[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

When Lin Daiyu went to Beijing, she brought millions of taels of dowry silver to Jia Mu, but now that Lin Daiyu is going to marry Bao Cong, no one in Jia's house has mentioned this topic.

Lin Daiyu didn't mention it herself, maybe she was embarrassed?

But if this matter is really mentioned, can Jiamu really come up with 100 million taels of silver and return it to Lin Daiyu?

After Baochai got married to Jia's mansion, she knew something about the accounts of Jia's mansion. She did the calculations by herself on weekdays, and she knew that Jia's mansion had spent more than a million taels in recent years, not to mention building a family-friendly villa!

What about Lin Daiyu's dowry silver?

Jia's mother hadn't slept well for several nights, and she tossed and turned, thinking about it all the time.

Her Yu'er is about to get married, but the dowry money stored here has long since disappeared.

If Yu'er asked about her grandmother, even if she took out all the money in her small treasury and filled it up, it would be far from filling the hole!

When she first built the provincial house, Mother Jia was unwilling to use Lin Daiyu's money.

But she couldn't help her son and grandson's begging!

It will be several years before Lin Daiyu gets married, but when her eldest granddaughter comes home, it may only happen once in her life!

Mother Jia felt sorry for Yuanchun, gritted her teeth, and took out the money anyway.

She always comforted herself by saying that Lin Daiyu's silver would be used first, and before she got married, she would be able to save the used silver for her.

But the opposite happened. In the past few years, Jia's money has only been used outside, and the money brought into the account is a drop in the bucket for his own family. How can there be any extra money for Lin Daiyu?

When Lin Daiyu got married, she could only take out part of the silver in the small warehouse and put it in a brocade box, just for Lin Daiyu to pretend.

Mother Jia sighed after thinking about it. She couldn't tell anyone about this matter, but she could only worry about it with fear every day.

Jia's mother was so worried, but Lin Daiyu had no idea.

She lived in Jia's house for so long, even if she didn't listen to anything, she knew that Jia's house had already spent all her money.

Mother Jia really loves her, and besides, she is going to marry into the Jia family, so why bother to ask about the dowry money and make everyone unhappy?

In the past few years, the store in Yangzhou has given her money every year. She lives in Jia's mansion, and there are regulations in Jia's mansion for eating and drinking. Jia's mother and Bao Cong often give her extra things.

Except for the occasional small thing she wanted to add on a whim, plus a reward for the servants, there was nothing else to spend.

Therefore, she has silver in her hands, and she does not lack at all.

Aunt Xue came to pick her up and go out to prepare for the wedding. She packed up her personal things, brought the embroidered wedding dress and quilt, etc., and then hugged the silver box, and she was ready to leave.

Anyway, she came back to Jia's mansion again in a few days.

What was left, Qingwen said, she would ask someone to move it to Baocong's yard, so she didn't have to worry about it.

As for the other dowries...with Mother Jia watching and Wang Xifeng making a fuss, it wouldn't be too shabby, would it?

The most important thing is that the person she marries is Bao Cong.

When she arrived at the other courtyard, Lin Daiyu saw another surprise.

That house does not belong to Xue's family, but it says "Lin's House"!

Zijuan held the land deed to Lin Daiyu, and said with a smile: "The third master said, this is the girl's own house. In order to surprise the girl, the inside has been decorated first. The girl sees what she doesn't like, and he will change it later. change."

The other courtyard is a courtyard with three entrances, with a screen wall in the front and a small garden in the back.

The overall decoration style is based on the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and a small bamboo forest is also planted in the small garden behind.Lin Daiyu stood in the study, opened the window, and could see the scenery of the bamboo forest, which also provided shade and added a bit of elegance.

Lin Daiyu liked it very much. She looked left and right, touched the book case, and looked at the bookshelf, all of which she liked.

"I like it very much, there is no need to change it." She bowed her head and smiled.

When Zicuckoo saw this place, she was also happy for Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu has been lonely since she came to Jia's house, but now she has finally found a good husband, and her life will be better and better in the future, and her worries over the past few years will not be in vain.

After seeing off Lin Daiyu, Baocong took a brocade box and went to Jiamu's place.

"Hold it, old ancestor. This is sister Lin's dowry silver." Bao Cong opened the brocade box and handed it to Jia Mu. Inside was a thick stack of silver notes, exactly the same as the one Lin Daiyu took out back then.

Mother Jia stretched out her skinny hands, rummaged through the brocade box tremblingly, and said excitedly, "Where did you come from?"

Bao Cong said: "I did a little business with my friends outside, and I saved it over the past few years."

He earned more than that, of course, but 100 million taels was a huge sum of money to him.But he wanted Mother Jia to think that it was all his money, lest Mother Jia know that he had a lot of money and think otherwise.

He put the brocade box on Jia Mu's lap, let the old man hold it in his hand, and said: "I know our family has already spent all of Sister Lin's money, and these are all money I earned, so I will return it to Sister Lin for our family." .”

Mother Jia shed two tears excitedly, and asked Baocong, "How do you make money? How come there are so many?"

Bao Cong shook his head speechlessly, pretending to be bitter and bitter, and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry about the old ancestor, anyway, the money is earned, but... it will be gone in the future."

Mother Jia's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Bao Cong had done some unspeakable secret to get the money, she shut her mouth immediately, and only held Bao Cong's hand tightly, patted it lightly, and burst into tears .

The things she worried about day and night were solved by Bao Cong just like that. Sure enough, Bao Cong is a good boy who is filial and capable!

