[Red Mansions] Minruo Spring Breeze Returns to Dream

No.40 Set off once and return to family decline

Lin Huiye's wife Wan Shi and Lin Huiyao's wife Ning Shi came together.Wan Shi is the daughter of the dean of the Suzhou Academy. She is handsome and charming. She wears a pomegranate-red beige and a jade-studded crepe skirt. On her crow's hair are pinned a few auspicious cloud-patterned mutton fat jade hairpins. It's refreshing; Ning's family was born in a military officer's family. She is wearing a bright red dress embroidered with mandarin ducks with multicolored ripples and water patterns.

In terms of seniority, Jia Min is the grandmother of Lin Huiye and Lin Huiyao, but she is only ten years older than Wan Shi and Ning Shi, she is well maintained, and she looks only 25 or [-] years old.Seeing that the two juniors were still a bit cautious, Jia Min smiled and said, "Hui Yi came to Beijing last year to take the exam, and I heard that he was ill, but now he is recovering?"

"It's all over. Now I'm studying behind closed doors at Zhuangzi in the outskirts, thinking that this time Qiuwei must work hard." Ning first replied with a smile, "The pen, ink, paper and inkstone sent by my uncle I asked someone to send it to my cousin, and I will definitely get a good reputation in the future."

"Those things were originally scooped up for him to use." Jia Min laughed, "You two have to work harder, do you have any news?"

Both Wan Shi and Ning Shi shook their heads shyly.Wan said: "Perhaps our luck hasn't arrived yet."

"I have some health-care recipes here, take them back and watch the kitchen cook make them for you." Jia Min asked Cui He to deliver two brocade boxes, "We are women in the inner house, and we also help the men outside. I can't be too busy, so I can only live at home and raise the children. Both Hui Ye and Hui Yao are good, and there are not many housekeepers or aunts around, so you should seize the opportunity."

"Thank you, uncle and grandma, for your advice." Wan Shi and Ning Shi took the brocade box with their own hands and said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, my aunt and uncle are blessed. Seeing that my uncle is going to follow the imperial examination, and when he becomes famous all over the world, my aunt and grandmother are just waiting to enjoy the blessing." Ning said with a smile, "Is my uncle going back to Yangzhou this time? ?”

"That's right, Yangzhou has a lot of civil servants and families, so it's good to ask him to experience it." Jia Min said, "Now that Huiye and Huiyao are officials in the capital, you only know what's going on in the capital. You should persuade them more on weekdays. Being blinded by wealth and honor, it is the kingly way to concentrate on doing things for the emperor. There are many nobles in Beijing, so you have to be extremely careful in doing things."

Ning Shi was deeply touched by this and nodded repeatedly.Lin Huiyao had almost offended Shangfeng from the Ministry of Rites before, but he stopped him in time and he was fine, and now he is slowly promoted.

"Master is bound to keep two children for lunch today, so you should also stay and have a meal with me." After saying these words, Jia Min also changed the subject.

After sailing for more than a month, they finally returned to Yangzhou. The mansion had been cleaned early on. Jia Min asked people to divide up the earthen instruments brought back from the capital and prepare to send them to the wives the next day.At the general's mansion, she also added a set of red gold longevity lock collars for Yin's two-year-old son.

"Ma'am, this is the harvest of the Zhuangzi in the past three months. The steward of the Zhuangzi happened to bring over a few baskets of green vegetables today, so why don't you ask the kitchen staff to cook them while they are fresh?" Nanny Lin did not follow this time. Back in Beijing, she is taking care of all the affairs in the mansion.When Jia Min came back, he presented the account book for Jia Min to have a look.

"It's okay, I stayed on the boat for more than a month, and my chest has been stuffy." Jia Min flipped through the account book, "The menu is clear soup with cabbage, fried shredded duck with dried bamboo shoots, vegetarian stewed three delicacies balls, and braised yellow croaker. Stewed ginseng and black chicken soup, and stewed rice for the staple food. Also, make two cold dishes."

"Yes." Mother Lin replied, "Before Madam returned to Beijing, this old slave told Madam that there are some maidservants in the mansion who are getting older, so it's time to pull them out and match them. The list has already been drawn up by this old slave. Madam, would you like to see it?"

"Let's watch it at night." Jia Min took a sip of the rose dew, "Is everything okay in the mansion during the period when Master and I are not in the mansion?"

"Everything is fine, because people outside know that there is no master in our house, so they didn't bother me." Mother Lin said, "I heard that the shop owned by the outside of the married family lost a lot of money, but the old slave in the house So it doesn’t sound right.”

"Forget it, I'll just ask the other wives about their affairs. Let someone boil hot water and send it to the master and brothers and sisters, and tell them to take a rest after bathing and changing." Jia Min got up and walked to the vanity mirror Before taking off the pearl hairpin on her head, "I'm tired too, serve me to change clothes and rest."

"Yes."

The life back in Yangzhou was dull but comfortable. On the third day after Jia Min returned home, Yin brought her two children to visit.She gave birth to a child for Yang Jialin more than two years ago. After giving birth, she was in poor health and it took a long time for her to recover. It is a pity that she will never have a child again.Although Yin was secretly hurt for a while, she slowly came out of the blow and concentrated on taking care of her children.

