[Red Mansion] Reborn Lin Ruhai

In a magnificent manor in the south of the Yangtze River, the vegetation is verdant and lush, and the pavilions are towering and majestic.Unlike the depression outside, this place does not seem to be disturbed by the flood.The fact is also the same, and the "paradise" like this at the moment is not the same.To be exact, there are many more, and most of them are local powerful industries.Ordinary people are mostly a few families occupying a small hill, and it is difficult to have such a scale.

Different from Yimapingchuan in the north, there are many mountains and hills in the south of the Yangtze River.Some people themselves lived on the mountain, so they were not greatly affected by the flood.However, these populations are a minority after all, and compared with the bustling cities, they are only a fraction.There are also many manors built on top of hills, and the Lin family has quite a few.After arriving in Jiangnan, Lin Ruhai notified the steward of Jiangnan to carry the luggage and other things. At this moment, the villa where Lin Ruhai and Xiao Zhelin are located is the property of the Lin family.

"Ruhai, Yu'er has a letter!" Xiao Zhelin came hurriedly holding a letter.

Lin Ruhai had been sitting there for a long time, frowning and meditating for a while, it was nothing more than disaster relief.Xiao Zhelin was well aware of his stubbornness, and it would be useless to persuade him, so he was at a loss?Just came this letter, it can be seen that it is the wish of God to help others.Regarding Yu'er, Ru Haike always puts it first, and even he has to step back.Does he always feel sore when he thinks about it?But he is not jealous of a child, not to mention he also regards Yu'er as his daughter, so it is relieved to think about it!

Sure enough, when Lin Ruhai heard this, he raised his brows and beamed with joy, "Really, show me!" Then he stood up and went to pick up the letter in his hand.Unable to wait to open it, Xiao Zhelin also leaned over, hugged his lover's waist affectionately, put his head against his, and squinted his eyes to watch.Lin Ruhai didn't care about him at the moment, so he browsed through it first, and then read it carefully.

In the letter, Lin Daiyu first greeted Xiao Zhelin and Lin Ruhai, and then talked about her recent situation.There are a lot of ramblings, ranging from what you ate today, how many flowers bloomed in the yard, to the affairs and human relations that happened in the mansion.He also mentioned that his grandmother sent someone to pick him up and went to Jia's mansion once.More of this is a trivial matter on weekdays. At the end, he said that he had prepared a gift for the two of them, and he would give it to them after returning to Beijing.Although they are all very ordinary, the two "fathers" both watched with gusto.

"Yu'er's handwriting has improved again, so we can tell that he hasn't slackened these days!" Xiao Zhelin pointed to the writing on the letter paper and laughed.Seeing that Yu'er treats herself the same as Ruhai, every greeting is the common title of the two: Uncle Daddy.Are these two characters appearing together?So his position in Yu'er's heart should be shoulder to shoulder with Ru Hai?Really exciting and happy!

"Yu'er has always liked to read and write, and she is smart and smart, which is not surprising. Is my daughter better than many boys?" Mentioning her daughter, Lin Ruhai also became interested, and couldn't help but say a few more words.Xiao Zhelin couldn't help laughing when he saw that he was full of everything, stretched out his hands to pinch his face, and said with a smile: "It's natural. By the way, Yu'er said she would give us a gift. Guess what it will be?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said with a smile: "This girl can play charades! I guess it's a calligraphy and painting, how about you?"

"I don't think so... It's not the first time I've given away calligraphy and paintings. With Yu'er's temperament, she probably wouldn't say it on purpose." Xiao Zhelin rubbed his chin and said with a half-smile.

"That's true." Lin Ruhai nodded and said with a smile, "I don't want to, I'll find out when I get back!"

While the two were talking, Chen Zhong came in and said, "Master, this is the document that Mr. Feng just sent." Xiao Zhelin glanced at it and motioned him to hand it over.Chen Zhong bowed and walked in front of Xiao Zhelin, cupped his hands, Xiao Zhelin took it, and Chen Zhong stepped aside to stand by.Xiao Zhelin unfolded the document and read it with Lin Ruhai.

