Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 323 Big hire
At night, I went to the small courtyard in the northeast.

Baochai frowned and sat beside the soft couch, while Aunt Xue guided Tongxi and Tonggui to carefully pack the boxes and cages under the light of the lamp.

Turning around and seeing Baochai frowning, Aunt Xue sighed, came over and sat on the soft couch and said, "My son, everything is my idea, why do you have to think too much?"

Sister Bao glanced at Aunt Xue and couldn't help but said: "My daughter always feels that her mother's behavior is inappropriate. Who can't see the thoughts of our family after living in Rongfu for five years? Now it happens that my aunt is still ill, so she has to leave at this time. If you leave, it will inevitably lead to outsiders saying that the Xue family is a people who are greedy for profit and have no good reputation now. Isn’t it my mother’s intention to send her daughter to a wealthy family?”

Aunt Xue frowned and said, "Why don't I know what you said? But you also heard what the old lady said. Your aunt was sentenced to death, and she will be locked up in a temple in the future, which is like being detained. Baoyu also has a temperament that does not know how to make progress. Your uncle is the only one who is an official of the fourth rank. When the old lady goes away, the first and second houses will be separated, not to mention how much the family property will be, but he will no longer be able to live in the name of Rongfu. What benefit does marriage bring to our family?"

Baochai laughed angrily: "After all, isn't Mom still thinking of letting me climb the dragon and follow the phoenix?"

Aunt Xue suddenly frowned and said angrily: "If you are really like a dragon and a phoenix, the family will enshrine you as a Bodhisattva! What's going on with your brother, what's going on with your sister-in-law? If you don't count on you, how can the Xue family stand out? date?"

Baochai shook his head and said nothing, and after a while he said: "Those who have traveled a hundred miles are half-ninety. If my aunt changes the situation in the future, let's see what my mother says when she arrives."

Aunt Xue said: "Your aunt has been using the old lady as an excuse, but who knows what she is thinking? That is, Baoyu is too much nonsense and has a bad reputation outside. Otherwise, do you think she won't let Baoyu find a suitable woman in the honorable family?" After a pause, he replied: "So what if your aunt is transferred? Rong Mansion still owes our family fifty thousand taels of silver."

Baochai said depressedly: "Mom is the one who makes the decision anyway. I can't persuade you now. From now on, I just have to act according to my mother's will."

Baochai's heart was moved, and she plotted everywhere in Rong Mansion. Baoyu hated Daiyu, Li Weijian hated Yingchun, and Tanchun was hated by the housekeeper. She only helped Xing Xiuyan with a kind heart, so this Only Xing Xiuyan came to deliver the food.

It's just that in terms of years, Xiangyun is only older than Xichun. I'm afraid that when the day passes, the scenery in the Grand View Garden will no longer be the same as it is today. Sisters who are waiting to get married can usually only get together in a hurry during weddings and weddings.

Xiangyun immediately burst into tears. She was cheerful, charming and naive by nature, but she was not really stupid. How could she not know that she would never come back again? If I visit again tomorrow, I'm afraid I will come back on the same day. Unless she marries into the uncle's house in a few years, she will be able to interact with the sisters in the Grand View Garden.

While talking, he stood up and pulled Xiangyun and pressed him in front of the dressing table. One of them pulled his hair into a bun, the other put on rouge, and the other one was gesticulating.

He agreed with joy, took a handful of money and went to the water room again, and this time he came back with two loads of hot water.

The Xue family decided to leave at noon the next day, but at noon the next day someone came from the Zhongjing Hou Mansion. It was said that Mrs. Zhongjinghou had caught the wind and cold, and she was thinking of Xiangyun in her heart, so she sent Shi Rang to take Xiangyun to Zhongjinghou Mansion to stay for a while.

Tanchun sighed and was speechless.

Seeing the carriage of the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion coming out of the corner gate, Xichun realized in hindsight: "Is it possible that Sister Yun will come in the future?"

Aunt Xue frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

Sister Bao had tidied up Hengwu Garden early in the morning, and this time she went to inspect it again. Naturally, she felt extremely sad. When he came out of Hengwu Garden, he saw Xing Xiuyan waiting in front of the door.

Indigo sweeps the eyebrows, and the person's features in the mirror are picturesque. Xiangyun was reluctant to get up again, his eyes were red, and he put his arms around Tanchun, who was painting her eyebrows, and said, "Third Sister's makeup is really good. I wish I could ask Third Sister to paint it when I leave the cabinet one day."

