Daiyu of the Red Chamber owes no one

On Daiyu's birthday, all the salt merchants in Yangzhou sent gifts.Lin Ruhai is different from Zhen Yingjia, the former master of the salt class. Mrs. Zhen is insatiable, and every three days, she can't wait to take gold and silver.And this Mr. Lin, although he is not too incorruptible to be unreasonable, but the gifts for three festivals and two birthdays are also registered in the book, and comparisons are prohibited, as long as you feel it.

In addition, the Lin family has a small population, so there are not many opportunities for filial piety.So when the big and small salt merchants heard about the birthday of Mrs. Lin's beloved girl, they all sent their wives to visit her in person, so as to flatter her.But Mrs. Lin was very cautious, and refused to accept gifts that were too expensive, so last year, several salt merchants offered big gifts to touch her nose.This year is already the second year of Lin Ruhai's re-election, and each family is aware of the rules of Mrs. Lin and his wife, so the gifts they send are all competing for beauty, not for quantity, but for novelty and elegance.Moreover, Mr. Lin has an advantage, he doesn't distribute the salt according to the size of the gift, he gets as much as he deserves, and the major salt merchants feel that Mr. Lin is easy to serve, so they sincerely search for new and clever gifts to send.

On the day of Daiyu's birthday, Daiyu asked for leave and didn't go to school. Jia Min also prepared a few tables of wine at home to entertain the female relatives and guests who came to congratulate her.There was an exquisite but not extravagant banquet in the small flower hall, Jia Min felt hot all over after drinking a glass of wine, so she complained about the neglect and wanted to go back to the house to change clothes.

Other officials and family members of the salt merchants also felt the heat, and hurriedly echoed: Mrs. Lin, just do what she wants, this year's weather is unfathomable, and it's only February, so I can't wait to change into a gauze shirt. It's really strangely hot.

Daiyu's body has improved day by day since her rebirth. Although she is a little slender now, she is not weak anymore.Daiyu didn't feel it at first, but when everyone talked about it, she really felt that this year seemed to be hotter than previous years.

When Lin Ruhai came back from get off work, Daiyu and Jia Min greeted him at the gate of the inner courtyard together.As soon as Lin Ruhai entered the door, he also said in his mouth: "It's really strange this year, why is it so hot in February, Min'er and I came to fetch jackets."

Daiyu was slightly taken aback when she heard this, why does everyone think it's too hot today?Dazed for a moment, Lin Ruhai had already changed into a half-new azure-colored home-made underwear and came out. Lin Feng also came over, and the two siblings invited Ann together.Lin Ruhai saw Daiyu's smoldering eyebrows slightly frowned, and thought that Daiyu was uncomfortable, so he asked, "What's wrong with Yu'er? Maybe it's because the weather is too hot?"

Daiyu shook her head and said: "Yu'er is fine, but the master said that learning is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. Yu'er took a day off today to celebrate her birthday, and she was very scared. Mr. Qian'er was teaching, and Yu'er still has I don’t understand a few places, and I’ll ask my father after dinner later.”

Jia Min tidied up Lin Ruhai's changed clothes and came out. Hearing this, he said, "It's true that like a father, like a daughter, your father also worked so hard at home back then. We, Yu'er, don't like to study." Female number one scholar, why study so hard day and night?"

Not long ago, after Daiyu guessed about the rose dew, Lin Ruhai knew more and more that her daughter was good.Just now she frowned and said she wanted to go to the study to ask for advice, could it be that she found something suspicious again?So Lin Ruhai turned back to Jia Min and said: "It's rare for us, Yu'er, to be so motivated, and I have nothing to do, so why not give Yu'er some advice later. Every time I hear Yu'er say that Mr. Liu's lectures are different, Yu'er and I Discussion has also benefited a lot.”

After hearing this, Jia Min shook her head and sighed, "I really can't do anything about you father and daughter. It's a pity that our Yu'er is not a brother, otherwise I'm afraid that the blue will come out of the blue."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Our Yu'er is a girl, and he is also a young man. Even Mr. Liu said that our Yu'er's future achievements may shame her senior brothers. You must know that Chen Yong, the champion of the current department, is still a senior brother of Yu'er." Well. Yu'er just doesn't take the first prize, and she won't be the first."

