Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]

It is said that Jia Amnesty waited until the middle of the night, and after all the dispatched men returned to their orders, he did not expect to capture the family of liars who dared to deceive him. money.

It was raining lightly again, the rain was pattering, the cool breeze was rustling, Jia She's face was even more gloomy and terrifying in the flickering candlelight, Mrs. Xing sat on the carved lacquer chair, silent like a cicada, regretful in her heart, had known earlier She didn't get any benefits, and she shouldn't have stayed.

At this time, Wang Shanbao's family came in tremblingly and replied: "The gate of Yi over there has been closed, and all the corner gates, halls and courtyards have been locked, and no one from the second master has come to report. You have to knock on the cloud board on his second door." Communication?"

"Bastard!" The words of Wang Shanbao's family broke the dullness in the hall, Jia She suddenly slapped the table, jumped up like a monkey unlocked and cursed: "This trash seed, what can you count on him for!"

Panting heavily with purple bruises on his face, he didn't say anything about knocking on the cloud board to open the door, but instead sternly shouted: "Morrow morning, press that unscrupulous thing to come see me!"

While Jia Amnesty said that, he asked his confidant butler to open his coffers and take out some good antiques. Jia Lian could punish him later, but the seal on the bank must be redeemed tomorrow!

Mrs. Xing saw that the servants carefully brought several boxes of extremely valuable goodies, she couldn't understand what was so good about these calligraphy and painting antiques, she only knew that they were extremely valuable.Seeing Jia She opened a brocade box, she caressed it for a long time, but was reluctant to put it back. It took her a long time to pick out three or four pieces.Mrs. Xing's eyes widened: "How much is it worth tens of thousands of taels?"

It was only then that Jia She found out that Mrs. Xing was still there, and the Elder Master, who was getting more and more reluctant to part with him, was annoyed. He slapped Mrs. Xing's face with his mouth and scolded: "Stupid woman dares to stick here! You can't If you run a house and don’t know how to raise proper children, what use are you for!”

Mrs. Xing staggered when she was slapped, covering her face in shock. Jia She had a bad temper and was easily annoyed. He never cared about Mrs. Xing's face, but it was the first time he slapped her face, let alone in front of her. The servant's face.

After all, she is the eldest wife who has a granddaughter. Mrs. Xing is so ashamed and angry that she almost vomits blood, but she is used to obeying Jia She, and now she does not dare to shout at Jia She, and her mouth is stupid. After a while, his mouth grew and closed, but he couldn't speak.

This cowardice fueled the elder's arrogance even more, and Jia She's anger sank to his dantian: "Get out!"

Wang Shanbao's family dared to move at this time, and forced Mrs. Xing to retreat to the back.

The butler standing below looked at his nose and his heart, as if he hadn't heard of it, until Jia She ordered the underground boxes to be put into storage, and the butler asked solemnly, "Would you like to bring some more up?" Although they are precious, they can add up to [-] silver at most.

Jia Amnesty narrowed his eyes and looked at the items he had picked out. He was still heartbroken. How would he want to use the treasures again? After thinking about it, Fang sneered and ordered the housekeeper: "Tomorrow, you will crush the evil seeds yourself, and tell him to return them." If you want to win the title from Lao Tzu, don't lose your money, just come up with [-]! I know that the couple has made a fortune in the past few years, so don't make fun of those three melons and two dates!"

After speaking, he ordered to find out the village deed of Heishui Village in Liaodong, which was said to be worth 1 taels.

The butler was taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded: "Master, that's the 'Give Jue Zhuang Tian' given by our ancestors when they were ennobled, don't..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted impatiently by Jia She: "You also said that it was given to the noble land. Whoever inherits the ancestor's title will inherit these things. Although the land deeds of several estates have been with me over the years, but All the benefits are given to the official envoys. How much have I suffered for nothing, master? If so, it is better to exchange some benefits, anyway, they are all master's things! Don't fool the master. I don't know, Brother Zhen of Dongfu sold it long ago. There are several places, and the sale is not a single village, but several villages connected together! Even if this one in Heishui Village is sold, there are still eight villages in Heishanwozi!"

