Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 286 Rumors spread
Qiu Tong thanked her deeply and left. Sister Feng had just talked to Ping'er for a while, and then the maid came back and said that all the sisters were here.

Before waiting to greet him, Li Wan from Xiu Mu came with Tan Chun and others. Wang Xifeng hurriedly gave up her seat and asked Ping'er to serve tea.

Li Wan sat down and smiled and said, "I have nothing to do. If you have anything to say, let the third girl say it."

Tanchun pulled Xichun over and said with a smile: "The fourth sister used various incomplete things to paint the garden. She went back to the old lady early in the morning. The old lady said, 'I'm afraid there are still some leftovers from back then downstairs. "Look for it. If you have it, take it out. If you don't have it, ask someone to buy it."

Sister Feng agreed: "I'll open the building later and ask people to move out all these things. Look, if you need them, keep them; if there's anything missing, follow your list and I'll ask people to buy them for you." That’s it. I’ll cut out the drawings and leave them in the master’s study. I’ll send someone to fetch them and give them to the fourth sister as well. How about that?”

Tanchun and Xichun were immediately overjoyed.

Li Wan teased Ping'er again and argued with Sister Feng: "I said yesterday that I wanted to seek justice for Miss Ping. Girl Feng, it's a shame that you were entrusted to be a young lady in a famous family of poets and calligraphers and got married. It's like this again. Did the yellow soup go into the dog's stomach? I can't explain why you are so upset today."

Li Wan knew that the master and servant were just fine yesterday, but saying it now was just to give Sister Feng a step forward. Sister Feng was so happy that she immediately laughed and said: "The painting is fake, but this face is actually for Ping'er to avenge! I don't expect Ping'er to have such a generous person like you. If I had known it, I would have The ghost held my hand and beat her, but I didn't do it. Miss Ping, come here! I'll apologize to you in front of my grandma and the girls for being so immoral."

Everyone laughed as he spoke.

Li Wanxiao asked Ping'er, "How is it? I said I must give you a try."

Everyone laughed again, and Li Wan immediately led the sisters away.

Yu Chuan smiled and said: "Second Grandma, I don't know, but my sister has put a lot of thought into the arrangement of various fabrics, the furnishings inside, and how to talk to the family members. I have to think about these things every day when I come back."

At this time, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing and Aunt Xue were all there. Mrs. Wang looked at Aunt Xue suspiciously, not knowing what Sister Feng was planning.

Sister Feng's mind was spinning, and she remembered Li Weijian's plan, and suddenly smiled and said: "It's a good thing that my sister-in-law came earlier, otherwise, I won't be able to find me for this chore in the future."

When Jia Mu saw Sister Feng coming, she hurriedly asked, "Brother Feng, why did I hear that you don't care about this family?"

Wang Xifeng grunted twice in agreement, but when she thought of Jia Lian raising a sword to kill her yesterday, she suddenly felt unspeakable disgust in her heart. I thought of last night's dream again, and my heart suddenly pounded. Then he secretly scolded himself for thinking so randomly, and after a long while to collect his thoughts, he led Ping'er to Rongqing Hall.

Sister Feng smiled and nodded towards Li Wan, and said: "Ancestor, I didn't do this suddenly. My ancestors and my wife also know that for a few years since I came home, I have had an eldest sister by my side. And because of my daily routine, The housekeeper is having a quarrel with the second master."

Sister Feng smiled and said, "I don't think it's better for my sister-in-law to take care of it first?"

Jade Chuan said: "Look what the second grandma said, they are all servants. If I don't come, the maid next to me will come."

At noon that day, Sister Feng and Ping'er were bored in the room, when they saw Yuchai bringing a bowl of blood swallow.

Li Wan said: "What can't you do? I'm here! Get the key and ask your master to open the building and look for something."

Ping'er smiled and said, "Even so, I can't bear the teasing of grandmas."

Wang Xifeng held the soup cup in her hand and said with a smile: "Where are you talking? Thanks to Jin Chuan's help, my cloth shop made a full 20% more profit last month."

