[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

Xue Shi didn't expect her son-in-law and the fourth prince to get so close, so she couldn't help thinking about it.

Although my uncle is capable, but now that the princes are fighting fiercely, it is still unknown who will win!If the fourth prince can succeed, that's fine, my uncle will follow suit; if he loses, wouldn't it be a drag on Baochai for the rest of his life?

Seeing the change in Xue's face, Jia Yucun knew what she was thinking, but it was inconvenient for him to boast in advance about these major events outside, so he sat with him for a while, saying that there was still something going on in the study, leaving treasure behind. Chai accompany her.

As soon as Jia Yucun left, Mrs. Xue immediately looked at Baochai worriedly: "I don't even know, so my uncle and the fourth prince are so close? Such a big event can't be mixed up at will. Don't you remember the Rongguo Mansion? Be an official and live well." Wouldn't it be nice to have an Anshengsheng life? Why bother, it makes me feel very nervous."

Mrs. Xue was originally a timid woman who had no strong opinions. After the Rongguo Mansion was ransacked, whenever she thought of the imperial power, she would tremble even more.

"Mother, your son-in-law has his own plan, so why bother with it?" Baochai persuaded her softly.

"Aren't I worried about you? One bad thing will affect the family."

Baochai didn't know much about the affairs of the court, nor was she sensitive. As long as Jia Yucun was still an official, such things would probably be inevitable.

Xue's words made Baochai suddenly think of Zhu You, and she was also a little scared at the moment, but fear could not solve the problem, so she could only choose to trust Jia Yucun.

Baochai slowed down, with a firm face, she said with great certainty: "Thinking about your uncle's ability, does he seem like someone who will fail?"

Yes, why not, this has been an official for the third time.Xue uttered such a cry in her heart, taking into account her daughter's mood, so she didn't say it.

"Besides, mother, think about it, is my luck getting better and better?"

This time Mrs. Xue finally had some comfort. Baochai was suffering before, but since she entered Jia's house, she gradually got better.Although there was a Fan Jiaoxing on Baochai's head before, now the mountain is gone, and the daughter has become the only wife of Jia's family, wouldn't it be better to get over it?

"When I came in just now, my uncle introduced me to the various places in the house. Where do the two aunts live?" Xue Shi finally had a smile on his face, and chatted with Baochai.

"The family bought a new Zhuangzi, and the two aunts went to retire there."

"Ouch!" Mrs. Xue seemed to be startled, she leaned back slightly, and immediately beamed with joy, "When I promised this marriage back then, you still refused to agree to it, now look?"

Baochai blushed a little from her teasing, and hurriedly invited Mrs. Xue to drink tea, trying to change the topic.

Mrs. Xue, however, remembered another matter, and said to Baochai, "Your sister-in-law has just found out that she is pregnant. It has been more than a month, and she hasn't said anything about it yet."

"My sister-in-law has it too? This is a happy event." Baochai was really happy for Xiangling, "No wonder she didn't come when there was a wine at home last time. I'll pack up a few boxes of supplements later, and my mother will bring them back to my sister-in-law for me. Say it's inconvenient for me to go out now, I can't go to see her, and let her not be offended."

"Why should the family be so polite?" Xue said with a smile, "Xiang Ling is virtuous, knowing how important the child in her belly is, she can't serve your brother, so she turned the face off the girl next to her. I didn't come to see it a few days ago You are just busy buying a new girl."

Baochai was slightly dissatisfied: "At this time, Tiantongfang girl, won't my sister-in-law feel uncomfortable?"

"What stupid things are you talking about? Your brother and I didn't think about it. Xiangling brought it up on his own initiative." Mrs. Xue was very chatty in front of Baochai, wishing to tell her all the big and small things about the Xue family, " Your brother sleeps dishonestly, and his sleeping appearance is extremely bad, for the sake of the child, he and Xiangling slept in a separate room, it was Xiangling who took the initiative to send that girl to your brother's bed."

"..." Baochai said nothing. She knew that Xiangling's behavior was the most normal at the moment. She could understand them, but she couldn't convince herself to accept this kind of thinking.

"I don't know if my uncle will let you go out. If you go back to your mother's house next time and see that girl combing a woman's hair, don't be surprised."

"Yeah." Baochai nodded, "It's fine if I don't know, now that Mother has told me, should I reward something?"

"Whatever you want, you can reward it, or not reward it. If you reward it, it will not only give your brother face, but also make that girl look good; if you don't reward her, she is just a housemate after all, not a serious master."

Baochai thought about it, and finally decided to give some gifts: "Later, I will find some high-quality horses. Mother will take them back and give them to my sister-in-law to make some loose new clothes for her to wear. I will give another horse Silk and satin, and a pair of silver bracelets, these two are for that girl, let her take good care of her brother and sister-in-law, and don't disturb the family."

"You are the official wife now, who dare not listen to you? That girl is not as good as Xiangling, and she has a full temper, as honest as a quail. Don't worry, there will be no trouble, or I will be the first to dismiss her." she."

While talking, Mrs. Song woke up from her afternoon nap. When she heard Mrs. Xue was coming, she asked the girl to invite her. Mrs. Xue went to the main courtyard to talk with the old lady for a while, and then got up to leave.

A few days later, when Jia Yucun rested for a bath again, a feast was held at home, and close relatives were invited to have warm house wine, and Zhu Yu brought Xu Zhang to congratulate him in person.

