[Red Chamber] When I became Grandma Liu

"Rou'er, what are you doing?" Lin Ruhai at the side asked suspiciously.

"No, it's nothing." Ding Rou, who was arrogant and rebellious just now, withdrew her claws in an instant, and replied docilely.

"You, you!" Lin Ruhai was angry and funny, why did he change his face so fast, and then he said uneasy, "When it's time to come, you need to be careful with your words and deeds, otherwise it will be bad if you bump into some nobleman."

"Yes, I remember Uncle Lin." Ding Rou replied obediently.

Lin Ruhai stroked his beard, but he was thinking about how to control Ding Rou so that she wouldn't cause trouble.

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At this time, Zou Ying, who was already in the capital, fell into distress, and kept pacing up and down in the study. Liu Cui was dazzled, and hurriedly stopped: "Yuan Qing, there is no way to escape." , you should immediately tell your cousin categorically, 'You don't like her, it's impossible for the two of you', that's all right, mother-in-law and mother

Zou Ying cried and said: "This trick has been used 800 years ago, but my cousin has heard someone's nonsense, saying that it only takes hard work, and an iron rod can be ground into a needle. Still so persistent?"

"..." Who said ancient women were reserved?Come out and get beaten!

Fortunately, Liu Cui's rice for so many years is not for nothing.Liu Cui rubbed her chin, thinking about it.

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"What! Is this appropriate?" Baochai, who always paid attention to manners, could not keep her demeanor at this time. Her eyes widened and her jaw almost fell to the ground. She was the daughter of a local official. Grandma Liu really dared to think.

Looking at Baochai's astonished eyes, Liu Cui nodded resolutely, and said again: "Now this kind of little girl who is obsessed with love and entangles endlessly is still too free in the final analysis. Find something to do." Enough."

Baochai: "..." I kind of want to explain to Grandma Liu that noble ladies are usually very busy, learning about piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and etiquette for female workers, and those who are older have to learn housekeeping. , it's really not leisurely at all...

However, Liu Cui can assure you that, judging from Ding Tongzhi's temperament and Ding Rou's daily performance,

Ding Rou must be very free on weekdays, with almost no work or study tasks, which made her spend her limited time on infinite and hopeless pursuit of her cousin.

Therefore, Liu Cui held Baochai's hand, her eyes were sincere, and tears seemed to flash: "Zou Ying's fate for the rest of her life is in your hands."

Zou Ying on the side cooperated in making Xizi holding a heart

Baochai: "..." His eyes are a little hot.

"Okay, okay, but let me declare in advance that I am just a boy who works for you two. If the young lady starts a fight, you have to take the lead." Too much, Baochai sighed, and could only agree with half-push and half-satisfaction.

It is just to entertain a somewhat unruly young lady first, and then she can share the risks with Grandma Liu, establish an alliance, and share some of the profits.

"Okay, it's a deal." Zou Ying raised her eyebrows happily, as long as she stabilized her cousin first, everything else was easy to talk about.

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When he was in Yangzhou, Liu Cui tried his best to persuade Lin Ruhai to come to Beijing. Lin Ruhai didn't express his position clearly at the time, but he let go and wrote a letter to his brother-in-law Jia Zheng, asking Jia Zheng to spare time to help repair and repair the old Lin family Zhai in the capital. , in case I go to Beijing in the future, there will be a place to stay.

My brother-in-law has just done a big event, and he is the emperor's confidant, and he is favored by the emperor. Now is the hottest time. Although Jia Zheng prides himself on being lofty, how could he let go of this good time to build a relationship?

Immediately wrote and replied, sincerely: "Rongguo Mansion is Yu'er's home, and it is also your brother-in-law's home. If brother-in-law goes to Beijing, don't worry about not having a place to stay. Jia's mansion has a lot of yards for you to live in, no matter how many people you live in. It costs a lot of money to repair the courtyard, so why not save the money and use it for other purposes in the future." There was no mention of repairing the house, and of course, the silver note that Lin Ruhai sent in the letter also disappeared, and the right should be given to the old lady as a filial piety .

