Sister of the Treasure of the Red Chamber is quitting

Ever since the Lin family, Lin Ruhai, took in his heir and held a feast with all relatives and friends, Beijing and Beijing have lived peacefully for another ten days.October is also called Yangyue, and if you walk a little further into Guyueli, it will be the end of the year again. Before the twelfth lunar month, everyone is busy collecting debts, collecting accounts, and receiving goods. Debt collectors from poor families forced them to sell their sons and daughters, or maybe there were some who sold their wives, and those who could not afford to live without their families, and so on.

Baochai couldn't sit still when she heard the news at home, so she had to send a letter to Sister Feng and Mrs. Wang to remind them.This Sister Feng replied very quickly, and the mother-in-law brought it to Baochai early the next morning, and said "I know" and nothing else; Don't worry about it.As the old saying goes, this "good words are hard to persuade a damned ghost", since my family is only a relative of the Jia family, I will do my best to remind you here.Baochai didn't bother to ask any more questions, so she let them go.

After accepting Zheng, the Shen family asked the housekeeper several times to ask the Xue family when they would like to welcome the bride. Mrs. Xue was very reluctant, and went back and forth several times with the official matchmaker. Then you can go out of the boudoir with a big gift.It is said that it will be the next year, but it is true that this year's virtual age is already seventeen, but at that time it happened to hit Guoxiao's head, and no one dared to take the risk, so they had to postpone it to the next year.Baochai herself doesn't care at all, the older she is, the older she is, it's better than asking the old man to throw 20 taels of silver on her face in her previous life to look good, and thinking that Baoqin's marriage will be in vain after all, it is necessary to take her by her side to teach slowly, or send her away Qi went to help out with his sister-in-law.

In the middle of Guyue, suddenly one day, at noon, Baochai and Baoqin sat down with Mrs. Xue and chatted for fun.The servant girl at home was throwing a few pieces of orange peel into the smoker and burning the house, Xu Ying was sitting opposite Baochai, and when she was talking, she just hugged the hand warmer and leaned against the arm of the chair in a daze. up.Mrs. Xue was taken aback, and hurriedly asked the daughter-in-law beside her to hug her with a thin quilt to cover her, and then sent someone outside to find a doctor.She only thought that her daughter-in-law passed out from exhaustion, and she heard that if a person faints, it's best not to shake around, and slow down for a while or not.Therefore, on the one hand, the servants of the family were watching closely, and on the other hand, the outsiders rushed to find the old doctor Xu who was often invited.

It was also lucky today, the old doctor didn't go out to make a doctor's visit, and when he heard that Grandma Xue had passed out, he immediately called for the medicine box, paused for a while and thought about it, and brought a little medicine boy by his side to Xue's house Take your time.The servants who came to invite me were almost dying of anxiety, and kept urging me, the old doctor stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Usually, when your family asks for Ping An's pulse, I didn't see anything wrong with Grandma. Give me a happy return." The servant doesn't care what kind of mystery he is playing, he is only afraid of missing the master's errand and being punished, so he has to pick up the medicine boy and walk in front with the medicine box in one hand, saying: "You are old! Hurry up, in case of delay, don't talk about hi, let's talk about it first." When we arrived at the gate of Xue's mansion, the second butler was circling outside in a hurry, and when he saw old doctor Xu, he hurried up and made a few bows: " Oops, old fairy, you are here, hurry up!"

The old man still walked back at a steady pace, the screen and curtain in the main courtyard had already been put up.Earlier, a few women tiptoed over to move a rattan drawer spring stool covered with a mattress to stabilize it, and gently helped Xu Ying to lie down comfortably, and she still didn't wake up after all this tossing.But a few old servants of certain ages also said that it didn't look like they were fainting, they were panting and still breathing well, and they couldn't figure out what the symptoms were.At this time, the maid outside the courtyard shouted "The doctor is here", and the women and maids inside covered the curtains for Xu Ying and moved aside to wait for the doctor to come in for a consultation.

