The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 165

At the end of this winter.

Because Jia Yuanchun newly named a virtuous concubine, the New Year's tributes in various places were almost twice as much as in previous years, surpassing the royal family in power on the southeast coast in one fell swoop.

The noble slaves of the Rongguo Mansion were proud of their chests and bellies, and the masters of the mansion were also beaming with joy.

In this scene that seemed to be cooking with oil, only Mrs. Wang was secretly worried.

After New Year's Eve, she carefully checked the bills, and in the first two months alone, the second room spent more than one hundred thousand taels of silver!

Although it is supported by the windfall money brought back from the south, it is not a long-term solution to spend it like a flow of water.

So on the ninth day of the first lunar month, taking advantage of Jia Zheng's good mood, she made a few indirect remarks, wondering if she could cut down on some expenses.

When Jia Zheng heard this, he was immediately annoyed. He even called her a woman's opinion, and only knew how to settle economic accounts but not political accounts. However, only by keeping her face can the glory of Rongguo Mansion be achieved.

As for the overhead too much and so on.

Isn't there still a tire business in the mansion?

As long as you grit your teeth and get through this hurdle, you can always rely on new income to slow you down.

Speaking of this, he remembered Jiao Shun's previous suggestion, so he said: "I'm going to leave Beijing for business on the 21st of this month, there's nothing else, it's just that the naughty son is too stubborn, which always makes me worry-- Besides, the ethnology has been really bad lately, so I plan to take advantage of these few days to clear things up and send Baoyu and Lan Geer to study in the academy."

"This……"

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she couldn't care less about spending any more money, and said falteringly: "I heard that the academy is for long-term boarding, but I'm willing to stay here. I'm afraid that if the old lady can't see him for a while, it will inevitably happen someday." Si Ye thought, what if there is something..."

"Humph~"

Seeing that she was talking about the old lady, Jia Zheng couldn't help snorting, and said again: "If you really don't want him, then I will entrust him to Brother Shun to take care of him! When the time comes, let him Follow brother Shun to the yamen to practice and practice."

Mrs. Wang still frowned: "What can he do in the yamen at such a young age?"

Jia Zheng's old face sank: "This will not work and that will not work. Don't tell me you want to raise him? I only have these two options now, and I have to choose one no matter what!"

After a pause, he added: "Jia Yun in the third room is also helping Brother Shun, and with him watching over him, nothing will happen to your son—I don't expect him to learn anything, either. As long as we can gain some knowledge and change his unsociable temper, that would be great!"

Hearing Jia Zheng talk about this, Mrs. Wang dared not say anything else.

So the lesser of two evils chose the latter.

As for how Jia Lan arranged it, she habitually ignored it.

After the husband and wife reached an agreement, Jia Zheng brought up the matter with Jia's mother the next day, and called Li Wan, Jia Lan's mother and son to ask their opinions.

Li Wan is very willing!

When I got home, I hurriedly packed my son's luggage, and took Jia Lan's ear to remind him repeatedly.

Just as he was talking, he heard a report from Suyun outside that it was You Shi who came to visit.

Li Wan frowned first.

However, in these days, Nayou pulled her away from time to time, and said some shameless gossip, and Li Wan, who made troubles, avoided her recently.

Unexpectedly, this person came to the door without hesitation.

It's not that there is no suitable excuse, Li Wan really doesn't want to see her.

While he was upset, You Shi had already entered the room with a smile on his face, and seeing that the table on the bed was full of big and small bags, he couldn't help covering his mouth and saying, "Brother, you really want to study abroad? Tsk, Your room is already deserted, if you leave now, I'm afraid you will become even more unpopular."

Hearing that there was something in her words, Li Wan hurriedly dismissed Jia Lan and Su Yun, and said with a straight face: "Sister-in-law came to see me, I am very grateful, but if I want to talk nonsense again, I will be annoyed!"

Youshi chuckled when he heard the words, covered his eyebrows and said with a smile: "What did I say, my sister is so anxious and pale? It's not that you have a ghost in your heart, but you want to beat me up instead?"

"you!"

Li Wan's face flushed, although she was [-]% tired of Youshi's words, but after all, she was a long-term body, and she was not immune to some influence after repeated visits.

The day before yesterday, I dreamed that I was having fun with Jia Zhu, but that delicate face suddenly turned into Jiao Shun's rough features.

However, she hadn't woken up for a while, so she half-pushed...

At this moment, when Youshi said it casually, she subconsciously remembered the scene in the dream, and she felt discouraged before she knew it.

Youshi took the opportunity to bully him and sat down side by side with Li Wan, shoulder to shoulder, stretching his familiar body restlessly, and said with a smile: "It's a big Chinese New Year, and our house is still busy with it. Brother Rong continued, I was very tired inside and out, thankfully I asked him to help press it yesterday, and then unblocked it, I lost seven points when I was very tired."

Li Wan heard that she really wanted to say these things.

