Honglou Xing

Daiyu has witnessed everything Xing has done for herself, and she can't express her gratitude. She can only hold Xing's hand and give her what she thinks is the sweetest smile.

Xing smiled, patted the back of Daiyu's hand, and whispered: "Don't blame them, they come from different backgrounds, they don't understand those rules like you."

Daiyu was still angry at Aunt Xue and Shi Xiangyun's words, but after hearing what her aunt said, she lost all anger.Also, they are not the same kind of people, how can we ask them to be the same as me?Daiyu felt relieved at this point, happily grabbed the melon seeds, kowtowed them and happily continued watching the play with Xing.

On Baoyu's side, because Shi Xiangyun was invited away, he was completely disappointed, and no one was happy.Xue Baochai rested her chin and stared forward with her hair in a daze.Yingchun was also waiting with Baoyu, but she was very dissatisfied with Shi Xiangyun's recklessness just now.However, she is soft-spoken, and she already has a aunt to solve the problem, so she doesn't need to do much at all.Yingchun was thinking of an excuse to stay away from these people.Suddenly, Baochai found that something was wrong.Yingchun observed carefully, and found that Baochai was not looking at the stage, but in the direction where Daiyu and his aunt were.

Yingchun frowned, looked at Baochai secretly for a while, then got up to look for his aunt, and then chatted with Daiyu at the same table.

In the evening, after Lin Ruhai and his daughter settled down, Lin Ruhai came to Jia Amnesty to thank him.When the two get together again, they have something private to say.Then Xing asked someone to clean up the wing room in the front yard, set a table of wine and food for the two of them, and invited them to talk and talk.Daiyu was arranged to live in the Baosha behind Rongxi hall.Originally, Mother Jia wanted to keep Daiyu to live by her side, but Lin Ruhai insisted that the old man felt light, so it was not good for Daiyu to bother her.Mother Jia couldn't insist on insisting with the guests, so she laughed a few words and agreed.

Aunt Xue and her daughter Baochai are still living in Lixiangyuan, but they no longer have the same mood as before.Baochai even began to doubt their original intention of coming back again. Is such a choice really the best?

It was night, after Xing arranged for Daiyu to rest, she turned to another Baosha.Xing Xiuyan was sitting embroidering under the oil lamp. When she saw her aunt coming, she smiled and got up to greet her.Seeing that Xing Xiuyan was wearing thin clothes, Mrs. Xing quickly ordered the maid to add a stove.

"It's hot and cold in early spring. You don't have to worry about keeping the maids. What are you doing? Just torment them, don't make yourself miserable." Xing asked.

Xing Xiuyan nodded, she really didn't know how to thank Mrs. Xing.Now even her biological parents don't love to raise her, but her aunt doesn't despise her, cares about her health, and teaches her with all her heart.After thinking about it carefully, my aunt is more real than some other mothers to her.

"You are not young anymore, and I don't want to hide it from you. This time you go home and ask your parents to come. I also want to discuss your future with them." Xing said.

after?Xing Xiuyan turned her head around, and realized that the "later" that Xing referred to was her marriage, and her cheeks blushed suddenly.

"Of course, there will be your parents and uncle in the future. We can't keep them so poor and rely on the autumn wind for the rest of their lives." Xing continued.

Xing Xiuyan bowed her head, and couldn't help feeling ashamed of her parents' behavior.She knew that her parents often came to trouble her aunt these days.

"I'm thinking that if your parents are willing to go through life and have a correct mind, it's okay for me to support them. I'm afraid that they will not live up to their expectations and think that I will be reliable, thinking that if they lose everything this time, there will be a next time. It’s a golden nest and a silver nest, and it’s not enough to fill them.” Xing sighed, and continued to talk to Xing Xiuyan, “When you go home tomorrow, persuade them and tell them that I’m not easy to bully. This is the last support No matter what happens to them, don't blame me for being disregarded, let alone entering Rongfu, I can find ways to keep them out of the gate of the capital."

Xing Xiuyan nodded hurriedly: "Don't worry, aunt, if they don't live up to you, let alone you, I won't recognize them even if I starve to death."

"Good boy, I raised you as my own daughter, how could I be willing to let you starve to death. And your brothers, I will not leave any of them behind, and ensure that they can study and have enough food. It depends on their good fortune, I can't control anyone for a lifetime." Xing explained.

