Zhen Lian of the Red Chamber

In the past eight years, Zhen Lian has thought of many ways to escape and made some moves to escape, but what she waited for was more damage.The longer you live in this world, the more helpless and discouraged you become.

My original thoughts and plans were too naive, too taken for granted!

Ma Lan'er is the only one who has contact with the outside world. Zhen Lian also thought about telling her about herself and asking her to tell the Ma family to help her escape, but it was just thinking about it.

As soon as he came to the Ma family, Ma Lan'er had friendship with him, and the other members of the Ma family were not familiar with him, so they were not very good at helping him.Even if they believe it, they are enthusiastic people and want to help themselves, but how can they help?

Sue the officer?

this will not work!

The members of the Ma family are common people, ordinary people are afraid of the government, and they are irrelevant people, so they cannot help Zhen Lian to sue.

Besides, I don't know if the government officials will not do anything. It is really difficult to meet a good official!

The second is that they are afraid that the Ma family will not believe him, and they may tell Li Laosan and his wife.

The third is also afraid of hurting the Ma family.I was afraid that Li Laosan would retaliate against the Ma family.

And escape by yourself?

Li Laosan and his wife regarded Zhen Lian too strictly, and she couldn't find a chance to escape.Even though Zhen Lian has been doing housework for so many years, she is still not as strong as Mrs. Li!

Even if he escaped, how would he live by himself?A weak girl is running for her life, she is born like this, and she has no money, so she is the most unsafe!

To become a beggar, other beggars still have territory divisions!

If unfortunately he was caught again and went to a brothel or something like that, then he would have no chance to see the light of day!

It was even more impossible to go home. It took Zhen Lian and the others more than ten days to travel from Gusu to Jinling by carriage. How could Zhen Lian go back?Do you walk on your feet?Out of the city is the mountain, how to get there, and what to eat?where to live?What should I do if I meet a bad guy?

Everything is unknown, and everything makes Zhen Lian, who cherishes her life, have to be careful every step of the way.

If only a person fell from the sky now to save himself!Zhen Lian thought about it while having fun.

After learning Chinese characters from Ma Lan'er that year, Zhen Lian took advantage of Li Laosan and his wife's inattention to write a message of help on a charcoal stick, and threw it out of the courtyard wall wrapped in stones and mud on the rags left over from Zhen Lian's embroidery on weekdays.

Zhen Lian was expecting someone to see her and someone to rescue her, but what Zhen Lian waited for was the beating by Li Laosan and his wife. That time Zhen Lian was beaten for seven or eight days before she could get out of bed, and it took a month for her to fully recover.

From then on, Li Laosan and his wife treated Zhen Lian even more strictly, and no one from the Ma family came to visit her again.

This day Li Laosan went out again, and only came back in the evening with a happy face. He also made a pot of wine and bought meat.As soon as he entered the door and sat down, he stared at Zhen Lian and looked up and down, stroked his beard with his hands, thinking about what he had learned today, nodded and smiled with satisfaction.

Zhen Lian got goosebumps from his golden eyes!Cursing secretly in his heart, he turned and entered the room.Closed the door, approached quietly, and eavesdropped behind the door.

Mrs. Li looked at what Li Laosan bought, and asked with a smile, "Is there any good news?"

"Well, today in the teahouse, I heard people say that the master of the Huang family in the west of the city wants to take a concubine again, and wants to take in a stunning beauty! I knew that the opportunity we were waiting for had come! After inquiring carefully for a long time, I came back!"

"Then who is the Huang family?" Asked Mrs. Li, who didn't know what was going on outside.

Zhen Lian was also puzzled, Mrs. Ma also said about this big family in Jinling City, but the one surnamed Huang didn't hear Mrs. Ma mention it.

"This Huang's family is a big merchant in Jinling City. The family is extremely wealthy and beautiful, and the little girls in the family who are a little bit pretty are all polluted by him! Now the family has taken in three concubines. This time, I have spoken again. Come, I want to accept a stunning beauty!"

"Have you ever asked how much the Huang family can pay, don't just be reluctant to pay!"

Li Laosan stretched out a finger, shook it left and right, and said with a smug smile: "At least this number, if you are satisfied, you can add more!"

"So much?" Grandma Li exclaimed, "It's comparable to what we earned in half our lives!"

Zhen Lian couldn't see how much Li Laosan gestured, but it must have been a lot, which made him tempted!

Earlier, Li Laosan also brought back some news and some people, and they were all very satisfied to see Zhen Lian.

It's just that Li Laosan's asking price is too high, they are all ordinary people, and they can't afford so much money to buy a concubine, so that's all.

This Huang's family doesn't sound like a good family. If they go there, there is no way to survive. They must find a way to make it dirty.

"No, otherwise why have we raised her for so many years! Isn't it time for her to repay her!" He sighed and said, "When this matter is over, we can get the money, and we can also use the golden pot Wash your hands, buy a house and land from your nephew, and retire with peace of mind!"

Overjoyed, Mrs. Li hurriedly asked, "Really? Have you figured it out?"

"At this age, there is nothing you can't figure out. You have been with me for so many years of hard life, and you should be allowed to enjoy yourself!" He took Mrs. Li's hand on the table, patted it lightly, and squeezed Hold on tightly.

The two held hands and looked at each other in silence. After a while, Mrs. Li made a move, wiped the corners of her eyes, and said, "I'm going to cook first!"

