[Quick Crossing + Red Mansions] I have a strong desire to survive

Xue Pei looked at Xue Hai like a fool, and burst out laughing: "I'm sorry Patriarch Xue, I really couldn't help it, I didn't mean to laugh at you. It's just that I don't know something, and I want to ask Patriarch Xue for advice,"

"Whether someone came to your house to rob something, patriarch Xue will not only offer it with both hands, but also tell the robber where to put the things that others have not found but that you have hidden in your own collection, so that he will not question you in the future. Why didn't you take out everything and let him grab it?"

Xue Hai's face turned purple all of a sudden, and he opened his mouth, wanting to refute Xue Pei's accusation that they were bandits, and they were lying. .

Zhen Yingjia's heart is also bleeding. He didn't come to Xue's house for no reason at the beginning. The prefect of Jinling personally went to the mansion and told himself that Xue Pei was under the enemy's back and he was about to lose it. The business of Xue's family is booming. house, it's better for the two of them to get their hands dirty.

Thinking of how the little overlord of the Xue family spends money like water, comparing his own son and the cousin of the fourth prince, Zhen Yingjia can't help but feel hot.He didn't want his son to develop a domineering temperament like Xue Pan, but he wanted to use the Xue family business to earn money continuously, raise a lot of private soldiers for his relatives and nephews, and help him ascend the throne. The son is the emperor's relative. At that time, the entire Xue family had to kneel at his and his son's feet.

In order to help the fourth prince ascend the throne as soon as possible, Zhen Yingjia carried the money to Xue's house without discussing with the fourth prince.Until now, Zhen Yingjia discovered a problem, that is, the magistrate never gave Xue Pei the 30 taels of silver that he should have paid!

be cheated!

Zhen Yingjia finally came to her senses, her head, which had been dazzled by the money she was about to get these days, turned around again, and realized that this time she followed Xue Pei's Qifang to seek justice from Xue Pei for the position of emperor merchant, which was another stinky move.

"Master Xue, you and I have no grievances in the past, and we have no grievances in the present, so why do you have to do this?" Zhen Yingjia really wanted to know the answer.

Xue Pei felt that he had learned a lot today, and had a new understanding of the thickness of human skin, and smiled at Zhen Yingjia: "What Master Zhen said, although Meiqin died suddenly as soon as she entered the magistrate's prison, but the fact that she decocted medicine for me Xue has always kept it in his heart." What have you done, others don't know if you don't say it?

Zhen Yingjia couldn't say what she said next, so she thought about signaling to Xue Pei that she wanted to take a step to speak.According to Zhen Yingjia's thinking, man, who doesn't want a drunk lying beauty to wake up and take over the power of the world, just a bowl of poison, and he didn't really do anything to Xue Pei. Pull him directly to the camp of the fourth prince, and then everyone will help the fourth prince achieve his great cause. How much money do you want?

Master Luo is still standing at the entrance of the flower hall, can Xue Pei talk to Zhen Yingjia?Now Xue Pei has seen clearly that the reason why the Zhen family has become the number one dealt with by the new emperor is not only because of the death of Concubine Zhen and the fact that the Zhen family no longer has a backer - Zhen Yingjia's mind is not very clear.

Oh, if people are not poisoned to death, just pretend that you have never given poison, and want others to act like him as if it never happened?Didn't you hear that it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, but for a villain to take revenge from morning till night?Zhen Yingjia actually counted on a businessman to be a gentleman, and the new emperor didn't dispose of him or anyone else.

The seven members of Xue's family brought Zhen Yingjia over because they wanted to use Zhen Yingjia's official status to suppress Xue Pei. Just now when the two of them were allowed to talk, they also heard Zhen Yingjia accusing Xue Pei all the time, which was in line with their purpose.Now Zhen Yingjia wants to borrow a word from Xue Pei, can those seven people agree?

Without Xue Pei talking, Xue Hai and others pulled Zhen Yingjia to come up with an idea, hoping that Zhen Yingjia would write to the fourth prince, and the fourth prince would go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to operate it, and directly transfer the name of Xue Pei's imperial merchant to the fourth prince in the capital. on their heads.

