In the huge Sanjin Mansion, the owner now only has two children, less than ten years old. Except for some caring people, almost no one pays attention to them.
On weekdays, the Jia family, following Mrs. Jia's instructions, came over to check on the health of the two siblings and play with them.
Not long after, Jia's mother simply sent a few maids, and the mother-in-law came to take care of her, which showed her desire to lick the baby.
The maid is the maid who served Miss Jia Min in the past: Xiren, Chunyan. The Xue family also sent a fragrant water chestnut, with a dot of rouge the size of a grain of rice in the middle of her eyebrows. She was born with pink makeup and jade, and she was so good-looking.
The mother-in-law is Grandma Li, who was once Jia Baoyu's wet nurse and had a high status in the Jia family.
Back then, before Jia Baoyu was born, there was a strong wind and lightning and thunder in the sky. Grandma Li said to Jia's mother that this was a sign of gods coming down to earth to communicate with heaven and earth.
When Jia Baoyu was born, his body was very jaundiced. Grandma Li said to Jia's mother that this was Huang Tian's blessing, which was beyond words.
After Jia Baoyu was born, there was a downpour accompanied by crying. Granny Li then told Jia's mother that this was a heavenly seal that was spoken and called for wind and rain.
With three words, Granny Li not only returned home with three times the reward, but also became Jia Baoyu's wet nurse. The servants of Jia's family all respected her.
As soon as she entered the Lin Mansion, Granny Li was very arrogant, gesticulating about the furnishings and arrangements in the mansion, and even laughed and cursed at the maids.
Soon, Lin Daiyu discovered that everyone seemed to have more rules, but of course there was less fun.
Frowning, the little girl thought for a while and said nothing more.
Rules may or may not be necessary for the Lin family.
But after all, it was sent by her grandmother, so she couldn't refuse it.
On this day, the charming Qin Keqing came to visit. Soon the two girls got together, chatted, embroidered some things, and then began to tease their younger brother.
Lin Enran stood up, tripped again, stood up, tripped again, gave him something to eat, and placed it far away, waiting for him to crawl over, and then took it aside.
Especially Xiao Daiyu never tires of playing.
If you can't beat Lele, you can't beat your brother?
For a whole morning, the little yellow cat lay on the roof watching the bully bully his younger brother. He tripped and fell thirty times, and his younger brother cried eighteen times, three of which lasted for more than half a quarter of an hour. The two girls were really bored.
downright.
At lunch, Granny Li placed the food heavily on the table.
"Bang~"
"Miss Lin, Miss Qin, all women are virtuous, kind, gentle and elegant. Look at what you were doing this morning. Is this what you should do?" Granny Li lectured.
Although as a servant, she shouldn't say these words. But the Jia family's phoenix egg once drank her milk, so she should be aloof. Not to mention teaching these two girls, even Jia Baoyu dared to teach her a lesson on weekdays.
Lin Daiyu nodded weakly: "Okay! I won't be able to steal his food from now on!"
Four-year-old Lin Enran looked at this old woman with gratitude. She was such a good person.
"Meow~" the little yellow cat sat on the main seat and ate and drank, chirping and sipping the soup from time to time.
Granny Li frowned and said loudly: "Miss Lin, we are a big family and we must follow rules in everything we do. No matter how much you like this cat, you cannot let him come to the table to eat, let alone sit at the head of the table.
If outsiders find out, they will not only laugh at you for being ignorant, but they will also laugh at the girls from my Jia family who are not good at it!"
The few maids in Xiren didn't dare to say anything. Normally, they wouldn't dare to offend the popular person in front of Jia Mu. Who knew that what she said back then had completely penetrated the old lady's heart.
Lin Daiyu's pretty face turned cold, she stood up, walked slowly to Granny Li, raised her hand and pointed to the door: "You can leave! If you leave here, you will not be welcome in the Lin Mansion!"
Granny Li couldn't believe it: "Miss Lin, what do you mean? I am an old lady sent to take care of you, and you want to drive me away?"
Lin Daiyu raised her eyebrows and said softly: "Do you still know that you are a 'servant' who comes to serve me in daily life? Speaking of rules, is it a rule in a big family that the following are the ones who commit the crime?
As of now, I am the master of Lin Mansion. I asked you to leave, didn’t you hear me?"
"You!" Granny Li said angrily, pointing at the little girl.
She didn't expect that there would be such a rebellious person in Jia's family.
You know, even the other mothers-in-law in the house dared to deduct money from the young lady, but she just pointed out the mistake.
"What, Granny Li, do you want to hit me?" Lin Daiyu asked without any stage fright, even a little excited.
I have long heard that the Jia family’s mothers-in-law are powerful. Sister Yingchun and the others were bullied miserably. She will make the decision for her sisters today!
"You! Just wait for me!" Granny Li said angrily. She must tell the old lady carefully when she gets back. This Miss Lin really has no rules.
