The Red Chamber: Lianyufengchai

As Aunt Xue said herself, she can still get [*] taels of silver, but she has no cash, so she can only sell the properties in her hands at a low price. And these properties are not unprofitable, but due to poor management If the capital chain is broken, it will be in trouble. As long as the Jia family's funds are in place, they will be able to recover immediately. Therefore, Aunt Xue will never sell it for cash. This is related to the future shares of the Xue family in the joint firm. , can't be taken lightly. Therefore, she hopes that the Jia family will take out the money, whether it is a betrothal gift or an advance loan, to help the Xue family get through this. , Speaking of which, what do you think?"

Sister Feng didn't even think about it, she agreed, "more than [*] taels is nothing, I don't need to tell the second master, I can be in charge. Just make it clear, what should the Xue family pay back?"

Aunt Xue was stunned for a moment, knowing that Sister Feng is a master who can't suffer losses, unlike Jia Lian, she asked tentatively, "How do you want to pay it back?"

Sister Feng said: "Let's follow the rules of the market and go out and return thirteen times."

That is to say, if you lend 3 taels, the actual payment is [*] taels, and you will have to pay back [*] taels in three months. If Aunt Xue wants to borrow [*] taels, she should borrow [*] taels like Sister Feng, and then [*] taels. Fifty-six hundred taels, and then at the end of the three-month period, she will return [*] taels to Sister Feng. That is to say, after three months, Sister Feng can make a net profit of [*] taels. This is the most Preferential prices, the imperial court stipulated that private lending and pawning property should not exceed one-third of the monthly interest. Although the number of years is long, the interest is only one per book. The privately printed money has higher interest! So Aunt Xue temporarily I didn't know how to speak, and I hated why Brother Lian didn't make up the mind here, Sister Feng said with a cheerful smile: "Take off the fraction, tomorrow I'll ask Ping'er to send [*] silver notes for three months. Later, my aunt will pay me [*] yuan. If you want to borrow it for a longer period of time, please pay the interest rate of [*] taels per month. Auntie, you can also allow me to earn some pocket money, and I hope you can borrow it for a longer period of time."

Aunt Xue knew that Feng girl was not easy to get along with, so she also agreed: "Yes! Our mother and two have decided so. It's just that Baochai is a little rushed after three days. I only have this daughter, and I gave it to Brother Lian again. Son, you can't be wronged in other areas, let me prepare calmly, I must let Baochai enter your Jia family's door richly. Don't let people look down on it."

Sister Feng asked: "Then why can't it be delayed forever? It's better to set a date!"

Aunt Xue did the math, and just said, "There are only two months left this year, so it's better to set it on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month next year. Happy and auspicious!"

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Okay! Auntie, let's high-five and swear!"

Then she stretched out her hand. Aunt Xue laughed and scolded, "I'm worried that I'll go back on this thing."

He reached out his hand and gave her a high-five.

Chapter [*]. Ten thousand will never beg for mercy. Jia Lian is out drinking with Xue Pan. Although Xue Pan has spent a lot of money in the past two years, it is not all ineffective. At least he can talk well. Jia Lian listened very clearly, and he did not interrupt. When Xue Pan saw that Jia Lian was listening seriously, he thought he had a better understanding, and suddenly whispered to Jia Lian with a wine glass in his hand: "Second brother Lian, this is The next time I came back, I saw a good deal, it's better for us two brothers to make a fortune together"

Jia Lian laughed in his heart. Over the years, Xue Pan's business was not a loss. He used his own behavior to prove that he was not a business material, but he never repented. Therefore, Jia Lian refused, "It's good for you to make a fortune yourself. First congratulations to you brother!"

Take a sip of wine and take two bites of vegetables. Xue Pan just stood there in a daze, how could it be different from what he imagined? "Second Brother Lian!"

He continued: "It's really a good business that can make money. If I lie to you, I'm the king of the land!"

Jia Lian smiled and poured wine for him, "Since you make so much money, you can do it! Brother, I support you!"

With a smile on Xue Pan's face, he leaned over and said, "It's just that I still need some money for the capital. It's not much, only three thousand taels are needed. When I change my hands, I will give you four thousand, no, five thousand taels! "

Jia Lian looked at Xue Pan's serious and handsome face - no doubt, since Baochai is so beautiful, her own brother will not go there - smiled: "It's only three thousand, I'll tell my aunt, Let her old man give it to you. This is a businessman, what should be given or what should be given."

