Jia Mu hadn't really taken care of anything for a long time. In other words, a long time ago, he didn't care about such a trivial thing as the food and clothing of the juniors.

In Jia's mother's eyes, he just needs to grasp the general direction of the Jia family, and then wait for the juniors and girls to serve him comfortably.

In this regard, over the years, Jia Yu has done an excellent job. And Mrs. Wang can't do it in other places, she can always moisten things silently when flattering Jia's mother, and she is extremely thoughtful, which also makes Jia's mother very satisfied. But when the gorgeous fig leaf used to deceive people was lifted, Mrs. Wang took most of the blame and went to the Buddhist hall, and Mother Jia could only turn a blind eye.

After Jia Yu regained his things, Jia Mu did not interfere in the affairs of this mansion.

If Shi Xiangyun didn't open his mouth today, Jia Mu would continue to ignore it.

But today, Jia Mu can't do it.

Because today, Princess Changle is in the Jia family, and many of the female officials around Princess Changle are from the official family, some are not as good as the Jia family, and some have similar family backgrounds to the Jia family. Mother Jia can not care in front of the Xue family, and she can not care in front of the mother and daughter of the Li family, but he can't not care in front of these people.

If you let the outside know, their Jia family is obviously fine, but the girl who came to Jia's house as a guest actually had to count the food, and then look at today's banquet, can Jia's mother not blush?

Of course, Jia Mu would not be angry with Jia Jiu. Because Jia Jiu handed over the things in the back garden very early. But he was angry with Jia Qian and Jia Qing's sisters, thinking that the two of them made him lose face.

So. After Jia Mu stood for a while, she said, "This used to be the Huansha Pavilion, right?" Let's go see their sisters' house. ”

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she also smiled and said, "It seems." Her Royal Highness the princess and the second girl will need a little time, and it will be the same for us to wait in the Huansha Pavilion. ”

Seeing that Mrs. Wang hadn't given up yet, Jia Mu couldn't help but look at him again.

Something is always getting darker and darker. Mrs. Wang played a side game and wanted to publicize the scandal between Princess Changle and Jia Jiu, in Jia's mother's opinion, Jia Jiu's discrediting was a small matter. Princess Changle was smeared, that is, she completely offended the rhythm of the palace.

Fang has just come to the circle, and now this daughter-in-law is talking vaguely. It's really not appropriate to say anything more.

Jia Mu thought about it carefully, but still didn't say anything after all. He extended his hand to Mrs. Wang.

In front of outsiders, Jia Mu will always remember to give Mrs. Wang a little face, after all. The current Mrs. Wang is the biological mother of the imperial concubine. Even if he is still a concubine.

The Jia Qian and Jia Qing sisters, who had just returned to the Huansha Pavilion, got the news, so they had to quickly order the following words, and let the kitchen master go to the back, and she took the grandmothers and the big girl out to greet her. Jia Mu stood at the door, looked up at the palace lamp under the eaves, and said, "Why is there still a yarn palace lamp hanging here?" Why not use Western crystal glass? ”

The best light yarn is not cheap, but it is not cheaper than the crystal glass that has crossed the ocean, or the local crystal glass with a high price in the inner house. That's a fraction.

It's just, no matter how good the light yarn. Transparent light and air at the same time. On weekdays, there is a wind and grass, and the lights and shadows are constantly shaking. If it encounters a windy day, even if it is hung high, the yarn palace lamp may be extinguished. At this point, the gauze palace lamp is not as good as the crystal glass lamp.

Jia Qian instinctively felt that there was something in Jia's mother's tone, and for a moment, she hesitated.

On the contrary, it was Jia Qing, he came over with a smile, supported Jia's mother, and said: "Old lady, when our sisters came in, there was a yarn lantern hanging here." It may not be as good as the crystal glass, but if you draw various patterns on the yarn, it will be interesting under the lamps and shadows. ”

Jia Mu smiled: "You are a good player." ”

As he spoke, he let Jia Qing help him into the house.

When Jia Qian and Jia Qing sisters first came to Jia's house, Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu often came to them to play.

Later, Jia Jiutong, Qin Keqing and Lin Zhixiao's way, got a few powerful grandmothers, and Jia Qian and Jia Qing's sisters were knighted again, and this daily life naturally gained confidence. Because of Jia Jiu's persistence and calculation, Jia Baoyu couldn't come to this back garden, and Shi Xiangyun gradually disappeared from the Huansha Pavilion. Calculating the time, the last time Shi Xiangyun came here was two or three years ago.

