The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

The second sister You is gentle and obedient by nature, and she seldom argues with others.But if he really made up his mind, he would be Zuo Qiang who couldn't pull back even eight bulls.This point is very similar to the Chen family.

Therefore, when Second Sister You went through tossing and turning all night and couldn't sleep, and finally woke up the next morning to say hello, and went to Zhengyuaner to find Mrs. Chen and made it clear that she didn't want to marry into the Zhang family. Not at all surprised.

It was still early at that time, and You Ziyu had only washed and dressed and hadn't gone to court yet.And having breakfast with Mrs. Chen in the main hall of the outer room, hearing what the second sister said, I couldn't help laughing: "In the past, I only knew that the third sister was vigorous and resolute. My son also has such a decisive decision to kill. It really is the family tradition."

When Chen heard this, she gave You Ziyu a sideways glance with a smile that was not a smile, but You Ziyu smiled and said nothing.He stretched out his hand to take the red rice and japonica rice congee from Mrs. Chen, stirred it with a porcelain spoon, and just about to take a bite, he put down the spoon after thinking about it, and said with a smile to Mrs. Chen, "I think it's a matter of retiring the marriage. It is feasible. There is an old saying that men are afraid of entering the wrong line of work, and women are afraid of marrying the wrong man. The old ancestors said that the family is right, and there must be a reason. Let’s not talk about other things for the time being—just talk about the current situation of the Zhang family. What confidence does he have to ask for marriage? The second sister of our family? When the eldest girl married to Ningguo Mansion, our You family paid a small 5000 taels of silver just for the dowry. Can the Zhang family afford this dowry? The eldest girl is a third-rank official as soon as she passes the door My commandment, when the second sister marries into Zhang's family, I'm afraid she won't even be able to win the title of Juren's wife? Not to mention the momentum of Rongfu marrying the eldest grandson's wife yesterday. Look at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty. Will anyone come? If you say these are petty love affairs, let’s just get along. But what about when the second sister gives birth to a brother and sister? As soon as the child falls to the ground, it will have a golden key in its mouth. With the shadow of grandparents and parents, There is no need to worry about food and clothing in this life, and there is no need for a ten-year cold window. As long as he grows up to the age of sixteen or seventeen, and the elders in the family do some activities, he will be able to get a sixth-rank vain job. If he can work hard on himself, he will be an official in the future Zai, it is time to wait. But if the child is entrusted to Zhang's family, what will the child be able to do? Even if he is really promising, how many years will he have to suffer before he can get ahead? It would be even worse if he gave birth to a daughter. All the men in the world know that they would rather marry a maidservant than a daughter from a small family. Compared with the noble ladies from the Hou Men's mansion...the daughter of his Zhang family is probably not as good as the big maid who is favored by others?"

You Ziyu's long speeches are extremely harsh.But they are all true truths.Hearing this, Chen stared at him distractedly, reached out to pick up a chopstick and put it into You Ziyu's bowl, and said angrily: "Eat yours quickly. Don't bother me with these things. !"

You Ziyu smiled when he heard this.But he put down the bowls and chopsticks and continued: "I know that your Chen family and the Zhang family are family friends. When your mother and daughter were down and out, they were also helped by the Zhang family. It's just that there are some things that are easy to say—even if there is kindness. Inside, it's not easy to use one's own daughter as a favor. What's more, Zhang's family was tricked and sued. If it weren't for Zizhang's help, how could their Zhang family be where they are today? Just for this, All the kindness has been repaid. The rest is just reciprocity. As the saying goes, a twisted melon is not sweet. Now the two families are not right, and the brothers and sisters of the two families do not match regardless of appearance and temperament. Rather than marrying reluctantly, It's better to take a step back and just think that there is an extra family of relatives who are always walking around. If you really want to wait until the day when the marriage becomes an enemy instead, isn't our second sister the one who suffers? You are always smart and quick-witted, why? Why can’t you ignore such a trivial matter?”

When he was talking, he only heard the little girl outside the door say, "Third Miss, Fourth Miss, come to pay my respects to the master and wife."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chen waved her hand to signal You Ziyu not to say more.For a while, a little girl opened the curtain, and the third sister You and the fourth girl entered the door one after another.Mrs. Chen laughed and said, "You guys are late today."

Third Sister You smiled and said, "It's not that we are late. It's that Second Sister came early. She must have something to discuss with Mom and Master."

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen knew that the third sister You knew what the second sister was thinking.Yin smiled and said, "Then what do you think?"

Third Sister You said, "This is about Second Sister. Why didn't Mom ask Second Sister what she meant, instead of asking me?"

