On the other side, after the Xue family moved there.
The Feng Mansion held a low-key welcome ceremony.
There is no way, no one dares to make a big show of it until the national mourning is over.
Just in the front and backyard, there were several tables for family dinners.
There are men in the front.
As an elder, Li Shouzhong came forward to welcome the arrival of the Xue brothers.
In the backyard, Li Mengshi brought all of Feng Yibo's concubines, and Aunt Li also showed up with the Li sisters.
The two sides held cordial talks, and then had a banquet with Aunt Xue, Bao Qin and others.
For a time, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves.
The hostess Baochai is the happiest when the Xue family arrives.
This can be seen from her initiative that night.
After everything was done, Baochai huddled lazily in Feng Yibo's arms.
The two of them chatted about the day's events.
As he spoke, Baochai said:
"On the way here today, I told my mother to have a look at the Li family girl. Guess what?"
Feng Yibo stretched out his hand and asked casually:
"What? Are you spoiled for choice?"
To be honest, he was not optimistic about the marriage between the Xue family and the Li family before.
After all, Aunt Li brought the girl here and wanted to find Li Shouzhong to make the decision.
Apparently he was asked to help choose an official.
In this way, he can not only have a good home, but also give Li Shouzhong some help.
Although the Xue family was wealthy, they could not help Li Shouzhong in the officialdom.
This is obviously contrary to the Li family's original intention.
However, the Xue family is Baochai's natal family after all.
If he really meant this, Feng Yibo would inevitably help to ask.
Fortunately, now that Xue's mother has come to live in the Feng Mansion, she can try it out on her own.
There is a high probability that he will not need to take action personally.
Baochai gently knocked his hand away, fearing that Feng Yibo would get angry and do it again.
"That's not true. She hadn't seen the two younger sisters of the Li family at that time, but she told me that she wanted me to see the eldest girl of the Xing family."
As she said that, she raised her hands to protect her vital points to prevent Feng Yibo from succeeding, and at the same time said:
"I told you that I had already asked Brother Tao, and he had no objection. He just wanted me to help take a look."
Xue Biao's father passed away, and his mother also contracted phlegm and was raised in her hometown.
Mother Xue, the aunt, naturally has to worry about him.
It's just that Xue Pan is old and has no whereabouts yet.
Let’s set things up for Xue Biao first.
This makes most people look a little confused.
"No wonder!"
Feng Yibo suddenly realized.
At the same time, he retracted his hand angrily and hugged Baochai.
Stroking her smooth and delicate ridge, he said:
"I heard from the second brother Lian today that when the eldest wife of the Jia family wanted to ask the Xing sister to fill a house for him, both uncles were evasive, especially the second uncle."
Baochai was stunned and frowned:
"Does Mrs. Rongfu mean this?"
Mrs. Xing is Xing Xiuyan's aunt and the head wife of the eldest family.
If she had this intention, the Xue family might not have a chance.
"Um."
Feng Yibo responded and analyzed:
"I think I only mentioned it in their big room. Their master didn't agree, so he didn't make it public."
Speaking of this, Feng Yibo remembered Jia Lian's words and said:
"I've never met this Miss Xing. I don't know who she is, but I heard from Brother Lian that the Xing family is also in a mess. If we get married, I'm afraid it won't be clean in the future."
Feng Yibo didn't say too specific, just hit the mark.
The Xue brothers were also present at the time, so they must have their own plans.
However, thinking of what Jia Lian said about the Xing family, Feng Yibo was not very optimistic about this marriage.
It's not that he is snobbish, but that marriage is a matter between two families.
If you only look at your daughter's appearance and personality, you may suffer some other losses.
Unexpectedly, Baochai heard this but didn't care much and said:
"It's just that the family is poor, but the Xue family can still support a few people."
She thought Jia Lian said something bad about the Xing family because he wanted to curry favor with the Jia family.
To put it bluntly, they are here to get money to live.
But unlike the Jia family, who was struggling, the Xue family was now poor and had only money left.
But he is not afraid of such people.
and……
"My mother really values this sister from the Xing family, and said that although she comes from a poor family and is the daughter of a hairpin and a skirt, she is elegant and steady."
Baochai thought of Xue's mother's expression when she mentioned Xing Xiuyan, and thought of what she saw in Rong Mansion today.
In my heart, I also somewhat recognized what Xue's mother said.
"I wanted to propose marriage to my brother, but I felt that my brother was accustomed to living extravagantly, and he was afraid of ruining his daughter, so I thought of Brother Tao."
Speaking of this, she showed a look of pity and said:
"However, I still prefer the Li girl."
The Li family also comes from a scholarly family, and their daughters are extraordinary.
You can tell just by looking at Li Wan.
I take my sisters-in-law to recite it every day, which is comparable to that of ordinary women.
