Chapter 73 Brother and sister with profiteers
The birth of mahjong is because it is too idle recently, and there is also a Qiaoerzong, which is to please Zhu Qiaoqiao, the princess of Pucheng. Because her future sister-in-law said that her life was boring, Xu Hao had a sudden idea and found a ready-made craftsman at home to carefully make it. He used six large ivory contributed by the Qin Palace, plus a pile of jade agate and ten taels of gold for inlay. Even the fonts on the card were gilded.
To apply the famous sayings from later generations, it is absolutely high-end, elegant and upscale.
In order to try the effect, Hongye and the others tried to play it once, using the simplest rules. Xu Hao, who was too complicated, didn't understand it, and the result was pretty good.
There were four young girls sitting and playing mahjong. It felt really weird, like burning a piano and cooking a crane. Xu Hao immediately stopped and didn't let them touch each other for the past two days.
Since the old lady went into the garden to play today, Xu Hao took it out and tried to make the elders happy. Judging from the enthusiastic expressions of the old man and the three wives, this thing is too lethal to extremely boring people.
In order not to poison the people of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Hao decided to give it to Zhu Qiaoqiao and not tell her the real way to play. Just treat it as a set of building blocks. If you have the ability, you can slowly build a house in the boudoir.
It is said that mahjong was created by the eunuch of the Three Treasures, Zheng He, and was used for the crew to pass the time during the sailing. In other words, even if Xu Hao treasures his own broom, mahjong will be released as scheduled twenty years later.
The whole family was in Xu Hao's bamboo garden, with only one pair of mahjong. The maids were fanning the breeze stove in the yard and roasted delicious and juicy beef slices. Hongye brought Zhulan Qiuxiang and Qingwen three maids who knew the rules, and explained carefully to the elders sitting in the hall from time to time. Four girls from the Wang family and the Liu family stood around, listening attentively to each sentence.
The other girls were scattered around. Xiao Yuying walked to the back hall with her naked feet and Xu Qinglian wearing wooden clogs, pointed to the hot spring in the backyard, and muttered a few words in a low voice.
Xu Qinglian smiled and nodded in agreement, and waved her hand to call her younger brother who was busy applying seasonings to the meat slices, and then Xu Hao was driven out.
When he left, Wang Xuanqing pulled Hongye aside and asked quietly: "Where did you buy this brand? I think it's interesting to be filial to the elders in the family. How much money do you need?"
Recently, Hongye, who was fed by her brother, blinked her delicate eyes and hesitated to stretch out five green fingers.
"Five hundred taels of gold!" Wang Xuanqing immediately took a breath, but seeing that it was ivory and agate, Hongye's offer was really fair, and he said with a sigh: "I will write a letter to my father in a while. Five hundred taels are only five hundred taels. In order to fulfill his filial piety, no more money will be."
The red leaves were so hungry that they didn't bit off the little tongue in their mouth. In fact, she meant five hundred taels of silver. She felt that she was too much, so she was very hesitant. She originally planned to use good wood and other objects to carve a pair of mahjong. Where did the big ivory come from in this house? Even jade and other rare objects are not many.
Five hundred taels of gold immediately lost Hongye's conscience and decided not to miss this rare opportunity to make money. Anyway, if there is an older brother, he immediately agreed with a confusion.
Wang Xuanqing turned around and left with satisfaction. Unexpectedly, the two girls from the Liu family came over together and asked about the source and price of mahjong. They were preparing for the birthday gifts for their elders. Even Lu Zhu blushed and approached. The girl actually planned to give a pair of mahjong to please her future mother-in-law.
Now there are one or two red leaves, proudly stretching out five slender white and tender fingers. After many days of indoctrination, they immediately became a place to use their skills. They said with a smile: "I only know where to buy this thing, and there are no other sellers in the capital. They are divided into top-quality and low-quality, top-quality five hundred taels of gold, middle-quality five hundred taels of silver, and lower-quality one hundred taels of silver. What kind of you want?"
The Liu sisters looked at the exquisite but expensive mahjong plaques on the table in embarrassment, discussed with each other, and finally said, "We don't have much savings, so we need to be inferior. I'd like to ask my sister to arrange beautiful and elegant at least, but don't be that vulgar and turbid thing that can't be as vulgar as you can."
"That's natural, it's wrapped around me." Hongye patted his slightly strong breasts and looked at his opponent Lu Zhu with some provocation, "Where are you, do you want a low-quality product?"
Lu Zhu felt very distressed, but she said unwillingly: "Hmph! I can't afford the top-quality product, but I can afford the mid-quality product."
"Okay, you all wait." Hongye left with a giggle.
Where did Luzhu have so much money? His eyes suddenly lit up when he felt so painful, and he thought to himself that Zhang De wanted to please me all day long, so it would be better for him to spend money to show his goodwill. Humph! He wouldn't dare to say it to others.
Xu Hao, who was disappointed here, had to walk out. After walking a few steps, a woman in charge came over and smiled from a distance and said, "Just looking for you, the prince of Qin personally brought someone to bring some makeup dowries. God, there is a very large and expensive dragon and phoenix bed, which is difficult for eight people to carry. In addition, there is a dressing table with gems. I have never seen my mother in my life."
"Let's go and take a look."
Xu Hao, who felt strange, walked towards the north. Unexpectedly, before Dapin was released, why did he suddenly get anxious? When he walked into the yard on the north side of the inner house, Zhu Shangbing was surrounded by a group of eunuchs, looking at the brand new house with his hands behind his back.