Lin Ruhai received the letter, unfolded it, and sneered, he was really a good brother-in-law of his own. If Yu'er hadn't written to himself describing the neglect he received in the Rongguo Mansion, and Liu Cui's unremitting advice at that time, he might have really met him. Foolishly believed what Jia Zheng said.

The old house of the Lin family is his ancestral house, how can he let it go to waste?I am afraid that I will stay in the capital for a long period of time in the future. If I live in Jia's mansion, won't I put my actions under the noses of others?

Of course, the most important thing is that Lin Ruhai is the emperor's confidant, and the emperor is the most suspicious. He can't get too close to the group of four kings and eight princes, so as not to be dragged down.

Don't look at that Jia Yuanchun was made an imperial concubine, but others don't look at it. Jia Yuanchun was promoted from a female official. At first, the emperor didn't think much of the status of the deceased Rong Guogong's granddaughter. Not even a draft threshold.

Doesn't this just mean: Are these families starting to decline?

It was a last resort to put Daiyu in Jia's mansion before, but now that the crisis is over, it's time to wait if you don't hurry up

Lin Ruhai pondered for a while and wrote another letter to Jia Zheng. Jia Zhengzheng was about to refuse again, but found that he brought a housekeeper along with the letter. The fact that the Jia family needs to intervene.

But he struggled a bit at the end, and told Jia Rong of Ningguo Mansion to help the housekeeper of the Lin Mansion to do some things, and try to accept Lin Ruhai's favors as much as possible, which might be of great use in the future.

The hereditary Marquis of the Lin Mansion, and Lin Ruhai is a fat servant who patrols salt and censors, so naturally he has a lot of money, and assisting in the repair of the Lin Mansion is also a fat job. His housekeeper doesn't know the prices in the capital. .Jia Rong was so happy from ear to ear all day long,

Of course, in comparison, Jia Lian was very unhappy. Jia Zheng was his own second uncle, so how could he give benefits to outsiders? Even though Jia Zhen was also named Jia, everyone was an ancestor.But the family has been separated for a long time, and he is not a grandfather after all, so the relationship is not good enough?

Jia Lian felt depressed, and was too embarrassed to tell his cronies what a loss of face!

I had no choice but to go to Sister Feng's place to vomit acid water, but was beaten back by Sister Feng with a gun and a stick: "You are nothing, you don't care about your own virtues, you really think you are someone, but your father-in-law is the orthodox eldest son Live next to the small and dilapidated barn. The second uncle is only the second son, but he lives in the Rongxi Hall. Do you really think that our two families have a good relationship?"

Jia Lian was reprimanded by his wife, and said embarrassingly: "Don't you say that fat and water don't flow into outsiders' fields?"

"Hmph!" Wang Xifeng sneered, "What kind of outsider are you?"

Only then did Jia Lian realize that although what his wife said was reasonable, it was ugly, and it was useless to say more, so he had to leave in despair.

Only Sister Feng was left with a disdainful sneer behind his back.

Now, the old mansion of the Lin Mansion is in a hurry, and the repairs are finally completed before Lin Ruhai enters Beijing.Ding Rou temporarily lived in the Lin Mansion, and once she entered the Lin Mansion, Ding Rou hurriedly ordered her servants to boil water and take a bath. She wanted to wash off all the vicissitudes and fatigue of the journey, so that she could meet herself in the best condition cousin.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Ding Rou puffed up her cheeks, and complained to Xiao Zhu, the maid beside her, "It's really not easy to travel far away. Look, I've lost weight."

Xiaozhu carefully looked up and down at his young lady, she still looked the same as before!

Where did you lose weight?

However, as a high-quality maid who has served Ding Rou for many years, Xiaozhu is still very professional, and immediately put on a worried expression: "Yes! Miss has lost a lot of weight. Young Zou Ying knows it. I will be moved by Miss’s perseverance.”

