Honglou Xing

"Success!" Jia Amnesty slapped his thigh bluntly.

Xing raised his eyes to look at him, and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you curious about the reason?"

"I agree with what you said. As for the reason, I know a little bit. It's not easy for you." After Jia She said, he smiled and took Xing's hand. "Don't be too tired, we husband and wife can live our own little life."

Xing smiled: "I just suddenly felt a little tired, so I said something casually to complain, but it was also half serious. Now I understand what you mean, and I feel at ease, and I will know what to do in the future. Don't worry, with your support, I won't feel tired in the future."

Jia She looked at Xing Shi with a smile, and slightly raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect you to say such words." In the past, Xing Shi was still a little cold towards him.That is a faint indifference, an indescribable sense of distance.Recently, Xing's attitude towards him has changed a lot. It seems that he still needs to make persistent efforts. Taking advantage of the good momentum, he will completely take down his little daughter-in-law and tell her to cling to him to live a happy life.

A faint sense of superiority suddenly rose in Jia She's heart.Not to mention how happy he is, he walks lightly, no matter what he is doing or talking, the corners of his mouth are always slightly raised.

……

Mrs. Xing waited for two days, and finally when Mother Jia asked her to discuss the housekeeper's right.

As soon as Mrs. Xing was ordered to sit down by Mrs. Jia, she heard Mrs. Jia speak.

"I think you're getting more and more confused now, and you can't even make a decision. You can't let me take care of this house anymore." Mother Jia said so bluntly unexpectedly.

Listening to Jia Mu's tone, Mrs. Xing expected that Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue must have spent a lot of time talking in front of Jia Mu.

Mother Jia waited for a while, then asked Xing Shi in an angry tone, "Didn't you hear me?"

"The daughter-in-law heard it, and the daughter-in-law was thinking about what the mother said that she didn't make a good decision. The daughter-in-law is the housekeeper, and she has to make decisions on everything big and small. For a while, she really couldn't figure out which thing she did wrong and which one offended her mother. Angry." Xing said neither humble nor overbearing.

Jia Mu frowned, and said displeasedly, "Are you pretending to be confused with me? What else could there be? You sent Baoyu to the academy! If you hadn't instigated the boss and the second brother, their brothers would have agreed to send Baoyu to the devil's lair." Suffering? As I said earlier, this child is smart, and it is most suitable to be taught at home. Look at you, what is this thing called? Look at this child is now thin and out of shape, and his spirit is not as good as before. He is confused and crazy very."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang appropriately took out her handkerchief and wiped away her tears.

Xing said with a smile: "Mother, I sent Baoyu to study in a good place because I wholeheartedly wanted to benefit his future. If I meant to harm him, why would I send him to such a good place? Besides, how can Qingshan Academy be considered a devil's den?" Could it be that Master Taifu who lived in Qingshan Academy has also become a demon? Not to mention that Baoyu is more than ten years old now, how many seven or eight years old were sent by their parents all the way, who didn't learn well. "

"Smart teeth!" Mother Jia glanced at Mrs. Xing, her lips trembling slightly.

"Mother, it is true that no one has anything to say about the truth. If my daughter-in-law is arguing, you can all come to refute me. I think there must be some misunderstanding in this, and my mother misunderstood me. When it comes to studying, I have always been supported by a hundred people. On the other hand, Baoyu, who was spoiled and spoiled since childhood, probably couldn't bear it for a while. It will be all right." Mrs. Xing paused, looked at Mrs. Wang who was sitting next to Jia Mu, and continued, "But at such a critical moment, someone thought of a crooked way to get him back. At this moment, he is It was the time when he felt the most aggrieved and disobedient. It was good to go home this time, and he exploded all at once. Besides, Baoyu's poor spirit was not just a matter of the academy. If I say, if the brother of the Xue family hadn’t brought Baoyu back, he wouldn’t be in a daze.”

Mother Jia frowned, squinting and staring at Mrs. Xing fiercely.Feng girl is also eloquent, but she likes that.It's a pity that the child's life was not good and he did something bad.Now this Xing's mouth is as powerful as ten phoenix girls, but none of the things she said or done satisfy her, every sentence almost drove her to death.

