Ring Lord of the Red Chamber

"Brother Huan, this chestnut cake is delicious. It's even better than the one made in the house. You can eat it too." Jia Xiaocong held up a piece of chestnut cake that he took a bite of, and wanted to stuff it into Jia Xiaohuan's mouth.

The two concubines of the Rongguo Mansion, although they have no shortage of food and drink on weekdays, don't even think about how much food and drink they have to serve them.If you really want to compare it, maybe it's not as good as those individual faces for people to eat and use.At least, Jia Xiaohuan can count a few bosses who have slapped them, and they all have a comfortable life.

Therefore, two brothers who are always playing together, whoever gets something good, will want to share a little bit with the other.No matter how much it is, at least you can taste it, this is the tacit understanding of their brats.

In fact, Jia Xiaohuan was past the age of gluttony, so he took a small mouthful deliberately and asked Jia Xiaocong to enjoy it by himself.They had already returned to the silver building at this time, and Aunt Zhao and others' purchases had come to an end.

"Look, Huan'er, doesn't mother look good wearing this?" Aunt Zhao caressed a gold inlaid jade butterfly love flower in her hair, and shook it gently, showing off to her son.On the raised wrist, a jade bracelet of emerald green color was revealed.

Aunt Zhao is really full of ambition at the moment, her bright and pretty face is full of smiles. After more than 20 years, this is the first time she has enjoyed the treatment of a master.Just like in this respectable big silver building, the well-dressed lady shopkeeper respectfully respects her, and the beautiful compliments from her mouth don't stop.When he saw her take out the money, he praised her so much that even he couldn't listen to it anymore.

"It looks good, mother looks good in everything she wears." When Jia Xiaohuan was willing, her mouth was very sweet, and she asked again: "After choosing for so long, did mother just like these two? Why don't you choose a few more?" Well, we have silver."

"I chose, I chose." Aunt Zhao's eyes flickered, she pulled her son up with a flick of the handkerchief and walked out, she said as she walked, "Oh, I was just thinking about it, but it's so late, I said this belly Why are you just screaming. Huan'er, where shall we go for dinner?"

After staying in the silver building for so long, Aunt Zhao naturally chose more than just two.On the contrary, she also picked out two whole sets of head and face jewelry inlaid with gold and gemstones, which cost a total of more than 500 taels of silver.It's just that she saved it for Tanchun, and she doesn't want to tell Huan'er yet.

Why couldn't she see her own tall son, and Huan'er didn't know if it was because of this incident. She was not close to her daughter Tanchun, and now she doesn't want to see her even more.Before she came, she said that she wanted to tidy up Tanchun, but she was blocked by her son for a reason.

Aunt Zhao's thinking was also simple, she just thought that it was always crawling out of her intestines, how could the siblings who are connected by blood really ignore it and ignore it? !

In the past, the son was young and incompetent, so the daughter naturally didn't take them seriously, but now it's different.Her Huan'er got a good teacher and learned a lot of skills. Look at how much money she earned this winter, not to mention helping the old man a lot.If her daughter knew that her younger brother was so promising, she would not believe that her daughter could still look down on their mother and son.

Jia Xiaohuan had always paid attention to her mother, so naturally seeing her flickering eyes, she probably had some thoughts in her heart, but she didn't speak.That sister of his had to be stimulated by his mother before she could really put it aside.

He ignored Aunt Zhao's guilty conscience and took people to a nearby restaurant to fill his stomach.As soon as they entered the door of the restaurant, two figures flashed into the silver building, a man and a woman, they looked like a couple.

If Jia Xiaohuan or Aunt Zhao were here, they would definitely recognize her. This woman is an acquaintance. She is the daughter of Zhou Rui and his wife. She married an antique dealer.And beside her is her husband Leng Zixing.

Leng Zixing is in the antique business, and has a lot of friends in Beijing and China. The shop is also on this street, and he has some friendship with the shopkeeper of the silver house.After exchanging a few pleasantries at this time, he put on a posture of chatting and dismissing, and asked: "Just now I saw a group of people going out, and seeing the smiling face of my brother, I think it has made a big deal."

"Where, where, a small business is just to make ends meet. It can't compare to brother Leng's business, it can really last for three years after opening." Although the shopkeeper of the Yinlou spoke modestly, his bearded fingers couldn't hide it. A smug smile on his lips.

Speaking of which, the business just now was only a few hundred taels, but the profit from it was very rare.The mother-in-law doesn't know which family's bumpkin she is, she is clearly a stranger who has never seen the world, but she just wants to pretend to be rich and dignified.He was just asking his mother-in-law to flatter her a little more, but he just emptied his pockets blindly.

If those two sets of headbands and bracelets were sold to those who know the goods, let alone more than 600 taels, they would not even want 160 taels.For this transaction alone, he can deduct nearly 500 taels from it, so how can he not be complacent.

