The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

Seeing Wang Xifeng and Ping'er talking about marriage, Jia Lian felt a little uncomfortable, but she still smiled and said: "What your grandma said is very true. No matter which path you choose, there is no difference between you and your grandma."

Ping'er was shy in his heart, and when it came, he felt reluctance to part with it, and tears rolled down his face: "Grandma, Ping'er, Ping'er is reluctant to part with you."

Wang Xifeng was also reluctant to part with her. Except for the time in prison in the last life, the two of them spent more than twenty years hand in hand in the same boat, and their relationship was deeper than that of Jia Lian.And she also knew that Ping'er could live a peaceful life in the last life, but for herself and sister Qiao, she ended up dying on the street.

Now that she wants to choose a husband for Ping'er, although she knows it is good for her, Wang Xifeng is not without sadness.

She got up and pulled Ping'er to sit beside her, and then wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and then comforted her softly: "Why are you crying? You just don't want me and your little sisters, let's choose someone to be with you." Wouldn’t the people in the capital be fine? According to me, the servants in charge of the mansion are not incompetent, but slave status is always inferior, and it will be difficult for future generations to find a future.”

"Nowadays, your second master is ready to work in the Ministry of Industry, and you have seen a lot of young and promising boys. Pick someone with a clean family and a responsible person to marry. You are a clear-cut, female celebrity. Everything is good, life is sure to be prosperous, and you will be a grandma when you go out in the future. Usually, if you miss us, you can take a car to the left for only half an hour or an hour, and you will be in the mansion."

The future that Wang Xifeng looked forward to was something that Ping'er had imagined thousands of times in his dreams, but now that it was so close, he felt terrified.

When she was three or four years old and didn't remember anything, she was sold by her family, and she grew up in the hands of several prostitutes until she was six years old. Then she entered the Wang's mansion by chance.She also worked as a rough envoy for more than two years. Because she was prudent and not picky, she was favored by Wang Ziteng's wife Niu Shi, and she was promoted to a third-class maid in Wang Xifeng's yard.

From the age of eight to the present, she has served Wang Xifeng for ten years, and it is only by Wang Xifeng's side that she has lived a stable life with enough food and clothing.No one beat and scolded her easily, punished her to kneel for two or three hours, washed a large basin of clothes with cold water in the freezing winter, and had to go hungry for several meals if she did something wrong.

Therefore, in Ping'er's eyes, Wang Xifeng is like her reborn benefactor, and now Wang Xifeng has promised to let her marry in a good way, and this kindness will never end in this life.

The more Wang Xifeng said, the more Ping'er's tears flowed. Seeing her crying non-stop, Jia Lian couldn't sit still: "You two have a good chat. I remembered something, so I rested in the study tonight. .After you discuss and come up with a charter, send someone to tell me."

Wang Xifeng nodded nonchalantly, Jia Lian saw that his wife had no intention of keeping him, so she had to wipe her face helplessly, then turned and went to the study.

On the contrary, Ping'er was rather embarrassed, sobbing and said: "Grandma, Second Master, Second Master just came back today, so he just went to sleep in the study, will it be..."

Wang Xifeng smiled and comforted her: "What's the matter, he has been tired these days, it's time for him to rest. The study is clean, and I'm next to Brother Mao. When I wake up at night, there will always be some movements. Even if he doesn't leave, I will invite him to sleep in the study later."

"Your body deed, I had someone go to the government to eliminate it last month, and now you are also a good citizen." Wang Xifeng patted Ping'er's hand and continued, "I have all the dowry ready Yes, although it is not as luxurious as the big girl, but there are 36 units, and it will never lose face when you take it out."

"We women's family, apart from ourselves, the only thing we can rely on is the dowry. You are capable and endure hardships, and you will be able to live a prosperous life in the future."

"You go back to wash up first, and come to sleep with me in the room tonight. Let's have a good plan. In this world, it's a lifetime thing for a woman to get married, so you have to choose carefully." Wang Xifeng smiled and patted Clapping Ping'er's hand, he jokingly said, "We Ping'er's appearance and family background are more than enough for that landlord and squire. Maybe we can be a royal wife in the future."

