Blood from Daming

Chapter 136
During the Lantern Festival, Xue Yun's family played very late, playing mahjong until almost dawn before breaking up.

Two days ago, Xue Yun entrusted a jade craftsman to carve two sets of mahjong and sent them to Xiao Xue's residence. Xue Yun was afraid that his woman would be bored, so he immediately developed two mahjong players in his residence, Rumeng, Ruolian, Xue'er Wu Hui, Yan Sanniang, Miss Chen, and Ni Hongshuang became the main players in Xiaoxue's mansion. Mei Xiang was unable to participate in the battle because of her confinement, so Yingchun did her part to appear instead.

When Rumeng, Ruolian, Xue'er, and Yunxi left, Xue Yun watched them go out from the front yard of Xiao Xue's mansion. Xue Yun felt that it was not convenient for the female relatives to enter and exit through the main entrance.

Xue Yun said to Ms. Chen next to her: "When you are free, arrange for someone to ask craftsmen to build a covered bridge between Xiao Xue's mansion and Xue Yun in Xue's mansion. It will be much easier for you sisters to move around in the future."

Ms. Chen: "My husband's suggestion is very good, and this will add another beauty to the family."

Xue Yun: "Did your uncle explain anything to you?"

Ms. Chen: "Uncle didn't say anything, he just said that the Chen family has turned around again when doing business with your husband. Your husband has already given the Chen family a lot of discounts in business. He wants me to serve you well."

Xue Yun: "The Xue and Chen families are mutually beneficial and win-win. Let's make a fortune. Well, whoever loses if you play mahjong overnight."

Ms. Chen: "It was Rumeng, Ruolian, Xue'er, and Yunxi who won. I suspect that they teamed up in private. In addition, Yingchun won a little bit. This time, you have been taken advantage of to admit that the win or loss will be paid by the government." , it might be a joke next time."

Xue Yun: "What kind of jokes can be made in playing cards, whether you lost or won today."

Ms. Chen: "I just happened to keep my capital. In the past two days, I found that Yan Sanniang and Ni Hongshuang's gambling addiction is very big, but they play too often. It's like a scholar who moved and lost. I have lost everything, if I fight again, I am afraid that I will sell myself to pay off the debt."

Xue Yun: "Well, it must be fun to watch the proud Sister Ni sign the contract of sale, and look down in front of us."

Miss Chen: "Husband, could it be that you have fallen in love with Ni Hongshuang?"

Xue Yun: "Ni Hongshuang's talent is indeed good-looking, but my Xue Yun's woman must be an innocent woman, and I will definitely not consider widows with children. Don't worry." In the concubine's room, when Xue Yun went to bed with Ms. Chen to rest, Wu Hui and Yan Sanniang found reasons to avoid her.

The first breakfast after the Lantern Festival was eaten together with lunch, and the hostess and hostess of Xiaoxue's mansion didn't get up until it was almost noon.

After dinner, Yan Sanniang and Ni Hongshuang asked everyone to play cards to make money. Ms. Chen got up all night feeling unwell and tired and resolutely refused. In the end, the two of them took Xue Yun and Yingchun to a table of mahjong, and Xue Yun played a round of cards. After playing the game, I found out that Yan Sanniang and Ni Hongshuang were really rookies. There were few changes in the cards, and the cards were very monotonous. They were soon counted as dead by their opponents. up.

The four of them played cards until Shen Shi, when someone from Xue's mansion asked Xue Yun to come over, and then they broke up.

Yan Sanniang, Ni Hongshuang, and Yingchun all won 300 taels of silver. Yan Sanniang and Ni Hongshuang finally won. Although everyone knows that Xue Yun is still sweet in his heart, especially when Ni Hongshuang looks at Xue Yun again His eyes softened a lot, Xue Yun Yingchun chased after him when he was leaving the inner courtyard.

Yingchun handed the money bag to Xue Yun: "Master, I will return the money to you."

Xue Yun: "This is what your money will do for me."

Yingchun: "This servant knows that the young master deliberately lost money to make the two concubines happy, so I can't take the money."

Xue Yun: "Sister Yingchun, I didn't lose money to you on purpose, the money is what you deserve and you should collect it yourself."

Yingchun stood in front of Xue Yun holding the money, not knowing what to do, Xue Yun said, "Just treat it as the dowry money I gave you, and quickly put it away."

Yingchun bit her lip and whispered in Xue Yun's ear: "I will never marry in my life. If you let me marry, I will die in front of you." With tears in her eyes, she gave Xue Yun a hard look. He quickly ran back to the inner courtyard.

