Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 282 Xue Pan gets married
Xue Pan is getting married.

Li Weijian has been taking care of military supplies in the past few months, and has rarely interfered with the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion, let alone the affairs of the Xue family.

As the saying goes, "Don't hit someone with a smiling face." The Xue family only sent a maid to deliver the invitations, which was just a hypocritical response. They probably knew that Li Weijian would not be present in person, but that was not the case. It was either Xue Pan or Xue Biao who came this time.

After thinking for a moment, Li Weijian smiled and nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Tongxi hurriedly said goodbye and left with a smile.

After he left, Li Weijian asked: "Which girl did Xue Pan marry?"

Fu Qiufang couldn't remember it for a moment, so Baoqin smiled and said, "It's the Osmanthus Xia family."

Fu Qiufang immediately glanced at Li Weijian meaningfully, but said nothing. Just at this time, Qingwen came in, and when she heard the words, she said: "Osmanthus Xia family? Isn't that..." Halfway through, Qingwen hurriedly covered her mouth to stop.

Everyone inside had different expressions, and they all looked at Li Weijian. Li Weijian smiled and scratched his head and said, "There's nothing wrong with this. It's just an intention. Don't talk about it outside in the future."

Qingwen said: "If we don't tell others, why don't others say it? Fourth Master, just wait and see, otherwise it will spread all over the city in a few days."

Arriving in front of the door of Baoqin's small courtyard, Li Weijian hesitated slightly, then raised his feet and went inside.

Xiaoluo invited Li Weijian inside. Just as Li Weijian crossed the threshold, he saw Baoqin coming out of the bedroom to greet him.

When Xiaoluo saw it was Li Weijian, she immediately turned around and shouted happily: "Girl, the master is here!"

Xiangling then said with a smile: "How can the Fourth Master take such a fancy to a mere million-dollar family? Let me tell you in private, last year's profits from various stocks alone totaled more than six hundred thousand taels. , I’m afraid there will be more this year.”

Everyone around agreed, but Bao Qin was still a little confused at the moment. The little girl looked at Li Weijian with bright and white teeth. Although she was puzzled, she didn't want to ask more questions.

Seeing the sun setting, Xiang Ling asked: "How have you thought about what I told you yesterday?"

Li Weijian suddenly didn't know what to say. He thought to himself that even if he couldn't do anything, it would be good to have a chat with Bao Qin? So he nodded and said, "I know, I'll go see her later."

Li Weijian was startled and said, "How old is she? It won't be too late to tell in a few years."

At this time, the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, the weather is getting colder, and there are more curtains behind the door to block the cold air. Maybe someone inside caught a glimpse of the light outside, and when the curtain was lifted, a little maid was revealed.

Bao Qin, who had always been cheerful, suddenly blushed and squirmed, murmuring: "Such a thing... you can't let me talk about it by myself, right?"

After saying that, he got up and returned to his small courtyard. Xiangling lingered in the room for a while, changed her clothes and went to the study room in front. It happened that no one was waiting at this moment. Seeing Xiangling coming, Li Weijian smiled and said, "Is it better today?"

"Everything is fine. My fourth brother is protecting me and my sisters are kind. I have been very happy these past two months. Fourth brother, sit down quickly. Xiaoluo, go get my Baihua Brew and make a cup."

Li Weijian thought about it, thinking that this little girl Bao Qin bribed Xiang Ling? It doesn't seem right. Xiangling has always been independent of the world, so why is she speaking for Baoqin now?

I look at it, the master has great ambitions in his heart, it is the sisters he has taken into his home, either because he has known her since childhood, or because of chance or unavoidable love. If the fourth master is really indulgent, not to mention the Osmanthus Xia family, then the Jiangnan gentry who want to send their concubines to be concubines will probably have to queue from the door of their house all the way to Chengtianmen. "

Xiangling laughed and said, "Miss Qin is absolutely right. The fourth master has never indulged in foreign things. The family is now rich in gold and silver, but there are no delicacies from the mountains and seas that the fourth master has seen from the sky. Although the fourth master has been granted the title of uncle for his military service, he has He is always from the imperial examination. Do you think any of the Jinshi masters out there practice like this master in the winter and three in the summer?

