Detective in the Red Chamber

"Look at the prospects of the two of you!"

Hong Jiu stared, then raised his hand vigorously and said, "Come on, go back to the temple, ask Niuer to heat up this chicken soup, and let's eat meat too!"

The two little beggars yelled happily, and were about to leave Hong Jiu, but Hong Jiu stopped suddenly, looked back at the corner, and said, "Wait a minute, since that bird has helped us, we can't help you!" No……"

"Hongjiu!"

Before Hong Jiu finished speaking, someone suddenly shouted coldly from the side. Hong Jiu looked around and saw four beggars suddenly appearing in the alley ahead. Half of the left ear is missing.

This person is none other than the most powerful deaf beggar near Shanxi Lane!

Bad luck!

How could he be blocked by this fellow? !

Hong Jiu cursed bad luck in his heart, while secretly winking at the two little beggars, he smiled happily, "Hey, isn't this the deaf boss? What wind brought you here?!"

As he spoke, he seemed to be going to meet him, but he turned around and ran away leading the two little beggars!

After just two steps, Hong Jiu found that there were five beggars waiting behind him.

Seeing the front and rear flanking attacks, Hong Jiu knew that he was doomed, so he simply turned around again, and the bachelor handed the chicken soup steamed buns forward, and said loudly, "Boss deaf, I, Hong Jiu, have confessed today. Take it away, I will honor you as a brother!"

The deaf boss sneered, and said disdainfully, "Ms. Shaote is playing sloppy with me, how can you pretend I didn't see the money?"

After a pause, he sneered again, "It's not because I'm looking for you today, it's not for any money, but to set up rules for you, so that you know who owns this Shanxi Lane!"

As he said that, he raised the mallet in his hand and said, "Brothers, show this grandson some color!"

With this order, the nine beggars immediately surrounded Hong Jiu and the three of them, but they saw sticks raining, chicken soup flying around, and a few white flour steamed buns rolling back and forth on the ground...

Even though Hong Jiu was quick-spoken and quick-witted, his body was notoriously thin. He was no match for a one-on-one match, let alone how much he bullied him?

He was beaten to the ground in a blink of an eye, but he insisted on protecting the two little beggars, gritted his teeth and didn't say a word!

"okay!"

The deaf boss saw that the beating was almost done, so he called out his men to stop, and stowed away the broken silver from Hong Jiu's arms, and then said triumphantly, "Sun thief~ I will teach you to be a good boy today, and I will ask you to be nice later." When you get the money, remember to send it to your deaf master——I don’t want all of your money, I will do it at twenty or eighty percent!”

As he said that, he stepped on Hong Jiu's back again, lowered his head and sneered, "If you don't want to confess to the Lord, then it's okay. If the Left and Right Lords find out once, they will break one of your fingers, and when all ten fingers are broken." , I will abolish your sneaky dog ​​paw!"

After finishing speaking, seeing Long Jiu lying on top of the two little beggars with his head bleeding, and still not saying a word, the deaf boss couldn't help being annoyed again.

With a wink, someone immediately stepped forward and fixed Hong Jiu's left hand on the ground.

The deaf boss held up the mallet in his hand, and said with a smirk, "Even if you broke the rules for the first time today, I will leave a mark for you to remember for a long time!"

The two little beggars started to cry in fright, and begged in a high voice, "Big Deaf Boss, please forgive me this time!"

"Bah~!"

The deaf boss spat thick phlegm on Hong Jiu in disdain, and cursed, "What is he? How dare he call Brother Nine in front of me?! Just rush here, and I have to leave a mark for him!"

As he said that, he swung the stick round, and it was about to hit Hong Jiu's little finger!

wow~

At this moment, that Wu Ma suddenly opened the door and came out. Seeing the mess outside, Hong Jiu was pressed to the ground again, and hurriedly shouted, "What are you doing? Let go of that man!"

If it was an ordinary beggar who was scolded like this, he would have been timid.

Who would have thought that the deaf boss was so arrogant and tight, he turned his head and pointed a stick at Mama Wu and yelled, "Old godmother, whose crotch was not fastened tightly and let you leak out?!"

When the beggars around heard the words, they all burst into laughter.

