Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 56
After chatting for a while, the second girl's shyness faded a little and her speech gradually became fluent.After talking about Guo Jing and Huang Rong, and then talking about Yang Kang and Mu Nianci, she suddenly thought, if she made an analogy, how could she look like the stupid Guo Jing?
It's a pity that I am not outstanding in everything, and I have never met a master like Hong Qigong.

It was rare for the two girls to talk freely, so Li Weijian smiled and occasionally agreed, but in his heart he was weighing the pros and cons.But after seeing her a few times, it would be nonsense to say that she has feelings of admiration for her, but there is indeed some pity in her heart for the second girl to welcome the spring.Thinking that such a person would be tortured to death by that beast named Sun, how could he, Li Weijian, watch helplessly?

However, it is definitely not a good thing to form a marriage with him at this time.His father, the elder Jia She, was greedy, lustful, stupid and incompetent, and marrying him was simply to make himself uncomfortable.

Well, this matter needs to be considered carefully later.

After a while, Yingchun finished talking and became reserved again.After a long while, he said: "Brother Jian, why don't you say anything?"

Li Weijian came back to his senses and smiled: "It's rare to see my second sister talk so much, so I thought not to disturb her."

Yingchun said: "I'm not usually a talkative person, but I made Brother Jian laugh."

"Where, didn't the second sister just say it very well?" After a pause, Li Weijian added: "That story was written in a hurry in Maoshan when I was still young. The language in it is vulgar and there are many mistakes and omissions. Quite a lot. I see that since Second Sister likes this story, why not bother Second Sister to polish it?"

"Huh? I, I can't."

Si Qi was watching with a smile, and when he heard this, he immediately said, "What's wrong? The second girl also studied with Grandma Zhu, and even wrote poems. Why can't she polish the script?" "

"I……"

Yingchun glanced up at Li Weijian shyly, then quickly lowered her head, wringing the handkerchief fiercely in her hands.

Li Weijian said: "Second sister, you don't need to take it seriously. It's just a game. I have no intention of publishing it, so I can just pass the time."

After hearing what he said, Yingchun lowered his head and said, "Then, I'll give it a try. If the polish loses its original meaning, don't be offended by Brother Jian."

"Of course not, second sister, just relax."

While they were talking, another little nun came in and told them that a vegetarian meal was prepared in the nunnery and invited everyone to come and have a meal.Several people got up and left the quiet room, and went to the dining hall to have a quick meal.After Mrs. Xing had spoken to Jingxu, she started to return.

Not to mention that Li Weijian was busy on the road, Mrs. Xing pulled the second girl Yingchun beside her when she got in the car and asked her about her past in detail.

Mrs. Xing was impatient and simply asked Siqi.

Si Qi smiled and said: "Madam, I just saw that the girl was having a great conversation with Fourth Master Jian. Fourth Master Jian also asked the girl to help polish the manuscript. After all this going back and forth, I can't say that this matter has happened. ”

Mrs. Marriage. I also know that you have a quiet temperament, but you have to take care of all the big things in life by yourself. Since Brother Jian has a good relationship with you, I will go and talk to Brother Jian when I have some time. I will meet you in a while. If I look for Brother Jian to give me some advice, won't it be done now?"

Yingchun whispered: "I'm from a girl's family, so it's hard to go to Brother Jian's place."

"What are you afraid of?" Mrs. Foreign man, what's wrong with walking around? If anyone talks behind your back, just tell me and I'll make the decision for you."

Mrs.

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But he said that Wang Xifeng and Li Wan had talked that day and then returned to their small courtyard.Ping'er came to report. He first told Li Weijian that Mrs.Then he said that Li Weijian went to Shuiyue Temple with Mrs. Xing and Yingchun this morning.

Wang Xifeng sneered for a long time. Although she never said it out loud, in her heart she despised the cheap mother-in-law Xing.Everything he did this time showed his eagerness to give away his concubine and exchange his stock.

As expected, he comes from a small family and behaves without any grace at all!
Just thinking about it, Wang Xifeng originally thought that she would post it today and invite Li Weijian to a banquet the next day so that she could talk about the purchase of shares.

Her aunt, Mrs. Wang, stood aside and left the matter to Wang Xifeng. She had talked a lot with Li Wan in the past two days, and the relationship had eased slightly, but she didn't have to rush into business like Mrs. Xing.

After all, she was doing this for the public good, not for personal gain, so how could she bend her eyebrows and sacrifice her face to flatter Li Weijian?
So she said, "It doesn't matter. When Brother Jian comes back, you can post the message on my behalf."

