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Xichun sighed: "Sister Lin, I just can't figure it out. The big men in our family are from big families, so they at least know some ways of managing the family. But I didn't know that our family has reached this point. I want to If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, I absolutely wouldn’t believe it, I thought I could still be rich and well-fed, and I wouldn’t have to worry about anything!”

Daiyu said: "Fourth sister really means something more serious?"

Xichun said: "Sister Lin, have you heard about the old man here playing with that stone nerd's fan?"

Daiyu nodded and said, "I've heard about this, because of this incident, my eldest uncle even smashed Cousin Lian's face."

Xichun said: "But Sister Lin may not know that because the stone nerd was insane in the prison, after he was released from the prison, he knew that his blind old lady was dead, and the neighbors came to bury him right in front of our house. There was a lot of trouble outside, so the old man had him done."

After hearing this, Daiyu hurriedly asked, "Fourth sister, what did you do?"

Xichun said: "It is to make people kill that stone idiot and throw him into the river, so that people think he went crazy and accidentally fell into the river and drowned."

Daiyu couldn't help screaming: "Ah? Did you kill him?"

Seeing Daiyu's disbelief, Xichun said again: "Human life is not the only thing. Sister Lin, do you know that in the face of vain money, fame and fortune, not only men can kill and kill, but also women?" Yes, killing without blood, still talking and laughing."

After hearing this, Daiyu stammered and asked, "Fourth younger sister also knows that women kill people? In our house?"

Xichun nodded and said, "Yes, Sister Lin, do you believe it? Lian's second sister-in-law killed several people for three thousand silver, but in our family, I'm afraid that apart from Lian's second sister-in-law and Lian's second brother's servant Lai Wanger Xing'er, no one knows."

After hearing this, Daiyu hurriedly asked Xichun, "How did you know about the fourth sister?"

Xichun said: "It was Zhizhi'er who told me, because it was Zhizhi's master Jingxu and Lian's second sister-in-law who killed several people by doing that thing." I told Daiyu everything about the young master.

When Daiyu heard this, she was so startled that she couldn't speak for a while.

Xichun said: "I didn't expect Lian's second sister-in-law to be so bold. Also, sister Lin may not know that in our mansion, the money has long been unable to meet the needs, and the deficit is getting bigger and bigger. The third sister said that if If things go on like this, there will be accidents in the mansion. He also said that he didn't know how Lian's second sister-in-law was in charge of the house. She asked Yuanyang secretly, and Yuanyang said that she had known about such things for a long time, and that Lian's second wife often sold bulky furniture. In exchange for money, they also released money from the girls' monthly bills to collect interest. Just seeing how the house looks like, they want to get some money to make up for it, and also want to save some private money. In fact, the old lady also knows that the house is very tight, and sometimes the money is not available. The money goes on, and it is said to be more frugal, but there is no specific way for the third sister to operate. The third sister is a girl's family, and the old lady and the wife don't open their mouths. What do you think she can do?"

Daiyu said: "What should we do? Fourth sister, you tell third sister that from tomorrow onwards, I will ask Xueyan not to go to the account room to collect monthly expenses. I, the people in the yard, cook and buy by ourselves. I don’t need the money here, but I can save some money. Although I don’t have much money, I believe that the few of us can save a little for a year. When I turn 15 next year, my father said that Uncle Lin will come to see me and pick me up. I'll be out of here then."

Xichun hurriedly said: "Sister Lin, please don't do this. I'm just talking about it. I definitely don't want Sister Lin to do this. Besides, you can't save much money with your own yard. The main reason is that those big men in our house spend money and waste money. .Adult men don’t seek positions, and men with positions spend extravagantly and mischievously. There are many girls and servants in our house, two or three hundred people, and the harvest is only a few farms, but disasters continue year after year. The salaries of the two masters, I don’t know about the second master, but if you want to talk about the elder master, I’m afraid that his own household is not enough, so how can he make up for the expenses of the family? The harvest is small and the expenditure is high, so how can we sustain it?”

