After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 753 Reminder
As soon as Guard Lin arrived home, the Hai family received the news.

Hai Xiya and his wife were very happy. Guard Lin had been away for so many days, and only a group of old, weak, women and children were left in the Jin family. Zhou Xiaojian was given a long vacation by Jin Jiashu because he was busy with his wedding. Although there was still Lu Ga Wa, she was young and alone, and she had to take care of her mother who lived in the front yard. What if some villain came to the door and the neighbors didn't have time to notice the clues and lend a hand? What should the Jin family do?
Now that Guard Lin has returned home, the Jin family is safe.

It was late, and the two families were familiar with each other, so the Haixiya couple did not send anyone to disturb them. Only the gatekeeper Ma Youli sent his son Ma Changnian to deliver wine and food to Guard Lin, and reminded him that Zhou Xiaojian's wedding was coming soon, and Guard Lin had agreed to play the role of matchmaker at the wedding, which was close and decent. If he had to go out for work in two days, he had to give a notice in advance, lest he could not attend the wedding, and the Ma family would not have time to ask someone else to replace him.

After returning home, Ma Changnian told his parents that Guard Lin would not be traveling far for the time being and could attend Zhou Xiaojian and Putao's wedding as scheduled. However, he did not seem to be in a very good mood. He had no interest in the side dishes sent by his family and just kept drinking. He was worried that he had encountered some unpleasant things, but he did not want to ask him.

Ma Youli thought about it and told his son not to ask about it, so he put the matter aside. The next morning, when he saw his master Hai Xiya off to the government office, he mentioned it casually.

Hai Xiya was stunned when he heard this, but he didn't say anything. He probably knew what Guard Lin had gone on a long journey for, and thought that things were not going well, so the latter drank to drown his sorrows. However, it was not his turn to worry about such things, as Ma Shangyi and Guard Lin would report to the palace. He just ordered Ma Youli to go back and tell his wife Ma about this, and then he went to the Dusi Yamen in a calm mood.

Ma didn't say much after receiving the letter. She just discussed it with her granddaughter Haitang in private, wondering what Guard Lin was worried about. "I heard that he went to Yunyang Mansion. Is there something wrong there? I remember someone mentioned that Xiao Jin's favored cousin lives in Yunyang Mansion. Could something have happened to him?"

Haitang knew that Ma didn't know as much about the Jin family as she did. After thinking for a while, she vaguely said, "I heard from Brother Jin before that it seemed that his cousin was bullied by the Yue family in Yunyang Prefecture, ran into the mountains, and then disappeared. Guard Lin probably went to Yunyang because of this matter..."

Ma took a deep breath and said, "Could he have died in the mountains? I heard that there are many strong men in the mountains. Who would go into the mountains for no reason? It's not surprising that he got into trouble... How unlucky! Xiao Jin's cousin has been loved by his family since he was a child, and his life is much better than Xiao Jin's. How can his father compare to Jin Juren in terms of wealth and status? But Jin Juren can watch his nephew enjoy a good life, but let his own flesh and blood be bullied. Until he was killed, Xiao Jin "He has seen his cousin before. He doesn't look as annoying as his parents and grandmother. It's just that he has to suffer the consequences of his bad deeds with such parents and family members. He never helped Xiao Jin before, but now that he has gotten into trouble, Xiao Jin's people have to take care of his funeral. Only when they meet a kind-hearted and honest kid like Xiao Jin, they are willing to worry about it. If it were another hard-hearted person, who would care about him?!"

Ma didn't delve into what happened to Jin Wu and why Guard Lin was worried. In her opinion, how could people far away in Chang'an know what happened in Yunyang Prefecture? As long as Jin Jiashu was not implicated, what did it matter whether Jin Wu was dead or alive?

Before lunch, Jin Jiashu came over again, claiming that he was just here to sit for a while and visit Grandma Hai. He was a little embarrassed that it was time for lunch. But Ma sympathetically asked him to stay for lunch, ordered the kitchen to add more dishes, and then carefully asked about what Guard Lin was doing in Yunyang Prefecture.

Jin Jiashu replied: "My cousin fell off a cliff on the mountain, and his family didn't find out until a few days later. Now the funeral has been arranged, and it was Guard Lin who helped me to deal with it. According to etiquette, I have to mourn for him for nine months, and now Ma Ma is preparing clothes for me. I suddenly remembered that I often come to your house to play, and now I have clothes on, I am afraid it is not convenient for me to come to your house again, so I came to tell you, but I didn't pay attention to the time in a hurry..."

Ma waved her hands: "What's the big deal? Our two families are so familiar with each other, there is no need to pay attention to these customs. Just come when you want, our family doesn't have any taboos about these." It's just nine months of great achievements. Jin Wu is just a cousin of Jin Jiashu who has a bad relationship with him. He died in Yunyang Prefecture, 600 miles away. No matter how unlucky he is, there is no reason to affect the exchanges between the Hai and Jin families for such a person. Jin Jiashu also said that in the future, his martial arts courses will also be taken by Guard Lin, so he really can't come to the Hai family every day.

Ma didn't care either. Jin Jiashu was a frequent visitor to the Hai family. Even if he didn't come to learn martial arts, he would still come often. Could he become estranged from the Hai family just because he changed the place where he learned martial arts?
She also taught Jin Jiashu how to take the "great merit" and what are the taboos. Jin Jiashu now has the title of scholar, and he will surely pass the imperial examination in three years. He will have a foothold in the circle of scholars in the future, so he cannot let people find fault with the etiquette. He has no parents to guide him, and Ma Shangyi has been in the palace for a long time. He may not be familiar with the rules and etiquette of the people, so he needs more guidance from the elders in the neighboring families.

The lunch lasted a full hour, until Ma looked obviously tired, and Jin Jiashu finally stood up and said goodbye.

When he left, Haitang saw him off again. She confirmed with him again: "You won't come to the martial arts class every day, right?" Then she would use that time to do other things.

Although Jin Jiashu was reluctant in his heart, he still told the truth: "Guard Lin said that he would teach me the martial arts of riding and shooting. However, when he checked my skills, he said that my ability exceeded his expectations. He was quite surprised and praised Sister Hai for being a good teacher and having a good way of teaching students!"

Haitang looked at his happy expression and smiled as well: "Of course I am a good teacher. Although teaching you, a student with no talent for martial arts, has not been going smoothly, Xiangcao and Dunzi, who learned martial arts with me at the time, can now master a few self-defense techniques. It's not that I teach slowly, but I'm just unlucky and met a slow learner."

Jin Jiashu laughed twice and touched his nose a little embarrassedly. He actually had some idea of ​​his talent in martial arts...

Haitang continued, "Even if you change teachers, Brother Jin must continue to study hard. In the past two days, I saw that your confidence has soared. It is probably because you found that you are the best rider when you went out of the city with your friends to enjoy the snow. But you have to know that your friends are all weak scholars and are not good at riding and shooting. Compared with them, you have at least practiced seriously, so it is impossible for you to be worse than them. If you are proud of this, your progress in the future will be smaller and smaller. Now you can basically have the upper hand in sparring with Dunzi, but Dunzi is only a child in his early ten years old and has just started to practice martial arts. It is natural that you are better than him. If you don't work hard, in a few months, Dunzi may be better than you. By then, you can't even beat a child. How can you be proud?"

Jin Jiashu stopped smiling and said seriously, "Don't worry, Sister Hai, I will never slack off!"

Haitang nodded and smiled, "Brother Jin, don't just focus on practicing martial arts. You have a ready-made teacher at home, so you should also learn some other skills. For example... what if someone poisons you?"

(End of this chapter)