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Qingtong took He Huan back to the flower hall, and saw that the two plates of pastries on the table were already missing more than half, and couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Cao's.

Cao's face couldn't hold back, and he said unhappily: "Look at what, why don't you go and get some melons and fruits." Seeing Qingtong bow her head and retreat, she said to He Huan again: "I didn't eat it all, I left half of it for you." ”

"Don't just eat it, do you hear something?" He Huan took a sip of tea. She had never liked sweet pastries.

Seeing that she didn't eat it, Cao Shi picked up a piece of lard cake and took a bite, muttering: "You and I don't know about the separation of the family, how can those subordinates know?" Speaking of this, she approached He Huan and said with a smile in her voice: "By the way, I heard something by chance two days ago, and I just asked it quietly, and it looks like a real thing." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Your third uncle raised a woman outside." Cao's eyebrows were full of smiles.

He Huan frowned slightly. He Baihai has always been in charge of the three rooms, if he wants to take a concubine, a small sedan chair is carried into the door, and there is no need to sneak around at all. "Be specific." She vaguely felt that something was wrong.

"Where do I know the specifics, I just heard the little maid say that your third uncle is busy with business, and he often lives in the shop these days. I guess he didn't live in a shop, but in a small house behind it. ”

He Huan groaned slightly, and whispered to Cao's family: "Don't mention this matter to anyone for the time being." ”

The Cao family was angry with the Zou family, and he wanted to stab the outer room, so he was angry with the Zou family. Hearing He Huan say this, he was suddenly a little unhappy, and muttered in a low voice: "You are a girl's family after all, the outer room is not the outer room, you shouldn't interfere......"

"Aunt Cao, think about the ten taels of silver in your pocket. In your eyes, is it more important to be able to get money affordable, or is it more important to speak quickly? He Huan believes that He Baihai does not have an outer room. There must be something else hidden in this matter.

Aunt Cao's eyes lit up, and she said happily: "What do you mean, all the ten taels of silver belong to me?" ”

He Huan saw that her joy was beyond words, and he sighed secretly in his heart. More than 20 years ago, the He family built the old house that is now built. A large mansion with four entrances, plus a large garden. At that time, Shen Jinglun was still in the capital, and the He family was also "unique" in Jizhou. In just twenty years, the garden was gone, and the four-entry house became three-in. Today, not to mention repairing the house, food and clothing have become a big problem.

In fact, if it weren't for Shen Jinglun's support, the Lin family would probably end up with the same fate as the He family. But this is the case, and the situation of the Lin family today cannot be the same as that of twenty years ago. In fact, even the Shen family, who has never been involved in maritime business, is much thinner because of rampant piracy.

Of course, fishermen like the Cao family are the direct victims of rampant piracy. Cao's father and brother both died at the hands of pirates. He Huan once heard Shen Jinglun say that many of the small fishing villages along the coast have been abandoned. The pirates are greedy, and they may one day take risks and step into Jizhou, Lingcheng and other cities to burn and loot.

He Huan had never seen pirates, and he didn't understand why pirates were rampant, and the price of rice, grain and cloth would also rise. She didn't understand why people who didn't do business at sea would have a harder and harder life. She only knew that whether it was Lin Xiyan or He Huan, their fathers died at the hands of pirates. Lin Xiyan understood the hardships of life at the age of nine, while seventeen-year-old He Huan was forced to commit suicide in front of his parents' graves. All of this is wronged by the debtor and the owner!

He Huan pondered for a while, and the next person took her to He Baihai's study. She secretly surveyed the entire study.

Compared with the flashy living room, there are not too many furnishings in the study, but the quality of antique calligraphy and painting is obviously up a notch. If it was a few years earlier, she would definitely feel that these were similar to those in the living room, but she had been married to Shen Jinglun for more than a year, and her vision was naturally different, otherwise she would not have been able to see at a glance that the wood carving of the screen was made by a famous artist.

He Baihai raised his chin and glanced at He Huan, casually pointed to the chair beside him, and said with emotion: "Your third aunt told me that your life is very difficult. In the past two years, for the sake of your cousins and cousins, I have been busy going in and out, and I have not fulfilled my responsibilities as elders, so I care about you and Jing'er. Although we also have our difficulties, we finally have something to eat. Speaking of this, he patted the small box on the table, "This is the dowry that your third aunt and I prepared for your second sister, and now I will transfer it to you first, so you can't go hungry." ”

He Huan raised his eyelids and looked at the small box. According to her eyes, it was at most one or two hundred taels inside. She shook her head and said: "Don't hide it from the third uncle, the family really can't get by, but it is the Lingcheng Lu family who is close to the second sister, and the second sister's dowry must not be moved, otherwise she will definitely be looked down upon by her in-laws in her mother-in-law's family." I am the eldest sister, and I can't miss the second sister's lifelong happiness. ”

"It's okay, it's okay, the dowry can be saved again. Although we are separated, we are still a family, blood is thicker than water, how can I watch you go hungry? Besides, those who know the inside story understand that you are considerate and sensible, and those who don't know still think that I am ruthless and unrighteous. Although I walk right, sit up straight, and am not afraid of being poked in the back, I really can't bear to see you hungry. He Baihai said, pushing the small box in front of He Huan and motioning for her to put it away.

