[Red Mansion Quick Pass] Avenge you

Hearing this, Jia Min couldn't help but sigh.She looked at the light lotus root butterflies painted on the teacup, and said after a long while: "If there is another house, you can save your relatives once. Since there is no other house to save your relatives, why bother?"

Jia Min's words made Zhou Rui's family very unhappy: "But, other mothers' families have already started to look at each other. How can our mother be left behind? An old lady said yesterday that this The family-sentence house must be built." To build a family-sentence house, those in charge will pocket a lot of money, how can they let go of such a great opportunity?Even if the masters don't want to build, they will do everything possible.Doesn't Jia Min's words cut off people's wealth?The expressions of Zhou Rui's family remained unchanged, but they cursed Jia Min over and over again in their hearts.

Jia Min put down the teacup and said lightly: "Oh." After that, he stopped talking.Zhou Rui's family had no choice but to continue talking: "Yesterday, the old lady invited everyone to discuss, and several masters of the Ningguo Mansion also strongly agreed, and were willing to transfer a large sum of money from the account. A lot of money..." She raised her eyelids and looked at Jia Min with a smile, the meaning of which was self-evident.All the other relatives of the Jia family contributed money. You, the aunt of the Jia family, can't be an exception, right?

After Jia Min heard this, the expression on his face was still indifferent.At this moment, suddenly Jia Min's maid Xiang Lan came in, stood beside Jia Min, and said something in a low voice.Daiyu smiled, and said, "Sister Xianglan just say what she has to say, this mother is not an outsider, she won't laugh at us." The eyes of Daiyu and Xianglan met in the air, very tacit agreement.There was a hint of a smile in Xianglan's eyes, and she said: "The maidservant belongs to my wife, and now I need to withdraw money from the account to buy some household items, but the money at home is not enough, and even next month's monthly money will be a problem. But what should I do?"

Hearing this, Jia Min was taken aback for a moment, but then raised his hand to rub his temples, and sighed, "What can I do? I still have a set of silk ruby ​​and gold masks that I don't wear very much in the box, and I added a few pure gold Bracelets, take them all out and pawn them. In short, let’s fill the hole in front of us first.”

Xiang Lan showed a sad face: "But ma'am, we have already made several sets of jewelry a few days ago. It's not good to hear about it!"

"It doesn't matter what the reputation is now. In short, let's live the life first." Jia Min's face was slightly bored, and it seemed that he was really sincere.She looked at Zhou Rui's family who was sitting below, and said, "I made my mother laugh."

Zhou Rui's family had no choice but to respond reluctantly: "Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and many families are like this. The aunt and wife don't have to worry about those who tear down the east wall to make up the west wall." It's bad luck secretly, I'm afraid I've made a trip in vain today.

Jia Min took another sip of tea and sighed: "My lord has always been an official. I have to worry more about this family. Now that I am in the capital, it is very different from when I was in Yangzhou. It is the human relationship, the It cost a lot of money. Besides, the mansion has been in disrepair for a long time, and it is necessary to spend money to repair it. The furniture that needs to be added must be added, right? Some calligraphy, painting and antiques should be placed, can't just make up for it? Alas, are you I don’t know, my hair has been graying during this time..."

What she said was very reasonable and well-founded. Zhou Rui's family was half-believing at first, but now they completely believe it.If it wasn't really helpless, how could the wife in charge exchange her face for money?After sitting for a while, she was about to get up and leave, and she was going to go back and tell the second wife, and then make further calculations.Unexpectedly, just when she was about to leave, Jia Min said, "Mum, wait a moment." Not long after, Xiang Lan brought a small black lacquered box and sent it to Zhou Rui's family.

Jia Min said: "Although the family is very difficult, since the empress is very happy, how can we not express our hearts? There are 5 taels of silver in this box, which was originally intended to be a dowry for Yu'er. I can't take care of that much anymore. Mommy will bring it back, it's our Lin family's kindness."

5 taels is really too little, and it is not the second wife's psychological price at all.She originally calculated that at least she would take this opportunity to get 20 taels of silver from the Lin family.But everyone took out her daughter's dowry silver, so what can she say?Zhou Rui's family complained secretly in their hearts, knowing that it would be difficult to explain in front of the second wife when they went back this time.But she had no choice but to accept the banknote and leave.

After Zhou Rui's family left, Jia Min looked at Xiang Lan with a half-smile, and said, "You are so brave."

Xianglan hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, but Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "Mother, don't blame sister Xianglan, this is what my daughter meant. Zhou Rui's family came in a hurry, and my daughter didn't have time to discuss with her mother, so she came up with this idea in a hurry. , so I bothered sister Xianglan. Mother, don't be angry, okay?" She lay on Jia Min's knees, raised her face and looked at her pitifully, which was very lovable.

