[Red House] Big Salt Merchant

Lu Jinhong is a very cautious person and doesn't like to put all his eggs in one basket.

It's just that the Lu family's business is too big. He took over for two years, not short, but not long. Although he gradually spread the Lu family's business to various aspects, the concentrated operation of the salt industry for many years has been frozen. One day's cold.Lu Jinhong saw that it would not take a day to turn around this situation.

Some salt merchants rely entirely on the salt industry, and have never considered what to do if something goes wrong here.The long-term prosperity has made the salt merchants in Yangzhou completely forget the danger. There is a trend, and gradually there is a feeling that it is hard to return.

The collapse of the Lu family should have been a wake-up call for these salt merchants, but they are used to it. They only saw the gaps brought about by the collapse of the Lu family and the benefits they could reap, but completely ignored the possible existence behind the collapse of the Lu family. danger.

Now Lin Yu is just a son of a rich family. Back then, he didn't finish his plans. Although he failed to save the Lu family's crisis, he accidentally left a glimmer of hope for himself at this moment.

Any major event needs a starting point.

Starting from scratch is easy, why is it so easy?

Lin Yu always needs capital, and it is impossible to get the initial sum of money from Lin Ruhai or even the entire Lin family. Lin Yu never thought that he would rely on the wealth of the Lin family to start anew. business.Although he has become a son of the Lin family, he has completely changed his identity. This body belongs to the Lin family, but in his heart, how can he forget the kindness of his parents' upbringing?He was caught in the middle and could only painstakingly find a stable balance point.

If such a point is not found correctly, it will cause him to suffer in every possible way.

Money, it belongs to the Lin family or to the Lin family.

What he wants to do is the business of his previous life, so he still needs to use the money from his previous life.

Tongzhou Wharf is already in sight.

This is the turnaround place for water transportation, and a lot of water grain also gathers here. After all, long-distance water transportation, the watermen also need to stop.In some years, the water in the river is not deep enough to support the boat, and the time is tight, so we have to pile up the grain in the cabin and wait for the next year to start operation.

Tongzhou is undoubtedly a very important place for water transportation.

This place can be regarded as densely populated, after all, it is just on the edge of Beijing, not many roads away.

The food is piled up in Jingtong, and if you pass here, you may be able to reach Jia's mansion.

Seeing that the boat was approaching the shore, Lin Yu put down the curtain, and ordered: "We haven't arrived in the capital yet, we will stop at Tongzhou on the way, rest our feet, and find someone to inform the old lady there, so we can make preparations. "

After all, Sister Dai's status is unusual, and even if Lin Yu is not Jia Min's own, he is still the heir of the Lin family, and Sister Dai's elder brother is also Jia Min's son.Going to Jia's mansion is justified.He remembered what Jia Min said before he was alive, and he knew that sister Dai must have been wronged when she entered the mansion.

Now he let people know first, if Ningrong and Rongfu are still making trouble with those moths...

Lin Yu couldn't hold back his lips, and sneered.

Sister Dai didn't understand, she glanced at Lin Yu, wondering why he suddenly smiled like this.

Sister Dai's eyes can speak, Lin Yu gets to know her better as he spends time with her.She looks gentle on the outside, but she is not without principles in her heart.If she really wanted to stay in Jia's mansion this time, she had to be careful all the time.

"I heard from my mother that Ningrong and Rongfu are very powerful. Although our family also attacked Liehou in Zushan, and the emperor gave Rongfa a while ago when we arrived at father's place, it is still a bit behind the two. But my sister is also the first from a scholarly family. , don't be bullied. I don't doubt that Mrs. Jia is ignoring you, I'm just afraid..."

Needless to say, although the old lady is able to speak in the backyard of Jia's mansion, the people who do things are all the people below.

It's enough for her to ask a question or two, but she can't control what happens next.

What's more, the old lady seemed to be trying to match Baoyu with her, so Daiyu was a little more embarrassed now.

These things cannot be decided by wishful thinking.After all, Jia Min is gone, and the only one who can make decisions for her is Lin Ruhai.

Daiyu is also a smart girl with a delicate mind. After hearing Lin Yu say it slowly, she also wrote it down.

After a while, the boat docked.

The people Lin Yu had ordered before ran out of the pier, took the money, rented a carriage, and headed towards Beijing.

Both Ningrong and Ningrong houses are on the same Ningrong Street, which stretches from east to west, and the whole street belongs to them.These two families have been the glory of several dynasties, and the emperor will change accordingly, but the honor and favor of the two families will not change.The yin skills of the ancestors can still enjoy the blessings with them.

The messenger came with a message, and just knocked on the corner door to enter.

"Where did you come from?" The servant standing in front of the door saw that he was dusty, so he hurriedly stopped him and asked.

This young man came from the Lin family, and hurriedly reported: "It's from Yangzhou's Mrs. Lin's house. My son and daughter have settled down at Tongzhou pier not long ago. I specially ordered the young man to report a letter, which is also convenient for your family to make preparations." .”

It turned out to be from the Lin family.

This person also knows the depth, but the rules in the mansion are strict, and the reporter is only asked to stand here and report by himself.

