The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Wang Ziteng went home early, and as soon as he entered the door, he heard the report from the servant: "The wife has brought the girl back." He nodded, went in and changed his official uniform, and sat in the front hall for a while, when he saw Mrs. Wang Ziteng bringing a few A maid who was close to him came over, and when she saw him, her tears fell again, she hurriedly wiped them away for a while, and then said in detail, "I haven't seen the master, when did poor Feng'er suffer like this? When I saw her, her face was pale, and calluses were formed on both hands. I hate that Xing family, because Yixin got into the eyes of money! Even the daughter of our Wang family dared to humiliate her like this, without looking at how many catties she weighed. How many taels! The master must talk to his in-laws carefully, so that he can teach that bitch a lesson, and the son-in-law too, just standing like this, without any usual cleverness, he is now white, and his father has lost again The title, you still have to rely on our family in the future, if you dare to act like this now, and dare to scold me, Feng Er, the master should give him a good meal!"

When Wang Ziteng heard what his wife said, he couldn't help being angry, but he has been an official for many years and has his own city mansion, so he stroked his beard and said, "I can save it—you ask someone to send my post to that mansion, and invite my brother-in-law and in-laws Come here, no, don’t post yet, we’ll wait, they’re coming by themselves.”

Mrs. Wang Ziteng wanted to say more, and Wang Ziteng said: "Don't worry, they bullied Feng'er because they looked down on me, Mr. Wang. Naturally, I want to ask for an explanation. You just concentrate on taking care of Feng'er, and then ask Ren'er and his daughter-in-law to visit more. look at her."

Mrs. Wang Ziteng got his letter of approval, so she stopped her tears and went back to the backyard.

As soon as Sister Feng returned to the palace, her complexion immediately improved a little. She had a conversation with a group of old sisters and relatives. She said that she had a headache, so she lay down for a while. When he came back after speaking, he saw Sister Feng lying on the couch, and a little girl was beating her legs. Ping'er took the things and sent the little girl out. Sister Feng didn't open her eyes, but she seemed to see it, and said softly: " how's it going?"

Ping'er also replied softly: "The master wants to wait for the elder master and the second master over there to come and give an explanation in person. What the wife means is to teach the wife and Jia Lian a good lesson." She hated Jia Lian so much that she mentioned it in her mouth and didn't even say the word "father". When Sister Feng heard it, she opened her eyes and smiled and said, "I haven't changed my mind yet. What are you so angry about?"

Ping'er said bitterly: "Forget about the others, it's disgusting for him to do this! Could it be that the girl saved so much money for herself? He spends his time outside and saves his own house. Where did the money come from?" , didn't the girl do everything possible to pick it out and then leaked it to him? He would be ashamed, he went out to beg the younger ones one after another, got himself into a lawsuit, and blamed the girl for making him tired when he came back!"

Sister Feng smiled and said calmly: "This is also human nature. If I were him, I would do the same."

Ping'er stomped his feet and said: "Could it be that the girl is still obsessed with him? Such a person...such a person, apart from having a good skin, what else is worthy of being looked at by others? Even that skin has been scoured now." It’s so rare that there are neither humans nor ghosts!”

Sister Feng said: "It also depends on who you are comparing with. If you are among these men today, he is not bad, but if you are comparing among the children of the old family in Beijing, he is still good and can take care of the family business." , can make money, and being a person can be regarded as having a bit of conscience, but it is inevitable to be cold in the end..." Seeing that Ping'er was getting angry, he laughed and said: "You are so law-abiding and punctual in the past, why are you so angry now? What? It’s as if my temperament and yours have changed.”

Ping'er suddenly calmed down, lowered her head, and said softly: "I'm the one who is impatient, please don't blame grandma." She used the original address again, but the corners of her eyes and brows could not conceal her anger.

When Sister Feng saw her, she shook her head with a smile and asked, "Has my brother come back?"

Ping'er said: "It wasn't there when I went. I have already told the front. As soon as the uncle comes back, he should report."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "You still say that person, look at my brother, isn't he also wandering around all day long, not doing business? My brother is even more ruthless. Once he collects a few hundred taels of silver, his own sister will be left behind. Instead, I helped outsiders deal with me."

Ping'er said: "At that time, that person was still a aunt after all, besides, the uncle probably didn't think that the girl really planned to sue that person, did he?"

Sister Feng sneered and said, "Why doesn't he know? All he cares about is money, but that's also good. Now I know his character clearly, so that I won't be deceived by my own brother in the future!"

Hearing what she said, Ping'er's eyes turned red inexplicably, and he lowered his head even more, and his hands became heavier. Sister Feng gave a soft cry, and she relaxed in a hurry, but this time it was too light. Sister Feng said: " You go to the door to see my brother, you don't need to serve here."

Ping'erfang went out full of thoughts, and came back after a while and said, "Master, come back and change clothes after returning to the room."

Sure enough, after a while, Wang Ren came in. When brothers and sisters met, they had to ask each other a few words. Wang Ren scolded Mrs. Xing and Jia Lian for Sister Feng. How do you plan to ask their family to make amends?"

Sister Feng picked up the tea bowl and took a sip slowly, saying, "I want to make peace with Jia Lian."

When she said the first few words, Wang Ren was still listening patiently, with a smile on his face, showing the dignified and elegant appearance of a son of a family. Indeed, he only said these few words, and continued to sip his tea after finishing speaking, without even giving Wang Ren a straight look.

