The Lin Family of Gusu in the Red Mansion

It has been a busy month or so. Since Zhongshun was imprisoned, the official positions in the court have changed drastically. Lin Qingze took up the position of Minister of the Ministry of Punishments and the position of Bachelor of the Imperial Academy at the same time. He is busy every day. land.As for the line between Lin Ke and Yue Ming, they seemed to have drawn a clear line. Apart from the necessary contact, the two had almost no interaction, which Lin Su was happy to see.Yue Ming's frightening dream had an excellent effect. According to the news from the palace, Yue Ming had not been able to rest well for several nights, and his agitation was abnormal. It didn't work, and the queen mother was very sad about it.Lin Su was laughing happily at home. If the poison that my sister worked so hard to get can be cured by a few sedatives, what kind of research is she doing?

"Ke'er, why did you come back so soon today? In the past, when you got together with Mr. Mei and Prince Rui, you wouldn't come back until late." Lin Su was holding a piece of grass to tease her little Huang to play with. , and saw Lin Ke coming back from the outside.

"Sister." Lin Ke walked over slowly, smiling like a spring breeze, "I was going to be late, but I thought my sister would like to hear some news, so I came back early. Our shop will make a lot of money in two days. Yes, the boy next to me is very happy, saying that if he can seize the opportunity, the profit can be more than doubled."

"Oh? What's the news? Is it possible that Master Chengsheng is going to build a palace or something?" Lin Su patted the dust on her hands, but according to her understanding of Yue Ming, this is definitely not Yue Ming's style.

He took the silk handkerchief hanging from the flower branch next to him and handed it to Lin Su, Lin Ke smiled like a fox: "Of course not, if the Holy Majesty's stingy energy can make a big contribution to construction, the sun will probably come out to the west tomorrow, but it's not too far away." All the ladies in the palace want to go home to visit their relatives, and the imperial decree says that there must be someone from the Chongyu Villa, so there must be several families in the capital whose money will be wasted like running water."

Lin Su thought, isn't it? Jia Yuanchun has become a concubine. Sooner or later, she forgot about it, but there is one thing that is strange to her: "Jia Yuanchun is still a concubine now? The Jia family also It's useless, why would the Holy Majesty keep her?"

Lin Ke snorted softly, obviously disdainful of Jia Yuanchun, and a faint sarcasm climbed up the corner of his eyes: "The four kings and eight princes will be finished sooner or later, but it's just a matter of recent years. The Holy Majesty has already started to treat Zhen The Jia family will do it, and the Jia family must not escape this fate. The reason why Jia Yuanchun is still kept is because she is stupid. Both of the two girls of the Liu family are troublesome characters. The emperor miscalculated on this point. I thought how good the Liu family’s tutor was, so they recruited two of them into the palace, and one of them was the empress, making the harem smoky, and Jia Yuanchun was the most restless, keeping her so that both the empress and the empress would suffer. Good chess."

Lin Su was stunned, but soon he was relieved. For the Tian family, whether it is a wife, a concubine, or even a son, those who are useful are kept, and those who are useless are removed. This is the law of survival.It's no wonder that Ke'er is thinking too much now, maybe it's what Yue Ming is doing now that makes him see this essence more clearly, and stop having illusions.

However, Lin Su suddenly thought of a remarkable thing. According to the reasoning of later generations of red scholars, Lin Daiyu's money was used for the family-bestowing villa of the Jia family, and even the extravagant life on weekdays was supported by Lin Ruhai's inheritance. True or false?Lin Daiyu wouldn't really hand over the inheritance to Jia Lian, would she?

"Ke'er, do you know where Lin Daiyu used Lin Ruhai's inheritance?"

Lin Ke was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect Lin Su to ask him this suddenly. After blinking, he finally understood: "Why did my sister ask such a question? I also sent someone to investigate after we left that day. Lin Daiyu's property was all handed over to Luo The butler took care of it, and later that butler Luo also followed to the capital, and is now in Jia's residence."

"Ke'er, do you think the Jia family can't make ends meet to build a family-friendly villa?" Not to mention the family-friendly villa, I think they may not even be able to buy land, "Don't forget, the property of the Lin family There is a part of it that belongs to you."

Lin Ke narrowed his eyes, raised his mouth in a dangerous arc, and touched his chin: "Indeed, instead of giving it to someone from the Jia family, it's better to give it to me, anyway, I am also a serious Lin family."

"Okay, now you should have something to do, get out!" Lin Su waved his hand in disgust, indicating that Lin Ke could disappear.

"Sister, you despise me!" Lin Ke looked like an abandoned dog for a moment, with tears in his eyes.

Lin Su is powerless, Ke'er, you are really not suitable for this kind of expression.