Xiangling hurriedly covered her mouth and whispered: "Keep it down, don't let anyone hear it." After a pause, she added: "That's it. I heard that the dowry alone is worth two hundred thousand, Mr. Xia family A hundred years later, my wife’s family assets of one million will be left to the children born to Miss Xia.”

"Fourth brother!"

"Hundred Flower Brewing?" Li Weijian sat down curiously.

Before he could ask, Xiang Ling said: "Besides, back then, Qingwen and Xiuying were not much older than Miss Qin."

Xiangling smiled, sat for a while, and then returned to the small courtyard.

While he was talking, he suddenly heard a "quacking" sound, and a big magpie fell from the beam, squatted on Baoqin's shoulder, tilted his head and looked at Li Weijian carefully.

Xiang Ling said: "That's what I said, but the Fourth Master is very busy at home every day, and there are many sisters in the family. One of them talks a lot, and the other asks a few questions. How much time is left for Sister Qin's turn? Others? I can spend a few days every month with Fourth Master at night, but Sister Duqin is not there. I see that Sister Qin is feeling miserable, but she can’t speak out. "

"Yeah." Li Weijian responded casually.

Xiangling smiled and shook her head: "I dare to move at least." After saying that, she came close to Li Weijian. She didn't look at the words and pictures on the table and just said: "It's been more than two months since Sister Qin came to the house. Woolen cloth."

Fu Qiufang said: "We don't care what other people think about us, but we don't allow such gossiping women to be treated too much at home. Look around, and if there is someone gossiping behind your back, pay the wages and pay them." Go to the house.”

Baoqin smiled and said: "I found the recipe from ancient Chinese literature and tried to make it at the end of last month. Thanks to the sugar service of my fourth brother, the frost sugar is now more than 30% cheaper. Otherwise, I would have run out of monthly money." Not coming out yet.”

"Huh?" Baoqin frowned, reached out and patted the big magpie on the head: "Just do it, sooner or later, let that Haidongqing eat it."

Li Weijian laughed and said, "It's always a fate... Yes, one of the guards complained, saying that my sister, a magpie, went to look for Hai Dongqing to provoke me."

Baoqin frowned and said distressedly: "I scolded and beat him, but he was too lazy to look for food anymore, and he only wanted to eat me."

Baoqin was slightly confused: "It's like this, and the fourth brother still refuses?"

After dinner, Li Weijian went to the study to write and draw. Baoqin and Xiangling gathered together again. After several rounds of listening, they learned the details, which shocked Baoqin.

Xiang Ling said again: "Fourth Master, no matter how you calculate it, since Sister Qin has a red contract, will Sister Qin also be included in the rotation in the future?"

This is a bit exaggerated, but thinking about it, it is not an exaggeration to say "like a flock of ducks". Now the two of them talked about poetry again, and Baoqin gave some pointers, which immediately made Xiangling's favor increase.

Li Weijian frowned, pointed at the magpie and said, "It hasn't left yet?"

Xiangling was immediately overjoyed and said, "If you don't want to say it, how about I say it for you?"

When it was almost time to watch, Li Weijian didn't call the maid. He picked up the kerosene lamp and walked out of the study, heading towards the main room of the West Road Courtyard.

The little girl has bright and white teeth, just like the girl in the painting. Li Weijian smiled and asked: "I never come to your place, so I came here today to see if my sister is okay these days?"

"Huh? Then the Xia family wants to give their daughter to the fourth brother as a concubine?"

Bao Qin blinked, his mind calmed down, and he said with a smile: "I understand, the fourth brother has great ambitions, how can he be bribed by a little money?"

Baoqin pursed her lips: "Sister Xiangling is also used to bullying others, so I won't tell you anymore."

While talking, Baihua Brew was brought up. It was light red in color and smelled of flowers and fruits.

Bao Qin came over and took a seat, smiling and saying: "It's not good to drink tea at night, so as not to have a restless sleep. I'm greedy, so I brewed this Baihua Brew. Please give it a try, fourth brother."

Li Weijian took a sip, tasted it briefly, and said, "It tastes good, but it's a little too sweet. I guess it was mixed with fruits of various colors, soaked in frosting, and then mashed into paste?"

Baoqin nodded and chuckled: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from my fourth brother."

