Chapter 478 Fight
When Chu Fei returned to the Xia family, he reported everything about the Xia family to Xia Zihan, then handed him a wooden box and said, "This is the gift the eldest master brought you when he was in office. The eldest master said, you If you don’t like it, keep it and give it away.”
The wooden box is made of rosewood. When you hold it in your hand, you can smell a faint scent of sandalwood. On the box, there is also a beautifully carved picture of white snow and green pine trees. Under the pine tree, there are two little squirrels. Playing around adds a bit of lively fun to this painting.
Xia Zihan opened the wooden box and saw a set of golden monkeys in various shapes and shapes.
There are twelve monkeys in this set, the largest is only half the size of a thumb, and the smallest is only as big as a big toe.
Xia Zihan looked at it and found it interesting, so he picked one up and looked at it. The monkey made it lifelike and miraculous. The weight was very heavy and it seemed to be solid.
Tsk tsk tsk...
It seems that the eldest son of the Xia family is not as honest as her father when he is an official. Otherwise, how could he have a set of precious and solid golden monkeys at his disposal?
When Chu Lin saw Xia Zihan opening the box, she stuck her head out and looked over. When she saw the twelve golden monkeys sitting, nesting, or standing, her eyes lit up and she picked the biggest one and picked it up. Play, "Hey, this monkey is interesting, quite heavy, and solid. Master, it seems that this eldest man of the Xia family has put a lot of thought into you."
"The master is the princess, how dare he not be careful?" Si Cao continued.
"Huh, that's worth it." Chu Fei said expressionlessly, "I think the two masters of the Xia family are sensible people. Among the women in the family, the eldest lady is better, and she is also aware of current affairs. The third lady ...Well, I learned about current affairs later, but actually...the old lady and the second lady just couldn’t figure it out, and they did it again and again without fear of making people laugh.”
If they are not a family, if they do not enter the same family, the girls from the Xu family will not be able to handle them.
Mrs. Xu does it, Mrs. Cao does it, and so does Mrs. Xia.
I really don’t know how the Xu family teaches their daughter.
"Old Mrs. Xia's family was not like this before." Xia Zihan said, "In Jiangning City, who wouldn't say that Mrs. Xia is kind, knowledgeable, and charitable. Every year in the twelfth lunar month, the Xia family would set up a tent on the street to give porridge. Moon, give it to the street children in Jiangning City.”
"Everyone in Jiangning City praised the old lady."
"Half of the Xia family's good reputation in Jiangning City is earned by doing good deeds."
Xia Zihan told her what she knew in her previous life.
However, the old man ordered the old lady to do the work of setting up a tent to provide porridge. The old man only gave instructions but did not care. The old lady was in charge of everything. People outside thought that the old lady was kind-hearted and pitied those wandering children.
With this reputation, the old lady pays more attention to her words and deeds. On weekdays, if she doesn't like anyone and wants to lose her temper or act playfully, it will only be done in front of a few daughters-in-law and a few close servants. Even if she is angry with outsiders, she will not lose her temper.
Just like the old lady tortured Chu Jiahui back then.
They tortured Chu Jiahui to death, and people outside even said something nice about the old lady, saying that she gave Chu Jiahui a generous burial.
In fact, part of the money for Chu Jiahui's grand burial was paid by the Chu family. However, Mrs. Chu didn't tell anyone, so outsiders thought it was all money from the Xia family. Mrs. Xia acquiesced to this matter. At that time, Mrs. Chu sent someone to bring her to the capital, so she didn't bother with the Xia family about this matter.
Nowadays, there are many powerful people in the capital, and the Xia family is nothing in the capital. Mrs. Xia tried to take advantage of her several times, but she easily fought back with a small amount of money.
In addition, during this period of time, due to Xia Ziying's fault, the Xia family was in chaos and misery, and lost a lot of face. Mrs. Xia couldn't sit still, and her original temperament could no longer be concealed, and it was exposed. come out.
Once that irrational temper is revealed, it would be strange not to show her mercy.
Old Mrs. Xia had already disliked her when she dismissed her plan to plot her property. With Mrs. Xu prodding her, adding a few barrels of oil and a few more fires, the old lady became even more displeased with her. He thought deeply about expelling her.
She has a lot of trouble with old age, and it also makes her have a hard time.
Xia Zihan accepted the gift from Mr. Xia and asked Nuan Yu to take some time to make some snacks and send them to the Xia family for Mr. Xia and Xia Shiming to eat.
As for the old lady, Xia Zihan took the initiative to ignore her.
Xu...don't even think about it.
After the twelfth lunar month, several families who had good relations with the Chu family began to send New Year's gifts one after another.
As in previous years, the Chu family was the first to deliver.
"Princess, Duke Anguo has sent a new year's gift, and it was delivered by the prince himself. The eldest young master is drinking tea with the prince in the hall, and invites the princess to come over."
The little maid in the front yard came to report. Xia Zihan looked up from the account book in his village and said hello, "Tell the prince and the eldest young master that I will be there right away."
The little maid Fu Shen said yes and stepped back.
Xia Zihan then told Si Cao, "Notify the kitchen to add more dishes today, and the prince will stay for dinner."
