Jin Yuliangyuan of the Red Chamber

Jia Jing's funeral passed without any major movement, because Shui Hong didn't express anything, Jia Zhen felt rather dull.

After returning from Baoyu's place that day, Jia's mother called Jia Zheng in and said something, and under Jia Zheng's supervision and control, Jia Zhen did not dare to spend money extravagantly, so she was buried according to the normal specifications. stop.

Baoyu didn't want to get involved, so he only showed his face during the funeral.In a place like the capital where the rich and powerful are everywhere, the Ning Mansion is now a second-rate family, and it will not cause much trouble.

Before I knew it, it was the end of July, and the leaves of the ginkgo tree in the yard turned dark green. Daiyu had nothing to do, so she picked a lot to make bookmarks, and occasionally went out for a stroll in the street.

Baoyu has become busy these days, often leaving early and returning late, Daiyu doesn't bother him, and consciously takes over the affairs of the house.

After he went out this morning, Qingwen came with a stack of ledgers and brochures.

Now she is by Daiyu's side, in addition to serving her personally, Mo Yu and Yinquan will also work together to sort out the monthly accounts of expenses and income in the mansion, hand them over to her, and then she will report them to Daiyu.Basically, the servants of the whole government have acquiesced to Daiyu's status.

"The Bureau of Shangyi sent this year's autumn clothes, ten sets of standard official uniforms, twenty pairs of boots, ten sets of your autumn clothes, ten sets of riding clothes, twenty sets of jackets and skirts. There are also five boxes of gold ornaments and jade ornaments " Qingwen slowly read while holding the blue booklet, she has been with Daiyu for so many years, she has learned to read and write.

"... Zhuangzi sent people yesterday to deliver four big baskets of fresh autumn crabs, more than a dozen buckets of live fish and live shrimp, some live chickens and ducks, ten pigs and five cows, all kinds of rice, noodles, cereals, fresh vegetables, fruits and vegetables A few, and two baskets of autumn pears from the palace."

Daiyu was wearing a light pink light shirt, with a light blue butterfly hairpin on her head loosely tied in a bun, squatting with a smile on a small red grass by the stream, Mo Yu and Yinquan stood a few feet away Then, Qingwen looked at her master helplessly, and called out, "Miss, are you listening?"

"I'm listening, I'm listening," Daiyu said without raising her head, "Let people see that they have been preserved, and then let the embroiderers in the mansion make more underwear, and the size will be stored in the hidden compartment at the head of the bed." on."

Qingwen responded, and continued to take out another book, "In the past two months, a total of more than 800 taels has been deposited in Tianxiang Pavilion, more than 650 taels in Baihualou, [-] taels in Shendexuan, and [-] taels in Yunshan Medicine Store." two……"

Daiyu didn't feel much about these things anymore. In fact, since Baoyu took her to Tianxiang Pavilion for the first time many years ago, she was no longer surprised by Baoyu's ability to make money.

"...After deducting the salaries of the guys and the dividends of the shopkeeper, the net profit is 500 taels of silver. The monthly expenses of the mansion are about 2000 taels, so..."

She waved her hand to stop Qingwen from continuing to report the account, got up, took the account book, glanced at it quickly, then closed it and said: "Well, I have read it, no problem, you keep it, remember to pay the servants' monthly money. "

This is to Yinquan, who is in charge of these things with Mingyan now, and he bowed and smiled after hearing Daiyu say: "Master, don't worry, we will pay this month's money on time every month, and the clothes for the new season will change." It’s all ready and will be released soon.”

She nodded in satisfaction and asked them to go down to do their own work. She suddenly remembered that she wanted to go out, so she said to Qingwen: "By the way, we have been here for so long and haven't visited Dad's house, have we?"

Qingwen nodded, this refers to the house that Shuihong gave to Lin Ruhai in the early years, and he went back to Yangzhou not long after he lived in it, and he has never lived in it for the second time.

Before Lin Ruhai left, he left a confidant to take care of him. Later, Daiyu also heard that he had bought a group of servants, but she hasn't visited them for a few months. Now that I think about it, it's okay anyway. It's better to go for a walk.

After making up her mind, she asked Tiaoyun to prepare the carriage and go out.

