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What Lin Jinrong hated most now was that others made the decision for her, and that she was entangled with the Lu family brothers and sisters. She glanced at Lin Wu with an unusually unhappy look, and was about to say no when she saw Lu Yun entangled her with a sweet smile.
He raised his arms and looked at her expectantly with his eyes wide open in joy and said: "Really, that's great! But what should I do if I don't have a good one?"
Lin Wu looked at Lin Jinrong's expression and said tentatively: "I have one there. The fourth sister gave it to me today. You can borrow it." If Lu Yun wanted it, he would please the Lu family brothers, sisters and even his aunt.
, so what if she sent Lu Yun away? But it was just in front of Lin Jinrong, she had no shame to say that.
Lu Yun happily pulled Lin Wu with one hand and Lin Jinrong with the other: "After all, we are our own flesh and blood. My cousins are so kind. I have never met anyone who treats me so sincerely when I was in the south. Fourth sister, I
when will you arrive?"
She didn't say anything, but these two people made the decision for her. Are they trying to deceive her into not daring and not being able to refuse? Lin Jinrong loosened her tightly pursed lips and said slowly with a smile on her face, "
I am a sinful person now, and I have to examine myself every day, copy the rules of women, and become a female celebrity. I am afraid that I will neglect Cousin Yun, and I will talk about it in the future." After saying this, he nodded to everyone: "My aunt is going to be here tomorrow.
I'm going back to Qingzhou to say goodbye. It's cold and rainy in the autumn, so I won't delay my brothers and sisters." He walked away without looking at anyone.
When she was far away, Lu Yunfang grabbed the handkerchief and whispered: "Why do I see that my fourth cousin looks unhappy? Do you think you are annoying me?"
Everyone can see Lin Jinrong's unhappiness and rejection, but no one in the Lin family here will really take it to heart. Young Master Lin smiled and said, "My cousin is so worried. The fourth sister has always been so taciturn and shy.
temper."
Lin Wu's expression changed rapidly, and he said "Ouch!" and said with a smile: "That's right. The fourth sister was punished and felt unhappy. In addition, her aunt and cousin were leaving tomorrow, so she finally begged the old lady to go.
Naturally, I was a little impatient when I saw you off. Trust me, Sister Yun is so lovable that no one will find you annoying."
Lu Yun also smiled slightly, blinked, and asked Lin Wu sweetly: "You said Brother Ang can also play the xun? There are not many people who can play the xun well nowadays. Are they the same person?
Where is sir?"
Lin Wuyi laughed: "How is that possible? Men and women have different seats at the age of seven... But the skill of playing the xun is indeed passed down from the Wu family. The fourth sister learned it from her aunt, Mrs. Wu's family, and Brother Ang learned it from home.
.As for whose skill is more superior, I haven’t heard Angkor play for a long time, so I don’t know. But I think he is a man and older, so I am afraid he is better."
But I heard Lu Yan say: "Fourth cousin is already very good. I only heard of a blind old man in the south whose skills are better than hers. She is still young. As time goes by, I am afraid she will be better. If the second brother Wu is better, I don't know how superb he is."
His skills?" If this is true, Wu Xiang's reputation for talent is not in vain.
That sound of xun, accompanied by the continuous autumn rain, made him feel unbearable, as if he had just returned to the day when he was adopted to his uncle and aunt, and was hurriedly taken away from Pingzhou. It was raining heavily that day, but Lin Yuzhen refused to live or die.
During the relocation period, his biological mother Tu gave him a gift. The umbrella could not protect him from the rain. Tu's body and face were covered with water, making it difficult to tell whether it was rain or tears. He was held tightly by Lin Yuzhen, who was aggressive but nervous.
Holding it in my hand, I didn't dare to cry, and was full of fear and worry about the future.
Fortunately, Lu Yun leaned against him softly, stuffed a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus candy into his mouth in a flattering manner, and then took his hand: "Brother, I will share all my delicious food with you, my clothes, and my toys too."
You, I will treat you well..."
He didn't know if it was Lin Yuzhen who taught Lu Yun, but he did feel that the piece of candy was very sweet and Lu Yun was very cute. After that, Lu Yun had always been very considerate to him. If someone respected him, he would respect that person twice.
.He looked back at Lu Yun, and saw Lu Yun tilting his head, looking at him with a smile: "Brother wants to know who is more skilled. Isn't this simple? Ask Brother Wu to play a song another day.
Isn’t that enough?”
Lu Yan nodded and said softly, "Okay, if the weather clears up, I will invite him to play at home."
When Lin Wu heard him praising Lin Jinrong for playing the xun well, he felt a little uncomfortable. Hearing this, he hurriedly said: "Don't forget me."
Lu Yun smiled and took her arm affectionately: "No one will forget the fifth cousin if they forget." The two looked at each other and blinked happily, as if they had formed some kind of tacit understanding.
Lin Jinrong entered Mr. Tao's courtyard, and after being intimate with everyone, he was thinking about how he could open his mouth to make things smoother. Just as he was sitting in confusion, he saw Mr. Tao sending all the girls and women down and bowing.
He said: "Sister-in-law, I'll have that thing delivered to your carriage tomorrow. I'll ask you to exchange the gold and silver for money, and put it down when you see something good!"
"What do you want to buy?" Lin Jinrong sat up straight, his eyes shining, oh, gold and silver!
But she saw Wu looking at her with a smile, Lin Jinyin and Tao also looking at her and smiling. Lin Jinrong didn't know why they looked at her and smiled like this, so she hurriedly touched her face: "Why are you smiling? What's on my face?"
