By Jia Xiuzhen

Li Wan then sat down to talk to Wu Shi Ansheng, Wu Shi felt lingering fear: "I haven't come to see you for more than half a year, and although I don't have a close relationship with this second mistress, I have talked with her a few times, why has it changed now?" Personal! How can you say that."

Li Wan poured tea for her and sighed: "It's hard to say, but it's pitiful to say it. If this Feng girl is shrewd in speaking, I'm afraid that ten men tied together are not her size. It's a pity that she is a woman. After all, she can't be like that." Men act like that. She usually focuses on her husband. She usually only says that she is jealous, but she can only lament the rules in this world. If a woman makes a mistake, her reputation will be ruined. Men deserve them It was a wave. She was just brave enough to put it on the face.

This time there was a lot of trouble, the second master Lian came back after marrying the second grandmother of Fang, who was also the sister of sister-in-law Zhen of Dongfu.Now that she is pregnant, won't it be hard to say in the future?It was only the newcomers who laughed, she was already serious, and she had to be in charge of the family. She must be difficult to support her body, but she has a strong temper.Seeing her like this now, my sister-in-law feels pitiful, but I feel startled.I still don't know what plan to do.Alas, it's not as quiet as I am. "

Although Wu Zhaonan has no concubines, he has two concubine brothers, and Wu's fights are common here, not to mention that Sister Feng only has one daughter.After all, it has nothing to do with him, but he sighed twice and put it down, and talked to Li Wan about something outside, then remembered: "Two years ago you said that you were not allowed to send things here, so we are fine, we know you well. There is no shortage. Why is it done like this now? Look at your house, it’s too plain."

Li Wan said with a smile: "Why do everyone talk about my house? With my identity and the layout of the yard, it should be interesting now. It doesn't matter if the thatched eaves are outside and the inside is paved with gold." It's like a word."

Wu said with a smile: "Stop playing sloppy with me, and tell me what's going on."

Li Wanfang smiled, and said sternly: "It's nothing. One is that my thoughts on external things are really weak, and many trivial things that are useless are piled up and it is an eyesore; the other is to follow the weather. The ones that are scattered are scattered, and they are distributed to those who can use them. It is better than keeping them for yourself, which is useless and causes trouble."

Wu Shi only took it as the meaning of her previous wealth not being revealed, so she felt relieved.He talked about several Fanguo manors again, and said with a smile: "We built a few huge tea estates and medicine gardens in Lion Country, and your brother only thinks that tea gardens are useless - and they can't be used as medicinal materials, only What's the use of earning money?! Listen, is it funny? Now even the Jiuzhou Commercial Bank has been trusted, and they went to the neighboring country to occupy a larger area to build tea gardens, not to mention the mud over there. I can make pottery, and I bought countless hilltops from the local soil king. I guessed in private, it must not be for the mud, maybe it is for digging!"

Li Wan couldn't help but think of what Daiyu said earlier about GUI Liu bringing back a pile of precious stones and wool when he went out, and said, "In the future, if they wake up and get bored, won't they have another conflict?"

Wu said with a smile: "Sister, you don't know, the people in those places are too lazy. There are a few places that are so warm that they can harvest grain for three seasons a year, but they are so deserted. The family only grows a piece of taro. It’s enough to eat. At first, it was only because they didn’t have good grain seeds, and then they turned around and brought them rice and wheat seeds. Guess what? They used them to feed the animals! It’s too much trouble to get it out and eat it. It’s not as good as their sweet potatoes. They don’t even bother to plant them, so they are used as feed. Well, that's it!"

Li Wan also laughed and said: "Sure enough, one side of water and soil nurtures one side of people, so you don't have to compete with each other. How many generations have people lived like that, isn't it good?"

Mrs. Wu talked about some overseas anecdotes, and the matter of planting buns and buying local Chinese medicinal materials in Hesheng Road, and then remembered one more thing, and said in a low voice: "One time, the Four Seas Trading Company brought a person here, I called your eldest brother over and asked a lot of questions about life extension and health preservation. Your brother picked up what he could say and said it, but he didn’t know what to do afterwards, but he didn’t believe it! When I think about it in my spare time, I only I'm not at ease. We are in the business of medicinal materials, not in refining elixir, if such expectations are kept from above, it will not be a disaster in the future?!"

Li Wan sighed: "Is life preservation and prolongation just a matter of this shell? If you insist on keeping this tone, then the spirit will be exhausted, and you will not be half-foolish? It's just that since ancient times, people who desire longevity have not known how many people, Sister-in-law and eldest brother don’t need to worry too much, just wait and see what happens.”

When Mrs. Wu resigned, Li Wan called Sister Qiao in again, took a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" and told her.

On Tanchun's birthday on the second day of March, Daiyu came to congratulate her again. Li Wan smiled and said, "I thought you were going to be lazy again. I didn't expect it to happen this time."

Daiyu said with a smile: "When I was young, I only thought that the third girl was too vulgar. Now that I have grown up, after seeing her, I realize that her clarity is rare. It turns out that I am vulgar. Now she is the most admired by me. Among the people, I will naturally come on her birthday."

Li Wan nodded and said, "It's strange to see that you two are much closer than before."

Daiyu laughed again: "I've figured it out too. Probably in this world, to be really close is not because you know how much the other person's good points are, but how much you know about his difficulties. Wouldn't it be better to be grateful because you know it's not easy?" Is it more realistic to admire his talents after seeing his brilliance?"

Li Wan smiled, and the two walked back into the crowd.

Just as he was talking, he heard the person in front say: "Master's letter is here, I think he will be back soon!"

