The Red Chamber: The Rise of the Lin Mansion

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Taking advantage of Jia Lian's time to put away the scroll, Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Old ancestor, Lian'er and Brother Yun discussed it, and said that after the perfume shop earns money, I will honor you with 300 taels of silver every month from now on."

Jia Mu said cheerfully: "It's good that the two of them have a heart, and they should keep the money for themselves."

Jia Lian said hurriedly: "This is not possible. Without you, ancestor, to take care of us from behind, I am afraid that this perfume business will not last long."

Yuanyang laughed at the side and said: "Old lady, this servant can tell that the second master has something to ask for your help."

Jia Mu hurriedly said, "Lian'er, what difficulties have you encountered?"

Jia Lian smiled shyly and said: "Old Ancestor, I originally chose a shop, but the location is not very good, it is very close to the brothel and Chu Pavilion. It was nothing at first, but now that I have the calligraphy of Your Majesty, naturally I can't go to the shop over there. The signboard inscribed by the emperor is hung on it. I just thought that if I can get a bigger shop in Xishi, I can hang this calligraphy inscribed by His Majesty."

Yuanyang smiled and said: "Old lady, what did I say, the second master really came here with a purpose."

Jia's mother also laughed and said: "What Lian'er said is the truth. After all, it is the emperor's imperial treasure, so don't treat it slowly. Since you have taken a fancy to the shop in Xishi, then take it and manage it well."

"Thank you, my ancestors, for fulfilling it."

Baoyu twitched her lips aside, thinking that the second elder brother Lian had learned badly with that elder brother Lin, so he even helped him come to the lake to find his ancestors.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Ancestor, you can't let them get away with it in vain. The rent of this shop is indispensable."

Yuanyang: "That's right, I heard that their perfume is very profitable, so they must be allowed to pay more rent."

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "You don't need to tell me about this. Brother Yun and I have already discussed it. We will give our ancestor 300 taels of silver a month. It's not rent, but pocket money for honoring our ancestors."

Wang Xifeng: "That's about the same. After all, the ancestors didn't love you in vain."

Jia Mu said worriedly: "Lian'er, can that perfume earn so much money?"

Baoyu revealed from the side: "The ancestors didn't know something. Their perfume was only worth one tael of silver as a material cost, but they sold it at a high price of 50 taels of silver. Do you think the two of them are desperate for money?"

Jia Lian said with a dark face: "Brother Bao, doesn't it cost money to develop perfume?"

Baoyu: "That can't be sold so expensive."

Jia Lian: "There are also cheap ones, you can buy a bottle of perfume for a tael of silver."

Baoyu wanted to say more, but Jia's mother changed the subject and asked Jia Lian, "Lian'er, did you see Yun'er when you went to your cousin's house this time?"

Jia Lian: "Yes, I heard from Sister Yun that she is going to stay at the Lin Mansion for a few days tomorrow."

Baoyu became anxious when he heard this, "Brother Lian, you said Sister Yun is going to visit Sister Lin's house?"

Jia Lian nodded and said, "That's what she told me."

Baoyu: "How is this possible? How could that aunt of hers agree?"

Jia Lian: "Brother Yun personally went over to invite my cousin and aunt, and my cousin accepted on the spot."

Baoyu hurriedly begged Jiamu Ken, "Old Ancestor, I want to go there tomorrow too."

Without even thinking about it, Mother Jia vetoed, "You can't go there. Now that you're not too young, it's almost time to go to school. Tomorrow, I'll talk to your father about letting you go to the ethnology school."

Baoyu was dumbfounded when he heard it, why did the ancestor change, doesn't it mean that she doesn't like herself?

Jia Mu said again: "Baoyu, you are getting old now, you can't always be playful, it's time to go out and study."

Baoyu suddenly felt hopeless, and he thought to himself, "Even the ancestor who loves me the most forced me to go to school, so what's the point of his life?"

Seeing that Baoyu's expression was wrong, Jia Mu also felt a little soft-hearted, but when she thought of that brother from the Lin family, she could only harden her heart and scare Baoyu: "If you don't obey me, be careful and I will ask your father to beat you."

Baoyu was taken aback, and he hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The grandson just listens to the old ancestor."

Mother Jia finally said softly: "You read in the house first, and wait until the spring of next year. Then go to school to study."

Baoyu said happily, "Thank you, old ancestor."

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Chapter 86: Lian's second master was beaten

After everyone dispersed, Jia Mu returned to the inner room to rest with the support of Yuanyang.

Yuanyang asked tentatively: "Old lady, why did you suddenly let Second Master Bao go to school?"

Mother Jia said with a desolate expression: "Yun'er's aunt doesn't want her to come to our mansion, but she took the initiative to send her to Lin's mansion. Don't you understand what she means?"

Yuanyang said with an ugly expression, "What does the old lady mean, Mrs. Baolinghou thinks that our Second Master Bao didn't go to school?"

Jia Mu said with a gloomy face: "Although she didn't say it clearly, no one knows what she is thinking."

After a pause, Mother Jia said again: "Yuanyang, you go back and tell Lan'er's mother that she will take someone to Lin's mansion tomorrow and give some New Year gifts to my aunt."

Yuanyang asked knowingly: "Do you want Grandma to bring Brother Lan with you?"

Jia Mu: "You tell me this is unworthy, and she will understand."

"Your servant respects your life."

...

