Sister of the Treasure of the Red Chamber is quitting

As mentioned earlier, Wang Ren asked a group of big men to ride around in a carriage that was not very eye-catching like carrying chickens. He walked through the streets and alleys, shaking back and forth for about two hours before he was in one place. stop.The people outside came over and knocked on the boards of the car, and the guards inside immediately found a black bag and buckled it on Wang Ren's head, and dragged them down.

After walking for more than half an hour, they stopped at the place. Wang Ren asked someone to clamp him to the ground for a meal. He untied his pockets and looked at the hall in a daze. King Zhongshun?With great difficulty, he stood up with the help of the floor tiles, cupped his hands and said: "Greetings to the lord, what's the matter with the lord today? If you want to see the little one, you can just send a servant to call, why are you so violent?"

King Zhongshun suddenly laughed out loud while sitting: "Uncle Wang is a very popular figure in the capital now, and he dare not be as contemptuous as before." Looking at the two big men, they immediately bowed their waists and smiled in apologetic way: "Your Highness is ashamed of me? Just tell me if you have any orders!" Then the Prince and Highness above said: "I have something for you to do. I have something that was previously stored by your relatives. I’m in a shop called Heng Shu Dian, please take the ticket and get it out for me. Recently, I’ve been busy coming and going at this gate, and I’m afraid it will bring trouble to your relatives.”

Wang Ren was stunned for a moment, and after a lot of calculations in his stomach, he realized that this "Heng Shu Dian" was an old pawn shop of Xue's family, and it was also the place where they made their fortune in their early years.I secretly thought in my heart that I wish I could get him out of the basket right away, but I still smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's just a pick-up, it's just that a stupid person will be able to handle it for you. Just One, how do you bring the things you took out?" King Zhongshun raised his chin and pointed at the two behind him, saying: "Just go, someone else will take care of things for you later." As promised, Wang Ren was so scared that he almost peed his pants. He didn't dare to talk anymore. He took the ticket like a quail, and asked someone to cover his pockets and take it out as it was.

Along the way, he was beating drums in his heart. King Zhongshun was going to pick up something from the pawn shop. If he didn't go by himself, he had to go around so much to ask himself to go, which shows that this thing is not a good item.Turning left and right at the place I went, I couldn't figure out the location, I didn't know the scenery of the mountains and rivers outside, even the interior decoration of the house was very ordinary, obviously I was afraid that people would see and remember something, this matter must be shameful.That being the case, why not make a fuss about it so that you can also vent your anger.It was not easy to find someone who dared to beat me at the banquet that day, so I will take care of Xue's family first.At that time, it is inevitable that all the men and women of Xue's family will go in and stay in the hut, and this young lady Xue will naturally fall into his hands obediently and enjoy herself.

After making up his mind, Wang Ren kicked the servant who was thrown out, crookedly helped him home, and only waited for him to wake up from sleep to find out what happened to Xue's family.

Over there, Baochai didn't know that a disaster was imminent. The clerk who had arranged to go to the hometown of Meihanlin, Ganshan Road, to inquire about news years ago had returned, and was kneeling outside the screen waiting to answer the masters. Inside the screen sat Mrs. There are four chai and Baoqin, and Xue Biao is staring at the buddy outside and asking.I saw that the clerk bought some odds and ends of the cleat collars worn by the children, and recorded the words of the villagers with paper, and poured out what they had seen and heard in the past few days like beans.

The old man and the old lady of the Mei family came to Beijing to live with Mei Hanlin a few years ago, and because of the overpopulation, the room was too small to fit in, so they returned to their hometown with big bags and stayed there.Mei Hanlin sent home 50 taels of silver every month, which was higher than his own monthly payment. Mrs. Mei had already had an opinion, but she dared not say it because of her filial piety.Leaving aside these things for the time being, the clerk wandered around outside the old Mei family house for several days, teasing boys big and small with candy and met a few of them, describing the two as people said, one was more than six years old, and the other was three or four years old. age.Everyone in the neighborhood knew that his grandparents were high officials in the capital, and they behaved differently from other children in daily life. Even they themselves knew their origins clearly, so they couldn't be wrong.