Shi Xiangyun is still like this, not to mention others.

As soon as Shi Xiangyun entered the house, he said: "Qianya, I haven't seen you for a few years, but you haven't changed much here." It is that there is an extra jasper bamboo bonsai on the incense case above. ”

Jia Qian heard it, smiled slightly, and said, "My aunt has said more than once that this Huansha Pavilion is in a hurry, and it is a little thin. Later, one after another, not only my grandfather and second uncle sent things and ornaments, but even a lot of things were sent outside. This bonsai of aventurine jade is obtained from the outside. Although it is not worth anything, it is not a good omen for him. Our sisters put it on for a long time, and finally we thought it looked good here. ”

Jia Qian's voice was gentle and soft, as if she didn't know what she was talking about.

In this era, there were certain regulations for the placement of objects in the main hall. Even the main hall of the little girls' own boudoir can't be too freewheeling.

Especially for people like the Jia family, they don't have enough background, and they know that they don't have enough confidence, so they can only pay attention to pomp and circumstance in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, as if this can raise the style of their family and make them sit on an equal footing with those families. But in fact, this kind of behavior is just one of the many pre-tea and after-dinner conversations that the Jia family provides for the world.

It's like the ornaments of aventurine jade, because aventurine jade is too ordinary, even ordinary businessmen, as long as they have money, they can get one or two, so even if they are in excellent condition and extremely exquisite craftsmanship, they are rarely seen in the Jia family.

This is the case with this aventurine jade and bamboo bonsai. Obviously lifelike, obviously the bamboo seems to be swaying in the wind, because of his material. It is treated as an ordinary object. If it weren't for Jia Qing who felt that he could no longer pay attention to these imaginary things now, he would not have placed this green bamboo bonsai on the incense case in the main hall.

Jia Mu squinted her eyes for a while and said, "This thing." Although the material is mediocre, but now a whole piece of jade can be carved into this shape, even if this craftsman is not an offering in the palace, it is not much worse. This is when you first got canonized, and you were honored outside, right? It's really heartfelt. ”

You know, a craftsman with good craftsmanship also has to pick materials. Although Jia Mu's words are suspected of exalting the other party, they also point to a reality.

The worshippers in the palace. But it will not be connected to the grounded material of aventurine jade.

Jia Qing said with a smile: "Look at what the old lady said, if the thing is too good, we won't be able to keep it." It's still so good. The thing is just right, it won't be too eye-catching, the craftsmanship is top-notch, and it's not a shame to take it out. ”

Jia Mu listened. Think about the identities of these two sisters. also smiled slightly.

The identities of Jia Qian and Jia Qing's sisters are also a thorn in Jia's mother's heart. Jia's mother has also thought more than once behind her back, why such a good thing is so cheap for two outsiders, but it is not his own daughter's daughter and granddaughter, let alone the daughter of his youngest son's family.

But reason also told him very clearly, at that time, it was Jia Jiu who had a heart. It is impossible to give up the honor to Tanchun. is not only because Tanchun is the origin of a maid's daughter, but also because of the grievances between Jia Zheng and Jia Zheng's brothers.

Arguably. The two sisters were almost Jia Jiu's only choice that day.

Thinking of her daughter's tragic fate, Jia's mother was also very entangled in her heart. In his opinion, his daughter was gone early, and it was completely the fault of the Lin family to let him, a white-haired woman, send a black-haired person, Lin Ruhai remarried his wife and gave birth to a son against Jia's mother's wishes, so Jia's mother didn't want to see the Lin family in her heart. But on the other hand, Lin Daiyu is Jia Min's only blood and blood left in this world, and Jia's mother hopes that this granddaughter can get a good result.

Seeing that Jia Jiu treated Lin Daiyu well, Jia's mother was very happy, thinking that Lin Daiyu might be another person who could get Jia Jiu's care after Jia Qian and Jia Qing's sisters. On the other hand, Mother Jia was worried about Lin Daiyu again.

Because the eldest sister is like a mother. When there is no one in the Lin family in the previous generation, Lin Daiyu, as an older sister, has the responsibility to take care of her younger brothers and sisters, just like Mrs. Xing in the past.

In that case, Lin Daiyu's lifelong event is destined to be delayed.

Every time Jia Mu thought of this, her heart felt a pain.

