The Red Mansions Welcome Spring

Down the path full of mud and sand, it turned out to be a traditional farmhouse, a dilapidated tile-roofed house, with some poultry on the side, a little girl in an earthen jacket was weaving something with wicker, and Yingchun came to the fence , the door was ajar, and she didn't push it, "Little girl, where's your adult?"

When the little girl heard the sound, she stopped what she was doing and stood up. She had two pigtails, her thin face was a little gray, but her eyes were still alive. She stared at Yingchun for a while, then turned and ran Go back to the house and call out, "Grandma, someone is coming!"

"Ahem..." There were a few noises in the room, Yingchun waited for a while, and saw the little girl coming out with the help of an old woman, she looked at Yingchun with her cloudy eyes, Pushing the little girl in front of her with wrinkled hands, she said hoarsely, "Hong'er, go open the door..."

The little girl named Hong'er ran up to Yingchun in a few steps, tilted her head and said timidly, "Grandma calls you, come in."

Yingchun smiled at the old woman and said, "Ma'am, I'm on a journey, and I'm here to beg for some water, but I don't know where this place is?" She touched the little girl's head with her hand, and said with a smile, "Are you called Hong'er?" She's a clever one, here, take these to buy sugar." He took out a penny from his bosom and handed it to her

Hong'er didn't say anything, she glanced at the old woman, saw that the old man nodded insignificantly, then took it, handed it to the old woman carefully, and then murmured, "Thank you sister..."

"Girl, this is Lin Village in the northern outskirts of the capital, but I don't know where you are going. It's better to come in and rest your feet before you go on your way." Perhaps seeing Yingchun's embarrassed appearance and the effect of the money, the old lady The defense in his eyes has become much less, and he said to her gently

Yingchun nodded his thanks and said, "If that's the case, I'll be disrespectful." Entering the house, the inside is as dilapidated as it looks, the left hand side is full of firewood, which seems to be a stove for lighting a fire, and the right front is a The Eight Immortals table, although it was washed very brightly, there are inevitably some old stains, the old man chose a clean place for Yingchun to sit

Yingchun saw a crying baby boy in the middle, Hong'er hurried in to comfort him, and complained to the old man in a low voice, "Grandma, Brother Yao keeps crying! Don't be sick."

The old woman poured a bowl of water for Yingchun, and said, "Girl Hong, don't be upset, feed him the bowl of mush left over from yesterday. Look at the sun, his mother will be back soon, so hurry up and start a fire." Let's cook." She said and handed over the bowl

Yingchun quickly took the water, drank a few sips, straightened the messy hair around her ears, and said, "Ma'am, I don't know if there is a carriage to the outer city near here. I am alone, and I am going to Jinling to join my relatives. Can you please?" Excuse me, can you show me the way for the little girl?" At this time it was almost evening, Pan You'an and the others probably left early, forget it, I should go directly to Jinling to meet them

The old man leaned on a cane, sat down tremblingly, and said to Yingchun, "Girl, to tell you the truth, this old man has lived for so many years. I don't think you are like an ordinary woman. You are so exquisite and clear. Even my lady, there are people who believe that the inn in the north of the city is the most messy, and it is not easy for you to come here, but don't go easily." Although Yingchun is dressed as a peasant woman, she has red lips and white teeth, and the old man can understand it at a glance, but she thinks Yingchun is a girl and aunt who sneaked out from which family. She was afraid that she would be chased by that family and she would be counted as a criminal, so she persuaded her with kind words.

Seeing that the old man revealed that she was not an ordinary peasant woman, Yingchun secretly blamed herself for her carelessness, and couldn't help but said distressedly, "Mother, you treat me sincerely, so I can't hide it anymore. I was originally a girl who was sold by a kidnapper, but I just bought it The housekeeper just accepted me into the mansion, and there was a sudden change in the mansion. The old lady gave me some money and asked me to go back to my hometown. Now, after hearing what you said, I don't know what to do."

After the old woman heard her words, there was no major problem with the ins and outs, but she felt a lot more relieved, and said with a smile, "It's easy to handle. In the past, there were many people walking around in our Linjia Village. You can stay at my house for now. Ask my big cow to help you find out, you only pay a few pennies to join them, and the journey is cheap!"

Yingchun will be here for a while, and I can't tell which is more appropriate, so I can only pay attention to it secretly. She raised her head and smiled lightly, "Thank you, aunt, but I don't know what you always call it?"

While the two of them were talking, the girl named Hong'er was already making a fire and cooking. The old woman saw that she had almost finished handling the food, so she helped her put the food in a basket and said with a smile, "What's your name? My body is half buried in the ground, how can I bear it? You can just call me Wang Linpo. I have a son and daughter-in-law who also live with me. They are still in the field. Hong’er, go and call you. Father and mother, we have guests tonight, so don't delay on the way!"

Hong'er went away in response, and Yingchun chatted with Wang Linpo about things in the capital and Jinling. After a while, I saw Hong'er leading a couple in. Both of them were wearing coarse clothes. With a beard, a slightly arched back, a sallow face, but still strong, the woman beside her is a little fairer, with a wooden hairpin inlaid with flowers on her hair, came in to meet Yingchun, and took her hand laughed

"You are the girl who gave Hong'er a penny, right? Amitabha, how did we peasants receive these blessings, but we have to thank the girl!"