Fortunately, she is still a young lady from the Lin family. She is not as well-behaved as the girls from the Jia family, let alone compared with Jia Baoyu, a phoenix egg with outstanding literary talent.
Damn it, sometimes I heard that Jia Mu wanted to marry them both. She was the first to disagree.
This girl has neither quality nor knowledge, nor status, so how can she be worthy of it!
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
Manager Chen took several eunuchs directly into the inner room with a smile on his face.
"Lord Lin, please accept the order."
Lin Daiyu looked around, a little confused: "Uncle Chen, who do you call the county leader?"
"Hahaha~" Manager Chen stepped forward, touched the little girl's little head, and said with a smile: "Of course I am calling you, hurry up, kneel down and accept the order."
After saying that, he gave Qin Keqing next to him a look,
Qin Keqing quickly took the lead and knelt down. Lin Daiyu followed and knelt obediently behind the young woman. Looking at the undulating place behind Sister-in-law Qin, the little girl secretly thought to herself, Lele seems to like to step on this?
It must be fun if it crackles.
"Feng, Tian Cheng Yun, Emperor Zhi said:
The reward for virtuous and meritorious service is a classic of the imperial court.
Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy: Lin Ruhai, who has worked hard and achieved great results, is self-disciplined, self-restrained and dedicated to serving the public. I hereby confer the title of Lin Daiyu on his daughter, the Queen of Jurong County, Yingtian Prefecture, and select a day to study with the Seventh Princess at the Imperial College. I highly recommend this."
After reading the imperial edict, no one answered for a while. Eunuch Chen was a little embarrassed and quickly whispered: "Miss Lin, you should say that I have accepted the edict."
Lin Daiyu nodded, and then said seriously: "My daughter accepts the order!"
Eunuch Chen was very satisfied. He traveled all the way from Yangzhou and found that this little girl was well-behaved and obedient as long as she didn't have anything to do with cats.
Do whatever you are told.
Such a cute and clever little girl, why is the Holy One unwilling to marry her into the royal family?
"Mr. Lin County, from now on your status will be the same as that of the daughters of the county kings. You will receive one hundred and ten taels of silver and one hundred and ten hus of rice every year. In a few days, if you are bored, you can wear the clothes of the county master and go to the palace.
I'm here to play with the Seventh Princess.
At the city gate, I have already made an agreement with the guard. You can just show your identity token and there is no need to report." Manager Chen said with a smile.
"Oh, thank you, Uncle Chen!" Lin Daiyu obediently squatted slightly and saluted.
"So good!" Manager Chen praised.
If he had not become an eunuch, given his current age, his granddaughter would be so cute.
Granny Li, who was still kneeling on the ground next to her, was shocked.
Why? Such an unruly little girl can be granted a title by the emperor, and even have a title and salary?
Then when I see her outside in the future, will I have to kneel down and salute?
You know, even the phoenix egg of the Jia family, her baby: Jia Baoyu, a learned and heavenly man, a dragon and a phoenix, has no title so far, and even the whole body is just like the grandson of the Jia family.
Is this Holy One blind?
Manager Chen asked about Lin Daiyu's current situation for a while, then stepped forward and handed the little yellow cat a thick ginseng stick, taking the opportunity to stroke it twice.
Feel comfortable!
Then he looked at Granny Li coldly: "It was you who was barking at County Master Lin's house just now?"
Granny Li was shocked. Manager Chen was a person respected by everyone in the Jia family, including Mrs. Jia.
"Bang bang bang~"
While kowtowing, Granny Li panicked and said, "Mr. Chen, please forgive me. Mr. Chen, please forgive me. The old lady just wants Miss Lin to have a good meal!"
"Humph, Miss Lin is a servant like you. How qualified is she to call you a servant? Come on, pull her out and slap her!" Manager Chen casually ordered.
"yes!"
Several young eunuchs behind him rushed up quickly, two of them held him down, and one of them pulled out a paddle from his sleeve and started whipping. The movements were skillful and the whipping was professional.
"Pa bang bang~"
"Ah, you can't hit me. I am the mother-in-law of the Jia family, I am Jia Baoyu's wet nurse, and I belong to Mrs. Jia. You have no right, ah!" Granny Li shouted loudly while crying.
Manager Chen pondered for a while, about half a quarter of an hour, and then he realized that this woman was actually Mrs. Jia's person and she couldn't do anything at will, so he waved his hand: "Okay, you are right, I am just a slave.
How can I punish you?"
Granny Li with a swollen face:.
Attacker:.
"Our family still has a decree to be issued to the Jia family. County Lord Lin is at home. If you have any grievances, you can come to me in the palace. Uncle Chen will make the decision for you!"
Manager Chen didn't even look at the aggrieved Mrs. Li who was kneeling on the ground, and turned around and left after giving instructions to Lin Daiyu.
After a while, Granny Li stood up, glanced at everyone present, covered her face and rushed out the door crying.
