When Lin Twelve heard this, he immediately nodded and said: "Yes, Eighth Uncle, don't worry, we can still make up 120,000 taels if we get together, don't worry, we will definitely buy you back this road." ”

The eighth uncle's eyes darkened, and he gasped twice, and looked at Lin Shi with round eyes.

Lin Shi was furious, turned his head and glared at a few people: "What do you mean, this road guide is given to our family by the ninth sister." ”

"Tenth brother, you can't say that, if you hadn't picked us up, would we have gone to trouble with the ninth sister? If we don't go, how could the ninth sister transfer our two handwritten letters to the Qian family and the Sheng family? Lin Twelve said with a straight face: "We all know that your family's money has also been used to buy goods, although 120,000 taels is not much, but you will never be able to take it out, so it is better to take the road out and share it with everyone, we will pay for the road to buy together, and then send the freight to the mutual market." ”

"Yes, tenth brother, now the ninth sister is annoyed, even the fifth brother didn't come to see the eighth uncle, it's impossible for you to think about the white wolf with empty gloves, and your family can't take out so much silver, it's better to work together, hello, I'm good, everyone is good."

Lin Shi was silent.

Lin Twelve made persistent efforts and said: "We don't learn from Lin Chuan's kid, each of us is responsible for our own goods, and we only share this road to introduce the mutual market, how about it?" ”

"The money earned is naturally their own," the other person counted with his fingers: "We have a total of seven, each family will pay more than 10,000 taels, and the 120,000 will come out, which is better than the 120,000 taels you have alone." ”

Lin Shi's heart moved, and he couldn't help but turn his head to look at his father, only to find that his father had crooked his neck and his face was blue.

He was startled and hurriedly pounced, "Dad-"

Lin Twelve and the others were also taken aback, at this time, Uncle Eight couldn't have anything to do, otherwise the goods in their hands would have to be smashed in their hands.

immediately rushed to save people, and some people arrested people and called doctors.

There was a panic in the house, but in the second half of the night, the eighth uncle still didn't make it through, and his body gradually weakened and became cold.

"Eighth uncle-" Lin Twelve cried sincerely this time, lying on the side of the bed and patting his thigh, "Why did you walk so fast......"

I have to wait until they change the road and the goods leave Suzhou.

Lin Shi also cried, and cried very badly, he vaguely knew that his father was angry with them.

The sixth uncle and the eleventh uncle quickly rushed over, and when they saw them lying on the side of the bed crying bitterly, but they didn't look like directors at all, they were so angry that they stepped forward and gave them a kick, and said angrily: "The eighth uncle was angry with you to death, they are all grandfathers, but they haven't learned to be stable at all, and they still want to learn to do big business, do you have this ability?" ”

Uncle Eleven's heart was a little complicated, and he ordered with a cold face: "Don't you quickly arrange someone to report the funeral everywhere, Old Ten, call all your brothers, change your father's life clothes, and carry out the prepared coffin......"

Lin Shi wiped his tears and went to do them one by one.

When the morning dawned, there were people with white cloth strips to go to the Lin Mansion to report the funeral.

Lin Qingwan had already chosen to leave in five days, and was stunned for a moment before saying, "I know, I will go to condole." ”

The people who came to report the funeral bowed down and retreated.

Lin Qingwan thought about it, turned her head and said to Bai Feng: "Let Steward Lin prepare the funeral, just follow the rules." ”

This is no need to thicken, since Lin Qingwan became the family, whenever a relative has passed away, Lin Qingwan has instructed Steward Lin to add three percent of the funeral, and this is the first time that he has not added it.

Bai Feng happily went to inform Steward Lin.

Mrs. Shang sent someone to ask if Lin Yubin wanted to go back, and Lin Qingwan said: "She is doing confinement, so she doesn't have to rush, I can go back on her behalf to take a stick of incense, and she is not a particularly close relative." ”

Old Madam Shang also understood Lin Qingwan's attitude, and ordered to go down, since Lin Shi did not report the funeral to the Shang family alone, then Shang Mingjie did not have to go, and he didn't even have to prepare for the funeral.

There are many such etiquettes in the family, close to the family, even if the old man of the side branch dies, even if he does not come to the door to mourn in person, he will prepare a funeral.

But if you don't get close, it's reasonable not to send it, and no one can find fault with it.

Lin Shang's two families are in-laws, but the Shang family only recognizes the branch, and because Lin Run's branch is the patriarch and close to Lin Qingwan, it is counted among the relatives who move around.

On the contrary, the same is true for Lin Run.

Everything only depends on Lin Qingwan in the middle.

Sure enough, after Lin Qingwan's funeral was sent out, neither the Zhou family nor the Lu family moved, but Lin Shi had no friendship with several families.

Outside, it is rumored that these families are close to the Lin family, but it all depends on Lin Qingwan, he can't cross Lin Qingwan to report the funeral to several families, and let people come to mourn for no reason.

Generally speaking, this kind of "old age" relies on self-realization.

Lin Qingwan came in strict accordance with the rules of her relatives who came out of the five suits, and only came to the door at noon the next day to offer condolences, and left after not staying long.

Be disciplined and meticulous.

Therefore, the alienation is vividly interpreted, and the eighth uncle is no longer one of the only three old people in the clan here, but just an old man who has come out of five suits.