"Sister, what a clever idea." After praising Li Weijian, he asked about how Bao Qin and Fu Qiufang were learning to read accounts today.

Bao Qin laughed and said: "It doesn't look too difficult, but it's complicated and it will take some time to sort it out."

Li Weijian was suddenly enlightened and said, "Yes, my sister has a long history in her family and has seen the accounts."

Baoqin said: "When I went back to the west coast, the accountant next to my father couldn't adapt to the climate and died of illness. My father and I handled the accounts together."

Li Weijian looked at the somewhat proud Bao Qin and praised him a few more times. The little girl who spoke bluntly blushed. Baoqin hurriedly turned around and said, "Fourth brother, don't talk about me. I'm curious. Fourth brother is now a high-ranking official with a generous salary and no family fortune. I guess he must be ambitious, otherwise why would he have to work hard every day? But I can't guess that Fourth Brother Brother’s ambition.”

Li Weijian's eyes lit up when he saw Bao Qinyue's cigarette paintings, pink makeup and jade carvings, and his eyes were full of exploration. He thought to himself that it seemed that only Sister Lin had asked about this matter, and Baoqin was the second one to mention it.

So he said sternly: "I expect my sister to know most of what I have said and done in the past few years. Why don't you take a guess?"

Baoqin nodded: "Then let me try to guess... Well, the fourth brother wants to help the world?"

"inappropriate."

Baoqin thought about it for a moment and then said: "Water will solve the water problem of the capital, cement will solve the flood problem in the south of the Yangtze River, and it will also serve as a polder... The fourth brother must have the world in his heart."

"Huh, that's not accurate."

Baoqin thought about it for a while, shook his head and said, "I couldn't guess this."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "It's just a matter of learning two words here."

"Huh? That's right. No one can match my fourth brother's practical knowledge, but he wants to write a book?"

Li Weijian said confidently: "That's just a casual thing. My original intention is to transform practical learning into industry. There are only three industries in the world. One is the output in the fields, which is the primary industry; the other three are wine shops and teahouses, running errands, etc. It’s for the tertiary industry.”

Baoqin was smart and said: "The industry that fourth brother mentioned is the second industry?"

"Exactly!" Li Weijian became interested and said: "As the saying goes, 'No farming, no stability, no work, no wealth, no business, no life', I tried my best to promote practical learning, just to quickly push the past workshop-like industry to a real one. Industrial production. In this way, when the machines are started, various industrial products can be circulated in the past few decades, and wealth can be gathered; industry can then be used to feed agriculture, and there will no longer be the risk of famine.

My sister has been to the sea, so she knows that this world is not just Dashun. Nowadays, Xiyi is spreading the land everywhere, and all those sacred lands have fallen into the hands of Xiyi. If my Dashun people had these sacred places, I don’t know how many people would survive. Why is it like that in Fujian, where there are multiple daughters in the family, but they simply drown because they can't afford to raise them? "

Baoqin's eyes became brighter and brighter when he heard this. He couldn't help but clasped his hands and praised: "Wonderful! I knew that people like Fourth Brother are the heroes who stand upright. If this thing is successful, it is impossible to say that everyone in the world will stand up for Fourth Brother like the people of Kunshan. It’s a living temple.”

"Ha," Li Weijian said with a smile, "It's hard to say. I can't say that after industrialization, the lives of ordinary people will not be as good as they are now."

Baoqin said: "Is there any perfect solution in this world? It's just a temporary hardship. If future generations are no longer hungry, they will definitely regard the fourth brother as a sage!"

This comment just tickled Li Weijian, and he couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh. After laughing, he stood up and walked hesitantly with his hands behind his back. He stopped and turned around and said: "I know my sister is smart, and there are only two and a half people in the family who can handle things well. One is my sister, and the other is Qiufang, Hongyu... Because of my short knowledge, It's a pity that I can only deal with household matters.

Now that Qiu Fang is pregnant again, her sister is smart and there is no need to hide it. Now I just hate that there are too few people who can use it, and I will never be jealous of the talents around me. "

Baoqin's heart suddenly surged when he heard it. He stood up and bowed down and said: "Fourth brother has high aspirations. I dare not say that I will fix the omissions, but I will definitely do my best."

