Mrs. Wang's facelessness and skinlessness opened Xue Baochai's eyes. But this surprise did not pass, and I was stunned by Jia Mu's generosity and neatness. What surprised him even more was that a few days later, Jia Lian came to Jia Zheng, and handed over the silver ticket of 150,000 taels of silver to Mrs. Jia Zheng in front of his mother and brother.

150,000 taels of silver, but it just came into the hands of Mrs. Wang after the Lantern Festival, plus the previous 300,000 taels of silver, Xue Baochai also had to reconsider the importance of Jia Yuanchun.

He didn't know the content of the conversation between Jia's mother and Jia Yu's family, and he didn't know that Jia's mother and Jia Yu's family had reached an agreement on Jia Yuanchun's affairs, the sixteen-year-old age, shallow experience and experience, and incomplete information made Xue Baochai get a wrong conclusion, that is, Jia Yuanchun is very important, otherwise, Jia's mother would not have been said by Mrs. Wang, she should have paid 150,000 taels of silver, and she would not have forced Jia Yu to respond to this matter at once.

He originally thought that Jia Yu and the Lin family had given a total of 300,000 taels of silver, and Jia Jiu had that attitude, and their Xue family had taken out 200,000 taels a lot. But now Jia Yu and the Lin family have taken out a total of 450,000 taels of silver, of which Jia Yu is not less than 300,000, so their Xue family cannot be less.

Xue Baochai was glad that he had said at the beginning that their Xue family had a lot of shops, and they needed a lot of silver to turnover, and it was indeed very difficult to draw out so much silver for a while. And his brother also remembered this sentence when he saw Jia Lian giving silver, and he didn't accept it immediately.

When I heard Aunt Xue say, "Since so much silver has been given over there, should we also add some?" ”

Xue Baochai frowned and bit his lip. After thinking about it carefully, he said, "But Mother, she wants us to take out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver at once." Then our shop will inevitably face a situation of poor turnover, and we can't even put away two of them. Mother, it's better to be like this, didn't my aunt say that they haven't found land to build this provincial villa, and they don't have enough manpower? I remember that our family had a piece of land, which was on the outskirts of Beijing. It is one direction away from the land that Concubine Wu Xian's mother's family fancies, and it is closer than the land selected by Concubine Wu Xian's mother's family. It is close to the mountains, close to the water, and the scenery is good. It's just not big enough, and there are two ruffians on the side, which is very difficult. In the past two years, I have really caused a lot of trouble. The reason for this. It's just to see that our family has lost the imperial signboard. can be replaced by a mother. They will not dare to move. This piece of land is left in our hands to be naughty, but my aunt can use it, one of them. Second, my aunt has no one in her hands, so she has to borrow someone from the clan over there to help. But the people of their Jia family, others don't know, will we not know? It's all uncles, just looking at the silver. Not necessarily able to do things. Mom-like things, in their hands. I'm afraid that the money will be spent twice, but things may not be done. Well, let's take this over. We have a lot of shops in our house, all over the world, just to buy something, and we can get a lower price than others. ”

When Aunt Xue heard this, she immediately swept away the gloom, and immediately smiled: "My son, you can still see it." In that case, I'll tell your aunt to go back. ”

Xue Pan sat below, very unhappy: "But sister, that is our family's land, which was purchased by my father when he was alive." My father also said that the land would give you a dowry in the future. ”

Xue Baochai said: "Brother, we are buying and selling, and the shop is the most important." As long as there is a shop, as long as our shop is good, there will naturally be a steady stream of money coming in. As long as our family's shop has a good business, we don't have to worry about buying land without money. ”

Aunt Xue also even claimed that it was, and Xue Pan muttered twice on the side and then stopped talking.

The Xue family's land is not small, there are more than 300 acres, although it is not very regular (that is, it is not boxy), but with the identity of the Xue family, it is rare to have such a large piece of land in the suburbs of Beijing. It was because of the expectations for Xue Baochai that the Xue family prepared this land for Xue Baochai, and now that this land was sent out so easily, Xue Pan was of course not happy.

In his opinion, his sister is not young, she is sixteen years old. Many girls' families are already ready to marry at this age, and where is it like this with their sister, they have not yet settled. Not only did it not land, but even the dowry was given away.

Xue Pan was unhappy, it was natural.

Xue Pan knew that he was worried about Xue Baochai's marriage, and Aunt Xue was naturally worried.

