Take the farm down to earth

Chapter 166 The Life of the Landlord Lao Cai

For the sake of face, Xue Pan was willing to give Jia Zhen a coffin worth 1000 taels.

When the brother-in-law and sister returned home, Xue Pan was even more willing.

Not to mention selling a catty of Babao wine, he and Jia Lian earned 30 taels of silver.

If it is sold for a thousand catties, the two of them will get [-] silver each.

Selling three to five thousand catties a year is equivalent to the profits of the Xue family's shops all over the north and south.

As for Xue Pan, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were reluctant to go to Rongguo Mansion.

However, that's all for later.
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For men in this era, entertainment activities are either playing money, listening to operas, or drinking flower wine.

When going out to hunt, not everyone likes it, not everyone can draw a hard bow, and not everyone can shoot and kill prey.

Shi Zhongkui has an official status, not to mention that drinking flower wine is just playing for money, and no one dares to mention it, so of course he can only go to the theater.

And if you don't watch the play, you will definitely be dragged by Wang Ziteng to chat.

If it's really just chatting, that's okay, I'm afraid Wang Ziteng will take the opportunity to say something that he can't answer.

So Shi Zhongkui dragged the drinking game on purpose until he convinced Wang Ziteng and other old guys to drink up.

Then these older elders, how can they still have the energy to listen to the opera.

You can only go to the guest room to rest, or go home to rest.

The younger ones accompany Shi Zhongkui to the theater, or find someone to play money with.

To be honest, it was the first time I saw a play when I came to this world.

So he gave up some play, so he could only play "Flowering and Full Moon".

Afterwards, he simply shied away and said that he didn't know much about acting, and when everyone saw this, they suddenly laughed out of novelty.

After the opening, Shi Zhongkui listened, but actually listened to it.The reason is that there has been a real lack of entertainment in the past two years.

"elder brother".

Shi Zhongkui glanced sideways at Xue Pan, who was approaching with his head, and heard the kid mutter, "I don't know if that old boy in Jia Yu Village guessed in advance that someone would trouble him, so he did what he did a few years ago.

Abandoning the young and old at home, he wandered around with a few servants. "

Shi Zhongkui was taken aback, and immediately guessed that Jia Yucun was unwilling to resign, and planned to follow the precedent recommended by Lin Ruhai back then, and visiting friends everywhere might get the help of noble people again.

He sneered and said, "Wouldn't it be better, let the troublemaker go to the government to sue him, and then go to the countryside, prefectures and counties to help Jiayu Village to spread the word.

At that time, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn't be able to clean himself up. "

After thinking about it for a while, Xue Pan realized that the defendant Jia Yucun was not there, and the outside world would definitely mistake him for not daring to come out and explain.

When he received the letter from home, it would have been a year and a half later.

At that time, rushing home again, it is really unreasonable.

Xue Pan chuckled, "I'll let someone do it tomorrow."

After watching the play for a while, Shi Zhongkui suddenly turned his head and asked, "Are you still in touch with those cronies of yours?"

Xue Pan looked at Shi Zhongkui's expression in fear, and saw that he didn't mean to blame him, so he asked suspiciously, "Brother has something to do?"

Shi Zhongkui chuckled, this kid finally became a lot smarter.

"Among your drinking and meat friends, if someone has a good relationship with Lai Shangrong from the Lai family, invite him out to drink more. During this period, let Lai Shangrong understand that even if he is released from slavery, he is still a slave."

Xue Pan mistakenly thought that Shi Zhongkui could not get used to Lai's family.

In other words, Lai Da and Lai Er had offended Jia Yingchun back then, but now that Shi Zhongkui, the husband, knew about it, they wanted to vent their anger on their daughter-in-law.

"Brother, don't worry, little brother, let Lai Shangrong know that he is nothing in our eyes."

After listening to the play, and it was four or five o'clock, Shi Zhongkui didn't want to stay at Xue's house for the night.

After thinking about it, he said to Xue Pan, "I have to go to the Yamen tomorrow, so let's do it today."

Xue Pan was not willing to agree, "No matter what, I have to have dinner and stay for another night, otherwise it will be strange if outsiders don't scold me."

Shi Zhongkui suddenly felt helpless.

At this time, he could neither use power to suppress Xue Pan, nor could he speak words that he was not used to.

Unexpectedly, Baochai was probably worried about welcoming the spring, and sent someone to come and say that he wanted to go back.

Xue Pan suddenly came to his senses.

But Shi Zhongkui was by his side, so he could only ask people to go back and ask questions.

After the servant came back, he didn't know what he whispered in Xue Pan's ear, but he really convinced Xue Pan.

After returning home, Shi Zhongkui couldn't hold back and asked Baochai.

But his daughter-in-law just covered her mouth and smiled, but didn't tell him how to persuade Xue Pan.