Tan Chun hugged Xichun's small figure and said, "It's okay to come, but we can't live here like we are now."

Tan Chun had a heroic spirit in his heart. After crying, he wiped away his tears and suddenly said with a smile: "Girl Yun, why do we have to part ways like this? It's not like we will never see each other again in the future. The door of Rong Mansion is open, and the old lady loves her again. Look at you, you can come whenever you want. When you give birth, maybe we will go to the Marquis Mansion to have some fun with you."

Baochai thought deeply in his heart: "I knew you were a man of good character, but now it seems that I am not as good as you."

After the makeup was painted, Cui Lu and Ying Xue replied, saying that their luggage had been packed and they were here to invite Xiang Yun to set off.

Aunt Xue said: "I'll go see your aunt tomorrow. If there's nothing serious, we'll move out this afternoon."

Baochai gathered her thoughts and went up to greet her: "My sister didn't go to the uncle's house?"

Tanchun then smiled and said, "Girl Yun was in high spirits when she came, and even if she can't smile when she leaves, she still looks pretty."

Things happened one after another at home, and Jia Mu felt regretful. If I had known this, I shouldn't have left the family affairs to Mrs. Wang for the sake of my own happiness that day. Otherwise, today’s disaster would not have happened!

It was almost noon at this time, and Xiangyun had no choice but to get up no matter how reluctant he was to leave. A group of sisters took him to Rongqing Hall. Xiangyun said goodbye to Jia Mu, and went to greet the elders in various places before being sent out of the ceremony gate and followed his brother Shi Rang in a car.

Xiangyun came out of Rongqing Hall crying and sent her maids to Yihong Courtyard to tidy up and salute. She went to find Sanchun and Xingxiu Yan and said goodbye.

Sister Bao thought about it and said: "I also know your situation. My sister's parents are not very thoughtful. I'm afraid the eldest lady will change her mind after some prodding. My sister is old enough now, so she has to think more about herself. Note... ...Foolishness and filial piety are unacceptable.”

Xichun was young and didn't know that Xiangyun might never come back after leaving. Xing Xiuyan and Xiangyun were not close friends, so Tanchun was the only one who hugged Xiangyun and cried a lot.

Because Jia Mu and Shi Rangluo answered a few questions, asked about Mrs. Zhongjinghou's condition, and made Xiangyun reluctant to leave. Finally, she said: "Since your third aunt is thinking about it so much, then Girl Yun." For now, go to the Hou Mansion to stay for a while, and then come back when your third aunt is well."

Baochai shook his head and said nothing. If she had stuck to her heart like Xing Xiuyan back then, how could she be in such a mess now? She stepped forward and took Xing Xiuyan's hand, and the two women walked side by side.

Aunt Xue sighed, moved her body over and hugged Baochai and said: "My son, don't I know that you don't like to see Baoyu in your heart? Your father still has some official affection, and after a while I'm going to sacrifice my face to ask for permission, and I must find a happy marriage for you."

Ying'er said: "I don't know, Madam, I just went to the water room to get hot water, but Sister-in-law Liu just said that the water has not boiled yet. She didn't want to turn around and go to the painting, so she went in and ordered the maid to bring two loads of hot water. . That Sister-in-law Liu has received many rewards from girls in the past, but instead of trying to care about it, I was insulted by her with guns and sticks, and she even refused to give her any hot water!"

Tan Chun smiled and said firmly: "Xiangyun has already been hired for a small job. I don't expect it now. Xiangyun will definitely come out of the cabinet first in the future." Then he leaned over and said: "If you don't mind it, I will do it for you in the future." Just draw it.”

In late winter, the garden is still dim, except for the dots of winter plum blossoms.

Aunt Xue stood up to leave while she was talking, but was immediately grabbed by Baochai and said: "Mom, it's better to calm down a little. Feng Yatou and Tan Yatou are not stingy. I guess the people below made their own decisions. And the old lady left something for us today. Face, it would be really shameful if we start making trouble now.”

Xichun asked: "Is it because our family has a bad reputation?"

