The maid of the red house

A few days before Zhao Yun was going to Beijing, Xueyan asked someone to pack up and go back to Bajing Town before waiting for Yu Liansheng.

On the day of departure, it suddenly snowed a little.

Xiaolan was wearing a red silk jacket and a blue satin sheepskin waistcoat. She put the stove in the snow goose's arms, rubbed her hands together and said, "It's getting colder this year. It's only the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, and it's snowing. I don't know the twelfth lunar month." How much snow will fall again."

Xueyan sighed: "I don't know how to spend the winter this year."

After finishing speaking, he ordered: "I put all the winter clothes and boots I made for big brother in big brother's room, tell my mother-in-law, and tell big brother when big brother comes."

Cui Liu came in with a big bundle, put it on the kang, turned around and came with three bundles, and opened them one after another, all of which were high-quality woolen clothes, and said with a smile: "I told you earlier. This is what grandma told me to find out." How do you divide up your clothes?"

Xueyan glanced at it, and said: "These are good clothes that our master and girl gave me. I didn't wear them. I kept the good colors for myself. I found out the old ones to honor the old masters and ladies. Everything is strong. The mink fur jacket with purple brown crepe and flowered surface honors the old lady, the sheepskin jacket with blue satin and a bucket of pearls honors the old man, and the big black squirrel-lined jacket with crow-green feather satin and big hairy black squirrel honors grandma. A gown with a silk face and a fox fur to honor my grandfather, and a squirrel jacket for each of them."

Cui Liu remembered one by one in her heart, wrapped up the clothes respectively, and wrote on the sign.

After following Xueyan for so many days, they also read a few books and recognized a few words.

For a while, the mother-in-law said back and forth that the car was ready, and asked Xueyan when she would leave.

Xueyan got up and wrapped herself in a sable cloak of stone and green tapestry, a big red Zhaojun suit, and a wind collar, and hugged the hand stove in her arms again, saying: "Let's start now, there is no need to delay any longer. When the big brother comes back, Speak for me."

The mother-in-law agreed and moved Xueyan's luggage to the car.

Xueyan hadn't left the house yet, and someone from outside reported that Grandma Zhou had sent someone.

Xueyan guessed that the things returned by Jia's mansion must have been packed, so Daiyu picked out a few and sent them to herself, and hurriedly took them in. Sure enough, she saw two cages, because she saw that they were mandarin ducks wrapped in blue satin and squirrel cloaks. Came over, not surprised, smiled and said: "Why is it that my sister came in person? Grandma's things are all packed, and Tete sent them to me?"

Yuanyang pursed her lips and smiled, "It's all packed, grandma picked some of the best ones for you."

He handed the list to Xue Yan again, and asked, "Are you going out?"

Xueyan took the order, led her to sit on the kang, took off her cloak, and said with a smile: "I plan to go home today, I figure it's time to go back."

Yuanyang nodded and said: "You should go back too, but why don't you say goodbye to grandma?"

Xueyan chuckled, and said: "I come and go often, and I come to the city about ten days a month. If I say goodbye, I don't know how many times I have to say goodbye. Anyway, the girl knows it, so there is no need. But my sister, follow grandma. How are you?"

Yuanyang took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "It's very good. The rules at home are strict and strict. There are many things I didn't know in the past. I specially asked Zijuan to teach me carefully for half a month before I came to grandma. Serving. I also changed a lot, and sure enough, we are all frogs in the well, and we have done many transgressive things, but fortunately, I am still complacent."

After hearing this, Xueyan couldn't help admiring that it was a mandarin duck after all, so smart, she said with a smile: "The bigger the rules, the less things you have to do. As long as you follow the rules of the house and don't go out of your way, what you usually like to do, the boss will do." It doesn't matter."

Yuanyang nodded and said: "I looked at it with cold eyes. Our family is flourishing, and others are still jealous. Such a family has a clean foundation, a clean family style, and a clean heart. Breaking out in a cold sweat, the Rongguo Mansion is rotten from the bottom up, and I don’t know how many days the old lady’s ladder can support me.”

Xueyan smiled lightly, and said: "There is no need to build a garden anymore, the ladder left by the old lady is already hundreds of thousands in size, and it can probably last for a few years. Anyway, the uncle and the second uncle Ding You have not been in the court for the past two years. , it’s okay for now.”

