Summary: I am a good father

But if they can go out for a walk, Xue Pan and Baochai are quite satisfied. After all, it is not easy to go out these days, and the boys' homes are better, but what about the girls?

Except for going out to burn incense, it seems that you can only stay in a small square courtyard or a large courtyard all your life, whether it is exquisite or desolate, there is no difference in essence.

So with Xue Pan and Baochai's urging, and her husband already settled down, even if Mrs. Xue wanted to object, there was actually not much room for her.

Wanting to travel is not a simple matter, and many things that need to be dealt with naturally need to be arranged early.

The affairs of the clan can be entrusted to a few clan elders, they must be happy to make decisions for Master Xue, there is a lot of money to be made here.It is reasonable to say that people's hearts are not enough to swallow a snake.

Master Xue didn't care about it, but it was just a small amount of money, so he naturally didn't care about it. As long as these people can hide it from him and not be afraid of future audits, it means that they are really capable.

that's enough.

Although the news that the patriarch's family was going to travel was not widely publicized, all that should be known was known. Xue Bian's cousin, Xue Biao, came to the door, and Master Xue's concubine brother was high-minded, thinking about relying on himself Make every effort to earn a future for your children.

It is a pity that even if he is 30 years old, he is still a young scholar.

Logically speaking, a scholar is good enough. It is an honor for the whole family to produce such a scholar.But Master Xue's cousin was different. His relationship with the clan, especially with Master Xue, seemed to be stiff, and even later, he didn't move around much on New Year's Day.

Xue Biao's father seems to blame his father's partiality, his aunt's methods, and his elder brother's ability (maybe). In short, after the death of the old patriarch, the brothers separated. One shot and two parts.

At this time, the clan is the most important thing for people. There are very few people who are as strong as Xue Biao's father and do not rely on the clan at all.

No one praised his integrity, but laughed at his stupidity. Relying on his talent and learning, and relying on the ability of the Xue family, he subdued his elder brother and asked Master Xue to come forward and invite a good gentleman, let alone a man. It is a Jinshi, I am afraid it is not a problem.

So Master Xue's concubine brother is also a pedantic, I'm afraid he is stupid because of his studies!

Everyone cursed in their hearts that Xue Biao's father had failed in many trials, and after the age of thirty, he gradually extinguished this competitive mentality. Anyway, despite the stiff relationship with his wife, Master Xue did not treat him badly. As a concubine brother, plus the family property that was separated at the beginning, the life of Xue Biao's family is definitely not a problem.

After Xue Biao's father arrived, he stopped thinking about scientific research and turned to concentrate on training his son Xue Biao.Xue Biao is really talented. Master Xue is ecstatic. He thinks he can't make it, but having a son who can inherit his ambitions and fulfill his wishes, isn't it a great thing?

Xue Biao's father knew that he was in Jinling, and his son might not be able to invite any good teachers to teach him, so the family left Jinling and went on study tours all over the country to let his son see the difficulties of people's livelihood and let him know about books. To acquire extra knowledge, to increase experience, and of course, to study.

Every time I go to a place, I will inquire about the local Confucian gentleman, and then the second master of the Xue family will try every means to let others teach and teach his son. Needless to say, this method of the second master Xue is quite effective, at least after so many years , Xue scorpion has indeed grown a lot.

But just after Xue Biao passed the childbirth test, Master Xue fell ill, and then died soon after, and went to Huangquan, leaving Xue Biao, mother and son behind.

Death is like a lamp going out, no matter how many grievances and grievances there were in life, but when a person dies, everyone doesn't want to pursue it anymore. Master Xue actually regrets it a little bit, if he didn't suppress it a little bit, just Afraid that his concubine brother is also promising a lot?

So he did his best in the funeral of the second master Xue, and touched many people at once. After all, who is not clear about the matter between the son-in-law and the concubine?

Among them, Xue Biao's perception of his uncle has also improved a lot. Even if he is young, he still understands who is sincere and who is fake.

The two families resumed walking around again, but the three of Xue Biao, mother and son, kept their filial piety for the deceased Master Xue Er, so even if they walked around, they were limited. Master Xue was busy teaching his son, so he didn't have much to say about this nephew. Just pay attention.