The two of them talked a lot more. When Li Weijian saw the chiming bell ringing, Li Weijian thought about it and couldn't bear to stay the night, so he simply got up and left, looking for Qingwen behind.

At this moment, Qingwen was changing her evening makeup, and Li Weijian came over to hold her shoulders. Qingwen in the mirror rolled her eyes and said, "Do you think the person in the mirror is okay?"

Qingwen certainly meant something, so Li Weijian said: "What's in the mirror has style, and what's outside the mirror has flavor."

"How do you say Feng Zhi?"

Li Weijian smiled and said, "You are as happy as a flower."

Qingwen said: "The charming one is in the small courtyard in front. Why does Fourth Master need to look at this mirror?"

Li Weijian asked: "Where is the jealousy jar that has been overturned?"

Qingwen sighed, frowned and said, "I don't know why, but I always feel something is wrong these days."

Li Weijian thought for a moment and knew the reason, so he whispered: "Why are you anxious? How old are you? If you are pregnant, it will be difficult to give birth. We have to live a long life in the future, are you afraid of having no children?"

Qingwen burst into laughter: "Maybe I was upset for a moment, but it disturbed Fourth Master's mood."

Immediately he got up and served Li Weijian to wash up. That night they went into the mandarin curtain and slept together on the pillow, not to mention the charm inside.

…………………………………………………… The next morning, Li Weijian had breakfast and went to the office. After riding the carriage onto the street, I saw an old woman leading a young child to Rongguo Mansion in the distance.

Li Weijian opened the car curtain and took a look, vaguely remembering that this old woman seemed to be Grandma Liu? I wanted to go see the excitement, but I also knew that my status was different now, so I couldn't act like this anymore, so I lowered the curtain and walked all the way to the Military Academy.

But he said that Xiangyun had spent the early morning to look for Sister Feng. Sister Feng did not tell her the errands, but only ordered Xiangyun to stand aside and watch.

At this moment, the daughters-in-law who were in charge of the house came one after another, walked around the large pink screen wall, entered halfway through the gate, and lined up in the courtyard to listen to orders.

The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed and the autumn grain has been put into the warehouse. Jia Lian and housekeeper Lai Da take care of the outside affairs, while Sister Feng mostly takes charge of the inner affairs.

This person came to ask for instructions, saying that there was not much kerosene at home, and someone had to go and buy it. Sister Feng asked Ping'er to record it and leave it to the comprador to take care of it;

As for that, there were two maids who caught cold and asked for leave, and the waiter was short-staffed. Sister Feng asked about the reason and hurriedly sent two rough servants to help;

Another mother-in-law said that the screens in various rooms must be taken down, and the screens in the warehouse must be moved everywhere. Sister Feng agreed, and then carefully ordered the gauze curtain to find a suitable person to exchange for some money, leaving it until next spring to buy a new gauze curtain.

One by one, Xiangyun looked at them dizzyingly. The self-ringing clock on the side struck nine times in a row. Sister Feng didn't have time to talk to Xiangyun, so she hurriedly led Xiangyun to Jia Mu's place to wait on her.

After Jia Mu had had breakfast, Wang Xifeng sent Xiangyun back to have breakfast first, and then went to wait on Mrs. Wang.

It happened that Ping'er had to go to the garden to run errands, so he went with Xiangyun.

Ping'er smiled and asked, "What do you think of Miss Yun?"

"It's troublesome and trivial. Fortunately, it's Sister Feng. If it had been anyone else, I probably wouldn't have been able to deal with it." At this moment, Xiangyun sincerely admired Sister Feng.

Ping'er said, "Where are you going? Miss Yun hasn't seen the banquet or errands at home yet. At that time, grandma could only eat the whole thing even if her mouth was hot."

Xiangyun, however, was not one to shrink away from difficulties. He raised his face and said with a smile: "Didn't you know the last time I treated a guest? Thanks to Sister Feng's help, otherwise I wouldn't know where to start." After a pause, and then He said, "Fortunately, fourth brother Jian's family is simple, and he doesn't have to follow the same rules as Sister Feng every day."

Ping'er said with envy: "That's why even the old lady praised Miss Yun as a blessed person."

Xiangyun laughed for a while and went to Yihongyuan to have breakfast.

Ping'er went to the small kitchen to give orders, then turned around and came out, and happened to bump into Xiren head-on.

