Qingwen and Ruyi sent goose quills one by one according to the distance from Jia Huan's residence, and the penultimate stop was Xue Baochai, who lived in Lixiangyuan.

There are about more than 10 houses in Ixiangwon, with a front hall and a back house. There is another door leading to the street, and Xue Pan's family enters and exits through this door. When Qingwen and Ruyi arrived, the Xue family was setting up dinner in the living room.

Xue Baochai greeted Qingwen and Ruyi, accepted the quill, and asked Ying'er to send them away with a poke lamp, and went to return the gift to Jia Huan by the way.

"Dumb Overlord" Xue Pan sat at the round table, accompanied Aunt Xue to eat and drink, saw his sister turn around and sat down, and said with a smile: "Brother Huan is a blessed person, his maid is no worse than Xiangling." ”

Xiangling, who was standing behind Baochai and waiting, was still young, and she didn't understand Xue Pan's meat words and didn't care at all.

Aunt Xue said angrily: "Don't say it." I can't hear it. You think everyone is just like you, only knows how to eat and drink, and be lustful. Brother Nahuan was a learned scholar. ”

Xue Pan was not afraid of Aunt Xue, he drank with a wine glass, and said with a smile: "Mother, this matter has been spread all over the Jiafu. Am I still wronging him? Jin Rong in the school said that he personally begged the old lady at the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet last year. ”

How did Qingwen get to Jia Huan's house, Xue Baochai had heard of it. However, she was not interested in letting her brother continue to talk nonsense, so she changed the topic and said, "Speaking of him, there is something in the house today..."

Jia Huan's "good story" of "mediating" Aunt Zhao and Tanchun has now spread to Lixiangyuan. The comparison distance is not so far. Xue Baochai has won the favor of the upper and lower levels of Jiafu, and the news is not closed.

Aunt Xue clasped her hands together and said, "Oh, this is a filial child." 20 Taels of silver he said he would give them, and he gave them. It's hard for him to be 8 years old. I heard your aunt say that he only reads every day, and is not as stubborn as Baoyu and the maids and young ladies. is also an ambitious one. ”

"Hmm." Xue Baochai nodded elegantly. She thought about it in the afternoon: Jia Huan, as a concubine, is not a big mistake to be cautious. What is rare is that he can be sensible and willing to "persuade Aunt Zhao away". If you have a chance, you can meet him.

Baochai quietly changed her previous decision in her heart.

However, Xue Baochai and Jia Huan's first meeting was under an unexpected circumstance.

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After the quill pen was sent, everyone returned the gift one by one. Tanchun and Jia Lan's return gifts are the heaviest.

Tanchun was grateful to Jia Huan for helping her out of the siege, and wrote a pair of words: Dapeng rose with the wind one day and soared up to 90,000 miles. From Li Bai's poem.

On Jia Lan's side was a bottle of jade flower dew. This must be Li Kun's idea: Jia Huan is a top student with better academic performance than Jia Lan! Parents naturally hope that their children will learn more from top students.

Jia Fuli didn't care much about his reputation. His life soon returned to peace.

Read and write every day. He planned to find Lin Daiyu to get the script back in two days and take it out and sell it. lest a wise man fail to calculate the number of his assets.

At the same time, he has been running the market outside for the past two days, and he feels that the storytelling model of Xijiangyue Teahouse can be improved. After Jia Lian made some eyebrows about the purchase of honeycomb coal, he asked Jia Lian to help him go to a prosperous place outside the city to build a teahouse and use it to run a storytelling project.

On the fourth of June, it rained and fell.

At about half past four in the afternoon, Jia Huan returned to the house from the study and saw Aunt Zhao crying in his room.

Five days ago, Aunt Zhao was still "high-spirited" looking for trouble in Tanchun! What's going on now?

Xiao Jixiang, who accompanied Aunt Zhao, said: "Third master, my aunt took the money and asked the daughter-in-law to help take the rouge from the treasury." The rouge that Laiwang's daughter-in-law brought today was an ordinary commodity on the market, and she deceived her aunt and grandmother for 20 taels of silver. ”

Jia Huan's brows furrowed. A smile came to mind, and the face of Laiwang's daughter-in-law, whose face was swollen like a bun, came to mind. This mother-in-law is quite arrogant!

