First, Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong, the four brothers, sorted by their age, quickly found their own cross-yard.
Lin Dazhu, on the other hand, pointed to a place and asked Zhou, "My dear, are we staying in this room?"
When Lin Erzhu saw that his eldest brother was referring to his west wing, he hurriedly corrected him, "Brother, this is the west wing where Liu and I live. You and your sister-in-law should live in the east wing opposite."
With that said, Lin Erzhu immediately pointed out the location of the east chamber to Lin Dazhu.
As for Lin Sanzhu, he did not rush to find their three-bedroom apartment with Feng. Instead, he pointed to the three main rooms to the north of the second courtyard and said to Wu, "Mom, look, these rooms are where you and dad are." As for the place to live, you see, there are three rooms here, and we will use the one at the east end as a bedroom. The location is warm in winter and cool in summer, so living in it will definitely be comfortable and comfortable."
After saying that, Lin Sanzhu pointed to the east wing of the courtyard behind him and said with a smile, "Mom, these are the wing rooms where my son and Feng live. You see, our two places are quite close to each other. Hehe, when the time comes, my son If you want to chat with your mother, just walk through the verandah."
Wu nodded and arrived directly through the verandah.
Also, her three children are really considerate. Look at the eldest and second child, they are just looking for their own place to live.
Unlike her third child, who still knows how to help her parents find a house first.
Thinking about it this way, the more Wu looked at her, the more she felt that her third child was filial. She really deserved that she had loved him since he was a child.
At this time, Mrs. Wu had long forgotten that when she was gritting her teeth in anger, she wished she could just let her third son eat rice mixed with paint.
That night, the family had a lively chat in the west room for a long time. When they all left the main room and were about to go back to their own rooms to sleep, they suddenly discovered that the snow in the yard was already almost a finger thick.
Old Lintou carefully put away the picture of the house, thinking that in a few days he would ask his eldest son to send the picture to a calligraphy and painting shop for framing. Then he will hang it in his room, so that he and his wife can see what the new house in the capital looks like at any time.
Also, Lao Lintou is going to give a warning to his family tomorrow so that everyone should not talk about the family's move to the capital in the future.
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Chapter 134 Chinese New Year
Although I went to bed late last night, I have always been a morning person. Of course, I woke up naturally as soon as the biological clock hit.
Lin Yuanqiu turned his head and looked at the window. At that moment, the window paper was already filled with light, which showed that it must be completely white outside.
Now that he has woken up, he must get up. Lin Yuanqiu has no habit of staying in bed, even if the kang is still warm at the moment.
Speaking of warmth, Lin Yuanqiu was sure that someone had added firewood to his kang stove in the middle of the night, otherwise the kang would not have been so warm after one night.
Lin Yuanqiu felt that this person who added firewood was most likely his father.
Because there was a lot of homework during this annual vacation, Lin Yuanqiu set a limit for himself on how much he had to complete every day. He thought that no villagers would come to his door later, so after getting dressed, Lin Yuanqiu lit the oil lamp. Start doing today’s homework.
It's almost an hour before breakfast, and I think it will definitely be enough time to write an essay and poem.
As Lin Yuanqiu expected, after breakfast, several waves of villagers came to the door, mostly from the Lin clan.
It had been snowing all night, and when we came to the west of the village, the road was not easy to walk, but everyone wanted to see if Lin Yuanqiu had come back, so naturally they were not afraid of the knee-deep snow.
They were all tribesmen and villagers who came specially to see him, and Lin Yuanqiu always wanted to greet them.
Wu specially brought out peanuts and melon seeds, as well as cakes and snacks to entertain everyone. Speaking of which, she specially asked Lin Dazhu to buy these snacks in the town, so that they would come in handy at times like this.
From Wu's point of view, these are the dignity of her little grandson, so when they go back, they will definitely say that Master Juren is kind to others and even brings food to entertain them.
By the time the villagers dispersed, it was almost time for lunch.
The family of twenty-seven people was divided into three tables. When the house was built, the main room was specially made wider, so there was no problem at all in setting three dining tables.
Lin Yuanqiu and Lin Sanzhu sat on the same bench, but did not listen to his master's arrangement and took the top position. They are all members of the family, so there is no need to pay attention to those rules.
Not surprisingly, the fish closest to Lin Yuanqiu was his favorite fish. Today, Zhou made stewed tofu with fish. It was a cold winter, and after eating it, his whole body felt warm.
For this reason, Lin Yuanqiu specially served an extra serving of rice. This move made Mrs. Feng, who was looking forward to her son gaining more meat, very happy.
After lunch, Lin Yuanqiu went directly back to his room. He had a lot of homework and he couldn't slack off. Furthermore, it was only one year and one month before the exams were completed, and it was time for me to get ready for war.
The test comes once every three years. If you don't hurry up, it will happen three years and three years. It's scary to think about it, and it's also very tiring. So winning the first battle is the best.
