By Jia Xiuzhen

Seeing that Sister Feng's face seemed angry, Jia Lian sighed and said without asking, "Have you ever seen the details of the wine cellar at home?"

Sister Feng was surprised when she heard this, and said: "It's not the time for shopping, and there is no extra feast. It's okay, I'll see what he does."

Jia Lian smiled wryly and said, "Fortunately, I took a look today."

Seeing his strange expression, Sister Feng wondered, "What can happen to this wine cellar? Could it be that someone is still stealing it?"

Jia Lian said: "Stealing? Well, I can't say that. What do you think? Two days ago, the second master called me to the study room. He said that he would invite a group of Confucian friends to a banquet on a warm day after the beginning of spring. They are not ordinary people. This table I'm afraid I'll have to spend some time thinking about it. I've come here to tell me.

After talking about it, I said that I want to use the 20-year-old "Yulouchun" at home. Among the visitors, there is a so-called "Drunk Painting", which is the most massive and elegant. Now all the nobles in the capital are easy to make friends with him.This man has nothing but wine.

The second master thought of the "Yulouchun" at home and asked if there was enough wine.I didn't count at the time, so I had to watch it first.Who knew that after seeing this, I have been hiding in the study outside for the past few days. "

Sister Feng said, "What's the matter?"

Jia Lian said: "Oh, there is no one jar."

Sister Feng stood up from the couch and said, "Is there a jar? This wine is purchased every year, and 20% of the wine is kept for that year, and the rest is kept. It has been so many years. There are no altars? These [-]-year-old ones, at least fifty or sixty altars!"

Jia Lian said: "I was also in a hurry at the time, and I called Jane who was in charge to reprimand me, but the person took out the detailed account to look at it, but I was ashamed. In all likelihood, the old man took it away, let alone 20 years. Old ones, now there are not many jars of old ones left in 15 years."

Sister Feng said: "This Yulouchun is usually not used, but Huiquan and Shaojiu are also used for New Year's wine. If you didn't tell me, I'm afraid I don't know when I will know. I have to find it for a while and I can't catch it. But the housekeeper doesn't know." Looking at Jia Lian again, he said, "What should we do now?"

Jia Lian sighed and said, "I thought about it, or I told the second master the truth, and looked for some other wine to replace; otherwise, I can only take money to look outside."

Sister Feng sneered and said: "The wine next to me? I'm afraid that the second master can invite the 20-year-old Yulouchun. Look outside. There is still a place to find this 20-year-old Yulouchun. I'm afraid it will be difficult. Besides, if you find someone who is a little bit wrong, since that person is well versed in the way of wine, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult."

Jia Lian said: "What you said is not true, but there is no other way. I think you should discuss with your wife first. The search for wine is a side matter. We can't suppress it in our hands."

Sister Feng said: "Of course we can't put it in our hands. Those who have come and gone, don't care about losing them! If you are not in a hurry, I will go to my wife tomorrow. Today is about makeup, old lady I'm afraid my wife will feel uncomfortable if I lose my temper."

Jia Lian asked what was the matter, and Sister Feng told the whole story, even learning the old lady's angry words exactly.After hearing this, Jia Lian said, "I'm afraid the old lady still doesn't know. The flower field was used to plant fragrant trees. Although this matter was decided from outside, the cause came from within you."

When Sister Feng's heart moved, she didn't answer.Jia Lian said to himself: "A year ago, my wife said that the girls are still young now, and they don't need any rouge and gouache. Instead, they spend a thousand or two silver a year to make things for the maids. It's better to use them for other purposes. Now the fragrant wood looks good, so I will remove the fragrant wood."

Sister Feng couldn't help but said, "I don't know a word about this."

Jia Lian glanced at her and said with a sneer, "How much do you know? I told you earlier that we were just running errands. In fact, if you think about it carefully, which one is really about the second wife now? The old lady Although if it doesn’t work, you have to change it in the future, heck, according to me, let’s not talk about this change, there will be some in the future. Anyway, these girls have nothing to do with their wives, it’s just about saving face, who really works hard Let's take care of it."

