My Dad in the Red Chamber is still alive
Chapter 55
Seeing that Mrs. Ma refused to leave, everyone couldn't help feeling worried, but this Lin family is not an outsider, how can they flatter the Lin family on weekdays, how can they forcefully drive them away now?
For a moment, Mammy Lai politely took Sister-in-law Ma down to drink tea, and Mrs. Wang lost her composure, "Now that there is no Miss Lin's maid to help, what should Baoyu do when the time comes?"
Jia Mu was also worried. She sighed and said, "Now I have to make an agreement with Baoyu first, and it will be fine if there is no trouble during the worship."
For a while, everyone went to see Baoyu again.Because he had told him in the morning that he was going to marry Sister Lin today, Baoyu looked more energetic than usual now.
Seeing Jiamu, Mrs. Wang and others, I also knew how to say hello, and then took Jiamu's hand and asked, "Why is sister Lin still not here?"
Jiamu said with a smile: "The auspicious time has not yet come. Now she is your wife, and she is shy. You are not allowed to talk about it later. How much can you not say when you return to your new house after worshiping heaven and earth?"
When Baoyu heard this, he danced happily, thinking that he would marry Sister Lin soon, and there was nothing he could not agree to.
Mrs. Wang was still worried, thinking: I have already wronged Baoyatou, if Baoyu said something about Sister Lin later, how would Baoyatou deal with herself?
So he specially warned: "If you don't feel like talking in the hall for a while, there is a rule here. If you talk during the hall, you young couple will easily get tongue-tied in the future."
Baoyu didn't want to quarrel with Sister Lin, and he didn't dare to quarrel with Sister Lin. Although he was a little confused these days, he still remembered that Sister Lin beat someone very painfully.
So he nodded quickly and replied, "I won't speak."
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were relieved.
Seeing the crowd leave, Baoyu hurriedly urged Xiren to put on new clothes for herself. She was anxious for a moment, and asked Xiren again: "Sister Lin came to the garden, why is it so troublesome, why don't you come?"
Xiren had no choice but to say: "Didn't the old lady say that we have to wait for the auspicious time."
Baoyu didn't speak anymore, just stared at the door with both eyes...
On the other side, Sister Feng said to Mrs. Wang: "Although there are clothes, there is no need for drums and music outside, but since it is a church visit, there is no sound at all, so it is a bit deserted. It would be more lively if you don't pass on the small troupe at home to play and play."
Mrs. Wang nodded, "You are still thoughtful."
For a while, the big sedan chair came in through the gate, and the family Xile greeted them out. Twelve pairs of palace lanterns came in lined up, which was fresh and elegant.
The bridesmaid invited the newcomer out of the sedan chair.Baoyu sees that the bride and groom are covered with a veil, and Xi Niang is holding her in red. (Note 1) The one supporting the bride and groom was actually a maid with a face.
Baoyu was suspicious: why haven't I seen this sister?Why not Acacia?Not snow geese?
I wanted to ask for a while, but I remembered Mrs. Wang's order that you can't talk when you get married, so you kept silent, thinking: it's not too late to ask sister Lin after returning to the new house, and you can't talk now.
I worshiped heaven and earth for a while, and then I worshiped Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang.After the salute, send it to the bridal chamber.
There are also etiquettes such as sitting on the bed and spreading the tent.The newcomer sat on the bed, and the hijab was about to be lifted next. Everyone was nervous for a while, not knowing how Baoyu would react.
Therefore, Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu were all there at this time, in case Baoyu went crazy.
At this moment, Baoyu was a bit stupid. Seeing that he had finally arrived at the new house and could talk, he said to the man in the red hijab: "Sister Lin, I haven't seen you for a few days. Who is the sister next to you? Why is it such a happy day today?" Why isn't Sister Zihuai accompanying you?"
Seeing that Sister Lin didn't speak, I thought: Is Sister Lin angry?He bowed to the bride again, and said, "Sister Lin, don't cover this thing, it makes you feel bored just looking at it? Let me uncover it for you."
Only then did she step forward to lift the hijab, and only took a closer look, and saw a plump beauty under the hijab, how could she look like Sister Bao?
