Baoyu Fights the Red Chamber

The second master of Lian summoned the two nephews of the Ning family, and Rong Qiang hurriedly arranged his clothes to have an audience.

No exaggeration, Rong Qiang really has a heart of audience.From their dumping of antique calligraphy and paintings, there is a shadow of Rongfu behind them. Otherwise, if they are in a hurry to raise money, they will definitely be suppressed to the point where they are worthless.Qiang Shoubei sold the mansion, which was bought by the Xia family, and the merchant couldn't live in it. It was just a gift for future favors, and he gave 20 taels in cash. How could it be possible without the favor of the Rong Mansion?

However, the ancestors owed too much money to the emperor!They didn't dare to spend all the 20 taels to repay their debts, and they still had to live and manage everywhere.Do you think you ran to the Ministry of Finance with a false function?The first repayment took [-] taels of silver to pave the way.The second time I didn't spend a penny, Lian Tongzhi led him and drove straight to the household department.

Kowtowing first when they met, Jia Qiang expressed her embarrassment, hoping that Uncle Lian would still take it away, and said that she could pay back 15 taels this month.

Lian Er sneered: "15 taels? 85 taels is right! A million taels is the principal, and for decades, there is no interest at all? If God's grace doesn't mention interest, can you pretend not to know?"

Rong Qiang really didn't know that there was interest, she was dumbfounded for a moment.Lian rolled his eyes and said, "Is it difficult for you to make a little money? It's not difficult to double it, it depends on whether you are willing to use your brains."

Rong Qiang thought to herself, why use her brains, what else can she do besides selling her ancestral property?

Jia Rong forced a smile, and said: "My nephew can't do big things. To tell the truth to my second uncle, my nephew took the courage to search my father's study, and the shop Zhuangzi I found was sold. The furnishings in my house are all in the mansion. I sold all the decorations I could move."

Lian Erchi smiled: "Good skill, I sold all my family, and the crying of my relatives' family was loud. The slaves still eat and drink spicy food, and the monthly money is not bad!"

How can there be such a thing... Jia Qiang's eyes suddenly lit up: Selling some slaves is nothing, ransacking the house!The emperor copied the Zhen family, so we can copy the rich slaves too!So he smiled and kowtowed heavily.Seeing him come to his senses, Lian Er waved his nephews away.

Jia Rong is not as happy as his brother Qiang, how can a slave be so easy to deal with?In order to save money, the servants with no roots in the mansion have already sold seven or eight, and the number of children who are not suitable for sale has been cut by more than half. If there is any more reduction, no one will sweep the land!Copy the servant's house?Rich slaves are also called Hao slaves, is it so easy to copy?Pulling the whole body, I didn't see that the Rongfu copied everyone Lai in order to return the emperor's silver.

When Brother Rong said this, Brother Qiang was dejected: "What should I do? Why don't you ask them to borrow some money?"

A cold light flashed in Jia Rong's eyes: "Master begging for a slave?! What a big face! You are the master, the father-in-law's debt is the responsibility of the family in Ning's house, so press him harder. If you can't get money, just force it!" They promised to branch out! I will work hard on our good wife, whether it is punishing rich slaves or mobilizing ancestral wealth, the wife must nod!"

You Shi, also known as Grandma You, has no distinction of clan, so her daughter-in-law of the first generation can only be called "Grandma".As soon as the sect is divided, Uncle Zhen turns into Master Zhen, and she will immediately become the wife of the third-rank General Wei Lie.

But Youshi has no interest in false titles at all. She really doesn't understand men. After being separated, Zhen Rongqiang who only knows how to eat, drink and prostitute~ gambling, who will meet her?Leaning on the big tree of Rong Mansion is much more worry-free, as long as you give up the position of patriarch, nothing will bother you.However, her natal family was low in status, so she didn't dare to speak to Jia Zhen, and pointed to Rong Qiang to lobby.Unexpectedly, the two boys are even more messed up than Jia Zhen, openly talking about the "division".She had no choice but to write a letter as tactfully as possible, and sent a servant to deliver it to Jia Zhen.Unexpectedly, before Jia Zhen's reply came, Jia Rong came to mess around again.Move ancestral wealth?Copy the home of a slave?Prodigal!

Not to mention how noisy the Ning Mansion was, the ice and snow gradually melted in early March, and Daiyu was about to move out.

Originally Daiyu wanted to learn from Xichun, "I will stand still despite the wind and rain", but the mother of the royal family talked to Jia Mu, and Jia Mu firmly let her granddaughter live in "Lin Mansion", but her wife followed her. "recuperate".

The royal mother didn't say anything bad, she only said that Daiyu was engaged, and it was not good for others to invite Daiyu as a guest, but ordered the ladies to visit Daiyu with various excuses.Miss Lin treated her to a meal at home, which was equivalent to having a boudoir banquet.Daiyu will leave the court next year, but she is not familiar with the clan circle, such small banquets are very important.

