The Red Chamber Collection

Jia Lian and Wang Fu'an went to discuss land matters with local farmers.Jia Lian is okay, he knows how to use official posts to talk about land.But Wang Fuan cannot be trusted.Speaking of the Lin Mansion, everyone knows, but who is the housekeeper of the Lin Mansion, no one knows.

Wang Fuan had no choice but to tell Daiyu back.Zijuan said: "How big a deal is this? They are willing if they want to, and they don't want to pull it down."

Daiyu said: "You go with Steward Wang, bring more people, and do some pomp. Things won't always go so smoothly, and besides, it's so far away, what can they know?"

Zijuan took the order, and Zijuan called Qiya in the city, and said: "Follow me, and I will leave it to you what to say when we get there!"

So Zijuan Qiya led a group of ￡↓, ▼anshub○a. people to a place called Yuwei Village in Shanghai.Wang Fu'an said: "Here they also want to sell the land to the Lin Mansion and join the Lin Mansion, they just don't trust me!"

Zijuan said: "When this place stabilizes, collect land from here. You may be here for three or four years in the future!"

Wang Fu'an smiled and said, "For the sake of the Lin family, what's the point of taking a longer time?! Isn't the young lady giving all of this now!"

Seeing so many strangers in Yuwei Village, and so many beautifully dressed girls and daughters-in-law, I don't know why they came here.Women and children looked around them.It was inconvenient for the man to come closer and stood far away.

Qiya pointed to the car next to her, and said to everyone: "We are from the Lin Mansion, this is our Lin Mansion's car!"

"May I ask that you are the lady of the Lin family?" An elderly man stepped forward and asked.

"Miss?" Qiya laughed and said, "Ma'am, you think too highly of me. Miss Lin's family is going out in such a way. I'm afraid it's hard for you to see it! Our lady is going out now, with dozens of guards. There are personal bodyguards by my side. That’s not enough, the government has to send troops to protect it. So it’s very troublesome for Miss to go out. That’s why Miss doesn’t go out very often.”

"then you are"

"I'm from the Lin family. I used to be the same as you. The lady picked me up, and now I'm in charge of the Suzhou granary."

"Ah!" One of the old men stepped forward and asked, "May I ask if it is the granary of the Lin Mansion in Suzhou?"

"Suzhou granary, there is only our Lin family, there is no second one! May I ask who this gentleman is?" Qi Ya said.

"Oh, you say him, his surname is Gao, and nine out of ten people in Yuwei Village have the surname Gao. He is our respected patriarch with the surname Gao." One of the daughters-in-law said with a smile.

"I said the patriarch, how come we are also from other places, can we ask for a glass of water?"

this way please.The patriarch led Qiya and his party to the village ahead.

In front of a door, the car stopped.Qiya came and helped Zijuan down with Qingzhu, and all the daughters-in-law and girls came and surrounded Zijuan into the courtyard.

"May I ask who this is?" Zijuan sat down, and patriarch Gao asked Qiya when he saw that everyone was standing.

"This is Sister Zijuan from the Lin family!" Qiya explained.

"It's the Zijuan and the young mistress next to Miss?"

Qi Ya smiled and nodded, Patriarch Gao hurriedly came over to pay homage and said: "Please accept the old man's obeisance! Think about the year before last. We suffered a disaster here, thanks to the timely arrival of the Lin Mansion's granary, the government expropriated it, and the villagers received relief. We are not hungry. The case of the dead."

Zijuan laughed and said: "The year before last, not only you here, but also the area around Jiaxing was hit by a disaster. Our Linfu granary is now adjusting grain from Changzhou, Nantong and other places. Only then can we supply it." Zijuan saw that everyone was standing, and she was the only one. Sitting alone.He hurriedly said: "Sit down, sit down, why are you standing?!"

"Young Mistress, if we enter the Lin Mansion, will we really be treated the same as the people from the Lin Mansion in Suzhou?" the patriarch wondered.

