Chapter 181: Going to the Feast
Huaiyu took the orange handed by Rui Xue and ate a few petals, which were indeed sweet.
wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said: "Naturally, I want to go, these exchanges and entertainment are unavoidable, and Xiangye is also going to go." But don't worry, most of the time you won't encounter it. ”
Rui Xue was not afraid of meeting Jiang Huai, so she took some of the snacks and candies prepared for Rong Niang and asked Huaiyu to taste them.
"I thought that she had seen all the good things, and it felt tacky to give her gold and silver clothes, these were all made by me, what did the eldest lady think."
Huaiyu took the tea handed by Xiaoxing and rinsed her mouth.
"Naturally, you can't make a mistake with what you make, it's just that you little sisters send this well, and there are not so many rules in private, but on the surface, you went to the banquet as Ning Wangfu, if it is only written on the roster, the gifts are all kinds of pastries, which is a little ugly."
Rui Xue patted her head: "How can I forget this stubble, then add some more money." ”
Huaiyu nodded: "It's more appropriate, and it doesn't take too much, one hundred and ten taels is about the same." ”
Rui Xue swallowed her saliva, one hundred and ten taels, this is not too much, and there is only so much that she can control in her hands now.
The income of Zhuangzi has just been able to balance with the expenditure, and the horse farm has not yet begun to make a profit.
Fortunately, because of the shutdown in winter, some labor and material expenses were saved.
After the New Year, some facilities on the dock and on the racecourse were restarted, and I don't know how much money will be spent to fill them.
Now it's a situation where you can't get in and out, but fortunately, the market over there is on the right track, and although it hasn't started to make a profit yet, it's still able to break even.
Ruixue now hates to break a piece of money in half to spend, but some money can't be spent.
It's time to find a way to make some money, otherwise I always feel unsure.
Sending Huaiyu away, Rui Xue figured out how to make money.
I gave a few, and I didn't think it was very reliable.
Xiao Tao wiped the ornaments in the room and asked, holding a white porcelain bottle.
"Isn't this Miss's wine bottle, why are you here?"
Rui Xue took a look: "I feel that I lost it, I used it for flower arrangement a few days ago." ”
"Oh." Xiao Tao set the bottle, "Miss, why don't you make wine this year, in previous years, when you were not busy, you soaked in the wine shop every day, and the aroma of wine on your body could make me drunk." ”
After Xiao Tao's reminder, Rui Xue became happy.
This wine has long been famous, because the amount of wine is not much, but it is sold at a good price.
It's a pity to throw it away, but now it's time to pick it up and earn some pocket money.
The place of King Ning's Mansion is large, and it shouldn't be difficult to clean up a courtyard and make wine.
As soon as he said it, he made a list of the utensils and items he needed overnight, and slightly improved the brewing process he uses today.
Early the next morning, he handed over this matter to Gu Yu to handle, and asked Gu Lian to contact the craftsman master who was in charge of burning wine bottles for himself before.
Packed up and dressed up, and went to the right minister's mansion with the prepared gifts to celebrate Rong Niang's birthday.
handed over the name post, registered the gift money, and was taken to the backyard by the house.
There was still a period of time before the banquet was held, and the nobles from various provinces who came to congratulate gathered in Rong Niang's courtyard to gossip, so it was not lively.
Rui Xue greeted them and was led to Rong Niang's boudoir by the little girl in the courtyard.
There was a sound of laughter in the house, and as soon as Ruixue entered the house, she was hugged and pulled into the room.
The sisters who are good with Rong Niang are all here, eating and drinking very casually.
Sun Muqing pulled Rui Xue to sit down, complained that she was late, and gave Rui Xue a hand stove plug to warm her hands.
"You sit down first, I'll call her over."
Rui Xue looked around, but she didn't see Rong Niang, thinking that she went to the front to entertain guests, after all, today is her birthday.
Grabbed Sun Muqing and said, "No need, she wants to socialize, and she will naturally come to us when she is done." ”
Sun Muqing nodded: "It's okay, let's find a quiet place, I have something to say to you." ”
Rui Xue responded, and the two found a relatively quiet place to talk.
"It's not easy for me to come out, a while ago, Rong Niang handed over the matter of the Northern Realm Shantang to me, you also know my current situation, I was watched by my family, things are not going very well, I sent her a few letters to discuss, she didn't reply to me, and I don't know what happened."
Rui Xue shook her head: "I don't know, I just came back from Zhuangshang the day before yesterday, and before I could find you, I received her post, thinking that I could meet today, so I didn't give you a post." ”
Sun Muqing frowned: "When I came over today, I only glanced at her in a hurry, as if she was not as energetic as before, and she looked a lot thinner." Before she could ask, she said she was going out and let us play here by ourselves. ”
Rui Xue secretly said that it was not good, this stupid girl should not really have something wrong with the little Langjun who was playing.
I don't know how much she listened to her words, whether she was injured or discovered by her family.
Sun Muqing saw Rui Xue in a daze, and asked out loud: "What do you think, your eyebrows are almost wrinkled together." I didn't want to trouble you about Shantang, I know that you have a lot of things, but now I can't do anything, and Rong Niang doesn't know what to do, if this thing can't be done well, it's a pity, you see if there are any other candidates. ”
Rui Xue came back to her senses, she brought this matter up, and the original intention was to let these girls in the boudoir have something to do and enhance the girl's sense of existence.
It also helps homeless women and children.
The plan is good, and there is no reason to give up halfway.
"Okay, leave this matter to me first, and wait until you find out Rong Niang's situation before making plans. To do good deeds and accumulate virtue, it is good to do everything you say. ”
The two chatted for a while, and a little girl came over to call the banquet.
The girls left Rong Niang's courtyard one after another, and went to the courtyard where the banquet was set up to find the ladies of the various mansions.
Ruixue and Huaiyu sat at a table, but Rong Niang was never seen.
Today she is the protagonist, and she hasn't seen anyone after a while, which is really strange.
Approached Huaiyu and asked, "Big lady, when did you come, you can see Rong Niang." ”
Huaiyu smiled and greeted the ladies who came to be close to her, turned her head and whispered to Rui Xue.
"I only showed my face, and I didn't see anyone again, and I was strange, it didn't look very festive, but her mother was very courteous, and I couldn't see any clues."
Rui Xue's brows furrowed even tighter, there was something wrong with these eight achievements.
"What's the matter, does Wanwan know something?"
Rui Xue shook her head: "It's nothing, the eldest lady doesn't have to worry about it, I'll ask when I see her." ”
Huaiyu nodded in response and gossiped with the lady next to him.
Rui Xue and Sun Muqing, who was sitting not far away, made eye contacts, and the two left the table and whispered under the tree on the side.