Second Master Xue of the Red Chamber has space

Chapter 17

In that era, such a woman would not have a high status, and most of them were concubines, and it was not easy to be a concubine.

But how old is Second Young Master Xue this year?How could you have the idea of ​​taking a concubine?And even if Mrs. Xue has found a good person for her son, she should choose among the little girls in Xue's mansion. How could she pick on herself, who was kicked out by Rongguo mansion?This is simply impossible!
Die'er looked at the handsome young servant Zhuxi in front of her again, and saw that his age was about the same as hers. Could it be that it wasn't Second Young Master Xue, but he wanted it himself?
Although Die'er is young, what is Rongguo Mansion?She has been working there for several years, she has seen everything she should see and should not see, and she understands everything she should understand and should not understand, so she is naturally more intelligent.At this moment, I just feel that the more I look at Zhuxi, the hotter her face becomes.Fortunately, I have a high fever, otherwise I would show my timidity.

But Die'er's eyes were too ambiguous, she peeked at Zhuxi shyly and timidly, Zhuxi was so embarrassed that she was at a loss for a while.

Helpless, he had no choice but to explain the cause and effect of the matter, and told Die'er that everything was arranged by his master, in order not to let the people of Rongguo Mansion know that she was still alive.

After hearing this, Die'er felt relieved, but also seemed to be missing something.Thinking of the previous experience, I just feel tender and bitter.

Although Die'er is just a servant and doesn't know anything else, she knows the grace of saving lives and the principle of reincarnation with kindness.

She knelt down and kowtowed three times in the direction of Xue's residence: "Since Second Master Xue saved my life, then I will be Second Master's servant from now on. Please go back and tell Second Master, whether it is Second Master If the master has any orders, Die'er will do her best and will repay the second master for saving her life."

The poor and humble have nothing to gain, and the most precious thing is this kowtow.

Seeing that Die'er understood what happened, Zhuxi thought that Xue Hong's entrustment had been fulfilled, and left two taels of silver from Xue Hong as the living expenses of the mother and daughter, and then hurried back home.

The cause of the past, the result of the future.At this moment, Zhuxi didn't know what kind of cause he had planted today, but when he got the fruit, he realized that everything was out of his control.

That's something for later, let's not mention it for now.

Zhuxi went back to the mansion for a business trip, Xue Hong couldn't help laughing and scolding him for his embarrassment, taking a concubine?I made a move, thank you for thinking it out!

Although Xue Hong's practice of using her own apartment to secretly buy a house for others to live in, or to live in for a woman does seem like raising an outhouse, but this is too ridiculous.

On the third day of Die'er's stay, Xue Hong pretended to be simple and came to her newly bought house to visit the mother and daughter.

After expressing her gratitude, Xue Hong ordered Die'er to go back to the bed to talk again—several bones were broken on her body, and after several times of tossing, if she accidentally raised her, she might not be able to grow back even more.

"Is it okay to live here? Is there anything missing?"

This time, Xue Hong's question was answered by the old woman on the side. She had just cried when she saw her benefactor Xue Erye, and she said that being a cow and a horse was not enough to repay her, and now she replied with swollen eyes:

"Thank you, Second Master. The house here is so good, and Second Master left money for our mothers to take medicine and see a doctor. It can't be better. If Second Master only saves us out of kindness, that's all. If you have anything to say, just tell me, although the old woman is old, she can still work, as long as the second master asks our mother and son to do it, our mother and son will not beat each other."

Xue Hong nodded, thinking that the old man understood.

"What the old man said is that there are too many people in BJ city who can't survive. Even if I see one and save another, I can't save them for ten years. It's not for anything else, just because of Die'er's former son in Rongguo Mansion. I want to know the truth of the matter. Did you steal it for yourself, Die Er, or for Zhou Rui's family?"

After one sentence, Xue Hong obviously asked Die'er, and Die'er was not surprised that Xue Hong asked this question, her face was ashamed, and her tears were like broken pearls: "Second Master... If there is no sister Zhou who vowed to protect me every day, it would be too late." Let me say it first, even if you give Die Er a hundred courage, she would not dare to steal in that mansion, it is really..."

Xue Hong frowned: "What's going on, tell me slowly."

Seeing that Die'er was hesitant and hesitant to speak, she seemed to be still afraid of the Rongguo Mansion's revenge. She must have been frightened by those unruly slaves.

Her old mother was crying again, and said in a trembling voice: "Second Master, she is too young to dare to say it, so let me say it. Although Die'er did theft, it's not her fault. If it wasn't true If we can't survive, our mother and son won't end up like today..."

The old woman cried and talked, telling the past, which made Xue Hong startled intermittently.

Die'er's family name is Wen, and she originally had an older brother. The family of four lives in Wenjiazhuang, a suburb of Beijing.

Like many farmers' families, their family is a dutiful farmer, guarding a few acres of land to survive. Although they are not rich, they can make ends meet.