"I'm afraid you don't know the rules of our Lin Mansion. After you enter the Lin Mansion, our Lin Mansion will send people here to manage the system. Not only must the life here be the same as the Lin Mansion, but we must also abide by the rules of the Lin Mansion. "

"I've also heard about the rules of the Lin Mansion, and those rules are stricter."

"Everyone has to abide by this, there is no reason to talk about it." Zijuan said with a smile: "It's all for the good of everyone, family harmony, neighborliness, mutual help, mutual support. Children can go to school, and there is food in times of famine. Eat! If you can't go out, you will be crazy, and if you find one, you will punish the other."

"Everything is fine, but this family has to have a head, right?! I think it's more lenient to deal with wife beating. Everyone knows what life is like."

Zijuan smiled and said: "Nine out of ten families, the men are all grumpy because of the tight schedule, right?!"

Qiya smiled and said: "The men of our Lin's mansion, as long as they go in now, they won't leave even if you kick him out. They used to drink all day long and often beat their wives. Now all of them have something to do, and they are full of energy, smiling all the time. Open. Let’s not talk about the previous appearance.”

The people standing outside the house listened carefully and smiled like flowers.

Qi Ya said again: "Like you are old, I'm afraid you seldom go outside to see it. In our Lin Mansion, the old lady arranges for them to go out for a walk when they are free. They are all Lin Mansion's carriages, which is very convenient."

Chattering started outside, only to hear someone yelling: "Calm down, the grandmas are talking inside, why are you crossing? If you enter the Lin Mansion, you are breaking the rules, do you know?!"

There was a sudden silence outside.

The patriarch said: "What are the rules for entering the mansion, and how many lands are allowed to enter the mansion?"

"There are no rules. You can't have more land and less land. It's all the same. But when you enter the mansion, you have to listen to the arrangements of the Lin Mansion. You can't arrange light things just because someone has more land. Everything speaks of ability, what can be done Whatever you do, do whatever you want," Zijuan said.

Wang Fu'an, who had been silent all the time, sat there without saying anything.The patriarch said: "this master, can you be the master of your Lin family?"

"He can't, who can!" Qiya laughed and said, "If it's in Suzhou, why would he do such a trivial matter?! The people below will do it."

"Then we are willing to enter the mansion!" The patriarch stood up with a smile, walked up to Zijuan, and wanted to kowtow to Zijuan.

Zijuan was so frightened that he quickly stopped him and said: "The patriarch can't do this. You are so old, how dare you kowtow!"

The patriarch gave up and said to Zijuan: "Let me go out and discuss with the people in the clan!"

Zicuckoo nodded.The patriarch just went outside.There was a frying pan outside, and someone shouted: "There is no need to discuss. We all agree."

In the midst of chaos, I saw a family surnamed Zhang whispering outside: "Then my family also wants to join. Is it successful?"

Someone said: "This is a matter of our clan, what's the matter with you?!"

Only the patriarch said: "Shut up! This Lin Mansion has rules, what you said is too crazy, if you really enter the mansion, you will be punished!"

Wang Fu'an came out and said to everyone: "I am also the patriarch with the surname Wang. There are several households with mixed surnames in our Wang family village. Who dares to despise them now?! Everyone has the same status."

After the matter of Yuwei Village was settled, in the next few years, [-] mu of land was under the Lin family's gate.Lin Fu sent people to manage it there for several years.Finally, a group of people is selected from among them to manage.There is no need to send anyone there.

Jia Lian expanded a lot of business in the Jinling countryside, and also collected a lot of land.Finally, Daiyu asked Jia Lian to settle down there.Manage the business over there.Later, Jia Lian followed Daiyu's advice and asked Ping'er to start a business such as a cloth and rice shop in Jinling.The days are flourishing.

