The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Lin Mo's life is quite leisurely. Originally, there was a king of Beijing Jing who asked him out from time to time. Now that Shui Rong has suffered twice, he knows that people are using him as a weapon, so he doesn't come to trouble him anymore.Lin Mo stayed alone for a few days, and felt more and more relaxed.

Lin Mo had to do something when he was free, so Lin Mo went to the suburbs of Beijing to see the two Zhuangzi under his name.The accumulation of the Lin family's hundreds of years is actually longer than this dynasty, and the Gusu Lin family is still a branch of them, and its family property is not insignificant-so Lin Mo didn't save it at all. Want to grab Daiyu's family property.Although he passed it on to others, he lost too many children ten years ago when he practiced medicine in Shanxi. Now that Lin Mo has the title, he is a rare outstanding figure among the younger generation. No one dares to short his share of the family property.

These two farms were set up by Lin Qing when he was on duty in the Taiyuan Hospital. The paddy fields were excellent. Some time ago, when the manager of Zhuangzi came, because there was no female family member in charge, he told Lin Fu that the weather was not good this year. The harvest is not as good as in previous years.Originally, this matter had passed through Lin Fu. There was indeed no mistress at home, but Lin Mo was very leisurely. Lin Fu just made a report as usual, and he came to see it.

When they arrived at the farm, they didn't ask anyone to tell the manager of the village. They led the servants off their horses and entered the village by a small road. They saw thousands of miles of golden yellow and abundant fruits, but there were no guards around. The remaining two old women were dozing off under the shade , Seeing people come and ignore them.

The smile faded more and more.

Lin Fu came back, sweating on his forehead: "Master, the slave has already notified the manager of the village..."

Lin Mo glanced at him indifferently, and handed over the whip in his hand to Zhongsheng, the servant.Zhongsheng had only been with him for a short time, and when he first saw this incident, he felt uneasy, not quite understanding what the master wanted him to do?Don't you want to beat Fu Shu to vent your anger?Just as he was in a daze, Zhongwang gave him a push, and the two followed Lin Mo away.

It is nothing new for the stewards of the farm to deceive their superiors and enrich their own pockets.Isn't that what the steward Zhuangzi of the Rongguo Mansion next door does?The Lin family didn't have a female family member in charge, so they would never be as relentless as Second Mistress Lian of Rongguo Mansion.What's more, there is indeed less rain this year, and no one will suspect that the farm has reduced production.The grandparents of the Rongguo Mansion passed by Zhuangzi for the funeral of their great-granddaughter-in-law a few days ago. Didn't they just tell a joke that one golden melon seed can buy several steamed buns!My uncle doesn't listen to what's going on outside the window and only reads the books of sages, let alone his talent.

Who would have expected Lin Mo to be so idle recently?

Lin Mo didn't touch the plank, but ordered someone to take care of the stewards of the two villages and their families, and asked a few confidants to escort them back to his hometown in Shandong: "If the aunts ask, you will tell the truth." Answer, in addition, I told my aunts that my house is short of a capable steward, and I will send someone who is smarter." After that, regardless of Lin Fu's pale face, he went out and said to the farmers in the village: "Now Anyway, there is no shortage of such a small amount of rent in my house, this year I will pay the rent according to what the slave said, and the rest of the money will be divided among your families, so don't ask the slave to take advantage of it."

The farmers were naturally rejoicing, but Lin Mo said, "It's just that I don't have a temper. I know how the harvest is and how the weather is. If it happens again next year, I won't be willing to lose my temper. Don't be afraid." When I saw that the rent paid was wrong, I took the family and moved out."

On the way back, I heard the grumpy women discussing that the Lin family's uncle looked kind-hearted, but he was a bit more ruthless than the second grandma in the Rongguo Mansion next door.When he heard people comparing him to a woman, he couldn't help laughing, and secretly rejoiced that Wang Xifeng was also a daughter of an official family, so no one asked him to compare him with the merchant's daughter!

Who said it last time?That Xue Baochai was in her boudoir, respecting her mother and taking care of her elder brother, and managed the family business in an orderly manner, perhaps even a man could not do it.Lin Mo just thought it was funny when he heard that, he had no way of knowing how to respect his mother, but Miss Xue was in charge of her elder brother who killed people in the street and took care of business, he didn't know anything else, only the medicinal materials Well, it used to be the work of the Xue family to buy from the House of Internal Affairs, but now that it belongs to the Cai family, the identity of the imperial merchant has become more and more in name only.

Besides, the daughter in the boudoir, why is she so powerful?It's such a thankless thing to be a housekeeper... Lin Mo couldn't help laughing when he thought of Lian's second sister-in-law, who was so beautiful that day but was chewed and scolded by her servants here.

So when he saw Jia Lian on the way back, he didn't avoid it as usual, besides, he wasn't in the carriage today, and he was sitting on a tall horse, so he was blind if he didn't see it, and Lin Mo wouldn't make the scene so rigid Jia Lian was not alone, and there was a tall man with thick eyebrows and big eyes beside him. After meeting with him, he pointed to the man and said, "This is my inner cousin, the current head of the Xue family of the imperial merchant." , Xue Pan, written Wenlong."