Xiren took Ping'er to Qixiezhai to have tea. Ping'er said, "I won't drink tea anymore. Come back later." With that, he was about to leave the garden.

The attacker stopped again and asked, "This month's monthly payment has not even been given to the old lady and my wife. Why?"

When Ping'er asked, he hurriedly turned around and walked to the attacker. Seeing that there was no one around, he quietly said, "Don't ask, I will let you go in two days."

The attacker smiled and said, "Why did I fool you into doing this?"

Ping'er groaned, looked around again, and then said: "Since May, our grandma has told my wife that the company's money is not enough. My wife sighed several times, and every time she asked grandma to figure it out. Grandma. If he is not a good boy, how can he produce money?
In June, I was forced to do nothing, so I used my own body to make up for it, and then I made it once. When the summer grain was delivered, grandma just took it back. I don't think there will be enough money this month, so I say that now that food is cheap, I have to wait until winter to sell it to be valuable.

If the grain is stored up but not sold, how can the public still have money? Grandma got angry this time and simply let go. My wife pressed me several times, but she just said I couldn't. Yesterday, my wife called my grandma again and said that she had thought of a way to distribute the monthly money in the next few days. "

Xiren was puzzled: "What do you think, madam?"

Ping'er wanted to speak but stopped. Now that my grandma is separated from my wife, how can she be willing to work so hard anymore?
Xiren thought for a moment and then said: "No, isn't the summer grain gone in early August?"

Ping'er said, "How do I know about these external affairs?" After a pause, he added, "If you need money for something urgent, I still have a few taels of silver here. You can use it first." I'll just keep it from you tomorrow."

Xiren said: "It's not needed at this time. I'm afraid it won't be enough for some time, so I'll just send someone to get it."

Ping'er agreed, walked out of the garden gate and came to the house, only to see that Sister Feng was not in the room. Suddenly, Grandma Liu and Ban'er, who had come back to beat the autumn wind, were here again. They were sitting in the room over there, accompanied by members of Zhang Cai's family and Zhou Rui's family. There were two or three girls on the ground emptying their pockets of dates and Japanese melons. And some wild vegetables.

When everyone saw her coming in, they all stood up.

Grandma Liu knew Ping'er's identity because she had been here last time, so she hurriedly jumped down to say "Hello, girl", and then said: "Everyone in the family says hello. I have been coming to say hello to my aunt for a long time. It seems that the girl is here because the banker is busy. Okay." It's easy to get two more tons of grain this year, and there are also plenty of fruits and vegetables. I picked them all together for the first time, but I didn't dare to sell them. I left some to honor my aunt and the girls, who are tired of eating them every day. Okay, this is just a wild idea, it’s our poor intention.”

Ping'er said hurriedly: "Thank you for your trouble." He offered to sit down again and sat down himself. He asked Aunt Zhang and Aunt Zhou to sit down, and ordered the little girl to pour tea.

After a few gossips, Ping'er said: "I think you have met grandma?"

Grandma Liu said: "I've seen you, and asked us to wait." After that, she looked out the window to look at the weather and said, "It's getting better and it's getting late, so let's go. Don't get out of the city until there's a famine."

Just as he was talking, Feng'er suddenly came quickly, glanced at Grandma Yan Liu, and hurriedly pulled Ping'er over and said: "Sister Ping'er, grandma has given instructions. It's not easy for grandma to come here. Let me prepare some expenses. Just compare with last time." good."

Last time, Wang Xifeng gave Grandma Liu twenty taels of silver, and Ping'er immediately knew how to count. He asked Grandma Liu to wait for a while, then turned around and went inside. He took out twenty taels of silver from the box and returned to give it to Grandma Liu.

Grandma Liu gave in and finally accepted it. Ping'er knew how to talk and said with a smile: "Grandma, I think she has caught the eye of our grandma. The Rongguo family has a big business, and there are countless people who want to cling to it and take advantage of it. It's rare for grandma to be so grateful and repay her kindness. This money is not worth it." Yes, I’ll keep it for Ban’er to study in the future.”

Grandma Liu thanked her profusely and accepted it, then happily led Ban'er away.