Ping'er should go down.

There is nothing new in the mansion, Wang Xifeng can know it, and Aunt Xue and Baochai can naturally know it too.

Aunt Xue and Baochai originally planned to make friends with each other, so they were very willing to give up money.In the past few days, the mother-in-law in the house was talking about it, and Baochai came forward to win over her. She gave up a lot of money, and then suppressed those rumors.

Because his second uncle passed away, Xue Pan had already packed his bags and was just waiting to go to Jinling for the funeral.

Aunt Xue and Baochai were sitting around in the room. When the maid talked about this, Aunt Xue wondered: "How come the eldest lady suddenly got close to Brother Jian, whom we have never met before?"

Tongxi said: "Madam, don't forget that the second girl is also going together."

Aunt Xue suddenly realized: "Could it be that the eldest lady wants to bring brother Jian and the second girl together?"

She looked at Baochai and saw that there was no sadness or joy on Baochai's face.

Aunt Xue thought about it and said: "Brother Jian has no father or mother. Although he was raised under Li Jijiu's knees, he is still inferior. With such a family background, how could Brother Jian be chosen as his son-in-law? That's strange. .”

Baochai had mixed feelings in her heart, but she had already given up on that thought, and just said calmly: "Maybe you are after Fourth Brother Jian's butt, right?"

Aunt Xue nodded: "Yes, I can do it with my temper."

Baochai thought about it and said, "Mom, now that the emperor's business has basically passed away, our family can't just sit back and have nothing."

"Yes, but Pan'er is ignorant and the family only spends time together."

Baochai took advantage of the situation and said: "In my opinion, instead of keeping the money in the bank, it is better to exchange it for shares. At least there will be profit every year."

"You mean—"

Baochai said: "Fourth brother Jian has [-]% of the shares of the water company in his hands. If we discuss it with him and exchange the shares regardless of the price, we won't be afraid that the money will become ashes."

The so-called giving birth to ashes was just a naughty joke, but Aunt Xue knew Baochai's true intention. She was afraid that Xue Pan would lose the money if she left it alone.

Furthermore, the Xue family has provoked Aunt Wang and Jia She to pounce on and bite them. Storing such a large sum of money may attract outsiders to covet it.Instead of doing this, it would be better to convert them into stocks that guarantee returns despite droughts and floods.Aunt Xue was very excited. Then she thought about the Li Weijian she had hated before, and she hesitated.After thinking for a long time, he looked at Baochai again: "My son——"

Baochai then said: "Mom, I'll look for an opportunity to discuss it with Fourth Brother Jian. If it doesn't work out, we'll just wait for the stock to be put on sale and our family will spend some money to buy it."

Aunt Xue nodded repeatedly and took Baochai into her arms. She secretly hated why her daughter was so smart and knowledgeable, but her son was a fool!If the children had exchanged temperaments, how could the Xue family end up in this situation?
Just then, Tongxi came in again to report, "Madam, miss, I don't know what's going on today. There are a lot of guests in the house, and the lord and master are waiting for them respectively."

"Oh?" Aunt Xue thought to herself, what happened again?
Looking at his daughter Baochai, Baochai asked the visitors carefully and said thoughtfully: "Mom, I'm afraid these people are here for Fourth Brother Jian."

"Him?" Aunt Xue said in surprise: "Brother Jian is just a scholar, how could he attract so many distinguished guests?"

Baochai smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's because of the shares of the water company."

She stopped thinking about it for the time being, but in the end she still hoped for Li Weijian's well-being.I just feel a little sorry, sorry for Li Weijian's family background, and sorry that the Xue family could not support Li Weijian's growth into a towering tree.

Time and life.

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On this day, disciple Yu Liu was huddled in the concierge talking to a group of servants.

Suddenly, I saw a knight walking up Ningrong Street. He dismounted in front of the gate of Derongguo Mansion and came with his head held high.Yu Liu did not dare to neglect and hurriedly greeted the general.

After a few words, Yu Liu was shocked!This person is a servant of the Prince of Nan'an County. He is here to post a message saying that he will be visiting in a few days.

Yu Liu received the post respectfully and hurriedly sent someone to deliver it to Yimen.

A boy took the post and quickly sent it to Yimen. The mother-in-law took it and passed it to Ping'er. After a while, Wang Xifeng took the post and hurriedly went to inform the old lady.

In Mother Jia's room, the old lady put on her reading glasses and read the post, feeling puzzled for a while, and said, "It's so out of character, how come Princess Nan'an is passing away at this time?"

