To get rich quickly, you need to be simple and rough

After the bustling New Year, Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinyu returned to their home, but nowhere was as comfortable as home.

Lin Ruhai was sorting out the silver that had been sent by various businesses before the New Year. The most profitable were the maritime trade and the Lin family's weaving mill.

The two items brought in a net profit of 260,000 taels. The glass also sold for a good price, bringing in a full 1.8 million taels of silver.

Nowadays, no noble family in Beijing uses glass in their windows. Green gauze windows are now outdated.

The emperor even built a greenhouse in his own palace. In the middle of winter, the imperial kitchen could finally cook some vegetables for his master.

As for the Lin family's traditional industries, the farm and shop, the income is very stable, and the profit of 70,000 taels of silver is enough to cover the expenses of the Lin family.

After all, the population was small, and Lin Ruhai had a legal advisor and four retainers, all of which required money. And Yang Juren also came along this time.

In addition to teaching Lin Daiyu and Lin Jinyu, he also prepared for the exam at the Lin family. There was also a large group of servants in the Lin family who needed money to support them.

It wasn't that Lin Ruhai didn't know how to be frugal; it was that he really needed so many people. The family had too many properties and the house was too big.

These servants were all busy, each with their own duties. Lin Daiyu would spend an hour every day dealing with the affairs of the inner chambers.

After a busy day, on the sixth day of March, Xue Baochai and her family arrived in the capital. Mrs. Wang had been looking forward to it for a long time and finally welcomed her younger sister and her family.

Xue Pan eventually kills Feng Yuan and brings Xiangling to the capital. This time, Wang Ziteng cleans up Xue Pan's mess.

He didn't use any of those lame excuses about the injustice, but directly pushed Xue Pan's servant out to take the blame.

The Xue family is now in dire straits. Since Xue's father passed away, the business has been getting worse day by day.

Xue Pan was a dandy young man who spent his days playing with cats and dogs and hanging out in brothels. He spent a lot of money like a mountain to fill the sea.

The money coming in is not as much as the money going out. Aunt Xue thinks this is not a long-term solution. She wants to take advantage of the trouble Xue Pan is getting into to go to Beijing to seek refuge with relatives, or to use someone else's hand to control Xue Pan, this runaway wild horse.

Aunt Xue wants to bet on Baochai. If her son doesn’t work, she’ll try her daughter!

This time, the Xue family mainly sent Xue Baochai to Beijing to participate in the small selection. The Xue family's status was not high enough, so Xue Baochai could only enter the palace through the small selection route like Yuanchun.

Lin Daiyu was taken into the Jia Mansion by Grandmother Jia. Some people always say that Grandmother Jia's love for Lin Daiyu is only superficial.

In fact, apart from Jia Baoyu, the person that Grandmother Jia loved the most was Lin Daiyu. It was only because Cao Cao died early that readers would not have seen such a messy ending.

Mrs. Wang said something fair: "There's no need to compare too much. Just look at your sister Lin's mother. Before she got married, she was so spoiled and pampered. She was so precious. That was the demeanor of a rich lady.

It is obvious that Lady Jia doted on Jia Min extremely much, so the sequel is not reliable at all.

How could Lady Jia not love the granddaughter born to her most beloved daughter?

In the original novel, Lin Daiyu's tragic fate must have happened after Grandmother Jia's death. Lin Daiyu would have been unlucky only because she lost Grandmother Jia's protection!

This time when Xue Baochai and her family came to the Jia Mansion, there were not as many people waiting as in the original novel. Only people from the second house were waiting.

At least Mrs. Xing didn't join in the fun, and Yingchun didn't join in the fun either. Xichun didn't join in the fun in the East Palace, and Lin Daiyu had no time to bother with the Xue family.

Just like in the original novel, Xue Baochai and her family moved into Lixiangyuan, where Duke Rong recuperated in his later years. Xue Baochai now wants to enter the palace.

