A new journey of accumulating wealth
Chapter 172 Qingping Years 3 in 1
What is Jin Kuang's crime?
Resisting the order and not obeying it!
It was originally the crime of implicating the nine clans. The emperor cared about the relationship between teachers and students, so he didn't want to pursue it.But helplessly, the law of the country is ruthless, so we can only shed tears like this.
This is roughly the meaning of the decree.
In the courtyard of the Jin family, except for the fourth master who was lying on the ground and said 'I don't know if he is alive or dead', everyone else knelt down.Big and small, old and young, at a glance, they seem to be kneeling in such a yard...
Jin Kuang looked like he was still in good spirits. After thanking the emperor for his kindness, he said to the eunuch who delivered the decree: "... Please pass it on to the emperor, saying that Zaomin and his family will leave Beijing and return to their hometown tomorrow morning..."
Don't stay for a moment.
The father-in-law smiled embarrassingly, but did not persuade him to stay.Jin Kuang's eyes darkened two points involuntarily, and it was just a test to see what the attitude of the higher-ups was.If you still care about the three-point love, then you are just acting, and you will keep a few words.But now that he doesn't say a word, it means that Xu Shizhong hates that he can't leave the capital immediately.
The father-in-law in the palace was sent away here, and the doctor came forward, "Master Hou..."
"Don't dare to do it." Jin Kuang glanced at the youngest son under the eaves, seeing his daughter-in-law standing like that, not going forward to ask the doctor, something flashed in his eyes, and then he sneered at the doctor: "Go back Go! Don't look at it, the old man is in good health, don't worry about him!"
"Grandfather, Fourth Master Jin, isn't this..." Before the doctor finished speaking, Jin Kuang blocked it, "It's his fate to live or die. Since Governor Xu has given you a good meal, we grassroots, Who dares to heal... life and death are up to him!"
It turned out that the person who avenged public and private revenge was Xu Shizhong.
"grandfather!"
"master!"
"Father!"
The people behind were in a hurry, but Jin Kuang shook his sleeves and headed towards the main room where the door had been closed all the time, leaving only four words for the doctor: "Go slowly! No delivery!"
Lin Yutong didn't have time to pay attention to how the doctor was sent out, her eyes were all attracted by the children surrounding her.
I've seen the boy lying on the window before. This kid has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He is tall and tall, slightly taller than Lin Yutong.Already a little calm look.This is the second young master Jin Qikun who ranks second in the mansion, who is fifteen this year.
The one standing next to him didn't look like him.From his memory, Lin Yutong knew that it was this time. This child looked like the Lin family, with an honest and honest face, not good at speaking.At this time, he looked anxious, and said that nothing would happen.This is his second son, the third young master Jin Qishen, who is 14 years old.
Next to the fourth master, his eyes were red, and he kept asking: "Father, does it hurt, does it matter..." This is the youngest son, and the fourth young master Jin Qiqi, who ranks fourth in the house, is also thirteen. .
Standing against Lin Yutong's back, with tears streaming down her face, was the little girl, Jin Qixuan, the third lady of the mansion.
The girl in the second line is sister Lin, who was born to the Sun family in the third room, and she is also fifteen years old this year.The original plan was to get married at the end of the year, but the Yushi's family over there, like the Wen family, had all their families beheaded, so the marriage naturally fell through.
Surrounding here was useless, so Lin Yutong directed the two sons, "Take your father back to our yard first."
Jin Qikun hesitated to speak, but he didn't say anything. He called his younger brother to carry the spring stool with him and left.All the servants in the family were arrested, waiting to be sold.They were originally the property of the master's family, and if the house was ransacked, these people would naturally not be able to keep them.Now there is not a single servant in this family.
Carried to the house, the house is also empty.
Not even a single bedding was found, which shows how clean the house was.Lin Yutong called the second son according to the ranking of the entire Jin family: "The third son... you take your younger siblings to guard where your father doesn't move. Mother has something to do with your brother."
Jin Qishen nodded: "Don't worry, I won't go anywhere."
The sky was getting dark, and even a lamp was confiscated by the soldiers who ransacked the house.Lin Yutong took the eldest son to the kitchen first, moved the firewood in front of the stove, and flint and other things to light the fire, which was warm and illuminated.
No matter what kind of ingredients are in the kitchen, they have been cleaned up, but there are some bowls, chopsticks, dishes and jars, as well as the stove in the tea room, and the charcoal that has not been taken away.
Jin Qikun, who was born as a young master, didn't know what his mother was going to do, but he still silently cleaned up together.
The two made a torch and carried it around the house.The masters have nothing left to rummage in the house.She mainly looks for places where servants live, especially those who lead errands.I searched for several rooms, and in each room I could always find something from under the bricks on the floor or from cracks in the wall.Scattered gold and silver, jewelry from the master, and some small coins and silver notes.
Jin Qikun's face turned red, and he began to search for the servants' things.But he also understands that this family is big and wants to go back to his hometown, but he really doesn't have a copper coin on him.The jade pendants they wore and the jewelry worn by the female relatives were all taken away by the raiders.
The mother and son searched the servants' rooms in the mansion, and opened the warehouse, kitchen, stables and green houses.There are quite a few useful things to find.In the stable, I found a dilapidated rickshaw leaning against the corner of the wall. There were no pots and pans in the basket, and the dried vegetables, millet, and bacon hanging on the beam in the servant's kitchen weighed about ten catties.In the greenhouse, I found three bundles of various felt blankets and oilcloths that were probably new to keep the precious flowers and plants warm, and the scraps of silver that I collected.
Lin Yutong looked at such a big son who jumped out, "...you are thinking about handing over the money to the public, aren't you?"
No family separation, no private property allowed.
This is what I have been taught since childhood.
But this time is different, she said to the child: "When you are rich, things that can be spent with money are trivial. But when you are poor... it is difficult, and the difficulty lies in money. Your uncle and brother's body, You have always raised ginseng and antler. It is impossible for your grandfather to have left behind, but no matter how good you are, the money can’t be spent. The property has been confiscated, isn’t it just forcing your grandfather to bow his head because he can’t stand poverty? Therefore , Even if you have money, you have to pretend to be poor. The little money you take out has to be spent by people who have been living on medicine all year round. When it is your turn, how much can you have? Besides, your father This body...is healed from the injury, can you tell if there are any sequelae? Besides, you are also confused, your daughter-in-law probably has it. On the way back to my hometown, I traveled thousands of miles..."
"I see, mother!" She just had to take care of her own family.
Lin Yutong patted him: "Your father still has a few friends, it's a long way to go, and he will practice it..."
Jin Qikun understood in a second that relatives and friends usually travel far away, and they also send a ceremony.
"But this ceremonial schedule... can we keep it privately?" It still has to be handed over to the public.
Jin Qikun immediately understood the difficulty of the fourth room. The eldest room was supported by the Xu family, and the money was from the eldest aunt.The second aunt is a widow, and the old lady will take care of all the expenses, and no one will wrong her if she is wronged.There is Sun's family over the third room.
Only on my own side, my uncle's family is in the northwest, and my daughter-in-law's natal family is Xu's family, but it's a step further away.It's fine for the Xu family to give it to the aunt, but can the Bai family be expected to ask for it from the aunt?There is no way to ask for it!All expenses should be attributed to the public.
He answered immediately: "You find a way to put the money on my father..." The patient hid something on his body, but no one noticed, "I will pull out the other things I collected through the back door. Don't worry, I know what to do..."
