The Marginal People of Jia's Family in the Red Chamber

"What do you wish for?"

"I shouldn't be called Jia Qiong, Jia Qiong, Qiong, poor, isn't it just that I have been poor all my life? I shouldn't be called Jia Qiong."

"Do you want to change your name?"

"No, I am Jia Qiong, I am Jia Qiong..."

It's really impatient for Jia Qiong, who is still in a state of soul.Thanks to decades of Dharma practice in his previous life, Wang Li did not break his watch on the spot.

"The fairy said, you can fulfill my wish."

"Unless it's against the rules, yes."

"I want to live a life of great wealth, drink the best wine, wear the best clothes, and marry the most beautiful woman, just like Jia Baoyu."

"Jia Baoyu finally became a monk and went to practice penance."

"At least he thought about being rich in the first half of his life! His pair of brocade boots can feed our family of five for three months. That's a real blessing!"

"Do you want such reckless wealth?"

"Of course it's good to be able to start well and finish well. If you can't, it's not a loss after enjoying it!"

"Okay, I promise you."

……

What is the life of the Pangzhi people of Jia's family? They replied: they live in the Ningrong Second Mansion.What does it mean to be attached?Jia Qionglai will tell you that attachment means that the source of income on weekdays is the output from the sacrificial fields and Zhuangzi bought by the Jia family, which will be distributed by the Ningrong Second Mansion. With a sharp tongue, the silver rewards from the masters and wives of the second family are also a big face.

Don't those Puntri people work?

Don't do it!

Jia Qiong was born in such a family offshoot of the Jia family.He was the third, and asked the elders in the clan to name him according to the ranking. He was called Jia Qiong. He had two older sisters above him, and a younger sister below him. They were the eldest sister, the second sister, and the fourth sister. scientific name.

When Jia Qiong came, the eldest sister was nine years old, the second sister was eight years old, he was seven years old, and the fourth sister was three years old. Their father was lying on the bed moaning. When the leg was lifted, it was covered in blood. Jia Qiong, the original body, couldn't bear it, passed out, woke up again, and had already changed.

His mother Jin was throwing herself on top of his father and crying bitterly, leading the four children in the family to cry too, yes four, when Jia Qiong realized it, she was still weeping and sobbing non-stop.

Jia Qiong ran over to hold his father's hand, and took a pulse. He lost too much blood, and there was no way to quickly recover the blood, such as blood transfusion. He was dead.

Jia Qiong turned her head and asked the Ning mansion servant who came back with her, "Uncle, I don't know what happened to my father. When he went out in the morning, he was fine!"

"Brother Qiong, don't worry, the doctor is coming soon."

Jia Qiong flattered and brought a bowl of water to the servant. The one serving in front of Jia Jing naturally looked down on the bowl of white water, but his attitude was there, so he pointed Jia Qiong a few words and told him that his father was serving Jia Jing. During the alchemy furnace, he was injured by the smash, and he comforted him, "Master Jing will not ignore it."

As expected, Jia Qiong's father died without waiting for the doctor. As the only male in the family, Jia Qiong had to attend the funeral. Before that, he changed into mourning clothes and went to Ningguo Mansion to ask Jia Jing to see him.

Jia Qiong's father was a member of the Jia family, not a slave, and Jia Jing couldn't be happier when something like this happened. Hearing that Jia Qiong came to see him, even though he was reluctant, he let people in.

"Nephew Jia Qiong, please greet Uncle Jing, may Uncle attain enlightenment soon and ascend to the fairy world." Jia Qiong saluted obediently with red eyes.

"Good boy, get up. I didn't think about your father's matter. I'm really sorry for your family." Jia Jing's greatest wish in his life is to become a god. Hearing that Jia Qiong could speak, he felt a little happy.

"How strange is this to respect uncle, Qiong'er knows daddy, and he came to help uncle move the incense burner, just to gain the immortal spirit of Taoism and get rid of the mortal body as soon as possible. Otherwise, he is a member of the family with the surname Jia, why should he condescend to his dignity , go grab the buddy with the slave." Jia Qiong said emotionally.