Baoyu was suspicious and looked up at the crowd, only to see that they were all laughing.Looking to the side, where is that ugly maid?Next to it is clearly Yinger...
Baoyu was dumbfounded now, he thought he might be dreaming.
He quickly ran behind Xiren, tugged on Xiren's sleeves, and asked in a low voice, "Who is that beauty over there?"
Xiren covered his mouth and smiled, "That's your newly married Second Grandma Bao."
Baoyu: "Who is the Second Grandma Bao you are talking about?"
Attacker: "Miss Bao."
Baoyu: "What about Miss Lin?"
Xiren: "My master made the decision to marry Miss Bao. What are you talking about, Miss Lin?"
When Baoyu heard this, he burst into tears and said that he wanted to find Sister Lin...
Everyone hurriedly coaxed Baochai into the back room. No one here listened to what Baoyu said, but kept crying. Mother Jia had no choice but to ask someone to light benzoin.
After a while, Baoyu was drowsy, and finally calmed down. Everyone hurriedly helped Baoyu to the bed and lay down.
Baoyu fell asleep for a while, and Sister Feng, You Shi and others in the inner room also persuaded Baochai to settle down...
There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, it was the auspicious day for Jia Zheng to take office, and everyone was saying goodbye for a while, and then felt sad for a while.
**
No matter how people in Jia's mansion got married and rejoiced in the turmoil, it didn't affect Daiyu.
Now that Lin Ruhai is doing smoothly, Jia's house has nothing to do with life or death. Recently, Daiyu finally doesn't have to worry about like an old mother anymore, and now she has time to ask about her invisible business empire.
It should be said that when Daiyu first entered the capital, she did bring a lot of money.At that time, Daiyu was still young and she was the lady of the family, so it was not convenient for her to go out and walk, so all business affairs were left to Mr. Song Kesong to take care of them.
This Mr. Song is indeed a talent. Over the past few years, except for the two most eye-catching businesses, Peacock Yu Jinyi Pavilion and Huashan Lunjian Restaurant, Daiyu's other businesses are all under Song Ke's management. Quietly spread all over the country.
When Peacock Feather and Huashan discussed swords, Daiyu knew from the very beginning that such an eye-catching and profitable thing could not be operated for a long time.At the very beginning, Song Ke hired a boss from the south to run the business on his behalf.
It can be said that these two businesses earn creative money, after all, these new ideas are from later generations.How many people are watching.
At that time, taking advantage of the war in the Northland, it was easy to donate. Since then, people's attention has been diverted to those two eye-catching industries.
But Daiyu's real trump card is the most inconspicuous and common business shop in this era.
The few children she raised back then are all grown up now, and they can all be independent.
Now the silk and satin shop, grain shop, rouge shop, bodyguard bureau under Daiyu's name... these are all chain operations across the country.Now it is no exaggeration to say that she has an invisible business empire.
Recently, Daiyu has nothing to do, so she conducts "private visits on micro-services" to investigate industries one by one.
On this day, Daiyu brought a few maidservants and just came out of the jewelry shop under her own name when she suddenly saw a lame Taoist priest talking to a woman holding a child at the corner of the street...
Daiyu narrowed her beautiful big eyes slightly, thinking: Could this be the lame Taoist doing evil everywhere in the red building?
Although she didn't have the memory of the original owner, Xiao Daiyu, when she came here, she also heard from the nanny next to her that there was indeed a monk and Taoist when she was a child, who said she was going to be melted.What are you talking about if you don't go with them, you will have a bad life, and you can't see outsiders and other bastards...
If she hadn't seen such a crippled Taoist today, she would have almost forgotten that there were such two people in the original book, but these two people are like the mysterious existence in the original book.
They always appear at critical moments, elusive, and they are present in the lives of several people.
At first, when Xiangling was a child, she met a monk, and then she lost it.
Then it was Daiyu when she was a child; after that, every time Baoyu had a problem, or went crazy or lost jade, they would appear.
Now that Baoyu's jade is lost again, are they messing up again?
