Practical Life in the Red Mansion

Chapter 123

Since Lin Yang has ordered Wang Dahai to be a businessman, there is no important matter for Lin Yang to deal with in Dongnan. If Wang Dahai is subdued, Dongnan will be safe for at least ten years.And ten years is enough time, enough for Lin Yang to gain a firm foothold in the court before doing anything else.Only then can he stretch his fists and truly keep the southeast away from the Japanese invasion, in exchange for peace.

Different from Lin Yang's leisurely attitude, Mu Zheng is going to be very busy. He is going back to the capital next year to marry Daiyu, and he will probably stay in the capital. Before that, a complete coastal defense in Fujian and other southeast regions must be established. Strict city defense, ocean defense, and coastal protection, the three complement each other and are indispensable, all of which require Mu Zheng's painstaking efforts.

Therefore, when he took time to see Lin Yang drinking tea leisurely, a little bit of jealousy and envy arose in his heart. How could Lin Yang fail to guess what he was thinking, put the teacup on the table with a smile and said: "How about you?" There is something more envious of you."

Mu Zheng paused with his hand holding the teacup, and said in surprise, "You don't mean to go back to Beijing, do you?" Lin Yang nodded with a smile, and said, "Everything here is almost finished, after all, I'm just sent by the emperor. As an imperial envoy, even if Jun Yue Zu acts as a substitute, there must be a limit."

"In addition," Lin Yang said solemnly, "the news that came, Mu Bin probably won't be able to make it through, you also know Jin Yiwei's methods, the emperor will not let him die so comfortably, escort him back to Beijing The road is enough for him."

Mu Zheng was silent for a while and asked, "How will his family members be dealt with?" Lin Yang replied, "Mostly, he changed his surname to expel the clan and demoted him to common people." Mu Zheng nodded and said nothing.This kind of punishment can be regarded as a pardon, but Mu Zheng didn't think there was anything wrong with it. First, he is not a person who likes to vent anger. Second, although he is not afraid that the clan will say that he is cruel, he is worried that Daiyu will marry in the clan in the future. Encountering troubles, after all, Mu Bin's wife has a high status and reputation in the clan.If she was really executed or exiled, there might be someone on good terms with her who would make irresponsible remarks in front of Daiyu when he and Daiyu came back to worship their ancestors.

Lin Yang patted his shoulder.

The news that Lin Yang was going back to the capital was quickly spread to the Lin residence.

At this time, the marriage between Xue Baoqin and Tanchun has been settled.Although Xue Baoqin was retiring, but because Jia Min was in charge, the Mei family was bullied and afraid of being tough, so they did not grind their teeth with Jia Min, and they resigned the marriage without saying anything. Even the Xue family looked down on those things, so they immediately asked the mother-in-law to tell the Mei family to keep them. After all, the Mei family's foundation is very shallow.

Other things are good, only Xue Baoqin listened to the message from the mother-in-law that the Mei family's mistress was flushed and worried when she was ridiculed, and found a chance to say to Daiyu in private: "Auntie is doing her best to worry about my affairs. It's hard to repay. It's just that the Mei family is a capricious villain, and I'm afraid they will hate Auntie and your family because of this."

Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled after hearing this: "It turns out that you are unhappy because of this." Daiyu closed her smile and said arrogantly, "I'm not afraid of others saying I'm arrogant. Our family is not afraid of theirs. So what if you just hold grudges?" She patted Baoqin's hand and said, "Mother does things properly, she knows it well."

After Xue Biao knew that Baoqin's marriage had returned smoothly, he immediately sent a lot of property over.Looking at the list, Jia Min smiled and said, "Baoqin is lucky to have such a big brother." The reason why Jia Min said this was that what Xue Biao gave was not ordinary gold and silver property, but what Daiyu needed for her dowry. Exquisite and rare things.Jia Min felt sorry for Daiyu, and naturally hoped that the more dowry she would get, the better, so she accepted it with a smile.

The head of Xu Hua's family glanced at the gift list and said with a smile: "The Xue family is really expensive." As for what to do under the banner of the Lin family, it can make others weigh one or two when they move the Xue family.Jia Min's willingness to accept things was not because of shallow eyelids, but because of Xue Biao's ability.Officials' families are not allowed to do business and compete for profits with the people, but every family has some properties.If you are honest, you can eat some rent, and if you are quick, you can find some businessmen to invest in dry stocks.The Lin family has some shops and properties in the south that are not on the account, so Jia Min wanted to take the shop as a stake.

Xu Hua's family knew Jia Min's plan, and he was a bit puzzled why Jia Min had to bother, after all, the Lin family's foundation was still rich, Jia Min sighed: "The palms and backs of the hands are all meat, I have to leave something for Brother Yun. "Xu Hua's family said: "Master, he doesn't necessarily care about the things in the house." "Although Brother Yang is a magnanimous child, his age is orderly, and the Lin family has to be inherited by him." Jia Min didn't hide it from Lin Yang. Lin Yang agreed with the matter of subsidizing Brother Yun and even thought about dividing the family property equally, but Jia Min refused because Lin Yang was married and had a wife and children.

Where can we treat everyone equally?

Jia Min laughed at himself and didn't want to bring up this topic again. He caught a glimpse of what Xu Hua's family held in his hand and asked suspiciously: "What are you holding in your hand?" Xu Hua's family patted his forehead and said, "I'm confused, forget about it." gone."

She handed the things in her hand to Jia Min and said, "It's a post from Jia's family. The third girl of their family invited Madam to come over as a gift for a small appointment." Jia Min said with a slight sarcasm, "It's so easy to settle down." ? I thought it would take a long time." Xu Hua's family said: "After all, the second master is in charge."

Jia Min lowered her eyes to hide her sarcasm. Her second brother was only looking out for profit, thinking that in the future, it would be more beneficial to have a son-in-law who was born as a Jinshi and was an official butcher than a bastard son from a wealthy family.

Jia Min put the post on the table and said: "These things are finally taken care of. It's time to live a few days of cleanliness." Xu Hua's family laughed and said: "Zhuangzi and the house are all tidy, and I'm waiting for your wife The order is here." Lin Hai has been staying at home these days, just waiting for Jia Min to finish his work and go to Zhuangzi.Jia Min laughed softly: "It's hard for the master, I can only go to play chess with Yu'er every day." Xu Hua's family laughed and said: "I enjoy watching the master."

Jia Min got up and half-complained: "That's his favorite, let's go and have a look. They both forget the time when they play chess, and I have to hurry."

Xu Hua's family smiled and said: "That's not true, the wife is indispensable in the family."

Before dawn on the second day, the Lin family set off.

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