Survive in the world of Red Mansions

The family had dinner that day, and Lin Hai took Lin Rui and Lin Daiyu to stroll around the garden for a few laps. After they were done, they asked the maid to put the two little ones to sleep before returning to the bedroom.Lin Hai really didn't want to share the same bed with Jia Min, but it's not a problem if he doesn't stay in the hostess' room. Although Lin Hai finds reasons to stay in the study room most of the time, he occasionally returns to the bedroom for a night or two.Besides, Lin Hai didn't enter Jia Min's room, nor did he go to the rooms of those concubines, so no one said anything.

Jia Min seemed to be in good spirits tonight, and when Lin Hai came in, he was still leaning on the couch and waiting.After the maid waited for Hou Linhai to wash and go out, she mentioned to Lin Hai that she received a gift from Jia's mansion today and brought a letter from Jia's mother.

Lin Hai sat on the other side and asked:

"Mother-in-law is in good health, how are the first uncle and second uncle?"

"My mother is in good health. I asked the servants who came back, and they all said that the old lady is in good health."

Jia Min returned with a smile, and handed the letter in his hand to Lin Hai for review. Jia Min waited for Lin Hai to read the entire letter before saying:

"Master, do you see what mother mentioned in the letter, how can it be more appropriate to answer? The third prince passed the message to mother through the Zhen family, and you really value you, master. Also, Daiyu and my second brother mentioned by mother I think it's a good idea to marry Baoyu at home, what do you think, master?"

Lin Hai thought about it for a while, thinking about what to say, and after being silent for a long time, he still replied:

"I was sent to Yangzhou to be in charge of the salt administration because the emperor valued me. How many people in the position in front of me can get a good death? If I really dare to rely on a certain prince, the emperor will not let me go, even others will not let me go." He will become angry and attack me cruelly. In this position, I should serve the emperor and listen to the emperor. Don't think about anything else.

There is also the marriage mentioned by the mother-in-law. I know that the mother-in-law likes Baoyu, but whether the two children are too young now, it is hard to tell the truth in the future. Besides, will my daughter of the Lin family still worry about getting married? "

After talking about it, Lin Hai himself smiled.

"Master, I know my own body. I'm not dragging myself through the day now. I may go someday. The only thing I don't worry about is Brother Rui and Daiyu. Brother Rui will inherit the family business after he is a boy. I will teach him well. But Daiyu is a girl, so I don’t feel at ease if she marries into another family. If she marries Baoyu, having a mother to take care of her will never make Daiyu suffer.”

Jia Min thinks very clearly that he is delaying time now. Although Lin Ruhai has been asking her to take good care of her body, even if she goes one day, Lin Ruhai also promises that she will never remarry and will not let her children be wronged, but Jia Min thinks that men What he said is really unbelievable. Besides, Lin Ruhai is not very old now, and he has a high position and authority. If he speaks well now, who knows in the future.

If Lin Ruhai remarried after she left, her son would be fine, and she would have to be taught by her father. As a girl, Daiyu had to make a living under the hands of her stepmother every day. Besides, if you have a stepmother, you might have a stepfather.

If I go and send Daiyu to my mother's home to be taught by my mother, and then marry Baoyu and have my own mother take care of it, it will be better than marrying someone else's home. Besides, my mother also said that Baoyu was born with jade as a blessing. Yes, although I am young now, I know how to be considerate.

Jia Min thought it was good, she never thought about whether her second sister-in-law would agree, probably since she was a girl, Jia Min thought she was always better than Mrs. Wang, and she really didn't think much of Mrs. Wang. She is the old matriarch of the Rongguo Mansion. Even though Mrs. Wang is the director of the Rongguo Mansion now, in the end it is Jia Mu who is in charge.So she didn't consider Mrs. Wang's opinion at all.She also didn't think about how old Jia's mother is, and Mrs. Wang is a grandmother, and she has to behave in front of Jia's mother. Does it mean that Lin Daiyu doesn't have to behave in front of her mother-in-law as Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law.

Lin Hai heard Jia Min say this, and knew that Jia Min might not listen to what he said now, but it is better to say what he said clearly.

