The carriage of the Lin family entered the Shang Mansion directly, Lin Qingwan lifted the curtain slightly and looked outside, she remembered that Sister Wan said that she had followed her sister-in-law to the Shang family when she was very young.

Sister Wan was brought up by Lin Jiang and the Shang family, so their sister-in-law has a good relationship, and the people in Shangfu have always been polite to her before, but I don't know what will happen this time.

After entering the house and getting out of the carriage, Lin Qingwan saw the chariot that was carried, she twitched the corner of her mouth and decided to follow the customs, so she sat down, in fact, it was only a quarter of an hour away, and she could exercise her body while walking, and she was not a seriously ill person, should she be so pampered?

Even in Yangzhou Lin Mansion, except for Lin Jiang, who would sit on his chariot when he was too sick to walk, the rest of the people walked on two legs.

Shang Mingyuan led his wife Xiao Fang to wait aside, and when he saw Lin Qingwan's chariot, he greeted him with a smile, and said: "Nephew to meet Aunt Lin, Aunt Lin can come, our family is really brilliant." ”

Xiao Fang's family saw that he was nondescript, and couldn't help but glare at him secretly, and was about to apologize to Lin Qingwan, when he heard her burst out laughing, and sat on the chariot and asked condescendingly, "Who made the nephew angry?" Say it and let your aunt be happy, maybe your aunt will give you an idea when she is happy. ”

Xiao Fang's was stunned, but Shang Mingyuan was happy, he had stayed in Yangzhou for so long, he had already been convinced by Lin Qingwan, and he recognized her as an elder in his heart, so he stepped forward to greet Lin Qingwan after getting out of the car, and drank all the subordinates down, and followed him to serve.

Lin Qingwan looked at Xiao Fang's with a smile and said with a smile: "This is my nephew and daughter-in-law, it is really a symbol like what my sister-in-law said, but unfortunately I haven't seen it before, otherwise I must become good friends." ”

Lin Qingwan directly took off the bracelet she was wearing on her hand and put it on Xiao Fang's family, and said with a smile: "This is a gift from my aunt to you." ”

Looking at the "aunt" who was four or five years younger than him, Xiao Fang's quickly came back to his senses and excused himself: "Auntie is too loving......"

Shang Mingyuan said: "Aunt Lin will take it for you, Auntie has a lot of good things, it's not bad." ”

Xiao Fang's couldn't help but blacken, she smiled at Lin Qingwan embarrassedly, eager to screw him.

"Take it," Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "When I was in Yangzhou, my nephew helped me do a lot of things, and I haven't rewarded him yet." ”

"My aunt will reward me for giving me a good idea." Shang Mingyuan stepped forward with a hippie smile and pretended to say, "Please also ask my aunt to teach me." ”

Lin Qingwan couldn't help but sigh, Shang Mingyuan is really a typical type who doesn't open the house for three days, it was easy to learn to be obedient in Yangzhou before, but now he is flamboyant again, and it seems that he is flying more and more.

Lin Qingwan asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Shang Mingyuan looked left and right, and made sure that people were following from a distance, and he would not hear them talking, so he lowered his voice and said, "Second aunt asked me to run errands and buy land for Uncle Zhao." ”

Lin Qingwan looked at him strangely, "Then buy it." ”

"But they didn't give money," Shang Mingyuan wanted to cry without tears: "The second aunt asked me to pay from the public account in the house first, but the account was signed with my name, and in the end, it was not me who was in debt?" If the old lady knew, I would have scraped off a layer of skin. ”

"Then don't buy it," Lin Qingwan laughed, "Won't you drag it?" Let's just say that you can't find good land, the price can't be negotiated, all kinds of problems are found first, and it's not for you to buy your own land, what are you anxious about? ”

Xiao Fang's family on the side endured it, and said uncontrollably: "Aunt Lin doesn't know, the second aunt said that she can help Da Lang find a shortage in the Ministry of Rites, if you do a good job, you can still be sent out to the local government to take real power in the future." ”

Shang Mingyuan muttered: "But they have too much money to mention, if the official doesn't get it in the end and the money doesn't pay it back, what should I do?" ”

To put it bluntly, the money raised from Shang Mansion is Shang Mingyuan's money to buy officials, and if he finds an official vacancy, Shang Mingyuan will have to pay it back himself.

If he can't find it, it stands to reason that Zhao Sheng will return it, and Shang Mingyuan probably agreed without thinking about it, but after the Yangzhou incident, he always felt that the Zhao family acted too despicable, and he couldn't trust Zhao Sheng.

Lin Qingwan stopped and asked, "Which piece of land does Zhao Sheng want to buy?" ”

"The area at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain has been selected, but the villagers there ask for a high price, although it is only more than 200 acres, but it costs more than 3,000 taels."

Lin Qingwan was surprised, "So expensive? ”

"Isn't it, it's not because the Lu family on the mountain has learned that the land price under the mountain has been inflated."

"Zhao Sheng can't even take out three thousand taels?"

Shang Mingyuan smiled, lowered his voice and said, "Auntie doesn't know, the Zhao family took out all the money in order to buy your family's big farm and those shops, not to mention cash, and borrowed a lot of money from the bank. In addition, he had a lot of money for the Jiangnan Observation Envoy before, and he now has no money in his pocket, and during this time he was eating and drinking from the Shang family in Suzhou. ”

Shang Mingyuan pursed his lips and said, "The second aunt must have borrowed a lot of money from him, but I heard that the courtyard he built at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain spent all that money." ”

Lin Qingwan lowered her eyes, why did Zhao Sheng have to buy the land at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain?

