Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 100 The old man is so rich!

Rongguo Mansion, Sister Feng's Children's Courtyard.

It was already night, and Ping'er brought foot-washing water and waited on Wang Xifeng to wash her feet.The master and the servant talked privately for a long time. When Ping'er found a handkerchief and wiped it for Wang Xifeng, Wang Xifeng frowned and said, "It's night, why hasn't he come back yet?"

Ping'er laughed and said, "I think you got stuck by the elder?"

Wang Xifeng snorted softly: "Don't take my body and throw it into that stock exchange again, right?"

"Second Grandma thought too much. I asked Long'er that afternoon and said that Second Master did not go to the exchange, but went straight to Shuntian Mansion and returned the money. Long'er saw the Second Master take it back with his own eyes When I got the IOU, I tore it up on the spot."

Wang Xifeng thought for a while and sighed: "I thought this stock was a good thing to make a fortune. Who would have thought that I could only make tens or hundreds of profits, but I lost more than 1000 taels in one fell swoop?"

Ping'er was also frightened and said: "This new thing is not something we can play with. I just hope that the second master will learn from it and never touch it in the future."

"Who said no?"

There were footsteps outside, and then a maid reported: "Grandma, the second master is back."

Wang Xifeng and Ping'er looked at each other, and the master and servant immediately fell silent.Ping'er took the foot-washing water and went away, and Jia Lian walked in immediately.

Wang Xifeng originally thought of scolding Jia Lian to make her remember, but when she glanced at him, she saw a patch of redness and swelling on Jia Lian's forehead. She immediately changed color and asked with concern: "How did this happen?"

She reached out and touched her slightly, and Jia Lian hid back with a hiss, saying gloomily: "Father has suffered a lot of losses today, and just now he lost his temper. The inkstone fell against the wall and bounced back. What a coincidence. Unfortunately, it hit me on the head."

"Is it okay? Ping'er? Ping'er! Go get the medicine quickly, the second master hurt his forehead!"

Ping'er outside greeted him, but after a while he looked for medicine to reduce swelling.

Wang Xifeng took it and wiped it gently while asking: "Didn't the old man owe 4000 taels newly? Where did he get the money to buy stocks?"

"Hiss—" Jia Lian took a breath and said slightly angrily: "Your hand is too heavy, so let's switch to a flat hand."

Wang Xifeng was slightly annoyed, and threw it away as if throwing the medicine to Ping'er, and said with a sullen face: "I haven't said anything yet, what's going on?"

Ping'er wiped it carefully with a gentle hand. Although it hurt a little, Jia Lian managed to endure it.He sighed and said, "I heard what the boy said. Yesterday, when my father came back, he went to find brother Jian and borrowed a lot of money from him. I thought I could make it back today, but I didn't expect it. Not only did I lose money, but I also lost money." I still owe Shuntian Mansion more than 1000 taels."

"what?"

Wang Xifeng made some calculations and immediately exclaimed: "Isn't it true that we have lost more than 2 taels of silver here and there?"

"Nearly 5000 taels!" Jia Lian sighed.The look he looked at Wang Xifeng lost the annoyance from yesterday.

Although Wang Xifeng gave him 700 taels of silver last night, she kept nagging him and repeatedly told him to pay off the debt first. This morning, he even gave instructions to several boys in person, but something was wrong. Several boys came back. will be punished.

Because even though Jia Lian had the intention to read the book, he had no choice but to pay off the debt.

Now that I think about it, Jia Lian was saved this time.If you follow Jia She's example and enter the stock market to fight again, you will end up with more debts this time if you don't keep everything!

At that time, the couple would have no choice but to sell their dowry.

Wang Xifeng clicked her tongue for a long time, but she felt happy in her heart.Jia She and Mrs. Xing, because she and Mrs. Wang are aunts and nephews, have always made things difficult for Wang Xifeng, so they deserve retribution this time!

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xifeng became worried again.Jia She lost his official position, where can he make up for the money he lost?Mrs. Xing, the cheap mother-in-law, came from a small family, and her dowry in total was only less than 1 taels of silver. She might have had to pay off the debt later if she got into trouble.

But according to the temperament of my aunt, Mrs. Wang, how could she let Dafang ruin the family property like this?I'm afraid there will be some trouble about this matter!
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Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian just sighed and were afraid, but now Aunt Zhao even regretted it!
Aunt Zhao was a stay-at-home woman, so it was difficult for her to show herself to the public, so she could only entrust her brother Zhao Guoji to handle the stock.But this Zhao Guoji is an honest man!
Aunt Zhao sent a message early in the morning, and she talked incoherently. I don’t know how Zhao Guoji heard it. When he arrived at the exchange, he was frightened and panicked by the badly fallen water sign.As a result, the front leg had just been delivered, and the back leg's stocks began to skyrocket.