Saying that, he was about to get up and go in. Xue Pan hurriedly stopped, "Good brother, good brother, don't tell my mother. I just want to make money and give her a surprise. Can you lend me the pocket money in your hand?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Say earlier!"

He immediately took out a dozen taels of silver from his arms and placed it on the table, "That's all for my brother, don't dislike it!"

Xue Pan grimaced, "Brother, don't tease me. What's the point of this?"

Jia Lian said seriously: "Don't underestimate it, this little money is enough for a family in the countryside to live for a year."

Pick them up one by one and put them away. So Xue Pan simply said, "Why don't the second brother lend me three thousand taels of silver?"

Jia Lian looked at him up and down, "It's okay to borrow, but what kind of mortgage do you take?"

Xue Pan waved his hand, "What are you looking at here?"

He suddenly remembered that his family lived in the Jia family's house, and he changed his name in a hurry, "Xicheng"

The shop didn't work either, his mother refused, "I don't have it, but my sister must have something good!"

Jia Lian slapped the table with a slap and said coldly, "Baochai is mine now, and her things are naturally mine too. How can I give you a mortgage?"

"Uh"

Xue Pan grimaced. If there were any valuables all over his body, he would pawn them on the road. Jia Lian kindly taught him, "If that's the case, it's better to stay at home and listen to my aunt's teachings. It's better than you think."

When I didn't expect Jia Lian's sincere words, it stimulated Xue Pan. Once upon a time, Uncle Xue was also a good young man with lofty aspirations! He also promised Aunt Xue that he must make the foundation left by his ancestors big! , there is a chance to prove self-reliance, why is it not a mortgage to retreat like this? Xue Pan said anxiously: "There is a mortgage! Second brother, there is a mortgage!"

How can Jia Lianjue's stupid overlord not listen to good words? He sneered: "What kind of mortgage do you take?"

Xue Pan scratched his neck and said, "I'll take my own mortgage. If I can't pay by then, I'll be a slave for your whole life!"

Jia Lian laughed, "Don't make trouble! Looking at Baochai's face, I don't dare to accept it! Brother Pan, listen to me, be calm from now on, don't let aunt and Baochai worry about you, that's enough ."

Xue Pan shook his head: "Second brother's concern, I also know, but I can't stay behind them all my life, I'm a man, I want to do something to make my mother and sister proud of me!"

At this moment, Xue Pan's eyes are clear, absolutely sincere. Jia Lian couldn't help asking: "Then what business do you want to do?"

Xue Pan heard that there was a turning point, and hurriedly forgot what he said just now, "I have a friend who has a few bronze antiques in his hand, and they are selling them at a low price. Just a quick deal, the interest is several times the interest. If not, I'll take this as a counterfeit."

Jia Lian gave up completely and stopped trying to persuade him to move forward. "How can anyone take other people's things as collateral?"

Jia Lian said impatiently, "I went in without me."

Xue Pan was busy pouring wine for Jia Lian, "Second brother, what do you think you need as a mortgage, I will take whatever mortgage. How?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "You don't have anything long, take your shop"

Xue Pan blushed, "My mother doesn't agree. Otherwise I would have said it earlier."

Jia Lian didn't go around in circles with him, "It's better to take your shares as collateral, 3% of the shares are [*] taels, and the monthly interest is [*]/[*]."

"make a deal!"

Xue Pan couldn't wait to agree. On the contrary, Jia Lian was stunned. Did he take it lightly? At this time, Xue Pan hurriedly asked people to take out the pen and ink, and the pen and the snake were written. Raised it to five points, then impatiently pressed his handprint and handed it over to Jia Lian, "Second brother, keep it, I will go to your money tomorrow, don't tell my mother about it."

Jia Lian had to put it away. At this time, Sister Feng just finished negotiating and came out with Aunt Xue. Sister Feng told Jia Lian about the good times. Jia Lian couldn't help but be overjoyed. The family chatted for a while before the couple left. So Jia Lian took the IOU to Sister Feng, "Tell me, am I being too kind?"

