[Red Mansion] Marrying a wife like jade

In Mrs. Wang's words, Zhuangzi and the shop's harvest has not been good in recent years, so the income of the mansion in one year is not worth the expenditure of the year, so it can only use the money in the treasury.

Jia Lian said generously that it doesn't matter if it is used, as long as the account of Ningguo Mansion is also borrowed to have a look.Anyway, many villages in the two prefectures are close to each other. If the harvest is not good, everyone's harvest will not be good. If the annual harvest of the two prefectures is the same, he doesn't care, as long as the account shows how much money was spent in the treasury in one year.

Lin Ruhai didn't want to go into details about the process in the middle, anyway, the result was that when Zhuangzi in Ningguo Mansion was hit by the disaster, Zhuangzi in Rongguo Mansion suffered more.

Now Jia Amnesty was not silent anymore, and he took out Zhang's butler's account book again.Mrs. Wang, who wanted to quibble at first, was speechless again, so everyone moved the battlefield and began to count the public treasury of Rongguo Mansion and the silver in the treasury.

The final result is that Erfang not only moved into Lixiangyuan, Wang Xifeng took over the housekeeper completely, and Mrs. Wang also took out 10,000+ taels of silver to fill the shortfall of the treasury.

Hearing this, Shen Yue asked Lin Ruhai: "Just take out this little?"

Of course, Lin Ruhai didn't know why Shen Yue didn't want to see the second room so much, and said in a matter-of-fact manner: "Although the accounts in their house are a bit messy, Jia Lian said that there are some clues. There are so many people who are short-lived on the accounts."

After thinking about it, Shen Yue realized that now that Jia Yuanchun is still working as a female official in the Empress Dowager's palace, before it's time to spend a lot of money, Mrs. Wang doesn't have much money to spend, so she won't stretch her hands so long.

Lin Ruhai turned to Shen Yue, "Who do you think will benefit the most from the disturbance in the General's Mansion?"

Without even thinking about it, Shen Yue said, "Of course it's the Second Lord Lian."

Looking up at Lin Ruhai, the eyes were wrong, and after thinking about it, he called out belatedly: "It's actually General Jia."

Only then did Lin Ruhai calm down: "That's why people should not be judged by their appearance. If the elder brother went to fight with the old lady himself, the things would naturally be in Jia Lian's hands, but they could only be things that were still in the old lady's private treasury. , but it is better to have Zhang Shaoqing's help to get everything. The housekeeping power in the mansion may not immediately fall into the hands of Jia Lian's daughter-in-law, and the second wife can naturally make the account more even."

"As for Jia Zheng, he can't stand such a shock, even he is willing to live in Lixiangyuan." Lin Ruhai nodded at Shen Yue: "Did you still feel that uncle was a coward at the beginning?"

Shen Yue nodded embarrassingly and admitted, but he was still a little puzzled: "General Jia has always been said to be unscrupulous, so it's okay for him to show his temper to Mrs. Jia? Three obediences and four virtues are about obedience, after all, General Jia is the rightful owner of the mansion."

"What can you do? If you can really be unfilial, why should you bear it all these years!" Lin Ruhai felt that Shen Yue was fine with everything, but he was less afraid of the etiquette in this world:

"If the elder brother's reputation is flawed, Jia Lian and his descendants will be blamed in the future. The reputation of the mansion is mediocre, coupled with unfilial piety, what is left when the title is passed on to Jia Lian? I can’t get out the seeds of reading.” Lin Ruhai sighed again.

That's not bad.Shen Yue felt that Daiyu could let go of half of her heart when she entered the General's Mansion, but the other half of the question still came out: "That Jia Baoyu, is he still raised in Rongqing Hall?"

Lin Ruhai thought he was just upset that Jia Baoyu didn't have to study, so he patted him and said, "It's the Jia family's business that he doesn't make progress, so what does it have to do with you?"

Shen Yue curled his lips directly: "But it has nothing to do with Mr. Sir. Think about it, Mrs. Jia, that guy is a great fortune in the eyes of Mrs. Jia. When he is older, he will either teach him to read, or ask him to read for him." Is it difficult for you to find an official?" But he didn't say that he was afraid that Daiyu would run into Jia Shishitou in the general's mansion, and then stir up the relationship between Mushi and Shitou.

