Chapter 1598 Xin Zijuan’s thoughts on welcoming the spring
Fu Shi's face sank, but he relaxed again, "I wonder how much money you owe the Sun family?"
Ms. Xing glanced at her husband, who had an expressionless face and lowered his eyelids. He couldn't get the hint and hesitated to speak, "It's a lot, Qiu Sheng, you also know..."
Fu Shi's face darkened and he waved his hand, "Madam, just tell me how much it is, don't play riddles."
Jia She's eyes twitched. Fu Shi's face was serious and somewhat dignified. After all, he was a sixth-grade official and the general judge of Shuntian Prefecture. He was also a very popular role in the capital.
"I'm afraid it's more than 8,000 taels." Mrs. real numbers.
Fu Shi's behavior was just to suppress Jia She and his wife. Although his boss didn't say anything else, he still wanted to do things well, and he couldn't let the male and female eat more and take more possessions just because they wanted to marry a girl. Xing When he reported that the amount of eight thousand taels was almost the same as what he had, he felt much more at ease.
"So many?" Fu Shi pretended to be surprised, "Isn't the second master in charge of the housekeeper in this mansion?"
Jia She was so angry that he was itching his teeth. Did this guy deliberately make him feel disgusted? But this question has to be answered. The Feng family has no obligation to help pay off the debt. This generous gift is enough to make countless people jealous.
After coughing dryly, Jia She said with a stern face: "Qiusheng, you don't know something. Since the Grand View Garden was built, this mansion has been unable to make ends meet. There are also a lot of expenses in my small courtyard. I usually spend a lot of time outside to socialize and communicate. , but the government can’t support it at all, so I can only make up for it with my own money. But for more than a year, I can’t afford it, so I can only borrow money from outside..."
This is really an empty lie. Why did the Rongguo Mansion need Jia She to go out to socialize and communicate?
The current Rongguo Mansion is hunkered down in Chengdu and has no time to do so. With no new revenue coming in, where does it need to go to socialize and coordinate?
It's just that Fu Shi couldn't expose such lies. He was not a member of the Jia family, and he had no obligation to take care of the Jia family's affairs. His purpose was just to negotiate the marriage for his boss and avoid unnecessary expenses as much as possible. The eight thousand taels of silver were not worth it. It was expected, and it was much less than the twelve thousand expected by the boss.
"Sir, have you spent all these 8,000 taels of silver in more than a year?" Fu Shi asked unhurriedly, "Then the expenses of Rongguo Mansion are a bit too much. The students' entertainment expenses are only a few hundred a year." Two pieces of silver is enough..."
Jia She's face turned dark and he didn't know how to answer for a while.
I am an idler, and I am still a high-ranking official in the capital. How is the entertainment expense so different between the two?
"Qiusheng, you don't know something. You are an official with a position, and people are asking for help from you. Naturally, you don't need much expenses, but I am different. I have to worry about Rongguo Mansion, but Rongguo Mansion is also now A fallen phoenix is not as good as a chicken, so who cares about you? You must not spend your money on a good life, otherwise everything will make things difficult for you..."
Jia She can also justify his explanations and always find some truth.
Fu Shi also knew that if he had to break up with Jia She like this, he would not be able to talk for a whole day. It would be enough to beat the other party. It would be unsightly to make the other party angry and tearful, delaying the main business.
"Forget it, Mr. Boss, I will go back and report these eight thousand taels of silver to Mr. Fu Cheng. The other bosses will have no objections, right?" Fu Shi put this aside and asked about business, "On September 12th, Mr. Fu Cheng A sedan chair will come to carry the second girl, and they will enter the Yunchuan residence through the corner gate. Over there, the Yunchuan residence also opened an eight-room courtyard specially for the second girl and renovated it..."
Inevitably, some deliberation was required. Although this was the first time for Fu Shi to arrange a marriage for someone, and it was also a concubine. Before Shan came, Fu Shi had specifically asked someone about the basic procedures and rules of this kind of work, so he was not unfamiliar with it. .
For Jia She and his wife, as long as Feng Ziying is willing to take over the debt issue, everything else is easy to deal with.
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Siqi rushed into the house excitedly, and before he could see anyone else in the room, he shouted: "Girl, girl, Uncle Feng has asked Mr. Fu to come to the master's place to discuss marriage. He is in the master's yard right now. I was discussing with the master and his wife, and they said that the betrothal gift must be worth several thousand taels of silver, and I am so envious of Qiu Tong’s little hooves!"
Yingchun, who was talking to Xiuyan, couldn't help but stand up. A red cloud appeared on her fair face. She held a sweat towel in one hand and said shyly: "Really?"
"How can this be false?" Siqi saw Xiuyan sitting next to his girl at this moment, and he quickly said, "Miss Xing is here too?"
Xiuyan smiled slightly, stood up and said, "Congratulations, sister, your long-cherished wish has finally come true."
