Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

After the first month, Daiyu took out 500 taels of silver and asked Jia Yun to send Wang Xifeng's coffin back to Jinling. Come back and marry her after this.Xiaohong knew what was on Jia Yun's mind, he was unwilling to let Wang Ren go just like this, and wanted to find out that wolf-hearted thing to avenge Xifeng and Qiaojie.Xiaohong was worried that Jia Yun would cause trouble, so she secretly went to see Daiyu.

Daiyu is now living in the new mansion in Huahua Hutong. Because of her status as the princess, the gate of the mansion is very tall, with four bays and the gate is closed. Xiaohong found the corner gate and asked the gatekeeper to inform the maid in charge. After a while, someone came out and led her to see Zicuckoo.Zijuan was familiar with Xiaohong at first, so she asked her to drink tea in the servant's room. Xiaohong expressed all her worries. , What do you expect grandma to do? After all, Second Master Yun is the man of the family, how can grandma interfere with his actions? But Xiaohong, you don’t have to worry too much. I heard our grandma discussing this matter with the second uncle that day However, the second uncle said that the second master Yun is a person of great ability and knows some people with solid foundations. He also said that if the whereabouts of Wang Ren can't be found out through the right way, then what kind of drunken king Ni Er does the second master Yun know? You can inquire about..."

After hearing this for a long time, Xiao Hong still couldn't figure it out. Now she is considered as a servant who ran away from home, and even her own parents dared not go back to see her easily, so she had to go back quietly through the back door.Zijuan sent her off, sighed, and came back to tell Daiyu.Daiyu is still living in the Nuan Pavilion, there is no charcoal fire in the whole room, the flue is all built in the wall, the house is clean, but warm as spring - this is Jia Cong's idea, he drew the blueprints all the way and sent them back for repair Yes, no one knows how he came up with such an idea, even those builders are amazed at such a design.

Such a warm room does not burn people like a charcoal stove, so Daiyu only wore a close-fitting jacket and a plain skirt, and leaned over the desk to read Jia Cong's letter. Pears, on the table is a Mino shaocha cup from Dongyangbo, with a cherry blossom pattern, fresh in design and beautiful in color, and rose perilla leaf Pu'er tea in the cup.

Jia Cong's letter mentioned Qiaojie's matter, and Daiyu had already told him about the adoption of Qiaojie by Grandma Liu. At this time, Jia Cong's letter wrote: "The word adoption is extremely desolate." Daiyu After reading this, I can't help feeling a little bit. It turned out that after Jia Lian came back from the south, he naturally learned of Qiaojie's experience, but his behavior was just as Daiyu expected, but he didn't take Qiaojie back to the house. Even if Qiaojie's reputation has been tarnished, even if she returns home, she will not be able to be a human being, and will bring him down, fearing that Mrs. Xing will use this to exclude him.

Although it was expected, it is still chilling. As for Grandma Liu's love for saving her life, Jia Lian didn't say a word of thanks. She only went to visit Qiaojie once, and then disappeared. It seems that there is no such daughter. as if.Fortunately, Sister Qiao didn't have a deep relationship with her father at first, and she didn't want to go back to the house where her mother was killed, so she lived in Grandma Liu's house with peace of mind, and gradually learned how to spin and weave. The days are more comfortable and comfortable.

Seeing that Sister Qiao and Xiaohong had settled down very well, Jia Yun invited Ni Er and a few like-minded friends together, and sent Wang Xifeng's coffin back to Jinling and entrusted it to her father. It was so miserable, so it was natural to be sad, but Mrs. Wang had already told her elder brother what Wang Xifeng had done. Now that the Wang family had no power, Wang Tong could only swallow his anger and dared not stand up for his daughter. He only tried his best to make up a decent funeral for Wang Xifeng. , and then buried in the ancestral tomb of the Wang family.

After Wang Xifeng's affairs were over, Jia Yun left. Wang Tong gave him a thank-you gift. After thinking about it, Jia Yun didn't refuse, and accepted it. It turned out that he had his own plan in mind.After leaving Jinling, he and a few friends did not return north, but continued southward, heading south of Lingnan.It turned out that when he came out of Beijing, Jia Yun had already received news from Lin Jiaquan that Wang Ren had stolen Wang Xifeng's body and fled to the Dali area. In a place where Han and Yi live together, no one checked his background, and he lived a life of extravagance. day.

Lin Jiaquan's business spread all over the country, so it was easy to find someone, but how to deal with Wang Ren was very difficult.He himself didn't want to get blood on his hands, and at the same time he couldn't send Wang Ren to an official. The best way was to let the people of Jia's mansion settle the account with him and seek justice for Qiaojie.

Jia Yunni and the others arrived in Kunming first and found out about Wang Ren's whereabouts, so they pretended to be prostitutes and entered Dali's Niang Village, where they kidnapped Wang Ren without much effort.According to Ni Er's idea, he wanted to put Wang Ren in a bamboo cage and sink it into the Erhai Lake to feed the fish, but Jia Yun had other ideas, and he just took the money Wang Ren cheated away without leaving a single coin. Go, and then only broke Wang Ren's hamstrings, and then abandoned him on the streets of Kunming, so that he could only beg for a living for the rest of his life. He could no longer harm others, but he could not die quickly.