Wang Ren's smile froze on his face, and he said after a long while, "Heli? Sister, how can there be such a thing as... Heli... in a family like us?"

Sister Feng said slowly: "I'm divorced, isn't it possible?"

Wang Ren tried his best to laugh and said, "My sister hates my brother-in-law and lost his official title? It doesn't matter. After the limelight is over, I will find an official for my brother-in-law. If he wants to be really short, it will be fine. It's just a matter of spending more money. My relatives , do you still care about such things?"

Sister Feng said: "He is the first rank of the official residence, and it has nothing to do with me. I don't want to live with him anymore. I want to make up with him. My brother wants to help me."

The smile on Wang Ren's face disappeared completely, and he touched his chin, which had no beard, and said: "The master and wife will not agree, and I don't agree." Not to mention that the two families are rich and powerful, they can't afford to lose this People, just say that Jia's mansion still has Yuan Chun in the palace, and Jia Zheng doesn't seem to have lost his sacred heart, so he doesn't dare to do that. Besides, if a married daughter comes back, according to the law of this dynasty, that's okay. No matter how Wang Ren plans to divide the family property, Sister Feng and Li Yu have both disadvantages and no advantages.

Sister Feng could see what Wang Ren was thinking at a glance, she smiled mockingly, and glanced outwards, and saw Ping'er standing motionless at the door, guarding him, but she could tell at a glance that Ping'er's ears were slightly twitching. Movement—Ping'er's ears like to move as long as he is listening attentively to someone's words.

For no reason, Sister Feng burst out laughing, laughing so hard that Wang Ren couldn't figure it out, so she had to put on the big brother's airs and said: "My sister has been wronged, we all know, and we need to ask for an explanation for my sister. It's just that the fact of Heli It's ridiculous, please forgive me for not being able to help my sister, it's getting late, and my sister has settled down earlier, so I'll go back first." As I started to leave, I heard Sister Feng casually say from behind: "My brother is really short of work, he is too busy. Hard work, I wonder if my brother is still in charge of the business at home?"

Wang Ren didn't know what she was going to say, so he stood still and said, "As an official, naturally I don't have time to take care of those trivial matters."

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Really? Then brother is willing to let other people take care of these money-in activities?"

Wang Ren looked at her intently, and saw Sister Feng's beautiful eyes looking straight into his heart. Wang Ren narrowed his eyes and said, "They are all from my own family, why did they call it to someone else?"

Sister Feng burst out laughing, this smile brought back a bit of youthful spirit, like the little sister Wang Ren knew well, he walked back a few steps before he knew it, and asked: "Sister, why don't you tell me more. "

Sister Feng smiled for a long time before she said seriously: "Brother knows about Jia's mansion. The mansion has long been unable to make ends meet, but the expenses are still high. When I was the housekeeper, I was worried every day about how to raise money to pay for it. It's a pity that I have been managing these expenses for so many years without making a big mistake, not only that, but I have also made a lot of money for them."

Wang Ren said: "That's what you put usury money for. If I'm willing to do this, I'm afraid I'll earn no less than you."

Sister Feng said with a smile, "but brother can't, can't he? Besides, loan usury is still a low end, such as arranging lawsuits and getting commission from business routes, is the big money maker. It's a pity that my brother is an official himself, so it's not easy to show up. I can only accept money from acquaintances and negotiate a deal for them. Not only is the money less, but it is also troublesome. It is better to find someone to arrange it. My brother only needs to hand over a few name cards and sit at home to collect the money. Wouldn't it be great not to have to bear the responsibility?"

Wang Ren said: "If you are still in Jia's mansion, can't you also do this for me?"

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Let's not talk about the rules and etiquette in the mansion. Will I have time to do these at that time? Just say one thing, what do I do, Jia Lian is my husband, can he not know? He knows, brother can you not tell me?" Give him a little? Not to mention how many people are divided, and the involvement is too big. Besides, Jia Lian's personality is known to the elder brother. Is he reliable? One day, if he drank too much, he would talk about these things without saying anything. Outsiders hear it, but if my father hears it, I'm afraid he won't be able to spare his brother?"

Wang Ren was silent in thought.

Seeing that he seemed to be moved, Sister Feng stepped up and said: "Brother is worried, one is our reputation in the house, and the other is that my married daughter will come back again, and I am afraid that my parents' family property will be spoiled. But brother, have you thought about it? The second room in the mansion is okay, but the big room is already like this, sooner or later it will be defeated, when the time comes, the old and the young will come to the door to fight the autumn wind, let's dismiss it, it's a matter of no end, if you don't dismiss it, it will be boring, it's better to go first I broke up early, and there is still a reason not to help when the time comes. As for the family property... one, I can't marry again, I have no children, how much money can I spend by myself? Two, if I come back, the dowry Naturally, I want to come back. The money is enough for me for the rest of my life. Not only is it enough for me, but when I die, I don’t leave any descendants. Isn’t it left to my brother’s children? Besides, my brother knows my talent. Whether you ask me to take care of the business in the mansion, or contact the outside world for my brother, I will never lose you, brother."

Wang Ren already couldn't help but walked a few steps closer, getting very close to Sister Feng, but he didn't even realize it, he pondered for a moment, and asked again: "You are right, I'm afraid the master and wife will disagree."