In the past two years, Emperor Changqian has dealt with two giant families one after another. One is the Zhen family, which involved dozens of officials, and the other is the Rong family, which spared hundreds of officials. A dark time?Zhengzheng's people were in a panic, so Xueyan thought about what Yu Liansheng said in the past, and probably within a year or two, Emperor Changqian would not touch the officials of the court.

The Rongguo Mansion is not as good as it used to be, even if it wants to find vacancies for its children, it is powerless, let alone seek vacancies for others. Such a family will not be able to hinder the important affairs of the court for the time being, and has no real power. I am afraid that Emperor Changqian will let him go. In the final disposal, after all, before the Rongguo Mansion, there are four major palaces in the southeast, north, west, and Prince Tengshi Houye and the six mansions, all of which are stronger than the Rongguo Mansion.

Yuanyang didn't understand what was going on in the hall, so she didn't care, and said: "It's good for the old lady to go, so as not to be pissed off by all the descendants. I see it now, and I just want to serve grandma wholeheartedly."

Xueyan nodded and smiled. Although Jiamu's death was sudden, it also protected her children and grandchildren for a while.

Ding You was not in court, logically, even if Emperor Changqian wanted to dispose of the Rongguo Mansion, he would have to wait.

Yuanyang said again: "I'm afraid you don't know. Zijuan and I are packing things these days. Since we don't have a list, we have to compare the old lady's dowry list. There are a few things that match. It's a pity that the Lin family's list is missing. , I don’t know how many things in the Rongguo Mansion are right and wrong.”

Xueyan smiled and said, "So you understand."

Yuanyang sneered, and said, "Why don't I understand? The old lady also knows, but the old lady is helpless, the fat is in their mouths, how can they spit it out? Those people can do anything for money The old lady had no choice but to pretend that she didn't know. There are still some people who think that the old lady loves grandma and Bao Erye too much, and instead of getting close to her own sisters and relatives, she gets closer to outsiders. It's really ridiculous. Don't even think about it. The grandma's family is so good, but the old lady loves grandma so much."

Xueyan heard her fight for Daiyu, but laughed instead, so that she could see that Yuanyang really put Daiyu behind Jiamu, and was the only loyal master, saying: "It's too late to say anything now. .”

Yuanyang shook his head and said, "Not necessarily."

Xueyan was taken aback, and asked, "Why not?"

Yuanyang said in a low voice: "I didn't tell grandma about this, but I told Zijuan once. When the things came into the mansion, the old lady ordered them to be kept in the public house. Unexpectedly, only half of them went into the warehouse. The other half was taken by each family, and the second wife got the big head in the room, about half of them. Who told her that she was the mother of the empress, and the housekeeper, and the rest were divided into two parts, the uncle Zhen and the elder. The later empress in the treasury Visiting relatives has been used to build a garden, but the things in each house have not been moved."

Xueyan smiled and said: "At the beginning, the second master Lian and the second grandma Lian returned some things to grandma. If so, there is still a lot less. I think it is used. They are still like this, not to mention that the elder master has never been in charge of the house. About It’s a flower. I don’t know much about Mr. Zhen in the East Mansion, but I also heard that there are always flowers and wine in that mansion, and it’s not a master who can survive.”

Yuanyang sighed slightly, and said: "This statement is very true, I am confused."

Xueyan said: "Have you heard from Sister Zijuan that among the things that the second wife ordered my brother last time, two of them were dowry gifts from the old lady of the Lin family?"

Yuanyang nodded and said, "Why haven't you heard of it? I recognized the other things that you all find familiar."

Xueyan hurriedly asked: "I only think it looks familiar, but I really don't recognize it. If my sister recognizes it, please tell me."

A sneer flickered across the corner of Yuanyang's mouth, and said, "That belongs to the Zhen family."

Xueyan naturally knew that Mrs. Wang had collected the Zhen family's things in her room, but she didn't reveal anything on her face. After all, this matter had never been made public in the Rongguo Mansion, and Daiyu had already left the cabinet at that time, so she was surprised: "The Zhen family's things ? It’s just why do I feel familiar?”

