Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

The waiter looked back at the pale Jia Min and said with a bit of sympathy,

"Madam, are you also envious? They are the same person but have different fates."

"Others are born with gold and jade, but we are just dirt and pebbles."

"It's too hard to wipe my butt, so I'll just roll wherever I want."

He looked at the two children of the Lin family again. Although they were wrapped tightly, their eyes were clear and it was obvious that they had pure hearts. He swallowed the unpleasant words.

But Jia Min still didn't give up, so she continued to ask,

"Young Master Jia is just letting this be arranged. This is a mansion that has been passed down for generations."

"The children in my family have always been strict in their studies."

The young man laughed twice and said, "It seems that you are not envious, but you think that what I said is not true."

"It seems that you don't go out often. We can't imagine how many dirty things are going on in a mansion like this one."

"Sometimes we can't get in touch with them, but information about buying actors and other things can slowly leak out."

"There are so many ways to marry a beautiful concubine."

……

At this point, the waiter's face suddenly changed and he stopped talking. He stretched his neck and waved to a young man who was passing by.

"Brother Hua, are we going to eat?"

"You've made a fortune again today, haven't you? Look at your wallet, it's full again today."

The young man was wearing a long blue cloth gown with a half-worn purse hanging from his waist. He glanced at the waiter's face.

I saw the parrot in the hands of the old woman behind Jia Min.

“Is this parrot sold?”

The young man nodded hurriedly, "Brother Hua, it's sold."

"I will never call it Hanako again."

The young man nodded and said, "You are a good boy."

He pointed to the parrot and said,

"According to this spirit, please get me a Green Cloud as soon as possible. I am waiting for it."

"Money won't do you any harm."

The young man stood still, bent over, with a smile on his face.

"That's right. Everyone in this market knows you, Hua Zifang. Brother Hua is very generous."

"It's just that it's been cold lately, so parrots are hard to find. Also, I heard that many people are buying parrots these days because of the Queen Mother's birthday."

Hua Zifang raised her eyebrows and became angry.

"You're already fooling people before you've even grown all your hair."

"Even your father doesn't have this ability."

"Does the Queen Mother's birthday gift of this broken bird have anything to do with it?"

"Most of them buy jewelry and jade, and some smaller ones go to the flower market next door to pick up some rare flowers."

"Who would choose this bird? It's just going to say something random, quack... quack, and its head will fall off."

Hua Zifang tilted his head and sneered at the boy.

"You come here to fool me. I think you don't know anything."

The young man was stunned by the scolding, his face turned red and he had nothing to say.

Hua Zifang continued,

"Don't play dumb, hurry up, this is for the second master of the Jia family."

"The friend of the second master of the Jia family likes green-feathered parrots, so you should get a top-quality Green Cloud. Remember that, right?"

"If you didn't always have good clients here, would you have gotten this good deal?"

The young man had no choice but to nod and bow repeatedly, and Hua Zifang turned around and was about to leave.

Suddenly he turned around and asked, "If someone comes to ask how much the green parrot costs, don't quote too low a price. Second Master can't give a gift that's too cheap."

The clerk nodded and said, "I understand. If anyone asks me again, I'll say five hundred taels."

Hua Zifang left with satisfaction.

He had an appointment with Master Bao's servant to have dinner and couldn't waste any more time.

……

Jia Min suddenly stopped being in a hurry to leave. She wanted to see if the waiter would really offer five hundred taels.

So, several people from the Lin family really saw the young man, and whenever anyone asked about the green parrot, he would tell them it was a rare species, costing five hundred taels, and that they had to make an appointment and wait.

Jia Min was a little disappointed, and she didn't know why she was disappointed.

I had just spent fifty taels to buy a parrot, and although I thought it was expensive at first, now I think I was getting a huge bargain.

But I just can't be happy.

Sometimes she felt uncomfortable because her parents owed her money.

No one has ever mentioned paying back the money, it seems like there is no such thing anymore.

Should I go and ask for money myself?

Is it easy to owe money but hard to ask for it? Asking for money means offending relatives.

It really made Jia Min speechless.

Lin Daiyu didn't care about the people who raised the price arbitrarily in later generations. A tenfold increase in an instant would not have such a big impact.

A new world was opened up to Granny Liu.

This business is a hundred times better than farming, and you can easily earn hundreds of taels of silver, while my family can barely afford to eat.

Unfortunately, there is no such eloquent person in my family, so I can only dig for food in the dirt.

No, I have to go quickly. If I leave for the Jia family now, maybe I can still make it in time and I don’t have to stay in the temple.

Thinking of this, Granny Liu wanted to say goodbye to Jia Min quickly.

"Auntie, you bought the bird, and I, an old woman, couldn't help you much."

"I'm leaving now."

Only then did Jia Min think of Granny Liu and suddenly felt very embarrassed for wasting Granny Liu's time for half a day.

She gave money to Aunt Liu. Aunt Liu felt that this lady was not as rich as the Jia family, but she had a kind heart.

He accepted the ten taels of silver with great helplessness and guilt.

Just ten taels, no more.

That’s all. Even if the Jia family doesn’t have a penny, they can still get through the New Year.

Let’s talk about next year next year!

Isn't it just the common people's job to live one day at a time?

Jia Min said with some regret, "Grandma, if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to the Lin family, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, to find me."

"I should treat you to a meal at this hour anyway, Banxia, ​​have someone buy some food for grandma to take along on the journey."

"If you go to Jia's house at this hour, it will be past dinner time."

Granny Liu thanked her again and again, "Aunt, you are such a good person, a very good person."

"What a kind-hearted person."

After saying this, Granny Liu left under the guidance of her maid.

Lin Ruhai, Jia Min and Daiyu Yongan were preparing to find a place to eat.

They walked and stopped, and finally chose a mutton soup restaurant that looked good and walked in.

There are many markets around here, and it is not a place where dignitaries gather.

There are no restaurants that are too high-end.

Lin Daiyu suggested that we just drink a bowl of mutton soup in winter!

Although Jia Min was a little disgusted with her child's vulgar taste, she was a child slave after all.

Lin Ruhai and Yongan had no objections.

The whole family went to the mutton soup restaurant.

……

In the mutton soup restaurant, the fire is blazing, and the mutton soup is boiling in the copper pot, giving off an enticing aroma.

The Lin family chose a place with a partition, and Lin Daiyu, Yongan and Lin Ruhai sat around the table.

Although Jia Min felt a little disgusted, there were too many people and too many gossips in such occasions.

But looking at the red faces of the two children from drinking.

A smile appeared on her face and she lowered her head to drink the soup.

At this time, I heard a few voices coming from another partition.

"I'm telling you, Brother Hua, Sister Xiren is in a top position and will rise even higher in the future."