every spring [comprehensive]

At this time, Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing and others were talking about their own affairs, while listening to their sisters talking, they also found it interesting.At this time, everyone listened to what Baochai said.

Baochai said: "At first it was for Sister Yun's birthday. Who told her that she was born in the first month? In fact, I also included your birthdays this year. When you celebrate your birthday, I won't prepare any other gifts." , can be achieved in one fell swoop.”

Shi Xiangyun said: "Good sister, tell us quickly, what exactly does it mean, and how does it cover everyone?"

Baochai said: "I originally thought that we sisters, I, Daiyu, Xiangyun, and the second sister, third sister, and fourth sister originally came from different places. It is fate that we can get together. We get along again on weekdays." Very good, why don't we start a business together, I happen to have people in charge of the house and errands. As long as I contribute some money, let's build a gold and silver building together."

Xiangyun and the others were very pleasantly surprised when they heard this, and Baochai said: "There are so many kinds of jewelry, and the design or selection can let the sisters pass the time. First, the rest of the boudoir will not be too boring. It can also have another income. Even if they go their separate ways in the future, they still hold the same property, so there will be no news at all."

Before Baochai could finish her words, sure enough, Sanchun, Xiangyun, and others had their eyes brightened, looking forward to what she said, but this was a big event for them, and they still needed their parents to nod.Otherwise, Xue Baochai didn't have to mention it in Jiamu's room.

Baochai said: "The hairpins, earrings, necklaces, all kinds of ornaments in various designs from our building, and the designs sent up by the people below, whoever is willing to bother to show them. If anyone has some I came up with novel ideas, drew patterns by myself, and wanted to make them for them, or bring them by myself or honor old ladies, wives, etc., and kept them in central Beijing or even in the whole country. I can’t find duplicates. As for the accounts, there is no need to single them out. Putting it under one person's control, one person can look at it for a month, so that the finances are open and transparent. At that time, I will customize a set of different small seals, and whoever checks the accounts will stamp the private seal on weekdays, so that it is clear at a glance. Every month When receiving dividends every quarter and every year, this seal is also used as a voucher."

At that time, as long as you can understand the account books, you can gradually develop the ability to be a housekeeper and director, so that you won't be a grandma who is deceived after you get married.

In fact, Baochai came to talk about this idea after thinking about it at home for a while.Yingchun has a weak personality, and her monthly allowance is exploited by her maid and nanny. Tanchun is a concubine. Although she has a strong personality and discernment, she only has one or two taels of silver every month, nothing else.Not to mention Xiangyun, Daiyu has no silver in her hands on the bright side.

Don't look at it's just in a small Jia's mansion, even if you tell the kitchen what special dish you want to order today, you have to pay some money, otherwise the ladies in the kitchen will not be so happy!As the master, he had to give some copper coins to the little maids on weekdays.In fact, this calculation, the monthly expenses are also quite a lot.

A favored person like Baoyu can naturally do whatever he wants.If other people have less money, they will feel constrained in their lives, and they may even cause some idleness. Lin Daiyu was like this before.

After hearing this, Jia's mother repeatedly praised: "This idea is good!" Their Jia family is a rich family, so they naturally know that opening a shop is the most profitable, but firstly, there are no such talents, and secondly, there is no precedent. Just a landlord.As a result, there is no one or two properties in the family that can be withdrawn at any time. Every year, they are waiting for the salary of an official and the land rent in spring and autumn.

In a real rich family, every favored girl would have to accompany her to a profitable shop or two when she gets married.Since Xue Baochai has this heart, Jia Mu has lived for so many years, a person who is like a human being, has already figured out the pros and cons of it, and strongly agrees.

Jia's mother said: "You sisters each give all the money you saved for your private houses to your elder sister Bao. The huge expenses for opening a silver house are probably far behind those of you. Bao girl is planning to subsidize you out of her own pocket. I don't think she can be allowed to pay for it." Focus on the beauty of the front, Bao girl, you will calculate the difference in the account by then, and I will make up for you from my private house, so it can be regarded as buying an estate for you sisters."

After hearing this, everyone stood up and thanked the old lady.Shi Xiangyun was flattered and said: "How many of us can really do it?"

