Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

Since Li Wan broke away from Erfang and Rongguo Mansion, he set up his own family and guarded Jialan, and refused to wade into the muddy water.She was young and widowed, so naturally she felt very bitter.In the past, when Jia's family was prosperous, there were noble concubines with terrifying power outside, and Jia's mother loved and supported inside, so Li Wan's life was relatively smooth.

Although Mrs. Wang treats her indifferently and doesn't love Jia Lan very much, she just pampers Baoyu, but after all, Jia Lan is the grandson of a rich family, and Jia Zheng also values ​​it very much, and often condolences, and she expresses her affection They are all entrusted to their sons, and the control is extremely strict, and mothers are more valuable than their sons.Therefore, Jia Lan does not have the bad habits of the children of the aristocratic family at all, on the contrary, he often reveals the petty air of being dependent on his widowed mother.

Li Wan knew in her heart that Mrs. Wang had the final say in this family, and that even Jia's mother would favor Baoyu. No one really cared about the two of them, so she started saving money for the future in advance.The rewards of the New Year, the income from the farm, especially after living in the Grand View Garden, she chose Daoxiang Village quite discerningly, where the rice fields and vegetable fields have interest, Madam Wang naturally doesn't pay attention, but she is happy to collect her own fanny pack.

At that time, she still had the enthusiasm of youth, and she also liked to gather with the sisters in the garden, write poems and paint pictures, and seek happiness for herself.But even at that time, she was very careful not to lose money. Every time she gathered, she asked the sisters to contribute. She knew that this small amount of money was nothing to Baochai and Daiyu, but to Yingchun, Xiangyun's younger sisters who can't control themselves, they are actually very embarrassed, but she never wanted to pay for them, at most she tried to get Wang Xifeng to pay for it.

The hatred for Wang Xifeng must have been planted at that time.In fact, that hatred already existed, but it was buried so deep that she didn't even notice it.When Jia Zhu was alive, the head of the Rongguo Mansion was Li Wan. Although it was under Mrs. Wang's rule at that time, Mrs. Wang didn't care about other matters, and planned Yuanchun's entry into the palace and giving birth to Baoyu, which occupied almost all of Mrs. Wang's time. .

At that time when the Jia Mansion was still in its heyday, the short-lived splendor made Li Wan forever recall: the flattery of the servants at home, the beautiful scenery, the money that passed by like flowing water every day, and of course, the benefits in the open and in the dark... Everything came to an abrupt end with Jia Zhu's passing.

From then on, she could only live as a widow like dead wood and ashes. She could not wear colorful clothes or makeup, and quietly guarded her youngest son, living a life of darkness.All the glory belongs to Wang Xifeng, and all the benefits belong to Wang Xifeng, and she is so greedy, what Li Wan didn't dare to take, take, or do before, Wang Xifeng dared to take, take, and do.Mrs. Wang didn't know, but Li Wan understood Wang Xifeng's tricks. She saw it in her eyes and was angry in her heart.

It's just that she never said it until that day, when she led the sisters to find Wang Xifeng for money to start a poetry club. She only showed her sharpness once, and she fought back tit for tat, but the thorn in her heart ached sharply.

Especially when she was in charge of the Grand View Garden, she envied Sister Feng for having a helper like Ping'er, jealous of Ping'er's loyalty to Sister Feng, and felt more and more lonely.It was at that time that Jalan's nanny caught her attention.She was also a poor man, her husband died, and she had no one to rely on, so she came to the mansion to serve her. Li Wan finally found comfort, in Daoxiang Village, behind closed doors, she had the final say, no one would say anything, besides, Those maids didn't know about their personnel, nor did the girls, so she was very relieved.

But she was wrong, she didn't know how things got out.She only knew that on that day, that is, the day after the inspection of the Grand View Garden, Mrs. Wang came over in person and called out all the daughters-in-law and maidservants in her yard to look at them one by one.When she saw the nurse, she knew something was wrong just by looking at Mrs. Wang's eyes.

Mrs. Wang's eyes were full of understanding, contempt and disgust, but she didn't say anything, she just told her in the usual light tone of a lady: "This nanny is a bit flirtatious, I don't like it very much, and Lan'er is too big." Let's send her out." At that time, Li Wan felt a real crisis and realized that he was too careless.

Without a moment's delay, she sent the nurse away according to Mrs. Wang's wishes. The weeping look on the nurse's face when she was about to leave haunted her for many days, but she didn't allow herself to be soft-hearted. She knew that driving away the nurse would It was Mrs. Wang who warned her that when necessary, she would take away her Lan'er and everything she had.

From then on, her heart was completely dead, she no longer resisted, and no longer had enthusiasm.The sisters in the garden were romantically scattered, and she had nothing to do with it, until the second wife was kicked out, the Grand View Garden was closed, and then the house was ransacked, she even felt happy.In the precarious situation, she can only hold on to the little property she has, which is the guarantee of her and her son's future.

After that, she really became the person Wang Xifeng said cherishes money as much as life, including ignoring the plight of Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, and also refusing to save Qiaojie... She felt that she had done nothing. Wrong, she told Jia Lan like this, and comforted herself like this: People always have to protect themselves first, and we can't be tied to a vine to die of exhaustion.

Lan'er is a sensible child, no, it should be said that Lan'er has never been a child, he has become an adult as soon as he is sensible, and even has a firmer indifference and persistence than an adult.Apart from his mother, the only person in the family whom Jia Lan can admire is Jia Cong, who is also a helpless person who earns his living by relying on his talent and hard work.