Daiyu was thinking about it, but saw that the Taoist didn't know what he said to the woman. The woman's face changed drastically when she heard it, and she hugged the child and wept continuously, as if there was something embarrassing for her to make a decision...
Daiyu fought back and pulled out her own whip from the car, this bastard thing is here to deceive people again, why don't you whip him and keep it for the New Year?
When Zihuai and Swift behind them saw Daiyu holding a whip, they felt bad. How long has it been since this little ancestor whipped anyone?
In the past, it was fine if the master was not in the capital. Everyone knew that she was domineering, but they didn't really care about her.
But now that the master is back in Beijing, it's not good for him to be an official if she whips people like this for no reason.
Besides, there is only a woman holding a child and a dirty Taoist priest over there. They know that their girls will definitely not lay hands on women and children. Are they going to beat that Taoist priest?
Nowadays, most people believe in Buddhism and believe in Buddhism. Wouldn't it be criticized if they beat up a poor Taoist priest in the street?
The two maids hurried up, each holding Daiyu's arm, and persuading: "My dear girl, what's the matter? Now that the master has returned to Beijing, we can no longer beat people in the street!"
"Girl, don't scare other people's children!"
Daiyu thought, yes, there are children.Taking a closer look, it really is a girl with pink make-up and jade.I knew that this bastard fooled his parents and gave up their daughter again!
Daiyu shouted: "That stinky Taoist priest is cheating and abducting him again!"
Then he said to the woman: "This sister-in-law, don't listen to his nonsense. This is a liar. I have been looking for him for a long time. Sister-in-law, hold the child and hide away, and don't be scared when I beat him later." child."
The woman was a little stunned when she heard what Daiyu said, her eyes were still on her face, she looked at the Taoist priest and then at Daiyu, not knowing how to react.
But the Taoist priest looked at Daiyu for a while, and said with a sneer, "So it's you, a girl who has no luck and no parents!"
After pinching his fingers again, he suddenly turned pale with shock, and shouted, "No, why are you still alive? Logically, you should already be dead."
Daiyu slammed the whip on the ground with a bang, and the woman was so frightened that she ran away with the child in her arms.
Daiyu: "You should have died long ago..."
Daiyu was about to go forward and give the stinky old man a whip, suddenly a figure flickered at the window on the third floor of the nearby teahouse, and a person fell lightly beside Daiyu.
Daiyu saw that it was none other than Xiao Xie General Xie Zhan.
Xie Zhan stood sideways in front of Daiyu and asked, "Yu Mo, what's wrong?"
Daiyu pointed at the crippled Taoist with a whip, "This cripple is a liar, he was the one who said he would turn me away, if I don't go with him, my illness will never be cured for the rest of my life..."
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhan waved his hand without saying a word: "Tied!"
Quickly, two pawns came over from behind, and tied up the crippled Taoist three times and two times.
You said to yourself in the crowd: "No, no, this girl should have died a long time ago..."
Xie Zhan was furious when he heard this, and shouted, "Shut up, this Taoist priest is bewitching everyone..."
Daiyu hurriedly answered, "Abducting and selling children!"
Xie Zhan: "Bewitching the crowd, abducting and selling children, and now he is finally caught, and quickly taken away, sent to the Yamen for careful interrogation, he must have accomplices."
The two promised, and escorted the lame Taoist away like a little chicken.
Xie Zhan then looked at Daiyu firmly, and said softly, "Tell me about such things in the future, don't do it yourself."
Daiyu: "I also met by chance... besides, I'm not that kind of delicate young lady, so give him a good..."
Before Daiyu could finish speaking, Xie Zhan said urgently: "But, I think he is such a filthy person that you will stain your eyes if you look at him! Can you come to me if you need anything?
Don't try to be brave, although I know you are amazing, but I... I feel bad! "
Daiyu didn't expect him to say this, and her heart was sour and sweet at the same time, and there was more indescribable sadness...
Xie Zhan didn't dare to stay for a long time because he was afraid that he would lose control of his emotions. He knew that Daiyu was different from ordinary ladies. Since she had made it clear to him, she definitely didn't like to pester him.
