Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 95
Xue Baochai led Wang Xifeng into the back house, and then sat down in the small flower hall in the backyard.

Wang Xifeng looked at the house and said with great envy: "Grandma Lai is so capable. She was able to build such a big house."

Xue Baochai blushed a little, she took a sip from her teacup.

"Sister-in-law, what's the matter with your visit this time?"

"Why can't I come and see you if I have nothing to do?"

Xue Baochai was a little noncommittal after hearing Wang Xifeng's words.

Both of them are smart people, there is no need to say a lot of things, and they can understand each other's meaning with just one look.

When they lived in Rongguo Mansion before, Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai were polite on the surface, but they actually looked down on each other in their hearts.

There is a reason for saying that two people are cousins ​​who are related by blood, but they just look down on each other.

Wang Xifeng didn't like Xue Baochai, mainly because she thought she was an accident. It's a good thing to be a man at a young age, but if you are too good at being a man, people don't like it.

However, Xue Baochai thought that Wang Xifeng was vulgar, and Xue Baochai didn't respect Wang Xifeng very much in the conversation.Don't you know that according to seniority, Xue Baochai's name is Wang Xifeng's sister, and she speaks of each Feng girl, showing contempt and neglect.

Now these two people are sitting together, drinking tea and talking about family affairs. Although their words are peaceful, they are full of wit.

After a while, maybe Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai got bored playing riddles, so they simply asked:
"Why don't you see Uncle Rui, my sister-in-law is here, shouldn't he come and see?"

"My sister-in-law is a girl after all, so it's inappropriate for him to come to see her?"

Wang Xifeng smiled contemptuously, thinking to herself: When I was lying on my old lady before, I didn't think about so many rules.

"What's inappropriate about this? We're all blood relatives, so what if we meet each other?"

What Wang Xifeng said had some truth.

From Mrs. Wang's point of view, Jia Rui and Wang Xifeng do have a somewhat roundabout relationship, but they have already released the fifth server.

Xue Baochai couldn't do anything about Feng Yatou's sharp tongue. He smiled softly and said, "In that case, sit down for a while and I will invite our uncle."

As she spoke, Xue Baochai got up slowly, then gave a slight salute, then turned and left the house.

Wang Xifeng only sat for half a stick of incense, when he heard footsteps outside the flower hall, Wang Xifeng stood up quickly.

Then I saw Jia Rui and Xue Baochai entering side by side.

Seeing the harmony between these two people, Wang Xifeng felt a little jealous.

But she is a showman, she doesn't show any flaws on the surface.

"Yo, it can be considered that I have met a high-ranking official. It is really difficult to see you!"

Jia Rui hurried forward to salute, "What's the matter with sister-in-law? If you want to see me, send a servant girl to say hello, and I'll go to the house right away."

Wang Xifeng smiled in satisfaction, and then gently wrote thousands of pictures to Jia Rui.

After that, several people took their seats.

"Second sister-in-law, why don't you see Lian's second brother coming?"

"He's a donkey without a bridle, where can I find him." There was a trace of irritation in Wang Xifeng's tone.

It seems that Wang Xifeng is also very angry that Jia Lian has no home, but she has no choice but to do so.

Xue Baochai saw that Jia Rui had lost the conversation, smiled awkwardly at Wang Xifeng, and quickly changed the subject.

"Second sister-in-law, how is your Qiao sister?"

"Well, that's all, but my child is healthy and doesn't suffer from any illness."

Then Wang Xifeng said to Xue Baochai: "Sister Lin has been back for a while, why don't you come into the mansion to take a look? In the past, you two were like sisters."

When Xue Baochai heard Wang Xifeng mentioning Sister Lin's name, she also moved a little, and then her eyes were a little blurred, thinking of the days when she lived in Wang Rongguo's mansion.

That period of time was also very beautiful to say the least, it was her last girlish time.

At that time, she was not very sensible, and she only knew that her mother intended to marry her to Jia Baoyu, and that Sister Lin and Jia Baoyu had a good relationship, so on the surface, she and Sister Lin were like sisters, but in fact there was some element of jealousy.

But now since marrying Jia Rui, she has discovered that Baoyu is a good boy, but not a good man.

What's more, with her Jia Rui's current status, the two of them are in the same heaven and on the earth and cannot be compared to each other.

So now thinking of the little tricks and tricks of the past, Xue Baochai finds it a little funny.

"Sister Lin has come back. If she doesn't come back, the devil king of your family will probably be turned upside down."

Speaking of Jia Baoyu, Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "These two people can't live without each other, and they don't know what to do in the future?"