Now, Mr. Xue wants to take his family out, but he doesn't want to, Xue Biao is the first one to come to the door. Compared with the last time, Xue Biao is thinner, but he has lost a lot of stature.

It still looks childish, but it looks very similar to Master Xue Er, almost printed out of the same mold.

Xue Biao didn't get a response for a long time after seeing the ceremony, and couldn't help but looked up at the uncle, but didn't want to, what he saw was the uncle's face full of tears, as if he had seen something extraordinary, Xue The tadpole hurriedly lowered his head again.

Master Xue was awakened by his movement, took out a brocade handkerchief from his bosom, wiped off the water marks on his face, and said with a bit of despondency,

"Please, nephew."

Xue Biaofang slowly straightened up.

"You came here this time, what's the matter?"

Perhaps it was the emotional fluctuation just now, so Master Xue asked in a hoarse voice.

"Uncle, I heard people say that you are going to travel with your family?" Xue Biao calmed down and replied hastily.

"Well, I have been staying in Jinling for the past few years, and the shops of the Xue family have not checked the accounts for many years. This time, I will go to various places to check the accounts."

Master Xue explained to Xue Biao like this.

"Will Uncle go to the capital?"

"It's natural. The capital city is the last stop. Naturally, many relationships that should be dredged up need to be dredged up. The Xue family is an imperial merchant. It sounds good to be an imperial merchant. Doesn't it sound good? They are servants of the royal family. There are many relationships that need me. Go for a walk or two yourself."

"Uncle has gone to the capital, can you go to Mei Hanlin's house? Baoqin and Mei Hanlin's eldest son have made a marriage contract. Our brother and sister have already passed the father's filial piety. I wonder if I can... I'm not in a hurry, but I can't delay my sister , so it is not impossible for my sister to get married as soon as possible. But now that my father is dead, my mother is not in good health, and my nephew can't rest assured to go out at home, so I can only ask my uncle."

"This is my job, don't worry."

Master Xue agreed lightly.

"This is the marriage letter agreed with the Mei family. This is the token of engagement."

I don't know if Xue Biao himself had an ominous premonition, so he took both the token and the marriage letter.

"Don't worry, the girl from my Xue family won't be wronged by others!"

Master Xue looked at Xue Biao's resolute face, and said softly.

"Nephew, nephew, thank you uncle."

Since his father passed away, Xue Biao has been the pillar of the family, and it has been a long time since he experienced such a feeling of having a backer. Even in Jinling City, the Xue family can walk sideways, but this does not mean that Xue Biao can walk sideways.

The relationship between the second master of the Xue family and his clan is not necessarily good. Now that he is gone, not everyone is as magnanimous as Master Xue, so the life of Xue Biao these years has been really difficult.

But he gritted his teeth one by one and persevered, only looking forward to becoming famous in the future, and then no one can bully his mother and son again!

Now, even though he didn't know how much of the uncle's words were true or false, Xue Biao still preferred to believe that the uncle at the moment was sincere, otherwise, how would he explain the tears on his face just now?

Xue Biao left, Master Xue put away the keepsake and marriage letter, and did not mention it.

Except for Xue Pan, no one in the Xue family knew of Xue Biao's arrival.

Xue Pan and Xue Biao are not familiar with each other, so naturally they don't know how to ask each other.

After a month of busy work, the Xue family finally set foot on the boat for travel.

The water system in the south of the Yangtze River is well developed and the rivers are full of ditches, so boats are the first choice when traveling, unlike the northern inland, when traveling, you either ride a horse or take a car.

She grew up in Wenrou Water Village since she was a child, but it was Baochai's first time to travel by boat. After all, she was a girl, and she didn't have many opportunities to go out, and it would not be too far away.

It is understandable that Baochai was a little excited. Baochai and his mother were in the back cabin, and Xue Pan and his father were in the front. Except for three meals a day, the family basically divided into two groups for activities.

Sometimes when the mood comes, Mr. Xue will also pull out the flute and play a tune, let alone burning incense and playing the piano, it is too particular, and after the tossing is over, the interest will no longer be there.

It's better to hang the flute on your waist, and play a tune when you feel the mood. Even if the sound of Master Xue's flute is mediocre, it still makes the Xue family feel quite novel. After all, Master Xue has always been prudent. Oh, there are still such "lively" times.

