Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

Speaking of Han's funeral in the capital, Jia Lu and others were heartbroken, but in the south of the Yangtze River, Lin Daiyu was not much better than Jia Lu.

Ever since Daiyu heard that his father was not well, she had lost half of her three souls and six spirits. She followed Jia Lian to Yangzhou by boat in a daze. In a daze, he went to the main room in the inner courtyard.

Daiyu was the only daughter of the Lin family, and no one dared to stop her. Jia Lian wanted to greet Lin Rui and Steward Lin, but she didn't have time, so Daiyu broke in all the way. Daiyu looked at Lin Ruhai with a pale face. The key is His lips were purple, and the breath he had been holding on all this time did not slow down, and he passed out in a daze.

Aunt Mei was taking care of Lin Ruhai here, when she saw a cardamom girl barging in, although she was young, she could still see Jia Min's shadow, Aunt Mei had followed Jia Min for many years, she was happy to see her, she was about to go up to greet her, why not She fainted, and the maid next to her screamed in fright.

Although Aunt Mei was born as a servant, since Jia Min left, she has been helping to take care of the inner house. She said that Aunt Mei is not bad compared to other mistresses, so she immediately stopped everyone's exclamation.

"Silence! The master is still resting, what are you arguing about!"

After all, he was the head of the family, and after being greeted by Aunt Mei, he finally calmed down.Aunt Mei glanced at Lin Ruhai, and was relieved when she saw that he hadn't woken up.

Going over in person, trying to pick up Daiyu, and cursing softly at the motionless person next to her,

"Come here soon! This is our girl!"

Only then did the people realize it later, and hurriedly helped him up and sent him to the next room.Aunt Mei hurriedly sent someone to call the doctor. It was simply that Lin Ruhai was seriously ill. The doctor was a permanent resident at home. An hour will be fine.

Over there, Manager Lin arranged for Jia Lian to live in the guest room. Hearing that a doctor had been found in the backyard, he was anxious and hurried over with Lin Rui.

Lin Rui was young, and he had suffered a lot before coming to the Lin family. He knew that although he was an heir, he was not his own. His elder sister was his own, and his father adopted him for her elder sister.During the Chinese New Year, his father took him back to Beijing to report on his work. He also met this talented and beautiful sister, and he also had a good impression of her. Hearing that her sister passed out, he volunteered to accompany her.

Naturally, it is best for the girl of my family to have a good relationship with his heir, and Aunt Mei and Steward Lin would naturally agree, and Aunt Mei told him a few words before being sent over.

Here, Aunt Mei and Steward Lin sat down in the flower hall, and they started talking.

Aunt Mei was originally Jia Min's dowry maid. After Jia Min lost her son, she offered to be Lin Ruhai's aunt. However, Lin Ruhai was not a womanizer, and she was busy with business, so she didn't love her much. Therefore, she has never conceived a child. .

Lin Butler is an old man of the Lin family. His father is the old Lin butler who stayed behind in the old house in Kyoto. He has served the Lin family for generations.

The two had no relationship in the early years, but since Jia Min passed away, Daiyu went to Beijing, and Lin Ruhai was busy with the affairs of the yamen.

"How is master now?" Steward Lin asked Aunt Mei.

Aunt Mei sighed, "What can I do? The doctor said the poison is under control, but the poison is too strong to be suppressed. I'm afraid it will only take a few months."

Steward Lin was worried, "Oh, this master is seriously ill, and the girl passed out when she came back, but there was a disturbance outside."

"What's the matter?"

"What else can happen? The tiger is not at home and the monkey is called the king. Without the suppression of the master, the group of people outside stealing money is like crazy. The Zhang family, the Li family, the Wang family, and the Cheng family can be said to be on the verge of ruin. Already!"

Aunt Mei was surprised,

"These are all salt merchants in our Jiangnan area who are rich and powerful. They have a lot of family members and a strong backing. Even the master can only restrain them from touching them. Who has the courage to do this?"

Manager Lin sarcastically said, "Who else is there, isn't it their backer?"

These few families usually look respectful, but they are not easy to get along with. In the past, they had to ask the master three times and four times to restrain themselves. Wait, wait, when the master is sick and replace their master, I can't wait to confiscate all their family property. I am so anxious to give gifts and medicinal materials every day. I wish the master will be cured immediately. If I knew today, why bother!

I bother!

Aunt Mei has also been in charge of the family for so many years, she is not an ignorant woman, she knows something about the outside world.

"Let them make trouble! Anyway, they are all big businessmen who are very rich, and they can't involve ordinary people!"

Steward Lin snorted coldly, "That's not necessarily the case. These big businessmen cover the sky with one hand, and even if they are unlucky, they have to drag others down. What do you think?"

Aunt Mei shook her head.

"They moved the taxes!"

Aunt Mei exclaimed, "Well, what should I do? Once the tax is raised, if you can't pay it, and the master is in office again, isn't it, isn't it a scapegoat?"

Steward Lin shook his head. After all, she is a woman with long hair and short knowledge.

"If something happens to this tax, let alone our master, I am afraid that all the prefectures and counties in the whole south of the Yangtze River will be covered from top to bottom. As for our master, people will die like a lamp going out, let alone a flood!"

Aunt Mei slapped her up, "Why are you talking!"

Steward Lin was also resentful for a moment, he only said that he had done something wrong, said something wrong, and slapped himself.

"See what I said!"

Aunt Mei didn't care about the outside affairs, and Manager Lin's words were not harsh, and it really had nothing to do with them, but the master's funeral was imminent, and the character of the second master of the Jia family was still unknown.

"I went out with my wife back then. At that time, Second Master Lian was still a baby. You just received him. How do you see him?"

If the master of the Lin family goes away, only the sick girl and the young master will be left, and they will definitely not stay. They will go to Beijing with the second master Lian. Putting it back, the second master Lian is the person in charge, and it has to do with his own interests, so Steward Lin has to be serious about it.

"The second master of the Jia family has a way of talking and doing things, and he is polite to the young master, but do you still remember what happened last year?"

Aunt Mei naturally knew, "But the girl is seriously ill?"

"At the beginning, it was said that this master would come to plead guilty in person, but later it was nothing. From this matter, he is not a very reliable person."

Aunt Mei stayed in Jia's house when she was young, so she knows better than Guanshi Lin.

"That's not necessarily the case. Although the second master Lian is the official grandson of the Jia family, there is an old lady on top, and two masters and wives. It's not up to him to make decisions, and he just obeys orders."

Steward Lin frowned, "This Second Master Jia is also in his 20s, and he has no control over his family."

For a family like them, if the heir has been determined early, it should be cultivated. It was originally some general affairs, and then personal connections, etc. Even though Lin Rui was young, if he spoke, Lin Ruhai would listen to him. The steward and others have to obey.

Aunt Mei was about to answer, but she heard a report from outside that Jia Lian had come.