"This……"

"Uncle doesn't believe it. Daddy taught Qiong'er to recite "Tao Te Ching", "Lie Zi Tang Wen" and "Xiaoyaoyou". Back, crying, "Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow

"Good boy, don't recite it, don't cry, uncle believes in you, just believes in you. You are so young, and your brother Jia Zhen is at your age, and he doesn't even know what the "Tao Te Ching" is. ?" Jia Jing couldn't hold back his airs, got up and walked over, stroking Jia Qiong's head.

"I'm not crying for anything else, but because my uncle doesn't believe my father's heart of Taoism, and my heart of a child. Qiong'er is suffering..." After speaking, she began to cry even louder.

"Good boy, good boy, I know it's not easy for you, and you have a firm heart. I also accept your father's favor, how about this, I will first order Lai Sheng to take care of your father's affairs, and you take my brand and go Pay 500 taels of silver to the account, and settle down your mother and your sister..."

Jia Qiong didn't accept the sign, instead she withdrew from Jia Jing's embrace, and said with a stubborn face: "Uncle still doesn't believe me, otherwise, why would you try me with money. Qiong'er said it, and Daddy wholeheartedly said that when he was dying, I just hope that I can inherit his last wish. I thought that I am close blood relatives to my uncle, so I don’t need to be a layman, so I came here to express my heart. What I want is to be a boy in front of my uncle. But my uncle doesn’t believe me. If so, Don't bother Jia Qiong, the capital is so big that you can't find a Taoist temple to be a boy?"

After finishing speaking, regardless of Jia Jing's persuasion, he ran out of Ningguo Mansion while wiping away his tears, leaving Jia Jing stumbled in the hall and sighed, "Good Miaozi, he misunderstood me because of my imprudence. Yes, yes , Since Taoist classics, I should not be regarded as a junior, but should be regarded as a fellow Taoist, the Confucian rules have misled me, and the rules have misled me!"

Since Jia Jing came to such a conclusion, he called Lai Sheng, the chief executive, in a hurry, and told him to take care of Jia Qiong's father's funeral, and asked him to bring a thousand taels of silver to Jia Qiong, and repeatedly asked: He doesn't want it, and you can't bring it back. You must give it to him. That child is a man of wisdom. He is a natural genius who is different from ordinary people. Even if he has one or two words, you have to accept them. Don't rush. Don't think I don't know. You sons of the family, relying on the face of the master, willfully bully the clansmen."

Lai Sheng's family immediately knelt down, and slapped himself twice in the face, saying: "Master Mingjian, even if you give me the courage, I will not dare to do such a thing. I have always been cautious in my words and deeds, and do things conscientiously, like walking on thin ice. Why talk about wantonness!" Having said that, I was thinking in my heart, what kind of ecstasy soup did Jia Qiong use to the master, when his father just fell and carried it out in the morning, the master casually said that he should pay some money, now Instead, he acted like a serious relative, and his heart was in a panic, and he couldn't figure out the master's pulse.

"Hmph! I don't dare to be the best. What are you doing on your knees? Go quickly!" Lai Sheng retreated quickly, went to the warehouse to get the white cloth and the underworld utensils, and asked the woman in charge to transfer someone to Jia Qiong's house, and then went to Jia Qiong's house. A thousand taels of silver was paid in the account, and it was carefully wrapped in oilcloth.Before finding out the master's plan and Jia Qiong's depth, Lai Sheng didn't plan to take any action, but just devoted himself to his duties and be a good housekeeper.

The conversation was divided into two parts, and Jia Qiong ran out crying, even out of Jia Jing's eyes, doing a full routine of work and rest, crying all the way to the front of the house.Immediately, I entered the house at the corner, so I wiped away my tears with my sleeves and walked in.Before entering the door, she was grabbed by Mrs. Jin and scolded: "Fuck you, fuck you, where did you go, your father just lay down, and you are the only seedling in the house, where did you go, mother I thought you were taken away by Pai Huazi, and my mother will not come again, so my mother will ask someone to report to the official to find you. My son, now you are the only man in the family, so you have to be the pillar!"

While weeping, Kim said, it's too miserable.

"Mother, don't worry, didn't I tell the second sister? I'll come back as soon as I go." Jia Qiong wiped away Jin's tears.

