The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Yao handed over the account book in his hand, full of joy, and nestled in the yard to take care of his son.This afternoon, the servant girl heard the news from the outside, and the responsibility of the housekeeper really fell into the hands of Miss Xu San.It's just that the uncle of the Xu family begged Mrs. Xu for half a day. Grandma Xu originally wanted to retire and return to her natal family, but now she only needs to be grounded for two years.Yao shi sighed in a low voice: "I already knew that my sister-in-law would not be released just to save my face."

The servant girl complained: "If she did such a thing, it would not be a divorce if she left someone's family. The wife is too unfair."

Yao smiled and said: "Divorcing my wife is nothing more than talking about scaring her. Her father is taking advantage of it. Your uncle is still pointing at his father-in-law to help. Theoretically speaking, my grandfather has not been released from prison yet. Pretend to imprison her for two months and let it go. But she wants to use his wife as a gun. If you don’t give her any ideas, how can the wife swallow this breath? Remember. Even with the support of her mother’s family, in the The in-laws can't mess around either."

"What did grandma say! She even made seven mistakes!"

"Qichu is just used to frame ordinary people. Officials only care about the power in the daughter-in-law's family and the official position of father and brother." Yao Shi pursed her lips.She was only vaguely aware of these before, but Qin Keqing said everything straightforwardly.Looking at it now, it's exactly the same.

The servant girl said: "Then grandma knows the sister of the princess regent, why don't they care about her!"

Mrs. Yao said leisurely: "Because they hate Prime Minister Lin for collecting land taxes from scholars' families, and they wish the regent would step down, and let's see that the regent princess, the daughter of a sea merchant, would not be there." She suddenly remembered Nie Chun's words, " I don’t want to admit that the social status of Hanlin’s position has regressed and regressed very much. Sister Nie is really a sensible person.”

The maid didn't understand: "Grandma, what's your status?"

Yao stretched his finger out of the window and said: "Earlier, when I left this mansion, most people outside were in awe when they heard the word 'Hanlin', whether they were merchants, men, soldiers, officials; because only those who write very well can do it." The reason of Hanlin. The whole country knows that one can be an official if you write a good article. Now..." She slowly shook her head, "Now the regent wants practical talents, and he wants people from all walks of life. It's not about articles. It doesn't matter, but, in the past, only one article was the most important, but now dozens of articles are important, and Hanlin can't show it." The servant girl seemed to understand.Yao sighed softly and ordered her to fetch Sanskrit materials.

Just flipping through two pages of information, a woman came in and replied, "Grandma, the third girl is here." Yao suddenly felt a headache.I already guessed that my sister-in-law would come to disturb me, I didn't want her to be so impatient.Well, sooner or later you can't hide.I had to say "please please".

During the conversation, Third Miss Xu had already walked in, and she called out with a smile, "Hello, Third Sister-in-law."

Yao shi hurriedly got up to greet her: "Why is the third sister here?"

The third girl Xu said: "I need to ask my third sister-in-law for something."

Yao Shi wondered: "Third sister... Please? I'm stupid, I don't know anything. It's fine if I don't cause trouble for others, how can I help others."

"The third sister-in-law is too modest." Miss Xu looked at her and said, "The third sister-in-law is the real smart person in this house." Mrs. Yao was surprised, so she was about to be sloppy, and Miss Xu said seriously, "Now my wife ordered me to take over I don’t know what to do with the account books.”

"Did you give it to the third sister?" Yao was taken aback, then smiled, "Mrs can never be wrong anyway. But don't give it to me, it's better to give it to anyone."

Miss Xu San raised her eyebrows and said, "Sister-in-law San really doesn't give you any favors. I didn't say a word, and you just pushed me away."

Yao shi didn't argue at all, and said with a smile: "Whatever my sister says."

Miss Xu San is young and doesn't have much experience.At first, he thought that Yao Shi would break up the meeting with her, so he prepared a lot of words to go around in circles; he didn't expect that she would admit it abruptly.I didn't know what to say for a while, so I stayed.But Yao Shi didn't gossip to cover up the situation, and just sat upright.After a long while, Miss Xu San smiled wryly and said: "Sister-in-law's move is to defeat ten times with one force, and she won't even break a single move for me."

Yao shi tilted his head slightly: "What trick does my sister want to undo?"

Third Miss Xu lowered her head and sighed: "That's all." Nai Zheng said, "Third Sister-in-law must also know what I want to say. Otherwise, when you came out from your wife this morning, you ran so fast?"

Yao Shi wanted to pretend to be stupid, but looking at her appearance, she thought it was impossible to pretend, so she said seriously: "I know Third Younger Sister expects me to do business with Qin Dong's family. I have made it clear in my wife's room today. Third Master If you let me go, I will go; the third master didn't say anything, so I definitely can't secretly run a business behind his back. If you can't resist the third master, can you invite the master to come?"

