Yuanyang saw that Jia Mu had discovered it, so she no longer hid it, "The old lady is still very discerning. My little ability is still far behind the old lady."
Jia Mu then nodded with a smile on her face, "Tell me, what do you think?"
Yuanyang organized his words and then said: "I think Miss Bao hides her foolishness and clumsiness, is gentle and honest, is open-minded and generous, yet does not lose the coldness on the outside and the heat on the inside. She is inconsistent on the outside and inside, hypocritical and sophisticated, and scheming."
Mother Jia nodded after listening to Yuanyang's words. In fact, if Lin Daiyu was not Jia Min's daughter, Mother Jia would also be willing to give Xue Baochai to Jia Baoyu.
Because Jia Baoyu hangs around in the back house, he is unmotivated. In the future, when Jia Zheng goes away, Jia Baoyu will definitely be separated. With his character not suitable for childbirth, how can he live? If he is paired with Xue Baochai, he will be stable in the future.
Live life.
But now that Lin Daiyu is here, Xue Baochai will be an eyesore. And she can see that Xue Baochai has already put his thoughts on Jia Ke.
If Jia Ke is just an ordinary official, then there is nothing wrong with Xue Baochai marrying Jia Ke.
But Jia Mu knew in her heart that if things continued to develop as they were now, Jia Ke's future would be limitless.
If there really comes a day when Jia Ke faces south and north, then his wives and concubines will all be in the harem now.
So with Xue Baochai's shrewdness and wisdom, there would be chaos in the harem.
After all, in addition to competing for the emperor's favor, the greater purpose of women in the harem is to secure a future for their children.
However, Jia Mu then thought about it and realized that if this was really the case, it would not be a bad thing.
Now Qin Keqing can help Jia Ke and gather her father's old troops. But once Jia Ke succeeds, Qin Keqing will become an obstacle.
Neither the generals and civil servants under Jia Ke nor the relatives of the Jia family wanted Jia Ke's heir to be someone with the blood of the previous dynasty.
As for Jia Ke's other concubines, all of them were born lowly and were not qualified to compete with Qin Keqing.
If Xue Baochai comes in at this time, he will be facing Qin Keqing.
Moreover, Xue Baochai's identity can be used to connect with the extremely wealthy Xue family and Wang Ziteng's Wang family, so that the four major families can be united again.
In Jia Mu's mind, these four major families, although they are four families, can be said to be one family, because the four families have been constantly marrying each other, and over the past hundred years, their blood lines have been almost integrated.
After Jia Mu figured it out, she finally smiled.
The mandarin duck next to him felt relieved when he saw Jia Mu smiling again.
But it was said that Xue Baochai left Jia Mu's room and did not return to the Grand View Garden. Instead, he took a detour and went directly to Lixiangyuan.
When she came to Lixiangyuan, she saw her mother, Aunt Xue, angry in the house. The little maids stood nearby and did not dare to say a word, looking pitiful.
Aunt Xue saw Xue Baochai as soon as she entered the door, and immediately stood up to greet her, "Why are you back, Baochai? Is there something going on in the garden?"
When Xue Baochai saw Aunt Xue, she actually stood up to greet her, and hurried over to help Aunt Xue, "Where did mom want to go? I am fine in the garden. I just sat with the old lady for a while today and came back to take a look.
"
Aunt Xue was relieved and took Xue Baochai's hand back to the house and sat on the kang.
"Mom, how are you these days? Is your brother naughty again?" Xue Baochai saw Aunt Xue's expression as soon as she entered the door, so she guessed that her brother had caused some trouble again.
When Aunt Xue heard this, she immediately remembered what had just happened, "Hey, why do you think I have raised such a debt collector? I haven't been home for several days. I came back just now, took the money and left again.
No matter what happens in our shop."
After hearing Aunt Xue's complaint, Xue Baochai was also a little worried. Xue Baochai also felt a headache for this brother. Every day, he knew that he was spending his money sleeping in flowers and willows outside without doing anything serious. Sooner or later, his family's property would be destroyed.
He was defeated.
After Xue Baochai finished worrying about her brother, she hurriedly asked Aunt Xue: "Mom, is there something going on in our shop?"
Aunt Xue sighed and said, "What else? They sent me this year's account book again. I took a look at it. Not only did I not make any money, I actually lost thousands."
Xue Baochai is also a shrewd person and does not understand what this means. The shopkeepers of these shops have regarded these shops as their own homes. Not only do they not give the money they earn to their bosses, they also ask for thousands of taels of silver from their bosses every year.
Xue Baochai now feels a little angry, but more of a helpless person. Who makes her family have no man who can stand up to him? If his brother spends half of his mind on business, the family will not be so worried.
"Mom, did you just give them the money like this?" Xue Baochai asked with some displeasure.
"Give it to them. They have a good idea. I have already told them that since the shop always pays money, these people will stop working next year. I will bring all the shopkeepers back to me and rent out all the shops. At least there will be some
It's an income." Aunt Xue said with some disdain.
After hearing Aunt Xue's words, Xue Baochai finally showed a smile on her face, "Mom, I restrained them now. What did they say later?"
