Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 210 Idleness

Beside the table, the old god Yan Xiyao was holding tea and drinking, while Yan Fengzhen was wandering around and eating rice randomly. The mistress smiled and used the serving chopsticks to serve the dishes, and spoke softly in Wu Nong's words mixed with the Mandarin of the capital: "Come and try it in Fusheng. This West Lake vinegar fish must use grass carp from the West Lake. Unfortunately, the West Lake is too far away, so this dish cannot be considered authentic."

Li Weijian blinked and wolfed down the fish meat. He secretly thought, he has also eaten the authentic one! Eh? Not to mention, it’s not as good as the master’s wife’s craftsmanship!

Seeing that most of the vinegar fish had gone into Li Weijian's stomach, the mistress was satisfied and said, "My beloved has passed her death long ago (Note 1). The master is currently unemployed, so I think it's better to arrange the wedding."

"Well -" Yan Xiyao said, "Are you too eager?"

The master's wife then said: "They all know the basics. Besides, if I hadn't been delayed last year, I would have had all my grandchildren by now. If we hadn't gotten married at this time, and my beloved mother hadn't even entered the house yet, I was afraid that my grandson would be here." I’m going to hug you.”

"Ahem—" Yan Fenzhen hurriedly buried his head in eating.

Yan Xiyao glanced sideways and cursed: "Evil!"

The master's wife quit and frowned: "Master, why are you scolding Jing Wen? Others at his age have children running around all over the floor."

Yan Xiyao sighed and said, "That's all. I'll discuss it with Xuanjie in the future and arrange the wedding as soon as possible."

Li Weijian listened to the gossip in silence, believing that it was Yan Fengzhen who was responsible for the death. Tsk tsk, the new daughter-in-law has not yet entered the house, and the concubine has a child. This would save trouble. In a few months, the new daughter-in-law will be able to hold a baby and become a mother.

Suddenly thinking of Daiyu, Li Weijian immediately took warning... It's just that it's not good to make a habit of retreating when things are about to happen. Wouldn't the future be as difficult as the Japanese male teacher? Since latex can be used for tires, it can also be used for other things, so he thought about experimenting in the future to see if he could make it thinner and lighter.

After lunch, Li Weijian planned to eat some melons at Yan's house for a while. However, the master's wife was in high spirits and excitedly made some Su-like snacks to entertain Li Weijian, which frightened him and left in a hurry.

It was not yet time to return home, so Li Weijian thought it was still early, so he simply ordered Wu Haiping to prepare all the earthly rituals and head towards Rongguo Mansion.

Thinking that the Jia family would entertain them well, Fu Qiufang couldn't help but tell her before leaving: "Master, drink less today... After all, we are so young. Drinking is always harmful to the body."

Li Weijian smiled and said, "Why don't you come with me?"

Fu Qiufang shook her head with a smile and said: "I'm not leaving anymore, Hongyu has gone to the village outside the city, there must be someone at home to take care of her."

Li Weijian pinched Fu Qiufang's green fingers, knowing that Fu Qiufang went to Rongguo Mansion, but he was afraid that he would be in a dilemma and not know how to talk to Jia Mu. After all, we used to interact with each other when we were in the girl's house, but now we have become concubines...

He no longer embarrassed Fu Qiufang, and just said to leave early and come back early, get in the carriage, and drive all the way to Rongguo Mansion.

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Ningrong Street.

Yu Liu nodded and bowed to see off the butler Lai Da. He turned around and suppressed his smile, cursing secretly in his heart. They have been slaves for several generations, who is better than the other?

Cuofei took advantage of Aunt Lai's influence, so how could it be Lai Da's turn to dominate? However, the situation was not as good as others, so he had no choice but to bow his head and pretend to be a grandson. Gee, I don’t know when I will be able to make my mark. Don't seek to be a general manager like Lai Da, but be a manager at least, which is better than just being a disciple now.

After thinking about it, he went down the steps and stopped in front of the stone lion to look around. Suddenly, a group of carriages and horses were seen coming from the east. Aren't the two leaders the brothers of the Ding family under Fourth Master Jian?

Yu Liu suddenly became energetic, but no one said anything. When the carriage and horses were approaching, Yu Liu had already trotted to the carriage frame and put the stool beside the carriage shaft without waiting for the inner door to come out.

