Old things in the Red Chamber

Jia Yingchun has always been a wooden person, but in the end, she was given [-] red-painting tasks and sent away her sisters.

"Miss Smith doesn't even think about it. There are so many people, and the handwriting is different from that of the second master Bao. If you bring it to the master, you won't reveal your secrets." Siqi unfolded the bedding. Either one is missing, or the other is missing. There are even little girls who don't care, and don't take out the bedding to dry in autumn, because there is moisture in it.

Jia Yingchun leaned on a chair and sat under the lamp, but did not answer.

Siqi has always been used to being arrogant in front of Jia Yingchun, with a hot temper, and Licorice and Vanilla are not in front of her, and no one lectures her. She complains as she works, "These little hoofs stole all the tea. Fortunately, the girl is private. All the belongings and ladders were taken to the old master’s house, or they would have been stolen by these people."

Jia Yingchun was in a daze under the lamp, Siqi made the bed, looked at her in a daze, and asked him, "What's wrong with the girl? Why are you so dazed? Is it cold? How about sitting on the bed first?"

Jia Yingchun stood up, took off her shoes, and leaned on the pillow. Today is the chess vigil, put the lamp on the table beside the bed, and made shoes with needles and thread. Now she has also developed the habit of Zhongwuhou's mansion. Just chatting and doing work.It doesn't affect your hands when you talk, is the sole of your shoes in place?Are the clothes cut?Is the cloth tidied up? ...Anyway, if you don't work, you are a different person in that mansion. Mrs. Tong and Grandma Xun will sometimes do something by themselves, and Jia Yingchun and Lin Daiyu will do it occasionally. No one dares to be idle, the habit has been formed Even if no one asks for it, I always find some work unconsciously.

Therefore, Siqi, who was talking with Jia Yingchun, began to hold the soles of his shoes.

"What on earth is the girl thinking?" Siqi pushed the needle through the sole of the shoe with a thimble, pulled the thread over forcefully, and kept talking, "We were fine when we came back. Miss Lin didn't blush anywhere. During breakfast, the girl was talking and laughing with Grandma Xi... Could it be that she was annoyed by the little hoofs in our house? What is it worth? No matter how expensive things are lost, you have to be careful."

"In the past, you were the one who said I don't care, but now you are the one who makes me look away. Should I care about it or should I care less?" Jia Yingchun changed his posture and looked at the sole of Siqina's shoes.

"My servant doesn't know. After all, this servant is a servant. I can't see through it or understand it. I should care about the girl's valuables, but I don't know whether I should care about it. I don't know if I should care about this pot of tea. I don't think it's a trivial matter. , but I don’t know if I should care about slaves or not.”

Jia Yingchun didn't say a word, what she was thinking about was not about gains and losses, but about her own lifelong events.

He patted the place in front of him, motioning for Siqi to sit down. "You said, Miss Bao is in our house, and she and Baoyu are cousins, so she doesn't avoid suspicion. In the past, when I was at my old uncle's house, Brother Xun waited to see Sister Lin."

"Hey, Uncle Xi is busy. He doesn't touch the ground. He can't see anyone during the day. At night, he goes directly to his and grandma's yard. It's not uncommon for him to miss the girls for ten days and a half months. Our Second Master Jiabao , and you don’t need to go out on errands, so you are naturally idle, and you will meet more often.”

"You also said that you met, you met these two characters, you did it unintentionally, you only encountered them occasionally, but Miss Bao did go looking for Baoyu, looking for this word, but she did it on her own initiative..."

"Miss," Siqi lowered his voice, the master and servant were talking in private, but now the voice is even lower, "Didn't you say earlier that Miss Xue's golden locks match the jade of our second master Jiabao? It's not obvious. Son."

"What about Smith? Why do you want to intervene?"

"This..." Siqi didn't know anymore, he kept his hands on and used up one thread, and then went to draw another one from the basket, "Probably watching the excitement."

Jia Yingchun stopped talking and thought to herself: Miss Xue has a mother and a brother, and now she has to take the initiative to get along with her cousin regardless of other people's gossip. Miss Smith has no father or mother, so she has to plan for herself.What about yourself?She recalled that sister-in-law Xie teased herself the day before yesterday, so her aunt said unintentionally, "Your sister's marriage still falls on our two mothers. It's better for us to find out by ourselves."

"Actually," Jia Yingchun held the sole of Siqi's shoe and watched her connect the wires, "This Baosha is not our home. Whoever's home lacks everything, living in it is more uncomfortable than being a guest."

"What does the girl think?"

"When I go back this time, I will ask my old aunt, not my family status. If there is a suitable family, I will marry."

When it comes to marriage, the Rongguo Mansion is also talking about this matter. Qin Keqing died only half a year ago, and someone came to propose marriage to Jia Rong. Of course, in ordinary families, the second wife is often not as good as the original spouse in terms of tutoring and family power. Therefore, Rong Ning Er The government picked and picked, but they didn't like it.

"Tell Rong, there's no need to rush this matter, it all depends on fate." Shi Taijun took off his tortoiseshell glasses and dismissed Jia Zhen's wife, Youshi.

