I have a role in the heavens

Chapter 18: The raccoon slave plays with jade and the monk casts spells

Jia Chang had lunch at Jia Mu's place. Watching Grandma Liu amusing her and making Jia Mu and the sisters at home laugh happily, he secretly nodded and praised in his heart.

"As expected of the old woman who played the main role in Dream of Red Mansions. She is indeed eloquent, transparent, and knowledgeable about the world without being worldly. This is commendable."

After the table was cleared, Jia Chang drank some good Biluochun and rinsed his mouth. Seeing that it was getting late, he knew that Grandma Liu and Ban'er still needed to go on their way, so he spoke.

"It's rare for grandma to come here. The family is encountering difficulties now. Naturally, we can't just sit back and watch. I see grandma is very kind. I came out in a hurry today and didn't bring much money. I only have fifty taels with me. You can take it back. , to get through this winter, don’t be too little!”

It's not that Jia Chang doesn't want to give more, but Grandma Liu's family is just an ordinary farmer. If they get a large windfall, it will be a disaster rather than a blessing. Fifty taels is enough for Gou'er's family to spend this cold winter comfortably.

When Grandma Liu heard this, she was stunned for a moment and said quickly.

"Thank you so much, Lord Marquis, but it has helped us a lot. Fifty taels is enough for our family to feed for two years!"

Grandma Liu quickly stood up and thanked her, with a look of surprise on her face. Fifty taels might be enough for a meal at Baoyu's place, but if given to a farmer, it would be enough to survive the hardship and keep the whole family alive.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone. This is not a joke, but a portrayal of reality. Even in the prosperous times, people are still freezing to death and starving to death. The so-called prosperous times are just that most people can get by, barely able to have enough food and clothing, and as for the rest, that's it. It is not something that the productive forces of today’s feudal era can do.

Jia's mother showed a look of surprise. She didn't expect that Jia Chang would actually give money to Grandma Liu. He knew Jia Chang's temperament. He was not very enthusiastic and had a very cold temper. Even if it was about matters in the house, he would pay little attention to it. No matter what, let alone the fact that Grandma Liu is a relative of Mrs. Wang, she is out of reach.

"It's rare for you to be kind, so I'll join in the fun. Yuanyang, go get fifty taels of silver and give it to your relative, so that her family can have a good year!"

Yuanyang is the most capable first-class maid around Jia Mu. She is a beautiful girl with a soft smile on her duck-oval face with a few freckles. When she heard Jia Mu's words, she responded. , walked inside, came out after a while, took out fifty taels of silver, and placed it in front of Grandma Liu.

"But it cost the old lady money, how can this be done!"

Grandma Liu smiled so much that her molars were exposed, and she was so excited. She never thought that the Rongguo Mansion would be so generous. With these one hundred taels of silver, they would be worry-free for five years, which was considered a blessing!

Although Wang Xifeng was not a helper in times of need, he was very keen on adding icing on the cake. When he saw that Jia Chang and Jia Mu had given money, and Grandma Liu was a relative of their family, she couldn't help but express her gratitude and said with a smile.

"I can't compare to the old lady and the Marquis. I'll just give you twenty taels of silver. I mean, don't be too little, grandma. Who makes me not as rich as the old lady and the Marquis!"

When Grandma Liu heard this, she waved her hands repeatedly and said with a smile.

"What did my aunt say? Twenty taels is a lot of money, enough for our family to live for a year!"

Jia Mu also laughed heartily, raised her hand and pointed at Wang Xifeng, jokingly.

"Who doesn't know that you are a poor man who is in charge of such a huge Rongguo Mansion, but you still have the nerve to cry about your poverty in front of me!"

"But Brother Chang is really rich. He has a lot of money and a lot of good things!"

Jia Chang smiled and didn't care about Jia Mu's teasing. He looked at the sisters and said calmly.

"As soon as Grandma opens her mouth, I should stop being stingy. Tomorrow I will ask the housekeeper to send some toys for all the sisters to play with. Grandma can't call me stingy anymore!"

When Jia Mu heard this, she laughed loudly and leaned forward and backward. The other sisters also laughed, feeling happy in their hearts.

Lin Daiyu glanced at Jia Chang and said narrowly.

"Brother Chang, grandma said that you are a wealthy person, so you can't fool us with worthless things!"

Jia Chang was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He looked at the cold and beautiful girl, but he didn't expect that she would also condescend to him, and he said quickly.

"Since Sister Lin, you said so, I will send some worthless things to other sisters. You definitely don't dare to fool me into giving a valuable thing alone!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Mu immediately raised her finger and pointed at Jia Chang, complaining with a look of disgust on her face.