The Master Feng that Chen Zhong said was Feng Sicheng, and now Feng Sicheng has been appointed as the captain of the imperial guard, and he followed the brigade down the canal.Therefore, documents are often sent along the way to report the progress of the imperial guards.Originally, Xiao Zhelin planned to have Feng Sicheng follow him, but considering that Lin Ruhai, who is an imperial envoy, was not on board, if Feng Sicheng, the captain of the guard, was also not there, it would be inappropriate after all, and it would inevitably cause doubts, so he was left behind.

According to the document, the imperial envoy will arrive in Suzhou in three days.This place is under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and it is only half a day's journey from Suzhou City.Once the brigade arrives, the imperial envoy will summon local officials to announce the imperial edict.Therefore, Lin Ruhai must arrive before the guards.Xiao Zhelin frowned, secretly telling Feng Sicheng to walk slowly, why did he arrive so soon.

But things have come to this point, there is no other way, it seems that this place can't stay anymore.Xiao Zhelin weighed the situation in his heart, and asked Lin Ruhai: "When are we leaving for Suzhou?" While talking, he changed his posture without any trace, half-embracing Lin Ruhai in his arms, squinting his eyes and smelling the water left on his body after taking a bath just now. Fresh aroma.

"How about tomorrow! Let's walk slowly and see the disaster situation in various places along the way..." Lin Ruhai raised his eyes to look at Chen Zhong who was trying to reduce his existence.Quietly push someone, see that the other party refuses to let go, simply ignore it.Anyway, the more embarrassing things have been seen and heard by Chen Zhong, so what are these?If you really care about it, you don't have to live!

"Okay, let's do it this way!" Xiao Zhelin said while giving Chen Zhong a wink, signaling him to go out. With outsiders around, Ruhai would be a lot more restrained, and it would be more comfortable for the two of them to be alone.Chen Zhong has always been a person who is good at figuring out his master's thoughts, he is as careful as a hair, and he is exquisite in all aspects, so how can he not understand the meaning of it.Then quietly backed out, and went to pack his luggage without mentioning it.

It's just that as soon as Chen Zhong left, Lin Ruhai's chief manager, Lin Quan, asked to see him outside.This Lin Quan is the son of several generations of the Lin family, and was Lin Ruhai's school boy in his early years.Because he was smart and smart since he was a child, Lin Ruhai's father's generation was liked by the master above, otherwise he would not have put Lin Ruhai next to him.He also used to read and know a few words, and now he manages the Lin family's property in Jiangnan, and he is in charge of the Jiangnan farm.

Hearing that he was coming, Lin Ruhai didn't even think about it, got up and pushed Xiao Zhelin away to let him in.The latter can only sigh silently, alas, is it possible to get close!

Lin Quan greeted the two of them, and then said: "Master, everything you ordered has been done. Before you arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, the servants had already sent people to the stewards of various farms to bring out the grain and rice. The porridge shed is set up, just like the government, with two meals a day, which adds up to four meals, and the common people can barely survive. The common people know the feat of the master, and they all want to repay it?"

"It's fine to repay them, and I don't want anything from them?" Lin Ruhai waved his hands and asked, "How is the situation outside now? Can rice and grains be sown?"

"Returning to the master, the servant has already sent someone to inquire. It is said that the new inspector Zhang Huai, Mr. Zhang, has been strictly ordering the local officials to divert the river and guide the water flow. Now the flood in many places has subsided, and some fields can be planted. Presumably there will be a harvest in a few months. It’s just that after the flood, many farmers in our village have gone to other places to seek refuge with relatives and friends, and there are fewer people than before. Master, see if you want to..."

After listening to the first half of the sentence, Lin Ruhai secretly thought that it was good, much better than in the previous life, and the decrease of farmers is also reasonable.Most of the farmers in the farm are free and have not signed a contract of sale, so they are not considered slaves of their own family.Only part of the income from planting is handed over to them every year, and the rest is only lived on by themselves.Now that there is a flood, the fields may not be easy to grow in a year or two.It's understandable to want to find some good places, and this kind of thing is common in every famine year.

