I am a man in a dream

But Yaqi and Qianqing just left Jia's mansion and saw a young master wandering outside the door with a sad look on his face. When they stepped forward to see, it turned out to be Jia Yun on the back porch.Qianqing went up to invite Ann, and asked, "Why didn't Second Master Yun go in?" Jia Yun said with a wry smile, "I just came out." Yaqi said, "Why is Second Master Yun so sad, but what's the matter?" Jia Yun sighed. "Life is hard right now. I wanted to come to Second Uncle's place to find a job so that I could make a living, but Second Uncle just didn't let go." Qian Qing and Yaqi comforted her and went to the house.

As soon as she arrived at the gate of the mansion, she saw Lin Hongming strolling towards her. Yaqi hurried forward and asked, "Why don't you sit in a sedan chair? It must be those lazy thieves playing tricks." Lin Hongming took off his official hat and handed it to her, and said with a smile: "This But I wronged them, and I wanted to loosen my muscles, so I walked here." Qianqing said: "My lord, I don't worry about getting tired after walking from the palace." Lin Hongming smiled and said, "I'm tired wherever I go. , but it’s too delicate. What can Second Master Lian say?" Qianqing replied, "Second Master Lian listened to what he said, but he didn't go." Lin Hongming went into the room and changed into casual clothes, came out, took a sip of tea and said, "Second Master Lian Although I don't want to make progress, I am as lustful and playful with women as my father, but I still understand it in my heart, but I am not a vicious person." Qianqing was puzzled: "I have always ignored the affairs of the Jia family, how can I take care of Lian? The second master? Last year, you paid for Lian’s second grandma to get rid of her sins?" Lin Hongming pondered for a moment and said, "Although we are not close, we are still connected with our in-laws, and we are usually estranged. If one day the Jia family loses, we Somewhat implicated. Now persuade me, so that it will be too late to repent when the sin is serious that day. Besides, Second Mistress Lian also takes care of her younger sister. Although it is for the sake of the old lady, she is much better than the two aunts. "Second Brother Lian has a good heart, and he is kind to his brothers. I help out of my duty. Remember, to help others is to help yourself, and you should stay ahead of things so that we can meet each other in the future." Qianqing and Yaqi listened The pensive nodded.

Lin Hongming asked again: "How is my sister?" Yaqi smiled and said, "Young lady's health is much better, and the second master's prescription is really effective. Our young lady was originally a peerless beauty. After taking care of her over the past few years, her health is getting better every day. I can see that there is some flesh on the face and body. I think it will be cured within two years." Lin Hongming nodded on the face, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart. Only Baoyu can cure Daiyu's disease.Now all I can give is a good life and the comfort of family affection, but Baoyu is still needed to really pull out the root of the disease.Yaqi saw that his expression was not healed, so she changed the topic: "I just came out of Jia's mansion and ran into Erye Yun on the back porch. Looking for an errand, but was kicked out." Lin Hongming knew that Jia Yun was a person who knew how to repay kindness, so he said to Qianqing: "I got a batch of furs a while ago, they are the best ink foxes, and I have already taken a fancy to them. Yes, I wanted you to go to the northern province to pick up the goods, but I heard from the general manager yesterday that my father is not in good health, I am really worried, and I plan to let you go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Find someone." Qian Qing said: "It's easy to say, a few days ago I met a man named Drunken King Kong Er, he is the most loyal person, and he is knowledgeable, so I feel relieved to leave it to him." Lin Hongming listened and said : "You can't go wrong with the person you are looking for. Let's go, you go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang and you won't come back for a day or two. I don't have time to see Jian'er. I might as well be familiar with Jia Yun and know him a little bit. Send him It's most suitable to go with Jian Er." Qianqing was puzzled: "It's not that there is no one in our house, why send Master Yun? After all, it is not my family, what if something goes wrong?" Lin Hongming smiled and said: "You don't know. Jia Yun and Zui Jin Er are friends, and they will definitely save a lot of trouble if they go together. Besides, I am busy with work now, and you are in charge of medicinal materials and transportation, so you should find someone to take care of these trivial matters." Qianqing laughed and said, "I feel sorry for my servant, and I know it in my heart, but I just want to help that second master Yun." Lin Hongming kicked Qianqing and scolded with a smile: "This guy has a lot of eyes."

