New Dream of Red Mansions

Neither Xiyan nor Daiyu knew how Lin Yuan negotiated with Jia's family. In the end, Lin Yuan came to Daiyu exhausted and said, "... take half of the shop and sell it. The market price is about 28 taels. This is the IOU form written by the second master." Lin Yuan showed Daiyu a look, and said, "I mean, I will keep this form, and I will talk about it later when Jia's family pays back the money. My sister just lives in Jia's mansion with peace of mind. , don’t bother with these mundane things.”

Xiyan, who was at the side, asked, "Whose idea was it for the IOU?"

Lin Yuan thought of the ugly faces of everyone in the Jia family when he proposed the IOU, "It's my idea, if it's just ordinary money, it's not small, and it was left to my sister by Uncle Wu, so I He tried his best to ask for the IOU." He was fully responsible for this matter, and the people in Jia's house didn't bother to deal with him, because the fifth uncle handed over the property to the Jia family for safekeeping, and it had nothing to do with him. In the end, it was Jia's mother who came forward. The IOU was issued.

Lin Yuan didn't have a good impression of the male protagonists in the Jia Mansion, but after this incident, Lin Yuan's impression of them became even worse.I think they are a little bit of a favor.

If it hadn't been for the fact that their family didn't have a mistress, maybe Lin Yuan would have thought about taking Daiyu out.Thinking of Jia Mu again, I sighed at last. Fortunately, Daiyu will grow up in a few years.

A few days later, the manager of the village that Xiyan sent out to inquire about the news also delivered the news, "The master transferred several farms and shops of the master in Suzhou and Jinling to Jia's mansion. I estimate that it is about 5 taels. , that's why the Jia family stopped the girl and the young master from going out. Now that the new emperor is enthroned, because the old master discovered the grain and grass left behind with Pingyanghou when he was patrolling the border, it is considered a meritorious service. I heard that the emperor intends to give The Elder Master has been added to the rank, but there are different voices in the current court, saying that the Elder Master cannot tolerate his nephews and nieces, seeks to seize his nephew's property, and is morally corrupt, so the original order has been withdrawn, and now the Elder Master is on the move .If the girl and the young master move out at this time, the old man will be charged with the crime. I guess, after a while, the old man may send someone to see the girl and the young master."

Xiyan snorted coldly, "What did he go to see Grandpa Third and Grandpa Six last time?"

Guanshi Zhuang said: "I asked the third old master, the old master wanted to re-enter you and the young master into the genealogy, and said that if Gusu wants to adopt a few children, they can choose two children from the side branches. The third master is right. , I can't drive people away, but I just got angry, so I invited the doctor."

Xiyan's eyes became more and more condensed, she took two steps, and said, "Isn't the Jia family going to sell their property? You send people to Suzhou and Jinling..."

Xiyan looked at the dark sky outside with a cold expression. In the previous life, Lin Ruhai was defenseless. No one except him and the Jia family knew that he had given so much property to the Jia family. In this life, Lin Ruhai invited the magistrate of Yangzhou and the Jia family. Several well-known local elders acted as guarantees and handed over the shop worth 50 taels to Jia's mansion.

Now, Lin Yuan forced Jia's family to write down the IOU. Daiyu is no longer a poor relative who eats and drinks for nothing, but what about her and Brother Yu?

Because of the two shops arranged by Wang Zifei before his death, both the Jia family and the Wang family knew that their siblings relied on the annual income of 1000 taels for their living expenses, so she and Brother You never heard of it in Jia's mansion. Bitter words.

But the completion of the Grand View Garden may not be certain in the future, and Xiyan has long been tired of those people who always say beside Daiyu that Daiyu uses Jia's things for food and drink. This time is an opportunity, and someone who can make Jia's Another chance for sour words.

Daiyu didn't know Xiyan's plan, and at this time she was making clothes for her son, Baoyu surrounded her and coaxed, "My dear sister, please make me one too."

Daiyu blushed slightly, and spat at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Your clothes are made by someone else. The birth brother is my own brother, how can you compare?"

Baoyu frowned, "Why can't we compare? We grew up together, how long did it take for our brother to come, and he was in front of me? He's your younger brother, so I'm not your elder brother?"

Daiyu couldn't tell why, but she felt that the rules were such that it was absolutely impossible to make clothes, but Baoyu was twisted so badly, she said, "Okay, okay, you know I'm out of energy, so I don't know how to make this dress." After wasting so much effort, it is absolutely impossible to make clothes for you anymore, and your jade tassels are getting old, so I will make you a new one, and it just so happens that I just learned a new trick from my third sister yesterday."

"Okay, okay, I'm worried." Said Baoyu took the jade off and gave it to Daiyu.

Daiyu took it and looked at the bright place, and asked Zijuan to get the ball of thread sent by Sister Feng last time. "It was sent from the south. Sister Feng gets some every year. The thread is bright in color, which is just right for your jade."

Baoyu watched attentively, and when the sky darkened, he was impatient to go back, so he ran to Xiyan's room and pestered Xiyan, "I won't go back today, what good food do you have here?"