After this incident, Jia Yun felt that wandering the rivers and lakes, being happy with kindness and enmity is the life she wanted, so she returned to the capital with the recovered property, and did not go to see Jia Lian, but went to the Lin Mansion to explain to Lin Jiaquan, please After thanking Daiyu, he went to Grandma Liu's village, told Qiaojie the ins and outs, and explained all his belongings. He took these as a dowry and betrothed Qiaojie to Ban'er, and he took Xiaohong and his mother away. up.Since then, the wild cranes have been free of clouds, and no one can find out their whereabouts.

Daiyu went to Lin's residence that day to deliver porridge and rice to Lin Jiaquan's newborn child. Hearing about this, she was also moved, and said that she was very envious of Xiaohong and Jia Yun.Then Dong Yao and Lu Lexuan laughed at her, Daiyu played with the newborn's tender fingers and smiled without saying a word, but she also knew in her heart that she would not come back to stay in this cage after she walked out.Aunt Lin was watching the words and expressions at the side, and she had a little idea of ​​what it meant, and when there was no one else, she enlightened: "It is a good thing for a girl to go out and open her mind and eyes, but a truly transparent person sees through the world and loves the world more. It doesn't matter where you are or what situation you are in. If you are at ease, Tianya is also your hometown, if you are uneasy, Gentle Township is also a thorn bush..." She knew that Daiyu was extremely smart, and she would be able to understand this meaning.

Then Lin Jiaquan is probably a transparent person, he has already put Jia Yun's story behind him, and only cares about the current business.He told Daiyu that the local products he brought from Xinjiang on the last trip had been sorted out, and there were also goods from the shop under Daiyu's name. He asked her to go back and have a look, keep the ones for her own use and give away, and give the rest to others. It was sent to the shop for sale.After the beginning of spring, the business was very good. In two days, I had to go north via Mongolia to Russia to do business, so I asked Daiyu to inform the store manager of what goods she wanted, and to open an order as soon as possible.The two discussed the business for a while, Le Xuan came over and said with a smile that today's lunch was made by the mothers themselves, and they want to eat flower crab hot pot.

Every time I came here in the past, if it wasn't for a big banquet, the owners of the Lin family would always cook a few vegetables by themselves, and the taste was different. This is why Daiyu always likes to come here for dinner - because there is a homely feeling The taste was something she couldn't feel in Jia's mansion where the bells and whistles were full of food.

The round table in Aunt Lin's main hall has been tidied up, and there is a copper hot pot in the middle. The charcoal fire has been ignited, and the broth inside is rolling just right.Surrounding the hot pot is an assortment plate, which contains cut flower crabs, open-backed freshwater shrimps, thinly sliced ​​mutton brains, chicken slices, fish slices, oily bean curd, mung bean vermicelli, and various vegetables. It is a homely flavor, not extravagant, but it is rare for ordinary people to be so particular about it.

On the small table next to them were dozens of seasoning plates, all of which were sesame oil, clear sauce, chive flowers, balsamic vinegar, fish sauce, minced ginger, minced garlic, rice pepper, chili oil, etc., and each maid stood on the ground, preparing for the dish. Their respective masters adjust the dipping dish, because they know the master's taste best.Dong Yao also came in at this time, and the maid following behind was holding a blue and white porcelain altar. Dong Yao smiled and said: "In the fall of last year, sister Xuan and I brewed a few jars of wine together, and they were buried under the grape shelf. Let someone dig it out and ask my sister to try something new."

Lin Jiarui took a rest today, so she came over for lunch together, and said with a smile, "You are a flower crab and a drink. My sister is weak, can you digest it?" Daiyu laughed and said, "I can also eat a cup now. That's it." Aunt Lin specially ordered to find a set of Western crystal glass wine sets, and poured the agate-like wine into the crystal goblet. It was really clear and sweet, and Daiyu took a sip, and everyone ate it. While chatting and laughing while having a hot pot, Daiyu recalled that after offering sacrifices to Madam Xing's ancestors last month, Madam Xing was reluctant to entertain the family reunion dinner, causing all relatives and friends to break up with complaints. own home.

After lunch, Daiyu bid farewell and went home. Everyone in the Lin family sent her to the gate and watched her get in the car before going back.When Daiyu returned to her home, just as she entered, Zijuan greeted her with a smile and said, "Grandma is back, and the second grandma of the Xue family is here in the morning. I thought that grandma would come home after noon, so I decided to leave a meal." When Yu heard that Xiuyan was coming, she was very happy, and said, "Very well, did you ask the kitchen to cook the ham that was just delivered yesterday? Don't be slow." Zijuan laughed and said, "No. I just invited Second Grandma Xue to taste the Jinhua ham? It’s just that the kitchen has no time to stew the soup today, so I made a steamed honey sauce, and Second Grandma Xue said it was delicious.” Daiyu smiled and nodded, entered the warm pavilion, took off her The crane cloak covered with red feather gauze in the white fox fur, and the homely satin shoes were replaced before entering the back room to meet Xiuyan.

Xiuyan could tell at a glance that she was a regular visitor here, she was sitting on the ermine chair where Daiyu usually sat, holding a copy of "Dream Search in the West Lake" in her hand, it was interesting to read, seeing Daiyu coming in, she smiled Stand up and say hello, and then said: "You are not at home, I missed the good things in your house."