Master Xue didn't explain either, although traveling is interesting, but how long has it been?That was simply extremely boring. Master Xue ran around all over the country throughout the year, and he had long lost the desire to appreciate the beautiful scenery, so he could only entertain himself to pass the time.

This time is not bad, at least there are sons and daughters around, so they can read and chat to relieve boredom, which is not bad.

Mrs. Xue didn't leave the cabin easily, and she was bored in it all day without fear of getting sick. After all, she was a female family member, and she claimed to be from an official family. Mrs. Xue had high demands on herself outside.

Master Xue let her go, but it was hard for Baochai, and Mrs. Xue detained him, and couldn't even open the windows. He could only read books on the boat, and accidentally came to do needlework for a while.

After the excitement passed, the days became more and more boring. Fortunately, each of their stops was not too long, so every time they arrived at a place, Mr. Xue took his son to check the business, and Mrs. Xue took her daughter to look around. Walk around and have a look, and buy one or two new gadgets.

Most of them are jewelry, clothing materials, etc. After all, they are female relatives, isn't that what they value?Since they want to go back to Beijing, their mother's house and the Duke's mansion are naturally unavoidable. In Jinling they can walk sideways, but when they arrive in the capital, there are nobles all over the place, so they need to be cautious. Thanks to the help of the Xue family.

At this moment, Mrs. Xue is faintly regretting that her relationship with her mother's family and the Duke's mansion has become a little weak in the past few years, and she does things too casually. When it's on the head.

For example, the marriage of a pair of children.

Mrs. Xue herself married into a merchant, and she really has a lot of unwillingness in her heart. Naturally, she doesn't want her children to have trouble in their marriage.

It would be a good thing if the daughter could really marry into the Duke's mansion.

Thinking back many years ago, Mrs. Xue's heart was warmed up by the sisters' jokes.

But she just kept these things in her heart, and she didn't reveal them to anyone, even her husband, the girl and mother who was closest to her.

Anyway, the matter hasn't been done yet, let's wait until the dust settles in the future. Besides, besides discussing it with my husband, it also depends on the situation of my sister and the Duke's mansion.

There was no contact in the past few years, and she didn't know much about the situation at the other end. Besides, is Baoyu a good and motivated boy?

Don't let my sister exaggerate and cheat her daughter again!

Mrs. Xue thought a lot, but everything can only be discussed in the long run.

As for Xue Pan's marriage, she naturally couldn't interfere, but she was thinking about whether she could choose one of her nieces and daughters. The Wang family is also a big family, so it's not that difficult to choose a suitable person.

My son is going to be very promising in the future, so naturally he needs a lady from the official family to marry in and preside over Zhongfu. Besides, the Xue family is rich and rich, so they also need to find a backer, right?

The Wang family is his backer, and also the backer of his sons and daughters.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Xue began to pay attention to these clothing materials and jewelry. Every time she went to a place, she would collect a lot of these things. If there are too many of these things, it is not too much. At worst, keep them as a dowry for Baochai, which is also very good. of.

Thinking of this, she looked at her daughter with a more kind expression.

Baochai seemed to feel something, a faint blush rose from her cheeks, but it also added a bit of brilliance.

The family of four is still quite busy. I haven't checked in the past few years, but there have been a lot of loss-making shops. For example, in Gusu City, even if Mr. Xue is calm, he turns his head and directly He went to the magistrate's yamen, although he was an official, but the Xue family's relationship was still there, so with the intervention of officials, although the losses in the past few years could not be recovered, it was much better than now.

Xue Pan couldn't figure out what his father did. For a family like them, how could they deal with a few shopkeepers, waiters, etc., so why would they need to alert the government?Besides, family ugliness should not be publicized, right?Why did my father do this?

Master Xue actually didn't think that much, it was just a habit of thinking.

But he let his son figure it out, many times, what he figured out is his own, otherwise, you will forget what others tell you, and the impression is definitely not as deep as what he summed up.

Xue Pan followed the master more to learn his methods and ideas than to understand his own business.

Master Xue also let him go, and the future will be discussed in the future, even if the business is collected, the remaining money will be enough for Xue Pan to eat and die for a lifetime.

Besides, if he really has his own means, even if he doesn't learn all of them, then Xue Pan will not starve to death.

