Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 270 I put three inches of snow on the eaves

At night, after a few lingering moments, Fu Qiufang leaned her cheeks up and meditated, refusing to fall asleep. Li Weijian knew what he was thinking, smiled and caressed his body, and asked, "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Fu Qiufang smiled and said, "I can't sleep for a while."

She was embarrassed to say that she had been agitated by those words before, so she turned to frown and said, "Miss Lai Bao is pitiful, having such a mother and brother."

Li Weijian said: "Are you still talking about Miss Bao? Did your brother send another letter this month?"

Fu Qiufang was distressed at first, then followed Youyou and said, "Brother still doesn't give up, he only wants to be an official."

"Then what do you think?"

Fu Qiufang rolled her eyes at him and said, "What else can I do? I'm just going to follow my brother, for fear of causing trouble for the master. Now I'm just coaxing him with words to prevent him from losing his temper and thinking about it again."

There were some things Fu Qiufang didn't say, so his brother could answer them correctly, but he was just talking nonsense. On the other hand, her sister-in-law, who heard Fu Qiufang climbing up a high branch somewhere, came to visit her in the past few days. She pretended to wipe her tears and said that her brother Fu Shi was always watching over her.

Fu Qiufang is not a young daughter-in-law who stays close to home, so how can she believe such words? After dismissing it for a while, I didn't want to turn around and look for it again.

Tongxi had been watching in front of the courtyard gate early in the morning. When he saw Baochai and Ying'er coming, he hurriedly led them in.

Sister Bao thought clearly, as long as the Li family and Feng Yatou were shut up, everything would be easy to talk about. As for the people below who tell the truth, whether they are true or false, and who spread falsehoods, which one of them is true?

Baochai was sitting leisurely in front of the bed, propping up her chin and meditating. Ying'er sent the little maid out, came over and said, "Girl——"

Baoqin looked back and smiled: "Sister is here."

The mother and daughter were silent for a long time, and Aunt Xue said: "I came back late yesterday, and Xue Biao didn't come to the door just now. I guess he will come to the door today. My son, we have to think about how to deal with it. ”

Baochai suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. For his own good, this time he almost ruined his reputation. If it happened again, how could he still have the dignity to survive?

Baochai didn't answer. He stood up and sat in front of the dressing table. He found a golden hairpin. Ying'er quickly snatched it and inserted it into it. The master and the servant didn't say anything, and in a moment they left Hengwu Garden, left the Grand View Garden, and headed toward the small courtyard in the northeast.

Cui Lu said, "Miss Bao is here," and everyone looked over.

Because Baochai was a little relieved, even though the handle was now in Feng Yatou's hands, there was always a chance to change things. If it doesn't work out, I'll just follow Feng Yatou's wishes in the future.

Ying'er said: "Come on, the two mammies are thanking you." After a pause, Ying'er said curiously: "It's so good, why did the girl give them something?"

Aunt Xue said: "You all can go down, there is no need to wait."

Baochai led Ying'er and followed the sound. When they entered Yihong Courtyard, they saw a group of girls laughing around Baoqin.

Aunt Xue stood up and took two steps after her. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. I know that this time I have chilled Baochai's heart... But in fact, how can I just chill Baochai's heart? Thinking of yesterday's humiliation, Aunt Xue blushed with shame. And everything is thanks to Xue Pan!
Aunt Xue knew that it was not good for Yang Baochai to do more, so she could only stop and sigh, watching Baochai lead Ying'er away.

All the maids retreated in response, and Aunt Xue said: "My son, the Li family has agreed. This matter has been covered up. I am afraid that the maids and mother-in-law below will talk about it."

Baochai came back to her senses, looked at Ying'er and said, "How is it?"

Moreover, Jia's mother didn't want to see her at all. It was her aunt, Mrs. Wang, who was interested in promoting a happy marriage. As long as Mrs. Wang was determined, Baochai would not be afraid of any rumors.

"I told you! Why didn't you tell me?" Aunt Xue frowned and said, "It took a lot of effort to break it apart and crush it into pieces. However, your brother is a person who can't carry it clearly. Now he is still holding his neck and only says it's for you. good."

Sister Bao's face was demure, and she nodded and said, "If you want to talk to the people below, just say it. Which girl in this garden will not be talked about? There is a mother-in-law in front of me who said that the fourth girl is not her biological child."

If by luck, some of the descendants in the next generation are able to forge ahead, there is no telling that the Xue family will become prosperous again.

All the way into the Grand View Garden, you can hear Yihong Courtyard full of laughter and laughter.