Shi Taijun didn't want Jia Rong to continue the string too early. Qin Keqing had to be forgotten from people's memory in three to five years before he could continue the string for Jia Rong. Otherwise, when it was mentioned, everyone would think of Qin Keqing's identity and her grand funeral , This is not good for the Jia family.

But now, marriage is also a way to get rid of Rongguo Mansion's predicament.

Shi Taijun checked the resources at hand, and there are two people who have the conditions to propose a marriage. The first one is Jia Yingchun, who is of the right age, but she is not suitable to marry into a noble family. The first is that this person's temper is too soft, soft and soft. Wood, if you don't please your husband, it's okay if you are a regular wife, because it's usually the concubine's job to please her husband.But Jia Yingchun is a concubine. If a concubine marries a noble family, she will be a concubine, and the concubine is often incompetent. A capable concubine will marry a concubine, and a concubine will only be used as a concubine.Therefore, Jia Yingchun's family status is like chicken ribs, and it is a pity to discard them if they are tasteless.

The second one is Baoyu. When it comes to this, Shi Taijun is the most analyzed. Baoyu must have a powerful father-in-law. At first, Shi Taijun took a fancy to Lin Hai, but Lin Hai is dead. Shi Taijun has been struggling, while supporting himself The daughter's bloodline is the future of the family. Now, seeing Lin Daiyu's indifferent performance and Jia Gu's repeated opposition, it is almost impossible for Lin Daiyu to marry Baoyu.There is a harsher statement here. Lin Daiyu's identity has changed, from an official lady to an orphan.Her status as an orphan did not help Jia Baoyu in any way.In front of Shi Taijun, Lin Daiyu's road is full of ups and downs, so she will not let Jia Baoyu get married too early. Tall girls are definitely the icing on the cake.

Shi Taijun told himself, don't be in a hurry, there is still Tanchun, Tanchun is a rare girl, even if she is given to a high family as a concubine, she will definitely be able to help Baoyu.At present, it is only necessary for Tanchun to grow up slowly and have a good sex.

Jia Yingchun made up her mind to get married early, so she slowly wrote in the house, how much she wrote every day, sent Xiuju to the attackers, stayed in the house, and didn't go out to play with them, just wanted to hurry up Pass these few days, so that I can go back to Zhongwuhou's mansion to discuss with my old aunt.

During this period, Shi Taijun moved the Jia sisters from the Baosha in his yard to the Baosha in Mrs. Wang's yard on the pretext that he was old and lacked energy, and Mrs. Wang took in the three sisters.He didn't take it seriously at all. When he came to Mrs. Wang, Jia Tanchun showed that he had a close relationship with Jia Baoyu. He made clothes and shoes for Jia Baoyu day and night, and he would pay Mrs. Wang twice in the morning and evening. Mrs. Wang moves, sits and lies down.Firstly, Jia Xichun is young, and secondly, she is a concubine daughter, so she should be more valuable than these concubine daughters, but Mrs. Wang doesn't know whether she has forgotten or doesn't care at all, even her own brother and sister-in-law don't show her off. Jia Xichun also endured it.

Xue Baochai is often the one who stands out. The Jia family's own girls live like quails, but Xue Baochai is like a fish in water.Mrs. Wang always said, "Look at Baochai...", Jia Yingchun is older than Xue Baochai, and she has to hold her nose to learn from Xue Baochai.

Therefore, when Jia Yingchun returned to Zhongwuhou Mansion this time, he let out a long sigh of relief.

That night, he euphemistically expressed his desire to get married.

Marriage doesn't mean you just get married, there is no rush for this kind of thing.

Mrs. Tong became active again in the circle of noble ladies in the capital, and the key point was to find out who had a good son. These days, her own children might not be suitable, but those of relatives would always be suitable. Therefore, Mrs. Tong came to In the middle age, he also added the hobby of media protection.

Every time Jia Gu came home, Mrs. Tong added another thing that could be nagging.

"Lu Hanlin's grandson, I heard that he is good. He is a good student, and now he is a scholar. I heard that he is a good-looking talent. What do you think?"

Jia Gu doesn't like literati, this has something to do with his background and occupation, those who come from the army think that literati are weak, of course, the literati think that those who come from the army are reckless.

"Reading is good, scholar, these are not important, the important thing is the body, if the body is not good, lying on the couch for three days, it will be your own child who suffers. Besides, you have to ask if it is the evil spirit of sex , Those literati, what they love most is Hongxiu Tianxiang reading at night, going to the kiln and making fun of fans can be a good thing...you can ask more."

Madam Tong snapped her fingers, "I understand what you mean. First, be self-motivated. Second, be capable. Third, be clean and self-sufficient. Fourth, be healthy."

"That's what it means. It's best, don't be too ugly, or you will feel unhappy if you look at it every day."

Mrs. Tong felt that Jia Gu asked too much, but Jia Gu felt that her own requirements were still too low, "This is for Ying'er. If it is for Dai'er, you must have a good family style, have skills, and be willing to give her money." Let your son pass on."