The Fenghua Years of the Red Chamber

Chapter 1

In the dark cell, Wang Xifeng was wrapped in a torn quilt and huddled in a corner, holding a straw in her hand, biting it once and for all, staring blankly at the narrow window, Baoyu in the opposite cell let out an anxious cry The voice of "Sister Feng, Sister Feng" couldn't reach her ears at all, she just huddled in the corner of the wall and looked out of the window. Wang Xifeng, the young wife of the housekeeper of the Rongguo Mansion.

"Second Grandma, Second Grandma" Lin Xiaohong came in from the outside with a food box, and after she settled Jia Baoyu, she went into the cell to serve Sister Feng.Wang Xifeng recovered from the shaking, turned her head and looked at Xiao Hong who was serving her wholeheartedly.

"Xiaohong" Wang Xifeng said with a mysterious air.

"Grandma, use some food. This servant specially boiled chicken soup for Grandma and Second Master Bao." Xiaohong looked at Wang Xifeng, who had no energy at all, turned her back and secretly wiped her tears before bringing the food to the restaurant. In front of Wang Xifeng.

The moment Xiaohong turned around to get the meal, Wang Xifeng returned to her original state, and Lin Xiaohong was heartbroken to see that when she landed, she was a slave, and she was born to serve others. If she can't make her own decisions, she is a person with a low life. The current situation is that she, a poor maid, can't bear it, let alone the masters who have never suffered since childhood.

"Second Grandma, Second Grandma, at least you need some food." Xiaohong woke Wang Xifeng up again when she saw Wang Xifeng's dull look again.

"Xiaohong, don't worry about it." Wang Xifeng came back to his senses, looked at Xiaohong, then at the food in front of him, took two mouthfuls of food before choking, coughing desperately, unable to swallow any more, and simply She put it down and motioned for Xiaohong to eat. She was able to survive in prison until now, thanks to the care of Xiaohong and Jia Yun. If it wasn't for being able to see Sister Qiao for the last time, she would have been bumped to death.

"Grandma, please use a few more mouthfuls at least. Even if it's not for yourself, you have to take care of the second master and eldest sister. Grandma, please, just use two more mouthfuls." Bird's nest and abalone have never been lacking since she was a child, and she was pleasantly surprised when she used them. Now her house has been ransacked and she is in prison. She can only cook some chicken soup for her masters to replenish their health.

Except for Zhu's sister-in-law, Li Wan, who is a chaste woman with Lan Geer, and the fourth girl who has become a monk, the house has not been ransacked, the other masters, big and small, have all been in prison now. There is no one to do anything, and no one to take care of them, only the two of them are left, and that is the only food that can be provided for them.

"Second Master, Qiaojieer" Sister Feng said these two names in her mouth, and the aggressive temper that had been tempered in the prison these days was now provoked again.

"Qiaojieer, my Qiaojieer, my poor Qiaojieer, Wang Ren, this is my real brother, and I don't treat him badly on weekdays. I don't forget to give him a copy of everything that is good. Fortunately, I regarded him as the most trustworthy person and entrusted my Qiaojieer to him to take care of him. Seeing that my family is in ruins and our husband and wife are in prison, that black-hearted person sold my Qiaojieer in a blink of an eye. My sister is his own niece, so he can do it well, Wang Ren, that bastard, should go to the [-]th floor of hell and die a terrible death." Wang Xifeng seemed to be crazy when she heard Qiao's name, and yelled, In the end, his voice was hoarse, he could not swear, and lay on the ground panting for breath.

"Grandma, grandma, please drink some water." Seeing that Sister Feng was going crazy, Xiaohong didn't dare to approach her, so she could only wipe away her tears, and only waited for her, Wang Xifeng, to lie on the ground, before carefully lifting Wang Xifeng up and feeding her water.

