Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

Chapter 268 Lai Da guards the city gate

The next morning light was lazy and the city gate slowly opened.

The city gate soldiers were divided into six teams of six people each.

The third team went in to investigate and found out that in addition to the soldiers at the city gate, Lai Da had also been transferred over.

Those two fake bailiffs escaped yesterday. Although he had Jia Zheng as a guarantor, he would not be punished.

But Zhou Ruijia said that the fake bailiff had left the city gate.

Lai Da, feeling unlucky, was sent by Mrs. Wang to guard the city gate for two days.

The reason was that the two yamen runners might have left the city and would come back.

If you run away, how can you come back? What a joke!

This is clearly intended to punish me, an old man.

There are strict checks at the city gates, especially for people leaving the city. Anything that looks like it could hide a person will be opened and checked.

"What are you doing out of town?"

Some people just can't stand seeing others happy.

Lai Da muttered to himself about Madam Wang, listening to the scolding of the soldiers at the city gate, and watching them open the packages one by one and check the contents.

"What's inside? Open it up and take a look."

"go!"

The farmers, with red noses from the cold, put in baskets of live chickens.

The trembling refugees were stopped.

……

The New Year is coming soon, and it’s not easy for anyone!

Lai Da perked up and looked at the people coming and going.

……

Wei Jiu and the other two walked to the city gate in a lazy manner, and the inspecting officer stared at them with sidelong eyes.

These three people looked like three young boys, or servants of a wealthy family.

"What are you doing in town?"

Wei Jiu raised the corner of his mouth, "Go home!"

"Where is your home?" The city gate officer exhaled a large puff of white steam.

Wei Jiu waved his hand and dispersed them in disgust.

Then he calmly took out an ID card and handed it to the gate officer who was checking.

The soldiers at the city gate were shocked when they saw him. "Are you from Prince Zhongshun's Palace?"

"My little minions, slaves, are you worth only a few taels of silver?"

"Run an errand for the steward."

Wei Jiu answered lightly.

"What are you doing out of town?"

"I'm going to the farm to check the accounts. It's the end of the year." Wei Jiu answered calmly.

The city gate officer waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go!"

Wei Jiu lifted his foot easily and was about to take a step when he accidentally caught a glimpse of Lai Da inside the door. His eyebrows twitched a few times.

He put on his hood.

"It's so damn cold today! Officer, thank you for your hard work."

As Wei Jiu spoke, he put his hands into his sleeves and swayed his body gently from side to side, inadvertently bumping into the two people on his left and right.

The two people on the left and right reacted quickly, put their hands on Wei Jiu's shoulders, and said with their arms around each other:

"You've been working so hard for two days that you can't even walk steadily. You must relax when you go back today."

"You just want to relax, you lazy bastard. If the master finds out, he will chop all your firewood."

As they talked, they staggered forward.

Lai Da’s eyes widened. Isn’t this the servant from Master Lin’s family?

I once robbed someone.

The hood is pulled so low today, almost covering his head. Is he pretending not to know me?

The city gate officer had been informed and was keeping a close eye on Lai Da.

He saw Lai Da looking at the three guys without blinking, and he couldn't help but follow Lai Da's gaze and look at Wei Jiu and the other two, "Is it them?"

Lai Dameng shook his head, "No, no, no, that's a servant from a relative's family."

"You're a very impolite boy."

The city gate officer asked casually, "Which relative is it?"

Lai Da said vigilantly, "They are definitely not pretending to be yamen runners. They are relatives. If a relative needs someone, just tell me."

"Why pretend?"

Lai Da was already annoyed with being asked to guard the city gate, and he also complained to Mrs. Wang all the time.

It's just a trivial matter that makes her explode like a firecracker.

They took away the two dying slaves and forced him to come here to suffer the cold.

So he was not very happy with the city gate officer.

My son is also a serious local official.

And I still have to endure this bird's anger.

My mother is really something. I don’t know why she suddenly becomes so kind.

Two worthless slaves, just die.

Now to provoke this matter.

The city gate officer said to Lai Da with a half-smile, "It seems that Manager Lai is very reluctant to be with us soldiers."

After saying that, he turned around and went to check on the six-man team of Wei Jiu and others.

After whispering for a while, he came back again.

"Manager Lai, are you lying, or are those three people lying? When did the Jia family start talking about relatives with the Zhongshun Palace?"

When the city gate officer said this, Lai Da broke out in a cold sweat.

"Where do you think they are from?"

The city gate officer smiled coldly, "Manager Lai, can you first tell me where they are from?"

Lai Da's heart was filled with anxiety and excitement.

For a man who has been a slave all his life, he doesn't want to offend anyone.

No matter what the Jia family and the Lin family are doing now, it has nothing to do with them. As long as the Jia family does not fall, they will have a comfortable life.

But the Lin family is the home of Jia's mother's son-in-law. Broken bones are connected to tendons. Who knows when it will be healed?

Why would the people from Mr. Lin’s family lie?

Lai Da was prepared to gloss over it and fool Dafa.

"Sir, maybe I remembered it wrongly. They look alike, but when you think about it carefully, they are not alike."

"Besides, the hood was blocking his eyes, so I couldn't see his features clearly."

"Really?" The city gate officer stopped talking, as if he believed Lai Da's words.

But he ordered his men to follow the three men.

But it has disappeared without a trace.

……

In the Rongxi Hall of the Jia Mansion, the air was filled with sandalwood and it was so quiet that even the slightest sound of lamps popping could be heard clearly.

Mrs. Wang stared at Lai Da who had returned and asked,

"Lai Da! You said you gained nothing, how can I still believe you? Who did you see today?"

"Whose family are those three people from?"

"Don't fool us."

Jia Zheng standing aside frowned and said nothing.

Lai Da sighed. He had never expected that Mrs. Wang would be so stubborn. This was really a case of digging deep into the matter.

It seems that I have to say it.

"Second Master, I saw those three guys today and they look like the ones from Master Lin's family."

"But after several years, I'm afraid I can't tell for sure."

"Just like the servant who picked up their family when Mr. Lin came to the city a few years ago."

"It's just a little bit similar, but young guys change quickly. Maybe I'm seeing things."

Listening to Lai Da's explanations, Jia Zheng stroked his beard and said nothing. Mrs. Wang smiled coldly.

"Lai Da, you can lie to me, but you can't lie to me, right?"

"You have seen countless people with these eyes."

"It was because of his accurate judgment of people that he was promoted step by step and became half the master of the Jia family."

Jia Zheng frowned, "Why are you saying this? He is quite old now, and it is possible that his eyesight is blurry."

"Lai Da, please go down!"

Jia Zheng drove Lai Da out.

Mrs. Wang stared at Jia Zheng, "Master, what do you mean?"

"Lai Da was clearly lying, so why are you just letting him off like that?"

Jia Zheng explained, "How can he be considered a lie? Didn't he say that he looked like the Lin family?"

"Then report it to my uncle. Now we need to see if the Lin family is colluding with Prince Zhongshun's Palace?"