The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 216 The Xue family returns south
Although Jia Lian failed to bring back the rich wealth of the Lin family this time, he did get a lot of benefits. For example, he earned 5000 taels of silver from reselling salt. In addition, Lin Ruhai also gave 3000 taels of silver as a gift when leaving, which was also travel expenses. , or it could be said to be Jia Lian's hard work for escorting Lin Daiyu back to Yangzhou. Moreover, during the period when Lin Ruhai was seriously ill, Jia Lian, as the temporary spokesperson of the Lin Mansion, also received a lot of benefits, which added up to nearly a thousand taels of silver.

In other words, Jia Lian made a total of almost 9000 taels of silver from his trip south to Yangzhou. Even if he gave half of his filial piety to his father, Jia She, he still made a net profit of about 4000 taels. It was really a lucrative trip.

Let's say that Jia Lian handed over two thousand taels of silver to Wang Xifeng, which made the latter very happy. Little did she know that her husband also hid 2000 taels of private money.

As the saying goes, a breakup is better than a new marriage, and with the 2000 taels of silver, Wang Xifeng was even more willing to welcome her.

After Jia Lian had finished feeling satisfied, he collapsed on the bed contentedly and asked Feng'er to rub his back and legs. Wang Xifeng sat in front of the dressing table and touched up his makeup, while saying bitterly: "Since the third brother Dahuan went to Jinling, our family's life has been very different." I don't know how smooth things went. The eldest girl was granted the title of Concubine Xiande, and my father, eldest brother, and Uncle Zhen were all pardoned. Who would have thought that just a few years after the peaceful life, Huan Laosan appeared again, what a god. Broom Star, when he shows up, nothing good will happen. If he hadn't done something bad this time, you wouldn't have gotten so much money back."

Although Jia Lian was a dandy and lustful person, he had a lower bottom line than Wang Xifeng. Hearing this, he frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? You used to make more than 1000 taels of silver a year from loan sharking, but now you are not satisfied with 2000 taels all at once? You have to Is it necessary to move the entire Lin family back to you to fulfill your wish? Besides, Uncle Lin holds an important position. If he is gone, our family will definitely lose a source of support. You women are ignorant and will only focus on the assets on the books. "

Wang Xifeng blushed after being scolded and felt extremely unconvinced. It was true that Lin Ruhai had taken on a lucrative position, but in terms of power, she could not compare with her uncle, the prince, and in terms of connections, she could not compare with the Jia family and the Wang family. Who was the helper of whom?

However, seeing that Jia Lian had just handed over 2000 taels of silver, Wang Xifeng endured it, and did not bear it with her husband. She just snorted slightly and said: "Now Huan Laosan has also completed his filial piety, and he happened to meet The emperor is lucky enough to add Kai Enke. If he ends up in August this autumn, he might actually get the chance to be elected."

Jia Lian said disapprovingly: "If he wins the exam, he will win the exam. If he can't write two characters "Jia" in one stroke, even if he wins the first prize next to the third child, he is still a member of our Jia family after all."

Wang Xifeng raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically: "You think of me as a brother, but they may not think of you as a brother. Don't you see that he hasn't even written a letter to the Jia family in the past three years? I'm afraid he has long since thought of himself as a Jia family member. Why are you still acting like this?" Where is the dream?"

Jia Lian frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? The two big boxes of gifts from Huan Laosan are worth at least 200 taels of silver. If you don't consider yourself a member of the Jia family, can you spend so much money?"

Wang Xifeng laughed angrily and said: "Am I calling you naive or stupid? Huan Laosan is full of bad intentions and is cunning. This move is just to win people's hearts. In the final analysis, his reputation is there, and he still has to show off his skills. Otherwise, he will be known as unfilial. What kind of honor will he get? What kind of official position will he get?"

