Chapter 151 Jia Lin Xue!

"Second brother, it's time to set off."

Just after breakfast, Xinda packed her bags. He came behind Chen Heng who stopped writing and thought, and said softly.

"Well, wait a minute."

Chen Heng was still wondering what to write on the rice paper in front of him. Seeing this, Xinda retreated to the window and helped his brother watch the sky.

Today is a cloudy day, as it has been for the past few days. The clouds were gathering, as if it was going to rain heavily. But the people of Yangzhou had been looking forward to it for a long time, but they didn't see a drop of rain fall, so they could only worry about the dark clouds.

However, days like this are suitable for traveling far away.

The weather is getting warmer, and beautiful boys and girls can take off their heavy winter clothes and put on bright spring clothes.

Miss Lin's travel date, remember, is today. Xinda happened to see a ray of morning light piercing the clouds, and the golden light looked bright. He thought it would not rain today. As soon as he stopped thinking, he turned his head and looked at his brother with some worry, fearing that the other party would delay his farewell.

Fortunately, Chen Heng didn't let him wait long. He only heard a "I thought of it". Xinda saw Chen Heng pick up the pen and start swiping ink on the paper with concentration.

Soon, Chen Heng put away his pen, stood up and left his seat with a comfortable expression, and smiled at his younger brother: "When the ink dries, we will set off."

"Okay." Xinda stepped forward quickly. He had been following Chen Heng for a while and knew how to deal with such objects.

He took out a moderately sized book bag from the bookshelf, took a fan to the far side of the desk, and fanned the rice paper pressed with gentle breeze.

When Chen Heng saw his brother's behavior, he couldn't help but said with a smile: "It's okay, just put it there, we have time."

"We are going to see someone off, so there is no way we will arrive later than the host."

Xinda felt that his brother was a little stupid, as he was a member of the prefect's family.

We ordinary people are lucky enough to be friends with each other, so how can we not be cautious in everything?

But begging his brother is useless, and Xinda doesn't want Chen Heng to let others find fault with the details.

Chen Heng saw it and knew that the other party was thinking about himself. Simply don't reveal the other person's thoughts. After all, it's not a big deal.

The key to this problem is that one's own foundation is weak, which makes people around him cautious about everyone they meet.

For this kind of thing, you can only rely on yourself to strive for success in the future.

Chen Heng didn't think too much, waited until the rice paper was packed into his bag, took Xinda and rushed to the dock in the city.

Passing over the tourists and vendors in the streets and alleys, they walked slowly down the long streets. When they arrived, there were already many people standing on the pier.

The sun appeared briefly once, only to be obscured by gathering dark clouds. But that golden halo still rendered the world in front of us through the clouds.

In the world of pink walls and black tiles, the soft light of pale yellow spreads to the end of the sight.

The waves pushed the official ship docked, and the officer patiently explained to the travelers what happened to the prefect's wife's trip.

In the open area circled by the officers, there were people from Yangzhou City who came to see him off, as well as Uncle Lin's family.

Chen Heng encountered some obstacles at the guard's office, but several servants saw the young master who had difficulty in passing and hurriedly came up to usher him in.

"Brother." Lin Jue saw Chen Heng at a glance and ran over from Uncle Lin. He noticed what the other person was holding and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Brother, is this a gift from you to your sister?"

"Yes." Chen Heng nodded, "I'm not too late."

"We have just arrived. Brother, I haven't seen you give me a gift." Lin Jue's expression was a little unhappy, always feeling that he had suffered a big loss, "If I had known, I would have followed my mother and sister to visit the capital together. ”

Because Lin Jue was still young and Jia was worried about his health, he simply let him study at home with Wang Xianming. Taking only Daiyu with him, he went to the capital to visit his grandmother who was sick of her daughter.

"Okay, when it's your birthday, I'll give you a gift." When Chen Heng heard this, he showed a funny and subtle expression.

This kid is just ignorant. I don't know that Chen Qingyue is now afraid that he will mention the word "gift".

"Brother, are you serious about this?" Lin Jue was overjoyed and quickly asked Chen Heng to be his guarantee.

