The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

"Then what should I write?" Yuan Chun was eager to try.

"You can write whatever you want." Don't let her be happier at this moment, when she grows up, how can she be so innocent and happy again.Wang Guizhi asked someone to stand for her with a small machine, and protected her to write letters seriously, and then raised her head and said to Li Wan, "You also write letters to your family members, and you have to move around more between relatives. "Looking at the appearance of Jia Zhu and Li Wan, it doesn't look like they have no feelings for each other. Since the Li family is a scholarly family, it should be no problem to take care of their son-in-law.

Li Wan felt comforted that she was not very good at poetry, but she could still write.The mother didn't say anything, she just asked her to contact her natal family, and it was the wife who took care of her again.

Seeing that they all wrote well, Wang Guizhi thought to himself, why not take calligraphy practice as one of his hobbies in the future.Why is it strange that the Wang family does not allow their daughter to learn to read and write?

Isn't it one of the four dignified families?But she really doesn't like studying very much. She would rather count money than read a book.

"When you finish writing, send it out as soon as possible, and we are going to go back." Although Jia's mansion didn't send anyone to urge her, she can't stay in Zhuangzi all the time. Going back by herself is definitely better than Jia's mother forcing Jia Zheng Good reminder.Wang Guizhi would rather not have that face, but also thinks that in the future he and Jia Zheng can really be a "fake couple", like those who play with you and enjoy each other, just pretend to be "love" when they go out together.

Wang Yao was arrested, and Mrs. Wang was about to leave. Naturally, many households "spontaneously" came to pay their respects. They were just wild melons and fruits, so it didn't matter if they took them. Wang Guizhi gave them some copper coins and regarded them as buying them. Take it back to Jia's mansion and try something new.

Before the carriage reached Ningrong Street, as soon as it entered the city, the cries of vendors, jugglers, and silk music aroused Wang Guizhi's interest. She glanced through the curtain and felt that it was not satisfying. , and asked Caiyun, "Did we bring any money when we came out?"

"Bring it, ma'am." Caixia is in charge of the key, "It doesn't matter if you don't bring it, just put it on the account of Rongguo Mansion, and let them pick it up when the time comes."

Tsk, she will definitely get rid of this habit in the future!But let her be cool at this time, she took Yuan Chun's hand and let the car stop, "Let's all go shopping, let those people go back first."

Seeing that the carriage had stopped, Jia Zhu drove the horse over. Seeing that her mother wanted to go shopping, she raised her eyes and saw that it was Zhenbaoge Study Room. She thought that her mother was thinking of herself again, and her heart was very warm, "Mother, I will support you." First he hugged Yuan Chun to get out of the carriage, and then took Wang Guizhi's hand to help her villain get off the carriage, and whispered in his ear, "The things here are not as good as those at home."

"Then just take a look, your sister hasn't seen it yet." She hasn't seen it either!Wang Guizhi followed Jia Zhu, looking at the bustling market, this is truly ancient times!

Jia Zhu led his mother and younger sister into the store first, and saw that they were very happy, he stood still and hesitated for a moment, then went to lead Li Wan, who had a thin red face, "Come and have a look, I heard that there is also a store for sale here." There are pattern samples." Afraid that she thought he wanted her to do needlework, he added, "There are also some travel notes in the story books, which are very beautiful."

"Those..." Li Wan opened his mouth to say that those were not serious books. Looking at his handsome face, he stopped when he reached the tip of his mouth. The mother-in-law doesn't care about her affection with her husband. Does she still want to please her? That one was boring, so he smiled and said, "I haven't seen it, you can show me it."

"Well, for example..." Jia Zhu is a person who really loves books, and he often comes to the study, so he is like a treasure.

