The Opening of the Red Chamber

There are too many bad things in the twelfth lunar month, but it is rare for Lin Fan to pay attention to each of them with great interest.

In addition to the congratulatory gifts for the old lady and the preparations for the New Year discussed by the dignitaries in Beijing, what surprised Lin Fan the most was that her grandmother in this body, Mother Jia, would be imprisoned in the Buddhist temple on the day of the old queen's birthday. Mrs. Wang, who was self-cultivating in the hall and thinking about her mistakes behind closed doors, was released.Mrs. Wang, who had been imprisoned for almost two months, was released. This matter...

When Lin Fan heard the news, his first reaction was to think of the brat Jia Baoyu who hadn't been in front of her for a long time.I don't know how this brat is doing research in the beauty industry. If he hadn't mentioned Mrs. Wang, Lin Fan would have really forgotten this brat.

"Girl, if you ask about this Second Master Bao, there are too many topics!" Yunxia sat on the bedside of Lin Fankang with a small stick, fiddled with the brazier, and said slowly, "How is the girl's grandmother?" It's not like the girl doesn't know that she dotes on Second Master Bao. Last time, she didn't say that she saw that Second Master Bao was studying hard, so she asked Mr. Xixi to give Second Master Bao a vacation, but since then, things have gone so bad. "

There is not only Yunxia guarding the room, but also Jing Yuan who is straightforward and never hides her words. As soon as the girl heard this, she quickly took up the topic and said, "Miss, don't you know? When I went out of the courtyard yesterday, I heard gossip from the boys guarding the door, saying that in the past few months, Second Master Bao has gone out early in the morning every day to drink and have fun with his friends in the city."

Lin Fan clicked his tongue when he heard this, and sighed: "Sure enough, nature can't be changed easily. He spends his life like this every day, and he can't live up to the precepts and deeds taught by his second uncle since he was a child."

After saying this, Yun Xia and Jing Yuan couldn't help laughing.Even Mother Jiang and Mother Xu, who were quietly doing embroidery work, couldn't help laughing, and Mother Jiang interjected, "It stands to reason that we slaves shouldn't be Arranging the right and wrong of the master. The girl’s words of precepts and deeds just now made the slaves feel a lot. The only thing that makes the slaves feel relieved is that, girl, you are not coaxed by the right and wrong words of the second master Bao, and you are much better than us People can see far away. Just listen, girl, and don't blame the servant girl for talking too much here." In Mama's words, the word "coax" was deliberately emphasized, Lin Fan realized something, and looked at Mama Jiang. After one glance, he smiled in relief.

Isn't that right? Jia Baoyu in the original book didn't coax Sister Lin into worrying about gains and losses.The mental state of the whole person has become extremely nervous and sensitive, and a little gossip makes sister Lin in the original book extremely uneasy.Now, Mother Jiang's words were extremely euphemistic, and Lin Fan understood it very well. "Of course I can understand Nanny Jiang's worry. I also know that Nanny Jiang is doing it for my own good, otherwise I wouldn't have said such a thing."

"Why did the girl suddenly ask about Second Master Bao?" Jing Yuan was on the side, listening a bit confused.

Holding hot tea, Lin Fan sat cross-legged at the kang table, staring at the small story book in front of him and said with a low smile, "It's not just what Yunxia said, my grandmother let my second aunt out. That's why I thought of my cousin, Now that his mother is out, someone is going to stare at him." After a pause, he asked again, "After I came back from the princess mansion a few days ago, I said I was sick, and I heard him come to see me in a daze. , ended up being blocked?"

Mother Xu answered and said, "It's blocked, isn't that what the girl meant before?"

Lin Fan nodded and said, "Next time he comes, don't stop him. Last time I asked him to help me get some things for fat-reducing and rice-dividing. , maybe it will be sent to me next time." Speaking of this, Lin Fan pondered for a while, "The Chinese New Year is only a few days away, and we are also starting to prepare. Just keep a low profile. recuperating."

The nurses and servant girls looked at the rosy and beautiful faces of their own girls, and after looking at each other, there were smiles on their lips.

The 29th of the twelfth lunar month seems to be the last day of the old year.

On this unlucky day, there was another commotion in Jia's mansion.

Not for anything else, because Jia Amnesty, who is now in charge of the family, did not know what happened, and asked Jia Mu to return the money owed to the royal family.In addition, there is another important thing, which is to ask Mrs. Wang to take out all the money that the head of the family corrupted Mo: pay off the debt!

This is terrible, it is like stabbing a hornet's nest!

You know, to take away the money she was greedy for from Mrs. Wang, such a move is undoubtedly a tiger's mouth.With Mrs. Wang's temperament, trying to get out the things in her pocket is simply as difficult as heaven.

Not to mention the reaction from Mrs. Wang's side, just being the biggest parent in Jia's mansion, Jia's mother is already furious.

In the words of the old lady, there are so many families who borrowed money, why didn't I see other families repay their debts, and everyone was living well, but her eldest son, who was not so clear-headed, actually wanted to do something. one out.As the Chinese New Year is approaching, we will not let everyone have a good time.

