[Red Chamber] Daiyu Reborn

That night, Lin Ruhai and Lin Rui had another long talk, and then they rushed back to the river together.

In fact, if it was an ordinary "official business", Lin Ruhai would not be allowed to "supervise" him day and night, but Lin Rui was with him, and he also carried the emperor's "secret decree".

Now, the military power in North Korea and China is in the hands of Dingyuan Hou Lin Rui and Su Wang Yunzheng. Lin Rui made his fortune in the naval battle against Japanese pirates. On land, especially in the interior, his military achievements are seriously insufficient, so the emperor sent him to Yunnan to continue to pacify those who are not doing well. The alien race who is willing to be quiet is also competing with King Su for military exploits and prestige.

However, military pay is a huge expense.There are many old ministers of the Supreme Emperor in the household department. If the money is too much, the Supreme Emperor will definitely stop it on the grounds of "militarism".Fortunately, this dynasty extended the feudal system of the Tang Dynasty, and the localities could raise their own wages to defend against the enemy-this time the emperor sent Lin Rui here because he took a fancy to the huge sum of money from Yandao!

Of course, once this matter is over, Lin Ruhai is also tied to Lin Rui's boat.But now he, the second-rank doctor of Lantai Temple and the censor of salt, is much worse than his father in the past, and he has no capital to protect himself wisely.The rise and fall of the Lin family is now entirely dependent on Lin Rui alone. Lin Ruhai understands that only by relying on the past can he save his family and life.

Daiyu waited for a few more days, but her father did not return, and she felt a little more sad.

It was a hot day in July, and the weather was already a bit cold for Daiyu.On this day, Daiyu was wearing a double-layered jacket and a thin and wide silk shawl, leaning on the carved railing, looking up silently.

Suddenly there were a few mournful calls from the sky. Daiyu raised her head and saw a group of wild geese crossing the sky from a distance. Although they were a flock of geese, they seemed extremely lonely because of the distant sky. Casually chant a sentence: "The lonely man in the east of the cloud, the one in the west of the cloud, when the number of geese in the boudoir returns, why don't you raise your glass to invite the moon..."

Daiyu just said something casually, without thinking too much, but suddenly there was a pleasant echo from the courtyard: "Huainan sweet orange, Huaibei Luozhi, wanderers drifting with the falling catkins, why not bring some tangerine peel?"

"...Cousin?" Daiyu was startled, and immediately bowed slightly.

Lin Jifeng walked over with a smile, made a gesture of supporting Xiao Daiyu, but still didn't touch it: "Did you say it, don't be so polite, call me brother."

Although Daiyu was vigilant, she was not coy, she followed Lin Jifeng into the room and sat down, watching him talking to herself while playing with the fan: "Daiyu, what do you think of the 'pair' of brother just now?"

Daiyu bit her lip and said just now: "Actually, this is not right..."

"But I'm right!" Lin Jifeng blinked cunningly with a look of being cheap and good-looking, "My sister has to admit that I'm absolutely right!"

"Neatness is neatness," Daiyu looked at him seriously, "but the meaning of this is a bit strange. The wanderers who go out are like fluff, drifting across Huainan and Huaibei... What does this have to do with tangerine peel?"

Lin Rui explained to his younger sister, "Why is it okay? Think about it, people who go out, whether they are rushing to travel, exams, business, or home... can't do without the word 'rush'. This person always 'rush' When you wake up, it is easy to be unaccustomed to the soil and water, the imbalance of yin and yang, and deficiency of the spleen and kidney. Chenpi, a medicinal material, regulates qi and appetizers, dries dampness and resolves phlegm, and treats spleen and stomach diseases. Dried tangerine peel is made into dry snacks, which are cheap and delicious, and can also quench your thirst when you are thirsty, don’t wanderers prepare more?”

Daiyu couldn't help laughing: "Cousin really never leaves his profession."

"Yeah, I've done too much business, it's inevitable that I'm a philistine, and I'm afraid my sister will be smelled of copper." Lin Jifeng lowered his head and touched his nose in embarrassment—but the teasing in his eyes did not fade.

Daiyu shook her head and said with a smile: "Cousin, there was Fan Li in ancient times, and now there is Huijin. Although merchants are chasing profits in the hustle and bustle, many of them are embroidered. The 'tangerine peel' of my cousin is just right in front of me. The word 'orange' can be said to be echoed before and after, and it is more ingenious than my sentence!"

Lin Jifeng deserves to be a frivolous son, and won the praise of his younger sister. Not only was he not humble, but he made an inch of it: "My younger sister also said that I just said something casually, so, give my younger sister a chance to change your upper couplet according to the sentence in the second couplet. How about it?" ?”