Now like this, Sister Bao only felt that everything was dark when she looked up, and she couldn't see any future.

After calming down and coming to his senses, he saw that Li Weijian was already asleep. Fu Qiufang carefully lifted the brocade quilt and covered his chest and abdomen, and then placed it on his arms. She felt extremely peaceful and fell asleep in a short time.

Furthermore, the Xue family has been throwing money around a lot in recent years. Youdao doesn't look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. For the sake of the money, I don't think the rumors will do anything to her.

It was not because Xue Pan secretly bought shares in Nalaoshizi Shanxi Coal Mine, how could his family lose a large sum of money? The second room didn't have much money left here, but it was only 20,000 to 30,000 silver. No matter what, you could get it out if you squeezed. Partly because of Xue Pan, now I can't squeeze out no matter how hard I squeeze.

The five red, four green and nine fingernail-sized gems on the flowerpot were particularly eye-catching. Baochai couldn't help but wonder: "Where did the flowerpot come from?"

Thinking of Aunt Xue's embarrassment just now, Fu Qiufang secretly warned that her sister-in-law was a mess. No matter what she thought, she had to cut the knot quickly and get rid of this person.

Thinking of this section, Sister Bao felt sour in her heart. She gave up everything for the Xue family, and even suppressed the ripples in her heart that day. She often took Lengxiang Pills to suppress the anger in her heart, but what did she get in the end?
Nothing at all!

Turning around, Ying'er passed through Tubi Villa, came down from Dazhu Mountain, and then entered Hengwu Garden.

"Mom." Baochai looked around to find out the name of the girl involved.

"Madam, the girl is here."

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His brother is good, he is always filial to his mother and protecting his sister, but he often does bad things with good intentions. Now Sister Bao hopes that her brother will imitate the naughty and mischievous behavior of a playboy every day, and at least he will not cause trouble. Although the Xue family's family fortune will decline, it will not be completely ruined.

But it was said that Sister Bao went to Jia Mu's courtyard. When she got inside, she realized that Miss Xue was invited by a group of girls and was wandering around the Grand View Garden. Baochai sat with him for a while, then got up to look for him.

Baochai then thought about it and asked again: "Has mom ever told my brother about it?"

Seeing that Aunt Xue was hesitant to speak, Baochai stood up and said, "Sister Qin is new here, and I, as the elder sister, have to take care of her. Mom is sitting, I'll leave first."

Baochai ducked inside. Aunt Xue looked haggard. She glanced at him and then stood up and took Baochai's hands: "My son..."

If I had known this, if I had followed my heart, I would have been better off than now.

Aunt Xue said again: "It's a coincidence that he is so old again. We can't imitate your aunt's treatment of Baoyu and lock your brother at home."

Baochai said: "Didn't Mom make up her mind yesterday? When my brother marries the daughter of the Xia family, just give some money from the dowry to the second wife."

Sister Bao felt tired again. She had also seen dandies from aristocratic families in Jinling, but they were just flying eagles and horses, leaning against the red and green. Although they were not motivated, they had never caused any serious disasters.

Baochai smiled and nodded, and after looking carefully, he saw that Baoqin was wearing a white silk middle coat with a cross-collar and pink trim, a beige flowered shawl, and a dark green pleated skirt. That's all, Xiangsheng also had a gold-embedded four-season flower bud on his head.

Baoqin smiled and said: "Early in the morning, the old lady saw that my flower was broken, so she found one for me."

Xiangyun pretended to like it: "I know this flower, but it is a treasure that my aunt kept at the bottom of the box. Sister Lin, who loves you so much, didn't give it to her, but gave it to you. It shows that the old lady really loves you."

Daiyu glanced sideways and said with a smile: "I don't dare to compete with Sister Qin... I'm afraid, I can only compete with Girl Yun."

Xiangyun immediately snorted.

Baochai smiled and said: "Everyone has their own destiny. I never thought she would come now. Now that she is here, the old lady loves her so much."

Xiangyun said to Baoqin again: "In addition to being in front of the old lady, you can come here in the garden. In these two places, just laugh and eat and drink. When you get to the lady's room, if she is in the room, just laugh with her and sit there one more time." It doesn't matter; if my wife is not in the house, don't go in, there are many evil people in the house who want to harm us."

Everyone laughed together, and Baochai also laughed and said: "You say you don't have a heart, but you do have a heart. Although you have a heart, your mouth is too straight. Our Qin'er is a bit like you. Come to think of it, have you ever seen Geng Chi before? "

Xiangyun suddenly smiled brightly and said: "After all, sister Qin is born in the twelfth lunar month, half a month younger than me, and only older than Si Yatou."

