After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Lou was complaining to Master Lou.

"It's already this time, how come it's not here yet?" She was stirring the veil in her hand, inevitably saving others by herself, "It can't be that king..."

Master Lou glanced at her indifferently, and she quickly changed her words: "Could it be that the mother-in-law kept her talking?"

"When is it? It's not even the hour yet." Master Lou knocked on the cigarette pot impatiently, looked at her with a frown, and asked, "Whose family's daughter-in-law came back so early?"

"Hey, you old man, what's wrong with me looking forward to my daughter coming back soon? She hasn't left me since she was a child, and she suddenly became someone else's family. Can you rest assured?"

"Okay, okay," Master Lou said unceremoniously, "The last time when your daughter-in-law came home, how long did you wait until now? You also specifically told them to go home early. Now it's my turn, You know it's not easy being a daughter-in-law?"

Mrs. Lou was embarrassed for a moment: "This...it's only natural for a mother-in-law to set rules for her daughter-in-law!"

"That's why I didn't stop you." Mr. Lou filled another pot of tobacco leaves, lit it with a flint, took a few puffs of "bababada", and said lightly, "The mother-in-law and the mother-in-law set rules for their daughter-in-law, you It doesn't matter either."

Mr. Lou never cared about the affairs of the back house.This mother-in-law has set rules for her daughter-in-law since ancient times, so he won't say anything more.

The second sister is his daughter, or the youngest child, how could he not love her?

The reason why he always contradicts his wife is because he is afraid that she will talk nonsense in front of his son-in-law, which will make it difficult for his daughter to do well in her husband's house.

If it was in the past, Master Lou would naturally not do this.But after what happened last time, Master Lou suddenly realized that since their family had a prince's concubine, perhaps they have been flattered a lot, and his wife doesn't know who she is.

When marrying her son a daughter-in-law, she felt that Bo's dowry was too thin.But the Bo family is also a small family, and the dowry is indeed not much, so he didn't care too much.

But when they got married with Xue's family, their family was far worse than Xue's family.Even now, the Xue family is much stronger than theirs.

Just like this, she even thought about messing up the marriage, so that Master Lou could see clearly what she was like.

In a word: We can share adversity, but we cannot share wealth.

If he didn't press her down from time to time, there might be some troubles.

The two of them were bored when they heard the announcement from the little girl outside the door: "Master and wife, the second aunt and uncle are here!"

Mrs. Lou's spirit was shaken, and she subconsciously took two steps forward, then came back to her senses and sat down next to Master Lou.

Not long after, Lou Zhao and Mrs. Bo led Xue Pan and his wife in.A maidservant placed a mat next to her, and the husband and wife both knelt down and bowed to the first and second elders:

"My daughter greets her parents."

"My son-in-law pays respects to my father-in-law and my mother-in-law."

"Get up, get up." Mrs. Lou leaned forward excitedly, wishing she could pull her daughter up.

Master Lou suppressed his excitement and said with a smile, "Don't be so polite, get up."

"Thank you, father-in-law, mother-in-law." After Xue Pan got up, he turned around and motioned for the boy who came to carry his things. "Before coming, my son-in-law prepared a little gift, and I hope my father-in-law and mother-in-law will accept it."

A row of more than [-] young servants brought in the gifts and displayed them one by one in front of Lou's family.From fabrics to jewelry, to ornaments, pens and inks, toys... everything.

Although Mr. Lou didn't care about the weight of the gift, but the weight of the gift also represented the value the Xue family attached to his daughter. He was naturally happy and smiled from ear to ear: "Just take a look at our two old bones. What are you bringing?"

Xue Pan hurriedly said: "This is a little bit of filial piety from my son-in-law." Then, he took out the set of teacups added by Xue Wang's family, held them in front of Master Lou, and said earnestly: "My son-in-law heard that my father-in-law likes it." Drinking tea, I found this set of tea sets, I don't know if it suits my father-in-law."

Being favored by others, Mr. Lou naturally benefited from it, so he immediately pulled Xue Pan to talk affectionately.

