The Red Mansion's Late Welcome Spring

After Uncle Xing got together with Mrs. Xing and several nephews, he rested at home for a few days before officially taking on a new job. This job was mentioned by Xue Baochai after transferring Xue Bian to Uncle Xing. She told Mrs. Xing that she wanted Uncle Xing to be the shopkeeper of a grocery store under her family's name first.

Uncle Xing thought that he was really not familiar with the situation in the capital, and Xue Jia was willing to lend a helping hand. Naturally, it was for the sake of the older sister. It would be unjustifiable for him to put on airs and be hypocritical, so he didn't think about it for too long. It should be down.

On this side, both Situ Yao and Lin Daiyu have heard that Mrs. Xing's natal brother and sister-in-law have moved to live in the capital. They have a ten-year-old daughter under their knees, and the Xue family also has a girl of the same age, because the two of them Being related to the Rongguo Mansion, naturally the Lin family is also related by marriage, but when Xue Baoqin and Xing Xiuyan went to the Rongguo Mansion that day, it happened that Lin Daiyu was not feeling well, so she didn't go.

However, Lin Daiyu was also a little curious about these two new sisters, but neither Xing Xiuyan nor Xue Baoqin lived in Rongguo Mansion, and it would be troublesome and abrupt for her to visit each family, so she simply suggested to her sister-in-law to hold a plum feast at home, Invite Jia Yingchun, the Xue family sisters, and Xing Xiuyan to come to the banquet together.

Situ Yao didn't object. After all, their family was small, and she and Lin Heng didn't have any children yet, and the family needed a little lively sound occasionally, so they sent out the post within two days, and they even called out everything that should be prepared for the banquet. People are ready.

On the day of the banquet, Jia Yingchun asked Mrs. Lin Chuanbo to greet her before leaving the door. She went to Xing's house to pick up Xing Xiuyan, and then they went to Lin's mansion for the banquet together.

"Cousin, why did the princess and Miss Lin invite me? Will they be difficult to get along with?" Xing Xiuyan did not expect that the relationship between the eldest aunt alone would lead to several layers of relatives, and the origin of these relatives, one Being bigger than one made her a girl who was born and raised in a small place always feel uneasy.

"Sister Yao treats people very well, and Sister Lin is also very considerate. You just need to maintain your original appearance, and you don't need to be under too much pressure." Jia Yingchun took a look at Xing Xiuyan. Xing Xiuyan's clothes can only be regarded as ordinary or above. If she goes out to a party, she seems too shabby among a bunch of daughters from aristocratic families, but Jia Yingchun knows that Xing Xiuyan won't have too many opportunities like this, and she doesn't want Xing Xiuyan to be polluted by the vanity and glory of the capital. soul.

"If that's the case, I'll be relieved...My cousin doesn't know. I didn't even dare to breathe too hard when I went to the Rongguo Mansion that day. I was afraid that you would laugh at me for being unruly. My father said that people like us are rare in a lifetime. To have a chance to go to the high gate compound to open our eyes, the scene that day felt like a dream to us, and everything we saw was incredible, but if we were asked to live in that kind of place, we I can't stand it at all, there are rules everywhere, there are rules for eating, and there are rules for sleeping, I still like to do whatever I want in my own place." Xing Xiuyan stroked her chest, as if letting out a brisk breath , smiled sweetly.

"That's because you haven't married yet. When you get married, there are certain rules to abide by in any kind of sect. If you worry about being too restricted... it's best to find someone who doesn't have parents-in-law." Jia Yingchun smiled. replied.

"Hey?! This is a way, and I can also ask the other party to take care of my parents with me, otherwise... My father and mother only have one daughter, and when they are old, if I can't even take care of them , what should they do?" Xing Xiuyan was delighted for a while, and then sighed helplessly.

Jia Yingchun looked at Xing Xiuyan and thought that this girl was really filial. In the original book, Xing Xiuyan lived alone in the Rongguo Mansion, and Wang Xifeng wanted to let Xing Xiuyan and the girls in the Rongguo Mansion have the same monthly regulations for Mrs. Xing's sake. But Xing Xiuyan gave all the money to his parents, and he only wanted to have food and clothing.

In the original book, because of Xing Xiuyan's pure filial piety, Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue looked at her differently. Although Aunt Xue was coaxed by Mrs. Wang, she was never too sloppy with the marriages of the younger generations, let alone because In the original book, the useless Xing brothers and sisters look down on Xing Xiuyan's character. Xue Biao's sensible and motivated and Xing Xiuyan's kindness and simplicity make them a rare couple in the Dream of Red Mansions.

"This matter is actually not difficult. I heard from my husband that the second master of the Xue family is a good one. Although there is still a mother who is still ill, Aunt Xue's family would rather put her daughter's marriage first. He must be an elder who is easy to get along with and far-sighted, and he and Sister Qin's father often took the whole family to travel around during their lifetime. The knowledge of this family is naturally different from those of us who stay in the house every day. You If you like, let your wife come forward to mention it to Mrs. Xue later, and after the filial piety period, you can make a marriage arrangement." Jia Yingchun turned her head and said with a smile.

