The mother of the forest in the Red Chamber wears the mother of Jia

As expected, Lin Ruhai entered the Ministry of Rites, and was transferred to the Ministry of Rites as Zuo Shilang, a third-rank official, and also had the false title of second rank.Compared with other yamen, the Ministry of Rites is much more leisurely. Of course, it has much less real power. After all, the Ministry of Rites is not used much.

However, this does not mean that the sage does not take care of Lin Ruhai anymore. Giving Lin Ruhai such a leisurely position is the sage's care. Few people in the court do not know that Lin Ruhai has really lost his foundation in the south of the Yangtze River these years. , and lost his wife and son. People in their forties now look ten years older, and their hair is starting to turn gray. Even people who are not familiar with Lin Ruhai feel a little bit worried when they see it. There are relatives.

If you were to change to a harsher emperor, even if you didn't ask Lin Ruhai to die in office, you might just give him a false title of honor and send him away, or even directly imply that you begged for your bones to return home.Lin Ruhai was able to do this. I have to say that many people were relieved. They turned around and praised the magnanimity of the saint, which also won the hearts of the saint. I don't dare to say anything bad, but in private, many people said that the latter was mean and ungrateful, not as good as the former emperor.

The sage's attitude naturally meant that he would buy horse bones with thousands of dollars, but it was Lin Ruhai who took advantage of it. Besides, Lin Ruhai not only became the Minister of Rites, but also received a lot of rewards, which can be regarded as rewards for his service in the salt administration.

Lin Ruhai is like this, the Jia family is also honored, Jia Zheng looks more radiant than usual every day, and even has an unrealistic idea of ​​asking Jia Baoyu to marry Lin Daiyu.

Jia Zheng was somewhat self-aware, so he ran to find Mother Lin, who immediately frowned and said, "Of course I hope that Yu'er and Baoyu will get along well. I don't like Yu'er very much. Yu'er is the only child left by Min'er. I can take care of her for a few years. In the future, the only people who will live with her will be her husband and in-laws. The affairs of the back house are mostly decided by the mother-in-law , a mother-in-law who doesn't like her daughter-in-law can do a lot, with Yu'er's temperament, how can I be willing!"

Jia Zheng was dumbfounded when he heard this. He already had resentment towards Mrs. Wang, but now that Mrs. Lin said that, he felt that Mrs. Wang's wife was useless. Lin Ruhai, a third-rank official, might have room for improvement in the future. There are quite a few of those fellow villagers in the same year who are now in the court. If Lin Ruhai changes from a brother-in-law to a relative of his sons and daughters, he can move his position no matter what, so as not to stay with the Ministry of Industry all the time and not be able to move his nest for many years.

Mother Lin thought for a while, and took the opportunity to say to Jia Zheng, "Now I have an idea about Baoyu's marriage. Zheng'er, what do you think of Xiangyun?"

Jia Zheng was taken aback for a moment, then hesitated, and asked, "Although girl Yun is pretty good, she just lost her parents after all. Will her fate be a little bit harder?"

Mother Lin rolled her eyes secretly, but she still said patiently: "There is no such thing, I quietly asked the master to combine the horoscopes of Yun girl and Baoyu, it is a match made in heaven, besides, although Yun girl has no parents, but The Shi family has two noble families, and her uncle inherited the title Yun Yatou and her father should inherit. Therefore, the Shi family will definitely not ignore Yun girl. Yun girl will only be better than the other girls in the Shi family. The dowry will not be bad either! Girl Yun’s mother was also from a wealthy family back then, and she was also a red makeup in the past. After she passed away, the dowry was sealed up, and these were left to Girl Yun. What’s more, can the two marquises not express it? Baoyu’s You also know about your body, but it is not easy to get ahead in the imperial examination, you should have a capable wife and family to help you!"

When Jia Zheng heard this, his heart was moved immediately. Although Shi Xiangyun said that both his parents died, he was still a daughter of the Hou family, and he was supported by a historian behind him. many.Thinking of this, Jia Zheng said, "Baoyu's marriage is entirely up to the mother!" This means that he agreed to the marriage.

When Jia Zheng made his statement, Mother Lin nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Your wife is an ordinary woman after all, she has less knowledge, and she always thinks about the Xue family. The ancestor of the Xue family is just a Ziwei family. There are some in-laws in the family ancestors, and it is difficult to compare with ours. Since the old head of the Xue family passed away, she is not as good as before! Although the girl of the Xue family looks good, she is very clever. In old age, at Xue Pan's age, his temperament has long been determined, and sooner or later it will be a curse. If he really married with Xue's family, wouldn't it implicate Baoyu when he turned around? Maybe he will ask Baoyu to run errands for his uncle all day to make up for it What's more, that girl from the Xue family has a big heart!"

Lin's mother's words were particularly meaningful, and Jia Zheng immediately understood. Although he didn't pay much attention to the family affairs, he knew that Xue Baochai was currently learning the rules to participate in the election. Thinking about it this way, Jia Zheng also became a little angry.

