Xichun is a Buddhist practitioner [Red Chamber]

The Ruan family and Shi Xiangyun returned to the capital, and found out that they were pregnant on the way to the capital, so they walked very slowly.The Ruan family has already received a letter from General Ruan, and they already know what happened to Shi Xiangyun in the northwest.

Mrs. Ruan originally wanted to keep Shi Xiangyun cold, but because she was pregnant, she was not too cold, but she was not too enthusiastic.

Shi Xiangyun was used to being treated coldly by others before, she has a bad temper, and they are not her biological parents, so how could they spoil her so much.For a moment, she didn't feel that there was anything wrong with Mrs. Ruan's attitude, but she felt comfortable raising the baby.

Although she didn't like General Ruan very much, the child in her stomach was hers after all, and of course she had to take good care of it.She wants to wait for the child to be born, she must treat the child well, and prevent the child from being bullied like herself.

And Mrs. Ruan has already made up her mind, no matter whether Shi Xiangyun gave birth to a boy or a girl, she plans to hold the child by her side and raise it well, so that the child will not look like Shi Xiangyun.

Because Shi Xiangyun was pregnant, Lin Daiyu and others came to check on her, to see if she was a relative, just give her some presents, just take a look at her.

When Shi Xiangyun talked about Jia Baoyu's engagement, Lin Daiyu, Jia Yingchun and others didn't say much.

"I still have something to do in the department, let's go first." Lin Daiyu said.

"I haven't finished the embroidery for my mother, so I have to go back first." Jia Yingchun said.

"Mr. has assigned homework, but it hasn't been finished yet." Jia Tanchun got up.

"Then let's go together." Jia Yuanchun saw that these younger sisters had all left, and it was impossible for her to stay.

She and Shi Xiangyun have nothing to say, there is a big difference in age.Jia Yuanchun also didn't want to hear Shi Xiangyun talk about Jia Baoyu. Isn't this annoying, making the Ruan family think that Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu had an affair?

Obviously, his younger brother has never been in love with Shi Xiangyun. As for the ambiguity, it was Shi Xiangyun who unilaterally called Brother Ai.The younger brother was ignorant when he was a child, and he didn't let him change it. When he grew up, he already let him change it, but the other party hasn't changed it yet.

Jia Yuanchun is not saying that his younger brother is not wrong at all, but his younger brother is absolutely not wrong.As an older sister, of course she is on her younger brother's side, so don't expect her to be on Shi Xiangyun's side.

Shi Xiangyun didn't expect these people to leave so quickly, how long did they sit.But she also knew that if she asked to stay, it was impossible for them to stay.

Fortunately, people like Shi Xiangyun can't be too depressed, can't skip meals, and can't lose weight day by day.

It is enough for Mrs. Ruan as long as Shi Xiangyun eats well and does not cause other troubles.

In the northwest, after General Ruan learned that Shi Xiangyun was pregnant, he thought about not taking concubines in the northwest. If the concubine's room gave birth to a child, he still had to send the child to Beijing.If it is placed in the northwest, it is still easy to be attacked by those literati, who say that he spoils his concubine and destroys his wife, and that he will not care about the life and death of his wife and children in the capital, but only care about the northwest.

Jia Baoyu came to see General Ruan, and those things about Shi Xiangyun still reached Jia Baoyu's ears.In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he thought he still had to explain clearly to General Ruan.

"My cousin couldn't articulate her words back then, and she pronounced 'two' as 'love'. It is still difficult to change after many years." Jia Baoyu told Shi Xiangyun about those things, and knew that there were some things that could not be hidden from General Ruan, so he also said, "I There is no personal relationship with my cousin."

Jia Baoyu believed in General Ruan's character, and it was impossible for the other party to embarrass him for these things.If you don't say it clearly, it's easy to get pimples in your heart, so it's better to say it clearly, and hope that General Ruan can live a good life with Shi Xiangyun in the future.

"I don't blame you for this matter." General Ruan is not so indistinguishable from right from wrong, nor does he love Shi Xiangyun to such a degree, and he doesn't want to embarrass an innocent person. I'll tell you about it."

"It's really not for this matter." Jia Baoyu said, "Although there are many plains in the northwest, there are also mountains. There are several villages in the mountains in Beiqiu County, and the roads are impassable. I wanted to see if I could use gunpowder to explode Break some big rocks."