Lin Ruhai really frightened him, and murmured: "If he can't study well, the mansion won't let him practice martial arts, and he won't be able to donate an official like Jia Lian? I think there is a faint intention to work hard now, and I'm afraid it will happen in the future. It's not good for officials to donate."

Good to donate, how can it be not good to donate?The poor emperor is still counting on using the money donated to officials to do things.Shen Yue would not express his own conjectures, and only gave advice to Lin Ruhai: "Sir is also Jia Baoyu's elder, but he is not easy to discipline himself, so talk to Jia Yuanwailang more, so that Jia Baoyu can study well, even if he is a juror." It would be easier to find a job." Even if Jia Zheng beat him to the ground every day, it would save him from going to Daiyu's side all the time.

Lin Ruhai also felt that this method was feasible, but he refused to go to the general's mansion for this reason, thinking that he would talk to Jia Zheng the next time he saw him.Anyway, I reminded him that if Jia Baoyu fails to study, he will have something to say in the future.

The master and apprentice forgot the time when they were talking, and when Shen Yue returned to the scholar's mansion, it was already time to hold the lamps.Shen Yue was able to fall down on the kang and roll around after the greetings of greetings and chatting with him.The red willow and the green willow have long been accustomed to his way of decompression, and they just do what they should do when they smile at each other, leaving Shen Yue alone staring at the lamp in a daze.

How many days will Yu'er be able to enter Beijing?Shen Yue slapped himself on the forehead, he should let Lin Ruhai agree to accompany Jia Min to the General's Mansion today, or if Jia Baoyu didn't learn his lesson, what if he throws jade again?

It's March in Yangchun, and it's the windy and sunny weather. The breeze blows the already green willow tassels, and also wrinkles a river of spring water.People coming and going on the pier all looked at the cars and horses parked by the side of the road.

The horses are handsome, fat and strong, and their coats are shiny.The car body is well-built and covered with green mud felt, which is not something ordinary people can sit on.What's more, there is a young man standing in front of the car, he is only about ten years old, he is not very richly dressed, but no matter how he looks at his clothes, he seems to be outrageous if he adds more, and if he loses a little, he is shabby.

It doesn't matter if the clothes are decent, the young man's figure is also very tall and straight, even if his stature has not grown, he can't be underestimated.His face is even more handsome, but it is not as common as some young masters nowadays who go out and put on powder. When they look at the stars, passers-by avoid making eye contact with him, for fear that if they are not careful, they will show timidity and make people laugh.

Shen Yue didn't know that he was so eye-catching, he purposely explained to Shen Shangshu today, and then asked for leave from the Imperial College to pick up Jia Min and Daiyu, but it's been nearly an hour since he came, and he still hasn't seen the shadow of the boat, so it's inevitable in his heart Be anxious.

Lin Li also came to the pier today.He already knew that his body deed had belonged to Shen Yue, and he didn't feel any discomfort in his heart - Steward Lin had been with the master and wife for more than ten years, and it was certain that he was more valued by the master and wife than himself. , in front of those who followed from the south, he was more important than himself.If he still stayed in the Shilang's mansion, he would naturally live under Steward Lin.

Instead of becoming a phoenix tail under others, it is better to be a chicken head with the young master.

Not to mention that the young master doesn't even have a property now, it can't be compared with the Lin family.Lin Li felt that things had to be looked at in the long run. The son and the girl were already engaged, what about after they got married?Don't you also need a housekeeper?I would rather be tired for a few years, and when the son and the girl live in separate houses, a housekeeper can still be secured.

What's more, the six servants and the two big servants under the young master are all under his care, and the young master of grandma's dowry shop in Beijing also asks me to take care of it, as long as I don't make the mistake of not being able to take care of it a few years ago, it's better than listening The master has to listen to the butler's yelling.

Lin Li, who was thinking about it, was very considerate to his new master: "Young master, let's get in the car and rest for a while, your legs should be sore after standing for an hour."

Not wanting to be dragged aside by Shen Yue, Shen Yue himself had already taken two steps forward, his feet were already close to the edge of the pier.Lin Li stopped in fright: "My lord, be careful."

Shen Yue didn't even turn his head, Gu Zi pointed to a boat coming far away in the middle of the river: "Look, is the teacher's wife here?"

