[Red Mansion] Adopted daughter and child

It's not that Jia Min can't tolerate these aunts, it's just that it's easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal——

In the past, besides her, other aunts around Lin Ruhai added one by one, and she didn't think it was a problem, but in the past three years, she and Lin Ruhai only had each other, and when there were no other aunts around, Lin Ruhai didn't seem to have to have one. Auntie can't, Jia Min naturally can't make a turn.

But now that the Lin family is about to leave Beijing, no matter how much dissatisfaction Jia Min has, he can only endure it.

However, Lin Ruhai has been busy arranging the materials in Huaiyang these days, and he only goes back to his room every day at night. Jia Min's subtle mood.

As time passed, Jia Min became even angrier.

But being angry, Jia Min suddenly lost her anger one day, because she found that even the three aunts had boarded the boat, but from boarding to Huaiyang, Lin Ruhai still returned to her every day. room, never been to my aunt.

Even in the past two months, Lin Ruhai never met the three aunts face to face.

On the contrary, she, the mistress of the house, met more times with the three aunts.

Jia Min: "..."

She was surprised, if Lin Ruhai didn't want to touch his aunts, why did he have to bring these three aunts on board?

Is it just to embarrass her and find something for her to do?

During the month when Sheng Man returned to the capital, she spent almost all of it at her natal family——

In the morning, I went to Lin's house to teach the children, and after the class, I went back to my mother's house, had a meal with my elderly parents, and then taught my brother's daughter.

But she didn't know much about the situation of the Lin family. It wasn't until she boarded the boat that she knew that Lin Ruhai was going to take the three aunts of the family to Huaiyang this time.

At the beginning, Sheng Man was quite worried about Jia Min.

But after seeing Lin Ruhai busy day by day, he still didn't forget to go back to Jia Min's room to sleep, so he soon felt relieved to do other things.

Now hearing Jia Min's words, she couldn't help but roll her eyes: "You really don't know how to be blessed, don't worry about why Lin Ruhai behaves like this, anyway, it's fine if he ignores Auntie?"

Jia Min was a little more serious: "If you don't know the reason, who knows whether his current performance is temporary or long-term?"

Sheng Man looked at Jia Min, and after a while, laughed loudly: "I see you, because you have been spoiled by Lin Ruhai for the past three years, these three aunts have always been there before, why don't you care so much?" ?”

Jia Min was a little embarrassed, but thinking of the past three years without her aunt being an eyesore, she was still unwilling to give up her intention to explore Lin Ruhai's thoughts.

Seeing that she was serious, Sheng Man began to think: "Maybe Lin Ruhai is used to it?"

In the past three years, hundreds of members of the Lin family lived in the government office. Although it was enough to live in, it was not as spacious as the capital. Naturally, Lin Ruhai did not have a separate courtyard.

At that time, there were no other aunts, so Lin Ruhai naturally went back to Jia Min's yard every day.

Lin Ruhai is a self-disciplined person, so after three years, has it become a habit?He is not a womanizer, and he feels that this kind of life makes him more comfortable, so he naturally has no idea of ​​changing.

Sheng Man told Jia Min what she thought. Jia Min thought about it and nodded: "I think what you said makes sense, but if that's the case, wouldn't Ru Hai go to Auntie's house sooner or later?"

It may take months or even years to get used to this kind of thing, but it only takes one time to break a habit.

Jia Min fell silent, and sighed after a long time: "It seems that I am asking too much."

Sheng Man couldn't bear her dejected look: "If you really don't like those three aunts, just send them away. Anyway, your status is stable now, and Lin Ruhai will definitely not be awkward with you because of the three aunts."

If Lin Ruhai had the heart among the three aunts, Jia Min would still understand what he was doing, but Lin Ruhai obviously didn't care about the three aunts at all, and Sheng Man couldn't see her like this. up.

Jia Min thought about it too, but...

"You don't know, these three aunts are different from the previous Aunt Sun." Jia Min was a little distressed, "Two of them were my former dowry maids. Something out of the ordinary; the other is the aunt my mother-in-law gave to Ruhai, who is usually the most peaceful. If there is no reason, I will send her away, and I always feel a little bit sorry."

