Chapter 151: The Bottom Line
As Song Yao expected, Song Yuanbao dressed himself up as a living little golden boy.
He was dressed in a luxurious little robe, wearing a collar made of sterling silver around his neck, but inside the small bell was a core made of precious stones, and six fingernail-sized gems were inlaid with the words "longevity and longevity" on it.
A pair of small wrists wore a table of bloodstone and black jade, a jade pendant of top-grade mutton fat jade hung from his waist, and even the small boots under his feet were embroidered with pearls and gold thread.
The soft hair is meticulously combed and tied with a headband embroidered with gold thread, which is the most ordinary decoration on his body.
"Aren't you afraid of being robbed?" After watching Song Yuanbao all the way, it was not until the carriage stopped outside the gate of the Hu family that Song Yao found his voice and asked.
"Don't be afraid, this is our territory, who dares to do it to me?" Song Yuanbao said confidently, obviously forgetting that he had been kidnapped.
Song Yao pursed her lips, she really didn't know how to evaluate Song Yuanbao's ostentatious temperament.
"Be low-key, you will be mistaken for thinking that we are nouveau riche who lack connotation, what a loss of price!" Song Yao tried to correct Song Yuanbao's careful thinking of showing off his wealth.
"That's their envy, jealousy, and hatred." Song Yuanbao patted his little chest and said: "We are nouveau riche, I just want everyone to know that our mother and son are not the hard days when they had to look at people's faces, so that those who say bad things about their mothers behind their backs will weigh their own weight." ”
"Are there a lot of people who say bad things about their mothers?" Song Yao stroked the top of Song Yuanbao's head distressedly, she didn't know that Song Yuanbao showed off his wealth, and it was also for her.
"It's not a lot!" Song Yuanbao stuck out his tongue, leaned on Song Yao's arms and said coquettishly: "My mother should have never heard of it, anyway, it's all in the past." Rest assured, ingots will protect you. ”
"Okay, mother's good son." Song Yao's eyes were slightly moist.
In the past, I was forced by life to show my head, and there will be a lot of bad rumors.
Later, the business became bigger and bigger, and Song Yao didn't have time to take care of too much, she just wanted to strengthen herself as soon as possible.
But now that Song Yuanbao's words have stopped, Song Yao realized that he should really pay attention to his image, even if it is for Song Yuanbao to have a healthy growth environment, he can no longer go his own way and not care about gossip.
After the carriage stopped, Red Sleeves and Keren'er got out of the carriage first and greeted Song Yao's mother and son outside the carriage.
"Mrs. Song is here, and Mrs. has sent someone to ask several times." When the subordinate guarding the door saw the mother and son, he immediately greeted them and saluted the two respectfully, "The little one has said hello to the little master." ”
"I'll give you tea." Song Yuanbao opened the purse, took out one gold and silver peanut, and threw it to the porter.
"Thank you young master for the reward, but the small ones should be kept as family heirlooms." The porter flattered.
"It's just a little thing, what do you want to keep it for? The young master is in a good mood, reward you with a jade pendant or something, and you can keep it as an heirloom. Song Yuanbao said with an arrogant look.
"Bragging!" A boy's voice came from the side, half a head taller than Song Yuanbao, and he was also dressed as a young master, "Isn't it just a few stinky money, what is there to show off." ”
The woman beside the boy glanced at Song Yao's mother and son with a cold face, and said to the boy, "Don't be so rude. ”
"Mother, I just can't get used to seeing some people pretending to be uncles, and those who don't know think it's the young master of the official family." The boy glared at Song Yuanbao with a bit of disdain.
"Isn't the young master of the official family amazing?" Song Yuanbao raised his head, looked at Song Yao and asked.
