Chapter 160 Ancient Peasants (17)
The Lin family who were already on the road had no idea what was happening in the village, because the two old people were old, and Lin's father had just recovered from a serious illness. When setting off, Lin Shiheng specifically told the driver to go slowly rather than bumpy. to the elderly.
It stands to reason that at such an old age, Father Lin and Mother Lin were somewhat reluctant to leave the village where they had grown up and lived for half their lives. However, when their youngest son expressed his intention to take them to Beijing together, neither of them expressed any objection.
The eldest son and the second son are not filial, but they both have a snobbish attitude. Ever since Shi Heng was admitted to the Juren Examination, he has completely lost his previous appearance of cutting off all contact. He suppresses his thoughts and wanders around the house every day trying to please them. .
After all, they are their biological children. The two old men are also worried that one day they will be soft-hearted and cause trouble to their filial son. It is better to keep out of sight.
What's more, Li Lanlan is still not pregnant since she got married. If the two of them don't leave, and Li Lanlan, as the daughter-in-law, has to stay and take care of her elders, then her grandson will be even later.
Because of these factors, the two sixty-year-old men gritted their teeth and decided to go to Beijing.
However, when they actually got on the road and got into the carriage that their youngest son had specially modified for them, the two of them found with peace of mind that the journey was not as uncomfortable as the villagers said.
Before setting off, people who had been outside by donkey cart told them when they came to visit that the road was bumpy and the cart was difficult to move. People sitting on it could never sit with their buttocks for more than a moment, and sometimes they couldn't. When I got to my destination, I couldn't help but vomit all over the car. It was difficult to clean the car, and I could only endure the smell for the rest of the journey.
The two old men were very anxious. When they got on the spacious and comfortable carriage, they felt that this was different from what others had said. It was Lin Shiheng who took the initiative to tell them that in order to prevent his parents from being uncomfortable in the carriage, he specially asked the carpenter to The carriage has been given a good makeover.
Because Li Lanlan, the daughter-in-law, could not live in the same carriage with her father-in-law, there were two carriages, one for Lin's father and Lin's mother, and one for Lin Shiheng and Li Lanlan. The young couple wanted to renovate, so of course they had to bring both carriages together. .
The specifications of today's carriages are all based on the appearance. No one cares about what the inside looks like. Therefore, the transformation of the carriage went very smoothly. When he bought the carriage, Lin Shiheng specially bought the largest carriage. At this moment, the position where he was originally sitting inside It was placed on a wooden bed-like board with bedding placed on it. Many small grids were made where the car windows should have been. If you want to eat in the car, just pull out the folding wooden table under the wooden bed. Can.
Of course it was smaller than their own house, but compared with other carriages, this carriage was very comfortable and luxurious. Even though Mr. Li was still a little unwell, he didn't suffer much bumps along the way.
The two old men breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but feel warm in their hearts. They felt that the younger son was indeed a filial son.
They were relieved. Li Lanlan was sitting in the spacious carriage, but her expression was a little gloomy.
She was a little motion sick, but even if she got dizzy again, she still insisted on imitating her father-in-law, holding a book and studying it carefully during the day, with a serious look, as if she was going to be the top female scholar in the exam.
It's not that Li Lanlan likes reading, it's just that she wants to learn more.
The first time she left the village, she was going to the capital, and she couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Now that her husband had passed the imperial examination, many people came to visit her. If she became an official again, as his wife, she would naturally have to socialize with people. , Li Lanlan felt that she was just a country woman who knew nothing but farm work, and was a little afraid that she would lose her husband's face.
Lin Shiheng did not agree with her anxious attitude towards studying. When he saw his daughter-in-law reading a book seriously while enduring dizziness in the gently shaking car, a helpless smile would appear on the handsome face of the scholar in Tsing Yi. Li Lanlan took the book in his hand.
"Since you feel dizzy, don't read any more. The more you read, the more dizzy you will become."
Li Lanlan endured her dizziness and whispered, "I want to read more books."
"You can wait until the carriage is resting to read. I only read in the carriage when I don't get motion sick. If you feel dizzy, you can't read."
The relationship between the two is getting better and better, and Li Lanlan is not like when she first got married, she wanted to hold her husband carefully in her hands. Now that there are no outsiders, she coquettishly and softly said: "But it was already dark when the carriage was resting. Sir, just give it to me and I’ll look at it slowly so I won’t get dizzy.”
Lin Shiheng still didn't give it, so she kept asking: "Just give it to me. When we get to the capital, if your good friend's wife comes to visit me at home, it would be too embarrassing if I can't answer the call."
"You are so smart, how could you not answer the question?"
The scholar in Tsing Yi shook his head and laughed. He raised the book he had just taken with one hand. Seeing how Li Lanlan wanted to reach it but couldn't reach it, he put away his smile and said seriously: "It's not that I won't let you read. If you don't faint, you can read whatever you want." Okay, but if you get dizzy from the carriage, you may feel uncomfortable if you continue reading."
Seeing that Li Lanlan was not convinced, he added lightly: "Seeing that you are dizzy and uncomfortable, I feel uncomfortable too, and I can't even read the book anymore."
