The Red Mansions

Chapter 99 The maid arrives home, Wang Xifeng visits the door to discuss business

Chapter 99 The maid arrives home, Wang Xifeng visits the door to discuss business

Around noon, Jia Yun and Xi Ren returned home with a group of servants.

This time I went to Renshi and bought a total of ten maids and four healthy women.

Among the ten maids, there are only four big maids who are fifteen or sixteen years old, and the rest are all young maids who are eight or nine years old.

Jia Yun originally wanted to buy all the big maids, but Xiren said that the little maids have been trained since childhood, they will have a sense of belonging to the master's family, and they are smarter in doing things, not afraid of being tired, and basically have no shortcomings except for being playful.

The big maids are different, they are all adults, they have their own ideas, their thoughts are more messy, they think a lot, and they don't have a strong sense of belonging to the master's family.

So for this kind of maid, there is only iron blood pressure. If she is disobedient, she should be beaten and scolded. If she really can't control it, she will just sell it and buy a new one.

The maids were handed over to Xiren for short-term training, and the four healthy women acted as rough envoys. While learning the rules, they were led by Aunt Miao, responsible for the rough work at home and night watch at night.

When there are more people in the family, it will be different after all. You will become popular in an instant, and you will feel more at ease when you stay.

Sure enough, Xiren had a few brushes, and he taught these new servants to be obedient in a few words, and after a while, they were scrambling to do the work in the yard.

At the same time, when the servants were learning the rules, Aunt Miao and Jia Ming were also listening. Although they were not slaves, they were still servants and had to obey the rules.

For example, in the future when Jia Ming has something to report, he can only let the servant girl deliver the news at the Chuihua Gate, and only if the master invites him can he enter the middle courtyard.

And the maids are not allowed to go out of the Hanging Flower Gate casually, nor can they walk alone in the courtyard, no matter where they go, they have to act in groups of two.

Except in the room where she lives, maids are not allowed to sit on chairs or stools in other rooms.

When on duty, if you are tired, you can close your eyes and rest your mind, but you are not allowed to breathe heavily, and you are not allowed to lie on your back in a figure-horoscope position, etc. There are indeed many rules.

In the next period of time, Jia Yun bought a set of history books and read them carefully.

Reading history makes people wise, and knowing the past can learn from the present.

Learning how to behave in the world from history books can prevent people from repeating the mistakes of history when they are in a similar situation.

Reading history can also understand the ins and outs of the development of human society, broaden your horizons and mind, and make your understanding and thinking clear.

History is always strikingly similar, repeating itself in cycles.

Because the system that maintains the country and promotes development is created by people.

No system is perfect as long as it is created by man.

At the beginning of the emergence of the system, it adapted to the productive forces and the times.

With the development of society, the improvement of productivity, and the in-depth understanding of this system, its loopholes are more and more exposed to people.

People also know more and more how to take advantage of loopholes.

After reading history books for several days in a row, this morning, Jia Yun planned to go to Xue's house to bring back the two horses sent by Jia's mansion.

Now the stables at home have been built, and it is easy to use after bringing the horses back. Although the ox cart is stable, its speed is too slow.

Of course, you can also look at Baochai by the way.

As soon as they went out, they ran into Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing head-on, and they were still followed by maids Ping'er, Feng'er, Ruizhu and Baozhu.

Jia Yun's eyes lit up, she stepped forward and cupped her hands and said, "Second Aunt, I haven't seen you for a few days, and she looks even brighter, why are you free to come here today, isn't the house busy?"

Wang Xifeng stretched out an index finger, tapped Jia Yun's forehead, and said angrily, "I can't come to your house if I have nothing to do? It's because I love you so much, you heartless, if you don't like me coming, then I'll go that is."

Jia Yun quickly took her hand, and said with a smile: "How can it be, my nephew is just asking, and he didn't say that Second Aunt is not welcome! Let's go in and talk."

After speaking, he took Wang Xifeng's hand and walked into the courtyard.

Wang Xifeng smiled all over her face, and let him drag her in without resisting.

After arriving at the middle courtyard, Jia Yun let go of her hand and said to Wang Xifeng, "Would you like to drink tea in the tea room?"

"Okay, I'm a guest, and the guest is up to you." Wang Xifeng nodded and said, then turned to Qin Keqing and said:

"Brother Rong's daughter-in-law go to the back house and sit for a while. After I finish talking with Brother Yun, I will come to see you."

