Snow Goose in the Red Chamber

Hundred.

Mother Jia gave 1000 taels, and Jia Lian and Sister Feng gave [-] taels. Although the dowry for Yingchun is not rich, it is justified.

Chapter 30

The second time I went to Jia's mansion was at the end of the year. Xue Baochai married into the Li family with a generous dowry, which was almost half of the Xue family's property.When Xue Baochai returned home, Mrs. Wang took Erchun and Daiyu to Xue's house. The sisters who hadn't seen each other for nearly half a year got together and chatted for a long time before they reluctantly parted.

Sister Feng is about to give birth, Mrs. Xing shirks the need to take care of Sister Feng, and completely removes the burden of management.

Mrs. Wang can only sneer, Yuan Chun has to send money in every month in the palace, Jia Zheng and Baoyu spend a lot of money in foreign affairs, Jia Chi took in two young wives in a few months, and the money was spent like running water Similarly, the money in the public house will soon be insufficient again.

In previous years, there were other shady incomes, but now because of the prince, everything is gone.

It would not be enough to save a little money, the Jia family has always been used to ostentation, and there is nowhere to save money.

Today they gathered at Sister Feng again to talk about this matter. Tanchun proposed to sell the flowers and plants in the garden and implement a responsibility contract system, which was rejected by Jia Lian.

"As much as those flowers and plants can be sold in a year, I can spend them in one day." Jia Lian said, "It's still full of yards, women are like misers, and they have fallen into the status of our Jia family."

Tan Chun was rejected by him mercilessly, and his face turned green and pale.

Sister Feng hurriedly pushed Jia Lian: "You don't go out to do business during the day, what are you doing in the inner courtyard! Aren't you very busy? It's hard to talk to you on weekdays. Why did you come back so early today? gone?"

Since joining the crown prince, Jia Lian has become more and more fond of showing off at home, and Jia Chi doesn't care much about him, and only focuses on playing with his concubine.

Jia Lian glanced at Tanchun and the others and said, "I have something to tell you."

Tanchun and others left, and Sister Feng complained: "Third sister's suggestion is a bit inappropriate, but there are old ladies and wives on top, why do you, a big man, interfere?"

Jia Lian touched her belly first, and then said obediently, "I didn't think so in the past, but now I found out that the third sister was indeed born by Aunt Zhao, and her vision is so shallow. What is this garden for? Yes Our imperial concubine is visiting relatives! It is for the girls in the mansion to live and play. What are the flowers and plants for? They are just for ornamental purposes, how can any serious family rely on this to make money?"

Sister Feng said: "Okay, here we go again, you are the only capable person, you can see the most clearly and thoroughly!"

Jia Lian whistled: "Do you know what Master is going to do in a few days?"

Sister Feng said flatteringly: "I don't know, Uncle Guo, please, tell the little one!"

Before Sister Feng finished speaking, Ping'er happily lay down on the table.Sister Feng didn't hold back, but also laughed, and went to beat Ping'er.

Jia Lian also laughed, and said triumphantly: "Follow the prince to the south of the Yangtze River! This year's salt tax is more than [-]% lower than in previous years. The Holy One is furious, and appointed the prince to be an imperial envoy!"

Sister Feng frowned: "Go in winter?"

Jia Lian said: "This winter is warmer than in previous years. Now the river has not frozen yet. Let's go before the end of the year. I'm afraid it will cool down in the next year."

Sister Feng touched her belly, feeling a little unhappy.Jia Lian clicked his tongue: "Don't worry, my master went to Bao Yixuan in Yangzhou, Jiangnan to find the best master to make you a set of gold jewelry, and then put a long-life lock on my precious son. When I come back this time, I will mention it again." It's time for a job, and when the time comes, I'll tell the crown prince, and I'll get you a job as well."

Sister Feng patted his hand away: "Who says he is a son, I want a daughter!"

Jia Lian said: "I have a hunch! I have a hunch that this baby is definitely a son!"

Sister Feng said, "What about Sister Qiao, don't you want it?"

"By the way, make a set of jewelry for sister Qiao, and keep it as a dowry." Jia Lian rubbed his chin and said.

Sister Feng gave him a squinted look: "It's so nice to say, don't you just ask me to find some more money for you! She also said to make jewelry for me! It's the jewelry that my aunt paid for myself!"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "You can't let your man be too poor outside and lose face! What's more, I gave you all the rewards that the prince gave you!"

Sister Feng snorted, "I don't know how much I kept."

But he still asked Ping'er to take 1000 taels to Jia Lian: "Flower as you should, but if you don't, you should be careful, I don't want to have any more troublesome things!"

When Jia Lian got the silver, she accepted it with a smile on her face. She went to Jia's mother to ask for some silver, and then drew another two thousand from the public house and left.

Sister Feng and Heping'er packed Jia Lian's luggage, and then called the boy over to give a warning.

Su Ping also came, and Sister Feng thought for a while and said, "Go and tell your master, the last time you left, you just walked quietly."

Su Ping agreed, and went back to pack the package before asking someone to take it to Daiyu.

