Wu Jiugong was fiddling with the tea ceremony with the good tea he had just gotten, and after a smooth movement, he handed the teacup containing the tea to Lin Jin. Lin Jin took it and killed it in one gulp.

Seeing her movements, the corners of Wu Jiugong's eyes twitched a few times, and he endured it again and again, but finally couldn't help but say, "How can anyone drink tea like you?" After you take the tea cup, you should first put it under your nose and smell the aroma of the tea, then take a sip, carefully taste the taste of the tea, and then drink it slowly. It's a shame that you're still a very well-established family, and I don't know which mountain village you think you came from! What a humiliation! ”

There is no way, in her previous life, she was an out-and-out grassroots, even if she was born to the elegant Lin family in this life, she still can't change her "vulgar" atmosphere that has been imprinted in her bones.

Lin Jin smiled disappreciatively: "For me, tea is to quench my thirst." As for the art of tea, I would too, but it was just a tool for pretending to be elegant. We're both so familiar that no one knows the other yet, so I'm too lazy to pretend in front of you. ”

Putting the teacup down and reaching out to pick up the teapot, she poured the tea and asked, "You invited me here today, didn't you just invite me to tea?" ”

"Didn't you drink this tea today any different from what we usually drink?" Without waiting for Lin Jin to answer, Wu Jiugong said helplessly: "Forget it, asking you is equivalent to 'playing the piano to the cow', or let me tell you." We are now drinking white tea from Yunnan sold by the Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Huh?" Hearing this, Lin Jin was stunned, and said with some surprise: "Isn't the Chamber of Commerce only engaged in maritime trade?" Yunnan is inland, not connected to the sea, and the 'Ancient Tea Horse Road' in Yunnan is very tightly controlled by other forces, and 90% of the tea over there is in their hands. If the Chamber of Commerce does this, it is tantamount to grabbing food in the hands of others, how can people be willing? Don't look at the reputation of the forces that control the ancient tea horse road, but the strength should not be underestimated, if we really want to fight, we may not be able to take advantage. ”

Wu Jiugong glanced at him and said, "What kind of 'win-win' do you still talk to me all day long, why do we want to fight with them, why don't we join forces with them?" There are our ships at the wharves in Annam and Guangxi, and the tea from Yunnan is transported there by water, which is not only far safer than they are selling tea on the ancient tea horse road, but also the time spent on the road has become shorter, and the cost has also dropped a lot. ”

Listening to his explanation, Lin Jin nodded clearly, didn't say anything about this matter, changed the topic, and asked: "By the way, there is a shortage of grain in the land of Gyeonggi in spring, and the Chamber of Commerce has been busy transporting grain during this time. ”

"That's what I'm telling you." Wu Jiugong's face was embarrassed, and he said a little embarrassed: "Originally, it was no problem, but who knew that the boat that helped you carry the things was halfway through, and there were two boats colliding in front of it, just like that, the trip was delayed a little, and it may be a few days late to be delivered, but I have sent a message to them as soon as possible, but they replied that it would take fifteen to be delivered." ”

Originally, the reason why Lin Jin set the date of February 12 was because Daiyu's birthday on this day, but now it is not a coincidence, a few days late, although Lin Jin is a little displeased, but she also knows that the collision between two boats in the middle of the boat is an uncontrollable factor, and it is a helpless thing, so she sighed helplessly and said: "Forget it, a few days later, a few days later." Next time I give a gift, I have learned a lesson, this matter is not too late. ”

"I remember that many of the things you sent to your sister in the capital this time were food, and it shouldn't be bad for a few days at night, right?"

"It should be fine, a lot of things are like cans, and they can be stored for a long time. Even if I want to send things like flowers and fruits that are not resistant to blooming, I should find a special boat, how dare I let it carry it casually. Besides, in this season, even if I want to send fresh food, it will be difficult to find it. ”

Wu Jiugong was a little puzzled and persuaded: "Actually, you really don't need to always send so many things over, you calculate, how long has your sister been away from home, you can go to the left, you to the right, and send things to the door." People are in the Guogong Mansion, in her maternal grandmother's house, what can't be eaten and used, where can you still send it all the way? It's really a bit too much, and after the Najia family sees it, they won't feel that your sister and brother are affectionate, maybe they will feel that you don't worry about others here, and you have the intention of scolding them. ”

Lin Jin sneered: "I stammered them? Are you kidding? In the eyes of those small people in the market, Rongguo Mansion is indeed a behemoth, but among the discerning people, who doesn't know that in Nafu, since the death of my wife's father, it has begun to decline, and it has become more and more dilapidated over the years. Now that the salt merchants are looking for a way in the capital, they will not find their family, even if there is no existence of this chamber of commerce, as long as my father is there, do you think I have the need to befriend them? ”

She sighed, revealing an expression that was difficult to say, "As for not worrying, you are really right, don't look at it as my sister's maternal grandmother's house, but I am really not at ease." In this world, marrying someone is actually not only a husband, but also a mother-in-law. The husband and wife live together, the husband is good, the mother-in-law is difficult, this day is still not good, because of the affairs of the back house, the husband, as a man, is basically not involved, it is in the hands of the woman in charge, this is the mother-in-law's embarrassment daughter-in-law, it is too easy, so sometimes, relatively speaking, the first choice for marrying is not the husband, but to pick the mother-in-law first.

