The Jade of the Red Chamber

Aloe is packing up the burden, the uncle sent her to Brother Fu, Ai Ye, Fu Ling and others came in, took Aloe's hand reluctantly and said: "Sister is leaving now, although she can get in, she can't stay together forever It’s gone, but how can we be willing to do it!”

Aloe smiled and said: "I also don't want to part with it, but we are so close, don't tell me you won't get along with me after I leave?"

Everyone chatted and chatted, Licorice, who had come here unexpectedly for two years, said: "Master too, my sister is his closest maid, I thought my sister would be in the uncle's room in two years..." After a moment of silence, Licorice She blushed and couldn't help but shut her mouth.

Aloe is now 17 years old, so she is naturally worried about her future, and she has also thought about being accepted as a roommate by the uncle. Seeing that the uncle is getting more and more handsome, and he won the election at a young age, none of the maids in the uncle's room are not touched at all !

It's just that aloe has served Lin Zhenyu since she was a child, so she naturally knows a little about his thoughts. Seeing that the uncle never takes these things to heart, and even hates the double-minded maid, she slowly puts her thoughts away. Anyway, with her Since she was a child, the uncle will always give her a good future.

Lu Hui remembered what the old man said to her yesterday, and said slightly seriously: "Don't mention these bastard words again! We are good sisters, and my sister advises everyone, don't take those other thoughts! After all these years, you still can't see clearly Is it? The masters of the Lin family are not so careless. Our master has known his wife for so many years. Think about Aunt Bai and the others. After the master knew about it yesterday, did he ever say something for them? In the Xuetao courtyard, you can't come out. Besides, our uncle hates those who are hollow-eyed and big-hearted. If we hit our grandfather's eyes on this, he will have to be sent out. Moreover, Chen Xiang is not a precedent. ?”

The words made everyone silent, and some of them turned pale. Seeing this, Ai Ye hurriedly said with a wooden box: "My sister is always reluctant to leave this time. I bought this hairpin during the Mid-Autumn Festival. I gave it to you." Elder sister, it's a little bit of my heart to be a younger sister!" Others also hurriedly took out their presents, and the room became lively again.

Brother Fu moved out of the Nuan Pavilion in the main courtyard. Ruhai couldn't bear the affairs of the inner courtyard, so Zhenyu made the decision to move him into Lanyue Hall, Daiyu into Xingyun Pavilion opposite Lanyue Hall, and himself from Qingliangshui Pavilion. Entering Bibo Garden, Bibo Garden is just adjacent to the outer courtyard, and guards the two courtyards of Lanyue and Xingyun behind it, and specially opened a small road so that Daiyu and Fuyu can go to his courtyard conveniently.

Aloe was arranging the dowry in the back room of Lanyue Hall, remembering what the uncle said to her yesterday, wait for her to take good care of the second master for two years, and promise her a good future, marrying a housekeeper or hiring him outside A flat-headed lady can do it all.

Lu Hui's face was a little red, she was born at home, her parents were stupid and useless, if she hadn't been favored by his wife for being smart, and then she was lucky enough to serve the uncle, and even her brother had a good job, how could she be as beautiful as she is today, now in the second The master here even gave her a small wing room!She has never thought of going out of the mansion. In the future, if she can marry a steward in the mansion, it is best to be a long-term follower by the uncle's side. With the uncle's ability and means, life will not be difficult!

Lin Zhenyu was leaning on the couch, her face still a little pale. What happened to Fuyu yesterday woke him up like a thunderbolt.There are some people who blame themselves for not taking good care of their younger siblings, but the most important thing is how to face the future!

Now that Lin's mansion is on the verge of collapse due to internal and external troubles, and her mother has passed away, the big-hearted people in the mansion are starting to make troubles. The inner courtyard can't live without a housekeeper. Seeing that her father means that she doesn't plan to continue the strings, she has to let Daiyu learn slowly. outside, according to Shui Yang, the remnants of Prince Zhongshun and Old Prince Yizhong are uneasy again, and the Yanzheng is the first to stare at the purse of the court in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River is about to move around recently, and the situation in Yangzhou and Suzhou has changed, and Shui Yang's arrival has something to do with it.Lin Ruhai is a pure minister, only loyal to the emperor, this is also the biggest reason why he can be re-elected in Yanzheng for several years, but in this way, he will definitely become a thorn in the side of the loyal king's faction!My father was hit hard by his mother's sudden death, and his health is not as good as before. I'm afraid there are people outside who are waiting to catch his father's pigtails, and what's more, they will use various methods to frame and beat him!

