The Jia Mansion is a well-connected and wealthy family in Jinling. It can be seen just from some small details. There are many people in the family. The Jia family alone has thousands of people, and there are several maids to serve the young lady. For example, in Jia Baoyu's room, there were at least 10 people serving him, including Xiren and Qingwen.
Although Lin Daiyu’s family is not as wealthy as Jia’s family, it is still considered a wealthy family. Because his mother died, his father sent him to his grandmother's house in Jinling for foster care. When Daiyu first entered Jia's house, she didn't understand the rules of the house, so she had to learn everything, such as the small details of rinsing her mouth after a meal, first rinsing her mouth, and then drinking tea. Daiyu doesn't know these things, she just watches what others do and learns from them. Also, when Daiyu arrived, she saw that other people were wearing silk and satin. Especially Baoyu, and Daiyu felt that her grandmother's house was indeed a wealthy home.
Also, Wang Xifeng murdered Jia Rui and made him freeze outside all night in the middle of winter. As a result, he became seriously ill. Need ginseng to lift your spirits. If you let it go to other people, you won't be able to take it out happily. But in Jia's house, this is nothing. Jia Mu immediately took it out and asked Jia Dairu to take it. If it was not enough, she would come back for more. This shows the wealth of Jia's family. There was also Jia Yuanchun, who was elected to Fengzao Palace, but later returned home because he wanted to visit relatives. The Jia family specially built a very luxurious villa for relatives. Later, Jia Yuanchun also said that it was too luxurious. Therefore, Yuanchun was named Grand View Garden. A girl from an ordinary family would never receive this kind of treatment if she wanted to go on a wedding trip. This shows that the Jia family is luxurious and wealthy.
In every meal, it is estimated that except for the Empress Dowager Cixi, every meal in the Jia family has more than a dozen dishes. Even some of the dishes have never been heard of. Some people say that after watching Dream of Red Mansions, they want to eat all the delicious food in the world. A Dream of Red Mansions is more like a food novel.
These small details can show the wealth of Jia's family. A true nobleman.