Lin Jiabiyu

Early the next morning, before dawn, Mr. Lu San was standing on the shady vent at the entrance of Beirongyuan, shivering from the cool morning wind. Hearing some movement in the yard, he took a breath of air-conditioning and put on a smiling face. Going forward, he said with a smile to Lu Junzhao who had just walked out of the gate: "Second Master is going out? I wondered if Second Master was here, but I just happened to meet Second Master."

Lu Junzhao's face was sullen, his face was dark, he glanced at Master Lu San lightly, and hummed in a less polite tone. "Is something wrong?"

"Nothing, nothing." Master Lu San hurriedly waved his hands and denied, seeing Lu Junzhao walking away with a cold face, he hurriedly followed, but he didn't dare to get too close, and only followed at two steps away , chattering endlessly while walking, "I am old, and my family has not managed well. My son is not up to date, hey..."

Master Lu San became more and more sad as he spoke, raised his hand to wipe his dry cheeks, rubbed his eyes that were not reddened at all, and cried incoherently: "When people are getting old, they talk a lot, and they like to babble, Second Master, don't take it to heart. The ignorant people in the family, anyway, I can still say a few words, and they can still listen to me when I talk like this..."

"Okay!" Lu Junzhao interrupted Master Lu San's words calmly, and sneered impatiently, "I understand what you mean."

Master Lu San, as if he had received an amnesty, "smiled through tears", opened his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, his feet were soft, and he almost knelt down, but was quickly supported by Changshou's eyesight and hands, and hurriedly staggered to follow Lu Junzhao Say goodbye.

"Speak to Madam." Lu Junzhao sat on the horse and gave Changshou a cold voice.Raising the whip in his hand and flicking it, the steed galloped along the bluestone streets.

Changshou straightened up, looked at Master Lu San's back in the morning sun, pursed his lips and let out a soft snort, then turned his head to the yard to speak back to Lin Wan.

Lin Wan looked at the yellow leaves that were gradually withering in the yard, and said with a soft smile, "The third master is getting old, and it's not easy to walk around. You and Madam Cao go to the warehouse to pick two old ginseng, and give it to the third master. Send it over. Just say that the third master and I are thinking about the body of the third master, and please take care of him. It is good to say a few more words."

Changshou agreed, followed Madam Cao to the warehouse, and hurriedly delivered the things to Master Lu San.

Master Lu San personally took Changshou into the house, and smiled from ear to ear when he took the box.

After seeing off Changshou, the smile on Master Lu San's face disappeared completely, with his hands behind his back.With a hunched back, his eyes were a little distracted, staring at the withered grass and leaves blown up by the wind under the corner of the yard.It took a long time for his eyes to recover, his face suddenly became serious, he straightened his body, and told the old steward who followed behind him with his head bowed silently: "Madam bows to the Buddha, there just happens to be a Buddhist hall in Zhuangzi outside the city. She lives in Zhuangzi outside the city. Let someone find fourth master, and I have something to tell him. "

The old steward agreed in a low voice.After standing still for a while, seeing that Master Lu San did not give any more orders, he retreated silently.

Autumn in Longchuan Mansion is no more slow and silent than autumn in the south. Since the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the north wind blows, it seems that in the blink of an eye, the lush, delicate and gorgeous flowers and plants withered and withered.The autumn wind passes by.The leaves are also starting to turn yellow, and it hasn't waited for anyone to get over it.The yellowed dead leaves have already withered in sevens and eights, leaving only the strong and dry branches shaking against the wind.

But in the blink of an eye, it was already Double Ninth Festival.

The few green trees in the Beirong Courtyard also withered their leaves, looking a bit decayed.Lin Wan stood in the yard, looking at the bare branches in just a few days with some emotion. The sky above her head was still as blue as the sea, and the blue edge could not be seen at a glance.

"Ma'am, Fourth Master Han is here." Qiu Zi smiled and took the cloak and put it on for Lin Wan while answering.

Lin Wan came back to her senses, stretched out her hand to stop Qiu Zi's movement, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, a smile spread across her face, and said in a low voice, "Go to the living room outside, no need for a cloak."

Qiu Zi nodded with a smile, and stopped persuading her, instead she took Lian Qiao to prepare tea.

Han Si ran back and forth between Yong'an City, Hengcheng City and Weiyuan City in the past two months, his skin was much darker than before, but he still smiled with the spring breeze on his face, with a bit of calmness but still lively temperament.

"The site of the academy has been chosen?" Lin Wan stopped Han Si's salute with a smile as soon as he entered the room, and pointed to a chair to signal Han Si to sit down, with an easy-going and natural tone.

Han Si's face was darkened, his eyes were very bright, and he smiled in a calm voice: "It's all good. According to Madam, I have read it everywhere. The academy on the other side of Yong'an City The site was chosen in Mount Qi, where there was originally an academy and a Zhuangzi, the boy had roughly negotiated with others, and the price was fair. Liao Yongan, the magistrate of Yong'an City, became a middleman."

Lin Wan hummed, with a little more appreciation in his smile. "I remember that Liao Yong'an is Master Yao's brother-in-law?"