"Of course, a gentleman's words are hard to follow." Chen Heng smiled and shook his head, walked to Lin Ruhai, saluted and said hello, "Uncle."

"Have you eaten?" Lin Ruhai looked very tired. He had been busy with river channels and river embankments recently, and often rushed outside the city. Today I also squeezed in a long time of free time to give my wife and daughter a gift.

Chen Heng nodded quickly, and the two chatted for a while, chatting about home affairs. He stood up again and looked at Jia, who was socializing in the distance. Many officials and ladies in the city came to see him off. Those who can come are all qualified, and each family naturally carries different gifts.

For those who couldn't make it, they also asked someone to forward gift lists and gift boxes. These things are naturally registered by the Lin family's steward.

When Mr. Jia comes back from the capital, those who want to make friends should return some small gifts, and those who want to have a deep friendship should wait until after the festival. As for people who are treated the same as the Wang family, they can stop thinking about moving around in the future.

Chen Heng stood far away and couldn't hear the inside story. Just watching the scene was very lively, especially when I saw Daiyu, who had to force a smile to keep her company, I felt secretly happy in my heart.

However, he looked around and found two people who were extremely rare on weekdays. Miaoyu and her master, whom they haven't seen for an unknown amount of time, seem to be accompanying the Lin family to Beijing.

This was a strange thing. Chen Heng felt surprised and couldn't ask Uncle Lin beside him.

You must know that since the pair of masters lived in the Lin family, they have been living in seclusion in the backyard. The Lin family specially set aside a courtyard for the master and apprentice to eat and pray, and they have supported the master and apprentice to this day.

Unexpectedly, we would meet again at the pier when we were saying goodbye.

Chen Heng visited Lin Mansion several times but never had the chance to see Miaoyu. It can be seen that the temperament of this pair of master and disciple is cooler than ordinary people.

But even monks can understand it. Chen Heng stayed with Uncle Lin for a while and then saw Mrs. Jia coming with her daughter.

After talking to other ladies, Jia also had a headache. But the Lin family is becoming more and more prominent now, so there is no way to have this kind of communication.

Chen Heng noticed his aunt's tired look. When she stood in front of her, he simply said hello.

"Heng'er."

"aunt."

The two greeted each other, and Chen Heng saluted Jia Lian again. The two of them didn't talk much. They only smiled and said a few words.

We are not from the same world, so we just need to maintain polite communication.

After Chen Heng finished talking to the others, Lin Daiyu kept a straight face, shook her head slightly, and looked straight at her brother.

This little girl is still holding back her anger over the quarrel with Jia Lian and doesn't want to make any gestures in front of him.

Chen Heng looked at the thick dark circles under the other person's eyes and knew at a glance that Daiyu had not had a good rest in the past two days. He couldn't help but frown, "No matter how uncomfortable you are, you should pay attention to your health. The beads that Aunt Shui gave you specially are for you. I want to keep you safe, but I don’t want you to miss others and feel sad secretly.”

It’s been three days since I recognized him, and I should be impressed by him. Lin Daiyu blinked, not knowing that her brother was so good at coaxing people.

These words, using Aunt Shui's thoughts to encourage her, are much better than simply asking her to pay attention to her health.

He wouldn't go behind my back and secretly seek advice from someone, would he?

When Daiyu thought of this, she pursed her lips and said, "Brother, don't be a bad example."

Jia Lian's recent behavior at the Lin family has taught Lin Daiyu a good lesson. This little girl really couldn't comment on her cousin's behavior, so she had no choice but to become a mute monk. Just after hearing about those colorful worlds, the girl's knowledge was different from before.

The heads of these two people were brought together, with Lin Jue in the middle, and the Lins and his wife on the other side saying goodbye, which made Jia Lian look like a guest. He was bored when he was idle, so he had to look at Chen Heng and Daiyu.

Chen Heng was confused by what his sister said. Seeing Jia Lian looking over, he straightened his face and scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about?" He turned around and waved to Xinda, taking the things he had prepared from him, "You can't make it for your birthday this time. I’ll give you the gift in advance. This time, don’t blame me for not sending anything.”

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she felt happy in her heart. Looking at the other person's tired look, he said with some distress: "It's not that I won't come back, it will only be a month or two at most. Brother, it's the same thing if you wait until I come back."

