Old things in the Red Chamber

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the year is over.Those who go out to work start to work, and those who go to school start to go to school. Even those officials and gentlemen have to work in the yamen at this time.

The servants of Jia's family sold for half a month.Except for those slaves who committed the most crimes and left them with low records, the government still sold out the rest.

Not to mention the parting between life and death, but to mention only the inside of Jia She's mansion. From the first day of the Lunar New Year to the end of the Lantern Festival, Jia She has been dedicated to his biological mother, Shi Taijun, every morning and evening. Mrs. Xing rushed to her mother and asked her to talk with her to relieve her boredom.

Not to mention what Shi Taijun thought, but everyone who followed Shi Taijun's three maids felt that the Eldest Master was a filial son to this extent.

On this day, Yuanyang packed up the things sent by the elder, and saw a strange little girl beckoning him to go out.

"Are you Sister Yuanyang? I am our grandma, please go and talk."

Since the separation of the family, few people in this mansion call Wang Xifeng the second grandma. Although Jia Lian has a brother, but this brother is born of a concubine and is not in the mansion. As for the power of the housekeeper, Wang Xifeng naturally called the wind and rain at home, and kept all the servants in his own hands. He kept his eyes on Mr. Jia's warehouse, for fear that the division of the family between the two sons would be uneven.

Yuanyang also saw through Wang Xifeng's actions in the mansion through the past half month. Just now Shi Taijun fell asleep, and Yuanyang was fine at this time, so she said to the little girl, "You wait here for me first, I will Go see the old lady and go with you."

The little maid took Yuanyang along some remote paths in the mansion, and arrived at a small courtyard. After opening the door, Yuanyang found that her elder brother and sister-in-law's family lived in the courtyard.

For the elder brother of the mandarin duck, encountering a catastrophe, being able to see his own sister here, and not knowing where his parents are, even if he and his sister had too much filth, at this time his heart is full of sadness.

Yuanyang's sister-in-law used to play prestige in front of the old lady relying on Yuanyang in the Rongguo Mansion, but now she knows that her family can be reunited, so that they won't be scattered, and thanks to this sister-in-law, she dare not Talking nonsense made Yuanyang angry, and the two hurriedly invited Yuanyang into the yard.

"Thanks to my sister. If it weren't for my sister, we wouldn't be as lucky as we are today. I heard that the family of Mrs. Shan next door to us was sold. Some went to Tiannan, and some went to Dibei." Poured a bowl of tea, "Little sister, try it, this is also a good thing that the second grandma gave us. We don't dare to eat it by ourselves. I'm afraid that when my sister comes, there will be no good things to treat her. Let her have a cup to relax her muscles and bones." Take a break."

Smart as a mandarin duck, how could he not know Wang Xifeng's purpose at this moment.

After seeing her brother and sister-in-law, she returned to Shi Taijun with cold hands and feet. At this time, Shi Taijun woke up from his afternoon nap and saw Yuanyang coming in with a strange expression on his face, so he hurriedly asked, "Could it be that something happened to Baoyu?"

"It's not that there was an accident with Second Master Bao. There is no news from Second Master Bao. It's the servant's brother and sister-in-law who have come to our house."

Shi Taijun is an old man, he only needs to roll his eyes to know what's going on.

"It's all caused by the money. Earlier, the second child didn't listen to me and insisted on attacking Xun'er. I thought that Xun'er was his father's only son. There would be an accident. What should I do? The 30000 taels of silver were prepared for Xun'er and his family, and the people who should use them are useless. Now they want to use it to make Baoyu live a more comfortable life in the future, but the couple got into the eyes of the money. Can't pull it out."

"What should I do if Second Grandma keeps persecuting her?"

Shi Taijun rolled his eyes, "If they don't give it to them, they will naturally worry about it all the time. If they give it to them, I don't worry about Baoyu's side." After nodding, the two of them never talked about Yin Zi again.

After a few days, Yuanyang's sister-in-law began to walk around the mansion, and Wang Xifeng also frequently called Yuanyang over to talk.

Yuanyang was walking on the road, still thinking, "Second Grandma can't wait any longer. Before, she could take care of the old lady, but now she doesn't even care about the old lady's side. It can be seen that she is bound to get the money."

After talking with Wang Xifeng for a long time, Yuanyang did not disclose the whereabouts of the money, and even pretended to ask three questions. Wang Xifeng had no choice but to think that Yuanyang is a hard-boned person, and she would not know if she didn't show some color Grandma Ma Wang has three eyes.But with enthusiasm on his face, he asked Yuanyang to go back and take good care of the old lady, and took Yuanyang's hand, "Don't worry, we can all see your heart for the old lady, as long as you take good care of the old lady, don't say yes I, even the elder, can only be grateful to you."

