The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

Just so busy, in the blink of an eye, the autumn wind blows and the autumn leaves turn yellow, time slides into September, and Jia Yuanchun's marriage is finally settled.

Because of Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian, the families of the four kings and eight males failed to succeed, and no suitable family in Beijing was found, so Jia Yuanchun married out of town.The married family is also an old relative of the Jia family, Zhen Xu, the eldest son of the second house of the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River, and he has a younger brother named Baoyu by coincidence.

Zhen Xu is now in his twenties, so he is not the first married at this age, the previous wife is also a daughter of the Xie family, a prominent family in the south of the Yangtze River.The two were originally married by fingertips, but it is a pity that the girl from the Xie family was born weak and sick since she was a child, and she barely dragged it until she was 15 years old and she was married to the Zhen family, and she left within a month .

The Zhen family didn't like Miss Xie's family, but because of the agreement of the ancestors earlier, they still held their noses and welcomed her into the door.But he went there in less than a month, and Zhen Xu took on the name of being a wife, and spread the news about what he looked like.

It's just that due to the status of Xie's family in Jiangnan and the friendship between the two families for many years, it is still in place on the surface.As for the Xie family, they knew their daughter's body well, and they were considered lucky to be able to survive until they got married. The Zhen family also enshrined their daughter's tablet, so they didn't point fingers at Zhen Xu's remarriage. All agree.

After all, Zhen Xu was only 20 years old at that time, and he was only 21 years old after receiving a year of filial piety for Miss Xie's family.

But Zhen Xu himself is not willing to look for it anymore, he feels that he should not be trapped at home in his prime years, and once the filial piety period of Xie's girl is over, she ran away with her pack!I only left a letter to my family, saying that I was going to see the great rivers and mountains of the motherland. A man is in the world, and he has to read thousands of books, but he can't travel thousands of miles. .

It's just that people ran away without a trace, and they didn't know which direction they were going, so it was too late to chase them.They only received a letter every two or three months. The Zhen family could know that this kid was still alive and well, but if they followed the address where the letter was sent, he had long since disappeared.

After three years, Zhen Xu wandered to the capital.

The Zhen family and the Jia family are old relatives, and it's Jia Shi's birthday in August. Now that Zhen Xu has arrived in the capital, there is absolutely no reason not to come to celebrate his birthday.

This birthday celebration, he and Jia Yuanchun saw each other right.After all, Jia Yuanchun is really outstanding, and because of these years of experience, there is another kind of tenacity in his bones. At first glance, he is really different from other ladies, and he does not have a certain temperament.

Zhen Xu fell in love at first glance, and fell into lovesickness when he returned home. The mothers-in-law who came to celebrate the birthday of Zhen's family were overjoyed when they saw her, and immediately wrote to Mrs. Zhen.

Mrs. Zhen didn't know that her wild horse-like son would take her heart away, and she was looking at Jia Yuanchun, the eldest daughter of the Jia family. After packing up her things, she got on the boat to Beijing, planning to come and see for herself.

Mrs. Jia Yuanchun Zhen had seen it before, but it was ten years ago, and her demeanor was very extraordinary. It could be seen that she was a girl carefully raised by the Jia family.In addition to Jia Yuanchun's entry into the palace, he had also asked the concubine Zhen's family for help earlier. Madam Zhen vaguely knew that this matter was initiated by Jia Zheng and Madam Wang. very happy.

But Madam Zhen didn't care too much about whether she was happy or not, because Jia Yuanchun had already left the palace, and it was impossible for her to enter the palace again in this life, so finding someone to marry and live a good life was her only and best choice.

Mrs. Zhen would not believe what Jia Yuanchun thought about the present. After all, she is now in her 40s, two years older than Jia Zhengdu.If it weren't for his status, how could this flower-like girl be willing to commit herself to him.

My son's appearance is not bad, although he is married for the second time, but first thank his family for their mistakes, and he will not point fingers at those who remarry.Moreover, my master is a third-rank official, and Jia Zheng is only a fifth-rank Yuanwailang. For the sake of Jia Daishan's dying legacy, the grace given today is nothing more than his own status.