"Grandma, don't be angry. Sister Qiao is a blessed one. Lucky people have their own fortune, and they will surely be able to turn bad luck into good luck. Grandma Liu is kind and loyal. If you promise grandma, you will be able to do it, and you will be able to do it." You brought Sister Qiao to see you. You must take care of yourself. Now that the second master has gone, Sister Qiao is only left with you as his own mother. You must take care of yourself. Sister Qiao has a happy birthday, and she will surely save the day. It's safe and well." Xiaohong mentioned that sister Qiao only shed tears. Before the house was raided, grandma realized that something might happen, so she dragged sister Qiao to her and asked her to take her to her uncle's house. Who would have thought that Wang Ren was a Unscrupulous, not to mention occupying grandma's property, first sold her, and then sold her own niece, because she was sorry for Lian'er's grandma's entrustment.When it comes to Wang Ren, she hates it to the bone.

"Xiaohong, don't give me peace of mind. I knew a long time ago that I will die a terrible death. Now that I am in this prison, I am found guilty of lending money and taking a lawsuit. I am afraid that I will not be able to get out for the rest of my life." , I will be charged with a lot of crimes when I die, and I have accepted my fate. I know my bones, and I am afraid that I will not live long. Now that I have fallen into this situation, I have no complaints. My poor sister Qiao, I did all this evil, and I have to bear the retribution alone. I was ready to die a long time ago, but it only involved sister Qiao. On the one hand, I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it this far.” Wang Xifeng had foreseen her own ending a few days ago, she would never be able to get out of the cell alive, and she would be guilty even if she died. Mother, even if the Rongguo Mansion is revived in the future, Sister Qiao will be looked down upon, and she was once reduced to a brothel, and she will not find a good family in the future, so she entrusted Sister Qiao to Grandma Liu and married her when she grew up. For ordinary people, just keep your life safe.

"Grandma, don't say that. Everything you do is for the good of the house." Xiaohong's parents were both brought to Jia's house by Wang Xifeng from her natal family in Jinling. Being bullied, it was Wang Xifeng who looked at her pitifully and put her by her side to serve her. Before the house was raided, the second grandma handed Qiaojie into her hands. She didn't like it, so Wang Ren sold Qiaojie. I'm sorry, master.

"Xiaohong, I'm at the end of my body. I'm afraid I won't see Qiaojieer again. You and Yun'er should live well. When you see Qiaojieer in the future, don't talk about me in this prison. I have the ability. If so, help me take care of Qiaojie for a while. When you meet grandma, tell her that Qiaojie will be entrusted to her. You don’t want to be rich and rich in the future, and you can marry into a wealthy family, as long as you can marry a considerate Be honest, just live your life in peace, and tell Sister Qiao to let her live a good life for this grandma." Wang Xifeng spoke intermittently, coughing continuously during the speech, as if he had exhausted all his strength after speaking, It has been spread out on the ground in a fit of anger.

"Grandma, you have to hold on, the second master Lian has already gone, if you leave again, what will Qiaojie do?" Seeing that the second grandma Lian had already wished to die, Xiao Hong tried to arouse Wang Xifeng's vitality , let her live well.

"Yes, I still have to wait for sister Qiao." Wang Xifeng said weakly with her eyes closed, struggling to live with the longing of seeing her daughter.

"Grandma, grandma" Xiaohong cried and sat next to Wang Xifeng, trying to wake Wang Xifeng up. Lian's second grandma has been sleeping for seven days since she collapsed, and she hasn't had a drop of water for seven days. She has a fever and cough, and can't drink soup.Xiaohong knew that Wang Xifeng was having a hard time now, and she hoped that Grandma Liu could bring Qiao back as soon as possible, so that Second Grandma Lian could see her for the last time.

Wang Xifeng, who was lying on the broken mat, suddenly opened his eyes, pulled Xiaohong and said: "Xiaohong, you must send me back to Jinling, remember, you must send me back to Jinling to be buried with the second master. "After explaining this, Wang Xifeng swallowed her breath, shouting "Sister Qiao", and walked to the end of her life with endless unwillingness. Baoyu and Xiaohong in the opposite cell were crying out of breath. gas.

