Return of Jia Amnesty in the Red Chamber

, surrounded by six big and small dolls eagerly looking forward to eating.

"Brother, the memorial I submitted a few days ago has been approved. The Holy Majesty wants me to return to Beijing to report on my duties first, and then I will be appointed again after my body recovers. Maybe I will retire here. Now I just wait for the new inspector. When Shi arrives, I'm going to Beijing." Lin Ruhai glanced lightly at the tea foam, and asked, "I don't know how the elder brother's errands are going, maybe we can go back to Beijing together?"

The old master's eyes were not on the tea, he was paying attention to the dolls all the time, and he didn't care too much when he heard the words: "Then who knows, I really want to go back, my good granddaughter will be one year old next month, and I As a grandfather, I can't even keep up with her Zhouzhou banquet, so I'm so worried. However, if the boat over there doesn't come back, I can't make an itinerary, so I can only spend time here."

It is now June, and the steam engine ship has been sailing for about ten days, but there is still no news. Although Grand Master She is not too worried, he is also anxious because it is always so exhausting.He is now only looking forward to the return of the few trial ships, and it is best to come back without any problems.In this way, the master can set off immediately and rush back to Beijing to celebrate his granddaughter's first birthday.

"This is indeed a pity, but as ministers, doing business for the Holy One is the top priority, and these homely things can only be regretted. Now, I only hope that the successor will come later, so that I I can go on the road with my eldest brother." When it comes to serious errands, Lin Ruhai is still very serious, not at all like the elder Xi who can drop picks at any time.

"Forget it, let's not talk about these worrying things. Since you have decided to go to Beijing, have you ever sent someone back to Beijing to clean up the house? I remember that your Lin family seems to have an old house in Beijing, but there may be more than a dozen Hasn't anyone lived in it for years, is that house okay?" The old man waved his hands irritably, and asked about other things.

"I have sent someone there. The house is indeed old, but it has always been guarded and maintained by servants. If you want to work harder, it should be no problem to live in it when you return to Beijing." Lin Ruhai didn't bother with this topic. Well, he knew more or less about Jia She's errand, and understood that it was not something he should investigate deeply.

After a while, refreshments were served one by one, and Mr. Xi was busy taking care of the children, eating and drinking, so he didn't have time to talk to Lin Ruhai.This was Lin Ruhai's first time going out with them, and also the first time seeing how Jia She took care of the children, so he couldn't help but click his tongue secretly.

In my impression, this eldest brother-in-law has always been an irresponsible, idle playboy.Even though he has a good impression of him now, Lin Ruhai still didn't expect that he could be so patient with the children.I personally taught them how to eat soup dumplings, told them repeatedly not to burn them, and satisfied all the children's requests... This really opened his eyes.

Lin Ruhai was sighing with emotion when he suddenly heard a messy sound from outside, and could vaguely hear a woman shouting "Help" or something.As an official in Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai frowned even though he was not in charge of local government affairs, and was about to order someone to go down to check for a while, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Jia She, who was not listening.

"Brother, can you hear something, should we take care of it?"

Master She gave him a strange look when he heard the words, first wiped the soup from the corner of the mouth of the upturned old son, and then said: "What's the matter? You and I are not local officials in Yangzhou, so we don't need to interfere in other people's local affairs. Besides, this is Yangzhou City, so there are bullies who bully men and women, what kind of trouble can happen in broad daylight, and the prefect of Yangzhou doesn't plan to do it?"

"Hehe..." Lin Ruhai was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, but he let the elder brother laugh at him.He really shouldn't care about this matter, but if he really can't see it, he can just send someone to the Yamen to tell him, how dare the Yangzhou magistrate let it go?

The two people inside didn't intend to take care of things, but the noise outside was getting louder and louder. It should be that the troublemakers are approaching here.But even so, Elder Xi and Lin Ruhai still sat peacefully and did not intend to meddle in their own business.

Adults don't have much curiosity, but dolls can't.At the very least, Jia Xiaocong couldn't sit still any longer, he dragged Wang Baner to the window, and even followed with the two princes.Except for Ban'er, they grew up either in the Shenzhai compound or in the Shengong mansion. They have never seen such excitement before. Now that they have met, they must not miss it.

Seeing the four half-sized dolls lined up in a row, one by one tiptoeing on the window sill and looking down, the Elder Master couldn't help laughing.Forget it, since the dolls want to watch the fun, he won't stop them, so let's watch together.

So the old man came to the bedside, picked Wang Ban'er who was the youngest and shortest, picked him up, and looked down himself.