Jia Lian fell silent after hearing the words, and pondered for a moment before saying: "I don't care whether he is sincere or false, anyway, the fact that the third son of Huan Lao is a descendant of the Jia family can never be changed. He treats me as his brother or not. Even if I'm a brother, I don't rely on him for food. If he doesn't offend me, I won't offend him. As long as we live well. Everything in the past is in the past. Don't always hold grudges. After all, we are a family. Wouldn't it be better to turn conflicts into friendship? good?"

Wang Xifeng sneered and said: "I am an ignorant woman, but I am not as rich as your second master Lian, and Huan Lao San may not have that kind of ambition. I am afraid that I wish my wife and I were dead. Like mother, like son, Zhao My aunt used evil spirits to harm us, maybe Huan Laosan was also involved, at least he knew about it."

Jia Lian was obviously a little moved when he heard this and frowned: "Then how are you doing?"

Wang Xifeng said with a cold look: "We must not let Huan Laosan get ahead, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Jia Lian turned around and yawned: "I won't get involved in this matter. You can do whatever you like, but I have to remind you that Huan Laosan is not a fuel-efficient lamp. When have you ever done well in provoking him? Be careful. I can’t walk around in circles!”

Wang Xifeng choked up and rolled her eyes at her husband's words, but this was indeed the case. She had punished him several times before, but in the end she suffered a loss. Her confidant Lai Wang'er died, Lai Wang's wife was also disabled, and she was the one who managed the house. His authority was lost, and his father and brother were also exiled!
Thinking of these past events, Wang Xifeng was both hateful and afraid, but in the end, hatred defeated fear. Moreover, since the death of Aunt Zhao, the conflict between Jia Huan and her aunt (Mrs. Wang) has become irreconcilable, and her aunt is her supporter and her interests are fundamental. They are consistent. Once Jia Huan's status in the Jia family rises, it will definitely endanger his aunt and himself, so he must not be allowed the opportunity to become powerful.Fortunately, my uncle is now the Minister of War, and the eldest girl is the princess!

When he thought of his uncle's power, and that his aunt also had the daughter of Concubine Yuan as a back-up, Wang Feng immediately felt confident. Jia Huan was just a young scholar, and the strength of the Wang family alone was enough to make him unable to stand up, or even break him to pieces. What does he do?

Wang Xifeng made up her mind and immediately went out to find his brother Wang Renlai to discuss.

Let's talk about Mrs. Wang. After she left Jia Mu's house, the boss felt uncomfortable when she returned to her residence, so she called her roommate Zhou Rui's family, told her to prepare a car, and went to Wang's house in person to chat with her sister-in-law (Wife of Wang Ziteng). It took one afternoon to return.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when Mrs. Wang returned to Jia's Mansion. As soon as she entered the house, her maid Jin Chuan'er replied: "My aunt (Aunt Xue) and her family are going back to Jinling. My aunt came here at noon, but I didn't see you." Madam, let’s go back and pack our bags.”

Mrs. Wang was surprised and said: "You live well, why do you want to leave suddenly?"

Jin Chuan'er replied: "I heard that the second wife of the Xue family is gone, and my concubine and her family are rushing back to attend the funeral."

Mrs. Wang frowned and said: "The second master of the Xue family is gone, so my concubine doesn't have to go back in person. She can just send a representative back."

Jin Chuan'er smiled and said: "My maid originally thought so too, but later I found out that my concubine's business in Jiangnan has been managed by the second master of the Xue family in recent years. It just so happens that the second master of the Xue family is also a young man. Xing, I only have one son and one daughter, both of whom are young, and my mistress is ill with phlegm and is bedridden, so my aunt has to rush back to take charge of the overall situation."

Mrs. Wang suddenly said: "I see, then when will she set off?"

"We'll leave tomorrow!" Jin Chuan'er replied.

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "I understand. Has the old lady notified you?"

"The old lady who informed me first!"

"That's fine. I'm tired too. Let's rest for a while and then ask my concubine for details." Mrs. Wang turned around and went back to her room to take a nap. The second room of the Xue family had little to do with her, so she didn't care much about it, but Jia Huan This little kid was a thorn in her side, she had to find a way to remove it, otherwise she would really have trouble sleeping and eating.

(End of this chapter)