The Hulk of the Red Chamber

All in all, in a sense, Lin Daiyu's relationship with her relatives is actually relatively unsuccessful. Among the few cousins, most people's attitude towards her is envious and jealous. Marriages are rarely held with a blessing attitude, and this is also related to the fact that she has an excellent relative like the Jia family, but fortunately, everyone is a face-saving person, and no one will tear things down in person. No matter what you think in your heart, At this moment, you must put a smile on your face and sincerely wish.Lin Daiyu is actually very sensitive to people's hearts, which is why she was unhappy in the original book. However, because she didn't get along very well, even cousins, but the relationship was not close. Nowadays, people who can only be regarded as ordinary relatives are angry, so their expressions are still leisurely and peaceful. Besides, she has not had many setbacks except for the loss of her mother. It is easier to develop a quality of tolerance. Although Lin Daiyu is shy, she is in a happy mood. No matter what others do, it is difficult to affect her mood.

The wedding is approaching, and Shijia and Lin's family are very busy. Of course, this does not affect Shi Xiangni's poetry meeting. The poetry meeting is arranged in a courtyard that Shijia bought in the inner city. Although the place is not big, the scenery is beautiful. It was very good, and nearly a hundred kinds of chrysanthemums were specially sent over, which surprised all the little girls.

Shi Xiangni's practice this time was very successful, and there were no mistakes in the middle, so she and her little sisters returned home with great joy. Fortunately, the preparation work ahead was really cumbersome, so Shi Xiangni didn't do it again on a whim. .

The day when Shi Hong and Lin Daiyu got married was already in mid-to-late September. A few days ago, the Lin family sent over the large furniture such as the Babu bed prepared for Lin Daiyu. Many good things, even this kind of large-scale furniture, are made of chrysanthemum pears. Fortunately, the Shijia is not bad, and the new house after tidying up is also very grand. Looks overshadowed.

When the Lin family's dowry was released, even those who had prepared themselves were shocked.

Compared with many families whose family property is monthly due to the multiplication of children and grandchildren, the Lin family has had four generations of single heirs.These can be justifiably put in Lin Daiyu's dowry, starting with Zhuangzi shops in Gusu, Yangzhou, Jinling, Chang'an and other places. Because the number is relatively considerable, there is no specific number on the dowry list, but those who are willing You can guess how big an industry this is.

Because of the etiquette system, Lin Daiyu's dowry was calculated to be [-] liters, but the dowry boxes were all specially made, much larger than the usual capacity, and filled to the brim with gold, silver, jewelry and the like It was already heavy, which made those people who carried the dowry around the city a little out of breath halfway.

Those flashy clothes of four seasons and various materials do not occupy a high proportion. After all, these are the least valuable. Just like later generations, there are different fashions every year, and it is similar now. The textile technology of these days is very high. , but the dyeing technology is not very good. Natural dyes are not as good as those chemical dyes of later generations. After a long time, they will naturally not be as bright as before. Therefore, for rich families, many clothes In fact, after wearing it a few times, it is almost old. Moreover, the patterns are refurbished every year, so new ones are made every year.Therefore, although there are a lot of ready-made clothes and materials in the dowry, compared with similar families, it is at least [-]% less.

On Lin Daiyu's dowry list, many things are vaguely written. For example, there are two boxes of red and sapphires, one box is half full, and one box is full. How big is the box?How many pearls and jades are there, how many are called how many?Coupled with those antiques of calligraphy and paintings that are not very easy to estimate, many of the lone books are actually assembled into sets and bumped into the box, making people who know the goods itchy.

When displaying the dowry, the dazzling array of brocade, gold and silver almost dazzled people's eyes. After a little calculation, Lin Daiyu's dowry was only on the bright side, and the value had exceeded 20 taels.

Mrs. Wang was almost scratching her heart and lungs. She sat under Shi Taijun, her face was almost tense.Shi Taijun glanced at her quietly, which made her restrain herself, but the expression on her face was still a little unnatural.

At the Lin family's side, Lin Ruhai sat in the study room and did not ask anyone to wait on him. He studied the ink himself, and placed a few thick account books beside him, and took out a few blank sheets of paper. Make a list of the items, pausing every now and then to think for a few minutes.

Although it has been decided to let Lin Daiyu's second son inherit the Lin family, even if the imperial doctor swears that there is nothing wrong with Lin Daiyu's health and will not affect her future fertility, but she knows her own affairs, Lin Ruhai also knows some things, Lin Daiyu is congenitally deficient, The body is also slender. Such a body is a great test for giving birth. If there is no way, there will be dystocia and the like. His body can't last long. He has to take all accidents into consideration. In order to prevent Lin Daiyu from being bullied when he left, Lin Daiyu was helpless.

