The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

Li Wan kept the fact of her pregnancy a secret, and specifically begged Wang Xifeng not to tell the public about it, because Jia Zhu's yard was really in chaos.

Li Wan's several dowries, except for Suyun, were all taken by Jia Zhu, and Jia Zhu's wet nurse, Mother Wang's daughter, was mentioned as a concubine in the third month after she entered Jia's house.There are also the Tongfang that Mrs. Wang sent every now and then, and the confidante brought back by the students of the Imperial College when they went out to drink flowers and wine, in short, all of them are highly skilled people.

Li Wan thought he couldn't compare to them, and he didn't have the mood to compete for Jia Zhu's favor, so he could just concentrate on living his own life, but he was just like Mrs. Xing, just being a wooden person.

But now that she had a child in her belly, Li Wan had to think a little more.The first room and the second room are now in an awkward relationship, because they are at odds with each other, and these days, she also vaguely knows that the first eldest aunt Zhang's dystocia was inseparable from her own mother-in-law.

Although Wang Xifeng wouldn't attack her, but Jia She's unscrupulous temperament didn't care if she was a nephew or daughter-in-law, if she got a little bit of a wrong mind, she couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't lose her life because of it.

Another one, Yingying and Yanyan in this yard, who doesn't want to have a child by her side?If she took advantage of her pregnancy to be a demon, it would be too late to lose Jia Zhu, and it would be too late to hurt the child.What's more, there is Wang Shi, after she found out that she was pregnant, she must take the opportunity to force people in, and she was angry for nothing.

So Li Wan thought it over and over again, and decided to wait until he couldn't hide it anymore.Anyway, it's winter now, and the clothes are thick, and the child is very small now, so it's not easy for others to see anything.When the new year is over and the fetus is stable, I can see that the fetus is male and female, and I have more energy, and it will not be too late to tell the news at that time.

Wang Xifeng could somewhat guess what Li Wan was thinking. At this time in her previous life, Li Wan was also conceived.It's a pity that she didn't realize that before the end of the year, the two common rooms in the yard were destroyed, not to mention her physical injury, and she was scolded by Mrs. Wang for being unlucky during the New Year's Eve.

So now Wang Xifeng doesn't have much to do, and only deals with family affairs. As for, please tell Madam Lu some precautions during pregnancy, and let Li Wan listen to it, so it's better to take more precautions.Although she was at odds with the second wife, Li Wan had no enmity with him, even if he pulled her out, it was only a good relationship.

As Wang Xifeng does good deeds every day, Li Wan will naturally not reject her kindness. The two sisters-in-law get along more harmoniously, which is a pleasant surprise.

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve, and the Jia family got up before dawn.

The previous preparations are done, and today Wang Xifeng and Li Wan are free.I came to Jia Shishi's place early in the morning, and asked An to serve him for breakfast, and then accompanied the old lady and the ladies to eat wine, play cards, and gossip.

As for Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and other men, they kowtowed and left. They had to prepare for the ancestor worship in the fifth watch.Although everything is ready, women are not allowed to intervene in other things, they have to make arrangements by themselves.

After the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, the servants of the Hefu divided into batches and came to Rongqing Hall one after another to pay New Year's greetings to Jia Shishi and other masters.Wang Xifeng ordered people to bring out several large baskets of copper coins, and distributed a large amount one by one, and each person was rewarded two months ago.

Then Jia Lian brought a lot of fireworks from outside and lit them one by one in the open space outside Rongqing Hall. The colors were so beautiful, and there were all kinds of designs and patterns. Everyone in the Jia family exclaimed.

This is what Jia Lian has been researching these days. In modern society, he is a researcher in science and engineering. He can even make cannonballs. It is not a big problem to improve fireworks.No, taking advantage of the approaching New Year's Eve, he recruited a group of craftsmen, and after a while, someone made a new type of fireworks and made a fortune.

While researching on fireworks, Jia Lian also "accidentally" made some extras, but he hid them all, and only waited for a chance to dedicate them to the present after the Chinese New Year.

Jia Lian has been married for less than half a year now, and people say that he has a family and a career. Now he is wandering around all day, although he is also doing business, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is not the right way, and he wants to provoke people to talk about it.In this life, Jia Lian originally wanted to revitalize the Jia family and let his wife and children live a good life that everyone envied, so naturally he couldn't act like this.

