[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 42 Brother Huan is a big slut

Xue Pan introduced Wang Lixuan to Xue Bian.In the past few months, Xue Pan arranged for Wang Lixuan to work as an apprentice in a silk and satin factory in the capital, where he lived and boarded. After all, it was not good for Wang Lixuan to live in the mansion as a foreigner, and to stay in the mansion as a servant The job was not right, his elder brother was a Gongsheng student like Xue Pan, and he didn't bring such a low-level person, so it was in line with Wang Lixuan's idea to arrange him to be an apprentice in the silk and satin village.

Wang Lixuan looked like a southerner, and he hadn't seen him for a few months. When Xue Pan saw Wang Lixuan coming out of the backyard of the silk village, he was really shocked. His eyes looked clear and clear.

"Master Xue." Wang Lixuan saluted.

"You don't need to come here for such nonsense." Xue Pan smiled and said, "I came today to introduce you to someone, and you will follow him after doing business." Turning to Xue Biao, he said, "Ah Biao, this is Wang Lixuan I'm talking about. I will follow you from now on."

When Xue Pan said this, Wang Lixuan secretly looked at him. As soon as he entered the door, he found this man named A Biao. He was a tall and dark man, but his face looked smaller, at least smaller than him, but his eyes could not see through, so he didn't know what he was thinking. , Dressed very casually, not like a boss at all, but like a shopkeeper.

"Boss Ah Tiao, my name is Wang Lixuan. If you have any orders in the future, just give them. I will definitely work hard." Wang Lixuan said.

Xue Biao nodded, with a straight face, and said: "My surname is Xue. As I said earlier, what I hate most is traitors. You can follow me. Honestly, there is nothing else. If you find out that you have done something against Xue It doesn't matter who's favor is useless if it's not good for the family."

Wang Lixuan quickly nodded his head to express his attitude, but thought in his heart, who is this person?He doesn't look as old as him, but he has such momentum.

Xue Pan didn't know Xue Biao's nature. Since he promoted the name of the emperor and devoted himself to becoming an official, all the burdens of the family were placed on Xue Biao's shoulders. At that time, Xue Biao was only thirteen or fourteen years old. The old You Tiao's bullying has caused him to keep a straight face when he sees outsiders discussing business, and no one can see half of his thoughts.Xue Biao became a bad face, and Xue Pan naturally turned a red face. After all, he is also Wang Bin's younger brother, so don't be scared.

"My younger brother is very serious about his business, but he has a good temper. You will know if you get along with him more." Xue Pan smiled.

The two brothers said a few words and Xue Pan returned home. Now that Xue Biao is back, he will no longer interfere with the Xue family's business.Xue Biao wanted to check the accounts and sales of various Zhuangzi shops in Beijing, but he didn't want to keep him. He only asked Wang Lixuan to work with him in the future and learn from him. The person Xue Bian recommended was valued by Xue Biao.

Not long after leaving the shop, it started snowing. After staying in Ludi for a long time, Xue Pan missed the hawkers on the streets of the capital, so he asked Yanzi to drive the carriage back first, and he went around.Today Wang Jia also took the letter written by Xue Pan to Ji Zhong to resign.

The snow was not heavy, Xue Pan was wearing a mink fur cloak and buckskin boots, so he walked back along the street. Although it was snowing, the streets of the capital were very lively, selling various snacks. Seeing that the fried chestnuts were delicious, Xue Pan I bought a pack, went to a teahouse and asked for a pot of hot tea, and started eating it with chestnuts.

It was snowing outside, and there were more people in the teahouse. There was a lot of voices, people cracking melon seeds, peeling chestnuts, and Xiao Er shouting. Xue Pan liked this kind of scene, sitting in front of the window with a pot of hot tea and a bag of chestnuts. Listening to the storytelling in his ears, there are not many pleasant days left after he was on duty.

The storyteller was a middle-aged man, wearing a black robe with a crimson blue belt around his waist, and holding a square plank in his hand. When he knocked, the teahouse was quiet, and there was a rush of drums, and the sound From the big to the small, the storyteller opened his voice, speaking in cadence.

Xue Pan paused his hand peeling the chestnut shell, and the storyteller's voice sounded in his ears.

"...Jia is not fake, white jade is the horse for Tang Jin. Afang Palace, three hundred miles away, cannot accommodate a history of Jinling. There is a lack of white jade beds in the East China Sea, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling. The year is full of snow, pearls are like earth, gold is like iron Today, I will talk about the Jia family, the head of the four great families." A stick hit the drum, and seeing that everyone was curious, the storyteller continued: "Don't mention anything else today, let's talk about the Jia family. A strange person, do you guys know who this strange person is? Do you know? Can you find out? The old man said, if everyone thinks it is not surprising, just walk away. Talk about it!" The storyteller smiled, knocked on the drum, and said: "Everyone here Is there anyone who was born with jade? Hahaha, you and I are ordinary people, so naturally we don’t have such a blessing. What we are talking about today is that the Jia family has a baby who was born with jade. Who can you tell me?”

When Jia Baoyu was born with Baoyu in his mouth, it was publicized by the Jia family. The old people knew about it, but as time went by, most people forgot.

"It's Jia Baoyu, the precious second master of the old lady of Jia's house." There was another drumbeat.

Xue Pan poured a cup of tea, the tea was crude tea, the taste was not good, the taste in his mouth was bitter and not sweet, he put the teacup away, and heard the storyteller boasting that Jia Baoyu was born with a natural beauty, even the piece of jade The eight words of the letter are clearly stated.

