By Jia Xiuzhen

One day when Li Wan went to Jia Mu's yard and was going up to the room, a daughter-in-law in the veranda said, "The old lady just called the second mistress over. I think she has something to discuss with the wife and the second mistress."

When Li Wan heard about this, he borrowed an excuse to go to Daiyu's room in the Kuayuan.I could hear laughter from a distance, and when I got closer, I saw several girls standing and sitting in the corridor, and knew that some sisters were gathering here.Someone who saw Li Wan with sharp eyes quickly reported it inside. When Li Wan entered the room, Daiyu and the others stood up and saluted.

Li Wan laughed and said, "What were you discussing just now? It's so lively."

Daiyu said: "What's the matter? It's just that someone has lost and wants to renege on his debt!"

It turned out that several people were gambling and playing games, playing like this.After hearing Daiyu's words, Xiangyun hurriedly said: "How can you lose? It's obviously the second brother who wants to lose, but I saw you winking! I don't recognize this loss."

Baoyu had already smiled softly on the couch, and laughed again after hearing this, and said: "This time, I said that it was Sister Lin who gave me winks. Last time, Sister Bao was wronged and let you escape once. This time again I can't let you go!"

As he said that, he came up to catch Xiangyun, and said, "I agreed to scrape my nose three times, how long can you hold it!"

Xiangyun was not willing to hide, covered his nose with his hand, and Baochai couldn't help laughing, panting: "Yun'er, don't make trouble, be careful to cover yourself hard!"

After hearing this, Xiangyun quickly hid behind Baochai, turned his face and smiled and said, "Sister Bao still hurts me, sister, save me!"

Baoyu had already chased after him, so Baochai protected Xiangyun, and said to Baoyu, "Brother Bao, why don't you look at me once and let Yun'er owe it first. You see, her nose is not high at all, but it's not true. Scratch it!" Speaking of this, he couldn't hold back his laughter.

Xiangyun listened and rubbed his nose in thought. Daiyu gave Baoyu a look. This time I will definitely accept the lottery!" Xiangyun begged in every possible way, and finally promised Baoyu a purse and sachet, so that he let go this time.

Li Wan watched them frolicking, and was also very happy.Seeing that she finally calmed down this time, she asked about Daiyu's daily life in the past few days. Before Daiyu answered, Xiangyun said from the side: "Why are you all worried that Sister Lin is not in good health? Did you not look at her?" I had nowhere to run just now!" Thinking of the situation just now, several people couldn't help laughing again.Li Wan talked and laughed with several people at Daiyu's place, but she didn't see Sister Feng coming, so she went back to her courtyard.

Just arrived in the courtyard, but after a while, it was reported that there was a visitor from outside, and it was Lou's.It turned out that Jia Jun took the pills given by Li Wan that day, and fell asleep until the next day when the sun was high. Lou remembered what Li Wan said, and took another pill, and coughed up a few mouthfuls in the next afternoon. black blood.The person also woke up thoroughly, and ate up a pot of stewed pheasant three times.

On the third day, after taking the medicine, half a pot of black blood came out, and my spirit improved.Mrs. Lou also had a bit of insight, seeing the situation, she knew that the medicinal materials were on the right track, and after seven days of drinking the tonic soup, she went to invite the doctor to look at it again.The doctor just came to see him a few days ago, and when he came back, he saw that Jia Zhu looked a little better than usual, felt his pulse and bowed his head in silence.

Just as Mrs. Lou wanted the little girl to question her, the doctor spoke up first, asking which high-skilled doctor he had seen.After knowing that he had taken a special pill, he hesitated and wanted to see the pill, but he sighed when he heard that he had finished taking it.Lou wanted to show the doctor the medicinal materials in his collection, but in the end he didn't want to be too fussy, and only asked the doctor about Jia Zhu's body.

The doctor said that now the Qi and blood are abundant and the pulse condition is calm, so there is nothing wrong with it.Lou was overjoyed, and asked someone to send the doctor out with a fee for the consultation.The more I believed in Li Wan's words, the next stew would also continue every day.Naturally, it was unavoidable to come to Li Wan to thank her, so Li Wan asked Jia Lan and Jia Zhu to explain the whole story in detail in front of her. I still have to accept Li Wan's love.Both of them are widows with their youngest son, so they can talk to each other when they come and go, so they communicate frequently.

Not to mention how Li Wan was gossiping with Mrs. Lou, that Sister Feng went out of the house with her head held high and walked all the way to her yard, but her expression was not good.This time when he returned to the house, he sat there without saying a word, Ping'er quickly gave the people below a wink to make them all back away, and then quietly went forward to make tea, and passed the hot towel.

Sister Feng was angry at first, but when she raised her eyes and saw her being so careful, she became uninterested, and said in a muffled voice, "Can I still vent my anger on you? Be careful like this!"

