Aunt Xue of the Red Chamber is not easy to mess with

The old concubine is the most senior member of the Xue family, so Xue Cheng has always given her some face, but Xue Cheng is the patriarch after all, and she can't get money from her ancestors in front of Xue Cheng because of her seniority.

"Cheng'er, why don't you come to my old lady when you have time." The old aunt smiled and asked someone to sit up for the two of them, but she sat on the couch and didn't get up.

Xue Cheng frowned, and said: "I'm here today because of my second brother." Xue Tan is the second in the clan.

Xue Chang naturally knew that it wasn't just Xue Yuan, so he asked in confusion: "Tan'er? What's wrong with him?" He glanced at Xue Cheng again, and frowned slightly when he looked at Wang Wan next to Xue Cheng , to suppress the dislike in my heart.

"Third uncle, I heard that the second younger brother has entered Beijing?!" Xue Cheng cut to the chase, and didn't want to say much, he just said: "It seems that the second younger brother didn't take what I said earlier to heart."

"You child, why are you talking to your third uncle?" The old aunt suddenly became unhappy, and said: "Tan'er also has business in Beijing, I haven't visited it for a long time, and I will go to see it. "As he said that, he looked at Xue Cheng and said: "After all, the family has already been separated, and the members of his big family always need to eat and drink." You can't just live on the sacrificial fields in the clan.

Xue Cheng looked at the old aunt, his eyes were condensed, but he said to Xue Chang: "Second brother, did he really just go to the shop in Beijing?" He stared at Xue Chang closely, he didn't believe it of.

Xue Chang became a little annoyed, flicked his sleeves, and said, "What do you mean!"

Seeing his appearance, Xue Cheng knew that his third uncle knew about his relationship with Prince Zhongyi, so he said: "Second brother, he has a good relationship with Prince Zhongyi, I think third uncle also knows about it."

Xue Chang was noncommittal, even a bit complacent, Wang Wan looked carefully, and the look in his eyes deepened, only to hear Xue Chang say again: "Cheng'er, Tan'er, it's his ability to get Lao Qiantui's attention. , It is also a good thing for our Xue family."

Wang Wan already understood what they meant, Xue Cheng frowned, and said coldly: "It seems that Uncle San has made a decision in his heart." He was also peaceful, but raised his head, looked at Xue Chang and said: " It stands to reason that our two families have already separated, and I can't interfere in some matters, but I am still the patriarch of the Xue family after all." He paused, lowered his voice, and said: "I will only say this once. Third Uncle is still stubborn, don't blame me for not wanting to intercede."

"You're threatening me!" Xue Chang slapped the table, his face was livid, and he hated extremely, but he was just a concubine, and after all, he was a little more cautious when facing the patriarch.

Xue Cheng didn't seem to see his face, and said: "Our Xue family took internal funds to purchase, and we can be regarded as a bit of face in Jinling City, but after all, we are just an imperial merchant. There are some things that our Xue family can't do. Zhan!" He said this harshly, he just stared at Xue Chang closely, and said, "Does Third Uncle understand?"

Xue Chang was silent for a moment, but said: "How can the identity of Prince Zhongyi be the same?" He raised his eyebrows, stroked his beard, but said: "To say something disrespectful, this inner palace will not be loyal in the future..."

"Shut up!" Xue Cheng yelled angrily, took a deep breath, only nodded, and said, "It seems that Uncle San has already made a decision." He handed one to Xue Chang, and said, "Uncle San still has a decision." Just look at this, just because of Xue Tan's stupid things, the Xue family can't tolerate him!"

Xue Chang was shocked, and hurriedly looked through. Xue Tan forced the tenants to death, robbed the women and so on.

Seeing her son's face, the old aunt was furious, and slapped the table angrily, saying: "It's really the opposite, do you still see me as an old lady?" Use this trick.

Xue Cheng only frowned, ignoring the old aunt, but Wang Wan chuckled lightly, and the old aunt who laughed straight was furious, and said, "What are you laughing at? I'm old, and none of you think of me anymore." !"

Wang Wan didn't even twitch her brows, she just smiled and said, "Don't be angry, old aunt, but now I'm in charge of the house. A few days ago, I thought about the large number of people in the house, and the girls are getting older, so it's time to get married. , intending to find out their deeds, and fulfill our master and servant, right?" She looked at the old lady with a half-smile as she spoke.

