The sad reminder of the science man

On the second day, Xue Pan came to Jia's house with Xue's mother. Xue's mother went to see Mrs. Wang, while Xue Pan went to see Jia Zheng and Jia Lian.

As soon as Xue's mother saw Mrs. Wang, she thought about it all night and said it, not to irritate Mrs. Wang, "Sister, I told our master that there is really not that much money. To be honest, you are my mother." I won't hide it from you, my sister also knows how our family has lived these years!"

Mrs. Wang was not very happy when she heard that there was not so much silver, but she decided to listen to Xue's mother, "Well, I generally know, tell me, I'll listen!"

Mother Xue tightened the handkerchief in her hand, "This matter was originally a secret of the Xue family. Now I tell my sister that I hope that my sister will not misunderstand. It is not good to hurt the peace of the two families. I think my sister thinks that I am telling lies to deceive my sister, right? I feel that the Xue family is now in a good mood, so it looks down on people, and even the etiquette is a little less?"

Madam Wang felt this way, Madam Wang thought so in her heart, but when she heard Xue's mother asking such a straightforward question, she couldn't say it like that, so she had no choice but to keep her mouth shut, but her expression was a little unnatural.

Mother Xue forced a smile, "Sister, you don't need to be like this. Since I said it like this, I am naturally not afraid that my sister will think so, but today I want to tell my sister that my sister is completely wrong." Speaking of this, Xue's mother took a deep breath , glanced at Mrs. Wang, and continued, "Sister, do you know how my master jumped from a commoner to a court official? Does my sister still think that our family has had some great luck to encounter such a good thing?"

When Mrs. Wang heard Xue's mother mention that Xue Ze was doing official work, at first she thought that Xue's mother was showing off, but why did she speak so bitterly after hearing it?Therefore, when she heard that her attention was also concentrated later, she wanted to hear what secret was in it, but she still didn't open her mouth.

Xue's mother was suppressed by this sister since she was a child, and she knew some of her habits. Seeing that Mrs. Wang didn't pay attention to putting her right thumb on the back of her left hand, she knew that Mrs. Wang listened to her seriously. So interested, but there was still a wry smile on his face, "I only found out about this official yesterday. Our master bought it from the emperor, and used most of the Xue family's family property passed down from ancestors."

When Madam Wang heard this, she became restless and called out, "What, buy it!"

Mother Xue was startled by Mrs. Wang's scream.He hurriedly walked to Madam Wang and grabbed Madam Wang, "Sister, don't call. If others hear this, our family will not be offended. This is a secret of our Xue family. Empress mother, this insight is not small, so I naturally know how powerful it is. Another thing is to hope that my sister will not misunderstand us, our family really does not have much money."

Mrs. Wang can't care about other things now, she knows that this official can be bought, but most of it is to give Shixun's children a chance to improve, and the position is generally empty. Buying, or from a third-rank real job, is it true that her master can also be promoted, Mrs. Wang pondered, "Sister, this is simply incredible! I have never heard of my sister, could it be that my sister is lying to me, these vain jobs What can be bought with silver, I believe that the court also has a custom. But this is from the head of the Sanpin Household Department, my sister has never heard that it can be bought with silver, or ask the emperor?"

Mother Xue sighed, and urged again, "Sister, of course it's not that simple. You also know how my Xue family started. All these years, until a few years ago, this branch of the direct line was still in charge of the imperial merchant. After so many years, the accumulated money will never be small. How much is most of the family property? Even if I don’t say it, my sister must be able to think of it. In addition, our master also made a little contribution, which is why he has a third-rank position. This is not someone It can be done with money. My sister must remember not to spread the word."

Mrs. Wang felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on her head after hearing what Mrs. Xue said, and her fiery heart also calmed down. Mrs. Wang had to think about what Mrs. Xue said, and her one-sided words were not credible. "Since my sister has told her such a secret, she is not the kind of unreasonable person, but she has a small half of the money left. I think the Xue family still has it! Then my sister thinks how much money the Xue family can come up with. It is a great honor to know that this empress is visiting relatives."

"Sister, yes, I really can't get much out of this money. I can get out 1 taels by scraping together. Sister, don't look too small, but this is indeed how much money our family can scrape together. This capital is really Everything needs money, especially after this master became an official, the money flows out like running water. I don’t even know how the money is used, and the money disappears.” Xue’s mother described the hard work here.

Mrs. Wang sneered after hearing Mother Xue's words, "My sister means that Xue's family can only take out 1 taels, and this has changed from [-] to [-] in one fell swoop. This is really a good idea. Is this to send beggars?" ? Still think Jia's family is easy to bully? This is disrespectful to the empress."

"Sister, you also know our family's difficulties. We just had Pan'er's wedding, and now we're going to have Chi'er's wedding. After all, we're marrying the princess, so we can't be careless. It's all my fault. I just want to look good, and now I'm only I'm really sorry for being able to swell my face and pretend to be a fat man. I can't help you. I hope my sister will not blame me. The important thing is that Haoer also needs to prepare a dowry. You have to get ready! When it's over, this good son will have to be taken care of by my sister. The dowry for this good son is not much, but my sister doesn't dislike her, so take care of her better. Hao'er is my sister's niece." Mother Xue said Saying so, but my heart is vomiting to death.

