GBP Chapter 293 A Stingy Gift
Chapter 293 A Stingy Gift
Situ Jing thought about the news he had heard recently, and suddenly felt itchy and had the urge to beat up his annoying son.
So he asked the princess, "Where is that boy?"
"What do you mean, that brat?" The princess glared at him warningly, "Don't even think about bullying Yuan'er! Yuan'er is weak, how could he withstand your torment? Besides, he's gone to the palace to attend classes."
Situ suddenly felt guilty when he thought of his son who was once sick and almost died.
He reached out and touched his nose, then suddenly thought of something, so he asked, "Has the girl from the Xie family gotten fatter? I heard that Xie Xiu spent 100,000 taels of silver to buy land. He's really willing to spend it."
"It's not easy for him after all."
The princess sighed, thinking that Xie Xiu must be worried that money would bring disaster, so he spent it ruthlessly to buy such a worthless piece of forest.
"Also, you can't say Yingying is fat. She'll be unhappy if she hears it."
She reminded Situ Jing.
Situ's eyes widened in surprise. "She's just a little kid, not even a year old, and she can understand when someone calls her fat?"
The eldest princess couldn't help but laugh when she thought of Xie Ying. She said proudly, "Yingying is a smart child. Don't look down on her."
"Hearing what you said, I want to meet her."
Situ Jing said, and suddenly stood up, "It just so happens that I brought her a gift this time. I'll go next door now."
When the princess heard him say that, she was instantly surprised: "You also brought her a gift? What gift?"
She suddenly became alert and looked at Situ Jing suspiciously.
There was no way. Everything else about her husband was fine, except for one thing that really gave her a headache.
Situ is so stingy!
Fortunately, this man still has some bottom line and knows that he cannot be stingy with her and the child, otherwise she would have divorced him long ago!
Such a notoriously stingy person actually said he brought a gift for Yingying.
How could she not be nervous?
If Situ just randomly picked up some grass to fool her, she would be so embarrassed!
As soon as Situ Jing saw the eldest princess's nervous look, he knew what she was thinking.
He touched his nose awkwardly and quickly asked someone to bring the things in.
The princess took a closer look and found that the other party was holding a birdcage with two cute black and white birds in it.
She stared at the two birds with some interest for a while, then suddenly thought of something and looked at Situ Jing fiercely: "Did you catch these?"
After a pause, he asked, "Did you buy the cage from a villager? How much did it cost?"
The cage has a simple shape and you can tell at first glance that it is not made by a master.
What's more, how could she not know Situ Jing?
This stingy guy has always been frugal. How could he be willing to spend a lot of money to buy a bird cage that is of no use?
In his words, instead of spending that money, it would be better to use it to buy a war horse.
The eldest princess originally disliked his stinginess, but after hearing what he said, she suddenly felt that it made a lot of sense.
A warhorse is much more useful than a birdcage.
Thinking of this, and then recalling how she had recently indulged her son and spent fifty thousand taels to buy a large piece of wasteland, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
Is she too indulgent towards Yuan'er's mischief?
Forget it, forget it. I'll wait until Yuan'er's interest has passed and then find a way to sell the land.
What the princess didn't know was that Situ Yuan not only took 50,000 taels of silver from his family to buy the land, but also took another 30,000 taels from Xie Ying to buy another large piece of land.
This land was bought for Xie Ying, and the money was what Xie Ying had taken from the Chen family before.
The Chen family fell too quickly. Although Chen Shou escaped from the tunnel, he could not move the heavy cash, so it all went to Xie Ying.
It’s a pity that there is not much cash in the Chen family’s warehouse, otherwise Xie Ying could have earned more.
There are many imperial gifts in the warehouse, but these things are too easy to identify and cannot be sold in the capital, so they can only be put aside for the time being.
She didn't dare give the cash directly to Xie Xiu, and Xie Xiu had just spent 100,000 taels of silver to buy land not long ago, which was already too conspicuous, so it was not appropriate for him to show up now.
Xie Ying found Situ Yuan as a partner.
Fortunately, Situ Yuan was reliable and did not let her down.
This was done without the knowledge of the eldest princess, and Situ Yuan had his identity concealed, so neither the eldest princess nor Situ knew about it.
Because she felt guilty, the princess no longer cared about Situ Jing's stinginess.
She looked at the two little birds again and saw that they were small and cute, covered with fur, with snow-white feathers, a round little body, and two round eyes. The more she looked at them, the more she liked them.
Yingying should like this gift, right?
Situ had no idea what she was thinking and raised his chin with some pride. "I caught these two birds myself, and the cages only cost five cents! Isn't that a good deal? These little birds are so interesting, the little one will definitely like them!"
The princess twitched her lips speechlessly: "You are indeed worthy of me, Situ Jing! If you are so stingy, why don't you just wear tree bark and drink dew?"
She pondered this secretly in her heart, but looking at the two furry birds, she couldn't say anything that Xie Ying would definitely not like.
This bird is indeed very cute.
So she said to Situ Jing, "I'll go with you."
Come to think of it, she hadn't seen Xie Ying for quite some time, and now she really missed her.
So the couple went to visit the neighbor next door together.
Xie Xiu was not at home at the moment, but was still in the Imperial College. Upon hearing the news, Tu Jiaojiao had no choice but to come out and greet the two in person.
Situ Jing had visited him once before and brought a generous gift, so when he visited again this time, even though he only brought two birds, it did not seem rude.
Tu Jiaojiao looked at the two birds for several times and thought her daughter would like them, so she led them to the backyard.
As it was cold, and Xie Ying was too young, it was not convenient to carry her out to meet the guests directly, lest she catch a cold.
So Tu Jiaojiao could only take the two of them to see Xie Ying.
Xie Ying knew they were coming and had brought her gifts, so she didn't listen to the little song, but sat there obediently.
Xie Di is also next to him.
Xie Di was not as well-behaved as her. He looked around with his eyes wide open, his little mouth drooling, obviously he was greedy again.
The maid wiped his saliva for him, but it didn't take long before he drooled again.
Xie Ying looked a little disgusted.
It's obvious that her younger brother is a foodie. When he grows up, he will probably follow people obediently if they give him any candy.
I have to teach him well in the future.
Her own brother can't be so useless.
Fortunately, the weather is cold now, otherwise this kid might just hold his own feet and chew them as if they were delicious little pig's trotters.
Xie Ying shook her head in disgust.
Finally, Tu Jiaojiao came in with the eldest princess and Situ Jing.
She looked over immediately.
But Xie Di also turned his head and looked at the person who came with his big eyes curiously.
The two of them were somewhat unfamiliar to Xie Di, so after watching them for a while, he shrank back to Xie Ying in fear, pointing with his little finger and shouting "Ahhh", as if to remind Xie Ying to be careful.
Xie Ying reached out and patted his little shoulder to comfort him, then stared at the birdcage in Situ Jing's hand.
Looking at the two plump little birds inside, her eyes lit up instantly: [Aren't these the famous Northern Long-tailed Tits? Such a stingy guy actually brought them as gifts!]