Wang Xifeng asked Lai Wang a few more questions and suddenly laughed: "You listen to your second master. When he asks you to do things, you come back to help him. Why do you turn a deaf ear to what I told you?"

Although Wang Xifeng had a nice smile, Lai Wang felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. He knelt down on the cold ground with a thud and said bitterly: "How dare you turn a deaf ear to the second grandma's words? I also He said that the second master would choose someone else to come back to do the work, but the second master said, "You must follow me, but you have the order of your second mistress so that you can monitor me from the beginning?" After hearing this, the slave was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. How dare you If you disobey the second master again, you will have no choice but to come back and report to the second grandma."

Lai Wang said sincerely, Wang Xifeng did not doubt that he was lying, and suddenly became concerned in her heart.

I was a little irritated, and when I saw Lai Wang begging for mercy over there, I was very upset, so I waved his hand and sent him out.

"Ping'er, look at your second master, we said before that he has changed his temper, what do we say now?

If he doesn't hide the traitor in his heart, why doesn't he dare to say it? People know this and still use these methods to bring Wang'er back?"

Wang Xifeng was very angry and complained to Ping'er.

Ping'er felt that Jia Lian might not be like this, but he couldn't refute Wang Xifeng's words, so he remained silent.

"Humph, he took my money to be a good person, and then asked me to help him organize things. He took all the benefits, but made us suffer? Wait, look at his bad things. Pull him back, I won't let him spread out to the beggars in the city..."

Wang Xifeng said even more angrily.

"You can't..."

Ping'er couldn't help it now. She suddenly thought of something and whispered to Wang Xifeng: "Grandma, you can't be like this. Maybe I thought of I understood the second master’s intention.

Grandma didn’t mean that the second master explained it sincerely, but said that what happened that day was just a misunderstanding... Although grandma and I believed it, since those words had been spread, it was inevitable Let’s take it as a real thing that a troublemaker likes to cause trouble.

But we can’t arrest everyone and deal with them.

I thought, Although the second master spent some money this time, he also managed to win over everyone in the family.

On such a hot day, why can’t you stop eating fresh watermelon? Their mouths?

It’s really impossible to stop them. As long as ten thousand people say good things about the second master, there will naturally be no place for those stupid and bastard words to spread.
< br />So I say, not only can grandma not be angry with the second master, she must also help the second master plan and seriously treat this as a serious matter."

Wang Xifeng just said this because she suspected that Jia Lian deceived her. She was the smartest person. As soon as she heard Ping'er's words, she knew Jia Lian's true intention.

It’s rare that he actually cares about his reputation!

Although Wang Xifeng had realized that she might have been deceived by Jia Lian, she was not really ready to smear Jia Lian's reputation.

So he said to Ping'er: "How dare you speak for him like this? Since you are like this, if he comes back tomorrow, I will decide to give him to him and let you be his How about a good wife?"

Wang Xifeng just laughed, but Ping'er's face turned red with embarrassment, and she just scolded: "Bah, you are still a grandma, and you don't deserve respect for saying such things. !"

"I'm afraid you are really wishing for it..."

Ping'er then made a show of leaving Wang Xifeng, which made Wang Xifeng laugh and grab her: "Okay. Okay, no more joking. In that case, I will leave this matter to you to prepare for your second master. When Wanger and the others bring the things back, you first pick out a batch of the best ones and send them to the old lady. The rest, you can measure it yourself and distribute it everywhere."

Ping'er nodded in agreement.

A few days later, when Laiwang was ordered to transport the first batch of watermelons back, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er began to distribute them, making everyone in Rongguo Mansion lively.

Jia Mu also took advantage of Mrs. Wang waiting to greet her and asked, "Why do you hear so much noise outside today, but what happened?"

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Back to the old lady, it's not a big deal. It's just that Lian'er bought a lot of cold melons from outside and gave them to the people in the clan to relieve the summer heat. Even the slaves have a share. If they are happy, it will be more lively."

“Lian’er, didn’t he go south?”

“I met him on the road and thought it tasted good, so I bought it to honor the old lady and the elders in the clan. ."