"What, the dowry is not much. This daughter's family is based on the dowry and her husband's family. Why don't you plan to give much dowry?" Mrs. Wang also knew that she was losing her composure, but she had to ask clearly.

Mother Xue just waited for Mrs. Wang to ask?She immediately nodded, "Sister also knows that the Xue family has not much money now, and besides, the Xue family has two sons? This is absolutely not the reason to wrong the son for the sake of the daughter. Isn't it just a dowry thing for a daughter to marry someone else's family?" I was worried that the dowry would not be generous and that Haoer’s in-laws would wrong Haoer in the future, but my sister said that she would treat Haoer as her own daughter, so my heart was relieved. This sister is Haoer’s aunt, and I believe in her I will take good care of you." She said with a sure look at Mrs. Wang.

When Madam Wang heard this, she thought about it in her heart. She wanted to marry me, Baoyu, without a dowry. I will say it later, "The children are still young, so we need to look at it more, this matter is not urgent, and I don't know if the horoscope is compatible, so, sister, don't say this, wait until I ask the mother to talk about it. "

After hearing Mrs. Wang's words, Mother Xue felt relieved, but she didn't dare to show it, so she looked at Mrs. Wang with a dissatisfied face, "Then sister, remember to ask, so you can feel at ease when the decree comes down as soon as possible."

Mrs. Wang nodded, "Okay, okay, I'll talk about it later, I'm saying that 1 taels is really too little, that's not okay, even if the empress knows, she won't be happy."

Mother Xue said hurriedly, "Sister, it's true, listen to me! There is really not that much money, so I can't do it casually at the princess's wedding! I think the empress will not blame her if she knows it. I can't help much, but building a garden requires a brick and tile team! Now that there are a lot of gardens in the capital, it is difficult to invite such a good brick and tile team!"

Mrs. Wang also knew this, she nodded, but she still didn't think so, "That's right."

Xue's mother didn't like Mrs. Wang's refusal, but continued, "The Xue family has a brick and tile team, and they were all invited by the Zhou family, but our master heard yesterday that my sister's house is also going to build a garden, so I hurriedly pushed it away. I sent it to my sister at the Zhou family, Pan'er probably already told her brother-in-law."

Mrs. Wang grabbed Zhou's house and hurriedly asked, "Zhou's house, but Mrs. Zhou's family in the palace?"

Mother Xue nodded, "That's right, that's the one that came out of Mrs. Zhou's house. It was yesterday that the old man was talking about it. He paid a lot of gifts to get the brick and tile team back."

Mrs. Wang also knew that it was hard to find a good brick and tile team. Since the Zhou family also invited the Xue family, it must be good. Thinking of this, she remembered, "You just told the master!"

Xue's mother was happy to see Mrs. Wang like this, "Yes, isn't this brick and tile team supposed to be men? Of course it will be handed over to my brother-in-law. I asked Pan'er to give the money to my brother-in-law. Pan'er came with me, It should be that the things have been handed over to brother-in-law!"

When Madam Wang heard this, she knew that this was a foregone conclusion, so she didn't want to say anything else, she just thought about finding a way to get something from the Xue family in the future, and thought that the Xue family had just helped, so I must thank you , otherwise the master knew that he was not polite, so he would probably blame him, and said to Xue's mother word by word, "Then I really thank my sister for helping me!"

Xue's mother knew that Mrs. Wang was taking a step back for the time being, and she didn't want to provoke her. After all, the master said that it was time to delay, "Sister, you are welcome! Sister is my own sister, and this can be stained with empress honor, but how many lives in our Xue family Cultivate blessings."

Here, Mother Xue and Mrs. Wang are playing tricks, you say you are pitiful, and I say I have the right, and they are talking lively for a while.

While Xue's mother was chatting with Mrs. Wang, Xue Pan first went to Jia Zheng's, told all of Xue's father's instructions last night, presented him with a silver ticket and a brick and tile team, and said that he should give orders if there is anything.

Jia Zheng and Xue Pan were not familiar with each other at all. The sudden gift of banknotes and bricks and tiles made Jia Zheng puzzled for a while. When he realized it, although he felt that Mrs. Wang had lost face in his heart, he still didn't say anything to Xue Pan. A few words let Xue Pan leave.

Xue Pan left Jia Zheng's office and went to find Jia Lian again. The two of them sent someone out to talk. They locked up in a small room for nearly an hour before they came out. No one knew what they said, but after that Jia Lian built The garden was very busy at the time, and she often ran outside, making Mrs. Jia Zheng Wang want to catch Jia Lian, but she couldn't catch her. Later, Jia Zheng took care of the garden and built it himself. Of course, this is a later story.

Xue Pan left Jia Lian's place and went to Mrs. Wang's. Xue Pan paid a visit to Mrs. Wang. Xue Pan talked about Jia Zheng's acceptance of the brick and tile team and the money, and chatted with Mrs. Wang for a while, and then said goodbye to Xue's mother. Leaving Jia's house.