Hou Men Splendid

Chapter 7

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the carriage was ready outside the gate of the Lin Mansion. The sisters went to bed late last night and were woken up early in the morning. Everyone was not in good spirits. Lin Qingran was on the second sister's body, He yawned, grumbled, lay on her body and continued to narrow his eyes again.

Lin Wenxi and Mrs. Lu held their youngest daughter in a carriage, Lin Qingran and the others sat in a carriage for the three of them, together with the nanny and other maidservants, and brought back New Year's greetings. Five or six carriages.

It takes more than three hours to go from Luodu City to the town, and it takes another hour to go back to the village from the town, so when Lin Qingran woke up, they were still in the carriage, and even the town not yet.

Opening the curtain and looking, a gust of cold wind came in, blowing head-on, most of the person was awake, the second girl Lin Qingyan hugged her down, "I'll catch a cold like this."

Lin Qingran shrank into her arms again, and the third girl reached out and covered her forehead with concern, "Are you dizzy or uncomfortable?"

"No, it's uncomfortable to sit for a long time." Lin Qingran said sullenly, she had woken up and hadn't arrived yet, how far is there.

"You don't feel uncomfortable sitting, it's obviously uncomfortable falling asleep." The second girl teased her and pushed her to sit up. "We're almost in the town. I guess we have to stop to rest and eat something before going to the village."

As soon as she heard that she was going to take a rest, Lin Qingran's spirits improved a lot, and she lifted the curtain again to look at the second girl and asked, "Second sister, did it take so long for father and mother to bring you here before?"

"Yeah, when my grandmother lived at my uncle's house, she would go back every year to pay New Year's greetings. Two years before you were born, the snow fell very hard, and the mountain road back to the village was blocked, so I had to stay in the town on the first night of the new year. I returned to the village the next day."

That is, in the years when Lin Qingran was born, the Liu family lived in the Lin Mansion in order to allow their son to take a concubine, so they didn't need to go back like this every year.

Just as he was talking, the carriage stopped, entered the small town and stopped in front of a shop. On the first day of the new year, every family went home to celebrate the New Year. Few shops in the town were open, so they sent someone to buy some simple The steamed stuffed buns are held warm in your hands, and they taste very good with the special dipping sauce prepared by Mrs. Li.

After resting for a stick of incense, the carriage set off again.

The road to the village was not smooth, and it was bumpy all the way. Lin Qingran didn't feel dizzy at first, but after just a while, she was jolted to the point of motion sickness.

This time she was really sleepy, lying in the arms of the second girl, a gap was opened for her in the thick curtain of the carriage, and the cold wind came in, making her more comfortable.

After finally arriving in this village, Lin Qingran's face turned pale, and the second girl, Lin Qingran, was carried directly from the carriage. Mother Li, who caught up behind, saw her, hugged her in her arms distressedly, and touched her. Her forehead and face had just been blown cold.

As long as she gets out of the car, she will be much better. Lin Qingran wants to get down by herself and take a few deep breaths of cold air. This is more comfortable. Lu Shi hugged Xiao Qi and came to see her. Don't freeze."

"Mom, I'm fine." Lin Qingran shifted her attention and looked around. At a glance, all the villages with flat houses were covered with snow, and there was a big house in front of her. Compared with the surrounding villages, No matter from the gate or the fence, this house is much higher than the surrounding area.

On the plaque of the gate, there is also the word Lin Zhai.

Several carriages stopped and there was movement. Before they could knock on the door, someone outside had already yelled inside, "Ms. Lin, your son is back."

After a while, someone came out to open the door. Seeing the big family at the door, Mrs. Liu rushed to welcome them in.

It was already evening at this time, and the snowy sky was dim, and the New Year's greetings came early in the morning. At this time, there was no one else in the Lin house except Uncle Lin's family.

Mrs. Liu pulled her son to look at it, and frowned, "Why did you lose weight?"

Lin Qingran, who was following behind, subconsciously glanced at her father. As the Chinese New Year was approaching, her father was out socializing every two days for three days. He was obviously fat, so how could he be thinner.

Mrs. Liu still dragged Lin Wenxi over there to ask about his health. It was just over two months since we hadn't seen each other, as if it had been several years.

Mrs. Lu took them to the small courtyard at the back to settle down. Lin Qingran shared a room with her second and third sisters. This was still a kang bed, with two big sheets on both sides painted against the wall. Lin Qingran was curious and went up to touch it. Touch the mattress, it's warm.

Seeing her curiosity, the second girl, Lin Qingyan, smiled and said, "Isn't it fun? I also found it interesting when I came here for the first time. There is a warm pot in the house at home. This kang bed can kill two birds with one stone."

Lin Qingran wanted to sit on it and try it out, but the maid who was serving her grandmother outside came to announce that the dinner ahead was ready, so she invited them over to eat.

Walking to the front, Lin Qingran saw that there were only the uncle's family just now. In this hall, there were six or seven tables for people sitting at once. As soon as they entered the door, these people all looked over. Lin Qingran noticed carefully , plus them, there are two tables for children.

