The old lady of the Lin family in Honglou

Mrs. Wang was reprimanded by Mrs. Jia. Although the big house did not achieve the purpose of disturbing the concubine's daughter, those bitches were all taken away and scratched to see if they would dare to fight against him in the future. After spending money and silver, seeing how they look at my face in the future, I feel happy thinking about it.

Mrs. Wang achieved her goal. Although she didn't grasp who that person was, mainly because the material was too ordinary, Mrs. Wang also felt that she had established a prestige in the courtyard.The bad thing is that Baoyu's jade has not been found yet.

Zhao was angry that Wang was deliberately targeting her, so she gave the jade to Shenhu. When she first realized it, she was a little scared, so she hid in the room and did not go out.

Without the psychic jade, Baoyu was in a daze and couldn't wake up. After a few days, Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother panicked and stayed with Baoyu all day to wipe tears.

Both Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were worried that Mother Jia's health would be ruined. Although Jia Amnesty didn't like Jia Zheng, he had no choice but to go outside to find eminent monks and Taoists.Ning's mansion also helped to find doctors and medicines, and the love between the two mansions was not at peace.Wang Ziteng and Shi Hou also came to visit.Of course, the Lin family couldn't remain indifferent. Lin Sui and Xie Ying also came over several times.

Although Daiyu was a little worried about the development of the matter, she still stayed with Lin Lin and never went there. She had heard a lot from the nanny these days, so no matter how she looked at it, she felt that this was not an easy matter.

Two days later, Baoyu suddenly opened his eyes and said to Jia Mu, "I will not be in your house from now on, send me out quickly." After hearing this, Jia Mu Wang felt as if her heart had been taken out.Aunt Xue accompanied Baochai every day, but she didn't know what to do, so she shed tears with her.

Mrs. Zhao said to Jia Zheng, "Let's prepare for the funeral quietly. I'm afraid the old lady will disagree." Mrs. Zhao is smarter now and doesn't interfere with Mrs. Jia's eyes.

Jia Zheng sighed in his heart, time and fate, Baoyu found that all kinds of treatments were useless, I'm afraid it was God's will.I had to order the housekeeper to prepare for the funeral.

Suddenly someone came to report that the coffin was ready.Jia Zheng was annoyed that the man didn't know how to do things.Jia Mu was in grief, and hearing it was like being stabbed by a knife, crying and cursing, asking people to take down the person who made the coffin and beat him to death, which turned the world upside down.

Mrs. Li watched from the side, everyone in this mansion looked after the old lady's wife, it was not like this when her husband passed away, she was sad and shed tears at the side.When Wang saw it, he cursed again.Li's heart was sad, thinking that if Baoyu recovered from now on, there would be no place for mother and child in this courtyard, and she buried what she saw that day deeply in her heart.

Suddenly heard the faint sound of wooden fish in the air, Jiamu Wang heard it, and thought it must be some eminent monk, so she hurriedly asked people to track them in.When Jia Zheng saw it, he hurriedly asked where they practiced Taoism.But the monk smiled and said, "You don't need to talk too much, sir. I heard that someone in the house has lost something and the population is not in good condition. Come here and return the things."

"My child has an evil spirit, and I don't know how the fairy elder can heal it."

"It's not too busy. The precious jade was originally efficacious. It was only because it was lost that foreign demons invaded. Now that the precious jade has returned, it will still be efficacious after we chant and bless it again."

So the monk took out the precious jade, and everyone saw that this was not the piece of precious jade that was lost. They both calmed down and waited for the monk to do something.

In the meantime, the monk took the treasure jade and read it for a while, and then played it again. After saying some crazy things, he passed it to Jia Zheng, "This thing is already alive. It should not be desecrated. It is hung on the upper threshold of the bedroom. It is only allowed to be touched by relatives." Touch, outsiders must not offend, and after a month, I will return in safety."

Jia Zheng hurriedly asked people to entertain him, but the two of them had left in a blink of an eye, so Jia Zheng had no choice but to follow his word.

