【4900】
After sending Yindie away, Jiao Shun thought about it for a moment, but still couldn't figure it out, so he had to keep the matter in his heart for the time being.
When he walked out of the main room, he saw Xiang Ling holding a small shovel and seriously building a snowman there.
Because this girl was so focused, it wasn't until Jiao Shun walked up to her that she suddenly realized it. She hurriedly put the small shovel behind her back and said, "Master, I...I have packed up the house."
Jiao Shun couldn't help but laugh: "I don't blame you for being lazy - you lived in Jiangnan for a long time when you were a child, so you probably didn't see much snow, right?"
Unexpectedly, Xiangling shook her head and said, "It does snow in Jinling for two out of three years, but it rarely snows so heavily, and it never accumulates so thickly."
Tsk~
It's dogmatic.
Although Jinling is located in the south of the Yangtze River, the temperature is below zero in winter.
Jiao Shun took advantage of the situation and asked for her small shovel, rolled up his arms and sleeves, and while building a snowman, he ordered: "Go to the stove and ask for some radishes, potatoes, and cut them into noses, eyes, etc., and I will put them on them when I finish them."
"Why!"
Xiangling happily agreed, lifted up her skirt and stepped on the snow, jumping straight to the kitchen.
This girl has always liked peace and quiet, but now she has gone crazy like this. It is obvious that she loves the heavy snow very much.
Not long after, I saw her coming out with a small dustpan in her hands, and she still took the unusual route to the east corridor.
At this time, Jiao Shun had also patted the snowman's big head. Seeing Xiang Ling offering some peeled vegetables with both hands, he shook his head and said, "You can put it on yourself, and I'll get him two arms."
After saying that, he went to the bushes nearby and broke off two thick branches.
When I returned to the snowman, I saw that the eyes, ears, mouth and nose had been set in place, but it seemed a little familiar.
Putting the branches on both sides, making a gesture of embracing and surrendering, Jiao Shun took two steps back and hugged Xiang Ling's slender waist to take a closer look, only to realize that it was carved according to his own facial features.
However, his originally sharp facial features looked ugly when spread across his big round face, so he couldn't be recognized for a moment.
In this moment, thanks to her ability to carve such a similar shape, it shows that she has taken Jiao Shun into her heart.
Jiao Shun couldn't help but hugged her tighter, lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "How about letting Yu Chuan'er sleep in the south room tonight, and I'll just watch over you?"
Hearing this, Xiangling lowered her eyebrows in shame.
After being asked repeatedly by Jiao Shun, she weakly agreed.
This timid look is much more lively than usual - it seems that it is always being fiddled with in one place, and a lot of things are missed invisibly.
From now on, we will still arrange classes, with first, fourth, seventh, and second, fifth, and seventh classes staggered.
Just as she was hugging Xiangling and thinking about something, she heard Yuchuan'er cough dryly in front of the east chamber door. She turned around and heard her say loudly: "Sir, this afternoon the Xue family sent another reply.
Come."
Since it was Xiangling who was in contact with the Xue family, Xiangling had always been responsible for passing the news on this matter.
Now Yu Chuan'er is rushing to report it. Apparently she saw the two of them getting close to each other outside, and couldn't help but feel sour and jealous.
"knew."
Jiao Shun would not spoil her, so he responded lightly, still holding Xiangling and looking at the snowman in front of him.
It wasn't until Yu Chuan'er returned to the east chamber with a flat mouth that Jiao Shun gave the order: "Go to the kitchen and tell them to get some food to keep the cold away and warm the stomach - you stupid guy doesn't know how to wear boots, I'm afraid
I’ve already suffered from the cold!”
After hearing the next words, Xiangling knew that she ordered it just for herself. She couldn't help but look up with emotion, her almond-shaped eyes almost overflowing with water.
I watched her return to the stone road and went to the kitchen in a polite manner.
Jiao Shun also shook off the snow from his shoulders, turned around and entered the east chamber, and asked Yuchai'er for Baochai's reply letter to read carefully.
After Cong and Baochai became pen pals, at first he was full of thoughts such as "Songs of wild geese pass letters, and love is connected by a thread".
However, as the exchange deepened, it was discovered that the Xue family was indeed a family of businessmen. Although Baochai's theoretical vision was not as good as that of Jiao Shun, he had a very deep understanding of the current industrial and commercial status quo.