Just as he was talking, he saw Amber walking over and said with a smile: "The old lady said, tell the girls to leave Miss Qin alone. She is still young, let her love her as much as she likes. Just go and get whatever you want. Don't worry." suspicious."

As soon as everyone was there, Baochai knew what Jia Mu was thinking, but he couldn't help but feel disgusted. He smiled and nudged Baoqin and said, "You don't know where your luck comes from! Just go away." , carefully we tolerate you. I don’t believe that I am inferior to you.”

Xiang Yunyin smiled and said: "Sister Bao, although you are joking, some people really think so." He giggled and looked at Daiyu.

Daiyu also laughed, took Baoqin in her arms, and pointedly said: "When I see this sister, she is like my own sister, a hundred times better than a certain girl." Then she looked at Baoqin and said, "Sister, you might as well How about moving to my Xiaoxiang Pavilion?”

Amber said: "No, no, the old lady still cares about it, but she can't bear to let Miss Qin go to the garden."

Everyone laughed again, and Tanchun came over and said, "The interruption just now made Sister Qin relax for a while."

Baochai smiled and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Yingchun said: "What else can we do? Several girls have come up with rhymes in their own poems to embarrass Sister Qin."

Baoqin showed her face brightly and said: "What's so difficult about this? After a while, I have an idea now."

At that moment, the maid brought the pen and ink, and everyone dispersed to watch. They saw Miss Xue sitting down casually, picking up the pen and writing the ink.

Baochai came closer to look at it, but he wrote four poems about the boudoir, including waiting for the swallows with a rolling curtain, holding flowers in the mirror, listening to the rain with a lantern, and fishing by leaning on the lantern.

Baochai asked herself, it would take a long time for her to deal with such a tricky question.

But Xue Baoqin started writing without stopping at all, because he wrote four pieces of paper.

Xiangyun loves to be noisy. When he has written it, he will take it in his hand and recite it.

After a while, Yi Que wrote it, called Rolling Curtain Waiting for Swallows, and Xiangyun recited: "I stopped combing my hair in the shadow of the east wind, and listened endlessly to the murmur outside the window. The double jade scissors are waiting for shelter in the caisson, and the small silver hook is first attached to the curtain. The suspicion will be soft. The words were discussed, and the tenderness seemed to linger. The new mud was renovated, and the lingering fragrance still remembered the old makeup building.

After reciting, all the girls nodded in praise.

After a while, another sentence started to be read: "The willows are slender in the early sunshine and light rain, and the warmth is adding to the makeup at dawn. To imitate the distant mountains, the eyebrows are lightly swept, and the tender pistil of the happy hairpin is gently picked up by the hand. The crows and servant girls are surrounded by green and greasy clouds, and the Luan mirror is shining. The full moon is reflected in the thick smoke, and the fragrance lingers on the curtains for a long time.

After hearing this, Daiyu sincerely praised: "This sister is so talented."

Tanchun said truthfully: "To be honest, I'm afraid she's not far behind Sister Lin and Sister Bao."

Xue Xiaomei did not refuse and continued to write ink with a smile.

When the third queue came out, Xiangyun recited: "The old robe is replaced by light gauze, and a petal of heart fragrance is burned by the hand. I plant cardamom to listen to the showers, and plant bananas to listen to the showers. The silver hook characters are written clearly, and the red candle wind The shadows are shaking. The sound of autumn makes people feel lazy, and the weather has become cold. "

Xiangyun has always been a "real celebrity". When he is crazy, he can climb trees. When he is elegant, he can burn incense, play the piano, and compose poems. He can do everything. At this moment, I was also moved by Xue Xiaomei's talent. She threw away the note and hugged Baoqin and said: "Good sister, my Yihongyuan is very empty. If not, why don't I go and beg the old lady, and you can move here."

Bao Qin smiled and said: "Sister Yun, go and talk to the old lady first."

Amber was not in a hurry to reply. She just remembered it carefully and urged: "Miss Qin still has one queue left."

"Come here."

With that said, Baoqin wrote the fourth tower again.

Xiangyun picked up the copy again and recited: "The summer is long when my hands are tired and I stop the needle. The deep green shade protects the small Hengtang. The jade-green algae and squid are hidden, and the twists and turns of the corridor are covered with green cover. The beautiful makeup flowers are reflected in the jealous color, and the agarwood bait water is shaking slowly. Lend him a short Fishing can relieve the heat and enjoy the coolness of Linchi in June.”