Just after five o'clock when the bell rang, the men of Jia's family mobilized collectively to worship their ancestors in the East Mansion next door.

On such a day, Jia Jing had no choice but to come back from the Taoist temple on the mountain. He was the patriarch and was in charge of the officiant, while Jia She and Jia Zheng were his assistants.There are also three juniors, Jia Zhen, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian, who hold various ritual vessels and act according to the orders. Even the milk doll Jia Baoyu kneels behind in order, waiting for the end of the ceremony.

After a full hour of busy work, the ceremony was finally concluded smoothly, and heavy snow fell outside again.After working all night, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

It snowed heavily all night, and it didn't stop until Wang Xifeng got up. The snow in the yard was knee-deep.

The women and maids sweeping the yard got up in the middle of the Yin hour, and after sweeping for a full hour, they finally cleared a path.Just like this, I have to take a big bamboo broom at any time, and sweep it every once in a while, lest some master accidentally slip and fall.

Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian got up early in the morning and went to Rongxi Hall to say hello to Jia She and his wife.I saw a few eight or nine-year-old girls sweeping snow with bamboo brooms taller than people, their hands were red, swollen and cracked from the cold, like big white radishes stained with blood.

"It's too cold this year, Ping'er, remember to tell the women guarding the gates later, and give them an extra five catties of charcoal every day. And the women and maids who sweep everywhere , Each person is given two boxes of face cream every month, and a bowl of cold-dispelling soup every morning, noon and evening, so as to save the body from freezing."

Ping'er respectfully agreed, and the maids and daughters-in-law who served beside her heard this and praised Wang Xifeng for her kindness.

Seeing her at the side, Jia Lian said in a low voice, "Second Mistress has a bodhisattva's heart now, and she is compassionate. There will be blessings in the future."

Wang Xifeng glanced at him when he heard the words, and said calmly: "It can't be said that there are no blessings or no blessings. It's just that they were raised by their fathers and mothers. I don't even want to part with a bowl of hot soup or a pot of charcoal fire. Maybe one day the sun will fall." Difficult, the situation is not as good as theirs, if I can form some good relationships in advance, it will be considered my luck."

Jia Lian was a little hesitant when he heard the words, and understood that she was remembering her sister Qiao from her previous life.If it weren't for Grandma Liu's desperate help, their daughter would have been living in the land of fireworks, and she was indeed worse than the servant girl in the mansion.

Thinking of this, Jia Lian waved his hand to keep the maids away, and took Wang Xifeng to the front: "Grandma Liu in the previous life, did you find someone to contact them? This family is a good one. Now let's return It’s better to help their family more.”

Speaking of Grandma Liu, Wang Xifeng smiled: "You don't need to remind me. The day lily was cold early. I sent someone to Wangjiazhuang after we returned. Originally, her son-in-law Wang Gouer , is my Wang family's concubine, I found a reason to get in touch, but I don't know how to help."

Jia Lian laughed when she heard the words: "Although that family is poorer, it's rare for them to be low-profile, and they don't blindly be low-key. They have a bit of integrity. So if we blindly use money to make friends, we will look down on them. It's not the way of serious relatives."

"After waiting for fifteen, I'm going to find an opportunity to present the thing I got a while ago. I guess there are nine out of ten, and I will give some rewards now. If it works well, I will enter the Ministry of Industry and become a Yuanwailang. I'm [-]% sure. When the time comes, call Wang Gou'er by your side to be a long-term follower with me, what do you think?"

Wang Xifeng pondered for a while, clapped his hands and smiled and said: "This idea is very good. Firstly, their family has a serious business, and they will not be looked down upon in the village. Secondly, they have a close relationship with our family. Grandma and Liu's sister must definitely Come and walk around our mansion from time to time. Three, if Wang Gou'er is useful, if you bother to promote him, his family may change the hall in the future."

Seeing Wang Xifeng happy, Jia Lian also felt proud: "It's just a change of people's hearts. In the past, we received great kindness from grandma, but unfortunately we couldn't repay it. Now that we have the opportunity, God is merciful to start all over again. Naturally, we need to do our best. "