Another year has passed and Baochai has passed sixteen, which is the age when he leaves the court. Now that Mrs. Wang has lost power, Baoyu's reputation has been ruined, and the title of Rongfu, the family fortune, and the second wife are no longer related. The situation is not even as good as that of ordinary officials who once looked down upon her. If this is the case, why should there be a tree in the Jia family? Hang yourself?
Baochai knew what Aunt Xue was thinking, and was about to say a few words of persuasion when she suddenly heard a noise outside and turned around to see Ying'er coming angrily.

Xiangyun laughed twice, and used his hand to wipe his pretty face into a painted face. Xichun immediately laughed and said, "Sister Yun has turned into a painted face. How can you meet people like this?"

Xing Xiuyan shook his head and said: "My uncle's house has been busy with weddings these days, and he is not too talkative. Furthermore, Sister Bao is leaving the house today, and Sister Debao was taking care of her earlier. No matter what, I will send her off."

We just saw off Xiangyun, and after a while, the Xue family was about to leave. Tanchun didn't want to see Baochai at all, so he simply said that the affairs in the garden were complicated and hid in the Grand View Garden. Xichun had always been with Tanchun and Meng, so they went to the garden together.

Xing Xiuyan smiled bitterly and said, "How can I be in charge of important matters such as marriage, the orders of my parents, or the words of the matchmaker?" Her family was shabby, and her background was inferior to other girls. Her previous thoughts were only to find a son as a wife, or to find a high-ranking official. Just as a concubine.

Aunt Xue said angrily: "Is this how the Jia family treats guests? I'll go find Feng Yatou and Tan Yatou to discuss it!"

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "Sister Bao is joking, how can I compare to my sister?"

That's what he said, but who among Jia Mu and the others didn't know that this was an excuse? It's just that Xiangyun is now in the boudoir, and the Jia family has lost its reputation. The Zhongjing Marquis Mansion is afraid that Xiangyun will also lose its reputation if he stays in the garden any longer.

Baochai said to Tongxi again: "Go and talk to Sister-in-law Liu about it. If you put a small amount of money in her pocket, you can fool her into passing these two days."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and said: "Sister Yun is younger than the third sister. It's possible that the third sister will leave the cabinet first in the future."

Now because Li Weijian is greedy for food and drink, he spends two days in the uncle's house in three days, because Mrs. Xing and Xing Zhong couple have the intention of letting him into the uncle's house.

It's just... looking back on the past, the young uncle looked at me with admiration, but he didn't have much selfish desire. Xing Xiuyan was a little troubled and didn't know what the young uncle was thinking.

After leaving the Grand View Garden, we met Aunt Xue near Yimen. When Aunt Xue saw that only Xing Xiuyan came to see her off, she suddenly frowned and felt dissatisfied.

Baochai said at this time: "My sister is proud, and her vision is far better than ordinary people. In this case, if I make up my mind in the future, I will just try my best to avoid regrets for the rest of my life."

Xing Xiuyan thought about it for a moment, then nodded to Baochai and said, "Well, thank you sister for your teaching."

"Where is the teaching? It's just some insights." Baochai said with a wry smile: "I have to say goodbye after a long journey. My sister stayed behind, and I left."

Letting go, Baochai took Aunt Xue's arm, and the mother and daughter passed the ceremony door and got into the carriage. Xing Xiuyan stopped in front of Yimen and watched the carriage exit the corner gate before sighing slowly.

Xing Xiuyan saw everything in the Grand View Garden, but he neither said anything nor participated in anything. Sister Bao's situation was not only hindered by her family background but also due to her uncertain mind. Xing Xiuyan naturally had to learn from this. Turning around and walking back slowly, Xing Xiuyan gradually made up his mind, he really had to try his best.

There was nothing else going on in the Rong Mansion that day. Li Weijian went to the Qintian Prison early in the morning. He found the deputy prisoner and carefully calculated the time. When it was noon, he invited a matchmaker to deliver the Geng Tie to the Hu family.

He turned around and asked Yan Mansion for help, but was soon teased by the second young master whom he hadn't seen for many days.

"Congratulations on your resurrection, congratulations on your resurrection, now you have got what you wanted...I have a beautiful woman back in my arms, hahaha!"

Li Weijian didn't feel ashamed and followed Yan Fengzhen to the inner room and said, "It's really tit for tat. I was teasing Brother Jing Wen that day, and now it's Brother Jing Wen's turn to tease me again."

Yan Fengzhen said with a smile: "Where is this? I was only teased by you once, just wait for me to tease you again in a few years."