Xiyan put down the book in her hand, rubbed her forehead and said: "How can I have anything delicious here? It's just some soup stewed in the small kitchen. If you don't think it's too light, you can keep it and eat it. It just so happens that today you Brother won't come, we will let you sit in his seat out of mercy."

Baoyu enviously said: "Brother You went to Anping Street again? He is really free, if I can do the same..."

Xiyan sneered and said, "Even if you live in Anping Street, you still live with my grandparents? The freedom you think is impossible. If the heart is free, even if the body is not free, people are free. If the heart is not free , even if the body can wander around the world at will, that person is not free."

Baoyu was stunned for a moment.

Xiyan was just making up nonsense, but seeing him like this, he seemed to be fascinated, shook his head, picked up "Zuo Zhuan" and continued to read, Brother You happened to learn this recently, and she also needs to review it, otherwise it would be really awkward to ask don't know anything.

In the evening, Brother Sheng came back with a small schoolbag on his back. He ran into Xiyan's room and saw Baoyu sitting there with his mouth half open in a daze. He didn't respond, he quickly ran out and rushed into Daiyu's arms, pointing to the West Room where Xiyan lives, and said: "Sister, sister, brother Bao'er is stupid, I shook my hand and he didn't respond."

When Daiyu heard this, she panicked a little, and hurried in with Zijuan to have a look.Seeing the stupid Baoyu going to ask, Chunlan passed by the door with a plate of food, and said with a smile: "Miss Lin, don't worry, our girl said that Master Bao was thinking about the most serious question in the world. Don't disturb him for the time being, he will wake up naturally when he thinks about it."

Daiyu and Zijuan had a good time, seeing that Baoyu was indeed just sitting in a daze, without any other abnormalities, so he was relieved and in the mood to joke, "What is the most serious problem in the world, should we make a hole for retreat?"

"I don't know this, but I know that Second Master Bao is thinking about a question that no one before or after has thought of. Miss Lin, let's sit down first, and call Second Master Bao when the dishes are ready."

Seeing that Baoyu didn't come back at dinner time, Xiren knew that Baoyu must have gone to another sister's house for dinner. She was so angry that she couldn't get up on the bed. Qingwen sneered and went to Qiuwen to eat.She just can't bear Xiren acting like a hostess, everyone is a girl, who is more noble than whom?

The next day, Baochai came to visit and saw Baoyu and Daiyu sitting next to each other playing Qilianhuan, and asked with a smile: "I heard that Baoyu was thinking about the most serious question in the world yesterday, so I'm here today to ask what it is." The most serious question, can you figure it out?"

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, "Sister Bao, don't praise him, it's just that Sister Yan said something unintentionally, and he was serious, sitting there by himself in a daze, which surprised us, this idiot, this problem will never change. "

Baoyu smiled embarrassedly: "What is the most serious question in the world? It's just that I couldn't figure it out, so I was stunned. Sister, don't listen to people's nonsense."

"Oh? What's the problem? I'll listen to it." Baochai sat beside Daiyu and asked.

Baoyu said: "Sister Yan said that if the heart is not free, no matter how free the body is, it is not free. But if the heart is free, even if the body is imprisoned, then it is not afraid. I am thinking, how can the heart be considered free?" What about Sister Bao, who has read poetry and books a lot, you know?"

Baoyu looked at Baochai longingly.

Baochai choked, she didn't expect Baoyu to think of such a problem, and it was a little hard to accept, "Brother Bao, these are just the random thoughts of those literati who don't know the sufferings of the world, you might as well read two more serious books in your free time."

Baoyu's face turned cold, "Sister Bao shut up, I don't know what is a serious book. In my opinion, apart from the Four Books, there are no serious books in this world."

Xiyan laughed out loud with a "puchi", and everyone turned their heads to look, only to find that Xiyan had leaned against the door at some point.Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Xiyan said to Baoyu: "According to what you said, you usually read all the non-serious books except the serious ones?"

Baoyu's face turned slightly red.

Xiyan sneered unceremoniously: "Why do you think the Four Books are serious books? Could it be because they were written by sages? It can be seen that reincarnation is also a technical job. It doesn't depend on whether you were born rich or powerful, but whether you were born early or not. Well, you were born early, even if what you say is nonsense, others will only regard you as a sage, and what you say is sage's words. If you were born late, even if what you say is golden and jade good words, it is not serious in the eyes of future generations. Amitabha, now it seems that all of us are not serious in what we say, nor in what we do, which shows how unfair the way of heaven is, except for Confucius and Mencius, we are not decent people anymore."

Baochai and Daiyu both laughed, and Daiyu looked at Baoyu with a smile and said shamefully: "You deserve it. Do you still dare to speak so shamelessly after seeing you? You know it's Sister Yan's." The site dares to talk nonsense here."

Baoyu immediately got up and bowed in circles, "Good sister, return my sisters, I dare not again."

In this way, the awkward atmosphere just now finally dissipated.