Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

At noon, Lin Hai went to the front yard and asked Jia Lian to have dinner together.

The two ate in silence, and Lin Hai took a teacup to rinse his mouth, "Lian'er, the young servant you stayed at the Yangzhou Zhuangzi will follow. What are you going to do with the skinny horse that the salt merchant gave you?"

Jia Lian was a little conflicted, but told Lin Hai the truth, "Uncle, I like it very much. I'm afraid Sister Feng won't let her in."

"Ask your father. Anyway, if you take your daughter-in-law to study at your uncle's house, you can't take that scrawny horse with you."

Jia Lian nodded, hesitated for a while and said, "How long will I be going, Uncle?"

"Come back when your uncle says you can come back."

Jia Lian's face turned pale with fright, "Uncle, Uncle..."

"Just say something."

"If my uncle...if I had been..."

Lin Hai smiled, "No, you can learn like you did in Yangzhou, five years is enough." Lin Hai thought about it and then said: "Also, Sister Feng, you have to control her well, don't let her learn from her aunt and use any means to harm others. If you even dare to release loan sharks, it will kill your children and grandchildren."

"Yes." Jia Lian was a little embarrassed and uncomfortable, embarrassed that he married the niece of his enemy who killed his brother and mother, and was also in a dilemma because he liked Sister Feng.Otherwise, wouldn't it be possible to rest? !

"She's different from her aunt." Lin Hai saw through his thoughts, "Teach your son in front of the hall, and teach your wife by your pillow. Your father has already said about your marriage with Sister Feng. If Sister Feng didn't like you, he would have worried that you would be in the old lady and the second room. It doesn't grow much there."

Lin Hai handed Jia Lian a book of laws and regulations, "Teach Sister Feng well. Let Sister Feng learn this by heart. People must be in awe."

Jia Lian stood up and took the book respectfully. "Go back and rest, your father will come over to have dinner with you tonight."

Lin Hai sent Jia Lian away and went back to his study to take a nap.Probably in the morning, Gui Ni was allowed to have a child after the Ji family, which comforted her. Gui Ni swept away the carefulness of the past years, and her whole body was refreshed. She gently served Lin Hai to rest, took a sewing basket, sat on the footrest, Make clothes for Lin Hai.

Lin Hai also slept soundly because of yesterday's fatigue.

Lin Hai woke up and went to the main room. Seeing that Mrs. Ji had just woken up and was dressing up, she twirled the daisy and imitated Zhang Chang. Seeing Mrs. Ji's shy expression with satisfaction, she took the wet towel from Chunliu and wiped it off. wipe.Sitting opposite Ji, drank tea for a while.

Lin Hai took out the small red sandalwood box brought from the study and gave it to Ji, "Wanrong, you keep these for emergency use."

Ji opened it and saw that it was a thick stack of banknotes in denominations of one hundred taels, "Husband, this, how much is this?"

"1 taels. The purchase of regular food materials in the mansion is settled at the beginning of each month. If you take Yu'er out to buy some jewelry and clothing materials, you can ask the store to deliver it to the mansion and ask the accountant to settle the bill."

"Husband, how much can a concubine buy?"

Seeing Wanrong's cautious expression, Lin Hai wanted to laugh, "Ten thousand a year, no more."

Surprised, Ji immediately lowered her head, then raised her face with a smile on her face, "Thank you husband."

Mrs. Ji thought to herself, although her family was not poor, it was still passable. My mother taught me to read the accounts, and estimated that my family's annual expenses were only about [-], and this Lin's mansion, I can spend so much by myself?

"Wanrong, the autumn scenery outside is nice, why don't you go out and take a walk in the yard?"

Ji obediently followed Lin Hai to the garden for a walk.

Autumn in the capital is the best season of the year, with clear skies and crisp air.There are two rows of red and fiery maple trees on the edge of the garden, which is refreshing and adds vitality to the elegant garden.Lin Hai stretched out his hand to hold Ji's hand, and Ji shrank slightly, seeing that there was no one around, he approached Lin Hai and let him pull him away.