"Do as you please, I'm thick-skinned." While joking, he entered the inner courtyard and was immediately led into the study by the second young master.

The two of them sat idle for a while, and soon the teacher Yan Xiyao walked over with his head held high.

After seeing the ceremony, Yan Xiyao smiled and said: "I bumped into Hu Tingyuan when I was going to court today. How come I heard that Resurrection is so impatient this time?"

Li Weijian said sternly: "Teacher also knows about Sister Lin's situation. As the nights are long and the dreams are many, why not welcome Sister Lin into the house as soon as possible."

Yan Xiyao nodded and said with a smile: "The resurrection must be as soon as possible... There are rumors in the palace that the old concubine is not in good condition. I heard that the Jinling Zhen family has sent people to the capital."

"The students only hope that the old concubine will live a long life." Li Weijian made nonsense and immediately talked about the appointment.

At this time, there are two types of betrothals: small betrothal and big betrothal. The former is the dowry and is to be kept at the woman's home; the latter is made public with gongs and drums, but in fact it has to be carried back to the man's home afterwards. Because at this time, the lower level of employment is more important than the small level of employment.

Li Weijian mentioned the time set by the Qintian Prison and mentioned some good days for welcoming the bride. Then Yan Xiyao said: "I am a closed disciple like you. No matter what, you have to save your face. It just so happens that we have a double happiness today. , It is expected that there will be no more disputes in the court in the near future. It is my responsibility to hire and welcome the bride. "

Li Weijian blinked, cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Teacher, did you win the argument again?"

"Hey," Yan Xiyao said with a smile: "Thanks to your coin machine, Chen Hongmou knew that he was unreasonable, and it coincided with the great victory in the Western Region, so I can get back a win this time."

"The tax police matter..."

Yan Xiyao waved his hand: "I'm not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry? Chen Hongmou is so small, how can I get involved in such a big thing? Just wait, I think it will be trialled in Zhili first, and then it will be promoted to all places."

Li Weijian said again: "Teacher, a great victory in the Western Regions? Could it be that Da Celing was also destroyed by General Yue?"

Yan Xiyao said: "Yue Zhongqi had a battle with Da Celing. Da Celing was defeated, and the rest of his troops fled to the Kokand Khanate. Yue Zhongqi sent a letter to force the Kokand Khanate to hand over Da Celing, but the Kokand Khanate said that Da Celing could not do it. After lingering for several days, he plundered several tribes and then went to Shendu via a small road. "

Li Weijian thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more wrong he became. What is the quality of the Kokand Khanate? In the past, he had been submissive to the thieves and almost destroyed the country several times. Dashun had defeated the would-be thieves, where did the Haokand Khanate have the courage to instigate the great Ce Ling? Just listen to Yan Xiyao say: "Resurrection has also noticed something is wrong?"

"Yes, with General Yue's ability...this matter is quite strange."

Yan Xiyao said cheerfully: "You must be a poor thief. Yue Zhongqi destroyed the Bo Ni Kingdom, how could he not know that the body poison to the south is full of gold and silver?"

Li Weijian said in astonishment: "Driving the tiger to swallow the wolf?"

Yan Xiyao nodded and said: "That's right. Yue Zhongqi also presented a separate memorial to the saint, promising to inflict poison on his body in the future, and half of the money gained will be given to the inner treasury. Moreover, he only needs to replenish the lost blunderbuss and artillery, and the remaining military supplies can be used in the body poison. plunder.”

Li Weijian felt worried when he heard this. He had often mentioned being rich and poisonous under Feng Tang that day. Feng Tang was still in Xining at the moment. It was impossible to say that Yue Zhongqi had listened to the slanderous words of the old general Feng Tang when he went on an expedition. After much calculation and calculation, it finally came full circle. Could it be that Yue Zhongqi's strategy of driving away tigers and devouring wolves originated from him, Li Weijian?
Seeing that Li Weijian looked wrong, Yan Xiyao said, "Are you afraid?"

"what?"

Yan Xiyao said: "Just wait, the saint will summon you to the palace in one or two days to give you a speech. Now you have to think about what you can say and what you can't say."

Li Weijian didn't know whether to laugh or cry and said: "Students just need to take it as it is."

Yan Xiyao said: "The poison in his body really makes him rich?"

Li Weijian said seriously: "Thousands of years of accumulation, gold and silver are worthless. Although the land is not as vast as my Dashun, the arable land is only more than Dashun, not less."

