There is a fairy wife at home [Red Mansion]

Gu Ting's return to his hometown is naturally a lively honor, and the enthusiasm for the new scholars in the capital has not cooled down.

During the first lunar month, the palace family visits relatives, and the Rongguo Mansion also welcomes back its eldest daughter. The brief return home of the virtuous concubine makes the Jia family, which was gradually showing decline, once again show the trend of burning oil.After the family visit was over, the Grand View Garden built by the Jia family for the family visit was not wasted. Concubine Xiande personally passed the decree, ordering the girls of the Jia family to live in the garden. Jia Baoyu, who was a phoenix egg, not only moved in smoothly, but also chose the largest and best one. Not to mention how comfortable it is.

March [-]th is Mrs. Wang Ziteng's birthday, so the Jia family is going to have a feast.

The four families in Jinling used to be headed by the Jia family of the two kingdoms, but now it is the Wang family that is more powerful.

Although the historian has two marquises, his inner bag has already been raised, and the family has abolished a lot of manpower, making Shi Xiangyun, the eldest daughter of the historian, complain about being hard at home when he arrives at Jia's house.The Xue family of Ziwei Sheren was originally an imperial merchant, the most wealthy, but Xue's father is dead, and his only son is a dude. Now three orphans and widows live in Jia's family, planning their way forward painstakingly.

Jia Baoyu also went to celebrate the birthday of Wang's aunt on this day. Because he was born a good man and intelligent, he was persuaded by the wives to have a few drinks during the dinner, and he was a little drunk when he returned home.It turned out that Jia Huan was resting in Mrs. Wang's room. Seeing him entangled with the maid Caiyun's hand, Jia Huan felt jealous and pretended to knock down the oil lamp.

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she called Jia Huan's birth mother, Aunt Zhao, and scolded her mercilessly.

Wang Xifeng was busy calling the maid to find medicine, feeling sorry for Baoyu's burn, and also behaving in front of Mrs. Wang, so she scolded Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan.

When something happened to Jia Huan, he shrank his neck and kept silent. Although he was looked down upon, he was a decent man and master, at most he would be scolded.There are so many things like this, he doesn't care anyway.

Aunt Zhao also didn't dare to refute, her face was full of humbleness, but in her heart she hated the pair of aunts and nephews of the Wang family.

In the original book, it was Baoyu's godmother, Ma Daopo, who came to the mansion at this time of year, causing Aunt Zhao to curse Wang Xifeng and Baoyu in private.Now the grass on Ma Daopo's grave is no longer tall, and Jia's family even heard about Ma Daopo's story, so they scolded him a lot.Especially Jia's mother hated it the most. She was afraid that such a person would shorten the life of Baoyu's godmother, so she took Baoyu to Qingxu temple to see Taoist Zhang.

Taoist Zhang also has a lot of background, he was the stand-in of Rong Guogong back then.

The first emperor called him "the Immortal of the Great Illusion", and now he is in charge of Daolu Siyin, and he is also the real person of today's personal seal. Princes, nobles and others all call him "immortal" when they see him.

When Jia's mother saw him, she also called him "the old fairy".

Taoist Zhang said with a smile: "Don't worry, old lady. My brother is born extraordinary and has his own protection. Don't hinder him." As he spoke, he glanced at the beautiful jade hanging around Baoyu's neck calmly from the corner of his eyes, and said, "If The old lady was worried, so she lit an ever-burning lamp for my brother to ward off disasters and pray for good fortune, and asked him to fast in the temple for a few days."

Jia's mother loved Baoyu the most, and in the end she let Baoyu fast in the temple for fear of repercussions.

Living in the Qingxu Temple, Baoyu always felt uncomfortable, as if there were many people watching in the dark.After finally surviving for seven days, I returned home immediately.

It's not been a few days, but who knows it's scalded again.

This time, Aunt Zhao was angry, and there was no Ma Daopo to plan for her, so she could only secretly hate her.

Baoyu has been recovering from this injury for more than half a month.

When the scars on his face were gone and he resumed walking around, he had to go to the old lady's house first.This early in the morning, the girls all went to Jia Mu's place to say hello, and he wanted to see the sisters too, so he ran away.

The maid drew up the curtain, and when Baoyu entered, she heard laughter in the room.

At first glance, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, Aunt Xue, and the sisters were all there.I don't know what to say, it's extraordinarily lively.As soon as Baoyu came, everyone looked over. Baoyu greeted them one by one. Mrs. Xing and Aunt Xue asked a few questions. Baoyu answered and sat next to Jia Mu.

