Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Last time I mentioned that Gaifeng came in to report something, after hearing Wei Ruolan's words, there was no look of fear on his face, and he said with a smile: "Don't blame me, sir, it was the uncle who said it, if there is any news from the You family, please come and tell the uncle. "

You family?Wei Ruolan recalled the previous arrangement, and said, "What's the news?"

Gaifeng laughed and said: "Uncle Zhen from Ningguo Mansion returned to Beijing a few days ago, Tete and Brother Rong invited Uncle Xue to drink, and somehow asked Miss You Er to come out to meet her. Miss You Er was originally a natural beauty, how gentle and beautiful, Uncle Xue fell in love with it wholeheartedly, and at that time, Uncle Yang Zhen personally protected the matchmaker, and the two families were discussing how to set up wine and sing operas to make it lively."

Wei Ruolan said in astonishment: "It's just that Xue Pan is confused, his mother and sister are very smart, are you willing to let Xue Pan marry in?" The second sister You has nothing, and Xia Jingui, who is not from her natal family, can make the Xue family a fortune.

Gaifeng said: "Where is marriage, it's actually taking a concubine!" He told Wei Ruolan all the news he had received.

After hearing this, Wei Ruolan suddenly realized.

It turned out that Jia Zhen was keeping a filial piety recently and couldn't bear the loneliness, so she often went to You's house to hang out with You's sisters quietly. Although You knew about it, she always ignored her.Originally, the You sisters and Jia Zhen's father and son were at home, very at ease. I don't want the second sister You to think that she is getting older every year after the spring, and Jia Zhen has no intention of marrying herself into the family, and she is in the period of father's filial piety.Mrs. You asked Jia Zhen several times, asking him where the son-in-law he had chosen for his daughter was, but Jia Zhen also felt that Second Sister You was bored, and agreed to choose someone for Second Sister You.

Jia Zhen wanted to ration Second Sister You to Jia Lian, and Mrs. You, mother and daughter also took a fancy to Jia Lian, but Jia Lian refused. Jia Zhen mentioned it again after she came back.

Jia Lian didn't want it, and other people also looked down on Second Sister You. After Jia Zhen thought about it, she thought of Xue Pan who had always spent money like water.Xue Pan was lured ten times worse than before when he was studying in the Jia Family School, and he is a rich and careless person, who wouldn't call him a fool Xue?Even Second Sister You's marriage contract is easy to hide from him.

Therefore, Jia Zhen specially invited Xue Pan to drink, and asked Second Sister You to come out to toast.

Seeing Second Sister You, whose appearance was not inferior to Xiangling, Xue Pan really fell in love with her. Although Xiangling was born well, she was not as charming as Second Sister You. After two days of familiarity, Second Sister You coaxed her Xue Pan hired himself as his wife.

Xue Pan was loving the second sister You endlessly in his heart, how could he bear the tenderness of the second sister You, he immediately agreed, and went home and told Aunt Xue, but Aunt Xue was furious and scolded Xue Pan severely , refused, and said: "You already have a Xiangling in the house, what's the problem? Go and hook up with Uncle Zhen's sister-in-law! Xiangling looks beautiful, has a gentle and quiet demeanor, and knows poetry and books. How can an ordinary master and girl be as good as her?" Her? I want to marry you a good family, not like Second Sister You, she is not good enough for you!"

The more Aunt Xue talked, the more sad she became, and she couldn't help bursting into tears. She cried and told Xue Pan that she couldn't do business, but instead she put her mind on these things, and said that Second Sister You was far less clean than Xiangling, so she didn't deserve to be in her own house.

Xue Pan got angry and insisted on marrying. The mother and son were in a fierce fight, but Baochai persuaded him once, saying: "Mom, since my brother has taken a fancy to the second sister You, he wants to marry as the second wife. Why bother to blush?" Thick neck? It hurts the relationship between mother and child. Besides, Second Sister You is Grandma Zhen's natal sister in the East Mansion after all, and Grandpa Zhen personally protects the matchmaker."

After hearing this, Aunt Xue thought that it would be a good thing for Baochai's marriage to be taken care of by the Dongfu. She paused her anger and said with tears in her eyes, "My son, what you said is right. If you don't agree, I'm afraid I will offend Uncle Zhen and you." Grandma Jane."

Xue Pan didn't care if Second Sister You was a wife or a concubine, as long as Aunt Xue agreed to let Second Sister You in.

Aunt Xue discussed it with Youshi in person. Youshi had always treated the girls brought by the two stepmothers indifferently, and just wanted to send them away, not caring whether they were wives or concubines.And Mrs. You thought that the Xue family was very rich, the gold mountains and the silver seas would never run out, and Baochai was the second grandma of Baochai who had been settled early. Although Xue Pan was not as handsome as Jia Lian, she was also upright and very satisfied.