First he saw a maid with strange eyes, chestnut hair and white skin walking down carrying a huge box, and then he saw Li Weijian coming out of it. Yu Liu hurriedly greeted: "Little Yu Liu wants to say hello to Fourth Master!"

Li Weijian glanced at him with a smile and said jokingly: "Yu Liu, I haven't seen you in half a year, but you look very lively."

Fourth Master Jian has no airs and spends extravagantly, and servants like Yu Liu love to go forward. At this moment, he was laughing so hard that he lost his eyes and said in a toneless voice: "Thanks to Fourth Master Jian, I will eat two more bowls of rice every day. Will that make me fat?"

Li Weijian laughed and threw a silver barley over: "It's good to gain weight. Only when you are blessed can you gain weight. Here, I'll reward you with eating more good things later."

Yu Liu thanked him without any words: "Thank you, Fourth Master, for the reward!"

When Li Weijian got off the carriage, Yu Liu followed him and hurriedly sent the doorman next to him to report inside. Then he took half a step back and said in a low voice: "The eldest sir has just come back. I have arranged a table in the Yamen today. I haven't arranged it yet." Come back; the old lady has suffered a bitter summer these past few days, and she has had a stomachache after eating too much fruits; Lange'er has been a little naughty in private school recently, and grandma got angry yesterday and gave her a good beating..."

Li Weijian paused briefly and wondered: "Brother Lang has always been well-behaved, why is he so naughty?"

"This..." Yu Liu stopped talking, and his voice became deeper and deeper: "The younger one heard it and said that he went to Haizi for a walk with Mr. Bao yesterday."

Playing hooky with Baoyu? It’s time to fight!

Li Weijian suddenly frowned and cursed the Jia family's private school in his heart. Jia Dairu, whose grandson died, was ignorant and only knew how to collect money. How could he care about private school teaching or not teaching real talents? The eldest sister asked for help several times before, but Li Weijian only said that Brother Lan was still young.

It seems like it's time to find a teacher for my nephew Jia Lan.

After thinking about it, Li Weijian raised his hand and patted his shoulder and praised: "Not bad, there will be a reward when I come back next time!"

Yu Liu was so happy that his molars were exposed. Look at Mr. Jian, he just spent more than 20 taels of silver. Check the logistics department, and if you don’t know how to get a wife, you can only rely on Mr. Jian’s reward!

Li Weijian stepped through the corner door and entered the inner hall. The chief manager, Lai Da, had not gone far. Hearing that Li Weijian had come to the door, he hurriedly found him and came back to greet him.

Lai Da smiled with a smile on his face, bowed from a distance, and said: "Fourth Master Jian is finally here. Yesterday, the old lady was still talking about how Fourth Master Jian should return to the capital in the next few days. I didn't expect Fourth Master Jian to be here today." Door. Fourth Master Jian, hurry up and invite me. The old lady will definitely be happy when she finds out."

Li Weijian agreed with a smile and walked towards Neiyi Gate. After a slight tilt, you can see that the people around you are very cautious, which is different from when you first came to the door that day.

I still remember that when I first came to visit, Lai Da only came over to ask, and then left only a steward to entertain me... Tsk tsk!

Lai Da, who was accompanying him, had other thoughts. The two sons of his brother Lai Sheng's family were hanging out in Ningguo Mansion, and there was no future in sight for a while. Moreover, as the two brothers were the managers of Ning Rong's Second Mansion, they were familiar with the internal affairs of both houses. The Ningguo Mansion has a small population, which is relatively good; the Rongguo Mansion has many masters and spends a lot of money, and it has become difficult to make ends meet.

The two brothers chatted privately during the Chinese New Year. They both said that since ancient times, there has never been a long-lasting family, and they were afraid that the Jia family would also fall. On this occasion, the servants they were so dependent on had to find another way out.

Let's not talk about it. Lai Shangrong has long been freed from his slave status. Now he has donated a prison student. He will only use the money in the future to become an official with the power of Rongguo Mansion. This can be regarded as a glorious family name.

The second son of Lai Sheng's family had trouble planning. Fortunately, Qingwen was very favored by Li Weijian, so Aunt Lai was thinking about finding a job for her two grandchildren in the Li family.