Mrs. Zhen went to Beijing full of confidence. After a secret talk with Jia Shishi, the two families quickly exchanged notes and settled the marriage between Zhen Xu and Jia Yuanchun.

Because the two of them are old, the marriage did not drag on for too long. Taking advantage of Mrs. Zhen's stay in the capital, the five steps of Na Cai, asking for names, Na Ji, Na Zheng, and asking for a date were all completed within two months. It's over.The wedding date was set on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, which was repeatedly requested by Zhen Xu. According to Jia Shishi's intention, she wanted to save Yuan Chun until the end of the Chinese New Year before getting married. The ceremony was too fast, and it always seemed that her daughter was not reserved enough. .

However, the Zhen family insisted on marrying her, and Mrs. Zhen, as the head wife of the second room of the Zhen family, could not stay in the capital forever.In addition, Jia Yuanchun didn't feel comfortable staying in the capital. The New Year's Eve was the time for various families to have banquets. Although she could take advantage of the approaching marriage and not go out, she couldn't stop other families from visiting Rongguo Mansion. Every time they met, it was inevitable I am full of idleness.

Therefore, after a discussion between the two parties, they decided on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, when Jia Yuanchun would get married.

She got one-fifth of the Wang family's dowry, plus the share due to the Jia family's daughter-in-law, Jia Shi's secret subsidy and other dowry additions, the full 120 dowry sets, fully loaded two big boats, It gave Jia Yuanchun enough face.

Because Jia Yuanchun married far away and the original agreement, Mrs. Wang finally came out of the Buddhist hall for half a day and personally sent Jia Yuanchun out.

However, in just a few months, she has aged by more than ten years, and her black hair has turned gray. Her hands, which were well maintained before, are now as rough as old tree bark. Jia Yuanchun feels cut when holding it. hand.There was not a single servant in the room. Jia Yuanchun had a white face, and the wedding dress on his body was graceful and luxurious. At first glance, he looked like a fairy concubine, but with tears in his eyes, he knelt down in front of Mrs. Wang, mourning burst into tears.

Mrs. Wang has been chanting Buddhist scriptures every day for more than half a year, and the rest of the time she has to farm and work. She has to do all three meals a day, laundry and cleaning by herself.

But where did she do it, she couldn't even light a fire. In the end, Jia Yuanchun and Jia Baoyu cried a few times, and then they found a woman on the stove to go in, and taught Mrs. Wang how to make a fire to cook. The last meal was full.

Mrs. Wang had a sad face, but she managed to show a smile in front of her daughter who was about to get married.She helped Jia Yuanchun up, holding a comb in her hand, and slowly combed Jia Yuanchun's cloudy hair, combing it happily and reluctantly.

"Girl Yuan, don't cry anymore. This is my fault, and I should pay it back." Mrs. Wang looked at her flowery daughter, thinking that Baoyu had grown a lot taller just now, she turned her back and wiped her face. After shedding tears, she continued to exhort, "Although my life is a little bit hard now, there is always something to look forward to. You are already married, so don't worry about family affairs anymore."

"Brother Lan is protected by his own mother, and Baoyu is also protected by the old lady. You can get by after all. But you, now that you are old, it is important to have a child after you marry into the Zhen family. Only after you have a child can you stand firm I've seen Zhen Xu's child before, although he has a bit of a temper, but his character is not bad, in the future, you two will work together to support you, and you will be able to live a good life."

Jia Yuanchun answered one by one with tears in his eyes. Wang counted and combed 99 strokes before stopping: "Good boy, you are getting married, I can't go out to see you off. In the future, we mother and daughter will not know Is there a day when we will meet again, my mother only wishes you a safe and smooth life, and there will be no more disasters in the future."

Just as Jia Yuanchun was about to answer, there was already a maid knocking on the door outside: "Miss, all the guests outside have arrived, and Xi Niang also said it's time to put on makeup, any delay will delay the auspicious time."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang wiped away her tears and got up: "Girl Yuan, I'm going back now, live your life well, don't worry about me."

