It is said that Jia Yu will welcome the spring Xu and the Zhang family, and order Mrs. Xing, Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng and others to prepare for the wedding. It is already the wax moon, and the year is approaching. Sister Feng not only has to prepare for the Spring Festival, but also has to deal with Mrs. Wang's affairs, and has to build the provincial family's courtyard.

On this day, I just went to Jia's mother to ask for flattery, and then talked about two gold and silver dowries in Mrs. Xing's house, and then Laiwang's daughter-in-law came to find her. Sister Feng was busy getting out of the house to take care of things. The people who had already stood in the courtyard were waiting. As soon as the hair was being paid, the You family sent someone again, saying that the Ningfu Ancestral Hall was cleaning the upper room to prepare for sacrifices, and sent the gold and silver bills for the New Year. Sister Feng asked Ping'er to collect the money, and she didn't wait to take a closer look, and suddenly raised her eyes and saw a daughter-in-law standing behind the person from Ning Mansion, who looked very decently dressed, and was not the clothes in the house. Then he recognized it as the deputy treasurer of the Eight Pavilions and the woman in charge of the seven families. This Bajin Pavilion was the capital of the Marquis of Dingcheng, the Marquis of Xiangyang, and the King of Xining County, and the Hou Jiang family of Pingyuan Marquis married to the Xining Palace, and married a favorite daughter of the old prince and princess, so he made a dowry and went to the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion. Nowadays, there are still a few people who were released from the palace back then, and they often come and go with Rongning on weekdays. Sister Feng smiled and said, "Why are you there?" and you don't open your mouth, which scared me. On the one hand, he asked Feng'er to pour tea, and on the other hand, he said: "Sit down with peace of mind, son, wait for me, and talk to you as soon as I am free." ”

Guan Qi women hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "Grandma only takes care of the things at hand, how can we have anything to say." ”

After another moment, those who reported the matter and waited for a reply were all sent out, and the seven women came up, Wang Xifeng looked at her and smiled: "Why did you personally send the Sui Yuan Zi over today? I remember clearly, I don't have any money for you here." ”

Guan Qi woman hurriedly said: "Grandma is laughing again." Grandma has always had to give us 10% of the benefits first, and then there is no delay. If everyone in the world is like grandma, those of us who do small business can be Amitabha, and we don't need to worry about worrying anymore. ”

Sister Feng laughed as soon as she said it: "Your family is still called a small business, where can anyone still do a big business?" Sister Feng said again: "Speaking of business, I happen to have a business looking for you." Previously, our old lady made the newly made sets of heads, and the first few braided gemstone hairpins were chic, and the people who saw them did not say that they were good, and they were worn by young girls and grandmothers. Now I have two new boxes of multicolored pearls here, and they don't look bad, but the particles are a little smaller. I thought about using it to weave some hairpins, flower crowns, etc., and wear them every day to play. Can you take this business?"

Guan Qi's woman hurriedly agreed, and asked, "Grandma, do you have any special styles?" Because she asked Sister Feng to stay for a while, she walked to the little maid outside the door and came in with a box that she had been holding. Sister Feng saw the seven women in charge take out a palm-sized booklet from the drawer in the bottom layer of the box. The booklet is made of very thin silk studs, and the various jewelry styles are drawn with threads as thin as a hair. Sister Feng said with a smile: "It is said that what is bought is not sold, you are waiting all the time, and it is not called a star in the New Year." It's just that I'm not in a hurry, the booklet is left, I have to flip through it, and then send someone to tell you to go when I see it. He also said, "The style of your house is becoming more and more fresh and chic, and it looks like." ”

