Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang returned to Rongxi Hall from Jiamu's house. Jia Zheng went to the study by himself, and Mrs. Wang went back to the anteroom. Mrs. Wang's companion, Zhou Rui's family, was waiting outside the door. Seeing Mrs. Wang's return, she went up Previous report matters.

After hearing the report, Mrs. Wang took a sip of tea and said, "Master has brought in a new servant called Daimu. You ask your man to pay more attention to him. I see him like that, how he talks and behaves." I'm afraid it's a worry to be a pie, don't tell him to lead these new boys into trouble."

Zhou Rui's family agreed, and then Madam Wang rested on the kang. Just as she felt that she was sleeping very soundly, she heard her girl rushing in, shouting as she ran, "Madam, Madam, don't you?" alright."

"Speak slowly, what do you look like!" Mrs. Wang was frightened by her, she couldn't help sitting up from the kang, frowning in one place.

"Something happened to the old lady, the second girl started to cry there, and the eldest lady also shed tears beside her." The maid took a breath, and now she had a way of speaking.

What?Mrs. Xing and Yingchun?Mrs. Wang was taken aback, and quickly stood up. As soon as she walked to the door, Jia Zheng also came out, and the expression on her face was obviously convinced.

Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang went to Jia Mu's room together, and saw Jia Mu sitting on the kang, with no trace of smile on her face, and her brows were tightly knit together.

Under Jia's mother, Yingchun was sitting on a chair, wiping tears with a handkerchief, a little maidservant in orange clothes stood beside her, and another maidservant in light blue clothes was kneeling on the ground with a smear on her face. There are still traces of tears, but there is still a wave of dissatisfaction.

Mrs. Xing stood there with a pale face. Although there were no tears on her face, her eyes were red and swollen, obviously from crying.

When Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang went in, Mother Jia still said to Mrs. Xing angrily: "Now that girl Yuan is married, this girl Ying is the oldest in front of me, but I love her more, so you come to plan again." She, how old is she now, you, as a stepmother, don't want to help teach her, but tell her to find a man, what kind of heart do you have?"

After scolding Mrs. Xing, Mother Jia looked up and saw Mrs. Wang coming in, and said to Mrs. Wang: "You daughters-in-law, you talk nicely all day long, but secretly you think that I, an old fellow, are in your way. Everyone wished to piss me off early, so you can be the masters of your own affairs, right?"

As soon as Mrs. Wang entered the room, she was pointed at her nose and scolded. She lowered her head and didn't dare to say a word. Li Wan originally wanted to persuade the old lady to calm down and not to be angry, but now seeing Jiamu Lian Wang The madam was all to blame, she was the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Wang, so she dared not say anything.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was tense, Jia Zheng apologized and said to Jia's mother with an apologetic smile, "Why did my mother get so angry? My son is confused."

Jia Zheng has grown up now, and his conduct is the most in the heart of Jia's mother on weekdays. It is not appropriate for him to intervene in this matter as a man at this time, but Yingchun is also his niece after all, so it is reasonable for his uncle to ask his niece. .

Just now, Jia's mother blamed Mrs. Wang as a way of venting her anger. After scolding, she also felt that the atmosphere was so awkward that she wanted to find a way to go down. Jia Zheng's opening was in line with his intentions, and at this moment, she eased up. complexion.

"You all go, I'm tired today, what's the matter, let's talk about it tomorrow, Siqi, you stand up, take good care of your girl, don't be wronged when you welcome the girl, what's the matter in the future Son, let me make the decision for you, let's see who dares to do this!"

Jia Zheng and the others went back to Rongxi Hall, Madam Xing also went back to the big room in disgrace, Madam Wang called a maid in the old lady's room and asked her what was going on.

This little girl was originally in charge of tending flowers and plants, and happened to hear what happened outside the door today, and it was the first time she was called by Madam Wang to ask questions, and she stuttered for a long time before explaining the matter clearly.

