Sister Feng listened to Jia Lian's words, glanced at the list again, and said: "It's one thing-this list, the eldest lady sent it to Mrs. the night before, and asked Mrs. to see where the things are now, and prepare to collect it for the second sister to leave the cabinet." It's just that there aren't so many items on my wife's list, and they're almost half there. ”

Jia Lian was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly complained in his heart: he also guessed that it must be a matter of welcoming the spring. Just like the previous incident of the money of the provincial pro-courtyard project, Jia Yu compared the example of marrying a daughter in the Rong Mansion, and collected the money that originally belonged to the public middle school to calculate, and no one could say that he didn't say a word. Now it's the turn of the public middle school, antique furniture furnishings, Naturally, the same is true. It's just that these things are not as limited in size as cash silver, and their whereabouts are clear, and they are scattered everywhere in all directions, or they are borrowed to Dongfu, or even converted and sent out. On this morning, Jia Amnesty ordered him to do this matter, saying that it was to be done immediately, but seeing that the age was approaching, it was too late to prepare for Chinese New Year's Eve everywhere in the family, and Jia Lian had trouble with the garden project outside, and he didn't pay much attention to these bulky dead things, so he just waited for Sister Feng'er to deal with it. I don't want to listen to her at this moment, Jia Yu has already made a move, the idea that came up with yesterday during the day, I informed Mrs. Wang last night, and added a batch of things on the list overnight, and I shouted early this morning that I went over to order - Jia Lian has always known that Jia Yu is the first person who is willful in his heart, and whenever he thinks of something, he will fulfill his wish at a moment's notice, and he can't listen to the slightest disobedience. Seeing that he had been delayed for most of the day, he bumped into Jia Yu's ears and eyes for a while, and he was afraid that he would not be able to escape after being beaten and scolded. How is this called Jia Lian not to be bitter?

was bitter, Jia Lian told Sister Feng these words, and couldn't help but complain, "Although the second sister's affairs are in a hurry, there are still a few months to do." It's only a few days before the Chinese New Year, how many things and things have to be prepared, and there are a bunch of things in front of the door, and the master sent this one again, isn't it messy? We have eight hands, and we can't take care of it. If we don't take care of it properly, if something happens, it's ours again. Then he asked, "What did the wife tell you?" Do you check the things according to the old man, or do you say anything?"

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "You don't think about it first when you speak, how can there be such a cheap thing! Regardless of anything else, just look at the first few items on this list, a glass kang screen, a bronze tripod, and a pair of white jade flounder chimes, which are either placed in the Rongxi Hall or in the old man's study, which are places where banquets and guests. In this big year, people come and go, but whenever there are some important guests, they don't talk about him, and relatives can not laugh at them when they see it! ”

Jia Lian asked, "Is there another two?"

Wang Xifeng sneered: "The second master is leading the construction in the garden, don't you remember the layout of the courtyard of the house, there are more than a dozen places that are in line with these ready-made objects?"

Jia Lian suddenly, remembered that the provincial relatives of the courtyard changed its draft several times, Jia Zheng repeatedly said that it is not allowed to transgress the regulations, even the interior utensils decoration is not allowed to be excessively extravagant, you might as well do the original things in the house to design the layout, that is, Concubine Jia is fortunate to read, there is also a reunion of old things, the reappearance of the past, in order to live up to the right intention of returning to the province; This provincial pro-family was originally a major matter of the Jia family, and it was said that they wanted to use their own old things, but Jia Yu opened the door of the treasury for Shan Ziye to check - it was not Guan Diligent and generous, but it was purely for the sake of showing off. This mountain is as good as it can be picked. As a result, it is really calculated, and most of the things that will definitely be made by then come from Jia Yu's private treasury, and now almost all of them are on Jia Yu's list.