Xue Yun came to grandfather Xue Rui's yard and his father Xue Aoren was also there. Xue Rui told Xue Yun that Xue's family and Yu's family had already made an appointment. He said that he would discuss it with Miss Yu when he was in Datong. Anyway, the relationship between the two is very close, and the ceremony is not the most important thing.

Grandfather Xue Rui: "Last year, the profit of "Xueji Silk Cloth", "Sanjiang Huitong" and "Xinghua Restaurant" reached 30 taels of silver. People, all wages and bonuses have been released, and the total share capital is now 75 taels of silver. "

Xue Aoren: "Didn't your father only have a capital of tens of thousands of taels of silver last year?"

Xue Rui: "The two shops of "Xueji Silk Cloth" and "Sanjiang Huitong" have horses brought back from Datong by Yun'er, and the payment for goods from Beihuo, more than 40 taels of silver. You think my father is an officer, and your son is also an officer. Take a look. Xue Yun prospered the Xue family in less than a year. You, a general, spent a lot of money in the family at that time. Now you have been away for more than half a year and come back home to ask for money. I think you should stop being an official and wait for your son to support you. Go to Happy Days. "

Xue Aoren lowered his head and said: "The Ministry of War has set a quota of [-] soldiers, but years ago they only received [-] soldiers' pay, and now several thousand generals and chief executives are still arguing, refusing to cut their quota. If after the next year the food and salaries of [-] soldiers are still paid, I will not be able to live as a general."

Xue Rui: "Xue Er and Xue Wu didn't ask you for a copper coin. You can eat all the soldiers' quota, but they are still living well. There are so many local tyrants and evil gentry who are against you in the south of Zhili. You can open as many villages as you like. , Isn’t there everything in the village?”

Xue Aoren hesitated and said: "Father, is this okay? I think it's better to let my team participate in the business from Cangzhou to the capital."

Xue Rui scolded angrily: "You useless thing, the trade route from Cangzhou to the capital was bought by Xue's family. When Cangzhou was fighting and killing people, all you bastards went there, son, this road The trade route is the foundation of the Xue family's trade in southern goods and northern goods, and the money you earn is yours, so how can you turn to outsiders."

Xue Yun: "Who is the father who is making trouble, let me know."

Xue Aoren: "Forget it, I told you that something unexpected will happen."

Xue Yun: "Father, it's fine if you don't say it. You tell them that if I find out who has gone too far, I will ask the emperor and Eunuch Wei to send them to Datong to kill the Tartars for meritorious service."

Xue Rui: "Grandson, what are you going to do with the payment of more than 40 taels of silver?"

Xue Yun: "Grandpa, let's keep it on the account of the shop. Grandson has already asked shopkeeper Chen to bring more goods to Datong for a new year. It will be difficult to make money when Datong goes to war in the future." Xue Yun said half-truth Datong's business experience.

Xue Rui: "That's fine, grandson. Grandpa is going to give you and your father a bonus of 5 taels of silver each. In addition, the big house, the third house, and the fourth house also have Xue Mansion, Xiao Xue Mansion, and Xue Zhuang. The happy money of 1 taels of silver for each family member."

Xue Yun's wealth and wealth secretly controlled the economy of the Xue Mansion, so he didn't pay much attention to it. At that time, Xue Aoren was really impulsive.

Xue Rui: "In the past few years, the Xue family's business has been bleak, and everyone in the house has lived a miserable life. Having money should make everyone happy. Ao Ren also sold hundreds of acres of land in Zhang Shanfu's hometown in Henan. The old house I buried 3 taels of gold and silver and came back, so my own women should loosen their skins in the future."

Xue Aoren: "Father, don't worry, the child will take good care of his woman."

Xue Rui: "Ao Ren, I ordered the stewards below to find two houses for Xue Bin and Xue Bo. It can be regarded as a separate family and went out alone. In the future, without my consent, you are not allowed to enter the gate of Xue Mansion at any time, otherwise you will be interrupted. The dog legs of the two of them."

Xue Aoren looked at Xue Yuncai and said to Xue Rui: "My child knows, Xue Bin and Xue Bo's mother has passed away, so it's easier to learn bad things outside."

Xue Rui was so angry: "The two precious sons you educated are already bad enough. It's understandable to molesting Yingchun, who was your second wife's former girl. How dare you break into Yun'er's courtyard and insult his concubine's room? Dare to run away in private to avoid family law, what use is there for such an unworthy descendant."

Seeing Xue Yun, Xue Aoren was ashamed: "Father, Yun'er, I will definitely break their hands and feet when I find these two beasts, and let the two of them experience how life would be worse than death."

Xue Rui: "This time, you, a loving father, don't need to take action. Those two bastards competed with others in the Cuihong Building to snatch women, and they broke three ribs of the boss and a right leg of the second child. They were still waiting for your money." Go get someone."

(End of this chapter)