Zhen Yingjia was not unmoved.

Although he misappropriated a large amount of money on his own initiative, his original intention was to make better money for the fourth prince.As long as he made it clear to the fourth prince about his interests, he believed that for his own pocket, the fourth prince would also get the title of imperial merchant.

Most importantly, if this matter is handled by the Fourth Prince, who said that the name of the Imperial Merchant must fall on the Xue family?Even if he is not good at business as an official, he is not the only one in the Zhen family, and it is not difficult to find an obedient one to name him.

Zhen Yingjia thought well, but a voice from outside the flower hall broke his sweet dream: "Master Xue, I don't know if Master Xue has a guest here today, it seems that we should wait for another day to deal with the handover of the imperial business. "

Who is this, what are you going to do with Xue Pei to hand over the imperial merchants?

Zhen Yingjia and the people in the seventh room of Xue's family all looked at the short man who walked in from the door against the light.This man is not only short, but also thin, and he doesn't dress too well. If it weren't for what he said just now, several people would regard him as a servant of the Xue family.

It was such a person dressed as a servant who asked Xue Pei to hand over the matter of the imperial merchants. Xue Pei responded with a cautious attitude, which made Zhen Yingjia feel that this person was unpredictable.After all, they were unfamiliar with the person who came, and they all looked at Xue Pei eagerly, hoping that he would give them an answer.

Xue Pei kindly introduced the person to Zhen Yingjia and the others: "After I was poisoned for the first time, I knew that my life would not last long, and I was afraid of delaying my work for the saint, so I had to write to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, please send a capable person to take over the position of Jinling Imperial Merchant. This Master Luo was sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to replace me as the Imperial Merchant. If you have any business in the future, please take care of Master Luo."

Take care of your ass!

Everyone finally recognized that Master Luo in front of him was the one who bought Xue Pei's antique utensils two days ago.That's why Xue Pei is so confident today!

Zhen Yingjia's fist was about to bleed, so she went up to greet Master Luo: "So it's Master Luo, I didn't expect Master Luo to come so fast, but is there anything the House of Internal Affairs is eager to buy?"

Master Luo looked at Xue Pei suspiciously, and Xue Pei introduced him: "This is Mr. Zhen, the president of Tirenyuan. Patriarch of the Zhen family."

"It turned out to be Mrs. Zhen. Caomin was just saying that he was waiting to settle down, so he went to the mansion to greet Mrs. Fengsheng. I didn't expect to meet Mrs. Zhen today." Mr. Luo said it very politely, but Zhen Yingjia was not happy when he heard it. What does it mean to say hello to Mrs. Fengsheng after you settle down? How many people who come to Jinling to be officials, they all go to see their mother first after getting off the boat.

Doesn't a little imperial businessman take his mother seriously?Or did he feel that he was a master just after he got the position of imperial merchant, and he didn't know the reason why there are people beyond others?

Zhen Yingjia despised Master Luo once in her heart, but on the surface she still said politely that she didn't dare to bother, thinking that she would write a letter to the fourth prince when she returned to the mansion, asking him to operate quickly. On the head, you can change the surname to Zhen!

Knowing that she was useless here, Zhen Yingjia didn't stay any longer, said excuse me to Xue Pei, and left.Those who were in charge of the battle all left, and the members of the Seventh House of Xue's family had no face to stay any longer. They all bowed their hands to Xue Pei angrily, and wanted to go out after saying goodbye.

But Xue Pei stopped them: "Everyone, take a step slowly, I still have a few words to say."

Several people reluctantly stopped, with a little impatience on their faces, Xue Pei didn't care what their expressions were, and cupped his hands at them: "Speaking of which, we used to be in the same clan, and we should go to each house before moving. Farewell. It’s just that you all know the situation in my residence, so I have to say goodbye to you here. We will meet again in the mountains and rivers, so let’s have a drink and chat with you when we meet in the future.”

What?Several people couldn't help being surprised: "You want to move, where will you move?"