Jia Yun raised her eyebrows, secretly thought that she guessed right, Wang Xifeng was in charge of such a big deal in Jia's mansion, if nothing happened, she wouldn't come to him easily.

When Qin Keqing went to the back house, Jia Yun took Wang Xifeng to the tea room and sat down, while Ping'er and Feng'er were waiting at the door.

Xiren got the news, made a pot of tea and brought it in, then backed out.

There were only Jia Yun and Wang Xifeng in the tea room. Jia Yun asked directly, "Second Aunt, what's the matter now, can you tell me directly?"

After taking a sip of tea, Wang Xifeng sighed and said, "Okay, I won't play tricks with you anymore, I'm here for money."

"Silver, what money?" Jia Yun asked in confusion.

Wang Xifeng smiled slightly and said, "It's the seasoning you sold to Baoyu last time. I want to make money with it."

"It's been so long, are you still thinking about it?" Jia Yun asked in surprise.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Can you not miss it? I bought some from Baoyu last time, and invited many people to taste it. Everyone said it was delicious, which means that selling that condiment is a business that is sure to make money. .”

"Brother Yun, my aunt came here today to talk to you, and I don't want the secret recipe of the seasoning, you just mix it up, then sell it to me, and I'll sell it, so that you and I can both earn money, how about it?" ?”

Seeing that Jia Yun was still hesitating, she hurriedly said: "In the past, you were worried about your status and that you would not be able to keep your wealth. Now that you are a scholar, you can barely keep it, right?"

"I can't keep it!" Jia Yun said, "Auntie, you may not know how big the profit is. Let me tell you this, let alone I can't keep this business, even you can't keep it."

Wang Xifeng was both surprised and delighted, she said in amazement: "Is there really such a big profit?"

Jia Yun nodded and said: "Of course, if you operate properly, it will be easy to earn tens of millions of taels a year. Just think about how many rich people there are in Dazhou."

"The key is that this thing can not only be sold in Dazhou, but can even be sold on the grasslands, sold to other countries, and can be sold across the ocean, to the other side of the ocean!"

"Second Aunt, now do you think you and I can keep this business going?"

In the real seasoning business, there is not just one kind for barbecue, but countless kinds.

Not to mention anything else, just relying on the monosodium glutamate he concocted with space, if he sells it, he can make a lot of money.

So what Jia Yun said was not an exaggeration at all.

Doing the seasoning business is the same as doing the spice business. It is no different from stealing money. Ordinary forces simply cannot keep such wealth.

As for the Jia family, it is now on the road of decline. There are many titles in the family, but no one holds real power.

As for Wang Ziteng, although he has a high position and authority, it can be seen from being transferred out of the capital that the royal family has already begun to eliminate his influence in the army. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is difficult to protect himself.

Maybe Wang Ziteng doesn't know it yet, or maybe he knows his situation but still wants to fight.

Therefore, when the business really started, Wang Xifeng would not be able to keep the business by relying on the Jia Mansion and the Wang family.

As for Jia Yun herself, when she doesn't have a certain influence, she won't waste resources casually.

After Wang Xifeng heard this, she bit her lip and said, "I really can't hold it, even if I add my uncle."

She still has self-knowledge, if she earns tens of thousands of taels of silver every year, relying on the Jia family and the Wang family, there will never be anyone who is not open-minded to steal her business.

But if it involves a business of several 10 taels or even millions of taels of silver, it's not something she can get involved in.

"I'm really not reconciled!" Wang Xifeng gritted her teeth and frowned sadly.

Jia Yun laughed loudly. He had never seen Wang Xifeng showing such a gesture. It seemed that Wang Xifeng really didn't want to defend him, otherwise he wouldn't be so casual in front of him.

Seeing him laughing out loud, Wang Xifeng resisted the urge to roll her eyes, and said angrily, "Laugh, laugh at you to death, I can't make money, and you can't make money either? Just follow the secret recipe and go into the coffin!"

Jia Yun complained: "What a second aunt, she turned her face too quickly. One moment she was negotiating with me, but the next moment she will curse me to death. Her heart is so vicious!"

"I've become vicious, what's the matter, who told you to cut off my dream of getting rich?" Wang Xifeng pouted.

Jia Yun came up to her and asked in a low voice, "Second Aunt, let me ask you something secret, Jia's century-old mansion, the savings of several generations, plus the output from the farm every year, there should be no shortage of money, right?"

