The alternative life of the clever sister of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Wang intentionally confuses the matter of Lin Daiyu and Yan, but on the eighth day of February, the Yang family sent someone to bring a gift, and sent it to the Rongqing Hall. On that day, Mrs. Yang will come to watch the ceremony in person.

Jia's mother called Jia She and Jia Zheng, "When the emperor ordered the marriage, he said that we would marry after Yu'er and Ji. I think February 22 is a good day, and I will do it for your niece on that day." Congratulations!"

Jia Zheng hesitated, "February 22? Is it too urgent?"

Jia's mother shook her head and smiled, "There's no need to rush. The Yang family and I have already passed the anger, and we both think that day is good. On February 22, it's auspicious to be in a couple! Besides, I'm sorry for your niece's dowry." It had been prepared long ago, and the Supreme Emperor said that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had also prepared a copy. The rest is just done according to the usual practice! It’s just that, Yu’er’s wedding ceremony can’t be simple. I also know that now the government The situation is difficult, this month's maid's monthly payment is several days late. How about this, I will pay for Yu'er's wedding ceremony, Yuanyang."

Yuanyang came out with a purse, and Mother Jia signaled Yuanyang to pass the purse to Mrs. Wang, "Here is 500 taels of silver, is it enough to give Yu'er a gift?"

Mrs. Wang's face was flushed, her mouth was open and she couldn't speak.

Jia She gave a blank look, "Is it really difficult for our family to come to this point? We can't even pay out the monthly bills of our servants? Isn't it so?"

Jia Zheng stared at Mrs. Wang, "Is that how you are a housekeeper? Where's the money?"

Mrs. Wang opened her mouth, "My son Baoyu got married before, and spent a lot of money. Later, Mrs. Qin Anbo came to borrow money for turnover, and she opened her mouth for 3 taels. There was no way, so I moved out the monthly records of the maids first. The son has already returned it, the money is enough, the old lady doesn't need to spend it." Said, he quickly put the purse back into Yuanyang's hand.It's just a pity in my heart, 500 taels!

Yuanyang looked at Jiamu, who lowered her eyes slightly, and Yuanyang took the purse back.

Jia Zheng said: "How can the old lady take the money with the gift of the niece? Isn't this a slap in the face of the sons? Don't worry, the old lady, this is the last birthday of the niece in our house, and it is another gift. It should be done in a grand manner. Leave this matter to Baoyu's daughter-in-law!"

Jia Zheng looked around and saw Xue Baochai with bowed eyebrows, thinking that Li Wan was always cowardly and incompetent, and Mrs. Wang had such a temper. This Baoyu's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang always listened to her praise and listen to her. The poems he writes are also full of gullies in his chest, and no one can use them now, so it is better to let Xue Baochai have a try.

After hearing this, Li Wan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved, as expected.When there was no housekeeper, she was very envious of Wang Xifeng's prestige when she was a housekeeper, but she really made herself a housekeeper, and she was stretched everywhere. Although she could get some benefits from it at the beginning, after a long time, she vomited out everything she ate. Still have to make up for it.She doesn't have Wang Xifeng's dowry as a support, nor does Wang Xifeng have the ability to find money, so it's better not to take advantage of it.Now that even the master has spoken, she will go to his wife tomorrow and return to her job as a housekeeper.

Although Mrs. Wang was dissatisfied with Jia Zheng's dismantling, she did not object to him handing over the matter to Xue Baochai.Mrs. Wang originally intended to hand over the housekeeping to Xue Baochai after she came in.It's just that what happened to the empress, and Baoyu lost the jade, people are in chaos, and they can't take care of it for a while.This is fine now, when Baochai finishes the matter, I will completely leave the butler's affairs to her.She is no better than Li Wan, she has 3 taels of dowry money alone!It's only a little less than the original 5 taels of Feng girl.It's just that today's situation is different from the past. In this situation, being able to give 3 taels to her daughter as a dowry silver shows that the Xue family still has some foundations!

When Mrs. Wang thought of this, she was proud and distressed. Although the Xue family was rich, Baochai's dowry was good, but it was not much, and the rest were all at the expense of others.

