Sister of the Treasure of the Red Chamber is quitting

After the flower delivery banquet, the Rong Mansion was quiet for a few days. On this day, Baochai went to Mrs. Wang's court to go out to see how her old house was being repaired and arranged, in case her brother came to Beijing to settle down.Mrs. Wang tried to persuade her to stay: "You girl, how can you go to the street? The nurse next to you didn't stop her! How cheap it is to live with my aunt."

Baochai said with a smile: "It's the mother who asked me to come and ask my aunt, so that sister-in-law Zhou can feel at ease all the way. I live in my aunt's house. I have nothing to say, but my brother, since he is a scholar, wants to take over the family. How can you leave your ancestral house and not stay with your relatives? It's very unreasonable. Besides, relatives also pay attention to the smell of far and near, and I just annoyed Yun girl just now, and I don't know who will be annoyed tomorrow. Also, when my elder brother comes, my mother will have to talk about marriage for him. Is it possible to marry a bride at the aunt's house? It doesn't look like it. I have to go back and do some things."

It's okay to say anything else, but when Xue Pan's marriage was mentioned, Mrs. Wang began to worry again.The niece has been in Beijing for more than a month, and she looked at it with cold eyes, and she was in a daze. The money that my sister-in-law Jia Min had when she was not out of the cabinet, was so full of truth that people were speechless, and all the servants praised it. She was honest and thoughtful, and she felt a little unhappy in her heart.

In the past, I thought that the Xue family had a lot of money and their son was not good enough, so they would have to be a dowry in the future. It would be great if they could get such a capable and wealthy daughter-in-law.But now his nephew suddenly regretted to be a man again, he might still be a talented man in the future, and he could go further, and it was more suitable for him to marry a concubine than to hire a regular wife from a businessman for Baoyu.

Yingchun and Xichun are not second-bedroom girls. Even if the old lady doesn't make the decision, her father and brother will make plans for her in the future. As long as Tanchun in front of her eyes is in the way of Aunt Zhao and she doesn't want her to get her way, wouldn't it be good to marry into Xue's family?Her mother and brothers are all held in her palm, she is not afraid of causing trouble, so she can only find ways to support Xue Pan to manage her own precious jade, and by the way, to support her own brother.To the outside world, it can be said that marrying her to a son of a wealthy family with fame and fame, with two sides clean and four corners complete, there is nothing more appropriate than this.

After thinking about it, this Baochai is like a chicken rib, and I am not very proud of it for a while.

After the calculation was completed, she said to Jin Chuan next to her, "Go and call Zhou Rui's family, and let her accompany Bao girl to the Xue family's house. Be careful and wait on you!" Baochai thanked, and went out with Zhou Rui's family.

Mother Su ordered the carriage to wait at the gate of Lixiangyuan, with Bailu at her side, waiting for Baochai to put on a veiled hat and get on the carriage, and then arranged for an errand boy to follow along with Zhou Rui's family. After sitting in the car, he let the driver whip his whip to clear the way.This carriage and the driver's style were also brought into the capital by Xue's family. The young man pointed the way, and the carriage headed towards Xue's old house in the capital.

This house was built in the place where Ziwei Sheren was bestowed by the ancestors of the Xue family when the dynasty was established, and it has gone through several generations.Later generations continued to buy and repair the houses on both sides, and Xue Pan and Baochai's generation had already become a five-entry mansion.Now that Xue's family is sparsely populated, Wujin's house is a bit too big, so Aunt Xue never wants to live in it.After Baochai made a calculation, he took Xue Tiao and Baoqin's brothers and sisters, and his family happened to have one person and one courtyard.In the future, elder brother marrying his sister-in-law will no longer have to be looked down upon as in previous lives, so he carefully and carefully explained to the housekeeper to renovate with heart.

The housekeeper knew that this was a house for the uncle to beg for a wife, so he put in all his efforts to clean it up.The few shops are honest and honest, and a lot of good things are bought and sent in continuously, from the pillars and dismounted stones at the gate, to the eaves of the tiles, the nursery garden, the screen wall, and the rockery The pool, the koi and lotus, the hanging flower gate, and the moon hole were re-paved one by one, or new branches were planted after painting.The few old servants who were looking at the house directly asked Baochai to take down the family and bundle them back to Jinling to hand over to Xue Biao for disposal. Now they all come along along the way and buy some temporarily.

