Every Red Mansion dungeon must play the ending of Long Aotian

Not to mention what Mrs. Xing and Xing Zhong said in the house at night, the Xing family is now attached to the Lin family, and even the girls and women serving in the house are from the Lin family. Therefore, these words were naturally reported first. Wang Cheng, the housekeeper of the Lin family, heard it, and then Wang Cheng would choose one or two to report to Lin Ruhai.

After Lin Ruhai heard about it, he said: "Although the Xing family's yin is prosperous and yang is declining, and the number of people is not prosperous, it's a good thing for this family to work together, isn't it?"

In Lin Ruhai's view, it's not a fault for women to advocate bigness, as long as they don't go astray, it's a good thing for women to advocate bigness.After all, a man's energy is limited, and if he can take care of the outside, he can't take care of the home, so a woman needs to support the family.

Wang Cheng thought that it touched Lin Ruhai's mind, so he didn't dare to say more.

Lin Ruhai didn't think much about it, but found his old books and notes from his old book box, checked them carefully, and handed them to Wang Cheng.

Lin Ruhai said: "Since that girl wants to borrow it, she should borrow it. Don't be short of pens and inks over there. In addition, when the branch committee asked her, she said that the money was prepared in the tent, and she can withdraw it for her convenience if it is less than 200 taels." Set things up."

Wang Cheng immediately understood and agreed.

After Xing Xiuyan got the news, she said with a smile: "As expected of Mr. Lin, he really thought carefully about it. I'm having a headache about this matter. My eldest aunt married to that mansion, so it's impossible not to visit that mansion when I come to Beijing this time. But if I go there empty-handed or the gift is not decent, I'm afraid I will be laughed at. Master Lin's arrangement really solved my urgent need!"

He pinched his fingers again to calculate, and said to Ding Xiang: "May I ask if there is any paper in the house that can paste the gift box?"

Ding Xiang smiled and said, "Of course there are."

Xing Xiuyan said: "If that's the case, then we can save another sum." Then he pinched his fingers and counted: "There are currently three girls in their family, who are not very old, and there are girls from your family, a total of four Two young ladies. I heard that the old lady in their family likes young girls the most, so there are two girls from relatives living in their house. So, just prepare two extra copies, so as not to be rude. After all, I am a little girl, There is nothing that can be bought. Fortunately, the velvet flowers in Yangzhou are famous all over the world, and they are even paid tribute to the palace! This thing is just a trendy pattern, and it is not a waste. I might as well buy three dozen. Not enough points.

"Then there is the crimson stone in Jinling. If you get help from the family, you can buy a large cart without spending a few taels of silver. This thing is nothing in Jinling City, but it is a rare item elsewhere. It will be available soon. It's the Chinese New Year, and it's the time to worship narcissus. A handful of crimson grain stones, paired with folk kiln fine porcelain, and planted with narcissus, is also a decoration. No, no, no, it's not good, but the folk kiln fine porcelain has fallen into the bottom. They Are there any good things in the house? Why don't you just use black pottery, it's more artistic! Sister Lin and the three girls in their family, add a pot of narcissus each, and it's almost the same.

"Then there is their brother. The old lady in their family loves the grandson in front of her most. But after all, I am a relative on the side of my aunt. If I gave it to the young master, I have to give it to my aunt. That cousin. But I gave both of these, and the old lady’s other grandson and great-grandson had to give. Coincidentally, I copied many four books before, and now I still have a few volumes with me, which is enough. It’s just on the road These days, I still have to spend some effort to copy all the annotations."

After the calculation was settled, Ding Xiang told the big housekeeper Wang Cheng.

The Lin family has a lot of hands, so they quickly helped to arrange everything.Those velvet flowers, black pottery, and crimson grain stones are only two or thirty taels of silver.

Of course, if you don't have these four books copied by Xing Xiuyan, if you buy them outside, the usual two taels of silver is at least ten taels a set, and it is the cheapest manuscript.If it is a finely engraved official edition, there is no way to get it down without more than a dozen taels.In this way, the book saved more than a hundred taels of silver.

Maybe God is helping, this year's winter came earlier and colder than usual.

