A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

But Baoyu, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan are the only men who can do things in the second room of the Jia family. Baoyu has never been ignorant of world affairs, and Jia Huan is just a little clever. Fortunately, due to the early division of the family and Jia Lian's intercession, the shop and things Jia Huan assigned are still there. Although there is no Rongguo Mansion, such an inconspicuous small shop can be sheltered by a word from Jia Lian. These relatives can still earn tens of taels of silver a month.So Jia Huan took Tanchun there, and rented a house from a middleman, and the three of them lived freely with Aunt Zhao.

As for the remaining two men in Jia's mansion, although Jia Lan is young, Li Wan is not a vegetarian. When she was in Rongguo Mansion, she tightly held the money in her hands. I can't bear two taels of silver, so I want to find Sister Feng to be the censor of the prison, so I can save four to five hundred taels a year.When the house was ransacked because she was a frugal woman, she didn't take away the dowry. Although the family was clean, the dowry was only 500 taels of silver back then, and she didn't have the right to run the house in Jia's mansion. He also saved tens of thousands of taels of silver.The Jia family collapsed, and Li Wan lived next to the second room next to the big room, and there were still the same rules every month as before. Li Wan had the audacity to rely on the little affection he had with Daiyu for his studies. Entered a good academy in the capital, even so, she knew that if Jia Lan wanted to become an official in the future, she would not only need connections, but also money. Come out.

Jia Mu was worried about Baoyu and let Baoyu live with her. As for Li Wan, she ignored her.It was because most of her private house was given to the second house at that time and was confiscated. Now she doesn't have as much money as Li Wan. When she was going to send Jia Zheng and his wife to exile, she didn't have any money.You must know that even if there is a big house to take care of, there are no orphans and widows who can make decisions. If you open a shop, you may be fine when you are there, but when you are gone, you may be taken away. Even Zhuangzi only dared to buy small Yes, the annual income is only more than 200 taels.In the next few years, when the amnesty is granted, if Jia Zheng and others want to go home, they will have to pay for it with money, which is naturally not enough.Mother Jia also knew that everything in Li Wan's house was there, so she wanted her to give some. Li Wan was so full of eyes on his son's future that he was not willing to give it away.Therefore, the friendship with Jia's mother is just a matter of face.On the contrary, Daiyu quietly sent back all the things that Jia Mu gave her from her private room back then, and they were worth [-] to [-] yuan. They are allowed to go to Chen's mansion to play the autumn wind.

Although Jia Lan didn't know what happened to his ancestors and his mother, he was really filial. He always remembered how his mother was reluctant to eat and wear for him in the past few years, and saved money through her teeth.However, the ancestors and his wife never saw themselves and their mothers in their eyes. If it weren't for Aunt Lin, I could only study with Baoyu at home.No matter how much my mother humbled herself in front of the old lady and his wife, she ignored it and ignored it.Since they don't care about themselves and their mother, don't blame themselves and their mother for not caring about them. When I saw my mother weeping secretly, I swore that I must stand out and take my mother out of Rongguo Mansion, a dirty place.Now that Jia's family is broken up and Rongguo Mansion has been raided, I'm not sad at all, I just think it's an early separation.It's best for the ancestors to ignore him, because he doesn't want his mother to be wronged.

Therefore, in the three-entry house that Dafang bought next to him, Li Wan and Jia Lan lived in the east courtyard, and Jia Mu and Baoyu lived in the west courtyard. Clean all the time.Because of filial piety, although the ratio of maids and boys around everyone has been reduced, the maids around Jia Mu are all left behind.But there were only two maidservants, Sheyue and Qiuwen, left beside Baoyu. Mother Jia already felt that she had wronged her darling.He also felt that even Jia Lian's daughter and eldest sister had more maids and women than Baoyu, so they often called Jia Lian and Jia She to scold them.

The old man is also getting old, and he was frightened by the ransacking of his house. His dream of inheriting the wishes of the old man to revitalize the Rongguo Mansion all his life has also failed. Therefore, even though the living standard has not dropped at all, within a few months, the original silver-gray hair The silk is completely white, and she bends when walking. She doesn’t leave the house on weekdays. When she eats, she dislikes the taste of the rice. Others think it’s too strong, but I think it’s just right. I forgot about it in a blink of an eye.Jiamu herself didn't realize it at first, but when she saw that the people who pardoned Jia's family became more and more obedient to her, and Baoyu listened to her own words and obediently studied, at first she felt that she had learned a lesson.It would be great if everyone was so 'harmonious' when it was still the Duke's Mansion.After a while, she realized that she didn't have a few years left.

