Jia Zheng through the Red Mansions

Second, Jia Zheng went to greet Jia Mu as usual. Jia Mu saw that although there was no smile on his face, it was very different from yesterday's emptiness, and his words were decent, so she was relieved and said nothing. The boy picked by Baoyu and Jia Huan.

Just then, Mrs. Wang also came to see Jia Zheng. Mrs. Wang's face remained unchanged, she didn't feel uncomfortable at all, she was talking to Jia's mother as usual, when a woman came in and two boys were already outside the door waiting.

Mother Jia asked them all to come in, and the two boys came in one by one, greeted Mother Jia, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, and arranged to stand there.

Jia Zheng looked over and saw that the boy on the right was slightly shorter in blue clothes, with a very handsome face, while the one on the left was wearing dark green clothes, tall and thin, with a sallow complexion.

Pointing to the one on the right, Jia's mother said to Jia Zheng, "It's Ming'er, the boy of the Zhao family. The head of the Zhao family is a safe one. He's also smart and sensible. He looks just right for Baoyu."

Jia Zheng said, "It's fine if mother likes it, but whose family is the other one?"

Mrs. Wang heard: "It's Ning Huan's nephew in the room, named Yun'er, and also a child of our own family."

Jia Zheng looked the boy up and down, thinking about what Jia Zhu said in a hurry to find him last night, and smiled at his mother, "It's a neat kid, but I have a more suitable candidate in my heart."

Jia's mother didn't have any idea about the boy Mrs. Wang chose, so she didn't care much about Jia Zheng's words, and just asked, "Whose child is it?"

Jia Zheng said, "I want to give Huan'er the substitute around me."

Mother Jia was stunned: "Daimu was given by Lord Belle, so it's not suitable for Huan'er, right?"

Jia Zheng smiled: "It's okay, Daimu is a smart kid, and he was also a slave since he was a child. Lord Baylor was also naughty when he was young. Daimu only followed Lord Baylor when he was naughty. Now he is more sensible. He is selected to go to school for Baoyu and Huan'er. I use it as a reading companion, so I want to follow and grow up."

Jia Mutou: "That's the way it is, but it's hard to have a heart for the child."

Mrs. Wang had just heard that Jia Zheng recognized Jia Mu as Baoyu's choice, but she had some opinions on her choice of Jia Huan. Jia Huan, Mrs. Wang was surprised, what kind of identity is Jia Huan? He is just a slave, and he is served by someone who was rewarded by Lord Belle? !Where to put Baoyu?

Mrs. Wang's complexion remained unchanged, but her tone was slightly displeased. She said to Jia's mother: "My daughter-in-law thinks it's not right. After all, there is a difference between concubines and concubines. Letting Daimu go to Huaner's place may cause criticism. When the time comes It’s not good to spread rumors.”

Mother Jia thought it made sense, and looked at Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng glanced at Mrs. Wang indifferently, and then said to Jia's mother: "No one will criticize, mother, please rest assured."

"Master!" Mrs. Wang's face became serious, "If there are any rumors, it's not a trivial matter."

Jia Zheng sneered, looked at Mrs. Wang and said, "Rumors and rumors are not groundless rumors!"

Looking at Mrs. Wang's pale face, Mother Jia sighed in her heart. She didn't sleep well last night. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she seemed to be tricked into being used by Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law. She really couldn't tolerate Aunt Zhao. However, she couldn't tolerate Mrs. Wang's behavior even more.

Before she was old and confused, Mrs. Wang dared to challenge her authority again and again. Mother Jia thought that Li Wan would be a good granddaughter-in-law, but unfortunately her temper was too weak, and she would still be controlled by her mother-in-law. When Brother Feng entered the door, Brother Feng's rightful mother-in-law was the eldest daughter-in-law and the nephew of the second daughter-in-law. Such an identity was the most suitable check and balance.

Mother Jia thought about being more transparent in her heart, and seeing the stiff atmosphere between Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, she smiled and smoothed things over: "Okay, how about it? As a relative at home, Yun'er, follow Huan'er too."

Fazi and the two retreated. Jia Zheng knew that Daimu was a clever ghost, and he would not be able to cause a storm if he followed Huaner Yuner. When Mrs. Wang saw Jiamu speak, she had no choice but to respond.

After leaving Jia Mu's courtyard and returning to Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Wang left Jia Zheng in her room, and asked the maids to guard on the porch. Only Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were left in the room. "My lord, Huan'er is the son of my son, isn't Baoyu my son? If you do this, where will you put Baoyu's face?"

Jia Zheng looked at Mrs. Wang with a cold face. Mrs. Wang had seen Jia Zheng who was pedantic and serious, and Jia Zheng who later became gentle, but she had never seen Jia Zheng like this. She was stared at by his eyes. Mrs. Wang felt uneasy for a while.

