After the verdicts of several prefectures were made, Jia Mu and other innocent people were released. Jia She, Jia Lian, and Baoyu were also released. Everyone met outside the prison. Jia Huan and Tan Chun met with Jia Min and their housekeeper Lin.
Yang Yi came to pick them up and took them to the village arranged by Sister Feng and Xichun in advance.
On the Ningguo Mansion side, Lin Yang made arrangements. He first took You and Hu to the house bought by Xichun with private money. Lin Yang said: "When my eldest son was at home, this house was given to him by the fourth girl before he went to Luoyang.
It was kept for safekeeping. After something happened in your house, the fourth girl wrote and said that this house was for Brother Rong and his two grandmothers from the Ning Mansion. There was also a hundred acres of land around the house, which was also given to the Ning Mansion. The fourth girl told her
, I won’t give you the land deed here, but I’ll just ask the three of you to take the flowers. The land rent here can also be one hundred taels of silver a year. Although it is incomparable with the wealth of the three in the past, it is still better.
Ordinary people are much richer and have enough money to spend. The fourth girl also said that if the three of you don't know how to restrain yourself, spend your money and spend money carelessly, she will definitely not take care of it anymore and let you fend for yourself. If the three of you know
She regretted it, changed everything from now on, and was willing to live a peaceful life. In the future, she would take care of her nephew's studies and schooling. Also, here are five hundred taels of silver, given by the fourth girl, and one for the two grandmothers.
It’s just for the money, but it’s also to clean up Uncle Zhen’s affairs and take care of things in Brother Rong’s prison.”
Mrs. You let out a long sigh and said with a sad face: "That's all, it's good for the fourth girl to do this." After saying that, she took the money, and Mrs. Hu personally started to fetch water and light the fire, and prepared to settle down. Lin Yang saw that they were doing well.
Knowing their interest, he told them that there were several widows and women nearby who worked as helpers. Long-term workers were paid 50 to 60 cents a month, and part-time workers were paid 30 to 40 cents a month. They were exempted.
Get rid of their initial hard work.
You and Hu were very grateful.
Jia Mu, Jia She, Mrs. Xing, Jia Lian, Sister Feng, Jia Cong, Li Wan's mother and son, Baoyu and his wife, Aunt Zhou, Yuanyang, Ying'er, She Yue who were bought back by Lin Yang, in the yard originally purchased by Sister Feng, Zhao
Auntie, Tanchun, and Jia Huan also came over. A crowd of people stood there, and the room immediately became crowded.
At this time, Jia She was talking about Sister Feng: "...This place is so small and vulgar, how can we live in it? Go and tell Brother Jue to find another place for us to live, preferably in the city, in a five-level house.
, we also need to bring a garden. Even though our family has failed, we still have relatives like my aunt, Ying Yatou, and Fourth Yatou. Their status is extremely valuable, so we can’t let people look down on us, right?"
No one else said anything, Jia Huan stepped forward and said: "If you don't want to live here, uncle, just get out. I want to see who in the capital dares to take care of people that Uncle Lin and Cousin Lin don't want to take care of."
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Jia She was sternly spoken by Jia Huan's cold words. His face couldn't bear it and he immediately became furious. But before he could speak, Jia Min glanced over and said calmly: "Brother, the family has reached this point. You are a tiger."
You won't be defeated! What kind of prestige are you trying to show here? Why don't you go to the city again and brag about it with your group of friends, or go to the stone idiot's house to look at the ancient fans and see if Shuntian Mansion will help.
you busy?"
As soon as these words came out, Jia She immediately cowered and stood behind Jia's mother with no future.
But everyone's eyes were still glaring at him angrily.
After all, the trigger for the Jia family's loss of power was that Jia She forcibly snatched Shi Duazi's fan and put him in jail.
If the Jia family loses power, the biggest responsibility lies with Jia She.
He still has the face to be giggling here!
You don’t even have a title, so what else can you do?
At this moment, Lin Yang walked in and saluted Jia Min: "Madam, Ningguo Mansion has already taken care of it,"
"Yes." Jia Min nodded, then walked to Jia's mother and comforted her in a low voice.
Lin Yang said to Li Wan and his son: "My wife told me before that Grandma Zhu is a virtuous woman. The court has given me the grace to return her dowry. I have brought it all back, sir. It is in the car outside. Grandma Zhu needs to go out and take a look."
?” Then he said: “That coachman belongs to our family. If Grandma Ruozhu wants to go somewhere, just ask him to go there, and he will be able to safely pull it to you.”
Li Wan bowed silently, took Jia Lan and kowtowed to Jia Mu, then kowtowed to Jia Min, and then went out. Not long after, he heard the sound of cars and horses leaving outside.
Lin Yang then said to Baoyu and his wife, and Aunt Zhou: "Second Miss Bao has sent back the gifts that Mr. Bao previously prepared for the second girl when she got married. Second Miss, please ask my uncle to give them to you here and a hundred miles ahead."
We have built a house in each village, each with a hundred acres of land. What our uncle means is that Mrs. Jia and Mr. Jia are both here, so you can ask them to divide your family and property for you."
Baoyu and others then looked at Jia Mu.
Jia's mother held Jia Min's hand and said with tears, "Thank you, Min'er."
Jia Min also shed tears and said: "I couldn't do anything before, and the master didn't dare to say too much to me. These were all arranged by Zhao'er long ago. His Majesty is so powerful that we can only abide by it and ask my mother to take charge of the housework."
