[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

Coming out of Nanliu Lane, where the Chen family lived, passers-by along the way were discussing the ransacking of the houses by Ningrong and Rongfu.

Jia Yucun was in a calm mood, and his pace was unhurried, very leisurely.

After walking a few more streets, he saw a large group of people not far away. Jia Yucun looked around and realized that Caishikou was on the other side.

Two idlers came up from behind and chatted as they walked, "Hurry up, I'm afraid there won't be much fun to watch if it's too late."

The other person obviously walked faster, but he deliberately teased the other person: "What's the hurry, I can't fly anymore."

"You are not in a hurry, why are you walking faster than me?" The man before rolled his eyes, and then showed a lustful look, "You have to pay money first to enter the flower building, and peeking at girls on the street will be regarded as a crime." Smelly rascal, of course you can't miss this beautiful event right now. I've heard people say that all the girls in Jia's mansion are beautiful! You won't be charged money, and no one will scold you, just see what you want."

"It makes sense, let's go!"

As they were talking, the two walked away, and Jia Yucun, who was behind, couldn't help frowning when he heard such foul language.

Inadvertently, he suddenly thought of Xiangling.

At the beginning, he was able to go to Beijing to take the exam, thanks to the support of Xiangling's father, Zhen Shiyin. Later, he was a Jinshi in high school and was appointed as the prefect of Ruzhou. Unexpectedly, when the servant came back and reported that Zhen Shiyin's family had moved away long ago, it would be better to go.

Jia Yucun secretly sighed, and could only put it down for now. Unexpectedly, one day, he suddenly saw Jiao Xing, the eldest girl of the Zhen family, on the street, and only then did he know that his benefactor's family had moved here.

It's just a pity that Zhen Shiyin became a monk, so Jia Yucun had no choice but to express his kindness to Mrs. Zhen, send a lot of silver and gifts, and send a message. This is an old man who is familiar with him. Life is much easier, and rogues and gangsters dare not come to provoke them.

As for the girl Jiao Xing, Jia Yucun thought she was interested in him because she looked back at Jia Yucun three times when picking flowers.At that time, he was poor and down and out, and it was rare for a woman to appreciate him so much. The significance of this was no less than Liu Bei's visit to Zhuge Liang in thatched cottage.

This appreciation and affirmation brought a lot of comfort to Jia Yucun who was struggling in the predicament.

He is a person with clear grievances and grievances. After repaying Miss Zhen, he thought that he should also thank this girl.

For a girl, what is the best destination?Naturally, she can get a good relative, so that she will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life, and she will no longer be a slave.

Jia Yucun thought that he was at the right age, and now that he was an official again, it would not be considered an insult to Jiao Xing to bring her into the mansion to be a concubine.So he sent someone to discuss the matter with Lady Zhen's father.

Mrs. Zhen's father readily agreed, this is a great joyous event of friendship with the magistrate, which no one can hope for.

Jiao Xing just entered the mansion. Later, Jia Yucun's first wife died of illness, and Jiao Xing gave birth to a son. Jia Yucun is not a person who values ​​the lintel status. He is a little conceited, thinking that if a man needs to rely on his wife to honor himself Add color, what kind of man is that.

Therefore, he didn't mind at all that Jiao Xing's status was low before, so he made her the second wife.

Thinking back to this, Jia Yucun couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

Back then, he was still too young and vigorous. According to him now, Jiao Xing's looking back at that time may not be for him.

Later, Xiangling was abducted by kidnappers and met Xue Pan, a bully. Although Jia Yucun was heartbroken and angry, he was helpless. He couldn't offend Xue's family, let alone Rongguo Mansion.

It was only after inquiring and learning that Xiangling's life after being with Xue Pan was not bad, that the guilt in his heart eased a little.

Jia Yucun walked and thought, then stopped suddenly, and looked at the other side surrounded by many people from a distance.

I don't know if this ransacking of the house will implicate Xiangling?Her father, Zhen Shiyin, has already become a monk. This kindness is hard to repay in this life. Anyway, I don't plan to be an official anymore. I don't need to be afraid of those who will take off his black hat. Why don't I go and have a look. If Xiangling is in trouble, He can also help one or two.

Jia Yucun made up his mind, so he quickened his pace and came to the periphery of the crowd in a short time.

It was already past lunch time, the sun was rising high and shining brightly above the head, there were still many idlers watching the excitement here, and the bold women frowned and smacked their lips at the slaves of Jia’s mansion who were kneeling on the ground, with disgust on their faces, As if looking at something dirty.

The eyes of the men were even more bare|naked, shaking their heads and commenting, at one time they said that this one was too thin, and it might not be easy to give birth when they bought it home, and at another time they said that the ass of that one was too big, and I don’t know how many masters have touched their bodies...

Jia Yucun ignored the foul language, managed to squeeze in through the crowd, and found Xiangling after a long search.

He had never seen Xiangling when he grew up, but he only remembered that there was an extremely conspicuous beauty mole on the other's forehead. After finding the target, he took a closer look, and it overlapped with the three-year-old girl in his memory. part of it.

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Xiangling and Aunt Xue stood in the inner circle, the tears on their faces never stopped.

Aunt Xue originally hoped that someone close to Jia's family would come forward to buy Baochai back, but she waited for half a day, the more she waited, the more her heart sank.

Not to mention helping, they didn't even send someone to ask.

Aunt Xue felt extremely sad, and after crying for a long time and not having lunch, she was a little swaying, her body trembled, and she was about to fall down.

Xiangling was lowering his head to wipe away his tears, and didn't notice Aunt Xue's strange behavior for a while, but Jia Yucun was close, so he quickly reached out to help her, and when Aunt Xue stood up straight, he immediately withdrew his hand, and said in a gentle voice: "Madam, be careful." , please forgive the junior for being abrupt."