Seeing that they were so numerous, Mama Wu shrank back subconsciously at first, but then remembered something, jumped out with her back straightened up, with her hips on her hips, and yelled, "What a bastard with no eyes! My second son!" The young lady is going to marry into the 'Shen Duan' Mr. Sun's family today, and this day's big happy event has been disturbed, so Mr. Sun will take your skin off!"

As soon as the deaf boss heard the words 'Sir Shenduan Sun', even if his spine softened, he didn't dare to shout any more, he pleaded guilty a few times, and ran away like flying.

His subordinates were reluctant to part with the booty on the ground, they fought over each other to pick up steamed buns and chicken, and then they also followed Sa Yazi.

At this time, Hong Jiu also climbed up with the support of his two younger brothers, and he cupped his hands at Wu Ma and said, "Hong Jiu will never forget the grace of saving my life."

"It sounds like someone who has read the book, but why do you have to be a flower girl?"

Wu Ma muttered, she couldn't bear to see his bloody head, so she went back to get a few steamed buns, and sighed, "The good chicken soup has been ruined, and now I only have these few steamed buns for you gone."

Hong Jiu expressed his gratitude again, and when Wu Ma returned to the courtyard, he was not in a hurry to leave, but gritted his teeth and climbed to the top of the wall, set the magpie alive, and then limped away. .

Chapter 405

The words are divided into two parts.

But Mama Wu gave Hong Jiu a few steamed buns, turned around and went back to the courtyard, and saw the curtain of the main room raised, Third Sister You curiously asked, "Mama Wu, what's going on outside, it's so noisy?"

"It's nothing, a few Huazi are fighting."

As Wu Ma said, she couldn't help but complained again, "These lowly bastards are really rebellious. I went out and scolded them, and even I scolded them--if it wasn't for the name of Mr. Sun, it might not be possible." Scatter them!"

Third Sister You heard that some beggars were causing trouble, she immediately lost interest, put down the bamboo curtain, turned around and went back to the inner room.

At this time, Second Sister You had already changed into a pink auspicious outfit and was arranging her makeup in front of the mirror.

Seeing the pearls and emeralds on her other end, at least a hundred taels of silver was needed to arrange them neatly, Third Sister You couldn't help feeling a little jealous, and leaned closer and said, "Sister, after a while, don't you forget to put these jewelry away." Lend me an envoy."

"go with!"

Second Sister You half-truthfully pushed her aside, and teased, "I don't know who said that with the sword given by my lover, even Jinshan Yinshan would not look down on me, but now how can I miss mine?" Head jewelry?"

A few days ago, Liu Xianglian came to the door and dropped an ancestral sword, saying that it was a male and female pair, just as a token of love.

The third sister You got this sword like a treasure, and she said that it is "a priceless treasure that is easy to find, but a rare lover".

Now being gagged by her elder sister, Third Sister You raised her eyebrows, pulled out her sword from the wall, and sang in her hand, "Ah~ Heh! What a naughty little girl, now my king lifts the sword I have it in hand, but I ask you if you want to borrow it?!"

"Be careful, don't scratch my clothes!"

Second Sister You hurriedly hid back, and scolded again, "Seeing that they are all about to get married, how can you be so ignorant?"

Third Sister You curled her lips secretly when she heard the words, and thought to herself, what's so precious about a pink auspicious dress?When I get married, I will change into a bright red wedding dress, that will be really prosperous and festive!

It's just that regardless of the concubine's special auspicious clothes, the gold, jade, bead and emerald on the elder sister's head are really eye-catching.

Therefore, Third Sister You put down her sword, and stepped forward for a while.

It was not easy to get my sister's promise, and I promised to lend her the head jewelry on the wedding day. The third sister You was full of joy and was waiting to make persistent efforts, so she simply asked for some precious jewelry, so as to avoid too much after marriage. shabby.

Unexpectedly, Mother You hurried in from the outside. Seeing this situation, she hurriedly stepped forward and poked her on the forehead, and scolded, "You are heartless, get up quickly, and don't mess up your sister's makeup!"

As he spoke, he scanned Second Sister You carefully again, repaired all the minor flaws, and then said with a smile on his face, "My dear girl, from now on, our mother and daughter can be counted on to rely on, you After passing through the door, you must strive for success, at least give birth to a son, it will be considered safe!"