Jia's mother didn't like Xing's rebuttal, so she slapped the table, very angry. "Don't tell me those reasons. My old lady is old and doesn't understand those big reasons. I only know that I am such a precious grandson, and he can't do it if he suffers. After all, send him to the academy, you It was a wrong decision. I don’t think you should worry about this family, please trouble your younger siblings.”

"Mother, can I allow my daughter-in-law to ask, are you dissatisfied with your daughter-in-law?" Xing asked bluntly.

Mother Jia stared at her in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Xing smiled helplessly and shook his head.What does she mean is not obvious?But if the words of family separation came out of her mouth, it would be treasonous for a junior like her.

Jiamu narrowed her eyes and asked Xing fiercely, "Will you hand over the housekeeper?"

"Hand it up!" Xing said flatly.Immediately recruit Wang Shanbao's family and Lin Zhixiao's family, and hand over all the family affairs and account books to Mrs. Wang.

Mother Jia breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a little bit overwhelmed by her eldest daughter-in-law.

After everything was over, Mrs. Xing smiled and said to Mrs. Wang: "From now on, this family will trouble my younger siblings to worry about you. Although you are my younger siblings, in terms of age, I am still a little younger than you. You are not in good spirits, housekeeper It takes a lot of work, you and I both know. So I thought, from now on, Dafang will not bother my sister to worry about it, whether it is monthly money or food expenses, we can spend our own."

This is to split the two rooms?Mrs. Wang was stunned when she heard this, and looked at Mrs. Xing in disbelief.How dare she say such a thing!

Mother Jia was also surprised, and stared again: "You want to spend your own money?"

"Master is also an official now, with a salary, and I also have money from my dowry. I have been in charge of the family, and I know that the family is already in a bit of a difficult situation. If you don't save yourself, sooner or later you will be unable to make ends meet." Xing said.

Mother Jia turned to look at Mrs. Wang.Why doesn't she know that the family doesn't have enough money?

Mrs. Wang hurriedly explained to Jia's mother that it was only because Zhuangzi's harvest had not been good in the past two years, and it was a temporary situation to live on his laurels, and it would get better sooner or later.

Mother Jia narrowed her eyes.

Mrs. Wang raised the corners of her mouth slightly, thinking that Mrs. Xing was playing tricks when she said that.She really wanted to see how Da Fang lived in misery with his own money.Mrs. Wang wanted to answer immediately, but Jia Mu was there.So, Mrs. Wang said to Jia Mu with a pretentious embarrassment: "Look, since sister-in-law is willing to take care of herself, then I..."

"Shut up!" Mother Jia glared at Mrs. Wang suddenly, told her to leave all the books and other things, and sent her away first.Mother Jia left the Xing family alone, and asked her to explain in detail the financial situation of Rongfu in recent years.

It turned out that the problem was more serious than she had imagined.

Mother Jia held the ledger, sighed, and sighed again.Counting the accounts, the Rong Mansion has probably had its foundation for more than ten years, and the good things that the ancestors saved for the descendants are about to be wiped out by their descendants.

"Why didn't you say something like this earlier!" Mother Jia sighed.

Xing smiled: "It's a common practice for younger generations to report good news but not bad news. Who wouldn't want your ancestor to be happy for the rest of your life, with your children and grandchildren around your knees and no worries."

"Filial piety depends on how filial you are!" Jia's mother patted the account book and said fiercely, "Don't you want to lie to me until you die, and turn around and ask Jia's ancestors to scold me vigorously under the nine springs?"

Mrs. Xing pursed her lips, "In the past, when the Rong Mansion was rich and powerful, there were countless ways to get money, and the money flowed in like flowing water. But now the family can only rely on those ancestral Susukida for income, and the daily expenses for furnishing are much higher than in previous years. What's more, it really can't make ends meet."

"Daughter-in-law, what did you mean by that just now?" Mother Jia dropped the account book in her hand. She used money as an excuse to keep the Xing family, but the main purpose was not for this.She had some doubts about Rongfu's financial problems, but now it has been confirmed, and it is still within the acceptable range, and she will save some money in the future.But what Xing said to Mrs. Wang earlier really shocked her.

Seeing that Mother Jia guessed what she meant, Xing chose to bow her head and remain silent.

