Chapter 108: Huangzhuang
On the second day, when Wen Wan went to Cao's Mansion to send the Qingtuan spring bamboo shoots to Wen Lan, she happened to meet Wen Lan accompanied by the wives of several wealthy official families to play horse hanging, including Mrs. Xing, who had seen her at the Shangqi Relocation Banquet.
"I'm not lucky today, I've lost all of them to you, so how about letting my sister touch two?" Wen Lan got up in distress, took the food box in Wen Wan's hand and handed it to the little girl, and she pulled Wen Wan to sit on the side of the table.
Mrs. Xing had a happy event between her eyebrows, and won a lot of silver, so she naturally smiled and agreed: "It's up to you, if Mrs. Lin loses, you can't be stingy as a sister and not pay the silver!" ”
Wen Lan smiled heartily: "That's nature!" ”
In this way, everyone laughed again and started again.
"On the left is the wife of the fourth master of Donglin Hall, her husband Hou Mingde relied on salt to start the family, and on the right is the wife of the fifth master, and her husband Junqu Yongzhao made his fortune by putting the seal." Wen Lan pretended to look at the cards and helped her introduce them in Wen Wan's ear.
Wen Wan nodded, dispensable.
"The thousand-heavy purple hairpin that my sister is wearing today is really chic, and it is really luxurious with your pink crepe silver mouse dress! My sisters are so hot when they look at it! Mrs. Naqu only nodded and smiled at Wen Wan, and then turned her head and praised Mrs. Xing's dress today.
Thousands of heavy purple, Longfeng Zhai's new style this year, thousands of gold is hard to find, a total of only 12, and it is really precious and chic. However, the income of Ming officials is very low, and it is difficult to support a family, so this hairpin has a bit of meaning.
Mrs. Xing touched the thousand heavy purple in her hair, and smiled indifferently: "Small objects, but my lord bought them at will to make me happy." ”
Wen Lan also interjected with a smile: "Not only hairpins, but also necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and a complete set of thousand-heavy purple heads, that is called precious and beautiful!" ”
For a while, there were countless praises, but Wen Wan's mind was all on the horse crane in his hand, and he won hundreds of silver after a few laps.
After sending off the guests, Wen Lan yawned and let the maid beat her legs and pinch her shoulders, and said with a smile and gentleness: "Xing Shilang has released the news that the Holy Lord intends to spend a huge amount of money to build several imperial villages in the Xiushan area on the outskirts of Beijing for summer hunting. If this errand is done well, he will be able to become a scholar. ”
Wen Wan smiled lowly, and happily accepted the silver she had won into her arms: "Now officials and wealthy families are buying land, and donating officials. I heard that the land in Xiushan on the outskirts of Beijing has risen to 1,000 taels of silver per acre. My sister is leisurely and doesn't go to join in the fun? ”
Wen Lan nodded her head and smiled happily: "What can I hide from you?" Our sisters will make our fortune first, and see how those grasshoppers jump after autumn. ”
The two sisters muttered for a long time, and Wen Wan returned home happily.
Lin Yuan also got the news of Xiushan's establishment of the Imperial Village, and was thinking about the chess game in the study, and frowned and asked Fang Dashan, who was standing respectfully: "How many families in Donglin Hall are involved in this matter?" ”
"Three, four, five, six, seven, a total of five masters have successively invested in Xiushan to buy land." Fang Dashan was a little moved, one or two taels of silver bought the land, and then sold one hundred taels of silver to the royal family, except for the upper and lower dots, the profit was self-evident.
"What is the identity of the third master?" Lin Yuan closed the chess game and checked the current accounts.
Fang Dashan frowned: "Not yet, I only heard that it is a beautiful lady." ”
Lin Yuan frowned: "Check again." ”
Only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can we deal with it calmly. Now he can't figure out the details of these three masters, and it's really hard to deal with.
When going to bed that night, Lin Yuan Wen Wan had nightmares, Wen Wan dreamed that Lin Yuan kicked her away and ran away with Bai Yueguang, and Lin Yuan dreamed that Wen Wan was pregnant with someone else's child and wanted to be separated from him.
