After the dismissal in the afternoon, Sun Shaozong sent Zhang Cheng to carry Sun Jiye back to the house first, but he rode alone to Mingyufang in the west of the city.

In two days, Sun Chengye's son and daughter will arrive in the capital, and Sun Shaozong, who is a 'grandfather', should prepare some meeting gifts.

But yesterday, his son and grandson Shaozong went to the library to rummage, but he really didn't find a suitable object - when the eldest son Sun Chengyi was born, the cheap eldest brother sent all the things suitable for children in the treasury to his nephew.

It's hard for him to grab things from his son right now, right?

I had no choice but to go outside to change.

In this year, the gift to the child is generally gold and silver playthings or jade pendants, after all, the south side is a poetry and book heirloom, and it is a little cheesy to send gold and silver directly.

And when it comes to jade, the Ming Jade Workshop in the west of the city is naturally the best choice.

From the affordable stalls for the general public, to the top-quality goods that are not inferior to Ouchi's treasures, it can be said that as long as you bring enough money, you will never be afraid of not being able to find the jade you want.

In front of the gatehouse plaque of Mingyufang, I saw dozens of vendors lined up left and right at the entrance, all of whom used red ropes to raise the jade to be sold, and the red rope was tied with a variety of knots, and there were several copper bells mixed in the middle, and the bell bell sounded crisply when the wind blew, which was pleasing to the ear.

Sun Shaozong naturally looked down on the cheap jade on these stalls, but some of the knots were very delicate, so he could consider buying them back and making a look for Ruan Rong.

Kicking off the horse in front of the archway, there was immediately a white servant [temporary worker] on duty here, who stepped forward to respectfully lead the horse to take care of it, and asked Sun Shaozong if he wanted a guide.

This is the advantage of being a magistrate, there are more than 30 square cities in the capital, and you can enjoy leadership treatment wherever you go.

Refusing the courteous guidance of the white servants, Sun Shaozong entered the Mingyufang with fluttering sleeves, first bought a dozen knots from the vendors, and then wandered all the way inward.

I stopped and went around four or five stores, but I didn't find anything agreeable, but I couldn't negotiate the price - although Sun Shaozong is also used to being a big spend, how can I not give my children too expensive things this year, otherwise it will make the children lose their lives.

Although Sun Shaozong is an atheist, he still stays away from this kind of thing.

So I can only continue to wander.

Seeing that the scale of a jade shop in front of him was quite large, and there might be something suitable, Sun Shaozong was about to step in, but he was stopped by the guy at the door, bowed and said politely: "I'm sorry, there are female customers in our store, I'm afraid it's inconvenient to entertain you for the time being." ”

Not all female customers have the qualifications to let the store clear, especially such a big store, obviously this is the family of the official and noble relatives who came.

Sun Shaozong naturally wouldn't LO arrive, and the more he was blocked, the more he wanted to go in and pretend to be a big-tailed wolf, so when he heard the shopkeeper say this, he was ready to turn around and go to another house to have a look.

"Master Sun!"

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly came into Sun Shaozong's ears.

Sun Shaozong looked back, but saw Lin Xiaohong, who had deliberately teased him during the medicinal bath, was looking out in the jade shop.

Is it Jia Baoyu in the Mofeili Bakery?

Belch~

To be precise, it should be Jia Baoyu who accompanied the ladies in the house and came out to buy things - I don't know if it's Lin Daiyu.

Sun Shaozong was hesitating here, whether to call Jia Baoyu to come out, and ask him about his condition in person, he saw Lin Xiaohong turn around and talk to someone in a low voice, and then raised his voice and ordered: "Invite this uncle in, he is a relative of our confidant, so there is no need to deliberately avoid anything." ”

When the two shop guys in front of the door heard this, they hurriedly bowed down and made a gesture of please inside.

Sun Shaozong thought that Jia Baoyu was inside, so he didn't think much about it, so he walked in, who knew that after entering, he saw a little woman standing in front of the dazzling Duobaoma, but who else could it be if it wasn't Ping'er?

Since Ping'er is here, the slender figure in the compartment is naturally Wang Xifeng, who has been playing with jade in it, but she is not deliberately avoiding Sun Shaozong.