Her dowry maid?

Sheng Man frowned: "Not all dowry maids are good, how do you know they have no evil intentions?"

As soon as Jia Min heard Sheng Man's tone, she immediately understood that what she just said touched her heart, and quickly explained: "The two of them have been with me since childhood, and then spent more than ten years with me in the Lin family. Conceal evil intentions."

Sheng Man took a deep breath and said, "People change."

But she didn't say anything more.

At night, after thinking about it, Jia Min pretended to mention the three aunts casually: "The master brought the three aunts on board, it has been nearly two months, why didn't you go to the aunt's room once? "

Lin Ruhai froze for a moment, then turned to look at Jia Min: "Don't tell me you like me going to Auntie's room?"

Jia Min lowered her face and looked at him unhappily: "I think you will go?"

Seeing her jealous, Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "You don't think I might go, and you don't think I definitely won't. Now tell me, Madam, do you want to or not?"

After living together for so many years, if he still doesn't know that the person next to his pillow is a jealous jar, then he is too careless.

It's just that Jia Min didn't seem to mind that there was pressure from heirs in the past. He went as soon as he went, and didn't think there was anything wrong.But now his wife has given birth to a bunch of children for him, and he seems to care about those three aunts, so he will naturally not do things that make his wife angry and affect the harmony between husband and wife.

Whether there are other women is not important, what is important is family harmony.

When Jia Min heard this, she couldn't help bending the corners of her mouth.

But soon she realized: "If I don't want you to go to my aunt's room, why don't you go all the time? The reason they want to follow to Huaiyang this time is that they don't want to stay in the empty room alone. If you don't want to touch them, Why let them aboard?"

Lin Ruhai smiled: "Since I'm not going to touch them, I can't trap people in the Lin family for a lifetime, right? My family has always had a rule of letting people go out when the concubine's room reaches 25. The age of the three concubines has already passed 25. I If we keep them in Lin's house again, wouldn't it be a waste of their time?"

"It's just that there are many acquaintances in the capital, why not bring Huaiyang to see if there is any suitable candidate, then let them recognize Lin Da as godfather, and let Lin Da send them out."

In the early years when Aunt Sun committed crimes, he wanted to release the three aunts together.

It's just that Aunt Sun's reputation is not good. If the other three aunts are allowed to leave together, people will inevitably wonder whether they have committed a crime.Later, Jia Min became pregnant, but he forgot about it, so he delayed until today.

Jia Min didn't expect that after eating vinegar for so long, it turned out to be dry vinegar. She was so angry and ashamed, she turned her head and ran directly into the back room to lie on the bed and put the quilt over her head.

Lin Ruhai followed in, and burst out laughing immediately after seeing her move.

Jia Min became even more ashamed and didn't want to see people at all.

……

When the two of them broke the news, the originally restrained feelings immediately heated up, and the atmosphere between each other became sticky.

The boat everyone lives in is that big, and you can't see it when you look up, so you can easily notice the change in the atmosphere between the two——

If we say that the relationship between Jia Min and Lin Ruhai in the past was more like the couple who raised their eyebrows and respected each other like guests in the book, but now the interaction between the two is more like a newlywed couple, even with those in Lin Liu's impression, Young couples in love are very similar.

Sheng Man made fun of Jia Min, she was already a mother of several children, and even had a twilight love, which made Jia Min ashamed.

But even if she felt embarrassed, she never planned to avoid other people.

She quite enjoyed this state, not to mention that they were husband and wife, so naturally there was nothing that other people could not know.

These days continued until the big boat of the Lin family arrived at Huaiyang Wharf.

Because when Jia Min left from Jinling before, Jia Min did not sell the servants who bought it, and naturally there is no need to buy it again this time. He sent a letter to the old house in Gusu early, asking people to wait in Huaiyang up.

Huaiyang Salt Inspection Censor was originally appointed once a year. The previous Huaiyang Salt Inspection Censor resigned and returned to the capital two months earlier. As soon as he left, the servants of the Lin family who stayed in the old house in Gusu immediately went to Huaiyang. Then the mansion was cleaned up and down, and the Lin family could move in immediately when they arrived in Huaiyang.

