Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 388 Jia Yun goes to the mansion to deliver a message
In Rongqing Hall,

After everyone sat down, a large family gathered around and began to use chopsticks.

The dishes on a large table are different every day, especially when there are many people and there are people around to accompany them, Jia Mu can eat more bowls.

If there are few people, Jia Mu will only drink some gruel and eat some vegetables, but can't eat the rest.

Seeing Wang Xifeng belittle Jia Lian, Jia's mother laughed and scolded Wang Xifeng;

"You, others know that they should say good things for their men in front of their elders, but you don't know this. No wonder Jia Lian often gets angry with you. If he comes back later and finds out, he will definitely argue with you. You are running over here. Complain to me that he is not good, and you will see if I will pay attention to you."

"Oh, why did the old lady say such hurtful words? She said she was better off. I didn't believe it at first, but now I really believe it. I usually serve the old lady carefully, but I didn't expect to be so careful. I'm afraid of being a little careless, even if I'm so careful, I still won't get any kind words from the old lady. Now Jia Lian just went to the south, but the old lady held him up, and even I was not a big deal in front of him. .

It’s hard to be a good person, that’s true. I won’t be here tomorrow. I’ll do too many things and make many mistakes. It’s better to sleep comfortably in the house. I come here once or twice a month when I think about it, which makes me laugh. My wife is happy. It’s hard to say that she remembers my good points and praises me a lot! "

Wang Xifeng deliberately pinched her throat and smiled, pretending to be smart, which made everyone laugh. Even Sister-in-law You covered her mouth and almost laughed out of her food.

Jia Mu slapped her chopsticks and cursed with a smile;
"Well, you're from the Lian family, now even my old lady dares to arrange it."

Although they all knew that Wang Xifenglian's second wife was telling a joke, when they thought about it carefully, they found that what they said was true. Jia Baoyu didn't know why, but Mrs. Wang and Sanchun forced a smile, knowing that what Wang Xifeng said was true and roundabout. , it is inevitable to feel a little uncomfortable.

Even when Jia Mu was smiling, she glanced at Wang Xifeng inexplicably and realized something was wrong. Although Jia Lian was capable, her heart was not in Rongguo Mansion. She didn't know that her boss had instilled her temper in her before. There is still something hidden. Now that I have gone to Beijing Camp, I can't see anyone.

Speaking of Jingying, I thought of Wang Ziteng. It seemed that there had been no letters from the in-laws for a long time, and I didn't know what happened in Jingying. After taking a look at the two ladies from the Wang family present, Jia Mu felt a little alarmed. It would be safer to Wait for Jia Lian to come back.

I don’t bring up this topic anymore.

Wang Xifeng secretly looked at everything on the table and everyone's reactions, and was secretly proud of herself. Although she was joking, it might not be because Jia Mu and the second wife could hear it.

Although Jia Lian is now a different person, and her position has become more and more stable after going to Beijing Camp, she must not be pressured in Rongguo Mansion. She still has the final say in the mansion. If Jia Lian in the mansion is in the limelight, From now on, the two of them, Wang Xifeng, may not be able to suppress him even more.

While everyone was eating, in the alley of Ningrong Street, Jia Yun and others began to take roll call. They were going to work on the dock tonight. The handyman recruited 200 people. The manpower was not enough, so he had to come back to recruit people to help.

In the Chamber of Commerce warehouse, there are hundreds of people ordering goods. The goods have been prepared for a long time, but they still need to be packed and fixed, and then moved to the rack. The required manpower is not enough, and the president of Houfu Chamber of Commerce has not found anyone else. It has always been She asked Jia Yun to pass a message to Second Grandma Wang Xifeng and ask members of the Jia family to come over for help. This was also what the old lady wanted.

Although I don’t understand, why did Shangda ask these questions? Just do as you are told. Originally, you can set off today after loading the goods on the ship and heading outside the customs. If the weather is good, it will take more than three months to go back and forth. Excluding winter and spring, it will only take a year. I was able to make two trips back and forth, mainly because it was not easy to buy goods. I always went to the village to buy things that were in short supply, and the profit was larger. Who knew that it would snow heavily today, which delayed important things and made people annoyed.

Fortunately, it's shipping. It's night now and the snow has lightened up. The Shang University doesn't want to wait, so it prepares to call people to start shipping the goods. In the chamber of commerce, they prepare to move it to the dock outside the capital and load it overnight. They don't have enough manpower, so they send people there. Notify Jia Yun, the steward appointed by the Jia family, and ask him to call someone.

Then there was a scene in the alley.

Jia Yun called people from door to door, and soon there were more people in the alley. After looking after each other, they started to head towards the Houfu Chamber of Commerce.

Not far from the Chamber of Commerce, it was the original store of Shangda. Now it has changed. All the surrounding shops have been opened up by Shangda and built into a big village.

Now that they were gone, Jia Yun was more thoughtful. She still had to inform her second mistress about such an important matter, so she put on her bamboo hat, wrapped her cloak tightly, and then entered the concierge of Rongguo Mansion. The steward of the concierge held her hand and exchanged greetings. After finally entering the mansion and arriving at Dongkuayuan, they didn't know that the second mistress Wang Xifeng had gone to Rongqing Hall. Jia Yun had no choice but to brave the snow and go to Rongqing Hall again.

Just after passing the central courtyard, she heard the laughter and laughter inside. Jia Yun did not dare to disturb them for a while, so she had to stand in the corridor outside the door.

That is to say, when Yuanyang went down to look for a maid to wait on him and brought someone back with soup, he saw a strange-looking man standing there in the courtyard in the middle of the courtyard. He walked over and asked,
"Which hospital are you from and what are you doing here?"