Xu Zhang knew that Jia Yucun's wife was pregnant, so without Jia Yucun's asking, he offered to see Baochai. After a while, he said that Baochai's pregnancy was very good, and he told him to control his diet more and more. , Remember not to gain too much weight, lest it will be difficult to give birth sometimes.

Baochai knew about Xu Zhang. Jia Yucun told her that in her opinion, Xu Zhang should be the person with the most advanced medical skills at this time, so she couldn't help respecting him very much.

Accompanied by Jia Yucun, he and Baochai asked many questions about childbirth. Xu Zhang answered them one by one. All right, just invite him.

After hearing his words, Baochai felt much more at ease, and thanked him again and again solemnly.

Jia Yucun got up and led Xu Zhang to the front yard to have a banquet. As soon as he left the east yard, Xu Zhang said cheerfully, "Drinking is good. I will come to drink your wedding wine when your son is in the third bath."

Hearing this, Jia Yucun could no longer control the joy on his face, and laughed three times: "Mr. Xu will definitely be invited."

The family was busy for half a day before it ended. After that day, the days calmed down again. Jia Yucun went to work on time every day, and Baochai was raising her baby at home. Mrs. Song still lived a retired old man's life, and she didn't care about anything. When she came to her, she would only say: "Ask your master." She never made up her own mind.

The weather is getting hotter every day, and the servants at home should make this year's summer clothes. The rule in the past is that each person has two sets of clothes per season. Although there are rules, the choice of fabric and color is still up to the madam. .

Since Fan Jiaoxing passed away, all these matters have come to Baochai, and the senior executives dare not make decisions on their own, so they come to ask Baochai what he means.

Baochai thought about it, and the servants generally wore cotton materials, and the fabric craftsmanship at this time was not as good as that of later generations. The inferior materials were not even dyed evenly, and the color faded seriously. Half old and not new.

According to Baochai, each person should make four sets per season. Jia Yucun is an official, and from time to time some colleagues and friends come to visit, so that outsiders can see that the servants are wearing old clothes. Not nice.

However, he has just changed to a bigger house and bought Zhuangzi, so he doesn't know how much money he has left. If he is not rich, there is no need to increase his expenses.

"Housekeeper, go down and do your work first. I'll discuss it with the master when he comes back in the evening."

After hearing this, the senior executives went out to do their own business.

In the evening, when Jia Yucun came home from work, he went into the East Courtyard to change into his homely robes. Baochai, with her big belly, watched him change while slowly talking about it.

Jia Yucun was stunned: "The servants still only have two sets of clothes?"

In the past, Fan Jiaoxing was in charge of all these matters, and she was stingy, so as long as she didn't spend it on herself, she would naturally save as much as she could.

At the very beginning, the servants of Jia's family were treated very well, but after Jia Yucun was in trouble for a while, it was reduced a little.It stands to reason that when he was the left waiter of the household department, the servants should have given him new clothes. Otherwise, the family would come and go, the servants would wear shabby clothes, and his face would be dull.

"I haven't noticed such a small thing, but luckily you brought it up." Jia Yucun slowly tied up his robe, "It's up to you, four sets per person, either send the material down and let them do it themselves, or invite two Xiu Niang came to the mansion to help out for a few days."

"You don't have to worry about these little things, just leave them to me. You've been tired all day, don't take a break."

Baochai now eats, lives in, and wears his clothes, and the future of her children will depend on him when they grow up. She deeply understands the importance of being the pillar of the family. No wonder the old lady regards him like an eyeball. .

"You're sweet today." Jia Yucun smiled, "Did you guess that the store I inquired about for you has been found?"

"Shop?" If he didn't say it, Baochai would have almost forgotten about it, "Which street is it? Is it big? How much money does the seller want?"

Jia Yucun had already changed into his robe, and took Baochai to the outside: "Don't worry, I'll talk to you slowly."

The two sat down on the couch in the outer room, Ying'er brought two cups of tea, Jia Yucun drank a couple of sips, smiled and said to Baochai, "I know you have a lot of money in your private house now, let alone one shop, you can buy ten." I can afford it, so I picked a dozen places, take a look first, and tell me where you like.”

Jia Yucun took a pen and paper and wrote it all down, marking the location, size and price one by one.

Baochai went over to have a look, and the better the location, the higher the price, some cost more than a thousand taels, and some cost more than a hundred taels. She estimated her savings, stretched out her finger and tapped a few times on the paper, and said: Here are a few places, but the master has to worry about renting them out."

She chose a total of six rooms, some good and some bad, and they can be rented to different people.She didn't spend all her money all at once, and left two to three thousand taels for emergency.

"I don't need to worry too much. After the deed is obtained, all of them will be listed in the real estate agency. As long as someone is willing to rent, they will help to deal with it."

It is inconvenient for Baochai to go out now, so she can only ask Jia Yucun to go to the bank to help her withdraw money.

The next day, Jia Yucun went there, took out enough according to the number, and kept the rest as they were, and then handed over the corresponding bills to Baochai.

Once the paperwork is completed, the six rooms will be rented out one after another. It is convenient and easy to pay the rent every half a year. Now Baochai can just sit and wait for the cash to be collected. After doing those manual jobs, you don't have to worry about having a hard time.