As soon as these words came out, Li Lanlan, who was eager to get the book just now, immediately stopped.
She didn't take her dizziness seriously, but she cared about Lin Shiheng's physical well-being. Now that she knew that she had hindered her husband, Li Lanlan suddenly became restless, grabbed her handkerchief and carefully suggested: "Otherwise, I can go outside and don't disturb him anymore." "My husband."
"It's cold outside, and the cold air has entered my body."
Li Lanlan shrank her neck and became silent.
Women are most afraid of cold air entering their bodies, but they still want to have children.
Lin Shiheng coaxed her: "If you want to read a book, why don't I read it to you."
Li Lanlan didn't want him to work hard and shook his head: "I can't delay your studies. I'll just sleep."
"It doesn't matter, books are meant to be read out, but I just kept reading silently because I was worried about disturbing others."
Lin Shiheng had a look on his face like "I'm right, just listen to me." He took the book and read out loud.
His voice was mellow and magnetic. When he lowered his voice slightly, it was a little more charming than usual. His tone was cadence. It was clearly an ordinary book, but Li Lanlan was fascinated by it.
I don’t know if it’s her imagination, but listening to her husband reading is much easier to remember than reading by herself.
The couple read and listened. When they arrived in the capital, Li Lanlan suddenly realized that she had remembered a lot of things.
On their first day in the capital, the family checked into an inn. It happened that a man next door was also traveling to Beijing with his wife. Li Lanlan carefully extended the paws of friendship and began her first lady diplomacy faster than expected.
On the second day after arriving in the capital, Lin Shiheng began to look around at houses.
Of course not buying, but renting.
Li Lanlan was a little puzzled as to why the houses that her husband saw were all big and expensive.
There are only four of them now, and there are only six of them including the coachman. Since they have no money, wouldn't it be good to find a small place to stay temporarily? Anyway, it's just renting. If you want a big house, you can just wait until you have some money and then buy it.
The Lin family's money had always been placed with Li Lanlan. When Lin Shiheng took the money, she couldn't help but ask.
Lin Shiheng, who had always been prudent in his work, but seemed a bit lavish with money this time, smiled at her and said, "It will be too troublesome to move again in the future. It is better to be optimistic from the beginning."
Li Lanlan was in a daze thinking about the big house that her husband took her to see.
So, does your husband mean that they will buy this house in the future?
During this period of time, she was crazily acquiring all kinds of knowledge, and she also knew how much the salary of a court official was. Even a third-rank official would have to save up a year's worth of money to buy such a large house in a prime location. .
Seeing Li Lanlan's hesitation, Lin Shiheng smiled again: "Don't you believe in being a husband?"
I believe it, but this is too...
Li Lanlan hesitated for a while, looking at the confidence on her husband's face, she finally gritted her teeth and nodded.
This money was originally earned by my husband. If my husband is so smart, he must be right.
What she didn't know was that on the second day after Lin Shiheng settled in the mansion, in the magnificent palace, the young emperor who had just ascended the throne was asking his personal eunuch: "Have you inquired clearly? Has Lin Shiheng gone to Beijing?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Lin Juren has gone to Beijing and just rented a house. It seems that he plans to stay in the capital permanently."
The little emperor breathed a sigh of relief. He was now eager to cultivate his own power, otherwise he would not have announced Enke as soon as he ascended the throne.
Who made him unlucky? When his father died, he was worried that his brothers were younger than him and his mother's family was powerful. He was worried that he would be in danger of supporting a young man to take the throne. After much deliberation, he decided to take over.
I originally thought that everything would go well with the throne, but my brothers' mother's family still refused to give up and caused trouble. Unfortunately, he had been a prince before and had not had much contact with government affairs. He was young and could not control the old ministers. He was obviously an emperor, but he was not as good as a prince. Sometimes I feel aggrieved.
He wanted to directly order a massacre and kill all those who wanted to cause trouble, but for the sake of reputation, he couldn't do that. Not only could he not be angry with the ministers who were confronting him in the court, but he also had to Show a smile and praise others for being a good minister.
Pooh! !
The little emperor covered his angry and aching liver, gritted his teeth and thought fiercely. He didn't believe that there was no minister in the whole world who was willing to stand on his side.
Even if there isn't one, he can cultivate one immediately! !
Thinking that he had come to Beijing just to become a disciple of the emperor, the little emperor felt a little more comfortable and ordered to his personal eunuch:
"Go and buy the house he rents, then send the title deed to it and reveal that it's my intention. He will naturally understand what to do."
"Here."
The eunuch agreed and retreated quietly.
Only the little emperor was left meditating silently in the hall.
Mr. Lin refused to accept the gift of silver last time. This time he refused to accept the title deed, and I don’t know if he will accept it in the end.
However, he is the master of the world. Since Mr. Lin can go to Beijing to take the exam, I am afraid that even if he does not love money, he will reluctantly accept it just because of his loyalty to him.
Hey, the talented person I like is not greedy for wealth, which is really a sweet trouble.
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Three hours later, Lin Shiheng placed the land deed on the table in front of Li Lanlan, looked at his surprised and delighted wife with a smile, and made a promise:
"Don't worry, there will be more silver coins delivered to your door in the future."