Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

In the early morning of the 31st, Xichun was woken up by Jiang's mother, and the kitchen delivered breakfast early while washing.

Same as the previous two days, the food was not meaty, but mainly light, and today's food was even more so, and there was no porridge.

After eating, Xichun wanted to drink water, but Jiang's mother only let her drink a sip, "Sister Xi, be good, bear with it, and you can drink water after the sacrifice."

When everything was ready, Mother Jiang took Xichun to the ancestral hall.

Different from the last time, this time the gate of the ancestral hall was opened, and the inside of the ancestral hall illuminated by lights and sunlight was the rows of erected memorial tablets, which did not look gloomy at all, but a solemn and solemn feeling.

There were a lot of people in the ancestral hall, and servants came and went, some were serving members of the Jia family, and some were putting offerings on the table.

When the sun rose high, the ancestral hall gradually became quiet.

Xichun and the others stood up according to seniority according to the arrangement of the steward, quietly standing on the right side of the ancestral hall, and those men stood on the left.

There were so many people that they couldn't even stand inside the ancestral hall, and some even stood outside.

At noon, Jia Jing walked in from the outside, and everyone bowed sideways.

Jia Jing walked to the table, took the incense from the young servant at the side, lit it, lightly waved away the open flame, held the incense with both hands, and raised it to his forehead, "The ancestors of the Jia family are here! Today..."

Jia Jing talked for a while, probably the ancestors of the Jia family, today I brought the members of the Jia family to pay homage to you, and I will also tell you about the changes in the Jia family in the past few years, I hope you can hear our words and bless us The better you get over it, we will work hard to make it better for you to get over it in the underworld.

After speaking, Jia Jing took the lead and knelt down.

A somewhat familiar old man on the side shouted, "Kneel—!"

Everyone knelt down, and the old man said loudly, "Bye!"

After kneeling three times and knocking nine times like this, the old man said: "Get up!"

When everyone got up, Jia Jing put the incense in his hand into the incense burner.

Jia Jing turned around and looked around the Jia family members from left to right.

Two servants brought a small table to Jia Jing, on which the pen, ink and cinnabar had been prepared, and a somewhat old booklet was placed aside.

It was the same old man who spoke before. He first took two pieces of paper from one person. The old man opened the first piece of paper and read aloud: "Jia Qi from the Jia family, Jia Feng died of illness, Jia Yan passed away, Jia Yu married... ..."

Jia Jing opened the big booklet, found the corresponding names, picked up a pen and dipped it in cinnabar, and made marks under those names.

After reading the first piece of paper, the old man opened the second piece of paper and continued to read. This time, it meant that someone had a new wife and had a new baby.

Jia Jing changed another pen, dipped it in ink, and added a new name in place of the corresponding name.

After reading like this for a while, it was Xichun's turn.

First of all, Xichun, this is what Jia Jing said, "Jia Jing's daughter, named Mei."

Then came Jia She, "The daughter of Jia She, Jia She, was named Ying, and it was recorded under the name of Xing, Jia She's successor."

This word was chosen by Jia She after asking about the meaning of Yingchun, Ying, which represents a beautiful and hard stone.

At that time, Jia She looked at Yingchun with hope in his eyes, "Father recorded you under your mother's name, but your mother's step-sister status and the existence of your biological mother cannot be erased. Your future will be very difficult." Let's go, father doesn't have the ability to make you a beautiful jade that needs precious care, he can only make you a hard rock, let you face those wind and rain by yourself."

"Sister Ying, you are father's eldest daughter and his only daughter. Father hopes that no matter what happens, you can protect yourself and live in this world gracefully."

"You tell father, can you do it?"

Yingchun nodded heavily, the jumping flames in her eyes almost burned people's eyes, "I can!"

Jia Amnesty laughed, and it was rare to get closer to Yingchun. He reached out and touched Yingchun's head, "Father believes in Yingjie, and Yingjie is now a big sister. You should get along well with your younger sisters in the future."

Xing blushed when she heard Jia She's words, her eyes were full of smiles, she wanted to turn her head to look at Yingchun, but Wang Xifeng who was standing behind her quickly pulled her away.

Jia Jing nodded, wrote these down and looked at Jia Zheng again.

On Jia Zheng's face, he still looked like a gentleman, but his eyes were extremely obscure.

Jia Zheng is very angry now.