Guan Qi woman hurriedly smiled: "Grandma likes it, it is our creation." As he spoke, he opened the top two layers of the box. Wang Xifeng glanced over, Huang Chengcheng was clear, but it was a lot of small things made of red gold. The first layer is made by babies and children, there are also longevity locks, there are longevity bracelets, and there are many peanuts, gourds, bells, ruyi and the like, which are smaller than the larger mung beans, which are very delicate and cute. The next layer is a golden bowl, a golden chopstick, a golden abacus, a golden comb, a golden grate, a golden mirror, a descendant bucket, and a tiger head hat, a tiger head shoe, a belly pocket, a five-poison jacket, and even a leather ball, a bamboo horse, a rattle, etc., all of which are only slightly larger than the nail cover of the thumb. Sister Feng couldn't help but take a look, and saw that the abacus and rattle were slightly larger than the tip of the needle, and they could all move flexibly, flexible and wishful, which was really delicate and rare. Sister Feng then smiled: "It turns out that the real ambush is here." You have heard that God and spirit, and this has caught up, and now you have taken this, so that people will not be willing to mistake when they see it—it can be seen that it is exactly what I said before, the style of your house is getting fresher and fresher, and you can compare it with the previous years, and it will be turned into two. ”

Guan Qi woman smiled: "Grandma's eyes are no longer sharp and bright. These are my son-in-law's craft. He has been with the masters on the counter for more than ten years, and now he can see the work in his hands. The former Nan'an Wangfu also ordered two sets of head noodles, and the county lord and the concubine saw it and praised it for more than a quarter of an hour. is cowardly, does not go out, and refuses to follow people to meet people, and can't open his mouth when he sees people. I was only worried about my family, when would I be able to stand up on my own? I had no choice but to give up my old face. I didn't dare to go to anyone else. Looking at grandma, she has always been warm-hearted and compassionate, capable of making decisions, and loves to lead people the most. No, take advantage of the New Year's Day to send things, come to flatter grandma, and ask grandma to help with a palm. Isn't a half-sentence a word a word better than what we are foolish and foolish?"

When Wang Xifeng heard this, what else did he not understand? It's just that Guan Qi is impatient to be a deputy with others, and his son-in-law has become a teacher, and he has the support of the Nan'an Palace, so he intends to set up his own door. Sister Feng thought that the Pingyuan Hou Mansion had received several bids in the past two years, and many things had not gone well, and in July, Jia Lian told Jia Zheng, Lin Hai and others, and ordered that if it was not necessary, Hugh would be entangled with the Jiang family. Sister Feng knew it in her heart. One hand casually tugged at the longevity locks and longevity bracelets, and said with a smile: "What can I know as a young junior? If you want to say cowardice, I'll accompany you to the eldest lady to see if there is anyone else in this courtyard who can rob you?"

Guan Qi women also laughed and said directly: "It is said that grandma is simple, and it is really refreshing and neat." With Grandma's words, what else do I have to say? I just look forward to Grandma's great fortune and longevity, and bless us for a long time. On the other hand, he put the box away, pushed it to Sister Feng'er, and said: "It's just that when I come up today, I just remember to say something in front of my grandmother, and I don't dare to think about greeting the wives." It's too disrespectful to go up empty-handed now. Grandma also understood me once, let me prepare properly and neatly next time, and bring it over, it will be thousands of mercy. ”

When Sister Feng saw her words and actions like this, she felt useful in her heart, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about, Mrs. is the one who can't see things? You have this heart, isn't it better than preparing for anything else?" ”

Seeing this, the seven women couldn't help but be overjoyed, and their mouths kept talking, just flattering Sister Feng. Sister Feng really changed her clothes and took her to Mrs. Xing. Mrs. Xing was busy for a few days because of the purchase of gold and silver dowries for the Spring Festival, but she was criticized and said that it was so inadequate and inappropriate, which caused a lot of trouble. I didn't want to discuss with Xifeng before, so Ping'er sent the box over, seeing that the things in it were complete and the search was exquisite, even Jia Yu was not afraid that he would not be able to take it, thinking that Sister Feng was really trustworthy. When Sister Feng brought the seven women in charge, Mrs. Xing saw that she was behaving deferentially and her speech was even more pleasing, and she was very happy, and on the one hand, she ordered the box to be sent to Yingchun, and on the other hand, she left a meal. The two of them smiled and thanked each other. Mrs. Xing knew that they all had something to do, and she didn't force them to stay. The two came out, and the seven women said goodbye to Sister Feng again. Sister Feng came to Yingchun.

