Old things in the Red Chamber

For the Zhongwuhou Mansion, the days are the same as usual, the hostesses go out on errands, the hostesses are super worried about housework at home, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are talking for half a day because of the little girl Xuaner, and Lin Daiyu goes up every day to see Jin Nanny I studied calligraphy and painting there for half a day, and stayed with Mrs. Tong in the afternoon.But for Rongguo Mansion, life is not so easy.

A few days ago, Shi Taijun heard from Yuanyang that Mrs. Xue sent someone to loosen two carts of silver for the second wife.In the past few days, the second wife took the girl from the Xue family with her when she went out.Everyone praises the girl from the Xue family.

Mrs. Wang was reluctant to go out to socialize in the past few years, but this month she went out more times than usual, without him, half of it was to show off that she could build a garden for the empress, and half was to borrow money.

Only the Wang family and the Shi family were able to borrow money directly, but the money was not blown by the wind. The Wang family took out 1 taels, and the Shi family each received 1 taels.

It was only 3 taels of silver, which was just enough to buy fabrics. As for making curtains, chairs, and pillows, it was another sum of money. Madam Wang felt that her hair would turn gray.

In addition, some merchants came to the door with silver in order to ask for blessings. Mrs. Wang accepted the silver, so she naturally wanted to protect them, but the sum of money was only 10 taels, plus her own 30 taels. I borrowed it from my relatives, and my family got together, barely 50 taels.

What can 50 taels of silver do?At this time when prices are rising because of visiting relatives, we can only support the shelves of the yard, and there is only an empty yard. As for the furniture placed everywhere, buy some ornaments and hang curtains, like some exotic flowers and plants , rocks, waterfowl, this is another expense, not to mention that the family wants to raise a theater troupe, build a Taoist temple and invite a female crown.

When Mrs. Wang was worrying, she heard that the shop selling treasures in the inner city was opened by Mrs. Tong's natal family.

The thing is, a few people from Jia's family went to Tong's shop to buy things, and they saw a lot of things, such as the silver galleon with enamel, the gold galloping horse, a set of red agate plates, and a set of red agate plates. Exquisitely carved vases... There are all kinds of good things, and the prices are fair when asked. They haven't followed the recent limelight. The price has not risen, and a few purchases are added together, and the price is quoted higher. , can also show that you can buy cheap things, tell Mrs. Wang that you want to spend a sum of money to buy these treasures, and want to put them in the garden. They are novel and decent. Several people praised the things in Tong's shop She praised and praised, and lobbied Mrs. Wang that the price was cheap. Mrs. Wang was very moved, so she said to the compradors, "Our family and the Zhongwuhou Mansion are all in the same family. You just need to find someone who is in charge and tell them that our family is now doing business. If you want to use it, borrow it for a while, and then return it to them when you’re done using it.”

As for whether to pay back or not, and when to pay it back, that’s another matter.Besides, it was something used by the empress, how dare they want it back?

Several buyers glanced at each other, and then they found the shopkeeper of Tong's shop. When the shopkeeper heard it, wasn't this a fraudulent robbery?He said that he was not in charge of the family, so he hurried to find Mrs. Tong, and when he told the cause and effect, Mrs. Tong was annoyed at that time, "Tell them that the brothers will settle accounts, not to mention that the Jia family doesn't recognize our brother, Lord Hou, then We have to settle accounts clearly, we will sell as much money as you bring. Look carefully, everything is expensive, don't let people steal it, rob it and smash it."

The shopkeeper said to the buyer, "We are all small businesses, and your house is also a respectable family here, why bother to borrow things from us businessmen? The money is brought, and the small ones will send things to you. superior."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang complained to her younger sister Mrs. Xue, "The Tong family has always been domineering, and now it's a great thing for the family. Don't think about the prosperity of one ancestor, but talk about business with me. It's really not on the stage."

Mrs. Xue persuaded and persuaded, and sent some ornaments from her home to Mrs. Wang for a while. That's what she said, but the two sisters also knew that the things were given to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Tong waited for Jia Gu to come back, and told him about it, "That is my natal family's shop. I have been doing business in Kyoto for more than a year, and I have never encountered such a thing, even those of the clan family. I'm not like her, I borrowed it to display it, and returned it to you... If I have a flower, she will also borrow it and display it, and then return me a dead branch when the flower fades?"

"Didn't you ever lend it to her?" Jia Gu felt that this was a big deal, "Just keep an eye on the shop, let the shopkeeper go to other shops more these days, sell it if you can, anyway. I stepped on Jia Laoer's face not once or twice, once more, not too much, less this time, a lot.

In the evening, Mrs. Wang went to Shi Taijun, and only said something about the hardship of the family. Shi Taijun asked Yuanyang to take out a lot of things from his warehouse, "You brought it back from the old man, and put it here, after all. Things from my own home."

The last sentence is quite flavorful and can taste several meanings.Even if Mrs. Wang had various thoughts in her mind, she could only act as if she had no idea at the moment.I wondered where I could get another three to five million taels of silver, otherwise, this garden would not be able to be completed.

Thinking of Jia She and his wife again, I thought that this is not about my family. Could it be that the concubine Jia really won't come back after the family has built a family hospital?She looked at Shi Taijun's face, and slowly told her about it, "I heard that there are some good things in Zhongwuhou's mansion... Or, you can ask Miss Lin to borrow some money."