Especially now, seeing that Jia Qian and Jia Qing's sisters are about to become rich and have a bright future, but the future of his own granddaughter is still shrouded in a layer of black fog, and Jia's mother inevitably thinks about it again.

Perhaps, kissing and kissing is a good choice?

Mrs. Wang didn't think about it so much.

Although his face still looked like a compassionate person, in fact, he was already calculating the value of the furnishings in this Huansha Pavilion.

Mrs. Wang was originally greedy for money, otherwise, Cao Xueqin would not have used the money python to hint at him. A year ago, Jia Yuanchun was crowned a concubine, he came out of the Buddhist hall, and saw that he only had the dowry he had brought from his mother's family, after the fine and Jia Zheng's profligacy, and Mrs. Wang's pursuit of money became more and more intensified.

He never hides it in front of Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai's mother and daughter, but in front of Mother Jia, he still knows how to restrain a thing or two.

However, how could his look, the greed in his eyes, hide Xue Baochai, who has been tossed enough by him for the past year?

Xue Baochai had already seen the Ruyi enshrined in the beauty, and immediately pointed it to Xue Baoqin: "Sister Qin, look at that." ”

Xue Baoqin followed Xue Baochai's guidance, first stunned, and then taken aback: "Is that a wishful thinking made inside?" It's amazing that ordinary people just have one or two pieces, but I didn't expect that there were four of them. ”

Xue Baoqin's exclamation naturally attracted Aunt Xue's attention.

The current Xue family, although there is Mrs. Wang on the side of all kinds of calculations, although there is a provincial villa that is a big money-consuming family there, but the Xue family's financial situation is still passable, whether it is Xue Baochai or Xue Baoqin is not short of money, or in other words, whether it is Xue Pan's house or Xue Zhen's side, the Xue family's two rooms in Beijing are now not short of silver, but they lack an identity that can be handled.

Xing Xiuyan is no longer looked down upon, and he still has a grandfather who has been an official.

The Xue family was an official by their ancestors several generations ago, and now, they have lost the imperial merchant signboard handed down from their ancestors.

When Xue Baoqin saw the four Ruyi, his first reaction was, if he could have such a one, even if it was the most inconspicuous bamboo Ruyi in it, how could his marriage be full of twists and turns? How could the Mei family not even say hello when they went out of Beijing to take up their duties?

But the Mei family is Xue Baoqin's future in-law after all, how can Xue Baoqin express it?

He is the daughter of the boudoir, and he is young, if he says anything, he is afraid that he will be laughed at and hated.

However, Xue Baoqin's heart was unwilling after all.

is also envious and unwilling, as well as Tanchun.

Tanchun is an ambitious person, just like he said in the original book, if he could go, he would have left a long time ago. But in fact, Tanchun also knows that this is impossible. At the very least, he doesn't have a household registration. If you don't have a household registration, you can't buy a house or land, let alone a shop.

Tanchun has compared his cousin more than once. In his opinion, this cousin is a very capable person, but such a capable cousin, who has established such great feats and done so great things, must return home in the end. Compared to my cousin, what can I do if I am not as good as myself?

While feeling deeply powerless, Tanchun was so unwilling.

He thought, if he has one of the above Ruyi, even if it is the most inconspicuous bamboo Ruyi, as long as it is obtained from the palace, then his mother-in-law can only learn from the practice over there and remember herself as a concubine, right?

However, this can only be imagined.

Aunt Xue also heard her daughter's words, he raised his eyes and said, "These Ruyi, although the materials are ordinary, but if you look closely, they are almost the same as those obtained in the palace when my mother was alive." ”

The mother in Aunt Xue's mouth is actually the main mother of the previous generation of the Wang family, Wang Ziteng's biological mother, and his mother-in-law. At that time, although the Wang family was not more prominent than the Jia family, it was also the home of lords and nobles. As the wife in charge of the serious county uncle's mansion and the lady of the command, it is not uncommon for the old lady of the Wang family to enter the palace, nor is she rewarded by the palace.

However, whether it is Aunt Xue or Mrs. Wang, she will never tell everyone, the old lady of the Wang family, the Ruyi she has received from the palace in her life is only four branches.

Mrs. Wang even took over the conversation and said, "But isn't that gold-inlaid jade eight-treasure Ruyi a little similar to the one that my mother often plays with?" ”

Even if the old lady of the Wang family really has such a thing, it will be left to her son, not to her daughter. Mrs. Wang is not afraid of someone talking here. (To be continued......)