A Concubine of Salted Fish in Qing Dynasty [Red House]

One after another, Lin Zheng and Lin Xiao also got engaged. The old lady doesn't need to worry about these matters, their parents will take care of them.

It's just unavoidable. Compared with before, they have more options to choose from, but they are also limited, because their Lin family is now tied to the same front with the fourth elder brother, so they have to keep a distance from the elder brother and his group. .

Similarly, princelings should be avoided under the old lady's instruction.

The old lady is determined not to let their people have anything to do with the prince, unless it is absolutely necessary, but in terms of their status as aides of the Lin family, it is not enough for those big shots to look at them.

As for the eldest granddaughter's marriage, I don't know what the son thinks. Many people came to ask, and the old lady used her father's own opinion, and she couldn't make the decision, so she shirked it.

There are families here that she thinks are good, there are many Manchurian surnames, and there are harmonious families for husband and wife.

Is the son really optimistic about someone?

Or just excuses?

The elders and children are in order, and the eldest granddaughter's marriage cannot be delayed.

Aunt Mei was anxious when she saw that the young ladies who went to school with her daughter in the Lin Mansion and were companions were getting married one after another.

It's not just outsiders who are urging, she is also urging.

Side Fujin is not as good as Fujin.

There will always be Fujin on her head, and her daughter must be the first wife when she gets married.

This period of time now is a critical moment for her daughter. The major events in her daughter's life determine whether she can stand up straight in front of her sister in the future, and even feel proud.

How could Aunt Mei not care?

Her anxiety infected even Yingyu.

What she was afraid of was nothing else, but that if she really settled down, she would go out too.

When Yingyu thought of this possibility, she panicked and became anxious.

She didn't want to go out yet, but she couldn't tell my aunt about this, she would only say that she was stupid.

She went to tell her second sister.

They are about the same.

Although my father set the second sister's wedding date on the last good day at the end of the year, it's not so fast, but after all, it's not far away.

Seeing that the second younger sister followed Aunt Yun all day, she knew that she was also worried. Yingyu was a little sad, why did her daughter have to get married?

Can't you not marry?

There is no need for others to answer this, Yingyu can give the answer by herself.

It's okay not to marry, but it will affect her sisters and daughters of the next generation in the family. She will provide others with after-dinner conversation, will be pointed at, and will be looked down upon.

An unmarried daughter is a different kind.

Say don't be afraid of people's words, how many people can really do it?

Yingyu thinks she can't do it.

And if you don't marry when you reach the age, and you are assigned to a man according to the law, that's even worse.

Yingyu didn't want to tell her aunt what family background the person she was going to marry had to be. She felt that it would be great if the person's character could be like her father's, and she didn't care so much about the others.

Luo Yu has no worries in this regard, because it has already been decided that it is the fourth elder brother. What she is worried about is whether she can live a good life in the fourth elder brother's house in the future, and it will be very inconvenient to see her natal family.

The former problem can be managed by oneself, but the latter problem must be done according to the rules.

The two sisters were very anxious, and they did not forget what they should do.

The sisters in the family have to take care of the three younger sisters together, and the grandmother has no time to stretch out her hands to manage these things now.

Luo Yu also had to count her dowry.

She felt that this experience was rare for her. Whose daughter would handle her dowry by herself?It's not like there's no one else at home.

The dowry she wants to count is nothing but the dowry that her aunt gave her.

When she was ten years old, her mother gave her and her younger brother some property and let them take care of it themselves.

The aunt no longer cares, unless they ask her for advice, otherwise the aunt will not intervene and is completely independent.

Under their hands, some are losing money and some are making profits. After so many bumps and bumps, they have become very proficient. If there is a shop that is losing money, you can basically guess the reason by looking at the books.

It's just that now she wants to take inventory, what she gave to herself before, and what her aunt gave her now. Such an inventory made her jump. The dowry that her aunt gave her... is much more than she imagined.

