A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

After seeing Xiren Qingwen, Baoyu wanted to see Si'er Fangguan, but he had been out for half a day and it was already dark, and Mrs. Wang was under strict control these days, so he had to go back to the mansion quickly.Because I was eating at Jiamu's place, I heard Mrs. Wang say to Jiamu: "There is Qingwen in Baoyu's house. That girl is also grown up, and she has been ill for a year. I often see that he is more naughty than others. I'm also lazy, and I fell ill for more than ten days the day before yesterday. I told the doctor that it was my daughter's tuberculosis, so I hurriedly sent him down. If he recovered well, I didn't need to ask him to come in. I just rewarded his family to send someone to go. And Xiren, when I went to Baoyu's house that day, I found that she was indulging in Baoyu's house. Even those third-class little girls only know how to play, and they don't do errands seriously. If you say lenient, you should Yes, it's just that if the maid bullies the master, it shouldn't be. Besides, she is too old, so I will let her out together. And those girls who are learning opera, I will also decide Let it out. One thing they know how to play, they don't care about it, they just talk nonsense, how can the girls make it after hearing it? Besides, there are too many girls, if the words are not enough, it's the same to pick a few more .”

Jia Mu has never been in charge of things, although she remembers that Qingwen Xiren and others are all prepared for Baoyu by herself, but Xiren has recently heard that she is very close to Mrs. Wang, so she doesn't often come to tell her about Baoyu's daily life. up.Mrs. Wang went to Yihong Courtyard to plagiarize. I already knew that the girl who attacked her was really honest and cunning in secret. That stupid woman of Wang's wanted to put her next to Baoyu before, if she didn't go to Baoyu from her own room. For those who went with him, he insisted on telling Mrs. Wang a good lesson.Now I just have to pretend I don't know.Qingwen is clever, and she is going to leave it to Baoyu. This time it has been proved that she was wronged, but Wang still kicked her out.People from their Wang family, no matter they are looking for sons or husbands, they are all stupid girls. How can they know what men are thinking? Aunt Zhou next to Zheng'er can't beat a fart with three sticks. I don't know how much my son will suffer after losing Aunt Zhao, and there is no one who can add fragrance to his red sleeves.But she cut it first and then played it. What else can I do? Forget it, I will find a good one for Baoyu in the future.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Jia's mother to say what Mrs. Wang said first, but that girl Qingwen thinks of her very well, so why did she get up like this.It means that the appearance of these girls is not as good as hers, and she is the only one who can be used by Baoyu in the future. What she said is exactly the opposite of what Mrs. Wang said, which shows that Jia Mu is dissatisfied with Mrs. Wang's handling.It's just that the people have already been kicked out, and Jia's mother can only use her tongue.

Baoyu thought at first that Mother Jia had praised Qingwen's cleverness and might let her come back, but after saying these few words, she stopped talking.Suddenly Zhou Rui's family came. She thought she had something to ask Mrs. Wang. Seeing three people standing outside the house, Jia's mother was not very happy when she saw Zhou Rui's sneaking around. " Zhou Rui's family had no choice but to say: "The godmothers of three or two of the little actors who were kicked out yesterday came, saying that they were looking for life and death, and only said that they would cut their hair and become nuns. I thought about it, although I said It's a trivial matter, but I'm afraid that it will damage the reputation of our Duke's Mansion, so I came to ask my wife."

When Jia's mother heard that she was even more annoyed with Mrs. Wang, she said, "Ask their godmothers to come in and explain clearly, how can they make a fuss about becoming a monk if they are good-natured." When Grace was rewarded, he went crazy, didn't eat tea, didn't need food, seduced Shangrui officer, the two of them were looking for death and life, as long as they cut their hair and became a nun. Yes, but it will be fine every two days. Who knows that the more noisy the more fierce, I am not afraid of beating and scolding. There is nothing I can do, so I come to ask my wife, or let them be nuns, or teach them a meal and reward others Go as a daughter, we are not so blessed."

Before Jia Mu replied, Mrs. Wang scolded: "Nonsense! They are allowed to get up there, and Buddhists can easily enter! Give them a beating each, and see if there is no trouble!" Jia Mu frowned. .Daiyu laughed beside her and said, "Ma'am, don't be angry, it's not uncommon for children to be frightened by being kicked out. The lotus root officials in my room are with them, and I'll ask her to persuade them later. "

Then Jia Mu smiled and said: "People like us naturally focus on tolerance, and there is no one who is indiscriminate. It's not a big deal, Yu'er, just take care of it."

Baoyu and Daiyu went out of Jiamu's house together. Seeing Baoyu sighing while walking, Daiyu quietly pulled him aside and asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Baoyu didn't tell anyone what happened to Qingwen, but he believed in Daiyu's character, so he said it outright.Daiyu frowned, she thought that the girls in the mansion lived a poor life after leaving the garden, but she didn't expect that the most ostentatious girls in Baoyu's house had the most miserable lives.He said: "Don't worry, you know what Sister Qingxuan is capable of. I'll ask her to persuade Qingwen tomorrow, and she's going to be stubborn. It's because you treat her too well on weekdays." , that makes the others in your house jealous."

After Daiyu returned to the house, Fangguan and Ruiguan had been sent to her own room, where Ouguan was persuading them.I saw Fangguan said sharply: "Ouguan, don't stand and talk without pain in your back. We suffer and you enjoy the blessings. You also know that your godmother and ours are the same thing. If you are kicked out one day, I will See if you want to go to the temple."

