Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 290. Cat and Dog
But Li Weijian came out of the black oil gate, walked a few steps, looked back and observed, and then laughed. Originally, for Jia Mu's sake, she always wanted to leave some dignity for this great old man. Now that his face has been torn apart, there is no need to retain this dignity.

He knew that when Jia She moved out to Sun Shaozu, he may not have really wanted to marry his second sister to this person. He probably wanted to accept the benefits from Sun Shaozu but refused to honor them, so he simply moved out to let Sun Shaozu find it difficult. retreat.

With Li Weijian's current position, all he had to do to deal with these little shrimps was to let the wind out. Sun Shaozu was really overestimating his sneaky tricks like in the past.

With clear thoughts in his mind, Li Weijian stepped back from Jiaomen to his home. When he arrived at the Yimen, he simply called a servant and ordered him to summon Wu Haining.

In just a moment, Wu Haining arrived.

Li Weijian immediately ordered: "Go and check for a man named Sun Shaozu. If you spread the news, tell me that I am extremely dissatisfied with the person named Sun."

"Yes." Wu Haining bowed in agreement.

Li Weijian thought about it and said: "How many pawnshops does Prince Zhongshun seem to have? Go and ask the Ding brothers to check it out." As he spoke, he handed the IOU signed by Jia She to Wu Haining and said, "I will find a suitable one tomorrow." The person resold the IOU, remember, he bit it to death and resold it at a 40% discount."

Wu Haining had been training in the Shuntian Mansion Yamen for a long time, and now he was clear-sighted and not as talkative as before. He agreed immediately without asking any questions, and just said he would do it tomorrow.

After Li Weijian explained, he entered his inner house. Fu Qiufang's pregnancy was probably over three months ago, and her symptoms of constipation were slightly relieved. When Li Weijian arrived at the West Road Courtyard, Fu Qiufang, Hongyu, and Xiuying stood up to greet them. When they took a look, it was the three of them and Bi Tong playing horse trap.

Li Weijian said: "What's the point of delaying it? It's been delayed for so long, and it won't be short of this time and a half. I don't think there will be a turn for the better in the future."

After chatting for a while, Li Weijian thought that the matter between himself and his second sister would be spread sooner or later, so he said casually: "I just went to Jia's house, and then I broke up with the elder on bad terms."

"Huh? It doesn't matter. I just think this horse tag is inconvenient. I think it would be more interesting to carve one out later."

The threat in this is beyond words. If Lai Shangrong is obedient and just obeys, these people will live in peace; if Lai Shangrong is ignorant and makes a fuss, then the Jia family has many ways to torture these three people to death.

The old servant of the Lai family and the accountant were not tough guys. Mrs. Wang was afraid of a long night and many dreams, so she took action that day. In an instant, the Rongguo Mansion was wailing, and a group of people were recognized intermittently.

"Yes?" Baoqin said in surprise.

Li Weijian briefly talked about what he had just passed by, and then said with a serious face: "Since this great master wants to use me as a spearman, don't blame me for being rude."

If things go on like this, Bao Qin may actually become the fourth brother Jian's concurrent wife... How will this make Bao Chai feel embarrassed?

Bao Qin just smiled and watched the cat and the magpie flipping up and down without saying much.

Although Xiangling had a silly name, she was not stupid. She thought about what she could say and told her about Baoqin's situation at home.

Baochai thought about yesterday's situation and couldn't figure out if Li Weijian was trying to coax her, so she asked Xiangling to ask.

However, it was said that this day Xiangling came to the Grand View Garden again, and happened to bump into Baochai who had returned from Aunt Xue's place on the way. The two were masters and servants earlier, and Xiangling was protected by Baochai, so it was inevitable that she was somewhat close to her.

Xiang Ling observed and frowned and said: "These two are good and bad sometimes, and I don't know when they will become the leader."

Fu Qiufang was thinking about it but stopped talking.

Li Weijian said: "Let them go, but there is one thing. You must tell your father not to be greedy for petty advantages and suffer a big loss. If the family is short of money, just tell Qiu Fang. There is no shortage of money in the family." "

On the other side of the room, Jia Lian had just returned in a hurry during the watch that night, and was called over by the elder to give him a scolding.