Wang Xifeng suddenly felt relaxed all over her body. She was not as tired and uncomfortable as before and could not open her eyes. She moved her body strangely, lightly. Suddenly, she saw two yamen servants come in and put Wang Xifeng lying in the prison on a straw mat. Wrapped and dragged, Wang Xifeng didn't understand what had happened for a moment. Seeing Xiaohong and Baoyu crying like hell, she followed the yamen servants to the random graveyard, stood aside and watched coldly, helplessly. She was buried so hastily.

It was only at this time that Wang Xifeng realized that she was dead, but now she is a ghost. Watching the servants leave, Wang Xifeng stood blankly at the place where she was buried. In the soil, I couldn't help but feel sad. I was buried in this place, and I couldn't reunite with the second master when I went underground. I really became a lonely ghost, and I couldn't help but feel sad.

Why is she the only one in this place? Isn't this Luan Graves?There should be quite a few wild ghosts. It's daytime, and those ghosts are afraid of the sun. Isn't it said that lonely ghosts are afraid of the sun?Why is there nothing wrong with her standing under the sun.In such a large messy graveyard, she is alone now, no, a ghost is there, it is desolate, with graves one after another, and it is extremely gloomy. Looking at her, a ghost feels creepy in her heart. She wants to leave this place, but she has some concerns. can stay here.

Not long after, Xiaohong Jiayun came with someone, dug her out of the soil, and put her in the thin wooden coffin she brought. Wang Xifeng watched the few people busy, but couldn't see her appearance at all, and cried out eagerly Xiaohong, Jia Yun's name, but they didn't hear it, they just wiped away their tears, while making people be careful, finally carried the coffin away and stopped in a temple called Mercy Temple, Jia Lian, Jia She, Jia Zhen All spirits stop here now.

Wang Xifeng followed in their footsteps and also entered the Mercy Temple. She thought that she would soon be scattered, or be recovered by the boundless power of Buddhism, but none of these came. Wang Xifeng stayed in front of Jia Lian's coffin every day, I hope that Jia Lian can stand here like her, but she is disappointed. What reaches her ears every day is the sound of chanting scriptures and praying and knocking on the wooden fish.

Xiaohong would come to visit her every day, burn paper for her, and cry so hard that Wang Xifeng wanted to comfort her and wipe her tears away, but she couldn't do these things. See Miss Qiao.

"Master, Second Master, it's all my fault. I misappropriated Second Master's seal, took over the lawsuit, and tired Second Master. I also misjudged and believed in the wrong person, and let Qiao sister into that dirty place." , if you have spirits, you must bless our sister Qiao to get out of there innocently." Wang Xifeng knelt before the spirits of her father-in-law and husband to repent.

In the end, she was made to wait. A month later, Grandma Liu brought Qiaojie and Baner over to see her. Seeing Qiaojie crying to death, Wang Xifeng burst into tears, and her Qiaojie was finally freed from the sea of ​​suffering.

"Grandma, uncle, I brought Sister Qiao to see you, Auntie, why didn't you wait, my old lady brought Sister Qiao back, if you have spirits underground, take a good look at Sister Qiao Come on." Grandma Liu didn't expect to see Wang Xifeng's coffin.

"Mom, Dad, you left and left me alone, what will happen to Qiaojie in the future?" Qiaojie threw herself on the coffin with tears all over her face.

Seeing his daughter crying, Wang Xifeng felt sad, and the tears flowed more urgently, and ran to her daughter to comfort her, but no matter what, she couldn't meet Qiao, and her silent tears turned into howling.

That night, Wang Xifeng knelt down to worship her father-in-law and her husband. She left the mourning hall for the first time and went to worship in front of the Buddha. She, a person who did not believe in retribution from gods and Buddhas before her death, actually came to worship in front of the Buddha and prayed for peace after her death. It is really ironic. However, Wang Xifeng said She didn't feel any discomfort, but prayed devoutly to Buddha for her daughter's life safety.

