Xue Rou'er didn't intend to take the initiative and narrowed her eyes without speaking.

In the dining room, she saw Qingfeng. He was holding a roll of something in his hand. He didn't know what it was. When he saw Xue Rou'er coming in, he gave her the roll of paper in his hand and said, "Send it to you."

Xue Rouer unfolded the paper in a daze. Inside was a portrait, and it was her. In the past, when she looked at ancient portraits, she thought they were not realistic, but now when she saw this painting, she felt like she was looking at herself in the mirror.

Dressed in women's clothing...women's clothing? He had never seen it before, so why did he just change into women's clothing?

Wang Ruxin seemed to like Qingfeng very much and said with a smile: "Girl, Qingfeng's paintings are much better than your grandpa and I. You really found a good helper for grandpa."

Xue Rou'er rolled up the painting and said with a smile: "Then should grandpa give Rou'er a reward?"

Wang Ruxin said: "Okay, tell me, what do you want?"

Xue Rouer smiled and said: "I want a ghost house."

Wang Ruxin said: "There are dozens of ghost houses up and down the capital. Which one do you want?"

This time it was Xue Rouer's turn to be startled and said, "Why are there so many!"

Wang Ruxin smiled and said: "Well, people have died, and then a few timid people came in and were scared out of their wits by night owls or something else. Later, they spread the word and turned it into an abandoned house. The government also

It’s a headache because the owner sold the house to the government at a low price, and now the government is worried because it can’t sell it.”

Xue Rouer's eyebrows were filled with joy and she said, "Okay, I want both."

Wang Ruxin didn't ask why, he nodded and said: "Okay, come, let's drink with grandpa."

Xue Rouer handed the painting to Yunu, walked over and sat down.

"Come on, try it. This is a new product, made from grapes." Wang Ruxin poured the wine into Xue Rouer's mouth as if he were offering a treasure.

Xue Rou'er took a look. The color was light red and the aroma was fragrant. But as soon as the wine entered her mouth, she spit it out gorgeously...

Wang Ruxin said in pain: "Oh girl, what's wrong with you? Are you sick? Rui'er, find a doctor quickly."

Xue Rou'er quickly waved her hands and said: "Grandpa, I'm not sick, it's just that the wine tastes too bad." This is not wine at all, it's obviously vinegar with a grape flavor.

Wang Ruxin smiled awkwardly: "It's a little sour, why don't I add some sugar to you?"

Xue Rouer smiled bitterly and said: "Grandpa, who have you ever heard of drinking alcohol with sugar?"

Wang Ruxin's face turned red and he was speechless.

Xue Rou'er smiled and said: "Grandpa, I know how to make these wines. It just so happens that the grape harvest season is about to come. You should try your best to get more fresh grapes."

Wang Ruxin looked at her and said, "You know? But from the book? Is this wine good or bad? Can you still drink it?"

Xue Rouer waved her hands repeatedly: "You can't drink it, but it would be great to make vinegar."

Wang Ruxin sighed: "It seems that the only way to drink good wine is to wait for you to brew it."

Xue Rou'er felt hungry, so she opened her cheeks and ate a lot. She glanced at the quiet Qingfeng from the corner of her eyes. He liked to eat light food, but he was not a vegetarian.

After she was full, she wiped her mouth and said, "Grandpa, uncle, I'm going back first, please take your time."

"Be careful on the road." Wang Rui smiled fondly.

Xue Rou'er responded and went to the kitchen to find the Jade slave who was eating. After she finished eating, the two of them walked out of the palace.

When I returned to Xue Mansion, I was surprised to see Mrs. Ninth walking out. She didn't look very good. After all, a miscarriage is considered a confinement.

Madam Ninth didn't see her and went straight to the dining room, followed by another girl with a food box in her hand. Xue Rou'er thought she was going to start the small stove again and ignored her, and went back to Peony Pavilion.

The eldest lady was not here, so she was probably helping in the dining room. An hour later, the eldest lady came back, with red eyes and a look of grievance on her face.

Xue Rouer's heart tightened and she asked: "Mom, what happened?"

The eldest lady said: "Zhang Ma said that our food expenses this month are due. If we don't renew, we won't be able to cook and eat by ourselves next month."

Xue Rouer frowned and said: "Mom, tell the truth, this matter is not what you are."

The eldest lady's eyes flashed, she bit her lip and said, "Jiu Mei... He said he was short of money and borrowed the money."

Xue Rouer frowned and said, "How much do you want to borrow?"

The eldest lady trembled, like a child who had done something wrong, lowered her head and said: "Everyone."

Xue Rouer's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot and asked: "Mom, what is going on?"

The eldest lady took off her clothes and said: "Jiu Mei came today and said she wanted to see if there was anything useful in our warehouse, so I took her there. When she saw the box of gold ingots, she said she was short of silver and borrowed some.

, I didn’t think I could borrow much, so I nodded, not even thinking that she would take it all.”

Xue Rou'er was depressed, and she gave in when she met such a woman who wouldn't fight or rob her.

She took out all the remaining silver from her clothes, which was less than a hundred taels. She put the share of money her uncle gave her to use. Where could she find money to pay for food? Things in the warehouse couldn't be sold.

, unless you go to Wang’s house to get it yourself, there is really nothing you can do.

The eldest lady said: "Why don't we go to the dining room to get food next month?"

Xue Rou'er shook her head and said: "Do you want to give up all your efforts? The things you took out from the dining room must have been tampered with."

The eldest lady said: "Isn't that the case? In the past few days, my mother has also seen clearly that Zhang Ma is my mother-in-law's wife, and she will not harm me."

Xue Rou'er sneered and said: "Although Ma Zhang is my grandmother, she has harmed you. Regardless of whether it was my grandmother's instruction or not, if she did it, she is not worthy of trust."

The eldest lady trembled and said, "So Jiumei deliberately defrauded me of my money in order to prevent us from having a small meal?"

Xue Rou'er nodded and said: "Mom is not stupid, she is just not good at calculations. She hates us so much and naturally wants to find an opportunity to punish us. That's all. There are still a few days. Then I will go to my uncle's place and order some."

The jade slave said: "Miss, we all have monthly money. The slave is five taels of silver, the eldest lady is one hundred taels, and the eldest lady is eighty taels."

Xue Rouer looked up at her and asked, "Is this how you got it before?"

Yu Nu's face turned red and he said, "I'm useless as a slave. I can only get back ten taels at a time. Madam Ninth always deducts the money for various reasons."

Xue Rou'er smiled and said: "Seeing that you are also like a bear, I knew you wouldn't come out. That's all, let me go. I don't believe that Jiu Yiniang dares to embarrass me. If she doesn't calm down these days, will she think that dad is blind?"

Jade slave asked: "Miss, will my slave go with you?"

Xue Rouer looked at her and said: "No, you'd better go to the warehouse and see if there is anything that can be pawned. Sort it out first. If it doesn't work, you can make an emergency. My uncle's place has just stabilized, and I don't want them to worry.
Chapter completed!