But where can Lin Yutong rest assured?
Jin Qikun immediately said: "Turn out the back door, and you will find the street. At this point in the street, the yamen has started patrolling. There is an officer who knows me very well. His mother is seriously ill, and the imperial doctor I called to see my uncle helped to see her." Well, he is good. He usually helps me to keep an eye on the news on the street. I leave the things to him to deal with. The Yizhuang in Beicheng. The man who looked at the Yizhuang is his cousin from afar. He stutters and is very honest. I want to ask him to help our family and go back to our hometown with us..."
Lin Yutong understood that with such a person around, he would not be able to break contact with Jingli.You can know the news and trends in Jingli at any time.She took about 100 taels from the money and kept it, and stuffed the rest, "Then please buy a horse and ask his cousin to drive it, and it will fall behind us tomorrow. Money, give him ten taels of silver for hard work, and the rest is to buy some clothes, coarse cloth is fine, the warmer the better. Let's buy it!"
Ai!
Jin Qikun put it away, and then Lin Yutong helped push the car to the back door, watching the child pull the car out of the alley with great difficulty.After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a figure of a person could be seen approaching from a distance. The two talked about tea time, and then the person left. After a stick of incense, he brought someone over again, and the car was pulled After leaving, Brother Kun turned around and came back.
When the mother and son came back, they yelled again from the main courtyard, saying that the mansion was too big, and people might come in at night, and it was better to get together.
So he put out the fire here again, and asked a few children to carry fourth master to go first.Only then did Lin Yutong climb up the beams and pillars in the house. On the beams was a box hidden by the original owner.At that time, the house ransacked from the front to the back, and she was inside the house.As soon as I heard that something was wrong, I quickly put the money box on it.If the jewelry box is lost, the raider will definitely not do it.But no one thought that the wife of this family could climb trees and walls.Things are put on it.
I really dare not let the children know about this, because I am afraid that they will not be sure about it.After taking the things, she jumped down, caught up with the children, and pulled the cloak on fourth master.This action was watched as a child, and in the future, even if the money is taken out, it can also be explained that it was saved by stuffing it around Si Ye's side and covering it.
When Sifang arrived, the whole family was in the main hall.That is to say, the things in the main hall are well preserved, because the main hall is the ancestral hall of the Jin family.Inside were the memorial tablets of the ancestors, and the people who ransacked the house were ignorant and did not touch the contents.
In front of the memorial tablet, the candles are now lit, brightly lit, as if they can drive away the chill in the late autumn night.With the lights on, Lin Yutong took a closer look at the crowd from the corner of his eye:
Jin Kuang is counted according to his grade, and he is also in his [-]s.But she has black hair all over her head, and her eyes are just dozing off, and when they are opened occasionally, they are also shining brightly.Sitting next to him is Mrs. Xu, who is about the same age as Jin Kuang, probably because of the loss of a daughter and a son, Huafa was born prematurely, with Buddhist beads wrapped around his hands, dressed in plain clothes, with his eyes closed. Turn the beads.
The person standing beside Jin Kuang who was serving her was not too young, she was Fifth Yiniang.The mother of the third master.
The third master is only three months older than the fourth master, born in the same year, and they are both thirty this year.It is speculated that Aunt Wu's age is about 45 years old.It can be maintained very well, not a woman with great looks, but a gentle and gentle temperament.It seems that it is also very duty-bound.
Further down, leaning on the chair is the uncle Jin Boyi, who is very handsome in this life, and the eldest aunt Jin Ping'an who married Xu Shizhong back then, was born as beautiful as the uncle... It's just that she was short-lived, but this uncle is a She looks like a sick Xi Shi.Standing by the side with distressed brows furrowed was the eldest wife Xiao Xu.She just stared at her husband, and kept stirring the veil in her hand.
Dafang's son, Jin Qirui, sat obliquely behind the Dafang couple. He inherited his father's appearance, as beautiful as a glazed doll.His daughter-in-law Yao's birth is ordinary, but she looks round and strong, she is looking for a daughter-in-law according to the appearance of a man, for the sake of heirs.
Next to the eldest wife, Wenshi was dozing off with his head on his hands.Wen's body is simple, but his temperament is out of the world, he is in a mess, but looking at his posture, he seems to be in the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace.
Sitting behind Wen Shi with his head bowed was Wen Shi's niece.This niece is not Wen's real niece, but a cousin's niece.It's just that the Wen family didn't have a biological brother, so he adopted one from a side branch, and whoever knew it would lead to death.This child looks good, but not as much as Wen's.
The third bedroom and the third master seemed a little uneasy sitting on the chair. He was born the most ordinary, and he was also a bit dull. He was not like Jin Kuang and Aunt Wu, but Sun's growth was not bad, and the sister Lin who was born also followed his mother. , the end is good looks.But Sanfang's son is said to be thirteen years old, and he was born in the same year as Brother Qi. Brother Qi was born at the beginning of the year, and Brother Lang was born at the end of the year.At an average age, Brother Lang is a head shorter than Brother Qi, and seems to have a weakness, and is not as tall and strong as Sister Xuan.At the age of a little adult, but only cuddled by his mother's side to absorb warmth.
Not only Lin Yutong was looking at the family, but Jin Kuang was also looking at the family with squinted eyes.
Back home, is this a matter of one sentence?
To go from Beijing to my hometown, I have to go all the way north. If there is no delay, it will take more than a month.It's snowing in the north now.The further north it gets, the colder it gets.Women and children make up more than half of this family.The males are available...there was also the fourth child, and now the fourth child is also lying down.The third child is a person who rarely even goes to the suburbs of Beijing.Only the grandchildren can use it.Ruige'er is a fall in the wind, and only Kunge'er can use it.He looked at the soil stained on the child's body...he made a decision in his heart.
But he didn't say a word, closed his eyes, and waited for the dawn.
Deeper and heavier, where can I sleep peacefully.The genius was dim, and the outside seemed to be noisy.
The gate of the mansion was not closed, but the gate of this courtyard was closed last night.When the door was knocked and the whole family was awakened, sister Xuan jumped into Lin Yutong's arms in fright, brother Kun glanced at his grandfather, got up and opened the door.
There are female relatives in the main hall, and no one disturbed them. Brother Kun left them outside, "Please wait a moment, sir, we will leave now."
When I went in again, the whole family was already up.Jin Kuang knelt in front of the tablets of the ancestors, and after the children and grandchildren knelt down, he took the whole family and kowtowed three times.Then he got up, and after getting up, he looked towards the end: "Fourth daughter-in-law, come forward."
Lin Yutong was stunned for a moment, why did she bring herself to the front.
But now is not the time to shirk, she walked over, and Jin Kuang said: "Take the ancestral tablet."
There is nothing to pack after the tablet is collected.
Lin Yutong stretched out his hand, tore off the hanging curtain, and then folded it into a bundle and spread it on the ground. Without saying a word, he reached out and took the tablet.As soon as she got the tablet, her hand paused for a moment, and then she put the tablet on the 'package' calmly, please come down one by one, put it away, then fold the four corners of the package, and carry it on her back in front of the guards standing outside. on the body.
This... no one thought much about it.After all, Lin Yutong practiced martial arts, except for the few years when she was pregnant and had children, she has never fallen behind in these years.
Brother Shen stretched out his hand: "Mom, let me recite it."
