Chapter 45 Two Hundred Jin
In the south of the Yangtze River, the nights are as cool as water.
After Lin Ruhai and Jia Min settled Jia Lian down and visited their children together, they slowly walked back.
"A letter from my sister-in-law..."
“Very important!”
Lin Ruhai said, "I have to check first." He thought for a moment, "My eldest sister-in-law said that Lian'er is her own child, so she can be used for anything she wants."
"..." Jia Min was slightly stunned, then she spoke gently, "Of course! My husband also knows that my eldest brother is unreliable, and my second brother is impatient with worldly affairs. Zhu'er is devoted to studying, and Lian'er has taken over the family affairs since he was a teenager. He has not made any big mistakes in these years. If my husband can take him with him and teach him for a while, from my mother to my brothers and sisters-in-law, we will all be grateful."
"Yeah?"
Lin Ruhai blinked and smiled at his wife, "What about you?"
“…”
Jia Min's face gradually turned red. "I will follow my husband's instructions."
"Hahaha!"
Lin Ruhai laughed, took Jia Min's hand and went straight to the bedroom.
The spring scenery of this night is extremely beautiful.
When Jia Min woke up in the morning, her husband was no longer by her side.
"What time is it?"
"It's two quarters past noon."
Jia Min was startled and sat up quickly, "Why didn't you wake me up earlier? Where's Lian'er?"
"Don't worry, ma'am!"
The maid hurriedly said, "Second Master Lian followed the master to the government office early in the morning."
Jia Min: “…”
Her heart was warm and soft, "That's good, what about Changan and Daiyu?"
"The master told them not to greet each other this morning. They should all be learning the piano with Master Tang now."
very nice!
The smile on Jia Min's face slowly widened, "Then I'll rest for a while."
Maybe her husband was too happy last night and kept her busy for half the night.
Just as Jia Min was about to lie down again, she suddenly thought of something and said, "Please ask the butler to come over."
Although she attached more importance to her companion, she also knew very well that this was the Lin family.
Over the years, Jia Min slowly replaced all the managers of the inner courtyard with her own people, but the outer courtyard was a man's world, and she did not move at all.
Of course, if she had any problems on weekdays, she would never look for the butler Lin Shan.
"……yes!"
The maid went there in a hurry.
When Jia Min finished washing up, the old housekeeper just came into the yard.
"Mrs!"
"sit!"
After Jia Min asked the old housekeeper to sit down, she waved to the maids, signaling them to leave, and then said, "Uncle Shan!" Lin Ruhai grew up under the old housekeeper's care. He always called Lin Shan "uncle", so she followed suit. "I know you are busy, so I won't waste my words. You also know that Daiyu and Chang'an are getting older, and they should have more children from other families around them. Uncle Shan, if you see any suitable children in the mansion, please select a few more and bring them up."
What? Lin Shan was shocked and delighted.
The Lin family has been marquis for five generations, so of course they have many sons.
However, for five generations in a row, the Lin family had always had difficulty in having offspring.
It was even worse in the master's generation. The old lady never saw a grandchild until her death. Now she finally has a son and a daughter, but the mistress controls the inner house and only uses her own concubines. As a result, until now, the servants of the Lin family can only do rough work in the inner courtyard and cannot get to the young master at all.
It was rare that the mistress was willing to let them serve the eldest young lady and the eldest young master. Lin Shan was very excited. "Yes, I will arrange it when I get back."
"Don't worry."
Jia Min trusted her chambermaids very much, as they were all carefully selected by her mother. Over the years, they had done a good job in fulfilling her instructions.
But like her mother and two brothers, she once believed in Lai very much.
But it was the Lai family who, without anyone noticing, took away tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars of wealth from the Jia family, and they even took away their father's burial objects.
This is intolerable.
Of course, Jia Min could not ignore the letter her sister-in-law wrote yesterday.
Children are her and her husband's life.
It's always good to keep the house cleaner and provide an extra layer of protection for the children.