Jia Zheng knew that worshiping the ancestors would record the changes in the members of the clan, so he thought about it for a few days in order to choose a good name for Jia Baoyu, but Jia's mother stopped him.

Jia Baoyu couldn't take the imperial examination, couldn't join the army to do business, and couldn't even have a big name!Before he has the ability to protect himself, he can only defile himself!You can only hide yourself!

Because of this, Jia Zheng was not prepared to speak at this stage at all, but in the end, Jia Jing and Jia Amnesty joined forces to come out!

Don't think that he can't see it. Jia She's appearance clearly means that he has been prepared for a long time. It is obvious that someone told him in advance, but he doesn't know it at all!

Xichun was granted the title of County Monarch, so he deserved a name, but what about Yingchun?It's just a concubine daughter, Jia She still took her name and wrote down the name of the mistress.

It's just a concubine, how can it be worth so much attention?Some of the daughters of other families don't even get a proper name until they get married, and some don't even have a name in their entire lives.

But in the current situation, it is impossible for Jia Zheng to say that he has no intention of giving Tanchun a name, but he is panicking!

Jia Zheng's thoughts changed sharply, and he quickly selected a word in his mind, "Jia Zheng's concubine daughter, named Bi."

Jia Jing nodded and wrote it down.

The moment Jia Mu saw Jia Jing writing the pen, her face became extremely ugly.

She also saw what Jia Zheng saw, and she thought more deeply than Jia Zheng.

Xichun and the others were originally named after Yuanchun's name, which imperceptibly pointed out the importance of Jia Yuanchun, but now that the three of Xichun have taken their names seriously, this is simply a big slap in the face of Jia Yuanchun. hand!And now Yuan Chun has also entered the palace as a female historian, and her name has also been recorded in the file, so it cannot be changed easily.

At this moment, Jia's mother and Jia Zheng's minds were instantly attuned.

After returning home, Mother Jia didn't give Tanchun a good look for several days in a row, and Jia Zheng even wrote the four big characters "bixuedanxin" for Tanchun.

Compared with the meaning of green jade, Bi, which is full of blood and loyalty, is more often used to express a person's loyalty.

This is beating and accusing Tanchun, tell her that this bi character is given to you to ask you to stick to your duty!

After recording the changes in the members of the clan, Xichun and the others withdrew.

It's no longer their business after this, what they have to do now is to prepare for the dinner and watch the new year.

The main persons in charge of each branch of the Jia family stayed behind, the servants got on the stools, everyone sat down, and the next part began.

It was Jia Jing who was responsible for talking about the major changes in our Jia family in the past few days, what kind of impact they had on us, what we should do next, and what else we should pay attention to.

Then he also talked about the use of public assets in the clan and the plan for the coming year, such as whether to add more sacrificial fields, renovate the school, and the treatment of lonely and widowed elderly in the clan.

In fact, these have already been discussed before, and I just want to make a summary today.

After he finished speaking, Jia Jing's throat was also very dry. He picked up the teacup on the side and drank it slowly before he felt better.

Jia Jing put down the teacup, "Everyone, there is one more thing I hope you can tell your family when you go back."

Everyone nodded, "Patriarch, please tell me."

Jia Jing called out, "Jia one and Jia two."

The next moment, Jia Yi and Jia Er walked in with two tall piles of papers.

Jia Jing: "Let me show you."

Jia Yi and Jia Er nodded, and distributed the papers.

Everyone was still a little puzzled at first, but they were all surprised when they saw the contents on the paper.

That's the proof that the Jia family members of their branch bullied others and even committed crimes in the local area!

Jia Jing looked at the members of the Jia family with different expressions, "Our Jia family has been rich for so many years, it is inevitable that some people have some bad intentions, relying on the Jia family to act mischievously, those who have minor circumstances and have not caused any deaths, I tried my best to send people to appease the sufferer and suppress the matter, but there are some things that I can't bear, and the Jia family doesn't need such a person, and they can do whatever they want in the yamen."

"Everyone knows that the Jia family is now on the cusp of the crisis. You can't take a wrong step. If you make a wrong move, you will be smashed to pieces. If you go right, the Jia family will not say that they will keep their wealth for decades and restore their former glory. It's also possible."

"So I think everyone here should be able to tell the difference between right and wrong." Jia Jing looked at the crowd with a half-smile, "Everyone, right?"