Child, do you know the weight of these tablets?You can move your back, but can you stay calm?There must be something hiding here.
Lin Yutong stopped him, and stretched out his hand to tear off the curtain on the other side, and folded it into the size of a bed sheet, "You and your brother can carry your father with this..."
Maybe there is a carriage outside the city gate?
In this way, the Jin family stepped out of the house step by step.
Aunt Wu supported the old lady, and the third master supported Jin Kuang.The eldest wife supported the old man, the Yao family supported Rui Geer, the Wen family aunt and nephew supported each other, the Sun family held the daughter with one hand and the son with the other, the Bai family and Xuan sisters supported each other, brother Kun and elder brother Shen Lin Yutong and Qi Ge'er were carrying the fourth master, ready to change hands at any time.
At this time, it was earlier than the dawn, and it was still a problem whether the city gate was opened or not.
Originally, I thought that someone would come to give me a gift, but who would have thought that I would be kicked out so early?It would be strange if there were no villains behind.This is the way of the world, it is just a common thing to be stepped on a few times when you are down and down.
After leaving the gate, there were several carriages parked at the gate, and there was still a disgusting smell in the carriages.No need to ask, this should be a cart for pulling livestock.A guard stood by the side, "The superior is kind enough to send you out of the city!"
Where is kindness?It is clear that they are afraid that the whole family will not be able to leave quickly, and after a long time, those friends who are close and related will come to send them off.
Can this car sit?
Of course I sat.What happened to the cattlemen?The most real thing is that people are not guilty.
Lin Yutong asked the two children to carry him to the car without changing his face, "Let's go, everyone get in the car."
Get out of town first!Although he left early, if he really made good friends, if he had the heart, he would catch up in an hour.If you have no intention, why make things difficult for others.Go early and go early, it will be troublesome if there are too many people.
All of them used to be rich and precious, and Sifang got into the carriage, but the old man didn't say anything.The rest of the people sat down no matter how unbearable it was.Three cars squeezed twenty people together and headed towards the city gate.
Driving is not a fun thing, the car is not slow, and almost knocked people off.When we arrived at the gate of the city, there was no one there except those on duty.The driver threw a sign, and the door opened immediately, and the three carriages went out. After passing through the bustling outer city for a long time, making sure that they did not stop in front of the village or in the back of the shop, they stopped, "Let's go here, the journey is easy. "
At this time, the genius was dimly lit, and there were people rushing to the city on the road.
Fourth Master was awake, he pointed to the road with Brother Kun, "It doesn't matter what kind of car it is, stop buying it at a high price."
But the money will have to be collected last night.
The fourth master understood in seconds, and explained the reason for him, "Go find your mother, I originally had a purse on me. After changing clothes, your mother kept it."
Yes!As soon as he ransacked the house, he struggled to go out to find Xu Shizhong, but in the end he was anxious to hold him down, but he didn't notice whether he was searched.
Lin Yutong was about to take out some loose silver, but heard the sound of horseshoes behind him, and dust flying in the distance.
When I got to the front, I realized that there were two teams of people.
The first team belonged to Xu's family, and it was Sister Ying who sent people to bring three carriages and a doctor along with them.That doctor is the doctor who went home yesterday, and now he is crying, "If you want to drive the little one away and make the young lady unhappy, the governor will really kill the little one." As he said, he kowtowed to Jin Kuang, " You have a lot of elders, and the younger one kowtows to you."
It was just a gesture before, but now that people do this, they just stay.
Sister Ying's child was interested, and asked the doctor to bring half a carload of medicinal materials, as well as ready-made medicines, which were commonly used by Dafang and his son.He also took the best medicine for golden sores, both for oral administration and external application, and it was for fourth master.
In addition, a box was also given, and I knew without thinking that it must be bank notes and some odds and ends of cash.
The other team was Li Cheng and the others, all of whom came to say goodbye to Fourth Master. There were five people in total, each with a carriage. Everything was prepared in the carriage, bedding and clothes, and each of them stuffed a purse.Li Chengdan took a jade pendant to Fourth Master, "You know how to use it."
The fourth master took it all in his head, and he had to remember the kindness at this time.
Lin Yutong bowed in place of fourth master, and the children followed suit.
Li Cheng said again: "...You go forward, there is a caravan waiting in the town ahead. They have been going to the caravan to the north. It is safe for you to follow them."
All problems are solved.
There must be something wrong with the Xu family's coachman, probably Xu Shizhong's eyes.But follow and have to follow, Xu Shizhong's people are not afraid, he will not kill people.Staring also has the benefit of being stared at, saving him from being suspicious behind his back.
There are a total of eight carriages, which is enough.Say goodbye to this side and rush to the next town in an hour.
Unexpectedly, in addition to the caravan, there were also some servants of the Jin family waiting.Of course it can't be all of them, it's just a few nurses and housekeepers together with a few rough envoys to protect the female relatives. The housekeeper said to the fourth master: "Second son said, please don't worry, fourth master, the servants in the family will all settle in the palace." If the Zhuangzi is on the scene, there will be no mistakes."
Those who have served their wives, grandmothers and girls but have not been sent over are strictly controlled, and they are not even allowed to leave the small courtyard.If you are loyal, that's fine. If you can't bear it and have other thoughts, it's just a bowl of dumb medicine.
Such a meticulous arrangement... When only Lin Yutong and the fourth master were left in the carriage with the two children, she wrote on the palm of the fourth master's hand and asked him, and he replied with three words: Protected him.
Then don't ask.
Since the servants of Jin's family brought him back, the coachman stopped following him. Which of these nursing homes can't drive the coach?However, the Xu family still has a follower, who is said to be driving for the doctor.After the Jin family is delivered safely, he will take the doctor back to Beijing.
The Jin family doesn't care, just do whatever they want.
Brother Kun greeted the caravan with the stutter that was arranged before, and then he was caught in the caravan and followed silently.
Outside each car, there are two coachmen and a nanny, sitting on the shaft of the car, protecting them comprehensively.
At the peak of the evening, the whole family was gathered for dinner, and then they were divided into rooms.
The meal was rough but clean. After the meal was finished, the butler waited outside with his servants. Jin Kuang beckoned Lin Yutong: "The fourth family..."
Lin Yutong hadn't put the memorial tablet on his back for a whole day, but now he handed it over, only to find that Jin Kuang waved his hand: "You just keep it." As he said, he pushed the box that he received during the day to Lin Yutong, "We are getting old and energetic. It's not as good as before. The eldest wife has to take care of..." As he spoke, he glanced worriedly at the older son, who looked even worse, and said to Lin Yutong, "You are the only one who can share your worries."
Looking after the road?
But when I get home, don't I still have to be the housekeeper?She didn't want to get her hands on it, so she just opened the box and grabbed two handfuls of broken silver from it, "I'll take it with you if it's not enough. If there are these, I guess it's enough for the expenses on the road."
Jin Kuang sighed, closed the box and returned it to the eldest daughter-in-law, "It's not the same as before. This is the living expenses in the future. You should collect it first. There is a house in my hometown, which is renovated every year. There is also a sacrifice field, which has been asked by the clan to take care of it. But there are only [-] mu of sacrifice land for our family. The rest, as I said in the past, is for the clan to support orphans and widows, to support the education of Mongolian children, and to repair the ancestral hall and tomb. It has nothing to do with our family.”
