Snow Goose in the Red Chamber

The two mothers breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I don't know what to do with my uncle's affairs. It's not easy to take care of such a large family property of the Lin family. I think it's better to start preparing now. In this regard, I'd better I understand, you are young, you are a bully, don't be fooled by these slaves."

Daiyu said coldly: "Second Master Lian is really planning for a rainy day, why don't you also prepare for my funeral by the way."

Jia Lian was choked, and Daiyu pressed her forehead and said, "Hey, why do I have a headache? What Daiyu said just now was angry, so don't take it to heart. The journey is laborious. Second brother, go rest first. What's the matter?" Let's talk tomorrow."

Mother Su helped Daiyu to a chair and sat down. The housekeeper of the Lin family hurried over and tried to persuade Jia Lian to leave.

Daiyu sighed, and asked Madam Su to see Xueyan, and Madam Wang to bring the dowry list that Jia Min left for her.

Wang Momo hesitated for a moment: "Here, let's turn it over to Mrs. Jia. The girl is still young, so it seems that this is not suitable."

Daiyu laughed angrily: "Then why don't you just hand over your deed of prostitution, mammy, to your ancestors, it's not appropriate for me to keep it."

Only then did Wang Momo change her face, and hurriedly brought the list.

Daiyu looked at it carefully, and gathered the list in her palm, feeling deep doubts in her heart.

On the list are several thousand acres of fertile land in the suburbs of Beijing, and five exquisite cages half a person's height, which are all rare things that Jia Min has carefully collected over the years.

These are all things that have not been exposed. The Tian Qi and the cage were sent to the capital before Jia Min died, and they were secretly placed in a small courtyard with three entrances and three exits, guarded by an elderly couple.

Daiyu's going to Jia's mansion was proposed by Jia Min before his death, and Lin Ruhai agreed with tears.What Lin Ruhai didn't know was that Jia Min secretly lamented to Daiyu that Lin Ruhai treated her too much, and she was afraid that she would leave by herself, and Lin Ruhai would leave in a few years.Jia Min was worried about Daiyu's second half of her life, so she sent Daiyu to the capital and entrusted her to her mother, the person Jia Min trusted most.

However, Jia Min's current move clearly shows that he doesn't trust Jia's mother, and even Lin Ruhai.It can also be said that there is no complete trust.

As long as she doesn't mention these things, as long as Su Momo and Wang Momo don't mention them, no one will know that this is Daiyu's exclusive property.

Chapter 9

Daiyu deliberately called Su Mama over to ask her a question, but she swallowed the words again.

Wang Momo was still looking at her from the sidelines, Daiyu only said that this was Jia Min's memory for her, and it was not something valuable.Mother Wang was illiterate, so when Jia Min handed this to her, she only said it was a dowry prepared for Daiyu alone.

Daiyu's real dowry, in Wang Momo's understanding, is the property of the entire Lin family.Jia Min's dowry came here, and in these years, he was also broken up by Jia Min and added to the Lin family's internal treasury, but in fact it was replaced by real fertile land in the suburbs of Beijing.

If Mother Su hadn't said those words to herself today, Mother Wang would have handed this list directly to Mother Jia.Because in her eyes, she is still a girl who has not left the court, and she should not see these things.All I need to do is to wait quietly for my elders to choose a husband for me, and marry happily.

It's a pity that our heroine Xueyan doesn't know that Daiyu already has a small secret coffers. She is blocking her eyes and worrying about how to persuade Daiyu to leave some money for herself.

It's okay not to keep any money, and it's okay for me, the personal servant girl, to be optimistic about Daiyu's jewelry box. The jewelry there is all the essence of Jia Min's accumulation over the years, and a random one can be enough for them to spend ten years outside.

Xueyan patted her face: No, you can't be so pessimistic!

Xue Yan called Su An angrily, and asked her to find some people to watch over the courtyard gate, so that Jia Lian wouldn't let Jia Lian barge in like this.

Thinking of the pear blossoms and rainy faces that greeted me when I just came back, Xueyan said again: "I also look after those aunts, if there is any movement, please tell me quickly."

Su An was puzzled, and went on obediently.

Xueyan stuffed his stomach casually, pulled out the paper ball from his nose, and went to Daiyu again.

Zijuan had just served Daiyu for dinner, when she saw the snow geese coming, she hurriedly said, "This nose is still swollen, why did it come out?"

Xueyan said: "I don't know if the girl is angry with me, come here to find out."

Zijuan smiled: "No, I was asked to deliver medicine to you just now."

Xueyan sighed: "Second Master Lian walked too fast, I didn't even have time to report, and I offended him."

Zijuan said: "Second Master Lian is probably thinking that we are all a family, so he doesn't have so many scruples."

Xueyan curled her lips: "The girl is not young anymore, so she should be more taboo. The second master Bao doesn't care, and the second master Lian doesn't care either."

Zijuan couldn't say anything, Xueyan said again: "Go and eat, sister Taohong and I will just watch."