When Ping'er saw that she had spoken, Fang felt relieved, and said with a slight smile, "I'm afraid of disturbing grandma by making noise, how can I think that way?"

Sister Feng sighed, but she was still angry when she thought about it, she lowered her voice and said sharply: "Talk about it! What's the matter! At that time, I was the one who came up with the idea of ​​buying the shop, but this matter was discussed by the lords and wives." Sure, for this, Eldest Master is still waiting to see me and Second Lord. It’s all right now, it’s all my fault! Why did you come so early? It’s only been a few months, and Sell ​​those shops!"

But just now, when discussing housework in the house, he mentioned that the year is not good this year, but the grain in the south can be sold for a few more silver, and those who bought a shop earlier will not see their future so quickly.Mrs. Wang listened to someone's persuasion, and she said that if she sold the land of these shops, she would take advantage of the amount of land sold this year to collect more money.Jia's mother didn't say a word, and when she arrived, she only said to let them discuss with the people outside, and said that Sister Feng's idea was right, but it was just a family's business.It is to support Sister Feng.

When Jia Lian came back, Sister Feng said the matter in a few words. Jia Lian saw that she was getting more and more angry, her eyes were red, and she hurried forward and coaxed: "Okay, I know you feel uncomfortable, but we are here to help you." Housekeeping and business management, it’s too late to say it’s useless, you have to be serious, but how can you be a head.”

After hearing this, Sister Feng looked at him with tears in her eyes and said, "It's not my fault that the second master said that?" Jia Lian smiled bitterly and said, "What could be your fault? Think about it, why doesn't the old lady say a word too much?" Say? What kind of shop is not as good as the ground to make money, but the account is tight, and you are looking for money that can move. The old lady must be clear in her heart, didn't she just drop the words to support you?"

After hearing this, Sister Feng calmed down and thought to herself, she is very shrewd, so she naturally understood everything after this.Immediately said: "This is a business of making money, what is the saving? How about saving these?"

Jia Lian said: "The other ones are all old rules, and they are all under the supervision of old people. They can be moved at will. This shop has only been bought for so many days, and I haven't struggled with it. It's easier to start." Sister Feng listened After saying this, he could only sigh secretly.

Now that she knew the whole story, Sister Feng felt relieved, but she never thought that the next day, Mrs. Wang would urge her to sell all those shops as soon as possible.Sister Feng had no choice but to discuss with Jia Lian, arranging work, finding a middleman, finding a buyer, negotiating prices, viewing houses... None of them can be said to be fast, but Mrs. Wang pressed her hard. Sister Feng said to Jia Lian: "This is another It's not selling cabbage, how can it go so smoothly." It's just that she has a strong nature, so she naturally refuses to give up the truth, so she has to keep an eye on this matter.

They are not the only ones who are worried about this shop, and Lai Shanghua is kneeling in front of Lai Da anxiously and fearfully.Lai Dazheng was furious: "You really have the guts to be ambitious. This time you are asked to take a job, so you dare to do this!" Lai Shanghua didn't dare to answer, and just kowtowed aside.After hearing the letter, Nanny Lai rushed over to save her grandson, and when she entered the door and saw Lai Shanghua kneeling, she felt a little distressed, and said to Lai Dao: "The child is young, if you don't teach him, who will teach him? If he kneels, who will pay for it? !"

Seeing Nanny Lai arrived, Lai Shanghua knew that he was saved, so he cried even more sadly.Lai Da cast a glance at him, helped Lai Nanny to the seat, and said to Lai Nanny in a low voice: "Let him take an errand to buy a shop, he is fine, he can buy three thousand things for 1 taels of silver, This time it’s all right, I’m urging to sell this shop every day, let’s see how he sells the 1 taels of silver!”

Grandma Lai was shocked when she heard this, and she was about to reprimand her grandson, but she couldn't bear to part with her eldest grandson. Lai Shanghua on the other hand fell to the ground and cried: "It's the first time for my son to take on such a big job, no one dares to offend him. Not to mention, the second master Lian has eaten middle-aged flowers and wine several times, and it is still counted in the account, and my son doesn't know that it will be so much worse." As he spoke, he burst into tears again.

Lai Da couldn't bear to kick him, and scolded: "If you don't go to the back and forth to find out about your own errands, you will raise your legs and become a master, and you will just wait to be fooled! Now that this is the case, who can come forward to replace you?" You carry it? If you go out from several shops and exchange for such a little money, do you still want to gain a foothold in this mansion? Even I will be ashamed!"

Mother Lai was anxious when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "Since the matter is clear, what's the use of talking about it, it's better to find a way out!" The government called his brother Lai Sheng, and the two brothers had a good discussion.

