Chapter 200 Volume B Mother and son, mother and daughter, brother and sister

It is rare for Aunt Xue and her family to come, so they naturally have to leave food.

 After dinner, it was inevitable that the family members would talk about family affairs together. It was not until the third quarter of the Lunar New Year that we returned to Lixiangyuan.

 When he returned to his home, Xue Pan immediately regained his vitality and no longer looked as languid as when he was at his uncle's house. Aunt Xue and Baochai frowned.

"Wen Long also knows that he has come to Beijing now. Your uncle is right. We should act cautiously. Then Xiang Ling will follow your sister. You should not have other thoughts."

Even though she felt sorry for her son, Aunt Xue also knew that her brother always meant what he said, and it was also for her own son's good.

Now the family dare not even go back to Jinling. They live in Beijing, but their life is not easy.

Xue Pan felt annoyed for a while.

This Xiangling is extremely handsome and beautiful. She followed her sister all the way. She was looking forward to arriving in Beijing and finding a good time to bring her into the house. Unexpectedly, she was hit hard by her uncle and was stabbed horizontally.

 But he didn't dare to disobey his uncle's order.

The Jinling matter has not yet been settled, and Xue Pan is still a little afraid when he thinks that he may be imprisoned one day.

Who would have thought that the Feng family was actually the son of a squire. Fortunately, his family had long been in decline and he had no relatives. Otherwise, this matter would have been even more difficult.

This year of ups and downs has made Xue Pan realize that some people are still untouchable.

The Xue family used to be so prosperous in Jinling City, but now the change of prefect frightened the family into running away.

This made the Xue family feel more and more that things were different nowadays, and their family was in a state of dissatisfaction.

“Mom, today my uncle asked about my sister and said that entering the palace is like a ‘living dead’. Hearing that means he doesn’t agree with my sister’s selection, but what about the eldest girl from my aunt’s family?”

Xue Pan may not think that Hunhao is Xue Dasha, but there are some things that he is not stupid at all, and he remembers them quite firmly.

 Aunt Xue and Baochai both had slightly discolored faces.

Of course they heard Wang Ziteng's words very clearly.

Especially the sentence that the concubines of the Zhou Dynasty all came from poor families, and then the sentence that the current emperor never likes martial arts, which also means that even if a martial arts family like Jia Shi Wang Xue has a woman entering the palace, there will be no such thing. What a good result.

 Why does the eldest girl of the Jia family want to enter the palace again?

Even though there are some differences between being a woman and entering the palace, the eldest girl is now afraid that it is time to leave the palace, and now there is no news.

 Fortunately, my daughter had no intention of being selected. She was just looking for an excuse to go north to Beijing.

But today, my brother obviously pays more attention to Baochai than Xue Pan. Even though there is a reason why his son is useless, Aunt Xue still feels a little different here.

“Mom, my uncle treats my sister differently today. Is it because he wants to find a good family for his sister?”

　　　Xue Dashuai’s next words made Xue Baochai’s face turn red, and at the same time, Aunt Xue and her daughter’s hearts moved.

 Wang Ziteng's strange attention could not be hidden from anyone, and there seemed to be no other explanation that made sense except this one.

  Baochai is already twelve years old. According to the practice of the Zhou Dynasty, when he is twelve years old, he can consider marriage. It does not mean that he needs to get married, but that he can consider the marriage partner.

Families like the Xue family are, after all, well-known, so marriage is definitely not something to be taken lightly. If you want to find a satisfactory family, you need to consider it carefully.

 It is normal for it to take one or two years. When Baochai reaches the age of fourteen, he can basically consider when to get married.

According to the regulations of the Zhou Dynasty, the age of marriage for a woman should not be less than fourteen years old, but the convention is that the best age is about sixteen years old, and if it is over eighteen years old, it is a little too old.

 So generally speaking, ladies will not get married when they are over 20 years old. Those who are over 20 years old basically have some problems that make it difficult to get married.

There are not so many restrictions on men. Apart from the minimum age limit of fourteen years old, there are not many other restrictions, but generally speaking, it is not more than twenty years old.

Seeing that her daughter was a little shy and afraid that her son would say something outrageous again, Aunt Xue quickly said: "Anyway, your uncle will not harm you. He has wide connections in Beijing and is well-informed. If he can find someone for your sister, A good family, that’s a good thing,…”

"Mom, my daughter is still young..." Xue Baochai didn't want to say anything at first, but she was afraid that her mother would be too explicit.

“Mother, this precious jade has been running into our courtyard all day long. Do you think my uncle is trying to match him up..."

Xue Datou was sitting aside and suddenly said this to himself.

"I see that Baoyu is about the same as me. He is illiterate. He hangs around in family studies all day long and is no better than me. Why is it that everyone praises Baoyu, but when he meets me, he says he is not? "

 Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai both had dark expressions and were a little touched.