The faces of the Jia family became serious, and it took a long time to slowly regain their composure, "Don't worry, the patriarch, I will wake up when I go back, and I will inform the clan when I go back."

Jia Jing knew what they were thinking, but he was greedy for the benefits and endured it for a while. As for the child who made a mistake at home and wanted to turn away from the Yamen, he thought that he could rely on the power of the Jia family to solve the problem after returning home.

Naturally, Jia Jing wouldn't let them do what they wanted, but there's no need to say it right now, as long as they leave the door, this matter will be a foregone conclusion, and they have to admit it if they don't. Establish your own power and influence.

Xichun didn't see Jia Jing again until the New Year's Eve dinner at night.

Qin Keqing still didn't come out, but Youshi did. The whole family sat and ate together without saying a word, and only the sound of bowls and chopsticks being touched lightly could be heard on the table.

After dinner, everyone dispersed, but Xichun stayed behind.

Jia Jing smiled and asked Xichun, "Why doesn't sister Xi go back to rest?"

Xichun said seriously: "I will accompany my father to watch the new year."

Jia Jing smiled and tapped Xichun's forehead, "How old are you? How old are you? Go back and rest early, get up early tomorrow, and father will give you lucky money."

Xichun acted coquettishly and refused to leave, "No, sister Xi wants to accompany father."

Jia Jing was pestered by Xichun for a while before letting go, "Okay, okay, you stay with father."

Only then did Xichun stop, smiling at Jia Jing with crooked eyebrows.

Jia Jing looked at Xichun and sighed, "Our sister Xichun is going to be a year older too."

Jia Jing patted Xichun's head again, "Shall we go talk to your mother for a while?"

Xichun nodded, and went to the ancestral hall with Jia Jing again.

The candles in the ancestral hall hadn't burned out yet, but they were still brightly lit. After Xichun approached, he distinguished the words on the tablet one by one.

Jia Jing asked Xichun, "Can sister Xi recognize where mother is?"

Xichun nodded seriously, "Yes." As she spoke, she pointed out Jiang's memorial tablet.

Knowing that he was going to come to the ancestral hall today, Xichun specifically asked Madam Hu about the order in which the tablets should be placed and how to write Jiang characters.

Jia Jing asked Xichun to sit on a futon beside him, and sat himself on another futon, "Sister Xi is really smart."

Sitting on the futon, Xichun was silently talking to Jiang Shi in her heart.

Jia Jing was staring at Jiang's memorial tablet, and suddenly felt a weight in his arms, looked down, and found that Xichun had fallen asleep, and couldn't help laughing.

Jia Jing picked up Xichun, took another look at Jiang's memorial tablet, and walked out slowly.

☆、Chapter 45

In the early morning of the second day, Xichun went to Jia Jing's yard, and Jia Jing also got up early. Xichun smiled and bowed to her early years, and Jia Jing gave her a small red purse. It was heavy, and I didn't open it to read it, so I directly handed it over to Mother Jiang.

Jia Jing smiled and patted Xichun's head, "Okay, it's rare that you don't have to study with the nuns these few days, so take it easy."

Xichun smiled and nodded.

For Xichun, this is the same as the winter vacation in the past, and it still has to be the vacation level of the second and third grades of high school, so Xichun has been having fun in the next few days, reading miscellaneous books today, sleeping in tomorrow, and going to school the next day. Looking for Yingchun Tanchun to play, happy not.

On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xichun looked at Jia Jing longingly after eating the glutinous rice balls.

As the sky got darker, Xichun became more and more anxious. Even Youshi, who had become quiet these days, couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter, sister Xi? But what's the matter?"

Xichun turned her head and acted coquettishly at Youshi, "Sister-in-law, Miss Jin and I have agreed to go to cure all diseases together, please persuade father for me."

Youshi frowned when he heard this, and softly advised Xichun, "Sister Xi, be good, there are so many people on the street on such a day, what if some bad guys take you away?"

Xichun said: "I will follow mommy and the others closely."

But Youshi remained unwavering, "No, those people's methods are poisonous, you are so young, they will take you away in one fell swoop, Xie is good, wait until you grow up, okay?"

"Second sister and third sister are going too, many people will follow, nothing will happen."

Jia Rong suddenly said from the side: "But it will be too late when something happens."

Xichun puffed up her cheeks and stopped talking, then turned her head and continued to stare at Jia Jing.

