Struggle of the Woman in the Red Chamber

Qin Tong wanted to spit out a mouthful of blood at this time, to express her anger vividly!In the past, she only knew that in ancient times, the policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce was pursued, but only now did she realize that this ignorant feudal dynasty not only suppressed the development of commerce, but also attacked it with cruel methods!

Qin Tong made a rough calculation, the Xue family has to donate more than one million taels of silver tax to the imperial court a year, and there is also a "land tax", which is not collected uniformly across the country, so it depends entirely on the mood of the tax collectors from all over the country. !Especially since the beginning of the year, Gao Sheng, the prefect of the Yingtian Mansion, who had been friends with the Xue family, came to Beijing. Qin Tong has not yet investigated who is the newcomer, but she knows that the prefect of the prefect is absolutely Discord with Xue's family, because he collected 50% more tax from Xue's shop than his predecessor!These two achievements are nearly [-] taels of silver!Not only did Qin Tong's flesh hurt, but his heart hurt even more!

Qin Tong felt that the Xue family had to find a new backer, because it was obvious that the governor did not take the Jia and Wang families seriously at all, because everyone in Jinling City knew that the Xue family of the imperial merchant and the Jia family of the capital were The Wang and Wang families are related by marriage, but it still didn't stop the greedy Mr. Governor from cleverly setting up a name to exploit profiteeringly. It can be seen that his backstage may be even bigger...

Qin Tong reckoned that this might be the minion of some prince of the royal family, because the only ones who can ignore the meritorious service of several old brands can only be the royal family.After thinking about it, Qin Tong decided to go back to his relatives with the cheek. In Yangzhou, not far from Jinling, there was a salt inspection censor named Lin Ruhai, who had a close relationship with the Xue family. The first sister is Mrs. Lin Ruhai's natal sister-in-law, but this backstage is His Majesty the Emperor.

March in Yangchun is a good time for outings, but this time, the destination of the three masters of the Xue family's outing is a little farther away, and they are set in Yangzhou City.Both Xue Pan and Xiao Baochai were very happy. Is this the first time they have traveled far away? I couldn't sit still anymore, and kept lying by the window, even though I was hiding things in my heart and didn't know about the future, Qin Tong was not very attached to them, and seeing the two little guys so happy, Qin Tong felt very happy in his heart few.

Even in ancient times, Yangzhou City was a beautiful tourist city, so Qin Tong came to Yangzhou City in the name of taking his children to play, so it's not good to pass by a relative's house and just pay a visit, right?Therefore, the mother and son of the Xue family came to the door of the Lin Mansion suddenly. Then, Qin Tong knew that it was necessary to say hello in advance. The reason was that the only young master of the Lin Mansion was ill, and the Lin family Both the hostess and hostess are already very busy...

No matter what, the guest has already entered the door, and she is also the direct sister of the natal sister-in-law, so it is necessary to treat her well no matter what, so Jia Minqiang came out to entertain the guests with her exhausted body.The only son is seriously ill, and the doctors in Yangzhou City have seen it all, but it doesn’t get better. The situation is really worrying. So it turned to this topic. Of course, this was also the result of Qin Tong's deliberate guidance.

Qin Tong did some calculations. Her daughter is now six years old, so Lin Daiyu should be four years old. The young master who is sick in it should be the younger brother mentioned by Lin Daiyu in the original book who died at the age of three.Qin Tong's heart immediately cheered up, and she started caring obliquely. Even if she wanted to do something, she had to find out if the cause of the child was...

The only young master of the Lin family, even though he is a concubine, occupies the only position, and he was carefully cared for and raised by the whole Lin family, especially he is the lin'er that Lin Ruhai and his wife have been looking forward to for more than ten years. They also treat him as their lifeblood, but, it may be because of the common disease of the Lin family. They are not very healthy. The little person has a very weak stomach. Days passed, and the originally rosy little face had become sallow and shriveled, and even the more sincere doctors issued critical illness notices...

