The next day, Officer Lin brought two large boxes of snacks and snacks to the inner office of the government office for a visit.
If yesterday was an official ceremony, today's visit is in the nature of a private visit to relatives.
Wang Zhiyou and Wang Shiwu came forward together and sat in the main room with Lin Daguan to talk.
Originally, Wang Zhiyou had made enough psychological preparations before going south. But after yesterday's inauguration ceremony, he discovered that he might still need to continue to make self-adjustments.
The former imperial envoy, former governor, and former prefect almost all died here together, and it was not without reason.
Without going to Suzhou in person and seeing it with one's own eyes, it is difficult to imagine the situation here based only on rumors. Even the nobles in the imperial court more than two thousand miles away could not imagine it.
Wang Zhiyou dared to say that even Shen Shoufu would feel strange when he returned to his hometown.
If the prince is a capable minister and official who respects the authority of the imperial court, he should definitely find ways to attack and weaken local powerful people.
But it is a pity that he is a tool sent by the family to Suzhou, so not only cannot he fight against the powerful, but he is even complicit in it.
This was slightly contradictory to the education of loyalty that Wang Zhiyou received, so he had to distort himself.
Fortunately, as the "eldest brother-in-law" of my mother's family, I can still be a little condescending to my relatives and regain some self-esteem.
The eldest uncle points fingers at his brother-in-law on behalf of his parents’ family. Isn’t this reasonable?
So Wang Fuzun decisively went offline. Uncle Wang quickly came online and interrogated his younger brother-in-law:
"When I go south this time, in addition to taking up my post in Suzhou, I also have the task of escorting my little sister to get married. Are you ready?"
Brother-in-law Lin answered honestly: "The new house has not been completed yet, so it will take another three months to marry Yaomei."
Uncle Wang seemed to have caught something, he frowned and snorted coldly:
"You made an engagement with our Wang family last year, and now, the new house is still under construction. Isn't it too neglectful?
If you were really sincere, how could you delay it to this point?"
Faced with his uncle's objections, brother-in-law Lin explained: "I don't mean to be negligent, it's just that the project was more difficult, so it took a little more time."
Uncle Wang asked again: "I heard that with Lin Tailai's ability in Suzhou, a new city gate can be built in three months. How come the new house has not been completed in a year?"
Brother-in-law Lin asked back: "You must have heard of Canglang Pavilion, a famous garden in Suzhou that has a history of hundreds of years, right?"
"Of course I have heard about it." Uncle Wang replied. Before coming to Suzhou, he must have done some research on the local customs.
Lin Daguan then said in one breath: "I will first seize Canglang Pavilion from the hands of the monks next to me, and then drive away all the monks to avoid future troubles!
Then the Panthéon in the north was moved closer to the center of the city, and more than ten acres of land were circled around the original site of the temple to rebuild the house.
We also need to connect the courtyard and Canglang Pavilion into one body to ensure the integrity of the landscape!"
Damn it! Uncle Wang was shocked. You only said you were building a new house, but you didn’t say you were building it like this!
Brother-in-law Lin said with a ferocious smile: "I have come to this point and built a lot of construction around Canglang Pavilion just to marry the daughter of the Wang family in your new city. This is something that everyone in Suzhou knows.
So you definitely still think that I have neglected your Xincheng Wang family? If this word gets out, I really don’t know how the world will view the Xincheng Wang family."
Wang Zhiyou: "."
My uncle is autistic and has gone offline, and Wang Zhiyou is online.
Wang Fifteen couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to say: "Brother is here for the first time. If you want to focus on official matters, you should go to the Yamen first!
It’s enough for me and Mr. Lin to talk here, there’s no need for my brother to accompany me here!”
Wang Zhiyou quickly went offline, and the most humble character Wang Fuzun came online.
At this time, Wang Fuzun felt that he had become an outsider and went to the government office to read the official documents in despair.
After seeing his uncle off, Lin Daguan said with a smile: "Suzhou has many cultural sites. I'm a newbie here. I'll accompany you to visit for a few days while the weather isn't too hot yet."
For example, you can go to Canglang Pavilion tomorrow to see your future new home. By the way, I can help you write some poems to help you become famous in Jiangnan!
I will do what I say, and I guarantee that you will become Li Qingzhao of the Ming Dynasty within five years!"
Wang Shishi smiled and replied: "Don't you hear the ancients say that the beginning of a husband's domination is to put people first. The basic rule will make the country strong, and the basic chaos will make the country in danger."
Mr. Lin: "???"
Is this a conversation between a long-separated couple? Can we have a normal relationship?
