Chapter 54: Training

The rain and snow are drifting, and the world is vast.

The winter in the north came early, and everyone from Jingbei Bo Mansion changed into winter clothes. It’s okay for others to say that they had lived like this in previous years and got used to it. The servants who followed the two young men to the capital were the servants who came to the capital with the two young men. The older ones were from Lin’s mansion when they were young, and most of the young ones were from the southerners. Most of them were a little uncomfortable when they encountered the cold current in the north. Not long after the winter began, the servants who followed him fell down one by one. Even the western monk Yang Xuan also started to have a runny nose.

Lin Nan is okay, but Lin Zhi can't do it. From childhood to adulthood, this is the first winter Lin Zhi spent in the north. The climate in the north is dry and windy, and the climate in the south is humid and rainy. Although it is cold, it is not much cold. It's just not long before winter begins, and the feeling of the wind blows on his face is different.

It has been a while since the incident at Dashiqiao. Lin Nan and Lin Zhi knelt through the ancestral hall one after another. Lin Fu and Lin Shou's scars have been healed for a long time, but the subsequent punishment has not yet been completed, and all four people have been banned. No matter who it is, no matter what it is, no matter what it is, half a foot cannot step out of the mansion. Which servant dares not listen to the order issued by the old lady himself? If anyone knows that he will not report it, being beaten is a small matter, and being fined for bankruptcy is a big matter. If you leave the Lin family's Fuwan, where can you find such a good job?

Fortunately, the weather was getting colder and Lin Zhi was still a little impatient, but after walking out of the yard for a few days, he never wanted to leave the house again. Lin Nan was in vain. This confinement could just help him to relieve his leisure. He stayed in the house and read books when he had nothing to do. The scholar passed the exam, but this was just a stepping stone to pick up a stepping stone, and there was still a long way to go in the future.

This morning, Lin Nan told his grandmother and uncle. After breakfast, he took Lin Zhi to Yang Xuan. Yesterday, he heard from Changning Mansion that his husband had a cold and Lin Nan hurried over to take a look. Although Yang Xuan followed him to take care of Lin Nan for his father's face, Lin Nan was considered the master. Lin Nan knew the status of this westerner in his father's heart. If something happened to him, it would be difficult for his father to explain. Even without this level, Lin Nan's respect for Yang Xuan alone would be enough to make him do this.

At this time, charcoal basins had been added to several large houses in the mansion. Yang Xuan's house was not big, and charcoal basins were also placed in both rooms inside and outside. Although the weather was cold outside, the room was warm. Lin Nan knocked on the door and heard Yang Xuan responding, so he pushed the door and walked in.

Lin Nan came into the room and saw Yang Xuan sitting on the kang with his legs crossed, snuggling up to read a book in a brazier. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "How is Mr.? Nan'er didn't take good care of him, so Mr. He was burdened with it..."

"Hey——" Yang Xuan took over the conversation, looked at Lin Nan with an interesting look, and said with a smile: "Where can people not get sick when they eat grains and grains? When I was as old as you, I didn't know where to prepare winter clothes for my husband!" Yang Xuan said something, Lin Nan's face turned red. Yang Xuan put down the book in his hand and gave in: "Come on, don't stand, come up and sit down to speak. It's cold in the north, and I was used to being alone when I was young. Who would have thought that now I am old and negligent, and the wind blew the day before yesterday, but I was punished these days, haha! You are still young and have not strong blood, so it's better to keep warm."

"Yes." Lin Nan sat down on the edge of the kang as he spoke. Lin Zhi dragged a chair and sat nearby. "Sir, have you taken any medicine? If it doesn't improve, Nan'er will invite a good doctor."

"Yesterday, the mansion had invited a doctor for me, prescribed a few medicines, and I only took two meals today. One medicine has not been finished yet. What's so anxious? The disease is like a mountain of illness, and the disease is like a slit, haha! Besides, this runny nose disease does not delay food and drink, nor does it delay reading and tea. That's all..." After Yang Xuan finished speaking, he wrapped a loose quilt, looked up at Lin Nan, and said seriously: "Nan'er, you are young, it's better not to spend too much on such mundane things. You must know that one mind cannot be used. Your father, Prefect Lin and Master Shen Zhai, recommended me to come, not to let me drag you down. As a great man, standing between heaven and earth, you must have a lofty vision and broad mind. You can't be like your daughter's house, and you are surrounded by trivial matters all day long..."

"Yes, sir, I've taught you a lesson." Lin Nan responded respectfully, but he didn't necessarily agree with Yang Xuan's words in his heart. It's good to have a lofty vision and broad mind, but Lin Nan left home since he was a child and felt deeply influenced when he was young. Although he had returned to the Lin family for nearly five years, he still cherished everything in front of him very much, so every grass, a tree, a table and a chair around him, as long as it was something from the Lin family, he felt very close to him. Some things that were inconspicuous in the eyes of others may be indispensable here.

Although thinking about this, Lin Nan did not respond to Yang Xuan back then, and only responded verbally.

Seeing that Lin Nan deserves pleasure, Yang Xuan thought that he could teach him, so he reached out to take the book he had just read and handed it to Lin Nan: "You two read this book..." Lin Nan looked at the name, and had never seen it before. Yang Xuan said: "Now you have won the fame of scholars, which is enough to show that you have the talent in this area, but to enter the official career, being a scholar is far from enough. You will read a lot in the future, but I will first recommend a few books that are not common in the scholar's forest."

"Oh?" Lin Nan was surprised. Since it was not common, it means that no one paid attention to it. Why did Mr. Shu recommend such a book?

Yang Xuan seemed to have known Lin Nan would think so long ago, and said with a smile: "You think this book is not common, it must be because it is written in the book that is unreasonable and useless, right? Haha, it's not your fault. These books are unknown, but what people in the book are not what people think. It's just that the people who write these books either pay too much attention to reputation, have a hot temper, or are burdened by lawsuits... So some of these books have not been published, some have not been finished yet, and some have become lonely books..." Yang Xuan said, smiling proudly: "If I hadn't had some connection with these people in the past and had some habit of collecting strange articles, I'm afraid that these books wouldn't be in this room again today..." Lin Nan felt relieved when he heard this. The contempt and speculation just now immediately threw it behind his head and listened to Yang Xuan's narration with a serious look.

Yang Xuan took off the quilt, put on his coat and got off the kang, turned to the study room in the inner room, and soon came out with a few books: "Please take these books back first and read them carefully. I will come to ask you later. Remember, read them carefully and never look down on them!"

"Yes." Lin Nan answered solemnly.
Chapter completed!