Wang Xifeng sighed, shook his head and said, "I can't explain this matter in a sentence or two. Anyway, I am already devastated by the expenses of such a big family every day."

Jia Yun saw that she didn't want to go into details, so she didn't ask any more questions, she just said: "You are just too strong-minded, and you want to take care of everything by yourself, but Jia's house is so grand, you can take it for a while, you can take it for a lifetime. Is it?"

Wang Xifeng glanced at him, and replied: "That's why I came to you to find a way, I didn't expect to make a trip in vain."

Seeing that Jia Yun was so close to her, she poked Jia Yun's forehead with her finger and asked softly:

"I've seen you often leaning on your body these days, tell me, do you want to eat my tofu?"

Jia Yun chuckled, and asked cautiously, "Second Aunt, I want to answer yes, you won't kill me, will you?"

"Tch, who do you think I am, an executioner?" Wang Xifeng rolled his eyes and said.

"To tell you the truth, I think I'm quite pretty. It would be strange if you didn't have any thoughts about me."

She smiled at Jia Yun, and continued: "Actually, not only you like to get close to me, but Brother Rong and Baoyu also like to get close to me. Do you think I'm killing them?"

Jia Yun breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said, "My nephew is relieved to hear you say that!"

Then, he asked curiously, "You, Brother Rong and Baoyu..."

"It's nothing, don't talk nonsense." Wang Xifeng said hastily, "When I say close, I mean that I have more contacts with them than other people."

"Baoyu's main reason is that he is the old lady's darling, so naturally he has to take good care of him. As for Brother Rong, I often ask him about your second uncle Lian being away, so I have to look for him often."

Jia Yun suddenly said: "Let me tell you, why do you and Brother Rong's daughter-in-law also come and go often? I didn't expect there to be such a secret!"

Wang Xifeng laughed and said: "I really like being with Brother Rong's daughter-in-law. She is easy-going and easy-going. If you are with her, you don't have to worry about her harming me, do you understand?"

"Understood." Jia Yun nodded.

Wang Xifeng asked curiously: "By the way, I wanted to ask you a few times ago, how did you lose my handkerchief?"

Jia Yun shook her head and said, "I definitely can't tell you, it won't work if I tell you."

"Hehe, you like to collect my handkerchiefs, isn't it just a piece of cloth, what's so good about it?" Wang Xifeng pouted.

Jia Yun laughed and said, "It has the scent of my aunt on it. If I miss my aunt occasionally, it's good to take it out and smell it."

"Go to hell, it's so fucking disgusting." Wang Xifeng patted Jia Yun's shoulder lightly, and cursed with a smile.

Jia Yun came up to her, sniffed it, and said with a smile, "It's really fragrant, I don't feel sick!"

Wang Xifeng said: "You are really courageous, more courageous than Brother Rong and Baoyu!"

Seeing that she didn't resent her being close to her, Jia Yun became more reckless.

He stretched out to stop Wang Xifeng's slender waist, put his face close to hers and rubbed it lightly, and whispered: "I'm not very courageous, I can't eat auntie's tofu!"

Wang Xifeng froze, and said with an unnatural expression: "Let go, I'm joking with you, are you serious?"

Even though she said this, she didn't resist. Jia Yun was so happy that she knew there was something for her.

Jia Yun didn't talk nonsense, looked at her small cherry mouth, and gently pecked it up...

Wang Xifeng finally refused to merge with Jia Yun.

The strange thing is that Jia Yun hugged her, hugged her, kissed her, and even tossed her hands up and down in her clothes, but she didn't resist, but Wang Xifeng refused to do the last step.

Jia Yun was very puzzled, if Wang Xifeng didn't want to, she probably wouldn't let herself torment her, but she could say she was willing, but she didn't really want to do it.

Her attitude made Jia Yun puzzled.

To be honest, he was so eager to hook up with Wang Xifeng, on the one hand, he was really greedy for her body, and on the other hand, it was because she was a woman on the official book of twelve beauties.

Now Jia Yun really wants to have another supernatural power, preferably one that can kill an enemy thousands of miles away.

But obviously, with Wang Xifeng's current attitude, it is estimated that he will have to put in a lot of thought before he can conquer it.

It was time for lunch, Jia Yun left Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing for dinner, but they were in a hurry to go back and declined.