Jia Baoyu surveyed in Beiqiu County, and there was a village that had to be detoured because of a few big rocks.

Although such a village is safer in times of war, it is inconvenient in times of peace.

Jia Baoyu thought it was necessary to remove those few stones to make it easier for the villagers to come and go.It's just that things like gunpowder are not something they can use casually. These are all military supplies.Especially in the northwest, these things are strictly controlled.

Jia Baoyu discussed with Liu Xianglian and the others, but the stone still had to be blasted.Jia Baoyu's future father-in-law also supports him, but this matter is not something his future father-in-law can decide.

So Jia Baoyu came to look for General Ruan, just in time to see this cousin-in-law.

"Each county government prepares a certain amount of gunpowder." General Ruan is very familiar with the situation in the Northwest and the geographical environment, "I'll let a few people go with you."

General Ruan is still willing to do things that are beneficial to the people, and it is impossible to embarrass Jia Baoyu because of Shi Xiangyun.After chatting with Jia Baoyu, he also knew that the other party really wanted to do things for the people, not hypocrisy.

General Ruan suddenly understood why Jia Baoyu didn't like Shi Xiangyun, because in Jia Baoyu's situation, if there was another Shi Xiangyun, it would only add to the trouble.After all, Jia Baoyu's status in the northwest was not as important as his own, and those people might not give Jia Baoyu face, on the contrary, they might make things difficult for Jia Baoyu because his wife did something wrong.

It is impossible for a person like General Ruan to delay important matters for the sake of his children's personal relationship. After he received the letter from his family, he replied to the letter and asked his mother to take care of the children in the future.Of course, it is also necessary to prevent Shi Xiangyun from killing the child in his stomach.

The Ruan family already had an attitude towards Shi Xiangyun, that is, she is the general's wife, that is, the general's wife, and she should be given some face and deserved treatment.

Third Sister You's bookstore opened. At first, there were some scholars who didn't want to come here because Third Sister You used to be an opera singer, and some people came to the bookstore to tease her.How could Third Sister You allow anyone to tease her? She was very eloquent, so she naturally taunted her back, and even spent money to hire more powerful guards.

She didn't believe that she couldn't open this bookstore. Both men and women could come to buy books and read books, and the teahouse also had separate seats.For those poor people, Third Sister You didn't embarrass them, and even asked them to copy books to make money.

These days, laughing at poverty is not laughing at prostitutes, not to mention Third Sister You is not a real prostitute.As time passed, the business of the bookstore gradually improved, and it was not as depressed as it was at the beginning.

Although the bookstore's business is still at a loss, it has not made any money.Third Sister You still insisted that she did not intend to close the bookstore. If it were to close now, it would be just like the wishes of those who were not optimistic about her.She doesn't necessarily have to continue to open, but also to make the bookstore develop better.

You Shi can't do much, but come to the bookstore occasionally to have a look. Third Sister You is following a serious route, and she doesn't come out to open a bookstore after serving as a concubine.She doesn't have to worry about others saying she is not, so she can come here a few more times.

"Elder Sister, you don't need to come here more often." Third Sister You knew that Youshi was doing her best, but she also knew that General Wei Lie's House might not be happy for Youshi to come over all the time.

At the beginning, what happened to Second Sister You already made General Wei Lie's House very unhappy. Third Sister You didn't want her affairs to involve You Shi any more.After all, those people still think that they are related to General Wei Lie's mansion, and they dare not make too much noise.

Those scholars are disgusted, and they have to take their reputation into account, at most they just don't come, and the influence is not that great.

"It's just for a walk, it's okay." You Shi said, "It's nothing if you open a bookstore properly."

You Shi hasn't seen Second Sister You for a long time, at most he heard something from Aunt You's mouth.

"You're looking good now." You Shi joked, "It's different from before."

"Maybe I took the wrong path before." Third Sister You sneered, "But I don't regret it. If I hadn't experienced those things, how could I be where I am now."

Third Sister You didn't regret going to the restaurant to sing, nor did she regret chatting and drinking with the guests.If she hadn't experienced that, there would be a lot of things she didn't understand, how could she continue to do other things if she didn't understand.

"Those things are in the past." Youshi said.

