It is said that on this day, Lin Daiyu accompanied Xue Baochai to breakfast.

The two finished changing their clothes under the servant of the maid Zijuan and the maid Ying'er, and then went to the spring visit.

I saw the silence in the courtyard of Rongguo Mansion Tanchun.

Only the maids and maids stood outside the window one by one and listened.

When Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai entered the hall.

I saw that the sisters and sisters-in-law in Rongguo's house were discussing some housework.

It's about the accident that happened in his garden during the year.

Seeing that it was Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai who came over, Tanchun hurriedly got up to greet him, and ordered the maid in his room next to him to bring a stool for Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai to sit down.

The maid and the servant moved the stool, and Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai sat down.

After Lin Daiyu sat down, she said with a smile: "Today, am I here unfortunately?" ”

Tanchun immediately shook his head when he heard this, and said: "But it's the right time to come, I can think about asking Sister Lin and Sister Bao, two famous and smart people, to help me come up with more ideas and think of a way." ”

Xue Baochai asked even knowingly: "What is it that makes Sister Tanchun so annoyed?" ”

When Tanchun heard this, he couldn't help but look at Xue Baochai with gloomy eyes, and said, "Sister, what I'm thinking about is nothing else, just thinking about the hair grease powder we used in January."

I think we already have two or two months of silver in January, and the girls have another month's money, but isn't it the same as the eight taels in the school just now?

It's a small thing, the money is limited, and it doesn't seem appropriate.

I've thought about it so much, I don't know how my sisters are going to see it?

I couldn't make up my mind for a while, and I had to talk about my sisters and sisters, so I had to have a comparison.

When the time comes, it will be better to be more thoughtful. ”

Xue Baochai is an expert figure who understands this, but he was only hindered by some emotional problems before, and he was not very good at taking the lead.

I also know that it is a matter in Rongguofu's own house, and I can't do it as an outsider living in a guest house.

Even if he said it, it was in vain, and he did not open his mouth to advise.

Now that Xue Baochai is a wife and a mother, as an outsider with identity and status, he should be more relaxed.

Immediately, Xue Baochai just smiled and said: "There is also a doorway and reason here.

When I was living in Rongguo Mansion before, I saw these things used by the girls, so naturally there should be an example.

Every month, the comprador bought it, and asked the women to hand it over to Sister Feng for safekeeping, but it was just for the girls to use.

There is no reason for Sister Feng to take money every day and find someone to buy these.

Therefore the comprador from outside took it and gave us the woman a house by month.

As for the girls' monthly taels, they weren't for buying these.

In order to be the grandmother's wife who is in charge of the house for a while, or not at home, or not idle, the girls occasionally ask for money, so as to save someone to go:

This is just because I am afraid that the girls will be wronged.

Now I look coldly at the fact that our sisters in each house have all paid for these things, and they have half of them.

I wondered if the comprador was empty, or he didn't buy serious goods. ”

Xue Baochai here is already secretly reminding Tanchun that the matter will be handed over to the people below, and it is inevitable that there will be kickbacks in the middle.

When embezzling the assets of Rongguo Mansion, Tanchun also knew it.

It's just that I can't talk about it.

Tanchun and Li Kun both smiled when they heard the words and said, "Sister, you can also pay attention to it."

There is no emptiness, just a later day.

I'm in a hurry, I don't know where to get some, it's just a name.

In fact, I can't help it, but I still have to buy it now, so I use two taels of silver, and ask someone else's nurse's brother and son to buy it.

If you want to send the people of the officials, it will still be the same, and I wonder what method they will do?"

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "The comprador bought that thing, others bought the good ones, and the comprador did not rely on him, and said that he had a bad heart and wanted to take away his compradors."

Therefore they would rather offend the inside than the outsiders.

If the girls let the nurses gossip, they would not dare to gossip. ”

Tanchun nodded and said, "Therefore, I feel uncomfortable, I wasted two sums of money, and half of the things were lost in vain."

It's better to donate this item of the comprador every month.

That's the first thing.

The second thing is to go to everyone in the year.

Although you haven't been there, do your sisters know the scenery of the Nalai family?"

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "This matter has long been decided, but Sister Tanchun is worried and refuses to implement it."

If it's a sister who visits spring, go and talk to your grandmother, and your grandmother will agree. ”

Tanchun said again: "I'm not talking about this, but because I'm gossiping with the girls in their family."

He said that in addition to the flowers they brought, the bamboo shoots, vegetables, fish and shrimp they ate, some people still took them in a year, and there were 200 taels of silver left at the end of the year.

From that day on, I learned that a broken lotus leaf and a withered grass root are valuable. ”

Xue Baochai also shook his head and said with a smile: "It's really a joke!"

Although you are a young lady, you are a beautiful rich girl, but you don't know these things.

But all of you have also studied and read and spoken, haven't you ever seen that Zhu Fuzi has an essay on 'not giving up on yourself'?"

Tanchun said with a wry smile: "Although I have seen it, it is just a self-encouragement, a false word, where is there really one?"

Baochai said: "Zhu Zi has done nothing? That's all there is.

You've only been doing things for two days, and you're so hungry for profit that you see Zhu Zi as vain.

When you go out again and see those pros and cons, even Confucius will be more and more disillusioned!"

Tanchun smiled: "You are such a well-known person, but you haven't seen Ji Zishu?"

On that day, Ji Zi Youyun: 'The field of Denglilu, the person who is in the realm of planning, the words of the poor Yao Shun, and the way of Confucius and Mencius. ’”

Baochai smiled: "What about the next sentence?"

Tanchun smiled: "Now it's taken out of context; Read out the next sentence, I scolded myself for not being able to do it?"

Baochai said: "There is nothing unusable in the world, if it is available, it is valuable."

It's hard for you to be a smart person, and you haven't experienced this big show. ”

Li Kun smiled and said: "Your sisters are here, and they don't talk about business, you guys are going to talk about knowledge!"

Before Tanchun answered, Baochai would say: "Learning is the right thing." If you don't take the knowledge, it will all go into the market. ”

The three of them made fun of it, and then they continued to talk about business.

Tanchun continued: "Our garden is only half more than theirs, and if you double it, you will have an interest of four hundred silver a year."

If there is also hair loss silver at this time, it is natural to be small, and it is not the business of people like us.

If two certain people are sent to him, there are many valuable things that can be trampled upon, and they seem to be ruined.

It is better to pick out a few old mothers in the garden who know the garden and send them to clean up the cooking.

It is not necessary for them to pay rent and taxes, but only ask them what they can honor in a year. ”