"I really don't understand what your mother is thinking." Lin Sanzhu said that he really couldn't figure it out.
What I think is that I am not afraid that you and your uncle will be dishonest.
Seeing the expressions on my mother's and aunt's mother's face when they were talking yesterday, Lin Yuanqiu quickly guessed what my mother and the others were really thinking.
To be honest, Lin Yuanqiu had never thought about such a thing before yesterday.
To be precise, I probably never thought about my own home.
Therefore, after being reminded by yesterday's mother and eldest aunt and second aunt, Lin Yuanqiu began to pay attention to it and discovered that this was really a thing.
It's not that Lin Yuanqiu doesn't believe in his father, his eldest uncle and his second uncle, but how should he believe this kind of thing?
Take Lin Youzhi for example. He looked elegant and dignified. What a good person he was. However, when Lin Yuanqiu returned to the village this time, he learned the gossip he heard in the village within two days of safety. It turned out that he had always been gentle and gentle in his heart. Lin Youzhi actually took a concubine, which shocked Lin Yuanqiu's mouth.
If I remember correctly, Lin Youzhi should be about the same age as Lao Lintou, right?
So whether or not he would do such a thing cannot be seen from the outside. What's more, for people here, having a concubine is a common thing. So Lin Yuanqiu couldn't guarantee whether his father and uncle would do the same. He was certain that even dad and the others couldn't guarantee themselves.
Therefore, Lin Yuanqiu believes that the only way to prevent this is to eliminate the source. As long as the source is gone, this kind of thing will not happen.
The reason why Lin Yuanqiu cares so much about this matter is very simple: he doesn't want the originally harmonious family to be in trouble.
Then there is Lin Yuanqiu's own aversion to this matter. Lin Yuanqiu despises men without sincerity, not only now but also in previous lives.
Don't say it's just a joke. From this "just", you can tell that this person is garbage.
Lin Yuanqiu also knew that his ideas were a bit extreme in this society where it was reasonable to have concubines in the same house. Therefore, he did not tell his father about his mother and uncle's thoughts. He only said that if he bought an older slave, he could work more carefully.
Thinking of Zhang Ma's seriousness in everything, Lin Sanzhu nodded, "Then let's choose someone older."
Then he immediately added, "If your mother asks, just say it was my decision, do you hear me?"
"I heard it." Lin Yuanqiu suddenly remembered that his father had shouldered a lot of blame for him in the more than ten years he had grown up.
"Dad, you are so kind. My son will definitely be filial to you." Lin Yuanqiu felt that sometimes it was necessary to express love.
Ouch, what a stinky bitch.
When Lin Sanzhu heard this, he immediately became a wooden fish.
He knew that his precious dog must be the most filial.
Perhaps it was because no one cared about them, so these women did not stand outside waiting for someone to pick them like the others. Lin Yuanqiu saw that Mrs. Ya went to the backyard of the shop to call people out. There were six of them. No, it should be ten, because there were four women holding children, and the children all looked six or seven years old. Look at these women, including the children, with grass clippings on their hands and clothes, and they look like they are weaving straw ropes. So, these people weren't all weaving straw ropes in the back hall just now, right?
It has to be said that Lin Yuanqiu has found out the truth and has been unable to sell it. Yapo will definitely not let them have an easy meal, so they simply let them earn money by playing with straw ropes. In Yapo's words, they must always earn money to eat.
Before Lin Sanzhu could ask, Ya Po told the situation of these six people. Two of them were sold out because the master's family had committed a crime, and the other four were sold out after their family suffered a disaster. These children They are their grandchildren or granddaughters, and the children's parents are either gone or have been sold to other families.
Lin Sanzhu felt a little uncomfortable when he heard that one of the children's parents had been bought by someone else.
Seeing the customer frowning, Yapo thought it was dissatisfaction with this "old procrastination" and hurriedly said, "If the customer likes it, we can easily negotiate the price."
It was a rare time to get rid of these old women, and naturally Yapo didn't want to miss it.
In fact, she also wanted to separate the children and sell them separately, but these women asked her to do no matter how tiring the work was. If the children were separated from them, these women would definitely fight tooth and nail.
In fact, it's not that Yapo can't treat them, but she just doesn't think it's necessary to be so immoral.
After some making and negotiating, it was finally settled on seven taels of silver for the woman, four taels for the four children, five taels for the girl, and five taels for the boy. Lin Sanzhu paid a total of sixty-eight taels of silver.
Of course, six women were not enough, so the two of them visited the next door stores, and finally gathered ten people, and three more children came out.
Just like that, when the father and son went out, seventeen people were following them.
Lin Yuanqiu hired a carriage, otherwise such a long line of people following behind him would have been too eye-catching.
By the time I went to the Yamen to complete the procedures for transferring my identity and ownership, it was almost noon when I returned to Nanluogu Lane.
