In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

It must be said that the Second Wife's venting of anger helped to restore some of the finances of the Rongguo Mansion, but it also completely offended those real rats, and the Second Wife's management of the household became increasingly unsuccessful.

When everyone was paying their respects to each other, Lady Jia suddenly mentioned to the Second Madam that she should hand over the housekeeping power to Wang Xifeng, the Second Madam rarely refused and agreed very readily.

At the beginning of the year, Rongguo Mansion received a letter from Jia Min, the lady of the Lin family in Suzhou, saying that Jia Min was seriously ill. Jia Lian, as the only adult male heir of the Jia family in this generation, should have gone to Suzhou to visit her on behalf of the Jia family. However, Wang Xifeng was pregnant, and Jia Lian could not leave.

Everyone was sad and helpless about this. Suddenly, Wang Xifeng's eyes turned and she said to Jia's mother, "Madam, the aunt is seriously ill. If the aunt can meet her family, it may be beneficial to her condition. But the second master is busy, and Baoyu and the others are too young to go out."

"Why not ask Lang from Jinling to go and see if this is appropriate?"

Wang Xifeng didn't mean to mention Jia Lang. She thought of Jia Lang because she saw that Lady Jia was somewhat dissatisfied because Jia Lian could not go to Gusu.

No matter what, Jia Min is still the daughter of Jia's mother. They haven't seen each other for many years after she married and moved away. Now she is seriously ill and about to die, and wants to see her family. However, the only suitable grandson cannot go because her granddaughter-in-law is pregnant. No matter how much Jia's mother likes her granddaughter-in-law, she must feel a little uncomfortable.

Wang Xifeng now has a say in the Jia family, which is inseparable from Lady Jia's love for her. Wang Xifeng is well aware of this, and naturally does not want Lady Jia to be dissatisfied with her. But when she is asked to be magnanimous and ask Jia Lian to go, Wang Xifeng is not happy about it.

In this way, wouldn't she remember Jia Lang, the tool?

It has to be said that Lady Jia really listened to Wang Xifeng's suggestion. She thought about it and realized that Jinling was not far from Gusu. Although Jia Lang was still young, he was nine years old and could be considered a little adult. It would not be a problem for him to be paired with a few servants of the Jia family.

"Brother Feng's idea is inappropriate. In my opinion, it is appropriate, very appropriate."

"Tell the third housekeeper to take the Li family and a few old maids to Jinling first to take Lang'er and then go to the Lin family!"

There were deeper plans that Jia's mother didn't tell her, but she was thinking in her heart that her son-in-law Lin Ruhai was a third place winner in the imperial examination. If Jia Lang could be appreciated by Lin Ruhai, it would definitely be of great help to Jia Lang's future path in the imperial examination.

Coincidentally, Jia Lang thought the same when he saw the visitors from the Jia Mansion.

After officially coming into contact with the ancient imperial examination, Jia Lang realized how perverted it was. Even though he prided himself on being smart, he had to admit that it was difficult to pass. If he could have an experienced Tanhua Lang to teach him, even if it was just some ideas and experience, it would be of great help to Jia Lang in his future journey to the imperial examination.

As for Aunt Li's worry that Jia Lang was too young to go out alone, Jia Lang said it was not a big deal. Although the ancient times were dangerous, the safety of powerful people could still be guaranteed.

The four major families of Jia, Wang, Shi and Xue are not fake. They are all well-known in the capital, not to mention in Jinling, the place where they made their fortune. No one is really so desperate as to step forward and carry the carriage even though they know it belongs to the Jia family.

There is even less to worry about when we get to Gusu, because Lin Ruhai is the Imperial Inspector of Salt, and no ordinary person would want to offend him.

After bidding farewell to Aunt Li, the nine-year-old Jia Lang went to the Lin family in Gusu alone with the servants of the Jia mansion in the chilly spring.

There are few plots about the Lin family in Dream of the Red Chamber, except when Lin Daiyu's father was seriously ill when she was a teenager, and Jia Lian took Lin Daiyu back to the Lin family. There is even less about Jia Min in Dream of the Red Chamber. Now that he is about to meet Jia Min who is still alive, Jia Lang has to say that he is somewhat looking forward to it.

In the Lin Mansion, Jia Min's illness was getting worse. Lin Daiyu stayed with Jia Min almost all the time, listening to Jia Min whispering about the Rongguo Mansion in her memory. After all, Jia Min knew that once she died, Lin Daiyu would definitely be sent to Rongguo Mansion to be raised by Jia's grandmother.

Lin Ruhai had no intention of remarrying, and the old lady of the Lin family had passed away long ago. Having lost her mother, Lin Daiyu could not live without the guidance of a female elder, so they could only choose Grandmother Jia.

"Your grandmother's family has two uncles, and your eldest uncle's family has three brothers. Among them, the second brother Lian was born to your deceased aunt, and the remaining two brothers were born out of wedlock."

"Your second uncle has two brothers and two sisters. The elder sisters Yuanchun and Baoyu were born to your second aunt, and the remaining brother and sister were also born out of wedlock."

"If Rongguo Mansion sends someone soon, maybe you'll be able to see your second brother Lian in a few days."

Jia Min has been in contact with the Jia family over the years, but what Jia's mother wrote in her letters was rather vague. Jia Min only remembered the legitimate children, and she didn't care much about the illegitimate children.

The reply from Rongguo Mansion came even faster than Jia Lang. Jia Min opened the letter with anticipation, and soon saw the news that Jia's grandmother said that Jia Lian's wife was pregnant and Jia Lian was unable to leave and come. The light in Jia Min's eyes dimmed, and she felt weak all over and wanted to lie down before she even finished reading the rest of the letter.

Lin Daiyu, who was standing by, was curious about what was written in the letter. She asked Jia Min for permission, picked up the letter and started reading. She soon saw that the second half of the letter said that Lian Er could not come due to something, so he specially asked the older Lang Ge'er to come. Not knowing which cousin this Lang Ge'er was, Lin Daiyu asked Jia Min curiously.

"Mother, my grandmother wrote in this letter that the oldest cousin Lian cannot come because he has the upper hand, so she specifically asked Lang to come to Rongguo Mansion instead. Daiyu doesn't know which cousin this Lang is. Does mother know?"

"Brother Lang?"

Jia Min didn't know either, but this didn't affect her happiness after learning that someone from her natal family would come. At this point, she didn't care whether this Lang'er was born out of wedlock or out of wedlock, because he was a young man from Rongguo Mansion after all, and it was a comfort to her that she could see a young man from her natal family before she died.

After returning home, Lin Ruhai went straight to Jia Min's courtyard to visit Jia Min. He learned from Jia Min that Rongguo Mansion had sent someone over, so Lin Ruhai naturally took it seriously.

So when Jia Lang and his companions arrived at the Lin Mansion, the servants of the Lin Mansion had already received the notice. So as soon as Jia Lang and his companions reported it, they were enthusiastically led in by the people of the Lin Mansion. Jia Lang couldn't help but wonder if the people of the Lin Mansion really thought that the Rongguo Mansion was very good and were completely defenseless.

When Jia Lang and the people from the Jia family were led directly to Jia Min's courtyard, Jia Lang was completely convinced.

Shouldn't they be informed first, and then arranged to wait in the front yard to receive guests after their identities are confirmed? How could they just go straight into the mistress's yard? The rules of the Lin family don't seem to be as lax as those of the Jia family?

Jia Lang's idea was good, but Jia Min was about to die. Since the Lin family had already known through letters that Jia Lang was coming, they naturally did not want to waste time. Fortunately, Jia Lang arrived quickly and arrived before Jia Min died completely.