When the Xing family left for Yangzhou, it was frosty in Suzhou. When Lin Ruhai and his successor Yangzhou Xunyan Yushi made it clear, it began to snow in the south of the Yangtze River, and the north was even more frozen with ice and snow.The official ship had to be delayed for half a month in Shandong.By the time of Tongzhou, Xing Xiuyan had already prepared four sets of Four Books.

When Xing Xiuyan was busy copying, her parents were as anxious as Lin Ruhai.After all, there are still sweet potato seedlings on the two official ships. If it is frozen, won't it delay next year's work?Although the Lin family was willing to burn charcoal and placed several braziers in the cabin, Xing Zhong was still frowning.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with Xing Xiuyan.Because the female relatives are all on the official ship behind.

What is related to Xing Xiuyan is that she settled down in the Lin family with her parents and family, and then the servants of the Lin family went to inform the Jia family.The Jia family immediately posted a message to Lin Ruhai, but unfortunately the sweet potato matter was of great importance, the emperor immediately left Lin Ruhai in the palace, and the boxes of sweet potatoes were also taken to the Royal Garden.

Mother Jia sent people to invite several times, but no one was invited.

Of course the Jia family also knew about the Xing family traveling with the Lin family, but no one took the Xing family seriously.

In the eyes of Jia's family, including Jia's mother, Mrs. Xing's natal family is a poor family. Even Mrs. Xing's father used to be an official, but now he is also in decline.

Although Jia's mother doesn't put contempt on the face, but the maids and servants below are a lot of praise, you know, the servants of Jia's family, such as Lai Mama and Zhao Mama, are all rich men. .

Not to mention Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, Aunt Xue and others.

Many people didn't take Xing Zhong and his wife and Xing Xiuyan seriously at all.Even Mrs. Xing herself was conflicted. On the one hand, she missed her younger brothers and sisters, and on the other hand, she was worried that her younger brothers and sisters came to Beijing to play the autumn wind, which would make people look down on them even more.

Mrs. Xing's attitude was clearly written on her face.

This was also the first time Xing Xiuyan saw this eldest aunt.

He looked about in his early thirties, with good facial features, but his clothes were very old-fashioned, and even his face was mostly gloomy. From 30 to 40 years old should be the most interesting time for a woman, but on Mrs. Xing's face, she can't see the inner richness and strength, only dissatisfaction.

That's right, without her husband's care, her stepson, stepdaughter and cheap daughter-in-law don't take her seriously, what else can she have?What else could she expect except those pension money.

Following her parents and two aunts to say hello to her eldest aunt, Xing Xiuyan took the opportunity to secretly look at Mrs. Xing, but she met Mrs. Xing's gaze.

Among the wives and grandmas of the Jia family, Mrs. Xing is the most shameless, so she also needs the most face.She has been married to Jia's family for a long time, so she naturally has the bad habits of Jia's family. When she reunites with her younger siblings after a long absence, the first thing she sees is the clothes of her younger siblings.

Seeing that the clothes of her younger siblings were not expensive but were made of miscellaneous silk, Mrs. Xing was troubled.

For ordinary farmers, miscellaneous silk is already very decent clothes for meeting guests.But in the eyes of the Jia family, what is miscellaneous silk? Which girl in their family is not covered in gold and silver?

miscellaneous silk,

Putting this kind of fabric in front of the girls and women in Jia's family is just to expose its shortcomings!

Although she knew very well in her heart that her brothers and sisters could still wear miscellaneous silk, which meant that her mother's family was not bad, but Mrs. Xing was not happy in her heart.

Because she knew very well that as her natal family, the Xing family would definitely be compared with the Xue family.What kind of family is the Xue family?In-laws of the Wang family and Jia family, rich and powerful families, pearls are like mud and gold like iron!Being compared with the Xue family, the Xing family will only be compared to the mud, and by the way, people will chew their tongues behind their backs, saying that Mrs. Xing is far inferior to Mrs. Wang and so on.

Thinking of this, how can Mrs. Xing not be bored?

Therefore, Mrs. Xing didn't intend to bring her younger siblings, daughter-in-law and younger sisters to join Jia Mu. She just wanted to entertain her younger siblings for a meal according to the etiquette, so as not to be ridiculed.