"Hmm, it's pretty much the same!" Ding Rou became more cheerful, and threw aside the clothes that Xiao Zhu had just dug out, "I'm already thin, and the clothes I used to wear must not fit well, so let's pack up and go shopping." Bar!"

The maid, Xiaozhu, remained calm: "...Okay." I knew that the lady would make such an excuse.

Ding Tongzhi's older sister is married to the Zou family, a wealthy businessman in the south of the Yangtze River. Naturally, the Ding family will not be short of money. Similarly, Ding Rou, who is the jewel in Ding Tongzhi's palm, also has a lot of money.

Therefore, Ding Rou, who is rich and powerful, naturally chooses the best and most expensive ones when buying things.As soon as the master and servant and a few servants went out, they went straight to the largest clothing store in the capital to buy and buy.

Of course, Zou Ying, who was Ding Rou's childhood sweetheart, naturally knew that her cousin had this habit.So, under Liu Cui's arrangement, Xue Baochai lay in ambush in this shop, guarding, planting, waiting, and rabbiting.

Ancient clothes were made of either silk or cotton and linen. Naturally, such clothes were not as elastic as man-made fibers in modern clothes.Therefore, the clothes of the exquisite noble ladies are mostly tailor-made for the master.

And those finished products also do this kind of business more, but in order to attract customers, there are still many fashionable clothes in the store for customers to choose from.

Ding Rou's master and servant naturally went to see those fashionable styles.

And because of the unique nature of the finished product shop, and the season has passed recently, there are fewer visits to the finished product shop. There was not a single figure of the noble boy in sight all day long.

But today is different from the other days. Ding Rou entered the door with her front foot, followed by a plainly dressed woman with a hood on her back.

And obviously Ding Rou was the first customer to come in, and the shopkeeper saw Ding Rou first, but the shrewd-looking shopkeeper walked over with an earnest smile on his face, and went straight past him to greet the shopkeeper with a smile on his face. The woman in the hood: "Boss, you are here."

"En. Are things ready?" The woman finally spoke out, her voice was a little hoarse, but it was as mellow as pearls and jade.

Ding Rou on the side heard it, and couldn't help but feel a little itchy in her ears, and had the urge to listen to a few more words.

Yes, the woman in the hood is Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai followed the shopkeeper for two steps, but seemed to have just noticed Ding Rou, and blamed the shopkeeper: "Uncle Li, the visitor is a guest, how can you treat the distinguished guest slowly?"

After that, Baochai turned around politely, and Ding Rou gave an apologetic salute: "Miss, I apologize to you for the mistakes made by our shop staff, please wait a moment, I will make up for you. "

Ding Rou has one of the biggest advantages, that is because her cousin is in business, so when facing those bosses, Ding Rou does not have the contempt and disdain that noble ladies have for business people, but she understands them very well, and.I hope that one day I can work with my cousin to carry forward the Zou family's industry.

But Ding Rou was originally angry at the shopkeeper's behavior of ignoring her, but for some reason, when the girl in front of her opened her mouth, she felt a little embarrassed, and hurriedly replied: "It's okay, I'll just come and take a look."

"How can I do that?" After squatting hard for several days, how could Baochai let the fat sheep go so easily, and turned to tell the shopkeeper, "Uncle Li, don't worry about my business, let's take this lady to see it first." Let’s take a look at this year’s new style, we must meet all the needs of this lady. Then I will give this lady a rare item from the Western Regions as an apology.”

"This...why can't you bear it?" Ding Rou refused on the surface, but she was thinking in her heart, why are these two people cooperating to deceive her in front of such a strange situation now?

Zou Ying, who was lurking on the second floor of the shop opposite, was holding a telescope from the West. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help complaining to Liu Cui: "This routine is too fake, and the performance is too clumsy. Will my cousin be fooled?"

"Yes!" Liu Cui, who was also looking at the opposite side with a telescope, remained motionless, Ding Rou would definitely take the bait.just by,

The person in front of her is Xue Baochai!