The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

"You..." The servant with a white scarf on his head looked at the man with a black face, except for a pair of bright eyes, who looked like a beggar.It's not that he is snobbish, but the Jia family is already different from the past.Not to mention Ningguo Mansion, even the second wife of Rongguo Mansion, who often leaks through her fingers, is enough for the Jia family to live up and down.If you are really poor and can't eat, go to the Shiwen Dumpling Shop, ten dumplings, enough noodle soup!

Sun Shaozu saw this man was unkempt and disheveled, and snorted, "Where did you come from, dare to come here to seek death? Get out of here, if your dirty smell gets on my clothes, first Hit your sky!" Seeing two more gorgeous chariots driving in, he was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger.

But the man was already dizzy from hunger, so he grabbed Sun Shaozu, "My surname is Jia! I'm from Jia's family! How dare you hit me?"

As soon as he leaned over, Sun Shaozu stretched out his fists and knocked him to the ground, "I don't care whose family you belong to, dare to provoke me? I'll beat you to death!"

"My surname is Jia, my surname is Jia, don't hit me..." He was so hungry that he couldn't stand Sun Shaozu's punches and kicks, and he could only hiss after a few blows.

Jia Heng, one of the second stewards of the Rongguo Mansion, was coming out to greet him. He caught sight of it and ran over with the hem of his robe, "What are you doing? Pull them away!" Immediately, Jia's family pulled Sun Shaozu away, and some people ran to the front Call one of Dr. Zhang's apprentices to come and see the injury.

Wang Xifeng waited on Jiamu and Jiamen's female relatives in the inner room. Hearing the sound, he looked at Jiaying and Jiachang who had just got her out of the car, and the two hurried out to check.

"Girl Feng, what's going on outside?" Mother Jia couldn't help asking when she heard that.

"What's the matter, I'm afraid someone accidentally bumped into the shed branches and bamboo ties, and panicked." Wang Xifeng said, these days Jia Lian and Jia Cong Yingchun are guarding the mourning hall. Although she is a young daughter-in-law, she has to take care of the old lady. Jia Amnesty, next time I want to take care of Jia Lian and Jia Cong, weeping and keeping vigil in the spring, and the elder sister has a fever. Although there is a family doctor to take care of her food, she always cries for her to be hugged and coaxed. On the same day, I have to take care of foreign friends and relatives, and there are family dinners and entertainments such as the funerals and birthday celebrations of the duke of Shanguo and the princess of Xi'an County.After all the troubles, it was finally triggered, and after the night of companionship, Jia Amnesty took Jia Lian and Jia Cong back to the hometown with the help of the coffin, and she was considered to have completed this important event here.

Mother Jia saw that her eyes were black and blue, so she didn't know that she had worked hard these days, "You worked hard!" She took her hand and patted it, looked at her and said, "My old lady is sitting here, you Just feel free to do it boldly, if you are disobedient, just tell me! Don't be ashamed, you must behave as calmly as you used to!"

"I know, old lady, don't worry, I'm very aggressive, they don't dare to mess with me." Wang Xifeng settled the old lady and other clan members, and came out to entertain them.

It was convenient for Jia Lian to come out, and seeing that she was fully obedient to everyone, she finally sat on the railing and let the two maids catch their breath. Seeing Jia Ying and Jia Chang walking in, she grabbed them and asked what was the matter first.

"Brother Lian, just now my sister-in-law heard someone making noise outside, so she asked us to go and have a look. Now that we figure it out, we'll go back and forth with her." Jia Ying said.

"Which branch of our clan is it? Or is it from the Li family?" Jia Lian's eyes were red from suffering too. His mother passed away suddenly, and he didn't have time to feel sad. This thing can't stop every day. He used to have an uncle. The sacrificial money was delivered, but my aunt came running to ask for it back. If Feng'er hadn't been quick to hide it and filled it in with the dowry money herself, he and Cong'er didn't know where to put their faces.Not to mention other family members of the Jia family, even Second Aunt's brothers have come to offer incense in person, but his own uncle...

Jia Chang waved his hands and said, "No, a crazy beggar ran into a man surnamed Sun, and sent them all out. It's no big deal."

"Then you go and get busy, I'll tell your aunts." Jia Lian thought about how hot her face was when her eldest sister came to burn paper two days ago, and wondered if she was better today, so she just asked.

When Ping'er and An'er saw Jia Lian coming, they held hands and said with a sneer that they were going to go out. Wang Xifeng didn't know there was someone behind them, so she laughed and scolded them, "I just rubbed my shoulders for a while and wanted to get away. Don't make any good excuses either. Go now!" She has worked hard these days, and the summoners around her have not let up.