They went to Jiamu's room again. It was indeed a letter from Jia Zheng. Besides saying hello to Jiamu, they also said that they would return to Beijing in June this year.When Xiangyun heard this, he couldn't help but sneak a look at Baoyu. Sure enough, seeing his complexion fluctuating from joy to sorrow, he was very funny.

Later, when they were separated, Baochai went to Yihong Courtyard with Xiangyun.Seeing Baoyu and Xiren turning over the pages of the book, Xiangyun couldn't bear it anymore, and said with a smile, "Second brother, what are you still doing here! Hurry up and take a bath in incense and go to Changcui nunnery. It's serious. Seeing the master It’s time to come back, what are you busy with if you don’t go to ‘hug Buddha’s feet temporarily’?!” After speaking, I was overjoyed.

Xiren went up to see the two of them, and then smiled and said, "I was just talking about this with the second master. There is only one book, and the words are not enough. The master came back in mid-June, and now it is only three months if the book is full. Every month It's hard to guarantee that there will be some happy or mourning events in the old and famous families everywhere, and they have to spare a few days for entertainment. Moreover, if you suddenly put in a lot of effort and are afraid that your body will not be able to bear it, it will become a big event. It's better to pick it up earlier. Get up, lest you really have to hug Buddha's feet when the time comes!"

Baochai nodded and said: "That's exactly what I said. Brother Bao, you should take advantage of this time to calm down. Not only because you can pass the test in front of the master when the time comes, but also to make the old lady and the wife feel relieved. You don't like to listen to the words of fame and fame, but you have to take care of filial piety."

Baoyu didn't expect that it would be so much worse. He just felt that he had written a lot of words normally, and let Xiren keep them.But I don't know that although he usually writes a lot of words, there are not many that can be used as homework.This time, after hearing Baochai's attacking words, although he was not very happy, he knew it was reasonable, so he agreed.Seeing that he was being taught this time, Baochai felt a little comforted.

Sure enough, what Xiren said was not bad.Because Prince Teng married a daughter on the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, and married into the Baoninghou Mansion, Sister Feng would not be free again, and often had to go there to help.Mrs. Wang Ziteng often sends people over to invite Baoyu and the others to have fun.This day I came to invite you again. Sister Feng is going, and Mother Jia ordered Tanchun and Baochai to go with her.Baoyu also asked Sister Yun and Sister Qin, and Sister Feng laughed and said, "I'm really stunned! They are all engaged to others, so how can they just follow them around?"

Just one sentence touched Baoyu's heart. Along the way, he only thought about marrying a cousin over there, and all the people living in his house were going to marry sooner or later.Look in front of you again, the third sister will agree to someone sooner or later, sister Bao... huh?Sister Bao... was upset for a while, and couldn't tell what was good or bad.

It happened that Sister Feng went out that day, and it happened that Second Sister You was not feeling well and had a stomachache, but Mammy Zhao was not with her.Jia Lian sent someone to invite the imperial physician again. After all the trouble, he said that it was because of poor diet, so at least he prescribed a prescription, and nothing happened at all.

When Sister Feng came back in the evening, Jia Lian went into the room to talk about it. He said, "The person sitting at home who needs you to take care of him is only going out all the way. A while ago, he only said that all kinds of preparations for marriage are trivial. I didn’t say anything for five days. What did I say today? I asked someone to inquire, but they said that I invited you to have fun!..."

Before he could say anything more, Sister Feng had asked someone to invite Zhao Nanny, who was in front of Second Sister You, to come over and ask the reason of the matter, and Zhao Nanny said: "This second grandma is not in good health, I think she was injured before; her spleen and stomach are weak. A while ago, I said I was tired and stagnant, so I ordered a light diet for a few days. I went home early this morning. I don’t know where to bring a pot of stewed sea cucumber with gold and silver hooves. I don’t know how much I ate. I feel uncomfortable now. stand up."

Sister Feng asked in a flat voice, "Which ignorant slave did it? Baobuqi is a murderer with evil intentions!"

Jia Lian had no choice but to stop her and said, "It turned out that she said that the food was tasteless, and her mouth was dull and cruel. I asked her to make the food..."

After listening, Sister Feng looked at Jia Lian for a long time, said "oh" softly, and stopped talking.

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "I won't talk about this matter, I just said you this time..."

Sister Feng laughed and said, "I was fine outside for three or five days. It can be seen that the servants here are all useful, as long as there are no useless messing around! If you don't worry about the second master, I will go tomorrow." Just talk to your wife, and you don’t want to go in the future. By the way, the old lady ordered this matter today, and you have to report it to the old lady.”

The corners of Jia Lian's mouth twitched twice, he waved his hands and said, "I didn't mean that either..."

Sister Feng was neither angry nor angry, and she didn't speak. Jia Lian stamped her feet and said, "Yes, it's all up to you!" After saying that, she threw the curtain and went away.

Sister Feng asked Nanny Zhao to move a stool to sit on, and asked a few words about Jia Lian's baby brother. Nanny Zhao smiled and said, "Since then, Xiu Yuanzi went to the south with Master Rong of Dongfu, but nothing came of it. It’s such a job. I’ve talked to our master a few times, it’s a gourd business! It’s because grandma asked someone to talk about it, so I have to run errands with Lin Butler, so it’s safe. When we talk, we only talk about grandma What's the use of my son? It depends on who my brother will marry in the future!"

Sister Feng said with a smile: "What mother said is that the two nurse brothers have the ability to stand up. Lin Zhixiao and his mother-in-law usually talk very little, but there are not many people who are willing to take care of them. The two nurse brothers I think it's because of his favor. These housekeepers, housekeepers and grandmas, if our ideas don't suit their wishes, there are hundreds of ways to refute them, so you didn't see it."

The two talked a few more words, and Sister Feng asked Mammy Zhao to drink tea before asking Ping'er to send her out.