Although she knew that her aunt was rich, she never expected to be so rich!

There are not many farms and shops that my aunt gave her. When they are transferred with their father, most of them will be disposed of, and what is left is the really good part.

When she came to the capital, the big farms here were not easy to buy, so she was given houses and shops.

Including the jewelry that has been added over the years, and the bottom silver that the aunt gave her, a simple estimate, the value that the aunt gave her is about 30 taels.

The Lin family's purchase order has not yet been confirmed, so it cannot be estimated.

When Luo Yu calculated it, she was shocked. Didn't Auntie give her all her wealth?

she asked her aunt.

Yun Shuyao: "You are stupid, you have both, and my aunt knows it well, take what is given to you, and live a good life."

It's not that Yun Shuyao doesn't want to prepare a farm in Beijing for her daughter, it's just that she can't buy it if she wants, at most it's a small farm in bits and pieces. The family committed a crime, and the family property was confiscated, so that the land owned by his family would have a chance to flow into the market again, and other people would have the chance to buy a good Zhuangzi.

Now...no one commits a crime, so naturally there is no chance.

Yun Shuyao was preparing a dowry for her daughter after the imperial decree came down, and she didn't ask too much for Tian Zhuang, a suitable one, even a little smaller would be fine.

But after looking around, those are too small, and the bigger ones are far away.

As for the silly question her daughter came to ask, she had already prepared the wedding money for the two children.

The preparations for the siblings are the same, but actually more for the daughter.

As for Zhuangzi, it was still the old lady who gave Luoyu a Zhuangzi from the Lin family, even if it was the Lin family, there were not many such Zhuangzi.

Chenyu is doing many things to the outside world, he has lost weight due to his busy schedule, and although he eats a lot, it is too exhausting.

He wants to welcome and send off those old friends, and also has to deal with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The standard of marrying a side Fujin is one level lower than marrying a Fujin. There are too many things here.

After he quarreled with the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he had to say that he felt that he had grown up again, and he was still dealing with the fourth elder brother.

The other party is not as unkind as the legend says, and Chen Yu doesn't know if she is a special case, but speaking of it, she has a good relationship with their family, and after a few tests on him, there is basically no dissatisfaction with him. There are many people who want to match him.

He's not in a hurry, but he doesn't know which family his father will betroth his eldest sister to?

Lin Ruhai did have a promising son-in-law. Since the children were eleven or twelve years old, he has been observing suitable candidates, always planning ahead.

At the beginning, there were a lot of people on his assessment list, but one after another, the names of those people were crossed out by him, leaving only a few single households.

After receiving the imperial decree, he was tied to the fourth elder brother. Fortunately, he was relieved that the fourth elder brother seemed to have no intention of participating in the fight for the throne.

He was also a royalist.

Not long after, Yingyu's marriage was settled, and she was appointed to Dachun, the third son of Fengtian Fu Yin, who was also his legitimate son.

The place where Lin Ruhai and his imperial envoy went was Fengtian Mansion.

After exchanging marriage certificates, the old lady hurriedly announced the news so that no one would ask again.

In terms of origin, the other party is the Xilinjueluo family from the Xianglan Banner in Manchuria, a common Manchu surname.

He is the descendant of Xilinjueluo Tuntai, the brother of Lidun's descendant Fujin, the king of Batulu County, and he is not picky.

When the old lady got the marriage certificate, she asked someone to inquire again. The letter from her son contained the man's information, but it was not detailed enough.

After inquiring, I learned that Mr. Fu Yin and his wife Guerjia have a deep relationship, and they have four sons and two daughters, and the third son is from the Guerjia family.

The third son Dachun is the second son.

The other one son and two daughters were born by two aunts.

There are only a few women in his backyard.

Although their family is an official abroad, some of them have dealt with Dachun before.

The old lady was inquired, and she was a clever and good boy.

And the son had personally tested and taught before.

