Lin Jiajinyu of the Red Chamber

Jia's mother learned the whole story from Jia Lian, scolded Jia Lian severely, and even called Jia Zhen and his wife from Dongfu to teach them a lesson.

"Your father's filial piety hasn't passed yet. What a good son and daughter-in-law for your brother! During the father's filial piety, you are so brave to whoring and gambling!" Jia's mother stared, Jia Zhen and You Her knees were weak and she knelt on the ground. Youshi was the most wronged about this matter. She couldn't be Jia Zhenjiarong's master at all. But if she is really capable, even if she is a sister brought by her stepmother, she will not let the two father and son Ruined without a name.What's more, Wang Xifeng is famous for being powerful. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. If he knows it, he will definitely not give up.Fortunately now, Mother Jia got the letter first, thinking that the old lady is the most respectable person, Youshi can only cover her face with a handkerchief and cry.Jia Zhen's face was flushed with embarrassment, and she had no place to be ashamed and said, "It's all grandson messing around, grandson is not filial, grandson is not filial!"

Jia's mother spat, "Why bother to fool my old woman with words, but if someone has a human heart, how can he do such a mediocre act during his father's filial piety! Shut up! Don't tarnish the word 'unfilial'! That woman , as sisters and brother-in-laws, how do you plan to deal with it?"

"Everything is up to the ancestors." Not to mention the second sister You who is tired of playing, or the third sister You who has not yet been coveted, Jia Zhen doesn't want to keep it at this time.Although he is the suzerain of the Jia family, but the branch of Ningguo Mansion is declining day by day, the glory of the entire clan is in Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Mu is the only surviving ancestor of the second mansion, and she is the first-rank imperial order. Jia Zhen is still a little afraid and ashamed.

Jia's mother sneered, "Me? What virtue can I do? How can I be your third-class general and the master of the Jia clan?" She was trembling with anger as she spoke, pointing at Jia Zhen and saying, "I have lived for decades. , I have seen all sorts of strange things, but I have never seen this kind of old father's filial piety whoring and acting as a matchmaker! You really opened my old lady's eyes!"

Youshi mourned and cried, and Jia Mu pointed at Youshi and shouted, "I'm crying now, it's not because your girl from You's family has more face than others! You are also a lady from everyone, why did you lose your mind? It's a soul, just like this during the national filial piety and family filial piety, I can't wait to force my younger sister to be a child, which family's gift is this..."

"Old ancestor, I have long refused to follow, but who can I control?" Youshi couldn't help crying.

Mother Jia asked coldly, "They won't listen, you won't come and tell me! Did you have a broken leg or are you dumb! Also, how did I hear that your younger sister was married long ago?" There will be no point to target, only she doesn't want to know about the affairs of these two prefectures, there is nothing she doesn't know about!What's more, Prince Teng outside of this matter is very clear about it, and if he really puts it on the court, unfilial piety is an unforgivable crime. If something is found out, the ancestor's idea of ​​yin and virtue will be completely defeated!

"Already retired."

Jia Mu lightly closed her eyes and was speechless for a while.Jia Zhen took a sneak peek, and Mother Jia seemed to be aware of it, her eyelids raised, and the eyes were cold and cold, Jia Zhen was so startled that she hurriedly lowered her head again, "You tell me, a sister, a brother-in-law, can always be her master." .”

Because of the second sister You and the third sister, although Jia Zhen and his son are immoral, they can't be slapped together, and it's not forced by others. His younger sister naturally refused to open her eyes for Second Sister You, and just kept crying.Jia Zhen gritted her teeth and resolutely said, "It's all the fault of my grandson's ignorance. Now that their sisters are grown up and their father-in-law died young, it is natural for their grandson to make decisions for them. The second sister can no longer delay the flowering period. The godson of the family is also promising, so let's ration it to the second sister."