Lin Shi couldn't find the slightest mistake, and although some people in the clan felt that Lin Qingwan was too cold and calculating, they didn't dare to speak at this time.

Didn't you see Lin Shi, Lin Shi and the other family are in debt, and they are being called for debts by Qian Zhuang?

It was only at this time that the clan really overlapped Lin Qingwan with her father and brother, and no one dared to despise her because she was a woman.

No matter how much I heard it before, it didn't come as deeply as the pain that fell on my body.

Especially the people of her generation, because she was young and a girl, she wanted to rely on her identity to oppress people, and after watching this moment, they understood why the group of children in the family were so afraid of respecting her.

This heart is ruthless enough, relatives of the same clan, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver say that the calculation is calculated, and he fools people to the capital like monkeys, and he has to be scolded again when he comes back after being humiliated.

This scheming, this means, this guts, even they dare not do this, and they can't do it.

This trip of condolences went smoothly, and Lin Qingwan was a little suspicious, "Why is it so well-behaved all of a sudden?" ”

Bai Feng held back a smile and said: "Auntie, I went to inquire about it, and said that the major money houses have now sent stewards to live in the clan, so I will keep an eye on them to repay their debts." Now the major money banks are still worried about their aunts, otherwise they would have been emptied, where would they dare to lose their temper with their aunts and grandmothers at this time? ”

Otherwise, Lin Qingwan's sentence "We have come out of five suits, and we are not familiar with it" can make them never recover.

Lin Qingwan tugged at the corners of her mouth and asked, "Do you want to lead them to that way?" ”

"I heard that I was preparing to raise money to go to Beijing to buy a road guide, and when the time came, even the goods would be transported together, and the major money banks would also send people to follow, so as not to run away and not be able to collect them." Bai Feng asked with a smile, "Do you want to send someone to Qian Zhuang to say a word to put aside the relationship, otherwise what if something happens to you?" ”

"Why kill them all?" Lin Qingwan said: "Since Qian Zhuang dares to take on such a case, then he should be prepared to not be able to collect the account, let them make trouble, we just don't know." ”

Cornering people and letting them bite her?

She's not that stupid, so let them make trouble on their own at this time.

"Get ready, let's go to the capital."

"Yes."

The funeral of the eighth uncle was not as grand as he expected before his death, and even because of Lin Shi's debt, he was hastily buried after only three days, and then he was ready to go to Beijing with Lin Shi and them again to change roads.

This time, they will bring the goods, and once they get the guide, they will go north to Youzhou, which means that he, a "filial son", can't keep his father at home.

But there was no way, all the money in the family bought goods, and he also borrowed 100,000 taels from the bank.

If the money is not repaid, he will have to sell all the property.

This is the accumulation of generations of ancestors, how dare he smash it in his own hands, so even if he wants to be said to be unfilial, he has to go this way.

And Lin Qingwan was also preparing to set off, counting the time, they left almost at the same time.

Who knew that the day before leaving, Zhou Tingshi came to the door overnight, "Lord Lin, Lord Zhong was assassinated and injured, Your Majesty asked you to go to Hongzhou immediately." ”

Lin Qingwan was surprised, "How is Lord Zhong?" ”

"The official document only mentions serious injuries."

Lin Qingwan frowned, "What's the use of me going, I don't know how to fight." ”

"It was Shu that sent an envoy to discuss the matter of joining forces, and the secretary of the military department had already set off from the capital one step ahead, and someone in the court suggested that the county lord was the secretary of the court of the domain, and he should also go together, so His Majesty issued an edict."

Lin Qingwan took the official document and thought for a while: "I remember that in the last battle report, it was mentioned that the Lord of Zhong County had come to Chudu, why did he return to Hongzhou?" ”

Zhou Tingshi sighed and said: "The Chu army gave up the area of Guizhou, concentrated its forces in Changsha for a counteroffensive, caught the county lord Zhong and General Lin by surprise, and forced our Liang army out of the Chu capital, and General Zhong set up a large camp in Hongzhou. ”

"So Guizhou has been robbed by my Liang army?"

"Yes, but that piece is mostly owned by ethnic minorities, we just occupy it, and we can't rein in the forces in it for a while, and the morale of the Chu army is high, and the county lord of Zhong has been assassinated...... "Zhou Assassin Shi sighed slightly: "I heard that there are also generals assassinated on the side of Shu, and Chu has been unable to capture it for a long time, and the morale is low, so Shu wants to unite the two armies." ”

Lin Qingwan nodded, "I understand, this negotiation is aimed at dividing the city of Chu State." ”

Zhou Tingshi didn't speak, he didn't know the specific details, he just took the official document to tell him.

Lin Qingwan couldn't help but nod her fingertips, and said, "I'll leave tomorrow, and ask Zhou Tingshi to send troops to protect me." ”

"Don't worry, the county lord has already ordered him to go down, and he can send a team of men and horses to escort you to Hongzhou tomorrow." After a pause, Zhou Tingshi asked, "Lord Lin, the day before yesterday, a rich village came to consult the lower officials, saying that if someone fails to repay the loan within the time limit, can the land be used to pay off the debt?" ”

Lin Qingwan glanced at him and said lightly: "This is a local government affairs, naturally Zhou Tingshi knows better, just follow the law, why ask me?" ”

"Yes," Zhou Tingshi lowered his head and smiled: "It's that the lower officials are confused, and they have forgotten that there are laws to follow." ”