However, he said that the family affairs of Yingchun were initially decided, but because Jia's mother was reluctant, she did not let Mrs. Jia Xing take them, and still lived with her sisters. At this moment, Sanchun, Shi Xiangyun, Xue Baochai, and Li Kun are all there, and everyone is laughing and having fun. Here, Mrs. Xing ordered a box to come, only saying that it would be sent to welcome the Spring Festival, and she did not avoid people. The ladies are also accustomed to seeing the elders send such and such things to the Spring Festival these days, all of which are good, and then they sent a box to them, and they were curious. Yingchun was urged, opened the box, and felt a burst of golden light, and when he saw the appearance of things clearly, Yingchun's face burned to the ground. Tanchun, Xichun, and Xiangyun saw it, and they were also shy and curious, but they were still young, and they looked rarer. Xue Baochai has always been steady, seeing that Yingchun's face and neck were red with shame, and he couldn't sit still, he walked over and said with a smile: "The second sister has such a partial pain from the eldest lord and eldest wife, so that our eyes are red." ”

reminded Yingchun in one sentence, and rushed to Mrs. Xing to thank him. Just Wang Xifeng came over, guessed embarrassed, grabbed his hand and said with a smile: "Even if I go to the eldest lady, I also have a sentence to say - those gold pieces, do the second girl like them or not?" By the way, he told Yingchun and said: "The eldest lady worked hard in the morning, and said that she would eat early and rest for a while after dinner." You're gone, and you're busy. It's better to wait for the second half of the day to hear that the eldest lady got up and then it's not too late. He held Yingchun's hand and walked back to the house.

The sisters and concubines had seen it, and they sat down separately. Li Yunfang asked Sister Feng where she was from and what she was busy with this day. Sister Feng said with a smile: "In addition to the things under the New Year's Day, the big sister, the second sister, the old lady, the eldest lady, the wife, the grandmother and the girls, what else can I do?"

A string of words made everyone laugh. Li Kun stretched out his hand and poked a finger on her forehead, and scolded with a smile: "I bothered you with something, just take me with you!" After that, he moved a cup of tea from the tea tray held by the maid and gave it to Sister Feng, and said, "It's not that I'm too talkative, but now I should worry about the second sister the most." These things in this box are very good, and you are very bothered. ”

Wang Xifeng was very proud when she heard this, and said with a smile: "I am a brother and sister-in-law, it should be like this." Pulling Yingchun to look at the gold objects, he pointed to the delicate patterns of hair on the boy's shoes, hats, and jackets, and said: "This is a kind of fighting, take it up and see the meaning." If the second sister doesn't like it, or if she has other patterns that she likes, just tell me, and I'll tell them to play a finer and more desirable pattern. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be taken aback again. Yingchun only lowered his head, blushed and said that it was fine. Li Kun asked Sister Feng, "Can this thing be more refined?" I don't believe it. ”

Sister Feng smiled: "You might as well make a bet with this." If you can't, you can just punish me. The crowd sighed in unison.

Sister Feng sighed again: "I will also work for the second sister in this matter." The credit of the big head, after all, is the eldest master, and the aunt, who told our second girl such a good family. Count them with your fingers: "Needless to say, the appearance of the character and the family background, and the knowledge is good." ”

Before the words were finished, Yingchun couldn't hold it anymore, so he stood up and left. When everyone saw her run away, they immediately laughed. Wang Xifeng followed to the inner room, pulled Yingchun and said with a smile: "It was a serious happy event, and it didn't mean to make fun of it." Because he bit his ear, he whispered to her: "I really dig out my heart to speak, and there is the best one-your brother told me that the first brother of the Zhang family, the next brother, and even the two sisters are all compatriots born to the same mother." For the Zhang family, every room is like this, and it has always been like this. The eldest lord and the eldest lady also respect his family like this, so it is extraordinarily grand. The second sister just cares about being relieved. ”

