In Aunt Xue's opinion, if you want to have a good relationship with others, you must use money to open the way. He's always done that. For example, when I was in the south in the past, I gave my brothers and sisters a rich gift during the New Year's holiday, and when Xue Pan had an accident, he also sent a lot of gifts to the Wang family and the Jia family, and Xue Pan's matter was solved, and he sent a thick gift to the Wang family.

For Aunt Xue, money is everything.

Seeing that his mother was about to talk about this and that again, Xue Baochai hurriedly stopped him: "Mom, what are you doing?" ”

Aunt Xue said, "You kid, why are you confused now?" It's only a few days since the Chung Yeung Festival, and if we don't want to make a decent festival, what will people think of us? ”

Xue Baochai smiled: "Mom, have you forgotten jì?" There has always been an old practice for our family to send things to this house. It's just that in previous years, my aunt received it, and now it is handed over to the eldest lord in this house, and we just have to send it to the eldest lord. My cousin is about to enter the palace, and he can't be treated lightly, otherwise it won't be good for my cousin to remember our rudeness today when he gets up. We've all been doing this for so many years, where is there such a moment and a half? It's better to send it to my cousin by one or two percent according to the old practice, which can be regarded as a full friendship in the past. As for the second sister, the second sister is young, and even if he gives him money, he has nowhere to go, so he can only watch it in the house. These days, my daughter looked at her coldly, and there was nothing wrong with the second sister being a money-conscious person, but he was also a person who was not short of money, even if he gave him jewelry outside, he just used it to press the bottom of the box. The daughter watched and gave him gold and silver property, but she was afraid that he would not look down on him. It's better to give away gold and silver at the same time, but also to buy some things that are not common here. Paper windmills, bamboo dragonflies, grasshoppers made of straw. As long as you pick up that elegant and interesting, you can naturally please him. ”

Aunt Xue hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, yes." If you don't say I'm confused. Although they have experienced so much, their family's strength has been greatly damaged, but for Dafang, not only did they not damage, but they gained money and reputation, and even won the sympathy of Jingli, and even the second girl had a chance to go out. There is already the Zhang family standing behind their family, and now they will marry the Dong family, and let Lian Er marry a famous lady in the future. They couldn't tell that their house was shaking. Before they get up, we bet and when they get up, we can still have some soup. ”

Xue Baochai said: "Not only the second sister, but also the two of the Huansha Pavilion, although they are adopted daughters, they are also girls in this house, and if they marry in the future, they will be even more justified." Since you do it, you have to do a full set. We have already paid so much, and it is not inferior to their two shares, as long as it is slightly less than the second sister. And these two are easy to pass away, especially that sister. Just a few times said that he loves money. Our family does not lack anything, and there is no shortage of this, gold and silver jewelry, and newly beaten gold and silver gland. It's all readily available. On the contrary, it is easier to spread than those jewel jewelry. ”

Aunt Xue nodded and said, "Good boy." Thankfully, I still have you by my side, and you've always been thoughtful. I'll leave it to you, make sure you arrange him properly. ”

This kind of thing is not once or twice, Xue Baochai should do it as usual.

In fact, the current Xue Baochai is only ten years old, which child is not pampered in the arms of his parents at his age? is Lin Daiyu in the original book, although both parents died, although he was sent to the fence, although Jia's mother did not raise him well, but Jia's mother is actually quite spoiled to Lin Daiyu, that is, her two granddaughters can't compare to him. Only Xue Baochai said goodbye to his childhood early, began to contact outside affairs early, and started his career as Sister Bao early.

This is Xue Baochai's luck and his misfortune. Luckily, he has access to things that other girls can't, and unfortunately, after going through this, he's no longer an ordinary little girl. Other little girls can be as speechless as Shi Xiangyun, or they can be like Lin Daiyu to hold Jia Baoyu and show their temperament, but Xue Baochai can't. He must be perfect and thoughtful, it seems that his perfect thoughtfulness is a must, and the slightest mistake will be criticized and scolded as a traitor.

