Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 154 Garden party, the joy of the female relatives

After a moment of cold dew, the tender posture breaks the heart.

In Huifang Garden, begonias are in full bloom, red, green, white, pink, and purple, revealing the beauty of nature.

However, today, the daughters-in-law and girls of Ningguo Mansion came to Huifang Garden dressed up, not to enjoy the flowers or to have a banquet, but to visit the open space under the corridor of Dengxian Pavilion to enjoy the "Garden Party".

But under the corridor in the open space of Dengxian Pavilion, there was a servant girl in green who had set up a stall and was selling non-stop.

There are all kinds of things, including rouge and gouache, gold hairpins and silver hairpins, round fans and purses, rattles, kites, lanterns, bath beans, bath flowers, fragrant powder, etc., all kinds and all-encompassing, dazzling the female family members and making them indescribably excited. Jumping for joy.

The female relatives of the Ningguo Mansion are not allowed to go shopping. Their jewelry, clothing, rouge and gouache are all provided by the public school. Every month, the general manager approves notes, allocates money from the bank, and reports bills to the purchasing house. .

However, the rouge and gouache purchased from the purchasing house are all inferior products and basically cannot be used.

This amount was basically embezzled.

If girls and wives want to apply powder and make up, they have to spend their own money to buy some bath beans and flower scented powder.

That's two bucks!

"Bath beans, bath flowers, scented powder, rattles, kites, a big sale on groceries, everything is on sale..."

At first, when Jia Rong made the decision, many people criticized and laughed at him.

Each stall has three people, the main stall owner, the deputy stall owner and the bearer. Each has a clear division of labor. The main stall owner recruits customers, the deputy stall owner pays the bill and changes the money, and the bearer is responsible for picking goods and helping.

The female relatives of Ningguo Mansion came with their wives and girls. When they saw this lively scene, their eyes lit up with long-lost excitement and excitement. They looked left and right, as if they couldn't see enough of anything.

At this moment, the maids and girls in green clothes setting up stalls under the corridor of Dengxian Pavilion are the female clerks of Heng Tai Feng.

You Shi, Qin Keqing, Jia Xichun, You Lao Niang, You Second Sister, and You Third Sister were strolling in front of the stall. Anyone who caught their eye would be asked to put them in a bamboo basket, and then they would be tagged and walked to the end of the stall. .

There were four female cashiers sitting there, who settled the accounts for the 'VIP customers', the hostesses.

But today, when the ladies from Heng Tai Fung enter Hui Fong Yuan to set up stalls, they have to break the old customs and give women a chance to 'shopping' and spend money.

This is a shop controlled entirely by women.

And he had to be deducted one more level by the servants and girls.

Giving money with one hand and receiving goods with the other, the stall was in full swing and everyone was smiling.

After being coaxed by the female clerks with cute jokes, I got excited and willingly paid for it.

As for the bills for the servants and girls, because the amount is small, the stalls can easily handle it.

After Jia Rong took charge of the family, he hated this very much, but he tolerated it without getting angry. He only promoted a female steward to be the shopkeeper and sent dozens of servants and girls to her.

This female steward is the third wife of the Liu family.

"Take a look, take a look."

The two masters and servants work together to train their business skills secretly, waiting to buy all the houses in one go, and then hold a garden party to bring Hengtaifeng's properties into the mansion to make money from wealthy ladies.

"Don't miss it when you pass by, the best rouge and gouache, the best gold hairpin and phoenix hairpin..."

"This, this, this..."

“Woof woof woof~~~”

"Meow~~~"

Suddenly, somewhere in the stall, the sounds of cats and dogs were heard, attracting countless women to watch. "Wow, there are also raccoon slaves?" A girl's eyes lit up when she saw the kittens and puppies on the stall.

An excited smile appeared, his eyes melted, and he couldn't help but bend over to touch the cats and dogs.

In addition to cats and dogs, there were also turtles, goldfish, parrots, starlings, rabbits, etc., which made the female relatives very happy.

Buy it! Buy it!

The girls did not dare to keep cats and dogs in the yard. They only touched the kittens and puppies, and then set their sights on turtles, goldfish and other small pets that did not take up space.

These things are not expensive, easy to feed, and can be teased and played with. They are the best pets.

As for the mistresses, it all depends on their preference.

If you like it, buy it; if you don't like it, let it go.

For example, when Jia Xichun came to the pet stall, she was reluctant to leave. She happily chose three kittens, two puppies, two turtles, nine-tailed goldfish, two parrots, two mynas, and four rabbits of various colors. wait.

The main theme is "I want it all"!

"How many rabbits come to Zhuangzi every year that you don't want, but you choose them here." Qin Keqing smiled and shook his head, then pointed at the myna parrot and said, "Do we have too many parrots and myna parrots in our house? If you like it, I will send you a few. Our Lord and Master had an idle quarrel and talked to me several times, but they were all left to the Sanjin Hospital to be cared for."

"I don't want it!" Jia Xichun shook his head, "I don't support the ones chosen by others, I will support those chosen by myself."

After that, he touched his little pet and smiled brightly, "Only the one you choose is destined to you."

Youshi, Qin Keqing and others smiled brightly.

Youshi looked back at the bustling stalls and couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Rong's fantastic ideas are really enviable. Why did he create a garden? It has been many years since the women in the house have not been so lively."

"Yes." Qin Keqing nodded with a smile, "I was surprised when my husband told me the idea. I didn't expect him to actually make it. Look, how lively it is. All the ladies, daughters-in-law and girls in the house come to buy. I am afraid that all the private money I have accumulated on weekdays will be almost spent today, and I don’t know how much money will be lost.

If it goes into thousands of households, it will not only give the women of Dazhou an opportunity to go shopping openly, but also add a new income for us. "

As soon as he said this, Mrs. You pursed her lips and smiled. She held the brocade handkerchief and raised her orchid fingers. She pointed at Qin Keqing with a playful face and smiled at Mrs. You, Second Sister You, Third Sister You and others,

"Look, look, it's true that 'if you don't belong to the same family, you don't belong to the same family'. These words are exactly the same as Brother Rong's tone. This couple has really fallen into the eyes of money..."

"Hahaha." In an instant, all the female relatives burst into laughter, and even Qin Keqing couldn't help laughing.

"As the saying goes: Men are at home and men are at home." You Lao Niang complimented, "Brother Rong has been running around outside all year round, traveling to the south of the Yangtze River and taking care of the various fields. As for our wife, If you only manage the house in an orderly manner, and with you as the head wife taking care of it, it will be unjustifiable for the Ningguo Mansion not to prosper..."

"That's exactly the reason." Second Sister You and Third Sister You smiled sweetly and nodded one after another.

There was a hint of envy and respect in the eyes he looked at Qin Keqing.

As they stayed in Ningguo Mansion longer and longer, they were unknowingly infected by Jia Rong's ambiguous attitude. They became more and more guilty in front of Qin Keqing, and they did not even dare to show off their relatives and elders.

He only complimented her all the time, and spoke with her every time, even more cautiously than Jia Zhen's concubines.

As for Qin Keqing, she was graceful, calm and generous. She only treated them as ordinary relatives, and her demeanor was respectable. Her position as the hostess of Ningguo Mansion became more and more stable.

"Madam, madam, someone is coming from Rong Mansion..."

At this moment, a servant girl in green clothes came over to report that Jia Mu from Rongguo Mansion had come with a group of daughters-in-law and girls to join in the fun.

"Let's go and greet him."

In an instant, Youshi's face became solemn, and she led Qin Keqing and a group of wives and girls over to greet him.

(End of this chapter)