But she also knew that the Li family was different from his family.
Although they are all old relatives, it is not a big problem to take care of each other.
But the patriarch of the Li family is now the Minister of Rites and may join the cabinet at any time.
The Xue family could only rely on the name of their ancestors to maintain their status as imperial merchants.
One is a prosperous family, and the other is clearly going downhill.
Even with Feng Yibo's relationship, it still makes sense to marry a daughter.
But getting married is somewhat boring.
After a pause, Baochai added:
"It's a pity that my brother is not good enough."
What makes Xue Pan worse is not his family background, but his character and reputation.
If Xue Biao relied on himself, he still had a chance.
Then Xue Pan is too far behind.
Speaking of him, even Feng Yibo couldn't intercede with this uncle.
Don't say it's him, after all, even Xue's mother can't say it out loud.
Without him, neither high nor low can be achieved.
The marriage of the Xue family men cannot be rushed.
The couple were just chatting.
A few days later, Hua Zifang got the messenger and came to Rong Mansion to pick up her sister.
As soon as Xiren returned home, he asked his mother to find a way to redeem himself.
He also stated that he had already found his next home and would pay sufficient settlement allowance.
Although Hua Mu was surprised by Xi Ren's change, she didn't ask any more questions.
But he readily agreed.
Immediately, she led the attacker back to Rong Mansion and asked to see the old lady.
After just a few words of greeting, Hua Mu pulled Xi Ren and knelt down in front of Jia Mu.
"So that the old lady will know that our Hua family was originally a well-to-do family. Later, we sold the core beads to Jia Mansion when we had no food to eat during the disaster years."
Hua Mu started to perform and then flattered:
"Fortunately, I was sold to a family like the Jia family. Not only is the food and clothing as good as those of ordinary family masters, but I don't scold him day and night. Our entire Hua family is very grateful to me."
At this point, Hua Mu began to wipe her tears and said:
"Originally, there were some things that I shouldn't have said, but Xinzhu's father died and insisted on redeeming her."
Jia Mu frowned immediately when she heard this, but did not interrupt.
"Her brother has become a great man in recent years, and the family has regained some of its strength. I really can't bear to have Xinzhu serve as a slave anymore."
Speaking of this, Hua Mu wiped away her tears, her face full of sincerity and just the right amount of timidity.
As if afraid of being blamed by Jia Mu, she raised her head and said:
"Back then, the core beads were sold to Renya for ten taels of silver, but I know she is in the mansion. She has been taken care of by the mansion these years and has never been aggrieved in the slightest."
Having said this, she unpacked the baggage she had brought.
A pile of broken silver and a dozen strings of copper coins were revealed inside.
Hua Mu pushed forward, then pulled Xi Ren and started to kowtow, saying:
"So the old lady scraped together fifty taels of silver from here and there, hoping to be able to thank my family for the kindness!"
In the past few years, the Hua family has completely turned around with the capital provided by Xiren.
The total belongings are worth at least five hundred taels.
This does not include the clothes and hairpins given to Xiren and some of the money she kept for herself.
Although he is not a wealthy household, he still has plenty of food and clothing.
Not to mention anything else, Hua Mu has already summoned her maid and mother-in-law.
No worse than some wives from small households.
Of course, this is also the reward for Baoyu's lavishness.
Really in comparison, even the mandarin ducks in Afraid Jia's mother's house are not as wealthy as Xiren.
In comparison, she never asks for rewards from any lady or lady.
Even so, Hua Mu only took out fifty taels.
I cried miserably when I ran to Rongfu.
That's it, Xi Ren gave it to him first.
Otherwise, Mother Hua might have to ask for ten taels of silver.
Hua Mu kowtowed three times, and her tears started to fall again.
She looked at Jia Mu with a pleading face and said:
"At the same time, I also hope that the old lady can give her grace and free herself, so that I can marry her to a good family, fulfill her father's last wish, and fulfill my heart as a mother."
Mother Jia naturally saw that the other party was acting.
But what Mother Hua said was reasonable and reasonable. If she didn't let go at this time, it would seem that she was unreasonable.
Mother Jia didn't let the Hua family's mother and daughter wait for too long. Mother Jia showed a charitable smile and said:
"Theoretically, her body deed is in our hands, and she is a member of the Jia family."
These words made Mother Hua's heart skip a beat, and she wanted to continue begging.
Unexpectedly, Jia Mu predicted her next move, waved her hand in advance and said:
"But I deeply feel that it is not easy for you to be a mother. Besides, in a family like ours, we don't even beat or scold the maid, so how can we let people spend money to buy her?"
This time Hua Mu learned her lesson and didn't rush to interrupt.
Sure enough, Jia Mu sighed softly and said:
"Take this money back and let Xiren go with you."
Hua Mu was overjoyed when she heard this and looked at the attacker beside her.
