Let's form a team in the Red Mansion

Tanchun discovered something was wrong on the third day after Jia's mother entered Jia's ancestral grave.

When I returned to the old house, I found that most of the people here were sold by the government.In the huge house, there is only one corner yard left, which is still the Jia family's property.Fortunately, there are [-] acres of sacrifice land outside the city, and more than half of the prospects are attributed to Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu.

Maybe he went back to the old house, maybe it was because he finally felt that there was a general's wife backing him up, and a slave-born official beside him to protect him, and the Jia family brought back a little bit of the shelf that had been ransacked before. .

Among other things, there must always be one or two maidservants in front of the master, otherwise what would he look like.

Although now, there are only three masters in the old house, Baoyu Xiangyun and his wife, and Tanchun.

When she was in the capital, Jia's mother matched Baoyu with a girl named Lingjiao, who was quite clever, and she was brought here along with her.On the way, because Xiangyun was in a bad mood, seasick, and sick all the time, he couldn't serve Baoyu, so Lingjiao was confiscated.Of course, this is all sneaky, after all, they still wear filial piety.

Lai Da quickly regained his footing. After sorting out the personnel affairs of the old house, he talked with his son again, chose a tooth, and bought more than a dozen people in one go.

Xun'er and Xiaoquan serve Shi Xiangyun, Nian'er serves Tanchun, and Baoyu chooses a servant named Mingyan.The rest are those who do rough work, clean the yard, and guard the gate.

Lai Da hired a family with good cooking skills from the local area, a family of five, who took care of the meals for nearly twenty people inside and outside the old house.

First, he carried Jia's mother into the ancestral grave, and then secretly set up a clothes tomb for Jia Chi.The government threw Jia Chi's body directly into the mass grave, and there were many people thrown out together. The Jia family did not find Jia Chi's body at all.

When this major event was finished, the people in the old house breathed a sigh of relief.

It was at this time that Tanchun discovered something was wrong.

Nian'er by her side always goes to Baoyu if she has something to do.In fact, Xun'er often goes to Baoyu's face, but she is Xiangyun's maid, and serving Baoyu is also one of her responsibilities, so Tanchun didn't think much about it.But Nian'er is her own girl, even if she has the idea of ​​climbing higher branches in her heart, it is too obvious.

Firstly, Tanchun was outraged that Nian'er worshiped the high and stepped down, neglecting herself, secondly, she also cared about her own reputation, and thirdly, she had to worry about Xiangyun thinking too much, thinking that Nian'er was ordered by her, so Tanchun just I deliberately found some needlework to do, and tied Nian'er in the house.

As a result, Nian'er ran to Baoyu's study again while taking the time to get the tea leaves.Tanchun was so annoyed, thinking that the newly bought one really didn't know the rules, how could there be such a maid who was rushing to curry favor with the young master so blatantly!

Tanchun originally wanted to shout outside to let Nian'er come out, but he was afraid that Xiangyun would hear him, so he hesitated for a while, and went around to the back of the house, and opened the window a crack.

Just as Tanchun was about to open his mouth to call someone, he realized that Baoyu was not in the room at all.There is only one Nian'er in the room, who is flipping through Baoyu's desk and the Baibao Pavilion next to it.

Tanchun's first reaction was that Nian'er wanted to steal something, but then he denied himself.

Baoyu is a person who can't save money, both Lai Da and Xiangyun know it very well.So all the money in the family is in Xiangyun's hands, and Xiangyun, Lai Da and Tanchun each have a key.Baoyu's study room is full of books, ink, paper and brushes. How could Nian'er, a girl bought from the countryside, understand these things, let alone sell them.

Even if she stole, she should go to Xiangyun and her own room to steal.

Tanchun quietly pulled the window back, and quietly went back to the house.In the next few days, she observed Nian'er silently, and unexpectedly discovered that Nian'er and Xun'er had known each other for a long time, but when they first came in, they looked like they didn't know each other.Xun'er was abducted by human traffickers from the northwest, and was bought in within a few days after arriving in Suzhou.And Nian'er was the daughter of a peasant family outside the city, and she couldn't afford to raise her so she sold it to Ren Yazi.

Koizumi seemed to be fine, he worked honestly, and because of this, he compared the other two people to find out that something was wrong.They didn't look like they wanted to please Baoyu, and they were acting like water chestnuts, but they seemed to want to inquire about something, and they kept leading Baoyu to talk about the past.

Baoyu naturally misses the days when the Jia family was beautiful and rich, and the sisters surrounded him, so as long as someone lures him, he will talk endlessly.

