[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

Baochai only drank a cup of tea and started to weave the net, but Xue lay on the bed for a long time, even Xiangling brought her lunch.

It wasn't until before dinner that Mrs. Xue got up when she felt better. After tidying herself up, she went to talk with Mrs. Song for a while, and then went back to the house to do needlework with Xiangling.

After all, the old lady gave several bolts of material, and it would be a pity not to make them into clothes. Anyway, she couldn't sell them for money, so she had to wear them to make old lady Song happy.

She and Xiang Ling discussed several ways to make money, so as to save a life-saving money for Xue Pan, but it was very difficult to actually implement it.

The first thing they thought of was the net made by Baochai, but they couldn't learn the complicated patterns and styles at all, and even the dexterous Ying'er couldn't figure it out, let alone them.

Furthermore, ordinary zippers are not easy to sell, and there are still seven or eight zippers that Yinger made up that have not been sold.

Other than that, there is only some needlework to do. The question is where to pick it up?

Sorry to disturb Mrs. Song, Xiangling took a penny to ask Aunt Li in the kitchen. It was better for the people at the bottom to live. Aunt Li refused to accept the thank-you gift, and asked Aunt Liu for two jobs later. Give them—make clothes and embroidered handkerchiefs.

Xue sews clothes, and Xiangling embroiders handkerchiefs. Although the income is meager, it is better than nothing.Gradually, the two of them let go of the sadness of visiting the prison, and their days became hopeful.

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Zhu You lingered in the theater for two or three days, got tired of playing with the new Xiaodan, and missed Baochai again.

It's just that the ones that haven't been eaten are always the best. When lust is swaying, even big things like fighting for reserves can be temporarily forgotten.

The servants have found out the news, and the Xue family is currently staying at Jia Yucun's house.

Jia Yucun, as an outdated Jing Zhaoyin, Zhu You didn't think much of him, and was about to order someone to go to the door to snatch it, when it was urgent, Qin Yuchuan appeared again to persuade him.

Qin Yuchuan said: "Jing Zhaoyin of the past dynasties was either killed or demoted. Although he lost his official status, he still survived. This shows that the emperor still has a little bit of respect for him. It's a pity. As the saying goes, there are three catties of nails on a bad ship, and even Qin Hui has three or two close friends. You, the eldest prince, are in great momentum now, and it's time to keep a low profile, so as not to be caught by the people over there."

The person over there naturally refers to the Second Prince Zhu Rong who has always been fighting for the Sacred Heart with the First Prince.

Zhu You remained silent, still not reconciled to letting go of such an attractive beauty so lightly, he retorted: "Who is he? Who is this prince? He has three or two close friends, this prince and the emperor are in charge." Are you still afraid of him? If you get mad, just sue him for harboring a prisoner."

"Eldest Prince, calm down, where did the prisoner come from? Back then, First Prince, the woman you mentioned was just a servant, and had nothing to do with the Rongguo Mansion."

This is really lifting a rock and shooting yourself in the foot.

At that time, in order to get Baochai, Zhu You did not hesitate to confuse right and wrong, and insisted on refusing to admit that Jia Baoyu was married. Mrs. Wang was afraid that she would be charged with another crime of marrying in filial piety, so she did not dare to argue, so she could only let Zhu You live in glory. The government is domineering.

"I also ask the eldest prince to put the great cause first." Qin Yuchuan said so earnestly that he almost knelt down to beg him.

Zhu You was full of impatience, waved his hands, and said perfunctorily: "Understood, you can go down."

Alas, Qin Yuchuan sighed in his heart, saluted and left.

The empress originally gave birth to a son, but unfortunately she died of a sudden illness when she was six years old. She was also diagnosed by the imperial physician as having suffered a serious loss of health and could no longer have any more children.

As a last resort, the empress took the eldest prince Zhu You, whose biological mother died young, to her side to raise him.

Although Zhu You was raised by the empress's side, he was still not the son of a son, but there was no one in the position of son of a son, and he also took up the word "long", so there were some ministers in the court who stood by him.

The second prince, Zhu Rong, is well versed in the ability to win people's hearts. He behaved modestly and elegantly outside, respecting the virtuous and courteous, so he also divided up the support and loyalty of some ministers.

Regardless of Zhu You's real temperament, he is not a complete fool. Ever since he suffered from Zhu Rong's hands, he has also learned to pretend to be honest and honest on the outside.

With his obese body, when he pretends to be honest, he looks silly and silly, which is quite unique and looks very harmless.

This is how Qin Yuchuan fell for his tricks. After following Zhu You, he realized that this person had two faces inside and outside, but at this time, it was impossible to vote for another Ming Lord. Others had tied him to Zhu You long ago. On this boat, even if there are people who don't care about past suspicions, I'm afraid that their loyalty will be compromised.

Qin Yuchuan did his part, persuaded and persuaded, fearing that Zhu You would be irritable and lose his temper, so he quietly withdrew.

As soon as he left, Zhu You hurriedly called his confidant over, whispered something, and then smiled frivolously and complacently.