When Mrs. Lou looked at these treasures, she immediately remembered the 5 taels of silver bills that were specially packed in a red box when the Xue family was hired.

She felt that it was a naked mockery of her, at that time she felt her face was swollen!

Seeing this pile of treasures again at this time, she felt very unhappy: What does the Xue family mean by this?Are you laughing at their poor Lou family?

This kind of feeling that you feel that others have fallen, but find that they are still crushing you, is really aggrieved.

It is true that anger burns the mind.

Although Mr. Lou was very prescient, he warned Mrs. Lou in advance to prevent her from talking unrestrainedly.But as soon as she was stimulated by the Xue family's return ceremony, Mrs. Lou's scruples were instantly burned with anger.

Her psychology can be said to be very contradictory.

On the one hand, she felt that her daughter married into the royal family. Although the Xue family was rich, they were merchants after all, and their family should be able to overwhelm the Xue family;

On the other hand, she clearly knew that their family was far behind Xue's family in terms of background and financial resources, so she had no reason to be arrogant in front of Mrs. Xue's family.

This is when you have been suppressed for a long time, and once you gain power, your mentality will collapse.

Because she believed in her heart that the Xue family had bad intentions, when she led her daughter to the back house to talk about herself, she didn't ask her daughter if she was doing well, and even ignored her daughter's ruddy complexion and relaxed expression, and directly Wiping away tears: "My poor daughter!"

Lou Yuyao: "..."

Bo: "..."

The two aunts and sisters-in-law looked at each other, but they didn't understand which song their wife sang?

"Mom, what's wrong with you?" Lou Yuyao thought for a while, but decided to ask directly.Recently, she always felt that she could no longer keep up with her mother's train of thought.

Mrs. Lou took Lou Yuyao's hand, and cried distressedly: "Your mother-in-law is a powerful one, and she has a feud with me, so she must have made things difficult for you. My son was raised with so much love and affection, when did he experience such a thing?" Waiting for grievances?"

Lou Yuyao: "..."

Lou Yuyao was speechless again.

——By the way, since she entered the back hall, she just said that sentence, right?Ma'am, how did she find out that she was wronged at her husband's house?It's not that she complained about her own wife, she just looked at her sister-in-law's life at her house, and when she entered Xue's house, it was like falling into a happy nest, okay?

And Mrs. Bo wanted to sneer: Since you know that if you have a grudge with your in-laws and your mother-in-law, it will hurt your sister-in-law, why didn't you restrain yourself in the first place?

In turn, I couldn't help being angry: Your daughter is a treasure, but other people's daughters are worthless?Why don't you treat me leniently?

Of course, whether it's Lou Yuyao or Bo's, these words can only be thought about in their hearts, and they must not be said.Otherwise, it's another lawsuit.

Lou Yuyao could only try her best to explain: "It's nothing. My mother-in-law is not a fussy person, and she didn't make things difficult for me. Several treasures in the return ceremony were added by her mother-in-law."

She deliberately added a set of teacups to Wang Xue, saying that she had added several treasures, just to convince her mother that her mother-in-law not only did not treat her harshly, but also meant to reconcile.

After all, the current rules are to judge the importance the husband's family attaches to the daughter-in-law according to the severity of the return ceremony.Xue Wang took the initiative to add a return gift. It is still such a precious treasure, isn't it enough to express sincerity?

But how did she know that Mrs. Lou was annoyed by the too many and expensive gifts at the door.Now I heard from my daughter that many of the treasures were added by Mr. Xue, and he even believed that Mr. Xue was taking the opportunity to humiliate her.

She said angrily: "I knew that she is not a good person! When I was hired, she just took money and slapped me in the face, but now she is humiliating me with the door ceremony!"

Lou Yuyao said again: "..."

This time, she really didn't know what to say.Please forgive her for being stupid, she really can't understand her mother's thinking, let alone how she distorted the facts like this?

She turned to look at her sister-in-law, trying to get some inspiration from her.

