[Red House + Space] Falling Spring

Mrs. Xing and Luochun shared a Zhulun canopy car, and their maids, Jinping, Wufu, Shuangxi, Pinxiu, Shazhi, and Mrs. Fei, together with their family members and daughters-in-law who went out with them, followed behind in the car. Led by his father, he visited the three houses he was looking for one by one.

The first thing I looked at was the one I entered. It was an ordinary house, nothing special, but because of the large number of rooms, it looked a bit crowded and the yard seemed small.After seeing it, Madam Xing was very dissatisfied, frowned, and said, "Such a big yard doesn't seem to be as big as the stable at home. How can people live in it?"

Since I was not satisfied with this, I went to see the other two places.The first thing to look at is the three-entry one.This house is a standard three-entry courtyard house, which looks very neat.The house is quite new, not newly built, but also recently renovated.The carvings on the doors and windows are also exquisite, and they seem to have been repainted recently.

The gate is a low-key wishful gate.In the outer courtyard, the screen wall of the gate is exquisitely carved with five "blessings" pictures, one side is a screen door, and there is a small courtyard where servants live.On the other side is the outer living room.The hanging flower door of the inner house is exquisite and beautiful, and there are chaste verandahs on both sides, connecting the front porch of the main room of the wing, forming two small patios in front of the side rooms of the main room.The main room has three fronts and four ears, and half of one side is reserved for access to the backyard.There are three east and west wing rooms, each with one ear as a kitchen and toilet.There are seepage ditches for drainage in the yard, and there are heated kangs in the house.The kitchen is not big, but it is very clean, with a green brick stove.There are wells and toilets in both the outer and inner courtyards.

There is an osmanthus tree in the courtyard, which is said to have grown for a hundred years, and several peach, apricot and pomegranate trees are planted in front of the house.Some ordinary flowers and plants like jasmine and impatiens were planted on the ground, densely scattered everywhere. Besides, there was a shelf of roses.Turning around the backyard, there are several jujube trees, covered with morning glory.

There are furniture in the house. Although the ones placed in the main room are not expensive woods such as red sandalwood and huanghuali, they are not cheap goods such as elm and beech. They are made of chicken wing wood, and more importantly, these furniture Although it is not as good as the gold painting in the mansion, it is still exquisite, and it is well maintained, [-]% to [-]% new.The worst servants' rooms were also furnished, neat poplar furniture.There is also a stable in the outer courtyard. Although it is not big and there are no horses there, it is kept very clean, and there is an open space beside it. There is a carriage with a carriage there, which is regarded as a starting point for selling the house.Although the space where the carriages were placed had already been placed, there was still room for an arrow, which was said to be the place for the sedan chairs.

If you are not particularly particular about it, as long as you prepare things like bed curtains and buy some household utensils, you can move into the house.

The house was tidy, and Mrs. Xing looked happy, but when she asked the price, her face sank.Because the house is less than 800 taels, it will not be sold. 800 taels is really not expensive, but for Mrs. Xing, this money makes her feel bad.She only had so much money in her hand, which was almost one-third of her property.Even if he has the idea of ​​Luochun now and has a channel to get money in his hands, but because it hasn't been long, and the means of small profits but quick turnover are adopted, and he has money, some of the money that was stingy in the past is also worthless. She was willing to spend it, so the wealth in her hand did not increase much.

Although Mrs. Xing took a fancy to this house, but because of the price, she had to reluctantly part with it in the end.At the last place, the two-entry house was indeed not a regular two-entry house, but a two-entry house connected by two one-entry courtyards at the front and back.The main house has three broken rooms and two ears. In fact, the entrance at the front should be called one ear, because one side is the access to the back courtyard; the latter is the real broken three rooms and two ears. Each is half room.The two courtyards have three rooms on each side of the wing room, and each has its own toilet.But there is only one kitchen, in the front yard.There are inverted houses in the front yard, but not in the back yard.The house is fairly new and well-maintained. There are grapes planted in the front and back yards, and gourds seem to be mixed with them.

If there is no comparison with the three houses in the front, the house in the back is not bad, but because I read the front one first and have preconceived ideas, I can't help but feel a little dissatisfied with the latter.After being picky again and again, Mrs. Xing didn't say she would buy it, she didn't say she wouldn't buy it, she didn't say anything, and she went home by car.

