I don't know when, a light rain fell outside the house, carrying a slight coolness.

The atmosphere in the room is the same, it is so cold that it makes people's hearts shiver.

The maid who was standing beside the old lady stiffened even more, and she didn't dare to make a sound.

Everyone knows that the old lady has always felt sorry for her second aunt and grandmother.

Xia Ruan's words just now were equivalent to a slap in the face of the second aunt and grandmother.

Today's second aunt and grandmother are no longer the second lady of the Yue family, she is already Mrs. Hou, and her status is superior.

It's just this Lee's ......

The old lady glanced at Xia Ruan, smiling rather than smiling, "She is the maid in your house, and it is common for you to want to protect her, but today is not what you want to do." After saying this, the old lady put the Buddhist beads in her hand on the table.

Li Shi tugged at Xia Ruan's clothes, showing a little helplessness in his eyes, and motioned Xia Ruan not to say any more.

At this time, Li's pitiful actions fell into Yue's eyes, and she smiled and comforted the old lady: "Mother, Mrs. Li is also the cousin of the sister-in-law, so there is no need to be so embarrassed." This jade hairpin is worth a few thousand taels of silver...... Why don't I just be a favor and give it to Mrs. Li. ”

After saying this, Yue slowly walked to Li's side.

I saw Yue's face look happy, and handed the jade hairpin in his hand to the Li family: "Mrs. Li, let's talk about it, it's also a family." A few days ago, Hou Ye said that he fell in love with the Zhuangzi in Dongyang County, I remember that most of those Zhuangzi were in the hands of Mrs. Li? ”

"Zhuangzi?" Li Shi woke up like a dream, his voice trembled a little, "I ......"

Seeing that Li didn't take the hairpin, Wei gradually became a little displeased, and reminded angrily: "Cousin, this jade hairpin is worth thousands of taels, you can't take things for nothing, after all, it's also Cuiliu's today." ”

A jade-colored hairpin with a bad texture was embarrassed to boast that it was something that cost thousands of taels of silver as soon as he opened his mouth, did the Yue family really regard them as countrymen who had never seen the world?

Xia Ruan understood in his heart that this was the same as the Wei family, the Yue family wanted the Zhuangzi and money in his mother's hands, so he spread rumors and framed Cuiliu for stealing things, because what the Tang family has never lacked most is not power, but money.

One sings with a red face, the other with a white face.

Just like back then, the Yue family obviously hated her to the core, but they had to let Tang Jingxuan marry her into the door, in general, it was all the silver that caused the trouble.

She didn't know whether the old lady and the Wei family knew the reason for this matter, but even if they saw it through, they would help the Yue family. After all, the Yue family is a member of the Yue family, and it is Mrs. Hou.

In their hearts, their mother has nothing to do with the Li family, let alone a relationship of interest.

Because the third uncle, who was the same mother as his mother, was now afraid that he would be caught up by a fast horse, and after informing his grandfather of his illness, he returned overnight. At present, in the eyes of the Yue family, the third uncle's behavior feels that the grandfather does not allow the third uncle to recognize his mother as a younger sister.

When Xia Ruan thought of this, he couldn't help but think of whether his mother was also persecuted by the Yue family when she held the title deed and silver ticket in the past, and said, 'Not enough, or not enough'.

She glanced at Wei's with resentment, her cousin, she had such a vicious mind for silver, she was really a femme fatale.

Wei Shi saw that Xia Ruan's eyes had a hint of anger, and for some reason he felt a little frightened. couldn't help but take another look, but found that Xia Ruan's eyes were flat, and she felt that she was too nervous to see such a phantom.

"This hairpin must be from the Kyoto Liuyu Pavilion, the jade texture of this Liuyu Pavilion has always been not as transparent as the Chengyu Pavilion, and the jade color is not pure or luster, if it is a few thousand taels, I am afraid that Mrs. Yue will be deceived." Xia Ruan looked at the hairpin in Yue's hand for a while, pretending to be worried.

