The Red Mansions

Chapter 658 Jia Heng: If Sister-in-Law Feng feels bitter... (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

In the courtyard where Daiyu lives, the summer is long, and the warm wind blows through the green bamboos outside the window, making a rustling sound. The room diffused.

Xiang Yun looked at the young man with bright eyebrows and bright eyes with a smile on his face, and said, "Brother Heng, why don't we play chess?"

"Your sister Lin will take a nap later, so we don't want to disturb her." Jia Heng smiled, turned to look at Daiyu, and said with a frown.

Daiyu looked at the two of them, and said softly: "Brother Heng, I don't usually take a nap, since sister Yun wants to play, just play together for a while."

Jia Heng nodded when he heard the words, and explained: "It's okay, Xiangyun pestered me to play chess when I was in Luoyang, and said that it was like two armies facing each other, catching and fighting against each other."

Xiangyun plays chess, which belongs to the type that the more you cook, the more you love to play.

"Brother Heng is leading an army of [-] people outside. Brother Heng and I are playing chess. Isn't it just a battle against the Generalissimo? With a [-] army, we will see who will be wiped out and who will win the court." Xiang Yun said with a smile.

Hearing this, Jia Heng glanced at Xiangyun, his expression turned strange, and he swallowed back the "hard to say".

Seeing Xiangyun, who is charming and naive, speaking childish words, Daiyu's hazy brows and eyes, which are almost crescent, cover her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckle, and said: "This statement is strangely tight. As soon as I said it, I will give Brother Heng another round later."

Playing together together, if you don't participate in it, you will look out of place.

And Daiyu, who once said "carrying locusts and eating pictures", may not be innocent.

"We have one game per person. Brother Heng is too powerful. Let's fight together. No, it's better to play together." On Xiangyun Apple's round cheeks, two shallow dimples appeared in a smile.

Jia Heng's face paused slightly, and a strange feeling surged in his heart, how could Xiangyun's words have the appearance of prophecy.

Everyone was talking and laughing, there was chess in Daiyu's wing, Zijuan came over with a smile after a short while, and then several people showed their chariots and horses, and started to play chess.

Jia Heng is not very proficient in Go, but there are few opponents in Xiangqi.

Xiangyun met Jia Heng, and it didn't take long for him to be overwhelmed. Seeing that he couldn't take a few steps, he threw a cannon first. Under his eyebrows, his eyes widened, and he pinched his chin with one finger, and said, "Brother Heng , how do you eat this?"

As Liang Shiqiu said in his prose "Playing Chess", it is almost scratching his head and sighing...

Tanchun tilted his head, his charming and natural beauty showed a thoughtful look, and he made suggestions and stretched out his hands from time to time.

Daiyu was holding a handkerchief at the side, covered her mouth and smiled lightly, but looked at the calm young man with twinkling star eyes.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Daiyu saw Jia Heng playing chess. The girl tilted her head slightly, and the bright eyes under her curved eyelashes were like a pool of clear springs, reflecting the young man's contemplative figure.

On that clear and handsome face, the eyebrows are as sharp as mountains, the brows are like swords, the bridge of the nose is straight, and there seems to be a bit of thought in the eyes.

Life has never been poetic and picturesque all the time, nor is it all about sex every day, and there are more, you love to chat and I love to laugh, and you know how much flowers fall in your dreams.

"pat..."

Xiang Yun picked up a cart, hesitating, and then his eyes lit up, and he said, "Brother Heng, I've been caught off guard."

"You've jumped under the horse's hoof, and you kicked it all at once." Jia Heng hit the car with a "slap".

"No, I made a mistake." When Xiangyun saw that the rook was lost, his face became anxious, and he began to regret the move, and immediately picked up the rook from the chessboard.

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Sister Yun, if you regret it to the very beginning, we can go directly to the next round."

These words are specifically for those who love to regret chess.

Xiangyun acted coquettishly, and begged: "Brother Heng, I didn't see it just now."

Not long after, Xiangyun was killed by Jia Heng, pouted, looked at the boy opposite, and said, "Brother Heng, don't let me go."

"Didn't I let you have a car at the beginning?" Jia Heng said softly, looking at Daiyu who was smiling beautifully beside her, and said, "Okay, I will let you, Sister Lin, take the ride."

Xiangyun had to change Daiyu to come up.

Daiyu sat sideways on the kang table, looked at Jia Heng, and said softly, "Brother Heng, let me have some."

As she spoke, she sat beside the kang and began to play with the chess pieces. The girl's skirt sleeves were rolled up, and the jade bracelet on the snow-white lotus root arm was dripping green, making her arm more skin-like than snow.

"Then I'll let my sister take a car, and sister Lin will take it first." Jia Heng said softly.

Then, seeing Daiyu first fly an elephant, and then a horse.

