The maid of the red house

No need to think about it, Baoyu knew it must be the girls in her room who were bickering again.

Sheyue Qiuwen and other big girls followed Baoyu. In the past, there was always a room for one person, which was decent, but now it is a room for four big girls, and a room for six young girls. between.When the maids live together, it is inevitable that there will be some disputes, quarrels from time to time, and every day is free. Baoyu would explain it once at first, but now he doesn't care.

When he first moved to the small East Courtyard, Baoyu was inconvenient everywhere, and his food and clothing were several times worse than before, and his clothes were nothing. The rose dew wine that was served in the courtyard was spoiled by girls, but now that Yuanchun is dead, I can't even touch the bottle of rose dew.

But because Jia Zhengding was worried at home, Baoyu didn't dare to make a big fuss, so he could only cry to Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang lost her daughter and moved, and her spirit was not as good as before. They were also helpless, but fortunately, with Prince Teng around, Jia She didn't dare to go too far with them.

Baoyu is intelligent by nature, but in the past he just pretended not to know it. However, in this catastrophe, after a long time, he gradually understood the suspicion between Jia She's family and theirs.

Hearing his sigh, Liu Xianglian said puzzledly, "Since it's inconvenient for you to live here, why don't you move out?"

Baoyu was stunned, and said: "This is our family. Although we live in a wronged place, how can we move out? Even the children of the side branch live under the back porch, and there is no reason to move out, let alone our direct branch. Besides, my lord My wife doesn't want to move out either."

Compared with Baoyu, Liu Xianglian understands why Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang don't want to move out.

Living in Rongguo Mansion, she is still a member of Rongguo Mansion. Once she moves out, a smile flickers across Liu Xianglian's mouth. Jia Zheng is already in his 50s and still holds a fifth-rank official position. Without Rongguo Mansion, what would he do in the capital? None of them count.

Looking at the tea made for Liu Xianglian, Baoyu said to Xiren, "how did you make this tea?"

Xiren was so scolded that his face was flushed, and after glancing at Liu Xianglian, Fang softly replied to Baoyu, "The tea that was served has long since run out. This is the best tea in our room."

Baoyu frowned, and was about to speak, when Liu Xianglian laughed and said, "Why do you and I have such a relationship? I have been in the border gate for several years, and I don't know what tea is. I drank it all in one go. Giving me tea is also a waste."

Baoyu retorted: "How can this be compared? You are a distinguished guest, and you should have the best tea."

Liu Xianglian picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, said with a smile: "This is already very good, but I have never drunk such good tea in previous years."

Baoyu's heart felt sour. In the past, he thought that whoever was short of his family would not be short of his expenses, but now it seems that it is getting worse day by day, and there is no good tea for entertaining guests. Concerned, Baoyu asked, "I haven't seen you in the past two years. How are you at the border? What are your plans when you come back now?"

Before Liu Xianglian could answer, Xue Pan said first: "I told Brother Liu a good relationship, you come and tell Brother Liu, how is my sister Qin, and whether she is worthy of Brother Liu."

Hearing this, Xiren who hadn't retreated beside him was suddenly a little dazed.

Hearing that it was Baoqin, Baoyu clapped his hands and praised, "It's a match made in heaven. Sister Qin is an excellent person, not comparable to the third sister."

Suddenly hearing the name of Third Sister You, Liu Xianglian was startled for a moment, then showed a trace of melancholy, and said: "I have to wait, anyway, I have to live in the capital for a while, and I will reply when I get back to my aunt. "

Baoyu guessed that he must want to inquire about it, so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past, so he nodded in agreement.

But Xue Pan didn't know why, and said, "Don't you still trust me? My own cousin, I know it well. What is said about her is an excuse for the Mei family to withdraw the engagement. It is really absurd to say that sister Qin is not in front of her aunt. It's nonsense, my aunt just has phlegm, that is, a little cough, it's not a serious illness, how can I ask Sister Qin to serve in front of the bed? Besides, it was my aunt's intention to go to Beijing."

Liu Xianglian said with a smile: "I don't believe it, it's just the words of the matchmaker ordered by my parents. Although I have no parents, I have to tell my aunt."

