Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

No money was borrowed from the Lin family, so Jia's mother had to mobilize the masters of the Ningrong Second Mansion. Everyone scraped together 10,000+ taels of silver. After more than half a year, the provincial villa was finally built in general.However, the scale has been reduced by more than half compared to the original drawings, and the furniture, decorations, window screens and mantles equipped in various courtyards have also dropped by a notch.

Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian were in charge of the construction of the Grand View Garden, feeling quite exhausted physically and mentally.According to the original book, the Jia family received a large amount of property from the Lin family, so they were able to squander it vigorously, regardless of the investment, and only wanted to make the family's family's villa beautiful and show the glory of the Jia family.Of course, the two of them, their husbands and wives, could not avoid taking advantage of it with their confidantes, using the errands of gardening to win favors.This time, there is no more property from the Lin family falling from the sky to send charcoal to the Jia family, and the husband and wife's errands are more than just hard work.

Three 10,000+ taels of silver is a huge sum of money, but it seems a bit stretched to build such a magnificent and magnificent palace.What's more, the members of the Jia family and the shameless servants, including Jia Amnesty, Jia Rong and others, still want to make a fortune out of it, and earn back the money they have collected.It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. How should Jia Lian and his wife deal with it?The two were busy all day long, and everyone complained and dissatisfied. They were really devastated.

Wang Xifeng also knew that this matter was serious, so she had to grit her teeth to support it, which would have blocked some people's channels for fishing in troubled waters and formed a bridge with them.For some marginal projects, such as planting trees and flowers, buying lamps and candles, etc., there are still some debts on credit outside, and they cannot be paid in full.At this time, she remembered that the Lin family had stayed out of the matter lightly and cleverly, and had purchased a huge property, and she felt even more uncomfortable.

The houses and gardens have been built, but the houses still need to be furnished, and rare utensils and antiques are needed.Of course, there are quite a few of these in the Jia family's old treasury, but I'm only worried that there are not many of them that are particularly valuable.And Wang Xifeng also had her own little thoughts in her heart.

She thought, Jia Lian is the serious successor of the Jia family, and from that day on, all the furniture of the Jia family will belong to her husband and wife.Now it is necessary to take out all kinds of antique decorations from the old library, and the value is not cheap.After the empress visits, it's good that the garden is sealed up. If everyone lives in it, which master lives in each courtyard, and the antiques are not left to them to dispose of?Can Wang Xifeng put down her face and settle accounts with them?

cannot!But in this way, isn't it too bad for me?

After thinking hard, she simply went back to Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, and said that there are many yards, and the old things in the warehouse at home may not be enough, what should I do?This is different from ordinary window screens and bamboo curtains, which are very expensive. If you want to buy more, you may not be able to find so many good ones in a hurry; , the mansion is going to be difficult.For the construction of this garden, the three 10,000+ taels of silver raised were not enough for the budget, and a lot of credit was owed outside.Fortunately, everyone knows the power of our family, so we don't rush to ask for it, and we can return it slowly as much as possible.

"How much is left in the account now, can it be all spent?" Mother Jia asked.

"That's not true!" Wang Xifeng took the opportunity to publicize her own difficulties and achievements: "I tried my best to save money and spent all my money wisely. I didn't allow people to fish in troubled waters. For this reason, I offended many clansmen and grandmothers in charge. Now I am changing After the drawings, there are still tens of thousands of taels of silver left over."

"That can't be spent all of it. In the future, the empress will have to spend money in the palace." Mrs. Wang responded immediately.Naturally, she would reserve this ready-made silver for Yuan Chun to use.The old lady and Wang Xifeng will take care of those troubles, why should she worry about it?

"Then please show me, my wife, what should I do with the decorations in the garden? My lady will not take a close look at it after a night of patrolling. It must be plain and simple." Wang Xifeng guessed what Madam Wang was thinking, and groaned coldly in her heart. The face is still respectful.

