Xue's house, backyard.

Jia Zhu, Jia Qiong, and Jin Cai had just arrived in the mansion and went to the living room under the guidance of the servants. Another servant went to the backyard to report and said a few words to the maid in the backyard before leaving.

"Mrs., Uncle Jia of Rongfu has arrived, and the front yard has been led to the living room." The maid said in front of the Xue Wang's door.

Xue Wang stretched his waist lazily, and sat diagonally from the bed with one hand support. This is the time of spring sleepiness, and it is inevitable that there will be some fatigue.

Listening to the maid's words, he raised his forehead in surprise, his apricot eyes were a little confused, he looked at the maid next to him, and then looked at the Tonggui who had just entered the door to report.

Her husband will be dead for half a year, and he is still wearing a plain dress and a plain silk scarf on his head.

Looking at Xue Wang, who was a little tired, Tongxi hurriedly took two more pillows to cushion under his armpits.

Seeing this, Xue Wangshi couldn't help leaning towards the pillow, perhaps the range of movement was too large, causing a shaking in front of him. The three people in the room were all women, but they didn't care.

He then looked at Tonggui and said, "What time is it, why did Zhu'er arrive so early." ”

Tongxi looked out the window, and then said, "Mrs., it's almost time to get right." Uncle Jia must have something to discuss. ”

When Xue Wang heard this, he couldn't help but nodded, and then asked: "How to lead people to the living room, didn't I tell you, Zhu'er can come over and lead them directly to the backyard, and Pan'er and Bao'er can be notified." ”

Tong Gui saw that his wife asked, and then replied: "Everyone has been informed, Uncle Jia has brought a few more people today, and there should be something to discuss." ”

When Xue Wangshi heard this, his slightly sad face eased a little, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he said with a smile:

"Then why are you two little hooves still stunned, and you don't dress with me. Let's go to the front yard to meet Zhu'er, and see what he can do, and it is worth his special prayer post. ”

Jia Zhu and Jia Qiong stayed in the living room for a quarter of an hour, and the two looked inside for a while. Jin Cai was accompanied by the butler of the Xue Mansion in the side hall.

Graceful and luxurious, although it is not as good as Rongfu, it is not inferior. It's just that everything inside has been replaced with relatively plain items.

Xue Wang had already arrived in the living room and observed behind the curtain for a while to see if it was appropriate to bring his children over.

I saw only my sister's child, and another boy about ten years old. So he didn't worry anymore, so he carried a pair of children into the living room with him.

"Rustle."

The two who were drinking tea heard the rustle of the bead curtain and hurriedly got up and looked sideways.

I saw that the bead curtain in the living room was picked up by a girl. At the beginning came a woman of about twenty-four or five, followed by a horned child, a man and a woman, and two or three maids followed behind her.

The young woman has a plump figure and a graceful body. When marching, the clothes in front of the body are swaying three times, up and down, which is pleasing to the eye, quite symmetrical, suitable and beautiful.

There is no powder on the face, and a plain dress similar to filial piety clothes can't hide its own beauty.

Think about it, if you are not outstanding, how can you give birth to a woman like Xue Baochai, who has a faint self-confidence.

I saw that he didn't sit down, he came to Jia Zhu in a few steps and looked at him carefully. Then he said: "Zhu'er, some time ago, I heard that you were sick, but you have gotten better. ”

Jia Zhu saw that his aunt was asking about his body, and immediately said, "Auntie, don't worry, my nephew is fine." ”

Then he pointed to Jia Qiong, who was still standing beside him, and said to Aunt Xue: "Auntie, this is the brother in my clan, Jia Qiong of our five rooms and two branches, I usually call him Brother Qiong."

I was very loved by my grandmother, and I gave the same monthly rules as me. Brother Qiong is also a genius, he is only eight years old this year, and he has only studied for more than a year, which is worth five or six years of hard work in Zhu'er, and now he is far beyond me, and he is waiting for the exam with me in Jinling this year.

Thinking that his aunt had never seen him, he brought him to meet his aunt. ”

Hearing Jia Zhu's praise, Aunt Xue couldn't help but look at Jia Qiong with bright eyes, her mouth opened slightly, and her surprised expression was overflowing.

His eyes were full of doubt, looking like a ten-year-old boy, he never thought that he was only eight years old, and he was only one year older than his own Pan'er.