Baoyu is getting better day by day, and Jiamu Wang can rest assured after seeing it.When Mrs. Zhao saw the monk come out with the precious jade that he had personally sunk in the lake, he was terrified. He was worried that the precious jade would really prove effective, so he no longer dared to go into the precious jade room. After seeing the precious jade, he did not dare to get too close.

After Baoyu had been raised for a month, she was stronger and smarter than before, so Mother Jia let him continue to be raised by her side.

One day, Jia Zhen came to Jia's courtyard with a happy face.

"Old lady, great joy."

Jia Mu laughed and said, what kind of happy event is there to make Zhen'er like this.

"Old lady, the concubines and concubines in the palace have not seen their relatives in the palace for many years, so the empress ordered that on the [-]th of every month, the family members of her family are allowed to visit the palace." Jiamu Wang heard, Hurry up and thank you, Yuan Chun has been in the palace for many years and didn't know what to do. From now on, I can finally see each other again.

Jia Zhen also said, "The Holy Majesty has extended the grace of convenience. In addition to entering the palace on the [-]th, he also allowed that all the homes of Chongyu other courtyards can invite Luanyu from the inner court to enter their private residences. Flesh and blood love, sharing the ultimate nature of the family relationship. Let me tell you this, which one is not enthusiastically grateful to Dai De? Now Zhou Guiren’s home has broken ground and is building a provincial hospital. Wu Guifei’s Wu family is also going out of the city to survey the place .”

Jia Zhen felt excited when she thought about it. Since Yuan Chun was named concubine, she has had a lot of glory. If she invites the concubine back, she will definitely be even more beautiful.

The Lai family said beside him, "Amituofo! So that's the case. In this way, our family should also prepare to pick up the eldest lady."

Jia's mother laughed and said, "That's for sure." Let the Lai family quickly call all the masters and daughters-in-law.

Not long after Jia pardoned Jia Zheng, the Zhang family, the Wang family, and the Li family all arrived, before they sat down, Youshi, Jia Rong and others from Ningfu also arrived.Mother Jia asked Jia Zhen to tell everyone about it, and Mrs. Wang felt extremely beautiful when she heard it.

Mother Jia asked everyone to discuss the matter of building a courtyard.Jia Amnesty didn't want to participate in it, Zhang's interest was not high, and Jia Zheng and Wang's made things too difficult.In the end, it was Jia Zhen and others who took the case and surrounded the unused yard on the east side, which was three miles long, enough to build a yard.If Jia's mother agrees, she must agree on a person in charge.Jia Amnesty shied away, Zhang refused, and Jia Zheng didn't understand things. In the end, Jia Zhen had to preside over it, and Wang was in charge of it.

The next day, Jia pardoned Jia Zheng and went to Ning Mansion. Jia Zhen and the elders of the Jia family were there, and there were more than a dozen old stewards of Jia's mansion. Everyone inspected the place together and arranged the palaces everywhere. Buildings, arranging personnel everywhere, calculating the money spent, etc.

At the beginning, when Jia She heard that more than 300 million taels were needed, Jia She was not happy, and asked Wang to report the money from the mansion, which was only more than 30 taels.Jia Zhen and the others also knew that there was not so much money in the mansion today, so they had to revise it here. Fortunately, there were bamboo trees, mountains and rocks in the garden, and they only needed to re-use it instead of buying new ones, otherwise it would cost a lot of money. And more.But at the end of the calculation, more than 200 million taels are needed.

Everyone went to Jiamu's courtyard to discuss what to do with the money.

Jia Amnesty first said, "Everyone knows that I don't have a lot of money in my hands for my annual expenses. If I had known about such a good thing, I wouldn't have bought and sold it in the first place. I don't have a lot of money, but things There will be some at that time, and it will be good to send some things in for display."

When Jia Mu heard Jia She's words, her face was blackened, but everyone who was doing it knew that Jia She spent a lot of money on antique treasures every year. People outside were saying that Jia She was the most generous. Jia Zhen and others also guessed There won't be much to Jia Amnesty.

