The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Now I completely understand. What Jia Huan and Wang Xifeng did was definitely a major benefit for the maids and servants of the Rong Mansion.

In that mansion, having money gives you confidence and allows you to live a better life!

Isn't the situation the same here at the Lin family's place?

After Lin Daiyu took over the household management, she naturally gained a fairly in-depth and thorough understanding of many things in the Lin family.

Although the Lin family has a good family tradition and manages its servants and servants strictly, without any obvious snobbish behavior, how could there not be various problems in private?

The problems that plague the Rong family's servants are just as numerous as those that plague the Lin family's servants and laborers!

At first, I was very angry, feeling that the Lin family should not be like this, and should be better.

But over time, after understanding the good and evil of human nature, I gradually let go of my dissatisfaction and resentment.

Achieving general fairness is already quite difficult.

If Lin Daiyu wanted to do even better, she would have to put in more effort, and the personal character and abilities of the servants and servants in the Lin family would also have to reach a certain level.

According to Jia Huan's statement in the letter, such a situation is unlikely to occur!

Unless the Lin family is in a period of great prosperity, with all the servants and servants in high spirits, and with large-scale investment in education, it is possible to barely reach a certain level.

Even the imperial court couldn't achieve that, not even during prosperous times!

To Lin Daiyu's surprise, during her correspondence with Jia Huan, and in addition to occasionally sending Lin family servants to check on the situation at the estates of the Ning and Rong mansions, she discovered a fact that was hard for her to accept.

The Ning and Rong manors under Jia Huan's management did bear some resemblance to that ideal state.

Regardless, after more than a year of correspondence, Lin Daiyu recognized Jia Huan's abilities and developed a greater liking for him.

This time, when her father, Lin Ruhai, confronted her, she didn't feel much emotional fluctuation.

It's impossible to say there's not a single regret!

Sometimes, in the dead of night, I dream of the happy days when I was temporarily staying at the Rong Mansion.

Unfortunately, time has passed and she has grown up completely, but Jia Baoyu is still a child at heart.

How could Lin Daiyu not know her grandmother's thoughts?

It's just a pity that Jia Baoyu was so disappointing!

Not to mention her father's disapproval, she herself wouldn't agree either. Even Zijuan, the personal maid from the Rong Mansion, felt that Jia Baoyu was beyond redemption and not a good match.

Sometimes I really can't understand why Jia Baoyu has become like this.

I've heard my father say that Jia Huan and Jia Cong are incredibly hardworking outside, all so that they can easily establish themselves after leaving the mansion.

Despite possessing excellent resources, Jia Baoyu became increasingly unbearable to others.

Calling him a spoiled brat is an understatement; neither his personality nor his temperament fits the bill.

But if you ask him about other merits, it's hard to name anything besides his gentle and kind nature.

Lin Daiyu didn't think much about it. Anyway, things had already come to this point, and her marriage should be settled. She just needed to live a good life from now on!

Jia Huan was unaware that Lin Daiyu had thought so much about the engagement.

In fact, at Lin Daiyu's coming-of-age banquet last year, Lin Ruhai wanted to finalize the matter to avoid any unforeseen complications that could severely damage Lin Daiyu's reputation.

It's a pity that the old lady was present at the time, so some things couldn't be forced and had to be postponed.

With the current political situation in the court in turmoil, and Lin Ruhai potentially being transferred to another post at any time, it is natural that the court is eager to finalize Lin Daiyu's marriage.

As mentioned earlier, the etiquette for a young lady from a respectable family to go out was quite complicated, and the betrothal ceremony alone could take more than a year.

By the time all the procedures were completed, Lin Daiyu was almost eighteen years old.

This is why, in the feudal imperial era, noblewomen reached the age of fourteen or fifteen when they came of age.

For a large family to marry off its daughter, it was naturally not a simple or casual affair; she would not actually be married off at the age of fourteen.

Generally, after going through all the procedures, a young lady from a respectable family would be at least fifteen years old.

At this point, whether they are married or have children, their physical condition is already quite good.

It would be a lie to say that Jia Huan wasn't a little excited, after all, his betrothed was Lin Daiyu.

But it's impossible to say he was particularly excited; in his view, it was just a normal marriage and having children.

If he hadn't known that things needed to be settled before he rose to power, otherwise there would definitely be trouble, he really wouldn't have been willing to settle things so early.

He is thirteen years old this year, and fifteen years old by the traditional Chinese age reckoning!

In the Great Qian Dynasty, the age is generally determined by the traditional Chinese age system (虚岁).