As for Jia's mansion, Zhenyu sneered, the two Rongning and Ning mansions are really interesting. In the original book, Qin Keqing's identity as a granddaughter-in-law could be buried by uncle, uncle or even a generation higher, but her aunt, the first wife of a second-rank official, died They only sent Jia Lian, who is a nephew, to come. Hmph, I think so, I'm afraid that the Jia family and the Zhen family have already lined up to Zhongshun's side in private.

Zhenyu thought to himself, he hasn't entered an official position yet, and at most he can help his father with ideas, which can't help much.It's just that the mansion needs to be properly rectified to prevent Xiao Qiang from causing trouble. This is absolutely true. Although the mother is gone, there are still father, younger siblings, and he must protect them!

With the help of Lin Fu and Grandma Liu, some people were released from the mansion, and some people came in again. The family had 36 children, and 21 people were bought, all of whom were arranged to go to various places.

Daiyu is over seven years old, so she really needs to make a good plan.Fuyu was young, and the maids around Lin Zhenyu had to change a lot, so I won't go into details here, and I will talk about it later.

In the early morning of this day, Lin Zhenyu called Lin Fu, Ma Quan and other stewards in the mansion, as well as mothers in power such as Liu Nanny and his daughter-in-law to wait in the main hall, and sent the servants, maids, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were not on duty to wait in the main hall. The sub-yards gathered in the front yard, and Wu Yaya stood in the entire yard, with a total of 200 people.

Lin Zhenyu sat on the grand teacher's chair in the middle, sipping tea without saying a word, the people below were shocked by the way they dealt with Aunt Bai and others a few days ago, the courtyard was silent for a while, no one dared to make a sound.

Lin Zhenyu put down the teacup, and lightly told Lin Fu, "Uncle Fu, just say it!"

Lin Fu clapped his hands and said yes, without further ado, and said, "Today, I called everyone together to record everyone's responsibilities. Let's start with the outer court first!" The old accountant of the Lin family sat upright on one side, picked up a pen and began to record on the paper. .Everyone was surprised, but they didn't dare to ask, so they lined up to tell their names, responsibilities, and months one by one.

Zhenyu just listened, and an hour later, the old accountant brought the scroll to her eyes, Zhenyu glanced at it a few times, and nodded to Mammy Liu.Nanny Liu nodded, took out a few pages from her sleeve, and read out the names of those who were lazy and slippery, those who criticized their master behind their backs, those who ate wine and gambled, and those who were corrupt. All of them were pale and frightened, those who didn't read their names wiped off their cold sweat, and breathed a sigh of relief, and the steward personally picked up those who had read their names but were on duty.

Lin Zhenyu said calmly to the group of people who were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled: "Such tricky servants should be kicked out of the house or sold out!" All begging for mercy, Zhenyu said again: "I just think that you have served for many years, and you have worked hard without any credit. Today, I will give you a face and put them all in the Zhuangzi. If there are any outstanding ones, they will naturally have the opportunity to return to the mansion. Come on, if there is something that still doesn't change, then just sell it." For a while, everyone was surprised and happy, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Ma Quan also pointed out the overlapping and cumbersome errands in the mansion, and Lin Fu laid off the redundant people and arranged them to other places.After doing so, Zhenyu personally crossed out those who were sent out of the house, and recorded those who had changed errands.

A few days ago, the newly born and bought children were cut off seven, and the rest were arranged in various places, but they were equal to those sent out just now. Only then did everyone understand why the uncle let so many people into the mansion last time. , I respect and fear Zhenyu in my heart, at such an age, my uncle has such skills, and I can't help but abide by it in the future, so the rules of the Lin family are admirable, which will not be mentioned for the time being.

Taking a glance, Zhenyu took the scroll and said: "Later, the stewards and the stewards will come and copy the names and errands of their subordinates. If there is any mistake in the future, only the stewards and the people under the stewards who are in charge of the matter will be found." If you do well, you will be rewarded with the same reward! If there is a mistake in the management, just go to the housekeeper! The housekeeper will report it every month. In this way, the house will be peaceful. , have their own different rewards! The people left today are all well-behaved, and each of them will add a month's money!" Everyone smiled and thanked Dade without saying anything.

Zhenyu firmly believes in the truth of "slap a sweet date" and "when the water is clear, there will be no fish".

Now around Daiyu there are four senior maids, four second-class maids, six third-class maids, one nanny, two daughters-in-law and sons-in-law waiting in the yard, and some unparalleled rough maids and maids. So I can hire some nuns with provenance for her, so as to save her from being criticized and uneducated in the future.Fuyu was similar to Daiyu, except that he was still young, so four third-class maids were missing and three nuns were added. Zhenyu specially found three or four honest and sensible children from Zhuangzi's tenants to study with him. play.

