Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Mother Jia went back to the Jia Zheng Office to celebrate the festival with them. As soon as she entered the door, she found that there was no festive color in the courtyard, and it was a cold scene. She was also surprised, and she came over to say hello to Ann weakly and shyly, and there was no smile on her face.

Mother Jia was dissatisfied, and when Jia Zheng came to say hello, she asked, "What's the matter with you? Why isn't there any festive atmosphere in the house? It's like this during the New Year's festival. If others find out, they won't dare to come to the door. What is the state of our house?"

Jia Zheng kowtowed and said, "Mother, now that the family is struggling, it's not easy for Yu Chuan to manage the New Year's Eve like this."

"What do you mean it's good to be able to do this?!" Mother Jia said angrily, "Call her here! I'd like to ask myself, how did she lose so much money so quickly in the family back then!"

Aunt Bai came, she was wearing old clothes and jewelry, and she lost a lot of weight. She knelt down and kowtowed to pay her respects when she saw Mother Jia, and burst into tears when she heard Mother Jia ask.

"Mother, although there is some money in the family, those are only out of the house. Master Bao and Er Master don't know how to do business, and my concubine is not willing to let them suffer this kind of hardship. I thought the shopkeeper in the shop was reliable, but how could I know them?" Seeing that we are weak, we secretly seek profit. If the master didn't see the shop was losing money every day and closed the shop himself, we would not have known about it, but those shopkeepers also ran away, and the money ran away. Most of it."

Mother Jia turned her head to look at Jia Zheng, seeing him nodding in embarrassment, she knew it was true.

Mother Jia got angry at Aunt Bai again, "That's how you run the house?! You don't see anything wrong with the monthly account reconciliation? The shopkeeper ran away, and the reporter arrested him?!"

Jia Zheng's complexion was even worse. At the beginning, he thought that he could no longer indulge himself because of Yu Chuan and his children, so he thought about learning to do business. Yu Chuan was also considerate and kept quiet to the outside world. He was right, you should look for him if you don’t see the problem, and later the shopkeepers ran away, because he was afraid that others would lose face if they found out, so he kept it a secret, and when he finally decided to report to the official, the shopkeepers had no idea where they went up.

Aunt Bai leaned even lower, "Thousands of mistakes are the fault of my concubine, please don't get angry with my ancestors, and be careful."

Jia Mu said: "Since you said it was your fault, well, from today onwards, you should leave here, the farther you go, the better! Don't harm my Zheng'er again."

Aunt Bai cried and kowtowed, "Ancestor, I know that my concubine is not doing well, but my heart for the master is true. I also ask the ancestors to show mercy and let the concubine stay. , and the third young master, he is still young..."

Jia's mother interrupted her, "Then you take that child of yours and go together! My family does not care about a child born to a servant Yangzi!"

Jia Zheng suddenly said, "Mother!"

Mother Jia looked at Jia Zheng coldly, "Why, do you have something to say?"

Jia Zheng paused, and just about to say no, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yu Chuan shaking his head at him, his eyes full of pleading.

Jia Zheng suddenly remembered that when he came today, Yu Chuan was helping him tidy up his clothes with a smile. Do well, the old ancestor should be angry, as long as the old ancestor can calm down and come back, so what if the concubine is gone? The old ancestor is back, and the master will not have to suffer these hardships. I just ask the master to care more about the concubine's mind on weekdays Care about the third young master."

Although Yu Chuan was smiling, his eyes were full of bitterness, "But master, don't be too strict with the third young master. His identity is there, and he is destined not to be on the stage. He is an ordinary person, and he will be able to assist the second master Bao in the future." great fortune."

Jia Zheng still laughed at that time, saying that she was thinking too much, but she didn't expect that Jia's mother would actually drive Yu Chuan out of the house, not even his children.

Jia Zheng recalled that when Yu Chuan was in charge of the family, he was in trouble everywhere, but he was struggling to keep him from knowing about it, and he was not allowed to be wronged. It was only when he saw Yu Chuan crying by chance that he called a servant to inquire about how difficult she was.

Infinite courage suddenly surged in Jia Zheng's heart, "Mother, Yu Chuan has done nothing wrong, for the sake of her hard work in taking care of the housework and bearing children for me, let her stay."

Jia's mother was full of disappointment, "Zheng'er is nothing more than a slave, without her there are better things, and you said she worked hard to manage the housework, take a look at the house, is this her achievement?"

"Mother!" Jia Zheng suddenly kowtowed and said, "Yu Chuan is kind-hearted. He never talks about any difficulties in his daily life. He just bears them silently. In fact, most of the family has become like this because of Wang. If it weren't for her Targeting Yuchuan everywhere..."

Yu Chuan cried and called the old man, the old man, "It's none of my wife's business anymore, it's my concubine's fault, everything is my fault, I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now!"

As Yu Chuan spoke, he got up from the ground and walked out, but Jia Zheng got up and pulled him back, "It's already at this time, do you still want to keep the secret from her about the relationship between master and servant?!"

Yu Chuan stared blankly at Jia Zheng, but Jia Zheng said seriously to Jia's mother: "Mother, my son can't stand Wang Shi anymore, if mother insists on driving Yu Chuan away, then let's drive Wang away first! Anyway, what she did is long enough for my son to divorce her!"