Lin Li also looked intently, and then smiled and said, "It's our boat." After speaking, he felt that something was wrong, and he was relieved to see that Shen Yue didn't care.The surface of the river is wide and bright, even though the hull of the boat has been seen, half an hour after reaching the shore, Shen Yue and the first boatman stepped on the pedals, rushed onto the boat with one stride, and asked Lin Steward who was standing at the bow: " Is the teacher's wife and the girl all right?"

Butler Lin smiled and knocked down Qiango: "My lord, please be safe, the journey is still peaceful, and the wife, the girl and the young master are all safe." Seeing Shen Yuelin walking inward, he asked people to pick up the two sedan chairs commanded by Lin Li and board the boat, with himself at the front Lead Shen Yue to the room where Jia Min is.

At this time, Jia Min had already packed up with Daiyu and Brother Kuan, and was waiting for the boat to get off the boat when it was stable.When someone outside reported that Shen Yue was coming, Jia Min was overjoyed, let him in, and said to Daiyu, "It's not that I'm going to the Imperial College to study, I don't know how to ask to pick us up. "

When Shen Yue came in and heard it, he smiled and saluted Jia Min: "Master's wife is welcome. Master's wife knows about Mr., and I exchanged an article for Mr.'s errand. Mister must go to the government office today, or I won't be able to get this." Qiao Zong."

Jia Min had already pulled him up, leaned on his shoulders, and looked at him carefully. He felt that he had grown taller and thinner, and his eyes were moist: "But your husband added your homework after returning to Beijing. How come you are so skinny?"

Dai Yu had already pulled Brother Kuan to greet Shen Yue, and when she heard Jia Min complaining about Lin Ruhai, she still turned to her father in her heart, and said with a smile: "Brother Ai must be busy going around by himself, Madam, don't blame the Master."

After hearing this, Shen Yue wanted to take a look at Daiyu, and saw that the little girl seemed to have grown a bit taller, her face was also rosy, and she was not tired from the captain's trip, so she relaxed and smiled at Daiyu: "Yu'er is kind to brother I'm divided, only towards Mr.

Brother Kuan didn't want to be ignored, so he tugged at the corner of Shen Yue's clothes: "Brother Ai is the one who has a relationship with me, and he ignored me after being on the boat for so long."

Shen Yue pinched the child's chubby face: "If we have a quarrel with you, why should I ask for leave to pick you up?" While speaking, he still smiled at Daiyu.

Daiyu frowned, and gently pulled Brother Kuan to her side: "Brother Ai also said that since the master entered Beijing, there have been fewer letters to Yangzhou."

It turned out that it was because of this, Shen Yue gave Daiyu a funny nod: "One letter every five days, I never dared to forget it, why is there less?"

Jia Min knew that if they were allowed to talk like this, they would not be able to tell who was right and who was wrong for another hour, so she smiled at Shen Yue and said, "If it's all right, let's go home and talk for peace."

Shen Yue also came back to his senses, and apologized to Jia Min with a smile: "It's because I was so happy when I saw my teacher's wife, I forgot that my teacher's wife was also very tired after sitting on the boat for these days. I should go home early and rest. "After speaking, he took Brother Kuan's little hand and asked Jia Min and Daiyu to go to the bow of the boat to sit in a sedan chair.

Jia Min still wanted Brother Kuan to share the sedan chair with him, how could Brother Kuan, who had been holding back for a long time, agree?He pulled Shen Yue and said that he wanted to protect Jia Minniang and get off the boat together.When the sedan chair moved forward, Shen Yue and Brother Kuan also got off the boat. Mr. Li was already standing on the pier, looking at Shen Yue and smiling.

Shen Yue stepped forward and saluted: "Mr. was tired all the way." Brother Kuan also thanked Mr. Li.

Mr. Li asked Shen Yue to get up, and said with a smile: "I just look at the scenery along the way, and people worry about buying and selling, so I have nothing to do with it."

Shen Yue said conveniently: "Mister, please relax for a couple of days first, the flower house outside Beijing has already been built, then you can live wherever you like, sir." Mr. Li nodded: "Let's talk about this matter, let's invite my wife back to the house first. "

As soon as they finished talking, Jia Lian on the other end came over panting, "Auntie has already disembarked? Damn it, but there is something delayed in the house." Under the guidance of Shen Yue, they went to Jia Min. Make an apology by the side of the sedan chair.

