The red building is so arrogant

chapter 242

Although Baoyu said that there will be no next time, it is not surprising that Jiao Shun will have a next time. After all, this Second Master Bao has a sticky and repetitive temperament.

So Jiao Shun is just listening to it.

After watching the men and women drift away with umbrellas, he turned back home.

After entering the door, it was quite lively again.

After taking off the coir raincoat and bamboo hat, Jiao Shunzheng ordered Xiangling to pass the meal in the kitchen, but someone outside called the door loudly.

Not long after, the maid who opened the door came to report that Jia Yun had brought two baskets of shrimps and crabs, and now they have been sent to the kitchen.

Jia Yun is here?

"Let Brother Yun come in and talk."

Jiao Shun gave an order, turned around and sat on the main seat.

Jia Yun had already taken off her rain gear outside and was waiting outside. Hearing the summons from inside, she immediately picked up the curtain and walked in. With one foot in the door and one foot outside the door, all the faces were full of smiles and said, "My lord, I should not have disturbed you so early, but I was afraid that these seafood would not be fresh after being stored for a long time, so I had to take the liberty to come here."

"Sit down and talk."

Jiao Shun pointed to the official hat chair at the bottom, and after Jia Yun sat down with a smile, he said again: "What are you and I doing with these vain rituals, and I'm sorry for your trouble in the rain."

Hearing the closeness he said, Jia Yun hurriedly changed her name: "Because my uncle is not an outsider, I specially sent someone to Jinmen to buy and exchange these seafood. Who would have imagined that the entrusted person was not someone? I delivered it in the afternoon, but I didn't expect it to be delayed until this morning—my nephew has been very busy recently, and I don't have time to argue with him, otherwise I'm afraid there will still be arguing!"

What he said was a quarrel, but the focus was on the phrase 'I'm so busy', for the first time to show off, secondly...

"This new official took office, and the Zhang family had troubles. It is indeed thanks to you." Jiao Shun is also a discerning person, and he immediately saw his intention of showing merit, and couldn't help laughing: "After autumn, another master will be hired. , you also receive the same salary routine as him, and it’s just that I’m giving you the credit.”

After Jia Yun heard this, she hurriedly got up and cupped her hands: "Uncle is joking, my nephew has little talent and learning, how dare I follow the same example as my elders?"

After a pause, he asked tentatively, "But I don't know, does uncle already have a candidate to replace Master Zhang?"

"Ok?"

Jiao Shun was about to signal him to sit back, when he heard something in these words, he couldn't help wondering: "Could it be that you plan to recommend one or two?"

"I can't talk about recommendation."

Jia Yun's face became more and more humble, and she bent slightly and said: "It's just that my nephew has heard recently that the few Qing guests beside Mr. Zheng have experienced this time, and they are thinking of setting foot in the officialdom. If uncle chooses a good one to hire Isn't it appropriate to be a master?"

tsk~
Feelings are for lobbyists.

Earlier, when Jiao Shun took office in the Handy Works Office, everyone was not optimistic about his future. They felt that Jiao Shun was just a slave who got the job by luck. It's hard to be a serious teacher.

But now Jiao Shun has not only gained a firm foothold in the Ministry of Industry, but has also been promoted to the head of the Department of General Affairs by relying on his family and merit. This way, his future situation is very different, and his master has naturally become a vacancies.

I don't know that the cleaner next to Jia Zheng has moved his mind.

But no matter who it is, Jiao Shun doesn't intend to follow his will, he shook his head immediately and said: "They are all the people that Mr. Zheng is used to, how can I poach his corner?"

After giving the soft nails, without waiting for Jia Yun to say anything else, he raised his voice and said: "Bring a pair of chopsticks to Brother Yun—it's a coincidence that you came, let's use it together, and it won't be too late to go to the Yamen. "

"No no no!"

Jia Yun still couldn't see that this was trying to gag her, so she quickly waved her hand and said: "My nephew has already used it when he came, so I dare not disturb uncle's meal, so I will take my leave first."

