The soy sauce life of the second daughter of the Xue family in the Red Chamber

It is said that the ancestors of the Zhao family in Yangzhou were also officials and eunuchs. Like Xue's family, no one was able to study and become an official.Although there are no educated people in his family, they are very good at doing business. After four generations, they have now become the general merchant, and they are the giants among the Lianghuai salt merchants.When Lin Ruhai was serving as the censor of Yanyan, his family had a very close relationship with the Lin family. The Zhen family in Jiangnan picked him up several times and asked his family for money.

Now this Zhao Wenhao is the second son of the fifth generation of the Zhao family. Knowledge must be inferior to this Zhao Wenhao.

At this time, Master Xue asked Xue Pan about his character, Xue Pan was not easy to answer, although Xue Pan and Baozan also cited each other as confidants, but Baozan is a person...he was offended by others Well, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years; if Baozan is offended, it's a villain who will relieve his hatred from morning to night... Xue Pan sighed secretly while holding his forehead, so it's worth not mentioning it.He just said: "Although I have correspondence with him, I don't see him several times a year. The Lin family is familiar with his family. At the end of last year, my uncle was just promoted to be the governor of the Beijing camp. Why don't you send a letter to him and ask him Ask the Lin family." After thinking about it, Master Xue thought it was right, so he sent a letter to Wang Ziteng.

The question asked by Wang Ziteng has not yet been settled, but there is a happy news that Liu Xiangliantong won the Wu Xiucai test, but he was ranked No. 11, because his aunt was overjoyed and asked him to worship his ancestors, etc., it will be later Days can come to Jinling to thank the teacher.The Xue family was also overjoyed when they got the news, Master Xue only said: "When Lian Er comes, there must be wine for him."

Another month later, the Xue family received a letter from Wang Ziteng, who asked Lin Ruhai about the matter.Because Zhao Wenhao is the second son and has an elder brother in his family, he can't be a hereditary salt merchant, so he wants to be born in Kejia.The master of the Zhao family has the eldest son, Zhao Wenyuan. This eldest son is the most slick, and he doesn’t need to worry too much about the big and small things in the family. Seeing that the second son doesn’t like running a business and only loves to study, let him go. His own family business is huge. Give him a quarter of the property, and this time he won't do anything serious, as long as he doesn't cause a catastrophe, it will be enough for him to live happily for several lifetimes.Unexpectedly, Zhao Wenhao is very talented in reading, and he passed the scholar examination when he was 11 years old. Mr. Zhao is very proud, thinking that if his son wins another exam in the future, he will have a proper background as an official, and then he will spend more money for his son If you donate to an official, you will also be an official.Unexpectedly, when he was 16 years old, he won the imperial examination again, and his ranking was still in the top place. Everyone in the Zhao family, from the old man to the servant girl who lit the fire and watched the stables, was not displeased.If it was another family, the eldest son might be overwhelmed by the second son, but the eldest son and daughter-in-law of Zhao's eldest son thought clearly. Anyway, the master had already spoken, and the younger brother only had a quarter of the family property. It's also a joy to ask others to be strong.Mr. Zhao is also greedy now. Seeing that his son won the imperial examination, he wanted to let his son go to Beijing. The Tuolin family looked for someone to teach him. He will take the examination and palace examination in the future. After winning the Jinshi, he will become an official.

The only difficulty is the matter of the son's marriage this time.Since the eldest son is already married, the eldest daughter-in-law is the daughter of the Qian family in Hangzhou, which is also an imperial merchant.Now this time, Mr. Zhao doesn't like the girls from merchant families anymore, and he doesn't like the daughters of some small officials.On the contrary, some decent and scholarly families really value Zhao Wenhao's family background, but because the eldest daughter-in-law is the daughter of an imperial merchant, it is not easy for the second son to marry those women of noble background, so it is not good for a while.

One day, Mr. Zhao heard Zhao Wenhao talking about Xue Pan, so he asked if it was No. 7. He heard that it was this person and learned that Xue Pan's family was an imperial merchant, so he thought that if there were sisters in Xue Pan's family, It matches their family very well.With this thought, I asked someone to ask, and after inquiring, Xue Pan really had two younger sisters, and the older one happened to match Zhao Wenhao's age, and Xue Pan behaved like he had heard from his son. It's passed, and the ranking of candidates in the same department is still higher than that of Zhao Wenhao, the girl in his family must be good, if it can be settled, it is really the best marriage.Thinking of this, he invited the official media to propose marriage, lest the Xue family should accept someone else's family.

When Master Xue saw Wang Ziteng's letter, he also felt that they were close relatives.With the family background of the Xue family, it is not impossible for Baochai to find a better family, but I am afraid that Baochai will be looked down upon by others because of his family background; most of the young masters of the royal merchants like their family are playboys, and there are not many. Like Xue Pan, who can be born in Kejia, how can they be worthy of Baochai's appearance and behavior; and there are small families who have promising heirs, but are poorer after all. Will they have to live on Baochai's dowry in the future? , is absolutely impossible.Now here comes Zhao Wenhao, who is worthy of character, family status, and furniture. The most important thing is that this person also has a great future.In the evening, I talked to Aunt Xue about Zhao Wenhao again.