Daiyu's first-class maids are Qingkong, Chuiliu, Jinghu, and Changge; second-class maids Sumei, Sulan, Suzhu, and Suju; and six third-class maids Yifeng, Yiyun, Yiyu, Yixue, Yi Wu, Yi Ai, and Mother Qiu.Qingkong is Qiu Nanny's daughter, and she has always been the most sincere and sensible, led by Daiyu's maid, Qingkong.

Speaking of this method of naming, it was Fuyu's trouble. The people who served the little guy changed after this incident. No, it's hard to remember if there are too many people. If you insist on naming yourself, you simply make a fuss. Seeing that his brothers and sisters were named like him, so the second and third class maids are like this, Daiyu and Zhenyu also found it convenient, and after a lot of praise, they followed suit.

Fuyu's first-class maidservants are doing well, they are Aloe, Dicui, Qiuyue, and Chenxing. Naturally, Aloe has not changed.The second-class maid, Xiao Fuyu, just pointed to the word Dong, and called them Donghuang, Donglu, Dongqing, and Donglan. Since there were only two third-class maids, they named them Xia He, Xia Lian, and the nanny Fang Nanny, and Yanmao, Xiamao.

It turned out that Jia Min's nanny, Nanny Liu, had taken care of Fuyu for a few days, but the whole Lin residence wanted her to worry about it, so Zhenyu simply asked her to take charge of the affairs of the Lin residence's women.Sister Yan was originally by Zhenyu's side, but Zhenyu felt sorry for her younger brother, so she made Sister Yan, who had always been careful and caring, to Fuyu as the nanny in charge.The three playmates still use their original names: Xiaohu, Dunzi, and Xiaoshan.

Zhenyu used to give the maids the name of the medicine, but this time he couldn't resist Fuyu, and Chen Xiang, who was really afraid of committing a crime, changed the name of the newly promoted one and the original one, and the newly promoted ones included mugwort leaves, mint, and coptis. The first-class ones of Xiaoxiang were changed to Chuxue, Clear Water, Xiaohe, and Qingxi.

It turned out that Licorice, the first-class maid, was married off by this jade.As Zhenyu got older, she disliked Yingying and Yanyan in front of him more and more, so she simply had two second-class and two third-class ones.The two second-class ones are Ning'an and Tranquility, and the two third-class ones are warm grass and warm trees.On the contrary, there are eight easygoing servants: Qiuqian, Shengqian, Laoqian, Niuqian, Zijiang, Choujiang, Yinjiang and Maojiang.

Now that he is older, he doesn't need the nuns to take care of him anymore. The nuns Du and Yan were young, and Yan gave Fu Yu, and Du has gone home.

Lin Zhenyu carefully recruited two old nanny, one is medicine nanny, this nanny is also wronged, if it is not for the master's crime, with her good ability of knowing medicine and medicated diet, she can It must not be a person offered by a big family!It was sold because of the affairs of the master's house. If Lin Zhenyu hadn't found out about it, she might have been sold to some remote village.

There is also a grandma, who is a good family manager. Both of them signed the death contract, and they were appointed by Zhenyu to be the prime minister and the mother in charge of the affairs of the three brothers and sisters. , the eldest mother is in charge of personnel affairs.And Nanny Yao's only daughter also deserves her true biography, and was sent by Zhenyu to her younger sister, who is the eldest maid Jinghu.

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Today, Mr. Ye recruited Zhenyu, first carefully looked at this student who he had taught for six or seven years, and said with some reluctance: "You have achieved something in these years, and what I can teach you is very limited. , this time I was recruited into the court again, but I can't push it any longer."

Zhenyu was shocked, sad in her heart, her eyes were red, and she smiled reluctantly: "Mr. is a great talent, he should have entered the court and entered the court to show off his ambitions! Mr. Meng has taught for many years, Zhenyu..."

Ye Qiong laughed and scolded: "Okay, okay! Seeing your virtue, it's not like I won't see you anymore, but you just stepped into the court before you!" Then she said in a bluff, "Don't think that you can be lazy if your husband is gone. You can’t participate in this class, Chun Wei, if you don’t get a good ranking in the next class, it will hurt your husband’s face, and see how I deal with you!”

Zhenyu smiled through tears, hugged Xiao Jinzi in her arms, stroked its soft fur, and said with a smile: "I have never been lazy, and the master is bluffing me again!"

Ye Qiong stretched out his hands to rub the disciple's little bun, and said with a smile: "Sir, you are my only disciple who entered the house, you should honor me, let those old men see, how can they compare to my disciple Ye Qiong? "

He said sternly: "I'm afraid the south of the Yangtze River is not stable these days. You just remember to 'not show your edge'! Don't miss your homework on weekdays. I will send someone to send it to you. Listen, read, and ask your father more. It's enough to discuss some things about the court." He said solemnly: "You have grown up since childhood, so I won't say much, but your family's Rongguo Mansion is better far away. The Jia Mansion is too big, I'm afraid It didn't end well."

