Lin Ruhai of the Red Chamber Reborn

When Lin Ruhai went out, he didn't bring Daiyu alone, and when socializing with others, he often brought Lin Rui to meet his colleagues.

He had already gained a firm foothold in Yangzhou, seeing that he could continue to be re-elected, no one else wanted to offend him, not to mention that he still had the right to listen to the heavens, knowing that he was paving the way for his son, how could he dare to neglect.

Lin Ruinian will be ten years old, and after the new year, he will be 11 years old. Seeing that he was born with a face like a beautiful jade, eyes like a star, wearing a lotus gauze shirt and a suet jade pendant, he behaves like a father. At that time, the beautiful and beautiful chapters in the conversation were easy to read, eloquent and not at all vulgar, and those people couldn't help but praised him. They inquired in private whether he was engaged, but Lin Ruhai said that he would not mention this matter until Lin Rui was 15 years old. .

Daiyu was young and naive, whenever Lin Ruhai took Lin Rui out, she would not obey her, she would follow her, and if she didn't agree, she would grab Lin Rui's robe and not let go.Lin Ruhai loved her dearly, and would take her with her when close colleagues and friends met.No, other people often bring their children. On the first day when Daiyu went there, she pinched and cried the governor's three-year-old son because she said that the arms of the governor's naked son, who only wore a bellyband, were like tender lotus root in an emerald plate. It made everyone dumbfounded.

Everyone in Yangzhou knew that Lin Ruhai had only one son and one daughter under his knees, and his heart was extremely painful. At this time, Jia Min suddenly became pregnant again, which was a happy event. There were countless people who came to curry favor. Dare not to send girls to Lin Ruhai anymore, instead they all come to flatter Jia Min, so they don't pursue Daiyu's naughtiness.

The governor's surname is Lian, originally from Yangzhou, but stationed in Suzhou. Although his rank is much higher than that of Lin Ruhai, he is not as respectable as Lin Ruhai in front of Emperor Xuankang. up.

This time even the governor came over to finish his official duties, intending to pick up his wife and children who stayed in Yangzhou and go to Gusu. Everyone invited him once, but Daiyu pinched his three-year-old son. During a meal, they circled around Daiyu, stuffing Daiyu with delicious food, drink and naughty things, and reluctantly asked Daiyu to go to his house to do naughty food before leaving.Even the governor saw that Daiyu was young, but she was born beautifully, and her aura was compelling. Don't look at her youngest, but she is ten times smarter. She seemed to love something in her heart, so she laughed and said to Lin Ruhai : "When you go to Gusu, be sure to bring Ling Qianjin with you. Let's get together again."

Lin Ruhai felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. Her daughter knew that even the governor's youngest son was only three years old. Don't be like Jia's mother. If you want to get married, it won't work, so she promised, but said in her heart: "Never Yu'er goes over."

After returning, Lin Ruhai told Daiyu, "Be sure to stay away from those boys."

Lin Rui nodded aside, and said, "That's right, that's right, my sister is obedient." He glared fiercely at the young master Lian several times on the boat, but Lin Ruhai's colleagues and friends checked his essays. Beside Daiyu, the young son of the Lian family was ignorant and thought that Lin Rui was showing him to treat Daiyu well, so he treated Daiyu more attentively.

Daiyu held a lotus flower wrapped in a handkerchief by Lin Ruhai in her hand. The petals were as white as jade, and she wanted to speak. After hearing what Lin Ruhai said, she tilted her head and looked at her father and brother. Not thinking about it anymore, she strode into the house and called Jia Min tenderly. When Jia Min came out from the room, she brought the lotus in her hand to Jia Min, and pointed to Jia Min's growing belly. , thought for a while, and said, "Give it to my brother."

Jia Min hurriedly picked up the lotus, ordered the girl to fetch a vase, filled it with water, put the flowers in it, and placed it on the table under the window.

Daiyu nodded in satisfaction, turned around and rushed towards Lin Ruhai. When Lin Ruhai held him firmly, she yawned, closed her eyes, tilted her head, and fell asleep on Lin Ruhai's shoulder.

Seeing this, Jia Min couldn't help laughing, and asked, "What are you busy with today? So sleepy?"

Lin Rui was the first to say: "My sister pinched and cried even the little son of the governor's family, but the little son was so energetic that he pestered his sister to run around on the boat. At a young age, he even went into the water to pick flowers for his sister, which frightened everyone Jump."