The Laiwang woman is Wang Xifeng's companion. Jia Huan's relationship with Wang Xifeng has also been poor recently. But this is obviously not Wang Xifeng's instigation. Wang Xifeng rewarded Grandma Liu, who met for the first time, and gave 20 taels. It is impossible for her to embarrass Aunt Zhao for this little money. Therefore, Jia Huan did not stop Aunt Zhao from trading with Laiwang Woman. I didn't expect something to happen.

Seeing that Jia Huan didn't speak, Xiao Jixiang continued: "Auntie is not angry. Today, in the wife's room, my mouth was broken, and I set rules for my wife. He knelt for half an hour. ”

When Aunt Zhao saw Jia Huan coming in, she was embarrassed to continue crying, sat on the couch chair and wiped her tears, and exclaimed, "How can I have a broken mouth? My wife wants to punish me, and there are excuses. Brother Huan, the silver you gave is gone. ”

After speaking, his face was scornful. For this silver, she also went to have a fight with Tanchun. As a result, he was deceived without even hearing a sound. Make her look a little stupid.

Jia Huan sighed softly. Aunt Zhao is a properly vulnerable group in Jiafu. Not to mention that the money was deceived by Laiwang's daughter-in-law, it is estimated that she was angry, but in the end, Mrs. Wang seized the opportunity to punish her. Aggrieved.

At this time, Qingwen and Ruyi brought in hot water and towels. Qingwen first used a dry towel to dry Jia Huan's hair. It's raining outside.

"Come by yourself, I'll come by myself." Jia Huan didn't let Qingwen help him wash his face, he took a towel and put hot water on his face, and when he saw that Aunt Zhao was depressed, he comforted: "Mother, if the silver is gone, it will be gone." The right to spend money to buy a lesson. I'll have a holiday the day after tomorrow, and when the time comes, I'll go to the shop outside Chongwen to help you see if there's a good rouge! ”

"Oh. Oh. Aunt Zhao nodded hurriedly, feeling better, wiping her eyes with a handkerchief, drinking hot tea sent by Xiao Jixiang, and muttering: "Brother Huan, I didn't hurt you in vain." ”

She has always been afraid of Wang Xifeng. Therefore, this time, he didn't dare to make trouble with the "huge amount of money" of 20 taels of silver for Wang Xifeng's companion, but he just came to Jia Huan to seek "psychological comfort".

Jia Huan had a toothache.

I comforted Aunt Zhao for a while, and it was time to eat. Qingwen brought dinner from the kitchen. A few people gathered around a table to eat. Aunt Zhao's mood has recovered a lot, and her old state has relapsed, is it to say a few words about Jia Huan. The atmosphere gradually became more relaxed.

Jia Huan didn't want to fight with Aunt Zhao for anything, chewed the roast duck, and said in a deep voice: "Qingwen, you have time to go to Miss Lin's place tomorrow, take my notebook back, and say that I am going to take it out and sell it." "He had money in his hand, but he had to find a name to cover it.

Qingwen responded, pouted, and said, "Third master, we were deceived by Laiwang's daughter-in-law for 20 taels of silver, don't you want the second grandmother to comment?" It's too much of a bully. ”

Qingwen has such a temperament. Jia Huan smiled and said, "Qingwen, your character is too upright, you will suffer in the future." ”

Qingwen smiled and rolled her eyes at Jia Huan.

Jia Huan drank the soup with a smile and asked about the use of honeycomb coal in Qingwen's kitchen. 20The two pieces of silver were fooled away. How could it be said that he had no idea in his heart? However, he went to Wang Xifeng for comment? It's almost a joke, with fart-strands trying to get results.

It stands to reason that he should actually go to Wang Xifeng to express his attitude: You cheated my mother's money with the room, and you didn't give an explanation? Whether to say it or not is a matter of attitude, and whether the money is returned or not is a matter of ability. As Qingwen said: It's too bullying.

However, it is impossible for Jia Huan to "stimulate" Wang Xifeng because he is angry. That's brainless. Jia Huan didn't think he could face Wang Xifeng now. Struggle should also pay attention to strategy and rhythm.

