The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 147

As soon as Jia Huan finished singing, Zhang Yidong, the envoy of salt transportation, couldn't help applauding: "Good poem!"

Lin Ruhai also stroked his beard and nodded, secretly surprised. This kind of poem composed of a series of quantifiers seems simple, but it is actually extremely difficult. It is even more difficult to write well. It is like cooking a delicious dish with a single ingredient. Delicious food, without considerable skill is definitely impossible.

Jia Huan's poem is full of artistic conception, and it is definitely a classic masterpiece handed down from generation to generation. What's more rare is that he was able to compose it in such a short period of time, and his quick thinking is evident. The head of the trial and court trial.

Lin Ruhai only looked at Jia Huan differently because of a family letter from his daughter Lin Daiyu, and now he has a heart of love for talent, stroked his beard and whispered softly: "One straw, one hat, one boat, one foot of silk and one inch of hook. One song Singing a bottle of wine, one person fishing alone in a river of autumn. Good poetry, wonderful and wonderful, it should be revealed!"

Zhang Yidong, the envoy of salt transportation, was also a Jinshi, so his level of knowledge was beyond doubt. He said with a smile, "In ancient times, there was Mr. An Le, and now there is Jia Xiaoyou. If Brother Hai has such a nephew, congratulations!"

Mr. An Le mentioned by Zhang Yidong is Shao Yong, a poet of the Song Dynasty, who was nicknamed Yaofu and called himself Mr. An Le.

One to two or three miles, four or five in Yancun.

There are six or seven pavilions, eighty or ninety flowers.

This poem is a classic of classifier poems. It is simple, clear, and catchy. With a bunch of classifiers stacked together, it vividly outlines the scene of the mountain village, making people feel like they are witnessing it with their own eyes.

From ancient times to the present, there are not many brilliant classifier poems like this one. Shao Yong's "Mountain Village Yonghuai" is one of them. The song that Huan borrowed today is even better than "Mountain Village Yonghuai", especially the sentence "One person fishes alone, one river autumn" is definitely a classic among classics. It is no wonder that Zhang Yidong would say "There was Mr. Anle in ancient times, There is Jia Xiaoyou".

Jia Huan Anhan, in fact, he does not produce poems, but is just a porter of poems, so he said modestly: "Master Zhang is too famous, students are ashamed to be so."

Kang Wanwan chuckled and complimented: "Young Master Jia has great talent but is neither arrogant nor impatient. He will become a great weapon in the future."

Li Wanwan, whose original name was Li Shen, also quickly echoed at this time, and he was not stingy with words of praise.

Both Kang and Li are merchants, and merchants are deceitful ghosts. It's good to listen to it, but it can't be true, so Jia Huan just said a few words quietly and modestly, and didn't take it seriously.

Seeing that Jia Huan was praised so much, Lin Ruhai didn't feel complacent, and was secretly surprised that he had such determination and mentality at this age, which was much stronger than his own back then, so he laughed and said, "You guys should kill him by praising him." , let's continue fishing... Hey, I'm hooked!"

Lin Ruhai lifted the fishing rod violently, and a plump grass carp was caught out of the water and landed on the deck.Lin Ruhai threw the grass carp into the bucket, cleaned his hands again, and said with a smile: "I think the fish in this river are quite fat, are Kang Yuanwai and Li Yuanwai unlucky, or are they deliberately catching some small fish to fool me? "

Both Kang Wanwan and Li Wanwan thumped in their hearts, and said with a smile: "I'm not feeling lucky, I'm not feeling lucky!"

Zhang Yidong, the envoy of salt transportation, glanced at the two of them thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "You all have harvested, but I haven't released the market yet. It seems that I am the one with the worst luck."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Brother Cheng Liang, don't worry. Fishing has to endure loneliness, especially if you want to catch big fish. By the way, the imperial court has decided to appoint Master Yang Gaoyang, Minister of the Ministry of War, as the Liaodong Economic Strategy, leading an army of 20 Reinforce Liaodong, brother Cheng Liang, what do you think of the success of this battle?"

Zhang Yidong said in disbelief, "I have established the Jin Dynasty for more than eighty years, with strong soldiers and strong horses. The small Jin Kingdom is nothing more than a disease of scabies. What's more, Yang Shangshu is an experienced veteran in the battlefield. This time, he will lead the army out of the customs. Flatten the Kingdom of Jin, capture Nurhachi and his Eight Great Beiles alive, destroy their capital, and cut off their kingdom."

Jia Huan was a little speechless, it's a big blow, if Nurhachi and Huang Taiji are so useless, how could they destroy Daming?
Every dynasty has a different way of death, but every monarch who founded a country must have something in common, and all of them are outstanding talents, such as Zhu Yuanzhang and Nurhachi.

Of course, there is no Great Ming in this world of Red Mansions, and the Great Jin is currently in a state of great national power, which is fundamentally different from the decaying and decaying late Ming. instead?

As the saying goes: Don't join the crowd if you are poor, and don't persuade others with light words.When one's own words have no weight, it is better to keep silent, so Jia Huan kept silent, just quietly listening to Lin Ruhai and others' discussion, while absorbing the key information.