No matter how reluctant she was, she knew what day it was today, and it was extremely kind of Dafang to allow her to come out.If she was dissatisfied and displeased Jia She and Jia Lian and his son, Jia Lian could say that it would be embarrassing anyway, and it is not impossible for Jia She to make a big wedding banquet.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang didn't dare to delay at all, taking advantage of no one coming at this moment, she followed her two women who were guarding her, and went back to the small Buddhist hall hiding from people.Kneeling in front of the Buddha and Bodhisattva, Wang lay down on the futon and wept bitterly until the sound of joy came from outside. Then she wiped away her tears, touched the silver ticket in her sleeve and stood up.

Today the eldest daughter of Jia's family got married, the mansion was extremely lively, guests and servants were coming and going, so the guards at the small Buddhist hall relaxed a lot.

Mrs. Wang has always been able to bear her temper. After living alone for more than half a year, her temper has become more restrained and deep.She squatted in the corner behind the small Buddhist hall, and waited for more than half an hour before she heard a few inaudible magpie calls.

Wang's heart was secretly happy, and she screamed a few times with her throat squeezed, and a piece of green brick was removed from a hidden place in the corner.

The face exposed outside was that of Mrs. Qian, the nanny in charge of Aunt Zhao's room!

With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Qian knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Mrs. Wang, crying softly, "Madam, you have suffered!"

Mrs. Wang also showed an excited look, and called her to get up: "Mother Qian, get up, get up, what are you doing? It's hard for you to remember me, I thought there was no one in this house anymore Remember me, in my heart..."

Mrs. Qian hurriedly said: "What did Madam say, that year my boy was so sick that he was going to die, Madam, you kindly invited a doctor to treat him and gave him money for medicine, so he saved his life. My family's son is going away. It's too early, if my son is gone, I won't be able to live anymore, I will remember my wife's great kindness in my life!"

Wang didn't want to hear this, her time was limited, and although the Buddhist hall was remote, there was no guarantee that no one would pass by.Therefore, after a few words of encouragement to Mrs. Qian, Mrs. Wang took out two bank notes from her cuffs, a total of 100 taels, which Jia Yuanchun secretly slipped to her today, in order to make her feel better.

But Mrs. Wang didn't care. In the past few days, there was heavy snow, and she couldn't sleep because of the pain in her buttocks every day. She knew it was the old injury from the [-] boards.Moreover, she clearly felt that her body was getting worse day by day, and she was suffering day after day, all for the sake of the children under her knees.

Now that Jia Yuanchun is married, Jia Baoyu's natural advantages are firstly the great fortune of being born with a jade title, and secondly, his resemblance to Rong Guogong Jia Daishan. Not necessarily.

Having been a husband and wife for more than 20 years, Wang knows Jia Zheng very well. On the surface, he looks like a gentleman, but in fact he is the most sinister villain.Now he has been completely suppressed by Jia She's first room, so he has lost his fighting spirit, but when he recovers, he will definitely regain his ambition.

As for what would happen to Jia Baoyu's son, Jia Zheng didn't care. Aunt Zhao had just given birth to a son for him, and Jia Lan's grandson would still be there anyway.

But Mrs. Wang cared, she had only two sons and one daughter in total, the eldest son died early, and the eldest daughter got married, and now only Jia Baoyu is still unaccounted for.Mrs. Wang will never allow Jia Baoyu to be ruined, even if that person is Jia Zheng!

That's why Mrs. Wang took a big risk and took this opportunity to contact Mrs. Qian, who was the only helper she had left in the mansion.Since Mrs. Qian was in Aunt Zhao's house, the two of them didn't have much contact with each other on weekdays, so they were lucky enough to be retained as Wang's back-up.

Rolling up the banknotes and stuffing them out through the hollowed-out wall, Mrs. Wang said in a low voice: "Mother Qian, I really have no other choice now, so I have no choice but to contact you, and please help me." Once. I will pray for you mother and child day and night in front of the Buddha, and ask God to bless you!"

Mrs. Qian was terrified when she heard the words, and she didn't even dare to accept the money: "Ma'am, it's serious, you can just order me. Even if I fill this life in, I will definitely take care of things for you!"