Mrs. Wang also said: "Sister-in-law is fine, but eldest brother is always inseparable from someone else."

Wang Xifeng sincerely praised: "If I had known that Jin Chuan'er would be so profitable, I would have asked for it from my wife early in the morning. Why would I have to tire myself to death?"

One sentence choked Mrs. Xing and she was speechless. Jia Mu thought about it and said, "Brother Feng finally managed to reply. As an elder, it's hard to refute. Madam, I think you will be more patient in the future and let Brother Feng rest for a while." Will she take over after she recovers?"

Sister Feng glanced sideways and said in a cold voice: "I've been suffering from plywood all day long, and I've been calculating and calculating, but it's just a small amount of money every month. My greenhouse business is running smoothly, and one winter can cover the family's annual expenses." Brother Jian said That’s right, if you don’t do the good business, why should you pay attention to the chaos in this house?”

Jia Mu, who was sitting on the soft couch, was in trouble. For one thing, Sister Feng is right. If you have been busy taking care of the house these years, don't you have time to take care of your husband and raise your children? After living together for several years, I only have one eldest sister by my side, and even Brother Zhu’s daughter-in-law has Brother Lang by her side;
Secondly, the purpose of appointing Sister Feng as housekeeper in the early years was to act as a buffer in the meantime. Now that this buffer is gone, wouldn't it be possible for Jia Mu to have a conflict with Mrs. Wang?

Then I heard Mrs.

When he got inside, he smiled and said: "Second Grandma, my wife sympathizes with Second Grandma's hard work and specially asked me to cook a cup of blood swallow."

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Mrs. Wang say: "Sister-in-law, what I said makes sense, but if Feng Yatou doesn't care, where can I find a suitable person to take care of the house?"

No matter what Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang thought, Mrs. Xing was now greedy. Sister Feng has stepped down from the housekeeping job, so she can't let Mrs. Wang take over as the housekeeper, right?
In terms of age, he is already fifty, and he has to be busy with Baoyu, so where can he find a Kung Fu Butler? Mrs. Xing herself is young. She is only in her early thirties, which is the right time!
Based on this calculation, if it was her turn to be the housekeeper, wouldn't the oil and water up and down be available for her to plunder?
Mrs. Because of the housekeeper's matter, even if the old lady trusted Sister Feng, she couldn't handle it by herself, even if she could do it for many years.

Li Wan hurriedly said: "I just talked to the old lady, and before I knew it, Girl Feng is here. Forget it, let Girl Feng do the talking."

After a while, I arrived at Derongqing Hall and saw Li Wan and the sisters there.

Jia Mu sighed immediately and thought to herself, this eldest lady is still an eldest lady, so she doesn't have any good intentions. Because he spoke out, he said: "You still have to take care of the eldest master, I think it will be exempted."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "I didn't visit anyone's house in the first few years. Isn't the family in good order? I guess the old lady will discuss it with her."

Wang Xifeng smiled and agreed, but she was still complaining in her heart - who stuffed Qiutong here yesterday?
In a blink of an eye, the old lady had finished her breakfast, and everyone dispersed. Sister Feng led Ping'er to Mrs. Wang's room and handed over the accounts and keys. After listening to Mrs. Wang's greetings and greetings for a long time, she came out of Mrs. Wang's courtyard.

Li Wan and Tan Chun looked at each other and asked, "How do you say that?"

Wang Xifeng smiled and asked Ping'er to take it, and then said: "Why are you here for labor?"

Ping'er breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Grandma should have been like this a long time ago. In charge of this family, the old lady said this and the lady said that, but grandma was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma. Now that grandma doesn't care, there are fewer people who are jealous. If we get along well with the second master, we will be happy if we have a brother one day."

Mother Jia felt disgusted and said impatiently: "Then wait until he is completely recovered."

I think I might as well agree first. No matter what happens in the future, I must let Sister Feng take a break first. "

Mrs. Wang nodded in agreement and said: "The old lady has said something, what else can my daughter-in-law say?" She turned to look at Sister Feng and warned: "It's not good to have any trouble with Lian'er in the future."

