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 taking the tea cup, you should first put it under your nose and smell the tea lightly, 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! ”

Lin Jin smiled disapprehantly, "For me, tea is to quench my thirst, and as for any tea art, I will too, but that's just a tool for pretending to be elegant." We're both so familiar, who doesn't know who, so why pretend to be that. ”

Putting down the teacup, reaching out to pick up the teapot, she poured herself another cup, and asked curiously, "You invited me here today, isn't it just to 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. ”

Hearing this, Lin Jin was stunned, and said with some surprise: "The Chamber of Commerce only does sea trade, Yunnan is inland, and it is not connected to the sea, and the 'Ancient Tea Horse Road' over there is very tightly controlled by other forces, and 90% of the tea produced in Yunnan is in their hands." The Chamber of Commerce is tantamount to grabbing food in the hands of others, and the forces over there are 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 her, "It's a shame that you still talk to me all day long about 'win-win', why do we have to fight with them, can't we just 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 taking the Ancient Tea Horse Road, but also the time spent on the road has become shorter, and the cost has also dropped a lot. ”

Lin Jin nodded clearly and changed the topic, "By the way, there is a shortage of grain in the land of Gyeonggi in the spring, and the Chamber of Commerce has been transporting grain over there during this time, before I asked the Chamber of Commerce to help me carry some things and send them to Rongguo Mansion in time for the February Ten Flowers Festival, it should be no problem, right?" ”

"I was about to tell you this. Originally, it was no problem, but the boat that helped you carry the things was in the middle of the way, and it was unfortunate that two boats collided in front of it, delaying the trip a little, and it may be a few days late to arrive, but I have sent a message to them as soon as possible, but they replied that it would take fifteen to deliver. ”

The reason why the date of February 12 was set was because Daiyu's birthday was unfortunate on this day, and now it was a few days late, although Lin Jin was a little displeased, but she also knew that the collision between the two boats in the middle of the boat was an uncontrollable factor, and it was a helpless thing, so she sighed helplessly, "Forget it, a few days later, a few days later." Next time I give a gift, I have experience, hurry up and not 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 that can last a long time. Even if I want to send things like flowers and fruits that are not resistant to put, I will find a special boat, how dare I let them carry them casually. ”

Wu Jiugong kindly persuaded: "Actually, you really don't have to always send things over. You calculate, how long your sister has been away from home, you go to the left, you go to the right, and deliver things to the door.

She is in the Guogong Mansion, in her grandmother's house, what can't be eaten and used, how can you send it all the way? It's redundant. The Najia family may not think that it is your sister and brother who are affectionate, and maybe they will think that you are scolding them under the banner of caring for your sister. ”

Shh Lin Jin sneered: "I stammered them? Are you kidding? In the eyes of the people in the market, Rongguo Mansion is indeed a behemoth, but among the discerning people, who doesn't know that in Nafu, since my sister's maternal grandfather passed away, it has gone downhill. Nowadays, salt merchants will not find their homes when they go to the capital to find a way. Even if there is no Chamber of Commerce, as long as my father is here, do I need to deal with them? ”

She sighed, revealing an expression that was incomparable, "As for saying that I always send things over, that's because don't look at the Jia family as my sister's maternal grandmother's house, but I'm really not at ease."

As a girl, my sister didn't spend much time with her two uncles, and most of the time she was going to and from her two aunts and other female dependents.

My eldest aunt is a step-family, her background is not high, she can't do anything about her behavior and behavior, and her children and daughters are slaves in the family, and she doesn't rely on anyone and 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 her mother's side after all.

And in this world, there are only a few daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law who have a good relationship, anyway, my second aunt and old lady are not in that minority. Although it can't be said that as long as it is lifted by my mother-in-law, she will look unpleasant, but the old lady of the Jia family made a raft for my sister, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fought in the ring, in this case, even if my sister is innocent, do you think she can not be angry with my sister?

What's more, she doesn't want her beloved son to be close to my sister, but it backfires, they just play well, so how much do you think she can have a good impression of my sister? ”

Wu Jiugong's face was incredible, "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, that is, your children and grandchildren are relatively late, otherwise the grandchildren should be almost as old as you, how can you still take the unhappiness in the boudoir to heart? ”

From his own point of view, he said, "Even I think they may find the stumbling in the boudoir when they were young quite interesting." What's more, now that your mother-in-law has passed away, and the debts are gone, your second aunt won't be so tasteless, and she will still deal with a dead person, and then go to embarrass the daughter left by your mother-in-law, 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 said with a smile: "What you said is ridiculous. 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 hand 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 first wife lost to the second aunt, and all other aspects crushed her in all aspects. Even later, the eldest son of her second aunt died later, but not long after my second uncle's eldest son married a wife, he fell ill, and the two of them were half a pound and eight taels, about the same.

As far as I know, my second aunt has a small amount of energy, and she has been losing and losing all these years, and I don't know how aggrieved I am, so it is normal to vent a thing or two on the daughter left by my first wife.

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 sin and belongs to the category of 'ten evils', so my second aunt and mother dare not be unfilial to her 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 was left with only one son left under her knees, and it can be said that she has placed all her hopes 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 strictly filters the people around him, for fear that someone will bring him badly. It's just that my sister is something she can't choose, and my sister is better with my cousin, and it has a lot of influence on him, so my second aunt will not like my sister anyway. ”

Wu Jiugong glanced at her deeply and said, "I take the liberty of asking 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, so good that others find fault with your sister, in your opinion, it is not your sister's fault, but someone else's problem." Your relationship is so deep that you are so partial to her? ”

"Can't I protect my short? 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. ”

In fact, the real reason, Lin Jin did not say. The reason why she treats Daiyu so well is not only because of the "Daiyu plot" and the feelings accumulated over time, but also because Daiyu is half of her confidant. Sometimes, she didn't speak secretly, and said something that seemed "deviant" in the world, but was very common in later generations, and Daiyu not only understood it, but also agreed with some of them. Bosom friends are hard to find, especially in this feudal era, that's why she is so good to Daiyu.