After hearing this, Xue Pan felt relieved, and said, "I only want you to reject it wholeheartedly! Don't worry, even if I coax others, I won't coax my own brother. If you don't believe me, go and find out."

Liu Xianglian said yes with a smile.

After Liu Xianglian and Xue Pan left one after another, Baoyu immediately put down his face.

Xiren understood in his heart, so he had to stand aside aggrievedly, looked at Baoyu cautiously, and said, "The second master blamed me for not bringing out good tea, but the second master didn't know that we are not as good as before. Things that were not rare in the past are just wanted today." It's a big deal."

After hearing this, Baoyu asked doubtfully, "Is there really no more?"

Xiren nodded and said: "No, since we separated, the public has not allowed us to collect things."

Baoyu asked, "Could it be that if you ask Sister Feng for it, Sister Feng won't give it?"

Xiren smiled wryly, and said: "It is not easy to go there now. Since the old lady has gone, the master and the eldest master Ding You are at home, and they are all closed. I have been there twice. If it weren't for Ping'er is here, I'm afraid she would have been kicked out by the mother-in-law long ago, and the matter has come to this, how can I say that we are lacking things here?"

Baoyu suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen Sister Feng for a long time since the separation, and he was in a daze.

Xiren told the little girl to pack up the tea bowl and go down, when she came out and saw Sheyue looked over, both of them had very bitter faces.

They have few houses here, only four or five houses are left for their family members to take care of, and the others live in the back street, so it is very inconvenient to come and go. Jia Zheng has been assigned some farm houses, and has his own servants. Now Zhou Rui is in charge. , Mrs. Wang also has a companion room, but she is in charge of Mrs. Wang's dowry Zhuangzi, so she does all the trivial things by herself.

Musk Moon said in a low voice: "It will be summer in two months, and Er Ye hasn't prepared his summer clothes yet."

Xi Ren said: "We have no needleworkers anymore, so we can only do it ourselves. Fortunately, Baoyu didn't wear clothes made by outsiders in the past, but now it's just a little bit harder."

Musk Moon smiled and said: "In the past, Miss Shi and Miss Bao helped you with needlework, but now Miss Shi is going home to get married, and Miss Bao is about to enter the door. You are the hardest worker than in previous years. We will pay it off. I'm just worried, Baoyu is very finely dressed, we are actually useless gauze, and Baoyu made of ordinary gauze may not be willing to wear it."

Baoyu can get a lot of clothing materials every year, and he can't finish wearing the remaining materials. Because Baoyu said that it was not bright, he told them these big girls to divide up. Anti-embarrassed in his hands.

Xiren sighed and said, "I'll ask my wife for instructions later."

When the family was separated, they still got a lot of things, all of which were kept by Mrs. Wang, plus Mrs. Wang’s possessions accumulated over the past decades, I don’t know how many silks and satins. Xiren came and said to make summer clothes for Baoyu, Mrs. Wang Stopping the hand of twisting the Buddha beads, he ordered Jinhuan to take out two pieces of top-use gauze and two pieces of top-use silk.

Yu Chuan'er begged for grace to be released as early as the end of the year, and now Jin Huan is Mrs. Wang's arm.

Xiren ordered the little girl to send the gauze back to Sheyue first, and then said cautiously: "Madam, Baoyu thinks the current tea is not good, so I beg Madam to think of a way to reward you with some good tea."

Mrs. Wang asked: "Why don't you go to the public to collect it?"

The attacker replied: "Madam, the public has not given us anything for a long time, and now everything in the kitchen is bought on the spot."

Mrs. Wang sighed after hearing this, and said, "How long? Are you ignoring us like this? Go find Feng girl, and I'll ask her."

Xiren promised to come out and go to invite Sister Feng in person by car.

Sister Feng is teasing Brother Kui with Jia Lian. Jia Lian is the eldest grandson of the eldest son. According to the rules, he has to observe filial piety with his father for three years.

Hearing Mrs. Wang's call, Jia Lian looked up at Sister Feng.

Sister Feng twitched her lips, sneered, and said to Ping'er: "Just say that I caught the wind and cold yesterday and was recuperating at home. I'm afraid I'll offend my aunt. I'll go over to say hello to my aunt when I recover tomorrow."