"This house has been idle for nearly 20 years, and Lin Cheng was sent back to Beijing to clean it up last year. These flowers and plants were newly purchased this year, and they seem to be deliberate. It will take a few years for them to become natural and interesting." Lin Hai pointed to the new clumps Bamboo, figurines of daisies on the side of the road, and newly piled Taihu stones, "the ingenuity is obvious."

Mrs. Ji nodded, "What my husband said is that if you live in a few more years, you will be angry if you return to the house."

"There are few people in the mansion. For so many generations, the Lin family has been single-handed. In this garden, the most lacking are a few mischievous boys."

Ji pursed her lips and smiled, a little shyly, "I'm afraid my husband will get bored again."

"How could it be, hehe, I can't wait. I still have a piece of land over there as a martial arts arena, and I will do boxing activities in the morning and evening. I am too young to run a horse. I asked the housekeeper to find some fruits that girls can ride, and get off the horse. At that time, you can take the children to play."

Ji glanced at Lin Hai strangely, opened his mouth to speak, but closed his mouth after hesitation.Lin Hai pretended not to know Ji's hesitation.

The two wandered around the garden for more than an hour, and walked back hand in hand.

"Jia She, Jia Enhou, you should have heard from Mrs. Li's family about this person. I started planning to return to Beijing last year, but all my relatives in Beijing in the same year, except Mrs. Li, are the only ones. I can go back this time. Beijing, Mr. Li raised it several times but was rejected. It was he who came forward to find Cheng Yin and spoke today, so I was able to come back. From now on, we will go to Mr. Li as relatives. In this Beijing, apart from Enhou, no one else The one to pay attention to is Mr. Cheng Yincheng."

Ji nodded, indicating that he understood Lin Hai's meaning.

Jia She came a bit late, Lin Hai saw Jia She came in with a smile, and invited Mrs. Ji and Jia She to greet him, and hurriedly arranged a banquet, men and women sat at two tables.

Jia Lian poured wine for Lin Hai first, then poured wine for Jia Amnesty, and then they sat down to start.

Jia She picked up the wine and first congratulated Lin Hai on his wedding. Lin Hai thanked Jia She and asked, "Brother, what are you happy about?"

"Today Wang Ziteng went to find me and returned all the sacrifice fields in Jinling."

There was the sound of chopsticks landing on the other side of the screen.Jia She shook his head, "Feng girl, come here."

Wang Xifeng quickly came over and blessed Jia Amnesty and Lin Hailue, "Father?" He looked a little timid.

"The affairs of the Wang family, your aunt's son, and the matter of the Xue family's purchase of sacrifice land, these have nothing to do with you. Just live with Lian'er properly."

Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Lian, Jia Lian nodded to her, Wang Xifeng's eyes were red, and he said, "Thank you, father."

"Feng girl, these few days, you will accompany Lian'er to live well in Lin's mansion, and don't worry about the affairs of the mansion. After Xiumu, go back with your uncle and mistress, invite people from the clan for your father, and give Lian'er Set up wine to celebrate winning."

Jia Lian and Sister Feng were very happy to hear that they were celebrating the Zhongju.

Jia Amnesty and Lin Haibin ate and chatted. The women's family ate quickly, so Lin Hai let them go back first.Daiyu pulls Yingchun and refuses to leave.

Lin Hai said to Mrs. Ji: "Wanrong go back first, let the nanny take the two of them back later."

Daiyu went to Lin Hai's side and poured wine for Lin Hai. Lin Hai touched the top of Daiyu's head and praised, "Good girl." He picked up the wine cup, showed off to Jia Amnesty, and drank it down.

Jia She laughed, "Don't tell me I don't have a daughter?"

Jia Lian quickly urged Yingchun in a low voice, "Pour father some wine."

Seeing that Daiyu was praised by her uncle for pouring wine, Yingchun was already moved. Seeing her father and brother talking, she quickly picked up the jug and poured wine for Jia She.Before Jia Amnesty drank, he felt his eye circles moistened, and touched Yingchun's hair, "Good girl." She drank it all down.

Lin Hai asked Daiyu, "Yu'er, what's the matter?"

"Daddy, I still want to sleep with my cousin tonight. Mammy won't let me."

"why?"

Daiyu hesitated, and said after a long while, "Mammy said we don't sleep, we talked for a long time last night."

Lin Hai smiled, "Then let's talk less tonight, okay?"

"it is good."

