Lin Ji's struggling life

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a good festival. There is no movement in the homes of the upper class in the entire capital. The common people are puzzled. Without those wealthy guests, even the Lantern Festival is not as lively as in previous years.Lin Ruhai, Lin Daiyu, and Qingqing had a table in the main courtyard. Looking at each other, they were a little bit heartbroken. Without Lin Ji, his wife and Doudou, it felt incomplete.

"Father, when will brother come back?" Qingqing poked the rice in the bowl with her chopsticks, and asked sullenly, "I miss Doudou."

Daiyu didn't say a word, but she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. After her sister-in-law left, she felt sad all day long.The delicious dishes on the table have not been touched yet, and the whole family becomes sentimental towards Yue.

Butler Lin really didn't want to make things worse, but when he thought of Lai Da who was waiting for his letter at the door, he couldn't hide anymore.Butler Lin bit the bullet and went in, explaining the matter clearly to Lin Ruhai's ear.

It turned out that today Sibeile was ordered by the emperor to thoroughly investigate the case of Suo'etu's corruption and acceptance of bribes, which involved too many people, and the Jia family was also on the list.After the Zhen family was ransacked, the large sum of money was not worth it, so the court naturally wanted to investigate thoroughly.During the investigation, it was discovered that Jia's family was involved, and what's more, Wang Xifeng's lending of interest was found out.Also, the various behaviors of Jia She, Jia Zheng and others were written into the memorial one by one and presented to the emperor's desk.

After Yuan Chun got the news, he took off his hairpin to plead guilty, knelt at the door of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and no one paid attention to him when he fainted.At this point, the Jia family knew that their family was in imminent disaster.The old lady had no other choice, she thought of Lin Ruhai in a panic, and hurriedly asked Lai Da to come to Lin's mansion for help.

Lin Ruhai listened calmly, and asked Lin Butler to send Lai Da off, without saying anything, just let him go back and wait.Lai Da had no choice but to rush to Jia's mansion dejectedly.

The Jia family was already in chaos, officers and soldiers came and took away Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and Wang Xifeng.Everyone else was confined in Jia's mansion and not allowed to move around.When Lai Da returned to Jia's mansion, he didn't dare to enter the mansion. He went to the corner gate and asked a boy to pass a letter inside, then went to his house in the capital without looking back.

The people in Jia's residence were all staying at Mrs. Jia's place, ignoring the situation next door, so Mrs. Jia had time to gather the family members in the courtyard, while the maids and servants stayed outside.The whole Jia's mansion is now in chaos, without the two masters, Jia Lian can't support him, let alone Jia Baoyu, the old lady Jia looked around, but she couldn't find anyone who could support the scene.

She had no choice but to come out by herself, and when she received the message from Lai Da, her heart sank.Lin Ruhai is a close minister of the emperor, and he has a deep personal relationship with the emperor, so he dare not give an accurate statement, which shows that this matter is not that simple.Old Madam Jia glared at Mrs. Wang, she was the one who took the initiative to take away the belongings of the Zhen family, and then dragged Wang Xifeng into the pickling.Now that something happened, she pushed her niece out in cold blood, and pretended to be a Bodhisattva here without changing her face. Old lady Jia felt afraid of her.

The days of being locked up are naturally extremely difficult, and people in Jia's mansion feel that these two days are as long as two years.Lin Ruhai learned the ins and outs of this matter after doing some activities.He went to Jia's mansion in person, met Mrs. Jia privately, and got the letter.He stepped in and got Sibeile to come to Jia's mansion to make things clear face to face.

Jia's family can be regarded as atonement, and escaped a catastrophe.However, the family property of Jia's family has been emptied, and now only this house is left, and it is bestowed by the emperor to take it back.Mrs. Jia brought the people of the Jia family to live in the village where she was dowry.

Looking at the shabby house, I divided it among the masters, and many maids and servants didn't even have a house to live in.On this day, Mrs. Jia gathered everyone in the open space at the door.

There was a huge crowd of people standing there, and the maids and servants were all wearing silk and satin. Mrs. Jia watched, slowly getting rid of the slightest bit of reluctance in her heart, hardened her heart, and told her arrangement. "Jia's mansion is in such a catastrophe, life must go on. I'm afraid I can't afford to support these people anymore. After all, they are masters and servants, so I won't sell them. Let's redeem myself!" Make your arrangements clear.

Those who have relatives at home, or those who want to go out and set up their own houses, can leave after giving the money in the deed.For those who have no plans, make other arrangements.The masters of the family only left two big girls, two second-class and two third-class, and the rest were sent away.

After that, Mrs. Jia didn't care about the mess, and went back to her room to rest under the mandarin duck's attire.She is already old, and with everyone who has been affected by this time, Mrs. Jia looks like she is ten years older. Her plump body in the past is now empty, which makes people feel sad.

Although the Suo'etu matter is over, the usury matter is over, and Wang Xifeng is still in prison.Ping'er stayed in the house with Qiao Jie, and did not go out. Qiao Jie saw her mother being dragged away by officers and soldiers, and now she was a little frightened, like a frightened bird.

Ping'er loves her very much, now she lives with Sister Qiao in the yard of Old Mrs. Jia and does not go out, just guarding Sister Qiao all day, for fear that something will happen to her.