When only the master and servant were left, Ping'er couldn't help but ask: "Grandma, are you really going to quit your job?"

Li Wan hurriedly waved his hand: "I have some errands at the palace, I'm afraid I won't be free."

Li Wan immediately nodded his head and said: "I wanted to persuade you two years ago, but I didn't know how to say it. At least you have figured it out now -" After a pause, he frowned and said: "-You will not care about your family in the future. Who can I leave all the errands to?"

Jia Mu suddenly looked at her with admiration, and secretly wondered how the eldest daughter-in-law had become enlightened today. These words are pleasing to the ears and every sentence makes sense.

Li Wan said with emotion: "It's really difficult for you. In this case, let's go home. It won't be easy to come to Feng Yatou's place to cause trouble in the future."

Wang Xifeng picked up the soup cup, stirred the spoon and was about to eat, when she suddenly heard Yu Chuan bit her lip and said: "Second Grandma, my sister came home yesterday. She also received three new winter clothes, and my mother asked me to give them to her. Grandma is kowtowing.”

Sister Feng said angrily: "You usually advise me: 'Although you have many things to do, you should take care of yourself and take some time to rest.' I thought about it over and over again yesterday, isn't this the truth? Besides, my sister-in-law is here After all, I still have a brother Lang, and I have an eldest sister next to me - I am thinking about going to the old lady to talk to the old lady and get rid of the housekeeper's errand. "

Mrs.

Ping'er smiled and said, "It's not too late this time. I think Yuchai will take care of it for another year, and the cloth village will be taken care of by her."

Wang Xifeng thought: "Let's see, if she is really capable of this, I will leave the business to her, and I will be relieved." As he said that, he was about to pick up the soup cup again.

This time Wang Xifeng paid attention and saw the jade bracelet biting her lip and saying: "Second Grandma, everyone else is fine, but my sister's body bond... It's not for others, but you can't match a boy randomly."

Wang Xifeng said: "Don't worry, I've been paying attention. If there is a suitable one, you don't need your mother to tell you. I will arrange a match for you."

Wang Xifeng pondered, stared at the jade bracelet and picked up the soup cup again. Seeing the embarrassment on Yuchuan's face, he suddenly said: "Second Grandma, I...I also want to follow my sister to Buzhuangzi."

Wang Xifeng felt awe-struck and placed the soup cup on the table with trembling hands. She winked at Ping'er and Ping'er said: "I almost forgot that there are a lot of clutter piled up in the side room and I never have time to sort them out. Now I can It’s empty, you can sort it out with me.”

As he spoke, he led the two little girls out.

Only Wang Xifeng and the jade bracelet were left inside. Wang Xifeng looked serious. He called the jade bracelet to him and lowered his voice: "Tell the truth, is there something wrong with this blood swallow...?"

Yuchuan was panicked. She just remembered that her sister Jinchuaner was saved by Wang Xifeng, so she felt the desire to repay her kindness, but she also didn't want to offend Mrs. Wang. Because Yu Chuan'er looked panicked, she shook her head and waved her hands: "Where are you thinking, Second Grandma? I'm just... just -"

Wang Xifeng said gently: "Don't lie. You started talking as soon as I picked up the soup cup. You clearly didn't want me to eat it. Yuchuan'er, what you said today has reached my ears. As long as there is a third person who knows it, call me I was struck by lightning when I went out!"

"this--"

Wang Xifeng added: "I know that this matter has something to do with my wife. Just say it. I will transfer you out when I get the chance."

Yu Chuan'er bit her lower lip for a long time, then said cruelly: "Second Grandma, I don't know what's in this soup cup. My wife sent Caiyun to the kitchen to get it earlier, and I happened to be nearby at that time, so The kitchen window was open, and I just saw the woman opening the soup cup and pouring a packet of medicinal powder into it. "

Although Wang Xifeng had expected it, her heart still felt cold after hearing these words... What a cruel thought! My wife killed me, so no one will compete with her for the family business in the future, right?
No, no matter how cruel my wife is, she would not dare to kill herself with the medicine, lest the condiments in it have other effects.