Before leaving, Wang Xifeng told him one thing: "In the past few days, some people have spread rumors that my cousin is from Wangfu, and you got his luck to pass the exam."

Jia Yun thought to herself, it took so long for the rumors to spread, it seems that Xue Pan's work efficiency is not very good.

He smiled and replied: "That's not wrong. I was engaged to Baochai before I passed the examination for scholar. If others want to spread rumors, just spread them. It doesn't really affect me much!"

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "You are kind-hearted, anyway, I just want to tell you, just pay attention."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on." Jia Yun nodded.

After seeing off Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing, after lunch, Jia Yun returned to the study and sat down in a daze.

Wang Xifeng is a bit complicated. She is a woman who can be loved and hated at the same time. To evaluate her with a pertinent sentence, there is nothing like: hate Sister Feng, scold Sister Feng, miss Sister Feng when you don't see her.

In fact, Wang Xifeng came to him to do business. Even if it was not in the seasoning business, Jia Yun had many ways to make money for her, but Jia Yun finally held back and said nothing.

In the final analysis, Wang Xifeng is not her own person, and people are not her own, let alone her heart.

Jia Yun didn't want to let Wang Xifeng earn money and then let Jia Lian enjoy it, he was not that generous.

Therefore, Wang Xifeng is more complicated, and Jia Yun's thoughts about her are also more complicated.

When I think of her, I feel mixed feelings and can't express it in words.

Want to be nice to her, she is not her own.

It's okay not to treat her, but even though that woman is cruel to others, she really has nothing to say to herself.

"Let's see and do it, anyway, Jia's mansion will not collapse for a while, and there are still a few years to live." Jia Yun thought to herself.

Then Jia Yun thought of Qin Keqing again.

Previously, she was worried that she would be ruined by Jia Zhen, but who knew that after following him, this problem was easily solved.

Now when Jia Rong and Jia Zhen see Qin Keqing, their hearts are as still as water, which is more effective than eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha.

"When I was with her these days, she often talked about wanting to conceive a child, but I secretly used contraception. I don't know if it's good or bad!" Jia Yun pondered in her heart.

With his current skill, contraception is just a matter of thought, not too simple.

If Qin Keqing does not conceive a child for a long time, her status in Ningguo Mansion will definitely be affected. After a long time, Jia Rong may still divorce her wife.

After all, the two of them are now living in separate rooms, and one day Jia Rong will throw a divorce letter to Qin Keqing if they can't keep them together.

And this, although Jia Yun is willing to see it, Qin Keqing will definitely be very sad, after all, it will deal a great blow to her reputation.

"Don't blame me for being cruel, it's better than you being troubled when the Ningguo Mansion ransacks the house in the future." Jia Yun thought.

Qin Keqing is a regular wife, not a concubine.

When the government ransacked the house, the main wife couldn't escape, but the concubine could.

The plot of the Red Mansion has officially accelerated since Xue's family came to Beijing. Many things will happen in the past few years. If there are no major changes, Jia's house will be ransacked in a few years.

As for the fact that Jia Yun married Xue Baochai, it actually had little or no impact on the outcome of the Jia family.

After all, Jia's house was ransacked due to various reasons.

For example, Yuanchun's death, no successor, abuse of power for personal gain, attacks by political opponents, etc., I can't explain a sentence or two clearly.

Just as he was thinking about something, Xiren came in and whispered, "Grandma Rong is here again and said she has something to do with you."

"Oh?" Jia Yun was startled, and hurriedly said: "Bring her to the study quickly, she just left at noon, and she is in a hurry to come here now, she must have something to do with me."

Xiren nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Brother Yun... Grandma Rong is a good-looking woman, so don't be greedy!"

"I'm already hungry!" Jia Yun rolled her eyes and said.

There is no need to hide this matter from Xiren, she will be required to cooperate in many things in the future, and she will know sooner or later.

"Ah?" Xiren was shocked, and suddenly stepped forward and hugged Jia Yun's neck, excitedly said: "Brother Yun, I don't even know how to say hello, you are too scary!"

Jia Yun gently pecked her small mouth, and said with a smile: "Don't make trouble, go and attract her!"

After Xiren took a few deep breaths, he let go and backed away and said, "I really underestimated you, that's all, I can't control you, after Miss Bao comes through the door, let her control you!"

(End of this chapter)

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