The Red Mansions

Chapter 1 Jia Yun
early morning.

Jia Yun's eyes were hazy, she got up slowly, put on her clothes, rubbed her forehead that was still aching, and sighed.

When I wake up from a dream, the sea has changed.

When he closed his eyes and opened them again, he became Jia Yun, a member of the Jia family in "A Dream of Red Mansions", the son of the fifth sister-in-law in Xilangxia.

There are many characters in the Red Chamber.

For example, Baoyu who is clever and perverse, Jia Lian who is romantic and suave, Sister Feng who is hot and capable, Baochai who is elegant and dignified, Daiyu who is cold outside and hot inside...

There are countless.

In addition to these familiar big figures, there are also many inconspicuous little people.

Although their characters are small, they look very humble, and they don't appear many times, but they occupy a very important position in the book.

Jia Yun is one of them.

Although Jia Yun is a member of the Jia family, she was born in an ordinary family. Her father died early, and her family's meager property was stolen by her uncle Bu Shiren, who helped take care of her father's funeral.

Jia Yun was brought up by her mother, Bu Shi, known as the fifth sister-in-law, who did needlework.

Living in poverty since childhood, with no one to rely on, and experiencing numerous setbacks, Jia Yun has gradually developed a clear-headed, smart, and idiomatic character.

For example, in order to find work in Rongguo Mansion, he did not hesitate to recognize his father to Baoyu, who was a few years younger than him, and presented two pots of white crabapple as a gift.

Later, Jia Baoyu and Jia Lian couldn't help, so they immediately seized the opportunity to flatter Sister Feng in every possible way, praising her for her ability and giving her spices, and finally got a post in charge of flowers and plants.

From all the performances during the period, it can be seen that Jia Yun is a character who knows how to survive.

After sitting for a while, Jia Yun finally came to her senses, her forehead no longer hurt.

Seeing the sky getting brighter outside the window, he got up quickly and made medicine for his mother.

Right now it is spring, when the epidemic breaks out, both the original owner and Bu's family are sick, in order to catch the medicine, the family's small savings have been wiped out.

"What a bitter life!" Jia Yun sighed heartily.

There was no time to complain, he walked slowly to the door, opened the door, and the light in the room suddenly lit up.

There are two rooms in the house, Jia Yun lives in the outer room, and his mother lives in the inner room.

In addition to a bed made of wooden boards, there is a stove and an old square table with three legs in the outer room. There is no bench, but a few big pebbles brought from the river ditch to sit on. The stool is used.

The house is smoky all year round, the roof is covered with dust and cobwebs, the walls are blackened, mottled and dilapidated, and there are a few inconspicuous cracks, indicating that the house has experienced many vicissitudes.

I took a bag of Chinese medicine and went outside the door, found the medicine pot in the corner under the eaves, washed it before taking it to the well, filled it with clean water, and went back to the eaves to light a fire to cook the medicine.

Under the eaves was a pile of firewood half a person's height neatly piled up. These firewood were all cut by the original owner on the mountain outside the city.

As soon as the fire was lit, there were footsteps behind her. Jia Yun turned her head and saw that it was Jia Qin, her cousin who lived in the same courtyard.

Jia Qin and Jia Yun belong to the Sanfang branch, which is the great-great-grandson of Jia Yan's third son.

After Ning Rong and the Second Duke were divided into [-] houses, except for the [-] houses sent by Ning Rong in the capital, there are currently [-] houses in the original residence.

Jia Yun's great-grandfather was the son of Jia Yuan, the old Duke of Rong.

After Jia Yuan's death, the eldest son Jia Daishan succeeded to the title, and after Jia Yuan's other sons were separated, they formed a line of their own.

So Jia Yun's father, Jia Baoyu and Jia Lian were cousins.

Therefore, Jia Yun called Jia Baoyu "Uncle Bao" and Jia Lian "Uncle Bao".

Jia Yun can also be regarded as Jia Yuan's fifth-generation great-great-great-grandson.

Although Jia Qin and Jia Yun belong to the same three-bedroom family, they are not close. Because Jia Qin loves to gamble and is surly and arrogant, Jia Yun was told by his mother not to play with Jia Qin since he was a child.

Seeing Jia Yun squatting under the eaves cooking medicine, Jia Qin yawned, stepped forward with sleepy eyes, and said with a smile: "Brother Yun, I have copper on me, I will borrow a few afternoons to pay you back."

Jia Yun stood up, shook her head, and said with a smile: "Looking at you like this, you can tell if you are asleep, not to mention under the west corridor, even if it is placed in the entire Ningrong Street, who doesn't know that I, Jia Yun, are notoriously poor ?”

Jia Qin was stunned, pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Well, you're right, I want to go back and catch up on getting back into the cage again, ouch..."

After speaking, he opened his mouth wide and yawned, then turned and went back to the house.

This stunned Jia Yun, this guy is notoriously messy, how did he change today?

