The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

After Lin Tian returned to his yard, he directly opened the box that Lin Ruhai gave her, and began to count the things inside by category.

"A small village of [-] acres in the suburbs of the capital, a manor of [-] acres in the south of the Yangtze River, a house with three entrances in the south of the city, two shops, and a restaurant and a pharmacy in the east of the city. Well, there is actually another one next to Da Cang Mountain My son's hill is called Xiaocang Mountain, my God, this is really a mountain!

Smack, that's a lot!Unexpectedly, the mother's dowry would be so rich!I don't know if my brother has read the contents of this box. Does he really not know that his mother has so many dowries, or does he not care about it?Forget it, don't care, it's all in my hands now anyway, and there's no reason to hand it over! "Lin Tian said with emotion while tidying up.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the room, and Madam Li's voice came from outside. Although Lin Tian was a little surprised, he didn't care too much, and let her in directly.

"Hehe, Miss, there are some things Madam explained to the servant in private before she passed away! However, the servant thought that the lady was still young, so you may not understand many things, but now that the lady has taken back the dowry of the lady, then It's time for this servant to tell Miss about many things!" Nanny Li looked at Lin Tian with a smile on her face, just like looking at her own child.

"What? What did mother ask Nanny to tell me?" Lin Tianwei narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Nanny who seldom stepped into his room on weekdays.

"Miss, you probably don't know about Madam's origin! Madam was the only daughter of Tai'an Hou Li's family back then. Although she could not inherit the title, when she got married, the Marquis and Madam almost emptied the entire Tai'an Hou Mansion. , gave my wife more than half of the available finances as a dowry!

Originally, the Lin and Li families had agreed that if the wife gave birth to two boys, then the second boy would follow his mother's surname and be given to the Marquis of Tai'an to inherit the title.It's a pity that God's wish was not fulfilled, the wife's parents died early, and the title was taken back by the royal family because there was no one to inherit it.

The Li family was originally built by the Marquis of Tai'an alone. He was born in a poor family and had no family or friends. He relied on the title he earned on the battlefield with the emperor. It is a pity, because he was injured on the battlefield. When it comes to the body, there are no other heirs except the wife.

Moreover, the Lin family is also passed down from generation to generation, and in this generation, there is only the young master... So, after becoming pregnant with the young lady, even though the wife is already very old, she still insists on giving birth to the child... Although , Miss is a girl, but Madam still left all these to Miss, I am afraid she is still thinking about her natal family! "Nurse Li said with some emotion.

"Is that so..." Lin Tian emptied his mind and didn't say anything, but a seed was planted in his heart.

"Miss, what you are looking at is not just these things that Madam married. There are countless antiques, calligraphy and paintings by famous artists. As for the furniture made of various high-grade woods, there are no detailed records. With those jewelries, I'm afraid it will take several big boxes!

When the madam married the master back then, the grand occasion was even more grand than when the young madam entered the door!After all, back then the master still had the title, and the marriage scene of the two marquises was far from what it can be compared to when the young master and the young mistress got married now!

Back then, when the wife and the master got married, the emperor sent someone to present congratulatory gifts in person.At that time, almost all the people who came to the wedding were high-ranking and powerful people. It is said that those below the fourth rank could not even be ranked in the main hall!

Although the wife has no natal brothers and lacks some help, the Tai'anhou couple gave all their love to the only daughter. When they were still there, they spared no effort to support the wife, even before they passed away. Don't forget to write the emperor's will, and ask the emperor to help take care of this daughter. "

"Why does Mammy know such details?" Lin Tian asked suspiciously.

"Miss, to tell you the truth, in fact, the grand occasion when Madam and Master got married back then, I have seen it with my own eyes!" Sister Lin sighed, and continued: "The servant is actually a vagrant picked up by Madam's mother. At that time, the servant girl was just in her early ten years old, and she was still a little girl..."

"But, mother said that Nanny came out of the palace...this..." Lin Tian also frowned, but there were more doubts in his heart.

"Not a few years after Miss got married, the Marquis of Tai'an and his wife passed away one after another. At that time, the servant girl who was not yet 15 years old followed the housekeeper to handle the funeral of the Marquis and his wife. Originally, she was going to come to join her wife, but unexpectedly, she was sent by the emperor to the Hou's mansion to express her condolences. The chief executive recognized him, and the slave girl looked exactly the same as the eldest aunt of the Qianqing Palace who was served by the emperor. After meeting, the slave girl knew that the person was the slave girl's own aunt.