"Forget it, let's talk about it when we get to the yamen——I'll see you off."

"Uncle stays behind, my nephew can't stand it!"

But he said that these few words sent Jia Yun away, and when he turned his face, someone walked in again through the curtain.

At first, Jiao Shun thought it was someone from the stove, but it was his own father who didn't want to come in.

"father."

Jiao Shun hurriedly greeted with a smile: "Now you don't have to go on an errand, why don't you sleep more."

"I have been used to it for many years, but I can change it in a while."

Laiwang waved his hand, and the dove occupying the magpie's nest sat on the main seat, and motioned for his son to take a seat at the bottom, and then asked: "Just now, brother Yun from the fifth sister-in-law's house on the corridor? He came to do it early in the morning. What? Could it be in the yamen..."

"I sent two baskets of shrimp and crab, and by the way, he was also entrusted with the idea of ​​recommending Mr. Zheng's Qing Ke to be my teacher."

"You promised?"

"Of course not."

Jiao Shun shook his head: "Brother Yun has made a lot of progress recently, and I'm sure I'll use him a lot. If I use him, I'll get a political lord's Qingke to be my teacher. If we hook up in private in the future, I'm afraid it won't work." It’s easy to rule.”

When Laiwang heard the words, he smiled nonchalantly and said, "What's the matter, just find someone close to lead and suppress them?"

"I really want to, but where can I find someone who can suppress..."

Jiao Shun stopped talking in the middle, and looked at his father suspiciously: "Father, don't you have any suitable candidates to recommend?"

He originally thought that someone had entrusted it to his father, but Laiwang pointed at himself: "I am self-recommended."

"you?!"

"how?"

Laiwang sternly said: "Even if you can't do paperwork, it's not a problem to help manage the money and food accounts."

As he spoke, he laughed again: "As the old saying goes, this is called fighting brothers, father and son soldiers fighting!"

Seeing that he didn't look like he was joking, Jiao Shun couldn't help but get serious: "Of course you don't have the ability to say that you are old, but if you are a father and a teacher to your son, if it spreads..."

"What are you afraid of!"

Lai Wang said confidently: "Your surname is Jiao now, and my surname is Lai. We only let a few people who know the truth keep their mouths shut. Who knows that we are father and son?"

"Then what do we call it in the yamen?"

"The name I call you, you respect me sir, that's all."

The answer is fluent, and it is obvious that the draft has been made long ago.

Jiao Shun thought about it carefully, if his old man is really willing to condescend, it will relieve his urgent need, and in the future, with his own father sitting in the curtain, he is not afraid of being secretly colluded with again.

Especially looking at this posture, my own father also took the initiative to invite Ying after making a plan.

So he made a decision and said: "You have already talked about this, what can I say as a son? After the August Festival, you will always be in the Ministry of Industry!"

…………

Not to mention how Jiao Shun rushed to the Yamen in the rain.

But after these days of side-talking, Siqi finally figured out what happened on Jia Mu's birthday.

When she learned that Jia Yingchun had "retired in spite of difficulties", she chose to sit back and watch her parents plot against Jiao Shun, and she didn't even dare to send herself and Xiuju to report the news, instead, she pushed the matter to the irrelevant girl Lin—— Even Miss Lin was offended!

Siqi was so angry and annoyed for a while that he couldn't close his eyes all night.

At dawn with a pair of red and swollen almond eyes, I didn't wait for Yingchun to get up, but silently found a small package with three layers inside and three layers outside, and then went through some playthings and accessories from various places, and put them all together into a pile. Son.

Because she ransacked the house like a toss, and never avoided the eyes and ears of others. After Xiuju helped Jia Yingchun wash up, she couldn't help but leaned over and asked curiously: "Sister, what are you doing? With a big burden and a small burden, is she planning to ask for leave and go back home?" Stay at home for two days?"

"Humph~"

Siqi snorted coldly, stared inside and said: "Look at these things, how many of them are mine!"

Xiuju lowered her head in wonder and looked through it, only to find that many things inside were very familiar, most of them belonged to the second girl, and some of them even belonged to her.

