You're Crossing the Red Mansions

As the end of the twelfth lunar month approached, Dongfu reported good news that Grandma Zhen had given birth to a son, and both mother and child were safe.After hearing this, Mother Jia wanted to visit in person, but Mrs. Xing stopped her and said that it was freezing outside and she just took Sister Feng there for a walk.Seeing that everyone came to persuade Jia Mu, she said, "In that case, you'd better go over and have a look, and tell Brother Zhen and his daughter-in-law that I will go there after the new year." Hang a golden lock as a gift.Sister Feng was very envious in her heart, and she even changed her smile on her face. Mrs. Xing could also sense her thoughts, so she comforted her and said, "You are all still young, and you will have more days to come." Sour and numb, he forced a smile and said, "But let's rely on my wife's auspicious words."

When I arrived at the East Mansion, I saw that the gate was bustling with people coming and going inside and outside the gate.Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng were welcomed to the upper room of Xinlan courtyard.Push the door open and enter, the room is very warm, and there are several pots of daffodils on the table, which are in full bloom.You Xiaoxiao was lying on the couch, beside her was a fat baby wrapped in red silk.Xichun was accompanying her with a smile on her side, seeing Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng waiting to come in, You Xiaoxiao bowed slightly and said: "It really alarmed the wife." It looks like a gourd with its mouth sawn off, and its eyes are only on brother in a daze.You Xiaoxiao hurriedly asked the nanny to hand the child to Sister Feng, and said: "Our brother also recognizes the second aunt Lian, and bring a younger brother here as soon as possible." After hearing this, Sister Feng said the main thing, and endured it She shed tears and said: "But you said it." You Xiaoxiao smiled and said: "Don't worry, you might have it this year, but it's all thanks to our brother." Mrs. Xing sat down and said a few words, and asked When I heard about the name of my brother, I heard that it was called a character, so I smiled and said: "After all, I respect the old man and behave elegantly. Although I don't understand it, it sounds very good." Afraid of delaying her rest, she went After instructing to take good care of it, she said goodbye and went back, You Xiaoxiao hurriedly said: "Huanyan, go to the kitchen and ask them to pack the prepared sixteen boxes for your wife." Then she said to Mrs. Xing: "Just return everything else. There are more varieties of dim sum this year than in previous years, I tasted it and it tasted good, so I just invited the old lady and wife to have a fresh one." Mrs. Xing knew that it was an annual rule, but she didn't refuse, she just said: "Forget it, I'll take it with you. It’s cheaper to go away, so it’s cheaper to send it another time.” Xichun sent Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng out, but saw Mrs. Fu walking over with Daiyu.After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mrs. Xing and Sister Feng got into the carriage and went to Rongfu.

After entering Jia Mu's room, Mrs. Xing said a few words and praised Brother Xing, and told her about seeing Mrs. Fu and Daiyu.After hearing this, Jia's mother couldn't help thinking again, but now she also vaguely heard that Lin Ruhai was very strict in choosing her son-in-law. Thinking about marrying the Lin family is even more difficult.Seeing that she was silent, Mrs. Xing laughed quickly and said, "My niece is getting better and better now, and she is also intimate with Mrs. Fu. She must live comfortably in that mansion. The old lady can rest assured." It's a good intention, and it's inconvenient to say more, so I just replied vaguely twice.It happened that the eldest sister outside had just woken up from sleep, and the mandarin ducks brought them over holding hands. Mother Jia saw that her great-granddaughter was so loving and soft, and she felt pain in her heart. Now that Fang has a brother who is studying, he will be able to protect himself in the future. He is so strong that he can eat as much as he can, and other worries are useless.So he simply teased the eldest sister, and asked Miss Li and Miss Xing to talk. Because of the snowdrops falling outside, he asked to go to Luxue Temple to put fruits and enjoy plum blossoms.