This Fourth Master Jian is only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he is now a second-class man. Moreover, he has made great achievements in going south, and there is no doubt that he will be rewarded in the future. It seems like the sun is rising before his eyes. At this moment, if you are clinging to the past, you will be another Lai Da or Lai Sheng within a generation!

Because it was Lai Da who frustrated those officials and forced him to come to visit him. However, Qingwen went south with Fourth Master Jian, leaving many officials in vain.

But Lai Da didn't care at all. It would be nice to follow him south. Wouldn't it mean that Qingwen was very favored? Qingwen is also a person who remembers gratitude. Things are going on for her two nephews for a long time, and there will always be opportunities to catch up with them.

Fortunately, Li Weijian didn't know what he was thinking. If he knew about it, he would definitely give the Lai family a good look! Parasitizing the Jia family, it's like a leech sucking blood. It's just that it emptied Ning Rong's second house. How dare you plot against yourself? Haha, I really don’t know how to write the word death!

With Li Weijian's current power, such powerful slaves can confiscate their homes and exterminate their clans with just a few clicks of their fingers without any effort on their part!

After entering the Neiyi Gate, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er, who had received Xin'er, were waiting here early. Li Weijian didn't dare to take the big shot, so he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Why bother my second sister-in-law to come and greet her?"

Wang Xifeng chuckled and said, "Brother Jian is not an outsider, so I don't usually have to come to greet you. But Brother Jian has been away for half a year, and I haven't seen you for a long time. Second brother You hasn't come back, so I have to come and greet you?"

Li Weijian smiled and nodded, looking back and pointing: "Second sister-in-law, I brought some earthenware gifts this time. Please check them carefully. One of the cars is Uncle Lin's heart."

Wang Xifeng knew that the servants at home had unclean hands and feet, so she hurriedly ordered Ping'er to take care of her, and then led Li Weijian all the way to Jia Mu's courtyard.

"When did Brother Jian come back?"

"I didn't enter the capital until nightfall last night."

Wang Xifeng said: "Hey, this journey has been tiring. No matter how close brother Jian is to family ties, we have to rest for a day. Everyone knows that brother Jian is going south on business this time. Who can pick on brother Jian? Can’t do it?”

Li Weijian smiled and said, "What my second sister-in-law said is that I was still thinking the same thing last night, but when I woke up I was exhausted and couldn't sit still, so I just walked around first."

Wang Xifeng smiled and sighed: "Tsk tsk, being young is good."

Wang Xifeng saw Bi Tong accompanying him, and thought she was the maid that Li Weijian had collected when he went south. I secretly cursed in my heart, these men are indeed of the same virtue. If people like Brother Jian are able to recruit a Xiyi woman, then Jia Lian may have met the world in Jiangnan!

Wang Xifeng gritted her teeth secretly, thinking that when Jia Lian returns, she will teach him a lesson!

While they were talking, the two of them entered the hanging flower door, and the maid Yuanyang greeted them in front of the door. She led the two of them inside with a smile.

When they arrived in front of the Rongqing Hall, the mandarin ducks went to the inside to communicate. Wang Xifeng paused briefly and said in a low voice: "Brother Jian, I will host a banquet if I have time. Please give me a favor, brother Jian."

Li Weijian responded: "Second sister-in-law, that's enough. Qiu Fang said that she needs help during these days. If second sister-in-law comes to my house another day, I will prepare a banquet to entertain second sister-in-law."

It was a casual remark, but Wang Xifeng thought for a moment and agreed: "It's not convenient for people to come and go in Rongguo Mansion. Let's make an agreement. I'll come to your door in three or five days. Brother Jian, don't leave." shirk."

"Second sister-in-law, don't worry." Li Weijian agreed with a smile, thinking to himself, Wang Xifeng didn't seem to be just making friends or wooing her, could there be something hidden inside?

After thinking about it, the mandarin duck returned and led Li Weijian to Baoxia and entered Rongqing Hall. The moment had just passed, and Jia Mu was lazily sitting on the soft couch. When she saw Li Weijian, she sat upright and waved repeatedly: "Brother Jian, come quickly!"

Li Weijian hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hands in salute: "This junior has met the old lady." He raised his head and said with a smile, "The old lady looks a little richer than she did during the New Year. She really has all five blessings, honor and health."