When Lin Yuan woke up sweating profusely, Wen Wan was still crying sadly with her eyes closed. Lin Yuan had to shake the person awake in panic, and Wen Wan, who was half-asleep and half-awake, looked at the resolute and handsome face and couldn't help but slap it.
"Who is Lianfang!? You actually have a childhood sweetheart's Lianfang sister! Wen Wan wiped away her tears and asked through gritted teeth.
Lin Yuan was helpless, and he didn't dare to fan back, so he only got out of bed and drank water with the slap marks on his face: "That's a dream, and the dream is the opposite." ”
Wen Wan was even more sad, crying sadly: "What is your attitude? You scold me! ”
Lin Yuan was inexplicable and retorted in a low voice: "I didn't." When did I scold you? ”
Wen Wan crossed her waist and pointed at him with one hand: "You have!" You say it's a dream, and the dream is the opposite. It's just a dream, is it necessary for you to make a big fuss? Don't be vexatious! Don't you feel annoying like that? So jealous, be careful that Lao Tzu divorced you! ”
The sky is thundering, Lin Yuan is dead.
Wen Wan still felt that Lin Yuan had an ungrateful face that was stained with flowers and grass, and he was angry and clamoring to eat Liuweiju's sauce-flavored braised chicken feet, and asked him to buy them immediately.
Lin Yuan knew that she was petty, so he had to fold the quilt for her, and hurriedly put on her coat and went out. Fang Dashan, who was dozing off by the gate of the courtyard, was awakened by the sound of the door opening, and was busy wiping his saliva to serve, but Lin Yuan lightly refused: "No, the dumb man will follow me." ”
The old man and the lady are all good people with good intentions, he knows that. Therefore, Fang Dashan was not polite to Lin Yuan, and sent the person out of the door and continued to doze off against the pillar.
When Lin Yuan arrived at Liuweiju, Liuweiju had already made a sample. Fortunately, this time is not the same as in the past, he took the mute through two more streets, and soon smashed open the door of the chef's house with silver.
The smell of meat came from the low house, and the red fire of the stove lit up the small courtyard. Lin Yuan stood in the courtyard with his hands in his hands and looked up at the crescent moon, his mind was full of Wen Wan's sobbing and angry face.
If you can make her smile, what if you break his leg? Those years of precipitation are like tea at this time, bitter, but fragrant.
The mute standing behind him, with his arms bent in front of him, looked at his master quietly, without blinking his eyes. Such a man, no wonder he can make such a woman fall in love.
When I returned to the house with the warm sauce-flavored braised chicken feet, it was already past the time of the child. Wen Wan hadn't slept yet, and stood at the door of the room to greet him. Seeing him come back, he hurriedly lightly touched his face, flexibly reached out and took out the bulging oily paper bag and opened it happily.
It was only after two bites that she burst into tears: "I want to eat my left paw, why did you buy me my right paw?" I don't eat! ”
As a result, Wen Wan, who was made of heaven and earth, was quickly dragged into the hospital by Lin Yuan, although she repeatedly emphasized that she was not sick. The old doctor of Jishitang still prescribed her a bunch of calming medicines, but she was top-heavy and miserable!
Three months later, a major case occurred in the capital, and Lord Xing, the second-class waiter of the Ministry of Works, was mysteriously killed, and his home was ransacked. Its corrupt and bribery ledgers ripped out a large number of wealthy officials and wealthy households, causing everyone to fall one after another.
The Huangzhuang rumored to be built in Xiushan has also been shelved for various reasons, but Lishan has built a magnificent Huangzhuang surrounded by mountains and rivers.
The six masters and the seventh masters of Donglintang, who were strong for a while, were also in the bribery list, and suffered heavy losses due to the heavy purchase of land in Xiushan.
As for the sky-high silver taels that many merchants handed over to Xing Shilang to buy the land in Xiushan, their whereabouts are unknown. The government investigated for half a month and did not find the murderer, so they could only drag the corrupt and bribery officials to the entrance of the vegetable market and behead them.
"Congratulations to the master on being promoted to the sixth master of Donglin Hall." However, in March, Fang Dashan received a gilded name card from Donglin Hall.
Lin Yuan was only worried: "The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackey is cooking." If the two of them are still destroyed, how long will I be able to be stable? ”