Yuanyang smiled and said, "I can't blame you for looking familiar, because those are the benefits that the Zhen family got from the Lin family."

Xueyan wondered: "How does sister know?"

Yuanyang thought for a while, and said: "I stole some things from the old lady in private and gave them to Lian's second grandfather, Lian's second grandmother to pawn. I think you all know that it is because of the old lady's intention, so I dare to do this. The old lady pretends not to know, I was afraid that others would reach out to ask for things like this, so I am a little familiar with Lian's second master and Lian's second grandma. Once gossiping, Lian's second grandma laughed and said that many of the things that the Zhen family sent this time were the filial piety of Lian's second master. The Zhen family, otherwise the Zhen family would not have decided to let the second master Lian bring so many things back, but it is a pity that they were all kept in the wife's room, the Zhen family collapsed, there was no chance of recovery, and all of them went into the wife's pocket."

Xueyan nodded and sighed: "So that's how it is, my sister will solve my doubts today. Let me tell you, how can a person as cautious as the second wife give me the things from our house to take care of my brother? I'm not afraid that I will find out." I also said that the second wife didn’t pay attention, it seems that what she brought out belonged to the Zhen family, and I didn’t know there were things from our family.”

Yuanyang said worriedly: "I only now know that hiding the belongings of criminal officials is actually a serious crime, but it's a pity that everyone in the house doesn't take it seriously, they don't take human life seriously, and they don't take this matter to heart. "

Xueyan comforted: "My sister has already come out, so I can't implicate my sister anyway."

Yuanyang sighed and said: "Although this is the case, in the past I also thought that these were nothing, and I took it for granted. Now that I know it, I feel ashamed in my heart. It turns out that I am also that bad, but I still have such a good result."

Xueyan said: "Although my sister has thought about it, she has never done anything against her conscience. Why bother?"

If she remembers correctly, Yuanyang found out about Siqi's adultery, and Siqi fell ill from fright, but Yuanyang comforted her, covered it up for her, and told her that she would not tell others. So far, no one has heard Yuanyang reveal anything. Half a word.

Yuanyang said: "I'm just ashamed of my past thoughts."

But Xueyan said: "My sister never did it, but she is ashamed of it. The ridiculous thing is that she is proud of doing it." Just like Mrs. Wang who hid Zhen's property, like Xue Pan who killed people, but Sister Feng He used to do things like taking advantage of huge profits by taking advantage of lawsuits, but now under the guidance of Nanny Rong, he changed his past.

Yuanyang thought about it, and sighed: "That's right. Right now, I envy you. After all, you are people who have read books and know the laws of the country. I am planning to calm down and read and read with grandma. It's not for anything else, just for your sake." Be sensible, don't be as ignorant as you used to be."

After hearing this, Xueyan immediately smiled and said, "Grandma is a warm-hearted person, so she will definitely pour all her money into teaching."

The mandarin ducks laughed as well, and then said: "I should go back, don't delay your return home, the sky is cloudy, I'm afraid the snow will be heavier today. When Yinglian gets married, don't forget to come over, Have her a glass of wedding wine."

Xueyan stood up, surprised and said: "Have you seen Yinglian? Yinglian is going out?"

Yuanyang took the cloak and wrapped it up, and said with a smile: "Yinglian is such a person, she is the most lovely and respectable, she often goes to pay her respects to grandma, and she made a pair of shoes and socks for grandma the other day. It was strange, but I found out later that she had such a hard life. Although she was Uncle Xue's concubine, she was no different from a widow when she returned to her original place. She was often taken care of by her grandmother, so many people loved her character. Look, to propose marriage to their family, the lady of the Zhen family is already very familiar with the neighbors in the back streets, and wants to choose an honest and loyal one."

Xueyan smiled and said: "That's great, she's already in her early years. If you have good news tomorrow, you must let me know. Before I got married, Yinglian was recuperating at home and never went out, so I asked my grandma to send me some purse handkerchiefs." Adding makeup."

Yuanyang nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, we'll all put on makeup for her then."

Said, went all the way.

After seeing off the mandarin ducks, the snow geese set off home while the snow was still light.

Not long after I left the city, I suddenly heard the boy driving the car say: "Grandma, I seem to see the mother-in-law of my aunt's family."

Xueyan was startled, and hurriedly asked who it was.