Jia Min said: "Young master of the Lian family? How did you meet? Why did Yu'er pinch her? This little girl has been naughty since she was a child."

Lin Rui said straightforwardly: "It's because the young master of the Lian family is not good. What does it have to do with my sister? My sister is still dressed neatly at a young age, but he only wears a bellyband and is full of hot mouth. He deserves to be beaten by my sister." "Whilst speaking, Lin Rui frowned, Lian's family is too careless, how can he go out in disheveled clothes?My sister is a girl again.

Jia Min shook her head and smiled, said: "Yu'er pinched someone once, at least send someone to send something over to ask about it, this is the etiquette."

Lin Ruhai opened his mouth and said, "The Lian family will leave for Gusu in the future. If they send someone to deliver something, they will deliver it tomorrow. If it is too late, they will not be able to deliver it to them."

Jia Min nodded and agreed not to mention it, and the next day she sent someone there, which made the Lian family laugh, and said repeatedly that the youngest son was fine, but instead made people bring back many obsolete things that the young master gave to Daiyu.

Looking into June, this day is June 24th. The lotus leaves are in full bloom, and the lotus leaves are blooming better than in May. Because this day is the birthday of the lotus, Lin Ruhai took a pair of children to go boating on the Slender West Lake to collect flowers. Lian, Fang returned home in the evening, but saw Jia Min was packing up the things sent outside, counting them one by one, and seeing them coming back, she said to Lin Ruhai: "The old lady of the Yu family has a fast schedule. She must have returned to the capital long ago. They actually sent people to send many gifts to Rui'er and Yu'er."

Lin Ruhai was taken aback for a moment, but didn't care much.

Jia Min said again: "Lady Yu is going to bring Brother Heng back to her hometown next year, and she wants to ask Master to send Heng'er to our academy."

Lin Ruhai said: "I agree, but it's just a matter of lifting my hands. They are doing well in the capital, why do they want to go back to their hometown? Although Yangzhou is prosperous, it is not as good as the capital. Who would dare to bully their grandparents in the capital?"

Jia Min listened and sighed: "Although Master Lingtai has commented, after all, the name of Brother Heng's lone star of Tiansha has been passed down for many years, and it is deeply ingrained in everyone's hearts. Some people don't believe Master Lingtai's words. Mr. Yu resigned from the library and went back to his hometown to observe his filial piety. Mrs. Yu wanted to invite another husband for Brother Heng, but no one was willing. Remembering that our family is in an academy in Gusu, it is a great contemporary Confucianist, and we know that we intend to send Ruier there. Going to school in Gusu, I packed up my things and went back to my hometown, hoping to let Brother Heng and Ruier go to school together."

Hearing this, Lin Ruixi said: "Heng'er is coming to Yangzhou? That's great, we go to Gusu to go to school together, and we can be companions when we go back and forth. Wouldn't it be great to sit and sleep together and take care of each other?"

Jia Min laughed and said, "You guys just met each other, it seems like you have a deep friendship."

Lin Rui said solemnly: "Although I only met once, I always feel very kind in my heart. Probably my thoughts on studies always coincide with each other, so that's why."

Jia Min nodded, but felt like it in her heart.Because Mrs. Yu planned to leave Beijing in September, and it is not yet July, the gift and letter could be delivered, so Jia Min replied to Mrs. Yu's letter while returning the gift.

At the same time, Jia Min's gift and reply letter had not yet been sent, but the letters and gifts sent earlier had been sent to Rongguo Mansion.

But Mrs. Wang has been annoyed since she knew Jia Mu's plan. In addition to going to Jia Mu's room to greet her every day, she thought about her niece and niece who were close to her. Of the similar ages, only the third sister married to Xue's family has a daughter who is two years older than Baoyu. Her name is Baochai, and she is a good match for Baoyu.

Mrs. Wang often corresponded with her younger sister, so she naturally knew that Baochai was loved by her sister-in-law, but unfortunately she was too young to see anything, but it was the same with Daiyu, the old lady thought too early, who knows what she will look like Temperament?How is your appearance and temperament?Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and secretly made up her mind that if Mother Jia insisted on going her own way and insisted on assigning Daiyu to Baoyu, she would have to discuss it with her younger sister. No.