The weather in June and July is really scorching, this boy has been standing here for a long time, looking up at the sky from time to time.

He stood under the eaves, looking dirty from sweating all the time in his haste.The servant of the Rongguo Mansion stood under the shadow of the door, looking clean and fresh, glanced at him, but said casually: "The sky in Beijing is not as beautiful as your Yangzhou, and it is not as beautiful as Jiangnan. Woolen cloth."

The boy's name was Chen Shu, and others called him "Xiaoba" before. When he arrived at Lin Yu's place, he gave his name, and Lin Yu didn't change it for him. From now on, he will always be called Chen Shu.Brother Yu is a nice person, and Chen Shu is really comfortable following him.Up and down in Lin's mansion, everyone was happy, the wife treated others generously, not to mention the master, even the housekeeper was reasonable, because he was served by my brother's side, so no one would take a look at him wherever he went?When I came here, I felt all kinds of birds like him.

Chen Shu was very angry. Hearing the yin and yang of the gatekeeper, and inadvertently looking at the style of Rongguo Mansion, he was crossed in his heart, thinking that he must talk about it when he returned to Lin Yu's place.Brother Yu is a strong character, he had already said before he left, and all the details will be reported to him after he returns.Although I have been with Brother Yu for a short time, seeing Brother Yu's careful planning, he is not at a disadvantage.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Shu looked up again, her lips were chapped, and the sun above her head almost made her faint.

He originally wanted to move to the shade, but when he met the gatekeeper's eyes, he couldn't help feeling angry, and resisted standing there.

After about half an hour, the person who had passed the news on his behalf slowly came inside.

"My wife said that she already knew, so it's fine to ask you to go back. She also said that the old lady is taking a nap now, and she will talk about it when the old lady gets up later."

Only such a simple message, not even a word?

Chen Shu bowed his head and forced a smile: "Please pass it on, please."

He bowed and saluted as a thank you, then got on his horse, left Ningrong Street, borrowed a bowl of water from someone on the way, and was about to drink it, when he thought of what he had done before, he just put the bowl away, got on his horse again, and hurried back Tongzhou.

When he came back, he went directly to the inn where Lin Yu and the others stayed.

Lin Yu was sitting under the window and was carving something. He was holding a carving knife, and in his hand was a piece of good quality suet jade. Chen Shu couldn't understand the depth and depth of it, so he just called out "Brother" , saw Lin Yu's hands paused, put down the carving knife, put away the things, turned around and asked him with a smile: "How's the matter? What did Jia's house say?"

Chen Shu was suddenly at a loss for words, and even he felt ashamed and flustered.

Lin Yu didn't listen to him, so he knew that something was interesting.

In fact, it was expected at first, but he didn't understand - what's wrong with Daisy's son, that the two wealthy Jia's family disliked her so much.

"Don't hide it, I won't eat you again. See how hot you are. This Tongzhou is next to Beijing, but it's not close. I thought you'd come back early when the weather was going against the sun. Unexpectedly, you are only coming back now. I think Jia’s mansion entertained you with a bowl of tea to moisten your throat before rushing back, who would have seen a greasy monkey. Zhang Bao’er, pour him a cup of tea, I’d like Look at how powerful he is in the Ningrong Second Mansion."

It's not that I haven't heard rumors about betrotting Sister Dai to the "naughty and naughty bastard" in the wife's mouth, but that's what the old lady meant. Maybe the elder brother Baoyu in Jia's mansion may not be interesting?What's more, Bao Yuniang has no plans.

Now Lin Yu couldn't figure out the relationship, but after hearing what Chen Shu said after drinking tea, he understood.

This is the treatment for reporting a letter. The Lin family is now supported by Lin Ruhai. It is a trivial matter for the local censor to be from the fifth rank.Jia Zheng is now just a servant of the Ministry of Industry, so what if his ancestors were so good at it?However, the descendants are not up to date.

Lin Yu sneered from the bottom of his heart, and then heard Chen Shu say: "The man replied to the slave that the wife said she knew, and said that she would tell the old lady when she woke up, and that she was taking a nap at that moment."

"Ma'am? Which lady?"

Lin Yu was stunned for a moment. There are so many people in the two houses of Jia's family and Ningrong. Which one is the wife?

I really don't know if the boy who reported the letter was deliberately vague, so that he might be the one who tripped him.It's not impossible to find out which wife it is.

He has already passed the news of left and right, and if Jia's family really doesn't show face, Lin Yu can also show them no face.

He has the character of a philistine businessman, and he believes in retribution for revenge, and his creed is "money can make ghosts pervert", not to mention that Lin Ruhai loves daughters eagerly, and he is reluctant to bear sister Dai to suffer a little grievance, that is; Lin Ruhai Yu himself is also a vengeful.

Before they met face to face, they gave him a blow, treating them as a family to be bullied.

"Forget it, there are plenty of opportunities to inquire." Lin Yu suppressed the matter for the time being, and secretly made a note to Jia's mansion, who is the wife, sooner or later he will find out, and it will be clear when he arrives in Jia's mansion.He called Zhang Baoer and wrapped up the engraved mutton jade that he had just put away, "Chen Shu go down to rest, Zhang Baoer will go out with me for a walk."