[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

When Fan Jiaoxing arrived at her younger brother's house, Fan Dingzhu's wife had already prepared a large table of dishes, mostly meat dishes, and a small jar of fine wine.

"Thank you brother and sister." Fan Jiaoxing felt honored to see her younger brother's family treat her so warmly.

"It's not hard." Mrs. Fan Dingzhu's voice was like a mosquito, and she bowed and retreated.

Fan Dingzhu invited Fan Jiaoxing to the table first, and then sat down to accompany him, while his wife went to the kitchen to prepare sweet soup for the cook.

There were only two siblings sitting at the dinner table, Fan Jiaoxing didn't think there was anything wrong with this, as a woman should be like this, serve her husband wholeheartedly, and regard her husband as her god.

When they finished their meal and were sitting drinking tea and chatting, the courtyard door was suddenly slammed.

The cook was cleaning up the bowls and chopsticks, while Fan Dingzhu's wife was sitting on a small bench in the kitchen to hurry up and eat. When she heard the door knocking, she immediately put down the bowl in her hand and hurried out to open the door.

The person who came was the wife of a small director of the Ministry of Industry, known as Mrs. Deng.

She is eight years older than Fan Jiaoxing. She is forty this year. Her son is studying in her hometown and is preparing to take the scientific examination next year. She and her husband live in the capital. With that little salary, she can only live an ordinary life. .

"Mrs. Deng is here, please sit down." Fan Dingzhu got up to greet her, and then introduced Fan Jiaoxing graciously, "Eldest sister, the master of the Deng family is now in charge of the Ministry of Industry and an official of the court. When I first moved here, They even sent gifts to celebrate."

When Fan Jiaoxing heard that the other party was also an official, her attitude became enthusiastic, and she wanted to make friends. If they got along well, they could walk around more in the future.

"Madam Deng, please sit down." Fan Jiaoxing smiled.

Mrs. Deng bowed to her and thanked her for her seat. After sitting down, the two chatted with each other.

Mrs. Deng looked very gentle, and she was good at finding topics. Her conversation was like a spring breeze, and her voice was soft, which made Fan Jiaoxing get close to her unconsciously.

After chatting for more than half an hour, they drank several cups of tea, and the two went to change clothes together. After returning, Mrs. Deng cautiously asked, "I heard that there are two wives in your residence?"

Fan Jiaoxing smiled wryly and nodded.

Mrs. Deng took her hand affectionately, and said softly: "It doesn't matter, no matter what, you are always big."

Fan Jiaoxing didn't say anything.

Mrs. Deng said again earnestly: "This matter is not difficult to say. No matter how cold-hearted a man is, he loves delicate flowers. Don't look at it blooming well now, it will wither and grow old one day in the future. Be patient. , in this life, she will always call you sister; if you can't wait, wouldn't it be settled by buying two girls who are more beautiful than her?"

Fan Jiaoxing naturally understands this truth, but...she is reluctant to part with the money!

Jia Yucun has always disliked spending time on women, and he has rejected all the beautiful girls that others gave him for nothing in the past. If Fan Jiaoxing wants to find someone to share Baochai's favor, she will have to pay for it out of her own pocket.

How expensive is a girl with good looks, who knows how to serve men, and who is gentle and caring. Fan Jiaoxing has managed to save nearly 200 taels of private money over the years, so she is not willing to spend it on it.

Mrs. Deng looked at her expression, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled lightly: "If my sister can trust me, I will find two for you later."

"No, sister, you don't know, my master doesn't like these."

Mrs. Deng noticed that this Mrs. Fan was a face-saving and self-respecting lady, and she was embarrassed to take someone else's girl for nothing, so she stopped talking and immediately changed the subject: "Speaking of which, women should rely on themselves A man's heart is changeable. One day he loves peonies, the next day he loves roses. If we women have a lot of money, who cares what room he goes to rest at night?"

Fan Jiaoxing was thoughtful.

It is not so much that she is in awe of Jia Yucun, but rather that she is afraid that this stable life will be taken back.A woman relies on everything a man brings her, a husband is a noble wife, if there is no man, a woman like her with an underdeveloped natal family and no private house of her own will be a disaster.

If only I had money in my hand.

With money, his heart is not empty, he can pet whoever he likes, and he only needs to sit firmly in the name of the second wife, eat whatever he wants, wear whatever he wants, and just spend his own money, what a wonderful life like this!

Even if it's something like this to buy two beautiful girls to add to Baochai's troubles, you don't have to dare to think about it because you don't have money.

"Elder sister is easy to say, but hard to do." Fan Jiaoxing sighed, "I can't show my face, so I get a monthly allowance every month, alas!"

"Sister, look at me. My natal family is just ordinary. After marrying my master, I never imagined that someone would give me money for rouge and powder for nothing." Mrs. Deng leaned close to Fan Jiaoxing's ear and whispered.

Fan Jiaoxing's eyes widened immediately, she was very shocked.

She has seen many times that the people below are rushing to send all kinds of filial piety. For example, when Jia Yucun was promoted all the way to the governor of Jingzhao, many people tried every means to establish a good relationship with him.

The straightforward ones give money and beauties directly, and the more subtle ones give various daily necessities. Regardless of the inconspicuousness of these things, they are amazing together.

However, because Jia Yucun managed the family very strictly, those filial piety were not blessed to enter the backyard, and were directly pushed away by Jia Yucun in the front yard.

"Sister, drink tea." Fan Jiaoxing collected herself, she thought she was calm, but her voice was trembling slightly.

Mrs. Deng swept her face around, and tactfully didn't say any more.