No one, not even Li Weijian, knew that because of him, Grandma Liu's visit to the Grand View Garden disappeared. It was not the fault that Li Weijian sent Baoqin to take care of Xiangyun that night. He was afraid that Xiangyun, a silly girl, would follow Baochai's idea and host Lao Shizi's crab feast, which would make Jia Mu, an old lady, unhappy.

It happened that Grandma Liu came to visit at this time. Mother Jia wanted to educate Baochai on the behavior of a wealthy family, so she took advantage of the situation and received Grandma Liu in a high-profile manner, teaching Baochai a real lesson.

This time, because the crab banquet became a four-party banquet and was held in a very dignified manner, Jia Mu, an old lady, naturally had no such thoughts.

After seeing off Grandma Liu and Ban'er, Xiangyun came back after breakfast, and Wang Xifeng also returned, so one taught and the other learned, and the day passed before they knew it.

After dinner, Wang Xifeng and Xiangyun came to Jia Mu to pay their respects to their son. Jia Mu then called Xiang Yun over and asked, "Girl Yun, what have you learned today?"

Xiangyun said angrily: "Don't mention it, great-aunt. Now I know how difficult it is to be a housekeeper. As Sister Feng goes around in circles, her feet are getting sore. Sister Feng still has to work hard, which shows how difficult this thing is." "

Jia Mu said cheerfully: "It's good to know that it's not easy. I'll study hard in the future. I don't expect you to be as smart as Brother Feng. In the future, you can be clear-sighted and clear-minded about rewards and punishments, so that you can run this family well."

Xiangyun knew that Jia Mu meant to teach and protect him, and he immediately responded with joy.

Grandparents, grandson and others were having a quarrel, and Jia Mu suddenly said: "I heard from people below that my aunt is pregnant with Brother Jian."

Xiangyun said in surprise: "When did it happen?"

Jia Mu smiled and said: "I think it's just these days. It's only two months, and it's not settled yet. That's why I didn't tell anyone."

Xiangyun agreed, with mixed feelings in his heart. If this happened, wouldn't he be a mother when he got married in the future?
She was thoughtful, as were Daiyu and Yingchun beside her.

But I heard Jia Mu say: "Brother Jian has been so busy these past two months that he went back home in a hurry the two times he came here. I think that in the past few days, while brother Jian is not busy, I would also like to invite Jian." My brother brought the girls at home to have a lot of fun."

At this time, Wang Xifeng laughed and said: "Ancestors, please don't forget that in a few days it will be the day when Wen Long personally welcomes you."

Jia Mu managed to maintain her smile and said, "It's always the Xue family's business, and how much does it have to do with us? We're just joining in the fun, and we can't take over the honors, right?"

No wonder Jia Mu was dissatisfied. She made explicit hints several times, and the Xue family was like a dog-skin plaster that couldn't be taken off. It would be fine if it was just Aunt Xue and Baochai, mother and daughter, staying at Jia's house, but the generous Xue Pan also came to join in the fun.

This time it was even better, even the wedding had to be arranged in Rongguo Mansion. No matter how close you are, it doesn’t make sense!

The day before the birth, Mrs. Wang privately told Jia Mu that she still owed money to the Xue family. As the saying goes, being short-handed and soft-spoken, Jia Mu's talents were reserved for dowries for a few girls in the future. How could she be willing to use them to make up for the shortfall now?

Because even though it is a strange thing, you can only recognize it by pinching your nose.

After a pause, he added: "Yes, it's not easy to bump into each other. It happens to be Brother Feng's baby at the beginning of next month. I think it's a good time for the two of them to get along, so I might as well invite Brother Jian to come over and have fun on the third day of September. Ichiban.”

Baochai was not here at this moment, so Tanchun smiled and said: "Sister Feng, the old lady just heard from Yun Yatou that you are very sympathetic to Sister Feng."

Sister Feng was immediately overjoyed and said: "Hey, thank you for your ancestor's kindness. Okay, I will also use a big disguise this time!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of laughter in Rongqing Hall.

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But in a blink of an eye, the 26th came. On this day, Xue Pan was dressed in red and colorful, riding a tall horse, playing and playing all the way to Xia's house.