"Brother Chang, why are you so stingy? It's only after your sister Lin opened her mouth that you were willing to give me something valuable. The other sisters just fooled you!"

"That's right, brother Chang, I'm going to speak up if you do this. You can't just favor Sister Lin. She is your sister, and we are not!"

Tanchun also spoke, with a smile on his face, teasing Jia Chang, as if you are partial, I will not obey, making everyone laugh.

Jia Chang said pitifully with a distressed and stingy look on his face.

"I don't have that much money, so don't come to my place to enjoy the autumn breeze!"

Everyone laughed when they saw this. Among the sisters, only Tanchun and Lin Daiyu were familiar with Jia Chang. The others, such as Yingchun, Xichun, and Xue Baochai, did not have much interaction with Jia Chang. They only met Jia Mu a few times. times and never spoke alone.

After Jia Chang had eaten and drank enough, he chatted with Jia Mu and others for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, he said to Grandma Liu.

"Grandma, it's not that the Rongguo Mansion doesn't want to keep you. The sun has begun to set in the west and the weather is freezing. My family should be worried. I'll have someone prepare a carriage to take your grandparents back!"

Grandma Liu waved her hands repeatedly. Unexpectedly, Jia Chang was so thoughtful and said quickly.

"No need, Ban'er and I will just walk back!"

"It's better to take a carriage with you. It's not safe for your grandparents and grandchildren to walk with you!"

Although more than one hundred taels of silver was not in the eyes of Rong Guofu, it was enough to make ordinary people feel malicious. Grandma Liu and Ban'er, one old and one young, could not withstand an accident.

When Grandma Liu heard this, her heart trembled. Although it was a peaceful and prosperous time, it did not mean that there were no strong men outside, so she stopped refusing and thanked him.

"Thank you so much, Lord Marquis, for taking the trouble!"

"It's out of the way!"

Jia Chang did not use the carriage from the Rongguo Mansion. Instead, he sent someone to the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion to inform him. A private soldier was waiting outside the mansion in a carriage and sent Grandma Liu and Ban'er out of Shenjing City and down to the suburbs. .

Jia Chang and others did not see Grandma Liu off in person, but Wang Xifeng came forward to see her off. The others were still sitting in the Rongqing Hall.

Only then did Jia Mu look at Jia Chang and asked curiously.

"Brother Chang, how could your relatives look at you differently and treat you so favorably?"

After all, Jia's mother lived a long time and could see things more clearly than young people. It was really strange that Jia Chang paid so much attention to her relatives even though he was not on good terms with Mrs. Wang.

Jia Chang glanced at the shrewd Jia Mu, his eyes were deep, and he said calmly.

“For every dog ​​that is slaughtered for justice, there are many scholars who are unfaithful!”

"Although Grandma Liu has a low status, I think she is sophisticated, humorous, and compassionate, so I help her out!"

Jia's mother nodded when she heard this, feeling touched. She looked at Jia Baoyu, who was joking with her sisters, and said.

"Baoyu, what do you think of your old relatives?"

Jia Baoyu was stunned when he heard this, then stopped joking with his sisters and said with a blank look on his face.

"Quite fun!"

Jia's mother sighed and asked no more questions. Jia Baoyu was one year older than Jia Chang. She just thought it was fun and had no knowledge of the world. The gap was really too big.

Lin Daiyu smiled meaningfully. Her father's evaluation was absolutely correct. Jia Baoyu was indeed a rich and idle man who was ignorant of world affairs and not a reliable person.

The next day, Jia Chang ordered people to bring some valuable jade pieces to the sisters in the mansion. Xiao Ruyi personally led the team, looking majestic and high-spirited, like a general.

Xiao Ruyi finished sending off several sisters and was thanked by everyone. She was satisfied and came to Lin Daiyu's house with a bright smile. Zicuckoo was talking to Lin Daiyu and doing needlework in her hands. When she saw Xiao Ruyi coming in, she hurriedly greeted her. .

Zijuan and Xiao Ruyi are both maids in the Rongguo Mansion. They have known each other since childhood. However, Zijuan was originally a second-class maid who served Jia Mu, while Xiao Ruyi was a little transparent in the mansion. The third-class maid is now very different. .

Zijuan served Lin Daiyu and was promoted to a first-class maid, earning one tael of silver a month. However, Xiao Ruyi changed even more and became Jia Chang's god-sister and half the mistress of the Wu'an Hou Mansion. Three taels per month, this is what Xiao Ruyi is most proud of. She gets more than a first-class maid every month and can buy a lot of delicious food.

"Come in, why do you have time to come here today?"

