Snow Goose in the Red Chamber

He took the meal and went to eat with Xiren. Su Ping took eight sticks and greeted his followers to eat, and then went back to the house with cucumber slices.

Xueyan was thinking about Su Ping's face, and went to his room after dinner, but couldn't find anyone. She walked around the yard with Xiren for a long time, asked for a lighter and said that she saw him and went out.

Xueyan muttered: "Disfigured and running around, go out to play ghosts at night."

The location of this post station is a bit remote, and it takes a long time to go to the nearest village to see it.Daiyu was thinking about drinking fish soup just now, but the store was gone, so Xueyan borrowed the fishing rod and bait and went to the small river beside, planning to catch it by herself.

Xi Ren said: "There are so many men, let them go, you are not safe by yourself."

Xueyan said: "I just want to go out for a walk."

Xiren still wanted to say something, remembering that Su Ping was going to the river, with a comprehended expression: "Oh, you go, go, go."

Xueyan looked at her amusedly, without explaining, went out with her things.

Su Ping was not by the river. Xueyan caught a fish and threw it into the fish basket. After walking westward for tens of meters along the river, he heard someone talking faintly. Just as he was about to speak, he was dragged away by a person covering his mouth. side.

Su Ping pinched Xue Yan's knife with quick eyes and hands, and cold sweat broke out.

"Why do you still carry this with you!"

Seeing that it was him, Xueyan said angrily, "To kill you! What's wrong!"

Su Ping pointed to the front, signaling Xueyan to keep her voice down.

Xueyan poked his head to look, and not far ahead, the back of the prince's head was looming in the reeds as tall as half a person. There was a middle-aged man opposite him, and several carriages were parked further away.

"Oh, you heard the corner is coming!" Xue Yan whispered excitedly, "Who is that?"

Su Ping shook his head: "No, I heard that Mr. Liu ran out alone, and I was worried, so I followed him to have a look. I don't know that person, but it seems that he is an acquaintance of Mr. Liu."

There was a faint scent coming over, and the prince stirred the pot on the fire in front of him with chopsticks, and sprinkled some chili powder into it.

The person on the opposite side wanted to stop it, but it was too late, and laughed and cursed: "How can people eat such a spicy food."

The prince didn't raise his eyelids and said, "It's not for you to eat."

The man sighed: "I haven't had dinner yet."

"Coincidentally, I didn't eat any of the tubes. I'll let him give you some soybeans later." The prince said, one tube is his beloved horse, and it was named one tube because of a red spot on its forehead.

"Why did you leave in such a hurry this time? Didn't you say you'd wait until the spring of the next year before leaving?"

"I got into a debt of love and hid." The prince sighed, "Do you still remember the acne-prone man I told you about last time?"

"Oh, I remember, the memory is still fresh."

"Now he brings a matchmaker to my door all day long, and sings Feng Qiuhuang outside the door with a hanging voice. I really can't stand it!"

The man was stunned: "Matchmaker?"

The prince laughed and said: "He thinks I'm a woman disguised as a man, I can't take it off and show him."

The man covered half of his face, he didn't know whether he wanted to laugh or what, he said after a long time: "I told you not to always dress like this, but you didn't listen."

"I won't grow a beard even if I die, so give up!" The crown prince flicked his chopsticks, and the soup fell on the man's face with precision, "Let me kill you! Evil thieves! Evil cannot defeat justice!"

The man wiped away the soup casually, got up and said, "I'm leaving."

The prince hummed, and continued to stir his pot. He waited until the carriage disappeared into the darkness in the distance, then stopped, tilted his head, wondering what he was thinking, and suddenly kicked the pot over with his foot.

The fire was doused and a puff of black smoke rose.

After the crown prince had gone far away, Xue Yan stood up with his sore thighs: "I haven't heard anything after listening for a long time, it's too bad."

Su Ping said: "It's fine if you don't hear it." After he finished speaking, he wanted to leave, but was held back by Xueyan.

Xueyan ran to the fire in a few steps, took out the torch, lit it and took a picture, and saw a few pieces of stewed rotten fish.

"It's a waste of food if you don't eat it after cooking." Su Ping muttered.

Xueyan snorted: "I remember Mr. Liu doesn't eat fish."

Su Ping froze for a moment, and looked up at the place where the carriage disappeared.

Chapter 39

Su Ping's face improved the next day, and he specially bought a bag of melons, fruits and pastries for Xueyan to eat on the way.

Daiyu heard it from the side, and said with a smile, "Don't you have ours?"

Su Pingdao: "With the second master here, grandma is afraid that she won't have food?"

Daiyu spat: "Second Master's is Second Master's, yours is yours, if you want to eat your filial piety."

Su Ping looked at Xue Yan and smiled, and Xue Yan hugged the two oil-skinned paper bags in his arms: "Yesterday my grandma used the fruit to envy my servant, and today my servant has something to envy my grandma. This is called Feng Shui turn."

