The scenery on the balcony is in advance: who wouldn't abuse a scum? Li's mother hurriedly said: "It's delayed, and it's still early for dinner. You don't know, he is a dog who can't hide two taels of butter. It’s because I got something cheap today that I came home early to show off to me.”

In a thrift store, what kind of business is worth making the shopkeeper feel that he has got a big deal, this point Pearl knows it, it must be about the furniture in his shop.It's just that the goods have been sold, and there is no reason to find a later account, so she just listened to it as a joke.He politely sent the three members of the Li family out of the yard before putting them together with the servants.

Not to mention how the pearls were cleaned up, but Father Li snorted as soon as he got home: "You have a wife's mouth, next time you don't have someone to guard the door, don't go out."

Li's mother was suddenly scolded by her husband, and she couldn't figure it out for a while: "I just went to sit at the new neighbor's house and didn't say anything. Why are you in a hurry with me? Are you really hungry?" People give Li's father to eat.

Father Li stopped her: "Do you know why I came back early today?"

Li's mother shook her head, even Li Sen sat down and listened to his father.I heard Father Li say: "The furniture in the main room of that girl's house you saw just now came from our shop."

Li's mother was just stunned: "Just now I asked Miss Hua the price of those things, and she said that she bought them too expensive. What should I do? It's strange that the people who followed her turned green when they heard me say that they bought them too expensive." .”

Li Sen suddenly asked his father: "How much money did father collect for the furniture in that hall, and how much money did he sell to Hua girl?"

Father Li only thought that his son hadn't been to the store for the past two days, and he was worried about the business in the store.Some proudly said: "It's a coincidence that the furniture was delivered to the shop yesterday afternoon. They said that it would be inconvenient for the whole family to return home. I think the wood is only locust wood, but the workmanship is very good." It’s very fine. I’ll take it for two taels of silver.”

Li's mother clapped her hands: "I don't think it's such a good deal. It's worth two taels of silver overnight. This kind of business doesn't need to be too much every month, just once or twice is enough."

Father Li curled his lips: "It's so easy, the money is all yours. You don't know, the people that the girl is leading are knowledgeable, but unfortunately they are not really people who are dedicated to the Lord. Before leaving, they still look for me Gestures, I think I have to go to the shop again when it is too late, and I want to charge a tap."

Li's mother became more and more disbelieving, and only thought that the old man wanted to save a private house from it: "That's someone who was brought by the girl herself, how can she cheat her master for you? If that's the case, then Miss Hua can't trust him like that."

Father Li just mocked: "That's why these servants are the worst. He pretended to bargain with me, from ten taels of silver to four taels of five, and the girl saw that the price was more than half, how could she not believe him?"

Mother Li didn't know whether to say that her old man can do business, or to sympathize with that girl.He only asked on the side: "I think the servant didn't dare to go to the shop when he saw that we are neighbors. It's just that he shouldn't take her money."

But Li's father didn't care: "Favours belong to favors, and business belongs to business. The big deal is that she really moves here in the future, so let's congratulate her more generously on her housewarming. Senzi, Senzi?" Only then did he realize that his son didn't know when is no longer in the house.

Li Sen had already been taken aback by what his father said, and only thought that he should tell Miss Hua about the servant, so as not to be fooled by this naughty thief next time.But the matter of my father making money was involved in the middle, and I didn't know how to speak.

At this time, Pearl was giving a handful of money to the servant: "Look where there are ready-made food for sale, buy some and let's have lunch at noon."

The servant was already frightened by the appearance of the Li family, and he dared not handle money matters: "Why don't you go out and buy some by yourself, the little one doesn't know what the girl likes to use. Besides, there are still two things that haven't been sent over." , the little one is still waiting at home."

Pearl only said: "You are more familiar with this place than I am. I don't know where there is anything for sale. You bought it earlier, and we packed it up earlier. We have to go back."

The servant had no choice but to accept the money, and asked Pearl what she wanted to eat.Pearl only told him that it is good now.He also remembered that Li's family brought tea over just now, and at least he had to return the gift, so he gave extra money and asked the servant to make two more gifts.

After the servant left, Pearl stopped putting on airs and leaned on the chair to refresh herself.She didn't want someone to knock on the gate of the courtyard after a while, but Pearl couldn't help it, so she had to get up and answer the door by herself.She couldn't help thinking in her heart, when she really left the mansion, would she buy one or two servants to serve her like Qiao Yun did.I was amused by my own thoughts again, I don't know how long I can stay here, and I still think about the servants forming a group.

So when she opened the door, Pearl had a smile on her face.It became more and more clear that her skin was white and her face was moist, and she added a bit of radiance, which made people feel amiable.Li Sen who knocked on the door was inevitably dumbfounded.It's not that he is a person who has never seen the world, he also welcomes and sees them off in the shop, but how can the demeanor of those people compare with the pearls cultivated by the Rongguo Mansion, he is secretly thinking about it.