What Jiao Shun lacks most right now is this information!
Nowadays, every time he sends a letter, he not only hopes to enhance his friendship with Baochai, but also learns from it, so he considers it more carefully.
Unexpectedly, I had just started to get up this time, and before I could get to the main topic, the maid outside came in and reported that Master Lian had sent someone, and asked Jiao Shun to accompany him to the East Cross Courtyard.
Needless to say, I am urging you to get a fan!
"What a disappointment!"
Jiao Shun was full of displeasure, but he had already collected the 'interest' yesterday. If he didn't send the principal, wouldn't Ping'er be in trouble?
So he put down the gold-sprinkled raft with a light fragrance, ordered Yu Chua'er to fetch the fan bone of "Poetry, Calligraphy, Ritual and Music", and left the house in dismay.
I didn't want to just cross the threshold and bump into another woman carrying a basket.
When he stopped and took a closer look, he saw that it was Sister-in-law Liu who had given him beef jerky before.
Jiao Shun remembered that on the list the day before yesterday, she seemed to be only listed in the second class. He thought that she could not get what she wanted, so she came to visit again.
So he smiled and said: "Are you here to look for my mother? But I'm afraid you came a little early. She is still on duty outside the second door."
Sister-in-law Liu had a look of disappointment on her face, but she quickly cheered up and said with a smile, "It's okay, I just sent some mountain goods, so there's no need to disturb Auntie."
She was actually only four or five years younger than Xu, so it was not an exaggeration to say that she was of the same age. However, because she wanted others and did not dare to pretend to be an elder in front of Jiao Shun, she consciously fell down a level.
"this……"
Because Jiao Shun couldn't decide what his mother thought about him, he thought about it and didn't refuse. He just said, "I'll bother my sister-in-law and send it to the stove. When my mother comes back, I won't be short of etiquette."
If Xu agrees, this so-called etiquette will naturally be converted into flattery.
If Mrs. Xu refuses, these so-called etiquettes are just equal returns.
Having said that, he ignored Sister-in-law Liu and hurried toward the front yard along the inner wall with rapid strides.
But after Jiao Shun left, Sister-in-law Liu couldn't help but look disappointed, and then she carried the basket and entered Jiao's house listlessly.
As soon as I walked near the kitchen, I heard the cook and the maid inside chatting: "It's a pity that my daughter is still young. Otherwise, it would be great to send her here to serve my wife."
"Who says it's not true, madam, the master is in power in the government, and the master is an official outside. If you please them, the family will also get some benefits."
"I'm not seeking any benefits. I'm just a wife. I know the hardships down there. I'm kind-hearted. Besides, I don't have to support anything during the day. I just have to work for a while in the morning and evening. I can't eat, cry or be tired. Isn't that right?
Is it a hundred times better than anywhere else?”
After hearing these words, Sister-in-law Liu became thoughtful.
He secretly thought that his daughter was getting older and did not work as an errand because of her frailty. Now if she was sent to the Xu family, she would not have to worry about hardship and hardship, but could also take the opportunity to please the Xu family and help her become a garden stove.
The housekeeper on the bed.
Wouldn’t this kill two birds with one stone?
…………
Let’s talk about Jiao Shun.
He searched all the way to the East Crossing Courtyard. A young man had already gone inside to report the matter. When he crossed the threshold, Jia Lian had already come out of the gate to welcome him. He said, "You've brought the fan bone."
Jiao Shun took out a royal blue bag from his sleeve and shook it at Jia Lian.
Only then did Jia Lian feel relieved and hurriedly urged: "Go quickly, go quickly. The master has been waiting inside for a long time. He has been urging me several times just now!"
Jiao Shun didn't bother to say anything else, so he followed him into the hall.
As soon as I reached the original center, I heard someone calling from the corridor: "Brother Shun, Brother Shun!"
Following the sound, it turned out to be Master and Servant Wang Xifeng.
Because Jia Lian was present, Sister Feng didn't shy away from anything. She let Ping'er hold an umbrella and the little maid held a lamp and walked up to him.
The palace lanterns are swaying, the snow is white, and the lapels are fluttering. The master and servant are walking gracefully and gracefully under the apricot-pink paper umbrellas, really like characters stepping out of a painting.