The old doctor Xu was very steady. When he came in, he rushed to Mrs. Xue who was behind the first screen and gave a salute. Then he sat down and checked his wrist for a pulse. It’s not a problem, it’s really a lot of happy events.” When Mrs. Xue heard what he said, she immediately understood in her heart and smiled on her face: “It’s a good thing, but I’d like to trouble you once, after all, nothing bothers the two masters. I miss you dearly." The old doctor Xu smiled more sincerely, and sure enough, he examined the hand again, went out to wash his hands, and a woman kindly sent a chair over, so he sat down and said, "Grandma Xue He has a strong body, not to mention being slender, but he is actually a strong one. Maybe because he was young for the first time, and he didn't have a mother to teach him, so he didn't know many things, so Mrs. Xue still had to worry about this child. Stomach The baby has been around for more than three months, and the grandma didn't notice it. Fortunately, both adults and children are so skinny that they don't even need to use anti-fetal drugs. What a strong baby, what a happy event! Taking medicine is not as good as eating! "

Mrs. Xue was even more happy when she heard what he said was true, and she was able to diagnose the child: "It's also because I'm too busy these days, and my daughter-in-law is very careful, so I can't bear any discomfort and refuse to accept it." Said. She is a child who doesn’t know what to do, and it’s possible to be a foolish mother in the first child. But what should we prepare for right now?” Dr. Xu picked up a pen and began to write on the paper, saying as he wrote : "It's nothing but food, clothes and shoes should be comfortable and cheap, and the other one is don't stay up late and work hard. You can use more vegetables, grains, chicken, duck, fish and nuts on weekdays, and use less fried ones, which are spicy. Do not use the bitter ones, I will leave a note for you, and list all the ones that cannot be used, and it is not allowed at all, and that's it. Grandma Xue is asleep at the moment, it doesn't matter, sleep next to her, until the time comes. I can still sleep at night, but I can’t walk.”

The entire Xue family was relieved, Mrs. Xue took the note and handed it to the housekeeper to put it away, not caring that the purse was stuffed to the brim with a joke, and once asked old doctor Xu to accept it, she hurriedly asked the servants to open the warehouse and find a bag. Put on the gold collar and put the gold lock on the little drug boy, and said: "Good boy, maybe the baby in my aunt's stomach will find you to play around in the street in the future, so go play with it." Old doctor Xu Very happy, he touched Yaotong's head and said: "This is the little grandson of the old man. The whole family has only this one who can inherit the mantle of the old man with some spirituality. He simply takes him by his side and teaches him slowly. From now on, he will have to rely on Mr. Xue and Mr. Xue. Take care of him a little more, or maybe we can play together when the young master is born." Mrs. Xue nodded in agreement, and happily asked the housekeeper to send Dr. Xu's grandparents out, and then she went back to the hall and was so happy Turn around.

Baochai and Baoqin have been sitting behind the screen and listening carefully. The former is happy for Xuying but at the same time, seeing that Mrs. Xue is not going to do anything right now, he has to give her the Baoqin to listen to her babbling, then he turns and calls the housekeeper over : "You first ask the people at the door to find the uncle and tell him the good news. If the yamen is not busy, let him come back to guard the sister-in-law; then find the women to inform the relatives, the Yang family, Lin family, Jia's family and Wang's family bring two boxes of fruit, and the next one is enough. Look for someone with a sweet mouth, a bright mind, and clean hands and feet. By the way, don't forget to bring things to Zhuangzi Went to Mr. Wan to say something, if he hadn't worked so hard to teach his elder brother back then, how could he have such a good life, he would still bring two jars of honey as usual." After sending the first butler out, Baochai summoned the second butler. : "I'll go and copy the note left by the old doctor Xu, and you send it to the kitchen. From now on, no matter whether it's purchased, handled, or prepared, any things that are not used are not allowed at home. See, tell me to talk to you when I see you."

The second steward cupped his hands, and just as he was about to leave, he called Baochai back and said: "I haven't finished talking, the money for incense, oil, and oil given to the monastery outside is still the same as usual, only the Youciju and the Orphanage are doubled. Besides, everything is here today." The servants will reward you with two months' money, and when my elder brother comes back and says that you won't be rewarded any more, go ahead!" As he said, he took the chair Dr. Xu was sitting on and copied a few more copies of the note he had left, and took out two Ask the second housekeeper to stick one on the kitchen stove, and send the other to the buyer.