Manager Chen just said that when he went to the Jia Mansion to announce the decree, he must be conferring a title on Baoyu. As a wet nurse, she should also be part of such a scene.
As for the wounds on her face, she wants to go back and file a complaint!
Moreover, this Lin Daiyu doesn’t know etiquette and refuses to listen to instructions. What a lousy place it is, so it’s okay not to wait!
Lin Daiyu and the broad-minded Qin Keqing looked at each other, then smiled.
No one cares!
After laughing, Lin Daiyu rushed directly to the little yellow cat, picked up the soup bowl and said, "Gudu, Gudu."
Miao Le:???
Even snatching the kitten’s food?
…
Jia Mansion, backyard.
Mother Jia, Mrs. Wang, and Wang Xifeng gathered around and were calculating the accounts of Rong Ning's second house.
Although Jia Lan is now nominally the head of the Ningguo Mansion, seeing that Jia Lan is still young, Jia's mother takes over the property and power.
The reason is of course that he is afraid that he will ruin the family because of his ignorance and wait until he becomes an adult to pay it back.
For a long time, Jia Mu looked at the general ledger and fell into deep thought.
How come the accounts of Ning and Rong's two houses are added together, and the total annual income is not calculated, but they still owe a lot?
"What's going on? If you continue to take charge of this house, will the Jia family have already fallen before I fall?" Mrs. Jia said coldly.
Mrs. Wang lowered her head and said nothing. She didn't know why. She felt that she didn't spend much money, so the money was gone.
Wang Xifeng did not show any stage fright and explained: "I want the old lady to know that the daily expenses are still the same as in previous years. Gifts, accessories, clothes, food, etc., the masters of the family must not treat them badly. And the maids and servants, during the New Year,
There can be no shortage of holiday rewards.
The only problem is that the income is getting less and less. One is a manor in the suburbs. Lai Da said that because of drought, the harvest of orchards and grain fields is more than half less than in previous years.
Most of the people who cultivate the land there are members of the Jia family. With such a small harvest, how can they survive after paying taxes? It would be unreasonable to come to Beijing again, so my aunt decided to exempt them from taxes.
There are also shops under the names of the two houses. Lai Er and the shopkeepers have checked the accounts and confirmed that due to the turmoil in the capital in the past two years, the business has been much worse than in previous years, and many shops have even been losing money."
Jia's mother nodded. Lai Da and Lai Er had worked in the Jia family for decades. They were also old people and could do things safely and securely. It seemed that the Jia family was indeed in a bad situation now.
"Then can't you find some income?" Mother Jia asked.
Since you are the head of a family, you naturally have to contribute to the family. Otherwise, if you lose money year after year and lose all your family wealth, what else will you do?
Wang Xifeng was very aggrieved: "Old lady, what you have done is to let your second uncle buy and sell some official titles by taking advantage of the family's past friendship, and to help some wealthy families handle a few unfair cases.
Moreover, he also lent interest money, and recently sent people to Uncle Lin to buy several thousand salts at market prices, but this money is a drop in the bucket for the family's expenses!"
"Market price? How can you earn tens of thousands of taels of silver just by importing thousands of salts?" Jia Mu hesitated: "This guy Lin is already the chief official of Lianghuai Salt Transport, why are you still so stingy?
Alas, I really misjudged the wrong person back then!"
"Yes, and this Yanyin came from a fair competition between my husband Jia Lian and other businessmen. Apart from giving us a quota to participate, my uncle hardly contributed at all!" Wang Xifeng complained.
Mother Jia sighed: "Hey, it's good to have tens of thousands taels. It's better than nothing. Do you often go to the Lin Mansion to take care of my precious granddaughter these days?"
"I went, but I didn't go! The last time I went, I was bullied by the little yellow cat. I was taking a bath with Daiyu and suddenly rushed out to ask for milk. How could I have it?" Wang Xifeng was even more aggrieved.
It was so painful when she stepped on her!
Jia Mu:.
These days, the name of the lustful cat can be said to be well-known in the Jia family. Not only Wang Xifeng, but also the Yingchun sisters and the maids have come to complain.
But it's not outrageous for a dignified prince's family to argue with a cat. Anyway, it's just a little more saliva, so it's not a big problem.
With tens of thousands of taels of silver, it is appropriate to sacrifice a little bit.
"Old lady, old lady, I was beaten in the Lin Mansion, wuwuwu!" Granny Li suddenly rushed in and said.
Jia Mu was stunned and asked in a deep voice: "Who hit me?"
Could it be that my granddaughter was beaten? Don’t you know what it means to look at the Buddha’s face without looking at the monk’s face?
"Uuuuuuuuuah, it was Mr. Chen who went to the Lin Mansion to declare the decree!" Granny Li said in a tearful voice.
Jia Mu suddenly calmed down: "Oh, then go down and rest! Take time to apologize tomorrow."
