The Lin family, who had already set off on the road, did not know what happened in the village, because the two elderly people were old, and Lin's father had just recovered from a serious illness. When he set off, Lin Shiheng specifically told the driver to go slower and not bumpy. to the elderly.
It stands to reason that Lin's father and Lin's mother are so old that they are somewhat reluctant to leave the village where they have grown up and lived for half their lives, but when the younger son expressed that he would take them to Beijing together, neither of them objected.
The eldest son and the second son are not filial, but they both have snobbish eyes. Since Shi Heng was admitted to the juren exam, he has completely lost the previous appearance of cutting off contact. .
In the end, it is their biological son, and the two old people are also worried that one day they will soften their hearts and cause trouble to their filial younger son.
What's more, Li Lanlan has not been pregnant since she got married. If the two of them don't leave, Li Lanlan, as a daughter-in-law, has to stay to take care of the elders, and the grandson will come later.
Because of these factors, the two elderly people in their sixties gritted their teeth and decided to go to Beijing.
But when they actually hit the road and got on the carriage specially modified by their younger son for them, the two of them were relieved to find out that the journey was not as uncomfortable as the villagers said.
Before we set off, someone who had been outside in a donkey cart told them when they came to visit that the road was bumpy and the car was not easy to walk. People would never be able to sit on their buttocks for more than a moment when they sat on it, and sometimes they didn’t wait for their goal. I couldn't help but vomit a car, the car was not easy to clean, and I could only endure the smell for the rest of the journey.
The two old people were very uneasy. When they got into the large and comfortable carriage, they still felt that this was different from what others 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 called the carpenter to take care of them. The carriage has been remodeled.
Because Li Lanlan, the daughter-in-law, cannot live in the same carriage with her father-in-law, there are two carriages, one for Lin’s father and Lin’s mother, and one for Lin Shiheng and Li Lanlan’s young couple. .
The specifications of today's carriages are all based on the exterior, and no one is in charge of what it looks like inside. Therefore, the transformation of the carriage went very smoothly. When I bought the carriage, Lin Shiheng specially bought the largest carriage. It was put on a board like a wooden bed, with a quilt on it. There were many small lattices in the position of the car window. If you want to eat in the car, you just need to pull out the folding wooden table under the wooden bed. Can.
Compared with their own house, it is of course relatively narrow, but compared with other carriages, this carriage is very comfortable and luxurious. Even though Father Li was still a little unwell, he did not suffer much bumps along the way.
The two old men breathed a sigh of relief, but their hearts couldn't help warming up, only to feel that the younger son was indeed a filial son.
They were relieved, Li Lanlan was sitting in the large carriage, but her expression was a little gloomy.
She was a little bit motion sick, but even if she fainted again, she still insisted on learning from her husband. During the daytime, she took the book and studied it carefully. With that serious look, it seemed that she was going to come back as a female champion.
It's not that Li Lanlan likes to read, it's just that she wants to learn more.
It was the first time she left the village, and she was going to the capital. She couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Now that Xianggong has been admitted to the juren, many people have come to visit. If she becomes an official again, as his wife, she will naturally have to communicate with people. , Li Lanlan felt that she was just a country woman who knew nothing but farm work, so she was a little afraid of losing her husband's face.
Lin Shiheng did not agree with her anxious study attitude. When she saw her little daughter-in-law enduring dizziness and earnestly reading in the gently shaking car, a helpless smile appeared on the handsome face of the scholar in Tsing Yi. Li Lanlan brought the book in her hand.
"Since you are dizzy, don't read any more books, the more you read, the more dizzy you become."
Li Lanlan endured dizziness and whispered, "I want to read more books."
"You can wait to read the book until the carriage is resting. I only read in the carriage when I don't get motion sickness. If you are faint, you can't read it."
The relationship between the two is getting better and better, and Li Lanlan doesn't seem to want to hold her husband carefully in the palm of her hand when she first got married, but now there are no outsiders, so she softly coquettishly without any scruples: "But it's dark when the carriage is resting. Xianggong, just give it to me, I will watch it slowly, and I won't get dizzy."
Lin Shiheng still didn't give it, so she stalked: "Just give it to me. When you arrive in the capital, if your friend's wife, Xianggong, comes to visit at home, I won't be able to answer it, it will be too embarrassing."
"You are so smart, how can you not be able to speak."
The scholar in Tsing Yi shook his head and laughed, raised the book he had just brought up with one hand, and saw how Li Lanlan wanted to reach but couldn't, put away his smile, and said solemnly: "It's not that you are not allowed to read the book, if you don't get dizzy, you can read it however you want. Yes, but you get carriage sickness, and if you keep looking at it, you may feel uncomfortable."
Seeing that Li Lanlan was unconvinced, he added in an understatement: "Seeing that you are dizzy and uncomfortable, I am also uncomfortable, and I can't even read the book."
As soon as these words came out, Li Lanlan, who was eager to get the book just now, stopped immediately.
