Li Weijian did not recover from the cold, so he simply rested in his small courtyard for a few days. In the middle, Li Kun came over, and persuaded Li Weijian not to lose the watermelon and pick sesame seeds, Li Weijian couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, but he only responded on his face.

After five days, Li Weijian's wind and cold gradually improved, but poor Qingwen and Xiuying fell ill. The virus doesn't matter if you have practiced martial arts or not, Rao is Xiuying has strong bones, and she is not lightly ill this time.

As a last resort, Qingwen and Xiuying had to move back to the West Chamber for the time being, and the vigil fell on Hongyu and Xiangling for the time being.

Xiu Ying is a simple person, and her mind is self-explanatory; Qingwen's encounter a few days ago made Li Weijian's heart iron. Seeing that the two little girls fell ill one after another, Li Weijian was distressed, and he was busy pounding garlic to extract allicin, and he also instructed Xiangling and Hongyu to find cotton gauze and sew masks, and sprinkled vinegar in the room.

Hongyu turned around and said, saying that it was not only in the small courtyard, but also in the Rongguo Mansion that many people were infected with the cold, but the old lady was missing two maids to serve her.

When Li Weijian heard this, he immediately ordered Hongyu and Xiangling to sew some more cotton yarn masks, and ordered Hongyu to send them around, but it attracted praise from all over Rongguofu, saying that Brother Jian and Brother Jian were a heart.

On this day, Li Weijian felt that his body was getting better, so he thought that he still had an errand on his body, and it was not good to delay it all the time. After breakfast, Li Weijian went to the door of Deyi, thinking that he would go to the firearms test range of the Ministry of Industry outside the city with Wu Haiping.

I didn't think about it, I couldn't see anyone on the left, and I couldn't see Wu Haiping on the right. I sent the little guy to the crony room in the back to look for it, but the little guy ran back but Wu Haiping was nowhere to be seen in the house.

Li Weijian wondered in his heart, secretly wondering if Wu Haiping was called away by the Zhongshun Mansion again?

Thinking that it was not convenient to go out alone, Li Weijian simply rewarded a tael of silver coins, ordered a small servant of Rongguo Mansion as a companion, and rushed out of the city in a carriage.

In Rongguo's mansion, there has been an undercurrent surging these days.

The Xue family's imperial business foundation is almost a foregone conclusion, and the difference is that the aunt and uncle of the king will intervene sideways, not to say that they have entrusted the old family, relatives and friends, and they can always save some throwing fees from the transfer.

The eldest lord Jia Yu is still counting on the follow-up two thousand taels of silver, where is he willing to hand it over to Uncle Wang? He was not good at dealing with Uncle Wang, so he sent Mrs. Xing to stop him.

Aunt Xue was so upset by the noise, she only talked about her relatives before, but she could finally help this time. After that, Baochai couldn't help but point out the thoughts of Jia Yu and Aunt Wang, and Aunt Xue was suddenly shocked!

Dare to treat others as relatives, but people have the idea of eating out of households!

Baochai is a smart person in the end, since that day after Li Weijian's pointing, he has been thinking about it repeatedly in the past few days, and he has thought about the situation in the heart.

At this time, the situation of the Xue family was not easy, and when his father was alive, it was naturally his father who was in charge of everything. When his father passed away, although Xue Pan nominally inherited his father's business, this person was not in tune, and Aunt Xue had to pinch her nose and let the second room take on some business.

When Xue Pan killed Feng Yuan, Jia Hua reported a violent illness and died, Xue Pan's case file was handed over, and the criminal department was registered, and the household department was about to be cancelled.

Although the inner government and the household department are not next to each other, Aunt Xue was afraid that she would be found out by someone with a heart, so she made her own opinion, and temporarily transferred the foundation of the imperial merchant to the second room.

Now that she was caught in the dead hole, Aunt Xue suddenly sat on the wax - if you want to change hands on the foundation of the imperial businessman, you have to let the second room nod!

Hurriedly escaped from Jinling that day, Aunt Xue was afraid of being eaten out of the clan by the family, and this time the child would have to nod in the second room, if she didn't give enough benefits, where would the second room nod easily?

Aunt Xue was overly worried, and coupled with the epidemic of wind and cold, she fell ill all of a sudden.

Mrs. Wang came to see her twice, but she only persuaded some ordinary words. When she was young, she was also the housekeeper's daughter-in-law, and her temperament was not much worse than that of Sister Feng today, and she had seen more ghost tricks and heard more.

What her sister Aunt Xue was worried about, Mrs. Wang naturally thought of it early in the morning, but she didn't know how to persuade her. If the opponent is just an ordinary person, according to the power of the Jia family, he can always suppress this matter. However, the other party is too big, and the old man Jia Zheng is a pretentious and high-minded person, and he has not handed over much of his old age over the years.