No matter how much Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng urged, the shop was hung up for several days without finding a buyer.When I asked about it, the person in charge said that this year's situation is not good, and some shops are not doing well, and there are many shops, and the prices are severely suppressed.Although the number of shops in the mansion has dropped a bit, few people care about them.

Mrs. Wang was a little unhappy when she heard this. Sister Feng was suspicious, so she secretly asked Laiwang and others to inquire about it. In addition, she also used her own house to buy a shop. After comparing the two, she understood. point.After a few times, I heard Mrs. Wang's words complaining about my thoughts that day, and I became more and more impatient, and told Jia Lian about it. Jia Lian also understood, but it still involved her own "good things" Knowing that a turmoil is inevitable, I would rather speak for the manager.

Sister Feng wanted to put it aside, but she couldn't stand Mrs. Wang's anxiety. After asking Jia Lian, she realized that it was time to work hard outside and was waiting for the money.She thought about it for a while, anyway, there are a few shops with good locations in the ground, and if no one buys them, it is better to buy them by herself.After making up his mind, he asked Laiwang to hire someone else to search for it, but he didn't know that the owner's house didn't sell it.Sister Feng sneered endlessly, this decent owner's house is waiting for money, and the way things are going is that it can't be sold, so I found someone else to buy it, but said that the owner's house is not for sale, but I really don't know who is the owner.

Today, when I was discussing with some of the stewards' daughters-in-law at Mrs. Wang's place, I said, "Our shops have already placed orders with middlemen, but they said that no one came to see them. If you want to set up a few more shops in Beijing, how about letting them go and have a look?"

Mrs. Wang heard that it was from He Sheng Dao, so she kept silent, and Lai everyone said: "I said a few days ago that someone has already asked about it. If you want to do this, you have to withdraw the list from the middleman first." It’s better to ask someone else to look at it, otherwise the rules will be broken and it will be difficult to deal with in the future.” Mrs. Wang nodded and said: “I have checked carefully in the past few days, and no one has asked about it, so I withdrew the list and let He Sheng say It’s good to go and have a look.”

After saying this, it took only three to five days, and all those shops got buyers, but the one who went out for 6000 silver at the beginning, returned only [-] or [-].Sister Feng held several land deeds and house deeds in her hand, and said to Ping'er: "I took a corner and collected more than half of the shop and land. Even the money of the middlemen on several floors is only more than [-] taels in it. I really don't know what the rest of the money is. Where did it come from?"

Ping'er sneered and said, "Which hand did he get it from? Didn't he take it out of the mansion?" Sister Feng collected the stack of deeds neatly, handed it to Ping'er and said, "Go to the small library and look for it." A safe place." Ping'er knew that these matters were of great importance, so he went in to find a place to store them by himself without taking anyone else with him, and came out with a few woolen clothes.

Sister Feng looked at it and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law was really scared by the snow last year. These days, she is busy drying clothes in the yard. She even distributed winter clothes to the women and girls in her yard."

Ping'er paid attention to what he heard, and started to clean up the next day, but he paid off by being careful.After hearing this, he asked, "Why did Grandma give out winter clothes?"

Sister Feng took the teacup, and smiled lightly on her face: "I'm afraid this sister-in-law has received too many presents, and there is no place to spend them. Lixiangyuan is holding two monthly money in the open, and it may only be a little more in her yard." Quite a lot. Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou are so many that we wear big woolen clothes. The Suyun Biyue in front of the sister-in-law is not bright, and they are all first-class good materials. Even those women who do rough work, a Every month, you can get a reward of several silver coins. It’s just that everyone is just like the elder sister-in-law, making a fortune in silence.”

Ping'er laughed after hearing this, and said: "Grandma's words are true. I haven't heard anything new about Grandma's yard on weekdays. How come these mothers have changed their sex in Grandma's yard? You can see people eating wine and bragging elsewhere!"

Sister Feng's phoenix eyes curved, and said: "What do you know! Who were the people who were assigned to that yard at the beginning. Anyone with a little strength will escape there. During the years of guarding the system, what did you say? Some people came to Zhou Rui's house and wanted to change to see the corner gate. Now that they have benefited, how can they say it? I'm afraid someone else will miss it and want to change them out!"

Ping'er thought for a while, and said: "Except for someone saying something when I was a little girl a few years ago, no one has really found this way, but there are many people who want to go to Lixiangyuan." Sister Feng laughed: "So I said It’s muffled to get rich.” Ping’er laughed and said, “Grandma isn’t getting rich now, too?”

Sister Feng smiled lightly and said, "I'm not getting rich. I'm exhausted and have to pay for my reputation. I'm not like a sister-in-law who doesn't worry about anything all day long, but there are people delivering things in carts!" Going back to the scene when Aunt Xue and Baochai were talking at Mrs. Wang's place, she was about to talk to Ping'er when Jia Lian came back outside, so she stopped talking and changed the conversation.