Xue Baochai stepped forward calmly, "Yes, sir."

The corners of Jia Mu's mouth rose slightly, as long as Yu'er's Jiji ceremony was done, she didn't care who was going to do it.What's more, Xue Baochai is a smart person, this is the first errand she does after marrying into Jia's family, presumably, she will do it very satisfactorily.

After learning about this, Jia Wan ran to Lin Daiyu's room, "Congratulations, Aunt Lin, congratulations, Aunt Lin."

There have been several waves of congratulatory people in Lin Daiyu's room, and even Xue Baochai came in person, asking her what she likes, what she wants to do, and the ceremony.At this time, Lin Daiyu's cheeks were slightly red, and the light in her eyes turned slightly. After hearing this, she said angrily, "You are here again! Sit down!"

Then he brought Jia Wan a cup of tea himself, "Where are you from?"

Jia Wan smiled and said: "Where do I come from, Master. Master asked me to go over and give some instructions, and thought of sending me back in person, but he was finally persuaded. He is so old, and he has always been in poor health. How dare I work for him!" After finishing speaking, he took a big sip of water, "I did it for his own good, but he said that I despised him for being old! He argued with me for a long time, and if it wasn't for the fact that my ancestor called me, he would still refuse to let me go. I'm leaving!"

Lin Daiyu smiled, "People like Uncle can't do anything against you. It's really what the old lady said, one thing is one thing, and it can't be wrong."

Jia Wan put down the teacup, got up and took the two boxes, one large and one small, that Fei Cui held in her hand, "Aunt Lin, this is the gift I prepared for you for my parents, this is my gift for Auntie Congratulations to Fangchen."

Lin Daiyu took it and didn't open it, just smiled and said, "Thank you."

Jia Wan leaned over, with an expression of offering treasures, "Auntie, won't you open it and have a look?"

Lin Daiyu smiled, opened the big box first, and saw that there was a whole set of high-quality red jewellery, so she knew that this gift was probably prepared by Jia Wan herself. She has always liked red the most, so she thought that everyone else was like her I like red.He opened the small box again, and inside was a sheep carved from white jade. The shape was simple and cute. Lin Daiyu fell in love with it at first glance, and played with it in his hand, "Thank you, I like this very much!"

Jia Wan said with a smile: "Do you like it? I saw that whole piece of mutton fat white jade in Zhibaozhai, and bought it specially. What's more rare is that the girls in their shop liked to carve these since they were young, so I invited them It was carved by the girl of my family, and it has not passed through the hands of others, as long as my aunt likes it. When I wait for my aunt to come out of the cabinet later, I still have something good for my aunt!"

Lin Daiyu listened with a smile at first, but at the end, she couldn't help but blushed, and said angrily, "You're talking nonsense again, be careful of your skin!"

Then he ordered Zicuckoo to put away the two boxes.Then he took Jia Wan's hand and said with a smile: "I also know that you are leaving, so I don't know if I can personally see you off that day, here are some things I packed for you, maybe they will be useful on the way." , pulled Jia Wan to look, "Here are some pills, which are useful on the road. There are also some ancient books here, let's pass the time on the road! Here are some food made by Zicuckoo and snow geese. , eat on the road!"

Then he pulled Jia Wan to sit down, "Now I don't know whether you are going by water or land, so be careful on the road! I am happy for you when you go, but I am also a little bit sad. When I come to this mansion, I will be with you. I have always been speculative. If it weren’t for you, I would not be who I am today, and my aunt has nothing else to give you. This was given to me by my father before I entered Beijing. It is said that it was left by my grandmother. I have been wearing it all the time. Now I'll give it to you, I hope you can remember me often." As he spoke, he took off a string of Gananxiang [-] seeds from his wrist and put it on Jia Wan's wrist.

In her previous life, Jia Wan had seen a Qing Dynasty Ganan Xiangfushou Eighteen Sons Bracelet, which was very valuable and is now kept in the Palace Museum.Now this one looks no worse than that one, so she shook her head and said, "This is a treasure passed down from my aunt's family, I can't accept it, my aunt can keep it, it's just a matter of thought!"

