The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

Lin Yun followed Jia Lian to the small courtyard where he and Sister Feng lived. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a young girl wearing a lotus-green feather satin double-breasted gown and a cloudy bun, leading a few maidservants out of the house. come out to greet you.

The green-clothed girl took the lead to salute Lin Yun who came over, "Ping'er greets my nephew and young master!"

Lin Yun smiled at Jia Lian and said, "Second brother Lian, this must be my sister-in-law, right?"

The girl in green was none other than Wang Xifeng's personal maid Ping'er. As soon as Lin Yun said these words, she immediately blushed with embarrassment.

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "Brother Yun, you can't talk nonsense about this. If your sister-in-law heard it, she would think I made you say it on purpose."

Lin Yun pretended to be surprised and said: "Second brother Lian, you are not a strict wife, are you?"

Jia Lian looked puzzled and said: "Why do you have a strict wife?"

"It's because I'm afraid of my wife."

"This~"

Jia Lian was immediately embarrassed. Seeing this, Ping'er hurriedly said softly, "Second Master, Young Master Nephew, it's cold outside, let's sit inside."

"Thank you sister Ping'er!"

Lin Yun thanked him and walked into the house first.

Walking to the door, a little maid lifted up the curtain and said respectfully, "Master nephew, please."

Lin Yun walked into the house, looked around for a few times, and then smiled and said: "Second brother Lian, when I see your house, I feel that my house is really shabby. I have to earn more money quickly so that I can catch up with your treatment as soon as possible. .”

"Brother Yun is still young, and there is still a long way to go."

After Jia Lian finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to invite Lin Yun to sit down on the heated kang, and then ordered Ping'er to have wine and food served.

Lin Yun dissuaded him: "Second brother Lian, don't you need to drink this morning?"

Jia Lian sat down opposite and said with a smile: "Since you are here to be a guest, you must have a few drinks, lest your aunt turn around and blame me for treating you slowly."

While talking, several little maidservants came into the room with dishes, and Ping'er introduced the dishes to Lin Yun while placing the dishes on the kang table.

Although it was winter, Jia Lian's food here was really good, including lamb, quail, braised pheasant, sour bamboo shoot and chicken skin soup, and ham stewed elbow.

After setting the dishes, Ping'er took a pot of hot rice wine from the maid's hand and poured wine for the two of them.

Lin Yun: "Sister Ping'er, you should sit down and have a drink with us."

Ping'er smiled lightly and said: "My nephew is drinking with the second master, how can I not obey the rules? It is my blessing to be able to serve by you."

After finishing speaking, she held the poured wine glass in both hands and handed it to Lin Yun.

Lin Yun quickly stood up and caught it with both hands.

Jia Lian sat still, enjoying the attentive service of the little maid.

After Lin Yun sat down again, Jia Lian raised his glass and toasted him, "Brother Yun, I congratulate you on being admitted to Yichen Academy."

Lin Yun smiled wryly and said, "Second brother Lian, it's winter and you have to go to the academy to suffer from cold and hunger, what a happy event."

Jia Lian said happily, "You can be a master if you suffer from hardships."

After saying that, he raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass.

Lin Yun frowned and took a sip before putting down the cup.

Ping'er picked up food for Lin Yun, and said with a smile: "Master nephew, the second master drank it all in one gulp, but you drank too little."

"Sister Ping'er, you are wrong."

Ping'er was puzzled and said: "Where did the servant girl say something wrong?"

"First of all, I'm underage, so I shouldn't drink. Besides, I've just been admonished by my ancestors, so I can't drink and cause trouble. Also, I have to go to Prince Xuan's Mansion later, so you can't let me drink. Are you drunk and going to see the prince?"

"Uh~" Ping'er had nothing to say now.

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Ping'er, if you want to find fault with Brother Yun, you are asking for trouble."

Lin Yun jokingly said: "Second brother Lian, you are not being kind. Sister Ping'er is talking for you, how can you make fun of her?"

"I made a mistake, and I accept the punishment."

Jia Lian said with a smile, picked up the wine glass and drank a glass of wine as a punishment.

Ping'er took a piece of marinated quail meat for Lin Yun and put it on the plate in front of him: "Since you can't drink, let's eat more food."

"Thank you!"

...

After a few people chatted and laughed for a while, Jia Lian asked Lin Yun, "Brother Yun, what about buying and selling that perfume?"

"Second brother Lian, I can give you [-]% of the shares in the perfume business here in the capital. You don't have to pay any money, you just need to open a shop."

Thirty percent of the shares were in line with Jia Lian's expectations.

He nodded and asked, "Brother Yun, what do you want from the store?"

Lin Yun: "First of all, the location should be close to the area where rich people live. Secondly, the decoration in the store should be high-end, so that people can feel that this perfume is very high-end, and it is worth spending dozens of taels of silver to buy."

"Are there any other requests?"

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "We also need to choose a capable manager who will be responsible for decorating the store and selling perfume."

Just as Jia Lian wanted to agree, he heard Lin Yun say again: "This steward must not be selected from the stewards of your Jia family."

"Why is this?"

Lin Yun reminded: "Second brother Lian, you forgot about Lai Da so quickly?"

Jia Lian suddenly said: "Are you worried that the stewards of the Jia family will enrich themselves in the perfume business and embezzle public funds?"