This Lin Mansion is also located in a bustling area. As a high-ranking official from other provinces, the mansion in the capital is still very grand. When the carriage drove to the door, Daiyu opened the curtain and took a look. There were two big stone lions standing on both sides, and two gatekeepers. son of a bitch.

It looks quite big from the outside, the plaque hanging on the door is golden, and the steps are clean.

As soon as the carriage came to a complete stop, the two came forward to inquire, Tiaoyun naturally followed, he didn't dare to let Daiyu and Qingwen come out, why wouldn't the master scold him to death when he came back?

At this time, he jumped out of the car and said to them: "This is the lady who is here, why don't you open the door quickly? Or call your supervisors."

After looking at each other, one of them ran back, not long after, another middle-aged man ran out. He had a square face and a mustache, but he looked shrewd, and the door of the house opened wide.

Daiyu remembered him as soon as she saw him, his name was Lin An, and he was a more useful person around Lin Ruhai.What do you not understand after getting out of the car?So he welcomed Daiyu in with great enthusiasm.

The layout inside feels similar to his own home, presumably Lin An modified it according to the original style of the mansion, with all the pavilions, towers and pavilions, but it feels smaller than Baoyu's mansion, and there is no lake.

Daiyu went into the lobby and the master bedroom to see that they were still clean and tidy, and she affirmed Lin An's management.

Baoyu has been a little busy recently, and today he didn't return home until dark.Of course it was getting dark early now.As soon as he entered the building, he smelled a strong hot and sour smell, which made his stomach bulge after running for a day, and his saliva flooded all of a sudden.

When I went upstairs, I saw Daiyu sitting on the big couch against the wall. A pot was bubbling on the kang table, and the aroma came from there. She was carefully scooping it up with a small spoon. He brought a spoonful of soup to his mouth and blew, half-closed his eyes and took a sip, then smacked his lips in satisfaction, like a kitten stealing food.

Dian Dian Mo Mo squatted obediently on the ground, looking up at the hostess while wagging his tail, eagerly wanting to eat something.

Hearing the footsteps of his return, the two dogs ran over to rub his feet together, humming softly.He knelt down, picked up one in each hand, stroked his round and furry head and walked towards her.

When she turned her head and saw him, her eyes were shining, and she smiled with fine white teeth: "You are back! Change your clothes and take a shower, and then come to eat. There is something delicious today!"

"Oh? What's there to eat? I'm going to be hungry." He had already walked over, handed the dog to her, took a deep breath of the aroma and smiled.

"Haven't you eaten yet?" She snorted at the dog's small body, got off the bed and undressed him, and asked, "What are you up to?"

"It's not that I didn't eat, it's just that I didn't eat much, and then I used up all of it." He stretched out his arms and cooperated with her to take off his robe, and said, "I'll go wash up first, and I'll talk to you later."

After he finished washing and put on a loose white nightgown, he came out and sat on the other side of the kang table. Mingyan just put a delicate wine pot on the small stove on the table to warm it, and then retreated.

Daiyu blushed, took a spoon to serve him a bowl of soup from another porcelain pot, and pushed it to his hand, and said with a bright smile: "Try it quickly, it's boiled with the fresh fish that just arrived today! "

He took it with a smile on his face and said: "I smelled delicious when I came back, but what happened to you today? You seem to be very happy."

She also took a small sip from a bowl and said, "Really? It's nothing, I just went to Daddy's house in the morning."

When she said this, he also remembered it, and hurriedly said: "But, you haven't visited it for a long time since you came here. It's my fault, but I didn't remember it. How is it, are there any restless slaves?"

"No, Lin An's management is not bad. When I went to see it today, I found that everything was cleaned up. The servants are also very well-behaved. There is nothing that needs to be rectified."

"That's good." He put down the soup bowl and nodded, "If there is any shortage of money, just pay it from the mansion. Anyway, we don't lack these things."

He is very considerate, but she won't just agree, she shook her head and said, "How can that be? It's okay if you send a message to make up for it, but I don't dare to let me take it from the library myself." After all, the status has not yet been determined. Well, if she is so arbitrary, she will inevitably fall into the shoes of others.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Knowing that she was thoughtful, he didn't insist, and looked at the bright red hot pot.There are small green vegetables, tender tofu, quail eggs, shiitake mushrooms, and baby vegetables inside, with a hot and sour aroma.

