Ten Miles of Spring Breeze in Red Mansions

Mrs. Yan San's maiden name is Tang, and she lost her job as an imperial merchant the next day.

Her sister-in-law even begged to come to her door, how could she have thought that this sister-in-law was the instigator.

Mrs. Yan San was gagged and sent back, the corners of her mouth were scratched, and it was still in hot pain. Her sister-in-law thought she was angry, so she apologized and said with a smile, "It's not that we are short of such a few silver, it's just that we lost our status as an imperial merchant. It's not that I lower my head to others, even my sister is having a hard time in this general's mansion."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'll figure out a way." Although Mrs. Yan San said this, she didn't know what to do. She wanted to discuss it with her husband, San Ye Yan. He dared to go to the princess's mansion for this little bastard, now it's all right, 2 taels of silver fly away every year."

"Isn't it okay for me to pay the money? After all, the third master will help you talk and get back the name of the imperial merchant. Even if it is doubled, my sister-in-law is willing."

"I don't have the ability, you should think about who you offended. You only look up at the sky all day long." The third master Yan threw the curtain and went to his aunt to spend time.

The merchants who purchased various materials for the royal court under the Ministry of Households were named Huangshang.

Her son offended the head of the family's household department, and she tried to vent her anger on her daughter. It would be good if Lin Ruhai didn't do anything wrong. How could she tell them to take the imperial merchant back.

Mrs. Yan San was so angry that she cried a lot, gathered her spirits up again, asked someone to order gifts, and went to visit Lin's house.

Lin Daiyu was still living in the princess's mansion, and Nanny Yu didn't even let her in, let alone accept gifts.

Mrs. Yan San had no choice but to ask Princess Boping again.

Still didn't enter the door, Qiu Xin came out to chase people away, glanced at the corner of her broken mouth, "The third wife should go back, and shut her mouth up again, what should I do if I suffocate."

Now that the matter has come to an end, Mrs. Yan San went back in panic. If the matter is not done well, where can she get money to make up for it?

Within a few days, the Ministry of Household Affairs disqualified several imperial merchants one after another, and just chose new ones.

After Lin Daiyu returned home this time, Nanny Yu brought two new maids to see her, both of whom were no different from ordinary girls.

Lin Daiyu asked, "I have enough people around me, is this?"

"The master specially found this for my sister. The taller one is called Xiaozhi, who can speak Tatar, and the shorter one is called Xiaolan, who can speak the languages ​​of several countries in the southwest."

Lin Daiyu asked, "Xiao Lan, which country do you know?"

"Champa, Siam, the cities of Manchuria, and the ones in Yingzhou and Korea will be a little shallower."

"It's really amazing." Lin Daiyu wondered, and asked the two of them to say a few more words, and sure enough, it was a thousand and eight thousand words away from Tianchao, "How can you two have so many words?"

Xiao Zhi first smiled and said, "My home is at the Yanmen Pass. When I was young, some Tatars would come to do some business, and I learned it after going back and forth."

The smile is hearty and bright, a little carefree.

After she finished speaking, Xiaolan said, "The servant is from Quanzhou. When the Supreme Emperor was not banned, he ran around with the master and learned a little. After the Supreme Emperor abandoned the Shibo Department, it was useless."

She is natural and generous, and her speech is orderly, obviously she has seen the world.

Lin Daiyu said, "Your original master belonged to the Shibo Department, right?"

"Exactly, the maidservant was originally from Lord Shibo Sigan's residence."

Lin Daiyu nodded, "You all go down and have a rest, today there are people from all over the world. Xueque, go and settle down quickly."

Madam Li reminded, "This Mr. Gan is the younger brother of Governor Gan and the uncle of the empress."

"Yeah." Lin Daiyu was a little puzzled, "I just can't figure out why my father arranged such two maids for me."

Nanny Yu said, "The master is in the study, and it's time for the girl to deliver the soup."

As summer is approaching, Lin Daiyu's soup is still warm and tonic, and she cooks it herself every other day or two.Recently, I am still learning how to make desserts with Madam Li.

Mr. Lin was hanging on the drunkard's chair waiting for his soup, when he saw Lin Daiyu he smiled and said, "Those two maids, Yu'er, do you like them?"

Lin Daiyu put the white porcelain cup on the small table next to him, "I like it, but I just don't quite understand it."

"You are so good at learning from them, it will be useful someday." Lin Ruhai lifted the cover, "Yu'er's skills are getting better and better."

Lin Daiyu served him with a bowl of soup.

Lin Ruhai said, "Your Majesty intends to reopen the sea ban, and will find someone who can speak Western dialect to teach you."

He has always raised his daughter as his son, once the sea ban is lifted, all directions will come to court, of course he has to learn.It took him a lot of effort to find these two maids.

Lin Daiyu said, "My daughter will learn by heart."

Yan Ji's side is much easier, just find the teacher.Those people have been idle at home for a long time, and someone invited them to teach, and they are all dedicated.

Even Ming Boyu was thrown by Ming Yifeng to study together.

Although it is a maritime ban, it only strictly prohibits private transactions by merchants, leaving only the tribute ships of various countries, and abolishing the Department of Maritime Ships, and the port affairs are taken over by the local government.

In the end, there were only three seaports opened by the late Emperor, namely Quanzhou, Guangzhou and Ningbo.

"The Shibo Department has been in use until now, and it is also a government office. Why should it be abolished?" Lin Daiyu asked Lin Ruhai for advice.