Seeing that Jia's mother was completely moved, Bao Cong carefully mentioned the words that had been hidden in his heart for a long time.

He said: "Old Ancestor, you can see that our family has spent too extravagantly and extravagantly in these years. The family is already unable to make ends meet. If it continues like this, the family will definitely not be able to support it one day. Why don't we change it in the future?" Change, save some money?"

Mother Jia carefully locked the brocade box, wiped away her tears, and sighed, "Why don't I know that it's too extravagant? It's just that people like us, who are too frugal, will only be laughed at by others. Don't talk about the face of the Duke's mansion." , even if your sister loses face in the palace."

"You said you want to change, and I also asked your mother and Feng'er to change the rules, but if you change it over and over again, isn't that the way it is? Even if you save the ostentation of a big family, it will cost you two to three million silver a year. And those weddings and weddings, all kinds of gifts, how can I save money?"

"Then..." Bao Cong murmured: "What if we remove the plaque from the Duke's Mansion? It turns out that □□ has passed away for many years, we shouldn't..."

Before she finished speaking, Jia Mu slapped Bao Cong on the back and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Mother Jia really felt that she was old and confused. Why did she feel that Bao Cong had grown up and stabilized just now?

He is obviously still a child who doesn't know anything!

Bao Cong had expected that Jia's mother would react agitatedly, so he quickly knelt on the ground, pretending to be wronged and said, "Old Ancestor, think about it, this is really a good idea. Our family is not the Duke's Mansion, but we still hang the The plaque must support the state of the Duke’s mansion, so it’s making ends meet..."

He hasn't said yet, it's because he thinks he's the Duke's mansion, so the members of the Jia family think that they are awesome when they walk outside, and they commit crimes everywhere, but they don't know that other people think they are fools!

But he didn't want to really get angry with Jia Mu, so he planned to take his time.

But Mother Jia didn't want to listen to him anymore, so she quickly held his ear and taught: "The plaque of our country's public house was granted by the Supreme Emperor when he was here, so our family should hang it! This is a gift from the royal family. The blessings that have been cultivated!"

"What do you know as a child? Now the family can't make ends meet, and without the name of the Duke's mansion to support it, what will happen to the family? I have worked hard all my life, and I can't keep this ancestor Qianxin at the end. How can I have the face to meet my ancestors with my hard-earned foundation!"

"Okay, don't worry about these things, it's more important to prepare for your marriage and imperial examination!"

With that said, Mother Jia called Yuanyang in and drove Baocong out.

Bao Cong went out with a sigh, Yuanyang was surprised to see him listless.

How come it's so good, the ancestors will drive Bao Cong out?This has never happened before!

Bao Cong also wanted to test it temporarily, but Jia's mother refused, so he put the matter aside for now.

Mother Jia has another one million taels of silver in her hand, but she holds it like a hot potato.

When he asked Yuanyang to see Lin Daiyu, he asked Yuanyang to send the brocade box to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu was surprised when she received the money from Jiamu.

Could it be that Mother Jia moved so much money from where to fill it in for her?

But she couldn't ask where the money came from, so she could only talk to Yuanyang: "I, I will go back in a few days. What is the old lady doing for me? It's just for nothing. I'm worried about losing the money. Sister Yuanyang should take it back, and let the old lady keep it!"

The mandarin ducks were originally here to handle this matter, so they were willing to take it out. They just smiled and said: "Miss Lin, just take it back. The old lady said that now that the girl has grown up, she is going to get married. This money, the house, You have to learn to take care of yourself, and you can no longer just make the old lady tired."

Seeing that Jia's mother insisted on paying back the money, Lin Daiyu thought that this was also her grandmother's love for her, so she stopped declining, took the money, and asked Qingwen to lead the mandarin ducks to tea.

In addition to the mandarin ducks, Lin Daiyu has a new guest here, and it is the Gusu Lin family who sent someone to bring a make-up gift.

No matter how tense the quarrel was in the past, now that the Lin family came to give gifts and drink wedding wine, she had to treat her well. After all, she was a descendant of an ancestor.

Qingwen was busy arranging Lin Daiyu's dowry, which was prepared by Wang Xifeng and transported from Jia's residence.

Yuanyang smiled when she saw Qingwen, and said happily, "Obviously she is the third master's girl, but he always asks you to serve Miss Lin."

Qingwen didn't care at all, instead she said: "Where am I still the third master's girl now? The third master dislikes me. After we get married, I will go to Miss Lin's side."

She paused, and then said: "Serving the third master is serving, and serving Miss Lin is also serving. Miss Lin has a good temper, so I don't have to look at the third master every day to make a bad face every day!"

Those who were acquainted with them all knew that Qingwen was different from other girls in that she never thought of being a concubine for her master.This is exactly what Yuanyang thought, so when she saw Qingwen, she cherished and envied Qingwen more than others.

Although Jia's mother was kind to her, she still didn't know what her future would be.Qingwen has a good master, whether it is the third master or Miss Lin, she can always make Qingwen live a good life in her heart.

It's no wonder that Qingwen behaves more stubbornly than other girls, lives a good life, and even looks brighter than others.

Qingwen poured the tea herself, handed it to Yuanyang, and said, "Drink the tea and see what I do? Is there a flower on my face?"

Yuanyang withdrew her gaze, smiled and drank tea and said, "Isn't there a flower? There are so many girls in Jia's mansion. I'm afraid we can all stand together and compare, and we can't choose one who is better than you. In the future, we don't know who will be lucky." , you have to go!"

Shaking his head again jokingly said: "Unfortunately, the third master is not that lucky anymore!"