The Red Chamber is not a dream

[Four Chapters] Wang Xifeng knows the difficult things easily Jia Tanchun is hard to save the serious illness

So some days passed, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching.Jia Zheng was supposed to take up the post in the near future, but now he took pity on him and ordered him to stay at home after the Mid-Autumn Festival before leaving.Jia's mother's birthday is the third day of August, and now the mansion is busy with these two things. Recently, Yingchun couldn't come out easily because she learned the rules from her mother; Only Mrs. Wang took Sister Feng and Tanchun as supporters.

Because Sister Feng said that she was weak after giving birth, she never came out to attend the meeting, and Mrs. Wang felt a little mentally ill. The reason is that Li Wan is not as useful as Sister Feng, and Tanchun is a young lady, and many things are not easy to get ahead.A few days ago, I saw that Jia Ruo had been six months old, so I decided to go back to Jia Mu, and wanted to teach Sister Feng to come out. Therefore, Sister Feng can't push the disease any more, so she has to agree.However, after a few days, Mrs. Wang felt that Sister Feng's spirit was better than before. Besides, the nurse often came back and forth, saying that if her brother couldn't be coaxed by crying, she had to ask Sister Feng to go back, so she took care of fewer things than before. There are a lot; Jia's mother also taught Sister Feng that "in everything, the eldest son's grandson comes first, and everything else comes second." Mrs. Wang couldn't speak well of him, so she had to let it go.However, because of Mrs. Xing's teaching and Jia's mother's order, Sister Feng went back after only a while on weekdays. Although Mrs. Wang had some complaints in her heart, she never said anything.

Now that it's about to enter August, everything is in a hurry, and two things are coming together; Jia's mansion has recently lost some income, so it's hard to avoid.As soon as Sister Feng took office, she felt that there was a deficit in the account, but she secretly remembered it, and went to Mrs. Xing to tell her that day.Mrs. Xing saw that Sister Feng was not in the room today, fearing that someone would take the opportunity to harm Jia Ruo, so she asked people to take her to her to take care of her. After returning home, he asked the nurse to take Jia Ruo down to change clothes, and asked Sister Feng, "Is there anything wrong?" Sister Feng then said, "I've looked at the account book carefully these days, and our family is actually in a situation where we can't make ends meet. If it is said that some extra money has been spent in these two days, but in previous years, it was not as difficult as it is now, but I don’t know where the money has gone?”

Mrs. Xing heard the words, thought for a while, and then said: "Theoretically speaking, the master of the harem might have been promoted once during the Mid-Autumn Festival; isn't girl Yuan in the palace? Maybe it's unknown to use money to manage this. It's just that I don't need so much, maybe the mansion really has less income now." Sister Feng felt dissatisfied when she heard the words, and said: "For the daughter of the second room, is it impossible to pay for the whole family property? Yuan girl has been in the palace all these years. , I don’t know how much money was stuffed in, but there has been no improvement; to be disrespectful, the Holy One is now a man of age, so can you still make Yuan girl a noble concubine?"

Mrs. Xing said seriously when she heard the words: "Brother Feng, you can only tell me this, not even Lian'er. Where can we guess about royal affairs?" Sister Feng hurriedly laughed and said: " The daughter-in-law knows, but she said it smoothly for a while, don't blame my wife. It's just that I'm really angry. I gave birth to Yuan girl that day, and I only said that it was the first day of the first lunar month. It's a phoenix's life; if our brother is the eldest grandson But I don’t dare to think like this.” Mrs. Xing knew that he was upset when she heard the words, so she said: “We don’t have to fight too much. Looking at the situation, it’s not that we and the second room are fighting over who is stronger and who is weaker. ; but the whole mansion is getting worse day by day. If you have this thought, if you teach Lian'er to find a way out for a better life, even if you don't have the wealth and honor you have today, you can live a safe life. Teach me, if our elder brother gets up again, wouldn't it be more practical than the second wife relying on her daughter to earn a future?"

After saying this, Sister Feng finally calmed down. Madam Xing saw that he was better, and said with a smile: "You still have the temper of waiting, and it will take a long time to change. You are also a mother, so take care of yourself. It's good to be angry." Sister Feng felt embarrassed, but said with a smile: "My wife always teaches me." Mrs. Xing said with a smile: "You are right, but we can't control these things. I have no choice but to be angry. If you don't put this matter aside, it is serious to take care of yourself; and your natal family's etiquette, why don't you let yourself have a look? Your uncle was very kind to you, but now you are married After coming over, I still have to keep in touch with my natal family, which is also a kindness. If you don’t make it together, you will have to be taken care of by your uncle’s family in the future." Sister Feng said yes when she heard the words, and the two talked for a while, just the wet nurse When Jia Ruo came in her arms, Mrs. Xing teased him again, and Fang ordered the wet nurse to go with Sister Feng in her arms.

