The Double Soul of Red Mansions

Jia's mother had a very clear account of the interest rate money. Wang Xifeng has always been influenced by Mrs. Wang, and Jia's mother knew about it.It should be more accurate to say that Jia's mother also watched and let Mrs. Wang act with a cold eye.Regarding the future of Jia's mansion, Jia's mother has always been optimistic about the second room. Although Wang Xifeng is in charge of the house now, she is a bit clever, but Jia's mother knows that as long as Baoyu gets married in the future, it will only be a matter of saying that the housekeeper's power will be taken back.

After Baoyu left, all the maids outside the house came in to serve. Mother Jia looked at Amber's red eyes, recalled Jia Baoyu's changes now, and sighed silently.Ever since the psychic gem disappeared, Jia Baoyu's changes have always made Jia's mother sigh.

"Go and call Second Mistress over here." Mother Jia said to the servant girl in the house.The big maid who had been waiting to do her bidding hastily arranged for a second-class maid who ran errands to find Wang Xifeng.When the maids arrived, someone was carrying water from Wang Xifeng's room. Ping'er, who usually served close by, had bright eyes, and when she saw that it was someone from Jiamu's yard, she rushed forward to greet her warmly.

"The old ancestor is looking for our grandma?" Ping'er understood the purpose of coming, smiled and stuffed a purse for the little maid and asked, "Does my sister know what it is?"

This is the difference between the big maid and the other maids. She inquired about the things she had to face for her master at the first time, and then the master would not be in a hurry.Just like Zijuan beside Daiyu, she always considers Daiyu comprehensively.

The little maid put a smile on her face as she put away the purse, and said in a low voice: "Sister Ping'er, I really don't know what this is about."

As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Ping'er scolded Little Hoof secretly, and did not do anything after taking his own things.But this servant girl is also a sensible person, knowing that she has to speak more or less plainly when she takes money from others, so she said: "This matter, I guess it should not be very good. Sister Ping'er asked Second Mistress to be the last Well, I was prepared. When Baoyu came back from the outside, his face was ugly and scary. He even scolded sister Hu Po. He also sent us all to the outside room. As soon as he left, the old ancestor asked me to invite two Granny."

Ping'er's heart skipped a beat, thinking of Jia Baoyu whose temperament had changed drastically, for a moment he really couldn't figure out why he had trouble with Second Mistress.He could only smile and say to the little maid: "You go and answer first, I will enter the house to greet the second mistress, and I will come to greet the ancestor later."

The little maid smiled and said goodbye to Ping'er, so she went to return to Jia's mother.And Ping'er went into Wang Xifeng's room.

Seeing Ping'er come in, Jia Lian asked with a smile on his face, "I heard you talking outside just now, what is the old ancestor looking for with Second Mistress?"

Wang Xifeng smiled and sat aside, let the maids make up her hair and waited for Ping'er's reply. Ping'er looked at Wang Xifeng who was in a particularly good mood today, and secretly prayed that nothing bad would happen later, but in front of Jia Lian, his face Nothing showed up.The two of them kept a lot of things from Jia Lian, and Ping'er really didn't feel any burden in doing so.

"I didn't say what it was, I just said that my ancestor sent someone to invite me." Ping'er smiled and said back to Jia Lian, "I reckon it might be to ask the second grandma to talk to her."

After Wang Xifeng finished dressing, she stood up and said to Jia Lian: "If you have something to do, go and do your work. The old ancestor can't be neglected, so I'll go right away."

The flush on Wang Xifeng's face hadn't subsided yet, but now such a smile made Jia Lian's heart itch.But Jia Lian also knew that Wang Xifeng had to go to Jia's mother at this time, so he smiled and controlled the charm in his heart, flirted with Wang Xifeng and walked out of Wang Xifeng's yard.

After Jia Lian left, Wang Xifeng asked Ping'er carefully, "But what's the matter?"

"Grandma, I'm always uneasy about this matter. Just now when Baoyu returned to the mansion, he talked to the ancestor alone for a long time. As soon as he left, the ancestor asked someone to invite you. And I heard from the maid that the relationship between the two His complexion is not good." Ping'er said truthfully.

"Baoyu came back from outside?" Wang Xifeng wondered what Baoyu meant, but she still didn't think of Li Ziqian.It cannot be said that Wang Xifeng is bold, it can only be said that Wang Xifeng is too ignorant.Ever since she took charge of the affairs of Jia's mansion, although Wang Xifeng made some money occasionally, more often than not, she still had to put a dowry in it.And since Mrs. Wang tactfully mentioned her, her life has gradually improved, and her income has even increased.This profit is not a big deal in Wang Xifeng's eyes. Nowadays, many families do this, just like the Wang family, they also do it secretly.Wang Xifeng thinks that this matter is not a big deal.So she really didn't think about it for a while.

"Yes, Grandma. What do you think Baoyu is doing?" Ping'er sighed, "I'm really not used to Baoyu's character now."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "You will know when you go, left and right are just a matter of the mansion. Let's go, don't keep the old ancestor waiting." Ping'er nodded, and brought a purple-red cloak to Wang Xifeng. On the way, the master and the servant walked to Jiamu's yard.Today, Mother Jia was in a bad mood, and the maids in her yard did not dare to be presumptuous, and waited on them carefully. When Wang Xifeng came in, the room was quiet, and the bustle of the past was completely gone.