"This good grandma looks like a fairy, give me a bite of betel nut." Seeing that there was no one else around, Jia Lian joked.

Wang Xifeng turned around and saw him coming, "It turns out that the master is here, it's strange that they all slipped away." She took a sugar ball from the purse at her waist, "I don't have betel nuts, do you want honey oil fruit?"

Some people in the Jia family and the Wang family liked to chew some betel nuts and smoke shisha, but the second wife didn't like it. Although she didn't say anything, she would frown and avoid it when she saw it, and gradually no one ate it anymore.

"What is this? I remember it used to be milky white?" Jia Lian opened his mouth and took it from her hand. As soon as he took it in, he felt his mouth full of saliva, and it was so sour that it was almost drooling. Only then did the sweet taste come back, and he simply swallowed it, "My dear, what kind of honey fruit is this, it's so sour!"

"Hahaha!" Wang Xifeng couldn't help laughing, "This is, this is the candy made by my aunt with lemon juice from Guangxi."

"Well, you lied to me?" Jia Lian felt relieved when she saw that she was cute and mischievous. Although his mother passed away, his wife, daughter, brother, and old lady, and his father were all by his side. Woolen cloth.Seeing Wang Xifeng swallowing one with a smile, as if nothing had happened, I couldn't help but whispered in her ear, "Did you change your laundry this month?"

If he hadn't said it, Wang Xifeng hadn't remembered it yet, her face slowly turned red, "...you remember it clearly." She counted the days, maybe it would have been two months?Jia Lian put his hand on her lower abdomen, and said with longing, "Maybe it's the mother who has been born again!"

What a fool!If you want to say what the mother really thinks, she must let her have a son.

But Wang Xifeng didn't expose it, he was so kind to her, if this child was still a daughter, she would take care of her body and conceive another son.

Sun Shaozu saw that the loyal servant really paid two taels of silver, and came over after receiving a gift in return. He was so angry that he kicked the willow wood on the roadside again, "It's not from their Jia family, but they really care about Kuan. What do you want?" Soup and medicine expenses!" The person I wanted to see didn't meet, and I met a sloppy lunatic, and lost two taels of silver, what a bad luck!

The loyal servant felt that he did the right thing, even if he was a beggar, he was just begging for some food, why bother to bully those poor and useless people?

"Master, take a look, the gift this time is not too bad. There is a seal from the Boweilou Zhenwei Restaurant inside. There is no place to buy these dim sums! Let's go home and eat them later. The funeral of Jia’s family is over, you just need to make a post and visit.”

After walking for a long time, Sun Shaozu felt a little hungry. The bamboo and rattan box looked pretty good, so he just pretended that he came here casually.

"Liu Lang, hurry up! Hurry up! Hahahaha!" Third Sister You ran with a small mare, laughing so hard that the branches trembled.Liu Xianglian followed behind, just looking at her. If he really ran, let alone chasing him, she would lose sight of him.

Second Sister You poked her head out of the carriage, "Sister, slow down! Brother-in-law, please persuade her, what kind of talk does your daughter's house look like?" Seeing that she didn't listen, she had to turn to Liu Xianglian, I hope he will be more angry.

Liu Xianglian has a straightforward nature, so how could she care about this, "It's as long as she's happy, besides, I'm here too."

"You are too used to her." Second Sister You said this, but with a smile on her lips, she was obviously very satisfied. When she put down the curtain, she saw Zhang Hua was carefully supporting her waist, afraid that she would hit her stomach, so she patted her. He shook his hand, "I'm fine, this carriage is driving slowly."

Zhang Hua smiled innocently, and let her sit by himself. "Be careful." Said in Second Sister You's ear, "Do you like this? I'll spoil you when I'm born!"

He used to be a libertine who gambled, ate and drank, and even his old father ignored him. He never thought that his wife, whom he married with his fingertips, would never leave him. She was so beautiful and charming, and she was willing to keep her promise. He came out of a wealthy family like the mansion, willing to marry him, a poor and white boy Gan.Zhang Hua wished he could chop his hands and swear at that time. From then on, he would never gamble again!

After all, with such a reputation as Ningguo Mansion, the people in the gambling shop wiped out all his gambling stalls after collecting 20 taels of silver.Seeing Second Sister You's face, Zhang Hua's father also recognized his son, and went around.Grandma Zhen from Ningguo Mansion married Yisexin with a tidy dowry and gave it to a little girl to take care of her. The scenery was so beautiful that Second Sister You got married from Ningguo Mansion.

