Baoyu Fights the Red Chamber

Ding Jialian, the successor of the Rong Mansion, rushed to the Tiekan Temple in front of the hundred-day Taoist temple of the clan uncle Jing, "non-stop", mourning for his filial sons and grandsons, crying and worshiping until sunset on the western mountain.

There is a reason why Lian Er came so timely: Mother Jia ordered Aunt Xing, who was pregnant, to "return to Beijing slowly", but it was not because her grandson did not return for a long time.After receiving Xue Pan's letter from Feige from Jinling, the old lady invited Aunt Xing's father and brother to go south.After encountering each other twice, Lian Er was full of frustration, but Pan Dadai escorted him personally, and begged his uncle to take care of him, and hurry up to offer incense to a certain old Taoist who died at an untimely time.Lian Er, however, was just being stalked by his dull brother-in-law, so he was forced to abandon his concubine and go ahead in favor of the horse.

That night, after a long absence, Lian Er and Bao Yu stayed together for a night talk.Lian Er complained about the many useless attitudes he suffered in Jinling City, and there were many ups and downs. It was really not easy for him to return to Beijing with his whole body.

The fake stone went to Hua Cunshi and found that it was basically Sister Feng's strategy. Lian'er mainly fought wits and courage with the Wang brothers to prevent them from wantonly taking money from Xue's shop.It's a pity that when Pan Dadai arrives, his hard work goes to waste, and the grandson of the Wang family is cheap for nothing!

He can't help comforting people with broken money to eliminate disasters, nagging about commonplace things like earning money after leaving the money.

Lian Er deeply believed that he had done a few good deals this time, it was different from ordering his servants to make things bigger by himself, adding and subtracting still felt like a lot, but it was just that the Wang family brothers were too cheap.

In Er, he scolded Baoqin's future father-in-law, saying that Mei Hanlin should be called "Moldy Cold Neighbor".This matter is mixed with fake stones: Xue's big house and second house are merged together, and the matter of the second house is the matter of the big house. It is natural to give Mei Hanlin money to run an official position. Who knows that he has a good character and integrity, and donates all of it to the Imperial Academy to repair ancient books. Book.

This move can't be said to be bad, but Mei Hanlin is just waiting for the selection of officials in the Hanlin Academy. If he dares to surpass the upper officials to show off, can he not hinder the eyes of the Confucians?So after receiving a lot of praise, he was assigned to repair old books.It is conceivable that Mei Hanlin will be put on small shoes, and nothing else has anything to do with Xue's family. If the money is not enough, he always asks Xue Biao for it!

It happened that Xue Biao replaced Xue Pan in the previous battle, and it was difficult for people to avoid seeing them in the capital.The scorpion children's shoes are full of unwillingness to give them, but they can't shed a little blood: if they don't give them, the servants of Mei's family will recite Mei Hanlin's precepts, and they will be concerned about the days after Baoqin's marriage; On the feet of the family, it is also spending money to buy disasters.What happened to Xue Biao was miserable, and he wished he could quit the marriage.So don't think that being an official is a big deal. It's the businessmen who want to withdraw from such stupid in-laws.

Retiring is impossible.Baoyu persuaded Xue Xiaohuangniu, saying that this kind of rotten Confucian official will not be successful, and most of his life will be spent in the Imperial Academy, and there will be no major disasters. As the sun moves and the stars change, maybe one day the Tianmei rotten Confucian is lucky to become the respected senior of Qingliu.

At this time, he couldn't help comforting Lian Er with similar words, and shamelessly declared: "You don't need to face the moldy neighbor directly."

Lian Er groaned and said, "Taddi's father was shrewd all his life, but he was confused when it came to choosing relatives. He fell in love with a sour scholar, and even if he was named on the gold list, he would be a rotten scholar! Now I want to teach Mei Anxin, but I can't do it. I don't know what's going on outside the window. He only reads the books of sages and sages with all his heart, and he doesn't go out of the door. Is the Mei family adopting a boy or a girl? I also heard that the kid's bones are not good, and he will collapse when the wind blows. Sister Qin really doesn't know what to do in the future. "

Baoyu said silently, it should be sister Lin who "falls when the wind blows", and Daiyu is fine, and has become Baoqin's fiancé!It is said that Mei Hanlin is a corrupt Confucian, and he is also shrewd. He really took a bastard to match a merchant's daughter, and he was still a medicine jar.If this is not the case, the bastard is the bastard, and there is more room for maneuver. The bastards of the scribes are not one or two in business.But Mei Hanlin still wanted his concubine to be born in Bokejia. What was worse was that Mei Anxin was not a cheap concubine, but a good concubine. He had to wait until Mei Hanlin died before he could separate and live in another family.Mei Hanlin is less than forty years old, maybe before he dies, Mei Anxin will die first!If the family is separated, Baoqin will be taken care of by her mother's family if she is a widow, and she may be able to remarry.