Facing Xichun's gaze, Jia Jing remained motionless, slowly drinking the bowl of tea in his hand, as if that bowl of tea was some kind of delicacy.

When the servants came to report that the eldest son and eldest lady of Nan'an Palace had arrived, Jia Jing raised his eyes to look at Xichun, "Do you dare to agree to go out with others in the future?"

Xichun shook her head like a rattle, "No more! No more!"

Only then did Jia Jing let go, "Go, come back early."

Xichun immediately laughed, "Yes, father!"

Looking at Xichun's cheerful back, Youshi was still a little worried, "Father..."

Jia Jing waved his hand, "Don't worry, someone is following."

Only then did Youshi feel relieved, and stood up to salute, "Father, the daughter-in-law will leave first."

Seeing this, Jia Zhen, who had been sitting silently at the side, also stood up and saluted: "My son also stepped down first."

Jia Rong looked at it, and got up to leave.

Jia Jing sat where he was, watched the three of Youshi retreat one after another, and separated when they reached the gate of the courtyard, he couldn't help sighing.

As soon as Xichun arrived at the gate, she saw the brothers and sisters of the Jin family standing there in red, and Jin Yue laughed when she saw her.

Xichun quickened her feet and stepped forward, "Have I kept you waiting?"

Jin Yue smiled and shook her head, "No." Then she introduced Jin Han to Xi Chun, "This is my brother, brother, this is Miss Jia's fourth."

Xichun saluted and said, "Prince Jin is safe." At the same time, she subconsciously glanced at Jin Han quickly.

She always listens to Jin Yue talking about it on weekdays, and she has long been curious about Jin Han.

Jin Han looks seven or eight years old, handsome, calm, straight back, also red, but he feels different from Jia Baoyu, Jia Baoyu looks like a potted plant carefully raised in the garden, but Jin Han looks like It is a red maple that is wanton in the wild.

Jin Han also saluted Xichun, "Jia County is safe."

Jin Han also quickly looked at Yan Xichun.

Xichun was curious about him, and he was also curious about Jinhan.

Xichun is smaller than Jinyue, but looks full of energy, her cheeks are still a little red and her breathing is a little short of breath because she walked over in a hurry.

Jinhan thought back on the journey Xichun had traveled just now, and labeled Xichun as weak in his heart.

The next moment, Jinhan remembered that he had heard from his mother and concubine that Xichun's mother was old when she was born, and that Xichun was not in good health when she was born, so after knowing that they robbed Xichun's doctor at that time, he felt very special. guilt.

Thinking of this, Jinhan looked at Xichun with gentle eyes, "You and my sister are good friends, if you don't mind, you can follow my sister and call me brother."

Xichun was taken aback for a moment, then came to her senses, and shouted with a smile: "Brother Jin."

Jinhan nodded, and answered Xichun again, "Sister Jia."

While talking, Yingchun and Tanchun also came, and the group of people recognized each other again, and then they were ready to go.

To walk against all kinds of diseases, you have to walk next to the wall, and you must cross every bridge, which is called crossing the river. You also have to climb the city wall, pretend to be mountaineering, and touch the door nails of the temple, praying for the next year. There are no disasters or difficulties here, and they often swim until midnight before returning.

But Xichun and the others couldn't stay outside for that long.

On the carriage, Jin Han said to them: "We won't go that far, we will start from the nearby Taiping Street, pass the Zhuangyuan Building to Kangqing Street, there are several bridges on the road, and there is a small temple on Kangqing Street, and this Most of the people living together are wealthy families, it will not be too crowded, and the security is good."

Several children nodded one after another, and Jin Han said again: "We can walk on Ningrong Street when we come back."

This means that when you come back, you can visit the Lantern Festival.

Several children suddenly laughed.

There were many people on the street, and the carriage moved very slowly. It took a while to stop and stop before reaching the entrance of Taiping Street. Go forward against the wall.

Jinhan said that there are few people here, but in Xichun's view, there are enough people, at least if there are no maids and women to follow, they will definitely get separated.

Although it was night, lights were lit everywhere on the road, and almost everyone carried a lantern in their hands, so that the surrounding environment could be seen clearly.

For Xichun and the others, these scenery were strange and interesting. They walked and watched, chattering about these scenery, with many voices but not noisy. Children's childlike words and crisp voices made some passing adults understand. smile.

When they reached the Zhuangyuan Building, Xichun and the others saw the towering Zhuangyuan Archway from a distance.

