Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 95 My money!
Hearing Siqi's words, Li Weijian's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought to himself that the second girl had always been a submissive person, and despite all her affection for him, she was shy for a long while even looking at each other.

With such observance of etiquette, if Zhenzhener were to kill Sun Shaozu in the future, the second girl would not be able to resist even though her heart was filled with grief.If the second girl had committed herself to him early, it would have meant killing Yingchun, and she would have resisted to the end, right?

After weighing it repeatedly, Li Weijian smiled and whispered: "I have my own idea."

Siqi said no more, just lowered his head and looked at him carefully, and quietly hooked his hand while no one was around, and then led Li Weijian inside.

In front of the main house door, the second girl Yingchun has already come out to greet her.

She wears a white cross-collared jacket, a pleated skirt of the same color, and a dark green double-breasted jacket with peach blossom embroidery on the outside. She has goose-yellow pearl flowers on her head. Her skin is slightly plump, her cheeks are freshly peeled, and her nose is greasy. fat.A pair of round eyes glanced at Li Weijian first, with a faint hint of joy on his face, and then he lowered his eyebrows and said, "Brother Jian is here."

Comparing the rules of welcoming the spring, Li Weijian smiled and casually cupped his hands as he walked forward: "Second sister, it looks great today."

Yingchun lowered her eyes and whispered: "But thanks to brother Jian, I have been getting refills every now and then in the past few days. If I continue to take refills, I will gain weight."

Li Weijian said: "Second sister is of just the right size, so how can she gain weight?"

Yingchun's ears turned red and she quickly gave way: "Brother Jian, let's go in and talk."

Li Weijian nodded and followed Yingchun into the main room.Hongyu placed the basket on the table and then opened the silk cloth, revealing the melons and fruits inside.

But there were two pairs of honeydew melons with horns and half a basket of green apricots.Yingchun only glanced at it, and suddenly her mouth was full of excitement, and she said happily: "It's hard for Brother Jian."

Xiuju helped at the side and said: "Fourth Master Jian is really good at giving gifts. Yesterday, the girl was still talking about wanting to eat some fresh fruits. I didn't expect Fourth Master Jian to send them today."

Li Weijian sat down and said with a smile: "It's just a coincidence that Qing Xing'er sells it in a basket outside, but this croissant honey is shipped from Henan. I didn't expect it to be very sweet. Second sister just needs to try it."

Siqi came over to pour tea, and stopped to listen to the two of them talking about what they had for a while. After a while, she quietly smiled and said: "Although the method taught by Fourth Master Jian is simple, there are unexpected things in the courtyard. No one can beat our girl. Although our girl didn't say it, she has been looking forward to it for so many times. How about Mr. Jian and the girl go to the inner room and play a few games of backgammon? "

"This..." Yingchun was still thinking about what to say, but Li Weijian agreed: "Okay, I happen to have an itchy hand. Please give me some advice, second sister."

Yingchun then stopped talking and said, "That's enough, Brother Jian."

The two of them immediately stood up and walked towards the Nuan Pavilion.Si Qi took Hong Yu and other maids to play shuttlecock in the courtyard.

Hongyu is a smart person, and she can understand Siqi's thoughts after just a little thought. Doesn't this suit her exactly?If the future mistress is indeed the second girl, then she will be truly blessed.So half-heartedly, he and Xiuju laughed and went to play in the courtyard.

In the Nuan Pavilion, the chessboard was placed on the table. Yingchun slowly took a seat. Li Weijian, who was originally a Taoist, would be sitting opposite. Unexpectedly, he moved his stool and sat next to her.

Yingchun was panicked, glanced at him, and whispered: "Brother Jian, you——"

Li Weijian smiled and said: "I'm sitting across from you, and I'm afraid that the second sister won't even dare to raise her head. Why not sit next to me so that I can talk to the second sister."

Yingchun was panicked for a while, but she calmed down slightly when she saw that Li Weijian didn't make any other move.He hummed softly in response, reached out and grabbed it twice, and then took the chess piece and placed it on the chessboard.

Black and white were intertwined on the chessboard, and Yingchun felt relieved for a long time. Suddenly, he felt more comfortable sitting next to each other like this.She concentrated on the chess game, but saw that the white piece was blocked by the black piece and had no way out.Frowning slightly and feeling annoyed, he reached out and took out a white stone and dropped it, blocking the double move three. In the blink of an eye, Li Weijian stepped out and was killed by four or three in a few steps.

"I lost."

"I was lucky enough to win a round against my second sister. Are you going to do it again?"

"Ah."

The two reached out to pick up the chess pieces on the chessboard. Yingchun had just picked up a white piece with her left hand, and a slender hand gently grabbed her hand.