No, not long after she sat down here, Amber, the second-class girl in front of Jia Mu, came to pass the news, but it was Jia Baoyu who heard that the Xing family also had a daughter, who was the same size as Lin Daiyu and Tanchun, so she wanted to meet Jia Mu.

Mrs. Xing also knew that because of Jia Baoyu's temperament and Jia's mother's doting on this phoenix egg, she wanted to mention a few words to her niece, but she felt boring.

Anyone with a discerning eye doesn't know how many rules and etiquettes have been broken by Jia's mother when she dotes on Jia Baoyu.She just made a point. Isn't it the same when she is in front of Jia's mother?

Thinking about it this way, I became more and more entangled, and in the end it could only be reduced to two words: "Be obedient."

That's why he asked his companion Wang Shanbao's family to accompany his younger brothers, daughters-in-law and sisters, and he brought his niece to Jia Mu's upper room.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and the Jia family was marginalized for a long time. Therefore, the female family members of the Jia family seldom go out to socialize, and there are not many serious guests at home. Although Xing Xiuyan is young, she is a rare new face in the inner courtyard of the Jia family. Therefore, there were a lot of people coming to Jiamu's house on this day. Not only Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai's mother and daughter were there, but even Shi Xiangyun did not go back.

A whole family of women, big and small, filled the room. When they saw Madam Xing bringing Xing Xiuyan over, they all came over with all eyes.

Following Mrs. Xing into the room, Xing Xiuyan looked up and saw Jia Mu with white hair on top and Lin Daiyu who was sitting next to Jia Mu, who was already sitting next to Lin Daiyu, the prettier and sharper Shi Xiangyun.Sitting on the other side of Jia's mother, the young man dressed like a red envelope is naturally Jia Baoyu.

Under Mrs. Xing's guidance, I saluted Jia's mother, and after getting permission, I met other elders, met several cousins, and greeted my sisters. Counting the seniors, Xing Xiuyan was actually younger than Tanchun. moon.

After the ceremony, before they were seated, Jia Baoyu said, "Old lady, Sister Xing is a bit like Sister Lin, she doesn't look like someone from outside, but from our family!"

Jia Mu said: "In that case, let Xing girl stay."

Madam Xing was about to agree, but Xing Xiuyan had already stood up.

She lowered her hands and replied: "The old lady is so kind, I shouldn't have resigned. It's just that this year is the first year for our family to come to Beijing, and there are many things at home. Now it's the twelfth lunar month, and the year is approaching, so it's inconvenient to disturb the family. Wait." After the new year, if you have free time, it's not too late to bother you again."

With that said, let the girl present a gift.

But it was Youshi, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, Lin Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun, Xue Baochai, and Sanchun nine people. There were ten small brocade boxes in total (there was one belonging to the sick Qin Keqing), with small sticks with their names written on them. In addition, Lin Daiyu and Sanchun each had a pot of narcissus.

Shi Xiangyun was very surprised, she took the two palace flowers and gestured on her head, and said in her mouth: "I still have mine!"

"In the old year, my aunt said in a letter at home that the old lady in the house is the most sympathetic to the poor and the weak and likes girls. She also said that the eldest daughter of the Shi family would come to stay for a while from time to time, just like the old lady's granddaughter, so they prepared together. gone."

Jia Mu nodded in satisfaction, and said, "After all, my ancestors were officials, and there are rules in how things are done."

Tanchun immediately glanced at Xue Baochai.

Jia Baoyu was very happy at first, but seeing that he had both sisters and only he didn't, he immediately became unhappy: "Why don't I have one?"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Because my cousin is older, I thought my cousin would be at the front, so my cousin's gifts will be handed to the front along with your cousins'."

Jia Baoyu asked, "What is it?"

"It's the Four Books." Xing Xiuyan explained, "It's all hand-copied, and it's worthless. It's just that I borrowed old notes from Mr. Lin and copied them by myself. Cousin, please don't be disgusted."

Jia Baoyu was overjoyed and said, "Your sister also likes reading?"

"Yes."

"What books have you read?"

"Only read four books."

Jia Baoyu asked again: "Didn't you read anything else?"

Xing Xiuyan just shook her head, presuming that she didn't understand.

Jia Baoyu said: "That's exactly what you said! Nowadays, the books outside are more tainted with filth, and they are not as clean as the Four Books."