Miss Xu San sneered and said: "Sister-in-law and brother-in-law are husband and wife, how can you not understand his temperament? He will definitely not agree."

Yao shi clapped his hands: "But here again! Since my sister knows, what are you talking about? There is no need to mention this matter again."

Third Miss Xu choked, and sighed: "Sister-in-law San also knows that the family is struggling..."

Yao slumped and said, "Didn't you say you don't need to mention it?"

Third Miss Xu closed her eyes, and said after a long while: "Sister-in-law San is so hard-hearted."

Yao shi said indifferently: "Since the third sister is so ruthless, am I not as good as you?"

Third Miss Xu stumbled and said, "If the entire family had no other options, why would I bother to shamelessly beg my sister-in-law?"

Sitting upright, Yao said: "Since this is the case, shouldn't the master and the gentlemen be asked to think of a way? There is no reason for the women in the backyard to think of a way. Even if the women think of a way, they should be thinking about how to get rid of the name." She paused, "I thought about it yesterday. Is it too much to make clothes every month? It's not a child who is growing up. The stature remains the same. The clothes I made a few years ago are enough to wear for a long time It's gone. The servants don't need so many, you can disperse a little..."

Miss Xu San said sharply: "These rules are all passed down from the old lady's generation!"

Yao remained motionless: "The old lady was ordered by the servant, so naturally she followed the rules in the backyard of the servant's house. The old lady who has left is a servant of the official department, and her salary and... other income are much more than the master. What's more, the master is not The eldest son has a limited share of the property. As the saying goes, if you don’t have diamonds, you can’t do porcelain work. The rich live the rich, the poor live the poor..."

The third girl Xu stood up abruptly: "Sister-in-law three doesn't feel pain in her back when she talks standing up. You are married, and your food and clothing are all from our family. My fourth sister and I don't know what will happen in the future..." As he spoke, Weep.

It was only then that Yao Shi realized that what she was worried about was the dowry.She was born as a concubine, so the family can't give much dowry; now I'm afraid it will be even less.Nai thought for a moment and said: "I understand my sister's worry. It's just that I can't help you. Let's do this. In a few days, the chairman of the charity association Shi will go to give porridge again. I heard that Qin Dong's family will also go." There is no such "heard".She thought about it, and wrote a letter to Qin Keqing to ask her to meet her. "I introduced you to know her. If you want to learn business from her, you can talk to her yourself."

Third Miss Xu said urgently: "How can I be a pure girl who has never left the court, how can I go into business!"

"Oh." Yao said indifferently, "Forget it."

Third Miss Xu cried and begged, "Good sister-in-law, you should only pity me and fourth sister once."

Yao suddenly felt amused: "It doesn't matter whether I have the ability or not - it's one thing for Qin Dong's family to be willing to discuss Sanskrit with me; There are so many poor people in the world, why doesn’t my sister feel pity for them? I do business behind the back of my husband who despises merchants, can I hide it from him for a long time? Sooner or later he won’t know? I pity you, who will pity me?”

Miss Xu San hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law knows the sister of the princess regent, third brother dare not do anything to you. Sister-in-law did such a wrong thing, and she will only be banned for two years."

Mrs. Yao glanced at her: "As the old saying goes, marrying a Han, marrying a Han, clothes and eats. If I can make money to support a large family, and the third master doesn't want to see me, why should I stay in Xu's house as a widow? Why don't I have a daughter?" Go there by yourself." Miss Xu San had never heard such words before, she was dumbfounded.Yao Shi was impatient to accompany her, and said coldly, "Third Younger Sister, have you finished talking? Why don't you sit in someone else's room after you finish talking."

Third Miss Xu stood up in a daze, not even caring about etiquette, and walked out in a daze.Yao Shi's maid waved her handkerchief behind and shouted: "Third Miss, let's go~~poof—hahaha..." Yao Shi wanted to pretend to reprimand the two of them.On second thought, what is there to blame?They are also happy for themselves.Then give up.

Miss Xu San is really a character.After being so frustrated, she actually came to see Yao Shi again in two days.She came to ask Yao Shi to introduce her to Qin Keqing.She said with tears: "Since my sister-in-law doesn't want to get her hands dirty, someone has to try for the sake of the whole family." Yao's words were not pleasant to her ears, but that idea was said by herself first, no She couldn't do it again, so she had to agree.So he rushed to write a letter to Qin Keqing, telling the matter from the beginning without concealing it.Qin Keqing smiled after receiving the letter, knowing that she was unhappy, and replied: "It's easy to handle."

