Chapter 457: Gratitude
Lin Yanshou and Cheng Nan's request, Lin Qianqian thought about it, Lin Yanchao neither accepted nor refused. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
It's a dilemma.
If you don't help, I'm afraid it will hurt your relatives, and it won't sound good at home, in the township, and in the officialdom.
Lin Qianqian suddenly didn't know what to do, but in front of the two, she didn't know what to say. Just when Lin Qianqian was in a dilemma, she only heard a cough outside, Lin Qianqian couldn't help but be overjoyed, she knew that Lin Yanchao was back.
Lin Yanchao wore a black gauze hat, a unicorn suit given by the emperor, and a tooth tag hanging from his waist, and slowly paced.
Seeing Lin Yanchao's body, Lin Qianqian didn't feel anything about his habits on weekdays. But when Lin Yanshou and Cheng Nan saw it, they were shocked all of a sudden.
Although they didn't know that this unicorn suit was worn by important ministers, they knew at a glance that it was much more magnificent than the county magistrate's parents, and even the prefect in a scarlet robe was not as good as Lin Yanchao.
Seeing this official uniform, Cheng Nan's first reaction was to stand up from the chair, and then kneel down and kowtow, this is also a conditioned reflex, when the prefect travels, the people avoid the sedan chair and kneel, and even Lin Yanchao's official authority is better than the prefect. Cheng Nan just stood up and his knees were weak, and he was about to kneel, but he remembered that the person in front of him was actually his brother-in-law, and secretly shouted in his heart, if he knelt down in front of the court, he would lose face, not to mention, even shallow, his Cheng family's face would be lost.
Cheng Nan thought to himself, I haven't seen Lin Yanchao for two years, Lin Yanchao is so magnificent, if it wasn't for my sister telling me, I would have almost thought that I was the emperor and the assistant came.
Therefore, Cheng Nan was a little arrogant and didn't dare to come out, originally he was going to meet Lin Yanchao's face, first call his brother-in-law, climb the relationship, and make friends, but at this moment, he didn't dare to make a mistake, swallowed the words into his stomach, and stood aside with bated breath, how respectful and respectful he was.
As soon as Lin Yanchaofu walked into the main hall, he saw the looks of the two of them, and the eldest brother-in-law of the Cheng family, first stunned and then timid, and then respectful, he could see it at a glance.
Looking at Lin Yanshou again, he also knows it from the bottom of his heart.
His intention to enter the house in an official uniform is the same, if he sees Lin Chengyi in private, or other old friends of the same classmate, he will never see each other in this official uniform, and he has to change into civilian clothes, otherwise this is rude, and others will pretend to be forced when they are developed, and they will have a relationship with you.
However, these two people, Lin Yanchao felt that they still had to be separated.
Lin Yanchao opened his mouth and said: "Brother is here, this is Ziming, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”
Cheng Nan saw that Lin Yanchao remembered his words, and he was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet.
He has been doing business abroad for many years, and he has seen the world, and this time he came to Beijing and was mentioned by his father, what to say, how to say this is prepared, but for some reason he saw Lin Yanchao, and he couldn't speak well, so he could only say in a snort: "Sister...... Brother-in-law. ”
Lin Yanchao saw Cheng Nan's expression, looked at the official uniform again, and said with a smile: "Look at me in a hurry to go back to the house, I came to see me in an official uniform, it's rude, you sit first, and come back to the room and change clothes." ”
After speaking, Lin Yanchao ignored the two of them, and walked back to the room through the hall by himself.
Lin Yanshou and Cheng Nan also re-seated. After Cheng Nan sat on the chair, he had a lot of thoughts in his heart, remembering that when he first met Lin Yanchao, he was just a poor scholar from a poor countryside, but when he met again, the other party was already living in Tsinghua University, and there was a difference between cloud and mud.
Cheng Nan sighed very much in his heart about the vicissitudes of personnel and the impermanence, and at the same time, he was also glad that this person was his brother-in-law, and he hugged a golden thigh.
After waiting for a cup of tea, Lin Yanchao wore a swallow suit and opened the curtain to enter. Although it is a household swallow suit, the officials' swallow clothes also have rules.
Lin Yanchao wore a Zhongjing crown on his head, dressed in a half-worn jade-colored dark robe, held a folding fan, strode over, and sat directly on the main seat.
Cheng Nan saw that Lin Yanchao changed out of his official robe and came in a swallow suit, although it was much simpler, but he looked at it calmly, but he had a bit of the bearing of a son of a family, and he couldn't help but feel even more emotional.
As soon as Lin Yanchao took his seat, he heard Lin Yanshou say on the side: "Yanchao, you seem to be a good official!" ”
Lin Yanshou picked up the tea as he spoke, blew a breath, and then filled the shelf.
Lin Yanchao said with a smile: "Fang Cai is just a suit. ”
Lin Yanchao turned to Cheng Nan and asked, "Ziming, is Old Taishan healthy?" ”
Lin Qianqian listened to Lin Yanchao's first sentence to ask about his father's recent situation, and was full of joy, looking at Lin Yanchao's eyes full of affection.
Cheng Nan was originally sitting upright, but he was overjoyed when he heard it, and said from the bottom of his heart, you see that other people's champions also want to make friends with you. So Cheng Nan said with a smile on his face: "My father has always been healthy, and I have always been thinking about my brother-in-law and sister in my heart." ”
Cheng Nan also climbed up along the bar.
Lin Yanchao said: "Let Lao Taishan miss it." ”
Cheng Nan said with a smile: "I traveled thousands of miles to Beijing this time, firstly to visit Qianqian, and secondly, to send a letter to my brother-in-law for my father. ”
After speaking, Cheng Nan handed a letter to Lin Yanchao.
