In the evening, the Lin Mansion was brightly lit, and everyone gathered in the flower hall. Mrs. Li specially asked Mrs. Li to set up a big round table so that the whole family could sit together.
Father Lin and Mrs. Li sat at the top, brothers Lin Ze and Lin Qing sat on the right, Mrs. Li and Wang Yan sat on the left, and half a circle of children sat on the opposite side.
The few people at the top chatted while eating. Although many of the children below met for the first time, they were born with blood relationship, coupled with their lively and active age, they became familiar with each other in a short time.
Lin Qing watched the children making small movements below, and smiled to Lin Ze next to him, "We haven't been together for more than ten years, and our family suddenly has more children."
Lin Ze looked at the children who couldn't be counted with a slap, and smiled immediately, and said, "No, I usually don't think it when I just look at it, but these children are all put together, and it doesn't look like a small number."
"Could it be that you still think there are too few?" Lin Qing said with a sideways glance.
"Not many!" Lin Ze said as a matter of course: "Our second uncle's house, two slaps can't be counted."
The corner of Lin Qing's mouth twitched, and he said, "I have four sons."
"So we brothers have to work hard too!" Lin Ze said.
"No" Lin Qing quickly waved his hand and said, "There are five in my family, and I can't stand any more."
Lin Ze disagreed and said: "Sister-in-law is still young, let's talk about it"
Lin Qing hurriedly interrupted Lin Ze's words. He didn't want to continue after giving birth to five children, so he said, "I see, no matter how many people are in your family or my family, there are some yang and yin declines!"
"That's not it," Lin Ze said with a smile: "In addition to Xiao Zhizhi, the next three are all boys. They originally wanted a daughter. Now that your sister-in-law and I are getting older, we don't have any expectations."
"You still call me Xiaozhima, Xiaozhima, those children in my family are not allowed to call me by nicknames now." Lin Qing said with a smile.
"What's wrong with their nicknames?" Lin Ze said indifferently, "I'm a father, why don't I still call them by their nicknames every day?"
"However, when the child grows up, you have to change your words appropriately. After all, the eldest of your family has married a wife. When you have a grandson, you can still call your son by his nickname in front of him." Lin Qing said.
After hearing this, Lin Ze felt that it made sense, and said, "Yes, I will pay attention in the future."
Speaking of names, Lin Qing suddenly remembered that his elder brother thought he was the most knowledgeable, so he asked him to name the children in the family. He had read the books and chose a bunch of good names, but his mother took his sister-in-law and his wife I went to the temple for a while, and when I came back, I said that there is a lack of wood in the next generation of his family. It is best to have wood in every name. I couldn't help complaining to Lin Ze:
"Brother, when your eldest nephew and daughter-in-law have a great-great-grandson, you can take it easy when you choose a name, and don't tell our mother and sister-in-law to go to the temple when they are free. What is the lack of wood for the next generation? We already have two trees in the forest. How is it possible?" Lack of wood, look at the names of the children of this generation in our family. Yours are Tong, Tao, Feng, Mian, and Yang, while mine are Banyan, Huan, Qiao, Birch, and Nan. The trees of Yishui, every time I look at them toothache."
"The names of Lin Tong and Lin Rong were indeed given by the temple, but didn't they all come from you?" Lin Ze said.
"I started it, but their names are all used in the front, and they are on the genealogy. I don't want to follow up. I can't make our children look different." Lin Qing said helplessly.
"Okay, then next time my eldest grandson comes out, you want to think of a name in advance, so that you can save yourself from arguing with the name every day." Lin Ze said indifferently, in his eyes, names are just called, those who are called cats and dogs , No, it¡¯s nothing, but a cheap name is easy to support.
Lin Qing watched Lin Ze respond, and finally heaved a sigh of relief. His future grandchildren finally don't need to be a forest like their father.
Lin Qing looked at Lin Tong and Lin Huan who were talking below, and said to Lin Ze: "These two children haven't seen each other for so many years, and it's not strange to see each other."
"That's right, just now your Doudou specially changed places with his sister and ran to talk to Xiaoxiao." Lin Ze said.
Lin Qing remembered what Lin Ze mentioned in his heart last time, tilted his head, and asked in Lin Ze's ear: "The matter that elder brother mentioned in the letter last time, has it been decided?"
Lin Ze nodded seriously, and said, "Well, among my children, the eldest is the one who follows me the most. He doesn't like reading much since he was a child, but he loves doing business. He is also thoughtful and comprehensive in his work. I am most assured of letting him take over the salt merchant. , and I also asked him, he is really not interested in reading at all, when he was a child, he fell asleep as soon as he read. Let him take over the Salt."
Lin Qing nodded, no matter in terms of ability or identity, it is indeed the most suitable for Lin Tong to take over the salt as the eldest grandson."What does the eldest brother plan for the remaining children?" Lin Qing asked.