After hearing this, Jia Min stretched out his index finger and scratched his face lightly, "I'm really not shy to boast about my daughter." Lin Ruhai's face was full of color.Jia Min looked at it, and also smiled, filled with pride and joy.

Jia Min didn't argue with the father and daughter, and ordered the dinner to be served.After dinner, Daiyu and Lin Ruhai plunged into the study as expected, and they didn't want anyone to wait on them. They didn't know what the father and daughter were talking about, and they didn't come out of the study for half a day.Before going to bed at night, Jia Min only felt that Lin Ruhai sometimes smiled between his brows, as if there was some happy event;Jia Min had never seen Lin Ru with such an expression before, and he felt a little uneasy for a while.

Just as Jia Min was about to ask, Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Yu'er said that since Brother Meng got sick again, your spirit has become shorter and shorter. I want to take over the key to the warehouse to share your worries, and try to manage the house. I think of us Jia Yuer's intelligence is different from others, and our family has a simple population, so let Yuer try it, and you can also adjust it."

Jia Min thought of Lin Ruhai showing a trace of cruelty just now, although it was only for a moment, he was startled in the end, and asked: "Could it be that the master doesn't believe me because the second sister-in-law has thought about our family that she shouldn't have?" Yingying, I'm afraid Lin Ruhai will shed tears when she nods her head.

When Lin Ruhai saw Jia Min's situation, his heart softened, and he almost told him the truth about his discussion with Daiyu.But after thinking about it, Jia Min has been thinking too much lately, and his energy is low. I'm afraid that if he is busy with this important matter, it will really hurt Jia Min's body.So he took Jia Min's hand and said softly: "Why is Min'er so worried now? No matter what else is going on in the second brother-in-law's house, I will only recognize Min'er as my wife and the mother of Brother Yu'er. We have been married for more than 20 years, and Min'er hasn't been back to the capital for nearly 20 years. What are they planning, and what have they got to do with Min'er? Besides, what happened today was brought up by Yu'er. Could it be that Yu'er also believes that Min'er can do it?"

After hearing this, Jia Min thought: Yu'er was the one who asked his father first today. I don't know what the father and daughter discussed, but it is probably true that Yu'er asked to share their worries with her. Thinking of this, I feel relieved.

Ever since she found out last year that the Jia Wang family and the Zhen family had colluded to kill people and steal money, Jia Min carefully took care of the food and daily life of the two children, for fear that one mistake would be too late to regret.On the one hand, he was depressed, but his energy also dropped a lot. If it wasn't for the concern about leaving the family affairs to his servants, Jia Min would have thought about relaxing for a few days.Now that her daughter is willing to share her worries for her, it is also her filial piety.So the next day, Jia Min really handed over the key to Daiyu, allowing her to go into the warehouse to check the furniture. Jia Min only occasionally mentioned one or two things, but Daiyu was very considerate in handling things, making it impossible to find fault.

Seeing this, Jia Min felt more at ease, thinking that it would be a good thing for Yu'er to learn how to manage the house as soon as possible. After a few days of guarding, she saw that Daiyu handled her affairs well, and that the father and daughter did not hide what they did from Jia Min. It's just a matter of purchasing property and making farm tools.So Jia Min watched it for a few days, and then gradually put it aside, trying to recuperate.Only Jia Min pays attention to Lin Ruhai and his daughter from time to time, and I don't know why they are so keen on buying property suddenly, they are like money fans, they are so busy that they don't touch the ground.After so many months, Jia Min's complexion really improved. Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this, and she was afraid that her mother would not die early.

But Daiyu took the key to the warehouse, counted the cash and silver again, took out a pen and paper and counted for several days, and handed it to Lin Ruhai.After Lin Ruhai saw it, he naturally sent Li Han to do it.It turned out that Daiyu's birthday was only in February, and she was already extremely hot. At that time, Daiyu thought that this year would be a drought year, so she discussed with Lin Ruhai. Other people's fields.

