A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

There are five days left until the Lantern Festival, Wang Xifeng was so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground, when she heard Mrs. Wang calling her, she rushed over in a hurry.Seeing that Mrs. Wang was sitting in the room talking about the New Year's ceremony, it turned out that Sister Feng was in charge of visiting relatives, so she was a little too busy with the New Year's gift. There is no edict, if you are careless in giving gifts, you will be slapped in the face. Daiyu is a daughter's family, and what you give is just some melons, fruits, snacks and a few pieces of silk, so don't worry about it. All of them are from honorable families, all of them value face, and they are precious gold and silver things, so Mrs. Wang is always in charge of the annual ceremony, and Sister Feng is just a helper.

When Mrs. Wang saw Sister Feng, she sighed, "You are in charge now, and you should know that the outside shelves of our mansion have not collapsed, but the inside has also come up. The rent sent by several Zhuangzi this year is only 5000 taels. It's enough for what to do. We didn't spend tens of thousands of dollars in those years, but in the past, there were gifts from the Lin family, but this year it's gone, and it's a big loss. On the day of Lantern Festival, we should give more gifts, Lian Daughter-in-law, what should I do?"

Wang Xifeng thought that she would have to subsidize the dowry again. This good aunt, the head of the family has hidden a lot of money over the years, and now she doesn't want to take it out at all. Although her dowry is rich, it must be kept for herself. How can the children of my daughter fill in this hole!So he asked back: "I don't have any money. I'm still a clever woman who can't cook without rice. Please show me my aunt."

Mrs. Wang was silent for a while, and said: "I can't do anything now, no matter how hard it is, I have to talk, but the old lady doesn't have much else, isn't there much money? Even if you don't want money, put those heavy things When the big guy goes out, I think there is a few thousand taels. At that time, when you have a rent, you can just take it back."

Wang Xifeng knew that Mrs. Wang's words sounded good, and she would never come back after becoming an apostate, pretending to be wrong: "The mandarin duck girl next to the old lady is a shrewd person, and she takes care of the old lady's things properly. I dare not touch her." Old lady stuff."

Mrs. Wang smiled: "Who asked you to move those things? We took away the other things from the Lin family that day, but the aunt's dowry was received in the old lady's room, and it was sealed in a big box. Let's use a little. Will you know?"

Wang Xifeng didn't dare to agree immediately, and said: "That's right, but it's Miss Lin's stuff, we can use it or not, I'll go back and see where I can save another penny, and then I'll discuss it with my aunt. "After finishing speaking, he said goodbye to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang knew that she was afraid of offending the old lady, but she just thought that there was really no other place to spend the money. If she didn't spend Lin Daiyu's money, she would have to spend her own dowry.

After Wang Xifeng returned to her room, she had nothing to do for a while, and when Jia Lian returned to the mansion at night, she was still frowning.When Jia Lian saw her, she asked, "My good aunt, what are you worrying about?"

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "I'm not for our family, the elders are not valued by the old lady on weekdays, if it weren't for me as the housekeeper now, look at those servants who step on the highs and lows who listen to us, it's not for you In the future, who will inherit the title, who will do such a thankless job as a housekeeper, I don’t know how much money I have paid in less than a year. Are you still joking?"

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "My aunt, how could I not know that you are thinking of me, but who are you embarrassing again?"

After Wang Xifeng sneered, seeing that Jia Lian was still gentle and gentle, he sighed and said, "I don't know that you men go out to socialize, and the money is spent like running water every Chinese New Year. It was removed, and now there is a gap of a few thousand taels. My aunt said that the money from the Lin family and Aunt Lin’s dowry from the old lady’s place are packed in a big box anyway. Miss Lin, be more polite, the servants in our mansion have a gatekeeper, I was afraid that Miss Lin would develop suspicion if she found out, so I haven't agreed yet. It's just that I don't know where the money should come from."