Jia Lian had a headache, so he had to say: "No matter how much the master loves the second sister, he can't accompany her to the past." There are before and after things. We know it in our hearts, and then we will fill it in accordingly. ”

Wang Xifeng sneered: "The second master said lightly, I don't have the ability to fill in these things." Not to mention anything else, just look at a set of Nanmu furniture, and now it is difficult to find such materials. I found the wood, the craftsmanship and workmanship, and I couldn't figure it out in two or three years. Then there is the pair of twelve-sided glass screens, the kilns of the previous dynasty have been destroyed for two or three hundred years, and the craftsmanship has been lost. ”

Jia Lian had a headache and said, "If you want to say it like this, can't you call Shanziye to change the drawings again?"

Wang Xifeng sneered: "That's how Mrs. asked." If you call my family to try the second master, is it not to take advantage of the New Year's Festival to be complete, and choose a day to invite the master, the eldest master, and the uncle Zhen to discuss this matter together. He also said that only half of the garden has been built now, and this time it will be changed, and I am afraid that it will be too late. ”

When Jia Lian heard this, he choked on his head in one breath, and he couldn't go down for a long time, so he only looked at Wang Xifeng with his eyes. Where did I think that this Sister Feng saw his description, shook her head, and said something again. What he said was: "There is one more thing, the previous sage's decree, every month on the second and sixth day of the quasi-Jiaofang family members enter the palace to wait and see." Mrs. has now made it clear that after the New Year's Day pilgrimage, the family members of each palace can still enter the palace according to the previous month, and it is not limited to one family and one surname, within three generations of parents and two families, all those who have a wife can be invited to enter, just wait for the permission of the middle palace. Now my wife has already sent a notice request to Aunt Xue at Niangniang, asking me to help my aunt take a look at it when I have time for the past two days, and if there are things to go to the inner palace, don't commit any taboos. Let me remind the eldest lady again, this time is different from previous years, and there are a few more places in the inner palace that need to be moved, please prepare for the eldest lady, and act together at that time. ”

Wang Xifeng was talking here, and while Jia Lian listened, he felt that his back was sweating over and over again, and his underwear was damp in a few moments. It soaked up coldly for a while, and the heart that was pounding and pounding calmed down. Seeing Sister Feng finish speaking, she sat next to her with a gloomy face, only grabbing the charcoal in the stove with both hands, and she was irritable and embarrassed, she had never seen it before. Jia Lian was soft-hearted and pityful, but put aside his own little things, because he said to Sister Feng: "Mrs. Aunt's case, Mrs. is very worried. Now it is different from previous years, and the things that go to the inner palace should be more careful than before. It's just that we haven't experienced anything like this, and we don't know the rules and taboos. In this case, I will ask Xia Shouzhong to eat and drink tomorrow, ask the important things in one go, and then come home to tell you, do you think it can be done? Mrs. should ask in a hurry, and you will say that I am in charge of things outside, and I heard that there is something to say, and I am asking what is going on. On the eldest lady's side, you only said that it was me first, and I heard movement outside, because there were several new nobles in the palace this year, and the matter of the Zhengdan Chaohe may be a little different, please take too much of the eldest lady's attention. ”

When Wang Xifeng heard him say this, he was relieved and said with a smile: "Is the second master talking about Xia Shouzhong of the eunuchs of the Six Palaces? "After thinking about it, he said, "Speaking of which, Xia Shouzhong's contacts with our family are still limited, and they are not as affectionate as Dai Quan and Zhang Shi. People are not difficult people. It's just that he serves in front of the emperor and his mother every day, and now he is more decent. I thought that I would have to pay more respect to the future. ”

Jia Lian smiled: "This is a number. I asked him out tomorrow, and I didn't plan to go to the other place, which was Xiubai Garden. The Kwai Xiang class over there is his native accent, and the class owner is also familiar with him. ”

Wang Xifeng glanced at him and said, "That's what I told you in vain." "Just call Ping'er up, order a gift, and remember to hand it over to the people with Jia Lian early tomorrow morning. provoked Jia Lian to laugh and said, "It's all like this, you can't believe me." Sister Feng said: "It's not that I can't believe the second master, it's that my own family has no confidence, and I don't knock bricks and grind my feet to nail the matter firmly, I don't feel at ease." He called Xing'er and Wang'er to come up, taught two sentences, and looked at what was missing, so that's it.