Xue Pei shook his head and sighed: "I have been attacked by thieves twice in my mansion, and I haven't found any trace of the culprit so far. It is obvious that someone has been thinking about my house for a long time. If I am not afraid of thieves stealing, I am afraid that thieves will miss me. I have no choice but to I can't afford to hide."

"But there is no one to take care of this old house. I'm afraid it will lose popularity over time." Xue Hai rolled his eyes and said to Xue Pei, "This is the foundation of the Xue family. How can you say that you don't care about it. Why don't you..."

Let’s not talk about the land occupied by the old house, only the construction materials and the additions over the years are worth 8 to [-] taels of silver.Not to mention Xue Hai's heartbeat, which of the Patriarchs of the Seventh House present did not have piercing eyes?Regardless of saying goodbye, they wanted to take care of the old house for Xue Pei.

Xue Pei also didn't say clearly that he had sold the house, but only said that he didn't dare to bother everyone.When those people wanted to put out the hats of the same clan to pressure Xue Pei, they found that they had separated from Xue Pei more than half a month ago, and now this old house is Xue Pei's old house alone.

Master Luo looked funny, and waited for Xue Pei to be so angry that he couldn't speak, and then went forward to thank everyone in the Xue family for their concern for his new house, saying that he would talk to you after he tidied up the new house. High neighbors like to get together.

Only then did these people know that Xue Pei not only sold the antiques, but also sold the ancestral house.Although he scolded Xue Pei for taking advantage of outsiders in his heart, he was also relieved that Xue Pei was already in such a state of desperation.

None of them asked which Zhuangzi Xue Peikong was going to move to, nor did they ask whether Xue Pei had enough manpower to move, nor did they ask Xue Pei what plans he had in the future, as if he was afraid that Xue Pei would come to his house to beat the autumn wind , quickly scattered clean.

Master Luo sighed after seeing it: "It seems that I am alone, and it is better not to have relatives."

Xue Pei was not surprised: "It's not bad, it saved my life anyway. And the cruel one took the family's wealth, and still said in a high-sounding manner that other people's scraps of paper belonged to their family. "

As a spy, what monsters and ghosts have you never seen?Master Luo just felt it for a while, and he didn't even have sympathy for Xue Pei in his heart-the spy who was able to retreat unscathed, since the founding of the country, he could count a slap in the face, and Master Luo himself didn't know where he ended up. If you envy Xue Pei but still can't come, how can you have the face to sympathize with him.

Xue Pei had something to entrust to Master Luo, that is, after the original owner was poisoned, someone sent a message to Xue Xiang. At that time, he thought that the two were always of the same father, and Xue Xiang always respected his elder brother, and intended to ask Xue Xiang to be lonely.Now that nearly 20 days have passed, Xue Xiang should have believed in rushing back. If he returns to Jinling and finds that his mansion has changed owners, he will be anxious.

So Xue Pei asked Master Luo to tell Xue Xiang his whereabouts after Xue Xiang came back, and to watch Xue Xiang not to be impulsive and ask for justice from the Qifang, so as not to suffer.

For such a trivial matter, Master Luo has no reason to be unreasonable, and even before leaving, he accompanied Xue Pei to the magistrate's yamen for a while, and asked the magistrate not to forget to find the thief who stole the silver for Xue's family.He took people straight to Xue Pei to the gate of the city, and then he said goodbye and returned.

It wasn't until the carriage started to walk on the dirt road in the country that Aunt Xue's crying caught Xue Pei's attention. However, Xue Pei was able to take her to the Zhuangzi to the utmost, and he wanted Xue Pei to persuade her or explain why he did it. Not in that mood:

From the day he traveled through time, Xue Pei spent a lot of energy in order to step down from the spy position.Aunt Xue was not only unable to help, but also kept dragging her feet. Xue Pei had already complained and was powerless.If it weren't for Xue Pei knowing that he would stay in this life for decades, it would be impossible for him not to socialize at all, but he would have to have a hostess to communicate with people, would Xue Pei still bring Aunt Xue with him.

Let's mix it up like this first, as the swaying carriage swayed, Xue Pei leaned against the carriage and fell asleep.