Jia Mu smiled from ear to ear and said, "Brother Jian can still talk. We are all members of our family. Don't be polite. Yuanyang, please move a chair for Brother Jian."

Li Weijian smiled and thanked him, then lifted up his robe and sat down.

Wang Xifeng was playing the drum at the side and said with a smile: "The old lady doesn't know, Brother Jian just came back last night. He went to the Yamen early in the morning and came here in a hurry. It can be seen that Brother Jian is thinking about the old lady."

Mother Jia smiled and said angrily: "You child, you have traveled thousands or tens of thousands of miles, why can't you just stay at home and rest? It's only a day or two late, who can choose you?"

Li Weijian said hurriedly: "Old lady, I'm not tired." After a pause, he added: "This time I went to Guangzhou first, then to Jiangnan, and then to Yangzhou in the middle. Uncle Lin and Sister Lin bought some land. Yi, I brought him here. This junior came and went in a hurry and bought some things at random, but they were ham from Jiangnan, silk and satin from Suzhou, Baihua wine from Yangzhou, colorful porcelain from Guangzhou, and some Western things. The old lady can Don’t be picky.”

Wang Xifeng said: "Brother Jian is wrong to say that. It takes two large cars to visit. It's just a visit during the annual festival. How can the old lady find fault? It's not too late to be happy!"

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Look, Brother Feng has said all my words. I don't even know what to say."

After several people laughed for a while, Jia Mu said: "Send someone to take a look. It's time for the education mama to get out of class. Let some girls come over and have fun. Instruct the kitchen to prepare a table. It's so happy today. After a while, it will be regarded as a blessing for Brother Jian."

Yuanyang agreed and hurriedly sent the maid to Sanchun's place to hug Xia and urge her.

Jia Mu briefly asked about Li Shouzhong's situation. When she heard that everything was fine, she naturally asked about Lin Ruhai. Li Weijian frowned solemnly and said that the situation was repeated and it didn't look good.

Jia Mu sighed and couldn't help but have red circles in her eyes. In fact, Jia Lian exchanged letters every month, and had previously sent a servant back to deliver messages. Jia Lian's mother knew as much as Li Weijian.

The key was the message sent by the servant. Lin Ruhai was seriously ill and could not recover. Although he entrusted Jia Lian to handle the family property, he never mentioned Daiyu's marriage. The marriage certificate was naturally missing.

Jia She and others only cared about Lin Ruhai's family business, but did not care about the marriage contract. Mrs. Wang couldn't tell that she was secretly happy. She only said that she got hundreds of thousands of silver this time, and she didn't need Baoyu to marry Daiyu. It was the best of both worlds! It happened that Jia Mu was thinking that the two little ones would be in the same place, so she started to explore them.

However, I didn't know what to say at this time, so I could only ask a few indirect questions.

Li Weijian received Lin Ruhai's instructions and knew that except for Jia Mu, the rest of the Jia family didn't care about Daiyu, so how could he spit? He only said that Daiyu seemed to be in good condition, but she was a bit thinner. Jia Mu sighed again and again. Just at this moment, Yan Yan was laughing and talking outside, and a group of warblers and swallows came in in a moment.

Li Weijian turned around and saw Sanchun and Baochai walking in, talking and laughing. Tanchun pulled Xichun along and walked the fastest. When he caught a glimpse of Li Weijian, Tanchun shouted with joy, "Fourth Brother Jian".

Li Weijian looked closely and saw that the two little girls had grown taller. The baby fat that Tanchun originally carried has slightly faded away, perhaps because he practices swordplay every day, and his figure is slim and slim. Then I thought about it, after the New Year, Tanchun was already over ten years old. This girl's family really responded to the saying, 'One day without seeing her is like three autumns apart'.

Xichun on the side also called out "Fourth Brother Jian". She was still young at the moment, and maybe it was because she ended her teaching early that Xichun was in a good mood.

Li Weijian nodded in return and looked behind the two of them. Sister Bao looked like she hadn't changed much, maybe she was one year older and had experienced a lot. She looked more and more solemn, and glanced over with a pair of apricot eyes, with only a slight smile;

On the other hand, the second girl next to him welcomed the spring, and when his eyes briefly touched, his eyes were covered with mist. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, the affection inside couldn't help but show up, and he was full of concern and longing.

