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Chapter 119 5.1 Arrive in Yangzhou and meet Lin Hai
Chapter 5

5.1 Arrive in Yangzhou and meet Lin Hai

At the beginning of May in the 11th year of Yongzheng in the Dashun Dynasty, at the Yangzhou Wharf in the early morning, an inland river passenger ship that does not look gorgeous but is also very beautiful slowly lined up and sailed to the berth.

"Is this Yangzhou? Seeing is believing!" Looking through the porthole at the busy pier in front of him and the sounds of hawking and trading, Baozhu said excitedly.

This passenger boat was a friendly gift from the Xue family when they heard that Wei Xu was coming to Yangzhou. It was a standard inland river sailing boat, about 20 meters long and four meters wide. It was considered a small private passenger boat.

There are cargo warehouses and ballast below the deck. There are two floors above the deck. The lower floor is the function cabin and the servants' quarters. The upper floor is purely its own territory, a large master bedroom and two smaller rooms.

Naturally, the boatmen and handymen arranged by Xue’s family lived in the lower floor. Only one female disciple was on duty in the kitchen every day. There were five female disciples in total who lived in the two small rooms on the upper floor.

This time, because the Jinling side could not handle it well, Saeko Busujima was in charge of continuing to hold the line as a housekeeper, Shi Xiangyun was also left to assist, and Wei Xu brought people over.

As for the current affairs, he was nominally representing the Wei family of Uncle Zhongyong's mansion to pay homage to the Lin family. This was the first time that Wei Xu knew that his family had some friendship with the ancestors of the Lin family, so he brought his wife Qin Keqing with him.

Considering that Lin Ruhai is likely to be seriously ill now, he ignored Ju Chuan Shizuka's objection and dragged her onto the boat. If possible, he would rescue her. If he really had the grace to save his life, the things in the plan would be much simpler.

"Oh, no, let me go!" But now, except for one maid, the other three people's attention is not outside, so that the poorest client had to struggle desperately.

"Jingxiang, what did you eat to grow up? Why is it so big?" Even Qin Keqing, who is also a woman, was amazed, although the father and mother never let anyone go.

"Woo - don't!" The school doctor could only bear it helplessly, "You bullied people, I didn't have a good rest all the way!"

"My lord, madam, we have entered the pier now, and it will probably be time to stop the boat in a short time, you should pay attention!" Bao Zhu felt completely helpless towards the three lecherous masters.

The speed of stopping the boat was much slower than Baozhu expected. Because it was too busy, the passenger boat waited in line for more than half an hour to get a berth, so that the poor school doctor almost passed out, and even Qin Keqing suffered disaster.

"See you son, see madam!" The disciples who are currently stationed in the Yangzhou branch of Xue's shop still boarded the boat in time to salute.

"Okay, Xu Fei, they are all from my own family, why are you being polite!" Wei Xu greeted with a smile, "Are you all ready? Have you ever greeted the Lin family?"

"Don't worry, my lord, everything has been arranged. The carriage is on the station bridge. Just now, the three younger sisters have arranged to pull the curtains. Please get off the boat and get on the carriage!" Xu Fei hurriedly replied.

"Then let's go!" Although he was very dissatisfied with the feudal tradition that "women from rich families are not allowed to show their faces at will, and must be covered when traveling", he has no choice but to follow the Romans as the Romans do.

Even Ju Chuan Shizuka, who was thinking modernly, had no choice but to let the two female disciples support her into the carriage because of her weakness at this time. The three female disciples and Baozhu all rode in the carriage, while Wei Xu rode on a horse.

"What is the cause of Mrs. Lin's death? Have we found out the news?" On the way, Wei Xu directly asked related questions, "Did someone do something wrong?"

"My lord, it's no secret in Yangzhou. The Cheng family, one of the eight great salt merchants, is the one who attacked. The current owner is Cheng Zhiying. Their conflict with Mr. Lin has long been covered up, and all the traffickers and pawns know about it.

During the ten years that Mr. Lin served as the inspector of the salt censor, the salt tax paid by Yangzhou has been rising every year. From less than one million taels at the beginning to more than two million taels now, this is all taken from the mouths of salt merchants. .

Originally, they could bear it, because the tenure of inspecting salt censors would not be too long. Living.

Especially in the past three years, Mr. Lin has been assassinated more than ten times, and the farthest one was the young master of the Lin family. This also made the Lin family in Suzhou completely extinct, and Mr. Lin attacked even more ruthlessly.