After a while, Xueyan came with 500 taels of silver bills and a bag of broken silver: "The girl asked you to take care of yourself, and also asked you to buy some fashionable fabrics from Jiangnan. You can also buy other things."

"Does the girl keep these things for herself or give them away?"

"It depends on your vision. If you have a good vision, we will use the things we buy. If you buy some broken copper and iron, then we can only give it to you. You can pull a few pieces of cloth as a quilt cover. , can be worn as clothes."

Su Ping said: "What about you, what do you want?"

Xueyan smiled and said, "I don't like makeup, and I don't like new clothes. I don't lack food or clothing around the girl. It seems that I really don't want anything."

Su Ping said: "Then I'll just watch and buy it myself."

Sister Feng gave birth to her son as she wished, and before the people who went to announce the good news to Jia Lian reached Yangzhou, the news that the prince's official ship was caught in a fire was reported back to the capital.

The life and death of the prince is unknown, and the entourage returned to the capital half a month later.Half of Jia Lian's face was burned by the fire, and he was recuperating at home as a sinner.

Seeing Jia Lian's injury, Sister Feng cried like hell. All the money Jia Lian took away was taken away by the officials who escorted him back to Beijing.

The Jia mansion was in an atmosphere of extreme panic. If the prince really died, none of the people who followed him, as well as their family members, would be able to escape.

I can't see half of the people who come and go on weekdays, and even the East Mansion has closed the door and stopped moving.Jia Chi cursed and despised Jia Lian for causing trouble to the family, and wanted to call Jia Lian over to beat him up, so angry that Jia's mother beat him up with a cane.

Jia Lian's injury still needs to be treated, but the money in the palace is running out.Sister Feng paid for it herself and asked Su Ping to go out and buy the best medicinal materials and come back, scolding Jia Lian while scolding her.

It was in such a chaotic situation that Daiyu married into Jia's family, because her marriage with Baoyu was appointed by the imperial concubine and could not be delayed.

The arrangement of this marriage is extremely simple, because no one has the spare energy to take care of it.The betrothal gift from Jia's mansion to Daiyu was almost full of eight boxes and cages, and Daiyu packed them up and brought them over as a dowry.Jia Zheng and Jia Chi went out all day to inquire about the news and make arrangements. The money was wasted like running water. Jia's mother had already opened her own warehouse for Yuanyang to take it out and sell it for money.

The only person who can be happy about this is Baoyu, but when he sees the gloomy faces of his relatives, Baoyu really can't be happy.

Daiyu was surprisingly calm, and after marrying in, she took over the affairs of Baoyu's house.

The knife hanging above Daiyu's head fell off a month after Daiyu got married. The raiders arrived so quickly that everyone was caught off guard, but they all heaved a sigh of relief.

Chapter 31

There are only two places in the entire mansion where no officers and soldiers are present, one is Daoxiang Village where Li Wan observes festivals, and the other is the yard of Daiyu and Baoyu.

The Holy Majesty still remembered Lin Ruhai, he was lenient to his daughter Daiyu, and specifically asked the officials who ransacked the house in the past to give preferential treatment.

As for Li Wan, she has the reputation of a chaste woman, and the Li family is a Qingliu in the court and has a lot of status, so she also escaped the catastrophe.

Yuanyang was forced to hand over the key to Jiamu's small warehouse. Jiamu just closed her eyes and counted the beads quietly, and the officers and soldiers did not step forward to disturb her.

The Pear Fragrance Courtyard where the Xue family used to live was small and exquisite, but now it has squeezed in all the masters of the Jia family.Mother Jia only brought mandarin ducks with her, Li Wan brought Jia Lan, Mrs. Wang brought Yuchuan, Aunt Zhao, Jia Huan and Xi Ren who was about to give birth, and Mrs. Xing brought a concubine called Qiuyun. was driven into the yard.

Xueyan hugged Daiyu's arm tightly, shivering as if afraid of being left behind.Daiyu said to the officials who came to ransack the house: "These two concubines brought them here from home, they are not from the Jia family."

After all, she took out two deeds of prostitution, which belonged to Xueyan and Wang Momo, and Jiamu returned them to Daiyu at some point.

With a pale face, Zijuan was taken away along with the other servant girls of Jia's mansion. While walking staggeringly, she looked back at Daiyu imploringly.

Baoyu seemed to want to pull Qiuwen and Sheyue who were taken away, but was pushed aside.

The preferential treatment Daiyu received was that she was allowed to take away her dowry property, but that poor property was only filled with eight boxes, and it was still light.

Mother Jia once wanted to give her more dowry, but was delayed because of a series of things. At this time, she was afraid that she would regret it, and her small coffers were cheaply given to people who ransacked the house.But she didn't expect the Holy One to be so merciless, after all, there was a favored empress in the palace.

Baoyu and Xueyan helped Daiyu to Lixiangyuan, one left and one right, and saw the panic-stricken women all over the room, and felt dazed.

Xueyan saw Xiren for the first time since that day. She stood behind Mrs. Wang with her belly upright, her eyes only opened when she saw Baoyu.