[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

He stayed in the shop until noon, and it was time to go home for lunch. Xue Pan greeted the shopkeeper, straightened his robes, rolled a few pieces of paper with large characters on the table, and put them under his armpits. go outside.

As soon as he left the store, a person came up to meet him, and said with a friendly smile while bowing: "Master Xue, where are you going?"

Xue Pan recognized him. He was Boss Li who owned a grocery store on the same street. He immediately returned the salute and said politely, "I'm about to go home for dinner. Have you eaten yet?"

When saluting, he didn't notice that there was still something under his armpit, and his movements were a little too wide, and a few pieces of paper just fell on the ground. Boss Li bent down to pick it up immediately, glanced casually, returned it to Xue Pan, and Smiling and flattering: "Young Master Xue is really hardworking. He guards the shop and doesn't forget to practice calligraphy."

"Hey, I just wrote it for fun." Xue Pan narrowed his eyes and smirked. This is the homework assigned by his sister, and he can't do without writing.

Not to mention, after practicing for so many days, Xue Pan also felt that his handwriting was much more pleasing to the eye.As long as he persists, he may become a master of calligraphy in the future!

Boss Li glanced at the sun in the sky, took Xue Pan's arm, and warmly invited: "It's a rare day today, I will invite Master Xue to Wangjiang Tower for a drink, how about it?"

Wangjiang Tower is a century-old shop with beautiful scenery and countless delicacies. Xue Pan was also a regular customer there before Xue's family fell down.

He likes their braised pork the most. The ingredients are fat and thin. Put a piece in his mouth and it will melt in your mouth. The taste is sweet and soft.As long as you eat it once, you can have endless aftertaste.

As soon as Xue Pan heard the word "Wangjianglou", drooling flowed from his mouth, his heart was as greedy as a cat's scratching, and his face was salivating.

Seeing him like this, Boss Li secretly laughed in his heart, became more courteous, and dragged Xue Pan forward: "Hurry up, hurry up, I've booked a banquet for 20 taels of silver, and there's still a jar of fine wine waiting for you."

Xue Pan's footsteps stopped immediately, and he was shocked by the number 20 taels.

20 taels, the net profit of his small shop may not be so much in a month.

Xue Pan is stupid, and he can't think of the admonition that if you have nothing to do, you can either rape or steal. His focus is on the other side.

Invite guests to treat guests, you invite me, and I will invite you back again. This is the correct way to get along with each other for a long time.When he was rich before, it didn't matter if he paid the money every time.

But it's different now, and I still owe my sister several hundred taels!

If he eats Boss Li's meal this time, it will be his turn to pay back the money next time, how can he be willing to do so!

Xue Pan suddenly became angry, this is not a friendship, it is clearly trying to cheat his money!

His gaze became unkind, and he hurriedly said, "The meal is ready at home, I'm leaving first." Then he turned around and left.

"Hey!" Boss Li stretched out his hand to grab it, but he didn't catch it, so he took two steps anxiously. Who knows that Xue Pan walked so fast that he opened a considerable distance in an instant.

"Master Xue, don't go, I even called two singers to accompany you!" Boss Li never expected the other party to change his face so quickly, chasing and failing to catch up, so anxious to yell from behind.

Hearing this, Xue Pan changed from a fast walk to a trot, as if a ghost was chasing him after him.

He even called the girl who sang the song, she really came to steal his money, can you listen to the song without rewarding people?In a place like Wangjianglou, at least a few taels of silver are needed for a reward, otherwise, how can they get it.

Xue Pan trotted all the way home. As soon as he entered the house, he bent over to support his thigh and panted heavily. Watching Shi Chen come to the door waiting for him, Xiang Ling hurried up to support him.

"Master, what's the matter?" Xiangling asked, taking out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his forehead.

Xue Pan gasped for breath, patted his chest in fear, and exaggerated: "I was scared to death. Fortunately, I am smart, otherwise I would lose my money."

Xiangling didn't understand, and nervously checked him up and down: "What kind of money is it?"

"I'm fine. Is mother back?"

Seeing Xiangling shaking his head, Xue Pan said again: "Most likely my younger sister kept my mother for dinner. Let me tell you, someone invited me to drink just now. I was tired of playing this trick before. Treat me to 20 taels today. Tomorrow I have to spend 30 taels to invite him back, or I will be laughed at for free."

"I'm not a fool, how could I be fooled like this, so I ran back quickly." Xue Pan was proud of his cleverness, and his face was full of complacency.

Xiangling looked proud, looked at Xue Pan with a smile, and said affirmatively: "Master is very smart, how can those people deceive you?"

Facing the sun, the red mole between Xiangling's eyebrows was as red as the heart of a beauty. Xue Pan was very moved when he thought about his ups and downs, and in the end, except for his family, only Xiangling followed him without complaint. .

He held Xiangling's hand, walked into the house, and said softly: "Mother is not at home, let's go back to my room to eat."

Xiangling was not used to being so close to the young master outside, so she struggled lightly a few times without breaking away, her face was blushing, but she was sweet in her heart, she lowered her head and answered "Yes".

"Is there any braised pork?" Xue Pan smacked his lips as he walked, remembering the delicious meal he was forced to give up, "Let the girl go to the street to fetch a pot of wine, and you can drink two cups with me."

