Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 338 The arrival of the Lin family
How many people are in the house?

The calm heart suddenly tightened, especially when Eunuch Zhao was frightened by Xiao Guizi's voice. He almost fell off the chair before he could sit firmly in it. His hands shook and the chair fell to the ground. People also wander around.

Fortunately, Zhang Jinyu had quick eyesight and reached out to help Eunuch Zhao, so he didn't really fall to the ground.

After Eunuch Zhao stood firm, his face turned red, and his expression varied from shyness to anger. He placed the chair again, and after sitting firmly, he cursed at the door;
"You damn thing, you're neither serious nor serious, how dare you"

"Ahem, come on, Eunuch Zhao, let's calm down. Let's have a bowl of porridge and have a rest!"

Zhang Jinyu hurriedly grabbed Zhao Si, then opened the food box and took out two bowls of white porridge. One bowl was handed to Zhao Si, and the other bowl was used to replace the porridge in front of Lin Daiyu, which had been cold for so long.

Looking at the steaming white porridge in front of me, I said with mixed feelings in my heart,
"Thank you, Langjun."

Lin Daiyu's eyes turned red and she repeated in a low voice, how dare Zhao Si yell when he saw this, and apologized again and again,

"Ms. Lin, don't blame me. Don't blame me. The Zajia family was so angry that they couldn't stop talking. Thank you for this bowl of white porridge, Mr. Marquis. I'm so sorry."

In the end, Zhao Si sighed and said no more.

Zhang Jinyu shook her head, not caring about this, picked up the bowl and drank the bowl of porridge that was not too cold. There was a refreshing fragrance in the bowl, and after taking a sip.

shouted outside;

"Come in, tell me what happened?"

After hearing this, Xiao Guizi outside the door wiped the sweat from his forehead, hurriedly opened the door and walked in. Then he knelt on the ground, made a big salute, kowtowed and apologized.

"My godfather, please forgive me. Xiao Guizi was reckless. Please see Mr. Marquis and see Mrs. Lin."

Lin Daiyu had never heard these words before, her face turned slightly red, and she lowered her head to drink her porridge.

Zhang Jinyu looked at this man's cleverness, winked secretly, and asked with a smile;

"Get up and tell me what happened. What happened in the front yard?"

"Thank you, Lord Marquis, thank you godfather, thank you Mrs. Lin."

Xiao Guizi thanked and kowtowed before standing up and replied;

"Godfather, Lord Marquis, there were members of the Lin family, as well as relatives and friends, who came to pay their respects in the hall early in the morning. However, more and more people from the Lin family came, and they actually refused to leave. They had to think about it separately. Everyone is gathered here to bid farewell to Mr. Lin."

Lin Daiyu raised her head with a worried look, and a cold voice sounded;
"What do you mean?"

Xiao Guizi replied;
"Mrs. Hui Lin, those people said, said,"

"say what?"

Zhang Jinyu also became a little impatient and asked, Xiao Guizi knelt down and kowtowed again and replied;

"It is said that Mr. Lin has no children and no male children. I am afraid that Mr. Lin will not be able to rest in peace even if he goes to the underground. It is better to adopt an adopted daughter and keep him. It can be regarded as continuing the relationship and preventing Mr. Lin from being completely extinct."

Lin Daiyu was already weak and sad, so she couldn't hear these remarks. When she got excited, she felt dizzy and accidentally knocked over the dishes.

Zhang Jinyu put down the food in his hands, wiped Lin Daiyu's hands with a brocade cloth, and comforted her;

"Don't listen to those people's nonsense. My father-in-law made it very clear when he left. Don't be anxious. It's a small matter."

After Zhao Si finished a mouthful of porridge, he put down his bowl and chopsticks and cursed too;

"They are all shameless killers. They are not doing it for Mr. Lin's benefit. They are also eyeing the money left by Mr. Lin. If you are alive, you will come to see them. They will all be here after you die."

Lin Daiyu also knew that what the two said was true, but how could a weak woman face those people? She thought that the Lin family would be able to help her after her father left, but she did not expect that it would be like this. Where can there be any family ties? Yan asked with some concern;
"Yu'er knows, but what about those tribesmen?"

