Edge of the Red Chamber

Lin Daiyu immediately understood that she also knew the accounts of the family, let alone a million, one or two million silver was still available.What Lu Huixian cares about is not the amount of money but the lack of money, but that the money has been taken out, and whether it can be taken back is the same thing. If people see that their hands are loose, they will come to fight famine every day, just based on their current behavior, It is not impossible to open the mouth again before repaying the loan for the first time.

"It's so difficult for their family." Lin Daiyu couldn't believe it, paused, sighed again, and said, "Although I haven't been there much, I just watched their family's affairs with a cold eye, and they all only know how to enjoy themselves." , but have no income, and refuse to make do with everything, refuse to be frugal in everything, I am afraid that the house will be empty early. But judging from last year's appearance, I just think I am a bad guy." He sighed: "It's all come to this point , why bother to put on that pomp."

Even so, Daiyu knew in her heart that in Yuan Chun's position, visiting relatives was inevitable.

After all, it was her ancestral home, the place where her mother was born, and there was Jia's mother there. Lin Daiyu missed Jia Min, so she couldn't help remembering Jia's mansion. She hated and pitied the current situation of Rongguo mansion.I hate him for not knowing his duty, and pity him for having to borrow money to maintain his life.

It's not about Jia's house, Lin Jue can say it, and Lin Daiyu can say it too, but she can't.Hearing this, Lu Huixian only smiled wryly, but said nothing.

Lin Daiyu thought for a while and realized that the garden has been built, the money has been borrowed, the concubine Yuan has been spared, and Baoyu and Sanchun have already lived in it. important.Thinking about it carefully, I couldn't help feeling suspicious, and said: "Is it decided that the empress will visit relatives this year?" Apart from this, Lin Daiyu couldn't think of anything else that required a large amount of money.

Lu Huixian shook her head. Lin Daiyu didn't know it yet, so she picked up some relevant things about the court the day before, and said: "Although the world is peaceful now, there is an old saying that you should plan for rainy days. The peace in the frontier is fine. In case something happens, the state treasury Without money, what should I do? This is one of them. Another thing is that there are ten floods and nine droughts. This season’s floods have passed. I’m afraid there will be drought next year. There must be preparations. There are only IOUs in the household department, so it’s no wonder the Holy One is angry. Our family is still good. , has been in the south, and only came to Beijing in the past few years, but I haven’t borrowed it. Both the Xu family and the Cui family have borrowed, but fortunately not much, and they have already paid it back. The Jia family has accumulated nearly 20 silver over the years. In the past year, their family was visiting relatives, so they used all the things saved from previous years in that place, so their hands were naturally tighter."

There is no shortage of money in the family, and she is the only girl. In terms of money, she has never been short of money, but Lin Daiyu has not developed a luxurious and lustful temperament.Especially in the past two or three years, following Lu Huixian's housekeeper, the naivety of not knowing the sufferings of the people has gone, and people have followed the steady understanding of affairs.

Hearing that the Rongguo Mansion had borrowed nearly 20 yuan, he couldn't help being shocked.The farmer's family spends no more than 20 taels of silver a year.Their family has a small population, and with girls and boys waiting to go up and down, the annual expenses are only 2000 taels.Four generations of Rongguo Mansion live together, so there is naturally a lot of money to throw away, so they pay five thousand silver a year, even if the harvest of the farm shop left by the ancestors is not enough, it will not be too much difference, no matter where it is, it is enough to be frugal.He dared to borrow even though he knew he hadn't paid it back, and he didn't know what he was relying on to borrow so much.Lin Daiyu couldn't help but sigh sadly, "Although I was young at that time, I still remember that once my mother and father said: 'The elder brother and the second brother don't know how to make progress. Seniors, I’m afraid it’s over.’ I didn’t understand it before, but now I understand it a little bit.”

Lu Huixian was taken aback. Lin Jue also said this when the husband and wife were talking privately.She marveled at her mother-in-law's long-term insight, her husband's wisdom, and more, Lin Daiyu.It's all right for Lin Jue, after all, he is a man, older, has read a lot of books, and travels outside, so his knowledge is naturally extraordinary, but Lin Daiyu is only a weak daughter of the boudoir, and she has such knowledge, which is extraordinary, so I can't help but look at this little girl with admiration.It is no longer just to appreciate her intelligence, but also her insight.

When she first came to Chang'an, she didn't believe it either.Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, they have only one family and two countries, what a grace.Up to now, but in the third generation, Jia Yuanchun has given birth to five princes.No matter how you look at it, not to mention the power of the government, it should also enjoy the honor.After getting in touch more, I believed it.If the descendants do not succeed, the family does not succeed. This is an eternal truth.Among the three generations of the Jia family, there are no outstanding figures, and the descendants of the fourth generation are actually stronger, but they are only stronger.

Lu Huixian thought this way in her heart, but she couldn't say it like that. Instead, she said better, "You, you just think too much, but you owe money, and it's fine to pay it back. That's the end of it."

Don't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, but only look at Jia's mother's birth to Jia Min, Lin Hai can't ignore Jia's family's request.Helping is helping, and he can't let others calculate.He knew the details of Jia's house, and he only borrowed [-] yuan.

However, Lin Hai counted how much they could offer, but didn't count people's hearts.He thought that for the sake of the face of the fifth prince in the palace, and Yuan Chun's face, the Jia family would not dare to hurry up and pay back the money.Unexpectedly, in the Rongguo Mansion, the eldest and the second bedroom each have their own selfish intentions, and they are not on the same page.