A few days later, Shi Xiangyun led his wives and grandmas to give porridge in the Muni Courtyard outside the west gate of the city, and Mrs. Yao took Miss Xu San to go with her.When we got there, we saw Qin Keqing talking to Shi Xiangyun, so we went to meet him.Qin Keqing smiled and said, "Why did you bring a little girl out?"

Mrs. Yao pointed out: "This is my sister-in-law, she is 14 years old this year." The third girl Xu Yingying stepped forward to salute.

Qin Keqing said "oh", looked up and down at Miss Xu San, and smiled at the corner of her eyes: "I see. She looks so beautiful. There are quite a few wives here today."

Miss Xu San lowered her head slightly and said, "Dong Qin's family misunderstood. The little girl didn't come here for that."

"Ah, I'm sorry." Qin Keqing said, "Since that's the case, I won't bother you." Turning around to leave.

Miss Xu San was so anxious that she jumped up.Yao said hurriedly, "Dong Qin's family, wait!" Qin Keqing turned around.Yao Shi said, "I brought her to see you today."

Qin Keqing was surprised: "See me? My son is still young."

Yao said angrily, "What does it have to do with your son?" Then he glanced at Miss Xu San, "My sister-in-law is interested in doing business and wants to learn from Qin Dong's family."

Qin Keqing frowned: "A girl from the Hanlin family wants to learn how to be a merchant?"

Third Miss Xu said with tears in her eyes, "The family situation is difficult, there is no way out."

Qin Keqing immediately said: "Then you don't need to learn." Miss Xu San was taken aback.Qin Keqing said, "The art of being a merchant is not easy, not everyone can learn it." He glanced at Mrs. Yao, "Your third grandma has never understood numbers, and she will not be able to learn to do business in her next life." Yao shi turned his back and secretly made a face.Qin Keqing went on to say, "You have no choice but to learn from merchants because your family is difficult. From this we can see: first, you don't like or want to do this yourself, so you are not interested. Second, you think merchants are easy to learn. A very difficult thing is easy to think, but it will never be done. The difficulty of merchants is no less than that of imperial examinations."

Miss Xu San was dumbfounded.How could she have heard of these in her boudoir?He asked blankly, "Didn't you say that cocoa tea can make money if you get the supply?"

Qin Keqing stared at her for a long time, making Miss Xu San uncomfortable.After a long time, she said: "Cocoa tea doesn't always make money if you get the supply. There are many ways to manage it. Besides, even if it is true, why should I give it to you? Why don't I keep it for myself to make money? Do I owe you?" ?”

No matter at home, at the family's house or when going out to meet another lady, Miss Xu San has never been blocked so abruptly, and she doesn't know how to answer it.In a hurry, she forgot everything, and blurted out: "Aren't Qin Dong's family and my third sister-in-law friends? Qin Dong's family is like a heroine. People say that being a friend can bother you..." She suddenly couldn't continue, Because I saw Qin Keqing's strange expression.

Qin Keqing sighed and turned to look at Yao Shi.Yao Shi covered his face with his sleeve: "Who am I? Where am I? I don't know you."

Qin Keqing is funny - this is a line from a drama rehearsed by the students of Tsinghua University for Women, He Xiaonan learned it, and I think he also learned it for her.Nai shook his head and said: "People say that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, and your third sister-in-law and I are like that. Once we talk about money, we can't be friends. There are indeed people who go out of their way for friends, but very few. You can't mistakenly think that the other 99 people can stab your friend just because one out of a thousand people stabs your friend twice. Not to mention that there are at least ten of them who will stab your friend twice. That's it If you don't know much about the world, you will definitely not be able to do business, so you should go back and study honestly." Seeing that the little girl was completely stupid, she felt a little pitiful, and took a look at Yao Shi.

It was only then that Yao remembered that she was his sister-in-law, thought for a moment and said: "You are only 14 years old, and you have never been out of the backyard. It is not surprising that you don't know what's going on outside. Usually you flatter others and others agree to your request, that's because Your request is very simple. Get ideas for food, write a few poems, tie knots and draw pictures, all at your fingertips, without capital, even if you want to spend it, you can't spend a lot. Doing business, the transactions are all large amounts of money, How can someone agree to you just because of a few good words? Everyone in the world is saying good things, can they still do business? Nothing is easy. I didn't promise you and your wife before, but I know that the third master will not Yes, and two, I know I'm not the material."

Miss Xu San's face was covered with tears, and the rouge and powder all melted away.Nai lowered his head, and said in his mouth, "Thank you sister-in-law for teaching me, I'll make a note of it." But he tightened the veil tightly in his hand.With an inadvertent effort, she broke the veil with one hand.

Qin Keqing stared coldly at the side, then glanced at Yao Shi again, smiling at the corner of her mouth.