When he woke up, the carriage had already parked outside the Zhuangzi. The Zhuangzi of [-] mu was not small for ordinary people, but it could only be regarded as a small Zhuangzi for the wealthy Xue family.Even from the beginning of the time travel in this life, Xue Pei had ordered Xue Cheng to have the Zhuangzi cleaned up from the inside to the outside. In the eyes of Aunt Xue and his mother, this Zhuangzi was still uninhabitable.

"Are we going to live in this small village from now on?" Aunt Xue wanted to cry first: "It's more than 30 miles away from the city, and it takes a day for relatives to get married. It's too inconvenient. And those wives If Madam posts a post, she might not even be able to find a place. Besides, those friends of Pan’er who are studying, if they know that he lives here, they should look down on Pan’er and stop communicating with Pan’er.”

Xue Pan didn't want to cry about his "student friend". He wanted to cry about the cakes from the Confucius Temple, the birds from Xuanwu Lake, and the beauties from the Qinhuai River.Xue Baochai will be three years old at this time, and she hasn't been out of the house yet, but she knows the size, the current manor house is not as good as the one she used to live in, and there are no flowers or flowers, which makes the little man unhappy.

Xue Pei is quite satisfied with this small village. It is a typical Jiangnan style, with white walls and black tiles next to green willows, and a line of running water around the village adds aura. It is a good place to retire.

"Same joy and honor, let's go clean up the house." Aunt Xue knew that the matter had come to this point, and she would have to live in the village for a few days anyway, so she could only weakly wave her hand to her girl before walking in front of Xue Pei: "Master intends to How many days do you live here?"

Xue Pei glanced at her, and continued to look at the rice waves in the distance: "Why don't you stay for a few days, we will live here from now on." The master is going to retire here quietly.

"How can I live here!" Aunt Xue was in a hurry: "There is not even a family in Zuojin, and Pan'er is already eight years old now, how can we marry in the future after living here?"

How else can we marry? Xue Pei has already decided that if Xue Pan remains as stubborn as in the original book, he will marry an illiterate village girl!There is also Xue Baochai, there is no need to set up a Qingyun Zhi, anyway, he will grow up in this life, enough to watch her marry an honest, rural man.

As a small expert in dismantling officials, Xue Pei firmly believes that he can do it.

Xue Pan still doesn't know how dark Xue Pei's heart is. He still has the impression that Xue Pei said that he only has a trace of blood before the division of the sect. , disregarding that he himself wanted to live in the city, he went up to Aunt Xue and said, "Don't be sad, mother, father brought us to live in Zhuangzi as a last resort."

Xue Pei really didn't expect the silly son to say such a sentence, and said "Oh" to Xue Pan with a gentle face: "You tell me, what is the meaning of being a father?"

Xue Pan thought for a while and said: "Our family was robbed twice, and all the money was stolen by the thieves. Even the antiques that were sold off did not sell for much money, and they were all taken away by Master Luo. The servants did not sell them either. If you sell the mother and sister with no one to serve you, you will be wronged. If you come to live in the village, you can spend less." When Xue Pei compensated Master Luo for the emperor's money, Xue Pei took Xue Pei as compensation. Pan was with him, so he felt that Xue Pei didn't have much money left.

Aunt Xue, who couldn't bear it for a long time, burst into tears, and Xue Baochai cried too. Xue Pan looked at this and that, not knowing which one to coax first.Xue Pei had already walked over and patted Xue Pan on the shoulder: "My good boy, it's rare for you to understand the painstaking efforts of being a father."

Then he shouted to Aunt Xue: "Pan'er is so sensible, you should be happy, why are you crying? With such a sensible child, we can suffer for a few more years. As long as Pan'er succeeds in studying in the future, our happy days will come later." .”

After talking about Aunt Xue's tears in one sentence, both husband and wife looked at Xue Pan like a wolf who saw flesh.

Fortunately, Xue Pei said that Aunt Xue thought more far-sighted. She had already thought that in the future, Xue Pan would be a Jinshi and become an official and marry Bai Fumei to replace Baifa Niang. She took Xue Pan's hand and walked towards the courtyard One side said:

"Pan'er don't worry, after you win the exam, mother will take you back to Beijing, so you don't have to stay in this small village. Then please ask your uncle to ask you for a place in the Imperial Academy. Your big brother Zhu should also be a Jinshi and become an official." Yes, just to guide you, so as to save you from detours."

