A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

In other words, since Sister Feng left, Mrs. Wang felt that everything was not going well.For one thing, she originally wanted to find some time when Sister Feng's brother Hui was young, and let him do something.Children are very weak, their bodies become weak, and it is common for them to have a fever and get sick. There is no need to prescribe medicine like adults.

Unexpectedly, after the birth, Sister Feng and Jia Lian looked like eyeballs. Even if Sister Feng was not there, that greedy and lustful Jia She would surround him every day, even those concubines.Sister Feng was going to follow Jia Lian to take up the post, and she was still thinking that according to Jia She's selfish temperament, she would definitely keep that brother. Either Sister Feng would not leave and take over the housekeeping, or Sister Feng would leave, Hui Brother stay.No one expected that it would fail either way.

Over the years, the family's ancestral property has been sold out quietly by means of tricks, and now the annual rent collected is not enough for half a year's expenses, and now Sister Feng is gone.Butler Tanchun, what kind of money can a girl in her family have, and she pays for it herself.The family's cash has been dwindling since they built a family-saving villa for the empress, and the official money combined is not as much as my own private money.All my money is to be left to Baoyu and Yuanchun, how can I just spend it for everyone.

Originally, I thought of complaining in front of the old lady, saying that the old man spends money like running water, but who knows that the old man is using less now. If I really want to talk about it, it is the second master's own husband who cleans up every day. Reciting poems and painting, spending money like running water, no one can afford a thousand silver a month.Talked to the master once, but he muttered something about "the insufficiency of the upright son and the plan" and "the woman's opinion". He didn't enter his room for more than ten days, and he told someone about his difficulties.

Mrs. Wang was sitting on a chair with a frowning expression.Ever since their son was kicked out, Zhou Rui's family has become more attached to Mrs. Wang, hoping that Mrs. Wang can give her a sigh of relief. It is very likely that she helped Mrs. Wang come up with these poisonous schemes, so the two are on the same boat.Seeing that Mrs. Wang was so worried, she knew what was on Mrs. Wang's mind, so she offered a plan: "Madam, why are you so anxious? Let's reveal the things in our mansion, so that the old man and the old lady know that the mansion is unable to make ends meet. Don't do the wife's business, anyway, it was under the care of the second grandmother, so it has nothing to do with the wife. The wife only gave advice because the second grandmother is your real aunt and nephew."

Mrs. Wang shook her head and said: "You don't understand. Although the old lady knows that my hands are not clean, she is determined not to know that I moved the ancestral land in the mansion. I changed the name of those fields to my own dowry. , now your family manages the rent. If you really take the account and tell the old lady clearly, although I don't have to worry about the expenses of the mansion, those fields will have to be returned to the public account. "

Zhou Rui's family resented in their hearts, they couldn't find a basket for Sister Feng to overwhelm her, and they were afraid that it would really be exposed. They couldn't manage the rent of those fields, but they had a lot of oil and water stuck on it, embarrassing Said there: "They are all slaves and maidservants who are not thoughtful enough."

Just when someone came to report, the mandarin duck came to take something the old lady asked for, and said it was for Daiyu. Mrs. Wang thought that she had a lot of furniture after taking care of it for so many years, and the old lady was in charge of this honor. I don't know how much the family has owned for decades. If it's time for the family to be separated, no matter how much the old lady loves her Baoyu in front of the clan, it's only a half-and-a-half split.

Mrs. Wang discussed with Zhou Rui's family while Yuanyang was eating tea and getting something later. After returning, Mrs. Wang sat there still pretending to be sad, and Zhou Rui's family said to Yuanyang: "Due to the old lady's Qianqiu in the past two days, , all the thousands of taels of silver have been used. The rent and land tax of several places are only available in September, but I can't get it now. Tomorrow, I have to send gifts from Nan'an Mansion, and I have to prepare for the Double Ninth Festival ceremony for the empress. There are a few big red and white gifts, at least three or 2000 taels of silver are needed, and it is difficult to borrow for a while. As the saying goes, 'Begging for others is better than asking for yourself'. I can't say it, my sister is wrong, and I will steal the gold and silver guys that the old lady can't find out for now. Bring out a box and temporarily deposit thousands of taels of silver to pay for it. In the first half of the year, when the silver came, I redeemed it and returned it, and I must not let my sister fall."

After hearing this, Yuanyang smiled and said, "You can change your ways. No wonder you are the wife's left and right hand." Zhou Rui's family laughed and said, "I'm not lying. If there is someone else besides my sister It’s just that they are not as clear and courageous as you. If I told them, I would frighten them. I didn’t say it was to share my wife’s worries, but I said that I don’t worry about eating carrots, so I `It is better to hit the golden bell once than to break the three thousand drums'."

Seeing that Mrs. Wang allowed Zhou Rui's family to say this to herself, Yuanyang obviously agreed.It's just that I can't be the master, so I said: "I'm still in a hurry to answer the old lady's words, what should such a big master ask me to do now." After speaking, he hurried to leave.