Seeing that it was Li Sen, Pearl was also taken aback, wondering if he came here to beg for tea sets.He even laughed before saying anything: "I'm really sorry, we should have sent the tea set back to Mr. Li first, but the servant went out to buy things, it's not a while, so don't blame him."

Hearing that the servant went shopping, Li Sen was overjoyed: "I came here because I have something to say to the girl. It would be great if that man went shopping."

Pearl was stunned when she heard Li Sen's words - if this is the case, it is too easy to cause ambiguity.Li Sen also felt that what he had said was inappropriate, and he was afraid that the servant would come back too soon and he would not be able to remind the girl in time. He didn't know how the girl would be deceived by him next time, so he hurriedly took out a coin from his pocket:

"This is twenty-five cents of silver. Give it back to the girl." Li Sen handed over the silver.

How did Pearl take money from a stranger for no reason? She took a step back: "Where did Mr. Li say that?"

Li Sen said: "My father bought the girl's furniture for only two taels of silver. At that time, he didn't know that the girl was a neighbor in the alley, so he overcharged the girl."

It turned out to be the case.It's also because Zhuzhu didn't know the market conditions of this dynasty, and just looked at the solid wood furniture, and thought it should be worth some money.But I forgot that in this era, there is no furniture that is not solid wood.Coupled with the low labor cost, it is really not worth much to see a lot of furniture in a room, let alone old ones.

It's just that the goods have already been sold, and it was your wish at the time. Pearl just wanted to pay attention to herself next time, but she still refused to accept the money: "My son is serious. What your family does is business, so buying low and selling high is naturally It is a matter of course, and there is no reason to say that you should help in vain just to be a neighbor."

The words left Li Sen speechless, and he felt that the girl was sensible.The more he couldn't let her suffer, seeing that the servant was nowhere to be seen, he said: "The man that the girl followed, it's better not to go out with him in the future."

Just now Pearl was already suspicious, but this time when Li Sen said it, he understood more than ten percent, but he was still very grateful to the person in front of him: he is doing business, he thinks you are a neighbor and doesn’t want to make more money from you, and he wants to It would be kind to remind you that servants are unreliable.

So she solemnly thanked Li Sen for his reminder.But that silver is absolutely unacceptable.Li Sen had no choice but to put away his private money and hurried back to his home.He consciously did it secretly, but he didn't want to, but it all fell into the eyes of his old mother.

"Senzi, did you go to find that flower girl just now?" Mother Li came to her son's room and asked straight to the point.

Li Sen blushed, "Mother."

Mother Li just nodded at him: "Do you have a crush on that girl?"

Facing his old mother, Li Sen still dared to say: "I think that girl is capable, and she can set up a property by herself at a young age. Besides, she is not so frivolous in her actions, and her words are also reasonable. "

This matter has not yet been settled, and his son praised him like this, which made Li's mother feel a little sour.But the son is not young anymore, that girl seems to have one in her hand, it would be a pity to miss it.So she said: "It's a pity that the girl is a servant in the Rongguo Mansion. We also know one or two stewards in their mansion. I heard that no one in the mansion wants to redeem themselves."

This is really a problem.Li Sen thought for a while and asked his mother: "Mother said that our family also knows the steward in the Rongguo Mansion?"

His mother sighed: "Even if we know each other, it's just that we talk nicely outside, I'm afraid we won't be able to stand up in the mansion. But such a person, we look like people outside the sky, and behave It’s not something people like us can compare to.”

It turns out that many ordinary families in Beijing are not ashamed to marry maidservants from rich families.The maidservants from everyone like Gain are well-informed, often have savings in their hands, and have some affection with the original owner, so the old owner can take care of them a little bit.So Li's mother thought that her heart was very hot, and she secretly hated that there was no way to make an agreement with the girl immediately.

While hesitating, someone called at the door: "Is Aunt Li at home?"

At this time, Mother Li had already opened the door for Pearl, and she saw the girl carrying his tea set in her hand, and the servant followed behind, holding four-color gifts.Pearl smiled and said: "I came to the house twice, and I bothered Aunt Li both times. I'm really sorry, and I hope Aunt Li don't dislike a few snacks."

Li's mother only felt that Zhenzhu acted generously, and the more she looked at her, the more she loved her, and she kept saying: "It's just a few words, the girl is too polite."

Pearl didn't know what the Li family's mother and son were thinking, so she just said, "Last time, my aunt reminded me to visit the chief security officer's house. It's just that I was too busy that day, so I asked my aunt to tell me where the chief security officer's house is. , I should pay a visit today."