After all, he was not allowed to refute and ordered to retreat.

The housekeeper's heart trembled. Although his age and qualifications were not as good as Lai Da Lai Er's, he also understood the truth that once the opening of selling the ancestral property was opened, it would not stop.Helpless, Jia She Niu Xin left his mind and never listened to advice. The housekeeper knew that it was useless to say it, so he shut up and withdrew. There was nothing to say this night.

In the early morning of the next day, Jia Lian, who had a heart in his heart, asked the man from Shangye at the west corner gate to unlock it for him before the front door opened, and slipped away without a trace.

The people Jia Amnesty sent were helpless, so they had to push out some housekeepers' wives to find Sister Feng in Dangui Garden.When Sister Feng heard Jia She's threat of title, she wished she could strangle this old bastard to death, but she said with a godlike expression on her face: "The master wants twenty thousand taels, and I will sell all the people and things in my house for exchange." No. The second master also stayed up all night because of raising money for the master, but there was really no one at home, so he had to go to a relative's house to borrow it."

Those daughter-in-laws in the north courtyard looked at me and I looked at you, their faces froze: I never expected that Lian's second master, Lian and his second mistress would refuse to take out a tael of silver. Say how many thousand taels were raised...

In Pingming Building, Yingchun didn't sleep well all night. When the east was slightly bright, she quietly got up and went to the third floor, looking at the big house in the east from the window.

Yun'an and Daiyu both missed her and got up early. They didn't find anyone in her room, so they realized that she had gone upstairs.

Yun'an's eyes and ears are very good. To reassure them, Du Zhong handed in a letter on the day they were made into orioles.Therefore, the three Jinlan sisters knew about this matter. Speaking of which, these three are also well-educated and good girls, but even Yingchun, her own daughter, didn't feel that there was anything wrong with this calculation.Worse than Yingchun were Yun'an and Daiyu, the two girls clapped their hands secretly and cheered, feeling that the depression in their chests had dissipated a little.

The girls didn't know the inside story, but the older ones already knew that Uncle Du was coming to propose marriage today, and they were all very happy.Especially Siqi, this sister saw that her girl was about to have a good fortune, as if the worry in her heart had also come to pass, she was very happy for Yingchun, and she did not know how many times she recited the Buddha.

"My good sister, use this!" Yun An shoved the telescope into Yingchun's hand and said with a narrow smile.

Yingchun's face turned red, Daiyu laughed "puchi" and said, "Second Sister let her laugh for now, how long will it last? When you become the elder sister-in-law in the future, it's time to take revenge!"

These words were also teasing, Yingchun's face turned even redder.

It's just that she couldn't bear her sincerity, the second girl tried her best to suppress her shame, picked up the binoculars with a big makeup, half closed one eye, and looked at the road to the southeast through the glass.

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The red and swollen fingerprints on Mrs. Xing's face hadn't gone away, and when she was angry with the mirror, a message came from outside: "Madam, the official matchmaker, Grandma Cheng, came in to ask to see you."

Throwing the powder box in her hand, Mrs. Xing's face fell down: "Is it going to work, tell her to get out! Those who want to propose marriage will send in [-] yuan first!"

The mother-in-law who sent the message choked, touched the little pouch stuffed in her sleeve secretly, bit the bullet and replied: "My wife doesn't know, this is a great matchmaker. Her surname is Su, but because she is an excellent matchmaker, she often Her spoken and written relatives are all kind and beautiful, so today's princes and common people call her 'Grandma Cheng'. This person is not easy to invite, since she can work for her, maybe she is the right one."

Mrs. Xing is still lazy, according to what she thinks, the master's words have been released in the past few days, and there are also postings that are just for fun, but they are all talkative without money, and this is also the case.

Just as he was holding it, suddenly there were many footsteps in the corridor, and there was the sound of Jia She's laughing loudly.Mrs. Xing immediately got up from the embroidered stool, and saw Jia She came in with a happy face: "Huh? Where's the official matchmaker?"

