[Red House + Space] Falling Spring

Mrs. Xing came out from Jia Mu's place and went to Luochun's place, but Luochun was not in the house, and went to Tanchun's place next door.Seeing Mrs. Xing coming, Luochun's nanny Guan Nunma hurriedly sent a little girl to bring Luochun back, but was stopped by Mrs. Xing: "Forget it, don't rush to call her back, I will wait here That's enough." After speaking, he walked to a small pear table in the southwest corner by the window, picked up the paper pressed on the inkstone on the table, looked at it, and asked: "Is this the girl's recent writing? "

Nurse Guan hurriedly nodded in agreement.Mrs. Xing sat down on the armchair in front of the table, held the paper carefully for a while before putting it down, and then asked Nanny Guan about Luochun's diet and daily life in detail recently.Guan Nanny didn't dare to be careless, she tried her best to answer honestly.

After Mrs. Xing cared about Luochun's affairs from inside to outside, she looked at Nanny Guan who was trembling in front of her, and began to beat her routinely: "Nurse Guan, you are the nanny of the girl, and the girl has been eating you since she was a child." I grew up with a baby, and although I don’t need to take milk now, but there is such a lot of love in it, you have to be careful in your daily life. As the girl’s mother, you are considered an older person in this room, and the girl next to the girl If you can't think of it for a while, you have to think about it in advance. If there is something wrong with the girl on weekdays, you have to persuade me. If you don't listen to me, just tell me; Also feel free to talk to me; if someone in the room is naughty with the girl, you don't have to be polite, just teach me a lesson, if you have some backers behind you who can't control it, you can talk to me. You know, as long as the girl is well, you Enough."

Although Mrs. Xing would say something of the same general meaning every time after she came to visit Luochun, which sounded like a cliché, but Nanny Guan did not dare to take it lightly, she hurriedly nodded her head in agreement, assuring Mrs. Xing.People in the house said that Jiamu and Mrs. Wang loved Baoyu and treated him like a "phoenix egg", but she felt that Mrs. Xing's treatment of Luochun was no different. It will "tear" her apart.

After Mrs. Xing instructed Madam Guan, she turned her head to look at the books on the table, picked up the top travel book, and flipped through it. A page of paper between the pages fell out, and she Picking it up to look at it, he became suspicious. This piece of paper seemed to be a sketch of the house that he wanted to buy when the Xing family came to Beijing, but Luochun drew a lot of things on it. What are you going to do?

Just when Mrs. Xing was wondering, Luochun came back.Looking at the girl who was following Mrs. Xing at the door, she knew that Mrs. Xing was coming, so after Luochun entered the room, she immediately smiled and said: "When did mother come here, why didn't you send someone to call me, no I'm so tired that my mother is waiting for me here." Turning around, she blamed Madam Guan: "Mom, too, when you see mother coming, you should send someone to tell me right away..."

"Don't blame Mama Guan, I didn't let her send someone to call you." Mrs. Xing interrupted her with a smile: "It's rare that you went to play with your sisters, so I didn't let anyone disturb you. I just It’s okay to come out from the old lady’s side to see you. If you’re here, we’ll just talk together. It doesn’t matter if you’re not here. Why are we being so polite between mother and daughter.”

Luo Chun walked up to Mrs. Xing, hugged her arm, and said coquettishly: "Where is the politeness. I feel sorry for my mother waiting for nothing, and I also miss my mother. I want to stay with my mother, can't I?"

"It's strange to believe your nonsense." Mrs. Xing tapped Luochun's forehead with her free hand, and said with a smile on her face: "Did you eat honey at Sanya's place just now, this mouth is so sweet I’m really tired of this person.” Turning around, she took the sketch that she saw that fell from the page just now, and asked Luochun: “Okay, don’t try to coax me here. Tell me, you What is this for?"