Jia's mother narrowed her eyes to look at Xing's, and said with a cold snort, "Do you want to separate?"

Xing raised her eyes to give Jiamu a positive look, and then continued to lower her eyes.

Jia's mother thought that she could break Xing's careful thinking, and slapped the table angrily: "No way!"

"Daughter-in-law is not flattering inside and out, so it's better not to cause trouble for mother, divide up, and be cleaner." Xing discussed.

Mother Jia slammed the table again. "Absolutely! Unless my old lady is dead, the brothers must not be separated. Did you ask the boss what he meant when you said this?"

Mrs. Xing nodded: "I'm not afraid that my mother will know. My daughter-in-law and the master have already guessed that you love Baoyu and will be angry with me. The master agrees with me. There is really nothing wrong with sending Baoyu to Qingshan Academy. We are all for him. Think about the future."

Jia's mother frowned, knowing that she had been agitated before and did not consider Baoyu's matter objectively.Not to mention that the big house is promising now, the two rooms cannot be separated.Even if they are worthless, they cannot be divided.Jia Amnesty is the successor to the noble. In the future, the imperial mansion will be reserved for him to live in. When the time comes, where will the second son's family move?

Fortunately, she was born as Miss Hou Ye, and she has lived to such an advanced age, and has seen some tricks in the backyard.Xing's move to separate finances can be said to be a drudgery.Once the finances of the two houses are independent, they will gradually separate without her speaking.

Mother Jia can't help but admire her eldest daughter-in-law, she really is very clever.

Mother Jia closed her eyes to calm down, and breathed a sigh of relief.When he opened his eyes again, he saw that Xing's eyes softened a lot.She picked up the account book she had thrown away earlier, took Xing's hand kindly, and slowly handed the account book to her.

"I'm getting old and confused, and my mind is sometimes clear and sometimes confused. You are my daughter-in-law, so don't be surprised. This family has to be taken care of by you. I see you are powerful, and I know that you are for the good of this family." "Mother Jia made a huge concession, looked at Xing Shi sincerely and said, "I can promise you one thing, which is extremely beneficial to you, but I want you to promise me one thing too."

"Mother is polite, please tell me." Xing said.

"From now on, the affairs of the family are all up to you. You can be your first wife in peace and stability, and I will never interfere! But you have to promise me that you will never separate from the second wife." Jiamu said decisively.

Mrs. Xing immediately shook her head: "Wife can't guarantee it. Since ancient times, brothers and sisters have no reason to live together forever. If this is the case, the children and grandchildren will continue, no matter how big the Rongguo Mansion is, they can't hold it."

When Jia's mother heard this, she couldn't help but sweat for the couple in the second room. "Okay, at least you can't mention the separation when my wife is still alive." Jiamu thought in her heart: During the time she was alive, she should take good care of the second house, and when the family is separated in the future, the second house has nothing to fear. hard.

Xing thought about it, the temptation of having absolute housekeeping power was too great for her.Since no one will stop her from being a housekeeper in the future, and she and Xiaoxiang don't have to give up the ancestral property of Rongfu that belongs to the big house.She has no grudge against money.Besides, Jia's mother is a famous lady, and she should be right when she says one thing.Xing's brain turned quickly, and in the blink of an eye, he immediately responded to Jia's mother's words.

Seeing that Mrs. Xing agreed so quickly, Jia's mother regretted it a little.But once the words are spoken, they cannot be taken back.Besides, she didn't want to watch the two sons fall apart while she was alive.

"The matter of Baoyu..." Jia Mu hesitated and looked at Xing Shi.

Mrs. Xing also looked at Jia Mu, just to test the authenticity of Jia Mu's promise. "My daughter-in-law thinks that when he recovers from illness, he should go to the academy to study. What do you think, mother?"

"I..." Thinking of her previous promise, Mother Jia choked the last part of her words, and sighed resignedly, "You husband and wife decide. As long as it is good for Baoyu, I will not object. But remember, you can't call This child has suffered too much." When Jia Mu said this, her heart, liver, spleen and stomach were in pain.

"Mother, don't worry, Qingshan Academy is the place with the best conditions in the country, and he will not be wronged." Xing said lightly.

