The clever maid of the red mansion

Li Sanjiu Li Mingyun had a good year, not to mention Jin Kee's dividends at the end of the year. The year was good and he got a lot of money.

But it's not in the eyes of Li Sanjiu. Since he took over Jinji's sales, especially after he came to the capital to sit in the town, Jinji's annual dividends are only one-twelfth of his other income.

Years ago when the elder brother Li Mingze came to Beijing, he didn't know what was plotting with the general's mansion. Uncle Li tried his best and even bribed two respectable stewards in the mansion, but he didn't know anything and was very frustrated.

What was even more annoying was that when Li Mingze returned to the south, he asked him to go back together, and the affairs of the capital were handed over to his eldest nephew Li Jiading for temporary management.Uncle Li San immediately smelled something unusual in it, and discussed with Li San's grandma Dong Shiyi, knowing that it might not be very good.It's just that this happened suddenly, and they were a little caught off guard.After all, Li Mingze is the head of the family, so he had to listen to what he had to say. In the end, he had no choice but to promise to come back after the first month of the new year. The nephew got his hands on Yun Yun as soon as possible.

Li Sanjiu grew up as a concubine, and knew how to read words and demeanor. He knew that this elder brother was a steady and slow person.

Sure enough, Li Mingze thought that his son Jiading was not familiar with all kinds of things in Beijing. Although he had three cousins ​​in the general's house to take care of him, after all, it was only an official matter, and the specific business matters had to be arranged by his own family, so he agreed.

Uncle Li got a chance to breathe. From the twelfth lunar month to the first lunar month, his wife and sons were so busy that they hit the back of their heads with their feet.It wasn't until Feng's family was divided that he packed up his things and set out on the road back to the south with peace of mind, but his family was still in Beijing.

Let's say that the third house of the Li family is in Jinji's position. The head of the family, Li Mingze, is the eldest son of the eldest son, and the patriarch of the Li family is in charge of all affairs.Li Minghong, who is the head of the second bedroom, and Li Mingze and Feng Sanye's mother are brothers and sisters of the same mother.Li Minghong loves to tinker with textile skills. Because of him, the spinning wheel used by the Li family's textile workshop in Kam Kee is one of the best in the south of the Yangtze River; because of him, the Li family produces one or two new patterns of silk every year.So Jinxiuji is also one of the few big silk merchants in the south of the Yangtze River.

Li Mingyun, a concubine from Sanfang, is a sleek and sophisticated man, and has been exporting all the time. Jinjiben originated in Gusu, and the southern province has a favorable location and deep roots. Li San has little room to play, and even fewer loopholes.Later, he volunteered to go to the north, and later he simply stationed in the capital, responsible for the cloth sales in the north.

However, the Li family's technology is so advanced, and the sales channels look good. It's not justifiable that they are not the number one in the industry.

The most important point is that Li Mingze insists on being conservative, urges his children to study, pays more attention to official career, and inevitably neglects economics.After careful study, Uncle Li is also responsible for it. In the first few years, the business in the Northland suffered a severe 'loss'. These years have just gradually improved, and there is only a slight surplus.The inside is tricky and self-explanatory.

Anyway, Li Sanjiu and Dong's couple, with the help of capable sons, have made a lot of money over the years.

The reason why they haven't started a new one is that they haven't found a suitable shelter because the General's Mansion is still there.It can't be worse than the general's mansion, otherwise there will be no way to survive if you tear your face.

This asylum is really hard to find, it takes a lot of enmity with the general's mansion, offending the Feng family for a few coins.Is Mr. Feng easy to provoke, Fu Lu Shou has lived a lifetime, he looks rough on the outside and fine on the inside, and he is most good at relying on the old to pretend to be simple, so he has suffered a lot.Not to mention an old fox, but at that age, almost a generation of old dignitaries are gone, and the rest are the generation of nephews.Annoyed the old man, pouting his beard and coming to the door to curse, what will you do?If nothing else, people will laugh at her shallow eyelids, how will she mess up in the officialdom in the future?

So Li Sanjiu kept holding back Ni Qiang's thoughts.

