The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

Everyone knows that the four families of King Jiashi and Xue are connected in the same breath, and they are all descendants of meritorious service.Now that the grandson Jialian of the Rong Mansion is married to Wang Xifeng, the lady of the Wang Mansion, all old friends from the two families will naturally come.Fearing that the banquet would not be arranged, the Jia family discussed with Jia She and Jia Zhen to hold a banquet in Rongning and Ningxia.Ningguo Mansion Zhongdan invites officials and guests, and Rongguo Mansion Zhongdan invites guests.

When Third Sister You arrived at Ningrong Street with the members of You's family, she saw clusters of sedan chairs and horses crowded together, all the way to the street corner.The servants of Ningrong and Rongfu, wearing brand-new clothes, stood on both sides to lead the way and sign up.

The second sister You half opened the curtain and looked around quietly, then she turned her head and said with a smile: "There are so many people here. It is actually more than the guests who celebrated my grandma's birthday."

Old Madam You laughed immediately when she heard the words: "It's natural. Although the Chen family is a new rich family, but this Rongning Second House is a meritorious old family. Naturally, there are more old friends and old students. Your eldest sister's house Didn’t you say it when you came here to gossip? Not all people are here today. Even the family banquet of the two men’s families is scheduled for the beginning of August. How can ordinary people like us compare to such a prominent situation? of."

When everyone heard the words, they looked at each other and smiled unconsciously.Second Sister You seemed to have thought of something, her eyes lit up first, and then she looked sad again.

Chen's mother and daughter already knew about the second sister You's heart disease, and they didn't know what to say for a while.Only Mrs. You was secretly happy when she saw this scene.On the surface, he did not miss anything, and still asked Mrs. Chen about the Chen family's intention to move.The mouth was full of envy and said: "I really didn't expect Zizhang to be so promising. It's only been a few years, and he has become a second-rank official of the imperial court. And he is still in charge of the servant of the household department." The sage asked him to be in charge of overseas trade, issuing national bonds, and building roads with merchants, all of which were extremely lucrative tasks. After two years of tossing around, the Chen family is not what it used to be. Now it is time to buy When buying a house and land in a house, I heard that the ones chosen are all mansions and mansions, which are adjacent to the place where the important officials in the court... I figured it out, I'm afraid it will cost at least a few months to choose a five-year-old house in such a location. A few 10 taels of silver... The Chen family also said that they took it out? How much money did Zizhang make in the past few years?"

Mrs. Chen looked at the scene outside and listened to Mrs. You's insinuating words, she smiled slightly, and said casually: "I don't know about this. As the saying goes, a married daughter throws it out. Water. I am now the daughter-in-law of the You family. Why would my brother tell me about the details of my mother’s family, and it’s a matter outside of the men’s affairs? But my brother has always been timid, and I’m afraid he would not dare to enrich himself in the court. .In fact, the Chen family bought shares in Yutai Commercial Bank a few years ago, and I think that's how the Chen family's money came from."

Hearing what Mrs. Chen said, Mrs. You naturally didn't believe it.She curled her lips disapprovingly, smiled and said to Chen Shi: "You are also a sincere child, you will believe what people say. Is there any cat in the world that does not steal? It is your master—— these Nian's authority in the household department is limited, and in a year, the filial piety of three festivals and two longevity alone will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver. Zizhang is a second-rank official, and what's more, he holds the real power of money exchange. I don't believe he can just watch Yinzi pass by without stretching out his hand at all."

It's not easy for Mrs. Chen to continue talking like this with Mrs. You.Fortunately, the servants of Rongguo Mansion have led You Mansion's carriage to the door.Mrs. Chen hugged Bao Geer, Second Sister You, Third Sister You, Fourth Sister helped Old Madam You out of the carriage, and was led into the second door for a while. Mrs. Wang and Youshi, the grandson-in-law of Ningguo Mansion, hurriedly greeted them.After they exchanged a few words and met each other, Mrs. Wang led Mrs. Chen and others into Rongxi Hall to meet Jia Mu.

At that time, the Rongguo Mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons everywhere, and people were chatting loudly, making it very festive.Jia Mu was sitting in the hall talking with Princess Nan'an.Seeing Mrs. Wang leading everyone from the You family into the door, Mother Jia got up and exchanged a few pleasantries.He also ordered the servant girl to offer tea.

