[Red House] How to escape from a broken ship

Daiyu was taken aback, and said how to put A Yuan out, "Why did I suddenly think of this? It's not that I insist on making people work as slaves. I don't think A Yuan himself may be happy."

What she said was reasonable, and Jia Yan thought about it for a long time. He said: "At the beginning, I was just worried that someone would arrest A Yuan, and Topi's family was just a stopgap measure. After so many years, now his wolf-hearted uncle and his whole family have been arrested by Chen Bailou. Kill him. Obviously no one will pursue his affairs, and nothing will be pursued, so he should be let out, after all, A Yuan is not a servant like Changsheng."

Jia Yan is also a person who sticks to his words. Daiyu heard what he said, and said: "Then wait until you return to Gusu, and when you are settled down, you will tell him. If he wants to stay in his hometown, he just stays in his homeland." Gusu; if you don't want to stay in Gusu, let's talk about how to arrange him."

The canal goes to Yangzhou Port, and then turns to Gusu, where the Lin family's old house is.Now the old housekeeper Shen Quan and his family are still guarding the place. They received the letter ahead of time. Shen Quan personally took his youngest son Shen Yi to wait at the wharf in Gusu City early to welcome the eldest girl and uncle back home.Not only them, but the magistrate who heard the news also sent people to inquire about the news, wanting to have a chat with Jia Canjun, a young man in Beijing.

Although the old mansion of the Lin Mansion was of the size of the Marquis Mansion, and the title of Marquis later ceased to be hereditary in Lin Hai's father's generation, but when the mansion was built, it was more inclined to the style of Jiangnan gardens, so there was nothing beyond the rules.Jia Yan and Daiyu disembarked at the Gusu Wharf, and Daiyu boarded the car by herself. Jia Yan exchanged greetings with the magistrate's staff, and said that he would visit the mansion, politely sent him away, and then let Daiyu lie in the car Either way, he rode a horse to evacuate his muscles and bones.

Shen Yi's daughter-in-law, Qian Shi, came with Steward Shen and his son, who waited for Daiyu to get into the car with Xueyan and Jiayu, and while the uncle was talking to others, told the eldest girl Daiyu that the house was ready. After buying seasonal vegetables, I waited for the eldest girl and uncle to go home.Daiyu nodded with a smile, and asked Xueyan to pass on a message: "Old Steward Shen and Shen Yi are exhausted."

The Shen family's father and son also dared not to talk about it under the horse, the elder girl came back with the uncle, and it was their duty and honor for them to bring their daughters-in-law to serve them.Shen Quan laughed and said, "Leaving aside my uncle, the eldest girl doesn't remember the old house in Gusu, does she? The little one still remembers that when the eldest girl was three or four years old, the master and wife brought the eldest girl back Worship the ancestors."

Daiyu thought for a while, then smiled at herself, she really didn't remember much.As long as she can remember, she has been in office with her parents, where has she ever returned to the old house.Thinking about the old things in the past, she suddenly felt a little homely and timid, ignoring the expression of old butler Shen who hesitated to speak.And Lao Shen looked at Jia Yan, wanting to speak to my son-in-law, but didn't know where to start.

Jia Yan was riding a horse, and Daiyu was sitting in the car. He occasionally bent down to talk to his wife. Most of the time, the two of them were still looking at the city of Gusu in the setting sun.It is a very beautiful place, the setting sun shines on the stone road, listening to the sound of horseshoes and ruts, it means that the years are quiet.This kind of good mood came to an abrupt end in front of the gate of the Lin Mansion.

Directly in front, a woman with disheveled hair and a three or four-year-old child knelt at the gate of the Lin Mansion and cried loudly: Please give our mother and child a way to survive!

In this situation, if Lin Hai and Jia Yan had not been with their daughter-in-law in the capital all the time, someone might suspect that this is the illegitimate son of the master or uncle who came to the door... Jia Yan was stunned, Jia Yan was at a loss, and Dai Yu Jue shouted decisively: "Come here, bring him into the mansion for questioning," then said in a low voice: Don't you want to be ashamed!

The husband and wife didn't know about it, and neither did Old Shen Ban, and neither did he.In the end, it was Shen Yi who brought together A Yuan and Chang Sheng to bring the women and children into the mansion. Fortunately, it was already time for dinner, and no one in Lin's mansion dared to come to watch the excitement, otherwise the next day would be Gusu City I'm afraid it's full of jokes like "Anecdotes of the Lin Family".

Jia Yan's expression was uneasy, Daiyu went into the main room to change clothes, he threw the cloak directly on the chair in the main hall, and asked: "Old Shen, you watched me and the eldest girl grow up, and we usually respect you, why don't you?" When such a thing happened, they didn’t even say a word! It can make people run to the gate of the house and make trouble, and if people see it, the Lin family will be famous in Gusu City right now!”