Jia Yun looked back and saw that it was girl Yuanyang. The people in Rongguo Mansion didn't know her, so he hurriedly replied;

"It turns out to be Miss Yuanyang. The younger one is Jia Yun from the fifth room. I came here just to tell my second grandma that she is working outside and I need her to come out and take a look."

Yuanyang was a little confused. Why did he have to go to work and asked his second mistress to come and take a look? It was so late at night, but he was anxious when he saw someone, so he asked;

"Why are you at work? It's so late at night. Why are you so worried about asking Second Mistress to go and see where you are?"

Jia Yun was also frightened. She couldn't say this nonsense.

"Miss Yuanyang misunderstood. This is for Second Grandma. As for whether to go or not, Second Grandma will make her own decision. We are all servants, working for the master's family. We need to think carefully before saying anything."

Yuanyang understood in his heart that there was really no one in the house who dared to have any idea of ​​the Second Mistress. It seemed that she was quite honest, so she nodded and replied,

"Okay, you wait here, I'll give you a message, I don't know if it will work or not."

"Thank you, Miss Yuanyang."

Jia Yun said no more and watched the Yuanyang girl leave.After entering the house and taking some time, Yuanyang served soup to all the masters, and the people at the table were eating happily. At this time, Yuanyang did not directly talk to Wang Xifeng about the matter, but pulled Ping'er's sleeve behind him. , Ping'er looked back and when he saw Yuanyang winking at him, he stepped back and asked;

"Is there something wrong with the girl?"

"Ping'er, there is someone outside who calls himself Jia Yun. He said that he is getting ready to start work outside. He asked the second grandma if she still needs to go over and take a look. I didn't dare to delay, so I gave you the message."

Ping'er's heart skipped a beat. He didn't know there was something going on with the caravan. Maybe the goods had been prepared in the past few days and he could leave soon.

Inside and outside, there were hundreds of thousands of taels worth of goods. Four merchant ships were parked at the dock waiting to be loaded, and all the family's wealth was inside.

Although I was anxious, I said thank you without changing my expression.

"Thank you so much, Sister Yuanyang. My second grandma is busy with too many things on weekdays, and she has neglected some things."

When Yuanyang saw Ping'er's expression, he looked at it a few times and thought it was not a big deal. He smiled and nodded.

"They are all my sisters. Just say thank you. That's all. I'll notify you of the incident and go back to the old lady to take care of you."

"go quickly."

Ping'er urged from behind. When he saw the person leaving, he shook his hand tightly. Looking at the large family still eating in front of him, he couldn't help but feel irritable.

The Jia family members, in groups of three and five, arrived at the residence of the Chamber of Commerce. Under the arrangements of the steward, they began to move goods. The first batch was fifty carriages, and everyone began to get busy. One was to move, The second was to secure the goods. Under the illumination of the large lantern in the courtyard, they started working in full swing.

Shang Da came over with his clerks and stewards. Looking at the busy scene in the yard, he felt that the Jia family members were the stuff of work. The steward followed behind and asked in a low voice,

"President, why do you need to hire so many people from the Jia family? In the chamber of commerce, except for the clerks, stewards and accountants, almost all the outside work is taken over by the Jia family. We ourselves are like housekeepers."

Hearing the steward's complaint, Shang Da glanced back and asked;
"What, do you have any opinion on what I did?"

"No way, President, I'm just complaining."

The steward was so frightened that he hurriedly explained. Shang Da sneered,
"Grumble, how can you hide that bit of cat urine from me? Here, you can do whatever I tell you to do. If you don't want to do it, you can leave. As for the things involved, there will definitely be explanations. Don't chew it behind your back. Use your tongue, otherwise it will ruin the affairs of the Hou Mansion, so be careful with your head."

"Yes, President, it's just lard that has deceived your mind. You are talking nonsense. I don't dare to do it anymore."

"That's good, do more work and talk less."

Honorary Hall,
When Ping'er saw that the time was almost up, he came behind Wang Xifeng and carefully pulled Wang Xifeng's clothes behind his back with his hands. When he saw that the second mistress did not respond, he had no choice but to pinch her on the back.

Wang Xifeng felt pain and immediately turned around. When she saw Ping'er winking at her, she knew something was wrong and coughed.
"Ancestor, when the food is finished, let them take it away. Ancestor, go back to the kang to rest for a while and warm yourself up. It's still very cold in the snow."

"Look, Feng girl can still talk. She made arrangements just after dinner. It's true as she said. Baoyu, come and follow me. Sanchun, you guys follow too. The stool is too cold. Let's go to the Kang. "

With the support of Yuanyang, I returned to the fire pit in the back room, and instantly a warm feeling swept through my body.
"It's still so comfortable. You three girls, come here quickly."

Sanchun all smiled and chased after each other. Baoyu also had a smile on his face. Wang Xifeng asked the maid to clear the table. Seeing an opportunity, he pulled Ping'er outside and asked in a low voice,

"What's the matter? You're still pinching me behind my back. I don't want to live anymore."

"Grandma, Jia Yun is waiting outside. She said she's going to work, so everyone should have passed by, but it's snowing outside. Can the goods from the Chamber of Commerce still be allowed out?"

Seeing Ping'er's puzzled look, Wang Xifeng's face lit up, knowing that the Chamber of Commerce was ready to start loading the ship.

Shangda also said before that it is not easy to buy goods. If you haven’t bought all the goods yet, you can only buy the urgent ones first, and then familiarize yourself with the journey first, and then make another trip when autumn comes.

　The fragrant osmanthus is in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the flowers are full and the moon is full.In autumn, I raise my glass to invite the bright moon, and we share this time with each other from the end of the world.

　　On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival!

　　The young author Dongchen Yuanxiu wishes all readers a happy holiday, family reunion, all the best, and all your wishes come true!

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