Mother Jia of the Red Chamber is Unkind

Mrs. Wang's funeral was entirely entrusted to Li Wan.The Wang family collapsed, and there was no need to bother to deal with the Wang family when the funeral was held, avoiding some unnecessary embarrassment, and the funeral went smoothly.

Holding a funeral is nothing more than filling up the scene and giving an explanation to outsiders.Jia's mother didn't ask much about it, and Jia Amnesty and his wife didn't get involved.Jia Zheng had long been tired of Mrs. Wang holding him back, and wished it would be okay.

On the day of the funeral, there was something difficult for Li Wan.To procrastinate and procrastinate, the master of this matter has to let the elders do it.Li Wan bit the bullet and went to ask Jia Zheng for instructions: "Look, master, should we find another place for my wife's cemetery, or—"

Everyone in the family knew that Mrs. Wang had committed a crime and was kicked out and died in suspended animation.How can such a woman be worthy of entering Jia's ancestral grave?But in terms of status, Mrs. Wang is still the second wife of Rongfu.

Li Wan had trouble with this problem.

Jia Zheng didn't have an idea, but he didn't like to stand out, so he sent Li Wan to ask Jia's mother for instructions.Doesn't the old lady like to take care of the family affairs, let her old man take care of it.

Li Wan hesitated for a while, but still didn't dare to go.The old lady has not been in good health recently, and she said that she is the last person to mention Mrs. Wang.It would be unfilial for her to bother the old man with this matter.

Seeing that Li Wan was still in a daze, Jia Zheng frowned and scolded: "Can't handle such trivial matters in the back house? Be quicker, and go sooner!"

Li Wan turned his head and bowed, then turned his head and bit his lip.But instead of going to Jia Mu, I only came to Wang Xifeng for advice.

Wang Xifeng is in confinement, she puts her mind away and has been trying to give birth and take care of her body.Jia Lian also knew how to love her. Recently, taking advantage of Mrs. Wang's funeral, she sneaked away and stayed at home with her all day.Wang Xifeng is very contented, her mood is good, and her complexion is even better.

At this time, Jia Lian took sister Qiao to play in the yard.

Wang Xifeng happened to have nothing to do, so she thought of an idea for Li Wan: "If you do a full set of plays, you must always take into account the feelings of Baoyu and the empress in the palace. Since the second uncle doesn't have much opinion, you can let her sit next to the ancestral grave." There is an empty coffin on the left and right."

Li Wan nodded: "That's the only way to do it."

"Thank you for your hard work." Wang Xifeng smiled and held Li Wan's hand.

Li Wan was comforted and breathed a sigh of relief: "At any rate, the bad days are coming to an end."

Wang Xifeng knew that the "unlucky" she was referring to was Mrs. Wang, so she wished to agree with her.Not to mention the honest and honest sister-in-law Zhu, she was so clever that she was once tricked to death by Mrs. Wang.

Fortunately, the old lady is here!Otherwise, it's really hard for them to be grandson's wives.

Wang Xifeng was extremely grateful.

Once the funeral is over, only the mourners are left in the mansion.Baoyu, Tanchun, etc. have to survive for nearly three years, while Jia Lian, Yingchun, etc. can last half a year.Except for a few children in the second bedroom who are more taboo, the rest of the house has little influence, as long as they go out less and have no banquets for more than half a year, that's all.

Jia Mu came to the Red Mansion to be a human being for such a long time, and she fell ill for the first time, and by the way, she felt the feeling of human being sick.While her nose was running, she was thinking: So this is how human beings catch a cold, it's fresh!It's just that the body feels a little uncomfortable, and I still have to drink bitter soup, so it's better not to get sick in the future.

When Jia's mother fell ill, the children around her became more and more filial; even the women in the mansion who had been scolded by the old lady repeatedly began to talk about the old lady's goodness, but any little thing related to the old lady, They all did their best.

Although the old lady is unkind, her face is the coldest, but her heart is scorching hot.Not to mention how well the brothers and sisters in the mansion are taught by her old man, it is these servants, whose family is in trouble, whose relatives and children are sick or in disaster, no matter whether the servants have credit for their work or not, the old lady knows the difficulties She will help.No matter how busy the old man is on weekdays, he never forgets to send someone to ask how the poor slaves are doing.

The word of mouth is spreading, the old lady is so benevolent and righteous, everyone should respect her with all sincerity.

Whenever Yuanyang went to the kitchen to fetch medicine, she would always be surrounded by a few women, asking how the situation was going.Each family came up with folk remedies for treating colds for Yuanyang to choose from.

Everyone worked so hard, the old lady's illness naturally recovered quickly.

No fever, no stuffy nose, no cough.

As a normal person, Jia's mother felt very refreshed.

When she recovered from her illness, Mother Jia happily took the children to the garden, and went to see Sister Feng by the way.Wang Xifeng was still in the confinement period, bored in the house and did not dare to wander around, everyone came to relieve her boredom.

Li Wan was in a hurry, and ran into the room and shouted: "Sister and brother, what should I do?" As soon as she entered the room, she found that the room was full of people, and it was very lively. She subconsciously bit her lower lip, regretting her reckless words.

"What's wrong?" Wang Xifeng asked hurriedly.

Jia Mu also looked at Li Wan suspiciously.Mrs. Wang's funeral is over, and there are only so many trivial things in the house every day, it doesn't take her to change her face.Most likely, some unexpected visitor came to the mansion and made her panic.

