The sale of seagoing ships is a big business, and it is not until winter that it comes to an end. Master Yu also completed the final commissioning of the steam engine, and was ready to go to the south to officially load the ship.

In fact, the steam engine was made half a year earlier, and the eldest man has been dragging it and refusing to go south, because his little granddaughter of Xiangxiang has not yet been born, how can he be willing to leave. After the eldest sister came into the world, he was busy holding his granddaughter again, and he had no intention of going far away. This dragged on into the depths of winter. It was also at this time that a letter from Yangzhou stirred the peace of Rongguo Mansion.

The father of Lin Daiyu, the cousin of Rongfu, was the old sage who appointed the imperial history of the salt patrol, and Yu Wenhu succeeded to the throne in the past few years, and he did not move his position. Because of this, he is good at dancing with long sleeves and exquisite in all directions, but he can stick to the principle of the bottom line, which is really a rare talent in salt politics. With him on the salt road, the salt tax revenue has risen steadily in recent years, and it is no longer chaotic in the past.

It's just that as soon as autumn entered this year, Lin Ruhai's body became uncomfortable. At first, he didn't take it seriously, but just used medicine to recuperate. But who knew that the condition did not improve, not to mention, it was getting worse day by day. By the time the winter came, he was already bedridden and seriously ill. Even, a famous doctor has told him to take care of it, and it can be delayed for a day.

Lin Ruhai is not yet forty years old now, and he should be a man in the prime of life, but he has been given an ultimatum to his life, and the blow he suffered can be imagined. Even if he threw away all his ambitions, he could not rest assured that his only daughter Daiyu who was far away in the capital. If he is unfortunate and leaves Daiyu alone as an orphan girl, what should he do?

After pondering for a long time, Lin Ruhai barely struggled to get up, wrote two letters by hand, and ordered his henchman to enter Beijing in person. One letter was for his mother-in-law, Shi Taijun, who told him about his illness and wanted to take his daughter Daiyu back to Yangzhou for a reunion; The other letter ordered the housekeeper to avoid others and handed it over to the eldest brother Jia Yu, which was sincere and lonely.

Back then, when he had just sent Daiyu to her grandfather's house, he received a letter from his eldest brother. The letter detailed the internal situation and current situation of Rongguo Mansion, and mentioned the problems of his nephew Baoyu, and reminded and admonished him.

It's just that I didn't take it to heart at that time, and I just thought that I had made the best arrangements for Daiyu. Daiyu does not have a brother to help her, she can be close to the Jia family, and she should be able to suffer a lot less grievances. Even if there is something wrong with the Jia family, who dares to ignore him Lin Ruhai's only daughter standing behind Daiyu.

But I didn't expect it......

Now Lin Ruhai regrets it, he knew that he had today, how could he listen to the persuasion of his eldest brother. It's just too late to regret it, and he can only hope that his eldest brother can take care of Daiyu a little bit in the brotherhood and sister relationship with Min'er and his colleagues. I don't want him to treat Daiyu as his own daughter, I just want his Daiyu to have a good marriage in the future and live happily ever after.

After the news of Lin Ruhai's serious illness came, Lin Daiyu cried and fainted, and after being woken up in a hurry, she knelt down in front of Jia's mother and begged to rush back to Yangzhou and serve her father.

This is human nature, and Jia's mother has no intention of stopping her, even if she orders someone to pack her granddaughter and go south to the boat. Jia's mother has always been thoughtful, and all kinds of earthen ceremonial fees have been arranged properly, but in the selection of escorts, Jia's mother has made difficulties.

If it was two or three years ago, then Jia Lian would definitely be allowed to go. But Jia Lian, who was the same as the foreign manager back then, has long been different from what it used to be, and he is now also a member of the imperial court, and he is busy with official business all day long, and he can't see anyone. The men next to the family either have official positions and cannot leave Beijing at will, or they are still young and cannot go far away.

But if she just sent someone from her family, Mother Jia was afraid that she wouldn't be able to suppress the Lin family's clansmen. Her son-in-law's family is also a founding hero, his ancestors have been marquis for four generations, and he himself is in an important position in salt politics, and the family industry is bound to be a guest official. The Lin family lives in Gusu, and although Lin Ruhai has no one within the five suits, he is not without clansmen. I'm afraid that the clan will have some thoughts about his share of the family business.

Whether it is for her granddaughter Daiyu or for her Jia family, Jia's mother will try her best to keep that family property and bring it back to the capital safely. In the future, Daiyu will always have to stay in the Jia family, and those family properties will have the surname Jia sooner or later, but they can't be cheap irrelevant people. The candidate who goes south is very important, and he must be able to calm the field.

What worries Jia's mother even more is Jia Baoyu. Since he knew that Sister Lin was going back to Yangzhou, he went to Jia's mother every day to make trouble, not to stop Daiyu from going back, but to follow and escort Sister Lin. How old is he, and how willing Jia's mother is, of course she refused. It's just that Baoyu seems to be iron-hearted, and from time to time she will bring up this matter again, which makes Jia's mother so annoyed.

Master Pardon also received a letter from Lin Ruhai, and then he remembered that his brother-in-law really won't have it next year. I think the eldest lord reminded him a lot at the beginning, but everyone was perfunctory, and the eldest lord no longer pretended to be sentimental. Unexpectedly, when it came to this time, Lin Ruhai knew that he had found the master.

