The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Something happened to Chen Zhou, Jia Cong and others packed up their luggage, settled their bills and were about to leave the inn, when someone from Prince Chen's residence suddenly came outside, saying that the prince had prepared a small gift for them.Jia Cong said happily: "We didn't help much, how can this be so embarrassing." He ordered people to put it all away.Because I was in a hurry, I didn't have time to check it. I just looked at the list, and it was probably not bad.Then he rushed to Ping'an Prefecture to congratulate Tuantuan on his first birthday.

After a day's journey, he stayed overnight in a small town and rented an inn. Xichun asked the people below to count Chen Wang's gifts.After a while, a guy with a strange face said back and forth: "Miss Si, go and have a look."

Xichun asked, "But what's wrong?"

The guy said: "There is something on the gift list, it says a whole bacon pig, but it's packed in a big rattan box."

Jia Cong frowned and said, "We are going to Ping'an Prefecture first, so how can we run around with a wax pig! I don't know who prepared this ceremony."

The man smiled wryly: "Where is the pig, it is a big living person!"

"What!" Jia Cong jumped up, "Male and female?"

The man said: "A very beautiful little girl, just unconscious, as if drugged."

Everyone looked at each other, Xichun smiled and said, "I know who prepared this ceremony."

So I rushed to the back of the yard to have a look, and sure enough the cured pig in the rattan box was Miss Qu San.The woman was only wearing an inner garment and wrapped in a thin quilt. She was probably stuffed into a box when she was unconscious while she was asleep, and there was a stick inside.Take it out and have a look, it's actually a deed of prostitution!The seller was her father, Qu Shen, who also left his fingerprints.

Starting point frowned and said, "Qu Shensu came to listen to Concubine Hui, how could he sell a girl?"

Jia Cong said: "This matter is not dry or crisp. Bao Buqi tried to coax him into pressing a fingerprint, and it is not known whether Qu Shen did it." Nai laughed, "This Princess Chen is interesting. Uncle Wu , did you kill her?"

Jia Xu said: "Why kill? Beauty is rare, and some are useful."

Jia Cong said: "Our Yihong Academy doesn't want to do this. Besides, she is smart, beautiful and vicious, so it's hard to control. What if she gets out of play? Let's kill her."

Jia Xu said: "What's her idea of ​​small ways? You really don't dare to use it, so give it to Liu Tong. They send beauties everywhere, and now they give them one too. You can't let them suffer."

Jia Cong curled his lips and said, "Then who gave it?"

"How can you give it away for nothing?" Jia Xu said, "A good cured pig, does he want to take it away without spending money?"

Jia Cong squinted at him and said, "Then I don't care about it? Leave it to you!"

"You don't have to worry about it."

Jia Cong couldn't wait to make a sound, and ran back to the house in a hurry.Xichun and the others also ran away, leaving Qin Sangu beside him with a half-smile and a half-smile: "What a rare beauty."

"Yeah." Jia Xu said seriously, "Although there are many beauties, it's hard to find such beauty. Sangu, help me get something."

Sangu Qin was about to leave, but she had already turned around, seeing what he said in a serious manner, she had no choice but to come back: "What are you doing?"

"Quite a lot. Let's go, I'll make a list for you when we go back to the house, we're afraid we'll leave them behind and go to Xuchang." Jia Xunai ordered the waiter to put the wax pig back into the rattan box, and took Qin Sangu away.

Jia Cong and others walked along the official road for several days, when someone on a fast horse passed by their chariots and horses, and suddenly turned the horse's head.The horse neighed a long time, took a few steps, and stopped, right in front of the people in Rongguo Mansion.People in Rongguo Mansion pulled their horses one after another in a hurry, Qi Qi first called out "Little Master Uncle".

It was Zhou Xiaolan who came, and she cupped her fists towards Jia Cong: "Master Cong, may I ask if the third girl of the Qu family is in your hands?"

Jia Cong was taken aback: "Huh? Who?"

Zhou Xiaolan said: "Today, someone made a confession, put the third girl of the Qu family unconscious, put her in a rattan box, and gave it to Third Master Cong as a gift."

"No!" Jia Cong said blankly, "We counted the presents from King Chen that day. They are all goods and there are no living people." Then he turned around and asked, "Who keeps the list of gifts?"

Starting point: "I'm keeping it." Nai opened the bag and found King Chen's gift list, and immediately handed it to Zhou Xiaolan, "This is it, take a look."

Zhou Xiaolan looked at it and said, "Is there a whole bacon pig?"

Jia Cong hurriedly said: "Everything else is there, only the bacon pig we gave to an inn to discount some accommodation." Then he complained, "It's so inconvenient for us to carry that thing. Although I like to eat, I don't like it. Eat anything."