Li Weijian paused for a moment, then stood up and returned the greeting to the girls: "I've seen the second sister, the third sister, the fourth sister, and sister Xue."

Yingchun was shy and just paused with his lips pursed. Tanchun didn't think much about it. He stepped forward with a smile and said, "Fourth brother Jian, is Guangzhou so naughty?" He caught a glimpse of Bitong and said in surprise: "Eh? This is fourth brother Jian." Your maid? Well-born... unique."

Li Weijian smiled and said, "This is Bitong, the maid from Nanbian'er."

Bitong was cautious about Yifu, but didn't know how to address him. Tanchun came over and looked up and down, and said with a smile: "You have really beautiful eyes. Are they natural?"

Bitong didn't know how to reply, but Tanchun didn't ask in detail. Instead, he met Jia Mu with his sisters and followed Li Weijian's lead.

Is it hot in Guangzhou? Are there many Fan people and Western Yi people there? Is there anything new?

After asking many questions in succession, Jia Mu was about to say something to stop her, when Li Weijian smiled and said: "There is a saying that hearing a hundred times is better than seeing it once. Third sister, if you have time, go and look around. Only after you have seen the heaven, earth and all living things can you see yourself." . But, I did bring some new things."

Li Weijian looked at Bitong, who quickly brought the huge box over. Li Weijian put it on the table, opened it, and said with a smile: "Old lady, don't say that this junior is partial, your gifts are all outside, it's really not good. Bring everything in."

Jia Mu smiled and said: "Brother Jian said this, how can I choose this one? See how anxious you are, go over and see what good things Brother Jian has brought back."

Tanchun and Xichun laughed playfully and immediately held hands and gathered around. Baochai sat quietly, but did not come forward. Yingchun on the side wanted to come forward, but felt shy. Seeing that Baochai was not moving, he had to sit aside, but he stretched his neck and looked towards the other side.

Li Weijian found a Western sword with carved silver decorations from the box and said, "This is for Third Sister. The Western sword is sold in a foreign goods shop. Third Sister takes it back to decorate it."

Tanchun thanked him happily and held the Western sword. He wanted to take it out for inspection, but he didn't know it was wrong, so he couldn't put it down and stepped aside.

Li Weijian found another tin lotus incense plate and brought it to Xichun with a smile: "I don't know what my fourth sister likes, so I picked an incense plate at random. This is an item sold to Guangzhou by Sulu."

The lotus incense plate looked quite exquisite. Xichun immediately showed his face and took it and said, "Thank you, Fourth Brother Jian."

Li Weijian thought to himself that this was what Xichun wanted.

After a while, when Tanchun and Xichun each returned with gifts, Li Weijian picked up a set of colorful tea sets and said, "This is for sister Xue."

Baochai was slightly surprised: "Me too? Thank you Fourth Brother Jian."

Bi Tong took the object and sent it to Baochai. After a brief inspection, the tea set is quite exquisite, with colorful paintings on it. One set just tells the story of Chang'e flying to the moon. Baochai knew that this set of colorful tea sets was valuable, but she was not happy about it.

Sister Bao prefers something more plain, but the colors are still too flamboyant. Even so, she still said thank you with a happy face.

With only the Spring Festival left, the second girl couldn't help but secretly clutch the veil, wondering in her heart what he wanted to give her.

But Li Weijian found a milk-white ivory box with fine carvings, and said with a smile: "This is for my second sister."

Jia's mother was present, and Li Weijian did not want to break the rules, so he had to ask the maid Bitong to hand it over. With a heart pounding in her heart, Yingchun took the ivory box, opened the lid, and saw that there were pieces of ivory pieces inside.

At this time, there are many games in the boudoir, and there are many flying flower orders. If the family is wealthy, they will prepare flying flower tokens in advance. If they are not prepared, they will have to give orders casually.

Tan Chun stretched his neck, glanced at it, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be the Feihua Order, but now the orders from now on are really naughty."

Tanchun just looked away, Yingchun suddenly stood up, and in the middle of the token, there was clearly a finely carved ivory comb, and the meaning inside was self-evident. Yingchun's heart became more and more anxious, and she felt that Brother Jian had really been thinking about her.

