serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 340 Gossip in the back house
The Dragon Boat Festival is approaching again, and today is Xue Pan's birthday. Aunt Xue is having wine and singing at home, and comes to invite everyone from the Jia family early in the morning.

It's just that the back house of Rong Mansion has not been very peaceful recently. Li Wan is recuperating due to a cold, and sisters Li Wen and Li Qi have to accompany him; Mrs.
Lin Daiyu was a busy person, but she just went to have a bowl of tea for Aunt Xue's sake, and then led a group of maids and wives to Ning'an Hall.

Youshi and Qin Keqing have been extremely busy recently. Although Lin Ruhai and Jia Hu are not here and they cannot set a date for the wedding, the things that should be prepared must be prepared now. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are so busy every day that they have no time to sit down. Went down to have a drink and watch a show, only sat there once and then went back to the meeting hall.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu, Youshi and Qin Keqing were all gone, Xichun felt more and more bored and found an excuse to leave.

Baoyu had been listless these days because of his quarrel with sisters Li Wen and Li Qi. He didn't have the energy to go to the theater, so he sat down and went back.

Seeing that Baoyu was listless, Jia Mu let him go.

Wang Xifeng's life has not been easy recently. She has to serve Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, and also has to deal with Jia Lian.

With Jia She's words, Jia Lian's waist became even harder, and he directly said harshly that if he couldn't conceive this year, he would give birth to Ping'er.

Wang Xifeng was thinking about something and naturally had no intention of joking, making the scene even more cold for a moment.

It was a pity that Tanchun and Xiangyun couldn't leave, and seeing that everyone was bored, they felt even more unhappy, so they sat there silently watching the show.

The liveliness on the stage complemented the coldness of the audience, and a good banquet made people feel sad. Jia Mu is a lively person, so she can't sit still.

Therefore, everyone watched one more show and then dispersed.

Tanchun and Xiangyun sat with Jia Mu in Rongqing Hall for a while, made a few jokes, and then left Jia Mu's place and went to the Grand View Garden.

The scorching sun was in the sky, and there was only the chirping of cicadas in my ears. When I arrived at a place, there was no one talking. Unknowingly, I came to Lin Daiyu's courtyard. I saw a few little girls sitting under the rose flower stand, holding needles and threads in their hands, but they were busy. After a nap, even the two cranes hid under the plantains and slept.

I thought that Lin Daiyu said she was going to Ning'an Hall to deal with the Chamber of Commerce matters, and when she was about to leave, she heard a slight sound in the room, but she didn't know what it was.

Tanchun and Xiangyun stopped and listened again, and the sound of crackling beads came from inside the room.

The two looked at each other and smiled, understanding that Lin Daiyu had lied again.

He quietly walked to the window and looked in through the screen window. He saw Lin Daiyu wearing a bright red gauze shirt, sitting in front of the bookcase, playing beads with her left hand and calculating the account books placed in front of her with her right hand.

Zijuan sat on the stool next to her and fanned her gently.

Tanchun was slightly startled. Outsiders said that Lin Daiyu was so powerful and had the Jia Family Chamber of Commerce in her hands, but they didn't know the hard work behind it.

The Jia Family Chamber of Commerce is not a small chamber of commerce like the Xue Family Chamber of Commerce. It can rival the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Its business is spread all over the country. A large number of account books are delivered almost every month. These need to be reviewed by Lin Daiyu, and some even need to be calculated personally. , there are not a hundred account books to be calculated every year, but there are eighty or ninety boxes.

In contrast, he couldn't even manage a small Rongguo Mansion well.

Xiangyun said with a smile: "Let's go in and make trouble with her, and let her rest for a while." After that, he pulled her towards the door.

Gently lift the curtain and go in. Xueyan is sitting by the door embroidering, while Qingwen is sleeping on the bed in the corner.

Xue Yan raised his head and was about to report inside.

Xiangyun shook his hand and took Tanchun quietly into the inner room.

Lin Daiyu felt it with her peripheral vision, and without raising her head, she said: "You guys sit down by yourselves, I have one more page left and I'll finish it."

Xiangyun pouted and said, "You and your second brother are looking more and more like each other. It's boring." After saying that, he pulled Tanchun to sit down on the chair against the wall.

The pen in Lin Daiyu's hand stopped for a moment, and then she started writing quickly.

At this time, Xueyan came in with two bowls of herbal tea on a tea tray.