Zhou Xiaolan asked: "Do you still remember where the inn is? What is it called?"

Starting point said: "I remember." Then he told the location of the inn. "The rattan box containing the fragrant pigs was also given to the innkeeper."

Zhou Xiaolan nodded: "I've made a note." Nai smiled lightly, "Now Dowager Concubine Hui found out that the concubine and Mrs. Qu conspired to send Miss Qu as a fragrant pig to Third Lord Cong."

Jia Cong said: "It's really a pig. It can't speak or move. It's deliciously marinated. Unfortunately, it doesn't suit my taste."

Zhou Xiaolan said: "The princess and Mrs. Qu both deny it, and the prince has also testified for the princess. It's just that the third girl Qu has disappeared."

Jia Cong smirked: "What's missing is that she ran away. With her appearance, which man is not easy to mix with? Concubine Hui simply wants to punish her daughter-in-law, and there is nothing wrong with punishing her daughter-in-law."

Zhou Xiaolan said with a smile: "How does Third Master Cong know that Miss Qu San must not be hidden by the princess?"

"I don't know." Jia Cong said, "It's just that Princess Chen and I almost died at the hands of Qu San. An enemy's enemy is a friend. Therefore, whenever I get the chance, I will speak good things about Princess Chen and bad things about Qu San. .”

Zhou Xiaolan nodded and said: "Master Cong is really good." After thinking for a moment, he said, "I'll go to the inn first." Nai urged the horse to take a few steps, looked back at the group of people, and left with a smile.

She rushed to the inn according to the starting point and asked, and sure enough, the people of Rongguo Mansion left a cured pig at a discounted price as store capital, but two days later, a passing merchant who came to stay liked to eat that, and the clerk under him was in the kitchen. When you see it, tell your boss.The businessman went over and smelled it, applauded repeatedly, and immediately bought it for the kitchen to cook for everyone to eat.Because the proprietress looked at it well, the rattan box was left unthrown, and now it contains some sundries.Zhou Xiaolan inspected the rattan boxes, and they were indeed commonly used in Chen Wangfu.Can't help laughing: "It's very thoughtful."

She then took the rattan box and brought it back to Chenzhou to give to Concubine Hui. Concubine Hui sneered, "They really bought a fragrant pig." Looking up at Chen Damei, "Guess when she and Jia Cong got on?"

Chen Damei said: "If anyone is hooked up, unless it is the prince. The princess and Jia Cong can't match up."

Concubine Hui said, "Why did Jia Cong do everything so well?"

Chen Damei said: "As Jia Cong said, an enemy's enemy is a friend. There is no need to discuss this matter, as soon as he saw the third girl, he knew it."

"It makes sense." Dowager Hui shook her head, "Why can't she bear it? What can a hen that can't lay eggs hinder her?"

Chen Damei said: "The concubine is young after all. Besides, the prince doesn't want to keep the third girl."

Concubine Hui sighed: "From this point of view, I can't do anything to her."

Chen Damei asked: "Isn't Your Majesty going to punish you a little?"

Concubine Hui said: "If I punish her, wouldn't the couple become closer? You try to tell me that confused son, his mother has only one niece available now, and even if such a big event happened, he would not dare to touch her." .”

Chen Damei agreed, and said again: "Third Master Cong came to Chen, the people of King Yan already know about it."

Concubine Hui said: "You don't need to hide the matter of the third girl from him, let him know everything truthfully. Don't mention Dongying Kingdom and Huo Sheng." She thought for a moment and said, "Tell Situ Pan Jia Cong Tete that he came to Chen for Thank you King Chen for killing his son, but it’s a pity we didn’t kill him, he came here for nothing, but luckily he died.”

"The subordinates know how to measure."

But on the other side, Miss Qu San woke up and found herself tied up in a dilapidated carriage, struggling quickly.I only heard someone in front say: "It seems to be awake?" Then he opened the curtain and came in. It was an old couple with wrinkled faces, who looked her up and down, and the old woman said, "It seems to be awake." Miss Qu San Immediately, I didn't understand well, and my whole body froze.The old woman pinched her face and regretted, "It's a pity, she's dumb." She withdrew again.Miss Qu San hurriedly opened her mouth to speak, only to realize that she could only make a few ahhhs—she couldn't speak anymore.Seeing that she was wearing a shabby peasant girl's clothes, she collapsed in the carriage in fear and panic.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the carriage stopped, as if the old couple were eating lunch.After waiting for a long time, the old woman came in and untied the rope from her hands, and threw her a bowl of water and a steamed bun.Miss Qu San was hungry and thirsty, and she couldn't care about others, so she ate and drank first before talking.After she finished eating, the old woman tied her up again, went out and drove away in a carriage.That night, the carriage seemed to have entered the city, and then drove into a small courtyard.The old woman then drove Miss Qu San out of the carriage and shut her into a room.