Jia Yun was overjoyed when she heard the letter, and the next day after dinner, she made an appointment with Pan Er to come to Lin's mansion. When she saw Lin Hongming, she bowed down to say hello: "Greetings, uncle and uncle!" Lin Hongming smiled and said, "Sit down!" Say it, Inviting them to the table, Jia Yun and Pan Er did not dare to sit down when they saw each other. Lin Hongming smiled and said: "Although I am a false official and read two books on weekdays, I am the most unruly person and love to make friends. Friends from the rivers and lakes, if you are polite to me, you should leave as soon as possible." After hearing this, Jian Er suddenly became cheerful and admired him: "I didn't expect Er Master Lin to be such a straightforward person. It's my honor to meet Erye Lin today, so I'll have a toast first." Lin Hongming was also happy to see that he was cheerful.After the three of them drank a few cups, Lin Hongming got down to business: "I've looked at this batch of goods three or four times, and they are indeed high-quality. I've already negotiated the price. You just go to inspect and pick up the goods. Experts, you can’t make a mistake. If it works well, it will be a long-term business. I also want to open a forest in the northern province to raise my own. This will reduce the cost of killing chickens and eggs, and save costs. Third, I can hire workers to let some people who know how to breed It's just that this project is bigger and requires careful consideration, so I sent Yun'er to check it out. Seeing that it's autumn and the weather is getting colder and colder. When you get there, you must first check it out, and second, hurry up. Don't delay the release of new winter cloaks and cloaks." Pan Er patted his chest after hearing this, and said, "I, Drunk King Kong Er, have been in the leather business for more than ten years, and I still have some eyesight. Don't worry, Er Master Lin." Jia Yun said: "Although my nephew has no experience, he is willing to learn and will try his best." Lin Hongming laughed and said, "I trust you. I thought about it. If this way works, you two will work together in the future, and one will be responsible. The skin sorting, one is responsible for hiring and breeding. Of course, I will not let you work in vain this trip. Considering the bitter cold in the northern province, in addition to the cost of the line, each person has a salary of 50 taels, and each skin is divided into upper, middle and lower The third class will share the profit, ten taels for the top class, seven taels for the middle class, and four taels for the bottom class, and you two will share equally. What do you think?" Jia Yun and Yan Er were overjoyed when they heard this: "Second Master Lin is benevolent! Let's relax, we Second Master He Yun will definitely live up to Second Master's expectations."

The next day when Lin Hongming came down from court, Lin Zhixiao, the housekeeper of Jia's house, came to tell him, "Second Master Lin, go and have a look, Second Mistress Lian is sick, and Second Master Bao is also sick, the house is in chaos. Without knowing it, Lin Hongming hurriedly changed his clothes and went to visit. He saw Baoyu lying motionless on the bed with her eyes closed, and Sister Feng seemed to have gone mad and stabbed people with a knife.Lin Hongming saw that it was not an ordinary illness, so he said: "Grandmother, I see Brother Bao and Sister Feng's illness is like a gagging, why don't you ask a doctor to look at it first, and then check if there is any evil thing." One sentence said In the heart of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, Jia Mu hurriedly stopped her tears and said: "Go and invite the best imperial doctor, and then close all the courtyard doors and rooms, and no one is allowed to move around. Let Zhou Rui's family check one by one. After visiting here, Lin Hongming guessed that Daiyu would be very sad, so he hurried to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and as expected, Daiyu was crying after entering the room.Lin Hongming comforted him a bit, and then gradually stopped crying.On the second day, Lin Hongming went to Jia's mansion to visit after the court. Seeing that Baoyu and Sister Feng were able to drink medicine, he felt relieved.When I arrived at the Rongxitang, I saw Jia Mu glaring and scolding: "You bastard wife with a black heart, you usually instigate him and I don't talk about it, but now you are doing bad things and harming others. What a shameless person, if Baoyu gets better, it's fine." Forget it, if it’s not good, I will definitely expose your skin.”

Lin Hongming took a good look, and saw Aunt Zhao kneeling on the ground covering her face and crying loudly: "The old lady will spare me this time, and I will never dare again. It was all ordered by the Ma Daopo, otherwise how would I dare to do this?" Heart!" Jia's mother scolded: "It's Ma Daopo who provoked you, and you have your heart. Don't think I don't know, you are jealous and I love Baoyu, so you hate it." Jia Zheng pleaded: "Mom, calm down, Don't hurt yourself, she knows she's wrong, so let her go this time." After hearing this, Jia's mother spat at Jia Zheng: "You still have the face to say, it's not like you don't care, let the little wife be excited and make waves, and the house If you are uneasy, you still have the face to intercede." Jia Zheng's face was reddened by what he said, and he did not dare to intercede again.After scolding, Jia's mother said: "I sent Ma Daopo to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation. It must have happened once or twice. This bitch was beaten forty times and kicked out." After hearing this, Aunt Zhao cried and crawled forward. Pulling Jia Mu's clothes, she begged: "Madam please forgive me, I will never dare again. I will be a cow and a horse all my life, and I will be grateful to the old lady for the rest of my life." Jia Mu was furious: "I hope You are grateful, if I let you stay, I don’t know who will be the next one.” Lin Hongming looked at Jia Zheng and said, “Grandmother calm down, although Aunt Zhao is confused, she doesn’t have the courage. She didn't dare, I think she knew she was wrong this time, please forgive her this time for the sake of Sister Tanchun and Brother Huan." Aunt Zhao hurriedly kowtowed: "Please forgive me this time Well, I will repent and rehabilitate." Mother Jia calmed down, thinking that the third girl is really good, if there is such a mother, it will definitely affect her life in the future, so she suppressed her anger and said: "In that case, let's hit forty boards and move Go to a place where I can't see. As for Brother Huan, give it to Sanya first, and then send it to her when Feng is ready." After hearing this, Aunt Zhao felt unwilling, but she didn't dare to do anything, she just kept going pleading.Jia's mother ordered Jia Zheng to go and carry it out: "Go and watch the beating. If it's too light, I won't obey." Jia Zheng took the order and went. , bloody, horrible.He hurriedly ordered people to carry it away, and asked a doctor to treat him. Although he was not life-threatening, he also hurt his muscles and bones, and it was difficult to move for a while, but he hated Lin Hongming from then on.

