It had been three days since he came to this world. Lin Yuanshan was still a little confused. He had never thought that he could transmigrate without any warning! After three days, Lin Yuanshan gradually had a preliminary understanding of the world he was in. It was now March 6, 1928. In nearly three months, Zhang Zuolin's life would come to an end. There was only one year left before the war on Zhongdong Road, and he could do nothing now.
Lin Yuanshan's family could be called a scholarly family, but his family called themselves the family of farmers and scholars. They not only did business on a daily basis, but also owned a large amount of land. They were a combination of landlords and merchants. However, due to the sudden change in the domestic situation a few years ago, the Lin family suffered some impact and began to go downhill. Their business was greatly affected. From then on, the family's business was getting worse by the day. It could be said that Wang Xiao Er's new year was getting worse by the year.
However, like most of the landowners, the landowners in this era mainly relied on the land to make a living. Doing business was just one of their side businesses. After they obtained a large amount of money through a series of means, they would use the money to either bury it in the cellar at home or buy a large amount of land. This had a lot to do with the land plot of the common people in the country. This idea was rooted in the bones of the entire country's common people and could not be changed by one or two dynasties or one or two people.
The Lin family was no exception. They had nearly 10,000 mu of land, which was an astronomical figure for Lin Yuanshan in modern times. When he heard the news, Lin Yuanshan's eyes were full of stars. He was indeed scared out of his wits by this number. Anyone who suddenly had such a large amount of wealth would probably be mentally strong if they did not go crazy on the spot. Lin Yuanshan's mental strength was not strong either. In modern times, he was just an ordinary citizen. When had he ever seen so much money?
Therefore, Lin Yuanshan had been muddle-headed these days. Apart from some normal physiological activities such as eating and drinking, he had been silent all the time just to digest the news. Initially, Lin Yuanshan was prepared to laugh out loud and announce it to the world. However, after considering his own situation, he threw this idea to the back of his mind. He had better keep a low profile when he first came to this world, in case he lost his life.
After waking up, Lin Yuanshan began to check the memory of this unlucky guy. It was not a big deal, but Lin Yuanshan was shocked. The drama of the palace in the big house in the later TV series inevitably played out in the Lin family. Now, Lin Yuanshan's situation could be said to be very dangerous. If he was not careful, he might be killed. Lin Yuanshan even suspected that this unlucky guy was killed by someone before.
The current situation of the Lin family could be said to be very melodramatic. The Lin family head had always been the only heir. For some reason, Lin Yuanshan was no exception. He was the only seedling of the Lin family. However, Lin Yuanshan's father, Lin Hai, wanted to share the family's expenses and risk. Regardless of the reason, he eventually took in two concubines. Lin Yuanshan was born of the first wife, so the relationship between the two concubines was more complicated. Usually, Lin Yuanshan had to call them Second Mother and Third Mother.
Lin Yuanshan's second mother's surname was Zhang Hongyu. From the name, it could be seen that the person who could come up with this name was definitely not ordinary. On the surface, her background looked relatively innocent, but in reality, only God knew. Lin Yuanshan felt that there was something wrong with this Second Mother. The more perfect the place was, the bigger the flaw! Zhang Hongyu also had a cousin named Zhang Yunlong. He was now the manager of a restaurant in the Lin family and had a lot of power in his hands. At that time, Zhang Hongyu married into the Lin family through some unknown method. Moreover, she was very liked by Lin Hai. Her status in the family was second only to his wife, who was also the mother of this body.
Lin Yuanshan's Third Mother was originally the leading actress in the troupe. People called her Flower Mother. As for her actual name, she did not know. In this era, the status of women was relatively low. Many women did not even have names. Basically, they followed their husbands 'family names when they married. These days, the status of actors was even lower. They were not even as high as the prostitutes in the brothels. They were like the chamber pots of rich people. They could use them whenever they wanted. They had no status at all.
Lin Yuanshan couldn't help but think of a poem he had read online in his later life.
Who would be on stage and who would be watching?
The music is so beautiful that I forget myself. Who will pity the famous actors and actresses?
On the stage, I sing my sorrows and joys alone, but I forget that there will be an end to the song.
One song after another, singing and singing on the same stage.
Sad and sad, funny, remove the thick makeup of the true face, the song ended, the stage is empty, leaving only a melancholy character.
How can we endure the feelings of the people?
Hate only hate only love stage as a flower star, leaving only this life play.