Li Wan looked at the people in the room in embarrassment, and hurriedly evaded: "It's nothing serious, it's just a quarrel between the two diabolical wives."

Wang Xifeng knew this was not the case, but said to Li Wan on the face: "It's not easy, just send them away. Don't care about the old face they have earned for decades, they can't let go. They don't want face, we don't have to give face. "

"That's right." Li Wan sneered and was about to leave.

Jia Mu nodded with a smile, and watched Li Wan go. She stayed for a while, and when she was tired, she let the children have fun in Wang Xifeng's place.When Jiamu returned to her room, Li Wan and Yuanyang were already waiting in the flower hall.

Li Wan didn't come here voluntarily. When she just left, Yuanyang chased her out and brought her here.Li Wan thought clearly in her heart that she hadn't been able to hide it from the old lady just now, so the old lady must have noticed something.

Li Wan felt guilty and made the old lady worry.

"What's going on?" Mother Jia asked coldly.

It would be tiresome to delay and not answer, so Li Wan hurriedly told Mother Jia: "The Xue family sent a message, saying that they will come to the door in three days and ask if it's okay."

"Well, I knew there would be such a thing." Jiamu smiled.

Although it was a smile, but without emotion, Li Wan couldn't see any joy or anger, and felt even more empty.

Jiamu glanced at the post and asked Li Wan, "Did the Xue family come to offer their condolences during the funeral?"

Li Wan shook his head, "I've informed you, but they're not here. They went to Tai'an at the beginning of spring, and they probably won't be back until now."

Mother Jia suddenly remembered that a few days ago someone reported to her that the Xue family had gone out of Beijing to visit.It seems to be the prefect of Tai'an. It is said that this person was an old friend with Master Xue back then.For a long time, Mother Jia knew a little bit about the movements of the Xue family. Aunt Xue has been arranging marriages for Baochai. She seems to have never found a satisfactory one in Beijing, and she is looking "far away". The old relationship seeks a family.

As for the result, Mother Jia knew it without thinking about it.

Li Wan said worriedly: "Everyone is buried, and it's too late to offer condolences. Old ancestor, shall we let her come or not?"

"There's no reason to keep the dead man's younger sister out of the door. Let her come, and I'll make it clear to her, so that I don't always come to the door with this relationship in the future." Jia Mu said.

Li Wan nodded and made arrangements properly.

Besides, after Baochai returned to Beijing with her mother, her eyelids kept twitching and she was not in good spirits.Baochai's plump figure has lost a lot of weight since she learned the news that her uncle's family had been copied.Aunt Xue was even more worried, with a few wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and her temples were graying, showing the vicissitudes of life.

Baochai and the second son of the prefect of Tai'an had reached the point of discussing marriage, but because of the news of the downfall of the Wang family in the capital, the marriage fell through completely.The Zhifu family thanked the guests behind closed doors and did not give them a chance to save them.

Baochai never thought that her marriage negotiations would be so difficult, and that the daughter of the stately merchant Xue's family would be reduced to such a situation.To marry or not to marry is not important to her, anyway, the result is the same embarrassment.

Aunt Xue brought over the freshly made dress with indigo makeup and colorful phoenix pattern, and she smiled and asked Baochai to try it on. "Your aunt just left, we should wear plain clothes when we come home. This one is good, calm and tranquil, and it also shows your fair skin."

"Mom, I'm not dark in the first place." Baochai glanced at the clothes, it was good, but she didn't want to wear them.

Baochai looked at Aunt Xue anxiously, feeling very guilty.During this period of time, just to fight for breath, she and her mother went to various houses to see each other, which was tiring and tiring.All I got was more disappointment and disappointment.If I had known this earlier, when Mrs. Wang talked about her marriage with Baoyu, she should have agreed.What happened to her at that time, why did she become hypocritical and unwilling?Compared with those crooked melons and split dates she met later, Baoyu was not bad in terms of family background, appearance, etc., but she was hopeless and lacked a front tooth, and now she can bear it.

Seeing her pale face, Aunt Xue took her hand and asked her what was wrong. "Could it be that you are afraid of going to your aunt? Don't worry, our mother and I have been to Rongguo Mansion so many times, there is nothing to be afraid of. Even if your aunt is gone now, your uncle is not there. Besides, Baoyu, Xiande The concubine and nanny are still there, they are all your aunt's flesh and blood."

Baochai thought about it, worried: "Mom, we have been tossing a lot these days, I'm afraid her old lady will not want to be with her."

"Good boy, what's the matter with you? We just went to Tai'an for a visit, to meet your father's old friend." The marriage failed, so it had to be said on the surface.Aunt Xue's 'explaining' was reasonable, and she felt that the matter was calmed down in her mouth, as if there was really nothing wrong.

Baochai calmed down a bit, but still murmured uneasy: "I don't know what happened to Brother Bao. The last time I saw him, he was in a daze, not as clever as before. And sisters, do you have them now? home." At the mention of home, Baochai's eyes dimmed.

Aunt Xue looked distressed and hugged her heartily. The mother and daughter cried hard.

After Xue Pan settled everything in the house, he saw people from the Xia residence.As soon as he heard that the Xia Mansion was going to retire, Xue Pan's head buzzed, and like a headless chicken, he slammed into Aunt Xue's house and yelled cursingly: "Damn, you see people as inferior with a dog's eyes, you are too bullying!"