Yan Xiyao scolded: "Bullshit! The mountains are in the way. Even if they are beaten down, they are nothing more than restraints. Can they really turn a man into a man?"

Li Weijian smiled and said: "It's good to have a restraint." Those guys in England relied on their poison to accumulate a rich fortune and then dominated for three hundred years. If Dashun really controls the body and poisons, there is no telling how smooth industrialization will be.

Sure enough, as Yan Xiyao said, at noon, someone from Xiaohuangmen came to tell Li Weijian that he had entered the palace to perform a duet. Li Weijian did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly drove into the imperial city. He waited until noon before being summoned.

It was still a conversation in Xinuan Pavilion. Emperor Zhenghe carefully asked about the situation of his body poisoning. Li Weijian told the truth and told Emperor Zhenghe that he was very happy.

"... As long as I, Dashun, comply with the caste system and implement the policy of restraining the people, the powerful and powerful people will definitely not fight with all their strength. Because the generals face only tens of thousands of soldiers of the Mughal King. . However, Na Yingyi regards the poison as his own, so the general must deal with it carefully. "

After playing, Li Weijian raised his eyes and glanced at the saint. Seeing his solemn face, he quickly lowered his head.

After a long while, Ting Zhenghe Di said: "That's all, please step back."

"Yes, I will retire."

"Stop talking nonsense in the future, I will definitely punish you again!"

Li Weijian's face was filled with gratitude, and he left with a thousand thanks. When he left the imperial city, he immediately felt excited. The British and foreigners were able to take advantage of their body poison. If Dashun had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, there was no reason why they couldn't defeat them. The gold and silver gains are nothing more than that, the most important thing is that there is a huge product dumping ground!

Nowadays, the industrial revolution in Xiyi is still in its infancy, and Dashun already has the first-mover advantage. After a hundred years, it is impossible to say that Dashun will be able to take over the world.

Li Weijian was in a state of excitement that day, but the next day he put the matter behind him and concentrated on getting married.

On the second day of February, led by Yan Xiyao, Li Weijian and his party went to the Hu family to send a small betrothal gift. All kinds of betrothal gifts are available. In addition, there are some water stocks, which are about 10,000 taels based on the market price.

The ceremony was very different from that of Xiangyun Xiaopin. Daiyu, who was dressed in auspicious clothes, went to the hall to serve tea and received a red envelope from Yan Xiyao. After that, she sat on a chair in the hall and a low table.

After the ceremony was completed, he was immediately helped down by Zijuan and Xueyan.

A banquet was prepared in the hall, and it was naturally very lively as everyone exchanged glasses. After the banquet was over, Hu Tingyuan and Zhang Yiren went to talk to Daiyu at night.

Hu Tingyuan said: "Yu'er's husband is too polite. The small betrothal gift alone is five thousand taels of gold, silver and jewelry. There are also some water affairs stocks. The price is probably more than ten thousand taels."

Daiyu knew that Li Weijian didn't want to take advantage of the Hu family and was looking for compensation, but she couldn't say that. Because he said: "Brother Jian has his own opinions, but I can't say much."

Zhang Yiren said with a smile: "Why don't Yu'er understand? She's pretending to be stupid now. I think she's obviously resurrected to make amends, for fear that our family will suffer a loss."

Hu Tingyuan said with a smile: "Where did you suffer the loss? I'm afraid I took a big advantage. This is not good, the real objects are just that. I'd better take the jade girl back when I visit the house in the future."

Daiyu said anxiously: "My daughter dare not respond to what my godfather said. Xiaopin was originally brought to the family to support the family. How can I take it back? If word gets out, someone will definitely laugh at our family for being rude."

Zhang Yiren said with a smile: "I sincerely accept you as my daughter, but I didn't want to take advantage of you like this." After a pause, he added: "Since the small betrothal gift has been given, it can be regarded as a belonging of the family. I'm afraid it will happen in the future. If you can't return it as it is, I think it's better for you to send someone to exchange it for gold and silver and then give Yu'er more makeup."

Daiyu wanted to refuse again, but Hu Tingyuan agreed. Daiyu felt grateful in her heart, and suddenly felt that the world in Rong Mansion was vast. There is only one grandma left in this world who loves me. I don't want to have another pair of godfathers and stepmothers who love me.