With the assistance of Wang Xifeng and Yuanyang, Jia Lian successfully obtained the management right of the silk shop in West Market from the old lady.

After returning, Jia Lian immediately asked the maid to go to the kitchen to ask for some food and wine, and was going to have a few drinks with Wang Xifeng to celebrate.

Unexpectedly, extreme joy begets sorrow, the food and drink did not wait, but waited until the Elder Master sent someone to send a message, asking him to reply.

Jia Lian panicked immediately, he knew without guessing, it must have been known to his father about what happened with Jia's mother earlier.

He hurriedly said to Wang Xifeng: "After I leave, you let the young man guard over there. I have the eyeliner arranged by the master. If the master asks someone to beat me, someone will come out to report. After you receive the news, go quickly Find Yuanyang and ask her to remind the old lady."

Wang Xifeng nodded, and said: "You can rest assured, I will send someone to guard."

"Then please."

Under Wang Xifeng and Heping'er's worried eyes, Jia Lian bit the bullet and went out to the Jia Amnesty Court east of Rongguo Mansion.

After Jia Lian left, the more Wang Xifeng thought about it, the more worried she became. She said to Ping'er, "Hurry up and send the boy to guard outside the old man's yard. If you see something wrong, come back to me immediately, so that I can go to the old lady for help."

Ping'er: "I'm just afraid that I won't be able to make it in time."

Wang Xifeng: "Then I'll go to Yuanyang and tell him first. If there's anything going on here, hurry up and let me know."

Ping'er: "Okay."

...

Jia She was the one who summoned Jia Lian in the study room. He said it was the study room, but it was actually the place where Master She used to collect antique calligraphy and paintings.

There were two long attendants in blue guarding outside the study, seeing Jia Lian coming, a long follower named Geng Zhong stretched out his hand with a smile on his face, and said, "Second Master, the Eldest Master has been waiting for you for a long time, go in quickly."

When Jia Lian saw the expression on the long follower, he knew that today's test would be difficult.

He bit the bullet and walked into the study, and saw his old man, Jia She, sitting behind the table, holding a jade wrench to enjoy.

"My son greets my father." Jia Lian respectfully stepped forward and saluted the old man.

Jia Amnesty asked without looking up: "I heard that you are very busy recently, tell me, what are you busy with?"

Jia Lian: "Recently, New Year's goods have been delivered from various villages, and my son and others are carefully counting them."

"that's it?"

Jia Lian was thinking about whether to take the initiative to tell the story of the perfume shop, but he heard Jia She asked coldly: "How did I hear that you have been getting very close to Brother Yun from your aunt's house recently?"

"Reporting to father, brother Yun is going to open a perfume shop in the capital, and the old lady knows that he is not familiar with the place where he was born, so she asked me to help him order."

Jia She said angrily: "You bastard, do you think I don't know about the fact that you have opened a perfume shop together?"

Jia Lian hurriedly said, "The son is about to report this matter like his father."

Jia Amnesty: "Let me ask you, what percentage of the shares in this perfume shop do you own?"

"The son holds [-]% of the shares."

Jia Amnesty became angry when he heard this, and he slapped and scolded: "You idiot, why should he take [-]% and you only take [-]%?"

Jia Lian boldly replied: "Father, Brother Yun only holds [-]% of the shares, and the other [-]% is held by Prince Xuan's grandson."

"Uh,"

When Jia She heard this, his arrogance immediately withered, no matter how arrogant he was, he would not dare to confront Prince Xuan's mansion.

After thinking for a while, he said again: "How did I hear that Brother Yun bought a calligraphy from the emperor to use it as a shop sign, is there such a thing?"

Jia Lian: "It is true. The calligraphy written by His Majesty is in the hands of my son. I plan to find someone to make a copy tomorrow and use it to make paibians."

Jia Amnesty nodded and said, "Let the craftsmen do it more delicately, and don't let people find reason."

"My son understands."

"Did Brother Yun tell you about how much money this perfume business makes in a year?"

"About seven to eight thousand taels."

Jia Amnesty's eyes lit up when he heard the words, he looked at Jia Lian and said, "I don't need much for my father, just honor me with 500 taels a month."

Jia Lian thought to himself, "It's not too much to ask for, you might as well take it all away."

"Reporting to father, the perfume shop was run by the old lady, and my son has already promised the old lady to honor the old lady with 300 taels of silver every month."

Jia Amnesty got annoyed when he heard that, he grabbed a piece of paperweight on the table, and threw it on Jia Lian's head,

Jia Lian couldn't dodge in time, and was smashed in the head by the paperweight, and blood flowed out immediately.

He fell to his knees with a thump, and said in panic, "Father calm down, this is all Brother Yun's idea, and my son can't help it."

Jia She said viciously: "You will obey Brother Yun whatever he says, so why don't you be his son?"

"Father forgive me."

Jia She walked up to his son and said coldly, "Go and tell Brother Yun how much respect you give to the old lady, and he will pay for it himself. In short, one or two of my share of money cannot be missed."

Jia Lian boldly replied: "Reporting to father, brother Yun said that if my son doesn't follow his arrangement, he won't let me become a shareholder."

"He dares."

Jia She let out a roar, then looked at Jia Lian with a sneer and said, "I'm afraid you two villains have colluded and want to come to Hunong to be your father, right?"

"My son dare not."

"Don't dare? I think you are very courageous."