Until the second master Feng came back, the two met by chance while eating and drinking. Uncle Li was so blessed, and after repeated trials, he was overjoyed.Besides the dignitaries in Beijing, is there a more suitable umbrella than Master Feng Er?Absolutely nothing!

After we separated, things got better.On the evening of the separation day, Li Sanjiu posted a post and had a private tryst with Master Feng Er. Lang had a concubine who wanted to, and they hooked up for an adulterous moment. Li Sanjiu's heart was very hot, and he was determined not to be a minister. Kuan Kui went back to the South to have a showdown with his family.

Now that he's back, with Mr. Feng's help before, it's inevitable that the Li family will undergo major changes.

Besides, after Uncle Li left, things went wrong in Jia's house. They didn't do anything with Li's family, but Jiang Suyun, the niece next to Mrs. Dong, had something to do with it.

The Jia Mansion searched, and the Xue family, who was still living in the Jia Mansion, was also implicated.The yamen servants of Jinyi Mansion and the Ministry of Punishment don't care about so many, the house raid is a fat job, I am afraid that your house has few things, few things, few people, and there is not much oil and water.It's good now, what kind of relative's family, first pretend to be confused, and copy it seriously, and then talk about it later, anyway, they will make a profit first.

Poor Mrs. Xue, who has lived in Jia's mansion for so many years, how many of the same merchants look at her relatives who have such a strong waist with jealousy, and the son's prodigal family has not been completely defeated.But there are advantages and disadvantages in everything, so just let it go.

Xue's family was also ransacked. Needless to say, the property, money, and land deeds in the house, it's fine if the money goes to the people, and the head is neat.

But that idiot Xue did a lot of things like killing people, domineering and domineering, and finally God wanted to take him in. He was arrested and sent to prison, and the family didn't have any money for a while.Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai cried all day long, and had no choice but to ask Xue Biao for help.

My nephew, Uncle Xiao, Xue Pan is not like Wang Ziteng, so he makes a complete comparison of his aunts and cousins. He is not like the descendants of the Xue family, but in Sister Feng's words, he is more like the descendants of the ancestors' direct relatives.

All of a sudden, the marriage with Jiang Suyun, which was in a tug-of-war, turned into a sham, and Aunt Xue didn't have to worry about it.

If the Xue family is doing well, Mrs. Dong still has to jump to make this marriage.Now it's good, not only Dong has no regrets, but treats this niece a little better.

Mrs. Dong is the most calculating person. She has no daughter. Now that the Xue family is failing, based on the character and appearance of the niece, she has to find another good family. It doesn't matter if she is a wife or concubine. Stronger help.After the trouble is not good, the family will stand on its own, which is no different than before.

At that moment, Mrs. Dong began to think about others, as for the cousin girl Jiang Suyun... If she was really stupid, she would not have pleased Mrs. Li and Feng Lian'er, and spent so many years in Feng's family comfortably.

Since the incident at the Muni Temple last time, Jiang Suyun had been in a daze for a while, but with the persuasion of the girl, she finally cheered up.During the days of the Li family, she also saw Dong's face clearly, how could she really plan for her, without the protection of the Feng family, what would happen in the future, if she didn't plan for herself, she would just wait to be sold out.

But she is a woman in the inner house, after all, she has limited knowledge of people, except for a few cousins ​​in the general's mansion.But now, even Mrs. Dong is guarding against her like a thief, and easily prevents her from seeing her three sons.Although the eldest cousin is married and has a son, there are several connecting rooms.The second cousin is also negotiating a marriage, needless to say the third cousin, who just got selected as a scholar last year, is the treasure of the family, that is the lifeblood of the Dong family, equivalent to Mrs. Wang Yu, the second master of Bao.

For the sake of being a human being, Jiang Suyun is also a smart and beautiful girl, full of bitterness, lamenting the bitterness of life, but at the same time must cheer up and plan slowly.This is also because the children of poor people have been in charge of the family early. Over the years, they have gotten used to it everywhere by themselves.What's rare is that Qingping has been following her, and she is a loyal girl.