Mother Jia thought for a moment: Due to the burden of the ninjas in the Ning Mansion, it is really inconvenient for the ladies and noble ladies to enter the Rong Mansion, so they must move!

Because she was afraid that the Ning family would block the way and beg her, the old lady who wanted to put on a show swallowed her anger and kept a low profile.

The servant sent it over early, and Daiyu's brother-in-law and sister-in-law took care of it.Fearing that Lin Xing and his wife would be petty, she asked the capable Baoqin to take Xiangyun to go there ahead of time when they were about to move.Baoqin is the daughter-in-law of the Hanlin family who has never been married, and her status is not low; Xiangyun is the eldest daughter of the historian family, Zhongjinghou is the adoptive father of Linxing and his wife, the young couple should not be unwilling to listen to the two girls.

So on the day of moving, there were only two small sedan chairs and two mule carts with maids and women on the road, and Baoyu led a dozen healthy servants to escort them on foot.At this time, the sky had just dawned, the remaining snow had not completely melted, and there were few pedestrians on the street.

Traveling fast all the way, it took more than half an hour to arrive at the "Lin Mansion", which is actually another courtyard.

so close?How far can it go?This was Jia Min's dowry courtyard back then, if it wasn't inappropriate, Jia Daishan wished he could buy land and build a courtyard next to Rongfu!

Because it is not a holiday, Lin Jiansheng is not at home, and his wife Tan leads the whole family to welcome him.The male servants stayed in the outer courtyard, and Zhang Ruojin, who was mature, took Xiao Xie for dinner.Baoyu could not be separated from his four attendants, and was taken to the backyard by Jiamu.

The happiest one is Xiangyun. The weather is warm and cool in spring. She is wearing a three-inlaid leader and five-color narrow slack short jacket, long tassels around her waist, and leather boots under her feet. She is bouncing around like a tomboy.I saw her clasping her fists together: "Don't worry about loving my elder brother. If you have Xiaosheng to accompany you, just go in boldly. The rouge tigers along the way have been swept away!"

The biggest one in Baoyu's heart is you!Pulling on Jia's mother to pretend to be idiot: "The old ancestor saw pity, he clearly has no place for his grandson, and let the grandson go back to the house to return to his life."

Baoqin raised her eyebrows and looked worried: "Second brother, what do you mean, we are also rouge tigers? Qin'er knows that her conduct is not good enough, but elder sister Yu is a model of virtue and merit. At home, people all over the world point to their father and brother as their backers, how can this be good?" As he spoke, he covered his face with his sleeves and pretended to cry.

Daiyu made up her sword: "Sister Qin is absurd, brother Xiucai doesn't like it, it's because I have behaved badly. Sisters, let's salute brother Xiucai together, and beg brother not to abandon me and wait for Nepeta."

Tao laughed loudly, she is a heroic martial arts girl, a little rough according to the refined fashion of Kyoto, but she is comfortable to look at.

She snatched a certain seat in a daze, and helped Jia Mu to walk in: "The old lady is so lucky! I have always been a little afraid to vent my anger when I saw our girls, for fear that if I got too angry, I would bump into the beautiful woman, but it was the girl." You are so active in front of the old lady."

The corners of Jia Mu's lips twitched vigorously: "My wife is very lucky, so old that she has a grandson! The room is full of close relatives, flesh and blood, and she doesn't know where to put her hands and feet! Listen, you don't have to eat, you are spoiling us girls!"

After eating and washing first, everyone led the maidservant and scattered away.Baoyu didn't bring a maid, so the women took her away.

Girls need to make up after washing their faces, so Baoyu washes slowly, and rubs glycerin randomly after washing. It has no fragrance anyway, and Xiangyun Baoqin finally didn't play tricks on him about it.

The mother-in-law brought foot water again, saying that if you walk in the wind, you will get cold if you don't disperse the sweat on the soles of your feet.A certain one is as good as a stream, but the boots have not been taken off, and two fellows come in.So from scalding feet to pressing feet, it took half an hour to toss.

In this way, it was the end of the day (nearly nine o'clock in the morning) when I sat at the table, and a certain one was really hungry.

All kinds of desserts are exquisite and fragrant.But Jiamu Daiyu used it when she set off, Tao's Xiangyun Baoqin was afraid that there would be too many things today, and she also used it when she got up early, so she grew up as a young lady.

Poor walking fake stone belly growling, but too embarrassed to chew, afraid to replace Grandma Liu and win the name of locust.

At this time, a group of maidservants brought soup in a jade cup, and Tao said: "The old matriarch needs at least two sips! Sister Qin and sister Xiang led everyone to prepare the ingredients yesterday. The old majesty, just take a look at the one who grinds his teeth." , I dare not drink it, for fear of ruining it."

