The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 179 Still Delaying Until So Late...

The drinking went on for two hours before it stopped.

Because the churning in his stomach could not withstand the bumps, and Fenggong City was not too far away from home, Jiao abandoned the car by the way, and led Shuanzhu back on foot.

When passing the newsstand at the street corner, Jiao Shun remembered that he was so busy recently that he missed the last few issues of Zong Er's essays, so he ordered Shuan Zhu to go and buy everything.

He stood on the street for a while, because the world was always spinning before him, so he found a stall and sat down on Maza.

The vendor obviously recognized him, instead of being annoyed, he ran to a tea stall not far away and bought two cups of tea for Jiao Shun to hangover.

Jiao Shun suppressed his drunkenness for a while, and when he looked at the vendor again, he realized that it was a place for repairing tires and pumping air. Although this business looked inconspicuous, it was clearly under the signboard of Rongguo Mansion. The first-class arrogance has often engaged in deception and domination of the market.

Of course, this arrogance has to be divided with whom.

Jiao Shun has always maintained a considerable degree of influence on 'Tian Xing Jian', and he is more able to settle down with one word for this tire-repairing and pumping up stall. No wonder the other party is so careful and respectful.

He casually asked, "How's the deal going?"

"Naturally excellent!"

The vendor laughed and said: "More and more people in Beijing are using our pneumatic tires, and the business is getting more and more prosperous—I have transferred two people from the mansion to help me, and I am busy every day. "

Over the past six months, Tianxingjian has sold 10,000+ tires in the capital alone, and it is estimated that the market is not far from saturation. At least it is not as popular as before—on the contrary, the business of repairing tires is increasing. prosperous.

Fortunately, the tires have been gradually rolled out in various places outside. On the whole, the supply of tires after the increase in production is still in short supply.

After chatting with the 'treasurer' of the stall, Shuan Zhu also bought a newspaper and came back.

Because I saved up three or four issues, I rolled it into a thick pile, and wrapped it with a business newspaper dedicated to the reincarnation of grains on the outside.

Jiao Shun took the newspaper and glared at Shuan Zhu.

This kid is fifteen now, and his knowledge is much higher than it was two years ago. Naturally, those words at the time couldn't scare him—but it's not a problem to cast spells on newspapers all the time. It seems that it is necessary to help him find a marriage up.

These days, wealthy families tend to get married later, while ordinary people generally start talking about marriage at the age of fifteen or sixteen.

Make an appointment for him this year, and get married next year.

Thinking of what to do, Jiao Shun staggered on the road again.

Because I really didn't want to take a detour, I walked through the corner gate of Rongfu's front yard, going through the demolished Dahua Hall, and went home directly along the inner wall.

Unexpectedly, inside the corner door, he bumped into an old Taoist priest carrying a medicine box.

This veteran Jiao Shun also recognized that it was the famous Zhang Yitie, so he stopped him curiously and asked a few questions, to find out which master in this house was sick.

Before the old Taoist could open his mouth, the boy leading the way rushed to say: "Who else could it be? Miss Lin is sick again—she is born with a weak body, and she always gets sick every now and then."

The little girl stayed in the room all day long and didn't move. It's no wonder she's in good health.

Jiao Shun briefly asked about his condition, and he didn't say anything more, and led Shuan Zhu to continue heading home.

On the way, I vomited while leaning on the inner wall, and my appearance became more and more lost.

After entering the door, he hurriedly called Yuchuan to serve the hangover soup, and then lay on his back on Xiangling's lap, asking her to press on the twitching temples.

As soon as the hangover soup was delivered, someone in the courtyard shouted 'Brother Jiao'.

Hearing the movement, he knew that Xue Pan had arrived.

Today, those southwestern soldiers originally invited him and Xue Pan to the banquet, but because Wang Ziteng summoned them temporarily——Wuxi’s mission was escorted to Beijing by Wang Ziteng himself—Xue’s big head couldn’t. Attend as scheduled.

Now he came here on purpose, presumably to ask about the speech during the banquet.

Jiao Shun took the hangover soup and drank it with his head up, then ordered: "Go and invite Mr. Xue in."

Hearing the word 'Xue Gongzi', Xiangling hurriedly said: "Then I'll go to the inner room to take shelter first."

