In the morning, at the pier outside Jinling City, various types of ships were either setting anchor for long journeys or docking at the shore. It looked very busy.

Many travelers came and went, with different identities, including dockyard workers, businessmen, scholars, officials, etc.

In early spring, Jinling City is full of vitality, not inferior to the capital city.

Lin Yun stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the poetic and picturesque scene in front of him. He was really shocked. The prosperity of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties was blooming with its unique charm in front of his eyes.

Lin Yunzheng was fascinated when Feng Ziying came up from behind him and smiled at him and said: "Brother Lin, what's so interesting about a broken pier? After we settle down, we first go to the Qinhuai River to take a stroll and see what an oiran lady looks like.

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Lin Yun said speechlessly: "The few thousand taels of silver in your pocket will probably be emptied by the oiran lady in less than three days."

Feng Ziying said happily: "I have no money, but you have a lot of money."

Lin Yun asked in confusion: "How can I have a lot of money?"

Feng Ziying: "Don't try to lie to me. That day at Green Willow Villa, you defrauded the salt merchant of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, which is enough to last you a lifetime."

Lin Yun said speechlessly: "What good thing are you thinking of? All those 400,000 taels of silver were taken away by my uncle when I came back."

"What? You turned it all in?"

"Nonsense, there were so many people present at the time, what if I don't hand it over? Do you want me to be guilty of deceiving the emperor?"

Feng Ziying said frustratedly: "I still wanted to get some glory with you, but now I failed."

At this moment, the captain came over with a smile. He smiled at Lin Yun and said, "Master Xiao Lin, we are here."

Lin Yun waved to Xiao Mo and said to him: "Xiao Mo, pay the boat money to my father-in-law. Remember to give him an extra tael of money for tea."

"Thank you, Mr. Xiao Lin." The ship owner happily followed Xiao Mo to receive the bill and at the same time made arrangements to park the ship.

After a while, Xiao Mo led Zhong Yi, Du Sha, Feng Xi, and Feng Hao over with their luggage.

After the ship docked, everyone abandoned the ship and landed. They hired two carriages and several porters on the dock, squeezed among the pedestrians, and headed for the city gate.

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The destination of Lin Yun and his friends' trip was the Jia family's old house in Jinling City. As early as when they were in Kyoto, Jia Min had helped him make an agreement with Jia's mother that when he arrived in Jinling, he would live in the old house of Rongguo Mansion.

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The ancestor of the Jia family, Rong Guogong Jia Yuan, once served in Jinling. Although the Ningrong Second Mansion here is not as prominent as the one in the capital, it still occupies most of the street.

What's especially rare is that this place is very close to the Imperial College and the Jinling Magistrate's Office. If he lives here, he doesn't have to live in the Imperial College and suffer.

In Jinling City, the flow of people is surging, the sounds of hawking and shouting come and go, and it is full of vitality.

There was an endless stream of carriages, horses and sedan chairs, and it was unprecedentedly prosperous. It showed a completely different urban style from Beijing and Yangzhou.

It was already noon when everyone arrived outside the gate of Jia's Mansion in Xiaoyongfang in the city.

Long before Lin Yun came here, Lin Ruhai sent someone to contact Manager Jin, the caretaker of the old house, and informed Lin Yun of the arrival date of his party.

At this time, a hunched-over white-haired old man stood in front of the gate of Rongguo Mansion, leading several middle-aged men to greet him.

Not to mention Lin Ruhai's reputation for raiding the Bai family, Lin Yun's reputation for betraying Lai Da and Lai Sheng in Rongguo Mansion was enough to attract the attention of these servants.

Of course, no one from the Twelfth Fang clan left here by the Jia family had the intention to pay attention to him.

The servants who came out to greet them were all different. After taking a look at them, Lin Yun had only one impression in his mind, that it was too miserable.

Of course, this is compared with the servants of Rongguo Mansion in the capital. If compared with ordinary people, they still live quite well.

The white-haired old man at the head raised his hands to Lin Yun and said, "Old servant Jin Cai wishes to greet my young nephew."

Lin Yun hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him and said, "Is this old man the father of Sister Yuanyang?"

"Exactly."

Lin Yun said with a smile: "It's a coincidence. Among my ancestors, the one I respect the most is Sister Yuanyang."

When the old man heard this, he immediately talked to Lin Yun about his daughter with a smile on his face.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing a sheepskin jacket squeezed over and smiled at the old man: "Manager Jin, don't just praise your daughter. Please introduce her to us."

Manager Jin hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, young nephew, let me introduce you to him. This is Yingge's father. His name is Zhou Quan."

Lin Yun hurriedly saluted the other party and said, "Lin Yun has met Uncle Zhou."

"Young nephew, please don't do this. There is no need to hurt the villain."

Although Zhou Quan was polite, he was very proud in his heart. He had long heard from the servants from the capital that his daughter was the only maid around Uncle Lin's nephew.

The key is that this young nephew was selected as a scholar at the age of thirteen. He entered Yichen Academy to worship the emperor's teacher as his disciple, and was also named a fifth-grade dragon guard. These titles alone are scary enough, let alone a gathering. on a person.

Under the introduction of Manager Jin, Lin Yun discovered that most of these servants had daughters working as maids by Jia Mu's side. Obviously, they were all old people who could be fully trusted by Jia Mu.

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After everyone chatted outside the door for a while, Manager Jin accompanied Lin Yun and others into Rongguo Mansion from the side door, and sat down in the main hall of the front hall to talk.

It can be seen that although no one lives in Rongguo Mansion here, the houses and furniture inside are well maintained.

After discussing with Lin Yun, the manager of Jinhua chose a small independent courtyard for them to live.

Lin Yun and others brought over bedding and other daily necessities.

Manager Jin selected two maids to help them boil water and cook. As for the chores such as running errands and delivering letters, Yingge's brother was asked to do it for them.

After settling on a place to live, Lin Yun, accompanied by Manager Jin and Zhou Quan, visited one by one the elders of the Jia family who stayed here.

Although these were members of the Jia family who were a little far apart, they were both poor and blessed. Lin Yun treated them all equally and gave them a small gift, making it as polite as possible so that no one could fault them.

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At noon, Lin Yun held a banquet at his residence and invited the servants who came to greet him to have a dinner. After the meal, he asked Xiao Mo to give each of them a reward of two taels of silver.

After the news came out, the servants who didn't come to greet him felt so regretful that their thighs were swollen. No one expected that this young nephew who had gotten along with him in a roundabout way turned out to be a wealthy owner. Not only was he rich, he was also generous.

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When he first arrived in Jinling, Lin Yun locked himself in his mansion and began to write articles on classics and meanings seriously.

Before and after the Spring Festival, he had been running around here and there and had no intention of studying. Now he wanted to make up for it temporarily.

Feng Ziying has no interest in studying. He goes out early and comes back late every day to play around.

I don’t know where Feng Ziying found out that Jia Yucun, the prefect of Jinling, had just taken office and was holding a new oiran competition on the Qinhuai River.
Chapter completed!