Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Watching the caravan of figures gradually go away, Baoyu couldn't help shedding a few tears, turned the horse's head, and returned dispirited.

After entering the city, he intends to go to the house that Daiyu entrusted him to take care of for a while, although he doesn't know why Sister Lin is doing this, he presumably has a deep meaning, suddenly he caught a glimpse of Li Gui and the others following behind him, except for Mingyan, the rest are not My confidants, if I know such a place to live, I will have no choice but to do anything in the future, so Baoyu gave up his thoughts and went home under their urging.

After returning to Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang, Baoyu walked into the garden and walked a few steps. He felt that the garden was very deserted. Yingchun came out of the pavilion, Xiangyun went away, and soon got married. In the middle, she was arranged by Sister Feng in Mrs. Xing's wing room in the east courtyard. Although Li Wan, Baochai, Tanchun, and Xichun were left, they had a bad temper with Li Wan and Baochai, and felt ashamed of Tanchun in their hearts. Unknowingly, Baoyu Walking into the lotus root champagne, there are one or two flower buds of Hanzi indistinctly among the green lotus in the water.

Before entering the door, Baoyu heard a burst of laughter from inside. Baoyu recognized that it was Sister Feng and Xichun, and she was overjoyed.

Seeing him coming in, Sister Feng smiled and said, "How? I said Baoyu would come, and he did."

Xichun said: "I knew that you have the ability to calculate magically, then you figure it out, why did the second brother come here?"

Before Sister Feng could answer, Baoyu said, "Good sister, good sister, are your aunts making fun of me? Why should I come? It's just that my sister and younger sister are friendly with Sister Lin. I don't know where to put my heart. Before sister Lin left the cabinet, I felt uncomfortable, but who knows that she has traveled far away."

Sister Feng persuaded: "There is a long shed for thousands of miles, and there is no never-ending feast. Except for husband and wife, who can guard whom for a lifetime? Even if they are husband and wife, there are still people who have been separated for decades. It is not true that there are close relatives and distant husbands and wives." reason."

Baoyu said with tears: "I don't know what my sister said. It's one thing to know, but it's another thing to be reluctant."

Sister Feng wanted to laugh, but she sighed for some reason.

In fact, she didn't feel well either. She thought Daiyu was in the capital. If something happened to her family in the future, Daiyu would definitely take care of herself and others so that she would not be bullied. As long as some dignitaries and relatives are still alive and have good intentions, the offended officials and officials will always suffer less. Frustrated, who knows that Wei Ruolan has a heavy responsibility and goes to Ping'an Prefecture.However, when she talked to Jia Lian later, she couldn't help laughing at herself for being unfounded, not to mention that she didn't know when something would happen to her family, maybe she was lucky and nothing would happen, and even if something happened, Daiyu would not ignore it.

Therefore, Jia Lian prepared several gifts yesterday and asked Daiyu and his wife to give them to some members of the former grandfather's old tribe when they arrived in Ping'an Prefecture. They did this in the hope that they would be more or less thinking about their old friendship and not embarrass Wei Ruolan.

One of the siblings sighed, the other wept, but Xichun smiled and said, "Look at what you look like. It's not like Sister Lin is gone and won't come back. Brother-in-law Lin is so young and promising, can't it be impossible to stay in Ping'an Prefecture for the rest of her life? You should look forward to it." Let's hope that Ping'an Prefecture will be safe and sound as soon as possible, and the banditry will be resolved as soon as possible, then brother-in-law Lin will definitely come back."

Baoyu held back her tears, sighed leisurely, and said, "I just found out today that I was completely wrong. It's nothing for any well-intentioned scholar to pursue fame and fortune, just like Liu Xianglian, who did it for Miss Chen. He has indeed done many things that benefit the people. Like brother-in-law Lin, without a caring person like him, the people of Ping'an Prefecture continue to suffer from banditry. There are also some children from poor families who want to avoid being oppressed by the rich and powerful. The most disgusting thing is Jia Yucun and others, they are the real national thieves and ghosts, who judge the case indiscriminately, so that Yinglian and her mother are separated for four or five years. "

Sister Feng said with a smile: "You can say these words, it can be seen that you have grown up, and you don't blindly say that people are lu beetles like you did when you were young. I don't know about others, but the second master and the second wife will be very happy when they find out. , I deeply feel that you have a promising future." After learning about it, the result must be to urge Baoyu to make progress.