Hongyu responded, and immediately heard the singing of orioles outside, but it was Baoqin, Qingwen, and Xiangling coming from the East Road Courtyard.

Once inside, the hall became lively in a blink of an eye.

Li Weijian sighed and never mentioned the matter again. After dinner, Li Weijian went to the study to write and draw. Baoqin was really curious, so he asked Xiangling to hear about it.

Second Master Lian suddenly fainted with a muffled voice. He sought treatment from his family's imperial doctor, and then moved back to Sister Feng's Children's Hospital to raise his son.

She asked herself which aspect was better than this younger sister. Unexpectedly, her own marriage was undecided and she was still eyeing Baoyu with all her heart. However, the younger sister she looked down on was acting like a lady in charge of the Li family's outside business. .

While they were talking, Ping'er came across Cuiyan Bridge and caught a glimpse of the two talking in Didui Pavilion, so he came over to meet them.

When the eldest master got the news, the goods had already been moved to the warehouse at home. This time, the eldest man and Mrs. Xing were so angry that they knew they couldn't get Mrs. Wang, so they spread all their grievances on Jia Lian. After another beating, the elder Jia She accidentally hit Jia Lian on the back of the head with a stick.

Because of their vision and knowledge, Hongyu, Xiuying, Qingwen and others were still worried, while the remaining Fu Qiufang and Baoqin were different. Because he had just arrived, Baoqin didn't know about Li Weijian and the second girl's Yingchun at this moment, so he was full of curiosity. Fu Qiufang frowned. She knew about the entanglement between Li Weijian and Yingchun, but she couldn't control it at the moment. Don't allow Li Weijian's thoughts.

While thinking about it, he suddenly heard a cat meowing in the small courtyard. Baoqin and Xiangling hurriedly came out to observe, and saw that the magpie was indeed fighting with the general again.

I thought to myself that the master probably wanted to endure it a little longer and wait until the neighborhood deteriorated before he allowed the second girl to come over. "

"That's it." Baoqin smiled with bright eyes and white teeth, but he had other thoughts in his heart. So what if we miss old feelings again? The two girls had an unpleasant temperament and were not worthy of their rightful place. They were no match for her in any way. They were just getting here first. If you can do both, why can't Baoqin do it?

Mrs. Wang immediately sent Jia Qiang to go up to Zhuangzi outside the city overnight. After a search, more than 10,000 taels of silver were stolen.

Xiang Ling then laughed and said, "The imperial court doesn't recognize both of them, so isn't it just accepting it?"

Xu Shi thought that now they were talking behind closed doors, and the women inside were not that fond of gossiping. Fu Qiufang frowned and asked: "It is understandable to speak out about the behavior of the eldest master of the Jia family. But what is the master's intention? ? You can’t keep holding on to the second girl, right?”

The old lady had seen the second girl before, and she disliked her for being soft-tempered and not capable of taking charge of the household. Then the marriage between the master and Miss Yun was decided. The master has a long-term temperament and will not let go once he is convinced. This matter has been hanging in the balance for a while.

Xiangling hesitated for a long time before saying: "The master and the second girl have been in love and concubine for a long time. However, the old master disliked the second girl for being a concubine and having greedy and shameless parents, so he always stopped him.

Fu Qiufang then said angrily: "It's just a thing to enhance the scenery, so why bother?"

Then, Mrs. Wang sent Jia Qiang to convey a message to Lai Shangrong. She only said that the Jia family understood that the Lai family had been slaves for several lifetimes, so they sent Lai Da, Lai's family and Aunt Lai to live in Zhuangzi, Liaodong, so that Lai Shangrong could take care of themselves. No need to worry.

When he heard that Bao Qin had indeed taken over the accounts and followed Fu Qiufang to various places to do accounting this morning, Baochai suddenly felt sour.

Li Weijian sat down and asked Fu Qiufang about today's situation. Hongyu said angrily: "Today, I went to Rongguo Mansion to mention it to my parents. My mother just made a move, and then turned around and my wife sent a new errand down, asking my father to take charge." The warehouse. Mom seems to be happy that she won’t mention the transfer."

