Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

Mother Jia couldn't help being full of doubts and resentment, and ordered Wang Xifeng to summon Lin Daiyu for questioning.Wang Xifeng thought of Lin Daiyu's current status, but she didn't dare to show off, so she came to invite her politely.

Lin Daiyu smiled slightly when she saw Wang Xifeng's different attitude towards her than before. This is a very winky, quick-witted woman who has skills, but unfortunately, her vision is too poor and her heart is not right.Originally, Lin Daiyu felt a little sorry for her fate.But when I was really on the scene, my mind was different.Now that the Jia family is plotting against the Lin family, she is actively acting as a pioneer!If the Jia family's move is successful, she must share the benefits, she is definitely not innocent!Lin Daiyu now clearly knows how miserable she will be in the future, and she can't bear the slightest thought of saving her life. She will just sit on the sidelines and watch the whiteness and cleanness in the end.

Casually ordered Xueyan to invite the female family members of the Jia family to another small flower hall. Lin Daiyu went first to greet the envoy from the palace. The servants were also brought to drink tea by the housekeeper, and everyone stuffed a big red envelope, and they were all very happy.

Eunuch Qiu stretched out his hand and squeezed the purse, which was very thin, so he knew that it contained bank notes, and the amount must not be small.He nodded in satisfaction, thinking to himself that this girl from the Lin family is very good at doing things, maybe she can really support the Lin family.That's right, if that simple and ignorant woman, how could she think of such a way to protect herself and the Lin family?A five-year-old child crosses the market carrying gold, who wouldn't want to take a bite?I heard that the old ladies of the Rongguo Mansion brought their whole family here in person today. What is the intention? It can't be hidden from his Eunuch Qiu's eyes, ha ha!

Eunuch Qiu reminded the Lin family siblings with a smile, since the emperor is willing to take care of them, of course he has to show kindness with the emperor.He patted Lin Chenxi's head, and said earnestly, "My good boy, your sister is capable and kind. You have to listen to your sister well and live up to your father's painstaking efforts, and even more so to live up to the emperor's grace." !"

During the whole process, Eunuch Qiu ignored Wang Xifeng, who was standing aside and waiting with a smile on his face. He knew she was the granddaughter-in-law of the Jia family, but so what?He is the emperor's confidant, he can clearly feel the emperor's thoughts, and he doesn't want to see the Jia family at all.The Jia family back then supported the abolition of the crown prince, but now, like Yuan Shu mentioned in the storybook of the Three Kingdoms, he is nothing more than a dead bone in a tomb and cannot be seen by him.The virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun still wants to curry favor with him in the palace, does he still need to show face to her family?If the Jia family were the civil servants who came today, he would be more polite!

"Chen Xi, go see Eunuch Qiu off, Eunuch Qiu, go slowly!" Seeing that eunuch Qiu was about to leave, Lin Daiyu hurriedly ordered.

"Second sister-in-law Lian, let's go to the Cuizhu small hall." Seeing Eunuch Qiu's back disappearing, Lin Daiyu turned and said to Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng saw the situation just now, felt a lot in his heart, and sighed secretly.No matter what the old lady said to Lin Daiyu later, in short, it will not change the established result!

Walking into the green bamboo hall, Mother Jia sat at the top with a sullen face, and Mrs. Xing Wang sat on the seats on both sides of the bottom. They had been waiting for half a day and became impatient.

"Old lady, are you looking for me?" Lin Daiyu walked into the door slowly, blessed Jia's mother with a calm demeanor, greeted "Eldest Aunt" and "Second Aunt", and Shi Shiran took the seat at the bottom He sat up and sat down: "Old lady, it's been a long time, I just sent away the father-in-law who announced the decree in the palace."

Mrs. Wang was already disappointed and displeased. After waiting for a long time, she was even more unhappy: "The eldest girl has been promoted to be the head of the county. Naturally, her status is different from the past. What does it matter if we wait!"

Lin Daiyu didn't care about her eccentricity, and replied lightly: "Well, it is the emperor's grace, Daiyu and the Lin family will remember it in their hearts, thank you Dade!" In terms of status, she is already above Mrs. Wang, and there is no need to show weakness .

"Okay, Second Wife!" Jia Mu frowned and stopped Mrs. Wang, and asked about Lin Daiyu's words: "Yu'er, the emperor bestowed your father with a posthumous title. It's just that there is no special reason why you were promoted to be the county lord, but I won't do it!"

Mrs. Wang looked at Lin Daiyu with jealousy. She had endured so many years in Yuanchun before she became a concubine from a female history.But at such a young age, Lin Daiyu can reach the sky in one step without doing anything. Is there any reason for this?