After Yuanyang heard this, she felt terrified. If the old man felt a little grateful in his heart for taking good care of the old lady, he would not have ended up.She knew that Second Grandma was a person who had always had a face full of fire and a knife in her heart, so she might be thinking about how to deal with herself at this time.

In the end, Yuanyang reasoned that the old lady couldn't do without her, and after saying goodbye first, she ran into Jia Lian when she came out of the yard.

Seeing Yuanyang, Jia Lian yelled "Sister Yuanyang" glibly and blocked her way.

The mandarin duck hurriedly hid to the side and left quickly, and returned to Shi Taijun's yard. Jia She was talking with the old lady. Shi Taijun glanced at the mandarin duck, and casually said to the elder son, "I'm dead. After that, apart from worrying about Baoyu, you also worried about Yuanyang. Didn’t you say that Xun’er will come back soon? I asked myself that it was good to treat Xun’er with all my heart and soul. If one day I die, you can give Yuanyang to Xun’er. It doesn't matter if he treats Yuanyang as a housemate or as a slave, as long as she can save her life, if you tell him, my wife will be very grateful."

Yuanyang hurriedly knelt aside, weeping like rain, sobbing and not daring to say a word.

Jia Amnesty didn't know what the old lady meant by her words, and she only thought that she was a maid who cared about growing up around her, "Why bother Xun'er with such things, it's enough for my son to take care of her. She has a bowl of rice to eat."

Shi Taijun raised his eyelids and took a look, "I know exactly what you father and son are, they are both lustful wolves, mandarin ducks, no matter what, they grew up by my side and followed you two. It's a waste, if you still recognize me as a mother, you will take good care of Baoyu and give the mandarin duck to Xun'er."

Jia She thought that the old lady was guarding against us father and son, but after thinking about it, he didn't want her to do anything, why should he guard against himself like a thief, so he agreed.

Two or three days later, Yuanyang's nephew went out to run errands and buy things for a long time and didn't come back. When her brother went out to search, someone said that someone led a silly child wearing what clothes and holding something in his hand. He went to the west gate, and after chasing out the west gate, he heard from the yamen servants that there were people abducting and selling children nearby. Yuanyang's elder brother couldn't stand the blow, so he fainted on the spot and was sent back.

Yuanyang thought to himself, indeed, the meat show is coming!

That night Ping'er called Yuanyang out, without saying much, only one sentence, "If you want your nephew to come back safely, you must beg your master and grandma."

Yuanyang only felt that her legs were weak, she nodded tremblingly, and followed Ping'er to see the couple.

Wang Xifeng didn't hide her purpose, and asked Yuanyang straight to the point, "Where is the 30000 taels of silver hidden?"

Yuanyang swallowed a mouthful of spit, "There is no 30000 taels of silver, only 10000 taels of silver. Of course I know where it is hidden. If I can't see my nephew, I won't say where the silver is. At worst, the second grandma lost 1 taels of silver." Yinzi, I lost a nephew."

Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian looked at each other, "Stop talking nonsense, the money that the old lady hid is obviously 30000 taels."

Yuanyang looked up at the husband and wife, "Did you hear the news from Liuli, didn't you? When the cousin and grandmother of the Lin family came to the house, the old lady lied to her that she had 30000 taels of silver. Grandpa went to get the silver and found that the money was different from what the old lady said. At that time, Aunt Lin would not be able to tell where the other 20000 taels went, so she must find a way to make up for the silver. The old lady just wanted to use it. It’s just a way to get a little more money.”

The couple over there looked at each other again, between believing and not believing the news.The mandarin duck added fuel to the fire appropriately.

"I can't leave the house these days and I don't know outsiders. I can't go to the place where the money is hidden and take the 20000 taels out of thin air. The second master and the second grandma just bring my nephew back. When my nephew comes back safely, I I will take the second master and second grandmother to the place where the money is hidden, and let the second master and second grandmother see if it is 10000 taels of silver."

After hearing this sentence, Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian probably believed it, and asked Ping'er to send the mandarin duck away, and Wang Xifeng dispatched troops to make people keep an eye on the mandarin duck.

Yuanyang returned to Shi Taijun's room and saw that the night watchman outside had fallen asleep. Shi Taijun struggled to sit up and asked Yuanyang in a low voice, "Did you say it?"

Yuanyang nodded, and Shi Taijun patted the back of Yuanyang's hands twice in the dark night, "After this matter is over, Baoyu should come back, and I made a deliberate decision to send you to Xun'er. Be obedient, don't pinch your head, don't make his wife angry, if his wife can't tolerate you, you can find a way to go to Miss Lin. Only in this way can you save your life, silly boy, you know too much by my side gone."