Jia Heng was distracted for a moment, but Daiyu played chess with a somewhat rigid posture.

Jia Heng looked at the girl with a pretty face like the bright moon, and joked softly: "My sister plays chess steadily and steadily, quite like a wise man."

Among all the golden hairpins, Xue and Lin are extremely talented. This talent is not only limited to poetry and poetry, but also has quick wit. It is impossible for a game like chess without research, but most people at that time regarded Go as a Ya, so I don't play chess much.

Hearing the praise from the young man opposite, Daiyu's face suddenly flushed a little, and she said softly: "When I was young, I had nothing to do with my father. I played a little bit, and it's been many years since I played."

"No wonder, every step of the way is self-contained." Jia Heng and Daiyu played chess, and the two went back and forth.

Xiang Yun watched from the side, curled his lips and said: "Brother Heng is biased. After a long time, he has eaten Sister Lin's two pawns."

Just now Jia Heng ate Xiangyun's chess pieces quite happily, and the chess pieces made a crackling sound.

Jia Heng looked at Xiangyun with pink cheeks, couldn't help stretching out his hand to shave the bridge of Xiangyun's nose, looked at the girl with delicate brows and eyes, and said, "Your elder sister Lin is not so careless, unless it's a change, it's not good Eat, besides, you don't have to eat to win."

As long as you don't make low-level mistakes in chess at the beginning, you won't lose many pieces at the beginning.

Tanchun smiled and said, "Sister Yun just take it easy, if it doesn't move, it's fine, if it moves thunder, it's still setting up a killer move."

Sure enough, there were not a few steps, listening to Jia Heng's general.

Daiyu's soft eyes fell on Jia Heng's wildebeest, her starry eyes flickered, and she said: "Brother Heng is very good at chess, I am no match."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and moved Shuai on the chessboard.

"Sister Lin doesn't usually play these things much, but it's pretty good to be able to play like this." Jia Heng drove the car head-on again.

Daiyu pondered for a moment, then stepped into a cart from the side, because there was a horse guarding her.

Jia Heng also set up a cannon on his own corner behind the car, and said softly: "Sister, it's easy to lose money when you play like this."

Dai Yuyan frowned, her starry eyes were full of thoughts, and she couldn't make up her mind for a while.

Xiangyun said eagerly: "Sister Lin, eat his car."

Tanchun cast a white look at Xiangyun, and said, "Sister Yun is talking nonsense, after eating the car, you will lose your handsomeness."

Xiang Yun's cheeks were reddish when he heard the words, he stuck out his tongue a little embarrassedly, and said, "Brother Heng is so good at using cannons, he's on the head for a while, and sinks for a while."

Jia Heng said: "It's not particularly good at using it, it's all used in conjunction with it."

After a while, Daiyu was also on the verge of death by Jia Heng, without much frustration on her face, she just smiled and looked at Tanchun beside her, and said, "Third sister, it's your turn."

Tanchun lasted a little longer under Jia Heng's command, going back and forth.

Just like that, Jia Heng played chess with a few little girls, and before he knew it, time flew by and the sun was setting.

Jia Heng glanced at the sky, put down the chess pieces, and said, "Why don't you come here today, sister Lin."

Daiyu raised her starry eyes and said, "Brother Heng, isn't he going to eat here before leaving?"

"No, it's time for your sister-in-law to call later." Jia Heng said with a smile.

It is quite rare to play chess with Daiyu and the others like this.

Because Xiangyun and Tanchun were both there, it was already evening when we returned to Ningguo Mansion, and we were about to go to Ningguo Mansion under the setting sun.

Suddenly, in the corridor, I saw an exquisite and graceful woman in a dark green dress, walking from the end of the corridor, seeing Jia Heng, her white face like jade was filled with joy, and she called out: "Heng uncle."

Jia Heng looked at the girl who was walking towards him, and asked, "Ping'er? Why are you here?"

In fact, Ping'er is not very old, only about sixteen or seventeen years old, but her makeup looks a bit mature, perhaps because she has to follow Sister Feng to control her servants, so she can't look good in front of the nuns and maids. Too tender.

Ping'er's eyebrows, eyes and facial features are exquisite and picturesque, and the willow-leaf eyebrows are as delicate as if they were painted. Now she smiled and looked at the boy opposite, and said softly: "My grandma just said that I should call the uncle to reconcile the accounts. Hearing that the uncle is here with Miss Lin, come over and have a look."

Jia Heng nodded, glanced at Lan Xinhui's upbeat girl, and said with a smile: "Have you been here for a while?"

Ping'er clearly saw him playing with Xiangyun, Tanchun and Daiyu, so it was not easy to disturb her, a very caring girl.

