Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

Wang Xiluan suddenly said in a cold voice, "Since my aunt's house has good things that can make both the Queen Mother and the Prince praise them, why don't you use them to entertain us?

Using all these vulgar things, do we not have enough status to eat the good food from our aunt’s house? "

Mrs.

But her daughter is not a restaurant owner, nor is she a cook, so how can she entertain guests with something she has made by herself?
Especially today when there are so many people and so many eyes.

If the monkey raised by the prince hadn't snatched away Sister Bao's purse yesterday, he wouldn't have let the prince eat the food made by Sister Bao himself.

When she was stunned, Jia Baoyu asked enthusiastically, "The good thing that the Queen Mother and the Prince are full of praise for? What is that? Auntie is not allowed to hide anything, bring it out for us all to see!"

Jia Baoyu just wanted to join in the fun, but he had no good intentions or bad intentions. Just his opening words would inevitably make the atmosphere more embarrassing.

Sure enough, Wang Xiluan spoke again, "Cousin Baoyu, you are very good at talking about keeping secrets.

Cousin Baochai said yesterday that there were not many things, only a few items were left, and they were all given to the Seventh Prince. No one else even dared to reach out! "

What Wang Xiluan said is true. Yesterday, Xue Baobao made it clear that there were not many snacks left in the same bag as in his purse. Everyone saw Baozhuang eating so happily, how could they dare to reach out and grab it from him?

Wang Xifeng was busy trying to smooth things over, but Xue Baobao said before her, "I gave everything to the prince, and my cousin wants it from us.

Could it be that after we couldn’t get any money from our family, my cousin didn’t even have enough snacks to eat?So greedy? "

Xue Baobao said, ignoring Wang Xifeng who kept tugging on her sleeve secretly, and ordered Ying'er to get the account book, "Cousin, you and your aunt are here just in time.

There are always a lot of things going on here. I said I would give you the account book last time, but I kept forgetting it. I have nothing to do today, so I just want to do some calculations slowly."

"you!"

Wang Xiluan's face turned red with anger, "You're slandering me again! We didn't take your dirty money!"

Xue Baobao sneered, "Cousin, since you said so, come and ask for the third uncle, and then go to the bank to call the shopkeeper and the guy who takes over.

Let's talk about it carefully, lest someone takes our stuff and thinks it smells bad! "

Seeing that the maid of the Xue family had no intention of asking Mrs.

Come, Sister Bao and Sister Luan, come to my place and listen to my old lady. If we shake hands and kiss each other, we will still be good sisters! "

Wang Xiluan remained motionless with a cold face, while Xue Baobao stepped forward and held Jia Mu's outstretched hand, pretending to cry, "Old lady, please judge, it's okay if you don't pay back the money you owe, and you still find fault with us everywhere.

She and her aunt came to our house, and we served them delicious food and drinks, but she still disliked this and that!

If you really want to give it back the 20 silver, I will buy it for her immediately with the silver!If she wants gold snacks or silver snacks, I will buy them for her! "

Wang Xiluan was furious, "You dare to complain first! Do you dare to say that the food you brought to entertain the old lady today is the same as what the Queen Mother ate yesterday?"

Jia Mu was displeased, "My old lady is not so lucky to be able to eat the same thing as the Queen Mother!

Mrs. Wang, if you have time to take care of your sister-in-law and that sister-in-law, why not spend more time on your own daughter? She is so old and doesn’t understand anything!
Fortunately, this is my family. If outsiders hear this, I am afraid that my old lady will kneel outside the palace gate immediately! "

Wang Xiluan was stunned, and Mrs. Wang quickly stood up and saluted, "Old lady, calm down. The kid is ignorant and talks nonsense. I will teach him a lesson when I get back."

Wang Xiluan said the wrong thing, and it was still that wrong. No matter how much she wanted to protect her, she could only admit her mistake and apologize, and scolded Wang Xiluan in a low voice.

Wang Xiluan burst into tears, "I obviously didn't mean that -"

Mrs. Wang interrupted her sharply, "How dare you say that! Xi'er, wait for the girl to change her clothes and cleanse her face!"

Xi'er hurriedly pulled the crying Wang Xiluan away. Mrs. Wang could not help but apologize on Wang Xiluan's behalf against her will, and said with a fake smile, "Sister Zhenzhenbao's temperament and tongue are second-to-none. My sister-in-law really knows how to train her daughter. I will I also need to ask my sister-in-law for more advice.”

Seeing that she still dared to scold Xue Baobao, Mrs. Xue sneered, "I am stupid, how can I dare to teach my sister-in-law?

However, my sister-in-law really wants to ask her sister for advice. She has to get two beautiful concubines for my brother. Otherwise, the incense of the Wang family will be cut off in my sister-in-law’s hands! "

Mrs. Wang suddenly turned pale and wanted to get angry, but she didn't dare.

