Jia Min of the Red Chamber is very arrogant

After hearing Lin Ruhai's detailed account of Zhen Yingjia, Jia Min felt that Zhen Yingjia really deserved it.But the things in this life are quite different from those in the previous life, and I can't make up my mind, so I only worry about Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai headed out to inspect the river defense and returned home. Before he had spoken to Jia Min, the steward came back and said that there were many big and small salt merchants guarding outside, and that he wanted to pay a visit to the master. Lin Ruhai was startled. Can't contain it?After passing through the crowd and returning home to inquire carefully, Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing when he learned what had happened: These salt merchants had paid the salt tax in the first half of next year, so they sent people to post a post to give gifts in order to avoid offending Lin Ruhai.Pian Lin Ruhai went out to inspect, and Jia Min was alone at home.Jia Min was very cautious, pushed all the posts, but didn't accept the gift.Jia Min thought to himself: Although it is common for local businessmen to give gifts to officials in three festivals and two birthdays, and there are also gifts in return, it is not a big deal, but this time the master took office is a bit different.Since these salt merchants pay the salt tax for half a year to embarrass the master, who knows what their plans are?Still waiting for the master to come back, the two discussed and came up with an idea.That's why Jia Min thanked the guests behind closed doors on the grounds that Lin Ruhai was not at home.

These salt merchants heard that the wife of Mr. Yan Kezheng did not accept the ceremony, and panicked again: they were deceived by Zhen Yingjia, and they didn't intend to make things difficult for Master Lin. Now that Mrs. Lin is closing the door to thank guests, are they really annoyed?Although every time the Lin family stewards came out to thank the guests, they always had a pleasant face and did not see that the Lin family was angry, but the salt merchants panicked and sent people outside the city gate every day to inquire if the master of the salt administration had returned?

Therefore, most of the salt merchants big and small knew that Lin Ruhai was going back to the city, so they hurriedly prepared presents and went to the gate of the Yanzheng Yamen, saying that they were posting a post, but in fact they had all the presents ready.All the salt merchants knew what was going on, and they didn't dare to seriously block the way of Master Yanke, so they just sent people to wait at a distance.

Lin Ruhai, who was born on the other hand, also liked to ride horses. He was seen from a distance, so he didn't know that there was such a thing. When he entered the door, Jia Min, Lin Shuo, and Lin Ju had already come out to welcome him.Lin Shuo was supposed to go to school, but the family left for Yangzhou from Jinling at the end of the year, so they gave Mr. Li a holiday.Now I don't know whether Mr. Li is willing to come to Yangzhou. If he is not willing to come, he will have to invite Mr. Li in the next year.

The husband and wife hadn't seen each other for more than half a month. At first, they missed each other very much, and they were telling themselves that they didn't come, but the manager outside replied that many salt merchants had come and posted posts, which seemed to be an appointment.

Lin Ruhai heard Jia Min say that there are always people coming to give gifts these days, and Jia Min pushed it away. After a little thought, he knew that the salt merchant was worried, so he asked the steward to go out and say: I just came back from a trip, and it is inconvenient to receive everyone. It is better for everyone to break up first. When my master takes office, I still need everyone's cooperation and support.

Everyone thought it was reasonable. Although the salt merchants were very rich, their status was very limited, and the masters of the salt administration were not allowed to rest after being exhausted.But it's so easy to come here, you have to express it before you can rest assured.

A shrewd salt merchant said: "I came here abruptly. I shouldn't have come. I have nothing important to do. I decided to wait for the master to have free time before visiting."However, Master Yanzheng has just arrived in Yangzhou, so he is afraid that he is not familiar with the boundaries. Although he has no skills, if the housekeeper needs anything, he can just order himself.He also said that he heard that there were two young masters in the Lin family, and he rewound a few obscenities and gave them to the two young masters. He bothered the housekeeper to report, and hoped that the master would not dislike him.