As soon as the poems were written in the boudoir of Sique, Baoqin tilted his head and smiled at everyone. There was a little bit of pride in that smile, and not only was it not objectionable in the eyes of everyone, it was actually extremely lovable. Because Daiyu and Xiangyun each pulled one of Baoqin's hands and said they wished they could split it open, and each took half of it back.

There were bursts of laughter in Yihong Courtyard, but Du Baochai smiled but said nothing. She was secretly shocked, she didn't expect this cousin's character to be so outstanding!

Her appearance is three points better than hers, and her talent is probably only three points better than hers! Fortunately, she was still young, otherwise, with Baoqin as a comparison, who would still remember her Baochai?
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At noon that day, Baoqin chatted with Jia Mu for a long time, and then went to visit the Grand View Garden again. Arriving at Yihongyuan first, two cranes saw Baoqin and came towards them from a distance. Immediately, a crowd of birds, mallards, owls and colorful mandarin ducks also surrounded them.

Baoqin smiled and shook his sleeves, shaking out the green rice grains he had just hidden in the veil, which immediately attracted a crowd of waterfowl to grab them.

Baoqin giggled: "You have everything, eat slowly. Huh? You two cranes don't want to snatch it. Wouldn't it be better to go find the fish on your own?"

The two cranes heard this, called a few times, and then turned away.

Baoqin picked up her skirt and stood up, and was about to leave. When she raised her eyes, she saw Xiangyun leaning against the door and watching.

"Sister Yun?"

Xiangyun's eyes widened and he praised: "Sister Qin actually has such ability?" He walked quickly and pulled Baoqin up and down to look at him: "The two cranes in Yihong Courtyard are the most bullying and afraid of the strong. I just came here They chased and pecked at me every day. Later, I gave up the fish and fed it, and then it gradually became mature. How did Sister Qin conquer it? "

Bao Qin said: "I don't know either... maybe after reasoning with it, it makes sense?"

"Huh?" Xiangyun was still hesitant. He left Baoqin behind and chased the crane for a few steps, shouting, "He'er, He'er, go catch some fish and give it to me, okay?"

The two cranes ignored Xiangyun and walked away together with their long legs.

"What? It's useless."

Xiangyun came back again, took the Baoqin and left.

"Sister Yun?"

"Let's take a look. There are parrots and a nest of big swallows in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Let's see what you can do."

The two girls held hands and headed to Xiaoxiang Pavilion together. Daiyu had just taken a nap at this moment and was teaching parrots to talk in the study.

Zijuan led Xiangyun and Baoqin in. Daiyu smiled and said, "Why are you here?"

Xiangyun Xianbao said: "Sister Lin, you know, Sister Qin is very capable. If you don't believe it, look at it -" Turning to look at Baoqin, Baoqin smiled and waved to the green-headed parrot: "So beautiful. Parrot, come on."

The parrot made a "quacking" sound, flapped its wings and landed in Baoqin's hands in an instant. Baoqin reached out and stroked its head, and the parrot closed its eyes in great enjoyment.

Daiyu was amazed, and Zijuan was even more astonished: "This parrot is only close to our girl. Normally, anyone who gets close will show his teeth and claws. It's also strange, how come he is so close to Miss Qin?"

Xiangyun said proudly: "What does this mean? The two cranes in Yihong Courtyard listen to Sister Qin's words very much."

At this time, Xueyan chased in from outside. Hearing such mysterious things, he couldn't help but said: "Perhaps cranes and parrots are all human beings. I wonder if the other ones are replaced, will Miss Qin still work? It just so happens that the eldest grandmother raised her in Daoxiang Village. There are a lot of chickens, ducks and geese, why don’t we let Miss Qin give it a try?”

Daiyu said: "Talk too much, are you a performer as a piano girl?"

Xue Yan immediately stuck out his tongue, but Bao Qin said cheerfully: "I'm also curious. In the past, only cats, dogs, and birds were close to me, but I don't know what to say about chickens, ducks and geese. Hey, why don't we go together? Try it?”

Xiangyun immediately responded and urged Daiyu to come too, so the three girls left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and went to Daoxiang Village.

A group of people passed by the Lotus Champs Elysees. At that moment, Xichun was painting inside. When he heard the noise, he came out to observe, and then he also followed aside to watch the excitement.

After a while, they arrived at Dedaoxiang Village. At this time, only the maid Biyue was left to look after the house. Suyun and Li Wan went to the palace, and Jialan was studying with his husband next door.

A group of girls and maidservants came chattering and laughing, which attracted Biyue to come out to observe and ask why. She was also surprised in her heart and hurriedly led Baoqin to the chicken coop.