As soon as the Lin family got off the pier, there were servants waiting at the pier, and soon they sent them all back to the government office with their luggage.

After a night's rest, Lin Ruhai went straight into the yamen and started working as quickly as possible; after Jia Min inspected the yamen, he assigned the people below again, and began to walk outside as Mrs. Lin.

Several children immediately threw themselves into their studies.

Lin Liu could easily feel that after coming to Huaiyang this time, under the demonstration of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, all the efficiency was much faster.

It was a good thing.

But just look at the time when Lin Ruhai came back every day, and the heavy expression on his face when he came back, you can know that this trip to Huaiyang is definitely much more difficult than the previous work in Jinling.

Lin Liu didn't know what the Taishanghuang and the emperor wanted Lin Ruhai to be the censor of salt inspection, but their purpose was definitely not that simple.

However, Lin Ruhai had just arrived in Huaiyang, so even if he really had any purpose, he had to plan it slowly, and there should be no danger in a short time.

On the contrary, it was Jia Min who encountered some moderate troubles in his contact with the wife in Huaiyang——

Huaiyang itself is a wharf on the waterway of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, with a prosperous economy and developed transportation. Many people seized the opportunity and naturally accumulated a lot of wealth.

In addition, there are many salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as you have the ability to seize the opportunity, or get involved with local officials, and get one or two salt tickets, it is only a matter of time to make a fortune.

Therefore, there are so many big businessmen in Huaiyang, which is a bit scary.

There are many skinny horses in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are also Suzhou, Hangzhou and Jinling, but there are many salt merchants in Huaiyang, and there are many opportunities to deal with officials. Those who want to bribe officials with beauty...

Naturally, there are many.

Lin Ruhai's ancestral home was in Gusu. Before he came, the officials and salt merchants in Huaiyang inquired about his family background clearly——

After being honored himself, he married the first daughter of Xianrong, obviously not short of money.

Under the age of 40, he is still young in the officialdom and has a bright future. As long as he does a few big things, he will be promoted to the cabinet sooner or later after a few years of hard work.

Reluctantly, it can be regarded as having great power.

At such an age and official position, I have always been cautious when pursuing, and I am worried that if I don't pay attention, my future will be ruined.

Life is alive, just a few names for power, sex and money.

Lin Ruhai already has power and money.

Famous, young man Tanhua, and a prosperous official career, not to mention his reputation is well-versed in the north and south, at least in the capital, he also has a place.

There is only one beauty left, which can make people use their brains.

However, Lin Ruhai looked at a reserved temperament, unlike a person who is greedy for beauty, other officials and salt merchants dare not make trouble in front of him, so naturally they can only find a breakthrough from Jia Min, trying to find out from her. Let's talk about Lin Ruhai's demand for female sex.

So during this period of time, when she went out to socialize, Jia Min had to come back full of anger every time.

That skinny horse, even a woman like Jia Min, has to say something after seeing it, it's really seductive.Not every beauty is born with beauty and beauty, but every beauty has its own unique charm. If you meet a man who likes their style, these women are the most addictive drugs, and you can't stop.

Jia Min was depressed and worried again.

After Lin Liu knew about it, she directly suggested, "Mother doesn't want to hear about those wives asking about Father's real situation, so why not tell them directly."

"It just so happened that mother didn't want to send all three aunts away?"

"Now is the best opportunity. You took advantage of the time when the other wives were most concerned about our family's situation, released three good aunts, and then found a good family to send them out graciously. Doesn't it also show that you have a good relationship with us?" Father's attitude?"

After hearing this, Jia Min also thought it was a good idea.

only……

She had a sad expression on her face: "Aunt Li and Aunt Lai have been with me for many years, isn't it a little too much to let them go in such a disregard of sympathy?"

Lin Liu was a little puzzled. The three aunts have been in Huaiyang for so long, so they should have seen clearly the attitude of Lin Ruhai and Jia Min towards them, right?It's all like this, do they still want to stay in the Lin family?