When he found Mrs. Wang with the title deed, he took advantage of Mrs. Wang's happiness and brought this sentence: "Alas, this is still the dowry that Bao Yatou's father saved for him." ”

Where is the provincial villa repaired, Mrs. Wang was also worried, and when she saw that the Xue family took the initiative to send a piece of land, she was naturally very happy. Hearing Aunt Xue say this, Mrs. Wang's eyes rolled, and she smiled: "Look at what my sister said, didn't we say okay, kiss and kiss?" ”

Aunt Xue shook her head and said, "But I don't think the old lady likes our baby girl very much......

Mrs. Wang took Aunt Xue's hand affectionately and said, "There is a way to be the word of the matchmaker of the parents. Baoyu is my son, if I don't nod, that Lin girl will marry in, don't want to have a good life! ”

Aunt Xue was taken aback. He is Mrs. Wang's younger sister, so he naturally knows Mrs. Wang's temper. To put it mildly, Mrs. Wang is more greedy for money than him, a merchant woman. Lin Daiyu came to Jia's house with nine million family properties, and Aunt Xue didn't believe that Mrs. Wang would not be moved.

Naturally, Mrs. Wang wouldn't tell Aunt Xue so much. He knew that the concubine of the Lin family was arrogant, and in this world, most arrogant people were capable. As long as this child has half of Lin Ruhai's ability, then Lin Daiyu cannot be a candidate for Jia Baoyu's wife, and she can't even have a possibility. That would only become Jia Baoyu's talisman.

Therefore, even if Lin Daiyu had the Lin family's huge family business behind her, Mrs. Wang did not dare to ask for such a daughter-in-law. He wouldn't risk Jia Baoyu. Of course, if Lin Daiyu doesn't have a brother, or if there is no Lin Yu, a nine-year-old younger brother, then it's two words.

Mrs. Wang was slightly stunned when she saw Aunt Xue's surprise. It didn't take long to react. He said, "Sister, you know me. Now I have a son by my side, and I always hope for it. He was able to marry a wife and have children early, and he was smooth and obedient for the rest of his life. But look at the girl Lin, who is thin like that, where can her body be as healthy as the baby girl? It's a squeamish one again, such a daughter-in-law is really going to enter the door, that's an inexhaustible heart! I'm still worried that Baoyu will have no one to take care of, but I have to take care of him first! Now I'm glad. That day, I sent Baoyu out to the temple to make a vow, and I never let the two of them meet. Otherwise. It's a snap again. ”

Seeing that Mrs. Wang disliked Lin Daiyu like this, Aunt Xue was also relieved, and said, "This is also true." Lin Yatou is too thin. It's a cloud girl, he and Baoyu are childhood sweethearts. The relationship between the two of them is unusual......"

Madame Wang shook her head. Of course he can't say. Shi Xiangyun's two uncles were the main reason for his rejection of Shi Xiangyun, he could only say: "Speaking of Yun girl, this child's life is too hard." He is different from Lin Yatou. When Lin Yatou's parents gave birth to him, they were already over forty years old, and ordinary people have almost reached this age. Lin Yatou's parents died, and she couldn't blame him. As for Yun Yatou, his life is too hard. When his parents were gone. How old are you? When I was pregnant with Baoyu, I was already how old I was. Baoyu's body is also weaker than his brother and sister, if he asks for a daughter-in-law with a hard life, won't this dig my heart?! ”

Hearing Mrs. Wang say this, Aunt Xue was also relieved.

It seems that his sister has not forgotten her own agreement.

As a businesswoman, Aunt Xue knows very well that many times, the agreement is nothing at all, just like their family sent Xue Baochai to the palace, many times, the agreement is just a piece of waste paper. What can really unite two families, or tightly maintain an agreement, blood, marriage, these are empty, and what is really useful is interests.

It seems that Lin Daiyu or Shi Xiangyun are of little use to Jia Baoyu in Mrs. Wang's heart, and in this regard, her daughter also has a considerable advantage. Aunt Xue was also relieved.

Like Xue Pan, Aunt Xue is also worried about her daughter's marriage, but he knows very well that her daughter has been delayed by the family, and her daughter will continue to be delayed for a long time in the future. Thinking that Xue Baochai would become an old girl due to various reasons, Aunt Xue's heart was also uncomfortable.