Thanks to Jiao Shun's increased concentration this year, he didn't lose his composure in front of others.
When they got closer, Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Thank you for remembering my family and bringing back such a good thing. Now everyone in the house is praising it."
"Second Grandma is so complimentary."
Jiao Shun said humbly: "I have always had my grandma since I was a child... Sister Ping'er takes care of me. A few gadgets are nothing, let alone the accumulated goods under my rule."
He paused briefly in front of the four words "Sister Ping'er". Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian didn't hear anything, but Ping'er understood it.
Fortunately, it was getting late and half of her face was blocked by Wang Xifeng, so no one saw anything.
"After all, you have to spend your own money to break it..."
Wang Xifeng was about to say something when suddenly a loud shout came from the hall: "Why don't you come in? What an unfilial son, but you want to kill me?!"
Jia Lian looked bitter when he heard this, and hurriedly urged Jiao Shun into the hall.
Wang Xifeng hesitated for a moment, then followed to the door, hiding behind the wall and eavesdropping on the conversation inside.
"I've met Mr. Pardon."
"master."
Jiao Shun and Jia Lian came forward to see Jia She, but Jia She couldn't wait to spread his hands and urged: "Quickly, bring that fan to me!"
He looked like an addict in the process of withdrawal.
Jiao Shun took out the sapphire blue bag again, took out the fan bone from inside and slowly twisted it open - it was bound by a red rope, so it would not fall apart - but refused to put it in Jia She's hand, but said seriously: "
If it weren't for the sake of Second Master Lian and Second Grandma, I would never give up my love for this fan."
Jia She was staring straight at the fan bone, but when he heard that Jiao Shun dared to take Qiao, he couldn't help but raised his head and glared at him, and said angrily: "Since your grandma's face is here, how can you still dare to sit on the ground?"
Starting price? I originally said it was two thousand taels for two handles, but now you are only willing to take out one, but you want to sell it for seven hundred taels of silver. This is a rip-off and it hits me over the head..."
"master!"
At this time, Wang Xifeng suddenly came in from outside and interrupted Jia She's stupid words.
She originally didn't want to come forward, but Jia She originally said that it was worth a thousand taels, but now she backpedaled him again, calling Jiao Shun a rip-off. If she didn't come forward to smooth things over, I'm afraid this matter would really break down.
After Xiao Yingying entered the house, Wang Xifeng secretly slandered that the father-in-law was in vain and after serving as a high official, he took plunder by force and only paid it back. Now he is fussing over a few taels of silver, which has brought shame to the whole family.
He spoke eloquently: "I didn't sell the finely woven raincoat from the Ministry of Industry before, even if I had money, and it was a decent size. In this case, I deducted the two hundred taels of silver from the public account and treated it as a purchase."
Those coir raincoats and bamboo hats are gone, so I only need to take out five hundred taels more."
Seeing that it was her who came forward, Jia She's face softened a little. He tilted the face that he loved and hated, and snorted: "Huh! For your sake, I won't say anything this time.
.”
Then he hit Jia Lian again in front of Jiao Shun: "Look, your wife still knows how to be considerate, but you have taken over such a big project at home this year, but you don't know how to honor your father! You don't know me either.
What's the use of a traitor like you!"
Being 'blackmailed' by his own father in front of outsiders, Jia Lian felt very uncomfortable, but he could only comply.
Thanks to Wang Xifeng who was on the sidelines again, the atmosphere became more joyful again.
Jiao Shun kept a straight face throughout the whole process, and after he and Jia She finished paying for the money, he immediately handed over his hands to Jia Lian. Wang Xifeng bowed his head and confessed: "Now that the matter is over, I still have some secular affairs at home that need to be dealt with, so I will take the first step."
When Wang Xifeng nodded in agreement, he turned around and walked away, looking at Jia She as if he was nothing.
Jia She gritted his teeth and caught up to him a few steps later. Seeing him striding out the door, he stamped his feet angrily and cursed: "It's against me, it's against me. You two have raised such a good slave, but now I don't even care about it."
It’s in my eyes!”
Wang Xifeng had just gotten an advantage, and Jiao Shun had saved her enough face in every way. After comparing the two, her impressions were completely different from Jia She's, and she looked down on this dissolute father-in-law even more.