The carriage crossed the streets and alleys, turned in a few alleys that were either rich or expensive in the east of the capital, walked in for about a cup of tea, and arrived at the gate of Xue's house.The handlebars came to a complete stop, and the boy hurriedly jumped off the shaft and ran to the car door. He reached under the car shortly and dug out for a while. He tapped on the door twice.Bai Lu opened the door and jumped down, held up the hand to invite Zhou Rui's family to come out, and then opened an umbrella to welcome Baochai out of the car.The boy had already gone up to call for the door, and when he heard the sound, the gatekeeper poked his head out and saw that it was his eldest daughter, and hurriedly opened the door to welcome her in.

After entering the gate, the butler ran out from the inner room, and when he saw Baochai, he bowed his hands and said, "Young lady is well, sister-in-law Zhou is well." Zhou Rui's family was looking up, when suddenly they heard someone calling her, He piled up a smile and said, "Hello, Housekeeper Xue. Our wife said that my nephew gave the whole family a face. When I come to Beijing, I have to go to the relatives' home. Because I think Miss Bao, a girl, is away from home." It's inconvenient to walk around, so tell me to wait for the girl to come and have a look, so don't delay the important affairs of the concubine's house."

The housekeeper exchanged a few more words with her, and then lowered his hand to report to Baochai: "Go back to the girl, the scenery in the yard, the brick walls and the floor have been repaired, and the inside of the house has just been painted with lime plaster. After it is dry, we can put the furniture in. Some of the fabrics we brought from the south are not suitable for the curtains and windows, so we need to buy special ones. The small ones made their own decisions and handed over the old tiles and some materials that were cut earlier. If you sell it, this sip of silver will be enough to spend here no matter where you go.”

Baochai walked along the narrow path and looked at the five courtyards one by one, then nodded and said: "The main courtyard is reserved for mother, the east courtyard next to the main courtyard is for brother, and the east courtyard is for brother tadpole; The first yard on the west side is reserved for me and Sister Qin. She is still young, and she is not at ease living in a yard alone. In the end, a single yard was set aside as a guest house, and you can arrange furniture according to this. Many things are It was brought by the family now, and my mother and brother will have to bring a lot of things when they go to Beijing, remember to clear the warehouse as soon as possible."

On the way, there were always various servants running back and forth to do business, and all the treasures were arranged in an orderly manner. Zhou Rui's family was amazed at the sight: "Young lady is only thirteen years old this year, and she is more efficient than many daughter-in-laws." It’s strange that the yard is clean and orderly.” Baochai took the time to look at her with a smile and said, “You’re laughing at me! Which steward under my aunt’s hands is not a few blocks better than me? It’s nothing more than I am the master, and I can order people around with just one word. They have to go around, they are afraid of me, that's why they seem to be at a standstill." Then he looked inside and out, and then nodded with satisfaction: "I reckon, it's the end of April early, early May late, mother and elder brother must be Those who want to go north, count the days and finish the work early, don’t wait until the master’s house arrives.”

The butler bowed and said, "It's rare for a girl to come out, how about going to our own restaurant in Beijing to try the skills of the new chef? Many guests gave their thumbs up! Sister-in-law Zhou is also here, at Rongguo's mansion The management must be extraordinary, and help to review and comment together."

Because it was still early in the day, Baochai nodded after a little consideration and said, "Sure, you can send someone to tell me that you will reserve a private room with a private room and hang the curtain here. Just treat it as if I invited Mrs. Use it once." Zhou Rui's family was so happy that there was nothing wrong with it, and they waited on Baochai attentively, got on the carriage and walked out of the alley slowly.

The Xue family's restaurant in Beijing is also an old store. It stands upright on the North-South Cross Street, with three floors facing north and south. This is the first time Baochai has entered in two lifetimes.Although the proprietor of the restaurant was not "invited" to drink tea in Lixiangyuan, the big girl of the owner knew the reputation of not being able to rub sand in her eyes, so she immediately guarded the inconspicuous side door when she got the news.Seeing his own carriage swaying and driving towards the east, he hurriedly stepped forward to serve him.

As usual, the servant lowered the ladder, Bailu stood by the car door with an umbrella to cover Baochai who was wearing a veiled hat, Zhou Rui's family followed behind, and went directly to the private room on the third floor for the host's own use through the side door.

The shopkeeper sent the person into the private room all the way, paused for a while and asked with a smile: "Girl, we just changed a new cook and new dishes last week, how many delicate ones can I pick for you to try?" Baochai asked with a smile. The shopkeeper directly took the water plate and handed it to Zhou Rui's family: "Pick up the best ones first and order a few more, and Mrs. Zhou will order a few more. If you taste it and think it's okay, when we leave, we'll take a few more to honor the elders. Mrs and Mrs."