 Sons (brothers) are the best of the family.

In the past few days, the aunt, Sister-in-law Zhu, Second sister-in-law Lian, and the second sister, the third sister, and the fourth sister who came to Lixiangyuan all praised Baoyu in all kinds of ways. Except for Sister Lin, who rarely commented, everyone else couldn't help but praise Baoyu. Mentioning his brother.

They all said that if my brother were to be like Baoyu, it would be fine. Even Aunt Xue and Baochai could only agree and talk about the benefits of Baoyu, but it felt a bit unpleasant to hear it in their hearts.

In order to prevent Xue Pan from wandering around, the family simply let him go to the Jia Family School to hang out. He never thought that after one day there, he would say that the Jia Family School was not a place to study. In that case, he might as well be at home. .

I asked him why it was not a place to study, but he couldn't tell me a single reason. He only said that it was a place where he could come and go as he pleased. I'm afraid he couldn't read a book.

However, under Aunt Xue's severe persecution, Xue Pan didn't go too far and still went there from time to time. However, now that he was gradually becoming familiar with a few people from Dongfu, it made Aunt Xue worried.

It would be false to say that Aunt Xue had no intention of marrying Jia and Xue's family. Even Baochai was vaguely aware of some of his mother's thoughts.

Now the decline of the Xue family is becoming more and more obvious, especially with his brother's behavior. If this continues, I am afraid that in less than ten years, the Xue family will truly be exposed.

Along the way, from Songjiang to Yangzhou, and then to the capital, my family's businesses were unsustainable, losing money, and some were actually taken over by some scoundrels, who even said they owed money to them. and wages, many industries have completely failed.

 But there is no backbone in the family, and the elder brother is the one who doesn’t care about anything except having dinner parties and having fun.

It seems that people are rarely seen in the second room. It is said that they are doing business in Shandong.

 So those who originally had room for recovery could only watch their money turn into water.

Now something happened to my brother in Jinling, and even if he had to deal with it, he would have to stay away from the limelight for at least two or three years.

Now in Beijing, if you make a daily living, there will be no problem. However, the Xue family in Beijing only has some ordinary business, and there are many connections compared to Jinling. It can be said that except for the uncle and aunt's family, there are no other relatives. acquaintance.

It is said that the two cousins ​​from my uncle's family are also useless.

The eldest cousin was already married, and even took in five or six concubines, but he played roles in the theater all day long. It is said that there were three concubines who were all born in the theater troupe, and it was also passed down as a "good story" in the capital. ".

The second cousin is still in the Imperial Academy, hunting and feasting outside all day long, or wandering around the building to fight with crickets.

It is said that my aunt had also intended to propose marriage to several well-known families, but she was declined politely, or they would only marry a concubine. This made her very angry, but she was helpless.

Everyone in the capital city knows everything about your son. Everyone knows what is going on with your son. You don’t want to hide anyone.

 If you can marry a concubine, it's all because you have brought honor to the Jiedushi family. Otherwise, as usual, even concubines would not be willing to marry you, who looks like a dandy waiting to die.

Originally I thought that this Jia family Baoyu was born with a jade in his mouth, and I was afraid he was a man of good fortune. But after he arrived, although he thought that Brother Bao's appearance was not bad, he always felt that something was missing.

Especially when her son said this, even Aunt Xue felt that her sister's son seemed a bit difficult to support the family business.

"Brother, please don't say such things in front of others. Brother Bao is just young and has not yet been determined. He will go to the academy to study in another two years."

Baochai was deeply afraid that her brother would speak uncontrollably, no matter how much he said at home, if someone heard him in Jia's house, there would be a rift between the two families.

"I also know that the academy has to endure hardships. I think it will be difficult for Brother Bao to survive in this academy. However, Baoyu is indeed handsome and a very kind person. When I talked to him, he was the same. Extra polite,..." As if remembering something, Xue Pan grinned widely and said, "He also said that he would treat me to a drink another day."

Aunt Xue looked at her son's ignorant appearance, but occasionally he could say some words that seemed to make sense. She blamed herself in her heart. If she could have strictly disciplined her son back then, maybe her son would not be as mature as he is now. The devil incarnate.

"By the way, sister, although Xiangling has been following you, she is still mine. Now my uncle wants me to be with you, but I don't want to."

Xue Pan suddenly thought of something, "I also know that I am a bereaved dog now. No one can see me. I am not comparable to people like Baoyu. It doesn't matter, I will live my own life. If something really happens in the future, Even if one person does the work and the other is responsible, my mother and sister will never be harmed..."

These words made Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai have red eyes. Aunt Xue even scolded him sternly, not allowing him to say such unlucky words again.

But Xue Pan didn't care, and swaggered out of the door, and went to have fun with Jia Zhen and Jiarong of the East Mansion.

 (End of this chapter)