And Zhu'er said that this son's talent is not inferior to him, or even surpasses him, which is unimaginable.

looked at Jia Qiong, then looked at Xue Pan beside him, and then said to Jia Qiong with a smile:

"Brother Joan, hello. Since you arrived in Jinling earlier, you should have asked Brother Zhu to bring you over earlier. The Jia Xue family is an old relative, and they need to move around often. ”

When Jia Zhu and Jia Qiong heard this, they hurriedly said, "What my aunt said is right, so naturally I should move around often." ”

Then he pointed to Xue Pan and Xue Baochai, and said to Jia Qiong:

"This is my son Xue Pan, one year younger than you, that is the little girl Baochai is three years younger than you. There is not much difference in age, you should be able to play together. ”

After a few juniors greeted each other, they looked at Jia Qiong and said:

"Some time ago, things were busy at home, and they didn't let them bother you Brother Zhu.

I've been busy lately, so I can come to the house on weekdays to walk around, or let them go to the house over there to find you to study together.

I want to follow you, and Pan'er can also be more motivated. ”

The more Aunt Xue talked about it, the more she felt that it was feasible, Jia Zhu and Xue Pan were too different before, and she was afraid that she would not be able to play together, so she did not let Xue Pan find Jia Zhu.

Looking at this Jia Qiong, who is only one year older than his son, he couldn't help but feel a little happier in his heart, suppressed the pain of bereavement, and walked a few steps towards Jia Qiong, shaking three times.

At this time, Jia Qiong was not short in the same age group, and her level-eyed gaze just looked at the shaking in front of her, and there was a ripple in her heart.

couldn't help but raise his head and look at Aunt Xue's face. He was afraid that if he lowered his head, he would think of something.

Looking at the face without powder, it is as white as jade. The eyelashes fluttered occasionally, and the tankou opened and closed with Jia Qiong talking. Because he was a little closer, he couldn't avoid the ups and downs in front of him, and he smelled the fragrance that seemed to be there.

Jia Qiong couldn't help but think of her previous life, missed a little more, and unconsciously sniffed a few more times.

Maybe it's only when you're a child, but it's a different way to do it when you're older.

Listening to Aunt Xue's words, Jia Qiong also understood what it meant, it was nothing more than wanting Xue Pan to follow him and learn more knowledge, if he could also participate in the imperial examination in the future, it would be the best, even if he couldn't do it, he could be reasonable.

was originally asking for people, but naturally there was nothing wrong with it.

Xu had been talking for a long time, and Aunt Xue also felt that it was a little too close, so she took a few steps back. But looking at Jia Qiong, who is nearly eight years old, he doesn't care about it, he is still a child.

asked the two to sit down, and arranged for the maid next to them to serve tea to the two of them.

After a few people sat down, Aunt Xue also ended the chatter like relatives, looked at Jia Zhu with a smile and said:

"Zhu'er, I heard from the people below that you brought Brother Qiong here this time. I also came with Jin Cai, but do you need my aunt's help with anything? ”

When Jia Zhu heard this, he told Aunt Xue about Jia Qiong's speculation and analysis in the morning, and mentioned that he wanted to borrow 50,000 taels of silver.

After the introduction, seeing that the aunt was contemplating, the two couldn't help but drink the tea with the teacup.

After a long time, Aunt Xue woke up from her contemplation, looked at the two people who were drinking tea, and then looked at Tonggui and asked, "Tonggui, Lao Cangtou, Zhang Dehui and Li Xiang are still in Jinling, right?" ”

Seeing his wife's questioning, Tong Gui thought for a while, and said: "Steward Lao Cang is drinking tea with Steward Jin, Zhang Dehui is checking the accounts at the pawnshop, and Li Xiang should be in the big treasury, and he should go to Jinling tomorrow." ”

"Since this is the case, then let Zhang Dehui and Li Xiang come to the mansion together, let them go to the side hall first, and accompany Butler Jin to drink tea."

After speaking, he thought about it and added: "Well, let's go and invite the second master to come again." ”

Looking at Tonggui, who went down, picked up the tea in his hand, took a sip, thought about it again, and said to Jia Zhu and Jia Qiong:

"Since Zhu'er and Qiong'er put forward this idea first, they must have already had some thoughts, so it's better to talk to your aunt first. If it's not a big problem, whether my Xue family participates or not, I will lend you a sum of money.

Although my aunt rarely manages it directly, she has been exposed to it for so many years, and she still knows some simple truths, or can give you some advice, what do you think? ”