Lin Mo smiled inwardly, but didn't show it on his face, but saw that Xue Pan had a smile on his face: "Since we are all relatives, why don't you see Brother Lin when you drink and listen to the theater? My brothers, we have to get together and get close to each other." That's right." He liked Lin Mo's good-looking face and lacquered eyes, and when he heard Jia Lian say he was a relative, he put him in the same class as Jia Zhen and Jia Rong in his heart, and he didn't even hear Jia Lian say he was the Marquis of Jingyuan. Going in, only thinking of a man with such a romantic appearance, it must be a good feeling after thinking about it.

Lin Mo was not an ignorant person, and Xue Pan's obscenity was too obvious. He was not happy, so he showed Jia Lian a helpless smile, which made Jia Lian extremely embarrassed, and said to Xue Pan: "Since the shop is closed, Brother Xue, go back and let Auntie feel relieved."

Xue Pan was reluctant to leave Lin Mo, so he said, "Second Cousin has helped me a lot, no matter what, I have to treat Second Cousin to a meal, Brother Lin, come too, Brother will be the host."

Lin Mo thought it was funny, the two brothers and sisters of the Xue family had exactly the same posture of marrying each other, one brother and another brother Lin, I don't know, but I really thought that the Lin family had something to do with the Xue family.He has never been acquainted with the aristocratic families in Beijing, he would rather be a stranger than make the superiors suspicious, how dare he get involved with the murderer Xue Pan?So he glanced at Jia Lian and said softly, "I won't go today. Later, when my second cousin is free, we can talk."

When he heard something important today, he really didn't dare to vent his anger to Jia Lian—the Rongguo Mansion is still considered to be the in-laws of the Lin family, and they haven't broken through. Daiyu has been raised by Jia's mother for a few years. The girl and daughter-in-law of the family have an accident at the moment, and Daiyu's reputation will not be affected.

What's more, the glory of the Jia family is now in its prime, and it has not yet reached the point where it will decline. Now, it is enough to beat it a few times. The legs are still crawling around, which is not disgusting.If the nausea comes back to my head, I definitely can't help, but if I don't help, some people will make a big deal out of it.

Lin Mo didn't have good intentions, but although Jia Lian couldn't figure out the small things, and even had yellow footprints floating around the whites of his eyes, which was a sign of excessive drinking, he had lived in the capital for so long, and he heard that Jia Lian was still in the big things. Good, I didn't see anyone he killed, it was the so-called romantic history of the second master Lian, who made his family's servants chew their tongues everywhere as a joke, Lin Mo listened, it was also a girl who was not dignified herself. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer. The girl does not love herself, and Jia Lian is not a forced marriage. Isn't this much better than Jia Baoyu who just broke into the girl's boudoir?

When Jia Lian heard that Lin Mo wanted to ask him to talk, he quickly responded, and Lin Mo whispered again: "Can you drop by and ask the second sister-in-law to come over too? My sister is bored all day long, and she said she misses her sister-in-law and niece. I know my sister-in-law is at home. I can't go away, it's really..."

Jia Lian is a smart person, when he heard Lin Mo's tone, he knew something was wrong, he panicked, and he didn't have time to deal with Xue Pan, so he went to Aunt Xue, Mrs. Wang's place, and went back to discuss with Sister Feng.

Lin Mo just thought it was funny on the way back.Make a profit?The major matter of ransacking the family and exterminating the clan is just to look at the face of the emperor, and most of them will push the matter to the slaves and juniors.It's just that it's not good in the end.It's not that he wanted to save the Rongguo Mansion due to an outbreak of conscience, but instead of killing a snake, he became an enemy. The current Zhen family is enough for the emperor to have a headache. Do it.Lin Mo didn't mention other things in advance, but he still has the ability to figure out the Sacred Heart, so he only intends to add fuel to the fire, and doesn't intend to delve into it.

The behavior of the Rongguo Mansion over the years, is it that everyone has seen it with their own eyes, but just pretended not to see it?If you are not in the same boat, you are waiting to see a joke.Lin Mo can't afford to stand out by himself if he doesn't have the head of the National People's Congress. If he works in a place like the Criminal Department of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, that's called righteousness and killing relatives. Now that he has no job, it's called unfilial, disrespectful, and ungrateful.

It's just that Lian's second grandma is really confused... Lin Mo thought about her shrewd appearance when she came to the house last time, and even Daiyu praised her for her beautiful appearance and sharp personality, so she couldn't help sighing, probably another shrewd person .That's right, Daiyu once said that the girls of the four families all advocated that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, and she thought that if she could compose a few crooked poems to match the match, it would be considered a brilliant literary talent. This Wang Xifeng doesn't know a lot of Chinese characters, it's a bit difficult for her to be prepared for danger in times of peace, learn about the past and see the generalities of the present.

Now I want to mention Jia Lian, I'm afraid it will be restless again, so it's better to mention Sister Feng directly. Although she is confused, but someone told her interests, she is not a person who doesn't understand, but it's just like what Zijuan said, there are only a few female relatives in the family. Well, he is a young uncle, so he can't talk to his young cousin and sister-in-law all the time.