Suppressing her heart pounding, Wang Xifeng hurriedly pulled the jade bracelet and said, "Good jade bracelet, thanks to you today, otherwise I wouldn't know how I died." As he spoke, his eyes turned red, and he said, "It's my fault. I went up and down, thinking carefully, always thinking about saving everyone's dignity. I was responsible for all the infamy, but in the end, she didn't feel right, and she actually wanted to kill me. "

Because of the incident involving his sister Jin Chuan'er, the first person Yu Chuan hated was Baoyu, and the second person he hated was naturally Mrs. Wang. How many years have the sisters served Mrs. Wang? What's going on with Baoyu that Mrs. Wang doesn't know about?
It was clearly Baoyu who came to tease Jin Chuaner. The sister talked a few words without concealing her words, but then she was beaten into a slut by Mrs. Wang!

Sister Cuofei happened to run into the second grandmother when she threw herself into the well, and I was afraid that the grass would be growing high on the grave by now.

Because Jin Chuan'er was not dead, she went to Wang Xifeng's Buzhuangzi. Whenever she returned home and the two sisters got together, Jin Chuan'er would always warn Yu Chuan'er repeatedly and tell her sister to stay away from Erye Bao, so as not to come back again. Follow in the footsteps.

Now that Yuchuan'er is older, she can't help but have some plans for herself. It seems that in another two years, Mrs. Wang will definitely send her to marry a boy. It is impossible to hope that she will get close to Baoyu. After thinking about it, when I saw that my sister Jin Chuaner could get two taels of silver per month, I immediately became interested.

The two boxes were stacked together, and today's jade bracelet reminds Wang Xifeng of his actions.

Yu Chuan'er feels the same way. Isn't it the same for her as a maid?

So he comforted her and said, "Second Grandma, don't think too much. Maybe...maybe that medicinal powder can also replenish the body?"

Wang Xifeng did not comment, took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears, and said, "Wait a moment."

After saying that, he got up and went to the bedroom, turned around and came out, and forced a hundred taels of silver note to Yu Chuan'er.

Yuchuan'er suddenly panicked and refused repeatedly, saying: "Second Grandma, I, I'm not doing it for this."

Wang Xifeng opened Yu Chua'er's hand, stuffed the banknotes, then held her hands and said: "Good boy, I know you didn't do it for this. I don't care about the family now, and there isn't much I can thank you for. Fortunately, I still have a job outside, and I always get a few thousand taels of silver every year. I don't ask for anything else, I just ask that if she hurts me again in the future, you can give me some time to report."

Yu Chuan thought about it and finally nodded.

Wang Xifeng smiled happily and said again: "You can't rush to Buzhuangzi. I have agreed now. When I get the chance, I will definitely agree with you." After thinking for a while, he added: "I have a small matter to ask. I entrust you with it, and I don’t need you to do anything else. I just need to talk to Caiyun secretly.”

"That's all Second Grandma's orders are."

"Come here." Wang Xifeng clasped her hands and whispered quietly for a long time, until Yu Chuan'er was stunned.

After a moment, Yu Chuan'er just nodded heavily and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Second Grandma, I can handle this matter."…………………………………………

Shichahai.

In late autumn, the autumn wind rustles. The surface of the lake is in ruins and there are only a few tourists on the shore. Unexpectedly, there was a huge crowd of people near Yinding Bridge at this moment, and the Yinding Bridge, which was not big or small, was surrounded by water.

There were soldiers from the Beijing camp guarding both sides of the bridge. On a small pier under the bridge, a strange-looking boat was parked on it, and several officials serving the inner government were busy on it.

Suddenly, a gong was sounded to clear the way, and the crowd divided into two parts. The one with the eyes glanced at Yi Zhan and said: "Hey, even King Zhongyong is here!"

After a moment, the carriage came closer, the curtains were opened, and the loyal king wearing a big cloak frowned and jumped out of the car. He was approaching in a hurry. Li Weijian quickly took the lead to greet him: "Your Majesty!"

