Master of Karma in the Red Chamber

"You mean we eloped, just the two of us?" Jia Zhen looked at Youshi in disbelief, panicked.He never thought about this matter, if he really left Ning Mansion, how would he live?But the master has been complaining to him for a long time this year, wishing to kill his son.Now if he is determined to drive him away, he will be imprisoned in the temple, and he is helpless as a junior.

He definitely couldn't stand the life in the temple, but he always felt that he could go back no matter what he did.Now if he and Youshi really run away, with his father's temperament, he will definitely be furious and deny their husband and wife.Bao Buqi would also set up an empty coffin, hold a funeral, and directly announce that their husband and wife died accidentally.At that time, he will really have no identity, and he will be ineffective every day.Uncle Zhen has never had to think about calling him this in his life.

Jia Zhen panicked when she thought that she would really stay away from the Ning Mansion and live incognito from then on.He didn't know what else he could do after leaving Ning Mansion.

You Shi grabbed Jia Zhen, and asked angrily: "What are you still hesitating about, sir? If you don't hurry up, if you are caught back, I'm afraid my life will be... You should know best how the master will punish people after he is very angry." !"

Jia Zhen then asked Youshi how much money he had brought.

You Shi put her package in front of Jia Zhen, took out the bank note and handed it to Jia Zhen.

Jia Zhen tossed one by one, and it was over in a few strokes, "That's all?"

Youshi scratched his head embarrassingly, "I don't have a lot of cash in my hand, but I still have some gold and silver jewelry, and I take them all if I can get them. Adding a piece of miscellaneous things should be enough for the two of us to live on. "

"Yes!" Jia Zhen nodded imposingly, this time he will straighten his back and never succumb to his father's despotic power.

"Although it is said that these thousands of taels of silver, our house can be spent in a year. You, as long as we spend more frugally, the money will surely last a lifetime. The average family's annual expenses are only four or five taels of silver. , We have taken care of the money, and we will live well!" Youshi said confidently.

Jia Zhen looked at You Shi suddenly, he was stunned for a while, then nodded.

"Let's run for our lives. The place we live in may not be very good. You are not afraid of living in a straw house, are you? Before you settle down, you may sometimes have to chop firewood and boil water for cooking. And I don't like living in such a small and damp house. In the house. Without status, no one will disrespect us. We have to do everything by ourselves, and we have to endure the days of no carbon in winter and no ice in summer. But when we settle down and choose a decent mansion, Buy a few more servants to take care of you, and you will be able to live comfortably." Youshi said full of longing.

Jia Zhen panicked. He shook his head frantically and stared at You Shi, his eyes full of fear, "What chopping firewood and boiling water... I have done enough in the temple, but I don't want to be like this for the rest of my life!"

"It doesn't matter. Grandpa will definitely find it hard to accept for a while. Take your time and you will get used to it." Youshi held on to Jia Zhen's next door tightly. She squatted next to his legs and looked up at him with a smile, as if He is like a god.

Jia Zhen couldn't stand Youshi's gaze, he really wanted a man, and he hugged the woman in front of him imposingly who was willing to share weal and woe with him, and then said to her loudly and firmly: "Don't worry, we will have everything in the future." And me."

But he can't do it, he's not that good, he doesn't have any skills other than spending money and prodigal.Even the housekeeper, he can't.Those nagging words just reminded him deeply that he couldn't adapt to the life of ordinary people.Just like coarse cloth clothes, the kind made of mulberry, he would feel itchy all over his body when he wore them.And the food, if it can't be made more delicate, then what's the difference from eating pig food.He is even more picky about where he lives...

Jia Zhen continued to shake her head crazily, and said to Youshi: "No, I can't, I can't do it. If I have to suffer in the temple for a few months, I can bear it if I think about it. But if you want to tell me that I will live a worse life in the future than I am now, then what is the point of my life, why don't you just stab me to death with these scissors!"

As Jia Zhen spoke, she picked up the scissors on the table and stuffed them into Youshi's hands.You Shi was stunned, suddenly startled, and threw the scissors on the ground.

"uncle?"

Jia Zhen sighed, feeling ashamed to face You Shi, she turned her head and talked to You Shi against the wall. "Go back quickly, before the master finds out. This time, I am sorry for you, and I will make it up to you."

Youshi choked up, "Grandpa, this—" Youshi got stuck at the beginning, cried for a while, his chest rose and fell, and finally he was out of breath, and he didn't finish the sentence.

Jia Zhen bit her bullet and refused to visit Youshi.

Youshi's whining sound gradually became smaller, she turned around silently, covered her mouth and nose with her hand, sobbed softly and left.

Jia Zhen clenched her fists and bit her lips white. For the first time in her life, she truly realized her own uselessness.His sense of powerlessness for everything made him extremely resentful of his own worthlessness.

For the next two days, life in the temple was still peaceful. The only difference was that Jia Zhen gradually accepted all the work assigned to him by the abbot.Perhaps the suffering here is, for him, a kind of redemption for Youshi's guilt.