Daiyu achieved her goal, and she happily led Yingchun away. Yingchun hesitated and said to Jia Amnesty, "Father, do you want to stay tonight?"

Jia She was surprised, "What's the matter?" This was the first time the daughter asked herself.

Daiyu poked Yingchun, Yingchun bit her lip, a little hoarse and about to cry, "Daughter wants to have breakfast with father."

"Okay." Jia She replied firmly.

Yingchun hurriedly gave blessings to everyone, just for a moment, then pulled Daiyu away quickly.

"I always said that Daddy is the one who is most willing to have breakfast with me, and uncle must be the same. Look, I'm right."

Jia Amnesty poured himself a glass of wine, then poured it out with a tilt of his neck, and Jia Lian hurriedly filled it up again graciously.

Lin Hai pretended not to notice, "Uncle, have you chosen a servant for Lian'er?"

"Not yet. Use yours first, you have to pick a few months anyway."

"Success. Lian'er, Mingchuan and Mingxi will follow you to the Zhang family first. When your father finds a suitable person a year ago, they will go there with the New Year's ceremony. Send them back with you."

"Yes, thank you uncle. Please trouble your father."

"Just go and study hard. The situation of your uncle's house is not so good. Feng girl takes two maids, and you take two young servants. I'll give you another woman who can cook, plus those two veterans."

Jia Lian stood listening to Jia Amnesty's order, and answered "Yes."

Jia She and Lin Hai didn't drink much, Jia Lian was courteous for a while, and Jia She sent him back, "Hurry up and go back after eating, I'm still waiting to hug my grandson."

Lin Hai shook his head, "Brother, you don't want to be in the military department anymore, how long has it been, you are like a soldier."

Jia She grinned, and wanted to pour wine for Lin Hai, Lin Hai hurried over and filled Jia She first.

"Brother, I got two stunning skinny horses at the end of last year, none of which were confiscated, so I'll share one with you?"

"Good thing."

Lin Hai sent people to the back to ask the two girls to come out. "It's all carefully crafted by salt merchants. If you want to buy something like this, there's nothing on the market. It's much better than the oirans who are holding out. Uncle, don't keep so many people in the house anymore, so you can say no." It sounds good, but they are all born in a family. This person is not so expensive."

"Oh, why do I want so many people? It's the old lady who stuffs one every three to five years. She doesn't know how much she stuffed over the years. I'll send out a batch every three to five months. Otherwise, my stuff There is no place to stand in the yard."

Jia Amnesty took a sip of his wine and said, "Lian'er wrote me a letter, and he got one too?"

"Well, it's only been hot for a few days. I let him study and gave it to Zhuangzi. Today I asked him how to arrange it."

"Since it's good enough, let's bring it back to Rong Mansion at the end of the year. Let's talk about it when he comes back in a few years."

"Then I'll ask Lin Ji to bring it when the bill is delivered at the end of the year."

"Okay, you don't have to worry about it. It's rare for him to get one like this, and he will be released to the East Court according to the aunt's rules."

"That's right, it's much better than having a child at home. One leads a bunch behind the other, and there are too many entanglements."

"Each has its own advantages. It's easy to control the family's children, and those who come from outside are afraid that someone will deliberately target them."

"What uncle said is true. But there is no need to be afraid of targeting these few. Last year's Weiya Banquet, officials from Lianghuai Salt Administration were all there, and there were only a dozen people who sent us to the house. It was very random."

"You have left Lianghuai, but you have lost a bank."

"The two of us are not short of money, so let's not do that anymore. If you do well, you will hate the salt merchants, and your successors will also hate you; The people in the yamen are not involved in the forces of the left and the right."

"It doesn't matter if you don't do it, return to Beijing and escape these years safely. Waiting for a few years will make a big difference."

"Yes, I can survive today until that day."

The two looked at each other and smiled, then toasted each other.

Uncle Lang was talking, when the two girls from the back garden came, one was wearing pink and the other was wearing yellow, they were already [-]% talented, and they were dressed in a fresh and pleasant way, which made people's eyes shine.

Lin Hai ordered, "Pick up the good ones and perform well."

