The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 20

Tieniu couldn't help being moved by the words, hesitantly asked: "What kind of business is Mr. Huan planning to do?"

Jia Huan smiled and said, "I'll tell you later, this business is unique, and it's guaranteed to be an instant success and a lot of money."

Jia Huan saw that Tieniu was still doubtful, so he took out 20 taels of silver and stuffed it into his hand, saying: "You take the money first, pay two months' wages in advance, and the rest to build an ice cellar. If it is not enough, you can come to Rongguo Mansion to find me and let the concierge pass it on."

With the heavy 20 taels of silver in hand, Tie Niu was short of breath, his eyes were changing, and finally he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, Mr. Huan is an honest man, I can trust you, you don't need 20 taels, ten taels is enough, I will inform the third master when the ice cellar is remodeled."

A look of appreciation flashed in Jia Huan's eyes, and he was not hypocritical. He collected the ten taels of silver, called the waiter, ordered a few dishes and packed them into two portions, one for Tie Niu to take home to honor his wife, and one for him to bring back to Jia's mansion. Finally, he paid five taels of silver, and Tie Niu couldn't help but smashed his tongue.

In fact, Jia Huan himself was a little bit pained. Five taels of silver was equivalent to 5000 yuan in later generations. It was indeed a luxury for three people to eat 5000 yuan for a meal.

After walking out of the Zuixiang Building, the two parties parted ways. Qian Huai, a boy with a pile of sundries bought by Jia Huan at the market in his left hand, and a packaged meal in his right hand, was so tired that his teeth cracked.

"The third master is not afraid that Tie Niu will take the money and run away?" Qian Huai asked pantingly, following behind Jia Huan.

"Not afraid!" Jia Huan said calmly.

"Why? How long have you known him, and you trust him so much?" Qian Huai asked back with a sour tone.

Jia Huan looked back at Qian Huai and said, "If one day I give you ten taels of silver to thank you for saving your life, and you don't even glance at it, or if I give you 20 taels of silver to do something, you only need ten taels and return the remaining ten taels to me, and I will trust you unconditionally."

Qian Huai was speechless when he heard the words, and asked curiously for a moment: "What kind of business does the third master plan to partner with Tieniu?"

"Secret!"

"Even the slaves can't know?"

"Your mouth is too big, and you like to brag. Besides, don't make a big deal about what happened today, or watch your skin carefully!" Jia Huan warned, as the so-called wealth is not revealed, he only earned a small amount of money, so he should keep a low profile.

Qian Huai hurriedly swore: "Don't worry, third master, I promise I won't even tell my concubine. If there is even a little bit of news leaked, the servant will expose himself first!"

Jia Huan said lightly, "You have a concubine? Could it be the mother mouse in your room?"

Qian Huai was so swallowed that he rolled his eyes and said, "Third Master also underestimates slaves too much. In terms of appearance and talent, slaves are top-notch among young children."

"In terms of shamelessness, in terms of delicious food and lazy work, in terms of abandoning your master and running for your life, you are indeed top-notch!" Jia Huan said with a dark face, remembering that he was in danger before, and the bastard left him to sneak away first, and he got angry.

Qian Huai said softly, "Third Master calm down, you know that slaves are most afraid of dogs. If someone else dares to bark your teeth at Third Master, the slave will immediately rush up and smash his teeth. Third Master, don't worry, let alone a dog in the future, even if it's a tiger blocking the way, the slave will stand in front and try to protect you."

Jia Huan said lightly: "Let's listen to his words first, so as to see his actions."

Qian Huai laughed dryly twice.

The master and servant returned to Rongguo Mansion, and entered the back house of Jia Mansion through the back corner door in a very low-key way. They were about to pass through the hallway and returned to their residence on Jia's Mansion Middle Road when they suddenly saw a young woman coming out of Sister Feng's courtyard.

Jia Huan's master and servant pretended not to see them, walked straight through the hall, and entered the courtyard of Jia's Mansion Middle Road through a small corner gate. Seeing no one around, Jia Huan asked curiously, "Qian Huai, who was that woman just now?"

Qian Huai laughed and said, "Bao Er's daughter-in-law, this girl is very coquettish and easy to get on with. Many servants in our house have been nice to her, as long as they give her money. Her husband, Bao Er, is a rotten alcoholic. He is addicted to alcohol. As long as there is alcohol, he never asks."

Jia Huan couldn't help suddenly realizing that the second master Lian in "A Dream of Red Mansions" was Wang Xifeng's husband, Jia Lian.

This time it was terrible, Wang Xifeng went into a rage on the spot, and Jia Lian drew his sword to kill Wang Xifeng in shame and anger. Finally, Jia's mother came forward to calm the storm, and Bao Er's daughter-in-law was also afraid to hang herself.