Zhang Jinyu snorted coldly,
"What should I do, cold salad? The attitude will be better and I will give you more. It's not bad at all. You can eat slowly here. I will handle this matter. Don't worry."

was saying,

inside the hall,
Everyone in the Lin family was gathered together, except for the woman brought there who was crying below.

There were four leaders sitting on their knees in the hall. The leader was Lin Ruhui, the so-called second wife of the Lin family. He was Lin Ruhai's cousin and the person with the closest blood relationship to Lin Ruhai in the Lin family.

Lin Ruhui knelt in front of the coffin, burned paper money, placed sacrifices, and said to the kneeling tribesmen with a look of mourning and honor;
"Everyone, my cousin and sister-in-law died young. One son died young, leaving an orphan girl. Now they are no longer together. This is an unfilial thing. As the leader of the second family of the Lin family, how can I see my cousin like this? This line of incense has been cut off, so I propose that my son be adopted by my cousin to continue the incense inheritance, which can be regarded as a comfort to my cousin, woo woo."

After saying that, he started sobbing bitterly. Many elders of the Lin family also agreed with red eyes. Although they knew that Lin Ruhui might have selfish motives, they still agreed because there are three ways to be unfilial and to have no descendants.

Wherever the ordinary tribesmen dared to speak, they would look at him with envy.

The people in the other rooms also had red eyes, some stared at the people in the second room jealously, and some looked unwilling.

However, the people from the third room disagreed and said;

"Brother Ruhui is right, but now that my cousin has passed away, my younger brother feels that it is obviously too little for one person to be adopted. In this case, I have three children, so why not adopt the second and third children, so that the family will be more prosperous? , clan elders, what do you think?"

"This."

The elder of the Lin family had not yet spoken, and the rest of the Lin family nodded and said yes, with hope in their hearts. Lin Ruhui saw that after the third child finished speaking, the other families were also ready to make a move, so he scolded;

"Why, the third child, you are starting to dismantle your second brother now. You don't even think about what you will look like. My second child was born as a child." "Come on, second brother, who doesn't know what you are thinking, fourth brother?" Don’t Fang, Wufang think the same way?”

The third child raised his head and made his words clear. Everyone in the fourth and fifth rooms nodded. Lin Ruhui's face was livid. He looked at the people in the other rooms and cursed in his heart. If he failed, he would fail.

Seeing the scene in front of them, everyone in the Lin family was thoughtful, and Lin Ruhui was also anxious.
"My eldest brother comes from a scholarly family. Isn't it shameful to think about inheriting the family without fame?"

As soon as these words came out, several other rooms were unwilling to do so.
"What the second brother said doesn't make sense. They are all still young and haven't studied yet. Who knows who will be promising."

"That's right, it took several years for your second son to pass the Tongsheng test. Maybe this year, my family will pass the test in one go."

"Second brother, it's better not to take it all to yourself."

The other people in the house thought that if they adopted an adopted child, they would go together, otherwise no one would want it. When the quarrel was getting stiff, Zhang Jinyu and Eunuch Zhao walked slowly over after eating and drinking. It was funny to see so many people arguing around. He smiled at the door and said to a room full of people;
"I see, it doesn't work. No matter which houses are adopted, aren't they all for the sake of family wealth? It's better to just give them to all the Lin family members. How good. Everyone has a share. We can't let the people in these houses be greedy. It’s cheaper.”

"correct."

"That's right."

"I agree!"

The clansmen kneeling below were talking a lot, with expressions of approval on their faces, and the people in the front rooms shouted angrily;

"Whoever talks nonsense there, it is my cousin's property and cannot be tampered with."

But how could the voices of a few people overwhelm the discussions of the clan members.

Zhang Jinyu pushed away the person in front of her and strode over, knelt down in front of the coffin, kowtowed and burned the paper, then stood up and said;
"Everyone, please be quiet. I, Zhang Jinyu, just came to Yangzhou. Unfortunately, Mr. Lin was killed by a traitor. Of course, all the members of the Wang family were sent to be buried with him. Their bones were crushed and their ashes spread. You are Mr. Lin's human tribe, and you have the same thoughts. Okay, my heart is there, it’s rare and valuable.”