In Gusu City, they tossed and tossed for nearly two months before cleaning up the moths and straightening out the business, and Baochai's mother and daughter were almost familiar with Yangzhou City.

In this area in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in Yangzhou, no one dares to say big things, saying that he is a rich man. If he goes down here, nine of them are big salt merchants. Master of Doujin.

Xue Pan can be considered to have seen the extremely rich and treasured land in the world.

The behavior of these salt merchants really opened Xue Pan's eyes, well, he is a bumpkin from Jinling City!

Of course, the economy is affluent, and the literary style in Jiangnan is naturally at its peak. There are almost no duplicates of big and small literary meetings every day, and from time to time, everyone discusses state affairs, discusses poetry, and is drunk.

I don't want to miss Shu wow!

After going with others several times, Xue Pan came to the following conclusions. It seems that he played too low-end before. Looking at these people now, this is the enjoyment, and he will be sought after by others. Rather than disgust.

Xue Pan made up his mind in an instant that he was going to develop into a celebrity. Anyway, his father didn't force him to get ahead in the scientific examination, did he?

Once I become a celebrity, I can do whatever I want!

The Brilliant Avenue is just around the corner!

Xue Pan has found his own path, but unfortunately, it is not easy to pave this path. I hope he can realize his wish as soon as possible.

Master Xue didn't take the look in his son's eyes seriously. How easy are celebrities to do?I hope he will not regret it in the future.

Xue Pan didn't know this, but he saw the good times of others, but didn't know the hardships of others, just wait and see, there will always be times when he feels better.

He was about to leave Yangzhou, and Master Xue also took his son to several small receptions and banquets. The largest one was seeing Lin Ruhai, the highest official of Yangzhou City, from a distance.

Although the official rank of Xunyan Yushi is not high, he is just a solid fat job, but looking at Lin Ruhai who is almost exhausted, he can know that this position is hot.

Of course, these fat-headed, pot-bellied salt merchants are not good things.

This was the closest he got to the heroine's father, and as a father, he felt a sense of sympathy.

If she didn't live by herself, I'm afraid that her children would be worse than Lin Daiyu.

Not just afraid, but sure!

Birth determines the age of everything, even if Lin Daiyu is an orphan whose parents both died, she is still much taller than Baochai.However, Lin Daiyu played a good hand, but in the end she played badly.

If Baochai were placed in Daiyu's situation, she would certainly live a better life than Daiyu.

Of course, this is nothing more than Master Xue's own selfishness, and it can't be taken seriously, and it can't be counted.

If Sister Lin really learns to be a philistine and is good at calculating, I'm afraid she is not the goddess in many people's minds.

With the matter in the south of the Yangtze River settled, the Xue family began to slowly head north, along the waterway, sorting out the family business along the way, and finally came to their own place of residence, the capital.

The south of the Yangtze River is prosperous and prosperous, and the capital city is naturally prosperous, with the momentum of opening and closing.The imperial capital is really extraordinary, with a majestic air that makes people faintly afraid.

In the half month after they set foot on land, the Xue family felt as if they were still on the boat, and sometimes they couldn't help but groan under their feet.

After arriving in the capital, the Xue family didn't make much fanfare. Except for the post sent by the Wang family, they didn't announce any other old acquaintances.

Be low-key!

In a place like the capital, who can get mad, even Xue Pan is a devil king who is not afraid of anything, and when he arrives in the capital, he is also cautious.

As for Wang Ziteng who sent a housekeeper to invite his son-in-law and his family back to the mansion, Master Xue naturally pushed him away. He still has some trivial matters to take care of. After finishing these things, he will naturally bring his wife My son came to visit.

That being the case, the Wang family didn't force it. They just said that you can talk if you have something to do. In the border of the capital, their Wang family can still say a few words.

Master Xue smiled and thanked him for his kindness.

Rao Xue Pan could hear a bit of aloofness from Butler Wang's mouth, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

But looking at his father's expression unchanged, he also knew that he could not cultivate well, so he could only forcefully suppress the strangeness in his heart.

Xue Pan has a deeper understanding of the distinction between officials and businessmen. Coupled with what he saw and heard in Yangzhou, the contrast is even more obvious.

Fortunately, this court does not prohibit the children of merchants from participating in the scientific examination, otherwise, Xue Pan thought, maybe he would go crazy.