"Except for Ping'er, everyone else should go out." Mother Jia waved all the maids in the house to go down. Mother Jia only planned to beat Wang Xifeng for this matter, and now this family still needs Wang Xifeng to take care of. The power in Wang Xifeng's hands was taken away.So Mother Jia is not going to shame Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Mu's battle, and felt a little nervous.But he still pretended to be calm and smiled at Jiamu: "The old ancestor wants to whisper to me."

Mother Jia didn't even raise her eyebrows when she heard the words, she followed Wang Xifeng to be a good boy.Wang Xifeng saw that Jia's mother didn't respond, but she was a little at a loss.Only Ping'er was the only maid in the room, so Mother Jia no longer needed to be silent, she looked at Wang Xifeng and Ping'er angrily said, "Kneel down."

Wang Xifeng and Heping'er seldom saw Jia's mother so angry, and they both knelt on the ground at the same time. Wang Xifeng looked at Jia's mother and secretly felt bad, wondering if she had done something recently to make Jia's mother angry , I was "reflecting" here, when I heard Mother Jia reprimanded in a cold voice: "You are confused, look at what you have done! This is all embarrassing to the mansion."

Wang Xifeng didn't understand what Jia's mother said, and her first reaction was that she used Lin Hai's name to make a lot of money among the students some time ago.It's just that Wang Xifeng is not stupid, and she won't just call herself out just because of Jia's mother's few words.Wang Xifeng knelt on the ground, lowered her head and said: "Please tell the ancestors what Feng'er did not do well, so as to make you angry."

Mother Jia expected Wang Xifeng's reaction, and she was not angry with Wang Xifeng's attitude, "You broke the law, do you know?"

Wang Xifeng was startled when he heard the words, raised his head and looked at Jiamu in disbelief, and said, "Old ancestor, I work hard in this mansion and dare not make a single step wrong. Wherever the law will be violated, the old ancestor must not scare me." .”

"Hmph." Mother Jia slapped the pear wood coffee table beside her, frightening Wang Xifeng's eyes flickering, and she didn't dare to look directly at Mother Jia. Mother Jia was satisfied when she saw this, and it was good to know that she was afraid, "Do you know me?" The pilgrimage prohibits profiteering? Once discovered, you will be imprisoned!"

Wang Xifeng knew what was going on, but she still didn't admit it: "Old Ancestor, what are you talking about? I've never done it before." Fearing that Mother Jia would take the opportunity to take away her power and extra income, she made up her mind not to say anything.

And Ping'er next to her didn't forget that she was Wang Xifeng's loyal servant at this time, she kowtowed to Jia Mu in a dignified manner while kneeling on the ground and said: "I hope the old lady Mingjian, my second grandma has been busy all the time. These things in the mansion have never done the things the old lady said."

"Since you don't admit it, let's do it like this and send it to the government!" Mother Jia said sternly, "What kind of family is in our mansion, whose reputation is used by others to do such criminal things, and now it's the most important thing." It’s best to hand it over to the government to deal with it strictly, and then I will be locked up for a few years or exiled in order to return my family’s innocence.”

Wang Xifeng is illiterate, and her best ability is to say auspicious words to manage the increasingly shapeless Jia's house.For the larger world, she is really relatively ignorant.This was shocked by Mother Jia, and the reason just now had already turned into fear.It's just that she still has the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. After a little thought, she cried: "Old Ancestor, I know I was wrong. This is my fault, but Ancestor, I did this for our family. Don't you know , It’s only when I become a family that I know it’s not easy. There are so many mouths in the house, and they all depend on me to manage. The ancestors don’t know, all these years, for the house, my dowry has been pasted in. It’s better.. ...."

Mother Jia didn't pay attention to what Wang Xifeng said later, and now her mind is full of what Wang Xifeng said about posting the dowry.Jia's mother never thought that Jia's family would reach the stage of making ends meet.

"Is what you said true?" Jia Mu said.

"Old ancestor Mingjian, I don't dare to tell a lie. The income of the men in the mansion is controlled by themselves, and the salary of Xijue is only that for a year. In addition, Zhuangzi, our mansion is only tens of thousands of taels a year, but the expenses , the monthly expenses of servants alone are thousands of taels, which is not counted as food and clothing." What Wang Xifeng said is the truth, Jia's mansion is no longer what it used to be, and the people in the mansion are still addicted to the glory of the past Here, this life is only more extravagant than before.It is impossible to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, so we can only sit and eat year after year.

Coupled with the fact that people in Jia's mansion still like to save face, there are only more servants than the other eight princes.Over time, it is common to make ends meet.

Mother Jia was shocked. She has always had her own private treasury and dowry, and she manages those villages and shops well, so Mother Jia has never been short of money.Hearing Wang Xifeng's words at first, he still couldn't react.

"Go and get the ledger!" Mother Jia said after recovering.At this time, she can't care about any profit and money. What she cares about is the financial situation of the mansion.