The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Wang Xifeng: "What's the use of expressing merit, and it can't be exchanged for money."

"Uh~"

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When Wang Xifeng walked into Daiyu's bedroom, she saw Yuanyang was there. She walked over and said with a smile, "If I had known that Sister Yuanyang was here, I wouldn't have come."

Yuanyang: "This is strange, what does it matter to you if I come or not?"

Wang Xifeng walked to Daiyu's side, glanced at her, and said, "Sister Lin hasn't packed her things, so it can be seen that you have persuaded her. If I come here again, it will be superfluous."

Daiyu said angrily: "Sister-in-law Feng, I just wanted to say hello to you and go home."

Wang Xifeng sat down beside Daiyu, patted her little hand and said, "For such a trivial matter, everyone knows about it, does my sister think it's worth it?"

Yuanyang: "There are times when teeth and lips collide with each other, let alone two living people."

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Wang Xifeng: "Sister Yuanyang is right. Later, I will ask Baoyu to accompany my sister. If my sister is still not satisfied, I will ask your brother to come over and give her a beating."

Baoyu happened to walk in with the Sanchun sisters, and when she heard Wang Xifeng's last words, her face turned pale with fright.Brother Lin, that evil star, he can't afford to offend him!

: I have something to do today, so I will skip one chapter and try to make up tomorrow.

Chapter 225: Only state officials are allowed to set fire, not hundreds...

When Daiyu and Baoyu had conflicts, Lin Yun was visiting Li Wan's aunt, Aunt Li, at the mansion of Zhou Sheng, head of the household department.

Lin Yun had been to Zhou's mansion once. Although Zhou Sheng was only the head of the household department of the sixth rank, the mansion he lived in was not small, comparable to Lin Ruhai's original mansion.

Aunt Li and her two daughters lived in the side courtyard of the Zhou Mansion. There were eight rooms in front and back, much smaller than the Lixiangyuan where Aunt Xue lived.

Lin Yun waited in the living room for about a cup of tea before Aunt Li led Li Wen and Li Qi out to meet her.

When the two little girls saw Lin Yun, they immediately ran over to greet him.

After Lin Yun finished saluting to Aunt Li, Li Wen and Li Qi surrounded him, chattering and asking non-stop.

After finally answering the two girls' questions, Lin Yun smiled at Aunt Li: "Wen'er and Qi'er must be bored at home, why don't Auntie take them to my place to play?"

Aunt Li: "I planned to go, but you just got married. I can't disturb you."

Lin Yun: "I was appointed an official by the court, and recently I was training soldiers outside the city. If my aunt comes to visit my mansion, she can accompany my wife."

Aunt Li said in surprise, "You are still an official at such a young age?"

"It's just a small general, it's nothing."

Aunt Li: "That's a fourth-rank military officer, it's amazing."

Li Wen asked curiously: "Mother, whose official college is Brother Lin or my uncle?"

Lin Yun: "Of course it's your uncle's official university."

Aunt Li smiled when she heard the words, and didn't say much. There is really no comparison between civil servants and military generals. Although Zhou Sheng is only the head of the household department of the sixth rank, he is not necessarily inferior to Lin Yun's generals.

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Lin Yun was chatting with Aunt Li when Zhou Sheng walked in under the guidance of the maid.

He quickly stood up, saluted Zhou Sheng and said, "Lin Yun pays homage to Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Sheng responded politely: "General Lin, you don't have to be polite. Thank you for coming to visit my sister and two nieces."

"Should be."

When Aunt Li saw her brother coming, she took the initiative to leave with her two daughters.

Li Wen and Li Qi were reluctant to leave at first, only when Aunt Li promised to take them to the Lin Mansion in a few days, they reluctantly left.

...

After Aunt Li left, Zhou Sheng asked Lin Yun to sit down again, and asked him, "General Lin is here this time, is there something wrong?"

Lin Yun: "There is indeed a small matter, and I would like to ask Mr. Zhou for help."

"Oh, what is it?"

"Master Zhou must have heard about it. I have just been appointed by the court as a general of Zuo Wuwei to train soldiers in Miyun. However, there is a shortage of food and grass in the army, so I can't let go of training. I wonder if Master Zhou can relieve the shortage of food and grass for me. of trouble."

Zhou Sheng frowned and said: "This matter is not easy to handle. Now the war in the northwest is the top priority, and everything has to make way for it. Especially food and grass are the top priority."

"I don't want too much, I just need the Ministry of Households to reissue Zuo Wuwei's grain for one month, that's enough."

"How many soldiers does Zuo Wuwei have?"

"5000 people."

Zhou Sheng thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible. I heard that 30 shi of grain will be shipped back from Siam by the end of the year. With this batch of grain, the household department will be much more relaxed."

Lin Yun said happily: "Since there is so much more food, it should be no problem to increase the food supply for us Zuo Wuwei for one month."