That wasn't the end yet, Li Weijian finally took out the ivory water chestnut ball and jigsaw puzzle, and said to Sister Feng, "Second sister-in-law——"

Wang Xifeng was surprised: "Ah? Where is mine?"

Li Weijian blinked and said, "This is for my eldest sister (Sister Qiao)."

When Bitong sent General over, Wang Xifeng took a brief look and couldn't help but admired: "Brother Jian is really thoughtful."

Wang Xifeng secretly estimated that, not to mention the two cars outside, just these few items would be impossible to buy without two or three hundred silver. Tsk, tsk, tsk, Brother Jian is really extravagant!

Li Weijian added: "There are still two Duan inkstones left in the box, which are given to Brother Yubao."

Jia Mu ordered her maid to take it, praised it for a while, and then said: "Brother Zhong's son was born today. Baoyu said that he wanted to celebrate Brother Zhong's birthday. He didn't know where he went to play naughty at the moment. Brother Jian didn't do anything either. I have to stay with my old lady. I was so noisy by the cicadas that I couldn't fall asleep at noon, and I'm feeling sleepy now. Neither of us are outsiders, so we had some fun at home. After an hour, we'll have dinner."

Jia Mu knew about Li Weijian and Yingchun. This move was obviously to facilitate the two of them to get together, and Li Weijian couldn't help but secretly give Jia Mu a thumbs up.

Except for the fact that Xichun was still young at the moment, how could anyone in the family know what Jia Mu was thinking? Because it was Wang Xifeng, she smiled and said: "School has just ended, and the sisters haven't rested yet. I think they should all leave first. If you have nothing else to do, you two girls should spend more time chatting with Brother Jian."

Yingchun nodded shyly, and Wang Xifeng smiled again and said: "Ping'er hasn't come back yet, I'm afraid the warehouse hasn't been finished yet, so I have to go and take a look, otherwise I won't be able to let go. Brother Jian, I won't accompany you. is you."

"Second sister-in-law will leave on her own."

At that moment, Yuanyang helped Jia Mu to rest, and everyone dispersed. Wang Xifeng took the first step; then Tan Chun briefly exchanged a few words with Li Weijian, then took Xichun and left; Sister Bao hesitated, but knew that this was not the time to talk, so she had to return to Lixiangyuan on her own.

Li Weijian and Yingchun walked out side by side. When they came out of the back building, they saw red flowers and green willows in the small garden. Li Weijian said to Yingchun who was half a step behind: "Second sister, have the peach trees in front of your door bloomed?"

Yingchun whispered: "It has bloomed long ago, and now it has small fruits."

Li Weijian said: "I was just talking to everyone, but I forgot to drink tea... Why don't you go to Second Sister to ask for a cup of tea."

Yingchun responded in a muffled voice. If it had been a few months ago, I would have been ashamed and thought that Li Weijian was going to do something bad again. But after not seeing each other for several months, Yingchun was thinking about it in her heart, because she had no intention of rejecting her.

In addition to Bi Tong, there was also Xiu Ju next to Ying Chun, but Siqi didn't accompany him for some unknown reason.

The four of them turned around the small garden and arrived in front of the Yingchun Courtyard. Li Weijian raised his eyes and saw small fruits on the peach tree. Looking back, I don't know what the second sister was thinking about Yingchun. She lowered her head shyly, her face was blood-red, but she didn't dare to raise her eyes to look at him at all.

After entering, Si Qi came out from the side room. Li Weijian took a look and saw that Si Qi had grown taller after half a year.

When he was in the old house of the Li family in Jinling, his eldest aunt Liang urged him to measure him. Now he is more than seven feet long (Note 2). If converted to the height of his previous life, he would be about 1.76 meters? This Siqi is still half a head taller than her. Calculating this, isn't this girl Siqi's height over 1.8 meters?

But seeing Si Qi's face turned pale, it might be because Tiankui came. When he saw Li Weijian, his eyes suddenly seemed to be brimming with water, and his resentment was beyond words.

Li Weijian glanced over with a meaningful smile, and then Si Qi bit his lower lip in greeting. "I saw Fourth Master Jian. I was not feeling well. I just heard the noise and came out to welcome him."

