CHAPTER XV

"Bao'er...... I can't help it. Aunt Xue glanced at the lazy maids sitting outside in the shade through the window, sighed in her heart, and a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, a touch of unwillingness, "Because of your good brother, the store has delayed the turnover of money several times, this year, it is very difficult for our family to even keep the book, maybe we will have to lose a lot of money...... When the time comes, when the time comes, we will lose the signboard of the imperial merchant again, and we will have no money in our hands, how can we live the lives of orphans and widows......"

Aunt Xue is also Mrs. Wang's sister-in-law, the Wang family is not a small family, she can be so old in such a person's family, and married into the Xue family of Ziwei Sheren, even if Aunt Xue doesn't look very knowledgeable on weekdays, especially when she is raised to look like she is now, but when it comes to means, it must not be underestimated, after the death of Master Xue, she can keep the signboard of the imperial merchant from the hands of the Xue family's eight rooms, and keep the Xue family's already declining family business, I don't know how many dirty methods have been used.

Although Xue Baochai is the daughter of the boudoir, she used to manage the accounts in the Xue family, and she also knows a thing or two about her mother's methods, but she is in the business, and she does not reject some shady tricks, after all, businessmen are profit-seeking, and there will not be a few merchants who really can't use the means on the table, so she has never ignored her mother's previous actions, as long as she does not exceed a certain limit, does not bring trouble to the family, and does not provoke people who should not be provoked, she has always ignored it.

She doesn't touch her hands herself, but also for the sake of fame, Xue Baochai has big ambitions in her heart, and she is not willing to ruin her reputation for a little money, isn't it because of a small loss? But she never felt that there was anything wrong with her mother's approach, but this time it was different, this time she provoked the wrong people, and they couldn't afford to provoke ......

As soon as Xue Baochai noticed Aunt Xue's thoughts at this time, she panicked, and hurriedly grabbed her mother's sleeve with one hand, gritted her teeth, and said word by word: "Mother, Sister Lin is not something you can fool, and the Lin family is not one of those small families we met before, don't forget, this is the capital, not a place where our Xue family can cover the sky with one hand, besides, you don't want to think about it, who is standing behind Sister Lin?" The princess and the princess...... Even the couple surnamed Ai with a mysterious origin, we can't mess with any of them, you listen to your daughter's words, don't beat her idea, now we are not at the point of exhaustion, as long as we clean up the business, we will lose this year, regroup next year, and have a chance to earn it back. ”

“…… I don't know...... "Aunt Xue is not stupid, she has already seen the princess's ability and temper for Pan'er, how dare she provoke again, closed her eyes, forced the little dark thoughts in her heart to suppress, and patted her daughter's hand with a frightened face lovingly, "Hey, forget it, my mother is just talking, where do you really dare to reach out, but, my poor Bao'er, if our family can't give your aunt money, I'm afraid that you will be able to marry into the Jia family in the future, and your relationship with your aunt will also be affected...... Let's think about it again and see where we can make a fortune. ”

Xue Baochai shook her head, looking at herself in the dressing mirror, her heart fluctuated - for Sister Lin, she actually had a trace of jealousy in her heart......

She has developed a steady sex since she was a child, and in the face of everyone, whether she likes it or not, she has a gentle and graceful appearance, which is really her sexuality, or forced by the environment, she has to be like this, and after many years, I don't know.

But Lin Daiyu is different, although she lost her mother when she was a child, and later lost her father, she had to borrow the Jia family, it seems that she is just an orphan girl, and her situation seems to be even more miserable than herself, but she can express her happiness and unhappiness clearly from her own thoughts, and from time to time make a small sex, even if others say a few words behind their backs, they have to hold her in front of her and provide for her, even if she is in the Jia family and under the fence, she can still live so wantonly, because of what? Because she was born in a noble family, she is the only beloved daughter of Lin Hai, the salt patrol imperial historian, only this one is born, just because she is the daughter of a businessman, so no matter how hard she works and fights, she will never be able to compare to her, and others will always look down on her......

Xue Baochai sighed, she used to have a heart higher than the sky, but reality is reality, dreams of that kind of thing, it doesn't matter if you think about it, if you really want to be persistent, she will enter the magic barrier, she is a smart person, of course she knows what kind of life is good, it is within reach.

She Xue Baochai, how could she not see that Jia Baoyu is actually not a good match, that person is greedy and lustful in his bones, and he is not self-motivated, and he only uses the word 'vulgar' to describe and summarize the career economy, without responsibility, not a good man with a sense of responsibility, nor a good husband candidate, but he is the only one she can reach, a man from a noble background.