Hearing Sister Feng mentioning Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang, Baoyu waved her hands hastily, and said, "My good sister, don't let the master and wife know, what if they know?"

Sister Feng smiled and said, "You know it."

Baoyu wiped the tears on his face, and said sadly: "It's because I know clearly that I feel uncomfortable. The former wife often took the third sister out to socialize, and she said that she was visiting each other. It's not easy for me to ask. Do you know what's wrong?"

Sister Feng smiled faintly, and said: "The second master and the second wife are in charge, how do I know? I asked my mother to tell the second wife several very suitable families, and everything was considered properly, but the second wife didn't agree. They have already been engaged, how could they turn around to see how the third sister is doing. You just need to know that the third sister has not yet made up their mind."

For Yingchun and Tanchun, Sister Feng felt that she was benevolent and righteous, and the marriages she told them were concubines. In the future, after the family collapsed, their parents, especially the aunt, would never treat them harshly. Tanchun's marriage has yet to be settled.As for Xichun, she has already made up her mind, just because Jia Zhen intended to promise Second Sister You to Jia Lian to make her be a bastard, and she promised Xichun a marriage, Jia Zhen and Youshi have no reason not to agree.

Sister Feng watched Jia Zheng and Madam Wang's every move with cold eyes. They could hide their thoughts from outsiders, but how could they hide their thoughts from themselves?I'm afraid that both Daiyu and Xichun and Baoyu have noticed something, maybe as shrewd as Tanchun, he also knows it, so Baoyu, who is reluctant to let his sister get married, wants to let Tanchun out of the cabinet as soon as possible.

Thinking of the imperial court's appointment and selection of concubines, not long after the decree came down, what Mrs. Wang said in front of Jiamu, and her explanation to outsiders, Naiyun: "Now that Long En is sent down to recruit talents, if we are in a hurry at these times Talking about marriage is a bit indecent, as if Tete violated the will of the Supreme Emperor and the present, I think it is not appropriate to engage in marriage at this time, so I plan to wait until the limelight is over and everything is settled, and then I will show the third girl to see her, anyway. My elder brother is not yet married, so she is not in a hurry."

When Mrs. Wang was speaking in front of Jia Mu, Sister Feng, Mrs. Xing, Li Wan and others were there, but Tanchun and other sisters and Baoyu were not there. When Mrs. Wang explained in front of outsiders, only Sister Feng, who often went out to socialize recently, was present.After thinking about it, Sister Feng told Baoyu and Xichun exactly what Mrs. Wang said, and finally said, "The second wife has plans for the third girl's marriage, so you should understand it in your heart."

Xichun curled her lips and sneered. She had expected that Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang would not give up until they achieved their goals, but Baoyu stayed there for a while, and finally sighed, moved her lips, and finally didn't say a word. But he became more and more ashamed of Tanchun.

There was a moment of silence in the room, which was broken by Baochai who came and said, "What are you all talking about?"

Seeing Baochai coming again, Xichun said with a smile, "I didn't say anything, but I just don't want to let Sister Lin leave. Sister Bao is so expensive today, is there anything important?"

Baochai smiled generously, and said: "I just packed up in Hengwu Garden and found many paints, brushes and other things that I had never used. I thought that there was no one in the garden that could use them except my sister, so I took the maid with me. Send them over, and my younger sister will pick and choose, keep the ones that can be used, and ask the maids to throw away the ones that can't be used, so as not to take up space."

Xichun said: "Although there are shortages of things everywhere in the mansion, I don't have any shortage here. I still have a lot of paint brushes and pigments. I can't use them up in a year. If there are too many, they will take up space. My sister will see who I will reward."

After hearing this, Baochai had to take it back.

Glancing at Baoyu, Baochai smiled and said, "Brother Bao is here too. Attackers have been looking for you everywhere just now."

Baoyu said: "I don't know which ear god is so quick. I didn't sit down and have a cup of tea, and I knew where I was. It's so boring. Sister Feng, fourth sister, I'll go back first, and I'll come to find fourth sister tomorrow." , I have something to say."