Mrs. Wang felt uncomfortable when she heard it, but she couldn't just say that Jia She didn't take the money, and she was afraid that if Jia She said less, others would not pay, so she said, "Mother, the public account book is only 30 taels now. There is still a shortfall of more than 170 million taels."

When Jia Mu heard this, she glared at Wang. All the expenses in the public house were her own, and if she took the money from the public house, she was taking her own money. Fortunately, most of the money was in her own hands. The family has been ruined, but since this kind of flowers, I can spend less of my private house, after all, everyone knows that the expenses in the public house are for my own use.

Jia Mu said to Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, "The public has 30 taels, so I will make up 10 taels, and you two will each contribute 40 taels. Let's see what can be done for the remaining Zhen'er."

When Jia Amnesty heard this, he quit, "I only have 10 taels at most, and I didn't even have 40 taels after shaking my room apart. There is only so much, and there will be no more. There is no reason for a niece. Uncle even There is no money for food."

Jia Zheng was afraid that Jia Amnesty would say something nasty again, so he hurriedly said, "Brother, we all know your difficulties, let's think of a way later, let's listen to what mother has to say first."

Mother Jia felt that Jia She has become more and more disobedient these years, so she glared at Jia She and said, "I didn't say that you should show all the money, and then count what you took, and add Jia Hu and Jia Lian's two shares, how come?" 30 taels of cash are available."

Jia Zhen was afraid that there would be another quarrel, so she said, "The little nephew's house paid 30 taels, so there are 150 million taels." After finishing speaking, she looked at other big households in the clan.

The rest quickly said, "I'll give you 70," "I'll give you [-]," "I'll give you [-]," and there are thousands and hundreds more. Jia Zhen calculated that there would be [-] taels soon.

When Jia Mu saw that she had raised enough money, she asked everyone to disperse.

Jia Amnesty stayed behind and said to Jia Zheng, "I only have 10 taels at most. Jia Hu and Jia Lian's salary difference can have any spare money. The most they can get together is 5 taels. If there is more, there will be nothing left. I won't have any if I scrape my flesh." .” After speaking, without looking at the crowd, she called Mrs. Zhang to lift her feet and left.

When Jia Mu sent Yuan Chun to the palace, Mrs. Zhang guessed Jia Mu's plan. Seeing that Jia Mu valued Yuan Chun as much as her little sister back then, Jia Amnesty didn't believe it. Knowing that Yuan Chun had entered the palace , Only then did I come to my senses, did my mother also want to arrange my sister that way back then, that's why I didn't like the marriage my father found, and that's why I looked down on the Lin family so much.Because of this Yuanchun, Jia Mu and Wang's family are working hard on it, and those people in the mansion over there are confused. Jia She doesn't like this niece at all, and she wants to spend money for her. It's too beautiful to think about it. If it is possible, Jia She She didn't even want to pay a penny.

Jia's mother, Jia Zheng Wang, was very angry when she saw Jia She's rascal, but she also knew that she couldn't do anything to Jia She, if Jia She made a big fuss, no one could bear it.Mother Jia looked at Wang irritably, "You need to find a solution for the money you need."

Wang said in her heart that the one with the most money is you, why didn't you show it, Wang's heart ached when she thought that she had to pay 40 taels.Usually, Jia Zheng spent a lot of money, and he didn't say it out for the sake of his reputation. If he thought about it, if he paid for it all by himself, wouldn't he want to wipe out all his treasury silver, and then what would he give to Yuanchun? own money.

Thinking of how everyone was panning for silver in Jiamu's room, Wang thought that she could let other people pan for silver.So the next morning, he edited a book and gave it to his eldest brother Wang Ziteng, and asked someone to invite Aunt Xue to talk about something.

When Aunt Xue arrived in Wang's room, Wang sent the girl away, and complained with Aunt Xue in the room.