Biyue pointed to a brood of hens and said, "Miss Qin came just in time. This old hen is the best at protecting eggs. Every time she takes out eggs, she always gets a few bites from her. How about having a nice talk with her, Miss Qin?" "good."

Baoqin responded, walked to the henhouse and squatted down, looked at the old hen for a long time, and then said: "Sister Biyue, please find some millet."

Biyue agreed, and a little maid brought millet. Baoqin held a small handful and said to the old hen: "There is no rooster to step on the eggs. If you hatch them, they will be in vain. Why don't we exchange them? How about I trade rice for your eggs?"

"Cuckoo-"

"Then it's settled, no regrets."

Baoqin sprinkled the millet in front of the hen, then reached out and took out the eggs from under the hen. One, two, and all four were taken out in the blink of an eye.

Everyone was amazed, and Daiyu even came over to pull Baoqin, feeling indescribable joy in her heart. Daiyu was a woman who cared about flowers and grass. There was a nest of big swallows in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Every day she told Zicuckoo and Snow Goose not to put down the gauze curtains, lest the big swallows would not be able to get in and starve the little swallows.

Seeing that Baoqin was so close to parrots and hens, he secretly thought that Baoqin must have a very soft heart, otherwise he would not get close to the birds and beasts.

Xiangyun also came and hugged Baoqin and said, "Young lady is so resourceful, I want to take her back and make her the wife of a stronghold."

As they were talking, a cat and a dog suddenly ran past Daoxiang Village. Baoqin caught a glimpse of it and asked with a smile: "I heard that Sister-in-law Feng has a dog. Could it be that one?"

The original noise suddenly quieted down. Bi Yue glanced at it and whispered: "The cats and dogs were originally raised by Grandma Qin of Dongfu. Later, Grandma Qin died, and Dongfu... was in time to repair the garden. The cats and dogs jumped over to this side.

Now my grandma is raising her, giving her some leftovers every day, and letting them play around for the rest of the time. "

Baoqin was new here and didn't know anything about Ningguo Mansion yet, so he just nodded in confusion. Xiangyun then turned and joked: "Sister Qin, I heard that your brother went to Mei Hanlin's house today, maybe something good is about to happen."

Baoqin smiled brightly and said, "It's hard to say, but Sister Yun has been engaged to me since early in the morning."

Xiangyun suddenly came over with his teeth and claws bared: "Okay, you just said one sentence and you came to tease me to see if I don't treat you well!"

After a while, everyone dispersed. As Baoqin left, he heard a cat meowing in the distance, so he followed the sound and looked for it. Passing through stone caves and winding roads, we passed Tubi Villa, but at the winding hole in the corridor near the east corner gate, we saw a fat cat squatting lazily on the eaves.

Baoqin looked carefully and saw that the top of the cat's head and tail were all black. She had never read the book of cat physiognomy, but she felt that this cat was so unique, so she waved to her: "Whose family do you belong to?" Cats? Can you see a cat and a dog fighting?"

Tuoqianghangyin lazily bowed his waist, looked at Baoqin intently for a few times, meowed twice, and jumped straight into Baoqin's arms.

"Hey." Bao Qin staggered, hugged the fat cat quickly, and laughed non-stop: "You are such a shameless cat, why do you want someone to hug you?"

The cat flicked its dark tail and said nothing. Baoqin scratched the top of his head lovingly, and the cat immediately purred to feel more comfortable.

At this moment, a call came from the other side of the wall, and the voices were heard to be two women.

"General, where have you gone?"

"Come back soon, General. There are fish today."

Only then did Bao Qin realize. He stared at Fat Cat and said, "So your name is General... This name is so weird, and I don't know the reason for it."

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Before the time came, Li Weijian returned home early.

Fu Qiufang has not returned yet, and Hongyu is at home taking care of the general affairs. Li Weijian rested for a while in the study, and then a servant came to report: "Master, Xue Biao wants to see you."

Li Weijian put down the book and said, "This person is old to me, so he brought him directly to the study to see me."

The servant left in response, and after a moment he led a young man inside. After seeing each other for many years, Xue Biao had grown a lot. When he caught a glimpse of Li Weijian, Xue Biao hurriedly bowed and said, "Xue Biao has met Uncle Li."

Li Weijian nodded and said with a smile: "After all these years, Wen Dou's style is even better than before. Don't be polite and sit down."

When Xue Biao heard this, he was immediately overjoyed!
The situation in Guangzhou that day was a big trouble for Xue Biao, but he also knew that for Uncle Li, it was just a trivial matter.