He Huan knew that He Baihai was warning her to accept it when she saw it. Her gaze casually glanced at the landscape painting behind him.

Thinking about it carefully, Shen Jinglun's study seems to have a landscape painting with a similar style, which Shen Jinglun cherishes and values and does not allow anyone to touch. She quietly inquired about Shen Jinglun's little servant Wenzhu, and it is said that the painting was made by the hand of Qi Dashi, a famous landscape artist. This man had an arrogant personality and burned most of his paintings on his deathbed. The one in Shen Jinglun's hand was given to him by the former prince, and it was difficult to buy it.

He Huan stood up and pressed the small box with his right hand.

He Baihai saw her movements and smiled slightly. Just when he thought that the whole thing was about to be solved smoothly, he suddenly saw He Huan pushing the small box in front of him. "Huan girl, don't you think the silver is too little?" His smile froze.

"Third uncle, you cherish your niece, your niece understands in her heart, but I must not take the second sister's dowry." He Huan shook his head meekly, looking embarrassed, and once again set his eyes on the landscape painting. Looking closely, the pattern and position of the seal are exactly the same as the painting of the Shen family.

He Baihai followed her gaze, reached out and took out a silver ingot from his bosom and put it on the box. "This is your eldest brother and second brother's shackles, so let's give it to you now."

"Since it is the shackles of the eldest brother and the second brother, I can't take it." He Huan shook his head again and again, lowered his head and said, "Third uncle, why don't you give the painting on the wall to your niece, and let your niece take it to the pawnshop to exchange for some rice grain." ”

He Baihai's expression was suffocated, and he glanced at He Huan deeply, and his expression unconsciously became a little serious.

Although He Huan didn't look up, she clearly felt that the atmosphere in the room had changed. She was even more puzzled in her heart, and whispered: "Third uncle, the dowry of the second sister, the bundle of the eldest brother and the second brother, I really can't ask for it." As for this calligraphy and painting, in the first two years, I often pawned my father's pen and ink calligraphy and paintings, and I was very familiar with the owner of the calligraphy and painting shop. I think that the calligraphy and paintings hanging in the study of the third uncle are naturally more valuable than the calligraphy and paintings of my father. This painting can be exchanged for at least ten koku of rice, right? ”

He Baihai hurriedly restrained his expression and said regretfully: "This is just a fake, and it's not worth a few dollars." ”

"How can a fake be painted so well?" He Huan's eyes widened in shock. Taking advantage of He Baihai's unpreparedness, she quickly bypassed the table and carefully identified the handwriting of the calligraphy and paintings, which was indeed exactly the same as what she had seen in the Shen family. She reached out and gestured to touch the payment.

"What are you doing?" He Baihai pushed He Huan away.

He Huan raised his head and looked at him innocently. "Third uncle, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." He Baihai shrank his hand and said perfunctorily: "I'm afraid that you will dirty your hands." ”

"I see." He Huan smiled and turned his head to look at the other painting.

He Baihai stepped forward to block her sight, grabbed the silver on the table, stuffed it into He Huan's hand, and said hurriedly: "You take the silver and go home first, as long as we have a bite to eat in the future, we will never let you go hungry." ”

Seeing He Baihai's nervousness, He Huan felt more and more that the whole thing was not simple. At the moment, she couldn't snatch the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, let alone force him, so she could only go home in an ox cart with Cao.

As soon as He Huan stepped out of the study, He Baihai immediately took down the two portraits on the wall and carefully put them into the wooden box.

"Sir." Zou pushed the door in and said hurriedly: "Master, she said that she will come again another day, what does this mean?" Didn't you make it clear to her? ”

He Baihai ignored her, picked up the copper lock and locked the box.

"Master, why did you take everything off?" Zou knew that those two paintings were her husband's favorite, not to mention her, even their precious son, and they didn't dare to touch them.

He Baihai still didn't answer, but said with a calm face: "If she comes again, you can send her with silver." ”

"Master, how can this work! The silver is our hard-earned money, and even if we give it to beggars, we can't give it to them for nothing! ”

"Fool, is it the silver that matters, or the daughter's marriage?" He Baihai scolded sharply.

"Master, things are yard by yard ......"

"Shut up!" He Baihai's face became more and more gloomy, and he suppressed his voice and said, "Why don't you use your brain." Now we will cast a rat trap for Xin'er's marriage. In the future, when Xin'er gets married, as long as she spends a little money, won't those people in the old house let us rub it round and flat? ”

"Master, in fact, we don't have to be angry with her at all! You forget, we have the handle of the old plague woman. Zou leaned into He Baihai's ear and muttered.