Wang Guizhi took Yuan Chun's little hand, and didn't read the big-headed books at all. Seeing that she was combed like a woman's hair and dressed gorgeously, the shopkeeper of the bookstore didn't dare to refer to those small story books, so he introduced some geography, travel notes and operas. Wang Guizhi flipped through the libretto, but he didn't quite understand it, but he also picked up two, and will read it when the time comes.Looking around in it, the best thing is to let her see the culinary work "Food Instructions" written by Jia Ming in the Yuan Dynasty, as well as "Food Treasures", "Shan Jia Qing Gong" and other books.

"These books are good. When you have new ones in the future, send someone to send them." Recipes, she said, they are going to be picked up for eating, drinking and having fun.

Is there anything wrong with the shopkeeper? I quickly wrote it down. It seems that this lady is a person who loves food, but she is not rich. It can be seen that the daily diet maintenance is also good.

As for the children's books that were brought up, Wang Guizhi only chose a hundred surnames, the rhythm was enlightened, and the meaning was nothing more than that.She decided to tell Yuan Chun about the history of the misery of court ladies and concubines when she had the opportunity. All should be selected.

The daughter is her caring little padded jacket, she is reluctant to part with it, and for the sake of Yuanchun, she will be filial to Jia Mu so that she can be willing to write a booklet, although it is inevitable to be selected, it is a rule handed down from the ancestors, but she can be selected for marriage ah!

How could it be possible to transfer to the bookstore, Wang Guizhi led him into the Four Seasons Zhai again, it is strange to say that Zhenbaozhai is a bookstore, but Four Seasons Zhai is a jewelry and decoration shop.

It's a pity that even Li Wan, who was newly married into Jia's house, looked down on these things, but since they came, Wang Guizhi didn't want to return empty-handed, so he bought some gems and beads and asked them to make some silver rings with plain rings. As if they didn't let them accompany them for nothing, they bought some fresh things outside, and prepared another copy for Jia Lian who was still young, then got into the carriage and went back to Jia's mansion.

Mother Jia was sitting on the couch, letting the charming man rub her legs, thinking that someone had come to report that the second wife had returned just now, why hadn't come to say hello to her by this time.

"Where is the second wife?"

"Going back to the old lady, the cages and some wild animals and fruits came back first..."

Yiren was turning back, saw the curtain rise, and stopped talking.

Seeing that it was getting late, Wang Guizhi was also afraid that Jiamu would blame him, so he took Yuan Chun with one hand, and after entering the door, he greeted Jiamu with a smile, "Greetings to the old lady, my daughter-in-law is not filial, and she is late."

"Get up, big girl, come to me. Just come back." Mother Jia chuckled, seeing that her complexion was much better than before. It seemed that she came back as soon as she recovered from her illness. She thought she was going to wait for her with her temper. He sent Jia Zheng to invite him, but he was still the sensible boy when he knew he was back.Yuan Chun's complexion is also very good, it seems that his anger is also smooth?

Seeing Mrs. Wang wearing an apricot flower jacket and a black silk cotton pomegranate skirt, with a gentle smile on her face and a little dimple showing, she had some of the brilliance she had when she first got married, and she felt excited again. Drum, is this figured out or is it wrong?Without allowing the old lady to think about it, Jia Zhu and Li Wan also came to see Ann. There was no old man who didn't like the excitement, so he forgot it all at once.

Seeing that the old lady looked much happier, Wang Guizhi was learning and selling, and told a new joke in the book just now, saying that there was a family who loved to treat guests to dinner, but it was a pity that the cook at home was not good at cooking. , stood up and respectfully said to the master.

"I want to ask for something, and I hope to agree."

The master's family is a very lively and enthusiastic person, so he hurriedly said, "But it doesn't matter, I will follow you."

The guest said, "You can buy tea in the future, but you don't need to eat!"

Such a little joke made the old lady very happy. It may be that Mrs. Wang used to be stupid, but now she tells jokes in a serious manner, which makes people laugh especially. Even Xiao Yuanchun smiled and lay on the couch with the old lady superior.