It turned out that Yingchun was taken to Yuanchun Mansion, and the two sisters played a game of chess and talked about homework. After Yuanchun had many things, Yingchun bid farewell and returned to Jia Mansion. As soon as she entered the door, she was invited to Mrs. Xing's place by Mrs. Xing's maid Go, who knew that Mrs. Xing's words were not pleasant, but Yingchun was so angry that she could only shed tears.

Seeing that Yingchun was crying, Mrs. Xing asked her to leave. Originally, Yingchun just went back to her room and cried for a while, but there was a maid named Siqi next to Yingchun. Yue, also saw the temper of the second lady, and just accompanied her to Yuanchun's place, seeing the grand lady's demeanor and behavior in that house, she also felt that her own girl suffered from Mrs. Xing's side. Feeling idle and dissatisfied, at this time, when Madam Xing said something like "Let the eldest girl take care of it" and "I can find a good family in the future", my heart immediately became angry.

When I went back to the room, I saw Yingchun crying sadly. It was useless to persuade a few chess players. At this time, Yingchun also came to greet Jiamu, so she wiped away her tears and went to the old lady's room. Jiamu saw that Yingchun looked different. , hurriedly asked if he had been wronged at Yuanchun just now.

Yingchun said that it was because she missed her eldest sister, and after seeing her today, she felt even more sad about the separation of the sisters, so that's why.

After hearing this, Siqi was dissatisfied, and it showed on his face. How could Jia's mother not see it, and felt that there was something strange about it, so she asked Siqi.

As soon as the chess player heard what Jia Mu asked her, his mouth was like pouring beans, and he learned every word Mrs. Xing said. Mrs. Xing is here.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang rewarded the little girl with a penny and let her go down. When Jia Zheng was the only one left in the room, Mrs. Wang's complexion was pale, with tears in her eyes, and she said, "Since I got married, Mrs. My wife asked me to help the housekeeper, and now I have become the housekeeper's wife here. Although I look majestic on weekdays, none of these women and girls will talk behind my back and say that I am wrong. Knowing me, the old lady always knows me, but now it seems that even the old lady is suspicious of me, so I figured it out, Zhu'er's daughter-in-law looks good, and after a few years, Lian's daughter-in-law will also come in. Let them take care of the house, and I'll go eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha myself!"

While talking, a servant girl's voice sounded outside the door: "Ma'am, someone from the concierge said that the concubine sent someone to deliver a lot of things."

After hearing this, Madam Wang wiped her face with a handkerchief, and said, "Take someone to the main room, I'll be there in a while."

At this time, Jia Zheng heard Mrs. Wang's call just now and didn't know what to say. Seeing a guest at this time, he took advantage of this opportunity to say that he had something to do, and left.

Mrs. Wang sat down for a while, and called her maid to come in and wash her face and put on makeup. After everything was tidied up, she went out.

At this moment, Jia Zheng returned to the study room, where the Daimu was waiting. Jia Zheng took him into the study room, read the book for a while, saw the Daimu standing listlessly, and unconsciously asked, "Are you literate?"

When Daimu heard Jia Zheng's question, he cheered up: "I can read a few words, but I really hate reading, and I feel like I can't keep my eyes open."

"Since that's the case, I don't need you to serve me when I read. You can go out and play." Jia Zheng remembered that when he brought this generation into the mansion, he looked around curiously. After entering, he first went to Jia Mu's place, and then stayed in the study. , It is also very boring to think about it.

When Daimu heard this, he made a bow to Jia Zheng, and left happily.

Jia Zheng saw that his appearance at this time was completely different from the sleepy one just now, and he felt that he was really a child. Seeing him go, he read a book by himself for a while.

It was already the twelfth lunar month at this time, and the room was warmed by the stove, and the windows were closed tightly. Jia Zheng felt a little stuffy, so he opened the west window to let in some air, but he saw that the window was facing On the other side of the main room, a few family members were seen carrying three big boxes into the main room, and Mrs. Wang's voice was faintly heard.

Thinking about it, this is what the concubine who just returned from the maid sent someone to give, but I don't know who the concubine is.

Jia Zheng thought for a long time. In his memory, the only sister of Mrs. Wang mentioned was Xue Baochai's mother, Aunt Xue. Could it be her?It's just that the Xue family should be in the south at this time.