"Mother-in-law is your second sister-in-law's housekeeper. Does your second sister-in-law know about Baoyu's marriage? Does she agree? If Daiyu marries in, she will be your second sister-in-law's daughter-in-law. You have said it before, you The second sister-in-law is very dissatisfied with Zhu Ge's daughter-in-law, who is from a scholarly family, so she will get married with her biological mother, and Daiyu will marry into Jia's house. Will the second sister-in-law be satisfied?

Besides, the second sister-in-law has become a grandmother, right? You said that you have to stand and wait for your mother-in-law to eat every day. Can Daiyu not abide by this rule when she enters Jia's mansion? Jia's mansion is not like our Lin family. You Standing and waiting for my mother to eat was just the beginning of the fun.

It's not that I shouldn't serve my mother-in-law, but I also don't want our daughter who is pampered by gold and jade to live a life like this in the future. Do you think it makes sense? Madam, you can think about it yourself! "

After thinking for a while, Lin Hai comforted Jia Min and said:

"Ma'am, the most important thing for you right now is to take care of your body. The doctor also said that you can't worry too much. Daisy is only 5 years old, so why worry about it. If you are really worried about Daiyu, take care of yourself. Both children It's still young. It's getting late, go to bed early!"

Lin Hai didn't want to say more, anyway, Jia Min is just procrastinating now, and he will naturally arrange what to do by then.But some things do need to start preparing.

Lin Hai was a businessman in his previous life, so naturally he would not think that merchants are lowly like the scholars of this era.But now the Lin family is rich enough, and it is enough to take care of the existing industry, and there is really no need to open up any new industries to increase income.

After Lin Hai straightened out his official duties during this period, he began to sort out the secret books of the Lin family that are currently in his hands.

The ledgers of the Lin family in the hands of Jia Min are mainly the ledgers of the inner courtyard, as well as some other farms and shops, but not all the ledgers have been handed over to Jia Min.

When Mrs. Lin was still alive, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had been at odds from the very beginning, but later because Jia Min had not given birth for many years, the conflict between them deepened.

When Jia Min first entered the house, Mrs. Lin first handed over the accounts of the inner courtyard to Jia Min for management, and then handed over part of the external accounts. Even this part is very considerable, but the bulk of the Lin family's property was not handed over to Jia Min. hands.

Probably the old lady at that time always regretted that she did not see her grandchildren in the end, coupled with her dissatisfaction with Jia Min, after all, she was worried about handing over the entire Lin family to Jia Min.Before his death, he handed over all the remaining property to Lin Ruhai, and claimed that it was the foundation of the Lin family. When Lin Ruhai had a son, he would directly hand it over to his son and not to Jia Min.

The ancestors of the Lin family used to follow the founding emperor to conquer the world, and got a lot of good things. After the founding of the country, they were granted ranks, and they bought amazing properties in those years.Unlike some other families, the Lin family has many descendants, and the family wealth is getting thinner and thinner.The Lin Ruhai branch of the Lin family has been passed down for five generations, and each generation of descendants is very motivated. The mistress who enters the family brings a generous dowry, and the property only increases rather than decreases.

Lin Ruhai also felt guilty towards Jia Min because the part of the property he held in his hands was not handed over to Jia Min, and because of his own nature of a scholar, he always felt sorry for the precious gifts that Jia Min sent to Jia's house every time. I didn't say anything, and the Lin family is really "not short of money".

Now that Lin Hai came over, he asked Jia Min not to give too expensive Mid-Autumn Festival gifts. It’s not that he was reluctant to part with the money. It’s probably because people who watch The Dream of the Red Chamber have this problem. They don’t want to give money to Jia’s house for nothing. question.The usual etiquette is so expensive, others would not think that the Lin family itself has a rich family, and think that Lin Hai is now occupying the position of inspecting the salt censor so much.

Although Jia Min puts too much emphasis on her natal family, she manages the entire Lin family's backyard in an orderly manner.The current backyard of the Lin family is managed by Jia Min, and the people who are reused are naturally related to Jia Min. Many of them are Jia Min's companions brought over from Jia's house.

