The Red Chamber Collection

Sleeping at night, there are only two beds.The old lady said to Daiyu in embarrassment: "The house is not spacious, and there is no single room for the young lady to rest. I have to wrong the young lady and me, an old woman, to deal with each other for a night. If there is good news, the young lady can go on the road."

"Whatever the old man said, Daiyu is very grateful to be taken in." The little dog wanted to sleep in the same bed with Daiyu, but was carried away by Xiaohua.It was Daiyu's first time to rest in the countryside, and she felt that the quilt was a bit torn, even though the old lady had been in the sun all day.The smell is still a bit heavy, like a bath urine smell.That was the masterpiece of the puppy in the middle of the night.Daiyu couldn't say anything, she felt wronged and had nowhere to complain.Reluctantly fell asleep.

On the second day, Da Niu got up early, and Xiao Hua cooked a meal and specially made corn pancakes for him to eat on the way.The old woman urged again and again, and then they set out on the road.Da Niu strode forward and arrived at the county seat in the afternoon.After inquiring clearly, I bought half a catty of wine and made an appointment with Uncle Wei at the restaurant.Uncle Wei was full of wine and food, so he asked what to do with him.After hearing Daniel's narration, Uncle Wei was very surprised. There are such strange things in the world?He didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly took Daniel to the master's house.After dinner, the old man was sitting and picking his teeth, and heard what Daniel said.He examined Daniel for a long time.Uncle Wei hurriedly relieved Daniel: "Master, Daniel is in the same village with me. It sounds strange to me to be honest and responsible. But he never lied, it must be the truth."

"Jia's family in Rongguo Mansion. It's not the family of ordinary officials, not to mention hereditary, and there is a noble concubine in his family. If you are fooled, it's not a simple matter of eating a board. Maybe I can't do it as an official." gone."

The county master's surname is Xu, and the magistrate of Xu County passed the imperial examination at the age of 40. The so-called bitterness comes with joy, how could he not be careful? !He didn't defend himself when he saw Daniel, but he was afraid that if it turned out that Daiyu was a relative in Jia's house, if something went wrong, he wouldn't be able to protect his official position.He ordered Uncle Wei and a fast arrester to take a big cow and a fast horse to Xiaowangzhuang to find out what happened.And he told them again and again that she was a noble lady and a cousin of a noble concubine, so they must not make mistakes.The three arrived at Xiaowangzhuang very quickly, and it was already midnight.The two servants did not dare to disturb Daiyu at night and got off their horses to gossip.Daniu hurriedly and quietly woke up his daughter-in-law Xiaohua, cooked some vegetarian dishes, scrambled eggs, and made a few handfuls of peanuts.Daniel woke up the shopkeeper again and drank the wine.Uncle Wei and the policeman ate wine and sat for a while, Fang Liang was a genius.

Daiyu woke up, but still hadn't opened her eyes, "Zicuckoo, what time is it?"

The old woman thought it was her talking in her sleep, so she didn't answer.He dared not light the lamp for fear of waking her up.Go out first.

"Zicuckoo, are you asleep?" Daiyu gradually regained consciousness at this time, she remembered that she was in a foreign land, at her mother-in-law's house.He sat up with a whimper, put on his clothes and got out of bed.She saw the urinal in the dark and took it out.The old lady was surprised that there was a visitor at night, but she didn't even notice it.Seeing Daiyu carrying the urinal, she was terrified.Busy to take over. "Miss can't do it!"

Seeing this, the two head catchers hurriedly turned their faces away.When Daiyu saw a stranger, she didn't shy away from it.I am no better than in the past, now that I am in such a situation, what else can I do.

"That's the lady! If you have anything to say, you can ask her yourself!" Daniel said to Uncle Wei.

Uncle Wei and the policeman have also seen the world, and the silk and satin that Guang Daiyu wears, they know that they are not ordinary people.Then he went back: "Miss Qianjin, what people like us are asking. Now that we have seen each other, it is considered solid. Please wait for me, and we will go back and report to the master, and then make a decision."

The two got up and got on the horse, without further talking, whipped the horse, and left in a hurry.The old woman was very surprised, "Let's go now? How do you say it?"

"Mother, they went back to report to the master, so they didn't dare to stay longer!" Daniel touched his head, and said, "I saw the master, he was very cautious. He even asked me something. I was nervous at the time and didn't dare to stay longer." explain."