Marrying a daughter from a high family and marrying a wife from a low family, Mrs. Wang didn't want Baoyu's daughter-in-law to overwhelm Baoyu's head.

Lin Ruhai held an important official position, and Daiyu was rewarded by a sage. Mrs. Wang knew not to offend them, and also knew the benefits of marrying their family, but she had been a slave to Jiamu for many years in the mansion, and she refused to marry Jiamu into a married woman. My own discordant daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Wang envied Jia Min's grandeur when she was in her boudoir, and she also envied Daiyu who was spoiled by her parents now.

Fortunately, Baoyu was young, and although he liked to be close to his sisters, he was not sensible and ignorant. Even if Jia's mother told him how clever and clever Daiyu was, Baoyu didn't care.

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and paid attention to the movement in Jia Mu's room every day, but Jia Mu didn't know that she already knew her plan. Xichun was two or three months younger, and Jia Jing's wife died shortly after giving birth to Xichun. Xichun hugged Jia's mother to support her, but Aunt Zhao was alive and kicking, mother and child were safe.

After hearing the news, Mrs. Wang's heart sank, but there was no trace of displeasure on her face, and she only made people report the good news.

Because Yuanchun and Tanchun were both raised in front of Jia Mu, Mrs. Dou took Yingchun back to the east courtyard because Yingchun was young. Later, Jiamu only cared about Baoyu and didn't care about Yingchun. She still lived in the east courtyard. Now she adopted Xichun. Suddenly, on a whim, Jia's mother ordered Mrs. Dou to send Yingchun over to be with the sisters. Therefore, the four sisters Yuan, Ying, Tan, and Xi all lived in Jia's courtyard.

According to the rules, Aunt Zhao's son should be sent to Mrs. Wang, but Aunt Zhao thought she was favored by Jia Zheng, so she cried and shouted that she had lost a daughter, so she left her son with her anyway.Everyone knew that Jia Zheng respected Mrs. Wang very much and had Wang Ziteng's power, so he immediately scolded Aunt Zhao, saying that it was not in compliance with the rules.I don't want Mrs. Wang to push the boat along, saying that she is not well and has no energy. For the time being, Aunt Zhao will take care of her son, and she will send a nanny and a few maids to go there.

Aunt Zhao has little knowledge and a vulgar nature. She only thinks that she has a son, that she has gained a firm foothold in Rongguo Mansion, and that she will be able to rely on her in the future. After the daughter took her son away, she immediately kowtowed to the main house on the kang overjoyed.

Mrs. Wang sneered, she didn't care about Aunt Zhao's mother and son at all. If she wanted to, she would sell Aunt Zhao, so she might as well keep it, so as not to have to go to Aunt Zhao, and a smart woman would come and make things worse. The house is restless.

After figuring this out, Mrs. Wang didn't care about Aunt Zhao's mother and son even more. When she heard that the Lin family had brought something, she ordered her to hurry up.

Mrs. Wang knew that Mother Jia had sent a letter to Jia Min. Now that the things were delivered, there must be a reply letter from Jia Min to Mother Jia. Although she couldn't open it, she could guess from Mother Jia's face in her room. According to what was said in the letter, she took the things from the Lin family and went to Jia Mu's room with the list and the letter.

When Mrs. Wang came in, Mother Jia was taking a nap, so she went to the green yarn closet where Baoyu lived.

Under Qian's screen window, beside the red sandalwood table, Baoyu is lying in Yuanchun's arms, hugging Yuanchun's neck, quietly smelling the scent of powder. He originally wanted to taste the rouge on Yuanchun's mouth, but Yuanchun's temperament is quite like Mrs. Wang, dignified and elegant Knowing that Baoyu's move was not good, he restrained him very much. After several times of reprimands, Baoyu dared not act like this.

At that time, the sun was shining brightly, even though there was an ice basin, it was difficult to relieve the heat. Baoyu only wore a red satin-faced water-red silk embroidered with mandarin ducks and lotuses, a red gold collar around his neck and a colorful silk sash tied with a psychic gem. , In addition, there are longevity locks, name talismans and other things, nothing else, making her face white as jade, stretching her arms and legs like lotus root joints in Yuanchun's arms, pink makeup and jade carvings, very pleasing.

Seeing Mrs. Wang, Jia Baoyu grinned and struggled to get down.