In modern society, before she was a minor, Qin Tong used to live in the homes of relatives and friends of her adoptive parents in turn. Sometimes there were young children in the family of the temporary guardian. Therefore, she was fortunate to have seen how serious it is for a child to have a stomachache. Yes, she even saw it with her own eyes. A one-year-old baby had diarrhea and diarrhea. Of course, with the medical conditions of modern society, it is not a problem to treat this disease at all. However, it is ancient times, when Chinese medicine dominates the world, so , Qin Tong began to desperately recall the folk remedies he had seen at that time from the depths of his memory.

Qin Tong looked at the "Sick Xishi" who was frowning slightly on the opposite side, and said, "I have a few home-made remedies for treating children's stomach troubles. If you can trust me, sister Min will let me try it?" It seems that Lin and his wife Both of them are helpless, so even if she didn't save the young master of the Lin family in the end, with their Lin family's usual kindness, they shouldn't blame her, and they will be grateful to her for the sake of her dedication, Then why doesn't she try?You know, once she succeeds, she will be the great benefactor of the Lin family, so if she asks Lin Ruhai to take care of the Xue family, what's the problem?

Sure enough, Jia Min was moved, turned around and looked at the Xue family brothers and sisters again, not to mention other things, they were obviously strong and strong, and thought: The second sister of the Wang family must have a certain knack for raising two healthy children like this Yes, so, thank you very happily: "What is Second Sister saying? We have known each other since we were young, so why do you believe it or not? I'm afraid Second Sister will find it troublesome."

The Jia and Wang families were family friends for several lifetimes, and the girls of the two families had been playmates in their boudoirs since they were young. It was only after they grew up and married that they stopped contacting each other and became such strangers now.It is rare to have this opportunity now. Qin Tong had intended to cling to the relationship. Jia Min hoped that his old partner would be more enthusiastic in saving his son. Therefore, in a short period of time, the relationship between the two quickly heated up, just like before. The feeling of strangeness and alienation when meeting has never appeared.

Qin Tong nodded readily, and said, "Then what are you waiting for? Minmei, please take me to see Young Master Lin." After finishing speaking, he turned his head and told his two children: "You wait here obediently for mother to come back, Mom, go inside and see your brother Lin." Seeing the two children nodding obediently in agreement, and noticing Jia Min's wink at the capable mother beside her, signaling her to stay and take care of her two children, she was relieved He walked into the inner room with Jia Min's hand.

As soon as Qin Tong entered Young Master Lin's bedroom, he was almost suffocated by the smell of medicine inside, so after seeing Young Master Lin covered with a thick quilt, he immediately ordered the little maids to move a screen to block the window After finishing, let the little maid open a small corner of the window to ventilate the air, and then ordered someone to bring a bowl of warm boiling water, put a little salt in it, melt it, and hand it to Jia Min to let her feed her son.

Qin Tong was led to the small kitchen again, and ordered Lin's cook to fry the millet. When the fry turned yellow and gave off a fragrance, she took it out and ground it into a fine powder, scooped out three spoonfuls of it, brewed it into a paste with boiling water, and handed it to Jia Min. hand, let her feed young master Lin.Then repeated this, after half an hour, Qin Tong went to make a bowl of light salt water and handed it to Jia Min.After an hour and a half, Qin Tong went to brew millet paste again and handed it to Jia Min.In the evening like this, although the young master of the Lin family pulled him twice, he already had the strength to act coquettishly and yelled. Jia Min's reaction to this was to hold Qin Tong's hand tightly and weep with joy.

After dinner in the evening, Qin Tong handed over the two children to the housekeeper of the Lin family to take care of them. She ordered someone to boil a pot of hot water, and personally watched the young master of the Lin family take a good hot bath.At this point, in fact, Qin Tong has no more moves, but in order to make an appearance of doing his best, especially at this time, Lin Ruhai is still watching outside, so Qin Tong is very resolute and insists on accompanying Jia Min to the young master of the Lin family. accompany night.

The main courtyard was brightly lit and waited all night, but Qin Tong was in good spirits. The reason was that the young master of the Lin family slept until dawn this night, and he never had diarrhea during the night!Seeing that the fairy girl across from her was happily walking out to report the good news to her husband, Qin Tong also broke into a smile. She knew very well that from now on, the Xue and Lin families would "forever be happy".