Not to mention the Ning Mansion in the east. When Jia Amnesty heard that Jia Amnesty was about to pay back the money, Jia Zhen, who was in charge of the Ning Mansion, choked on tea and sprayed it all over the floor.Holding a teacup, he slapped the table and sneered: "The old man next door has played with his head really badly, and he doesn't want to pay back the money to the household department at this time. At that time, the whole court will hate the old man. He After repaying the money, not everyone will follow, but most of the aristocratic families in Beijing will have to tighten their belts to live. Is such a life lived by the aristocratic family?"

Words quickly spread from Ning Mansion in the east to Rong Mansion in the west.

The effect is awesome.

Mrs. Jia was firm and refused to pay back the money.As for Mrs. Wang, because Mrs. Jia was in front of her as a meat shield to block the angry gunfire of Mr. Jia She, there was a little room for a temporary change.When Mrs. Wang, who has a lot of tricks and tricks, came up with a perfect excuse when she asked Jia She for money again: "My lord, your niece Yuan Chun is still in the money-spending place in the palace! I will take it away from my brother and sister." All the money I had was sent to the palace for management. If your niece and daughter get rich in the future, you, as an uncle, will not follow suit. Besides, the contacts I know also need money to find the way for Yuanchun. I didn't spend this money recklessly. If I were to take it all out now, where would I get it?"

Mrs. Wang thought of everything very well, and she seemed to have forgotten what excuse she used when this uncle took away the housekeeping right.When Mrs. Jia heard that the movement of the money was spent on Yuan Chun in the palace, she selectively filtered out Mrs. Wang's collusion with the subordinates of the loyal Prince Lao Qiansui who broke things back then.

As for Jia Amnesty's younger brother, Jia Zheng, he is a guy who eats, sleeps, and collects treasures every day. He is so prudish in his daily life, how can he care about the twists and turns after the family debt repayment incident.He didn't want to live a life without money, so he absolutely opposed his brother Jia She's decision.

Besides, Jia Lian and his wife were stunned when they heard that Jia Amnesty was about to repay the debt.

Only then did the family's accounts be straightened out, and the mundane affairs were arranged properly. People haven't lived a comfortable life for a few days, and they are going to talk about paying off their debts? !

The couple were people who fell in Qian's eyes, and they became skeptical about Jia She's decision.Mrs. Xing has always done what Jia She said, so now it seems that in the entire battle situation in Jia's mansion, only Mrs. Xing, who has no combat power, is on Jia She's side.Jia Lian and his wife have somewhat small coffers, so they take a neutral attitude.The rest is a battle between Jiamu and Erfang.

Throughout the New Year, the atmosphere should have been lively and lively, but Jia's mansion was filled with invisible gunpowder and war.Jia's mother wants to prevent Jia She from repaying the debt, and Jia She has to pay back the debt with life and death. The game between the two sides starts with the servants, and various methods, moves, and eighteen martial arts begin to show.

Every day, Lin Fan would hear all kinds of trivial incidents in the backyard, for example, the big kitchen was running out of money, the woman who washed and washed clothes started to be picky, and so-and-so's big maid was picky again, people were disrespectful to the master up.The women and maids complained that they didn't show good looks when they were used as cattle and horses, and so-and-so's servants were rewarded again...

However, behind these trifles, Lin Fan was very concerned about one important point: who asked Jia Amnesty about repaying the debt?

Lin Fan, who has read many deduction theories around the Red Chamber, knows that one of the possibilities is that a large part of the reason why the Jia family was ransacked in the end was that after the new emperor came to power, he was short of money in his pocket.Coupled with the attitude of these old aristocratic families not taking the royal family seriously, they have done many amazing things, so there are various reasons for being entangled and being ransacked.

It was because Lin Fan had read these records that he knew what the sage had revealed behind the inexplicable clean-up of the household department, and he wanted the money back from various aristocratic families.She is open, not a person with unique vision.Only a real old fox can figure out what the saint will do next from his every move.Lin Fan never mentioned this matter to his uncle at all, but now...

Lin Fan also guessed several of the person who mentioned uncle.

The most certain person is my Mr. Mr. Zhang Houhai, Mr. Mr. Zhang. Now he bears the name of Mr. Lin Fan, but he is the confidant of the Seventh Prince inside, and he is still placed in an inconspicuous place on the surface.After inferring this back and forth, Lin Fan also had a spectrum in his mind.She didn't ask Jia Amnesty about repaying the debt, she pretended she didn't hear it, and she was indifferent to everything in Jia's mansion.Completely turned a deaf ear to things outside the window.

She celebrates the New Year how she wants to celebrate the New Year, and she is not affected by Jia's affairs at all.

Due to the tossing about things in Jia's mansion, there was no way to live a good life for the whole year.

In addition, Jia She was determined to pay off the debt, and Jia Mu was finally annoyed by Jia She and didn't want to talk to him.So as soon as the new year was over, he took out all his private money and sold all the assets in the family that could be sold. He gritted his teeth and raised all the money owed to the household department.

As soon as the Chinese New Year started, on the second day of the second lunar month, Jia Amnesty ordered the servants at home to carry the boxes to the household department.