Yuan Chun hurriedly ordered the little girl to put on Baoyu with a pair of shoes she had just made for Baoyu, and Fang let him down. The shoes were tied with vivid five-color mandarin ducks, which complemented the mandarin ducks on the bellyband. They were really exquisite.

Seeing that the little girl was only five or six years old and was very handsome, Mrs. Wang felt strange, so she asked her name.

The little girl looked very clever. After listening to Mrs. Wang's question, she put on Baoyu's shoes, stood up quickly, and said respectfully: "My name is Yuanyang. I am six years old this year. Now I am doing some communication in the old lady's room." manual labor."

Mrs. Wang couldn't help laughing and said: "I just went to a mandarin duck, why is there another mandarin duck?"

Yuanchun put down Baoyu, came over to greet his mother, and said with a smile, "Mandarin ducks, emeralds, pearls, agates, and ambers have all gone. The former second-class parrot magpie was promoted to be a first-class girl. The new little girl Our old lady named these names again, which is easy to remember. This time only two little girls were admitted, one is Yuanyang and the other is named Amber, both are six years old. The old lady said, wait two years before choosing a little girl, Just use names like pearl onyx."

Mrs. Wang nodded and said nothing. Mother Jia was getting old and was impatient to come up with awkward names, so she still used the previous name. After the big girl, parrot magpie and others left, she chose the little girl again. Like mandarin ducks, the names of those birds are re-named, lest the old lady has a bad memory and cannot call the names.

Mrs. Wang waved her hand and ordered the mandarin ducks to go down, but she herself sat on Yuan Chun's original chair, and asked her daughter in a pleasant manner, "It's hot, what are you doing? Did the second girl ever come to disturb you?"

After a while, the servant girl brought tea, and Yuan Chun brought it to Mrs. Wang herself. Fang replied, "I didn't do any work, I just taught Baoyu to recognize a few words. It's true that Baoyu is very clever. I only taught him a few times, and he remembered it." Well, in another year or two, are you afraid that you won’t recognize thousands of characters in your stomach? The second sister never came, but the third sister came several times.”

Jiamu always loved Yuanchun Baoyu, Baoyu lived in the Bisha cabinet, Yuanchun lived in the warm pavilion, very close to Jiamu, and the three sisters Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun lived in three rooms in the west wing and had their own wet nurses. The girl took care of it.

Mrs. Wang took a sip of tea, stretched out her hand to hold Baoyu in her arms, heard Yuan Chun's words, frowned, and said, "Third girl is only a little over a year old before she can walk, why are you here to disturb you? Let’s delay your homework.”

Yuan Chun heard the displeasure in Mrs. Wang's tone, couldn't help pursing her lips, and said disapprovingly: "I didn't bother us much, I just followed the nanny to say hello, and I gave Baoyu some tricks. The third younger sister was very envious, but she didn't say anything." Yes, very well-behaved, when I saw it, I felt pity, and gave her two obsolete weapons that Baoyu didn't use, and she seemed so happy."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang remembered that Tanchun was not close to Aunt Zhao. She even didn't know Aunt Zhao because she lived here. Auntie relieved her depression a little, and said lightly: "Forget it, after all, it's your sister, and they all live with the old lady, so you can't alienate her. On the other hand, the second girl, who has been away from the old lady for a few years, has been raised by the old lady." Very well."

When Yingchun was mentioned, Yuanchun suddenly fell silent.She considers herself to be the eldest daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, and she was taught by Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang very much since she was a child. Although she is not as good as Jia Min before she left the pavilion, she is very grand, far better than Ying Tan and others. When she comes out and goes in, no one will praise her for her talent. Compared with Tanchun, Yingchun is not very close to her.

Yuan Chun admired Mrs. Dou's generosity, Yingchun was just a concubine's girl, but she had been put in front of her for so many years, and she could make Jia Lian love her sister more carefully than Jia's mother treated Yingchun.Although Yingchun's food and clothing expenses are not as good as her own, she is much better than Tanchun. Now that she is young, her every move is quite elegant.It's just that he is young, has a gentle temper, and doesn't compete with others. In front of Jiamu, he is not as eye-catching as Tanchun, who is only one and a half years old.

Therefore, compared to Yingchun, Yuanchun prefers Tanchun, not only a beautiful fetus, but also a strong and clever temperament.

Mrs. Wang knew very well about Yingchun's situation. Seeing her daughter like this, she didn't ask any more questions, and said: "How can the second girl compare to you? You should learn the rules from the nanny. You have a bright future."