Xue Pan's scalp was about to explode, and he looked back at Xue Pei frequently, only to find that his father was squatting in front of his sister, asking her if she wanted to go with him to see the fish in the small river in front of the door.

"The master is messing around with the hairpin again, how can the girls..." Aunt Xue just wanted to stop Xue Pei, when she found that her family's royal merchant position had disappeared. Now that the family has retired to the Zhuangzi, he can only be regarded as a landowner, and can no longer be called a big family, and his daughter is not a lady of the big family anymore.

Aunt Xue, who was still thinking about her son asking for a patent just now, was pulled back to the cruel reality again, and looked at Xue Pan with tears in her eyes: "Pan'er, what kind of family your sister will marry in the future depends entirely on you."

The corners of Xue Pei's mouth twitched when he heard this. Did he realize that his husband could not be counted on, so he had to count on his son?Then will Aunt Xue not blindly dote on her son like in the original book, and let him grow into a dumb king?

Xue Baochai had already held Xue Pei's hand, and the fleshy chubby hand could only hold one of Xue Pei's fingers, but it was still tightly held: "Father." He looked like he had a little secret.

Xue Pei squatted in front of Xue Baochai again—even though he didn't like this ambitious sister Bao when he read the original novel, in reality, he couldn't love a little fat girl who was only three years old and didn't show great ambitions. malicious.

"I saved up my dowry and brought it with me. I don't need it now. I buy medicine for my father. When my father recovers, he can start a business and make money, and he can go back to the city." The little girl said with bright eyes. It is crunchy when it comes out.

But you, a three-year-old child, what kind of dowry did you save?In the original book, you are sixteen or seventeen, and you still tell Aunt Xue that you should not discuss the marriage with you, the client?

Thinking of Aunt Xue, this matter is easy to understand.Aunt Xue must take something on weekdays and tell Baochai beside her that this is for you as a dowry, and that is reserved for you as a dowry. Once they come and go, the children will follow suit, and put away the better things. Began to learn to save dowry.

"And your elder brother." Xue Pei, who was heartbroken, put Xue Pan in front of him without hesitation: "You don't need your things, so you can keep them for life."

Baochai was a little puzzled: "Could it be that my brother also saved a dowry? I saw that his girl didn't pack her things."

Xue Pei's heart was moved when he heard this, he remembered that he had ordered before he came that Xue Pan would be served by a servant from now on, and there would be no maids in the room, so why did the maids take care of his things?

Before moving to Zhuangzi, Xue Pei had already dealt with Xue Pei about how many slaves each master needed to bring, and Xue Cheng felt that Xue Cheng dared not listen to him.On the way to Zhuangzi, he slept all the way, so Xue Pei really didn't know which slaves followed him.

But this Zhuangzi is far away from Jinling, even if the slaves who came with him were not to his liking, Xue Pei still had ways to deal with it, and he was not in a hurry at this moment, he still leisurely took Baochai to see the fish, and picked a few wild flowers for her, Then he led the people back to the yard.

There are three entrances to the villa. The first entrance is used as the study and tent for Xue Pei and Xue Pan, the second entrance is for Xue Pan, and the third entrance is where Xue Pei and his wife live with Baochai.As for the servants, they lived in the back rooms behind the third entrance, just like in Jinling, but the door opened to the north, and they didn't go in and out directly from the third entrance.

The house had already been tidied up, and the girls brought by Aunt Xue saw that all kinds of inappropriate things were there, and they were picking faults and changing the decorations with stern faces.Xue Pei handed Baochai to Aunt Xue and went to Erjin to see what happened to Xue Pan.

It's not much better than Sanjin here.None of the servants who were supposed to show up were gone, and three or four girls were chattering about being tired while working, causing Xue Pei's face to turn black: "Pan'er!"

