[Red House + Space] Falling Spring

Let's say that after Jia Lian came home, he had seen all the people and went back to his room.At the time when Sister Feng was very busy these days, she didn't have a moment's spare time to work. Seeing Jia Lian coming back from a long journey, she had to take time to receive him. There was no outsider in the room. Yesterday's head started reporting to Malai, saying that today he is returning home, and he has prepared a glass of water and wine to dust off the dust.

Facing such a beautiful wife, Jia Lianwei smiled and said, "How dare you, don't dare, take more and more promises." He lost the slightest bit of arrogance in the court of love and moonlight.On the one hand, Ping'er and all the maidservants finished their visits and offered tea.Jia Lian then asked farewell to all the affairs of the family, and thanked Sister Feng for her hard work.

Sister Feng was complacent and cunning, showing off and flattering, telling her husband all the hard work she had done in daily life and the credit for Qin Keqing's funeral.What he said was to ask Jia Lian to help him describe it to Jia Zhen, but in fact he was telling the truth and doing his best.Jia Lian saw that Sister Feng wanted to praise her for being smart and capable, so she smiled. Just as she was about to fulfill Sister Feng's wish, she heard someone talking outside. After asking, Yin Ping'er brought up Xiangling and changed the subject.

After Jia Lian was found out by Jia Amnesty, Sister Feng and Ping'er spoke to find out that it was Wang'er's sister-in-law who came here to send interest money. Ping'er knew what Sister Feng was thinking. lie.While talking, Jia Lian came in, and the two hurriedly stopped the topic.When the food and drink were ready, Jia Lian, Sister Feng, and his wife sat opposite each other, and together with Jia Lian's wet nurse, Mother Zhao, who came in to help her two sons find an errand, the three of them talked non-stop about visiting relatives.

While Sister Feng and Jia Lian were non-stop busy on the important matter of visiting relatives, Luochun's side was also in full swing.Shazhi came to Luochun and said, "Girl, this morning my father sent word that Wang'er collected the money and silver yesterday. Just now I saw Wang's daughter-in-law enter Lian's second grandma's yard." Luochun clicked Head, expressing that he knew, and then asked: "When did Lian's second sister-in-law start lending money outside, what is the profit, who will handle it, and things may happen during the period... Your father has inquired about all these things clearly? "

Saori hurriedly replied: "I can't say exactly when, but it probably started when my aunt came to Beijing. There are three, four, five, six cents of interest on loans outside, and even some Seven cents, Lian’s second grandma said five cents plus five when lending money to the outside world, but when Laiwang finally settled the accounts, most of them were calculated according to six cents, and sometimes seven cents. In the past two months, only my father asked Laiwang forced people to sell their sons and daughters because they didn’t pay the interest. There was more than one incident of family ruin and death, let alone the previous ones. It’s not that there were no sufferers who went to the government to sue, but they were all relied on by Laiwang. The power in the mansion has been suppressed."

Even if officials try to find a way to make money, they generally will not lend usury, not just because of their bad reputation, but because of usury, anyone who has a way will not borrow it. In addition to suddenly making a fortune, most of them will not be able to repay their debts when the day comes.In order to repay the debt, sell the house, sell the land, sell the children, sell the daughter, ... Therefore, most of the high-interest debts are related to human life, although because you are an official, you can find a way to suppress the matter and smooth it out.But personal life is against the law, and as long as you are an official, how can you not have one or two enemies in the officialdom? If you are once used as a means of attack by the enemy, you will be dismissed from office at least, and you may even lose your life at worst. Officials are generally not contaminated by such things.

This was what Madam Xing told Luochun. After hearing it, Luochun understood why Madam Xing was so greedy for money, and the Wang Baoshan family and Mrs. Fei around her were not very smart people, and even if Madam Xing had never heard of it. Usury, but the two of them have definitely heard of it, why didn't they encourage Madam Xing to do this costless business.Maybe they didn't tell Mrs. Xing, but Mrs. Xing knew the seriousness of this matter from her parents, so she didn't do it.Of course, this may also have something to do with Mrs. Xing's lack of status in the Jia family, because she knew that the Jia family would never help her if something happened, so she didn't have the courage.