These days, Xue Pan has been studying harder and harder. Since the road is uneven, he should step on it.

Xue Pan said harshly.

He must make some progress in the imperial examination, and now he can't remember his previous oath at all, and he doesn't even mention that he wants to become a celebrity or something.

This is children, they are willful and have the power to dream.

Even though Xue Pan is no longer considered a child in the eyes of many people, Xue Pan can still be self-willed under his wing under the protection of Master Xue.

The Xue family hadn't been in the capital for a long time, so it took a lot of trouble to deal with people. In order to clear these checkpoints again, Mr. Xue really spent a lot of thought and money.

There is a saying that money and silk touch people's hearts, and this is true.

Even though the Xue family is low-key, it still falls into the eyes of many caring people.

But at present they are all in the wait-and-see stage, and have no intention of getting ahead.

Master Xue met an acquaintance, and he was considered an old acquaintance.

Mr. Song, the staff member of the late First Prince.

In the dispute between the eldest prince and the crown prince, no one got an advantage. The two committed suicide one after another, but the treatment after death was completely different.

The crown prince has to be granted the title of "Prince Yizhong", but the eldest prince will not have such a good fate, he will be expelled from the clan and will not be able to enjoy royal sacrifices.

It seems that the emperor really annoyed him with this kind of punishment, but it seems that he is a bit cruel. Fortunately, the emperor takes pity on the survivors, his daughter-in-law and grandson, so he has tried his best to let the Ministry of Internal Affairs take care of him these years. But the life of the first prince's lineage is still extremely bleak.

A shedding phoenix is ​​not as good as a chicken!

People under the name of the eldest prince died, scattered, and the tree fell and the monkey scattered, this is also human nature.

It's always the icing on the cake, but it doesn't smell like timely help.

Only Mr. Song was different, with a pedantic air of a scholar, he felt that as an aide, he did not make suggestions for the master, and the plan was successful, but he ended up where he is today.

Although the master is dead, his descendants are naturally his own responsibility, so Mr. Song continues to stay by the side of the first eldest son of the eldest prince. Now this apprentice can only rely on Mr. Song's support and teaching. Try to hold on.

For these things, Mr. Xue is naturally clear, but when he was chatting with Mr. Song, he didn't mention a word, and Mr. Song was no different.

The handsome scribe who used to be suave and suave is now frequently appearing old, which is also embarrassing.

Xue Pan almost didn't recognize that this was Mr. Song from back then. Mr. Song looked about the same age as Mr. Xue back then, but what about now?

It is believed that Mr. Song is a generation older than Master Xue.

When the two met, they felt disappointed for a moment.

Things are different!

Fortunately, both of them can be regarded as free and easy people, after leaving behind those annoying things, drinking and talking freely, talking about the world, is actually one of the great pleasures in life.

Although Mr. Song is down and out now, he still has a clear understanding of the situation in the court. He said a lot of sex to Mr. Xue through his drunkenness, which can be regarded as a repayment for his assistance back then.

Of course, there may be other thoughts, but it has not been revealed for the time being.

In the end, Mr. Song got drunk, with a wild smile on his face, and then left with the support of his family.

Master Xue, who was already too drunk to stand up, was talking nonsense, but calmly withdrew his long follower's hand, his eyes were surprisingly bright, and he stood up straight.

The long follower didn't seem to be surprised by this, and calmly put on the cloak for the master. The capital city is no worse than Jiangnan, and the wind at night is hard. After all, the master is getting old and needs to be taken care of.

After Master Xue and Mr. Song drank, they never had any contact with each other again.

This time, he is finally going to step into the circle of "Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue".

After seeing the wealth and honor of the world, he wants to see how many deceptive things are there.

The first stop, of course, is Mrs. Xue's natal family.

The current head of the Wang family is naturally Wang Ziteng, and the patriarch Wang Zisheng has long since died.

Those of the younger generation are just unkind and unrighteous Wang Ren, and they are not parents and children, but nephews!

The four members of Xue's family, plus mothers-in-law and maids, accompanied by young servants, were also a team of dozens of people, and then they went to Xue's house with several carts of gifts.