Seeing this, the Concubine Nan'an also smiled at the Chen family and her second and third sisters: "The former son was still in the Chen mansion to pay respects to the old lady's birthday. Today, I went to the Rong mansion to have Lian'er's wedding wine. Wait until the third day of August , is the grand birthday of Mrs. Shi again. At the end of September is Brother Rong's wedding... It can be seen that the weddings of these two months have been taken up by your family, and only our congratulatory gifts are missed."

Concubine Nan'an finished speaking, and all the royal family members present were also happy to flatter her.Chen Shi was originally a talkative and laughing character.Seeing this, she couldn't help smiling proudly: "Your family's congratulatory gifts are naturally biased towards ours. If you feel that you have suffered a disadvantage, you will also urge your unmarried brothers and sisters to get married as soon as possible after you go home. , tell the married brothers and sisters to carry on the family as soon as possible. At that time, won’t our family’s congratulatory gifts be returned?”

Everyone who said a word laughed.Chen Shiyou was not satisfied, and took Jia Mu's hand and joked: "Old lady, you also urged Brother Lian and Maid Feng to give birth to a big fat grandson for you as soon as possible. When the time comes, it will be three full moons and a week later." Gift, we can still receive three congratulatory gifts! It's worth it!"

When Jia Mu heard this, she couldn't help laughing.Pointing to Mrs. Chen, he said: "Look at Mrs. Chen's mouth. I said that Feng girl's mouth is sharp and sharp. But I don't see her mouth, it's even more unforgiving!"

When everyone heard the words, they all started joking.

I talked and laughed for a while, only to hear the sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums outside, getting louder and louder from far to near.Then a little girl came to tell the story that the wedding team had returned.

When everyone heard the words, they had to stand up and enter the table with a smile.Naturally, there was no need to elaborate on the noisy drama and wine on this day.

For now, it is only said that the wedding banquet ended happily. After all the guests left, everyone in the You family also returned to You's house.Because she couldn't have enough food at the dinner party, Mrs. Chen, who had long been experienced, had already ordered the kitchen to prepare a supper.Everyone gossiped while eating supper while Mrs. You went to the room.

When talking about how prominent and rich the marriages in Rongguo Mansion are, it is enviable, the old lady You pointed to the second sister You and sighed: "So it is said that this person will live forever, and he will not succeed if he does not believe in fate. Other things Let’s not talk about it, let’s just talk about the second sister of our family, whether it’s family background, appearance or character, she can’t compare to that Feng girl. Look at her, she can marry into the Rongguo Mansion and be the eldest daughter-in-law. Enter the door Just look at our second sister..."

The old lady You sneered, because she said: "I really don't know what ecstasy soup the Zhang family poured into you. It's a good girl's house, and I ordered my wife not to do it. I was born to live in a precarious life. But Zhang Hua is a person who knows Motivated, I also have some to say. But he has such a temper... oh..."

Second Sister You was already worried about this matter.Hearing Mrs. You's words now, he was so uncomfortable that he couldn't even eat.Standing up with red eye circles, he said, "I'm not feeling well. I won't take it. Please take it slowly."

After all, he still owed everyone and turned around.

When Mrs. Chen saw it, she also found it boring.Putting down his chopsticks, he complained to Mrs. You: "It was a day of great joy, old lady, why are you bringing these up?"

Upon hearing this, Old Madam You immediately sneered and said, "Even if it's a happy event, it's someone else's happy event. It has nothing to do with you. You don't feel sorry for your own mother, but I treat my second sister as my own granddaughter. Seeing other people's daughters marrying well, but my own granddaughter's failure. Naturally, I'm not happy. Could it be that you marry your own daughter to a gambler who has no family background, no talent, no ability to learn, and no self-motivation? Are you happy?"

Chen's breath was choked in his throat by Mrs. You's words, and he was almost out of breath.You Ziyu met.I had no choice but to persuade Mrs. You: "The old lady loves the second sister, so you can talk about it. Why bother—"

Before she could finish her sentence, Mrs. You continued to sneer: "I wanted to talk about it, but your wife refused to listen. Why can't she turn around such a simple and clear thing? As the saying goes It's not sweet. This marriage is a good marriage with two surnames. If the family is not right, how can there be a good result? What's more, Zhang Hua is not a good one. I don't respect it. If I want to go down, I will Tired our sister? How can there be such a reason in this world?"

Mrs. Chen was so upset by what she said, that she couldn't eat anymore.

Third Sister You took care of herself and had a full meal, so she got up and said goodbye, then turned around and went back to her room to rest.

Passing by the second sister's boudoir for a while, I had to go in and have a look.I saw the second sister lying on the bed and crying endlessly.