Although she didn't meet her own requirements, Second Sister You wanted to find a lifelong supporter, and she agreed when she saw the gold and silver jewellery, silk and satin that Xue Pan brought to her, eating delicacies from mountains and seas every day.

The two agreed, so they chose an auspicious day to set up wine and sing operas.

Wei Ruolan laughed and said: "It turns out that this is the case. I know that the Xue family really accepted this marriage, and they actually took concubines. However, the Xue family has long been a non-gentry family. Where did they come from to take concubines? One is not enough, and there are others." the second."

Gaifeng said: "What do you want them to do? They say they are concubines, but they are just setting up wine and singing operas, and they are carried in the door in a small sedan chair. That Xiangling is a bought girl. Now it is said that the second sister Nayou is a concubine, is there any?" The concubine document is still two things to say. But the Ningguo Mansion moved quickly and quietly forced Second Sister You's former fiancé, Zhang Hua, to write a divorce letter, and the father and son got 20 taels of silver."

Wei Ruolan nodded slightly, then suddenly asked, "What else is happening in the You family?"

Haifeng said no, Wei Ruolan remained silent.

As long as Liu Xianglian and herself are not involved, Wei Ruolan doesn't care about the actions of Second Sister You and Third Sister You, but at this time Second Sister You has decided to marry Xue Pan's concubine, and she will enter the house three days later. Thinking that she has a lifelong support, she will probably find a way to find someone else for Third Sister You. I don't know if Third Sister You mentioned Liu Xianglian?

Wei Ruolan thought for a moment, and felt that according to the temperament of the second and third sisters You, it was quite possible.

Third Sister You has been thinking about Liu Xianglian for six years now, how could she change her mind just because the person married to Second Sister You changed from Jia Lian to Xue Pan?You can't tell her to ruin Liu Xianglian's marriage.

After thinking about it, Wei Ruolan ordered Hai Feng to continue to monitor the movements of You's family.

Haifeng agreed, and asked in confusion: "Why did the uncle call people to pay attention to their house? What can they do? It's just what they have done. After thinking about it, I feel that it has nothing to do with our family."

Wei Ruolan glanced at him, and said with a half-smile: "I asked you to inquire about the past of the You family and you didn't inquire about it? If you inquired, you would know why I called your attention. However, their family has always been with our family from the beginning to the end. It doesn't matter, I'm just taking care of my brother so that I won't regret anything in the future."

Gaifeng thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, shook his head and went out to order someone to do something, and inquired about the past by the way.

Wei Ruolan also went out of the study to take care of the affairs in front of him, and personally arranged for the dowry and other things. He thought that Daiyu refused to let him send the money to her because it was such a large sum of money shipped over. If you don't look good, the world will mention Lin Ruhai, so it's better to give it to Daiyu instead.

Wei Ruolan believes that only the dowry is the property that a woman cannot covet outsiders, and it will be better for Daiyu if this money passes Minglu.

Within two days, he thought of a very appropriate method, using the 10,000+ taels of silver to buy several farmlands and shops and houses under Daiyu's name, and then hand over the land deed and house deed to Daiyu. Unknowingly.

In the future, these shops and houses in Zhuangtian will have income, all of which are Daiyu's ladders.

Wei Ruolan invited Lin Tao to explain to him, and Lin Tao agreed very much. When he got home, he asked his wife to tell Daiyu and asked her if she would like it.

After listening to Lin Tao's family, Daiyu felt that it was much better than sending money, and it would not be easy to attract attention. She turned her head and thought about it, and said with a smile: "Why are you so busy? I said that the dowry is already very rich. , there is no need to add more of these. Since he insists on this, then let it go. The money in the hands of Uncle Lin and mother doesn’t need to be sent, just look at buying some profitable business.”

Lin Tao's family responded with a smile: "When I go back, I will tell Lin Tao that the girl has no shortage of farmland. It is better to buy a few shopfronts, rent them out, or hire people to do business by myself. Every year there will be income."

Daiyu pondered for a moment, and said: "There is no need to do anything else. Once you buy a shop, you will open a bookstore, specializing in pens, ink, paper, inkstone, books, etc."

Lin Tao's family was startled when they heard the words, then nodded and said: "What the girl said is that opening a bookstore is more elegant than doing other things. The girl loves reading and writing. If I have a bookstore at home, I just choose the best ones. You don’t have to buy it elsewhere.”