Jia Amnesty asked in the outer hall, and while asking, he looked into the bedroom, seeing that there was no saint inside, the old man's expression suddenly became gloomy like the weather in June.

Mrs. Xing hurriedly put on a smiling face: "Master also knows? I just sent someone to Haosheng to invite the official matchmaker to come in." Wang Shanbao's family hurriedly winked at the old lady, who turned around and left.

Only then did the elder become more relaxed, and was about to sit down on the grand teacher's chair, when he looked at the three small main rooms where Mrs. Xing lived, and frowned: "The official matchmaker, please go to the flower hall."

Mrs. Xing didn't know why Jia She was so happy until she talked with Cheng's matchmaker. It turned out that there was a big guy who was willing to take [-] silver to marry the second girl, but he turned a corner to get some relatives.

Mrs. Xing was dumbfounded and began to make calculations in her heart.

But Jia Amnesty rushed to set up a banquet, saying that the master in-law would come to the door in a short while.

Sure enough, not long after, Chen Ziwei, who had handed in the name card first, brought Du Zhong to the door in person.

This is not in line with the pace of getting married, but there are very few people who don't know the lies that Jia She let out. The matchmaker frowned secretly, and looked down on the Jia family's behavior very much: if it weren't for the Du family's uncle talking to her family when he was in the escort agency that day. Yes, her grandson is also on good terms with Uncle Du now, no matter how much she becomes a matchmaker, she will not be willing to be such a matchmaker.

Chen Ziwei is not only a member of the third rank, but also a relative of the emperor. This ruthless man who has been forged in the most chaotic and darkest salt dens is definitely no match for old dudes like Mr. Xi.

Jia Amnesty was also a bachelor, his eyes lit up when he saw the [-] silver note, and he accepted the marriage right away.

Putting the girl in such an old man's house would make him uneasy for another day. Chen Ziwei pressed the box containing the bank notes with his slender fingers, and said with a smirk: "This is the betrothal money, and it should be handed over when Nazheng handed over the gift certificate." It is reasonable to offer it again.”

Master Xi didn't dare to snatch it, and he didn't want to call the fat in his mouth away from his eyes. After thinking about it for a while, he rolled his eyes and smiled apologetically: "I was optimistic about Du Geer, since both of us are willing, my son Both of you have very good fates, so there is no need for this marriage. My brother is not young, and you are in a hurry, so you might as well choose a good day right away, and it will be easier to greet you with gifts and personalities, which is unnecessary. Put on all that bravado."

After all, he ordered to prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones, to regard today as the date of appointment, and ask Chen Ziwei to write the letter of appointment on the spot.

Chen Ziwei is as good as a gentleman, and his letter of appointment is written with iron painting and silver hook.After finishing writing, he handed the pen to Jia Amnesty, and made a gesture of invitation: "Why don't Jia Weng write a letter of engagement?"

Although Jia Amnesty felt humiliated, he had no choice but to write because Chen Ziwei had the intention of "don't write or stop".

The two masters and apprentices didn't stay for long, they left after deciding on everything, leaving Jia Amnesty with some regrets: Although the son-in-law has given the offer as promised, it seems that he is not easy to deal with.

It's just that he couldn't help regretting it at this time, so the marriage was confirmed, and the matchmaker ordered the drums and firecrackers to be set off on Ningrong Street, all the way to the gate of Du's house where the junior entered Jianlan Street.

At this time, even Mrs. Xing didn't care about last night's hatred, and said with a smile: "The second girl is so lucky! Who would have thought that she will go out this year, I have to tell the old lady about this happy event..."

After hearing this, Jia Amnesty thought to himself, that is indeed the case, the second girl's aptitude can be exchanged for [-] silver, it is not bad, I will worry about whether it is good or not in the future, and now let's redeem the seal letter first.Mr. Xi hurriedly opened the silver box, and saw that the bank note happened to be the bank that the mortgage officer had printed.This makes things easier.

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In the Du residence on Jianlan Street, Chen Ziwei and his apprentice had a conversation, and the family members came in to report: "Treasurer Duan of Baofenglong Bank, please see me."