Even Jia Lian, his own son, secretly felt relieved when he saw Jia She's furious look, and was not dissatisfied with Jiao Shun at all.
Therefore, Jia She cursed a few times, but she and her husband lowered their eyebrows and showed no reaction at all.
Jia She felt bored for a moment and returned to the seat in the middle with a dark face. He unfolded the fan and looked at it repeatedly. After a while, he became obsessed.
Wang Xifeng waited for a long time, but saw no further movement from her father-in-law, so she gently pushed Jia Lian and signaled him to leave quickly.
Unexpectedly, just as Jia Lian stood up, Jia She suddenly remembered something and said, "Wait here for a while, and let Feng Yatou go to the backyard to meet her mother. She said before that she had something to entrust her with."
As soon as Wang Xifeng heard this, she became more vigilant.
He apologized to Jia She, then turned around and left the living room.
She was so preoccupied here that she didn't know that Jia She was obviously looking at the fan bone, but in fact his eyes had been secretly settling on her buttocks until he couldn't see them anymore, and then he looked away in disappointment.
I also thought to myself that I had saved two hundred taels of silver this time, so I would just go to Chongwenmen to look for the pretty widow to have some fun.
Thinking of the pretty widow's facial features that resembled Xifeng's, Jia She became even more crazy for a moment.
…………
But when Wang Xifeng arrived in front of Mrs.
"Mrs. Mingjian."
Wang Xifeng immediately said, "Although the second master has agreed to it this time, the purpose of building this courtyard is for the mother-in-law's marriage, and it is the second master who has the final say. If we just place our people here, I'm afraid it won't be appropriate."
"Our people?!"
Mrs.
"My wife misunderstood!"
Seeing that she was tearing up her face regardless of it, Wang Xifeng also quickly changed her color and said with a smile: "How long can I live, and what do I know about the severity? Besides, this disease is just normal, and it is inevitable that there will be some confusion. Please don't see weirdos, madam."
good."
After a pause, she pretended to be difficult and said: "But in the past two days, Sister-in-law Zhu was the housekeeper, and Brother Shun was watching in the other courtyard. We and I didn't know what kind of missions were sent - so
Well, let your son discuss with Brother Zhen and Brother Shun tomorrow to see if there are any urgent errands that no one can take care of."
Although Wang Xifeng has always been strong, she is also a shrewd master.
Knowing that no matter how unfavored Mrs.
Therefore, I just try to coax him with good words and then put it off.
When Mrs. Xing heard that Wang Xifeng agreed in person, she immediately beamed with joy and even took the initiative to send Wang Xifeng out of the Yimen.
But in the next few days, she pressed him again and again, but there was no news at all like a stone cow entering the sea.
No matter how stupid Mrs. Xing was, she knew at this moment that she had been deceived by Feng Lazi.
I couldn't help but scold Wang Xifeng a thousand times!
But no matter how much he cursed, there was nothing he could do to stop this smart and capable daughter-in-law who was favored by the old lady.
However, she was reluctant to give up the benefits of building a separate courtyard.
After thinking about it, his eyes suddenly fell on the second girl, Jia Yingchun.
Logically speaking, there is no need for a girl to be married to follow any rules.
But Mr. Xing was annoyed that she had 'impaired' him, so he had been keeping her around, tortured and humiliated in the name of teaching her how to be a housekeeper.
However, when Mrs. Xing looked at Jia Yingchun now, she lost her usual disgust and looked more like a rare commodity.
"Welcome the Spring."
Then she asked warmly: "It was really Jiao Shun who took the initiative to expose the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of Grandma Wang?"
Ying Chun was so tormented by her in the early morning that she was trembling with fear. Although she couldn't figure out the purpose of her question, she still carefully answered: "That's what Si Qi said indeed. If Madam has any doubts, I'll call her in and ask her."
Know."
"No need."
Mr. Xing waved his hand and murmured to himself: "Since he cares about your reputation so much, he probably still misses you a little bit."
Although Jiao Shun had handed over the task of overseeing the work these days, no matter whether Jia Lian or Jia Zhen encountered a problem and asked Jia Zheng for instructions on how to deal with it, Jia Zheng always delegated it to Jiao Shun.
As a result, although Jiao Shun lost the title of supervisor, his voice was not inferior to that of Jia Lian and Jia Zhen.
Chapter completed!