Staying in the Lin family is just a concubine's room without worrying about eating and drinking. Although the Lin family will support them, there is no one who can speak their own words on weekdays, and there is no chance to play when they are trapped in the backyard. Life is boring;

On the contrary, if she is released, not only will she be able to stand tall and be a man, but she will also become someone else's lady, and maybe she will have a healthy child in the future, and the children will wrap around her knees——

The three aunts are only about 35 years old. Although they were already very old in ancient times, in Lin Liu's eyes, this is still a young age. Why do they live their lives so lifelessly without any waves?

But after thinking about it, after all, she has been influenced by modern education, maybe her thoughts are different from those in ancient times?

So after thinking about it seriously, Lin Liu suggested: "How does mother know that the three aunts will definitely not agree to leave the Lin family? You might as well call them in front of you and ask them for their own opinions. If you don't agree, it's fine. But even if one person agrees, isn't that enough for us?"

Even if no one agrees...

Let's talk about it when the time comes, it's just a signal to the outside world that Lin Ruhai is not a person who is greedy for beauty. There are many ways to do it, but it's more deterrent to let the concubine in the family marry off.

Jia Min laughed: "I'm confused." So he hurriedly invited the three aunts to the main room.

The three aunts have been hit hard since they set foot on the big ship to Huaiyang.At first, I thought that the master had already opened his mouth and decided to bring them to Huaiyang, and he obviously had some affection for them, not to mention how deep, at least he didn't forget them.

But after boarding the boat, the three of them had their illusions shattered, and immediately woke up from the loneliness of the previous three years, and realized their identities and their position in Lin Ruhai's heart.

But because it was on a boat at that time, the place was narrow, and it was not easy to move around. The three aunts still had a little bit of luck. I wondered if the master was worried that going to their room on the boat would make his wife angry, so he slept all the time. In the wife's room.

But when they arrived in Huaiyang, Lin Ruhai still didn't come to their yard, and the three of them successively realized that the relationship between the master and wife was no longer allowed to interfere with them.

The three of them regretted it immediately, and proposed to come to Huaiyang with the master at the beginning——

How nice is it to live alone in the capital?The Lin family follows the rules, and they will not defraud them. They eat well and sleep well, and they can be their own masters. There is no wife on top of their heads to oppress them. How comfortable are they?

But now when he came to Huaiyang, the master didn't see them at all, and they had to get up early every day to greet Jia Min. It was really sad that the comfortable and comfortable days were gone forever.

When they heard that Jia Min invited the three of them to the main room, their hearts skipped a beat. They thought that Jia Min could not understand them and were going to attack them.

But after hearing Jia Min's meaning, the three of them looked at each other, their eyes were a little dazed.

Aunt Li and Aunt Lai had a better relationship. They had served Jia Min for many years before, and they could see the seriousness in Jia Min's eyes at a glance.But just because they saw Jia Min's seriousness, the two of them became more panicked.

On the contrary, it was Aunt Lin who had been silent all this time. After listening to Jia Min's question, she hesitated for a moment, and her calm eyes lit up.

She realized that this was an opportunity, and immediately asked: "Madam, what do you mean, can we get rid of our slave status, and can also choose a good family for us to marry and be a good wife?"

Jia Min didn't expect that someone would really be moved, and this person would be Aunt Lin who has always been silent and peaceful.

She paused, and nodded seriously: "That's true. If you want to leave the Lin family, we will not only revoke your slave status, find you a good family, but also let you recognize Lin Da as your godfather, so that even if you If you are married, it can also be said that the Lin family is your backer, so you won't be bullied."

Aunt Lin almost cried with joy: "I am willing to leave, when will my wife give me the deed of sale and release of concubine?"

Jia Min was almost startled by Aunt Lin's reaction, and after a while she found her own voice: "If you agree, I will give you the deed of sale right away, but I have to wait until the master comes back to release the concubine. Let him write it to you himself."

Since it was a document to let the concubine leave, it was only valid if Lin Ruhai wrote it himself and stamped his own seal and handprint.

But Aunt Lin is already very satisfied with just selling her body.

Laughing while crying, she knelt down and kowtowed to Jia Min: "I beg your wife for permission, this servant wants to leave the Lin family."

To be honest, since Jia Min came in, this was the first time she saw Aunt Lin showing such vivid mood swings.

Seeing this, Jia Min inevitably had some guesses.

