Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 392 5.74 Don’t hit my precious jade again
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5.74 Don’t hit my precious jade again
"Sister Lin, is Sister Lin here?" However, before Jia Baoyu came in, his shouts that echoed through the entire yard had already made Lin Ruhai's face turn black.

"Damn beast, what's your name?" Jia Zheng is not stupid. Of course he saw what his brother-in-law meant. Even though he was a rubbish reader, he also knew the rule that "men and women do not sit at the same table at the age of seven". He quickly stood up and stopped Jia Baoyu who entered the living room. , "Why don't you meet your uncle soon? Why don't you have any eyesight?"

"Meet uncle!" Jia Zheng's roar turned pale with fright. Jia Baoyu almost trembled and saluted Lin Ruhai, so that his voice stuttered, his movements were obviously out of shape, and his whole person seemed to have no image at all. Coupled with his bright red and green clothes and the beaded decorations on his head, any man with normal aesthetics would find it off-putting.

"Good nephew, no courtesy." Lin Ruhai was naturally dissatisfied, but even though his brows were almost furrowed, he still managed to say hello, and then he didn't know how to continue speaking, so he simply looked at Jia Zheng and said, "Brother Cunzhou, this sage taught you, 'cultivate one's moral integrity, harmonize one's family and govern the country'. What kind of clothing is Baoyu's nephew wearing?"

In the feudal era, even dressing and dressing had to follow the rules according to status. However, for those who studied, whether they were young students, scholars, civil servants, or Jinshi, there were clothing requirements at each level. The most typical one is the "wearing a long gown while standing" in "Kong Yiji" "Wearing and drinking", although there are no hard and fast rules on color, as long as it does not violate the rules, this magical dress of red, green and jewels will definitely not be shown in formal occasions.

"Damn you beast, why don't you go back and change your clothes!" Jia Zheng's face turned blue with anger, and he almost roared against Jia Baoyu's big face. The saliva splashed directly on his face, which actually frightened him. His legs went limp and fell to the ground.

"What are you doing again?" But before the next step could begin, Jia Mu's roar rang out, scaring Jia Zheng to quickly turn around and kneel down, "Scaring my Baoyu again, what happened to his clothes? Could it be that there is something wrong with him? nice?"

"Ancestor!" Jia Baoyu cried, rolling and crawling into Jia Mu's arms, burying her head on her grandma and crying sadly.

Jia She:.
Lin Ruhai:
"Brother Cunzhou, I just mentioned reading, but I wonder where Baoyu Xianye read?" Looking at Jia Mu with an aunty smile on her face, and her grandparents chatting endlessly, Lin Ruhai knew that the topic could not be continued, so she had to change Tou and Jia Zheng continued chatting, "Given his age, he must have read all four books, right? But I don't know which one he chose?"

If the feudal imperial examinations are classified according to modern standards, the "Four Books" are considered compulsory, and the "Five Classics" can be selected from one, generally called the "Ben Jing". The examination questions are basically based on these; Jia Langang said that he chose "Spring and Autumn" as the This classic, then Jia Baoyu, who is four years older, should theoretically take part in the scholar examination, and he should definitely have this classic.

"Excuse me, brother Ruhai, the dog is still young." Jia Zheng stammered for a long time before saying an explanation that disappointed Lin Ruhai. He didn't even believe what he said. He lowered his head in shame before he finished speaking?

"Brother Cunzhou, have you forgotten this "Poetry to Encourage Learning"?" After enduring it again and again, Lin Ruhai couldn't hold it back in the end, "'If a young man doesn't work hard, the old man will be sad'! The most important thing in studying and studying is talent. Diligence, as the saying goes, 'There is a road to the mountain of books, and diligence is the path, and there is no limit to the sea of ​​learning, and hard work is the boat', and don't forget, 'To indulge a child is like killing a child'!"

"Brother Ruhai, this -" Jia Zhengzhen didn't know how to explain.

"Old Ancestor, is Sister Lin behind?" Fortunately, there is someone to help share the pressure at this time, what a good son.

"Since Girl Lin came, I had people send her to the back. She is having fun with the third and fourth girls right now." Mother Jia had no sense of confidentiality at all and told the truth with a smile on her face. , "This girl is really true. She just said hello and went to see those girls. I'm afraid she forgot about the old lady!"

"Ancestor, I'm going to see my sister right now!" Jia Baoyu stood up in surprise, turned around and walked to the back house.

Lin Ruhai couldn't tolerate it anymore. Just now when he was talking to Jia Zheng, Jia's mother was chatting with Jia Baoyu behind him. He managed to hold back and didn't ask any more questions. Now, looking at the attitude of this precious egg, he was going to go straight to the back. The house is full of female relatives, and his own little cabbage is also there. What does he want to do?
"Wait a minute!" So he shouted loudly on the spot, looked at Jia Zheng with a livid face and asked, "Brother Cunzhou, I ask again, how old is this wise nephew this year?"

"This." Jia Zheng said with a grimace.

"Baoyu was born in the 36th year of Longwu. It seems that he was born in April. He will be fifteen this year." Jia She was obviously watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously.

