New Dream of Red Mansions

"Girl, wake up! The master is calling you, wake up!"

Wang Xiyan jumped up, "What's wrong?"

There was a crying sound in Zhuang Nanny's voice, "Girl, Master wants to see you and Brother Yu!"

Wang Xiyan's face turned pale, and she quickly got up to put on her clothes. Her buttoned hands were trembling a little. As soon as she went out, she saw her brother's nanny, Su Momo, hugging her yawning brother. Her eyes were red, and she stepped forward to hug him He gathered his clothes and said, "Come with me!"

When the three of them came to the courtyard where the third master lived, the courtyard was already brightly lit, and Hongxiu lifted the curtain for them, "Master just woke up from coughing, he vomited blood without saying a word, and he just ate two spoonfuls of bird's nest." , waiting for the girl and the young master."

The third master was flushed and lay on his back on the big red Lianzhizhi back pillow. Seeing his daughter and son coming in, he smiled and raised his hand slightly to wave at them. Wang Xiyan hurried forward with Wang You.

Wang Zifei patted Wang You's head and said with a smile, "Daddy is leaving. From now on, you sisters and brothers should love each other and support each other!"

"Where is Daddy going?" The naive Wang You still couldn't understand life and death.

"Go and find your mother."

"Then when are you coming back?"

"Father and mother will watch you from the sky..."

There were numerous footsteps in the yard, Wang Xiyan hurriedly pulled her younger brother to the side, Wang Ziteng brought a group of people in, his eyes were red when he saw Wang Zifei's situation, and he choked up and said, "Second brother gave me up early. And go, now you want to..."

Mrs. Jin stepped forward to help her: "Master, please take care of yourself, let's see what Third Uncle has to explain?"

Wang Zifei reluctantly said: "Brother, don't be sad, it's destiny, there's nothing to be sad about, I just feel sorry for the two children, I just hope that my elder brother and sister-in-law can take care of me a little longer."

Jin said: "Don't worry, third uncle, I will definitely raise the two children as my own."

Wang Zifei nodded, "All the properties under my name are handed over to my eldest brother, but the two shops in the east of the capital are handed over to Wang Guanshi, and the annual income is also 1000 taels of silver, which will be used as living expenses for the two children in the future. When they are all grown up, give the two shops to Wang Guanshi."

When Jin wanted to say something, Wang Ziteng glared at her, but she immediately fell silent.

"As for their grandmother's and their mother's dowry, I would like to ask the third and fourth uncles to take care of them. The income from the shop every year should be regarded as remuneration."

Wang Ziteng frowned, but he didn't say anything after all. The third uncle stepped forward and said, "Could it be that we are still greedy for your money? Don't worry about these things. I and your fourth uncle are here."

Wang Zifei showed a smile, and raised his head to Hongxiu, Hongxiu took a box from the box, the eldest lady Jin locked her eyes tightly on the box, Wang Zifei motioned to hand the box to Wang Ziteng, "This is my savings for many years, please leave it to my elder brother and sister-in-law."

"Don't worry third uncle, we will treat these two children well."

Wang Zifei didn't make it through the dawn. He held Wang You's hand at the last moment. As soon as his hand dropped, a loud cry sounded beside him. Wang You was frightened and cried too. Wang Xiyan thought of this Little by little over the past six years, I couldn't help crying.

Wang Ziteng quickly sent people out to report the funeral, and everyone in the capital who could come came.

Wang Xiyan and Wang You knelt in front of the mourning hall, thanking the people they knew and didn't know who came to pay their respects. It was reported that the Rongguo and Ningguo mansions had come, but Wang Xiyan was not in the mood to see them at this time. Watching my younger brother repeat the same action...

For three days in a row, Wang You's health was not good, and now his face was pale. Wang Xiyan felt sorry for him, and asked Mother Su to take him down to rest...

In the afternoon, the number of people who came to worship gradually increased. The eldest lady came out with the help of others, looked around and suddenly said sharply: "The third master just passed away, and you are so careless in doing things? The fifth young master is young and ignorant, isn't it? You don't know how to mention it? What time is it now? The third master took him down to rest before the funeral. "

Wang Xiyan's eyes were red (angry), she cried and fell to the ground, the suppressed crying came intermittently, all the worshipers looked over, Wang Xiyan pleaded guilty: "Auntie, it was Yan'er who let someone hug him Going on, my younger brother has been weak since he was a child, and he has been very sad these days. Just now... just now... my father only had such a son, and he asked me to take good care of him before he left. My aunt is also busy, so I couldn't invite the doctor..."

Mrs. Jin was so angry that she saw that the guests were all looking at her, so she had no choice but to hold back her anger, went back to the house, threw the teacup on the ground, and said angrily: "She dares to say anything, so she is not afraid of throwing our house away." s face!"

The people who serve you don't care, you are not afraid of losing face, how can they be afraid?