Zhenyu didn't hide it, and said with a wry smile: "Father and we don't want to be far away, but after all, it's my mother's natal family. Only a few days ago, the old lady sent several letters to pick up her grandson and granddaughter to relieve her grief. Love. It was so difficult to prevaricate, I'm afraid there will be another reminder."

Ye Qiong sneered and said: "This Jia family is really domineering. I don't know why they come like this before the hundred days of filial piety are over!"

He flicked Zhenyu again, and sneered, "Don't you even understand this truth? It's only natural for grandma to come to pick up her grandson and granddaughter, but what does this have to do with the Lin family? You just respect your grandparents' family." , don’t care about the rest of the matter. If you really have to take you to Beijing, just go, as long as you don’t live in their house all the time. Could it be that the Lin family can’t even afford a house? Besides, if you want to come to the Yanzheng, King Jing That boy won't hide it from you, your father competed with the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River, the Jia family has always been in cahoots with the Zhen family, and you are just relatives in law, so in the eyes of outsiders, you and the Jia family will naturally not be classified as one, but It's just because of my grandfather's affection, I visit relatives every day."

Zhenyu said: "It's fine if this is the case. It's not that we don't care about love. It's just that when my mother was alive, she sent so many letters urging her grandmother and uncles to hide their strengths and bide their time. Just educate their children well, but they often didn't listen. Later, they blamed me a lot." My mother made my mother sad and discouraged, so she didn't care about this matter anymore. Now that it's a stormy time, we can only protect the Lin family first, but the grandparent's family is helpless."

"Don't worry about it before it's too late! That family is rotten from the root, there is no one more extravagant and arrogant than his family, and now he is making friends with King Zhongshun with the four princes and eight princes. It's really..." Ye Qiong said coldly: "It's also worth saving." If you go to Beijing, you are the eldest son of the Lin family and you have great fame, I am afraid that the idea will hit you, you will only be a relative, ignore everything, if you can't get past it, just push it to me, one day To be a teacher and a father for life, hum! Let's see how crazy this Jia family who 'white jade is the king's horse' is!" Although Ye Qiong has not entered the court for a long time, after all, he is the son of a family. He paid close attention to the direction of the imperial court in the capital. He had long hated the actions of Rongning and Ningfu, and he had been in the Lin family for many years. He knew the Jia family better, so he hated his family deeply.

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After Mr. Ye left, the Lin residence became even more silent.Zhenyu only reads and practice calligraphy every day to enlighten Fuyu. Ruhai discusses various things with his father in his free time, and doesn't go out easily, and just visits his friends and parents occasionally.

Lin Hai also listened to what Mr. Ye said, and he was even more cautious, not showing his sharpness at all, and only acting in secret.

In this way, the situation became more subtle, and the Lin family suffered much less troubles and stumbling blocks, and Ru Hai was also relieved, but the situation had quietly tilted towards the Lin family, and Lin Hai couldn't help praising Mr. Ye for his insight.

In fact, this has something to do with Zhenyu being close friends with the Xi family, the Jin family, and the Gu family's Aizi. Although it seems that they are only children, in fact these three families have quietly approached the Lin family. In this way, it is convenient for Ruhai to do things. Many, of course, this is also the reason why these three families can be safe and sound when Jiangnan officials are overthrown in the future.

In November, Shui Yang returned to Beijing.Lin Zhenyu was extremely reluctant to let go, and Shui Yang stayed in the south of the Yangtze River for more than ten days because of him, so Zhenyu could only bid farewell.Zhenyu understood that if it wasn't for Shui Yang's company, how could he recover from the pain of losing his mother so quickly, so he regarded Shui Yang more and more in his heart.

Before leaving, Shui Yang touched the child's face, urged him to get off the boat and go back to the mansion, and said with a smile: "Go back, I will send you a letter when I arrive in the capital." Suddenly he remembered: "Don't worry, I will send you a letter after returning to Beijing." Invite a few foster nuns from the palace to come along with He San and He Si, and you will keep them by your side, the situation in Jiangnan is not stable, so I can rest assured."

Lin Zhenyu nodded, feeling reluctant to give up, but didn't know what to say, so she choked out a sentence for a while: "Take good care of Xiao Zheer!"

Shui Yang looked at his flushed little face, smiled and nodded.On the one hand, Qin Shulai lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes, slandering in his heart that his master, as long as he meets Uncle Zhen, he can't hold back his ice face, so he glanced at the boatman from the corner of his eye, just wait until Uncle Lin leaves After that, you will know what is called June Snow!