Almighty Blessing Pack: Traveling through troubled times with a microscope

Chapter 13 A day trip to Xue's mansion, a big family and a big business

The wide bluestone streets and alleys, with quiet moss covering the edges of the walls on both sides, outline a trace of elegance and chic that does not belong to this chaotic world.Fifty steps away from the quiet courtyard, Xue's house was reached, and it took about a cup of tea before I saw the two domineering stone lions standing in front of Xue's house.

Yinbao's bright almond eyes glanced at the gold-inlaid threshold of the mahogany door, and there was a trace of envy in his eyes. Thinking back to the plight of the family in Shuihua Village, he secretly made up his mind to let the family live such a good life.

"Three bosses, our uncle just sent a message, saying that you are seeing the distinguished guests of the Yusi Pavilion, and let the three of you wait in the side hall. Bosses, please."

The old housekeeper with a smile on his face had active eyelids, and he couldn't tell any emotions at a glance. Although he was smiling physically, the coldness in his eyes and the calculation in his heart did not diminish at all.

There is a long corridor from the front of Xue's mansion to the side hall. The old butler led Yinbao and the three of them to introduce all kinds of precious murals and carvings in the mansion. Just such a house garden is arranged like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

It would be great if Yinbao had such a house!
She secretly swallowed her saliva, and was about to go forward when she regained her senses, two people appeared from a corner.

"This batch of goods is not good, the advance payment given to you by the uncle, you are limited to three days, and all will be delivered to the cashier!"

There is a small palm print with peony embroidered patterns on the waist of the speaker, and there are little red marks on the thenar of the right hand. He is well dressed, and the red velvet robe looks rich and humble.He was holding something in his hand and patted it, Yin Bao took a closer look, it was a golden finger armor.

Yin Bao had seen this thing in the research institute before, it was worn by the deputy in charge of pre-received goods under the chief treasurer of the accounting office of the department.

The man behind him cried and knelt on the ground and begged. A man in his 60s and [-]s, dressed plainly, begged repeatedly, with snot and tears.

"Can you help the master to intercede for me? He only gave me [-] shi of grain at the beginning. Now that the price of grain has risen, I have shown you and the master account the specific accounts. I just sold my life." , can’t recruit so much food!”

"Hmph, can't you find it?" The assistant accountant looked proud and kicked it away, "If you don't have that diamond, don't take porcelain work blindly. If someone votes you a copper coin, it means that you want a copper coin. We The uncle gave you a copper coin, if you don’t squeeze you dry, you still want to get away? How old are you, I’m ashamed to say you!”

The two walked away crying and rushing away. Although they only heard a few words, Yin Bao felt a little worried.

The 300 taels of silver in his pocket was paid to them by Xue Minggui just now. He thought that by hanging the signboard of Yizitang, he would be able to show his loyalty and act like a man.

Looking at it now, after taking the 300 taels, why wouldn't he let the three of them go?He had to figure out a way, and he couldn't be restrained just because of such a small amount of money.

"The three of you, just stay here for a while, settle down, rest, there is some rough food on the table, you use it first, if you are not satisfied, there is a maid outside the door, you can order it as you like!"

After finishing speaking, the old butler lifted up one side of his gown, bent his waist slightly, and went out unhurriedly. When he reached the threshold, he turned his head with interest, and glanced at the three brothers and sisters of the Ren family, wondering what he was planning. , Naturally, there was still a non-itchy smile on his face.

The second brother Tong touched the gold-encrusted sword placed on the mahogany table in the middle of the side hall, and there was a large red wall facing south that housed antique jade wares.Yinbao has done a little research on these things. Just looking at the color of the flower, it is not a good treasure, but each root is in full bloom.

The second brother Tong picked up a porcelain vase placed in the middle. The white and clear glaze was exquisite and careful, and the azure blue pattern merged into a dotted ink-like design to form a very artistic picture of white birds fighting for spring. There are two colors, white and blue, but compared to the other bottles on the shelf, this one is really different.

