The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Lin Yun said with a smile: "Nephew naturally understands, isn't this just chatting with you, uncle, I would never say it to someone else."

Lin Ruhai: "When you are free, write me an article on customs and taxation. I have to figure it out first, and then I can make suggestions to the emperor."

Lin Yun said happily: "Okay."

Lin Ruhai: "Let's go, let's have dinner first."

"Yes."

Chapter 191: Why do pretty girls run to Lin Fu...

With the kindness of Jiamu and Mrs. Wang to stay, Aunt Xue stayed behind half-pushed and half-heartedly, and lived in Lixiangyuan in the northeast corner of Rongguo Mansion.

There are more than ten houses in Lixiangyuan, with a complete front hall and back room, a small gate leading to the street, and a corner gate leading to the inner house of Rongguo Mansion in the southwest.

Although the area here is small, it is quiet, quiet, and the environment is beautiful, which is very suitable for Baochai.

Xue Pan didn't like this place very much, and when his mother and sister settled down, he clamored to go to the Lin Mansion to find Lin Yun.

Aunt Xue believed that Lin Yun had just returned to the mansion, and she must be reunited with her family. After persuading her for a long time, she finally calmed down Xue Pan.

...

As soon as she finished cleaning up, the maid came in to report that Mrs. Wang had come to visit her.

Aunt Xue greeted her outside and invited her sister to her bedroom to talk.

Mrs. Wang sat down next to the case, looked around for a few times, and then said apologetically: "It's really wronging you and your two children to let my sister and her family live in this small courtyard."

Aunt Xue took a cup of tea from the servant girl, handed it to Mrs. Wang and said, "Sister, don't say that, our three mothers are new to the capital, it would be nice to have a place to rest."

After a pause, Aunt Xue said again: "I heard that the second brother is going to the northwest, is this true?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "There is indeed such a thing. The Mongols suddenly rebelled, and Yue Wangye, who lives in the northwest, sent someone to ask for help from the court. His Majesty issued an order to let the second brother lead the army to go for reinforcements."

"I originally thought about taking the two children to visit my second brother, but now that I think about it, my brother and sister-in-law are probably too busy to see me."

"Let's wait and see, the second brother may be able to meet you before leaving."

"That's all it takes."

Mrs. Wang took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then asked Aunt Xue: "Sister, at the old lady's place today, Pan'er said that Brother Yun from the Lin Mansion spent tens of thousands of taels of silver on your family's business. Is this true?"

Aunt Xue nodded and said, "Indeed."

Mrs. Wang said in surprise: "How can he, a little kid, get so much money?"

Aunt Xue: "I don't know either. However, that Brother Yun is quite capable and is a good hand in business. My sister should try to win over that child."

Mrs. Wang said with a dark face: "Sister, you don't know, that child dares to bully Baoyu because of his sister-in-law's favor. Such a person who doesn't distinguish between high and low will stumble sooner or later."

"This~"

Aunt Xue was secretly surprised in her heart, she never thought that her sister would have such a big prejudice against Brother Yun.I also want Brother Yun to help take care of the Xue family's business. If my sister knows about this, it will be troublesome.

Fortunately, Mrs. Wang just asked casually and changed the topic to Yuanchun's concubine.After listening to it for a while, Aunt Xue complained secretly in her heart about the meaning of her sister's words.He actually wanted her to spend money to help build a villa for relatives.

Aunt Xue immediately regretted it. If she had known this before, why would she rush to Beijing and stay in Jinling for a few more days? It would be great to come back to the capital after the Jia family's relative's house was built.

...

After Baoyu finished the banquet, he returned to Bisha Kitchen.

Xiren brought a bowl of sober tea, handed it to Baoyu, and said, "Second Master, drink some tea to sober up."

Baoyu took the tea cup, drank a few sips, and then smiled at the maids in the room and said: "I originally thought Sister Lin was a fairy descending to earth, which is extremely rare. Who would have thought that Sister Bao has come today, and she is also rare in the world. "

The new maid, Huamei, smiled and said, "According to what the second master saw, who is better, Miss Bao or Miss Lin who came here today?"

Baoyu thought for a while, and said: "Sister Bao and Sister Lin are hard to distinguish in appearance. However, I still think that Sister Lin and I are more compatible."

Xiren laughed and said, "My servant thinks that Miss Bao is calm and easy to deal with."

Huamei: "One day when Miss Bao and Miss Lin get together, it will be very lively."

Baoyu said happily, "Thrush is right. I will talk to the old lady some other day and invite Sister Lin to meet Sister Bao."

Xiren: "There's also Miss Smith, the second master begs the old lady to pick them up too."

Baoyu hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, sister Yun hasn't come here to play for a long time, and I will take her over this time."

At this time, Yuanyang came in from the door and smiled at Baoyu: "Second Master hasn't rested yet?"

Baoyu hurriedly stood up and said, "Sister Yuanyang, why are you here?"

Yuanyang: "The old lady asked me to come over and tell the second master that the aunt's nephew and the young master are going to get married on the sixth day of October. The old lady asked you to go with the second master Lian to give a congratulatory gift in a few days."

Baoyu was surprised when he heard this and said, "Brother Lin is getting married?"

Yuanyang: "Yes. I heard that my nephew's father specially built a new mansion for him, and it cost more than [-] taels of silver."

Baoyu was not interested in the mansion or anything, he was curious which girl Lin Yun married.

"Sister Yuanyang, do you know which girl Brother Lin married?"