Xing Xiuyan's face suddenly turned red and she lightly stamped her foot: "Sister, please don't make random guesses. What's wrong? It's just some boring servants in the house talking nonsense. Don't let it turn into a joke."
At this time, the mood of welcoming the spring is particularly relaxed.
The marriage negotiation is definitely over, and then it’s time to wait for the wedding. Brother Feng also said last time that it will be a few days after Baoyu’s marriage. If you calculate it, it will be September. In less than a month, you can wait peacefully. Married.
As for Xiuyan, she had also heard about it from her mother. Her father and mother wanted to marry her to the Sun family before, but they couldn't explain that Uncle Feng wanted to take her as a concubine, so they thought of using Xiuyan. to replace.
It happened that at that time, the Xing family's uncle owed numerous gambling debts, and his father also wanted to ask Brother Feng to settle the external debts for the Xing family's uncle. This would be regarded as a favor to the Xing family, so Xiuyan married into the Feng family as a concubine. It's logical.
This incident was also circulated in the house for a while, and it caused such a fuss that Xiuyan did not dare to go out during that period, for fear of being stabbed in the back, as if robbing him of his good deeds. Who knew it would become such a big deal later? Despite the changes, Brother Feng finally persisted and finally settled the matter.
Now Xiuyan's situation in the house seems a bit embarrassing.
It turned out that there were rumors that she was going to be Brother Feng's concubine, and some servants who were following the trend could please her and her uncle and his wife from the Xing family, but she never thought that she would end up marrying Brother Feng. Seeing that Xing Xiuyan's matter was over, Many people began to gossip again, especially those who were very enthusiastic at first, but now feel that they have been deceived and their expressions were wasted, and they even talk a lot with guns and sticks.
However, Xiuyan has a cool and simple temperament. She sees these things very clearly. No matter whether they are praised, she will listen with a smile on her face, or whether they are slandered, she still responds with a calm and calm look. This is indeed true. Let Yingchun be very proud.
Moreover, Yingchun felt that the matter between Xiuyan and Brother Feng might not be settled like this.
The Xing family’s uncle and his wife have almost become hated characters in the house.
Uncle Xing's uncle has a habit of gambling and drinking. He has nothing to do outside and owes debts everywhere. Creditors often come to visit, which makes the old man and his wife extremely unhappy.
The master was already talking outside, saying that he couldn't control the Xing family's affairs. The debt he owed was that he was responsible for himself, and he had no feathers with Rong Guofu and the Jia family.
Although the words were released in this way, people who were in debt may not view it that way. People often came to the door to make trouble, which made everyone in the house very troubled. Even the ancestors had some opinions.
To solve Uncle Xing's problem, in addition to clearing up his gambling debts and alcoholic beverages, we also need to find a serious job for Uncle Xing. The only way to solve the problem is to find a suitable one for him. As he continues to make a living, sooner or later he will revert to his old ways and become what he is now again.
But how can the Rongguo Mansion now find such a suitable job for Uncle Xing's family?
After careful consideration, the only one who can help Uncle Xing is Brother Feng.
In other words, this red rope of marriage will always tie Brother Feng and Xiuyan together.
Although Yingchun is honest and honest, she is not without wisdom. It’s just that she has always been cowardly and unwilling to trouble others. She often has the mentality of doing less than doing more, which is why she has such an impression in the house, but she can also see It can be concluded that Xiuyan is a shrewd and capable person, no less than her third sister.
Brother Feng may not have this intention. If they get together in the future, he and Xiuyan will still be sisters.
At this time, it is better to show kindness, or even help, let her remember her, it is not in vain to be a sister. You must know that she and Xiuyan both belong to the lineage of the eldest brother of Rongguo Mansion. This level of origin is still Something that other sisters don’t have.
"Xiuyan, sisters, do you and I still need to hide something?" Yingchun was so "heroic" for a rare time, but her words were still gentle, "You are a smart-tempered person, much stronger than my sister, and you have a mother's background. Naturally, it is no better than other families. Brother Feng is a person who does big things. He is busy outside all day long. He must not have much energy to take care of things at home. If you can marry into the Feng family, you can also help Brother Feng deal with it. Many things have made Brother Feng worry a lot,..."
Xing Xiuyan also didn't expect that her second sister, who had always been honest and dull, could actually say such a thing, which completely shocked her.
In her impression, it was normal for Tanchun to say such words, and it was normal for Baochai to say such words. Even if Xiangyun or Daiyu said such words, she could barely accept them, but only What Du Yingchun said was so unbelievable. Is this still the "two pieces of wood" rumored outside?
"Do you feel that what my sister said surprised you?" Yingchun smiled charmingly, "Sister is an introvert. She doesn't like those empty words, and she can't say any sweet words, but I think you will be sisters sooner or later. If you don't believe it, you will be sisters with me. Make a bet?"
Xiuyan and Siqi both looked at each other in shock. They didn't know how the second girl suddenly understood the situation after learning about the marriage proposal. Her tone of voice and behavior changed a lot, and she became much more generous and calm.
(End of this chapter)