It used to be that Zhang's family was also the head of Huangliangzhuang, but it only fell through the lawsuit. Now that he knows that his family is relying on Jia's family, this job has returned to Zhang's family.Zhang Hua's father was particularly happy. He only thought that firstly, his ancestors had accumulated virtue, otherwise how could such a marriage be arranged; My dear, I was pregnant with my grandson again within a few months, and I was so happy that I didn't know what to do. Together with Zhang Hua, I took good care of Second Sister You.Second Sister You was a little apprehensive, seeing that Zhang Huasheng was not ugly, she was gentle to her, and she was considerate with a baby in her womb. Naturally, this day gradually became more peaceful.

The two were looking at each other, and heard Third Sister You's venomous voice saying, "Hey, where did you come from? How dare you touch your grandma! Say something to Luo Suo, let's see if you can find me!"

Second Sister You became anxious when she heard it, and hurriedly asked Zhang Hua to go out to have a look, "I said that the girl looks like that, don't show your face outside, be careful if you get hurt, she just doesn't listen! My brother-in-law is also playing with her, let's see, in the end Something happened!"

Zhang Hua had stopped the carriage, "Don't worry, I'll go and have a look right away."

When Zhang Hua arrived, Liu Xianglian had already started fighting with Sun Shaozu.Zhang Hua was still thinking about how to help, when Liu Xianglian kicked the man to the ground with both feet, pinned down his head, and asked him, "Do you still dare to flirt with a woman from a good family? Bah, come on!" Look back and gouge your eyes out."

Third Sister You also spat at Sun Shaozu, "My aunt is combing a woman's hair style, if you don't see it with your eyes, you should dig it out."

The loyal servant hurriedly bowed to them, "Forgive our patriarch, he is young and ignorant, and the elders and grandma beat him too, so let him be forgiven." What's going on today, is it really the reincarnation of heaven? , Retribution unhappy?The young master hit the beggar just once, and when he turned around, it was his turn to be beaten by others.

Seeing this, Zhang Hua also persuaded, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, it's just a verbal dispute, why bother getting angry, you've already beaten him, forget it." Looking at this man's clothes, he doesn't look like an ordinary person, Why bother.Wasn't it because the Zhang family offended someone that they...

Liu Xianglian also knew, "Okay, for my brother-in-law's sake, I'll let you go!"

After finishing speaking, he sent Third Sister You back to the carriage, and he and Zhang Hua rode in front and led away.

The loyal servant saw that Sun Shaozu was lying on the ground moaning, but he couldn't lift him up. After much deliberation, he had no choice but to help him to the side and lie down under the shade of a tree. "Master, I'll call someone right away. You wait here."

"Hiss, go!"

Sun Shaozu felt that he was really unlucky today.

But today, King Chengjun, who was reprimanded by his father again, felt that things were not going his way recently.

I don't know when it started, the officials who had a good relationship with him gradually moved away from him one by one.It's like Yu Ruchang, the patriarch's order, and even more like Wang Ruoqin, the political lord!Yu Ruchang can still figure it out. After all, he wanted to marry his daughter, but instead let Yu Xiuxue marry a poor family Jinshi, but Mr. Wang has always been very optimistic about him, and taught him a lot, why...

Could it be that he really has no chance at all?

Seeing his displeasure, Prince Li had no choice but to pour wine and vegetables for him, "My good second brother, you can see better! If you don't lower your head, father will not only reprimand you." He originally He didn't understand, but his mother, concubine and concubine told him clearly.

"Second brother, the emperor's thoughts have been made clear a long time ago! You only read the words of our four brothers, I am with you, Qinzhi, Yunxu! And what about the eldest brother and the fourth younger brother? Nan Zhi, Heng Shou! You look again , What are they doing now? What are we doing, you just, don’t hang your neck and don’t bow your head, this is our life!"

King Chengjun sneered, "Fate? Your surname is Ming? At the beginning, the emperor was not a..." Prince Li immediately covered his mouth, "Second brother, keep your voice down! If you say this, let me If someone with a heart hears it, you will be reprimanded by your father!" Seeing that he was still arrogant, Prince Li continued, "Don't you think about yourself, don't you think about the concubine Zhuang in the palace? You only think about it, because it's you Being reprimanded by her father, she hasn't seen her father for two months!"

"……hateful!"

"Second brother, you should think about it as soon as possible, don't think about fighting, you can't compete." Not to mention that the father has already made plans, it depends on the style of the eldest brother, which is not comparable to him.He had a good relationship with his second brother, even if his concubine told him to stay away from his second brother, he still couldn't bear it.Even if it was what the concubine mother said, he really listened to it.