Jia's mother sneered, as if she knew Jia Zhen's selfish intentions, and said lightly, "Your sister-in-law, you gave it to a servant and let outsiders know, isn't it a mean relative of our Jia family! You really think that the boss has wronged your daughter-in-law. Where's my aunt?"

Jia Zhen twitched her mouth, and said in multiple voices, "Yes, yes, my grandson is narrow-minded. Now I'm going to ask someone to say goodbye to my second sister, and let Rong'er's mother buy a dowry for her. She won't be able to do anything for three years. Get married within a day."

"The house in Huazhi Lane should be closed earlier." Mother Jia said sternly, "You are also a man who is in charge of the house. You can read and write since you were a child, and you also know what it is to be a crime of filial piety! Yu Shi wrote a book , the disaster of the whole family is in sight! The inheritance passed down by the ancestors is in your hands!"

The old man's voice was full of coldness and sternness, even though Jia Zhen was used to mischief, she couldn't help trembling in her heart, kowtowed and confessed.Jia Zhen was reprimanded, and Jia's mother glanced at Youshi. Youshi's eyes were blurred with tears. Jia's mother pointed to the mahogany hexagonal stool beside her. Youshi sat down firmly. Jia's mother said, "If you really want to give your sister to your brother, why bother?" Sneaky? You come and tell me, will I not allow it or is Feng girl incompatible?"

"Since you acquiesce in allowing your sister to stay outside, you must also want your sister to come into Jia's house." Jiamu glanced at Yuanyang, who came to Youshi with a green leather bag in her arms. Jiamu pointed to the bag and said, " However, I have also heard about your sister's character, and it is not suitable. Here is 500 taels of silver. Give her a dowry, forget about Huazhixiang, and find an honest person to live a good life. It is better than anything else. .If you drag down the mansion with your nonsense outside, your third-rank order will come to an end."

Youshi wept, "Daughter-in-law is sorry for my ancestors, I have no face to see my grandmother."

Mother Jia waved her hand, and Youshi got up and saluted, then went down with the money in her arms.Jia's mother closed her eyes tiredly, thinking of the man in the family, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong in the East Mansion had already seen the character; her own two sons knew their sons better than their mother, and Jia's mother knew better than others that Jia Zheng was mixed up in the position of a member of the Ministry of Industry. For more than [-] years, Fang got a foreign job, but he didn't know what to do.The grandson Jia Lian just donated his fame, so he had to look at Jia Baoyu's.

Thinking of Jia Baoyu, Jia's mother cheered up a little bit. Jia Baoyu has a history and will definitely be promising in the future.

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Since Jia Baoyu moved out of the garden, he was taught by Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang every day, asking him to learn Chinese and study well.Jia Baoyu couldn't stand it, so he went to the garden to play and laugh with his sisters.

Tanchun and Xichun were all talking at Li Wan's place. When the curtain rang, Jia Baoyu came in and said with a smile, "Why didn't you go to the old lady's place today?"

Tanchun and Xichun got up to greet Jia Baoyu. Li Wan smiled and asked Baoyu, "I've been there a long time ago. Yuanyang said that the old lady is not in good health, so we didn't go in to disturb her old man's rest. Why are you free, don't you?" Are you going to school to study?"

"What's the point of studying? I haven't seen my sister-in-law, third sister, and fourth sister for several days. What are the younger sisters busy with? Is the fourth sister's painting finished?"

Xichun was dressed in a plain shirt, her delicate little face was calm and unwavering, and her tone was indifferent, "What kind of painting, I haven't done that for a long time, but I have time to copy a few pages of scriptures and listen to Miaoyu's talk about cause and effect for half a day. "

When Li Wan looked at the sky outside through the window, it was still sunny in the morning, but it started to get cloudy at noon. He asked Baoyu, "Why are you wearing a thin cloak upside down when you come out like this? After all, it is late autumn and the sky is getting cold. Look at this My god, it might not even snow. Musk Moon has always been thoughtful, but now he’s so careless? How about freezing you? Will someone follow you when you come out?”