"The merciful and compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva, the sinful woman Wang Xifeng came to plead guilty. The sinful woman committed many evils during her lifetime, murdered her life, and felt deeply guilty. She had no face and knelt before the Buddha, begging for forgiveness. It's just that I did all these sins alone. Yes, there is an injustice and a debtor. Those people who died unjustly and the sins they committed are all retribution on me alone, and have nothing to do with my son. In exchange for the bodhisattva to bless my daughter, sister Qiao, to live a safe life." Wang Xifeng knelt down devoutly, but what responded to her was a cold and heartless stone statue of Buddha.

Apart from bowing down to her father-in-law and her husband, Wang Xifeng would chant scriptures in front of the Buddha at other times, and only when sister Qiao came, she would return to the mourning hall and take a look at her daughter.

After staying in the Mercy Temple for seven to seven days, Jia Lian, Xiao Hong, and sister Qiao helped the spirit back to the south. This time, Wang Xifeng did not follow her. Although she tried, she could leave without hindrance, but she did not. She stayed in the temple and knelt down in front of the Buddha to chant scriptures every day, praying for Xiaohong, Grandma Liu, Jia Yun, sister Qiao, and those who were directly or indirectly killed by her.

Every year, Qiaojie would come to the Temple of Mercy to offer incense on her memorial day and the days before the death of Jia Amnesty and Jia Lian. Only in these few days, Wang Xifeng would leave the Buddha, follow Qiaojie, and watch Qiaojie grow up. big.

A few years later, on an ordinary day, Grandma Liu brought Qiaojieer and Baner to offer incense, and told Wang Xifeng that Qiaojieer would become part of the Liu family. Wang Xifeng was not unhappy about this. She understands the character of the Liu family. There is no one more trustworthy than Grandma Liu. The silly boy at the time has now studied, and he is an outstanding talent.

On a good day for sister Qiao to get married, Sister Feng could only kneel in front of the Buddha and pray, not because she didn't want to see her daughter get married, but because she didn't want to add bad luck to her daughter's auspicious day. Lively, adding bad luck for nothing, having no scruples during life, and after death, for the sake of her daughter, these are all things that must be paid attention to.

Year after year, Wang Xifeng watched Sister Qiao get married, gave birth to a child, and wore a royal order, watched Sister Qiao bring her grandson to worship, and saw Sister Qiao happy and safe.Seeing that her daughter was well, Wang Xifeng felt very grateful in her heart.

The son-in-law is worthy of being a benevolent and righteous person. Seeing that the two elders had no incense, after sister Qiao gave birth to her second son, she decided to change her surname to Jia, allowing the lineage of the Rongguo Mansion to continue. Wang Xifeng was extremely grateful.

Wang Xifeng became more and more pious. Under the influence of daily Buddhist scriptures, her aggressive temperament in the past was smoothed out, and she became more tolerant and calm. After years of chanting, this scripture has penetrated into her bones, and her face has With compassion, there is a Buddha statue.

Gradually, the flowers bloomed and faded. After eighteen springs, autumns, winters and summers, the Mercy Temple was originally a little-known ruined temple, but it became a place where dignitaries and dignitaries came to pray for blessings. The small temple has now expanded hundreds of times, the Buddhist hall has become taller and brighter, and the statue of the Bodhisattva is also dressed in gold. The only thing that remains the same is the person who kneels down in front of the Buddha and prays for blessings, even if the wind blows and the rain Hit, in the cold winter months, that figure that no one can see has been kneeling and sitting in front of the Buddha.

In 18 years, things have changed, and the formerly beautiful and delicate face has grown white hair, and the crying toddler has now arrived

The age of marrying a daughter-in-law, Wang Xifeng watched Sun bring his granddaughter-in-law to pay respects, her heart was at peace. Although she was a ghost, she saw her grandchildren grow up and get married. Compared with the second master who left early, she was like this A kind of happiness, with a compassionate smile on his face.

Wang Xifeng was still kneeling in front of the Buddha, and a ray of sunshine from the roof shone on her body. This was the first time in 25 years that she felt the warmth of the sun. With a smile on her face, it slowly dissipated in the sun.