She asked Xinghua to fetch Aunt Lin's deed of sale, and looked at Aunt Lin, and asked her curiously: "I see you like this, why do you seem to be impatient to leave the Lin family?"

Aunt Lin looked terrified, thinking that Jia Min cared about her performance, she wanted to explain.

Jia Min waved her hand: "I don't mind, I'm just curious. I remember that my mother-in-law is a very kind person, and she shouldn't do anything to force you to be Ruhai's concubine. Why do you behave like..."

Being a concubine to Lin Ruhai was wronged, is it the same as being forced to be a concubine to him?

It's not to blame Jia Min for thinking too much, after all, Aunt Lin has always been expressionless and has no sense of presence.In the past, everyone thought she had such a personality, but seeing her behavior when she heard that she had the opportunity to leave the Lin family just now, no one can stick to her previous thinking, right?

Aunt Lin was silent for a while, unwilling to speak.

Lin Liu thought for a while, understood Aunt Lin's concerns, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Aunt Lin, mother is just curious, and won't go back on her word just because your answer doesn't meet her wishes, let alone do anything to you."

Aunt Lin glanced at Lin Liu, and for some reason, she always felt that what Lin Liu said was very trustworthy.

After hesitating for a while, she said: "I was indeed forced to be the master's concubine, but it was not the old lady who forced me to do so. It was my parents who threatened their lives that made me agree to be the master's concubine."

After Aunt Lin's narration, Jia Min and others knew that Aunt Lin had a childhood sweetheart fiancé back then.

The other party was not a servant of the Lin family, but an orphan whose parents both died. He usually worked in some shops to earn his own rations at a time.

When he was working as a helper in a restaurant, he delivered food to the Lin family. That's when he met Aunt Lin. After meeting several times, he gradually developed feelings for her.

It's a pity that Aunt Lin's parents look down on him. He is definitely poor and unskilled. In the future, her daughter will suffer when she marries him, so they have always disagreed with marrying their daughter to him.

But Aunt Lin herself is an independent person, and she has long made up her mind to work hard, and when she is old, she will ask the old lady for her grace, cancel her slavery and let her go out to marry——

The slave is the private property of the master's family, and the old lady has higher control over her than her parents.

She planned well at first, but she didn't expect that her serious and low-key work would catch the eyes of the old lady, and she would choose her to be her son Lin Ruhai's aunt.

If she refuses, the old lady will naturally not force her——

There are so many unmarried girls in the Lin family, and it's not only her.

But Aunt Lin's family was fascinated by the rich life of the Lin family, and they wanted her to be Lin Ruhai's concubine, so that she could also pull out her natal family in the future.Aunt Lin refused, and her parents threatened her with her life.

Aunt Lin had no choice but to agree.

But she has always wanted to be free, marry an ordinary person, take care of her husband and teach her children.

Jia Min was stunned, never thought that behind Aunt Lin being a concubine, there was such a past.

She hesitated and said, "Your original fiancé..."

Aunt Lin smiled: "He married a wife and had children in the second year I was a concubine to the master, and he is now a grandfather."

Jia Min had a look of pity, but he couldn't blame the other party for this matter.

However, Aunt Lin has long let go of the past: "My only wish now is to be able to redeem myself and marry an ordinary person. What I didn't do back then, I want to try now." She smiled, "I maintain Looks pretty good, doesn't it look old?"

Lin Liu shook her head: "Very young, she looks like a little girl."

Aunt Lin smiled and rolled her eyes.

Only then did Lin Liu realize that when this usually low-key Aunt Lin laughed, she was so warm.

Aunt Lin agreed to leave the Lin family without hesitation, and the other two aunts were touched, and their firm heart of not wanting to leave was slowly shaken.

The two looked at each other, and Aunt Lai said hesitantly: "Madam, can we go back and think about it? We will give you an answer tomorrow."

Jia Min comforted the two gently: "You two have been with me for more than 20 years, you can rest assured that I will never treat you badly."

The two took a deep breath, bowed and stepped back.

In the early morning of the next day, I don't know what they were thinking that night, or what they asked Aunt Lin about. In short, the three aunts came here together, and they all agreed to leave the Lin family.