The Reincarnation of the World of Red Mansions

But thinking about something made me feel depressed again. "My mother-in-law's sister's house, that is, Jia's family, also wants to build a family-friendly villa. My mother-in-law asked my husband to transport some building materials from the south to the capital and sell them to Jia's family at the original price. You must know that all the building materials in the capital have at least doubled now. It may be even higher after a while, not to mention some materials, such as the beautiful Taibai stone decorations, have at least increased tenfold.

The Xue family used to have a pawn shop, but this time they brought all the pawns that were suitable for house decoration. The mother-in-law also said that the Jia family should choose first and then sell them.This time, he also said that when the garden is finished, he will send some flowers and plants to the Jia family. "

"Don't reveal any dissatisfaction when you go back. Your mother-in-law decides that you support it. No matter how kind your mother-in-law is, she is still your mother-in-law. If you have any ideas, you can tell my uncle, and let my uncle talk to your mother-in-law. " Zhou's mother nodded Zhou's head, "Besides, they are all relatives. If you don't say anything, others will say it. This society pays attention to human feelings. If you don't even care about your relatives, who dares to promote you."

"Mother" Mrs. Zhou drew out her voice, "Of course I know, but I just don't like the second wife of the Jia family. We are all relatives, and my daughter is a concubine, and our family is also rich. Our family is The more money you have to pay, the better, I think she can't wait to learn about our family's wealth from her mother-in-law, and then give it all to her."

"That's why you say that about elders." Mother Zhou pretended to be angry.

"Am I just talking about it in front of my mother?" Zhou said, curling her lips, "Besides, she is really a little ignorant. When the news came, my mother-in-law asked me to send a steward to her door to give her 5000 taels, as a little love from us. But no After a while, she came to the door. She didn't know what to say, and the mother-in-law asked the husband to sell the materials brought in to her at the previous market price.

But it didn't take long for her to come to the door again. After that, her mother-in-law asked the antiques and the like to be sold at the original market price.But the mother-in-law said at that time that the aunt would not come to the door again.Otherwise I'm still mad. "

"What did you say? It's unlucky. Don't be angry when you go back. You need to know that the one in your stomach is your mother-in-law's grandson. I think your mother-in-law is also a shrewd person, and she won't suffer any disadvantages." Mother Zhou consoled her earnestly.

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When Mrs. Zhou returned home, she lay on the bed and thought about it more and more.You must know that even if you are not good at math and don't know much about the market, if you calculate those at low prices, at least tens of thousands of taels.Tens of thousands of taels. You must know that when the natal family was not separated, the antiques and lonely books bought by the males were not counted by the natal family. The family used less than 1 taels a year.Now that the family is separated, when I was the housekeeper, my natal family’s income was less than 5000 taels a year.

I don't know if it's the reason for pregnancy, although I tell myself that it should be.You can't compare it with your natal family, and Xue's family used to be an imperial merchant, so these things are just a drop in the bucket.But still wronged, I heard the maid outside said that the uncle is back.Mrs. Zhou asked the big maid to help herself up, and put a pillow behind her.

Seeing his wife's displeasure, Xue Pan went to the bed and sat down. "Didn't you go back to your mother's house today? Is it because I didn't accompany you back? Didn't you say that there is something urgent in the suburbs? I will accompany you back next time."

Looking at Xue Pan's smiling face, Mrs. Zhou was angry again.Seeing Xianglan (the dowry maid brought by the Zhou family, already married) taking the other maids out, she took a small stool and sat outside.

"Did mother give too much to my aunt? Even if cousin Yuan visits her relatives, we should feel free to give some, but we don't need that much. Besides, she is the imperial concubine of the Jia family, not the Xue family." Zhou said Get angry again.

Xue Pan touched Mrs. Zhou's hand, "We are not angry, and besides, we are not at a loss."

"Why not?" Seeing Xue Pan's smirking face, Mrs. Zhou said, "Forget it."

"Daughter-in-law, we didn't lose money in the first place. We also made a lot of money. You see, we sold those materials at their original market prices. Didn't we make money? You know, we can't sell them all at once.

Besides those antiques, when they died, most of them were bought at [-] to [-]% of the original price.Now we sell it at the original market price all at once, and there is no bargaining. Didn’t we make a profit? "Xue Pan said with a simple and honest smile on his face.

When Mrs. Zhou heard what Xianggong said, and saw that smile again, she obviously thought that she had made a profit, and almost didn't come up in one breath. "Can it be the same as before? Now those are in short supply, and they have been doubled several times. There is no need to worry about buyers."

"Daughter-in-law, I know what you mean, but the money can't be made. If we sell it to the Jia family like that, and we are busy now and those who build the family's villa are in charge, no one will say anything. But in the future, others will definitely Said, our Xue family is worthy of being a merchant, and even our relatives have to make a lot of money." Xue Pan comforted.