When he came, Xue Biao even thought that Li Weijian had already forgotten about that matter. Perhaps this interview was for the sake of the Xue family's face.

Now he calls out his cousin's name directly, which shows that Uncle Li has never forgotten him, which saves a lot of trouble.

Xue Biao hurriedly smiled and handed over his hands: "I don't want my uncle to still remember me. It was not my uncle's fault that day. I don't know how to stay in Guangzhou for many days."

Li Weijian waved his hand and motioned for him to take a seat: "Wen Dou doesn't have to worry about these little things all the time. Do you have anything else to do when you come to the capital?"

Xue Biao sat down with half his buttocks on his back. Hearing this, he leaned forward and said, "Back to uncle, I am coming to the capital this time because my mother is not in good health. I am afraid that it will delay my younger sister's marriage."

"Oh?"

"Unknown to me, my father traveled all over the world in his early years and donated money to help a lot of people to pass the exam. Unexpectedly, the person was ranked second and third in the high school. He was grateful for his father's kindness, and he had a new little girl in the family, so he agreed on a baby with my father. Dear. Now that my little sister is about to get married, my mother is worried that she will drag down her marriage, so..."

"I see."

"This is one of them."

Li Weijian was happy: "So there is another one?"

The Xue scorpion said solemnly: "I would like to worship at my uncle's door this time, and I would like to be attached to my uncle's tail."

Li Weijian burst out laughing. Although the Xue Zhu in front of him is young, he is calm and knows how to advance and retreat. Looking at his expression, you can tell that he is a person with a strong heart. Now that Li Weijian is spreading everywhere, it is a time when manpower is in short supply. Even the Ding brothers have taken care of their own errands. I don't know what Xue Biao can do, but with a little training, I'm afraid he will be at least another Jia Yun. .

After laughing, Li Weijian asked knowingly: "This is strange. The high-ranking families in the capital have no calculations. Why did Wen Dou choose to join my family?"

Xue Biao said: "My uncle founded the cement business, which has benefited the people in Jiangnan. Especially the elders in Kunshan are all grateful for my uncle's kindness. Furthermore, no one can match my uncle's ability to create things. I have been doing business with my father since I was a child, and the style of every place is unique." I know a little bit about it. If I can use it, I think I will have one or two qualities that I think of."

"Okay." Li Weijian nodded repeatedly and said: "Since Wen Dou said this, I won't use official language. You deal with the affairs at home first, and then come to my house after they are dealt with. I plan to place Wen Dou in Wubeiyuan first, and then Practice for a year or two and then make arrangements based on the situation.”

Xue Biao hurriedly agreed. He knew in his heart that since Li Weijian said this, although he never mentioned any errands, he expected to have an official status at least. Even if you are a low-ranking miscellaneous official, if you work hard for a year or two, you will always have the opportunity to seek promotion.

Because he bowed his head to the end again, he said with gratitude: "My uncle's kindness is like reincarnation. From now on, if you have anything to do with me, just give me your orders. If I have any excuses, just let Lei——"

"Eh?" Li Weijian smiled and said, "I believe in Wen Dou, so why do I need to swear?"

Xue Biao sat down again, and Li Weijian asked about the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. Xue Biao answered everything in detail.

Jiangnan is a prosperous place. Due to the cement industry, floods have been reduced a lot. Weaving yards are dotted all over the place, stretching from Songjiang to Suzhou. In order to catch up with the sea trade period, there are often weaving yards using kerosene lamps to work day and night. Last year in Suzhou There were no stars in the moonlight, which made it a strange story for a while.

Because of the camel machine, a lot of labor is saved, and fabrics of various colors are more than 20% cheaper than in previous years. Even so, the group of gentry complained endlessly, and at the same time stepped up their orders for camel machines from the capital, and the weaving fields were opened one after another.

After saying yes, Xue Biao said again: "It's just that there are a lot of complaints from weavers now. Because of the camel machine, there are only good hands in the weaving fields now, and those with poor skills have lost their livelihood. I heard that in March in Songjiang I made a big fuss and was later suppressed by the government. I am worried that if this continues, it will cause changes in Jiangnan."

Li Weijian smiled and nodded, thinking secretly, where did he go? Furthermore, now that we have entered the industrial age, how can the small people rebel against the firearm-based Dashun army?

It just so happens that the area outside Guan Guan is sparsely populated, so at worst, we can just push people from all over the country to cross Guandong. If we can't live in Guandong in the future, wouldn't we just expand our territory to the south?
Li Weijian was satisfied and turned to say, "Would you like me to send you a post to say hello about your sister's marriage to Mei Hanlin's son?"