Daiyu smiled and said: "When the book shop is opened, it is a good idea to copy the books in our family's collection and put them in the shop, or ask someone to copy them for sale, or rent them out for others to copy. There are many books in our family that are not available outside, and it is meaningless to treasure them with a broom until now, it is better to benefit others so as not to lose the inheritance."

Whenever she thinks of the Lin family's dissatisfaction in the manuscripts, she died in tears, and the whereabouts of many books, calligraphy and paintings accumulated by her ancestors and five generations over the years, Daiyu suddenly feels heartbroken.

Lin Tao's family didn't know what Daiyu was thinking, and praised: "The girl is generous, I will ask Lin Tao to do it when I get back."

As he said that, he presented the make-up items of each member of the Lin family, and attached a list.

Daiyu looked at it in person to show her importance, and then ordered Xueyan to keep it, and also asked Lin Tao's family to take back the things that she had packed out of her room in the past two days, including silk and satin of various colors, and playthings of various colors. , There are also various palace flowers, etc., all of which are belongings in the palace, but they will not cause trouble if they are delivered to the hands of the Lin Jiatang clan.

Lin Tao's family said with a smile: "Girl's cooking affairs are becoming more and more refined. These are all very decent things for them. They must be very happy. How can ordinary people touch the things in the palace?"

Daiyu said: "It should be like this. Besides, I can't use a lot by myself. I give a lot to others every year."

Lin Tao's family remembered what her husband said, and said: "Is the box for the girl's books good? When the girl leaves the cabinet, she should get a new box. You can't use an old book box. I don't know where I got a very long, thick, and huge plant. The very heavy ebony was cut into two or three pieces, and somehow transported back to the capital, it is very good for making bookcases, my uncle asked us to ask the girl, and tomorrow I packed the box and asked us to send it over."

Daiyu shook her head and said: "There is no need to waste manpower and material resources. The boxes used to hold books in our family are all high-quality millennial camphor wood. The good things left by our ancestors. The boxes and books have not even been eaten by insects for a hundred years. It's an antique, and it'll be passable after a little cleaning, so there's no need for a new box of ebony."

Fearing that Wei Ruolan's face would look bad if she was rejected by her, Daiyu immediately smiled and said: "Since there is a whole piece of wood, it would be better to make me a bookshelf or a bookcase, and save it for future use."

Lin Tao's family smiled and said, "I'll go back and ask Lin Tao to tell my aunt."

After Lin Tao's family left, Xueyan and Zijuan counted everything and registered it.Perhaps the Lin family thought that Daiyu was alone now, and they didn't know what the dowry would be like, so they volunteered to send a red gold head mask together. Every family has it, as many as 27 or [-] pieces in a set, as few as five or six pieces, or inlaid with gemstones. Or inlaid with pearls, even the plain ones are full of weight.

Daiyu choked up slightly, and said, "They are afraid that I don't have any money."

Grandma Liu sighed: "It's also intentional."

Daiyu nodded, thinking of her lonely situation in the Rongguo Mansion in the manuscript, she didn't know what happened after her father's death, in the manuscript, she had been in the Rongguo Mansion for so many years, and from the beginning to the end, no one from her clan or her father's colleagues had contact with her, so that He died in tears, and the snow goose turned into a lone goose in the snow to help his spirit return home.

Before she could figure out why, Xichun came over and said, "Sister Lin, have you heard that Uncle Xue is going to marry sister-in-law's sister tomorrow, and Aunt Xue came here to invite the old lady and ladies over for a drink?"

Daiyu sighed, "I've heard about it, but I don't know how they got together."

Xichun curled her lips, and said with a sneer, "Why? Isn't it because my good brother is a good matchmaker. He's tired of himself. Why is it that someone is willing to ask for it? The You family can't catch up like a dog? It's all dirty. The smelly ones, none of them are good."

Daiyu said: "Let's not talk about these, it has nothing to do with us anyway. The people from the south sent some earthen instruments, you choose the one you like."

After hearing this, Xichun didn't look at the head and face jewelry, only looked at the earthen ritual gift once, picked out two delicate incense fans and a few strings of incense beads, and asked for nothing else, "My sister gave it to me every year, Clay figurines, jade carvings and strange stones, etc., I keep a few boxes there, and there is no need to ask for them. My sister can pack them up and give them to others."

Daiyu ordered people to pack it up and distribute it to Baoyu and others. Everyone else thanked them for their envoys, and Baoyu came to thank them in person.

Seeing Baoyu, Daiyu remembered that Tanchun had been depressed recently, and that she was sick so hard that she dared not show it for fear that Mrs. Wang would know, so she said, "Baoyu, you have always been kind to your sisters, and I will persuade my aunt tomorrow. The third sister comes and goes. It’s too big, it’s not good to delay.”