Huo Ran got up and said: "Sister-in-law is like this again, I will see off the guests!"

Seeing that she was firm in what she said, Youshi had no choice but to swear, saying that he would not say a word of "dirty" again today, but he never said anything about the future.

While chatting about the family's troubles, he looked at the parcels and secretly calculated: Li Wan usually devotes all his attention to his son, which is still a sustenance, but now that Jia Lan is going to board and study abroad, and he won't see each other for ten and a half months, what is in his heart? Isn't it empty?
At that time, there will be an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Sooner or later, if I continue to study, I will be able to pry open her heart, let Jiao Shun take the opportunity to 'inject' in, and completely relieve my worries.

Not to mention how her sister-in-law gossips.

However, the Rongguo Mansion was extremely busy, Jiao Shun had become more leisurely these days, except for going out to banquets from time to time, and just messing around with the maids.

That afternoon, he was holding Yu Chuan'er and feeding each other fruits and vegetables mouth to mouth, when he suddenly reported from outside that Jia She sent someone to invite them.

Then Jia Amnesty has been obsessed with the "Canton Fair" lately. He spent eight out of ten days sleeping outside, and when he came back he was drunk, so how could he have time to care about others?
Therefore, Jiao Shun immediately guessed that this must be Madam Xing's false edict.

Thinking of what happened outside the city last time, he hurriedly ordered Xiangling to fetch the things he had prepared a long time ago, carefully concealing them in his sleeves, and then Shi Shiran went outside.

But the person who came to pass the message was not the usual Qiu Tong, but a little maid whom she didn't know.

"Where's Miss Qiutong?"

Jiao Shun asked casually: "In the past, she was the one who passed on the message, why did you change people today?"

The little maid hurriedly said: "Sister Qiutong went out with the master for a few days, and fell ill due to exhaustion, so she changed to a servant girl to pass on the message."

Jiao Shunben just asked casually and didn't delve into anything, so he followed the little maid to Jia She's Dongkua courtyard.

After entering the main hall, she saw Mrs. Xing with a charming face but pretending to be steady sitting in the center, next to her dowry confidant Wang Shanbao's family, other than that, there was no one else around.

Jiao Shun was somewhat disappointed holding the things in the beautiful bag, but he still smiled and went forward to salute, "Jiao Shun has seen his wife, but he doesn't know that she is calling today, but what do you want to send?"

Because she has already obtained real benefits, Mrs. Xing smiled kindly today, pointing to the lower head and said: "Sit quickly, sit quickly."

As soon as Jiao Shun's butt touched the chair, she couldn't wait to say: "I heard that the gift given by the palace before the year is actually the same for you, Baoyu and brother Lian? This shows how much the empress thinks about you. Well, there is such a big reason, and it will be more convenient for me to help match the bridge in the future—it’s just..."

Speaking of this, she changed the subject, shook her head and smiled wryly: "The master has spent a lot of money recently. Yesterday, because I couldn't afford the money for a while, I lost my temper, and I didn't dare to say a word. Say."

This greedy bitch!

Even though Qin Xian had just taken office not long ago, she could earn at least three to four thousand taels of silver. She was still unwilling to be satisfied with such a good deal with no capital and huge profits, and asked for the benefits with a shy face.

Jiao Shun cursed inwardly, but followed her words and said: "Isn't it? Stiff."

Originally, Xing wanted him to help install a few more cronies and go to the other courtyard to collect money wantonly, but Jiao Shun would have cried out for poverty.

She blurted out subconsciously and asked: "Now that the second master obeys your orders, and casually reveal some from between his fingers, isn't it enough for you?"

"Madam was joking."

Jiao Shun said sternly: "The more trustworthy Mr. Zheng is, the more I want to avoid suspicion - now the helpers in other courtyards are either nephews or cousins, how can I compare to an outsider? If there is something greedy, I'm afraid it's not far from disaster!"

Mrs. Xing vaguely heard that he seemed to be beating her, but she couldn't control the evidence, so she slightly lowered her face and said displeasedly: "What you said, it seems that our own family can be greedy. Is it because you are afraid that the second room will be too busy, so you want to help?!"

"My wife taught me that."

Jiao Shun got up and cupped his hands, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "It's me who said what I said."

"That……"

Xing looked at Jiao Shun again with peach eyes, and said in a tone: "But I don't know my kindness, brother Shun, can you help me take it there?"

"Madam was joking."

Jiao Shun still said calmly: "Let's not say that Mr. She and Mr. Zheng are brothers, and there is no need for an outsider like me to spread the word. Now that Qin Xian has established a firm foothold in the other courtyard, if it is really necessary As a patron, let him advise Mr. Zheng."

Afterwards, no matter how Xing shi expressed or hinted, he just rambled and never promised anything.

Mrs. Xing was also a little annoyed for a while, and was about to say something harsh, when a servant woman rushed in like a storm, and shouted: "Madam, Madam, it's not good, then Qiu..."

