Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 131 A few days in Lin Mansion
Aunt Mei stopped Lin Ruhai and went aside to talk in a low voice. Jia Lian and Daiyu went in to see Jia Min.

"Master, I'm so happy." Aunt Mei whispered with a happy face. There were some things she couldn't say in front of Jia Lian.

"Tell me carefully." Lin Ruhai was quite moved. If Jia Lian's folk remedy was suitable, he should ask himself whether he could use it.

"The root of Madam's disease is much cleaner." Coughing is not the main symptom of Jia Min. The key is the gynecological disease that occurred when Daiyu was born. Lin Ruhai also has a cough problem. Jia Min's cough is just because of physical weakness, and the cough is more obvious.

Jia Lian stayed in for about ten minutes and then came out. Jia Min's complexion was obviously better, mainly because she didn't have the coughing condition every now and then, and her breathing seemed smoother.

After Jia Lian left, Lin Ruhai came in, sat on the bedside, took Jia Min's hand and said, "Madam, I can't help you."

Of course, Jia Min knew what Lin Ruhai meant, and smiled hard: "Master, you don't have to be like this. I have been growing up in the capital since I was a child. I have never seen any dirty tricks in the deep house. I can only say that it is my son's life. I thought my fate was not long. , Now that things have turned around, I must not be merciful. I am still young. Take good care of your health and have no worries about having a future."

Lin Ruhai listened to Jia Min say these words in one breath, and silently made up her mind again.

"Ma'am, take good care of your health, and your husband will take care of your external affairs."

Jia Min closed her eyes to rest. After Lin Ruhai quietly stepped back, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw the curtain swaying slightly.

There's no point in thinking that far now, just take it one step at a time.

Jia Min shook her head and whispered: "Lian'er came just in time. My life should not have been cut off."

The population of the Great Zhou Dynasty was definitely growing, and the output of the salt fields was also increasing, but the salt tax was reduced.

Jia Lian clenched his fists after hearing this. It was better in the capital, but when he got to the local area, he was really unscrupulous.

Lin Ruhai somewhat answered the question: "The first thing I did when I took office was to borrow a few accounting rooms from the Xue family to check the salt tax account. A few days later, my old servant who had been with me for many years encountered a shocking accident when he went out to buy something. , fell from his horse and died."

"Miss, don't worry too much, rest in peace and recuperate, and a speedy recovery is the most important thing."

When Aunt Mei came in, she saw Jia Min open her eyes, so she came over and asked in a low voice: "Miss, do you have any orders?"

The problem with the Lianghuai salt tax occurred very early and is not the current problem. There were too many things that happened during this period, the most influential of which was the bad deeds of the old King Zhongyi, which caused problems in the originally relatively stable Lianghuai interest structure, and then many hands came in. Lin Ruhai was unlucky. It could be said that he stepped in when the problem got out of hand.

Not to mention the personal difficulties and obstacles he encountered in his official position, backstabbing by members of the Lin family followed. As the saying goes, there are enemies all around. I thought that after three years of service, I would be able to escape from this whirlpool. Who would have thought that the emperor would use this person to death as soon as he saw that he was useful.

It can only be said that Lin Ruhai was unlucky and caught up with the rebellion in the Western Regions. The stability of the Lianghuai Salt Tax was too important. During the three years of the previous Salt Patrol Censor, the Lianghuai Salt Tax was reduced by a huge 500,000 taels, and the arrears were also one million taels. . This is obviously a result that is not in line with the reality. It can only mean one thing, and that is that illegal salt is constantly increasing.

Jia Lian could naturally understand what Lin Ruhai meant, and felt that Lin Ruhai was having a hard time.

Lin Ruhai and Wang Ziteng, who worked hard in the original work, disappeared one after another, but the ruined Jia family survived until the end.

At night, Lin Ruhai invited Jia Lian to the study again and wrote a memorial in front of him. After writing, he said, "Take a look."

Jia Lian was not polite. He picked it up and read it. The content of the memorial was very simple. Since Lin Ruhai took office, various stakeholders such as Salt Road, Yangzhou Prefecture, and salt merchants have not cooperated. After some hard work, he experienced the pain of losing his son. , and finally lived up to the king’s trust. Now the salt tax arrears in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River have been cleared, and the salt tax has returned to the previous normal level. Lin Ruhai is ill and has not improved yet, but he begs your Majesty's permission to return to Beijing to recuperate.

"I come from a distinguished family and have no experience as a county official. According to the regulations, I cannot join the cabinet. You can learn from me!"

Jia Lian does not think that he is a genius in being an official. The only thing he can identify is to protect himself first and then the Jia family. With the resources of the four families, he could reach the third rank within ten years before deciding whether to move up the ranks.

As for Yuanchun, as the emperor's woman and without an heir, Emperor Chenghui had only one choice, and she had never been the decisive factor.

