The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 288 Xue Baochai wants to escape marriage ([-])

The life of Jia's mansion is now dull and wonderful.

It's plain because since Jia Min left, there have been no more ups and downs, twists and turns, or even thrilling things in Jia's mansion.

When Jia Min was around, things, big and small, happened one after another, which sometimes made people nervous, and sometimes made people despair.However, every time there is no way out in the mountains and rivers, there is always another village.

That's how people are, suffering and being happy.So I always miss that wonderful time.

It's wonderful because the business in both the east and the west is booming.The people below are busy making money, while the old lady leads a group of female relatives to have fun.A scene of singing and dancing.

As the outsiders said, the current Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion are supported by three young women.

Qin Keqing from the East Mansion, Xue Baochai from the West Mansion, and Wang Xifeng who is in charge of internal affairs.

Except for Jia Min and Jia Lian who were guarding the border in the bitterly cold place in the extreme north, the rest of the male masters of the family also ate, drank and played every day, and their lives were not nourishing.

The power structure and operating mechanism of the two governments arranged by Jia Min are now showing their effect.Therefore, the business of the two prefectures is basically running in a stable state.

Baochai seemed to be able to handle all kinds of affairs with ease.

She was talking to Li Wan that day, when Yinger came to report that a girl asked to see her.

"Where is the girl from? Didn't you say what it was?"

"I didn't say it, I said that I knew Fourth Master Min, and I insisted on seeing Miss Xue, and told me something important."

"Since you know Fourth Brother Min, let her come in."

Seeing someone coming, Li Wan left.After a while, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old woman entered the East Flower Hall.It was Gu Panpan who came.

"Ying'er, pour tea."

Ying'er poured tea and stood by.

"Excuse me, where did the girl come from, and what do you want from me?"

Seeing Ying'er at the side, Gu Panpan kept silent.

"Ying'er, step back."

Seeing that Yinger had gone out, Gu Panpan spoke.

"Let me introduce myself first. My surname is Gu, and my name is Gu Panpan. I am a singing girl from Yuhua Building in Jinmen. I know Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, and Wei Ruolan. Of course, I also know Fourth Master Jia Minmin. "

Gu Panpan often hangs around on the scene, and knows the ways of the world very well. He is afraid that Baochai will misunderstand her relationship with Jia Min, so he first mentioned Feng Ziying and others.

Baochai is also a person who is well-versed in human feelings. When he saw a woman suddenly came, he couldn't help being puzzled.Naturally, I was guessing her relationship with Jia Min, and when I heard that she was a singing girl from Dajinmen, I felt a little nervous.

However, she is a person from a very deep city, so she could still hold her breath, so she waited quietly and did not express her position in a hurry.

"I came because I heard something about your mansion last night, and because I have some friendship with Fourth Master Min, and I admire Fourth Master Min's character and talent, so I wanted to come and inform your mansion."

"Then thank you girl, if you think you can tell me, it's the same with me."

"I came here to find Miss Xue, because this matter happened to be related to Miss Xue. I want to confirm again, are you the Miss Xue after Ziwei Sheren?"

"Yes, it's me."

"There is one more thing, which may embarrass the girl, but this matter has a lot to do with the girl. I must confirm that it is Miss Xue herself before I can say those things. Excuse me, is it rumored that the girl married fourth master Min last year? Things?"

Even though this question was unexpected, and indeed made Baochai difficult, seeing what the other party said was so serious, she still admitted it.

At this point, Gu Panpan was sure that this person was Miss Xue that Luo Hanlin and the others had mentioned last night, so he explained in detail what he heard last night.

"I'm here to tell the girl these things today because I admire Fourth Master Min as a person. Although I know Fourth Master Min well, we only meet each other with courtesy, and there is nothing wrong with it. Please don't get me wrong. It's just these things. Please make up your own mind, girl, and leave."

"Miss Gu came here to let me know, I am really grateful."

Baochai wanted to ask Yinger to reward Gu Panpan with some money, but when she saw that she was well dressed and well behaved, she felt that it was inappropriate to give money, and it would be an insult to her.

So he went out, sent Gu Panpan to the car, and watched her go.

Sitting in the car, Gu Panpan felt a little sorry for Jia Min.

This Miss Xue is indeed graceful and graceful, with a good personality and appearance, and she treats people decently.It's a pity that Jia Min lost this marriage.

Regarding today's report, Gu Panpan still doesn't understand why he did this.

It stands to reason that she shouldn't get involved in the disputes between her benefactors.Once this matter is exposed, it will be a blow to her future business and reputation, and even greater danger.

She and Luo Hanlin had a good time together, and Luo Hanlin treated her well.So, last night, she hesitated for a long time.

However, early this morning, she still came without thinking.Now that things are done, I feel more relaxed.

Even if it is to pave the way for his future, Fourth Master Min is well-off, maybe he will follow him to get rich.