King Zhongyong nodded slightly, looked past Li Weijian towards the painted boat in the water, and asked, "Are you ready?"

Li Weijian said with a smile: "I tested the car on the shore and everything was as usual, but I don't know if I put it in the water."

Zhongyong Wang Ni glanced sideways and scolded with a smile: "You, Li Fusheng, never guarantee anything. Who doesn't know that you are the most cunning person?"

Li Weijian shouted: "I am unjustly accused of being a low-ranking official. Shouldn't practical learning just focus on one thing and one thing?"

"Young Master, it's a cold day. Please give it a try as soon as possible. I'm still waiting to return to the palace to reply to the saint."

Li Weijian smiled and agreed, and called a group of officials, including Xue Biao, the secretary. When he had this opportunity to show his face, Li Weijian naturally would not take advantage of outsiders, so he said: "Wen Dou, are you ready?"

Xue Biao stepped out from the crowd, bowed and said, "Go back to the doctor. Everything is ready. The craftsman has inspected it three times. Everything including the boiler is ready. We are waiting for the doctor's order."

"Okay, let's light the fire and start the boiler."

Xue Biao agreed, turned around and went to give instructions. In a blink of an eye, the craftsmen on the boat were busy, the water was filled, and the boiler was raised. Because Xishan white coal was specifically used, the boiler turned from billowing black smoke to white smoke in just a moment or so.

Xue Biao personally watched from the boat. Seeing that the pressure gauge was approaching the limit, Xue Biao said: "Loosen the valve!"

The valve was released, and when the craftsman at the helm pulled the rope, he heard the strange roar of the boat, which made the people watching panic for a while.

After a while, the poles pushed the boat open, and the boat floated on it at first, and then slowly started to move. Those with sharp eyes could see it clearly and immediately shouted: "Evil! That boat didn't need to be propped up or rowed, it just moved on its own!"

There was a real scholar among them, and he immediately showed off and said: "Wonderful! Jinglingbo used a steam engine as power to drive the ship... The water was rolling behind it, could it be that the paddle wheel was sunk in the water?"

On the Yinding Bridge, King Zhongyong watched the boat getting faster and faster, and did not bother to listen to Li Weijian's introduction. He immediately said in a high voice: "Let's drive horses to Yongquan Temple to see which one is faster, the horse or the boat." ”

Li Weijian secretly sipped his teeth and had no choice but to accompany King Zhongyong on horseback. The palace guards cleared the way, and the two of them arrived at Yongquan Temple in a short while. When they looked back, they saw that the boat had reached the center of the sea.

After another moment, the boat came closer and followed Li Weijian's instructions to turn around and go back.

Li Weijian secretly thought, wouldn't this prince chase him back again? Fortunately, King Zhongyong was just in a high mood at the moment, not really stupid. He just looked at the boat from a distance and said: "Resurrection is indeed a wonderful idea."

Li Weijian said: "I just like to think too much. Your Majesty, it seems that now that this steam engine is installed on the ship, I will no longer have to look at the wind direction to set sail. This ship is like this, and it is impossible to say that the carriage will be like this in the future."

King Zhongyong clasped his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "In the future, dozens of miles of railway tracks will be built in Laoting. This king has known about this for a long time. Could it be that he is planning to install the machine on it in the future?"

"Your Majesty Mingjian, I do have this intention. If it is indeed feasible, I will spread the railway tracks along the Dashun Road. If there is chaos in the Western Region, we can send all the tens of thousands of troops there within seven days. In this way, where Are you still afraid of chaos on the border?”

King Zhongyong nodded repeatedly and said: "It's good, it's just that the rails are too expensive."

Li Weijian said: "It is a bit expensive now. When the production capacity of various factories increases, I am confident that the cost per mile will be reduced to 13,000 taels."

One mile in Dashun is about 596 meters, and the railway track run by Li Weijian in Laoting costs about 30,000 taels per kilometer.