Sister Feng glanced at Jia Lian with hatred: "My good second master! How could you do such a thing? If he borrows money from me, the monthly interest is not [*]%: he dares to speak"

Jia Lian was disappointed, and whispered: "The imperial court stipulates that the maximum interest rate is three points in three months."

Sister Feng took the IOU in her arms, holding the gloomy Jia Lian, "Second Master, you think too well about people. Perhaps after spending a long time with the sisters and girls in the garden, you have become pure and kind-hearted. It's not me. Talkative, you are a man, intrigues in the courtroom are many times more powerful than in shopping malls. If the second master can't be ruthless, then sooner or later, the wolves with the smell of fish will rush over and tear us apart."

Jia Lian put his arms around Sister Feng and sighed: "I used to say that you are vicious, but today I know that I can't generalize. There is a saying that the kindness to the enemy is cruel to yourself."

"Amitabha!"

Sister Feng put her hands together and said with a smile: "Second Master can listen to my advice and be tough and decisive in the future, what is the loss of a little money, not to mention that the IOU is in my hand, then the fool Xue can find it out: go to the palm of my hand. "

Jia Lian also put down the block in his heart, "For you, for our family, being weak is not a good thing. From now on, I will exchange with you, and I should do some vicious things."

Sister Feng leaned into Jia Lian's arms, "You should be cruel outside, I don't want you to become a villain. At home, you are still the second master who can even be used by a girl."

Jia Lian smiled and said: "Then how can you let me be the first to take you to the sword! Let's fight for [*] rounds and see who will beg for mercy first!"

Sister Feng blushed and spat: "Not to mention three thousand, ten thousand will never beg for mercy!"

Chapter [*]: I don't want to cause trouble for my husband. The next day, Sister Feng told the old lady about the adoption of Xiuyan into Jia's house. The old lady had a good image of Xiuyan and thought she was an honest child, so she specially called Jia Lian over there. , told me not to treat others badly. Jia Lian hurriedly responded, and decided to go to the ancestral hall to pay tribute in three days. It's just that Xiuyan lives in Jia's house right now, so the adoption etiquette is still due. Therefore, Jia Lian is in Beijuxian. The Fangli bought a small courtyard and two families, which were recorded under the name of Xiuyan. For the time being, Xing Zhong and his wife were asked to live there. Just wait for the day before before Xiuyan left Fengyi Garden and prepared it here. Besides, sisters Li Wan and Keqing Miaoyu all came to see her off. Xiuyan blushed and became more reluctant to speak. Tanchun took Xiuyan's hand and joked: "Why don't I know, you are actually us. The family members have lived here for a long time since then!"

Xichun smiled crisply: "Yes, but I am the youngest again. You are the fourth girl, and I am the fifth girl."

Xiang Yun frowned, "Xiuyan, I envy you very much, one day I'll be like you, but I'm worried that my brother won't."

Daiyu spat: "You are talking nonsense too, if you also change your surname Jia, the old lady won't beat you!"

Xiangyun just smiled, "Let's go with your surname Jia, anyway, I'll be here, and when you all leave, I won't leave!"

Xichun clapped her hands and said, "Okay, I won't go out! There is a nunnery next to Miaoyu's sister, Zuicui Pavilion. If my brother drives me away, I will be my sister-in-law."

Miaoyu held her in her arms, "How can my brother be willing to drive your sister-in-law so hard!"

Ke Qing also said with a smile: "It would be a pity if the fourth sister became an old girl."

The girls in the room laughed and laughed, diluting the sadness in Xiuyan's heart. Yingchun sat beside Xiuyan, "I thought she was a cousin, but she accidentally became a real sister."

Xiuyan lowered her head, "Second sister made fun of her."

Keqing took her hand, "Going out today, it will be different when you come in again! Later, Miaoyu and I will go to your place to help you prepare a bridle face, don't worry about it."

Miaoyu said: "Brother said, you still live where you are now, and everything is business as usual! In the future, you and the third younger sister will be in charge of the girls starting the poetry club."

Xiuyan hurriedly declined, "How can this make my sister see short-sighted, how can I manage it?"

Tan Chun smiled and said, "There's no big deal in our garden. You only need to take care of our poetry club's affairs, and that's about it."