Rongguo Mansion is now in the hands of Jia She, if she hadn't given birth to Jia She's only precious grandson, Brother Kui, I'm afraid Jia She would not give her a good face. Now the three of them, mother and son, depend on Jia She to live, even Mrs. Xing and her mother. They didn't dare to be negligent, Madam Wang is not the housekeeper's wife, and she doesn't have a mother to back her up, how could she still treat her respectfully as usual.

After hearing this, Ping'er came out and shook his head at the attacker, and said softly what Sister Feng had said.

Xiren's heart was sore, his face showed two points unconsciously, seeing that there was no one in the room, Fang pulled Ping'er and said: "Why is Second Mistress so estranged from our wife?"

Ping'er was speechless, and said with a smile: "The two families have been separated, so naturally they are not as close as the previous family. Besides, our master has already ordered, the second master changed his name to uncle, the second grandma changed to eldest grandma, and second aunt changed to grandma. You call me aunt. If you have anything to say, just tell me, and I will call back to grandma tomorrow."

Xiren smiled wryly and said, "I can't live through this day."

After hearing this, Ping'er hurriedly asked what happened.

Xiren quietly told her about the treatment in the East Court, and couldn't help but sigh.

Ping'er's eyes turned red, and he said, "I have wronged you."

Xiren shook his head and said: "I have no grievances. I just wronged our master. How often have we suffered so much? I wanted to eat bird's nest porridge with rock sugar, but I couldn't find the best bird's nest. I heard from my aunt's family. Yes, bring some over."

Ping'er had no choice but to say: "It's like this now. In the past, when our grandma was recuperating, there was no good ginseng to make medicine. Aunt Lin sent someone to send some high-quality ginseng, even the ginseng that the second wife asked Miss Bao to find. It’s not the best bird’s nest. If it works, our grandma won’t be able to eat the best bird’s nest.”

Hearing her mention Daiyu, Xiren felt as if he had turned over a bottle of oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar, not knowing what it was like.

Ping'er didn't see her expression, and said with a smile: "among these girls, Miss Lin is the lucky one. She is already a first-class lady. When she moves around, I don't know how many people envy her. It's just that our family keeps filial piety, so it's not easy to go out come and go."

Xiren forced a smile and said, "That's right, it's a great blessing. I'm going back, otherwise I don't know how Baoyu found me."

After hearing this, Ping'er hurriedly sent her out.

When I arrived at the second gate, I saw the Liao family sending their daughter-in-law, and asked with a smile: "But what's the matter with the eldest aunt?"

When the visitor saw Ping'er, he knew that she was Sister Feng's confidant. He replied, "Come to congratulate the master and wife of the relatives. Our grandma gave birth to a white and fat brother early this morning."

Ping'er immediately beamed with joy, and said: "Please come in quickly, the master, wife, grandpa and grandma are all at home."

After hearing this, Xiren had no choice but to go back by car.

After telling Mrs. Wang what she saw and heard in the mansion, Mrs. Wang's face was dull, she was not angry, she just nodded and said: "I see, you go down first, don't forget to serve Baoyu and eat something good."

The attacker went down obediently, and told Baoyu about the addition of a son in Yingchun.

Baoyu was very happy when he heard this, and said: "The second elder sister is now in her early years. At first she was said to marry lowly, but now she is not a blessing? It can be seen that being well-matched is not good for anything."

Xiren hurriedly said: "Seeing that Second Mistress is about to enter the door, Second Master don't say such childish things."

Hearing her talking about her marriage, and remembering Baochai's words in the past, every word and every word was secular economy, Baoyu felt a headache, turned over and lay down immediately, pretending not to hear.

Xiren sighed, and went to make clothes with Sheyue.

But when Liu Xianglian went back, she really didn't believe what Xue Pan and Baoyu said, so she asked her aunt to find out who Baoqin was. If she was good, she asked her aunt to seek employment for her.

Although Liu Xianglian is a child of a family, he has long since fallen into poverty, and his aunt is not very close to him. A few years ago, he was poor, and he only made a living by acting, which was despised by the world. He is a loose man, and he has not saved much in his family business. Generally, the families of small officials and officials may not be willing to promise their daughters to him.