"Sister Lin, what are you talking about?" Baoyu approached Lin Daiyu and asked.

Lin Daiyu glanced at his face, saw the shadow of a faint scar on his face, and said with a smile: "Let's have a better memory in the future!"

Baoyu smirked.

But Tanchun answered his previous question: "Second brother, you just came here and you don't know, so we have a cousin."

"Cousin?" Baoyu was taken aback.

If it is a cousin, Xue Baochai is his aunt's cousin. Besides, he really doesn't know who else is.It's not that there are none, the Jia family has many old relatives by marriage, I don't know how many cousins ​​they have, but there are not many real relatives.

"Exactly." It was the youngest Xichun who answered, her expression was calm, but her eyes were extremely curious: "Second brother, you should know that in addition to Aunt Lin who married to Gusu, there are two other people who married far away. aunt."

Baoyu nodded, he knew that.

There are three married aunts in their family, the other two are concubines, only Aunt Lin is a concubine, so it is naturally different.

Tanchun said again: "In the past, I only heard that the two aunts died in the early years and were far away from each other, so they had no contact with each other for a long time, but I didn't expect that a cousin of the second aunt's family married Tanhualang from Jinke. There are so many people in the world. Such a coincidence, Uncle Lin was a Tanhua back then, and this brother-in-law Gu is also a Tanhua."

Baoyu was meticulous, and cared especially about Daiyu. When she heard about the passing of Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin, she hurriedly went to see Daiyu, fearing that she would think of her parents and be sad.

Daiyu's eyes were indeed slightly red, but she didn't cry, she just said with emotion: "I really want to meet that cousin, I don't know what kind of person she is."

Baoyu opened his mouth and said, "That's not easy, let's ask the old lady to send someone to pick it up."

Xichun sneered: "Second brother is talking stupid again!"

Xue Baochai added warmly by the side: "I won Tanhua, and I entered the Imperial Academy as usual to edit the Seventh Rank of Renzheng. It's just that once I was in high school, I always returned to my hometown in fine clothes to comfort my ancestors. That Gu Tanhua returned home with his wife." After a short pause , and said with a smile: "There is another strange thing here, you know."

"What is the strange thing that Sister Bao said?" Baoyu asked.

Xue Baochai smiled and remained silent.

Baoyu went to ask Daiyu again.

Daiyu glanced at Xue Baochai, and said lightly, "Ask whoever mentioned it!"

Tanchun was afraid that they would get angry, so he hurriedly reconciled: "Second brother, let me tell you, it's really an anecdote."

Afterwards, Tanchun told the story of Jiang Jinshu's return after being missing for six years.

Baoyu was indifferent to Zen Master Dade, but instead asked the mysterious Taoist Master Qingfeng: "Is it really that Taoist priest? I have never believed in monks and Taoists. If it is so effective, why do you ask the doctor to take medicine?" , but they are all like the fairy who was passed down by Qingfeng Dao..." Baoyu's thoughts flashed in his mind, he couldn't help being stunned, and murmured to himself: "If you talk about gods, the fairy I met that day is called a fairy."

"Second brother, what are you talking about?"

Lin Daiyu could hear it clearly, and said with a sneer, "What are you doing with him? He's going to suffer from dementia again."

When Baoyu came home that day, she mentioned to Lin Daiyu about meeting the fairy girl, and Daiyu made fun of her a lot. Today, when she saw him mention it again, she knew that he had committed an old problem again, so she made a few jokes, but she didn't care. .

Gu Tingjiang Jinshu, who was far away in Chunshan Town, was returning to her hometown after a busy half a month of worshiping ancestors and entertaining guests.Gu Ting's vacation is limited, and the journey is far away, so he can't delay too much.

Old lady Gu couldn't help but she couldn't help it, but she was very pleased with Gu Ting's success now, and with Jiang Jinshu's reappearance, she was relieved to see that Gu Ting's spirit was different from before.

Back at Gu's house, Gu Ting was busy seeing the elders and younger generations of the clan, and Jiang Jinshu kept seeing the female guests.All kinds of faces, all kinds of voices, in an endless stream.The one who spoke the most bitterly here was the second aunt, Bai Shi. It turned out that everyone thought that the hope of the Gu family's glory rested on Gu Qing, and Gu Qing did not live up to expectations. , not only overshadowed, but also a bit ironic.

Of course, those who would mock were jealous people, but Gu Qing himself was indeed a bit embarrassed.

