The eldest son of the red mansion

Chapter 449
Yuanyang saw that Jia Mu had discovered it, so she stopped hiding, "The old lady is still as bright as a torch. My little ability is far behind the old lady."

Only then did Jia Mu nodded with a smile on her face, "Tell me, what do you think?"

Yuanyang organized the language, and then said: "I see Miss Bao, hiding the stupidity and clumsiness, gentle and honest, open-minded, without losing the external cold and internal heat, duplicity, hypocrisy and sophistication, and scheming."

Mother Jia nodded after listening to Yuanyang's words. In fact, if Lin Daiyu was not Jia Min's daughter, Mother Jia would also like Xue Baochai to ration Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu is not motivated because he hangs around in the back house.In the future when Jia Zheng is gone, Jia Baoyu will definitely be separated out. With his personality that is not suitable for childbirth, how can he live? If he is paired with Xue Baochai, he will be able to live a stable life in the future.

But now that Lin Daiyu is here, Xue Baochai will be an eyesore.And she could see that Xue Baochai had already put her mind on Jia Ke.

If Jia Ke is just an ordinary official, then there is nothing wrong with Xue Baochai marrying Jia Ke.

But Jia's mother knew in her heart that Jia Ke's future would be limitless if it continued to develop as it is now.

If there really was a day when Jia Ke faced south and turned his back to north, then his wives and concubines would all be from the harem now.

Then with Xue Baochai's shrewdness and wisdom, there may be chaos in the harem.

After all, the women in the harem, apart from competing for the emperor's favor, had a greater purpose to fight for a future for their children.

But Mother Jia thought about it, if this is the case, it would not be a bad thing.

Now Qin Keqing can help Jia Ke to gather her father's old department.But once Jia Ke succeeds, Qin Keqing will become an obstacle.

Neither the generals under Jia Ke's command, nor the relatives of Jia's family, wanted Jia Ke's successor to be someone with the blood of the previous dynasty.

And Jia Ke's other concubines were all born lowly, so they were not qualified to compete with Qin Keqing at all.

If Xue Baochai went in at this time, he would be facing off against Qin Keqing.

And by virtue of Xue Baochai's identity, he can link up with the wealthy Xue family and Wang Ziteng's Wang family, so that the four major families can be merged together again.

In Jia's mother's mind, these four families, although they are four families, can be said to be one family, because the four families have continued to marry each other. Over the past hundred years, their blood has almost merged with each other.

After Jiamu figured it out, she finally smiled.

The mandarin duck next to her was relieved when she saw Jia Mu smiling again.

But Xue Baochai left Jiamu's room and did not go back to the Grand View Garden, but went directly to Lixiangyuan by detour.

When she came to Lixiangyuan, she saw her mother, Aunt Xue, angry in the house.The little maids stood by and didn't dare to say anything, they were pitiful.

As soon as Xue Baochai entered the door, Aunt Xue saw it and immediately stood up to greet her, "Why are you back, Baochai? Could it be that something happened in the garden?"

Seeing that Aunt Xue stood up to greet her, Xue Baochai hurried over to help Aunt Xue, "Where is Mom going? I'm doing well in the garden, but I just sat with the old lady for a while today, so I came back to have a look. "

Aunt Xue felt relieved, took Xue Baochai's hand and went back to the house together, where they sat on the kang.

"Mom, how are you doing these days? Is my brother being mischievous again?" Xue Baochai saw Aunt Xue's expression turned pale as soon as she entered the door, so she guessed that her brother had caused some trouble again.

Aunt Xue heard what happened just now, "Oh, why do you think I raised such a debt collector? I haven't been home for several days. I came back just now, took the money and left again. No matter what happens in our shop."

After listening to Aunt Xue's complaints, Xue Baochai was also a little worried. For this brother, Xue Baochai also felt a headache. Defeated by him.

After Xue Baochai had finished worrying about her brother, she hurriedly asked Aunt Xue: "Mom, is there something wrong with our shop?"

Aunt Xue sighed and said, "What else is there? They sent me this year's account book again. I looked at it. Not only did I not make any money, but I lost thousands of dollars instead."

Xue Baochai is also a shrewd person, so he doesn't understand what this means.The shopkeepers of these shops have already regarded these shops as their own homes, and not only do not give the money they earn to the bosses, but they also ask the bosses for several thousand taels of silver every year.

Xue Baochai also feels a little angry now, but more helpless, who knows that there is no man in his family who can stand up.If my elder brother devotes half of his mind to doing business, the family wouldn't be so worried.

"Mom, did you just give them the money?" Xue Baochai asked a little bit angrily.

"Give it to them. They have a good idea. I have already told them that since the shop always loses money, next year these people will not work. They will return to me and rent out the shop. Anyway, there will be some It's an income." Aunt Xue said with some disdain.

After hearing Aunt Xue's words, Xue Baochai finally showed a smile on her face, "Mom, this time I restrained them. What did they say later?"

"What else can I say, tell me that they will make up for the money lost this year. They also told me that next year we must earn some money no matter what, and we must not lose money to us." Aunt Xue said there, while sneering.It seems that they already know the thoughts of these shopkeepers.