Li Weijian felt that he had lost his soul at this moment, because he was thinking about whether to play mahjong, but Fu Qiufang got the wrong idea, and immediately said: "I felt bored for a while, so I pulled them together." A few of us have been playing for a while, but we can’t win or lose more than a bunch of money, so we don’t dare to break the rules set by the master.”

Lai Shangrong has been well clothed and well-fed since he was a child, but he was born as a prison student, so how much can he do? He wanted to report, but was afraid of the Jia family's reputation, so he simply hid in a village outside the city and lived in a state of intoxication, without even seeing his parents or grandmother off.

It was getting late at this time, so I expected that Mrs. Wang, the second wife, would not be able to find out the details even if she was interrogated. Unexpectedly, under San Mu, there was nothing I could ask for.

"Ah?" All the girls were surprised and came over to ask.

Jia Lian didn't care, but he annoyed Jia She. Although the old man's mouth and eyes were crooked, he managed to get up, pick up the door bolt, and beat Jia Lian.

The three of them had met each other, and Baochai smiled and said, "I just talked to Xiangling, and I was about to go find your grandma."

Ping'er then smiled and said: "Girl, it will be hard to find our grandma in the future. Now that grandma has taken off her errands, she is now focusing on taking care of the second master."

In the morning, Baochai heard from Mrs. Wang that Jia Lian had been beaten. Thinking that it was a family matter and not letting Xiang Ling know about it, he said, "Why don't you go find your master soon?"

Xiangling agreed with a smile, said goodbye to the two of them, and went out of Dicui Pavilion to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion on the slope.

After Xiangling left, Ping'er said, "Have you heard our news?"

Baochai said: "Just now, I heard my mother-in-law say that the eldest master and the second master were having a quarrel?"

"More than that?" Ping'er laughed and said, "The master beat the second master so hard that he couldn't move."

Baochai hurriedly asked: "Is it so serious? What's the reason for this time?"

Ping'er gritted his teeth and cursed: "What else can you do? Just say that the second master is not doing things well, isn't it because he didn't get involved in the Lai family's affairs? Our eldest master is really holding dirt in his hands. There is a lot of money, but I don’t think that my body and bones are like this. What’s the use of making more money?”

After a pause, he continued: "I was beaten last night, but today I called him over and just hit him in the back of my mind. The imperial doctor said that it was lucky that the eldest man had a stroke and the force was too weak, otherwise he would have died right away. !”

Baochai was startled and said hurriedly: "This master's actions are too imprudent. Are you not afraid that the old lady will know about this?"

Ping'er rolled his eyes and said: "So what if I know? In such a situation, the old lady is afraid that the white-haired person will give the black-haired person a favor."

Baochai asked about the injury again, and hurriedly called Ying'er and said, "Go to your house and get some pills of stick sore medicine. I won't go there. Please give my regards."

Ying'er hurriedly agreed, and Ping'er smiled and said, "I know that Miss Bao is considerate. Miss Bao already knew about my request before I even left my mouth."

Ying'er returned in a moment, holding a box of pills and followed Ping'er to Sister Feng's courtyard without saying a word.

Baochai stopped briefly, looked at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion on the slope, and then went to Hengwu Garden.

When Ying'er returned, she listened to her words: "Girl, I just saw Imperial Physician Wang going to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. I guess Miss Lin is sick again."

Baochai nodded in agreement, thinking secretly in his heart, since Daiyu returned south, except for being unable to avoid Jia's mother, she stayed away from Baoyu for the rest of the time, and now she is separated from Baoyu.

Although marriage is a matter of "parents' orders and matchmaker's words", such taboos are really contrary to common sense. In addition, the female official in the palace, Jian Yu, often stopped Baoyu, so Baochai secretly thought that there was no way that Daiyu would marry. The person is not a precious jade, but someone else?

I originally thought that Li Weijian had a close relationship with Daiyu in the past, but in a blink of an eye, Li Weijian and Yun Yatou had a small engagement. Now Baochai is also confused, not knowing what is going on.

After thinking for a long time, Baochai called Ying'er, selected some nourishing things and put them in a box, and the master and servant went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to explore.