"It's terrible, why did you go out and not only cured your illness, but also your tongue was trimmed by the gods?" Jia Mu smiled and pointed at Wang Guizhi, "Come here and let me see your tongue."

It's not that the tongue was trimmed by the gods, it's that the soul has been changed!

Wang Guizhi poked his head out and stuck out his tongue for fun, which amused Jia Mu even more.

Happiness is contagious, the atmosphere in the flower hall is full of joy and harmony, even the mother-in-law who pulls the curtain feels that everyone's life will be easier once the second wife comes home.

When the time came, Mrs. Li, the eldest wife, came over to serve dinner. Mother Jia asked Li Wan to take care of Jia Zhu's meal, and she, her two daughters-in-law and the eldest girl took it together.

Jia Yuanchun watched his mother and his aunt standing respectfully, and thought to himself, no wonder his mother was so happy that she could sit on the Zhuangzi and eat whatever she wanted.

After dinner, everyone is drinking tea.

Wang Guizhi put down the tea bowl, and said politely in front of Mother Jia and Mrs. Li, "Madam, I have something to discuss with you?"

"What's the matter?" Jia's mother was beating a drum in her heart.

Mrs. Li was also listening attentively while holding a teacup.

"Old lady, I went to the Zhuangzi, only to find out that it was a servant who was not angry. When the incident happened to Zhu'er, I originally wanted to get rid of it cleanly, but I always knew that our family was a family of good deeds for several lifetimes. They have a reputation for generosity and benevolence. I thought, it’s better to punish them.” Sending it out will only make others think that Wang Yao’s family is not careful in their affairs, and it will definitely not be like this when they are secretly handling affairs.People are lucky!

Mother Jia has been in charge of the family for decades, how can she not know the personnel affairs below, and said with a straight face, "What did they do? How do you want to punish them?"

"They thought they were my housemates, so they took advantage of the Jia family's name to collect the renters of [-] acres of land. Our family originally paid [-]% of the rent, but they mentioned [-]%." Huazi, I heard from Zhu'er that there is a piece of concubine Zhou's concubine's servants, and the rate is still [-]%.If the year is good, it's okay to talk about it, but if the year is not good, it's probably chaos.The tenants can't get enough to eat, how can they feed the people above...

Mother Jia frowned. It wasn't a question of how much money was paid, but she knew that if such a family came forward, others would not be so innocent. "How do you plan to punish?"

"Pearl was angry at the time, and wanted to send them all to Shuntian Mansion, but I stopped them. If I did that, it would hurt our family's dignity. I thought, the Tiekan Temple is our home Temple, many relatives are there. If the old ladies think it’s okay, they can also discuss with them and get two rooms out. I will punish them to sell [-] bowls of dumplings to make atonement. Each bowl is ten [-] cents a bowl, no small amount, no price increase." Moreover, her bowl is also custom-made, larger than ordinary bowls, and even though it is ten dumplings, it must be filled to the brim.

"One hundred thousand bowls!" Mrs. Li said in surprise.

Wang Guizhi still wanted to let them make money back, so naturally she wouldn't go into details, she just smiled to see if they agreed or not. Although she had thought about it carefully, there were some reasons why she couldn't say it directly.

Mother Jia thought this was a good idea. Since she made a mistake, she should be punished and sold dumplings in the family temple. She didn't know how she came up with such a weird idea.

"Your idea is very good, let's do it like this. The eldest lady will tell the Ningguo Mansion." A bowl of dumplings for ten renminbi is made of vegetarian stuffing, and they don't make much money. Sure enough, they are punished, but Jia Mother Jia naturally has no objection to the members of the family.

Mrs. Li stood up and agreed, the sister-in-law wanted to save face for her son and punish her roommate, it had nothing to do with her, and it didn't cost her anything, so she responded readily.

Wang Guizhi took this first step, and she was pleased, she just wanted to set an "example".