After sitting again, Mrs. Deng stood up and said goodbye: "I have been out for a long time, and I should go back. Today I heard that my sister is here, so I wanted to come and see you. Now that I see you, I know we meet again. What does it mean to hate late. My sister will come to my house when she has free time in the future, and I will always look forward to my sister."

Fan Jiaoxing also stood up, feeling very reluctant for her to leave, and finally met a confidant who was also an official wife and got along well.

She nodded and sent Mrs. Deng outside the door herself: "Sister, go slowly."

Fan Dingzhu, who deliberately left the space for the two chatterers, appeared out of nowhere, and after sending Mrs. Deng away, he returned to the room and talked to Fan Jiaoxing.

"Sister, what did you just say?"

Fan Jiaoxing said roughly, and sighed: "This Mrs. Deng's family is also very courageous, so she is not afraid of causing trouble in the future?"

Fan Dingzhu was surprised, and asked her: "Could it be that brother-in-law confiscated the filial piety from below?"

Fan Jiaoxing shook her head: "Your brother-in-law is afraid of being blamed, so he is very strict on such matters."

"Ah!" Fan Dingzhu was very regretful, and sighed deeply, "What is the purpose of studying so hard? Isn't it just to become a master? Not to mention the high officials in the capital, even the county officials in our country are fat and oily What! That little life was more comfortable than that of the emperor."

Fan Jiaoxing pursed her lips: "It's useless for you to tell me these things, and I can't make the decision."

Fan Dingzhu persuasively said: "Brother-in-law is really too careful. How can an official not be greedy? Which one of those who ransacked their homes and beheaded was found to be greedy for at least 10 taels? Let's not ask for more. We charge a few hundred taels a year." Such a little thing is nothing in the eyes of the people above. But in our eyes, it is a lot of money."

"Besides, this filial piety is also divided into titles. It's not about selling officials or covering up murderers. It's just some small businessmen with no background who want to rely on them. They are doing honest business, but it's a pity that there is no one behind them. You can't continue to do business even if you come here every day to ask for trouble."

Fan Jiaoxing was very moved. To put it bluntly, this kind of thing was just using the name of an official to cover it up to prevent others from intentionally causing trouble, so there was no risk at all.

A few hundred taels a year, within two or three years, she will be able to save thousands of taels, and then she can buy whatever she wants, not to mention two beautiful girls, she can buy ten of them back.

Even if the master doesn't accept it, she can still stay by her side and let the maids sing to amuse her every day!

Although she was greedy, she was still a little rational, so she waved her hand immediately: "Don't talk about it, I have to go back, you should rest at home, I will come to see you in two days, or you can come over."

Fan Dingzhu was afraid of arousing her resentment, so he immediately stopped talking.

When she got home, Fan Jiaoxing heard that the master hadn't come back yet, so she went to the main courtyard to greet the old lady. The old lady asked her a few words, but Fan Jiaoxing kept the matter of meeting Mrs. Deng, and only said that she ate at her younger brother's house. After a meal, I sat down and came back.

The old lady didn't think much about it and asked her to go back to the house to rest.

Fan Jiaoxing returned to the East Chamber, after washing up, she held the teacup and thought of the hundreds of taels every year, and couldn't stop feeling distressed.

Hundreds of taels, who doesn't like white money?

It's just that she has no idea what kind of business the other party is doing and whether she needs to come forward to do anything.At one moment, I feel sorry for Yinzi who flew away, and at another moment, I feel that I shouldn't be tempted by this temptation. I think it over and over again, but I can't make up my mind, and I can't fall asleep in the middle of the night.

The Lantern Festival was coming soon, Fan Dingzhu bought some common gifts and brought them to Jia's house. He handed the gift list to the senior manager, and then went to the east chamber with two boxes to meet Fan Jiaoxing.

Fan Jiaoxing was very happy to see her younger brother, and said, "I was thinking about going to see you, but you came first."

Fan Dingzhu handed over the box and said with a smile, "Sister, take a look at this."

Fan Jiaoxing opened it and saw that there was a box of good blood swallows and a box of top-quality sea cucumbers. She was immediately taken aback and asked quickly, "Where did you get it?"

The younger brother handed over the only 25 taels to himself, and he only had one or two taels left in his hand.

"Don't worry, big sister, I won't steal or snatch it, it was given by others willingly." Fan Dingzhu seemed to be whispering, and when he said this, he raised his eyes and looked at the maids serving in the room.

Seeing him like this, Fan Jiaoxing waved Qiuyue and the others away.

Fan Dingzhu lowered his voice, and said slowly: "Elder sister, do you still remember what Mrs. Deng said last time? Now there is a good thing. Someone plans to open a medical clinic. The medical skills are very good. They are called genius doctors in their hometown. They just came to the capital. If you don’t know the place where you live, even if you open a medical clinic, you are worried that someone will do something bad, for example, after eating the prescription prescribed by his family, you will deliberately say that you have a headache and a stomachache to extort money.”

Fan Jiaoxing was obsessed with self-cultivation, and she became interested as soon as she heard about the miracle doctor: "I don't understand what you said, they want to rely on me, but I understand, but what's the use of finding me? In the end, it's not your brother-in-law. You have to come forward. As you know, I can't decide these things."

"Hehe." Fan Dingzhu chuckled twice, "Elder sister is thinking about it, brother-in-law is so busy, there is no need for him to come forward. This genius doctor is almost 50 years old this year, and looks like he is only in his 30s. Doesn't this mean that he has a secret recipe? If it wasn't for her amazing medical skills, how could she be rejuvenated? Eldest sister doesn't need to do anything else. After the clinic opens, his family will post a post for elder sister. Eldest sister will go and sit down to let others know that they are close to brother-in-law. That's enough."