On the way back home, in the carriage, Luochun asked Mrs. Xing for her opinion. Mrs. Xing sighed and said, "I thought about it for a long time, and I think it's better to let your uncle and the others stay in their hometown instead of going to Beijing." There is no need to buy a house.

Luo Chun was stunned for a moment, looked at Mrs. Xing suspiciously, and asked in puzzlement: "Didn't mother already make up her mind to let uncle and the others go to Beijing? Why should this be her decision?"

"It's not unreasonable for you to persuade me, but there are some things you don't know." Mrs. Xing couldn't help frowning when she thought of the "bad things" of her natal family: "When your grandfather died in office, your grandmother took me Go back to your hometown with your second aunt, third aunt, and uncle Fu Ling to observe the filial piety. Before the filial piety was over, your grandmother fell ill again and went. After two consecutive filial piety, my marriage was so delayed. At that time, the matchmaker When you came to matchmaker, when you promised me to your father, even though I was the stepwife, everyone in the clan said that I had climbed a "high branch", and everyone in the family was happy for me. They all envied me for my rich clothes and food, and my endless glory Wealthy, but how do they know about my hardships these years, and it is impossible for me to write to them to tell them, so they think that I may not be successful."

Some words have been piled up in Mrs. Xing's heart for a long time, and now the chatterbox can't stop once it is opened, and she doesn't care if these are suitable for Luochun to hear, anyway, her daughter is very unusual. "Your two aunts and uncles both think that I only care about my own happiness and don't want to take care of them, but how do I know that even if there are mountains of gold and silver in the mansion, I can't see it, let alone touch it. I am a statue of them from the temple. The Bodhisattva invited here—a decoration. Your second aunt’s heart is quite solid, and when she reached the age of marriage, she married a talented scholar around her. Although the other’s family is not very rich, she was admitted as a scholar at a young age. Well, what she fancy is the other party's talent and name, and she thinks that after he wins the exam, he will enjoy the good life and get a royal life, so she doesn't care about the other party's family background, and married. It's just that this dragon gate is so easy to jump Yes. It costs money for one person to study the imperial examination. In addition, your second aunt’s family is not very rich. After this consumption, life becomes more and more difficult. Your third aunt is a high-minded person. Now She has also reached her wedding year, but her marriage has become a big problem."

"Your third aunt doesn't want to suffer, so the family you marry must be rich, but money alone is not enough, and someone in the family must be an official. How can such a family be so easy to find? I wrote to her and told She, it's almost enough, but she compared me, and wrote to me, saying that even if the person she wants to marry is not as good as me, it can't be too inferior, otherwise he would rather die at home than marry. You Listen, listen, this request is outrageously high, she dares to dream such a dream. It was just a coincidence that I married into Jia's family, and I was his second wife, and there was a big one in front of me Stepson. She really dared to think, based on what she said about the man's conditions, how could she marry a lady from a famous family if she couldn't marry her? I, the eldest wife of the Rongguo Mansion, is just her sister, and your father is just her brother-in-law, isn't it? Her parents can't give her much leverage in her marriage market, not to mention, I, the eldest wife of the Rongguo Mansion, are not as important as she imagined!"

"As for your uncle, it's not worth mentioning. I don't even know how to say it." Speaking of Xing Dequan, Mrs. Xing couldn't help but sigh: "Although the beauties have told me about it these years, I guess it's okay. You can guess, they definitely used my name as my sister to talk about it. But anyway, in my hometown, my name as the eldest wife of Rongguo Mansion can still bluff people, basically it can guarantee their smooth sailing , under normal circumstances, you can still afford it. But when you arrive in Beijing, the situation is different. Besides, your third aunt has a shallow heart, and she longs for wealth and honor. After seeing the splendor of the mansion, I am worried that she will Lost, it will be even more difficult to marry at that time. You also know the situation in the mansion. Except for your second uncle, all the men in the mansion, including Lian'er, are proficient in eating, drinking and having fun. Your uncle is also a lover. Just for fun, I'm worried that I'll be spoiled by them, and he has a straightforward heart, and he won't know if he's coaxed by others. I'm afraid he'll pay for it if he's sold. Even if you say I can discipline one or two, he's a man , can I still tie his legs and feet to prevent him from going out? I can’t look at him every day, can I? Besides, the people inside and outside the house look down on our Xing family, why bother to let them come over and be looked down upon by others! So After much deliberation, I decided not to come to Beijing."

"What mother said is very true." Luo Chun first agreed with Mrs. Xing's words, and then said: "It's just why mother always thinks things are bad? Why can't you think about it the other way around?"