After dinner, Shi Zhongkui sat in the hall reading a book, while Baochai and Yingchun sat beside him, embroidering handkerchiefs and sachets for him, gossiping in a low voice, and looking at him from time to time.

It seems that as long as staying by his side is the happiest and most secure thing.

The eyes of Yinger, Xiangling, Hu Po, and Pearl are basically all on Shi Zhongkui.

As for playing chess, when Shi Zhongkui was staying in Yingchun's house these days, he only called Amber when he had things to do, and occasionally called Pearl and Xiuju to do it.

After so many times, everyone can see that Shi Zhongkui doesn't like her.

And Siqi is probably because Yingchun was too dull, timid and fearful when he was in Jia's house, so he could only make decisions on his own, and gradually developed a savage, even domineering character.

From the perspective of maintaining Yingchun, this kind of maid is loyal to protect the master, and there is no need to cling to some shortcomings.

But after Yingchun got married, her unruly and aggressive personality was even more out of place.

Although Yingchun was a little uneasy, after all, Siqi was a close servant girl who grew up with her.

But she couldn't say it clearly, she couldn't even persuade Shi Zhongkui.

After all, Shi Zhongkui just didn't need to serve as a chess player, and she was treated as well as she should be.

No one can make sense of it.

And Shi Zhongkui's mind is very simple, this is forcing Siqi to find a way out for himself.

Unknowingly, the time arrived at Haishi, which was ten o'clock.

Hu Po glanced at Ying'er who had been looking at Shi Zhongkui, and couldn't help laughing.

Pushing Ying'er, pointing to the pendulum clock in the room, reminding her in a low voice that it was late, Ying'er blushed immediately.

Walking up to Baochai and Yingchun, he said in a low voice, "You two ladies, it's already the hour of the day."

Baochai and Yingchun hurriedly put down their needles and threads and looked at Shi Zhongkui.

Yingchun pushed Baochai, and Baochai smiled and said to Shi Zhongkui, "My lord, it's late at night, and I will let Yinger and Hupo wash for you, okay?"

Shi Zhongkui put down his book, took out a gold pocket watch from his pocket, nodded and said, "There's no need to prepare hot water, I've been used to taking cold showers these years even in the twelfth lunar month."

Baochai and Yingchun opened their mouths in surprise, they just wanted to remind Shi Zhongkui to be careful of catching a cold, but when they thought of Shi Zhongkui's thin muscles, they could only sigh that men and women are different.

When Shi Zhongkui came out of the shower, Ying'er and Xiangling who followed behind him were just like Amber and Pearl a few days ago, their faces were flushed, and their legs were weak when they walked.

Although he didn't really want them, Shi Zhongkui would honestly not take advantage of them.

But the more he was like this, the four maids who knew that they were the concubine's life put all their hearts on him.

Today happened to be the [-]th day of this month, so Shi Zhongkui went to Yingchun's room first, talked with Yingchun, and then went out to sleep in Baochai's room.

There is a plump and beautiful girl beside her, so of course there will be a goblin fight first.

It's a pity that this goblin's fighting power is not good, it only takes three or five rounds, and it can't hold it in less than half an hour.

Baochai has experienced three times of rain hitting plantains, and when she was at Xue's house today, she was taught by the woman in charge who was closest to her.

"Master, Yinger and Xiangling are already 16, why don't you take them in today?"

Ying'er and Xiangling, who were lying on the small bed in the back room, suddenly stopped breathing.

And Xiangling was still thinking, he was the same age as his wife, why would his wife remember it wrong.

Shi Zhongkui smiled and said, "Madam is really willing?"

Baochai stretched out her hand and patted Shi Zhongkui's chest lightly, "When you enter Shi's house, sooner or later you will be the husband's man, why don't you be reluctant to be a concubine?

And now even if they are driven away, they are reluctant to leave their husband. "

After hearing this, Ying'er and Xiangling hurriedly covered their heads with the quilt in embarrassment.

Then I vaguely heard Baochai mention that if it's for their own good, it's best to wait a few years for the child's affairs.

Not to mention Shi Zhongkui, even Yinger and Xiangling already knew the reason from Xue's housekeeper.

Shi Zhongkui asked a little strangely, "I heard that when Madam was a girl, she was always cautious in her words and deeds. Why did she speak so bluntly about this matter?"

Baochai snorted, "How can my concubine's careful thinking escape my husband's eyes? Why don't you tell him if you have something to do, so as not to upset him."

Shi Zhongkui heard that Baochai was angry. After all, it was extremely rude to inquire about the daughter in the boudoir.

Hurry up and apologize, and then simply use actions to express your apology.

He lowered his head and put the incense on Baochai's mouth, and his hands also occupied the high ground again.

After a few clicks, Baochai became confused again.

But this time it was light rain, and the gentle wind and light rain were the most pleasant, making people linger and reluctant to stop the rain.