It was night, and Xue Baochai's mother and daughter were talking idlely, when they suddenly saw that the candles in the house were all extinguished, they panicked for a while.

Xue Baochai clearly felt a chill on her neck, and without thinking twice, she knew it was a knife, and her body immediately began to tremble. Where did such a thing happen to her daughter? She asked tremblingly, "Who are you?" ?”

Before Aunt Xue knew what happened, she heard Xue Baochai's question.

"Heh, you don't need to know who I am." The voice couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman, which aggravated Xue Baochai's fear, "Do you want to save Xue Pan?"

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai got used to the darkness, and Aunt Xue, who was standing opposite, managed to see the outline of the person coming. She was dressed in black, leaving only a pair of eyes outside, and the murderous intent inside was terrifying.

"Of course we want to save them, but...why did you help us?" Aunt Xue said intermittently. Ever since they went to the Lin family, their carriage was robbed by robbers, and there was nothing left when they went back.Later, the business of the shop became worse and worse, but in just over a month, they sold almost most of the shops one after another. In order to make Xue Pan's life better in prison, they kept sending money to the Ministry of Punishment, In the end, it was reduced to the point where they had to sell the land, and now they can be said to have nothing.

"My master wants you to do me a favor, and it's a reward for rescuing Xue Panquan." Xue Baochai could feel the knife getting a little closer to his neck, "My master wants that girl from the Lin family's shop, property And the land deed, the total value is about 50 taels, no matter what method you use, you have to get the things before tomorrow, understand?"

"Us, why should we trust you, what if you lied to us?" Xue Baochai asked in horror, holding back her fear.

"You have no choice. Anyway, your family is already like this, so you don't care about it anymore, do you?"

"Okay, I agree." Aunt Xue gritted her teeth and agreed.

As soon as the voice fell, the person had disappeared. If the window was not still open, it would be as if no one had ever come.

"Mom, what that person wants is the property of the Lin family's shop. Could it be that we are going to steal it? The butler Luo of the Lin family is very powerful, there is nothing he can do." Xue Baochai touched his unscathed neck, feeling a little scared.

Aunt Xue relighted the lamp with trembling hands, she saw Xue Baochai with a pale face at a glance, she hurriedly hugged her into her arms, patted her on the back, and comforted her: "Girl Lin is soft-hearted, let's just say it's a loan, tomorrow Even if my mother kneels down, she still has to beg for something."

Xue Baochai remained silent.

"Girl, isn't the money lent to the Jia family yesterday not enough? The 20 taels here is your last silver. If you lend it all to the Jia family, what will the girl live with in the future? This will be your dowry in the future." Housekeeper Luo guarded the box of 20 taels of silver bills, feeling sad for a while. He borrowed 20 taels yesterday, but today he said it was not enough. It's like a waste of time.

Lin Daiyu frowned: "Uncle Luo, I know you are doing it for my own good, but Jia's family is still my grandparent's house, and the old lady has begged me so much, so I have to give her face. And it's just a loan, Anyway, it will be returned, the old lady said, at the end of the year, once the money from the tenants and the shop is recovered, it will be returned to me, not in a year, but in a few years for sure.”

"Girl, the Jia family is struggling to make ends meet, so you can pay it back anywhere, just listen to what the old slave has to say." After that, Steward Luo knelt down straight, with a sad face, "The old slave knows that the girl is kind-hearted." , but it's not like you haven't heard the gossip of the Jia family all day long, why bother to treat them so heartily?"

Seeing Butler Luo's appearance, Lin Daiyu's eyes turned red all of a sudden, and she hurriedly asked Butler Luo to get up first: "Uncle Luo, you get up first. No matter how bad the Jia family treats me, that's an exception, but the old lady beat me up." He loves me in his heart, and, Baoyu, he..."

Butler Luo finally understood that this was not for the Jia family, it was for Jia Baoyu. I am afraid that the girl has already identified the second master of the Jia family who has achieved nothing, so she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Girl, Aunt Xue and Miss Bao are here. By the way, Second Master Bao is also following!" Zijuan's voice gradually approached, Housekeeper Luo hurriedly stood up and stood by, and Lin Daiyu also wiped away tears.

"Why is Auntie here with Baoyu and Sister Bao today?" Lin Daiyu asked with a smile as she stepped forward.

As soon as Jia Baoyu saw Lin Daiyu's eyes were slightly red, he knew that she had cried before, so he hurried forward and took Lin Daiyu's hand and said, "Why, my sister cried again? This year she is thinner than before, how can she not know how to give birth It's on."

Lin Daiyu was ashamed to see him holding her hand in front of so many people, and she threw him away: "I have never cried, but I just came back from outside the house to blow the wind, and you are too, one year and two years old Little one, it's becoming more and more unruly in front of my aunt."