Daiyu said: "Idiots, of course we can't do it, aren't we experienced!" Then she pouted at Baochai.

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Yes, Baochai is indeed a good person. She intends to support you and earn pocket money for you sisters! The old lady is also too kind. If they have money, they will open more. Just make it smaller, and let them make trouble on their own, since you gave the money, Bao girl is afraid that she will be compensated, and the pressure will be great."

Jia's mother said: "There is no need for any pressure. Whether they lose or win is the luck of their sisters!" Mrs. Xing said: "My wife is being modest. Who doesn't know that Miss Bao has the ability to turn stones into gold. This silver house is in her hands. Here, I think it is also making money every day, and the richest in our family in the future may be these girls."

Baoyu listened for a long time and said, "That's good, and I'll take it too."

Mrs. Wang said: "This is the girls' selfishness. Why do you mix it with them? They study the patterns of hairpin rings, but you can't follow suit! It's getting more and more outrageous!"

When Baoyu was told by Mrs. Wang, she became a little sluggish.

Baochai said to Baoyu: "Brother Bao, you are already a rich and idle person, don't play with your sisters for this little fun. Not only do you not plan to take you, but you also don't plan to bring sister-in-law and sister-in-law. It's just a game of our girl's family." That's all."

Tanchun got up, walked behind Baoyu, put his hands on his shoulders and said, "Second brother, why did you think of buying our sister's shares today? You didn't always say that it was related to official career and economy. You are all focused on making money. Why are you not afraid of yourself today?" Out of cliché?"

Baochai smiled, thinking that the detective girl still remembered the revenge of that day, so she also looked at Baoyu with a half-smile to see how he would answer.

Jia Baoyu knew that Baochai and Tanchun wanted to see his jokes.Some blushed and said: "I went back and thought about Sister Bao's words. I think what she said is not unreasonable, and I have benefited a lot. I will study hard after the first month of the year!"

Mrs. Wang was very pleasantly surprised. She had never heard Baoyu take the initiative to say that she wanted to study hard. Every time she went to the master and was given a severe lesson, she could only be restrained for two days. The strings of reading will loosen again. "Baochai, my son, what did you tell him to enlighten him?"

Baochai said, "It's nothing. It's just that I came to my house that day and argued a little more with Brother Bao."

Tanchun saw that she was modest and refused to talk, so he recounted the situation that day one by one, and then said, "Sister Bao hasn't come these days, she must be afraid that Baoyu will be annoyed, but I don't know, he is thinking about the truth at home. !"

The old lady Jia was very pleased, and said: "The so-called elder sister and elder brother should be a role model for the younger siblings. Our Baochai girl, the elder sister, is very good, not inferior to when the empress is at home. You should learn more from her." .”

All the girls and Baoyu should be, but Baochai got up quickly and said, "I dare not."

Mrs. Wang put Baochai into her arms and said, "My son, it's not in vain that I love you all the time. In the future, you should work hard to urge your brother Bao to study. He listens to what you say, and listens to what we say." It's like listening to the wind, you will only listen to him if you really want to convince him."

Baochai said: "Study that needs to be urged all the time is inferior. Only when you have a strong desire in your heart can you learn well. If my aunt asks someone to urge him, sister Lin is more eloquent than me, and they have been together since childhood. I grew up in the office and became more intimate, so Brother Bao will definitely listen to everything I say. My clumsy tongue only utters a sentence or two occasionally, and I am afraid that Brother Bao will get bored after listening to it twice."

Jia Mu smiled and said: "They are all good boys, help me to watch him, let him study and improve, just don't tire him."

Baochai thought it was funny, with Jia's mother doting on her, and in the environment of nephrite and fragrance, if Jia Baoyu wanted to become a talent, it would be a long way to go.I can't help feeling a little sympathetic to Sister Lin, two people who don't know common affairs get together, it's just a short time, and there is still a lot of affection to support them, after a long time, I don't know what they will be like.

Mother Jia asked when everyone was born and how old are they?Baochai said that the 21st is her 15th birthday.The old lady said: "Although it's not the whole birthday, it's also the year of the general. I'll celebrate your birthday for you."