Mrs. Wang laughed when she heard the words, and said in a low voice: "It's not that serious. I have a 100 taels of silver note here for you to take. Taking advantage of the opportunity of Aunt Zhao's birth, the second master will definitely visit her. Here is a pack of medicine. Take a look." Give him a drink when you get a chance, and he'll be fine."

Seeing Mrs. Qian trembling all the time, Wang comforted, "It's not poison, but you know that I'm trapped here, and Aunt Zhao already has a son and a daughter by her side. The second master doesn't allow anyone to serve him now. I'm afraid that if he messes around outside and makes some troubles outside, not only my Baoyu, but also Aunt Zhao's brother Huan will be ashamed."

"Drinking this medicine won't hurt anyone, it's just that you won't be able to have children from now on. The master is now in his 40s, and he should take care of it long ago. Mama Qian, this medicine is colorless and tasteless, as long as you drink it, Even Da Luo Immortal can't find out."

Mrs. Qian took the medicine bag with trembling hands. As for the 100 taels of silver, she did not dare to accept it.

Mrs. Wang insisted on stuffing it, and said: "This 100 taels is a deposit. After the matter is completed, you come to me, and I will give you another 100 taels. With these 200 taels of silver, you and your kid can redeem themselves. If you buy twenty or thirty acres of land and marry a wife who you like, you can become a small landlord in the future. After giving birth to a grandson, no matter how good you are at teaching them, you may not be able to get people to invest in the land."

Mrs. Qian was moved by what she said. She is a widow who is unemployed and has no other hope in this life. The only thing she values ​​is her son.

And the kid from the Qian family is ambitious, he doesn't want to be a handyman in the mansion all the time, instead he wants to go out and start a small business or something to make a living.If he had these 200 taels of silver, plus the wealth he had accumulated over the years, he might not be able to live a comfortable life after leaving Jia's house.

Mrs. Qian took the bank note eagerly, and patted her chest to ensure that the task would be completed, so as to reassure Wang.

Mrs. Wang has nothing to worry about. She can clearly see how people's hearts are. This matter is not difficult for Mrs. Qian, and it can be regarded as 200 taels of silver for nothing.And I have thought about the way out for her. If Mrs. Qian is smarter, she should first ask for grace from his son, escape and leave the capital, and then attack Jia Zheng.

Then even if she misses for a while, it won't hurt the Qian family boy, but she only took her own life to go in.

After the two discussed it, Mrs. Qian left in a sneaky manner, and Mrs. Wang also went back to the small Buddhist hall, leaning on the wall.

Seeing that the two had dispersed, a woman dressed in the clothes of Jia's servant came out from the corner of the small Buddhist hall, frowned and went to report to Jia Lian.

"Second Master, the situation is like this. The second wife of the family secretly contacted a person named Qian Mama, planning to inject sterilization drugs on the second master of the family. I don't know when the two will do it. Do you need to go down to stop the torture?"

Seeing the calm expression of the middle-aged woman, Jia Lian hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Don't bother Mrs. Ma, I will take care of it next. In such a cold day, please trouble Mrs. Ma to stay in the snow nest It's been so long, I feel really sorry. Brother Ma is drinking in the front yard, so you might as well go over and have a few cups to get rid of the cold."

Sister-in-law Ma didn't refuse when she heard the words, she immediately smiled and said: "Then our husband and wife are partial to the second master's good wine today. After this trip is over, I wonder if the second master has any other plans this year?"

Jia Lian smiled and shook her head: "It's the Chinese New Year now, and now it's snowing everywhere, so there's no way we can walk. Sister-in-law Ma told the brothers that this year's business is over, let everyone have a good life Rest and rest, and we will make plans when spring begins next year."

After all, Jia Lian took out a small wooden box from his arms and handed it to Sister-in-law Ma: "This is everyone's dividend this time. You and Brother Ma each get 300 taels of silver, and the remaining team leaders get 200 taels of silver each." , the rest of the brothers are 100 taels per person. You help to distribute it, and it will also make the big guy have a good year, and next year there will be busy work."