Lin Ze looked at Lin Qing and said, "If you don't become a Jinshi and become an official, my second brother, in fact, the remaining few boys, I will just let them be like our generation, capable, help in the family, no Those who are capable, directly share a piece of property and let them live a good life, but with your example, now I think, should I let them try it too, don't ask them to be a Jinshi, and don't ask them to be a candidate, I just hope that they can be selected as a scholar, and their descendants can also be exempted from tax and do not have to work hard."
Lin Qing knew that Lin Ze must have thought about this matter for a long time. In fact, Lin Qing had always thought about it, but he was too far away to help. Although Lin Ze vigorously rectified the ethnology at home, the effect was not good obvious.
Lin Qing said to Lin Ze: "Actually, I'm also thinking about this matter. Although my family won the Jinshi and became an official, the background of the Lin family is not good after all. If we don't produce Jinshi in the next generation, it won't be long before we will start again." If you are beaten back to your original shape, you may even be thrown into trouble. The best way is to let the subordinates produce talents in succession. But now even in the north, the imperial examination is becoming more and more difficult. Even Huaner, I am not sure that he will pass. Scholars, so let the disciples of the family study more now, maybe there will be one more, and the Lin family will have more protection in the future."
Lin Ze nodded and said, "I think so too, but I listened to your suggestion and rectified the ethnology, but the effect was not good. In the past ten years, the Lin family still didn't even have a middle-level scholar. The best is the third The eldest nephew of the uncle's family has only passed the government examination, it has been three years, and he is still stuck in the last step of the courtyard examination."
Lin Qing frowned, thinking it shouldn't be. The generation of the Lin family, to say the least, has dozens of people, even if they are not small, there are more than ten people who entered school. According to his brother, he didn't even have the government examination. One passed. Although his son Lin Qiao was only nine years old and was mischievous every day, but last time he gave him a paper for the government examination, he still did well. Stupid, why hasn't even a single scholar emerged in more than ten years? His family really needs talents and books.
"Brother, did you show the children the books I sent last time?" Lin Qing asked.
When Lin Ze heard this, his expression turned pale.
Lin Qing looked at his brother like this, and asked strangely: "What's wrong?"
"Second brother, the children don't understand the book you sent, it's too deep." Lin Ze hesitated for a while, but still said.
"Shen, how is it possible, I specially picked the ones about the Four Books and Five Classics, and they are facing the scientific research. Besides, the content in the book is deep, won't the master explain it, what about the master?" Lin Qing said in surprise.
"Master Hua can't understand it either." Lin Ze said, "It's not like you don't know Master Hua's level."
"What!" Lin Qing widened her eyes and said, "Right now Master Hua is still teaching ethnology. Master Hua was selected as a scholar at the forty-eight talents, but he was selected by shit luck. Didn't I ask you to revise ethnology? Didn't you Didn't you invite a better wife?"
"I have to be able to invite someone to come. Juren is originally a master. Even if our family produces a Jinshi, he will not come to our family to learn from his status. As for the scholar, I would like to invite a better scholar, okay? The young scholars all study in the government schools, and the older ones either have their own private schools or teach in some juren's homes, hoping to get the guidance of the juren masters, and make a final effort, and some of them dislike our copper It smells bad, I don¡¯t want to come, but I spent a lot of money to find a few masters, but it didn¡¯t work. The last few masters left and scattered, and there were only Hua Fuzi left, and Hua Fuzi was getting old. After staying with us for so long, I plan to retire here." Lin Ze said helplessly.
Lin Qing couldn't help but get a headache when he heard that, if he is good at learning, he will be an official. Anyone who is good at learning is desperate to take the scientific examination by himself. He has no intention of becoming a master. Therefore, those who are masters have no hope in the imperial examination, and he himself has no hope in the imperial examination. How can one expect him to teach good students, of course there are one or two exceptions who are talented and intelligent, but the Lin family are just ordinary people, so how can they do it.
What makes Lin Qing even more helpless is that only county schools and prefectural schools can talk about good teachers. The minimum is a scholar to enter, of course, those who are excellent in the government examination can also be recommended to enter, but there is no one in the Lin family who meets the requirements.
"Didn't you send them to a famous private school nearby?" Lin Qing finally asked.
"There are indeed several famous private schools around us, but the barriers to entry are also high. They have to be genuinely talented. In fact, the eldest grandson of the third uncle's family studied there and passed the government examination. I learned it when I got home. As for the rest of the boys in our clan, I did use money to stuff them in, but after a few days I couldn¡¯t take it anymore and they all came back, and I refused to go even if I was beaten to death. You said that I have thought of all the ways I can think of over the years, but it just doesn't work at all." Lin Ze sighed.
Lin Qing:
The only sapling of emotion was not taught by his family! (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com)There is no way, you said that I have thought of all the ways I can think of over the years, but it just doesn't work at all. Lin Ze sighed.
Lin Qing:
The only sapling of emotion was not taught by his family! (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com