Old things in the Red Chamber

The old lady of Rongguo Mansion has lived a smooth life in this life, and anyone would say that her life is a life of happiness.

Born in the Hou's Mansion and entered the Duke's Mansion after she got married, she was honored with gold and jade since she was a child, and became more and more famous when she grew up, so that she became even more uncompromising in her own home when she was old.

Especially after getting older, there are almost no people in the family who dare to disobey her.The old lady has also started the kind of old-age life where she doesn't worry about everything and likes to chat and laugh with her grandchildren.But since she got the order of the empress to go to Qingxu Temple last month, some things have been separated from her previous life.

On this day, she changed her clothes and sat in the main hall, with two rows of chairs in front and a big screen behind her.The son and grandson are sitting on the chair, and the daughter-in-law and grandson-in-law are standing behind the screen.

When the former old lady went to the front gate to spread the message, the old lady was still in the room and said to the juniors sonorously, "They thought they could show off their power by taking this thing that the old lady used. In the early years, the old lady didn't If you recognize them, they can’t be said to be descendants of our family if they come to the door now, I will leave my words here, if any of you dare not listen..."

What she meant was that she would not recognize a shady illegitimate child.

Now that the old lady has explained the way to deal with the matter, for the men of the Jia family, of course they will not cause any extra problems. If the two brothers are really allowed to enter the gate wall at this time, then the Rongguo Mansion will become It's a joke in the capital.

After a while, the two brothers entered the front yard to the lobby.

A servant girl had already run to the old lady to report, "The two gentlemen surnamed Jia have arrived."

When Jia Amnesty came, he still thought that the old lady of this family was not the same person as his own. Although he understood this truth in his heart, he forgot what he had just thought when he saw the old man sitting on it. Tears glistened in the swollen eyeballs, and she was about to cry in the next moment.

Jia Gu was not as sentimental as his older brother, he stood in front of the crowd and looked at the others, feeling as if he had stepped back in time.And there are also many emotions. He was born in Rongguo Mansion all his life, but he was sent out of the mansion when he didn't remember anything, and was raised elsewhere. When he grew up, he made meritorious service and married a wife. , but after this matter was frustrated, he gave up this idea.When he stood in Rongguo Mansion again, he was already in another world.

He breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, he had realized his dream. When he was a teenager, he also wanted to return to the mansion in glory and make his parents happy. died.

Jia Gu was looking at others, and others were also looking at the two brothers.The old lady sat on it and looked at the faces of the pair of brothers, and then turned her head to look at her eldest brother, and found that the three of them were nine points alike in appearance.If you want to say that they are not related, let alone other people, the old lady thinks it is impossible.But the words have been spoken just now, and the old lady is hard-hearted at certain times, and she will never admit the two disreputable concubines into the house, let alone the two of them are not single.Seeing that at their age, they already have sons and daughters and families. If they are really admitted into the family, they will have to raise a group of juniors.

Mrs. Wang also had this kind of thought. Looking outside through the thin screen, she saw two old men who couldn't see their faces clearly, and her lips curled up in her heart.What she thinks in her heart is that the family is struggling to make ends meet, the old man usually likes to spend money lavishly, whether he wants to buy an actor today, or a beautiful maid tomorrow, or go outside to buy some antique ornaments.If these two people are added, these two people have brought so many children and grandchildren... Don't you want to spend 10 taels of silver to raise this big family all year round?

The old lady sitting on it looked at the person on the left looking at her with tears in her eyes, and the person on the right pulled her sleeve.The person on the left suddenly remembered something, quickly lowered his head and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe the corners of his eyes.The man on the right took a step forward and saluted with arms folded, and the man on the left hurriedly followed.

Shi Taijun frowned for a very simple reason. First, he felt that the attitudes of these two people were not respectful enough. Since the concubine wanted to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, he should pay respects when he entered the door.The second is that the bearing of these two people is extraordinary. To be honest, the bearing of the person on the right is actually more noble than that of her two sons, which makes her extremely uncomfortable.

"Since you're here, don't be an outsider, sit down first."

After saying this, the old lady watched as the person on the left sat in front and the person on the right sat in the back.Seeing that the faces of the two people are exactly the same, it is instantly clear that the one on the left is the elder brother and the one on the right is the younger brother.