I don't know how long it took, there was a sudden thunder, and the rain soon passed, and everything returned to tranquility.

Shi Zhongkui and Baochai enjoyed the beauty of the rainy day, but Yinger and Xiangling, who were only separated from the bedroom by the carved wooden partition, felt uncomfortable.

Not only was his body weak, but his body also felt sticky as if it had been wet by rain.

After a while, I heard Baochai tell me to go in with water and silk scarves.

Afterwards, Shi Zhongkui also realized how enjoyable the life of ancient officials and eunuchs was.

Xiangling kept her head down with her face flushed all the time, Ying'er looked at Shi Zhongkui with resentment when she left.

The wife agreed, but the master didn't do anything.

If it hadn't been for the sound of rain in the middle of the night, Ying'er would have suspected that Shi Zhongkui had something wrong with his health.

But what no one knows is that Shi Zhongkui doesn't want Baochai to conceive a child at this age, and of course Yingchun is the same.

Although it is said that there are many girls who give birth at the age of 15 or 6, the probability of dystocia is also surprisingly high in this age.

After waiting for two or three years, the safety factor must be several percent higher.

After Shi Zhongkui lay down again, Baochai, who was sleeping inside, came over.

Putting her arms around his arm, she whispered with a smile, "Master, Ying'er can't say that she hates her now."

Shi Zhongkui simply stretched out his arms to hug Baochai, kissed her on the cheek a few times and said with a smile, "Tomorrow when I wash up, I will use another trick to seduce Ying'er. I can only surrender to keep Ying'er."

Baochai understood the "bad guy", put his arms around his waist, and shook his body a few times to express his dissatisfaction.

But he didn't know that this move was tantamount to lighting a fire for a man.

Baochai, who felt abnormal, became busy and honest.

Before, she was thinking of conceiving a child, but now that Shi Zhongkui has disarmed, of course Baochai thought it would be better if she could delay it.

But thinking of the amber and pearls on Yingchun, he began to hesitate again.

At least before the four fill-in houses were raised as concubines, Ying'er and the others would only sleep on the outer small bed in the wife's house.

That is to say, whoever is accepted by Shi Zhongkui first among the four maids will be more attractive to him.

After thinking about it for a while, I fell asleep without knowing it.

The next morning, Shi Zhongkui woke up when the cock crowed again, but where did Baochai, Yinger, and Xiangling get up?

Feeling Shi Zhongkui getting up in a daze, Baochai was startled, and hurriedly opened his eyes and called Yinger and Xiangling to come over and help him dress and wash.

He was also busy looking for clothes, but suddenly saw Shi Zhongkui's gaze, looking straight at him.

Baochai realized instantly that she didn't even wear a bellyband.

He hid under the quilt again with a cry, and called out charmingly, "Sanggong,,,."

This is simply adding fuel to the fire.

If Ying'er hadn't come in with a lighted candle, and then Xiangling came in with the water basin and towels she had been preparing last night, there would definitely be an intense morning exercise.

Taking a deep breath, he stood in the middle of the room and let Yinger and Xiangling dress him.

After getting dressed, Shi Zhongkui went to the washstand to wash up, taking advantage of Baochai's absence, he lowered his head and scented Ying'er's mouth.

The scared Yinger almost jumped up, then her eyes were round and her mouth was wide open, she stared at Shi Zhongkui as if she was frightened, and stammered, "Old, master, you, you,,." '

Shi Zhongkui smiled, and Yinger saw his smile as bad as it could be.

However, the resentment in my heart disappeared without a trace because of this kiss.

He covered his face and walked out.

Shi Zhongkui chuckled, and looked at the stunned Xiang Ling.

Without waiting for the dumbfounded Xiangling to react, Shi Zhongkui stretched out his arms to put his arms around Xiangling, and stuck his head down.

Immediately, Xiangling couldn't call out.

After a while, when the two parted, the little girl was already stuck in Shi Zhongkui's arms.

It wasn't until she heard the sound of Baochai getting up that Xiangling pushed Shi Zhongkui away in fright and ran out quickly.

Baochai, who heard the movement, thought for a while and got a general idea.

One ran out and still said to get things, but both ran away, so it goes without saying that someone must be playing tricks.

But for this kind of thing that takes advantage of something rather than directly asking for it, the tolerance of wives in this era is surprisingly high.

Not to mention being unable to guard against it, even if Shi Zhongkui really succeeded, so what?
Not to mention that the two maids were originally dowry from her natal family to fill in the house, but Baochai needed to win them over from time to time.

Baochai walked over wearing close-fitting clothes and a long robe, biting her lip, and walked over with a reproachful expression.

While helping Shi Zhongkui tidy up his clothes, he persuaded, "My husband has heard chickens dancing all year round, and he has achieved today. I don't want to see him lose this perseverance and habit because I am waiting for my wife."

(End of this chapter)