[Red House Chai Dai] Salted Pork Knuckle, Crab Rice Wine

Baochai's uncle, also Baoqin's father, Uncle Xue, has a happy temper. Because there are businesses everywhere, he took his family to wander around the four mountains and five mountains. Last year, by chance, he promised Baoqin to Mei Hanlin's father. Son, this is also a good marriage.

Unexpectedly, not long after, Second Uncle Xue fell ill overnight, and after half a year of lingering, he passed away. The Mei family's attitude changed, and they kept silent about the marriage contract.

Later, Xue Biao had no choice but to take his younger sister to Beijing, and originally planned to use the influence of Jia's and Wang's families to facilitate this matter.Unexpectedly, the prince let go of his foreign job, and the Jia family was decent on the outside but bitter on the inside. The Mei family didn't buy it at all, and they were delayed every time they came and went.

During this period, Jia Mu let out rumors that she wanted to marry Baoqin, asked her eight characters and forced Mrs. Wang to accept her daughter.Even everyone in Jia's mansion and Aunt Xue thought they were going to tell Baoyu, Zijuan was even more worried about Daiyu, and staged a farce of saying goodbye to Mangyu, making a lot of noise and scaring Baoyu into illness Well, in fact, nothing happened, but there was loud thunder and little rain.

Baochai has different opinions on Jiamu's proposal to marry Baoqin.If you really want to tell Baoyu, is there any reason to force Mrs. Wang to accept her daughter?It's just a continuation of the fight between Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.She was also afraid that Daiyu would be uncomfortable, so she deliberately gave Daiyu an example, and there was no discomfort between Chai and Daiyu because of the Baoqin.

It's just that Baoqin's marriage didn't make any progress until Wang Ziteng died suddenly.The Mei family used the excuse that the whole family was in office, and deliberately procrastinated. By the time they returned to Beijing to report on their duties, the Jia and Wang families had already declined. How could they care about their marriage with Bao Qin?Those who are married are good friends with two surnames.The Xue family and even the relatives of the Xue family have nothing to recommend, so how can the Mei family be willing to get married?I had to find a reason indiscriminately and prevaricate it.

Poor Bao Qinkong has a beautiful face and a beautiful face, with peerless talents, but the good marriage has come to naught.Later, he followed his elder brother Xue Biao and left Beijing sadly. When passing through Pingan Prefecture, he was accidentally robbed by thieves. Because there was a man named Liu Xianglian inside, who was Xue Pan's sworn brother in the past. Then there is the thought of a lady, but this is another story.

At that time, Baochai had no food and clothing, and had no time to take care of herself. She only heard by chance that Liu Xianglian took her Baoqin to the south and went out to sea because of the tight search by the court. A five-character verse poem by a girl from Zhenzhen country: "Last night Zhulou dreamed, and tonight the water country chanted. The island cloud steams the sea, and the haze meets the forest. care."

"Did the letter say that Auntie is well?" Baochai asked hurriedly, remembering that not long after Second Uncle Xue passed away, Auntie suffered from phlegm.Seeing Chen Yi's family's bewildered face, he also sighed, and ordered to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and write a letter to express his condolences.However, the letter hinted that Xue Biao should bring his aunt and Qin'er to Beijing as soon as possible. The aunt may be too sad, and she should delay the medical treatment as soon as possible. Can't delay.

When a letter was written, aired to dry and then sealed with wax paint, and ordered Chen Yi's family to take it out of the garden, it was already lunch time.At this time, it was not long before the girls moved into the Grand View Garden, and everything was not yet ready, and the kitchen hadn't been separated from Jia's mansion. All the sisters went out of the garden to have dinner with Jia's mother.

Baochai was also in a hurry to pack up and was about to set off when she saw Tanchun coming from Qiushuangzhai. She only said that Yingchun and Xichun had already taken the first step, and offered to go there together.

Baochai readily agreed, and together with Tanchun came over, casually picked out a few interesting but not too vulgar anecdotes in the market outside, and told Tanchun to listen.Tanchun had always longed for the outside world, and his eyes would light up when he heard it, and he was full of praise.

After walking for a while, when Tanchun saw no one was around, he asked in a low voice: "Sister Bao, everyone said that you are now managing the family business, and that there is a consignment seller of embroidery. I wonder if there is such a thing? "

Baochai was taken aback when he heard this.

A few months ago, I heard people chatting, saying that those officials' families also had back houses that cost a lot, and poor officials who couldn't make ends meet, in order to maintain their dignity, they had to hand over some female red jobs to the female family members in the back house. The female relatives do some needlework in their spare time, and entrust others to exchange them for money to subsidize their livelihood.