Third Sister You let out a long sigh, then sat on the couch, just about to speak to comfort her.I only heard Fourth Sister You shouting outside, "Is Second Sister and Third Sister here?"

Immediately pushed the door open and came in, seeing Second Sister You wiping tears from her eyes, she said with a smile, "Second Sister is such a smart person, and Third Sister is such a sharp person, how come you even forgot what I understand? ?”

Second Sister You was just in a state of distraught, so she didn't care to chat with Fourth Miss at all.Hearing this, he rubbed his eyes with a handkerchief and asked, "What are you doing here?"

The fourth girl didn't take it seriously when she heard the words, she still smiled and said: "Second sister is not satisfied with this marriage, so I just tell my wife clearly. My wife loves my sister so much, sister, you insist on not marrying into the Zhang family, is it true that your wife still wants to marry me?" Will you persecute my sister for the sake of outsiders? What's more, hiding in the room and weeping will be of no use in the end."

The fourth girl's words just hit the second sister You's mind.She sat on the bed and pondered for a while, before she said: "This matter has nothing to do with you."

The fourth girl smiled and said, "I know. It's just a word of advice."

After finishing speaking, Yin looked at the sky again, and said, "It's getting late, and I'm tired too. I won't disturb the rest of the second and third sisters. My sister will leave."

While talking, the fourth girl bowed to the second sister You and the third sister, and Shi Shiran resigned.

The second sister You bit her lower lip and stared at the back of the fourth girl, until the figure of the fourth girl was completely out of sight, then turned around and firmly held the hand of the third sister You, and said: "Three Sister, I think what the fourth girl just said is right. I should persuade my mother to divorce the Zhang family. I definitely don’t want to marry into the Zhang family! I definitely can’t marry Zhang Hua!”

The third sister You saw the tears on the cheeks of the second sister You but determined, she unconsciously reached out and wiped away the tears for the second sister You, and said, "Okay. Then you can talk to your mother tomorrow."

Second sister You was taken aback when she heard the words.She knew that Third Sister You and Zhang Yansu were on good terms.Now that she proposed to withdraw the engagement, she originally thought that Third Sister You would not agree with her words, and even persuaded her to stop thinking about retiring the engagement, but she never thought that Third Sister You would actually say that.

The second sister You bit her lips hesitantly, but asked cautiously: "The third sister agrees with me? You also want me to divorce?"

The third sister You smiled wryly when she heard the words.She shook her head and said, "I can't say that. It's just a matter of empathy. If you want me to marry a person who has no virtue, no talent, and may learn bad gambling, I am not willing. Even if this person is my childhood sweetheart, never Children grow up together. After all, getting married is a major event in a girl's life. Even if I have a good relationship with Zhang's family, Tongyan's sister, Zhang Hua's brother, I will not bet my whole life."

Unlike the second sister You who is still confused and entangled, the third sister You who traveled from later generations knows what kind of virtue Zhang Hua in the book is.Although I feel sorry for my childhood sweetheart, and I don’t know if Zhang Hua can change it for the better in the end, but the third sister You dare not—or she is not qualified to take the lifelong event of the second sister You as a favor.

Since Second Sister You doesn't want to marry Zhang Hua herself, she has no position to criticize Second Sister.

The second sister You didn't know why, but after hearing what the third sister You said, the heart that had been mentioned in her throat fell to the ground safely.He hurriedly held the third sister's hand, and said very excitedly: "I knew that the third sister must love me and understand me."

Third Sister You seldom saw Second Sister You so excited, so she smiled and said, "But things are impermanent. Even if Second Sister doesn't marry Brother Zhang Hua, everything may not go well. You also know that Those sons of aristocratic families are mostly half-hearted people. If you face east today and face west tomorrow, even if you marry a fairy at home, you will throw it behind your neck in only three or two years..."

"That's better than being ridiculed by marrying a worthless person." The second sister You didn't wait for the third sister to finish speaking, she wiped her tears and sneered, "I'm tired of those people who say it's for my own good in front of their faces, and say it behind their backs." But I laughed at the appearance of making plans. I don’t want to accept my fate. The old lady said it well, a person’s life is only sixty or seventy years old. I know that I am not as smart as my sister since I was a child, and I am not as competitive as my sister. I am aggressive and want to establish a career outside. I just want to obey my parents' order and matchmaker's words, and live a safe and stable life with rich clothes, fine food and food. But they will not let me have a good time, but they want to laugh at me, ridicule me and pity me , I don't want to live my whole life in other people's gossip and jokes after dinner..."