Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

"What do you think?"

Grandmother Jia turned and asked her two sons.

Jia She and Jia Zheng naturally had no objections, which was of course a good thing.

If anyone is found out who has revealed the secret of the Jia family, he will be beaten to death.

Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and see who in the mansion dares to talk nonsense again?

"Since you all have no objections, then, Feng girl, Jia Lian, the two of you go and make the arrangements now."

"From this moment on, you are only allowed to enter Rongguo Mansion but not leave."

"No room or household should be left out."

"Gather everyone together, separate the men and women, I will personally watch over them."

When Lady Jia saw Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian, she realized that they would not be able to play any role here for the time being.

Originally, the two of them were there to keep the accounts clear.

Now the accounts provided by Lin Ruhai are clearer than those they have made.

Jia Lian didn't say anything, he was definitely going to gather the men.

Wang Xifeng frowned and asked, "Grandma, are we still going to the Grand View Garden?"

"There is the fourth girl from Ning Mansion."

"And our relative Xue Baochai."

Grandmother Jia thought for a moment and said, "Let's just go around the Grand View Garden and go through the motions. They are all girls, so there's no need to ask too many questions. Just make sure no one is left out, and forget about the relatives."

"There is no reason to search relatives."

"The key is those in charge, and you have to strike the right balance. Our investigation into theft is fake, and our investigation into spies is real."

"If Lin Ruhai really bribed someone, he must have used something of unknown origin."

"Don't put the cart before the horse!"

Having said that, Grandmother Jia looked at Lady Wang, this was also to save face for Lady Wang.

I hope she can cherish this face!

Wang Xifeng was startled. If even Xichun was investigated, the Ning Mansion would be alarmed.

Will Brother Zhen support and support his younger sister?

This is not a good thing, and if you are not careful you will get yourself into trouble.

So she carefully put forward another condition, "Grandma, I am young and thin-skinned, and I am afraid I can't handle the situation. Can you send two more capable mothers?"

"Come with me for a walk."

At this time, Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang looked at her in surprise. Why was she so timid about such a small matter?

Is this still the same hot-tempered Feng Lazi?

"I think you're getting more and more nervous as you get older. Show some courage."

Grandmother Jia said a few stern words, but seeing Wang Xifeng's hesitant expression, she was afraid that she had really messed up.

He had no choice but to assign two experienced and capable maids to follow him.

……

"Now let's talk about the money. Whoever the spy is is a later story."

"And Yonglin must pay a portion of the interest from the pawn, otherwise Lin Ruhai will definitely close the shop."

At this point, Jia's mother took a deep breath and said in a heavy voice,

"Once the shop is taken away, it will be difficult to get it back. You should know that this is a way to cut off the source of the trouble."

"There is no possibility of negotiating with the Lin family now."

Grandmother Jia sighed, and the fingertips holding the cane felt cold.

"This is the most urgent matter. Everything else can be dealt with in a delaying manner."

Jia's mother's few words were so powerless that her two sons' faces turned pale.

It was all because of his father Lin Ruhai who was ruthless, cruel and ruthless, and forced the Jia family to death.

Jia She felt that he could not vent his hatred even if he cursed a thousand times. Suddenly, he had an idea and said to Mrs. Xing with a stern face,

"You can't do anything here, you don't need to serve here, just help Brother Lian and his wife gather people!"

When Jia She said this, Mrs. Xing was so angry that she felt she was humiliating him in front of him.

It's obvious that I'm an outsider here.

Good! Good! Good, since you treat me as an outsider, don’t use me anymore. If you use me, I’ll have to show my temper!

She treats me like a weakling every day, no wonder Mrs. Wang keeps scolding me. Let me look in the mirror and see if my face is still there.

I don’t have any face left. It’s been torn off and trampled to pieces.

However, no matter how harshly he cursed in his heart, he couldn't show it on his face. Instead, he bowed and left respectfully.

If you have a bad family background, you will always be a burden in this family.

Seeing that Mrs. Xing had left, the only ones left were Lady Jia, Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Mrs. Wang.

They are all capable of managing the household.

Jia She said mysteriously, "Mother, I have a way to solve this urgent problem."