Jin Yue's eyes lit up immediately, "Brother!"

Jin Han shook his head helplessly, "Okay, I understand." Then he walked to the archway of the first scholar, and reached out to touch the stone base of the archway.

Xichun noticed that there were also some young men in scholar's robes doing the same thing.

After Jin Han touched the base of the stone sculpture, he walked back. The group of people stopped after walking a few steps.

The person who stopped him was a boy about the same age as Jin Han, wearing a scholar's robe, hooking Jin Han's neck and laughing, "I just saw that person looks like you under the Zhuangyuan Archway, so I came to have a look, who knows it's really you , Brother Jin, you didn’t come when I asked you to go away with us before, why are you here now?”

The boy didn't say much, and wanted to leave Jin Han, "Brother Jin, tell me, this is fate, isn't it, let's go, Brother Feng and the others are over there, let's go too."

Jin Han helplessly pushed away the boy's hand, "Brother Yang, I'm bringing my sister to get rid of all kinds of illnesses tonight."

Only then did Mr. Yang stop, and looking back, he saw Jin Yue staring at him and pulling Jin Han's arm, "Don't bully my brother!"

Mr. Yang loosened his hands subconsciously, and smiled at Jin Yue: "I didn't bully your brother, I really didn't, who can bully him, none of us can beat him, it's fine if he doesn't bully us, By the way, you are brother Jin's younger sister? You always hear your brother talking about it, but today can be regarded as..."

Mr. Yang's words gradually faded away, because he saw the three of them, Xichun.

Mr. Yang's eyes widened suddenly, and he turned to look at Jin Han, his voice was a little erratic, "Brother Jin, you are being unkind, why didn't you say you have so many younger sisters..." They are all so cute!

Jin Han suddenly became embarrassed, "Brother Yang, you misunderstood, those three are the three ladies of the Jia family, not my sister."

Mr. Yang was also embarrassed now, his cheeks flushed, and he saluted the three of Xichun, "It's Mr. Yang who is being rude, please don't blame the three young ladies of the Jia family!"

Jin Han also said: "His surname is Yang, his father is Yang Shilang from the Ministry of Rites, and he went to school with me in the Imperial College, and he is fasted together. He is a bit bold and unrestrained on weekdays, but he is very enthusiastic."

The three of Xichun also saluted and said it was okay.

Mr. Yang was also really enthusiastic. After knowing their itinerary, he said directly: "Since we are going to take this road, I can explain it to you. I have been walking around here since I was a child. I am familiar with these. Wait, I will go first." Tell Brother Feng and the others to come right back."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for them to reply, he turned around and disappeared, and came back after a while.

Mr. Yang said that this piece of familiarity is really not bragging. With him joining, he can tell a story about everything he points to along the way. I understand, Xichun and his party listened with gusto.

Mr. Yang left after passing the temple. Before he left, he bought a few lotus lanterns for Xichun and the others from a small stall nearby. The younger sisters are invited to take a few lotus lanterns to play with, and after passing the bridge, people can also let people release river lanterns, which is considered to be fun and suitable for the scene.”

Xichun and the others took it over, and saluted Mr. Yang to thank him.

Jin Yue looked at the lotus lantern in Xichun's hands, then at the lotus lantern in her own hand, and asked Mr. Yang, "Why is my lotus lantern different from theirs?"

Mr. Yang bent down and smiled at Jin Yue, "Because they are sisters, it is appropriate to use the same lamp."

Jin Yue pursed his lips in displeasure, and Mr. Yang said again: "But your lamp is similar to theirs if you look carefully, it just reflects that you are good friends, don't you think?"

Jin Yue took a serious look at the lotus lanterns of several people again, and felt that Mr. Yang was not lying, so he laughed again.

The corners of Xichun's mouth twitched while watching, silly boy, your lotus lantern is different because that Mr. Yang has no money!

The lotus lantern in Xichun's hand is the same price as the lotus lantern in Jinyue's hand, both of which are the cheapest, but there are only three left, and only one of that kind of lotus lantern in Jinyue's hand is left.

Sure enough, a man's mouth is a deceiving ghost, even if it's just a boy.

Jin Han also saw it, and passed away with a single glance.

Mr. Yang secretly begged Jin Han for mercy, "I came out in a hurry today, and I didn't bring any money, so I had to do this first, and I will definitely apologize to your sister next time! Definitely!"