Mrs. Wu smiled and pulled her over, jokingly saying: "It's time for us, Jinrong, to buy a dowry."
Lin Jinrong's heart tightened, and her hands unconsciously grasped the skirt of her clothes tightly. After a while, she said with a pale face: "I'm still young."
"Look how frightened this honest boy is." Mrs. Tao smiled: "Sooner or later, women will get married. When your third sister comes out, it should be you. Now, the price of gold and silver in Qingzhou is higher than that in Pingzhou.
"Mom, it's time for you to prepare some dowry for you. There's a lot of dowry, so you can talk about your marriage in the future." This means that she doesn't look down on the meager dowry produced by the declining Lin family.
Lin Jinrong was silent for a moment.
The world is getting worse. Nowadays, when discussing marriage in this world, it is no longer just about family status, but regardless of family status, only wealth. When discussing marriage, wealth should be discussed first. At the beginning of marriage, the grass stickers of the girl's family must write the words "great-grandfather" and "ancestor".
, his father’s official background for three generations and his marriage and land property.
For this reason, there are noble officials marrying rich people in hotels; there are also ministers marrying wealthy widows; there are also great Confucian men and women who marry, they must choose rich people to facilitate their dowry marriage. There are even eldest daughters who ignore it.
According to the regulations of the imperial court, those who are willing to intermarry with wealthy industrial and commercial miscellaneous people regardless of their clan status. There are also poor women who are difficult to marry, poor men who are difficult to marry, and marriages that are not in time. It is said that there are many resentful women at home and many deserted husbands outside.
The daughter of the Lin family has no worries about getting married in this land of Pingzhou, but if she wants to marry well and have a high status in her husband's family, she has to put in some real effort. Nothing can be more practical than a dowry of money.
Money, it's all about money. Lin Jinrong sighed secretly and pretended to be curious: "Why is gold and silver in Qingzhou more expensive than in Pingzhou?"
Wu laughed: "Why are you suddenly interested in this? But the question is business, so I'll tell you sisters." His eyes were on Lin Jinyin, and the emphasis was on Lin Jinyin, "You also know that there are people over there in Qingzhou.
There are too many large-scale transactions in this market. If all copper coins are used, it will kill you just to pay. It is heavy and eye-catching. Gold and silver are naturally the best, light and convenient. Rare things are valuable, so you need
The more people there are, the higher the price of gold and silver will naturally be. Do you understand?"
Of course Lin Jinrong understood that this would be the same as next year when Pingzhou and Qingzhou changed their money supply to buy silver to pay tribute. Everyone needed silver, so the price of silver rose sharply. But he continued to ask Wu: "I'm afraid it won't be much higher. Earn a little more."
Just hard-earned money?”
"You are not rich and don't know how expensive firewood and rice are." Wu explained patiently: "Currently, every tael of gold is exchanged for 5,000 wen, and silver is exchanged for 800 wen. However, compared with Pingzhou, the exchange rate of silver for every tael of money in Qingzhou is 50 wen, and the gold is more.
350 Wen, at first glance, is indeed not much. But when you add up, a dou of fine white rice is only 30 Wen, and good farmland is only 300 Wen per acre. One tael of gold can be exchanged for an acre of good farmland. You
Are you saying it’s a good deal or not?”
"So many!" Lin Jinrong had a look of surprise on his face: "I went to the old man's Tingtao residence for a lecture that day, and I heard someone say that some places have changed to paying tribute for buying silver. During the Spring and Autumn Period, taxes are paid.
The price of silver has also risen sharply, and some people are selling silver from Beijing to buy it. I'm afraid this is what they are saying?"
Wu and Tao looked at each other, and both saw a hint of joy in their eyes, and heard Lin Jinyin also calmly say: "That's the truth." So the two of them were even more happy.
Lin Jinrong continued: "So, will our Pingzhou experience one day? Maybe it will rise even more." Just listen to me and stay for a while. You will earn more next year!
This time it was Mrs. Tao who laughed: "Oh, my daughter will also worry about oil, salt, firewood and rice. But, our Taiming Mansion is close to the Zhujiang River, and water transportation is very convenient, so we have always provided money, so
Even several nearby prefectures made changes that year, but we didn't make any changes. The same goes for this year's autumn tax. Otherwise, just because of your grandfather's face, you would have to know about it in advance."
Lin Jinrong said in his heart, people's thoughts are only formed in the blink of an eye. Taiming Mansion is far away from here. What does the magistrate of Taiming Mansion want to do? How can the magistrate of Pingzhou know? It's not like there is an order from Taiming Mansion.
Then I changed it. At that time, the old man probably knew it in advance, but everyone knew it at that time. They rushed to grab the silver. How much could they grab and how much could they earn? It seemed like Mr. Tao had gold and silver in his hands.
She had almost sold them all, and she regretted them to death. To her, she should take advantage of now to buy more silver. But even Tao couldn't keep this in his hands, and he still couldn't keep it.
What are we talking about buying? I had to say again: "I am still young and my brother is also young. There is no rush at this moment. Let's stay for a while. Maybe the silver price will be higher next year, and it will be more cost-effective then."
"My daughter has grown up and can help you with ideas." Mrs. Wu was still laughing, but Mrs. Tao was afraid that Mrs. Wu would be too worried, so she darkened her face: "What do you know about children? Now that Yu has come out,
You are too young, so go and see your father with your sister!" That tone and expression were beyond question.
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Sorry, the power supply has been unstable recently. It is either at home or in the office. When it is stopped, it is endless. I still have two chapters in the manuscript, I dare not put them up, and save them for emergencies. Therefore, there are no more updates over the weekend. (To be completed.