Lin Ruhai rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment, then said: "You can figure out what to do with it! What you should buy, you must find honest and upright people, and don't mess with those who bully others and hide evil in their hearts."

After Lin Quan heard this, he quickly agreed, and Fang was about to step back. After taking two steps, he stopped and raised his head, as if he wanted to say something.But he only glanced at Xiao Zhelin a few times, hesitating and seemed a bit embarrassed.Seeing such a situation, Lin Ruhai didn't understand why, so he said, "But it's okay, he's not an outsider, so there's no need to hide it like this, so it doesn't have to make people think we're petty?"

Lin Quan hurriedly answered "Yes", bowed and approached, and said, "It's those side branches of the master in Suzhou City. I heard that the master scattered rice and porridge, and there were some complaints. It is said that my family lacks clothes and wears less. Master It doesn't matter, but it doesn't matter to those outsiders who are out of reach..."

"Hmph!" Lin Quanzheng was talking, when suddenly Xiao Zhelin thumped the table and snorted coldly, his aura was so severe that he was startled, and he didn't dare to say the following words.Lin Ruhai patted Xiao Zhelin's hand comfortingly, and the latter restrained his prestige unwillingly, and quietly took his lover's hand and squeezed it.Lin Ruhai glared at him, withdrew his hand, coughed dryly, straightened his clothes, and said to Lin Quan: "I remember that every year the supply is given on time, and this year there was a flood, and another batch of rice was allocated to send. Why do you say no now, could it be that you are ignorant?"

After hearing this, Lin Quan hurriedly knelt down to meet and said: "Master Mingjian, the slaves will never dare! Every year, they are on time and according to the amount from the past, and there has never been half a cent. After the flood, the master asked them to send another batch, slaves. I inspected it myself, filled it with more than a dozen carriages, and sent it over. Everyone in the village has seen it with their own eyes, and the master will know it when he goes outside and asks."

"What are you doing, get up!" Lin Ruhai said, "If I say it casually, you will be serious? I don't know your character, how can you be so worthy? Let me ask you, is it enough to give those things? How many months have passed?"

"Master, don't worry, one year is enough." Lin Quan got up and patted the dirt on his body while talking.Boldly took a look at Xiao Zhelin, seeing the other's sharp eyes, trembling with fright, hurriedly lowered his head.Secretly said: I don't know what the origin of this master is, this momentum is really frightening!Even the servants he brought with him were all extraordinary, much stronger than the masters of ordinary families, it seems that their status must be quite high.I also thought that the master did not shy away from this person, so he must be a good friend of the master.

"That's it, don't worry about them. In two days, I will go to Suzhou, and I will leave the affairs here to you." Lin Ruhai said.

His ancestral home is Suzhou, and there are not many side branches there now, but they are all out of Wufu.The relationship is already very distant, even if they don't care, no one can tell what's wrong.However, the lineage of the Lin family has always been small in number, and Lin Ruhai has been a single heir for several generations, so they take care of these side branches more.He used to think that although he was a side branch, he was still a member of the Lin family, and he would be able to take care of his daughter in the future.

When there was a flood in the previous life, it was not as prepared in advance as in this life. The Lin family's property was also affected a lot, and most of the food was washed away by the flood.Under such circumstances, he also gave a lot to the clansmen in Suzhou, and even distributed one-third of the family property to them before he died, thinking that these people would have no heart to repay their kindness.He took his property and didn't even have a person to see his daughter. It's better to just give the money to beggars as a good deed.

With the experience of the previous life, Lin Ruhai only gave them some basic food and clothing this time.If so, they are already much better than many ordinary people, at least they will not starve to death or freeze to death.If they know how to be grateful, they should not say anything more.As for the rest, there was nothing I could do.People are doing what the sky is watching, I hope they can do it for themselves.

Beijing Linfu.

Lin Daiyu has also become busy recently. Apart from studying with her husband, she also occasionally learns sewing with Nanny Song. In her spare time, she is studying Neophysics with Nanny Qin. She is living a fulfilling and comfortable life.There is only one shortcoming, that is, I cannot meet my father.Living in a deep house and compound, without close relatives, it is inevitable that you will be a little lonely.Although Daiyu is a child, her mentality is no worse than that of ordinary adults. Even if she is unhappy, she is always stuffy in her heart and rarely speaks out.