But he said that Daiyu was indeed ill now. The imperial doctor had diagnosed and treated her, but it was just an accidental cold.

Since she met Li Weijian, Daiyu changed her diet and took more walks every day. This was the first time she fell ill after returning from Yangzhou.

Now Daiyu is lying on the bed, and Xiangling is sitting beside the bed. The two are talking, and suddenly Zijuan comes to report that Baochai is here.

A few people chatted with each other, and when Baochai sat down, Daiyu smiled and said: "I just feel the cold occasionally, and it will be better in a while. Where can Sister Baochai be here?"

Baochai smiled and said, "Who am I? It's just that Sister Su knew that Sister Lin was fragile, so she hurried over to take a look."

Xiang Ling smiled and said: "Miss Lin is not weak now. Even the third girl was sick a while ago."

Baochai said: "They say you are stupid, but who knows you are really stupid. No matter how good Sister Lin is, how can you compare to Tan Yatou? Tan Yatou has not been sick for several years, but Sister Lin has only gotten better in the past two years. , but you can't be careless." After that, he looked at the prescription given by the imperial doctor just now.

Then he thought about it and said, "I think this recipe is appropriate, but it uses too much ginseng and cinnamon, and it will inevitably be too hot.

According to me, the first thing is to calm the liver and strengthen the stomach. Once the liver fire is calmed down, it cannot suppress the earth. If the stomach qi is not diseased, then the diet can nourish the person. Get up early every day, take one tael of high-quality bird's nest, five qian of rock sugar, and use a silver spoon to make porridge. If you are used to it, it will be better than medicine and the most nourishing yin and qi. "

At that moment, he called Ying'er again and presented the bird's nest and snowflake candy in the box.

Because Xiangling was still there, Baochai couldn't explore too much, so she sent the things away and went back home with Ying'er.

Xiangling sat with him for half a day and returned to the uncle's house at noon. There were three masters and servants left in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Daiyu said to Zijuan and Xueyan, "She came here to look at her sincerely. Could it be that she came here to express her annoyance?"

Xueyan shook his head blankly, but Zicuckoo said: "If I say, you must be on guard against others. We also have these bird's nests and snowflakes at home, so why covet Miss Bao's? It's fine for the girl to just accept Miss Bao's wishes, then import But it’s not easy to use.” Daiyu smiled and said, “Look, I’m just a greedy person, right?”

Zicuckoo smiled and said, "Girl, you still say you're not greedy? The imperial doctor only told the girl not to eat spicy food when she's sick, but today she's very listless when eating."

Daiyu also laughed sarcastically and said: "It's strange to say that in the past, I didn't feel any difference when I added spicy food, but now it's short and tasteless at all. It's all his fault. Now I can't eat without the spicy food." ”

Xue Yan spoke quickly and said smoothly: "If you want to complain, you can go to Fourth Master to complain, but you can't talk to us."

"Talk too much!" Daiyu yelled and quickly looked around.

Fortunately, all the servants and women around him were outside, so he felt relieved.

In the evening, Daiyu drank two bowls of yam and bird's nest porridge and was still leaning on the bed. She didn't expect the sky to change before the sun set, and it started to rain. The autumn rain was pulsing, and the clouds and sunshine were uncertain. It was getting dusk that day, and the clouds were getting darker. With the raindrops on the bamboo shoots, it felt even more desolate.

Zijuan delivered the food box to the small kitchen. When she returned, she looked strange. She couldn't help but said to Daiyu, "Girl, I don't know where the news came from, saying that the eldest master has arranged a marriage for the second girl."

Daiyu closed the book and raised her eyes to look over, and Zijuan said: "Everything comes out of nowhere, there must be a reason. Now even the old woman in the kitchen is talking about it, and I think it is very close. I heard it vaguely, as if The fourth master and the eldest master had a falling out yesterday."

Daiyu secretly thought to herself that she didn't need to wonder about his thoughts now. She would just ask him face to face at night.

Because Daiyu was ill, she didn't go to Rongqing Hall that day, so she didn't know what was going on at dinner.

At that time, Jia Mu heard the news and asked Mrs. Xing to come and inquire.

Then Mrs. The second girl rushed to Double Ten, fearing that it would be difficult to find someone else.