"Thank you very much." Aunt Xue stroked her forehead in pain, only feeling dizzy.

Only then did Xiangling come to her senses, quickly helped Aunt Xue, and persuaded in a low voice: "There are too many people around here, Madam, why don't you come in after going out to get some breath."

Aunt Xue nodded weakly.

Xiangling helped Aunt Xue to withdraw from the circle of people, and stood under the shade of trees on the side of the street, only then did she have time to look at Jia Yucun who came with them.

She saluted first, and said: "Thank you, master, for taking the shot just now, otherwise my wife would have fallen to the ground."

Aunt Xue took a deep breath again and again, and her drowsy mind cleared up a little. She knew that she was not well-groomed now, and her eyes were swollen and painful from crying, so she didn't look up, and only blessed Fushen in the direction of Jia Yucun.

"It's just a little effort." Jia Yucun said lightly, then looked at Xiangling, and asked her warmly, "You don't remember me?"

Xiangling looked up, her eyes were puzzled, she couldn't recognize it after several glances, she shook her head slightly and lowered her head again.

"..." Jia Yucun wanted to tell the story of Zhen Shiyin, but this is not a good place to talk, so he just said, "I am Jia Yucun."

"I've met Master Jia." Xiang Ling finally understood who the other party was.

Jia Yucun felt relieved when he saw that Xiangling hadn't been involved by Jia's mansion, and was still standing here, and invited, "Have you guys not eaten yet? Let's find a restaurant first, or go to my house and sit down." ? I still have something to say to you."

In the past, it would have been impossible for Aunt Xue to meet outsiders. Today is not what it used to be, and the old lady style is no longer suitable for her.

The daughter is still kneeling there, waiting for others to choose, how could Aunt Xue leave.Besides, she also had some small thoughts in her heart. Anyway, there was no hope elsewhere. If Lord Jia was willing to help, Baochai would be saved.

Aunt Xue tugged Xiangling's sleeve quietly, Xiangling didn't understand Aunt Xue's meaning for a moment, but shook her head following her heart.

Jia Yucun didn't force her, thought for a while, took out a hundred-liang silver note from his pocket, and handed it to Xiangling: "I am destined to be with you, you keep this, and live a good life in the future."

Xiangling was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Master Jia, whom he had never met before, to give him money, and it was not a small amount.

Xiangling didn't dare to reach out to pick it up, and even took a step back.

Jia Yucun smiled slightly and said, "Take it, keep it by your side."

What Aunt Xue lacked the most now was money, and a strong hope surged in her heart. She coughed lightly, and winked desperately at Xiangling from an angle Jia Yucun couldn't see.

Only then did Xiangling realize that she was anxious to save Xue Baochai, and immediately plopped and knelt down in front of Jia Yucun, begging, "I don't want money, please be merciful, Mr. Jia, and buy my girl."

Jia Yucun was taken aback, he had inquired about Xiangling's entry into Xue's mansion, so he naturally understood that she was talking about Xue Baochai.

But isn't Xue Baochai Jia Baoyu's wife?After all, he is also the master of Rongguo Mansion, how could he be dragged here to be sold as a servant?

Seeing that he was silent, Aunt Xue was afraid that her only hope would be lost, so she knelt down and said with red eyes, "Master Jia was also close to them in the past, and we dare not ask for anything else, but please show kindness. , don’t let my daughter fall into the hands of others to be tortured. Please, please..."

As she spoke, Aunt Xue kowtowed, and Xiangling followed suit.

"Come on, get up and talk first." Jia Yucun gave him a hand.

After the two got up, Jia Yucun stared at Xiangling, and asked her seriously: "Do you really want me to buy her? It's not that I'm cold-hearted, I'm powerless in some things."

Aunt Xue and Xiangling were extremely disappointed when they heard what he said, and they couldn't help crying.

"Don't cry. Your family had a kindness to me back then, but now I have little power and can help you to a limited extent. You have to think about it clearly." Today's Jiayu Village is no longer the high-ranking Jingzhao Mansion a few days ago. Yin, he didn't even have much money around him, and when he returned to the countryside in a few days, it would be even more difficult to help Xiangling.

He hopes that Xiangling can make good use of this opportunity.

Xiangling cried and nodded, Jia Yucun looked around and lowered his voice: "If she is locked up with other masters, I can't do anything about it. If she is sold as a slave, I can give it a try." .”

Aunt Xue and Xiangling both stopped crying and looked at him gratefully.

Jia Yucun sighed slightly in his heart, turned around and walked towards the crowd, Aunt Xue and Xiangling followed each other closely.

Jia Yucun has never seen Xue Baochai, and only half of the more than 200 servants have been sold at this moment, and there are still a hundred kneeling here, densely packed, all with their heads down, unable to see their expressions clearly.

Aunt Xue pointed in Yinger's direction: "That is my daughter's girl, and Baochai is what she holds in her arms."

Jia Yucun followed Aunt Xue's fingers and looked over. The girl's face was pale, her hair was disheveled, and several strands of hair hung down, covering her eyebrows and eyes.She seemed to be kneeling a little trembling, but she still hugged the person in her arms tightly.

The man in her arms was only wearing a tunic, and because he was lying in the girl's arms, he couldn't see his face clearly, only a few wisps of dried dark red blood on his cheeks from the side.

Jia Yucun nodded, then beckoned the matchmaker to come over and inquire about the price.

The author has something to say: Many years later, Jia Yucun remembered the past: it turned out that this was the first time I met my mother-in-law.

Aunt Xue said in her heart: Good man, he is the only one who has a conscience among so many people!