Mrs. Wang took the opportunity to receive many benefits from the Xue family. After all, Yuanchun was now a real virtuous concubine. Her position in the harem was second only to the queen.

The Xue family's thinking was simple: is there any better way than Yuanchun's? As long as Baochai can enter the palace and get Yuanchun's care, the Xue family will accept any amount of money.

But Mrs. Wang did not want Xue Baochai to enter the palace because Jia's mother often took Shi Xiangyun, a girl from her family, to play with her. Her intention was obvious.

Mrs. Wang was so angry. What kind of family did they choose? They were obviously trying to trick Baoyu! Shi Xiangyun's parents died young and she lived with her uncle and aunt.

How tough is the life of such a poor man? How much dowry can Shi Xiangyun get? Will Baoyu be able to live a comfortable life in the future?

So Mrs. Wang wanted to keep Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun to compete. It was not that she liked Xue Baochai, but there was no suitable one at the moment, so she wanted to take one first.

In the blink of an eye, it was the Dragon Boat Festival. Yuanchun bestowed Dragon Boat Festival gifts in the palace. Daiyu received two top-quality palace fans, two strings of red musk beads, two pieces of phoenix tail silk, and a lotus mat.

Just like what Baoyu got, Yuanchun actually hopes more than anyone else that Jia Baoyu can marry Lin Daiyu.

But she also knew that this was wishful thinking. As the emperor's confidant, Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu had no say in the marriage between them. The emperor had his own arrangements!

Having a capable father has raised Lin Daiyu's marriage prospects to more than one level. In ancient times, if a girl had a capable family after marriage, she could definitely have her way in her husband's family.

Wang Xifeng often lectured Jia Lian, saying, "How can my dowry not compare to yours?" Jia Lian had no choice but to listen obediently, thinking that with a generous dowry and the support of his father and brother, life would be much easier.

This time, giving gifts during the festival made both of them feel upset. Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun felt uncomfortable when they saw that Lin Daiyu got the most.

Xue Baochai lay in Aunt Xue's arms and cried, "Mother, this is my cousin. How come I can't compare to Lin's girl in giving a festival gift?

We've been giving money to my aunt's family for so many years, and yet she slaps us in the face like this!"

Aunt Xue hugged Baochai and her eyes turned red: "My son, this is our bad luck. Lin's father is the Minister of Revenue, and your cousin has no time to curry favor with him.

"There is no one in our family at the court! Who can you count on, my son? You have to go out and earn your living! My Baochai is better than anyone else!"

Grandmother Jia was helpless. What could she do? How could they dare to plot against Daiyu?

He had no choice but to give Shi Xiangyun two pieces of phoenix-tail silk and a lotus mat from the few things he had obtained. After that, Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu had the same amount.

When Mrs. Wang found out, she was furious. She didn't dare to make up for it to Xue Baochai. She knew what Lady Jia was capable of. It was natural for a mother-in-law to punish her daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Wang didn't dare to stroke Lady Jia's tiger whiskers, so she had to prepare some wine and entertainment and invite Lady Jia and Aunt Xue to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival together.

Grandmother Jia also wrote to her granddaughter and her niece Shi Xiangyun, and she also complained that Lady Wang's drinking and playing were not decent enough.

As a wealthy person in the Jia family, Grandmother Jia added another twenty taels of silver and bought some good things.

On the Dragon Boat Festival, cattail and mugwort are pinned on the door and tiger talismans are tied on the arm.

"Pu" refers to calamus and "Ai" refers to mugwort. Put calamus and mugwort on the door.

"Tiger Talisman" is an ornament in the shape of a little tiger made of silk and cloth. On the Dragon Boat Festival, people wear tiger talismans on children's arms.

The purpose is to pray for peace and prevent disasters and epidemics. The weather is hot and dry during the Dragon Boat Festival, which is prone to epidemics and the breeding of snakes and insects that can easily harm people. The scent of calamus and mugwort has a certain insect repellent effect.