Ping'er's cheeks were flushed by what she said, and he couldn't refute it, so he stamped his feet, turned around and ran back to the room to wash up.

Seeing that the person ran away, Wang Xifeng suppressed his smile and fell into deep thought with his hand resting on his forehead.

The maid in charge of Mrs. Sanpin Gaoming, Ping'er's status is not low, but after all, she was released from slavery. If there is a family that pays special attention to status, they will not want such a daughter-in-law.But not everyone in this world valued these foreign objects, and they could always find a few people who valued the character and ability of the girl's family. This is what Wang Xifeng wanted to find for Ping'er.

But such a family is hard to find, she had this thought from the bottom of her heart, and she entrusted Jia Lian, Grandma Liu, Liu Shi and others to find out, but until now there is no reliable candidate, and Wang Xifeng is also anxious.

Now that the candidate has not been selected, Wang Xifeng has no choice but to pick up the topic of Heping'er today.After all, she had already spoken out at the beginning of the year, and now that more than half a year has passed, there must be an expression, otherwise the big maids around her will feel that her grandma's words are not worth it, and it will be difficult.

Another one, after all, it was Ping'er who married, Wang Xifeng thought in her heart, she had to choose by herself.

Thinking of the fact that in the mansion, apart from the second bedroom's Huan Geer, who had just passed the full moon, everything else was just daily chores, and Wang Xifeng had an idea in mind.She planned to let Ping'er go out to live with Grandma Liu for a period of time, go shopping with Mrs. Liu and Grandma Liu every day, and then deal with neighbors. According to Ping'er's character and appearance, she decided not to Worry no one came to inquire.

When Ping'er came back after washing, Wang Xifeng said her plan, and finally asked: "You are used to the people in grandma's family. It just so happens that sister Liu's family is pregnant again. You bring two Let's go together with a little maid. To the outside world, they say they are taking care of grandma and Qing'er, no one can make a difference."

During the time when Ping'er was washing her face and combing her hair, she had already thought clearly, she didn't want to be someone else's servant anymore.Although in the Duke's mansion, even a maid can wear gold and silver, but after all, it is not his own. Every plant and tree is a reward from the master's family. Xi threw it out, and no one asked a half sentence.

Therefore, after listening to Wang Xifeng's words, he responded in a low voice: "I listen to grandma's orders. The magpie and the oriole are two, although they are younger now, but they can do the best. It is the white crane and the thrush, who have just been promoted to the second class. It won't be long, and I'm still a little edgy and reckless now, and I have to let An'er and Le'er take care of it for a few more days."

Seeing how worried she was, Wang Xifeng replied with a smile: "You don't have to worry that I don't have anyone to take care of me. Mother Xie and Mrs. Lu have not been idle for more than a year. In addition to taking a few girls to learn the rules, they also specially taught them how to behave. A few maids that are useful. It’s just that the large group of people in my house are enough to command, so those people were all placed in the side courtyard and not sent to our house.”

"It just so happens that the girls are getting older, and it's time to add people around them. They will be sent to the mansion together at that time, and there will be no shortage of manpower. You can go to live at grandma's house with peace of mind. Grandma knows well. If you have anything to discuss, you can discuss it." Come on, if you are in trouble, come back to the mansion and talk to me, don't worry about everything."

Ping'er agreed with tears in his eyes, the two of them leaned their heads against each other and talked for a long time before falling asleep in a daze.

After breakfast the next day, Ping'er took two maids and two carts full of things to Grandma Liu's house.Grandma Liu had received the letter a long time ago, so she tidied up two rooms at home for the three of Ping'er to settle down.

"Grandma is too polite, and she brought so many things here. I still have the things I sent on August [-] last time." Grandma Liu led Ping'er in with a smile on her face, and opened the door to let her in. Put things away, "Qing'er's mother tidied up the house herself, and all the bedding and mattresses are new, just washed and dried yesterday, Miss Ping can make do with it."

