[Red House] Big Salt Merchant

After Jia Min left, he went out to report the funeral, and the entire Lin Mansion didn't have a peaceful life for a month or two.

As the heir of the family, Lin Yu had to take care of him and take care of the young Daiyu, so he was very busy for a while.

Helping Ling all the way to Suzhou, and burying Jia Min in the Lin family's ancestral grave, this short-lived mother-child relationship is also considered complete.

At that time, Emperor Luanjia had just arrived in Yangzhou, and he admired Lin Ruhai very much. Hearing about this, he summoned him once when he arrived in Suzhou and gave him a special leave. In the coming year, he asked Lin Ruhai to be in charge of the salt class and serve as a salt censor.

This time, the salt merchants in Lianghuai were shocked.

This is the real honor and favor. How can there be such a capable official?

Lin Ruhai is just an ex-convict, who was born to be the emperor, not to mention his success, but now he still has such preferential treatment.This time, it's really Song Qing's turn to have a headache. Officials here in Yanzheng usually change every year. The Yanzheng will definitely change people, how could he have thought that the emperor would appoint Lin Ruhai again when he visited the south of the Yangtze River!

How many ambitious people tossed and turned and could not sleep after hearing this news?

Lin Yu guessed it. Now that Jia Min has gone, Lin Ruhai's scenery is even better than before.

Returning to Yangzhou at the end of May, Kangxi is also approaching the day of returning to Luan. After coming out of Suzhou Mansion, he went to Yangzhou again, inspected the salt affairs, then went to Jiangning, and asked about the official affairs of the Weaving Mansion. people go.

Probably because during this tour to the south, I saw a good situation, Kangxi was in a good mood, and he was ready to be a member of the rehabilitation team. As a result, Daiyu's husband, Jia Yucun, had an idea.

It was just in June, and the weather was extremely hot, so Mammy prepared iced sour plum soup for fear that the masters would be overheated.

When Lin Yu was passing by, he suddenly thought of Daiyu and asked, "What is Miss Dai doing today?"

"A few days ago, my sister was not in good health. He was taking medicine and crying, and he stopped studying for a few days. I just heard that he was still packing up the things left by his wife in the house."

Jia Min is also considered to be a sensitive mind. The previous relics have been sorted out almost, only a lot of manuscripts on the bookshelf are left.Ms. Dai is probably packing up that thing, right?

Lin Yu took a sip of the sour plum soup, and said, "I'll go to see Sister Dai, Tuanyuan will follow me, Huanxi tidy up the house, I just came back not long ago, and tidy up the house."

"Yes."

He left as he said, and when he just went out and passed by the courtyard, he saw a young servant hurriedly running to Lin Ruhai's study from outside, holding a letter in his hand.

Lin Yu only took one more look, but still headed towards Daiyu.

"Brother." Daiyu called out first.

Lin Yu pressed her to sit down, saw that her originally thin face was now sharpened, and thought of Jia Min who had passed away, and said: "The people below have prepared iced sour plum soup, but have they delivered it to you?"

"That thing was cold, I only drank a little." Daiyu said in a low voice, her eyes were full of worry, her brows were slightly frowned, but she forced a slight smile with her lips pursed.

Although he was a filial piety, everyone in the house was still dressed plainly. Lin Yu was only wearing a light blue fan. Sitting there, he felt cool just looking at it.

"The other day, Mr. Zheng came to prescribe medicine, and told you not to think too much. Although the wife's belongings have to be taken care of, those who have gone have gone. My wife only wishes you well. There will be a cruise ship on the lake the next day. Here comes the invitation card, you should also go out for a walk, this Yangzhou is prosperous for three thousand miles, but what you see with your eyes is better than what is written in the book."

He said that the scenery of Yangzhou is also moving.

Only depicting the scenic spots of Yangzhou that he knew one by one, which also attracted Daiyu's mind for a while.

Lin Yu traveled all over the world in his previous life, and what he has seen and known is beyond the reach of others.Even if it is the same scene, it has a different taste in his mouth.

Daiyu finally laughed when she heard it, and said: "My brother's words are so interesting, if I go out, I will definitely go and have a look."

"The boy from the Xue family told me that he has a younger sister, Bao Qin, who does business with his second uncle all over the world. I heard that she is very knowledgeable. My younger sister is a scholar who knows everything about the world without going out..." Lin Yu touched She frowned, but what she said was to go out with Daiyu to relax.

He was very good at persuading him, but he didn't expect a message from Lin Ruhai on the way, asking Lin Yu to take Daiyu there.

It turned out that the letter was delivered from the capital.

Jia Min came from a big family, and it was the famous Jia Mansion in the capital. The name of Ningrong Street must be admirable.

"My wife was very fond of the old lady in Jia's house before she was alive. This time the funeral news has passed, and the old lady is also sad. She said she missed her granddaughter, and thought that Daiyu was at home. After all, there was no one to take care of her, so she wanted to take her in." sister go."

Lin Ruhai held the page of letter paper in his hand, but his eyes were filled with worry.

Lin Yu frowned secretly when he heard this, and Sister Dai sat on the seat to his right, folded her hands on her knees, lowered her head slightly and did not say a word.

"Ms. Dai is at home, and the family can raise her own way. How could she become 'no one'? Based on this, the capital will have to go on the waterway in January and February. Sister Dai is not in good health. It is only now that she is recuperating. I am afraid that it will be difficult to travel long distances. not good."

Lin Yu didn't explain his thoughts, but both inside and outside of his words revealed that he didn't want sister Dai to go to Jia's mansion.

Lin Ruhai pondered for a while, but knew that since the letter came from Jia's house, the old lady probably really missed Sister Dai.

When the letter was delivered, Lin Ruhai was a little embarrassed.

