[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

Jia Yucun was on errand, just walked in from the outside, just in time to hear Fan Jiaoxing's words of concern for Baochai.

As soon as he met Fan Jiaoxing's gaze after entering the door, he nodded slightly towards her, which surprised Fan Jiaoxing, thinking that he would have to watch the master's cold face for a long time.

Fan Jiaoxing hurried to the door, welcomed Jia Yucun in joyfully, sang along with the old lady and called for tea, hot water for the master to wash his hands, etc., and took good care of Jia Yucun.

Although Baochai has seen this scene many times, every time he sees it, his heart will be shaken, and he will think of the child in his stomach for a while.

If you have a son, that's all. In the future, others will serve him. If you have a daughter and grow up to marry, don't you have to serve others like this?

Just thinking about it makes people feel very uncomfortable.

After the food was set, the four of them sat down around the dining table to eat. Jia Yucun first picked up the food for Mrs. Song, then Baochai, and then picked up his own chopsticks and started to eat calmly.

Fan Jiaoxing, who was deliberately ignored, lowered her eyebrows, not daring to be indignant, she paused, picked up the serving chopsticks, and picked up a prawn for Baochai.

Baochai was so flattered that Fan Jiaoxing even skipped over the old lady and Jia Yucun, and brought her food alone, and quickly thanked her: "Thank you, sister, and I will eat too." Saying that, she gave a shrimp in return.

The old lady was very relieved to see this scene, and felt that the backyard was still very harmonious under her maintenance, and did not hold back her son.

After the meal, Jia Yucun drank tea and talked to the old lady about the New Year's ceremony.There is no need to report the relationship between friends in the officialdom to the back house, but it is very necessary to report to the old lady about the annual ceremony of in-laws.

Jia Yucun loves Wu Jiwu, and he gave the Xue family a very rich annual gift. He reported a long list of names from his mouth, and it would take several burdens to hold it.

Baochai didn't express any opinion, no matter how much she sent to her mother's house, Xue would give gifts according to this.

The old lady listened carefully, and nodded again and again: "This is very good, it doesn't matter if it is thicker." At the end, she took a look at Fan Jiaoxing.

Fan Jiaoxing's natal family is stuck here, so it's her in-laws, right?Jia Yucun stopped them from meeting each other for the time being; saying no, it happened that his son was arranging to take care of Fan Dingzhu's life.

Fan Jiaoxing sat upright, with her head slightly lowered, with a docile look that didn't care.

Jia Yucun followed the old lady's line of sight, looked at Fan Jiaoxing, and said to the old lady, "You don't have to worry about the youngsters of the Fan family. I'll let the housekeeper deliver the things."

As for what to give, he didn't say, maybe it's not as good as the one at Xue's house, and he didn't show it at all.Fan Jiaoxing raised her head immediately, and said considerately: "Let the master worry about it. My brother has few family members, so don't give too much, or it will be wasted."

Jia Yucun nodded at her, then put down the teacup and looked at the old lady: "Mother, I'll go there first, and Mother also rested earlier."

"Go to bed early when you're tired, watch when you walk, hold Baochai well, and don't fall down." The old lady told them while she personally sent them out.

Back in the West Chamber, Baochai told Jia Yucun that she had collected another sum of money.

A woman's private money should be kept properly, and it's best not to tell anyone except herself. To put it bluntly, men are sometimes unreliable.

But the money she received was sent from Jia's shop, and the treasurer Qian would definitely report it to Jia Yucun afterward.

Jia Yucun laughed when she heard this, and gently squeezed her red cheeks: "Congratulations, you made another fortune."

"No matter how much you earn, it will be left to the children in the future." Baochai was confident, and asked him about the gift, "Will you go personally or send a housekeeper to give the gift to my natal family?"

"My mother-in-law's house must be gone by myself."

"Then I'll go too. I haven't been back to my mother's house for a long time." Baochai mainly wanted to go out to get some air. Ever since she was diagnosed with pregnancy by the doctor, she never went out of the house again.

"No." Jia Yucun disagreed very much, with a strong tone, "Let's not talk about the ice and snow outside, you have a big belly, and I will take you out when the spring is warmer in the next year."

Baochai was very upset when she heard this, and said with a pouted mouth, "I'm so bored to death being locked up at home."

When it was not very cold, she could go for a walk in the yard, but as the temperature dropped, the maids stopped her from going out. Apart from greeting the old lady, she could only go around the house for a walk lock up.

Tired of reading the story books, I wanted to do some needlework to pass the time, but Ying'er is a smart girl, and every time she checks the hour, every time Baochai can't do half an hour, she is ordered to rest for at least an hour.

This kind of life is really boring, and the days are too difficult to pass.

Jia Yucun pondered for a while, and said: "This house is too small. When the child is born, there is no place to run and jump. He must have his own separate yard when he grows up. I will go to see the house in the next year. It is best If you have a small garden, you will have an extra place to go at ordinary times."

"Do you want to change again?" Baochai has no room to comment on such a big matter as buying a house. She is only worried about whether Jia Yucun has enough money.

After all, he has just taken office, and changing the big house so soon, it is inevitable that people will wonder whether he has received benefits that should not be received.

