Chapter 6: The Attitude of the Second Room
"Sister Xianglan is sixty taels, and Sister Banjuan and Shenshui are fifty taels each." Jinbao was not idle this morning, but she ran back and forth several times in the main courtyard and the second room of Yinghe Courtyard.
Because there are few people in the Bofu Mansion, everyone lives in a relatively concentrated place, so it is convenient to sprinkle and sweep, and it doesn't take much time to walk back and forth.
Jinbao has its own set of methods, which does not attract suspicion.
"Why does pandan cost sixty taels? Is it because she looks better than half-roll and submerged? ”
The curtain feels that if it is good-looking, the half-roll is the most beautiful of the three.
"Because pandan is three years younger than half roll and submerged."
Geng Xingshuang knows the reason for this, Xianglan is fourteen years old this year, and half-roll and Shenshui are seventeen years old.
"Ten taels of silver more when you are three years younger?" The curtain was surprised.
Geng Xingshuang smiled, ten taels of silver is already a very small amount, and if it is resold in the hands of Yu Yapo, I am afraid that it will make more than double the profit.
"Girl, the third girl went to the main courtyard, and the second wife also went, but Shen Shui couldn't go back."
Jinbao is very distinct, although Shenshui is older than her, but the relationship between the third girl and her own girl is average, and the second room always presses their big room, so she won't shout Shenshui sister.
"Later, I went to Yinghe Courtyard to inquire, and the third girl wanted to go back to Shenshui, but the second wife disagreed, and the second wife should have known about it a long time ago."
Geng Xingshuang was not surprised by this news, although Mrs. Bo was greedy for money, and she had sold her subordinates one by one, but she still had the name of Mrs. Anping Bo on her head, and her face was still a little bit, and she sold the three good-looking maids to Yu Yapo, and a discerning person could see at a glance what her idea was.
If there is a driving force behind this, except for Mrs. Bo's sister Xiao Xia, there is only the second wife Yao.
However, Xiao Xia's family has not come to the door recently, and the Zhu Mansion has not sent anyone to come over to ask for peace, and the Xia family has never gone out, and only the Yao family is in the house.
"But according to the slave maid, the third girl is not very angry."
"Did you see the third sister?"
Jin Bao nodded, "Well, less than a quarter of an hour after the girl and the sixth girl left the house, the third girl followed the second lady to the main courtyard, and stayed in the main courtyard for about half an hour. ”
"Recently...... Did the second uncle make any moves? ”
Geng Xingshuang groaned, one hundred and ten taels of silver, what can you do?
And there is a gap between this price and what she has heard before, is it because the three of Half Roll, Shenshui, and Xianglan are not beautiful enough?
Geng Xingshuang thinks no, although they are not the best beauties in half a volume, but their appearance is really good, if they go to such a place, the price is not very high, what is the difference?
A light flashed in Geng Xingshuang's mind, and she stopped the chopsticks in her hand, concentrating on the almost fleeting thought.
Both the curtain and Jinbao knew that their girl would fall into a trait when she thought about things deeply, and they didn't bother her, just waiting for her to come back to her senses.
Strange to say, this has never happened to the girl in front of outsiders.
"Okay, I'm full."
The curtain cleared the table, and Jinbao continued to report the news he had heard in the morning.
"The girl guessed well, Xiaojuan said that the second master was in a good mood these days, and went to the second wife's house for two days in a row."
Xiaojuan is a maid in the second room, and she has a good relationship with Jinbao, and she will exchange some inconsequential news on weekdays.
The second master, Geng Cheng, is the only official body of the Geng family now, except for the uncle, he has the highest voice in the mansion.
It's just that after her grandfather An Pingbo was injured in the Pillow Chang Revolution and stepped down from office fourteen years ago, he gave his favor to his second son Geng Cheng, and he only made flowers and grass, raised birds and teased cats, and started a happy life regardless of everything, whether it was a son or a grandchild, and gave him filial piety, but if he was asked to complain, comment, and call the shots, his old man would only squint his eyes and pretend to be deaf.
"The only thing that can make my good second uncle happy is to be promoted and get rich."
Judging from the fact that the Xia family and the Yao family need to sell maids to make money, it should be impossible to make a fortune, so the only thing is to be promoted.
"Jinbao, have you gone to see if the sixth sister has had lunch? Let's go to the main courtyard. ”
Jin Bao answered, and was about to go out, when he happened to meet Geng Xingchen Bai Zhi's master and servant who came in from outside the courtyard.
"Fifth sister, I've had lunch, what are we going to do now?"
"Third aunt...... Didn't say anything? ”
Although Geng Xingshuang was happy that Geng Xingchen came to him again so quickly and easily, he was still a little surprised in the end.
"My mother...... Alas...... She's actually quite conflicted. Geng Xingchen frowned, looking annoyed and helpless, "She felt that the second uncle was the support of the entire uncle, and she couldn't help but give in to the second aunt again and again, but she also understood in her heart that with the current behavior of the second uncle and the second aunt, if she was a grandfather in the future...... He may not care about us, I went back and talked to her, and she let me come, fifth sister, what should we do next, I will do whatever you say. ”
Geng Xingshuang didn't fully believe Geng Xingchen's words, nor did he not believe it completely.
The third aunt Jiang is not satisfied with the second room, but she does not dare to offend the second room, this matter is not only known to Geng Xingshuang, but also to the whole house.
But if she had let Geng Xingchen lean on their big house so easily, she wouldn't have been so entangled all these years.
Geng Xingchen didn't say anything, Geng Xingshuang didn't ask any more, she stood up, "Let's go to the main courtyard." ”
"Now?"
"Hmm."
"But it's time for my grandmother's lunch break."
Geng Xingshuang said in her heart that she wanted to make a fuss during her lunch break, otherwise her good grandmother really thought that after two years of peaceful life, she could do whatever she wanted.
"Grandmother received the money today, and she must be in a good mood, this person, when she is excited, it is difficult to sleep."
"Well, the fifth sister has a point."
Geng Xingchen thought it was true, she was like this, she was also very excited today, of course, her excitement was different from her grandmother's excitement, grandmother was happy because she received the silver, and she was both happy and unhappy.
Happily, although her mother still prevented her from coming to the fifth sister this time, her father seemed to be more and more dissatisfied with the second uncle, and she was more and more angry at her grandmother's partiality, so she quarreled with her mother for this.
There is also the fourth brother, today Qingxi Academy is closed, the fourth brother is also at home, the fourth brother firmly stated that he will definitely be admitted to Xiucai in the future with his strength, and he can stand up by himself without relying on the second room, glorify his ancestors, let his parents enjoy their old age in peace, and be the support of the sisters in the family.
Thinking of this, Geng Xingchen was in a very good mood, but after all, the Xia family was her own grandmother, and she actually sold her personal maid to such a place for silver, if this kind of thing was spread......
Although the reputation of their Anping Bofu is like that, do they still have to roll on the mud floor again?
Geng Xingchen thought about walking, his steps became heavier and heavier, and he had a thunderous momentum of looking for someone to settle accounts, but gradually walked in front of Geng Xingshuang.
"Sixth girl, what are you...... Come and say hello? Mrs. Bo is taking a lunch break! ”
The pomegranate guarding the courtyard door dozed off, Geng Xingchen went directly into the courtyard, and walked all the way to the door of the main house.