After waiting for a while, first Xue Pan hurried back from the outside sweating, rubbing his hands and turning around the spring stool where Xu Ying was sleeping. He and Mrs. Xue made a small circle and a big circle, after a while The child turned so that the person who served him was dizzy.Baochai saw that these two would not be useful for a while, so he had to tell his servants to serve them carefully, and then played the Baoqin to talk outside.

"Now my sister-in-law is going to rest, we have to share the family affairs, and we must not be tired. But after a year, I will go out. I have to wait for my mother to marry you again. After all, there must be someone to take care of the house. I thought, maybe I should go to Uncle She to ask the eldest wife, let Miss Xing come over early, one will save her from embarrassing her in the garden for a few days, and the other will be helpful. Although my motives are a bit impure, But I have no bad intentions. Ms. Xing is not greedy for fame and fortune. In the future, she will become the second sister-in-law in the family and she will not compete with her sister-in-law. She is a member of our family. And it’s fine if you don’t have an opinion here.”

Baoqin longs for someone to help her do things together, and has always been on good terms with Xiuyan, wouldn't she be happy?He nodded immediately and said: "Sister Bao is still thinking about her. I heard that the eldest wife is more weird than before. She is just a rooster blown out of glass. The iron rooster still drops some scum. She doesn't even drop the scum. I just tried my best to hide it from the old lady above, and when I went back to the east courtyard, I saw Tian took the servants to accompany the room and deducted it, which made me complain a lot. Thinking about how difficult it is for Xiuyan to live under the hands of the old lady, it is better to let her go earlier Come to our house."

Seeing that she was very willing, Baochai waited for Mrs. Xue to sit down to rest when she was tired, and went to her and said, "Sister-in-law, how do you take care of the housework this time? Don't worry about getting married with her, it's better to marry Miss Xing as soon as possible to help her. Now that the second elder brother is inseparable from our family, and he is loyal and reliable, why not worry?" Mrs. Xue just visited I was overjoyed, I hadn’t thought about it, I asked my daughter to mention it, and I clapped my hands together: “I thought I’d forgotten something, it turned out to be this matter. I’m old, I have to accept " He stretched out his hand and pulled Baochai to sit down together, and said, "Fortunately, my son thought about this for me. Although I was a little anxious, it is indeed time to invite Miss Xing to my house. A few days ago, your aunt sent someone to my place. I was about to borrow 5000 silver, but I asked the woman, and she said that the mansion now even cooks and 'makes a hat' without any more, which made me feel sour. There is nothing I can do, I had no choice but to open myself and take her [-] taels back. I didn’t have any more, and I didn’t ask her to leave an IOU. I thought, if your aunt pays it back, we don’t want it, and sisters don’t want to spend most of their lives. It's easy, but it's hard to open your mouth for her!"

After saying this, he turned back to Xue Biao's marriage and said: "Now your sister-in-law is pregnant, she must have been tired a few days ago, and she will have to make up for it later. You and Baoqin will be tired and take care of the family. Don't worry about the other things, you can't go wrong if you have a mother watching over the dowry. Brother Tiao is a good man, I'm afraid I'll wrong him because of the poor management, but now the family is really short of manpower, and the situation of the Jia family is the second. It's getting worse and worse, it's better to welcome Miss Xing early, and let's make up for it." The mother and daughter discussed it well, and the next morning they sent a pretty woman to Jia's mansion to inquire.

Mrs. Jia has been feeling quite weak lately, and now she is anxious about her grandchildren's marriage. When Xue's family came to ask about Xing's niece, she hurriedly nodded and sent out one by one.So I sent someone to invite Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang to sit down together and said: "The aunt's family sent her mother-in-law here again today, asking about Miss Xing's wedding date. I mean, if it can be earlier, it will be earlier, Brother Pan My daughter-in-law is pregnant now, and Sister Bao will go out again next year. At this juncture, don’t you just wait for her to come over and help? Just go, and save yourself a lot of trouble.” Speaking of this, he turned his head and looked at Mrs. Xing asked: "How is your niece's dowry prepared? I heard that you can deduct one or two of our girl's money every two or two months. I must have saved 12 taels this year. You can make up for her." If you come up with the whole number, you can save yourself some face." Madam Xing blushed at first, then turned pale, she quickly got up and nodded in response: "I have already given her the satin material, and the sewing room is not free now, so I still call it The girl embroidered some flowers by herself. Some of my dowry was shared with her, so that's the only way."