Mrs. Wang pushed her back several times in a row, and people outside gradually stopped proposing marriage to Tanchun.

When Baoyu heard this, he gave a wry smile. Why didn't he understand?He whispered: "Good sister, why didn't I say that? Yesterday I said to my wife that I'm not in a hurry anyway, it's better to settle the matter of the third sister first, and I have time to take care of it. Who knows, the wife said these things I don't need to bother, she has her own ideas, and she can only make a decision when the master comes back."

Xichun couldn't help but said: "Second brother, you actually impressed me."

Baoyu said in a muffled voice, "Could it be that I send charcoal and things to my sister every year, but my sister doesn't remember my kindness?"

Daiyu chuckled, and said: "People treat my younger sister well and never mention it, but you are good. You have given the fourth younger sister something, and you have to ask the fourth younger sister to remember your kindness. There is no such thing as you, and no one will make people know and laugh at you." .”

Baoyu also laughed, and then said sternly: "What the wife said is also reasonable. The master is not at home, and the wife is not good at making decisions. When the master comes back, I think the matter of the third sister will be settled. Don't worry about the two sisters. If it doesn't work out , I went to my ancestors to talk about the master. There must be an ancestor who came forward. The master has no reason not to agree. The master agreed, and the wife naturally agreed. I was reluctant to marry my sister, but sister Lin said I was wrong, so I had no choice but to agree Sister Lin's statement."

Xichun clapped her palms and smiled, "Okay, it's hard for second brother to have such thoughts! If the matter of third sister is settled, I will ask third sister Haosheng to make you a set of exquisite clothes and shoes later."

Baoyu said: "Don't say these things quickly. The third sister has done a lot to me in the past few years, which has annoyed Aunt Zhao many times. Yesterday, she was still in the wife's yard pointing at Sang and Huai, complaining about the third sister. It happened to call me Hearing that, I felt so boring, and I was afraid that my third sister would look bad, so I refrained from talking, but my wife went to talk to my aunt and she was not at home."

Xichun sighed: "The housekeeper of the third sister may not be ignorant."

Daiyu also nodded.

Tanchun did know, and her eyes and ears were very sharp. Seeing that Baoyu hid Aunt Zhao's scolding words for her, she was grateful. Seeing that Xichun came to explain Baoyu's plan to her, she was very moved.

She hoped that Mrs. Wang, like Mrs. Xing, would settle for herself earlier, and it would be time for her to show her strength after leaving here. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang declined one or two families, and Jia Zheng returned to Beijing. Can you make yourself happy in the end.Thinking of this, Tanchun sighed, and inadvertently swept the pen container down, and a flower stick and brush fell out together.

Reaching out to pick up the apricot flower lottery that foretells her son-in-law, Tanchun couldn't help being dazed. When Xichun looked up and saw it, her heart moved, and she felt more and more that Mrs. Wang refused to agree to those marriages because those candidates were not mentioned in the apricot flower lottery. Your son-in-law, don't you want Tanchun to be a princess?

The two sisters looked at each other and moved away.

After a long time, Xichun said with a smile: "Third sister, don't worry, these are all nonsense, how can they be taken seriously."

Tanchun smiled faintly, looking lonely.

She used to be a very intelligent and delicate person, with unique eyesight, and she was a bit sharper and more careful than others. She often felt that the mansion was not as good as each year, otherwise she would not have tried her best to increase income and reduce expenditure. Now Daiyu and Xichun can guess what she is How can you not see through?She knew that her sister's usefulness lies in the family marriage, Mrs. Wang refused to agree, but the benefits brought were not enough.

Tanchun's heart was bitter, and the next day Xue Pan took a concubine, and Aunt Xue came to invite her in person. She had to cheer up and accompany Mrs. Wang to have a drink. Mother Jia didn't come, and neither did Daiyu and Xichun.

Du Baoyu saw that Xiangling was wearing a bright dress, and she was dressed up beautifully, and he couldn't help but sigh for her stupidity.

Xiangling didn't care about this, she was busy going in and out, very dedicated.

Aunt Xue gave Jia Zhenyou and his wife face, waited until the sedan chair carried Second Sister You into the door, and came over with Xue Pan to say hello to herself, after a few glances at Second Sister You, Aunt Xue thought that she was indeed a beauty, she turned her head and told Xiang Ling came over and said to Second Sister You: "This is Xiangling. Although she is the first one, she is not as honorable as you. Just call me sister."

Second Sister You heard this, and hurriedly said to Xiang Ling, "Hello, sister."

Xiangling was also busy paying respects, calling her sister.