Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

When Wang Xifeng heard that Qiaojie had been sold, it was like a thunderbolt. She was dying, but the news became the last straw that broke the camel's back. She vomited blood immediately, and died that night. eyes.Xiaohong cried to death, blaming herself for betraying Wang Xifeng's trust, so she swore she would die and give birth to Qiaojie.

But Jia Yun is someone with ideas, he thought for a while, then comforted Xiaohong and said: "I heard that the place where Miss Qiao was sold was the largest brothel in Huai'an. This kind of place usually buys girls and raises them from an early age. , She will pick up the guests when she grows up with rare goods to live in, so sister Qiao will have something to do for a while, and she sent the second grandma to the coffin first." However, all the belongings in Xiaohong's hands were deceived by Wang Ren. Yun then took money from home, bought a thin coffin, placed Wang Xifeng in it, first discussed with the old nun, and parked it in the firewood room behind the nunnery.Xiaohong watched and cried, and Jia Yun went to the city every day to inquire about the news.

However, things are not as simple as they originally thought. Because of Jia Mu's funeral, the whole family of Jia's family was in a state of turmoil. Crying in the mourning hall, there is no chance to talk about it at all. Besides, this matter is harmful to Qiaojie's reputation. say kiss?Therefore, Xiao Hongqian reminded Wan Wan that it must be done in secret, especially not to be known by the people in Ningguo Mansion, because You Shi hated Wang Xifeng deeply, so naturally she would not spare Sister Qiao.If Youshi and Aunt Zhao are able to find out about it, it will spread throughout the city, and even if Sister Qiao is rescued, she will never be able to go out to meet people.

So Jia Yun and Xiaohong thought about it, and suddenly thought of a person. It turned out that although everyone else was in the mourning hall day and night, there was one family who was an exception, that is, Li Wan's mother and son.Ever since Li Wan came out to live alone, Jia Lan worked harder than before. Li Wan paid a lot of money to hire a teacher for his son. Going home, even studying at night, it was extremely hard.In fact, there were relatives in the Jia family who could ask for it, but most of them were already poor, and Xiaohong asked at least 1000 taels of silver if she wanted to redeem Qiaojie, which only Li Wan could afford.

So Jia Yun took a moment to stay in front of Li Wan's house, and when she and Jia Lan's car arrived at the door, she came out to talk.Jia Lan also knew Jia Yun, and they used to be classmates in the family school together, but Jia Yun was old and had never had any interaction with him, so they were very cold when they met.Jia Yun then told the story of Qiaojie in detail, but Jia Lan didn't move at all, thinking it was nonsense, and asked why she didn't tell Jia Lian about it, Jia Yun repeatedly explained, but Jia Lan just ignored it and said nothing. Thinking that Jia Yun was cheating his mother and son, Jia Yun had no choice but to go there bitterly.

Going back to talk to Xiaohong, Xiaohong cried: "It would be great if Miss Lin was in Beijing, what can I do now?" She was helpless, but when she fell on Wang Xifeng's coffin and cried bitterly, she saw a man Walking in quietly, when Xiaohong looked up, it was Xichun.Xiaohong was pleasantly surprised: "Fourth Miss, why are you here?" Xichun said indifferently: "There is no Fourth Miss here. The poor monk Hui An heard the crying here, and it seems that he has fallen into the pain that the world cannot escape, so Come and resolve with the benefactor." Saying this, Xichun walked to Wang Xifeng's spiritual tablet, and silently recited the sutra of the past life with his palms together.

Jia Yun and Xiaohong respectfully replied at the side, and after a long while, Xichun turned around and sighed: "Even if the thousand-year-old iron barrier must be a piece of earthen bread. The deceased just couldn't solve this puzzle, so he took the blame. It’s retribution. Just now I heard you even complaining about others’ reluctance to help, you must know that if you sow melons, you will reap melons, and if you sow beans, you will reap beans. She didn’t plant any blessings during her lifetime, so how can she complain that others will not save her when she dies?”

Xiaohong wept, "However, Second Mistress has done many good deeds." Xichun looked at Xiaohong pitifully and said, "In this case, it is the right way to go to the people she has done good deeds for help." , and went out.Xiaohong was thinking about the meaning of Xichun's words, when she suddenly heard someone outside asking, "Excuse me, master, is the second grandma Lian from the Jia family living here?" When Xiaohong hurried out to look, it turned out to be Grandma Liu, and Xichun had disappeared .

Xiaohong hurriedly invited Grandma Liu to come in. When Grandma Liu saw Wang Xifeng's coffin and coffin, she couldn't help crying, and said in a rambling manner: "I heard that the old lady was gone at home, so I was taken aback, and quickly asked Ban Er to help me." Entering the city, I wanted to go to the mansion and cry the old lady, but who knew that all the gatekeepers had called for people, and I didn’t recognize any of the servants in the mansion, and those people would not allow me to go in. I didn’t have to catch them, so I I thought about going around to the back of the mansion, and wanted to see our second grandmother, but finally met Miss Ping, only to find out that my second grandmother had been divorced. Miss Ping secretly told me that my second grandmother was temporarily staying in this nunnery, so I thought of inviting her The second grandma came to live in my house, and although we are farmers, we have had a good time in the past two years, it is better than living in this nunnery...Who would have thought that the second grandma would say that she would be gone." Then he wiped tears.