Daiyu was still about to say something, but when she saw someone looking outside, she frowned and lowered the curtain.Su Ping turned his head and saw it, and walked over with a sullen face: "Didn't you say that no one will be allowed to come in behind for the time being, our grandma is still there!"

The waiter in the shop said with aggrieved face: "He insists on breaking in, I can't stop him."

Seeing that the man was still looking at the carriage, Su Ping said angrily, "What are you looking at!"

The man said bemusedly: "Is that your grandma? You are so handsome, you can see that she is from a big place."

Su Ping said coldly: "If you say any more, your leg will be broken!"

Seeing that Su Ping was really angry, the man shrank his neck and ran away.

Baoyu has already sent someone to rent a house in Ekou Town to clean it up, and they will be able to move in as soon as they arrive.

The crown prince was restless, so he ordered Ba Tiao to pack his luggage, and then he took a servant and ran out to play.Baoyu followed Su Ping to see the shop they rented here, and Xueyan and Xiren helped Daiyu go to the house first.

The house is not big, but it is very clean. There are unknown wild flowers in the yard, which looks small and cute.

Originally, a family of four took care of the house, and Baoyu bought them as part-time workers when he rented the house.Xueyan called the little girl named Er Ya to come over and ask a few words, seeing her eyeballs kept rolling on the hairpin purse on her head and waist, she felt unhappy and said: "Okay, it's all right, You go down."

But the Erya didn't leave: "My sister is not familiar with this place, let me show her around. No one is more familiar with the streets and alleys here than I am. If my sister and grandma need anything, even if I tell you, I will give it to you." You buy it and keep it cheap!"

Xueyan looked at her amusedly, this girl was not small in heart and courage, and she recommended herself.Fortunately, this girl had a strong accent, Xueyan pretended not to understand, and Erya was so anxious that her head was sweating, so she could only leave disappointed.

Xiren had already packed all his luggage, and Daiyu smoothed out the creases on Baoyu's clothes, folded them and put them in the closet.

Xueyan went to the kitchen to have a look, only to find that it was too greasy, so she called Erya and her younger brother to come over to help, and after cleaning it all afternoon, she took out the kitchen utensils and put them away.

Seeing the celadon bowl and plate, Erya stretched out her black hand and wanted to touch it, but was scolded by Xue Yan.

"Okay, don't come in here if you have nothing to do in the future, don't you have a kitchen yourself!" Xueyan frowned, seeing Er Ya leave unwillingly, she felt a headache.

Su Ping also had a headache, and he gritted his teeth at Baoyu and said, "Second Master, didn't you inquire about them first when you bought them? There really is no one who saves trouble. Can they manage the affairs of this shop?"

Baoyu smiled wryly: "They were quite honest when they bought it. Who knew they were so cunning. Well, let them all live in this shop. With Zhang San and the others watching, they can't lose anything."

Su Ping said: "The house will be short of manpower, and we have to buy people now."

Baoyu thought for a while and said, "It's not necessary, just hire two women who are rough envoys to help your Xueyan, so as to save your heart."

Su Ping didn't blush, and said with a smile: "The second master is still so sympathetic."

Baoyu beat him: "Go pity yourself, I can't pity that kind of jade."

Baoyu's shop opened stumblingly, and the business turned out to be good, which surprised him.

"After all, you come from the capital under the name, and the price you sell is not expensive. They will naturally want to buy some to go back and try something new, just to pretend. It's just that it will be difficult to coax them to buy again." Daiyu analyzed. , "This is not such a rich place. The best sellers are some daily necessities, but they are monopolized by the locals. Instead of selling spices, it is better to sell some good-looking and durable fabrics. I remember Brother Xue also has this way .”

Baoyu said: "It's not urgent, I didn't come here for business, and this place is too close to Yanmen Pass, so it's not suitable for long-term residence."

Daiyu said angrily: "Then you can't throw the silver into the water, I know, you think you will not be short of food or clothing if you follow Mr. Liu, but you can't just pursue it! You said it yourself I won’t think about official career anymore, so it’s time to consider other ways out.”

Baoyu thought for a while and said: "What my sister said is, I took it for granted. I will go with Su Ping tomorrow to see what good local goods are here, and I will send a batch back before the snow falls."

Daiyu sighed: "It's only after watching you do business that you realize that this money is really not that easy to earn."

"My sister just said that I don't know how to make money. It's hard and tiring to run a business, and it's easy to lose money, so I didn't think about going this way at first." Baoyu said, "It's best to go back to the old house in Jinling. Buy some land, join hands with Big Brother Xue and Second Brother Lian to do some small business."

Daiyu said: "Speaking lightly, would the master and wife want to say something else, just talk about the money for buying the land, where will it come from?"

Baoyu paused and said, "Actually, the field has already been bought."

Daiyu was startled and looked at Baoyu silently.

Baoyu said slowly: "Before the ancestor left, he left a sum of money for me and my second brother Lian.