At the beginning, she almost became Xue Pan's roommate, although things didn't work out, but after all she was a bit difficult to meet.

Jiao Shun said 'hmm', and she carefully replaced her thigh with a pillow, and quietly hid in the room.

Almost at the same time, Xue Pan followed Yu Chuan in.

Seeing Jiao Shun drunken and lying on Luohan's bed, he was not very polite, he found a chair and sat on it heavily, sighed and hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing this, Jiao Shun couldn't help but wonder: "Even if you miss a drink, you don't have to be lost like this, right?"

"Ah~"

Xue Pan sighed heavily, and said dejectedly: "I'm afraid it's not just this time, there will be no chance in the future!"

But it turned out that Xue Pan was summoned by his uncle today for nothing but those soldiers from the southwest.

Wang Ziteng gave him repeated orders, strictly forbidding him to communicate with the Southwest Army and Han, and it is best to alienate the generals of the Beijing camp.

Having received this reprimand for no reason, Xue Pan was quite resentful.

When I got home, I couldn't help complaining to my sister, saying that my uncle was in the army himself, but he said that he was not allowed to make friends with the army. If this is the case, wouldn't it be better to simply cut off his relatives?

Xue Baochai asked carefully, but reminded solemnly: "Brother, don't say such nonsense in the future! Uncle will probably be of great use in the southeast, so I don't want to make extra trouble."

Xue Pan was puzzled: "What's the big use?"

I also listened to Baochai's analysis: "After the southeast navy is rebuilt into an ocean-going navy according to the shape of the Western Yi, it is impossible to say that it will go to Nanyang to declare the country's prestige-this is a good thing for the country and the people, but the sword has double edges. Of course it can consolidate our Great Xia’s sea frontier and enhance our Great Xia’s military might, but if this ocean-going navy is usurped by ambitious people, they can send their troops northward and reach Beijing and Tianjin, and the damage may be greater than that of other armies.”

Speaking of this, she shook her head and sighed: "In this place of suspicion, it's no wonder that uncle is so determined to avoid suspicion."

"He avoids suspicion of him, why does he insist on involving me?"

Xue Pan's complaints belong to complaints, but he also knows that this matter is not trivial, and he dare not disobey Wang Ziteng's order, so he bit the bullet and found Jiao's house.

After briefly explaining the reasons, he said with a bitter face: "This batch is nothing more than that. If we bring anything from the southwest in the future, my family will not be able to participate."

After a pause, he added: "Tell them to bring in less junk, otherwise, if they fall into their hands, it's no wonder that I, Lao Xue, didn't take care of them."

tsk~
It has been confirmed today that the next few batches will only be wood, and there is no need to worry about the sale of wood.

But the word 'avoid suspicion' reminded Jiao Shun that he was also from the Wang family, should he also avoid suspicion at this time?

I can think about it, but I can't bear the follow-up benefits.

As the saying goes, if you are not in charge of a family, you don't know the price of firewood and rice. Now that Jiao Shun is used to being extravagant, he is naturally more and more reluctant to part with this extravagant life.

This time, I only got two to three thousand taels because I had to subsidize those junk goods. Next time, without this trouble, I can get 3000 taels at least.

If I go to the middleman of Xue's house again...

Come and go again and again, I am afraid that there will be no income of 2 taels!

Jiao's family is no bigger than Rongguo's family, and their expenses are big, 2 taels of silver is enough for him to squander for three to five years.

Let's drag it for a while and see the direction of the wind.

…………

At the same time when Jiao Shun was obsessed with women, he became obsessed with money.

When Baoyu Sanchun and Li Wan learned that Lin Daiyu was ill, they all went to visit her.

Seeing Lin Daiyu leaning on the bed with a timid and pitiful appearance, Jia Baoyu also fell into hysteria, beating his chest and screaming: "Blame me, blame me! It's all because I have been so busy these days that I forgot to come to my sister sooner or later. Visiting, but in the end, I didn’t even know my sister was sick!”

He felt that beating his chest was not enough, and he clenched his fists again, ready to hit his head.

Seeing this, Li Wan hurriedly stopped him and persuaded him, "Young lady Lin just suffered from a bit of cold, so why bother to take care of yourself—if you mess yourself up, Sister Lin will take care of you at that time." , or do you take care of sister Lin?"

