The Red Chamber Collection

Wang Fu'an found Wang Fuquan, who was drinking and asked his wife to hold a stool and chopsticks.

"You drink, I've eaten. Why are you still drinking at night?" Wang Fu'an said.

"I just came back too. Today's business is good. I'm a little tired after transferring to a dozen or so villages. I took a rest after drinking two cups. Come on, brother, why are you being polite at my brother's house?"

Wang Fuan was pulled onto the stool by Wang Fuquan, and Wang Fuquan poured a glass of wine and handed it to Wang Fuan.

"Let me ask you something." Wang Fu'an said after drinking.

"Brother, you have something to say."

"Where are all the girls in Lin's mansion now?"

"They are all in Fengjiazhuang, five miles away."

"Feng Family Village?"

"That's right! Brother, you don't know yet. The one who does business with Miss belongs to Feng's Village. Shopkeeper Feng started his business early, and he stopped planting the land a long time ago. He bought a yard in the city. Once the business of Lin's family collapsed, he Bring everyone together."

"The person you helped him find?"

"Yes!"

"Why did you do that?!" Wang Fu'an put the cup on the table and said, "You know that it belongs to Miss."

"Miss has already fallen, and I can't get up again. This shopkeeper Feng thinks highly of me, and he promises me benefits. What's the matter with finding someone for him?" Wang Fuquan didn't understand why Wang Fuan was angry, so he hurriedly explained.

"How do you know Miss can't make a comeback?"

"It's just that it's not from the Feng family?!" Wang Fuquan said: "The shopkeeper Feng's wife died at the beginning of the year, and he wanted to find another one. In the end, he fell in love with the young lady. This is also a blessing for the young lady. Now I want to be his matchmaker! "

"Huh?" Wang Fuan stared at Wang Fuquan.

"Brother, don't be angry, listen to me. Everyone can see that the young lady was plotted against by someone, and she has a backer. The young lady also promised the master a favor at the beginning. Can you find trouble and seal the Lin mansion?! "

"Backstage? Can he be as strong as this lady's backstage? She has a princess to support her!" Wang Fu'an said in a moderate tone.

"What's the use? Now that the princess is out of the court, how can she have time to take care of the young lady? You also know that once this woman gets married, her heart will be settled. It turned out that the princess loves to play, so she made a sworn sister with the young lady. Now the princess and the young lady are very important." It's not a family relationship, and the one who married was the number one scholar, and the people who came and went were all relatives of the emperor, and after a long time, the lady was forgotten. I don't believe that the princess will come out to mess around?!" Wang Fuquan said respectfully Wang Fu'an has a cup.

Wang Fu'an wanted to find out the matter clearly, so he held back his breath and said, "Let me ask you, when did this shopkeeper surnamed Feng find you?"

Wang Fuquan raised his head and thought for a while, then said: "Probably a few days before the closure of the Lin Mansion, I wondered why the shopkeeper Feng wanted me to find out the names and addresses of these girls. He invited me to drink and offered me two taels of silver to say It's money for my wine."

"Fu Quan, I'm warning you not to participate in this matter! What kind of matchmaker is guaranteed? Can the young lady take a fancy to such a man? How old is she, maybe forty!"

"Brother, you don't know what's going on here. Shopkeeper Feng said that if the lady disagrees, she will demand 50 taels of silver to break the contract! Don't say 50 taels, even the lady can afford 500 taels, but now?!" Wang Fuquan smacked his mouth and said: "You know, an arm can't hold back a thigh! People can count your Lin family, but they can't count her?"

Wang Fuquan's good words made Wang Fuan startled.

"According to what you're saying, then shopkeeper Feng colluded with the master of Suzhou Weaving Yamen?"

"Don't know this?"

"The Lin Mansion is closed, how does shopkeeper Feng know? And he is ready to open a silk workshop, as if he was waiting for the people here to leave."

"Shopkeeper Feng is also related." Wang Fuquan said: "His elder brother is now the steward of the Naeryi Mansion, and the Naeryi Mansion has now promoted a concubine. If you say such a relationship, can people not find out?"

Wang Fuan nodded, he understood.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wang Fu'an felt dizzy.He stood up and said to Wang Fuquan: "Fuquan, listen to me, this matter of Daiyu's marriage, even if you are killed, you don't want to do it."

"Why?" Wang Fuquan asked in surprise.

"This lady is not an ordinary person. Don't lose your life just because you are a matchmaker! I say no, but I just don't! I have the final say on this matter." Wang Fu'an took out the patriarch's money and went out. , Wang Fuquan chased him out to send him off.

"Brother, I'll listen to you, so don't be angry. This matter has nothing to do with me. I don't earn a thank you gift from shopkeeper Feng!"

After Wang Fuquan saw off Wang Fuan, when he returned home, his wife said, "Brother, is it because we are greedy for wealth or for the first time?! If we keep this matchmaker well, can Shopkeeper Feng lose our benefits?"

"What do you know, you old woman? Can you not wish us well? I think, what this brother said is not unreasonable. Someday this princess will know that she is really making trouble, and we can get away with it?" Wang Fuquan stared at his wife and said: "You This old woman has long hair but short knowledge, she knows money and money all day long. Bring me water, wash my feet and go to bed."

The mother-in-law hurried away in fright.

On the second day, Wang Fu'an told Daiyu what Wang Fuquan had said.

Daiyu was surprised and said, "Why did I have such a clause in my peace agreement with him? This is clearly blackmail!"

"Miss, now I really don't know if he is partnering with the official. If the master of the government office helps you, you will definitely not be able to escape. Either you give 50 taels of silver, or you agree to him. In my opinion, Miss, it's better to avoid the limelight for now." Wang Fu'an said.

Zijuan supported Daiyu and said, "Miss, why don't you just listen to my uncle, and I will accompany you to live with Li Xiao's second aunt for a while. If he doesn't see you, this matter will be over. Later, even if he turns up The old debt, we were a little more generous at that time, and we can still afford him!"

"Even if I die, I won't run away." Daiyu gritted her teeth and said, "I'd rather meet this profiteer, let's see what he can do?"

"Miss, you..." Zijuan was shocked, she didn't expect Daiyu to say such words.The former weak young lady is now more like a bloody man.

"As long as the lady needs it, just ask, even if it's heartbreaking, she will do it!" Wang Fu'an had tears in his eyes.What a wonderful young lady, she was forced into such a situation. "Miss, don't worry, it's only 50 taels of silver, and the money will go to people's peace. I'll find a way to make it up."

Wang Fuan went home.In the evening, a group of girls came to Wang Fu'an's house, and one girl said: "Master Wang, we have agreed. We can't ask for this money, at least we can't accept it now. My father and mother said that the lady is in trouble now. We can't ask for the lady's wages. We can't help the lady, at least we can't make trouble."

"Miss is so kind to us, she pays us such high wages, and even takes care of the food. My mother said, if she still raises wages at this time, then she is really not human!"

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The girls spoke one after another, and Wang Fu'an couldn't help but shed tears as he listened.

"To tell you the truth, something happened to the lady now. Your shopkeeper forced her to marry, or she gave out 50 taels of silver. Now the lady is in urgent need of money, and I am worried about how to explain it to you!"

"Master, Miss is killed, let's all help together. Let's go back and discuss with our parents how we can help!" Wang Fu'an was really emotional as he watched the girls leave.