Then I thought about it, this encounter was also due to my beloved. Besides having a relationship with his father, how could the Hu family value him so much if Wu Jian, the fourth brother, asked for help?
Because at this moment, although Daiyu felt a little anxious about leaving the cabinet, she was more yearning for the future.

In the blink of an eye, for ten days, Daiyu was embroidering two wedding dresses and quilts day and night. Although she was tired, she was full of energy. During this period, Li Weijian sent Qingwen over to help, but Daiyu stubbornly insisted on doing the embroidery herself and refused to let others do it. Qingwen looked at Daiyu's condition and saw that she was only slightly tired, so she had to go back to the uncle's house to reply.

On February 16th, the door of Hu's house was opened wide, and all kinds of guests and friends gathered. When the time came, I heard a group of people blowing in the distance.

A steward went inside and reported to Zhang Yiren: "Madam, the recruitment team from the uncle's house is here!"

Zhang Yiren said happily: "You can hear the noise from far away. The noise caused by Fusheng is quite big this time."

The steward replied: "I don't know, madam, but the uncle's house has sent sixty-four betrothal gifts. It doesn't look like much, but it is probably more than the betrothal gift given to the princess and princess."

Zhang Yiren agreed with a smile, thinking to himself that Li Weijian had a fortune of tens of millions, and he had made love with Yu'er early in the morning, and he definitely refused to wrong Yu'er this time.

Sure enough, when the steward came to report again, Zhang Yiren and a group of female relatives came out to welcome them, and they saw all kinds of betrothal gifts piled up in the hall. Apart from gold and silver jewelry, Zhuangzi, shops, various kinds of weaving, cattle, sheep and the indispensable wild geese, what is left is all kinds of stocks!
After calculation, the price reached 20,000 taels!
All relatives and friends congratulated Zhang Yiren and Hu Tingyuan, saying that this marriage was a match made in heaven. If the uncle's house sends such a betrothal gift, he will definitely not neglect Daiyu in the future.

The door of Hu's house was opened in the middle, and all the relatives and friends came to watch. For a while, they all praised Li Wei for being frugal and generous, and then turned around and praised him for his prudent behavior.

No matter what happens, this betrothal gift cannot go beyond the dowry. The two are combined into one, and they will have to be carried to the uncle's house with gongs and drums in the future. Previously, Li Weijian only thought that Daiyu's dowry was worth about thirty thousand taels, so he decided on a betrothal gift of about fifteen thousand taels. When I heard that the Hu family was adding more makeup, they hurriedly added another 20,000 taels.

No more, no less, just half of the dowry. It would be dignified to tell the truth, and it would also bring honor to the Hu family.

Jia Mu was not able to work that day, and the others were in their filial piety period, so Jia Mu asked several daughters-in-law from other houses to go to the Hu family to watch the ceremony.

In the afternoon, several daughters-in-law returned and ran to Rongqing Hall to praise her.

This person said: "The old lady is relieved. I think the Hu family treats Miss Lin as if she were their own daughter. The number of additions to her makeup is probably fifteen thousand taels."

The one said: "Uncle Li is also very thoughtful. The betrothal gift sent today is probably 20,000 silver. Not to mention ordinary people, in other princes' mansions, the marriage of a legitimate daughter is just like this."

Jia Mu smiled and nodded repeatedly, her heart a little worried.

The people in the house and others avoided the Jade Emperor Temple in the spring, leaving only Sister Feng, Tanchun and Xichun to accompany them. After the daughters-in-law received their rewards and dispersed, Jia Mu sighed and said, "Brother Jian is a good man, and the appointment was indeed handled thoughtfully. I just don't know when the appointment will be scheduled?"

Sister Feng has been busy gathering power in the family these days, and she has been thinking about it for a while now. No matter how much she misses Brother Jian, she can't give up her current destiny to be a child for him. If that's the case, then why bother with who Brother Jian marries?
And when she thought of Sister Lin and Sister Yun's husbands being drunk by herself, Sister Feng felt very happy for some reason.

Because it was Sister Feng, she smiled and said: "No matter how anxious our ancestors are, how can we get ahead of Brother Jian? However, Jinling Mountain is high and the road is far away, and Li Jijiu is in poor health. The Li family can't say when they will come to Beijing. So naturally at this time Sorry for the inconvenience.”