Tao Hong is the eldest maid in Lin Ruhai's yard, she is already married, and she will get married only after Lin Ruhai dies.

Jia Lian came again early the next morning, when Lin Ruhai was awake and called Jia Lian in to say something.

Daiyu listened blankly, not knowing what to think.

Jia Lian seemed to be very satisfied with the current situation of the Lin family, shed a few tears at Lin Ruhai, and then happily went out to sell the Lin family's property and dismiss the Lin family's servants.

Lin Ruhai's concubines were in a state of panic all day long, trying to show affection in front of Daiyu, but Daiyu was guarded like an iron bucket by Su Momo and Wang Momo.

What Xueyan was worried about happened one afternoon. A concubine named Ruoshui sneaked out of the courtyard and went to Jia Lian's room.

Daiyu's first reaction when she found out was to call her a baby and sell her. This is what she often heard when she was a child to scare the new little girl. Sentenced as Ling Chi.

Xueyan said: "These people always have relatives, why don't they let their relatives come and take them back, just give them some money."

Daiyu sneered: "You are kind."

Xueyan said: "It's also for other people to see. If the master is leaving, the hearts of the people in the house will be lost. It's impossible for them all to go to the capital, so they can only give them the deed of sale and some silver. People in Japan are in panic, as the saying goes, house thieves are hard to guard against!"

Daiyu touched Lin Ruhai's skinny face, and said calmly: "They are all thinking my father is going to die, so they are so presumptuous."

Daiyu paused, and her voice became hoarse: "But he's not dead yet, he's not dead! They're just so presumptuous!"

Xueyan hurriedly took a handkerchief to wipe Daiyu's tears, and Daiyu threw herself into her arms, biting the flesh on Xueyan's shoulder blades hard.

Xueyan's tears immediately came down, and she could only pat Daiyu's back and gasp for comfort.

Daiyu was crying so hard, she wiped her face with a hot towel, looked at Xueyan and said, "You are also presumptuous, I know."

Xueyan didn't know what to say, but knelt down hesitantly.

Daiyu gritted her teeth and sneered: "But I can tolerate you, do you know why?"

Xueyan raised her head and said: "Because the servant belongs to the girl, the girl decides the life and death of the servant."

Daiyu touched Xueyan's face, and said softly: "Do you know, you were sold in at that time, and you signed a death contract, but my mother was kind-hearted, and returned the contract of sale to your parents long ago. You If your parents want to come and take you, they can take you away at any time."

Xueyan shook her body, and stared at Daiyu with wide eyes.

"But just yesterday afternoon, your parents sent a new deed of sale, a deed of death. Because I asked someone to tell your parents that the deed of death was not signed. I don't worry about it. It's better to let someone take it home go."

Daiyu laughed out loud, Xueyan blinked her eyes and laughed too.

"Thank you, miss. In such a family, unless the slave dies, I will never go back in this life. The slave is willing to stay with the girl for the rest of his life. Thank you, miss, for fulfilling the slave."

Xueyan kowtowed twice hard, only to get dizzy.

Daiyu gradually stopped laughing and tilted her head to look at Xueyan.

Xueyan lay on the ground, unable to get up.

Lin Ruhai disappeared overnight.

Daiyu held Lin Ruhai's hand all the time, leaned against his bed, and fell asleep unconsciously.

In the dream, someone was chasing her, and she called out to her father in fear, and her father walked ahead, but he never looked back at her.

Daiyu woke up suddenly, her first reaction was to check Lin Ruhai's breath, and then stared blankly at his quiet face.

Tao Hong saw something was wrong, felt Lin Ruhai's pulse, then ran out trembling to call the housekeeper.

Xueyan only felt that what happened afterwards seemed to be through a layer of gauze, and she was the bystander behind the gauze.

Lin Ruhai's funeral was already arranged when he was still alive, Xueyan only needed to support Daiyu and cry non-stop.

After the first seven days, under the auspices of Jia Lian, all the servants of the Lin Mansion were dismissed one by one.

Daiyu insisted on watching from the sidelines, and had some conversations with some senior nuns.

In the end, there were only those concubines left in the yard, and Daiyu just looked at them coldly.

Their family members were already waiting outside the door, but they were crying and refusing to go back.

What can be sold once can be sold a second time.No one can guarantee what kind of man the next time will be.

Jia Lian pretended to be hesitant and said, "Sister, you shouldn't be in charge of these matters. But I'm a foreigner after all, so it's really not easy to intervene."

Daiyu said obediently: "Second Brother Lian said that although I am young, I am the only hostess in the family who can manage things. These aunts have served my father for many years. Since all of them are reluctant to leave, I want to It's hard for me to refuse to celebrate the festival for my father. My father loved the bamboo forest on Mount Russell, and I have already asked the housekeeper to clean out the other courtyard there, so let a few aunts live in it."

Jia Lian didn't expect Dai