The elder also thought that he could not delay for long, so he chose the Sun family. "

At that moment, he praised Sun Shaozu again, saying that he was only twenty-seven, had never married a wife, and had the ability to socialize and make changes, so he expected to be successful in the future.

However, Jia's mother was not very satisfied. She also thought about Li Weijian, so she only said "we will discuss it again", but she was not sure.

Mrs. Xing had just left, and when she turned to welcome the spring, she came over with pear blossoms and rain. She didn't say anything in front of Jia Mu, and just kept crying.

Mother Jia felt pity in her heart, and after a while she said: "Brother Jian is not sure about his side, do you have to wait any longer?"

The second girl raised her eyes and glanced at Jia Mu first, and then turned her head to look at Siqi who came casually. Siqi gritted his teeth and nodded fiercely. The second girl seemed to have gained support, and finally asked for permission: "Old lady, too. I knew that I had lost my mother since I was a child, and I was not interested in my father. I have been cautious since I was a child, for fear of hating this or getting tired of that. Now that I am eighteen years old, I will always get married, but I have such a temper. , if you meet someone who feels pity and is willing to take care of you, but if you can't find a good match, where is your life?

I don't know what happened to Sun Shaozu, but my mother-in-law was gossiping behind his back. My father owed Sun Shaozu five thousand taels of silver and refused to pay it back, so he used me to pay off the debt. Old lady, when I got married like this, it was better to say that I was sold than married. Where can I still have face when I get to the Sun family?
Just asking the old lady to show mercy, the granddaughter of the Sun family would never want to go. Rather than doing this, it would be better to let your granddaughter twist her hair and become a sister-in-law, rather than being sold out and humiliated like now! "

Jia Mu was immediately angry: "What are you talking about! How can I become a sister-in-law? Just now the eldest lady came to speak, but I didn't agree. I thought to myself that I had to know about that person's family affairs and character. But I didn't expect that there was something else in it. There was such a time!
Please stop crying. Since there is still such a thing, I will never allow you to marry her. Yuanyang, go and ask the eldest lady to reply! "

At that moment, Amber helped the crying second girl to stand up and sat down beside him. After a while, Yuanyang called Mrs. Xing back.

Jia Mu didn't say anything and asked directly: "Let me ask you, do you owe the Sun family five thousand taels of silver?"

Mrs. Xing suddenly lost her words and said, "How did the old lady find out?"

Seeing Mrs. Xing like this, why doesn't Jia Mu know that what she said is true? He was so angry that he leaned on the ground repeatedly and yelled: "Are there parents like you in the world? They owe money to outsiders and refuse to pay it back, but they insist on using their daughter to pay off the debt. Don't you think about it, the second girl got married like this , maybe you will be fine tomorrow?
Then asked: "Why do you owe that money?" "

Mrs. It is expected that people will leave now, the Fifth Military Department no longer cares about the promotion, and Jia Yucun, the Ministry of War, is talking loudly. The big boss is in trouble, so it has been delayed. "

Jia Mu said angrily: "Since the matter can't be done, the money can be returned, so why bother using the second girl to pay the debt?"

Mrs.

Jia Mu was so angry that she felt dizzy for a while. Yuanyang and Amber Lian Yingchun hurriedly stepped forward to help her. One wiped her forehead and the other stroked her back. It took a long time before Jia Mu came around. She just pointed at Mrs. Xing's nose and cursed: "You You are a man of three obediences and you should do whatever he says. If he hands you a knife tomorrow, are you going to kill me too?"

Mrs. "There's only one thing -" As he spoke, he held the tearful Yingchun in his arms and said sternly: "I have to take care of these girls before they get married, and you will do the rest!"

Mrs. Xing expressed her worries again, but Mrs. Jia was not willing to listen. After a long while of talking, Mrs. Xing was sent out.

I had just welcomed the spring and asked for permission, but I didn't mention Li Weijian even a word. Including the words asking for permission, it was all Si Qi's idea.

The old lady values ​​​​the rules the most, but her beloved grandson Baoyu is the most unruly. Because in this Jia family, the masters are also divided into three, six or nine levels.

