[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

Mrs. Song invited Mrs. Xue to stay for two days. On the third morning, Mrs. Xue Pan came to pick her up in person, and at the same time gathered all the male servants of Jia's family together to beat and reprimand her severely.

Although Xue Pan is a fool, he was raised as a noble son since he was a child. When he became ruthless, the servants trembled with fear. He came over every few days to shake him. All the servants of Jia's family were honest.

Baochai raises the fetus every day, and then talks to the old lady. Xue Shi and Xue Pan come to visit from time to time, and life is considered peaceful.

The Dragon Boat Festival passed without knowing it. The old lady was worried about her son who was away from home, worried that he would not eat well, sleep soundly, and wondered if he had eaten rice dumplings for the festival. She sighed when she thought about it.

Although Baochai didn't say anything, she still had a faint concern in her heart, and she often became dazed when she was doing work. When Yinger and Hongjin saw this, they deliberately told her some jokes, or chatted about gossip on the street. to distract her.

On this day, the old lady came to the west chamber to see Baochai.

Baochai's stomach is almost seven months old, and it is the most critical time, the old lady forbids her to run several times a day to pay her respects, even though the road from the West Wing to the main courtyard is not too far, in case there is someone on the way What about accident?

After all, there are many women who give birth prematurely at seven months, and their sons are not at home. If it is true... then what if she is an old woman!

Sitting on the couch, the old lady looked at Baochai's protruding pregnant belly opposite her, feeling both happy and sad.

Thinking of seeing her precious grandson in less than three months, the old lady would wake up laughing at night when she fell asleep; and she was afraid that her son would not be able to catch up with Baochai's delivery, so she had to ask Xue's family to help.

"Mother, drink tea." Baochai poured a cup of tea for the old lady with her own hands.

Ever since the month was getting older, Baochai felt the weight of life deeply, as if she had tied a watermelon to her stomach, bending over was unnecessary, she couldn't bend down at all!

If you walk a little longer, your waist will become sore and your legs will become weak. Even when you sleep, you have to hold your stomach to feel more comfortable.In addition, the weather has been getting hotter and hotter recently, and it is often too hot to sleep well at night, even if Yinger and Hongjin take turns fanning her, it doesn't work, because she feels that even the wind from the fan is suffocating.

It would be great if there was air conditioning.

"Just let the girl come, don't tire you." The old lady smiled very kindly, "I heard Yinger say that you can't sleep well at night? Do you miss your master?"

Baochai didn't expect the old lady to tease her like this in front of her face, she couldn't sleep because she missed Jia Yucun, it was obviously hot.

But it was hard to say these words, Baochai blushed slightly, lowered her head and pretended to be shy.

The old lady sighed softly, her eyes were a little lost, and she murmured: "I don't know where I'm going now."

A few days ago, Jia Yucun sent a letter from the south, which stated the return date. The journey from south to north is extremely long, and it takes both water and land. What to do when encountering water bandits or robbers.

Baochai gently stroked her belly, and the baby was already able to respond to her, and the fetal movement was very regular, which almost became one of her daily routines for raising the baby.

At this moment, a little girl excitedly ran in from the outside, shouting loudly as she ran: "The master is back! The master is back!"

The old lady and Baochai raised their heads together, looked at each other, and hurried outside.As soon as the old lady took a step, she stopped immediately, turned around to support Baochai, and was still in the mood to persuade her: "Don't worry, let's go out and have a look."

Baochai pursed her lips and smiled, obviously the old lady was more anxious than herself, so I don't know who she was trying to persuade.

Walking to the Chuihua Gate, the front yard was full of noise. Jia Yucun rode his horse directly into the gate. When he saw the old lady and Baochai, he reined in his horse, jumped off the horse, and drove two steps in. The old lady said hello: "Mother, my son is back."

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back." The old lady wept with joy.

Jia Yucun raised his head and glanced at Baochai. He wanted to look away immediately, but was so scared by the big belly that he couldn't even roll his eyes, and asked stupidly: "I haven't been away from home for long, why am I so big?" gone?"

"Not long? Two days later will be enough for four months." The old lady looked at him with a smile, "Come in quickly, and wash off the dust on your body."

Only then did Baochai find an opportunity to salute, "Master."

"Yeah." Jia Yucun nodded to her, and casually threw the horse to the boy, "Take the horse away and take good care of it. The luggage is still behind, and the senior management will go and watch."

"Yes, yes." The executive's mood at this time was probably comparable to that of the old lady. There was no backbone in the family, and even the servants like them felt that they were not at ease.As soon as the master came back, he felt that his feet were much more secure on the ground.

When she saw her son coming home from a long trip, the old lady didn't even care about the grandson in Baochai's womb. She turned her head and ordered the maids to help Baochai, and then grabbed Jia Yucun's sleeve and led him to the main courtyard.

The old lady always kept her son's change of clothes in the yard. Neither Yuhuan nor Yuxi were lazy, so they would prepare a few new clothes every year whether the master needed them or not.

After entering the main courtyard, the old lady repeatedly called the girl to fetch water to freshen up.

After arranging Fan Jiaoxing's funeral, Jia Yucun hurried all the way, full of wind and dust, rarely resting on the road, and made people lose weight.

He himself also wanted to take a bath first. He didn't take a bath yesterday in order to rush into the city, and now he smelled a bad smell on his body.

When Jia Yucun entered the bathroom, the old lady asked Baochai to sit and forbade her to work hard, while she was busy arranging for tea and ordering the kitchen to prepare a table of food as soon as possible.