Who doesn't know that Gu Ting has been stupid for 18 years, but after the other party got better, he only studied for six years, which is better than the people who studied hard for 30 years since he was a child.This is not someone else, but Gu Qing's younger brother. When the news came back that Gu Ting ordered Tanhua, Gu Qing stayed behind closed doors for several days.

Fortunately, now that he has adjusted his emotions, he is also helpless, and there is nothing he can do if he doesn't face it.

Gu Qing is not a nerd, and he will not make any bookish or self-willed temper. In essence, he is a pragmatic person.Now that the matter has come to this point, he looks at it rationally, trying to only see the benefits brought about by it.It has to be said that Gu Ting was selected as Tanhua and entered the Imperial Academy, which not only raised the threshold of the Gu family, but also provided benefits for his future.

It's not easy to win the exam, and if he wants to go further, Gu Qing can't guarantee that he will do it.

The situation at home is different now, even if he really fails the exam in the future, with Gu Ting's relationship, maybe he can have a future.After all, as long as he is a Juren, he is qualified to be an official.

Back at Gu's house, he still lives in the North Courtyard.

In the capital, Jiang Jinshu and Gu Ting lived in separate rooms, and it happened that Gu Ting was preparing for the exam, so Chang Le and others thought that the reason the couple lived together was because Gu Ting devoted himself to studying.When they returned to Gu's house, they could no longer live apart, but Gu Ting was very conscious, and would automatically sleep on the couch in the room every night.

In fact, Jiang Jinshu doesn't need to sleep, just meditate all night, but Gu Ting insists.

Now that she was about to leave, Mrs. Gu was worried, so she asked her aunt Gao to pack up a lot of things and send them over.They were mainly earthen ceremonies, which were given to Zhang's and Li's families, and because Gu Ting might live in the capital for a long time, many clothes, boxes, books and decorations had to be taken with him.

Gu Mengcheng will personally send them to the capital, mainly to escort the carts, and this time there are three large carts loaded with things.For safety's sake, he hired bodyguards from Yongyang Mansion to escort him, and Zhang Ming's accompanying escort was enough.

Meanwhile, Jiang Jinshu also welcomed several relatives.

One is the Jiang family in the county seat. This Jiang Jinshu had expected that no matter what happened in the past, now that Gu Ting is going to be an official, it is naturally impossible to expel the Jiang family.The Jiang family was also guilty, not only enthusiastic throughout the whole process, but also gave generous gifts, including 200 taels of silver for He Yi.

Most of the families who came to congratulate each other gave money, a few taels, a dozen taels, and the Gu family gave 50 taels.

It is said that "the poor are in the busy city and no one cares about them, and the rich have distant relatives in the deep mountains." Gu Tingzhong's Tanhua was not only the Jiang family's eagerness to repair the relationship, but also Jiang Yuyan and Jiang Jun's brothers and sisters who married far away all had congratulatory gifts.In addition, the Hu family of the concubine's husband's family whom I have never seen has sent their son Hu Cong here, and there is also the Huang family from Fenglin County.

I have to say that the Huang family is a big deal, and He Yi directly gave 500 taels!

Gu Ting knew that Huang's family was her real sister's husband's family, so she hesitated a little. In Gu Ting's opinion, the 500 taels of silver was really too much.The so-called not getting rewarded for meritorious deeds is the same even for in-laws, not to mention that the two families have never been in touch, so it is the first time to collect money like this, it is really hot.

Jiang Jinshu's attitude was clear: "Return the money, and keep the rest."

If the expectation is correct, it is likely that Ping's wife Sun's idea is to give this money.

I hope Jiang Huiru wakes up and seizes the opportunity to stand up on her own, otherwise no matter how hard she suffers, she will not be able to blame others.

In addition to the near and far relatives and friends involved in the Jiang family, another person came before leaving, but it was Mrs. Xu's family.

When Aunt Xu and the others saw her, they couldn't help crying.

After all, Jiang Jinshu had been with them before, so she couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

In six years, they have changed a lot.

Mrs. Xu and Uncle Xu have seen a good life. They look and dress like a rich man. I think they are too. With Xu Qing's [-] acres of land and the money they saved, they can live comfortably .

Liu Ye'er is married, and now she is dressed as a woman. It is said that she has a son and a daughter. Her husband's family runs a shop in the town. They are not very rich, but they are also comfortable and comfortable.Cao Zhu'er is younger, but she is also the child's mother. Now that she is pregnant again, she can't leave the courtyard, so she can't come.

In addition, Xu Qing and his wife also came.