Halfway through speaking, she saw Jiao Shun present, and shut her mouth quickly.

"What happened, just so reckless?!"

Xing glared at the woman angrily, and seeing that her temples were sweating, she motioned for her to come closer and whisper.

After hearing the woman's report, Xing's complexion changed, and he stomped his feet for a long time and said ruthlessly: "Unlucky, unlucky! I chose this big Chinese New Year time..."

After hiding the second half of the sentence, she waved her hand impatiently at Jiao Shun: "I need to deal with some urgent matters at home, Brother Shun, please go easy."

Seeing that he didn't have to tear his face face to face, Jiao Shun secretly heaved a sigh of relief, but he was also curious about what happened to the accident, and the Xing family didn't even care about making money.

Hearing that the servant girl said the word "autumn" just now, could it be that Qiutong relied on Jia She's favor and caused something to happen during the Chinese New Year?

He speculated in his heart that when he left the courtyard gate, he was about to walk in the direction of the corner gate, but he bumped into the master and servant of Yingchun when he didn't want to face him.

"Uncle Jiao."

Siqi and Xiuju were blessed first, and Yingchun blushed later and said a million blessings, calling him, "Brother Jiao."

As he spoke, he shyly retreated to the side of the road.

I don't know if this was deliberately arranged by the Xing family.

Jiao Shun looked around and saw that there was no one else except her master and servant, so he hurriedly took out the things in the embroidery bag and said with a smile: "This is really a coincidence!"

Said, first handed a gold bracelet to Siqi.

Siqi subconsciously wanted to refuse, but found that the bracelet was actually given to him by Jiao Shun before, and he returned it to Jiao Shun, he was stunned for a moment.

Jiao Shun took the opportunity to pull her hand, slipped it in quickly, then took out another smaller one, and looked at Xiuju beside him.

Xiuju has gotten to know him well these days, and seeing that Siqi has already received the gift, she shook her sleeves with a smile, and showed her white wrist in front of Jiao Shun's eyes.

Jiao Shun raised his hand to catch the catkin, twirled her green fingers, put on the bracelet like a gourd, put the embroidered orange in front of his eyes for a while, and then smiled shyly: "How can this happen? It’s just costing me money again.”

This "uncle" is not in vain Jiao Shun sent the benefits here and there every now and then.

Looking at Yingchun again, I saw that the red cloth on the oval face of the second young lady seemed to be swollen, as if she wanted to reprimand her, but she didn't have the confidence to speak up.

Jiao casually said with a smile: "Second Miss is completely taken care of by the two girls, and now I entrust her to pay for her, you don't want to refute my face."

As he spoke, he took out two small and delicate chess boxes from his sleeve and handed them to Yingchun: "I heard that Miss Er likes to play chess the most, but I happened to find a pair of chess pieces in the Ministry of Industry, which were made of white marble and obsidian." , the material is just down, the rare thing is that it is very translucent and moist——Second Miss, let’s try it, if it doesn’t suit my liking, I’ll search for a better one.”

Yingchun peeked at the chess box, then retracted her gaze as if it was scalded, and wrapped her ten fingers around the handkerchief endlessly.

Seeing this, Xiuju stepped forward to take the chess box, and stuffed it into Yingchun's hand.

He said with a smile: "It's a pity that the uncle is so caring, so the girl will keep it."

Although Yingchun didn't answer, she held onto the two chess boxes tightly in her hands, and her head lowered even more, almost plunging into her precocious chest.

Jiao Shun saw that his goal had been achieved, but he was afraid that someone would bump into him if he delayed for a long time, and this shy second lady would not be able to step down from the stage.

So he smiled and said goodbye.

Only then did Yingchun pluck up his courage, glanced at his face, and said in a whisper: "Many, thank you Jiao, Brother Jiao."

Jiao Shun laughed, cupped his hands again, turned his head and walked away.

"whee……"

After watching him go away, Xiuju leaned closer to look at the chess box and said: "Uncle Jiao is so thoughtful, it shows that this time the girl is a blessing in disguise."

Jia Yingchun gave her a sidelong glance, but she said earnestly: "You guys hide that bracelet well, don't dare to let others see it."

"What are you afraid of?"

Xiuju didn't take it seriously: "This is what my wife meant, and there's no need for the girl to be too shy."

Seeing that Siqi was still stroking the gold bracelet beside him, she was lost in thought, she laughed and joked again: "Sister, have you been charmed?"

Only then did Siqi come to his senses, cover up the mixed feelings in his heart, and stared at him: "Little hoof, who are you talking about? I didn't know who it was just now, I wish I could stick my body on it!"

As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves to heal the itch of the embroidered orange.

The two were fighting.

On the side, Yingchun was holding the cold chess piece, but her heart was hot, and her heart was full of Jiao Shun's image.

　I've been a little busy these two days, so I'm flying full time...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)