The Third Sister of You's Family in the Red Chamber

On the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, five days before the Chinese New Year, the second wife of Ningguo Mansion disappeared.

It was the seventh day since Yao Shan brought Su Geer back to the capital from Zhang Youshi's thatched hut.

The fate of the healthy and healthy Su Geer, the second wife of Chenghuan, is only these seven days.

However, even the old lady of the Ningguo Mansion next door said that the second wife of the Ningguo Mansion had the most comfortable life these past few days. It can be regarded as enjoying the family happiness.

However, considering her serious illness, the so-called "Cheng Huan's knees" can only be replaced by You Shi and the wet nurses, so she can just look at her from a distance.I'm afraid that if little brother Su, who has just recovered from his strength, becomes sick again, it won't be beautiful.

But even so, in the end the second wife left with a satisfied smile. Although she was not very old, she had been ill for a long time. Her son Jia Zhen was useless, and her husband Jia Jing was obsessed with the way of gods and stayed away all year round. , the bitterness in it, how can ordinary people understand it.

Although she knew that she had a difficult life, when she went to offer her condolences politely, Yao Shan still sighed for this Mrs. Jing Er who had hardly met her face, and looked at the person who still didn't know what death was. Xiao Xichun, who was only three or four years old, and Jia Zhen, who was crying sadly, but turned her head into the concubine's arms again, couldn't help but feel more deeply that this wife's life is really a tragedy.

No matter what, she was finally relieved this time.

And because of Yao Shan's nonsense that year and the secret support of the second wife who I only heard about later, their family Su Ge'er was actually successfully taken out of Ningguo Mansion, and spent three years in the mountains with Yao Shan and Zhang Youshi , fortunately, the body is almost recuperated, which can be regarded as a comfort to this lady, and her last painstaking efforts are not in vain.

Because of Su Ge'er's existence, You Shi still has a lot of confidence after all, and her housekeeping ability is already considered good. In the past two or three years, because Su Ge'er doesn't need her to worry, Jia Zhen has exposed Huahua again. The son's nature was open to fooling around with the girl, so she simply put out the fantasies of a good husband and wife relationship, and devoted herself to serving her mother-in-law Feng day and night.

It turns out that all the hard work was not in vain.This time You Shi has a son to rely on, and sincerely respects her mother-in-law, so naturally she has received sincere feedback from her mother-in-law Feng Shi.

Although Yao Shan had said that she hadn't had much contact with this lady before, she could guess with just a little thought that a person who has been the housekeeper of Ningguo Mansion for 30 to [-] years must not be free in all aspects. .Maybe she was even more powerful than Sister Feng when she was a powerful old man, not to mention the second wife of Xing Wang who is next door to the Rongguo Mansion of the same generation.In the past two years, although she was lying down because of illness, the Ningguo Mansion has not completely fallen apart, and I think it is also due to her.

With such a mother-in-law's careful guidance, Youshi's housekeeping ability is naturally more important than when she was an unmarried girl in You's family.And this change is also reflected in every subtlety.

Yao Shan came back this time, and as soon as she entered the Ningguo Mansion, she found that the atmosphere in the mansion had changed a lot, and it seemed to be much clearer than it was three years ago—even when encountering such a major event as the death of the head mistress, the actions of the servants were unexpectedly It's also neat and orderly, not messy at all.

As the end of the new year was approaching, the bereavement was a little anxious. Mrs. Feng died in the afternoon, and the mourning hall was set up in the evening. Relatives and family members of the family came to pay their respects in the evening. The condolences of the guests.

Because Yao Shan and the second sister were still young, Mr. You went there that night to ask politely and briefly, and the third mother and daughter of the Yu family went there early the next morning.

Before entering the door, I saw You Shi wearing a heavy filial piety and busy in it.Her eyes were already red and swollen from crying, and her voice was already hoarse, but her actions and words were absolutely correct.Although Mrs. Xing Wang's second wife was ordered by Jiamu to come over from the next door to support, this big event was not supported by Youshi alone, but anyone with eyes could see it, except for the occasional movement of their mouths, It basically didn't work.Even if there are some important matters, You Shi frequently asks those two for advice to show respect, but at least no one can deny that her ability to dispatch troops is still good.Even if the overall situation is still a little bit worse, it will not be too much worse.The three years of living as a young mistress in the Duke's Mansion have completely faded away from her youthfulness as a daughter of a small household, and completely transformed her into a master of house management.

Yao Shan followed Mrs. Yu and Second Sister You, after spending incense in the mourning hall, followed the servants who led the way to the inner house. This time, no one dared to ignore her. It can be seen that after three years, she has mastered Grandma Zhen, who has real power, and Grandma Zhen, who married in three years ago and is not familiar with her life, are indeed the same as heaven and earth, and even the family members of the three of them, Grandma Zhen, are naturally rising, and their status is increasing.

After being ushered into the small courtyard where she rested, she, Mrs. Yu and her second sister were arranged to sit down and drink tea. There were also refreshments specially prepared for her and her second sister. The room was also lit with hot coals.After Mrs. Yu took her seat, she took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and after everyone had left, she said, "It's rare that Brother Su was cured by you, and I've only been back for a few days. I'm sorry for their wife. Sigh, third girl, you don’t know. In the past few years, I took my second sister to visit once or twice, and when I went back to their house, my wife always talked about Brother Su... Their wife is also very kind to your elder sister. Yes, such a good wife, why did she leave so early."