Wang Xifeng turned his head and asked Jia Lian: "Now this matter is probably in order." What should I do with that incident ahead?"

Jia Lian rubbed his head with his hand and said, "I can't say it, I can only ask the master to show me first." Then I tried to admit it in front of the big man, and I wanted to move those inconspicuous and inconspicuous things and places, and I covered the things of the New Year's Festival in front of my eyes left and right, and then said other words to clean up. ”

When Wang Xifeng heard this, he also felt distressed, and couldn't help but say: "The eldest master is biased towards the second sister again, and this formation is somewhat too much." It's not that I'm stingy as a sister-in-law, and I can't give up on things - how much I can't do at home every day, who looks at Lao Tzu Niang's hands? It's just that this is not the way a family does things, not to mention the decades of old practices in the house, and now compared to Aunt Lin back then, several things have crossed a lot. This leader is open, and there are two or three girls, three or four young masters, or marrying or marrying, isn't it all messed up. Because he asked: "The eldest master only had something to say before, why did he suddenly have to do everything himself? But what is the reason, did he say no? Did you see someone outside and hear something?"

Jia Lian hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't talk about this." Sister Feng understood and sat close to each other. Jia Lianfang said in a low voice: "What kind of people has the eldest lord seen in the past few days, others don't know, don't you know?" In addition to those few world friends who have been walking around in the past few days, they are the Enping Marquis Mansion, the Jingchang Marquis Mansion, and then the Fan Zhen, Fan Xu, and Fan Yu brothers who have seen in the Qi State Mansion. ”

Wang Xifeng immediately understood. Jia Lian looked at her face, nodded and said, "The matter of the second sister, the eldest master is already proud." There are also Cai and Chen families, and then in front of the Duke of Qi, where are they willing to let people compare and lose face? Not to mention the heavy affection of Uncle Lin. Coincidentally, these families, even us, are the only ones in the same room. ”

Wang Xifeng listened to it and calculated it in his heart. As soon as he calculated, as Jia Lian said, he couldn't help but shout: "It's weird! It's really good." He snapped his fingers and counted them one by one, and said, "Sister Lin, don't say it." The Marquis of Jingchang also heard that his parents and brothers were very spoiled. The Fan family was the Pingyuan Hou Mansion earlier, but the Jiang family got so many things, and it was delayed for several years, and her family was particularly distressed, which is also a natural reason. The time of the four families is close to each other. In this way, if our family is a little thinner, even if the Zhang family doesn't care about these things, who doesn't have eyes to see and no mouth to say? ”

Jia Lian smiled: "This is a lot of heart behind you. I want the Zhang family to study for generations, and the most well-behaved and courteous thing is that, why is this?"

Sister Feng glanced at him and sneered: "You men know this." If you want to talk about rules, don't we have a bunch of rules in our family, and the housekeepers and grandmothers everywhere, mothers, aunts, men and women, are not 'two decent eyes, one rich heart', which one is easy to entangle? ”

Jia Lian smiled and said: "You say so, I only see that everyone is convinced of the second grandmother." ”

said that Wang Xifeng pushed him, and he also laughed. After laughing, Fang nodded and sighed again: "Second sister is blessed now." No matter what the old man thinks, just look at these things that accompany the past, they are decent and affordable, and they are not worse than anyone else. When I really got there, the elders had my mother-in-law to take care of them first, and there were also close sisters in the concubines. The second sister has a soft temperament, and she doesn't have to take care of the house, so she marries farther away, and there is nothing to worry about. ”

