The Red Mansions

Chapter 54

After Xiren and Meiren went to Keren's house, Jia Yun had nothing to do, took an almanac and slowly read it.

"On the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, it is advisable to accept the harvest, consecrate the light, break ground, raise beams, move people, and move into the house."

Jia Yun looked over and over again, and found that the sixth day of the lunar new year was the most suitable day for moving into the house, so she got up and went to the next room to discuss with Bu Shi.

To move to a new house, although Mrs. Bu is reluctant to part with the old house, she smiles and says:
"Brother Yun, you can decide when to move, but mother is a little worried. I heard from you that the house is very big, and it will be very inconvenient to clean it when the time comes."

Jia Yun smiled and said: "No one lives in the room, you don't need to clean it every day. In the yard, Aunt Miao is in charge of the front yard and the middle yard, and the back yard is cleaned by Xiren and Meiren. It should be taken care of in a short time. Got it."

Bu's ears were soft at first, so after hearing what Jia Yun said, he didn't say anything more.

It was Jia Yun, who suddenly thought of something, and said, "Mother, the house we bought has two large yards, one of which is flat, and after the new year, we can grow some vegetables and fruits."

He also saw that Mrs. Bu was idle, and he was afraid that Mrs. Bu would be sick, so he raised his mouth.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Mrs. Bu immediately became energetic.

She said happily: "Well, if there is a place to grow vegetables, my mother will have work to do in the future. Brother Yun, you don't know that my mother used to be busy. In the past six months, my mother has been doing nothing all day long. bored panic."

"Hehe, it's good for mother to be happy. When the time comes, mother can take care of a few vegetable fields with Aunt Miao. I believe it will be a lot of fun." Jia Yun said with a smile.

Since she hadn't been with Bu Shi for a long time, Jia Yun took advantage of her free time to chat with Bu Shi for a while.

In the evening, both Xiren and Meiren came back dejectedly.

Just as Jia Yun was about to ask the two of them about their situation, Mrs. Miao came into the room and asked, "Brother Yun, what are you having for dinner?"

"Auntie, just watch and do it, why don't you ask my mother?" Jia Yun replied.

Miao nodded and said, "Alright, I'll ask my sister-in-law."

After Mrs. Miao went to find Mrs. Bu, Jia Yun returned to her room, and sat down with Xi Ren and Mei Ren around the brazier to talk.

"What's wrong? I've been listless since I came back!" Jia Yun asked curiously.

Xiren sighed and said, "It turns out that sister Keren has smallpox. Sister Meiren and I didn't dare to go forward. We just took a look from a distance and didn't even say a word."

Mei Ren continued, "This time, little sister Keren is probably in danger. Hey, I feel a little pitiful and sad when I think about it. She is so kind and gentle, how could she be infected with smallpox?"

"It's terrible to have smallpox." Xiren shook his head and said, "It's said that the cold, heat, and stubborn illness are like a mountain, and the person who was alive and kicking before is curled up on the bed, shaking his head non-stop, and the whole person is gone. It's human."

Mei Ren frowned and said: "Hey...but sister Ren is pitiful, her sister Li Ren is also unlucky."

The two of you said something, and I said something, but Jia Yun couldn't get in the conversation.

Seeing Jia Yun's curious face, Xiren pursed his lips and smiled, leaned forward and explained in a low voice: "When Li Ren and Ke Ren were very young, they were sold to Jia's mansion together by their mother's family. Not long after that, Li Ren also got smallpox and was driven out gone back."

"After Liren returned to her natal home, she infected her family members with smallpox. She had a younger brother who died of smallpox. So Liren's parents drove Liren to the cattle pen and locked her up."

"It's strange to say that the beauty didn't know what happened in the end, but she was completely confused, but her parents also passed away due to illness."

Mei Ren continued, "Because of this, Ke Ren's younger sister has always hated her elder sister, Li Ren, saying that she is a broom star. If it wasn't for her, their parents wouldn't have died so young."

"Outsiders also say that beauty is a hard-fated woman. Husband Kezi, she is fifteen or sixteen years old now. Although she is beautiful, no one dares to come to propose marriage."

Jia Yun frowned and said: "What kind of broomstick star, which hindered Kezi's life? It's all nonsense! Everyone knows that smallpox is a chronic disease, why did Liren's parents know that she had smallpox, but they didn't know how to hide it?"

The attacker sighed: "It's not because of poverty. We just went to see their house. The whole family lived in one room. It is estimated that Liren's parents still felt sorry for her at that time and couldn't bear to send her away." Set it aside."

"It's also possible." Jia Yun nodded, pondered for a moment, and said curiously: "I heard from you this afternoon that Keren was picked up by a beauty, so although Keren hates her, she treats her very well. ?”

The charming replied: "How can the two sisters have a thousand years of hatred? These years, I have grown up and become more sensible, and I have long since forgotten the grudge against the beautiful woman."

"Beauty, like Keren, is kind. She also felt guilty and blamed herself for what happened back then, let alone Keren. It's just that the two sisters didn't have a chance to reconcile."

Xiren sighed, and said: "Now they are reconciled, but it's a bit late. I see how cute they are, and I'm afraid they won't live for a few days, hey!"

Jia Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry about attacking people and charming people. Although smallpox is terrible, it is easy to treat."

In his previous life, he lived in the countryside when he was a child, and he had seen many barefoot doctors prevent smallpox with various methods such as smallpox inoculation and vaccinia inoculation, and the effect was good.

Xiren was surprised and said, "Brother Yun, do you know how to cure smallpox?"

"Brother Yun, don't take risks, smallpox is not so easy to mess with!" Charming said worriedly.

Jia Yun looked at the two and said, "I had smallpox when I was young."

People who have had smallpox will no longer be afraid of smallpox after they recover, which is why beauties dare to live with keren now.

Anyone with a little common sense knows this truth, and Xiren and Charming naturally know it too.

Sure enough, after hearing what Jia Yun said, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Yun, since you have had smallpox and know how to cure it, can you save Ke Ren? She is so pitiful!" Xi Ren said with red eyes.

Mei Ren also took Jia Yun's arm, and begged, "Brother Yun, you must save Keren, she is so kind, she shouldn't have left so early!"

Jia Yun laughed and said, "Since I've mentioned this matter, I will definitely help if I can. But how to treat it, I have to see Keren first, and then make a decision."

Xiren looked out of the window and found that the gastrodia elata was dark. He hesitated for a moment, then pursed his lips and said, "Brother Yun, can you go now? But sister Ren may not last long."

Jia Yun nodded and said, "Let's go, Charming, go get two lanterns and take them with you, we'll go and have a look."

The three of them said hello to Mrs. Bu, and they went out of the yard together, and walked to Keren's house.

After passing by, Jia Yun realized that the house was not close, and the three of them walked for nearly half an hour before they arrived.

It was already dark.

The three of them came to a slum, walked along a winding alley full of sewage and stench, and stopped in front of a dilapidated house.

Xiren came forward with a lantern and knocked on the door.

Soon, the door was opened, and a flowery figure appeared.

This person is a beauty.

Under the light of the lantern, the beauty's skin is better than snow, and her appearance is pure and lovely.

With tears in her eyes, her eyes were a little red and swollen. When she saw that it was Xi Ren who knocked on the door, she was stunned. Seeing that Mei Ren was there, she was a little puzzled, "Sister Xi Ren, sister Mei Ren, haven't you left all this time?"

(End of this chapter)