Jia Lian was taken aback, and said, "It's a good thing you didn't bring the answer. Although Aunt Lin's dowry was sent to the old lady's house, there is a copy of the dowry list with Miss Lin, which is kept in the hands of that girl named Lin Qingxuan. If you move, it will not be your responsibility in the future."

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "You sound nice, so what should I do?"

How clever is Jia Lian? After pondering for a while, he said, "Go visit Sister Lin tomorrow and see what she says? This is a confrontation between Sister Lin and the second wife. You just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, who will win?" One way, who will you lean towards in the future!"

Wang Xifeng agreed, and went to find Lin Daiyu the next day.Seeing Wang Xifeng coming, Daiyu said, "It's really a rare visitor. Why is the second sister-in-law so expensive today? Once you come here, we will be in full bloom."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Sister, don't embarrass me. I have something to discuss with you today." Qingxuan Zijuan next to her heard this and wanted to avoid it. It also has something to do with you." So Qingxuan also stayed.

Only then did Wang Xifeng tell the story, and said to Daiyu: "Sister, I really have no choice, I can get everything in this capital, but I can't lose face. Make the decision, I have to listen to what my aunt says, I just hope that my sister will not blame me in the future, even if she blames me, I will admit it."

When Daiyu heard this, she felt extremely helpless. She was both happy and sad at the same time. What made her happy was that the old lady loved her and helped her take care of her mother's dowry. If all the family property is given to me, no one else in the house can agree to it. The sad thing is that it's only been a few days, and the second wife can't hold back. Sure enough, the money is touching. It's just that she is so greedy. Could it be that she never thought of being her My daughter-in-law, both of her parents died, I don't know who will be the master for her in the future.For a while, I couldn't speak, but looked at Qingxuan with tears in my eyes.

When Qingxuan saw her, he patted Daiyu's hand lightly, and said, "I know that people don't slander in front of Second Grandma, and Second Master Lian also knew that day. Although I am not the master, Master Lin personally entrusted the girl to me." Take care, the girl is kind. If the second wife asked her to ask for it in person, would our girl refuse to give it? It’s so sneaky, what’s the matter. Master Lin is just a child of the girl, how could he not plan for her? The dowry list was given to me, and when the girl goes out, I have to count it bit by bit, if there is less, others will think Rongguo Mansion is a thief!"

Wang Xifeng hurriedly begged for mercy, and said: "I am also opposed to this matter, but my aunt is still in charge of the family affairs, and I have no choice. If the girl has any orders, I will definitely follow them."

Qingxuan thought for a while, and said: "Let me solve this matter, second grandma, don't worry about it, I will give you things, but I won't let our girl suffer for nothing, then second grandma will also give us a convenience!" Wang Xifeng Naturally there is nothing that should be done.

As soon as Wang Xifeng left, Qingxuan said to Daiyu: "Girl, don't be careful, I will settle this matter right away." Daiyu said worryingly: "Sister, don't be impulsive, money is something outside of you, look at the old lady, Baoyu and sisters For your sake, don't hurt each other's face."

Qingxuan said, "That's natural." After speaking, he got up and went to Jiamu's room.But I didn't see Jia's mother, but saw Yuanyang, who said: "On weekdays, my sister takes care of Miss Lin so well. I also heard the old lady say that Mrs. Lin really loves Miss Lin. With you, the old lady actually loves Miss Lin." I gave up half of my heart."

Qingxuan replied: "I'm not boasting. After I came, you see our girl has been sad for the spring and the autumn several times. I often say that medicine is not as good as food. Even the medicine is stopped, but you see how many times the girl has given birth. Sickness. It's just that our girl is not well today, which really made me anxious to death. I didn't have time to come here, but the girl has something to tell the old lady, and it's not easy for others to see, so I had to come to you. "

Yuanyang wondered: "I was fine in front of the old lady just now, and Baoyu is not here. Who else would be angry with her? At this moment, there is no one in front of the old lady, so I have time to talk to you. Just drink A cup of tea, let me ask the old lady." After speaking, he went out.

