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Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and said with a smile: "That's natural, otherwise where did your father and I live when we were in the Imperial Academy in the capital? This is the old house of the Lin family. The first Lin family Hou Ye lived there, and it was rewarded by the founding emperor."

Daiyu seemed to hear a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and she complained a bit in her words: "Father, since there is a house at home, why did you let me live in someone else's house?"

If I had known that she didn't need to depend on others at all, it would be great to be the master of her own family, why bother to go to Jia's mansion to be angry?

Lin Ruhai said: "At that time, I only felt that Jia's mansion was close to my family. Besides, you are a small person, how can you rest assured that you stay in such a huge mansion by yourself?"

Qingwen was at the side to act as a peacemaker: "Young lady, you have to make a fuss when you go back. Let's invite people from Jia's family to be our guests."

Qingwen understands that human rights and property rights in ancient society were basically subject to imperial power, just like the concubine Zhou's brother-in-law took a fancy to your house, you had to move around.

Daiyu didn't have the support of Jia's mansion, so even if she lived in a big house, she would be stolen and abducted. If nothing else, wouldn't the Grand View Garden be infested with thieves after Jia's mansion was exposed?Miaoyu was also taken away from the family temple in the mansion.

All those who have no power can't hold no amount of money.In this way, even if Daiyu does not rely on the Jia family, she is still vulnerable to disasters alone.

Maybe Lin Ruhai sent Daiyu to the Jia Mansion because of this consideration: No matter how the property cannot be preserved, it is better to buy Daiyu with money to be safe.What's more, there is an old matriarch in Jia's mansion, who can always leave some dowry for Daiyu.

Thinking of this, Qingwen secretly prayed in her heart: God, the earth, bless Mr. Lin with a long life, so that we can live under his protection.

Now Lin Ruhai and Daiyu changed into small sedan chairs and headed west of the capital.

There is a saying in the capital: East is rich and west is noble.The west side has always been the home of dignitaries. The ancestor of the Lin family was awarded the award in the founding period, and the land could be moved back then. Now it is even more difficult to build a house on the west side, even if it is purchased, there is no market.

After entering Chongwenmen, you will see a street. There is a big apricot tree under the tree in the south of the street, and there is a well under the tree.The housekeeper following outside the sedan chair explained: "This well is called Xingzi Well, and the water in the well is sweet, and it is famous in the whole capital."

This is the Lin Mansion. There are three gates with animal heads at the entrance of the Lin Mansion. There is a plaque above the main gate with the words "Lin Manor" written on it.

Daiyu thought, Daddy is really cautious, many families, such as the Jia family, are reluctant to part with that title, even if they are downgraded, they still hang the old plaque, which is very high-profile.

There were more than a dozen servants standing at the door, neatly dressed, waiting for them. Seeing them coming, they all smiled and said, "Master, the lady is back."

The Lin Mansion is the Hou Ye Mansion bestowed by the founding emperor, with a spacious natural boundary.Lin Mansion is divided into middle, east and west roads. The west and middle roads each have two courtyards with four entrances, while the east road has a courtyard with two entrances.

After passing through the two courtyards on the East Road, there is a rear building in the middle to separate it into a mansion and a garden, which just makes up the whole house squarely.

The garden is not big, but it is full of exotic flowers and plants. The servants who came to the capital first bought a lot of rare flowers and trees from the flower house in Changping and planted them.

Qingwen was amazed, it was really spacious and tight.Moreover, Lin's Mansion is different from Jia's Mansion, Lin's Mansion has only two masters, so it is naturally empty everywhere.

Daiyu was also rarely excited, perhaps because she finally knew that her family also had a house in the capital; perhaps it was because she remembered the envy in her heart when she saw in the book that Baochai returned to her home without saying a word when the Grand View Garden was raided. ;Maybe it is because of the rumors in Jia's house that she is "a poor relative who beats the autumn wind".

Therefore, she showed a rare excitement, and started walking around the mansion without taking care of cleaning the dust, and allocated houses with great interest.

The first courtyard on the middle road is naturally the facade of the Lin Mansion. It is in this hall that we receive orders and welcome foreign guests on weekdays, so it is naturally arranged in a solemn and solemn manner.

The second courtyard is Lin Ruhai's outer study room, which houses some unimportant books, where Lin Ruhai usually talks with his disciples.Occasionally, some close friends will also be received here.

The third courtyard is the inner study.Lin Ruhai sometimes taught Daiyu to be in this inner study, and if Lin Ruhai had important matters, he would be welcomed into the inner study.

The fourth entrance is the main courtyard where Lin Ruhai lives. There is a small door on the west side, which is connected to a small courtyard on the west side, where the second aunt lives.

The first entrance courtyard on the east side road enshrines the ancestral tablet of the Lin family, and it is here that the Lin family sacrifices on weekdays.Daiyu suddenly felt a little sad, remembering that she used to burn paper in Jia's mansion and she was afraid of being tabooed by others, so she could only think about it in her mind.

The second entrance courtyard on the east side road is empty.Treat it as a guest room.

The corridor between the two courtyards was closed into a room, where the Lin family's servants in charge of the ancestral hall and the garden behind worked, making it convenient for them to work.

Every courtyard on the west side road is sealed and disconnected from each other.The first one lived in the courtyard of the Lin family, the second one lived in Mr. Bai, the third one lived in the second aunt, and the fourth one lived in Daiyu.