Jia Jiu doesn't like Xue Baochai because of Xue Baochai's sleek left and right, and Jia Qing doesn't like Xue Baochai because of Xue Baochai's ability to pit people. But no matter which one of them admits in their hearts, if they change places, they will not be able to be so thoughtful as Xue Baochai. In other words, whether Jia Jiu and Jia Qing realized it or not, in fact, they took Xue Baochai as a fierce rival in their hearts and guarded against it, because they knew very well that as long as Xue Baochai was given a chance, Xue Baochai would be able to do a very beautiful job, and step on their heads, and even step on their top positions and make them speechless.

Jia Jiu and Jia Qing will not guard against Lin Daiyu, because Lin Daiyu will not choose to climb up by hurting them even if she has this opportunity, but Xue Baochai will definitely make herself the only one who can go up. This is also the biggest difference between Sister Bao and Sister Lin in their hearts. Just such a slight difference made Xue Baochai stiffly lower Lin Daiyu in terms of morality.

It's Xue Pan, who is still thinking about Wang Xifeng. Although he knew very well in his heart that giving up Wang Xifeng was the best choice for the Xue family and for himself, but when he thought that Wang Xifeng had now entered the door of the Xue family with one foot, and was about to be delayed by the calculations of his mother and sister, he felt a little unbearable in his heart, and he was uncomfortable in the chair for a long time, and then he heard him say: "Mom, sister, Sister Feng, are we sorry for him, do we want to compensate him?" ”

As soon as Xue Pan spoke, Aunt Xue was stunned. He likes Wang Xifeng's niece, but Wang Xifeng is not important enough to surpass his children. To put it more clearly, Aunt Xue curryed favor with the Wang family and the Jia family, the most fundamental thing is for his two children Xue Pan and Xue Baochai, compared to Xue Pan and Xue Baochai, Wang Xifeng is a ball.

I didn't know it before, but now that I know that Wang Xifeng is a scourge, Aunt Xue can't wait for Wang Xifeng to die violently at this time, so that it won't drag down his children. Not to mention Wang Xifeng himself, it is his own brother and sister-in-law, Aunt Xue is also angry at this time.

Xue Baochai looked at Aunt Xue. Only then did he say, "Brother, this is not something we can do. Look at my uncle and my aunt. Sister Feng has been raised by them for so many years, and something happened. Didn't my uncle and aunt think about letting him out early? We didn't know it before, but now that we do, why do we have to do anything superfluous? If we provoke the top, I'm afraid that we will get the signboard back in the distance. ”

Aunt Xue's heart moved, and she also said: "Good boy, I know that you have always been soft-hearted, and it is good to treat your own family." But I can't complain about us, and I can't complain about your uncle and aunt, it's that Feng girl who doesn't know what to do. This person who looks like he is about to die, but he doesn't even know the least major crime of conspiracy, and such a person will only cause trouble for the family. Look at your aunt, isn't it good for Feng Yatou? Even the family affairs are close to him first, and first let your aunt do the activities for it, and promise the phoenix girl to Lian'er in this house, that is a person who can inherit the title and will lie down and enjoy it in the future. If you don't hurt him, wouldn't it be easy to promise him to Zhu'er, and directly to Zhu'er? ”

Xue Pan always felt that something was wrong. But he couldn't talk about his mother and sister, so he had to sit on the side and sulk.

How can it be so difficult to marry a daughter-in-law? He doesn't want the other party to have the same heart as himself, and he doesn't expect the other party to feel that he is all good, as long as the other party can honor his mother and take care of his sister for himself. So easy to find one. is a good-looking person on the face, but a mess in private, and he can't get back. But it dragged on like this. Xue Pan was also a little unbearable.

In the end, this is delaying people's youth.

Xue Pan, who has never had any brains, is also troubled now.

