In order to eat, I signed a contract with the system

Chapter 348 Dream of Red Mansions - Jia Yingchun 19

That night, Jia Lang had a good "reunion dinner" with Jia Min, who had recovered a lot after meeting her family, and Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu.

After the examination in the study in the afternoon, Lin Ruhai admired Jia Lang, the nephew from Jia Min's family, more and more, and brought out a lot of his ideas in his conversation with Jia Min and Lin Daiyu. Jia Min, who had already had a higher opinion of Jia Lang after learning about him from Mother Li, could hear it immediately.

It was really hard for Jia Min to be in a bad mood because her nephew from her mother's side could win the favor of her husband, which not only made her proud, but also allowed the Lin family to see the power of the Rongguo Mansion.

No one came to the Jia Mansion in the previous life, so Jia Min could only rely on her memory and the descriptions in the letters sent by her grandmother to convey the prosperity and nobility of the Rongguo Mansion. Since the person mentioned most in Jia's grandmother's letters was Jia Baoyu, Jia Min, who had seen so much, also had a good impression of Jia Baoyu, and even passed this impression on to her daughter Lin Daiyu.

It is hard to say whether this was not the reason why Lin Daiyu felt timid when she first entered the Jia Mansion in her previous life.

Because of Jia Lang in this life, not only did Lin Daiyu and Lin Ruhai fail to realize in advance that Rongguo Mansion was powerful on the outside but weak on the inside, but they also became more convinced that Rongguo Mansion was a good place to go.

Jia Lang was sharp-eyed and noticed that something was wrong, but on the one hand, he had an average relationship with Lin Daiyu, and secondly, no matter what the situation in Rongguo Mansion was, Lin Daiyu had to go there anyway, and he would not stay in the Jia Mansion with Lin Daiyu forever, so he was destined to not be able to help her much.

Jia Min seemed to be getting better, but in fact it was just a last gasp. On the morning of the fifth day after Jia Lang came, Jia Min became completely unwell. Lin Daiyu cried pitifully beside Jia Min's bed. After Jia Lang learned the news, he naturally no longer followed the rules and hurried to Jia Min's courtyard.

In the room, Jia Min, who was barely breathing, held Lin Daiyu's hand and warned her word by word about the principles of future life. Perhaps she was tired, she finally stopped to rest for a while, and then asked.

"Is Langge here?"

Jia Min's dowry Wang Madam hurriedly replied: "I heard from Qinglin that the cousin came early in the morning, but I heard that our young lady was inside with him. The cousin didn't want to disturb the mother and daughter, so he waited in the yard on purpose."

Jia Min nodded, ever so slightly, but Mother Wang did not miss it and quickly signaled the little maidservant who was serving beside her to go out and call for help.

When Jia Lang came in, Lin Daiyu's eyes were still red, but fortunately she did not continue crying. She was about to bow when she saw Jia Lang coming in. Jia Min waved her hand with difficulty, indicating Jia Lang not to be polite and to come closer.

Jia Lang followed Jia Min's instructions and sat down beside her bed, not far from Lin Daiyu.

"Aunt, Lang'er is here. Tell me what you want to say. I'll remember it."

No matter how you look at it, Jia Min looks like she's about to leave some last words. It's impossible for Jia Lang to make the decision and agree to anything, but it wouldn't hurt to be the messenger.

"Lang'er, your aunt has only one daughter, Daiyu, who is still alone in Rongguo Mansion at such a young age. Your aunt does not force you to help take care of her. I just hope that you, as her cousin, can help guide your cousin if she encounters any problems in the future."

"What are you talking about, aunt? You and the eldest master are siblings from the same mother. Although I am a concubine's son, I am still your cousin's cousin by blood. Naturally, I will not ignore my cousin."

Well, he will not just ignore it. How he will take care of her depends on how much compensation the Lin family gives. As for saving Lin Daiyu's fate, Jia Lang said that respecting the fate of others is the responsibility for one's own destiny. If Lin Daiyu comes to him for help in the future, he will help if he can, but he will not help if he cannot.

Obviously Jia Min and Lin Daiyu, who was only six years old, also knew that what Jia Lang said at this time should not be taken seriously, but it must be said that Jia Min felt somewhat comforted after listening to it, and even Lin Daiyu couldn't help but develop some dependence on Jia Lang after listening to it.

After Lin Ruhai came back, Jia Min met him for the last time. In this life, Jia's grandmother did not really value her grandson Jia Baoyu that much, and did not think of pairing the two Yu'ers together from now on, so Jia Min did not have this idea at this time, and Lin Ruhai did not think about it either.

After all, Jia Min and Lin Ruhai didn't know at this time that Lin Ruhai did not live to see Lin Daiyu's marriage, which made Lin Daiyu's marriage a problem and she could only rely on Grandmother Jia.

Shortly after dinner that evening, Jia Min died. Early the next morning, Jia Lang changed into the mourning clothes prepared by the Lin family and accompanied Lin Ruhai to preside over Jia Min's funeral on behalf of Jia Min's family.

The funeral rituals of the ancients were complicated, and Jia Lang took each one of them seriously, never neglecting them at all on the grounds of his young age. This made those who came to the Lin residence to pay their respects feel good about him.

After Jia Min's funeral, Jia Lang accompanied Lin Daiyu to complete the mourning for Jia Min. During this period, he received wholehearted teachings from Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai's level was not comparable to that of a small scholar in the Jia family.

Although Jia Lang benefited greatly from Lin Ruhai's systematic teaching, even though the time was short.

Originally, Lin Daiyu wanted to stay in the Lin Mansion to observe mourning for her mother before leaving, but Lin Ruhai even thought that the later he left, the worse it would be for Lin Daiyu's reputation. In the end, Lin Daiyu could not persuade Lin Ruhai and had to leave for Rongguo Mansion in the capital after observing mourning for Jia Min.

During this period, the Jia family in the capital had naturally received the news of Jia Min's death. Knowing that Jia Lang was still in the Lin Mansion, Jia's mother wrote back specifically asking Jia Lang to accompany Lin Daiyu to the capital.

Before leaving, Lin Ruhai called Jia Lang to the study, and first took the book and taught Jia Lang for an hour as before, then put away the book, took out a wooden box from under the desk and handed it to Jia Lang.

Jia Lang looked puzzled, but he knew in his heart that this should be the "reward" that Lin Ruhai gave him alone.

"Uncle, what is this...?"

Seeing Jia Lang's confusion, Lin Ruhai explained: "This is a thank-you gift from your uncle. Thank you for coming all the way to visit your aunt and fulfill her wish."

"Uncle, you also said that she is my aunt. As a nephew, it is my duty to visit my sick aunt. Why do I need you to give me any thank you gift?"

"My nephew cannot accept this gift!"

Lin Ruhai became more and more satisfied to see that Jia Lang was not greedy or impatient. He even had the idea that if Jia Lang was a legitimate son, it would be nice to marry him to Daiyu.

"Since you said so, then the elder's gift cannot be declined. As an uncle, I cannot refuse what I want to give to my nephew."

Since Lin Ruhai had said so, and he had performed what he should, Jia Lang naturally did not continue to refuse. After all, if he performed it again, he would have passed the test.

Without opening it, Jia Lang used his mental power to explore and discovered that there was a stack of silver bills in the wooden box. Jia Lang made a rough estimate and found that there were at least several thousand taels.

This was really generous. After all, Jia Yingchun was originally given to Sun Shaozu by Jia She for 5,000 taels of silver. According to the rules of Rongguo Mansion, when a concubine's daughter got married, the dowry that the prince could give was only about 3,000 taels of silver.