As a woman, Aunt Xue knew the difficulties of women, so she said to Master Xue: "Since my brother has inquired clearly, this brother of the Zhao family must be good. There is only one thing that is not good. He is the second son. It's okay if the family is separated, but if the family is not separated, I am afraid that the eldest girl will be suppressed and wronged by her sister-in-law." Master Xue said: "This is also reasonable, our eldest girl is very independent, you can go to her tomorrow Bring it up and see what she means."

On the second day, Aunt Xue really mentioned this matter to Baochai, and said that because Zhao Wenhao was the second son, she was afraid that she would be wronged.After hearing this, Baochai thought about it carefully, and then said, "There are so many good things with all four corners in this world. Daddy thinks it is good, so I will just listen to Daddy." Well, Mr. Xue thought Zhao Wenhao was very good, but now that Baochai was willing, he found someone to tell the official media who came here at the beginning, saying that he agreed.The two also agreed to get engaged in September this year.

Another month later, Liu Xianglian returned to Jinling, and Xue's family helped arrange wine and treat guests for a teacher appreciation banquet, needless to say.Liu Xianglian didn't care about these vulgar things, she just took the things she brought from Beijing to thank Master Zhao who taught him martial arts, and prepared gifts for everyone in Xue's family.Sister Baochai received the same gift.Baochai was already twelve when Liu Xianglian and Xue Pan were married, so he hadn't seen Baochai a few times. Baochai often talked because of his young age, and the two were quite familiar with each other. Hairpin a handkerchief.The sweat towel was made of average material, but the willow branches on it were embroidered extremely delicately, which showed that a lot of thought was put into it.

Baozan didn't want to pick it up, but saw that the willow branch was really delicate, so he took it and said, "Where did you get this thing?" Then he teased him, "You can't embroider it yourself, and if you buy it from outside, you can't embroider it." Buy me this kind of material. Don’t give it to you by the sister of the brothel Chuguan, you don’t think it’s okay to stuff it to me.” Then he pretended to be angry and threw the handkerchief Wang Liu Xianglian.Seeing that she spoke seriously, Liu Xianglian took the handkerchief and hurriedly said: "What are you talking about? How old am I to go to brothels and Chu halls. Even when I get older, I won't go to that kind of place. But When I was awarded Wu Xiucai, there were gifts from various families, including the You family. The gifts from the You family were similar to other families. When I looked through it, I found that this veil was different from other veils, although the material was worse. , the patterns are extraordinarily fine. I thought I was a martial arts practitioner, and I used it to wipe off my sweat and humiliate the patterns on this handkerchief. Brother Xue only embroidered things by you, your eldest girl, and your wife on weekdays. After thinking about it If you don't pick these things, and you like to dress up as a man, this veil is just right, if you don't want it now, forget it, it's worthless anyway, throw it away, no one else deserves to use such a delicate thing." Baozan vomited blood. , I gave it to me because I didn’t need it and couldn’t send it out, and said it was fine, so I didn’t bully people like that.

Then again, Baozan heard him say that it was the handkerchief in the gift from You's family, and it was very different from other handkerchiefs, so she knew that it must be embroidered by Third Sister You.Thinking that Third Sister You is a gifted scholar and beautiful woman, I have read a lot, so I want this handkerchief embroidered with willow branches to be an introduction to attract a marriage, and it can also become a token of love in the future.Seeing that Liu Xianglian was about to throw it away, how would Baobao let him throw it away? He hurriedly said: "I don't want it anywhere. I saw that the pattern is exquisite, but the material is not very good. It doesn't look like I bought it, and it doesn't look like it. It was sold as a gift from others, and you wouldn’t buy a handkerchief made of this kind of material. I also thought that you would always meet some young masters when you love to sing, and went to those places together, so I thought about it for a while. Now I know The origin of this handkerchief is very legitimate, and I like it very much, and I will wear this handkerchief as a man in the future, and I will not disappoint my appearance as a good young man in a troubled world."

Liu Xianglian heard what she said was reasonable, but she was annoyed that she didn't explain the origin of the handkerchief, and she loved to sing in the past, so she couldn't blame her for wanting to trouble her, and seeing her boasting that she was handsome in men's clothes was really interesting, she said with a smile: "Ben It’s just for you, take it if you like it.” Then he said, “In the past, I really liked to play, but it was just a ticket. Now that I have fame and fame, I can’t sing, I can only wear it when I’m alone. The costumes are just for self-entertainment. You said you are the good son of Zhuo Shijia, but you know that Brother Xue said that when I saw your appearance in men's clothing, it was unique, and then I met me. In what Jinling Twelve Cowboys? In the rankings, I'm afraid even you will be at the bottom." Baozhan couldn't help laughing: "In terms of appearance, I can't compare with you, and you must be No.1 in the official book."

Liu Xianglian was very proud of hearing this. They were talking and laughing when a servant girl sent a message: "Second girl, Mr. Tiao and Miss Qin are here. My wife is calling to see you." Sister, wait a minute, I have something for Sister Qin." He said to Liu Xianglian, "The wine is set for you today, you should go and see Big Brother Tadd, he is very nice and appropriate, more reliable than my brother Spectrum."

Liu Xianglian knew that she and Xue Pan had nothing to do, they belittled each other or criticized each other, she just smiled and said that she would see her soon, and left first, Baozan also went back to the house to find something for Baoqin.