Before, she always felt that no matter how powerful Yu Xin was, he was only a junior, and his rank was not comparable to that of Wang Ziteng. It would take at least 30 to [-] years to climb to Wang Ziteng's position.

But yesterday, Queen Mother Yang came in person to prepare Xue Baobao's hair as the official guest, which made her completely change her mind.

Like everyone else, she never thought about Xue Baobao and determined that it was because of Yu Xin's grace.

What kind of divine favor would it take for the Queen Mother to come out of the palace to be the guest of honor for one of Yu Xin's adopted sisters?

Mrs. Wang has always been a snobbery. Seeing that Yu Xin was so favored, she didn't care about her face. She hurried over as soon as she got the news yesterday, and she came even more uninvited today.

She didn't care about her face or her relationship with Mrs. Xue. She didn't come to Xue's house just to enmity!
Mrs. Wang almost gritted her teeth, blaming Wang Xiluan for looking for trouble, and even more blaming Xue Baobao and her daughter for not giving in.

Don’t even think about your identity!
He who talks money but keeps money is unbearably vulgar!
If it weren't for Yu Xin, she wouldn't even look at them!
Now that he is in power, he is rampant and starts to show off with her!

She hated her no more, thinking about Yu Xin's holy pet and Wang Ziteng who had been unable to be transferred back to the capital. She finally endured it and pretended not to hear Mrs. Xue's words. She stiffly changed the subject and ordered the maid to see Wang Xiluan.

Mrs. Xue was not the type to wait and be unreasonable, so she turned around and ordered the maid to urge the theater troupe to come on stage early.

Soon, the opera started to sing lively, and Ying'er also sent the account book.

Xue Baobao smiled and sent it to Mrs. Wang, "Auntie, take a look and see if there are any mistakes."

Mrs. Wang endured it and put it in her sleeves, and responded vaguely.

Xue Baobao continued to laugh, "This is just a transcript. Auntie will check it carefully first, and then come to me for reconciliation."

The most important thing about this account is to be clear about it and not to hurt the harmony between relatives for a small amount of money."

Mrs. Wang just pretended not to hear and tried her best to pretend to watch the show seriously.

Jia Baoyu was sitting on the right hand side of Jia Mu and on the left hand side of Mrs. Wang. Naturally, she heard everything clearly. She couldn't help but interjected, "Sister Bao, it's just some money. You always say it with your mouth. It's tacky." ".

Xue Baobao blinked, "If you are not tacky, then you can pay back the 20 yuan on behalf of your aunt."

Jia Baoyu choked. Even if he didn't know anything about the world, he still knew that 20 silver was a huge number, and he couldn't come up with it at all.

Jia Mu turned around and asked, "Baoyu, what was Xiaodan singing just now? Grandma is old and didn't hear it clearly."

Jia Baoyu hurriedly turned his head to explain to her. Xue Baobao sneered silently and looked up at the stage.

Ha, it seems that even Jia Baoyu can't be aloof when it comes to money!
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Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang stayed in Xue Mansion for lunch before leaving. After returning, Jia Mu took a nap for half an hour as usual, and then ordered Li Wan to come over.Li Wan is a widowed man and should avoid happy events, so he did not go to Xue Mansion with him today.

Jia Mu asked a few questions about how Jialan's book was read, and then asked, "Zhuer's wife, what do you think of Bao Yatou?"

Although Li Wan knew that Jia Mu had asked her to come here for something, he didn't expect that she would ask about Xue Baobao. He was stunned and then replied, "Miss Xue is certainly very good, both in appearance and personality."

"The appearance is indeed first-rate, but the character -"

As she spoke, Mother Jia recounted what she had seen and heard in the Xue Mansion today, and sighed, "I am too strong-tempered. I dared to talk back to my aunt in front of so many people. Later, I even chased her for 20 silver." .

20 million silver!
It's her, if she dares not to pay back, she will fight to the death!
Li Wan cursed silently, but did not dare to show it on his face. He just lowered his head and remained silent.

Mother Jia sighed, "Your mother is ill, and Feng Yatou is Bao Yatou's direct cousin. You are the only one I can ask who is considerate.

Wife Zhu'er, tell me honestly, I hired Bao Yatou for Bao Yu, what do you think? "

Li Wan was really stunned. He even forgot about disguise and subconsciously said, "The Xue family is afraid-"

I'm afraid I won't like Baoyu!

Miss Xue is like a god of plague every time she sees Baoyu. Haven't you noticed?

Li Wan hurriedly bit his tongue. If she really said it, his ancestor would hate her forever and even turn his anger on Lan'er!

"What are the Xue family afraid of?"

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid there aren't enough people."

Li Wan abruptly changed his tone, "My father always wanted Baoyu to study and make progress, and he was afraid that he wanted to hire a girl from a scholarly family for Baoyu.

