The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Blade

Xueyan didn't know that Liu Erlang would have such a misunderstanding, so she exchanged some pleasantries and left.

Lin Ming looked at her back and thought to himself, if things go well this time, he will have at least a few thousand silver in his hands after returning to Beijing, which can be regarded as having the capital to marry a wife.When I pass the Juren exam, I will ask my uncle to marry me, but she is the maid of the clan sister after all, and it seems that I will have to please the clan sister more in the future.

So, the next day, Daiyu received a lot of small things from Lin Ming's people, such as bamboo carvings, wood carvings and Hunan embroidery, which were not of high value but very interesting.In addition, there are some turquoise bracelets, rings, etc., which are full of a box.

After receiving the items, Daiyu laughed and said to everyone: "Brother Ming has become more thoughtful in his work. He never thought of these small things before."

But Xueyan was a little moved in his heart, he did this mostly for himself.In such a time and space, it is really my luck to meet such a person who thinks of himself in every way.

After three days, Lin Ruhai asked someone to invite Liu's aunt and nephew to live in Houya, after all, it is not unreasonable to let Liu's natal family live outside.

Lin Ming successfully negotiated with Jia Lian that day and wanted to purchase goods with him.Jia Lian readily agreed, and later lamented that the price of some goods could be at least [-]% cheaper if he personally collected some goods from surrounding counties.It's a pity that I don't have enough manpower this time. I heard that there are occasional thieves in some counties and counties below, so it's not peaceful.Liu Xianglian volunteered to be his guard, and urged him to say that if a man wants to do something, he has to do a great job, looking forward and backward

What kind of manly behavior is this.After a few cups of rice wine, Jia Lian also got a little overwhelmed, so he complied when he was agitated.Although I regretted it after waking up, it was hard to take back the big words after I let them out.Besides, he also knew Liu Xianglian and Feng Ziying were familiar with each other, if he retreated, he would inevitably be laughed at by them when he returned to Beijing.Why don't you just go for a walk, now that the chief envoy is his own uncle, he doesn't believe that there are still people who dare to rob him.

So the few people really discussed the route and time, and went back to pack their bags.

Lin Ming and Jia Lian reported this matter to Lin Rubao. Of course, he couldn't say that he also went to buy goods with him, only that it was a study tour.Lin Ruhai also agreed with this matter: "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and pay more attention to safety on the road. Also, take a look at Lian Er on the way, this kid is used to romantic affairs, watch him and don't let him make trouble There's an accident."

Hearing this, Jia Lian's face flushed with embarrassment: "Uncle is joking, this is the old calendar, and now my nephew has changed his ways."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "I don't care if you change it or not. I'm not your wife anyway. It's just that people's hearts are complicated. When you go out, you should be cautious in everything. It's better not to be contaminated by some things. Either in the capital or in the south of the Yangtze River, there are not so many relatives, friends and aunts, if anything happens, I am far away, and you will inevitably suffer. Therefore, you must respect yourself."

When he mentioned the word "self-respect", he took a special look at Jia Lian, which made Jia Lian feel terrified.

Although they went to buy goods together, but several people agreed, several people will do their own things, and the accounts will be separated, so it will save you from looking back and not being clear.Needless to say, Jia Lian has no shortage of money at the moment.However, when Xing knew that he was going to go out, he took all the big heads back and only gave him 1 taels to buy goods, saying that it was not good to bring too much money on the way.If you really like something, you can pay a part of the deposit and have it sent to Wuchang Mansion to settle the payment.Jia Lian this

Relying on Mrs. Xing's guidance over the years, she has earned a lot of money, and this time she did not dare to resist, and obeyed her orders obediently.

Xueyan, who happened to see this scene, praised secretly in her heart, this Mrs. Xing has a way, and what she said is more useful than Wang Xifeng, this is the example she wants to learn from.In the future, Yu Fu will have to be like this. It is not enough to make the other party afraid, but to be convinced is the kingly way.

And Lin Ming was currently calculating his own money in the room.When he left Beijing, he brought 1000 taels of silver, and his mother stuffed another 200 taels.Of course, in addition to the silver, he also brought a box of handkerchiefs and sachets with extremely exquisite workmanship, which are much better than the common goods on the market.After coming to Huguang, he also asked Jia Lian to help sell them out. The quantity was small, but the profit was quite high. Once the 300 taels were changed hands, he made a net profit of more than 1000 taels of silver.And there is another thing in his hand, the profit is much heavier than these things.

Before coming, he specially asked his classmates to transcribe many of the annual exam questions of Guozijian in recent years.Along the way, when a ship docks, find a large local bookstore to sell a copy.What I have to say is that the same thing can only be sold for a hundred taels of silver in Jiangnan, but it can be sold for 800 taels in Wuchang Mansion.It may be due to the fact that there are many talents in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are not very envious of the things in the Imperial College there.However, the bosses of the bookstores in Huguang are all eager to seek talents, and they are extremely respectful when they give a lot of money.