Laiwang's daughter-in-law is Wang Xifeng's companion. He couldn't help her now. However, Jia Huan was originally going to move his wrist with Wang Xifeng before leaving Jiafu. Dealing with Laiwang women is a matter of beating rabbits with grass.

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The next morning, Qingwen went to Daiyu's room. Raindrops. Daiyu is sorrowful and full of poems.

Qingwen explained her intentions.

Daiyu leaned gracefully in front of the window and said softly: "I have finished reading Brother Huan'er's book." I was going to give it back to him sooner. It's just that the book was borrowed by Baoyu and hasn't been returned to me yet. Zijuan, you accompany Qingwen for a while. ”

Zijuan led Qingwen to the next room, and asked with a smile on the way: "It's only been a few days, and your third master is in a hurry to get the book back?" ”

Qingwen explained: "My aunt cheated my daughter-in-law of 20 taels of silver, and the third master plans to buy good rouge for my aunt and grandmother on the street the day after tomorrow, waiting for the money to be used..."

Zijuan listened to it and praised: "The third master is really respectful of doing things for people." "I was very disdainful of the Laiwang woman in my heart. But there are some things that she thinks she can, but it's not appropriate to say them. She's just Miss Lin's maid.

Qingwen said in her heart, Zijuan seems to have a good impression of the third master, maybe you can ask her for some news in the future. Chuckled and followed Zijuan into Baoyu's room.

After entering the door, I heard the voices of Mandarin Duck and Baoyu talking, "Miss Shi is coming the day after tomorrow." I'll come over and tell the second master in advance, so that the second master will be happy first..."

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The summer rainstorms come and go quickly, and so do the harvests. On June 6, when Jia Huan took Qian Huai to Chongwenmenwai Street, it was already a sunny day. The sun is scorching.

The layout of the capital is divided into a palace city, an inner city, and an outer city. The Four Seasons Square, where Jia Fu lives, is located in the inner city. The commercial area of Chongwenmenwai Street is located in the outer city.

In that year, Zhou Taizu moved the capital to Beijing and rebuilt the capital that had experienced war. The scope was only the inner city of today. However, with the changes of the times, the economy and people's livelihood have recovered after the war. Gradually formed the current outer city, and the outer city wall was added during the Zhou Shizong period.

Because of geographical factors, Chongwen Gate has become a large commercial center. A steady stream of goods from the north and south is gathered and distributed here. Most of the merchants who set up shop here are mainly wholesale. Of course, there are also retail operations.

Jia Huan is here today to "shop" Aunt Zhao for good rouge.

Walking in the business district, there is a dense flow of people. Feeling the two silver ingots in his arms, Jia Huan couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

Yesterday, Qingwen went to Daiyu to ask for books. The book was at Baoyu's, and Baoyu didn't finish reading it, so he said that he would pay for it. And he gave two large pieces of silver, and returned a scale, totaling 12 taels and 3 pieces of silver. If his words were sold to Baoyu, it would really be a loss to his grandmother's family.

At that time, Qingwen was angry and stomped her feet to lose her temper, "Third master, I'll ask for it again, I have to ask for 20 taels anyway." ”

Jia Huan smiled and comforted her. He had a little bottom in his heart. It shouldn't have been intentional.

In the book of Red Mansions, Baoyu and Raider gave Dr. Hu Yong more than 5 taels of silver. Neither the princes nor the maids of the kings and the maids of the brocade clothes and food understood the purchasing power of silver. To give to Dr. Hu Yong is to give more, to give to him is to give less.

"Third master, it's here. I've inquired, and it's an old store with a good reputation. There should be a good rouge from the west. Qian Huai reminded Jia Huan from his thoughts. At this time, the two were already standing at the door of a shop selling rouge in the commercial area outside Chongwen Gate.

At this time, a beautiful woman in a green shirt came out of the door with a famous maid, with an elegant demeanor. The body is curvy, and the breast augmentation bee waist. Her face was covered with a white veil that made it impossible to see her face. And the neck as long as jade tells the beauty of wanting to talk about it.

This should be a very beautiful woman!