Although the Xue family has a commander named Yu, I am afraid that he will not be able to help Baoyu as he is a military general."

Mother Jia sighed, "How could I not know that your brother Bao has been delicate since he was a child and will definitely become a civil servant in the future, so it would be better to find someone who can help him in his official career.

Originally, it would be best if we could hire Daiyu——"

Jia Mu stopped talking at this point, and Li Wan silently continued -

It's a pity that Uncle Lin doesn't like Baoyu at all, and he will not allow Lin Daiyu to marry into the Jia family and make a living under Mrs. Wang!
"Although the Xue family is not a civil servant, fortunately, Brother Xin is favored by others.

Sister Bao has a hairpin, and he can actually ask the Queen Mother to come down and be the guest of honor. This honor is rare in ancient times."

Li Wan understood that he was interested in Yu Xin's powerful position.

Jia's mother was still talking, "Jinyiwei is an unusual official, and he can also help the empress. When the empress gets better, Baoyu will naturally follow suit."

Li Wan, "..."

Of course you are doing a lot of good things, but you are afraid that Commander Yu will not agree!
"Baby girl's temper is really——"

Jia Mu paused and said, "She is a bit like Brother Feng, except she is literate and doesn't like to talk too much, unlike Brother Feng."

Li Wan felt a sense of sadness in his heart. Not to mention whether the Xue family was willing or not, if they really hired a literate, deep-seated and fierce-tempered Second Grandma Bao, she and Lan'er would have no place to stand.

"If he really has the temperament of Brother Feng, I'm afraid that after marrying into the family, Baoyu will be restrained."

Jia Mu said she was asking Li Wan for his opinion, but mostly she was talking to herself.

Li Wan knew that she didn't want to ask for his opinion at all, but she was just wavering in her heart and wanted to find someone to talk to.

Also, how could she get involved in Baoyu's marriage?

Sure enough, she only spoke vaguely, and Jia Mu didn't ask any further questions. After nagging for a long time, she let her go.

Li Wan left Jia Mu's yard, but he was not in a hurry. Instead, he stood under a plum tree not far away and pretended to admire the plum trees.

About two-quarters of an hour later, Jia Zheng came in a hurry.

When Li Wan saw her, he knew that Jia Mu had made up her mind to marry Xue Baobao for Jia Baoyu. Whether he asked her or Jia Zheng, it was just a formality.

Li Wan thought for a while and sent his confidant maid to Xue Mansion.

No matter who Jia Baoyu marries, she has no control over it, so she might as well exchange this news for a favor...

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Soon, Wang Xifeng received the news and told Mrs. Xue as a joke.

If before today, Jia's mother suddenly wanted to marry Xue Baoyu for Jia Baoyu, she might still be worried about Yu Xin.

But they were already angry. Whether it was Jia Baoyu or Zhen Baoyu, how could it affect Yu Xin?

Mrs. Xue was also very emotional, remembering that when she brought her two children to Beijing to join the Rongguo Mansion, she always watched her daughter wearing a gold lock, for fear that the Jia Mansion would look down on her.

However, in just a few years, Jia's family came to ask for her daughter's hand in marriage, but she couldn't look down on Jia's family!
Mrs. Xue felt very proud when she sighed. Her daughter was about to marry the best son-in-law in the world, but she could not accept anyone who came to ask for her hand in marriage!
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Early on the third day, when the etiquette of haircut ceremony was completely completed, official matchmakers, private matchmakers, and matchmakers who were fat and thin came to the door in an endless stream.

Mrs. Xue was dazzled by the sight of sons of civil servants, capable military commanders, and even noble relatives, and smiled crookedly.

Although she was not prepared to choose from these people at all, it did not hinder her at all from dragging Mrs. Zhen and Wang Xifeng to evaluate the families who came to propose marriage.

There are three generations of mothers-in-law in this family. They set rules when they enter the house. Their precious girl can't stand it!

This family's mother died young, but unfortunately they have a stepmother, and every stepmother has a stepfather. Their precious girl will definitely suffer a loss if she gets married!
This family is even worse. The young master they are marrying is already 20 years old, and he hasn’t even been selected for the imperial examination. What kind of future can he have...

There are three women in a play, and the three women talk to each other. The more they talk, the more excited they become. The more they talk, the more they feel that the marriage between Zhen Yinglian and Xue Baobao is simply hard to find in heaven or on earth.

On the roof, Nan Xing also listened with interest, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right, how can those idiots be worthy of Miss Xue?"

Even if Miss Xue wants to find a husband, she has to find him as a child supporter!

Ah, no, no, he can't be a child adopter!
I will be driven away by Miss Xue, and then I will never be able to eat the delicious food made by Miss Xue!
Then who can be worthy of Miss Xue?

The master definitely can't do it. The ladies have said that it's best to find someone who doesn't have a mother-in-law to set the rules. The master has a biological mother, so the first point is not met...