Although Baoqin is just the daughter of an ordinary merchant in Li, for Liu Xianglian, she is already a perfect match.

The Liu family knew the truth, so after listening to Liu Xianglian's request, they first inquired about the Mei family's resignation, and then inquired in detail about Xue Biao's character and the character of his fiancée Xing Xiuyan, and said to Liu Xianglian: "Xue is a fool. The family is fine, but his cousin is good, he can hold on to the family business, and his personality is rare. The daughter-in-law can also endure poverty. The poor family has rented a temple for ten years and has not seen any cynical temper. She is very nice. Miss Xue, I have found out very clearly that she did not live in the Grand View Garden at the beginning, but lived with Mr. Shi Taijun. She has a very good relationship with Mrs. Zhou Jialin, and she can't find anything wrong with her appearance, and the Mei family retired early It’s not a sudden whim, it’s just that Xue’s family is wrong, and Xue’s family returned to the south sadly.”

Liu Xianglian heard this, and said, "Auntie, is it okay?"

Mrs. Liu couldn't help but said: "It's ten times stronger than the Third Sister You who the Second Master Lian said a few years ago. I think Miss Xue is very good. If you are willing, I will ask Mrs. Lin right now. If Mrs. Lin comes forward It's even better."

Liu Xianglian smiled and said, "Why does Mrs. Lin come forward for such a trivial matter?"

Mrs. Liu glared at him, and said: "If it wasn't for your bad reputation a few years ago, why would I bother to ask Mrs. Lin? Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Xue are good, and they are better than Xue's family to stand up for you. What kind of brother do you recognize? It's actually because you have less contact with him, and people in the capital have never said good things about him, so don't get tired of your hard-earned future."

Liu Xianglian waved her hand and said, "Brother Xue has a bold temperament, better than a bunch of pretenders. I just swore because I couldn't resist. I haven't had any contact with him for a few years. Anyway, he may not be in the capital in the future, and we don't have many times to see each other."

Liu Shifang felt relieved, and said: "Since you want to marry a wife and have children, you must not be dissolute again in the future."

Liu Xianglian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, I've already changed everything."

Mrs. Liu sighed softly, fortunately Liu Xianglian changed, otherwise her natal family would really have no successors.

The Liu family is very satisfied with the marriage that Xue Pan told Liu Xianglian. The Liu family has no family property, the Xue family is rich, and Bao Qin retired from the marriage. Tiao and Xing Xiuyan are very stable and peaceful people, they will not cause trouble, much better than Xue Pan, mother and son, husband and wife, brother and sister.

Liu Shi counted the time, in two months it will be April, it is time to go abroad for filial piety, Liu Xianglian will be able to get married by then, she is afraid of long nights and dreams, so she sent a post to Zhou's house the next day, begging to see Daiyu.

Daiyu is different from the past, just like her mother-in-law's edict, her status is naturally noble, while Liu's married husband has survived for more than 20 years before reaching the current fifth rank, he is the guard of Chang'an County, so naturally he respectfully passes it on After reading the post, Daiyu knew about Liu Xianglian and heard that Liu Xianglian's aunt came to pay her respects. Although she was very surprised, she still replied to the post, and it was scheduled for the day after Yingchun's eldest son washed three days.

When she saw Mrs. Liu, Daiyu applauded in her heart. Although Mrs. Liu is over forty years old, she still has a charming charm. It can be seen that she must have been a magnificent beauty when she was young. No wonder Baoyu used to praise Liu Xianglian. He is a unique figure in the world.

After exchanging pleasantries, Liu Shi said: "You take the liberty to visit, and please don't take offense, madam."

Daiyu laughed and said, "I'm too late to be happy when you come. How can I be offended?" As she said, she hurriedly ordered people to make tea.

Mrs. Liu took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "I'm here today to beg for my wife's grace for my unworthy nephew, so that my brother and sister-in-law can rest assured under the nine springs."

Daiyu hurriedly said, "Madam, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Liu Shifang told her about Xue Pan's marriage proposal for Liu Xianglian, and finally said: "We don't know Miss Qin is a person, so I came to ask my wife, if it is good, please also ask my nephew to speak a few words at Xue's house. "

Daiyu heard that Liu Xianglian wanted to match Xue Baoqin, she was slightly startled, then smiled and said: "This is a happy event."