There are a lot of fawning people in Ningguo Mansion now, because of You Xiaoxiao's instructions, except for close relatives and friends, all those who came to congratulate will disappear.Mrs. Fu and You Xiaoxiao are close, and since Daiyu is an old relative, someone has already greeted her in the upper room.Although Mrs. Fu is now a first-class lady, her foundation is shallow after all. If she hadn't given birth to a son to gain a firm foothold, there would be more gossip outside.She is intelligent by nature, and she also knows that hiding in the mansion will not accomplish anything. After giving birth to her son, she also began to socialize outside, and after handling a few things, she became very close to You Xiaoxiao.When he came in, he said a few words of congratulations first, and then naturally praised brother Xun for his good looks, and he will have a bright future.You Xiaoxiao said with a smile: "I think you despise me, but he can see some promise at such a young age." Mrs. Fu laughed and said: "There is such a mother who doesn't even give my brother an auspicious word. Beg me! Why don't you come home with me and go with my little uncle." The two chatted and laughed, and You Xiaoxiao asked about Young Master Lin, Madam Fu couldn't help showing a bit of joy, and Daiyu also said with a smile "My younger brother is also naughty. Although he is young, he still gets into a panic every day." After hearing this, You Xiaoxiao inevitably wanted to ask for some experience in raising children. Daiyu and Xichun saw them talking about motherhood. Come, simply go to the outside room and sit and have tea.

Because Mrs. Fu often goes out to socialize now and knows a lot of anecdotes, the two couldn't help talking about Tanchun.You Xiaoxiao said with a smile: "I was married at the beginning of the month. I don't have the same eyesight when I am heavy. I heard from the girls that the ostentation is huge, and it is almost as good as the mother's visit." Madam Fu laughed: "It's natural. Although King Zhongshun is not a member of the royal family, he is also the king of the iron hat. Nowadays, he is constantly honored and favored. Although he is married to his second concubine, he is more lively than ordinary families." You Xiaoxiao nodded, and said: "It is said that the county in the mansion The lord is difficult, and I don’t know how the third girl is doing if I don’t go out.” Madam Fu smiled and said: “No matter how difficult the princess is, she is a girl who is about to get married. How can she stay in the palace forever? I only heard The prince dotes on the concubine very much, I saw her in the palace a few days ago, her literary talent is really rare." You Xiaoxiao sighed: "You don't know, all the girls in the mansion are good, from Concubine Xiande If you think about it, which one is not outstanding?" Mrs. Fu nodded, then pointed to the outside quietly, and said in a low voice: "Needless to say anything else, isn't our girl's own mother also a grandmother of the Jia family? Look at this demeanor, How can a girl from an ordinary family catch up with you?" Seeing her sincere praise, You Xiaoxiao couldn't help sighing: "I'm not afraid of your taboo, no wonder my aunt insisted on marrying you as his wife, so I can say that Mrs. There are not many, just one thing can tell you are a man of mind." Mrs. Fu smiled and said: "What's the matter, the whole world can't carry a word of reason, it should be what it should be." Then she smiled and said: "Speaking of which, we've finally made it through today." You Xiaoxiao also felt bitter when she heard this, so she hurriedly dismissed it.

After sending Madam Fu and Daiyu away, You Xiaoxiao calculated that the visitors were almost the same, so she asked Huanyan to pass on the word that she would take a rest, and the rest would not be seen.Huanyan smiled and said: "It's okay for others, sister Yindie is here, grandma will see you or not?" You Xiaoxiao heard about it, and hurriedly said: "It's so narrow, please come in!" Silver Butterfly comes in.You Xiaoxiao was half lying on the couch, looking at Yindie's bright clothes, knowing that she was having a great time, she was also happy in her heart, and hurriedly said: "A while ago, your brother came to check the account and said that you went to Jiangnan, and you won't be able to come back until the next year Why are you here again at this time?" Yindie said with a smile: "I heard about such a happy event for grandma, so I hurried over here." Then she said: "The matter of going to the south of the Yangtze River to buy needlework and embroiderers is all left to the third sister. Yes, she is very capable, and when she heard that grandma had a younger brother, she asked me to bring this set of gold bracelets back as a present for my brother." Huanyan hurriedly took it, You Xiaoxiao looked at it, and saw a set of four , and even the gold collars, all of them are shining gold, and the workmanship is meticulous, knowing that it took a lot of effort to make them, so he said: "How much money can she have a year, but she will pay this back, as long as she has this kind of intention. "Yindie laughed and said: "Grandma doesn't have to worry about money for her. This year she earned a small 200 taels of silver." The future of the workshop is really great." Unlike restaurants, embroidery workshops receive more work at the end of the year, and most of the bills are settled after the year, so the accounts are paid in February every year.

