When Daiyu and Baoyu had a conflict, Lin Yun was visiting Li Wan's aunt, Aunt Li, at the residence of Zhou Sheng, the head of the household department.

Lin Yun had been to the Zhou Mansion once. Although Zhou Sheng was only the head of the household department of the sixth rank, the mansion he lived in was not small, comparable to Lin Ruhai's original mansion.

Aunt Li and her two daughters live in the side courtyard of Zhou Mansion. There are eight rooms in front and back, which is much smaller than the Lixiang Courtyard where Aunt Xue lives.

Lin Yun waited in the living room for about a cup of tea before Aunt Li led Li Wen and Li Qi out to meet them.

When the two little girls saw Lin Yun, they immediately ran over to greet him.

After Lin Yun finished saluting Aunt Li, Li Wen and Li Qi gathered around him, chattering and asking questions.

After finally answering the two little girls' questions, Lin Yun smiled at Aunt Li and said, "Wen'er and Qier must be bored at home. Why don't Auntie take them to my place to play?"

Aunt Li: "I originally planned to go, but you just got married. I don't want to disturb you."

Lin Yun: "I was appointed to an official position by the court, and I have been training soldiers outside the city recently. If my aunt is a guest in my house, she can accompany my wife."

Aunt Li said in surprise: "You are still so young and you are already an official?"

"He's just a small general, nothing like that."

Aunt Li: "That's a fourth-grade military attaché, he's very impressive."

Li Wen asked curiously: "Mom, who is the higher official, Brother Lin or my uncle?"

Lin Yun: "Of course your uncle is the official."

Aunt Li smiled when she heard this and didn't say much. There was really no comparison between civil servants and military generals. Although Zhou Sheng was only the head of the household department of the sixth rank, he was not necessarily inferior to Lin Yun's general.

…

Lin Yun was chatting with Aunt Li when he saw Zhou Sheng walking in under the guidance of the maid.

He quickly stood up, saluted Zhou Sheng and said, "Lin Yun pays homage to Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Sheng responded politely: "You're welcome, General Lin. Thank you for coming to visit my sister and two nieces."

"It should."

When Aunt Li saw her brother coming, she took the initiative to take her two daughters and leave.

Li Wen and Li Qi were reluctant to leave at first, but they reluctantly left only after Aunt Li promised to take them to the Lin Mansion in a few days.

…

After Aunt Li left, Zhou Sheng asked Lin Yun to sit down again, and then asked him: "General Lin came here this time, is there something wrong?"

Lin Yun: "There is indeed a small matter, and I would like to ask Mr. Zhou for help."

"Oh, what on earth is going on?"

"Master Zhou must have also heard that I have just been appointed by the court as the Zuowuwei General and I am training soldiers in Miyun. However, there is a shortage of food and grass in the army, so I cannot let go to train troops. I wonder if Master Zhou can relieve me of the shortage of food and grass. So sleepy."

Zhou Sheng frowned and said: "This matter is not easy to handle. Now the war in the northwest is the top priority, and everything has to make way for it. Especially food and grass, which is the top priority."

"I don't want much. I just need the Ministry of Household Affairs to reissue Zuowu Wei's food for one month, and that's enough."

"How many soldiers do Zuowuwei have?"

"Five thousand people."

Zhou Sheng thought for a while and said: "This is not completely impossible. I heard that 300,000 dan of grain will be shipped back from Siam at the end of the year. With this batch of grain, the Ministry of Household Affairs will be much more relaxed."

Lin Yun said happily: "Since there is so much more food, it should be no problem to increase the food supply for Zuowu Wei for one month."

Zhou Sheng: "It's a pity that I have a humble position and can't make the decision. This matter requires the consent of Yan Yu, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

Lin Yun took out a stack of banknotes from his arms, put it on the table, pushed it to Zhou Sheng and said, "Please help Mr. Zhou to handle this matter for me."

Zhou Sheng smiled and said: "With this, it will be much easier to handle. There will be good news in three days."

"Thank you!"

…

Back in the forest garden, the servant guarding the gate told Lin Yun that his brother-in-law Qin Zhong was here.

Lin Yun rushed to the inner house and saw that almost all the maids in the house were in the living room, watching his brother-in-law Qin Zhong.