After hearing this, Mother Jia was about to say something when she heard a commotion at the door. It turned out that Wang Xifeng was coming, and she happened to bump into You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who came to greet them from Dongfu, and they walked in laughing together.

When Jia Mu saw Wang Xifeng, she said, "What about you just now? Your Lian'er got some good things, but why didn't you send some to me? Instead, you first looked after the people outside?"< br />
Wang Xifeng knew what Jia Mu was talking about as soon as he heard it, and immediately smiled and said: "Look at what the old lady said, there are some good things, who dares not to honor the old lady first, he is not afraid of thunder!

When the things first arrived in the morning, I asked people to pick out the best ones first and put them in the deep well for stabilization. Just now I told Ping'er that the old lady shouldn't eat anything too cold. I asked her to fish it out, cut it up and bring it over here, just in time for the old lady and the ladies.It’s summer!

If the old lady wants it now, there are a lot of them piled up in the yard outside. The old lady can just send someone to take them away, regardless of the maids and women. But I don’t recommend that the old lady go to that trouble. Lian Er doesn’t know why he’s so crazy. He treats this thing as a rarity, but he wants to spread benefits to everyone! Therefore, not only the people in the old lady's house, but also the other servants in the house, everyone has a share! "

Jia Mu was surprised: "So, how much did he buy? "

"No more, no less, a full 10,000 catties. "

"So many..."

Many people who didn't know it yet suddenly exclaimed.

While speaking, it turned out that Ping'er led the maids, lined up, and brought in more than ten trays, which contained neat and beautiful watermelon slices, the kind without the skin.

When Wang Xifeng saw it, she laughed and scolded her. Said: "The old lady is not a big eater, why are you eating so much? "

"I thought my wife, grandma and girls were all here, so I cut more. "

"Yes, after all, you are good and considerate more than me. ”

Although Mother Jia doesn’t like watermelon very much, she thought about Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng’s thoughts, so she smiled on her face. After a plate came, I picked out a piece of bamboo stick on the side and took a bite.

“Sure enough, the taste is better than before. "

Jia Mu gave a fair evaluation, and then smiled at Jia Baoyu and others: "Since it is your brother and sister-in-law's wish, you should also try it. Just don't eat too much. This stuff is cold in nature. If you eat too much, your body may not be able to bear it. ”

It’s just that Jia Baoyu’s attention didn’t seem to be on those bright red and beautiful watermelons. After being called two or three times, he turned around and said “Hey”, and then stepped forward to choose the best one. , ready to go back and taste it with the sisters.

I don’t know where to think of it, but regardless of the slightly anxious eyes of Sanchun and others, he suddenly turned around and walked to Youshi, and said to his new daughter-in-law, Qinshi: " I think this is the best, here, you guys try it first..."

Mrs. You was a little flattered and hurriedly asked Mrs. Qin to take it, while smiling: "You're welcome, Baoyu, we'll do it ourselves. That’s it. ”

Jia Baoyu’s response to Youshi was somewhat perfunctory. He just watched Qinshi take the plate, and then smiled sweetly at him, and felt half relaxed, and he was so stunned that he didn’t know what to do. He didn't react until someone called him. Fang walked back dullly and casually took a plate of watermelon back to taste with Yingchun and others.

Everyone in the hall didn't pay much attention to Jia Baoyu's behavior. clan, after all, compared with the people in Dongfu, they can be regarded as guests, so Jia Baoyu's behavior of being polite to You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not wrong.

As for Jia Baoyu staring at Mrs. Qin...what's the point? Baoyu is still young, what bad intentions can a child have?

The ladies in Jia’s mother’s house also cooperated with Youshi and kept praising Jia Baoyu for being sensible...

During the break in conversation, Youshi suddenly smiled at Wang Xifeng Said: "Speaking of this matter, your elder brother Zhen also told me to thank you in person when I came over.

It's hard for you two to have such intentions.

When I first heard about it, I thought it was just a few pounds, just as a gift. But when I got to the front yard and took a look, I was shocked.

That straw The paved mule carts were filled with dozens of fresh watermelons, and the boys were carrying them into the house one by one, sweating profusely!"

"If you think there are too many, just Send it back to me." Wang Xifeng said with a smile.

"You are not ashamed in front of the old ladies and ladies. There is no reason to ask for something back after giving it away."