Lin Ruhai and Zhang Yidong are veterans in the officialdom, while Kang Lingcheng and Li Shen are old foxes in the ups and downs of the business world. They talk to each other in secret, but after listening for a while, Jia Huan gradually understands one thing, that is, the imperial court wants to increase the salt tax revenue. , Kang and Li were not happy, but they didn't dare to say it clearly, so they bargained secretly.

In the end, Jia Huan didn't know whether the negotiation was settled or not. Anyway, after having a meal on the boat, the host and guest enjoyed themselves, and went back to their respective homes, and each went to find his own mother!

Jia Huan followed Lin Ruhai back to the Lin Mansion, who took him to the study room and asked him about his career, then Lin Ruhai ordered someone to bring out three large wooden boxes, which were actually full of manuscripts.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "These are the manuscripts, notes, and some reading experience when I took part in the imperial examination. Brother Huan took advantage of the three years of filial piety to study carefully, which should be beneficial. Difficult, well, if there is something you don’t understand in the future, you can also come to Yangzhou to find me.

Jia Huan couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, and bowed deeply gratefully: "Thank you uncle for your cultivation, Jia Huan is very grateful."

Lin Ruhai nodded, accepted the gift calmly, and encouraged: "Yu'er also roughly mentioned to me in the letter about you in Jia's mansion. It is said that all things are low-grade, only high-level studies, no matter what your background is, As long as you read the book well, you will always have a bright future."

Jia Huan felt warm in his heart, this letter from family was worth it, it seems that Lin Daiyu's original intention was not to let her carry a letter from home, but to give herself a future, well-intentioned, this kind of favor is great, she should pay it back!

"Huan'er always remember Uncle's teachings." Jia Huan bowed solemnly again.

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "You still have important things to do, so my uncle won't keep you here, go, I will arrange for someone to deliver these boxes of books to the Pearl Inn, and after you settle down in Jinling, you must study hard and don't waste your time." The time is wasted, the years are wasted, and the three-year filial piety is over, you will return these manuscripts to me."

Jia Huan bowed again to thank him, took his leave and left the Lin residence.

In the original novel of "Dream of Red Mansions", the character Lin Ruhai received a lunch box early on, and I don't know what kind of illness he had, but according to Jia Huan's secret observation, Lin Ruhai's breath was very good, and he didn't look sick. It's gone.

I remember that in the original book, Lin Daiyu suddenly received the news that her father was seriously ill, and then rushed to Yangzhou under the escort of Jia Lian, and returned to Jia's mansion in about a year. He also became an orphan without father or mother. From then on, he lived in Jia's mansion, living under the fence with no one to rely on. Later, even eating a bowl of bird's nest porridge had to look at the servant's face.

As the saying goes, three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes.The position of patrolling salt censor is much more lucrative than the magistrate. Lin Ruhai has been the patrolling salt censor for so many years. Even if he is an upright official, I believe he can save a lot of money, which is enough for Lin Daiyu to live comfortably for the rest of his life. Now, when Lin Daiyu returned to Jia's mansion after her father's burial, she only brought back a few cartloads of books. As for Lin Ruhai's inheritance, she didn't mention a word. Most likely it was in the pocket of Jia Lian who helped take care of the funeral.

Lin Daiyu was still young at the time, and like Baoyu, she didn't care much about the economics of her official career, and paid more attention to spiritual things. In her eyes, books were obviously more important than money. Taking the opportunity, he ate the Lin family's extinct household.

If Lin Ruhai didn't die, I believe that Lin Daiyu's final tragedy can be avoided with a high probability, so if there is a chance to save Lin Ruhai's life, Jia Huan is willing to give it a try. Of course, if Lin Ruhai died of illness, Jia Huan can't do anything, after all, he Not a doctor.

Let's say that when Jia Huan returned to the inn, soon after, Lin Ruhai sent someone to deliver three big boxes of books, and it was the Diao Guanshi who took the lead.

The manager Diao still neglected Jia Huan yesterday, but now he probably saw that Lin Ruhai had a fondness for Jia Huan, so he was very enthusiastic this time. He sent the books to the inn, and when he learned that Jia Huan's boat was at the northern pier of the city, he immediately took him with him. He sent the three boxes of books to the boat directly, which saved Jia Huan the trouble.

In the early morning of the next day, Jia Huan and others set sail again, went down the canal and entered the Yangtze River, and Jinling was within easy reach.

At the beginning, Jin Taizu raised troops from the south of the Yangtze River, first set his capital in Jinling, and then crossed the Yangtze River. The small universe broke out and swept away thousands of troops. He fought all the way to Beijing and drove the Tartars out of the Great Wall. The emperor guarded the gate of the country, while Jinling became the capital, and a complete set of six teams is still preserved.

Jia's family also has an old house in Jinling, but now there are a few rooms where people from the clan live, so Jia Huan doesn't plan to go back to the old house, but first settle down in an inn in the city.

Aunt Zhao is the son of the family, and she has been a slave of the Jia family for three generations. Even my uncle Zhao Guoji doesn't know which village his hometown is in, but he probably heard from his grandfather that his hometown is in a village about [-] miles southwest of Jinling City. mountain village.

So after Jia Huan stayed in the inn in Jinling, he went out of the city twenty miles southwest the next day, found a place near mountains and rivers, bought it, and buried Aunt Zhao's coffin there.

(End of this chapter)