Xiaolan probed out and looked out, the snow was still thin at that time, but she could see clearly, but it was Mrs. Li driving towards her, seeing the boy driving the car, she immediately said: "Grandma is back? I'm going to pick up grandma."

After hearing this, Xueyan hurriedly asked: "But what's the important matter at home?"

Zhao Yunan went down and took away the moon watching and the wind appreciation, so the snow geese were driven by Mrs. Li when they entered the capital, and then went back. This time she didn't tell her family to pick her up, so she asked Yu Liansheng's servant to drive her home. He wanted to wait for Zhao Yun to come back and discuss with him, and asked Yu Liansheng to order two young servants so that Zhao Yun would not be left with only female relatives at home every time he went out.

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "Someone sent a post to grandma. I couldn't read the characters, so I asked Brother Hui, who borrowed books, to read it. He said it was a post from Princess Ning'an's mansion. I wanted to visit grandma in person. I delayed grandma’s important event, so I drove into the city on my own initiative, one is to tell grandma, and the other is to pick grandma back. The post is kept at home, and I dare not bring it out, for fear of losing it.”

Xueyan hurriedly said: "I see, we all go home now, let's talk about it when we get home."

Mrs. Li agreed, and Cui Liu got out of the car to ride with Mrs. Li, so as to chat with her to relieve boredom.

As soon as I got home, it snowed heavily.

Xueyan ordered: "Make more mutton soup, stew it slowly for a day with bones, put more meat, cut two white radishes into it to remove the smell, and send it to the old man, old lady and grandparents when the stew is finished. Let me drink a bowl, and you all drink some to warm up, and stay with the two servants next to my brother for a day, and then go back when the snow stops tomorrow, anyway, I have already explained at home."

Mrs. Li promised to send the post first, and then go to cook.

Xueyan looked at the post of Princess Ning'an's Mansion, and thought to herself that it was the Mansion of Princess Ning'an after all, and she behaved politely. It was not as easy as the Tang family's saying, without warning, and she was not afraid that she would not be at home.Because of the behavior of the Tang family, Xueyan alienated Mrs. Tang from the bottom of her heart.

Xueyan wrote the post and put it aside, the mutton soup was stewed in the evening, Xueyan took someone to deliver it in person, together with the packed winter clothes, she went to Zhao's house first, the old lady Zhao hadn't seen her for too many days, so she missed her, saw her Clothes, I felt even more joyful, and said with a smile: "Although I also have a few leather clothes that Yun'er respected in the past, they are not as good as the one you respect."

Xueyan pursed her lips and smiled, and went to Han's house again.

Han Mudang even took off the sheepskin jacket she wore, put on the clothes sent by Xueyan, and put on a gown, drank mutton soup, and felt warmed from the bottom of her heart. Don't care about the value of things.

Xueyan came back, drank a bowl of soup, then packed up and rested.

When I got up early the next morning, the snow had stopped, and I saw that the outside was covered with snow, and the ground was covered with snow half a foot deep. A few sparrows were twittering on the branches, jumping and shaking, countless snowflakes fell, and the buds of wintersweet were exposed. .

The two boys came over to say goodbye after breakfast.

Xueyan smiled and said: "Be careful on the road, don't make any mistakes, and send this post to Princess Ning'an's mansion for me in a while."

The two young servants were not surprised when they heard about Ning'an County Lord's Mansion, and knew that Xueyan had contacts with various families, so they nodded and accepted the message, and drove back to the city.

But Mrs. Li was very surprised and said: "Isn't the princess the prince's girl? She's on good terms with grandma?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "There is something to do with it, the land and houses I just bought were all bought with the help of Princess Ning'an's natal family Zhongshun Wangfu, otherwise our family would not have the ability to snatch food .”

Mrs. Li recited the Buddha and said, "So there is such a thing. I also said, how can our family buy so many good lands."

After finishing speaking, I went out to sweep the snow.

Xueyan ordered: "Stew some more mutton and eat it at noon."

Mrs. Li agreed outside, reciting Buddha in her heart, it's really good to be with such a master, the usual clothes and food are better than those of the rich family in the town, chicken, fish, meat and eggs are common, but Xueyan prefers more fruits and vegetables.