Ping'er put down a big burden he was carrying, helped Grandma Liu to sit up, and then said with a smile: "Grandma and grandma are too polite, I have everything I brought, this is great, even The laundry is all ready."

"Binguo, you stay here and tidy up everything. Baishu and I will go to see Miss Qing and Grandma." Together they went to the main courtyard of the Wang family.

The house of Wang's family has three entrants, and now there are only four masters, Grandma Liu, Wang Chenglin and his wife, and Qing'er, and there are still many vacant houses.As for the servants in the family, as for an old servant who guards the door and drives a carriage, two women who clean the house, and a cook on the stove, and there are several masters around, each of them has a maid who waits on them, which is barely enough. used.

Wang Chenglin's mind was blurry. After Jia and Wang's family recognized their god-in-law, besides getting a good job, he was also flattered and flattered by many people for a long time.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Chenglin helped to solicit business a few times. Although it was Jia Lian's intention to release the news to him, he managed the business well and won a lot of commissions.

Later, I took over the work of installing glass, and because I was walking among high-ranking families, rewards were indispensable every time.In addition to buying this house, I also have a lot of gold and silver jewelry in my hand, as well as silver bills and gold coins, which amount to a thousand taels of silver.

Seeing that he had money on hand, Jia Lian persuaded him to become a shareholder of Wang Xifeng's restaurant, and he could get some dividends every month, which was enough to support the family's livelihood.

It was also because the family was well-off, and seeing his wife and mother-in-law working hard every day, Wang Chenglin went to find the matchmaker, and bought so many servants one after another.Although it is not comparable to Jia's family, Grandma Liu and Mrs. Liu don't need to do the basic rough work now, and they only do some needlework in the house, which saves a lot of effort.

When Ping'er arrived at the main courtyard, Mrs. Liu was waiting at the door with her big belly, and Qing'er followed.

Liu's pregnancy is now more than five months old, and it happened to be the day when Mao Ge'er was full moon.Wang Chenglin is now at the age of 25, and only Qing'er has a daughter under his knees. When he first heard that Mrs. Liu was pregnant, he was so happy that he smiled and said that the child was brought by Mao Ge'er's blessing.

It was also for this reason that Wang Chenglin also spent a lot of money on a set of long-life locks made of pure gold as a thank you gift to Brother Mao, which cost a full 100 taels of silver.

Seeing Mrs. Liu meeting her at the door, Ping'er hurriedly took two steps to hold her arm, and said with a smile: "Grandma, Miss Qing, our grandma heard from our second master that there are many things going on in the yamen recently, and I'm afraid the Wang family will be too busy." , just wanted me to help."

Mrs. Liu walked into the house with her strength, and smiled as she walked: "What big grandma, grandpa, I'm dizzy from screaming, just call me sister-in-law. Besides, you are not an outsider, isn't the second grandma already released?" Have you obtained your identity, now we are only sisters."

Ping'er did not agree, but said seriously: "Now that the Wang family's uncle has obtained an official position, he is no longer a commoner, as it should be called. The other one is that I let go of my life contract and recognize our grandma's kindness. For the rest of my life, I will treat her as my master."

Because Wang Chenglin did a good job on his errands, and Jia Lian was behind him to support and take care of him, he became a ninth-rank petty official guarding the weapons prison two months ago.Even so, the Wang family was so happy to go back and open the ancestral hall to pay homage to the ancestors of the Wang family. That's why Ping'er said that he got an official position.

Mrs. Liu knew that she and Wang Xifeng had a deep relationship, and also knew that Ping'er was the most well-mannered person, so she stopped talking about it.I just chose another topic: "How are Brother Mao and grandma? I have a big belly, and I can't go to the mansion often. Even with my mother and Qing'er, I can only stay at home with me." on."

Ping'er smiled and replied: "It's all good, our grandma also knows that you and grandma are busy, so she specially called me, Bai Guo and Bai Zhu, to come over, thinking that I could help. Our second master came back yesterday, tired I have lost a few catties, and I heard from him that Uncle Wang may not be home for a month, and there is still an errand at the Ministry of Industry, so it will take another half a month before he can get out."