Afterwards, the servant girl followed her aunt into the palace and became a palace maid. Because of her aunt, the servant girl has been serving in the Qianqing Palace. A few years ago, her aunt died of illness, and the servant girl did not want to continue serving in the palace. It just so happened that the lady said that the young lady lacked an upbringing nanny. , So the slaves came! "

Regarding Nanny Li's past, Lin Tian had never heard her say it herself. With an army of 1 people, it abruptly blocked the siege of the enemy's [-] troops for a month.

If it weren't for his lack of a strong background, he would have been able to confer the title of Duke with his merits.

'I can't think of it!It turns out that my grandpa is so awesome!It's really too much for my appetite, but unfortunately, this grandpa died a little early, and I didn't even meet him once, it's really a pity! ' Lin Tian thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it out, he just continued to check the things in the box.

"Well, these should be the deeds of prostitution of the servants married by my mother!" Lin Tian held the thin stack of deeds of prostitution, but he was very puzzled in his heart, so he asked Nanny Lin, "Madam Li , are these the only dowry people for this mother?"

"Hehe..." Nanny Li smiled, and said, "Your mother's dowries are actually without a contract of prostitution. These are just maidservants added by Madam after she came to the Lin family!"

"There is no contract of sale? What's going on?" Lin Tian asked curiously.

"Because they are not considered your mother's slaves, they are just hired workers who signed a contract with your mother, and they are all civilian household registrations! They are not lowly ones!" Nanny Li explained.

"Why is this happening?" Lin Tian is very clear about many customs here after several years of understanding. Generally speaking, a high-ranking family, not to mention aristocrats like the Lin Mansion who have been passed down for hundreds of years Well, even ordinary rural landlords and other members of the family have servants who have signed a contract of sale. After all, many people still think that this kind of servant is more reliable.

Since Lin Tian's mother is the daughter of the Marquis of Tai'an, it doesn't make sense that her natal family can't even afford to marry a few servants. Instead, she wants to use this method of hiring labor to manage the property under her name.

"This!" Mammy Li sighed, and said, "Because these people used to be soldiers who were injured and disabled under the Marquis of Tai'an, or the family members of those soldiers who died. Hiring them is also to give them a livelihood. They don't have to live too hard..."

"It turned out to be like this..." Lin Tian was deeply moved after hearing what Nanny Li said.

"Miss, you may have noticed that there shouldn't be much cash in this dowry! Don't misunderstand that the young master took it away. If the servant girl guessed correctly, most of the profits from all the properties were used. Come to help Master Hou's former subordinates!

After all, many of them suffered injuries all over the battlefield, and after retiring from the army, they don’t know how to make money. The pharmacy under the name of the wife is actually specially opened for them, free of charge. Seeing a doctor, delivering medicine..." Li Nanny said here, feeling a little emotional.

"What about this Xiaocang Mountain? Why did my grandfather buy the entire mountain?" Lin Tian asked curiously holding the contract of the mountain forest.

"This! That's because that mountain is where the Marquis of Tai'an used to settle his old brothers!" Nanny Li said with a smile.

"Oh, so that mountain is used as a graveyard!" Lin Tian nodded, thinking: "Beside Da Cang Mountain where Dajue Temple is located, I specially bought Xiao Cang Mountain as a cemetery. This grandfather can be regarded as hardworking." Good job! '

"What!" Nanny Li stared blankly at Lin Tian for a moment, then shook her head helplessly, and said, "Miss, it's not what you think! These old brothers of Lord Hou I'm talking about are not dead, but living!"

"What?" Lin Tian was also a little dumbfounded.

"Master Hou handed over his military power back then, and after returning to Beijing to recuperate, some veterans who were disabled or didn't want to continue working in the army came back with him. Because the price of goods in Beijing is too high, they don't like the noise too much. Therefore, the master bought the area of ​​Xiaocang Mountain, where they established a village, reclaimed some fields at the foot of the mountain, and raised some small poultry such as chickens and ducks in the mountain, which can also meet the needs of the people. What is needed for daily life!" Li Nanny explained seriously.

"So that's the case! It sounds like a paradise. I really want to go and see it myself when I have time!" Lin Tian said with emotion.

"Hehe, there will be a chance! When Miss is older, Nanny will take you to see it! It's time for them to recognize you as the new master!" Nanny Li said with a smile on the side.

While Lin Tian was watching, and Li Momo was talking about it, Lin Tian had a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the dowries of these mothers.

This is not only a glamorous property, but also contains a lot of responsibility and a heavy burden.From the moment she took over the dowry, it became Lin Tian's responsibility to take care of those veterans who followed her grandfather to fight the enemy and were as close as brothers.