Jia Yucun took a bath and felt refreshed, but there was still a trace of tiredness between her brows and eyes. The old lady was so distressed that she kept saying, "Come and have dinner, and then have a good sleep."

When they got to the dinner table, Jia Yucun was not polite. He never had a safe meal on the way, and even if there were hot dishes and meals at the post station, they couldn't compare with the taste at home.

Jia Yucun ate in a hurry, and the old lady saw him like this, so she didn't want to ask about those things.

After eating and sitting down to drink tea to digest food, Jia Yucun took the initiative to mention: "Fan's funeral has been arranged, and he will be buried in the ancestral grave."

"Yes." This is what it should be, and the stepmother should naturally be buried in the ancestral grave, the old lady nodded, "Is the journey going smoothly?"

Jia Yucun smiled, glanced at the peaceful Baochai, and then replied to the old lady: "The road is very smooth, with the wind and the water."

"Bless the ancestors." The old lady breathed a sigh of relief, recited a sentence of Buddha, and told him that the family has been taken care of by Xue's family in the past few months, and that Mrs. Chen's family has also come several times.

Jia Yucun: "Because I haven't gone to work yet, I will hold two banquets at home tomorrow to invite guests. Thank you relatives and friends for taking care of me these days."

"This is what it should be. You don't have to worry about this matter. Let me handle it." The old lady took it all.

After saying a few more words, the old lady didn't dare to keep her son, so she drove him to rest first, and Jia Yucun followed Baochai back to the West Chamber like a follower.

It's not yet noon, but the meal has already been eaten, and Jia Yucun feels sleepy after drinking and eating, but looking at Baochai with a big belly, he is reluctant to close his eyes.

Jia Yucun took Baochai's hand, and the two lay on the bed together, slowly telling what happened these days.

Just now in the main courtyard, Baochai has been very quiet and didn't say much. Jia Yucun just thought she was uncomfortable and wanted to relieve it, and said slowly: "In the future, we will wait for us for a hundred years, and we will return to our ancestral grave. In the middle, Fan is on my left, so you can sleep on my right, and there is also your place there."

"..." Baochai was speechless.

She felt that she was still young, so why did she talk about the affairs behind her.Besides, unlike those people in this era who pay great attention to where they are buried after death, she has hardly thought about this kind of thing.

Dead are dead, still care about these forms?As long as it can be buried properly, I don't have to pick a location.

"Huh?" Jia Yucun expressed her sincerity, but when she didn't get a response, she tightened her hand.

"Thank you, master." Baochai felt numb.

"Hehe." Jia Yucun was happy now, and he touched her stomach, "Fortunately, I came back in a hurry. I was afraid that something might happen to my family when I was outside. Seeing that you are doing well, I feel at ease."

Before talking about a cup of tea, Jia Yucun's eyes became more and more sleepy, and he fell asleep involuntarily.Baochai lay beside her for a while, then got up quietly, and went to the main courtyard to discuss with the old lady about the banquet.

Jia Yucun didn't wake up until it was time to light the lamps. When he woke up, he was a lively man again. The old lady smiled when she saw him.

After dinner, the whole family sat and chatted together. When Jia Yucun mentioned that he wanted to buy a big house again, the old lady would naturally not object, and said: "For such a big matter, you can do it as you see it. If you don't have the money, Just come and get it from me."

Jia Yucun smiled: "I don't need my mother's things. If I don't have enough, I won't mention it. In addition to the house, I also plan to buy a village in the countryside, buy some good land, and release it for rent."

Seeing that Baochai is about to give birth, Jia Yucun has to make plans for his children and grandchildren, and slowly buy some properties, so that in the future these will be the foundation of future generations.

The old lady agreed with this very much, and nodded again and again: "Whether Baochai has a son or a daughter, it is time to plan ahead. The son has to prepare the bride price, and the daughter has to save the dowry."

When Baochai heard this, she also felt that it was unwise to put her silver in the bank, and the interest was meager, so it was better to buy some properties and use the money to make money.

For example, buying a Zhuangzi or a shop, even if you don’t do business yourself, renting it out to collect some rent is much better than the interest of the bank.

Thinking of this, she looked at Jia Yucun, and said softly: "Master, if you want to buy Zhuangzi, why don't you inquire about it for me, it's a pity to keep the money for nothing."

"You want to buy too?" Jia Yucun was surprised for a moment, and then slowly explained the pros and cons to her, "Zhuangzi is easy to buy, but it's hard for servants to find good ones. If you buy it, you can't leave it empty. You have to choose a good Zhuangtou. Buy a group of honest servants, and prevent them from colluding with each other and deceiving the master."

Baochai frowned when she heard that, she was going to have a baby soon, and would have to breastfeed and take care of the baby in the future, so she probably wouldn't have much time to manage these people.

She can't compare to those young ladies from aristocratic families, all of them have servants who have been serving them since childhood, and they are almost beyond reproach in terms of loyalty.People who buy halfway are the easiest to think carefully.

Jia Yucun advised her: "In my opinion, you might as well just buy a shop in the city, and then rent it out, just collect the rent every month, and don't worry about everything."

"That's fine, then please ask the master to find out about the shop for me, and then release it to collect rent."

The old lady was very happy. Although she didn't know exactly how much money Baochai had from her private house, she was able to buy a shop and collect rent. Obviously, it was a lot of money.

The thicker the daughter-in-law's private house, the happier the in-law's family will be. Besides, these things will be left to her children in the future. In disguise, they are equivalent to the Jia family's assets.

The old lady smiled and said: "Listen to your master, just buy a shop, it will save you worry and effort."