After hearing this, Sister Feng said, "Fortunately, the old lady is still here."

Jia Lian said: "I always talk about you, but you don't like to listen. Just wait, one day you will know that I am right. This second wife is the most ignorant. When nothing happens, she says you are her niece. I really love you, what is there really, and I don’t care about you. Now what can’t you understand? It’s just that brother Zhu passed away early, Baoyu was young, and the eldest sister has no news; but there is only one future, that is The old lady can't control her, it's best to exchange everything into silver and pile it in her small treasury to be at ease."

In the past, Jia Lian often said such words, and Sister Feng would not listen to them, but now that many things have happened, she can't refute them, so she just keeps silent.Jia Lian saw that she seemed to have realized something, so he stopped talking and continued to annoy his Yulouchun.

Li Wan went through the Rouge case, but he didn't think much about it.She is very limited in family affairs and people, and she has no chance to change her talents, not to mention she doesn't use makeup every day, let alone think about it.On the contrary, when Aunt Chang and Aunt Yan talked about this matter, they often sighed that the family was gradually declining, and then looked at Li Wan, who discussed with Aunt Xu about weaving woolen fabrics and making tea recipes, another sigh.

Mother Chang smiled and said: "Although it's not pleasant to say, it's just that it's a good thing that this grandma doesn't care about the family. Firstly, she will worry less, and secondly, we will have less trouble!"

Yan Momo looked serious, thought for a moment and said: "If she is the housekeeper and just helps her to ward off those schemes, she will have to die."

Nanny Chang nodded and said: "That's not true." The two looked at each other, and both agreed that it was fine.

Fortunately, she still remembered to ask Suyun and Biyue: "Is it possible to use your makeup?"

The two laughed and said: "When the mansion made it by itself, we couldn't tell what was good. It's not bad compared to now."

Li Wan thought for a while, and said: "I don't use those myself, so I can't think of it. If you feel bad, tell a few nuns to find someone else to buy it. There's no need to tell them about it." Dispute. Don't worry about the money, I will take care of your grandma." Both of them thanked with a smile, and only said that if it was really bad, they would talk to Li Wan again.Li Wan put the matter aside completely.

When I entered the Pearl Realm at night, I was either busy getting some unimportant materials for refining, or delving into the classics left by Zheng for a while.Now that there is the Cang Geng, there are countless materials for refining and array flags, and she found that there seems to be similarities between the refining, array formation, and Lingcooking, so she put all her efforts together and became more attentive .

Another interesting thing is that in Xiaotianxia's library, all their "Xiaotianxia" from the beginning are stored. It is shaped like a mansion newspaper, but it is much more interesting than the mansion newspaper. All inclusive.There are many anecdotes and strange things, and those Bai Xiaosheng's writing skills are so good, even if there is nothing strange, it is full of wit and wit.Li Wan had to look at it almost every time, and laughed a few times before it was considered satisfying.

Besides, as for shopping, the more times they went, the sense of vastness and desolation gradually became numb, and it became more and more like an emperor patrolling, especially with the five of Atu and the others behind him, it was full of posture.One of the shops in that shop specializes in selling low-level puppets, some of which can perform a set of kung fu, some of which can perform one act of play, and some who are good at storytelling like men and women.

Naturally, Li Wan would not let it go, so she brought a few sets and brought them to Tan Huan's large bay, and specially changed the layout of the furnishings, which looked like a small theater stage in a flower hall. Have fun listening to a book on a half-sized pillow.The mind-distraction technique that I just practiced gave a ray of consciousness to attach to Ah Tu's body, serving water and tea, very satisfying.It’s just that sometimes it’s unavoidable to wonder: “Am I working, or am I having fun?”

