Generational Marriage

Lin Jinrong woke up from his sleep, only to feel the pain of being run over by a carriage, and when he moved a little, he could hear the rattling of his neck and waist. Two hands and two legs are so sore and heavy that they can hardly be lifted. She breathed out gently, wrapped her thin blanket tightly, half-opened her eyes and looked at the situation in the room.

The room was dim, and the heat of charcoal fire mixed with the scent of white sandalwood, which made people lazy and relaxing. Old lady Lu half leaned on the couch, holding a string of rosary beads in her hand, chanting inaudibly with her eyes down. Su Xin and Sister Shama stood beside them with their hands hanging down, their eyes half drooping, looking drowsy.

Lin Jinrong got up, walked gently to Madam Sha to stand, and whispered, "Madam, what time is it? Why doesn't the old lady call me when she wakes up?"

Sister Shama whispered: "You are already right. The old lady said that you are working hard, so you are not allowed to call you. Are you hungry? Because of the many people and things, the big kitchen is no longer on time to provide meals. Come here. The old lady’s food is made by the small kitchen alone. She has already used it. The stove has left for you. The old slave will send it over?"

Lin Jinrong saw the appearance of Mrs. Lu, and probably wouldn't stop for a short time, so he said, "I'm going to eat in the east wing."

Madam Sa asked people to go to the kitchen and arrange Lin Jinrong's meal without mentioning it. Lin Jinrong stood for a while, silently saluting the old lady Lu, and went to the East Wing.

Yilang hasn't woken up yet, Pan and Dou'er are sitting in front of the cradle peeling chestnuts, and Shuangfu, Shuangquan and Cherry are also missing. Lin Jinrong grabbed a chestnut from the bowl and fed it into his mouth: "Are you going to make chestnut cake?"

Dou'er said: "The slave and maid looked at this, the meals were all disrupted, and there might be a sudden visitor, and there is no good thing to make in the big kitchen. There is a small kitchen at Rongjing Ju, so I just make it myself. For some fresh pastries, whether grandma is a vigil, or busy, it’s good to be hungry."

"Douger is the most attentive." Lin Jinrong praised her. After asking Yilang about his daily diet and daily life, he asked, "Where are Cherries and Shuangquan?"

Dou'er said: "Go to our yard to sort out the luggage brought back from Beijing. Cherry said that some valuables have to be booked and locked in grandma's private vault. Gifts for all provinces should also be collected as soon as possible. "But it was Cherry who heard Lin Jinrong's words with Dow that she was too busy to pack her luggage, so she hurried to pack it while taking advantage of the gap.

Seeing that they were acting very cautiously and methodically, Lin Jinrong was very practical: "Very good. What's the news from the outside? Fangzhu and Chunya didn't make anyone come in to report?" She counted, the people from Lu's old house should also be there. .

Dou'er said: "Sister Chunya came in earlier, saying that it was the elder wife who stayed with her in-laws for dinner, and the outside room was almost arranged."

"Mistress, the maidservant will bring you food." Huan'er came in with a large food box, neatly arranged it, and respectfully invited Lin Jinrong over to eat. Although they were all vegetarian dishes, they were made exquisitely and neatly. Lin Jinrong fed himself to the full, rewarded Pan's and Douer for the rest of the meals, rewarded Huan'er with a sling, and asked her to call back the cherries. use.

After washing her hands and returning to Mrs. Lu's room, Mrs. Lu was still chanting with her eyes closed, so Lin Jinrong found a stool and sat down with her. The servant woman with the lanterns was getting darker and going down the corridor. The white lanterns were lit up one by one, and the room that had all been changed to plain colors was shone cold.

Cherry walked in briskly and whispered to Lin Jinrong's ear: "Grandma, all the elders are here, and the eldest lady invites you out."

Lin Jinrong looked at Mrs. Lu, who had already closed her half-dangling eyes. Her chanting voice was so low that she could barely hear her, her loose skin and drooping lips looked infinitely sad. Lin Jinrong doesn't know how much Mrs. Lu knows what is happening to the outside world, but Mrs. Lu is indeed very pitiful at this moment. She couldn't bear to step forward to disturb, but finally she mustered up the courage to salute: "Grandma..."

The rosary in Mrs. Lu's hand turned quickly, she opened her eyes and looked at her calmly and sighed slightly: "Go!"