Yingchun said, her face was red, but she was really relieved in her heart: she was originally a concubine, her biological mother died early, and she lived according to her grandmother Shi Taijun since she was a child, and she has never been in the eyes of Jia Yu and Mrs. Xing, and even the servants and maids in the same room are used to bullying her for being cowardly. Who would have thought that once Jia pardoned her about it, set up a marriage, and prepare for marriage, the family was surrounded by a thousand nobles, and it was like the world was turned upside down. Falling here to welcome spring, there is shyness, joy and longing, but panic, worry, fear and timidity are actually even worse. Everyone congratulated her, and the more her parents gave her Lang Jun talent and her husband's noble family, but the more congratulations and praises, the deeper her worries became: she was afraid that she was mediocre in appearance, and cowardly, neither poetry nor family, and could not win the love of her husband and her in-laws, and she let down the rare care and importance of her parents at home. At this moment, Wang Xifeng had to explain, and he couldn't remove all the gloom, and his heart was a little more relaxed. So he shook Sister Feng'er's hand, although he couldn't speak, his eyes were full of gratitude. Sister Feng also patted her hand and comforted her.

At one time, lunch was passed in Jia's mother's house, and the girls were invited to come over for dinner. Li Kun and Wang Xifeng were busy with the ladies to Jia's mother's room. After eating, talking and laughing for a while, Sister Feng came down from the upper courtyard, and Mrs. Wang's maid Caiyun was waiting to greet her, saying that she invited Sister Feng to come over and talk immediately. Wang Xifeng was frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly went to Mrs. Wang's courtyard, but he didn't see anything unusual, only smiled and asked Baoyu if he was okay, and said that he had prepared fresh snacks and appetizer soup in the morning, and after a while, he sent them to Baoyu. Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "Thanks to you thinking about your brother, no matter how much you do, you won't let him go." is just like him, and for a moment and a half it only makes the people who really love him suspense. Sister Feng smiled, but just replied casually.

After chatting for a while, Wang Xifeng saw that there was nothing important about the left and right, thinking that there were still many things on his own side, and he was about to mention the conversation to say goodbye, when he suddenly heard Mrs. Wang ask her: "Can the Xu family's account be settled?" Sister Feng was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that it was one of the two families that supplied stone from the provincial family's hospital, and said with a smile: "Because the wood and stone are large, it was previously agreed that the eldest master and Brother Zhen would rule together, and the silver money must be recognized by the two of them." There are 200,000 taels of silver pressed in the treasury in the house, which are closed out in advance for turnover, and the two people who are also seeing the big man and the big brother Zhen sign and pay outside. Now I don't see a new ticket there, I just think that the money that was locked out in advance is still enough, but I don't know what the Xu family's account is. ”

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "That's it." The day before yesterday, the woman of the Xu family came to me, with her words in and out. I don't have any patience for her in my heart, and I don't usually ask about such things. It's just that I think of people like us, counting from the generations of our ancestors, there is no precedent for defaulting on other people's money, and there is no deliberate deduction of delays, which makes people uneasy about the New Year. So when I think about it, I'll ask you. Now that I know, since it is the disposal of the grandfathers outside, we in the house don't have to worry about it anymore. Sister Feng smiled in response.

For a while, Wang Xifeng came out of Mrs. Wang's courtyard and returned to his house, and saw Jia Lian lying on the warm kang in the house, taking off his big clothes, opening his outer robe, and revealing his underwear. There was also a hand stove that was thrown on the side of the kang at will, and it was half-crooked and could not be dropped, and the lid of the stove was loosened. Sister Feng was startled and shouted to Jia Lian: "Even if the house is warm, you should be careful." It's windy in and out of the porch, isn't it?" while taking two steps over to pick up the hand stove, he scolded a few people who were close to him: "It's all dead people, they don't serve when they come to the house, they don't burn the tea stove, and they don't care about the charcoal of the hand stove, they will only be lazy and slippery, and they don't want any skin!" Sister Feng and Jia Lian changed into homely clothes. Ping'er brought tea, and the two of them sat down to eat. Sister Feng asked Jia Lian: "What is the matter? ”