After coming out of Jiamu's place, Tanchun took her to his room and opened the box to find money. Baochai said, "Don't worry, your temper has become as hot as Xiangyun's." Don't listen to her, let the servant girl open the box to find it by herself. The money she saved for the past few years has not been spent much. It is said that it is raised under Mrs. Wang's name. Mrs. Wang can't touch the little pocket money of a concubine. So she kept it by herself, plus the ingots she got during the festivals, and the gold and silver screws given by the concubine Yuan last time when she visited her relatives, the total amounted to three or four hundred taels.Tanchun asked, "Is it enough?"

Baochai said: "You can save so much silver, which is considered remarkable. It can be seen that you usually live frugally, how can you use so much money? You just need to show some meaning, and the rest is left to the old lady and me." , I promise to open the silver building, and each of the six of us will have a portion."

Tanchun shook his head and said, "No, I won't keep any more. Next month I still have a monthly payment. I know you're putting it lightly, but if it's really not easy to start a business, you treat us so sincerely." , I will naturally do my best.”

If Baochai couldn't hold back her, let it go, thinking that after a few months, they would pay dividends, and Tanchun would naturally be indispensable.

The same goes for the other sisters, Baochai was just a joke, asking them to hand over all the money, but these girls were so stubborn that they took it seriously, and Daiyu asked her, "Do you want me to exchange some money?"

Baochai shook her hand, made a silent gesture, and said, "How much can I use? Just give me what you usually save. You don't have any other money!"

Yingchun also caused an accident because of this. When she went back to ask someone to count the silver, she found that the silver box was empty.Called the nanny to ask what was going on, it turned out that even the smuggled ones were taken away, Yingchun is used to being weak, if she knew about this, maybe she would make it a trivial matter, and just count it like this up.

But this matter, the old lady, wife, Baochai and everyone are watching, other sisters can give out a few hundred taels, and they are all the same monthly rewards, but she has no cents here, so it can't be justified On the surface, she still looked like a wooden person, but her heart was like an ant on a hot pot. After a whole night of sleepless nights, she finally mustered up the courage to tell Tanchun about it the next day.

When Tanchun heard it, it's okay, the slave is bullying the master!Yingchun usually keeps quiet, so she was bullied just like that.

Although Tanchun was angry in her heart, she was sensible after all. She couldn't handle it for her sister, otherwise people would say that she was frivolous and overreached. If Wang Xifeng was the housekeeper, then just tell her about it and make sure it will be done properly. when.It's a pity that Wang Xifeng is bedridden to raise her baby. Not long ago, her eldest sister had acne again, let alone bother her with this matter.In the end, Tanchun could only take Yingchun to report to Li Wan first, and then to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang frowned when she heard about such an incident. She blamed Yingchun for being confused, so she couldn't say anything deeply. They accompany Yingchun in spring.He also called all the people in the Yingchun room to inquire one by one to find out the truth.Knowing that it was Yingchun's nanny who did it, she lost all her gambling money, so she ordered his family to pay back the money within three days, otherwise the family law will be taken care of.

During this period, the nanny's daughter-in-law went to Yingchun to force her to intercede, but Yingchun naturally remained motionless, she lost the money herself, and if she didn't need to use it imminently, she would have kept silent, so why would she plead for nanny now.

In the end, Baochai’s own money was added, and a total of 5000 taels of silver was added. The old lady just asked her to pay some, representing the approval of the elders. If Baochai really took a few thousand taels from her The nature of this matter changed. Although everyone didn't talk about it, the property has become a veritable property of Jia's mansion, and people miss it in vain.Baochai didn't want such a thing to happen. Except for a few girls who bought shares, refusing too much investment from the old lady was the key to guarantee the ownership of several people. , In the end is to give them or not to them!

Baochai sent someone to select a site for the preparation shop and invited craftsmen. After everyone discussed it, because it was a birthday gift from Xiangyun, she named the plaque herself, and Jifanglou was born.

Sure enough, as Baochai said, these days, all the girls have things to do, and they have nothing else in their eyes. From decorating the store, to choosing the types of jewelry and jade for sale, to choosing the style designed by the craftsman, they chatted every day. Things have to be discussed for a long time.Originally, these jewelry items were the ones they had the most contact with in their daily life, and with the aesthetic vision of the lady in the palace, the style of the products would not fall out of the cliché.