But Bo also felt speechless, so he could only give her a look of helplessness.

"Mom... why do you think so?"

Lou Yuyao had no other choice, and felt that she had to ask directly.

Mrs. Lou sneered and said, "If she didn't deliberately humiliate me, why did the return ceremony be so heavy? Isn't she just mocking our poor Lou family?"

Lou Yuyao felt that if she asked, it would be better not to ask.

How could her mother, who was quite a reasonable person, become so unreasonable?

She could only explain weakly: "Mom, you think too much. Mother-in-law just wants you and dad to feel at ease."

"Reassuring? Use this method to make people feel at ease? Is our family the kind who cares about money?" Mrs. Lou couldn't help but sneered, "It really is a merchant's house, full of copper stench!"

"Mom!" No matter how good-tempered Lou Yuyao was, she was annoyed at the moment, "What are you talking about?"

Her in-law's family is full of copper stink, so what has become of her?

Seeing that her daughter was annoyed, Mrs. Lou's anger disappeared for the most part, but she still said sternly, "What am I talking about? I'm telling the truth! That mother-in-law of yours..."

"Mom!" Lou Yuyao got up suddenly, her face full of anger, "If you talk nonsense again, I will leave now, lest the stench of copper all over my body will stain your nobility."

Only then did Mrs. Lou stop her mouth in embarrassment, and submissively said: "Okay, okay, can't I stop talking? Really, you just came back, and you don't want to talk to me too much."

She turned her head and gave Bo a hard look, and scolded: "Why are you standing there? Why don't you pour water for your sister?"

Mrs. Bo knew that it was because her mother-in-law had lost face in front of her and felt unhappy.She didn't say anything, and obediently went to pour water.

"Sister-in-law, I can do it myself." Lou Yuyao hurriedly got up, grabbed the teapot before Bo's, and poured tea for all three of them, "Come, Mom, sister-in-law, drink tea."

Mrs. Lou was dissatisfied, but she knew that her daughter had already been won over by her daughter-in-law, and she couldn't punish her daughter-in-law in front of her, so she had to hold back her anger and drink tea.

Seeing this, Mrs. Bo smiled and said to Lou Yuyao with a busy smile: "Madam knows that my sister is coming back, so she brewed this maple dew tea by herself early in the morning, waiting for my sister to come back and drink it."

Lou Yuyao glanced at her mother, and said cooperatively: "I know, it's my mother who loves me the most."

Mrs. Lou was very helpful, and she was much more pleasing to the eyes of Mr. Bo.She lovingly said to her daughter: "Try it quickly. This Fenglu tea is a rare thing. I specially asked someone how to make it."

This can of maple dew tea was originally brought to Lou's house by a tea merchant who wanted to curry favor with the eldest prince when the eldest prince was still in the south of the Yangtze River.The eldest prince has never seen anything good. For those gifts that were sent through the Lou family, he just asked people to take away the gift slips, and rewarded everything to the Lou family.

Seeing that her mother finally stopped talking nonsense, Lou Yuyao was also happy to flatter her, and said with a smile: "Mother's craftsmanship has always been the best."

The atmosphere in the back hall finally gradually became harmonious.

Xue Pan in the front hall has a teacup as a base, and his wife has popularized his father-in-law's preferences and taboos in advance, coaxing him from ear to ear.Lou Zhao watched from the side, and couldn't help giving his brother-in-law a thumbs up secretly.

After about two hours, Master Lou asked reluctantly, "When are you going back?"

In fact, he was also reluctant to leave his daughter just like that.But thinking about how his wife behaved when Mrs. Bo returned home, his daughter would return home late, causing her mother-in-law to be dissatisfied and making life difficult in the future, so he reluctantly asked.

But he didn't want to, Xue Pan didn't even think about it, and said directly: "When I came here, my mother told me to go back after eating lunch with Yuyao."

As soon as this remark came out, not only Master Lou, but also Lou Zhao felt that his mother-in-law was really reasonable.In contrast, Mrs. Lou seemed mean.