Sister Feng thought for a while and said, "Okay, send someone to call me when you meet tomorrow, and I will send Sister Qiao and Brother Xuan over to learn calligraphy and painting from you. , you can’t teach them anything, if you do a good job in poetry and essays, or a good painting in painting, at least you can teach them something.”

Baoyu agreed with all his mouth, lifted his foot and left.

Baochai didn't stay in Xichun's room for long, she sat down to have a sip of tea, said a few words, and then left.

Sister Qiao accompanied her younger brother to unravel the Baiyu Nine Links, and said in confusion: "Why every time I talk to Uncle Bao, I see Aunt Xue coming over after a while? I counted carefully. Once. I wanted to ask Aunt Xue, but I was afraid that she would make it difficult for me, so I had to endure it."

Xichun burst out laughing, and Sister Feng suppressed her smile, and said, "How can you be so thoughtful as a child? Last time you said you were good at being a teacher and you made Aunt Xue shameless. You can't do that in the future."

Sister Qiao said dissatisfiedly: "I'm not young anymore, Mr. was younger than me when he came back to our house for the first time."

Sure enough, Sister Feng didn't coax her like a child, she nodded and said: "I know you are not young, but you don't have your husband's spirituality and wisdom, after all, you are a bit childish, so you put some things in your heart when you see them. If you don’t understand, ask me, if you can explain it to you, I will explain it to you, if you can’t explain it, wait until you grow up, just don’t tell me your doubts in front of others.”

Sister Qiao stood up and bowed her head.

Xichun beckoned Qiaojie to come to him, looked at her carefully, and then said to Sister Feng: "Second sister-in-law go back and tell Lian's second brother, at least give Qiao a name, every day what kind of appearance does Qiao cry? The tradition in our family has always been that sisters have the same names as brothers, just like Aunt Lin. It’s just that our generation has lost the rules and decency, and we are named Chun after the virtuous concubine. They are all baby names. Last time, sister Lin said It would be better for Sister Qiao to have the same name as her brother, because I was busy getting married and forgot."

Sister Feng thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "What my sister said is, I will tell your brother later, first persuade the master, and then go to your own brother, your second sister and third sister are fine, and I will change you to a good name of Daiyu." It is."

Xichun was disapproving, and said, "I'm at this age, what kind of name do I want? It's not necessary."

Sister Feng didn't take it to heart, and finally told Jia Lian what Xichun had said.

Jia Lian clapped her hands and said, "It's not that I'm crazy. All the girls in our family are really good. Their natural intelligence is like being tainted with fairy spirit. They are several times stronger than the men in our family. Even the second younger sister is the least outstanding. There are very few girls out there who can compare with her. I also love sister Qiao in my heart, and hope that she can learn some of the character of sister Lin, and she really deserves a big name."

Sister Feng said with a smile: "How can you talk like that? No one told people that our family is watching the sky from a well. You have seen a few girls from other families, and you say that our family is better than others?"

Jia Lian replied: "Although I haven't seen it, I often hear people talk about it when we have small gatherings. What do you think those dudes like me say? It's nothing more than who has a good family, whose sister is pretty, whose family What did you do? You have said several times that the girls you meet when you go out are not as good as our family, but it is because our family has a bad reputation and hurt a few sisters."

Sister Feng sighed: "It's not like what you said. There are people outside our family who are stronger than our sisters, and some are not as good as our sisters. I used to be arrogant and didn't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth. Only now do I know what is beyond others. "

The husband and wife were emotional about this matter for a long time, and suddenly they both laughed.

Sister Feng said seriously: "Besides the matter of naming Qiao'er just now, I have one more important matter to discuss with Second Master."

Jia Lian felt that [-]% of the family business was in Daiyu's hands, and [-]% was left to live on. Half of his worries had gone, and now he had nothing to do.

Sister Feng said: "I thought, since we don't know what our fate will be in the future, we might as well choose a few confidantes and let them out first, which can be counted as accumulating virtue, so as not to cause accidents with us. When Cha Tan understands, he will give grace and let people go, and don’t ask them to repay their kindness in the future, but I hope they don’t make trouble.”