The story of Xiujie is very different from that of Mortal Realm. When seeing or hearing the high-spirited place, one has to come to a great understanding.Jade bowls and silver plates, fine vegetables and fine dishes, holding divine wine, chopsticks and finger cooking, there is a state of "happy here, not thinking of Sichuan".At this moment, how could Li Wan know that there was an undercurrent in Jia's mansion for the several altars of jade towers in the house? Then again, even if she knew about it, she wouldn't be able to feel the undercurrent.

Sister Feng was right, the "drunk painting" was indeed aimed at the 20-year-old Yulouchun who accepted Jia Zheng's invitation. Mrs. Wang knew the cause and effect, but she couldn't help it, so she had to transfer money to Jia Lian to look for it outside.It took a lot of effort to find a few pots from several restaurants, and made up a whole number, which can be regarded as an confession.For the favor owed, I have to use other methods to repay it.

In the past few days, Mrs. Wang was worrying about her nephew Xue Pan's life lawsuit. The Yulouchun incident added another problem, but she couldn't say anything. Can the family not be allowed to drink?When these two things intersected, he was angry and bored, and fell ill.Jia Zheng was busy with the "Spring Banquet". This time, because he had invited "Drunk Paintings", many people who would never be invited again came here. Please, I can't take care of Mrs. Wang for a while.

Mrs. Wang felt a little more relaxed this day. Zhou Rui's family was talking outside, so Mrs. Wang asked her to come in.I invited Ann, and what I was talking about was about Xue Pan.Zhou Rui's family said: "Jia Yucun in Yingtian Mansion is the person recommended by our mansion. If the master informs me, I think it will be all right."

Mrs. Wang pressed her forehead lightly and said: "Master was very angry when he got the letter that day; now he is busy with banquets, so I'm afraid he doesn't think so."

Zhou Rui's family said: "The last time I asked for something from the master...maybe the wife asked someone to write a letter directly? The master can't bother with such a trivial matter."

Mrs. Wang pondered for a moment and said: "It was different last time. The prefect was originally close to our family. Whether it is in the name of the master or my brother, it is an easy matter. This time it is a murder case. I It’s not easy to be honest.”

Zhou Rui's family said: "Officials have their own rules, and Jia Yucun should know it if he wants to."

In this way, a few days later, Jia Zheng came back and told Mrs. Wang that he had received a letter from Jia Yucun, saying that Xue Pan's case had been closed, so there was no need to worry.After finishing speaking, it inevitably involves a few words such as committing a murder at a young age.

Mrs. Wang heard this, and took the opportunity to say: "My younger sister is the most soft-tempered, and her brother-in-law left early. A half-sized man like Pan'er has no reliable person to discipline, and I'm afraid she will go on the wrong path. Sometimes something happens, I don't look at it, I don't reach out. I can't let my dear sister lose her support when she grows up!"

After hearing this, Jia Zheng felt reasonable.Mrs. Wang went on to say: "At first, she wrote to me and said that she wanted to close her business and come to Beijing. When she came to various shops, she couldn't get out as a woman, and Pan'er was too young to do anything. It's better to simply Accept Anxin; secondly, there are aunts and uncles in Beijing, and they can control Pan'er one or two. She said that although my elder brother is also an official, he is a rough man, and he is not as good as the master who knows poetry and etiquette. Seeing that the master can have time to discipline Pan'er, it can be regarded as helping their orphans and widowed mothers."

After Jia Zheng heard this, he ironed it out in his heart, and said, "They are all relatives. If you want to help me, my uncle is busy with work, so I'm an idler. If I come to Beijing, I'll just stay at home. Come on, you sisters, to catch up on the past, and on the other hand, I can also take care of Pan'er one or two. Now that I am still young, I'm afraid I can still break my temper. Not to mention anything else, I just stay in the ethnology and study hard. After a few years, I have become more sensible in reading, so it is easy to talk about it later."

Mrs. Wang wiped the corner of her eyes and said, "It's Pan'er's blessing to be controlled by the master." Seeing Mrs. Wang's illness and weakness these days, Jia Zheng felt a little pity for her when she saw her tears again. Come, I will stay in the main room today.