Jia Mu sighed and was about to talk about something else, when suddenly a maid came in and reported: "Second Grandma, Third Miss, Lin Zhixiao's family reported that Aunt Zhao's brother Zhao Guoji has passed away."

Zhao Guoji was just Mrs. Wang's roommate, so naturally Mother Jia didn't need to worry about such things. Because Sister Feng and Tanchun looked at each other, Tanchun stood up and said, "Ancestor, I'm going to deal with it."

Tanchun came out of Rongqing Hall and headed to the meeting hall, but he bumped into his aunt Zhao Guoji's family halfway there.

Now Zhao Guoji's family is in charge of the inspection of the Grand View Garden, but he saw some maids and wives being lazy, eating wine, and playing cards. He scolded him without saying anything, but turned around and reported it to Ming Tanchun, who recorded it in the record, and the punishment was lowered. Don't tell me, if you don't change after repeated admonitions, you will be expelled from the house.

The member of the Zhao Guoji family cried out: "Zhang Ruojin who was killed that day, if your uncle hadn't been pushed from behind and fell into the water in the first month of the year, how could your uncle have died of illness? Third girl, you have to make the decision for your uncle. !”

Although Tanchun listened to Sister Feng's words of "making the best use of people" and "employed" people from Zhao Guoji's family, he deeply looked down on such snobbish and perverse people.

Hearing this, he suppressed his anger and said: "Quiet, don't let outsiders hear it!" He quickly pulled him aside and said: "Although my wife is no longer in charge of the family, I have still been raised by my wife since I was a child. If others listen to me, they will say that I am a follower of others and unfilial."

"Third girl——"

Tanchun said again: "Auntie, please be patient. Zhang Ruojin can be dealt with by Sister Feng. As usual, the mourning silver is twenty taels——"

After the words fell, the Zhao Guoji family suddenly frowned.

Immediately afterwards, I heard Tan Chun say: "The mother in front of me has passed away, and my wife has provided twenty taels of supplements on her own. Don't make any noise, and make it clear to your aunt. You must not make a fuss. I'll talk about it privately later." Just give my aunt twenty taels."

Zhao Guoji's family just relaxed their brows, but they were not satisfied and said: "Girl is in charge of the family now, why do you need to pay for it yourself? This mourning silver is not only forty taels, but also sixty or one hundred taels."

Tanchun said helplessly: "I remember clearly in the account book that one moved his parents' coffin to another province and was rewarded with sixty taels, and the other was buying a burial place and was rewarded with twenty taels. If I change the rules randomly and break the rules, Do you think my ancestor will take on the job of my housekeeper? Now that the housekeeper is gone, do you think you can keep your job?"

The Zhao Guoji family member blinked and said hurriedly: "I was wrong...but that Zhang Ruojin, the girl must avenge your uncle."

Tanchun comforted her with kind words for a while. When he saw Aunt Zhao coming with her maids, he quickly urged Zhao Guoji's family: "Auntie knows my auntie's temperament. If I meet her now, I'm afraid we will start a fight again."

Zhao Guoji's family was thinking about their prestigious errand, so they hurriedly agreed, wiped their tears and turned around to greet Aunt Zhao.

Tanchun saw Aunt Zhao being tripped and hurriedly turned around and headed towards the Grand View Garden. After returning to Qiu Shuangzhai, I drank a cup of tea and breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhao came looking for her again!
Tan Chun was worried, frowned and asked, "Why are you chasing me? But the Zhao Guoji family didn't tell you clearly?"

Aunt Zhao glanced sideways and told the servants and other maids: "You guys, please step aside while I talk to the girl about myself."

After the waiter left, Aunt Zhao came closer and said, "I'm looking for you just because of your uncle's few taels of funeral money. You don't have to supplement it yourself. Twenty taels is just twenty taels. Later, your aunt will have objections. Just come and find me.”

Tanchun was very surprised and wondered why his biological mother had changed her temper today.

I heard Aunt Zhao say: "Now the housekeeper's errands are in the hands of Feng Yatou. You are just a temporary housekeeper. When Feng Yatou is out of confinement, you will have to hand over this errand. I am looking for your help now." , It's just a temporary emergency." After a pause, Aunt Zhao said with a smile: "There is one thing, if you agree, I don't think Huan'er will have hope."

Hearing this, Tanchun became increasingly uneasy. He frowned and asked awkwardly, "What do you want to say?"

(End of this chapter)