It's hard for Jia Min to say anything, so he just let Jia Lian go back to the house with his family's carriage and horses.Originally, Jia Mu ordered Jia Min to go to the general's mansion first, but Jia Lian didn't say a word, and got on his horse to protect Jia Min and others to Lin's mansion.

The somewhat prominent servants in the mansion were all welcoming the master at the door, and they had already knelt down when they saw the carriages and horses approaching.Until Lin Li called out on Jia Min's behalf, those people performed their duties. Those who led the horses, those who pulled the carts, and those who prepared the soft sedan chair in the inner courtyard were all in order, which made Jia Lian secretly envious.

Jia Min and his sons and daughters looked at the cleaned-up house and felt satisfied.Especially the few potted flowers brought from the flower house made the room feel more spring, and made Daiyu ask again and again: "Brother, but the flower house in Beijing has already been built?"

Shen Yue nodded happily: "You rest for a few days, and when I take a bath, I will take you and my teacher to the Zhuangzi. This time, I even changed the courtyard in the Zhuangzi. You will definitely be able to live comfortably."

Jia Min said to Shen Yue: "You accompany Lian'er to the study for a while, we can talk after washing up."

Before Shen Yue left, he also told Lin Li's daughter-in-law: "Let the kitchen bring the porridge quickly, let the teacher's wife and the others make a cushion first, and have dinner together when the husband comes back."

Seeing that the housekeeper's wife obeyed Shen Yue's advice, Jia Lian realized that Shen Yue was much more respectable in Lin's mansion than he, the mistress' nephew.After entering the study, he realized that it was not the one used by Lin Ruhai, but another yard with two neatly trimmed hedges, and a corridor with blue bricks leading directly to the door.

"It's the first time I've seen the hedge trimmed like this." Jia Lian couldn't help but praise.

Shen Yue patted the hedge with his hands as he walked, and smiled at Jia Lian: "I'm impatient to make the yard colorful, as long as it's neat and orderly. My husband still scolds me for being vulgar, maybe Brother Kuan will fall down." I like it. After he has seen the study that he wants to change, I will get it for him.”

Dare to feel that this study room belongs to Shen Yue, Jia Lian couldn't tell what it was like.Entering the room with Shen Yue, seeing that a servant had already poured tea, he tentatively said to Shen Yue: "Uncle doesn't have the patience anymore, aunt and the rest of the house are all cleaned up by you? I think aunt likes it very much."

Shen Yue still nodded with a smile, that smile was dazzling to Jia Lian.He bowed his head as an excuse not to look at Shen Yue, and then heard Shen Yue say: "It's just a little change according to the house of Master and Yu'er in Yangzhou, and it doesn't take much effort. With me as a disciple, it's me who makes you worry about it." No more."

If Jia Lian still doesn't understand the gap between himself and Shen Yue by now, he can't bear the opportunity to change his name. Regardless of his burning face, Jia Lian salivated and said to Shen Yue: "Brother, do you know how you are going today?" late?"

It's not because you're lazy.Shen Yue thought so in his heart, but on the face he couldn't understand: "Didn't you just explain to the teacher's wife that there is something going on in the house? Naturally, the things on your house are more important and cannot be delayed."

Now, no matter how thick Jia Lian's face is, he will turn red: "Don't talk about my good brother, it's true that something happened in the house today, and it's also true that I have no rules in my actions." He said with a sigh: "A few days ago, our house Didn't they pay the bills and change the yard inside?"

Shen Yue already knew about this, and nodded to Jia Lian without concealment: "I heard that General Jia will let you live in the Rongxi Hall, but you still live in the East Courtyard?"

Jia Lian continued to sigh and nodded: "Master said, he used to live in the East Courtyard, so that I could grow up safely, and also for the reputation of the mansion. Now that I have made the crown prince, it doesn't matter where he lives." It doesn't matter, instead of moving around in the future, it's better for him to live in the East Courtyard for the elderly."

Shen Yue didn't expect Jia Amnesty to have no obsession with Rongxitang, but it's not wrong for Jia Lian to live in as the next Patriarch, right?How do you look at Jia Lian's appearance, as if he still has something to say?

Sure enough, Jia Lian didn't finish his sentence: "I don't think the Second Madam really invited Uncle Wang, and he came to my house yesterday and told me a whole load of things." What Jia Lian didn't say, Shen Yue also imagined it—— When Mrs. Wang invited her, she naturally had to speak to the second room.

"Then sister-in-law didn't say anything?" Shen Yue couldn't help asking.