Five hundred acres sounds like a lot, but the average of twenty people is 25 acres of land per person.It is impossible to collect all the income of these 25 mu, because no one can really work in the fields.This field has to be tenanted to others.Generally speaking, that is, 25% of the rent is collected, and the tenants account for the majority. Forty percent of the [-] mu of land is equivalent to ten mu of land.One person has a net income of ten mu of land.
Ten mu of land seems to be a lot, but this is the field in the north, and only one season of crops is planted a year.With the current output, is there three hundred catties per mu?Well, let's count as three hundred catties, but three hundred catties is not food that can be eaten in one's mouth.For example, wheat, if you harvest 70.00 catties per mu, can this wheat be stuffed directly into your mouth?It cannot be processed into flour. According to the flour extraction rate of 210%, there are [-] catties left.In other words, almost two or three acres of land per person can guarantee that they will not go hungry.The rest of the grain...you have to change the cloth, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, meat and eggs, and the expenses of human relations, children's marriage...is this enough money?This is not to mention the need to save some food every year to deal with various natural disasters that will come at any time.
With such a calculation... there is no saving at all.It can only be said that if you can live a life of simple food, the servants simply cannot afford it.It is possible to hire a few helpers temporarily, but the servants really cannot afford it.
Once you check this thing and calculate this account, you can see the bottom of it at a glance.Don't talk about how much gold and silver you hide, those things are worthless.Unless it's a sneaky emergency, it's best not to use it.Otherwise, your money can't be explained clearly... so is this deceiving the emperor?
Therefore, even if you hold gold ingots in your arms at night, you have to wear common clothes to the outside world, and you can't eat bran and swallow vegetables, but you are particular about big fish and big meat, definitely not.If there are groups of servants in and out, it is even more like a dream.
Everyone is pampered, but they have to live in poverty. Is this family good?
Lin Yutong was crazy to touch this hand. Didn't she see that she was not called Xiao Xu's tube, did her face change?If you like to take care of it, whoever cares will know.
Mrs. Xu took the box, only to realize that it was [-] mu of land.She is an old housekeeper, and the five hundred acres of Zhuangzi in the south of the Yangtze River... that is only enough for one person's daily expenses... Now that the family does not include twenty servants, how do they live?
But in the end, he gritted his teeth and took the box.
The four rooms are divided into a suite, where women sleep inside and men live outside.Not so much on the road.Bai Shi wanted to serve Lin Yutong to wash up, Lin Yutong waved his hand: "You rest, don't worry about it. Take care of your stomach, and put a few more quilts in the carriage tomorrow. We don't bring much, so we can buy it from the inn at a high price. Don't dislike pickling , the more you go, the colder it gets, so bring more, so you won’t suffer on the road.”
I walked like this for two days, and nothing happened. On the third day, the caravan came to talk to Fourth Master: "... Fourth Master... the front is the boundary of Qingfeng Village, and our relationship with them is okay, but We used to travel fast. They only gave us two days to cross the road, and after this point we would start grabbing... This is not a foul..."
Rivers and lakes have their own rules.They can be regarded as looking at the sky to eat. If it is not good to catch up with the sky, you just can't walk through it, then it is God's reward.
Lin Yutong looked at the sky, there should be no rain in the past two days, so he can leave.
The escort smiled wryly: "This journey is difficult, if you hurry, bring enough dry food, water and torches, we can't stop day and night..."
good!That's it.
Lin Yutong asked him: "Do you have any spare horses? Borrow one."
Have!
Horses cannot be compared with those in the army, but they are not bad either.I didn't have any weapons at hand, so I just asked someone to cut a few pagoda trees as thick as a child's arm from the side, and then borrowed someone else's dagger, peeled the skin, and sharpened both ends. This thing can be used as a stick or a long gun.
Several sons practice martial arts, even sister Xuan can do it, but this child can't bear to learn.
Lin Yutong gave each of his three sons a stick. Don't trust anyone when you are away from home. The only one you can trust is yourself.
Fourth master's injuries have healed in sevens and eighties, and he will be fine in seven days.It's just that people from the Xu family followed, and he didn't show up.
Lin Yutong changed into the coarse cloth clothes prepared for fourth master, dressed as a man, and rode on a horse.Every car, especially the female relatives, told them, "No matter what happens, don't show your head and don't shout."
In the eyes of bandits, women are more valuable than goods.
First told the elders at the front, Jin Kuang was stunned when he saw the fourth daughter-in-law dressed like this, and then nodded: "Go ahead, there is no problem here."
It means he is watching.
As soon as Lin Yutong left, Xu's tears came down, and Aunt Wu followed suit, "Aunt and grandma used to like to dress like a man back then..."
Jin Kuang's eyes turned red, and he quickly closed his eyes, "Okay, stop nagging."
If Jin Kuang was stunned for a moment when he saw her, Jin Boyi's eyes turned red almost instantly, and then he covered it up: "I'm sorry, brother and sister."
As soon as the person left, he coughed.Xiao Xu said: "It's getting worse and worse. Although it's a last resort, it doesn't have to be so."
"What do you know?" Jin Boyi said, "This family... only has four rooms to use. As long as my health is good, or Rui Ge'er's health is good, I don't need her as a woman to show her face. Now the family is complete. With such an appearance, what are you still holding on to that housekeeper's power in your hands..."
Xiao Xu didn't dare to talk back, for fear of making him angry.But if he doesn't hold on to this, how can Da Fang live on?I have the power in my own hands, and I have the money from the company. Everything in this family is indispensable to the big house.It costs more to take medicine than to eat, and I don't know how to control others, so I won't cause the whole family to have opinions.But if you let go, I'm afraid the hot soup and hot water will not be so timely.Men only think about big things, these small things are never taken to heart, but they don't know that these small things are not thoughtful, but they can make people live comfortably for a quarter of an hour.
There is no man or child in the second room, Wen's waits by the old lady's side, and the old lady takes pity on her, and she is like the aunt and grandma back in the day.She feeds the whole family by herself, and doesn't bother about such trivial matters as money.
Uncle Sanfang is honest, but he is a man after all.They also make friends outside, and they are not the children of famous families, but small officials are still willing to curry favor with them. This gift alone is enough to make a three-bedroom life easy.
Whether the fourth room is doing well or not, I only know that this is up, and there is the support of the Shun Palace, it is a shameless person outside.When everyone can't touch the money, only Sifang can get the money.Could it be that the rites that were sent before were small sums?
She couldn't help it, touched the money box and muttered about the rituals received by Sifang.Jin Boyi said: "Take your mind off... Now, you only see him taking money, but you don't want him to pay back the favor in the future. Besides, he still has three children's marriages that are yet to be settled. Sister Qiong doesn't know yet. What will happen in the end. If you want to talk about difficulties, who has more children and more unmarried people, who will be the most difficult at this time. Think about this... What is there in your heart that is unbalanced. In the future, this family will have to be tied together even more, Otherwise, how would you live this day?"
The weak and the widowed, the separation of the family is simply impossible.
As for those who are not willing to split up, Da Fang is the least happy.The second room can still adopt a son to support the appearance, but what can the big room do?
Jin Boyi shook her head: "Don't worry...the family won't be separated...if you don't separate the family, your father can take care of it...Nowadays, the situation in Beijing is complicated, don't look back at your hometown, any children and grandchildren who don't bother to stab someone will be implicated Yes, father... dare not take risks."
Xiao Xu breathed a sigh of relief.
But as soon as he relaxed, he heard night owls in the surrounding forest one after another, and the horse was so frightened that he didn't dare to move forward...