Zhou Sheng: "It's a pity that I have a humble position and can't make the decision. This matter requires the consent of Yan Yu, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

Lin Yun took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket, put them on the table, pushed them to Zhou Sheng and said, "I also ask Mr. Zhou to help me with this matter."

Zhou Sheng said with a smile: "With this, it will be much easier. After three days, there will be good news."

"Thank you!"

...

Back in the forest garden, the gatekeeper told Lin Yun that his brother-in-law Qin Zhong had come.

Lin Yun rushed to the inner house, and saw almost all the maids in the house were in the living room, watching his brother-in-law Qin Zhong.

Seeing Lin Yun coming in from the outside, Qin Zhong quickly stood up and saluted respectfully: "Little brother, send my regards to sister-in-law."

Lin Yun said with a smile: "They are all from my own family, so there is no need to be polite."

Qin Keqing pulled Lin Yun to sit beside her, and asked him, "Husband, where do you think Zhong'er should live?"

Lin Yun: "Let him live in the outer study room. There are many books there, so he can read them nearby."

Qin Zhong grimaced upon hearing this. He wanted to come here to play, not to study.

Qin Keqing was very satisfied. She hoped that her younger brother would succeed, so she naturally agreed with Lin Yun's arrangement.

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She smiled at Lin Yun and said, "Husband, I would like to arrange for two little maids to serve Zhong'er. Do you think it is feasible?"

When Qin Zhong heard this, his face suddenly showed a look of surprise. My sister-in-law had all good-looking maids here, and any two she picked were very eye-catching.

Before he was happy, he heard Lin Yun resolutely refuse: "Forget about the maid, I never used a maid before I passed the examination for scholar. Zhong'er is still young, so I don't need that."

All the maids in the room were disappointed when they heard this.Seeing that Qin Zhong was born handsome and grandma's younger brother, they all longed to serve him.

Qin Zhong drooped his little head, very unhappy.

Lin Yun went on to say: "I'll ask Zhong'er to hire a teacher to teach him his homework later. When he is selected as a scholar, I will recommend him to study in Yichen Academy."

Qin Keqing said happily after hearing the words: "Zhong'er, please thank your sister-in-law soon."

With a bitter face, Qin Zhong bowed to Lin Yun, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

Lin Yun said again: "In your spare time, you can learn martial arts from the guards in the mansion. In this way, even if you fail the imperial examination, you can still help me with things."

When Qin Keqing heard this, her face immediately turned black. She was still looking forward to her younger brother being named on the gold list and being a butcher for an official.

Qin Zhong secretly cursed in his heart that his sister-in-law only allowed him, a high official, to set fires, but not me, a commoner, to light lamps.

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After Baozhu and Ruizhu took Qin Zhong away, the maids immediately dispersed.

When there was no one in the room, Qin Keqing said sullenly, "Master, don't you think Zhong'er can take the imperial examination?"

Lin Yun said hurriedly: "It's not that I'm not optimistic, I'm just taking precautions and making more plans."

"Actually, I saw it just now. Zhong'er looked happy when he heard that I was going to arrange a maid for him. When he heard that you were going to find a husband for him, he was crestfallen. It shows that he is not interested in studying."

"It's better if you look carefully, I didn't pay attention just now."

Qin Keqing rolled his eyes at him, and said coquettishly, "It's not that I didn't notice, but you knew Zhong'er's shortcomings the first time you saw him."

"I'm not as good as you say."

After a pause, Lin Yun smiled again and said, "I was just looking at you, thinking that I must marry this beautiful young lady back home."

Qin Keqing was ashamed when she heard the words, "Stop talking, let people listen, and don't laugh at you and me."

"We two are in love with each other. Others will only envy when they hear it, and won't make fun of it."

"My father will talk nonsense."

While the two were chatting and joking, they saw Ping'er walking in with Xiangling and Yingge.

Ping'er: "Third Master, Grandma, the weather is getting colder, can we start heating the kang in our house?"

Qin Keqing glanced at Lin Yun, seeing that he had no intention of objecting, she nodded and said, "Then let's go."

Xiangling hurriedly asked: "If you turn on the heating, can you take a bath in the big bathtub?"

Lin Yun smiled and said: "Yes, I can try the big bath today. Which of you will take a bath with me?"

Qin Keqing stood up in embarrassment and said, "What nonsense is your husband talking about?"

After finishing speaking, she ran away as if fleeing.

"Third Master speaks so openly. It's such a shame." Ping'er scolded Lin Yun and followed him away.

Xiangling whispered: "Third Master, Yingge and I will accompany you to the big bath, okay?"

Parrot: "I don't dare, slave."

Lin Yun: "Why don't you dare? I'll teach you how to swim later."

"Master, what is swimming?"

"Swimming is~"

Chapter 226: The Witch