If you calm down a little, you may not only be able to get your money back this time, but also make a small profit of hundreds of taels of silver.

At this moment, Aunt Zhao was looking at the banknotes and broken silver in the box and was crying without tears. She had no savings to begin with, and most of the money she used to buy stocks was obtained from pawning the jewelry of famous people.

Now there are only more than 250 taels of silver left, but it is not enough to redeem the head and face.

After all, Zhao Guoji was also her biological brother. Although he complained in his heart, he couldn't go too far.At that moment, Aunt Zhao thought about it for a long time, thinking about it, and she still had to get the money from the master.

While thinking about it, the little magpie shouted: "Auntie, the master is back!"

Aunt Zhao quickly put the box away, with a smile on her face, and hurriedly twisted her body to greet him.

When he reached Jia Zheng's side, he quickly linked his arms, leaned half of his body against her, and said in a disgusting voice, "Why don't you stay with your wife for a while?"

Jia Zheng's face was as dark as water and he said: "If I stay too long, I'm afraid you will make trouble again. She is talking to Baoyu, that evil boy."

Aunt Zhao moved Jia Zheng all the way to the cave, lowered her body and took off his boots. Following his movements, the coat he held was folded away, revealing the big red bellyband inside.

Jia Zheng glanced at it twice and swallowed secretly.

Aunt Zhao was very proud, and she thought that this is what the master likes to do, and he pays attention to the concept of "seemingly revealing but not revealing".She pretended not to know and brought the foot-washing water to wait for Jia Zheng to wash his feet.

While scrubbing, she said, "Master, don't you see anything different about me today?" As she said this, she shook her head.

Jia Zheng glanced at it and said, "Well, it does look better if it's plainer."

Aunt Zhao blinked and said coquettishly: "Master, look at the maids next to the old lady. They are all dressed in gold and silver. They are more dignified than the master like me!"

Following his words, his collar swayed, and half of Jia Zheng's body suddenly became numb.He just said: "Okay, okay, you want to show your face again, right? I just happened to have a filial piety gift from you. I'll give it to you secretly later."

"How many?"

"How about giving you 30 taels?"

Where is this enough?
Aunt Zhao immediately refused and pouted: "I saw a emerald phoenix hairpin, but I can't get it for 30 taels. The attackers around Baoyu are all wearing them, so I can't even compare to the attackers, right?"

Jia Zheng was dazed for a while by the two looming white lumps. After all, he couldn't bear Aunt Zhao's begging and promised her 80 taels of silver.

Aunt Zhao succeeded this time, so she naturally served her even more devotedly.After a cup of tea, when Master Jia Zheng collapsed aside, Aunt Zhao hurriedly got up and tidied up.

Jia Zheng slowly came back to his senses and said: "I have agreed beforehand that I can give you the money, but you cannot use it to speculate in stocks."

Aunt Zhao was wearing clothes. She was startled when she heard this, and then she forced a smile and said: "Look what the master said, I don't go out of my house every day, so where can I buy that stock?" After a pause, she asked again: " Why did the master talk about that thing?" Jia Zheng said with a straight face: "The guy in Dongkua Yuan has lost money again."

Aunt Zhao didn't hear clearly and said: "This matter has been spread a long time ago. I heard that I still owe 4000 taels, not counting the loss of my original capital. Tsk, tsk, the master is really rich!"

Jia Zheng glanced at him and said leisurely: "I'm talking about You. Today he lost almost 1 taels of silver again."

"what?"

Aunt Zhao was so frightened that she secretly thought that Zhao Guoji had delivered the goods early, otherwise the 400 taels in compensation would not count, and if she still owed money, she would really have no way to survive!

Then I thought to myself, the eldest man is really too rich!

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Go to the small courtyard in the northeast.

Halfway through the first watch, four maids were guarding the main room.Qingwen and Hongyu were doing nvrou, Xiangling was rubbing her eyes from sleep while holding a scroll, and Xiuying was holding a cicada in her hand, and she was now kowtow-heading.

Hongyu yawned, looked at the sky outside and said, "How come the fourth master hasn't come back yet?"

Xiang Ling and Xiu Ying didn't respond, so Qingwen said, "I guess I was tripped by some vixen."

Hongyu glanced at her and looked down upon Qingwen.Qingwen was born with a romantic and clever nature, but she turned out to be a sharp-tongued and venomous person. Whenever she didn't mean what she was thinking, she would always say it out no matter who she was in front of.

Fortunately, he was by Fourth Master's side. Anyone else would have disliked him long ago.But she was different. Hongyu thought clearly in her heart that although she was attached to the Fourth Master, she had long known that the Fourth Master was not her own.In this case, what if you provoke a few foxy people outside?I won't take it home to be an eyesore.

