Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 470: Going too far is worse than going too far
Ningrong Street,
Xue Pan took his servants and the juniors of the Jia family and rushed back to Rongguo Mansion without daring to stop.

Although he is safe in the capital, he is afraid that there are really impatient people who want to "rush to buy" food, which may cause riots. If nothing else, the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division will not let him go. Find this place , Xue Pan said hello, asking the driver to drive faster.

The shopkeeper also followed, as if he had something in mind, he kept shouting behind him to drive faster.

Arriving at Ningrong Street,
Xue Pan did not stop the car and asked Jia Qiang to take the lead. He led the convoy behind him to continue forward, then turned into the alley and left.
"Brother Qiang, please take some time to go back and shout. Notify people to come over and bring food. Each family will share some."

"Yes, Boss Xue, I'll go right away."

Jia Qiang greeted the people around her and dispersed after a while. Not long after, the wives came out from the alley and alley, holding bags and other items, and most of the children ran out holding bags. , and then Jia Qiang led people and started distributing grains one by one, which made many people laugh and laugh, and the people in line were also smiling.

After a while, everyone knew that the grain was bought by Mr. Xue and given to the Jia family for free. Many people looked at Xue Pan. Although the women were embarrassed to come over to express their thanks, the rest of the Jia family men , all came over to bow to Xue Pan in person, salute and thank him.

Xue Pan was standing on the street, with the servants scattered around him, like stars holding the moon. He was so arrogant that when he saw people coming to thank him, he waved his hands repeatedly and declined everyone's thanks.

But the gaping mouth on his face could not be closed. Even the boy beside him looked at Mr. Xue with admiration.

Everyone in the Jia family knew that the official warehouse in the capital had been burned down, and the price of grain in the grain shops had tripled. Although they had some spare money, they couldn't spend it like this, and most of them couldn't buy grain today, so they were still panicking. Unexpectedly, Rongguo Mansion My relative, the young master of the Xue family, actually showed such kindness, and thinking that Ning Rong's second house, as the head of the family, ignored him, I couldn't help but curse in my heart, not even as good as an outsider.

Since they were afraid of the power of the Duke's Mansion, they complained secretly and did not dare to speak out. However, everyone's mind was open to the ledger, and it was clear who was who and who was wrong.

This excitement is just like the Chinese New Year. Even Jia Qiang and others have also had changes in their hearts. Before, they just saw Mr. Xue as a stupid man with a lot of money and got some benefits from getting close. But now it has changed. Such kindness must have cause and effect. Give it back when you get the chance.

As for the other two hundred stones of rice, they were still parked in front of the door. Xue Pan had no time to deal with them. He was still giving gifts to the people in each room. His face was red and he was sweating. The boy beside him Seeing this, he immediately ran to the concierge to find a stool and bring it over for him to sit down and rest.

Xue Pan was not polite and sat in the middle of the alley of Ningrong Street. He only needed someone to bring tea and water. The steward who followed the grain store would not be able to do anything if he saw these rice carriages parked here. It would be troublesome if someone was robbing him. He ran over in a small step, not daring to be disrespectful at all, and asked in a low voice,

“Mr.

Xue Pan sat there with a look of excitement on his face. This was more satisfying than going to a brothel and hugging the brothel sister. He didn't react until he heard the steward's inquiry and forgot about it. But looking at so many carriages loaded with food, he I don’t know what to do, all the good rice should be left to the Jia family for disposal.
"In this way, all these grains will be moved into Jia's house."

While he was talking, his hand was suddenly pulled by She'er, a young boy beside him. Xue Pan immediately stopped talking and looked over in confusion, only to see She'er whispering,
"Sir, this matter needs to be discussed with the madam and the young lady. Lixiangyuan can accommodate such a large amount of food. As for whether to give it to you or not, don't worry."

Xue Pan thought about it for a while, even if it was given to the Jia family, he didn't know who to give it to. If he gave it to Sister Feng, it would be bad if he offended his aunt. If he gave it to his aunt, Sister Feng would probably offend Jia Lian as well. He was so inhuman inside and out. Thinking of these troublesome things, Xue Pan felt irritable.

"In this way, move the car into the alley. There is a small door there, and move the food into the house in the yard. She'er, you can arrange this with the road, and inform my mother."

"Yes, I understand, young master, don't worry."

After answering the words, the boys around him looked at She'er with envy. Seeing the man leading the steward and the convoy, he turned into the alley, reached the corner door on the side wall, opened the door, and let She'er direct the steward. Just arrange for the guys to unload the goods.

Even though there was not much rice in two hundred stones, the unloaded grain was piled up in the house, which seemed to take up space. One room was not enough, so I had to find someone to clean up another room, and continued to move it.

The noisy sound spread to the main house in front.

Aunt Xue, Baochai, Wen Xing and Ying'er were checking the accounts here. They couldn't calm down when they heard the noise outside. Baochai was a little confused, as if many people came in, and asked,

"Mom, what happened outside? Could it be that my brother got into trouble again and someone came to the door."

Aunt Xue was also a little angry. This killer was getting restless day by day.

"Don't worry, it's probably not the case. I think things have changed a lot at home these days. Maybe it's the friends I've made."

Although she complained in her heart that Xue Pan was ignorant, she was still protective of her words. Aunt Xue hurriedly shouted outside,

"Tonggui, go and find out what's going on. It's so noisy in the backyard."