Xue Baochai also thought about it before, it is better to find a businessman brother who is the right person, and it is a good match to marry in the past, the husband and wife can talk to each other, and the relationship will be harmonious, but the water flows to a low place, but people go to a high place, these years, she has not seen it clearly enough? As the daughter of a merchant, she was born inferior to others, if she remarries into a merchant, won't she be able to get rid of the word 'business' for a lifetime, no, not only her life, but even her future children will be affected......

Marrying a talented Hanmenxue, she has also considered it, but who can be sure that the so-called Hanmenxue will really be successful in the future? The imperial examination is not an easy task, how many people have taken the exam for a lifetime, and they can't wait for the day when they are named on the gold list, can they marry such a person and gamble on a future that they don't know if it's bright or dark? Xue Baochai has always been pragmatic, and such an idea just turned around in his mind and disappeared without a trace.

After calculating and thinking about it repeatedly, since it may be difficult to enter the palace, but it is also possible to make steady progress, then Jia Baoyu is the best choice.

Marrying into Rongguo Mansion, that is, Baoyu is not motivated, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, who have always loved him as a brother-in-law born with a jade title, will also arrange his future, a generation of wealth is no problem, but the husband is unreliable, with the wealth and resources of Rongguo Mansion, plus a little bit of good luck, he can give birth to a few good children, and he may be able to achieve the position of Jia Mu in the future......

"Mother, don't think about it so much, let's think about it again, so that my brother can calm down, that is, I don't want him to be motivated, as long as he can keep it, I, as a sister, and I, as a sister, can be regarded as having a support in the future."

The mother and daughter of the Xue family sighed at each other, while Mrs. Wang also sat in the house with a headache.

The concubine is provincial, this is the glory given by the long live lord, of course Mrs. Wang is happy, but if she wants to build a villa that can add face to Jiafu, the amount of money she needs is simply a load.

The construction of the provincial villa has begun, and Mrs. Wang has already personally calculated the amount of silver needed to build the courtyard several times, adding up inside and out, at least one million taels of silver, which is silver spent in vain, not falling from the sky, these money, it is absolutely impossible to come out of the public account, even if you want to go public, there is not so much.

Counting, Mrs. Wang has been in charge of the Jia family for many years, when it comes to collecting money, she still has the ability, get a little here, get a little there, and put silver in her arms, to this day, the private money she is holding in her hand is also a small 300,000 yuan, but she doesn't want to take out this money, this is the silver she has worked so hard to get, the fresh meat that has been swallowed in her stomach, how can there be a reason to throw it out, besides, there will be a lot of places to spend money in Yuanchun in the future, and she will also leave some for Baoyu, that is, herself, There must also be a silver body, in this world, even in Jiafu, can it be done without silver?

Speaking of which, Lin Daiyu's dowry, just in silver, there are 500,000 taels saved in the old lady...... Mrs. Wang's eyes rolled and she began to make up her mind, Lin Daiyu's money, plus Jia's mother's private house, must be a lot, if she can pick it out, plus her sister, the Xue family is an imperial businessman, doesn't it mean that there are millions of silver...... If you get together, not to mention building only one annex, even if you build two or three, it will be absolutely fine, and maybe you can save up again......

Thinking about it like this, Mrs. Wang was a little restless, if it wasn't for the fact that it was late and the old lady had already rested, maybe she would have to go to Jia's mother's room now.

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"I'm going to get married when I'm growing up."

After eating, a group of people rarely gathered, nested together in the lakeside pavilion to touch cards, July and October with a few little girls sitting on the side to do needlework.

After three rounds in a row, Zhiyun killed and lost her temper to win the others, but she was 'deported' by Mrs. Lin, Daiyu, and Zhaoyu, and she was not allowed to fight again.

Zhiyun doesn't care, anyway, it's a fun game, she has to have a heart, can control the cards to the point where she wants whoever wins to win, then this card, in fact, it doesn't mean anything to play.

The other three continued to play cards, and he lay alone on a bamboo chaise longue, with a woolen blanket draped over his body, and took a nap for half an hour.

I don't know why, Zhiyun fell asleep, and before she slept porcelain, she had a strange dream, she was dreaming, as if she knew that she was dreaming-

I dreamed that she and Ouyang were riding a flying dragon, wearing a luxurious crown robe, dancing an inexplicable blessing dance above the strange altar above a heavenly pillar, and the clouds and mist below, and after a while, there was music, it was sad music, it was also sad music, the sound was not loud, but it went straight to the heart, stirring Zhiyun's heart with a numb pain, and then, she woke up and couldn't sleep anymore.

When they opened their eyes, the three of them also stopped their cards, and were gathering together to point at the new clothes in October, and even Zhaoyu, who had never paid much attention to them, was also very interested.

Zhiyun was in a good mood.