Mandarin Duck's impression of Feng Ziying was quite good before.

Women are born with the mentality of worshipping strong people of the opposite sex, Feng Ziying has steadily improved since she entered Jiafu, whether it is Jia's mother or Jia Zheng and Jia Yu, they are all watching Feng Ziying grow taller step by step, and Mandarin Duck is the one who stands beside Jia's mother and watches all this.

In comparison, both Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu are dwarfed.

Jia Lian was mediocre, and even was overwhelmed by the majestic second grandmother Lian.

And Baoyu is purely a child who has not grown up, although the Mandarin Duck is also very kind to Baoyu, it is also because of Jia's mother's favor and Baoyu is not bad, but to expect Baoyu to carry the burden of Rongguo Mansion, Mandarin Duck has never thought of it.

The atmosphere of yin and yang in Rongguo Mansion is self-evident, look at Yuan Ying, look at Baochai and Daiyu, and then look at Jia Lian, Jia Baoyu and Jia Huan, you will know how worrying the future of the Jia family is.

Uncle Feng is quite courteous in and out of Jiafu, but he is also very measured.

For the entrustment of the old lady, Uncle Feng is also conscientious, as for what Baoyu can become, no one can pack the ticket.

And Second Master Lian is even more behind Uncle Feng, and Brother Huan is said to have been so honestly conditioned by Uncle Feng even for a good look like Xue Pan, no wonder the house has the idea of marrying the eldest girl to Uncle Feng.

Isn't that just hoping to recruit such an uncle, so that the Jia family will not decline too quickly in the future?

Later, Sister Jin Chu'er and Xiangling both went to Uncle Feng's mansion, and the news that came back was that Uncle Feng knew about it and treated them amiably, and even treated them a little leniently.

There are not many secrets between the maids, which master is easy to serve, which master is difficult to deal with, which master is greedy for money and lustful, and which master is generous, that can't be hidden.

Although Uncle Feng is not from this mansion, with Sister Jin Chu'er and Xiangling going to Feng Mansion, the situation in this Feng Mansion is slowly compared with that of Jia Mansion.

Not to mention the rest of the house, the maids are more likely to compare their respective masters, Feng Ziying's arrogance and generosity and affinity make the maids very fond of it.

But before today, Mandarin Duck had a good impression of Feng Ziying, which was just a pure impression, far from anything else, but today made her upset.

Feng Ziying originally came to Jiafu for a ceremonial visit, but she was able to ask about her situation, and after asking herself, she could still care about her mother's physical condition, Mandarin Duck believed that even if she changed to any other, well, it was really a big master, an official master, and it would never be so meticulous.

And people can also immediately and thoughtfully find the old ginseng deer antler, no matter who this is a gift for, if it is a gift for others, it will be more valuable, this thought, the mandarin duck is really upset.

This is a real respect for yourself, which is especially rare.

Mandarin duck knows that her temperament is an ordinary favor, and she wants to be impressed, but this courtesy and respect touched her deeply.

Thinking of Uncle Feng's gentle and amiable gentlemanly appearance, the mandarin duck fell into endless confusion.

"Girl, my father came to see Lang Zhong, this is an authentic fifty-year-old Liaodong ginseng, which is just right for your mother's body, and this deer antler ,......"

Hearing his father's joyful shouts outside the house, the mandarin duck's face turned crimson, and he threw himself on the bed, covering his head with the brocade quilt, only to hear his father still talking to people there, and then the footsteps came straight to his side, followed by a knock on the door, "girl, girl......"

"Dad, my daughter knows,......, my daughter is not feeling well at this time, and she wants to rest for a while,......"

"Well, that's okay, then Dad will go and discuss the matter of combining medicine with Lang Zhong, hey, a noble man from heaven, it should be your mother's life,......"

The bursts of noise let the mandarin ducks drill into the ears of the mandarin ducks, and they went straight to the heart and lingered in the chest.

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The Xue family put it last.

Looking at the mansion in front of you, which is stacked with doors and cornices, it is enough to understand why the Xue family is known as "a good snow in a good year, and pearls are like earth and gold like iron".

It covers a wide area, although the location is a little off, but he is also in this Jinling City, this first-class mansion, and other idlers can't afford to give it to you.

But it is indeed a little old, looking at the few dead branches on the side of this wall peeking out of the wall, and then looking at the surrounding some dilapidated vermilion, the peeling brick wall in the corner to expose the mud bricks, it makes people feel a little bleak.

I'm afraid this is not because Aunt Xue's family has only been in Beijing for a few years, but because it has inevitably slipped into decline since the death of the male owner of the Xue family's house.

The people in the clan themselves are thin, the branch only has a long house and two rooms, and the side branches seem to be far less leafy than the Jia family and the Wang family, and the two male masters of the branch who should have been in the prime of life died early, and it is inevitable that the family will fall.

Ruixiang went to knock on the knocker, and after a while, with the creak of the door, an old man poked his head out, "This master, who are you looking for?" ”

"Please let me know, just say that the old people of Linqing came to visit, I don't know if Brother Tadpole is at home?"