"Of course." Song Yao replied with a smile: "The young master of a good official family has always inherited the family style, worked in a high-profile manner, behaved in a low-key manner, and was humble and polite. But there are also some young masters of official families, thinking that their own Lao Tzu is very good, so they like to pose high, but they don't know that they can afford to wear silk and satin, which are all some unclean silver, once they are discovered by the court, the beheading is light. ”
"It's okay, it's okay!" Song Yuanbao patted his chest and said: "My mother is in business, and the money is above board, you can use it however you want, you don't have to worry about losing your head, and it is fragrant to eat." ”
"It's so clever to smash." Song Yao rubbed Song Yuanbao's hair dotingly, and said with a smile: "My mother is poor and only has silver left, although you are not the second generation of officials, but you are also a rich second generation." If you want to become an official in the future, your mother will pay a lot of money to hire a great Confucian heirloom for you to solve your doubts. Of course, you just want to live the addiction of being an official, and your mother will donate an official to you. ”
"Then it's better to donate an official, it's too tiring to take the imperial examination, and I don't dare to spend money as an official, how boring it is!" Song Yuanbao pouted and said: "Our family has a lot of silver, and if we don't spend it, we should grow hair." ”
But people were amused by the conversation between the mother and son, which was clearly scolding the young master for being a bully, and even insinuated that he was not a clean official and might be beheaded.
Song Yao stopped in moderation, breathed a sigh of relief for Song Yuanbao, and then stopped continuing the topic just now, but said to the porter: "The carriage in the back is a little bit of my heart, bother the little brother to send it to the account." ”
"Song Niangzi shoots, naturally they are all good things, and the small ones will go to the steward, so as not to break things with thick hands and feet." The porter was busy.
"The merchant's things are nothing more than gold, silver and copper smelly things, what are you afraid of falling, shouldn't you be afraid that it won't sound good when you sing it?" The little young master was choked by Song Yao's mother and son, so he deliberately shouted loudly.
The lady was obviously upset as well, so she didn't stop her.
Because the two groups of people had an unpleasant quarrel here, the guests who came from behind also stopped to watch the excitement.
Or is waiting to see Song Yao's liveliness, to see what happened to Song Yao offending the official's wife, and to see what kind of gift Song Yao will give this time.
Seeing this, Song Yao chuckled and said, "It's not a valuable thing, you don't need to ask the manager, you can ask two people to come and move." ”
"There are only three people at this door, and the slave has to help sing peace." Redsleeves chuckled.
"Hmm." Song Yao took Song Yuanbao's hand and walked towards the mansion, not planning to stay here to watch the excitement.
It was Song Yuanbao, a little man who held a grudge, so he had to stand outside the gate, waiting to see the embarrassing appearance of the little young master bowing his head.
Seeing that his little master wanted to see the excitement, the red sleeves opened the list and read aloud: "Song Yao's list of ceremonies: a bottle of white jade Guanyin, a jade nine consecutive rings, a pair of official kiln pinched gold silk vases, five gem-inlaid glass mirrors, a century-old Ganoderma lucidum, two bird's nests, and two abalone...... Yunjia's specialty streamer yarn and Yunjin are a horse...... Mr. Rong Chuan's landscape painting is a ......"
After the red sleeves finished reading, all the people watching the excitement were stunned.
The congratulatory gifts they gave together were not as valuable as Song Yao's.
The key is that there are some things that cannot be bought with silver, such as Mr. Rong Chuan's authentic handiwork, and glass mirrors.
Hongyuan County is not a big place, and the streets and alleys where some things can be passed on are known.
Before Hu Jiayue got married, almost everyone knew that the makeup given by Song Yao was definitely a big deal, and it was the first of all the married women in Hongyuan County.
Now that Song Yao has made such a heavy congratulatory ceremony at the wedding banquet, unless the Hu family can do their best to help Song Yao settle the trouble, it will be a big loss.
Song Yao's expression was indifferent, and her gift was completely based on her mood.
At the beginning, Hu Jiayue was kind to her, and the Hu family's kindness to her, although the purpose was not pure, but it was rare in the situation at that time.