"What else can I say? They told me that they will make up for the money they lost this year. They also told me that they must make some money next year no matter what, and they must not lose money to us." Aunt Xue said there while sneering.
It seems that they already know the thoughts of these shopkeepers.
"What does mom mean?"
"There are still a few loyal and honest people in our house. When the time comes, I will take the family home and seal all the accounts of these years for him. When the time comes, I will check them one by one. If there is any problem, I will sell them all.
Go to the coal mine."
Everyone looks at Aunt Xue who seems to be very kind, but in fact she is also shrewd on the inside. Otherwise, as a widow, she was able to keep the property left by her husband and not be taken away by other people in the clan. Just because of this
Just some skills.
What's more, after her husband passed away for so many years, she was able to support him so that the Xue family could still be well clothed and well fed. This ability was not something that ordinary women could do.
Didn't you see that in Dream of Red Mansions, Wang Xifeng managed such a large Jia family and still couldn't make ends meet. She had no choice but to go to Xue Baochai's pawnshop and pawn her dowry, so that she could barely make ends meet.
Based on this alone, Aunt Xue is several times better than Wang Xifeng.
After Aunt Xue finished speaking, she looked at Xue Baochai's jade-like face and sighed, "I just feel sorry for my Baochai. If you weren't born into a family like ours, but someone with a certain status, how could you suffer."
Aunt Xue seemed to also know that Xue Baochai's future marriage would be difficult.
In addition, Xue Baochai has been living in Rongguo Mansion. Although he knows that he has nothing to do with etiquette, others do not know, and it is easy to say whether this matter is spread out.
After hearing Aunt Xue's words, Xue Baochai felt a little worried herself. In front of her mother, she did not hide anything.
When they came to Jia's house, their family was still eager to get married to Jia Baoyu. But it was only a step too late, and Lin Daiyu was assigned to Jia Baoyu.
Now she is left without a home, and because she has lived in the Rongguo Mansion, other powerful families may not marry her.
Is she really going to marry a poor man and end up cooking soup with her bare hands? Her aspiration to become a successful person is simply the opposite of heaven and earth.
Xue Baochai couldn't help but shed tears when she thought of this, feeling sad for her future.
Aunt Xue naturally knew about Xue Baochai's situation. Seeing Xue Baochai cry, she felt sad, so the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
After Xue Baochai finished crying, she calmed down and thought about her future. She felt that she could not go on like this. Otherwise, she could only find someone from the Jia family to marry.
"Mom, what do you think of Jia Ke, the uncle of the Jia family?" Xue Baochai asked her mother shyly, her face flushed.
Aunt Xue was stunned at first, and then was shocked, "Girl, you can't do stupid things. Although Jia Ke is a good and capable person, he is married after all. If you are with him, you will be better in the future."
It’s not a good reputation.”
Xue Baochai didn't take it seriously. When he saw her eyes shining, she said cheerfully: "In fact, missing Baoyu is not a bad thing. Although marrying Baoyu is a way out, Baoyu will definitely not be able to inherit Rongguo Mansion in the future. In the end, with those alleys
The side branches here are no different."
After listening to Xue Baochai's words, Aunt Xue also thought about it in her heart. If Xue Baochai really got married to Jia Ke, except for the bad reputation, nothing else would be imperfect.
"Baochai, you have to think about it carefully. Once you make up your mind, you will never regret it." Aunt Xue said with some worry.
Xue Baochai has now made up his mind. Looking at Jia Ke's high position now, who in the Jia family can compare with him? Although he himself doesn't want to admit it, he actually still has some utilitarianism in his heart.
Xue Baochai did not hide anything from her mother, Aunt Xue, and expressed her inner thoughts, "Mom, although I have a bad reputation after being rationed to Jia Ke, everything else is very beneficial to our family, except for the lack of reputation.
, No matter who I marry in the future, it will be worse than being Jia Ke’s concubine.”
Aunt Xue nodded when she heard this, "That's what you say, and it's the same reason. But after all, it's easy to say but not easy to hear. In the future, we will be half as short as others in Rongguo Mansion. How will we deal with your aunt and Sister Feng in the future?
?”
Xue Baochai said nonchalantly: "Mom has only seen the situation for two or three years now. When you see it in ten or so years, the two of them will still be rushing to curry favor with us."
Xue Baochai saw this matter very clearly. In the future, Jia Ke must be the helmsman of the Jia family, just like Mrs. Wang, although she is his mother on the surface, she will not have to rely on Jia Ke in the end. Otherwise, who in this capital will
Do you know who Jia Zhu and Jia Baoyu are?
Although Aunt Xue nodded there, she still couldn't make up her mind. After all, this was no small matter. Once Xue Baochai and Jia Ke got married, her family's status would definitely be damaged.
Seeing that Aunt Xue couldn't make up her mind, Xue Baochai gave him another idea, "Mom, why don't you write a letter and ask your uncle to see what he means?"
Aunt Xue suddenly became enlightened upon hearing this, clapped her hands and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I should ask your uncle about this matter. He has also seen the world, so naturally he can see this kind of thing further than us two female students.