"I'll take him away, don't worry, I'll definitely interrogate him and explain everything about his ancestors for eight generations." Xie Zhan said, turned and left.
For a moment, Mammy Lai politely took Sister-in-law Ma down to drink tea, and Mrs. Wang lost her composure, "Now that there is no Miss Lin's maid to help, what should Baoyu do when the time comes?"
Jia Mu was also worried. She sighed and said, "Now I have to make an agreement with Baoyu first, and it will be fine if there is no trouble during the worship."
For a while, everyone went to see Baoyu again.Because he had told him in the morning that he was going to marry Sister Lin today, Baoyu looked more energetic than usual now.
Seeing Jiamu, Mrs. Wang and others, I also knew how to say hello, and then took Jiamu's hand and asked, "Why is sister Lin still not here?"
Jiamu said with a smile: "The auspicious time has not yet come. Now she is your wife, and she is shy. You are not allowed to talk about it later. How much can you not say when you return to your new house after worshiping heaven and earth?"
When Baoyu heard this, he danced happily, thinking that he would marry Sister Lin soon, and there was nothing he could not agree to.
Mrs. Wang was still worried, thinking: I have already wronged Baoyatou, if Baoyu said something about Sister Lin later, how would Baoyatou deal with herself?
So he specially warned: "If you don't feel like talking in the hall for a while, there is a rule here. If you talk during the hall, you young couple will easily get tongue-tied in the future."
Baoyu didn't want to quarrel with Sister Lin, and he didn't dare to quarrel with Sister Lin. Although he was a little confused these days, he still remembered that Sister Lin beat someone very painfully.
So he nodded quickly and replied, "I won't speak."
Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang were relieved.
Seeing the crowd leave, Baoyu hurriedly urged Xiren to put on new clothes for herself. She was anxious for a moment, and asked Xiren again: "Sister Lin came to the garden, why is it so troublesome, why don't you come?"
Xiren had no choice but to say: "Didn't the old lady say that we have to wait for the auspicious time."
Baoyu didn't speak anymore, just stared at the door with both eyes...
On the other side, Sister Feng said to Mrs. Wang: "Although there are clothes, there is no need for drums and music outside, but since it is a church visit, there is no sound at all, so it is a bit deserted. It would be more lively if you don't pass on the small troupe at home to play and play."
Mrs. Wang nodded, "You are still thoughtful."
For a while, the big sedan chair came in through the gate, and the family Xile greeted them out. Twelve pairs of palace lanterns came in lined up, which was fresh and elegant.
The bridesmaid invited the newcomer out of the sedan chair.Baoyu sees that the bride and groom are covered with a veil, and Xi Niang is holding her in red. (Note 1) The one supporting the bride and groom was actually a maid with a face.
Baoyu was suspicious: why haven't I seen this sister?Why not Acacia?Not snow geese?
I wanted to ask for a while, but I remembered Mrs. Wang's order that you can't talk when you get married, so you kept silent, thinking: it's not too late to ask sister Lin after returning to the new house, and you can't talk now.
I worshiped heaven and earth for a while, and then I worshiped Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang.After the salute, send it to the bridal chamber.
There are also etiquettes such as sitting on the bed and spreading the tent.The newcomer sat on the bed, and the hijab was about to be lifted next. Everyone was nervous for a while, not knowing how Baoyu would react.
Therefore, Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu were all there at this time, in case Baoyu went crazy.
At this moment, Baoyu was a bit stupid. Seeing that he had finally arrived at the new house and could talk, he said to the man in the red hijab: "Sister Lin, I haven't seen you for a few days. Who is the sister next to you? Why is it such a happy day today?" Why isn't Sister Zihuai accompanying you?"
Seeing that Sister Lin didn't speak, I thought: Is Sister Lin angry?He bowed to the bride again, and said, "Sister Lin, don't cover this thing, it makes you feel bored just looking at it? Let me uncover it for you."
Only then did she step forward to lift the hijab, and only took a closer look, and saw a plump beauty under the hijab, how could she look like Sister Bao?
Baoyu was suspicious and looked up at the crowd, only to see that they were all laughing.Looking to the side, where is that ugly maid?Next to it is clearly Yinger...