The difficulties of Xue Baochai's marriage, Aunt Xue is obviously very clear. He didn't want his daughter to delay like this, and he didn't want to see his daughter coming, so Mrs. Wang's words undoubtedly gave him a reassurance.

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Sister, last time my sister said that there is a shortage of people in her hands now, and most of the people introduced in Nafu have also gotten into the money eye, I went back and thought about it for two days, thinking that instead of cheapening outsiders, it is better for our family to come forward." Not to mention anything else, our family has more ways to buy things than others, and the things we get will be much cheaper than what ordinary people get. If the sister doesn't dislike it, the sister is willing to share the worries for the sister. ”

Mrs. Wang smiled and took Aunt Xue's hand and said, "My sister thought of going with me, and I also thought that it would be more appropriate to hand over this kind of procurement to my sister than to others." By the way, in the old years, the Zhen family received 50,000 taels of silver from our family, and I wrote a letter when I went back, and my sister asked someone to take it, and it could also be turned around. ”

Aunt Xue listened and laughed too.

This provincial villa has been prepared in this atmosphere. Jia Zheng asked people to inquire everywhere, and it was easy to invite an old Ming Gong named Shanziye to personally investigate the field and plan the system one by one.

On the other hand, Xue Baochai also got a list of things he needed, and he sent someone to go south to buy it, so he asked people to go south to buy it, and what was originally in the shop was also taken out to be sorted out and renovated, and the silk and satin used to decorate it were also prepared. Xue Baochai inquired clearly, it will take almost a year to build this provincial villa, and when he asks for the provincial family, maybe it will be the Lantern Festival. At that time, in the cold winter, where did the garden full of flowers come from, and where did the spring color of the garden come from? Isn't it necessary to decorate the garden with countless fake flowers made of silk? Moreover, such a large provincial villa is indispensable for the girls to take care of, and Mrs. Wang has no one in her hands, so she naturally needs to buy some girls and mothers-in-law to prepare.

Xue Baochai immediately cleaned up his family's house and bought some girls and boys, some of whom pretended to be the little monks and little Taoist nuns, not asking them to have too much attainment in Buddhist affairs. As long as they know two verses, they can mix them up; Some of them were handed over to the master in the troupe to teach, and they learned a few new plays. To be able to show his face in front of Jia Yuanchun on the day of the provincial relatives. The rest of the girls and mothers-in-law were all sent to make those fake flowers, curtains, pasted paper lanterns, large and small candles and other miscellaneous items, ready to be called when they were provincial.

The materials of these things are worthless, but they are also trivial, and it really took Xue Baochai a lot of effort. Fortunately, the Xue family originally bought miscellaneous materials for the palace, and the doors and everything were ready-made. It's just that the manpower is tight, and with these girls. There were also skilled hands with them, but they quickly prepared everything.

What makes Xue Baochai happy is that it is on these things. He saved at least 100,000 taels of silver. As Mrs. Wang originally arranged, it would cost 50,000 taels of silver to buy those small dramas and set them up, but when I got to Xue Baochai. Those little girls are only three or five taels of silver. So many girls, mothers-in-law, and boys add up, and they are only seven or eight thousand silver. There are also those lines, put them outside to buy, and they can't get down without 30,000 silver. But after Xue Baochai's deployment, the final cost of those things was less than 10,000 taels of silver.

In the original book, the Jia family built a grand view garden, but the three and two million taels of silver that followed Lin Daiyu into the Jia family were spent, but in Xue Baochai's hands, nearly sixty percent of the silver was really saved.

But Xue Baochai is just capable. There are some things he can't do either.

It's like saying that the Taihu Lake stone in the garden.

This is a fine Taihu stone. They are all transported from Taihu Lake, not to mention the value of the stone itself, just to say that the freight is not a small amount. Moreover, there are not one or two nobles who like to play with stones in the Jingshi, and there are not one or two mothers who want to build provincial villas. In such a situation, the price of this Taihu stone is naturally going all the way up. The annual output of partial Taihu stone is numerous.

Under such circumstances, with the identity of the Xue family, it is almost impossible to compete with others for this number of Taihu Stones. You must know that the Taihu stones in the original book were directly removed from the original back garden of the Jia family, the courtyard carefully arranged by Jia Yu, and the Huifang Garden of Ning Guofu, which naturally saved a lot of expenses. But now, this provincial villa is almost from scratch, and Jia Jing and Jia Yu are both at odds with Mrs. Jia Zhengwang, where are they willing to cut their love?