"That can't be done. It's not respectful to be fooled like this, but it's not respectful to your mother. If it spreads out, it will make outsiders think that my Jia family has become a shabby household, with a bad reputation, and I can't hold my head high among the nobles. Once a family like us shows weakness, the trouble will come. It will follow!" Mother Jia sighed, these words are from her heart, she understands that the Jia family is no longer the prosperous scene in the past, the concubine in Yuanchun is an opportunity for rejuvenation, the Jia family must seize this opportunity, Behaviors that go out and force internal affairs should not appear.

Wang Xifeng looked at Jia's mother with pleading eyes, meaning to ask her to make up her mind, er, it's also bleeding. Her old man has experienced the most prosperous decades of Jia's family, and her life's savings are unparalleled.You can do it yourself, but you can't do it with money!

Mother Jia sighed for a while, and finally said: "Take out what you can use in the treasury. I also have some private collections here, and I will add them to you. The rest," she pondered for a moment, said slowly: "Ask each relative to borrow some. Bar!"

Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng exchanged glances, and an answer emerged in their hearts in unison.

"Second sister-in-law Lian, why are you so free today?" Lin Daiyu walked into the flower hall, saw Wang Xifeng who was sitting upright waiting for her, greeted her calmly, and sat down slowly.

They haven't seen each other for many days since Wang Xifeng left with a lot of worries on that day. I heard that Jia's family is busy building a family-friendly villa, which will become the famous Grand View Garden in the future.Wang Xifeng is in charge of the house now, so she is naturally very busy. Even Jia Mu, she only sent someone to pick her up twice. After she was politely refused, she just let it go and didn't force her anymore. Perhaps it was because of the indifferent attitude of the Lin family. Hit it.What a blessing!

"It's been a long time since I saw her. My sister has become more outstanding, like a fairy in the sky." As soon as Wang Xifeng met, she praised her happily for a long time, as if she was a real sister.Lin Daiyu was surprised, but she knew that he would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so she just greeted him with a smile, and did not ask him why he came.

Wang Xifeng knocked sideways a few times, seeing that Lin Daiyu didn't follow the topic, so she had no choice but to speak directly.

"Second sister-in-law Lian, do you want to borrow the decorations from the Lin family?" Lin Daiyu asked softly with a slight smile on her lips.

"That's right. Now the provincial villa is basically completed, but the houses in the courtyards are empty. It's really unsightly. It loses the dignity of the Duke's mansion and embarrasses the empress. The old lady ordered herself In the old treasury and in my own private room, I took out exquisite furnishings and arranged them. However, there were too many items in that room and there were not enough items in the house, so I had to borrow some from relatives everywhere. I borrowed them from the historians and the Wang family. My sister here , my sister-in-law had no choice but to ask for help." Wang Xifeng said with a smile.

borrow?I'm afraid that Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou, and if he borrowed it, he would never repay it!Lin Daiyu thought to herself, and said lightly: "Oh, that's easy to say. But, Second Sister-in-Lian, please take a look, can the furnishings of the Lin family be used in the Xingqin's villa?" She pointed to the vases and screens in the flower hall and asked.

Wang Xifeng hurriedly looked around, looked carefully, but couldn't help frowning.

The layout of the flower halls of the Lin family is simple and elegant, which is very in line with the elegant taste of the scholars, but it lacks the rich and noble atmosphere of the Zhongming Ding cannibalism.Those decorations didn't look particularly luxurious, and Wang Xifeng felt that there was something lacking in his heart.

"Sister, do you know if there are any other decorations in the house?" Wang Xifeng asked: "It's good here, as long as it's the phoenix driver of the empress, it should be more luxurious and exquisite, so as to be in line with the identity of the empress."

Lin Daiyu smiled slightly.The tastes of the Lin family were originally inclined to the style of literati, and the hobbies of the south and the north were quite different.Among the decorations of the Lin family, there are many calligraphy, paintings and antiques of famous people, which may seem inconspicuous, but are actually of great value.However, Wang Xifeng, who was illiterate, couldn't tell.If Jia Amnesty were to come instead, he would be a man of knowledge, and he could see the extraordinaryness of the Lin family's scholarly family.