For the sake of the Xue family's affairs, Jia Zheng was reluctant to work for Qian Tianguan anymore, after all, this favor became weaker and weaker the more he used.

Baochai saw everything in his eyes, and secretly thought in his heart, such a relative could not compare to the thrifty fourth brother who had a grudge!

"My son, this is ...... What should we do? Aunt Xue was crooked on the kang, with a handkerchief wrapped around her head, her expression was sad, and her heart disease was worse than the wind cold.

"Mom," Baochai sat quietly, without the slightest emotion on her face, and only said calmly: "For today's plan, let's quickly write to the second uncle." No matter how much you complain, it is always important to save your brother's life. ”

Aunt Xue stood up and said, "My son, you don't know, your second uncle ......."

Baochai said: "What can I do now? My brother is here, and our big house can always hold on. If my brother goes, he will really become a desperate household. How will my mother and I deal with each other? ”

"Hey......" Aunt Xue sighed, unwilling to do so.

At this moment, the maid walked in quickly, bent down before getting close, and said, "Madam, girl, someone from Jinling has brought a letter. ”

Aunt Xue was discouraged at this time, and she felt sorry for her dead husband, so she said coyly: "My son, look, left and right are just bad things in business." ”

Baochai answered, took the letterhead presented by Tongxi, unfolded it and glanced at it a few times, and then looked at it from the beginning.

Aunt Xue, who was crooked on the kang, saw that Baochai didn't move for a long time, and couldn't help asking, "What did the letterhead say?" ”

Baochai put down the letterhead, frowned and thought about it, and then looked at Tongxi and Ying'er: "You guys retreat first, I'll talk to my mother for a while." ”

The two maids retreated, and Baochai handed the letterhead to Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue said impatiently: "I don't look at it, you just say it." ”

I heard Baochai say quietly: "Mom, the second uncle is not good." (Note 1)

"Not good? What's wrong? ”

"It is said that he contracted a disease in Yunnan Gui, and he couldn't afford to get sick when he returned to Jinling...... I'm afraid this letter is just a funeral. ”

"Huh?" Aunt Xue Huo Ran got up, first shocked, and then ecstatic: "Your second uncle...... He...... Oh no? That's a ...... What a ......."

Baochai said in a deep voice: "Mom, I always have to let my brother rush to Jinling." The head of the inner house must also report it. ”

Aunt Xue thought for a long time before she realized what Baochai meant: "My son, just follow your wishes." When the words fell, Aunt Xue immediately became sad: "Your second uncle went here, but he saved your brother's life." It's—"

Baochai only sat quietly, and there was no trace of fireworks on his face.

……………………………………

However, it was said that Li Weijian had been wandering around the firearms test range of the Ministry of Industry outside the city for most of the day, and only returned to Rongguo Mansion when Shen was approaching.

He still had some silver money on hand, and he felt sorry for the two maids, so he ordered Hongyu to make some silver money and get some light and nutritious food for Qingwen and Xiuying.

Turning his head, Hongyu came back with a food box, Li Weijian was eating dinner, and Wu Haiping's call came from outside the door. Hongyu went out to greet her, but turned her head and went to the west chamber. went back and forth a few times, and then Wu Haiping was sent away.

Li Weijian wondered in his heart, because he asked, "Haiping is gone?" ”

"Gone."

"Why is he here?"

Hongyu smiled and said: "It was said that the silver was not handy, so I asked Xiuying to borrow two taels of silver." ”

"Huh?" Li Weijian stopped his chopsticks, touched his chin and frowned. Wu Haiping has a lot of money on him, didn't he gamble with the servants of Rongguo Mansion and lost all the money?

If this is the case, then this Wu Haiping can't stay by his side. Rotten gamblers can do anything in order to turn over the book! He didn't want to be stabbed by someone around him one day.

After a hasty dinner, Li Weijian, who was not at ease, went to find Xiuying first. I asked a few words, but the answer was not what I asked. Xiuying, this girl is a simple girl, she just wants money from her brother, and she doesn't need money for food and housing.

Li Weijian couldn't cry or laugh, and pointed at Xiu Ying twice: "You, sooner or later, you have to let your brother sell it." ”

After telling Xiuying and Qingwen to rest again, and not to rush to the room to serve, Li Weijian simply went to the crony room where the servants lived in the back wing.

He got out of the small courtyard, turned a corner and walked north along the sandwich road, and the Lixiang courtyard where the Xue family lived was at the end of the sandwich road. Halfway through, Li Weijian was about to find a servant to find out where Wu Haiping lived, when he saw a figure turn in front of him, and hurriedly walked towards the back street.

Take a closer look, isn't this person Wu Haiping?

Li Weijian immediately remained silent, far behind him. Follow it around the aisle and go through the back door to the back street.