Shi Taijun glared at her and saw the white hairs on her temples. After thinking about it, it was also for the Jia family's face. Although he became a villain, the Wang family was also a hero. Ma'am I'm sorry."

Said to Mrs. Wang, "You go back first, I will talk to Jia Gu in a few days."

Harem

Jia Yuanchun put the Dongzhu gold hairpin in the box, thought for a while, and said to Baoqin, "Put it away, I will be of great use."

Baoqin hugged the box and locked it in a wardrobe in Jia Yuanchun's room, holding the key by himself.Seeing Baoqin busy there, Jia Yuanchun asked her, "Did the person who sent the message to the wife tell you about the garden?"

"I've said it, it's built like a fairyland, so you'll know when you go back and have a look."

"It's been more than ten years since I came to this shameful place, and I was finally able to go home once." Jia Yuanchun wiped his tears with a handkerchief: "After all, my wife still loves me."

Holding the piano and supporting Jia Yuanchun to lie on the bed, he beat her legs with a small wooden mallet, "Your Majesty, don't feel bad, sooner or later you can go back to see the master and Baoyu."

"You're right, the house or something, it doesn't matter whether you look at it or not, you still have to meet the people in the mansion, Mrs. Baoyu, Brother Lan. When I came in, my eldest brother was fine. Going back, the eldest brother is gone, leaving Brother Lang alone."

When it comes to home, the tears in Jia Yuanchun's eyes are like opening gates. The long night is long, and there is only one confidant maid by his side. I haven't been here anymore, looking in the mirror during the day, I just feel that the flesh on my face is slack, the years are gone, and the grace has long been cut off. Thinking of this, Jia Yuanchun only feels that his hands and feet are cold, and the jealousy of Jia Yingchun in his heart is no longer there. I can't help it either.

The summer night came late, and the emperor went to spend the night with Concubine Gan tonight, but the dinner was served in the Pixiang Hall.

After tidying up the bowls and chopsticks, the emperor leaned on the couch and watched the maids bring back the things that were dried in the yard one by one. Some pieces of leather looked good and the color was very good, so the emperor held a tea bowl and talked to Jia Yingchun , "Aifei here, it looks like there are still a few good things."

"There are only a few things like this for the concubine, they are all dowry, I am afraid they will be spoiled."

The emperor became interested, "Oh, where did you get the dowry?"

This is to ask which mansion gave the dowry. Now everyone knows the bad things about my natal family, and Jia Yingchun doesn't need to cover it. "The fur and cotton cloth are given by my old uncle, and these silks are prepared by the old lady. The cotton cloth Six bolts, six bolts of silk, and the rest are some jewelry and silver."

The emperor stood up, hugged her from behind, and touched her belly with his hands, "The mother's dowry is for the child, and these fabrics can't be left for him to grow up. It won't be bright by then, the emperor, but Not willing to use it."

"Chenqie plans to use these cotton cloths to make him small clothes and diapers in a few days. Not to mention that he has grown up, even if he moved out at the age of three, there is nothing left for him, but if he gets married, Chenqie There are some good dowry jewelry that can be given to his daughter-in-law."

The emperor smiled behind her, and stuck to her back when his chest was shaking, which made Jia Yingchun feel very at ease, and he heard the emperor say in his ear, "What good things can the Rongguo Mansion give you as a dowry? You can find a few pieces of cheap jade all over the street. He will marry a famous lady in the future. Maybe they will look down on your dowry. Forget it, don’t even think about giving it to him. If we have a Daughter, you can keep it for your daughter, she must be very rare about your things."

When he was talking, hot air was blowing in his ears, and Jia Yingchun, who was hugged by him, did not dare to move.After the emperor finished speaking, he kissed her ear, "Go to bed early, where did I go to Concubine Gan today?"

Under the night, Licorice supported Jia Yingchun, watched the emperor's chariot disappearing from the door bit by bit, turned her head and said to Licorice, "Let's take an inventory of the things we brought at home. Go and get the list. Find something for yourself to do."

Things have been complicated recently, and even Jia Zheng can't hide away. Jia Baoyu is like a free-range animal, fishing every day and drying the nets, and recently he also likes going outside.

The boys he knew were relatives, such as Xue Baochai's elder brother---his cousin Xue Pan, and former Jia Rong's brother-in-law Qin Zhong.Then there are some boys who come and go, such as Feng Ziying and his like.

These dandies get together and are left alone, and they also like to thank cats and dogs for their activities, which attracts Baoyu to be ignorant and not to learn well.

On this day, Xue Pan came to look for Jia Baoyu and said that there was a very good private restaurant in the outer city. He asked Baoyu to try it. After hearing this, Baoyu felt that the days might be boring, so he rode a horse and let the boys go ahead Holding her hand, she went to the appointment slowly.

When it comes to the outer city, it is really a mixed place, there are many good families, and there are also many notorious families, there are also women who show their heads in public, and there are also those who sit on the carriage and look out with the curtains drawn.There are so many things, I just feel that the people are prosperous, and there are endless signs of peace and prosperity.

Baoyu just rode on the horse and felt that everything was fresh, and the boys around him also felt that everything was lively. Gradually, except for the one leading the horse, the others were either washed away or attracted by the playthings on the roadside. No trace could be found.Jia Baoyu didn't realize it, and with his usual obsession, he didn't take a look at those products, but focused on those young girls.