Xu Qing was a foreigner, and did not enter the North Courtyard. His wife brought the child in to greet him, and handed over a land deed by the way.It is the title deed of the fifty acres of land.For the sake of convenience, the title deed was under Xu Qing's name, and Xu Qing and his wife were also released. It seemed risky, but it was also because the original owner trusted them so much.What's more, Xu Qing's parents and sister are all by the original owner's side, and they are the children of the family.

Six years ago, Aunt Xu and others did not hand over these lands to Gu Ting, perhaps because of their concerns.After all, in the eyes of the Xu family members, Jiang Jinshu's marriage to the Gu family was too short, if Gu Ting remarries in the future, who knows what will happen?Jiang Jinshu originally wanted to leave the land to them, so she was naturally not annoyed.

"This land belongs to the girl, and there is still the future of the field in the past few years." Aunt Xu handed over a few more banknotes, more than 200 taels, and Aunt Xu said ashamedly: "It's not good for two years. Less, better in the past two years."

Even if the harvest is good, with 200 mu of land, it is not easy to save more than [-] taels of silver in six years. Does the family have so much food and drink?Doesn't Liu Yeer and Cao Zhuer get a dowry when they get married?I'm afraid Mrs. Xu has collected all the money she saved.

"Ms. Xu, those lands will be given to you. Your family will always have to eat. Since the money is from the land, I can collect 100 taels. The rest should be given to Liu Ye'er and Cao Zhu'er." Add makeup." Jiang Jinshu didn't reject all of them, and took a symbolic one hundred, after all, she was not short of money, and she also wanted to break up with Aunt Xu and the others.

Aunt Xu was even more ashamed, she refused, knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "Girl, you can't do it! This was originally a girl's, how can we take it for ourselves, we have already taken advantage of it for six years. Please take it back, girl. If the girl can forgive, I still want to come back to serve the girl..."

Aunt Xu spoke in a low voice, feeling that what she did earlier was inappropriate, and she felt ashamed to come back.

Jiang Jinshu smiled and helped him up: "What did Mrs. Xu say? Isn't it good for you to be a rich woman now? I don't even get close to the Jiang family. From now on, we'll just walk around as relatives, don't say anything about serving. The author said, Liu Yeer and Cao Zhuer are all mothers, can they leave home?"

Aunt Xu naturally wanted her children and grandchildren to have a good life, and wanted to come back, but she was really worried about the girl who grew up watching her since she was a child, and her heart was very conflicted.

Jiang Jinshu persuaded her a few more times, and made it clear: "I have enough people around me, I know Aunt Xu's heart. I am doing well now, and you are also doing well. If you have anything to do, come to me."

Aunt Xu finally compromised, but she refused to ask for other money and fields.

"Assuming it's my reward, is Aunt Xu unwilling to take my things?" Jiang Jinshu was both soft and hard.

"But the fourth master wants to be an official, and the entertainment is very expensive. The girl has nothing in hand, so how can it be done?" Aunt Xu knew very well that the salary of an official is not worth it at all. The family must have private property, otherwise It's a sad day.

"Don't worry, I don't have it, but the fourth master does."

It's not a lie.

Back then when the Gu family separated, Gu Ting divided up a lot of land, but not much money, the expenses of studying for six years, and Jiang Jinshu's accident back then cost a lot.But now he has read it out. When he left Beijing, there were Cheng Yi from the Li family, congratulatory gifts from the Zhang family in Yongyang Prefecture, gifts from Tian Zhifu and others, and congratulatory gifts from relatives and friends after returning. Hundreds of taels of silver.

Gu Ting said earlier that he planned to buy some more land, and that he would do what he could to deal with the official circles. After all, he was only a seventh-rank editor.

If she was really short of money, Jiang Jinshu could exchange the elixir for silver.

Today is different from the past, she knows the current situation of the cultivation world, and understands that the pills are not worrying about where to go.

After all the entertainment, I packed up my things and finally set off to return to Beijing.

When I arrived in Beijing, it was just in time for the Dragon Boat Festival.

For the holidays, the journey was a bit rushed, but who knows that the busy traveler just arrived, but heard a piece of news - Baoyu from the Jia family is clamoring to become a monk. He even went to Yuanjue Temple outside the city.Maybe Jia Baoyu was just having a temper tantrum, but the Jia family couldn't just watch, so they immediately sent someone to find him back.I found him back, but I never thought that I would pass out just after entering the house without half a cup of tea, and I couldn't wake up no matter what.

At this moment, Jia's family was in a mess, calling for doctors one after another.

Before Jiang Jinshu could think about it, Master Liuhuo came to the door with He Yusu.