"Brother, you are too modest, it's outrageous." Leng Zixing is an acquaintance, and he almost understood the tricks of this guy at a glance, so he just spat in his heart and asked: "However, I just looked at it. Make a face, brother, do you know where he came from? No way, if it’s really a rich man waiting to come from outside, brother will come over to set up a business.”

The shopkeeper of the silver building knew that Leng Zixing was trying to make money, so he leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I'm also dissatisfied with you, brother. Those are all bumpkins from outside Beijing. From what they say, they should be from Miyun. Jing came to buy new year's goods. However, they are a woman with two dolls, and the rest are servants, so I don't think they will be very interested in your business..."

This is also true. Antiques are mostly men's favorites, and few women and children care about this.But Leng Zixing was not for business anymore, when he heard that they came from Miyun, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked: "Brother, have you ever asked their names? Uh, if I go to get close, I will always ask Knowing the title is all that matters. Besides, the more you don’t understand, the easier it is to do business, right?”

Smiling tacitly at Leng Zixing, the shopkeeper of Yinlou nodded to him, and said, "The woman's surname is Zhao, and the child doesn't know what her surname is, but only one's name is Huan. In fact, you don't need to ask me about these things, you can always get close to her." I still have to ask again. But let me tell you first, those few don’t seem to have too much money, brother, you’re afraid..." At this point, he patted Leng Zixing on his chest, smacked his lips and shook his head. Shake your head.

But Leng Zixing had no intention of quarreling with him, so he quickly called his daughter-in-law, who was whispering to the shopkeeper's wife, and said goodbye to them.The one who left the shopkeeper of the silver building pouted and shook his head violently, "Who is this?"

As soon as she came out of the silver building, Lady Leng wanted to open her mouth to ask questions, but Leng Zixing glanced at her and immediately closed her mouth tightly.The husband and wife hurried back to their own shop. Mrs. Leng took a peek at her man's face before asking: "How is it, are they the mother and son who killed a thousand swords?"

"He's from Miyun. The woman's surname is Zhao, and the kid's name is Huan. Don't you think so?" Leng Zixing sat on the kang, his index finger slowly tapping on the kang table, with an inscrutable look.

"It's really them." Lady Leng's eyes stood upright, she gritted her teeth and said ruthlessly: "Two sets of gold inlaid gemstone heads, one red gold inlaid jade bracelet, and one emerald jade bracelet... more than 600 taels, they Why can it be taken out?"

When Mrs. Leng was born, Zhou Rui had gained power in the Jia family, becoming the second housekeeper after Lai Da, and the absolute confidant of Mrs. Wang, the head wife.It is conceivable that although Mrs. Leng is a slave born in the family, she has been well-clothed and well-fed since she was a child, and she grew up under the care of her maids. She is not much worse than the second, third, and fourth girls in Rongfu.

Later, my parents begged for grace to be free, and said it was a good marriage.After getting married, her husband was obedient, gentle and considerate to her because of her relationship with the Rongguo Mansion, and he never had any other women by his side.

……

However, just a few months ago, everything around her changed.

Her husband, Leng Zixing, lost his temper with her for the first time, beat her for the first time, locked her in the woodshed for the first time, pulled her dowry maid to bed for the first time, and took her from the outside for the first time. When I came back from my aunt, the first time... too many firsts, and then the second, third, and... she didn't know how many times.

And there is only one reason for all of this—her parents are gone.

Those two capable and tactful people died of smallpox in Miyun's Zhuangzi in a daze.However, why didn't the two people who deserved to die most not die? !

Leng Zixing didn't bother to deal with his daughter-in-law's deep hatred, he was thinking about other things.Without his father-in-law and mother-in-law in Rongguo Mansion, his business has been extremely bleak these days, and he has been squeezed out by many peers in the open and in the dark.After all, his backer has fallen.

Now, what he thinks about day and night is how to find a backer for himself, so as to support the business, or to go further.It's a pity that backing is so easy to find, he doesn't want to put himself in it, but also wants to rely on other people's influence, there is no such thing as cheap.

Back then, he was the one who suppressed his dislike and disgust, and recklessly married the ugly Zhou family, so that he could be seen by the old Zhou couple, and then took advantage of the opportunity to put the Rongguo Mansion brand on his head.

"That's right, more than 600 taels of silver, an aunt who was driven to the village in a side courtyard, unexpectedly took it out carelessly, and bought jewelry that is not useful. What does it mean that you can be so straightforward and generous? "Leng Zixing was still tapping the edge of the Kang table with his fingers, staring at an unknown point, and said deeply.

"Explain, they have silver in their hands. The mere six or seven hundred taels is nothing more than a trifle. This matter is very interesting." Speaking of this, Leng Zixing couldn't help getting a little excited, and knocked on the edge of the Kang table. The hands stopped.

Lady Leng wanted to strangle Jia Huan's mother and son to death with her own hands, but now seeing Leng Zixing's appearance, she couldn't help shivering.These days, every time Leng Zixing wants to deal with her, he looks like this.