"The granddaughter-in-law will come back as soon as possible to accompany her grandmother." Lin Jinrong wanted to tell her what she was doing here, but changed her mind when she came back and bowed down.

Old lady Lu watched her back, a trace of sorrow flashed in her eyes, closed her eyes and continued chanting.

Lin Jinrong went all the way, the air was cold and damp, and the bluestone road and the promenade were covered with water stains. The white lanterns swayed with the wind, and the sound of monks chanting superfluously and loudly in the distance came from a distance, both quiet and lively. .

Lin Jinrong walked outside the main hall, and just stepped on the Ruyi Duo, when he heard Lu Jianzhong's sobbing and sobbing, and occasionally interjected a few words, his tone was sad, very appropriate. He just finished crying there, Lin Yuzhen and Tu's family also began to cry, and then Lu Jianli, Lu Jing and others began to cry, crying.

Lin Jinrong entered the main hall, but seeing the bright lights in the room, the four most prestigious elders of the Lu family were sitting in sequence, persuading Lu Jian and others. Lu was also there, leaning slantingly on Su Jin’s body, looking frail and sickly, struggling to support, Lu Jing, Kang, Yuan Lang, Hao Lang, all of them were crying, so they followed Weeping face, walked silently to stand between Lu and Kang. Just standing still, Lu Jing glanced back at her. Lin Jinrong stopped crying as he was not looking at her. Lin Yuzhen wiped her tears and said, "The third child, how did my father explain to you last night? Here, you have gotten your father’s wish as early as possible."

There was a brief silence in the room.

The candlelight flickered, shining light and dark on everyone's faces.

Lin Jinrong saw that it was clear that the elders sitting at the top were all stern, square and selfless. Both Lu Jianzhong and his wife were half-downcast, unable to see their expressions clearly. Lin Yuzhen's eyes flashed brightly, Lu Jiancheng's eyebrows were frowned, half hesitant and half sad, Tu Shi was a little uneasy, and squeezed the veil in his hand vigorously.

The younger generation kept their ears up.

The first generation was older than Grandpa Lu by a generation, Lu Yan coughed as he wanted to call his grandfather, and said tremblingly: "The third child, there are no outsiders here, so please feel free to speak."

Only then did Lu Jiancheng take out the letter from his arms, state the situation clearly, and handed it over to his grandfather: "Uncle, please have a few senior elders checked whether the paint is in good condition and whether the cover is My father's personal seal?"

The old grandfather took it and squinted his eyes to the candlelight, but didn’t answer right away. He handed it to the other Lu Yan on his left to call his uncle, grandfather, and call Lu Chong’s elder: ...Do you think?"

Lu Chong also looked left and right, lingering in silence. The two younger clan elders on the other side had been waiting for him to pass it, but they never waited. One of them, Lu Yan, called the third uncle, Lu Ling. Someone was a little unhappy, and said: "Is it... you can tell at a glance. If your eyes are bad, let me see!"

Another Lu Yan wanted to call his uncle, and the one who was the landmark said: "Since it is in duplicate, please uncle and eldest brother open the box and take it out for comparison."

When Lin Jinrong saw this, he couldn't help but think to himself, it turns out that these four people are not monolithic, but this grandfather is the oldest because of his seniority... He is the most respected on weekdays, and he speaks with great weight; then, the members of Lu Chong's family are the most prosperous. So these two are the most popular in the clan. It was Mrs. Lu who mainly gave the box to him, and the other two were even witnesses.

I saw the old grandfather glared at Lu Ling and Lu Biao in dissatisfaction, and did not immediately make a clear statement, only asking Lu Jianzhong and Lu Jianli: "What about your mother? Why don't you ask her out and listen to it together?"

Lu Jianzhong burst into tears again when he was standing up, and the delay thumped his chest: "My mother is overwhelmed with grief, how can I stand it? I said it was a little bit slower, and waited for her elders to get better, eldest brother and a few nephews outside to talk about... ………” At this point, he stopped talking, just wiped his tears vigorously. Anyway, he is most concerned about the overall situation, regardless of the elderly, and can't wait to divide his family property into Dafang and Sanfang.

Lin Yuzhen snorted disdainfully.

Lu Jianli said with a pale face: "I just acted according to my father's last words. I also ask all the elders to show my filial piety." After that, he gave a deep bow.