"Sister, it's a glorious thing to visit relatives in Yuanchun, but uncle insists on relying on his status and refuses to find money. Now that my mother asks me to raise money, where can I find these 10 taels?"

Aunt Xue also heard about what happened yesterday, and felt that if she lived here, it would be unreasonable to live here, so she said, "Sister, my sister doesn't have much here, so I'll ask someone to send 5 taels of silver over later. The stewards and others follow Pan'er in the south of the Yangtze River, and I can't take out any more. If my sister needs anything in the future, I can write to Pan'er and borrow it first."

Mrs. Wang was not very happy that she could only get 5 taels, but she also knew that this was the only way to start. If she asked for more, it would scare her instead, "My good sister, you still understand me, not like the one over there. Like an iron rooster." Mrs. Wang pointed to Dafang.

Aunt Xue said something else to Wang, and Wang let Aunt Xue go back after he achieved his goal.

Aunt Xue went back to the room and opened the box to get the silver. Just when Baochai came in and saw it, she asked what was the matter, and Aunt Xue told Baochai about it.

"Mom is too anxious about this matter. With my aunt's temperament, she will definitely not talk about it after taking the money. We must not mention it. Who will know that we have done a good deed by then."

Aunt Xue was stunned, thinking about it, "Then my son, what should I do about this?"

"Mom didn't mention how much money our family has, right?" Baochai knew what her mother was like, so she was worried that Aunt Xue would find out.

"Of course I won't say it." Although Aunt Xue is not as good at calculation as Wang, she is not stupid.

"That's good. Let's forget it this time. Auntie will definitely speak again in the future. At that time, those things will always be in the way. Let's talk about it after we discuss it. This matter must be passed in front of Jia Mu." Bao Bao Chai still has some vague thoughts about her aunt.

"That's good, I'll listen to Chai'er from now on." Aunt Xue knew that her daughter would be successful.

"Mom, we also have two lumber shops in Beijing. When we do business with my aunt's family, we will give some discounts to our family. Besides, if we buy a lot of goods, we can also sell other houses' business. This is also a good thing."

"You can discuss this with the supervisor."

A steward just happened to come in to report back, and Aunt Xue asked Tong Xi to give the bank note to Mrs. Wang.Aunt Xue and Baochai discussed with the steward.

In the evening, the Wang family was overjoyed when they received the 10 taels of silver from Wang Ziteng. It is good to have power, and today they have received 15 taels of silver.The money came quickly, and Mrs. Wang wondered if she should build the yard better.At this time, Aunt Xue came over with Baochai.

When Wang got the money, he naturally took the two of them into the room.

"Have you had your meal, sister? Why are you here?"

"I've already used it. Baochai accompanied me for a walk, and I came here as I walked, so why not just come over and sit down."

"Sister, there's no need to be polite, we are all a family." Wang said with a smile.

"Today Baochai heard that my aunt had some troubles and gave her some ideas. I think it makes sense, so I came here to talk about it."

"Oh, what good idea does Baochai have?" For this niece, Wang liked it very much, so she hurriedly pulled Baochai to sit beside her.

"Actually, I don't have any good ideas. When my mother mentioned it, I wanted to talk to my aunt." Baochai said modestly.

"Good niece, tell me quickly, my aunt's hair is almost graying because of this." Wang said with a smile.

"Chai'er just thought of two things. Auntie, you said, relatives like ours would naturally support a lot when they heard such a good thing. There are many relatives in the house, most of whom are also in Beijing. When they saw this Wouldn’t you support such a good thing? It’s just that someone needs to go to tell it, otherwise I’m afraid people don’t know there is such a good thing. Secondly, there are two lumber shops in my house in Beijing. At that time, my aunt only needed to come to my house To get the goods, my family doesn’t like to collect too much money. I only need some capital, which saves a lot of money. Well, it will be convenient for my family to take orders from other families, and if I make money, I can still help my aunt a little bit."

When Wang thought about it, it was really like that, "My good boy, you are still thoughtful."