If it was someone else, even if these things were picked up for nothing, Song Yao was reluctant to give one away.
Song Yuanbao's eyes kept falling on the little young master, and when he saw his envious, jealous and hateful expression, he showed a smug look.
"Mother, He Yi has been delivered, let's go in quickly." Satisfied that the 'enemy' was hit so hard that he couldn't fight back, Song Yuanbao complained: "Don't give such a generous gift in the future, just listening to the gift list, I will hear my earache, and my mother will give Yuanbao a huh." ”
"It's hard work." Song Yao smiled softly: "My mother promises that I won't let you suffer in the future, anyway, we have the label of a businessman, so we just send real gold and platinum, and it will save you the trouble." ”
"Well, my mother is right." Song Yuanbao nodded heavily.
The mother and son entered the Hu Mansion as soon as they talked and sang, not noticing the gloomy face of the lady just now, and her eyes were as if they had been quenched with poison.
Red Sleeves glanced at the mother and son before they followed, and immediately shuddered, and said secretly: You must pay more attention to the movements of this group of people in a while, and don't let the lady and the young master suffer a loss.
Although Hu Youwei is only a county official, Song Yao's improvement of the wasteland last year has been reported to the imperial court, which made the emperor pay a little attention.
Although the capital is not very concerned about farming, many officials are waiting to see the results of the next year.
But Hongyuan County is different, the local ordinary people are talking about it, and the mountains have become a hot commodity for a while.
Although the government has not increased the price, if you want to buy mountain land, you have to trust the relationship, otherwise it is good to be able to buy one acre and three points of land, and it is impossible to count on mountain land to support your family.
This kind of political performance is definitely linked to Hu Youwei, and many officials are willing to make friends with Hu Youwei, so that they can be promoted and promoted when their performance is evaluated.
Therefore, at the wedding banquet of Hu Jiayue's marriage, some nearby magistrates came to attend the wedding banquet in person, and those who were inconvenient to come would also let their families come to get closer to the Hu family.
Of course, this congratulatory ceremony is naturally a few points precious.
Before Song Yao could reach the inner courtyard, Mrs. Hu came to greet her in person, completely ignoring the demeanor of the other ladies.
Mo said that Song Yao had Helian Sheng behind him, which was Song Yao's kindness to the Hu family, and it was also worthy of Mrs. Hu to treat her as a distinguished guest.
"I heard that you were wronged at the door? It's all because I can't take care of it, and I'll help you out of anger in a while. Mrs. Hu reassured.
"No need, my mother and I won't be bullied, and we've already fought back." Song Yuanbao raised his small fist and said.
"Little ingots are dressed like a boy on the side of a fairy today, which is really pleasing." Mrs. Hu praised sincerely: "Mrs. Song is so blessed to have such a lovely son, which can't be asked for by burning incense and worshipping Buddha." ”
"Naughty is also one of the best." Song Yao smiled lightly, pinched Song Yuanbao's face and said, "When you get to the banquet in a while, restrain your little temper, I really can't help but go back again, understand?" ”
"Well, we are guests, we can't make trouble for the host, Yuan Bao understands." Song Yuanbao nodded obediently.
"You are different from other guests, if you are wronged, don't say that Jiayue will be unhappy, even I can't help it." Mrs. Hu and Song Yao walked side by side, and said in a low voice: "You don't have to save face for me, these people who came today are more or less purposeful, that is, you two came here because of love." ”
Song Yao smiled knowingly, and said softly: "Thank you, madam, as long as I don't insult Yuanbao, I can deal with it indifferently." ”
Mrs. Hu was stunned for a moment, she couldn't see through Song Yao, but she also knew that this woman could not be handled casually.
Thinking that when she came out to greet people, there were several ladies who were disrespectful to Song Yao in their words, and Mrs. Hu knew that today's banquet would be lively.