Everyone else agreed, and the steward hurried back.Lin Ruhai thought to himself: Zhen Yingjia bought a fast horse from Beijing to return to the south, and he didn't even think that it was Zhen Yingjia's idea for these salt merchants to pay taxes in advance, so there is no need to worry them very much.So he ordered the steward to accept only a few obsolete objects, and no other gold, silver, copper and tin big guys.A salt merchant only accepts two pieces of utensils, one for each brother Shuo and Ding, and they are not allowed to accept any more.

The housekeeper nodded and said yes, so he went out and ordered so.

Although the salt merchants were disappointed, it was better than the former Mrs. Lin who always thanked customers behind closed doors.The rich salt merchants brought the best things. Although the family only sent two children's toys, they were all extraordinary.

What are the nine rings of mutton fat white jade, which are white and shiny without flaws; what are the Duan inkstones and Chengni inkstones made by famous craftsmen;It's really amazing, it's dizzying.

Although the salt merchants all said that there is no need for a gift list, they were very cautious in handling things, registered one by one, and sang the ceremony in front of all the salt merchants.One of the salt merchants brought an expensive gift and didn't send it out. Seeing that the Lin family was so careful, there was a slight disappointment on his face.

It turns out that although Zhen Yingjia is no longer re-elected, she has not resigned now.In addition, Zhen Yingjia has served as the inspector of salt for many years, and there are a few salt merchants who have benefited from him and turned to him. Ordered to act in secret.

It turned out that Zhen Yingjia hurried south to collect taxes in the early days, but she was out of anger and wanted to deliberately make things difficult for Lin Ruhai.Unexpectedly, after returning to Jinling, Mr. Wei heard this, but felt that there was still room for utilization of this matter.Lin Ruhai has not formally taken over the post of salt administrator now, if he has too close contacts with salt merchants, although it is not a big mistake, he can remember this first.Besides, the salt merchants are not willing to offend the new Lord Yanzheng, so they have to go forward and give gifts to make up for it. You only need to find a few familiar salt merchants to stir up a little, and you are not afraid that the Lin family will not accept generous gifts. When the time comes, find an opportunity to join Lin Ruhai Ben, a few salt merchants who are familiar with the Zhen family are just another witness.

Because of Mr. Wei's idea to ask Zhen Yingjia to praise Lin Ruhai, saying that he would be transferred from Jiangnan, who knew that the transfer from Jinling was really a transfer, but it was Zhen Yingjia's own fat job that was squeezed out. Zhen Yingjia hated Mr. Wei very much, and did not Do not reuse him.Although he was a little tempted after hearing Mr. Wei's idea, he finally drove Mr. Wei out of Zhen's house.Zhen Yingjia didn't even think about it, who a sage wanted to use was up to his own considerations, and Zhen Yingjia's memorial could not influence him.

Mr. Wei is a purveyor, not a slave, Zhen Yingjia is not going to punish him, but he is just kicked out of Zhen's house.But in Jinling, who was kicked out from Zhen's family, who would dare to reuse him, Mr. Wei had to drag his family and turn himself into a seller, and leave Jinling to find another place to settle down.

Zhen Yingjia went back to Jinling and drove Mr. Wei away. She was seriously ill, but after thinking about it, the idea Mr. Wei came up with was okay, so she still ordered someone to do it.It is a fact that he was sick at home, and he didn't delay the handover on purpose. If Lin Ruhai had close contacts with the salt merchants in advance, it would be his fault.

Because salt and iron were the monopoly of the country at that time, it was taboo in this dynasty to have close contacts between salt merchants and officials other than the salt administration.For example, if a salt merchant has too close contacts with the defense, it is easy to carry some private salt to and from various provinces as a salt merchant.Now Lin Ruhai's identity is Jiangnan branch guarding the way, and he is in charge of a provincial money valley. What is it to have close contacts with salt merchants?

It would be Lin Ruhai's fault if Lin Ruhai really accepted the heavy gifts from the salt merchants, dragged on for a few months and bribed someone to carry a few truckloads of illegal salt in the grain delivery convoy.However, when Lin Ruhai went out to inspect the river defense, Jia Min, a woman and Taoist family, was very cautious at home. Jia Min should not accept orders or gifts from anyone for the dazzling array of gold and jewels.Although Lin Ruhai didn't reject the salt merchants outright when he came back, he only accepted two children's naughty weapons, and anyone who tried to play tricks would not find fault.

