The Red Chamber is not a dream

【Chapter 140】Thoughts and nostalgia see life is difficult

It's the middle of the month in a blink of an eye.Xiangyun's second uncle, Shi Nai, had sent a letter back a few days ago, saying that he would return to Beijing soon; in a few days, as expected, when his foreigner came back, he had to hold a banquet at home to invite relatives and friends to know each other, and let him know each other. His second aunt took Xiangyun home.Although Xiangyun was reluctant to give up, he couldn't help it. He just pulled Jia's mother and said coquettishly: "I'm used to living here with my ancestors. I'm afraid I won't be used to going home. My ancestors taught me to stay for a few more days. Go." Seeing Xiangyun like this, Jia's mother could only put her arms around him and coax him, "Good boy, your second uncle has just returned to Beijing, and you are going to stay at home for a few days, so that you can spend some time with your aunt. In a few days, I will teach someone to pick you up again." That's all for Xiangyun Fang, watching the mother and girl pack up, Fang went home.

Seeing that Xiangyun had gone, Jia's mother thought to herself, "Girl Yun is growing up now, and I'm afraid that as soon as his second uncle comes back, she will propose a marriage for him. Zensheng talked to the second wife first, and then Going to his house to propose marriage, it's better to settle the matter first; if you keep dragging it on, I'm afraid my wife can't make the decision." Because he thought again: "Baoyu is getting older now, so it's better to put a few people in the room first. I can't do without Yuanyang now, at least teach him to wait on me for a few more years, and then go with Baoyu; in the past, I sent a few girls away, Qingwen fell ill and went out, Xiren seems to have lost my eyes in recent years Yes, it’s not as good as Brother Parrot. Zensheng first made Brother Parrot a roommate with him, and then found another one; or Amber, or just flattered Xiren.” After thinking about it for a long time, I gradually felt sleepy, and then Fell asleep.

Now let's talk about Hua Zifang, the elder brother of Xiren.A few years ago, when Xue Biao was looking for a buddy, he recruited Hua Zifang; seeing that he was a proper person, he also relied on him a little bit.Hua Zifang was a smart person, seeing Xue Die using him, she had to be careful to flatter her, not to mention she didn't dare to lie to the master's family, and even transported a long backlog of goods from Xue's business to the south the year before last. After some calculations, there is still a small surplus.Seeing that he was quick-witted, Xue Biao simply handed over a business to him.Hua Zifang was even more grateful for this job, and had to do it well. After a few years, she became a useful person under Xue Biao's subordinates, and her family was quite wealthy; her two sons were sent to the library to study and read. , The family also bought a few people to wait on it, it is obvious that they are a wealthy family.

Although Hua Zifang has reached the sky in one step compared with previous years, there are still a few things in her heart.One is that his parents died young, and he did not enjoy the blessing of a day with him. Thinking about this, he can't help but sigh; he hired someone to renovate the tomb of his parents, and set up an ancestral hall at home, and kept offering sacrifices to make up for the past. As a filial piety, Fang felt something on his mind.Seeing him like this, the neighbors in the neighborhood also praised him.

But when Hua Zifang came home that day, the husband and wife chatted some gossip, and seeing the servant girl bring tea, his wife said: "Da Lang, I have something on my mind for a long time, and I have never been free. I want to talk to you." After saying that, without waiting for Hua Zifang to speak, she said, "Now we have a girl to help us, and our family has some foundations. Why don't you redeem your sister and teach him to serve people over there? ? Teach people to listen, don’t you say that we don’t look like sisters-in-law!”

These words hit Hua Zifang's second concern.It turned out that he had broadened his horizons over the years, saw the world, and gained insight. There was only this one girl, but she also wanted to plan for him.What's more, it was impossible to sell the girl that day. In the past, when the family saw a little wealth, they thought about redeeming him.Now I heard my wife mention it again, but I feel ashamed, so I bowed my head and said nothing.

Seeing that he had listened in, his wife went further and said, "Let me tell you, let's go to that room another day and take my sister out. My sister is grown up now, and she is always there. Ri Ye often said that the situation in that mansion is getting worse every day, so why bother to teach my sister to pay for it?" Hua Zifang's heart was already seven or eight percent alive when she heard this, and she just said: "It was bought there that day. I’m afraid their family won’t let it go.” His wife laughed and said, “What is it worth! Another day, you go to the Lord’s house to beg for one, and kowtow a few more times; Mrs. It’s a good thing to reunite, and there is no reason to force people to stay.”

Hua Zifang heard what the lady said, and she made up her mind early, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to think so much for him. It's just that he is now grown up, and he is looking for a good marriage in the future. Let's live; we also have to prepare a generous dowry for him." His wife said: "I want you to tell me! You see that I don't save a lot of things for him on weekdays? But anyone who cares about it always wants to do it for my sister. Keep some, I'm afraid there will be better now. When the marriage is settled, it will naturally be arranged." Hua Zifang couldn't help but get up and bow to his wife, and said: "This matter can't be too late, the one who will go tomorrow is .”