"That's right, too much talk is bound to fail. Your father had a mantra when he was alive, let's talk less and do more. There is nothing wrong with it." The old woman saw that the county elders were so serious, and knew that this was not an ordinary lady. There really is such a thing.Treat Daiyu better.

The two arresters quickly returned to the county government office and reported what they saw to Xu Zhixian.Xu Zhixian asked: "Can you see clearly? Have you asked me anything?"

"Master, we have seen it clearly. The real thing is not from ordinary people. As for the question, master, how can people like us dare to ask such a young lady?" The policeman said, and Uncle Wei agreed.Xu Zhixian thought about it, this can't be sloppy, if this matter is done well, maybe it won't be a problem to get promoted and get rich in the future.If it is not done well, not to mention being an official, it is hard to say that you can even save your life.

"Sun Butou, hurry to the Rongguo Mansion in the capital and report to Mr. Jia in the Jia Mansion. Pack up and set off immediately, there must be no mistakes!"

Seeing the stern expression on the master's face, Butou Sun knew that this young lady had a lot of background, so he didn't dare to play tricks.He found out the details of Daiyu and who Jia was looking for.Speed ​​up the horse and go straight to the capital.

Xu Zhixian pondered for a while, and said to Uncle Wei: "You take your wife and girl Xiaomei, and bring this lady to the county government quickly. This is two taels of silver, and I will give it to the man named Daniu. You need to bring a few more people Go, you must slow down on the way back, so as not to bump up the eldest lady. If she refuses to come, you can take the ten taels of silver and buy some things for the young lady. Be careful."

"Yes, master, I understand."

"It's done, master, I have a big reward!"

Uncle Wei didn't dare to neglect, immediately took five or six servants, hired two carriages, took the old man's wife and Xiaomei, and went to pick up Daiyu.

When the car arrived at the gate of Daniu's house, many neighbors came to see the fun. They didn't know what happened to Wang Daniu's house.There are people from the county government.I saw the lady who got out of the car around 40 o'clock, dressed in a coquettish manner, with heavy powder on her face, and could smell a fragrance from a distance.Xiaomei, who followed her, was dressed in plain clothes, but she looked pretty.He helped his wife walk quickly to the yard.

The guards drove away the neighbors who came to watch the excitement, and people hid one after another, boldly watching from a distance.Several yamen servants stood at the gate of the yard, preventing idlers from entering.

The old lady hurried out when she heard the movement at the door.Seeing a lady with heavy makeup, she is not an ordinary family.He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down to show his favor.She said to Uncle Wei: "May I ask who this is?"

"This is our lord and madam, come to pick up the young lady in person."

"Ah?" The old lady was so shocked that she knelt down and kowtowed. "Greetings to Madam!" Daiyu pulled the puppy and Xiaohua and stood at the door watching.Seeing the old lady kowtow, Xiaohua didn't dare to vent her anger, so she hurriedly dragged the puppy out and knelt down.

Daniu stood at the door of the kitchen, not knowing how to behave, so anxious that the old woman shouted: "Nizi, why don't you kneel down and kowtow to the madam to pay her respects? Smoke is rising from the ancestral grave of our old Wang's family. How can we, a poor family, stand up to your madam's presence!" "After finishing speaking, he just kowtowed.

When Daniel saw this, he also knelt down.Madam ignored her, and seeing Daiyu standing by the door, hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to salute: "I have seen Miss, but I don't know that Miss is coming to Han County. I am far away from welcoming you. Please forgive me."

Daiyu returned the gift, "Where is this word?"

Daiyu smelled the strong fragrance of his wife and coughed.She bypassed the magistrate's wife and helped the old woman up.The old lady didn't dare to stand up. Seeing Daiyu was there, Uncle Wei couldn't come any closer, and reminded him from a distance: "Ma'am, can't you get up yet? Do you want Miss to pull you?"

Seeing the old lady Dai Yula, Madam hurriedly said, "Get up!"

The old lady and Da Niu Xiaohua got up now, and pulled the puppy to stand aside.

Uncle Wei pulled Daniu over, told him why he came, and took out a tael of silver from his body and handed it to him, "This is a reward from the master!"

Thanks a lot to the Daniel family!