After looking at it, Jia Lian looked solemn and asked in a low voice: "Are there any suspects regarding my cousin's affairs?"

It seems ironic, but it's actually very true. Naturally, the Jia family will not be touched until Wang Ziteng is killed.

Being pushed into the position of Salt Patrol Censor was considered a lucrative position, but in fact it was burdened with the important task of ensuring salt tax revenue for the emperor. There are too many interested parties here. If someone is not careful, he will be regarded as a thorn in others' side. Naturally, various threats will be used first. If Lin Ruhai still refuses to cooperate, then more insidious tricks will be used.

Jia Lian did not comment on Lin Ruhai's suggestion and left to rest. What will happen in the future, who knows? But as for the cabinet, even if he just looked at it from a distance, he felt that it was a big oven, and everyone's eyes were like blazing fire.

Early the next morning, when Jia Lian got up to exercise in the yard, Zhang San, the leader of the family, asked Jiao Damen for a meeting.

Jia Lian let the two people in, but he continued to box unhurriedly. After finishing a set of boxing techniques, he stood there for a while. After Guixiang brought a hot towel to wipe them, he looked at the two people and asked: " Something happened? Are you urgent?"

Don't you know if I'm in a hurry or not? Jiao Da cursed in his heart, but did not dare to take any actual action. Jia Lian is not Jia Zhen, nor is he Jia Rong, and this is not Ningguo Mansion. To put it bluntly, if Jiao Da dared to jump, he might sink into the canal at night.

Zhang San stepped forward and asked: "Uncle Lin called me over early in the morning and said that he would lend it to ten people. I want Jiao Da to be the leader."

Jia Lian glanced at Jiao Da. In the original novel, this person was not easy to control, and he was the only one who dared to speak even though he couldn't stand it.

"Jiao Da, do you have something to say?" Jia Lian didn't want to be a confidant. There were many families in the east and west mansions. The hundreds of families in Rongning Street were all the ones who followed their two grandfathers into the mountains of blood. To carve out a position to settle in Beijing?
To put it harshly, there is no shortage of Jiao Da. Just listen to the greetings. If you don't listen, it depends on your mood. If you are in a good mood, you will send him back to Beijing. He will die in Ningguo Mansion. If you are in a bad mood, Jiao Da will die suddenly on the road. .

This is not a matter of moral standards, it is a matter of personal comfort for Jia Lian, and he must be ruthless when outside.

Jiao Da is also a judge of people, so he crossed his hands and said simply: "Second Master's orders are military orders, and military orders are like mountains!"

Jia Lian naturally understood what Jiao Da meant when he went out to march with military orders. Jia Lian was the leader of this army.

"Well, remember, don't open your mouth when you go, and do whatever you are told."

"I obey the order!" Jiao Da answered very simply, Jia Lian waved his hand, and the two of them immediately retreated.

After breakfast, Jia Lian went to see Jia Min. After a night's rest, Jia Min's complexion improved significantly and she became a little more happy. Aunt Mei explained on the side: "In the past, Madam would wake up four or five times a night due to coughing. Last night she only got up once. She took some soothing medicine and fell asleep quickly." Aunt Mei still has something inconvenient to say, such as In the past, I had to change my underwear twice a night, but I didn't need to change it last night. It was obviously much cleaner, and the clothes I changed out of when I got up early didn't have much redness on them anymore.

Jia Min, who was in a good mood, took Jia Lian's hand and said, "It's our first time back to Yangzhou, so we might as well go out and play."

Jia Lian smiled and said: "Most of Yangzhou's most prosperous sights are private gardens, and it is inconvenient for the big salt merchants to get close to each other. Yesterday, the local officials went to greet me, so I wrote a few greetings to return my visit."

Jia Min laughed and asked, "What if a local official invites you to a private garden for a gathering?"

Jia Lian smiled and said: "I am tired from the journey and need to rest and recover."

Jia Min said, "That's fine. You are the number one scholar and your cousin is eager to learn. Please give me some advice."

It is natural for Jia Lian to teach a child. At least, he suddenly thought of Jia Yucun, the teacher of the Lin Mansion, and couldn't help but feel a little angry. Did Jia Yucun not see what happened to the Lin Mansion, or did he pretend not to see it?
"My nephew heard that my uncle hired a gentleman with Jinshi background for my cousin. Why don't you see him?" Jia Lian couldn't help but ask.

"You are talking about Jia Yucun. He has only been in Lin Mansion for a month. He said it was spring time and he asked for leave to go out for fun."

After saying this, Jia Lian immediately thought of Leng Zixing who liked to gossip, and his face suddenly darkened slightly.

When Jia Min saw this, she asked curiously: "What, Lian'er has something to say?"

Jia Lian shook his head: "It's nothing serious, I just remembered something unpleasant."

Jia Min thought it was because of the affairs of the Lin family, and shook his head with a smile: "Just keep an eye on the affairs of the Lin family. As long as you are here, my aunt will have confidence in her heart and her back will be strong. It happens that she has worked hard all the way, and it will take ten days to correct it. It won’t be too late to go to Jinling in half a month.”