"Second sister, that boring gourd, can't make a fart with eight sticks. After talking about it, there is only one sentence of 'going out'. I don't know where she went or when she will return. What do I want her to do? It's really stupid. Longevity!" Jin said, wanting to cry again.

"Mother, it's none of Second Sister's business. It's because I didn't make it clear to her. Don't blame her. You also said that I will be the pillar of the family in the future. If I say I want to leave, can Second Sister stop it?" Jia Joan comforted her in a soft voice, and gave the eldest sister and the second sister a look, signaling them to go into the house. He was in the yard, and he would persuade Jin to be okay first.

The second sister entered the house in shock. Before Jia Qiong came back, the second sister had already been beaten by the cane. Coupled with the loss of her father's death, the second sister was in a daze. She thought she would have to suffer another After a sudden beating, Jia Qiong persuaded Jin with a few words.

The eldest sister and the second sister held hands and went back to the house. The second sister said in a low voice, "Qiong'er is so talented that she actually persuaded my mother. Otherwise, I won't have to sleep tonight, and my whole body will be in pain."

"You, please be careful. My father has already passed away. The family will definitely not be as good as before. I will rely on Qiong'er in the future. No matter how careless you are, and let outsiders bully you, I can't help it." Let me seek justice for you." The eldest sister poked her forehead, hating that iron can't be made into steel.

"Don't be afraid, elder sister, I think Qiong'er is very capable. With him here, what should we worry about?"

"No matter how capable he is, he is only a seven-year-old child." The elder sister sighed worriedly. She is older and knows more things. For a family like theirs, if they lose their father, most of the sky will collapse.

The worries of the two little girls, the eldest sister and the second sister, did not reach Jia Qiong.Jia Qiong helped Jin to sit on the stone bench in the yard. Before sitting down, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and put it on the stone bench. It is also a peace of mind for my son."

"Good boy, you're sensible." Jin said with tears in his eyes.

"I learned from my father in the past, just follow the gourd to paint."

"Your father, your cruel father left us orphans and widows and left, how can he let us live!"

"Mother, daddy told me." Jia Qiong took Jin's hand and said, "Do you still remember when daddy was carried back, he took my hand?"

"Remember, remember." Jin only remembered that Jia Qiong also cried on his father's body. As for whether to hold hands or not, Jia Qiong said yes, of course there was.

"At that time, Dad took my hand and told me to let me stand up at home and take good care of my mother and sisters in the future. I naturally agreed. But I went to see Dad's face, but I didn't see his lips move. , I was frightened at the time. But after thinking about it, this is my own father, so it is possible that he will harm me. I heard my mother talk about dreaming in the past, and this should have the same meaning as dreaming."

"Yes, yes, yes, it must be that your father was worried about our mothers and told you specifically." Seeing her son say these words in a clear manner, Jin still had no doubts, and her son suddenly became enlightened. , he must be blessed by the spirit in heaven!Thinking of the child's father, Jin's eyes filled with tears again.

"Mother~" Jia Qiong wiped his mother's tears with his sleeve and said, "Don't cry, I have something to tell you."

"Well, tell me." Jin tried to suppress his sobs.

"Our father moved the alchemy furnace for Uncle Jing. Uncle Jing will definitely send someone to take care of Dad's funeral. Most of them belong to Lai Sheng's family. You just have to accept it. Don't be afraid."

"But, Mr. Lai is a celebrity in front of the Sir. We are distant relatives..." Mrs. Jin hesitated. On weekdays, Lai Sheng, the chief executive, had a much better life than their offshoots.

"Mother, don't worry, our surname is Jia, and we are the serious masters of the Jia family. No matter how majestic Lai Sheng is, he is just a slave. No master is afraid of a slave." Jia Qiong comforted her: "You don't know, I just went I went to Ningguo Mansion, Uncle Jing treated me with his own eyes, and offered me 500 taels of silver, but I confiscated them all."

"What! 500 taels! That's 500 taels! Why don't you accept it? This is money to pay for your father's life. We should accept it. Qiong'er, do you feel embarrassed that mother is really taking your father Weighing in twos? Good boy, mother is also reluctant to part with your father, but your father is gone, irreversible, we living people still have to live well, 500 taels is enough for the four of you to get married and marry wives Why don't you." Jinshi said a lot like a machine gun.