The clerk bought off a laundry woman under his stove to get some things that the child carried with him, and the styles were indeed mailed from the capital. A mailing lock had the father's name and the child's date of birth on it, so it was considered a gift. physical evidence.With the witnesses and physical evidence, the clerk hurried back all night and night, and was stopped outside the city gate for several days, so he just arrived home today.After talking about the origins of these children, the man said again: "Don't dare to lie to the master, this Mei family is really not good. Even the neighbors in the neighborhood said that the father of these two children had married a girl from a rich family, and each of them was eagerly waiting. Climb up to fight the autumn wind. Also, Tao has already figured out how to occupy the dowry of the orphan girl, and even the two cubs are not clean. Hearing this, the little one wants to bite him twice. He is really not a man, so quit Personnel matters! There are also those old people who don't distinguish between black and white, and they talk about "stepmothers" to those two bastards every day before they see the second girl, and their reputation will be ruined before they get married."

Xue Biao was shaking with anger after listening outside, walking back and forth like a millstone, if Namei Wenhe stood in front of him, Bao Buqi, this sincere gentleman wanted to pounce on him twice.Inside the screen, Baoqin was already crying like tears. Mrs. Xue hugged her and rubbed her back gently, and Xu Ying also sat aside and tried her best to comfort her.Du Baochai was still able to hold back, and asked someone to collect the confession and physical evidence, and rewarded the clerk heavily before he confessed: "I will give you three days off, go back and have a good rest. Just don't talk nonsense, and wait for the second girl's matter to be cleared up." Of course there are rewards, just to see if you can keep your mouth shut." The man swore and kowtowed before he retreated, leaving only the masters in the room to discuss.

Baoqin was sobbing and asked Mrs. Xue to hold her. Baochai turned her head and said to her in a warm voice: "Okay, now I know that it's not a good family, so I should be happy, and we won't force it." Let you get married. If you cry again, your eyes will be blurred, and you will get edema tomorrow." As she said, she personally took the stewed pear soup with her and sent it down. There is such a person, just thinking about it makes me sick, and it’s useless to tell him to smear his name! It’s not that he is the only one in the Mei family who said that he accidentally had a concubine in the front room. It’s as if I’m going to hurt him. I don’t owe him the Mei family, so I’m just ruined for nothing. If so, I’ll fight to the death and see who’s face shines!” Mrs. Xue patted her hands and said unwillingly. : "Why do you want to be so narrow! Your sister, sister-in-law and brothers are all here, so it can make you suffer? Anyway, we are young, so it's not good to stay at home with my old woman for two more years."

As he said that, Xuying and Baochai exchanged glances, and the two got up and walked outside together.Walking outside under the flower shelf, the wisteria has spit out tender green leaves and looks different every day. The two sisters-in-law picked up a stool and sat down. Xu Ying said first: "This Mei family cannot be married. It is a fire pit. Anyone who enters will be in vain for a lifetime." Baochai then said: "That's not true. It's hard to paint the skin and paint the bones. You know people, you know the face, but you don't know the heart. This Mei Wenhe was born with a handsome appearance, but his inner appearance is like this. Even if some of them were not made by him, he turned a blind eye to them." , will be an accomplice in the future. Up to now, I am thinking about how to call off this marriage."

Because the marriage was originally arranged by Bao Qin's late father, and the Xue family was very powerful, if she was not careful, the world would poke her spine and scold her as dislike the poor and love the rich.But what did that rich girl do to make her look favorably on a poor boy?At such a time, it was obviously the fault of the Mei family, but the board had to hit the Xue family at that time, which was really frustrating.Xuying pondered for a moment and said: "I have a plan, and it won't hurt our girl's reputation. If only this plan goes on, the Mei family will not be able to lose face and never recover. I am afraid that my mother believes in the Buddha's kindness and cannot bear to fall. I also feel that my thoughts are dark and narrow, which is not good for the whole family, so I dare not speak to my face. I will discuss it with you now."

Baochai shook her head and said, "Don't worry, the mother is the most protective of the child. Even if it really makes the Mei family feel ashamed, I'm afraid she will send her mother-in-law to come to the door to ridicule her and us. Besides, we are just protecting ourselves. , It’s not that you are thinking about harming others for no reason. The method is too soft and you are afraid that you will suffer from it if you beat the snake to death. If someone in the family chews their tongue and just lifts their feet to sell the mine, you are justifiably worshiping the grandma of the ancestors, don’t be afraid This." Xuying just smiled and said: "It makes me feel anxious for a long time. The family is full of gentlemen, and I am only a villain. Seeing the sages and thinking about them, seeing too many sages, I feel guilty!" Baochai laughed at her: "Are you acting guilty? Hurry up!"

