The Forest of Red Mansions

Jia Mu laughed and said, "You don't know her, she is a famous hot and spicy guy here, you just call her Feng Lazi."

Although there was a bit of disgust in his mouth, but the intimate attitude showed that it was not the case at all. Obviously, this phoenix hot pepper was quite liked by the old lady.

"This must be Lian's second sister-in-law." Lin Jinyao saluted with a light smile.

Jia's mother couldn't help being curious, "Fei'er actually knows her?"

"I heard from Lian's second brother."

"Jia Lian?" Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows, with a surprised expression, "He still talks about me outside? I'm afraid he didn't say anything good, my dear sister, tell me quickly, what kind of bad things did he say about me again?" , wait till night to see if I don't lock him out of the yard!"

Jia Mu laughed and scolded, "Look, look, where did this monkey come from?"

All the masters and maids in the room couldn't help laughing.

Lin Jinyao pursed her lips and smiled a little, "Second sister-in-law Lian really wronged second elder brother Lian this time. I never listened to bad words, but I only heard him talking about a fairy concubine all the way. , it is said that this fairy concubine is the most straightforward person, and her temperament is kind and considerate... It is really a boast that is unique in the world."

This is really not because she opened her eyes and said nonsense. During these days on the boat, Jia Lian would indeed contact the three of them from time to time to get in touch with each other. All I want is to hope that the three brothers and sisters can have some preconceived impressions of the two of them, so that they can get closer to his daughter-in-law when they return to Jia's mansion.

Of course, Lin Jinyao also understands his careful thinking. Although she is noncommittal about the words he praised Wang Xifeng, this does not affect her to sell them well at this time. After all, Wang Xifeng is also considered a character. With a vicious and ruthless heart, no matter how many men feel inferior, she is in charge of the Jia family's internal affairs. For a newcomer, it is always right to make friends first.

And Jia Lian is obviously a good starting point.

To say that Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian are also enemies, the four major families Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue have always had a close relationship, and the Jia family and the Wang family are related by marriage, so Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian can be regarded as childhood sweethearts, and naturally they have a similar relationship. They have a special relationship, and they had a very sweet time after they got married.

But Jia Lian was born an idiot, just like his old man, he was absurd when it comes to women's sex. No matter how beautiful Wang Xifeng was, he couldn't stop his romantic desire to go looking for flowers, asking willows and tasting all kinds of beauties. Not long after marriage, he Then he couldn't hold back and got old again, doing nothing all day long, just spending time with a group of friends, flirting with women everywhere, even those married daughters-in-law, those coquettish, flirtatious, flirtatious and slutty ones, in short, they can fall into their arms hug.

Wang Xifeng didn't have a good temper, she was strong and domineering by nature, how could she bear Jia Lian's appearance, I don't know when it started, these two couples would fight every other day, and they could even fight when it was serious .

Over the years, the relationship between husband and wife has faded a lot, but after all, the relationship is still true, how can Wang Xifeng really not care about her man?

Sure enough, when she heard Lin Jinyao's words, although Wang Xifeng didn't quite believe her, she couldn't help showing a smile on her face. She covered her face with a handkerchief and turned towards Mother Jia, "Old Ancestor, you have to make the decision for me, look at this Sister of the Lin family, she made fun of me as a sister-in-law the first time she saw her, so she won't be able to climb on top of me to bully others in the future!"

Mother Jia pushed her head away with a look of disgust, and said cheerfully: "You have found the wrong person, my family's Fei'er is much more cute than you, a monkey like you, but I don't like you anymore, you If you want to find someone to make decisions for you, then go to your Lian'er."

"Oh, I can't live anymore, one or two of you can all come and bully me!" Wang Xifeng blushed, covering her handkerchief as if she was ashamed to face others.

The crowd had never seen the shy appearance of such a youngest daughter, Second Mistress Lian, and they were all amazed for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.

There is only one person who is out of place, and of course it is Mrs. Wang.

Wang Xifeng is her niece, and she is on her side. Now that her person and the daughter of her enemy are getting along so happily, how can she be happy?Don't worry too much about it.

Inexplicably and extremely abruptly, he asked, "Have you finished paying the monthly money?"

Wang Xifeng was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "It's over."

"These people brought by your brothers and sisters from the Lin family should be released later. Since they live in our house, they will stay with our family from now on." Mrs. Wang glanced at the little girl next to the three brothers and sisters of the Lin family. There were three or two cats, with contempt and disdain flashing in their eyes, and there was a sense of almsgiving in both words and expressions.

