Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 314 4.110 Jia Mu is actually perfunctory
Volume Four

4.110 Jia Mu is actually perfunctory
"Shuqing, I know you have resentment towards the Xue family." After a long silence, Jia's mother's voice slowly sounded, "But you must not forget what the reputation of that young master of the Wang family is; Ziteng is indeed not easy, Our friendship with the house has not broken off in these years, and he is your biological brother, but the Mrs. Xue family is also your biological sister!"

"Does she still remember that she has an elder sister and a second brother?" Mrs. Wang couldn't help but shed tears. "Although there are some obstacles in the house now, it is because she has been blessed for many years and doesn't care about her little things; but the eldest brother is now in the capital. , accompany you carefully every step of the way, it’s fine if she doesn’t help, why are you still trying to cause trouble in Jinling?

My nephew is indeed a bit unscrupulous, so he can't be beaten like that, right?The second brother never speaks behind people's backs. The last time his wife went back to visit, he couldn't help but complain a few times. Outsiders don't understand, but people like us don't understand?In military matters, which step is lacking money?You can't just ask the government to help with everything, right? "

Regardless of what Jia Mu thought, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng both lowered their heads with strange expressions on their faces. The men behind them were all officials. How could they not know how much money such a "profession" would bring?Jia Lian was enjoying great success in Yancheng, but he still gave Wang Xifeng money every month. Although five hundred this time and eight hundred that time were not much, they added up to a lot.

Not to mention Zhou Yang's side, although it did cost the Xue family a lot of money, it helped them earn more. The income from the shipping of the second house of the Xue family alone could be offset by the expenses of the army raised by Qianhu in Daye. Not to mention that he was leading officers and soldiers of the imperial court. Even if his monthly rations were deducted, he would still receive [-] to [-]%. After the two sides were offset, his monthly income would not be less than several thousand taels.

However, when Wang Ziteng became an official, he had to put money into it. Maybe Wang Xifeng just felt that something was wrong. Li Wan had seen a lot of the world now, how could he not guess that there was something wrong with this Beijing-based Jiedu envoy?Of course, in front of Mrs. Wang, who was obviously holding her breath, it was better not to mention it as much as possible.

"Okay, don't think too much about it. As the saying goes, 'Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite.' Zi Teng is indeed working hard, how can the Xue family be better off?" Jia Mu didn't think much about Mrs. Wang's crying. , She also came down from the peak period of the Jia family, how could she look up to the Wang family, "I just talked about how the young master of the Wang family is doing, how can the eldest young master of the Xue family get better?

In today's world, just having money is not enough. Someone must be an official. If our family doesn't care, can the Xue family not care?Nowadays, the business of Xue Zihao is indeed very big, but no one in the Xue family is an official. Fortunately, the kid surnamed Zhou can still do something, so can the Xue family support it with all their strength? "

"Then she will just", Mrs. Wang wanted to say, "just ignore her mother's family." Fortunately, she still had some brains and stopped the car in time. The Xue family supports Zhou Yang as their son-in-law, and he is a son-in-law with no family background. The purpose is of course In order for him to support his family in the future; but if the resources are given to Wang Ziteng, when the Xue family wants to support, can they go beyond the Wang family?
"Let's do it this way. I'll pick a time in two days and, in the name of the old lady, I'll ask brother Zhen from Dongfu to be my host, and let your master accompany me. I'll also invite Zi Teng to come and sit down. I'll let them discuss matters outside. Go." Although Mrs. Wang didn't finish her words, Mother Jia was too old to guess. "If you need help with anything, it's convenient to explain it in person."

"Thank you, ancestor, for taking care of me. My daughter-in-law will make arrangements now!" Mrs. Wang's expression relaxed, and Wang Xifeng also looked happy. They both stood up and bowed to Mrs. Jia to thank her.

However, none of the three people noticed that Li Wan kept his head down almost the whole time and didn't interrupt a word. Now she has met many noble people like Princess Yongchang and has been taught by a thousand families. Of course, she can tell that Jia Mu In fact, he was just perfunctory and still pushed the problem to Ningguo Mansion, but Rongguo Mansion didn't mention it at all and was only willing to "accompany" him.

She also knew one thing, that was the rule of the imperial court - people leave and have tea. Jia Jing was indeed the appointed governor of the Beijing camp. The problem was that when he handed over, he handed over most of the things he carried with him to Yonghe. Emperor; even if there is still some favor left, now that he has been away for more than a year, how many people in the Beijing camp are still willing to give him face?

"Okay, seeing how you've been worrying these days, even if you're so worried, how much can you help the men outside?" Jia Mu nodded with a smile, and signaled to Wang Xifeng by the way, "Madam Feng will support your wife and replace the old lady." Let's see it off; Zhu'er's family, you should also go back and have a rest, His Highness Yongchang is also true, why do you only want to seize the family members in our house to cause harm?"

"My ancestors are well, my wife (granddaughter-in-law) is leaving!"*3.

Not to mention that Li Wan helped Su Yun back to his small courtyard. Here, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng's aunt and nephew also slowly walked towards the courtyard by the east wall. However, compared to Wang Xifeng's sweet words and smiles, Mrs. Wang was obviously not serious. lay down.

