The Second Master Lian of the Red Chamber

After hastily preparing for about ten days, Jia Min prepared Jia Lian with two large boat schedules.After the things were loaded on the ship, the draft of the ship was much deeper than when it came.

It can be seen that Jia Min's affection for everyone in her natal family is also their affection for Jia Lian.Less than half of the items on this boat were collected by Jia Min for Jia Lian, so that he could distribute them to relatives and friends after he returned, so as to make a face for Jia Lian.In addition, there are nearly ten large boxes containing Jia Lian's favorite and convenient fabrics for this year. Jia Min also ordered people to pick out a lot for him to load on board, for fear that it would be inconvenient for him to return to Beijing at first. .

In reciprocation, Jia Lian also bought a profitable shop with shopkeeper Ma before returning to Beijing, and smiled and brought the deed to Lin Hai's study, saying that it was a first-year gift for his cousin.Lin Yushi, who had a breeze in his sleeves, naturally handed over the newly acquired shop to the backyard before dark.

A few days before his departure, he happened to hear from his mother-in-law that Lixiang and Yu, the four big girls who served him, had already taken a fancy to her, and they were going to get married before August 80th. He even gave each of them 160 taels For the dowry, an additional [-] taels was deposited at Jia Min, saying that the red and green couple would ask their aunt to reward him for their marriage in the future, which can be regarded as the fate of master and servant.

Jia Lian set a dowry of 60 taels for the first class in his yard, but the girls rewarded by his aunt should naturally be more decent.

Seeing his nephew being so thoughtful and caring, Jia Min complained about his wasting money, but felt more ironic in his heart, and the maids kowtowed sincerely.

When Jia Lian went to the wharf outside Yangzhou City to board the ship, Jia Min, who was surrounded by the maids and nurses, came out to see him off, his crying eyes were a little red, and everyone around him wiped their eyes and tears, making Jia Lian's heart full of dissatisfaction. She became very sad, and the feeling of parting was much deeper than when he left Beijing last year.

It's just that there is always a banquet in the world.In the end, Jia Lian endured his sadness and persuaded Jia Min, and watched her board the sedan chair and return to the city before boarding the boat and sailing all the way north.

Because all the important things were almost done, and the urging in Beijing was urgent, Jia Lian ordered Xing'er to give the boatman a lot of money for coolies, and greeted him with good meat and vegetables every day. Everyone worked hard to save money on the way It took a lot of time, and it took only half of the days to arrive at the capital pier.

Before Jia Lian left Yangzhou, he had already written to tell him about the day when he would arrive in Beijing.As soon as the boat docked and the flags on the poles hadn't been collected yet, Lin Zhixiao, the steward who had been waiting on the shore for two or three days, led the people to wait respectfully under the boat, and some servants rushed to the side of the pier. He ran to the teahouse in the tea shop to report to Lai Da, the big housekeeper who was enjoying the cold and drinking tea there.

When the boat stopped and Jia Lian got off the boat shaking his fan, Lai pushed the thin Lin Zhixiao to the back early in the morning, and was the first to greet Jia Lian with a smile.

Jia Lian smiled and glanced at Lai Da, who was obviously doing a lot more in front of her than last year. Seeing Jia Mu's face, she said a few words to him first, and then looked at Lin who was still standing in the back. Filial piety.

"Since the master asked you to come here, you should go to the boat and lead Xing'er Wanger to sort out the things I brought back. The two of them are young and ignorant, and they ruined the gift that the aunt, aunt and master gave to the old lady."

Jia Lian spoke easily, and Lin Zhixiao simply answered yes, and ordered two out of the six or seven servants he had brought with him to board the boat Jia Lian was on, while the rest went away. Lai Da made a fuss about the last one.

It stands to reason that Lai Da is the chief steward of the Rongguo Mansion. This time, he called more than [-] people to come, and he was preparing to carry the luggage back to the house for storage. Unexpectedly, Lin Zhixiao quietly snatched the first .Lin Zhixiao's family is now being taken away by the big house, so if they are carried like this, they will be put into the warehouse of the East Court first, which is not easy to operate.