"If your sister-in-law didn't know the seriousness this time, maybe I wouldn't be able to pick up my aunt today." Jia Lian smiled bitterly: "Yesterday my uncle just sent someone to deliver a letter to our house, and the old lady became "ill" at night. , Our master himself is also sick, only the second master is busy with me."

"The second master can only move his mouth, and said that our husband and wife are in front of the house now, so naturally I have to go out to invite the imperial doctor and the monk. After a busy night, the old lady said that she can't survive, and she wants me to go to the dock as soon as possible. I took my aunt to see her for the last time. It was your sister-in-law who told the old lady. Two or three imperial physicians said that the old lady was only a little angry, and she couldn’t see her for the last time. The old lady loves her aunt the most, how can she bear it? Let her be frightened like this after traveling long distances?"

"If my aunt has something else, I'm afraid my uncle won't be happy. The old lady is not bothering about this, and she is forcing me to talk to my uncle today, begging him to clear up the second master, so that the second master can return as soon as possible. The yamen office. Brother, think about what kind of life my brother is living." Jia Lian almost cried when he said this.

Shen Yue really felt some sympathy for Jia Lian, and after thinking about it, he said to him: "You don't have to hide it from the old lady, you still have to tell the teacher's wife later, so that the teacher's wife can make preparations. Besides, the husband has just been in office for a few days It’s the time to be careful not to get caught, how dare you intercede now.” He glanced at Jia Lian as he spoke, we all know why Jia Zheng couldn’t go to the yamen.

Jia Lian nodded knowingly, and asked Shen Yue softly: "You mean to let the second master stay at home for a while? But if he doesn't go to the yamen, the old lady will keep me going."

Shen Yue couldn't help thinking of what Lin Ruhai said a few days ago, although Jia She was hiding behind the scenes, everything was resolved according to his ideas, and he couldn't help thinking that Jia She wanted Jia Lian to do something, or What do you want his uncle to do for Jia Lian?

Think about it and ask tentatively: "The old master didn't give you any advice? And last time, didn't the husband say that he would find a husband for you, but did you find it?"

Jia Lian shook her head after hearing this: "Master just said that out of sight, out of mind, if I don't want to see those two people, I can just hide out. You just said that my uncle has been busy with his duties, and I haven't had time to find a husband for me."

Shen Yue felt that he knew what Jia Amnesty wanted Zhang Shaoqing to do, and whispered to Jia Lian: "If you are asked to hide, then you can just hide in a legitimate way. Let Zhang Shaoqing find you a place to work for you every day. Shangya, can they still go to the Yamen to find you?"

Jia Lian's eyes lit up.He understood from the fact that Jia Zheng asked people to invite him home directly to think about it. Although the general's mansion sounds not low-level, but if he wants to succeed in this capital, he still has real power when he succeeds.

If you can get an official position, no matter how low the initial position is, if you are willing to do it, you will be promoted one day.Even if you can't get promoted, the people you know are different from those young masters who are just waiting to die.To put it in the most vulgar way, even if you do something, you don't have to bow your head and beg for help.

Seeing the change in Jia Lian's face, Shen Yue was wondering if the most important thing to do was to persuade him to prepare well for the future imperial examinations. Brother Kuan had already entered with a rosy face, and Shen Yue said at the first sight: "I just finished washing, don't you?" You promised to have someone dry your hair, why did you come here?"

Brother Kuan let Shen Yue pull him to his side, then loosened his hair bit by bit and wiped it for himself, and said to Jia Lian: "The master is not at home, as the master, I should spend my time with my second brother Lian."

Compared with Jia Baoyu, who was five or six years older than Brother Kuan in the mansion, Jia Lian had to admit that Brother Kuan, who took the initiative to take responsibility because his father was not at home, was better educated.Seeing that Brother Kuan was scolded by Shen Yue, he was not annoyed, and acted like a baby to him: "Brother Ai, I also want a hedge like yours in the yard of my study."

Shen Yue straightened his head, not to mention that he planned to clean up for him, teasing him: "It doesn't count if I say this, Mr. your yard has already seen it, if you want to change it, you have to talk to Mr. Say."

"I don't care," Brother Kuan said confidently: "My sister said that if you want to share a study with me, you don't have to clean it up for her. If you don't clean up my yard like this, let my sister use this yard. , brother just use my study."