"Grandma thinks that there are few people in the house here. There are only you, grandma, and Miss Qing. I'm afraid I'm anxious these days, so I'll come over and pass on a message." Talking about Wang Xifeng's concern for them.

But what she said was the truth, Wang Xifeng also felt that the only one in this family who could afford things, was pregnant and needed others to take care of her.Wang Xifeng was worried about the old and the weak, women and children in this family. There used to be Wang Chenglin who lived at home, but the head of the family would not return home for a month or two. have a look.

Now that I have discussed it with Grandma Liu, I simply sent Ping'er here, firstly to take care of the family, and secondly, to make it easier for Grandma Liu to look after Ping'er, which kills two birds with one stone.

Grandma Liu and Mrs. Liu sat at the top, Ping'er and Qing'er sat down on the small chairs below, and asked the maid to serve tea, and then a group of people sat and talked.

Mrs. Liu greeted Ping'er for tea and snacks, and then said: "Grandma is so busy with things every day, it's hard to think of us. But Qing'er's father, counting, must have not been back for more than 40 days."

"A few days ago, I asked Uncle Ge from the concierge to come over and gave him some clothes and dry food. I said that he was skinny and lost his appearance, but he was in good spirits. Now the second master Lian has gone to his house. It is estimated that our master will be back soon, and I feel at ease."

Ping'er drank half a cup of tea, but the snacks did not move. Hearing the words, he said with a smile: "From what the second master said, this period is considered busy. Because he is in charge of technology, he can come back for a few days first. The Wang family wants Looking at the workers below, I guess it will take half a month at night, and they will definitely be able to go home in the next month or so."

Qing'er listened at the side, clapped her hands happily and said: "Is it Daddy who wants to come home? Qing'er hasn't seen Daddy for a long time, last time he said he would take me to eat the sauced duck in Baofulou."

Grandma Liu was happy to hear the news of her son-in-law, and she is also a spoiled child. It just so happened that today was Ping'er's first day here, so she smiled and said, "Qing'er wants to eat the sauced duck from Baofulou? Grandma asked someone to go." I bought it, as well as the mutton hot pot from Shunde Building, I heard from Mrs. Liu on the street that it tastes very good, so let's go to Shunde Building to eat hot pot at noon today!"

Ping'er's eyes widened with interest, he didn't expect to be able to eat in restaurants, the Rongguo Mansion has many rules, women's family members are always not even allowed out of the second door.Even when I go out to offer incense and pray for blessings occasionally, or attend banquets held by other families, it is also surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, so it is not easy to feel so comfortable.

But looking at Mrs. Liu's big belly, Ping'er asked a little worriedly: "Grandma is like this now, if she goes to that restaurant, will she..."

Mrs. Liu laughed when she heard the words, waved her hands and said, "What is this? When I was pregnant with Qing'er, my stomach was still in the ground for nine months. Women from the countryside are not so noble."

Seeing that Grandma Liu didn't object, Ping'er had no choice but to go with the guests, and didn't ask Bai Shu to follow. He followed the Wang family into the carriage, and the group happily went to Shunde Building.

This Shunde Restaurant only serves one dish of mutton hot pot, but the soup is delicious and the price is reasonable. It is a well-known time-honored restaurant in Beijing. People from ordinary middle-class families also like to come here for a tooth festival.Now it's time for lunch, the Shunde building is bustling with people, waiters come and go, and diners talk loudly, it's really lively.

Ping'er felt that it was rare, so when Grandma Liu asked aloud, she thought for a while, but still couldn't hold back the thoughts in her heart, and chose a seat in the corner of the hall for dinner.

Grandma Liu, Mrs. Liu and Qing'er sat down with the child, discussing what dishes to order.Ping'er sat aside a little cautiously. She had never seen this kind of fireworks market atmosphere after living in the backyard of the Duke's mansion for a long time. People are free.