Xue Pan was also finding fault with the girl, and when he heard Xue Pei tell him to respond quickly, he said to the girl: "The Songhua tent is not good, and it will be fresher if you change it to peach red." He came out to see Xue Pei .

After seeing Xue Pei's face clearly, Xue Pan felt that it was not good, and walked up to Xue Pei with some anticipation: "What's your order, father?"

Xue Pei no longer had the smile on his face in front of the manor house just now: "I thought you really grew up, but I didn't expect you to talk to me to make me happy. What's the matter with these girls?" Xue Pan said He lowered his head and said nothing, as if a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.Xue Pei didn't talk to him first, but asked Xue Cheng to be called.

It was difficult for Xue Cheng to tell the truth: it was his wife's order, saying that the young master was served by girls when he was young, and the boys were all clumsy and clumsy.So only let those little servants wait at the first entrance, clean the study or go out with the young master, and the maids are still serving the young master personally at the second entrance.

Xue Pei asked this question after listening, the corners of his mouth twitched. How old is Xue Pan, and he said that if he is not a personal servant, Aunt Xue is not afraid that her son will have health problems at a young age?

"Xue Cheng, how much money is there in our mansion?"

Xue Cheng looked at the girls poking their necks, and said in a low voice as much as possible: "The money for selling antiques in the mansion has been paid back to the master's deficit. The remaining cloth and the like can't be sold for a long time. Adding up the odds and zeros, there are only 23 taels of silver left in the mansion."

Listen, Xue Cheng, who has lived a wealthy life, is just a servant butler, and he also feels that more than 23 taels of silver are all left.What's more, Xue Pan, a little overlord who usually spends money like water, has already shouted after hearing this: "Such a small amount of money is enough for a few days. Is it possible to last until autumn to collect rent?"

Knowing how to collect rent, Xue Pei looked at Xue Pan with admiration, and then asked Xue Cheng: "How many villages do we have left, how many fields in total, and how much rent can we collect?"

Xue Cheng was about to cry again, and he also felt that life was going to end soon: "Master, besides the current Zhuangzi, there are two other Zhuangzi. They are not as big as this one, one is 150 mu and the other is 170 mu. Let's collect the rent. To 400%, if there is no disaster in autumn, the rent in autumn can be changed to [-] taels."

Xue Pan called again: "One thousand three four hundred taels, what about the shop, where is our shop?"

Xue Cheng looked at Xue Pan and could only smile wryly: "Master, you forgot that the master has sold all the shop into shares to Qifang."

Xue Pan, the older young master Xue, heard that his family’s harvest in half a year is only 400 taels, so he really realized the seriousness of the problem, and tentatively looked at Xue Pei: "Doesn’t mother still have a dowry?"

Xue Pei picked up Aunt Xue's dowry in his memory, wanting to see how rich this dowry was, and asked her to tell her son that everyone was so interested in the dowry after she finished talking to her daughter.

After pulling Xue Pei, he almost lost his temper. What is Qi Dafei, it is enough to see the original owner and Aunt Xue.The Xue family said that they belonged to the four major families of Jinling along with the Jia, Shi, and Wang families, but in the eyes of those three families, the Xue family did not have a title passed down, so it was not very impressive.

It is estimated that if there is no silver background, maybe there are only three major families in Jinling in the original book, not the four major families.And the Xue family themselves were not ignorant of the truth, but in order to better fulfill the tasks entrusted by the emperor and to give more help to future generations, they still tried their best to curry favor with those three families.

The original owner of this generation married Aunt Xue, so it's not a marriage, it's clearly welcoming the ancestors!According to the Wang family, the original owner has no fame, and the imperial merchant is also a merchant, so the employment money is indispensable.For the Xue family, it is an old custom to spend more money to marry the other three families, and there is no objection.

There is no objection to the dowry, but it does not mean that Aunt Xue will be married smoothly. The Wang family still has a condition, that is, Aunt Xue is a low marriage.

Maybe the original owner was thinking about the dowry, and always wanted to follow Aunt Xue back to Xue's house, even if it was passed on to his own children, he agreed.Not only did she agree, but she also bought ten miles of red makeup, which was richer than the dowry of Aunt Xue's eldest sister, Mrs. Wang, but it made Aunt Xue feel that her natal family valued her. Apart from showing off to her children, giving gifts to her natal family was also doing her best all?

