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

Seeing Baochai's question, Tanchun calmed down and replied softly, "My sister has misunderstood. I was just curious, so I asked casually. I haven't heard anything embarrassing my aunt."

Baochai was very aware of Tanchun's embarrassment, so she nodded with a smile: "Actually, this thing is just messing around with people in our family. There are some scholars outside who can't say it well. They said that the needle and thread were originally private property, and they were a lady in the back house. How can you mark it at a high price and sell it to someone casually? Isn’t it frivolous? Besides, to say that our shop took this to make a big fuss is grandstanding and hurts kindness.”

Tanchun was very annoyed when he heard the words: "The granary knows the etiquette, and the food and clothing is enough to know the honor and disgrace. But selling some needles and thread, subsidizing the family's livelihood, should be praised as a virtuous act, how frivolous? Even I can't see it. My sister's shop is just in need, so how can you be so kind?"

Looking at Tanchun, Baochai couldn't help feeling relieved.Maybe Tanchun didn't realize it, but she also changed unconsciously.I don't know if it was the butterfly effect that Yao Jing was talking about, or it was because everyone saw that she had done a prosperous business and made tens of thousands of taels of silver. Flexible?

In the previous life, although Tanchun was pragmatic, he did something and didn't do something.She offered not to support the Jia family's face, reduced the itemized expenses of the Grand View Garden, and contracted out the bamboo groves, flowers, and fields in the garden to the servants below; she was willing to make a few pairs of extremely exquisite and luxurious clothes for Baoyu However, she does not want to make a pair of shoes for her younger brother Jia Huan as her mother-in-law, Aunt Zhao, nagged in her words.

Just because there is a difference in everything.Baoyu is Mrs. Wang's legitimate son, the object she needs to please and appreciate.Although Jia Huan is her own younger brother, she has a servant girl in her room, and she is not a servant girl, so it is not her duty to make shoes for Jia Huan.

Compared with before, Tanchun seems more casual and open-minded.Although Baochai abided by the rules in her previous life, but after realizing that abiding by the rules not only failed to save the life of her daughter’s family, but instead made her own cocoon and killed herself, she has become more casual in this life, so she appreciates such changes in Tanchun. .

"Exactly. There are differences in this needlework. It doesn't have to be purses, sweat towels and other private things. It's not taboo to tie a more delicate net and embroider a delicate embroidery screen?" Baochai half agreed, half made a point, "What's more, even if it's purse, sweat towel, etc., there are embroiderers outside who make a special trip to embroider these to feed the whole family. But how frivolous are they? Just ask for a clear heart. Who doesn’t have a time of distress? What’s more, a shop like ours knows what’s good and what’s wrong, so why would they publicize the name of the consignor?”

Tan Chun thought it was true, and nodded repeatedly, but he already had an idea in his heart, so he covered it up and the two of them started chatting again.Not long after passing the Fengyao Bridge, I saw Daiyu and Baoyu coming from the side, and the four of them looked at each other and smiled, walking together.

When I arrived at Jia Mu's place, I sat and talked for a while, then moved the tables and chairs, set up the cups and plates, and the ladies sat down and had lunch together. After the meal, each servant girl brought a small tea tray to him When the tea for gargling came, everyone hurriedly rinsed their mouths, and the waiters washed their hands before bringing the tea for drinking.

At that time, Mother Jia, Aunt Xue, Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng, Li Wan, etc. were all in the room, and all the children were joking and gossiping.Mrs. Wang mentioned that it would be Mrs. Wang Ziteng's birthday in a few days, so Jia's mother asked if the birthday ceremony had been prepared and who would go.Sister Feng hurriedly replied that it was all right, but she changed the subject for a while, and unconsciously talked about tea. Seeing that Daiyu was there, Sister Feng smiled and asked, "The two small bottles of tea for you today are , have you ever seen it. If it’s delicious, just ask me for it.”

Daiyu hurriedly smiled and replied, "I'm about to send someone over to thank you. It's hard for you to think about what kind of tea Baba will send you."

Seeing that Jia Mu was listening happily, Sister Feng deliberately made a strange face, waved her hands, and said with a sad face, "I can't thank you, I can't thank you! It's just because I bothered you for helping, but this is a gift of thanks. If you want to thank me again, But where did I find so many tea leaves for you?"

