Wangcai took the caravan back to Linhe Villa.
He handed the caravan to He Cheng and returned to Ningguo Mansion with five carts, twenty war horses and ten ponies.
In addition to two carts of kumiss, there were also two carts of fur goods, mainly mink furs, and a small amount of fox furs. These were selected high-quality furs that Jia Cong kept for his family.
The black bear that I had hunted had its fur processed and brought back with me.
In the other car were some ginseng, deer antlers and other medicinal materials, as well as some Dongzhu, some gems and other rare and valuable items.
After the handover between Wangcai and Heping'er, he took out three more letters.
"Miss Ping, this is a letter from Third Master to you. There is another letter for Miss Lin. Please give it to her. There is also a letter for Second Master Lian and Second Grandma Lian. I will send it to them later. Just go.
In addition, our caravan will rest in the capital for five days and then go south. It will take about a month to come back. When we come back from the south, we will go directly to Liaodong. I will come back again then. Do you have a letter to Third Master? Or clothes, I will help you bring them to the Third Master. "
Ping'er took the letter and asked: "Wangcai, how is the third master doing there? Do you need to send a few people over to serve him?"
Wangcai said: "Miss Ping, the third master is living a good life. You don't have to worry. As for sending people, I don't dare to make the decision. The main reason is that the third master has not settled down yet. When I come back, the third master is still on the grassland. Woolen cloth."
Ping'er asked a few more questions and then asked Wangcai to leave.
Yuanyang frowned and said, "Why is the third master staying on the grassland? This man who has made a lot of money has not explained clearly. I heard that the Mongols are very barbaric. Is there any danger for the third master to stay there?"
Ping'er said: "Maybe it's not convenient to talk about it. There are some things that we don't want us to know. As long as the third master is fine, it will be fine. Let's read the third master's letter first."
Ping'er took out the letter and read it carefully. First she chatted a few words about the family affairs, and then said that she was married to Heishan Village. She had eliminated the evil and vicious Wu family, and asked her to arrange for a suitable person to take over Zhuangzi.
This page ended here, and I turned to the second page, saying that I was on the grassland, and would return to Liaodong in a few days. I have been out for more than two months, and I miss you a little. The things I sent back are for your use. Yes, don’t be reluctant...
Finally, let yourself take more care of Miss Lin. There is a sandalwood box inside, and give it to Miss Lin together with the letter.
The following page was probably written later.
Yuanyang asked: "Ping'er, what did the third master say?"
Ping'er handed the letter to her and said, "Read it yourself. It's nothing too important. The third master said he would return to Liaodong in a few days. Don't worry about it. Your man is fine."
Yuanyang rolled his eyes at Ping'er and said with a smile: "Go, go, that's not your man?"
He picked up the letter and read it carefully. After a while, he returned the letter to Ping'er.
"The third master is still so vigorous and resolute. I don't know what happened to the Wu family again? He was directly dealt with by the third master. By the way, Ping'er, does the third master like Miss Lin? Did he ask us to help take care of her?"
Ping'er said: "If the Wu family doesn't go too far, the third master will not be cruel. I will go to the second grandma to ask later and see if she mentioned it in the letter there.
Third Master really likes Miss Lin, maybe Miss Lin will become the mistress of Ning Mansion. "
Yuanyang said worriedly: "Can the old lady agree? I know what the old lady is thinking. She wants to bring Miss Lin and Mr. Bao together. This matter is probably not easy to handle."
Ping'er smiled and said: "Yuanyang, you still don't understand Third Master. There is nothing that Third Master wants to do that cannot be done. Do you still remember what he said in the East Road Courtyard two years ago?
They said they would snatch the two of us back home to be Mrs. Yazhai, but now aren’t they all snatched back? She has become his woman. "
Yuanyang thought about it carefully and realized that was really the case.
"Listening to what you said, that's really what happened. Ever since I met the third master that time, the changes have been one after another, which is dizzying. Many things that are obviously impossible have happened to him.
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Sometimes the old lady laments, saying that the third master is so lucky. So, there is a 80% chance that Miss Lin will be our mistress? "
Ping'er said: "It should be 100%. Miss Lin will definitely be our mistress. I will send her a message later. Will you go? By the way, take a look at the things that the third master brought back and bring some to her." "
Yuanyang smiled and said: "Go, I will definitely go. You must have a good relationship with the future mistress."
