Xu Zimao, the head of the family school, was dismissed, causing an earthquake in the school school. Several Mr. Xixi, who were originally invited through Xu Zimao's relationship, were also dismissed, which gave the children of the Lin family a few days of unexpected vacation without going to the home school to study.

Lin Jue also had a very peaceful past two days, and after the day of court training, the Jiang family and the Qian family came to make a fuss, but there was no movement. Lin Jue thought that Lin Quan would come out and scold him, but he didn't.

Of course, Lin Jue didn't want to ask for trouble, so after nesting at home for a day, the next morning, Lin Jue took Green Dance out for a walk. In the city of Hangzhou, the best place to go in summer is naturally to go to the West Lake in the west of the city. Lin Jue asked Lu Wu to bring some food and drink, put a big package on his shoulder, and the two planned to go to West Lake for a while.

When passing by the Mulberry Lane in Yongjinmen, Lin Jue went to visit Lin Youde's family who lived here. Lin Youde's family of four lives in two dilapidated courtyards, although they are the children of the Lin family, it is obvious that his life is worse than that of ordinary people.

Lin Youde's injuries have improved, and he is already sitting in front of the window and reading books. Lin's wife, Zhang, looks like a virtuous woman, but her face is full of sorrow, and her sideburns are a little white. But the two children, though they were dressed in patched clothes, were cleanly washed and humbly observant.

Lin Jue's arrival made Lin Youde overjoyed. Lin's wife also knew that on the day of the court training, Lin Jue came out to speak for her husband, so she was saved from going out of the big basket, and the husband and wife were extremely attentive when they saw Lin Jue. The two children also came out to kowtow to Lin Jue.

Lin Jue looked at this family and sighed with emotion in his heart. It's right to save yourself, the family in the previous life will enter the countdown to the destruction of the family from this time, and he can be regarded as doing a good deed.

Lin Youde sat and talked for a while, and Lin Jue found that Lin Youde was not as pedantic as he imagined, and he still insisted. From his words, we know that his determination to be admitted to the imperial examination is very great. It's just that the successive failures have made him feel down.

Lin Youde's words touched Lin Jue, and Lin Jue asked Lin Youde what his purpose was in studying for the imperial examination. Lin Youde told Lin Jue: "At first, it was to get ahead, and it was also to respond to the call of the head of the family to glorify the ancestors." But now I just want to live up to the efforts of the past few decades, and live up to the wife and children who have never complained about accompanying me. Now taking the imperial examination is also to let his wife and children live a good life and no longer suffer with himself. ”

This answer made Lin Jue very satisfied. In his previous life, he had little intersection with Lin Youde, and thought he was a pedantic person who pursued fame, but now he found that this was not the case. Lin Jue felt that he should help him. But this matter of the imperial examination is not easy to help. After all, reading and writing articles is your own business, and no one can help anyone with knowledge, so you have to swallow it in your stomach. But Lin Jue had an idea.

"Cousin Youde, I have a proposal. I plan to leave my home school and go to Matsuyama Academy to study with a famous teacher. The great Confucian Fang Dunru of Songshan Academy is a truly talented person, and only by studying with him can he truly learn and succeed. If you want to take the imperial examination, you can't do it in the home school. There is no really knowledgeable gentleman in the family school, although Xu Zimao and they were dismissed this time, but the new Mr. is still Huang Steward They are looking for, it must be some mediocre people, and they can't learn anything with them. ”

Lin Youde looked at Lin Jue blankly, sighed for a while and said, "I didn't know that what you said made sense. I took the imperial examination for nine years, and every time I fell behind Sun Shan, I asked myself at night, and I also realized that there was no real book to learn. The great Confucian Fang Dunru of Songshan Academy you mentioned is also a famous teacher I admire, but Songshan Academy is not something that people like me can enter, and no matter whether I have enough knowledge or not, just that bundle of money is not something I can afford. You also know that my family relies on three taels of silver per month, your sister-in-law washes and sews for people on weekdays, and only one or two taels of silver for a month of hard work subsidizes the family, how can we have the money to enter Songshan Academy? ”

Lin Jue nodded, he knew that this was the truth. The biggest advantage of the family school is that it is half price, which is the biggest attraction for Lin Youde's family, who have a meager income.

"You don't need to worry about money, if you are willing to go to Songshan Academy, I will pay for you. But in terms of knowledge, you need to work on your own. I don't know if Jiao Daru will accept you or not, and I may not be able to enter his eyes myself. ”

"No, no, how can I ask you to pay? That's a lot of money, not so, never. Lin Youde waved his hand again and again. He still has self-esteem, and besides, he also knows Lin Jue's status in the Lin family, and Lin Jue is actually not rich.

Lin Jue didn't want to hurt a man's self-esteem, and he had a way to get Lin Youde to accept the gift. "Cousin Youde, I didn't give you money for nothing. That's right, I don't have an errand boy in my yard. Originally, I wanted to invite someone from outside, but I thought about it, why let outsiders make money? Your tiger is thirteen, run errands for me, and help Lu Wu do some chores. I want to hire him to help Green Dance and give him two taels of silver every month, what do you think? By the way, don't you think too much, I don't want to treat Hu'er as a slave, he is my nephew by generation, I know that this may be a bit inappropriate, but I still want to hear your husband and wife's opinions. ”

Lin Youde and his wife glanced at each other, and they both saw ecstatic expressions in each other's eyes. His son Lin Hu is already thirteen years old, Lin Youde has not yet been admitted to the imperial examination, his son naturally can't study, and the family can't afford two people to study. So the husband and wife discussed, find something for Hu'er to do, and also subsidize some family. Running errands and delivering letters to people in the city, or looking at the dock cargo, these are all competent. It's just that I'm young, and I don't feel at ease when I let it out. Lin Hu is also a sensible child, and he also hopes to contribute to the family.