"You——" Jia Min stretched out his hand and poked Daiyu's forehead lightly, and said, "I'm not angry, and I did nothing wrong by doing so. The imperial concubine of the Jia family is a bottomless pit, and no amount of money is enough to fill it in." Yes. I still have you, and Yao'er, how can I worry about others instead of thinking about you?" Saying this, she asked Xiang Lan to get up.

Daiyu felt relieved, and asked again: "Will they still come to ask for money?"

Jia Min said: "If I don't come or not, I won't pay any more. I'm afraid they don't plan to pay back the money that I took out. If 5 taels of silver is considered to be the end of the matter." Jia Min was determined, Very positive idea.She said that she would not pay any more money, so she definitely would not pay again.Daiyu felt relieved after hearing what her mother said.

As expected, Jia Min did what he said, and later Wang Xifeng came again, and then Mrs. Wang came to the door in person, but he never asked for money from Jia Min.If you ask Daiyu, the Jia family's skin is thick enough. 5 taels of silver, still not satisfied? ...That's right, in the previous life, Jia's family received two or three million yuan from the Lin family, but now it's only 300 taels. How can they satisfy their hearts that have no bottom line?

No matter how the people of the Lin family here have a worse and worse impression of the Jia family, the construction of the Provincial Court over there is still in full swing.On the day when Concubine Xiande came to see her relatives, Jia Min took Daiyu there without much interest.Lin Yao was still young, so she stayed at home and was looked after by her wet nurse.

Everyone made up according to their tastes and waited for a long time at the door before Jia Yuanchun's luan came.I saw her majestic and majestic, not like going home, but like Tete came out to show off.Daiyu didn't believe that if she asked the emperor to simplify everything, the emperor would not be happy.Jin Shangben is a person who advocates frugality, and does not like luxury like the Supreme Emperor.In the final analysis, such a cumbersome noise was nothing more than Jia Yuanchun's own wish.

Jia Yuanchun took a tour of the garden, gave it the name "Grand View Garden" and wrote some plaques, then rested in the main hall.Mrs. Jia Muwang and Jia Min accompanied her to express their family affection, sisters Sanchun and Daiyu Baochai waited in the side hall, and Baoyu waited in the side hall on the other side with Jia Zheng, Jia She and others.Xiangyun, the eldest daughter of the historian, was dressed in a bright red dress, with jewels shining on her hair, sitting beside Xue Baochai.Seeing that the people in the main hall hadn't come out yet, she rolled her eyes and said to Daiyu: "I've been living here these days, and occasionally I heard the maids gossiping, saying that it was Sister Lin who scared Brother Bao to death a few days ago. Not lightly. They are all relatives of the same family, why bother? Even if Sister Lin doesn’t care about the face of the old lady and others, she shouldn’t do this because Brother Bao and your mother have the same surname Jia! ——I always Just say whatever you think like this, sister Lin, don’t be angry.” After she finished speaking, she looked at Daiyu with a half-smile, as if I was being outspoken, and you were petty and not generous if you cared about me. It's heartbreaking.

Lin Daiyu held a piece of rose cake in her hand, took a small bite slowly, and said, "Sister Xiangyun, where did you say this? Everyone knows that it was just because the second master Bao mentioned his psychic jade that day. Only then did I express my feelings, and I just talked about some things that happened in the past. I didn’t know that Bao Erye was even more courageous than my daughter’s family, otherwise I wouldn’t mention a word. Otherwise, you see, sister Yingchun and the others have nothing to do No, how can you say that I have intentions?" She looked at Shi Xiangyun with a smile on her face, but there was no smile in her eyes, and said: "Sister Xiangyun was not there that day, so I don't know the cause and effect. , it’s better not to talk nonsense.”

Shi Xiangyun was stunned by Daiyu's cold eyes, lowered his eyelids, and said, "Is that so? I am troubled."

Daiyu said: "As the saying goes, three people make a tiger. If there are too many rumors, they will often deviate from the original facts. I don't know which servant girl Xiangyun listened to. Such nonsense and arrangement of the master should be dragged out. Hit the board."

Hearing Daiyu's words, Shi Xiangyun was a little flustered, how could she confess her relative Xiren sister?She forced a smile and said: "It's just that when I passed by the garden occasionally, I heard it from the maids chatting together. How can I remember who it is? ——Today is a very good day for the imperial concubine and empress, so we will not Say that."

Fortunately, Lin Daiyu didn't intend to pursue it to the end.At this time, they happened to be summoned from the main hall, and the girls hurriedly stood up, patted their crumpled dresses, and walked towards the main hall.Xiangyun walked beside Baochai, with a red face and a proud appearance. Although his appearance was ordinary, he was young and tender, but he was quite attractive.