She didn't take her hair dizziness seriously, but she cared about Lin Shiheng's well-being. Now that she knew that she was in the way of her husband, Li Lanlan suddenly became restless, grabbing the handkerchief and carefully suggested: "Otherwise, I'll go outside and stop disturbing. mate."
"It's cold outside, and the coldness has entered the body."
Li Lanlan shrank her neck and stopped speaking.
Women are most afraid of cold air entering the body, but she still wants children.
Lin Shiheng coaxed her: "If you want to read a book, I might as well read it to you."
Li Lanlan didn't want him to work hard, and shook his head: "I can't delay your study, I'll just sleep."
"It doesn't matter, the book is to be read out, but I just kept reading silently because I was worried about disturbing others."
Lin Shiheng said "I'm right, listen to me", holding the book and read it out.
His voice was mellow and a little magnetic. When he lowered it slightly, he was a little more charming than usual. His tone was cadenced. It was clearly an ordinary book, but Li Lanlan was fascinated by it.
I don't know if it's her delusion. Listening to Xianggong's books is much easier to remember in her mind than reading books by herself.
The husband and wife read and listened to each other. When they arrived in the capital, Li Lanlan suddenly realized that she actually remembered a lot of things.
On the first day in the capital, the family checked into the inn, and it happened that the next door was a man who brought his wife to Beijing. Li Lanlan carefully stretched out the claws of friendship, and started the first lady diplomacy sooner than expected.
On the second day in the capital, Lin Shiheng began to look around the house.
Of course not to buy, but to rent.
Li Lanlan was a little puzzled as to why the houses that her husband looked at were all big and expensive.
There are only four of them now, and there are only six of them including the driver. Since they have no money, isn't it just right to find a small place to live for a while? Anyway, it's just for rent. If you want a big house, you can buy it when you have silver taels in the future.
The Lin family's money has always been placed with Li Lanlan, and when Lin Shiheng took the money, she couldn't help but ask.
However, Lin Shiheng, who has always been prudent in his work, seemed to be spending a lot of money this time, but smiled at her, "It will be too troublesome to move in the future, it is better to be optimistic about it from the beginning."
Li Lanlan was in a trance thinking about the big house that Xiang Gong took her to see.
So, what Xianggong means is that they will buy this house in the future
During this period of time, she frantically supplemented all kinds of knowledge, and she also knew about the salary of the officials of the court. Even if it was a third-rank official, such a big mansion in a prime location would have to save a year of silver taels to buy it. .
Seeing Li Lanlan's hesitation, Lin Shiheng smiled again: "Don't you believe in being a husband?"
Believe it, believe it, but it's too...
Li Lanlan hesitated for a while, looking at the confidence on Xianggong's face, she finally gritted her teeth and nodded.
This money was originally earned by Xianggong, and Xianggong is so smart, there must be nothing wrong.
What she didn't know was that on the second day after Lin Shiheng set down this big mansion, in the splendid palace, the little emperor who had just ascended the throne was asking his personal eunuch: "Did you find out? Did Lin Shiheng go to Beijing?"
"Go back to Your Majesty, Lin Juren has already gone to Beijing and just rented the house. It seems that he intends to stay in the capital."
The little emperor breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't wait to cultivate his own power, otherwise he would not have announced the opening of Enke as soon as he ascended the throne.
Who made him unlucky? When his father died, he was worried that his younger brothers were younger than him, and his mother's family was stronger. He was worried that he would not be able to support a younger superior. After thinking about it, he ordered him to succeed him.
Originally thought that the throne was in hand and everything was going well, but the younger brothers' mother's family didn't give up on making troubles, but he had been a prince before, and he didn't have much contact with government affairs. Even more frustrating.
He actually wanted to directly order the massacre and kill all those who wanted to make trouble, but for the sake of fame, he couldn't do it. For the courtiers who fought against him in the court, not only could he not be angry, but he also had to With a smile on his face, he praised that he was the minister of the stock market.
Pooh! !
The little emperor covered his aching liver, gritted his teeth and thought fiercely, he didn't believe that there were no ministers willing to stand on his side in the whole world.
Even if there is none, he can cultivate one immediately! !
Thinking that he had already gone to Beijing, just to become a suspected master of the emperor's disciple, the little emperor felt a little more at ease, and ordered to the eunuch:
"You go, buy the house he rented, and then send the land deed, revealing what I mean, he naturally understands what to do."
"Here."
The eunuch responded and quietly withdrew.
Only the little emperor was left in silent contemplation in the hall.
The last time I gave taels of silver, Mr. Lin refused to accept it. This time, I am afraid that the land deed will be rejected again, and I don't know if I can accept it in the end.
But 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 be reluctant to accept it just by virtue of his heart for his subjects.
Eh, the talented person you see is not greedy for riches and money, which is really sweet trouble.
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Three hours later, Lin Shiheng put the title 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 taels delivered to your door in the future."