Daiyu and Qingxuan hurriedly pulled away the people who were about to quarrel, Qingxuan stepped forward and asked Fangguan: "What do you mean, Mrs. Ende, when you let you go out, you will bring all the reward clothes you gave If you go out, even if you are a little poorer than in the garden, why should you go to the temple?"

When Fangguan saw Daiyu, he thought that Daiyu could bring back the lotus root official in her house, which shows that she is capable.So I knelt down in front of Daiyu and cried: "The girl knows our godmother. In the past, we didn't count our monthly money, and even the leftovers of hair oil and powder were used. Those things we brought out They put away our hands at all. That’s fine, but we shouldn’t, even if we have all kinds of mistakes, we can’t ask us to do the thing of welcoming and sending. After we went out, cleaning and working every day was not counted as their slaves. I secretly got up at night and heard them say that we should be servants for a few years, and then we will be sold directly when we are older. Either become a merchant’s concubine, or sell it for a large sum of money. Our wealth and life are in the hands of our godmother, so what else can we do besides becoming a monk.”

Daiyu widened her eyes and said, "How dare they do such an outrageous thing?"

Qingxuan held Daiyu's hand, patted her to comfort her, and persuaded her: "Don't be so absolute, isn't the temple a good place? The family temple in our Jia's mansion, those members of the Jia family It's easy for a nephew to insult the little nun at will, but it's hard to say how clean the other temples are." After speaking, he told Daiyu Fangguan and others about all the filthy things in the temple.

Fang Guan heard this and cried: "Is there any place for us in this world?"

Qingxuan said with a smile: "If you are willing, our girl has an embroidery village, you can go and live there, even if you don't know how to needle and thread, you can learn some skills, know some eyebrows and eyes are low, if you are not too blocking in the yard How could you be kicked out on her own way? There are also some places where widows and widows don't live. We rent houses for them, and you just live with them. As for your godmother..."

Daiyu went on to say: "This is all the negligence of our masters. I thought that you would have a godmother and someone to rely on, but I didn't expect it to be something like this. I went back to the old lady and transferred your household registration to mine. It's all right here, it's not that I don't want to let you go out. It's just that you were opera singers before, and your status belongs to the lower ranks, even worse than maids, if you don't have a backer, you may be ruined as soon as you go out."

Fangguan listened to Daiyu and Qingxuan and gave them proper arrangements in an instant, and kowtowed in gratitude.In the evening, Daiyu went back to Jia Mufang and the reason why the officials and others became monks. Jia Mu sighed: "Well, it's quite appropriate. It was a kindness to them to let them recognize their godmothers. They gained support, and their godmothers took Their monthly money is also cheap. I didn’t expect that people’s hearts are not enough, and our family will not recognize this godmother in the future. I will let our family recognize the godmother tomorrow. Those who are willing to leave will be scattered. Right. Yu'er, you handled it very well. If the things about our women are revealed, both parties will be slapped in the face. Now you can cut the mess and transfer the household registration directly, which will save you trouble. You know, I don't It’s easy to punish, it’s only natural for a mother to train her daughters, and besides, they’ve been servants of our family for three or four generations, so we can’t let their loyalty be broken.”

Sure enough, the next day, Fangguan and the rest of the twelve opera singers were told that if they wanted to live with their godmother, forget it, and those who didn’t want to go to Daiyu’s embroidery village, but none of them wanted to stay. Even if the lotus official is still working at Daiyu's place, he is unwilling, saying: "I would rather be alone than be tortured by them."

After Daiyu dealt with this, she asked Qingxuan to persuade Qingwen. Qingxuan thought about it and wanted to take Fangguan there, but Qingwen ignored it at first.After Fangguan told her story, Qingwen was so angry that she jumped up all of a sudden: "I smashed their heads, it was so bad to the liver." After hearing that Fangguan and others were going to Daiyu's embroidery In Zhuangli, Qingxuan said to her again: "If you really go after such a setback, I'm afraid my wife won't take it to heart. If you succeed in doing things and find a good family again, you will live a lifetime of happiness. Your biggest objection to your wife kicking you out." Qingwen thought about it, and it really is the truth, once the heart disease is gone, the disease will be cured by three points.Lying on the bed, he said to Qingxuan: "It's the best thing to say something presumptuous in the second master's room of my needlework. Sister Qingxuan, you also let me go to the embroidery village. I just want to live so madly that the second wife will die." Qingxuan He smiled and said, "That's why, otherwise, why would I ask you here today, but only if you recover from your illness."

Qingwen struggled to see a doctor, and she brought three to four hundred gold with her. Naturally, there is no shortage of good doctors and medicines, but it will be over in a month, and she really went to Daiyu's embroidery village. Yu has become the object of admiration by the embroiderers, and she has good craftsmanship. The reward for a piece of brocade she weaves is more than the monthly silver in Rongguo Mansion.But this is an afterthought and will be mentioned later.

After Baoyu heard about Qingwen and Fang's affairs, he came to thank Daiyu. Daiyu said, "I'm for them and not for you. How can you thank me?" Since then.Baoyu went to find Qingwen, but Qingwen suddenly realized that she didn't like Baoyu, and devoted herself to her embroidery business, but she just talked to him a few words.When Baoyu apologized to himself, he sneered and said, "If the second master knew that his wife would not be able to save us with the punishment, he shouldn't have treated us so well that day. Why should we let this be an afterthought?" The road is back, and this is the way to go.