Zijuan put down the nühong in her hand and quickly greeted Xiao Ruyi. Lin Daiyu also put down the Xianshu in her hand, looked at Xiao Ruyi, and asked with a smile on her cold face.

"What are you holding in your hands?"

Xiao Ruyi placed the wooden box in her hand in front of Lin Daiyu and said proudly.

"Miss Lin, this is what the Marquis gave you. Others have already given it to you. This is your share!"

Lin Daiyu laughed out loud, remembering Jia Chang's stingy look yesterday, and joked.

"If something isn't valuable, I don't want it. I'll ask you Lord Marquis to exchange it for something valuable!"

When Xiao Ruyi heard this, she became anxious and said quickly.

"This thing is worth a lot of money. The Marquis said it would be enough for me to eat delicious food for a lifetime!"

Xiao Ruyi likes to eat, so she likes to use food to measure value. She actually has no concept of whether things are valuable, otherwise she would not take the three-month rule to heart. As a young lady from the Wu'an Hou Mansion, her food and clothing expenses, There is nothing that can be done in three or two months, but Xiao Ruyi is still ignorant and confused.

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she became curious. She opened the wooden box and saw a jade toy half the size of a palm. This jade toy was carved into a raccoon slave, that is, a cat. It was naive and lifelike. The material of the jade toy is warm jade, which is priceless and was collected by Jia Chang from Jurchen.

Just this piece of warm jade was worth ten thousand taels. Later, when Jia Chang had nothing to do, he carved it into a jade toy by himself. The carving was exquisite and flawless. It can be regarded as priceless and a work of art.

When Lin Daiyu saw the jade-carved raccoon slave, her starry eyes lit up, and the ripples of light flowed. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she smiled very sweetly. She held it in her hand and played with it. A warm air penetrated into her body along the palm of her hand, and she exclaimed slightly.

"Ah, why is there still heat inside my body?!"

When Xiao Ruyi heard this, she quickly explained.

"The Marquis said this is warm jade, which can nourish people's health. Miss Lin is not in good health, so this was specially selected by the Marquis!"

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she felt sweet in her heart and her pretty face turned red. She fell in love with this piece of raccoon jade more and more. She couldn't put it down and asked Xiao Ruyi.

"Xiao Ruyi, let me ask you, among the other sisters, what did your Marquis give you, but it was also a jade toy carved by Wen Yu?!"

Xiao Ruyi shook her head, staring at the exquisite pastries on the table in front of Lin Daiyu, unable to move them away, and said casually.

"Among the other girls, the Marquis also gave me jade items. Only Miss Lin has the warm jade items!"

Lin Daiyu's autumn eyes were like water, shimmering, shyness welled up in her heart, she was very happy, she quickly picked up the cake, put it in front of Xiao Ruyi, and said with a smile.

"Here, you girl's eyes are fixed on pastries, won't your Lord Marquis feed you?"

A bright smile immediately appeared on Xiao Ruyi's round face. She grabbed the pastries with her little hands and stuffed them into her mouth. She ate while talking vaguely.

"I just had breakfast before coming here, but after walking for a while, I'm hungry again!"

Lin Daiyu took out the handkerchief and wiped the corners of the mouth of the embarrassed little Ruyi with such patience that even Zijuan looked at her for a moment, with a thoughtful expression on her face, and she thought to herself.

"Is it possible that the girl has fallen in love with Marquis Wu'an?!"

Outside the city of Shenjing, a monk came laughing and cursing all the way. The two figures were erratic. They took one step and appeared from ten feet away. They actually had supernatural powers. They were not ordinary monks who chanted lyrics and composed songs.

"Where I live is on the peak of Qinggeng. Where I travel is in the vast space. Who travels with me, and who do I follow? It's so vast and vast, and I return to the wilderness."

The two of them were Master Miao Miao and Master Mang Mang who deceived the Sky-Building Stone to descend to earth. They came straight to Ningrong Street and stood in front of Rongguo Mansion. They looked at the scene in the mansion. A strange light flashed in their eyes, like Shui Bo raised his head and looked at the sky above Rongguo Mansion. A crimson luck came into view, like a flower, and it was extremely prosperous.

Previously, Jia Baoyu's soul was introduced into Lihentian and Taixu Illusionary Realm by Fairy Jinghuan. She saw the main book of the Twelve Chapters of Jinling and found that the judgment pictures on it disappeared, which made Fairy Jinghuan suspicious, so she put the real Miao Miao and Mang Mang Da Da. The soldiers were summoned and asked to come to Shenjing City to see if there were any changes in Ning Rong's Second Mansion, and why they would lead to changes in the heavenly secrets.

