The mother of the forest in the Red Chamber wears the mother of Jia

After entertaining the Xue family's mother and daughter, Lin's mother expressed that she was tired, and she was going to take a nap for a while, and let the Xue family take care of themselves. Xue Wang and Xue Baochai resigned with great interest, and followed Wang to Rongxi Hall there.As for the luggage and so on, I have my servants go to Lixiangyuan to arrange it.

As the main house, Rongxi Hall is naturally the best courtyard in Rongguo Mansion, with carved beams and painted buildings along the way, and the servants everywhere are also quite strict and orderly, which makes Wang Xue a little undecided.

When they got to Wang Shi's side, Xue Wang Shi still had some doubts in her heart, Wang Shi naturally didn't want to lose face in front of Xue Wang Shi, and after ordering someone to serve tea, she sighed to Xue Wang Shi: "Sister, what's wrong with you today?" Come here, you should also know how embarrassing I am now!"

Xue Wang hurriedly said: "What did my sister say, and nothing else, isn't my sister still living in this Rongxi Hall?"

Wang's face showed some self-respect, and he sighed again, and said: "Sister, you didn't come before, how do you know my hardships! Since Jia Min's short-lived ghost disappeared before, the old lady treats me worse and worse. Already!"

Xue Wangshi was also outspoken, and now she couldn't help blurting out: "Could it be that my sister's sister-in-law said something to the old lady on her deathbed?"

Wang Shi was a little embarrassed at once, and said vaguely: "That's not true, but my previous housekeeper made some mistakes!" Speaking of this, Wang Shi became a little annoyed again. Didn't Wang Xifeng do those things in the same way? The mother-in-law actually helped Wang Xifeng cover up those things, but when it was her turn, she spoke harshly and refused to accommodate. She didn't believe it. My own private room!

Mrs. Xue suddenly remembered what happened before. After all, Mrs. Wang secretly sold a lot of ancestral property for offering sacrifices to the fields, but she did it in collusion with Mrs. Xue. Now she couldn't help but understand, and she didn't know what to say Alright, now comfortingly said: "The old lady has been telling my sister to live in Rongxi Hall, and she seems to value Baoyu very much. It can be seen that the old lady still has you in her heart!"

The reason why Wang was able to lie to herself to persevere is also based on these. The expression on her face is also relaxed at the moment, and then she looks at Xue Baochai with a smile on her face: "Bao girl is really getting more and more picky now. I have seen a lot of ladies all over the capital, there are really few who can compare to Bao girl!"

Xue Wang's face also showed some small complacency, but he said modestly: "My Baochai is no better than the lady of the Gonghou family!" It's just that I lost on my birth.

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "What is this called? I think Bao girl is very good. None of our family can compare to her!" After thinking about it, she said: "I had another set in my dowry before. At my age, I can't wear the ruby ​​head, and it's just for girl Bao!" Then he asked someone to bring out a sandalwood jewelry box, and stuffed it to Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Auntie, for your generosity!"

"Thank you!" Wang said with a smile, "You are my niece, no different from my own daughter!"

Speaking of this, Wang's face showed a gloomy look again, and she sighed: "Oh, my Yuanchun has been in the palace for several years, and there is no news so far. You really call me a mother, and I am thinking about it." Panic! I don’t know if she’s doing well, or if she’s being bullied!” As she spoke, Wang shed tears again, and began to choke with the handkerchief.

Xue Wang quickly comforted her: "Sister, no news is good news. Yuan Chun has such a good fortune. One day, Yuan Chun will be a noble lady!"

Wang cried again: "I'd rather Yuanchun marry an ordinary family and be an upright lady than mother and daughter not being able to see each other for so many years. She spends so much time in the palace. I feel so miserable in my heart." !"

Xue Wangshi couldn't stop comforting her, and Xue Baochai also comforted her.

It took a long time for Mrs. Wang to stop crying, and then called someone to wash her face with water, and used the facial fat to cover up the marks on her face, and then said: "I made you laugh, since Pearl disappeared, I only have Yuanchun and Baoyu left, and Baoyu is alright, after all, in the mansion, the old lady pampers her, except that his father is stricter, and he has never been unhappy! Yuanchun entered the palace early, and has been calling him ever since. I can't worry about it!"

Mrs. Xue Wang quickly said: "It's not like this for parents! My sister and I also have the same thoughts. Bao girl is okay. She hasn't bothered me since she was a child, but my Pan'er, that's really This demon king of the world is simply an evil obstacle cultivated in the previous life, and it never fails to make me worry!"

Mrs. Wang said: "Brother Pan is still young, and when he grows up, he will naturally become sensible! It happens that my family has a family school, and all clan members and relatives study in it. Brother Pan is also a serious person in our family. Relative, tell him to come home and study for a few days later, and he will be fine once he calms down!"

Xue Wang said happily: "That's really great. I was worried that Pan'er had arrived in Beijing, and I didn't know many people. I was afraid that he would be fooling around again. Now I ask him to study, even if I just know a few more people." Words are better than causing trouble everywhere!"

The Xue Wang family does not expect Xue Pan to study and make progress at all. What does the Xue family mainly study for? It is enough to read the account books and know how to do business. Let Xue Pan go to study, nothing more than hoping to put Xue Pan on his head. The bridle, for fear that he would mess around and offend others.