"You're such a traitor, why don't you shut up!" The old lady of the Jia family finally realized the problem, "Ruhai"

"I dare to ask Brother Cunzhou, according to the rules taught by saints, men and women should sit at different tables?" Lin Ruhai no longer had any interest in talking to this old lady.

"This, Ru Hai Xiandi" Jia Zheng still wanted to cover up.

"Xian Baoyu, in these four chapters, 'The way to a university lies in Ming Ming De', but I don't know what the next sentence is?" Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Baoyu coldly and asked.

"Yes, yes -" The problem is, even the first sentence of "The University", Jia Baoyu knows nothing about it.

"Lan'er, tell me!" Lin Ruhai laughed back angrily, and turned his head to look at Jia Lan after a while.

"The way to a university is to be clear and virtuous, to be close to the people, and to strive for perfection. After knowing to stop, you will have concentration; after concentration, you will be able to be still." Jia Lan began to recite without hesitation. "That's enough!" Lin Ruhai nodded and said with satisfaction, "If Lan'er has nothing to do, go back first. You have nothing to do here. Brother Cunzhou, I thought that Lan'er could have such an upbringing. Now it seems that the tutor in the mansion is probably another famous teacher, right? I can't ask about the affairs in the mansion, but I can't stay too long.

Mother-in-law, please give me your daughter back. My son-in-law still has a lot of official duties, so I will go back and deal with them now. But I want to say one more thing, if Baoyu’s nephew keeps raising him like this, I really don’t know what the consequences will be. I heard that he Or was he born with a jade in his mouth?I still hope that my family can educate me well and not live up to such auspiciousness. Another thing, the Lin family does not dare to talk about what my mother-in-law said about 'getting closer to each other'! "

"Ruhai, you—" Jia Mu quickly dissuaded her.

"Goodbye, son-in-law!" Lin Ruhai's expression was cold, and he walked away on the spot without paying any attention to Jia Mu's plea to stay. Soon, the Lin family's maid carried the Jia's mansion's soft sedan when she came in, and went directly into the back house to pick up Lin Daiyu and go out. The car quickly left Rongning Street.

In the feudal era, a woman's reputation was related to her life, especially for a woman from a common family. If there was any stain, the price might be her own life. In the original work, after Lin Daiyu entered Jia's house, she lived with Jia Baoyu in Jia's mother's courtyard, separated only by There was a wall between them, and the two became literally "childhood sweethearts growing up together."

This sounds very poetic, but if it spreads, it can be fatal, completely ruining her marriage prospects; not only Lin Daiyu, but also the three springs of the Jia family. With Jia Baoyu, a good brother who "likes to hang out at home", their reputation may be ruined early. It was spread all over the capital by the good servants in the palace, so that from the beginning to the end of the original novel, there is no record of the Jia family girls discussing marriage!

"Come here, bring a big stick and tie Baoyu up!" Not to mention the Lin family who left, Jia Zheng, who had been humiliated throughout the entire process, roared almost hysterically in the yard.

"Ancestor——" Jia Baoyu burst into tears on the spot.

"Zheng'er, please sit down first!" Mother Jia sighed softly, waved her hands feebly, but did not protect the phoenix egg as usual, and then glared at Jia She fiercely and said, "If you want to go back first, , I won’t stay here!”

Jia She was too lazy to say anything, looked at the living room sarcastically and turned to leave.

"Mother, how can Baoyu be like this in the future?" Jia Zheng knelt in front of Jia Mu with a cry, "Although what happened today is indeed too much to say that it is like the sea, but look at it, mother."

"Lan'er is good, just study hard from now on." Mother Jia interrupted him coldly, turned to look at Jia Baoyu with a complicated expression and said, "You are not allowed to hit my Baoyu anymore, go ahead!"

"Mother--"

"Go!"

At the same time, at the Lin family's old house, Lin Daiyu supported Lin Ruhai and slowly walked back to the backyard.

"Yu'er, you've been to that house once. Has the family tradition always been this way?" Lin Ruhai sighed lightly and said in a complicated tone.

"Back to my father, several sisters and two sisters-in-law treat my daughter very well, but it's just Baoyu's cousin." Lin Daiyu hesitated and said, "When my daughter talked to several sisters, I heard that he was used to hanging around in the house; The last time Big Brother Zhou accompanied him to the mansion, so did Cousin Baoyu, but was stopped by Big Brother Zhou."

"What do Yu'er think of Ziyang?" Lin Ruhai nodded and did not ask any more questions, but changed the subject with a smile.

"Father -" Lin Daiyu's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, and she stomped her feet and said softly, "What do you want your daughter to say?"

"This boy, there are a lot of people around him, he is just a young talent, he should be married to three wives and four concubines." Lin Ruhai smiled, "Yu'er just put your thoughts back in your stomach, you have a father for everything."

"Daughter understands!" Lin Daiyu nodded with a blushing face, "It's just that my daughter heard that apart from the few sisters I saw in that mansion, there were a few others I couldn't see, and there were even..."

"Okay, some rumors are nothing." Lin Ruhai smiled and waved her hand, "As a father, I will make arrangements. If you are tired from the journey, you should go back and rest."

"Daughter leave!"

(End of this chapter)