Lin Daiyu smiled and shook her head, "What you said that day is very reasonable. I thought about it when I was alone, and it is indeed true. I can't just immerse myself in the past. The dead are gone, and the coming can be chased." .Grandmother, uncles, and you, Qiaoer, I must cherish your love for me. I think that one day, those things I lost will come back. I will also have a happy and beautiful family again. Yes." The last sentence was said very lightly, but Jia Wan was stunned by the look in her eyes.

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "I don't need this bracelet anymore, let's keep it for you to play with!"

Jia Wan had no choice but to accept it.

Xue Baochai did things properly, everything was well arranged, and when the day came for Lin Daiyu and Ji, it was indeed very lively.In the middle of the Jiji ceremony, the queen mother and queen also sent people to send things. The queen mother personally rewarded a white jade dragon hairpin. Lin Daiyu inserted the hairpin herself.

After Lin Daiyu and Jili, it's time for the big wedding.Seeing that Xue Baochai handled things properly, Jia's mother simply handed over the matter to Xue Baochai for preparation.Seeing this, Mrs. Wang simply handed over the post of housekeeper to Xue Baochai.Xue Baochai felt sad because of the grand power of Lin Daiyu and Jizhi the day before yesterday, but she thought about it in a flash. He and her were not on the same path in the first place. Whether it was envy or jealousy, it was useless. Take your own path first. That's all.

As Lin Daiyu's wedding was approaching, Jia Wan felt reluctant to part with her, and she stuck to Lin Daiyu's side more and more. In addition, Jia's mother was also reluctant to part with Lin Daiyu, so the three of them stuck together and talked all day long.One day Jia's mother thought of this and asked someone to add it to the dowry list, and one day she thought of that, and ordered Jia Wan to add it.And because Jia Tanchun and Jia Xichun often came to pay their respects, they got a lot of things along the way.Regardless of Jia Xichun, although Tanchun tried his best to comfort himself, it was inevitable that he felt a little bit unfair.

On February 22, when everything was ready, Lin Daiyu took Jiamu's reluctance to sit on the sedan chair, and Yang Zhenxuan rode proudly on the tall horse, looking back at the sedan chair from time to time, for fear that something might go wrong if he kicked the door!

Seeing Jia Zhen getting into the sedan chair with Lin Daiyu on her back, Mother Jia was so sad that she waved away everyone and wept alone in the Rongqing Hall.Mrs. Wang was also upset, especially after seeing Lin Daiyu's generous dowry.She had thought that even if Mother Jia had prepared a rich dowry for Lin Daiyu, she never expected that it would be so rich, and it seemed to be even richer than Xue Baochai's dowry!I thought to myself, is there anything left in the Lin family?Apart from those prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the rest are probably subsidized by Mother Jia, right?Mrs. Wang thought that those things should have been given to Baoyu in the first place, but now they are all given to others, and she felt more and more sad.Youxin talked in front of Jiamu, but Jiamu didn't let people stay in front of her.

Xue Baochai supported Mrs. Wang's hand and said: "The old lady loves Sister Lin the most. Now that Sister Lin has gone out, the old lady is inevitably sad. Madam doesn't have to go at this time, why don't you let Qiaoer go and have a look!"

Mrs. Wang was very angry when she mentioned this, "I really don't know what the old lady thinks, she is so nice, why she wants to let Qiao'er go to Feng girl's place. The mountains are high and the water is far away. She's an old girl, and she's a big girl now, so she should be educated at home and how to go out. What good can there be in Yunnan!"

Xue Baochai persuaded: "Qiaoer is different from other sisters. She has studied and practiced calligraphy since she was a child. She has worked very hard and seldom played. The old lady wanted to let Qiaoer go out to relax! And Qiaoer has been with her parents since she was a child. Separation, after all, is not good, the old lady is also for the good of Qiaoer! After all, family reunion and sharing family happiness is the reason. Mrs. Kuang said that as Qiaoer grows up, she will eventually return home. Don't worry, Madam .”

Mrs. Wang patted Xue Baochai's hand, "Good boy, thanks to you. You don't need to stay with me anymore. You have a lot of things to do, go get busy!"

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "I don't care about the moment, I'll send my wife back to the room to rest first."