Master Lou hurriedly ordered his maidservant: "Quickly, go tell your wife and ask her to prepare a few more dishes that Second Aunt Grandma likes to eat." After finishing the order, he suddenly remembered that he still had a son-in-law, so he hurriedly turned around and asked Xue Pan, "Xian Son-in-law, what do you like to eat? It’s all at home, don’t be too polite, just tell the kitchen to do it.”

Xue Pan smiled honestly, and said something that made his father-in-law very happy and satisfied: "As long as Grandma likes it, I like it."

Who else is the grandma he is talking about?Naturally it was the newlywed wife Lou Yuyao.

Therefore, the father-in-law looked at him more pleasingly, and felt that what his wife said before was very reasonable: a foolish son-in-law will love others.

His little daughter really found a good home.

When Mrs. Lou learned that her daughter was going to have lunch at home, she was so excited that she didn't say anything stupid to Xue Pan after the meal.

Master Lou saw it, and thought that the preparations he had made in advance had paid off, and he couldn't help but be secretly proud.

However, his complacency lasted less than two days.

After sending off my aunt and uncle, and when the whole family went back to take a lunch break, Mrs. Bo told her husband all the silly things her mother-in-law said to her sister-in-law.

Unlike Mrs. Lou who is rampant when she gains power, Lou Zhao was brought up by Master Lou since he was a child, and he knows everything well.He knew very well that it was fine in the past, but now that the eldest sister has entered the eldest prince's backyard, there are still many places that Xue's family can use.

After all, although their family is small and rich, there is still a lot of gap compared with real big families. In the capital, they have no foundation at all, so they can't provide the eldest sister with any help.

After listening to his wife's report, Lou Zhao only had one thought in his mind: his mother must not destroy the relationship between the two families, let alone anger the Xue family.

But he is a junior and cannot speak harshly to his mother.But let's say it in a good voice, with my mother's current left nature, not only won't you listen to it, maybe it will backfire.

After tossing and turning on the couch for a few times, Lou Zhao got up and said to Bo: "Go to bed first, I'll go to the master's study."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Bo knew what he was going to do, and hurriedly got up to hold him back: "Master, don't go!"

Lou Zhao frowned and turned around, thinking of his wife's virtuousness and obedience in the past, he explained: "Don't make trouble, this matter is related to the family, and we must not let it go."

"Master." Mrs. Bo begged, "My wife doesn't like me at all, if she knows that I'm talking about her behind my back, how can I live this day!"

Facing his wife's tearful eyes, Lou Zhao's heart softened, and he sighed: "Forget it, I'll go out first."

He went out for a walk first, so he could have something to say when he came back.

"Thank you, sir, for your understanding." Bo Shibo laughed with tears.

Lou Zhao patted his wife's fragrant shoulder reassuringly, and said softly, "Go to sleep for a while, when the wife wakes up, you must be there to serve."

Mrs. Bo smiled and said, "It is the duty of a daughter-in-law to serve her parents-in-law."

It's just that the fleeting bitterness was not well hidden, and it was caught by the sharp-eyed Lou Zhao.He feels pity for his wife even more, but with his mother at one end and his wife at the other, he is also in a dilemma when he is caught in the middle, and he can only make peace with both ends.

Seeing her husband away earnestly, Bo's face was full of sorrow, and she curled her lips into a sneer, showing a little smugness on her face.

——So what if the mother-in-law is difficult?As long as she can capture her husband's heart, what should mother-in-law be afraid of?Hmph, my dear wife, I told you to make things difficult for me all day long, but now a little repayment to you is considered filial piety as a daughter-in-law.

******

Lou Yuyao and Xue Pan didn't know that if they left, they could still cause a storm in their natal family.

The two got off the car at the door of their house, and were about to change to a soft sedan chair, the concierge Zhao Si called Xue Pan: "Master, sir, I have something to report."

Xue Pan looked back at him, and said to his wife, "You go in first, I'll ask what's the matter."

Lou Yuyao said obediently: "Then I will go to greet my wife first."

"it is good."