"Grandmother, I think that the reason why the emperor conferred on me is not only the blessing of my father, but also my own efforts." Lin Daiyu said calmly.

"Grandmother knows that when my father resigned from the official position of inspecting salt censor, he didn't want to leave the deficit in the accounts over the years to the next one. He sold his ancestral property and took out money to make up for it. It's not his duty. The things that must be done and the reasons for the deficit are well understood by everyone in the court. Therefore, my father's move was to do his best for the country and to be loyal to the king. At that time, the emperor did not commend him vigorously, but now it seems that the emperor has always done his best. Once I remember it, I never forget it. When my father went away, wouldn’t this credit be exchanged for grace and fall on me?”——Your Jia family, you have also enjoyed the grace of your ancestors for many years, why can’t I?

"As for the emperor's favor, why did you give it to me instead of Chenxi? As I said just now, I followed my father's example and tried my best to do some good deeds! When I was in the south of the Yangtze River, I looked up ancient books, consulted old farmers, and then studied it myself. I figured out the method of 'raising fish in rice fields'. After experimenting in Linjiazhuangzi, I found that it can be popularized and implemented in places with sufficient water sources. In fact, the method is not particularly clever. After using it, rice income per mu can be increased by dozens If you put fry, you can harvest a hundred catties of grass carp."

Lin Daiyu said it lightly, and the hearts of all the listeners were shocked.This contribution is really not small. One acre of paddy fields can harvest this, and the farmers can eat a few more meals because of this!Put it in the world again, if the accumulation of less becomes more, how much land tax will the imperial court increase?Everyone immediately looked at Lin Daiyu with admiration.Alas, if I knew this earlier, I shouldn't have neglected her back then!

"After I came to the capital, I studied the method of 'Mulberry Fish Pond' through research. I still taught Zhuangtou and experimented on Jiangnan Zhuangzi first. If it succeeds, it is a surprise; if it fails, it is a loss. My Lin family recognized it by myself. Although it will take another year or two to fully see the results. But at present, the effect is not bad. Originally, we were not so eager for quick success, but my father suddenly became seriously ill. After gaining more support, I filed a memorial and explained the whole story. The imperial court specially sent people to the south of the Yangtze River to check, and believed that I had contributed to the country's major agricultural and mulberry affairs!"

Mother Jia took a deep breath.Food is the most important thing for the people, and agriculture and mulberry are the top priority. No one can deny this credit!No wonder the emperor was willing to make Lin girl the county lord.If it weren't for the rule that non-prince's daughters are not allowed to have the title of princess, it is not impossible for Lin girl to be a princess!

Pity!Jia Mu sighed in her heart, if Baoyu made this contribution, Baoyu could use it to get a not low title!Alas, it would be great if Min'er was still alive, her natal nephew will always take care of her.Lin Yatou is a girl, holding it is not a waste!

Alas, Mother Jia regretted it again.At the beginning, she shouldn't have chosen to distance herself from the Lin family because she was worried about being involved, otherwise she couldn't help but hate Mrs. Wang, this stupid woman!

At this moment, I heard the stupid woman say sourly: "Didn't your father think of giving Lin Chenxi half of such a great achievement, otherwise the imperial court would reward him with a title! Oh, yes, Mrs. Lin loves you the most!" You, after all, are your own!"

Lin Daiyu glanced at Mrs. Wang contemptuously: "Second Aunt thinks of people in the dark! Chen Xi knows about it, and my father and I also had such thoughts, but when we talked about it with him, Chen Xi firmly refused. , he said that although he is young, he is also a little man. He is already ashamed of not being able to protect the Lin family from wind and rain. How can he still take credit for his sister? I am very pleased with my attitude, and even more thinking that I should not deceive the emperor, so I truthfully reported to the emperor."

Jia's mother was silent for a while, and finally asked the most concerned question: "The emperor's decree said that your father entrusted the Lin family's property to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to supervise it. What's going on here? The Lin family has only close relatives of the Jia family in the capital, is this guarding against the Jia family? It's too irritating and chilling!"

Her tone gradually became severe, and she stared at Lin Daiyu sharply.

Lin Daiyu was unmoved, and nodded lightly: "Indeed, this is a decision I made after discussing it with my father."

"What?" Jia's mother didn't expect that Lin Daiyu would dare to admit it in front of her. Without fear, she stood up suddenly, pointed at her tremblingly, and said angrily: "Yu'er, you are my granddaughter, and you treat Jia like this." Home! You are so unfilial, Min'er will not be able to rest in peace under Nine Springs!" As she spoke, she began to cry.

Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, accusing Lin Daiyu of getting up one after another, urging Lin Daiyu to make amends to the old lady as soon as possible.