Jia Mu also knew that this was not the time to be in pain, so she thought about it briefly and agreed. She ordered Jia Lian to write a deed immediately, with Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian acting as guarantees, and Baoyu and Jia Huan both signing.
Because Jia Huan had the benefits of Jinyiwei, he took Aunt Zhao and Tanchun to live somewhere else. Li Wan took Jia Lan and left. In fact, at this time, the only people in the second room were Baoyu and his wife, and Aunt Zhou.
Jia Min talked to Jia Mu, and the following matters were naturally handled by Lin Yang. Lin Yang said to Baoyu and Xia Jingui: "The house and land here belong to you. If the second master and second wife are lucky enough to come back in the future, they will live here.
Do you two have any objections?"
Baoyu asked hurriedly: "Uncle and cousin Gao Yi, Baoyu is very grateful, but I don't know that my ancestors..."
Jia Min interrupted him and said: "Baoyu, don't worry about this matter. Your uncle and your cousin have already made arrangements. They also asked for part of the dowry from Feng Yatou through the channels. They have some money and can go around the city."
There is a village of more than 100 acres in front of the house. I wonder if Feng Yatou and her family want to go to the city or stay in the village?"
Jia She hurriedly shouted: "Of course we want to enter the city."
Sister Feng curled her lips and said: "My aunt and her family care about us. Feng'er is very grateful. But we are sinners now. If we go to the city now, we will inevitably be looked down upon. It is better to stay in Zhuangzi and cultivate ourselves for a few years until things calm down."
It’s not too late to enter the city again.”
Jia Min nodded and said: "Since it is your dowry, I naturally have to respect your wishes." He then asked Jia Mu: "What does mother mean? Should you stay here or join your eldest brother's family?"
Jia Mu thought for a while and sighed: "Although the third girl lives with Huan'er in the city, I'm not worried. Jin Gui here is pregnant, and brother Zhen, daughter-in-law, and they are also orphans and widowers. If I don't
If you stay, there won't be any elders here, so it's really not good."
Jia Min understood: "In this case, the coffin that Your Majesty gave to my mother for old age will also stay here."
When Jia She heard the "coffin book", he immediately became jealous: "Old lady, I am your son, how can you not follow your grandson?"
Jia Min snorted coldly and said nothing. Jia Mu glanced at him coldly and said: "Boss, don't think I don't know what you are thinking about. Don't worry, the family is like this now, I won't
I have taken care of Baoyu but not you. Those things of mine, a hundred years from now, apart from the funeral ceremony, I will share them equally with Brother Rang, Brother Xuan and Baoyu."
When Jia She heard that, she was still a little unconvinced. Jia Mu said coldly: "Don't blame me for not giving it to you. Your title of first-class general has been lost, and Lian'er has lost his official position. What's left in the mansion now?"
My only hope is my brother and Baoyu, so naturally I am more partial to them. If not, how can I have the dignity to go underground to meet Mr. Guo in the future?"
When he heard that Jia's mother had moved all the old princes out, Jia She had no choice but to shut up in anger.
Jia Min also said: "Brother, if you still want to continue to waste your family, go and find your group of bad friends. They usually accept your favors. Isn't it a good time to repay them? Are you going?"
Of course Jia She didn't dare to go.
In the past, he only wanted others to flatter him because of his debauchery, but now if he passes by, he is afraid of being insulted to death.
So he shrank his head and stopped talking.
Seeing that everyone had reached a conclusion, Sister Feng took the lead in pulling Jia Cong and helping Mrs. Xing out, followed by Jia She and Jia Lian.
After they went out, Jia Min handed a box to Jia Mu: "This is what Feng Yatou kept for Baoyu and you."
Mother Jia caressed the box, with mixed feelings in her heart. After she composed herself, she called Baoyu and Xia Jingui to come forward and handed the box to them: "This is the escape route your second sister-in-law left for you before. Just accept it."
Live a good life, now that things have come to this, our family doesn’t ask for anything else, as long as everything is safe and sound.”
Baoyu and Xia Jingui opened the box in confusion. When they saw the contents inside, they were immediately surprised: "This... this is too..."
Jia Min said: "The things in here, including the house and property, were left by the old lady, but the money in the shop was obtained by Feng Yatou and the fourth girl from the second master Bao. They didn't have any flowers, so they have all been saved for you. There are also
Some of them were prepared by the second girl, in order to thank the second master Bao for taking care of her dowry that day." Then he handed them another baggage: "The things here are what Feng girl thinks is good, and they have not been converted into money and saved, so now they are all the same.
And give it to you.”
Baoyu and Xia Jingui were overwhelmed with emotions. Baoyu cried and said, "I am useless and have brought trouble to my ancestors and sisters to prepare a way out for me."
Xia Jingui comforted Baoyu and saluted Jia Min: "Thank you aunt and sisters for your kindness. We will definitely live up to it."
Jia Min sighed: "Baoyu, I am your aunt and I will not harm you. Let me give you a few words of advice. You were able to live happily in the past and hated the official career because your ancestors created a luxurious and wealthy life for you. If you think that you
It's the way it should be by nature, and that's a big mistake. Your cousin Lin is not a few years older than you, but he has now become a first-rank official, and your sister Bao has also become a first-rank official. If you think it's useless, then think
Think about life in the Hell Temple."
After saying that, he said to Jia Mu: "Mom, please stay here well. I will visit you every now and then."
Mother Jia nodded, and Jia Min took Tanchun's hand and said with a smile: "Third girl, it's time for you and Huan'er to go back. You can just take my car and let us talk."