Mo Lan saw it in her eyes and was anxious in her heart.One is that she admires and likes Lin Daiyu's behavior from the bottom of her heart, and she has a kind of love in herself; the other is that the Holy Majesty entrusts someone to her to take care of, so she dare not take it lightly, in case of illness, It's also her fault.But after much deliberation, there was no other way, so I had to persuade him first.

One day, Mo Lan was bringing in a teacup when she saw Lin Daiyu resting her chin, staring at the window in a daze.When she thought of Lin Ruhai again, she sighed silently, and wanted to find something to divert her thoughts, so she put down the cup quietly, and asked with a smile: "What are you thinking, girl? But you are fascinated by the crabapple flowers outside? "

Lin Daiyu turned her head, her eyes flickered, she smiled, and said, "Sister Mo Lan, you are so quiet when you walk, you really startled me!"

"It's the girl in a trance, why blame me!" Mo Lan laughed.

Lin Daiyu pouted, but remained silent.Mo Lan's heart fluttered, wondering if she had offended the girl.Although the girl looked very funny when she was angry, and she was quite cute, but she didn't dare to be too funny.He handed over the teacup with a smile, and said, "Miss is thirsty, drink some tea first. The master has been away for a while, and I'm afraid he has already arrived in the south of the Yangtze River at this time, and he will come back when he finishes his errands."

"I know what sister Mo Lan is worried about..." Lin Daiyu smiled, "You must think that I miss Daddy again, and you are afraid that I will be depressed, but you don't?" Mo Lan nodded, Lin Daiyu smiled and took a sip of tea, then continued Said: "I said earlier, Sister Molan, you think too much. I thought about it a long time ago. Dad will come back after a while. Besides, can I still write letters? I don't want to worry about this matter, just now Am I thinking of something else?"

"Oh? What do you think, girl?" Mo Lan asked with a smile.

"I was thinking about how to manage the house. My mother is gone. I should take care of these things. It was my father who was afraid that I would be weak and unable to withstand it, so I left it to others. Now that I am in good health, I should study hard. The way to do this is to share some of the burden for Dad. Now that I have been studying with Nanny Qin for a while, I still don’t know a lot about the internal affairs of the mansion, so I’m thinking about learning how to manage it these days.”

Lin Daiyu nodded seriously as she spoke, and Mo Lan pursed her lips, wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh, and finally suppressed a smile and said, "Oh, my girl, how old are you! Learn from the nanny It’s nothing more than family theory, can you really let you take care of it at this time? If you are tired and the master blames it, it’s not our fault, isn’t it?”

"Where am I as weak as you said?" Lin Daiyu refused to accept, pouted and retorted: "Besides, if Daddy is here, he will not object! I have already decided that you will take care of all the mothers in charge later." Call, I will tell them. With you guys watching, are you afraid that I will be too tired?"

Mo Lan thinks about it too, the master only cares about outside affairs, and the girl in the inner courtyard is a serious master.A few aunts don't care about things, so the internal affairs are only handed over to a few old mothers.Now that the girl is grown up and her body is well taken care of, she should be in charge of the inner courtyard. When the Holy Majesty sent these nuns, he explained that they were to help the girl manage the house.It's just that before it was implemented, there was a flood, and it was delayed until today. Now that the girl said so, let's do it!

"What the girl said is that now that the madam is gone, the inner courtyard should be managed by the girl, so it makes sense!"

After Mo Lan finished speaking, Lin Daiyu urged her to call someone.After a while, the stewards of each house came over. Hearing that the girl wanted to ask about the affairs of the inner courtyard, they had to introduce the affairs they were in charge of one by one.Since then, Lin Daiyu has really taken care of her in a decent manner.Every day, I take a small sedan chair with a few mothers and maidservants to inspect each room, morning and evening.

At the beginning, the servants in each room didn't take it seriously, and said one after another, "The girl is only as old as a child, and it's just for fun. After a few days, I will definitely get bored."