As soon as Gu Panpan finished speaking, Baochai believed that what she said was true.

This Gu Panpan has no reason to lie to her, if it wasn't true, she wouldn't be able to make up these words.Even if Gu Panpan really had an affair with Fourth Brother Min, she would not do so.

Baochai walked slowly in the mansion, seeing that Baochai did not speak, Ying'er knew that her master had something on her mind, so she followed her not far away.

After walking for nearly an hour, Baochai returned to the East Flower Hall, drank a cup of tea, and then sat down.

It's time to make up your mind.

"Ying'er, ask someone to prepare a car, let's go to live in the wild."

After a while, the carriage was ready, and Baochai took Ying'er out of the city and drove to Yeduju.

She was going to see Squad Leader Zhang who stayed at Ye Du.In his letter, Jia Min once told Baochai that if there is any emergency, he can go to Yeduju to find the squad leader Zhang.

Now, it's an emergency.

An hour and a half later, Baochai came back from Yeduju and went straight to Rongxi Hall.

Luo Qihua and others studied the marriage proposal strategy yesterday. If Mei Hanlin agrees, he will probably go home and discuss it with his family.

If you are interested in this aspect of your own family, you will also learn about each family.This process will probably take at least a month.

Baochai must make the necessary arrangements before the Mei family formally proposes marriage.

When we arrived at Rongxi Hall, the old lady, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, and Aunt Xue were wiping the dominoes, while Wang Xifeng and the girls watched the fun.

Because Baochai is in charge of business, she usually doesn't come to such occasions.Therefore, as soon as Baochai came, he knew she was serious.

"Let's stop for a while. Miss Bao is here. She must have serious business. Let's do business first, and then play later."

"After all, it's the ancestor who has the sharp eyes. I really have something to discuss with the ancestor and my aunt."

"If it's not a big thing, you can just make up your own mind. We can rest assured that you do things."

For Baochai to do things, the old lady is indeed more at ease.

"This matter is not big if you say it is big, and it is not small if you say it is small. This is what I think. Now the business in the mansion is on the right track, and the business of each village is also contracted. Go down. The business here in the imperial capital is good. However, the shops and Zhuangzi's fields in our hometown in Jinling are still in a state of chaos just like before in the imperial capital."

"I don't have too many things going on here now, so I thought of going to Jinling. One is to see my hometown, and the other is to rectify the business there. In this way, our entire business will be on the right track."

The four families of King Jia Shixue were originally big families in Jinling, and they moved to the imperial capital later.However, in Jinling's hometown, there are still a lot of real estate, acres of land, shops and other businesses.

Names such as "Jia Bujia, white jade is the golden horse", "Plenty of snow in a good year, pearls like earth and gold like iron" were created in Jinling.It can be seen that the background of the four major families in Jinling.

After the four major families went north to Beijing, the property in Jinling was taken care of by some clan members there.Benefits have been bad over the years.

Of course there are business reasons, but the main reason is that the clansmen fill their pockets.When Jia Min was there, he had long intended to rectify Jinling's property, but suddenly he was released by Bu Kui, which interrupted his plan.The matter was shelved.

"Actually, I have been thinking about Jinling. Jinling is a prosperous place, where merchants have gathered since ancient times, and it is close to Suzhou and Yangzhou. It is said that the business there should be better than that of the imperial capital. of."

In fact, Jia's mother has long been aware of Jinling's problem.

"In recent years, Jinling's property has been worse year after year. Not to mention that we didn't pay us any money, and sometimes we have to subsidize them from the north. Obviously, there is something famous in it."

"If you want to say that the people left there are all our clansmen, it is understandable to be a little bit of light. However, the light must be in the light. If you are really struggling, we can subsidize them. If It shouldn't be plotting against us in the dark."

"You can go, but now Brother Min and Brother Lian are not here, who will leave the family affairs to?"

"This old ancestor doesn't need to worry too much, I've already thought about it. These days, I'll ask Tanchun and Zhu's sister-in-law to act as temporary representatives. Before leaving, I'll explain everything to them and give them advice."

"In this case, they can deal with ordinary things as much as possible. If there are some important matters that are difficult to decide, ask Brother Rong's daughter-in-law from Dongfu to help deal with them."

"Brother Rong's daughter-in-law is more appropriate than me in doing things. With her here, big things have become small things."

"Look, I forgot about Brother Rong's daughter-in-law. With her here, I don't have to worry about it. If that's the case, you should go and tidy up the place before you come back."

"Oh, Miss Bao left, and I lost another general. Now I miss Brother Min. When he was at home, although he often made me angry, but when he did things, he waited and waited. Yes. I'm not at home now, but I miss him a little."

"The old ancestor is the Generalissimo, sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, planning the strategy, and the fourth brother Min and Miss Bao went out to win the battle thousands of miles away."

Wang Xifeng praised the old lady in time.

(End of this chapter)