Relatives, friends and old friends of the Xue family gathered in Rongguo Mansion, which seemed quite a bit like occupying a magpie's nest. When he returns from the Xia family, the dowry will be a full one hundred and twenty-eight pieces, and the village outside the city will be enough. There are more than a dozen shops in the city, and these alone are worth seventy or eighty thousand silver.

All the relatives and friends congratulated him endlessly, saying that the Xue family had made a good marriage.

Li Weijian maintained his identity and asked Xue Biao to deliver the congratulatory gift. Aunt Xue and Baochai knew this and didn't take it seriously. Only Xue Pan couldn't carry it clearly. He was drunk by everyone, and he went to look for Li Weijian again with his tongue full.

Thanks to Jia Lian's persuasion, otherwise I don't know what trouble would have happened.

After the wedding banquet finally dispersed, Aunt Xue quickly ordered people to send Xue Pan into the bridal chamber. When Tongxi from Qiang Gen came back and reported with a blushing face, Aunt Xue felt relieved and sighed with Baochai: "What's wrong with this evil obstacle?" Once you have a family, you hope that you will have a wife to take care of you and be able to keep the family business. "

The so-called starting a family and establishing a career, considering Xue Pan's temperament, Aunt Xue no longer expects the latter. Sister Bao sat down quietly, echoed twice and then stopped talking.

She has already grown hair now and will be sixteen in the new year. Most ordinary girls get married at this time. For example, my newly married sister-in-law, Xia Jingui, is just a hair-haired girl this year, but is actually a little younger than Baochai.

Xue Pan is married, and her sister-in-law is a few months younger than her. How can Sister Bao not think too much about it?

Furthermore, today Ying'er got some news about Xia Jingui from Xue Biao. Although Xue Biao said it very politely, Sister Ke Bao thought about it for a while, but her words clearly alluded to Xia Jingui's "appearance of flowers and willows on the outside, but the nature of wind and thunder on the inside".

Jian Na's mother-in-law only had one daughter, and she was pampered in every possible way at home, doing everything she could... Baochai was secretly alarmed, thinking that this sister-in-law was probably not a good person.

However, the Xue family was at a loss, so this was a last resort.

Baochai felt anxious, but at least the night was uneventful. Turning around, they didn't mention "waiting to pay homage to my aunt in front of Xiaotang". Aunt Xue and Baochai saw that Xue Pan and Xia Jingui were like honey mixed with oil, and they were relieved. Baochai only said that they were too preoccupied before, and Xue What the tadpole said must be a rumor.

After two days of this, Xue Pan got over his fresh energy and went out to hang out with Jia Lian again. Xia Jingui was sulking in the room, when suddenly he saw the maid Bao Chan coming over with a pale face.

Xia Jingui glanced sideways and said, "But the uncle is looking for that little hoof again?"

Xia Jingui was naturally talking about Xue Pan's concubine Bilian. But Bao Chan shook his head and said, "Grandma, I just went forward and heard two women in the hall talking about grandma..."

"Talking about me? What did you say about me?"

Bao Chan bit his lower lip and said, "I said that even if grandma wants to be a concubine, she doesn't want to--"

bang——

The good tea cup was smashed to pieces, Xia Jingui turned around and got off the kang, and said angrily: "Which woman said that? I have to tear off her bad mouth today!"

Xia Jingui was spoiled and arrogant since she was a child. When I took a car to visit the temple at the beginning of the year, I happened to bump into Li Weijian riding a tall horse and leading the Beishan guards.

As a girl, Xia Jingui fell in love with Li Weijian at first sight. I turned around and told my mother, who listened carefully and sighed when she came back, saying it was no luck. But Li Weijian was Jinglingbo, so how could he marry a merchant girl?
Xia Jingui felt sad for a while, but she never forgot her. A few months later, she gritted her teeth and told her mother that she would rather be a concubine than get married.

Mrs. Xia's wife, who had always doted on Xia Jingui, was furious. The mother and daughter had a lot of trouble. Seeing Xia Jingui's decline, Mrs. Xia's wife had no choice but to give in.

Xia Jingui was immediately filled with joy, but she didn't expect that Li Weijian not only looked down upon her, but also looked down upon her million-dollar fortune!

This incident was a great shame and humiliation for Xia Jingui in his life, and he was afraid of others mentioning it. I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived at Jia's house, my scars would be exposed by my subordinates!
(End of this chapter)