In the face of this overflowing paper, the old man sighed to himself, and then said to Steward Lin: "Pity the hearts of parents in the world, I already know the meaning of the sea." Daiyu is my niece, so naturally there is nothing to say. This time it also happened that I had official business to go south, so I brought Daiyu with me. "Originally, he planned to leave after the New Year, but now he can't.

Steward Lin was grateful when he heard this, and while flying to the master in Yangzhou, he ordered someone to hurry up and prepare for the return trip. After Lin Daiyu found out, she shed tears again. She is really grateful to this uncle, and now that it is the end of the year, it is possible to accompany her to leave home and go south at this time, and this friendship can be seen.

Because of the hasty decision, there were many things to arrange before the absence, and when he was busy saying goodbye to his granddaughter that day, Jia's mother ordered someone to invite her. Master Pardon knew that sooner or later there would be this trip, so he didn't say much, and went after settling his granddaughter.

"I just heard that you want to take Daiyu back to Yangzhou, but is there such a thing?" In the upper room, Jia's mother sat on the main seat in the middle, snuggling up to the ten-year-old Jia Baoyu in her arms. I saw that his small round face was full of joy, and his eyes were full of expectation.

The eldest master remembered that he forgot to tell Jia Shishi about going south, but it was not too late, so he said, "That's right." It just so happens that I have some official business in the south, so I can take her with me. Moreover, Ruhai's situation is not good, and there is no one else in his house, so there must be someone in charge. I'm going to stay in the south for at least half a year so I can see them once or two. ”

The commissioning of the steam engine was not a day's work, and with the current technical conditions and the craftsmanship of the craftsmen, he did not know how long he would have to stay in the south. If Lin Ruhai is really useless, he can also help with the operation, which is full of his intention to support the orphan.

Jia Mu didn't say anything when she heard this, but frowned. She didn't want Jia Yu to get involved in the Lin family's affairs, everything she wanted to leave to Zheng'er and Baoyu of the Lin family was what she wanted to leave to Zheng'er and Baoyu, and she didn't want to be cheap at all. Originally, she only had to guard against the Lin family, but now she has to worry that with Jia Yu, the Lin family is afraid that it will not be Zheng'er and Baoyu's turn.

"Since you have official business, it is not good for you to be busy with personal affairs all day. In this way, ask Zhou Rui to follow you, and when you get over there, you will go about your own business, and leave the next things to Zhou Rui. He has always been a proper person, and he has never made a mistake when he goes out with his masters. If there's something he can't solve, I'll ask you again. What do you see? ”

It's just that she doesn't have anyone else to send now, so she has no choice but to settle. It is not bad to send Zhou Rui over to handle the affairs of the Lin family, and he can also scare people in the name of Jia Yu. Thinking like this, Jia Mu couldn't help but stretch her eyebrows, and looked at the eldest master's eyes softer.

"If you want to follow, follow along." Master Pardon doesn't care, it's just a subordinate, if he really dares to use any crooked brains, he will only be crushed to death by the old man with one finger, "In this case, we will be ready to leave the day after tomorrow, what else does the old lady have to explain?" ”

"There's nothing on the side, it's just that no matter what happens to my son-in-law, I still want to bring Daiyu back to me. I was a girl to her mother, and I only gave birth to Daiyu, and I didn't have any thoughts about it, I just wanted her to be by my side for a long time. When mentioning Jia Min, Jia's mother showed sadness in her eyes, she really felt sorry for her daughter who died early.

This did not conflict with his own plan, so Master Pardon simply nodded, and then got up and planned to leave. saw Jia Baoyu's face full of anxiety, his fingers pulled Jia Mu's sleeve, and gently pulled it twice, looking like he still had something to say.

Mother Jia was so troubled by him that she had to call out again to stop Master Yu, and said, "There is another thing, this time I will go back to Yangzhou, and bring Baoyu with me." He has never been far away when he is so old, and he has never seen his Uncle Lin, so he can meet him this time. It's just that you can take care of him on the road, and you don't dare to make a mistake when you play. Jia Mu was reluctant to say this, and hugged Jia Baoyu and rubbed it gently.

What?!

Master Pardon paused suddenly, and looked at Jia Mu and his mother in surprise. Jia Baoyu's phoenix egg, Jia Shishi was willing to let him go far away, or did he follow the master to go far away? Aren't you afraid to go out for a week, and the master will make her phoenix eggs a little better?

Worried, how could Jia Mu not worry! But Jia Baoyu really made a fuss for her, she was reluctant to let her grandson spoil herself, so she had to respond to him. She was naturally worried that Jia Yu had treated her badly, so she arranged for many maids to follow, and ordered Zhou Rui and his wife to keep an eye on her, so that she could rest assured.

Besides, in Lin Ruhai's letter the day before yesterday, he seemed to have a side idea about the marriage of the two Yu'er. At this time, Jia Mu will never allow accidents to occur. Baoyu can not marry Daiyu in the future, but Lin Ruhai must not agree to this marriage, otherwise what should Daiyu's dowry be?

She is very confident in Baoyu's popularity, she doesn't believe that if Lin Ruhai meets her Baoyu in person, she can still hesitate about the marriage of the two Yu'er.