"Yes." Han Si cracked his mouth and laughed twice, his eyes were bright, but in an instant, he regained his gentle and elegant scholarly face just now, smiling very gently. "Master Yao also heard about this, took the boy to drink, and shouted that he must build an academy in Weiyuan City, but the boy made a fool of himself. But here in Weiyuan City, The boy saw a good place, and I have to ask my wife to make a decision."

Lin Wan raised her eyebrows, signaling Han Si to continue.

Han Si cleared his throat, glanced at Lin Wan's face from the corner of his eye and coughed, "That is, there is a Zhuangzi at the Qingyuan Temple outside the city. I heard that it belongs to the master?"

Lin Wan let out a half-smile, and seeing that Han Si didn't chew, she took a sip of tea and hummed lightly.

Han Si bent over and lowered his head, standing silently at the side of the living room, waiting for Lin Wan's orders.

"Alright, the title deed doesn't need to be changed anymore." Lin Wan smiled lightly on her face, and her voice was very soft, "The site of the academy is considered good. What about the money and the master for building the academy? How do you plan?"

Hearing Lin Wan's question suddenly, Han Si looked up at Lin Wan in astonishment, then quickly lowered his head, the smile in his eyes was replaced by embarrassment and consternation, looking at Lin Wan's face hesitantly said: "Ma'am, what do you mean, this money has to be raised by the boy himself?" Madam said earlier that she was so confident, and Madam also owns a lot of property, he thought that the matter of money had been settled long ago...

Lin Wan laughed softly, looked at Han Siqi with clean and clear eyes and said, "Otherwise? The palace doesn't care about this matter. The Lord doesn't have that much money. My wife and I," Lin Wan paused, taking it easy He took a sip of hot tea, looked at Han Si with interest and said with a smile, "There is money. But tell me, madam, why should I pay the money?"

Han Si opened the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Building an academy is a good thing, and it will bring great benefits to the north. My wife's kind deeds will surely..."

"This academy was built by the Lord! It can also be the Lu family, or the Xining Palace. Ma'am, I just made a suggestion occasionally. Everything else is the master's idea. Do you understand?" Lin Wan suppressed her smile, The voice interrupted Han Si's words calmly, but his tone was somewhat oppressive and unquestionable.

"This..." The smile on Han Si's face was a little stiff, and he frowned bitterly and glanced at Lin Wan hesitantly.

"I'm a woman, and the matter of the academy is not a place where I, a housewife, should interfere." Lin Wan sighed softly when she said this, with a slight smile in her tone, looked at Han Si and teased, "Scholar , it's always a bit pedantic and particular, and I don't bother to listen to their scolding. Besides, for this academy to work, someone must be willing to go. If the literati in the north are too reserved and hesitant because of me, an irrelevant woman , Waiting and refusing to go, that would be a loss! Time waits for no one."

Seeing the smile on Lin Wan's face, Han Si took a breath of embarrassment and helplessness, and felt a little bit aggrieved for the young lady in his heart. Wan promised: "Madam, don't worry, the boy will try his best to raise money, it's just about time..."

Lin Wan smiled and waved her hands, with a sly look in her eyes and a careless face, she took a sip of tea very comfortably, and said in a slow voice: "Money, Ma'am, I can't take it out. But I can teach you a way , As for whether you can use it and how to use it, that is up to you."

Han Si's eyes lit up, he cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Madam please give me advice."

"There are many aristocratic families in the north, and there are many rich and powerful merchants. These people value face. Building an academy is a good thing, and it is beneficial to face. We don't need to ask them for such a thing. They should beg us. "

"The boy also has this idea, but the madam ordered it before, and now we can't release the news to let people know that it is related to the master and the madam..." Han Si frowned a little embarrassed.

"So you think those people can't guess?" Lin Wan chuckled. "You can always guess what should be guessed. By the way, on the other side of Yong'an City, I even found you a scholar in advance—Xu Chenglin, the head of the Xu family. Oh, I heard that your grandfather is at home?"

Han Si suddenly realized, his eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly said with a smile: "It's the boy who wants to fork, thank you for your advice. The boy will write a letter back, and then let someone go to each house."

When Han Si left and went out, Lin Wan frowned and stood up, staring at the few wild geese that occasionally flew by in the blue sky, sighed somewhat self-deprecatingly, thought about it, and laughed again.

Pingliang Mansion is connected to the city, and the autumn wind is blowing at the moment, and there is a scene of withered grass and fallen leaves flying around inside and outside the city, but the city has been extremely lively these few days - a sea ship has come, carrying many rare objects, There are also valuables such as emeralds, jade, silk, etc. from the south, as well as some tea, wine, rouge, etc. In short, there are everything that one expects to see, which makes people dazzled.

Especially the wives and girls from all households were even more joyful, and they went to Miji's shop one after another to dance with the rare items that had just been shipped.

Mr. Zhao San stood in the restaurant opposite and looked at the shop with people coming and going, with a sour tone and a helpless snort: "It's just some women's stuff!"

As he said that, he flicked his sleeves and went down the restaurant, but the young servant who accompanied him hurriedly followed without daring to show his air. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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