It's not that Lai Da didn't want someone to go up and help out, but the servants on the boat didn't even know a single face, and none of them recognized him as the big housekeeper. Let Mrs. Lin take care of it, how dare you let people board the ship casually.

The servant who sold it in Jinling has not been found yet, this Second Master Lian is really a stinging tiger with a generous face.At any rate, he would be respected as a grandpa, and if he uttered a few words under the watchful eyes of everyone, he would not be able to lose face.

So Lai Da had no choice but to ask Jia Lian to go to the tea shop to rest for a while with a smile, and the boys he brought also cleverly waited beside the carriage he brought.Even if the list cannot be seen, the box will always be transported back to the mansion by car.Jia Lian just didn't notice this series of actions, and with his peach blossom eyes bent, he drank a few more cups of tea to dispel the heat.

Lin Zhixiao and the people under his command have always been quick to handle things, but within half an hour he cleared up the things Jia Lian brought back, and led the boys to move the things to the carriage in batches under the sun and pack them up respectfully. He gave Jia Lian the list in three boxes and asked him to get in the car.

Jia Lian was kind and kind, and by the way, he called Lin Zhixiao, who had been silent after the meeting, and the master and servant drove away in a car.When Lai Da boarded the second car, he heard that his confidant said that Lin Zhixiao's people said that it was the second master's order to occupy six of the ten cars, leaving only four cars for them. It is said that it is to be put into the public treasury.

Lai Da's face was gloomy at the time, but he didn't explode on the spot. He just waved his hands to let the unsightly thing go away, and quietly pondered how to reply to the old lady and wife all the way.

Lin Zhixiao, who was in the front car, sat slanted on the door of the car, telling Jia Lian about the old lady's illness in a low voice, saying that now Master Zhu, Grandma Zhu and Grandma Bao Erye are in the old lady's room every day Sitting sick.

Jia Lian paused when he heard the hand that was shaking the folding fan, and then bent a pair of twinkling peach blossom eyes.Lin Zhixiao, half of his body outside the car curtain diagonally opposite, was watching his heart, as if he hadn't noticed Jia Lian's not-so-filial appearance at all.

Mother Jia is really sick.She was already old, and she had a problem of overthinking since she was young, and her hard work was not particularly strong. Although no one in the mansion could give her anger in recent years, her body was not particularly strong, and she often had to eat These pills take care of one or two.

Now that Jia Zhu's Yue's family had an accident, she was no less worried and tired than Mrs. Wang, the biological mother, and she suffered even more in her heart.

At that time, it was she who overcame Mrs. Wang's dissatisfaction in choosing a wife for Jia Zhu, and persuaded Jia Zheng to choose from the Qingliu family who was born in the imperial examination.

Marriage to an official family with an imperial examination background rather than a meritorious family is a rule set by the old man when he was still alive. Therefore, when the eldest son Jia She got married, he hired the old lady's charming daughter, and the youngest daughter Jia Min also married Tanhua. Only the second son, Jia Zheng, married the Wang family of his old relatives, and the friendship lasted for several lifetimes.

Jia Daishan was aware of the decline of honor at the beginning, and made this arrangement for the sake of his descendants, but he didn't expect that he left early, and bad things would happen to the old thousand-year-old, and the eldest daughter-in-law's family would fall into that situation.

Now that Jia Daishan is gone, Jia's mother still believes in her late husband's words, and Jia Zhu is going to take the imperial examination to become an official, so she and Jia Zheng selected the daughter of the Guozijian Jijiujia for him.Qinggui also helped a lot, she is also from Jinling, and the girl herself is also excellent in character, speech and appearance, and a good marriage with all four corners, how could there be such a big mistake suddenly?

Originally, they wanted to wait for Zhu'er and Yuanchun's brothers and sisters to be successful, so as to revive the lintel of the country's government.As a result, there was no news as soon as Yuan Chun went there, and there were quite a lot of twists and turns here at Zhu'er, several incidents happened before the family got up, and now there is a feeling that every step is wrong.