After Xueyan washed up, she ate a bowl of Wuzi porridge and a few vegetable buns, then went to the study to practice calligraphy.

After practicing calligraphy for an hour, she was washing her hands when she suddenly saw Mother Dou bringing Dou Zi over, and said with a smile: "There is a fair today, why don't you go out with us for a stroll, you have been here for so long, and you haven't been there once." .”

Xueyan understands that Mother Dou wants to establish a good relationship between herself and the people in the town, and they all come to Bajing Town when there are fairs in all towns and villages. It was the rich man Jiang's wife who often came out with two maids. Xueyan had never been out before, so she became interested when she heard it, and said, "Let me change my clothes."

Mother Dou saw that she was wearing a few gold pearl hairpins and her body was also very gorgeous, so she knew that she didn't want to go out like this, so she nodded in agreement.

Xueyan returned to her room in a hurry, picked out a scallion-yellow padded jacket and put it on. Underneath was a cotton skirt embroidered with honey and pinch gold, and outside she was covered with a double-breasted gown with rose and purple squirrel flowers. She doesn't wear a cloak, nor does she wear jewellery, only two long red gold hairpins are inserted in her jet-black and shiny bun, and a palace flower is pinned to her temple.

After coming out, Doumu smiled and said, "You are so delicate, you'd better put on a cloak, who will say anything about you at this time?"

Xueyan thought about it, so she asked Xiaolan to take a half-worn orangutan felt cloak and put it on a snow cap. The windy collar at the neck and the snow cap covered half of her face, so it was no problem to go out like this .

After packing up, the two of them went out with Dou Zi, Xiaolan and Cui Liu followed, they happened to meet Chang, they met each other.

Mrs. Chang said to Xueyan with a smile: "You should also go out for a walk, see the downtown, and ask Brother Yun to take you there when he comes back."

After hearing this, Xueyan could only smile and agree.

Chang asked, "When will Brother Yun come back?"

Xueyan was also thinking about it, and said: "I'll be back in a few days. I see that the snow has been heavy these two days, so I'm afraid there will be delays on the way."

Along the way, I ran into neighbors in the town. Although Xueyan didn't go out much, she recognized them all and was busy paying respects to them.

The women and girls in the town saw the big scene when Zhao Yun married his wife. When the dowry was brought in, it was dazzling. Absolutely amazing.

Although Xueyan is always kind to others, there are also some people who are jealous and ignore her when they meet her.

Xueyan smiled slightly, and didn't care, since others treated her badly, why should she rush to make friends?Therefore, I only talk to a few aunts and aunts who are familiar with each other, have a gentle temper and a kind personality.

Among them, there is a family surnamed Lian who is not kind to Xueyan. They moved to Bajing Town more than 30 years ago. The daughter-in-law's surname is Li. Qian, who opened a medicine store, once saw that although Zhao Yun was disabled, he was still a good-looking talent, with both fame and a huge family business, so he wanted to betroth his daughter to him.

At that time, Zhao Yun only wanted to choose a wife who was affectionate and righteous, and she could catch up with her storytellers, and even the girl was illiterate and had a bad temper. The Lian family will bear a grudge.Now seeing Xueyan's character, appearance, dress and manner compared to her daughter, how could she not hate her, so she sneered and said: "It's strange that Grandma Zhao doesn't go out to make friends with people, I think the clouds in the sky look down on us Mud on the ground."

Everyone laughed when they heard this. They all knew how Xueyan was doing, but they just remembered the grievances between the Lian family and the Zhao family.

Although Xueyan didn't know why Auntie Lian made such a remark, she thought that there must be something in the past, so she smiled lightly and said: "I don't understand this, we are all human beings, how can we become clouds and mud again?" ? Marry a chicken and follow the chicken and marry a dog and follow the dog. Our uncle is a human being, and I am also a human being. My aunt prides herself on mud, but I dare not compare myself to the clouds in the sky."

Even though Aunt Lian is a distant resident of Doumu's natal family, she doesn't like her as a person and rarely sees her. After hearing this, she said with a smile: "Although you are not a cloud in the sky, you have already picked the best cloud in our town. Naturally, it made others jealous."

When Xueyan heard it, she guessed all kinds of things in her heart, and said with a smile: "Everyone has his own destiny, and this is my blessing."