In a blink of an eye, it was Baochai's birthday, and as she said at the time, Mrs. Jia paid 20 taels of silver out of her own pocket to prepare a banquet in the mansion, and set up a small stage in Jia's mother's courtyard, preparing for everyone to have fun for a day. It is more grand than celebrating the birthday of my own girl or Daiyu before.

Even Wang Xifeng, who was resting in bed, didn't miss the excitement. Mother Jia asked someone to carry her in a soft bag to come together for the excitement. Wang Xifeng was full of energy. She was raising a baby, and she wasn't really sick. A gift was specially prepared for Baochai, and the others also gave gifts to each other.Even Xiren, Qingwen, Yuanyang, Ping'er and other big maids also had their own handmade needlework as gifts.

Baochai and Daiyu were seated at the same table, and on the stage the Monkey King Three Beats the Bone Demon was being performed lively.The old lady's behavior made Daiyu jealous for a while again, she covered her mouth with her fan and said to Baochai: "It can be seen that the old lady likes you the most, the younger generation in the family has a birthday, which one invited you to play?" You are still alone!"

Baochai said: "I usually say that you are transparent, but I praised you for nothing. I didn't expect you to be dizzy and confused when you ran into the old lady and Baoyu."

Daiyu said with puffy cheeks, "How did you say that?"

Baochai said: "I just opened a Jifang Building, and the old lady just wanted to thank me. If you don't strike while the iron is hot, you have to find another time. Second, I live here as a guest. It's not like you are children of his own family. Of course, some preferential treatment is required to show the way of hospitality."

Baochai looked at Daiyu again, and said, "Sister Lin is jealous that I put up this special scene on my birthday? If you want to see it, brother Yu Bao knows, and he will just turn over the box and throw away all the belongings." It’s all sold, and I’ll invite you to see it until you feel sick.”

Sister Lin spat: "You are not a good person, you are laughing at me again!"

Baoyu came over and said, "What are you two talking about? You are so affectionate that you don't even watch the show, and you don't even pay attention to me."

Baochai said: "We were talking about Daiyu's birthday, and she wanted to invite an actress to come over and sing. I just wanted to ask Brother Bao what he meant!"

Baoyu was afraid that Lin Daiyu would be uncomfortable, so he said naturally: "That's a good idea, I will invite my sister specially, and let them sing whatever you want to see, and it will be lively for a few more days!"

Baoyu went to Shi Xiangyun's side again and talked intimately.Lin Daiyu couldn't help feeling a little depressed.She and Baoyu have always been good, but he is also too fraternal. The many sisters and sisters are all affectionate, and they treat the maids as if they were their ancestors. They are respectful and coaxed on weekdays. Love and anger.

At noon, Concubine Jia sent another eunuch to come out with a newly made palace lantern with a lantern riddle written on it for everyone to guess.And let someone guess it, don't say it, write the answer separately, ask another question, hang it on the lamp, and send it to the palace.

The riddle is a seven-character quatrain, which is not very difficult.

Baochai wrote down the answer to the riddle, and wrote an easy one on a note, and hung it on the lamp.

In the evening, Jia Yuanchun sent someone to announce her answer, and gave the answer to the riddle that everyone asked. No matter whether she answered right or wrong, everyone said that she was right.Except for Yingchun and Jia Huan, everyone else guessed the lantern riddles in Yuanchun, and won a reward. It was a palace-made pen holder and an inkstone.

After the little eunuch went back, he reported to Jia Yuanchun the scene in the mansion, saying that there was a play going on in Jia's mother's room, and asked why. .

Seeing that today was a happy birthday for Baochai, and with Concubine Jia's interest, Jia Mu ordered people to make a small and exquisite screen lamp, set it up in the house, and was called Scented tea, fruit wine, and all kinds of playthings.Let everyone write out their own lantern riddles and hang them on the screen lamp for their own enjoyment.When Jia Zheng went down to the court, seeing Jia's mother was so interested, he also prepared lantern riddles and gifts, and came here to have fun with Fang Chenghuan.

Although Baochai had been here for a long time, he had seen Jia Zheng only a limited number of times, and only now was he sternly looking at him. He had the image of a gentry scholar, and he also had a lot of prestige at home.