Shen Quan was really embarrassed, he was a servant of the Lin family, the old butler who took care of the house, two generations of masters, and the young master trusted him a lot.At this moment, he didn't try to shirk, and said: "Don't dare to lie to my aunt, I don't want to tell you if it's not an old servant. This matter happened before you and the eldest girl came back. I just want to delay it for a while and wait for the two of you to come back before making a decision." .”

"Forget it, who is that woman and that child?" Jia Yan still frowned and said, "It seems that the child is still at an immature age...how come he came to our house."

Shen Quan sighed, "That's your own nephew, cousin."

"Ah|!" Jia Yan, who was sitting firmly on the head, was about to drop his jaw. Where did he come from as a cousin? "Cousin? Where did my nephew come from?"

Daiyu changed her clothes and came to the main room after freshening up, just in time to hear Shen Quan say that he was a cousin, so she said: "Could it be the grandson of Uncle Sanfang? Boheng, isn't that your cousin or mine? What about my nephew?"

However, "Old Shen, didn't Uncle Sanfang go to Fujian after the death of Uncle Sanfang's grandmother? Why did you come back? By the way, we have never seen it. Did they say that the child belongs to the descendants of the Lin family?" ?”

Jia Yan pointed to the chair: Old Shen sit down, Shen Yi, help your father to sit down.After he finished speaking, he went to pull Daiyu, and the two sat on the left and right sides of the main seat, listening to Shen Quan explain the ins and outs of this matter.

It was before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Shen Quan received a letter from Beijing, saying that the uncle and the eldest lady were going back to Gusu to worship their ancestors, and then went to Jinling to worship.Shen Quan was very happy, and quickly got his old wife, son, and daughter-in-law busy, and prepared the things that Daiyu and Jia Yan loved to eat and use back then, waiting for them to go home.Unexpectedly, a family of four came to the door that day: a sick young man, a haggard young woman, and two children, one was three or four years old, and the other was still breastfeeding.

The four of them were at the gate of the Lin Mansion. They wanted to see the master, and they said that he was the grandson of Lin Hou Sanfang's nephew... Shen Quan was an old man in the Lin Mansion. Identity - the descendant of Sanfang's concubine's son, Shen Quan is old and mature, it is impossible to believe their words just by speaking.

But the Lin family had no children, and he was worried that it was true, so he couldn't humiliate them.They simply placed them in the house of the Lin family on another street, so that they could be taken care of, and they wanted to wait for Jia Yan and Daiyu to come back and then deal with them.

Daiyu thought a lot, and just as Shen Quan finished speaking, she said, "Since it's been agreed and settled, you've done well. Why did they come to the gate of the house to make noise again today..."

Jia Yan said coldly: "Looking at the woman's appearance, she seems to be forcing us to admit our identity. Changsheng, what's the matter!" Han Changsheng stood at the door, as if he wanted to say something. "Let me tell you, another young man came outside holding a baby, saying that our house has detained his wife and children."

"Oh, this is true." Jia Yan laughed mockingly, Shen Quan sighed and lowered his head, Daiyu pulled Jia Yan's sleeve, she said: "Old Shen has always been in contact with them, Shen Yi will accompany your father to have a look , Changsheng also followed. Stabilize them first, by the way, we have to see clearly whether they are worried that our mansion will arrest people, or want... to find a reason to enter the mansion."

The three agreed to go, and after they left, Daiyu said to Jia Yan: "Old Shen is getting old, and he is also worried that if it is true, it would be bad if it is harsh. By the way, do you think they are serious?" Is it?"

Jia Yan calmly said: "It's hard to say. After my uncle and grandparents passed away, he took his wife and children to his aunt's hometown in Fujian to do business. There has been no news for many years. Now suddenly his son came back with the child. They also went directly to find the Lin family... Anyway, they have already separated, if they are real and have difficulties, we must help them, if they are fake or have inside information..."

"Then we have to look at the inside story," Daiyu said, "After all, there are two children." Yes, it's really easy to say, if it's fake, what will happen to this kid.Jia Yan shook his head, knowing that something like this happened just after he came back, it is really helpless.He rubbed his face, and Daiyu said: "Have some supper first, the kitchen has been boiling water, so I can wash up by then."

Jia Yan burst into a smile, leaned into Daiyu's ear and said something, Daiyu's ears were as red as jewels, and she patted him lightly.

After eating and taking a shower, the two of them listened to Changsheng's report in a refreshing manner: Sure enough, the family wanted to enter the mansion. In fact, they wanted to enter the mansion before, but they were stopped by the housekeeper Shen.Now when I hear that the daughter and son-in-law of the owner's family have come back, they clamor that they are close relatives, and even if the family is separated, they should continue the relationship.

Jia Yan asked him how he arranged it in the end, Changsheng said, worried that they would go out and talk nonsense, and now the four of them are housed in the corner yard, and the most reliable people have been assigned to take care of them. It seems that there are two people, a man and a woman. Fairly satisfied.

