[Red House] Raiders of life

The Lin family closed their doors and closed their doors, and no longer saw guests.

Lin Ruhai was still the emperor's vanguard when the Ministry of Households owed money, and it was at the peak of the storm. It was conceivable that not only the Jia family, but other families also wanted to come and inquire, to find a way out.Therefore, it made sense for the Lin family to thank guests, and this made the emperor even more satisfied.

As for Lin Ruhai, in order to avoid being entangled, he even stayed directly in the yamen many times.

Busy and busy, in May, the affairs of the household department are considered to be understood.The household department owed 300 million taels of silver, and 960 million taels were recovered.The rest of the people who have not fully paid off have also limited the repayment period.

I heard that Jia's family originally wanted to pay back half of it first, but I heard that the interest rate will increase in the later period. If the interest is paid later, the interest alone will be tens of thousands of taels more, so I still gritted my teeth and paid it all back.

Lin Ning rolled his eyes: Virtue!

After the incident, Lin Ruhai was promoted again, and he was appointed as a doctor in the household department, and he was the fourth rank.

There are four departments in the household department, and Duzhi is one of them. It is in charge of the rent and tax of the world, the adequacy of property abundance, and the benefits of water and land roads.

The Lin Mansion was filled with joy.

In June, Jia Min's belly gradually grew. Lin Ning looked at it with burning eyes and a surging heart. He couldn't help asking 007: Can you tell if it's a man or a woman?

As expected, 007 rolled his eyes: Host, I am not a [-]D color Doppler ultrasound machine.

Lin Ning pouted: Don't you claim to be omnipotent?

007 hummed twice: There is a way to let you know, but it needs to be swapped, 300 points or not?

Lin Ning gritted her teeth, it happened that she had only three hundred points! 007 is priced entirely based on her points!

Do not change!

What a joke, it doesn't matter if you know men and women, and you can't change it, why waste these three hundred points!She still has to save the points and go home hard!

Just at the entrance of the fugue for a while, Yao Huang called out again: "Old lady?"

Lin Ning came back to his senses, "What?"

Yao Huang was helpless, the old lady seemed to be more and more distracted, and I don't know if it was because of her age.It's just that this body is indeed much healthier, which is also a happy event.

"The Xue family is engaged to the Wang family, how can our family follow the ceremony?"

The Wang family is just a county uncle now, and if they repay the money from the household department at this moment, they are afraid that the family will lose money. This is because they have taken a fancy to the wealth of the Xue family.Who would let someone offer a million taels of silver for a title that can't be eaten?

Although the imperial merchants and imperial merchants are said to be inferior to scholar-officials in status, the money is real.Especially at the moment when the Xue family is at its peak, Xue Ling was a capable person, and his ability to make money was second-to-none.I heard that in Jinling City, people call Xue the God of Wealth.

It's a pity... Xue Pan didn't learn half of his father's skills.

Seeing that Lin Ning was silent, Yao Huang reminded, "This time the person who is betrothed to the head of the Xue family is the youngest daughter of the Wang family, and the second wife of the Jia family is a direct sister."

Neither the Lin family nor the Xue Wang family had much friendship. The original owner of Lin Ning's body had been ill for a long time. Yao Huang seemed to be afraid that Lin Ning would not figure out who the Xue family and the Wang family were, so he explained very thoughtfully. , and at the end I did not forget to remind: "After all, she is my wife's second sister-in-law, and she is also considered an in-law."

Lin Ning was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Yao Huang, only to see Yao Huang hesitate to speak, and smiled with a very embarrassed look.

It seems that it was her temper towards Mrs. Wang that made them unable to grasp her attitude.

Lin Ning said, "How is Madam doing recently?"

"Ruizhu said, she ate well and slept well, except that she sighed occasionally. After the affairs of the household department were settled, the old lady of Rongguo Mansion sent her Nanny Lai to come twice. They were all for food, and they also sent A doctor's wife came over, because our family's Wen Po and the doctor's wife were all ready, so the wife didn't accept it."