"The past is the past, and some things haven't passed." Third Sister You said, "Okay, let's not talk about it. The bookstore is okay. Although it hasn't made any money yet, it is already much better than before. It is estimated that there will be more money this month. "

"That's good." Yushi nodded.

Third Sister You sometimes thinks of Liu Xianglian, maybe she has liked and missed her before, so she thinks of these things.

One is in the northwest and the other is in the capital, each with its own business.Even if we meet again, there is no point in talking about those things.

Third Sister You didn't want to be with Liu Xianglian anymore, she didn't think that if she opened a bookstore and stopped singing ditties, would she be able to be with Liu Xianglian.Things have already happened, there is no need to think about it, because it is already impossible.

Some women often come to the bookstore. It's not that those women don't know about the past of Third Sister You.But they felt that Third Sister You respected them more, and they did not think that women should not read these books, nor did they think that women could not take scientific examinations.

Third Sister You wouldn't let them leave early, and she didn't dislike their aura. They could go to the private room of the teahouse to read.Even though she didn't have much money, Third Sister You didn't say much. Some women could make money by copying books just like men.

These women are naturally happy, and there are many women who come, so they don't have to worry about being told that they are not.After coming and going, more and more women came to the bookstore here.

Xue Baoqin sometimes came to Third Sister You's bookstore with her classmates, but she didn't think that Third Sister You had anything in the past.When she was traveling with her parents, it was not that she had never met a loving and righteous brothel heroine, sometimes she was just forced to survive.

Sister You, although it is not considered that she is forced to go to a restaurant to sing a ditty due to life, but she does not harm other people, and she is not a real brothel girl, so there is really no need to pay too much attention to it.They at least know what Third Sister You used to do. If they were replaced by other stores, they might not necessarily know what other stores used to do.

This can be regarded as knowing the basics, and there are very few people who think like Xue Baoqin. After all, most girls have learned the rules of female abstinence since they were young, and they still think that Third Sister You is wrong in their subconscious.I came here because the study environment here is good, and the bookstore respects these female students.

"These two books." Xue Baoqin chose two new scripts from the women's department and bought them.

If you want to do things in the women's department, you have to know what the women's department is going to do. When those female officials write scripts, they must also write some, it depends on one's understanding.

Xue Baoqin also saw Lin Daiyu sometimes, and Lin Daiyu would say something.But she can't always run in front of others, and they also have things to do, so it's impossible to chat with her all the time.She and her classmates also talked about the women's department scripts, and there were other books.

Xue Baoqin doesn't like the Rules for Precepting Women, which mainly stipulates what women should do.Women are restricted by rules and regulations, and men have a great advantage.

Yes, it is true that the man is tired of running around, and he also takes the scientific examination to be an official to bring prosperity and wealth to his wife, but it is not that the woman does not have that ability, but the imperial court did not allow women to take the scientific examination earlier.In the countryside, women also have to work in the countryside like those men, but women do not eat as much as men. It is said that women are weak and do less work, so they should not eat so much.

This is understandable, because people in the countryside are not that rich and mainly rely on men to make money.Then men should eat more. Only when they are full can they have the strength to work.

But in those wealthy families, if women can take the scientific examination, women may not necessarily be inferior to men.

"These two scripts are new, and they are very well written." Third Sister You also read these scripts. Even though many of the scripts had tragic endings, she still liked them very much.

She thinks that if a man does not understand his wife, if a man only thinks about three wives and four concubines, then there is no need for concubines to stay together.Some rural men are monogamous, so it is not necessarily a bad life, and some live a very happy life.

Third Sister You thought that there was absolutely no need for her to find a man who didn't love her or understand her. If she could, she would stick to this bookstore until she grew old, and that would be fine.

"I haven't watched it yet, go back and have a look." Xue Baoqin replied with a smile.

"Look." Third Sister You nodded.

When Jia Xichun and Xie Changyun were shopping, they happened to see Xue Baoqin coming out of Third Sister You's bookstore, and Third Sister You was talking and laughing with Xue Baoqin.

"Actually, there is nothing wrong with not being married." Jia Xichun looked at the smile on Third Sister You's face, and felt that a person is really good, and he can do whatever he wants. As long as he has a certain strength, no one else Dare to embarrass too much.

"It doesn't matter if other people don't marry, you can't." Xie Changyun replied, "If you don't marry, I can only be alone."

"..." Jia Xichun raised his head and looked at Xie Changyun. This was on the street, not at home, and the other party started to say such words again.