Master and apprentice looked at each other, and Du Zhong ordered: "Please come in."

It turned out that when Du Zhong was flying darts that day, he made a lot of friends from all walks of life, including famous banks and banks. Duan Jin, the second-class shopkeeper of Baofenglong Bank, was able to talk about friendship.The large-amount bank notes that Du Zhong gave to Jia Amnesty were also exchanged at Baofenglong. Fearing that such a bank account would leave a secret mark, they dumped the [-] bank notes from the liar's hands several times. It should not be seen.

Shopkeeper Duan was quick to speak, and when he put it in, he showed his intention of coming: "I heard that Mr. Du has decided to marry Mr. Jia's family? This is why my younger brother is here."

Immediately, he said that Jia Amnesty did not collect the money, borrowed the money, and paid back the money today: "Master Jia refused to pay back all the cash, but paid two villages in Liaodong for 40 taels. One is about [-] taels. Sixty Qing, the other is smaller, about [-] hectares, according to the current field price, it is more expensive than [-] silver, but the place is in Liaodong, and the price must be discounted. Originally, this Zhuangzi was hung up in Guanya. It can be sold if you waste some effort, but I thought I would first ask Mr. Du if he wants to buy it? If Mr. Du is interested, he can just take out [-] taels. "

Hearing what he said, Du Zhong knew it was his kindness.Nowadays, the imperial court has become stricter on land management. Officials and relatives are not allowed to annex and occupy people’s land, and even the titles are no longer given to the land. The royal manor land granted by the royal family, princes and princes in the fifteenth year has also been reduced from the previous sixty hectares. It is sixteen hectares.The large tracts of farmland that are traded today are all flowed out from the hands of the relatives of the old family.For example, when Zhen’s family in Jiangnan fell down, the seized property of his family was sold out in the dental store under the control of the Ministry of Households—now that the imperial court sells items for sale, the price is not determined by the Ministry of Households, but by “the Ministry of Households” "Singing clothes" act, the one with the highest price wins.

The estates in Liaodong are far from comparable to those in Zhenjiang, Gusu and other places, but these two estates of the Jia family are rare and large. It is expected that they should be rewarded farmlands when the country was founded.

Before Du Zhong could speak in the future, Chen Ziwei took out two bank notes from his sleeve pocket, and said with a smile, "I prepared it in case you didn't have enough money, and it really works."

Shopkeeper Duan glanced at Du Zhong enviously, and thought to himself: The fate of this person is really uncertain. Who would have thought that a boy without father and mother would have such good fortune? What is the difference between this master and his own father?

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On the eighth day of February, Jia Lian, who was finally caught by Jia Amnesty, was beaten severely with a board and crutches, and even his face was injured.Even if the turmoil has not passed, Madam Xing hastily went back to Jiamu to move Yingchun out of Pingming Building and bring it back to the eldest room.Yingchun also said that she was not willing to part with her grandmother and sisters, very unwilling.Daiyu said in a fit of anger that she wanted to go home, and Yun'an had ordered her to pack her bags and salute.Jia Baoyu became more and more uncomfortable, and also developed dementia, and the leave of the Imperial College was extended for another five days.

When I was in a hurry, I heard that my uncle and wife had come.

Rongqing hall was silent for a moment, and then the housekeeper urgently reported: "Uncle Wang is also here, but he just went to the elder's place first."

Mother Jia was taken aback. What could cause Prince Teng to marry her?

While guessing, while ordering to please, Mrs. Li's sedan chair has arrived before Sister Feng can bring someone to meet her.

When Mrs. Li visited Jiamu, the first thing she did was she held Yun'an in her arms, so as to make her dear, she called Sister Yingchun, and after a few words of greetings, she began to gossip with everyone again.

After eating a bowl of tea, Mrs. Li smiled and told Jia's mother about her future intentions, and Jia's mother knew that it was a great thing for her to recognize Yingchun as a girl.