It was Xue Baochai, who arranged it after reaching an agreement with his mother. Now that they already know about Wang Xifeng. Naturally, they didn't want to be such a troublemaker, so they turned a blind eye to Wang Xifeng's birthday as a matter of course. Even if Wang Xifeng is exactly fifteen years old this year. To hold a ceremony, they just asked someone to send two random things.

On Jia Jiu's and Jia Qian's Jia Qing's side, Xue Baochai carefully prepared six-colored gifts every day, of which Jia Jiu's four are chic small gifts of gold and silver property, and Jia Qian and Jia Qing are very simple gold and silver jewelry.

Jia Jiu was very surprised, and when he saw that Xue Baochai specially sent these things, he was stunned: "Sister Bao, what are you doing here?" ”

Xue Baochai smiled: "Chongyang Festival." This is a new thing in our shop, and it's not a valuable thing, so the second sister left it stubborn. ”

Jia Jiu smiled: "I don't have anything for Sister Bao here, but let Sister Bao send something to me first." ”

Xue Baochai said: "We are guests, of course we will send it first." ”

Jia Jiu opened it and looked at it, and said, "Yo, this thing is not light." ”

Xue Baochai said: "Second sister, this thing is really not light for ordinary people, but for the house, it is just a thing." Now our family can only get this, but please don't dislike the second sister. ”

Jia Jiu said with a smile: "Then I don't have anything good to give to Sister Bao, only home-brewed wine, and in addition to these ladies in the county lord and Beijing, there are only two bottles left." If Sister Bao doesn't dislike it, she will take it back and taste it, which can be regarded as a little bit of my heart. So saying, he called for the wine to be fetched.

After a while, Xiaohong really came in with two blue and white vases.

Jia Jiu said: "Although eggshell porcelain doesn't cost a few dollars, it's not so easy to get. This was originally something I kept for myself to eat in advance, and the bottle I used was a little shabby, so Sister Bao didn't have to dislike it. ”

It is just a pretext to say that what was left in advance, even Xue Baochai himself knew that if Jia Jiu gave himself the wine made of eggshell porcelain, it would be tantamount to offending the ladies in the entire Beijing Division. Xue Baochai didn't dare to take that kind of packaged wine, but this kind of wine, he took it with peace of mind.

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Look at what my sister said, what kind of wine does my sister make by herself, which lady in Beijing doesn't like it?" I had such an idea, but I was just embarrassed to open up this mouth with my sister. ”

After a few more words of gossip, Xue Baochai said goodbye and went to the Huansha Pavilion, naturally, Jia Qian and Jia Qing sisters also had gifts to give, and they were all eating.

In the evening, Jia Qian and Jia Qing's sisters came over, and Jia Qing asked Jia Jiu: "Auntie, what do you mean, Aunt Bao?" I sent those things coldly, and I roughly calculated, why did the box of six-colored gifts cost one or two hundred taels of silver. ”

Jia Jiu just wanted to say that the Xue family gave him something, and the amount was not light. But when the words came to his lips, he still swallowed them back. How much is the gift worth? In Jia Jiu's opinion, it is still secondary, and there is no need to compare with the two juniors on this. What is more important now is why Xue Baochai suddenly gave a generous gift.

Jia Jiu thought for a while and said, "Qian'er, what do you think about this?" ”

Jia Qian said softly: "Auntie, in the eyes of my niece, Aunt Bao was also ordinary to her aunt before, and when she met the festival in the past, she just gave a few home-made food. I sent such a gift this time, I'm afraid it's because of the relationship between the Dong family. I heard Concubine Nan'an say that the Dong family is very decent in the palace, I am afraid that Aunt Bao's family has the idea of the Dong family, and I hope we can help talk about it. ”

Jia Jiu shook his head and said, "We haven't heard any rumors about this before, and my father hasn't mentioned it, so there may not be such a thing, maybe it's just a rumor." ”

Jia Qingdao: "What about rumors? Horizontal and vertical have nothing to do with us. ”

Jia Jiu sighed. "If only it were that simple. This matter is not our family's business, the Dong family not only has the blue eyes in the palace, but also has a few high-ranking officials in the clan. If such a person offends them, go away. I'm afraid that my father and brother won't be good. ”