Lian Er sighed: "It's a pity, Sister Qin, the engagement is too early! Just don't delay if there is a suitable one..."

Baoyu immediately had a toothache: In the first lunar month, they accompanied Xue Pan to the "Qinweijing" courtyard to see Yinquan. Xue Pan didn't like Yinquan. ", Qin Zhong blushed and eyes sparkled, and shamelessly asked if it was Miss Qiao (Jia Lian is the next head of the Rong Mansion, and the "my family" he said could include nearby branches).Baoyu immediately dismissed Zhong Tongxie and told Lian Er that "Jingqing is seven years older than sister Qiao".Lian Er was surprised. He thought Qin Zhong was only ten years old.

It's not that Lian's eyes are too clumsy to regard a boy of fourteen Xu as a child of ten.Although this old Jia's family is from the south of the Yangtze River, he is a martial artist. The son of the family learns bow and horse, and has been taller for several generations.And Qin Ye is short, and his love for Qin is probably not very high. His daughter Qin Keqing is a small and exquisite beauty. Although Qin Zhong is still a teenager, it seems that his momentum cannot be high.Qin Zhong's birthday was in September, and he was less than 12 and a half years old in the first month of the lunar year. His development was a little late, he hadn't yet drawn out, he was soft-tempered, and his seniority was low, so he looked young among a group of flying young people.

Afraid of what to do, Lian said: "I asked your cousin Feng, and she said that Zhong'er will be a scholar if he is admitted. Zhong'er will not be the type of Mei Hanlin. He can put down his figure, and he will be ours in the future. Helping arm."

Baoyu didn't want this assistant at all, wrong, he didn't want Qin Zhong to be his nephew and son-in-law.The relationship has almost become a family, who knows if there will be bumps and accidents in the future?He didn't dare to forget the feeling of Qin who didn't know where he was hiding. If this woman hated Jia's family, it might cause a lot of trouble.It is inconvenient to say this, he frowned and said: "Second brother, dear second brother, you should be the most aware of men's problems, he is seven or eight years older than Sister Qiao, now he is a young Muai, what will happen in the future? How can he hold on. "

Lian Er disapproved: "Seven years older! Don't give Zhong'er more years. If a man doesn't have a room before marriage, pick two well-behaved maids to send him off. He has no parents who are eager to hug grandchildren. Let me say something to Brother Zhen." The younger one is Qiao, and the older one is him, as long as he is willing, it will be done. Don't play tricks, I would rather tear down a wall than tear down a marriage."

Baoyu smiled wryly, always thinking that many men and women are disadvantaged by women, but it turned out not to be the case: if the children of aristocratic families do not get engaged early, the first fear is that the officialdom will suffer disaster and the in-laws' family will be ruined. Qin Zhong's only son will be homeless; I am afraid that the other party will die young, Qin Zhong is half a teenager and had smallpox when he was young, the possibility of dying is much smaller than that of sister Qiao, so it is naturally up to Qin Zhong whether he minds.

In the original book, Sister Qiao married a peasant woman, which is considered by red scholars to be Wang Baner.Baoyu felt that Wang Ban'er was better than Qin Zhong, that he could take care of things at a young age, and his body was strong, making a husband reassuring.Don't think that the Rong Mansion is undefeated, that Ban'er is not worthy of Qiao Jieer, Wang's ancestors were petty officials, and now his family is a little rich, Ban'er's father used the banner of "Farming and Studying Heirloom" for Ban'er brothers to study.Ban'er is smart, and Mr. Xiangshu often boast that he will have a bright future in the future.By the time of the [-]th Five-Year Plan in Ban'er, it might not be impossible for him to pass the Tongsheng exam. He has both parents and younger siblings, and his family is richer than the dilapidated Qin family. Why isn't he better than the orphan Qin Zhong?

But but but, Lian and his wife fell in love with Qin Zhong, so what if he is the uncle alone?So he nodded and said: "Tomorrow, I will tell Xianglian that Qin Zhong must be caught and practice bow and horse diligently. I would rather he get a good reputation later than become a sick and weak scholar."

Lian Er laughed and clapped his hands: "Very true! Sister Qiao is still young and can afford to wait. What do you plan to do with Yinquan? Tong is born. If the weak scholar of Mei's family died of illness, it would be great. Baoqin and Yinquan are more suitable. .”