Baoyu warmed his hands with the hot tea brought by Suyun, and smiled, "It's not cold here, sister-in-law. Yesterday, there was a post in the Beijing Palace. I went to the Beijing Palace in the morning. I didn't go to the school. When I came back, I stopped by." Go into the garden and see the sisters."

Tanchun smiled and said, "That's it. I heard that the second elder brother is studying hard in his room every day besides going to Zongxue. We dare not disturb the second elder brother's study, otherwise it will delay the second elder brother's victory in the toad palace next year." ?”

Baoyu sighed blindly, "Now the master will send me to take an examination at the end of the year," he turned to smile and said, "I'm not afraid anymore, the master will leave for the post soon, and it will be cheaper for me to come and joke with my sisters."

Tanchun persuaded, "Second brother, studying is a long-term achievement. Everyone has to study for ten years, like the second brother, fishing for three days and drying the net for two days. When Cousin Lin lived in our house before, I heard from Sister Lin that she started studying at five o'clock, and she had to write some more after dinner in the evening. Now that cousin Lin has won Tanhuaer, it is not in vain for cousin Lin to study hard for many years. Aunt and uncle Quan Xia You can still smile. Cousin Lin is now an official in the court, and he is highly regarded by the sage. Who wouldn't praise Cousin Lin for being promising and capable. The second brother knows people well, and with a little hard work, he will be better than everyone in the world. Waiting for the second brother in the future Winning a Jinshi, master, wife, old lady, even us brothers and sisters, who in the whole family would not be happy for the second elder brother."

Ever since Lin Jinyu was selected as Tanhua, Jia Zheng was so envious that he wished he could change places with Lin Ruhai. If Jia Baoyu could have such a future, he would be willing to die even if he died. Jia Baoyu has long been impatient, but he has always been afraid of his father and dared not say much, not to mention that he has always hated the economic and official career of the traitors in the country the most. He didn't utter any bad words, just stared and didn't speak.

Tanchun knew that Baoyu didn't like to hear these words. She was originally from Huimin, and she helped Wang Xifeng manage the family. Now the family is going from bad to worse. It's because there are no outstanding men in the whole family. After thinking about it, Jia Baoyu still has some Crooked talent, it's just that the old lady is too pampered and refuses to work hard.Tanchun bit the bullet to persuade this conversation, she was always alert, and seeing Jia Baoyu's displeasure, she stopped and stopped talking, instead she took the tea bowl, brushed the floating leaves from the tea, and drank lightly. After taking a sip, I don't know if it's the tea or my heart, and I feel slightly bitter.

Xichun's face remained calm, she slowly twirled the rosary in her sleeve with her fingertips, silent.Li Wan is not a person who can speak eloquently, so he had to bite the bullet and break the embarrassment at this time, forced a smile, "Qian'er Laner and his uncle and grandma sent some noodles tea, I tasted it and it was fine. My name is Su Yunchong Here are a few bowls, you can try it too."

Jia Baoyu's expression eased, and he said coldly, "Brother Lin looked good in the past, but it's a pity that he blindly went to the court and joined the ranks of Lu Gui, so what's there to respect and praise! It's a pity Lin Cousin seldom comes to our house now, if I see him, I must persuade him. The third younger sister is always clear, so why do you envy him!" He used to be very friendly with Tanchun, and he felt sorry for him in his heart. Tanchun was inevitably disappointed, but seeing Tanchun bowed his head and was speechless, he held back and said nothing more.

Tanchun felt his breath stuck in his chest and became more and more stuffy, so he lowered his head and drank tea.On the contrary, Xichun raised his eyes and watched Jia Baoyu quietly for a long time, until Jia Baoyu couldn't understand, and asked, "Fourth younger sister, what do you think I am doing?"