In another time and space, the cost of railway construction in the late Qing Dynasty was 35,000 taels per kilometer. Considering that there had not been a large influx of silver from North America at this time, Li Weijian's 35,000 taels was probably much higher than the 35,000 taels in the late Qing Dynasty. .

King Zhongyong frowned and said: "Our Dashun territory is vast, more than ten thousand miles from east to west, north to south? If it is really built, won't the railway track alone cost tens of millions of silver?"

Li Weijian said: "Your Majesty, we are not starting work together. We will build some this year and some next year. Sooner or later, we will connect all the places in Dashun to one place. Besides, this matter must be worried about by Da Situ, so why should Your Majesty worry about it?" "

King Zhongyong suddenly felt relieved and laughed loudly: "Yes, how can I take care of the household affairs? Let Da Situ worry about it, hahaha——"

The two of them immediately stood in front of Yongquan Temple and watched the boat go around Shichahai in circles. After several rounds, the boat gradually stopped. King Zhongyong said: "I guess the coal on the ship is not enough?"

Unexpectedly, Xue Biao turned around to report and said: "Go back to the prince and uncle, there are still half of the coals on the boat, but the water is almost dry, so we have to stop."

Li Weijian slapped his forehead and cursed: "Idiot, isn't this sea full of water? Just put it in a bucket!"

Xue scorpion said: "Uncle, I'm thinking about it for fear of damaging the boiler..."

King Zhongyong was in a very good mood and said: "What can I do for him after he is resurrected? Forget it, now that the boat has been verified, I will go to the palace to announce the good news. The saint is probably looking forward to it now."

All dynasties have attached great importance to transportation, but the idiot Chongzhen of the former Ming Dynasty abolished the inns, forcing civil servant Li Chuang to rebel. Although Emperor Zhenghe didn't know the relationship between transportation and economy, he kept in mind Taizong's ancestral motto: If you want to be rich, build roads first.

Because I learned that Li Weijian was experimenting with steam-powered ships, I was extremely concerned. What the emperor was thinking was that if it was indeed used, then water and sea transportation would be able to be transported to the capital all year round regardless of the season or the wind direction. How much trouble would this move alone save?

At that moment, King Zhongyong turned to leave, then stopped, pointed his riding whip at Xue Biao, and asked, "What is your name? What mission are you on now?"

Xue Biao was flattered and hurriedly bowed and cupped his hands and said: "Back to your lord, I am Xue Biao, whose courtesy name is Wen Dou, and is now the secretary of the Military Academy."

King Zhongyong nodded and said, "That's right." Then he looked at Li Weijian and said, "Resurrection, although this man is young, he looks very useful. I think it is not an exaggeration to give him an official status."

Xue Biao was overjoyed and hurriedly knelt down and thanked him: "I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for your support!"

King Zhongyong said casually, nodded and hurried to the palace.

Xue Biao is in a lot of moods right now! My ancestor was Cong Long, and even though I got Ziwei Shiren, my descendants were useless, and they only became emperor merchants in the past dynasties. At this point in his life, he may even have lost his foundation as an imperial businessman. Unexpectedly, I bumped into Uncle Li by chance, and now I have only been with him for a few months, and in the blink of an eye I have become an official!

This……

At this time, Li Weijian came over to help Xue Biao up, and said to his brother-in-law with a smile: "Wen Dou will work hard from now on, and the benefits will be yours."

Xue Biao was sincerely convinced and paid homage to Li Weijian: "Thank you very much, Uncle, for your guidance."

Li Weijian smiled and shook his head, and said, "Go and see Baoqin when you have time. You told me yesterday that you didn't even see her when you came to the house."

Xue Biao then smiled and nodded repeatedly: "Isn't he busy with this matter...I will definitely come to visit you when I have time tomorrow."

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Rongguo Mansion, Mrs. Wang’s Courtyard.

At this moment, Mrs. Wang was extremely busy as Sister Feng handed over her errand. He called the eight companions one by one and reassigned the errands. He carefully read the accounts and gave detailed instructions on various matters.

