The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

Chapter 332: Encountering Sister Feng by Chance

Chapter 332: Encountering Sister Feng by Chance

After leaving the Yamen in the afternoon, Sun Shaozong sent Zhang Cheng and Sun Chengye back to the mansion, but he rode alone to Mingyu Square in the west of the city.

In two days, Sun Chengye's son and daughter would be arriving in the capital. Sun Shaozong, who was the Grandfather, should prepare some gifts anyway.

Yesterday, Sun Shaozong went to the treasury and searched, but couldn't find any suitable items. When his eldest son, Sun Chengyi, was born, his Big Brother gave his nephew all the things in the treasury that were suitable for children.

Right now, it was not good to take things from his son

He has no choice but to go out and exchange.

These days, the gifts given to children when they meet were usually gold and silver toys or jade pendants. After all, southern children were heirs of poetry and books, so giving gold and silver directly might seem tacky.

When it came to jade artifacts, Mingyu Square in the west of this city was naturally the best choice.

From affordable land stalls specifically designed for the general public to top-notch items that were no less valuable than the Imperial Treasures, it could be said that as long as he brought enough money, he was never afraid of not being able to find the desired jade.

When he arrived at the gate plaque of Mingyu Square, he saw dozens of vendors lined up on both sides of the entrance, using red ropes to lift the jade objects they wanted to sell high. The red ropes were tied with colorful knots, and there were also a few copper bells mixed in the middle. When the wind blew, the bells rang crisply, which was truly pleasing to the ear.

Sun Shaozong naturally looked down on the cheap jade artifacts in these small stalls, but some of the knots were exquisitely tied. He could consider buying them back for Ruan Rong.

In front of the archway, he kicked off his horse and immediately saw a white servant [temporary worker] on duty there. He respectfully took the horse to take care of it and asked Sun Shaozong if he wanted a guide.

This was the advantage of being a local official. With over thirty square cities in the Capital, he could enjoy leadership treatment wherever he went.

After politely refusing the courteous guidance of the white servants, Sun Shaozong entered the Mingyu Square with large sleeves and bought more than ten knots from the vendors before wandering towards the experts.

He walked around four or five stores, but he didn't find anything he could agree with. The main reason was that he couldn't negotiate the price. Although Sun Shaozong was also used to being extravagant, how could he give children such expensive gifts these days? Otherwise, it would ruin their lives and blessings.

Although Sun Shaozong was an atheist, he still kept a distance from such unfortunate things.

So he could only continue to wander.

As Sun Shaozong was about to step in, he was stopped by a waiter at the door. He bowed his body politely and said, "Sorry, we have a female customer in our store. I'm afraid it won't be convenient for you to enter for the time being.

Not all female customers have the qualification to clear the shop, especially for such a large storefront. Obviously, it was the family of the official relatives who came to the store.

Sun Shaozong naturally wouldn't be a lowly person to enter the more the people stopped him, like a big-tailed wolf. Therefore, hearing the waiter's words, he was ready to turn around and take a look at another house.

Lord Sun?

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly entered Sun Shaozong's ear.

Sun Shaozong turned his head and saw Lin Xiaohong, who had deliberately teased him during the medicinal bath, peeking out from the jade shop.

Was it Jia Baoyu who booked the venue inside?

Uh~

To be precise, it should be Jia Baoyu accompanying the women in the mansion to go shopping. He didnt know if it was Lin Daiyu.

Sun Shaozong was hesitating here, whether to call Jia Baoyu out or not, and asked about his condition in person. He then saw Lin Xiaohong turning around and whispering a few words, and then she loudly ordered, "Please invite this gentleman in. He is a close relative of our family, so there's no need to deliberately avoid anything.

As soon as the two shop assistants in front of the door heard this, they quickly bowed and made a gesture of invitation.

Sun Shaozong thought that Jia Baoyu was inside, so he didn't think much about it. He took a step inside and, to his surprise, saw a beautiful little woman standing in front of the dazzling curio shelves, but who else could it be if it wasn't Pinger?

Since Pinger was here, the graceful figure in the compartment was naturally Wang Xifeng. She had probably been admiring the jade objects inside, not deliberately avoiding Sun Shaozong.