At that time, some gentry and wealthy households were rich and unkind, and whenever there was a disaster, they would try their best to lower the price. In normal years, ten taels of silver per mu of fertile land could be bought for only one or two taels of silver.What's more, they waited until the harvest was over, and exchanged a few buckets of grain for all the acres of the poor.

This year, Daiyu bought a lot of fertile land at the original price. Unlike Jia Minai who bought farms rich in rice and grain in the past, Daiyu bought a lot of mulberry fields this time.Silkworms can be harvested in three seasons of spring, summer and autumn in a year, and cocoons will be formed in less than a month in one season. In addition, it will not take long to produce moths after pupae and moths.This year's spring drought is quite severe. Many experienced mulberry farmers saw that the situation was not right, and heard that a wealthy family bought mulberry fields at the original price.

The drought this year was so severe that it was almost a thousand miles away.Fortunately, in the Jiangnan water town, although it never rains, there is endless water in the rivers and lakes.Some industrious farmers carry their hands on their shoulders, and there is no shortage of water fetching places. After irrigating, they grab a little harvest.But manpower is limited, how many people can get back?The Lin family was different, because the first thing Daiyu bought after taking charge of the family was the waterwheel, and many of the Lin family's farms had reduced production and limited production.

In addition, in every disaster year, most farmers first preserve rice and then manage mulberry tea. This year, the production of mulberry tea in Jiangnan has been greatly reduced, and silk brocade clothing materials have increased. Daiyu's purchase of mulberry fields has made extraordinary gains.Seeing Daiyu's extraordinary skill, Jia Min laughed at the father and daughter: "If you really don't make a move, you will be a blockbuster, but our family is already rich enough, so what are you doing with those things?"You father and daughter, one of you goes to work during the day and the other goes to school, and you have to work half a day at night, which makes me feel distressed when I see it.

Every time at this time, the father and daughter always look at each other and smile, persuading Jia Min to have a good life and raise him, so we know what to do.No amount of money is worth as much as a body.Jia Min felt relieved after hearing this.

The time when the spring silkworms eat the mulberry leaves the most is slightly staggered from the rice filling period, which will irrigate the mulberry fields, and the Lin family will pull the water trucks to irrigate the rice fields, so the Lin family's rice fields will be minimally affected by the drought.

So in the middle of summer, the heat becomes more and more unbearable. Due to the sharp reduction in mulberry leaf production, this year's summer silkworm harvest is almost complete, but a small number of farmers produced a small number of silkworm cocoons, but they were bought by mysterious merchants at high prices.

But it is said that the Zhen family, a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River, is the most benevolent for the rich, regardless of the suffering of the people.Fortunately, the south of the Yangtze River is rich and prosperous, and they didn't even notice that the weather was good in previous years. This year, they encountered a severe drought that had not happened in decades, and they only thought about taking advantage of their power to snatch cocoons from farmers at a low price.As a result, the production of mulberry leaves in Jiangning Weaving Mansion has been greatly reduced, but Zhen Yingjia and his wife are not in a panic.

This year was indeed a severe drought. In the first season of spring silkworms, the Zhen family relied on many farmers in Jinling to extract water to fight the drought. They barely harvested enough spring silkworm cocoons. This year, summer silk has been produced in a hurry and sent to the capital.

However, spring silkworms produce the most silk in one season. In addition to rushing to make the summer silk and satin of that year, there is still a lot of silk left over for weaving autumn and winter materials.Because summer materials are light and thin, silk is the most in spring, but the amount required is the least in season.Autumn and winter clothing materials are thick, and the most silk is used. The silk production of summer silkworms and autumn silkworms is not as good as that of spring, so it is natural to reserve spring silkworms for spare use.

However, Zhen Yingjia has used up all the spring silk this year in order to rush to make summer silk.In summer, the drought became more severe, but this season could not harvest enough silk. Seeing that winter clothing materials could not be produced in a hurry, Zhen Yingjia and his wife panicked and asked people to ask around where there were still cocoons.