Wang said with a smile: "Sister's words are too modest. Pan'er has such a temperament. Later, Pan'er will marry a virtuous daughter-in-law, and my sister will enjoy the blessings later!"

"Then I will borrow my sister's good words!" Xue Wang also laughed.

After the two sisters talked again, Mrs. Wang said: "Sister, you have worked hard from afar, and I don't want to keep you any longer. You should go back to Lixiangyuan to rest for a while, and then come and talk to me when you have time! "

Xue Wangshi immediately agreed and left with Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai and the Xue Wang family returned to Lixiangyuan, Xue Pan had already come back first, Xue Pan was very aggrieved, whether Jia Zheng was true or not, he was really a Taoist gentleman, Xue Pan was born thick, and he was not that kind He looked rather stupid and rough. Jia Zheng asked a few words casually there, and he knew that Xue Pan was ignorant at all.Thinking about what Xue Pan had done, Jia Zheng didn't really think beating someone to death was a big deal, but it was like this at such a young age, and he didn't know what would happen in the future!

Therefore, Jia Zheng and Wang's husband and wife also had a tacit understanding, and directly told Xue Pan to tell him to go back to the family school to study.

When Xue Pan mentioned about studying, he felt a headache, but it was hard to refute it in front of Jia Zheng. After all, Jia Zheng was his uncle. up.

Even so, Xue Pan was also very uncomfortable at Jia Zheng's place. After eating a meal with Jia Zheng, he was not full at all. What's more, he was lectured by Jia Zheng after the meal. With half-warm tea, he randomly stuffed dim sum into his mouth. The dim sum was made of crispy skin, so you have to be more careful when you eat it. Now Xue Pan stuffed it into his mouth randomly, and suddenly, the scum fell out continuously. , looked extremely embarrassed.

Xue Wang's heart ached when she saw it, and immediately scolded: "Where are people going to die, why did you ask the uncle to eat this!" As soon as he said that, he saw Xiangling hurrying over with a tray, and immediately vented his anger on everyone. He touched Xiangling: "Why are you serving me? You didn't see that the uncle was hungry, so you wouldn't patronize yourself to eat!" Xiangling was startled when she heard that, and immediately lowered her head, almost kneeling down down.

Xue Baochai hurriedly said: "Mom, my brother should have eaten with my uncle before. How does Xiangling know that my brother is not full!" Xue Baochai knows Xue Pan's virtue very well. Pan didn't get any benefits from Jia Zheng, so while talking, he pulled Xiangling up who was about to plead guilty.

Mrs. Xue Wang also came to his senses, with a kind smile on his face, and said: "I was wrong, Xiangling, you wait for the uncle to pad your stomach with some dim sum, and then ask someone to take the money." , go to the kitchen and order some food!" Then he taught Xue Pan a lesson, saying: "In your aunt's house, why are you so heretical, you can't even eat enough, wouldn't it be a joke to turn around!"

Xue Pan wiped the sweat off his brow with lingering fear, and muttered: "My uncle is really strict. In front of him, I only worry about him taking the test, so I don't even have the heart to eat!"

Xue Wang was both angry and funny: "Amitabha, finally there is someone you are afraid of. Your aunt also said before that she will let you go to Jia's house to study later, so as to save you from wandering around and causing trouble. Come!"

Xue Pan had been told by Jia Zheng before, but now he agreed with a grim face, but he was thinking in his heart how he could escape this drudgery so that he could go out to play.It wasn't until he entered Jia's family that he learned that the members of the Jia family were exactly the same as him. Few of them liked to study, and they were deliberately lured by those members of the family. They learned more and went to the wrong side.

The Xue family has just arrived, although there is a small kitchen in Lixiangyuan, there are rice, noodles, oil and salt in it, but there is no fresh fish, meat and vegetables. Besides, the servants are still packing up and tidying up things at this moment, so how can they have time to cook? They were not familiar with the Jia family's food, so they directly took the money to the maids and women who were allocated here as rough envoys, and asked them to go to the big kitchen to ask for some food.

For Xue Pan, the Xue Wang family was naturally very willing, so the reward was quite a lot. The girls and women worked very hard after receiving the reward, and they went to the big kitchen to bring a full food box. Come here, there are all kinds of meat and vegetables, soup and soup, and a big bowl of green rice, which was delivered directly.

Xue Pan was gobbling over there, but Xue Wang, together with Xue Baochai, directed the servants to put the luggage properly, and took out the gifts that had been prepared for each house of the Jia family, and followed the previous instructions. According to what I saw, I added or subtracted as appropriate.For example, Mrs. Xing, at first the Xue family thought she was an unfavorable eldest wife, but now she is the housekeeper, and so is Li Wan, so they added a few things to the gift list, which was not planned at first. Shi Xiangyun's share now has to be added to Shi Xiangyun according to Sanchun's standard, and after careful consideration, he ordered people to send it to various places.

The Xue family has always done things carefully, even the concubine Jia Huan and Jia Cong did not miss out, and Jia Zheng's two concubine's shares were not lost. people's compliments.