Si Cao responded with a smile, and then said, "Princess, this servant saw that I bought two kilograms of mandarin fish in the kitchen this morning. Both the prince and the old lady like to eat steamed mandarin fish, so why don't you add a side of steamed mandarin fish?"
"Well, let's add a mutton pot." On this cold day, eating mutton pot is the best way to warm your body and bones.
When Chu Lin heard this, she smiled shyly, "Hey, Master, let the kitchen make an extra pot of mutton. This slave is also hungry for the mutton pot."
Xia Zihan looked at her with a smile, and when he saw her flattering face, he agreed to her, "Then you go and run this leg." "Okay, this slave knows that the princess loves her slaves the most." Chu Lin I walked away smiling and arrived at the kitchen. , she not only ordered the cook to make an extra mutton pot, but also told the cook, "Prepare a plate of tofu, a plate of mushrooms, and a plate of oil paint. Wash them well and send them to my yard."
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In this cold weather, it would be delicious to eat mutton pot and add some tofu, mushrooms and rapeseed in it.
Well, Gai'er suggested that the master make pig-killing vegetables to eat tomorrow.
Eat Xuewang and sauerkraut, which is more delicious.
……
Xia Zihan washed her hands, put on a white cloak, a sleeping rabbit hat, and a thick and soft fox fur scarf, and then went out to the front yard.
Before entering the door, as soon as they arrived in the front yard, they saw a group of young men from the mansion shouting loudly around the yard. In the middle of the yard, Chu Jingqi and Chu Yuexi were fighting fiercely.
When Shiliu saw her coming, he hurriedly said, "Princess, you are here. The prince and the eldest young master are competing in martial arts. They said that they would bet five thousand taels of silver. The one who loses will give it to the one who wins." .”
Before Xia Zihan could ask, Shiliu told him everything.
Sixteen was one of the few boys assigned by Xia Zihan to be on duty in the front yard. He had a very good relationship with 38 Wan, he was very smart and energetic, and he was very discerning and aware of current affairs.
Xia Zihan frowned when he heard this.
Okay, why are you still gambling money?
Moreover, five thousand taels of silver is such a large amount...
As if he guessed what she was thinking, Shiliu lowered his voice and said slyly, "Princess, just now, it was the tea served by the servant."
It seemed to be reminding Xia Zihan.
Sure enough, Xia Zihan is smart and knows the elegant meaning of the piano music.
She rolled her eyes, smiled at him, called him aside, and asked him, "Then do you know why the eldest young master and the prince bet money?"
Well, it's wrong to take the initiative to report the eldest young master's personal affairs to the princess. That's betrayal. However, if the princess takes the initiative to ask, that's different.
He didn't betray the young master.
This was what the princess asked on her own initiative.
Shiliu thought slyly in his heart, and said, "The eldest young master mentioned it, saying that it was the Chinese New Year and he wanted to buy something for the eldest young mistress, but... the price of that thing was high, he said it cost more than 6,000 taels of silver. The young master didn't have enough money, and he couldn't ask the old lady or the princess for help, so he asked the prince to borrow money. The prince said that if he defeated him, the money would be given to the young master. "
At that time, he was the only one on duty in the hall. The eldest young master and the prince didn't avoid anyone when they talked about this matter, so they heard clearly.
After the two men hit it off, they ran into the yard and started fighting.
When Xia Zihan heard this, he had a headache.
Chu Yuexi had more than a thousand taels of silver with her. She knew it. She asked Manager Lu to pay him a few days ago. Knowing that he wanted to use the silver this year, she deliberately paid more.
Chu Yuexi would want to buy a gift for Qinghui. She also guessed it. She thought that a gift of a few hundred taels of silver would be enough. He had a thousand taels of silver on him, which was enough to spend the year before.
Who knew that the gift he wanted to buy for Princess Qinghui would be so expensive.
You know, in this capital city, when a noble girl gets married, the entire dowry is only worth 18,000 taels of silver. Chu Yuexi's New Year's gift is worth more than 6,000 taels of silver...
Hey...
Xia Zihan stroked his forehead.
It seems that she has to buy more properties for the Chu family. Otherwise, with how Chu Yuexi dotes on Princess Qinghui, the total income of the Chu family this year will not be enough for him to give Qinghui a few gifts. .
After Xia Zihan and Shiliu had reached an agreement, Chu Jingqi and Chu Yuexi also decided the winner. Chu Yuexi lost and followed Chu Jingqi into the hall with a haggard look.
As soon as Chu Jingqi sat down, Chu Yuexi came to pester her, "I said, brother-in-law, it's not like I won't pay it back, it's just five thousand taels of silver. When I make money, I will pay it back to you, and you can lend it to me?"
"We have agreed that if you beat me, I will give it to you. If you lose, the matter will end here." Chu Jingqi was not soft-hearted at all, and made it clear that she wanted Chu Yuexi to give up this idea.
He added, "The Chu family has such a big property here, and you just give a gift, which costs more than six thousand taels of silver. So how much do you plan to send as a betrothal gift to the Second Prince's Mansion when you get married?"
Chu Yuexi just heheed twice, feeling a little guilty.
"I...I am not given by Qinghui...When she sheds tears, I feel bad. She likes it and wants to buy it, but she doesn't have that much money. No, she cries, and I feel bad, and I just want to give it away. She, but I don’t have that much money.”
(End of chapter)