Wait until the housekeeper of the Xue family made his purpose clear.
I heard that food and clothing along the way would not cost me a penny... Jia Lian agreed immediately.
This sister of Aunt Wang's family truly belongs to a wealthy family.
Just look at the servants helping them carry their luggage on the dock. They are all strong, powerful and agile.
They didn't look at anything they shouldn't and didn't ask anything they shouldn't. They were much more disciplined than the servants in the Jia Mansion.
Thinking of this, Jia Lian glanced at the letter handed over by the steward of the Xue family after talking to him.
I don’t know what kind of weird meeting gift his uncle of the Xue family left him.
Jia Lian, who subconsciously felt that he could not open the letter in front of outsiders, directly got on the carriage prepared for him by the Xue family.
While the servants were still busy, he opened the envelope.
A banknote slipped out from it, and it was written on it as a banknote in Jinling Mansion.
The banker's name bears the Xue family's signboard, and the denomination on this bank note is a full two thousand taels.
Jia Lian was not much surprised when a piece of money was sent out of nowhere. He just quickly looked at the unopened letter in the envelope.
But when he understood what was written in the letter, his face became happy.
It turned out that the young master of the Xue family wanted to go with him to the Lin family to mourn.
Because of Mrs. Wang's relationship, they had reason to hang out with the Lin family.
Jia Lian understood the other party's thoughts as soon as he thought about the identity of the young master of the Xue family.
This must be because he looked at his uncle's reputation in the literary world and wanted to build connections to pave the way for his imperial examination in advance.
If you think more deeply, the head of the Xue family is much smarter than his second uncle.
These days, there are also children in the family who are studying. Didn’t their Jia Zhu also get the title of scholar at the beginning? Their aunt and uncle of the Jia family were still in Beijing, but they never thought about getting close to this uncle.
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For some reason, Jia Lian felt inexplicably comfortable with the Xue family's approach.
He felt that he had to go to Yangzhou anyway and bring one or two relatives with him, so his uncle would not say much.
Thinking of this, Jia Lian got off the carriage, summoned the steward of the Xue family who had delivered the letter to him, and expressed his thoughts.
The manager was also happy to hear that the young master of the Jia family agreed to his companion's plan.
"Well, I will rush back overnight. If Master Lian is not in a hurry, we will arrange to rest for the next two days. In three days at most, our young master will come here to join Master Lian."
It seems that the young master of the Xue family attaches great importance to this visit.
Jia Lian nodded and agreed to the steward's arrangement.
The people in the Xue family are indeed very mobile. The person in charge worked hard and sent the address of the inn where Jia Lian was staying to the Xue Mansion overnight.
Because they received the news that Jia Lian was going south, the Xue family made preparations early.
After receiving the letter from the dock that night, the entire Xue family sent the packed luggage, together with the Xue family members and relatives, onto the carriage heading to the dock.
Yes, the four members of the Xue family will go together on this trip.
Everyone has their own mission when going to Lin Mansion. It's not just a trip to Yangzhou.
Jia Lian suddenly saw the entire Xue family coming with him. He was surprised at first, but then he gave up all the surprise.
It is true that the head of the Xue family is too fond of himself.
The other party is personable, smart and capable, and the best part is, he is very good at doing business.
It was just a short conversation, and Jia Lian wished that the other party could always walk with him.
When he was talking to Uncle Xue Jue, he still felt a little regretful because this was not his father.
If the person in the family could be half as shrewd as this person, he wouldn't be in the state of confusion now.
It was precisely because of Jia Lian's joy that he forgot his original plan to come to Yangzhou.
According to Jia Lian's temperament, he had an opportunity to go out on business. He was freed from the control of the tigress at home, and he had more money in his hands from the father-in-law.
With such a favorable time and place, why not enjoy the beauty of the famous prostitutes in the water towns of Jiangnan?
But now, because of the appearance of the Xue family, the already romantic Jia Lian has forgotten his original purpose.
After chatting all the way, we arrived directly at the Lin family's residence.
When Jia Lian came to his senses, he wondered for a while how he could bear it.
Probably because he did not play casually along the way, the uncle of the Lin family was not a little upset when he saw Jia Lian coming to pay his respects.
Although he was surprised that the Xue family came together, he thought that because of his wife's death, officials from all over Yangzhou City and even Jinling Mansion were visiting in person or by sending people, so he put aside this doubt and stayed with the Jia family and the Xue family for the time being.
The visitor arranged a place to stay.
Speaking of Lin Mansion, it is true that the front door is not visible, but the world is hidden inside.
As soon as Xue Jue and his family entered the Lin family's mansion, they were shocked by the flashy and good things hidden inside.
Although Xue Jue is not a pure scholar, he is a businessman with an exceptionally good vision.
The daily utensils in the room, the beds prepared for guests in the guest rooms, the tea sets randomly placed in the living room, and the paintings and calligraphy hanging on the porch, each of them seems to have no gold and silver ornateness, but if we really talk about these things
value……
Xue Jue touched his chin. It was no less luxurious and gorgeous than the Xue family's equipment.
Therefore, the ancestors of the Lin family were also three generations of nobles, but they followed the path of civil servants from the beginning, and they were not at all on the same path as these martial artists.
As far as status is concerned, if my family wants to have some contact with the Lin family, it's not very interesting.
As an adult, you should think more.
But as a son, Mai Fan showed the courage that a young man should have to move forward.
The current Lin Mansion is facing a busy period of delivery.
But at any rate, Mrs. Lin's first seven days have passed.
Taking advantage of Lin Ruhai's vacation at home, Mai Fan, as a student, came directly to ask for advice.
To be honest, Lin Ruhai's spirit has not been very good these days. He and his wife were deeply in love with each other. Jia Min's death was really a big blow to him.
But since this customer had already come to the door, and he came here to study in good faith, Lin Ruhai thought, it would be better to simply say a few words to the other person and introduce him to a good famous teacher, which would be worthy of the affection of a relative.