Jia Lian couldn't help laughing: "Grandma's tone is blindly weak today, and I have never heard you say such soft words in the past." Then Zhengse said to Sister Feng: "You don't have to worry about it like this. Just take 10,000 steps back and say, we are just two juniors, the eldest master, the old man, and the two wives, which one is not more powerful than us? No matter how bad it is, there is still an old lady. I don't have to just practice the two of us. ”

Wang Xifeng said: "That's what I said. It's just that since you have entrusted us, you should always serve with all your heart. ”

Jia Lian smiled: "Let's go, let's say it all in vain." Just wait to see the second grandmother's ability. "It's not laughing to make Sister Feng angry.

was making a commotion, and suddenly the little maid outside said, "Sister Mandarin Duck is here." The husband and wife hurriedly got up and packed their clothes. The mandarin duck just came in.

Jia Lian asked what he meant. Mandarin duck said: "The old lady beat me to say a word to the second grandfather and second grandmother." Sister Feng next to her beat the little maid and went down, and personally took the tea and handed it to the mandarin duck. The mandarin duck took the tea, and Fang smiled: "When the old lady saw the new screen sent by her grandmother, she remembered that there were still many things locked in the warehouse of the East Building. Tell the second grandfather and the second grandmother to come over early tomorrow morning, and watch everyone pack up and check out, and put where there is a suitable place, and if there is a good one to give away, prepare to give it away. ”

When Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng heard this, they were both surprised and happy, glanced at each other, and thanked the mandarin ducks together. The mandarin duck smiled: "A matter of one sentence." It's my duty again. I'm gone. Grandpa and grandma remember to hurry up early tomorrow, and don't ask the old lady to wait. So saying, he got up and went.

When Jia Lian saw her going, she hurriedly asked Sister Feng: "What kind of fate is this?"

Wang Xifeng lowered his head and thought about it, and said with a smile: "It's really a Qiaozong." Zijuan's family went to Sister Lin, and the house in Nanjing was not suitable for anyone to see. I mentioned it to the old lady, and the old lady complied, and went to the courtyard with her brother and sister-in-law to listen to the errand. I don't think it's going to be good. ”

Jia Lian smiled: "It can be seen that she understands." You are good with her every day, and I am afraid that you will rely more on people in the future. ”

Sister Feng smiled and said, "I don't know this yet?"

The husband and wife looked at Jia Yu's list again, divided into categories, compared and discussed, and when it came to the second watch, they decided to rest. Nothing to say for a night.

The next morning, Jia Lian Xifeng got up, saw Mrs. Jia Xing, and went to Jia's mother's house. Please Anbi, there is already an old steward waiting for instructions at the courtyard gate, and the mandarin duck brought two little girls to each hold a stack of brochures to wait. Jia Mu smiled: "I know that you are all busy during the New Year, but you don't move when you think about it this time, and when the busy things of the year have passed, you should not remember this one thing." ”

Jia Lian smiled and walked over to cook. Sister Feng was not busy, she only watched Jia's mother and laughed. After talking for a while, someone from Mrs. Wang's side came to look for her, saying that she had something important to do. Jia Mu smiled: "Your wife is no better than before, and she must pull someone as an arm in everything." In the first few years, this idea is just a matter of decision, and there is no need to ask. ”

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "It's all old ladies and wives who love me." ”

Jia Mu smiled: "Everyone is the same. It's like a knife, if you use it every day, you won't sharpen it. How many times did it not move there, it rusted, who would expect it to be fast. But there is also one, if you blindly use the brightness and use all the edges, it is not good, and there are also those who break by chance. Even if your little family is young and has a solid foundation, you will not be afraid to sharpen and sharpen more. ”

Sister Feng smiled: "I'm not afraid-the ancestor is here to protect and watch, and I will learn to walk sideways with eight legs and no one will care." ”

Jia Mu laughed and said, "I don't protect you either, you quickly walk sideways to your wife." ”

