The person who came was Jia Lian, behind him was a son in his twenties, who looked quite delicate, but his eyes flashed, always giving people a sense of frivolity.

Then there was the housekeeper Lin Lun and four other people.

"Ouch, Second Brother Lian, when did you come back?"

"I just came back, and I heard that you were here, so I'm waiting for you here. Where did you go? ”

"Idle and bored, go to the bazaar, these ......."

"Come, I'll introduce you. This is my brother Jia Ruijia Tianxiang. The reading of Wenchang Xingjun's sentence is my brother's initiative,"

"This is Zhou Gongzi, Daiyu's husband. originally planned to get married at the end of the year, but because of the matter of my aunt, it was temporarily delayed. ”

"This is Lin Rushui, the cousin of my aunt, these are the clansmen Lin Rujia, Lin Rujiang, and Lin Ruhe."

"Fortunately, fortunately."

The two sides were polite.

"How is the house?"

"Everything is fine. Seeing that Second Brother Lian and Miss Lin hadn't gone back for so long, the old ancestor was thinking about his uncle and Miss Lin. It just so happened that I was going to Jinling to catch the exam, so I asked me to come here to take a look and assist the second brother in dealing with the affairs of the Lin family. ”

"It's help, but it's just a name. I'm here with a black eye, and I still have to call the shots of Second Brother Lian. ”

I'm here because I'm here, and if you were to be called the shots here, I might have done a great job.

Even you claim that Zhou Gongzi is Daiyu's husband, and I don't know how you came to this conclusion.

It's very likely, now you are wearing a pair of pants with these people, and you are ready to work together to calculate Lin Ruhai and Daiyu.

Jia Lian was obviously stunned, quickly returned to normal, and laughed dryly.

"It's still thoughtful from the ancestors, and it just so happens that I'm also worried here, and I'm in a hurry to go back, but I just can't leave. When you come, I'm relaxed. Steward Lin, prepare a banquet and wash the dust for the Rui brothers. ”

"I'm ready, just a little bit. Why don't you go inside and drink tea while you wait for the food? ”

"It's okay, Brother Rui, please."

"Second Brother Lian, please first."

After entering the house and sitting down, they began to chat. There is no truth, but the customs and scientific research of the south and the north.

"By the way, Second Brother Lian, when I came, the old ancestor and the second master asked me to send you a message, the matter here is settled, and I asked you to go to the old mansion in Jinling, and the old mansion has not handed over anything over the years, so I asked you to check it out and see what is going on."

"Alas, in fact, there is nothing to check, natural and man-made disasters, and it is difficult to do business. There was nothing left, so naturally I couldn't hand it back. Since it is the meaning of the old ancestor and the second master, I will take a trip. ”

You haven't been there yet, how did you come to a conclusion? And the conclusion is the same as the excuse of those clansmen in the old house?

Are you ignorant, or is there something wrong with it?

After chatting for a while, Jia Yun also came back, and when the wine and food came up, she began to eat and drink. After drinking for more than an hour, it dispersed.

Back in the room, Jia Rui thought that Jia Lian would come over and tell him about the situation during this time, or what his plans were for the future, but Jia Lian never came.

Jia Lian didn't come, but Jia Yun did.

"Uncle Rui, I see this poker business, it's okay here. I've been walking around for a while, and a lot of people are interested. I have already decided on four dental shops, and I will teach them how to play tomorrow. ”

The current dental industry is actually an intermediary.

There are service intermediaries, such as renting a house. There are goods intermediaries, such as livestock dealers. Most of them are commodity intermediaries, which are actually wholesalers.

The tooth shop that Jia Yun said is a wholesaler.

"I think the business here is easier than Shenjing, and when Yangzhou is done, I will go to Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Jinling."

"Brother Yun did a good job, do a good job, I won't treat you badly."

After chatting for a while, Jia Yun left, Jia Rui read the book for a while, then turned off the lights and lay on the bed.

There was more drumming outside, and it was already time.

Jia Rui got up, didn't light the lamp, got dressed, and quietly went out the door.

The courtyard was quiet and there were no lights.

The Lin Mansion is sparsely populated, except for the three masters of Lin Ruhai, Daiyu, and Aunt Fang, the rest are more than a dozen subordinates. It's not like Jiafu, where there are still people patrolling the night.

According to the memory of the day, Jia Rui quickly found the account room. After checking around, and seeing that there was no one, he took out the key that Mr. Luo gave him and opened the account room.

I went into the house, closed the window, and lit the candles.

According to Mr. Luo, he quickly found the account book of the Lin Mansion, a total of sixteen accounts, took out the note and checked it, and saw that there was no mistake, so he put it in the blanket.

Then he opened the cabinet, took out two cloth bags, and put the house deeds, title deeds, silver bills, arrears, and some salt quotations and other bills in the cabinets.

On the lower floor of the cabinet were some silver and copper coins, as well as treasure notes issued decades ago that are now rarely in circulation, and some bills.

Regardless of the money, he pulled the bills and other things into the blanket.

Then he took out a few books, put them under the table, and pulled together all the rice paper in the room, good or bad, and laid them by the window.

After arranging it, I went outside to see if there was no one, and then went back to the house and lit the papers and books.

Seeing the fire starting, Jia Rui went to the door, grabbed an iron rod, and broke the lock nose. Then quickly return to his house, take off his clothes and pretend to sleep.

After two cups of tea, I heard someone shouting outside.

"It's a fire, get up and put out the fire."

Soon more voices rang out.

After a while, Wang San came and knocked on the door.

"Young master, there is a fire in the account room, go to put out the fire, do you want to take a look."

Look, how can I not go to see it, how can I not go to such a big thing as a fire.

Jia Rui put on his clothes and walked briskly with Wang Sanchao's account room.

Many people came, and the people were carrying buckets and going back and forth to put out the fire.

Jia Lian, Jia Yun, Steward Lin, and Aunt Fang are all here.

Zhou Gongzi and several clansmen from the Lin family did not live here at night, so naturally they did not show up.

"What's going on, how can it go crazy for no reason?"

Jia Rui asked in surprise.

"Well, maybe it's because it's dry these days."

Jia Lian said, and he couldn't hear any anxiety in his tone.

After a while, a team of soldiers came in to help and quickly extinguished the fire.

After some discussion, the soldiers left. Steward Lin came over.

"Second Master Lian, Uncle Rui, Aunt Fang, it's just that the account room is on fire, how can this be good?"

"Steward Lin, have the accounts been rescued?"

"No, the fire is too big, all the paper has been burned, and the window frames and cabinets have also burned a lot, but fortunately it was saved in time, otherwise I am afraid that there will be nothing left." Now there are only a few silver taels left. ”

"Then count the silver taels."

Jia Lian said.

So he began to count the money.

While the count was being made, Daiyu's maid Snow Goose ran over.

"Second Master Lian, Uncle Rui, Aunt Fang, it's not good."

"Panicked, what kind of system, if you have something to say."

Jia Lian reprimanded.

"Miss Lin, she, she ......."

"What's wrong with Miss Lin?"

"Miss Lin heard that the account room was on fire and fainted."