The faces of Master Miaomiao and Master Mangmang were extremely ugly. They looked at a fierce tiger in the sky above Rongguo Mansion. It was fierce and majestic. It seemed that they felt the prying eyes of the two men, and they let out a roar that was extremely frightening.

Master Miaomiao and Master Mangmang quickly withdrew their gazes, not daring to face the impact of Rongguo Mansion's fate. Their figures flashed and disappeared on Ningrong Street.

In Chengfang City, north of Shenjing City, most of the people living here are ordinary people. A monk and a figure emerged from the void, with an ashen complexion. They sat in a corner and said in a heavy voice.

"There is something wrong with Rongguo Mansion. Its luck is like a tiger and there is no sign of decline at all. I think Rongguo Mansion's luck can flourish for at least another hundred years. How is this possible?"

Master Mang Mang was wearing a tattered cassock, a leprous hair, and a pair of straw sandals on his feet. He was unkempt and had an expression of disbelief on his face.

Miaomiao Zhenren was born with extraordinary bones and a very different spirit. He also had an unlucky look on his face and said with a heavy look in his eyes.

"Something is wrong, it shouldn't be like this. If the Rongguo Mansion is prosperous, how could it end up like that in the future: like a bird that has eaten all its food and throws it into the forest, leaving a vast expanse of white and the earth is really clean!"

The fate of the Rongguo Mansion was originally arranged by the Jinghuan Fairy in order to seize the luck of the Ningrong Mansion and improve their cultivation. It was also for this reason that Master Miao Miao and Master Mang Mang obeyed the orders of the Jinghuan Fairy and wanted to take advantage of this. Their cultivation has progressed further, and now Rongguo Mansion's luck is as stable as a tiger's, with no sign of decline at all. Then their hard planning has become nothing.

"We can't let things develop like this, we must respond. We have interfered with the destiny of the world without authorization, and we have suffered backlash. If we cannot get the destiny of Ning Rong's second house, we will have no hope of achieving enlightenment in this life!"

"you mean?"

Master Miao Miao looked at Master Mang Mang with a fierce look on his face and asked hesitantly.

"We cast spells to destroy the destiny of the Ningrong Mansion and cause it to decline. We must make the Jia family fall, otherwise Fairy Jinghuan will not be able to protect us."

Master Miaomiao frowned, his eyes flashed with thoughts, he pondered for a long time, a ruthless look flashed on his face, and he spoke.

"According to the wishes of fellow Taoists, we will join forces to use secret techniques to ruin the luck of the Jia family. If we do not care for others, we will be destroyed by heaven and earth. As long as the plan is successful, the price we pay will be worth it."

After the monk and the Taoist had finished their discussion, they disappeared in a flash and came to the back alley of Ningrong Street. They wrote and drew on the ground, laid out formations, and set up a table. Master Miaomiao Holding peach wood swords, Master Mang Mang knocked on the wooden fish. The two of them stepped on Gang Steps. With each step they took, the formation on the ground shone with a clear light, and a powerful aura rose up into the sky.

Ordinary people can't feel this breath at all, but in the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Shenjing City, there are naturally practitioners. Deep in the Daming Palace, there is a Taoist temple with an independent gate. The surroundings are very quiet, and few people come.

An old Taoist priest with white hair and beard is sitting cross-legged on a futon, facing the statue of the Sanqing God enshrined in the temple. There are incense and green smoke curling below, which is quiet and peaceful.

The old Taoist priest suddenly opened his eyes, and a ray of light shone. He waved the whisk in his hand, stood up, walked out of the Sanqing Hall, and looked in the direction of Ningrong Street. His expression was solemn, and he kept pinching his fingers to deduce the secrets of heaven.

"No, this is a spell cast by an expert, interfering with the luck of the world without authorization, and trying to ruin the luck of Ning Rong and the Second Mansion!"

The expression of the old Taoist priest changed dramatically, and he was about to go to tell Emperor Yuan Kang that he was a Taoist priest from the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain. He was enshrined by the court and enjoyed the fortune and incense of the world. He cast a spell in Shenjing City, and he naturally had to report it to Emperor Yuankang.

As soon as the old Taoist priest stepped out of the Taoist temple, he heard a loud shout. This sound came from the soul and could not be heard by ordinary people.

"You are so brave. You actually dare to cast spells in the city of Shenjing and interfere with the destiny of the world. You are seeking death!"

Master Miao Miao, Master Mang Miao gave a clear shout, and the powerful aura turned into a bow and arrow. The bow opened like a full moon, and with a shining arrow, it shot out suddenly, like a stream of light, flying straight towards Rongguo Mansion. The tiger in the sky wanted to kill it.