At this time, the room of Old Lintou and Wu was extremely lively. It could be said that except Lin Yuanqiu, everyone else was here. As for what they were doing here, it was naturally to look at the picture of the house they drew last night.
Lin Dazhu smiled brightly, "Dad, it's not as bright at night as it is during the day. Why don't we take out the painting and have a look."
The rest of the people also nodded, and they also wanted to take a closer look.
Lin Sanzhu moved the kang table to the side, patted the kang bed and said, "Dad, let's spread the painting on the kang, so we don't have to worry about wrinkles."
Old Lintou also wanted to see it again, so he quickly took out the house plan that was placed in the camphor wood box.
So, throughout the afternoon, everyone stayed in the east room without moving much. I never tire of seeing such a beautiful house.
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On the days when they were buying new year's goods, the villagers went to the town to buy red paper, and then came to their homes with the red paper to ask for Spring Festival couplets.
This matter was definitely unavoidable, so Lin Yuanqiu did not refuse. But this time he set a time with the villagers, that is, he would only write for them for three days. After three days, he had other things to do, so he would not continue writing for them.
It was just a matter of asking for help. How could the villagers have any objections? They naturally nodded in agreement. Then the villagers who wanted to wait a few days before buying red paper went to town that day.
I thought that writing for only three days this time would definitely save a lot of effort than before. Unexpectedly, it was only the first day, and the main room was almost packed with villagers who came to visit. Several of them came from the neighboring village.
Lin Yuanqiu always found it difficult to refuse when the other party approached him with a smile. Besides, it’s just a matter of writing a few words for others, so there’s nothing good or bad about it.
It's just that too many people came here. Not to mention that Lin Yuanqiu's pen didn't stop for a long time throughout the morning. Lin Yuanbai and Lin Yuanhuai had been writing ink for a long time.
By the time Lin Yuanqiu finally helped the last villager write the Spring Festival couplets, it was already dark.
The day passed in such a busy way.
Thinking that more villagers might come to visit tomorrow, Lin Yuanqiu did not dare to stay too late. After writing an essay and a poem, he got on the kang.
A dreamless night.
The next day, just as Lin Yuanqiu expected, there were indeed many more villagers than yesterday. Just after breakfast, there were villagers waiting outside the courtyard.
Maybe it was the few from the neighboring village who went back yesterday to promote it, and today many villagers from other villages came over.
Seeing the villagers holding red papers, their cheeks were red from the cold, but their smiles were bright, Lin Yuanqiu suddenly felt like he was following his grandfather to catch an outdoor movie when he was a child. It didn't matter whether he watched the movie or not, what he wanted was for everyone to get together and have fun. atmosphere of.
Come to think of it, the same is true for these villagers. In the middle of winter, there is no work in the fields. It is so happy for everyone to gather together and chat.
The people who polished ink today were replaced by Lin Yuanfeng and Lin Yuansong. As for Lin Yuanqiu, there was naturally no one who could replace them.
Even Lin Wenyan and Lin Wenjin, who help villagers write Spring Festival couplets every year at this time, have not seen them come out this year.
Regarding the matter of Dafang, Lin Yuanqiu only heard Lin Yuanbai's general remarks in the past few days after returning. First there is Lin Wenjin. After passing the county examination the year before last, he failed to pass the government examination for two consecutive years. He is still studying in a private school in the town.
As for Lin Wenyan and Lin Wenqing, as before, they still had not even passed the county examination.
Speaking of which, Lin Wenyan and Lin Yuanfeng are the same age, already twenty-seven this year, while Lin Wenqing is also twenty-six years old. At this age, he has not yet passed the county examination, so the possibility of passing the exam is not high. Now Lin Wenyan and Lin Wenqing have returned home and no longer study in the town. As for the reason, it was naturally that they were sent back by the private school master, who said that they were allowed to go home and study by themselves. If they had any questions in the future, they could go to him for advice.
In fact, Lin Jincai and the others understood what the master meant. Didn't they think that Wen Yan and Wen Qing were older and staying in the school would affect the school's recruitment of new students? After all, when others inquired, they found that these two people had been studying together for more than 20 years. None of the children passed the exam, so I doubted the master's teaching ability.
But I understand, but it is a fact that my grandson cannot study well, and in the end he had no choice but to pack up and return home.
For Lin Jincai, the fact that his eldest and second grandson were persuaded to go home by his master sounded unpleasant, but it was actually a lot easier on his hands. After all, it was not an easy task to provide for three people to go to school. So it’s good to let Wen Yan and the others study at home.
But Jin, his son and daughter-in-law didn't think so, including Lin Wenyan and Lin Wenqing themselves. They still wanted to study in a nearby private school.
It’s just that you don’t need to guess. When the teachers from other private schools heard the age of these two people, they asked again. They have been studying for more than 20 years, and now there are several children at home, so why are they still studying? Isn’t it quite good to study at home? Okay? Of course, none of them were confiscated in the end.