Tanchun looked at Xiangyun, who was sick and crooked, and Baoyu, who was a little more delicate and soft-hearted, so he had no choice but to go to Lai for a discussion.

Because these two girls were bought by Lai Da, Tanchun kept an eye out and said that these two girls are too smart, they don't look like they are here to serve others, but they want to be served.

Lai Da was stunned for a moment, and called the two people over to give them a lecture, saying that if they were dishonest, they would be sold out.

What happened immediately made Tanchun very grateful for her decision at that time, otherwise she would have run back to the capital to report the news.

Baoyu followed Lai Da to collect rent outside the city, and there were only a bunch of female relatives left in the family.Xiangyun Xu regained his energy, and got up this day, and was helped to bask in the sun in the yard.Tanchun also sat in the yard, chatting with Xiangyun casually.

While chatting, Tanchun discovered that Xun'er and Nian'er disappeared at some point.

"What about Nian'er, where did you go to be lazy?" Tanchun asked casually.

"Just now, Xun'er said she wanted Aunt Li in the kitchen to go shopping, and asked her to go with her. Nian'er said that she would go too, that she wanted to buy something." Koizumi said honestly.

Tanchun's heart skipped a beat, he stood up and walked towards the hall.

Now that the courtyard is small, there is no longer any inner courtyard or outer courtyard. A new wall was built behind the hall, and a small door was left, which is usually watched by a woman.

At this time, there were two women watching, and when they saw Tanchun walking there, they all looked over nervously.

Tanchun calmly stopped under the nearby vine, pulled off two yellowed leaves, looked at the small fruit for a long time, and then walked over to Xiangyun.

"It's windy, sister-in-law, let's go back to the house." Tanchun said.

Xiangyun was also a little tired, and went back to the house holding the water chestnut. Tanchun also followed in, and sent Koizumi to pull all the dead leaves from the vines.

"It's not right, we can't stay here any longer, we have to go back to the capital to find the second sister!" Tanchun chattered, slurring his teeth.

Xiangyun was surprised and said, "Why, what's the matter?"

"I can't tell for a while, let's go over the wall from behind, people here can't believe it! Quick, pack up some clothes, banknotes and loose silver, don't bring anything else! By the way, bring a few Second brother's clothes! We can't leave in this dress."

Tanchun directed Lingjiao to pack the two parcels. Regardless of Xiangyun's objection, he insisted on helping her get out of the window, and took a stool from the room and put it under the wall.

"Wait, what about Baoyu! Let's talk about it when he comes back. Why are we three women going out? Are we still going to the capital? Do you know the way?" Although Xiangyun was anxious, he still knew how to speak in a low voice.

Tanchun's mind flashed across the expressions of Lai Da and the two maids when she went to complain to Lai Da that day.

She should have thought of it long ago, but she still couldn't believe it.Because in this family, the one who is really reliable is Lai Dale.He is in charge of the passages and lifelines inside and outside Jia's house.

So she didn't dare to admit that Lai Da and those two maids were in the same group.

It is false to go out to collect rent, but it is true to do other things.Maybe Baoyu is already in danger.

The two maids said they were inquiring about the Jia family, but what they really cared about was information about Mrs. Wang and the big maids around Baoyu.

Tanchun poked his head out from the wall, and the road behind the house was empty.Withdrawing his head, Tanchun hastily pulled up his hair, put on Baoyu's hat, and put on his coat.It's early spring now, and the weather is starting to heat up.Tanchun was sweating a long time ago because of nervousness, but now his body is stuffy, and he can't breathe.

While Xiangyun and Lingjiao hesitated to put on their clothes, they were still persuading Tanchun to stay and wait for Baoyu.

Tanchun ignored them, and pushed the water chestnut up first, letting her climb over the wall.When the water chestnut went down, he twisted his foot and leaned on the wall in pain.

Seeing this, Xiangyun dared not turn over.

Tanchun was in a hurry, and said: "Hurry up, they will find out soon! You and I will die!"

"Is it really so serious? You don't have any evidence. Everything is speculation, isn't it? What if it's just a false alarm!" Xiang Yun said.

Tanchun gritted his teeth: "Even if it's a false alarm, it's better than losing your life."

After finishing speaking, he ignored Xiangyun, stepped on the stool and turned over.

Xiangyun stomped his feet on the spot, had no choice but to climb up the wall, but half lying on the top, looked at the two people below pitifully and said: "You guys, you must catch me!"