After the arrangements were made, it was almost time to arrive. At this time, not caring about what happened to Baoyu, Mrs. Wang hurried to Jia Mu to set the rules.

In an instant, there were only a few maids left inside. Yu Chuan'er took a peek and saw Caiyun raising a feather duster to dust away the dust. He came over and whispered, "Caiyun, are you going to see your aunt again later?" Guess Mr. Huan is back too."

Caiyun's face turned red and she said angrily: "Little Hoof, are you here to make fun of me too?"

Yuchuan'er chuckled and whispered: "When I came back today, I passed through the hall and listened to my mother-in-law saying that she was Miss Bao——"

Caiyun was puzzled: "Miss Bao? What happened to Miss Bao?"

Yu Chuan'er looked around and warned: "I may be talking behind my back, but I can't take it seriously. If I say this and you hear it, it won't be spread everywhere."

Caiyun said: "You can just say what you want to say, why bother to titillate people now?"

Yuchuan'er sighed and said, "That's all, I'll just tell you." He whispered for a while, and after hearing this, Caiyun was astonished and said, "Is this happening?"

Yu Chuan'er curled her lips and said, "Miss Bao is naturally good, but that Uncle Xue... I'm afraid he can do even the most stupid things."

Caiyun said: "It's a pity that Miss Bao has such a brother."

Yu Chuan'er had said this, but she never left. She turned around and said, "There is one more thing."

"Still belongs to Miss Bao?"

Yu Chuan'er shook his head and said, "It is said that Grandma Lai's grandson, named Lai Shangrong, sent 20,000 taels of silver to the inner palace, thinking of buying an official position."

Caiyun was speechless at once: "Twenty thousand taels? Grandpa Tian, ​​how much money has the Lai family gained through corruption?"

Yu Chuan'er had already seen the dissatisfaction of Lai's family, so he curled his lips and said: "With the old lady protecting me, and most of the masters in the family being careless, why don't we just let the Lai family exploit us? Apart from other things, the garden alone , The Lai family is not greedy for a hundred thousand, I'm afraid they also have eighty thousand. "

Caiyun was sighing at the side, and after talking for a while, Yu Chuan'er turned around and went to work. Seeing that no one was watching, Caiyun threw away the feather duster and quietly went to Aunt Zhao's courtyard.

When he entered, he saw Jia Huan eating a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup. When Aunt Zhao saw Caiyun coming, she was immediately overjoyed. She stood up and greeted him repeatedly: "It's just the right time. Take a look at what he eats. You will have to take care of him from now on."

Since Caixia left, Aunt Zhao has been thinking about bringing Caiyun and Jia Huan together. At first Caiyun didn't care about Jia Huan, and even felt disgusted with him. Only after Jin Chuan'er's incident came out, Caiyun gradually changed her mind.

There is Mrs. Wang outside and an attacker inside. With these two people watching over her, who can get close to Baoyu? Counting it all together, Qian Xue, Bi Hen, Jin Chuan'er... which one is better? No matter how bad Mr. Huan is, he is still the master of the Jia family, which is better than being paired with a boy in the future.

Jia Huan didn't realize it at this moment. He ate the lotus seed soup wholeheartedly, wiped his mouth and turned around and ran away: "I'm going to be naughty!"

Aunt Zhao scolded her a few times, but she didn't take it back.

Turning around, Aunt Zhao sent Xiao Jixiang'er and Xiao Que out, pulled Caiyun and asked, "Young girl Feng really doesn't care about anything anymore?"

Caiyun nodded and explained the reason. After Aunt Zhao heard this, she was immediately overjoyed and said: "From now on, if she doesn't care about anything, let's see how she handles me."

After criticizing Sister Feng for a while, Caiyun thought about what Yu Chuan'er had just said, and couldn't help but said: "Auntie, I just heard two messages, and I don't know whether they are true or not -"

Aunt Zhao loves to talk, and she is willing to let it go. She said matter-of-factly: "Just say it, no matter whether it is true or not, it will be useful in the future."

(End of this chapter)