Seeing Jia Mu, Jia Mu asked, "What did you do, and who did you stay with?" Yuanyang replied, "Sister Qingxuan from Miss Lin's place just came and said that Miss Lin is not well today, and she has something else to ask." Tell the old lady quietly. Mother Jia really cares about Daiyu very much and is very anxious: "Call her in quickly. "Yuanyang really invited Qingxuan in.

Jiamu stepped back and asked Qingxuan: "Why is your girl not well? What does she want to say?" Qingxuan hurriedly returned to what Wang Xifeng complained about, and said: "Our girl didn't ask me to say this. Just let me tell the old lady that the mansion is in urgent need of money recently, and it happens that some leather materials and old jewelry in the aunt's dowry are selling for a few taels of silver, so let the mansion use this as a gift, don't spend too much money It's just that the girl is ignorant, am I still ignorant? Master Lin entrusted the girl to me, I can't let the girl be wronged for nothing, I told the old lady today, it's not that the house is not allowed to use these things, but this matter must not be silent No rest."

Mother Jia burst into tears and said, "My Min'er, I'm sorry for your mother! Girl Qingxuan, you know the truth, so I won't hide it. Our house is spending a lot now. I was thinking of Baoyu and him." Mother doesn't like Yu'er, even if it's for the sake of money, she should let Yu'er in. Otherwise, the flowers will be spent, and Min'er's dowry is considered generous. The daughter-in-law's private property, with this money, Yu'er can live at home in the future, who would have thought that this poisonous woman would be thinking about taking it at this moment. It's just that now the mother is visiting relatives, I can't put her in confinement, After all, she is Baoyu's own mother. If I punish her, the marriage between the two Yu'er will be even more difficult. You are right, I will ask Feng girl to come tomorrow to move the heavy and bulky things out , let the whole government see that when the time comes, everyone in the government will know that Yu'er's money was used, let's see how she still opposes this marriage."

Qingxuan replied: "Thank you, old lady, for your understanding, but when I look at the marriage now, the second wife disagrees. This twisted melon is not sweet. It's just that Master Lin and Jia's family have an agreement, and the girl is still young, and we are still young." I can afford to wait. I just hope that the old lady will not let Baoyu and Daiyu get along so closely in the future. Now they are young and talk about it, and when they grow up, it will be passed on to the outside. If the marriage fails in the end, everyone will only praise Baoyu for being romantic. That will take care of our girl's life and death, I hope the old lady understands my painstaking efforts."

It was only then that Mother Jia realized that since Yuan Chun became a noble concubine, she could no longer control her daughter-in-law, and she hadn't lived for a few years. Although what Xuan girl said is not pleasant, it is also reasonable. Hey, it seems that I should let Baoyu pay more attention in the future, so I can't tarnish Daiyu's reputation.

Sure enough, on the second day, Wang Xifeng heard Jiamu's order to take out the things, and she pawned thousands of taels of silver. Take that bulky big guy, now everyone in the government knows the Lin family’s money we use, no one knew when we used the Lin family’s money before, but now they know. What did you do?”

Wang Xifeng pretended to smile bitterly, but secretly admired Qingxuan in her heart, and became more determined to do business with Qingxuan, and said to Mrs. Wang: "Auntie, I can't help it! The old lady's house is something that she can clearly see , we all know. Just let us move those things. In the past, we can assume that the second master bought them from Jiangnan, but everyone knows that the things in the old lady's house are Miss Lin's things. How could the people who moved them not know, The servants in the mansion are always gossips, even Miss Lin was called petty by them, I had told them not to tell the outside world, but I didn't expect everyone to know about it in the afternoon."

Mrs. Wang was speechless, she also knew the faults of the servants in the mansion, she was the one who let people spread this petty incident!He had no choice but to let Wang Xifeng go down, sulking inwardly by himself, thinking of that old woman, he would fight against him.