She thought that Baoqin and Liu Xianglian were indeed a good match. Liu Xianglian was already a sixth-grade thousand master, and she was well-behaved, with a very bold and unruly personality. Although the six-rank order is not as noble as Mei Hanlin's family, Mei Hanlin's son is still white. Xue's family wants to change the family, and Xue Biao loves this younger sister very much. Because he is afraid that his daughter-in-law will object to Baoqin's dowry after entering the door, so he has never been married. If you marry Xing Xiuyan, you must be willing to this marriage.

After thinking about it, Daiyu explained Baoqin's usual life in detail, and also said about the Mei family's resignation, saying: "I don't hide it from you. I asked about it later, and it was not the fault of the Xue family."

Daiyu originally thought that it was inappropriate for Baoqin's siblings to abandon their mother and seek refuge in Beijing. Later, she found out that Baoqin's mother was suffering from phlegm disease, that is, coughing. Take my sister to Beijing.

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu was surprised and said, "Since it's not because of Xue's family, why didn't you argue with Mei Hanlin's family?"

Daiyu sighed: "The people don't fight with the officials. After all, their family is just an ordinary merchant."

Hearing her helplessness for the Xue family's second wife, Liu Shi felt sympathetic, nodded and said: "It's good to be so cautious, if you just argue with the Mei family, you will lose your identity, and it will be easy for the Mei family to hold grudges, after all The Mei family's resignation, I'm afraid even the grandma's family didn't pay attention, let alone their family."

Daiyu sneered, the Mei family had a backing, so naturally they didn't pay attention to the Rongguo Mansion.

Mrs. Liu was puzzled and wanted to ask, but felt abrupt, so she said nothing. She was relieved to know about Baoqin from Daiyu, and said: "When I go back, I will tell my nephew to accept Mr. Xue's order." medium."

Daiyu heard that Xue Pan was the matchmaker, and after a little thought, she knew what Xue's mother and daughter were thinking, so she nodded with a smile.

After Mrs. Liu left, Daiyu immediately sent a letter to Jinling.

I don't know what Baoqin will do after receiving the letter, but Yinglian is about to leave the cabinet.

Because Yinglian was a concubine, the wife of Zhen's family had taken care of her for a year or two. After all, she had endured too much hardship in the past. She never got better, so she didn't dare to choose a good family. The surname of Jin and Wang, who came back to propose marriage, is 25 years old this year. Because of her poor family background, she has never married a wife. Wang Mu often associates with the wife of Zhen's family. She loves Yinglian very much, so she hires her as a daughter-in-law.

The lady of Zhen's family saw that Wang's mother was kind and kind. Although her family was poor, Jin Wang was honest and honest. She didn't look down on Yinglian because she was a concubine, so she accepted this family. Get married on the eighth day of the month.

Daiyu didn't go there in person, she only sent the mandarin ducks and Zijuan to add makeup to Yinglian on the seventh day of the lunar new year.

Xueyan also rushed over after getting the news, presenting a pair of gold bracelets and two bolts of brocade as gifts.

The lady of Zhen's family was very grateful, seeing her gift, she said: "Grandma gave Yinglian a set of golden noodles, girls and grandmas just come and give Yinglian a gift, why bother?"

Xueyan smiled and said, "We had a good relationship before, what are these?"

Everyone in the back street knew Xueyan and Zijuan, and they all came over to say hello, and they were in a hurry for a while.

The lady of the Zhen family and Yinglian had no relatives or friends, and the people who came here today were all neighbors' families. They usually loved Yinglian's character, and they would give them two pieces of ruler or a silver hairpin. Although they were not expensive, the lady of the Zhen family Like it very much, thank you very much.

The person who came to add make-up today is Xueyan who has the highest status, sitting in the Yinglian room with the mandarin duck and the purple cuckoo.

Yinglian was wearing a red pomegranate dress, sitting by the bed, looking even more charming and charming.

Not wanting Xueyan to tease Yinglian a few words, she saw the lady of Zhen's family leading the two of them in, and said: "It is said that two girls who know Yinglian came to add makeup to Yinglian."