Only then did Baoyu put away his depression, sat down on the bed without any shyness, and began to ask Lin Daiyu about his illness.

Seeing the attitude of their childhood sweethearts, Li Wan couldn't help but think of how her husband Jia Zhu cared for her in every possible way when she first married in Rongguo Mansion, but soon remembered the recent dream, and the reminiscence of the past turned into embarrassment.

At this time, Jia Baoyu said decisively: "When I tell my wife, I won't go to the Raoshizi Yamen from tomorrow on. I'm neither an official nor an errand, so why join in the fun with them!"

As he said that, the fellow held up Daiyu's catkins as if no one else was present, and said seriously: "I only stay with my sister. When the disease is completely cured, I can leave with peace of mind."

Daiyu was moved, but she was a little ashamed in front of so many people, so she quickly withdrew her hand and said arrogantly: "So, after I recover, you wish to stay away from me?"

"No no no!"

Baoyu hurriedly swears and swears: "I will not go anywhere from now on. I will only accompany my sister. I will live in the same place and die in the same place!"

"Bah ah ah~"

At this time, someone outside the door suddenly spat a few times, and then raised the curtain to come closer, and half-truthfully reproached: "Sister Lin is ill, but if you talk about life and death, you won't be afraid of committing a taboo? "

It was Xue Baochai who rushed over after hearing the news.

When Baoyu heard her wake up, he also felt that what he said just now was inappropriate, so he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, we will only be together in the future, and we will be free from illness and disaster!"

Xue Baochai asked about Caicai's words again, and when she learned that Baoyu was making a fuss and refused to go to the yamen, she hurriedly persuaded her: "My good brother, the Long Live Lord and the Royal Concubine in the palace praised you. If you retreat at this time, how can you not?" Didn't it violate the holy will, and hurt the empress's heart? And if she is punished for this, Sister Lin may feel uneasy."

After a pause, seeing that Jia Baoyu still had a face of resistance, he changed his mind and said: "If you really want to miss Sister Lin, you might as well discuss it with Brother Jiao's family. We only go for half a day every day, and come back after lunch."

Baoyu is still reluctant.

It caused Li Wan and Tanchun to persuade her one after another, and finally even Daiyu reluctantly said: "Just go, I will wake up later and talk to you when I have enough energy."

Only then did Baoyu reluctantly agree.

Seeing that Daiyu was in good spirits, but her nasal passages were not so clear, and her voice was muffled, everyone watched over her and chatted.

I don't know who asked about Jiao Shun, and wondered if he was going to be promoted again as rumored.

Baoyu then said: "That's what people say in the yamen, saying that he is going to be promoted to the head of the Secretary's Department. Although he is only a sixth-rank official, his power is no less than that of the Lang in charge, and he can intervene everywhere. The New Deal for Work-Study.”

Hearing his precious words, Baochai covered her nose and mouth with a round fan, and said with a smile, "Brother Bao really hasn't practiced in the past few months. If we put it in the past, how would we care about these mundane things?"

Everyone laughed, but Baoyu was quite distressed: "I don't want to pay attention to it, but there are people talking about it everywhere I go, and they drill into their ears like a curse!"

Everyone laughed harder and harder.

After a long while, Tanchun said with deep emotion: "Then Jiao Shun is only eighteen this year, right? It could have been a coincidence before, but this time it was all due to merit. Book, otherwise the future will be bright."

"how?"

Seeing that she was serious about what she said, Lin Daiyu couldn't help interjecting to tease: "It's rare for the third younger sister to praise people like this. Could it be that she is attracted to Jiao Shun?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help coughing.

"Bah bah bah!"

Tanchun spat a few times, annoyed: "Sister Lin is sick, but she still wants to entertain people—and wait until you get better, and I'll settle the score with you!"

Everyone laughed again.

Only Yingchun was a little depressed.

At this moment, Jia Baoyu got up abruptly, and said to Lin Daiyu, "Let the sisters stay with you, I'll ask Brother Jiao for a two-day leave first."

Xue Baochai subconsciously wanted to stop: "Didn't I just say that..."

"It's okay."

But Baoyu was firm and tight: "When Sister Lin gets better, I will follow what Sister Lin said!"

After speaking, he comforted Lin Daiyu a few more words, and left in a hurry.