Seeing Lin Yun coming in from the outside, Qin Zhong quickly stood up and saluted respectfully: "My brother, please pay my respects to my sister-in-law."

Lin Yun smiled and said: "We are all members of our own family, so there is no need to be polite."

Qin Keqing pulled Lin Yun to sit down beside him and asked him: "Husband, where do you think it would be best for Zhong Er to live?"

Lin Yun: "Let him live in the outer study room. There are many books there, so he can read them nearby."

Qin Zhong grimaced upon hearing this. He wanted to come here to play, not to study.

Qin Keqing was very satisfied. She wholeheartedly hoped that her younger brother would succeed, so she naturally agreed with Lin Yun's arrangement.

She smiled at Lin Yun and said, "Husband, I would like to arrange for two little maids to serve Zhong Er, do you think it is feasible?"

When Qin Zhong heard this, his face suddenly showed a look of surprise. My sister-in-law had all good-looking maids here, and any two she picked were very eye-catching.

Before he could become happy, he heard Lin Yun decisively refuse: "Forget it about a maid. I never used a maid before I passed the exam to be a scholar. Zhong'er is still young, so there is no need for that."

When all the maids in the room heard this, they all looked disappointed. Seeing that Qin Zhong was handsome and that he was grandma's biological brother, they all looked forward to serving him.

Qin Zhong drooped his little head, very unhappy.

Lin Yun then added: "I will ask someone to hire a teacher for Zhong Er later to teach him his studies. When he becomes a scholar, I will recommend him to study at Yichen Academy."

Qin Keqing heard this and said happily: "Zhong'er, why don't you thank your sister-in-law quickly?"

Qin Zhong made a sad face and bowed to Lin Yun, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Lin Yun added: "In your spare time, you can learn martial arts from the guards in the mansion. In this way, even if you fail the imperial examination, you can still help me."

When Qin Keqing heard this, her face turned dark immediately. She was still hoping that her younger brother would be named on the gold medal list and serve as an official.

Qin Zhong secretly cursed in his heart that his sister-in-law only allowed him, a high official, to set fires, but not me, a commoner, to light lamps.

…

After Baozhu and Ruizhu took Qin Zhong away, the maids immediately dispersed.

When there was no one in the room, Qin Keqing said gloomily: "Is it possible that I don't think Zhong Er can take the imperial examination?"

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "It's not that I'm not optimistic, I'm just taking precautions and making more plans."

"Actually, I saw it just now. Zhong'er looked happy when he heard that I was going to arrange a maid for him. When he heard that you were going to find a husband for him, he was dejected. It shows that he is not interested in studying."

"You better look carefully, I didn't even notice it just now."

Qin Keqing rolled her eyes at him and said coquettishly: "It's not that I didn't pay attention, but the first time you saw Zhong Er, you knew his shortcomings."

"I'm not as powerful as you say."

After a pause, Lin Yun smiled again and said, "I was just looking at you, thinking that I must marry this beautiful young lady back home."

Qin Keqing was very embarrassed when he heard this, "Stop talking, let people listen, and I won't laugh at you and me."

"We are in love with each other. Others will only envy us but not laugh at us."

"I know how to talk nonsense."

While the two were chatting and joking, they saw Ping'er leading Xiangling and Yingge in.

Ping'er: "Third Master, Grandma, the weather is getting colder day by day. Can we start heating the Kang in our house?"

Qin Keqing glanced at Lin Yun and saw that he had no objection, so he nodded and said, "Let's go."

Xiang Ling hurriedly asked: "If you turn on the heating, can you take a bath in the big bath?"

Lin Yun smiled and said: "Yes, you can try the big bath today. Which of you will take a bath with me?"

Qin Keqing stood up in shame and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, husband?"

After saying that, she ran away as if running away.

"Third Master speaks so openly. It's such a shame." Ping'er scolded Lin Yun and followed suit.

Xiangling whispered: "Third Master, Yingge and I will accompany you to the big bath, okay?"

Parrot: "I don't dare, slave."

Lin Yun: "Why don't you dare? I'll teach you how to swim later."

"Third Master, what is swimming?"
Chapter completed!