When everyone looked up, they were surprised and happy at once, and they all laughed and said, "Why are you here?"

It turned out that today it was Siqi, Xiaohong, and Yuchuaner who came here, and all three of them were dressed as young daughters-in-law.

It's fine for others, but Siqi was kicked out of the garden because of an affair with Pan You'an, and there has been no news of her. Seeing her today, Xue Yan hurriedly said goodbye and said she was well.

Siqi laughed and said: "After I left that mansion, I never went back again, and I didn't have the face to go back. Instead, relying on my mother, I met Sister Yuanyang a few times, and later I heard that Sister Yuanyang followed Aunt Lin, so I came to the door. I've been looking for Sister Yuanyang, so I know that Yinglian Minger is going out, so I specially invited Xiaohong and Yuchuaner to come with me."

Xueyan said: "I knew that Xiaohong got married in the twelfth lunar month last year, and I also knew about Yu Chuan'er. I went there myself, but it's been a few years since you left. We don't know when we got married."

Siqi blushed, and then he said nonchalantly: "When I was kicked out of the garden, my cousin ran away alone, and I was the only one left to face the rumors and gossip. After a few months, my mother-in-law told me about a family that had no money and was a good person, so she begged for grace to get rid of her citizenship and married him."

Xueyan recited a Buddha, and said: "You are well now, I know that I am also happy for you."

Yu Chuan'er recognized Siqi after she got married, and it turned out that the husband of the two was actually a neighbor, and smiled from the side: "Not only is she well, but she gave birth to a fat son a year after her marriage, and now her parents-in-law and men treat her Hold it in your hand."

Xueyan listened and said congratulations.

Siqi said: "Don't congratulate me, today's congratulations are all Yinglian's. We sisters usually have good friends and some have no relationship. Who would want to sit upside down and talk together."

Zijuan said with a smile: "This is also our fate. When I was working in the mansion at that time, who would have thought that we would have today?"

Siqi glanced at her, pursed his lips and said: "Sister Yuanyang among us will not talk about it, and vowed not to marry, but Zijuan, when will you give us a glass of wedding wine?"

After hearing this, Zijuan blushed and bowed her head in silence.

Yuanyang smiled and said: "I'm afraid you will be able to have her wedding wine in a few months. I heard our grandma ask her how she is looking at Wang Steward's eldest son. Wang Steward's eldest son was originally the uncle's companion. Boy, now he is in charge of the shop outside, he is highly valued by the house, and Steward Wang's daughter-in-law specially asked his wife and grandma."

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Zijuan and smiled, and became more and more ashamed that Zijuan didn't know where to put his hands and feet.

Xueyan said: "Today is Yinglian's great joy, let's stop making noise."

The lady of Zhen's family listened and said with a smile: "Girls and grandmas have good families, and I am also happy for them. It is my Yinglian who is blessed to meet you girls and grandmas."

Yu Chuan'er and the others humbly said, "When my elder sister was here, I was friendly with sister Yinglian. I came here to add makeup to Yinglian."

All three of them gave the same makeup gifts, each with two horseshoes and a pair of gold bracelets.

When Yu Chuaner got married, Mrs. Wang gave some things as rewards. When Xiao Hong married Jia Yun, Sister Feng was grateful for her loyalty, and because she married the man in the porch, she even gave her a large dowry as a dowry. It was thrown out of the garden, but there were not many things missing. Yingchun sent another package. Her old lady is also an old man in the house, and she has her own savings for her, so she is not cheap.

Seeing Yinglian, she hurriedly got up to thank her, and said with tears in her eyes, "How can I be treated so well by my sisters."

Yuanyang comforted: "You can live a good life in the future, the past is over, don't worry about it."

Yinglian nodded. Although Jinwang's family was barely making ends meet, it was already a great blessing for her to be able to marry someone else and start over.

When young sisters gather together, they have countless things to say.

Thinking of Baochai, Yinglian asked, "I don't know how Miss Bao is doing now? I heard that the second master Bao has been appointed. I don't know when she will leave the court."