Only then did Xu Ying say seriously: "The Mei family's marriage must be retired, but the method of retreat is particular. If you rely on the power of your relatives, you may not be able to directly hit the Mei family's face and forcefully retreat, but this move It will definitely hurt Sister Qin's reputation. I thought about it, I must let the Mei family accuse me of being ashamed of seeing people so I can get out of this cage calmly." As he spoke, he moved closer and said in a low voice: "This plan calls for dredging the bottom. Fishing in troubled waters. First ask the servants to bring the two Mei family children here. If the child is lost there, you must send someone to the Beijing News and Mei Hanlin to find out. If Mei Hanlin knows that his grandson is lost, the smart ones will think that our family knows. News, those who are not smart will definitely arrange for people to search for them secretly. I am afraid that Ken will not let go of offending his future in-laws for the sake of these two children. I am not afraid that they will not fall into the trap. Get up, ask someone to spread the word that the Mei family has lost the child and look for it everywhere, and ask your brother to call him in a few days to ask him. If you still don’t understand what we mean by this point, you can directly bring the money that your uncle donated to the Mei family back then. The deed took the child away together, saying that the child was lost and we met and found it, and returned it to the Mei family. Seeing that the child was pitiful, he was willing to make Mei Wenhe and the child's mother a mandarin duck that lived together and flew together. This step is ours, and it takes up high righteousness, although it is a bit troublesome to go roundabout, there is no room for people to talk about it."

After listening to Baochai, she tasted it carefully, nodded and said: "It's okay, fortunately, I met Guo Xiao, and you can't be courteous if you are just and right, just deal with it slowly. Just follow what my sister-in-law said, and I will arrange people. What's the family? Not many, there are only a lot of caravan guys, but if you explain the key points to them in detail, you can't miss anything." After speaking, the two had made up their minds, and Xu Ying went back to accompany Mrs. Xue to coax Baoqin , Baochai got up and went to Xue Biao to discuss arranging for the staff to leave.She didn't say that the idea came from Xu Ying, but said to Xue Biao: "The method is indeed a bit sinister, but it's because I was forced to do nothing. It's just that I have to take care of the two concubines of the Mei family along the way, after all. There is nothing wrong with the child, the sins are all made by adults." Xue Biao gritted his teeth and said: "My sister is soft-hearted, who knows that such a thing happened in that high-ranking and wealthy family, let alone two bastards, call him Mei Wenhe Throwing off the skin and losing half your life is, that's where it is."

After finishing speaking, he immediately went out and ordered a few simple-looking, honest-looking and clever guys to come up. After explaining things like this, the guys were filled with righteous indignation after hearing this: "How can there be such a wicked little boy who wants to eat people's dowry and eat people's dowry? She made up her mind to ask someone to be an old mother. The two girls of our master are pampered like gods, how can we spoil such a scoundrel? Don't worry, we will definitely solve the problems for the master. We big bosses will come after listening The matter of anger, the truth is that the Mei family can’t take it for nothing.” As they spoke, they all geared up, discussed privately, and then went to the account to get the money, and then headed back to Mei Hanlin’s hometown in Ganshan Road.

Sending off the guys also entered February, because of the country's filial piety, there is no need to rush to make new clothes this season.Baochai gradually entrusted all the big and small affairs of the family to Xuying's hands, and only took Bailu and the shops to plan on the matter of approving and issuing money.In April, when the purchase and settlement in the palace will be settled, this account must be listed separately, so I dare not be sloppy, so I started to prepare early.

The Flower Festival on the twelfth day of the second lunar month is Daiyu's birthday, Lin Ruhai is now at a time when everyone is staring at the cusp, so naturally he dare not make a big deal with his daughter.He just ordered the cook to wait on him carefully and hold a very delicate and clean family banquet, and then invited relatives and girls to play for a long time.Two members of the Jia family, one from the Shi family, one from the Xue family, and Daiyu herself gathered around the round table in the flower hall to tease the parrot and pet the raccoon slave. It couldn't be more comfortable.

In a few days, it seems that we will go to March, and the north-south caravan at home will set off to go north as usual.Xue Biao confessed that Si Yue must rush back to deliver the purchases in the palace, so as to appease Bao Qin, and thanked Xu Ying Baochai in advance for taking care of his younger sister, so he reluctantly led the way out to the door.

