On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the house and the outside of the house are full of joy and the sound of firecrackers.

The three Shujie brothers and sisters gave red envelopes to everyone in the house, and the red envelopes in the summer house are never one-size-fits-all, even if both of them are third-class little maids who are responsible for cleaning, the red envelopes may be different. Think it's unfair? You can go to the steward in charge of this part, the second butler, or even the big butler Uncle Kui, and they will give a clear reason and detailed examples to tell you what to do.

As a result, no one even complained to the second housekeeper, and when the steward took out the records of his daily work, the people who took less and felt dissatisfied immediately wilted, thinking that the house was loose, usually lazy, and a little clever no one was held accountable, and all of them were "revealed" at this time.

A steward patted one of them on the shoulder: "You guys are okay, you just took less red envelopes in the first year, and the master gave you a few copper plates to cover your shame, and in the second year, you will be sold." If we are in charge of the house, if we are cheating and playing tricks, the light ones will be taken out of the position of the steward once, and the heavy ones will be driven out of the gang directly. Uncle Kui said that the three little masters are kind but not confused, and if they want to do things in the summer house, they must be conscious, and if they want to fish in troubled waters, they have to find another place to fish. ”

Looking for another place? Where to find such a good Fuwowo again? Those who took less red envelopes not only didn't dare to complain anymore, but also secretly congratulated themselves that they still had a chance to improve and were not directly kicked out.

But some people who take fewer red envelopes than Xia Zhai are much more depressed, and they don't know the reason.

Yulin Town, Xia Mansion, Old Lady Xia was at a loss: "Did something happen to Ah Xue?" Sick? ”

In previous years, in early December, Xia Ruoxue would send someone to send a New Year's gift. Including red envelopes for several nieces and nephews. That's almost the main product of the New Year's goods in Xiafu. But this year. Until today, it's the first day of the first lunar month, and I haven't seen anyone.

Xia Linang rolled his eyes: "It's not that she gave the New Year's gift herself, even if she is sick, it doesn't matter, I think I'm just bored and start to dislike my mother's family." ”

Zhou also said: "Isn't it? It's been a few months, and I haven't even had a letter, and I said that I would take Qing'er to Beijing for the New Year. Hmph, seeing that our Xia Mansion is getting poorer and poorer. I'm afraid of relying on her, right? I don't want to think about it, if she wasn't the daughter of the Yongping Marquis Mansion, would she be able to marry into the Anguo Mansion? Now I don't like it. Hmph, you have the ability to return that large amount of dowry. ”

"Shut up!" Mrs. Xia said angrily, "In the past ten years, Xue'er has helped you less?" One or two are white-eyed wolves with no conscience. It's just that I haven't sent a New Year's gift for a year, and I don't know what the reason is, you are counting her here, have you given her a chicken feather for so many years? The dowry, that was also given to her by me and the old lady, when will it be your turn to plot? ”

The more Mrs. Xia thought about it, the more angry she became. grabbed the teacup in his hand and threw it in Zhou's direction: "Shouldn't I give my daughter a dowry?" You think it's all like your Zhou family, and you directly take the dowry as a dowry. Something more ambiguous. It's a shame that you still talk about the dowry all day long to supplement the family, I gave you a little face so I didn't say it, that was originally our Xia family's money, right? is shameless for his face, and now he is plotting for Ah Xue's dowry. ”

Zhou's face was purple, but he had nothing to say, the Xia family was rich and noble, and he was the eldest son to marry, and the dowry was particularly rich. And the Zhou family is just a showman, the money accumulated by the ancestors was defeated by the father, and the mother is patriarchal, where is she willing to give her a large dowry? If it weren't for the sake of the Zhou family's face, even the dowry would be eager to pay most of it.

Of the five antique calligraphy and painting treasures in the Xia family's dowry, two were sold, one large and one small, and two Zhuangzi were placed in her dowry, and the other three remained in the Zhou family, one for each of the three brothers-in-law. The parents sent her away, "The Xia family is rich, and it is a waste for you to bring so much dowry, so it is better to leave it for your younger brothers to marry their wives".

Because of this, when Zhou first married in Xiafu, he was very careful to please Mrs. Xia and look at Mrs. Xia's face, because she "had no confidence". It wasn't until the Xia Mansion fell that she slowly straightened up in the Xia Mansion......

Although the dowry comes from the dowry, it is also the private money in her name, isn't it?

However, today, in front of the second room, as well as her son, daughter-in-law, and daughter, her mother-in-law actually tore her skin alive...... Rao is Zhou's skin has become thicker and thicker over the years, and he can't help but tremble with annoyance.

"I see!" Xia Linang exaggeratedly "suddenly realized", "I said that my sister-in-law is staring at my daughter-in-law's dowry all day long, and now she is staring at Ruoxue's dowry, it turns out that she has no dowry." I said, sister-in-law, you really want to take our Zhou family's dowry as a dowry, and you don't breathe all day long, saying how to use the dowry to make up for us. ”

"Enough," Xia Linyu roared angrily, although Xia Linang laughed at Zhou's dowry, but Zhou was his wife and the wife of the head of the long house after all, didn't ridiculing Zhou was just slapping him Xia Linyu's face? "You don't have any brains! I guess there should be something wrong with Ah Xue, Sima Yunting wants to marry a flat wife, Ah Xue just can't look down on us anymore, and he won't cut off relations with his mother's family at this time. ”

The last news they got from the capital was that Sima Yunting was going to marry a flat wife, and at that time, Mrs. Xia was crying and cursing. But so what, they didn't even have the courage to go to the capital.