Fake Stone wanted to kick him: Where did Yinquan's wife go? !For a long time, he thought that Musk Moon is good at matching Yinquan Ding, Musk Moon Yan is kind and has brains, she doesn't talk much on weekdays, but when she should speak, she has a sharp mouth, is hardworking and capable, has good health, and is literate. The only thing that owes her is Fangliang's girl status, and Yinquan's body deed is secretly squeezed in his hands.I never thought that Lian's Erjuhu would assign Yinquan to Baochai, encourage Mingyan to marry Sheyue, and rely on his status to mess around and make decisions for those two.Afterwards, Brother Panchi looked down on Yinquan, and Baochai got engaged to the Hu family!

Baoyu was bitter, and said with hatred: "You should understand that it is not easy for Yinquan to choose a wife. It is best to be an orphan. Bihen can't do it. No matter how loyal she is, she has too many relatives. Yinquan can't have those relatives who gossip all the time. , not to mention anything else, he is a top scholar."

Lian Erzong didn't really believe that the Zhen family would be defeated, and he didn't want to argue with Baoyu, so he muttered: "It's not difficult, the most indispensable thing in this world is orphans, and there are more than a dozen in the 'Pu family', all of whom are orphans." , pick a top-notch one and release the body contract. Don't delay, Brother Zhen asked me if Liu Quan was engaged..."

Baoyu hit the couch angrily: "Where did you come from?! Don't even think about it! People who miss you all the time..."

Lian Er didn't know that Liu Xianglian was wanted by a certain woman, so he said casually: "It's common to rob relatives under the list, you should only rob under the gold list? I said that Yinquan was engaged, and Brother Zhen asked if the woman's family was from the countryside. That means giving some money to the bride's family to withdraw from the marriage."

Baoyu was so angry that his face turned purple. He knew that Jia Zhen and his son must be bullying men and women.

Lian Er laughed: "It's worth it to be so angry? Girls seek boys, and schoolchildren are treated well..."

Baoyu interrupted coldly: "Looking for death! If you don't give him some flair, you don't know the heights of heaven and earth! Should I castrate him, or throw away this crime record and invite him and his family to visit the yamen?"

Lian Er didn't take it seriously, curled his lips and said: "My lord wants to do the same thing, but it's all good and all bad. When Jia Rong becomes the patriarch, we brothers will be the masters here, and we will divide the clan!"

Baoyu said slowly: "I'm afraid that before that day, the Ning Mansion will be raided. There are too many crimes, just being unfilial, and those who care can make them exiles. Do you believe that our patriarch can commit unfilial piety to the point of being exiled?" On the bright side, Master Jing will probably be 'sick' after a hundred days, and he will not help the coffin back to Jinling immediately. If Tian Enhaodang came to a real imperial physician to diagnose the pulse..."

Lian Er interrupted with a wave of his hand: "It's useless for me to say, brother Zhen won't pay attention. Copy it, copy it! It will save me from having nightmares every now and then. If I copy my heart, I'll be sure. I can't wait, Why don't we arrange the marriage of Qiao's sister Zhong'er earlier, Zhong'er said that he is a close relative of the Ning family, and his elder sister is just the adopted daughter of the Qin family, no matter what happens in the Ning family, he will not be involved."

That's what happened!Baoyu was a little emotional, but Lian Er was a kind father and brother who had a way. He married his younger sister and hurried to find a place for her daughter.He couldn't help nodding: "It's appropriate to say that Qin Zhong is not ruthless, and if there is an accident in the future, he will treat sister Qiao kindly. Although his father only left Susukita's old house, it's okay to guard it. safe."

Lian Er sighed: "It was Jin Rong who helped him run the business, and asked me if I wanted to subsidize one or two. I said no, Zhong'er's current ability can't protect too much family wealth, or just like this. Wealthy orphans will not be targeted by others. If he is able to stand up one day, if there is a leak in the hands of the master, the little couple will have nothing."

Baoyu said: "It's quite right. I just thought about it again and again. The Ningfu's being copied may not necessarily drag us into the water. The crimes of the Ningfu are all the tricks of some local ruffians and bullies. They can't get relatives, and they are responsible for their unfilial piety." The biggest case is 'Desolation~Luxurious and extravagant but don't want to return the emperor's silver'. If it is not enough to steal the house, then sell the mansion, and then it is our turn to subsidize the money. The only case, if we get involved in the other side In the case of murdering money and bullying men and women, they will also be sued. Has it happened before? If there is, it should be wiped out as soon as possible."