Xue Baochai agreed with a smile, and then said: "It's been a long time since I went to pay my respects to the old lady, and I will visit the mansion tomorrow." "Okay, if you go, I will treat you to a meal at my own expense. "

"You are the housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion. Do you have to pay for your meals yourself?" Xue Baochai actually knew a thing or two about the inside story of Rongguo Mansion, but she did not reveal it. Instead, she said such nonsense.

Wang Xifeng shook his head lightly, didn't say anything, but looked at Jia Rui.

Jia Rui, who had always been a transparent person, trembled when he was glanced at by Wang Xifeng, and then he remembered what he had promised her.

Xue Baochai is such a clever person, just by looking at Wang Xifeng's expression, she knew something was going on between her and Jia Rui.

However, Xue Baochai didn't show any signs, but seemed to not know.

After chatting for a while, Wang Xifeng got up and went to salute Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang, and then left.

When Wang Xifeng left, Xue Baochai immediately turned sullen, as if he hadn't seen Jia Rui, and went directly to the residence of Mrs. Wang in the back house.

Jia Rui was flustered by Xue Baochai's disturbance, and hurried forward to hold Xue Baochai's hand.

"Okay my big grandma, what's the matter?"

Xue Baochai angrily avoided Jia Rui's hand.

"What's the matter with you and Feng girl? You flirted with each other in front of me."

Jia Rui had actually thought of a way out during this period. When Xue Baochai asked this question, he quickly explained.

"You don't know that the Rongguo Mansion is not as beautiful as it appears on the surface. In fact, the inner treasury is almost empty. The second sister-in-law is worrying about this matter day and night. Some time ago, I asked me for an idea to let the Rongguo Mansion mess around. I agreed at the time. Give her a way, but I'm busy at the moment, I forgot about it, I didn't expect her to mention it today, so you misunderstood."

Xue Baochai's face softened a little, and then he said: "I am not a jealous person. If you like it, I will bring one or two more concubines to your home. I won't have a problem with it. But you can't provoke Feng girl. If word gets out, , our entire family has been disgraced."

In Jia Rui's heart, he actually regretted provoking Wang Xifeng. At that time, he didn't think too much about taking revenge on her, but now he has boarded the pirate ship, and he can't get off.

"Don't worry, they are all from the same family. I'm not in such a hurry."

"Okay, tell me what kind of way you have found for her. I will be the one to take care of this kind of thing from now on. You don't want to see her again."

"Yes, yes, everything depends on grandma."

Seeing that Xue Baochai had been coaxed, Jia Rui also breathed a sigh of relief, and then personally helped Xue Baochai back to her room.

The husband and wife sat at the head of the bed, and Jia Rui told Xue Baochai about transporting grain, salt and iron to the north.

Xue Baochai's expression changed when he heard about such a secret matter of the imperial court.

"How can you tell me, a woman, about this kind of thing? If word spreads, how will the emperor punish you?"

"What's the matter? I'm not the only one doing this kind of thing. If the blockade was really so strict, millions of people in the northern grasslands would have starved to death."

Jia Rui stood up and came quickly, went to the small study next to him, took out two envelopes from the drawer, and returned to the bedroom.

He handed one of the envelopes to Xue Baochai.

"You can give the things here to Sister Feng tomorrow."

Then he handed another envelope into Xue Baochai's hands.

"This is our family's future. You remember that years ago, you just went to the Ruixiang to redeem it."

This Ruixiang is a shop that Long Jinwei smuggled into the grassland, and it is also an intelligence point of Long Jinwei's subordinates.

Grandma Lai was confused by the person at the intelligence point. She was sold and paid for the person.

As a result, most of the money earned was divided by others, and they could only share a small part, and they were still happy about it.

Except for a small part of the money earned from smuggling on the grassland to maintain the operation of Longjing Lieutenant, about one-fifth of the rest was divided among these people below.

The rest is Jerry's.

And Jia Rui allocated one-fifth of it as Wang Xifeng's dividend, and the rest was handed over to Xue Baochai for household use.

Xue Baochai is very satisfied with Jia Rui's confession.

"Then how much money can we get this year?"

Jia Rui thought about the future of last year, and then estimated: "Like smuggling in the grassland, it's not just our family, there are many dignitaries. We are just small heads. This year, the maximum amount that falls into our hands is 4 to [-] yuan." Two denarii."

"That's not a lot. It's better than our family's one-year business."

When he said this, Xue Baochai had a hint of sadness on his face.

　It's on the shelves today, and I hope that all book lovers and parents of food and clothing will help me a lot.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)