[Red House + Space] Falling Spring

No matter in what era, getting sick always costs money. The Jia family now has two patients, Jia Mu and Jia She. It costs a lot to see a doctor and take medicine these days.

One day, Jia Lian came in from the outside with a sigh, and Luo Chun happened to meet him. Seeing his frowning, frowning expression, he asked, "Second Brother Lian, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Luochun, Jia Lian sighed, and couldn't help complaining to her: "It's really hard to live through this day. The old lady will not let go of the money, and she will pay every penny and tenth. If you want to hand it back, that's all, but it's just a transfer in the middle, it's nothing, it's just right, so that the money won't be credited when the time comes, come to me, and say I'm greedy. My side is "Auntie butler Hold the key' I don't believe that the people in this yard don't know, they want to use money, but they dare not go to the old lady, they all come to ask me." Wiping his face, "Just because I am a junior, easy to talk? I wish I could How much money do you have in your hand? You don’t know. Your Sister Feng and I came out of the mansion with nothing left on us except a suit of clothes. The eldest sister has only a change of clothes so far. They were washed at night and dried in the morning. Fortunately, it is summer, and the clothes dry quickly. On such a hot day, it is said that it will cool off with a little rain, but I am afraid of rain. When it rains, my eldest sister will have no clothes to wear. But if I have The ability to make money is not enough to make the lives of wives and children so miserable."

Hearing Jia Lian's complaints, Luo Chun was taken aback for a moment, and asked puzzledly: "After we moved here, didn't the old lady spend the money to cut a suit of clothes for each of us? Didn't the eldest sister have one?"

Jia Lian stretched out his hand and patted his forehead, smiled wryly, and said, "The big sister's piece of material was sent over, but I asked your sister Feng and Heping'er to make me the inner clothes. I'm outside all day. Run, some of the outer clothes have been changed, but the inner clothes are not. In such a hot day, you can’t always wear the same set. The old lady is really tight. The fabric she bought is Ke Ding Ke Damn it, your Sister Feng and Heping'er spent half the night putting together the scraps of fabric that were cut out, but they still haven't made it."

Luo Chun looked at Jia Lian with special sympathy, she really didn't expect Jia Lian and Sister Feng to get along so badly.However, it is also understandable, as Mother Jia said, although it seemed that everything on their bodies was taken off when they were kicked out, but those soldiers were men after all, and they did not dare to be too presumptuous to the female relatives, so as long as the female relatives do not Silly, you can hide something, at least Luochun knows that Mrs. Xing has hidden a string of pearls that she brought to her back then.It's just that everyone is hiding their minds now and refuses to show it.It's just Sister Feng's sad reminder, because she was the first bird, she was really picked off cleanly, and because of this, even the earlobe was torn off.

Because the eldest sister was held in Sister Feng's arms at the time, she was implicated and searched for nothing.As for whether Ping'er has any dry goods in his hands, Luochun can't say, but as Sister Feng's confidant and Jia Lian's housewife, Ping'er not only has a good relationship with Jia Lian and Sister Feng, but also can get along well in the house. Shuiqi is wise.Under the current situation, Ping'er had to make plans for herself, so even if she had something, she might hide it tightly and not take it out.Mother Jia asked the female relatives to do needlework, and gave her seven cents of the money sold, and kept the remaining three cents for her own use.It's just that Sister Feng was raised as a man since she was a child. She is a female celebrity. She can tie flowers and pull locks. Although she can't do it well, she can learn how to do a few stitches. To the standards of the embroidery workshop, they refused to accept it.Ping'er's needlework is good, but even if she wants to do needlework, she must have the time. The three she brought out can be used as slaves. Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou were detained by Mrs. Wang, and only Ping'er took them with her. The two newly bought middle-aged women were so busy that they couldn't be free at all.So Jia Lian and Sister Feng really don't have a penny in their hands now, so they can be poor.