Miss Qu San knew clearly in her heart: She was drugged with dumb drugs and sold to a child.There is no need to ask who made it.Nai lay down on the thatched kang and wept silently, like the dew from the hibiscus and the rain from the willow leaves, but it was a pity that no one saw it.

The next day, the old woman brought in a thin man with yellow teeth and pointed at Miss Qu San, "Here, this is it. The goods are good, but unfortunately he is dumb and broken." Nai whispered, "That's her." My brother did it."

The thin man smiled and said, "You look like this, and you're also dumb. No wonder my brother can't bear it." Nai came up and pinched Miss Qu San's chin for a closer look, and said, "It's a pity. If it's a perfect bi, the price It's amazing."

The old woman said again: "This girl has another advantage. Let her sister-in-law know about her relationship with her brother. The country women are very aggressive, so they went to the town overnight to buy a package of medicine for her, so she couldn't have children. She My sister-in-law knew about this matter from all over the world. Originally, her father had hoped to marry her to get some bride price, but once this matter was publicized—what good is a hen that can’t lay eggs, no matter how good-looking it is? Sell ​​her to one of my superiors at a discount." She laughed so hard that the creases all over her face, "I don't know, it's better to wait for a woman who can't have children."

The thin man smiled and said, "Next time there is such a bargain, don't forget to tell Master Ma!"

"It's easy to talk about!" said the old woman, "Her father's surname is La, the same as the sausage's La; she also has a name of Xiangzhu, and she is quite a famous dumb Brazilian Shi in their area."

The thin man said: "It's a good name." Then he touched Miss Qu San's hand and said, "Why do country girls have such good hands? They don't even have a callus, just like a lady from a rich family." Miss Qu San rolled her eyes. Bright!

But the old woman said: "Isn't she raised like a young lady? She doesn't even touch needles and threads at home. His father pointed out that she can marry into a rich family in the city. Who knows that she has been raised for 14 years in vain. My son and daughter-in-law were messed up, and all the hard work I spent on her was wasted in the blink of an eye. My family said that when I first got it, it was amazing. I either cried or wanted to die. I had no choice but to tie her up. , In the end, I had to take medicine and fainted to get better. Who knows that I have become more obedient, just cry, but not looking for death or life."

The thin man said: "If you say that, you must be proud and not easy to tame."

The old woman laughed and said, "Duo Lie's wild horse, won't it all be tamed in the hands of Master Ma? Let alone a mute."

The thin man gave her a sideways look: "Don't talk sweetly. No matter how good-looking you are, a dumb is a dumb, and his body is broken."

"Oh, Mr. Ma, this appearance is one in a million! Besides, Mr. Ma bought someone for Mr. Liu, such a beauty is afraid that the reward will be less..."

The two of them began to bargain.The third girl Qu felt sad, and tears rolled down and sprinkled all over the front of her clothes.As he was talking, Mr. Ma suddenly stared blankly. The old woman called him several times before he understood.He couldn't help stroking the back of his head and said: "Oh my god, I can't bear it anymore." Turning his head to look at the old woman's face, he shouted, "Do you still want to sit on the ground and raise the price?"

The old woman said with a flattering smile: "It's really selling her for the family, and my old woman is just a pick-me-up."

Master Ma really took a fancy to her, and after a while, he negotiated a price and took her away.

Arriving at Ma Ye's residence, La Xiangzhu stopped crying and just looked at Ma Ye with a sad face.Master Ma took pity on her and treated her well with clothes and utensils, so she immediately became happy.Master Ma nodded repeatedly when he heard the news, and said with a smile, "the country people have never seen anything good." He also asked people to teach some etiquette and dance and play the pipa, telling her that if she learns well, she will have good food and good clothes.This girl learned very fast and well, Master Ma laughed when he heard it, "I actually got a treasure!"

On this day, Master Ma watched her dance and listened to the pipa, so he simply discussed with her: "Miss Xiangzhu, now I only say that you are a girl from my hometown, how about it?" La Xiangzhu was ecstatic and kowtowed again and again.Master Ma laughed loudly, praised her for being "intelligent and unparalleled", bent down to help her up, and said, "Sister, you don't need to be polite!" He then ordered that from now on, Miss Xiangzhu's surname is Ma, and everyone in the family will call her "" Miss".

I changed into a set of clothes and jewelry again, and I dressed up like a young lady.Master Ma clapped his hands and said, "My girl is amazing!" Then he invited the teacher from Hualou to teach her some things about Fengyue.As for how well he learned, Brother Ma will naturally test it out for himself.