There is a long list of gifts, some are Jinling’s local products, some are Yangzhou’s fabrics and jewelry, these things may not be worth much in Yangzhou, and it may not be a very moving thing in Jinling, but when it comes to gold and land As for the capital city, it is really a good thing.

Even the Wang family doesn't lack such ideas, but the smile on their faces is even bigger.It's not surprising that many people are polite, that's what they mean.

It is also a happy event for my aunt who has been married for many years to return home.

The Wang family's banquets are very sumptuous, and this year is so particular. If you treat guests, it must be generous and rich, and the emphasis is on the enjoyment of the guests and hosts.

Such a meal, just look at it, but you can't eat much.

After the banquet was withdrawn, melon and fruit refreshments were served, and everyone sat down, and only then did they really begin to reminisce about the past.

Wang Ziteng is a character, and Master Xue is naturally not a fuel-efficient lamp. These two people talk in a cloud of fog. Although Xue Pan is small, he has a lot of knowledge, so he can barely understand it. As for Wang Ren? , directly dizzy.

If the prince hadn't made a noise to keep him, I'm afraid that Wang Ren would have returned to the backyard at this moment, playing with the servant girl.

These days, Wang Ren is not the only one who is unscrupulous. Everyone has become used to the people who hide dirty things behind the door of the mansion.

The performance of Xue Pan and Wang Ren naturally cannot escape the eyes of the two old foxes, one of them is proud and the other is sighing!

"Ren'er, take your cousin out for a walk, but don't go to those messy places, if you take Pan'er away, I'll see if I can beat you!"

When it came to the end, the words turned harsh.

Wang Ren was a little terrified, and tried his best to answer sincerely. After Xue Pan thanked his uncle and cousin, he followed Wang Ren out with his father's nod of permission.

As for what they were going to do, Master Xue could probably think of it.

Watching the two young people leave, the smiles on the faces of Wang Ziteng and Master Xue gradually subsided, and the atmosphere in the study gradually stagnated.

He didn't want to hide Master Xue's whereabouts from anyone, and naturally he couldn't hide it from Wang Ziteng.

The atmosphere in the front yard is not very good, but the back yard is much more enjoyable.

After all, it is a female family member, so it is really lively when it is lively.

Baochai's appearance is not beautiful, but it is the one that every wife likes. The dignified and well-behaved Baochai won the favor of his aunt. Wang Ziteng's wife held Baochai's hand and did not let go.

She gave birth to two daughters, and now they are both married and married. They can't go home or go to the door, so they miss them a lot. Now that there is a young girl, Mrs. Wang is really happy.

After all, this is a child of a relative's family, and it is not an eyesore like a concubine's daughter.

Wang Ziteng has only three daughters, two from the concubine and one concubine.

The concubine is still young, it's too early to talk about others, but Mrs. Wang doesn't want to see her very much, and no one plans to let her come out to meet guests, even if Mrs. Xue is her own family, she is an aunt.

Mrs. Xue can understand this, and naturally she doesn't want to poke her sister-in-law's lungs. Let's talk about the Xue family's experience on the road, talk about what kind of fashion is popular in the capital, and reminisce about old relationships. That's all. up.

Even though it sounded boring, Baochai didn't show the slightest bit of impatience. She leaned obediently beside her mother, quietly listening to the chat between her mother and aunt.

The more she observed, the more amazed Madam Wang became, and the more she liked Baochai.

How sincere the liking here is, I don't know for the time being.

But this time the banquet was truly a feast for the guests and the host.

Afterwards, Xue Pan said to Master Xue,

"This cousin of the Wang family is just an idiot, not even a dude!" It seems that Wang Ren is a dude, which is such a great thing.

Master Xue smiled, noncommittal about this, Xue Pan himself was just an idiot in the past, but now he has the face to despise others, which is also funny.

Even so, he also agreed with Xue Pan's evaluation.

The heir of the Wang family is very useless, even Master Xue has heard a lot of gossip, all of which are the great achievements of this young master Wang.

But this has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with the Xue family.

Three or five days after returning from the Wang family, the Xue family visited the second room of the Jia family and their brother-in-law Jia Zheng's family.

Master Xue is naturally more familiar with the Jia family than the Wang family, and his impressions are more complicated.

But today's Jia family is not the Jia family he once participated in, so he can still bear this kind of smog, let's just pretend that he didn't see it.