Lin Ruhai said, "Yu'er doesn't know something. Although the city's bureaus are government offices, they are controlled by the local family. Over time, evils have occurred. By the end of the first emperor, the tax revenue was not as good as before. The Supreme Emperor simply banned the trade, and only allowed Tribute ship."

Lin Daiyu said, "But the imported products on the market are not just tributes for the gods, such as the enamel pendant I got last time. If the sea is banned, where did these come from?"

"As usual, one tribute is paid every three years, and all taxes are exempted. You came all the way as a tribute ship, so you just pay tribute? They all brought a lot of private goods."

"smuggling?"

"Exactly. That's why His Majesty wants to reopen the sea ban. Instead of letting them make money in private like this, you might as well bring it up on the table."

"There must be a tax."

"Yu'er is smart." Lin Ruhai smiled, Ming Yao was no more immersed in the dream of a great power than the Supreme Emperor.

There must be a battle between the Celestial Dynasty and the Tatars, and Ming Yao must quickly accumulate armaments.

Thinking of this, Lin Shangshu felt that his shoulders were heavy. Some people in the capital had already started calling him a debt collector in private.

so tired.

These days, the one who owes money is the uncle.

Lin Daiyu learned quickly, and within a few days she was able to communicate with Xiaolan and Xiaozhi in simple sentences.

In their spare time, they told Lin Daiyu some stories about their hometown.Xiaozhi grew up in the Guancheng of Yanmen Pass since she was a child, and has never read a book.

Lin Daiyu told her, "There are nine frontiers in the world, and Yanmen is the head."

Xiao Zhi said, "A few years ago it was peaceful, but now it is not. Tatars often come to harass me. My father decided that the whole family would go to the capital to seek relatives. Who knew that the money would be spent before anyone could be found. No The only way is to sell me for some expenses first.”

She thought that she was strong and probably a rough worker, but she didn't want the Lin family to let her teach Lin Daiyu to speak together with that delicate and beautiful Xiaolan.

Lin Daiyu was either wealthy in the south of the Yangtze River or a prosperous imperial capital since she was a child, but she can understand the difficulties in this peaceful and prosperous age.

Maybe there will be another General Yan who will repel the Tatars and keep Yanmen Pass.Reproduce the stability of Yanguan in the remote city, cattle and horses in the fields, policemen without dogs barking in the third generation, and battles between Li and Shu without fighting.

When Xiaolan talked about Quanzhou, she had a lot of reservations, just talked about the local customs, and skipped all the things about the Shibo Department.

Lin Daiyu didn't take it seriously, if she talked about the old master's affairs when she was here, she would feel disgusted.

March is fleeting, and very few people come to pay back the money.

Fortunately, among these few people, there is Jia's family.

Ming Yao specially praised these families in the court, and gave them the last three days, privately arranged shadows in each family to watch, if anyone transfers property privately, he will definitely not be lightly forgiven.

Satisfied, Jia Amnesty went down to pay his respects to Jia's mother, and told her about today's praise.

Jia's mother has never given him a good face in the past three months, and she only said indifferently when she heard the words, "Boss, you can be regarded as seeking benevolence and deserving benevolence. Let's be an official in the future."

Jia Amnesty didn't take it seriously, "In a blink of an eye it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although the old lady loves Baoyu and the third girl, she just wants them to go home and be reunited."

"You don't even allow our family to reunite even during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"The second child has already become a patriarch, how can we call it a family?" Jia She smiled, "I asked Lian's daughter-in-law to prepare a car, and I will send the two young ones back home. Although the old lady is angry with the second child, she will Let him see if his son is right."

Three months later, when Jia Zheng bought the house and resettled it, Jia Baoyu went back.Jia Zheng also reprimanded him once, saying that his nose was not his nose and his face was not his face.

Scared so much that Jia Baoyu just missed Mrs. Wang, and secretly met with Jia Zheng while Jia Zheng was away.

Mrs. Wang couldn't see her son, so she tried her best to torture Aunt Zhao's mother and son. In the middle of summer, the clothes of mother and son are very bad, and they don't even have any better ones, let alone ice.

Jia Huan thought that Jia Baoyu was still pampered by Jia's mother, but he had to suffer this, so angry he pulled Aunt Zhao into a scene, "I was not raised by my wife who bullied me in the past, after all, I still have clothes to wear and saliva to drink , now it’s good, the family is down and out, and I’m not even allowed to wear clothes.”

When Jia Zheng heard him say the word "poor", he was about to get angry and beat him, but seeing that Jia Huan was still wearing thick clothes and sweating profusely from the heat, he couldn't help sighing, "Madam, although it's not as good as before, you can't be too harsh on food and clothing." , If it spreads out, wouldn't the reputation be even more unbearable?"

He is now working as an errand in the Ministry of Industry, which is no different than before.Those old friends of Jia's family avoided him far away, and even the clean-up under the door dispersed cleanly.

Mrs. Wang cried, "When I left, those belongings were confiscated. If my natal sister-in-law and sister hadn't given me a few hundred taels of silver, there would be no food for me."

Jia Zheng couldn't count her more than her in terms of money, so he just hesitated a few words.

Although Mrs. Wang changed Jia Huan's mother and son into summer clothes, the meals were simpler. The new maid beside her was also named Jin Chuan, who was picked from Mrs. Wang's village.Talking to Aunt Zhao, two eyes can fly to the sky, "Auntie, don't you think it's hot, eat some vegetarian food to clear the fire. Green vegetables and tofu are the most nourishing. You two are used up to make clothes. This is still My wife paid for it."

Aunt Zhao went up and slapped her across the face, cursing, "No matter how bad I am, I won't be able to get you, a chaihuo girl, to abuse me. But let's just die together."