A certain bird has been in the red building for a long time, and has long lost the consciousness of cherishing artworks, so it casually lifted the lid.It's a pity that the soup is hot, so I can only watch it but not drink it.It's really beautiful, the soup is as clear as clear waves, with some bean-sized dots floating, some in the shape of lotus pods, some in the shape of water chestnuts, and some in the shape of plum blossoms, and the colors are very eye-catching.

Baoqin said with a smile: "I dare not praise it. It's our work. The old lady said it was called'Lianzi Tang'."

Jia Mudao asked Yuanyang to give her glasses, but she put on the lenses that were fogged up.

Daiyu didn't want her grandmother to bother her, so she said with a smile: "Isn't it the one I ate when I joined the Xinhe Poetry Club in the early summer of last year? The finished silver mold was covered with new lotus leaves, and the pasta was pressed on the mold to borrow some of the fragrance of the new lotus. At that time It is said that this soup looks more delicious than eating, so it must be named well, and it is not as good as the old lady's "Lianzi soup", which has the lotus feeling and shows compassion."

Xiangyun clapped his hands and said: "Thank you for remembering so clearly. Before we came, Sister-in-Law Zhu Baba found a silver mold and asked us to make it for the old lady and you to catch the wind. But where did the lotus leaves come from in this weather? I borrowed the petals of winter jasmine Fragrance, fragrance of bamboo leaves."

Although Jia's mother was a little displeased with Li Wan, she still smiled and said: "She has a heart. Girl Qin, you can go back to the mansion with your second brother in a while. Now there are only three girls in the mansion and your sister-in-law Zhu (Madam Wang is a fake) When she is not well, she openly takes care of the housework, and Mrs. Xing's thoughts are all on her two grandchildren), and she helps a little. There is nothing to clean up, and she will come to play at night when she is free, and go back in the morning. Let your second brother pick you up, there are so many things to do all day, nothing to do!"

Baoyu seemed to have swallowed a big bitter fruit, and the soup was no longer fragrant.But Baoqin responded quickly, and the girls winked. There is nothing more interesting than teasing a pedantic little scholar.

Tao made a joke: "It's not too late to go back today. It's not on this day. I heard that you formed a poetry club, and I even want to be a little bit elegant. It's better to catch up with the time. There are so many exquisite snacks, and there are so many pity Tang, start a society?"

Xiangyun repeatedly applauded, and said: "Just grab this table of dim sum, and I'll say--Yan Zhihu smiled and went to the kitchen, love brother!"

A certain eye flipped and plagiarized a famous poem from a famous person: "How can Lianzi not be a husband."

Everyone laughed, some said that the meaning was crooked, and some said that it made sense.Amidst the quarrel, each person wrote down a sentence.

The bustle in front of her made Jia's mother think of Xichun involuntarily, and her heart welled up with regret: The fourth girl was mistaken by her brother!So what should a man do after he gets out of the limelight, girl, sister of a prostitute~guan, can you still talk about a good marriage?

This is also the reason why she resolutely followed Daiyu to the other courtyard. The more she stayed in Rongfu, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became. The great-granddaughter of Ning Guogong, who has a mother as a aunt, and the wife of the prince's son as a sister, is just abolished like this!Although Jia Lian kept saying "I will keep my fourth sister", how will I protect my sister?Why don't you marry Xichun to a merchant, now you don't have to worry about Ningfu borrowing money from him all day long!It's hard for her to say anything, whoever made the men of the Ning Mansion too bad, can't let the Rong Mansion take care of them.

Lian and Bao never thought of marrying Xichun to a businessman, Siya's temperament is not suitable.It is also impossible for Baoyu to pick up and drop off Baoqin every day, so when he comes back, he discusses with Brother Nan: all the Caozi generations in the Rongfu lineage are Baoqin's juniors, so pick up and drop off in rotation!

Baoqin is not as rough as Xiangyun. She knows that the clan women will not be able to help her in the future. What she can rely on is the decent and dry natal family, and she can't annoy Lian and Bao.Therefore, she made a trip every now and then, and kowtowed to Jiamu together with the two wives of King Xing, or Tanchun, Li Wan, or Qiao. Originally, the juniors should also take turns to visit the old lady.

In a flash, it is late March, and spring returns to the earth.Because the only girls in Xiaoguanzhuang were Tanchun Baoqin and Qiaojieer, and Jiamu left with Daiyu, Li Wan didn't have to stay in the backyard of the old lady's backyard, so she moved to Qingzhuxuan in Xiaoguanzhuang to live with Qiaojieer. The Ziling Pavilion where I live is facing each other across the horseway, so I can take care of the little girl nearby.

Before moving, Li Wan persuaded Xichun to live with her in Xiaoguanzhuang, but the fourth girl loved the houses with doors and bars, saying that Xiaoguanzhuang was full of red houses, which were not suitable for filial daughters, so she insisted on staying in the nunnery.