The Xue family was warmly welcomed by the Jia family. On the surface, the Jia family was even better than the serious in-laws Wang's family.

This kind of emphasis made Mrs. Xue smile even more happily, which made Baochai frown slightly.

In Jia's mansion, it is natural to spare no effort to praise the stone who came to experience calamity and enjoy life.

If not according to the standards of this era, Baoyu is indeed a good boy!He is good-looking, eloquent, and his poems are not bad. What is rare is that his mind is extremely pure, and he is really a good boy.

Pity!

After Master Xue sighed like this, he gave Baoyu a jade pendant he was wearing with him, saying that he was asking him to hold the stubborn one, but even a maid can tell that it is a good piece of jade.

After Baoyu thanked his uncle, he went back to the inner house.The old lady was afraid that her pedantic second son would reprimand her precious grandson in front of relatives, so she ordered Baoyu to come back quickly.

Logically speaking, he and Jia Zheng don't have much in common, but it's not a big problem if they are perfunctory, and besides, there is Jia She.

Coupled with the younger generation Jia Lian and Xue Pan, it was still quite lively.

The outer house is not deserted, but the inner house is even more lively. With Wang Xifeng, there is absolutely no fear that there will be no excitement. This lady of the Wang family, Jia's wife, who makes people regret that she is not a man, is indeed a character.

Anyway, everyone in Jia's family respected this second grandma. Of course, they might also grit their teeth with hatred in private.

The daughters of the boudoir are delighted that a sister Bao has come, and they have another playmate.

Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xue have not seen each other for many years, and the friendship between them has not grown much. It is just that they have not seen each other for a long time, and the two of them have been crying for several times, which can be regarded as reluctantly relieving the atmosphere.

It is said that women are born to act, it is true.

Mrs. Xue is not much younger than Mrs. Wang, but at this moment, it seems that the gap is a bit big.

Mrs. Xue is almost the same age as Li Wan, who looks like a haggard man. Mrs. Wang is much older.

Mrs. Xue's life is obviously much more comfortable.

Looking at it this way, Mrs. Xue felt much more balanced, and the smile on her face was even bigger.

Everyone was laughing and laughing, but Daiyu felt so lonely and felt out of place.

Although she tried to smile, everyone could see that she was absent-minded.

Looking at Daiyu like this, Baoyu's heart ached, and she couldn't care about the new sister Bao, so she turned her head and went to comfort her sister Lin.

Miss Lin herself is annoyed. Seeing Baoyu like this, how can she give him a good look?

He flicked the handkerchief, rolled his eyes, then turned around and came to the group of girls, leaving Baoyu dumbfounded.

The few sisters who were watching the show laughed, and Baoyu was not annoyed, and touched her forehead, laughing silly.

This made Baochai, who saw him for the first time, really feel a little novel.This cousin has a good temper.

Compared with the Wang family's banquet, the Jia family's banquet is more grand and grand, almost from all over the world, there are everything that flies in the sky and swims in the water.

After a curious meal, the taste is really good.

Master Xue's food was quite comfortable, while Baochai and Mrs. Xue in the inner house were average. After all, Jiangnan cuisine is light, and the Beijing flavor is heavier. If you eat too much, it will naturally be much greasy.

After returning home, the mother and daughter drank several cups of tea vigorously, which relieved the greasy stomach.

After socializing with relatives, Xue's family became quiet again. It was the end of the year, and Master Xue was naturally very busy, but in fact, no one was idle.

This is the first year in Beijing to celebrate the New Year, which made Xue Pan and Baochai very happy. The customs here are completely different from those in Nanli. There are many customs. Mrs. Xue picked them up from her deep memory and made a pair of them. My sons and daughters, popular science.

The Chinese New Year, from ancient times to the present, is always eating, drinking, welcoming and sending off. After twenty-three years, it is considered as the end of the New Year.Everyone's life has become normal.

After a year, apart from the expenses, the Xue family's net profits from several shops may add up to two thousand, which is enough for the whole family to eat, drink and eat.

No matter how much Xue Pan is not interested in business, he knows that the two thousand is not a small amount. Some shops may not be able to have so many in a year. It seems that the capital city is really a good place.

It is not only Xue Pan who is reluctant to miss Shu, but also the mother and daughter of the Xue family.