Hearing his mother talk about entering the palace, Yuan Chun felt sore, even though he was unwilling, he had no choice but to nod.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang sighed secretly, how could she be willing to let her daughter enter the palace?It's just that Jia Zheng is in charge, how can she object?Looking at the beautiful scenery in their room, they actually understood very well in their hearts that Jia She should be the master of the house, and Jia Lian should be the one who seized the title, and it has nothing to do with Jia Zhuangyu. If they don't enter the palace to win this wealth, It is impossible to say that we will have to move out of Rongxi Hall in the future.

Just as she was about to open her mouth to comfort her, she suddenly saw a mandarin duck coming in, and said respectfully, "Madam, the old lady is awake."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang got up and went to help Jia Mu get up.After Jia's mother had finished washing, she changed into a half-new and not old homely clothes, and sat on the Arhat's couch, next to the maids playing plantain fans, before Mrs. Wang presented Jia Min's letter.

Mother Jia put down her fan, took the letter, and said displeasedly, "Why did you take it out so late? I don't know if I'm in a hurry?"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly laughed and said, "Don't be angry, old lady. It turned out that I have a bad memory. Ben Tete sent it to the old lady. Who would have thought of saying a few words to Baoyu in the green gauze cabinet, but almost forgot it. "

Jia Mu stopped talking and opened the letter.

There was nothing else in the letter, and the paper was full of Jia Min's categorical refusal. When Jia's mother saw Lin Ruhai's conditions for choosing a son-in-law in Jia Min's letter, except for the first one, Baoyu didn't meet the requirements, so she almost raised her hand. Not coming up, he hurriedly clenched his hands into fists and beat his heart. Yuanyang's eyes were quick and his hands were quick, and he hurried over to pat Jia Mu's back, and Jia Mu swallowed her sullen breath.

Mrs. Wang saw that Jia Mu's face changed color with anger, and she was not happy to receive Jia Min's reply, so she hurried forward to serve.

After being slapped by the mandarin ducks, Mother Jia finally recovered her breath. She waved off Mrs. Wang's hand, thumped the Arhat couch, and asked the little girl just now, "What's your name? How old are you this year? You're pretty smart."

Yuanyang responded respectfully, crisply.

She grew up in Jinling for several years since she was a child. Their family is the son of the Jia family for generations. Although the old house in Jinling is quite rich, it is not as good as the capital. Face, carefully adjusted, taught mandarin ducks for several years, and Tete was sent to the capital. It happened that Jia Mu's room was picking up a little girl, so she came in to do some rough work, and her errands lasted only two months.

When Jia Mu heard this, she showed a tinge of satisfaction on her face. She loved these clever girls the most, so she called the magpie and said, "Take the mandarin duck down, and give her two plates of fruit to eat, and tell her to follow you in my room, and make some skilled work."

As soon as Jiamu's words came out, everyone knew that Jiamu was going to promote the mandarin duck. The magpie hurriedly agreed, and waited for the mandarin duck to kowtow to thank her before taking the mandarin duck down. In an instant, only Mrs. Wang and the parrot Huangying were left in the room.

Mrs. Wang still didn't know what Jia Min said in the letter, and asked: "Old lady, how do you cook the things sent by my aunt?"

Mother Jia's face darkened, thinking of Jia Min's reply, she felt a pain in her heart.

Mrs. Wang carefully looked at Jia Mu's expression, feeling awe-inspiring, how much Jia Mu always loved Jia Min, what did Jia Min say to make Jia Mu so angry?Could it be that she rejected Jia's mother's proposal of marriage?Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up slightly, and her expression became more earnest. She took two steps forward and respectfully listened to Mother Jia's orders.

Jia Mu slapped the letter in her hand on the couch and said, "Where is your master? Why don't you see me?"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Master is in the study outside appreciating calligraphy and painting with the Qing guests. Since the old lady is looking for Master, I will invite you here."

Mother Jia nodded slightly, and Mrs. Wang hurriedly ordered someone to invite Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng got the news and didn't dare to delay. He knew that Mother Jia wanted to marry the Lin family. Since it was Jia Min's letter, he thought there was an answer. perturbed.

Without further ado, Jia Mu handed him the letter and said, "Look and see."