Then no matter how Wang's family and Jia's family return gifts, Aunt Xue will still send them right next time. Listen to yourself.

No wonder Aunt Xue was able to live in Rongguo Mansion in the original book because she gave her own family property to Mrs. Wang. She was unwilling to let go of such a big piece of fat, so she had to keep it by her side and talk about it from time to time.

Silently persuaded myself that it was all in the original book and had nothing to do with me.Xue Peicai said to Xue Pan: "A good man doesn't eat a separate meal, and a good woman doesn't wear wedding clothes. Your mother will marry into Xue's family. I will worry about her food and clothing expenses. It's up to you when I'm gone." Xiao Jing, how could you think of calculating her dowry?"

"Master!" A high-pitched female voice suddenly sounded from behind, startling Xue Pei. Looking back, it was Aunt Xue looking at him with tears in her eyes. In addition to being moved, there was affection in her eyes, but Xue Pei stared at him. I got goosebumps all over my body.

"Why did you come here?" Xue Pei, who had just read the memory of the original owner, did not speak well to Aunt Xue.But he forgot what he said to Xue Pan just now. To the ears of women in this era, it is tantamount to an affectionate confession-marrying a man, marrying a man, dressing and eating, a man has turned into a seller, and he still protects his wife’s dowry Don't move, how can you do it if you are not affectionate to your wife?

Xue Pan was ashamed by Xue Pei's words, and then bumped into by Aunt Xue, his face turned red and white, but he couldn't say a word.Aunt Xue only stared at Xue Pei affectionately, but Xue Pei refused to let go of this opportunity to educate Xue Pan: "Your mother's dowry cannot be changed, and we only have one thousand three hundred and four hundred taels of silver for half a year. Can you hear me clearly?"

What else could the ashamed Xue Pan do but nod his head?Unexpectedly, Xue Pei, who was black-hearted, still had something to say to him: "But you will get married in the future, your sister will marry someone, you will need a dowry, and you will need a dowry, so the thousand, three, and 400 taels of silver cannot all be spent It's clean, I have to save some for you, so that you won't even be able to marry a daughter-in-law in the future."

Xue Pan, who was just eight years old, although he likes to be served by maids, he has never thought about marrying a wife. When Xue Pei said that he would spend money to marry a wife, he couldn't help saying: "Then I won't marry a wife, I will only give it to my sister." Just find your in-laws."

Aunt Xue stopped staring at Xue Pei and said loudly to Xue Pan: "Nonsense, now the Xue family only has you as one root, if you don't get married, who will inherit the Xue family in the future."

Xue Pei didn't like what she said, and waved to Aunt Xue to let her go back to the inner courtyard. He said to Xue Pan, "Actually, there is another way. I can marry you with less or no dowry."

Xue Pan, who used to spend money like water, felt that his family now only had 20 taels of silver and was too poor to eat. He heard that there was a way to spend less money, so of course he had to ask.

Xue Pei told him that if he studied hard and won a Jinshi early, others would think he was young and promising, and would be willing to recruit him to be his wife and son-in-law, so that he could spend less dowry.If Xue Pan was the highest among the Jinshi, or even won the first prize, then maybe the emperor would value him and recruit him to be the princess.

Xue Pan's eyes were shining when he was still listening, but the brilliance in the eyes of the top scholar went down: "My lord, people say that the imperial examination cannot be bought with money."

Xue Pei almost raised his forehead: "Who told you to spend money to buy it, didn't they tell you to study hard by yourself?"

After hearing this, Xue Pan lost all energy at all. He thought his father was going to buy him a Jinshi all the way just now.Thinking that my family was already so poor, and my father probably didn't have that kind of money, I sighed and said, "Didn't my father say a long time ago that I am not a material for studying? Me, I should learn to do business earlier."