At dinner in the evening, Jia Zheng got confirmation from Mrs. Wang that the Xue family was an imperial merchant, and it was approaching the end of the new year, and the palace was also buying, so the Xue family sent capable people to escort things to Beijing. Mrs. Wang in the capital, Aunt Xue wrote a letter and ordered someone to bring it with her. She also specially bought three boxes of things and sent them to Mrs. Wang together.

When Mrs. Wang said this to Jia Zheng, there was an extraordinarily proud look in her eyes. Jia Zheng didn't talk much when he saw it. He remembered that Mrs. Wang had tearfully said just now that she asked her daughter-in-law to be the housekeeper, and she ate fast and recited Buddha herself. It's like two different people.

I was eating, but I heard the door curtain ringing, and when I looked up, it was Jia Zhu who came back.

Mrs. Wang was very pleasantly surprised, and said angrily: "I'm coming back today, why didn't I tell you in advance, so that I can send someone to pick you up, it's freezing outside, you just wear these, but be careful not to freeze!"

"As soon as I came back from my ancestors, I took off my coat." Jia Zhu explained.

"When you come back now, will you only stay for a few days, or will you go back after a year?" Mrs. Wang asked again.

"I'll go back after the new year." Jia Zhu said with a smile, and then explained: "There are a lot of things at home during the year, and I have almost done my homework in school, so I want to help my wife more."

Mrs. Wang smiled and nodded repeatedly, but Jia Zheng looked at the boy's eyes and kept looking towards his wife's room, knowing that Zhu'er must be missing his wife, and after asking a few more words, he let him go. He went to visit his wife.

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "Your daughter-in-law is pregnant now, you have to be careful, don't make her angry." Mrs. Wang hinted that she hasn't kicked out the two goblins in his room yet.

That night, the young couple were newlyweds, but Li Wan was pregnant now, so he was afraid of hurting the child, so he just pushed Jia Zhu with a blushing face and asked him to go to someone else's room.

Jia Zhu only hugged Li Wan, telling her to rest well, she just wanted to sleep on the same bed with her, Li Wan's eyes turned red, and she remained silent, but clasped her hands on Jia Zhu's arms, getting hotter and hotter.

After a few days, the atmosphere of Chinese New Year gradually began to appear in Jia's mansion. Mrs. Wang was in charge of the maids and women in the inner courtyard to tidy up the yard and clean up the house. Jia Lian and Jia Zhu were in charge of shopping for the boys outside. Reporting all the account details to Mrs. Wang, Jia Zhu became acquainted with this generation.

This Daimu is an exceptionally clever person, and Hongxi has extra instructions, so when he arrived in Jia's mansion, he kept his eyes peeled everywhere, and within a few days, he and Jia's mansion went up to relatives in the clan and down to the servants in the mansion. , are very familiar with each other, gossip and gossip with them every day, and have heard nine out of ten things in this house, and have an understanding of everyone's temperament.

Originally, I heard that Jia Zhu was good from Hong Xi, and I also listened to these servants' criticisms of the masters these days, and they didn't have anything to say about Jia Zhu. Lian Erye is generous.

Therefore, this generation has more respect for Jia Zhu. In this family, only Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu treat each other sincerely. At this time, Jia Zhu is helping Mrs. Wang with some things. He also helped in his eyes, which really made Jia Zhu do a few beautiful things.

Mrs. Wang was indescribably gratified when she saw that Jia Zhu had improved in her studies and was much more meticulous in her work. Mother Jia felt very sorry for her eldest grandson when she saw her.

Jia Lian is not jealous at all, and is still with Jia Zhu as before.

On the contrary, Madam Xing was so angry that she was afraid that if Jia Zhu failed the Jinshi examination and came back to fight for the family property with Jia Lian, then she remembered that she had not had a good face in front of the old lady for many days, and she was thinking about how to please the old lady Huanxin, on this day, Mrs. Xing suddenly thought of someone, and immediately brought a maid to Jiamu's room with a happy face.