Everyone is so one-sided. He was joking and eating melon, which made the maids and servants next to him very greedy.

Originally, as slaves who could stand in this room, there were not many poor people, so no matter how expensive the watermelon on the market was, they could buy it and try it.

I just couldn’t resist the master’s grandma and after the girls ate it, they all said it tasted better than usual, but what kind of good method is it? I have never tasted it myself, but how do I know and how do I not make people scratch me? Heart grabbing lungs?

However, as a slave taught by a big family, no matter how greedy you are, you won’t show it.

I just thought, anyway, the second grandma said that everyone has a share, and when I get back, I must take a few bites to see what the difference is!

Jia Mu took a few bites and then stopped eating. She asked the maids to share the food with them. Then she wiped her mouth and said, "Lian Er seems to be more trouble-free these days than before. Much more.

From that day on, he took the initiative to go to the south to pick up his sister. I was surprised. What was rare was that he did what he said. Sure enough, he was ready in one night, and the next day he We set off on our journey.

I am older and sleep less, so I always get up early, but I remember that when he came to say goodbye to me that morning, I was still asleep.
< br />Girl Yuanyang, what time did he come that day?"

Yuanyang thought for a while, "Maybe it was just right."

Jia Mu nodded: "I will. I think he really took this as a serious matterI had to go do it, otherwise I wouldn’t have made a special trip to get up so early. It must have been to facilitate the rush. ”

Everyone knows that among all the men in the house, except for Uncle Zhu earlier, the old lady only likes Baoyu.

It is rare to hear her praise someone other than Baoyu. The other men, especially this one was Jia Lian, so they didn’t know how to answer the call for a moment.

But this didn’t bother Wang Xifeng: “Hey, what’s the matter? I must know that the old lady can’t let go of Qingwen girl, He was afraid that he would be caught and would not give it to others, so he deliberately acted so positively. Who knows what will happen to him once he is out of sight of the old lady? ”

If this were said by others, it would be suspected of being slapped in the back, but if it was Wang Xifeng who said it, it would have no such meaning.

And listen to what she said It was so interesting that everyone couldn't help but laugh and looked at the neatest little girl standing next to them.

Don't say it, it is really possible. After all, how could such a beautiful girl belong to any man's family? Don’t you love me?

Jia Baoyu, who was sitting among the sisters and didn’t know what he was thinking, was startled out of his thoughts by the laughter of everyone, and subconsciously looked at Qingwen.

What a girl as beautiful as a lotus. She looked shy and silent in the face of everyone's eyes. Jia Baoyu was stunned!

On this side, Jia's mother scolded Wang Xifeng and said: "Everyone else knows You don't know why you should say nice things to your man in front of your elders. No wonder he gets angry with you! Go back and complain to me about his bad qualities. You see, I will still ignore you! "

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, sure enough people say that you can put down your butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately. I didn't believe it before, but now I do.

I usually serve the old lady, and I am always careful, for fear of being a little inconsiderate. Even if I do this, I still won’t get a single kind word from the old lady.

Now Lian Er only showed filial piety in front of the old lady once, and the old lady praised him to the sky, and even I fell down in front of him.

It can be seen that it is difficult to be a good person! Even if I am not filial every day, I will not come to see the old lady when something happens. Only on days when the old lady is in a good mood, I will deliberately show it once or twice, and the old lady loves me more than anyone else! "

Wang Xifeng laughed, pretending to be smart, which made everyone laugh even more.

Jia Mu scolded: "You are such a monkey, now you are even happy with me. Dare to arrange it too. ”

Although everyone knows that Wang Xifeng is deliberately joking, but thinking about the scene just now, it seems that there is some truth.

Jia Mu herself also realized that it seemed that she really couldn’t Because Jia Lian performed well once, he erased all his previous mistakes, so he no longer mentioned them.This batch.

When Wang Xifeng saw this, she felt secretly proud.

Although he is willing to help Jia Lian please the people in the government, he does not want Jia Lian to outshine her in front of Jia Mu, so that she will be even less able to control Jia Lian in the future.

The last time she lost in front of Jia Lian, she still remembers it in her heart, always thinking about getting a win in the future.