The old aunt's cry seemed to be cut off, her eyes widened in astonishment, how could she forget that although she is looking at the scenery now, her identity back then was just a little girl, because of her good looks, It took some tricks to get out of bed, and was favored by the master, but even though she later became pregnant with a son and a daughter, the deed of prostitution was always held in the hands of the wife. Even if the wife went away, she relied on her status to ask for it, but she never She succeeded, but now what does she mean by bringing up the deed of sale?

Wang Wan only raised her eyebrows, looked at Xue Chang, and said, "Third Uncle, after all, the old aunt is getting old, and her body is inevitably a little uncomfortable. How can the second brother miss the prosperity of Beijing? If others find out, I'm afraid that the second brother will be said to be unfilial, and even brother Sheng will be implicated in school."

Xue Chang gritted his teeth, looked at Xue Cheng again, forced a smile, and said, "Don't worry, Cheng, I'll let that careless beast come back quickly, the old lady has been in pain since she came. he."

Wang Wan just curled the corner of her mouth, Xue Cheng nodded and said, "It's great that third uncle can say that." Looking at the old aunt again, Xue Cheng was not in the mood to greet her old man, so he raised his eyebrows. Raising eyebrows, he got up and said goodbye.

Although Xue Tan was recalled from the capital, he was so careless that he would eventually cause trouble. Wang Wan rubbed his brows, but now is not a good time. If Xue Tan is really expelled from the Xue family, it will be It is also equivalent to indirectly offending Prince Zhongyi. Although Wang Wan knew that he would not succeed in the end, if he was offended now, the Xue family would not be able to bear his anger.

It has been December since Xue Yuan came back from Beijing. Jinling City has already been covered by heavy snow, and it is a vast expanse of whiteness. He patted the snowflakes that fell on his body, and said after cleaning up, "Greetings to brother and sister-in-law."

Xue Cheng looked very happy, nodded, and said, "It's good to be back." He looked at Xue Yuan's expression carefully, but sighed: "It seems that he has lost a lot of weight." If there is a semicolon, he also heard from the shopkeeper that Xue Yuan's errands are doing very well.

Wang Wan heard them talking for a while, and then said: "If you have anything to say, wait for the second brother to rest and rest. It's not easy to go out all the way." Then she looked outside the door Daxue said: "Your brother and sister are really worried, you go and see her too, so that she can feel at ease."

Only then did Xue Yuan bid farewell to his elder brother and sister-in-law, and ran back to see his wife and children. Mrs. Liu was already waiting in front of the door. Mrs. Liu and a few maids stopped her, and said, "You are double-bodied now, and there is so much snow outside, you slip carefully."

Mrs. Liu's face was a little flushed, and she was a little embarrassed to hear what her sister said. Before Xue Yuan came in, Mrs. Liu also retreated with a wink. Although she is a brother-in-law, it is better to avoid suspicion after all. .

Mrs. Liu didn't have time to stop him, when Xue Yuan strode in, hurriedly greeted him, and said: "Master is back." Then he asked the girls to change his clothes, and said: "But have you seen brother and sister-in-law?"

"Well, I just came from my brother's place." As he spoke, he looked at his wife carefully, then nodded after a long while, and said, "It looks good, so I feel relieved."

Mrs. Liu was delighted to hear his concern, and gave Xue Yuan a reproachful look, and said, "You can talk nonsense."

"This is nonsense. I miss you in my heart, so I naturally think of you. Now that you look good, it can be seen that you have taken what I said to heart." Xue Yuan changed his clothes and sat on the soft couch , looked at the two cups of tea that were still steaming on the table, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Is there any guest here?"

Mrs. Liu glanced at Xue Yuan, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It's my natal sister, who suffered a disaster a few days ago, and now she's staying at home."

Xue Yuan nodded, and didn't say much, he just said: "Since we are renting at home and let the girls and women take care of us attentively, don't feel wronged, it's not good."

Liu Shi nodded, because of Xue Yuan's thoughtfulness, she just felt extremely ironic.

After dinner, Xue Yuan saw his sister-in-law, she was dressed in plain clothes, she looked very thin, she lowered her head, she didn't talk a lot, she looked very honest, and she left after asking Ann.

Because of the heavy snow, Wang Wan didn't go out much, and she usually lay on the kang and didn't move, but Xue Cheng fell ill again. He coughed all day long, and Wang Wan didn't let Pan. Brother Bao and sister moved closer to him, fearing that they would be angry with the two children if they got sick.