Lin Daiyu put down her pen, stood up, walked to the chair next to Xiangyun and sat down, then said to Xueyan and Qingwen who came in breathing heavily: "Just now, the Laisheng family sent a lot of fruits, and they were all soaked in there. It’s in the crystal jar, wash your hands and take it to eat.”

Hearing this, Qingwen immediately became energetic, agreed and pulled Xueyan out happily.

Lin Daiyu: "Why didn't you watch the show in that mansion?" Xiangyun smiled and said: "We miss you, so we came to see you."

Lin Daiyu was too lazy to pay attention to her, and turned to look at Tanchun: "Why did they break up now?"

Tanchun smiled bitterly: "After you left, Sister-in-law of Dongfu, Brother Rong's daughter-in-law, Baoyu, and the four girls left, and there were even fewer people. Sister Feng was in a bad mood, didn't talk, and was deserted. My wife asked everyone to disperse."

Lin Daiyu nodded.

Xiangyun smiled and said, "I don't really like watching these shows now. I think the Mongolian dance is quite nice. Hey, how about letting them perform in the garden during the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Lin Daiyu looked at her with a smile: "You can talk to the old lady yourself."

With a snort, Xiangyun said, "Stingy guy!"

Just when Lin Daiyu was about to laugh, Qingwen came in with a large plate of fruit and placed it on the small round wooden table in front of the three of them.

Tan Chun twirled a cherry and brought it to his mouth, smiling and saying, "Has the second brother written?"

After hearing this, Xiangyun looked at Lin Daiyu while eating the fruit.

Lin Daiyu smiled: "Three girls, it's a good news. You know it so quickly."

"I heard from Sister Qin that Sister Bao's brother sent hundreds of mink skins from outside the customs, so I knew there was a letter from the second brother."

Tan Chun: "It makes me angry to talk about this. I have never seen such a shameless person. Yesterday, that Jiao Xing came again. Xiang Ling didn't want to see her, so she just sat in the front hall and waited. After all, she was also a second-grade person. Mrs. Gaoming, it's a shame she can be so shameless."

Lin Daiyu smiled. Since Xiang Ling made it clear that she would not leave with this charming girl, she would come here almost every few days. No matter what the attitude of the Xue family was, she would just stop at the corner gate and wait for Aunt Xue to let her go. She entered the door and waited for Xiang Ling to come out to see her. This was the first time she saw such a woman.

This Jiao Xing is probably feeling guilty, not necessarily having a plan.But Jia Yucun tacitly allowed her to show up in public and humiliate him, so she probably had a detailed plan in mind.

Then I thought of the poor girl Xiangling, who came from a wealthy family in Gusu, but was abducted by traffickers due to the negligence of her servants, and finally became a maid of the Xue family.

From a rich young lady loved by her parents to a maid now, people often lament the bad luck and misfortune, but it is not as bad as Xiangling's misfortune.

Xiangyun spoke: "Sister Lin?"

Lin Daiyu came back to her senses: "Yeah. What's wrong?"

Xiangyun blinked: "When will the second brother come back?"

Lin Daiyu was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "Who knows. He is the most outrageous person. He may be on his way back already."

Before he could say anything, he heard footsteps outside, and then the voice of Lin Zhixiao's family came: "Girl, the old lady has sent a message, saying that if the girl is okay, please go there."

Lin Daiyu: "What's the matter?"

Lin Zhixiao's family replied: "Someone came from Fengzao Palace just now and said that our mother-in-law has diagnosed a happy pulse."

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu was startled again, and Jia Hu guessed it.
The setting sun has completely lost its dazzling light and is struggling to set on the distant mountains.

The prairie outside Zhangjiakou Pass is peaceful and peaceful. The herdsmen are driving their herds of cattle and sheep home, blending with the grassland under the sunset, forming a beautiful picture of herdsmen returning home.

At this time, there was an earth-shattering sound of horse hooves, and the herdsmen looked at it.

From a distance, an overwhelming number of cavalry were rushing towards us. The dust raised by the horses' hooves rolled up a yellow dragon that was several miles long on the prairie. It was rolling majestic and powerful!

The cavalry, which raised flying dust all over the sky, approached like an overwhelming force.

A large flag with the word "Jia" fluttering in the wind, under the flag, all the soldiers surrounded Jia Hu and ran forward.

Zhangjiakou Gate Tower is in sight in the distance
(End of this chapter)