Because of her humorous tone, Jia's mother couldn't help laughing.The people below also made fun of it and laughed.Jia Mu smiled and pointed at Sister Feng and said, "Give you a monkey. You are still a sister-in-law. Could it be that if your sister doesn't help you with things, why don't you give her tea?"

Sister Feng deliberately pretended to be angry and said: "Since the old lady has spoken like this, I can't take care of it anymore. I will not dare to ask my sister to do things in the future, but I will use my share of tea to invite my sister." I'm afraid the old lady won't blame me if I eat it."

She joked like this all the time, and everyone would not believe it, they just laughed along.

Seeing that everyone laughed enough, Sister Feng suddenly said to Daiyu: "Since this is the case, why don't you get the best of both worlds by being our daughter-in-law? From now on, I don't have to send tea to bother you. They are all from my family, aren't they?" How convenient and how to use it?"

She still said this in a humorous tone, but the atmosphere in the room gradually became silent.

Jia Mu smiled and just drank tea, as if she didn't hear.Others you look at me, I look at you, do not speak.Baoyu glanced at Daiyu and couldn't help smiling.Daiyu's face flushed with embarrassment, and when she wanted to say nothing, she was afraid that Baochai would be suspicious, so she forced a smile and said, "Listen, it's a calculation. It's just that the calculation is too far, but it's a poor mouth." The cheap tongue is disgusting."

Sister Feng still smiled and said: "Don't worry, the old lady is watching. How dare I plot against you. If you really become our daughter-in-law, you will have everything you need, not to mention tea. Ancestor, isn't it wonderful to have such a mother-in-law, such a sister-in-law, such a sister-in-law?" Pointing to Baoyu again, he said, "Look at this character, this family background, this foundation, this family property, what exactly is there?" Not good enough? Could it be that you have humiliated you?"

There was even more silence in the room.If you say what you said before, some people think it's just a humorous joke.Now that Wang Xifeng said so, everyone can see some clues.Even if it is not mentioned seriously, it is worthy of the word temptation.

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue were both present, and her face was so heavy that water dripped from her face at this time, because after all, Wang Xifeng said it in a joking tone, and it was not easy to seriously argue with her.But Jia Mu still looked like a normal person with a smile on her face.

Daiyu was so embarrassed that she was at a loss for a moment, tears streaming down her face, and suddenly she covered her face with a veil and rushed out the door.

Baochai's heart ached very much. When she wanted to chase out the door, she felt that something was wrong. She had already got up, but stopped abruptly. Then she heard Jia's mother say slowly, "Feng girl, what you said is a little too much. It's a joke. , but the skin of the children is tender, how can you say it in front of so many people, why do you make Lin Lin feel sorry? Baoyu, hurry up and persuade your sister, and by the way, I will accompany you for your sister Feng no."

Wang Xifeng also looked at Baoyu, smiled embarrassingly, and nodded repeatedly.

Baoyu had been thinking of chasing Daiyu out to comfort Daiyu, but at this moment, he was even more refreshed when he heard Jia Mu's words, so he hurriedly responded and chased after Daiyu.

Baochai stared at Baoyu's chasing figure in a daze, with mixed feelings in her heart, but she knew she had no position to say anything.So he sat down again, and as soon as he came back to his senses, Jia Mu asked Aunt Xue with a smile, "I heard that your Jiabao girl is very happy today?"

Aunt Xue's complexion was ugly, she knew in her heart that the Jia family had set up eyes and ears in her home, but she forced a smile and said, "I don't quite understand what the old lady said. Girl Bao has such a weird temper, how can there be any reason?" What happy event?"

Jia's mother took another sip of tea and said with a smile, "Isn't it a happy event for the young master of Jinxiang uncle's family to propose marriage for Bao girl?"

Aunt Xue's face became even more ugly, and Jia Mu continued to say: "Boys should be married when they are colleges, and girls should be married when they are colleges. Now Bao girl is at Jiji's age, and she grows like flowers again. She has good character and is smart and capable." I often think that I don't know which family's son is worthy of her. Unexpectedly, if it is a marriage of thousands of miles, someone who knows the treasure will come to the door. To tell you the truth, we used to be the uncle of Jinxiang. Walking around. Although I don't have much contact with him now, I know his son, and he is really a proper person."