[Red House] A beautiful girl welcomes the spring

Let's talk about Xue Baochai, when she heard the news in front of Jia Yan, it can be said that she was shocked and angry.

She admits that she has never made any mistakes, and she is also respectful and respectful to Jia Yan and Mrs. Jia Shexing's house, even if it is money, she has also paid more than 20 yuan. It stands to reason that Jia Yan should be very clear about her relationship with the Xue family. Just ask for it.According to common sense, after Jia Yan received the money, she should tell her the news.

But what about reality?

But she and the rest of the Jia family girls knew about it together!

And when she came back from Jia Yan, even the artisans in the cultivation palace behind her knew about it!

Not to mention how uncomfortable Xue Baochai felt, she still wanted to discuss it with Aunt Xue.

When Aunt Xue first heard about it, she was as surprised and angry as Xue Baochai. She stumbled and said, "How could this be? How could this be? Madam, Madam, is it because your aunt has started to hate us?"

After pouring out her emotions to her mother, Xue Baochai felt much better. Seeing her mother like this, she had to find some words to comfort her:

"Mom~ Maybe my aunt has a grudge against us because of my aunt, but from the things she does, she is much more reliable than my aunt. Look, how much my aunt took from us when she was in charge of the house Money? But my brother’s business has been done like that! Madam, and the old man, although they also took a lot of money from our family, but the things that should be done have not been done properly: You see, The previous 5000 taels was to congratulate the empress on her promotion to the throne, and the 15 taels given in January was for the construction of the palace, and in exchange for the opportunity to continue living here, so we lived in the house next to Jiangyunxuan. The 5 Wan Liang is asking for an idea for the elder brother's affairs, and now the elder brother's affairs are over, so there is no need to continue to hang on. A sum of money, one matter. The empress is much more reliable than the aunt."

When Aunt Xue heard about it, she breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "If you say that, you are right. However, the empress has already spoken, and no one has the right to do what she wants to do."

Xue Baochai wandered around the house several times, and Aunt Xue also held her forehead and sat there frowning.

After a long time, I saw Xue Baochai say: "Mom, the empress is short of money and people, and she has to do something big. This is already a certainty. And the empress has already let go of these words. My daughter thinks that we are not alone. Well, as long as there is such a heart in this capital, they will find ways to seize this opportunity to beg in this mansion and to beg in front of the empress. What makes us cheaper than those people is that we live in this mansion now, and we are cheaper than others It's easier to see the empress."

When Aunt Xue heard about it, she shook her head slightly, and sighed: "We want to see the empress, how easy is it?"

Xue Baochai sat down beside her mother, held her hand, and said, "Did Mom forget Sister Lin?"

Aunt Xue said: "It's pretty good, what do you think she does?"

Just as Xue Baochai never thought that she would be inferior to the girls of the Jia family, Aunt Xue never thought that her daughter would be inferior to Lin Daiyu.

It's just that Lin Daiyu is protected by Jia Yan. Although she said she has no father now, she is a county monarch appointed by the imperial court.

In Aunt Xue's view, if it was Mrs. Wang who married Jia She, and if Jia Yan was Mrs. Wang's daughter, then their Xue family would have been as prestigious as Jia Yun, and her daughter Xue Baochai Like that Lin Daiyu, she has entered the court for a while.Where is it like it is now, even if you give a lot of money, you will be disgusted by others.

Xue Baochai knew what Aunt Xue was thinking.

But what can be done?This is fate and luck.

Because of fate, she failed to be cousins ​​with Jia Yan, so she couldn't borrow Jia Yan's light.Because of luck, she wasn't close enough to Jia Yan, so Jia Yan became famous, and she couldn't ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs.

However, it's not without chance.

Xue Baochai thought about it, and decided to sort out what she knew with her mother carefully.

Xue Baochai said: "Mom, it's useless for us to complain now, we might as well find ways to keep up with your mother. Others, my daughter doesn't know, but my daughter knows something about Sister Lin. When Master Lin left, , Sister Lin got a lot of money, but this money is kept by this mansion for her, and it is said that there is only 5 taels of silver around her."

Aunt Xue was taken aback, and said, "Only 5 taels of silver?"

She hasn't reacted yet.

Xue Baochai said: "Exactly. Apart from the old people of the Lin family, Sister Lin only has 5 taels of silver with her. Among these silvers, she also took out 2 taels to buy camphor wood for the construction of the palace. After getting rid of her There is money reserved for emergencies, I think, the money that sister Lin can really use should not exceed 2 taels of silver."

"2 million taels?"

Aunt Xue repeated softly.