Mrs. Wang smiled gratifiedly.

Jia Wan heard Ying'er's message and nodded, "I see, rest assured Second Aunt, I'll go right away." Ying'er went away with a smile.

Jia Wan thought for a while, ordered someone to go to the kitchen to order a bowl of bird's nest porridge, took it herself, and went to Rongqing Hall. Yuanyang was relieved when she saw that it was her, "Young lady is here, I was just thinking about letting people Go and invite the girl! Girl, hurry up and persuade the old lady, I have been crying for a long time."

Jia Wan nodded with a smile, before going in, she raised her voice, "Old Ancestor, I'm coming in!"

Jia's mother was leaning on the couch, wiping her eyes and tears. When she saw Jia Wan coming, she wiped her tears, "Didn't you say that no one was allowed to come in? Why did you let her in again? It's so late, why don't you go?" Rest?"

Jia Wan smiled and put the bird's nest porridge on the table next to Jia Mu, "I didn't think that my ancestors were only worried about being sad today, so they definitely didn't eat anything, so I personally brought a bowl of bird's nest porridge, please respect your ancestors oh!"

Jia Mu said with disgust: "This is sweet and greasy, who wants to eat it!" She said so, but she still picked up the bowl, ate a few mouthfuls, then put it down again, and sighed, "Hey, you Lin When my aunt was here, I had to eat a bowl of this bird's nest porridge every day. Now that she has arrived at the Yang family, I don't know if the Yang family will remember this. "

The corner of Jia Wan's mouth twitched, and she began to worry.

In the bridal chamber, Lin Daiyu was waiting anxiously, when suddenly a bowl of bird's nest porridge appeared in front of her. Lin Daiyu looked up, and Yang Zhenxuan was looking at her with a smile, "Are you hungry? Finish the bird's nest porridge first, I know you used to be a big bowl of bird's nest porridge every day." You have to drink a bowl, there are a lot of things to do today, I don’t know if you have eaten, eat some!"

Lin Daiyu blushed, and stretched out her hand to take the bird's nest porridge, but Yang Zhenxuan suddenly changed his mind and sat beside her, "Let me feed you!" Afraid that he was too rash to say so, he said, "What are you doing today? inconvenient."

Lin Daiyu lowered her head shyly.Yang Zhenxuan sat next to her, with a smile on his face, and fed them spoonful by spoonful. The atmosphere between the two of them was so thick that they couldn't get away, and the feeling of unfamiliarity and strangeness gradually disappeared.Lin Daiyu sipped the bird's nest porridge one mouthful at a time, feeling that the sweetness gradually spread from her mouth to her heart.

In Rongqing hall, Jia Mu looked sad again when she saw the bird's nest porridge. Jia Wan sighed, "Don't worry, old ancestor, when uncle Yang came to welcome the bride, I had already written two big sheets of paper. The paper was given to him, and Aunt Lin's daily habits and preferences were written in detail on it. Uncle Yang must know about it."

When Jia's mother heard it, she regained her spirits, "Is it true? Did you take a closer look at it? Then, what does the boy from the Yang family look like after seeing this thing?"

Jia Wan raised her head proudly, "What else can I do? Naturally, I am grateful to me and gave me a big purse. After I went back, I opened it and saw that there was a little goldfish in it! It's so alive, it's so fun!"

When Jia Mu heard this, she felt relieved, "Amitabha! I can feel relieved."

Jia Wan persuaded: "Then Uncle Yang was selected by your ancestors after thousands of picks, can you be wrong? Your vision is not comparable to that of ordinary people. The Yang family is favored again, and Uncle Yang is a capable Because, Aunt Lin will have a great life in the future. Don't worry about it. Eat a few more bites, the bird's nest porridge should be cold."

Jia Wan coaxed Jia's mother to eat a few mouthfuls of bird's nest porridge, and when she tried to persuade Jia's mother again, Jia's mother shook her head, "That's enough, it's time to get up at night after eating again. After your Aunt Lin returns home, you should also start your journey. Sometimes I also wonder whether this decision is right or wrong.”