Baochai knew that the Wang family hated other people in the yard, so she said, "Auntie can take advantage of this matter to rectify the affairs in the yard. Now that money is needed everywhere, Auntie can do whatever should be reduced or saved. Do the math."

Wang's heart brightened, this Baochai was a good one, and his words almost touched his heart.

The next day, Mrs. Wang sent an invitation to a historian of the Lin family, inviting them to come to Jia's mansion to gather and enjoy the flowers.

Mrs. Zhang burst into laughter when she knew about it. Mrs. Wang was so crazy about money that she asked her relatives for it.Thinking of Jia Zheng asking Jia Amnesty for money yesterday, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help it.The master agreed to give 15 yuan, but in the end he gave [-] yuan. The rest said that he would give it after buying some things and raising money. He also said that now that Beijing is looking for good things, they should be able to buy them at a good price.Thinking of Jia Zheng's face at that time, Mrs. Zhang was very happy, and the master finally became mighty.

Mrs. Zhang knew that her master was not short of silver, but she just didn't want to give it to her. If the master said so, who would dare to ask the master for it.If the master really took things out to sell for money, it would be a real shame.

Shijia, Mrs. Shihou showed Shihou the post, and asked why the Jia family invited her to go over if this festival was not strict.Shi Hou thought about it for a while, and then said, recently, there is a large-scale construction project in Beijing to build a provincial house, and niece Jia has become a noble concubine, I am afraid that I invite you to come over to discuss this matter.

Mrs. Shi Hou disdain, then Wang is a fine person.Mrs. Shihou has always disliked Mrs. Wang, she thinks Mrs. Wang is a troublemaker who wants to dominate Mrs. Zhang in everything, and doesn't think about her identity, and she even wants to be equal to herself.

Shi Houyou said, tomorrow you go to stay for 10 taels, and if Jia Mu mentions it, I will give it, and I have the right to support it.

Mrs. Shihou didn't want to pay the wronged money, so she only took [-] yuan, who wouldn't cry poor.

Lin Lin knew about the Jia's mansion, and when she saw that Jia's mansion had invited Xie Ying and Daiyu again, she thought it was for money and silver, so she called Xie Ying and Daiyu over.

"Your grandfather's family is going to build a provincial hospital, and you all know about it. It's not a small project, and it can't be built without more than 300 million taels. Xie Ying, Daiyu, you have all read the family's account books , especially Daiyu, you all should understand the importance of money and silver. As relatives, you will definitely send some silver as a token of congratulations. I know that your mother’s dowry is in your hands, and you have an idea of ​​how much to give. In addition, if you give it, you'd better give it to your grandmother, I don't want you to end up with anything wrong."

Daiyu knew that it was her grandmother who was testing her, so she was a little unsure, so she went to Xie Ying's room to discuss with Xie Ying.Although Xie Ying never took over Lin Sui's private property, she didn't know how much Jia Min's dowry was, but she also heard from Lin Sui that there was a harvest of 3 to [-] taels every year.

"If my sister-in-law gives money, how much should I give?"

"Look at the income of our family. It's only tens of thousands of taels a year. If you give too much, people think our family has a lot of money. If you give less, you feel sorry for it, don't you?"

Daiyu nodded, since she took over her mother's dowry, she has been in charge of the family, and now she has 10,000+ taels in hand.In the past, I would definitely have given away most of it, but now I can't do that anymore, I don't know what to do, I might as well ask my sister-in-law for an idea.

Xie Ying looked at Daiyu and said, "What your brother means is that the family will only get [-]. You go back and think about it, how much do you want?"

Daiyu was surprised, why did she take so little?

Xie Ying clicked Daiyu amusedly, there are other things involved.Of course, how much you want to take is up to you.

Daiyu slowly thought about it and walked back to the room, still felt that it was too little and felt sorry for it, and finally told the agreement that the [-] yuan, if it was too much, might not be good for the family.

Xie Ying knew it, and she was thinking that Daiyu was really in trouble.

The next day Xie Ying took Daiyu and Lanlan to Jia's Mansion.