Baoyu was dumbfounded now, he thought he might be dreaming.
He quickly ran behind Xiren, tugged on Xiren's sleeves, and asked in a low voice, "Who is that beauty over there?"
Xiren covered his mouth and smiled, "That's your newly married Second Grandma Bao."
Baoyu: "Who is the Second Grandma Bao you are talking about?"
Attacker: "Miss Bao."
Baoyu: "What about Miss Lin?"
Xiren: "My master made the decision to marry Miss Bao. What are you talking about, Miss Lin?"
When Baoyu heard this, he burst into tears and said that he wanted to find Sister Lin...
Everyone hurriedly coaxed Baochai into the back room. No one here listened to what Baoyu said, but kept crying. Mother Jia had no choice but to ask someone to light benzoin.
After a while, Baoyu was drowsy, and finally calmed down. Everyone hurriedly helped Baoyu to the bed and lay down.
Baoyu fell asleep for a while, and Sister Feng, You Shi and others in the inner room also persuaded Baochai to settle down...
There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, it was the auspicious day for Jia Zheng to take office, and everyone was saying goodbye for a while, and then felt sad for a while.
**
No matter how people in Jia's mansion got married and rejoiced in the turmoil, it didn't affect Daiyu.
Now that Lin Ruhai is doing smoothly, Jia's house has nothing to do with life or death. Recently, Daiyu finally doesn't have to worry about like an old mother anymore, and now she has time to ask about her invisible business empire.
It should be said that when Daiyu first entered the capital, she did bring a lot of money.At that time, Daiyu was still young and she was the lady of the family, so it was not convenient for her to go out and walk, so all business affairs were left to Mr. Song Kesong to take care of them.
This Mr. Song is indeed a talent. Over the past few years, except for the two most eye-catching businesses, Peacock Yu Jinyi Pavilion and Huashan Lunjian Restaurant, Daiyu's other businesses are all under Song Ke's management. Quietly spread all over the country.
When Peacock Feather and Huashan discussed swords, Daiyu knew from the very beginning that such an eye-catching and profitable thing could not be operated for a long time.At the very beginning, Song Ke hired a boss from the south to run the business on his behalf.
It can be said that these two businesses earn creative money, after all, these new ideas are from later generations.How many people are watching.
At that time, taking advantage of the war in the Northland, it was easy to donate. Since then, people's attention has been diverted to those two eye-catching industries.
But Daiyu's real trump card is the most inconspicuous and common business shop in this era.
The few children she raised back then are all grown up now, and they can all be independent.
Now the silk and satin shop, grain shop, rouge shop, bodyguard bureau under Daiyu's name... these are all chain operations across the country.Now it is no exaggeration to say that she has an invisible business empire.
Recently, Daiyu has nothing to do, so she conducts "private visits on micro-services" to investigate industries one by one.
On this day, Daiyu brought a few maidservants and just came out of the jewelry shop under her own name when she suddenly saw a lame Taoist priest talking to a woman holding a child at the corner of the street...
Daiyu narrowed her beautiful big eyes slightly, thinking: Could this be the lame Taoist doing evil everywhere in the red building?
Although she didn't have the memory of the original owner, Xiao Daiyu, when she came here, she also heard from the nanny next to her that there was indeed a monk and Taoist when she was a child, who said she was going to be melted.What are you talking about if you don't go with them, you will have a bad life, and you can't see outsiders and other bastards...
If she hadn't seen such a crippled Taoist today, she would have almost forgotten that there were such two people in the original book, but these two people are like the mysterious existence in the original book.
They always appear at critical moments, elusive, and they are present in the lives of several people.
At first, when Xiangling was a child, she met a monk, and then she lost it.
Then it was Daiyu when she was a child; after that, every time Baoyu had a problem, or went crazy or lost jade, they would appear.
Now that Baoyu's jade is lost again, are they messing up again?
Daiyu was thinking about it, but saw that the Taoist didn't know what he said to the woman. The woman's face changed drastically when she heard it, and she hugged the child and wept continuously, as if there was something embarrassing for her to make a decision...