Seeing that Pearl took her words to heart, Li's mother felt that her face was brighter, and she thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for you to come to the door alone, so let me go this trip with you." No matter what happened to Pearl Decline, just go out with Pearl.

After Zhenzhu paid a visit to the security chief and resigned from Li's mother, she took Qiaoyun's servants back to her home.There was no one around, so she only whispered to Qiao Yun: "This person in your family, it's better not to let him go out to do errands."

Qiaoyun's family all started their careers in the Rongguo Mansion, and they are well aware of these things. Hearing what Pearl said, he will take care of it without mentioning it.

After this time, Zhenzhu didn't show up in Taolin Hutong again for two or three months.There is no other reason, but one thing that is different from the original book: Yingchun actually made an engagement with the concubine of the Duke of Zhen's mansion.One thing is the same as the original book: Grandma Xiaorong in Ningguo Mansion is gone.

Just like the original book, Qin Keqing's funeral was so beautiful that even the servants in the Rongguo Mansion were busy with their backs. Even the girl from the inner house like Zhu Zhen went to the mansion several times with her own girl to offer sacrifices.

Pearl pays attention to seeing the Fourth Girl's actions in Ning Mansion, only to realize that she really thinks she is from Rongguo Mansion.Every day, I walk and rest with my sisters, and I don't want to do more things or say more words.That grandma You didn't take care of her sister-in-law specifically, what kind of conversation did she do, and she didn't care about Yingchun Tanchun, nor did she treat Xichun.

Pearl’s perception of Qin Keqing is similar to that of other characters in the original book—she always ignores people who are of no use to her redemption, such as Jia Baoyu who should be her master in the original book, and Xue Baochai who treats her differently in the original book .So besides burning papers and offering incense with her girl, she felt that she was completing her daily work.

But Xichun shouldn't be like this: that's her niece and daughter-in-law, and she's also the lady of Ningguo Mansion.Pearl thinks that both Xichun and Ningguo Mansion have a problem with their attitudes, but they don't get to the bottom of it, as they have nothing to do with her redemption.

Apart from her own redemption, what worries Pearl now is Daiyu who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River.But although Daiyu treated her well, she was not her master. She couldn't always ask the second girl for news about Daiyu, and the second girl might not know as much as she did in the circle of servants.

That day Pearl heard Yuanyang talking about it, and Second Master Lian had already sent someone back to say that he would be able to disembark in Tongzhou the next day.Pearl's heart tightened, thinking that Daiyu would come back this time without parents, and still have a lot of money in her hands.I don't know if the words I said to Xueyan before leaving will be effective, and whether Lin Ruhai will make arrangements for Daiyu's future life.

When Daiyu really returned to Rongguo Mansion again, Pearl knew that her hard work was not in vain.Because on the second day after Daiyu came back, Xueyan had already come to look for Pearl.

Pearl pulled Xueyan to sit down, and then asked: "Miss Lin just came back and is tidying up the house. You are not busy in the house, why are you still here. Our days are still long, so there is nothing to say."

Xueyan smiled a little, and said to her: "If it was someone else, I would naturally be able to stay in the evening for a day or two, but it's different here, and the girl asked me to come earlier to thank you."

Pearl shook her head and said, "Miss Lin is too heretic."

Xueyan put the small box in her hand on the small kang table between the two of them: "It's not an outsider, not only our girl, but also our master, who is also grateful to my sister. These things were specially prepared by our master before he left. Confession, it must be handed over to you."

Pearl opened the box and saw a few pieces of paper inside, with the words 100 taels written on it.Xueyan said: "This is a bank note payable at sight by Datong Bank, please accept it, sister."

"How can this be?" Pearl hurriedly pushed the box towards Xueyan: "I haven't done anything, it's just a matter of talking with Miss Lin sometimes."

Xueyan shook her head, and pushed the box towards Pearl again: "It's not because you talked with the girl, but because of what you said to me when we went back to the south. After I went back that day, I found a place , and told the master about the girl's stay in the mansion. At that time, the master sent people to Beijing again, and later he didn't know what he said to the girl. The girl cried for a few days before slowly recovering."

"Then what arrangements does Uncle Lin have for Miss Lin in the future?" Pearl asked.

The smile on Xueyan's face became more at this time: "Yes. Just over half a month before the master left, Mr. Li, the left servant of the household department in Beijing, brought his young master to the house. The next day, The master made an engagement between the girl and Mr. Li."

Pearl's mouth was so shocked that she couldn't close it: "Miss Lin is engaged?"

Xueyan nodded affirmatively: "Not only is it engaged, but our master has already prepared the dowry for the girl. In addition, our master has sold all the property of the family, and he has also entered the will, and will put half of the family property on Hand it over to the state treasury. The other half was handed over to the Lin family clan, 5 taels, and the rest, in addition to the girl’s dowry, had to be handed over to the old lady for 20 taels as throwaway expenses before the girl got married.”