Jia Wan thought for a while, "Actually, I also want to go out for a walk, I only hate that I am not a man, otherwise, I wouldn't have to be trapped in the one-acre three-quarters of an acre of land in this back house all day long, and I would be anxious to death. Especially the master doesn't take me out very often these days. Alas! Life is as lonely as snow!"

Jia's mother couldn't help laughing, "You monkey! I also said that you were born in the wrong birth! If you were a boy, you would save a lot of trouble. I can close my eyes as soon as possible." Hugged in my arms, "I went to your parents' place, and I can't play around. I have to learn what I should learn, and I must not leave it behind. Wait a year or two, find someone to do activities, and see if I can make you If Dad can be transferred back, it will be a great blessing, and the family will reunite and enjoy the family. If not, they should send someone to bring you and Mao Geer back. After all, the capital city is better, much better than the backcountry. By the way , Speaking of this, I remembered that Brother Mao should also be enlightened. Your parents are not educated. If you go, as the eldest sister, you should teach Brother Mao well. Although our family is not as good as It’s the past, but we can’t lose the reputation of our ancestors.”

Suddenly, Jia Wan's brain was wide open. How could this situation be similar to that of Jia Yuanchun and Baoyu?Wouldn't he be like Yuan Chun, who could become a noble concubine in the end?

"Qiaoer, Qiaoer, what are you thinking?" Mother Jia pushed Jia Wan, and Jia Wan came back to her senses and couldn't help giggling, but she was complaining in her heart, whether she had a demonic disease or not, and she was thinking wildly.

"Okay, okay, I'm not sad anymore, you go back and rest too!" Mother Jia thought that Jia Wan was too young and had made too much trouble today, so she pushed her back to rest.

Jia Wan lay back and groaned, "I don't want to go back today, so I just rested here with my ancestors. Could it be that my ancestors disliked me?"

Jia Mu gave her a push, "You are right, I despise you!"

Jia Wan put her arms around Jia Mu's waist and acted coquettishly, which made Jia Mu laugh.

Yuanyang listened outside, smiled, turned back to the little girl and said: "Go and tell the elder master and the second master, just say that the old lady is fine, so that the masters and ladies can rest assured."

The little girl responded and went happily.

Jia Shen and Jia Zheng were drinking together, reminiscing about the brother-sister bond they had when they were young, and when they heard the little girl's return, the two laughed, and Jia Shen casually threw a purse over, "Your reward."

The little girl happily held the purse, turned and left.

Jia Zheng sighed: "It's still Wan'er who has a way to make the old lady happy! After the niece left like this, the old lady seems to be missing something in her heart. If she cries again, it will be good or bad, alas!"

"Second brother, you are drunk, go back and rest!" Jia She glanced at him and said with a smile.

"I'm happy today. Brother, have a few more drinks." Jia Zheng was not willing to leave, and he held on to Jia She. Jia She pulled out his sleeves with great difficulty. I thought it was a good thing that the jade was lost. How could I see him working so hard in the past, and the family would only mess around in the daughter's team all day long! Brother, I think that Baoyu will end this autumn."

Jia Amnesty rolled his eyes, he really thinks your son is a genius!How long have you studied before you can pass the exam? "Hehehe, as long as you are happy."

But Jia Zheng thought it was a kind of encouragement, and became more and more interested.

Therefore, the next day, in Rongqing Hall, Jia Zheng announced the news in front of everyone. Jia Baoyu raised his head in a daze, "Participate in Qiu Wei?"

Jia Zheng said vigorously: "Yes! I see that you have made great progress in your recent homework, and several gentlemen also said that you can give it a try. I don't want you to come back with some ranking in the exam. First, feel the atmosphere of Qiuwei. Try your hand."

Others were still caught in the shocking news just now, and did not react. Jia Wanxian said with a smile: "I don't know anything else, but I heard that Qiu Wei will take the exam for three days, and I have to stay in it for a whole day every day. My God, I heard that the conditions there are difficult. If nothing else, Uncle Bao’s body will suffer? If the second master really wants Uncle Bao to participate in Qiu Wei, why not set up an examination room at home and let Uncle Bao experience the test room first? There is a process of adapting to the environment. Wouldn’t it be a pity to avoid missing the exam due to physical discomfort!”