"What does mom mean?"

"There are still a few loyal and honest people in our house. At that time, I will take the courtyard and seal up all the books of these years for him. At that time, I will check them one by one. If there is a problem, I will sell them all. Go to the coal kiln."

Everyone looked at Aunt Xue as if she was very kind, but she was also shrewd inside.Otherwise, relying on a widow, she was able to keep the property left to her by her husband, and it was not taken away by other people in the clan.

What's more, after so many years of her husband's death, she was able to support it with all her strength, so that the Xue family could still be well-clothed and well-fed. This ability is not something ordinary women can do.

Didn't you see that in the dream of Red Mansions, Wang Xifeng managed such a large Jia family, but she still couldn't make ends meet, so she had no choice but to go to Xue Baochai's pawnshop and pawn her dowry in the end, so as to make ends meet.

Based on this alone, Aunt Xue is several times better than Wang Xifeng.

After Aunt Xue finished speaking, she looked at Xue Baochai's jade-like face and sighed, "I just feel sorry for my Baochai. If she hadn't been born in a family like ours, but someone with some status would not make you suffer."

Aunt Xue also seemed to know that Xue Baochai's future marriage would be a bit difficult, after all, it was too high to be too low, so there was really no way.

In addition, Xue Baochai has been living in the Rongguo Mansion. Although I know that there is nothing wrong with him, others don't know it.

After Xue Baochai heard Aunt Xue's words, she was also a little worried.In front of her mother, she did not hide anything.

Originally, when we came to Jia's mansion, our family was still looking forward to getting married with Jia Baoyu.As a result, Lin Daiyu was only one step slower, and Lin Daiyu was assigned to Jia Baoyu.

Now let her end up without a home, and because she lived in the Rongguo Mansion for a while, other powerful families probably won't marry her.

Is it really necessary to marry a poor and settled down in the end, and cook soup with bare hands in the end?And her lofty ambitions, it's like the sky and the earth.

Xue Baochai couldn't help but shed tears when she thought of this, feeling sad for her future.

Aunt Xue naturally knew Xue Baochai's situation. Seeing Xue Baochai cry, she would feel sad, so the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.

After Xue Baochai finished crying, she regained her composure and thought about her future, feeling that this could not go on.Otherwise, she can only find someone to marry among those offshoots of the Jia family.

"Mother, what do you think of Jia Ke, the uncle of the Jia family?" Xue Baochai asked her mother shyly, her face flushed.

Aunt Xue was taken aback for a moment, and then was taken aback, "Girl, you can't do something stupid. Although that Jia Ke is good and capable, he was married after all. If you are with him, you will be in the future." It doesn't sound good in name."

Xue Baochai didn't take it seriously, as long as she saw her eyes shining, she said with high spirits: "In fact, it's not a bad thing to miss Baoyu. Although marrying Baoyu is a way out, Baoyu will definitely not be able to inherit Rongguo Mansion in the future. Finally, with those alleys The offshoots are no different."

After listening to Xue Baochai's words, Aunt Xue also thought about it. If Xue Baochai and Jia Ke really got married, apart from a bad reputation, nothing else would be perfect.

"Baochai, you have to think about it. Once you make up your mind, you will never go back on your word." Aunt Xue said a little worried.

Xue Baochai has made up his mind now, look at Jia Ke's high position and authority, who in Jia's mansion can match him?Although he himself didn't want to admit it, in fact, he still had some utilitarianism in his heart.

Xue Baochai didn't hide anything from her mother, Aunt Xue, so she expressed her inner thoughts, "Mom, although I have a bad reputation after being rationed to Jia Ke, other things are very beneficial to our family, except that I have no reputation. , no matter who I marry in the future, it will not be as good as being Jia Ke's concubine."

Aunt Xue also nodded when she heard this, "That's what I said, and the reasoning is also the same, but after all, it's easy to say, but in the future we will be half shorter than others in Rongguo Mansion, how will we deal with your aunt and Sister Feng in the future?" ?”

Xue Baochai said indifferently: "Mom has only seen the situation for two or three years now, and you will see it in ten or so years, and the two of them will still rush to curry favor with us."

Xue Baochai saw this matter very clearly. In the future, Jia Ke must be at the helm of the Jia family, like Mrs. Wang. Although she is his mother on the surface, she will not depend on Jia Ke to live in the end.Otherwise, who in this capital knows who Jia Zhu and Jia Baoyu are?

Although Aunt Xue nodded there, she still couldn't make up her mind. After all, this is not a trivial matter.Once Xue Baochai and Jia Ke are married, her family's status will definitely be damaged.

Seeing that Aunt Xue could not make up her mind, Xue Baochai offered him another solution, "Mom, why don't you write a letter and ask uncle to see what he means?"

Aunt Xue was enlightened when she heard it, she clapped her hands and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I should ask your uncle about this matter. He has also seen the world, so naturally he sees this kind of matter farther than the two of us girls. "

(End of this chapter)