After returning to Rongfu and changing his clothes, Jia Wei immediately left the garden and went to eat in Jia's mother's house.

Stepping into the hall, most of the people came, Jia Wei's eyes crossed the room full of people, looking for Baochai, he wanted to go to Aunt Xue to repay the loan after the meal, at this moment, he had to take a breath with Baochai, and then go over together.

After looking for a long time, I didn't see Baochai's figure, only Baoqin was sitting alone on the side, talking to Xichun.

Jia Wei came to the two of them and asked Baoqin, "Didn't Sister Bao come to dinner?" ”

"Sister has something, on the eldest mother's side."

"Oh."

After asking and answering like this, after just two words, Jia Wei nodded and went to Jia's mother's side.

Under normal circumstances, he would have asked a few more questions, but now he clearly noticed what Bao Qin's tone and demeanor were suggesting when she answered, so he stopped.

After eating, Jia Wei went out from the second gate, walked along the blue brick road, and slowly walked to Aunt Xue's courtyard.

While walking, I thought.

What happened to Aunt Xue's side, so that Baochai stayed there, and Baoqin, who knew the inside story, was inconvenient to say directly?

After walking for a while, I thought about it for a while, but I had no clue, and suddenly there was the sound of silk and bamboo orchestras in my ears, accompanied by high or low singing, and when I looked up, I walked to the Lixiang Courtyard, and not far in front of me was Aunt Xue's courtyard.

Laughing unconsciously, he no longer guessed in vain, took a few steps forward, picked up the knocker, and knocked on the courtyard door.

Accompanied by a healthy servant who kept vigil in front of the second gate, and then the servant woman inside took him in, all the way to the upper room where Aunt Xue lived.

The lights in the bedroom were on, and through the window screen, there were many figures inside, and Aunt Xue's angry voice came out, which was quite clear in the silent courtyard, as if she was reprimanding Xue Pan.

It turned out that this guy was causing trouble again.

Jia Wei paused on the steps, not knowing whether he should go in at this time.

was hesitating, and the servant woman on the side had already opened her mouth through the window door, "Second Master Bao is here!" ”

Suddenly, Aunt Xue's voice of reprimanding Xue Pan stopped abruptly, and after a while, it sounded again, "It's Baoyu, it's a cold day, don't stand in the courtyard, come in!" ”

Immediately afterwards, the figures in the house shook, there was a sound of footsteps, the door "creaked" open, and the light poured out.

It was Baochai who opened the door, and then opened the cotton curtain and came to the porch to greet him.

Helpless, Jia Wei had no choice but to climb the stairs, and the two stood facing each other, Baochai's eyes revealing an inquiring gaze.

"Oh, I came here tonight to repay my aunt's loan......," Jia Wei explained, "Besides, seeing that my sister didn't go there for dinner, I also wanted to come and see what happened." ”

Baochai nodded, his expression complicated, "...... You've seen it too, brother, he'......."

"I didn't come at the right time......"

"Nothing...... Let's go inside. ”

With that, the two entered the house one after the other.

first said hello to Aunt Xue who was sitting on the kang bed, and then said hello to Xue Pan, who was standing in front of the kang bed with his head bowed, and Jia Wei didn't know what to do.

In this kind of atmosphere, it is always inappropriate to talk about repayment as soon as it comes up.

It is not very appropriate to ask why Aunt Xue is angry, what kind of bullshit Xue Pan has done, although it is a relative, and the relationship is quite close, but everything depends on the situation, Aunt Xue is very angry tonight, obviously this matter is not small, it is not good for him to inquire rashly.

Aunt Xue saw that he was a little uncomfortable, so she hurriedly pulled him to sit on the kang bed, and asked Baochai to pour tea herself.

After taking two sips of tea each, Aunt Xue said to Jia Wei, "Baoyu, you came just in time, you can also come and listen...... What you Brother Xue did outside this time really me off! You ask him what he does, don't do the court business that is safe and stable at home, do sea trade! It's okay to do sea trade, he also gives others a big buck! Now that I owe a lot of money to the palace, I think of my mother, and I came to ask for money! When I was doing sea trade before, why didn't I think of my mother? Do you have to toss around? Sooner or later, my life will be tossed and gone! ”

She said this, without taboo, in her heart, she really regarded Jia Wei as her future son-in-law.