Although Xu Hao complained that he would let the Qin Prince's Mansion do whatever he wanted, in fact, in order to avoid wasting time, he still did not allow the house to be demolished. The two eunuchs in charge pushed down the wing room and the courtyard wall on one side according to local conditions, then built a small garden, and dug a ditch to draw the water to gather it into a pool. I accidentally heard that there was a hot spring in Xu Hao's courtyard, so he wanted to build a palace-style hot spring pool. It is said that several attics were built for the princess to escape the summer heat in the future.
When Xu Hao heard about such a big project, how much money and cream would be wasted? No, it just doesn’t work! In short, this is my home, so you are not allowed to do anything randomly.
As a result, the eunuch personally sent two hundred taels of silver at night. Xu Hao threw it out without saying a word. The next night, it immediately increased to two thousand taels of silver. Xu Hao hesitated immediately.
Later, Xu Hao thought for a long time and felt that there would be no problem. Who asked you to dig ditches and build civil engineering, which ruined my family's Feng Shui. In the name of compensating the Xu family, he accepted the bribe of two thousand taels of bribes to a smile. The money was all in the Xu family's warehouse. As for what you two eunuchs were going to do behind their backs, our Xu family didn't know anything.
This ditch hits the old lady Jun Fushouju behind him. It’s not that the old lady couldn’t stand the noise and hid in the garden. In short, it will be a cause and effect if she drinks and pecks.
The luxurious dragon and phoenix bed was too big to enter the door. The people from the Qin Palace unceremoniously demolished the door and the walls, making it messy.
Zhu Shangbing covered his nose, pulled Xu Hao aside, and said, "Yesterday, my father sent a letter to urge the marriage. I plan to send more people to come over and repair the yard earlier, and get married immediately after it is repaired."
Xu Hao thought about it for a moment. It seemed that Zhu Di had tied the Qin Prince's Mansion to his own side. He urged his marriage to the Xu family as soon as possible. With the other two aunts, four royal family's mansions and the Xu family shared the same relationship. Even if Xu Huizu was determined to be a minister and would not help his brother-in-law, he would remain neutral.
This is a good opportunity! Although I have gained a lot of benefits from the Qin Palace, I am sorry.
Xu Hao blinked and said in embarrassment: "You are working on the day and night, which has disturbed the whole family. It's okay for others to do it. My grandmother and my mother didn't have a good sleep at all. I was frightened and couldn't sleep all night long, alas!"
Zhu Shangbing was anxious and asked, "What should I do? The first time my father told me to do things, I must do it."
Xu Hao comforted him: "Don't worry, people think of the method. In this way, I will free up my yard and make my place quiet, so that the elders will feel wronged for a few days. I will go outside, so I will be over!"
Zhu Shangbing was very moved, and felt very guilty, and said, "I'm really sorry for your elders. Is there any way to make me compensate me? Your family is not short of gold, silver and other vulgar things, and the palace maids and beauties are inappropriate, which makes people scratch their heads."
"No!" Xu Hao blurted out. My family still lacks gold, silver and beauty. Don't be polite to me!
It's a pity that I wanted to open my mouth but couldn't say it. Xu Hao sighed and said happily: "You are saying it. By the way, my second brother will get married next year. Your cultivation is spacious and you will not let my second brother be secretly hurt by it. When my second sister-in-law comes in the future, you must not blame my family for being partial. Otherwise, you will send in another batch of materials and wait for my family to follow this style and build a slightly smaller yard."
Zhu Shangbing's eyes lit up. He knew that the cost of repairing the house was very high. He used the small courtyard in front of him as a guide. The Xu family's financial resources were nothing more. He immediately smiled and said, "It's settled. Hiring craftsmen requires wages, food, etc., so I will pay some more money for the Qin Prince's Mansion."
Yoxi! Brother, you really know that this vassal prince's mansion is so rich? Xu Hao was secretly talking in his heart, but he shook his head hypocritically and said, "This is a vulgar statement. It's already shameful to ask for your materials. How can I ask for any money? This matter is settled."
After saying that, Xu Hao was very righteous and was about to leave, but Zhu Shangbing was a prince and was always generous in spending money. Besides, people couldn't say that the royal palace was not authentic. Seeing this, he thought for a moment and said with a smile: "I have a good idea. Last year, I opened a salt mine and had a lot of income. This year I was thinking about opening another mine. If your family is interested, what about it?"
Xu Hao, who had walked a few steps away, immediately stepped back without any hesitation when he heard this. He turned around and said in tears: "You are really my confidant!"
At night, Xu Hao sent off his elders who were still unsatisfied, glanced at the curtains used to block the pond, and automatically figured out the seductive posture of his cousin and cousin in the water.
Suddenly Qiuxiang came over and said that there were eunuchs outside asking for a meeting. When Xu Hao heard that he was his confidant Zhu Shangbing, he immediately went out to greet him.
Outside the door, the eunuch bowed and smiled, "I have seen the young master. We came here to inquire. Just now, the prince saw a beautiful girl like a fairy in the mansion from afar. He was shocked and sent a villain to ask which girl it was in the mansion?"
Xu Hao was stunned and then understood, thinking that he would be fine with your cousin. Seeing that a noble man came to his house, he immediately tried every possible way to meet him.
Xiao Yuying is indeed Xiao Yuying. She is very good at using her beauty, but she doesn’t know whether it can bring happiness by relying on her beauty alone.
Chapter completed!