Luo Chun saw the paper in Mrs. Xing's hand clearly, and said with a smile: "I was shocked, what should I do?" He reached out and took the drawing from Mrs. Xing's hand, "At that time, my mother hated the small house, It may be a bit cramped to house my uncle’s family, but you can buy it and rent it out.” Before Madam Xing could speak, she said first: “I know mother wants to say that buying a house and renting it out is not worthwhile, but mother may not have noticed this. The house is in the middle of the Examination Gong Yuan and the Imperial College, not far from these two places, so it is most suitable to buy it and rent it out to those who go to Beijing to take the exam."

"The asking price of this house is not expensive. The whole house is only 110 taels. It can be rented out with a little tidying up. I don't plan to rent out the whole house, but to rent out one by one. The tenants I face are the kind of candidates who are cash-strapped. , the monthly rent is [-] yuan, plus [-] wallets and three meals, and if you need to do laundry and room cleaning, you can add [-] yuan. Although the conditions are not good, at least it is cheaper than staying in a hotel. It is clean. There are thirteen rooms in total, seven of which are large rooms, and a partition can be added to divide them into two rooms. In this way, the cost can be recovered in about a year." Luo Chun made his plan in full swing. Talk to Mrs. Xing.

Madam Xing's eyes lit up after hearing this.Seeing her expression, Luo Chun immediately understood what she was thinking, and hurriedly said: "Mom, don't even think about it. It's not easy to come across a house like this, which is close to the Gongyuan and the Imperial College. It's not so easy to come and go. This house It's completely 'a blind cat meets a dead mouse', and even if there is one, the price is very expensive. If this house is bought normally, it will be at least four or fifty taels more expensive than the current price. According to Saori's father, this house is a It’s used to pay off gambling debts, that’s why it’s so cheap. Besides, even if there are suitable houses nearby, most people’s yards don’t have so many houses built. Calculated in this way, it is not very cost-effective. Besides, it is barely worth renting out a courtyard like this one, but it is not worth it if it is a two-, three-, or even larger house that is renovated and rented out."

Hearing what Luochun said, Mrs. Xing is nothing more than that.But she then remembered something, although Luochun has her subsidy from time to time, she also has monthly money, and recently Zhuangzi's income from farming and cooked food sales also has Luochun's share, but after all, the time is still short and there is not much income in hand, let alone Luochun is not just saving but not spending, so the house purchase is still a lot of money for Luochun, so he asked very puzzled: "This house is cheap, but it costs more than 100 taels of silver. Where did you come from?" So much money?"

When it came to the question of money, Luochun immediately turned bitter, and couldn't help complaining: "This time, I searched every corner of the house, except for the money I saved over the years. , and the New Year's money I got over the years, as well as gold and silver dumplings, and gold and silver jewelry such as gold and silver longevity locks that I got from outsiders when I was young, I melted them and replaced them with silver coins. Make up enough. If it is not enough, I think I will pawn things. Unfortunately, I am young and don't have any expensive jewelry. I barely have one or two pieces of jewelry, and they are all owned by several sisters. When it comes to festivals Everyone has to wear it, so that they dare not move."

Mrs. Xing couldn't help scolding and said: "Fortunately, you didn't move. If you did, everyone would wear it when it came out. But you didn't wear it. When the old lady asked, how would you explain it?" Then she asked again He said: "Since the money is not enough, why didn't you send someone to tell me? If there is too much, I may not be able to get it out, but I still have one or two hundred taels." Then the conversation changed, "But I didn't expect that at your age, It’s quite rich to be able to scrape together 200 taels.”

Guan Nanny was listening, and couldn't help but slander: With you watching closely, even when Luo Chun was ignorant, no one would dare to think about her property.What's more, no matter what, Mrs. Xing is the eldest wife of the mansion. With her standing behind Luochun, the people below would not dare to treat her too much no matter how high or low they were, thus saving a lot of rewards.Moreover, although Luochun is born of the stepmother, she is also a prostitute, so there are full moon, hundred days and first birthday gifts, and she has gained a lot from it.In addition, Mrs. Xing also provides subsidies from time to time, so she is definitely a "little rich woman" among the girls.

Mrs. Xing and Luo Chun were laughing and joking, and Zhou Rui's family came in through the curtain.She came in and said with a smile: "It turns out that the eldest lady is here with Miss Liu, but it was easy for me to find. Our wife asked me to show the eldest wife the list of betrothal gifts of Second Master Lian." As she spoke, she handed over a hot red gift post.