All the daughters-in-law of the Chang family and the Zhao family laughed and said: "That's not true, otherwise how can we say that a thousand-mile marriage is connected by a thread? In this world, men and women are matched by Yuelao. Only when they are well-matched can they be drawn by a red thread. You have this thread." The red thread, naturally married into our family, others who don't have the red thread, naturally don't have this blessing, presumably the red thread is tied to someone else."

Even my aunt heard that they were speaking for Xueyan, she couldn't help becoming angry from embarrassment, and said: "No matter how lucky our girl is, she is also a decent girl, so she doesn't have to be inferior to others when she goes to the city."

These words are satirizing that Xueyan used to be a maid, and everyone's faces changed. They hated that even their aunt did not count. They have a relationship, and there is an elder brother in the palace, who can protect their town. Now even the county magistrate knows that Xueyan cannot be offended easily, but even the aunt actually said this.

Zhao Hui's mother said, "Our Yun'er daughter-in-law is naturally not blessed, but it's a pity that she is honorable. You can enter the palace of the prince and princess, and the princess and princess can see you. You are blessed. Can you see such a noble person?"

Aunt Lian was startled, everyone ignored her, and dragged Xueyan past her to go to the market. Someone was busy holding Aunt Lian, and said in a low voice through gritted teeth: "Who is Grandma Zhao? Your daughter has been married before, thanks to you saying these things!"

Not to mention that the Zhao family is the largest family in Bajing Town, with a large number of people and powerful people, they have always protected their weaknesses, even if Xueyan's relatives from her natal family come here, no matter whether it is the magistrate's elder brother or the palace's elder brother, they are all big figures. At that time, if she vented her anger for Xue Yan, the Lian family would suffer. I am afraid that even the He family's property would have to be paid, and she might not be able to forgive her.

Aunt Lian sneered and said, "What's the big deal, she's just a girl."

The man said angrily: "It's better to marry a maid from a big family than a girl from a small family. What's wrong with the maid? The maids from big families are more decent than the rich men in our town. They have old masters and old friends. For the same thing, we will pay for it." You can't do it with the strength of nine oxen and two tigers, and if they pass a word, they are better than us. You just don't want to make friends with their family, but you still mock Grandma Zhao, and you are not afraid of offending people."

Someone nearby also agreed: "That's right. Although Grandma Zhao doesn't go out very often, but when someone comes to the house, doesn't Grandma Zhao kindly call her aunt, aunt, and sister-in-law? How can she make a show of being superior to others? Our boy is in their house." When studying, Grandma Zhao often prepares melons and fruit snacks for them to pad their stomachs. It can be seen that that is the style of a rich family. Your grandson is also six years old this year. Why don't you go to school next year? Offending Grandma Zhao, what good is there? ?”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and even my aunt became furious and said, "Who cares about going to their house to study? It's not like our family has no money and can't afford to hire a husband. If you want to curry favor, go curry favor, what do you want me to do!"

After saying this, Aunt Lian turned around and left.

The remaining people shook their heads and sighed, "With such a foolish daughter-in-law, even the family doesn't know what will happen in the future."

So they separated.

But Chang and others had gone a long way and asked Hui's mother one after another, "What do you mean? We haven't heard of it, but you know."

Hui's mother felt regretful and talkative, and looked at Xueyan apologetically, Xueyan smiled reassuringly, guessing that she had heard about Zhao Hui's post, and said: "Yesterday, Princess Ning'an's mansion sent someone to send a post. Literacy, I asked Brother Hui to read it, so Tete went to pick me up, I think my sister-in-law heard what Brother Hui said?"

Hui's mother nodded and said: "Hui'er accidentally said something, I'll write it down, I'm really sorry for saying it before you agree."

She has always been a knowledgeable person. Although Zhao Yun taught students at home and was often not at home, she said at the beginning that now she often goes out and cannot teach every day. Therefore, most of the people who go to school are from poor families. In order to learn a few words, rich people In addition, she went to a private school to study, so she was willing to send her son there to study. When Zhao Yun was away, she would study hard at home. If there was anything she didn't understand, she would wait for Zhao Yun to come back and ask Zhao Feng for advice, as he was a child of the same clan, Zhao Feng would not refuse , so she got close to Zhao Yun's family from the bottom of her heart.