"On the street." Xie Changyun saw Jia Xichun's expression and knew what she was thinking, "It's okay, they didn't come to us."

Xie Changyun thought that he didn't say anything outrageous. He and Tai'an were already married, so it didn't matter if people listened to these words.

"I heard that the old lady really fell ill this time." Jia Xichun said, "It will pass in a while, so don't say a few words."

"Can you say less?" Xie Changyun raised his eyebrows.

"..." Well, she can't, if Mrs. Xuan Ping Hou dares to say that she is not, of course she has to go back. Some old people like to ask others to promise her this or that when they are sick. Jia Xichun It is impossible to agree to the unreasonable request of Mrs. Xuanping Hou.

It's just that the old lady is sick. She is a granddaughter-in-law, so she hasn't seen the old lady all this time, so she has to go and have a look.

The incidents in the Xuanping Hou Mansion happened one after another. In the final analysis, it was the fault of the marriage contract being dissolved back then, but the Liu family was brought in.Xuan Pinghou took it for granted, hugged left and right, hugged wrong.

"When the time comes, you should say less and I will say more." Xie Changyun said, "You must not be bullied."

The two walked slowly to Xuanpinghou's Mansion, without any sense of urgency to see the patient, and bought some food on the street to take to Xuanpinghou's Mansion, saying that they bought snacks specially for the old lady.

Because Aunt Liu was sent to Zhuangzi, and Miss Xie San was grounded to be married, Mrs. Xuan Pinghou and Mrs. Shizi did not have a good relationship with the old lady. Even if they came to serve the sick, the old lady would not let them stay longer , I don't want to see their indifferent expressions.

The old lady who was used to being praised immediately found that her room was much cooler, and those maids were not so enthusiastic about her. Sometimes people vaguely heard that when she died, she was old. It is estimated that it will be soon.

The old lady was not sick at first, but Miss Xie San's rumors made Xuan Pinghou embarrassed, and she knew what Aunt Liu had done, so she fell ill after being provoked a few times.

The people in Xuanping Hou's Mansion naturally said that the old lady was made sick by Aunt Liu's anger, so how could they dare to say other reasons.

Seeing the old lady lying ill on the bed, Jia Xichun didn't know what to say. The old lady wanted to let her niece of her natal family in at that time, so who was to blame for the trouble.

"There's nothing wrong with your body. Don't worry, if you take care of it, you can live for a long time." Jia Xichun helped the old lady feel her pulse. After all, she knows medical skills. If she didn't take her own pulse, these people would say that she doesn't care about the old lady.

After hearing Jia Xichun's words, the old lady had no choice but to say, "It's okay, I just got mad at Mrs. Liu."

Marquis Xuan Ping had already told the old lady that the old lady did not dare to offend Princess Tai'an, nor did she dare to be Xie Changyun when she was sick.The old lady once wanted to give someone to Xuanping Hou Shizi when she was sick, and Shizi's wife did bring her there, but after the old lady recovered, Shizi sold the maid.

Xuan Ping Hou Shizi and Shizi's wife did that on purpose. The old lady was very angry at the time and wanted to plug people, but she didn't succeed.

"Oh." Jia Xichun nodded.

The old lady thought that Princess Tai'an would say a few words of comfort, even if it was a few perfunctory words, but the other party nodded and said nothing else.

"Since grandma's health is fine, let's go first." Xie Changyun pulled Jia Xichun to his side, and said, "The smell of medicine in the room is strong, Tai'an's body is weak, I'm afraid it won't be able to bear it, don't get sick .”

Hearing what Xie Changyun said, Jia Xichun could only pretend to be weak and leave together.

Facing the empty room again, the old lady smelled the smell of medicine in the room, and it was a lie that she was not bitter.She used to think of her children and grandchildren being full, thinking of her children and grandchildren being filial to her, talking and laughing with her, but now, her life is not so good, what old lady of the Hou's mansion, isn't she still living so coldly.

Back then, Aunt Liu said that she wanted to be filial to her, all kinds of things were good, but now it seems that only Aunt Liu would do that, because Aunt Liu asked her to offend her daughter-in-law, grandson-in-law, grandson and others, and they no longer Ignore her, at most, just come and have a look.

The old lady's eyes were red, and she felt unspeakable pain in her heart.