The first-class one is naturally Baoyu, followed by Daiyu, and after that are Tanchun and Xichun. Because Yingchun has an unpleasant temperament and looks like a little transparent person on weekdays, it falls in the last category. The end waits.

If Li Weijian had been mentioned when asking for permission just now, it would probably offend Jia's mother, so Si Qi and Yingchun discussed not mentioning Li Weijian at all, and only used the five thousand taels of silver to sell their daughter.

Sure enough, saying this made the old lady very angry. There was no need to marry Shaozu, a descendant of Na Laoshi.

Yingchun felt a little relieved, and was immediately pulled over by Jia Mu and said: "You are getting older now. Don't mention being a sister-in-law again. Sooner or later, you will get married. I will ask my wife later. Find a happy and suitable family, and then you won't be able to make trouble like this again."

Yingchun immediately accepted it and said, "My granddaughters all listen to our ancestors."

Daiyu doesn't know anything about Rongqingtang for the time being. What she expected was true. Li Weijian came that night.

I knocked on the window, and the one who opened it was Daiyu, but unexpectedly it was Zicuckoo who held the whale oil lamp.

Li Weijian was slightly surprised, and Zijuan hurriedly whispered: "Fourth master, come in quickly. The girl took medicine in the evening and fell asleep now."

Zijuan and Xueyan just pretended not to know about his nighttime interactions with Daiyu, so Li Weijian simply jumped in without hesitation.

Maybe she heard a noise inside, so Daiyu said in a hoarse voice: "Zicuckoo, who is here?"

Zicuckoo said nothing and led Li Weijian to the bedroom.

With the help of an oil lamp, Daiyu saw that Li Weijian was wearing a bearskin hat and a bearskin coat. Although Daiyu was a little embarrassed because of Zicuckoo's collision, she couldn't help but laugh and said: "Where did the hunter come from?"

Li Weijian asked hurriedly: "I heard from Xiangling that my sister was sick, so I rushed here as soon as night fell. Are you feeling better today? Have you taken any medicine? How much food have you eaten today?" As he spoke, he took off his hat and clothes. , hurriedly raised the lamp with one hand, covered the light with the other, and shined a light on Daiyu's face, looked at it closely, and said with a smile: "My sister looks good."

Daiyu sat up and saw that Li Weijian's trousers were soaked through, so she said, "The upper part is afraid of rain, but the shoes and socks underneath are not afraid of rain? I'm just sick. If you get caught in the rain, won't you also get sick too?"

Li Weijian smiled and said: "I practice every morning, how can I get sick so easily?" After a pause, he then said: "It's still early, the leader of Beishan sent me some bear jackets, put them on me to rain. If the snow does not invade, I will send one to my sister later.”

Daiyu smiled and said, "I don't want it. If I wear a bearskin, wouldn't I look like a hunter?"

When she said it, she remembered that she had not thought about it, and it was connected with what she had just said about Li Weijian. She immediately regretted it, her face turned red with embarrassment, and she turned her head away and coughed non-stop.

Li Weijian hurriedly took out something from his arms and handed it to Zicuckoo: "Go and get some warm water to dissolve it and give it to Sister Lin."

Daiyu stopped coughing and wondered, "What is that object again?"

"The loquat and autumn pear ointment I cooked a few days ago is best for cough symptoms."

Zijuan agreed, took the glass bottle and left.

Li Weijian simply sat on the bedside, took Daiyu's hand, and felt it was slightly cold.

Daiyu quickly pulled out, with annoyance on her face. Without waiting for him to speak, Zijuan returned with a tea cup, dissolved the ointment with warm water and gave it to Daiyu. The loquat and autumn pear ointment went into the throat and cooled her throat. After eating it, Daiyu really didn’t cough much anymore.

Zicuckoo was a discerning person, so she immediately hid without saying a word. There were only two people left inside. Li Weijian smiled and took Daiyu's hand. She struggled slightly this time, but no longer refused.

The two chatted for a while, and then Daiyu talked about the two girls. Li Weijian said: "The elder owes Sun five thousand taels of silver. He doesn't want to pay back the debt, so he just used Yingchun to pay off the debt."

"Ah?" Daiyu was startled and said hurriedly: "If the eldest master behaves like this, how will the second sister behave in the future?"