Unexpectedly, these things have become the norm since then, and the daily and night population inspections have become much more stringent.Until a few women who drank and gambled at night were caught, each of them was beaten forty boards and kicked out.Only then did everyone start to tremble with fear. Although the girl from the secret channel is young, her courage and methods are unstoppable, and everyone can't help cheering up, and dare not be perfunctory.

Later, Lin Daiyu wrote a letter to Lin Ruhai about this, and Lin Ruhai was so happy that she slapped the case and laughed.

However, the servants did not dare to cause trouble, but the aunts became restless.When Lin Ruhai was here before, they didn't dare to be presumptuous. The mothers in charge had been in Lin's manor for hundreds of years, and they were more powerful than them, so they didn't dare to make trouble.Now Lin Daiyu is the housekeeper, but they think that the girl is young and ignorant, and she has no mother. No matter what they do, they can be regarded as the girl's concubine. If they try to win her over, maybe they can promote their own people?

So in the next few days, when Lin Daiyu was doing business or enjoying the cool in the yard, some aunts would come over to deliver various soups, purses and the like.It doesn't matter once or twice, Lin Daiyu can still treat each other with courtesy.I can't stand these people running several times a day, even a clay figurine can't stand it anymore.

One day, Aunt Li came over with soup, and Lin Daiyu said bluntly, "Why does Auntie want me to help? Why don't you just say bluntly, I will do my best to help if I can."

Hearing this, Aunt Li put down the spoon and said with a smile all over her face: "After all, the girl is smart, even if people don't agree! This is difficult for us, but it is just a matter of one word for the girl. I have a Brother, he is the third-class servant in our mansion. He is in his teens now, and he is the most capable, girl, look..." He paused at this point, and said with a shy smile: "Can you find him something to do? ?”

"Don't he have something to do?" Lin Daiyu asked back.

"This..." Aunt Li said eagerly: "Yes, there is, but he is doing some rough chores outside now. Stay away from me, and I want to see if the girl can transfer him to the second gate. I can take care of him too."

"It's wrong for my aunt to say that." Lin Daiyu said: "Even if you are transferred to the second gate, there are differences between inside and outside, and my aunt doesn't see you as soon as she sees it. If it spreads, it doesn't talk about every detail of my aunt, but about our Lin family. There has never been a rule or etiquette? Besides, the most important thing in managing a family is fairness, and everything is done according to the rules. If I mention my aunt’s brother for selfishness, others will come to beg me, and the rules will become more and more unruly. Can you convince me? So, I can't help my aunt with this favor."

Aunt Li's complexion changed, she squeezed out a smile again, and took Lin Daiyu's hand and said: "It's reasonable for the girl to say so, it's nothing. I'm just talking for nothing, girl, don't take it to heart. It's just This porridge is already ready, and the girl drank it anyway, and it is my heart."

Lin Daiyu had to agree, and Aunt Li talked for a while before leaving.

There are five courtyards in the inner house of the Lin Mansion, and Lin Daiyu lives in the largest and most beautiful one among them, and the one closest to Lin Ruhai's main house.At the beginning, because of Xiao Zhelin's insistence, the yards of the three aunts were not only the most remote, but definitely the farthest from Lin Ruhai's house.

Now the three aunts all live in the same courtyard, and there is no big maid around the aunts.Each has two second-class maids, and three or four rough envoys.As soon as Aunt Li returned to the courtyard, she ordered her maid Cui'er to close the door, and she was so angry that she dropped a few plates.This Cui'er has been with Aunt Li for many years, and she can be regarded as her confidant, and she is the one who followed Aunt Li to deliver the soup today.Seeing this, I still don't understand, so I persuaded: "Auntie, relax, why bother to be angry with yourself?"

How can Aunt Li swallow this breath, but the other party is a girl, a master, and the master's heart.Even if the master is not at home now, a large group of people are protecting him.After all, she is still a servant, even if she is humiliated, she has nowhere to vent, so she has to hold back for the time being, she is not convinced after all.Secretly thought: When will I have the opportunity to teach that little girl a lesson?