The four generations of the Lin family have accumulated a lot of money, with a small number of people and little expenditure, and all generations have been able to earn a lot of money. The family has a lot of money, and Lin Ruhai and his wife have seen the world, so they don't take these money seriously. superior.It's also fortunate that the two of them are not greedy. If any husband and wife have shallow eyelids, they won't know if they are caught.

Not to mention how disappointed the spies of the Zhen family were among the salt merchants, but to send out the salt merchants outside, the husband and wife called Lin Shuo and Lin Jie to pick out the many stubborn things they got today.

Lin Shuo chose a Chengni inkstone and a set of lake brushes, but he didn't want the rest.Lin Ruhai nodded with a smile and said: "You are very humble. Since you have chosen the inkstone, wouldn't the Fang Duan inkstone be better?"

Lin Shuo is already five years old, and the husband and wife were raised according to the requirements of the eldest son, who will inherit the lintel in the future. They are sensible and like a little adult: "I am the elder brother, so naturally I should be humble and love my younger brother. Besides, I am older than my younger brother. Three years old, how many good things I got in three years. These should be reserved for my younger brother. I have already owned the best Duan inkstone, and I will leave this one to my younger brother. This Chengni inkstone is also interesting to look at, father, mother Since I was asked to choose first, my son will not delay." Although he was sensible, Lin Shuo was still a child at heart, and he did not let go of the Chengni inkstone, and loved it very much.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min looked at each other, and the couple's eyes and eyebrows were very satisfied.Lin Ruhai was even more moved. Since arriving in Jiangnan, he had confronted Zhen Yingjia for a while, and later held two jobs concurrently. He was very busy and didn't spend much time on the education of the two children.Now that the eldest son is so sensible, the second son is getting better and better. These are all thanks to Jia Min.

Lin Jie will be three years old, and the husband and wife plan to enlighten him in the spring of next year. Although he is born smart, he doesn't know if things are good or bad. Except for the stubborn ones he holds in his hands, Jia Min puts away everything for him.

Unexpectedly, Jia Min did not give many good things to the second son today, but smiled and said to Lin Ruhai: "Master, although Brother Shuo is modest, but these things are too much. Give them all to Brother Ding, I I'm afraid it won't be good for him to develop a strong personality in the future. I thought, we are brothers now, and I should be content. But I always think in my heart that I will have a sister in the future. These things, I want to choose An elegant one, keep it for our sister, I don't know if the master will agree or not?"

It turned out that Jia Min was always looking forward to Daiyu and brother Reng's arrival as scheduled, so he had already saved a lot of dowry for Daiyu, and wanted to keep the good things for his siblings.It's just that she has already got two legitimate sons, so they are all on Daiyu's head. In fact, what she has saved naturally also has Lin Feng's share.

Jia Min thinks of Daiyu's talent and appearance in the future, and she is looking forward to it. She loves some elegant things, the chessboard with the thousand-year-old torreya, a pair of clouds, and the qin. Daiyu, she will definitely like it.So I opened my mouth to Lin Ruhai.

The four generations of the Lin family are single-handed, and now a pair of sons, Lin Ruhai, are more satisfied than Jia Min. He doesn't know about Dai Yuzhen's brother, so it's a little strange that Jia Min has already saved her sister's dowry for several years, but now his two brothers, If she really gets the apple of the eye, I'm afraid it will be more painful than the two elder brothers, and there will be no objection, so I hurriedly nodded.

Jia Min gave the Baiyu Nine Chains to Brother Ding, and he couldn't hold on to the other things right now, so he divided the rest into three shares and saved them.Brother Dang, Daiyu, and Brother Reng all have them.

The gifts for this year's Beijing-China Festival have already been arranged, and Lin Ruhai had already sent them to various places when he went to Beijing to report on his duties.The whole family will go to Yangzhou again, there are not many people coming and going, and the post of Yanzheng has not yet been handed over, so the family can have a quiet and happy first day.

It was also on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month that the husband and wife did not go out. They rewarded the servants of the Hefu, packed a lot of money for Mr. Li and sent them to Jinling. The whole family changed into new clothes, and everyone smiled happily. Really festive.