Jia Qingdao: "Didn't you say that our own grandmother was born to the daughter of their family? Why don't we find a way to get in touch with them? ”

Jia Qian shook her head and said, "Sister, this can't be done." After all, people haven't affirmed us yet. If we go up at this point, they will not be troubled in their hearts. It will also look down on us. ”

Jia Jiu said: "Yes." I'd rather have a few friends in the future, and bring you with me when the hairpin party is held at the friend's house. Then approach them little by little, and don't come up so coldly. This set of rules can't be messed up. ”

Jia Qian was silent for a while, and said, "Auntie, since my grandfather didn't say anything about marrying the Dong family, why did Concubine Nan'an suddenly say this in front of us?" Is there something going on out there that we don't know about? ”

When Jia Jiu heard this, he suddenly stood up, walked a few steps in the room, and said, "You mean to say that someone wants to make the Dong family think that we are calculating them, so they use such a method." They want to provoke the Dong family and let the Dong family do something to our family? ”

Jia Qian didn't speak, but his expression clearly showed his attitude.

Jia Jiu sat on the embroidery pier on the side, but couldn't say anything.

Jia Qingdao: "Sister, then tell me, whose family will be framing us?" ”

Jia Qian thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it's possible for anyone's family." Let's not talk about the grievances between us and the second room, let's just say that the treasury is empty, our family is still in deficit, but there are many other people's families who owe money to the treasury. In the homes of those who still owe a deficit, I am afraid that we deliberately roasted them on the fire. They don't care how much money we've been taken away from by the minions below, and they don't care how the minions cheat them. They will only know that after our family has paid off the deficit, the imperial court will begin to pay attention to this matter, so that they will leave a bad impression on Banzai. ”

Jia Qing looked at Jia Jiu and said, "That sister, tell me, what will they do?" ”

Jia Qian thought for a while and said, "Maybe, maybe they will let the second uncle go to some positions that are more likely to cause accidents, for example, border customs or something." ”

Jia Jiu said: "But the officials who came out of the Ming Arithmetic Department all started from the petty officials of the eighth and ninth grades. Although the main book in the army is of low grade, it is better to have military merits to take, which is a shortcut to the rise. If you are a civil official, firstly, our family does not have much power outside, and secondly, most of the civil officials recruit staff members who are looking for people who enter the Scholar Department, and there are many people who do not want the Ming Arithmetic Department and the Ming Economics. If you don't go to the border, where will my brother find a position with a fast promotion? Our family now only has an empty title, if everyone does not have it, there is no way, since people use yang scheme, what can we do? Let's take a look. The elder brother is the grandson of the Zhang family, and the Zhang family will not care about this matter. ”

Jia Jiu has no choice, and Jia Qian and Jia Qing have no choice. But what if you know there's something wrong with this? They can't even bring out their faces, they have to make a happy appearance in front of their elders, and they can't let people see the sadness on their faces, otherwise, when Jia Lian goes to the exam, showing such a look is ignorant and is suspected of cursing Jia Lian for failing the exam.

At the beginning of September, the biggest thing in the Jia family was that Jia Lian went to the exam, that is, Jia's mother also made an exception to call Jia Lian to the front and told a few words, it was nothing more than that it didn't matter if he passed the exam or not, the important thing was that his body mattered.

Jia Zhu's death made Jia's mother palpitate, and now Jia Lian is his only remaining adult grandson, no matter how much Jia's mother loves Jia Baoyu, she will not say that she expects this grandson to die to make room for Jia Baoyu. Jia Mu has not been ruthless to this point.

Maybe he doesn't care about the lives of his daughters-in-law, but he definitely doesn't care about the lives of his own grandchildren. Jia Lian, like Jia Baoyu, is Jia's mother's own grandson, but he is eccentric, and Jia's mother will not say anything inappropriate at this time, even if he has no confidence in Jia Lian's test. (To be continued......)