Except for this master and servant, there was only the shopkeeper and an elderly shop assistant in the room, and Jia Baoyu's figure was not seen.

It was Sister-in-Law Lian here.

Sun Shaozong arched his hand and said with a hint of curiosity, "Isn't this Xiaohong the servant girl of Brother Bao? Why did she come out with her sister-in-law?

The person who answered was not Wang Xifeng, but Ping'er, who was guarding in front of the curio shelves. She said in a crisp voice, "Replying to Lord Sun's words, our Madam sees that she is quite clever. Coincidentally, there has been a shortage of people around to serve her recently. Two days ago, she asked Second Master Bao for her to come over.

It turned out that Lin Xiaohong couldn't flatter Sun Shaozong that day, so she found another opportunity to climb up to Wang Xifeng, this high authority person.

Today, to celebrate Jia Zhen's birthday in the East Mansion, Wang Xifeng went out to buy birthday gifts. Apart from the accompanying courtyard guards and carriage drivers, she only brought two servant girls and two nannies, including Lin Xiaohong. In a sense, this Xiaohong was also considered to have ascended to the sky.

However, in this way, if Jia Yun wanted to succeed, he might have some more difficulty.

After Pinger finished explaining, she leaned her ear against the blue veil and listened for a while before speaking again, saying, "Since we happened to bump into each other, our Madam wanted to ask, why did Sister [Yingchun] wrote back yesterday saying that the Sun family was not very interested in that transaction? Isn't this transaction proposed by you first?

A few days ago, while taking advantage of the gap in sowing, Sun Shaozong explained this matter to Jia Yingchun in its entirety. How could his estranged brother and sister-in-law be compared to his emotional brother?

Therefore, Yingchun immediately expressed her attitude, saying that everything was at Sun Shaozong's command.

Sun Shaozong asked her to write a letter to Wang Xifeng, saying that the Sun family was not very interested in this business, and asked Wang Xifeng to think of other ideas.

This was naturally playing hard to get, trying to force her to give up some benefits. Seeing her anxiously calling for Sun Shaozong to come in and ask questions, he knew that the letter would have a good effect.

Upon hearing the question from Wang Xifeng, Sun Shaozong smiled and said, My Brother is preparing to be transferred to Shenji Camp recently. If this happens, it may take at least a year or two to get busy. When I see that the business is laborious and requires tons of money but the benefit is a small profit, its normal not to be interested.

Before Wang Xifeng could respond, he pretended to be magnanimous and said, "Although this business was proposed by me, it happened at one time or another. Since my Brother is currently lacking in skills, Sister-in-law may as well find someone else to cooperate with.

What he said here was lightweight, but inside, Wang Xifeng almost bit two rows of silver teeth.

Actually, because Xue Pan recently married the daughter of Minister Wang and took on the position of Office of Transmission, Wang Xifeng also wanted to join forces with the Xue family to swallow this piece of fat.

However, when Aunt Xue went back to talk about it with Xue Pan, Xue Pan said that Sun Shaozong had mentioned this business before, so he was no longer particular about it and couldnt rob Second Brother Sun of his money.

Besides the Xue family, the Wang family was unable to participate due to family rules. As for the Jia family, if Wang Xifeng was able to accumulate wealth from the public account, would she still need to work so hard?

So, after thinking about it, the Sun family was still the most reliable partner. There was no other way, let alone the name of Rongguo Mansion. Wang Xifeng has only a few personal relationships that could be contacted.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong's words fell into her ears, full of sarcasm.

If there were no one in the four fields, she might have rushed out early with a gun and a stick to relieve the recent depression in her heart.

But right now...

Ping'er listened carefully for a while before speaking on her behalf again, "I wonder what Lord Sun thinks the two families should cooperate to make your Brother agree?

Hmm

Sun Shaozong spread his hands and said, "With such a large family business in your house, even you can handle it without any leakage. Why should you ask me about this small business?

As he spoke, he confidently rushed to the shopkeeper and said, "Do you have jade pendants for children, preferably more elegant ones, and the price should not be too high?