Resisting the order and not obeying it!
It was originally the crime of implicating the nine clans. The emperor cared about the relationship between teachers and students, so he didn't want to pursue it.But helplessly, the law of the country is ruthless, so we can only shed tears like this.
This is roughly the meaning of the decree.
In the courtyard of the Jin family, except for the fourth master who was lying on the ground and said 'I don't know if he is alive or dead', everyone else knelt down.Big and small, old and young, at a glance, they seem to be kneeling in such a yard...
Jin Kuang looked like he was still in good spirits. After thanking the emperor for his kindness, he said to the eunuch who delivered the decree: "... Please pass it on to the emperor, saying that Zaomin and his family will leave Beijing and return to their hometown tomorrow morning..."
Don't stay for a moment.
The father-in-law smiled embarrassingly, but did not persuade him to stay.Jin Kuang's eyes darkened two points involuntarily, and it was just a test to see what the attitude of the higher-ups was.If you still care about the three-point love, then you are just acting, and you will keep a few words.But now that he doesn't say a word, it means that Xu Shizhong hates that he can't leave the capital immediately.
The father-in-law in the palace was sent away here, and the doctor came forward, "Master Hou..."
"Don't dare to do it." Jin Kuang glanced at the youngest son under the eaves, seeing his daughter-in-law standing like that, not going forward to ask the doctor, something flashed in his eyes, and then he sneered at the doctor: "Go back Go! Don't look at it, the old man is in good health, don't worry about him!"
"Grandfather, Fourth Master Jin, isn't this..." Before the doctor finished speaking, Jin Kuang blocked it, "It's his fate to live or die. Since Governor Xu has given you a good meal, we grassroots, Who dares to heal... life and death are up to him!"
It turned out that the person who avenged public and private revenge was Xu Shizhong.
"grandfather!"
"master!"
"Father!"
The people behind were in a hurry, but Jin Kuang shook his sleeves and headed towards the main room where the door had been closed all the time, leaving only four words for the doctor: "Go slowly! No delivery!"
Lin Yutong didn't have time to pay attention to how the doctor was sent out, her eyes were all attracted by the children surrounding her.
I've seen the boy lying on the window before. This kid has practiced martial arts since he was a child. He is tall and tall, slightly taller than Lin Yutong.Already a little calm look.This is the second young master Jin Qikun who ranks second in the mansion, who is fifteen this year.
The one standing next to him didn't look like him.From his memory, Lin Yutong knew that it was this time. This child looked like the Lin family, with an honest and honest face, not good at speaking.At this time, he looked anxious, and said that nothing would happen.This is his second son, the third young master Jin Qishen, who is 14 years old.
Next to the fourth master, his eyes were red, and he kept asking: "Father, does it hurt, does it matter..." This is the youngest son, and the fourth young master Jin Qiqi, who ranks fourth in the house, is also thirteen. .
Standing against Lin Yutong's back, with tears streaming down her face, was the little girl, Jin Qixuan, the third lady of the mansion.
The girl in the second line is sister Lin, who was born to the Sun family in the third room, and she is also fifteen years old this year.The original plan was to get married at the end of the year, but the Yushi's family over there, like the Wen family, had all their families beheaded, so the marriage naturally fell through.
Surrounding here was useless, so Lin Yutong directed the two sons, "Take your father back to our yard first."
Jin Qikun hesitated to speak, but he didn't say anything. He called his younger brother to carry the spring stool with him and left.All the servants in the family were arrested, waiting to be sold.They were originally the property of the master's family, and if the house was ransacked, these people would naturally not be able to keep them.Now there is not a single servant in this family.
Carried to the house, the house is also empty.
Not even a single bedding was found, which shows how clean the house was.Lin Yutong called the second son according to the ranking of the entire Jin family: "The third son... you take your younger siblings to guard where your father doesn't move. Mother has something to do with your brother."
Jin Qishen nodded: "Don't worry, I won't go anywhere."
The sky was getting dark, and even a lamp was confiscated by the soldiers who ransacked the house.Lin Yutong took the eldest son to the kitchen first, moved the firewood in front of the stove, and flint and other things to light the fire, which was warm and illuminated.
No matter what kind of ingredients are in the kitchen, they have been cleaned up, but there are some bowls, chopsticks, dishes and jars, as well as the stove in the tea room, and the charcoal that has not been taken away.
Jin Qikun, who was born as a young master, didn't know what his mother was going to do, but he still silently cleaned up together.
The two made a torch and carried it around the house.The masters have nothing left to rummage in the house.She mainly looks for places where servants live, especially those who lead errands.I searched for several rooms, and in each room I could always find something from under the bricks on the floor or from cracks in the wall.Scattered gold and silver, jewelry from the master, and some small coins and silver notes.
Jin Qikun's face turned red, and he began to search for the servants' things.But he also understands that this family is big and wants to go back to his hometown, but he really doesn't have a copper coin on him.The jade pendants they wore and the jewelry worn by the female relatives were all taken away by the raiders.
The mother and son searched the servants' rooms in the mansion, and opened the warehouse, kitchen, stables and green houses.There are quite a few useful things to find.In the stable, I found a dilapidated rickshaw leaning against the corner of the wall. There were no pots and pans in the basket, and the dried vegetables, millet, and bacon hanging on the beam in the servant's kitchen weighed about ten catties.In the greenhouse, I found three bundles of various felt blankets and oilcloths that were probably new to keep the precious flowers and plants warm, and the scraps of silver that I collected.
Lin Yutong looked at such a big son who jumped out, "...you are thinking about handing over the money to the public, aren't you?"
No family separation, no private property allowed.
This is what I have been taught since childhood.
But this time is different, she said to the child: "When you are rich, things that can be spent with money are trivial. But when you are poor... it is difficult, and the difficulty lies in money. Your uncle and brother's body, You have always raised ginseng and antler. It is impossible for your grandfather to have left behind, but no matter how good you are, the money can’t be spent. The property has been confiscated, isn’t it just forcing your grandfather to bow his head because he can’t stand poverty? Therefore , Even if you have money, you have to pretend to be poor. The little money you take out has to be spent by people who have been living on medicine all year round. When it is your turn, how much can you have? Besides, your father This body...is healed from the injury, can you tell if there are any sequelae? Besides, you are also confused, your daughter-in-law probably has it. On the way back to my hometown, I traveled thousands of miles..."
"I see, mother!" She just had to take care of her own family.
Lin Yutong patted him: "Your father still has a few friends, it's a long way to go, and he will practice it..."
Jin Qikun understood in a second that relatives and friends usually travel far away, and they also send a ceremony.
"But this ceremonial schedule... can we keep it privately?" It still has to be handed over to the public.
Jin Qikun immediately understood the difficulty of the fourth room. The eldest room was supported by the Xu family, and the money was from the eldest aunt.The second aunt is a widow, and the old lady will take care of all the expenses, and no one will wrong her if she is wronged.There is Sun's family over the third room.
Only on my own side, my uncle's family is in the northwest, and my daughter-in-law's natal family is Xu's family, but it's a step further away.It's fine for the Xu family to give it to the aunt, but can the Bai family be expected to ask for it from the aunt?There is no way to ask for it!All expenses should be attributed to the public.
He answered immediately: "You find a way to put the money on my father..." The patient hid something on his body, but no one noticed, "I will pull out the other things I collected through the back door. Don't worry, I know what to do..."