Xue Biao hurriedly said: "Just let me handle this matter, I don't want Uncle Lao to take action."

Xue Biao secretly thought that if Li Weijian came forward, the marriage would probably be completed. How would he send his younger sister to Jinglingbo's mansion?

Li Weijian didn't think much about it, said a few words to him, and then served tea to see the guests off.

After leaving Jinglingbo's mansion, Xue Biao thought to himself. Today I visited the Mei family for the first time. The Mei family was quite polite, but they never mentioned the engagement. He had just arrived, so it was hard to break up with him on the spot. It was just like going back later. If the Mei family really regretted it, they would use this opportunity to make the matter bigger.

One is that the Mei family loses face, which can be regarded as a favor for the second wife; the other is that the younger sister's reputation is damaged, so she just happens to be sent to the Jinglingbo Mansion.

After calming down and realizing that there were no omissions, I came to my senses and saw a burly military attache entering Rongguo Mansion through the corner gate. Xue Biao was puzzled. When he entered the door, he asked Yu Liu, the disciple of the family: "Brother Six, that man just looked at Yan Sheng, but is he a child of the Jia family?"

Yu Liu curled his lips and said: "This man's surname is Sun, and he has an old relationship with the eldest master. This time he comes to find the eldest master again. Tsk, tsk, I'm afraid I will be disappointed again this time."

Xue Biao was about to ask more questions, but Yu Liu remained silent.

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But after sending Xue Biao away, Li Weijian had no other chores to do, so he simply got up and returned to the inner house. When I got to the main room, I saw only Hongyu sending the maid and the mother-in-law to clean the yard.

So he asked: "Where are Qingwen and Xiangling?"

Hongyu said: "I didn't expect anything early this morning, so the general ran out. I thought I would come back at noon, but I didn't expect to see him now. Qingwen, Xiangling, and Xiuying were anxious, and they brought their maids with them. Looking for it in the garden.”

Li Weijian frowned and said, "Didn't I just find a female cat for the general in spring?"

Hongyu was overjoyed and said: "What's more, the two cats were very close at first, and the general stopped barking at night. But for some reason, when summer came, the general lost his temper. If something happened, it would be fine. If you find that cat, beat it. The cat couldn’t bear the food and ran away a few days ago.”

Li Weijian said happily: "This general is not a man's son."

Thinking that nothing happened, Li Weijian left West Road Garden and headed towards Huifang Garden. Entering from the near corner door of Dengxian Pavilion, turning around Yue Chun Tower, you can see Qingwen waiting near Ningxixuan, calling her "General".

When Li Weijian got closer, he suddenly heard a clear female voice from behind the wall: "The general you are looking for has a jet black head and tail?"

Xiang Ling liked the general the most. Hearing this, he hurriedly responded: "Exactly. I thought he ran away, but he went to the next door. Please help this girl to send the cat here."

The female voice said: "If this fat cat doesn't leave, why don't my sister come and pick her up?"

Xiangling often went to the Grand View Garden to look for Daiyu. After hearing this, she agreed, "Okay, please wait a moment, girl."

Smiling and nodding to Li Weijian, Xiangling picked up her skirt, crossed the wooden bridge, spoke to the gatekeeper, and then entered the Grand View Garden.

After a while, Xiang Ling returned with the general in her arms. Seeing Li Weijian and Qingwen observing the fish swimming in the water, Xiang Ling said, "Fourth Master, guess who I just saw?"

Li Weijian thought for a moment and then said, "Could it be Miss Baoqin?"

Xiangling was surprised: "How did Fourth Master know?"

"Oh, I've never heard that voice before. Recently, only the girl from the second room of the Xue family came to the garden. Who else could be there besides her?"

Xiangling then smiled and said: "I just met Miss Baoqin, and I know what it means to be stunningly beautiful. God, I don't know how many essences and talents have been gathered to give birth to a girl like this."

Stunning? Xue Baoqin?

Li Weijian blinked and thought of Baoqin's appearance in the play, and felt ridiculous. Suddenly I remembered that this was not in the play!
Baochai is 70% similar to the one in the play, but Daiyu is only 30% similar. The remaining two girls, Tanchun, Xichun, etc. are all very different from those in the play.

Thinking about it this way... Hey, could it be that Miss Xue is really stunning?

As the saying goes, "When you are full and warm, you will think of lust." Li Weijian has had a smooth journey. Now his career is slowly developing, and everything is developing towards the situation he hoped for. And now that he is already a second-class uncle at this age, it is better to take things slowly rather than hastily.