Chen said with a smile: "I already know what your second sister means. Now I want to ask you what you think?"

Third Sister You said: "Sisters in the whole family, I naturally look towards my own sister. I only hope for her well. As for outsiders, I can't control so much."

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen knew what Sanjie You meant.Nai smiled and said, "Okay. It turns out that you two sisters had already discussed it, and you were playing tricks in front of me. Can I see it now?"

When the third sister You heard this, she just looked at each other and smiled with the second sister, without answering.

Chen said again: "I know what you are thinking. It's just that marriage is a good thing for two surnames. Besides, the marriage between the second sister and Zhang's family is a marriage between the flesh and blood, and it was decided from a young age. This will be a divorce. , it must also be considered in the long run, and must not be rushed."

As soon as the words fell, You Ziyu, who had finished her breakfast, rinsed her mouth and hands under the service of the maid, wiped her hands and said with a smile: "Madam is always neat and tidy, why is she procrastinating on this matter?" Hesitant. As the saying goes, nights are long and dreams are many, not to mention that the second sister is a girl, and she can't afford it. I think it's better to make a quick decision. As the saying goes, when children get married, they must obey the orders of their parents and the words of the matchmaker. He Although the Zhang family has a marriage contract with the Zhao family, since you brought the two sisters into the house, the second sister and the third sister have entered the genealogy of my You family. From now on, the marriage of the two daughters will naturally have nothing to do with the Zhao family. Marriage can't be counted. When I come to court today, I will write a letter of divorce to the Zhang family. When you are at home, you and your second sister will clean up and send all the things that the Zhang family gave to you along with the letter. It’s okay to go back.”

While talking, You Ziyu remembered another matter, and asked, "By the way, the Zhang family and the Zhao family hired the second sister to marry, but they paid the bride price. Just look at what's going on." If you can’t find something, it’s worth converting it into silver and returning it to Zhang’s family twice, that’s all. Then take 1000 taels of silver from the public office and send it with the letter. Let’s say it’s our You family’s money for the two. My sister thought about it and called off the marriage, but she was very sorry. The 1000 taels of silver were used by Zhang Hua to organize the marriage. It must be enough for Zhang Hua to ask for a wife of the right family."

You Ziyu spent a lot of money in order to let the second sister get away.

Chen couldn't help laughing at the action.While serving You Ziyu's crown belt, he smiled and said, "Master is impatient. Anyway, let my family go and discuss with brother before making a decision."

You Ziyu didn't take it seriously, raised his head and stretched his arms, and let Mrs. Chen tidy up her clothes, and said with a casual smile, "Don't ask. Zizhang's decision must be the same as mine. Whose parents' brains are in the water, so they can't do it." I will marry my daughter to a bastard who has no future but is willing to gamble. Even if Zizhang disagrees with me, he is just worried that my method is not thorough and will attract criticism. I don’t care about these people, let me do it To be this villain is justified."

After all, You Ziyu did not allow Chen Shi to refute and said decisively: "Okay, it's getting late, I have to go up and do my best. I won't entangle you, this matter is settled like this."

After saying a word, before Mrs. Chen could open her mouth, she strode away in a hurry.

Only Chen Shi looked at You Ziyu's back dumbfoundingly.After dazed for a while, he smiled to the second sister: "Okay. Since your master has taken care of this matter, we don't need to worry about it. After going to the room to greet the old lady later, you Then go back to your room and pack your things. Pack up all the things that Zhang Hua gave you all these years, and send them to Jiangnan with your master's letter..."

When Mrs. Chen said this, she thought about her third sister and said, "You will also go back to pack your things later. Now that the two families have withdrawn their engagement, it is not appropriate for you to keep things from the Zhang family."

Third sister You could only nod her head when she heard the words.

For a while, everyone went to the room to greet the old lady.The Chen family then mentioned that they wanted to divorce the Zhang family.Hearing this, Old Madam You was overjoyed immediately, put her arms around her second sister and said, "This is the right idea. If our second sister talks about her family background and appearance, she is no worse than those girls who come from officialdom. Now that we have gotten rid of the Zhang family's quagmire, I will tell your eldest sister to always pay attention, and I will definitely choose a family with all four corners for you."

Everyone chatted and laughed with Mrs. You in the upper room. Seeing that Mrs. You was not in good spirits and a little tired, they went back to their rooms to rest.The second sister and the third sister got orders from Mrs. Chen, so naturally they had to go back to their room to pack their things.The fourth girl wanted to go back to study, but she was stopped by Mrs. Chen.Yin said, "Come with me into the room. I have something to say to you."