"Mother, where are you going? I'm not just a high-minded person. Don't worry, someone will send money later, maybe it's 800 taels, 1000 taels. Don't be shocked when you see it. " Jia Qiong said in a slightly joking tone.

"You kid, and someone who delivers money to your door, don't make people laugh out loud."

"Mother doesn't believe it, but I'm willing to make a bet with my son."

"What are you gambling?"

"Gamble, can you get 500 taels of silver today? If you can, mother will trust me. I can support our family. I will discuss with my mother about the family affairs in the future. Mother can't treat me as an ignorant child again." It is." Jia Qiong said.

"Don't dream about it for a hundred days. You really think that someone will send you money." Jin laughed angrily.

"Oh, mother, don't worry about it, just say whether to gamble or not. If I can get the money, I will win. What do you do with so much money?" Jia Qiong said unhappily.

"Success, I'll see how you take out the five hundred niangs, and I'll see you laugh." Jin promised, "Oh, what's the use of gambling? It is important for your father to be buried in the ground."

Looking at the depressed Jin, Jia Qiong said: "Mother, you've been tired all day, why don't you go to bed and lie down, and leave the rest to your son. Don't worry, when you wake up, your son will have already taken care of the matter." It’s done properly.”

"How can a child like you understand these things? I'll do it." Jin postponed. Her husband died unexpectedly, and he had to be buried as soon as possible. How could he afford the delay?

"Mother, just trust me for a while, it's really not good, you lie down first, I won't make it, and I will come to you for advice!" Jia Qiong took a step back and coaxed her into the back room first.

"Okay, it's hard for you to be filial, so I'll just lie down for a while, and don't be brave, if you can't, just call me."

"Don't worry, mother, I will." Jia Qiong personally put his mother to bed.He went to his two elder sisters again and asked them to carry the fourth sister to Jin's bed. The four women had a rest and called them again if they had anything to do.

The eldest sister still wanted to decline, but it was not easy to persuade a nine-year-old girl with Jia Qiong's eloquence. Soon the three sisters went to the back room together to sleep with Mrs. Jin.With their backs on their backs, Jia Qiong pressed several of Jin's acupoints to make her sleep more deeply, and told the sisters: "Daddy is gone, the house will definitely be a little bit hectic, you are all girls, and you will be in front of me." The hospital is inconvenient, I can do it by myself. Don’t come out without me calling you, do you understand, there are men outside, it’s not good for your reputation.”

The elder sister already knew what boudoir reputation was at her age, and she said angrily, "If you call me, I won't go either." She blushed, lifted the curtain and went into the room to sleep.

After setting up his mother and sisters, Jia Qiong changed his father into a shroud in the outer courtyard, waiting for the fat sheep to come.

When Lai Sheng brought a group of people and things into the door, he saw Jia Qiong changing his father's shroud.Lai Sheng saluted perfunctorily, and said, "Uncle Qiong, the master asked us to help you with the funeral."

Jia Qiong brought the clothes to his father in a slow manner, then turned his head, and said with a half-smile: "I only have one janitor in my house, and he's not a good guy. Mr. Lai came and didn't show you the way. .”

This means that Lai Sheng has no rules.Lai Sheng saw that twelve or thirteen-year-old boy at the door, he was dumbfounded when he saw Lai Sheng's mighty group of people, he was directed by Lai Sheng to go around, and now he is following the people he brought from Ningguo Mansion to help Unloading things.

Lai Sheng was concerned about the master's entrustment when he came here, so he apologized flexibly: "The servant was reckless, but he was negligent because he was worried about the funeral process. Please forgive me, Lord Qiong."

"It doesn't matter what I don't forgive. Manager Lai is the manager who respects Uncle, and it represents the face of respecting Uncle, or the face of Ningguo Mansion." Jia Qiong mentioned lightly, full of mastery .

The slaves listening beside him couldn't help showing surprised and angry expressions, but Lai Sheng nodded without changing his face and said: "Uncle Qiong taught me the lesson. Here is the bank note that the master ordered the slaves to give you."