"Ah?! Oh! Cousin, why did you tell me these things? I don't know anything. If you want to talk, go tell my parents." Xing Xiuyan didn't expect that Jia Yingchun would plan to match her and Xue Biao, that person She has seen him before. He is good-looking and has a good temper. If she can really marry him, it seems to be very good... But it seems that such shy words are not what a girl like her should say....

"Oh..." Jia Yingchun looked at Xing Xiuyan ambiguously. That day, she only glanced at Xue Biao briefly, but she also thought that Xue Biao looked pretty good, and when he was young and strong, no wonder even Xia Jingui was thinking about it. To hook him up.

"Why is my cousin looking at me like this? Brother Xue and I only met once or twice on the boat, not much else, but we are more familiar with Sister Qin." Xing Xiuyan's face was burning hot. Two patches of blush can be seen spreading across the cheeks.

"It's nothing, we're here." Jia Yingchun's voice stopped along with the shouts outside the car.

Xing Xiuyan stepped out of the carriage behind Jia Yingchun, and Xue Baochai and sisters also came to the gate of the Lin Mansion at the same time. After greeting each other, the four walked into the gate together.

Situ Yao and Lin Daiyu greeted Xue Baochai and the others by the second gate, but the group didn't introduce each other until they were in the garden, and even reported Nian Geng.

"It turns out that you are all younger than me. That's a good thing. In the future, I can live the addiction of being an older sister." Among the sisters Lin Daiyu knew, only Xichun was younger than her, but Xichun's temperament was not the same as hers. How did they get along well? Now I know Xue Baoqin and Xing Xiuyan, and they are lively and generous. Lin Daiyu felt that she loved her two younger sisters very much when she saw her.

"Since you are going to be an older sister, you should give your younger sisters a meeting gift, Haitang, didn't I ask you to prepare two gifts yesterday? Why don't you hurry up and give them to Miss Xue and Miss Xing?" Situ Yao laughed.

"How could I be unprepared? Zicuckoo, what about our meeting ceremony?" Lin Daiyu asked Zicuckoo behind her, not to be outdone.

"I brought them a long time ago. Well, the two girls have the same gift. It was hard for me to find the exact same one. I was afraid that the two girls would misunderstand that the girl has big and small eyes." Zijuan asked the little maid to hold two trays. , each with a pair of red gold silk-wrapped bracelets and a pair of jadeite earrings.

Xue Baochai looked at the two gifts that were almost identical in color, and couldn't help laughing: "Zijuan, you have revealed your girl's family background, after all, not many people can find the same thing at once? No I thought about it but told you to find it."

"Miss Xue misunderstood me. These things were ordered by my grandma years ago, so you should ask her why I ordered several pairs of the same one at a time, so I just flipped through it and it didn't cost much How much effort." Zijuan spread her hands, with a helpless tone.

"What's wrong with this? Anyway, Yu'er doesn't give it away often. This year I will give it a pair, and next year I will give it another pair. Who will remember when it was given to whom? And the pattern doesn't look exactly the same." Situ Yao retorted confidently.

"Oh! I said, Grandma Lin, is it possible that you can do it wholesale? Let the master make a bunch of the same accessories for you day and night? Which master has such a good temper?" Jia Yingchun Looking at the four bracelets, they are really only the same in color, after all, it is impossible for something made by hand to be perfect.

"The jewelry store under my own name, of course, is how I explain what they did, can they still protest?" Situ raised his chin and replied proudly.

"I just guessed that you didn't go to Xue's jewelry store to make an order. Otherwise, the shopkeeper would have told me earlier, but I will remember to go back and tell our shopkeeper. If there is a chance to receive such an order someday, then The price must be set higher, this kind of practice simply underestimates the craftsmanship of the masters." Xue Baochai said pretending to be unfair.

"Hey! This is how I value their craftsmanship, okay? Don't you think there are a few masters who can make a dozen pieces of jewelry exactly the same? Look, if you don't look carefully, you can't tell it at all. , right?" Situ Yao was very satisfied with the craftsmanship of the masters in her gold jewelry shop, so naturally she couldn't accept that her family was underestimated.

"Okay, okay, Sister Yao is right, even if the same person can't make exactly the same things, a master who has the ability to do this level is indeed top-notch." Jia Yingchun believed in Situ In the case of Yao, even modern automated production may not be the same, let alone handmade?So that master's craftsmanship is still good...but "But you can't always ask people to do the same thing, it's not good for them who rely on craftsmanship to make a living. It's the same specialization, but other Your skills may become weaker, and it will be difficult to deal with other customers in the future, don't you think?

"Hmm... It seems reasonable to say this? No wonder Uncle Wu's face was so ugly at that time. It was because he was afraid that I would make the master's craftsmanship deteriorate by making too many of the same things?!" Situ Yao thought for a while, and suddenly realized something.

"I don't think that's the case, but it will definitely reduce the time to practice other skills. Sister Yao doesn't have to think too much. Anyway, you already know that this is not good, so just don't do it again in the future. Besides... So many of the same things... um..." At the end of Xue Baochai's speech, some things were difficult to say directly.

Both Jia Yingchun and Xue Baochai thought that Situ Yao used jewelry like gold and silver clasps, right?Otherwise, how can anyone make multiple pieces of the same kind of jewelry?Although the value of gold itself is precious, but...women like to be unique, who likes to wear things that can be seen everywhere when they take them out? !