Yingchun's heart trembled, and she raised her eyes to see the slightly smiling face, and she suddenly panicked and didn't know what to do.Li Weijian stretched out his left hand, took out the white piece in her hand, and threw it into the chess basket. Naturally, he held her hand and lowered the table, placing it on his lap to play with it carefully.

Yingchun raised her right sleeve to cover her face, revealing only half of her face as red as a peach.Li Weijian picked up the chess pieces with one hand and took his time.

Yingchun pulled back, but couldn't move it.She was anxious and heard the laughter and laughter of the maids outside, so she begged in a low voice: "Brother Jian, you..."

"Huh? It'll be ready soon. Second sister, please be careful this round."

Yingchun was a person who would never refuse. After hearing what he said, and because Li Weijian had been in his mind these days, he bit his lower lip lightly and agreed.

When the second game started, Li Weijian just moved forward casually, rubbing the white and tender hand with his right hand, and then held it in his hand. In just a moment, beads of sweat appeared on the white palm.

Turning his head to look around, he saw that Yingchun's face seemed to be covered with red cloth, and his right hand seemed to be disobedient, throwing chess pieces around randomly.

Li Weijian said: "Second sister, if you have anything on your mind in the future, you might as well talk to me. Although I can't do much, I can't tell you, but I can still help."

"Yes." Yingchun responded with her head hanging down, and a cup of tea was taken from her hand. Although she was shy on the face, her heart was no longer as confused as before.Thinking of the layer of silver barley that Li Weijian had laid down in the brocade box earlier, she said, "I'm not short of food and clothing. You... don't need to give me any money next time."

"In this mansion, it is always more convenient to have money for self-defense. Second sister also knows that I am not short of money now, so you just spend it, and I will have some sent to you in the future."

She just whispered: "No need."

"I insist on sending it away. Second sister, don't worry about it."

Li Weijian smiled and said it, as if he was teasing her. When she heard it in Yingchun's ears, her heart surged with warmth.The two girls from the Jia family are concubines. The third girl has a pleasant temperament and is always concerned wherever she goes.Mrs. Wang has kept Tanchun by her side since she was a child. Whether it is for the sake of appearance or sincerity, Tanchun will never be short of flowers.

There was only one Aunt Zhao who always went looking for Tanchun to exploit, but even so, Yingchun was envious.She is a quiet and cowardly person. She has been like a transparent person over the years, and no one has cared about her.If sisters talk to each other in a hurry, they may be more concerned, but if Yingchun refuses, nothing will happen.

Such unnecessary but forced concern was something that Yingchun had never felt in her life.

She looked at Li Weijian furtively, and when she saw Li Weijian's smiling face, she pouted her lips slightly, then lowered her head again.The white and plump hand moved slightly and held the big hand.

Li Weijian's heart moved and he thought to himself, what a good girl, it's better to keep her by herself, lest she be killed alive by the Zhongshan wolf in the future.The chess game became dispensable, and the two of them just played the game casually, and it was obvious that they had made a killing move, but it was as if no one had seen it.In the quiet room, Li Weijian quietly let go of his hand and put his hand on Yingchun's leg.

"Brother Jian!"

Li Weijian dropped his head without raising his head and said, "My palms are sweaty. Let me borrow my second sister's sweat towel."

Her round legs were tense. After hearing what he said, Yingchun pursed her lips secretly and could only breathe heavily and remain silent.

This backgammon game lasted for more than half an hour. Li Weijian knew not to be too impatient. After the game was over, he stopped and stood up and said, "It's getting late, second sister. I'll come over to see you someday."

"Well, I, I'll send Brother Jian off."

Li Weijian whispered: "Sooner or later, we are all members of our own family, why should my second sister be an outsider?" After saying that, not allowing Yingchun to distinguish, Li Weijian walked away casually.

All that was left was Yingchun's heart trembling, chewing over and over again what she had just said.Sooner or later...they are all members of my own family.She held her heart in her hands and thought randomly for a while, then slowly walked into the hall.After thinking for a moment, I hurriedly found the half-embroidered handkerchief. With a smile on my face, I found needle and thread and started embroidering.

Xiuju and Siqi saw Li Weijian off and turned around together.Si Qi felt a little sour in his heart when he saw his girl's childlike state.Then she thought that her son would be able to meet Fourth Master Jian, but she had a headache, so the sourness in her heart immediately disappeared.

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Not even halfway through, Yu Liu glanced at the east end of Ningrong Street and saw servants in front of him shouting to clear the way, and two carriages coming from behind.