Lian Er was silent, and said for a long time: "Since we came back from Jinling that year, how many days will I not care about it and meddle in their affairs? Going forward, Brother Zhen is afraid that I will not be able to do things well if I have nothing to say. He The biggest thing I was ordered to do was to ask for the deposit from the Zhen family. I thought over and over again that if something goes wrong, it will be at the Eldest Man's place. He doesn't understand common affairs, so he will only borrow some servants to Brother Zhen. There is no way to leave traces , Big Brother Zhen won’t say it. The old man’s temper, I asked for a fight. I asked the servants, and they said that they had it in the early years, and they can’t remember clearly. Hmph, just refuse to say it! That’s just a legend The family servants of the Patriarch, I can only deal with them when I become the Patriarch. I just said a few words, saying that after my mother passed away, the Eldest Man seemed to be half-crazy, and would beat and kill people for nothing, and Brother Zhen dared not look for him. Whatever it is, my father is lingering on the sick bed, if he pays the atonement money, he will not be beheaded and go away, at worst, he will lose his title."

Baoyu reckons the same is the case, so he never asked Lian Er before.This question may have ulterior motives, and I saw him half lying on his stomach, whispering in Lian Er's ear, trying to take advantage of the old lady's power to "rectify the family tradition and reduce expenses", so that the Ningrong Second Mansion is very popular among people. The eyes are completely different.Even if this can't stop the disaster brought by Ning Mansion, when Ning Mansion appeals to Rong Mansion, it is reasonable that Rong Mansion has limited money, and then Ning Mansion must be forced to sell the mansion and get out of the capital.

Lian Er didn't feel that Bao's second brother was vicious at all, he nodded and said: "The second master always said that he should be diligent and thrifty in managing the family, don't do things that waste manpower with screwdrivers, your mother will naturally work on you. The eldest wife is a person who likes to hide her sexuality. If I let Xiuyan talk about it again, she should not be unhappy. It's just that the old lady is not so easy to hide, she hates pettiness and can't get on the stage."

Baoyu squinted: "The housekeepers are two wives. My sister-in-law and the girls listen to the wives. Cousin Lin...you and I will talk to her together tomorrow, and it's enough to just talk about the truth. Xiangyun has Debao Chai said, if I say one, she will reply ten."

Lian Er smiled and nodded: "I'll go and talk to Baochai! This is called working together and only hiding it from our ancestors. At this old lady's age, the supplies in her yard will continue as usual, and outsiders will just treat me as if I were waiting to grit my teeth and honor my parents. .”

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In a blink of an eye, the grand hundred-day dojo was rolled out, and Jia Zhen and his son wept blood and mourned again.Patriarch Zhen said that he would send his servants to repair the ancestral tomb first before sending his father to the burial.

Baoyu secretly praised Gao Ming, seeing how filial someone is, it is much better than pretending to be sick.This repair, how can it be repaired in a year or two?Patriarch Zhen only needs to go to the ancestral grave to pretend to be able to return to the capital.

Lian Er beat his chest and stamped his feet, yelling that he was not filial, claiming that he had to collect all the money to "repair ancestral tombs and set up sacrifice fields".

In this way, Lian Er didn't need to work hard when he paid the money, and he had to pick up Aunt Xing who was pregnant and had a bumpy journey.

Patriarch Zhen was also happy. He felt that Lian Erji had a good eye, so Gu Zi sent his servants to Jinling.Of course, the core is not to repair the ancestral tomb but to repair the ancestral villa. It's a pity that he has to live for a while, so what if he waits for it to be dilapidated?

After that, they were not as outrageous as Baoyu estimated. They only waited until the twelfth lunar month to worship the ancestral hall, and then bid farewell to Jia Mu, etc., and brought a large group of servants to help the coffin back home (it is not considered procrastination if it is not delayed for the New Year, and it is not called violating the imperial edict. ).The icy road is difficult to walk, and the patriarch Zhen mourned too much, so he got sick a few times on the road, and dragged on until May of the next year to reach the ancestral grave...

Back at the end of Jia Jing’s Hundred Days Dojo, the happiest thing was Baoyu: With Rongfu’s successor Ding’s act of “throwing pots and selling iron”, Rongfu’s strict saving is even more famous!

Because the Daochang was set up to respect the Lord, Jia's mother, Mrs. Xing Wang and Mrs. Zheng all went to Tiekan Temple.On the return journey, there was a lot of traffic, and after a certain dog was busy running, You took a moment to think about how to talk to the fake mother.Because the mother and son had made secret calculations before, he didn't think it was difficult to persuade Mrs. Wang, but mainly to help the fake mother figure out how to hide Jia's mother.

However, accidents always come unexpectedly. He never expected that the resistance would come from the fake mother!

The author has something to say: Brother Yin and Poisonous Brother: I swear in the name of our ancestors, we are a group of two dogs full of filial piety!