My sister was at my grandmother's house, and as a girl, she didn't have much time with her two uncles, and most of them walked around with her aunts and other female relatives. My eldest aunt is a stepfamily, she is not from a high background, she can't do anything about being a person or doing things, her children are slaves, no one relies on her, she doesn't listen to a word, so she is very unpopular. Not to mention letting her send charcoal in the snow, even if it is the icing on the cake, she can't do it.

As for the second aunt, she had some disagreements with her mother in the past, although she didn't hold grudges until now, but she couldn't get close to the people on her mother's side after all. And the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law have a good relationship, it is a minority, anyway, my second aunt and the old lady do not belong to that minority, plus, she doesn't want her beloved son to be close to my sister, but it backfired, they just played very well, so how much do you think she can have a good impression of my sister? ”

Wu Jiugong interjected with an incredible face: "You think too much, right?" The rift between your mother and your second aunt should have been left in the boudoir. The little girl's family, in the boudoir, a few words, a few quarrels, at the time, it seemed that it was a very remarkable thing, but both of them have been married for so many years, and the children are old, where will they still take the unhappiness in the boudoir to heart? ”

From their own point of view, "I even think that they may still find the stumbling in the boudoir quite interesting." "What's more, now that your mother-in-law has passed away, and the debts are gone, how can your second aunt say that she is also the wife of the family, she won't be so tasteless to embarrass a little girl, right? Besides, how could the matter between her and her mother-in-law, between her and her son, be implicated in your sister's head? ”

Lin Jin looked at him, shook his head and smiled: "What you said is a big mistake. You can't measure a woman with your mind, you know, a woman's thoughts are not the same as a man's thoughts. The women of this world, when they are together, often compare themselves with each other. When he was not married, he was more talented than his appearance, his family background, his brothers, and his parents' love,...... After getting married, he is more powerful than his mother-in-law's family, more than his husband, more than his children, and more than the number of concubines,...... Anyway, everything that can be compared will be compared. ”

Spreading out her hands and shrugging her shoulders, she made a helpless gesture and said with a smile: "Except for the beginning in the relationship between children and daughters, my wife lost to the second aunt, and all other aspects crushed her in all aspects. Even later, my mother's brother died of his mother's eldest brother, but not long after my second uncle's eldest son married his wife, he fell ill.

From ancient times to the present, 'filial piety' has always been respected, and the five punishments belong to three thousand, and the sin is greater than unfilial piety. 'Unfilial piety' is a big crime and belongs to the category of 'ten evils', so my second aunt and mother dare not be unfilial to my mother-in-law, but it doesn't mean that she can't show from other places that she is not obedient to her mother-in-law, so what her mother-in-law likes, she doesn't like, that is, it can show her disobedience, and it can also make people can't find fault with it, after all, personal hobbies are different, it's normal, isn't it?

As for the affair between her and her son, since the death of her eldest son, she has only one son left under her knees, so it can be said that she has put all her expectations on my cousin. She hoped that he would grow up to glorify the lintel, but she was also worried that she would put pressure on his wife and repeat the mistakes of her eldest brother. Therefore, she really doesn't know what to do with this son, so she is strict with the people around him, for fear that someone will take him badly. It's just that my sister is something she can't choose, and because my sister is good with my cousin, and it has an influence on him, my second aunt will not like my sister anyway. ”

Wu Jiugong glanced at her deeply, and asked curiously: "I take the liberty to ask a question, as far as I know, you and your sister are half-mothers, but judging from your words and deeds, your relationship with her seems to be very good, and good others find fault with your sister, in your opinion, it is not your sister's fault, but someone else's problem." How is your relationship so deep that you are so partial to her? ”

Lin Jin was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Can't I protect my shortness?" Besides, my sister is excellent in her own right, and she is a woman, and she will marry in the future, but it is just a dowry, and it can't hinder me from anything, not to mention my Lin family, over the years, because the heirs are not prosperous, so there is no shortage of family wealth, and I don't take that money in my eyes at all, and my wife's dowry alone is enough. She didn't compete with me, so I naturally had to protect her. ”