After all, it's my own daughter, how could she not feel pain?Lin Ning has been here for more than half a year, and he can see clearly what Jia Mu is thinking.For Jia Min, she really loves her, but this love cannot touch the interests of her and her precious second son.Without offending, Mother Jia can hurt Jia Min to the bone, but once she touches her...hehe...

Lin Ning waved his hand: "There are old rules for this kind of ceremonies between in-laws. You can follow the old rules. Or ask your wife to see what she means. I was worried that she would be heavy and that she would be tired. Temporarily take over and help take care of it. Now that everything is fine for her, her pregnancy is stable, and the outside affairs are over, let her handle it. After all, she is the head wife! I am already old, I should Enjoy it!"

"It's all the old lady who is considerate. Gai'er will wait for his wife to give birth to a fat boy for you, so that you can have grandchildren!"

Yao Huang joked with a smile and heaved a sigh of relief.

Lin Ning knew that it might be Jia Min who had said something to her, so she used this to test her attitude.Lin Ning knew that the Jia family meant nothing to her.So she reprimanded Mrs. Wang for being merciless that day.But for Jia Min, it was the place where she was born and raised.Even if you feel cold for a while, how can you ignore it?

Even if Mrs. Wang is at odds with her, she may not like Mrs. Wang, but in-laws are in-laws after all.If the Lin family was completely indifferent to the engagement of King Xue's family, there would be nothing left of the relationship with the Jia family.This is not what Jia Min wants to see.

Lin Ning can understand the different positions, not to mention that Jia Min doesn't know how the Jia family will treat her daughter Daiyu in the future.

In fact, Daiyu's status in Jia's house and in front of Jia's mother is almost the same as that of Jia Min.In the same situation that does not affect her personal interests, Mother Jia is willing to pamper her.It's a pity that she didn't just touch one party's interests.

But even if you want to alienate, you have to do it slowly.

Jia Min is good at least in big things.Lin Ning was no longer so worried.

There are only three masters in the Lin family, so there is no need to be too particular about it. Generally, breakfast and lunch are because Lin Ruhai is going to the Yamen, Jia Min was a housekeeper before, and later she was a pregnant woman. Definitely used by the whole family.

Jia Min came a quarter of an hour earlier than usual, holding a gift list for Xue Wang's family engagement.

"How does mother feel?"

Lin Ning glanced at it, and found that it was heavier than the usual gifts, but not too much, neither too close nor unfamiliar.Lin Ning nodded, "You can deal with such small matters as you see fit. You don't have to ask me everything. You have been in charge of it for the past three years."

Jia Min breathed a sigh of relief, and Lin Ning patted her hand to show that she didn't have to think about it.The Lin family valued her as a daughter-in-law, so they would naturally consider her.

After a while, Lin Ruhai came back, greeted Lin Ning, talked to Lin Ning for a while, looked at Lin Ning in a good mood, and said: "A few days ago, I met my second uncle on the street with his eldest son Zhu My son. Zhuer has already entered school. This son is smart. I took a few tests and taught him a few words, and I was able to answer them fluently. I cherished him for a while. I thought that if nothing happened, I could call him over to my house and teach him. .”

Lin Ning was amused, don't think she didn't see Lin Ruhai and Jia Min's eyebrow-eye lawsuit.After all, Jia Min still cared about her natal family, presumably she discussed it with Lin Ruhai, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng are too weak to support the wall, so it is better to look at the younger generation.What I met on the street a few days ago was just an excuse.

"You are a good teacher! They have a decent gentleman, don't be delayed by you then."

Jia Min hurriedly said: "What mother said, the master is Tanhualang anyway, who would not praise him for his literary talents. Besides, the ancestors are from the emperor's family and are known as Qingliu. In this respect, my natal family is incomparable."