But where can Lin Yutong rest assured?
Jin Qikun immediately said: "Turn out the back door, and you will find the street. At this point in the street, the yamen has started patrolling. There is an officer who knows me very well. His mother is seriously ill, and the imperial doctor I called to see my uncle helped to see her." Well, he is good. He usually helps me to keep an eye on the news on the street. I leave the things to him to deal with. The Yizhuang in Beicheng. The man who looked at the Yizhuang is his cousin from afar. He stutters and is very honest. I want to ask him to help our family and go back to our hometown with us..."
Lin Yutong understood that with such a person around, he would not be able to break contact with Jingli.You can know the news and trends in Jingli at any time.She took about 100 taels from the money and kept it, and stuffed the rest, "Then please buy a horse and ask his cousin to drive it, and it will fall behind us tomorrow. Money, give him ten taels of silver for hard work, and the rest is to buy some clothes, coarse cloth is fine, the warmer the better. Let's buy it!"
Ai!
Jin Qikun put it away, and then Lin Yutong helped push the car to the back door, watching the child pull the car out of the alley with great difficulty.After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a figure of a person could be seen approaching from a distance. The two talked about tea time, and then the person left. After a stick of incense, he brought someone over again, and the car was pulled After leaving, Brother Kun turned around and came back.
When the mother and son came back, they yelled again from the main courtyard, saying that the mansion was too big, and people might come in at night, and it was better to get together.
So he put out the fire here again, and asked a few children to carry fourth master to go first.Only then did Lin Yutong climb up the beams and pillars in the house. On the beams was a box hidden by the original owner.At that time, the house ransacked from the front to the back, and she was inside the house.As soon as I heard that something was wrong, I quickly put the money box on it.If the jewelry box is lost, the raider will definitely not do it.But no one thought that the wife of this family could climb trees and walls.Things are put on it.
I really dare not let the children know about this, because I am afraid that they will not be sure about it.After taking the things, she jumped down, caught up with the children, and pulled the cloak on fourth master.This action was watched as a child, and in the future, even if the money is taken out, it can also be explained that it was saved by stuffing it around Si Ye's side and covering it.
When Sifang arrived, the whole family was in the main hall.That is to say, the things in the main hall are well preserved, because the main hall is the ancestral hall of the Jin family.Inside were the memorial tablets of the ancestors, and the people who ransacked the house were ignorant and did not touch the contents.
In front of the memorial tablet, the candles are now lit, brightly lit, as if they can drive away the chill in the late autumn night.With the lights on, Lin Yutong took a closer look at the crowd from the corner of his eye:
Jin Kuang is counted according to his grade, and he is also in his [-]s.But she has black hair all over her head, and her eyes are just dozing off, and when they are opened occasionally, they are also shining brightly.Sitting next to him is Mrs. Xu, who is about the same age as Jin Kuang, probably because of the loss of a daughter and a son, Huafa was born prematurely, with Buddhist beads wrapped around his hands, dressed in plain clothes, with his eyes closed. Turn the beads.
The person standing beside Jin Kuang who was serving her was not too young, she was Fifth Yiniang.The mother of the third master.
The third master is only three months older than the fourth master, born in the same year, and they are both thirty this year.It is speculated that Aunt Wu's age is about 45 years old.It can be maintained very well, not a woman with great looks, but a gentle and gentle temperament.It seems that it is also very duty-bound.
Further down, leaning on the chair is the uncle Jin Boyi, who is very handsome in this life, and the eldest aunt Jin Ping'an who married Xu Shizhong back then, was born as beautiful as the uncle... It's just that she was short-lived, but this uncle is a She looks like a sick Xi Shi.Standing by the side with distressed brows furrowed was the eldest wife Xiao Xu.She just stared at her husband, and kept stirring the veil in her hand.
Dafang's son, Jin Qirui, sat obliquely behind the Dafang couple. He inherited his father's appearance, as beautiful as a glazed doll.His daughter-in-law Yao's birth is ordinary, but she looks round and strong, she is looking for a daughter-in-law according to the appearance of a man, for the sake of heirs.
Next to the eldest wife, Wenshi was dozing off with his head on his hands.Wen's body is simple, but his temperament is out of the world, he is in a mess, but looking at his posture, he seems to be in the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace.
Sitting behind Wen Shi with his head bowed was Wen Shi's niece.This niece is not Wen's real niece, but a cousin's niece.It's just that the Wen family didn't have a biological brother, so he adopted one from a side branch, and whoever knew it would lead to death.This child looks good, but not as much as Wen's.
The third bedroom and the third master seemed a little uneasy sitting on the chair. He was born the most ordinary, and he was also a bit dull. He was not like Jin Kuang and Aunt Wu, but Sun's growth was not bad, and the sister Lin who was born also followed his mother. , the end is good looks.But Sanfang's son is said to be thirteen years old, and he was born in the same year as Brother Qi. Brother Qi was born at the beginning of the year, and Brother Lang was born at the end of the year.At an average age, Brother Lang is a head shorter than Brother Qi, and seems to have a weakness, and is not as tall and strong as Sister Xuan.At the age of a little adult, but only cuddled by his mother's side to absorb warmth.
Not only Lin Yutong was looking at the family, but Jin Kuang was also looking at the family with squinted eyes.
Back home, is this a matter of one sentence?
To go from Beijing to my hometown, I have to go all the way north. If there is no delay, it will take more than a month.It's snowing in the north now.The further north it gets, the colder it gets.Women and children make up more than half of this family.The males are available...there was also the fourth child, and now the fourth child is also lying down.The third child is a person who rarely even goes to the suburbs of Beijing.Only the grandchildren can use it.Ruige'er is a fall in the wind, and only Kunge'er can use it.He looked at the soil stained on the child's body...he made a decision in his heart.
But he didn't say a word, closed his eyes, and waited for the dawn.
Deeper and heavier, where can I sleep peacefully.The genius was dim, and the outside seemed to be noisy.
The gate of the mansion was not closed, but the gate of this courtyard was closed last night.When the door was knocked and the whole family was awakened, sister Xuan jumped into Lin Yutong's arms in fright, brother Kun glanced at his grandfather, got up and opened the door.
There are female relatives in the main hall, and no one disturbed them. Brother Kun left them outside, "Please wait a moment, sir, we will leave now."
When I went in again, the whole family was already up.Jin Kuang knelt in front of the tablets of the ancestors, and after the children and grandchildren knelt down, he took the whole family and kowtowed three times.Then he got up, and after getting up, he looked towards the end: "Fourth daughter-in-law, come forward."
Lin Yutong was stunned for a moment, why did she bring herself to the front.
But now is not the time to shirk, she walked over, and Jin Kuang said: "Take the ancestral tablet."
There is nothing to pack after the tablet is collected.
Lin Yutong stretched out his hand, tore off the hanging curtain, and then folded it into a bundle and spread it on the ground. Without saying a word, he reached out and took the tablet.As soon as she got the tablet, her hand paused for a moment, and then she put the tablet on the 'package' calmly, please come down one by one, put it away, then fold the four corners of the package, and carry it on her back in front of the guards standing outside. on the body.
This... no one thought much about it.After all, Lin Yutong practiced martial arts, except for the few years when she was pregnant and had children, she has never fallen behind in these years.
Brother Shen stretched out his hand: "Mom, let me recite it."
Child, do you know the weight of these tablets?You can move your back, but can you stay calm?There must be something hiding here.
