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"In fact, the most pitiful thing about women in the world is that they have no other place to go but to marry and have children." At the same time, Mr. Yao, who was admired by the village women, was talking to a screen, but his eyes were full of love. Showing reservedness and contempt that ordinary people can hardly distinguish.

He knew very well in his heart that sitting behind the screen was Xue Baochai, whom Grandma Liu and Xiangling admired and respected very much. However, in his opinion, such a woman was just a vulgar woman with a treacherous heart and a view of the sky.Therefore, when Xue Baochai went to Gouer's house to see Xiangling, he chose to dodge without hesitation.If he hadn't really had to rely on her for something, why would he specially go to visit He Ruiji Silk and Satin Factory?

"Sir, I'm afraid you've made a mistake. What does it mean to marry and have children? A daughter is a spoiled guest at home, but a married woman is the mistress of the family. Why do you need to underestimate yourself?" Baochai said with a smile.

Baochai came here in a hurry after hearing the news from the youngest son of Chen Yi's family in the silk and satin village that Grandma Liu had brought the crowd to visit.I thought that Grandma Liu must have some important business that cannot be delayed, but unexpectedly it was to ask her to see Mr. Yao.That's all.She had heard Xiangling, Grandma Liu and others describe Mr. Yao's various talents, and she was also a little curious.In addition, the mysterious voice in the golden lock also has the mentality of a mother-in-law picking on her son-in-law, planning for Xiangling's life, even though she hasn't written a word yet, she urges her to make an appraisal from time to time.It's just that meeting is not as good as being famous, such a person who is praised by everyone, but his words are very sharp and extreme, and more importantly, Baochai can feel his faint hostility and contempt.

If it's because she can't get used to running business outside as a daughter, or if she released Xiangling privately against the wishes of her mother and brother, then that's fine. ——Grandma Liu must be tight-lipped about these things, but with Mr. Yao's intelligence, coupled with the 01:30 points revealed in the words of the village women when they admired them, I'm afraid they can deduce the general idea.For these things Baochai has received a lot of compliments and criticisms, but she has no shame in her heart and is very calm.If others have something to say, just let them go.

But just let Mr. Yao continue to tell how pitiful his daughter's family is, but it will not work.This person's eloquence is really good, although some of them are indifferent, regardless of the occasion, but every word and sentence falls to people's hearts. He told a few stories about the suffering of his daughter's family, and even Baochai couldn't help but be shocked. feel sad.Looking at Xiangling, Grandma Liu's daughter Wang Liushi and others next to him, their eyes were already red.

On this day, Baochai brought a complete set of people. Except for Yingerniang who was talking outside with the nanny Zhang Nanny, the other women and maids who often called her were all in the house. In a daze, what should I do if I can't think about it afterwards, commit short-sightedness, or have a rift with my husband, natal family, etc. because of this?In fact, what Mr. Yao said has some truth, and it is precisely because of this that if someone is bewitched by him, it will be more difficult to persuade, making it difficult to return astray.

Therefore, the atmosphere on both sides of the screen in the room was so weird that day. Grandma Liu and Xiangling watched in dumbfounded Mr. Yao, who was always gentle and well-mannered, and Xue Baochai, who was always open-minded, gentle and courteous. Fighting openly and secretly, fighting with each other several times.This one said that only the daughters' families in the world form an alliance and mutual assistance can jump out of the quagmire. The other said that everyone has his own clan, and the interests of the clan should be put first in everything. The idea of ​​an alliance and mutual assistance is too taken for granted.

Speaking of later, for some reason, the two actually compared their management methods.Then Mr. Yao was really angry, and said: "I have heard for a long time that Miss Xue has a good business, but if I come to see it, it is very normal. When I was in Jinling a few years ago, my maid occasionally went to the countryside to collect silk. , but spent hundreds of taels of money, and the collected silk was deposited in the pawn shop. After several times of pawning, the pawned money was used as the capital, and the silk was collected again. It can be doubled several times, so what is it?"

Grandma Liu, Xiangling and the others all knew that this was a case of Mr. Yao's boasting in the countryside. Those who heard it couldn't help feeling yearning and admiring. Even a shrewd old lady like Grandma Liu listened to it. I'm having a headache, thinking to myself that I'll do the same thing next year.It's just that Mr. Yao said something like this at this time, but it was wrong.He first said that Baochai was well-managed, and then he said how his maid was. Didn't he compare Baochai, a daughter of an official family, with a maid?Grandma Liu was sweating profusely, trying her best to wink at Mr. Yao, but he didn't pay any attention to her, so she could only secretly pray that Miss Baochai would be self-restraining, that she would not be as knowledgeable as a lunatic, and felt that she must have suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck, so she would In a moment of confusion, I brought Mr. Yao here.