The shopkeeper remembered the name of the dish and hurried to the back kitchen to explain it. Not long after, a few guys in bunts brought the dishes to the door and knocked on the door.Zhou Rui's family was about to stand up but was stopped by Baochai: "Sister-in-law Zhou just sit down and let them run errands." The shopkeeper cupped his hands and went out to bring in the plates and bowls in person. , Nuo Da's table was immediately filled with delicacies from mountains and seas.

Seeing that the dishes were all ready, Bai Lu replaced Baochai with the ebony chopsticks she had brought with her, stepped back and stood aside to serve her and Zhou Rui's family's dishes, her movements were so smooth that the daughter-in-law was dizzy.She thought to herself: "I'm a good boy, everyone said that the girl from the Lin family has a strong posture, I never thought that the girl from the Xue family is not inferior to her, she didn't show it because she was afraid that she would not be able to get in the way of staying with guests, but when she came to her own house, she turned out to be an uncompromising master. The girl raised by the rich and pampered in the sky, I am afraid that no one will be able to subdue her when she enters the door and becomes the second grandmother of Bao in the future, and she will be the daughter of the second grandmother of Lian again!"

Eating while thinking, two chopsticks on each plate will almost fill you up.Baochai seldom eats outside, after tasting the food, she stopped to wait for Zhou Rui's family, and asked Bailu to order some tea after she had finished eating.At this time, the shopkeeper knocked on the door again and came in with a smile, "Girl, how does it taste?"

Before Baochai could speak, Zhou Rui's family nodded in praise, pointing to a plate of gold and silver eels and said: "This is a bit interesting, and the fried crispy and salty oriole is just what the old lady likes to have with porridge at night, okay?" Let the girl know." Baochai pondered for a moment, then called the shopkeeper: "Sister-in-law Zhou pointed out these two dishes, together with some fruit, put them in two food boxes, and we will take them home, honoring our ancestors and aunt."

The shopkeeper immediately asked the cook to make two new ones, packed them up and delivered them to the boy to carry them, and finally rubbed his hands and said: "Girl, I think this cook is okay, if you don't take this opportunity See you? If it works, I will sign him for a few years and stay as a master."

The dishes on this table are not inferior to those carefully prepared by the big kitchen of Rongguo Mansion in terms of shape and taste, so Baochai nodded and said: "Let him come up, if it is really so good, you can share some bonuses with him." , If you want to make people use their lives, you can’t do without the benefits.” A laughing voice sounded from outside the speaking room: “Boss, is our skill still good?”

Baochai was sipping tea and almost choked it down her throat.She only pretended to be scalded and complained to the egret who came up to help knock on the back, and lowered her head to hide the surprised expression on her face—isn't this the leader of the guard who met when she entered the palace to choose a servant?Why did he go to work as a cook in his own restaurant again? Could it be that the salary provided by the imperial court is so embarrassing that the adults have to find another deputy job outside?

She coughed and said in a low voice: "The craftsmanship is very good, where is the master from?" The cook outside said with a smile: "The little family is in Gyeonggi, and I can eat a lot of food. Thank you for the compliment." Baochai said no more, Just looking at the shopkeeper and nodding, the shopkeeper hurriedly went out to bring the cook down, then got up and went downstairs and left here, halfway there, he turned around and said to the shopkeeper: "This master is very skilled, let him share a piece of dry stock." Haosheng left him behind, and after my mother and elder brother come to Beijing, it is inevitable that he will be in charge of the banquet again, and then he will be passed on to preside over it."

The shopkeeper agreed, and Baochai got into the car with the help of Bing Bailu from Zhou Rui's house and went to Rongning Street.

Seeing the eldest girl from the owner's house was sent away, the shopkeeper of the restaurant laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth and went to the cook to thank him: "Master Shen, I want to thank you. The owner said that if you want to stay, you must get some dry shares." With you. Although our eldest girl is a person who can't rub the sand in her eyes, she is bright and bright, and the work is done well and the wages are paid well, how about it?" The cook laughed, and his two phoenix eyes squinted into two rounds Yue: "The relationship is good, there is only one thing, how long can our girl talk? Don't let me reject another family, turn around, the girl made a marriage and left, and then a new employer will admit it. share?"

"Bah, bah, bah!" The shopkeeper quickly poked his head around and looked around before shrinking back and glaring at him: "You can't talk about the girl's family like this outside. Our girl is going to the palace to be a companion for the princess, even if it's a kiss." It will take several years, and the uncle has not talked about marriage yet, so why is it the younger sister's turn? Besides, the Xue family has always been honest in doing business, and the one promised to you must be yours, who is lying to you as a cook!"