"Looking around, don't you know what Yun'er is?" Jia Zheng snorted coldly: "Even my mother's trousers are stolen and pawned, and all the money is spent for lazy gambling, so that such a person will follow Huan'er, and An What kind of heart is it?" Jia Zheng wrote, feeling even more uncomfortable in his heart. He was a teacher in his previous life, so he knew better the truth that those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black. Huan'er is only two years old. After all, he is a child. If he is really caught by such a person, it will be more chilling than killing him directly.

"What?" Mrs. Wang was also dumbfounded when she heard Jia Zheng's words. She really didn't know what kind of scumbag Yun'er was. She only wanted to find someone on her own who would instigate Jia Huan to be naughty and playful. The resulting Jia Huan will naturally be rejected by Jia Zheng. Who knows what it is, Madam Wang is really annoyed now.

Jia Zheng saw that Mrs. Wang's surprised look did not seem to be fake, but now he really didn't know what else he could believe, whether he saw the other party's real mood or layers of masks: "In short, do you want to save face in front of the old lady today? Expose the boy, and decide what to do next!"

Jia Zhengwan turned around and left Mrs. Wang's room. Mrs. Wang was sitting on a chair, her face was so gloomy that water dripped out, she called Ning Huan in, and scolded her head and face.

Ning Huan was so frightened that she didn't dare to say a word, she just admitted her mistake.

Mrs. Wang scolded enough, but her face was still not clear, so she called her companion, Zhou Rui's family, and ordered: "Ming'er will pay 40 taels of silver from the account, and even the four members of my brother and sister-in-law's family will send out ten taels each. Bar."

Ning Huan heard that his face was completely drained of blood. Just now, he only thought of his wife cursing a few words when she was angry, or beating up in a hurry, but she never thought that she would be kicked out. Crying: "Madam, please forgive me. I really don't know that Yun'er is such a lowly thing. Madam, for the sake of Xiang's loyalty, please forgive me."

Mrs. Wang didn't make a sound, Zhou Rui's family winked, two thick women came in and dragged Ning Huan out forcefully, Ning Huan kept begging Mrs. Wang for mercy, that Zhou Rui's family said loudly: "This is The slaves born in the family, it is reasonable to sell them to the old lady, but now the wife is merciful and gives each of us an extra ten taels, the little hooves who don't know what to do are not satisfied, what are you yelling about!"

The maids in the corridor looked at each of them, some were so young that their legs were weak from fright, and some were older and more thoughtful, knowing that Ning Huan had always been the most proud maidservant in front of Madam Wang, and now that she was sent out, Wang There is only a fat vacancy in Madam's room, but it's a great opportunity for you!

They only thought that they could also wear gold and silver like Ning Huan used to, but they didn't notice Ning Huan's disheveled face being pulled out abruptly.

Seeing Ning Huan being dragged down, Mrs. Wang felt a little more at ease, but thinking about it again, although Jia Zheng has been in charge of the family affairs recently, how could it be such a coincidence that he knew everything about Yun'er?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang called in the woman who was watching the night last night: "After the master came back yesterday, is there anyone looking for him?"

The old woman thought about it and said, "Master Chuzhu, there is no one else."

Mrs. Wang turned her head and sent the mother-in-law out. When the mother-in-law left, Mrs. Wang's face immediately changed, "Well, who else is it? It turned out to be his good son!"

No, Mrs. Wang clenched the veil tightly, how could Zhu'er know, I'm afraid it was Li Wan's instigation!Thinking about it, Mrs. Wang is dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law's raw silk. Fortunately, Brother Feng will come in quickly. When the time comes, my aunts and nephews will not be able to do it even if it is an old lady!

But Ning Huan's family got 40 taels of silver, which is not a small amount of money. Ning Huan hated his brother and sister-in-law to such an extent that he made sarcastic remarks every day. His brother and sister-in-law were weak-tempered and felt guilty, so he could bear it. Seeing them like this is even worse.

And that Yun'er, knowing that his wife gave 40 taels of silver, was crying and being sarcastic to cheat 20 taels of money from his mother, and after losing everything, he came up with the idea of ​​the rest of the money, but all the money was in Ning Huan's hands. Hold it in your hand, no matter what he does, he won't give you any money.

Yun'er was short-tempered, and with his cronies and friends, they came up with ideas: "Brother Yun, all the maids from Jia's mansion are like water onions, and they can be sold for more than 20 taels."

That Yun'er's eyes lit up when she heard this, and discussed with some people, first she found a familiar toothmaid, negotiated a good price, and then asked one of them to pretend to be a servant to come to Ninghuan's brother and sister-in-law to propose marriage, who is the owner of Hutian Village , the family has more than ten acres of good land, and the young master of the family has the reputation of a scholar.