Ping'er asked several women to drive the car into the inner courtyard and put all these things into the inner storehouse.
Looking at these soft and smooth mink and fox furs, as well as the radiant pearls and colorful gems, the eyes of several women sparkled.
Yuanyang stroked a piece of purple mink and sighed: "The old lady also has a black mink coat, which she usually treasures very much. The third master got so many this time. How many mink coats do we have to make?" ?”
After all, Youshi is well-informed. He saw a lot of ginseng, deer antlers, boxes of dongzhu, hundreds of mink skins, fox skins, and boxes of colorful gems. nice one.
I really envy these little girls. They follow a good master and are generous when they have the ability. They went out and got so many good things back before they came back.
"These pearls are good things. They are called Dongzhu. They are more precious than ginseng and cannot be seen on the market at all."
Ping'er felt filled with a sense of superiority and sweetness when she saw that her man had brought back so many good things and allowed her to use them reluctantly.
He smiled and said: "Third Master said, these things are for us. When we have time, each person will use mink fur to make a coat and a collar, and each person will use Dongzhu to make a bracelet. These gems Let’s give each person a share.
The third master is still thinking about us when he is running around outside. We cannot let the third master down. We must help the third master run the family well. "
They had never encountered such a generous master as Jia Cong, and everyone nodded in agreement.
Ping'er found the sandalwood box Jia Cong mentioned, put it away, and gave it to Lin Daiyu later.
Leave the koumiss in one cart and divide the other cart into several portions. Give one portion to Jia Mu, one portion to Jia She, one portion to Jia Zheng, one portion to Jia Lian and Sister Feng, one portion to Li Wan, and one portion to Xue. Auntie had a portion and was sent to her separately.
There are also those ponies for the children to play with. One was given to Jia Lan, one to Jia Huan, one to Baoyu, one to each of Sanchun, one to Daiyu, and also given to Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun. One horse per person was also sent over separately.
These foals were selected from thousands of horses, and each one is very beautiful, full of energy, and very lovable.
After arranging everything, Ping'er and Yuanyang went to Rongguo Mansion and Jia Mu's yard together.
He asked the maid to carry the kumiss inside, and the two of them followed in and came forward to pay their respects to Jia Mu.
"Greetings to the old lady."
Jia Mu was very happy when she saw Yuanyang and Ping'er coming together. She asked with a smile on her face: "Yuanyang, Ping'er, why did you two come here together?"
Yuanyang smiled and said: "Old lady, the third master asked the caravan to bring back some kumiss, and bring it over for you to try. It is said to be quite nutritious."
Jia Mu said, "I've drunk this kumiss before. It doesn't taste very good. Haven't you tried it?"
Yuanyang said: "The caravan just came back today and delivered it to the old lady. We haven't had a chance to taste it yet. If it tastes too bad, the Third Master probably wouldn't have asked someone to bring it back all the way."
Jia Mu asked doubtfully: "Brother Cong's caravan went to the grassland? Where are the others? They won't follow them, right?"
When Jia's mother asked about it, Ping'er couldn't hide it anymore and could only tell the truth.
"Old lady, Third Master went to Liaodong with the caravan, and then went to the grassland. These wines should have been processed by Third Master."
Mother Jia said unhappily: "This child is running around at such a young age. You are around him and you don't know how to stop him and let him do whatever he wants. It is very dangerous to go to the grassland. There are many caravans there every year." Something happened."
Ping'er said: "Old lady, the third master left from Zhuangzi and didn't tell us. We all thought he was at Zhuangzi. We didn't know until the caravan came back this time and brought back his letters."
When my mother heard this, she was speechless for a while. If her grandson was not toiling around at home, he would go out to do other things, so there would be no peaceful time.
"What you mean by that, didn't Brother Cong come back with the caravan? Where is he now?"
Ping'er said: "When the caravan came back, Third Master was still on the grassland, but the letter said he would return to Liaodong in a few days. He should be in Zhuangzi, Liaodong now."
Jia Mu nodded after hearing this. This grandson has a very good idea. He may not even listen to what he says. As long as it's okay, just let him do whatever he wants.
"As long as you're back, Amber, go pour a bowl of kumiss and I'll taste the difference."
Amber poured a bowl of wine and brought it to Jia Mu.