It's just that the son is getting older and is going to marry a wife, and the family doesn't have much money, so naturally they can't afford a decent gift.Die'er's father wanted to go hunting in the mountains with the hunters in the village.Although this business is more dangerous, it is more profitable than farming, and the money comes in faster.

Besides, he didn't do it as a career, but he just did it occasionally to collect money, and he continued to farm when he had collected enough money. Although his family members were worried, they didn't stop him very much.Unexpectedly, Die'er's father was really unlucky, he stumbled and fell off the cliff after only a few visits, leaving no bones behind.

The family lost their pillars, and life became more and more difficult every day. Although they could still live, their son's marriage fell through completely. If they want to cheer up and save a decent gift, it is really difficult for an orphan and widow to survive.If I marry a poor girl in the future, I feel unwilling.

So Die'er's elder brother began to do part-time work for the landlords in the village to earn some copper coins.Unexpectedly, for some reason, he became addicted to gambling during his visit.

This gamble doesn't matter, the already difficult family situation is even more unsustainable, the family's total of a few acres of land is worth a few silver, and selling all of it is not enough to pay off the gambling debts he owed outside, and the family of three finally lived on the streets. beggar.

Speaking of this, the old woman couldn't help being moved, and cried: "People say that ten gamblers and nine stealers, my son stole and robbed in order to pay off his gambling debts. But he still couldn't quit gambling. In the end, he was beaten to death by the gambling shop because he had no money to pay off his debts!

I don't feel bad at all!It's good to die, and you can enjoy the blessings after you die, and you don't have to starve or suffer from cold!
But he is dead, but we have to pay his debts!That's usury, with an interest of ten cents a day!With the money the old woman earns from washing and mending people's starch, and Die Er's [-] copper coins a month as an errand, how can it be enough?
That Zhou Rui family somehow found out about our family's affairs, and then they found Die'er and asked Die'er to steal things for her so that she could take them out of the house and sell them in her son-in-law's antique shop.

At that time, she said well that if Die Er steals something, according to its appearance, she will be given a penny for the good ones, five hundred for the normal ones, and three hundred for the second one. She also said that even if Die Er is found, she will also She will definitely plead with her wife and find a way to keep Die'er's job. Even if Die'er is kicked out in the end, she has a familiar tooth shop and can find another good job for Die'er.

She only said that everything was up to her, and she would not do anything to our mother and daughter anyway, and she asked us to just rest assured.

Second Lord, our mother and I are carrying such heavy debts, we really want to find a way to make money, if we don't try to settle those debts, Die Er will be forced to pick up customers in the kiln!Our family has long been defeated. I am an old woman who died as soon as she died. There is no pity, but I have only one daughter left. How old is she?How could I be willing to watch her jump into that fire pit?As a last resort, I had to let Die'er accept Zhou Rui's family. Although it is disgraceful, at least it is much better than entering a kiln, right?

But who knows...who knows...the little girl who has a black heart, she is afraid that Die Er will speak out, and she deliberately wants to kill people to silence her. If there is no second master, there will be no mother and daughter in this world..."

After saying this, the mother and daughter hugged each other and cried again.

Xue Hong lowered her eyes, finally suppressing the anger and helplessness in her heart.

In this world, the life of the poor is difficult, let alone meeting such an unworthy son, committing crimes and incurring debts.Zhou Rui's family also contributed to the flames, turning the daughter of a good family into a thief.

Xue Hong asked with a sullen face: "Is it just that Zhou Rui's family instructed you to steal things? Does the second wife know about this?"

Die'er didn't have any scruples at this time, wiped away her tears and said: "I only know that sometimes my wife will take things for Zhou Rui's family to sell to her son-in-law, and the money from the sale will be shared between master and servant. As for Zhou Rui's family stole things behind his wife's back and went out to sell them, I don't know if his wife knows about it."

Xue Hong frowned when she heard this, and pondered for a while, thinking that Mrs. Wang must not know that Zhou Rui's family did this behind her back.

She can sell things to Zhou Rui's family in a fair and fair manner, so why would Zhou Rui's family need to steal them?It must be that Zhou Rui's Jia family's antiques were valuable, so he secretly stole and sold them.Anyway, as long as one damage is reported, no one will come to investigate.

Moreover, if Mrs. Wang knows, then Die'er is tantamount to stealing for Mrs. Wang. Even if she is discovered, Mrs. Wang has many ways to save Die'er in order to keep her money. ?Isn't this asking for trouble?

Not only that, but Die'er also knew that Zhou Rui was outside under the banner of Rongguo Mansion to buy and occupy many manors at unbelievably low prices.It's just that the place is relatively remote, and it's not a top-notch field, so ordinary wealthy people don't pay attention to it.Because of this, Zhou Rui became bolder, acted more domineeringly, and did a lot of outrageous things.

Hearing this, Xue Hong became more and more angry.

(End of this chapter)