What Lin Sanzhu, Lin Dazhu, and Lin Erzhu didn't expect was that the Zhou family, Liu family, and Feng family, whose heads were shaking like rattles yesterday, smiled and nodded when they heard that the servants were assigned to work in each room. Reluctantly, even Gao Cui and the others changed their previous attitude and did not say any more objections.
Of course Wu knew what was going on, but what she wanted to deal with the most at the moment was the third child, a terrible thing. She had agreed to buy only two cooks, but as soon as she turned around, she brought such a large group of people with her. return.
You don’t need food to feed yourself!
Lin Sanzhu just pretended that he didn't notice the look in my mother's eyes that she was going to beat him up, and said with a smile, "Mom, you can discuss the specific arrangements with the sisters-in-law and the others. My son has to go back to his room to change his clothes. It's a hot day, so it's hard for him to go out. Sweated all over."
As he said this, Lin Sanzhu took the fan in my mother's hand and shook it towards him. Well, it was quite cool, but what he said was different, "Mom, you have this fan for several years, look. , Fanning doesn’t relieve the fever. Mom, after dinner, my son will go to the street to pick out a new one for you. I promise to shake it gently and fan it to cool you down.”
Upon hearing such thoughtful words, Ms. Wu could not remember how she had gritted her teeth just now. Then she saw the sweat on her third son's forehead and said distressedly, "Buy whatever you want. You think this is just a bluff, motherfucker." Isn’t the fan still usable? It will definitely be fine for another year. Oh, look at you, your back is soaked through. Come on, come on, go and change your clothes. Today, my mother asked Ma Zhang to cook mung bean soup. , come here after you change your clothes, Mom will serve you a bowl later!"
"Hey, my son is going to change now." Lin Sanzhu raised his feet and was about to walk out. As if he thought of something, he turned around and added, "Mom, you are so good to your son!"
"You brat, what's the matter? I'm your mother!" Although she said this, the corner of Wu's mouth was already grinning to the base of her ears.
Even Lin Dazhu and Lin Erzhu, who had long been used to this scene of a loving mother and a filial son, were in admiration for their third brother.
If it were them, they would definitely be scolded, not to mention whether they would be beaten.
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Having someone to help with the work makes it much easier. Two days have passed, and the Zhou family, Liu family, Feng family, and Gao Cui all feel more relaxed than ever before.
It can be said that in the past two days, apart from eating three meals a day, they mostly focused on embroidery.
For example, the women who were assigned to the rooms of Gao Cui and Qin Hehua, as well as Wang Yunxiang and Ding Ju, after finishing their work, would often help take care of the young master and the young lady. Now even the Wu family felt that it was a waste of money. Worth it.
There were ten servant girls that day, and Mrs. Wu picked two who were good at cooking and assigned them to the kitchen, while the others were assigned one to each room.
As for the place where the servants sleep, there is a row of back rooms at the end of the yard. There is absolutely no problem in accommodating them.
However, considering that new slaves might be added in the future, Lin Sanzhu did not arrange all the more than a dozen wards, and only allowed the two of them to live in one room.
As for those children, they are still young now. It will not be too late to arrange errands when they are older.
In the next few days, Lin Sanzhu first took his family to visit his two shops, and then went to Zhuangzi.
When he went to Zhuangzi, Lin Yuanqiu did not follow him. He went to the Qin Mansion during the teacher's break.
Fast forward more than two months, Qin Yu felt that when he looked at his disciples today, he seemed to be more serious than last time.
Thinking of the last time, Qin Yu quickly remembered that Yuan Qiu told him that the marriage was finalized. To be honest, Qin Yu was a little surprised when he heard that the person he was marrying was Uncle Zhongyong's niece.
Because the Zhong family also lived in Jinque Hutong, Qin Yu naturally knew about the affairs of Uncle Zhongyong's family. Uncle Lao Zhongyong had two legitimate sons and four concubines. In the early years, he gave away all the concubines in the side house.
The old man Zhongyong passed away and his eldest son succeeded him. Now the head of the house is Zhong Ce.
Strictly speaking, Miss Zhong who separated from the family can no longer be regarded as a young lady from the uncle's family. Therefore, Yuanqiu's marriage to the Zhong family is basically unlikely to get help from Zhongyong's family in the future. I think Yuanqiu also understands this. .
However, given Yuanqiu's temperament, he should not value this. Otherwise, when Mr. Tang wanted to kiss Liu Shangshu's daughter, Yuanqiu would not have found a way to politely refuse.
Qin Yu was not going to be distracted by his disciple's marriage. It was said that children and grandchildren would have their own blessings. The future marriage and what the future would be like were beyond his control.
Thinking that Yuan Qiu would soon be on duty at the Hanlin Academy, he had better give more advice on official matters.