"Huh?" The old man was stunned for a moment, no one had come to visit him for a long time, and he was still looking for Brother Tadpole, which surprised him.

"At home, please come in." The old man was also a wise man, so he hurriedly opened the door, invited the two in, and put the carriage outside the door, so that there was no need to make a big deal about it when only the orphans and widows were at home.

Ruixiang had already carried the gift boxes of the two suitcases and followed behind Feng Ziying.

The post was hurriedly sent in, and Feng Ziying looked around in the outer courtyard.

Plain and tidy, although it reveals a little deserted, but it does not lose everyone's bearing, a couplet hangs on the door, "The sword is sharpened, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold", Feng Ziying nodded slightly, it seems that this Xue family has not completely withered, and this Xue tadpole still has some momentum.

Just as he was pondering, he heard a rush of footsteps coming out, "Brother Feng, is that you?" ”

"Brother Tadder, it's been a long time." Looking at the heroic but excited Xue Zhen, Feng Ziying stepped forward and grabbed the other party's arm and looked up and down, "Well, it's okay, it looks a lot stronger, and it's in good shape." ”

Without waiting for Xue Zhen to respond, he heard a crisp warbler voice behind him: "Little sister Baoqin has seen Brother Feng." ”

"Yo, how is Sister Qin?" Feng Ziying looked at this girl calmly, she hadn't seen her for almost a year, this girl seemed to have grown suddenly, her cheeks were still a little thin, but her black diamond-like eyes were sharp and dazzling, and her whole spirit seemed to bloom in these eyes.

Xue Zhen saw that his sister jumped out and grabbed in front of him, and he didn't think it was angry, and said with a smile: "Thank you Brother Feng for your concern, my little sister and I are very good, and my mother is still healthy, and I have to mention Brother Feng from time to time,......

"Auntie is at home?" Feng Ziying also asked.

"At home."

"Then I'll go and visit my aunt first, and we'll talk about it in detail." Feng Ziying nodded.

After seeing the second aunt of the Xue family, her complexion was not bad, and after asking for warmth, Feng Ziying said goodbye and sat down in Xue Zhen's study.

Xue Baoqin also followed behind his brother, but he did not shy away from it.

"How's Brother Tadpole's reading?" Feng Ziying looked at Xue Zhen's study, although there were many books in this study, but he didn't see how to turn it, and it was estimated that Xue Zhen was afraid that this Shouxiao didn't have much heart to read.

A touch of shame flashed across Xue Zhen's face, and he snorted: "I don't dare to hide it from Brother Feng, my younger brother's mind has not been calm for the past year, and he is not very talented in reading, so I am afraid that I will not be able to read this book." ”

Feng Ziying didn't care too much, not everyone can read the book, and the difficulty of taking the Xiucai exam is not something that ordinary people can do, let alone the autumn and spring, look at how many of the four kings, eight dukes and twelve marquis have taken the exam to show talent and raise people, you can know how difficult it is.

"What ......do you think, Brother Tadpole?" Since she was entrusted by others, Feng Ziying naturally had to fulfill her promise, and she also had to care about what Xue Zhen was thinking now.

Now Xue Zhen has been filial piety for eleven months, according to the rules of this era, three years of filial piety generally refers to twenty-seven months, that is, the period of filial piety will expire in March of the following year, and it will only be a little more than a year, so it should be considered earlier.

"Brother Feng, I'm afraid that there are not too many good choices in the current situation of the younger brother, if you can't study, I'm afraid that only the son will inherit his father's business." Xue Zhen replied calmly.

Feng Ziying frowned.

Based on what he learned about Xue Zhen's performance from the book "Dream of Red Mansions" and his feelings after so much contact now, Xue Zhen should be the most reliable or capable person he has ever contacted in the family of Jia Shiwang and Xue Si, even if he is too young.

People are very smart, their understanding skills are also very strong, many things can be bypassed, and their emotional intelligence is also very high, even if they don't study, if they can donate an official, Feng Ziying believes that they can also mix their heads in the officialdom of the Great Zhou, of course, they are not from the imperial examination, and the upper limit is stuck, and it will not be very high.

In the eyes of many people, this is at least much better than being an imperial businessman.

"Brother Tadder, do you still want to learn from your father's path of imperial merchants?" Feng Ziying asked.

Xue Zhen paused for a moment and shook his head, "Brother Feng, that's not necessarily, in fact, the status of the imperial merchant is not popular now, with the imperial merchant as a trick, sometimes many things are not so convenient, especially if you receive the benefits of the government, there will definitely be times when the government can't be pushed." ”

Feng Ziying thought for a while, and then said: "That's okay, you will come to Shandong to take over Feng Runxiang the year after tomorrow, my cousin has other arrangements, it just so happens that you can also pick up your Xue family's old business, don't live up to Ling Zun's expectations." ”

"No, Brother Feng, the younger brother has no intention of Feng Runxiang, and I ask Brother Feng to forgive the guilt of the ,......" Seeing Feng Ziying's frowns, Xue Zhen was afraid that Feng Ziying would misunderstand, so he hurriedly said: "Junior brother heard that Brother Feng came south this time to open the sea?" ”