Seeing Jia Baoyu's unruly behavior, Steward Luo became even more displeased.

"Uncle Luo, go down first." Lin Daiyu glanced at Butler Luo, and let him leave first.

Steward Luo glanced at Jia Baoyu inadvertently, and then looked at the young girl and Mrs. Xue's family in the house, and felt that he should not stay any longer, so he left with extreme anxiety.He also took away the small box containing the banknotes.Alas, the Jia family has no rules.

"Girl Lin, we have a request for you when we come here this time." Xue Baochai burst into tears without saying a word, Lin Daiyu's heart softened at the sight of that delicate appearance, while Jia Baoyu's eyes were even redder, I wish I could replace it with my body.If Lin Su was here, he would have to sigh Xue Baochai's acting skills and Jia Baoyu's fraternity. He loves every girl, but Lin Daiyu loves her the most.

"If we hadn't been helpless and couldn't ask you to come here, you also know that your elder brother Xue was wronged and sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He was beaten severely every day in the prison, and I don't know how many days he would be able to survive. I... "..." Aunt Xue was crying so hard, Lin Daiyu hurriedly pulled her to sit down, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

"Auntie, don't worry, just take your time and I'll just listen."

"Yesterday when we went to the Ministry of Punishments, those officials finally let go, and they can let you, big brother Xue, come out, but they insisted that we spend 50 taels of silver today. But the money that our Xue family can get in the capital has already been taken." After coming out, the property of this shop is also sold, unless you go to Jinling and sell some of the property there, but there is no time. Then we thought of Lin girl, you have the 50 taels, and you are not in a hurry to use it , so I borrow from you."

"I beg my sister, my brother is the only seedling in our family. We have sent people to Jinling just now, and we can return it in a month at most. Please help me with my sister." Xue Baochai saluted as she said, tears streaming down her face He looks so unattractive.

Seeing Aunt Xue crying and Xue Baochai crying so miserably, Jia Baoyu panicked for a while, not knowing which one to comfort first.

"Sister Lin, look at how sad Auntie and Sister Bao are, why don't you just lend it to them, anyway, it only takes a month to pay it back."

Lin Daiyu was in a dilemma for a while, because she had a disagreement with Housekeeper Luo about the money just now, if she borrows money now...

Yin said: "It's not that I don't want to borrow it, but all my money has been given to the old lady and they have used it to repair the garden. There is not a penny left."

"It can also be mortgaged if it is a shop and land deed, as long as it is worth 50 taels. There is not much time. If you miss the time, then Pan'er..." At this point, Aunt Xue knelt down , kowtowed to Lin Daiyu with tears, Xue Baochai immediately knelt down when she saw Aunt Xue was like this.

Lin Daiyu was so flustered that she didn't know what to do. After pulling this and that, she hesitated in her heart.

"Good sister, just promise Auntie and Sister Bao. I will tell the old lady not to ask you to borrow money. You can lend the money to Auntie. Brother Xue is also suffering, and it is the best thing to redeem it with money." Alright. How about I kneel down for you too." But Jia Baoyu didn't say to help Lin Daiyu refuse, but added to the confusion.

Lin Daiyu hastened to hold Jia Baoyu back, and seeing Xue's mother and daughter crying so pitifully, and thinking that they would be able to pay back in a month anyway, she relented, and gritted her teeth: "Okay, Auntie, Sister Bao, I agree. Get up first."

So not long after, Lin Daiyu went into the inner room, took a box, handed it to Xue's mother and daughter, and said: "Before he died, my father told me that these farms and shops were just worth 50 silver, and I will lend them all to you here. "

After the Xue family's mother and daughter issued the IOU, they left with gratitude.

At night, a woman in black knelt and presented something to Lin Ke.

Lin Ke played with the box and smiled lightly.Lin Daiyu, Lin Daiyu, if you don't lend the money to Jia's family, then I won't extend my hand to your money. It's a pity that you let me down so much.Knowing that the Jia family borrowed money without return, they borrowed all of it because of the hypocritical old lady Jia and Jia Baoyu.

"Did the Jia family go to the bank to exchange money?" Lin Ke asked in a low voice, which was not lacking in interest.

"The subordinates are always paying attention, not yet. If they come out with the bank notes, then the subordinates will do it immediately." How can things that belong to the master fall into the hands of others," said the mother and daughter of the Xue family. I really can’t afford to repay the money, so I’m going to destroy the IOU.”

Lin Ke raised his eyebrows, it seems that he is not stupid.

"Okay, then you can help them destroy the IOU. Remember, if the Jia family goes to our bank to exchange money, all their bank notes will become fake. This will also be regarded as one of the criminal evidence in the future."

"My subordinate understands."