As she spoke, her eye circles turned red, and even the second sister next to her also had red eye sockets. Yao Shan had no choice but to keep her face more serious and accompany her for a few words. For some reason, she suddenly remembered Master Zhang Youshi said that "the disease that can be cured cannot be cured".Then I couldn't help but suddenly sighed a little, always feeling that something bad was about to happen, and my heart became heavier and heavier.

Because it was a big funeral, You's busy, and couldn't take care of Yu's, second sister, and Yao Shan's three mothers and daughters, and since the Rongguo Mansion had already sent Mrs. Xing Wang's second wife to "help", there was no help from their three mothers. Lier, so Mrs. Yu took them to rest in the yard for a while, and it was inconvenient to stay longer, for fear of causing trouble to the eldest daughter.But the servants serving the guests still treat them as VIPs, and it's not easy to go back directly.After a while, there were other guests coming from outside, thinking about it, Mrs. Yu went to say hello, including Jia Mu and others, who would express their regrets and condolences when they met each other.

In this way, the time was delayed until later, Yu Shi took two more daughters to the mourning hall to offer incense, after completing the etiquette, he casually gave You Shi a few words, and then went straight back home.

On the second and third day, there was nothing to say. The winter was short and the city was very cold. Yao Shan followed her second sister and Mrs. Yu to wander around the mansion, watching their mother and daughter embroider some patterns. Gossip with them.Because Yao Shan was not at home these past few years, Mrs. Yu and her second sister missed her very much, as if they wanted to make up for the lost time of the past two or three years. They loved spending time with her and listening to her talk the most. Interesting stories in the mountains, and inquiring about Su Ge'er's treatment, unexpectedly there were topics for several days in a row.Those who speak are eloquent, and those who listen are with gusto, which can be regarded as a rare leisure time.

It's a pity that Mr. You also wanted to participate, but Mrs. Yu and the second sister refused to let them go. He thought that the future would be long, so he didn't fight too much. Nian Xu smiled wryly, and went back to the study to lock himself up.It was still Yao Shan who felt unbearable, and felt that she had always had a good relationship with this old man, so she took advantage of the evening to go to the study for half an hour to serve the pen and ink.

A few days passed in such a hurry, and it was already 28 on the fourth day.Therefore, when the former Ningguo Mansion reported the funeral, Yu's bought half of the New Year's goods and ended it hastily.Unexpectedly, chatting with Yao Shan for the past few days, because Yu Shi heard her mention a few rare foods that are not available in the mountains, she thought about going to the city to buy them again years ago.Although the family has become a little better off in the past two years, Mrs. Yu is a person who is used to suffering, and she is still used to managing things by herself.She actually did what she said, and took Yao Shan and her second sister out by car that day, and seemed to plan to buy some women's things for the two girls at the end of the year—while talking, the second sister My sister and son are already ten years old, and they will be eleven or twelve when they are over, so it's time to take care of some things.

Because of this thought, Yu took her second sister and Yao Shan around the city for half a day.When returning home at night, Yao Shan felt dizzy from turning her head.

After hastily eating dinner, Yao Shan was thinking of going back to her room and lying down, but unexpectedly found that her master Zhang Youshi had also come.

Originally, he planned to visit friends at the end of this year. He didn't intend to come to the capital. He didn't want to hear about the Ningguo Mansion. It was hard not to come, so I changed directions halfway, and finally arrived at noon on the 28th. Jia Zhen thanked her face to face, took her to the incense and offered her condolences.Inside, Mrs. You is also very grateful, and he was expecting food and lodging. Thinking that Zhang Youshi naturally wanted to talk to Yao Shan, he thought of sending someone to send a message to Mrs. Yu and Yao Shan—but he didn't expect them The mother and daughter were not at home, but fortunately Jia Zhen had already delivered a message to Mr. You, so Mr. You rushed over in person, picked up Zhang Youshi and returned to You's Mansion.

Thus, just like the Chinese New Year three years ago, their family gathered together again. On the next New Year's Eve, Mrs. Yu took Yao Shan and her second sister to a table in the inner room as companions, and Mr. You and Zhang Youshi were at ease. Had a few drinks outside, sighed and felt some impermanence of life, so he also withdrew from the table.

After all, it was Chinese New Year, and the funeral over there was done in a hurry and grandly.First deposit the coffin in Tiekan Temple, and send it back to Jinling for burial after the month is out.

Mr. You was always in good health, but it was cold in winter, and he drank and talked with Zhang Youshi in those few days. He accidentally fell ill due to the cold. , this delay actually passed the first month.

Before the moon was out, Yao Shan had already received Daiyu's letter, in which the greetings and other words were the same as usual, but there was a hint of sadness, presumably her mother's health was getting worse.In addition to this letter, there is also a plain note, which was written by her cousin, Auntie Xie.After reading the contents of the letter, Yao Shan couldn't sit still, and immediately squeezed the letter paper and rushed towards the small courtyard where Zhang Youshi was staying.