[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

The next day, everyone went to greet Jia Mu as usual. According to the usual practice, Aunt Xue was still seated on the left, Mrs. Xing, and Mrs. Wang, the second from the left, Lin Daiyu, the second from the right, Shi Xiangyun, and the third from the left.However, because Jia Baoyu was not there, Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun sat next to Jiamu on the left and right hands of Jiamu respectively.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu was not there, Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "Second elder brother has also improved after the new year. I heard that second elder brother gets up to study as soon as he arrives at Mao? Sure enough, he is old."

How could Mrs. Wang say that it was because Jia Baoyu was fooling around with attackers and was caught by Jia Zheng, so Jia Baoyu was carried to the front by Jia Zheng every day when he was at Mao, and he would only release him when he was not studying. .

Although the girls know about this kind of scandal in private, on the surface, everyone still pretends not to know, and even laughs and agrees, "Yes, Baoyu is not young anymore, so I shouldn't delay it any longer. The second master It's really a kind father's heart to bring Baoyu by your side." Yun Yun.

Seeing that everyone's interest was not high, Shi Xiangyun realized in his heart that the attacker might have done something extraordinary, which made Mrs. Wang furious, and even the sisters drew a line with Jia Baoyu.

After all, she just came here, she was young, and she didn't know much about Xiren and Jia Baoyu, so she didn't know the seriousness and only thought that Jia Baoyu would be hers after that, so she relaxed a lot.

I just heard Shi Xiangyun say: "Second sister, I heard that your clumsy garden kicked out many girls and women, is there such a thing?"

Jia Yan was taken aback for a moment, and then smiled: "Sister Yun may have misheard. These girls and women were not kicked out, but went to work as stewards in the Zhuangzi outside."

"Huh? There is such a thing?"

Jia Yan said: "That's not the case. By the way, I'm afraid sister Yun has not heard of it. That is, the last time, Long Live came to our mansion, sealed Yun'er, and promoted me. I originally pushed I said it was my father's credit, but I didn't want to leave a word, what to say, if my father made it, it would definitely not only be the 1 mu of sweet potatoes. Therefore, my father paid attention to it, and this year he is in various places in Gyeonggi Province We bought up large and small Zhuangzi. Because we were afraid that the new tenants below, Xinzhuangtou, would not be able to take care of the sweet potatoes, we dispatched people from my humble garden. That’s why the humble garden changed a group of people.”

Shi Xiangyun hurriedly said: "So it's because of this? But why don't you ask the second master to help you with this kind of thing? There is a way that brothers are of the same mind and want to cut money, isn't it?"

Although it was a matter of the Jia family, as Shi Xiangyun, she shouldn't have spoken.However, she likes Jia Baoyu, so she naturally wants to do something for Jia Zheng and Jia Baoyu, not to mention, Mrs. Jia Muwang is sitting here.She said this naturally to please Mrs. Jia Muwang.

Sure enough, after hearing Shi Xiangyun's words, Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang also paid attention.

Not to mention Mother Jia, Mrs. Wang was already muttering in her heart: The big house really has benefits, so let's stay outside and leave their husband and wife aside!Don't even think about it, their master is the elder brother's brother.

Jia Yan said with a smile: "Look at what Sister Yun said, since my father is willing to take Rong'er Qiang'er and Brother Chang'er Ling from the back street with him, he will naturally not forget Uncle Er. My uncle doesn't like common affairs, and my second uncle wants to teach Baoyu, so he has no time to spare. So my father can only be busy by himself."

It's not that Jia Zheng doesn't like common affairs, he just doesn't understand common affairs at all. Well, things that others take care of neatly are also a mess in his hands, okay?

Otherwise, with his qualifications and the good looks of the Jia family for several lifetimes, he wouldn't have stayed in the position of Wai Lang in the Ministry of Industry for more than ten years.

In fact, the people in the Ministry of Industry were frightened by him, so they let him take the title of Yuanwailang, let him sit on the bench and go home to eat themselves.

Entrusting this kind of general affairs to Jia Zheng is not because Jia pardons and dislikes Jia Yan. In fact, anyone who knows Jia Zheng a little will know that entrusting this kind of matter to him will definitely cost ten dollars and mess up the matter. It was a mess, and then you said you were overqualified and let him do such a thing!

Therefore, even if Jia Amnesty really asked Jia Zheng before, it was just a show project.

It's just that Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang have obsessive confidence in Jia Zheng and always think that he is a great talent, just like they regard Jia Baoyu as a treasure and think that Jia Baoyu will definitely glorify their ancestors and make Jia's family a better one.

Seeing that Jia Mu frowned, she said, "The boss is really true. How can you say that the second child has no time to spare and just left it aside?"