So Lin Mo called Daiyu: "I invited Lian's second cousin, second sister-in-law and little niece to come and play at the house, my sister entertains second sister-in-law. I have a few words I want my sister to convey—" He thought for a while Thinking about it, Daiyu doesn't look like a girl who is in the world. It is probably impossible to ask her to talk about these things, "Forget it, our family is a filial piety, so we can't put on a show. Later, I will invite two girls to talk about it." Mr. Storyteller, come here and tell the second sister-in-law two stories."

Daiyu is such a smart person, she understood that there was something in his words, so when the two female shillings invited her over, she listened to it first, and was really shocked when she read the book.

It’s about an aunt who brought her niece over to be her daughter-in-law. The family ran out of money and asked her niece to pawn the dowry. A story.

Daiyu is exquisite and translucent, what do you not understand after reading this book?Sister Feng was at Jia's house earlier, because of the face of the old lady, she was not bad to her, but Madam Wang... At first, Daiyu only thought that she was reticent and didn't like to move around, but she was indifferent to her own face. It's because I don't know people clearly.

Thinking of Lin Mo's hesitation when talking to her, he panicked. Of course, my brother did it for his own good, and didn't let him know these dark things in the world, but how could she be an ignorant person?After living in that Jia's house for so many years, she actually knows how many weathered swords there are.Originally, she did mention something about Sister Feng, but her brother didn't ask her to intervene. Although she was grateful, she also suspected that she was useless.So at night, I touched a few tears.

Today she is listening to songs and waiting for the night, she has always been able to observe words and expressions, she persuaded Daiyu with soft words, and then she understood the reason.He said: "How can the girl think so? The uncle wants to mention his cousin, but this is not something that relatives should intervene in. If the girl is an outsider, it's fine, but the girl is the sister-in-law of the second grandmother over there. This matter, if outsiders persuade her, she can calm down and think about whether this is the reason, but when she is persuaded by her own people, she has to think about whether she is here to provoke, isn't it counterproductive?"

Daiyu thought about it carefully, and then said in shame: "I was negligent. It's just that I really can't help brother..."

Wen Ge laughed and said: "How old is the girl, even our uncle is only a little bit older, and there are few masters in the house, what can I do to help? Girl, let's sleep well, take care of your body better, and you will be bored in the future. When the servants are looking at the account books, it’s all right for you to point out a few words. The uncle often said that if a daughter’s family is required to take care of the family’s affairs, those stewards who have received money will have nothing to do.”

This is different from what Daiyu heard at Jia's house.Previously in Rongguo Mansion, because Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng were managing the family, how many people underestimated Mrs. Xing and Li Wan?Not to mention Baochai, etc., even Tanchun once said that only after everything has been decided by oneself can one dare to rest assured.How to hear the song is another way of saying it?

Wen Ge sighed softly, the girl looked at her still young, and it was only a few years later that it was time to talk about marriage, so she went beyond the rules and said: "I don't know much about the rules of the Jia family. I heard Zijuan mentioned that even if two maidservants in Jia's family quarreled, they would have to sue Lian's second grandma to ask her to make a decision. After this, how many things would she have to do in a day? How many people would she offend? Like us At home, if there are little girls quarreling, then the big girl in the house will take care of it. You shouldn't use it to bother the master's ears. Even if you have a conflict and the person in charge can't get it out, you have to think about it yourself and tell the master. It's just that some people get up late nowadays and don't know the priority , thinking that taking care of things can benefit me——an official woman like this can't afford enough food and clothing, and she has to waste her brains fighting for such a small amount of money!"

Thinking that Daiyu was young and ignorant, Wen Ge didn't say what Lin Mo said, "If you die, you can't bring it into the coffin", but it was enough to surprise Daiyu.She thought for a while, then suddenly smiled: "That's right, isn't that the case."

Wen Ge is slightly different from other maids. She used to be by Mrs. Lin Qing's side, and she has been with Lin Mo since she was seven years old. Mrs. Lin may have thought about it at the time, but Lin Mo was really bad at the relationship between men and women. I lost my sister and sent her to serve.Yayi was a little annoyed by things like this, but Wen Ge put it right, because she never thought of becoming an aunt!

It is not difficult for her to serve the uncle and the girl well, and ask for grace later. It is not difficult to get rid of slavery, after all, the uncle has always been generous!My aunt said it nicely, she is not a slave, if she can go out and find a good family to live a little life, is it better than anything else?Therefore, she was not as disappointed as Yayi, she just served Daiyu wholeheartedly, and she was rewarded by Lin Mo.She has some background in medical science, and Lin Mo also mentioned a little about giving her to a doctor. She is a maid from the Hou's mansion, and she is very good at being the first wife of a small family.

That's why, she watched the matter of managing the family coldly for a long time.At this time, it happened to say that I knew Daiyu.This girl's house is as clear as water. It's not good to be too ignorant of vulgar things, but it's not good to live up to the master's intentions for girls if you put all your heart into it.