"Why did my sister come so early? I thought it would take an hour." Jia Min asked Daiyu to be called out, "Tell me to see Brother Han, has he grown taller?"

The son of Yang Jialin and Yin's family is named Yang Zihan. He is round and cute. He tilted his head slightly with his thumb in his mouth and looked at Jia Min. He seemed to be unfamiliar with Jia Min, whom he hadn't seen for several months. After a while, he called out obediently. He said "Auntie", which made Jia Min very happy.Yang Zimei, who grew up playing with Daiyu, didn't feel strange at all, and ran to Jia Min's side as soon as she came up, and greeted Jia Min sweetly.

"The godmother, younger sister and brother are all here?" Just as she was talking, Lin Daiyu walked in, "Greetings for the godmother."

"Sister Daiyu!" Yang Zimei ran to Lin Daiyu with a smile, "I haven't seen my sister for a few months, and my sister has grown taller." After that, she stood on her toes and compared her head, "Originally, I was with my sister. He was tall, but now he looks short."

"Your sister Yu'er is older than you, and it's normal to be taller than you." Yin said with a smile, "But I looked pale, did you not sleep well these days?"

"It's inevitable that I'll be a little tired after coming back from the capital," Jia Min said.Although Yu'er's body is much better than in her previous life, it's normal for a girl to be delicate, "I've already called the doctor to check the pulse, and I just said that I'm a little tired, and I'll be fine after a few days of rest. Yu'er Son, take your younger siblings down to play."

"Yes." Lin Daiyu took Yang Zimei's hand, "I got a lot of tricks from the capital, my sister can choose a few; I also brought some new things for my younger brother..."

"What's the matter, call all the children away?" Yin Shi smiled while holding the teacup.

"I've been out for several months, so I naturally want to ask you about the situation in Yangzhou City. I heard that something happened to the married family recently?" Jia Min cut straight to the point, and she and Yin's conversations were so straightforward, but instead Less hypocritical greetings, "I also heard about it when I returned to Beijing this time. That talented person has been out of favor for a long time."

"After thinking about it, I know that when the talented man heard that he was pregnant, he complained a lot to the empress in charge. The emperor will not tolerate it." Officials are very close in private.Although Yin Shi has never interfered with Yang Jialin's official affairs, but combined with what Yang Jialin said on weekdays and the news sent by her natal family, she can get the answer by herself.

"Your majesty is disgusted with the behavior of talented people. The little princess she gave birth to is now raised by Chen Guifei's side." Jia Min said, "Although it is said that Fengzao Palace is lived by talented people, who doesn't know It's all in the cold palace. I heard that the emperor will reopen the draft next year, I'm afraid she will be even more forgotten. The married family has always called themselves relatives of the emperor, so this time they slapped themselves in the face?"

"That's right." Yin said with a smile, "The shop outside them lost money, and this time I heard that they got through the difficulty with the help of a nobleman."

Jia Min raised his eyebrows, a possibility flashed in his mind, but he didn't answer: "Don't talk about them anymore, there's no need to spoil the fun. Have you read all the things I asked someone to send yesterday? That sapphire blue peacock hanger Chai is fashionable in Beijing."

"I see, but I'm used to seeing exquisite and small jewelry. I don't like it very much in Beijing. But the hanging hairpin looks beautiful, and I will wear it to show off when I have time."

After sending Yin Shi and her two children away, Jia Min sat alone in the room, thinking silently.Back then, the Holy Lord accepted the girls from the married family, and on the surface it gave the married family a good sign, making them feel that the girls in their own family could also fly on the branches and become phoenixes like the daughters of the Zhou family or the Wu family.But actually?The downfall of the Liu family cannot be done without the help of the Cheng family. How many of the shops that have been annexed by the Cheng family are really profitable Jia Min, let alone Jia Min, who just killed the donkey. With the Liu family gone, can the Cheng family still stand out in Yangzhou? ?Yangzhou had always been a place where salt merchants lived, and the emperor wished he could control all of this area. The Cheng family had spent all their wealth for the emperor, and the final result would be just like the Liu family.

Jia Min suddenly shivered, the emperor's thoughts were too strong!To paralyze the family first, then tell them to do their best for themselves, and finally push the family behind their backs to perish, the emperor's art is pure fire!No wonder Baylor Shunyi and Prince Zhongshun couldn't fight him.

"Ma'am?" Seeing that Jia Min was staring at the embroidered rope on the table in a daze, Cui Tao hurriedly called out, "Madam?"

Jia Min blinked, reached for the teacup and took a sip of hot tea before asking, "What's wrong?"

Although Cui Tao wondered why her wife was in a trance, she didn't bother to ask any further questions, she just said: "The mother-in-law in the outer courtyard has sent a message that the wife of the married family has come to ask to see her. Madam, do you want to see her?"

"...Say I'm taking a break, please ask her to come back." Thinking of Yin's saying that the Cheng family probably asked for the help of a nobleman, she instinctively thought of the Zhen family, and she and the wife of the Cheng family hated each other, so why bother? to see her. "In the future, you can just find an excuse to dismiss the post about getting married."

Cuitao agreed, and said: "The master sent someone to say that I will have dinner with a few adults tonight, and my wife, brother and sister will have dinner by themselves."

"understood."

The author has something to say: It rained for two nights, it was so cold≡￣﹏￣≡