"But they are all sold at that price, at that price." Zhou said with some hesitation.

"Ming Li may understand, but our family has jumped from a scholar, a farmer, a businessman to a scholar, and many people are jealous. They don't care so much, they only think that we even have a chance to rob our relatives. Low-priced materials are so expensive to buy.”

"Then can't we sell it to someone else?"

"You also know that the construction of the family-saving villa is now all gathered together, so the materials are so scarce in the market. I heard that a ship brought some marble yesterday, and it was contracted by several stewards before disembarking. It is still a bid. When the time comes The Jia family knows we have it, so they will come to the door." Xue Pan comforted.

"Okay, but I still feel a little distressed." Zhou said unwillingly.

"Anyway, we made money. If we hadn't caught up with the family-speaking villa, we wouldn't have earned so much. Don't feel bad. When the shopkeeper Wang comes tomorrow, he will send some jewelry styles and clothing materials. Then choose some carefully. Let you Going to parties during the Chinese New Year is very beautiful." Xue Pan said while stroking Zhou's stomach.

"At that time, I will ask my younger sister to choose together. Although my mother said that they don't want it, my sister and I will help choose some." Zhou also put his hands on his stomach, "I am pregnant, and I have a big belly even if I dress up. Not pretty."

"Who said that even a daughter-in-law with a full belly is the prettiest in my heart." Xue Pan secretly said proudly: Fortunately, I heard about this situation before and discussed it at that time.Looking at the eyes of my daughter-in-law, I know that I have handled it well.

"By the way, my mother is already choosing a husband-in-law for Baochai. Although my aunt mentioned a candidate, it is a military officer. It looks good now, but what if I go to the battlefield. I want to ask my mother-in-law to choose a few candidates. Come on, you also know that our family has been in the capital for a short time, and we don't know much about the masters in the capital."

"Okay, I will tell my mother when I go to my mother's house after the Chinese New Year." Zhou raised the corner of her mouth: sister-in-law knows how to behave, and she is willing to help.

Here Aunt Xue is also discussing with Baochai, "The candidate provided by your aunt is really good, although it may be a bit unsatisfactory to go to the battlefield. But his own ability is good, and the family is not short of money. Unlike some people in the capital, although They are legitimate sons, but they are all playboys, or some of them are not capable enough.

I also know what they think, they don't want to supplement the husband's family.It's just that I have a little ability, but I'm counting on your dowry to get through the superiors. "

"Mother" Baochai's face turned from shyness to contemplation.

"Don't worry, I have already asked your brother to invite your sister-in-law to ask your mother-in-law. She has been in the capital for these years, and she will definitely come up with some good candidates. We will pick and choose when the time comes. Mother believes that even if the marriage is a little unsatisfactory at the beginning, you will definitely Can have a good time."

"Mother, I know."

Seeing Baochai still worried, Aunt Xue took Baochai's hand. "There is no such thing as a perfect marriage in this world, but we will definitely find the best marriage for us.

Look at my mother's marriage. When it was settled, my mother was ridiculed miserably.Now, some of the sisters at that time had the blessing of having a mother, and now the mother has the status. Even when they established the rules in their husband's house, the mother only established the rules for a few days.You must know that it is not a joke for a daughter-in-law to become a mother-in-law, but the mother did not suffer at all back then. "

Seeing Aunt Xue stop, Baochai immediately asked, "Mother, why don't you just talk about it?" Aunt Xue glanced at Baochai before slowly talking about her own affairs.During the period, I occasionally inserted some ways of getting along between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and some things that I have heard or seen over the years about what happened between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and my views on them.

At noon, the Xue family had dinner together.Baochai swallowed the rice in her mouth and put down her chopsticks. "Mother, I want to bring some of the Jia family's cousins ​​and Lin's cousins ​​to play at home. Jia's family is busy with visiting relatives at the villa now, and the Chinese New Year is approaching. The whole family is very busy, so they will not be disturbed if they come to our house."

"Okay, you can write a post after dinner. Pan daughter-in-law, you can help arrange it, but don't tire yourself out." Aunt Xue swallowed the meal and said casually.

Turning to look at Baochai again, "How do you want to arrange it, and get what you want from the warehouse by yourself."

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Supported by Xianglan, Mrs. Zhou walked into the bedroom and sat down, and said to Xue Pan next to her, "It's good to be a daughter. Once your sister opens her mouth, I will be busy for a long time."

Xue Pan held a cup of tea in his hand, "Don't you also like those girls? Besides, it's not my sister who will arrange it, or even a servant girl."

"Your sister arranged for me to go and see it in person, otherwise whoever has a problem will be to blame." Zhou said angrily.

"My sister has only been at home for a few years, so my mother loves my sister very much. Besides, you look at this." Xue Pan asked the maid to bring up the box and open it for Mrs. Zhou to see, "This is a good thing for my mother. Do you think it is for you? Yet."