Chapter 43 The Red Chamber (43)
Red Building 43
Leng Zixing was almost born overnight when something happened to Leng Zixing. No one knew what happened or not. He only knew that it was the yamen who caught a thief in the Yangtze River and confessed that Leng Zixing.
Zhou Rui's daughter cried so hard that she couldn't help herself: "On that day, my father said that he was a capable person. Now he had the ability to be beheaded. How can he live now?"
"Don't cry first and don't be tempted. Besides, you just blame us for not thinking about the life you have lived in the past few years, which is also a serious young lady. Besides, I'm not my son-in-law under your noses over the years, and you should know whether he has contacted those thieves. Why did he get lost first?" Zhou Rui's family advised his daughter and turned to wink at Zhou Rui. "You go to the yamen to find out what the rules of the law. If you can spend money to manage, you can handle it first. I'll beg my wife to get the post and let it go."
Zhou Rui touched the silver from the cabinet and turned around and went out.
Zhou Rui's family advised his daughter: "You should first gather your son-in-law's family wealth when you go back and then say that no matter whether you can save the person or not, your own life will be better."
"How do I know where his family wealth is?" Zhou Rui's daughter cried: "When I only ask for money for the family, I generously give it. But I really don't know where the money is."
Zhou Rui's heart was stuttering first, it seemed that this son-in-law had to be saved, but whether or not he could be saved. Otherwise, who would go to the family if the wealth was cheaper? But seeing that the son-in-law didn't like her much like this, she felt a little angry.
"Then you have to go back first, just that yard and a shop, which is enough for you to survive." Zhou Rui's family said with a grudge. They were all used to being ruthless and had no savvy at all.
The man who beat his daughter Zhou Rui's family quickly went to Mrs. Wang's place. This matter needs a post from the mansion to handle.
Mrs. Wang closed her eyes and held Buddhist beads in her hand. She knew about Zhou Rui's family early in the morning. There was nothing in this mansion that could be hidden from others. However, she was still a little angry. Only the people around her had an accident all day long and could it be decent. But Zhou Rui's family is really someone she can't live without for the time being. Many things outside were treated by her. Now she is so angry that she is always looking for a suitable person.
I heard Zhou Rui's family say, "It's not a problem that should be bothered by the wife. In the future, any old lady's things must be found to be a proper outlet. My son-in-law has nothing familiar to him. The price is more reasonable. I dare not make money from our mansion. After all, he has to rely on the mansion to live. I am afraid that he will not be stable or that the price is not suitable. I have lost a little bit after all. Besides, my son-in-law has been in the capital over the years and has been colluding with bandits wherever he has been framed. It is not known that the shopping mall is like a battlefield."
This is naturally half-believing and half-doubting. The words of Wang are definitely not false. There must be some inappropriateness. It is not difficult to take out the person from it, but it is necessary to let the people below know that he is not the foolish person. He said, "This groundlessness may not be without cause. If you really do such a bad thing, you will lose your reputation in the mansion. You should be more cautious."
Zhou Rui's family was hurried and said: "I dare not hide it from my wife and say it is inappropriate. I am afraid that the disaster caused by mistake is caused by making friends. This merchant can not recognize a few friends from all walks of life. Therefore, there are also some people involved. But he himself dare not do such a brainless business."
Mrs. Wang nodded: "Then you go and try to get the posts from our mansion."
Only then did the Zhou Rui family respond happily.
But this matter cannot be cleared by the Jia family's face. The defense in the capital is under Wen Tianfang. The Jia family's privileges are not good for him. Zhou Rui's family begged grandpa to sue her grandma and only then did they know which master had the final say in this matter. But even if Zhou Rui and his wife were stupid, they knew that the posts were not passed. They knew that the conflict between the Xue family and the Marquis of Jinghai's Mansion were both known. The Xue family even gave the wife 5,000 taels of silver but the wife did not go to the Lin family to Zhang. It was the girl of the Xue family who asked to come to the door with some friendship with the eldest daughter of the Lin family that she gave that matter. What kind of green onion is he? The Lin family recognizes who he is.
Zhou Rui and his wife were really anxious and angry. How could they live if their daughter was beheaded? The couple had this hope for the rest of their lives.
"Would you like to ask the second grandma and the whole family to know that the second grandma has the best relationship with the eldest girl of the Lin family." Zhou Rui looked at the woman and said.
Zhou Rui's face changed and she really didn't respect Wang Xifeng during this period. But now she only has this path to go. She simply touched her face and reached this point, and her face was worth a few dollars.