His elder brother and sister-in-law thought it was really good, but they knew Ning Huan's temper, so they only said: "Let's ask the girl."

Ning Huan listened from behind, how could she not be moved, and she responded with all her mouth, and did not know that she was actually betrayed by Yuner until she was carried out of the city in a bridal sedan chair on the wedding day!

She ran three more times, crying and grabbing land, and was caught every time. In the end, she was sold to a remote place far away from the capital to be a daughter-in-law, and she never returned to the capital throughout her life.

And that Yun'er's money was naturally a gamble, but he lost it again and didn't get a penny. After several defaults, his hands were cut off by the boss of the gambling shop, and he became a beggar on the street.

Seeing his son's appearance, his parents both fell ill and died soon after.

The matter of Yun'er became the talk of the servants in Jia's mansion. After everyone laughed at him, they would still think that he was a bad gambler, and he was just a small gambler, so it was fine.

As for Jia Zheng, after he left Mrs. Wang's room, he took Daimu to Jia Huan's room. Now Aunt Zhao is locked up in the warm pavilion that has been turned into a Buddhist hall, and Jia Huan lives in Aunt Zhao's original house.

At this time, there was no one in the room, and the little maid who was watering the flowers in the courtyard hurried over to salute Jia Zheng when he came in.

"Where's Huan'er?" Jia Zheng asked.

"Second Miss and Second Master Bao came to look for Third Master early in the morning, but they haven't come back yet." The maid answered truthfully.

Seeing that there were only little maidservants in the whole courtyard, Jia Zheng couldn't help frowning: "Where are the mothers Wu?"

The maid was stunned, faltering and saying nothing.

Jia Zheng didn't make it difficult for the servant girl, so he turned around and left with Dai Mu. After walking out of the yard, Dai Mu said next to Jia Zheng: "The women in the yard gather to play cards when they have nothing to do. Go and play a couple of games when my brother is away."

Jia Zheng couldn't hear the word "gambling" the most now, and when he heard Dai Muyan, he remembered what Jia Zhu said to him yesterday, and stopped in his tracks.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw a boy rushing in from outside. Seeing Jia Zheng hurriedly came over to greet him, he said, "Master, Brother Rong from the East Mansion is going back and forth for your business."

Jia Zheng was slightly surprised, he didn't ask Jia Rong for anything, what did Jia Rong come to him for?Without further questioning, Jia Zheng took Daimu back to Rongxi Hall.

When Jia Rong saw Jia Zheng coming in, he hurried over to say hello. Jia Rong's father, Jia Zhen, called him the second uncle Jia Zhengsheng. The teenagers who are about the same age as Jia Rong, both of them are romantic and handsome, they look like the people in the painting.

Jia Zheng had never seen the young man next to Jia Rong, so he looked at him twice, with some doubts in his eyes.

Seeing Jia Rong, he quickly introduced, "You don't know him. He is also the orthodox great-great-grandson of our family. He has no parents since he was a child, and he was raised by his father. His scientific name is Jia Qiang."

Jia Qiang also came over to greet Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng held up the hand, and secretly said in his heart that the voice was very familiar. Just as he was thinking, he heard Jia Rong say: "A few days ago, I cleaned up the new house for Uncle Lian. I heard that there is still a shortage in the house." A few boards, it happens that my father has some connections, and the materials are all cheap, so I came to ask."

Jia Zheng just understood why Jia Rong and the two brothers came. Although the matter was gradually handed over to Jia She, but Jia She was used to being an old man, so he let Mrs. Xing manage it for him.

Mrs. Xing finally tasted the taste of returning to power, how could she let it go, but she really didn't have the talent of a housekeeper. Jia's mother was really displeased when she saw it, and Jia Zheng had no choice but to take over again. Fortunately, there was still half a month before he left to report on his work, so he was busy.

"It's true that there is a shortage, but..." Jia Zheng was really worried. There are no good and cheap things in the world, and most of them are inferior ones.

When Jia Rong heard that there was something going on, she hurriedly said: "That family specializes in sheet metal for a living. It's just that his mother in his hometown was ill and had to sell all the stock in the store so that he could bring the money back to his hometown."

Jia Zhengcai said, "I have to go and see for myself. If it's good, I'll settle with them. If you think it's not good, don't blame the face."

Jia Rong nodded: "Naturally."

Then Jia Rong looked at Jia Qiang again, and said to Jia Zheng, "There is one more thing I want to trouble you with. Brother Qiang is growing up now, so it doesn't make sense to live in the house all the time. If you want to live alone, you don't have a living. , the monthly money in our house is not enough, so I wonder if I can get an errand to do it."

Jia Zheng was stunned, since Jia Qiang was raised by Jia Zhen, she was naturally a man from the Ningguo Mansion, so how could she come to her side to ask for errands?