After watching his wife go in, Xue Pan asked, "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Zhao Si reported: "Master, these days, there is always someone hanging around our door. I think he is sneaky and doesn't seem like a good person."

Xue Pan frowned: "Is there such a thing?"

Zhao Si hurriedly said: "Don't dare to lie to the uncle."

"Since when?"

"It was the day after Grandma came in."

"After grandma came in?"

Xue Pan's heart tightened: Could it be that he came to trouble Yuyao?However, I have never heard of Lou's family having any enemies.Yuyao is a girl's family, and she usually doesn't leave the door, and she doesn't step in the second door, let alone offend others.

"You keep an eye on him for another two days. If he still comes, you bring someone to invite him in. Let me ask, what is he doing?"

"Yes, sir."

"Well." Xue Pan took out a piece of two-cent silver from his purse and tossed it to Zhao Si, "Work hard, I won't treat you badly."

"Thank you, uncle." Zhao Si's eyes lit up, and he had already made up his mind, as long as the man dared to come again, he would definitely send the whole thing to the uncle.

When Lou Yuyao went to see Mrs. Xue, Baochai was sewing in her mother's room.

At the end of her previous life, she used to make a living from embroidery, so it goes without saying that she is skilled.But Xue Wang loved her daughter very much, and was afraid that she would hurt her eyes and hands if she did too much needlework, so she told Ying'er and Que'er early in the morning that if the girl was interested, she could just do two needles, not too much.

Although Ying'er and Que'er followed Baochai's lead, they carried out this matter thoroughly.

Simply, Baochai was tired of doing needlework in her previous life, and in this life she used a needle to knead thread, never for anything, just for meditation.

That's right, meditate.

Although she saw Xin Xin that day, and Xin Xin looked pretty good, the news from Xiao Ling also said that everything was fine.But things have not settled down, Baochai just can't rest assured.

But she also knew that whether it was her parents, or her elder brother, they all felt that although Mrs. Xin's family was ruthless, it was wrong for Xin Xin to disobey her parents.Baochai didn't dare to show any clues in front of her family, for she was afraid that she would be noticed before her purpose was achieved.

That's all for the elder brother and mother, no matter how confident Baochai is, he dare not say that he can be regarded as his father.And the one who can really call the shots in the family is the father.

Therefore, she could only force herself to meditate with a needle and thread.

After Lou Yuyao and Xue Pan successively came to greet Xue Wang and reported what happened at Lou's house today, Baochai went back to her room under the pretext of checking the accounts.

As for Xin Xin's matter, the result soon came to fruition.

Two days later, on a rare sunny day in winter, the eldest daughter of the Xin family brought a dozen boxes of things and lived in a small courtyard with two entrances in the south of the city.

This process was faster than Xin Xin expected, and her father did not really let her leave the house.

It seems that the invitation that Baochai specially added is still useful.

Master Xin converted the dowry that he planned to give to Xin Xin into bank notes, and gave her a penny.And her original dowry was for Xin Ziyue who was about to marry Mr. Liu.

Mrs. Xin was very dissatisfied with this, and felt that Xin Ziyue, a concubine, could prepare a dowry according to the standard of a concubine?

Xin Ziyue and Aunt Wang were also very dissatisfied. They felt that Xin Xin, an aunt who disobeyed her parents and insisted on grooming herself, could go away with her dowry?

So, when Master Xin was at Mrs. Xin's place, he listened to the complaints.I left the main courtyard irritably, thinking of enjoying some tenderness from Aunt Wang.

Then, Aunt Wenrou had it, but it was accompanied by ubiquitous eye drops.

"Okay, shut up!" Master Xin walked away.

He went back to the study angrily, and before he finished his cup of tea, Uncle Xin came over and vented his dissatisfaction: "Master, didn't you agree that this Mr. Liu is for Xin'er? Why did you change?" Do you want to marry Xin Ziyue?"

Looking at the eldest son in front of him who couldn't even hide his emotions well, Master Xin sighed heavily?

Why?Why else?