Mrs. Chang heard this, but smiled and said: "This is a happy event, what can I say? There is no such decent daughter-in-law Yun in the whole town. The prince, concubine and princess are the clouds in the sky. It is a blessing to see the daughter-in-law Yun." Why do you have to hide it to make people look down on Yun'er's wife? Really, even my aunt is an ignorant person, so I don't even think about it, her daughter is not worthy to carry our Yun'er's wife's shoes."

Xueyan smiled and covered her face and said, "I don't know what to do after listening to my uncle's praise."

Everyone laughed, and put aside the words, but they valued Xue Yan more in their hearts.

Bajing Town belongs to Chang'an County, Chang'an City. It is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and it governs ten miles and eight towns. Therefore, every market is very lively. Most of the people who come and go come from the village below. It will be the end of the new year, so people who buy and sell things Very much.

Although Xueyan has been married to Bajing Town for half a year, she is usually happy with Zhao Yun and her husband and wife, and fearing that there will be too many people in the market, so she only came out twice, but she never went shopping. When she went out today, she specially brought some broken silver and Copper coins, I was planning to take a stroll, and then I thought about it, and when I looked down, I saw Douzi looking eagerly at the candied haws stuck on the straw target of the roadside peddler.

Seeing this, Xueyan smiled, and whispered to Xiaolan to buy two for him.

Dou Zi held one in each hand, smiled happily, bent over, and said loudly, "Thank you, Auntie!"

Doumu was gossiping with Mrs. Chang, she came back to her senses after hearing the voice, and hurriedly said: "You bought these things for him again, this child often disturbs you, I don't know how much you eat."

Xueyan stroked Douzi's head and said with a smile, "Douzi is not a big-bellied miller, how much can you eat? You are overthinking."

Mother Dou stopped talking and glared at Douzi.

Doudou ate it with a smile on his face.

Most of the residents in the town knew Xueyan, and after saying hello, they went to work, but the traffickers and pawns were surprised. Although the clothes on Xueyan were not old, Chang's Doumu and others also wore silk clothes when they went out. They also wear the best gold hairpins and silver pendants on their heads, but the height is obvious when they move, and the difference can be seen at a glance.

Xueyan knew in her heart that the closer she was to the Chang family, she would not be afraid of anything if she had elders around her for many years.

After a few people strolled around, Chang smiled and said, "Go to the silk shop first, I have to buy some bolts of cloth to make new clothes next year."

Doumu smiled and said, "Let's go together, I also have to pull a few feet of cloth."

Xueyan followed them into the silk and satin shop, saying that it was a silk and satin shop, but silk and satin were rare, but the fabrics were mostly colorful and very bright. Don't be shy.

Seeing a guest coming to the door, the clerk hurried up to greet him.

The shopkeeper was standing behind the counter to settle the accounts. He didn't care at first, but when he looked up and saw Xueyan's dress, he hurriedly came out and said with a smile: "Grandma Zhao is expensive today, but the small shop is full of brilliance." , please sit inside."

Xueyan was also taken aback when she saw the shopkeeper. She toasted the congratulators at the dinner on the wedding day, and recognized this person as the largest silk merchant in the town. He smiled and said, "It turned out that it was the shopkeeper Zhang's family business. It was a coincidence. But I came here with our uncle and sister-in-law."

Even so, Zhang Gui still invited them to the inner room, and asked the waiter to pour tea, saying: "What ingredients do you want, I will ask someone to bring them in."

Xueyan suddenly remembered that the silk and satin clothes in her home were all first-class things, and although the people who gave them to the town were good, they were often too ostentatious, so she nodded and smiled: "Let's do the best for my uncle and sister-in-law first, and I will choose later." Some whole batches of materials, send them to my home and pay for them.”

When Zhang Gui heard this, he quickly agreed with a smile, and looked at Changshi and Doumu.

Chang's said: "I want high-quality cotton cloth. I will make clothes next year. The shopkeeper will send some up."

Doumu also said, "I also want cotton cloth, and I want brighter colors."