Xiangyun clapped his hands, "That's right, the sisters will depend on you to take care of them in the future!"

Everyone who said it laughed. Seeing her shyness, Li Wan advised: "If there is something you don't understand, just ask your sister Keqing and sister Miaoyu. It's no big deal."

Xiuyan nodded and blessed them, but Keqing instructed again, "I'll pick you up in a while, don't bring anyone next to you, just remember to kowtow to the old lady!"

Everyone laughed again. So Li Wan said, "Let's go to congratulations tomorrow."

Then he led Tanchun and the others away. Only Daiyu and Baochai stayed behind. After they left, they hurried to catch up with Tanchun. Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled, "Look at Sister Bao, Xiuyan is still shy!"

Seeing that there was no one else around, Xiuyan asked Chai Dai to sit on the couch, "Good sisters, I'm panicking in my heart."

Daiyu said, "What are you panicking about, just kowtow, and you didn't ask you to get married, it's worth it."

Baochai comforted: "It's normal to panic about major events in life. But you are under the name of Jirong Mansion, everything is predictable, so you won't panic."

Xiuyan smiled and said, "In the past, the elder sisters were more caring and sympathetic. In the future, I am afraid that they will disturb the purity of the elder sisters."

Saying that, she took Daiyu's hand and said, "Good sister, we met once, and we won't dislike me in the future."

Daiyu spat: "You will be a serious lady of the Gonghou family from now on, why do you despise you?"

He got up and left. Baochai smiled lightly, and then said goodbye to Xiuyan and followed. "Yu'er, what Xiuyan said just now is true. She has always been afraid to talk about this. Now my brother has come up with this idea. , also solved her heart knot."

"What's the knot"

Daiyu asked. Baochai said earnestly, "Have a low self-esteem!"

Daiyu shook her head and said, "Sister Bao, you tease me too. What's the difference between me and her?"

Baochai burst into a smile, "Also said, you forgot the eldest princess"

The two were chasing and fighting in the garden. The next day was the day. After noon, Xing Zhong and his wife Xiuyan entered the Rongguo Mansion in a carriage. There were not many guests in the Rongyang courtyard, only Yang Jihe and several confidants, such as Jia Guo, Jia Shou, and Ji brothers, set up a dozen tables in the corridor. Jia Lian led them in, and first went to the East Road Courtyard to meet Mrs. Xing. Xiuyan was dressed in pink embroidery. A coat, a long water-red dress, and a pearl and emerald hairpin on her head, she respectfully knelt in front of Mrs. Xing, and raised the tea cup in her hands above her head, "Invite mother to drink tea."

Mrs. Xing didn't answer, and said with a serious face: "Since you are my daughter, you should honor the old lady, master and me, and don't act recklessly and lose my face."

He picked up the air again and talked for half an hour. Xiuyan didn't move and could only hold the tea. Jia Lian couldn't bear it, he coughed, and Mrs. Xing stopped talking and took Xiuyan's tea and drank it. Afterwards, Xiuyan went inside again and kowtowed in front of Jia She's bed, as if he recognized his parents. Xing Zhong and his wife also looked at them with tears in their eyes, but Sister Feng stared at them and didn't dare to speak. With Xiuyan kowtow to the old lady, the old lady took her and said a lot of words, rewarded some satin, some bracelets, and some clothes. Jia Rong added Jia Xiuyan's name at the ancestral hall, and it was considered a ceremony. It's time! When the cock crowing, Sister Feng got up early and looked back at Jia Lian: "Second Master, today is the birthday of King Nan'an, I need to go."

Jia Lian saw her pair of red and phoenix triangular eyes, two curved willow leaves and hanging eyebrows, slender stature, coquettish physique. When the sun rises, the king will not go to court early.”

Sister Feng sneered and said, "Why is the spring night so short? Are you still thinking of someone and the king's three palaces and six courtyards?"

Jia Lian listened, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Where and where is this?"

There was no romantic atmosphere at all. So Jia Lian had to get up, and Sister Feng thoughtfully tied a jade belt to Jia Lian, "I don't have much ability, I just thought I wouldn't cause trouble for my husband."

Jia Lian smiled and said, "You're right!"

Sister Feng spat: "It seems that I only have this sentence right!"