"Now we have nowhere to turn back, and saving money in the future won't solve the urgent problem."

"If we want to pay part of it to Yonglin Pawn, we can use the Zhen family's batch of goods."

As soon as Jia She finished speaking, the breathing sounds at the scene became heavier.

It’s not that they haven’t thought about it, but they didn’t dare.

Grandmother Jia clenched the cane in her hand and said sternly, "Boss, do you know what you said?"

"Those are all kept here by the Zhen family in case of emergency."

"It's for the family to have a chance of survival, so that the remaining children and grandchildren can make a living."

"We, the Jia family, also have a presence in the Zhen family."

"If this is done and the Zhen family knows about it, the foundation of the family's trust and loyalty will collapse."

"No family has ever prospered forever. When a family is prosperous, it is the responsibility of the head of the family to prepare for the rainy day."

"The various noble families are intertwined, and they are related to each other and have entrusted each other with property."

"You are committing a big taboo by bringing this up."

"A man without trust cannot stand. People put money in our hands because they trust us."

"Did you make the Jia family lose their credibility?"

Jia She disagreed and argued, "Mother, you can't say that. The money is not marked. We can use it, save money and pay it back later, right?"

"What are we doing now? Aren't we just trying to find a way to pay back the money?"

"Mother, I'm just trying to share the worries of the Jia family. Besides, who knows whether our family's assets belong to the Zhen family or not?" Jia She argued.

He felt that his reasons were very sufficient. Instead of leaving the silver there gathering dust, it would be better to make use of it.

How could they fail? The Zhen family was even richer than his own, and they had received the emperor four times.

There is also the old concubine dowager supporting the palace.

There is no way to spend all the money, and the Zhen family has many relatives. If they deposit money in their own family, how can other families deposit less?

Money is useful to everyone, right?

Jia She was still daydreaming, but Grandmother Jia's heart was in turmoil.

Need to do this, can't do this?

Is this necessary? Is there another way?

Grandmother Jia couldn't convince herself, so she looked at Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang with questioning eyes.

Jia Zheng clenched his hands so tightly that his fingers hurt.

Zhen family, can you move? This is not borrowing, this is stealing! It's robbery!

This thing is the last lifeline of a family.

Once this gap is opened, can it be closed again?

Mrs. Wang, on the other hand, did not feel any pressure, as this old master could sometimes really come up with surprising ideas.

Not only have we never experienced family decline in this lifetime, but we have never experienced it in the past few lifetimes.

They are all rising steadily. How could a family like theirs decline if they don't participate in the fight for succession or rebel?

At most, if the son of a family has no future, he will just be given an extra pair of chopsticks, as long as he can obey the arrangements of his family, get married and have children.

Normal continuation of the family line is a contribution to the family.

Just in case, there is no such thing as a "what if". At least you won't see a "what if" in your lifetime, and those banknotes will just be used up.

Mrs. Wang thought this was feasible. Turning a dead thing into a living thing was a good thing!

As long as you give time, your children will grow up.

At that time, even if Jia Min knelt in front of him and kowtowed her head until it broke, he would remain indifferent.

This is what it means. If you don't stay with your friends when they are down, who are you to make a comeback?

When the time comes, I will definitely stop the old lady from giving me help.

Judging from the unreliable appearance of the Lin family, it is only a matter of time before they fall. A family of officials and officials are openly involved in pawnshops. Even if they don't sue themselves, someone else will.

I wonder how long Jia Min can continue to be so complacent?

"Let me think about this matter." Grandmother Jia couldn't make up her mind for a moment.

"Let's check for the spy first! The Zhen family's money is locked up in the vault anyway."

"It doesn't matter if you spend half a day."

After Lady Jia finished speaking, Jia She, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang all breathed a sigh of relief.

I can't get down at all.

……

In the meeting hall of Rongguo Mansion, all the female members of the family gathered here.

Grandmother Jia sat on the high hall, her face solemn, her eyes like icy blades sweeping across the crowd below.

The voice was as cold as the winter wind, chilling people to the bone: "An imperial gift has been lost. If anyone knows about it but doesn't report it, they will be beaten to death once they are found out."