Lai Sheng handed him the bank note wrapped in several layers of oil paper with both hands, Jia Qiong took it, put it into his sleeve without looking at it, and followed his father to put on the shroud.Lai Sheng couldn't help reminding: "Uncle Qiong, that's 1000 taels of silver." Judging from Lai Sheng's ability to make a fortune from the Ningguo Mansion, this is a huge sum of money, not to mention that life is not as good as it is today. His Jiaqiong family.

"Yes. Got it." Jia Qiong responded lightly, and kept changing his father's shroud with his hands and feet. He was not surprised at all, let alone touched the place where the bank note was just placed with his hands, with a look of indifference. look.

This appearance confuses Lai Sheng. It stands to reason that he has seen Jia Qiong once or twice, just ordinary Pangzhi people, nothing special.Why did I see you today, but I have a little more dignity.Reminiscent of Jia Jing's earnest entrustment when he came, thinking that there is some secret in it.So he waited more respectfully, and loudly ordered the people he brought to decorate the house with white cloth.

"Keep your voice down, mother and younger sisters are tired and resting in the room." Jia Qiong interrupted Lai Sheng's loud noise.

"Yes, slave, keep your voice down." Lai Sheng bowed and said humbly.

After all, there are many people and great strength. The servants of the Ningguo Mansion arranged the small courtyards of Jia Qiong's house in a short time, and Lai Sheng sent people to each house to report the funeral, contact the coffin shop, drummers and monks, and it was very lively. That held up the funeral.

When Jin woke up, she vaguely heard the voices of many people talking in the outer courtyard. Just as she was about to get up to check, the second sister came in with a tray.

"Mother, you are awake. Qiong'er asked me to warm porridge and prepare side dishes for you. As expected, you are really awake." The second sister opened the curtain and came in. When she saw his mother woke up, she said crisply .

Sitting on the head of the bed, Jin let her second sister bring up the kang table and put the dishes on the table, saying: "It's not like you have some serious illness, why do you do this?" Jin said amusedly, she was just a little tired , shouldn't lie down, it's just hindering Qiong'er's persuasion.

"Mother, it's useless to tell me these things. You, Qiong'er is in charge now. He said you can only get up when you can get out of bed." The second sister arranged the food, picked up the porridge bowl and said: "Mother has strength Son, how about I feed you."

"What kind of monster are you? I'm fine. I'm done. If you can't afford it, don't afford it. Give me the bowl. Learn from Ning Rong Erfu's style. We are a small family, what do we pay attention to?" Jin's porridge bowl , Siri began to drink porridge with a snort, while drinking, he took the time to ask: "I heard the noise outside, which relatives came to help?"

"Mother, don't worry, Qiong'er has already set up father's mourning hall, and all families have come to express their condolences, and he is returning the gift in the mourning hall."

"What, it's already set up, why didn't you call me." As soon as Mrs. Jin put the bowl on the kang table, she was about to get up, and said, "Non-sensible girl, there must always be female relatives who come to express condolences. I don't look like something anymore look..."

The second sister hurriedly pressed Jin, and said: "Mother, don't worry, the eldest sister is here, you are sad and sick in bed, no one will pick on you, you can lie down at ease."

"How old is your elder sister? What can you do? It's time for lunch at this point. There are so many people here, and there is only one sister-in-law Zhang under the kitchen. How can you be busy? No, I have to go and see."

"Mother, hey, mother, don't move. Be careful not to overturn the kang table. I'll open the window for you to have a look." The second sister ran to the window, opened the window, and said, "Look, now, you can It's time for breakfast."

Jin shi looked at it with her neck hooked, and sure enough, "Then, I am... I am?"

"You, you slept for a day and a night, and you scared us. Qiong'er went to Qianmen Street and invited the doctor from Baohetang to see you. He told us that you were tired and you should have a good rest, so we could rest assured. You, just An An was lying down with peace of mind, there were three of us siblings outside. You have been lying down for so long and nothing happened, and it will be a while. If you are bored, just look at the fourth sister, Joan My brother said that she is too young, her eyes are clean, and she was afraid of being bumped, so I never dared to let her go out."

"Well, go and bring fourth sister here." Jin said casually.After the second sister went out, I realized that I actually listened to the second sister's words. The second sister spoke so briskly. In the past, she was notoriously silent. It took only a day, but today it has changed?