In his whole life, isn't the eldest son in front of him the one who worries the most?

Although the concubine's son was also in pain, the two concubines combined could not be worth one finger of the eldest son.

The reason why he changed his mind was to give up the idea of ​​marrying Xin Xin to Suzhou. Xin Xin's refusal to marry him was only part of the reason.More importantly, he finally had to admit that the eldest son was no match for the two bastards at all.Even if he gave most of the family property to the eldest son when he was alive, but after a hundred years, without his own suppression, the eldest son might be eaten by the second and third sons to the bone!

That's why he let Xin Xin grind Mrs. Xin out of her temper, and promised her to comb herself, and also gave her the dowry she deserved.

Of course, this is only on the surface.Secretly, Master Xin gave Xin Xin another family business, with only one request: if the eldest son is unfilial and loses the family business in the future, she must protect the eldest son for life.

Xin Xin thought about it for a moment, and then made a request: "Yes, but, you can't let a third person know about this matter."

Master Xin naturally knew her worries, so he nodded and agreed: "I will smooth out the family's accounts."

That is to say, this family business has never existed in the Xin family in the future, and the gods don't know it.

Xin Xin couldn't help showing a sneer: "You really put in so much effort!" But she couldn't stop feeling aggrieved in her heart: They are all his children, why is the eldest son a treasure, and the rest are just grass?The eldest sons of other families are also precious, but there are very few of them who are as different as they are.

At this moment, Xin Xin suddenly understood the second and third brothers.

Master Xin sighed and shook his head: "Okay, you can go out."

Xin Xin restrained her expression, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, then turned and went out.

"My lord, why are you going back on your word?"

Uncle Xin's dissatisfied voice brought Master Xin back from his memory, and Master Xin looked at his favorite child with complicated eyes, but in the end he didn't say much, but explained perfunctorily: "Xin'er is not something we can control. , she married in the past, our family will not get any benefits."

"Then you can't marry Xin Ziyue." Uncle Xin was still dissatisfied, "It's not like you don't know that the third child has always wanted to get past me. Aren't you helping him?"

His tone was very natural, as if Third Master Xin was not his younger brother or Master Xin's son.

Master Pian Xin didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said, so he patiently shared with him: "Don't worry, with me here, no one can surpass you. No matter who marries into the Liu family, the one who gets the benefits in the end is Our Xin family is all about you."

Hearing what he said, Uncle Xin felt relieved, and muttered: "You said it earlier, I wouldn't have to go to Xin'er to suffer that humiliation."

Master Xin shook his head helplessly, and said to himself: If you didn't listen to your mother's advice and went to Xin'er's place, I wouldn't be able to wake up, you are so ignorant of achievements!

But what else could he do with his petted son?Of course I have to continue pampering.Anyway, this is his first child, and he is still the eldest son, not comparable to those behind.

The aunts of Jinling City all live in Lianhua Lane in the north of the city.Men are basically not allowed to come in and out there, and it is not open to outsiders.

Xin Xin lived in the house in the south of the city for six or seven days, and visited several senior and prestigious aunts in Lianhua Lane one after another.With her cleverness and determination to groom herself, she quickly got their approval and was allowed to buy a house in Lianhua Lane.

After walking out of Lianhua Lane, Xin Xin breathed a sigh of relief: After taking this step, things will be much easier in the future.

Then, she got into the carriage and let the coachman drive all the way to Tourmaline Street.

Baochai's rouge shop opened on Tourmaline Street.

On the day she successfully walked out of Xin's house, Xin Xin sent a letter to Baochai and asked her to meet her today at the rouge shop on Bixi Street.

When they arrived at the place, they got out of the carriage, and there were female masters who specially tested rouge for distinguished guests to greet them.Xin Xin helped her hand to get out of the car and asked, "Have you girls come yet?"

The female master smiled and said, "Miss and Miss Xiao have been waiting for Miss Xin for a long time."

Xin Xin raised her hand to touch the hair of an old aunt named Huo who personally combed her hair into a woman's bun, and corrected her with a smile: "I'm not a girl anymore, you should call me Xin Gu."