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Qian Qing'an, a member of the Ministry of Rites, has a wealthy family, and the fourth prince Zhu Yu is behind him, so the monthly payment to Jia Yucun is extremely high.After asking about Jia Yucun's current residence, he simply paid the monthly fee for one year in one lump sum, and tried his best to persuade Jia Yucun to change the yard first.

Qian Qing'an lived in the inner city, while Jia Yucun lived in the outer city, so it was extremely inconvenient to travel.Coincidentally, Jia Yucun also had the same intention, so he went to a real estate brokerage firm to inquire, and finally found a courtyard with three entrances in the south of the inner city.

Moving house was a lot of work and time-consuming. Now there are only two servants in the family. Even if they grow three heads and six arms, they will have to be busy for nearly half a month. Jia Yucun had to buy a few servants to come back to help.

The newly bought ones haven't been adjusted|tended yet, so I don't feel at ease to take them home, so they all settle in the new yard and help with cleaning.

Then there are trivial tasks such as buying various furniture and sorting out old boxes and luggage. Jia Yucun handed over the affairs of the inner courtyard to Fan Jiaoxing, asked Shuangfu to help clean up the study, and took care of the remaining money on hand. , I went to the street and bought a shop, and went back to my old job of selling silk and satin.

The shop was written under the name of Mrs. Song, and there were originally two shops, but they sold them in a hurry to raise money.Although there are things to do and money to take every month, it is still a long-term solution to open a shop and make more money for the family.

Baochai and the others didn't have much luggage to pack, and the others were extremely busy. Fan Jiaoxing called Yinger over to help, and Xiangling helped Yuhuan Yuxi pack old lady Song's things.

Baochai had completed the two tasks in hand, sent them to Li's house long ago, and got back the remaining payment.

No one asked her for help, and she didn't want to take the initiative to join in. If something was missing after checking it, such as jewelry with good materials, it would be hard to explain.

So Baochai started to weave a new buckle, thinking that setting up a stall at the back door was not a good idea, mainly because the traffic was too small and it was difficult to drive business, so it was better to go to the shop to sell it.

Tell Mrs. Xue that she wants to go out.

Frightened, Mrs. Xue refused to agree at first, but later she couldn't bear it, so she said that she would let Ying'er go out only if she took Ying'er with her.

Ying'er has been helping Fan Jiaoxing with work for the past few days, so Baochai doesn't think it's a problem for her to go to the streets alone, but she can't hold back Mrs Xue, so she has to take advantage of Fan Jiaoxing's lunch break after lunch, and Ying'er When Er can rarely take a break, he takes Ying Er out.

"Ying'er, thank you for your hard work, you still come out with me when you're so tired." Baochai said with a smile, "I'll buy some snacks for you later."

"It's not very tired." Ying'er replied with a smile and obediently, and complained again, "It's just that Mrs. Fan is too defensive. Whenever I enter that room, she will definitely watch from the side, lest I steal something. It seems that I am not that kind of person!"

"Okay, don't be angry." Baochai patted her hand and comforted her, "I will be moving there in a few days, I heard that they bought some new servants there, and I think you won't be needed by then. "

"Yes. I heard that the new courtyard is very big, and the girl will be able to live in a decent house by then." Ying'er showed yearning.

Baochai just smiled and didn't answer the question.

The two walked around the street, and Baochai chose a shop at random to go in, and showed the boss a plum-blossom plate buckle she was carrying with her. Pay eight coins of silver.

Baochai didn't agree, and changed two more, but the prices were not satisfactory, not half of the price offered by Miss Li.

After thinking about it, she had no choice but to forget it. Maybe the consumption level of people from the outer city is limited. She planned to find a few more shops in the inner city after moving.

As soon as she got home, Cui'er brought an invitation card, saying that it was from Luliu, and Miss Li would invite Baochai to come and talk to her tomorrow.

It was a very serious invitation, probably smoked, exuding a hint of floral fragrance.Baochai was a little curious, so she held it in her hand and looked at it carefully. After thinking about it carefully, she felt that something was wrong, so she went to ask Mrs. Xue for advice.

"Mother, tell me, I haven't met the second girl of the Li family, why did she suddenly post me?" It's not that she is arrogant, although Ying'er and Xiangling still think of themselves as girls, others may not think so, for example Fan Jiaoxing always carried a faintly condescending and arrogant attitude.

"What's the matter? It's not far from left to right. We live in the same alley. It's good for you to go play for half a day." Xue was happy to see her daughter go out to socialize, and tried her best to persuade her, "Her family is also a merchant, and our family Even though she was defeated, she was still an imperial merchant! Not to mention, just because she has taken care of several businesses for you, it is worthwhile to sit around in the past."

"Bringing you two brothers and sisters to Beijing, I wanted your uncle to discipline Pan'er for me. Anyway, I can't control him. I didn't expect that...living in Rongguo Mansion would make him worse and worse. As for you, although what I said at the beginning was to be selected as a servant in Beijing, I am not belittling myself. Given our family background, it would be difficult for you to be selected. My idea in my heart is to let your aunt take you out as a guest more often. People, in the future, I can promise a good family, but why..."

Xue was caught in the memory, looking very sad and remorseful.