The old lady was relieved.

Aunt Mei naturally knew it too.

Xilin Jueluo?

It is true that the status is not low, and the other party is still the son.

It's just that one of the two sisters married into a third-rank official family, and the other was betrothed to the fourth elder brother. Aunt Mei was inevitably a little bit aggrieved, but there was nothing she could do about it.

Just like when the old lady wanted to make her daughter dignified and cover up her own advantages when participating in the draft, if it wasn't for the same for Luo Yu, she would have protested.

Otherwise, with her daughter's appearance, she can go to the palace,

Now she doesn't dare to make trouble, for fear of ruining this marriage, although she is not as prominent as her younger sister, she also knows that it is impossible for Yingyu to marry Elder Brother again.

The latter was reminded by the old mother: "Auntie, the eldest lady's marriage is settled, would you like to help me look at her wedding dress?"

Aunt Mei was shocked: "There is still a dowry!"

There are three women who get married and settle down.

One is the mother's family.

One is the heir.

The third is the dowry.

As the daughter is the eldest, her dowry is inferior to that of Daiyu. She knows that after all, it is a direct birth, and Jia Min's entire dowry is given to her as a dowry, but compared with Luoyu, it should be higher than that of Luoyu.

Even if the standard is higher because she wants to enter the palace, it can't be too high!

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After Lin Ruhai went to Yangzhou, it took him a while to figure out the intricate relationship here. It has been very prosperous since ancient times. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and many families have been born.

These families are married to each other and form a huge force. When they are united, even officials can be easily deceived by them.

It's no wonder that the previous incumbent was demoted by the emperor. He probably wanted to do something practical when he came here, but he was defeated by sugar-coated shells and the belly of the Yangzhou skinny horse they sent up.

It is still necessary to divide and conquer. Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai gradually had an idea.

He was holding Yan Yin, as long as he didn't let go, no matter how anxious they were, they would have nothing to do.

Are there no other salt merchants who want to be promoted?A family with no enmity?

Even if there is one master behind the scenes, they won't be of one mind...

The Kangxi Society sent Lin Ruhai to Yangzhou for two reasons.

One is that Lin Ruhai was born in a wealthy family, he would not covet money, and he was loyal to himself, so he would basically not be corrupt when he was in office.

The other is the network behind him.

He was born in Gusu, his mother's Xie family was also from Gusu, and his wife's family is Jia's family, one of the four great families in Jinling, and Jia's family has a good relationship with Zhen's family. When he went to Yangzhou, it was easy for him to blend in, and he would not be caught off guard from the very beginning. Local officials and businessmen are wary of exclusion.

Moreover, Kangxi was carefully checked by someone. What happened to the Lin family father and son made him wonder whether his son...began to lose control?Otherwise, who has the ability to prevent him from finding any clues?

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Yun Shuyao had an idea, but she couldn't get away and go to Yangzhou. She also wanted to follow the old lady to arrange her daughter's marriage in the capital, and she didn't want to leave here.

So she used ready-made coarse salt to melt into brine at home to reproduce the refining.

She couldn't make it by herself, and there were so many maids, brainstorming together.

She doesn't need to dry it in the sun, and cook it directly with firewood. As long as the result can be obtained, she can slowly go to the field to test which method saves manpower and material resources.

Luo Yu followed her aunt, but she couldn't understand it at first, until she saw that the coarse salt became whiter and less bitter, and finally turned into snow-white refined salt.

Moreover, Auntie also made inferences, and used ordinary wine to purify it into high-concentration spirits, saying that it can be used in trauma treatment, and it is very suitable for use on the battlefield to reduce casualties of soldiers.

Luo Yu:?

She can't understand, aunt, how did you think of it? !These two, no matter which one, can bring them a huge fortune!

But Yun Shuyao's purpose is not to seek money.

Therefore, Yun Chang and the people from the Lin family hurried all the way to Yangzhou with a thick letter.