Hearing her mention, Xueyan looked at mandarin ducks, mandarin ducks looked at Xiaohong, and Xiaohong looked at Yu Chuan'er, Yu Chuan'er could only laugh and said: "The marriage that the empress said, although the empress is already dead, she can't go back on it, the Xue family has already quietly I have already prepared the dowry, and we will get married just after the filial piety. I calculate that I will go abroad for filial piety in April, and at the same time, the second master Bao will also be filial piety for the old lady, and we will be able to get married in May or June."

Yinglian sighed: "I only hope that Miss Bao can marry in peace, and there must be no further delay."

After hearing this, everyone thought it was true, Baochai really couldn't afford to delay, except for Xiaohong who was two years older, the rest of them were all of the same age, the difference was only in the month, coincidentally they were also of the same age as Baochai, this year they were both At the age of 20, except for mandarin ducks, even those who are not married have already promised to kiss each other.

Because Xiaohong often went to pay her respects to Sister Feng, she talked about the bad life of the second room after she moved, and said: "I heard from Sister Ping that the second master's family lives in the east courtyard is very crowded, and the basic necessities of life are not as good as before. I don't know what to do."

After hearing this, Xueyan felt very relieved.

But Zijuan asked: "Your grandma listened to the old uncle. Didn't the second wife tell the old man?"

She has seen a lot with Daiyu, so she naturally understands the connection. This is why Jia She has never dared to kill the second room. Although his daughter-in-law is Wang Ziteng's daughter, Mrs. Wang is Wang Ziteng's sister after all.

Xiaohong smiled and said: "I heard from grandma about this. The second wife wrote to our uncle and lord, asking him to make the decision. It's just that no matter how close a sister is, she can't kiss a daughter, right? They all belong to Brother Kui, so my uncle wrote back saying that the old lady has gone, and it is only natural that the first and second households should be separated, not to mention that I am an outsider and cannot interfere in the internal affairs of the Rongguo Mansion."

After hearing this, everyone smiled and couldn't help but sigh for Mrs. Wang.

Yuanyang said: "The second master, the second wife, and the second master Bao have enjoyed all the glory and wealth, and are used to domineering lives. Once they end up like this, they will naturally feel uncomfortable. The old lady must not have thought that once she left, the two families would have a child." to such an extent."

She used to hate Jia She very much, she was incompetent, greedy and lustful, but now that she has experienced a lot, she realizes that Jia She wanted her not only because of her beauty, but because of the key that she held in her hand. , and at that time everyone knew that Mother Jia was going to leave all her possessions to Baoyu, so Jia Amnesty must have been red-eyed.

There is no distinction between young and old. I don't know if the old lady will regret being partial to the second master when she finds out.

Everyone was speechless about this matter. Anyway, among them, some of them hated the Rongguo Mansion for stealing the property of the Lin family, some hated Mrs. Wang's slap in the face and ruined the life of their sister, and some hated the raid of the Grand View Garden and caused the sisters to disperse. Up to now, although they don't have the rich clothes and food they used to have, they are better than being stable, which is several times better than their falling down.

For a while, everyone chatted some gossip again, before they had dinner and wine, and only in the evening did they leave.

The lady of the Zhen family thought that her daughter would get married tomorrow, so she slept with her at night. Yinglian also couldn't bear to part with her old mother, and she couldn't help crying. Don't cry. After all, I'm 70 or [-] years old, and I don't know how many years I can be with you. Only when you get married safely, can I rest assured."

Ying Lian sobbed: "It was so hard for me to reunite with my mother, and now I'm leaving, how can I be willing to let my mother go."

The lady of the Zhen family comforted: "You will return home in a few days, and you are not far away. Isn't it time to meet? You are still my daughter after you are married."

Yinglian slightly eased the intention of parting.

The lady of the Zhen family said in a low voice: "You are beautiful. It's not that no one came to propose marriage to me. It's not that there are rich people, but I chose Wang'er who has no money. Do you blame me?"

Yinglian hurriedly said: "How can I blame mother? Mother is also doing it for my own good."

The lady of Zhen's family rubbed her beloved daughter and said: "Although you don't usually go out, there are a lot of neighbors in the village. They all know that you are born well, so you might as well spread some right and wrong. Someone asked me to marry a big shopkeeper. The shopkeeper is 30 years old this year. His wife has gone, but he has a pair of children. People say that the stepmother is embarrassing. I don't want you to be wronged, so I didn't respond to this matter. Some people came to kiss on behalf of some officials of the seventh or eighth rank. Take you as a concubine, and I have not agreed."

