Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

"Hey, how can we see anything here?" Chai Wu carefully put the tambourine into the shaker, and sat on the small stool next to Pan Jinlian's bed. It’s time to hold a full moon wine for Tuantuan. I think there must be at least four tables at home. Each table has ten dishes, chicken, duck, fish, meat, vegetables, drinks, etc. These all cost money. Let’s use our own cooks to save the cost of hiring people. Money, no matter how you calculate it, is [-] yuan, how much money does our family have?"

Pan Jinlian thought for a while, and although she spent a lot in opening the wine shop and brewing rum, it was still enough to give the child a full moon, so she nodded and agreed:

"The money can still be obtained, but what I mean by looking at Madam is not to make a big deal, and you don't want to invite too many people."

Anyway, even those who really came to congratulate are not necessarily willing, are they?Neither the Chai Wang family nor the Chai Lin family have children, and even the two elder brothers with Chai Wu may not have a good face. Once they provoke others and make them embarrassed, it would be easier.

Chai Wu nodded, knowing the truth, and said with a smile:

"Of course I understand. I just wronged our group. The master has not been in good health for the past few days. I will ask him to give me a name when I pass by. It is always bad to have no name."

The two of them were talking, and Ying'er knocked on the door and came in to report, saying that it was the girl from Chai Li's room who brought the money. Pan Jinlian asked Chai Wu to stay away for a while, and asked Ying'er to come in, serve tea, and hand over the red paper to his face. After counting the money in the bag, he grabbed a handful and gave it to the girl:

"It's hard for you to come here on such a hot day, pick up and buy two bowls of sour plum soup to quench your thirst."

The little girl hurriedly saluted and thanked her, put the money in her cuff, turned around and left, Chai Wucai walked out and said with a smile:

"Why is Madam so generous? This is the first time we have seen money from her in the yard."

"It's just a matter of face. Madam is generous. Including the eldest and second wife, the total is [-] yuan."

Pan Jinlian didn't expect Chai and Li to be so generous, but Chai Wu shook his head and said:

"Since they gave away [-] yuan, then we have to add a few more dishes, otherwise people will say that our child has to use other people's money for the full moon, and the child will be poked in the back when he grows up. .”

"That's true, then you arrange it, and I will listen to you."

These relationships are really nerve-wracking, Pan Jinlian felt that she was confinement, and she could just take care of her body and feed her children, so she resolutely handed over the full moon banquet to Chai Wu.

Naturally, Chai Wu was willing to do it, and went to a familiar restaurant to discuss the recipe with the shopkeeper, and paid for an outside cook to cook two fresh vegetables for a taste.As for wine, it's even easier to say, Chai's family already had a wine shop, and Chai Wu told the shopkeeper himself that he would order a few jars of old-fashioned wine and move them to his yard one day before the full moon.

Pan Jinlian just wanted to make a small dress for her own dumpling. Every day when she was free, she asked Shen's mother-in-law to help her choose a comfortable and comfortable material, and then cut it out with an eyebrow pencil. It took several days to finally make it, but Finding that the dumpling couldn't fit in anymore, she couldn't help scratching her hair in hatred, but the Shen family woman persuaded with a smile:

"Children grow up fast, this dress needs to be made big, but the lady's intentions are always good."

Rolling her eyes, Pan Jinlian put down her small clothes. Although she didn't have any decorations, she still couldn't bear to throw them away. She was always the first dress she made, so she asked the Shen family's mother-in-law to pack it up. She suddenly remembered something and asked:

"Auntie, you were originally on Daku, and now my confinement is about to pass, so you want to go back?"

"I listen to my wife and my wife. I'm a servant, so I don't do anything. But my lady is kind to people, always respecting me and letting me, which makes me feel bad."

The Shen family woman was stunned for a while, then slowly replied.In the past few months, Pan Jinlian did not neglect her, she wanted to stay, but she was reluctant to part with the oil and water from the big warehouse, and the Shen family's wife was also in a dilemma.Pan Jinlian just asked casually, seeing her like this, she quickly changed the subject:

"Is there anything new in the latest yard? I can't go out of the house, and I'm bored all day long."

"There are a lot of them. We Cangzhou Chaijin Chai officials arrived yesterday. I also thought about going over to have a look, but I didn't expect him to go to the master's house as soon as he entered the house. The two of them talked for a long time, and they didn't know what they were talking about. I only saw a big black-faced man, very rude, yelling for wine and meat, how unlucky!"

Chai Jin really came?Or it will be the disaster of Li Kui beating Yin Tianxi to death soon, Pan Jinlian can't help but cast aside Song Jiang and others on Liangshang.The reason why Song Jiang sent Li Kui down the mountain was just to take advantage of the opportunity to force Chai into the mountain. If Li Kui hadn't punched Yin Tianxi to death at that time, the Chai family's matter would not have been like this. He didn't admit it, but the emperor didn't dare to deny it. The worst thing was to let Yin Tianxi occupy the back garden of the Chai family, that is, swallow up the entire real estate of the Chai family. Chai Jin's property in Cangzhou was fine, so the Chai family would not wither.