Sister-in-law Ma was used to dealing with Jia Lian, so she immediately reached out to take it. After thanking Jia Lian, she followed Laiwang to the front yard, and went to find her husband and brothers without mentioning it.

Speaking of which, this sister-in-law Ma and brother Ma were both on the list given by Jia She, and their ancestors were both green forest heroes.At that time, the world had just settled down, and the common people were not living well. The ancestors of the two families knew how to use their fists, so they simply became robbers.

Later, the imperial court suppressed the bandits, and the person who went there was Jia Yuan, who was Jia She's grandfather.Seeing that although there were lives in their hands, Jia Yuan killed all the villains who were on the wrong side, which can be called chivalrous, so he secretly saved several lives, and quietly sent them to his wife Jia Zhang's village.

There are many similar people in Jiazhang's Zhuangzi, all of whom are tenant farmers on the surface, and their identities behind the scenes are more and more scary.

These people were grateful for the kindness of saving their lives, and they were sent by Jia Yuan and his wife ever since. After Jia Yuan passed away, only Jia Zhang knew their origins.After Jia Zhang's family also left, these contacts were handed over to Jia She, but unfortunately this is a dou who can't afford it, blinding the skills and abilities of this group of people, so they can only dawdle in Zhuangzi.

After Jia Lian took the list, he followed Liu Bei's example of visiting the thatched cottage, and invited everyone out of the mountain several times in person.In addition to the money, fame and fortune promised, a group of people was quickly gathered to form a team.

Not all of these people are reliable, nor are they all capable. Jia Lian screened them for almost a year, and selected more than 30 capable ones.Although the rest are not so capable, they are enough to be used as shopkeepers in shops or villages, so Jia Lian arranged them one by one, just thinking of creating a check and balance with Jia's servants.

But today, Mrs. Ma and his wife are in charge of an escort agency, taking the road that connects east and west, and will bring some special products to resell along the way, which is very profitable.

Today is crowded with people, and it is the day when Jia Yuanchun gets married. Logically speaking, Mrs. Wang can go out of the small Buddhist hall once.Jia Lian knew very well about Wang's ruthlessness, and was afraid that this man would take this opportunity to do something wrong, and his family's life was so prosperous that he really didn't want to have anything to do with her.

Sister-in-law Ma's skills are good, and her breath-holding skills are even better, so Jia Lian specially sent a letter to invite her to come and lurk by Wang's side to find out the news, and it really didn't alarm anyone.

After Mrs. Ma went out, Jia Lian sat still, thinking about the sterilization medicine, and smiled playfully.

He didn't mean to stop him. Just as Wang said, Jia Zheng now has two sons and two daughters, which is twice as many as Dafang's. There is no shortage of sons.In addition, Jia Lian was very happy to watch the dog biting the dog's hair. He was going to find someone to watch over Mrs. Qian. After the medicine really took effect, he would tell Jia Zheng about it. At that time, the second wife There will be another good show to watch.

Jia Lian, who was in a very happy mood, got up and went out to continue the banquet. Jia Yuanchun got married today, and she didn't have an adult brother. Jia Lian and Jia Zhen took care of all the affairs of the male guests.They just came to listen to Mrs. Ma's report, and they all came out for the reason of changing clothes, so they have to go back to the front hall quickly.

Jia Yuanchun married far away, logically speaking, he needs to have uncles and brothers, and they will be sent all the way to Zhen's house in Jiangnan.It's just that now Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian both have titles, and they are not allowed to leave Beijing in leisure time, while Jia Zheng is still in a state of depression, and he has an official position, so he is too lazy to make a trip for his daughter.

Therefore, this matter finally fell on Jia Rong, because he is now the only male in the direct line of the Jia family, and the only one who is idle is Jia Zhen, the same old dude, who also has the title of third-class general Woolen cloth.

Jia Rong has also grown up now. Since she was beaten up by Jia Zhen that year, she was sent to the training camp of the Imperial Guard by Jia Lian when she recovered from her injury.It's been more than a year, it's not an exaggeration to say that it has been reborn, and there are a few old servants who have been around for many years and Jia Shishi's old nanny, so they can finish the work of seeing off their relatives.