After this matter was dealt with, Jia Mufang slackened her spirits, lying on her side on the couch, took Lin Hongming's hand and said, "It's thanks to you, my good boy, that I got rid of the evil in the family." Lin Hongming said, "I too Seeing Brother Bao’s symptoms, I guessed it, but Aunt Zhao was the one who made a mistake. Grandma still calmed down, and the matter was settled, and Aunt Zhao also knew what was wrong. Brother Bao and Sister Feng have also recovered, and they will be fine from now on.” After some words, Jia Mu lost her temper.Mrs. Wang has always disliked Lin Hongming and Daiyu, but today's incident made her feel grateful, so she took Lin Hongming's hand and said something from the bottom of her heart.After resigning from Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang, Lin Hongming came to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and saw all the sisters there, so he said, "It's a coincidence that I came, and all the sisters and sisters are here." Baochai laughed and said, "Sister Lin was still talking about it just now. This is it." Several sisters were chatting and laughing, only Tanchun was not very happy, and he reacted lightly when he saw Lin Hongming.Everyone knew what was going on, so they didn't dare to speak. Only Baochai comforted him: "The third younger sister is a sensible person, she will understand you. Brother Lin, don't take it to heart." Lin Hongming laughed: "Sister Tanchun's I know how to be a man, thank you, Sister Bao." After everyone dispersed, Lin Hongming left Daiyu and went to Qiushuangzhai, knocked on the door, and the girl who opened the door saw that it was Lin Hongming and said angrily: "Our girl has fallen asleep. Second Master Lin, please come back tomorrow." Lin Hongming made a bow and begged: "I beg my sister to pass on for me. I have something to say to my third sister. If my third sister doesn't see me, I'll come tomorrow. If I don't see you tomorrow , I will come the day after tomorrow, when the third sister is willing to meet, let me do it." Seeing that he was sincere, the girl couldn't insist on refusing, so she went to ask Tanchun for instructions, and came out after a while to invite Lin Hongming in.

Seeing Tanchun, Lin Hongming leaned over and bowed: "I am here to apologize to my third sister!" Tanchun sneered and said, "I dare not, Second Master Lin is a noble person now, how dare I accept the gift from Second Master." Lin Hongming said: "I know that the third sister resents me because of Aunt Zhao's matter. I know that I did not handle this matter properly. I reasoned that I am an outsider and should not take care of the affairs of the house. They all blamed me for talking too much that day. Said When I woke up, I also secretly hated troublesome things. That day I saw that Brother Bao’s illness was not caused by the usual grains, heat and cold, so I thought about it, who would have hurt my sister. If I knew it was related to Aunt Zhao, I would say I don’t talk too much about anything.” Tanchun spat: “What are you talking about? Am I going to let Aunt Zhao harm my second elder brother? Who do you think I am?” Lin Hongming hurriedly explained: “Of course I know three The younger sister is not like that. The third younger sister is usually close to brother Bao, so how could she let others harm him. I know that the third younger sister is a hero in the face of fans, and her vision and insight are comparable to that of ordinary boudoir women. A big career. I have always admired the third sister in my heart, but I am less busy on weekdays, and I have never been able to ask the third sister for advice. I don’t regret the proposal for today’s matter. Fame. If the third sister blames the crime, Hongming will take the blame and plead guilty, but I beg the third sister to calm down." Seeing that his words are sincere, Tanchun can't get angry anymore, thinking that he is a concubine, and shed tears: "My life is poor, and everyone Knowing that I was raised by my aunt, even if I have a little heart, I can't show it. Today I wronged brother Lin because I lost face. If it spreads in the future, how can I behave?" Lin Hongming said: "Don't worry, third sister. Grandmother has already ordered everyone to kill anyone who dares to leak even a word." Tanchun shook his head and said, "It's hard to get rid of it." Lin Hongming said, "Rumors only stop with the wise. What kind of person is Third Sister? It is obvious to all, as the saying goes, those who are clear will clear themselves, if someone decides on the third sister's character just because of a few words, then he is also a fool."

It was only after talking about it that Tanchun's anger was relieved, and Lin Hongming returned home exhausted, but he seldom took care of the Jia family's affairs in the future.