Hongyu caught a glimpse of Xiangling yawning, and persuaded her, "It's late at night. If you're sleepy, go to bed first."

Xiangling put down the book and answered in a muffled voice. As expected, she got up and returned to the west wing. She only saw Hongyu in amazement. She didn't know what Xiangling was thinking about every day.Could it be that the scroll is better than Fourth Master?

After a while, Xiu Ying couldn't help but said: "I'm so sleepy, just stay tuned, I'm going to sleep."

Hongyu said: "You are on night watch today."

Xiu Ying said: "It's not possible, it's not possible, it's just another day, I'll go to bed first."

She gets up early every day, and her martial arts training consumes a lot of energy, so she goes to bed early on weekdays.

Qingwen chased after him and said: "Throw it away soon, then wash your hands carefully!"

"Know it."

Xiuying left. Although the remaining Qingwen and Hongyu were also sleepy, no one wanted to leave first.

There was a faint noise coming from outside. Hongyu had the sharpest ears and quickly dropped his work and came out to observe.Just as he arrived at the courtyard, he saw Li Weijian walking in with a swaying figure and humming a ridiculous tune.

"...I am a poor Taoist from Longhu Mountain, a little immortal who has attained Tao~"

"Fourth Master, why did you come back? Why did you drink so much?"

She went up and hurriedly supported her. Li Weijian's drunken eyes were hazy. After careful inspection, he recognized that it was ruby. He picked up the chin of the ruby ​​​​a little frivolously and said solemnly: "Looking at the beauty under the lamp, it is indeed a special feeling."

Hongyu suddenly blushed with embarrassment and said angrily: "Fourth Master, you are still outside."

"Then go in and talk."

Li Weijian withdrew his hand, and Qingwen also came out to welcome him, so the two of them helped Li Weijian inside.

Hongyu stretched out to get water and scrubbed, while Qingwen endured the smell of alcohol and took off his coat, scolding him: "Why did you drink so much wine? Fourth Master is so old, he has seriously injured his body and bones."

Li Weijian said leisurely: "King Zhongyong is happy, I can't spoil the prince's interest. Don't worry, it's just an occasional thing." After a pause, he added: "Besides, my drinking capacity varies from person to person. I have to drink when I have to. , Even if you can’t drink it, you have to drink it.”

Qingwen folded her clothes and said angrily: "I don't understand what's going on outside. I just can't bear to see Fourth Master suffer."

Li Weijian had a smile on his face and stared at Qingwen carefully but said nothing.

Qingwen looked at her uncomfortably, and said angrily: "Fourth Master, what are you looking at me for? Could it be that I have flowers on my face?"

"Look how beautiful you are."

A smile appeared on Qingwen's face, quite proud of herself.

Li Weijian said: "I don't know what good things I did in my previous life, but I have allowed a girl like you to be by my side in this life."

Qingwen chuckled and said, "It's good that Fourth Master knows. I can't say that Fourth Master was a kind person in his previous life."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "You are wrong about this. Don't you hear that bad guys put down their butcher's knives and become Buddhas on the spot, and good guys are indispensable? I feel that I was probably a bad guy in my last life."

"It's just that Fourth Master can talk nonsense." Qingwen thought Li Weijian was joking and turned around and said, "I'll make some strong tea for Fourth Master to sober up."

Just as she moved, Hongyu came back with water.Waiting for Li Weijian to scrub briefly, he was suddenly pushed away by Li Weijian.

Hong Yu was surprised when she saw him stumbling around to find a spittoon. Holding it in his hands, he retched first and then started vomiting.

Hongyu hurriedly stepped forward and caressed his back. Qingwen came back with a teacup, put down the teacup and came over to show concern.

After vomiting twice in succession, Li Weijian became increasingly drowsy. He only brushed his teeth and rinsed his mouth with green salt, and then lay down on the bed with a groan.

After this experience, Hongyu and Qingwen also became a little more energetic.The two looked at each other, and Hongyu said: "I'm afraid Zhenzhen'er will be on night watch tonight."

At this time, the maid on night duty in a wealthy family was lying on the couch outside her master to rest at night, but she did not dare to sleep.Whenever there is a noise, always get up and take a look.Either tucking the quilt for the master, or waiting for the master to wake up at night.After all, there are only a few people like Li Weijian who sleep with their maids at night.

Qingwen frowned and looked at the uncomfortable Li Weijian, and sighed: "Fourth Master is tall. If something happens, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it myself. Why don't you... why don't you stay here together?"

"Ah."

The two maids discussed it, one stayed by the bed to take care of him, and the other went to rest on the couch.

(End of this chapter)