"Got it, come down!" Tanchun said.

Xiangyun looked at the seemingly unreachable ground, took a breath, looked at Tanchun and said, "Third sister, you can definitely pick me up, I, I may be pregnant."

The two people below were all taken aback, Tanchun's mind was buzzing, but he didn't care to think about it, and first fooled Xiangyun.

The two of them supported Xiangyun whose feet were limp, and only picked up the deserted alleys, and they found the car and horse dealer smoothly.

Seeing the money Tanchun took out, the people there didn't ask any more questions, but put them in a carriage with a strange expression.

Tanchun closed his eyes, and deliberately said in a volume that could be heard by others: "Madam, you and the master can just vent your anger, why bother to go back to your mother's house. What if something happens on the way?"

Xiangyun was stunned for a moment, stood with his arms on the carriage, and quickly realized: "It's okay, my second brother is already waiting outside the city. With him here, I have nothing to be afraid of. Don't the little goblin named Lin If I send it away, I won't go back."

Only then did Tanchun heave a sigh of relief and said, "Madam didn't say it earlier, it made me worry for a long time."

After finishing speaking, he and Lingjiao helped him into the carriage.The people next to them heard this, and thought it was just an ordinary couple getting angry, so they didn't say anything else.

The carriage sent the three of them out of the city, Tanchun saw a tea stall outside, and immediately asked the driver to stop the carriage.

"That's it, ma'am, look, isn't that the second young master!" Tan Chun pointed to a young scholar dressed humanely.

Xiangyun nodded and asked Lingjiao to pay the rest of the car fare, and the three got out of the car.Tanchun walked towards the person he just pointed at, and said in a low voice, "Brother, are you literate? I have a letter from my family here, and I want someone to read it."

Tanchun took out the letter Jia Lan had written before and handed it over.

Xiangyun and Lingjiao stood in front of them, blocking the driver's view.The coachman was originally afraid that something would happen and he would be traced to his own carriage, but when he saw that they had indeed found an acquaintance, seeing that they were chatting and laughing, he felt relieved and drove back in the carriage.

Looking at the carriage going away behind him, Tanchun finally let go of his heart.The scholar was going to Hangzhou, so Tanchun simply followed him to the pier, and found an inn nearby to stay first.

Lingjiao's feet were so swollen that she could no longer walk. Seeing that Xiangyun was red, she asked a doctor to tell her that she was really pregnant, and she had to take good care of her and not move around.

The two of them refused to go again, and kept saying that they would go back and have a look, maybe nothing happened.

Tanchun had no choice but to disguise himself and sneak back to the old house.But the old house no longer exists. The night they left, the old house caught fire. It is said that no one escaped, and they all burned to death, including the master and the servants.

Tanchun tried his best not to cry, so he casually strolled to the street next to him, went to the pharmacy to prescribe an anti-fetal drug for Xiangyun, and then went to the clothing store to buy some durable clothes and came back.

After entering their room at the inn, Tanchun couldn't hold back anymore, and burst into tears.

After hearing Tanchun's words, Xiangyun was stunned.Lingjiao Liushenwuzhu said: "Young master, where is the young master, have you seen the young master!"

"It's all gone, it's all gone!" Tanchun covered his face and said.

"Then, what should we do now." It was Xiangyun who calmed down first, "As you said, what are they trying to inquire about, as long as Baoyu is still valuable to them, there will be no danger to their lives. Now, the last The important thing is to go to the capital and find the second sister."

Tanchun sat on the ground with tears all over his face, and said in a daze, "Second sister, I seem to see a familiar person on the edge of the ruins. It seems to be someone from the General's Mansion. The General's Mansion sent people to express condolences When I was an old ancestor, I took a look."

"Are you sure?" Xiangyun asked in shock, not caring that an unmarried girl like Tanchun can't see the rules of foreign men at will.

Tanchun paused, and said, "Yes, yes, there is a mole on his chin, that's him."

After saying this, Lingjiao didn't react at all, and both Tanchun and Xiangyun turned cold.

No one knows better than the two of them Xing Fan's attitude towards the Jia family after the accident.Because of their friendship in the past, both of them secretly messaged Yuanyang and Fanghua, hoping that Ziwei would help them and give Jia Zheng some activities.But both Yuanyang and Fanghua resolutely refused.

"The general said that madam should be filial and take care of the old ladies and wives out of filial piety, but the others...are all sinners of the imperial court, and the imperial court has issued a decree, so we can only bear the burden. Thunder, rain and dew are all your favor .”