"Why are you doing this, madam? It's not like I don't know what my second uncle is capable of. With the help of the government, how can he not even be able to do this little thing?" Whether in the original work or now, Wang Xifeng has always been blind to Wang Ziteng. confidence, "It's just that I've never figured it out, why when other officials are trying to get money from their families, my second uncle is different and still needs to pay for it?"

"How do I know this?" Mrs. Wang, as always, is basically ignorant of outside things. "It's not like you don't know the temper of my second brother. He wants to do a good job for His Majesty. I'm afraid there are a lot of things that need to be run? But you don't know Why, for nearly a year, every time we met, he looked gloomy."

"This—" Wang Xifeng also doesn't understand the outside world, otherwise she wouldn't have "inherited" the "business" of loan sharks from Mrs. Wang, "Maybe it's because of the busy work? I must have the help of the mansion, Will it be over soon?"

"Okay, you should go back and have a rest." While the two of them were talking, they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard. Mrs. Wang reluctantly let go of Wang Xifeng and let the maid Jin Chuaner hold her, "It's not like I don't care about the affairs in this mansion. But, how can there be peace of mind? If you have any obstruction, just ask someone to come to me to make the decision." "Madam, don't worry, I understand!" Wang Xifeng thanked her in surprise. She still hasn't figured it out. This is actually Mrs. Wang's decision. Invading her authority as the housekeeper of the Rongguo Mansion; the smart Ping'er beside her clearly saw something, but after scanning Mrs. Wang's back, she had no choice but to let go of her thoughts. Even though she was Wang Xifeng's number one confidant, she knew that there was no way she could cross it. Mrs. Wang.

"Grandma, are we going back now?" Since she didn't want to make the mistake of "not being close to each other", she simply threw it aside, out of sight and out of mind.

"What are you going back for? The yard is empty, not even popular." Wang Xifeng was obviously empty, lonely and cold. She replied impatiently and then thought for a moment, with an excited look on her face, "Let's go to the serious yard. Just now At my ancestor’s place, the plate of pineapples was really enjoyable to eat, but I don’t believe it, and the prude only got two of them!”

"What do grandma think?" Ping'er couldn't understand. "Grandma Zhu is also a family member of the mansion. Is it possible that the Xue family will give her another gift? Besides, even if it is a gift, the mansion can still hide it. Who? I’m afraid everyone has known about it for a long time, right?”

"My silly girl, you only looked at the inside of the house and didn't look outside?" Wang Xifeng slapped the maid and said in an urgent tone, "The Xue family was entrusted by your surnamed Zhou to His Highness Yongchang to take care of it. As long as the Xue family still has Brain, how can these new fruits be missing from the Princess Xiao Filial Piety Mansion? But there are only a few people in the house? Just give some away and there will be a lot left over. Instead of waiting for them to go bad and throw them away, wouldn't it be better to reward them to the servants? ?”

"Grandma, what nonsense are you talking about? Where is there someone with the surname Zhou?" Ping'er blushed, but she also agreed with Wang Xifeng's conjecture, "Grandma Zhu must have a lot of good things there. That's right - but grandma has to think about it, does she really want to go to that yard to suffer?"

"What are you doing with your hooves!" Wang Xifeng blushed immediately and punched her girl a few times in embarrassment, but she unconsciously slowed down her steps, "You're in the clear sky, how dare you be so serious - besides, Now, how can she be serious now?"

Ping'er didn't say a word, just covered his mouth and snickered.

"Hmph, we can't give her an advantage." Wang Xifeng thought for a moment and gritted her teeth. "At worst, the two of us, the sisters, would go over and grab something, then turn around and run away. I really want to take a look, but she just didn't dare to run out of the yard to chase her. Stay!"

"Grandma is right!" What can a girl like Ping'er say? Just a few words of praise.
At the same time, Qixie Zhai was in the front yard of Rongguo Mansion.

"Sister Qiufang, your brother is coming back?" Jia Baoyu threw the "Mencius" he was impatient with on the ground, with obvious reluctance on his face. "In this case, will my sister have to stay at home for a long time in the future?" , won’t come back again?”

"Good brother, I can stay with you as long as you want." Fu Qiufang said with a blushing face, and bent down to pick up "Mencius" and put it back on the desk. Just looking at Jia Baoyu's still confused expression, she knew what she was implying It was all wasted, "If you miss me, just tell the ancestors to pick me up."

"That's good!" Jia Baoyu was relieved and buried herself in Fu Qiufang's arms. "Good sister, I really can't bear to part with you!"

"You——" Fu Qiufang quickly held down the thief's hand that penetrated his front, "Good brother, if you dare to do this again, I will be annoyed——"

"My good sister, just let go." Jia Baoyu buried herself in Fu Qiufang's arms and kept rubbing and rubbing. Fu Qiufang was sour from the performance of the giant baby who hadn't grown up. Only then did I realize that my daughter’s family is really made of flesh and blood, as soft as water.”

"Brother Bao, please spare your sister. It's against women's ethics to be so close to each other!" No matter what she thought, Fu Qiufang could only hold back her mood. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw that Jia Baoyu was obviously unswerving, so she had to continue. "Coax the child", "However, sister Xiren is the same age as me and she is your maid, so that's fine."

"Huh?" Jia Baoyu's eyes lit up instantly.

(End of this chapter)