Mrs. Wang stood by, mocking herself a little, this is her mother-in-law, how attentive she was in serving, but she asked a few words without telling herself, the master just came, so she showed him Jia Min's letter.While meditating, I suddenly heard Jia Mu say, "Madam, let's go and take care of the things from my aunt's house."

Mrs. Wang was full of reluctance, so she could only resign and leave.Before leaving, she secretly winked at a girl, that girl was quite clever, and after Mrs. Wang left, she went in by serving tea.

Jia Zheng read ten lines at a glance, and he read Jia Min's letter in a short while, and his face turned purple immediately, feeling ashamed and ashamed.

Mother Jia also sighed secretly, which one of Lin Ruhai's list would not annoy them?It seemed that he said it to them on purpose, so he had to comfort Jia Zheng and said, "Don't take it to heart. It seems that your sister thinks that Yu'er is young and doesn't want to think about it at this time. Otherwise, those conditions are the ones chosen by the royal family. The son-in-law is not so picky."

Jia Zheng held back his anger and said in shame, "It's because Baoyu is not good. I can't blame my sister and her son-in-law."

Jia's mother said displeasedly: "What do you say Baoyu is doing? Your sister and sister-in-law have made such harsh conditions. Why is it Baoyu's fault? What's wrong with Baoyu? Even a fairy, Baoyu is worthy of it. According to me It's Min'er and her son-in-law, isn't it right? How can there be such a character in the world as the aunt said? It was Nuwa who made people, but she couldn't make them. She just wanted to embarrass people. I will reply in a while. Min'er can't do anything, she usually spoils her so much that she doesn't know how high the world is, so she blames me for not mentioning this."

Jia Min has a blunt temper, often outspoken, and is not as smooth and sophisticated as others, but these are all spoiled by Jia's mother since childhood, and Jia's mother naturally doesn't care, but now that Jia Min rejects her proposal, Jia's mother feels uncomfortable Done.

In Jia's mother's heart, others can't compare with Jia Min, but Jia Min can't compare with Baoyu.

Jia Zheng sighed: "I think it's my sister and son-in-law who don't want to marry our family, that's why I have these words. My mother stopped mentioning them, so as not to hurt the relationship between the two families. Although Baoyu was born strange, how can he catch Zhou? The hairpin hairpin ring, this matter is spreading all over the place, how can my younger sister and younger sister-in-law not know about it? No, because of this evil, they are separated from my younger sister's family."

The Lin family is thriving, Lin Rui is very competitive, Jia Zheng has heard it all, such a family is the first choice for marriage, if Baoyu and Daiyu get married, the two families will be closer, Jia Zheng very much agrees with Jia's mother.I didn't expect to get such a reply. Every word and every sentence in the letter, except for the first one with deep roots, noble family background, elegant family style, and kindness of parents-in-law and uncles, Baoyu actually didn't agree with one of them. There are several people whose writing is comparable to Lin Ruhai's. Baoyu was born weak, so why would he be willing to practice martial arts? Moreover, although Baoyu was born with a slightly better appearance, how can there be any children who do not take concubines?Lin Ruhai was too harsh.

Therefore, even though Jia Zheng was open-minded, he couldn't help being a little ashamed and indignant when he saw these statements, and said: "Although our family background is not bad, after all, the son is not up to date, and he is not as good as his sister-in-law. It is reasonable for the younger sister's family not to marry. It should. After all, my sister’s family only has one daughter, Daiyu, and I always want to pick a perfect son-in-law.”

At this point, Jia Zheng disliked Baoyu even more. As he said, he is really a villain. The sons of other people's families are all glorified and honored their parents. Fortunately, he is a debt collector.

Jia Mu said: "Don't say that, I think Baoyu is very good, but their family is asking too much." Jia Mu complained about Jia Min, and her natal family would not harm her. Lin Ruhai said What do you write back and forth with those words?She had said it earlier, how could a spoiled girl like Daiyu feel at ease in her grandmother's house when she married into someone else's house?

After hearing this, Jia Zheng bowed his head and said nothing, only sighed.

Mother Jia was very distressed, and comforted: "Your sister is far away, and she doesn't know Baoyu's benefits, and she is not willing to part with her daughter. It is inevitable that her tone will be bad. Don't take it to heart. After a few years, Baoyu can read more characters." Now, please ask a good gentleman to teach you, and learn all the six arts of a gentleman. Are you afraid that your sister and son-in-law will be dissatisfied? By then, getting married will be inevitable."