If there is such a gathering on weekdays, it will be Baoyu talking about it.At this time, Baoyu, Jia Mu, and Jia Zheng sat together, drinking tea and eating fruit, all cautiously afraid that the sound of putting down the cup would be too loud, so how dare they talk about it!Although Xiangyun is a woman, she usually likes to talk and talk, but when Jia Zheng is here, she dare not speak without authorization.

Seeing that everyone is restrained, Jia Mu wants to drive Jia Zheng to rest, so that everyone, especially Baoyu, can let go of playing. It took her a long time to guess Jia Zheng's lantern riddles when Jia Mu saw her own lantern riddles, and she guessed the ones Jia Zheng made, so she won the lottery specially prepared by him. Can't help but also a little happy.

Then he asked Jia Zheng to read what the sisters wrote on the lamp to see if he could guess.

Jia Zheng walked up to the screen lamp, looked at each of them carefully, and thought about them one by one. Naturally, none of these puzzled him, so he told the answers one by one. Is everything the girl does ominous?

The firecrackers made by Concubine Jia are things that disperse when they are fired.Yingchun's abacus is to stir up chaos.The kite made by Tanchun is a floating thing.The sea lanterns made by Xichun are pure and lonely.

Reluctantly looking down, Baochai's one reads: when drawing, it is round, when writing, it is square, warm with it, cool without it (type a word) Jia Zheng thought for a moment, and said, "This is a word for '日', right?" ?”

Baochai got up and said, "Uncle guessed right."

Jia Zhengfang stroked his beard and nodded, his brows furrowed slightly, and he thought: Finally, there is a good meaning. Although Xue Baochai was born in a merchant's family, but now Xue Pan is still working at a young age, maybe it will be a good life in the future Well-rounded people.

However, this did not drive away the boredom caused by the ominous things done by the previous girls. Jia Zhengxin did not dare to show it in front of Jia Mu, but his interest in having fun with Jia Mu before had diminished. □ points.When Jia Mu saw him like this, she thought he was tired from work during the day, so she drove him to rest.The rest of the people gathered for a while and then dispersed.

After Jia Yuanchun visited the Grand View Garden and returned to the palace that day, he personally wrote a detailed travel note, as well as Baochai's personal poems transcribed. A romantic story.He also thought that after his wanderlust, Jia Zheng must have ordered people to seal the garden so that no one would be allowed to enter.That's really the case, wouldn't it disappoint the beauty inside!And because there are a few sisters who can write poetry in the family, if they are ordered to live in it, it will not make the beautiful woman down, and the scenery will not fade, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds.As for Baoyu, who has always been used to being with her sisters, if he is not allowed to go alone, it will not be very enjoyable, so let Baoyu go too.

When Jia's mansion received this decree, it ordered people to select famous craftsmen from all over the place to grind and engrave characters on stones in the Grand View Garden.And because the ladies want to live in, they send people to clean up everywhere, set up curtains and bed curtains, and others are fine. The joy is still limited. Only Baoyu, who is as happy as something, asked Jiamu for this. Well, according to my own mind, I tidy up all the decorations, toys and other things that I want to bring into the room on weekdays.

Xue Baochai's house in Beijing has been tidied up and ready to move in at any time. When they heard that all the sisters in the Grand View Garden were going to live in, they had to move quickly because it was inconvenient for Xue Pan to be there.It made Mrs. Jia Muwang and others stay together hard.

Because of Jia Yuanchun's decree, Baochai was specially allowed to live in the Hengwu Courtyard. Mrs. Xue thought that she would not disobey it. If Baochai lived in the garden alone, she would not be at ease, so she let Xue Pan take all The belongings and other things are moved there first, anyway, he is often not at home, Mrs. Xue still lives in the courtyard in the northeast corner, and when Xue Pan returns home, they will reunite as a family.

But no one expected that before the move, another accident happened, which broke the original peace of the Xue family.

It was supposed to be when Xue Pan arrived home without accident, but only one came in hurriedly, followed his servants, and reported to Mrs. Xue and Baochai, "Madam and Miss are not well, sir was arrested by the Wucheng Bingmasi." gone!"