What Lin Yu said was not unreasonable, but after all, it was difficult to weigh the two sides.

The old lady loves Jia Min, and she also loves sister Dai. If you go to Jia's house, there will be so many people, maybe Dai will be happier.

Lin Ruhai shared his thoughts with Lin Yu and Daiyu, and added: "Now I am also a high-ranking official, and the emperor treats me favorably, so I can make a fortune. Sister Dai went to Jia's mansion, and I am also a high-ranking official. No one can underestimate her. We are all thinking about your mother's old relationship, so it's time to go through this."

After all, I still can't stop it, and there is probably such a doom.

It's no wonder that Jia Min always said that his fate was sealed in the last few days, and he only hoped that there would be a glimmer of life left in the end.But where is the last chance of life, it is really uncertain.

Sighing secretly, Lin Yu glanced at Daiyu, then got up and bowed to salute: "If I want to go to Beijing, I want to give my sister a ride."

Lin Ruhai said: "There is already someone who will send your sister to Beijing. Mrs. Dai, Mrs. Jia Yucun, can be regarded as the same surname of the Jia family. A few days ago, there was a rehabilitated member in Beijing. I have written a post for him, recommending him Give sister Dai's second uncle. If you go to Beijing, you can go all the way. If you want to send it, you can go. I will edit a book and bring it over there. You can stay for a few days, and then go back with sister Dai. "

The idea was decided in this way, and although Sister Dai was reluctant to give up, she also knew that it was a foregone conclusion.

She had never been to her grandmother's house, but had only heard a lot from her mother. Now that her grandmother asked her to go, she had no choice but to go.

To be honest, Lin Ruhai is busy with business, and Xu Zhen can't take good care of Daisy. He thinks of Jia's mother's love for Jia Min in the past, so he should be able to take good care of Daisy, so he made this decision.

Lin Ruhai asked about Jia Yucun, and then sent someone to deliver a letter to Jia's mansion first. After six days, he prepared a boat to take them to the pier.

Lin Yu brought Zhang Bao'er, and Daiyu brought her maid Xueyan, and they boarded the boat like this.

The wind on the river was strong, and it blew up Daiyu's cloak, and the two of them stood on the side of the boat, and after a while they couldn't see Lin Ruhai on the shore.

As soon as she entered the cabin, Daiyu burst into tears. Lin Yu had no way to comfort her, so she just handed over the handkerchief.

He gave Xueyan a wink and told Xueyan to go up and wait on him before he left the cabin.

He can naturally understand the grief of the death of his relatives, but he has already experienced a greater blow than this, and his ability to withstand stress is much stronger, so he can hide no matter how deep the pain is.

As soon as I walked outside, I saw boats coming and going on the river, but after a while, it began to widen.

Legend has it that the Grand Canal was built by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. How extravagant is it to see flowers in Luoyang?

Up to now, the Grand Canal extends in all directions, and it is the meridian of the Qing Dynasty, flowing with the silver and ambitions of the merchants...

Lin Yu had crossed this river countless times, but never had such a feeling.

Kind and natural, like the water in this river is the blood flowing in his body.

Lin Yu stood beside Jia Yucun with his hands behind his back. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The river was filled with mist and water. If it weren't for the fact that there were mostly merchant ships passing by, it might remind people of the Qinhuai River.

"Jade seeks a good price in the coffin, and the hairpin waits for time to fly in the coffin..."

Jia Yucun didn't seem to notice Lin Yu's arrival, so he just recited this line in a low voice.

Lin Yu heard this sentence in his ears, but instantly felt Jia Yucun's ambition.

Jia Yucun was dismissed for being greedy and cool, but now that he has the opportunity, maybe he will use it to take off?

"Sir, you are very ambitious."

"Hey, why did my brother come out?" Jia Yucun only then realized that Lin Yu was standing beside him, and asked.

Lin Yu said: "Miss Dai is sad, I feel uncomfortable looking at it, come out and see through."

Jia Yucun only persuaded him a few words, and it was not his turn to say anything, so he changed the subject after a few words, and asked Lin Yu about Ningrong and Rongfu.

Lin Yu knew something about the situation of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion, but it was too general to say, so he asked Jia Yucun if he wanted to ask Jia Zheng.

After all, Lin Ruhai wrote a letter to recommend Jia Zheng, so it is reasonable for Jia Yucun to want to know.

When Wu Sidao and Jia Yucun were eating at the same table, both Lin Yu and Wu Sidao didn't like Jia Yucun very much, but such a hypocritical person is most suitable for officialdom.Lin Yu didn't want to offend such a person, so he just told what he knew one by one, and said that Jia Zheng is just a member of the Ministry of Industry, but the most powerful thing about Jia's family is their connections. As long as Jia Zheng is willing to recommend him, this matter Most children can survive.

Lin Yu reassured Jia Zheng with a few words, and after a while the sun was getting brighter outside, so they all went in.

The Grand Canal was dug by hand, the boats were not fast, and they only left Yangzhou Mansion at night, but when they were about to cross the border, they suddenly heard someone shouting outside, and then there was a lot of noise.

This situation is somewhat familiar.

Lin Yu didn't think it was right, so she immediately shouted: "Xueyan protects Miss Dai, Zhang Baoer, go over there and watch, I'll go out and have a look."

Jia Yucun was about to fall asleep, when he heard the sound, he stood on the bow of the boat and saw that there were sparks on the river in front of him, and several boats stopped, blocking the whole river.

There are a lot of boats coming and going, and there are many merchant ships around Lin Yu's boat, and now they are all blocked here, and they suddenly became noisy.

I don't know who shouted "It's Jiang Pirates", and the whole river immediately became chaotic.