Cheng Yuanwai stepped forward for Mr. Wangzhai and bowed to the ground, which was really respectful. This is the late generation of the teacher to the teacher, although Cheng Yuanwai was not the disciple of the old man, but in the bottom of his heart he was as respectful as a disciple.

Mr. Wangzhai almost thought that he had met a disciple and was about to speak. Xu Di, the son of Mr. Wangzhai on the side, had already listened to the housekeeper's introduction, and hurriedly said: "Dad, this is a member of Cheng Ji Silk in the city, and he can be regarded as a friend in the children's business." ”

Mr. Wangzhai's son, Xu Di, does not like to read and has no intention of fame, but he is very keen on business. Through the path of his father's protégé disciple, he casually did some business, and he was already a well-known businessman in the provincial capital. Compared with Cheng Yuanwai, the two are not on the same level.

Although he is not his own disciple, and he has heard that he is a businessman, Mr. Wangzhai does not have any contempt, and returns the salute with a smile: "Fortunately, fortunately." ”

Cheng Yuan knew the identity of the other party, and although he greeted him out of courtesy, he was still very happy and said to his son at the moment: "Don't go forward to give a big salute, meet Mr. Wangzhai, you are fortunate to be able to meet such a great Confucian." ”

Cheng Gongzi responded, a little cramped and uneasy, stepped forward a few steps, and was about to kneel down and kowtow, but found that the other party's eyes were not on him at all.

Mr. Wangzhai took a few steps forward on crutches, bypassed Cheng Gongzi, and said in a sincere tone: "Isn't this little friend the son of Yanchao?" ”

Cheng Gongzi pulled the hem of his robe, avoiding the embarrassment of being seen through by someone who saw him kneeling and kowtowing, but Mr. Wangzhai who saw him eagerly talked to Lin Yanchao, and couldn't help but think about what was going on in his heart.

When Lin Yanchao heard Mr. Forget Zhai from Fang Caicheng, he knew who was coming, and he also saluted respectfully: "Meet the seniors." I was supposed to go to the house to pay a visit in person, but I didn't expect you to come in person. ”

"Where, it's the old man who can't wait to meet you." Mr. Forgetsai said with a bright smile.

"The two of you can come to the cold house, it's really splendid, but Lin and the two don't know each other." Lin Gao knew that people were extraordinary, but he didn't expect that he knew such a person, and he usually dealt with either a servant, a subordinate, or a fisherman, such a cultured person, he had never interacted with it.

Seeing the other party talking to Lin Yanchao now, I thought to myself how Yanchao could have such a big face and invite such a person.

Mr. Wangzhai said with a smile: "I also ask the officials to forgive me, but the old man did not inform him in advance and became an uninvited guest." The old man calls himself forgetful fasting, lives in the south of the city, and makes a living from teaching on weekdays, and is just an ordinary teacher. ”

Mr. Forgetfast does not want to assert his identity, but is humble.

Lin Gao, but the uncle and others are still in the clouds. Lin Gaozhi could only say: "Long admiration, long admiration." ”

Xu Di said with a smile: "My father has been teaching for thirty years, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a famous Confucian, I am his eldest son, this time I came to the house, one is to celebrate the New Year, and the other is to thank the son of Yanchao in your mansion for saving the life of the dog." ”

Everyone was stunned for a while, outside Cheng Yuan, Cheng Gongzi looked at Lin Yanchao and said, I see, this kid was so lucky to save Mr. Wangzhai's grandson.

Figuring out the reason, Lin Gaozhu was very happy at the moment and invited them into the house, no, it was Lin Mansion who sat down.

As soon as Xu Di sat down, he said to Lin Yanchao: "Your son is really a young talent, Hongtang Township has produced another township sage since the former military department is still in the book." ”

Cheng Gongzi is uncomfortable in his heart, and a poor scholar is also worthy of being called a village sage.

The crowd laughed a few more words.

Xu Di ordered someone, took a plate of silver and said: "I am a businessman, I only know yellow and white things, it is inevitable that there are some clichés, but the etiquette is not vulgar, here is a hundred taels of silver, with a congratulatory gift, not a respect." ”

One shot is one hundred taels of silver!

Everyone in the Lin family almost couldn't close their mouths. Outside Cheng Yuan, Cheng Gongzi almost picked up his sleeves to cover his face, what is the matter, he took fifty taels of silver and was stunned in front of the Lin family for a long time, but as soon as the Xu family appeared, he casually gave away one hundred taels of silver.

Cheng Gongzi couldn't wait to slap himself in the mouth.

Lin Gao hurriedly pushed back: "How embarrassing is this? ”

Mr. Wangzhai said: "If it weren't for the life-saving grace of Prince Yanchao to my grandson, he would have died at this moment, my Xu family has been passed down for three generations, and Prince Yanchao has the grace of rebuilding our Xu family." This ritual is a bit vulgar, but I am a mortal, only vulgar things, and you will look down on the rest. ”

Seeing that the Xu family was so sincere, the Lin family was embarrassed to laugh at the moment.

I saw the Lin family and received a salute. At that moment, everyone laughed and talked, and Lin Gaozhu also warmly left everyone to eat, and invited the chef from the township to cook the village banquet. Cheng Yuanwai and Cheng Gongzi are there now, whether they are going or staying. When they heard that Lin Gaozhu also kept them, the Cheng family's father and son felt that their faces were about to be lost.

At the banquet below, everyone in the Lin family was full of red light, raising their eyebrows. Mr. Wangzhai and Lin Gao wrote the host, guest, and host, and the rest of them sat in turn.