Jia Wei didn't expect Aunt Xue to take the initiative to mention it, so she was slightly stunned at first, and then listened to it, but she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

It turned out to be a matter of sea trade!

He knew about this from the beginning, and he also reminded Xue Pan, but he hid it from Aunt Xue and Baochai.

Since the beginning of the year, he has been busy, and he has been using a series of means to ensure the monopoly of the morning newspaper, and he has continued to increase the sales of the morning newspaper, until September, when he finally relaxed.

Now that things are in front of him, it is even worse than he imagined, Xue Pan not only became the wronged leader of the three Wang brothers, but also owed a lot of money to the palace for this!

How did you get it?

didn't have time to think about it, Jia Wei quickly waved away this question, the most important thing at the moment is not to let Xue Pan unexpectedly say that he knows, otherwise at this moment, in front of Aunt Xue and Baochai, he will be embarrassed.

In any case, although he hid it from Aunt Xue and Baochai in this matter, which was a kind move, there was always a trace of regret and uneasiness in his complex emotions.

At that moment, he pretended not to know, tried his best to comfort Aunt Xue, and quietly gave Xue Pan a look to warn the other party.

couldn't stop comforting, mixed with Aunt Xue couldn't help but scold Xue Pan a few times, and after half an hour, Jia Wei's mouth was dry, and Aunt Xue was tired of scolding.

"You wicked obstacle, I don't have so much money to spoil you, you go out to sell shops and villages, and you can toss them! Don't leave here soon! Finally, Aunt Xue had a cold face and waved her son away in frustration.

When Xue Pan heard this, he was in a hurry, he came over tonight just to get money from his mother, who knew that he had been scolded for a long time in vain, but he didn't succeed, and he couldn't help but have a stalk in his neck, so he had to force his resignation.

Seeing this, Baochai hurriedly got up and said, "Brother, my mother is angry, Ming'er, you can talk about this again." With that, he pushed Xue Pan away.

When she turned around, she couldn't help but shake her head secretly, her brother was really confused, and he didn't have any scheming at all. I don't want to think about it, how can my mother ignore him, act like this, the anger has not subsided, the real intention is to frustrate him, not to let him feel that this matter is easy, and he will have scruples in the future.

She can conclude that most of the time Ming'er's brother will come once or twice, and her mother will give money.

Secretly turning her mind, she came back and sat on the kang bed, talking to her mother and Jia Wei.

Although Xue Pan has left at this moment, the atmosphere of this matter cannot dissipate immediately, Jia Wei still tries his best to comfort Aunt Xue, and Baochai comforts his mother from time to time.

Aunt Xue responded long or short, occasionally wiping away tears with a handkerchief.

In Aunt Xue's fragmentary words, Jia Wei roughly figured out the whole thing.

It turned out that Xue Pan for this sea trade, not only almost the cash silver of the shops in the two capitals, but also from the household expenditure, for the purchase of the palace items of the 300,000 taels of silver embezzlement, as he reminded at the time, the sea trade really had an accident, the merchant ship was robbed by pirates, only two sailors jumped into the sea, was rescued by a nearby merchant ship, successfully escaped, just returned to Tianjin a few days ago, and then passed the news over.

This is the case, and now it is coming to the end of the year, and we are still waiting for the corresponding money to purchase the palace supplies, so as to deal with the errand, which involves the palace, and the stake is very large, and there is no sloppiness.

But this silver money is gone, and the shops in the two capitals can't squeeze out much money, and the three Wang brothers only prevaricate, so Xue Pan had to come to his mother to ask for money, and then in Aunt Xue's questioning, he explained the matter, and naturally inevitably confessed to the three Wang brothers.

This Xue Da nerd!

Even the money procured in the palace dared to embezzle!

After figuring out the reason, Jia Wei was speechless, and finally could only shake his head secretly.

PS: See Chapter 337 of this book for the matter of Xue Pan Haimao, Chapter 337 New Year's Chronicle 5, Chapter 338 New Year's Chronicle 6, Chapter 339 New Year's Chronicle 7 // Thank you Xi Fenghe for your reward!