Let's not gossip, just say that one day Jia Lian visited the tomb on Qingming Festival.Suddenly, I saw a familiar figure in the distance, went to the grave of Jia's ancestors, put a wreath on it, kowtowed, turned and left.Jia Lian chased after him.When they rushed to the front, they saw that this man had disheveled hair, dirty clothes, and an unshaven beard.

He saw Jia Lian blocking his way.As soon as he raised his head, he froze for a moment.Jia Lian looked at it for a long time, but didn't see who it was.The hair covered half of his face.

"Second brother?!"

Jia Lian was startled, and looked carefully again: "Are you Baoyu?"

Baoyu nodded: "Second brother, you also come to the grave!"

Seeing Baoyu like this, Jia Lian couldn't stop crying.Said: "Let's go. Go back with the second brother."

Baoyu didn't say another word, and followed Jia Lian in the car for several hours. When he arrived at Jinling's house, he called out that Ping'er recognized Baoyu.Seeing why Ping'er was crying, Baoyu smiled and said, "Second brother, second sister-in-law, I haven't eaten for three meals, let's get something to eat first!"

Hearing this, Ping'er didn't order the girl, went to the kitchen by himself, brought a chicken, and said: "You put it on first, I'll make it for you!"

Baoyu didn't answer. He took the chicken and ate it.

The girl saw such a person suddenly came in the courtyard, and said: "Second Master, where did this beggar come from, why give him chicken!"

"Shut up! Do you know who he is?"

The girl was so frightened that she didn't know what to say, she heard Ping'er calling her, and hurriedly went.

"You girl is too reckless. Do you know who he is? He is the cousin of the second master Bao and the second master Lian! If you want to let it go, you have to be beaten!"

The girl only ordered, and hurriedly went to cook the pot.After a while, when some dishes came out, Ping'er said to Jia Lian, "You have two cups with Baoyu!"

Jia Lian said, "Naturally, you can come too!"

The two accompany Baoyu, and Ping'er picks up vegetables for Baoyu.Baoyu shyly said: "Fortunately, it's here with brother and sister-in-law. If it's elsewhere, I don't know how they are laughing at me!"

"Baoyu, stop talking. Eat something first," Ping'er said.

"He has been hungry for several meals, so I dare not feed him too much!" Jia Lian said.Ping Erfang gave up.

"Baoyu, where do you live now?" Ping'er asked.

"I live in that ruined temple on West Street." Baoyu was full of wine and food, and sat there unable to move.The girl brought tea, Baoyu took a sip and said.

"Baoyu, don't go anywhere! It's here with brother!" Jia Lian said.

Baoyu smiled: "Second brother, you are living a good life now!"

"It's Baoyu like this, so are we," Jia Lian was interrupted by Ping'er before he finished speaking.

"You see, it's time to change Baoyu's clothes. You take Baoyu to Yunan Street to take a bath, take your clothes and let Baoyu wear them first. Later, I asked the boy to take the size and go to the workshop to make two pieces. Ping'er smiled and winked at Jia Lian at the same time.

Jia Lian went to the bathhouse and told Daiyu about it.Baoyu smiled and said nothing.

Baoyu stayed with Jia Lian for two days and said to Jia Lian, "I should go back too!"

"Where are you going?" Jia Lian asked in surprise.Ping'er came over and said to Baoyu, "Baoyu, if you are not used to living with us, let your second brother inquire for you tomorrow, buy a house, and then give you a facade and do some business, what do you think?" "

Baoyu said, "I should go! Sister Yun is going to see me in two days."

"You mean Xiangyun?" Jia Lian said.

"Yes, she came to Jinling with me, and now she is working as a servant in a large family. We made an appointment, and she will visit me in ten days!"

Jia Lian said, "Where did you do it? We'll bring her here."

Baoyu said, "I'm afraid she won't come!"

"Tell me, where is she?" Jia Lian asked anxiously.

"At Li's house on Qianjie!"