The attacker kowtowed repeatedly and spoke for the first time.
"Thank you, old lady, for allowing me to return to my mother's knees and repay my ancestors by being a cow and a horse in the next life!"
Seeing her crying, Jia Mu felt relieved a lot, and immediately said to her side:
"Yuanyang, please help me find Xiren's identity and let her go her own way!"
When Baoyu comes over after getting the letter, Xiren...
No, there are no attackers now.
From then on, there was no girl named Xiren in the Jia family, only the eldest sister of the Hua family.
Flower core beads.
She was free and left Rong Mansion with her mother and brother Hua Zifang.
"Xi Ren... also left me?"
When Baoyu heard the news, he was obsessed with it.
Although Xiren had already distanced himself from him, they had had some communication after all.
Treat him differently from others.
But today, Xiren didn't even say hello and left him without any warning.
This naturally made Baoyu unable to accept it for a while.
Seeing that no one could shout and could not speak, Jia Mu went up and hugged him and said:
"My dear, she's just a maid. Besides, she ran away and she's not dead. You can go find her anytime you want!"
"ah!"
Baoyu exclaimed, turning from worry to joy, and said:
"Yes, yes! She just went home, I can still go find her!"
When Jia Mu and others saw him smiling, they felt relieved and said:
"Yes, yes! Even though she is no longer a member of the family, she has been favored by us. You can go anytime you want."
Baoyu nodded repeatedly and comforted himself:
"That's good, that's good."
A few days later, Yuanyang went to Jia Mu to ask for leave and said:
"Old lady, Xiren and I have been sisters for many years. I can't sleep well now that I'm separated from the ghost. I want to see her. I hope the old lady will give me permission."
Jia Mu did not doubt that he was there. When she heard this, she thought of Baoyu and said:
"As a woman, it's not convenient for you to go by yourself. It just so happens that Baoyu is still talking about it, so let him take you there."
Yuanyang was stunned for a moment, and then replied bravely:
"Well...thank you, old lady, for your permission. I'll go find Mr. Bao right now."
Baoyu didn't know what was going on, so he happily brought Yuanyang to Xiren's house.
Hua Zifang was quickly brought in respectfully.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Xiren collecting the clothes hanging in the yard.
"Assault!"
The moment he saw her, Baoyu's heart finally let go.
It was as if the attacker hadn't left him yet and just went home to rest for a while.
Xiren was obviously a little surprised when he saw him coming.
Then he said somewhat comfortingly:
"Master Bao, if you can come and see me, my Huaxinzhu service for you for several years will not be in vain."
Baoyu didn't hear the deep meaning of her words and said:
"If you want to go back, I'll tell the old lady."
He wanted Xiren to go back, but he was too embarrassed to take the initiative to say it.
I can only pretend to be an attacker and want to go back.
"No! Second Master Bao doesn't have to be like this. I've already made a promise to another family."
Xiren quickly stopped him and said to Hua Zifang:
"Brother, go find someone."
It turns out that Feng Yibo's people in the capital had contacted Xi Ren a few days ago.
Even Xi Ren has already contacted Qian Xue.
Now we're just waiting for the mandarin duck.
She had even washed her daily clothes and was ready to take them with her.
"good."
Hua Zifang responded and went out.
He knew that the noble man his sister had hooked up with stayed in an inn not far away.
My sister also said that the settlement allowance had been given to her and she would just keep it for herself when she left.
Although he didn't know the identity of the other party, Xiren said that the settlement fee was five hundred taels.
Those who can afford this money are probably from the same family as the Jia family.
Hua Zifang naturally stopped asking any more questions, so as not to ruin her sister's good deeds.
In fact, Feng Yibo only gave each person one hundred taels to settle down.
He's not buying a concubine, so a hundred taels is pretty good.
Fortunately, Xiren had already brought back the reward from Jia's house, and took out four hundred taels and added it.
I collected five hundred taels and gave them to my mother and brother.
As soon as Hua Zifang came out, Baoyu seemed to react and said in surprise:
"When did you marry me?"
Before Xiren could say anything, Yuanyang stepped forward and said:
"Second Master Bao, please go back first. I want to have some personal talk with Xinzhu."
Baoyu ignored her and still asked:
"You married someone as soon as you left the house. Did your mother and brother sell you again?"
This is not his first time here, and he knows the general situation of the Hua family.
This kind of problem is obviously not a matter of letting go.
Xiren smiled softly and was about to respond.
At this moment, a girl came out of the house and said with a smile:
"Hey, isn't this Second Master Bao? Could it be that you can't bear to attack people after all, and you want to renew your relationship again?"
The voice sounded familiar to Baoyu, but he didn't remember it for a moment.
But he looked towards the door again and blurted out:
"Qianxue? Why are you here too?"