Yuanyang: "I heard from Second Master Lian that the girl seems to be the daughter of Mr. Qin, the repairman of the Ministry of Industry."

Baoyu hurriedly asked, "Has Second Brother Lian met a girl from the Qin family? What does she look like?"

Yuanyang smiled and said, "Second Master Lian has such a good relationship with his nephew and young master, so he has met a girl from the Qin family. I heard from him that even Miss Lin in the mansion over there can't compare to a girl from the Qin family."

Baoyu said urgently, "How is this possible? Brother Lian must be talking nonsense."

Yuanyang: "I don't know about that. However, Master Nephew is very picky, and the girl he can fall in love with must have good looks."

Baoyu thought: "Sister Yuanyang is right. The cooks in Brother Lin's house are all stunning beauties, and his wife must also be a beauty like a fairy. What Second Brother Lian said may be true."

Yuanyang: "Okay, I have already delivered the old lady's message, so I will take my leave first."

"Sister Yuanyang, walk slowly."

Baoyu sent the mandarin ducks out of the house, and when he came back, he listened to humanity: "Unexpectedly, my nephew and young master are about to get married at such a young age."

Huamei: "It's not too young, I heard that the young nephew is already fourteen years old this year, and he's also at the age of marriage."

Baoyu sat down beside the table, sighed softly and said, "Oh! Why do all the good girls go to Lin's mansion?"

The attacker laughed and said, "What the second master Lian said may not be true."

Baoyu: "You don't know, a little cook in Brother Lin's house is prettier than you."

Huamei heard this and said jealously: "Second Master, are you joking? How beautiful can a cook be?"

Baoyu: "What did I lie to you for? The cook is Xiaoya. Not only does she cook good dim sum, but she is also proficient in playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Xiren said in surprise: "How is this possible? She is so capable, what kind of cook is she?"

"I just like being a cook. Last time I went to that mansion, I wanted to talk to her for a few more words, but she didn't want to talk to me."

Huamei: "Even the second master refuses to talk to me, that woman must be a lunatic."

Baoyu said angrily: "I think you look like a lunatic. People call you noble and noble. Just like what Ailian said in the book, you can emerge from the mud but remain unsullied."

Speaking of Ailian, Baoyu thought of the little maid named Furong next to Sister Lin, and he sighed inwardly: "Thrush is still much worse than Furong. It is even more incomparable with that Xiaoya. Alas! Do I want it?" How about changing her name to Qingwen?"

Chapter 192: Lin Yuan

After lunch, Lin Yun accompanied his father and Jia Min to inspect the newly built mansion. After Daiyu knew about it, she asked to follow everyone to visit the new garden.

It is said that when Lin Yun was not around, Jia Min detained Daiyu in the mansion.Unless she was going to Rongguo Mansion to attend a few girls' birthday parties, she rarely had the chance to go out for fun.

Now that Lin Yun is back, she has something to rely on and asks to go with her.

For sister Lin's request, as long as it does not violate the principle, Lin Yun will usually satisfy her.

Jia Min was also happy to see Lin Yun pampering his daughter, and when he saw him interceding, he readily agreed and took Daiyu with him.

...

The new mansion is in the west of the city, not too far from the Lin Mansion, and it only takes a quarter of an hour by carriage.

Everyone came to a courtyard with white walls and blue tiles, and saw several handymen cleaning up the construction waste outside the courtyard.

Above the main entrance of the courtyard, the two characters Lin Yuan are engraved, which looks like Lin Ruhai's handwriting.

Seeing everyone approaching, a middle-aged man quickly ran out of the yard, rushed to Lin Heng who got off the carriage, bowed his hands, and said, "Master Lin!"

Lin Heng smiled back and said: "Master Zhuo, thank you for your hard work! My child is returning to Beijing today, and I will bring him over to have a look."

Master Zhuo: "May I ask who is the son of your mansion?"

Lin Yun stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Next is Lin Yun, may I ask your name, sir?"

Master Zhuo glanced at Lin Yun, then smiled back and said, "Master Lin, my surname is Zhuo and my name is Zhongyang. I am a good friend of Master Qin. I was entrusted by him to supervise the construction of this mansion."

Lin Yun hurriedly said, "Thank you!"

Lin Heng introduced from the side: "Master Zhuo is the best master craftsman in the Ministry of Industry. He studied under Shan Ziye and participated in the construction of royal gardens."

"Oh!"

When Lin Yun heard the name Shan Ziye, he immediately became interested. He is the chief designer of the Grand View Garden.

Just as he was about to ask a few more questions, he heard Jia Min urging in the carriage: "Brother Yun, tell them to send back the craftsmen in the garden first."

"Yes, Aunt."

Lin Yun agreed, and then smiled at Zhuo Zhongyang: "My aunt wants to go for a stroll in the garden, so please make it easier for me, sir."

Zhuo Zhongyang smiled and said: "The building inside has been completed, Madam can enter without worrying about being disturbed."

Lin Yun hurriedly waved behind him, and the groom immediately drove the carriage towards the garden.

Lin Yunchong cupped his hands at Zhuo Zhongyang and said, "Today, I will accompany my aunt to visit. I will ask my husband for advice another day."

Zhuo Zhongyang raised his hand and said, "My lord, please go ahead."

Lin Heng: "Yun'er, go in and hang out with your aunt, and talk to Master Zhuo for your father."

"Okay, father."

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As soon as she entered the courtyard, Daiyu got out of the carriage and said pleasantly, "This garden is so big."