"It's his house?" Seeing Baoyu nodding, Jia Lian hurriedly took Baoyu to see him.Baoyu didn't go anyway.Jia Lian didn't understand what it meant.Baoyu just didn't say anything.It turned out that Baoyu had gone to Xiangyun before and was humiliated by the servants of the Li family.At that time, Xiangyun took a cloth bag with a dozen steamed buns in it for Baoyu.Seen by slaves.

Jia Lian had to let Baoyu stay at home, and went to Li's mansion with Ping'er.

When Li Zhongxiao saw Jia Lianping'er, he was surprised and said, "Oh, isn't this the second grandpa's grandma? It's really a rare visitor, please come inside!"

After everyone sat down, Jia Lianfang revealed the purpose of his visit.Li Zhongxiao said: "I think it's a big deal, come here, please invite Grandma Shi."

"That Granny Shi!"

"Is there a second person with the surname Shi?!" Li Zhongxiao saw the girl standing there in a daze, and shouted, "Hurry up and invite Grandma Shi?!"

After a while, Shi Xiangyun came over, stood at the moment and bowed his head, and said, "What's the master's order?"

"Smith!" Ping'er stood up and walked a few steps.

"Ping'er?! Second brother! Why are you here?"

"Yun'er, don't say anything, go home with brother!"

Shi Xiangyun stood there, looking at Li Zhongxiao.Li Zhongxiao hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Grandma Shi, don't you feel sorry for me! You have such a good relative, how come you come to my house to do such a thing!" Li Zhongxiao bowed to Jia Lian and said: "I'm sorry Er Ye, blame me for missing the investigation, if I knew it was your relative, I would have sent it to the mansion!"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Master Li, you don't have to be polite, I am very grateful for giving me this thin noodles!"

Ping'er pulls Shi Xiangyun to say goodbye to Jia Lian and Li Zhongxiao.Back in the mansion, Shi Xiangyun saw Baoyu and smiled.

After eating lunch and sitting for a while, Xiangyun got up and said, "I have to go back, there are still a lot of ladies' clothes to be washed!"

Ping'er was surprised and said: "We have already made an agreement with the Li family, you don't need to go back!"

"How can this work? I have nothing to do, so what can I eat?"

"We have a lot of things here, you can do it well. Even if you manage one of our stores here!"

"Where is the use of me!" Shi Xiangyun said with a smile: "We are very close now, if one day I have free time, I will ask the lady for a leave of absence, so I can come over and chat!"

While talking, Shi Xiangyun bid farewell to the three.There was no word between Ping'er and Jia Lian.

When Li Zhongxiao saw Shi Xiangyun came back, he was surprised. Shi Xiangyun said a lot of good things, so he had to stay.

Li Zhongxiao said: "Grandma Shi, if Miss Lin blames her, you have to speak for us. We really don't dare to offend the Lin family?"

"That Miss Lin?"

When Li Zhongxiao told Daiyu about the past and present life of the Lin family, Shi Xiangyun was stunned, and said with a smile: "I'm really still alive, I thought it was a joke." As he spoke, he went to wash the pile of clothes .

Li Zhongxiao is in a dilemma, whether to accept or not to accept, what to do now? !He told Mrs. Li about this, and asked them to be careful in what they said in the future, and to help her without showing any signs of expression.

After a few months, Mrs. Li said to Xiangyun: "It is said that you can tell stories, and you don't want to wash those clothes in the future. You will be fine and tell me stories. Help me pass on a message or something, and I will tell you stories in the future. I'm fine."

Shi Xiangyun thanked you.From then on, she stayed with Mrs. Li.He didn't go anywhere, but Jialian Ping'er, who went only when he was invited, and he didn't go unless he was invited.

Baoyu knew all about Daiyu in Jia Lian, and knew that Daiyu had a child and was going to marry the sixth prince. He was very happy: "Sister Lin finally has a home!"

On the second day, Baoyu went to Tanyun Temple to become a monk, shaved off his hair and became a monk.After Xiangyun knew about it, he must not be surprised.He smiled and said, "Second brother has got his wish!"