This year, in addition to paying respects to the master, wife and uncle, the servants have also prepared a lot of rituals.Among them are many fireworks and firecrackers.Lin Shuo and Lin Ju were young and boys, and they loved these things the most. Seeing the fireworks blooming in the sky, and the fiery trees and silver flowers reflecting half of the sky red, the two brothers clapped their little hands and couldn't stop laughing.

After this year, the family can rest.

In the coming year, apart from Zhen Yingjia's serious illness and delay in coming to handover, the family has only one worry.It turned out that the Lin family set off for Yangzhou, and Mr. Li's family and assets were all in Jinling. The husband and wife were in a dilemma for a while, and they still only said that it was around the end of the year, and Mr. Li went home to reunite with his family first.If he is still willing to teach Lin Shuo in the coming year, the family will wait for him. If Mr. Li wants to share the heavenly tour with his family, the Lin family will not force him.

The husband and wife thought, Mr. Li's personality is calm, and now no one in Jinling makes things difficult for Mr. Li, and the family lives in peace and harmony, most likely they will never come again.Therefore, after the Lantern Festival, I began to inquire about the two teachers of the Lin Shuo brothers.

This day, Mr. Li came to report his visit, and the couple were very surprised. Lin Ruhai hurriedly ordered someone to come in, and went to the front hall to meet the guests.Among other things, Lin Shuo was three points happier than the husband and wife.Mr. Li has been teaching him for two years, and he has a deep friendship, and Lin Shuo is a very motivated child, who is used to reading every day. Now that he has not had a husband for more than a month, he only reads a little every day, and asks his father for advice. Insufficient.

Originally, Mr. Li was also reluctant to part with Lin Shuo's talent and beauty, but Jinling and Yangzhou are separated by hundreds of miles. Mr. Li himself was at the age of being fond of grandchildren, so he was a little hesitant.In the twelfth lunar month, the shopkeeper and Zhuangtou came to celebrate the festival and handed in a year's income. Mr. Li saw that it was more than [-]% more than before he went to the Lin family to sit in the restaurant.

The shopkeeper, Zhuangtou, also said that since no one made trouble, he not only earned more money, but also had more leisure time and less worry.Mr. Li felt sorry for the benefits of the Lin family, so he set off for Yangzhou after the Lantern Festival.

Mrs. Li also strongly agreed, and persuaded Mr. Li: "Even for the sake of the Lin family's generous gift, they treat you sincerely, so you should go to the Lin family. If Master Lin still uses you, you will stay." Come down, my wife will follow you to take care of your food and daily life. Now that our sons and daughters are getting married, we have nothing to worry about. We will return to Jinling to pay tribute to our ancestors if we live on three festivals and two birthdays a year, but it is only a few days away. If you're not here, what are you worried about?"

After hearing these words, Mr. Li said: I originally planned to go, but you made a lot of noise, which made it seem like I don't know what to do.Immediately ordered the coachman to harness the carriage, and sure enough, it arrived today.

Lin Ruhai and his wife were also overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered someone to clean up the house for Mr. Li and Mrs. Li immediately, and at the same time ordered the appropriate person to pick up Mrs. Li.Mrs. Li will come in the future, besides taking care of Mr. Li's daily life, she is very responsible and easy to get along with.

Lin Jue was just an enlightenment, and Mr. Li was too busy with the homework of the two children, so the husband and wife did not hire another teacher for Lin Jue.According to the intention of the husband and wife, Lin Shuo will be sent to the academy in two years when he will be seven years old. At that time, Lin Shuo's homework will be busy and he will not be afraid.

This end was settled, and after more than a month of idleness, the late spring cold really passed.Lin Ruhai still went out to inspect the river defense for half a month, but the spring flood was not as fierce as the summer flood, so there was no danger, and he just patrolled as usual.

When the spring really warmed up, Zhen Yingjia's illness gradually receded, and she stayed in bed for several months, and she really lost a lot of weight.Lin Ruhai reckoned that the days were almost over, and sent the yamen servant Chuan Zhen Yingjia to hand over.