She smiled and said, "Don't be in a hurry to eat it. It hasn't been long since it was put in. Let it cook and eat the crab first." She opened the drawer on the side of the table and took a big fat crab for him to put on the plate .

"I used to take care of you, but now it's the other way around." He rolled up his sleeves with a smile and started peeling the crab shells, looking at the little girl opposite, "I want you to take care of me."

"I'm not serving you!" She rolled his eyes and said, "How can you always pay for me? We should help each other and do what we should do. Aren't you hungry today? It's been so hard, shouldn't I take care of you!"

He smiled softly and said softly: "I know!" I know you care about me.Because of having you in the house, I feel like going home every day, very warm and at ease.

Under the warm yellow light, the two sat opposite each other and ate crabs, pouring a glass of rice wine and clinking glasses from time to time. The atmosphere was relaxed and warm.

With loose black hair, he opened the crab shell flexibly with his fingers, and then put it on the plate of the person opposite.

"Crabs are cold, you just got clean, you should eat less, and eat more pot later." Seeing that she had almost eaten one, he tried to dissuade her.

She was very persuasive, and she put down her chopsticks to wipe her hands, and then started to eat the vegetables in the pot.While eating, he asked, "Don't you want to tell me? What have you been up to these days?"

"It's nothing, it's just that Wang Qi came over not long ago and told me that many horses in the barracks were old and should be replaced with new ones, so I approved and told him to go to the horse market to buy them, but he came again after a few days , said that the price of horses is much higher than before, and the funds are not enough, so I went to inquire about it myself.”

He doesn't eat crabs anymore, and Dian Momo is licking in his own food bowl, they are still small, so the dog owner poured milk for them, soaked in small pieces of sweet Mantou - Baoyu likes it, so the kitchen will always make some, and the rest will be refilled for them.

While eating by himself, he told Daiyu that Daiyu often went out for a stroll, so he was able to pick up the topic, "The price of horses has risen? Is it the Turkic side that restricts it?"

Baoyu looked at her in surprise: "You even know this?"

"Do you think I'm a person who doesn't leave the door and doesn't take the second door?" She was very dissatisfied with his contempt, "I also often go out for a stroll, okay?"

"Okay, okay, I underestimated you!" He apologized with a smile. Seeing that the dogs had finished eating the food in the basin, he took a pair of chopsticks and held tofu to tease them over. They ran over wagging their tails, "They Their bellies are bulging, don't feed them too much, be careful to feed them!"

Daiyu watched them slurp and slurp, and was too busy talking to the playful humane.

"I know," he watched with great interest as the two dogs chased each other on the ground in order to grab a round quail egg. "Most of our horses are sold by Turkic merchants. They lack cloth, tea and other things. , so horses are often exchanged, and each takes what he needs."

He sat up and said to her, "My visits in the past few days have found that some people who buy horses here are shoddy and exchanged some dyed or low-quality cloth for horses. It raised the price tag and increased the amount of cloth exchanged."

There is no mutual exchange between the two countries. In the process of business exchanges, this situation occurs due to the laws of the market. There is nothing wrong with it. It’s just that the Turkic businessmen he asked these days are very angry, and there is even a Turkic popularity. The matter of killing people in the street, if the situation is allowed to continue, it may affect the trade between the two countries, and even affect the friendly relations between the two sides, so we should think about how to solve it.

Daiyu frowned after hearing this, she is not an ordinary boudoir girl, she has vision and heart, obviously she also thought of this level.

"Actually, it's our fault first. It's best to admit it, and then promise to guarantee the quality of the cloth and tea in the future, and ask them to provide us with good horses."

He nodded and sighed: "I don't think so, it's just easier said than done. Our merchants also said that their horses have lost their vigor after a long journey. How could they be willing to give them good cloth? Capital city This side is better, like those border towns bordering Turks, this phenomenon is even more serious, and Turkic troops often harass and loot.”

The emperor is so far away today, it's beyond his reach!

The author has something to say: I decided to speed up the progress and make more changes on May [-]th. If I finish writing this early, I can spare time to conceive new ones. I have three or four brain holes, and I have no time to fill them in... …