Jia Lian sighed: "It's unbelievable. It's hard to do things out there. Shaking his head, he took another sip of tea, and told Sister Feng the whole story: "Seeing the New Year's Festival, everyone is settling their accounts. Although the project of our homeland started late, the progress is also fast, and there are many masonry, stone and timber. Brother Jane and I were afraid that we would not be able to cope with it for a while, so we agreed to settle each family first in mid-November. The old men knew about it, and they all said yes. So the materials were cleared, the accounts were settled, and the tickets were signed. Those who were in a hurry took it at that time. But there are also those who are not in a hurry, and they did not come to withdraw the money until a few days ago, and they did not want the account office to reply that they had no money and could not pay it. A group of people were so anxious that they surrounded the door, forcing Brother Zhen to count the number on the spot. After counting it four or five times, the left and right can't be checked, and now there is a difference of 30,000 taels of silver. I knew that Zhan Guang had done a few inkstone calligraphy and painting gifts for the master, but he didn't pass our side, but first filled in the silver money from the garden account. Brother Zhen asked again about the money that had been put out in advance for turnover. The account office replied that the eldest master said that he wanted to make a dowry for his second sister, and he would make a sum himself, and the public school would also make a sum according to the regulations. - There was really no way, so Brother Zhen could only move a sum of money from the East Mansion for emergency purposes and send them away, and then he got out. I followed along, turning them out one by one, unaware of them, so ashamed that I couldn't even stand. ”

When Sister Feng heard this, she matched Mrs. Wang's words. Thinking of Jia Yu's consistent behavior and Jia Zheng's consistent behavior, he can only sigh. Because he said: "What can I do now? Although the eldest brother is a family, the old saying is that the brothers have to settle the accounts clearly, and the turnover should be just for a while, and there is no reason to ask him to bear more." What's more, it was an accident in our house. It's just that I didn't rush to ask the old ladies for a while. The number of gains and losses is not very large, and it can be turned over slowly. I have counted the roughness once, and I have more than 20,000 silver at home. The second master looked, or he took 20,000 taels and sent it to Dongfu first, but he could still make it?"

Jia Lian said: "I also have this idea, but I have to tell you first." After thinking about it, he shook his head and sighed: "Brother Zhen's side, although the serious population is less than that in the house here, there are many kinds of chewing branches in the clan. There is also the care of the old man in the view, and he experienced such a major event in the middle of the year. Later, for the sake of the mother, it was the first one to take out the homestead money. Adding up to a few things, at this moment, Brother Zhen is afraid that his hands are also tight. Sister Feng knew that this was about Jia Jing and Qin Keqing's funeral, so she nodded in agreement.

The two discussed, and immediately counted the money, and Jia Lian personally sent it to Ning Guofu. Jia Zhen taught a lesson, collected the money, and left Jia Lian to eat and drink. Jia Lian had something on his mind, just eat a few cups, and say goodbye and go home. Jia Zhen is not forced to stay. Nothing was said all night.

The next day, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng had just gotten up, and before breakfast was eaten, someone in front of Jia Yu sent a message to Jia Lian. Jia Lian saw that the list was not very clear and detailed, most of them only had a general name, or two or three sentences of description, and wrote some categories, materials, contents, and approximate dynasties, etc., and he was ignorant, so he took it home. Ben was going to ask Sister Feng, but she didn't want Sister Feng to be summoned by Mrs. Wang. Jia Lian knew that there was no sooner or later date for this trip, so he couldn't wait patiently, so he asked someone to find the old steward Tao Li. Sure enough, when Tao Liao took a look at the list, he knew what the exact name was, what the origin was, when it entered the mansion and put it into storage, and so on. Because he said: "The second master asked someone to bring the treasury book, and a pair will know." In the end, I still want Sister Feng's family to come. Jia Lian called Tao Li: "If there is nothing to do, don't go to the house, sit and talk to me about the past affairs of each family." Tao Liao said nothing.

After a while, Wang Xifeng's family came, the color on his face was strange, and when he saw Tao Li's place, Fang Dui laughed, and asked Tao Li's family if they had come up together, and prepared noon wine and dinner for him and Jia Lian. Jia Lian heard Tao Liao say that Gu was interesting, and he didn't care. When most of the day passed, after dinner, Jia Lian saw the list of things under the lamp, and rehooked his heart, so he hugged Sister Feng and asked how it was-

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