Qin Tong's guess was right. After the young master of the Lin family passed another two days of stability, and the Lin couple had a good night's rest, Jia Min began to show extraordinary enthusiasm for the Xue family's nieces and nieces. It all made the eldest girl of the Lin family jealous.And here Lin Ruhai has also begun to show his little-known characteristics, that is, he is good at being a teacher, and whenever he has time, he brings Xue Pan to preach and teach, and even teaches Xue Pan carefully in some scenes, so that Xue Pan, whose father died early I was very moved, and finally changed "Uncle Lin" directly to "Uncle".

A few days later, after lunch one day, Qin Tong bid farewell to Jia Min, but Jia Min tried every means to keep him.Jia Min's retention wasn't all about polite words. The brothers and sisters of the Xue family were really taught very well. The little girl in her family who always relied on her intelligence was also compared to the little girl of the Xue family. The little girl who was convinced was very happy. There is such a good little sister to play with, and her youngest son is also very happy to have a strong big brother to play with him, so, with a loving mother, she is willing to fulfill this little wish of her children.Just as you come and gossip here, a little maid came in outside to report: Xue's steward is asking to see you.

Jia Min first glanced at Qin Tong who was full of doubts, and then said: "Please." He couldn't help but mutter in his heart, what happened to the Xue family?

Outside the screen, the steward of the Xue family said with a bitter face: "Madam, go back and have a look, the land tax we have to pay for the shop has increased again!" He also held it tightly, which shows that his patience with this matter is coming to an end.

Qin Tong closed his eyes, sighed helplessly, then turned to Jia Min and said, "Look, there are a lot of things waiting for me in the mansion, we really have to go back." After all, the whole His spirit seemed to be weakening as well.

Jia Min was so curious that she was dying, but this was a private matter of the other family's family. She didn't want to ask more questions, so she nodded and said, "I know my sister is very busy, so I won't keep her, but, my sister I will come back to play again when I have free time." Oh, I will tell my husband when I turn back, he must know a thing or two.

I originally planned to leave the next day, but now that there are such things, Qin Tong doesn't want to delay any longer, so, without further ado, I handed their luggage to Jia Min to help them pack it and send it to Jinling , Qin Tong took a pair of children and left with ease.

In the evening, as soon as Lin Ruhai came back from the yamen, he was told by the porter that Xue's mother and son had left Lin's mansion in a hurry.Lin Ruhai was very puzzled, and went straight to the main courtyard to find his wife to ask why, he was only halfway through an article he was speaking to Xue's nephew, why did he suddenly leave?

Jia Min was also waiting for her husband to return, so before he could ask, she explained the matter clearly, and then waited quietly for his answer.She already knew about the land tax, but what she didn't understand was, who would dare to ignore the Jia and Wang families and bully the Xue family.

Lin Ruhai pondered for a while, he probably knew what was going on, but, did he want to get involved?Looking at his wife's demure and elegant face, and then thinking of the only son he almost lost, he sighed in his heart, even if he wanted to be a pure minister, he still had to take care of his own little family first, didn't he?

So, here, Qin Tong and his group returned to the mansion unhurriedly and hadn't repaired it yet. The housekeeper over there happily reported the great news: the newly appointed governor was transferred back to the capital for some reason. !Qin Tong...Lin Ruhai, you are really good!

That's right, the above play was secretly assigned by Qin Tong's servants of the Xue family, because if Qin Tong directly made this request to Lin Ruhai, it would be tantamount to repaying kindness, and it would also arouse Lin Ruhai's disgust. In particular, it will cause the intimacy she has worked so hard to win to collapse immediately, so Qin Tong directed and acted such a scene.However, Qin Tong originally thought that it would be a good thing for Lin Ruhai to help reduce some of the taxes that the Xue family had to pay, but he did not expect that he transferred the culprit away very forcefully!It can only be said that she is worthy of being a former criminal, the emperor's favorite minister!