Luochun looked at Jia Lian and sighed, and said, "Second brother, wait here." Turning around, he went into the room, took out two rulers, handed them to him, and said, "This is the last time the old lady gave you a ruler." They came to ask me to make clothes. I received the news that Prince Zhongshun brought people into the mansion. At that time, I saw that the situation was not good, so I prepared for a rainy day, so I wore a few more clothes on my body, so I still had a change of clothes, so this fabric Just stay here, if you lack this here, just take it and use it first."

Looking at the coarse silk in Luochun's hand, Jia Lian trembled, wanting to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything.In the past, even if this thing was thrown in front of his eyes, he would not hesitate to take a look at it, but now... Jia Lian snorted, took the fabric over, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your love, if the second brother takes it, I won't be with you. You're welcome, I've taken these two pieces of fabric." He put the two pieces of fabric under his armpits and hurried back to his room.

Mrs. Xing was doing needlework in the house, seeing Luo Chun hastily entered the house to dig out the fabric, and ran out in a hurry, she put down the work in her hand, stood in front of the window, and looked out.Through the window, Mrs. Xing had a panoramic view of Luochun and Jia Lian's actions, and when Luochun came back, she said angrily: "I said, when I finish this job in my hand, I will cut your clothes out. It turned out that you were lucky, and gave away the material instead, and if you don’t have clothes to wear later, you can ask me for it.”

Luo Chun walked up to Mrs. Xing, hugged her arm, and said: "It's just two pieces of thick silk, which even the third-class girls in our family don't like. They are used to make clothes for me. I don't want to wear them... ..."

Mrs. Xing raised her idle arm, stretched out her hand to touch Luochun's brow, and said with a smile: "You also know that it is the original, can it be compared with before? Some clothes are good, and there is no choice. room."

Luo Chun curled her lips, drew her voice longer, and said disapprovingly: "Mom, it's just the two of us in this room, and you still talk to me like that. We have a house and land in the countryside, and there are also the ones I brought out. Gold bracelets. I have inquired secretly. The price of pocket watches on the market, 800 taels is a trivial matter. The two pieces I brought out are brand new, and one is 600% or [-]% new, and the workmanship is even more exquisite. Even if the original price cannot be changed, the price of [-] taels can still be obtained. To be honest, although life is not as good as in the mansion, it is not as pitiful as you said, but it is because there are a lot of people now Living together, and having different thoughts, it’s hard to take it out, so I have to pretend to be poor, and I have no choice but to live a hard life with everyone.”

Mrs. Xing thought that Luochun was getting impatient, so she sighed and said, "There's nothing you can do about it. If these things are brought out now, no one will miss our mother and daughter. I can tell, these people , until the end of the mountain, the shelf of Duke Houmen's mansion will not fall. I have already thought about it. Even if these things are taken out, they cannot be taken out in my name. I plan to let your uncle come forward, and then these things will be released Treat it as a gift from my natal family." With a sneer, "I just don't know, what do these people feel when they eat, use, and spend things from the Xing family that they look down upon?"

Her natal family is humble, and she has always been looked down upon by the Jia family. This is Mrs. Xing's heart knot, so Luo Chun understands her behavior of using her own things to make a fool of her natal family this time.She said with a smile: "If mother wants to see the shameful faces of Second Aunt and the others, it may be difficult. Their skins are so thick that needles can't penetrate them."

Mrs. Xing snorted disdainfully, and said: "Your second aunt has a thick skin, no, it should be said that she has no face and no skin. You don't know, today your second aunt sent Baoyu away again. I went to Xue's house and said that there were only her aunt and cousin in Xue's house. There was no man, so it was inconvenient. Let him go over and take care of it. I really want to take care of her. It's more appropriate to understand, why didn't you send Lian'er, but called Baoyu, and even wished to go three times a day so frequently that Baoyu was almost allowed to stay at Xue's house. It's not too shameful, she is really serious about what she thinks You're a fool, can't you see it?"