Before Jiamu said anything, she heard a voice from outside saying: "It's so lively, I wonder what kind of drama you sang today? Why don't you invite me to watch?"

Wang opened the curtain and walked in, smiling at Mother Jia, "Why did mother come back today? I should have said in advance, so that my daughter-in-law can tidy up the house, otherwise the house is in such a mess that it would be annoying to see."

Mother Jia was startled when she saw the person coming, if the person hadn't called her mother, she really wouldn't have recognized who it was!

Mother Jia asked softly, "Ms. Wang, are you...well?"

Wang said with a smile: "Thanks to my mother, my daughter-in-law suddenly felt much better a few days ago. I heard from the doctor that taking a few more medicines will make her completely recovered."

Jia's mother is dumb. How much better?She really didn't see it!

Wang's body is not round, and now she has been ill for several years, and now she looks like a skeleton, her skin is tightly attached to her bones, and her clothes are empty, but she is still wearing makeup and powder on her face. In the past, don't mention how scary it is!

Jia Zheng looked at Wang's eyes full of disgust and disgust, but Wang didn't care at all, "By the way, I just heard that the master said he was going to divorce me?"

Jia Zheng turned his head away from her, "Exactly! Based on what you've done, I should have divorced you long ago!"

"Divorce me?" Mrs. Wang laughed, "Master, is he drunk? Why are you still talking in your dreams in broad daylight?"

Jia Zheng said angrily, "Stop messing around! I'm going to put you on hold today. Come here, get your pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"

Jia Zheng shouted for someone, but none of the servants moved, their eyes and nose were concerned, as if they hadn't heard anything.

Wang said with a smile: "I'll say that the master is drunk, otherwise how could he forget all three things."

Jia Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the Wang family had served Jia Daishan as a filial piety for three years.

Jia Zheng said: "Then make peace! In short, this family can't tolerate you!"

Wang's smile remained unchanged, "Okay, then I'll ask someone to bring me my dowry list, and let's clear up all my property."

After speaking, Wang asked someone to go to her room to get the dowry list, and also asked someone to invite the Wang family, "For such a big event, my natal family can't miss the table."

None of the servants moved when Jia Zheng opened his mouth, but the servants moved as soon as Wang Shi opened his mouth. Seeing this, Jia's mother hurriedly scolded, "Enough! I'm still sitting here!"

Jia's mother first said about Jia Zheng, "You think about Aunt Bai taking care of the housework and raising children for you, so why don't you think about the hard work of your married wife for so many years?! Are those sage books so hard to read?!"

Jia Mu said to Wang again: "I know you feel wronged, but now that Baoyu is so old, if you get divorced, what will happen to Baoyu in the future? Look at my old face, just bear it, don't worry , from now on, I will make the decision for you, and no one will dare to bully you again."

Jia's mother scolded Jia Zheng again: "Why don't you apologize to your daughter-in-law soon?!"

Jia Zheng stood there with dissatisfaction on his face, making Jia's mother very angry.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wang smiled in her heart. She knew better than anyone else the meaning of Jia Mu's words. Why did she support her? She was just afraid that she would use the Wang family to get back the dowry. After all, she had a lot of dowry back then. If she really got it back Come, I'm afraid Jia Zheng can only go begging.

In Mother Jia's heart, the most important thing is her youngest son, but it's a pity...

Mrs. Wang glanced at Jia Zheng who was full of resentment.

It's a pity that the other party doesn't like her kindness!Originally, I was afraid that Jia Mu would obey everywhere, but now even Jia Mu is complaining!

The smile on Wang's face also faded, "Oh, with mother's words, my daughter-in-law is willing to die."

Jia's mother said: "Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. It's a day for family reunion. Why do you still say those unlucky things? Let's just let this matter go, don't mention it again."

Wang took out her handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, "But mother, even if the master doesn't mention it today, the daughter-in-law will also propose to divorce, otherwise Baoyu will be really ruined!"

Mother Jia was surprised, "Why do you say that? Isn't Baoyu all right? By the way, where is Baoyu? Why didn't Baoyu come?"

There was a bit of crying in Wang's voice, "Baoyu has been beaten by the master so much that he dare not go home, and now he has nothing to do to go to the temple to practice meditation."

It took a while for Jia's mother to react, she stood up and picked up her crutches and slapped Jia Zheng, "You bastard! What have you done?! The good boy beat him so much that he dare not go home! Are you trying to force him to go home?" Can't you become a monk?!"

Jia Zheng dodged subconsciously, and Jia's mother became even more angry, and lashed at him again, "Speak up! You beat and scold Baoyu all the time, isn't that how your father and I taught you?!"

Hearing this, Jia Zheng subconsciously stopped. Seeing this, Yu Chuan stepped forward to take the crutch for Jia Zheng, and immediately screamed, lying on Jia Zheng's body and couldn't get up.

Startled, Jia Zheng held the jade bracelet and asked her how she was doing.

Yu Chuan's face was pale, the corners of his eyes were reddish, he was indescribably pitiful, and said in a trembling voice: "Master...the concubine is fine, you should admit your mistake to the old ancestor."

Jia Zheng wept, "Why are you so stupid!" Then he put her aside, got up and touched Jia Mu's crutches, knelt down and said, "Mother, since Mrs. Wang is interested, let's make up! "