I saw that there was already a commotion not far from the Fuchun Tea House. It seemed that a dude led the servants and surrounded a girl, and his speech and actions were very melodious.play.Because it is not far from the tea house, the old man is condescending, but he heard their conversation clearly.

"My lord, the little girl just sold herself to bury her father. She is willing to serve her master as a slave, but she doesn't sell herself as a concubine. Please let the little girl go, please..." The woman who spoke looked seventeen or eighteen years old. , with a clear and fair face, and a pair of tearful eyes, against the backdrop of a plain suit, she looks even more charming.

"Nonsense, I sold you back and didn't let you be a slave or a handmaiden. Could it be that I still let you be my master? Since you sold yourself to bury your father, you offered a price of 100 taels, and I didn't bargain with you. Why do you Why not sell it to your father? Why, you sell yourself to bury your father and still have to pick someone? Don’t be afraid to pick and choose, your father’s corpse will stink, and it’s June weather now, so it won’t last two days.” Shaking the folding fan wildly, the words that come out can make people stunned.

Master Xi was delighted when he heard this, and when he looked closely, he found that the person who spoke was actually an acquaintance.This dude is none other than Xue Pan, the trouble-loving overlord of the Xue family.The elder couldn't help wondering, Xue Pan should be in the capital, but why did he come to Yangzhou, and he also fell in love with a young lady who sold her body to bury her father.

After Xue Pan said that, he threw out a purse containing silver, and asked his servants to pull the little lady, it seemed that he didn't intend to dawdle.The little lady seemed very unwilling, struggling very violently, and shouted "Help".She seemed to be struggling when she saw Mr. She, as if seeing a savior, she looked straight at him and begged, "Master, this master, help me..."

Hearing the cuckoo's cry of blood in his ears, Mr. Xi couldn't help squinting his eyes slightly.Why does this matter seem to be aimed at the master?It's no wonder that Elder She is suspicious, it's just a coincidence, and the little lady's selling her body to bury her father is quite out of harmony.

Following the eyes of the little lady, Xue Pan also saw Elder She, and was taken aback for a moment, feeling a little guilty in his heart, but soon regained his confidence.He just bought a prostitute maid, a tael of silver is not a lot, and he is justified wherever he goes.Even if there was a mistake, the one who made the mistake was this little lady who prostituted herself, not him, Uncle Xue.

"Wenlong, come up quickly, don't be ashamed of yourself below. By the way, bring that little lady up too." The old man put down the king board, and pushed a few dolls back to the table to eat, before stretching out his hands. Order Xue Pan and let him come upstairs.Regardless of whether it is for the master or not, just try it and you will know.

Xue Pan hastily agreed, and entered the tea house with a feeling of apprehension.This little lady is very attractive to him, he is determined to get it, but if the elder asks him for someone later, what should he do?But he had heard that this Mr. She is the hungry ghost, the most old-hearted person, and there are countless aunts in the room.

Mr. She doesn't know this fellow's petty thoughts, otherwise he would have to be slapped.Although the master has indeed been an asshole, he has reformed a long time ago, okay?The aunts in the house had already scattered a large amount of money, and each had their own homes, and none of them were left.

"What's the matter? There's been a commotion early in the morning. Are you itchy?" After Xue Pan went upstairs to meet the ceremony, the old man snatched his fan angrily and knocked him unceremoniously, "What are you doing?" When you come here, what are you doing?"

For Xue Pan, Mr. She has complicated feelings.In the "dream", he still has some friendship with Xue Pan, but he still has lingering fears about his boldness and ability to cause trouble.However, it's not that this kid is completely hopeless, but he knows a little bit of love, but he doesn't know if he can teach well.

Xue Pan was beaten into a daze. Although he was related to the Jia family and stayed at the Rongguo Mansion, he was not familiar with this old man.Being treated like this by him now, I didn't feel humiliated, but felt very close to him, which is strange.

However, he has one advantage, he just doesn't think about things that he can't figure out, and he immediately smiled and said: "It's not because of the sea boat, I came to the south to handle goods, and I have been here for almost a month. Well. I know you are here too, I thought about going to see you, but I didn't dare to come because I was afraid of delaying your errand. "

"Oh, I remember that the Xue family didn't buy a sea-going ship. What are you doing here, but you rented someone else's ship?" Elder Xi asked with a smile, turning his eyes slightly.

"Hey, that's just a name, why didn't our family..." Seeing that he was kind, Xue Pan couldn't help but say something, and he wasn't the type to hide his words.

However, after he had finished talking, he was interrupted by a complaining female voice, "Master, I beg this master to be the master of the little girl!"

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