He plans to hold off for another year and participate in the martial arts examination next year.

If he doesn't become the top martial arts champion this time, it will be a failure for him as a transmigrator.

This year, let's give Cong Ge'er one last push to help him establish himself in the military and sort out his businesses and personnel.

If we analyze the story according to the original plot of Dream of the Red Chamber, the border regions of the Great Qian Dynasty would be in complete chaos.

It's not just the northern and northwestern border regions that are in turmoil; the south and southeast are also experiencing unrest.

At that time, there will be no shortage of opportunities for Jia Huan to shine!

His idea was to use the past year or so to enrich his own knowledge and skills.

The only headache is that the improvement in the "golden finger" aspect has become incredibly slow.

In particular, his breathing technique, which he values ​​most, has remained stuck at 20% without any change.

This is not a good sign!

In other words, each breath he takes only contributes 20% to the exercise effect, both internally and externally.

Although his physical condition was already incredibly strong at this point.

Whether it's strength, speed, or anything else, it has reached an exaggerated level.

In modern parlance, this would be considered to have entered the realm of the extraordinary.

Given Jia Huan's current medical skills and his research into the "golden finger" (a powerful ability to enhance one's abilities), he realized that he still had considerable potential for improvement, which made him somewhat frustrated.

But what frustrates him is that he only has so many resources, and it's impossible to find better directions to learn from. He can only figure things out and research on his own, so his improvement speed is naturally pitifully slow.

Previously, we had pinned our hopes on Jia Jing, who was cultivating immortality outside the city, but unfortunately, that fellow was also useless.

Putting everything else aside, those alchemy manuals he painstakingly sent were of no use to Jia Huan whatsoever.

Of course, Jia Huan memorized all the contents of these alchemy books.

However, he couldn't even get a trace of some of the core cultivation methods of other lineages.

If this guy didn't still have considerable value to him, Jia Huan would have loved to curse him to his face.

What kind of bullshit is this "first person of the 'Wen' generation" title? Is this all the skill he has?

What annoyed him most was that he had asked Master Jing to help him make a connection with the Immortal Taihuan of Qingxu Temple outside the city, but he had failed to do so.

Jia Huan had his doubts, and even secretly went to Qingxu Temple to investigate.

He had originally hoped to try his luck and see if he could run into the guy from Qingxu Temple, but each time he returned empty-handed, which made him realize that this guy really did have some ability.

Otherwise, why is this guy either in seclusion or has left the Taoist temple every time we come to confront him?

With the Fairy Disenchantment of the Land of Illusion and the monk-Taoist duo, Jia Huan couldn't be sure what level the high-end power in the Dream of the Red Chamber world had reached.

If finding someone doesn't work, and finding the core cultivation method of this world also doesn't work, then I can only slowly figure out and study the breathing techniques myself.

At the very least, he wanted to see what level his physical abilities could ultimately reach.

Will various incredible supernatural powers and methods from myths and legends appear?

While he continued to wait patiently, he also considered other methods.

In the end, I felt that it was still better to become a high-ranking official, with the imperial court as a backer, which would make it much easier and simpler to collect cultivation resources.

Of course, with his current physical condition and the various combat skills he has mastered, he is now absolutely a killing machine on the battlefield.

I reckon he might even be more formidable than the legendary warriors of ancient times.

That's why he had even higher expectations for his cheat ability, hoping to reach a higher level, which would be a good thing no matter what.

The next day happened to be a day off, and Jia Huan took the initiative to go to the Rong Mansion, where he met Master Zheng in the main study.

"Oh, your Uncle Lin has already agreed?"

After hearing his purpose, Master Zheng Er smiled and asked curiously, "Why so suddenly? This doesn't seem like Brother Ru Hai's style!"

Jia Huan recounted Lin Ruhai's speculations and concerns, concluding, "Uncle's worries are not unfounded; it's always good to take precautions!"

"I see!"

The Second Master nodded in agreement: "I will take good care of this matter!"

This was considered an agreement to Jia Huan's request.

Jia Huan chuckled and thanked him, then casually added, "Master, I think it's best not to let the old lady know about this, to avoid any unnecessary trouble!"

The Second Master Zheng's face darkened, but after thinking for a moment, he finally agreed.

He's not stupid; how could he not understand his mother's thoughts and ideas?

It's understandable that Lin Ruhai wanted to matchmake Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. But he didn't even consider Jia Baoyu's reputation; it's no wonder Lin Ruhai wouldn't approve.