After a pause, Xia Ruan added, "Unfortunately, a few days ago, someone also gave my mother a hairpin, but it wasn't for Mrs. Yue's reminder, I forgot about it." ”

After Xia Ruan said this, he took out a sandalwood locket from his cuff.

This box looks very luxurious, and the hairpin inside is even more valuable.

It's just that Xia Ruan's heart was a little bitter, and he didn't expect that the things sent by Zhao Nanke could come in such a handy.

In the past, when she sold all the cotton in her hand, she met Zhao Nanke on the way back to the house.

At that time, Zhao Nanke was a little puzzled by Xia Ruan's handling and had doubts.

So Zhao Nanke asked a lot: "Why does the third lady want to sell the cotton in her hand, you must know that the price of Lu Dao is now four times, and no one can say whether it will be five times or even ten times in a few days." ”

Xia Ruan smiled, although Zhao Nanke was tempting, it could be regarded as reminding her that the price of cotton would rise, which could be regarded as goodwill.

It's just that this kindness is a little funny to her.

Because she knew that the price of cotton was the highest now, and in a few days, these precious cotton would not be as valuable as they are now, but she would never dare to say such words.

After a pause, Xia Ruan said, "Why don't you sell it?" ”

Speaking of this, after she took the pears she bought from Wang San's hands, she held them tightly in her hands and explained: "It's like this pear, you won't be full if you eat one, but you can't eat two of them." Sometimes you want too much and get too little, but you never get enough. Sometimes, if you can eat enough, try to eat as soon as possible. ”

A slight smile appeared on Zhao Nanke's handsome face, and he said lightly: "What does the third miss mean, now is the best?" ”

"Now it may not be the best in the eyes of Zhao Gongzi, but in Xia Ruan's heart, it is the best." After Xia Ruan finished answering, he kindly reminded again, "Zhao Gongzi must also know that when the snow melts, there will be no permanent obstacles on this road." ”

It was because of her words that Zhao Nanke sold more than half of the cotton in his hand in time, although there were still some in the warehouse that had not been sold out at the highest price of cotton, but he still made a lot of money.

After this incident, Zhao Nanke was somewhat grateful to her in his heart, and gave her many things, but she politely refused.

Xia Ruan thought that Zhao Nanke would retreat from the difficulty, after all, she didn't want to have anything to do with a businessman who was too deep in the city. But I didn't want Zhao Nanke to go to Kyoto in person after the worst, found the Cheng shopkeeper of Cheng Yuge, and bought this valuable hairpin for her with a lot of money.

This time, Zhao Nanke was obviously smarter than the previous times, and he asked Wang San to transfer it to her, so that she couldn't refuse.

As far as she knew, this hairpin used to be owned by Zeng Guifei, the biological mother of the eldest prince in the palace, and she once saw Zeng Guifei wearing it at the palace banquet.

At that time, some people praised the exquisite workmanship of this hairpin, and Zeng Guifei explained with a smile that this was the eldest prince who personally went to Chengyu Pavilion to buy it and give it to her on her birthday.

But now, it's in her hands.

Xia Ruan will bring the hairpin to Xianyang this time, just because she is afraid that after she leaves, her father will go to her house to find valuable things, and if her father sends the hairpin to the pawnshop, it will cause her a lot of unnecessary trouble.

It's just that she didn't expect that the hairpin she carried with her would have such a purpose today.

Thinking of this, Xia Ruan took out the hairpin and put it on her mother's head, then glanced at it and said, "This person is really powerful, I know that the mutton fat jade is suitable for my mother's complexion." ”

The old lady sitting above showed surprise on her face when she saw Xia Ruan take out the hairpin, and it disappeared in a flash.

She was sure that this hairpin was definitely from the hand of the shopkeeper of Kyoto Chengyu Pavilion, because she also had such a dazzling earring in her hand.

It's just that the shopkeeper has generally not sold such exquisite things to ordinary businessmen over the years.

If that's the case, it could be the Li family and the Li family......

The old lady's eyes were a little more hesitant.