It's just that he really didn't know what to do. He didn't know if You Shi had been discovered by his father after he went back.He wanted to know the news, but he didn't want to know.He was afraid that the news would come, and that You Shi would encounter misfortune.In fact, it is a good thing that there is no news, but because of this, he is anxious all day long.

Jia Zhen suddenly felt a little regretful. When Youshi left, he should have left a bank note or something of value, so that if he escaped the monitoring of the host, he could still have money to go down the mountain, hire a carriage, and secretly Go back to Beijing and have a look.Now he is poor and white, and has no one around him, so he can only worry.

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The twelfth day of February is the Huachao Festival, which is also Daiyu's birthday.

Yan Liang did not forget to prepare gifts, and brought Xichun to the door to congratulate.

The two children, Daiyu and Xichun, saw each other again. They were as close as sisters, playing together in a ball.Lin Ruhai smiled and led Yan Liang to Changbiting for a drink.Today is early spring weather, warm and cold, although the sun is good, the sky is still very cold.The carved grids on three sides of Changbi Pavilion are pasted with paper, and only the east side facing the lake and pond is open.There are braziers on the ground at the four corners, and two layers of duck down are padded on the stone bench. It is warm and cozy inside. It is quite interesting to boil a pot of wine and sigh at the lake view.

Yan Liang didn't like reciting poems and composing Fu very much, but today he just said a few words at random, which aroused Lin Ruhai's admiration.

"It's just nonsense, I don't like these things, and I can't eat them." Yan Liang sighed with a smile, and poured himself a glass of wine.

Lin Ruhai sensed that Yan Liang's mood was a little off today, so he hurriedly sat down beside him, and asked him what's wrong, "But the incident of cheating in the imperial examination a few years ago has caused unrest? Could it be that after the sage dealt with the Ninth Prince, he took his anger out on you? "

"It's a family matter." Thinking of Jia Zhen and You's couple, Yan Liang couldn't help having a headache, and frowned fiercely, "It's just such a son, I don't worry about it, it's better not to have one."

"You were born with blessings and don't know how to be blessed." Lin Ruhai felt like a thorn in his heart when he mentioned his son.

Yan Liang was keenly aware of this, and squinted at him, "Your girl is sensible anyway, raise her up to be strong, inherit the incense and other things, there is no other way, so don't worry about it."

Lin Ruhai shuddered, "What do you mean by Brother Jing?"

"I don't want to talk about your family's affairs. I'll think about it myself. Anyway, I think that if you raise so many prodigal sons in your family, they can't support the appearance. It's better to raise a useful one!" Yan Liang was slightly drunk, and said Also more straightforward.

Lin Ruhai froze for a moment, slowly pondering Yan Liang's words.

Yan Liang began to drink by himself again.Lin Ruhai was afraid that he had drunk too much, so she tried to persuade him.

"I've been thinking about something for half a year, and recently I've thought about it. It's time to take it out."

Lin Ruhai: "What's the matter?"

"Continuation." Yan Liang spit out these two words flatly and neatly.

Lin Ruhai was startled, slowed down, and nodded in agreement, "Speaking of which, you should find someone. With such a big family business, there must be someone to take care of it for you. Zhen'er is playful, and your daughter-in-law can't hold on to the show." , Xichun is smart, but unfortunately she is too young to help you. Besides, she will marry sooner or later. Besides, there is some reason why Yushitai participated in you at the beginning. When a girl loses her mother, there must be a female elder in the family to teach her Fang Hao, when you get married in the future, you won't be gossiped."

"Yeah." Yan Liang raised the wine glass in his hand, squinting at Lin Ruhai, "But I'm not good at explaining this kind of thing myself, so I have to ask sister Min to help me out."

"I don't worry about others." Yan Liang continued to instruct.

Lin Ruhai was happy to accept the job, and asked Yan Liang with a smile, "Tell me what you like?"

"Full of poems and books, polite, calm, and patient."

Lin Ruhai nodded and said with a smile: "These things should be done. What about the most important family background, appearance, and age? Of course, with Brother Jing's current status, even if he is looking for a stepmother, it is possible for a lady from everyone to come in."

"You don't need a family background, just an ordinary appearance." Yan Liang lowered his eyes, his tone was unusually calm, "I remember that this year the palace will release a group of maids who were selected for their talents and virtues 20 years ago, please choose from here. Probably there will be something I want. If not, I would rather be short than excessive."

"Ah? You want to choose from those people?" Lin Ruhai didn't understand why Yan Liang didn't want to be a lady, so he went to look for an old girl. "I heard that among these people, there are people who are in their 40s and [-]s."

"It's all right, I'm not too young." Yan Liang suddenly looked into Lin Ruhai's eyes, "But there is the most important point, if you don't pass this one, you don't need to consider the previous ones."

"What is it?"

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