Mrs. Zhen complained all the time that the master will see better, and came to urge her to order again. In the past, everyone was begging and looking forward to visiting the master at home, but this is Lin Ruhai, who only sent a yamen servant to send dispatchers.Although she knew that Lin Ruhai had a high official rank, she was used to being flattered after all, and was very dissatisfied in her heart.

Zhen Yingjia was also lazy and didn't want to move, but Lin Ruhai monopolized two of the three important positions in the south of the Yangtze River that directly lead to Shengting. Intentionally or unintentionally, she is far away from herself, really snobbish.He knew that it would not be good to delay any longer, so he had to prepare to leave.

Mrs. Zhen packed the luggage for Zhen Yingjia and set off, and sent more than a dozen bearers to carry Zhen Yingjia in rotation, saying that the sedan chair was more stable than the carriage and it was more comfortable to sit on.Who doesn't use a horse-drawn carriage to drive a distance of two hundred miles?Because the Zhen family made such a fuss, the bearers just dared to be angry and dare not speak out.

After traveling for more than 200 miles on the road for four or five days, Zhen Yingjia and his party finally arrived.

When Lin Ruhai came out to meet each other, Zhen Yingjia performed the official ceremony in a proper manner. Lin Ruhai only saw that Zhen Yingjia was indeed a lot thinner, and her shirt didn't fit her body well.After saying that Lord Zhen has worked hard all the way, but he shook his head in his heart, Zhen Yingjia really did it on his own, so why bother.

Zhen Yingjia also dared not say that, seeing Lin Ruhaifeng was handsome, with a face like a crown of jade, and a very good complexion, he couldn't help feeling angry.After teaching the official seal documents, before I had time to leave, a yamen servant came outside to report: Wu Yanshang has arrived.

Lin Ruhai ordered the yamen servant to invite Wu Yanshang to come in, and Wu Yanshang also bowed to Lin Ruhai, and only slightly bowed to Zhen Yingjia.

Lin Ruhai and Wu Yanshang looked at each other, both of them were taken aback.

Lin Ruhai has practiced martial arts for many years, and his eyesight is better than that of ordinary civil servants. Although he practiced late and is not a master, but because of his high understanding and willingness to study, his eyesight is first-class.He saw that although Wu Yanshang's eyes were narrowed, his muscles were knotted, his temples were slightly protruding, his knuckles were clearly defined, and his meridians were slightly protruding. If he guessed correctly, he was a first-class martial arts master.

Wu Yanshang knew Lin Qingtian's name a long time ago, but he thought that Lin Ruhai, who was hit by Tanhua at a young age, was probably a frail scholar who only read sage books. When he saw him today, he looked more like a practicing family boy, although he could not be called a master. , I am afraid that idlers will not be able to get close to him.

The identity of the Wu salt merchant is very mysterious. Although he does not have the title of imperial merchant, but the golden edict of the Tai/Zu emperor, in addition to the fact that the Wu family accounted for [-]% of the salt transportation business in the two Huaihe Rivers for generations, there is another one. Just not allowed to be an official.

This rule is very strange, but although the Wu family has been salt merchants for generations, they are all well-known, and they don't have to kneel when they meet officials.Lin Ruhai had already inquired about the affairs of various salt merchants, and he also knew about Wu salt merchants.Lin Ruhai understood something after seeing Wu Yanshang himself.I thought to myself: I didn't expect Wu Yanshang to be such a master. Those officials who made things difficult for him are haunted by ghosts. I'm afraid there are other secrets behind them.

Wu Yanshang was a man of good manners, he only took one look at Lin Ruhai, then lowered his eyebrows and did not stare at him.

After Zhen Yingjia finished handing over and said goodbye, Wu Yanshang came forward and said that he came here to pay the salt tax for the first half of this year.

The author has something to say: Wu Yanshang's homonym is on the eaves, and of course he will suffer if he has no eyesight to provoke him.Zhen Yingjia drove Mr. Wei away, so even though he was alive, he was just waiting for his family to be confiscated, which is basically equivalent to being offline.

Try to write about the birth of my sister within two days.