Baochai's distrustful eyes were so revealing that Jia Yucun couldn't laugh or cry: "Don't think about it, the business of the shop has been pretty good in the past half a year, and I still want to open another one in the next year."

Only then did Baochai rest assured that once an official with dirty hands and feet falls from his horse, his family members will be affected.

After washing and washing, the two sat side by side, Jia Yucun sat on the head of the bed, held Baochai in his arms, and held the textbook written by her hand, one taught and the other learned, enjoying themselves happily.

Baochai even thought complacently that they were actually two students, and the children in their stomachs were also receiving prenatal education.

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Fan Jiaoxing took advantage of the last few days of the year to visit her younger brother.

She didn't dare to say it outright, so she lied to Mrs. Song, saying that she was going to the street to buy some fresh clothes so that she could make two new clothes for Jia Yucun.

Mrs. Song looked at her strangely: "I own a silk shop, why do I need to go to other people's to buy it?"

"Mom, every family's goods are different. I also want to go shopping in the jewelry store to see if there are any new styles." Fan Jiaoxing asked kindly with a low eyebrow and a pleasing look.

The old lady Song frowned slightly, thinking to herself, if the owner of the jewelry shop were to come to the door, he would have to buy at least a few dozen taels of things, and he couldn't just spend a few taels of money and just have someone come to the door, right?

As soon as he came to the door, the one who paid the bill became the housekeeper, that is, the son paid the money.He worked so hard, he was busy every day, the salary from the court was only a little, and the family's expenses were not small, so it was better to save a little and let Jiao Xing go out and spend her own money.

"Okay, you go, go early and come back early, it's best to come back within an hour, remember to bring the boy."

Mrs. Song agreed, and Fan Jiaoxing immediately stood up and said goodbye with a smile on her face. She took Qiuyue with her, and after the senior management heard about it, they sent a servant, Shuang'an, to follow her.

After leaving the house and getting into the sedan chair, Fan Jiaoxing ordered the bearer to go to her younger brother's house.

Shuang'an lowered his head, raised his eyebrows, was surprised, but still didn't dare to refute Madam's words.

The bearer carried the sedan chair and walked steadily, and stopped at a small courtyard. Fan Jiaoxing got off the sedan chair and looked up. The courtyard gate was neat and the surrounding environment was not too bad, she was satisfied in her heart.

Qiuyue stepped forward to call the door, and after a while someone came to open the door.

Jia Yucun only invited a cook here, and did not arrange any servants or maids, so it was the cook who came to open the door.

After Qiuyue reported her identity, the cook opened the door wide and shouted into the room, "Master, Madam is here!"

Fan Jiaoxing frowned when she heard this, it was too unruly.

Fan Dingzhu heard it from the house, and rushed out to greet her: "The elder sister is finally here, come in quickly."

Fan Jiaoxing went in, her steps were very slow, and she looked around. There was only one entrance in this yard. Although there were seven or eight rooms in the house, it was enough for two brothers and sisters to live in, but it was obviously not enough compared to Xue's exquisite second-entry courtyard. look.

She felt aggrieved again in her heart, and when the master confirmed her younger brother's identity, she must pester the master to buy him a better house than Xue's.

After entering the house, the cook brought tea in, and Fan Dingzhu's wife rushed to take it, put it on the table, and said like a mosquito, "Elder sister, please drink tea."

She kept her head down all the time, wearing a half-worn cotton flowered jacket, with a wooden hairpin stuck in her hair, her body shrunk into a ball, and she looked very embarrassed to see people.

Fan Jiaoxing looked down on her very much, thinking she was too petty, so she just responded lightly, turned her head and only talked to Fan Dingzhu.

"How about living here? Is there any shortage of food and clothing?"

"Thank you, sister, for thinking of me. Everything is going well here, and it's much better than the countryside." Fan Dingzhu looked very grateful, "We just moved here, and a neighbor nearby came to say hello, and I want to invite my sister to come over. Let's drink."

"Ask me?" Fan Jiaoxing couldn't think of such a thing, "What does their family do?"

"I'm also an official. Don't worry, elder sister. If I were a businessman, I wouldn't say this in front of elder sister. Eldest sister is the wife of an official family. How could someone just invite her?"

What he said touched Fan Jiaoxing's heart, the more she looked at it, the more she felt that her younger brother was really likable.

"Your mouth is sweet." Fan Jiaoxing smiled and was very kind, "It's not easy for me to come out. If I go out as a guest, I have to report it to your brother-in-law first. Besides, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. How can I find time? Yes Already, have you accepted the annual gift?"

"I've taken it, I've received it, the senior executives have sent me some practical things. Since the elder sister is not free, let's talk about it in a year's time."

Fan Jiaoxing nodded, sat down for a while, and was led by her younger brother to look around the yard, and then she was about to go back.

Fan Dingzhu urged her to stay for a meal. On the one hand, Fan Jiaoxing disliked the clumsy look of the cook, and guessed that the food she made might not be very tasty. On the other hand, Mrs. Song had a limited time. , she dared not go back too late.

"I'm not free today. I'll come back next time. You and your younger siblings have a good New Year. If you need anything, just ask the senior management."

Seeing that he couldn't keep her, Fan Dingzhu had no choice but to send her out, all the way to the gate, and he turned back after watching the sedan chair go far away.