Qin Yu talked about the tips for being an official that he had accumulated over the years, "In the distant autumn, when you are in an officialdom, remember to be careful in your words and deeds. As the saying goes, disaster comes from the mouth, speak out and speak out. In the officialdom, interpersonal relationships are complicated, remember Don’t meddle in other people’s affairs, don’t judge others at will, and don’t trust others easily, okay?”
Lin Yuanqiu bowed, "Thank you very much, teacher, for teaching me. I will remember it in my heart!"
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Hanlin Academy is on Dong'an Street, separated from Honglu Temple by only a wall. On the same street as Liubu.
According to the regulations of the imperial court, all officials who do not need to attend court in the morning only need to arrive at the government office at the end of the morning. It sounds very loose, but it’s not. The end of the day is seven o’clock in the morning, and at this time, if you exclude the time for getting up and washing, eating breakfast and traveling on the road, then you have to get up at five o’clock every day.
The thought of having to do this every day from now on is not to mention quite scary.
Yesterday, Lin Yuanqiu made a special trip to Li Yaqi's place and asked him to help him pay attention to the horses. Lin Yuanqiu was going to buy a horse.
It takes more than half an hour to walk from Nanluogu Lane to Hanlin Academy, but if you ride a horse, you can save at least two-thirds of the time on the road. In this way, you won't be rushed in time.
When Feng passed by Honglu Temple, Lin Yuanqiu looked inside the door and found that someone was already walking around in the courtyard.
The two government offices were adjacent to each other through the wall before passing through the gate of Honglu Temple. Soon Lin Yuanqiu arrived at the Hanlin Academy.
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Chapter 159 Hanlin Academy
Lin Yuanqiu had been to the Hanlin Academy before when he asked for ancestor worship leave with the bachelor of the Academy. That's why he stepped through the gate. Guard Han in the gatehouse had already recognized him.
In fact, it is not difficult to recognize Lin Xiuzuan. After all, it is difficult to find another person with such a tall figure in the entire Hanlin Academy. There is also Lin Xiuzan's appearance. Han Guards believes that he has been guarding the Hanlin Academy for nearly twenty years, and this year's No. 1 pick is the youngest and most handsome one he has ever seen.
Seeing the other party saluting him, Lin Yuanqiu nodded in response. Guard Han handed over the brush in his hand, and then held out a large booklet. Lin Yuanqiu knew that this meant asking him to sign in, so he did not hesitate and wrote on it. own name.
The imperial court has clear regulations on the duties of officials. Lin Yuanqiu remembered that the first rule was "no absence from work without reason." If someone was not on duty when he was supposed to be on duty, there would be corresponding punishments.
For example, if you are absent from work for one day, you will be punished with ten small strokes. If you are absent from work for three days, the punishment will be doubled, that is, twenty strokes.
And if he is absent from work for more than a month, what awaits him will be taking off his pants and playing hard.
Therefore, no official dares to be absent from work without excuse or be late even for the sake of his own face.
Seeing that the door of the master hall was open, I thought that Fang Zhangyuan had already arrived. Lin Yuanqiu turned around and went to Fang Zhangyuan first. Now that you are on duty, you naturally have to cancel your leave. Otherwise, if people say you are absent from work, you will be in unnecessary trouble.
In fact, the procedure for canceling leave is very simple. Lin Yuanqiu first bows to Fang Zhangyuan and then informs him that he has come on duty. That's it.
Lin Yuanqiu certainly didn't expect that when he turned to leave, Fang Zhangyuan looked at his back and couldn't help laughing.
However, what Fang Zhangyuan was laughing at was his own error in judgment.
This time, in addition to the top three, the top two, and the top three, there are also twelve common people who entered the Hanlin Academy this time. Fang Zhangyuan never expected that among these people, the youngest Lin Xiuzhan would be the most calm one.
Isn't it just a matter of being calm? For students who have studied hard for many years and now finally enter the official career, everyone is excited and wants to show their ambitions so that they can rise to the top as soon as possible.
The reason why Fang Zhangyuan thinks so is well-founded. Although everyone has been granted at least two months of leave this time when they return to their hometown to worship their ancestors, like any other time, many people will choose to end their vacation early and start Come on duty. Even Gu Ping, whose home is the furthest away from the capital, came over half a month early to cancel his vacation.
The purpose of doing this is naturally to leave a positive and progressive impression on Shangguan.
But Lin Xiuzuan was lucky. He took the two and a half months of vacation without missing a day.
Such a unique approach surprised Fang Zhangyuan.
In the past few days, Fang Zhangyuan has been thinking, could it be that Lin Xiuzuan is lazy and meek?
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain this person’s lack of progress.
I have been making progress in the same year, but you are nowhere to be seen. This is not a lack of progress, what else could it be?
Although Fang Zhangyuan was just guessing, in his heart, he already felt that Lin Xiuzhan was such a person.
But just now, when Fang Zhangyuan saw Lin Yuanqiu's unhurried speech and clear eyes, he knew that he had guessed wrong.
