The road back(21)

How the Xue family and the Jia family coordinated, I know they knew it. Anyway, no matter what happened, the Jia family's garden still started to be built. Even in the cold weather, they still started to work.

As a result, business in the surrounding area also picked up.

For example, in Yu's small restaurant, they basically work in shifts, with no rest for twelve hours. In the pot is bone radish soup, and then there is a pot of simmered cabbage, cold radish, etc.

Various kinds of pickles are cooked in more than a dozen pots in the back kitchen, cooking thick porridge. There is no room in the store, so the workers squat at the door to eat. Each of them brings a bowl, or pays one penny for a bowl of porridge, or two penny.

It cost me a bowl of soup and half a portion of pickles, and I ate it with the dry food I brought, and it was hot.

There are people pulling materials constantly on the construction site at night. These people's wages are high. In the middle of the night, it is most comfortable to find a clean restaurant nearby and serve small dishes and strong drinks to keep away the cold.

Shao Hua told Lin Yutong that dozens of taels of silver would be credited to his account a day.

The Jia family looked down upon such a small amount of money, but they didn't know that if they earned such piecemeal money to build their home, they would have to make a small profit of ten thousand taels.

Fourth Master has also started work on the mountain side, and he told Yu Liang in advance.

As a result, a shed was built there early, and a temporary restaurant was opened by temporarily deploying people. Some women in the associated village also made a living. Just washing, washing, sewing and mending was enough to make a living.

The family is old and young.

The fourth master went out that day, and Lin Yutong was not idle at home, making clothes for the children.

Snowflakes were falling outside, but the narcissus inside the house was blooming just right. The young girl was in her own room, embroidering with the fourth sister. She just asked someone to ask her what she wanted to eat today, but she came outside and said

It's Baoyu who's here.

Why did Jia Baoyu's phoenix egg come here?

Lin Yutong asked someone to welcome him to the main hall in front, then wrapped himself in a cloak and went out.

"It's such a cold day. I don't stay at home to play with my sisters. I just go out and run around. Let the old lady know, what should I do?" Lin Yutong saw that he stretched out his hand and even wanted to help her. She finally

Impatient, the two of them held hands face to face and looked at each other. Seeing that he stretched out his hand, he handed over the hand stove in his hand: "Hurry up and cover it."

He took it and only smiled shyly, then said: "I have something to do with Sister Tong."

Lin Yutong couldn't think of anything serious that he could do, so he casually agreed. It was just some children's play, no big deal.

Jia Baoyu came over and said, "Sister, do you know the brother-in-law of Ronger's wife?"

Qin Zhong?

Lin Yutong thought for a moment before saying: "He's the little brother of the Qin family. I've met him in a trance. What's wrong?"

It must have been a year since Qin Keqing died.

When Jia Baoyu heard that Lin Yutong still remembered it, he hurriedly said: "Sister, I don't know, but now the Qin family is also in ruins. The master of the Qin family has gone, and Qin Zhong is left... but he is sick again. He doesn't even have a reliable family member...

…I asked someone to bring money over there, but I didn’t dare to ask the old lady where to find a good doctor. My second sister-in-law was busy and there was nothing I could do. When I left the house, I didn’t know who to ask, so I thought of Tong.

Sister. I originally wanted to find my cousin from the Yu family, but my cousin went out with the second brother. I don’t know how early or late he will be back, so I came here at the right time. See if I can ask Sister Tong to ask an imperial doctor to come over...

…”

Who can hire an imperial doctor if they want?

Moreover, Qin Zhong violated many taboos! He even dared to ask the imperial doctor.

Lin Yutong said: "Okay, I will send someone to take you with you. Find a good doctor and get two good medicines. You don't need to worry about anything else. Once you come out, I won't dare to keep you. I can't send you away again."

A few people will personally take you back and hand you over to the old lady, so I can rest assured."

The requester sent a servant of the family with Baoyu's servant. It was the servant who came forward, and the servant of the family paid the bill.

After finishing the matter, the people below came in and reported that the doctor only said that he was asking for funeral preparations, but it seemed to be of no use. When asked what the disease was, he couldn't explain the reason.

Lin Yutong had some idea. It was either that he couldn't explain the reason, or that he either hadn't been diagnosed, or that although he didn't know what caused the disease, he roughly guessed the cause, which was hard to explain.

Let this be ignored. If Baoyu is sent back, Mother Jia will probably restrain Baoyu and not tell Baoyu these messy things.

I'm so busy, this year's New Year is just around the corner.

The annual gifts distributed by the clan are getting more and more year by year. This year, five carts were sent, which I couldn’t even use for my own food. Fortunately, they were divided into three parts. Jia counted one share from the Qian family and gave it to Yu.

The three families, namely the Jia family, the Qi family, and the Zhang family, divided one portion among them, and the remaining portion was kept for the New Year.

Nowadays, gifts at home are not only for the Yu family, but the Qi family and the Zhang family are also serious in-laws. In the second half of the year, the fourth master had sent Jia Xia directly to the Qi family's academy, where he became a disciple of his father-in-law.

The fourth master also bought a small village and built a courtyard at the foot of the mountain where the academy is located. Jia Xia could occasionally live in his own courtyard.

But this also expresses their position. If the Qi family is willing in the future, after marrying their daughter, they can ask the young couple to live there.

This is the most considerate arrangement for a family who loves their daughter.

The Qi family is halfway up the mountain, and the Jia family's small village is at the foot of the mountain. It only takes a quarter of an hour to get on the sedan chair, which is the most convenient.