Jia Zheng felt relieved, and his mood improved, but there was a trace of doubt on his face, and he said: "My sister has categorically refused in the letter, can I agree to this marriage in the future? I don't think so."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Even though Jia Min refused, Jia's mother never gave up. Anyway, Baoyu and Daiyu are still young, and they have more than ten years of work.She had already thought about it, there was no better family than the Lin family in Manjing.The daughter of a princely family is afraid that Baoyu will be wronged by their arrogance, and she feels that her humble status is not worthy of Baoyu, and only the Lin family is the most appropriate.

Not to mention Lin Ruhai's high position and weight, and Lin Ruiqing's superiority over Lan, even Daiyu's dowry must be extremely generous.The mother and daughter often corresponded, but Lin Ruhai had prepared no less than 20 taels of dowry for Daiyu.Jiamu wanted Baoyu to be rich and honored for a long time. She knew that when the family business in the mansion came to Baoyu, apart from all her own, other Baoyu might not be able to get much. There is not much money left, and he should marry a daughter-in-law with a generous dowry, so that his wealth will not be short-lived.Let me ask, which girl can love her daughter as much as Lin Ruhai, and give her a dowry of 10 yuan?As the daughter of Marquis Baoling, Jia's mother married the son of Rong Guogong's son with a dowry of only 20 yuan, and when Jia Min left the court, it was only [-] yuan.

As far as Jia's mother knew, Lin Ruhai's dowry to Daiyu was more than 20 taels. A dozen years ago, he earned 20 taels from killing slaves.In addition, furniture, silks, jewellery, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, medicinal materials and other trivial things have been accumulated one after another, which cost tens of thousands of taels before counting them.Calculating the account carefully, by the time Daiyu came out of the cabinet, 30 taels would not be enough.

As for Daiyu's appearance and temperament, Jia's mother is not worried at all. How can the girl raised by her daughter Tao Ye be worse than her daughter?He is also from a scholarly family, ten times stronger than the world.

If Jia Min knew what her mother was thinking, she would definitely regret it.She told Mother Jia not to worry about her life in the Lin family, and then she revealed Lin Ruhai's love for her daughter. At that time, they hadn't given birth to Daiyu, and even Lin Rui hadn't been born. It is to let Jia Mu know that everything is fine.Unexpectedly, after many years, Jia's mother thought of this for Baoyu.Fortunately, Jia Min didn't tell Jia's mother that after Daiyu was born, Lin Ruhai also said that apart from the 20 previously received to the current 278 million taels and a mountain that had been planned to be given to Daiyu, Lin Ruhai also said that apart from the ancestral house, the sacrificial fields, In addition, the rest of the family property is divided equally among the children, and Daiyu can get a huge sum.

The three ancestral houses of the Lin family in Gusu, Beijing, and Jinling and the family’s sacrificial fields are the big ones, more than 40 taels. This is passed on to the eldest son and grandson, and the rest of the family property is divided equally among the sons according to the rules. But Lin Ruhai has always loved her daughter, thinking that as long as her son grows up, he can earn his own future and family business, so there is no need to worry about it. The dowry is the confidence of his daughter for the rest of his life, so Daiyu is included in it.

Jia Min and Lin Ruhai have been husband and wife for many years, and Lin Ruhai never hides these things from her. Although she thinks it's wrong, her daughter is also a piece of flesh that fell from her body. She obeys Lin Ruhai's plan and does not object.

Even if Jia's mother didn't know this, the 20 yuan she knew was enough to make her plan for Baoyu painstakingly.

Jia Zheng didn't know what Jia's mother was thinking, he just admired Lin Ruhai's ability and thought that the Lin family was a good relative, just as he chose a relative for Jia Zhu, he was the daughter of Li Shouzhong, the Imperial College Jijiu, so it can be seen that he planned for his children and grandchildren , the Yue family are all from Congwen, and they are a family of scholars, who did not expect Jia Min's letter to disappoint him.

After returning from Mother Jia's room, Jia Zheng still couldn't calm down, and wanted to go to Aunt Zhao's room, but suddenly remembered that Aunt Zhao was in confinement, and Aunt Zhou was a wooden person, so he lifted his foot and went to Mrs. Wang's room .

Although Mrs. Wang is about forty years old, she still has a charming charm. In terms of her beauty, Aunt Zhao is far inferior, but she is young and delicate.