However, Ping'er came from Wang Xifeng's side, and for more than a year, he was often instructed by Gu Nai and Xie Nai, and his demeanor was more outstanding than that of ordinary ladies from official families.Even if he just sat quietly in the corner without saying a word, it seemed that this complicated restaurant suddenly became radiant, and it was no surprise that it attracted everyone's attention.

Among this group of people, a guest upstairs paid the most attention. He stopped and stared for a long time, and then looked away after a long time.

Ping'er was talking to Qing'er in a low voice, he didn't know that he was being spied on, and he didn't know that the marriage was close.

Two flowers bloomed, one for each branch. Ping'er and Wang's family enjoyed themselves outside the mansion, but there was an undercurrent in Rongguo mansion.

Yuanyang sent a message to Aunt Zhao, saying that brother Huan's full moon banquet was going to be held this time, and not only the offshoots of the Jia family, but also relatives such as the Shi family and the Wang family would be invited to attend.After hearing this, Aunt Zhao was overjoyed. She thought it was because the old lady and the master valued her and brother Huan, so she began to tremble unconsciously in recent days.

It's just that she also knew that she and Jia Zheng hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, and Jia Zheng was the only one she relied on now, so she paid attention to Jia Zheng.But she herself knows that her brain is average, and when she encounters such a need to play tricks, she wants to discuss it with her old mother.

Although Mrs. Qian is valued by Aunt Zhao, she is only an outsider. Aunt Zhao still knows to guard against such a secret matter.

Not to mention Aunt Zhao and Zhao Guoji's old lady, who secretly bought medicine and wine, thinking that on Jia Huan's birthday, Jia Zheng got drunk and had a spring dinner all night.Just talking about Mrs. Qian, since she got the medicine from Mrs. Wang, she has been trembling all day, thinking about the 200 taels of silver, and thinking about her own life and future.

However, Mrs. Qian was clever for a while, and in the name of Jia Huanmanyue, she went to beg Wang Xifeng to get her son's life deed.The property deeds of Mrs. Qian's family had already been assigned to the second room. Wang Xifeng also wanted to see a play, so she told Mrs. Qian that those things are now in the hands of Jia Zheng and Jia Shishi.

Jia Zheng spent every day drunk and dreaming in the Lixiangyuan, and Mrs. Qian couldn't see anyone, and she was afraid of Jia Shishi's power, so she thought about it for two days before she came to Jia Shishi's presence.

"The old lady said, the son of the old slave is seventeen now, and he fell in love with a girl from the shopkeeper's family outside. That girl is indeed a good one. She is pretty and fair, and she was caught at home and abroad. Well, not only my kid fell in love with me, but I was also happy to see it. The only thing is not good, she is the only girl in her family, and she wants to have two shoulders, and the child born in the future must have a child with the surname of the foreign family. Go to Waijia to inherit the family business."

"In this way, the old slave's son will not be able to become a son. He is the son of our mansion, and the child born in the future will naturally be a member of our mansion." Mrs. Qian put on a embarrassed look, wiped her tears and said "The old slave doesn't want to disturb the old lady's cleanliness. It's just that the old slave has only one son. Seeing that he is miserable and unable to eat every day, it really hurts. That's why I have the cheek to beg the old lady, please redeem the son. Deed to go out."

Jia Shishi is bored in the mansion on weekdays, but now he hears Mrs. Qian talking about it, he becomes interested.Moreover, she has always been generous to her servants, seeing that Mrs. Qian was crying sincerely, and she was thinking about her children and grandchildren's marriage, so she readily agreed.

Not only that, Jia Shishi also waived the Qian family boy's body contract silver, and rewarded him with ten taels of silver as a dowry gift.

Mrs. Qian got such a big deal, kowtowed to Jia Shishi a few times, and then returned home with her son's body deed.After tidying up the precious things at home, he sent his son out of the capital overnight, and only said that he would go out and make a living, and come back after three years and two years when he looked like a man.

Jia Shishi felt that she had contributed to a good marriage and accumulated merit, but she never thought that what this man was thinking about was how to harm her precious son.

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