Regarding Lin Zhu's departure, Dong Jisheng, the magistrate of Song County, also knew about it. This made him feel a little depressed, like a fist that was ready to strike, but he knew that he would never find the target to strike. It was too suffocating.
He was heartbroken. He had no choice but to vent his frustration on Mrs. Lin and her children, and he was lukewarm towards them again.
When Mrs. Lin saw Dong Jisheng's behavior, she just sneered and didn't take it to heart. Dong Yuzhen and Dong Wenbo seemed to be used to it, and they didn't care too much. The mother and son watched Lin Zhu let Dong Yuzhen take it back in Mrs. Lin's room.
gift.
Lin Zhu's gift has four boxes in total. None of the boxes are very big, but they are wrapped in very beautiful brocade. One is pink, one is blue and two are dark red. It is very obvious to distinguish which box belongs to
Whose.
"Sister Xiaozhu gave my mother two gifts. She is really partial." Dong Yuzhen pretended to be jealous and looked at Mrs. Lin's two boxes.
"You, you got the advantage and still behave here, I guess, sooner or later the contents of these two boxes will belong to you and your brother." Mrs. Lin lightly tapped Dong Yuzhen's forehead and said with a smile.
"How could it be? Since it was given to my mother by Miss Xiaozhu, how could it be our share?" Dong Wenbo was surprised to have his own gift.
"Don't believe it?" Mrs. Lin looked up at the two people, and they both shook their heads. "Then let's see if it's what I thought." Mrs. Lin opened the two dark red boxes.
A pair of emerald bracelets and a pair of bright red bracelets were placed in a box with a silver-white soft satin backing.
"Wow. It's so beautiful." Dong Yuzhen couldn't help but pick up the pair of red jade bracelets, "Mom, what are these made of? Why don't they look like jade?" She held them in her hand and looked around, only feeling that
The material is crystal smooth and delicate, the tentacles are cold, and it looks like jade but not jade.
"This pair of emerald bracelets are also very beautiful. Why do they look like colored glaze?" Dong Wenbo picked up another pair, but the colored glaze was not very valuable.
"You guys are still a little less experienced. You are not as good as that girl Xiaozhu." Mrs. Lin looked at the confused looks of the two children and shook her head. "Bo'er, do you know what this jade is?"
"The book says that jadeite is a kind of bird, but it lives in the south. The male bird is red and is called 'fei', and the female bird is green and is called 'cui'. But mother, what does this have to do with these two pairs of bracelets?" Dong Wenbo was not very sure.
I understand the meaning of Mrs. Lin’s question.
"Oh, I understand, what you mean is that these two pairs of bracelets are also jade, right?" Dong Yuzhen suddenly had an idea.
"Well," Mrs. Lin nodded, "It's actually jade." She told the two of them the origin of jade. There are also reasons that are not well known. "It's just that many people in the capital have become fond of jade recently. I don't know.
What's the reason?" Mrs. Lin has a shop in Beijing, so she is very well-informed.
What Mrs. Lin didn't know was that because Lin Zhu often entrusted Muyue Trading Company to find some jade items, Lu Mingtao sniffed out the business opportunities and began to buy jade on a large scale, which drove up the price of jade.
"So, the gift from sister Xiaozhu is very valuable?" Dong Yuzhen gently put down the pair of bracelets.
"It's just my heart. You don't have to care too much about the value." Mrs. Lin picked up two pairs of bracelets. After looking at them, she added, "When you get married, one will be one for each."
"Hey, sister has been planning to marry the eldest young master so early. Do you have any clues?" A charming voice came from the door.
"I was wondering which servant was so unruly and came in uninvited. It turned out to be my sister." Mrs. Lin looked at Mrs. Liu who had just entered and Dong Yuyao beside her with a smile. However, the smile did not reach her eyes.
When Ms. Liu heard Mrs. Lin's words, a trace of resentment flashed through her eyes, "Look, what my sister said is that we are all members of the same family. How can we get so many etiquettes?" She walked up to Mrs. Lin with a twist, and happened to see the table on the table.
The two pairs of bracelets.
"Hey, who gave this bracelet to my sister? The color is quite beautiful." Ms. Liu glanced at it twice and felt that it was not a valuable item. "It is actually a glazed bracelet. Who is so shameless and dares to look down on my sister?"
While talking, he exposed the white jade bracelet on his wrist and shook it twice as if to show off.
Mrs. Lin winked at Dong Yuzhen and signaled her to put these things away, "It's really not comparable to this top-quality white jade bracelet that my sister has." Mrs. Lin glanced at it and knew that it was made of dry white Dushan jade.
It is the lower jade among Dushan jade, and of course it is not as good as Hetian white jade. However, Mr. Liu did not hear the sarcasm in Mrs. Lin's words and was still complacent.
Dong Yuzhen put away the two pairs of jade bracelets. She wanted to take the two unopened boxes together, but was stopped by Mrs. Liu arrogantly.
"Hey, don't be embarrassed, let me see what good things I got for you?" After saying that, he opened the pink box.