"Second sister-in-law Lian, these are the things in my house now." Lin Daiyu said indifferently: "When I was in the south of the Yangtze River, I sold most of the precious things in order to raise money. My father said that when he returned to the capital, he had to keep a low profile and bide his time. Showing extravagance, it is better to be simple in daily life. Now that my father is working in the Imperial Academy, it is even more unsuitable for extravagance. Scholars, what they pay attention to is a style, 'This is a humble room, but my virtue is sweet'."

"The Lin family can't compare to the nobles of the Duke's Mansion. It's normal for Lian's second sister-in-law to look down on her!"

Wang Xifeng was blocked for a moment, thinking that it doesn't matter how your Lin family wants to show their dignity, even if you really live in a thatched cottage, it has nothing to do with us, I only care about whether you can borrow valuable furnishings from your family.

"Sister, as expected, the Lin family is a scholar's family, which is different from ordinary people like us." Wang Xifeng laughed dryly and asked, "But I don't know if there are any good decorations in the treasury. Our family borrowed them to set them up. Good to welcome the empress. With the good fortune of the empress, no matter how rich you are, you can suppress it as much as possible, don’t be afraid!”——You don’t like it yourself, but it doesn’t mean you don’t have it.With the foundation of several generations of the Lin family, can we not leave some good things to support the scene?

"Yes, there are more." Lin Daiyu said leisurely: "My grandmother and my mother are all noble daughters, with rich dowries and many rare items. My father respects and loves his elders, and no matter how difficult it is to raise money, there is no one to sell. The reason for their dowry. He felt sorry for me again, and said he wanted to keep it in mind, made a list of all these, and gave it to me as a dowry."

She picked up the teacup, flipped the lid of the bowl casually, and said with a smile: "Second sister-in-law Lian, you don't mean to borrow them, it's also my dowry, right?"

Before Wang Xifeng could say anything, Lin Daiyu smiled again and said, "I'm just kidding, how could Lian's second sister-in-law do this? If you want something good, the dowry of Lian's second sister-in-law and second aunt is enough." Donghai lacks white jade beds, The Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling, who knows the riches of the Wang family? You and the second aunt donate whoever’s dowry, I’m afraid you won’t need to raise extra money to build a family-friendly villa.”

Wang Xifeng remained silent, no matter how generous the dowry she and Mrs. Wang had, she would not be willing to give it out!Mrs. Wang is still the mother of the empress, what is she, why should she bleed, she can't bear it.The Lin family is even more unwilling to judge others by themselves.

But what about the errands assigned by the old lady and the wife?In the past, Jia Min was in sole control of the Lin family's power, Lin Ruhai trusted her inside, and there were no elders restraining her, so she was extremely generous to the Jia family.After a long time, it has become a habit in the Jia family to ask for it from the Lin family, as if it should be so.This time, the old lady sent her to the Lin family, she was very determined in her heart.Lin's family has run out of money, so it's no problem to borrow some antiques, right? Jia's is Lin Ruhai's Yue's family!

Wang Xifeng glanced at Lin Daiyu, and saw that she lowered her eyes, quietly holding a teacup, sitting upright, her eyes were picturesque, elegant and refined, but there was a trace of coldness in her mouth.

Wang Xifeng's heart suddenly trembled, Lin Daiyu wasn't joking with her!She is completely different from Jia Min. She has always been very indifferent to Jia's family and the old lady, and she doesn't talk about blood relationship at all.Unfortunately, it's so thorough!

If I don't know how to advance or retreat anymore, and show greed, I'm afraid that girl will turn her face.Falling out with the Lin family at this moment is not good for the Jia family and the empresses in the palace.Moreover, if the reason for this is spread out, it would be somewhat unreasonable.For some reason, it was clear that Lin Daiyu was just a slender girl, and her demeanor was not aggressive, but every time she was swept by her cold eyes, Wang Xifeng would feel a little uncomfortable and inexplicably felt a little jealous.According to her intuition, this girl is not someone to mess with.

Looking at Wang Xifeng's back as she said goodbye and left, Lin Daiyu sighed.If Wang Xifeng was more greedy and arrogant today and asked for her dowry, she would take advantage of the situation and get angry, tear her face and make a scene.If Jia Min's dowry can be sent back, it can be done once and for all, and it will save worry from now on.well!