According to Lin Yuanshan's Third Mother, she had never had enough to eat or wear since she was young. One year, there was a famine in the area, so she was sold by her parents to the troupe. From then on, she practiced in the troupe in winter, summer, and winter, just to finish her studies as soon as possible and have a full meal. She was a bitter person.
However, Lin Yuanshan scoffed at this. According to his casual observation over the past two days, Lin Yuanshan's Third Aunt's hands were as soft and smooth as milk. She looked like a young lady from a wealthy family who had never touched the water of spring. How could she be like what she said? She did not have enough to eat or wear warm clothes since she was young, and she often worked. If that was the case, there would definitely be many calluses on her fingers. It would be impossible for her fingers to be as calluses as they were now. Unless there were some skin lightening products in this era, Lin Yuanshan had deep doubts about this.
This Third Aunt was not someone to be trifled with. She did not know what her father was thinking. He actually handed over the family's cloth business to her. He even asked Hua Niang to go to his hometown and bring his brother over. He let Hua Niang's brother become a steward in the cloth shop. When the old man was still alive, no one dared to come out and cause trouble. The family looked harmonious. However, ever since the parents of the owner of this body passed away one after another two years ago, the harmonious atmosphere of the family had disappeared. They began to fall into internal strife. Now, the cloth business of the family could be said to be impossible to insert a needle into, and oil could not be poured into it. It had become the private property of this flower girl.
Fortunately, although Lin Yuanshan's mother was usually aloof from worldly affairs, she was like an old hen protecting her own children when it came to matters involving her own children. She worked together and left Lin Yuanshan with a considerable family business, including the grain business and the financial power of the family. She also planted some people to protect Lin Yuanshan secretly. However, because this body was relatively young, only 12 years old this year, it did not have much ability to develop the family business. In the past two years, it had been maintained by those shopkeepers and stewards. It was peaceful and there was only a small amount of surplus every year.
After Lin Yuanshan's observation in the past two days, he found that there was a big problem with the grain business in his family. The internal and external parties colluded to buy and sell, and even made fake accounts. Otherwise, according to the previous years 'profits, especially in the recent years when the domestic situation was unstable and the price of grain rose, the grain business would only get better and better, not worse.
However, the reality was the opposite. Not only was the profit reduced to nearly 1/10 of the original, but the staff expenses were also gradually increasing. This year, it had increased by at least half. This was a jaw-dropping figure. One had to know that the profits of the grain trading company last year were only 1000 dollars, but the expenses were 3000 dollars. In previous years, they only needed 2000 dollars to settle it. If there was nothing fishy going on, it would really be strange.
Lin Yuanshan's mother could only blame herself for passing away three months after leaving the family business to this body. She could not protect her child at all. Although he had promoted a series of loyal shopkeepers and stewards, one should not forget that people's hearts were always changing. Coupled with the fact that the master was weak and the servant was strong, it was inevitable that some people would have some small thoughts. Once this opening was opened, greed would only grow bigger and bigger until it swallowed up that pitiful bit of loyalty completely. Fortunately, there was no lack of loyal people in this era. There were always people who treated money like dirt for their own principles. It was precisely because of the existence of these people that the Lin family was barely able to survive. Otherwise, in this situation of internal and external troubles, they would have long been eaten up by others.
According to Lin Yuanshan's observations over the past two days, only Wan 'er, the head maid, and the eight little maids, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum, could be trusted. The head steward, Lin Yunhai, and the eight guards, Lin One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, were the only ones in charge. The cook, Chun Niang, and Er Gou were more reliable. There were not many people available in the family. In addition, there were external threats, especially the annulment of the engagement that happened a few days ago. It dealt another heavy blow to this body's heart.
It was not an exaggeration to say that this original body was an unlucky person. Everything happened to him. Of course, this kid did not shout out the words of thirty years of east and thirty years of west. Fortunately, this kid was not a fool. He even knew to ask for the betrothal gift back. After all, his muddle-headed behavior over the past few days had made those people behind his back laugh at him. They could not wait for the owner of this body to die as soon as possible. In fact, it was their wish. The original Lin Yuanshan was indeed dead. However, no one expected that a new Lin Yuanshan would transmigrate from the modern world.
Lin Yuanshan thought to himself, Don't worry! I will protect your family. I will revitalize the Lin family and make it a first-rate family! I won't let those bad people get away with it. I'll let them accompany you. Wait on the road to the afterlife first. I'll send them all to you. This is my promise to you!”
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