"The girl has already handed over the money to the old lady? Did Second Master Lian know when Young Master Lin sold his property? Did Second Master Lian know about Miss Lin's engagement?"

After hearing Pearl's question, Xueyan sighed: "No wonder the girl told me to come to you first. You are the only one who really misses our girl. The second master Lian has been paying attention to our family's property since he went to Yangzhou. If it weren't for the fact that Second Master Lian was too obvious, the master would not have believed what I said to the master immediately, and immediately sent someone to Beijing to inquire about the situation."

This second master Lian, really, how could he not treat himself as an outsider?Lin Ruhai, at any rate, is a second-rank official, can't tell which ones really want to help, and which ones are coveting his family's property?

It seems that Lin Ruhai sent people to Beijing at that time, not only to inquire about the situation of Rongguo Mansion, but also to contact his old friends.Only the Zuo Shilang of the household department took his son to Yangzhou in such a timely manner, and even made an appointment directly.

After thinking about it, Pearl still spoke out her thoughts: "The money given to the old lady can't be delayed for too long. It's better to finish the meal today or tomorrow, and the first wife and the second wife didn't go back to eat." At that time, I gave the silver to the old lady in front of everyone."

Xueyan was a little puzzled: "I'm afraid the old lady won't be happy if I give you money with white eyebrows and red eyes."

Pearl tapped Xueyan's forehead, and now she knew why Qiaoyun always liked to tap her forehead, and when she tapped other people's foreheads, she really had the feeling that her IQ was far superior to others.After ordering, she told Xueyan the reason:

"You know the people in this mansion. They have always praised the high and trampled the low, and their favorite is to chew their tongues. When that Miss Xue first entered the mansion, many people compared Miss Lin with her. It was because of others. For the sake of the Xue family's money? This time, Mrs. Lin is gone, but the girl has to observe filial piety before she can get married, and she will live in this mansion for a few years. In order to stop the mouth of the kicker, I have to hand over the money face to face .”

Xueyan suddenly realized: "Fortunately, I came to see you today, or because of our girl's reluctance to talk about money, I really have to quietly give the money to the old lady."

"The old lady should know about the girl's engagement, right?" There was no need to mention the matter of Yinzi, Pearl was concerned about another matter.

Xueyan nodded: "Our master wrote a letter to the old lady before he left, and it should have been mentioned in the letter. Or why the old lady will send Second Mistress Lian to tidy up the yard for her when our girl comes back this time. "

This old lady really hurts her ears and eyes when she gets on the sedan chair.The last time Daiyu came to the mansion, she didn't clean up the house alone.Now that Daiyu is entering the mansion again, and it is the period of her filial piety, she still hasn't prepared a house for her in advance.Fortunately, Lin Ruhai wrote her a letter this time, otherwise this old lady could do something that would ruin Daiyu's reputation.

Thinking of Pearl like this really frightened me, if the old lady really wanted to do something, Daiyu really had no power to fight back under the low eaves.

Seeing that her complexion was not good, Xueyan hurriedly asked: "My dear sister, what's wrong?"

Pearl said to Xueyan with a serious face: "Xueyan, no matter what time in the future, you will try to stay away from the girl's side as much as possible. During the New Year's Eve, you must remind the girl to prepare a gift for the Li family early. "

Xueyan just smiled: "Our master also thought of this. Apart from me, the granddaughter of our old housekeeper also came with us this time, serving the girl personally like me. And the old housekeeper is now We are tidying up our Lin family's house in Beijing. In a few days, we can come over to the mansion to say hello to the old lady."

Pearl just smiled: "It doesn't matter who took it, anyway, the eldest wife must remember the girl's good."

When Qiaoyun thought about it, it made sense.Wang Shanbao's family is the chess player's grandmother, and she will take the clothes here, and Wang Shanbao's family can only agree.If someone else takes it, maybe it will happen.The eldest wife has gained filial piety, and she is a bit more kind to the second girl, and the two can talk a few words when they meet, which is no longer the situation in the past where they just greeted each other and said yes.

"You are justified in this matter. But there is a reward for sending things to Baoyu's house, so why don't you stand out?" Qiaoyun couldn't understand.

"My sister can't think of anything." Zhu Zhen said while she was sewing, "Second Master Bao has always only loved beauty, how dare I show my face in front of him?"

Qiao Yun said with great joy, "You girl, you are usually quiet, but when you speak, you keep every sentence."

Pearl pretends to be good: "I'm not as good as a chess player in the first place."

Cha Siqi sees them talking together, and wants to hear if anyone speaks ill of him behind his back.I didn't want to hear Pearl say that I look good, but I was pleasantly surprised: "Since you said so, this year's Dragon Boat Festival, let you go back."

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