Lin Yuzhen also stepped forward to give a salute... wiping away her tears and said loudly: "Uncle, my father-in-law went in a hurry, and we didn't have time to tell us a lot. As juniors, we must have a lively funeral, but only Fearing father had another arrangement, we did not know it and violated his old man’s last wish. Isn’t that a big dishonor? How can I feel relieved! How can I be worthy of his old man?"

The old grandfather's eyes flickered, and he looked at Lu Chong hesitantly, then looked at Lu Jianzhong again, and hummed a few times.

Lin Yuzhen was very annoyed and said, "Thank you to the elders for taking care of the things for my grandfather. I don't know which elder is holding the letter?" The implication is that they are just helping to manage things. Why are you still reluctant to show it?

Lu Jianli suddenly changed his face. He stepped forward to retrieve his letter from Lu Chong's hands, and said with a stubborn neck: "Look at this, my uncle and uncle don't believe me. Then I opened the letter. Whether it's my father's handwriting, everyone will know as soon as I hear it.

Lu Chong said hurriedly, "Nephew, what are you doing? When did I say that I didn't believe you?"

Lu Jiancheng angrily said: "You are respected elders, are you or not, it's just a matter of one sentence, don't you believe me with such an attitude?"

Lin Jinrong hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Third uncle, calm down your anger, and the elders are also prudent, for the sake of everyone."

The old grandfather hummed twice and said, "Look, I'm just afraid of your sadness. I want to wait for you to get past this. Let me say it coldly. It's not mine now. It's not that I can profit from it. Yes? Forget it, don’t care about your juniors. Big nephew, just take it out."

Lu Chong waved his hand, and a small servant held a one-foot-long, five-inch-wide pinewood box with a brass lock on it.

"—The word money drops on the table, if you are interested, see—"——

Regarding whether the second room should compete with Dafang for property, whether there is a problem of capital competing with Dafang for property, I discussed with book friends in the group in the morning, and now I will summarize it for everyone to see. The reason is as follows: the premise is that this is not a brother Christine, hello, my good text, everyone.

1. Although the big room is in official status, what about the second room? They are brothers. It is not the ordinary white clothes against the officials, and there is no such thing as saying that the people do not fight against the officials. In normal life, it is not who the brothers and sisters are the most promising. Other brothers and sisters will hold him and dare not provoke him. On the contrary, there are more high demands that are taken for granted.

2. Lu Jianzhong and Lin Yuzhen said that barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes, and brothers' disputes over birth are a very hard thing to hear. Compared with the people of the two rooms, Dafang pays more attention to wind evaluation and reputation because of being an official. The two rooms have no such scruples. Dafang Mingli didn't dare to do anything to Erfang. At best, Erfang ignored him when he had something to ask for. Others might even say he didn't save him.

3. Cooperation between the two rooms is a win-win situation. If Dafang wants to go further, financial support is indispensable, and Erfang can also rely on Dafang to grow its business. But if they can’t cooperate, the second room does not have to rely on the big room to live a good life. He can use money to pave another way for himself. At the same time, they can also cultivate the next generation by themselves, such as Yuan Lang and Hao Lang. Not all rich people are made rich only because someone in the family becomes an official. I will not give an example of this, too many.

Fourth, the second house thinks that hard work is high, there is nothing in the face, and the big house has taken up all the benefits and face, and even despise them. The same parents raised him, why can't he argue? Why keep Dafang proud? Don’t sin against Dafang. The advantage is that when you encounter things that Dafang can solve, you will beg for help, accept Lin Yuzhen’s ridicule, and get help. When you encounter things that Dafang cannot solve, you still need to find someone else; the disadvantage is that you are in your hands. Money is handed over, relying more and more on the long house. In summary, Erfang believes that holding it in his hand is real, and the others are virtual, especially in front of people like Lin Yuzhen.

Well, this plot is not common in life. Most of the brothers and sisters are very friendly and loving. Hello, me, hello, everyone, but it’s a bad deal, and there are many people who don’t interact with each other. The richer and the poorer complain: "Your conditions are so good, why do you want to fight with me? Obviously it is the assets left by your parents, but I earn most of it. Why?" Fighting is normal and not fighting. Also normal.

Therefore, I don't think the plot is unreasonable, but I don't think that the book friends who hold the opposite opinion are unreasonable. Thank you all for your comments.