Lin Daiyu sat upright, her tone indifferent: "Grandmother misunderstood. Last time Lian's second sister-in-law came to Lin's house, she was worried that I would not be able to manage the family business well when I was young. When my father was seriously ill, we thought about it carefully and felt that there was something wrong with it. Reasonable. The inner house is easy to manage, but the Lin family's huge property, Zhuangzi, and the shop, if the master doesn't personally manage and check the accounts, those in charge will inevitably take the opportunity to play tricks. They may not dare when the father is alive. But when the father is gone, some people will I had bad thoughts. But my father told me and Chen Xi to study behind closed doors, so we can't argue with him in public."

"Then why don't you let the Jia family help you? Your Lian's second elder brother is in charge of foreign affairs, specializing in the Jia family's property." Jia's mother sneered, "I guess it's because we are afraid that our Jia family will swallow up your Lin family's wealth?"

Don't you guys have this idea?Lin Daiyu sneered in her heart, and still said calmly: "It is also the duty of relatives to help each other. If it is a month or two, I will not be polite. But it will take several years at least, how can I bother? Between relatives , should be measured!"

Secretly sarcastic, Lin Daiyu continued: "When I was in distress, the emperor sent someone to give medicinal materials. My father and I suddenly thought that the house of internal affairs has been rectified by Prince Zhonghui. A servant dares to lie to the young master, but he would never dare to be presumptuous in front of the royal family. Therefore, it is better to ask the emperor to give him a grace to let the Ministry of Internal Affairs help supervise those properties every year. In this way, those managers will naturally follow the rules."

This is the method that Lin Daiyu thought of, and pulled up the banner of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a tiger skin to frighten all the monsters.Of course, it can't be used in vain. Every year, the Lin family has to donate part of the income to the inner court.

"Grandmother, let me tell the truth. Don't be offended. The stewards of the Jia family are not very innocent. I heard that they have also cheated a lot from the Jia family's property. Your confidant depends on the family, and her family's big house It’s even more respectable than my Lin family.” ——Take a stab at Jia’s mother again, and see that your Jia family will be snatched up by the slaves, and you still want to help my Lin family’s housekeeper?

Jia Mu was so blocked that she could not speak, her face was livid.Wang Xifeng's heart froze, which of the decent slaves of the Jia family can be clean, their husband and wife are in charge of the house, how could they not know?It's just that behind these people, there are people to rely on, and she can't provoke them easily, so she can only turn a blind eye and close one eye, as long as she doesn't go out of her way.

Among these servants, the Lai family is naturally the most respectable, and it is also the Lai family who earn the most.But Nanny Lai, she is the confidant who has served Mother Jia for decades, and Lai Da and Lai Er are the big stewards of Ningrong and Rongfu, she can't do anything about it!

Fortunately, Lin Daiyu directly named the Lai family, and everyone was afraid of the old lady, so they couldn't blame themselves.Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief again.

"After solving the problem of servants, my father worried that our siblings were young and ignorant, and would be deceived by others, buying properties that should not be added, or squandering. He said that he had been an official for many years. It is not uncommon to see many children from rich families, even some official families, after the death of the patriarch, the assets in the hands of the orphans and widowed mothers have been reduced by more than half in a few years." Lin Daiyu sighed: "This is really parents worrying about their children, and they can't let go of it. !"

"Even if you leave for the sake of father's peace of mind, you have to think of ways to solve his worries. It just so happened that one of my father's officials in the southeast came to the capital to report on his work at the same time. When he came to visit the mansion, he mentioned that there are wealthy families overseas. The children do not have the ability to manage the family business, and they are afraid that they will run out of the family business in the future, and they will be down and out. The parents have to hand over the family business to a professional person with reputation and ability to take care of it. However, during this period, the children cannot manage the property themselves , can only receive enough money to live every year. This so-called trust has a good effect when implemented overseas, and the period can be long or short. He suggested that my father might as well follow suit."

"Father, after thinking about it, he decided not to bother the two masters. When the emperor sent someone to comfort him, he proposed to ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to supervise the Lin family's property for six years, and our siblings are not allowed to use it. Among them, we allocated 5000 taels of silver for our living, and discussed the rest with us, and then went to buy property, which is the long-term stable way. Anyway, the vegetables, fruits, chicken, duck and fish we eat every day are all sent by Zhuangzi. Come, don’t need to spend. We are two siblings, and we don’t have so many servants. 5000 taels of silver is already very rich! I don’t have so much money in my hand, and I just happen to be silently keeping my filial piety behind closed doors, letting Chenxi concentrate on studying " Lin Daiyu said eloquently, seeing that everyone heard this, their faces were full of disappointment, and they smiled happily in their hearts.