What Lin Ruhai mainly considers is the family property of the Lin family. The Lin family has been eunuchs for many generations and has few heirs. The accumulated family property is in the millions. Of course, many of them are not easy to discount. The dowry is relatively rich, and these can be directly put into Lin Daiyu's dowry, but because it is not easy to exceed the limit, it is not shown in the dowry list, but vaguely used words such as a certain number, and these are also placed in Lin Daiyu In the Zhuangzi of dowry, it is not on the bright side.According to his selfishness, he wished that everything would be left to Lin Daiyu and passed on to her children by Lin Daiyu, but obviously, this was impossible, even with the protection of historians, it was impossible for Lin Daiyu to really keep these properties.

To ensure that Lin Daiyu's son inherits the Lin family, the Gusu Lin family has to be settled no matter how far away they are.Gusu Lin's family is no different than Lin Ruhai's, it's called a flourishing branch, at least Lin Ruhai has gone back several times because of various things, and even his contemporaries don't recognize them all, the only ones he really knows are a few clan elders.After pondering for a while, Lin Ruhai picked out some of the farms in the south of the Yangtze River, listed them under the clan, and noted beside them that these farms were supervised by the clan elders, and the annual income was for the purpose of buying sacrifice fields. Promising young people in the subsidy family and the like.In this case, not only can the appetite of the tribe be satisfied, but also a good reputation can be left in Gusu.

The emperor also wants to please. Today's advocacy of frugality is also forced. The treasury has never been filled. If there is money, who will not spend it!Lin Ruhai thought, instead of letting others steal the Lin family's wealth, it's better to take the first step and give half of it to the Holy One. If the Holy One took the money, he would naturally have to send away those who coveted the other half. Therefore, Lin Ruhai bit Gritting his teeth, he drew half of it again, mainly gold, silver and jewelry that don't need to be cashed in, and some real estate, which can be recharged into Huangzhuang later, without the trouble of cashing out.After making the calculations, I plan to turn around and submit the papers to the court.

As for the rest, it is natural to keep it. When the Lin family has an heir in the future, it will naturally be his.Just as Lin Ruhai was about to put down his pen, he suddenly thought of the Jia family. After all, it was his in-law's family, and according to the Holy Spirit, he did not like the Jia family.Not to mention the big house's daughter-in-law, Wang Xifeng, is still lending usury to this day. I heard that there are servants who take the posts from the Duke's mansion to take out lawsuits and seize fertile land. A few days ago, Lin Daiyu's teacher Jia Yucun He was granted the prefect of the Shuntian Mansion and came to see him. Lin Ruhai heard that when Jia Yucun was in Jinling, he first settled the affairs of the Xue family hastily, and then colluded with the Zhen family. This made Lin Ruhai extremely contemptuous of Jia Yucun's character, but this Waiting for the villain to offend, Lin Ruhai didn't have a long life after all, and he couldn't leave future troubles for his daughter, so he played it perfunctory.Unexpectedly, I heard within a few days that after Jia Yucun became the governor of Shuntian Mansion relying on the power of the Wang family and Jia family, he wanted a few fans for his elder brother, and he insisted on accusing him of defaulting on the official money and forcing him to It is really shocking to see people's families destroyed, so flattering and ruthless, and flouting the laws of the country.Thinking about it again, since Jia Yucun did this for Jia She, most of this must be blamed on Jia She. Based on Lin Ruhai's knowledge, the future outcome of the Jia family will definitely not be good.

In any case, the Jia family is Lin Ruhai's natal family. Even if Lin Ruhai is gone, Lin Daiyu can't get rid of this relationship. Now that the Jia family is blooming with flowers and cooking oil, even if they swallow all the properties of the Lin family, it will be too late. It doesn't help, it just adds to the crime. In his selfishness, Lin Ruhai still wants to leave a way out for the Jia family, which is also considered Lin's benevolence and righteousness.Thinking of this, Lin Ruhai decided to separate out a village outside the city. If the Jia family fell, he would let Lin Daiyu hand it over to the Jia family so that he could have a place to settle and make a living. Otherwise, the Lin family could do nothing.

The Lin family also has another extremely precious wealth, which is the collection of books accumulated for hundreds of years. The book collection was originally intended to be inherited by Lin Daiyu's children, but Lin Ruhai has already started asking someone to copy a copy and send a copy to the Lin family in Gusu. Donate one part to the Imperial College, so that he will have a good reputation among scholars all over the world, so that he won't be left behind after his death.

After adding some trivial notes under each column, Lin Ruhai finally dried the paper that was almost full of words and tidied it up. No matter what, tomorrow is the day when his daughter gets married. Arrange funeral affairs and add sadness to the original happy event.

After Lin Ruhai arranged everything, he walked out of the study room. Looking at the house filled with joy and the faces of the servants, Lin Ruhai lifted his spirits and walked to the backyard. His daughter was about to get married, even if it was his own arrangement. He was still a little bit reluctant.

The author has something to say: It seems that there have been earthquakes in several places recently, isn't it 2012, is it 2013?