Wang Shiwu explained: "What Nujia means is that although it is important to visit scenic spots and know the local conditions, it is more important to meet the people you should meet first. This is called people-oriented."
Official Lin asked: "Who do you want to see?"
Wang Fifteen replied: "Of course the future parents-in-law and sisters.
You can have a family dinner with the sisters first to get to know each other, Mr. Lao Lin will arrange it."
To be honest, Mr. Lin was very reluctant to let women get together. Huang Wuniang and Mrs. Fan started fighting when they met, which really frightened Mr. Lin.
However, as the head wife, Wang Shiwu's request was reasonable and it was difficult to refuse, so she had to agree.
The two talked for a while and then had lunch together.
When leaving, Wang Shiwu became affectionate again and said softly: "I like Jun Lin's quatrain about missing the slave family very much. I read it several times every day."
Official Lin was a little confused. He had not written a poem to Wang Shiwu recently.
Then I heard Wang Shiwu reciting softly: "Thousands of illusions are still full of tears, but it is true. A flick of the ball can wet thousands of dust. Peach blossoms are like blood and spring is like the sea. In the dream, no one is seen on the west terrace."
The writing is so good, I didn’t expect Lin Lang to miss the Nu family so deeply.”
Lin Daguanren: "."
All I can say is, Yaomei, just be happy.
The smallest garden in Suzhou, Taohua Temple, the former residence of Tang Bohu, was expanded from two acres to five or six acres after renovation and expansion by Lin Daguan.
Although it's still not big, it can at least be called a "garden".
In addition to peach blossoms, some other flowers and trees were slightly replanted in the front yard; while in the newly bloomed backyard, two to three acres of bamboo groves were transplanted in an elegant manner.
Moreover, the original three small houses full of the temperament of poor artists were demolished, and five large pavilions with floor-to-ceiling windows were rebuilt and named Peach Blossom Pavilion.
So although Peach Blossom Temple was still not suitable for living, it became a very suitable place for parties and banquets.
This time, the "sisters' family banquet" proposed by Wang Shiwu was also arranged here. For no other reason than the privacy here is good enough.
Mrs. Fan, who was theoretically the farthest away, was the first one to arrive. Or rather, she was not just one, she was holding another one in her arms.
Official Lin took Lin Jiuyi, the eldest son of the concubine, and after teasing him for a few times, he said to Madam Fan: "We agreed today that it will be a sister bureau, not a parent-child bureau. Why did you bring your son with you?"
Lady Fan snorted coldly: "Isn't this your biological son? Why can't you bring him to the family banquet?"
According to the concept of this era, a woman's greatest achievement is that she can give birth to a son for her man.
Official Lin had reason to suspect that Mrs. Fan came here with her son in her arms just to show off in front of Wang Shiwu.
While they were talking, Huang Wumei also came over. Not surprisingly, she was also holding someone in her arms, her second son Lin Jiuwu.
After the two women Huang and Fan met today, it was rare that they didn't get into a fight. I don't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.
Immediately afterwards, Secretary Bai and Sun Lianlian also appeared together. Just in time, they arrived at Taohua Temple neither early nor late.
Currently, these are the only four people who can be called "sisters" around Suzhou Chenglin officials.
Others who only have one or a few nights of fun are not considered family members.
These four women got together intentionally or unintentionally. They seemed to have their own concerns, but no one spoke for a long time.
In the end, it was Sun Lianlian, who had the lowest status, who took the initiative to break the silence and asked Fan and Huang: "What do you think of the new mistress, the two sisters?"
Huang Wuniang was the first to answer: "We locals in Suzhou should unite."
To say that she was mentally unbalanced, Huang Wuniang was somewhat unbalanced. She was Lin Daguan's first woman, and she was a good match for her age.
Unexpectedly, as fate would have it, Lin Daguan, who was just a little servant at the beginning, progressed too quickly, and she lost her qualifications as the main wife.
After hearing what Huang Wuniang said, Mrs. Fan and Secretary Bai nodded in agreement.
Sun Lianlian quickly expressed her determination loudly and said: "Then I will follow the sisters! The sisters will work together to advance and retreat together!"
Among the four women, Sun Lianlian is the most precarious and has the most sense of crisis. For her, the only way to survive is to stay together for warmth.
Official Lin smiled bitterly and started to form an alliance in front of him. Was he not taking the head of the family seriously?
But he also understands that the wise thing to do at this moment is to be transparent and say nothing! Otherwise, it will be even more troublesome if he is asked to express his position!
Standing at the door, Officer Lin began to regret again, why did he attend today's family banquet?
To be continued...