Yingge and Yanwu were imprisoned in the garden of the Yushi Mansion since they entered the Lin Mansion, and followed them to Beijing, but they just moved to another garden. The two of them have been in fear for more than a year. Go, very happy, then show yourself with [-] kinds of skills.

The two sang or danced, and after a while, Lin Hai smiled and beckoned to Jia She, "Brother, please."

"Then I'm not polite." Jia She beckoned the graceful dancing woman in pink to her, and hugged her. "This is good, dancing gracefully, that's all, thank you Ruhai."

"As long as uncle likes it." Lin Hai smiled, and said to the woman in pink: "You can go with my brother, your things will be packed for you tomorrow." Beckoning, the woman quickly stuck to Lin Hai's side and poured wine for Lin Hai.

Both Lin Hai and Jia She held the beautiful woman in their arms, and they drank the wine even more deliciously.

"Ruhai, this man will have to let you stay here for a few days. I'll take him back after Lian'er leaves. My mansion is struggling to clean up."

Lin Hai asked the boy to find the housekeeper, and Lin Qian came in.

"Master." Lin Qian came quickly.

"Clean up the yard where my uncle lives, and send Miss Yanwu there to serve tonight."

Lin Qian understood at a glance, and hurriedly responded and prepared.

Lin Hai then said to Jia Amnesty: "Brother is more decisive than me in doing things. Copy what needs to be copied first, and sell what needs to be sold, so don't be embarrassed. I struggled for a few months last year before I finally straightened it out. Thinking that the Chinese New Year is just over this year, I have to clean it up again. Even this time I went to Beijing, and I picked and picked. Those slaves are just spoiled, otherwise, why would Miner..."

Jia Amnesty went on to say: "What you are saying is that when my grandmother was alive, she never dared. Let me tell you that on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, my second child and I went to accompany the old lady to celebrate the festival. The old lady actually told me that she wanted me to Try to find a way to get the girl from the second child's family, I'm sorry. The old lady thinks that I will act against her words. Ruhai, tell me, she is also my mother. Counting on me?"

"The ten fingers are long or short. You grew up in front of the old man and the old lady. Look at Yu'er, she grew up in front of me. This year, I ate together every morning and evening, and me. Only then became intimate."

"Do you think I want to find a way to really pick up Yuanchun and keep him in the palace? If I am favored, it will be troublesome sooner or later."

"Yuanchun is about to be released?"

"Yes. Learn what other people do. Crazy, what can you do with a woman. I guess, when the time comes, the first unlucky one will be his family."

"Of course it's his house. Last spring, he was still looking for me. I rejected it."

"It's right if you refuse." Jia She poured the wine in the glass into the mouth of the pink-clothed woman, "Don't pour the wine, don't drink it. I have to have dinner with the girl tomorrow morning." Come in when called, "Go to the Ministry of War tomorrow morning, and say that the master will be late."

After a while, Lin Qian brought people over and asked Yan Wu, the woman in pink, to leave, and Lin Hai asked someone to send Yingge, the woman in yellow, back.

"Oh, Ruhai, if I hadn't suddenly sent the old lady to Lixiangyuan that day, I would never have known that the old lady would have moved half of the Rongguo Mansion to her own warehouse."

Lin Hai frowned, "What is the old lady going to do?"

"I guess it's for the second son. I'm afraid that when the second son and I separate, the second son will get less. The old lady even angrily told me to give it all to Baoyu. Hehe, you say a second son of the second wife, he Dad is not qualified to own half of Rongguo Mansion's storehouse."

"Did you save the money owed by the court?"

"Keep it. The old Curry has kept the good number for several lifetimes. My grandfather left a key with me, and the old lady took my father's one. Hehe, if she couldn't open the lock, I'm afraid The money can also be exchanged for land. The second child’s family probably doesn’t know about the money, otherwise she needs to sell the land for sacrifices to replace Zhuangzi, and just move the money.”

"What did Shi Jia brothers say?"

"There is something about the father-in-law of the country, and the second child has a grudge with the old lady. He just keeps talking about going back and saying that he is my mother... Oh, by the way, Wang Ziteng said today, Xue Jia of the Xue family Xue Xun is going to Beijing. Then Xue Jin is the brother-in-law of the second brother."

Lin Hai nodded, "I met you in Jiangnan. I haven't had much contact with you. Come to Beijing to make an apology to you?"