"There is wine at home, so you don't need to go out to buy it. It happened that I thought that the young master hadn't eaten this dish for a long time in the morning, so I specially asked the cook to make it at noon."

"You still think about me." Xue Pan was satisfied immediately, and squeezed Xiang Ling's waist while no one was around.

Xiangling was so ashamed that she panicked, and hurriedly pushed Xue Pan into the house...

Jia Yucun left on errands on time, and when he got home, he heard from the boy that Mrs. Xue had come in the morning, but now she had left, so he went straight into the west chamber, and said to Baochai, "Why don't you stay with your mother-in-law? It's not too late to go back after dinner, I'll send a sedan chair to see her off."

He looked very regretful, as if he had missed a billion dollars. Baochai couldn't help wondering, is there really a son-in-law who likes to live with his mother-in-law these days?

"What's that look on your face?" Jia Yucun couldn't help laughing, took Baochai to sit down together, and looked at her complexion carefully, "Mother-in-law has raised a pair of children, and she is more experienced than my mother in terms of experience. I think Ask her how to take care of you in normal times."

Baochai suddenly realized, and smiled at him embarrassedly.

Jia Yucun asked again: "How are you today? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

"It's fine." Baochai replied, apart from feeling a little uncomfortable, this little discomfort was brought about by Xue's proposal.

Jia Yucun didn't know what she was thinking, and said, "I haven't seen my mother yet, do you want to come with me? If you don't want to move, you can stay and rest, and I'll come back to accompany you for dinner."

I just got some good things from the old lady in the afternoon, besides, I used to pay my respects twice a day in the morning and evening, so now I am pregnant, I will not go, it seems too lazy, and I am not filial to the old man just because I am pregnant.

Baochai got up immediately: "I'll go with you." He told her about the jewelry that the old lady gave her again.

Jia Yucun stretched out his hand to support her, and nodded in agreement: "Mother doesn't like gold and jade now, so you can take it when she gives it to you. Mother is right, and I can leave it to our daughter in the future."

He glanced at the top of her hair, with a lily and silk flower slanted beside it, and asked, "Why don't you wear the ones that your mother gave you?"

"This is a gift from my brother, and it's easy to wear."

There are very few women who don't like exquisite jewelry, and Baochai is not sure whether the old lady gave it to her alone, or Fan Jiaoxing also got exactly the same jewelry.

If the latter is okay, it’s okay to wear it out.If the two sides don't match up, I'm afraid Fan Jiaoxing will have sour eyes and bad mouth again.She doesn't lack these few pieces of jewelry, so it's better to save some trouble and not be too ostentatious.

Jia Yucun did not force Baochai to wear any kind of jewelry, as long as she liked it, she was carefully supporting him, and when she was about to step out of the threshold, Baochai pushed his hand away and said awkwardly: "I am not doing well. , when my belly is so big that I can’t walk anymore, it won’t be too late for you to help me.”

The lower abdomen is flat, and she has to be supported when going in and out, just like the posture of a queen mother, Baochai's shame makes her feel uneasy.

"It's up to you, it's all up to you, watch the road carefully." Jia Yucun sighed, and still insisted on helping her cross the threshold before letting go, keeping her eyes fixed on Baochai.

Ever since Yuxi reported that the master was back, Mrs. Song has been waiting for it. She knew that Baochai would come with her, so she asked the girl to set up a table of delicious dishes, all delicious in color and fragrance.

What was placed in front of Baochai was still a separate bowl of rouge rice. Everyone said it was prepared for the child in her belly, so she had no choice but to put aside her discomfort and eat it calmly.

After eating, while sitting and drinking tea, Mrs. Song still wanted to tell her son that he could not have intercourse. Thinking about it, it was not the first time for him to be a father, so he must have known it well, so she gave up.

When they got back to the West Chamber, they bathed separately. When Baochai came out, Jia Yucun had already washed and was leaning on the bedside to read a book.

Baochai wiped his face and hands with face cream, looking at his relaxed appearance in the mirror, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

Seeing that she had cleaned up, Jia Yucun asked casually, "Mother-in-law is here, what did you say to you?"

He thought that his mother-in-law must have told Baochai a lot of precautions, and he also wanted to hear some good opinions in this regard, but unexpectedly these words were asked in the introduction, which ignited Baochai's anger.

Baochai snorted twice, turned around and picked up the pillow on the chair, threw it towards Jia Yucun, and said with a sneer, "I've talked a lot, and I'm especially concerned about where you will rest in the future."

The pillow was stuffed with cotton, and it didn't hurt at all when it hit the body, not to mention that Baochai didn't have much strength in his hands. Jia Yucun caught the pillow and asked amusedly, "Where else can I rest besides the West Wing?"

"Who knows." Baochai's eyes flickered, but he didn't look at Jia Yucun, "I'll get bigger and bigger in the future, and this place won't be suitable for you to live in."

He obviously cared a lot, but he still pretended to be indifferent. Jia Yucun suddenly laughed out loud.

Hearing his laughter, Baochai became angrier, stared at him, and was about to scold him, but Jia Yucun quickly stopped laughing, and promised with a serious face: "Don't worry about it, I will remember what you said before." It's on."

After a pause, worried that Baochai would think too much, Jia Yucun gave her another reassurance: "You two girls, let them marry you when they are old."