Lin Yun picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "It's not that I'm worried, but that something like this will definitely happen."

Jia Lian said hesitantly: "But I can't find a suitable candidate in my eagerness."

"I heard that there is a child of the same clan named Jia Yun in the mansion here, let him try it first."

"Jia Yun?"

Jia Lian just felt a little confused. This Jia Yun is the heir of Wufang, and he is a little far away.Even he didn't know much about Jia Yun, how could Lin Yun know that there was such a person?

Lin Yun took out two contracts from his pocket, handed them to Jia Lian, and said, "Second brother Lian, this is the share contract. Please read it carefully, and if you have no objection, sign your name and your fingerprint on it."

Jia Lian picked up the contract, looked at it and asked, "Brother Yun, how much money can you earn a year from this perfume business?"

Lin Yun said with a smile: "Second Brother Lian, are you stupid? This is the money I gave you from my private house. If Sister-in-law Feng knows the details, will you still have a stable life in the future?"

Ping'er thought to himself: "This young nephew is really bad, he is clearly instigating the second master to hide his private money behind grandma's back."

She glanced at Lin Yun again, only to see the other person winking at her and smiling: "Sister Ping'er, you are not allowed to tell Sister-in-law Feng this."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Wang Xifeng's voice coming from the courtyard, "Brother Yun, you are trying to persuade your second brother Lian to be a bad boy."

Chapter 62: Feng Lazi

Lin Yun quickly stood up, saluted Wang Xifeng who walked in quickly, and said, "Hello, Sister-in-law Feng!"

Wang Xifeng saluted him back, and then said angrily: "Fortunately, I came back in time, if it was later, all the people in the room would be spoiled by Brother Yun."

Lin Yun said with a smile: "Even if I can lead others down, Ping'er's little sister-in-law will certainly not."

Wang Xifeng said jealously: "Hey! This sister-in-law has already been called. Ping'er, when did you catch Brother Yun's eyes and let him work so hard to help you improve your status?"

Ping'er spat softly: "Grandma, what are you talking about? Even if I don't want to be famous, I can't tarnish the innocence of my nephew and young master."

Wang Xifeng said jokingly to Jia Lian: "Second Master, listen quickly, Ping'er's hooves and heart are about to fly to Brother Yun."

Jia Lian said ungratefully, "If Ping'er takes a fancy to Brother Yun, I'll fulfill her right away, just because I'm afraid you won't let her go."

"What nonsense is the second master talking about?"

Ping'er was so angry that her pretty face flushed, she turned around and ran out.

Wang Xifeng gloated and said: "Second Master, this is a flattery and he didn't get a shot, he got a shot on a horse's hoof."

Jia Lian ignored her, but shouted out the door: "Ping'er, quickly bring the pen and ink."

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng pretended to be aggrieved and said: "Brother Yun, look, your second brother Lian's temper is growing, and he learned it from you."

Lin Yun added another blow without mercy, "Sister-in-law Feng, if a man has no temper, can he still be considered a man?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Brother Yun is absolutely right."

Wang Xifeng deliberately pretended to be pitiful, and said aggrievedly to Ping'er who came in with a pen and ink: "Ping'er, there is almost no room for us in this house, let's pack up and go back to our hometown in Jinling?"

Lin Yunle said: "It happens that next spring I will go back to Yangzhou, Sister-in-law Feng can go with me."

Ping'er couldn't help laughing out loud, causing Wang Xifeng to stamp her feet and scold: "Ping'er, you little hoof, you just hope that I will go back to Jinling alone, so that I can give you the position of doctor, right?"

Lin Yun shook his head and sighed: "Brother Lian, I really sympathize with you now. Sister-in-law Feng's fighting power can equal ten of hers. No wonder you can't bear it."

Wang Xifeng blushed and spat: "Bah! Is this what a brother like you should say?"

Lin Yun hurriedly rushed to Wang Xifeng and said, "Sister-in-law Feng, why don't I just admit defeat? If you are angry, you should take it out on my second brother Lian."

After Jia Lian signed the contract, he handed the pen to Lin Yun and said, "Brother Yun, it's your turn."

Lin Yun picked up a pen, quickly signed his name, put his fingerprint on it, and handed back a copy to Jia Lian, saying: "Try to finish the shop before the end of the year, and the first batch of perfume will be shipped over for sale in March next year at the latest. "

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "No problem, I will urge them to fix it as soon as possible."

Wang Xifeng asked eagerly: "Brother Yun, how much money can you earn a year from this perfume business?"

Lin Yun: "About seven or eight thousand taels of silver."

Wang Xifeng widened his eyes and said, "Can you earn so much money in a year?"

Lin Yun smiled and said, "Is seven or eight thousand a lot? I still think it's too little. When I return to Yangzhou, I'll go to Jinling to open a perfume shop."

Wang Xifeng said urgently: "Brother Yun, my mother's family is from Jinling, why don't we open a shop in Jinling together, what do you think?"

Lin Yun hurriedly waved his hands and said, "This time I took you to earn money together for the sake of the second brother Lian. If I go to Jinling, I don't want to partner with your Wang family."

Wang Xifeng said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Yun, are you looking down on our Wang family?"

Just as Lin Yungang was about to explain a few words, he suddenly saw a little maid holding up the curtain and walking in, saying: "Second Master, Second Grandma, Uncle Xiao Rong is here."