Sure enough, Zhang Gui asked his assistant to bring it up. Although it was made of cotton cloth, it was very thick. Xueyan touched it and found it was very soft. Seeing that Chang's had picked out a horse of blue color and two feet of soy color, she knew it was for herself and Mr. Zhao Er. Those who make clothes, and the ones picked by the mother of beans are brighter, such as bright red, pine flower, light yellow, royal blue and other colors, each of which is pulled out.

Xueyan felt that although the cotton cloth here was inferior to the ones obtained in the mansion before, it was still very good, so she chose two bolts of light-colored cotton cloth to make obscene clothes, and asked about the price. 320 texts per horse.

Xueyan said: "Just buy these two horses, and then bring the silk and satin in for me to have a look, choose a few good ones, and give them as a gift next year."

When Zhang Gui heard this, he hurriedly asked someone to bring it up.

Xueyan took a closer look, and then asked the price. One horse was one tael and seven silver coins, so she chose twelve horses, and asked Zhang Gui to deliver them to her home before paying the bill. Send it with the bean curd, you don't have to go shopping and take it.

After leaving the silk shop, Changshi and Doumu went to buy meat.Xueyan didn't buy things indiscriminately, but she listened to Chang's and Doumu when they bought them. It was around the end of the new year, and it snowed again, and things were more expensive. Eggs cost three cents for two, and a liter of white rice cost eight cents. Money, mutton is 75 Wen a catty, but pork is 35 Wen a catty.

Xueyan frowned slightly, no wonder the women were so happy when she mentioned cooking mutton, it turned out that mutton was so expensive.

Mrs. Chang bought two catties of mutton, and sighed: "It's cold, it's better to drink some mutton soup, but it's too expensive, and ordinary people can't afford it. The price of rice has risen again, and it was still seven cents a liter last month." Woolen cloth!"

Mother Dou said worriedly: "Only a few days after entering October, there was such a heavy snowfall for the first time, and I don't know how the crops in the field are. I heard that the imperial court is still attacking the small barbarian country on the west coast. If there is a snow disaster here, I am afraid that the price of rice will rise to [-] or [-] yuan."

When Xueyan heard this, her heart trembled.

After shopping for half a day and returning home, Zhang Gui brought someone to deliver the silk and satin. Xueyan rushed out to greet her, and said with a smile, "Why bother Zhang Zhanggui to come here in person?" Then he settled the account and paid the money.

Sending Zhang Gui away, Xueyan ordered people to collect the silk and satin, and planned to keep it for the elders and relatives in the town in the next year.

A few days later, the tenants brought the land rent and New Year's goods over.

Because of the good weather this year, although the 500 mu of land is still [-] taels of silver, there are a lot of rice, noodles, charcoal fire, game, etc. Xueyan met Zhuangtou, who is actually their village head, took the list, took a rough look, and was very satisfied , asked a few words, and said: "You are old farmers, the first snow this year is so heavy, will it affect the crops in the field?"

The head of the farm, Qin Er, replied: "The heavy snow does not hinder the crops, but I am afraid that if it does not snow, it will not be able to kill the insects in the crops. It's just that the snow is too heavy this year. I am afraid that it will be even stronger in the twelfth lunar month, and it will collapse the house." I am also afraid that there will be too much snow, and the crops will be flooded when it melts at the beginning of next year. So I told the village not to ask them to sell the grain, but to keep it first. Grandma might as well keep all the grain sent this year, don’t worry about it. As in previous years, the uncle told us to send it directly to the grain store."

Xueyan heard this, and said: "I remember, let's move the grain to the warehouse first, and don't sell it for now."

Qin Er agreed, and Guo took the strong tenants to send rice noodles, charcoal fire, wild game, dried fruits, etc. to the warehouse, and opened them separately, and asked Xueyan to count the number, and sent a few live rabbits in cages Live deer and golden pheasants were shown to the snow geese, Fang came over and kowtowed, and left one after another.

Xueyan picked some things, rice noodles and charcoal fire according to the number Zhao Yun said, added some game and dried fruits, etc., and sent them to Zhao's house first, and then to Han's house, and added newly bought silk and satin, two horses for each family.

The next day, the Han family also returned a lot of things. It turned out that the head of the Han family also sent renters yesterday.

Xueyan ordered someone to take it, and after she packed it up, she was notified that Princess Ning'an and Brother Bao had come in person.