Since he returned from Qinghai, he could not help but feel a little indulgent. Fu Qiufang probably looked at his stature, not just sixteen, but maybe twenty, so she didn't say anything to persuade him.

As soon as he heard that Miss Xue was a stunning beauty in the world and had excellent appearance, Li Weijian couldn't help but become interested.

Even so, he was not anxious in his heart. He just looked at Xiang Ling and said, "It's rare for a girl to fall in your eyes. In this case, you might as well keep more contact with Miss Qin in the future."

Xiangling nodded and said, "You don't need to tell me, Fourth Master, I'm going to find Miss Qin too."

There was nothing else to do on this day, but then, Xiangling went to the Grand View Garden. First, she went to look for Daiyu. Daiyu liked Xiangling's disciple very much. She smiled and said during the conversation: "It's hard to say that I am good at poetry now. The new sister Qin seems to be able to compose poetry easily and naturally."

How could Xiang Ling believe it: "Master, don't try to coax me."

"Which one is coaxing you? If you don't believe me, just look at these four songs."

Daiyu immediately showed Xiangling what Xue Baoqin had written yesterday. After reading it, Xiangling felt her lips and teeth smell sweet. The talent between the lines made her envious.

Seeing the situation, Daiyu smiled and said, "How much have you learned? If you are talented, in three or two years, I won't even be able to compare with you."

Xiang Ling laughed and said, "These words are just deceiving. I am self-aware, but no matter what, how can I compare with Master?"

Daiyu said playfully: "Don't you hear that youth comes from blue and is better than blue?"

After joking for a while, Xiangling saw Baoqin's ability to attract bees and butterflies and to control cranes and subdue tigers, and she was immediately amazed. After returning to Jinglingbo Mansion in the afternoon, Li Weijian happened to be returning, so he chatted around Li Weijian.

"Fourth Master, Miss Qin is so talented that even Miss Lin admires her."

"Ah."

"Fourth Master, Miss Qin also has miraculous skills. Not only cats, dogs, but also birds and beasts will come to you when you wave your hand, and they seem to be able to understand what Miss Qin is saying. It's really magical!"

"Uh-huh."

Xiangling looked at Li Weijian's expression and saw that she was just staring at the book, so she smiled and said, "It's strange, the fourth master doesn't want to take a look at such a strange woman?"

Li Weijian threw down the book that he had not opened for a long time and said, "You are weird. How could you encourage me to go and see the girl in the boudoir next to me?"

Xiangling said: "My aunt said that a man like Fourth Master will attract girls to come to the house sooner or later. Rather than letting someone who doesn't know the basics come to the house, I think it's better to find some people who know the basics to avoid future problems. The house is full of chaos.”

Li Weijian suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. He caught Xiangling and stroked it, but he became more and more curious. Is Xue Baoqin really a fairy?
In the next few days, at first it was just Xiangling who kept talking in Li Weijian's ears every day, and then there was Qingwen. She only saw the Baoqin once, and she was filled with admiration when she came back.

Given Li Weijian's temperament, he couldn't hold back his curiosity at this moment. After listening to Qingwen's words, he stood up and walked out with his hands behind his back.

Qingwen blinked and quickly asked: "Where are you going, Fourth Master?"

Li Weijian didn't even look back and said, "When I see the sky whispering in my ears, I want to take a look. Is that Baoqin really a fairy?"

Seeing him walking away, Qingwen and Xiangling were both speechless. After a long while, Xiangling smiled and said, "Just watch, the Fourth Master will definitely miss you when he comes back."

But it is said that Li Weijian entered the Grand View Garden from the corner gate, turned around the Jade Emperor Temple with his hands behind his back, and saw a woman in front of Qinfang Pavilion with fluttering clothes and waving her sleeves, so every time she waved, a piece of silver would be sprinkled down. The bell-like laughter comes.

The woman was wearing a pink cross-collared long coat with a red chrysanthemum pattern on her upper body, and a long vermilion skirt on her lower body. She had a graceful figure, and Li Weijian couldn't help but slow down.

He secretly thought, is this Baoqin, or one of the twelve little actors?
As I slowly approached, I could see clearly that as the woman waved her sleeves, the fish in the stream began to move south and north in groups.

While walking, she kicked a stone and made a slight sound. The woman suddenly looked back and caught Li Weijian's eyes. He saw "pink makeup, jade and silver basin face, cicada bun and crow servant girl Chu Xiuyun". What a stunning little girl!
The little girl was so beautiful that Li Weijian was stunned for a moment, and then something came to his mind: For the three inches of snow on the eaves... you are a shocking guest in the world!

(End of this chapter)