Nanny Guan took the post from Zhou Rui's family and handed it to Mrs. Xing.Mrs. Xing got it in her hand, and when she was flipping through it, Zhou Rui's family came over and said in a loud voice: "Our wife has carefully considered and drafted this list according to the rules of the house. It was our wife who married Mrs. Zhu earlier. It’s handled by one hand, and now I’m familiar with it, absolutely no problem. The eldest wife has read it, and if there is no opinion, I will take it back to our wife.”

When Mrs. Xing was watching, Luochun also came to her side and watched together. After hearing what Zhou Rui's family said, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart. What does this mean?Where did you come to consult Mrs. Xing's opinion? It's just a formality!Is Madam Xing underestimated?Is this what Mrs. Wang means?No, Mrs. Wang shouldn't be so stupid, so Zhou Rui's family made the decision without authorization?

However, Luo Chun couldn't help being angry that a servant of the second room dared to bully him like this.Before Mrs. Xing could speak, she immediately raised her eyebrows and said, "Sister-in-law Zhou, why are you so anxious? Since Second Aunt asked you to show it to my mother, it can be seen that Second Aunt still respects my mother as the elder sister-in-law in her heart. Second Aunt is making arrangements I have heard about the marriage of Big Brother Zhu, but Second Brother Lian is the eldest son of the mansion. His marriage is a big event in the mansion. There are rules to follow, so just follow the rules."

When Luochun said this to Zhou Rui's family, he stood there and dared not speak.Luo Chun raised his chin, nodded at her, and said, "Sister-in-law Zhou, you don't have to stand here, go back first. Even if you finish reading this thing, you won't be able to give your opinion in a short while. We need to discuss it after we have read the account of the grandson’s marriage in the house in the early years, so if you have something to do, go there first. After the mother reads it, if you have any comments, I will mention it when I send the list to the second aunt. .”

As Luochun's voice fell, Pinxiu came over, made a gesture of invitation to Zhou Rui's family, and said, "Ms. Zhou, I will take you out." Zhou Rui's family blushed and turned pale, and finally turned purple and went out up.

Pinxiu who sent Zhou Rui's family stopped at the door, and said to her: "Ms. Zhou, I will send you here. It's easy to go, I won't see you off." Then, without waiting for Zhou Rui's family to say anything, she reprimanded her and stood at the door The little girl guarding the door came: "How do you look at the door? Why do you become dumb? Don't you know how to squeak when someone comes? If you are like this, wouldn't any cat or dog be able to enter the girl's room? If it doesn't matter Just say it!"

The little girls were so frightened that they begged Pinxiu for mercy.Pinxiu glanced at Zhou Rui's family from the corner of her eye, and said: "For the sake of the first time, I will spare you this time, and everyone will deduct one month's monthly money, but if there is another time like this, you don't have to be on the job. Now, go home and find your old lady." After speaking, he flicked his braids, turned around, and returned to the house Shi Shi ran, leaving Zhou Rui's family behind.

Looking at Pinxiu's back, Zhou Rui's family stood there secretly trying to get angry for a long time, and finally cast a bitter look at Luochun's room, stomped their feet, and then left.Seeing Zhou Rui's family leaving, Shazhi, who was looking out of the window, couldn't help but said to Pinxiu: "Pinxiu, it seems that she has a grudge against you."

Pinxiu said nonchalantly: "If you remember the grudge, just remember the grudge. We are the elders, so what can she do even if I remember the grudge? Besides, do you think that even if I didn't do that just now, it would be fine? What Miss Shan said If the wife is beaten in the face, the girl will also lose face. We follow the girl, and the girl loses face. Do we have face? "

Shazhi nodded and said, "That's right, but the girl must stand up." Although they are slaves, they also hope to be with a proud master instead of a wimpy one.Although they don't quite understand the truth of humiliating the minister to death, they also know that as the people around Luochun, their honor and disgrace are all tied to Luochun.