Lin Yutong stopped him, and stretched out his hand to tear off the curtain on the other side, and folded it into the size of a bed sheet, "You and your brother can carry your father with this..."
Maybe there is a carriage outside the city gate?
In this way, the Jin family stepped out of the house step by step.
Aunt Wu supported the old lady, and the third master supported Jin Kuang.The eldest wife supported the old man, the Yao family supported Rui Geer, the Wen family aunt and nephew supported each other, the Sun family held the daughter with one hand and the son with the other, the Bai family and Xuan sisters supported each other, brother Kun and elder brother Shen Lin Yutong and Qi Ge'er were carrying the fourth master, ready to change hands at any time.
At this time, it was earlier than the dawn, and it was still a problem whether the city gate was opened or not.
Originally, I thought that someone would come to give me a gift, but who would have thought that I would be kicked out so early?It would be strange if there were no villains behind.This is the way of the world, it is just a common thing to be stepped on a few times when you are down and down.
After leaving the gate, there were several carriages parked at the gate, and there was still a disgusting smell in the carriages.No need to ask, this should be a cart for pulling livestock.A guard stood by the side, "The superior is kind enough to send you out of the city!"
Where is kindness?It is clear that they are afraid that the whole family will not be able to leave quickly, and after a long time, those friends who are close and related will come to send them off.
Can this car sit?
Of course I sat.What happened to the cattlemen?The most real thing is that people are not guilty.
Lin Yutong asked the two children to carry him to the car without changing his face, "Let's go, everyone get in the car."
Get out of town first!Although he left early, if he really made good friends, if he had the heart, he would catch up in an hour.If you have no intention, why make things difficult for others.Go early and go early, it will be troublesome if there are too many people.
All of them used to be rich and precious, and Sifang got into the carriage, but the old man didn't say anything.The rest of the people sat down no matter how unbearable it was.Three cars squeezed twenty people together and headed towards the city gate.
Driving is not a fun thing, the car is not slow, and almost knocked people off.When we arrived at the gate of the city, there was no one there except those on duty.The driver threw a sign, and the door opened immediately, and the three carriages went out. After passing through the bustling outer city for a long time, making sure that they did not stop in front of the village or in the back of the shop, they stopped, "Let's go here, the journey is easy. "
At this time, the genius was dimly lit, and there were people rushing to the city on the road.
Fourth Master was awake, he pointed to the road with Brother Kun, "It doesn't matter what kind of car it is, stop buying it at a high price."
But the money will have to be collected last night.
The fourth master understood in seconds, and explained the reason for him, "Go find your mother, I originally had a purse on me. After changing clothes, your mother kept it."
Yes!As soon as he ransacked the house, he struggled to go out to find Xu Shizhong, but in the end he was anxious to hold him down, but he didn't notice whether he was searched.
Lin Yutong was about to take out some loose silver, but heard the sound of horseshoes behind him, and dust flying in the distance.
When I got to the front, I realized that there were two teams of people.
The first team belonged to Xu's family, and it was Sister Ying who sent people to bring three carriages and a doctor along with them.That doctor is the doctor who went home yesterday, and now he is crying, "If you want to drive the little one away and make the young lady unhappy, the governor will really kill the little one." As he said, he kowtowed to Jin Kuang, " You have a lot of elders, and the younger one kowtows to you."
It was just a gesture before, but now that people do this, they just stay.
Sister Ying's child was interested, and asked the doctor to bring half a carload of medicinal materials, as well as ready-made medicines, which were commonly used by Dafang and his son.He also took the best medicine for golden sores, both for oral administration and external application, and it was for fourth master.
In addition, a box was also given, and I knew without thinking that it must be bank notes and some odds and ends of cash.
The other team was Li Cheng and the others, all of whom came to say goodbye to Fourth Master. There were five people in total, each with a carriage. Everything was prepared in the carriage, bedding and clothes, and each of them stuffed a purse.Li Chengdan took a jade pendant to Fourth Master, "You know how to use it."
The fourth master took it all in his head, and he had to remember the kindness at this time.
Lin Yutong bowed in place of fourth master, and the children followed suit.
Li Cheng said again: "...You go forward, there is a caravan waiting in the town ahead. They have been going to the caravan to the north. It is safe for you to follow them."
All problems are solved.
There must be something wrong with the Xu family's coachman, probably Xu Shizhong's eyes.But follow and have to follow, Xu Shizhong's people are not afraid, he will not kill people.Staring also has the benefit of being stared at, saving him from being suspicious behind his back.
There are a total of eight carriages, which is enough.Say goodbye to this side and rush to the next town in an hour.
Unexpectedly, in addition to the caravan, there were also some servants of the Jin family waiting.Of course it can't be all of them, it's just a few nurses and housekeepers together with a few rough envoys to protect the female relatives. The housekeeper said to the fourth master: "Second son said, please don't worry, fourth master, the servants in the family will all settle in the palace." If the Zhuangzi is on the scene, there will be no mistakes."
Those who have served their wives, grandmothers and girls but have not been sent over are strictly controlled, and they are not even allowed to leave the small courtyard.If you are loyal, that's fine. If you can't bear it and have other thoughts, it's just a bowl of dumb medicine.
Such a meticulous arrangement... When only Lin Yutong and the fourth master were left in the carriage with the two children, she wrote on the palm of the fourth master's hand and asked him, and he replied with three words: Protected him.
Then don't ask.
Since the servants of Jin's family brought him back, the coachman stopped following him. Which of these nursing homes can't drive the coach?However, the Xu family still has a follower, who is said to be driving for the doctor.After the Jin family is delivered safely, he will take the doctor back to Beijing.
The Jin family doesn't care, just do whatever they want.
Brother Kun greeted the caravan with the stutter that was arranged before, and then he was caught in the caravan and followed silently.
Outside each car, there are two coachmen and a nanny, sitting on the shaft of the car, protecting them comprehensively.
At the peak of the evening, the whole family was gathered for dinner, and then they were divided into rooms.
The meal was rough but clean. After the meal was finished, the butler waited outside with his servants. Jin Kuang beckoned Lin Yutong: "The fourth family..."
Lin Yutong hadn't put the memorial tablet on his back for a whole day, but now he handed it over, only to find that Jin Kuang waved his hand: "You just keep it." As he said, he pushed the box that he received during the day to Lin Yutong, "We are getting old and energetic. It's not as good as before. The eldest wife has to take care of..." As he spoke, he glanced worriedly at the older son, who looked even worse, and said to Lin Yutong, "You are the only one who can share your worries."
Looking after the road?
But when I get home, don't I still have to be the housekeeper?She didn't want to get her hands on it, so she just opened the box and grabbed two handfuls of broken silver from it, "I'll take it with you if it's not enough. If there are these, I guess it's enough for the expenses on the road."
Jin Kuang sighed, closed the box and returned it to the eldest daughter-in-law, "It's not the same as before. This is the living expenses in the future. You should collect it first. There is a house in my hometown, which is renovated every year. There is also a sacrifice field, which has been asked by the clan to take care of it. But there are only [-] mu of sacrifice land for our family. The rest, as I said in the past, is for the clan to support orphans and widows, to support the education of Mongolian children, and to repair the ancestral hall and tomb. It has nothing to do with our family.”