Xing Xiuyan cried when she heard this, and quickly knelt down to thank Mrs. Xing on behalf of her parents and brothers.Mrs. Xing hurriedly helped her up, and said with a smile: "Look at you child, I didn't say this to make you feel grateful. As long as you understand the seriousness of this, it's best to talk to your parents when you go home this time, so that they understand the matter seriousness."

Xing Xiuyan nodded and quickly responded.

The next day, Xing Xiuyan went home in the carriage hired by Xing.Xing Zhong and his wife had already prepared food and wine, and welcomed their daughter back happily.As soon as they entered the door, Xing Zhong and his wife invited Xing Xiuyan to sit down for dinner.Xing Xiuyan refused, put down the things in her hands, knelt down with a puff, kowtowed to her parents and cried, "Daughter has nothing else to ask, but I just hope that parents can live up to their expectations, and don't let us be looked down upon."

Xing Zhong frowned: "What do you mean by that? Why, it's embarrassing for you to dislike us for being poor when you are rich and honored in the Rong Mansion?"

When Xing Xiuyan heard her father's words, she was so angry that she burst into tears: "At the beginning, you disliked me, so you gave me up to be raised. As a daughter, I have no status to dislike my parents."

Xing Zhong's daughter-in-law couldn't bear to look down on her. She gave her husband a look, and quickly helped her daughter up, bending over to wipe the ashes off her knees. "Good boy, our family is no richer than Rongfu. The floor is covered with tiles that are cleaner than our faces. This is a muddy floor. It's a pity that such a fine brocade dress will be soiled just by kneeling."

Xing Zhong snorted and looked at his daughter.

"My aunt asked me to send a message to you. She is also looking forward to the well-being of my parents. She said that there is a way for us to live a better life." Xing Xiuyan got up and whispered to her mother.

Xing Zhong's daughter-in-law was moved when she heard that, she turned her head and said to Xing Zhong angrily: "Can't you be more competitive with my uncle, stop gambling, stop idleness, and improve yourself?"

"You think I don't want to? But you said our family is poor and has nothing, what can I do?" Xing Zhong complained.

"What did the younger uncle come to you before? Your sister is really helping you brothers this time, as long as you two are willing to live up to it." Xing Zhong's daughter-in-law cried.

Xing Zhong hurriedly nodded, and persuaded his wife: "Understood, I understand, I will discuss it with her tomorrow."

The whole family wiped away their tears, sat down around a table, and prepared to eat.

……

When Xing Shi and Xing Zhong couple mentioned Xing Xiuyan's marriage, the husband and wife agreed, and they wished to push the matter to Xing Shi, and they didn't want to worry about Xing Xiuyan's dowry.

Xing Xiuyan hid in the ear room and eavesdropped, feeling rather chilled.

Xing smiled, she had the same intention anyway. "I've settled her affairs, no problem. But you husband and wife, as well as my unbelievable brother, have to listen to my advice. The days to come will be arranged by me alone, and I will guarantee you enough food and clothing. But if It’s okay if you don’t want to listen. They say that the married daughter poured water, and I don’t care about you, so what’s the point? Our two families simply broke up.”

"Don't, don't, just see that we were born by the same father and mother, and my sister can't be so cruel, can she?" Xing Zhong said with a smile.

"If I try my best, if I am worthy of my conscience, what else can I not give up?" Xing looked at Xing Zhong indifferently, but felt guilty for no reason.

Mrs. Xing took some land deeds from her maid Xiaohong, and pointed them to Xing Zhong: "This is 180 mu of land, and the harvest is enough for your family to eat and wear. It stands to reason that as long as you are going through the day, don't spend money indiscriminately." , I can still save some money every year. After two or three years, it will be no problem to open a wine shop. These places are all in Fa Cai Town, [-] miles away from the capital, which is the only way to go south from the capital. There are many people coming and going on the road, and it is very prosperous. You will all settle down there, collect rent and live safely. If you are lucky enough to save some money and have a little brain to do other things, the money will only earn more and more every month."

Xing Zhong and his wife were overjoyed when they heard this, and hurriedly stood up and bowed to Mrs. Xing to thank her.

"Don't be too happy." After Xing said, he held up these land deeds, raised his eyebrows and looked at Xing Zhongdao, "Because of the wealth and honor you have raised in the past, I will never give these things to you with peace of mind. If you come to me again, I still need to help?"