It's just that once Li Kui killed Yin Tianxi, even Chai Jin would be implicated in the lawsuit. If the so-called hero on Liang Shang went down the mountain to save him, wouldn't it be telling the world that Chai Jin was a "bandit"?Murder can be pardoned, but gangsters say that it is rebellion if it is serious, it is a heinous crime, and the iron scroll of Dan Shu is useless.

What made Pan Jinlian most indignant was that she once read a passage, saying that after the hero on Liang rescued Chai Jin to Liangshan, he used a cart to bring all the belongings of Cangzhou Chai Jin’s family and transported them to the beam. But he didn't say to return it to Chai Jin, but everyone laughed and accepted it, that is, it turned out to be returned to Song Jiang in the end, which is really hateful.

Since the master of the Chai family can't be persuaded, if Chai Jin is smart, maybe he can raise a point or two?Pan Jinlian didn't want the Chai family to fall, and she would inevitably be hurt by that time, so she turned her eyes and asked the Shen family's mother-in-law:

"Can Auntie go to the front yard?"

"It's natural. You daughter-in-laws and maids are generally not allowed to go to the front yard, for fear of causing trouble, but we old women have no defense against men and women. As long as there are errands in the backyard, we will go out to do them." The Shen family The mother-in-law hurriedly replied, and then asked: "Madam, do you have something to order?"

Pan Jinlian smiled slightly, helped her down to the ground, found a piece of paper that Chai Wu used to keep accounts on weekdays, and wrote with eyebrow pencil "Li Kui is reckless, never use it, once he is suspected of being a gangster or murderer Disaster, Chai officials and people are in danger, and the Chai family is in danger, remember to remember!".After finishing writing, she rolled it up again. After thinking about it, she put the paper in her sleeves and sat on the bed again. The Shen family woman, who was illiterate, watched Pan Jinlian finish writing. She was silent for a long time before she said with a smile:

"Madam, do you want to deliver a letter?"

"Indeed, it's a big deal just to ask someone reliable to go, and if things go wrong, the Chai family will also be implicated."

The Shen family woman blinked her eyes, but she didn't believe it in her heart. Pan Jinlian wanted Ying'er to deliver the letter, but the child didn't know the situation in the front yard, so she might have gone wrong, so she could only explain to the Shen family woman:

"You can also see that the Li Kui brought by Chai Jin is a stunned young man. I'm afraid that if he impulsively makes a big mistake and hurts our Chai family, then the government will not give up?"

"Is the lady worrying too much? We have the iron scroll of the alchemy."

"What's that? If the court bullies are really afraid of your Danshu Iron Scroll, they won't want to occupy our yard. A dead magistrate is not as good as a live mouse, not to mention that Yin Tianxi's brother-in-law is related to Gao Qiu!"

Pan Jinlian smiled coldly. The Shen family's wife also has decades of experience. After thinking for a long time, she nodded:

"The lady is right, but who does the lady want me to send the letter to? If it is Mr. Chai, I dare not, even if I send him a very proud person, he will not talk to me, will he?"

"Of course I didn't send it over there explicitly, otherwise it would be hard to talk just to ask who sent it to you." Pan Jinlian waved her hand and said in a low voice, "You just need to find out which courtyard the senior official Chai Jin lives in, and then take advantage of him Don't memorize it and put this paper on his luggage, and he will definitely be able to see it when he comes out of the master's place after dinner."

After hearing this, Shen's mother-in-law hurriedly responded:

"If my lady says that, just leave it to me. I think Mr. Chai lives in the guest house, and my nephew is serving there. I went to visit him with some snacks and helped him wipe the table and arrange things. Just put it there secretly."

After saying that, she took the paper and went straight away. Pan Jinlian watched her go, but there was a trace of regret in her heart.If this lady from the Shen family was sent by any of the three members of the Chai family, I am afraid that her actions would definitely spread, even though she is for the Chai family, so it is a bit risky after all.But since I did it, I can only admit it!

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After a few days, Pan Jinlian knew that she was uneasy, but there was no big movement in the Chai family. Chai and Li didn't come to make trouble, so she slowly relaxed and asked the Shen family's wife to go to the front yard to see what was going on.

It's just that Chai Wu had already started gossiping with himself before the Shen family's old lady found out anything:

"In the past few days, the master's health has improved a lot. He walked around the yamen with Chai Jin all day long, but the man named Li Kui who followed the high official stayed at home all day. He heard from the housekeeper that good wine and meat were served. There was a commotion, if it wasn't for the face of the high officials, they would have fought out! He is just a reckless person, but he has become the guest of our Chai family. I think the high officials have been messing around in the past few years, and they have made many heroes. Forget it, what else does such a person want him to do?"

Seeing his discontented look, Pan Jinlian hurriedly smiled and comforted him:

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