Since Jia Cong was elected, Jia Lan read like a madman.The hard work paid off, and he was indeed a young man who won the imperial examination. He won the No. 14 in the general examination, and he also successfully got the Jinshi and the first place in the palace examination.Li Wan's long-cherished wish for many years has been fulfilled, thinking that the clouds will open and the moon will be bright at last, but Mrs. Wang died just at this time.

Jia Lan had no choice but to worry about Ding when it was still unknown whether he was an outsider or a Beijing official.He felt that the future was gloomy, and he never begged for help, never lowered his eyebrows, but he couldn't bear to see his mother's tears every day.

So Jia Lan went to ask Jia Cong, but fortunately, Jia Cong still supported him and promised him a future. He could trust Jia Cong. He knew that in the whole family, if there was one person who could only be trusted and entrusted to, it was this cousin. up.

It was another three years of waiting and suffering. Seeing that Jinshi of the same subject was either assigned to various departments, or took out foreign posts, and was promoted in each department, he was destined to be his boss. Earning a lot of money, he can only watch helplessly, hoping to get rid of his service soon, assign a position soon, and arrive at the post soon, so that his mother can feel proud.Yes, the distance between Jinshi and Mrs. Wang's death among him was too close, so close that he didn't even have time to set up wine to celebrate, and he began to cry and mourn.

Jia Lan is a resilient child. In the past three years, he has never been depressed, and has devoted himself to studying hard. He also talked with Jia Cong. It's a good thing, you can get out of stereotyped articles, and spend more time and energy reading some books that are practical and practical.

Jia Lan thinks so deeply, so she is eagerly waiting to step into the official career, make it to the top, and fulfill her lifelong ambitions.However, maybe it was his fate, just two months before taking off his clothes, Jia Zheng fell ill again, and died less than half a year later.At this time, the seal of the magistrate of Yilan County, Hubei Province that Jia Lan had obtained was not yet warm in his hands, so he had to worry about Ding again.

Li Wan didn't expect that Jia Lan's official career would be so ups and downs. After studying hard to earn fame, he wasted six years in vain. He couldn't help but feel depressed.However, when she was guarding Jia Zheng's spirit, she heard some relatives secretly talking behind her back, saying that Jia Lan's fate was hard, so he killed his father before he was born, and killed his grandparents after he became an adult. His life was not going well. .

Hearing these bastard words, Li Wan couldn't help but feel annoyed, and before the funeral, he fell ill.If you don't attend the funeral, of course you don't want to contribute money or effort.Even Jia Lan, even though he is the eldest grandson of the eldest house, just adheres to the principle of "sorrow for filial piety", and just kneels before the coffin and weeps. As for trivial matters, he refuses to help him. Let the relatives shake their heads and sigh.

Aunt Zhao had no talent at first, and she was an aunt after all, so she couldn't get on the stage. She lived behind closed doors, and Jia Zheng obeyed her, as if she was also the head of the house.Once Jia Zheng passed away, she would have nothing to do, even her status would be gone, she would only be three points higher than a slave.

Although Jia Huan is an adult, he is useless and completely clueless, just waiting for others to take care of him.What's more, he just remembered that he had an older brother at this time, so he hurriedly invited Baoyu Baochai to his home to preside over it.Baoyu also waited to eat, and only Baochai did his best to preserve his dignity.

However, all affairs depended on money, and Baoyu and Baochai were also impoverished in this respect. Later, Jia Lian and other close relatives who still held official positions also gave sacrifice silver, which was just enough to handle the funeral hastily.Later, Jia Cong, who was far in the south, also sent someone to send a sum of money, which was enough for Baoyu to send the coffins of Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang back to Jinling and bury them in the ancestral grave.

Li Wan and Jia Lan did not touch any of these things. After seeing off the spirit, he went home to thank the guests behind closed doors, hung Mencius's banner "Heaven wants to send great responsibilities to all people" in his study, and recited it every day. Then he buried himself in his studies again.

At this time, Li Wan had some symptoms, sighing frequently, feeling tight in the chest, worrying about Jia Lan's future, exhausting all her vitality.Finally, after another three years, Jia Lan, with the help of Jia Cong and others, found a vacancy in the Ministry of Officials, and worked cautiously every day.

Jia Lan is in her 20s and has not yet married. Although several relatives express their desire to marry, Li Wan doesn't like them.Wanting to climb high, there is no way out for a while, so Jia Lan's marriage is also wasted.

Fortunately, Jia Lan's books for so many years are really not for nothing, they stand out after all.In less than a few years, he was promoted one after another, and became a household doctor of the fourth rank, with a very good official reputation.Jia Lan took advantage of the decree of kindness and the opportunity to recruit virtuous people, wrote a letter to ask for a memorial for her mother, and set up a memorial archway for festivals.

The emperor also heard about Li Wan's deeds of being a widow at a young age and raising children to become talents, so he issued a decree and rewarded Li Wan with a second-rank imperial uniform.Li Wan lived a lonely life and finally achieved consummation.

Jia Lan set up a banquet at home and entertained the guests, hoping to comfort her mother's grievances for so many years.It's a pity that Li Wan has already exhausted all his energy. After all these years, the two of them invited guests, and all relatives and friends came. When they were waiting for Li Wan to come out to sit at the banquet, they heard crying from the back hall.

When Jia Lan ran in three steps and two steps to have a look, she saw that Li Wan was wearing a phoenix crown and Xiapei, and she had died with a smile on her face.