——Son, your "good" second brother who is with you can do anything for his own self-interest. If something happens in the future, how can he tolerate you and me?No matter how bad the queen is to us, she has never done anything bad as the main palace!You and your "good" second brother grew up well and safely, and there are six princesses including Qinghe, Zhending, Pingan, and Chunde!The eldest prince and the fourth prince have never treated us indifferently, let alone deliberately targeting us.If the eldest prince becomes the emperor in the future, our life will be easier, and you can still ask for an order to let me go out of the palace to live together.But if you let your second brother... don't talk about it, how can it be done?Even if he was lucky enough to succeed, according to his temperament, the court will inevitably be in turmoil, how can we survive?

"I know, I'm just not reconciled." King Cheng took another sip of wine, he just wanted to be recognized by his father, and also wanted to be praised by his father, why is it so difficult?

After kneading the bone setting with medicinal wine, the pharmacy exchanged a tael of silver for copper coins, and gave it to an old woman who always pays at the door of their pharmacy who sells soup cakes.She suffered from a strange disease, she could only sit and stand, and could not lie down. Fortunately, she had four good sons, and they came to them all the way to treat her disease. The senior brother had never seen this disease before, so I had to say slowly. Treat.They set up a stall at the door of the pharmacy, doing some idle business, and waited for the people in the medical center to treat her when they were free.

"Mother-in-law, this beggar has been beaten. I'm afraid he won't be able to get food if he is inconvenient. If he is hungry, you can give him a bowl of soup and cakes. The money is paid by others, and you can pay it according to your time."

"Okay." The old woman took the money and took note of the beggar's appearance, so everyone believed in the people of Jia Zhang Medical Center, whether they were relatives of the royal family or traffickers and beggars, they treated everyone the same.

I don't know how long it took before Jia Yucun opened his eyes again, "Water..." After a while, there was really hot soup, and he quickly drank it.

The old woman fed him a bowl of hot soup with a rag, but he was still hungry.

"Here, when you wake up, you can eat with the bowl yourself." The old woman took out a broken green bowl and presented him with a full bowl. Jia Yucun didn't even use chopsticks, and began to chew with his hands.

"Grandma Qi, why are you feeding beggars again? Aren't your sons not letting you go?" Someone sold something and rested at her place, eating some soup cakes to satisfy his hunger.There is a Shiwen dumpling shop opened by Jia's family here in Tiekan Temple. It tastes good, but it is a little expensive, and it is not easy to eat because there is a queue.

"It was paid by the hospital, and he was beaten by someone."

"Haha, it's his fate, and this plan to suffer is a profit."

"I think this man has hands and feet, why is he still begging for food?"

"Is there some disease?"

Mrs. Qi twisted her mouth, "He was beaten, what's wrong!"

"Then this person doesn't learn well by himself, that's right."

After Jia Yucun finished eating, he regained his energy and opened his mouth to argue, "My surname is Jia, I am a Jinshi, and I am a scholar!"

"Hahaha, this person must be out of his mind. It's okay to say that his surname is Jia. Who doesn't have a similar score 500 years ago, and says he is a Jinshi!"

"That's right, Master Jinshi has Lumi. No matter how poor you are, you can't be so miserable!"

"I heard that the emperor opened a workshop to enter the market, and he still needs to set up a security department, a Haifang department, etc. Not to mention young scholars, even if the capable people in the past passed the assessment and found out their identities, they would be appointed by officials."

"Well, he must be crazy."

"Thinking about money is crazy!"

"I'm still Master Qingtian."

"I don't think about anything else. It would be great if I could get to know my wife."

"Then you are going to dream."

"It's not difficult. I was lucky enough to meet her a few years ago."

"Tell me quickly, what does Madam look like, how can you meet her..."

"That day was like this..."

No one paid any attention to Jia Yucun, who wanted to speak for himself, and Jia Yucun collapsed back to the ground, powerless.

Why?Why did he become like this?

He was rejected by Jiamen, but after drinking, he got on the line with Chengjun Palace. Just when Chengjun Wang appreciated him and wanted to show off his talent and compete with Jia Zheng, his wife somehow got it. I found the door.She found out in the government that he had passed the Jinshi exam, so she took out physical witnesses from her family, saying that he had not returned home for a long time, suspected that he was dead, and that the youngest son and father in the family had nothing to rely on. Homeland is tax-free.The Ministry of Households mistook it for the truth, and was very sympathetic to his feelings, so he wrote the booklet. Unexpectedly, the emperor immediately gave him 50 taels of silver to send him home, exempting his son from not being allowed to pay taxes on land under [-] mu under his name.

From then on, there was no such person as Jia Yucun in this world.Knowing that he was not from Jia Zheng's family, Chengjun's mansion would still want him, gave him some money, and kicked him out.

Jia Yucun looked at the Tikan Temple not far away, surrounded by cigarettes, "My real surname is Jia..."

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I thought I could write about Daiyu and Qingwen Xiren (still called Pearl at this time)...