Five hundred acres sounds like a lot, but the average of twenty people is 25 acres of land per person.It is impossible to collect all the income of these 25 mu, because no one can really work in the fields.This field has to be tenanted to others.Generally speaking, that is, 25% of the rent is collected, and the tenants account for the majority. Forty percent of the [-] mu of land is equivalent to ten mu of land.One person has a net income of ten mu of land.
Ten mu of land seems to be a lot, but this is the field in the north, and only one season of crops is planted a year.With the current output, is there three hundred catties per mu?Well, let's count as three hundred catties, but three hundred catties is not food that can be eaten in one's mouth.For example, wheat, if you harvest 70.00 catties per mu, can this wheat be stuffed directly into your mouth?It cannot be processed into flour. According to the flour extraction rate of 210%, there are [-] catties left.In other words, almost two or three acres of land per person can guarantee that they will not go hungry.The rest of the grain...you have to change the cloth, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, meat and eggs, and the expenses of human relations, children's marriage...is this enough money?This is not to mention the need to save some food every year to deal with various natural disasters that will come at any time.
With such a calculation... there is no saving at all.It can only be said that if you can live a life of simple food, the servants simply cannot afford it.It is possible to hire a few helpers temporarily, but the servants really cannot afford it.
Once you check this thing and calculate this account, you can see the bottom of it at a glance.Don't talk about how much gold and silver you hide, those things are worthless.Unless it's a sneaky emergency, it's best not to use it.Otherwise, your money can't be explained clearly... so is this deceiving the emperor?
Therefore, even if you hold gold ingots in your arms at night, you have to wear common clothes to the outside world, and you can't eat bran and swallow vegetables, but you are particular about big fish and big meat, definitely not.If there are groups of servants in and out, it is even more like a dream.
Everyone is pampered, but they have to live in poverty. Is this family good?
Lin Yutong was crazy to touch this hand. Didn't she see that she was not called Xiao Xu's tube, did her face change?If you like to take care of it, whoever cares will know.
Mrs. Xu took the box, only to realize that it was [-] mu of land.She is an old housekeeper, and the five hundred acres of Zhuangzi in the south of the Yangtze River... that is only enough for one person's daily expenses... Now that the family does not include twenty servants, how do they live?
But in the end, he gritted his teeth and took the box.
The four rooms are divided into a suite, where women sleep inside and men live outside.Not so much on the road.Bai Shi wanted to serve Lin Yutong to wash up, Lin Yutong waved his hand: "You rest, don't worry about it. Take care of your stomach, and put a few more quilts in the carriage tomorrow. We don't bring much, so we can buy it from the inn at a high price. Don't dislike pickling , the more you go, the colder it gets, so bring more, so you won’t suffer on the road.”
I walked like this for two days, and nothing happened. On the third day, the caravan came to talk to Fourth Master: "... Fourth Master... the front is the boundary of Qingfeng Village, and our relationship with them is okay, but We used to travel fast. They only gave us two days to cross the road, and after this point we would start grabbing... This is not a foul..."
Rivers and lakes have their own rules.They can be regarded as looking at the sky to eat. If it is not good to catch up with the sky, you just can't walk through it, then it is God's reward.
Lin Yutong looked at the sky, there should be no rain in the past two days, so he can leave.
The escort smiled wryly: "This journey is difficult, if you hurry, bring enough dry food, water and torches, we can't stop day and night..."
good!That's it.
Lin Yutong asked him: "Do you have any spare horses? Borrow one."
Have!
Horses cannot be compared with those in the army, but they are not bad either.I didn't have any weapons at hand, so I just asked someone to cut a few pagoda trees as thick as a child's arm from the side, and then borrowed someone else's dagger, peeled the skin, and sharpened both ends. This thing can be used as a stick or a long gun.
Several sons practice martial arts, even sister Xuan can do it, but this child can't bear to learn.
Lin Yutong gave each of his three sons a stick. Don't trust anyone when you are away from home. The only one you can trust is yourself.
Fourth master's injuries have healed in sevens and eighties, and he will be fine in seven days.It's just that people from the Xu family followed, and he didn't show up.
Lin Yutong changed into the coarse cloth clothes prepared for fourth master, dressed as a man, and rode on a horse.Every car, especially the female relatives, told them, "No matter what happens, don't show your head and don't shout."
In the eyes of bandits, women are more valuable than goods.
First told the elders at the front, Jin Kuang was stunned when he saw the fourth daughter-in-law dressed like this, and then nodded: "Go ahead, there is no problem here."
It means he is watching.
As soon as Lin Yutong left, Xu's tears came down, and Aunt Wu followed suit, "Aunt and grandma used to like to dress like a man back then..."
Jin Kuang's eyes turned red, and he quickly closed his eyes, "Okay, stop nagging."
If Jin Kuang was stunned for a moment when he saw her, Jin Boyi's eyes turned red almost instantly, and then he covered it up: "I'm sorry, brother and sister."
As soon as the person left, he coughed.Xiao Xu said: "It's getting worse and worse. Although it's a last resort, it doesn't have to be so."
"What do you know?" Jin Boyi said, "This family... only has four rooms to use. As long as my health is good, or Rui Ge'er's health is good, I don't need her as a woman to show her face. Now the family is complete. With such an appearance, what are you still holding on to that housekeeper's power in your hands..."
Xiao Xu didn't dare to talk back, for fear of making him angry.But if he doesn't hold on to this, how can Da Fang live on?I have the power in my own hands, and I have the money from the company. Everything in this family is indispensable to the big house.It costs more to take medicine than to eat, and I don't know how to control others, so I won't cause the whole family to have opinions.But if you let go, I'm afraid the hot soup and hot water will not be so timely.Men only think about big things, these small things are never taken to heart, but they don't know that these small things are not thoughtful, but they can make people live comfortably for a quarter of an hour.
There is no man or child in the second room, Wen's waits by the old lady's side, and the old lady takes pity on her, and she is like the aunt and grandma back in the day.She feeds the whole family by herself, and doesn't bother about such trivial matters as money.
Uncle Sanfang is honest, but he is a man after all.They also make friends outside, and they are not the children of famous families, but small officials are still willing to curry favor with them. This gift alone is enough to make a three-bedroom life easy.
Whether the fourth room is doing well or not, I only know that this is up, and there is the support of the Shun Palace, it is a shameless person outside.When everyone can't touch the money, only Sifang can get the money.Could it be that the rites that were sent before were small sums?
She couldn't help it, touched the money box and muttered about the rituals received by Sifang.Jin Boyi said: "Take your mind off... Now, you only see him taking money, but you don't want him to pay back the favor in the future. Besides, he still has three children's marriages that are yet to be settled. Sister Qiong doesn't know yet. What will happen in the end. If you want to talk about difficulties, who has more children and more unmarried people, who will be the most difficult at this time. Think about this... What is there in your heart that is unbalanced. In the future, this family will have to be tied together even more, Otherwise, how would you live this day?"
The weak and the widowed, the separation of the family is simply impossible.
As for those who are not willing to split up, Da Fang is the least happy.The second room can still adopt a son to support the appearance, but what can the big room do?
Jin Boyi shook her head: "Don't worry...the family won't be separated...if you don't separate the family, your father can take care of it...Nowadays, the situation in Beijing is complicated, don't look back at your hometown, any children and grandchildren who don't bother to stab someone will be implicated Yes, father... dare not take risks."
Xiao Xu breathed a sigh of relief.
But as soon as he relaxed, he heard night owls in the surrounding forest one after another, and the horse was so frightened that he didn't dare to move forward...
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