The ship dispatched by the Jia Mansion had arrived in Yangzhou more than half a month ago, and Lin Ruhai had arranged for all the men and women to stay temporarily in the Lin Mansion.
Now that Jia Lian has returned from Suzhou, he will naturally come to see him and follow the arrangements.
It's rare that the leaders are actually Zhou Rui and his wife.
Jia Lian took out a prescription from his sleeve, handed it to Zhou Rui, and ordered: "You follow the list above and buy ten jars of each item. There is no need to transport it back to Lin Mansion, just put it on the ship directly."
Zhou Rui took it and looked at it. There were only a few lines of words on it. Each line was the name of a famous wine from a wine shop. Zhou Rui was very surprised: "Why did the second master buy so much wine?"
"The eldest man likes to drink. These Jiangnan wines are rare in Beijing, so I specially bought them to honor the eldest man. What, you are not willing to do it?"
"I don't dare... I will send someone to take care of it immediately when I turn around."
Zhou Rui's impression of Jia Lian probably still stayed a few months ago. At this time, he suddenly heard Jia Lian's somewhat unkind tone. He was startled and quickly accepted it without saying more.
Jia Lian added: "This matter is my private matter. There is no need to use the money from the official. Just keep a good record of the accounts and come back to me to report the accounts."
"Second Master is over-worrying. This servant didn't mean that." Zhou Rui thought Jia Lian was over-worrying. Although he was Mrs. Wang's companion, he still didn't want to offend Jia Lian.
Jia Lian shook his head and refused to tell him.
Buying more good wine for Jia She to honor him was something Jia Lian had planned as soon as he arrived in Yangzhou. He had already asked people to inquire about the most famous wines in Jiangnan, and selected five types of wine that were rare in Beijing. Prepare to get two or three cars back.
In fact, if it weren't for financial constraints, Jia Lian would have bought hundreds of jars and put them in the room for Jia She to pile up and drink, invite people to drink, and drink in different ways with the little wives and actors...
But good wine comes with a price, so if he keeps it like this, he will probably have to lose half of his money at once!
"After tomorrow, I will make a trip to Nanjing, which can take as little as three days or as long as seven days. For convenience, you don't have to go with me on this trip. Just stay in Yangzhou with peace of mind. After I come back, I will set off back to Beijing. ."
After meeting Jia Yucun today, Jia Lian suddenly thought of someone.
She is the woman ranked first in the supplementary book of Jinling’s Twelve Beauties—Xiang Ling.
Speaking of this girl, Jia Lian couldn't help but sigh. He was originally from a squire family in Suzhou, and his father was Zhen Shiyin, who had the kindness to know Jiayu Village!
At that time, Jia Yucun was in poverty in Suzhou, but fortunately Zhen Shiyin valued him. Not only did he take care of his daily life, but after learning that he wanted to go to Beijing to take the exam, but could not go because of insufficient funds, he took the initiative to fund his travel expenses and winter clothes to keep out the cold. , This enabled Jia Yucun to enter Beijing smoothly and get a title on the gold list.
But the Zhen family was unlucky. Just when they helped Jia Yucun, their daughter was abducted by a kidnapper, and their house was burned down by a fire, causing everyone to be separated...
The most irritating thing is that Jia Yucun, who received such courtesy and favor from the Zhen family, clearly agreed to the Zhen family's help in finding her daughter. Later, when he became the prefect of Yingtian, he did know the whereabouts of Xiang Ling. But in order to cling to the rich and powerful, he not only did not think of any way to repay his kindness, but instead helped the tyrants to do evil, and helped Xue Pan, the eldest son of the Xue family who bought Xiangling by force, to absolve him of the crime of murder!
Xue Pan is the number one fool in the world. After getting Xiang Ling, how can he cherish it at all? After being abused in every possible way, Xiangling died tragically in the hands of Xue Pan's wife Xia Jingui.
This is also a sin of Jia Yucun, and it is enough to prove that he has no gratitude and is a complete white-eyed wolf.
But now that Jiayu Village has not awarded Yingtian Prefecture, Jia Lian thought that if he went to Jinling City at this time, he wondered if it would be possible to find Xiangling before she met Xue Pan and the dead ghost Feng Yuan, and let her escape. What a tragic fate.
It just so happens that the Jia family is also the head of the four major families in Jinling. Although most of the roots of the Jia family have moved to the capital, after all, there are still old houses in Jinling city, and some old relatives and friends.
As the direct son of the Jia family, he finally came to Jiangnan, and it was time to go back and take a walk.
For a big family, relatives and friends are the greatest extension of their power, and those who can visit relatives and friends on behalf of the family are equivalent to gaining these powers!
This is why in the original work, Wang Xifeng, under the guise of Jia Lian, was able to command the Chang'an Jiedu Envoy!
Because Jia Lian is the housekeeper, Jia Lian is basically in charge of the courtesy exchanges between Rongguo Mansion and the outside world. In the eyes of outsiders, Jia Lian can represent Rongguo Mansion.
Therefore, other relatives, such as the Zhen family, Xue family and other important relatives in Jinling City, must be visited.
Zhou Rui and others had no objection after listening to Jia Lian's words. They could all think of Jia Lian's reasons for going to Nanjing.