When returning to Chaohua Courtyard at night, Madam Zhuang persuaded: "Miss, please be gentle, the future of you and the young master will be in her hands."

Wang Xiyan snorted coldly, "She's not a person who cares about face. If so, what's the use of accommodating her? It's better to be tough and make her fearful. If Brother You is serious about today's matter, it will be unfilial. Does he still want to be famous? I’m afraid it’s difficult for him to talk about his relationship?”

Grandma Zhuang was speechless.

Until the funeral, Wang Xiyan couldn't find time to rest, but she always found an opportunity for Wang You to rest.

After Wang Zifei's funeral, the Wang family got together again. In front of the whole family, Wang Ziteng counted Wang Zifei's inheritance, and counted the dowry of their grandmother Zhuang and mother Su to the third uncle. And the fourth uncle, and make a book!

Ordinarily there is no division in the Wang family, and Wang Zifei has no so-called inheritance. Everything should be returned to the public, but Wang Zifei's mother, the Zhuang family, is the stepmother. So when Wang Zifei was 14 years old, he gave him some cash from the farm and distributed him separately. This matter has not been spread because of concerns about the reputation of the Wang family, but what should be known is still known, and the old man was leaving. I also said that if the family is divided again in the future, it will not be given to Wang Zifei.

After Wang Ziteng counted on the spot, he said to Wang Xiyan: "Niece, don't worry, uncle will treat you like your father in the future. If you have anything to say, you can tell uncle, but you must also remember that you are a member of the Wang family. Do things that are detrimental to the royal family."

Wang Xiyan lowered her head so that no one could see the sarcasm in her eyes, and said respectfully, "Yes."

Wang Ziteng nodded in satisfaction.

Back in the room at night, Mrs. Jin didn't understand, "Master, why did you leave the dowry to them for safekeeping?"

Wang Ziteng put the box on the table, put away his smile, and said solemnly: "Don't mention this matter again in the future. The third brother said about the dowry in front of everyone. If I tamper with it, others will What would you think of me? Besides, the dowry is worth only 1 taels of silver.” Pushing the box, “there is nearly 10 taels in it alone, not to mention the farm shop… …” and a saltworks.He didn't say the last word.

Jin opened the box and counted carefully, "I didn't expect Third Uncle to earn so much money. I heard that the old man didn't give him much money back then."

Wang Ziteng snorted coldly, "Although the old man didn't give it to him, doesn't he still have a mother?"

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Wang Xiyan sent Hongxiu to Wang You's side to do errands, and other people around her father were sent out. Since then, Wang Xiyan has closed the door to teach Wang You, reading or writing every day, and occasionally having fun, but she dared not speak loudly. Laugh out.

Wang Xiyan was flipping through "Plain Questions" when she heard the voice of the little maid outside, "Hey, the dog's eyes look down on people, no matter how poor our young master is, he is also the master, and it's their turn to trample on him."

Wang Xiyan put down the book in her hand and asked, "What's the matter?"

Hongxiu came in and replied: "Just now Xiao Zhui went to the kitchen to get lunch, but the people in the kitchen said that the girl and the young master were still in the filial piety, and they only gave them two plates of green vegetables and two plates of tofu. The vegetables and tofu are not oily at all, and the young master is not in good health..."

Wang Xiyan waved her hand, "You can eat whatever you give in the kitchen, don't let them go out and talk, if the lady catches you, I can't save you, please mention Chunlan and Xiaozhuan more. Go get Nanny Zhuang and Grandma Su is here."

Hongxiu should go down and retreat.

Mammy Zhuang and Mammy Su came hand in hand and saluted Wang Xiyan respectfully. Wang Xiyan signaled, and Dongmei moved a stool for the two nanny, and also moved a stool to sit at the door embroidering.

Wang Xiyan stroked the teacup, "I thought highly of her. I thought she would endure until I was born, at least I would have passed the hot ceremony! I didn't expect her to be so impatient."

Su Momo frowned, "The Eldest Master doesn't care, he just took more than 20 taels of silver from the Master! Does he——doesn't know?"

Mother Zhuang sarcastically said: "Would he not know? Without his acquiescence, the Jin family would have acted so quickly? And it was so precise and ruthless! The young master's illness can't be stopped, and these things can't be eaten..."

"Okay," Wang Xiyan interrupted her with a wave of her hand, and looked around, "Fortunately, I have long expected that this day will come, and I have put away my grandmother's and mother's dowry, and what is left now is just my father's previous supplies We bought them for us to play with. From now on, you can choose some, and slowly send the others to her pocket. Taking advantage of this time, arrange Liu San’s house to the back corner door, and Liu San arranges it outside. I have to put a person in the back garden to clean up the small kitchen in the abandoned courtyard just in case." Wang Xiyan showed a bright smile when she said this, and Zhuang Momo and Su Momo were stunned, " I remember that there is a piece of land behind the abandoned courtyard, which will be used as a vegetable garden in the future, and my brother and I will take care of it ourselves."