Here, Tanchun was looking through the account books in his room, but he also saw the difficulty, so he thought to himself: "Now the mansion is getting worse day by day. How can we think of a way to reduce this expense; or I'm looking for an idea, which can teach me more." Because he thought about it again: "The future of this Zhuangzi is controlled by someone. I sit at home every day, and I definitely don't have any ideas. Seeing that this 'open source' is not good, I can only think about throttling." On the one hand, he took a pen and drew on the paper, and at night he replied to Mrs. Wang; Mrs. Wang heard what Tanchun had said, thought about it for a while, and then told him He said: "Your words are also reasonable. Why don't you ask your sister Bao another day; he has been a housekeeper for a long time, so he knows more. Let's see what the rules are." After thinking about it for a while, he wrote a message to Baochai, intending to visit him tomorrow.

Tomorrow, Tanchun took a sedan chair to go to Xue's mansion, where Cha Daiyu was talking to Sister Baochai. I posted a post yesterday, obviously we are not familiar with each other." Tanchun hurriedly said with a smile: "I dare to be unfamiliar there, but it's just that the family is busy. In a few days, the old lady's birthday, and I will invite my aunt to be with us. Big Brother, Sister Bao, Sister Lin and Sister Qin are going to drink and listen to a play." For a while, several people sat down and chatted.Tanchun felt that Daiyu was not an outsider, so he smiled and said, "Sister Lin is here today, which is even better. Our wife taught me to come and get this housekeeping scripture from my sister, but now it saves me from going to Sister Lin's house again." That's it." So he talked about the affairs of the mansion, and said: "Because I feel that it is not easy to 'open source', but to 'reduce expenditure'; We are struggling today; I wonder if the sisters have any good plans for this matter?"

Baochai heard that Mrs. Wang taught him to come here, so she understood the key points first; but now that Jia's family doesn't have enough money, she wants to borrow some from Xue's family, but it's hard to say, so she first taught Tanchun to tell herself, It's called learning scriptures, but it's actually a stand in front of you, so that you can borrow money in the future.Seeing that Daiyu was also there, I was afraid Mrs. Wang would also want to borrow money from the Lin family, so she gave him a sneaky wink and said with a smile: "It's the same in every family nowadays. If you want to raise money, it's really difficult, because of the Zhuangzi everywhere. The harvest is not good, and you are in a deficit, so you can't collect money and food; your family has a large population, so you spend a lot, which is not as simple as our family and your sister Lin's family." Tanchun did not expect what Mrs. Wang said. Meaning, upon hearing Baochai's words, he had a flash of inspiration, and said with a smile, "My sister woke me up. Our place is full of people, so it's a bit 'too big'; if you want to save money, you have to straighten out this person first. That's right."

When Daiyu saw Baochai winking with him, she knew that he had a reason, so she just kept silent. When she heard what the two said, she probably guessed the reason, so she pursed her lips and smiled, and went to talk to Baoqin herself.As soon as Tanchun thought about this matter, he made a promise in his heart, and thought to himself: "Now let's promise the old lady's birthday, and after the Mid-Autumn Festival, I can sort out all these things one by one; go back to myself. Get a charter first, and then report it to your wife." He was originally a vigorous man, with a keen and intelligent nature, and he could understand everything; so he talked to his sister again, and then got up to leave.

When Tanchun left for a while, Daiyu and Baochai sisters laughed for a while, and then went home.Baoqin smiled at his sister and said, "It's a pity for the third girl." Baochai knew what he meant, and said, "But, who can decide what kind of family you are born in? He is also a You are a wise man, but it is a pity that you were born at an untimely time." When Aunt Xue came back, Baochai told about today's events.Aunt Xue heard the words, but said: "If your aunt really came to ask us to borrow money, wouldn't it be better to give it? Besides, it's not the old lady's birthday today. If the etiquette is light, it won't look like it; if the etiquette is heavy, it will teach people Seeing that our family is not short of money, it is very difficult." Baochai said with a smile: "Mom doesn't have to worry about this, just teach my brother to discuss it with Brother Lin. What happens to their family is what we do." Aunt Xue It is said that it is true, and when Xue Die comes back at night, he will tell him.

Hearing this, Xue Die thought to herself: "Sure enough, it is difficult for Jia's mansion now. It's just that the garden hasn't been built yet, and it's not in a situation where we can't make ends meet, but it's a bit cramped for a while; what's more, Xue's family can't do it, and Lin's family moved out again. With these two additions, it is difficult. I have no calculations in the past, and the second wife is very cheeky when I ask for money from others. Is it still a treasure girl who wants to marry Baoyu?" So he asked his mother and sister Said: "Tad'er will go to the south of the Yangtze River to take care of business in a few days. Naturally, he will take his capital with him. Is it because of them that our business can't be done? This birthday gift is the same as the festival ceremony, so we will compare it to the Lin family. How about their decent grandson's family, and our daughter-in-law's younger sister's family, no one can make a difference." Several people heard the words and agreed, and Xue Die asked his mother and Baochai Baoqin to say a few words, I just went back to my room.If so, nothing.