Seeing Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang was very happy, she hurried forward to greet him, seeing that his expression was not as good as before, she wanted to ask Jia Mu what she had said to him, but she didn't open her mouth, saying: "Pearl should be back in two days, when we arrive." At that time, the master was kind enough to teach Zhu'er for the exam, and only the master's knowledge could teach Zhu'er."

When Jia Zheng heard the word Zhu'er, his brows relaxed and his face softened, and he respected Mrs. Wang so much, he twitched his beard and nodded, saying: "Mr. Zhou's knowledge is very good. If Zhu'er can learn a little bit, it is also his good luck." .”

Mrs. Wang lowered her head and smiled, revealing her snow-white neck.

The next day, Jia Zheng came out of Mrs. Wang's room, greeted Jia's mother, and went to work.

After Mrs. Wang washed up, she served Jia Mu for breakfast. The servant girl who had winked at her earlier took the opportunity to find a reason, and followed Mrs. Wang to the east wing of Rongxi Hall, which was also Mrs. Wang's main room.

Mrs. Wang sent all the maids down, and asked slowly: "What did you hear?"

This maid's name is Bai Lu, and she has been promoted from a second-class maid to a first-class maid. Her parents have received the grace of Mrs. Wang, so she is loyal to Mrs. Wang, and often tells Mrs. Wang the news from Mother Jia's room, and it is the same today. , told Mrs. Wang what Jiamu and Jia Zheng said, and finally said: "When I put all the letters from my aunt and grandma into the box for the old lady, I accidentally saw a few words. If the wife wants to know, I will let you know." Tell your wife what you see."

Mrs. Wang said: "Needless to say, from the words of the old lady and the master, I can guess eight or nine are close to ten."

Mrs. Wang couldn't help showing a look of anger on her face, and said: "Auntie is too contemptuous of people. If you use those words to prevaricate the old lady, can you think we are all fools?" She didn't like Jia Min's mother and daughter, and she didn't want Daiyu married into her own family, but if Jia Min disliked Baoyu and used those words to make Baoyu appear incompetent, she was not happy again.

Bailu said submissively: "My wife is right."

Mrs. Wang sneered, she wanted to see what kind of son-in-law the Lin family could choose besides her own precious jade!Do you really think Lin Daiyu is a fairy?The characters in the world are all up to them to choose?

He ordered the servant girl to bring two heavy purses to Bailu, and sent her back. If there was any news, she would tell herself that Mrs. Wang was about to get up to do the housework, when suddenly Mrs. Wang Ziteng sent someone to invite her. Sun Niu Yaozu has already set the date for the sixth day of April next year, which is two months later than Jia Zhu, so I ask her to come over and help me to prepare the things needed for Sister Feng's dowry list.

Mrs. Wang hurriedly went back to Jiamu, and with Jiamu's consent, she went to Wang's house by car.

Mrs. Wang has people like Bailu in Jiamu's room to communicate. Although Mrs. Dou lives in the east courtyard, there are also people in Jiamu's courtyard.She had heard about Jia Zheng coming out of Mother Jia's room with an angry face. She heard Jia Min's letter, and remembering the last time she heard that Mother Jia intended to marry Baoyu and Daiyu, she immediately guessed eight or nine points, and endured it. I couldn't help curling my lips.

The Lin family started to prosper two generations earlier than the Jia family. The third generation studied food, the fourth generation read poetry and books, and the fifth generation read poetry and books. In Lin Ruhai's generation, he was born in a serious academic discipline and was a top student in high school.Although the Jia family is said to be the mansion of the Duke, after the heroes, it was only in the generation of Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng that they knew how to eat, and in the generation of Jia Baoyu, they only knew how to dress. How could Baoyu, the second son of a fifth-rank official, be worthy of the eldest daughter of a second-rank official?

According to Mrs. Dou's thinking, the title of the Rongguo Mansion belongs to Jia Lian, and most of the second bedroom's family property belongs to Jia Zhu. How much can Jia Baoyu get?At such a young age, I can't see any abilities, and I don't even think about it. With Daiyu's current status, even if she is a princess, she will marry the second son of a mere fifth-rank official. If so, she will go out to entertain others in the future I also look down on her, because she is not in the right family.It was like the old lady loved Baoyu madly, thinking that Baoyu was the best.