When building Xingqin's villa, because he borrowed money from Lin Hai, the money stored in Zhen's family did not move. With the [-] silver, Jia's mother gave out [-] from her private house, plus the Lin family's [-], the difference was only [-].There has been nothing left among the officials for a long time. What Jiamu means is that the [-] silver will be shared equally by the first house and the second house.

Jia She is greedy for sex, but also loves elegance, learns to collect antiques, and when he meets his beloved, he has to find ways to get it if he has no money in his hand. Naturally, he has no money left; Mrs. Xing is from a humble background and has nothing to do, so she values ​​money the most silver.Both of them are short-sighted and narrow-minded, thinking that Erfang is more anxious than them, so they are unwilling to pay the money.

The eldest house is unwilling to sell, and if the second house does, they will have to collect 8 taels, and Mrs. Wang is willing to take advantage of the eldest house.

Dafang made up his mind that there was no money, and Mrs. Wang refused to give in, so the matter froze.It was pushed until September, and the money owed to the household department was still not returned.

In the same month, someone from Zhen's family came to pay back the money owed by the Ministry of Accounts.It was unavoidable to come to see Jia's mother, and brought four boxes to Jia's house for safekeeping.The Zhen family hadn't left for a few days when news came that the Zhen family had been raided.

The two wives of King Xing were frightened, and no one dared to shirk.Mrs. Xing still refused to do her best, and reluctantly gave five thousand silver, but said that there would be no more.Because of the Zhen family's affairs, Mrs. Wang hastily raised 7000 silver coins, but seeing Mrs. Xing's behavior, she was not very willing, and would hand over [-] silver coins.In this way, there is still a shortfall of [-] taels.At this moment, he couldn't take care of it anymore, and hurriedly arranged for Jia Lian, and sent it to the household department together with the previous money.I hope that the Holy Majesty can look at the fifth prince and the ancestors, turn a blind eye and close one eye, and let it go for the time being.

Until December, no one urged them, so they all relaxed, and no one mentioned the [-] silver anymore.Last year, when Jia She and Jia Zheng were drinking with Lin Hai, Lin Hai inadvertently asked a question, and the matter was brought up again.

Jia She was clear about it, but Jia Zheng didn't know anything, and he sighed with Jia She: "Ru Hai has separated us now." He thought Lin Hai was trying to remind him.

After drinking, Jia She took the words seriously, immediately changed his face, and said sharply: "He dares, the nephew and niece are still here."

Jia Zheng didn't know why this time, and it was rare for him to care about home affairs.After eating the hangover soup, he ordered the people around him to say, "Go and see if Lian'er is there, and tell him that I have something to ask him."

At that moment, Jia Lian came over and said, "I don't know what to order from the master."

Jia Zheng pointed to the chair for him to sit on, and the servant girl brought tea and said, "Lian'er, let me ask you, have you returned the money from the household department? Have you got the note back?" Jia Lian told the truth.

No matter what kind of family the Zhen family is, they are the most trusted courtiers of the Taizu, and the Taishanghuang also has a lot of trust. They have been picked up by their family for four of the six southern tours. What an honor.Although today is not as trusting as Taizu and Taishanghuang, after all, Taishanghuang is still there.To put it bluntly, the money from the borrowing department was not borrowed to pick up the driver, because I couldn't pay it back, so it's not the same as ransacking the house now.

As Jia Zheng thought about it, his back was sweating.The tea bowl was knocked on the high table, and there was a "bang". Jia Lian jumped his legs in fright, and stood up, and heard Jia Zheng say: "You are too bold, what I said that day, no matter how difficult the family is, it is the But this year, we have to pay back the money from the household department first, if something really happens, the face of the ancestors will be completely lost." It was about the Zhen family, and it could be considered that the emperor was still caring about favors, but just ransacked the house. Don't hurt your family.Although his life was saved, the face of several generations was lost, especially the loss of the Sacred Heart.

Jia Lian suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and he was also embarrassed.The place that can be borrowed has already been borrowed, and the old lady's private house has been taken out. The first wife and the second wife refuse to take it, so Wang Xifeng can't ask Wang Xifeng to take out the dowry to make up for it.It is also wrong to advance, and it is also wrong to retreat, so just tell the truth.

Jia Zheng understood when he heard it, sent Jia Lian away, and went back to Rongxi hall.Aunt Zhao was waiting in the house. When she heard the announcement from the women, she hurriedly opened the curtain.Mrs. Wang got up to greet her. The husband and wife sat down on the kang by the window. The maid poured tea, and Mrs. Wang took it with her own hands and gave it to Jia Zheng, saying, "Why did you come back so early today? Send someone to send it to Jia Zheng." Is the Hangover Soup available?"

Jia Zheng nodded, waved his hand to signal the people in the house to go out, and said, "My brother-in-law was not well a few days ago, we went back after eating." Mrs. Wang asked the doctor without waiting.

Aunt Zhao led the maid to go, Madam Wang saw the curtain was lowered, then turned her face and said: "Master..."

Before Mrs. Wang could finish speaking, Jia Zheng waved his hand, interrupted her, and said: "How much money is left in our house, you can count it, and how much you can make up. In any case, return the money from the household department first." gone."