It was the third day of March, when Baochai was busy with her abacus, and Xuying sat next to her doing needlework, raising her head from time to time and urging her to get up and move around so as not to hurt her shoulders after sitting for a long time.The newly promoted shopkeeper of the pawnshop outside led the stone nerd and rushed in with the big housekeeper. He knelt outside the side room and said without waiting for the maid to pass the news: "Miss! It's terrible. Back then shopkeeper Wu left the pile of things. Now someone has come to mention it." Hearing this, Baochai went to the door and asked him through the screen window, "Who is it to mention?"

The shopkeeper replied: "It's the son of our wife's natal family who came to the store to name the things that should be stored in the store a few years earlier." Baochai said: "Go back first, just say that the things in the warehouse need to be sorted, We'll talk about it after a few days." The shopkeeper was in a hurry: "My little one said that the old man of the Wang family just didn't allow it. He took it as a ticket and insisted on cashing out the things now. There are more and more idlers around who are booing and watching, buddy. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on for too long. In addition, there are many things written on the ticket that were transferred to the pen and ink shop in the past, and the younger ones dare not be self-sufficient, so please show me!"

Baochai looked around the room twice, made up her mind, gritted her teeth and said, "Go, now go to the Jinyiwei yamen to find Mr. Shen from the third grade Tongzhi, and report to Xuejiaheng that there seems to be a gangster hiding in Shudian's shop. Please lock the shop as soon as possible so that the thieves can’t get away.” The shopkeeper trembled and almost collapsed on the ground: “Girl! That’s Jin Yiwei, how could you lure such murderous talents home?” Baochai glared at him and said : "It's time to die when the things go out. Now that the top is in chaos, I'd rather let this bet go to my brother's brother, than make it cheap for Wang Ren and other wicked people."

The shopkeeper of the pawn shop was still hesitating, but the stone nerd kowtowed decisively and said: "I will apologize to the girl! If Jin Yiwei comes to lock the girl, I will ask the little boy to guard the door for the rest of my life!" After saying that, he lifted his hem Running outside, no one could catch up.

Xuying didn't hear it right inside, and he didn't know the way inside, so he asked the shopkeeper to watch the shopkeeper first, and sent the big housekeeper to the yamen to find Xue Pan and hurried back. Then he frowned and asked Baochai, "Is there anyone in the shop?" What is that terrible thing?" Now that there is nothing to hide, Baochai told her sister-in-law all the things she found when she went to Beijing to check the shop, and asked her: "Sister-in-law, do you know the physical evidence of the Hegong case last year? Everyone thinks Master Shen brought it back from the south of the Yangtze River, but it was actually hidden in our shop without anyone noticing. If I hadn't discovered it by accident, it would still be an unsolved case by now." She didn't say anything. As for Shen Yu pretending to be a cook in Xue's restaurant and then over the wall to inquire about it, Xu Ying was taken aback by the above and said: "I can't give this thing, and I handed it in early, and I can't get it out. After all, the Zhen family didn't fall, if people know that it was the old Xue family who stabbed him in the back, the entire Xue family will not be able to survive, I'm afraid disaster is just around the corner."

Baochai nodded and said: "That's the reason. Mr. Shen already knew the origin of this account book, and he would close the shop as soon as possible in order not to startle the snake. Now the fire is burning his eyebrows, so he simply put this hot potato. A pole was spent, and there happened to be Wang Ren jumping up and down here to grab the shit basin and put it on his head. I run a pawn shop and I don’t care how much money is saved by people!" The two sisters-in-law here are figuring out the key points, and the other side The second shopkeeper brought in two more women: "Miss, these two nuns came from Zhongshun Wangfu, Tete specified that they would come to see you, and said that they could share your worries. Madam asked me to bring them Come here, do you see?"

During the conversation, the two women were very free and happy. After blessing, they came up and walked around Baochai, and wanted to reach out to touch their arms and wrists. They praised: "The girl has good skin and flesh, and she looks pretty. Wealth and honor have arrived, so please feel free to enjoy it, girl!"

The author has something to say: Today YYS draws cards, 40 draws don’t even have a salted fish king, Lan Shou!Others can smoke Yamata no Orochi, why can't I even see SR? 2.5 magnification is deceiving!Beep!