It was September when Lin Daiyu learned about the Jia family, and Mrs. Jia had already settled down in the suburbs of Beijing with her family.She didn't bring Qingqing, she took people and things alone to visit the old lady.The carriage was full of daily necessities and a sum of money, which was her savings over the years.Now that the Jia family is in such a catastrophe, I don't know if the old lady can survive it.

As the carriage gurgled forward, Lin Daiyu was in a daze in the car, thinking of the suddenly changed Jia Mansion, Xiangyun, and her brother and sister-in-law who were far away in Pingliang.The world is impermanent, and many times, people can't imagine what will happen in the next second.

When Lin Daiyu arrived, the Jia family had already settled down here.A few days ago, Jia's mansion sold a lot of maids and servants, and they made a fortune. Now that the family is downsized, everyone must be more energetic and treat their errands well.The Lin family has now become a distinguished guest. As soon as Daiyu's carriage entered the village, she carried the sedan chair into Mrs. Jia's yard. As soon as her feet touched the ground, she was welcomed into Mrs. Jia's living room by Li Wan.

Old lady Jia has recovered a lot in the past few days, and Daiyu looked at the old man in front of her with teary eyes, feeling extremely sad. "Old Ancestor, why did this happen?" She threw herself into Old Madam Jia's arms and sobbed.

Sanchun and Xiangyun, who were sitting next to her, also shed tears, but Li Wan, whose eyes were red, comforted, "It's already better. The old lady has eaten more these days, and her spirit is better." She brought Jialan to accompany the old lady every day, and persuasion always had some effect.

Mrs. Jia begged Lin Ruhai to send Baoyu to study in the academy not far away.Now Mrs. Jia's hopes are all on the children of her grandchildren.She caressed Lin Daiyu tremblingly, "Yu'er, thanks to your father this time, otherwise, this family would be ruined." She felt sad from her heart and couldn't help shedding tears.

The pressure in her heart can be imagined to hold on to this precarious home these days, but now she sees her precious granddaughter bringing her things and coming to visit without disdain, and she feels emotional in her heart.

Daiyu had already learned the ins and outs from Lin Ruhai, but these outside matters had nothing to do with the women at home.I heard that a few days ago, in order to get some money, Jia Amnesty planned to marry Sister Yingchun to a nouveau riche family, but unfortunately she was stopped, otherwise she would not have harmed Sister Yingchun.

Now that the Jia family is in decline, it is natural to find a strong supporter. The old lady Jia is thinking about whether to make Daiyu and Baoyu a pair.After all, the Lin family is now on the rise, relying on Lin Ruhai and Lin Ji, there is still room for improvement.

Of the four major families in Jinling, except for the historian who was able to protect itself, the other three were all involved in Suo'etu's case. Wang Ziteng is now in prison, and the entire Zhen family has been imprisoned.

After finally coaxing the old lady to eat an extra bowl of rice, Lin Daiyu waited for her to rest before going out with Li Wan.Li Wan is also living in the old lady's yard now, and sister Qiao is living with her.There is really no other way for a large family to live here, and now we can only wait for this matter to subside, and then see if we can change the place.

In the room, Jia Lan was drawing red by the bed. He didn't go to school now, and was studying at home at home.Lin Daiyu patted his head affectionately, and teased Qiaojie who was sitting on the kang playing with herself.

Li Wan spoke with some difficulty, "Actually, I came to ask you for something today. Sister, I heard that your brother built an academy in Pingliang and invited several great Confucian scholars to live in it. Do you want to perform well in Jinke Qiuwei?"

In fact, they are all rumors, and any rumors that have been spread so far have changed their flavor.

"My brother built an academy, but he invited serious gentlemen, not great Confucian scholars. As for performance, now that autumn is approaching, the results will naturally be known after the exam." Lin Daiyu was a little funny, these people Just like to spread gossip, "Who is sister-in-law?"

Li Wan said with some embarrassment: "I'm not thinking, your brother likes Lan'er very much, besides, something like this happened at home, now Lan'er is just bored at home and wants to send him to an ordinary academy I'm not at ease. I always wonder if I can send it to Pingliang and ask your brother to take care of it." And she also has a selfish intention, now that Zarafon'a is married and has a daughter, Lan Erduo Follow everywhere, there are infinite possibilities in the future.

Lin Daiyu didn't expect this level, she was a little hesitant.After a pause, she still said: "Sister-in-law has already made a decision on this matter? If you insist, I will write a letter and ask my brother. I will talk to you again when he replies." She didn't dare to rush Just come down.

In fact, in the final analysis, this was just Li Wan's own thoughts, and she hadn't discussed it with her family yet.Mrs. Jia is easy to say, but Mrs. Wang, I'm afraid it's hard to agree.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news." Li Wan was secretly thinking about how to tell his mother-in-law about this.

Lin Daiyu sat here for a while, then went to Sanchun and Xiangyun's room.She hadn't seen Xiangyun for a long time, so she had prepared a lot of things for her. Hearing that her uncle had arranged a marriage for her, he planned to send someone to pick her up.This meeting, I'm afraid it will be difficult to see each other later.