The cook hurriedly sang a big song and bent down to thank him: "Since that's the case, I will go back and discuss with my family to resign from the original restaurant and move here. I won't be coming here in the afternoon." The shopkeeper waved him to go, and walked out of the counter He took out five taels of silver and handed it over, "This is a private account on the cabinet. I'm the one who decides to make a settlement with you. The person will move it here first, and the porter will move it slowly when the thing is called." The cook hurriedly cupped his hands again, After taking the silver and going there, he changed into clean khaki clothes, took a leave of absence and went out.

He first walked through a few streets to the south, turned left and right after a while, and then walked east for a while, and finally appeared at the door of a five-entry house on the edge of the imperial city without anyone noticing.The cook went to the corner door and knocked on it. The door ran over and opened it, and when he saw it, he was taken aback: "I'm sorry, what are you doing all this morning and evening? I thought someone ran out .”

Shen Yu was the head of Jinyiwei who pretended to be a cook and sneaked into Xue's restaurant as an undercover agent, the person Baochai ran into when he entered the palace to select a servant.He just stretched out his hand and pulled the door aside and said, "Come on, you don't have any eyesight, your Lord Shen just spent the whole morning preparing vegetables for people outside! What about the dog-headed military commander? Call him over, I have something to think about." Talk to him."

The door hurriedly greeted people to enter, looked left and right, no one shrank back and closed the door, and after entering the courtyard, hurriedly called a young man to explain, and then ran back to the door to guard the door.The boy ran back into the house in a hurry, and when Shen Yuhuang entered the main courtyard, holding a pot of tea, he poured himself a drink, when a young man in a scholar's shirt happened to turn out of the room.

The young man was born gentle and gentle, fair-skinned, thin, and looked like a forest. When he walked into Shen Yu, he knocked his arm on the back of the chair with a fan: "Where did you come from, how dare you speak loudly?" Sitting in Jinyiwei's mansion and drinking tea, don't you want to go to the big prison and take a walk around to feel refreshed?"

Shen Yu only glanced at him sideways: "I'm lucky today. You all said that Xue's family is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, so I can't sneak in. It just so happened that I met their boss today, and it turned out to be a success." He said: "The Patriarch of the Xue family has passed away a few years ago. In terms of his owner, it should be Xue Pan who just got a scholar background this year. How could he be in Beijing at this time? Or did the Xue family hire someone to take the exam?" Said She reached into her sleeve and was about to take out a notebook to make a note, but was stopped by Shen Yu: "You don't know anymore, the Xue family is now in charge of their family girl, who helped arrest her in the palace the day before yesterday. The one who is an assassin and spies. Isn’t it strange? I said that ordinary girls would not dare to fight with gangsters, but she dared, so it can be seen that there are reasons and consequences.”

The young man sighed: "It can be seen that if the man in the family does not take care of things, he will drag the girl down. This girl will always hurt her reputation in public. I don't know what will happen in the future." Shen Yu looked at him with a half-smile and said: "Take it away You flamboyant ones, this is a girl from a good family, and if she is not your confidant in the fancy streets and willow lanes, you don't need to worry about it."

The two chatted and laughed for a while before returning to the topic, Shen Yu only said: "Originally, we were only ordered to investigate the inside story of the East Palace witchcraft case a few years ago, but who knew that these four kings and eight princes had already voted for a new master in private. The roots are complicated, and I don't know where to start. The Xue family's foundation is shallower and easier to recuperate, so it is impossible to dig out some good things from here. I think this Xue's daughter is really a courageous and resourceful hero among the fans. If Xiaozhi Taking profit and loss will surely be an arm. Hey, how do you think of a way to get up?"

The young scribe clasped his hands together and laughed loudly: "I have an idea. You just have to bring a four-color gift and invite a matchmaker to come to your door. You will have a beautiful wife here, and you will have arms inside and outside." Shen Yu over there took a sip of tea. Sprayed all over the ground, jumped up and punched while saying: "Good Liu Zian, I have been thinking about how to steal incense and jade all day, let's see how I will punish you this time!"

The two of them laughed and quarreled again, but Shen Yu asked his subordinates to spend money to buy a patched quilt from the street, tie it up in a roll, carried it on a bamboo pole, and went to Xue's restaurant. The idea is to stay inside and scroll through the news, and no one else will stop him, just do a good job of delivering the news and wait and see what happens.

The author has something to say: hey, the male lead showed his face and made bubbles.