Being an aunt is the freedom she sought for herself, and she doesn't think there is anything taboo about it.

The female master followed her words and changed her words: "Our girl and Miss Xiao Er have been waiting for Gu Xin for a long time."

After entering the shop, Xin Xin said hello to the female shopkeeper specially hired by Baochai, and then followed the female master to the backyard.

In this shop, there are three female masters like this.Like the shopkeeper, they are all young and childless widows hired by Baochai.

At first, Xue Wang did not agree with Baochai's hiring outsiders, thinking that outsiders were not as reliable as family members.But Baochai felt that the family was intertwined, and it was inevitable that she would be somewhat contemptuous and neglectful of her little master.Although she is not afraid of their tricks, it takes too much effort to frighten them, and the effect is not long-lasting.

The young, childless widows she was looking for were because they were lonely and helpless.

These women were widowed at a young age, and they didn't have any children under their knees.But no matter whether it is her husband's family or her mother's family, they are not allowed to remarry.

It was just because of the unspoken rules of the people at that time that anyone who relied on imperial examinations had to have no male offenders and no remarried daughters within three generations.

The imperial examination is almost the only way for the bottom to be promoted.

The future of these widows is already a darkness visible to the naked eye.

In her previous life, Baochai saw a widowed woman who bit off two of her little fingers in order to vent her loneliness and loneliness that could drive people crazy.

What made Baochai feel even more sad was that after the woman's husband's family learned of the incident, they even publicized her chastity, saying that she expressed her determination to keep chastity by cutting off her fingers.

Baochai wanted to use them because they were almost helpless and not easy to betray.Furthermore, it can be regarded as shining a little light into their gloomy life, so that they have the motivation to live, so that they will not be like that woman, living like a walking dead.

Moreover, Baochai has already promised these female masters that when a branch is opened in the future, they will be the shopkeepers of the new shop.

And these widows also understand that the reason why they can show their faces here and have a livelihood to pass the time is due to the influence of the Xue family behind the big girl.Therefore, I am very grateful to Baochai in my heart and work very seriously.

There are five main rooms in the backyard of this shop, three bright and two dark.There are two wing rooms on the left and right, which are considered large on Tourmaline Street.

There was no pavilion built in the courtyard, but a ginkgo tree with a height of ten feet and a pavilion like a cover was transplanted.A single ginkgo tree does not bear fruit, but the yard is not big enough to plant two, and Baochai really likes ginkgo, so that's the only way to go.

Anyway, she does not lack the fruit of this tree.

There is a round stone table under the ginkgo tree, and there are five stone pier around the table. The stone table and the stone pier are all ordinary bluestone. Xue Pan invited a craftsman to emboss a thousand-fold Wei Zi peony flower pattern on it.The combination of richness and simplicity made Xiao Ling fall in love with it as soon as he saw it.

At this moment, the stone pier has been carefully covered with thick cushions by Yinger, and a screen has been set up around the stone table to keep out the wind. Xiao Ling and Baochai are playing chess on the stone pier.

Xiao Ling was very happy, but Baochai was very painful.

There is no other reason, but because Xiao Ling has figured out Baochai's chess style, so she can no longer cheat by relying on experience.

Is it not painful to lose this chess game all the time?

Therefore, upon hearing that Xin Xin had arrived, Baochai breathed a sigh of relief almost immediately, as if grasping at straws.When Xiao Ling turned her head to look at Xin Xin, she messed up the chess game, and said rarely: "This game is considered a draw."

"What does it mean to be even? Why..." Xiao Ling was not happy, but when he looked back, he saw that the chessboard had already been messed up, and he couldn't help being dumbfounded, "You...you are stupid!"

Baochai giggled, and said coquettishly, "My good sister, just let me do it this time." He pulled Xin Xin again and asked her to help, "Sister Xin, beg for me quickly."

Xin Xin smiled and said, "What's the matter?"