At this time, Mrs. Xing came, and on the way, she heard that Jia Lian and Sister Feng were at Jia's mother's place, and saw Jia Lian and others rummaging through boxes in the yard to count things. Mrs. Xing couldn't help but smile and asked Jia Mu. Jia Mu said: "I heard that you were busy cleaning up and inventorying things, and it also brought out my thoughts." As soon as this thought came out, I couldn't hold it back, and I couldn't sleep at night, as if something was choking here. So I called Lian'er and Feng Yatou over early in the morning, and didn't care about anything else, just help me do this first. Mrs. Xing didn't say a word, Mu stood there.

Mother Jia said to Sister Feng again: "You go to Mrs. and ask what is the matter, if it is not very important, you will take it back, and come back to my side first." Wang Xifeng hurriedly went out. The people on the side also slowly withdrew.

Seeing that there was no one, Jia Mu said: "I see that you have been doing things recently, but you should understand, and you don't want to be the same as before." Blindly afraid of your master, let him make trouble, and don't look at Chenguang. It's not a good thing to say which of these things in the family, and now he makes a fuss like this for others to see, isn't he surnamed Jia and doesn't make a joke for others?"

Mrs. Xing's face was flushed and she said, "I don't want to do this either." The old lady didn't know the temperament of the old man, and refused to listen to people. I only said that it was two days late, and the boss was unhappy. Besides, it's not like anything else, it makes sense, in the end, there is only one girl, and it is related to the face of several relatives. ”

Jia Mu sighed: "The family doesn't speak two words. Don't argue either. Who doesn't know what your master is thinking? I have always been an eccentric, and I can't see the juniors making it difficult. Lian'er and Feng Yatou don't say it, the second girl still has a few days at home, and he is also indebted to him for being a man. Since you came, it happened that you went to the house and told your master that he was going to make trouble, and when the girl went out, he just made trouble. In the past few months, I've been taking care of all the important things in front of my eyes, and I'm having fun when I'm making trouble, isn't it?"

Mrs. Xing couldn't reply, and she and Mother Jia were relatively bored for a long time. Lai Wang Xifeng came over and smiled at Jia's mother: "I've already seen my wife, and I've finished the matter over there." He said to Mrs. Xing again: "There are people all over the world looking for a wife." said that the eldest lord had a beloved object that someone had to beat, and the old man was angry, and immediately shouted that he wanted to sell it, and asked his wife to go back to host it quickly. ”

When Jia's mother and Mrs. Xing heard this, they all knew that it must be the little aunt in Jia Yu's house who caused trouble, and they didn't know what they had done to touch Jia Yu, so they didn't let go. Mother Jia was also helpless, and waved her hand to ask Mrs. Xing to go. Mrs. Xing hurriedly retreated, and when she got out of Jia's mother's house, she remembered Jia Yu's consistent temperament, and she didn't know what the situation was, and she became sad again.

When I got to my own yard, I realized that it was two maids who had just opened their faces to talk about Baoyu's illness, and when one got carried away, they brought out some unpleasant words, which happened to be bumped into when Jia Yu came back from outside. Mrs. Xing asked a few words, knew the front and back, and saw that Jia Yu was very strong-minded, and she didn't like the two new frivolities, so she pushed the boat down the river and ordered it to be sold. Jia Yu was angry first, and his heart calmed down, because he asked Mrs. Xing why she came late. Mrs. Xing said Jia's mother's words upside down, thinking that it must be another temper, but she didn't want Jia Yu to just smile and say "It's an old lady in the end". It made Mrs. Xing confused, and she was worried for two days.

In a few days, it will be the New Year's Festival. Rongning Erfu is all ready for the year, Chinese New Year's Eve sacrifice ancestral hall, Zhengdan enters the palace to congratulate and wish the spring and autumn, and then will meet relatives and friends, please eat New Year's wine, can not remember, and do not repeat.