Although he knew that Saori would not fabricate lies, Luochun further confirmed: "Are you sure the news is correct?" Saori patted her chest and assured, "Girl Hui, although my father is looking for idlers outside, But after receiving the news, he was afraid that it would be inaccurate, so he checked and confirmed everything before letting me report it to the girl."

Luochun tapped his fingers on the table, made a sound, pondered for a while and said: "Shazhi, help me ask your father, can you get the loan book without alarming Laiwang and his wife? Your father should not come forward, but do it secretly, and quickly."

Sazhi understood Luochun's meaning, made a gesture, and asked: "Miss, do you want to take down the family?" Luochun nodded, and asked: "Can it be done?" He replied without hesitation: "No problem." Seeing that Saori didn't even make a stumbling block, Luochun directly agreed on behalf of his father, and said with a soft sigh: "You are here to promise everything for your father." Come down, and talk to your father later, if it doesn’t work, it will delay my big business. I’m not joking with you, and this is not the time to play around, you’d better go back and ask before answering me.”

"Girl, don't worry, I know it's absolutely fine without asking." Saori explained with a smile: "There are rules about lending money, and everyone has a tacit understanding. If you want to do this business, you have to pay homage to the wharf just like doing business. Laiwang got involved in it. Not only did he not pay a visit to the seniors, but he also ignored the established rules. Taking advantage of the situation in the mansion, he forced people to borrow money from him and robbed a lot of business. But behind Laiwang is our mansion, so everyone dared not speak out, so they could only hold their noses and bear it. Ni Er of Qianjie is doing In this line of business, I heard that my father inquired about Laiwang, and invited my father to drink several times. What he said was that as long as his father was willing to take action, the future Wang would be cleaned up, and they would be willing to pay some extra respect every year. The news was all provided by him. My father was not sure what the girl meant, so he didn't say anything. He just chatted with Ni Er. Now that he got the accurate news, there is no need for his father to do anything. Just talk to Ni Er and the others, and they will be sure. You can help make things beautiful and proper if you keep calm, and then the girl will take care of it."

After hearing this, Luochun suddenly realized, smiled and tapped Shazhi with his hand and said, "I mean, it's a surprise that there is such a clever sect in it." Shazhi curled her lips and said, "Hmph, don't worry about it, girl." Think of this Ni Er as a good person, but the hearts of the moneylenders are dark. The reason why they are willing to contribute is not only that Laiwang has done too much, but in fact it is just a word "profit". After all, this meat is less than one person eats. Besides, they didn't feel at ease, knowing that their little arms and legs couldn't handle the mansion, and knowing that their father was also from the mansion, so they encouraged their father to come forward and let him fight with Laiwang, while they hid behind and picked Cheap."

After listening to Shazhi's words, Luochun nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, that's right. Tai Shigong once said, 'When the world is prosperous, it's all for profit; when the world is crowded, it's all for profit.' After hearing what you said today What you said, Ming Xiao has the word '利', which shows that you have grown up. It is normal for Ni Er to want to use your father as a knife and take it down with your father's hand. It is understandable. I don't care whether he is a good person or not. , I didn't expect to deal with him for a long time in the future, as long as he can really do things well this time as you said. You go and talk to Pinxiu, and then go home and talk to your father , let him go to Ni Er and send me the ledger as soon as possible."

ah?Shazhi looked at the sky, and said in surprise: "It's so urgent, it's already [-]:[-] o'clock..." Even if you leave immediately, after you get home, after you finish explaining to your father, the time is too tight, and you may not be able to settle in the mansion. Come back before the key.Luochun knew that time was tight, but she couldn't do anything about it, the news was too late, and things were rushing together again, she wanted to get things done before the family visit was settled, so it was urgent, so she laughed Said: "It's okay, you don't have to rush back when you go back, it's okay to stay at home for one night and come back tomorrow."