Mrs. Li smiled and asked Mrs. Xing: "My sister An's Jinlan is my daughter, but I really like these two children. I should take them home in a fair and just manner. Because Master Lin is on the knee Such a sister, I guess she might not be willing, so I came to ask the eldest wife first, I wonder if the eldest wife agrees?"

Mrs. Xing didn't dare to make a decision, she wanted to ask Jia's pardon before making a decision, but Jia's mother was overjoyed, so she immediately forced Mrs. Xing to agree.

Mrs. Li immediately took off a Hetian jade bracelet that was as delicate as milk fat, put it on Yingchun's wrist, and said with a smile: "My good boy, you will be my daughter in the future. This is a formal ceremony for offering wine to ancestors, tomorrow." I'll make it up for you."

Jia's mother and Mrs. Xing were surprised again, only to find out that she was the kind of adopted daughter recorded in the genealogy.

Except for Yun'an who had already received the letter, the other sisters were also amazed, especially Tanchun, who secretly envied her very much.

At about [-] o'clock in the evening of this day, someone from the Beijing Palace came to announce the good news. Yuan Chun, who had been due for nearly ten days, finally gave birth to a white and fat daughter, both mother and daughter were safe.

The next day, when Prince Teng went to the mansion, Mrs. Li ordered people to send the congratulatory gifts to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing while discussing the etiquette of recognizing the daughter.

Once this day passed, Jia Yingchun became the adopted daughter of Wang Ziteng and his wife.

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The matter of Miss Jia Er caused some topics, and it became a new thing for a while, but the mention of this girl was less and less, and occasionally some good things were said.But there were more and more discussions about Jia She's affairs. The stupid and embarrassing things that Jia She did were finally leaked. This is also because he was not secretive and arrogant.

No gossip or anecdote spread as widely and quickly as this kind of flamboyant story. Within a few days, Yu Shi read a book by Jia She in the court hall, not only reported his scandal, but also dug out the "credit money with official seal" with certainty. "The sin of disrespect.Historically, this kind of disrespectful crime can be big or small. If it is serious, it will be the crime of beheading and ransacking your home.

All the ministers knew that Wang Ziteng recognized Jia She's daughter as a righteous daughter, and even respectfully sued the ancestors of heaven and earth.This Jia Amnesty also has his sister-in-law, Lin Shangshu, here.With these two great helpers, he is expected to be fine.

Unexpectedly, both Wang Ziteng and Lin Ruhai did not come out to help with the proposal, and Lin Ruhai even covered his handsome face with his sleeves, feeling deeply embarrassed.

Chen Ziwei sighed slightly.

It was only then that everyone remembered that Jia Amnesty's future son-in-law was one of the only two disciples of the left servant of the household department.

Scanning around now, he looked at Wang Ziteng.Wang Ziteng turned his face away and bowed his head and cupped his hands.Look at Lin Ruhai, Lin Ruhai's sleeves have not been put down yet, look at Chen Ziwei, a well-mannered civil servant has turned into a "sighing man".

These helpers were speechless, but Yushi refused to let it go lightly, a young green robe came out and counted all kinds of rude and absurd acts of Jia She that were known.

The more the ministers listened and looked at these people, the more sympathetic they looked. Even the Holy Majesty felt that it was a good thing that such foolish people did not become their own relatives, otherwise they would not lose face enough—the more majestic emperor suddenly remembered that he almost accepted Luckily, I lost Wang Ziteng's niece.

Now that the matter has come to an end, none of these old relatives have the face to speak for Jia Amnesty, but Jia's family is so downcast that there is no one in the family who is qualified to meet in court, so they immediately gave their forgiveness—"Although Jia Amnesty has no great Evil, but there are countless minor faults, betraying my kindness, and having a ancestral virtue. He dismissed his post and transferred it to his son Jia Lian to inherit it. It made Jia She think about his mistakes and correct his mistakes..."

But he said that Jia She was reluctant to go out these few days because of the rumors outside, and found an excuse to beat Jia Lian. Jia Lian couldn't help it, so he had to give Jia She the girl Bihe bought by Sister Feng for three hundred silver. He just likes young girls, and immediately took over Bihe's house, and then let Jia Lian go.