"Yes, madam, I will go and take a look right now."

When Tonggui took the boy to the backyard, the steward of the grain store, and saw that the boys had almost moved the grain, the steward naturally took the people to leave and did not dare to stay. After all, it was the Duke's mansion, and he would lose his employer if he lacked some etiquette. His face was naturally looking for trouble, and when he finished his work, he took his assistant and left.Tonggui came over, pointed to the food in the house and asked,
"She'er, didn't you go out with the young master? What's going on? Where did you get so much food?"

She'er straightened her back now and didn't answer. Instead, she asked,

"The madam and young lady are in the main room,"

"Nature is there."

Tonggui wanted to ask again, but Sheer ignored him and hurriedly walked to the front yard and knocked on the door of the house.
"Madam, Miss, the young master bought a large amount of food outside and came back. I want to ask you what to do?"

The mother and daughter who were still settling accounts in the house heard the voices outside the house and knew that the noise was caused by Xue Pan. Aunt Xue slapped the table angrily,
"I knew it was him. Ying'er went to open the door."

"Yes, ma'am."

Ying'er glanced at the young lady, put down the account book in her hand, walked outside the screen and opened the door. She'er knelt down after entering the inner hall.
"I would like to send my regards to the madam and young lady."

"Get up, what's going on outside? It's so noisy."

Aunt Xue felt relieved when she saw that it was the boy next to Xue Pan, who could be regarded as a child of the family. It looked like nothing was going to happen.

"Mrs. Xie."

Sheer stood up, bowed his waist, and continued to reply,

"Madam, Miss, the young master bought all the food at the grain store outside. He bought [-] shi of ordinary rice and [-] shi of high-grade rice. He cleaned up two rooms in the backyard to store the high-grade rice, so there was a bit of noise just now."

Before Aunt Xue could react, she had bought all the grain from the grain store. Xue Baochai felt that her brother was unusual. If nothing else, he had never asked about the purchase at home. Why did he think of buying rice now? , and bought so many.

"Then tell me why my brother went to buy so much food, but something unusual happened."

"Miss, you are still awesome. In the morning, I was following the young master and preparing to go to a restaurant for a party with the Jia family members. Unexpectedly, when I got to the street, I saw a large number of people rushing to buy food. I secretly inquired about it. It turned out that the official in the capital last night There was a fire in the warehouse and a large amount of grain was burned. The price of grain in various grain stores in the city tripled. The shopkeeper also said that the price might increase tomorrow. When the young master saw this, he took precautions and directly bought it all and left it. The rice, the ordinary rice, the young master showed great kindness and gave all to the other descendants of the Jia family."

She'er admired Xue Pan quite a lot this time. He was worthy of being a legitimate son, and he did things with dignity.

But when Aunt Xue heard this, she immediately felt distressed. Such expensive food was given away.
"Baochai, look at the good things your brother has done. He turned out to be a money-splitting boy. We left our hometown and only had so much money to live on. If we waste it like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to make it through the end of the year."

After saying that, I don't know whether he was angry or really wronged, his eyes were red.

Xue Baochai hurriedly came over to comfort him and said,

"Mom, why are you in a hurry? My brother is right about this. Think about it, we just came here and we are living under someone else's roof. It is inevitable that we will have some gossips. Although my brother is a bit ridiculous, no matter how expensive the food is, it is not worth too much money. Since we bought it We have paid so much and have no place to put it, so why not give them a favor, so that the Xue family can live in the house justifiably."

After Xue Baochai finished speaking, she winked at Wen Xing. The little girl nodded, poured a cup of tea and brought it over. Baochai took the tea bowl and handed it to Aunt Xue,
"Mom, drink some water and feel better. Besides, She'er said that there was a fire in the official warehouse in the capital. I won't say whether it's true or not. If it's true, everyone is grabbing food. They will definitely not be able to buy it by then. Soon. You can feel at ease just by buying some food in hand. As the saying goes, if you have food in hand, you won't panic. My brother has done a big thing."

Xue Baochai rarely praised her brother. After thinking about it for a moment, Aunt Xue was no longer sad. She understood what her daughter said. Those who can open grain shops and cloth shops, there are no shadows of those noble families and nobles behind them. Maybe they were the ones who made the decision. Yes, just like when we were in Jinling, the Xue family had many shops, grain shops, and cloth shops all over the place, but the Xue family didn't have the final say on prices.

When we came to the capital, there was only a small village left. It had not been taken care of for many years and it was unknown what it was like. What if there was really a shortage of food? What would happen to the lives of a large family who came to the capital?

As for the Duke's Mansion, although it is majestic and majestic, Aunt Xue always feels a little uncomfortable. The indescribable atmosphere is not like the comfort in the old house in Jinling. Or maybe it is just like what her daughter said, it feels like being under someone else's roof. If it weren't for the Marquis, Explain that it is better to go back to the old house and forget it.

"By the way, She'er, where is your young master now?"

"Back to Madam, the young master is sitting in the alley of Ningrong Street, watching them hand out food. Not to mention, many people come to give gifts to the young master to express their thanks. The whole street is crowded with people receiving food."

She'er said excitedly, but Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai looked at each other. Xue Pan was still so casual in doing things. Xue Baochai said lightly,
"It's too late!"

(End of this chapter)