"It should be. The Xue family was originally the purse of the Jia family, the Shi family, and the Wang family, and now the Jia family has almost become the purse bag of others."

"The daughter of the Wang family married well. The Jia family has been in charge for 20 years, and the Shi family is also Mrs. Hou. How about the Xue family's current one? She is also the head wife, right?"

Jia She was stunned, and then fell into deep thought.It took a while before he said: "Ruhai, the four families have relatives. Don't tell me I didn't notice. The eldest cousin of the Shi family is older, and none of our three families has a suitable woman. When the second cousin of the Shi family was, the Wang family's The girl is also young, so I chose the daughter of the close branch of the Wang family. Here, the Wang family originally wanted to marry the Wang family to me, but my father had other plans, so the marriage was given by the emperor. Anyway, this generation, we All three families married girls from the Wang family."

Jia She rapped on the table with his fingers, "In the next generation, Lian'er married Feng girl, and Wang Ziteng's two daughters, should they still marry the Shi family and the Xue family? It is impossible to marry the Xue family. With the title of Silly Overlord, Wang Ziteng will not marry his daughter-in-law if he is ignorant. Could it be that they will all marry into the Shi family, two princes of the same family?"

"That's true, Enhou, the next generation of the four families is one family."

"Yes, the Wang family's planning is good. No one else's family has a suitable daughter-in-law. Hahaha, someday, I have to remind my cousin of the Shi family."

"Perhaps historians are willing? After all, Wang Ziteng was in the army when he was in power and gained power."

"Not necessarily. Historians are already preparing for the return of the silver. They are living in tight clothing. Hey, Ruhai, I don't understand what my uncle thinks. The court's silver is just used? There is not enough money left. Give it to future generations. The current silver is easy to get?!"

"It's not difficult for those who meet, but not for those who are difficult. The money earned by Xue's family is not enough."

"The Xue family, I still don't know who I'm working for." Jia Amnesty ate a few mouthfuls of food and drank another glass. "The Xue family is relying on the other three families to protect the merchants. Wang Ziteng will be afraid of Xue Jin alive. Otherwise, in my opinion, it is not known who will end up with the property of the Xue family."

"Xue Jin is also capable. Why did the daughter of the Wang family teach his son like that? If Xue Jin died before Wang Ziteng, don't think about it, he will definitely fall into the hands of the Wang family. Enhou, if I asked Lian'er last year Bring Yu'er to the old lady, and I will die first in a few years, where will my Lin family's property go?"

"Ruhai, you?"

"Brother, how much do you think about it, what will happen?"

"Perhaps the old lady will leave Daiyu to Baoyu? Your property will also belong to the second wife?"

"Brother thinks about people in the end or thinks about people's good. He has a kind heart. According to Wang's greed, after acquiring the property of the Lin family, will he keep Yu'er? In the eyes of the old lady, the daughter... Forget about it. My son. Uncle, Cheng Yin, how can I return the courtesy, so that people can’t find a saint in vain.”

Jia She pondered, "You don't need to worry about him. He is on the cusp and there are too many people staring at him. I will tell you what's going on, and I'll talk about it when I get closer. If it's not my fault Entering the palace, I told the sage myself. From now on, we are tied up and sold to Jinshang."

"Study literary and martial arts, the goods and the emperor's house. Let's choose this time to sell, and we can sell it at a good price. What are you going to do about the Yuanchun incident you just talked about?"

"Take it out. The queen has two sons, I don't want to get involved in the royal affairs anymore."

"Then find someone to marry Yingchun early."

"That's what you said. I have to think about who is the most suitable family. It's fine with Xungui, but you can also help me find out about the scholarly family, and be kind. I think Yingchun's temperament is a bit timid, not as much as Feng girl's. Wait for Lian'er to go to his uncle's house and let him have a look. If there is something suitable, I will ask the Zhang family. Anyway, it will be a matter of time before the Zhang family returns to court."

"Brother, you have a good plan. If you decide early, Jiji will marry her. Don't let our sweetheart go into that place to serve people with fear."

"Yes, yes. The palace is not a good place to stay."

The two drank and talked, broke up drunkenly, and each went to the gentle hometown with great interest.