Daiyu was "provoked" face to face, but she accepted it by chance, pinching her handkerchief to cover her lips and giggling: "I don't need to change it. My brother said to 'change the sentence'—that only proves that my brother's allusions are not familiar enough." .”

"Not familiar enough?" Lin Jifeng casually took off the fan on his waist and played around, tilting his head as if thinking, "Your phrase 'the lonely man in the east of Yun, the one in the west of Yun' refers to Hongyan, but what you said later Isn’t the allusion of the cup inviting the moon used in Taibai’s ‘to raise a cup to invite the bright moon, and the shadows form three people’? What does this have to do with the geese?”

Daiyu continued to giggle: "It's a good thing my cousin mentioned Taibai, but why did I forget the line in "Xia Twelve Climbing the Yueyang Tower" 'The geese lead away the sorrows, and the mountains come for a good month'?"

"Hiss..." Lin Jifeng suddenly woke up and patted his head, "The geese are gone, invite Haoyue, and the three of them are having fun with each other—haha, I'm also dark under the lights, or my sister is more coincidental!"

"It's a coincidence, but it's a coincidence, and it hurts a bit." Daiyu is not as thick-skinned as Lin Jifeng, "Actually, I only thought of another allusion after hearing my cousin's next sentence."

"Even if you get hurt by chance, you still have to take it out to choke me!" Lin Jifeng shook his head and sighed, and suddenly stretched out his hand pretending to be vicious - reaching a foot away from Xiao Daiyu's pink and tender cheek, and made a pinch Poses, and joked, "Looking at my sister's delicate and delicate appearance, I can't imagine that your mouth is a bit stinging!"

Daiyu hurriedly turned her head away, and flashed past like a slender snow-white rabbit—even if she pinched it falsely, she wouldn't let him pinch it: "Why don't my cousin grab the white first!"

"Haha..." Lin Jifeng felt that he had confirmed a timeless allusion--self-inflicted!

……

Lin Ruhai and Lin Rui's errands were finished, Daiyu had already recovered, and together with Lin Jifeng, the four of them performed the ceremony of returning to the clan in a decent manner or in a pretentious manner-after all, they became a family.

Lin Rui took the first step, not to return to Beijing, but the Japanese pirates came out again, and he had to rush back to the camp on the southeast coast to sit in command.

Lin Jifeng stayed in Yangzhou to handle some follow-up matters, and continued to help Daiyu take care of her body; of course, he would not return to the capital alone in the future - because the emperor's imperial decree to praise Lin Ruhai will soon arrive: transfer Lin Ruhai to serve as a political advisor for the Zhongshu Province, That is, the Deputy Prime Minister of Zhongshu Province.

Shenzhizhengshi is the second grade, the same rank as the Lantai Temple doctor, Lin Ruhai is considered average; moreover, no matter how high the Lantai Temple doctor is, he is just a censor, and Shenzhizhengshi is the real official participating in politics.

However, there are several prime ministers among the three provinces, and the Zhongshu Province is in charge of confidentiality and issuing government orders, but unlike the Shangshu Province, which directly controls the six ministries and has real administrative execution power; The younger brother of the imperial concubine Zhou, the biological father of the imperial concubine Zhou who manages the six palaces—the most important thing is that the imperial concubine Zhou is the biological mother of the fourth prince Yunzheng. , the most expensive is of course the imperial concubine.After returning to the palace, the Supreme Emperor seized the imperial power from the Empress Dowager on the grounds that Emperor Yunshuo's biological mother, the Empress Dowager He, "was of humble origin, timid and cowardly, and did not know how to advance or retreat", and directly handed it over to Zhou Huanggui and Zhou Guifei.

In other words, the current harem is in the hands of the Zhou family.

That is to say, Lin Ruhai's "level adjustment" this time was the result of mutual compromise between the emperor and the Supreme Emperor after their confrontation.

Lin Ruhai sighed silently holding the imperial edict, Lin Jifeng at the side saw the right moment, and hurriedly stuffed a heavy package to the official who delivered the edict, and the fifth-rank official began to push and yell, Lin Jifeng said with a smile: "My lord, you are welcome!" , my uncle has become the deputy prime minister, isn't this an invitation to everyone to celebrate?"

"That's right, congratulations, congratulations," the official smiled so much that his eyes narrowed, he hurriedly put the heavy filial piety into his sleeves, his face was like a chrysanthemum blooming, "Congratulations, Mr. Lin!"

"Where, where..." Lin Ruhai reacted, and made a fake smile to deal with it.