Jia Xia came back when she had some free time and said that it was very nice there and that her mother-in-law took good care of her. No, the New Year was about to come, so all the New Year gifts were sent to her by others, and they also returned the gifts, but Jia Xia was

But he hasn't come back yet. He only sent word that he will be back before the new year.

I thought I would have to wait until the 27th or 8th day of the twelfth lunar month to see anyone around the New Year. But not three days after I heard this, Jia Xia came back.

It was already dark when we came back, and it was almost time for curfew.

"I'm afraid something might happen." Fourth Master said and went to the front yard.

Lin Yutong ordered people to prepare meals and went forward.

When I entered, I heard two brothers talking.

Jia Xia's voice was a bit anxious: "... She said she came from the house, but the girl is a distant relative of the Qi family. The family is in some difficulties. She is from a serious family and is not an actor. Why did she come here from Caimai?

My mother-in-law cried all the way to Beijing and found me at the door of my father-in-law’s house. This was not a slap in the face. My father-in-law asked me to go over and ask if there was any misunderstanding. I said that I had only been there for half a year.

I went home and didn’t know much about it, so I’ll go back and ask.”

Lin Yutong understood. He was talking about going to the south of the Yangtze River to purchase actors. It seemed that he had forcefully bought a decent girl.

Jia Zhen sent Jia Qiang, but also the two sons of housekeeper Lai, accompanied by Shan Pinren and Bu Guxiu.

When I went to Jiangnan, I didn't bring any money at all, saying that I wanted to use the 50,000 taels stored in the Zhen family.

The 50,000 taels from the Zhen family were not originally given as gifts to others.

Thirty thousand taels are used to buy people, and the remaining 20,000 li are kept for buying lanterns, candles, tents and other items.

But whoever buys it will have to spend thirty thousand taels of silver.

A neat girl only costs twenty or thirty taels of silver, and a girl who has studied opera only costs a hundred or so taels. Even if you buy a hundred of them, they are not worth thirty thousand taels. These people not only waste money,

He also secretly bought a girl from a good family and used her for other purposes.

The fourth master frowned: "You go and wash up, eat and rest. Tomorrow, you will go out early after the city gate opens. I will edit a letter and you will give it to your father-in-law. The rest, I will just listen to you."

Just let your father-in-law take care of you."

"Can this matter be taken care of?" Jia Xia was a little unsure.

"Can you ignore it?" Fourth Master sent him: "If you don't ignore me anymore, I'm afraid you won't be able to get your wife back."

Jia Xia was a little embarrassed, laughed twice, and then said: "The mansion is getting more and more arrogant now. The door of Cheng'enhou Mansion is closed tightly, and no one is waiting for guests? There are two children in the academy, both from the queen's natal family.

My nephew is usually very low-key, humble, and never bullies others. But the people in the house are really nice... Sometimes after listening to their behavior, I feel embarrassed to face my classmates."

As he said that, when he saw Lin Yutong coming in, he quickly saluted: "How are you, sister-in-law?" Then he looked at Lin Yutong's belly: "How is my nephew?"

"Everything is fine!" Lin Yutong urged him: "Hurry up and have a rest, ask someone to send you food, and rest early. Your brother has to worry about everything."

After sending Jia Xia away, she went over to read the fourth master's letter.

One letter is for the Qi family, and the other is for King Zhongshun.

These two letters became the last straw for the Zhen family.

It’s the New Year after Laba, but on this day of Laba, the Dengwen drum is beating.

The Jia family, which was prospering in the capital, was sued for buying a daughter of a good family.

When the news reached the Jia family, Jia Zheng was furious. He called Jia Zhen and Jia Lian and gave him a scolding. Was Jia Lian aggrieved? Jia Zhen had arranged this matter. When he found out, he asked Jia Qiang specifically and told him about it.

Although it is not very big, there is something hidden inside.

But I didn’t take any of these words to heart.

After coming out of the study, he went back to change his clothes, and then gave Wang Xifeng a good meal and said: "I said these little brats are not working as errands at all. You also said that you have never eaten pork and you have never seen pigs running. You just said that I am worrying about them. They

It's not a big deal if I want to get some money behind my back, but I'm afraid it won't involve money. I'm the old one doing the errands. When I go out, I have to call up my cousin from the Yu family. There are two of us.

We have discussed and discussed, but are you afraid that one of you will accidentally step into the mud? You are good! One by one, you just let it go. Now that you are causing trouble, you ask me to go out and take care of things. You just go out to ask for help.

Is it so easy to handle? Do you really think that anyone can buy our family’s face if you have a mother-in-law? You are so immortal, what are you doing buying a girl from a good family? Who is not born and raised by my mother? What if someone kidnaps the eldest sister of our family?

Son, we must not go out and fight with others. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do. If you do such an immoral thing, what should I say to others?"

Wang Xifeng didn't say anything, she only served him to dress, looked at his face, and then said in a low voice: "It can't be said that our family is unreasonable. Why do so many families forcefully buy their girls?"

Even their family has bad things."

"Just Hu Qin." Jia Lian grabbed her clothes and refused to serve her: "What's bad about me? The bad thing about me is that the girl in her family is good-looking, but she's still poor and poor.

The unlucky one made them take notice, and somehow used some tricks to throw away a few coins and take the person away. It's just a matter of going out and fooling people, but you are still saying this at home. How dare you do this outside?
To be continued...