Sima Yunting's rescue of Ye Lingwei was an accident, they didn't have any position to oppose it at all, let alone oppose it? Neither the Anguo Mansion nor the Ye family can offend them now.

Ye Lingwei wants to enter the door, and Xia Ruoxue has to grasp the resources in her hand, such as Xia Shuqing's relationship with the eldest son of the wealthy businessman. Therefore, Xia Linyu is sure that Xia Ruoxue will not abandon her mother's family at this time.

Old Mrs. Xia was frightened by Xia Linyu's words: "Then what should I do?" What will happen? Is it sick, or was I bullied by the people in the Guogong Mansion, no, no, no, I have to go to the capital to see. ”

Xia Linyu shook his head: "I don't know anything now, how to go?" What can you do if you go? I have a friend who is going to the capital to deliver a batch of goods after the fifteenth year, and I asked him to help inquire. Okay, that's it, I'm going to take back the yard on Xitang Street today. ”

Xia Linang's spirit was shocked, wasn't it? That is much more important than the New Year's goods sent by Xia Ruoxue.

After Xia Linyu and the two brothers left, Shuqing returned to her courtyard and looked out the window with interest. She had a hunch that her aunt Xia Ruoxue's current condition should not be good, and I am afraid that it is related to the three brothers and sisters of Shu Yao.

The last time Xia Linyu and Xia Ruoxue persuaded Mrs. Xia to use the "confession" strategy to calculate Shu Yao and the three of them, Shuqing didn't know anything beforehand, but after the defeat, they complained there and questioned Yu and Xia Pozi, and Shuqing overheard it.

Mother Lu frowned: "Girl, my aunt has always attached great importance to her mother's family, and she has always wanted to help one or two nephews and nieces get up, she thinks that then everyone can have hope." Girl, if my aunt and grandmother wanted to abandon their mother's family, they would not delay until now. ”

Shuqing nodded: "I know the way, so what my father said is right, there must be something wrong with my aunt in the capital." Mom, you said, my aunt is so careful about her planning, even the people in our house are hiding it tightly, how did Shu Yao know about Lu Dao? Could it be that the second uncle really entrusted his dream to Shu Yao? ”

How good it would be if her aunt and grandmother's calculation succeeded that time, she could now share the fame, fortune and blessings of Shu Yao's three siblings, and even, with her grandmother and aunt's planning, coupled with her own smart mind, she would get more than Shu Yao. Shujie is not confused, but after all, he has to work outside, can he stay in the house every day? Moreover, the word "filial piety" is bigger than the sky, and it can suppress a lot of things.

Both parents died, and the grandmother and uncle of the in-laws can naturally be the master of the three brothers and sisters in the Xia Mansion, not to mention Jin Xida and the Marquis of Weiyuan, even the Queen Mother is not easy to say.

It's a pity that such a careful plan still fell through.

"Mom," Shuqing suddenly thought of something, "Could it be that Shuyao not only knew about 'grandfather's dream', but also knew about the people arranged by my aunt in the capital, so ...... Jin Xida and the Marquis of Weiyuan are both in the capital, did they take revenge on their aunt and attack her aunt? ”

Mother Lu thought for a while and shook her head: "No, unless they have clairvoyance and ears, or there are people in the capital who have been staring at my aunt and grandmother...... No way, my aunt and grandmother have been trying to get along with them, and they have no reason to do so. Besides, the Anguo Mansion is not muddy. ”

There was the sound of earth-shattering firecrackers outside the mansion, but unfortunately Shuqing didn't feel a trace of joy, although the Anguo Mansion never put the Xia Mansion in its eyes, although Xia Ruoxue didn't really think about her, but this aunt and this kinship have been the only bright spots that Shuqing can see in this world so far.

Mother Lu patted the back of Shuqing's hand distressedly: "Girl, didn't the eldest master say that he asked someone to help inquire, you don't have to be in a hurry, maybe my aunt and grandmother were angry with my aunt marrying a flat wife, and it is not necessary that there will be any twists and turns in the middle." Don't worry, my aunt is a very strong and strategic woman. Girl, you want to be happy, isn't that yard on Xitang Street going to be taken back? If there is really so much silver, the situation in the house will improve a lot, and when the eldest young master donates the official, you will be an official lady again. ”

Shuqing said "um", but she was not interested. Xia Shuyi is just a showman, and without his aunt's help, he can donate at most a nine-grade county book, the main book, and the like. However, alas, it's better than being a private school teacher, or like the second brother Xia Shuyao, who only knows how to spend time drinking.

If those two boxes of silver and medicinal herbs can be found, life in Xia Mansion can be a little better.

At the beginning, it was Shuqing who reminded Xia Linyu that the silver would not be burned, and later she told her father and third uncle that when the book said that when the wealthy merchants transported a large amount of property, they used boxes made of special materials that could not be cut by knives, could not be burned by fire, and could not penetrate into water. (To be continued......)

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