The Lin family members around them didn't recognize Marquis Luo Yun. Now when they heard Zhang Jinyu's name in Yangzhou City, their children's cries stopped.

The faces of the people in the Lin family's rooms suddenly changed, and they were too frightened to speak.

Zhang Jinyu specifically looked at Lin Ruhui at the front. Although his cool father-in-law looked like Lin Ruhai, he didn't have Lin Ruhai's righteousness and elegance. Instead, he was as shrewd as a businessman. Lin Ruhui was stared at by the Marquis and lowered his head in cold sweat.

Zhang Jinyu turned around and continued;

"The ideas are all good, but in order to prevent the clan members from getting into quarrels, Mr. Lin has made arrangements. Every member of the Lin family has land and money to take, and everyone can get the favor, and the rain and dew are equally shared, and there is no bias. There are three people in each household. I have good paddy fields and 100 taels of cash, I can get it now,"

After Zhang Jinyu finished speaking, he took out a stack of land deeds from his arms, patted them in his hands, and shouted to the guards;

"Come here, bring the money, a table and chairs, and ask Uncle Fu to bring the account book."

The guards outside the door had already prepared the silver, tables and chairs, and brought them in. The silver was as much as 10 taels. Uncle Fu also came in with pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Then Zhang Jinyu kicked open a small box, revealing There is a lot of white money inside.

Everyone in the hall looked over with red eyes, especially those who were not doing well and became impatient. Seeing this, Zhang Jinyu directly asked Uncle Fu, the old butler of Lin Mansion, to come over;
"You all know Uncle Fu, and I am not biased. I will let Uncle Fu keep the accounts. Uncle Fu, how many families are there in the Lin family?"

Uncle Fu respectfully replied from beside him,
"Going back to the Marquis, there are [-] members of each clan in the Lin family, basically all the old slaves have seen them."

"That's good. There are 10 taels of silver here. Now, I make the decision. Each household will receive 200 taels of silver. Which of you will get it first?"

Zhang Jinyu doubled the money with a wave of his hand. When the Lin family members heard this, their eyes widened and they shouted;

"me"

"I'll come first."

"Get out of my way, I'll come, I'll come."

Everyone cheered and gathered around. The surrounding guards immediately rushed over to block those people, and then pushed them to the back. Zhang Jinyu pressed down with both hands.
"Quiet, consciously line up, everyone is there, but is there anything else?"

Zhang Jinyu glanced around and wanted to leave, but Lin Ruhui, who was kneeling beside him, couldn't help but said;
"Master Marquis, if something happens to me, I still think it would be better to adopt a son to Mr. Lin to continue the family relationship. That's not true."

Zhang Jinyu turned around and was not angry;
"Don't worry about it. The remaining four families of your direct descendants will each have a village and 1 taels of silver. If it works, take it. If it doesn't work, just wait and choose."

As soon as these words came out, the people in the third, fourth and fifth rooms saw this and knew that there was no chance, so they all nodded in agreement. However, Lin Ruhui was sweating profusely and nodded unwillingly.
"Thank you, Mr. Marquis, please."

"It's quite interesting."

Zhang Jinyu nodded and walked out of the hall. Eunuch Zhao outside gave a thumbs up and praised repeatedly;
"The Marquis is still clever and solved it all at once. The Za family was upset just now. How can we solve this matter? If the Lin family makes trouble, although they are not afraid, their reputation will be ruined."

Seeing Eunuch Zhao with an expression of admiration on his face, his wonderful words and comfortable flattery, Zhang Jinyu had to admit that these eunuchs were indispensable for the emperors of all generations. Who doesn't want to hear good things?

"Okay, Eunuch Zhao, I can't help you with this matter, it's just a small trick."

"Haha, hey, why are they both back?"

Zhao Si, who wanted to say something nice, saw Ning Bian and Li Yun on the path in the front yard and asked if it was the Wang family that had finished the matter.

"Master Hou, it seems that it was all done last night. I don't know what good things the Wang family has."

Zhang Jinyu naturally knows what Si Zhao means. If there is any good thing, it will naturally be money, but she doesn't know how much more there is.

(End of this chapter)