Daiyu sighed: "I also did the calculations for this place, and it is indeed the case. I know that the fourth sister is not asking me to be frugal, but it is really not easy for me to see the second sister-in-law working hard for such a big family. There are so many servants in this mansion. Don't worry, fourth sister, starting tomorrow, I will take good care of my yard's expenses. Be frugal, I'm also a half-master, as long as we take the lead, others will follow."

Xichun said: "Sister Lin, I want to ask you, if your Uncle Lin comes to pick you up next year, do you really want to go back to Gusu?"

Daiyu recalled Shui Rong's words, so she had no choice but to say: "I haven't thought about it yet. My father said that if I want to go back to Gusu, I will go back to Gusu with Uncle Lin. Gusu has my old Lin family's house and a sacrifice field. There is also a shop, which is enough for me to be safe for the rest of my life. My father also said that if I don't want to go back to Gusu, Uncle Lin will help me arrange a house in the capital, and just let me stay with Uncle Lin."

Xichun said: "My uncle is always so good as an official and a person. He is thoughtful and considerate, so the person who entrusts him will naturally be very reliable. Although I have never met my uncle, since my sister and I went to the Beijing Palace, I have seen Beijing The old prince was so kind to you, and he was very polite to me and my third sister. He also patiently taught me and my third sister how to ride horses. He also talked about your hobbies, which shows that he has an unusual relationship with my uncle. At the beginning, the old master and the second master also said However, the emperor praised uncle in front of all the officials in the court, which shows that uncle is outstanding in everything. You are uncle's only daughter, uncle will definitely explain to you Uncle Lin, and will properly arrange everything for you."

Daiyu said: "My father is absolutely unambiguous about his official business. Even when I came back from here, he was not in good health at that time. Except for a two-day rest at home, he insisted on working in the yamen. If he didn't finish it, he would take it home. Do. Sometimes I will go out with me to investigate the situation of the people. Those people, whether they are officials or ordinary people, are very close to my father and call me Mr. Lin."

Xichun said: "Call you Mr. Lin? Can my sister go out often in Yangzhou?"

Daiyu nodded and said: "My father often asked Xueyan and I to change into men's clothes and go out. Because my father is really busy, sometimes Xueyan and I go out alone. So people outside think I am a man and call me Mr. Lin. "

After hearing this, Xichun smiled and said, "I can't even imagine what Sister Lin looks like in men's clothing. However, Sister Lin's words reminded me that next time I go out, I don't wear girl's clothes, and I will also change into men's clothing. They can't find it either."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Fourth sister, this is too bad. We've talked about it. If something happens to you, sister, wouldn't it be my fault?"

Xichun said: "Sister Lin, let me ask you, if you go back to Gusu next year, I will go to Gusu to find you, and if you don't come back here, will you let me live with you?"

Daiyu said: "Of course I am willing. We can still be companions together. My old house is not small. You can live in any house you want. When you grow up, I will find a good brother-in-law for my sister and let her live in my house." Get married."

Xichun blushed and said, "Sister Lin, why are you making fun of me like this? I think it's because you want to marry your brother-in-law?"

The two sisters were chatting and laughing when Zijuan hurried in and Daiyu and Xichun were chatting and laughing together, and hurriedly said: "Miss, Miss Si, do you know that something happened in the house."

After hearing this, Daiyu and Xichun hurriedly stood up together and asked, "What, something happened in the mansion? What happened?"

Zijuan said: "I don't know why the second master Lian married the second room without telling the second grandmother, and bought a house outside to raise it. I heard that the second room You and the second sister are the sister-in-law of the fourth girl's sister-in-law, and she is amazing. Now You Er My sister's ex-husband filed a complaint with the Metropolitan Procuratorate, saying that the second master Lian of our mansion was married and took concubines in the family of Filial Piety, and that he was a concubine. The second grandma Lian has already taken people to the East Mansion to find the fourth girl's sister-in-law. There was a commotion, and it was said that Miss Si’s sister-in-law must have made the decision. Now the second mistress is crying at the old lady’s place, and everyone in the whole family knows about it.”

After hearing this, Xichun saw that Daiyu was just in a daze, and hurriedly said, "Sister Lin, we don't care about this, let them make trouble, let's play chess!"