"You came at the right time, come and judge." Xiao Ling took Xin Xin's other arm and accused Baochai of her evil deeds, "I was about to win, but she grabbed the chessboard while I was not paying attention. Messed up."

"cough!"

Before Xin Xin could speak, a cough suddenly came from beside her.She turned her head and saw that it was Qing Ning, Xiao Ling's maid.

What's even weirder is that when Xiao Ling heard the cough, an expression that was almost painful but also funny appeared on Xiao Ling's face.Not only that, but her arrogance also dropped immediately, she sighed, and compromised: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, this game is a draw."

But Baochai wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so he suppressed a smile and thanked: "Then thank you very much, sister."

Xiao Ling squeezed out a doting smile with a toothache, and said in a gentle voice, "It's as long as you are happy."

Xin Xin felt a layer of goosebumps, and was also confused.

——What's the situation?

If you want Baochai to say, Xiao Ling is committing a crime on his own, and he can't live a single word, you should!

It turned out that Qing Ning was specially told by Mrs. Xiao, knowing that her girl had feelings for Miss Xue, and asked her to help her girl achieve success.

——No matter how cruel Mrs. Xiao's words are, how can she really bear her daughter's hot head?

After receiving this important task, Qing Ning was full of enthusiasm, and she patted her chest to promise that her girl's wishes would come true!

But soon, she hated her own girl.

——Don’t you like people?Then why not let them in?Little girls rely on coaxing, okay?

After she couldn't bear it anymore, Qing Ning pulled Xiao Ling to teach her a lesson, and said: "I know that the girl has been favored since she was a child, and she is definitely not used to yielding to others. Don't worry, the servant girl will remind the girl at any time.

Well, Xiao Ling finally paid the price for her lies, and began to live in dire straits.

Once or twice was okay, but after more times, Baochai also saw the clues.Pulling Xiao Ling back to ask, she almost couldn't help laughing.Moreover, following this convenience, he took a lot of advantage from Xiao Ling.

Because Qing Ning and Hong Xing were both born in the same family, Xiao Ling was afraid that they would accidentally say something wrong and never reveal half of the truth, so he could only suffer these losses.

Seeing Xin Xin's confused look, Baochai let Ying'er put away the chessboard, smiled and pulled her to sit down, and congratulated her first: "Congratulations, sister, you got your wish."

Xin Xin said: "Speaking of which, I also want to thank my sister for helping me."

Baochai said solemnly: "I admire your spirit, sister, and this is a little bit weak. If my sister is not mentally strong, no matter what I do, it will be all-purpose. So, my sister really doesn't need to thank me."

Xiao Ling also said: "Yes, it's all..."

"cough!"

Xiao Ling froze, and immediately changed his words: "Baochai is a kind-hearted person, and he is not the only one helping you."

——This rainbow fart, she blows it so painfully!

Xin Xin gave her a strange look, and nodded in agreement: "What Linger said is true. But I still have to thank you."

——Although Xin Xin felt that what Xiao Ling said was the truth, is it really okay to be so straightforward?

Xiao Ling secretly rolled his eyes: Do you think I'm more beautiful if I don't know how to be subtle?I was forced, okay?

Baochai continued to hold back her laughter: "My sister is serious. I don't know what plans my sister has in the future?"

Xin Xin said: "I haven't made up my mind yet."

The Xin family is in the silk business, and this is what she has been in contact with the most since she was a child.

But, not to mention that Jinling City's market is so big, she has no advantage compared with the Xin family.She also doesn't want to compete with the Xin family for business, lest she have to face unnecessary troubles.

For example, being approached by my mother.

Thinking of her achievements in her previous life, Baochai suggested: "I wonder if my sister is interested in embroidery?"

"Embroidery?" Xin Xin thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "In Jinling City, there are many embroidery workshops. Su embroidery, lake embroidery, and Hangzhou embroidery have their own inheritance. If I want to get a share, it will be easier said than done?"

Baochai said, "That's not necessarily the case."

"How to say?"

Xiao Ling and Xin Xin looked at her at the same time