In this way, it is convenient for the fake stone to visit the fourth sister, but it would be suspicious if Aunt Xing left the nunnery of Hulianyuan and didn't have to go to Jingxin nunnery, so he followed Qingwen instead.Therefore, every time Qingwen went to the Jingxin Nunnery to burn incense, she would bring two maids and four tall women with her, which made some people with bad mouths not used to it. Second grandma?Fortunately, Qingwen is used to arrogance and doesn't care about being black.

As the weather is getting warmer, the fake stones have to be disguised, so we can only choose rainy days.

This spring rainy afternoon, a group of people went to the family nunnery again.The daughter-in-law and mother-in-law of the Jingxin Nunnery are used to it, and they each go about their own business after delivering what they need.Qingwen lit incense and bowed, slipped away to report, and turned around to make a gesture.

A certain one drove to the Xichun room, and the room was cleared.

He took off his bamboo hat and coir raincoat, and said embarrassingly, "Wet your house again."

Xichun curled her lips: "After a while, the incense ashes were sprinkled and sweeping, but the room can be filled with Buddha's incense. I just don't understand, why are you bothering?"

Baoyu wiped his face, took a sip of hot tea, Fang said slowly: "Get used to it. I don't want others to know how much I care about my fourth sister, lest my weakness fall into the hands of others."

Xichun's heart warmed, but she turned her lips up in disdain, "I also know, 'When we do things, we must give reasons that others can accept, and the actual reasons are hidden under the table. Don't expect others to understand'."

Baoyu was a little embarrassed, saying that he couldn't find a clear reason why he had to change his face, and felt that it was not good to put it on the surface. Even if Tanchun lived in the nunnery, he would do the same.Even if there was no good reason, he simply ignored it, and sighed cheekily: "It's hard for the second brother's crooked words and the fourth sister to memorize them so firmly. It's worth my trouble to copy this book of poems." He took out the book of poems while talking: "It's good to be happy, you can look at the sky in the closed room, don't be bored."

Looking through Xichun, there are Taibai ones, Dongpo ones, and unnamed ones. I can't help but think lightly: "Bamboo flowers bloom all over the garden to kill, and the holes come to Fenghan restaurant. Sitting in the well and watching the sky is like a mirror, and one after another takes photos of the cassock. Good poem! I I know that the second brother has a wonderful pen!"

Baoyu's eyes wandered: "No, no! You know that I am most afraid of poetry clubs. What are solitaires and restricted rhymes? I can't finish my poems. How can I have the energy to write these things? Don't let others see, absolutely I can’t write it on your paintings, there are many ancient poems, who can’t use them?”

Xichun giggled, and couldn't help crying: a book of hand-copied poems, in a neat pavilion style, not a treasure is better than a treasure, the second brother is really kind to those who care about it!

She turned her back and pretended to laugh: "I know you want to hide your clumsiness, and you will never show it to others. If you are seen, I will say that you copied it from a miscellaneous book, and I can also write the pavilion style."

Baoyu laughed and said, "That's right. Have you practiced the boxing manual I gave you last time? Although it's a few simple punches, it's fun, but the weather is always gloomy in spring. If you wave your hands and feet more, you won't become sick."

Xi Chunli poses.Baoyu put his hands behind his back and pretended to be a strict teacher, feeling a little sad and relieved in his heart: the poem was really not written by him, but by the spring.He is quietly pulling the red line, if it doesn't work, no one will know.Maybe because he can't have love in the world of Red Mansions, he can't help but hope that the people he cares about will have some kind of fulfillment, the charming little red will attack the musk moon and blue marks, Tanchun and Xichun...

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On the last day of March, Jia Qiang asked Lian Er for help, and once again paid back [-] taels of silver without spending the paving money.

How did it change from 15 to [-]?There are [-] in April!But both he and his elder brother Rong are not doing well.

Outside of Jia Qiang, only more than 2000 taels were squeezed out, but most of them came from the younger generation of in-laws: Jin Rong, who had not reached the crown, had a thousand taels, and Qin Zhong, who was only fifteen years old, had eight hundred taels. The decoration, sold.This money is hot for him to accept.

Jia Rong got more than 3000 taels, not from Youshi, but the money from the first season of Ningfu's stores in Beijing, which was snatched by him.Certainly not all of them, You Shi guarded against him.If his father hadn't left the capital, he wouldn't have known You Shi had such great power!

The family only produced such a small amount of money, but the rich slaves of the Ning Mansion got the news from You Shi that the second young master had a bad heart, and pooled [-] taels for them.In this way, the [-] taels for next month is already available, but the [-] taels for May is not known how to get it together!

The author has something to say: Master is poor and crazy, and turned into a wolf!