Seeing what Luochun said, Shazhi didn't know what was sold in Luochun's gourd, but she knew that Luochun should be in a hurry to get the account book, so she didn't say much at the moment, and didn't dare to delay for a minute, and hurriedly I greeted Pinxiu and left.Pinxiu was holding a lacquer plate with a cup of tea on it, came in from the outside, put the tea cup in front of Luochun, and asked with a smile: "Xazhi is a quick-tempered girl, what did you tell her? , let her run away like a dog chasing her after talking to me."

Luochun looked at the blue sky and white clouds through the window, heard Yan hummed and said: "I asked her father to help me with some errands, she must be in a hurry to go home." Feng'er, the girl beside her, said: "Is Miss Six here?" Pinxiu heard this, and hurriedly responded and went out to welcome her.After a while, Feng'er came in with a bunch of things in her hands. After she had seen Luo Chun, she put down the things in her hands and said, "Miss Liu, these are some earthenware that Second Master Lian bought in Suzhou. I will send it to Sixth Miss under the order of our grandma."

Luochun glanced at it, and saw that it was just a sachet fan belt in the style of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, fragrant beads and rouge, various colored paper, clay figurines and clay puppets, etc., nothing out of the ordinary, far inferior to the ones sent by the white mother sent by Jia Min, with a calm expression Feng'er put the things down as she said, and she was about to leave. Luochun thought about it and stopped her: "Second brother and second sister-in-law should be very busy at this meeting. You are next to second sister-in-law." People, I must be busy, how can I still have time to do this?"

Feng'er smiled and replied: "Miss is right, we are really in a hurry right now, everyone wants to have two bodies and eight hands. Our second master just came back, but he even eats a meal Not good, but I was called out several times during the time I had a meal; our grandma just picked up the bowl, and the people who were involved came in an endless stream, and I had to entertain the second wife, but I was too busy Hit the back of the head with the foot. But no matter how busy they are, the elder brother and sister-in-law can't forget the younger sisters, so they took the time to pack up the things that the second master brought back, and sent someone to deliver them to the girls. "

Feng'er's words are beautiful, but Luochun doesn't believe it. It's a joke that Jia Lian and Sister Feng will miss Yingchun and the others.Turning to think about the couple's busy work now, Luochun suddenly understood that Yuanchun has become a concubine all of a sudden, although Yingchun and the others are now in her boudoir, their future prospects are uncertain, who knows if there are any of them Then there is great fortune, especially Xichun and Luochun, who are both daughters-in-law. Anyway, things have been bought, and they are meant to be given to them. If they are given sooner or later, they are all given. If this is the case, it is better to sell them. , so although Jia Lian and Sister Feng were busy, they still chose to deliver the things as soon as possible.

After thinking about this point, Luochun secretly laughed in his heart, he didn't expect that being a concubine in Yuanchun would have such benefits for girls like them.After thinking about it, I realized that this was both an advantage and a disadvantage. Both Jia Lian and Sister Feng had this kind of thought in mind. Presumably other people in the mansion also had similar thoughts. Luochun suddenly understood why Yingchun, who was older than Baochai, was always there. He wasted his youth in the mansion, and was finally "sold" by Jia Amnesty to Sun Shaozu for 5000 taels of silver.Baochai was a special case. They were aiming at the position of Second Grandma Bao, so when Mother Jia didn't let go and Mrs. Wang didn't make up her mind, she had no choice but to wait for the years to grow.As for Yingchun going down to visit them, the reason is the same as Yingchun's delay in deciding on the marriage, and none of the elder sisters, Yingchun, didn't propose marriage, so they just talked about the truth of the younger sisters. Delayed down.