Now the two sides don't even bother to do superficial things. The Lin family currently has Yan Ding guards twelve hours a day. The Cheng family has used dead soldiers this time, and they have been hiding in the Lin family for more than nine years.

This servant was bought by Mr. Lin soon after arriving in Yangzhou. He had always been honest. No one expected that he was the secret agent of the Cheng family. He poisoned the food and committed suicide on the spot after being exposed.At present, the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou almost dominate the government. In fact, only Mr. Lin is still insisting, and the others have long been dragged into the water. "Xu Fei's tone was obviously filled with admiration.

"Why did the Cheng family expose such a secret thing?" Wei Xu didn't understand.

"The Cheng family admitted it themselves. Although they definitely wouldn't say it on the scene, they did say it in private. This time won't be the last time." Xu Fei was also shocked by the arrogance of these people.

"You arrange someone to send Madam back to the residence, and then take someone and me straight to Lin's house." After hesitating for a while, Wei Xu decided to be more careful, "It seems that if we move too slowly, it's hard to say whether we can see the living people."

"Indeed!" Xu Fei nodded, "My lord, is Aunt Ju Chuan coming with us?"

"She has done some research in medicine, let's see if she can help me this time." Wei Xu didn't hide anything from this disciple who had been brainwashed by jade pendants since childhood.

More than half an hour later, Yangzhou patrolled in front of the Yan Yushi Yamen.

"Please inform me, Wei Xu from the Zhongyong residence in the capital is asking to see Master Lin." Even though his relationship with the Zhongyong residence and Mrs. Wei has long been at odds, Wei Xu still has to consider himself a member of the Wei family when he is outside.

"Ah—my lord, wait a moment, this old slave will inform you!" The porter was obviously shocked by Wei Xu's identity. It's not that he has never seen someone with a higher status, but that as an old servant of the Lin family, he knows his family too well. The relationship with Xungui.

Soon, Wei Xu took the lead and took Xu Fei straight to the main living room. Ju Chuan Shizuka and a female disciple in the carriage entered the inner courtyard. The background is forest like sea.

At this time, Lin Ruhai should have just passed his forties, with a fair face, elegant temperament, casual clothes, and a neat beard, he is simply a model of "a handsome old man and a beautiful uncle".

"I met Uncle Lin, and the younger generation heard the sad news in Jinling, so I came to Yangzhou to pay respects and ask Uncle Shi to express his condolences." Seeing sister Lin's face, Wei Xu decided to try his best to save the background of the less than five-year lifespan in the original novel. plate.

"My nephew has a heart. I dare to come from Jinling today, and I must be tired from the journey. If nothing happens, I still have a few guest rooms." Lin Ruhai's answer was obviously unexpected.

"What's the meaning of Lin Shishu?" Wei Xu really didn't expect it, and he never thought of talking nonsense with him.

"Since the first year of Yongzheng, the Lin Mansion has not received any nobles other than Jiayue, so if you have something to do, you may as well speak up." Lin Ruhai waved his hand and said with a tired look on his face.

Wei Xu slapped himself on the forehead, and waved his hand to signal Xu Fei, who was holding back his smile, to go out, and signaled to Lin Ruhai to clear the scene. It is impossible to have a relationship at all.

This also explains another question in the original book, that is, Lin Daiyu seems to be cut off from the whole world after entering Jia's mansion, and has no other communication except Jia's family, which is obviously not in line with her status as a lady.

Now it seems that Lin Ruhai has long been regarded as a traitor by the nobles, and the relationship is naturally severed; his noble background prevents him from being deeply involved in the civil service system, so naturally he has no deep friends.

This made him a "lonely minister" in the pure sense of the Yongzheng Emperor's official system. It was useless to have ideas, because there was no trustworthy person, whether it was a civil servant or a military officer.

After his death, Lin Daiyu also became a pure "orphan girl". Except for a grandmother's family, there was no other foreign aid, and she could only let the Jia family arrange it.

"Okay, Master Lin, I'm here on behalf of Wu Xun's lineage. I'll give you a chance for the last time. Are you still willing to come back?" Now that he's said it, Wei Xu didn't bother to go around in circles.

"No!" Lin Ruhai tapped the lid on the teacup in his hand, picked it up and took a sip.

PS: Lin Hai, the word is like the sea.

(End of this chapter)