The father and son of the Cheng family ate sulkingly, but they were not left out. Xu Di is the person on the scene, and he chatted with the Cheng family father and son from time to time, so that they didn't feel left out and didn't seem too affectionate. But this respect is entirely because of the relationship between the Lin family, not for the sake of the shopkeeper of the Silk Village.

Especially when Xu Di inquired about the relationship between the Cheng family's father and son and the Lin family, Lin Yanchao truthfully said that he was his future father-in-law. Xu Di was even more affectionate to the two, and also came forward to introduce a business to the Cheng family's silk village, and the profit of this business far exceeded the amount of fifty taels of silver.

This made the Cheng family's father and son even more shameless against Lin Yanchao.

Mr. Wangzhai was very interested, frequently drank with Lin Gao, and asked Lin Yanchao a few words of study, and was very happy when he learned that Lin Yanchao chose Shangshu as the scripture. He was originally one of the best scholars in Fujian, and he took a few words of Lin Yanchao's examination at the table.

This school examination is not very difficult, but it is mostly a test of Lin Yanchao's foundation. Lin Yanchao answered them one by one.

Mr. Wangzhai praised with great satisfaction: "Little friend, you have a very deep foundation in the study of the scriptures, and the old man originally wanted you to learn from me, but he was smiling and generous." ”

Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "Mr. Wangzhai has the strength, and he didn't ask too deeply, otherwise if he changes to a narrow temperament, he has to distinguish the superior, and the knowledge he learned from the teacher will not be enough." ”

Everyone laughed, and Mr. Wangzhai said with a smile: "High learning is high, low is low, and how can you distinguish the superior from the inferior by arguing with others, how well you learn, you know, like people drinking water, cold and warm self-knowing." ”

Lin Yanchao listened to the moment and said: "The late student was taught. ”

Mr. Wangzhai stroked his beard and smiled at Lin Gao and said, "Your grandson, the future will not be easy, and the future is not something I can predict." ”

Hearing the great Confucian praise Lin Yanchao like this, the Cheng family's father and son all showed shocked expressions. Mr. Wangzhai is known to them, rigorous in his studies, and never lies, so he is admired by Shilin. And Lin Qianqian was in the house, hearing that Lin Yanchao was so valued, his heart was as sweet as honey, which was his wife's little pride.

Cheng Gongzi couldn't help but say at the moment: "Senior Xu praised it falsely, I'm a ...... Well, the future brother-in-law is not as powerful as you say. ”

Xu Di is not yet Cheng Gongzi is modest for Lin Yanchao, and said: "The talent of Yanchao Gongzi, how can it stop here, the dog was an iron case at the beginning, I Futai Yamen, and the three Yamen have all begged, and they all told me that this matter is very related and there is no way, if it is forced, I am afraid it will also provoke public opinion in Shilin." ”

"At that time, I thought that my grandson's life was gone, how did I know that Yan Chao Gongzi said Yan Kehua and, no one could say the second sentence, I don't like to read, but today I know that reading is really wonderful. I can only admire it. ”

This time, not only the two fathers and sons of the Cheng family were speechless, but the people of the Lin family looked at Lin Yanchao differently.

Halfway through the banquet, the father and son of the Xu family left the table, Cheng Liben slowly poured a glass of wine and said to Lin Yanchao: "Nephew, uncle doesn't know Ling Yunmu, he is short-sighted, this glass of wine has made amends to you, don't put it in your heart." ”

After saying that, Cheng Liben drank it all, but Cheng Gongzi's face was ugly, and his father actually bowed his head to a stinky child.

His future father-in-law is not simple.

Lin Yanchao also raised his glass at the moment and said: "Uncle is serious, everyone is a family sooner or later, where is there a saying that there is no reparation for sin, I dare not say that I will be rich and noble in the future, but I will definitely not bear the shallowness, I would like to drink this wine to show my heart." ”

At that moment, Lin Yanchao also drank it all, Cheng Yuanwai glanced at his daughter sitting next to Lin Yanchao, and nodded slowly. And Cheng Gongzi's bearing is not as good as his father, and he can't let go of his son, but under the instruction of his father's eyes, he can only bow his head to Lin Yanchao and toast.

This banquet was enjoyable, and Cheng Li was embarrassed to mention to the Lin family that he would let Qianqian go home again.

At the time of parting, Cheng Liben took out a brocade handkerchief from his sleeve, took out a jasper bracelet, and put it on Lin Qianqian, and it seemed that he suddenly sighed for a while: "This bracelet was given to you by your mother, and it will be worn on the day of marriage in the future. ”

Lin Qianqian put the bracelet on and nodded, "Dad, I am missing a bracelet, and I will wear it when I grow up." ”

"Hmm. When my daughter is older, she always has to leave home, and my father has nothing else to say, remember to come to visit your father at home with Yanchao during the Chinese New Year next year. Cheng Yuanwai looked at Lin Qianqian, and then at Lin Yanchao.

"Okay." Lin Yanchao and Lin Qianqian said together.

When Cheng Liben and Cheng Gongzi got into the carriage together, the coachman shook the reins, the carriage drove away, and Lin Yanchao and Lin Qianqian watched them together.

Suddenly, Lin Qianqian ran out from Lin Yanchao's side, knelt in the middle of the dirt road in the village, and shouted to the carriage: "Dad, my daughter is not filial!" ”

Saying that, tears fell from Lin Qianqian's face.