"But didn't the old lady and the second uncle ask Baoyu to study hard?" Luo Chun raised her eyebrows slightly and said in surprise.Jia's mother holds the money tightly, and she can do whatever she wants.It is reasonable to say that the family is difficult, which should be the case, but these people in the Jia family came from a prosperous life, and now they have become tense, not used to it, and their living status and quality have declined. Although they force themselves to adapt reluctantly, the gap in their hearts cannot be accepted in a short while.Under such circumstances, Jia Mu behaved like this again, and everyone couldn't help but transfer their negative emotions to Jia Mu. Although no one said anything directly in front of Jia Mu, they beat around the bush, pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, but they said a lot.

Mother Jia knew that everyone had opinions on her behavior. She thought she could subdue her behavior, but later found that today is different from the past. Filial piety is something that restricts being an official. My God, the next door to the next door family, the son chased me with a shovel and beat him. The neighbors took it as a joke, and didn't take it as a big deal.In desperation, in order to appease everyone's dissatisfaction, Jia Mu specially called everyone together, saying that she did this to save money for Baoyu to study.Now that the family is in such a state of decline, if they want to return to the status of gentry, the only way is for the male in the family to take the imperial examination and become an official.Baoyu is a psychic child, and he was born with a vision. He must be the one who will support the Jia family and revive the Jia family in the future.Although Baoyu is not good at studying, his intelligence is obvious to all. What's more, everyone has long been accustomed to the taste of being superior. Do not admit that what Jia Mu said is reasonable, so most people acquiesce to Jia Mu's approach.

If you want to take the imperial examination, you have to concentrate on your studies. What's the matter with always running outside like Baoyu?So Luochun asked: "Brother Bao has been running outside like this, how can he calm down and study? The old lady and the second uncle have high hopes for Baoyu. Could it be that they just sit idly by and don't care about it?" He is a genius in the sky, and he still hurts Zhongyong, so Luochun is very pessimistic about the prospect of Baoyu's study in this situation.

Mrs. Xing sneered and said: "It's not that the old lady and your second uncle don't have ears and eyes, so why don't they know what your second aunt is planning? It's just that they also have thoughts about the Xue family's property in their hearts, so they don't hear about it. Don't ask. After all, once Xue's big fool is gone, the Xue family will become extinct, and all the money of the Xue family will naturally become the dowry of the Xue family's girl in the future. It is not a loss to marry such a daughter-in-law! Not to mention the Xue family's With a lot of money, the girl of the Xue family is outstanding in appearance, but her family background is a bit poor, but now that the family is like this, there is no room for pickiness."

"Besides, reading is the most expensive thing. The ink, paper, inkstone and books are all expensive. I heard from Lian'er that a few days ago, I just bought a few Four Books and Four Book annotations for Baoyu. The taels of silver were just thrown out without even hearing a sound. This is just the beginning, and there will be a lot of places to spend money in the future. What kind of offering will our family take? It is based on the 400 taels of silver from the Wang family and the Shi family. Or rely on the people in this mansion to make money? If you marry that girl from the Xue family, everything will be settled, and these people don’t have to worry about their future livelihoods. They won’t be able to eat tomorrow. What a cheap thing. Don’t say The girl of the Xue family is as beautiful as a flower and jade, she is a hag, and Baoyu has to find a way to marry her back!" Mrs. Xing pointed out the thoughts of the people in the house in front of Luochun.

It was only then that Luochun realized that she was the only one who hadn't reacted so stupidly, and the co-authors were all optimistic about this matter!It's just that Luochun suddenly thought that even if the Xue family's qualifications as an imperial merchant were gone, and Xue Pan died, even if Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang were biological sisters, without the aura of the Rongguo Mansion and the bonus of the empress with a prominent position in the palace, Baoyu would still be Is it Baochai's lifelong candidate in Aunt Xue's eyes?She was deeply skeptical about this.