The fourth girl hesitated for a moment when she heard the words, then followed Mrs. Chen back to the room.Mrs. Chen ordered to offer tea, and then dismissed the maidservants in the room.As for what the mother and daughter said, outsiders do not know.

After the Chen family sent away the fourth girl, she ordered the little girl to go to the second gate to send a message, and asked Bao Ji, the dowry, to send a letter back to the Chen family.The question was about Chen Gui's attitude towards the You family's divorce.Chen Gui came to see the letter at home in the evening, and as You Ziyu said, he did not object to the divorce.I just told Mrs. Chen to persuade You Ziyu not to bring up the matter of compensating the Zhang family with 1000 taels of silver, but to clearly state in the letter that if the Zhang family asked for something, the You family would do their best.

That's it.

Seeing her brother replying like this, Mrs. Chen was determined.

Now let's say that You Ziyu came to the court, and she really wrote a letter of resignation to the Zhang family.Because Chen got his brother's advice, he had to persuade You Ziyu not to mention money.You Ziyu didn't take it seriously when he heard Chen Gui's words.But he did this for the purpose of retiring the engagement, and he didn't want to anger the Zhang family, so he had to follow Chen Gui's wishes and politely wrote a letter of resignation, and gave it to the second and third sisters as a gift from the Zhang family. , and the token of engagement, etc., were sent to the place where Zhang Yun took office in the south of the Yangtze River.

Let's not talk about how the Zhang family reacted after receiving the divorce letter.Just talking about the second sister's divorce, soon spread to Youshi's ears.Now that Youshi knew about it, Jia Zhen also knew about it.

Thinking of the gentleness, beauty, docileness and shyness of the second sister, Jia Zhen couldn't help but sigh once, because she said: "If the second sister can retire earlier, I would like to be a matchmaker for my brother Lian, and give them two The one who pulls the red thread. The second sister is gentle and docile by nature. If she can marry Brother Lian, she will be able to take care of her husband and raise her children. You two will be sisters and sisters-in-law, and you will get along well in the future. It's a pity that things are impermanent , it's a pity."

Hearing this, Youshi couldn't help laughing and said: "You can't let Feng girl hear what you said. Be careful that she tears your mouth."

When Jia Zhen heard the words, she also laughed and said: "If you talk about this Feng girl, she doesn't look like that, but she has a strong temper. You said that she only entered Rongfu for a few days, and then she kicked out Brother Lian's room. One by one, one by one, even her own dowry girl said a little more to Brother Lian, and her nose was not nose, and her eyes were not eyes. Now that the children of the aristocratic families in Chang'an City, who doesn't look down on Brother Lian What a joke? It doesn't matter that she herself is a jealous person, on the contrary, Brother Lian bears a reputation of fearing guilt, and is ridiculed for nothing. Even the men who lead us Jia's family have shame on their faces."

After hearing this, Youshi smiled and said: "I can't blame Miss Feng when I look at this matter. I heard that for all nobles who understand the rules, before they get married, the elders in the family will call the shots and dismiss the people in the room." This is also a respect for the bride. Our You family's lintel is not high, so we can't compare with it, and I am a latecomer, so it's okay. But Feng girl is the niece of Mr. Wang, the governor of the capital. You Jia The Wang family are old in-laws, childhood sweethearts who grew up together, why don’t they even understand this idea of ​​etiquette?”

Hearing this, Jia Zhen said with a more amused voice: "Well, you're talking about proper manners with me today?"

Youshi laughed and said, "I don't dare to do that. I'm just talking for nothing. If the master doesn't like it, I don't say anything."

Jia Zhen chatted with You Shi, so how could she care about these things seriously.Hearing what Youshi said, he couldn't help laughing and said: "You know the rules of our Jia family. The people in the elders' house, even cats and dogs, are more decent than the young masters. Brother Lian The two people in the house, although they looked ordinary, were given to brother Lian by the old lady herself. They have been loyal to the master for so many years, and there is no credit but hard work. Who would have thought that Feng girl would be dismissed as soon as she entered the door without saying a word Woolen cloth?"

When Youshi heard this, she couldn't help smiling, and said with a smile: "It can be seen that Feng girl is also a difficult person to get along with."

Jia Zhen sneered and said, "It's not easy to get along with each other. Now Rong Mansion is in charge of the inner house. Except for the second aunt, it is Feng girl. They are all from their Wang family. Their aunts and nieces join forces again. Look In a few years, the property of the Rong Mansion will no longer be able to tell whether the surname is Jia or Wang."