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

Wang Ziteng saw that Mr. Xue said that he would be married to Xue Pan, so he thought about talking about the girl from the Wang family with Xue Pan. After careful consideration, there was no girl who matched his age, and even if there was, it was a side branch. How could he be worthy of being married at a young age? Xue Pan, who came to Juren, only said: "It's a pity that my Wang family has no daughter of the right age to match Pan'er. If there is, it is a good relationship." Rich, the girl is about the same age as Baochai girl. I saw her a few years ago. She is very beautiful at a young age. I have never heard of her being engaged. There is only one daughter in that family, and she is also teaching her to read and write. , I think it is very good. People call it sweet-scented osmanthus..." There was a "pop", and Xue Pan's wine pot fell to the ground, and Xue Pan's trousers were splashed with wine.Xue Pan got up and made a complaint, then went back to the house and changed his clothes before coming back. Before leaving, he gave Baozan a wink.Baozan understood, thinking that he would get up again not long after sitting down, so he reluctantly followed.

They found a pavilion and sat down. Baozan said with a smile, "Daddy wants to marry you. It's a good thing. Why are you so scared that you run away?" Xue Pan said nothing.Baozan asked again: "Do you have a sweetheart?" Xue Pan wanted to nod and shake his head again, but said: "It's not really, but among the girls I know, she is very good, but she is a little younger." Hairpin knew who he was talking about, but pretended not to know, and asked with a smile: "Who is it?" Said: "That must be the sweet-scented osmanthus Xia's family, Xia Jingui from Chang'an. Uncle was about to mention her, but you tell me, what are you dissatisfied with?" Xue Pan was so angry that he ignored Baozan and just sat down. Baozan didn't say much, just looked at him with a smile.After a while, Xue Pan couldn't sit still anymore, and said to Baozan, "The one who knows the basics is her family. You can ask her for me."

Baozan didn't answer his words, and went back to the table by himself.Ying Lian was at the banquet and heard that Master Xue was going to marry Xue Pan, and the handkerchief in her hand had already been twisted into a twist. Then she heard Wang Ziteng talk about how rich the Xia family was, how beautiful the Xia family lady was, and how well-informed and polite she was. , I feel very uncomfortable.Seeing this, Baochai patted the back of her hand, and just mouthed the word "Anxin".I also heard Aunt Xue say: "Our family doesn't care about the property of our daughter-in-law's family, how much dowry can be given, and the appearance is second. We just want to behave well." Yinglian saw that Aunt Xue didn't care about Xia's family. , a little relieved, and didn't care what they said afterwards.

Although Baozan didn't hear Aunt Xue's words, when returning to the banquet, he heard Master Xue say: "The Xia family is indeed in the same family as ours, but there is no man in their family, and they are extremely rich. It’s not good for our family to spread the wealth of Lao Shizi’s family. It’s not good to pass it around. It’s better to find a lady from a small family. But Pan’er is now a juror. I have respected scholars the most in my life, and now I am very greedy , I actually wanted to find a girl from a scholarly family for Pan'er with a thick face, but I don't know if such a family would like our business family."

As soon as Zhen Shiyin heard it, he knew that Master Xue was talking to him. He had lost his daughter and lost his house. Because Master Xue invited him to Jinling and bought land for him, and it was Xue Pan who found Yinglian. Therefore, I am very grateful to the Xue family.And because Yinglian was lost for five or six years before she was found, and now she has been raised by her side for half a year, and she has been taught to read and write. There are not as many girls as her. After all, they have been lost for a few years. How can those scholars not think so much.Xue Pan is also his favorite, he looks good, he is very promising in reading, and he is very decent in his daily behavior. Originally, he also thought that it would be good if Xue Pan was his son-in-law, but then he thought The Xue family is so wealthy, Mr. Xue married a young lady from the Wang family, and now Xue Pan is a young man, a higher level than Mr. Xue, how many official ladies would like to find someone like Xue Pan, where is it their turn? Yinglian.This is after listening to Master Xue's words revealing that he wants to propose to his family, how could he be unwilling, took a sip of sweet-scented osmanthus wine, smiled lightly and said: "My brother is promising, if he is not a high-ranking official, how can he be unwilling. "

Hearing what he said, Mr. Xue was overjoyed.Although Xue Pan is very promising, his family is a merchant family after all, and the fact that he married a girl from the Wang family was only because of the Xue family's power and Wang's family's wealth.He knew that many officials were willing to marry their daughters to the Xue family, but most of them were greedy for the Xue family's money like the Wang family, and Aunt Xue had seen those girls and young ladies, but they were not as many as Yinglian.Compared with the Xue family, although the Zhen family is poorer, it is a scholarly family that is regarded as noble. Compared with the young ladies of other families, although Yinglian has been lost for a few years, those young ladies are not as good as Yinglian in appearance, behavior and temperament.Furthermore, Xue's family and Zhen's family have known each other for many years, and they know each other well. They know that Zhen Shiyin is not a person who is greedy for wealth and wealth. After many considerations, Yinglian is the perfect fit.Just because he was a merchant and the Zhen family had studied for several generations, it would be hurtful to ask for a marriage if his family refused, so he only showed some meaning, and he was overjoyed to see Zhen Shiyin, and toasted Zhen Shiyin with a glass of wine : "Then it will be an auspicious word for Mr."