After hearing what Jia Min said, Jia Lian realized that this aunt must have enough information about Jia's family.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian asked tentatively: "The ancestral home in Jinling is probably in a different world."

Jia Min couldn't help but raised her hand and tapped Jia Lian's forehead hard: "Your father is a courageous scoundrel, but you are a slippery man. When the second sister-in-law came in, she fought openly and secretly with me over the affairs of her hometown in Jinling. Later I After marrying into the Lin family, she couldn't wait to let Zhou Rui take over the affairs in Jinling. After her mother acquiesced, the left-behind housekeeper Lao Jin couldn't be tough."

Jia Lian nodded, it made sense, Leng Zixing was Zhou Rui's son-in-law.

"My nephew needs to put things in order when he returns to Jinling this time." Jia Lian explained the situation clearly.

After hearing this, Jia Min asked curiously: "How are you going to straighten it out?"

Jia Lian said: "I will stay in Yangzhou for a while to see if they know what they are interested in."

Jia Min couldn't help but laugh: "That's good, the teacher has a reputation."

The aunt and nephew had a good chat, and Jia Min was naturally in a good mood. Jia Lian pulled Jia Min and walked around the yard for half an hour, advising her to walk around in the yard more often when she was fine, as long as her body did not react violently. Good for the body.

Jia Min agreed with this. She was a general's daughter, so how could she not know this truth? He also asked Jia Lian to teach Dai Yu the so-called boxing skills to strengthen the muscles and bones in person. Jia Lian naturally had no reason to delay.

Just after Jia Lian finished a set of boxing techniques, Jia Min asked strangely: "This boxing should have a very strong foundation. It is really strange that it can be changed to be so gentle and yet understand the way of lifting weight as lightly as possible."

Jia Lian was immediately confused after hearing this. This aunt is an expert.

"The name of the boxing is Tai Chi. It moves in conjunction with the breathing method. The nephew is only aware of the internal boxing taught by strangers, but does not know what it is." Faced with experts, Jia Lian naturally did not dare to show off.

Jia Min nodded: "It's normal for Lian'er not to understand. Your second uncle doesn't like to practice martial arts. Your father always has excuses to avoid practicing martial arts. Although he is good at studying, he always cheats and finds excuses to go out and play Gaole. When I got married, Yes, you are still young. But I didn’t expect that when the first one got married, the second one would have your father hide in Dongkuoyuan.”

The word "hide" is used very vividly.

"Hey, a son never talks about his father's fault!" Jia Lian sighed and ended Jia She's topic.

Jia Min rolled her eyes, but she still looked extremely pretty despite her illness. Jia Lian secretly thought that Daiyu had indeed inherited good genes.

When it came to Daiyu's body, Jia Min didn't dare to neglect her. He was sure that the boxing taught by Jia Lian could be learned, so he had tights made.

Jia Min said that Daiyu will learn first and will practice with her when her health improves.

Lin Ruhai got up early and came over, and didn't show up again until dinner. After having dinner together, Lin Ruhai asked Jia Lian to go back to the guest room to rest so that the couple could talk alone.

Jia Lian hurriedly left, but Daiyu followed behind him. There was not much interaction between the two. Daiyu followed, making Jia Lian curious and asked: "Why, does my cousin have a treasure?"

After hearing this, Xiao Daiyu's little face twisted slightly, and she suddenly felt that this cousin was also not serious sometimes.

"Brother Lian was joking. My sister just wanted to ask. Today, many members of the family have not met each other, but has there been any change in the family?"

As soon as these words came out, Jia Lian realized that despite her young age, Daiyu was extremely sensitive and could feel the changes in everything happening around her. In response, Jia Lian squatted down with a smile, looked level and asked: "What do you want to know?"

Daiyu was slightly moved by Jia Lian's move of squatting down to speak, and her tone returned to her younger daughter's normal tone: "In the past six months, it was rare for my mother to have a smile on her face. In the two days since my cousin came, the smile on my mother's face has not stopped. My sister is here. Thank you, brother Lian."

Jia Lian raised his hand and touched his little head. Daiyu struggled a little and then gave up. Jia Lian said seriously: "You don't understand the changes you saw now. Don't rush to find the answer. Just remember it. When you grow up in the future, you will Look for the answer slowly. You need to remember that, except for your parents, anyone who treats you well is very likely to have a purpose. It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand, you will gradually understand in the future. Don’t think too much, you have a Good health is the greatest filial piety to your parents."

Daiyu went away in ignorance, and Jia Lian stayed at the Lin family with peace of mind. He went out several times just to return gifts to local officials.

Jia Lian didn't know about the changes in Lin Mansion. Ten days later, Jiao Da came back, but Jia Lian didn't wait for the person who was supposed to show up.

(End of this chapter)