While Jia Min was still alive, Lin Hai would not interfere with the affairs of the backyard, but after Jia Min left, the Lin family would definitely undergo some changes.He didn't want to keep those servants who had connections with Jia's mansion in the mansion. It wouldn't be nice if there was any trouble in the Lin family and someone would send the news to Jia's mansion.

Lin Hai himself is not willing to intervene in these trivial matters in the backyard for the time being. His original plan was to wait for Jia Min to go, and then slowly replace some people who have connections with the Jia family.

However, thinking about the contents of yesterday's letter, Lin Hai felt that for the sake of his precious son and himself, it is better to prepare for some things earlier.

If you want to replace all the people who have connections with the Jia Mansion, it is impossible and unsafe to buy all of them from Renyazi. It is best to select some people from the Zhuangzi below and teach them for a while. .

The next day, when Lin Hai came back from Yamen, he went directly to the study, and asked someone to find Lin Zhong, the big housekeeper, and specially instructed Lin Zhong:

"Boss, you arrange a few reliable people, choose some people from my Zhuangzi, aged from four or five years old to teens, both men and women, and find someone to teach them well, when the time comes Those who work in the mansion may change a group of people in the mansion next year."

Lin Zhong thought for a while, bowed and replied:

"Master, then these people will mainly be assigned to the mansion at that time. If you know it earlier, you can teach them separately. After entering the mansion as an errand, you can get started quickly."

Lin Hai thought about it, and felt that the housekeeper would know sooner or later, so it would be better to explain it to him.

"Next year, those who will work in the mansion will be mainly assigned to the uncle and the eldest girl. Try to choose as many as possible, and fill in other places. Because the wife is not in good health now, and the doctor said that she should take care of herself if she can't be tired. Don't bother Ma'am with trivial matters."

Lin Hai knew that Lin Zhong could understand what he meant without having to say it out loud, and that no idiot could achieve the position of chief housekeeper, so he naturally knew how to arrange this matter.

Although I don't understand why my master would do this, it is definitely a good thing for them, the old people of the Lin family.

Since Jia Min took charge of the house, she has reused her companions, and her companions have occupied those important and lucrative positions.Especially since the old lady passed away, the servants who originally belonged to the Lin family in the backyard have been changed all over.

His mother-in-law was in charge of the kitchen when the old lady was in charge. Not to mention a lot of money, but it's okay to take advantage of it often, and they won't do too much. As long as you do things well, the host will also Knowing that the kitchen steward is a lucrative position, Mrs. Lin let his mother-in-law be the steward because she was the old master's nanny.

It's a pity that after Mrs. Lin's death, his mother-in-law was sent to an unimportant place. This was because he followed Lin Ruhai. Jia Min didn't want Lin Ruhai to dislike him because of these trivial matters.Many other old people were directly kicked out of the mansion or put on Zhuangzi, but they just said it nicely and asked you to be a good person and let them out. How can a good person be so easy to do?Now there are only some old people from the Lin family who follow Lin Hai in the outer courtyard.

The master is now asking him to select people from the Zhuangzi below for training. At that time, a group of people must be replaced. Among the people who will be replaced, there must be people from the wife. Seeing that the master does not let the wife know, you can see that the person to be replaced is not good enough. Little, could it be that these ladies have done too much and finally made the master dissatisfied?

The wife has been in poor health since she gave birth to the uncle, and has been kept with medicinal materials, and now she is procrastinating.Lin Zhong thought that the master said that there will be a change in the mansion next year. Could it be that the master thought that after the wife left, he would replace the person brought by the wife from the Jia family, and the master finally had a problem with the Jia family. It's not easy to explode on the face of the lady?

The butler Lin Zhong felt that he was the truth, he was so talented!

Lin Zhong thought as he walked out, his nephew's family, and a few families with better relationships, and some families with fewer servants and families with more difficulties. These people's families all have girls and boys, and now they don't have the opportunity to enter the mansion As a errand, I can count this opportunity together, and it can be regarded as a help to them.

I am a bit useless as a housekeeper, and it is extremely difficult to arrange errands for people in the mansion. Madam has always had little affection for the remaining old people of the Lin family.

Finally, the good days for these old people of the Lin family are coming!

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