Li Weijian nodded and said: "Second sister has heard the news a long time ago. Today I sent Siqi to ask for advice. I gave an idea. As long as this matter is exposed, the marriage will be considered a waste."

Daiyu frowned and whispered, "I knew you wouldn't let go."

Li Weijian said hurriedly: "If you have no choice but to do something, what can you do? It's not because of the family's obstruction. The second sister has already passed by. In this situation, I feel sorry for the second sister, so naturally I have to take more care of her."

Daiyu sneered and said: "You come and look after me, I'm afraid I have to look after you back home again, right?"

Li Weijian said sternly: "My younger sister also knows the situation of the second sister. She has such a soft temper, not to mention the head of the family. Even the servants, wives and servants of the family will be humiliated if she is entrusted to others. The second sister's background is neither above nor below. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a well-matched marriage.

Let's look at it later. If the second sister is willing, I can't stop her. If she is unwilling..."

Daiyu didn't care about the second girl Yingchun in her heart. She was smart and sharp, so she could naturally sense that Li Weijian didn't have much affection for Yingchun, but probably more of pity. After saying it once, he turned to something else.

The two chatted for a long time, and suddenly mentioned that Daiyu had lost her appetite recently, Li Weijian said: "Didn't Miss Xing come to the garden? I think my sister might as well build a small stove in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. It's hard to spend money to hire people now, so I can give her some food." Wouldn’t it be nice if I asked Miss Xing to come over and make some delicious food every now and then?”

Daiyu's heart was filled with excitement, but then she sighed and said, "Let's talk about it, now that my wife is the housekeeper, it's hard to talk about this little thing."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. My wife has been the housekeeper for several years, but now she has no choice. In a few days, she will ask my second sister-in-law to take care of the house again."

At the moment, the two of them talked to each other sincerely and had nothing to say. Li Weijian stayed with him until the beginning of the second watch, and then Shi Shiran returned home.

Turn around and catch up with Li Weijian Xiu Mu.

The autumn rain continued, and Li Weijian was tired all morning. Just when he got up to eat, Qian Xue called back: "Master, the front door said that a man named Sun came and asked to see the master."

"The one whose surname is Sun?"

At that moment, Qian Xue presented the name card, and Li Weijian glanced at it, and it turned out to be the Zhongshan Wolf Sun Shaozu! In one day, Wu Haining had already heard everything about this person.

The Sun family is also considered a powerful force in Ping'an Prefecture. They started their business with military exploits in their early years, and later took advantage of convenience to specialize in contraband and smuggling matters.

This time Sun Shaozu came to Beijing to work around, just to fulfill his vacancy in the world and to maintain his family's property. Now that Dashun is about to rectify the border army, there are many moves to transfer officers and assistants from the Beijing camp to serve at the border. Most of these people have the intention of entering the Beijing camp first and then being transferred to Ping'an Prefecture.

Li Weijian hated to see this person, so he simply threw the name card on the ground and sneered: "Go and tell Wu Haiping that not just any cat or dog can come to my house at will."

Qian Xue looked stern and responded hurriedly. He turned around and went to Deyi Gate and asked the boy to call Wu Haiping. The couple whispered for a long time. Wu Haiping got the order and knew that his uncle hated the person named Sun.

When he turned around and arrived at the concierge, he saw Sun Shaozu bowing his hands with a shy smile. Wu Haiping said condescendingly: "Uncle is not free today, you'd better come another day."

Sun Shaozu smiled apologetically and said, "Uncle, since I'm not free, I'll come back another day."

Wu Haiping snorted and didn't say much. As soon as Sun Shaozu left, Wu Haiping ordered in a loud voice: "Go and chop this chair down and make a fire! What kind of cats and dogs dare to come to the door, do you think the Li family is a cattle and horse market? Go ahead and show your skills, this is such a shame." Don’t put the goods in!”

Sun Shaozu, who had just gone out and untied the reins, was startled at first when he heard this, and then felt angry in his heart, but he gritted his teeth and endured it. I couldn't help but wonder more and more, why did this Li Caishen make me angry? There has to be a reason, right?
(End of this chapter)