Now Jiang Suyun's finances are still provided by the General's Mansion.Those were housekeepers Zhang and Liu'er. Later, someone packed a few bundles, some valuable clothing, jewelry and some silver, and sent them to her.When I came to Dong's side, I just added a few clothes.

Take out some loose silver, and take care of the people in the Li family. First, it can make life easier and save the servants from being harsh.Another thing is to pay attention to Dong Shi's movements, for fear that Dong Shi will marry her at will. If it is not good, her life will be ruined.

The sky pays off, the general's mansion is separated, but she found out about it early.Gossiping with her confidant girl at night, Qingping rolled her eyes, hesitated to speak, Jiang Suyun couldn't see it, and said angrily. "Let's talk if you have something to say, now in this field, you and I are called master servants, and we are no different from sisters. Are you still so strange? Who are you showing this strange look to?"

Qingping made a grimace, smiled and said in a low voice, "This is also a little selfishness of the servant, thinking that if the family is really separated, the fourth master must go out and live alone. This is to talk to the girl in private, the servant always I feel that the fourth master is the most gentle and considerate person, no more ruthless than the third master, and not at all nostalgic. The most important thing is that it is really rare for the concubine to treat the girl, and she is also the master of the fourth master. In the past... ...Now it looks like it's just a favor for the sake of the general's mansion."

Jiang Suyun pondered for a long while, then sighed, "I don't know, there is nothing I can do if I only live under the fence. I am already like this, no matter whether rich or poor, and then being a minor for others, what is the purpose of living?" Originally in Feng's residence Isn't it just for the purpose of being the housekeeper's grandmother after repeated planning, if it's just for the purpose of being a junior, and end up in such a land, it's better to die.

"Hey, where is the girl's original ambition? If you really want the false name, after three or five years, the relationship will fade away. If you are a good person, it will be better. Anyway, you will not worry about food and clothing. If you really tell the girl, it is a Poor, then life will be worse than death! For a woman, the most important thing in her life is not to marry a good man with a good background and good character! Girls, don't make a mistake now. We are not compared to others, that is the third grandma Yang, Even though she was originally a girl, she was alone, but she also had an official wife's sister later on. Speaking of which, she was more dependent than a girl. Not to mention that she later recognized Lin Shilang as her adoptive father, and she became a successor when she flew up to a branch. How can a girl compare to such luck?" Qingping was originally eloquent, like a cannonball, she persuaded and provoked, and she might even expose Jiang Suyun's scars. It worked out great.

Jiang Suyun finally fell silent, bowed her head and didn't know what to think.Seeing that there is a door, Qingping said again, "If the girl agrees, there is no need to do anything, just be the same as usual, otherwise the wife is suspicious, it's not good. I just want to think of a way to see if I can go to the general's mansion to see the wife , or the fourth master would be even better. Not to mention anything else, at least I took the girl, and life will be easier. The money in our hands can't help but feed the hungry wolves in the house like this. Once a penny It's gone, I don't know how."

In the end Jiang Suyun nodded slightly, Qingping was relieved, the master and servant packed up and went to bed without mentioning it.

The Jia family fell early, and another beneficiary was Liu Xianglian and Liu Erlang.Originally, after listening to Feng Ziying's persuasion, Jia Lian dragged Jia Lian to propose marriage to Aunt Jia Zhen.In the meantime, I inquired clearly, the reputation of the Youshi sisters is really terrible, no matter whether they are innocent or not, any man would be willing to take the pole to be a ready-made bastard.But they pressed so hard, they had no choice but to agree to go to the aunt's place to pay New Year's greetings in the first month, and asking the elders to show me when the time came was also an excuse, but they gave a time limit after all.

Unexpectedly, when I went back to the city after the first lunar month, I heard that something bad happened to the Jia family, come on, no one forced the marriage.Simply have some kind of friendship with Bao Erye, so I have to help him run around.There was no money, but fortunately Feng Ziying gave him some, which was enough.But after all, the mood is different, and the whole body is relaxed.

As for Baihe next to Feng Ziying, who gave him a sum of money later and entrusted him to take care of the girls in Jia's house, that's another story.