Don't lose, don't forget, immortal longevity Hengchang.

Xue Pan tapped the table with his index finger. Even he didn't know the eight characters. Some people in the capital knew that Jia Baoyu was born with jade, but it is not ordinary people who can clearly explain the characters on the white jade.

The storyteller was still talking about Jia Baoyu's talent and intelligence since he was a child, and it seemed to be a compliment on his face, but he couldn't listen carefully.After all, such auspicious omens have always appeared in Tianjia, not to mention the four words of immortal longevity and prosperity. It is not impossible to make a big fuss if someone is caught.

Xue Pan threw away the tea money and went out.There were still exclamations one after another in the tea hall, obviously guessing Jia Baoyu's identity, all of this had nothing to do with Xue Pan, but Xue Pan could vaguely guess who did it in his heart.

It was snowing heavily outside, and when Xue Pan returned to the mansion, the whole black cloak was covered with a layer of snow. Xue Qing waited on him and said distressedly: "Master, why didn't you send someone to the mansion? Yanzi drove over to pick it up, you also broke your head in this snowy day, and it hurts for several years---"

"It's becoming more and more like Uncle Zhong." Xue Pan said cheerfully.

Xue Qing stopped talking, although the young master said with a smile, but he knew that the young master was impatient.The young master usually has a gentle temper and is kind to his servants, if something happened, he would not interrupt him. "Master, I'm going to prepare a hot bath. Oh, Master Huan came over not long after you left this morning, and now I'm going to the wife's yard."

"Where are the eldest girl and the second girl?" Xue Pan untied his cloak and handed it to Yanzi.

"The eldest girl was talking in the second girl's yard, and she didn't even eat a few bites of lunch. I heard from the maid that the second girl brought a lot of weird treasures from the south, and the two of them are tinkering with each other." Xue Qing said.

Xue Pan waved his hand, and the two went down to prepare hot water.

After taking a bath, Xue Pan wore a robe and leaned on the soft couch to drink tea.

"Master, Brother Huan is here." Wai Ting Yan Zi said.

"Come in." Xue Pan's eyes turned cold.

Jia Huan entered the main hall, and the room was very warm with the earth dragon, so he returned his coat to Mo Mo, Mo Mo took it and put it on the shelf, and guarded the outer hall with Yan Zi.When Jia Huan entered the inner hall, he saw Xue Pan leaning on the soft couch drinking tea just after taking a bath.

"Jia Huan has met Master." Jia Huan saluted.

Xue Pan put down the teacup, pointed at the small table opposite, and said, "Sit." Jia Huan sat opposite, the teapot on the small table was warmed by a tea stove. Poured myself a glass.

The two were speechless for a while.

Jia Huan touched the teacup with a throbbing heart. He hadn't seen the master for several months. He was thinking about it, but he knew that the master didn't like him, and he couldn't act like Zhao Hongyi, so he felt weird if he didn't speak now. Strange, what can he say?

After thinking for a long time, Jia Huan said, "Master, you have lost weight. Didn't Lu Di eat well?"

Xue Pan raised his eyelids and glanced. At this time, Jia Huan was quite different from the depressed look he had seen for the first time, with a bit of shyness and embarrassment on his face. I am afraid that he must have worked a lot to open his mouth. Xue Pan swallowed the question he wanted to ask, and said, "Compared to the fact that the people in Ludi have no food available, I can eat well. What books have you read in the past few months?"

Jia Huan reported several book titles.

Xue Pan nodded, and asked a few questions, Jia Huan's answers were fluent, it was a lot of effort.Xue Pan nodded, expressing his satisfaction. The way he got along with Jia Huan could never be a normal master-student relationship. He knew that Jia Huan was born again, and he would treat Jia Huan with an adult attitude, not like Zhao Hongyi. Like that child, Zhao Hongyi is only eight years old, he did a good job, he is not stingy to praise him, and he doesn't feel disobedient if he acts like a baby.Xue Pan vaguely knew why Jia Huan couldn't get used to Zhao Hongyi, and he was probably responsible, but Jia Huan couldn't act coquettishly or act badly, and he couldn't treat Jia Huan like a ten-year-old child.

After getting along like this, it is indeed a bit cold and embarrassing for outsiders to understand.

Seeing that Xue Pan just nodded, Jia Huan couldn't help but tighten his hand holding the cup. His heart felt sore, but he suppressed it and said with a smile, "Master has been away for three and a half months. I don't dare to slacken every day. I am also familiar with the wordless whip method, will Master still have classes at two o'clock every day like before?"

"You are weak, and I want to teach you martial arts to strengthen your body. Don't rush it. Did you take the medicine bath prescribed by the imperial doctor on time?" Seeing Jia Huan's flattering eyes, Xue Pan added, "These few It's good that the month doesn't slack off."

Jia Huan's eyes lit up, and they were bent like crescent moons. They were quite cute, and they were a bit like a ten-year-old child's innocence.

The atmosphere improved a lot for a while, Xue Pan sighed in his heart, not wanting to let Jia Huan get into trouble, he just reminded: "Before you have enough ability to get rid of Jia's house, you and Jia's house are one body, one is prosperous and the other is damaged. Why bother yourself?"

"Master, can you go to the teahouse today?" Although it was a question, the tone was clearly affirmative.

Xue Pan turned the lid of the tea and did not speak.

Jia Huan looked at the floating tea leaves and said in a low voice: "In less than half a month, Jia Yuanchun will be named a noble concubine, Mrs. Wang..."

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