Xing Zhong and his wife are busy with 120 minutes of guarantee, absolutely not!

"No one will believe a gambler's guarantee." Xing stared at Xing Zhong, and then said, "You are better than my brother, so I leave this matter to your husband and wife, and my brother will trouble your husband and wife to take care of it." .As for these lands, they really belong to you, but I have conditions. These lands are not for your prodigal families, but for your retirement.

The land deed still has to stay with me, and the annual harvest and various expenses are under your control.In other words, you can take care of these lands as your own, the only thing is that I want to keep these land deeds to ensure that you will not ruin them privately.You can only use it, not buy or sell it.Once I find out that your husband and wife are obsessed with each other, you are not going through your days, and you spend as much money as today but not tomorrow.Don't be too polite, I will let you have no tomorrow at all! "After Xing said, he placed the land deed on the table fiercely, which shows his great determination.

Xing Zhong and his wife trembled in fright, looked at Xing in fear, and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

The matter was quickly resolved, and the Xing family quickly dismissed Xing Zhong and his wife.Within three days, Xing Zhong and his wife together with Xing Dequan packed up and saluted, sold the property, and went to Facai Town by car.As soon as Xing Dequan came here, he complained directly, and he didn't know if his sister Xing did it on purpose. This town has all internal organs and everything, except that there is no gambling house.Moreover, there were no people around Facai Town, and he had to hire a car to go anywhere, so Xing Dequan had nowhere to go even if his hands were itchy.

However, gambling addiction is hard to quit. There are no gambling houses on the street, and there are always people with itchy hands in private, who get together to play together.Not long after Xing Dequan came, he became acquainted with several people, and went to the ruined temple to gamble every night.

I don't know if the county magistrate of Facai Town got someone's report, and led people to raid the ruined temple one day, and took down all the people who gathered to gamble.Other people's families can redeem people with some money, but when it comes to Xing Dequan, the county magistrate refused to agree, and put him in prison for half a month.

On the day he was released from prison, Xing Dequan refused to accept it and threatened to sue the county magistrate. "Don't be ignorant of Mount Tai, do you know what kind of high-ranking official my brother-in-law is in the court? Speaking out will scare you to death!"

The county magistrate sneered, slapped the gavel, and imprisoned Xing Dequan for another half month.Before arresting Xing Dequan, the county magistrate said to him sympathetically: "I advise you to correct your mistakes and don't casually mention that adult in Beijing. You know, I am the one who made suggestions. I'll teach you well. If you don't change in the future, I can't do anything about it. In order to please that lord, I have to catch you every time!"

Xing Dequan was startled, and still a little bit unconvinced.But no matter how much anger he has in his stomach, all his temper has been worn away in the second half of his prison life.

Besides, Mrs. Wang wants to celebrate the canonization of Xiande Concubine, and intends to throw a big feast.Mrs. Wang felt that this was a happy event for her own girl, and when Jia's mother nodded again, Mrs. Wang decided to take the initiative to handle the matter, lest Mrs. Xing was not as good as her.Mrs. Wang has been busy for four or five days, and everything is ready, and she only owes the accountant to pay the bill.Mrs. Wang ordered people to write invitations to each family, while checking the menu, theater troupe and other expenses, and felt that there was no major problem, so she threw the account to the nanny next to her and ordered her to take it to the accountant to pay the money.But the accountant said that he did not dare to approve without the instruction of the eldest wife.

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she thought that Mrs. Xing must be against her on purpose.When the old lady mentioned this matter at the beginning, she also agreed, how could she come to such a sudden stumbling block at a critical moment.Mrs. Wang was furious, at this point in the matter, she still had to take the money, so she casually sent her maid to inform her.

It happened that Mrs. Xing was not in the room, and took her niece Xing Xiuyan to another family to see her.Mrs. Xing was not around, and everyone was used to moving matters in the house to the second girl to decide.

Yingchun is playing chess with Daiyu, and the maid Jin Chuan is hiding outside the house and guarding.As soon as the little maid came in, seeing Jin Chuan, she hurriedly asked the second girl's whereabouts respectfully.Afraid of disturbing the girls' cleanliness, Jin Chuan first asked the little maid what was the matter.

The little maid said: "A few days ago, the second wife mentioned it in front of the old lady. The empress is very happy to be a concubine. Our mansion should hold a big celebration."