After pondering for a moment, Jia Yun smiled, looked back to see that the fire was burning under the medicine jar, turned around and went into the house, and went out to the well to wash her face and mouth with a towel and willow branch.

"Bah, bah, this thing is just a makeshift."

The willow branch gritted its teeth, leaving a mouthful of sawdust. After Jia Yun rinsed her mouth with water, she thought she had to earn some money quickly, or else she couldn't even afford a brush, and that day would be too sad.

After washing up, Jia Yun went back to the house and lit a fire to boil water and cook porridge.

There is not much food in the family, so it is a blessing to have a mouthful of porridge. Jia Yun's temperament is easy going, and she doesn't complain too much.

He was a chef in his previous life, and he knew how to cook the main dishes of the top ten cuisines. With his skills, he was not afraid that he would not be able to earn money in the future to improve the living conditions of his family.

Before the medicine was cooked, the porridge was cooked first. Jia Yun made two big bowls of the porridge in the pot and put it on the stove to cool.

The sky was bright, but the room was extremely dark. Jia Yun brought hot water and came to Bu's bedside and whispered: "Mother, it's time to eat."

Pu Shi is 36 years old this year, but he looks like he is 50 years old. His face is haggard, his eyes are sunken, and his black hair is gray and white, which is particularly vicissitudes.

Although Jia Yun only absorbed the original owner's memory and did not inherit the original owner's feelings, but after all she took someone else's body, she naturally had to bear the responsibility.

Hearing the call, Mrs. Bu woke up slowly, and said weakly: "Brother Yun, help me as a mother."

Jia Yun helped Bushi to sit up, turned around and wrung out the towel in the washbasin, and washed Bushi's face.

After washing her face, Mrs. Bu was much more awake. She sighed and said, "I've been taking medicine for two or three days, so why haven't you recovered? Fortunately, brother Yun, you're recovering today, otherwise our mother and I It's troublesome."

Other things are easy to say, the main reason is that the family's savings have been exhausted. If the remaining medicine is taken and the disease is still not good, there is no money to pay for the medicine. What is more worrying is that the family has no way to borrow money now.

There are relatives, but most of the Jia clan who are close to his family are poor.

There is also an uncle who runs a spice shop, named Bu Shiren. It is impossible to borrow money from him.

Knowing her family's situation, Jia Yun gradually felt a sense of urgency to make money quickly.

He comforted him: "Mother, don't worry, I'm going out today to look for something to do, to see if I can earn some money to support the family."

He is 16 years old this year, with a tall figure and a gentle appearance. He can't do heavy work. The original owner used to do some errand work occasionally, and he didn't earn much money. It's not like he does it every day.

Mrs. Bu didn't stop her either. Her son was looking for a job outside. As long as he didn't do anything illegal, she usually wouldn't say much.

After serving Mrs. Bu's food and medicine, Jia Yun came out of the house and went to the street, secretly looking at the surrounding environment.

As the imperial capital, the capital is extremely prosperous, with wide streets, busy traffic, people coming and going, and bustling.

Along the way, looking all the way, Jia Yun is also thinking about how to earn the first pot of gold.

He can't do things that make too much money. He is a grassroots person now, and he can't bear a little waves. The capital is also a place where high-ranking officials and nobles gather, and if he is manipulated a little, let alone earning money, it is difficult to save his life.

Therefore, we can only choose the kind of unremarkable business that can make some money.

Just as he was thinking about something, he passed a corner at an intersection when suddenly a figure slammed into him, knocking Jia Yun to the ground.

"Ouch..." Jia Yun was about to howl subconsciously. If she had dates or not, she would hit three shots first, to see if she could make some money first.

He hadn't even started to perform yet, when a piece of silver flew towards him, he heard someone panting, "It was my fault for knocking you down, ten taels of silver is enough for you to grab the medicine!"

After speaking, the man hurried away.

The silver hit her body a bit painful, but Jia Yun was happy in her heart, and put the silver into her arms, and heard another person chasing after him shouting:

"Second Master Bao, wait a minute, Mr. Zheng came back from a business trip outside. Although he said he wanted to test your knowledge, he didn't say that he would take the test right now. Don't be so anxious!"

Jia Yun got up and watched the two half-sized boys running away one after the other, and thought to herself: "The one in front should be Jia Baoyu, but the boy in the back is not famous."

Unexpectedly, when he first came to the street, he ran into Jia Baoyu, and he didn't see his face clearly, but judging by his clothes, he was dressed in splendid and luxurious clothes, and there was a faint smell of rouge on his body.

Jia Yun lowered her head and saw that there was indeed a smear of dust on the clothes on her chest. She couldn't help feeling chills and felt awkward.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly found a piece of warm and delicate white jade at his feet.

Before she had time to think about it, Jia Yun quickly picked up the jade and saw an alley not far away. She turned around and trotted straight into the alley.

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