Not far along the street, Wu Haiping drilled the alley. Li Weijian hurriedly walked a few steps, watching Wu Haiping twist and turn, and it took him a long time to enter a small courtyard.

Li Weijian stopped in the distance and waited, and after a cup of tea, Wu Haiping hummed a little song and wandered out.

Li Weijian hid in the corner, and when Wu Haiping approached, he suddenly jumped out and shouted: "Well, your matter has happened!" ”

"Eh!" Wu Haiping was so frightened that he stumbled and was about to punch him.

When it became clear that it was Li Weijian, he was stunned, "Childe? No...... Why are you here? ”

Li Weijian smiled and said, "Are you embarrassed to ask me?" I ask you, where are you going...... Didn't you go looking for a good friend? ”

Wu Haiping blinked, his face suddenly turned red, and he twisted: "Son, you can't talk nonsense, you don't have to spoil the innocence of other girls." ”

Li Weijian teased: "They are all lonely men and widows, where is there still innocence?" To say or not to say? Don't say I'll go back and ask Xiu Ying to ask you. ”

Wu Haiping said with a frustrated face: "Say, you are the master, do I dare not say it?" It's just that this has to start a few days ago-"

However, he said that Wu Haiping returned from outside the city with Li Weijian that day, and went to the backstreet to eat after dinner. As I walked, I heard the faint sound of sobbing, and when I was looking for the past, I saw a girl of fourteen or five squatting in the corner of the alley with a burden and crying.

There were a few more playful idlers around, although they had not moved their hands and feet, but there was no lack of flirtation between these words.

Wu Haiping hated such a prodigal son the most, and rushed over with a loud shout, only measured the size and scared away a few floating prodigals.

Wu Haiping consciously did a good deed every day, told the girl a few words, and turned around to leave. Unexpectedly, the girl asked him if he wanted a wife......

Hearing this, Li Weijian couldn't bear it and didn't roll his eyes. Xindao, what a good guy! It's outrageous enough for him Li Weijian to cross once, and this Wu Haiping is like a hanger, and such a vulgar drama can be bumped into!

Later, Wu Haiping inquired carefully, only to learn that this girl was kicked out by Rongguo Mansion, and now she has nowhere to stay, and she is entangled by a few splashes when she walks indiscriminately. If I hadn't met Wu Haiping, I was afraid that I would have to grit my teeth and go to the business of half-covering the door.

Wu Haiping saw that the girl was born extremely standard, and he was naturally excited. However, this guy only knows how to boil his body and bones, and he never knows how to deal with the girl's family. Moved in his heart, and took pity on his situation, he simply took out the silver and rented a small courtyard and placed the girl for the time being.

Seven things to open the door, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar tea, everything. That girl is a nobleman who can only serve nobles, and she can't even cook, so Wu Haiping has nothing to do but run to this side. This comes and goes, you cook, I wash clothes, but there is some concubine. There is only one last step left, and it will be a matter of course.

Li Weijian listened to it, and endured it and said crookedly: "The hero saves the beauty and promises each other with his body, but the drama on this drama has made you bump into it." Is that girl good-looking? ”

"Uh-huh!" Wu Haiping nodded wildly.

Li Weijian was about to tease a few words, but suddenly remembered that something was wrong, and said, "That girl...... Could it be called Qianxue? ”

"Blind? Childe, did you follow me yesterday? ”

"Phew! I have a lot to do, if you hadn't asked Xiuying to take the silver, I was afraid that you would become a bad gambler, and you would have the kung fu to follow you? ”

Wu Hai sneered on the level, and then said: "Childe thinks too much, I ...... I swore to my dad that if I gambled again, I would chop my hands. ”

"I hope so," Li Weijian turned his mind and said, "Haiping, don't say that I didn't remind you, master." Your relationship with Qian Xuelang is naturally good, but don't forget, Qian Xue's body deed is still in Rongguo Mansion. If you want to marry, you have to ask Rongguofu if you agree. ”

"Huh? It's-"

Li Weijian sighed and raised his hand, but he was embarrassed to find that the black tower in front of him was similar, and it was not easy to pat his shoulder. Wu Haiping hurriedly lowered his body, and Li Weijian slapped it twice: "Don't say that I don't take care of you, master, I will find an opportunity to ask her for a deed when I turn around, which can be regarded as the beauty of adults." ”

Wu Haiping was suddenly overjoyed: "Childe is it true? ”

"Tsk, sir, I lied to you?"

Wu Haiping was full of slander, and said in his heart that Li Weijian, who came to the Beijing Division, did not coax him to coax him for money, but this time he only said: "Then I will count on you, Gongzi." ”

Li Weijian nodded, turned around and walked slowly. After thinking about it for so long, there should be some movement on the side of King Zhongyong, right?

Note 1: The original book does not specifically say when Xue Baoqin's father passed away, and here are two settings for the convenience of the text.