Wang Xifeng knew that Zhou Rui's family wanted to see her and smiled a little sarcastic in her heart. So it would be better if this person was so proud. Now she is asking for a visit.
Zhou Rui's original thought that Wang Xifeng would show herself some difficult things, not thinking that others had no ugly expression.
Wang Xifeng asked Zhou Rui's family to sit down and said sympathetically: "Some words were not appropriate for me. But if I don't say it, I guess others wouldn't dare to tell you that you have worked hard for this son-in-law. I can't bear it. After all, you also got married from the Wang family and my aunt to the Jia family. It's a bit closer than others."
This was very intimate, but Zhou Rui's family was a little confused. No one dared to say anything to her.
Wang Xifeng suppressed the smile on the corner of her mouth and said sympathetically: "Your son-in-law is raising a woman and having a son. That child is not young anymore. People probably just guard against the fact that the people in our mansion can't hide it. They did not place the mother and son in Tongzhou in Beijing. He has always been doing business and it is common for him to go out for three or five days without going home. It is only half a day from Tongzhou to Beijing. It is also a waterway dock and goods from all over the place are gathered here. No one would have doubted him when he went to Tongzhou. If it weren't for finding out his old background this time and he wouldn't know that he was such a person, the women in Tongzhou were also serious grandmas. No one knew that it was a house for the placement."
The face of Zhou Rui's family turned blue and she was unwilling to believe it. But she knew that Wang Xifeng would never joke about this. She couldn't help but say, "My son-in-law is a filial person and treat my daughter. Grandma said this so violently, I can't feel relieved for the time being."
"This is also the news I just got from the yamen. Your son-in-law is very nervous about the mother and son. Maybe he knew that this time the matter was going to be broken. He called the man who could trust the mother and son to send a letter to the mother and son and asked the man to return to his hometown. When the people in the yamen went to find him, the mother and son had already boarded the boat and headed south. I guess your son-in-law's furniture was in the hands of that woman. Besides, do you know where your son-in-law's hometown is? But the woman knew. Who would have thought that it was such a person? These were confessed by the man who sent the message in the yamen. We dare not talk nonsense." Wang Xifeng shook her head and looked helpless and sympathetic.
Zhou Rui's face is not white but blue now. You Leng Zixing, what did you think of your husband and his wife as a joke. He asked angrily: "Grandma, can you tell the whereabouts of the mother and son now?" He found them and couldn't kill them, but at least they would sell them to that dirty place.
Wang Xifeng thought to myself, why should I tell you that I had committed a murder in vain and said, "This has nothing to do with your son-in-law's case, and I don't know if the yamen didn't investigate it." What I know now is the private news shared by Lin Yutong with him. I am not happy to say, "What should I do?"
Zhou Rui's family now has no intention of saving people, but they just want to let the son-in-law die in prison quickly, otherwise the yard and shop would not be able to reach his daughter's name.
I don’t know about this at all. I don’t know how many people are watching their couple jump around like two fools and joke in secret. The more they think about it, the more they feel the more they feel sad and a little angry at their daughter. How confused is this to be deceived by a man like this.
Xiaohong looked at Zhou Rui's family and left in a low voice, "Fortunately, I left. With this man's kung fu, it's hard to fight."
"Now she is afraid that she will give money to the yamen runners and ask his son-in-law to suffer some hardship to confess the mother and son. If she can't do anything else, she will probably want her son-in-law to die quickly. But think about it, if Leng Zixing can't die this time, Zhou Rui's family must live a nervous life. Any bandits will not be alone. There must be some involvement behind her. From now on, she will be worried. You can only look at her liveliness." Wang Xifeng sneered. But she was envious of the taste of power. It was indeed very reliable to take down Lin Yutong to do things.
Xiaohong's eyes turned and said, "The sour soup that grandma eats today is the most appetizing. I'll give the old lady a bowl." Then he told Yuanyang about this. Yuanyang was afraid that he would hate Zhou Rui's family to die. He would not be able to trip up if he had the chance. Besides, the old lady's final direction of the final move from Yuanyang's hands is not up to date. Grandma still has to decide. The relationship with Yuanyang should still get along well.
Wang Xifeng reached out and pointed Xiaohong and said, "Smart!"
Yuanyang's mouth was raised when she heard Xiaohong's joke like gossip. Now she prefers second grandma. Even if second grandma wants the old lady, it will most likely put things on the surface instead of being a bad person, which makes people feel uncomfortable. Seeing Xiaohong cleverly, she said, "I know what she thinks, my master."