Yindie nodded and said: "I roughly calculated that these embroidery workshops in grandma's hands have nearly tens of thousands of silver this year." You Xiaoxiao smiled and said: "In this case, you are the master, every embroiderer except At the end of the year, the reward will be paid for two more months, and the dividends between you and the third sister will be counted separately." Yindie said with a smile: "Since this is the case, I will thank grandma on behalf of the third sister first." You Xiaoxiao said again if she wanted to "Your brother came here with Yun'er a while ago, and I saw that these two people are very speculative." Yindie showed hesitation, and You Xiaoxiao laughed when she saw this: "What else do you want to hide from me, girl? "Yindie said: "Grandma treats our family kindly again, it's just my brother..." You Xiaoxiao understood the meaning, and said: "He is a shrewd person, so he must not want to be the shopkeeper for me again?" Yindie bowed her head and said: "My brother is also for the long-term. He said that I have already established a good household, so it is better for us to set up our own property and give an explanation to future generations. I also persuaded..." You Xiaoxiao said seriously: "What's the point of persuasion? Since your brother has this ambition, I should fulfill it. After all, it's not as easy to make decisions for others than to do things for others." Yindie didn't expect You Xiaoxiao to be so generous, and couldn't help being taken aback.You Xiaoxiao laughed again: "I guess it's because your brother is fighting for your face. You came from my side. Even though you have established a good household, you are afraid of gossiping, so it's better to leave it alone. You go back and talk to your brother." Go ahead, let him guard me for another half a year, and when I have free time, I will hire another shopkeeper." Just as Yindie was about to speak, You Xiaoxiao said again: "These embroidery workshops in my hand are located in Xiangyan'er Alley. Although that one is not big, it can always continue the work of the big six. According to the market price, it can be discounted at about 300 taels of silver. You go out to discuss with your brother, and if you think it is suitable, I will make it for you. It is also your future. own property." This also means buying a dowry for Yindie.Yindie naturally understood, and hurriedly said: "Grandma loves me, I know it, but the embroidery shop can sell at least 800 taels now, if it was a month ago, I'm afraid someone would ask for 500 taels , it’s just that I don’t have so much money at hand, and I’ll give grandma permission after discussing it with my brother later.” You Xiaoxiao smiled and said, “In this case, I’ll wait for your reply, and hand over my third sister to you by the way. In the future, I will hand over the embroidery workshop to her, and you have to support her more."

After finishing speaking for a while, Yindie left.Huanyan had already taken the prepared New Year's gift with her, and asked the boy outside to hire a car to take her out in person.After the new year, Yindie came again and handed over a bank note of 500 taels and said, "I went back and told my brother, and he was very much in favor of it. Disgusted, we return three-cent profits to grandma every year, even if grandma has bought dry stocks, I don’t know what to do?” You Xiaoxiao smiled and said: “I only want 300 taels, and you took 500 taels, and you still want to give me three How can I dislike the profit?" Everyone laughed as they said.Yindie laughed again and said: "The three-point profit is not for nothing for grandma. The name of the embroidery workshop is still the same as before. If grandma agrees, I will call the middleman to make an agreement." You Xiaoxiao named The few embroidery workshops under the name are all famous, because of their painstaking management, they are now well-known in the capital, and they have a background in Ningguo Mansion, so ordinary people dare not make trouble.Hearing what Yindie said, You Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Well, it's better for our family to get closer." Then she said to Huanyan: "You sister Yindie is now a rich man with peace of mind, I will give you a day Fake, we all went to their house to eat wine!" Yindie laughed and said: "It should be, my brother is good at cooking, girls take care of themselves!" Huan Yan and the others love to be lively, and they are detained in the house all day long Seeing that You Xiaoxiao agreed, she immediately planned to visit Yindie's house on the twelfth day of the first lunar month.