As soon as he left, there was no speech in the room.

It wasn't until Xue Baochai mentioned that it would be Baoyu's birthday in ten days, and then everyone began to discuss enthusiastically again.

Taking advantage of the situation, Tanchun proposed to make arrangements for Baoyu Haosheng.

"It doesn't need us."

Li Wan questioned: "Whoever's birthday is forgotten up and down, and he can't be forgotten. At that time, the government will designate it to be easy to handle."

"so what!"

Tanchun didn't take it seriously: "The mansion is the mansion, and we are us. Wouldn't it be better than those fake ostentations?"

With her taking the lead, everyone chatted with each other, discussing how to have a unique birthday.

Daiyu originally wanted to prepare a gift for Baoyu alone, but the audience was clamoring to celebrate Baoyu's birthday, but she began to worry that her gift was not special enough.

Li Wan shook his head and said with a smile, "I won't mix with you little ones."

"How did that happen?!"

Tanchun hurriedly stepped forward and hugged her arm, and said coquettishly, "Just point at sister-in-law to make the decision, sister-in-law can't shrink back."

Baochai and Xichun also played tricks on Li Wan.

"I don't know your thoughts yet!"

Li Wan said with a smile: "I'm afraid you are thinking about asking me to pay for the money? What's the use of you making trouble with me, if you want to make trouble, you should go to that Feng Lazi, she is the money bag of our house."

When everyone heard the same reasoning, they agreed to wait two days for Xiangyun to come, and then they would come to force the palace to ask for a lottery.

Are making a fuss.

Wang Shanbao's family suddenly came and said that the eldest wife had asked the second girl to come and talk.

At the end of last year, Yingchun was made things difficult by the Xing family, who in this room didn't know?
Everyone was silent for a while, Yingchun's face lost all color, but she still bit her lower lip and obediently followed the woman.

Seeing this, Lin Daiyu couldn't help sighing, "It's also hard for my second sister."

He also secretly said in his heart that although I have no parents, I have Baoyu by my side, but I don't know how much better than my uncle and aunt.

Just thinking about it, Baoyu hurried back.

Everyone couldn't help wondering: "Why did you come back so soon?"

"I miss my sister, and I run back and forth."

As Jia Baoyu said, he didn't care about wiping his sweat, so he took out a snuff bottle from his sleeve, and handed it to Lin Daiyu like a treasure: "I got a piece of snuff from Brother Jiao. It's a snuff bottle from Wuxi. It can clear the nasal passages most, and it is just right for my sister's illness."

Li Wan hurriedly stopped him: "Don't dare to use this indiscriminately!"

"He also said not to use it indiscriminately."

Baoyu said with a smile: "If you say you are really bored, try again—but this thing smells from the outside, so I'm not afraid of hurting the lungs."

Tan Chunyin was teased just now, and at this moment, he deliberately found fault: "Why did the Wuxi people send him things? Does this count as being familiar with foreign countries?"

Baoyu waved his hand and said, "There are all officials present at the meeting, and he is not alone."

At this time, Lin Daiyu was playing with the snuff bottle, and unscrewed the plug out of curiosity, not wanting a pungent smell to come out, so she sneezed hard several times, tears streaming down her eyes.

"It's amazing, it's amazing!"

She anxiously said: "This, this thing is really overbearing, Zijuan, Zijuan, quickly bring the handkerchief!"

Jia Baoyu hurriedly handed her his handkerchief to her, and couldn't help laughing: "My sister is really impatient, just pour some of this stuff out of the spout of the pot, but you just pulled out the stopper quietly. .”

"Ahh~!"

Lin Daiyu sneezed again, quickly wiped her nose with a handkerchief, and at the same time turned her back and said shamefully, "Don't look at me, get out!"

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu picked up the snuff bottle and sniffed it without thinking, and then sneezed a few times, sucking his nose and shouting: "This foreign thing is really domineering - we can't even look at it like this now." Now, if my sister wants to chase you, you're also chasing someone else!"

Others laughed at him for being ridiculous.

Du Daiyu was both moved and distressed.

When Xue Baochai saw this scene, he was startled unconsciously, and his mood and attitude became much weaker after that for some reason.

　Thanks to the book friends: hard-working little brother, you can read it, return in spring, and love the sea of ​​books--for your reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)