The Jin family also wanted to send Wen Yan Wenqing to school, which made Lin Jincai very angry, so the old couple had a lot of quarrels over this matter.
Lin Yuanqiu thought to himself that this was probably the main reason why Dafang did not write Spring Festival couplets for the villagers this year. After all, how could he be in such a mood.
"Grandpa's house was very lively a few days ago." Lin Yuanbai made the final summary.
Although Lin Yuanbai tried not to laugh when he said this, Lin Yuanqiu could still see the gloating in his fourth brother's eyes at a glance.
It seems that this kid still remembers when Lin Wenyan and others showed off their meat buns in front of him when he was a child.
Seeing that more and more villagers came to ask for Spring Festival couplets, Lin Sanzhu quit. He couldn't bear to write them like this.
However, when Lin Sanzhu walked into the yard and was about to set the number of Spring Festival couplets for each household as before, he saw Zhou Zixu walking in, followed by him carrying large and small bags of books and inkstones.
Lin Sanzhu immediately realized that his prospective son-in-law was coming to the Yue family for a new year.
Zhou Zixu had seen this formation before, so when he saw Brother Lin surrounded by villagers and splashing ink, he sat down and drank a cup of tea. He rolled up his sleeves and quickly joined in. Writing Spring Festival couplets.
In this way, it helped Lin Yuanqiu share a lot of burdens.
Seeing how capable his eldest son-in-law was, Lin Sanzhu had no reason to be unhappy. Seeing the envious looks of the villagers, Lin Sanzhu walked very briskly.
As for asking the villagers to write less Spring Festival couplets, of course he didn't say anything. He said that people would come to ask for help. Isn't it because they fancy his son's status as a civil servant? That's why a fool would extrapolate such an honorable thing.
However, such a good mood only lasted for two cups of tea. Soon Lin Sanzhu couldn't be happy anymore because he saw a large group of people waiting outside the courtyard gate. When he asked, they were all from Zhangwang Village next door. There are about thirty to forty people in Hemiaoxia Village.
Looking at the large pile of red paper each of them held in their hands, Lin Sanzhu even wondered if these people who came to his house to ask for Spring Festival couplets were going to sell them in the town.
Otherwise, if I write so much, how can I post it at home?
Therefore, I still have to stipulate the number of Spring Festival couplets for each family with everyone. Otherwise, if I follow the writing method like this, even if my eldest son-in-law is here, I will not be able to do it at all.
However, Lin Sanzhu's rule is destined to be unable to be stipulated today, because his young son-in-law also came to celebrate the New Year with New Year gifts.
"Father-in-law." Wang Wenchang cupped his hands towards Lin Sanzhu, looking handsome and elegant.
It is said that the mother-in-law becomes more and more happy when she looks at her son-in-law. This is indeed the case. When she saw her second son-in-law coming over, Mrs. Feng immediately greeted people into the house with a smile on her face.
There were many people standing in the hall. It was the first time for Wang Wenchang to see so many people writing Spring Festival couplets. He was a little puzzled for a moment. But when he suddenly discovered Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu in the crowd, he immediately became excited, " Brother Lin, Brother Zhou, are you two back?"
Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu turned their heads and soon saw Wang Wenchang with a smile on his face. They haven't seen each other for more than two years since leaving Fu Xue.
Lin Yuanqiu smiled at Wang Wenchang and said, "Here we come."
But Zhou Zixu greeted, "My brother-in-law is here at the right time. Please hurry up and help us write Spring Festival couplets together."
Wang Wenchang nodded, his eyes full of eagerness to try, what should I say? He has never written Spring Festival couplets for anyone, so of course he wants to try it.
Lin Yuanhuai quickly brought over a study room, while Lin Yuanbai helped grind the ink. There was a ready-made table in the hall. After a while, Wang Wenchang dipped his pen in the ink and began to write Spring Festival couplets with his brother-in-law and brother-in-law. .
Lin Sanzhu's smiling mouth never closed. He felt that there was no one more glorious than him today. He had a son, two sons-in-law, two ministers and a scholar, but they were all from his family.
Hearing that he would have to write for a whole day tomorrow, Wang Wenchang asked Caishun to go back first while taking advantage of lunch, and asked him to tell his family that he would not be going back for the time being.
Seeing this, Zhou Zixu hurriedly asked Shu Yan to go back.
The Zhou family is in the town, and it takes less than an hour to get back and forth. When Shu Yan came back, he brought the young master's toiletries and a change of clothes.
The Wang family had to go further away, and by the time Caishun returned to the county seat, it was almost midnight.
Wang Xiancheng was a little surprised to see Caishun coming back alone. After learning that his son's brother-in-law and brother-in-law had returned from the capital, and that his son was going to stay at Yue's house for a few days, Wang Xiancheng naturally agreed with it. In this way, Wenchang can ask his uncle and brother-in-law for advice on articles. You must know that these two people have studied at the Imperial College for two years. Wenchang will definitely benefit from studying more with them.