Wang Linpo also said, "Isn't that right, I'll let her stay with us for one night, and tomorrow I'll find out who is going to Jinling City in the village, and I might as well give her a ride along the way!"

Yingchun went to the table with them for dinner, Wang Linpo took advantage of this time to explain everything properly, that Wang Daniu didn't seem to be a talkative person, he only listened to his mother's words, nodded and said, "I'll have to go and have a look tomorrow morning .”

His daughter-in-law pinched him secretly, and seeing him looking at her suspiciously, she pursed her lips and did not return him with a smile. Drinking and gambling all day long, which one can be trusted? Even if he really agrees, he secretly wants to earn some money to spend! Let's give the girl as a favor, how can we not do it?"

Yingchun smiled and said, "Auntie, don't worry about me. You are very grateful for letting me stay today. I'm not the one who doesn't know what to do. How dare I bother again?"

Wang Linpo also thought this idea was very good, she nodded and said, "I didn't expect this layer. Seeing that the farming work has been completed recently, Da Niu might as well go there yourself." Several people thought together

Yingchun insisted on giving Wang Daniu another penny, and it was all used as travel expenses. At night, she and Hong'er slept on a couch outside. She was alone outside, and she didn't dare to really fall asleep. She just closed her eyes and waited for the dawn.

As for the other end, Mrs. Xing's place is really a bolt from the blue, and the clouds are gloomy.

She followed the old host all the way to the fasting room, where she waited for Concubine Nan'an according to the words, silently thinking about all kinds of things after meeting the concubine, how to salute her, how to praise her without showing any traces, how to stretch out without anyone noticing. As soon as Mrs. Xing thinks that if she can please the concubine, she will not worry about the people in the house looking down on her, so she can't help being excited. Even if the concubine won't arrive for a long time, she will wait patiently

Just when she was imagining for the [-]th time in her mind that she was asking the concubine how to take care of herself, Mu'er, Yingchun's girl, ran in and interrupted her in a panic, "Ma'am, it's not good, Miss is gone. !"

Mrs. Xing shook the handkerchief in her hand, and cursed angrily, "You're talking nonsense again! How could such a good person disappear?"

Mu'er was about to cry, and she said with red eyes, "I don't care, the second girl said that the handkerchief she was wearing was missing, and asked me to help her find it, but I didn't find it. I was worried that she was in a hurry, so I went back to look for it first." She, who knew she was gone!"

Mrs. Xing knew the whole story, but she still had to wait to see the concubine, and she didn't know when she would have the chance if she missed it this time, so she said to Qiu Ju, the maid she brought, "You and this girl go to find the second girl first, I think it's the second girl. Where did you go shopping, if you can't find it, please return to me quickly." She felt a little uneasy in her heart, complaining that she didn't bring Yingchun directly with her at that time, and now such an incident happened

About an hour later, just as she was about to go out to see the situation, Qiu Ju came back with Mu'er, and she hurriedly asked, "Why, has anyone been found?"

Qiu Ju shook her head, and whispered in her ear, "Ma'am, we have searched everywhere in the temple, except for the north courtyard, there is nowhere else!"

"Then go to the North Courtyard to look for it. What are you doing in a daze? If something happens to the second girl, the master doesn't know how to attack you!" Mrs. Xing shouted loudly.

Seeing Qiu Ju say a few more words in Mrs. Xing's ear, Mrs. Xing's expression couldn't tell whether she was happy or angry, and she led a group of people straight to the direction of Hinayana Building

When I got there, I saw the housekeeper of Nan'an Prince's Mansion wandering around the door, cursing at the two guards guarding the door. That housekeeper Zhao also had contacts with Jia's house on weekdays, but she recognized him, and forgot to avoid suspicion, so she hurriedly greeted him. Going forward, he asked anxiously, "Director Zhao, what's the matter? Such a big smoke, could it be on fire!"

"Mrs. Jia's mansion, why are you here? Alas, who knows, I think the guards of the screwdriver are getting more and more useless. It seems that something big is going to happen, and they are still standing there in a daze, blocking us. If something happens to them, the Feng family won't feel good either!"

The butler surnamed Zhao jumped up and said, Mrs. Xing couldn't help but feel dizzy after hearing his words. Concubine Nan'an is inside, and Yingchun is also inside. If anything happens, she won't be able to feel comfortable!

At this time, there was another commotion, but it was General Feng. Feng Tang rushed over after hearing the news. Seeing Director Zhao, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Master Zhao, why are you in a hurry to summon this general? Could it be that the King of Nan'an has some orders?"

The manager finally saw someone who was willing to pay for him, pointed at the porch and said angrily, "You are a good soldier! Now this building is on fire, but I can't even enter the door!"

Feng Tang looked along his hand, but he couldn't see anyone. It turned out that Zhan Xiao and Zhan Lin had sneaked out among the guards brought by Feng Tang when he came in, but it was hard to find them for a while.

So a group of people entered the North Courtyard, and sure enough, they saw the Xiaocheng building raging in flames. They searched everywhere, but they could not find Princess Nan'an and others. The wife also has to rely on Qiu Ju's support, but Feng Tang is able to take care of it. He forced his subordinates to put out the fire calmly.

The fire has been burning for more than half a day, and it is not easy to extinguish it. Madam Xing shook her hands, and sent a servant back to Jia's mansion to call Jia Amnesty. Director Zhao thought of calling his prince over when he saw her like this.