Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

After Nanny Lai left, Mother Jia asked someone to find Jia Amnesty, saying that she would come back to live.

Jia Amnesty didn't say anything, and sent someone to bring Jiamu back, and arranged a courtyard to offer delicious food and drink, but took the opportunity to replace all the maids beside Jiamu.

The first thing Jia's mother did after she came back was to ask Jia She to help the little grandson of Lai's family.

The little grandson of the Lai family was still not rescued in the end, and in the end he took the official position and handed over a large sum of money. When the Lai family managed to collect the money and hand it over, the family basically had no property left.

Nanny Lai didn't quarrel with Jia's mother because of this, but worked diligently with her family to take care of their only small shop.

After hearing this, Xichun was startled, such a good temper?Didn't make trouble with Jia's mother?When Jia Amnesty made a show before, Mother Jia let people know that Nanny Lai had given her hope, and now that the dust has settled, it can be understood after a little thought whether the Jia family has helped.

Jia Jing found out that it was normal, "If this little thing makes her unable to hold back, how can she and the old lady confront each other for so many years."

Jia Jing asked Xichun not to intervene, "I've agreed to do this and leave it to me. There must be a beginning and an end."

Xichun disagreed, "This is a long-term job. Even if my father didn't put much thought into it, it's hard to avoid thinking about it every day. If it goes on for a long time, it won't be good for your health."

Jia Jing immediately asked Jia Yi to testify, "During this period of time, I have been resting well, and I don't bother much on weekdays."

Jia Yi also nodded quickly, proving that what Jia Jing said was true, "Princess, don't worry, we are watching the master every day."

Jia Jing said again: "Besides, is there a moment in a person's life that he really doesn't use his brain at all? Otherwise, he would have been useless long ago."

Only then did Xichun reluctantly agree.

Seeing her like this, Jia Jing also smiled, "Okay, if you feel bored, go out and play, as long as you bring enough people."

Xichun sighed, "There's nothing fun about it. I've seen all the scenery in Beijing, and I don't want to move when it's cold. I went to find my second sister. The second sister was keeping a filial piety for the former second brother-in-law. Sister Lin also returned to Yangzhou. Getting ready to marry, even sister Qiao has entered school, she has to do her homework every day and has no time to talk to me."

Jia Jing thought for a while and said, "What about your sister-in-law? Isn't her third sister there?"

Xichun smiled gloatingly, "She didn't know what was going on these past few months, and she ran out all day just to listen to the play, and she was almost dazed. These days, she was locked up by her mother and sister-in-law to learn how to be a housekeeper. There is a lot of trouble in Zhuangzi about the marriage, so I won't join in the fun."

Jia Jing imagined the scene for a while, and then laughed, "Then you said you were going to open a shop before, do you have a clue?"

Xichun nodded, "Now the roads near the suburbs of Beijing have been repaired, and I have also contacted the third sister. When sister Lin arrives in Yangzhou, we will take care of her side when she is ready."

Jia Jing said: "Okay, when the time comes, if you need anything, go directly to the stewards in the mansion."

Xichun hummed, "I will."

When Xichun returned to her yard, she saw Lichun and Lixia taking out the winter clothes to dry, to see if there was any damage.

Sitting on the porch, Xichun watched them go back and forth, and finally called Lichun over and asked her to find someone to go to Xue's house and invite Xue Baochai over.

Xue Baochai came soon, "What is the princess' order?"

Xichun said: "It's nothing, I just want to ask how the recent travel agency is doing."

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "The travel agency is doing very well, and since the cement roads in those counties near the outskirts of Beijing have also been repaired, we have opened branches, not only in those states and counties where there are one-day and two-day tours, but also The tourism from prefectures and counties to the capital is booming, and I originally thought that I would send the dividends to the princess in a few days."

Xichun nodded, "Don't bring it to me. Now that there are so many branches, and we need to recruit and train people, we need money everywhere. Let's talk about it later."

Xichun asked again: "Does your Xue family have any business in the northwest of Inner Mongolia? Buying and selling woolen fabrics?"

Xue Baochai said: "Of course there are, but there are constant wars over there, and the mutual market was closed decades ago. Now there are not many merchants going there to buy and sell things. What does the princess want to buy?"

Xichun nodded, "I read some books and said that in the northwest of Inner Mongolia, wool was woven into carpets and clothes in the past, which were quite practical and sold well. Even in the Central Plains, there was a trend of wearing woolen fabrics instead of cotton clothes, so I wanted to ask Ask, are there any clothes made of wool now, if so, I would like to ask for more."

Xue Baochai said: "It's not easy for the princess to want a few woolen clothes? There are still people who sell woolen clothes, but there are relatively few. If you ask more, you can always find them. Compared with woolen clothes, they are still available now." Skillful embroiderers can also weave the gorgeous feathers of birds into clothes, which are more warm and beautiful than woolen clothes."

Xichun laughed, "Am I still missing those clothes? It's just curiosity. Also, I heard that the mutton from Inner Mongolia has a different taste from the mutton from our Central Plains. See if you can bring some good sheep back." , I also try to see what is different."

Xue Baochai directly agreed, "It's just that the Xue family's caravan has already set off this year. It will take some time to spread the news. It's hard to say how much we can bring back."