Jia Mu nodded, showing a tired look on her face, as if she had just fought a battle.

Mrs. Xing bid farewell tactfully.When she was discharged from the hospital, Mrs. Wang happened to bring someone over.

Xing said with a smile: "Mother is tired and resting. Come back later."

Mrs. Wang twitched her eyebrows, stopped, turned around and walked in the same direction as Mrs. Xing, and walked out of the courtyard together.

Xing smiled, looked at Mrs. Wang, looked up at the road in the distance, and said nothing.

Mrs. Wang laughed out loud, and said to Mrs. Xing: "I'm really sorry for what happened today, sister-in-law. I didn't expect my mother to-" take away your housekeeping rights!Mrs. Wang said the second half of the sentence in her heart, paused, and then said, "Sister-in-law won't mind?"

Mrs. Xing smiled lightly, and looked at Mrs. Wang with joyful eyes: "It's good that you don't mind." Mrs. Wang was stunned, and stopped to look at Mrs. Xing.Mrs. Xing smiled at her again, took her leave with others, and quickly disappeared from Mrs. Wang's sight.

What do you mean she doesn't mind?Mrs. Wang sneered helplessly. She has regained the housekeeping right, and she is too late to be happy, so why not mind.Mrs. Wang even wondered if Mrs. Xing had some mental problems, so she said such nonsensical words.

Mrs. Wang walked back to the house happily and briskly, and found a position to lie down on the imperial concubine couch.She squinted her eyes, half lowered her eyes, and kept twisting the beads in her hand with one hand, one after another...

It has been half a day, Mrs. Wang squinted her eyes and fell asleep for a while, then woke up, she hurriedly called Jin Chuan over and asked, "Did anyone talk back just now?"

Jin Chuan thought about it carefully, "No one has been here except Zhou Rui's family. Oh, by the way, Mrs. Zhao from the kitchen sent someone to ask my wife what she had for lunch. I went back to her, and it was still the same."

"Just these things?" Mrs. Wang asked.

Jin Chuan nodded in confusion, and looked at Mrs. Wang in a daze, isn't it all about these things?

Mrs. Wang couldn't sit still anymore, she stood up and called Wang Zhourui's family.He told her to find out where the women in charge had gone, and they never came to report to her.Zhou Rui's family went out for a while, and ran back angrily.

"Ma'am, it's not good, those women still go to the eldest wife's side to do business."

Mrs. Wang frowned: "How could this happen? It's against them!" It's been a long time since I haven't had a housekeeper, and they know how to honor the eldest wife with all their heart?Don't they know that the consequences of offending her will be dire.

Holding the Buddhist beads in her hand, Mrs. Wang wandered around the center of the house for two times. Finally, she couldn't bear it any longer. She said angrily to Zhou Rui's family, "Call them here!" Today she wants to kill chickens and respect monkeys!

All the stewardesses were busy with their own affairs without stopping.The jobs arranged by the eldest wife are all the responsibility of the person, and the more you do, the more you will get. Who doesn't want to make a fortune in front of the eldest wife, so as to receive generous rewards.These women are selling 120 points.I was so busy all this time, suddenly I saw Zhou Rui's family shouting arrogantly.

All the women were dissatisfied with her running dog when they went to Japan, but at that time the second wife was the housekeeper, they dared not do anything.It's different now, with Zhou Rui's family putting on such a humble appearance, all the women must be scornful of her in attitude.

Zhou Rui's family was outraged. She has been the wife's companion for more than 20 years, and she has never been looked down upon like this.Shy and annoyed, he cursed: "Second Wife calls you, do you dare not go? Well, I'll go back to Second Wife right now, don't be wronged if I suffer later!" Zhou Rui's family said and left.

The mothers-in-law dare not cause trouble, and are still afraid of the second wife's prestige when she was the housekeeper.It is said that they are the master after all, although I don't know why the second wife suddenly summoned them, but since the master called them, they should go.

The women reluctantly apologized, and followed Zhou Rui's family to Mrs. Wang's residence.

"Presumptuous, all of you are so courageous!" Mrs. Wang stared suddenly and spoke harshly.

All the women were startled, you looked at me, I looked at you, I don't know why.