The second daughter-in-law Bao came out of Sister Feng's courtyard just now with a bright face, and she probably had an affair with Jia Lian secretly, but Wang Xifeng and Heping probably didn't know about it, otherwise the world would have turned upside down.

Jia Huan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately took into account that he was never the one who accepts everything. It is not in his character not to fight back after suffering a loss. Since he is not Wang Xifeng's opponent with a frontal face, then he will come in the dark.

"Qian Huai, I have a task for you. If it is completed, I will give you an extra two hundred coins per month. I will pay for this money myself!" Jia Huan whispered.

Qian Huai's eyes lit up, knowing that his current monthly salary is only [-] Wen, and adding [-] Wen would be equivalent to a [-]% salary increase, so he immediately said like chicken blood: "Third Master, just give orders, and the slave promises to complete the task!"

"You keep an eye on Er Bao's house from now on, if she comes to Er Ye Lian's house again, tell me right away." Jia Huan whispered in Qian Gui's ear.

Qian Huai was a clever guy, he vaguely guessed Jia Huan's intention, and said with a smile, "I understand."

Jia Huan warned with a serious expression: "If this matter gets out, you won't have to wait on me anymore."

Qian Huai hastily swore and swore that he would never leak it. Jia Huan nodded and said, "That's good. You should also know that Lian's Second Mistress and Lian's Second Master are very powerful. If you let them know afterwards, I'm sure I'll have nothing good to eat, but you Qian Huai can't escape, and it will only make things worse."

Qian Huai shrunk his neck involuntarily. Indeed, Jia Huan was a petty master after all. Even if Jia Lian and his wife finally knew that they were being tricked, they didn't dare to say anything about Jia Huan, but he was different.

Jia Huan glanced at Qian Huai's face, and knew that he could suppress this kid. There was no way, this guy had a big mouth, and he was lazy, and people who favor the easy and fear the heavy often had problems with their loyalty, so they had to take precautions. If there were other people who could use him, Jia Huan would never use Qian Huai.

"The third master is back!"

As soon as Jia Huan stepped into the small courtyard where he lived, the maids and women surrounded him cheerfully. Aunt Zhao and Hong Ling also came out of the house, and they were slightly surprised when they saw Qian Huai carrying large and small bags.

"Huan'er, you're a prodigal, you're a fool with a little money in your pocket, why do you buy so many things?" Aunt Zhao asked, but when Jia Huan handed her a box of high-quality rouge, she was still from ear to ear.

"Sister Hongling, this is for you." Jia Huan smiled and handed a small box to Hongling. The latter took it and opened it, and found a beautiful round glass mirror inside. He was both surprised and delighted, and quickly said, "Thank you, Mr. San!"

Next, the maids and mothers-in-law were all given gifts and snacks, and everyone was happy for a while.Jia Huan asked the maids to spread out the meals they packed while they were hot, and everyone gathered around to taste them.

After all, Aunt Zhao had seen the world, and she knew that the dishes were not cheap after seeing the dishes, and she couldn't help scolding in pain: "Stinky boy, the ten taels of silver that the guest gave you yesterday must have been spent. You spend a lot of money at a young age, and you really don't know how to live."

Jia Huan said with a bitter face on purpose: "I have finally earned some money to honor my aunt, but instead I am told by my aunt, it doesn't matter, the child will take it back and return it."

Aunt Zhao hurriedly protected the food with both hands, and said: "Don't... you bought everything, why would you return it? It's not too embarrassing, and besides, there is no way to get a refund for the food, um... brat, how dare you tease your mother!"

Seeing Jia Huan laughing narrowly at herself, Aunt Zhao couldn't help blushing, and tapped her son with the tip of her chopsticks, Hong Luan and all the maids laughed, and a clever woman even flattered: "The third master is promising at a young age.

Hearing these words, Aunt Zhao couldn't help feeling elated, and began to enjoy the delicious food happily. Jia Huan was full when he was in the restaurant, so naturally he couldn't eat any more at this time, so he just ate a few bites casually with everyone.

After the meal, Jia Huan divided the trinkets bought from the street into five shares, and asked the maids to deliver them to Sanchun, Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu.Seeing this, Aunt Zhao was unhappy again, and scolded: "There is no seed of good fortune, and it is because of that person that he was tortured, and he almost couldn't even eat food, and he still has to give food to others. It is a stupid thing to do with a hot face and a cold butt. My mother is so smart, why did she give birth to such a stupid son like you!"

Jia Huan couldn't help but rolled his eyes secretly. Aunt Zhao really owed her mouth and didn't know it. No wonder no one in the whole family liked it. Even the relationship with her own daughter Jia Tanchun was very tense.

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