Xiaohong smiled and said, "It would be too obvious to me that sister just said this."
Seeing that the matter was handled neatly, Lin Yutong knew that this was not something that a shopkeeper could do. But there was nothing that Wen Tianfang was willing to intervene. She was not in a hurry to have a decent auction item in his hand and it was not too late to prepare for it. This was not something that could be done in a day or two. She felt that what she didn't lack the least now was time.
The Lin family was busy with Wen Tianfang and Lin Yutong's decision all summer long. Although it was just an engagement, it was also lively and noisy enough. No matter how capable the girl's family was, she could not interfere in person. They were all female relatives from the Zhang family who came to arrange the matter. The Jia family wanted to interfere, but Lin Ruhai didn't invite her at all. Jia Mu beat someone to test him twice and Lin Ruhai pretended not to understand. She didn't take any response at all. However, Jia Baoyu came to Lin Yuyang to receive the people twice and then drove them away. Most of the girls from the Jia family came to Lin Yutong and blocked them.
However, Lin Daiyu decided that she should not care about the rest. Dr. Su came to Beijing to arrange his family and took care of her family and taught Daiyu patiently. One taught him carefully and the other was studying hard for a few days. This listener Lin Yutong felt that people's IQ should be different. At least Lin Yutong felt that her head was definitely not as smart as Lin Daiyu and was a teenage girl. In modern times, it was the time to absorb knowledge. As soon as she got in, she was not so distracted. She was very deaf.
When the summer heat passed, the chrysanthemums were in full bloom, the Lin family welcomed an unexpected guest - Liu Laolao.
Liu Laolao knew Lin Yutong's identity, so she went to the Lin family and asked directly. Now Liu Laolao was in charge of Wang Xifeng's farm and lived a wealthy life. She drove a donkey cart and brought a Baner. The servants of the Lin family did not have that obvious person who disliked the poor and loved the rich. If there were really, they would not dare to reveal it. Knowing that the master didn't like to be stupid, he would put it on his face.
The servants at the corner gate brought Liu Laolao in and placed it in the gatehouse before reporting. Lin Yutong was very surprised and hurriedly asked someone to invite her.
Seeing that Liu Laolao's basket was not a rare thing, it was just a few tender pumpkins, all kinds of vegetables were fresh, and she smiled and asked someone to take it. "Look at the tender pumpkins for a while, I asked someone to make buns to eat."
When Liu Laolao saw that the girl was not disgusted, she immediately laughed more sincerely: "I heard about the girl's happy events and then I realized that the two noble people I, an old woman, met in my life, were originally a family. It can be seen that the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas all had eyes. I thought I would come to kowtow to the girl early, but I thought that the mansion should be busy, so I didn't dare to disturb her. I thought that the melons and vegetables in the autumn came down and gave them to the girl to try it."
"Grandma is so polite." Lin Yutong said and laughed without feeling embarrassed. "Grandma's life is still good now. I'm afraid there will be a bumper harvest this year."
As soon as Liu Laolao talked about the crops, she was full of crops. Lin Yutong was not impatient and listened with relish. She was no longer a little naughty boy with a snot. She looked like she had rules after entering the school.
Lin Yutong kept Grandma Liu for dinner. Before she saw her off, she said, "Grandma doesn't have to worry about food and drink now, so I won't give you those things. Only these books have been used by my brother. There are comments on it that it should be useful for Baner. Please be kind to this kind of thing grandma."
This is comparable to the precious gold and silver that Liu Laolao has come to. "Who doesn't know that Mr. Lin is Tanhua Lang, Young Master Lin and scholar." Mr. Liu Laolao chanted the Buddha's name directly. The private school in his village is just a child student.
Liu Laolao left the Lin family and said to Ban'er: "This book must be carefully considered as a family heirloom. If you read it all, you can get a scholar back."
Children from poor families were already the first to be a family and quickly responded to these scholars in the study.
When Grandma Liu entered the city, she naturally wanted to see Wang Xifeng. This time she was familiar with her family and wanted to find Miss Xiaohong. Xiaohong's parents were decent people in the mansion and no one was embarrassed for her. Soon, Xiaohong came to pick up the people. "Grandma came and didn't say anything, and she brought her grandma with her feet."
"Why don't you use such trouble? Now you can still walk around with your legs and feet." Liu Laolao said: "I don't feel at ease if my second grandma is happy."