Daiyu also ordered to set up an aisle between Mr. Bai and her yard, so that if Mr. Bai wants to communicate with her, he can go directly to the aisle without disturbing Lin Ruhai and Second Aunt.

Lin Ruhai, Mr. Bai, and Auntie's yard don't need to be cleaned up, and Daiyu can take full responsibility for the rest, so Daiyu takes care of tidying up and arranging.

Qingwen was also admiring at the side, she is worthy of being a lady, you can't see any gold and jade in the arrangement, but you just feel that there is an indescribable nobility.

Perhaps in modern times, sister Lin can really be a high-end interior designer.

Finally knowing that her family also has a house in the middle of the capital, Daiyu has been very energetic these days, either changing the window screens in a yard or letting some ancient objects be placed.The steward waiting by the side also stepped forward to make fun of it: "The flowers in each house are empty, just waiting for the masters to come in and pick them. If the girl is free, I will ask the people from the greenhouse to bring them over."

It turned out that the Lin family had just arrived, and they didn't build their own greenhouse in the suburbs, and they still purchased flowers from outside during the four seasons. Changping is the flower distribution center in the capital, so the steward found a store from there.

The flowers and fruit trees in the garden had been planted before the masters moved in, but because they didn't know their preferences, the stewards didn't make their own decisions, and waited for the masters to pick them out, so Daiyu agreed. up.

Zijuan stepped forward and asked: "Girl, I'll get someone to call Mr. Bai and Second Auntie, let's pick together?"

Daiyu thought about it: "Okay."

The second aunt is not a demon, she came wearing a moon-white shirt and an autumn-colored skirt, and brought a cup of lotus seeds when she came: "Girl, this Beijing city is so beautiful, it's just dry, and it's stewed in the kitchen." Yin-nourishing lotus seed soup, I have an ankle (remark 1), it’s okay, you want to try it too?”

Zijuan took over the stewing pot, and Daiyu said, "Thank you, Auntie, is Keredang (Note 2) living in the yard?"

The second aunt laughed and raised the corners of her mouth: "Redang, Redang. Once you settle down, you can rest assured."

She didn't say anything about other questions. She said that the master went to Beijing to report on his work, but why did he take the whole family with him on the road?

Although the population of the family is simple, there is only her as a concubine and a girl, and I always feel a little strange.

But the second aunt didn't bother to ask, she was contented and happy, so she just closed the door and lived her own life.

At that moment, the flower and tree dealer entered the compound.

Because the house is full of female relatives, only the daughter-in-law of the flower and tree dealer's family is allowed to come in, stand in the yard, and lay out several carts of flowers and trees that he brought, and let the host family choose.

Daiyu saw a pot of Shi's plums at a glance, and asked, "Then Shi's plums, send me five or six pots."

The flower seller smiled all over his face: "This girl knows what to do when she hears it. This Shi's Xiaomei is very popular in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and we only sold it all the way here."

The implication of this is that this pot of orchids will cost a lot.

Daiyu didn't need to look back at Qingwen, she could guess that Qingwen must have a sad face at this time, either trying to persuade her not to be taken advantage of, or secretly thinking about why she is also doing this South Lanbei business.

It's just that nowadays the young lady pays attention not to talk about money, and it would be vulgar to ask for a price, so she just smiled lightly and didn't answer.

Sure enough, Qingwen said: "We are from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. We just went north from there. Looking at this flower is really indescribably kind."

Daiyu covered her face with a fan, and couldn't help laughing under the fan, what a Qingwen!Seeing the flowers is kind, it is obviously a warning to the flower dealers that we are experts, not to fool the Lin family with high prices.

At that moment, the flower dealer smiled coyly: "This is really fate, but as the saying goes, things are expensive when they leave home, and there are things that are lost on the way."

Seeing that her words were gradually losing their shape, the steward interrupted: "You can't be short of money anyway, remember to send it here as soon as possible."

The flower dealer stepped forward and recommended to Mr. Bai: "Miss, this Wentuansu is also a newly bred orchid variety. Seeing that the girl's demeanor is refined, like a fairy concubine, she is worthy of the girl."

She knows how to read it. Mr. Bai has resumed his girly attire since he divorced.

Now when he heard the salesman from the flower dealer, Mr. Bai smiled slightly: "If you don't go out in spring, you should avoid the wind and snow in spring; Water turns into ice. The world loves orchids, but I think they are difficult to raise. I don't like this."

The words were so polite that the flower vendor couldn't understand, but she understood the last sentence, and she immediately pulled out a water basin from the flower stand: "The girl looks at this, do you like it?"

It turned out that the small vat was made of pottery clay, without lacquer, and was extraordinarily simple and natural. Inside the vat was a small lotus leaf half the size of a palm, and a flower stem rose up next to it.

Sure enough, Mr. Bai liked it at a glance, and said to the little maid beside him, "Send it to my room later."

Qingwen hates that iron can't be made into steel. What, the pots fired in the earthen kiln in the country increase the price for no reason, and they really don't know how to buy things.

The second aunt smiled and asked the flower vendor: "Everyone is elegant, but I like to be lively, what kind of flowers do I want?"

The author has something to say: (Remark 1) Ankle: eat

(Remark 2) When hot: comfortable