Although he knew that Lin Ning was not the one who praised him, Lin Ning still felt very comfortable when he heard it.That's a good point.The Jia family started with Tai/Zu's founding exploits.The Lin family also followed the Tai/Zu, but they were civil servants.

The Lin family was originally a great Confucianist with outstanding talent, learning and resourcefulness in the previous dynasty. His reputation spread far and wide, the current situation was turbulent, and wars broke out everywhere.Many ambitious people wanted to recruit the Lin family.None of the ancestors of the Lin family came out of the mountain, but later the Tai/ancestor cherished his talent and invited him out after visiting the thatched cottage.Afterwards, the Lin family followed Tai/Zu to advise him, and formulated a series of measures to stabilize the rear and win the hearts of the people.Let Tai/Zu become the most powerful from the most inconspicuous one, and win the world.

After the Tai/Zu ascended the throne, he even appointed Xuanpinghou, the first generation of the Lin family, as the prince Taifu to teach the prince how to govern the country.After the crown prince came to power, the Lin family naturally became the family of the emperor's teacher.

The second generation Xuanpinghou was also an official to a bachelor.The third generation and the fourth generation, even Lin Ruhai's grandfather and father, are also famous for their talents.One is good at Danqing and the other is good at calligraphy. They are all famous masters in the Wei Dynasty.

It's a pity that the health is not good, and the officialdom is too exhausting. It is not conducive to the health of the sick and weak, and it will damage the longevity.Therefore, he never became an official.But after all, there are noble titles and talents, and no one dares to underestimate them.

It wasn't until Lin Ruhai's father passed away, Lin Ruhai was only seven years old at that time, and only orphans and widows were left in the Lin family, that gradually calmed down.

If an ordinary person could come to such a family to study, he would have to have the guidance of Lin Ruhai, who is a true biography of his ancestors and has a good reputation in the world.But this Jia family is...

Lin Ning is a little uncertain. Most of her understanding of the Jia family comes from the Red Chamber, and some of the derivative remarks of the Red Chamber have a great influence on her, but in this real world of the Red Chamber, she is not sure that the Jia family can be so messed up. to what extent.

She looked at Jia Min and asked, "Did you go back to your natal home and tell your brother and sister-in-law about this?"

Jia Min was taken aback, "It's a good thing, they agreed."

This is what has never been said.

"They are parents, so you have to ask them what they mean first. Don't they have other plans at that time, which will mess up their plans. If they agree, the recent yamen is not busy at Ruhai Zuohai, and there is time to go to the yamen every day. , not to mention that the emperor is sympathetic to his subordinates, and now there is a five-day rest, and the time can be arranged."

Lin Ning thought for a while, and then said: "I remember your elder brother's son, Lian'er, also turned three years old in the first month of this year, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Jia Min understood Lin Ning's meaning, and said, "Yes. It's just that I see that he is still young, so I thought about waiting until he was five years old."

"Although it's only three and a half years old, it's a bit young. But since you want to teach, why don't you all take over and teach together. If you don't understand, let him see and get familiar with it first. Don't let people say that you favor one over another."

Jia Min was taken aback, but immediately understood that the last sentence was the key point.She wants to take care of her natal family, and also ease the unpleasant relationship with Jia's mother because of the debt owed, and take care of her nephews.But it was just an idea. I talked to Lin Ruhai, but I didn't expect Lin Ruhai to mention it to Lin Ning today.

Jia Lian was still young, she didn't think of this level, it was because she didn't think carefully.

Once again lamenting Yu Linning's sincerity in treating her these days, Jia Min smiled and said, "My mother is still considerate. I'll go back to my mother's house tomorrow and ask. If the eldest and second brothers are willing, naturally we will teach together. It will be tiring Sir."

This last sentence was addressed to Lin Ruhai, with playful eyes, not without a sense of humor.Lin Ruhai enjoyed it quite a bit, "I'll take a rest tomorrow and go back with you."