I believe there is something wrong with what you said. Chen Heng pretended not to hear and said to himself.

"It was mainly a coincidence. When I had free time a few days ago, I went out to look around, trying to find something that suited your liking. As a result, I actually came across it."

Chen Heng carried the wooden cage covered with black cloth and lifted a corner in front of Sister Lin. He saw a little tabby cat sleeping in the cage.

"I can't think of anything to give as a gift." Chen Heng explained calmly, "The store said that his mother has a gentle temper and never hurt anyone. I think it also likes to catch flying insects and has a very lively temperament. If you think it is suitable, I will buy it for you. Coming."

Daiyu took the wooden cage from her brother, but was a little reluctant to hand it over to someone else. She just stood silently, listening to Chen Heng continue to chatter, "I have written the matters about raising cats in the book. You remember to go with Xueyan Look. You have to be careful when raising them.”

He took out a book bag and a letter from his arms. Seeing that Daiyu was holding the wooden cage and not letting go, Chen Heng simply handed it over to Xueyan. "Everything that needs to be said is in the letter." He emphasized again, "Be careful on the road... pay attention to safety."

"Brother, are you reluctant to let go?" The corners of Daiyu's mouth curved. She hugged the wooden cage and did not dare to move. She only smiled and poked her head, "Don't worry, Yu'er will go back as soon as possible."

Chen Heng did not comment, just looked at the little sister who grew up together, and said helplessly: "If you encounter any difficult or annoying problems. If you can't solve it, just write and tell me."

"I know." Lin Daiyu nodded with a smile and glanced at her brother in front of her. He quickly looked away, and happened to see the servants of the Lin family carrying boxes of things to the ship.

When the wind blows the waves and the tide makes a sound.

Seeing Jiang Feng urging the guests to see off, the girl who had been nodding her head suddenly smiled and said, "We're leaving."

The feeling of parting just arises between the two of them. The slightly cold wind in February passed through the gaps in their clothes.

Lin Daiyu was shocked to realize that since Chen Heng came to Yangzhou, this was the first time that they had to be separated for so long.

"Yeah." Chen Heng nodded.

"Brother, wait for me to come back."

"good."

Lin Jue watched for a long time, watching the two people finally finish talking, and then came closer to take a look at the kitten in the wooden cage. As a result, as soon as he stretched out his hand, his sister slapped him away.

"Brother." Lin Jue was also speechless and began to cry out to Chen Heng, "No, you have to give me a cat."

"Okay, okay, I got it." Before Chen Heng had time to comfort him, Lin Ruhai, who had made peace with Jia, said to everyone: "It's almost time, don't delay other tourists from getting on the boat."

Jia was on a government ship, and in order to avoid being squeezed and bumped by others, Lin Ruhai had no choice but to temporarily clear the dock.

It was rare for their family to return to the capital, and there were too many things to bring with them.

But this would inevitably cause inconvenience to others. As a parent official, Lin Ruhai urged his wife and daughter to leave quickly.

Jia told the other party a few more words, indicating that Lin Ruhai should take care of his body, and then took Daiyu, who was reluctant to leave, onto the government ship.

Chen Heng held the book bag that Lin Daiyu gave him before leaving, and watched the official ship disappear in the blue waves, and then went back home with Lin Ruhai.

"Don't forget to review your lessons when you go back."

"Well, uncle too, patrol on the river bank, pay attention to safety."

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After returning home, Chen Heng prepared to start reading as usual. But before that, he opened the book bag that Lin Daiyu gave him, took out the items in it, and prepared to sit in his seat and read slowly.

The top one was Lin Daiyu's handwritten storybook. The paper was not thick, but Chen Heng read it very carefully. This story is simple and can be summarized.

It tells the story of a daughter of a poor family who was harmed by natural disasters and had no choice but to sell herself in the Duke's Mansion. She was severely criticized by the owner. In the end, she escaped from the Duke's Mansion and was rescued by a farmer outside the city. She raised a son who passed the imperial examination.

This story looks ordinary, but it is easy to read because of Daiyu's excellent writing style. Moreover, judging from Daiyu's notes at the end of the article, it should be just a draft and has not been completely finalized.