Everyone present knew what the two of them meant, and they laughed without saying a word.Only Xue Pan went back to the house to change clothes. She didn't know about it. Yinglian didn't know about the mutual intentions of the two families because she heard that Aunt Xue didn't care about the Xia family and didn't pay attention to what they said.Baozan and Baochai looked at each other and smiled, seeing that Yinglian didn't respond, they didn't say anything to her.When Xue Pan was returning to the banquet, Baozan called him over and gave him an old handkerchief, Xue Pan was puzzled.In the evening, after sending off the members of Zhen's family, he returned to his room. He opened it and saw that it was a veil that Baozan had embroidered a year ago. The pattern on it was a magpie standing on a branch of a plum tree.The white snow and red plums and magpies are very beautiful. Xue Pan was overjoyed when he saw it, and stayed up all night. He didn't know whether he was happy that he could marry Yinglian or glad that he finally didn't have to worry about marrying Xia Jingui in the future. All in all, all in all , he was overjoyed.

Because the two families were interested, they found an auspicious day to make an engagement. Everyone was well prepared, and Du Yinglian was a little shocked when she heard about the engagement.And because of the engagement, it is difficult for Yinglian to visit Xue's house again, and she and Baozan and Baochai can't see each other often, so they often use letters to communicate.Xue Pan just came back from Suzhou today and brought back a lot of pearls to give to his mother and sisters. Baochai shared a share and said: "I got pearls from my elder brother. If they look good, I will give them to sister Zhen's family. Xue Pan came back from Yangzhou and brought rouge and water powder to his mother and sisters. Baozan gave another share and said: "The face powder my brother brought back for me, I will use it well, so I left a copy for sister Zhen; Any paper-cuts or noodle cakes were sent in the name of Sister Baochai. Zhen Shiyin praised them very much as a gesture of sincerity.

In a flash it was the end of the new year, each family was busy celebrating the new year, and had to give gifts everywhere, so Aunt Xue was a little overwhelmed, so Baochai naturally wanted to help.Baozhan learned abacus every day and said that he would help his father solve his problems, which made Mr. Xue very happy. He took her with him when he took inventory of all the shops, and asked Aunt Xue to bring Baozan when she was the housekeeper of Baochai next year.Busy, this year has passed.

After the new year, Baochai was thirteen years old, which is also the age at which marriage can be said. Just after the 21st of the first lunar month, several families inquired about Baochai's appearance and behavior and wanted to ask for marriage.Baochai didn't think much of it, but just went on as a housekeeper, Baochai was very interested, but because at the end of the year, she was tricked and acted like a good Mr. Xue, maybe she learned this, so she could only follow Baochai, and she secretly regretted and burst into tears.Master Xue and Aunt Xue looked at many houses, but they were not satisfied.If there are concubines from official families, this will definitely not work. Baochai will definitely be wronged if the children of concubines have no status when they are not separated from the family. And, but the background is here, most of the officials who wish to let their son-in-law marry Baochai are almost exhausted, knowing that the Xue family is extremely rich, and they only wait for the dowry of their daughter-in-law to fill the vacancy. It is not possible to live a good life after all the dowry is subsidized; there are also some sons of petty officials who are also interested in the Xue family's money; Aunt Xue was reluctant again.Picking and picking like this, there is not a single one that suits my heart.

Another month passed, and there were so many courtships coming and going. Master Xue had his eyes on one family, the son of a salt merchant in Yangzhou. His surname was Zhao and his name was Wen Hao. He was two years older than Xue Pan. He is in the same department as Xue Pan, and is No. 40 in this year's provincial examination. Although he is not as good as Xue Pan, he is still good. You must know that many sons who claim to be scholars will never pass the exam in their entire lives, and can only live on their ancestral wealth. , There is no way out of being an official.Dang even asked Xue Pan to come and see.Xue Pan took a look and said, "I know this person, daddy doesn't remember?"

It was because seven years ago when the scarlet-headed monk came, he discussed with Baozan that he would go to Suzhou to see how Zhen Shiyin was doing. The matter of asking for Yangzhou incense powder reminded him to go to Yangzhou to find out about the Lin family.When I arrived in Yangzhou, I didn't find out much about the Lin family, but I got to know the young master of the Zhao family because of some couplet meeting.Master Xue didn't take it very seriously, but after that Xue Pan got older, and when one of them went out, he always had to drink with Mr. Zhao when he passed Yangzhou.

Master Xue heard what he said, and said: "It turned out to be him. When I first met him, he was only ten years old. He acted like he came from a scholarly family. I didn't expect that he was a salt merchant. In this way, he is not the same as him." Our family is a good match." After speaking, he asked Xue Pan about his character.