Mother Jia thought about it. Although she was partial to the second wife, Jia She of the eldest room was also her son. Now Jia She could only enjoy his life, but Jia Lian was a good one. He just didn't know how to help Baoyu, but he I feel relieved about them too.The only thing I can't worry about is the second wife who has made me worry all my life. Jia Zheng's exile is the will of a saint, and I can't disobey it anyway. Jia Lan and Li Wan are both cruel, and I can take care of them. I, and their fate of restraining their relatives, maybe it was because of my soft heart that I let Li Wan and Jia Lan live in the mansion, and didn't let them move out and conquer the second room. Otherwise, why is the eldest house still in good condition now? It's too late to regret, it's just right not to get involved.The only thing really on my mind is Baoyu. If I can't find a good future for him, I don't feel at ease when I go underground.

Jia's mother also knew that according to the current situation of Jia's family, if she wanted to achieve something in the imperial examination, she would not be able to wait for Baoyu.When I go, Baoyu will definitely not be able to live in the same yard as I am now, with so many maids and women waiting for me. The best way at present is to find a good wife for Baoyu, even if I can’t treat him well in the imperial examination. To help, there must also be a large dowry, so that Baoyu will not be wronged in his future life.But now it is easier to find a concubine for Jia Lian than to find a daughter-in-law from a clean family for Baoyu. Now the first-class is to find a daughter-in-law for Baoyu who has a farming and education heir or an official in the capital. The second-class is to compare Baochai Such royal merchants are looking for.It's just that I'm not familiar with the capital, so I'm afraid I still have to rely on Da Fang.

Thinking of this, Jia's mother also looked kindly at the big house. After Jia She knew that Jia's mother was going to propose to Baoyu, although he knew that this was a difficult problem, he was now Baoyu's uncle, so he naturally had the responsibility to take care of him.I can only grit my teeth and agree, this kind of thing still requires the female relatives to come forward, Mrs. Xing is just a woman who doesn't care about everything, and because the noble ladies in the capital are ostracizing her, she is not very clear about the affairs of the female relatives , the matter naturally fell on Sister Feng's head.Sister Feng knew that Baoyu's conditions were really embarrassing, but the old lady's request was unavoidable, no matter how difficult it was, she had to do it.

After all, women understand women, and Sister Feng knows that if you want to do this well, you must understand the old lady's meaning, otherwise you may be just trying to get a fish, and there will be no results.Although Sister Feng has not served in front of Jiamu for a long time because of the tearing of her face, but now seeing Jiamu's wrinkled face and white hair like snow, the feelings of those years in Rongguo Mansion surfaced again.Even though the old lady uses the big house, she still has a heart of love for her granddaughter-in-law, but it's just not as good as the second house and Baoyu.Therefore, just like in the Rongguo Mansion back then, he laughed and flattered Jiamu. In fact, Jiamu has been used to having such a smart person as Sister Feng by her side for so many years. Now that she can hear it again, she temporarily forgets the present Today's estrangement.The two discussed intimately what kind of family they should find for Baoyu.

After Jia's mother said her plan, Sister Feng also said sincerely: "Old lady, to put it bluntly, Baoyu now has such a pair of parents. I can say that the official lady is probably not as good as my mother-in-law's family. Anyway, his father was also a county magistrate with real power. Such a high-end official is not as good as a powerful businessman in the capital. Even if you look at it from the outside It’s alright, but I’m afraid I’ll even plan to eat white rice and fine noodles at home.” Hearing Sister Feng’s words, Jia’s mother knew that she had thought too well before, so she could only talk about the second-class people in her heart.Sister Feng still frowned for a long time before she said: "It's not that this merchant's family is bad, but the three generations of this descendant cannot take the imperial examination. It's not appropriate, but find a big landlord in a county in the suburbs of Beijing, who will also be able to pass the imperial examination in the future Since he became an official, his life is not bad, and with our help, he will never be wronged."

Jia Mu thought to herself: "I don't know. It's just that Baoyu has been used to enjoying wealth since she was a child. Now she writes. She doesn't use Duanyan. If she doesn't write a word well, she just throws it away. She still drinks it on weekdays." It's Rose Clear Dew and Poria Cocos Cream, do you think such a person can afford my precious jade, you don't think he has been wronged, but I think he has been greatly wronged." She didn't bother to hide it, and said: "How can my Baoyu stand the grievances in the countryside? I have thought about it a long time ago. Although merchants cannot become officials, imperial merchants are not. Not only no one dares to offend and rob business, but all children can pass the imperial examination. Baoyu is gone. Parents rely on you, and your big family, and my Baoyu with a beautiful face, isn't the Xue family in the rush? Even though the girl is married now, there are other imperial merchants. You should go and inquire. , I don’t believe that no one will take a fancy to my precious jade.”

Although Sister Feng was still in a dilemma, she felt that it was still possible to succeed. Although the imperial merchants were all paying tribute, there were good and bad. Naturally, there were also those who wanted to curry favor with the current Jia Lian. Maybe they would succeed.So I agreed, and went back to ask around.