Mother Lin clicked to stop, and then said: "Tell your daughter-in-law about this later, don't teach her to get into a corner, turn around and twist it, then Baoyu will be caught in the middle, and it will be difficult for both ends, which is not beautiful!"

When Lin's mother said this, Jia Zheng said directly: "Wang's wife is a family, how much knowledge can she have! Mother is in charge!" Jia Zheng also knows Wang's temperament, I am afraid that what Wang's value is not the Xue family but relatives , but it is the Xue family's wealth. The problem is, whose family's wealth is not given to the son, but to the daughter as a dowry!

Lin's mother nodded: "She should know about such things. After all, major marriage matters are ordered by parents, and the matchmaker's words. My wife is just a reminder on the sidelines. Others have to be dealt with. You discuss it!"

Jia Zheng quickly agreed, then talked to Mother Lin for a while, and then left.

Jia Zheng was not very proud of himself outside, but at home he could not tolerate other people's opposition to him. Therefore, after hearing what Lin's mother said, he rarely went to find Mrs. Wang, and said directly to Mrs. Wang: "I talked to the old lady before. After discussing it for a while, we decided on the marriage between Baoyu and Miss Yun, the two of them are childhood sweethearts, they have always known everything, so they won't quarrel in the future!"

Mrs. Wang was struck by lightning, she was almost stupid, and stammered, "Baoyu is still young, why, why is it settled now?"

As Wang said, she became anxious, and said almost indiscriminately: "Young girl Yun, who restrains her father and her mother, how can she be worthy of Baoyu? I, a mother, can't decide Zhu'er's marriage. Could it be that Baoyu Can't you?"

Jia Zheng always followed his word in front of the Wang family. Seeing Wang's objection now, he immediately frowned: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can Yun girl restrain her father and mother! Besides, Yun girl is The daughter of the Hou family, Baoyu will be a dandy in the future if he fails to succeed in literature and martial arts, but the girl Peiyun will be the one to climb, why are you still wronged?"

Mrs. Wang was very annoyed, but she still kept her eyes clear, and argued strongly: "Young girl Yun only knows how to coax Baoyu to play around, she has a carefree temper and is not stable at all..."

Before he finished speaking, Jia Zheng stopped and said, "Girl Yun is still young, and when she grows up, she will naturally become more stable! I know you have taken a fancy to the girl from the Xue family, but let me see, Xue But it’s not right at home. Baoyu is a messy person, so what if Xue Pan takes it away? Well, this matter is settled. I will discuss it with my mother later, and exchange it with the historian. As a token, when the two children grow up, we will arrange the marriage!"

After finishing speaking, Jia Zheng turned around and left without waiting for Mrs. Wang to say anything more. Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Zheng's back, almost in a daze. What about coming to her?

Thinking about the future of her three children, she can't make the decision, Wang only felt sad and wanted to cry a lot.

Probably the women of the Wang family are not submissive by nature. The Wang family has never been a simple person. There are a lot of shady means, which can mess up this marriage at that time.

However, the key now is that there is no one in Wang's hands. If the person who handles such a thing finds out, it may be difficult to die, and the family will be involved. Almost none of Wang's companions are left now. Now, the people who serve her are all strangers to her, and none of them are very respectful to her, the second wife who has lost power. If she wants them to work for her, Wang doesn't think she can pay enough.

Fortunately, Jia Baoyu is not too old now, and Shi Xiangyun is nearly two years younger than Jia Baoyu, so there is still a long time to change this matter, so after Mrs. Wang thinks it through clearly, she is not in a hurry. She was pinching the beads, and using force with her hand, she actually cut off a string of beads from the middle, and the beads were scattered all over the ground. Mrs. Wang frowned, and called directly: "Clean up the ground, and take another string." Buddha beads, come here, I'm going to the Buddhist hall to chant scriptures!"

Lin Ruhai was going to work in the Ministry of Rites, and Lin Daiyu was entrusted to Jia's house again.After Lin Daiyu went back for a while, Lin Ruhai found that Lin Daiyu had indeed learned a lot. She was already smart, and followed Li Wan of the Xing family to watch how they house the house for a while. These days, even a big family needs to worry about those things , even if there are some differences, it is more or less the same.

Therefore, after arriving in Lin's mansion, Lin Daiyu asked the family housekeeper to take a look at the old rules from previous years, and quickly got started. For the daily expenses of the mansion, the relationship between people and relationships is already clear at a glance.Lin Daiyu is not a person who loves power and authority, but just asks everyone to perform their own duties. After discussing with Lin Ruhai, it is enough to check the ledger by herself every month.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu is so capable, Lin Ruhai was overjoyed. Thinking of Lin's mother's dedication, Lin Daiyu should continue to learn more lessons that the mistress should learn, so she sent Lin Daiyu here again.