There was a jade medal inside. The jade medal was pretty good, but the chain connected to the jade medal was actually made of pearls. The beads were plump and round. It was obvious at first glance that it was worth a lot. Mrs. Liu was a little dumbfounded.
It was originally heard that Dong Yuzhen brought some gift boxes when she came back from the countryside. She thought they were not expensive, so she came here to show off her new jade bracelet.
But this string of pearls alone outshone her jade bracelet. Liu's face suddenly turned blue and white, which was extremely exciting.
"Hey, who is so generous? It can't be because of sister, right?" Mrs. Liu immediately realized that she couldn't lose the battle, and she started to sarcastically say, "It's just that I'm too short-sighted. Now my sister seems to be helping me."
It’s nothing to do with others.”
"Sister, I'm joking. I'm a stay-at-home woman. Who would ask for anything from me? The master is the head of a county. It's too late for me to avoid suspicion. How can I accept property from others?" Mrs. Lin counterattacked calmly.
, "This is just a gift from a junior. A junior should be filial, so why would he ask for it from me?" Mrs. Lin's words implied that Mr. Liu had accepted bribes, which made her face turn red.
"I didn't expect that my sister would have such a filial junior. I wonder if I can bring him over one day so that my sister can experience it." Mrs. Liu couldn't believe her words. How come she hasn't seen such a valuable gift from a junior before?
"This may not work as expected. She will go to the capital after the Chinese New Year." Mrs. Lin waved her hand lightly, "If you go to the capital, I can introduce you to her."
"You." Mrs. Liu knew that Mrs. Lin was from the Lin family in the capital. Although she was a concubine, she was much nobler than her, the daughter of a merchant. What's more, she had never been to Beijing, so she suddenly felt that she was being compared to Mrs. Lin.
"Huh, then let me enjoy it, sister. It's getting late, so I have to go have dinner with the master." Mrs. Liu turned around and left with angrily.
Mrs. Liu returned to her yard, still not calming down. She was still unhappy until Dong Jisheng came to her house.
"The master is back." Dong Jisheng felt a little distressed as he spoke weakly, "What's going on? Who made you so angry?"
"Humph, it's not her. She looks down on me just because she is from the Lin family in the capital." Mrs. Liu complained to Dong Jisheng about Mrs. Lin's complaint. "Master, when can you go to the capital?"
"How dare she do this to you?" Although Dong Jisheng could not offend the Lin family in the capital, Mrs. Lin could not speak in the Lin family and was not taken seriously at all, so Dong Jisheng did not think highly of Mrs. Lin. "Don't worry, I will say this for you.
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"What kind of junior she is, she actually gave her a pearl chain. Isn't she asking the master to do something? Master, you must be careful. What kind of things must be done to offset the gift of such a precious thing?
." Mrs. Liu first gave Mrs. Lin some eye drops at Dong Jisheng's place.
"Haha, who is so blind to ask her to do something now?" Dong Jisheng laughed disdainfully, "Don't worry, as long as she dares to bring it up, that pearl chain will be yours."
"Really?" Liu's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Master, when have I ever lied to you?" Dong Jisheng pinched Han Liu's face with his hand and whispered in her ear.
"Master," Mrs. Liu twisted her face as she was about to greet him, but she leaned into Dong Jisheng's arms. What made her most happy at this moment was that the pearl chain would soon be hers. Mrs. Lin
He's just a passing god of wealth. Humph!
Although Mrs. Lin and the other two received gifts from Lin Zhu, they were not too happy because of the sadness of their upcoming separation. After the three of them finished lunch, Dong Yuzhen stayed at Mrs. Lin's place, sitting next to her and resting her head on Mrs. Lin's shoulder.
He looked a little sad.
"Zhen'er is reluctant to leave Xiaozhu, right?" Mrs. Lin asked softly.
"Well," Dong Yuzhen replied in a low voice, "Mom, I know why sister Xiaozhu left. She had no choice but to leave."
"Do you want to say it's because of your father and the Li family?" Mrs. Lin said, stroking Dong Yuzhen's hand.
"Isn't it?" Dong Yuzhen raised her head, "If the Li family hadn't coveted sister Xiaozhu's things, how could it have caused so many things?"
"Although part of the reason is indeed because of them, the most important thing is Muyue Trading Company." Mrs. Lin chuckled. "Muyue Trading Company has a deep background. It is easy to protect your sister Xiaozhu. It's just that they are worried about someone.
He discovered her existence and coveted the special seeds in her hands, so he brought her to the capital."
"Moreover, your sister Xiaozhu's willingness to go there is also related to an incident happening in the capital." Mrs. Lin said lightly, "But that matter is of great importance. No matter if she goes to the capital, only the people there can protect her."
Her safety." Mrs. Lin was referring to General Chang's reversal of the verdict, and Dong Yuzhen also understood what she meant.
"Don't talk to your father about this, it will cause unnecessary trouble, you know?" Mrs. Lin warned Dong Yuzhen solemnly.
"Well, don't worry, mother, I won't tell you." Dong Yuzhen nodded. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)