After finally dismissing the official who delivered the decree, Lin Ruhai shook his head, and went back to the house to ask Mother Kang to pack her things—Shenzhi Zhengshi is a Beijing official, which means that he is going to move.

Lin Jifeng didn't wait for Lin Ruhai to open his mouth, so he took the initiative to smile and said: "Don't worry, uncle, my nephew has some well-connected friends in the capital, so I will write to them and ask them to help you find a suitable house, how about it? "

Lin Ruhai nodded with satisfaction: "I'm sorry to trouble you again."

"What about uncle, this is what a nephew should do," Lin Jifeng smiled indifferently, without putting on airs of the patriarch at all, narrowing his eyes with a sly look, "Don't worry, uncle, sister Daiyu is weak, nephew My son will definitely find a quiet place so that my sister can recuperate with peace of mind."

Lin Ruhai watched Lin Jifeng leave. Mother Kang, who was standing outside the door, was sure that Lin Jifeng had indeed left, and then she went forward to salute: "Master, please forgive me for asking this question. What are you going to do with this Yangzhou mansion?"

This mansion was bought by Lin Ruhai after he came to Yangzhou, so it can't be regarded as ancestral property at all, and of course it is not a family property.Of course, Mother Kang is not suspicious of Lin Rui, Lin Jifeng, uncle and nephew, she has also seen the world, and she understands in her heart that it is just a small house, and it may not be able to catch the eyes of the powerful and powerful at all; however, Lin Ruhai was ill before. When she was seriously ill, she was called to the sick bed, and she was told to take good care of the ancestral house. When Daiyu became an adult, it would be Daiyu's dowry—the dowry is the face and confidence of a newlywed and her husband's family, and it must not be sloppy Handle.

Lin Ruhai was also quite annoyed. Although this house was not magnificent, it was still fresh and elegant. After discounting the price, it was worth at least [-] to [-] taels of silver.Once I entered Beijing, I am afraid that I will not come back again. The Lin family is sparsely populated and they don't even have any relatives. The family should not rely too much on children. It's a pity.

Just as the master and the servant were worried, a cunning voice suddenly came from the door: "It turns out that uncle is worried about this matter. Really, why don't we leave it to my nephew?"

"Jifeng?" Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment - when did he come back?

Mother Kang's face turned pale—although she was senior and prestige, and even though she was out of slavery and became the housekeeper of the Lin Mansion, she was still a servant of the Lin Mansion after all. Although she didn't say this clearly, it still existed In order to guard against Lin Jifeng, in case the patriarch...

Lin Jifeng didn't seem to see her, smiled at Lin Ruhai, gracefully took out a few banknotes from his sleeve, and handed them to Lin Ruhai: "Uncle, if you are really worried, you might as well sell this house to your nephew—don't worry, uncle." , my nephew will definitely not let my uncle suffer."

Lin Ruhai looked at the five 1 taels of silver bills in a daze, and didn't pick them up. Instead, he looked at Lin Jifeng again—he was only 16 years old, but he was only in the business of medicinal materials. Can he really save so much money?

Moreover, Lin Ruhai knew very well that his house was not worth 5 taels at all.

"If uncle is worried, we might as well find a witness, and then go to the government to file a case, or we can invite a local prominent family to be a witness." Lin Jifeng smiled and considered everything—that is, he didn't give Lin Ruhai a retreat at all.

Mother Kang was still terrified, but Lin Ruhai had already complied—just in case, the house would be easy to occupy, but the money would be used by herself to turn it into a good farmland for a shop, hang it under Daiyu’s name, and then buy some gold for Daiyu Silver jewelry, isn't this better than a house that can't be moved or taken away?

In this way, before going to Beijing, under Lin Jifeng's willing "disadvantage" smile, the two found witnesses to file an official case, and Lin Ruhai officially sold the Yangzhou house to Lin Jifeng.

Lin Jifeng turned around and spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy a large piece of fertile land and a few small shops in Yangzhou. He got a group of people from nowhere, farming, doing business, housekeeping and paying rent.

I have been following Lin Jifeng to pour medicinal materials everywhere, and Lao Luo, who has just become a big shopkeeper recently, doesn't understand: "I said, my boss, why are you doing this loss-making business? You are the one who suffers, but to outsiders, you think it is In the name of the patriarch, you have forcibly occupied other people's house!"

Lin Jifeng answered nonchalantly while looking at the account book: "Myself, sir, my reputation in the capital is bad enough, and it's nothing more than that. Yangzhou is a land of prosperity, a land of fish and rice, and it's the lifeblood of Huaiyan. Stabilize here, and then you can sail carefully for thousands of years in the future!"