"It didn't take long, I saw that Uncle Heng and Miss Yun were having a good time." Being touched by the young man's warm smile, Ping'er subconsciously avoided looking, and said softly.

He thought to himself, Yuanyang is really a blessing, to be able to entrust his life to such a strange man.

Jia Heng looked at Ping'er, who had beautiful eyebrows and soft-spoken words, and asked, "Where is Sister-in-law Feng?"

"It's in the house, and I've compiled some account books. If the uncle doesn't want to go, I'll take the account books to Ningguo Mansion later." Ping'er smiled and said softly.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, then said, "Then I'll go and have a look."

The two walked along the veranda painted with blue railings. Jia Heng slowed down and asked, "Ping'er, how are these days?"

Hearing this, Ping'er felt a flash of shame, smiled and said: "I, it's okay, I stay with grandma every day. Recently, there are many things in the garden in Fuzhong, and there are more and more things on hand. , of course it’s not as good as when the uncle is busy with state affairs outside.”

Jia Heng smiled and said, "That's good."

But something came to mind, since Jia Lian was exiled, Ping'er had nothing to do.

The two of them talked and came to Sister Feng's courtyard. It was evening, the sky was full of sunset, and there were a few rose trees planted under the green wall with high green bricks and vines, but they were only covered by the shadows at the corner of the wall, and no one cared about them. .

Looking around, Jia Heng clearly felt a sense of desolation in Sister Feng's courtyard, and the wormwood growing from the cracks in the green bricks fluttered in the wind, adding to the desolation.

"It's growing grass, why don't you let the servants take care of it?" Jia Heng asked.

Ping'er chuckled and said, "Grandma usually doesn't live here, and there has been a lot of rain in the past two months, maybe the servants have been negligent."

"Sister-in-law Feng doesn't live here, she lives..." Jia Heng said subconsciously, frowning, and stopped talking.

She doesn't live here, most of the time she lives in his East Mansion. Ping'er now lives in a courtyard in the East Mansion for the convenience of reconciling accounts with the East Mansion.

Jia Heng didn't know that Sister Feng had already slept in the same room with Ke Qing during the time he was away from home.

The two were talking and slowly entered the wing.

At this time, when Sister Feng heard that Jia Heng was coming, she quickly stood up, with a smile on her brows and eyes, and said, "Brother Heng, you are here."

Jia Heng looked at the young woman in Huaxin who was wearing a pink jacket and skirt, and her figure was becoming more and more mature. She sat down and said in a low voice: "Sister-in-law Feng and Ke Qing just have a look at the records in the account book."

"It should also be shown to Brother Heng, the head of the family." Sister Feng said with a light smile, as if no man had set foot in the wing room for a long time, a fresh fragrance overflowed the room, because it was summer, mixed with a little bit of heat The breath made people feel in a trance.

Sister Feng Liu Shao raised her eyebrows, looked at Ping'er, smiled lightly and said, "Ping'er, why don't you wink at all, hurry up and pour two cups of tea here."

"Oh." Ping'er smiled and went to pour tea.

At this time, Sister Feng handed over the account book with blue cover in her hand, and said softly: "Brother Heng, take a look, all the wood and stone materials used in the garden during this period are recorded in this ledger, and there are other For a more detailed accounting, Brother Heng can also ask other accountants to have a look later."

The garden built by the two prefectures of Rongning and Ningxia has been repaired for half a year, and the cost of earthworks, stone materials and labor has been wasted. These obviously require Jia Heng, the head of the family, to check where the money is spent.

Jia Heng responded softly, took the time to pick up the account book, gently opened a page on the case, read it briefly, then closed it, looked up at the woman opposite, smiled and said: "Wait until evening. , I’ll bring it back so I can have a look.”

"That's good." Sister Feng smiled and said with emotion: "This garden is not short of money. It's worth several 10 taels. It's a beautiful and generous garden that can be counted among the best in the capital. I'll go in and have a look. According to the steward, the completed pavilion will be completed in two months."

Jia Heng nodded and said, "That's good, this is also the biggest project in the mansion in recent years."

Although there was no Concubine Yuan visiting relatives, the Grand View Garden still appeared in front of him for another reason. When the Grand View Garden was completed, it would be exactly one year since his soul returned to this world.

Sister Feng said with a smile: "No, if it wasn't for the thieves from the Lai family and the Shan family, our family would have repaired it in the early years."

Jia Heng nodded, looked at the beautiful woman opposite, and asked: "Sister-in-law Feng, after repairing the garden, is there still enough money in the house?"

Sister Feng said: "This is enough. The family has a large population. I copied a lot from those few houses at the beginning. In addition, there are several businesses in the mansion that earn money. Now there is still a lot of savings. Brother Heng, don't worry. "

Jia Heng said: "That's good."

Sister Feng smiled lightly, Dan Danfeng blinked and said, "Brother Heng, are you worried about me?"

