Zhan Guang and Shan Pinren came out of Jia Zheng's office and saw Baoyu leading a group of boys back from outside. The two men immediately caught up with a smile, one hugged the waist, the other held hands, and both said: "My
Brother Bodhisattva! I said I had a good dream, and it turns out that I got to meet you today." After saying this, he said hello and said hello, chatting for a long time, and finally told Baoyu:
"The master said to me that I feel very good. I am taking a nap in Mengpozhai's small study at the moment. Don't worry, brother, I won't ask you to come over."
Baoyu was also smiling when he saw Lai Da coming out with Wu Xindeng, the chief of the bank warehouse, Dai Liang, the leader of the warehouse, and Qian Hua, the comprador leader.
Lai Da caught up and smiled at Baoyu:
"I saw the Dou Fang written by the Second Master somewhere before me. The handwriting is getting better and better. How soon or later will you give us some stickers?
Nowadays, it is praised everywhere, and I don’t know how many people are still looking for it with us. It is said that the second master’s words are posted on it, and the walls are even more glorious.”
Baoyu was delighted when he heard this and said with a smile: "It's not worth anything. Just tell me about it, my little ones, I'll just write it to you when I have time."
While talking, Baoyu went in, but Lai Da took the opportunity to wink at Zhan Guang.
Zhan Guang suddenly said:
"Oh, oh, oh, my stomach suddenly hurts. If Brother Shan doesn't go back first, I have to go to the toilet."
Lai Da took the opportunity and said:
"Since Mr. Zhan wants to go to the toilet, you might as well come with me. You can't find a toilet at this gate."
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Zhan Guang and Lai Da were biting their ears in a corner corridor of Jia's Mansion.
Zhan Guang whispered:
"Lao Lao, you have to work harder on the matter in that shop. I've just persuaded Mr. Zheng. Since he won't stop it, the only one left is Mr. Zhen."
Lai Da Dao:
"These shops are the most profitable, and I am anxious to get them. Why don't I work harder?
For the remaining few shops, it would be good if they can keep even without losing money, so just leave them to them.
In order to be able to fish smoothly, I have been trying my best to stir up trouble in the house these days. Now the old lady has fallen out with my wife, concubine, and Miss Xue. I will find someone to make trouble tonight."
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Over there, Mrs. Wang came out of Wang Xifeng's courtyard angrily. She was so angry that she simply let the little girl lead the way and went straight to Lixiangyuan where Aunt Xue lived.
As soon as he entered the door of Lixiangyuan, he met Baochai and Ying'er who were going to inspect every part of the room. Aunt Xue was following behind and said:
"It's still a little hot right now, and you are born with heat poison in your body. Ask Ying'er to fan yourself more often, and ask my mother-in-law to sprinkle water on you before you go over. You must not get a heat stroke." p>
Mrs. Wang listened to it all, and she became more and more fond of it. She took Baochai's hand and called "my son" and "my flesh" repeatedly:
"I've worked hard for you now, but apart from you, I can't rely on anyone else in this house."
Baochai smiled solemnly and said:
"My aunt is right. They are all our relatives. Since Feng Yatou is ill and can't take care of things now, we have no reason not to help."
Mrs. Wang rubbed Baochai's hand and said:
"Good boy, it's rare that you are sensible and considerate, which makes me feel much better.
Since you are going to inspect every place in the room, go ahead and don’t delay coming back for dinner. You must also know how to take care of yourself when doing things. Others are as confused as a little girl.”
Seeing Baochai taking Ying'er to Shi Shiran, Mrs. Wang told Aunt Xue that today Jia Zheng wanted to borrow money from Aunt Xue, but she immediately refused:
"Who is our master? How did he come up with such a bad idea?
Sure enough, when I pressed him, he said it was the elder’s idea. Think about it, the elder is a jerk, how could he have the brains to come up with such an evil idea?
I counted on my fingers and knew that Feng Yatou was behind it.
Her mentality, calculating that others are still rich, and using it to fight with me? It blinds her! Her skills were taught by me!"
Aunt Xue frowned and said:
"This method is cruel enough. Isn't it something that makes us, mother and daughter, suffer from both ends here?"
Mrs. Wang sneered:
"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, she won't be able to cause any trouble!
Tou Qianer, I asked Lai Wanger to defraud her of the usury money she put outside, just to teach her a lesson. After all, if we divorce her, our Wang family will not look good.
Who would have thought that she didn't know what was wrong and dared to plot against me? Don't blame me for being ruthless and unjust."
Aunt Xue waved her hand and said:
"It doesn't have to be so troublesome.
You also said that even if you have been in charge for three years, you will dislike her. In the past few years, apart from making the old lady happy, no one from top to bottom has said anything good about her. Even her serious father-in-law and mother-in-law have disliked her.
The reason why she was so prominent before was just because the wife asked her to take care of the house. Since she started to take care of the house, look, miss, who else in the house looks at her seriously? I heard that even Aunt Zhao went to her room.
She had no trouble at all.
She is the wife's pawn. Without the power given to her by the wife, she is nothing. If she can't figure this out, then she is really confused. She can't blame others for her misfortune.
I still feel that fighting with her is a waste of time. It is better to settle the matter of Baochai and Baoyu quickly."
Mrs. Wang sighed:
"Why don't I think so? Speaking of this, it's also the reason why I hate Sister Feng.
She had previously wholeheartedly followed the old lady's wishes and wanted to bring Baoyu and the girl from the Lin family together.
I asked her to suppress Lian Er and send the girl from the Lin family back to the Lin family, but why did that bastard Lian Er bring that girl back again?
And Lin Ruhai is not dead, so the old lady is even more planning to let Baoyu marry a girl from the Lin family. In this matter, the empress must take the initiative. How dare the old lady resist?"
Seeing Aunt Xue nodding her head, Mrs. Wang said again:
"I went into the palace on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year last month, and the empress said that now that she was the minister of Fengzao Palace, the expenses were getting bigger and bigger, so she asked me to think of ways to help her more.
I have already sent all my body in, but it is not enough. Fortunately, the son-in-law of Zhou Rui's family, Leng Zixing, is an antique dealer. I took a few dowries and sold them for two thousand silver, and then I rushed to send twenty-six pieces of silver in.
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Aunt Xue immediately "knew the elegant meaning after hearing the song", opened the box and searched for a while, and then took out two thousand taels of silver notes and handed it to Mrs. Wang:
"It is not easy for the Queen to be alone in the palace. As a family, we should also contribute to the Queen."
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In the evening, Baochai came back and Aunt Xue talked about this matter with her. Baochai said unhappily:
"How many times is this already? Our money doesn't come from the strong wind, so we let her ask for it again and again?"
Aunt Xue said helplessly:
"At this point, we have given it a few times. Is it possible that we should give up now? Then we will suffer a big loss.
In fact, your aunt is not bad to you. In order to keep this position for you, she offended her eldest daughter-in-law.
Think about it, Grandma Zhu gave birth to the eldest grandson of the second wife of the Jia family, but she has been a widow since she was young, but your aunt has ignored her and looked for her when she found an opportunity. Isn't it because your aunt despises her?<
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Your aunt said that her family must be of the blood of our Wang family."
When Baochai heard this, he sneered:
"She has these thoughts, so she might as well teach her precious son a lesson. Today I saw him chasing Qingwen in Brother Lian's room to eat the rouge on his lips."