"That's why it's so strange. The day before yesterday, I heard from the eldest wife and the second girl that there was nothing to spend a lot of money on in the past few days, so don't bother her with small things. I think there must be some misunderstanding. Jin Chuan smiled and blinked, looking at the little maid.

The little servant girl understood a little bit of reasoning, nodded, then turned around and went back to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she slapped the maid: "I'll teach you to ask the eldest lady, who told you to care about a little maid? Hehe, it's really the opposite now, Jin Chuan is just the one who is rejected by the bed. It's just a lowly maid, but she has the courage to go back to what I ordered. Go, call me Jin Chuan, and I will teach her a lesson!"

Upon hearing this, the nurse next to Mrs. Wang hurriedly began to persuade: "Second wife, what we need to do now is to settle the matter of the banquet. As for the maid, Jin Chuan, she is just serving in front of the master. Jin Chuan didn't ask her to come and answer, so she didn't make up her own mind."

The little maid was even more aggrieved, she bowed her head and remained silent.

Mrs. Wang vented her anger on him again.The little maid went again, and waited honestly outside the Rongxi Hall, waiting wholeheartedly for the eldest wife to come back.

It was almost dusk when I saw Mrs. Xing entering the door holding Miss Xing's hand.Xing's smile was relaxed and calm, and Xing Xiuyan's cheeks were flushed, and she also smiled lightly.It can be seen that today's meeting is very satisfying, and I will hear about Miss Xing's great joy soon.

The little maid waited outside the door for a while, and managed to catch up with the eldest wife before she had dinner, and had time to see her.

Before seeing her, Mrs. Xing had already heard Yingchun's advance notice. As soon as the little maid came in, Mrs. Xing asked her directly: "How many people is your wife planning to entertain and how much money will it cost? Have you ever listed the accounts?"

The little maid nodded, and hurriedly presented the account with both hands.

Mrs. Xing turned over, frowned, and said, "So many? It's just a banquet for relatives and friends in the first two days, and a running banquet for the next three days? How grand the banquet will be after these five days. Not to mention the five days Whether the money spent can be afforded by our mansion, you can go back and ask your wife for me, just say 'do you remember the funeral in the East mansion?'. Go, and come back to me after asking."

The little maid nodded, turned around and left quickly.

Mrs. Wang waited impatiently, and when she came back after dark, she cursed again.The little maid who sent the message felt aggrieved, but there was nothing she could do.

Mrs. Wang listened to what Xing conveyed, pondered for a while, and thought that Xing didn't want her to make a big deal of it, so she deliberately warned herself about the outrageous funeral arrangements in the East Mansion.It's nothing more than reminding myself that this celebration feast is getting worse.Mrs. Wang said unconvinced: "There are standards for funerals. No one stipulates that there are more tables for my banquet. It is wrong."

Mrs. Wang slowed down for a while, and was so angry that she turned to the little maid and said, "You can figure it out."

The little servant girl complained in her heart, but she didn't dare to complain, she hurriedly turned around and went to Mrs. Xing to answer.Mrs. Xing and Master She were having dinner, and the little maid waited until late at night to come in to answer the conversation.

"Since it's not the tide of the sea, there's no money!" Hearing this, Jia She didn't bother to say euphemisms to perfuse Mrs. Wang, so he refused it so simply.

The little maid froze for a moment, then nodded her head quickly, as if she was relieved.She blessed her body, turned around and left.

Xing didn't say a word, got up and went to the back room.Jia Amnesty followed her in and asked her with a smile, "Why, did I say the wrong thing?"

Xing shook her head with a faint smile, and said: "It's good for you to come back like this, if you tell her to give up, it's easy, lest the little maid will run back and forth for a whole day."

Jia Amnesty smiled lightly: "Some people are shameless when they give face, so why give face again."

"My husband's words are very reasonable." Mrs. Xing agreed.

Under the candlelight, the Xing family's pink Qing'e, peachy and apricot, is so beautiful that Jia She can't help but look crazy.

Seeing his unkind eyes, Xing raised his eyebrows and pushed him, half-annoyed: "Today I am going to visit with my niece, I am tired from tossing around in the car, don't bother me anymore."

Jia She's eyes lit up, he smiled and nodded in agreement.