The second brother Tong murmured, "This bottle is so big, will it choke if I drink it?"

Brother Jin asked the maid outside the door for a copper basin of hot water and two hot towels. He brought them in and put them on the stool by the table. He casually raised his eyes and saw the second child playing with the things on the shelf. He dangled it in his hand, crumbling.

"Second, what are you doing! Put it down quickly! You can't play with that thing!"

The boss roared anxiously, but the second brother Tong didn't pay attention at all, he was taken aback, the delicate body of the bottle slipped away from his hand, and fell freely towards the dust-free floor.

Big Brother Jin closed his eyes in shock, and Second Brother Tong trembled even more. The ears of the two pricked up, and after a while they felt that something was wrong. Why didn't there be a sound of breaking?

As soon as he opened his eyes, Yin Bao was lying on the ground, with both hands hanging up, and tremblingly caught the bottle when it was about to hit the ground.

"Second Brother Hu, this thing is very expensive. If it breaks, you won't be able to pay the three of us if you sell it!"

Brother Tong was a little wronged, a little uncomfortable, and a little guilty. He helped Yinbao to sit up, and sat on the ground with him, scratching the back of his head embarrassingly.

"Look at how smart the elder brother is, he knows that this can't be played, right?"

Yin Bao's cute eyes turned to the big brother who was busy throwing towels and serving rice. Big brother Jin smiled naively, with small pea eyes, a round face, and two cute dimples around his mouth when he smiled.

"Actually, I don't know how good this bottle is, but I recognize the wooden shelf"

Brother Jin started to go up the mountain to cut firewood to support his family when he was four or five years old. The trees on the mountain have different varieties and different prices. This kind of mahogany is a variety that is very large and has a thick trunk in the valley. Brother Jin Never cut down this tree.

Just because the old man at home taught me that this kind of old tree, with a history of hundreds of years, is the patron saint of this mountain and the entire Shuihua Village.This kind of meridians must be passed down from generation to generation, and life after life, and there is a tree to survive.

This mahogany was sold for 50 taels of silver for a complete thick seed with regular annual rings more than ten years ago.Now it's even more expensive.Brother Jin only saw the texture of mahogany once when he was a child, and he has never forgotten it since.

Just now he didn't look carefully when he entered the door, until he saw the second child playing with bottles in front of the shelf, he didn't notice this mahogany antique shelf, can it be cheap to hold such precious things?

Yin Bao turned up the bottom of the bottle and found that it was engraved with Yu Sige's red seal, and immediately matched what the old butler said just now.

"No wonder there is such a fresh and refined treasure among the vulgar playthings on this shelf. It turns out that there is someone in the palace."

The two older brothers couldn't understand Yinbao's random thoughts. Big brother Jin brought hot towels to Yinbao and the second younger brother, wiped their faces and hands, and returned to the table, looking at the table full of what the old shopkeeper called "rough tea and light food".

Fungus, salmon, roasted pigeon, braised rabbit head, and some cute and beautifully decorated desserts.On the table by the window are all kinds of seasonings, all of which are the purest and best, as well as various drinks and wines of various purity.
Yin Bao instantly felt like eating hot pot.
"Naughty, big brother has something to say, so I'll just say it. I don't think the surname Xue is an easy master. He smashed a pot and three bowls for us, and gave us 300 taels of silver. I'm short of manpower. I'm afraid What can I do if I hold back some bad intentions?"

Yinbao thought for a while, the three brothers and sisters discussed it, and agreed unanimously, and planned to return the money to Xue Minggui when he came.

"I told you to take good care of me, but you can't neglect my distinguished guest!"

There was a bold and majestic voice from outside the door. Xue Minggui, who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, came in slowly, hugging each other, without looking at the three brothers and sisters in shabby clothes. After serving a cup of excellent tea with just the right temperature, Xue Minggui's sly and piercing eyes flickered on Yin Bao's body as soon as his figure passed by.

(End of this chapter)