Facing Mrs. Shang Xing's surprised eyes, Luochun smiled and said: "Mother also said just now that the third aunt and uncle didn't know that mother was in a difficult situation in the mansion, and thought that mother was enjoying the wealth here alone, and ignored their life and death. The mother is also embarrassed to complain to them, but if the third aunt and uncle go to Beijing, they may not be clear at the beginning, and they still hold the wrong idea, but after a long time, they will naturally understand, so they will be more to the mother. A little understanding. As for the marriage of the third aunt, she may be dazzled by the prosperity of Beijing and the wealth of the mansion at first, but I think that after a long time, maybe the third aunt will see some facts clearly The third aunt may have stayed in her hometown for a long time, because she was covered by her mother's name and was always held up by others, so she couldn't help but feel a little ignorant, so she had delusional thoughts, but when she came to Beijing, she had seen Beijing. After the situation, without the limitation of sitting and watching the sky, there will be no thought of being a frog in the bottom of a well."

"As for uncle, it's easier to handle. Uncle doesn't seem to be too old, and it's not too late to study at this age..." Seeing Mrs. Xing opening her mouth to speak, Luochun made a gesture to signal her not to speak, and said: " I know that my uncle is not the seed of studying. My mother told me. But the reason why I let my uncle continue to study is not to pass the exam in the future, but to know the truth. I heard that there are several schools in Beijing. The academy has very strict control over the students there, and in order to prevent the students from failing when they return home, they eat and live in the academy. My uncle has some bad habits, and he should be rigid. Isn't my mother worried that I won't be able to teach him well? Then, It just so happens that I send my uncle to the academy to ask the masters in the academy to help me teach. We don’t ask how much my uncle’s knowledge has improved, but just ask him to get rid of those bad habits. In this way, in the future, my mother will be under the nine springs , Seeing my grandfather and grandmother, I think they are also gratified." Worrying about Mrs. Xing's hesitation, Luochun took a strong dose of medicine and moved Mrs. Xing's parents out.

Sure enough, after hearing what Luochun said, Mrs. Xing immediately thought of what her parents entrusted to her when they passed away. I didn't live up to it, and Mrs. Xing was in the capital again, and she couldn't do it anymore. She wrote a letter to reprimand him, but she didn't see Xing Dequan correcting it. After a long time, Mrs. Xing was disappointed with him, so she didn't care about it.Now that Luochun came up with such an idea, Mrs. Xing thought about it and found it feasible. She thought, if Xing Dequan can really learn from this, she can be regarded as worthy of her parents' entrustment. If she remains the same, she will have something to say even when she sees her parents can be said.

"In this case, let's bring them to Beijing." Mrs. Xing was persuaded by Luochun. "It's just this house..." In all honesty, Mrs. Xing took a fancy to the three-entry house, and she was a little vain, thinking that the Xing family was her natal family after all, and could be considered a gentleman's family.After the Xing family came to Beijing, they would live there and come and go twice. The house was fairly tidy, and they lived in a decent way, so they would not be ridiculed. But when she thought of the price, she hesitated again.For her, it is really expensive...

"I think the two-entry set we saw last is better." Luo Chun understands Madam Xing's psychology, and doesn't take her seriously. Why spend money that shouldn't be spent for the attention of others. "Isn't the eldest uncle's family also coming over? Although they can't write two characters of 'Xing' in one stroke, their family and uncle's family lived separately. After entering Beijing, it's fine if they live together. If you want to separate, there is only a missing kitchen in the back yard, and it will not be difficult to build a separate kitchen and build a stove. If the two-entry house has a connecting door on both sides, it will be two houses, which is very cheap. My uncle and my uncle’s family are small in population, so I bought a big house and there are not so many people, so why bother because it’s empty! And a big house means more manpower is needed, which is really unnecessary. And this house is also cheap, the asking price is 350 taels If you want to pay around 300 taels, you can get it. Mom, you don’t have enough money, so buy it first and let your uncles live in it. When you have money later, it’s not too late to change it. As long as you have money, you’re not afraid What a nice house."

Mrs. Xing was hesitating at first, let Luochun say that, after thinking about it, she decided to buy this two-entry house.There was nothing to say all the way back to the mansion, Mrs. Xing arranged for people to buy a house, and after the house was bought, she quickly sent people to clean up the house and add utensils, and wrote to Xing Dequan and Xing Zhong to let them clean up. into Beijing.