It's just that except for their master and servant, there are only the shopkeeper and an old man in this house, and Jia Baoyu is nowhere to be seen.

"It turned out to be Lian's second sister-in-law in person."

Sun Shaozong arched his hand and said with a little curiosity: "Isn't this Xiaohong Brother Bao's maid, why did she come out with her sister-in-law?" ”

It was not Wang Xifeng who replied, but Ping'er, who was guarding in front of Duobao, and listened to her crisp voice: "Back to Lord Sun's words, our grandmother saw that she was quite excited, and it happened that there was a lack of people to serve her recently, so the second master of treasure hunting asked her to come over two days ago." ”

It turned out that Lin Xiaohong couldn't flatter in front of Sun Shaozong that day, so she found an opportunity to climb Wang Xifeng's high branches.

Today, in order to celebrate Jia Zhen's birthday in Dongfu, Wang Xifeng went out to buy birthday gifts, in addition to accompanying the nursing home and the coachman, he only brought two maids and two mothers-in-law, including this Lin Xiaohong - in a sense, this Xiaohong can be regarded as a step to the sky.

However, in this way, if Jia Yun wants to succeed, I am afraid it will be more difficult.

But after Ping'er finished explaining, he put his ear on the green gauze curtain and listened to it for a while, and then spoke again: "Since it happened to bump into it, our grandmother wanted to ask, why did my aunt [Yingchun] reply yesterday that the Sun family was not interested in that transaction?" Didn't Lord Sun propose this deal first? ”

Two days ago, taking advantage of the 'gap' in sowing, Sun Shaozong explained this matter to Jia Yingchun as it was - how can the brother and sister-in-law, who are usually estranged, be compared with his brother-in-law?

Therefore, Yingchun immediately expressed his attitude, saying that everything was under Sun Shaozong's orders.

So Sun Shaozong asked her to write a letter to Wang Xifeng, saying that the Sun family was not interested in this business, and let Wang Xifeng think of another idea.

This is naturally an attempt to capture her and force her to give up some benefits - now that she is anxiously calling Sun Shaozong to come in for questioning, she knows that the effect of the letter should not be bad.

After listening to 'Wang Xifeng's question, Sun Shaozong smiled and said: "My brother is preparing to be transferred to the Shenji Battalion recently, if this thing is done, I am afraid that I will be busy for a year or two if I don't say anything. ”

Without waiting for Wang Xifeng to respond, he pretended to be generous and said: "Although I proposed this deal, but at this time and that time, since my brother is lacking in skills, my sister-in-law might as well find someone else to cooperate." ”

What he said here was light, but inside Wang Xifeng almost crushed the two rows of silver teeth.

In fact, because Xue Pan recently took Wang Tianguan's daughter and received the official position of the General Political Secretary, Wang Xifeng also wanted to join forces with the Xue family and swallow this piece of fat.

However, Aunt Xue went back to mention this matter to Xue Pan, and Xue Pan shook his head as if he had a rattle, saying that Sun Shaozong had mentioned this transaction earlier, and no matter how particular he was, he couldn't rob Second Brother Sun's wealth.

In addition to the Xue family, the Wang family can't participate because of family rules, is the Jia family - if Wang Xifeng is willing to collect money on the public account, can he still use such hard work?

So after thinking about it, the Sun family is still the most reliable - there is no way, regardless of the name of Rongguo Mansion, there are only a few personal relationships that Wang Xifeng can contact.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong's words fell on her ears, full of ridicule.

If there was no one in Siye, she was afraid that she would have rushed out early to have a gun and a stick, so that she would have a sullen feeling that has been accumulated recently.

But now ......

Ping'er stuck it on the curtain again and listened carefully for a while, and then spoke on her behalf: "But I don't know what Lord Sun thinks, how should the two families cooperate to make Brother Ling nod?" ”

"What ...... this?"

Sun Shaozong spread his hands: "With such a big family business in the house, the second sister-in-law can manage it without leakage, why do you need to ask me about this small business?" ”

As he spoke, he said to the shopkeeper: "You can have a jade pendant for children, it is best to be elegant, and the price is not too high." ”