It seems that the stick education that the original owner believed in hit Xue Pan too hard, and his own incentive education cake was too big, this kid couldn't get used to it for a while.Xue Pei took the initiative to turn over this page, and then talked about the problem of his family's spending just now: "Xue Cheng, tell the young master how many people are in our house now, and at least how much money they spend every day."

Xue Cheng then said: "Now there are four masters in the mansion, one in charge, one in purchase, four in front of the wife, five in front of the girl, one of them is a nanny, two in front of the master, four in front of the young master, and four of the maids in the outer courtyard. Four servants. In addition, there are six rough envoys, two coachmen, and two cooks. There are 31 servants in total besides the master."

"The master's daily food and drink totaled one tael of silver, and the slaves had a total of five hundred taels. The food used was produced by Zhuangzi himself, without counting the silver. The monthly regulations for the slaves are 23 taels of silver per month. Calculated for a month, at least 78 taels silver."

Xue Pan took a breath after hearing this: "How much silver did you get in that year?"

Xue Cheng calculated in his mind, and said, "A total of 930 six taels of silver."

Xue Pan laughed: "Father, there is still 700 taels of silver left."

Just as Xue Pei wondered if this kid was ignorant of numbers, he thought about it. His calculations were correct. The 400 taels that Xue Cheng said just now was half a year’s rent. Wouldn’t it be 700 taels left after this calculation? ?

Xue Cheng already smiled wryly: "Master, I don't know anything. Except for the monthly rules, the servants in the outer courtyard of our mansion have two sets of clothes per person, four sets of clothes served by the master in the inner courtyard, and the jewelry of the maids. Three hundred to four hundred taels of silver were used, not counting the money for the master’s clothes.”

Xue Pan's face was a bit ugly, and Xue Cheng also said: "This is still small, and there are three festivals. The example in the wife's hand is no less than 5000 taels to the uncle's house, and no less than 3000 taels to the concubine's house." Less than [-] taels."

"Once?" Xue Pei and Xue Pan asked in unison.

Xue Chengcheng nodded.The three masters and servants were speechless for a while.

After a long time, Xue Pei said to Xue Cheng, "Don't talk to your wife for now." Xue Pan opened his mouth and closed it again.

Xue Pei sighed, and said to Xue Pan: "You heard it just now, raising a girl is more expensive than a servant, and you can only do some cleaning work in the inner courtyard. If the servant grows up, he can follow you If you rush to take the exam, if you don’t do well, you can grow the land and get more food.”

"Everyone has brought them." Xue Pan whispered.But Xue Pei has a way: "Some people in the village don't have wives, find them an honest man to marry them off, and after a few years they will be raised by slaves, and they can grow two acres of land."

"Actually, actually," Xue Pan whispered again: "Tell mother, can't you not send so many things to Beijing?"

Xue Pei sighed: "Did you forget that I once said that if we send a little less gift to Beijing, your aunt and aunt may not love you as much as before? It's not to scare you for the father. Son , we are just merchants now, whether we are dealing with your uncle's house or your aunt's house, we are all high-ranking. If you don't send more money, why should they care about us. "

"No," Xue Pan raised his head sharply: "Mother said that we are all members of the same family, so we should help each other. We used to have a lot of money and helped our uncle and aunt. Now that we have no money, we should also help our uncle and aunt." Help us."

Xue Cheng looked at the little master, wanted to say something, and saw Xue Pei sighing and waving his hands there, he sighed too, told Xue Pei to leave and went to watch the slaves work.

Xue Pan saw that Xue Cheng actually didn't agree with his words, so he made up his mind to write to his uncle and aunt tonight, and when he got the banknote from his uncle and aunt, he fell to Xue Cheng, that dead slave. face, so that he will not be able to look down upon others in the future.

What emotions do young children hide?Not those raised in the palace.Xue Pei saw that Xue Pan was not convinced, and wanted to teach him a lesson so that he would not be deceived by Wang and Jia in the future, so he sighed deliberately and went back to the backyard by himself.

On the second day, Xue Guo actually showed Xue Pei two letters, which were exactly the letters Xue Pan had written to Beijing.Xue Pei asked him to tell Xue Pan that there is no idler in the mansion to deliver letters to Beijing.