Zhen Lian heard that they stopped talking, Fang turned and sat on the bed, leaned back on the bed, stared at the ceiling, thought a lot at once, but didn't think about anything, just let her head go blank.

Mrs. Li took the meat and went to the kitchen to make a meal, and heated up the wine, and the two sat down.Seeing that Zhen Lian hadn't come out yet, she called Zhen Lian to come out to eat.

Zhen Lian agreed, packed up her mood and went out, eating bite by bite, Zhen Lian was thinking about how to disturb Huang Huang's family.

Mrs. Li was eating, thought of something, and asked Li Laosan: "How did we get in touch with the Huang family? His family didn't even know we had such a person!"

"Don't worry about that. I've inquired about it. The Huang family has handed over this matter to the matchmaker. We just need to find the matchmaker!"

"Where does the cow matchmaker live?"

"It's not far, I'll do it tomorrow!"

Mrs. Li responded and felt relieved.

Li Laosan and the others also knew that Zhen Lian knew that she was not their relative, and they also expected that Zhen Lian would not escape their grasp, so they never concealed their plans in front of Zhen Lian.

Zhen Lian thought for a while, and then said: "I heard that the Xue family is the richest in Jinling. I wonder how the Huang family compares to the Xue family?"

Li Laosan smiled: "Where did you hear that? The Xue family is naturally no match for the Huang family, so how can it be compared?"

"Then why don't you go to the Xue family?" Zhen Lian pretended to be puzzled.

"You, a person who doesn't leave the door, how do you know these things? The Xue family has a big business, and we can't get in touch with it."

"How do you know if you don't try?" Zhen Lian looked at him with a sneer.

Li Laosan took a look at Zhen Lian with a half-smile, "I didn't expect you to have high standards! The girl is old enough to know that she has chosen someone else!"

"Isn't this for your own good? The Xue family is richer than the Huang family, and they can pay more! So that I can repay you more!"

Li Laosan didn't speak, just drank wine, thinking about what this girl said, he felt reasonable, and secretly decided to inquire together tomorrow.

Li Laosan got up early the next morning and went out.

I wanted to go to the matchmaker's house, but I remembered what Zhen Lian said yesterday.Turned the direction and went all the way to yesterday's teahouse.

When I arrived at the teahouse, I ordered tea, sat down and drank it, and it gradually increased.Seeing a few people with whom he often talked with come in, he hurriedly got up and said, "Come here!"

When those people saw it, they came over and sat down.

"Why are you here again today?" A small man with a square face stared at Li Laosan curiously and said, "Didn't you say something happened yesterday?"

Li Laosan poured tea for them one by one: "It's not in a hurry, I'll do it later this afternoon, and I don't have anything to do at home, so I'm here again!"

Several people drank tea and talked again.Only then did Li Laosan ask a few people: "Do you know any news about the Xue family?"

"The royal merchant Xue's family?" one person asked.

"Well! It's his family! I often hear people say that his family is the richest, but I didn't hear any news, so I asked curiously!"

The man smiled, put down his teacup, and said: "I know something about this. Although his family is rich, it has not been as good as before in the past two years!"

"How do you say this?"

"Three years ago, the head of the Xue family passed away, and only Mrs. Xue lived with a son and a daughter in the family.

That Xue Pan is the most lawless person, neither literary nor military, and knows nothing about the family business, so he only leaves it to the shopkeeper to take care of it.Gradually, this is no longer possible, and many shops have been closed. "He said and shook his head regretfully.

"If you could still hear news about his family three years ago, since the death of the head of the Xue family, the Xue family has kept their filial piety behind closed doors. Now their family has just started their filial piety, and now they are busy, and no one makes any news!"

After hearing this, Li Laosan understood.Thinking about the Xue family's road, I'm afraid it won't work!

At noon, Li Laosan and the others also left.I went back to Li's house, had lunch, and went out again to the matchmaker's house.

This bull matchmaker is also a well-known matchmaker in Jinling City.There are not a thousand matchmakers, but a hundred!My home is on Shili Street in the west of the city. There is a big banyan tree at the door, which is very easy to find.

Li Laosan arrived and knocked on the door. A little girl opened the door and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Li Laosan smiled and said, "I'm here to find a matchmaker!"

"Mother-in-law is not at home, come back tomorrow!" After finishing speaking, he ignored Li Laosan and closed the door.

Li Laosan had to go back.

The next morning, I went to the matchmaker's house again, and it was the little girl from yesterday who opened the door.After taking a look at Li Laosan, he still remembered him.Then he asked, "Is it still looking for mother-in-law?"

Li Laosan nodded yes.

The little girl turned her head and shouted loudly into the yard: "Mother-in-law! That person came to look for you again yesterday!"

The cow matchmaker heard it from the house, and she came out and said, "Please come in!"

The little girl invited Li Laosan to come in.

The matchmaker invited Li Laosan to sit in the house and asked what happened.

Li Laosan smiled and said: "I heard that Mr. Huang's family asked you to do something, and that's why I came here!"

"Sure enough, this is the case. Many people came to me to inquire about it yesterday!"

The little girl served tea, the matchmaker invited Li Laosan to drink, wiped the corners of her mouth, and asked: "It's really stunning, don't use that rouge and vulgar powder to make me happy!"

Li Laosan shook his head: "Whether it's true or not, you'll know when you go to see it! I'm afraid there are few people in this world who are better than her!"

"Oh? If it's really that good, then I'm going to have a look!"

The two went out and went to Li's house.