"Brother, it is inconvenient for me to go to Aunt Shui's mourning hall. I can only trouble you to burn this manuscript for Aunt Shui for me. Sister once told Aunt Shui that the first thing she should see after writing the storybook is her."

That's right, Chen Heng already had an idea in his mind. He had previously guessed that the prototype of this storybook was Aunt Shui. But from his perspective of reading books for many years, this story still lacks a lot of twists and turns.

However, as Daiyu's debut work, it is already very good. Moreover, in the current literary world, there are stories that are willing to be developed with women as the main characters. Apart from his book "The Legend of Shushan Heroes", there is only Daiyu's work, which is a blank area.

In addition, with Daiyu's literary foundation, Chen Heng is still optimistic about the prospects of this storybook.

He put down the storybook and opened the letter written by his sister. There was a short article written on it, in the name of Xiaoxiangzi, about a woman who was oppressed in the capital, how she fled all the way to Yangzhou and eventually died of illness.

Just looking at the style and wording, this short article is much more simple and sharp than the storybook.

Chen Heng just guessed from the writing that Daiyu wanted to send it to the newspaper shop.

Looking back, it was true.

"Please help me send this article to the newspaper shop."

Chen Heng turned the article to the night before, and only stared at Daiyu's last short sentence: "Life is like a flower withering, falling on paper and becoming an article."

Such a vernacular sentence is very similar to Chen Heng's style.

The two of them grew up together, and when Lin Daiyu wrote articles, her style was very similar to Chen Heng's.

Chen Heng had discussed the pros and cons of this with her.

"The articles in newspapers are ultimately for ordinary people to read. The style of writing that scholars love may not be liked by farmers."

"I think that a storybook is a storybook, and a newspaper is a newspaper. The former can be written arbitrarily, while the latter is better to be simple. Let more people see and understand, that is the meaning of our newspaper."

This is what Chen Heng said to Lin Daiyu when he was discussing the meaning of newspapers. Unexpectedly, the other party actually listened to it. And improved the style of writing on it.

This is the first time that the younger sister has published an article independently in a newspaper. The quality of the article is also excellent, and it takes into account the beautiful choice of words on the basis of realism.

In just a few hundred words, the life of a miserable woman is written on paper. After reading it, people can't help but sigh for the experience of the person in the article.

Chen Heng thought about it, and directly added on the paper: "The beauty of the words has the style of Qin and Han Dynasty Yuefu. The far-reaching intention has the spirit of Tang and Song Dynasty masters."

The signature is naturally Mr. Yuanhe.

He wants to help his sister.

When Xinda walked into the room with tea, he saw Chen Heng busy at the table and hurriedly said in surprise: "Second brother, why don't you close the window before doing things."

Chen Heng realized that Xinda opened the window to let the room ventilate before going out.

"Haha, I didn't notice." Chen Heng smiled and continued to copy things with his head down.

After Xinda closed the window, he walked to his brother and saw that he was copying Miss Lin's things. He couldn't help but wonder, "What is brother going to do."

"I'll finish copying." Chen Heng couldn't explain it, so he could only perfunctorily say it.

This is his own selfishness.

This storybook of his sister is quite commemorative. Chen Heng plans to keep it as a treasure. When she writes a better story in the future, he will take out the original book and show it to her so that she can look back on her growth.

As for the one to burn for Aunt Shui, Chen Heng had to write it by hand.

"Oh." Xinda didn't ask too much, he found a book from the bookshelf and sat next to his brother with a stool.

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At this time, Daiyu was also opening her brother's letter. The official ship was sailing steadily on the canal, and the tabby cat released from the cage was curiously looking at the new world and the new owner.

Xueyan liked this little toy very much, and while the lady was busy, she had already played with the kitten.

Daiyu looked at Xueyan and opened the cat-raising manual written by Chen Heng. The contents on it were recorded in paragraphs. Chen Heng's knowledge of raising cats in his previous life was recorded in great detail, and the temperament of the tabby cat was emphasized.

After reading the manual, Daiyu handed it to Xueyan and asked her to learn with him. She continued to open the book bag, which contained the documents written by Chen Heng specifically for her.