Before Second Sister You was shy, she hurriedly urged, "The auspicious time is almost here, so hurry up and take stock here to see if there is anything you should bring that you haven't brought yet."

As they spoke, the mother and daughter took stock of the peach branches wrapped in red thread, the wedding money given to bearers and matchmakers, and so on.

After confirming that nothing was missing, Mother You breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Third Sister You pull out a handkerchief from under the pillow, and said with a giggle, "Sister, don't forget, there is a very important thing hidden here !"

Seeing the plum-like blood on the veil, Second Sister You blushed immediately, jumped up and snatched it in her hand, angrily said, "You little child, what are you messing around with?!"

Third Sister You curled her lips, and said, "Sister just said that I'm going to get married soon, why are you talking about children now?"

Second Sister You has never been able to speak well of her, so she simply put the handkerchief away in silence and did not argue with her.

At this time, Mother You fidgeted again and said, "You sisters are waiting here, I'll go outside and see if the sedan chair is coming soon."

With that said, he hurried out again.

Third Sister You saw that her mother was so busy, and her attitude was very different from Liu Lang's when she came to the door. She couldn't help but feel a little bit jealous. She sat down heavily on the bed and sneered, "Serious mother-in-law." I don’t want to be a servant, but I want to rush to someone’s house to be a slave!”

Even Second Sister You scolded her for these words, but Second Sister You didn't bother to pay attention to her, she silently held the peach branch wrapped with red thread in her palm, and for some reason, two blushes appeared on her face .

Third Sister You complained a few times in a row, and saw that her sister's brows were bright and blushing, and she was not affected at all, so she changed her face again, and asked curiously, "Sister, what is it like to have a relationship between men and women? Today I was listening to you 'returning to death' inside, and I really don't know whether it's comfort or suffering."

"You're going to die!"

Second Sister You was also thinking about the situation that day, when she heard her younger sister say "he was alive and dead", her hands and feet trembled in embarrassment, and she couldn't help but want to fight with her.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Wu Ma shouting in the courtyard, "Here, here! The sedan chair of the Sun family has arrived!"

Second Sister You immediately ignored it, and hurriedly took off the hijab to cover her head.

Not long after, Mother You brought in two more women, and happily helped Second Sister You out.

Because it was a concubine, crying sedan chair, farewell to parents and other ceremonies, all the ceremonies were omitted. Zhao Zhongji, who was in charge of welcoming the bride, only stuffed a heavy red envelope to Mother You, then ordered firecrackers to be lit, and four people were carried away. The bridal sedan chair I carried went home.

Speechless all the way.

When they arrived at the Sun Mansion, the sedan chair went in through the corner gate, but instead of going to the small courtyard where Sun Shaozong lived, it went straight to the main courtyard of the back house.

But it turned out that according to the current rules, a concubine must have a nod from the old woman to become a ceremony. Although Sun Shaozong has not yet married a wife, he has his elder sister-in-law at home, so the second sister You must first pay a visit to Jia Yingchun before she can be sent to the bridal chamber to wait for Sun Shaozong patronize.

When the sedan chair stopped in the courtyard, the two women helped Second Sister You down, and immediately rushed out of Siqi, without any explanation, they tore off the hijab and hung it on the treetop.

This is also the difference between taking a concubine and marrying a wife.

When marrying a wife, the hijab can only be removed by the groom in the bridal chamber; but when taking a concubine, the hijab must be removed as soon as he gets off the sedan chair and hung on a nearby tree. It's a disgrace, and warns the new concubine not to forget the dignity.

Second Sister You knew the rules a long time ago, so she didn't think much of it. She let the two wives help her to the door, and pretended to dust off the dust. Said, "Second Sister You, slave girl, I have seen the eldest lady."

Jia Yingchun didn't answer, and there was a cup of hot tea from Xiuju next to her.

Second Sister You clasped her hands together, walked a few steps to Jia Yingchun's body, and said respectfully, "My servant invites the eldest lady to have tea."

Just then Jia Yingchun said 'huh', stretched out her hand to take the cup of hot tea, and was about to take a sip to make a show, but she just touched the teacup to her lips, suddenly felt a churning in her stomach, and hurriedly put the teacup away , covered his mouth and retched a few times.