Wang Wan stood on the porch, wearing a big cloak, holding a hand stove, looked at the heavy snow falling in the sky, and sighed softly: "Such heavy snow, I'm afraid it will freeze to death."

Qiaozhu waited behind her, and sighed: "There is no way, even the house can be crushed in this weather." She lowered her eyes, a little sad, and said: "I am afraid that many girls will be killed again." sold."

Wang Wan sighed lightly, and said: "I heard that Jiming Temple will give porridge in front of the temple every year during Laba."

"There is such a thing." Qiaocui understood it all, and said with a smile: "This is also the tradition of Jiming Temple."

"Take 100 taels of silver and send it to Jiming Temple another day. It's just our kindness." She is willing to do some things within her power, but she never thought that this snowstorm would involve such a big deal. Many counties and villages have been affected by the disaster, and there are even victims in the city.

Wang Wan passed by the grain and oil shop, and saw that many shops had raised prices, which were more than three times higher than usual, which made Wang Wan subconsciously frowned. Before, he bowed his body slightly, welcomed Wang Wan in, and said with a smile, "Why is my wife here today, it's so cold." What if something happens.

"Come over from the front and see that many shops have raised the price of grain, why is that?" Wang Wan glanced at the shopkeeper and snorted, "The city has been hit by a disaster, and the price is raised at this time, so I don't know the money I'm making. I'm sorry!" Wang Wan snorted coldly, she couldn't get used to those people's mannerisms, and said: "Our shop just pays the original price!"

The shopkeeper bowed to serve him, smiled apologetically, and said, "Madam, I don't know. This year's harvest is lower than in previous years. In addition to this natural disaster, it is common sense that the price of grain is higher."

Wang Wan squinted her eyes, looked at the shopkeeper, raised her eyebrows, and nodded after a while, "Is that so?" After the shopkeeper nodded, Wang Wan slapped the table and said angrily, "You think I'm The fool is coaxing! Maybe the harvest is low, but no matter how high it is, it will not be so outrageous that it is three times that of the past!" She sneered and said: "I don't care what other people do, anyway, it's up to me It won’t work here! Lower the price of food as soon as possible!”

"But..." The shopkeeper was a little hesitant, and after a long while, he looked around and said, "Madam, the grain price is Fu Ruixiang's idea..." He was afraid that Wang Wan would not understand, so he whispered again: " Behind Fu Ruixiang is the governor."

When Wang Wan heard this, her face was almost crooked, but who is the governor? The governor of Liangjiang is a first-rank official in Xinjiang, so how can she offend him?

But how can a person who can be the governor be a fool?Can he do such a thing in a flash?If it is really taking advantage of the snow disaster to make a fortune, then is it impossible for the censors in various places to make arrangements?

Wang Wan bit her lower lip, waved her hand and said, "Let me think about it first."

The shopkeeper took a look at Wang Wan, and sighed again: "Ma'am, disasters have hit all over the country this year, and the government's disaster relief food has not yet arrived. Previously, the governor bought all the stocks from previous years in various grain and oil shops at low prices. Come on, this new rice price increase is also the meaning of the higher-ups."

Wang Wan frowned, just as there was a commotion all over the place, Wang Wan went out and happened to meet an old woman carrying a cloth bag, begging, "Please brother, my grandson hasn't eaten for several days I've had a bite of hot food, but he's still sick, and he's about to die." He said tremblingly, and took out a dozen copper coins from his already rotten cotton coat, and said, "I beg my brother, you Take it, buy as much as you can."

The little brother looked at the mother-in-law distressedly, and said: "Grandma, it's not that I won't help you, it's just that these ten yuan can't buy rice!"

The old woman just begged, knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "I beg my brother, the old woman only has one grandson left, have pity on us!"

Wang Wan pursed her lips and looked at it, and said after a long while: "Sell at the original price, there is no need to increase the price." She turned her head and left. This is a shop. what should i do

Therefore, Wang Wan just turned around and left.

She can't help these people, and she doesn't have the ability to fight against the government. It is a customary rule to raise food prices, and it is also approved by the superiors.

The relief food from the imperial court finally arrived, and porridge sheds were set up one after another. Wang Wan also went to see it, but the result was not satisfactory. The thin porridge could show people's shadows, which made Wang Wan feel dissatisfied It's great, but I don't know what to do?

The author has something to say: this time is really busy, sorry everyone!