Jia Yan said with a smile: "Old lady, if you want my granddaughter to tell you, you have misunderstood my father. In fact, everyone in the six works does this. Assign one or a few people to do the work, and everyone will sign it later. Since the second uncle is the father's brother, things will look almost the same when the time comes, let the second uncle follow along to think about it, and then sign the name and it will be over? Since the father and the second uncle are brothers, how can they be separated from each other? On the contrary Bringing up children and grandchildren is the most important thing. Baoyu is very talented, if he teaches well, he will be named on the gold list in the future, and if we tell it, my eldest sister and I will have a bright face."

But Jia Yan spoke nonsense with his eyes open.

Why does Jia pardon Jia Zheng's brothers regardless of each other, the two of them are about to tear their faces apart.It's just that Aunt Xue, Xue Baochai, mother and daughter, and Shi Xiangyun are sitting here, so she still has to take care of the face of the family.

More importantly, Jia Zheng should not be allowed to add trouble to Jia Amnesty.That's why Jia Baoyu's matter was brought up and brought up again and again.

Hearing that Jia Zheng was asked to sign later, Jia's mother was not so annoyed.

She put her arms around Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun, and said, "That's not the case. Among my children and grandchildren, Baoyu is the one who loves Baoyu the most. For what reason, it's not about the family's future. However, Baoyu, who is so young, wakes up at Yinshi now. , I have to study at Mao, which is a bit hard. Zhu'er has already folded in, and I am not willing to give up Baoyu..."

It made Mrs. Wang and Li Wan's eyes turn red.

Especially Li Wan, who didn't dare to shed tears in front of her grandma and mother-in-law, had to betray others and erase them secretly.

Aunt Xue also knew about the lawsuit between Jia Yan and Lin Daiyu, so she pointed to the clothes on Jia Yan and Lin Daiyu to change the topic: "Old lady, the second girl is getting older now, and her appearance is becoming more tidy. Now I will put on this new one." The clothes are actually the same as the aunt in the house when she was young. Tell me, do she and Lin Yatou look like sisters?"

Before Jia's mother could speak, Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "Auntie doesn't know, what Second Younger Sister and Younger Sister Lin are wearing now is not the customary clothes in this mansion, but the royal clothes bestowed by Wansui himself last year."

There are various grades of imperial use, superior use, and official use.Of course, it goes without saying that all kinds of official uniforms and phoenix coronets worn by foreign wives are all for official use.The ones that are used are generally used by the concubines in the palace. There are good ones and bad ones. Those who are favored are naturally the best, and those who are not favored can only be second-class.

There's too much water in here.

As for the imperial use, it must be exclusively for the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor.The queens of the previous dynasty belonged to the harem, but this dynasty pays attention to the fact that the empresses and empresses are "identical to the heavenly king".

If it's fresh things like vegetables, melons and fruits, it's definitely not the best for the imperial use, but clothing, jewelry, handicrafts, these things must be the best for the imperial use.

The 20 yuan colored satin awarded to Jia Yan by the emperor is naturally for the imperial use.

You may be able to get clothing materials of the same level as those used by the emperor outside, but you bought them secretly by yourself, while Jia Yan was rewarded by the emperor himself, so it is naturally different.

Even if she is as calm as Xue Baochai, she can only envy her.

Yes, the Xue family is luxurious, and if Xue Baochai is willing, she can indeed afford to buy this kind of material to make clothes. It is nothing more than spending more money and going out of her way to get this kind of expensive imperial clothing that is leaked from weaving in various places. That's all - weaving mansions in various places will leak a few pieces of top-quality cloth every year, even some of the royal grade - after all, the officials of these weaving mansions also have to supplement their households and make up for the shortfall.

But Xue Baochai was reluctant.

She knew very well that after her father passed away, her brother was a tyrant in the world, and the family's business was depleted day by day, and it turned out to be worse every year.What's more, things like clothes have to be purchased every year and have to be replaced every season. Once this opening is opened, a lot of money will be spent every year to buy expensive clothes at high prices. It is a bottomless pit!

Therefore, Xue Baochai would rather dress plainly than throw a lot of money into this bottomless pit.

After all, she is just a businesswoman, and she dresses up too ostentatiously, which will only cause trouble for the family, and will also make people talk. It is better to dress plainly, at least she can gain a good reputation of being considerate of family members, thrifty and able to manage the house.

But, why doesn't this young girl like to wear bright clothes?

Even Xue Baochai had already noticed the difference in the clothes on Mrs. Xing, Jia Yan, Lin Daiyu and Xichun, so when she heard Wang Xifeng speak, she also laughed and said, "Girl Feng only noticed the second sister and sister Lin, but didn't notice the big The wife and the fourth younger sister are also wearing new clothes."

Mrs. Xing said: "Yes, our second girl is really filial to the point of 20 points. The [-] yuan of clothing material has only been obtained, and she has been filial to me for four yuan. In addition, I made two bodies for each of Lin Daiyu's four girls. I said let her Be more frugal, but she insisted that things like clothes and materials come in different styles every year. It is better to wear them now than to put them in the box and rot. with her."