Why did the people from the General's Mansion appear by such a coincidence beside the ruins of the old house at this time?They can't stop thinking about it.Does this also mean Xing Fan?

If so, is Jia Yingchun still reliable?

However, even if they were unreliable, Jia Yingchun would be their last backer.They didn't even think about going to Shanxi to find Jia Lian. The hatred of the eldest room for the second room was something they understood when they were in the capital.

Xiangyun and Tanchun divided the money. Xiangyun and Lingjiao rented a house near the pier, and Tanchun kept the other half of the money and went to Beijing to find Ziwei.

"Second Mistress is pregnant, there are many places to spend money, this money is not enough." Lingjiao said.

Since following Baoyu, Lingjiao has talked more.She had been moaning and moaning when she climbed over the wall and sprained her foot before, but Tanchun had been enduring it all the time, and now she really couldn't bear it anymore.

If it wasn't for Xiangyun's lack of people to serve, if it wasn't for Baoyu's only blood in her belly, if it wasn't for them not daring to buy another person easily at this time, Tanchun would have wanted to sell the water chestnut for some money.

Xiangyun looked at Lingjiao coldly, and said to Tanchun: "You must be careful on this journey, as long as you find the second sister, we will be safe. She will never leave us alone."

Lingjiao hesitated for a long time, wondering if he should go with Tanchun.She didn't even dare to think about what would happen to the two weak girls along the way.But it doesn't seem very safe to stay.How to do how to do?

Tanchun asked Lingjiao to go out to boil water, and whispered to Xiangyun, "I don't think Lingjiao has been divided recently."

"Hmph, I'm sick, but I've spoiled her heart. Don't worry, a little maid, I can still control her."

Although Tanchun was worried, he had no other better way, so he set off the next day.She tore off the clothes she bought, wrapped them around her feet, and put on Baoyu's shoes and clothes.

Along the way, she made herself dirty and sloppy, looking like a bum, living in the lowest cabin.Similar to Aunt Zhao, she also spent money to get special medicinal materials, which smeared her face and body black, and even scratched her face cruelly, and applied ointment all the way.Moreover, she has been in a state of extreme tension, can't eat well and can't sleep, and she loses weight rapidly.Even if a few of them saw that she was a girl, no one was tempted to do anything to her.

After getting off the boat, it was still a few days away from the capital.

Tanchun pretended to be a beggar, but actually begged all the way here.She knew that the enemy must be from Beijing, and she was about to enter the enemy's base camp, so she had to be more careful.

If Fanghua hadn't happened to come to the General's Mansion today, Tanchun really didn't know how to contact Ziwei.The only people Tanchun can trust now are the few people brought by Ziwei as a dowry.Siqi and Xiuju all lived with the servants of the General's Mansion, Tanchun didn't dare to look for them, and she didn't know where Fanghua lived.

When she was in despair, she saw Fanghua enter the General's Mansion.I guarded the door for a long time, and finally guarded until Fanghua came out.Tanchun didn't dare to go forward rashly, for fear of being discovered.

Fortunately, Fanghua saw her, recognized her, pretended to ignore her, and brought her along.

Hearing Tanchun's crying words, Fanghua opened his mouth wide and didn't know what to say.

Tanchun and Xiangyun were able to escape so smoothly, and Tanchun was able to arrive in the capital safely. They have gone through so many things without any major problems, not only because of their own intelligence and calmness, but more because of their They have all read the same book, a book that Baoyu smuggled in for the two of them to read.

This book has two chapters dedicated to it. It is about a girl who ran away from home, how she disguised herself as a man and took a boat from Suzhou to Tianjinwei to find her lover.It introduces in detail how to identify and avoid bad people such as human traffickers, and the means of hiding their tracks and disguising their identities.

If I hadn't read this book, I'm afraid that Xiangyun and Tanchun would never have thought of jumping over the wall to escape, and they wouldn't be fooling the people who lived in the car and horse dealers, and they would be deceived by others within a few days after they left the city. Money and even people have been tricked and sold.Tanchun also doesn't know what to prepare for a long trip, where to buy a boat ticket, and how to protect himself from being targeted by bad guys.Although Tanchun did it more ruthlessly than the people in the book, he directly disfigured himself.

Ziwei and Daiyu would never have imagined that they followed Fanghua's suggestion and wrote a few legends. Not only did they use this to make a deep friendship with Princess Ningxiang, they achieved their marriage and rewrote their future. It also indirectly saved the lives of the other two sisters.

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