Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"Grandma Liu, this is the entrance to Rongguo Mansion. I will take you here and then I have to go back to report."

The maid sent by Jia Min to lead the way was ordered to escort her to the door.

Because Jia Min was afraid that she couldn't judge what kind of attitude Wang Fu-ren had towards her poor relatives.

The old woman walked her to the door and prepared to leave.

Granny Liu was naturally very grateful.

At this time, the doormen of the Jia family naturally saw Granny Liu and Jia Min's maid.

Since these people are relatives, they have good eyesight, especially those who are close to relatives, they can recognize them accurately.

There was a diligent boy with a small mouth who asked earnestly, "Are you here to bring me some letter? Do you want me to tell the old lady?"

The old woman waved her hands quickly, "No need, I'm here to send someone off, I'll leave now."

"This grandma is here to see Zhou Rui's family. Please let her know."

After saying this, he said hello to Granny Liu and left in a hurry.

Menzi's eyes rolled and he ran away quickly to report the news.

……

"Did Jia Min's maid send it here?" Mrs. Wang had just woken up from her nap when she heard Zhou Rui's wife coming to report the news.

She frowned.

"How can it be such a coincidence? You don't have to tell me. Just send the person to Feng Yatou and give her a few taels of silver."

"I've been quite busy these days, so I don't have time to deal with these trivial matters."

Mrs. Wang originally wanted to hand over the matter of the opera to Wang Xifeng, but Wang Xifeng only had a vague understanding of it.

It seemed that she was not getting the point. She had no choice but to worry about it herself and let Baochai give some pointers.

I had been busy all the time, and had just taken a break when Zhou Rui's wife came to report the news.

It is said that Wang Cheng, who was a member of the Wang family in his early years, instructed his mother-in-law to come here to collect money.

This has happened for so many years, how can Mrs. Wang not be annoyed by it.

Zhou Ruijia responded "yes" and turned to leave.

Just as I reached the door, I heard Mrs. Wang suddenly ask again,

"Did Granny Liu tell us how she met Jia Min?"

Zhou Ruijia had no choice but to return and said, "Madam, I did ask about this, and they said they went to buy a bird."

Buy a bird? Why a bird again? Birds come and go, as if Baoyu mentioned that he wanted to buy a bird.

Mrs. Wang couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it and simply said to Zhou Ruijia,

"Bring her here!"

……

Granny Liu and Ban'er followed Zhou Rui's wife through the corner gate, and what they saw was too much to take in.

She secretly marveled in her heart that the Jia family's mansion was more magnificent than any other she had ever seen.

"Oh my goodness! How many people can live in such a big place and so many houses?"

Granny Liu couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, with shock that was hard to conceal in her voice.

When Zhou Ruijia heard what Granny Liu said, she also felt a little proud. She smiled slightly.

"Grandma, you came at the perfect time today. Madam is no longer the same as she was when she was a girl."

"Being the head of such a large mansion is very hard work every day. If you have any requests, just ask directly."

"Madam has a kind heart and is a vegetarian and a Buddhist."

Granny Liu responded while looking around.

Granny Liu thought, the Emperor's Forbidden City is just like this, right? But she didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear of being impolite.

Mrs. Zhou led Granny Liu through the garden and around the rockery. They saw maids dressed in red and green, wrapped in silk and satin, busy at work.

Some were pruning flowers and trees, and some were cleaning the yard.

Granny Liu looked at the maids and couldn't help but sigh, "These maids are all dressed up like flowers. They are so pretty."

Zhou Ruijia smiled and responded, "Grandma, these are the maids in the mansion. They have to serve the master on weekdays, so they naturally have to dress neatly."

Liu Laolao sighed in her heart, this is really a world of difference. Mrs. Wang married into a good family, but that lady from the Jia family is much worse.

……

As soon as we arrived at Mrs. Wang’s Rong Xi Tang, we saw famous paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls and exquisite porcelain placed on the desk.

Outside the window, the winter sun shines through the window lattice, sprinkling onto the warm carpet, casting mottled light and shadows.

As soon as Liu Laolao saw the mistress of the house with a friendly face sitting on the chair.

She bent down and was about to kneel, but Zhou Ruijia grabbed her.

"No, no, no."

Mrs. Wang looked at how Granny Liu and Ban'er were dressed and frowned.

Could it be that Mrs. Zhou Rui was leading people here from the courtyard in such a loud voice?

But now was not the time to ask about this, so Mrs. Wang signaled to Mrs. Zhou Rui to get a chair for Granny Liu to sit down.

"Where did you meet our Jia family's great aunt?"

Although Granny Liu was old, she had a good memory and she told the story in a fluent manner.

She even remembered clearly what Jia Min's family wore and what they said.

When talking about the young master of the Jia family spending several thousand taels of silver to buy a crane.

Mrs. Wang's expression was indescribable.

Others were not clear, was she not clear? Baoyu bought a new crane in the courtyard.

Who is this talking about? It’s her Baoyu.

What's worse, someone would even ask for five hundred taels to buy the parrot.

She felt even more as if her face had been ripped off and trampled upon.

It was Jia Min's foot that trampled on her.

Although the thing a young man bought was not worth much and he would buy it from anyone, it was a big deal if he was cheated.

Being cheated and still complaining about it all over the world is like rubbing your face against the wall, rubbing it with dirt and leaving a bloody mark, which cannot be washed away even after being dug into a well.

Mrs. Wang's face was gloomy and she said nothing.

Granny Liu originally spoke in a very rhythmic way, regarding the profiteers, etc.

Granny Liu was filled with indignation.

She saw that Mrs. Wang's face had also turned pale, and she thought that she had touched Mrs. Wang's heart, so she said comfortingly,

"Auntie, you are angry too, right? You can go and report it and see which young master it is."

"You have done a great deed, haven't you?"

Mrs. Wang gritted her teeth and said, "Did the profiteer say which young master it was?"

Granny Liu said embarrassedly, "I didn't hear it. The boy whispered to Aunt Jia at that time."

At this moment, Mrs. Wang didn't know whether to be happy or angry.

She suppressed her anger and said to Granny Liu calmly,

"Grandma, what you said makes a lot of sense. I want to thank you for the news. I will have someone check to see which young man is so extravagant."

After saying this, she could no longer listen to anything else. She shouted, "Mrs. Zhou Rui, give grandma five hundred taels of silver."

“It’s not easy to make a trip in the middle of winter.”

"They are all old relatives, and I can't take care of them normally."

When Mrs. Wang said this, not only Granny Liu, but even Mrs. Zhou Rui were stunned.

She was afraid that Madam Wang had said something wrong, so she had to remind her, "Madam, it's fifty taels of silver, right?"

"I'll go right away."

Mrs. Wang glared at her, wondering why she was trying to be clever at this time.

Jia Min, who pretended to be poor, still gave ten taels of silver. How could it be justified that the amount given to such a legitimate relative of hers was too little?

Five thousand taels to buy a bird. My relative can’t make ends meet anymore, so at least you can give me money for the bird!

Jia Min was putting herself in trouble.

So Mrs. Wang said unhappily, "Five hundred taels, you are old now, and you can't hear clearly."

Granny Liu was so shocked that she burst into tears. "Oh my goodness, I have gained dozens of acres of land in just one trip."

No one could stop her from bowing.

The old lady fell to the ground with a thud, her voice trembling, "Auntie, Auntie, I will build a shrine for you."

"You are a very lucky person."