Jia Mu took it and took a sip. It tasted pretty good. It was much better than what she had drunk before. She felt relieved when she thought about it. Even the tribute wine was made. It was not easy to improve the koumiss.
I don’t know how this kid’s brain grows. He can make money by tinkering with something. It would be great if Baoyu had this ability!
"It tastes pretty good. It's much better than before. Do you want some?"
Yuanyang smiled and said: "Let these old ladies keep them to drink. We still have them over there. It's not too late to drink again when we go back."
After another conversation with Jia Mu, the two said goodbye and left.
The two came to Lin Daiyu's room, and Zijuan hurriedly welcomed them in.
Daiyu was reading in the room. When she saw Er'er coming in, she stood up and said with a smile, "What kind of wind is it that blew you two over here?"
Ping'er smiled and said: "Of course it's the northeast wind, and other winds can't blow us. We have good news here. Miss Lin, do you want to hear it?"
Lin Daiyu looked at the two of them, blinked her eyes, and asked, "Did Brother Cong receive a letter? Is he doing well there?"
The two looked at each other and it turned out that Miss Lin knew the whereabouts of the third master.
Yuanyang smiled and said: "As expected, I can't hide it from Miss Lin. The third master is very good. This time I asked the Chamber of Commerce to send a letter back and brought a gift to Miss Lin."
Ping'er handed the letter to Lin Daiyu, took out the sandalwood box, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Lin Daiyu.
"This is the letter from the third master to Miss Lin. This box is also given to the girl by the third master. We don't know what's inside."
Taking the letter from Jia Cong to herself, Lin Daiyu felt very happy, couldn't wait to open it, and read it carefully.
As I read it, a smile appeared on my face. Inside were some interesting stories about Jia Cong's hunting and some words of longing. After reading it, I carefully put the letter away.
He took the sandalwood box, looked at it carefully, and slowly opened it.
Several people looked over at the same time and saw a string of pearl bracelets lying in the box, emitting a hazy light.
Ping'er and Yuanyang recognized it at a glance. It was a bracelet made of Dong beads. It was exactly the same as the Dong beads at home. However, the color and luster of this string of Dong beads were exactly the same and the size was the same.
"Ah, so beautiful!"
Lin Daiyu took the bracelet in her hand with a look of joy, played with it carefully for a while, and then put it on her wrist.
Yuanyang smiled and said: "This string of beads is simply tailor-made for the girl. It shows that the third master has taken it seriously."
Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "Is this just one string of beads? Do the other sisters have them?"
Ping'er smiled and said: "I heard that the third master made this bracelet himself, so he made this bracelet specifically for the girls. The fourth girls don't have any, but the third master asked people to bring back a lot of beads like this." .
It's just that this kind of dongzhu is very precious and cannot be bought on the market. Even if it is given to a few girls now, it will probably be taken away by others. The third master is not at home and no one will support them. When the third master comes back, he will give it to them again. It's not too late for them. "
Hearing this, Daiyu felt sweet in her heart, and reached out to touch the string of beads on her wrist. Brother Cong made it for me with his own hands, and it was the only one, not even for my fourth sister.
Thinking back to what Ping'er said later, I think it makes sense.
If the second sister dares to take it out, her eldest aunt will immediately take it away. Tanchun will not be much better. Even if the second aunt doesn't take it away, Aunt Zhao will not let her keep it.
No one dared to snatch the fourth sister, but she was too young, so it would be okay to give it to her in a few years.
"Did Brother Cong say when he would be back? He didn't mention it in his letter to me."
Ping'er shook his head and said, "The third master didn't mention it. Wangcai said that the caravan will go to Liaodong again in a month. The third master should be back at the end of the year."
Daiyu sighed. She had a hunch that Brother Cong would not come back by the end of the year, or even within a few years.
She is a little envious of Qingwen now. She can always follow Jia Cong wherever he goes.
I couldn't help but frown as I thought about it. Qingwen looked a bit like me. When Brother Cong brought her with him, did he mistake her for me?
Hum, I must ask him carefully when I get back.
If I were as good at fighting as Qingwen, could I always stay with Brother Cong and accompany him?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but secretly make up my mind that I will put more effort into practicing martial arts in the future to make myself more powerful and accompany Brother Cong to travel in the world.
