Time travel from the red building

Chapter 67 67. Gathering in the Capital
Half a month later, Jia Min returned to Beijing with a pair of children. The mother and son returned to the old house of the Lin family first, and then went to Rongguo Mansion to return to the province the next day. Under the unfavorable hospitality, Jia Min left Lin Daiyu and his brother to live temporarily, while she Because I had to go out with the relatives and friends of the Lin family, it was not easy to entertain the guests of the Lin family at the Jia family, so I went home by myself.

Their movement was not small, and Yun Qing got the news very quickly, but considering that they had just entered Beijing and had many things to do, they waited for a few more days until Jia Min visited the people who should be visited, who should be invited After the guests had been invited, I handed over the post and made an appointment to visit at the door.

When Yun Qing came to visit, Lin Daiyu and Lin Moyu must be present, otherwise they would be unhappy for a long time if they found out. For this reason, Jia Min specially took the two of them home from Jia's mansion. Lin Moyu reported the progress of their respective homework, relying on Yunqing's presence, Jia Min would not be angry, and the two started the mode of venomous tongue-in-cheek, criticizing the grandfather's family.

"Tell me, real person, to my mother, don't let me live in my grandfather's house. Cousin Baoyu in my grandfather's house doesn't like reading, and hangs out with my sisters and sisters all day long. I can't read books if I disturb him. Hanging around and playing around all day long, if I read books, it seems that I deliberately use him to set off my hard work. The second uncle will scold him when he finds out, but I can’t play foolishly like him. My father and master arranged a lot for me. Homework, if you don't finish it, you will be punished..." Lin Moyu begged, pulling Yun Qing's left sleeve.

Lin Daiyu also said: "I also want to go home, the people of my grandparents... are not easy to get along with."

Both the children were against their natal family, and Jia Min was quite helpless. Hearing her daughter's words, she quickly asked, "Why are you getting along? Who wronged you?"

Lin Daiyu shook her head, frowned slightly, and said: "Grandmother is very good to me and Moyu, and the aunts are also warm and thoughtful, and the two sisters-in-law take good care of us younger sisters. It's all mutual humility and mutual accommodation, as for uncles and cousins, who can't see each other all day, how can we feel wronged?"

"It's mainly the servants of my grandfather's family, all of them have a bad temper, and they are very difficult to manipulate. Occasionally there are some extra demands, and they can't be manipulated without rewards. Many of them have bad mouths and like to chew their tongues. They all comment on the young masters and ladies at home, not to mention that my brother and I are two guests who have no rules. I can't see it and say a few words, and some people talk about me, saying that I am too narrow-minded, and it's not us It's not good for people in the family to punish them on their own behalf, so they can only get angry on their own."

Jia Min kept it in mind, it was not good to tell her children about her natal family, so she could only comfort her: "Your grandfather's family has a century-old family, and most of the servants used by the family are old people who have been born and used for several lifetimes, and the mansion is so big. , there are hundreds of servants, if there are too many people, there will be mixed good and bad, please be more considerate," she said, watching her daughter frown, and the busy conversation changed, "But don't be afraid, whoever dares to offend you, just tell your grandmother, She will definitely decide for you, and will not let you be wronged."

Lin Daiyu hesitated and said nothing, but Lin Moyu hurriedly said, "Do I have to live in my grandfather's house? Then what about my homework?"

Jia Min hesitated, and said: "Your father and I haven't returned to Beijing for 20 years. Now that I am back, I have something to do. I can't be with your grandmother all the time. I can only ask you to do my filial piety for me. You can stay here for a while. Wait for the teacher invited by your father to come, and then go home and study hard, and as for the homework that is missed, I will explain it to your father for you, and you will not be punished."

Lin Moyu pursed her mouth and remained silent.

Yun Qing was suspicious, and finally found an opportunity to ask: "I thought that you would come back with your family because Mr. Lin was transferred to Beijing, but now it seems not, so why did you come back?"

Jia Min answered half-confidently: "Master's position may have changed, and he will not be staying in Yangzhou for a long time. Let us come back first. We will be taken care of by our in-laws and old friends. He doesn't have to worry about us when he is working. He can let go." Do something practical."

If you want to do things freely, you can't let your wife and children be around. What do you want to do?Yun Qing had her own guess in her heart, it should have something to do with the salt tax, and it might involve a new round of disputes over the heir apparent, so she couldn't appeal to it, but judging by Jia Min's state, it shouldn't be too dangerous, otherwise she would It won't be so peaceful.

When the two children were not in front of him, Yun Qing said: "I made some new pills and sent them to Mr. Lin later, and the protective jade pendant I gave you last time. Remember to write a letter to tell him to take it with you. , With these things, I think no matter what happens, there should be no problems in terms of safety."

Jia Min said excitedly: "We dare to act like this only because of the treasure given by a real person. I don't want to hide it from you. The current position of the master is really a dilemma. It is a sin to fail to complete the tasks assigned by the superior. Loyalty to the monarch and serving the country will inevitably offend many people. As the saying goes, cutting off people’s wealth is like killing their parents. Who knows what those people will do if they are pressed! Even if I can only go home and be a farmer in the future, I will be thankful..."

Yun Qing is silent, people often say that shopping malls are like battlefields, but this officialdom is even worse.

If Lin Ruhai can break free from the current quagmire, he may go further, but it is also possible that he will return to the pre-liberation period, so Jia Min was asked to take the children to Beijing first, and they will not be involved in anything on his side. Under the emperor's feet, one has to be scruples about what one wants to do, especially Prince Yizhong's lesson is not far away. The emperor is very sensitive to security issues. Jia Min and the others can indeed relieve Lin Ruhai of his worries in the capital.

And Jia Min insisted on going against the children's wishes and letting them live in Rongguo Mansion. Apart from safety considerations, there should be other considerations. With connections, the children will have a better way of going in the future, and it will always save a lot of effort to have someone to help them.

Yun Qing can't say that Jia Min's thinking is wrong. The Jia family is not as prominent as before, and there are signs of decline, but their roots are deep and leafy. According to the current situation, at least 20 years will be worry-free. Jia Min wants to rely on Jia Home, really is not a whimsical idea, but reasonable.

If the Jia family is compared to a ship, then the ship is a little old now, and the power is not as strong as before, but it can still sail, although no one can replace the ship, and no one can provide it with new ones. Momentum, it will slow down and eventually stagnate.

Generally, the so-called "gentleman's Ze was killed for the fifth generation" is probably in this situation.

However, the Jia family in the original book of the Red Chamber seemed to have encountered an accident. The boat broke a hole, and then the hull quickly sank after flooding, making it disappear from the process of decay, but this was not what Jia Min could have expected.

(End of this chapter)