"The situation in Jiangnan is complicated," Jia Min said, "I know that Uncle Shan has checked the people who serve my husband in the outer courtyard many times. As for the inner courtyard... Uncle Shan, please help check it too!"
"yes!"
Old man Lin Shan was so happy, "I will find out the truth as soon as possible and let the master and the mistress rest assured."
"I'm at ease with you doing the job!"
Jia Min watched the old man leave, then drank some porridge and went to the secluded garden where her daughter was learning piano.
In fact, Chang'an was still young and far from the age to learn the piano. It was just that he wanted to do whatever his sister did. It was rare for a naughty boy like him to behave well while his sister was learning something, so she and her husband just let him do as he pleased.
The sound of the piano echoed in the garden full of flowers and plants. Jia Min stopped at the door for a long time before turning back to do her own thing.
…
Jia Lian was called by his uncle to go to the salt field early in the morning. He didn't quite understand why his uncle was calling him for official business.
He finally arrived in Yangzhou and had just one night's rest.
"Lian'er," Lin Ruhai said softly as he looked at the pedestrians outside the carriage, "Your aunt wants you to learn how to make salt."
Huh? Jia Lian was speechless.
Although he was curious about many things, this salt... was not in it at all! Shouldn't his aunt let him take a good look around Yangzhou City? "You have seen it clearly today. I will ask you to help me with something later."
If the method my sister-in-law copied from ancient books works, it would be a great achievement.
But if the ruler is not discreet, he will lose his ministers; if the ministers are not discreet, they will lose themselves; if a few matters are not discreet, harm will occur.
The profits from salt are too huge. Once the news leaks out, not to mention the success, the consequences... will be unimaginable.
The salt merchants all knew the people around him, but Jia Lian... in the eyes of outsiders, he was a playboy and no one would take him too seriously.
"yes!"
Jia Lian blinked his eyes and smiled: "Thank you for your love and care, uncle. You brought me all the way here to see something new."
“…You, you!”
Lin Ruhai seemed helpless and said, "You are so old, but you still act like a spoiled child to your aunt, forcing your aunt to come to me. Is this salt... so good-looking?"
"Hey, haven't you seen this before?"
Although he didn't know what his uncle wanted him to do, judging from the salt-making business, he must have gotten it by acting like a spoiled brat.
Jia Lian recognized his position and said with a smile: "I have come from the capital to visit you, uncle. If I still don't know how salt is made, I won't be able to brag to Baoyu and Rong'er when I go back."
"Haha, I knew you were going to take it back and brag about it."
Lin Ruhai was very satisfied.
The child looks a little impetuous, but his reactions are quite quick.
"Once you get to the salt field, your uncle will ask the salt workers to teach you how to make salt on site."
Ah? Seeing his uncle's smiling face, Jia Lian could only suppress all doubts in his heart and thanked him: "Thank you, uncle! When I make salt, I will first present it to my aunt."
"Hahaha! I see."
Boy, do you still want to set a trap for him?
If he could really make salt by himself, his wife would definitely be very happy.
Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Make more, so that we can give some to the old lady and her family when we return to Beijing."
Jia Lian: "..."
If he really took a box of salt home as a gift, he wouldn't know how many people would call him a fool behind his back.
"Well, I'll approve a salt permit for 200 kilograms for you first."
After producing 200 kilograms of salt, this kid has almost mastered everything he needs to master.
Once you have mastered the basics, and then use my sister-in-law's method from ancient books, you will know the pros and cons.
Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "With so much salt, I think it should be enough for you to give as gifts and brag about."
Two hundred kilograms of salt permit is a small permit. No one would think that the heir to the Duke's Mansion would come here to smuggle these two hundred kilograms of salt.
Lin Ruhai was very satisfied at this moment. "As for the sacrificial land for the school you want to buy, once the salt is made, I guarantee that we will have the sacrificial land as well."
(End of this chapter)
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