Grandma Liu carefully looked at Baochai's face, and saw that Baochai's face was originally calm, and she had no emotion in her face after refuting with Mr. Yao for a long time, but now she unexpectedly smiled.Baochai smiled and reached out to take the teacup from Qianxue, took a sip, and then said: "The ancients can see the whole leopard at a glance. I heard people boast that Mr. is so good. Today, I asked Mr. for half a day. It’s really hard to live up to the reputation, but I always wonder if I have short-sightedness, so I don’t know the real way. Now I hear my husband talk about this business of collecting silk, so I know that he has been talking about it for so long, and it is all a joke. Sir, I think it’s because we know that there are girls who sing and joke around in people like us, so it’s intentional for Tete to make up a fake story to entertain the nuns here. It’s just me At a young age, she was entrusted by her mother and brother to take care of the family's business for the time being. She was so busy with daily affairs that she didn't have the heart to listen to jokes anymore. Since the husband has been here for such a long time, he must not come back empty-handed. Yinger , you can reward them like the ladies who come to our house on weekdays." Ying'er quickly responded with a smile.

Everyone in the scene of this accident was unexpected.Grandma Liu, Xiangling and the others were all thinking that Baochai would get angry, or they would just say a ready-made example of making money and overwhelm Mr. Yao. They never expected that Baochai would suddenly smile and say that Mr. Yao said it. He lied for a long time, and then he secretly ridiculed Mr. Yao as a daughter who sings and jokes, and asked Yinger to give a reward according to the example of her family.What exactly is this matter about?

Grandma Liu and Xiangling looked at each other, and they both went to see Mr. Yao.Mr. Yao's complexion changed several times, he stood up from his seat, took two steps in front of the screen, and said in a high-pitched voice, "Xue Baochai, what do you mean? Can't afford to lose?"

Seeing Mr. Yao's behavior, Baochai seemed to have calmed down more. He glanced at Ying'er and said, "Ying'er, you have read and learned at our house. Tell him the flaws in Mr. Yao's joke." Right. You have to make up the story more roundly and put in some thought. Otherwise, I’m afraid you can’t even fool the village women in the mountains.”

Ying'er immediately understood, and said with a smile: "Mr. Yao is very eloquent, and he is very eloquent when he makes up stories. He even fooled me before, but he couldn't fool our girl. Later, I heard Mr. Yao talk about the business in the pawnshop. The new silk collected is stored in the pawnshop, and it is used as money to collect the silk. After several rounds, it can be doubled from a few hundred taels of silver. , how could they do such a loss-making thing? Even if it is high-quality gold and silver jewelry sent to a pawn shop, the written pawn ticket will be reduced to scrap copper and iron, and the pawned silver is only one or two tenths of the money. , when you redeem it, you have to pay a few cents of interest. After calculation, it is only a few cents cheaper than the usury outside. Besides, Mr.’s story clearly states that it is the new silk collected in the past. This kind of thing, It is also a bit more difficult to store than gold and silver jewelry, and it must be carefully guarded when it is sent to the warehouse, so that it will not be bitten by insects and rats, and it will not be moldy and discolored. Naturally, the interest paid at the time of redemption will be doubled. At first, Mr. When the original silk is collected, it will be pawned at most a few taels of silver for the last round, and then collected again. When the new silk collected is sent to the pawn shop, it can be pawned at most a few taels of silver. What are you doing? This is not counting the interest to be paid to the pawn shop. After all the calculations, the amount of extra money you can earn is limited, so how can you double it in one season as the gentleman said?"

Mr. Yao was familiar with this story, and it was always convincing, so he never realized the flaws in it, and was stunned for a moment.But he was really disgusted with Xue Baochai, and he had the aura of losing no one, so he sneered twice with his nostrils, pointed to the screen and said, "Okay! What a Xue Baochai! He has a head full of copper." Stinky, speaking of business, you are very good at calculating! It's a pity that you are such a shrewd person, but in the end you still have nothing to do with the bamboo basket, haha, the dignified daughter's family hides behind the screen and dare not see people with their true colors , what does it look like!"

This is different from the sarcasm implied in the previous words, it is already a straightforward curse.Grandma Liu's complexion was ashen, and her heart was icy cold. Xiang Ling was stunned with many doubts and surprises in her heart.Qianxue and Ying'er had never seen such an unruly guy before, they looked at each other, and they had made up their minds to call the servant in and beat this ignorant Mr. Yao out of the house.

At this moment, Baochai gave Ying'er a wink, telling her not to act rashly, then took another sip of tea, handed the cup to Qianxue again, and said calmly, "This is our kind of family." My daughter's house is very delicate, and it's not easy to see outsiders on weekdays, so I set up a screen. It's very common, it's nothing, even if you say it, others will just laugh at your ignorance. It's just that I have one thing I don't understand. You keep talking about Tangtang's daughter's family, but you must also think that her daughter's family is delicate. Since that's the case, I want to ask you, Tangtang's daughter's family actually pretends to be a man, calls himself Mr. Yao, walks around, and dare not see her in real Man, what does this look like?