Yinglian had never heard the Zhen family's wife mention this matter, so she stopped listening.

The lady of Zhen's family said: "In this world, you can't be greedy for glory and wealth, and beg for things that are not yours. Wang'er has a good temper, is honest, and has good craftsmanship. Although he is poor now, you will be able to live slowly after you get married. After you got married, you often went to pay respects to Grandma Zhou, relying on the Zhou family, although I didn't accept the marriage of the shopkeeper, at least they didn't dare to bully us."

After hearing this, Yinglian kept them in mind.

The lady of Zhen's family looked at her daughter who had only been found for a few years, she felt very sad for a moment, and when she sent her to the sedan chair the next day, she burst into tears, Xue Yan and others hurriedly persuaded her.

There are only three or four tables of people at the banquet at Zhen's house, which is quite lively and festive.

Xueyan returned to her home from Zhen's house, but she didn't see Zhao Yun, so she asked her mother-in-law, and Li's mother-in-law said: "The old man told the old man to go over."

After hearing this, Xueyan undressed and took off her make-up, took a book about Xihai Yanzi and read it slowly under the lamp, and waited for half an hour before seeing Zhao Yun came back, put down the book in her hand, came up to undress him, Said: "What did the old man ask you to do? Have you eaten dinner yet? After such a long time, it's getting dark, and I won't let you back."

Zhao Yun asked without answering, "Have you had dinner yet?"

Xueyan smiled and said: "I had a banquet at Zhen's house today, and I don't want to eat tonight."

Zhao Yun nodded, relieved, and said: "I have already used it at the old man's place, let's rest earlier."

After hearing this, Xueyan hurriedly asked Mr. Zhao why he was looking for her.

Zhao Yun took off his clothes first, and said: "It's just that I went to the country this year for filial piety, and the autumn is about to start, so I don't have to teach those students. It's nothing serious, don't worry."

Hearing what he said, Xue Yan didn't get to the bottom of it.

Zhao Yun sighed in his heart. Mr. Zhao meant that he should not teach these students for the time being, but only teach Zhao Feng wholeheartedly. Fortunately, he will gain a place in Qiu Wei. Although Zhao Yun is willing to guide Zhao Feng's homework, he doesn't like others He intervened in his own teaching of the students, so he broke up with Mr. Zhao.

Early the next morning, before Mr. Zhao sent someone to call, Zhao Yun went to Beijing first, saying that he was going to see Sang Long.

Zhou Hong was training soldiers in the camp and could not come out, and Zhao Yun had only this excuse.

Unexpectedly, he went to the Sang family, and before he could say a few words with Sang Long, he met Li San who coveted the snow geese and begged for a marriage.

He didn't know Li Sanqi at first, but he only saw an ordinary young man sitting in front of Sang Long, and Li Guanshi was standing next to him. He didn't take it to heart, so he greeted Sang Long first, but Sang Long was getting old. He loves to be lively, Kuang Su knows Zhao Yun very well, and he doesn't shy away from it. When he sees him, he smiles and says, "It's a coincidence that you came, today someone asked the old lady to propose to your wife."

Zhao Yun was stunned when he heard the words, then he frowned and said, "I don't understand what the old marshal means."

Sang Long pointed at Li San and said with a smile: "This is Li Guanshi's distant nephew. He proposed marriage to your wife when he was in Shanhaiguan, but the old lady and Mrs. Lin didn't agree. Now he has read books and can read characters." , and saved a lot of family property, Tete came here and asked the old lady to propose to Mrs. Lin."

After Zhao Yun heard this, he looked at Li San involuntarily, and then his mind was settled. He was not as good-looking as him, as he was not as good-looking, as his martial arts were not as good as him, and he was just an ordinary farmer in appearance, without his own fame.

At the same time, Li San also looked at Zhao Yun, never expecting that Xueyan was already married.

Li Guanshi stumbled and sighed. When Sang Long returned to Beijing, he was still cooking in Shanhaiguan. Li San begged him just after he came back.