Daiyu said: "When things are not clear, it's better to treat them well, just be optimistic, and don't let people push their feet." She then said to Jia Yan: "I remember that brother Zhengxing was transferred to Huguang at the beginning of this year, why don't you ask him to help find out ? Arrange for a reliable person to take the letter there."

Jia Yan nodded and said yes, if it wasn't for close relatives and friends who couldn't entrust this kind of matter with family affairs, he said: "Let Changsheng take a few servants there, Changsheng you choose yourself, pay attention to safety on the way, I will write a letter later , you will take the letter with you on the road tomorrow."

The first important thing for them here is to worship their ancestors after all. For a married daughter, this ancestor worship is more like going to the grave to visit the grave, express their sorrow, and fulfill their filial piety for their parents.The other thing is to take this opportunity to let Jia Yan and Daiyu know what is going on in their hometown in Gusu. Although the Lin family has no close relatives in the fifth service, the young masters still want to come back and have a look.

It’s also a humble move.

After returning for three days, the two of them fasted and bathed, and then respectfully bowed to their ancestors.In theory, Jia Yan is also of the blood of the Lin family. Besides, their close relatives are now a family, and it is not a serious New Year festival, and no one comes to pick gifts.The two melted the handwritten scriptures they had prepared before, and prepared the sacrifices. After saluting, it was considered a major event.

Just after the ceremony, Jia Yan called A Yuan and asked him if he would like to go out.Tian Ziyuan was stunned: "Is it because I didn't do something well? The uncle wants to drive me away... I have long regarded this place as my home, and Changsheng and the others are my brothers. Where can I go?"

"...Why did I drive you away?" Jia Yan said helplessly: "It was originally an expedient measure back then, but now your affairs have completely disappeared. If you are willing to become a shopkeeper in a serious way, it will be fine if you are willing to do whatever you want. ...I don't want you to give up your life because of such an uncle back then, but this is up to you, don't worry, just think about it slowly. "

Tian Ziyuan said: "Now that something has happened in the mansion, no matter what, let's talk about it after this thing is over, sir, is this okay?"

Jia Yan nodded slightly, and agreed, let's do this first.

After Daiyu asked about the industry in her hometown in Gusu, Jia Yan often took people out to ask about the market situation, people's livelihood, and build good relations with local officials.But fortunately, those who are more senior than Jia Yan are not ranked as well as him in the examination field; they are ranked better than him... Gusu has not yet, and he himself is not a surly person, at least he seems to get along well with the local officials.

Yin, the magistrate of Pojia County and the magistrate of Miemen, were carried by everyone in sedan chairs.After all, the masters of the Lin family are all in the capital, so it is inevitable that they cannot take care of them here in their hometown, but they have expressed some kindness to the magistrate, at least many things will be easier to handle, and they will not make a big news quietly and make everyone face It is not good-looking, and it will seriously affect the official career,

After all, Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice. From Jia Yan’s point of view, it is strange that Jiangnan’s literary style is at its peak. It is said that if you have enough warehouses, you know etiquette, and if you have spare energy, you need money to study literature.If you don't believe it, you might as well look at the backgrounds of Jinshi in previous scientific examinations to understand. Although not all the places controlled by the imperial court are occupied by officials' children, purely poor backgrounds are also extremely rare.

But Jiangnan is also divided into places. Some places are rich, such as Gusu and Yangzhou, while some places are relatively poor, such as the mountainous areas at the junction of northern Jiangsu and Zhejiang and the land of Qilu.Jia Yan met refugees who came to join relatives and friends on the street, because the harvest this year was not good, but it was not so bad that they would all starve to death.

Farmers rely on the sky for their food. Jia Yan looked at the refugees in ragged clothes. The country is too big, and something happens every day every year.The magistrate's relief is limited, huh, I'm afraid the court has not heard the news about this matter, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the magistrate will not make his colleagues feel uncomfortable, there is nothing they can do.

He went home to discuss with Daiyu, and Daiyu asked Shen Yi to take his servants to start giving porridge in the name of the upcoming Double Ninth Festival, and asked Jia Yan to personally greet the magistrate, saying that the husband and wife returned to their hometown for the first time. If you want to express your feelings, please ask the magistrate to come forward or recruit refugees or temporarily give relief, which is counted as a meritorious deed.

The unobtrusive ones have done their work to prevent the increase of refugees from causing any unhappiness in Gusu City, and let the magistrates come forward without showing off.Jia Yan clapped her palms: Madam is so wise, I am ashamed of my husband.

On Chongyang Ninth Ninth, Daiyu went out to meet local officials and other female relatives, while Jia Yan, officials and local celebrities and gentry climbed up to drink and admire chrysanthemums.A few days later, they waited for Han Changsheng who came back with Xu Zhi's handwritten letter. In the letter, Xu Zhi first comforted Bo Heng's virtuous brother and his sister-in-law, and then said: "The matter of blood is the most important thing. According to the results of his inquiry." , that family is not of Lin's blood!

Jia Yan almost tore up the letter while reading it, and Daiyu was also very angry. Not only was that family not of Lin blood, but they were also murderers!