The corner of Lin Jinyao's mouth twitched into an inexplicable smile, "Thank you, Second Aunt, for being considerate. The three of us, the three of us, rushed to Beijing this time, and we didn't bring too many people with us. My Second Sister and I only brought four first-class maids, There are four second-class maids, six third-class maids, and two nurses in charge. The younger brother has only ten servants and two nurses. There are also two cooks, a total of 46 people. Waiting outside."

"By the way, when I came here, my father told me that he would try to find a few nuns from the palace for my second sister and me. Based on this calculation, I'm afraid there will be about 50 of them."

Mrs. Wang looked a little blue as if she had been slapped by someone.

She thought that the brothers and sisters of the Lin family only brought the three servants beside them, so they generously donated, but who knew there were 50 of them!

With so many servants, the monthly payment would be dozens of taels, and hundreds of taels would be added in a year. If you really want to live for a few years, it will be a few thousand taels!This is not counting the daily food of the brothers and sisters of the Lin family, it is just the servant's monthly money!

Jia's family has already started to live without money, and Mrs. Wang always counts pennies and pennies, but when she thinks of this extra huge amount of expenditure, she feels that her heart is hurting badly, and she can't wait to expel these three shabby households immediately. Walk.

"You children's families, where do you need so many servants..."

Mother Jia glanced at her, then looked at Sanchun and her three grandchildren beside her, and sighed: "A family like ours deserves such servants. It was the same when Min'er was at home. The real one Striding with strides, that is the demeanor that a daughter of a noble family should have, but now..." But it is not as good as before.

"Why did you bring a cook with you? Could it be that your father is still afraid that this old woman will treat my own grandson badly when I arrive at my grandmother's house?" Jia's mother felt that it was because Lin Ruhai was worried about her, and she couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

Lin Daiyu snuggled up to Mother Jia, and said with a smile, "Grandmother has misunderstood my father. Father has always respected you the most. Why would he worry about you? It's just that the three of us grew up in Yangzhou, and we are used to eating Huaiyang cuisine, the taste should be lighter, my father is afraid that we will not be able to adapt to the taste of Beijing cuisine here."

Jia's mother nodded, "That's true. The so-called son travels thousands of miles and the mother is worried, and the father is the same."

Lin Jinyao had seen enough of Mrs. Wang's pained and gritted teeth from the sidelines, and then signaled to the maid behind her to take out a stack of bank notes that had been prepared, and took them to Mother Jia in person, "This is Father's The 1 taels of silver notes are specially prepared for the three of us, my siblings, for this year's chewing, and I ask my grandmother to accept it."

Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up all of a sudden, staring at the stack of banknotes with burning eyes, wishing she could hold her tightly in her arms immediately.

Mother Jia's expression darkened immediately, "What is this for? Put it away! I'll take my grandson to live here, so how can there be any reason to collect cash? It's really laughable when it's spread! You're doing this, isn't it? Can't you look down on my Jia family?"

"Grandmother, calm down." Lin Jinyao smiled and said, "As the saying goes, brothers settle accounts clearly, and grandmother loves us. We all know in our hearts that if we just stay for a few months, it's fine. There is really no need to calculate so clearly between relatives. But this time we have to bother grandma for two or three years if we don’t talk much. How can dozens of people just live and eat for nothing? I’m afraid that some people outside will say that we have settled in a shabby household. I don’t know where to put it.”

In fact, as the figure at the top of the Jia family's pyramid, could Mu Jia not know the virtues of some people in her family's house?Don't talk about others, just the second daughter-in-law who is only interested in money, if she really spends tens of thousands of taels more or less for nothing, can she have no objection?At that time, the children will not live at ease.

Thinking of this, Mother Jia still sighed, and asked someone to take the bank note, "Forget it, I will keep the money first, you just live in peace, and go to your second sister-in-law Lian if you want to eat or play on weekdays. That is, don’t wrong yourself, this 1 taels of silver is enough to support you three little people.”

Wang Xifeng's love of money is no less than Mrs. Wang's. Seeing this situation, she was very satisfied, and said with a quick smile: "Don't worry, old ancestor, I will definitely take good care of Lin's sister and younger brother. Even if I am wronged, I will make up my mind. I can't wrong them at all, if not, just come and beat me up when the time comes!"

This time Mrs. Wang didn't have the slightest opinion. In fact, she was already busy figuring out how to get the extra surprise 1 taels of silver note out of the old lady's hand.

And at this time, the eyes of the pretty maids in the room also changed when they saw the three brothers and sisters of the Lin family. They thought they were fleeing to fight the autumn wind, but they didn't expect that they were rich and powerful. It seems that the three brothers and sisters should be loose Very good, but in the future I can be more flattering.

Lin Jinyao lowered her head and curled her lips silently, a look of disdain flashed in her eyes.

The ups and downs of this Jia's family make people wonder what to say.

The Rongguo Mansion is really in decline.