After spending money for the construction of the palace, and Xue Pan spent another 5 or 2 taels (including [-] taels for filial piety to Jia Yan), their Xue family is running out of money now, but [-] taels are still taken. come out.

"Yes." Xue Baochai said categorically, "Sister Lin can mobilize this amount of money, and then it's just the old people who have been with her Lin family for several lifetimes. We have 2 taels of silver, and we also have it. We also have Like Sister Lin, she can hire people to open up wasteland... By the way, when Yun'er first became an official, her daughter had heard about such methods, which a commoner like Yun'er could do, but this mansion couldn't do it. Although our family is rich, we are still civilians in this household registration. Therefore, we may also enjoy the national law of land reclamation and tax exemption!"

In other words, as long as their Xue family inquired about the behavior of those officials, they could choose a place to open up wasteland.

"What we need to prepare is a large amount of grain. All we need is broomcorn (that is, millet) and sweet potatoes. Then, we can also grow sweet potatoes in large quantities..."

Land is the last word.

Just looking down on people like Grandma Liu, Xue Baochai is still a person in this world after all, so he naturally knows the value of land.

What's more, the year of famine was originally a big year for land annexation.Like the Xue family, anyone with some spare money, no matter if they are a wealthy family or an ordinary family, will definitely buy land in large quantities as long as they have the opportunity.

Xue Baochai knew that it was impossible for the Xue family to transport tens of millions of catties of sweet potatoes to Beijing by sea boat like the Yan family did, because they didn't have so many ships and they didn't have so many ready-made sweet potatoes.However, like Lin Daiyu, the Xue family can still do such things as setting up villages in various places, planting sweet potatoes, and raising chickens, ducks and geese.

For a moment, Xue Baochai was regretting, knowing that they had messed with Jia Yan when they first came to Beijing.

Not only Xue Baochai is regretting, even Aunt Xue is proud of regretting.

After thinking about it for two days, Aunt Xue called her son and daughter to her.

Xue Pan didn't care about the shop and the fields.

All he has to do is spend it.

Hearing that Aunt Xue wanted to grow sweet potatoes and raise chickens, ducks and geese in their Xue family's field, Xue Pan had no objection at all:

"Mom, you can decide on this matter. If you have something to discuss with your sister, that's all. I have something to do, so I'm leaving first."

Seeing such a son, Aunt Xue was sad and funny at the same time, she said: "Come on, if this is the case, you can go."

Xue Pan responded and turned around and left. When he reached the door, he turned around and said to Aunt Xue: "Mom, sister, have you mentioned the matter of my aunt?"

Both Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai were taken aback for a moment, and then they said very confidently: "This... someone should have told the empress, right?"

Xue Pan was talking about Mrs. Wang leaving the Buddhist hall.

It has to be said that Jia Yuanchun's life is hard. After taking the secret medicine, she can still linger on the bed-this is inseparable from Mrs. Wang's careful care-the spy can only give her the medicine again.

Except for those spies, no one knows the real cause of Jia Yuanchun's death.This eldest lady, whom the Jia family had placed high hopes on, died quietly in the Buddhist hall just like that.

After her death, Mrs. Wang was seriously ill. Li Wan had no choice but to go to Jia Mu quietly, not wanting to be heard by Jia Baoyu. Jia Baoyu also shed tears and begged Jia Mu. Only then did Mrs. Wang leave About the temple.

Now Mrs. Wang is recuperating in a secluded room in Jia Zheng's courtyard.

If it weren't for the courtyard where the Xue family lived right now next to Jiang Yunxuan, and if Jia Baoyu hadn't visited Mrs. Wang every day, the Xue family would not have known about it.

Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue looked at each other, and in the end, Xue Baochai stood up and said, "Mom, since our family has already voted for my aunt, we should keep a distance from my aunt. I'll talk about this matter quietly."

It would be even better if he could get a chance to meet Jia Yan in private by the way.

Aunt Xue also felt that it is better to let a girl go for this matter, why would she need her daughter to go by herself?

But Xue Baochai said so, and Aunt Xue also knew the importance of this matter to their Xue family, so she hesitated for a while, and she nodded.

Speaking of Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue was also regretting it. If she had known that she would not have had a good relationship with Mrs. Wang.Her Baochai is not bad in everything, but Xue's family is a merchant, so they are a bit shorter than the girls in this mansion.

Getting married in the future will be more difficult than the girls in this mansion.

If Xue Baochai delayed her future because of this golden fate, wouldn't she have harmed her daughter?

At this moment, looking at her daughter who is doing her best for the family, Aunt Xue has only one thought in her heart, and that is: I hope this happy marriage can pass as soon as possible.