The jade rosary was cold to the bone, and the sleeves were in the hands for half a day, but there was still no trace of warmth. Xichun turned his head and looked away, and saw through the window that the flowers in the yard were broken and the willows were dead. I just think of Taoist Zhang in Qingxu Guan who said in the past that there are many descendants in our family, but the second elder brother is the most like grandfather. Now it seems that Taoist Zhang’s words are wrong. High-ranking official and rich salary, presumably the second elder brother would disdain to yearn for it!" After finishing speaking, regardless of Jia Baoyu's purple face, he got up and said, "I'm going back to copy the scriptures." He lifted his feet and was about to leave.

Jia Baoyu said anxiously, "Isn't the fourth younger sister the most fond of reciting scriptures? Sakyamuni said: I regard the position of a prince as if passing through a gap of dust; I regard gold and jade treasures as rubble; The world is like a myrobalan. There is Zhuangzi who once said that the phoenix rots the mouse, and the six senses of the fourth sister are not clean, and they are slack in the world of mortals. I am afraid that they will not be able to realize it."

An erratic smile appeared on Xichun's icy and snowy face, and her tone became elusive, "When the time comes, I will realize it." He walked away holding the hand in the painting.

It just so happened that Suyun brought the tea and noodles that had been brewed, Suyun didn't know what happened in the house, so he stopped with a smile, "Fourth Miss, let's have a taste." Seemingly unknown, Xichun left.

Jia Baoyu felt bored, and returned home from Baochai and Baoqin in the garden. In the spring, Xing Xiuyan got married. There are only three places in the big garden, Qiushuangzhai Liaofengxuan in Daoxiang Village, and the rest are locked by the provincial personnel. A bleak scene.He came this time because he was joking with his sisters, but before the reunion, Xichun left after a meal of sarcasm. Chun bid farewell and returned home.

Seeing that Baoyu had gone, Tanchun said, "Sister-in-law, it's such a bad day, why didn't you send someone to pick Lan'er back? After a while, Zhuer will get colder after the snow falls."

Li Wan held Tanchun's hand, and said in a warm voice, "As you said, there is no one who does not suffer hardship in studying. The boys brought thick clothes, so they couldn't freeze him. The ancients read books, and there were Ying Ying Ying Xue. Be rich and pamper the children."

"Lan'er is promising, and sister-in-law will be blessed." Tan Chun smiled.

"You'll make fun of me. I don't expect him to be very capable. He's just good at reading and reasoning." Li Wan sipped his noodles leisurely, then put down the bowl and sighed, "The fourth girl always recites scriptures and pays homage to the Buddha these days. I'm really worried. I went to her place the other day, and the quilts were all replaced with plain ones. I persuaded her for a while, but she didn't say a word. I just chanted scriptures and knocked wooden fish roe on the sidelines. Today, I wanted to ask you to come, let's go together Let me persuade the fourth girl..." He sighed again.

Tanchun stirred the noodles with a spoon, pursed his lips and thought for a while, "It seems that since the old man passed away, the fourth younger sister has changed as a different person when she came back from the East Mansion. She has become more and more quiet. Now I’m too lazy to talk too much. I’ve asked her a few times, but she has been running to Miaoyu’s place frequently. After all, it’s not easy for us to get involved with these Buddhist karma.”

Xichun's temperament is cold and arrogant, not a meddlesome person, the sisters used to play together and have their own affection, but now that Xichun has become more lonely and silent, Li Wan couldn't bear to worry, and said, "I thought, but the other side After all, Master Er is the biological father of the fourth younger sister, so it’s okay for the fourth younger sister to be filial and clean. Who would have thought that she wouldn’t even use a silver hairpin now, Miss Boudoir, after all, it’s a bit too much.”

Tanchun didn't have any good ideas, so he could only comfort each other, "Let's see later. Let's ask her to talk and joke together more often. I think it's just a temporary sadness, and it will get better soon."

The two talked for a while, and Tanchun also left.