It's just that when earning these money, Lin Ming always felt a little guilty in his heart, secretly thinking that if the gentlemen of the Guozijian knew that he had acted like this, they would call him "disgraceful", and maybe they would cancel his qualification as a student supervisor.So when he did this, he was very careful, he didn't even tell his servant, and every time he went back to the bookstore to make contact, he would pretend to be in disguise.

After doing some calculations, Lin Ming found that he already had more than 3000 taels of silver on hand.I thought that I could earn this amount at least after returning to Beijing, but I didn't expect to have such a huge profit before leaving Huguang.I thought to myself, no wonder people in the world dislike the low status of merchants, but at the same time they rush to him one after another. It is really profitable.

Both of them can be regarded as the masters who have money in their hands and don't panic, only Liu Xianglian is a little bit drummed.He knew that both Lin Jia and Lin Jia brought him because of their martial arts, but he saw that others were trying to make money to support their families.Liu Xianglian felt that she was not easy to watch, but it was a pity that she was really cash-strapped, and she only had a few dozen taels of silver on her back.It is also thanks to the meeting gift given by Mrs. Xing back then, otherwise he would not even have this little money.

After Aunt Liu on the other end knew about this, she was worried that there would be danger on the road, and she didn't want him to go.So I went to Liu Shi on purpose, and wanted her to help comfort me.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Liu called him over to inquire, and said with a smile: "A man should go out and see more of the world. I won't talk about Jia Lian, but that brother Ming is a good one. He is young and calm. The most important thing is that he has a sense of propriety, so you should learn more from him. Of course, Jia Lian also has advantages. He is adaptable and versatile. Why not do something together."

As he spoke, he asked the servant girl to take out 500 taels of silver and give it to him: "Is there any more? I'll give you these. If you earn it, it's yours, and if you lose it, it's mine. It's like giving you the money for your marriage in advance. Earn it Fortunately, if you lose money, you don’t have to tell me when you get married in the future, and I won’t give you any more red envelopes.” The maids who said that laughed, and even Liu Xianglian couldn’t help laughing.

Seeing this, Aunt Liu couldn't help being anxious, and said to Liu Shi: "Didn't you ask him to order for me? Why are you adding fuel to the fire?"

Liu said with a smile: "I know that my sister is worried about his safety. It's just that you don't know about his temperament, and we can't stop it if we want to. It's better to get what he wants as soon as possible, at least know where he will go when he goes back. Who went together. It's better than getting angry and running away without knowing where he is going."

Hearing this, Aunt Liu had no choice but to sigh: "That's true." After going back, she helped her nephew pack his bags, and also gave him 500 taels of silver: "I don't have much silver with me, so you take these. Master is rich, and that young master Lin seems to have a lot of property, if you have too little money, you will be looked down upon."

Liu Xianglian didn't want to die, Aunt Liu persuaded: "Just treat it as if I gave you the silver you saved in advance, and everyone will be happy if you earn it. If you accidentally lose money, just treat your land as if it hasn't been harvested all these years. "

In this way, Liu Xianglian accepted it.

If money is a man's guts, with these money as a base, Liu Xianglian would no longer be as silent as before when facing Lin Jia and the other two, but would talk and laugh and return to her former frankness and generosity. .

Several people specially asked Lin Ruhai to find a local guide, and Lin Ruhai lent them one of his aides.Adding their respective servants and mules and horses, the mighty team is not small.

They headed south all the way to the state capitals with various special products. They bought some turquoise here and bought some wood carvings there.If it weren't for the limited time, the few people would like to go south for hundreds of miles.

Everything was going well at first, but when walking back through Yichang Mansion, there was an accident, and when passing a mountain road, he encountered suspicious robbers.Those people shot fiercely and their weapons were excellent, so they didn't look like ordinary villains.Thanks to Liu Xianglian's superb martial arts skills, and Jia Lian's men also had several good players, they were able to send them away.

It's just that after the people were beaten back, there were heavy casualties on his own side. Unfortunately, one of Jia Lian's servants who followed since childhood lost his life.In grief, he couldn't help but kicked a robber who was "beaten to death": "Damn thief, wait until I find out what's going on under you, sir, before you wipe out your lair and I and your surname!"

Unexpectedly, the thief was not dead, but just passed out from the pain of being stabbed with a knife. This time he was kicked awake by Jia Lian. Hearing this, he couldn't help but picked up the machete that was at hand and chopped at Jia Lian.

At this time, Jia Lian had already told him that he was looking at his servant who did not want to die, so he was not on guard for a while.Standing behind him, Lin Ming was shocked when he saw that the other party directly slashed at Jia Lian's neck. He pushed Jia Lian aside, picked up the sword in his hand, and went up to him.It's just that he is not a real Lianjiazi after all, and the so-called "swordsmanship" is mostly practiced for physical fitness, so he is naturally not Lianjiazi's opponent.

The sword was knocked down by the opponent in one blow, Lin Ming staggered back a step under the defeat, and the big knife in the opponent's hand had already slashed towards him.