Therefore, the rockery and Taihu stone in this provincial villa are naturally not enough. Mrs. Wang handed over these purchases to the Xue family, in order to save money and effort, and now this Taihu Lake stone is not in place, and Xue Baochai is also anxious. These days, he could see clearly the character of his aunt. If one of the 10,000 things is not done well, then the remaining 9,999 things are done perfectly, and the other party will still not be satisfied.

These days, for the sake of this Taihu Stone, Xue Baochai was so anxious that there were fire bubbles on his mouth, and he looked very haggard.

This day is the first day of the first month of March, Mrs. Wang's birthday, and Mrs. Wang's first birthday after leaving the Buddhist hall, but because of the provincial villa, Mrs. Wang has already released her words, saying that this year is not a birthday. It's Tanchun, who is eleven years old this year, although it is not a whole birthday, it also means that he is no longer a child, so Jia Jiu, Jia Qian, and Jia Qing have all prepared birthday gifts for Tanchun, and Shi Xiangyun also took out the needlework made in the old days, and even Lin Daiyu asked Jia Jiu to transfer the birthday gift to Tanchun on his behalf.

Shi Xiangyun saw Xue Baochai stunned, and couldn't help but say, "Sister Bao, what good things have you prepared for the third sister?" ”

Xue Baochai came back to his senses at this time, and hurriedly asked Ying'er to go back to get it: "I have prepared this for a long time, I originally thought that I would wait for two days and take it out on the birthday of my third sister, but I didn't expect that you were all complete, and they were all prepared in advance." ”

Jia Jiu said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, but in two days, I'm going to Yuqing Mountain, but I can't stay at home to celebrate the third sister's birthday, Sister Lin and Qian'er Qing'er are to cooperate with me." As for Sister Yun, he has always been good with the third sister, so he naturally prepared early. ”

Tanchun thanked the sisters one by one, and then said to Xue Baochai: "Sister Bao, why don't you come to sit with me these days?" Even if I came to say hello to the old lady, I was in a hurry. But what happened at home? ”

Xue Baochai is Mrs. Wang's niece and daughter, and Mrs. Wang is now out of the Buddha Hall, and Tanchun doesn't dare to snub Xue Baochai under Mrs. Wang's nose.

Xue Baochai said: "It's not about saving the Taihu Lake Stone of the villa. I heard that the authentic Taihu Stone has long been set, and Concubine Wu Xian's family has spent a high price, which makes others cut their love, but in the end, there are really not many. Seeing that this provincial villa is about to get up, but this Taihu Lake Stone has not been started for a long time, which is a troublesome matter after all. ”

Shi Xiangyunqi said: "What kind of person, it's powerful here." was able to snatch the Taihu Stone from the hands of so many mothers. ”

Xue Baochai sighed and didn't say anything.

From the capital to the south, the news is not very convenient, and the money of the Jia family's provincial villa is indeed a little tight, and it is indeed not easy to win by price.

Jia Jiu thought for a while and said, "This, if it doesn't have to be authentic Taihu Stone, if it only looks similar, I have an idea." ”

Xue Baochai hurriedly said: "I don't know what the second sister has?" ”

Jia Jiu thought for a while and said, "I once saw a kind of stone on Yuqing Mountain, which looks a little similar to the authentic Taihu stone. I heard that the people in Daomen like to use this kind of stone to clean up their courtyards. The price is not expensive, and the transportation is also convenient, but to buy this kind of stone, you need a post from a person in the door. Besides, I don't know if my aunt doesn't like it......"

Xue Baochai said: "What is the price, can the second sister know?" ”

Jia Jiu thought for a while and said, "I've only vaguely heard that as long as the price of Taihu Stone is half of the price." I don't know. ”

When Xue Baochai heard this, he was very happy. The price is half of Taihu stone, which is still in previous years, but it is not the price that has doubled this year, plus the freight saved, this is not a small amount.

Xue Baochai said: "If you can buy it, it will help a lot." I just don't know if it's going to be too much trouble. ”

Jia Jiu thought for a while and said, "It's not going to be troublesome." After two days, I went up to Yuqing Mountain to ask someone, and whether it was successful or not, it was just a matter of one sentence. I just don't know if Sister Bao will wait. ”

If you wait for two days, you can save three-quarters of the price, and of course Xue Baochai is willing. He hurriedly thanked Jia Jiu. (To be continued......)