When Lin Qianqian heard that it was his father's letter, he was worried from the bottom of his heart, thinking that if his father personally asked Lin Yanchao to help his brother arrange errands, it would really be difficult for Lin Yanchao.
Lin Yanchao saw that the letter was intact, and then opened the letter with a paper cutter and read it.
Cheng Yuan said to the effect in the letter.
The virtuous son-in-law heard that you were three yuan and the first, and the fathers and elders in my hometown all celebrated, and I was happy for you and shallow at home. Recalling the past, I deeply feel that I beg you and shallow too much, in this life I only ask you to treat shallow well, and I have nothing else to ask for in this life. As for my son, he is not very successful, he has been in business for many years and has achieved nothing, so he wants to take a career in office, knowing that you are now an official in the court, so you have the heart to seek each other. I knew that this was a reluctant request, but the dog had already made up his mind, and I spoiled him on weekdays, so I couldn't stop him. Since you are here, you will let him spend a few months in Beijing, and then go back to Fuzhou, as for the matter of being an official, you don't have to agree, everything is up to me.
After reading the letter, Lin Yanchao felt that what Cheng Yuanwai said in the letter was still very reasonable.
So he folded the letter into the envelope and glanced at Cheng Nan, but saw that Cheng Nan smiled weakly, and his face was full of flattery.
Lin Yanchao said: "It turns out that Ziming is going to take a career!" ”
Cheng Nan was about to reply, when he heard Lin Yanshou say: "You also want to be an official, we have so many relatives in the Lin family, if everyone comes to ask to be an official, where can we agree." ”
Cheng Nan heard Lin Yanshou say this, and said with a smile: "This is reasonable, I didn't come empty-handed, I took two hundred taels of silver from home this time, and I asked my brother-in-law to plan for me." ”
"You want to buy an official for two hundred taels? You think it's grocery shopping! Lin Yanshou instantly slapped Cheng Nan in the face.
Lin Yanchao was funny in his heart, but he didn't speak on his face.
Cheng Nan's face was flushed by Lin Yanshou's words, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I don't know this market, brother-in-law, if two hundred taels is too little, three hundred taels is fine, and I can afford five hundred taels!" Brother-in-law, I also know that I am presumptuous, but I just want to be an official in this life, and I want to be an official, so please help me. ”
"Five hundred taels, why do you say it now, okay, you have a bad conscience, you actually wanted to empty the gloves of the white wolf before, how can it be so cheap......"
Lin Yanchao felt that it would be good for Lin Yanshou to say this, and he couldn't let him continue to speak, so he coughed and said, "Brother, can you let me say a few words." ”
Lin Yanshou said: "You say, you say." So he picked up the snack from the table and ate it.
Lin Yanchao pondered for a while and said: "If I seek an official for you now, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to do, it's not a matter of money, you are not from a famous background, so you have to join Su to make up for the officials, are you willing?" ”
"The officials are too bitter...... Cheng Nan was embarrassed and wanted to say more, but seeing that Lin Yanshou was already blowing his beard and glaring, he obviously had an expression of 'you still dare to pick and choose', so he had to swallow the words back into his stomach.
Lin Yanchao said: "Then there are only miscellaneous officials or provincial priests who are not as good as the flowing products." ”
Cheng Nan felt bad when he heard it, and he didn't dare to say it.
Lin Yanchao paused, and then said: "You think that the officials are too bitter, and the officials who are not in the mainstream are too lowly. I don't think it's better to do this, you go to the Guozi Prison to donate a prison, you have a fame, and you will make some money in the future, in less than five years, how about I guarantee you a future? ”
Cheng Nan was overjoyed when he heard this: "Brother-in-law, this can be done, not to mention waiting for five years, you can wait for ten years, I am not afraid of how much money is spent." I just want to ask for an official position. ”
"It's not that hard." Lin Yanchao said, it is true that this is just a gesture for him at the moment.
Cheng Nan got Lin Yanchao's words and said immediately: "Brother-in-law, you are simply my great benefactor, I really don't know how to repay it." ”
Lin Yanchao smiled faintly and said: "You don't have to thank you too much, I didn't do anything, the rest of the donors also went like this, I just didn't let you spend your money in vain, just take the wrong road." ”
Although Lin Yanchao said this, Cheng Nan still thanked him vigorously, and even cried with excitement. Lin Qianqian saw his brother like this, and he couldn't help but be a little happy for him.
Seeing something, Lin Yanchao said to Lin Qianqian: "Qianqian, you let your brother go down to rest first, and then you tell Zhanming to go to the proud building tonight to set a table for a banquet and send it to the house, I will catch my brother and Ziming!" ”
Lin Qianqian agreed, and left with Cheng Nan at the moment.
After the two left, Lin Yanshou pointed to Cheng Nan's back and said disdainfully: "Yanchao, such a single-minded official fan, you can send it away at will, why plan for him?" I'm glad I got you in the way today. ”
Lin Yanshou's words were solemn, and he looked like we were our own people.
Lin Yanchao smiled and asked, "Brother, did you also bring a letter from home?" ”
Lin Yanshou's face turned red, in fact, he was carrying two letters in his arms, one was written by Lin Gao and the other was his father's.
But he said, "I don't know where I put it for a while, I have to find it and I'll give it to you later." ”
Lin Yanchao nodded and asked, "That brother, you came to Beijing to donate to prison!" ”
Lin Yanshou didn't expect Lin Yanchao to ask straight to the point, and immediately said, "Where is it?" How can I be a shameless person like Cheng Ziming, my generation of scholars seeks fame! Two years later, I want to be nominated for the gold list, and I will fight for my father's life. (To be continued.) )