Mrs. Wang was even angrier when she saw that this group of people were still pretending to be confused.I really don't know what drug Xing gave them, now that the housekeeper has the power over her, these servants don't even have the slightest respect for her.

"Let me ask you, who of you went to the eldest wife's room today?" Wang asked.

The women's hearts sank, and they couldn't believe Mrs. Wang's courage.No matter how much she doesn't deal with the eldest wife, she can't be held accountable so blatantly.They all went to the eldest wife's room to answer the conversation in a serious manner. She also wanted to pick a thorn in revenge for such a thing?Is she going crazy because of this?

All the women despised Mrs. Wang in their hearts, and even laughed at her for living up to the reputation of the daughter of the Wang family.Several women stepped forward and told Mrs. Wang that they had gone to the eldest wife to answer.

The leading mother-in-law said: "Second wife, we are all going to the eldest wife's business seriously."

"Yo, you are still confident!" Mrs. Wang became even more angry.

The mothers-in-law were even more puzzled: "Madam, please clarify."

"Who told you to go to her to answer, don't you know that I am the housekeeper in the mansion?" Mrs. Wang asked loudly.

All the women looked at each other, and were extremely surprised.When did the power of housekeeping fall to Mrs. Wang, why did no one inform them?

Mrs. Wang is not an idiot, seeing the shock on the faces of these women, she can guess how much she is.She was surprised and said, "Why, don't you know? She should have informed you of this earlier. "

Mrs. Wang sneered in her heart, how much this Xing family misses the housekeeper Quan, and she still struggles when she is about to die.

All the women panicked, not knowing what to do, and whether what Mrs. Wang said was true or not.There are a few women who have called the eldest wife back today, and they don't really believe it.If it is true that the eldest wife has lost her housekeeping rights, why continue to arrange their follow-up work today.

"The eldest lady is here!"

When all the women heard the words, they felt like they were on the verge of a savior, and respectfully made way for the eldest wife.

Xing came to Mrs. Wang with a smile.

Everyone looked at the two wives eagerly.One has a pink face with a smile, dignified and decent, and an extraordinary temperament; while the other, who is obviously old, is flushed with anger, like a tigress showing off his power.It goes without saying which of the two is higher and who is lower.

"I heard that they were all called by you, so I know you misunderstood." Xing said with a faint smile.

Mrs. Wang thought that Mrs. Xing was going to explain to excuse herself, so she looked at her with bad eyes.

Xing turned to the women and said, "You all go away."

Of course Mrs. Wang is unwilling to give up the opportunity to make Mrs. Xing embarrassing, she needs to prove her innocence in front of these wives: "Why tell them to go, just take advantage of them being here, and let's break things up."

Xing smiled and raised her eyebrows, not surprised by Mrs. Wang's move. "Siblings are you sure?"

Mrs. Wang squinted her eyes at her with affirmative eyes, but she cursed in her heart: This woman can still laugh when she is in this state of affairs!

"The housekeeper is still with me." Xing said flatly.

Mrs. Wang sneered: "What did you say?"

"The housekeeper is still with me. As soon as you left, the ancestor gave it back to me. If you don't believe me, you can ask her. Originally, I was afraid of hurting the face of my younger siblings, so I didn't tell you personally. I thought the ancestor would call Someone knew about you. I didn't expect her old man didn't tell you." Xing said.

Mrs. Wang revealed two pieces of information when she heard Xing's words. One is that she lost the housekeeper right after she gained it; the other is that the old lady forgot to tell her such an important matter and ignored her. Obviously, she doesn't care about the second room that much. .

While Mrs. Wang was in embarrassment, she suddenly thought that there were more than a dozen women witnessing her embarrassment.Her face turned green and white at once, Madam Wang gritted her teeth in hatred, she was so ashamed that she really wanted to find a mouse hole to get in.

"Let's all go away!" Mrs. Xing ordered the women again, and the women deliberately looked at the second wife, and when they saw that she had no intention of stopping, they retreated.

……

After the women left the courtyard, they found a quiet place where they could talk together and laughed.

"She also has today."

"Fortunately, the housekeeper is not in her hands, Amitabha!"

"Look at her ugly face, she was really slapped in the face in front of us, she laughed to death."