And these things have a common feature, they are all presented by Jiao Shun in the past six months!
Touch the little bundle again, it is hard and rattling.

"Here, is this the silver stored at my sister's place?"

Xiuju opened her mouth unconsciously. At the beginning, because Yingchun was afraid of ruining her reputation and getting karma, all the money Jiao Shun gave was kept by Siqi.

Now even money and things are collected in one place...

"Sister, is this your plan?"

"I have to give it back to Uncle Jiao!"

Siqi raised his voice without hesitation: "Thanks to him, we finally had a few days of comfortable life, but who knows that Sheng Mien fights Mi Qiu, but... he doesn't want to get involved again, his things The money must be returned!"

After a pause, she gritted her teeth and added a sentence: "If you stick to me, we should return all the flowers we used before, even if we are eating chaff and swallowing vegetables, we must add this hole, otherwise how can we feel at ease? Straighten your back, what are you saying that you have nothing to do with it from now on?!"

"elder sister!"

Xiuju hurriedly covered her mouth in fright, then looked back at Dongjian in a panic.

But after a long time, there was still no response from Dongjian.

Xiuju breathed a sigh of relief at first, but then she couldn't help but tiptoe to the east door, opened the curtain and looked in, only to see Jia Yingchun sitting firmly against the wall, holding the book "The Supreme Being" in her hand. Induction Sutra" recited words.

Xiuju secretly sighed, turned around and shook his head at Siqi, not knowing what he was 'denying'.

Siqi snorted, rolled up all those things with the fur skin with his rough hands and feet, and made a lot of noise again.

However, there was still no response from Dongjian.

So she gritted her teeth, stomped her feet and said, "I'll send the things to Jiao's family right now!"

Say, walk away.

Just after crossing the threshold, I suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Wait a minute!"

A gleam of joy flashed across Siqi's face, thinking that Jia Yingchun's fighting spirit had finally been aroused, he turned around and said, "Miss can be regarded as...Miss Xing?!"

However, it was not Jia Yingchun who called her, but Xing Xiuyan who lived in Xijian.

"Sister, don't worry."

Ignoring Siqi's strange expression, Xing Xiuyan stepped forward and softly persuaded, "Maybe there is still room for change. If my sister rushes to send the things back, wouldn't it cause Master Jiao to misunderstand?"

"Room for maneuver?"

Siqi asked suspiciously and vigilantly: "But I don't know where to turn around?"

She has always regarded Xing Xiuyan as an enemy, and she refuses to trust her words.

but……

Thinking that it was Xing Xiuyan who took the risk and told the second girl about this before, Siqi's hostility was also subconsciously reduced by half.

Seeing that Xing Xiuyan said seriously: "I heard that my aunt is planning to borrow some money from Mr. Jiao for emergency. It is for emergency, and maybe she has to promise something."

After a pause, she reminded again: "However, it's best for my sister to try to meet Mrs. Jiao, firstly, so as not to leave any suspicion about the previous incident, and secondly, to show my second sister's affection."

Siqi first stared at her in a daze for a while, then turned his gaze to Dongjian, and finally sighed quietly: "It turns out that I have always been a villain in vain."

As he said that, he threw the things in his hands to Xiuju who was beside him, and said weakly: "Come on, I don't want to care about it, and I can't care about it anymore—maybe we really have to break off contact, it's a big deal for Jiao Shun." Good thing!"

After finishing speaking, regardless of how others reacted, he returned to the wing with straight eyes.

Xiuju looked at Siqi's back and hesitated to speak, then turned her head and looked at Xing Xiuyan with a bitter face, holding up the bundle in her hand and said: "Miss Xing, look at this..."

"Put it away first."

Xing Xiuyan confessed, and also lifted the curtain to enter the east room.

Looking at Jia Yingchun who was reciting the "Taishang Induction Sutra", she said helplessly, "My sister should also..."

Halfway through, I suddenly found that the words on the scriptures had long been blurred by tears.

(End of this chapter)