When Xiaohong saw Grandma Liu, she felt as if she had found a treasure, so she didn't bother to cry, so she quickly grabbed Grandma Liu and told her about Sister Qiao. Even my own niece is not spared. Poor Miss Qiao, I still don’t know how to suffer. Since Miss Xiaohong said that it’s not easy to find her father and grandparents at the moment, then my old wife will kill Miss Qiao even if her family goes bankrupt. Rescue them, we will discuss other things when we have someone.”

Xiaohong and Jia Yun didn't expect that Grandma Liu was so righteous, so they didn't care about Wang Xifeng's body was still alive, and they cared about the living first, so they packed up, got up with Grandma Liu, and went south to save Qiaojie.Although the old bustard was asking for a lot of money, after all Qiaojie was still young, and Jia Yun repeatedly threatened to report to the government, and in the end it was 1000 taels of silver that Qiaojie redeemed and brought back to the capital.

After this incident, sister Qiao refused to go back to Jia's mansion to meet her father. Xiaohong thought about those people, and knew that sister Qiao would definitely be squeezed out if she went back like this.Naturally, Xiaohong herself could never go back to Jia's mansion again, and she was also worried that sister Qiao would have no one to take care of her in the mansion, so she begged Grandma Liu to take her in for a while, and then make a long-term plan.Grandma Liu was naturally willing to take Qiaojie home and serve her like a sweetheart.

In private, Xiaohong discussed with Jia Yun: "It seems that sister Qiao can no longer return to her father's side, and Grandma Liu's grandson, Ban'er, has grown into a half-grown man. It is very easy to take care of him along the way. She is thoughtful, and it seems that I and Qiaojie are in agreement with each other, so it is better to accomplish a beautiful thing like this." Jia Yun was more careful, and said: "The one who can really help Qiaojie in Jia's mansion is Cong San. Grandpa and Third Grandma Cong, it’s just that they are both working in Shanxi, but they will eventually come back to attend the funeral, and it makes sense to wait for them to come back.” So Jia Yun went back as usual, but Xiaohong stayed in Grandma Liu’s village. .

After Jia Yun went back, she also met Jia Lan. Seeing that he never mentioned the news of Qiao Jie's death, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart that this person is cold-hearted.But Jia Lian thought that his daughter was sent to the royal family of Jinling by Wang Xifeng, so he was not in a hurry. In addition, as soon as the matter of Jia's mother came out, he was the eldest grandson of the eldest house, so busy all day long that he never touched the ground, so he couldn't take care of this place for a while. How could he have thought of the bizarre catastrophe that his only daughter had encountered, and he didn't know that Sister Qiao lived in Zhuangzi outside the city, not far from him. Whether it's personal connections or economics, he now feels that he has to rely on his younger brother's family.

Let’s talk about Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian reporting to Ding You after Jia Mu’s incident came out, and at the same time writing to Jia Cong who was in Shanxi, Jia Cong immediately wrote to Ding You. They can't be beaten, but filial piety is the most important thing in the holy dynasty, especially the scholar-bureaucrats. Zhang Juzheng of the previous dynasty was reluctant to bear the official position, and there was no Ding You during his mother's funeral, so that everyone's mouths were worthless, and his reputation was ruined for the rest of his life.Therefore, Jia Cong wrote this chapter very earnestly, although he hoped that the emperor would win his love.

Sure enough, the emperor quickly decreed to win the favor. The decree was very consoling to Jia Cong, but he also said that the governance of the river was a big matter, and filial piety should be transformed into loyalty.Perhaps he felt that this system of Ding You was too rigid, so the emperor simply issued a decree: "From now on, except for Ding You, who bears the burden of parents and grandparents, the rest of the periodical service is not allowed to go to the funeral." Follow the order to stay in office.But Daiyu, who had only been here for half a year, had to go back to Beijing by herself.Fortunately, Lin Jiaquan heard the news at this time, Xingye came back on his way, just in time to escort Daiyu back to Beijing, Jia Cong was relieved, the two were reluctant to part, and agreed that after Jiamu's three-year filial piety, they would not be separated again.

Mother Jia raised Daiyu from an early age, and Daiyu naturally had a special affection for Mother Jia, otherwise no one else could influence her feelings.Therefore, after leaving Shanxi and entering the border of Henan, Daiyu was eager to return home, and wanted to hurry back to the capital, so as not to miss the last journey for Jiamu, she arrived at the foot of Zhonghuang Mountain on this day, and stayed overnight in an inn. It happened that it was snowing heavily, and the snow was full of feet. The next day, the road was blocked, and Daiyu and others were stranded in the inn, feeling depressed.

On the second day, the sky cleared, but the road was still not clear, and we had to wait for two more days. Lin Jiaquan just used this time to organize the convoy's goods. The two servant girls, Zhi and Biye, went outside the town to walk on the snow to relieve boredom.

Not far outside the town is the foot of Zhonghuang Mountain. Daiyu sees that the surroundings are covered with whiteness, and the mountains and forests are covered with snow. Thinking about the strange experience she saw in the Wohuang Palace last time, it seems like a world away. It is so unreal, I don’t know if it is a dream or an illusion up.Thinking in this way, he walked casually, and came to a river by accident. Seeing that the river was not yet frozen and flowing, he was wondering, when suddenly a man appeared in the distance, wearing a cape of gorilla felt, naked. The head appears to be a monk.At this time, it was snowing again, Daiyu looked carefully, the monk was getting closer and closer, until she got close to Daiyu, Daiyu saw the face of the visitor clearly, and she couldn't help being shocked.