When the lights were turned off in the middle of the night, after Jia Amnesty took a bath, he dried himself off without any clothes on, so he got into Xing Shi's bed and hugged Xing Shi.

Xing immediately understood what he wanted to do, patted Jia She's restless hand, raised his eyebrows and asked him, "Who said that just now? What did you promise me?"

"Daughter-in-law, look what's going on in your mind. I just heard that you're tired, so I want to give you a massage to relieve your fatigue and relax." Jia She said with a smile.

Xing smiled lightly, but she didn't expose Jia Amnesty, but she understood his tricks in her heart.Sure enough, after Jia She pressed Xing's shoulders and legs for a while, his hands became restless...

The next day, Mrs. Xing had just woken up, and before she had time to move her aching waist, she heard that Mrs. Wang had come.Xing rubbed her waist, turned around and lay down again.

"I'm so tired today. Second wife, tell the second girl to take the account book and talk about it." Mrs. Xing said lazily, because she was too lazy to argue with Mrs. Wang.

Xiaohong was ordered to turn around and go to Baoxia, and asked the second girl to deal with Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang was so angry last night, she came here with dark circles under her eyes, and she didn't even eat breakfast.She came and waited for a long time, but she couldn't see anyone from the Xing family, and when she heard her casually say "I'm sick", she pushed her to the second girl.

Mrs. Wang squinted at Yingchun who was laughing at her, feeling very unhappy.She is the second wife of the dignified Rong Mansion, but now she has been reduced to being rejected by a person from a small family.If you don't see it, you will disappear, and you even sent a junior to perfuse her.Mrs. Wang has lived such a long life, and she has never encountered such a thing that made her lose her reputation.This Xing family is too arrogant and too much!

Madam Wang was so angry that her lips trembled, she didn't care how Yingchun explained the accounts.With a flick of the veil, she got up and went to Jia Mu's place to complain in tears.

Apart from enjoying the blessings of her children and grandchildren, Jia's mother really has nothing to worry about when she comes in.To be honest, since she was called to take care of this house by Xing, everything is orderly and smooth, and even the slightest dirty gossip can't get into her ears.When Mrs. Wang came to complain, Jia's mother was annoyed again.Suddenly, Mother Jia calculated in her mind all the things that disturbed her mood in the past six months, and they all came from Wang's side.

After hearing Wang's explanation, Mother Jia was very surprised: "What, the boss said that there is no money to buy a banquet? Our house can't be so poor. All right, this matter is not your fault, I will make the decision for you. You, I have something to do in the future Talk about things, what do you do when you shed tears when you are old."

Mother Jia frowned, she didn't like Wang's current appearance very much.In the past, Mrs. Wang was also a strong person, the kind who could pretend to be in the stomach when encountering big things.In recent years, I really don't know why it has always been like this.Mother Jia used to think that Mrs. Wang was soft, but her words were always good, but now she suddenly felt that Mrs. Wang was so annoying.

In the end, the Xing family won.After listening to Xing's payment, Mother Jia found that it was not easy for the Rong Mansion to make enough income, and it was really inappropriate to spend extra money for banquets.It will not be possible to lose all the money left by the ancestors.

Jia Mu promised Mrs. Wang because of prehistory, but it was hard to refuse her.He simply became cruel, and took some money from his own private house, and distributed it to Mrs. Wang for a small matter.Forget about the running water banquet, the banquet is only one day, just invite some better friends.

Mrs. Wang has no choice but to do so.At any rate, through this banquet, she and Jia Zheng were flattered by many people, and even great gifts came to their door.

Jia Amnesty heard about this from Mrs. Xing, and without further ado, he went straight to Jia's mother: "This gift must be sent back. How many times have my son told me that now our family is in the midst of a feast, and how many people are staring at us. Today If you dare to accept a golden Buddha, you will be able to confiscate the house tomorrow. Mother, do we want money?"

Mother Jia was frightened, and hurriedly recruited Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang and his wife.

Jia Zheng was not reconciled, his daughter was a concubine, so it was nothing for the husband and wife to receive gifts.

Mrs. Wang echoed: "This is our second wife's business, so you don't have to worry about it?"

Mrs. Xing sneered: "My brother and sister said well, we really don't want to care about it. But we live together, our bones are connected, what can we do? The second brother and the younger brother really don't want us to get involved, so it's easy to do, happy Break up with us."