It seems that since the old man left, there has been nothing happy and happy in this house.Even the thing that they thought was a sure thing... turned out to be bad.

Thinking of the best old secret that rotted in the field, Jia's mother's illness inevitably became worse.Such smoldering diseases are always the most difficult to treat, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng have found several doctors to come back and take turns to diagnose and treat them, but they are not getting better. It is better to have Jia Zhuoyu and brother Jia Zhuoyu to watch them every day for two days.

The boy who came back on horseback reported that Jia Lian had arrived at Tongzhou Wharf, so Jia's mother counted the time and waited leaning on the bedside, and the room was still lit with sandalwood for peace of mind.

When Jia Lian arrived, except for the two masters Jia She and Jia Zheng and the third girl Tanchun whose eyes had not been opened for a long time, all the masters of the family gathered in Jiamu's room.Jia Zhu was playing the fan for Jia Mu by the bedside, Bao Yuni was talking with Jia Mu in her arms, and the second wife of Xing Wang was sitting on the left and right of the two rows of chairs.Sitting under Mrs. Xing was the second girl welcoming the spring, while Li Wan, Jia Zhu's wife, was in a corner of the room, together with the eldest girl Glass, to taste the medicine for Jia Mu.

As soon as Jia Lian's eyes swept away, he knew it in his heart. After entering the door, he paid homage to Jia's mother and Mrs. Xing Wang's second wife in turn, and met Jia Zhu, who was hiding aside with Baoyu, and received the spring greeting ceremony before welcoming the spring under Mrs. Xing sat on.

As for Zhu's sister-in-law, Li Wan, the old lady and the two wives didn't mention it. It's hard for Jia Lian, a younger brother-in-law, to come up and ask, so he just pretended not to find out.

When Jia Lian sat down and ate an ice bowl, Mother Jia stopped Mrs. Wang who was about to say something with her eyes, and said lovingly: "Lian'er has been here for a year, and she has become more and more picky. It can be seen that my aunt is indeed a famous teacher. Lian'er Your talent is good, so you can make your aunt love you so much. Is it okay to rush back this time? Let me tell you, I should invite Dr. Wang to come back early in the morning to feel the pulse and prescribe some pills. , you must not rely on your youth and not take the hardships of this journey to heart, it is not stubborn to be sick in the hot weather."

Jia's mother was sick and weak, and she had panted several times after she said this.Jia Zhu hurriedly put down Baoyu to fetch water for Jiamu, and Baoyu sat beside Jiamu in a sensible way and spoke childishly to please her.

Jia Lian looked left and right, stepped forward and twisted the handkerchief to wipe the faint sweat on Jia Mu's forehead, and then stepped back and replied softly: "The old ancestor is kind, and although the grandson is fine, please ask the doctor Wang to come and see him." Returning to the Ping'an pulse also makes it difficult for the old ancestor to worry about his grandson. When the grandson came back this time, his uncle and aunt found some good medicinal materials for his grandson to bring to honor the old ancestor. Tomorrow, please ask Wang The imperial physician palms and eyes together, and you can pick out the ones that are suitable for your body."

Mother Jia had always favored her youngest daughter, Jia Min, and when she heard that her daughter and son-in-law missed her so much, she couldn't help but smile a little, nodded repeatedly, and her dissatisfaction with their husband and wife's sudden preference for the eldest wife faded a little.On the other hand, Mrs. Wang raised her eyes when Jia Lian mentioned the soil instrument brought back.

Jia Lian knew that Mrs. Wang had received the letter, and knew that most of the things had either gone into the East Courtyard and handed over to Jia Amnesty's confidantes, or into Jia Lian's own courtyard, and she still listened to Jia's mother respectfully.

To Jia Lian's surprise, Mother Jia didn't mention the servants who were dismissed in Yangzhou, nor the slaves who were sold in Jinling, but asked about the current situation of the aunt's family gently and kindly. Especially Daiyu, the new daughter of my uncle and aunt.