The two of them talked all the way into Wang Xifeng's yard. Wang Xifeng was already pregnant and her belly was slightly bulging. As soon as she saw it, Liu Laolao said, "It must be a kid."
Everyone likes to hear these words, especially the old man's words, which made Wang Xifeng feel a little more at ease. "I'll borrow grandma's auspicious words." Then she invited Grandma Liu to come in and sit down. "There was something wrong with grandma's arrival."
"One is to say goodbye to the eldest girl of the Lin family and grandma. I asked grandma how to calculate the rent this year." Liu Laolao saw that Wang Xifeng was puzzled and said, "This year's good weather has been more expensive. Some people's rent increased by 10%. Let me ask grandma what your constitution is."
Wang Xifeng nodded and found that there was such a reason. Thinking that it was extremely important to take root in that place in the future, fame and popularity. Otherwise, they would not be able to take root. So he said, "Our family only has no rent exemption and never raise rent. If the harvest is not good, we may reduce or exempt it. If the harvest is good, it is fine. If everyone pays it on time, it is just to accumulate blessings for the children in their stomachs."
Grandma Liu nodded quickly, "Now our land will be easy to manage. Grandma just worry, let's talk about it. Grandma, if there are too many good people, the blessing will come naturally."
As soon as the nanny came, she brought the eldest sister and Wang Xifeng asked Liu Laolao to name the eldest sister, so that Sister Qiao came to her.
Wang Xifeng had no choice but to have both this girl and the one in her belly. Now she felt happy to do something good for her child. She also talked about family matters with Grandma Liu.
"I just don't see Miss Ping." Liu Laolao remembered that there was such a decent girl last time, and she couldn't help but ask.
Xiaohong smiled and said, "I can't call Miss Ping now, so I should call Aunt Ping."
Before Liu Laolao could speak, she heard footsteps outside and then the curtain was slid and Ping'er was back.
"What are you talking too much?" Ping'er scolded Xiaohong first and then saw that it was Liu Laolao, so he hurried forward to say hello.
When Grandma Liu saw that Ping'er's dress was indeed not the girl's dress, she realized her heart. She said that the second grandma was surrounded by Miss Hong. It turned out that there was such a reason. This wife and concubine were not really good. I guess the second grandma's private rooms did not know about it. So she hurriedly smiled and said, "This year, my family has been better than picking up fresh fruits and sending them to grandma and old lady to try it."
Ping'er just said that she couldn't live a life and came to find someone to help her. She smiled and said, "That's a good relationship, grandma, now she loves some fresh and refreshing things."
Wang Xifeng and Xiaohong looked at each other and knew what they could say without reminding them. Wang Xifeng changed the topic and said, "I blushed at you, but I drank a lot. Otherwise, who could force you from behind?"
"I just told my grandma to take a few bites." Ping'er touched her face and smiled, "It's a pity that grandma can't eat the crabs, which are half a pound. Those are not enough, except for those with good looks. I brought a few back and asked Xiaohong to accompany her grandma to eat. It was still hot."
"You are really greedy for me, right?" Wang Xifeng said this, but she really asked Xiaohong to take Liu Laolao and Ban'er to eat while it was hot. She just leaned against the couch and talked to Ping'er.
"But something is wrong." Wang Xifeng asked Ping'er.
"It's not a big deal. Only this month's monthly money has not been able to come down yet. Now even Xiren in Baoyu's house has asked. I think it's hard to live." Ping'er whispered.
"Can't it be difficult?" Wang Xifeng said: "It costs dozens of dollars to go to the kitchen to get a bowl of egg custard, just as many ladies in Baoyu's house get a lot of money. No matter how much subsidies the old lady subsidizes, she can't stand the expenses. The servants at home are getting used to it. It's time to serve the master and it should be paid. Now the masters are like being raised by slaves below. Wait until... they sell them to know what a good day they are now."
"But this is not a solution. I want to be confused every day. My wife comes to me for money without saying a word. What should I give it to?" Ping'er couldn't help complaining with the alcohol.
"If I make a fool of myself, I don't believe that the people below don't know that the wife makes money." Wang Xifeng laughed.
Ping'er smiled: "Madam is too much now and I don't even let go of this amount of money. I only took everyone's money to make money. Who wouldn't gossip about it yesterday? My eldest wife even called me to go and just asked me to get five hundred taels of silver for her to use. I guess she wanted to give money."
"It's just her brain..." Wang Xifeng said disdainfully.
Chapter completed!