Jia Lian pondered for a moment, and praised: "Grandma is so thoughtful, I never thought of this. Let my nanny's family go out first, don't ask for anything, reward some money with them to buy a house and land or do some small business, it's okay. Explain to them that even though they have gone out, I still protect them. I am just such a nanny, and although I have not endured hardships with me, a few years ago I made a lot of money by doing errands for relatives, after all, I am not as noble as Baoyu's four nanny who show off their power."

Sister Feng said: "You don't need to inquire about another little red, just let him out and ask his parents to marry him, so he doesn't have to be a family and have children. She has been with me for a few years, and I watched her coldly. She is really a good child. She is clever, knows how to repay her kindness, and has a plan in her heart. Other servants in the house say that she is hollow-eyed, tricky and eccentric, but I like her kindness."

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Grandma is better than me. Grandma is watching the cooking."

The couple secretly checked for two days, and found that apart from Lin Zhixiao and Xiaohong, who were calm and unobtrusive, their companions and confidants had no one who could be used, not even Zhao Nanny's two sons. Together with his family members, they did not do less bullying, and they all kept it from their own husband and wife.Such servants all acted according to the wind, and often did things that made things worse. Jia Lian and Sister Feng dared to let them out.In desperation, the two first found Zhao Mama and explained it like this.

Unexpectedly, Mother Zhao relied on the power of the Rongguo Mansion to enjoy her old age peacefully. Both sons had errands and earned money every month. They saved up money to buy a house and land outside, but they were reluctant to leave here. After all, many wealthy businessmen They all wished to take shelter under the family of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, so they rejected Jia Lian's kindness and stayed in Rongguo Mansion.

Jia Lian and Sister Feng didn't force her. After ordering someone to send her away, they called Xiaohong and Feng'er.

Sister Feng said: "You two have been with me for many years, especially Feng'er has been with me for longer. Although Ping'er is several years younger than Ping'er, Ping'er had several children a few years ago. You are still with me. Serve in front of me. I think there are not many servants in the mansion who do things seriously, and they dare not make decisions for you, for fear of delaying your life, so I plan to release you from citizenship and make your parents match themselves, how about it?"

Feng'er and Xiaohong blushed at the same time, and the latter boldly said: "It's all up to grandma, I have nothing to say."

Xiao Hong was thinking about Jia Yun, and since Jia Yun took over the task of planting trees in the garden, her life gradually became better, and she never said anything about her marriage.

Feng'er is old and used to the turmoil in the mansion, so she is naturally willing to go out.

Sister Feng was very satisfied with the completely different behaviors of the two and Zhao Mama, and immediately ordered people to revoke their slave status and become good citizens, and called their parents, and told them to take care of the two children first. I also have to ask, when it is settled, the little girl below can take charge, and then send the two of them home to be married.

Although Feng'er's parents were not very happy, they did not dare to disobey Sister Feng's order. The knowledgeable Lin Zhixiao and his wife were overjoyed. They only had such a daughter, and they had saved a lot of property. How could they want their daughter and grandchildren to be families Have a baby?

Therefore, Lin Zhixiao and his wife sincerely kowtowed to Sister Feng to thank her.

When Jia Yun heard this letter, she couldn't wait to ask someone to tell her about her marriage. When Jia Yun was on official business, he often communicated with Lin Zhixiao and his wife. They knew each other well that although Jia Yun was a man, he was a side branch. It's better, the past few years rely on the errands given by Sister Feng to be considered good, and after all, it is no different from a steward. Naturally, Lin Zhixiao and his wife don't feel that their daughter is not good enough for him. After agreeing to this marriage, take him to ask Sister Feng for an explanation.

When Sister Feng found out, she liked it and said, "Both children have spirit and ability, and they are a natural pair. Yun'er, although Xiaohong is just a girl, in my heart, she is like a daughter. If you dislike her in the future I know my background, but I don’t want to rely on it.”

Jia Yun even said she didn't dare.

Sister Feng smiled and said: "Dare or not, it's all up to you. You keep my words in mind, and I also see that you can handle things before agreeing to your marriage. If you are married, if you want, Xiaohong Still stay in front of me and do things for me, just like you are still in charge of the errands in the house, in this way, you will all have a good income."

Jia Yun and Xiaohong wished so, and thanked each other.

Sister Feng rewarded Lin Zhixiao and his wife another 200 taels of silver, telling them to manage their marriage without mentioning it.