Li Weijian said with concern: "Why are you so outspoken? Since you are not feeling well, go and rest quickly."

Xiuju, who was following behind, said, "Miss, Fourth Master, sit down for a moment while I go make tea."

Li Weijian agreed and walked into the main room with Yingchun. After walking a few steps, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me, but I saw Bi Tong still following behind.

Li Weijian scratched his head slightly and ordered: "Si Qi is not feeling well. You go and take care of me. You don't have to follow me."

Bitong blinked and hurriedly responded, wondering in her heart as she headed towards the side room. If someone else's maid is not feeling well, what does that have to do with me? If you don't see anyone anymore, you don't have to take care of it yourself, right?

However, Li Weijian and the second girl entered the room and sat down for a while. Before saying a few words, Xiuju hurriedly brought tea and left quickly.

Seeing Xiuju running away impatiently, Li Weijian smiled secretly. He reached across the table and caught Rouyi in his palm: "Second sister, have you missed me?" Without waiting for an answer, he added, "I'm a daily family member." They are all thinking about my second sister."

"Brother Jian——" Perhaps it was because he had money to reward and Siqi to protect him. In the past six months, the second girl had eaten well during the Spring Festival, and her complexion became fairer and rounder, especially the pair of fireflies in front of her. Li Weijian couldn't help but feel excited when he saw it.

"You...don't you want to drink tea?"

Li Weijian took a sip of warm tea and said with a smile, "I've had it. I haven't seen you for half a year, and I don't know if my second sister has improved in chess. Why don't we have a competition?"

Before Yingchun could answer the call, Li Weijian pulled it off and walked inside. The second girl just let out a sound, and then she let him lead him inside with a blushing face.

In an instant, their eyes met, and Yingchun's breathing became rapid. How could he suppress the fire rising in his heart? After saying "Brother Jian", he stood on tiptoes and hugged Li Weijian. Then with an exclamation, Li Weijian picked up his knees and walked towards the bed...

In the side room, Xiuju was wearing a knot, Siqi was sitting on the kang sickly, and Bi Tong sat aside awkwardly. After just a few words, Si Qi asked Bi Tong about his background, and his hostility disappeared.

Such a Xiyi woman who came across the ocean couldn't even speak Mandarin well. The fourth master was just a novelty. Looking at her body shape, it seems that she has never been naked, so why should she pay attention? Qingwen, on the other hand, was left in Yangzhou by the fourth master. Si Qi thought to himself that he turned around and used the money to make up for what he owed before Qingwen's little hoof came back.

Bi Tong was sitting on pins and needles, feeling that Siqi was really not easy to deal with, so she stood up and said, "I'm afraid it's inappropriate if there's no one around to look after me. I, I'll go over and take a look -"

She stood up and left. Si Qi glared and shouted: "Stop! The master didn't call you, who asked you to go over and serve him? Xiyi women just don't have the rules. Please sit down and come over after I tell you."

Bi Tong pinched the skirt of her skirt and had no choice but to sit down with her head down.

After another long while, a greeting came from outside. Xiuju dropped her clothes and stood up to look. But Mrs. Xing's roommate, Mrs. Fei, came over and said that the eldest master and eldest wife had something to discuss with Fourth Master Jian, so he sent her to invite someone.

Xiuju Qing knew that Li Weijian and Yingchun hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they were afraid that they would start a fierce fire right now. How could they dare to let Mrs. Fei in? He just said that the two of them were talking now, so it was better not to disturb him. He would tell Fourth Master Jian later, so he coaxed Mrs. Fei to turn around.

Xiu Ju turned around and bit her lower lip, and hesitantly walked towards the main room. After passing the side room, she tilted her head and glanced slightly, and saw the second girl sitting on the bedside, her face flushed, her clothes in front of her body were messy, and a ball of Yingrou was captured. , the freed right hand moved back and forth, and it was difficult to see what objects were being fiddled with through the gauze...

　Note 1: Dashun inherited the Ming system, observed filial piety for his grandfather, and was able to get married after one year of death.

　　Note 25: After searching for a long time, I found that the one foot used for cloth and the height are two different weights and measures. The latter is about centimeters per foot. If there are any errors or omissions, please point them out.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)