"Cousin Youde, I think that I can also teach Lin Hu to read and hyphenate in my spare time. Don't go to my cousin's high school, but my son is illiterate. In short, I will not treat him badly. And, I do need a human hand in my yard. My cousins and sisters-in-law will do this if they want to, and if they don't, I won't force it. ”

"Yes, yes, that's great. Brother Lin Jue, you have done our family a great favor. Sister-in-law kowtows to you. ”

Zhang picked up the green skirt and was about to kneel and kowtow. Lin Jue hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, aren't you trying to torture me?" Not so. ”

Lin Youde looked at Lin Jue in a daze and said, "Brother, I know that you are here to help me, and I Lin Youde remembers this love in my heart." But if you have the opportunity, you will be rewarded. So I promise you. Hu'er goes to do things for you, you don't have to be pitiful, you have to obey the rules when you do things, and if you don't follow the rules, I don't blame you for killing me. ”

Lin Jue laughed and said, "It's serious, it's serious." ”

Call Lin Hu at the moment and tell him the news. The little boy jumped so high with joy that he lay on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Lu Wu covered his mouth next to him and smiled: "Xiaohu, you have to listen to me in the future, otherwise I will beat you." ”

Lin Hu nodded again and again: "Fight it, if I don't obey, you will fight, no matter how hard I fight, I won't say anything." ”

The crowd burst out laughing.

Since it had been decided, Lin Hu immediately asked to go with Lin Jue. After Lin Jue solicited the opinions of Lin Youde and his wife, he agreed to take him away immediately. Zhang found the best clothes for Lin Hu to wear, and told Lin Hu to obey the rules. Lin Hu agreed, grabbed the big package that Lu Wu was carrying and put it on his shoulder, and left with Lin Jue.

When leaving, Lu Wu secretly stuffed two taels of silver into Zhang's hand, and said in a low and resolute voice: "Buy a good dress for Er Nier and buy some delicious food." Buy yourself a new outfit. Don't shirk, or you'll look down on me. ”

Zhang was so moved that he didn't know what to say, so he wiped his tears and nodded again and again.

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In the early afternoon, Lin Jue and the three of them went out of Hangzhou Xicheng Yongjinmen and came to the shore of West Lake.

Walk north along the embankment between the lake shore and the city wall, but see the willows all over the ground, and the tourists are weaving. On the left is a lake of clear water, and at the root of the wall on the right is the ancient willow warbler, and the red men and green women call for their children and daughters.

Along the embankment of the lake, the summer blue lotus reflects the sun, and in the round cover, the flowers bloom just right. The red petals of the astragalus are extremely beautiful. In the depths of the willow shade in front, the eaves are full of red shadows, the flying song warbler warbler, the beautiful scenery is picturesque, it is really a grand scene in the world.

Lin Jue looked at the prosperous scenery in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh: "If it is really in June, when the West Lake is different from him, the lotus leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red in the sun." This beauty should be seen only in the sky. ”

Green Dance smiled and was about to speak, when she suddenly heard a strange grunt, Lin Jue and Green Dance were stunned. When he looked back, Lin Hu was standing behind him with a red face, and his situation was extremely twisted.

"Haha, Xiaohu, is your stomach screaming? I'm hungry. Midori laughed.

Lin Hu blushed and nodded, embarrassed.

"Childe, why don't we find a place to eat. Carrying food in the baggage. Green Dance looked at Lin Jue and asked.

Lin Jue smiled and said, "Okay, after eating, let's rent a small boat and go to the center of the lake to play." What's going on up there? There is a large bluestone under the willow tree. ”

The three of them walked quickly to the bluestone by the shore of the lake, and at this moment, two women and a child also took a fancy to the bluestone, and they were also walking towards the bluestone. Seeing this, Lin Hu rushed over, sat on the bluestone before the two women, stretched out his hands and feet to occupy the entire stone, and looked at the two women who came in demonstration. The two women were stunned, took a sip, and pulled the child to turn away.

Lu Wu smiled and fell, walked to the stone with Lin Jue, and praised him: "Xiaohu, you really have the ability, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't be able to occupy this good place." ”

Lin Hu was triumphant. Lin Jue smiled and said: "Although it is a good place, but Xiaohu, you have to remember, you don't need to be like this." There is no place to sit here, there is no need to rush around like this, lose your grace. Do things for others, but you can be humble to each other, but you might as well let go, and you don't suffer much loss. ”

Hearing this, Lin Hu hurriedly got up and said, "Uncle, I'll go and call those two women back, let's give it to him." ”

Lin Jue smiled: "I just said this reason, but I don't need to go out of my way to call them back, the next time I encounter such a thing, just be polite." ”

Lin Hu nodded yes. As he spoke, Lu Wu had already spread out the wrapper, took out the baked sugar cake and snack water bladder, and beckoned the two of them to sit down and eat.