Yu Liu could tell at a glance that the eldest master was returning home, so he hurried down the steps to greet him early.When they were on the other side, disciples like Yu Liu would just serve the eldest master and not let him find him.But things are different now. The eldest man is making a lot of money every day, and he is a wealthy man when he makes a move!
So when the bicycle frame stopped in front of him, Yu Liu quickly put the stool on and bowed with a shy smile: "I would like to welcome the master back home!"

The curtains were opened, and Jia Lian was the first to come out.

"My dear, please greet Mr. Lian!"

Jia Lian had a pair of peach blossom eyes with a smile, and casually threw a piece of silver in his hand: "I will serve you carefully, I will be indispensable for you in the future!"

"Hey, thank you, Second Master Lian, for the reward!"

Jia Lian got out of the car and helped Jia She out of the car. The father and son walked slowly towards the east cross courtyard with their heads held high and their chests high, satisfied.

But that day there was a turmoil on the stock exchange, which dropped five cents at the opening in the morning. The eldest man, Jia She, hesitated for a while, wondering whether he should borrow the stocks and smash the market.

This hesitation saved the old man. Uncharacteristically, King Zhongshun actually bought down another hundred thousand shares. The water price rose in response, almost reaching the sky in the first moment, until it reached a sky-high price of one, two or six cents!
Jia She stared at King Zhongshun and saw that he wanted to retreat, so he hurriedly borrowed 1000 shares, sold them at one, two, four, and five cents, and bought them back before the market closed for around one, two, and two cents.This time, I made a small profit of more than [-] taels.

Jia Lian also took the opportunity to make a small profit of 200 taels. At this moment, he sincerely admired the great master Jia She.Because when he entered the Deyi Gate, he flattered him and said, "It must be the father, but the father is waiting for action. The child is already panicking."

The eldest man, Jia She, had a bulging chest and belly. When he heard this, he just scolded: "Have you forgotten what my father taught you again? Be calm when facing important events. If you don't calm down yourself, how can you weigh the pros and cons?"

"Father said so."

After passing the Eryi Gate, Mrs.

The eldest master Jia Sheri made a lot of money, and even Mrs. Xing benefited from it.Apart from other things, I got a pair of prestige jewelry not long ago.

Jia She said cheerfully: "Sir, how can I lose money if I go out? Let's go and send people to the table to wait for dinner. I am really tired today."

Mrs. Xing hurriedly agreed and sent the maid to the kitchen to order food and drinks.

I didn't mention the joyful life in the Dongkua Courtyard, but I did say that in front of the corner gate of Rongguo Mansion, Yu Liufang had just received the reward and was happy for a long time.When it was time to get ready, Zhao Guoji was suddenly seen coming over in a state of despair and stumbling.

Yu Liu, who knew him well, shouted from a distance: "Old Zhao, are you done with your work?"

Zhao Guoji, however, acted as if he had not heard anything and entered the corner gate like a zombie. He stopped in front of the ceremonial gate for a long time and then asked his mother-in-law to send a message.

After a while, the mother-in-law arrived in front of Aunt Zhao's courtyard and exchanged words with little Ji Xiang'er. Little Ji Xiang'er blinked, turned around and ran into the main room.

At this moment, Aunt Zhao was having dinner with Jia Huan. Little Ji Xiang'er came in and shouted, "It's not good. Uncle sent a message and said it was compensation!"

Aunt Zhao was chewing on a chicken leg. When she heard this, she spat out the chicken in her mouth. She suddenly stood up and said, "Compensation? Where is Zhao Guoji?"

"They said they were waiting outside the ceremony gate."

"How much did you lose?"

"I didn't say it."

How could Aunt Zhao still hold back?He immediately rushed towards Yimen in a hurry.After a while, when they arrived in front of Yimen, the brother and sister met each other across the door.

Aunt Zhao was anxious. At this moment, she didn't care about the woman watching from the side, and asked anxiously: "How did you pay for it? How much did you pay for it?"

Zhao Guoji moved his lips and sighed: "I listened to your words and finally bought the stock. The stock was still rising when I bought it, but it started to fall in the blink of an eye. With this two or six dollars, Now it has dropped to one or two cents, I am afraid...I am afraid that I have lost 100 taels."

Aunt Zhao's blood surged, her eyelids rolled up, her figure staggered and fell backwards.The woman was quick-witted and quickly went up to help her, shouting: "What did you say? Where is the maid? Aunt Zhao has fainted!"

Xiaoque and Xiao Jixiang'er, who were left behind by Aunt Zhao, happened to arrive at this moment. They quickly picked up Aunt Zhao, pinched her and poured water on her. It took a long time for Aunt Zhao to wake up.

She woke up and was confused for a while. When she regained consciousness, she suddenly collapsed on the ground, crying and shouting: "God damn it! My money!"

(End of this chapter)