Daiyu fought back and pulled out her own whip from the car, this bastard thing is here to deceive people again, why don't you whip him and keep it for the New Year?
When Zihuai and Swift behind them saw Daiyu holding a whip, they felt bad. How long has it been since this little ancestor whipped anyone?
In the past, it was fine if the master was not in the capital. Everyone knew that she was domineering, but they didn't really care about her.
But now that the master is back in Beijing, it's not good for him to be an official if she whips people like this for no reason.
Besides, there is only a woman holding a child and a dirty Taoist priest over there. They know that their girls will definitely not lay hands on women and children. Are they going to beat that Taoist priest?
Nowadays, most people believe in Buddhism and believe in Buddhism. Wouldn't it be criticized if they beat up a poor Taoist priest in the street?
The two maids hurried up, each holding Daiyu's arm, and persuading: "My dear girl, what's the matter? Now that the master has returned to Beijing, we can no longer beat people in the street!"
"Girl, don't scare other people's children!"
Daiyu thought, yes, there are children.Taking a closer look, it really is a girl with pink make-up and jade.I knew that this bastard fooled his parents and gave up their daughter again!
Daiyu shouted: "That stinky Taoist priest is cheating and abducting him again!"
Then he said to the woman: "This sister-in-law, don't listen to his nonsense. This is a liar. I have been looking for him for a long time. Sister-in-law, hold the child and hide away, and don't be scared when I beat him later." child."
The woman was a little stunned when she heard what Daiyu said, her eyes were still on her face, she looked at the Taoist priest and then at Daiyu, not knowing how to react.
But the Taoist priest looked at Daiyu for a while, and said with a sneer, "So it's you, a girl who has no luck and no parents!"
After pinching his fingers again, he suddenly turned pale with shock, and shouted, "No, why are you still alive? Logically, you should already be dead."
Daiyu slammed the whip on the ground with a bang, and the woman was so frightened that she ran away with the child in her arms.
Daiyu: "You should have died long ago..."
Daiyu was about to go forward and give the stinky old man a whip, suddenly a figure flickered at the window on the third floor of the nearby teahouse, and a person fell lightly beside Daiyu.
Daiyu saw that it was none other than Xiao Xie General Xie Zhan.
Xie Zhan stood sideways in front of Daiyu and asked, "Yu Mo, what's wrong?"
Daiyu pointed at the crippled Taoist with a whip, "This cripple is a liar, he was the one who said he would turn me away, if I don't go with him, my illness will never be cured for the rest of my life..."
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhan waved his hand without saying a word: "Tied!"
Quickly, two pawns came over from behind, and tied up the crippled Taoist three times and two times.
You said to yourself in the crowd: "No, no, this girl should have died a long time ago..."
Xie Zhan was furious when he heard this, and shouted, "Shut up, this Taoist priest is bewitching everyone..."
Daiyu hurriedly answered, "Abducting and selling children!"
Xie Zhan: "Bewitching the crowd, abducting and selling children, and now he is finally caught, and quickly taken away, sent to the Yamen for careful interrogation, he must have accomplices."
The two promised, and escorted the lame Taoist away like a little chicken.
Xie Zhan then looked at Daiyu firmly, and said softly, "Tell me about such things in the future, don't do it yourself."
Daiyu: "I also met by chance... besides, I'm not that kind of delicate young lady, so give him a good..."
Before Daiyu could finish speaking, Xie Zhan said urgently: "But, I think he is such a filthy person that you will stain your eyes if you look at him! Can you come to me if you need anything?
Don't try to be brave, although I know you are amazing, but I... I feel bad! "
Daiyu didn't expect him to say this, and her heart was sour and sweet at the same time, and there was more indescribable sadness...
Xie Zhan didn't dare to stay for a long time because he was afraid that he would lose control of his emotions. He knew that Daiyu was different from ordinary ladies. Since she had made it clear to him, she definitely didn't like to pester him.
"I'll take him away, don't worry, I'll definitely interrogate him and explain everything about his ancestors for eight generations." Xie Zhan said, turned and left.
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