The first article was about the life story of Tan Yunxian, a female doctor in the Ming Dynasty. Chen Heng was reading the history of the Ming Dynasty recently and happened to notice this gentleman in medicine.

This female doctor was also quite legendary. Chen Heng took her unyielding spirit and regarded the smoke of war as a good time from her turbulent life, and broke down Tan Yunxian's feelings and ambitions and told them to his sister.

"Life is like waves, and I set sail to cross the sea."

This half-sentence of poetry was written by Chen Heng when he was helping refugees outside the city.

Facing the chaotic and uneasy situation at that time, Chen Heng had only one thought in his mind: to repay the public. He did not want his sister to learn from him, but only hoped that she would not be too sad because of Aunt Shui.

Matters of life and death are destined by heaven. The rest of us should just be a passerby who lives up to this life.

"Sister, I often use the words in the other envelope as my ambition and put them on the table to warn myself. I hope you and I can encourage each other."

Lin Daiyu opened the last paper bag, took out the rice paper and spread it out. I saw a line of dragon-flying and phoenix-dancing words, with a vigorous vitality, jumping on the paper.

"Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement."

How could Daiyu not understand the other party's thoughts when her brother tried so hard to persuade her.

Chen Heng was worried that she would fall into a self-pitying mentality, thinking that everything in the world was as cruel as Aunt Shui.

Then he came up with the method of persuading with a civet cat as a companion, using the predecessors and himself as examples.

Feeling the other party's deep concern, even though they were already half a day away from Yangzhou, Daiyu's heart was still surrounded by warm care.

In front of Xueyan, she held the rice paper in her arms like a treasure, and said infatuatedly: "It makes people miss it."

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The official ship that the Lin family took was already conspicuous, and there were wooden signs such as "Yangzhou Prefect" and "Rongguo Mansion" on the bow. Merchant ships and passenger ships along the way all gave way to it.

Jia Lian's room was at the bow, and there was a platform when he opened the door. Put a soft bench on it, you can not only see the scene of the boats on the river hiding, but also enjoy the pleasure of riding the wind and waves.

"There will be a time to ride the wind and waves, and set sail to cross the sea. Li Bai's poems are really refreshing to read."

He couldn't help but feel a little proud. Today he successfully invited his aunt's family back. I don't know how much praise he will receive from the old lady when he returns home.

The servants who were accompanying him saw that the Second Master was in a good mood, and hurriedly said some polite words. What they said was nothing more than "It turns out that the Second Master has to take action" and so on.

A more clever servant suddenly pointed to a boat of similar shape in the distance and said: "Second Master, look. The sign on the boat seems to be a relative of our family."

Jia Lian propped himself up from the recliner. He held a telescope sent by the West in his hand, which was just suitable for observation. In the round hole, he saw the words "Jinling Xue Family" on the official ship breaking through the waves in the distance.

How many Xue families in Jinling can use such a large official ship. Jia Lian thought about it and agreed with the servant's judgment.

"It turned out to be them?!"

Jia Lian did not expect this to happen. His family had too complicated a relationship with the Xue family. But he couldn't get around the Wang family. But at this generation, should it be counted from the wife? Or from the second aunt?

Thinking about it, Jia Lian suddenly laughed. Why should he worry? Isn't there an elder on the boat?

It's appropriate to let aunt make the decision on this matter.

Jia Lian ran to Jia's room happily with the news of meeting Xue's family on the way.

I thought it was a coincidence made by heaven, and it was fate that made people meet old friends in a foreign land.

But Jia, who was smiling, said neither softly nor hard after hearing what Jia Lian said: "When sailing on the river, you must pay attention to safety. Let's talk about it when we arrive in the capital."

Jia Lian had no choice but to leave after being rejected. My good aunt, how do we know where the Xue family got off the boat.

He shook his head helplessly, but he could also hear that Jia didn't want to contact the Xue family, so he had to give up.

But some things are just so coincidental. Seven or eight days later, when their ship arrived at the Beijing dock.

The Xue family's ship actually docked here.

Although it was late, the number of words was enough. I started polishing at seven o'clock and have been revising it until now. Ahhh, the pain. I haven't played games or read novels for several months.