Zhou Rui even reminded: "When the second master goes to Nanjing, he always has to visit relatives and friends. This money must be indispensable. This is not difficult. There must be some money in the old treasury of our old house. If it is not enough, The second master can also go to Zhen's house to withdraw money.
In recent years, a large part of the benefits from Zhuangzi and homesteads in the south have not been transported back to the capital. We have asked the Zhen family to keep it for us. The second master can also take out some for use. "
Jia Lian nodded.
After Zhou Rui and others left, Xing'er, Zhu'er, Wang Xin and others were all willing to go to Jinling with Jia Lian.
They were all people who used to follow Jia Lian.
After ruthlessly rejecting their request, Jia Lian tidied up and went to Lin Ruhai to resign.
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In the study, the old housekeeper was reporting to Lin Ruhai on the major and minor matters of the Suzhou group.
Lin Ruhai didn't care much about anything else, and just asked: "You mean, for more than a month, Jia Lian has been taking care of Yu'er every step of the way, taking care of Yu'er in every detail?"
The old housekeeper smiled and nodded.
Lin Ruhai didn't believe it: "He never went out alone, for example, after your wife's coffin was buried?"
From Lin Ruhai's point of view, even if Jia Lian was a filial person and would not go out to fool around during Jia Min's period like Lin Zhuo and other losers, but after Jia Min was buried and Daiyu was recuperating in her hometown in Suzhou, he would always Can’t help but go out for a walk?
After all, Suzhou is as prosperous as Yangzhou.
"Before my wife was buried, Mr. Lian worked hard every day to plan the burial. Originally, many people in the clan were not very obedient to Mr. Lian. Later, when I saw that Mr. Lian acted prudently and took care of everything, even the elders in the clan, Everyone also started to praise me.
As for after the wife was buried, I heard that Second Master Lian was practicing boxing and kicking in his yard all day long. The old slave also bumped into him twice. Second Master Lian followed him as a guard, and he was indeed practicing well. "
Lin Ruhai frowned when he heard this. Could it be that Jia Lian wanted to abandon literature and join martial arts? Given his family background, it was a good path.
Lin Ruhai had already realized at this time that Jia Lian probably had limited talent in studying. It's just that as a pure scholar, he is still not optimistic about the path of joining the army.
"By the way, I did go out one day, but I saw that the young lady was in a bad mood, so I took her out of the city to visit the temple fair. Although I didn't go with him, I later heard from Grandma Wang and others that the young lady was very happy that day. Yes, they also said that since that day, the young lady seems to be much less depressed than before."
Lin Ruhai nodded when he heard this. He knows his daughter better than her father. He is most familiar with his daughter's temperament. However, even though it was not too long since she returned from Suzhou this time, the changes in her daughter could not escape his eyes.
He looks more cheerful.
No wonder her wet nurse said before that Daiyu had agreed to go to the capital. She thought it was because her cousin Jia Lian really treated her well, and thinking that the rest of her uncle's family was probably good, she felt less worried, so she was willing to go.
Seeing Lin Ruhai pondering, the old housekeeper waited for a while, then took out the account book he had prepared, put it in front of Lin Ruhai, and said:
"Master, forget about everything else, this is what I admire the most.
When Mr. Lian was in Suzhou, although he intervened in all matters, big and small, and was involved in every detail, he was not good at money matters. All the accounts were registered and made by slaves. The accountant of the old house also said that Mr. Lian had never withdrawn a tael of silver. Therefore, even if the people below wanted to find the omissions of Mr. Lian, they would not be able to find them. In the end, all I had left was respect, so I could finish my wife's affairs so smoothly.
The master doesn’t know that the people in the old house are becoming more and more useless one by one. If it weren’t for this trip thanks to Second Master Lian, the slave alone would not be able to control them. They all want to take advantage of it. Money, they even dare to bully the young lady...! "
Lin Ruhai sighed slightly, this is the sadness of the people in the direct line withering away.
After all, the housekeeper and others are servants. How can those in the clan be completely obedient? He couldn't escape himself. Even if he wanted to find a capable person to manage the affairs of the clan, he couldn't find one. Jia Lian was just an outsider after all. After this trip, he would return to the capital.
Otherwise, he is really serious about punishing those unscrupulous children in the family!
Picking up the account and flipping through it, he found that he had indeed saved a lot more money than he had expected.
Although he didn't care too much about the little money saved, in the end it was the result of Jia Lian's efforts to help him, and he had to appreciate this.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Jia Lian asking to see him and hurriedly let him in.
He was not surprised when he heard that Jia Lian was going to Nanjing. Anyway, he wanted to keep his daughter by his side for a while.
After sending Jia Lian away, Lin Ruhai sat behind the case for a long time and couldn't let go.
I think he has lived an upright life, and he can be regarded as a noble and noble person. The wife he married is also a virtuous and virtuous lady, not a jealous and wasteful woman.
However, Zisi lost to the world at this point.
If he could have a son who would not only bring glory to his family, but even just be a good person, why would he feel so incompetent in running a family and managing politics?
It's a pity that Lian Erye is married, otherwise...
Shaking her head, Lin Ruhai picked up the blank memorial and started writing it seriously.
The emperor heard that his wife passed away and sent an imperial edict to express condolences yesterday. He was so favored and he should serve the king with all his loyalty and diligence, so as to live up to the magnificence of the dragon's kindness!