Seeing this, Second Sister You's face immediately changed color, and she was shocked and angry in her heart, she was so wronged that she almost shed tears.

Jia Yingchun also knew that this was inappropriate, but she couldn't help but vomited a few more times, her face was red and she was about to explain, when Ruan Rong asked, "Madam, when did you start retching?"

"I……"

Jia Yingchun covered her mouth and said embarrassingly, "When I woke up in the morning, I didn't feel anything, but now I don't know... vomit..."

Halfway through, I couldn't help retching again.

Only then did Second Sister You realize that she didn't dislike herself like that just now, and she just breathed a sigh of relief when Ruan Rong said happily again, "The eldest madam's behavior is similar to when I was embarrassed——Xiangling, you Does it look like it?"

Xiang Ling also nodded sharply at the side, and said, "It doesn't count if we talk about it, let's ask the doctor to come and have a look."

In Jia Yingchun's heart, she couldn't tell whether she was happy or worried. It was a good thing to be able to conceive a child, but what should she do with her relationship with Sun Shaozong?

She has a lot of preoccupations here, Siqi and Xiuju are scrambling to go to the front yard to spread the word, and for a while everyone completely forgot about Second Sister You.

It was Ruan Rong who saw that she was kneeling on the ground all the time, and there was no way out, so she helped Jia Yingchun to sit back in her original position, and said with a smile, "Eldest lady, since I brought you a happy event, it's not good for you to leave her here, right?" ?”

Only then did Jia Yingchun come to his senses, and smiled apologetically at Second Sister You, and said, "I'm feeling unwell for a while, so I've left you out in the cold—get up quickly."

When Second Sister You stood up, she pointed to Ruan Rong and Xiang Ling and said, "I've met you two sisters."

Shiliu rushed forward and handed the tea left by Xiuju to Second Sister You.

The second sister You held the tea ceremony Wanfu. She first met Ruan Rong and then Xiangling. Send it to the cave."

Only then did the two women outside come forward and helped Second Sister You to Sun Shaozong's courtyard.

The new house arranged for her is also in the West Wing, next to Xiangling's room, and there are three rooms inside and outside. It should be arranged but it is slightly better than Xiangling's house-because Xiangling came as a gift, the theory No matter how high or low the status is, it cannot be compared to being carried in a sedan chair.

However, Second Sister You was sitting on the bed strewn with dates, peanuts, longan, and lotus seeds. She was apprehensive and did not dare to move. She did not know how long she had been waiting. It will be a hundred times more lively.

Just thinking about it, could it be that the eldest wife is really happy.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and then Sun Shaozong pushed the door and walked in. Drunk, he approached her, looked her up and down, and said with a smile, "You are lucky, here, this is a reward from the elder brother!"

As he said that, he flicked his sleeves, and there was a jingling sound, but six golden things fell down.

Seeing the six gold bars weighed heavily on the bed, at least one of them would cost around ten taels, which might not be worth 600 taels if converted into silver, Second Sister You was dumbfounded, and after a long while, she tremblingly said, "This...how is this?" Make?!"

"Why not? Since you happened to catch up, it is your luck!"

Because he had inspected her from head to toe, Sun Shaozong would not be polite, and took advantage of the three-pointed drunkenness to choose the most important place to ravage her.

Unexpectedly, after tossing her hands up and down for a long while, she saw that she was still staring at the six gold bars in a daze.

Sun Shaozong simply grabbed two sticks and stuffed them in along her collar. The cold and hard thing slowly slid down the delicate and smooth skin, and the icy Second Sister You shuddered several times.

But after the chills passed, she realized the heavy weight of the gold bars, but Second Sister You felt as if there was a fire of coals in her heart, and her breathing became heavy.

Chapter 406

The sun is rising and the sky is cloudless.

Hong Jiu limped along the street with a dog-beating stick in his hand, but his heart was as gloomy as the night before a rainstorm.

Originally, he was not fully recovered from his injuries, so he shouldn't have been begging on the street, but beggars never had overnight money, and during the seven or eight days of convalescence, it was all thanks to a few little beggars who begged for leftovers and came back hungry and full all day long. , Hong Jiu couldn't stand it anymore.