purpose of calling Baoyu over was not to let Lin Ruhai help enlighten his ineffective son. Baoyu himself failed to live up to expectations, but his brother-in-law had a sharp eye and could see through it all at once. He came up with his own idea and agreed to the matter.
Hearing Lin Ruhai's words, Baoyu was stunned for a moment. If he had to say anything else, he would certainly not refuse, but when he talked about this study, he felt disgusted in every way. Even though Lin Ruhai was the father of sister Lin, he did not agree immediately.
When Jia Zheng saw Baoyu like this, his face suddenly became unhappy. A Tanhua Lang was the one to initiate him. What a good thing it was. Ordinary people couldn't ask for it even if they wanted to. Although their family was rich, the Jia family belonged to the noble camp. , how could those scholarly scholars ever be willing to be his husband!
If Lin Ruhai hadn't been related by marriage to their family, he wouldn't have dared to take advantage of Lin Ruhai. How could he have expected that his son would be so ignorant.
"Evil!! Why don't you thank your uncle quickly!!"
Jia Zheng had a cold face and half-squinted his eyes with a cold light, as if he was thinking about how to deal with his bastard son afterwards.
Hearing these cool words, Jia Baoyu was immediately excited and quickly replied: "Thank you, uncle! Thank you, uncle!!"
Jia Zheng looked impatient and waved his hand, "Go ahead and be naughty! Get out of here~"
After Baoyu left, Jia Zheng said with some embarrassment: "Ruhai, I made you laugh. It's because the old lady was too doting on her that she developed Baoyu's lazy temperament. I'm afraid I'm going to trouble you a lot in the future!"
When Lin Ruhai heard this, he didn't know what to say for a moment. He had seen the situation just now. Jia Baoyu's current state was not just caused by doting.
But he couldn't say anything about it. His son was Jia Zheng's own, and he was the head of the house, so he really couldn't say anything.
"That's right!! While I'm here this time, I have some things to talk to the old lady about! Could you please help me walk with me again!"
Jia Zheng frowned, but secretly wondering what was going on? He actually wanted to tell the old lady, could it be about his niece? But Daiyu is only eleven or twelve years old now, so she is not in a hurry!
He couldn't understand, so he couldn't help but asked: "What's the matter?"
Lin Ruhai glanced at the maids around her and gave Jia Zheng a wink. Jia Zheng waved his hand and made all the maids retreat.
Lin Ruhai had clenched his fists unconsciously, and said with cold eyes: "It's Min'er and Shu'er's business! Now, although I have brought down the six major salt merchants in Yangzhou and made them all pay for their lives, but The mastermind behind it is still at large!!”
When Jia Zheng heard this, his expression changed drastically. The teacup he had just picked up was knocked over with a clang, his eyes were full of disbelief.
"Ruhai, you mean..."