"Since he doesn't even have the money to buy land, where else will he get the money to help you find something?" Lin Qingwan said lightly: "Don't let the money for buying land go out at that time, and you have to pay some money, that's a bottomless pit." ”

Shang Mingyuan and Xiao Fang's clan bowed their heads and pondered, this was also their deepest concern, but they didn't dare to say it.

"That aunt thought ......"

"If you borrow money from me, I will definitely not be able to borrow it, when I dealt with the Lin family's property, you also followed the errands and kept accounts, you should know that the cash I left behind is so much, I want to raise Yubin, I want to keep some self-defense, and there are so many people to raise, I can't take out the extra money for you," Lin Qingwan said: "But you have to ask me for my idea, I'm afraid that you don't like to listen to what I say." ”

Shang Mingyuan smiled bitterly: "Auntie just say, I'll listen." ”

When he was in Yangzhou, he saw it in his eyes, Lin Qingwan was a person who could discuss the government with his uncle, and such a person's knowledge must not be comparable to them.

And now there are only two or three people in the family who he can trust, but unfortunately, these two or three are not as knowledgeable as him.

Shang Mingyuan looked at Lin Qingwan blankly.

"Although the selection of officials is now equal to the imperial examination and the Ninth Five-Year Plan system, in fact, fewer and fewer officials are elected through the Ninth Five-Year Plan system every year, and even fewer of them occupy real power."

"In this case, the selected person either has a big background, or his reputation is so high that he has to be awarded an official," Lin Qingwan turned his head to look at Shang Mingyuan and asked: "You don't have a strong background, and you want to seek an official just based on Zhao Jie's recommendation?" ”

Lin Qingwan sneered, "Zhao Jie, he can't even do anything to make Jiangnan Observation Envoy by himself." ”

Shang Mingyuan lowered his head, his eyes were slightly red, and said, "Then, that means I have no chance in my life?" ”

"Yes," Lin Qingwan smiled, "You are still young now, it's not too late to start studying seriously, and after more than ten or twenty years of struggle, you may be able to pass the exam." ”

Shang Mingyuan is really going to cry, he doesn't like to read, if he can study, how can he take care of housework at home now?

And how old will he be in ten or twenty years?

"Or from now on to be helpful, go out and make a name, persist for more than ten or twenty years, maybe the people you help will be moved to ask for your life, and the Suzhou Thorn History will report it, and maybe you can become an official when the time comes."

Shang Mingyuan rubbed his eyes, "Aunt Lin, is there anything else besides?" ”

Xiao Fang's family couldn't help laughing, but Lin Yubin really pursed her lips and smiled, she said softly: "There is another one, which official does my cousin go to be a staff member, and if you have more good ideas, your boss will promote you, and you will naturally be able to be an official." ”

Lin Qingwan nodded and smiled, "Yes, the best place to go is Zhao Jie, he took your money, dare not promote you?" Or go directly to the army and make a career with military merits, so naturally you can also be an official. ”

Xiao Fang's clan was startled, and hurriedly said: "This is not good, if you go to be a soldier, won't I have to be a widow?" You think it's fun to fight, but the sword and gun have no eyes. ”

"I'm afraid you won't be able to endure this hardship."

Seeing that the main room was about to arrive, Shang Mingyuan hurriedly said, "Auntie, stop joking, you should give me an idea seriously." ”

"What's the hurry, they don't want you to buy the land today, wait for me to see the old lady in a while, and you escort me when I go back, I'll tell you."

Shang Mingyuan relieved himself at this time, squeezed a smile and led Lin Qingwan into the main courtyard.

The people in the house were waiting and were anxious, saying that they were going to pick up people, why haven't they picked them up yet?

Mrs. Shang Er was about to ask her subordinates to take another look, when she saw the curtain of the door lifted, and Xiao Fang's hearty laughter sounded, "Old lady, the guests are here." ”

Lin Qingwan was helped in by Lin Yubin, and Mrs. Shang stood up "Teng", only looking at Lin Yubin with a pair of eyes.

Seeing that she was not haggard, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still sad in the end, she lost her parents when she was only twelve years old, how can she live in the future.

The old lady hugged Lin Yubin and wept, stroked her back and cried: "My hard-working child......"

Lin Yubin couldn't help but reddened her eyes, and while holding back her tears, she comforted her: "Grandmother, don't be sad, I'm fine." My aunt takes good care of me. ”

The old lady stopped her tears, looked at Lin Qingwan, took her hand and praised: "I haven't seen you for a few years, Sister Wan has become a big girl." ”

Lin Qingwan curtsied, called "aunt", and said with a smile: "That's also a good brother and sister-in-law." ”

The old lady was comfortable, took her hand and said with a smile: "No, your brother is famous for loving children, you and Yubin are both children who grew up in the palm of your hand, not to mention your brother, even my unfilial daughter spoils you to the limit." ”

The old lady wiped her tears and said, "I often tell her that children should grow up with beatings, and they will be spoiled if they are spoiled like this, but now I see that the two of you are very good, filial and friendly." ”

Lin Qingwan felt the old lady's flattery, and her heart was tumbling for a while, she grabbed her hand and said with a slight force: "I lost my childhood, and it was my brother and sister-in-law who raised me, the eldest brother is like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother." ”

The old lady raised her eyes to look at Lin Qingwan, and couldn't help nodding and said, "Okay, good, good boy, if you have any difficulties in the future, come to me, your sister-in-law loves you, and I naturally love you." ”