When Baochai heard this, she was moved, because she was thinking about the women in the back house. Compared with the ordinary craftsman embroiderers outside, the needlework embroidery method is a little less craftsmanship and a little more delicate. I'm afraid it will sell well. As for the price, Chen Xiaosan asked Chen Xiaosan to pay attention to it secretly. If there are embroidery products from the family members of the prostitutes, they might as well accept them at a high price secretly.On the one hand, it does not disappoint the women's family members who spend their time on embroidery, and on the other hand, it also intends to attract business with excellent embroidery.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaosan was able to understand everything by drawing inferences from one instance, and actually made the matter quite a sensation.First, I secretly selected some three aunts and six wives, who used to go to the courtyard of the deep house at that time, and ordered them to collect some needlework and embroidery for them. Some needlework was exchanged for money; then they spread the word that there were such a batch of excellent work in their silk and satin factory, which was produced by the ladies of the boudoir, which attracted the praise of those buyers who were fed up with the rough workmanship of the craftsman and embroiderer. It is said that another group of elegant princes and grandsons heard that it was made by a lady, and they competed to buy it, and the business was booming.

One day, Chen Xiaosan went to talk to Grandma Liu because of some trivial matters, and ran into Yao Jing, who was touched by something she said by chance. It can be sent to a silk and satin shop for consignment, and the money earned, after deducting any channel fees, will belong to the consignor.

Baochai sees that Chen Xiaosan's affairs are all right, so she has already let go of her and let him go about it.At this time, he didn't stop him, and let him toss.It's just that I heard him talk about important business matters every now and then.

Therefore, although Baochai knew about the consignment sale mentioned by Tanchun, it was only general, and he didn't know the details. Now that Tanchun asked in detail, he said with a smile: "It is true. People in our family were idle and bored, so they made it for fun. Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

Before Tanchun could answer, there were two spots of blush on his cheeks.Baochai observed its shape and understood its meaning, and guessed that there must be some embarrassment in Tanchun, and wanted to exchange some money for it.

Considering that she was unfortunately born as Aunt Zhao's daughter, although the concubine's monthly income of two taels of silver is the same as that of the Ningguo mansion's concubine like Xichun, but with the habit of the Jia family's servants to praise the high and trample on the low, coupled with Shang Tanchun has always been a bold and generous person, and it is only natural that the monthly money is not enough.

It's just that the daughter of the Duke's Mansion was reduced to consignment and selling embroidery for some money. Although taking Yao Jing's words as a dignified way of relying on labor for food, she is very upright and has nothing to be ashamed of, but a worldly person is not. Treat it that way.Even if I want to come to Tanchun, I know that this matter is not appropriate, so I have to wait until no one is around before I dare to open my mouth and test it out.It was also thanks to Baochai's usual kindness, Tanchun knew that she was not the kind of person who chewed her tongue, and would not look down on others just because of some trivial matters, so she had the courage to ask her.If it were someone else, I'm afraid Tanchun would simply stop talking about it.

Thinking of this, Baochai felt more sympathy for Tanchun. Seeing that there was no outsider on either side, she asked in a low voice, "I want to ask you something, and you must tell me clearly. Could it be that there is something wrong with my aunt? When you have any difficulties, feel free to speak up. You must know that the consignment sale of embroidery is true, but it will take time from the consignment to the sale of the embroidery and exchange for money. If you have any difficulties, just tell me. I’m in a hurry, it’s just that my aunt has extra embroidery and it’s a pity to leave it for nothing, you might as well take it and send it, otherwise, the price of keeping it is higher than going outside.”

He said again: "Don't worry too much, because we two are good, I dare to speak like this, and I don't mean to underestimate Auntie."

Tanchun saw that Baochai seemed to know everything, but deliberately brought the topic to Aunt Zhao, in order to preserve the dignity of her boudoir lady, and he couldn't help but feel very grateful.

The subordinates in Jia's mansion have rich eyes, and Tanchun has always been strong, and he is even more discerning about rewards and punishments for the subordinates.Although Wang Xifeng arranges for the girls' daily expenses, clothes and other things, it is not lacking, but if they want to have some private savings, it is difficult.

Some time ago, Tanchun asked Baoyu to go out to buy because he liked the exquisite, novel and fun things outside. After several months of saving, he saved a dozen or so coins, and spent his time making a pair of shoes for Baoyu to wear as a thank you gift. , Baoyu is still reluctant, thinking of evading it.

So Tanchun accidentally heard that Baochai's shop sold some needlework at a high price, so he couldn't help thinking about saving a sum of money for himself to spend in the future, making jewelry or rewarding people. Emboldened.

It's just an old rule, women's needlework is not easy to do to outsiders.Especially Miss Boudoir, if she wanders out carelessly, she might be said to be a private gift by someone with a heart, causing trouble.

But the rules are the rules, when the fire is imminent, and considering the current situation, who is willing to compete a lot for those red tapes.Even Shi Xiangyun, a young lady of the Marquis's family, had to hand over almost all the needlework in the house to the ladies in the back house to do it themselves because the family thought it was too expensive.

Tanchun is usually the most pragmatic person, ever since he knew that needlework can be sold for money, he has made up his mind. It's someone I have always trusted, so I took advantage of the situation when I was going to eat, and asked Yingchun and Xichun to go first, and I went to invite Baochai by myself, and asked on the way.