Xichun asked, "The caravan has already set off?"

Xue Baochai told Xichun, "Because the road is difficult to go there, there are no good goods, the cost is high, and the profit is not big, so there are few caravans going there, and they only go there once a year. They start in spring and summer and arrive there. It’s almost early winter, and that’s the right time.”

"If you go early, it is easy to encounter Rongdi attacking the city to thresh grain and grass. When you come back late, the weather is cold and the road is not easy to walk, and only those residents on the border have time to buy and sell things at that time. You have to hurry up on weekdays. Grow grain and store food."

"And the most important point, it was the cheapest to buy cattle and sheep on the grassland at that time."

Xichun asked: "Do you still do business with the people on the grassland? Didn't you say that there is no mutual market?"

Xue Baochai smiled, "Naturally there won't be on the surface, but there will still be in the dark. Occasionally, the soldiers and civilians on the border will make deals with some herdsmen on the grassland, but those big nobles on the grassland rarely do deals. Some of them are poor civilians, and caravans bring a lot of coal every year."

Food and heating resources have always been the two major problems for the residents of the grassland in winter. The nobles are okay, but the commoners are not so good.

Therefore, when the caravans came, the herdsmen would save enough food for the winter at home, and then kill the excess cattle and sheep to make dried meat and other items and sell them to the merchants. It's not uncommon to kill some cattle and sheep and only keep a small amount of rations for yourself. After all, you won't starve to death if you eat one meal a day, and you will really die if you don't keep warm for a few days.

Xichun understood, "Then remember to tell the caravan to buy more, the more the better, it doesn't matter if the price is higher, it's best to buy all from the grassland."

Xue Baochai was taken aback, but still complied, "I'll make it clear to them."

Xue Baochai turned to another matter.

Xichun was surprised and said: "You said that Jia Baoyu can't even eat now, and she makes her own rouge and sells it? Are they already in such a difficult situation?" How long has it been? !Jia Baoyu is like this, what about the others?Wasn't it fine for the past few months?

Xue Baochai shook her head, "My aunt's family is having a hard time now, but it's not like this. Jia Baoyu is like this because of the maid named Qingwen next to him."

At the beginning, the Wang family sold almost everything in the house in order to save Jia Yuanchun. Later, Jia Mu and others sold the Rongguo Mansion and paid a large amount of redemption money. Waiting for people to have no extra money.

Fortunately, Jia Amnesty gave Jiamu money as a gift every month. Coupled with the support of the only remaining Zhuangzi, Jiamu and the others could get on with their daily lives, but it couldn't be compared with the past in Rongguo Mansion.

Wang's disease didn't care about these in bed, Li Wan took Jia Lan behind closed doors and ignored everything, Jia Baoyu didn't care about these as long as he had a girl to play with him, Jia's mother also suffered in the past, and now she can bear it.

But Jia Zheng couldn't bear it. He grew up in a honey pot. In his eyes, this kind of life is no different from those beggars on the side of the road. Moreover, he was deprived of his official status before, and now he even has no children. It's time!

The more Jia Zheng thought about it, the more he felt that the heavens were unfair. He had nothing to do all day, so he started drinking, listening to plays and acting crazy.

The family didn't have much money, so they couldn't stand Jia Zheng's extravagance. At first, Jia's mother thought Jia Zheng was feeling bad and asked him to vent, but she couldn't help it when she saw that Jia Zheng didn't show any sign of cheering up.

Mother Jia asked Jia Zheng to be guarded, and he was not allowed to go out, nor was he allowed to drink, so that he could be sober and calm.

Jia Zheng was locked up at home with nothing to do, so he didn't know what to think in the end, so he went to Mrs. Wang's place to scold her every few days. Mrs. Wang was so angry that her condition went up and down, and it was Jia Baoyu who knelt down and suffered bitterly. Begging, Mother Jia reprimanded him again before she stopped scolding Wang.

But Jia Zheng didn't calm down either, he adopted a new aunt.

The other party's surname is Bai, and his name is Yuchuan. He is the maid serving Wang's side.

Xichun was stunned when he heard this, now that Jia Zheng still accepts his aunt?And why does this jade bracelet sound familiar?

Xue Baochai saw Xichun's doubts, "The princess thinks this name sounds familiar?"

Seeing Xichun nod her head, Xue Baochai said, "Before my aunt had a maid called Jin Chuan, and the one who threw herself into the well was her compatriot sister."

Xichun gasped, "Then she's still an aunt?" How could she be willing?Could it be that she has no resentment towards Wang Shi and Jia Baoyu in her heart?

Xue Baochai was silent for a while and said: "I heard that the first thing Yu Chuan did when she became an aunt was to redeem her parents and give them money to return to their hometown. When she left, she took Jin Chuan's bones with her."

Xichun can now be sure that Yuchuan must hate Wang and the others in his heart, and this time he became Jia Zheng's aunt, maybe it is for revenge.

Xue Baochai's next words confirmed her conjecture, "Since Yuchuan became an aunt, the aunt's house has been in constant chaos, and many things have happened."

Xichun couldn't help asking: "Is the old lady willing to agree to Yuchuan as an aunt?"

Xue Baochai smiled wryly, "Uncle is determined, what's the use if the old lady doesn't agree?"