At this moment, without saying a word, the person replied: "Xia Taifu sent a small eunuch to talk." Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Please come in quickly." Let him sit on the chair and have tea, because he asked what was the matter.The little eunuch said: "Grandpa Xia happened to see a house today, but now it is short of 200 taels of silver, so he sent me to ask my uncle and grandma, if there is ready-made silver, I will borrow one or two hundred for a while, and it will be delivered in a day or two." After hearing this, Sister Feng laughed and said, "Whatever is sent over, there is plenty of silver, just exchange it first.It's the same if we borrow it another day when we are short. "The little eunuch said: "Grandpa Xia also said that there were still 200 taels of silver that were not sent in the last two times. Sister Feng laughed and said, "Your grandfather Xia is very stingy, and this is worth mentioning."Let me say a word, I'm not afraid of his overthinking. If he remembers everything and returns it to us, I don't know how much he has paid back. I'm afraid there is none. If there is, just take it. "

Mrs. Wang then said to Zhou Rui's family: "No matter where you go, take out 200 taels of silver first." Zhou Rui's family pretended to say, "It's just that there is no silver elsewhere." Mrs. Wang sighed and said, "Forget it, you put it away." I am going to take out 200 taels of silver from the gift to King Nan'an." Sending the little eunuch away.

The mandarin duck who failed to make it for a while said to Zhou Rui's family: "Ms. Zhou, why did you borrow so much?"

Zhou Rui's family knew that the mandarin ducks had been shaken, and said, "What is this? If you don't come that day, you need so much. Yesterday the eunuch Zhou came, and he opened his mouth for 1000 taels. The wife was a little slow to respond, and he will feel uncomfortable. If he offends others in the future Quite a few. The empress is in the palace, so she has to take care of these father-in-laws in order to win the favor of the emperor."

Yuanyang nodded and left thoughtfully.Zhou Rui's family entered the room and said to Mrs. Wang, "Madam, it's done."

Only then did Mrs. Wang reveal a smile, and said: "For Baoyu's sake and the empress's sake, I didn't want to touch the old lady's things at first. But I showed mercy to her. What's the matter with some things brought by Miss Lin? If the girl didn't have our family's protection, those clans of the Lin family wouldn't leave her anything. The old lady treats her on par with Baoyu, and it would be kind to her to give her a dowry when she gets married in the future. So much dowry is still left , counting more than when I married into Jia's mansion, how can she, a little girl, bear such a blessing."

Zhou Rui's family smiled and said: "Yes, ma'am, you have treated her better than our serious young lady all these years."

Mrs. Wang still said kindly: "But why didn't you give me face when you saw her, and didn't persuade my Baoyu to study hard. I saw her jewelry a few days ago. How can a little girl like her wear it?" She is not willing to let her enter the jewelry for the empress. But a few days ago, she took several other girls to the daughter banquet of Zhou Shilang's family. Not only was she praised by several wives, but the third and second girls Those two have been appreciated. A daughter's family is virtuous if they don't have talent, but they even set up a Peach Blossom Club with other girls and wrote Liu Xuci, for fear that others would not know that they are talented women."

Zhou Rui's family is Mrs. Wang's confidantes. Naturally, she knew that Mrs. Wang didn't like Tanchun at all, but she was using her to keep Aunt Zhao at bay. Although she was raised by her, she never thought of changing the genealogy. As a concubine, the future dowry will also come from the public, and Mrs. Wang has gained a good reputation herself.Therefore, Mrs. Wang never took Tanchun out, just to keep people outside from knowing about Tanchun, and marry her to a businessman or something, and get a large gift.Now this time Miss Lin took them out to meet the world, and the young master came to ask for it, how could the wife still refuse.Then there was the matter of the jewelry, so I was naturally angry.Zhou Rui's family also said something that Tanchun and Lin Daiyu didn't know what to do, and Mrs. Wang's expression calmed down a bit.

Mrs. Wang said proudly: "Didn't the old lady refuse to let me use my aunt's dowry when she was visiting relatives? This time I don't need it. I want the old lady to give me money willingly."

Sure enough, when Yuanyang went back to talk to Jia Mu, Jia Mu was silent for a long time, and sighed: "I really didn't expect that the mansion has reached this point, and the face of our family's Duke's mansion cannot be lost." Jia Mu told Yuanyang : "You just listen to their orders, and send them the things I don't need. Most of Yu'er's things have already been kept by her. As a girl's dowry is enough, I am an old woman. What is the use of money? Are you still taking it to the ground? Isn’t it all for this mansion. It’s just that you let them just pretend that I don’t know about this matter, otherwise you will come to borrow it, and I will come to borrow it, and this mansion will fall apart sooner or later .”

Sure enough, Yuanyang took some valuable things to Mrs. Wang at night. Mrs. Wang saw that they were all from Jia Mu's place in the past, and there was no Daiyu.So she asked the maid beside her to find out about Yuanyang, only then did she know that most of them had already been sent to Daiyu, so she had no choice but to do so.He also told himself that the future will be long, and it is not bad to be able to get these now.Satisfied, he took the best half of it, and the rest was used as a support for the mansion these days.