After sitting down, the banquet started. This is how eating in this village is. There are so many people, and it is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Mrs. Liu invited everyone who is familiar with the Lin family, and everyone came for the promising second son of the Lin family. If they look familiar, they might be able to catch some light, especially that group of children, who might fall into the eyes of Master Lin and accept them as beginner disciples, that is to say, they will become prosperous.

Some people thought this way, so someone must have done it. After the meal and chatting, someone brought the children in front of Lin Wenxi, whether intentional or not, kowtowed to him, saluted him, and said a few words to the older ones about what they read in school. If you are young, then act cute and cute.

Lin Wenxi was the one who was successful in the village back then, and some people thought that if they paid homage to him and got a few compliments from him, their children would also be able to make a living.

Lin Qingran and the others wouldn't come to chat with the adults. They were too tired during the day, and after saying hello to their grandmother, they went back to the small courtyard early to sleep.

On the second day, even more people came to the Lin residence.

There are also those who come here from the town. Of course, they don’t have any requests. Those who celebrate the Chinese New Year just come to pay New Year’s greetings
From the second to the fourth day of junior high school, the threshold of Lin's residence was almost broken. It was Lin Qingran's first time here, and she was surprised. The older sisters were not used to seeing it for a long time.

It was at this time that the grandmother especially enjoyed the feeling of elation. The son was promising, and the whole family followed suit. This house, and the shop of the Lin family in the town, all depended on the son. After suffering for half a lifetime, isn't it just enjoying the blessings now? when.

On the morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, Lin Wenxi was going to take his wife and daughter back to Luodu City. They had been staying here for four or five days, and there was still a meal when they went back. The Lin family also had to entertain guests.

Mrs. Liu packed up a lot of food and sent them to the door. She raised her eyes and waited for her son to speak. In fact, she still hoped that her son would tell her to take her to Luodu city.

However, Lin Wenxi told his elder brother to take good care of his mother, and asked Mrs. Liu to take care of her body. The family was about to get into the carriage, and a few people not far away rushed towards Xiaoxue, yelling for them to wait. Wait.

Lin Qingran, who hadn't gotten into the carriage yet, looked over. It was two people in plain cotton clothes, pulling a seven or eight-year-old boy towards him.

The three of them arrived in front of Lin Wenxi, and the man at the head urged the boy. The boy knelt down and shouted in a childish voice, "I beg Master Lin to accept me as a disciple. Study beside Master Lin."

The kowtow was quite honest, and a man and a woman also knelt down and begged directly, "Master Lin, our family Meng Xian has been smart and studious since he was young, so I beg Master Lin to accept him as a disciple."

It was the first time for Lin Wenxi to kneel down to worship a teacher like this, and there were quite a few people watching around. Lin Wenxi asked them all to get up, and asked the boy, "How old are you, and how many years have you been in school?"

"Returning to Master Lin, Meng Xian is nine years old this year. He has been in school for four years, and he will take the children's examination next year."

It is not easy to provide for a child to study in such a village, and not everyone who sells iron can do it. Promising, most of them couldn't pass the children's test. They studied for a few years and went home to farm.

"If you have inquired about the acceptance of my disciples by Lin, you should also know that Lin does not accept such young children." No matter how smart he is, his two current students are only accepted after the palace examination. Disciple, what is taught is not how to study and take exams, but how to be an official and the people.

"Master Lin, there are only a few children in our family who are promising in school, and the whole family pays for him. I beg you, for the sake of the same village, accept him as your disciple."

The woman was about to kneel again, but the people around Lin Wenxi supported her. Lin Wenxi looked at the boy and said, "Meng Xian, if you want to enter my family named Lin, you have to pass the children's test first, and you have to pass the Juren test." , so that you can come to me to worship as a teacher, and whether you accept it or not is not certain, you know."

This boy named Meng Xian was quite flesh-and-blood, nodded seriously, and asked Lin Wenxi, "After the palace examination, can I go to Master Lin as a teacher?"

If another talent like this can be produced in the village, Lin Wenxi is naturally willing to help. After taking a look at the child's parents, his mother and eldest brother also paid a lot for him to study hard. Children from poor families have little prospects, and some of them The reason was that he really couldn't afford it, so Lin Wenxi asked Mrs. Lu to take a small ingot of silver and put it in the hands of the child's father, "It's a meager effort."

Lin Qingran here caught a glimpse of the studious and stubborn look on the boy's face. For some reason, she always felt that this kind of unruliness seemed strange. She was pulled into the carriage by her sister, and she opened the curtain to see. The carriage in front covered it, so I couldn't see Daddy's situation.

And the family of three here received the silver from Lin Wenxi, and they are thanking each other thousands of times.

Lin Wenxi nodded with a smile, glanced at the boy again, turned around and got into the carriage. Mrs. Lu and the others had been waiting for a while.

The carriage left the village. Lin Qingran opened the curtain behind the carriage and looked towards the village. At the corner, she saw her grandmother and the others standing there, and the family of three. blurred
(End of this chapter)