Jia Mu nodded and she understood: "You hand over the things you prepared for Xing girl to Yuanyang's hands, and I will open a warehouse to fill in what is missing later. Let's do it." After speaking, she leaned on the pillow and did not open her eyes. Mrs. Xing saw that there was no room for it, so she had no choice but to retreat and prepare.When she was out of the house, Mother Jia opened her eyes and sat up and said: "Back then, she was only chosen so as not to disappoint the old in-laws. Now it seems that she is really impossible, and she is a fool who will never be taught again." He looked at Mrs. Wang again and said, "Baoyu is almost seventeen years old this year. Do you have any idea as a mother? It was a good idea to see the two jade children together, but I don't think the two of you are happy. I didn’t mention it later. Now the Lin family is afraid that they are even more reluctant, and Sister Bao has already decided to go out without a backer. There are only a few girls in the family who know everything, and there are not many who are suitable for Baoyu. Have a look. Let’s talk about it earlier, so I’ll decide on one while my old lady can still move.”

This is true, Mrs. Wang is also worried about this recently, it is really embarrassing to be on the same level.Earlier when Yuan Chun was still a Xiande concubine, her family was in a good state, but none of the girls from the Xungui family in the capital could catch her eyes.Now Yuan Chun is just a concubine. Although the eunuch who came to fight the autumn wind said that she is quite fond of the emperor, she is the emperor after all, and the concubine has no way to mention it. She moved directly from the palace to become a monk in the temple without telling her to protect her because the emperor is still there. , if one day the emperor is gone, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult.

For a while, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other in silence, and finally Jia Mu sighed and said, "You should take a look first. I have written to my old sisters and asked about it in the past few days. As long as it is a complete girl, the family background is comparable. I can't take care of it anymore." Mrs. Wang also sighed secretly, if she had known today, she wouldn't have gritted her teeth and refused to agree to marry the daughter of my aunt's family.In July and August, Jia Zheng took a mission to Jiangxi Province to be a student in politics. He had to come back before the year, and when he came back, another year would pass in vain.Seeing that Baoyu was getting bigger and bigger, she still looked like nothing could be done, and the more she thought about it, the more panicked she became.Seeing that her mind was lost, Jia's mother didn't force her to stay. After saying a few more words, she sent her second daughter-in-law back to Rongxi Hall to do something.

Because things were all on her mind, Mrs. Wang was very worried, and she didn't want to go back to look at those headache books. She simply didn't order anyone, but took Caiyun Caixia to the Grand View Garden to see her son Baoyu.Baoyu has been left unattended for the past few days, and he really seems to be playing crazy. On weekdays, Xiren would persuade him a few words, but these two days, Xiren was not feeling well and went back to rest. One was picking camellias with him, washed them, and tried to make the juice, while Qingwen was sitting outside under the window, repairing a gorilla felt cloak in the sun.When Mrs. Wang walked to the gate of Yihong Courtyard, she didn't see the little girl guarding the gate, and she didn't even see a woman in charge. Their eyebrows were raised in anger, and Caiyun Caixia also heard the movement in the back, looked at each other and secretly said "bad".

Mrs. Wang didn't turn her head back and squeezed out a voice through her teeth: "Go and call Lin Zhixiao's family over here. Today I have to find out how many goblins have been nested in the house!" Caiyun trembled, It was Caixia Liluo who turned around and ran away with a low answer, bringing people here after a cup of tea.Lin Zhixiao's family asked what was going on, and brought a few women to catch up in a hurry and opened their mouths to speak. There was another burst of wanton laughter from inside the courtyard wall, and her face turned green and she whispered: "These girls are all He has been serving since he was a child, or he is a little more presumptuous than the others, but our master is too indulgent, and he can always be taught well." Mrs. Wang snorted coldly, and did not take it Looking directly at her, Caiyun only slightly raised his chin, Caiyun immediately pushed the door gently.As expected, the door was ajar, and I don't know where the maids and women who guard the door are hiding to be lazy, and there is not even a bolt on the door.