His wife hurriedly said: "You stay here. Even though you want to pick up your sister, you have to explain it to him. When we go, my sister doesn't want to come out. Isn't it boring?" Hua Zifang heard this. Reasonable, he said: "How about you?" His wife said with a smile: "It will be my aunt's birthday in a few days, let's go back there first, pick up my sister's house for a few days, and then talk to him slowly, but It's not good." Hua Zifang was overjoyed when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "That's exactly it. I'll go back there tomorrow, and I'll take the car and pick up the girl and go home." His wife said angrily: "A brother, You're so stingy. Not to mention hiring a sedan chair, teaching two maids to follow each other, to welcome the girl back, and to set up a car?" Hua Zifang laughed quickly when she heard this, "It's mine, isn't it? , according to the lady's words."

This is also strange: Why did the lady of the Hua family become so interested in Xiren again?It turns out that now that Hua Zifang has money in her hands, she feels that she is a well-established family, and her two sons are studying;Hua Niangzi fearfully gossips that her husband sold his sister to start a family. Although this is not the case, after all, "three people become tigers"; He also taught Xiren to be a maid in other people's houses, fearing that his son would not look good; four heard that Hua Zifang said that now that Jia's mansion is in decline, he knows that Xiren has no future there.Therefore, he deliberately pushed Hua Zifang to take the attacker out.

In this way, the husband and wife have made a decision through discussion, and sure enough, they hired a small sedan chair the next day and went to Jia's mansion to pick up the attacker.The lady of the Hua family had already given instructions at home; so when the two maids saw the attacker, they saluted him and called them girls, and rushed to fetch things for him, and waited on him to get into the sedan chair; Hua Zifang rode on the horse and went all the way Come home.

At home, the lady of the Hua family hurriedly continued, smiling, "The girl is back." She also ordered her servants to salute the attacker; as she entered the house, she said with a smile, "It's hot today, so I brought some ice and put it away earlier." In the room, I'm afraid that the girl is used to it there, and it will be too hot to bear when she comes home." Xiren laughed and said, "We haven't put much there this year, but we put some in Baoyu's room. I think this year's ice is not easy to buy. "Hua Zifang laughed and said, "It's not worth anything. Now your brother is in charge of it, and the family has everything." On the one hand, she taught others how to prepare a meal. It turned out that the table was ordered outside, and several people sat down to eat. do not mention.

After dinner, Xiren's sister-in-law took him into the house, took out a box and said with a smile: "Young lady has seen a lot of things, can you take a look at this for me?" When I opened it to look at it, I saw that it was a string of beads; and I was happy that the beads were round and about the same size, so I smiled and said: "This is also very good. I saw one from the second grandma in the past, which looked like this; where did my brother get it?" Is it for you?" Seeing him like this, his sister-in-law smiled and said, "It's not for me, it's for the girl." The attacker hurriedly said, "I don't need this very much. I live there, so I don't want to take this with me." You have to teach people to tell me; the third girl’s dress is not as good as this one, it’s better to keep it at home, or to change it for some money.”

When the lady of the Hua family saw Huatou, she was secretly happy, and said with a smile: "Although our family dare not compare with that mansion now, it is different from the past. This is because your brother went out to do business and got these beads. I chose the bigger ones to honor the master's house, and I kept these and wore them as a dowry for you." Seeing that the attacker blushed, he said, "You haven't come home for a long time, and your brother misses you very much. Every time I think about what happened that day, I can’t even sleep, I just cry with my mouth open, I’m really sorry for you. Now he is also a family man, so he wants to make up for you, after much deliberation, he can only help you Get a generous dowry and find a good family, so you can rest assured." At the same time, he asked the little girl to come in and open the cabinet, and show him the rulers and other things that he had saved over the years.

While talking, I saw a little girl come in and said: "Grandma girl, the two young masters have come back from school, and they are coming to greet the girl." As soon as the words fell, I saw the two sons of the Hua family come in, and they greeted Xiren first. Salute, and call her aunt; I have seen the lady of the Hua family again.Xiren's sister-in-law laughed and said, "What did you learn today?" The older one said, "Returning to mother's words, my son broke the topic and wrote an article today, and the master changed it. There is still something to be said for it. My brother read it today." It is "University"." Hearing this, his mother could not help but praise a few words, and then asked with a smile: "Aren't you two going to do your homework?" Now that I’m home, I’ll naturally come to see you first. I’ve seen my aunt now, so I’m going to the study.”

Seeing that the two of them had gone, the lady of the Hua family smiled at the attacker and said, "I have been following Mr. all day, so I don't have to learn to be sour. It's just that my younger sister came home so easily, and I should invite all the sisters over to play tricks." Once. Let's go and pay the servants, and teach Ming'er to set up a car to pick them up, so that I can talk to my sister." Hearing this, the little girl really went outside.

The author has something to say: After all, Xiren’s sister-in-law is not from everyone... The feeling of a poor man becoming rich and wanting to be a cultural person 2333

But no malice.I probably want to tell Xiren that now that the family has money, you can rest assured and come back~·