Although he wanted to understand the reason, Luochun didn't say anything, and asked with a smile: "I heard from Zhao Er, who was sent by Lian's second brother to report earlier, that my uncle died in early September. , and followed Fu Ling to Suzhou to settle down with her aunt's family before rushing back, but counting the days, she should have arrived home early, why did she come back so late, but what delayed her on the way?"

In the original world, because Daiyu was the only orphan left in the Lin family and there was no one left, Jia Lian had to deal with the Lin family's property and deal with the government in addition to handling Lin Ruhai's funeral. Come on, I rushed back after I decided to visit my relatives.Now that Jia Min is still there, although Jia Lian also needs to help with the cooking, it certainly won't take that long, but he still returned to the mansion within the original approximate time.Others are vinegar jars, vinegar urns, and she is the sister Feng of the vinegar jar, but she is counting the days before going to bed. When Zhaoer came back to report the news and bring clothes to Jia Lian, she never forgot to add a sentence: "Advise him to eat less wine. Don't seduce him to meet the bastard wife outside."Luochun didn't believe that Sister Feng would not be able to figure out the time difference, and would not ask Jia Lian after she came back. If Jia Lian didn't give Sister Feng a clear and irrefutable reason, Sister Feng would definitely not be safe, but this time the house will be safe. It was quiet, and Sister Feng didn't make a fuss, which meant that Jia Lian's reasons were good enough to appease Sister Feng. Luochun was very curious about this, so she asked.

There is nothing bad to say about it, so Feng'er smiled and said: "The sixth girl didn't go ahead, so I don't know. Originally, the second master wanted to come back as soon as possible when he received the news from the mansion that the eldest girl was concubine Feng. Urging to sail immediately, it was my aunt who stopped me. She said that it is an honor for a big girl to become a concubine. The gentry in Jiangnan who received the news will definitely congratulate and tell Second Master Lian not to leave in a hurry. Second Master So I stayed for a few more days. The second master came back this time, but he was followed by several large ships, which were filled with the congratulatory gifts from the officials and gentry from all over the way. After the master got home, he told the old lady, the master and his wife, they all praised the second master for his ability to handle things."

So that's the case, Luochun nodded, and praised with a smile: "After all, my aunt has gone through the incident, and she thinks ahead, and my second brother's brain is also quick." In Jinling, Rongguo Mansion, which is the head of the official talisman, is still in Jiangnan. Those who can bluff those middle- and lower-level officials and local gentry who don't know the inside story, not to mention that now that there is another imperial concubine in the family, the momentum will naturally be even higher.

Come to think of it, the "earth instrument" that Jia Lian collected on the road this time should be very generous.This kind of windfall from the sky can be described as "timely rain" for Jia's family, which now needs a large sum of money to cover the provincial house, so it's no wonder that Sister Feng didn't say anything.Does this count as "the east corner of the lost, the mulberry elm harvested"?However, even if Jia Lian received a lot of earth ceremonies, it is still incomparable to the family wealth accumulated by the Lin family for several generations.Still, something is better than nothing.

After Feng'er left, Pinxiu said excitedly: "I heard from Sister Yuanyang that the mansion has planned not to find another place, so we will build a provincial house in the mansion to welcome the eldest lady. Sister Yuanyang also said that it is better to rely on your daughter's nepotism than rely on your daughter's nepotism. Zhou’s family, and the Wu’s family who rebuilt a villa outside the city... I am afraid that only our mansion in the capital city can open up such a spacious place to build a garden among the two mansions in the inner city, even if other people’s homes are built again. The clusters of flowers are incomparable to the style of the aristocratic family in our mansion, they are extraordinarily noble..."

Luochun listened to Pinxiu chattering in one ear but not the other, looked out the window, sneered in his heart, wanted to build a garden to take Yuanchun back to the mansion, but also asked her if she would agree!