At home, the old lady is the master of the house, so when asking questions, the old lady also asks questions.

"I don't know where you two came from, and how did you meet our old man?"

Jia Gu thought it was ridiculous to ask this question. They had already thought in their hearts that they and their elder brother were two outlaws, and they asked how they met. The first sentence made it clear that their family and their own relation.But that's fine, anyway, the two brothers don't want to get involved with this family.My two old brothers have already had a big family, and they don't stay here every day. They come here for a while when they think of it, and forget it if they don't remember it.

The old lady refused them to have anything to do with this mansion at the very first sentence. Not only Jia Gu heard this, but Jia She also heard it.

At this time, he calmed down his emotions, and bowed his hands to the old lady, "Our two brothers are from the same mother. In the early years, my brother was raised in Beidi, and we only met when we got married decades ago. .My ancestral home is in Jinling".

He never mentioned how he met the old man.

The old lady tasted the meaning of his words, and knew that the other party didn't seem to want to get involved with her, so she was a little curious.Although I was curious, I didn't want to get to the bottom of this matter, so I changed the topic to chat with them, "I don't know what the two gentlemen do for a living now?"

This problem is to evaluate their social status. Nowadays, there are very few officials in the imperial court who do not know their family, especially the two brothers who look almost the same as their boss. If they are really in the If you are an official in the capital, then your family has already received the wind, so there are nine out of ten that these two old brothers are businessmen.If they were really in business... the old lady thought it would be easy to handle them.

Jia Gu has always been reluctant to speak, so all questions are answered by Jia She, "Returning to you, we two brothers have different livelihoods. In the early years, I just relied on the blessings of my ancestors. In the past few years, I have completely Relying on grandchildren. My brother was also in the wind and rain in the early years, and these years he is getting older, relying on his children and grandchildren to support him."

Although these few words were rather vague, in the eyes of other people in Rongguo Mansion, the old man was explaining that his family's life was not going well.

The old lady pretended to be surprised and asked Jia She, "Could it be that your son and grandson are not filial? How can you let your grandson take care of you?"

"To tell you the truth, the eldest son passed away a few years ago, leaving only one grandson. The grandson is young and studied with his cousin. It will take a few years before he can get a job. The youngest son has a dull head. Now he works as a small child in other places. Officer. I don’t go home very often. A few years ago, I had a daughter who married into a good family. She was also a poor person. She left early, leaving behind three sons and one daughter. Now many people look at my grandson’s face He greeted me with a smile on his face."

Many times people are afraid of comparison, or they like to compare.After the old lady heard what happened to Jia She for most of her life, she felt that God really had eyes.Although the old man made these two things indiscriminately, the life of these two things is not good enough, which shows that God is fair.When he spoke, he had a bit of the victor's pity, "I don't know where your youngest son is an official. Although our family is considered a second-class family in this capital, but if you say a word, others will give you some face. Time to play around for your youngest son, and he can be promoted to a level or two."

Even a dude like Jia She knows that what the old lady said is completely polite. If you take it seriously, it means that you are ignorant, or if you want to entrust them with work, you must take care of yourself. Give them a lot of money, otherwise this is really a few polite words.

"Old lady Xie thinks about him. He is only suitable to be a petty official. I don't think he has any great promise. If he is safe and secure for the rest of his life, I will be relieved."

"Who says it's not the case? I also hope that this family will live in peace and stability. Don't let anything terrible happen. I'm getting old now, and I can't stand any more trouble."

After the old lady said this, the entire lobby was silent for a while. If the first sentence after the meeting was knocking and beating, this sentence showed that the Rongguo Mansion did not want to cause troubles and troubles, so if the two old brothers A person who really wants to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, at this time, under the repeated emphasis of others, he also knows whether he should say the words of recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors.

Besides, sitting at this time is meaningless, Jia Gu wants the old brother to quit right now, talking to their old lady is better than finding a restaurant for two brothers to have a good meal and drink.

Jia Amnesty touched the little things in his sleeves. These were specially prepared by him as a gift for Jia Yingchun and Jia Cong here.He also knew that if he sat down, there might not be a good ending, and he was a bit reluctant to leave at this time. Just when he was struggling, Jia Baoyu, the precious son of the Rongguo Mansion, came in.