Wang Xifeng was equally puzzled and said, "Are you talking to the old lady to discuss matters?"

Mother Jia nodded slowly and said: "The post said that I will come to visit after the Qingming Festival. Brother Feng has been careful these days and must not lose the dignity of our family."

Wang Xifeng smiled and agreed.

At this time, Yu Liu, the concierge, welcomed another wave of distinguished guests. A carriage slowly stopped. Yu Liu glanced at it and said "Hey", and hurriedly went up to welcome them.

The curtains were opened, and a figure with a beard in his fifties stepped off the carriage.Yu Liu stepped forward, bowed his head to the end, and said, "Uncle, why are you here? I just want to inform you, please wait a moment."

The visitor is the grandson of Niu Qing, the first-class Bo Niu of Zhenguo.Then Niu Jizong stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Go and tell Brother Enhou that I, Lao Niu, have been a bad guest today and came uninvited. Hahaha——"

"That's what my uncle said."

Yu Liu laughed along with him and hurriedly sent someone to inform the elder Jia She.The eldest master, Jia She, was hanging out in the Dongkua courtyard at the moment. When his mother-in-law reported that Niu Jizong was coming, he hurriedly left the 1000-tael pink man behind and hurriedly changed his clothes to welcome him out.

Arriving in front of the main gate, the eldest master gave an order and the middle gate opened wide.

Both houses are the residences of the Duke of the State, so they are very different from each other. Moreover, Niu Jizong now still holds the title of first-class uncle, and he is a serious and distinguished guest.

With a creaking sound, the middle door opened wide. Jia She walked out with his head held high and held his hands in his hands: "Brother Niu, why are you here now?"

"Of course I have something to discuss with Brother Enhou."

The eldest master, Jia She, smiled and said, "What can you and I have to talk about? Everything can be easily discussed. Please, go to the study first to talk."

The two were familiar with each other, so they immediately held hands and walked across the courtyard to the east with a loud smile.

Yu Liufang sent people to place the servants brought by Niu Jizong, and the chief steward Lai Dafang came to find them.After asking for the reason, I felt very puzzled and immediately sent someone to close the middle door.

At this time, wealthy people had very strict rules. Except for weddings and funerals, the main entrance was only open twice a year, one for the Chinese New Year and the other for the Mid-Autumn Festival.In the remaining time, the door will only be opened when there are many distinguished guests.

It was unusual for Yuan Dao to open for the first time today. Unexpectedly, just as the main gate was closed, another group of people came from the west side of Ningrong Street.Among them was a red carriage, with at least a servant in front to clear the way, and dozens of people.

Yu Liu swallowed his saliva and thought to himself, what kind of almanac is today?For fear of neglecting the distinguished guest, he saw that Lai Da had not left yet, so he hurriedly looked for him: "Grandpa Lai, it seems that another distinguished guest is coming to the door."

"Huh? Let me see."

Lai Da came out from the small door on one side and stopped in front of the door. He saw the group of people and horses parked at the entrance of Rongguo Mansion with a red oil cart.A servant had already turned back and dismounted, found a small stool and placed it next to the carriage, then stepped forward to open the curtain, and then a man with a pale face walked out.

Lai Da only glanced at it, then hurriedly greeted him with a smile, and bowed from afar: "Hey, why are Lord Liu here?"

This person is no one else, but the grandson of Liu Biao, Duke of Li Guo, who is now the first-class Viscount Liu Fang.

This Liu Fang doesn't look like a military man like Niu Jizong. Her face is gentle and elegant. She puts one hand behind her back and smiles: "Today, something happened for a reason, so I have to come to your house to disturb you... Is Brother Cunzhou here?"

Lai Da smiled innocently and said, "The master has just returned home. Please wait a moment, Sir. I will go and let you know."

At that moment, a boy ran very fast all the way to Demengpo Zhai and told him about the visit of the family of Duke Li Guo. Jia Zheng was puzzled and hurriedly put down his pen and ink and came out.

Not to mention the fact that the middle door was opened wide, there was a lot of fuss and waiting for the arrangements. Yu Liu looked at the slowly closing door and cursed: "It is also unusual today. Why are there so many distinguished guests? Grandpa Lai, you want me to Don’t close the door yet, maybe there will be noble people coming soon?”

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Lai Da scolded and was about to say something when he suddenly saw another knight in splendid clothes coming on horseback. He landed on the ground and sent a greeting card. However, it was Wang Shuirong of Beijing who wrote the message and asked Master Jia Zheng to stop by the house to pay his respects.

(End of this chapter)