Originally, she wanted to carry loan sharks, but for some reason, she remembered that the person in front of her was once condescending... Feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart, the young woman put together a pair of embroidered shoes under her skirt.

Jia Heng didn't speak, but looked at Sister Feng calmly.

"Brother Heng, don't worry, the mansion is thriving now, much better than in the past. I definitely won't touch those immoral things." Sister Feng's heart tightened, and she said hastily.

Jia Heng pondered and said: "The mansion is not as it used to be. Sister-in-law Feng has also seen what happened in court during this period. I don't know how many people are staring at us. We need to be cautious. Sister-in-law Feng is a smart person, and there is no need to be careful when playing drums." Hammer, I won’t say more.”

Sister Feng said softly: "Brother Heng, I know the pros and cons. Besides, I'm a widow and unemployed, so I don't know who to get the money from."

Hearing this, Jia Heng was silent for a moment, raised her eyes to look at Sister Feng who suddenly looked lost, and hesitated for a while, and said: "The matter of the second brother Lian..."

Sister Feng sighed faintly, smiled sadly and said: "Don't mention him, I am the chief culprit of what I am today."

Jia Heng thought for a while, then looked at the depressed young woman Huaxin, and said, "Sister-in-law Feng feels bitter..."

He didn't know what to say, let Sister Feng remarry, not to mention whether Sister Feng was willing or not, even Jia's mother would not agree.

The problem is... After Jia Lian was exiled, he was never pardoned.

The current Sister Feng is almost equivalent to being a widow. Letting a young woman in her early twenties and childless be a widow is against human nature. Especially Sister Feng often shows her face in public. After a long time, some things... are difficult to say.

"Brother Heng wants to say something, just say it, why are you hesitating?" Sister Feng's heart skipped a beat, she forced herself to smile, and said.

If she feels bitter, what else can she do?Is it possible to steal...

Ok?
I was really stunned, thinking about what to do.

Quickly throwing away any distracting thoughts in his mind, he faintly realized something, clenched the silk handkerchief in his hands, and his palms were slightly sweaty.

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Sister-in-law Feng should have heard what I said to sister-in-law You, if you want to go home, I will talk to the old lady."

Sister Feng's jade face changed slightly, and she said softly: "Brother Heng is trying to drive me away?"

"Sister-in-law Feng misunderstood." Jia Heng said hastily, then sighed and said, "I was just thinking about sister-in-law Feng... After all, I am no better than sister-in-law Zhu."

Sister Feng's face was extremely pale, her eye circles were slightly red, she seemed to laugh at herself, and said, "Yes, I'm not like Mrs. Zhu, and I don't have a child."

Jia Heng was silent for a moment, then said: "Sister-in-law Feng misunderstood, I just thought that sister-in-law Feng has worked a lot for the family, Lian's second brother was not pardoned, and sister-in-law Feng was too miserable after all."

For a while, the voice gradually weakened, and I faintly felt that saying this in front of a widow seemed... a bit weird?
Sister Feng said: "Brother Heng's kindness, I know."

Looking at the young man opposite, the words just now flashed in my heart, and I had mixed feelings for a moment, worried that she would be lonely, and couldn't help her to go home and remarry.

I just feel that the grievances and heartaches I don't know who to confide in these years are really hard to restrain.

Under Sister Feng's Liu Shao eyebrows, Danfeng's eyes were full of tears, two lines of tears flowed silently down her face, blurring her vision for a while, but Sister Feng was always strong, so she didn't choke and sob.

At this moment, a handkerchief was delivered.

"Sister-in-law Feng, I made a slip of the tongue just now, please wipe it off, Sister-in-law Feng." Jia Heng looked at Sister Feng with fixed eyes, and said in a low voice.

This will fall into the eyes of others, and those who don't know will think that he is bullying Sister Feng.

Sister Feng's quietly flowing tears couldn't help but abruptly, she raised her phoenix eyes and fixedly looked at the handkerchief, feeling complicated and inexplicable.

Hesitating for a while, she stretched out her slender hand and took the handkerchief, but it was inevitable that she would touch the cool fingers. The young woman withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted, picked up the handkerchief and gently wiped the tears from her eyes, bowed her head in silence for a while.

Jia Heng pondered for a moment, and said: "Sister-in-law Feng, don't be too sad. If you miss the second brother Lian, after a while, you can go to Guizhou to see the second brother Lian."

At this moment, Sister Feng wiped away her tears, squeezed the handkerchief tightly in her hand, sighed softly, her tone returned to her usual crispness, and said: "It's too difficult to travel thousands of miles, besides, even if we see each other once again What can I do?"

She had already given up on that man.

　Thanks to book friend Tao Tingqing for his many rewards.

　
(End of this chapter)