The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 214 Jia Huan’s gift
Mrs. Wang originally wanted to use her unfilial piety to blackmail Jia Huan, but she was defused by the nosy Mrs. , so as not to say too much and make mistakes, let Mr. Xing grasp the topic.

Jia Baoyu didn't care whether Jia Huan was living well or whether he had money to eat. He only cared about how his sister Lin was doing. Seeing that Jia Lian had finished her reply, she asked impatiently: "Brother Lian, where is sister Lin?" ?Why don’t I come back to Beijing with you?”

Jia Lian replied: "Uncle Lin has not recovered from his illness, and Sister Lin wants to stay and serve, so she did not return to Beijing with the ship."

Jia Baoyu was extremely disappointed when he heard this, but Lin Daiyu was fulfilling her filial piety, which is human nature. He couldn't say anything. He just looked listless as if he had lost his soul and murmured: "Sister Lin is not coming back. I’m not coming back either!” He even wiped away tears as he spoke.

Seeing this, Mother Jia hugged Jia Baoyu with heartache and comforted her heartily: "When your uncle Lin recovers from his illness, your sister Lin will come back. Please stop crying."

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Mrs. Wang was secretly angry in her heart, and also secretly annoyed that Baoyu was not up to par. Her son was born with a jade in his mouth, and she thought that he would have great potential in the future, at least not worse than Pearl. Who knows that he didn't like reading, and only liked to sit in his inner jacket? After hanging out with the sisters, Huan Laosan, the little kid, got the title of scholar before he was ten years old, earlier than Pearl became a scholar at the age of 14. What should we do if this continues?
Jia's mother doted on Jia Baoyu very much. She was a little unhappy when she heard Mrs. , it’s normal to have a closer relationship, it’s better than those who are heartless, cold-faced and cold-hearted.”

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The 14-year-old boy was still acting coquettishly to the adults. He couldn't bear to look at him. Even Jia Lian couldn't help but turn away and didn't even notice!
But Jia Mu was very helpful and said with a smile: "Children, don't talk nonsense, I'm cursing your Uncle Lin, that's all. I'll send a boat to pick up your Sister Lin after a while."

Jia Baoyu was overjoyed when he heard this and said hurriedly: "Then our ancestors, can we send a ship now?"

Seeing that her son was making too much noise, Mrs. Wang said: "Your Uncle Lin is still ill at the moment. Even if the old lady sends a boat, your Sister Lin will not come back. She will wait for another two months and write to ask." It’s not too late to send another ship.”

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "Yes, the third day of August is the birthday of our ancestors. We will send a boat to pick him up in June. By then, Uncle Lin's illness should have been cured. Even if he is still well, he will not take advantage of it when his ancestors celebrate his birthday. Do you, Sister Lin, still have any reason to return to Beijing?"

Jia Baoyu stopped making trouble after hearing this. It was mid-April now, which meant that he would be able to see Sister Lin for about three months. It was worth the wait, so he turned his cry into joy and said: "Second Brother Lian, Sister Lin is so beautiful." Have something to say to me?"

Jia Lian shook his head and said: "That's not true, but Sister Lin has brought gifts for everyone. They are all in the box at the back. After sorting them out, let your sister-in-law distribute them."

When Jia Baoyu heard that he had nothing to say to her, he let out a sigh of disappointment, but when he heard that Lin Daiyu had prepared a gift, he started to look forward to it again.

Just at this time, a woman came in and reported: "The dozens of boxes that Mr. Lian brought back from Yangzhou were delivered to the second door. The outside asked Mr. Lian what to do with them."

Jia's mother knew that Jia Baoyu was impatient, so she said, "It just so happens that the people are all here. Brother Lian, why don't you get some people to carry all the things that should be divided here and divide them here, so as to save trouble."

Jia Lian left, and Wang Xifeng also followed him out on the pretext of helping. First, he ordered people to move all his boxes back to Fengjie Courtyard. Several boxes belonged to Jia She and also ordered people to move them to the East Courtyard. There were about twelve boxes left. The big wooden boxes were all carried to Jia Muyuan.

These boxes contained souvenirs from Lin Ruhai and his daughter to everyone. Mother Jia's share was naturally the heaviest. There were a lot of supplements such as ginseng and bird's nest, worth thousands of taels, which made Mother Jia smile from ear to ear. .

In addition, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Zhou, Li Wan, and even Jia Zhen's daughter-in-law You and Jia's daughter-in-law Qin from Dongfu also had a share. As for Jia Baoyu, Xue Baochai, Sanchun, Jialan, Jia Cong, etc., they also each had a share.

After Jia Baoyu received the gift prepared by Lin Daiyu, he was naturally very happy. However, when he found that his gift was the same as that of Jia Lan, Jia Cong and others, he was not so happy because it meant that he was the same as Lin Daiyu in the heart of Sister Lin. Other brothers and sisters are normal and treated equally.At this time, there were only two big wooden boxes left. Mother Jia asked, "Why are there two more boxes? Who hasn't received them?"

Yuanyang smiled a little strangely and said: "I just heard that Second Master Lian mentioned that Third Master Huan also prepared some gifts for him to bring back. I think these two boxes are the ones."

As soon as these words came out, the originally bustling room gradually became quiet, and the Baochai girls all looked at the two boxes invariably.

Jia Mu was obviously surprised and was speechless for a while.Mrs. It’s really hard for him to bring gifts!”

Mrs. As a result, I was slapped in the face now.

Mrs. Wang was naturally very embarrassed and could only lower her eyes and said: "It seems that I wrongly blamed Brother Huan."

At this time, Wang Xifeng was not here, and there was no one to smooth things over for Mrs. Wang. Yuanyang hurriedly smiled and said, "My maid, let's see what Mr. Huan has brought for everyone!" After that, he stepped forward to open the box and check it out.

"Oh, Mr. Huan is very careful. We have already made a list, which saves trouble." Yuanyang opened the first box and found that it was full of stuff. There was also a piece of paper on the surface, listing the details of the gifts.

Yuanyang said with a smile: "I don't know much about literacy, Grandma Zhu, please share it!"

Hearing this, Li Wan stepped forward to take the order, looked at it, and said with a smile: "This box is for girls, just give it to them according to the list. Well, Yuanyang, this is yours!"

Yuanyang took it and said with a smile: "Oh, my servant is so virtuous and capable, but I actually got the first share. Thank you, Third Master Huan."

The gift Yuanyang got was half a piece of calico, which was estimated to be worth one or two taels of silver. The maids in other houses, such as Amber, Ru Hua, Shi Shu, Si Qi, Zicuckoo, Xiren, etc. were all half pieces each. Calico, the total value of this box is probably five to sixty taels.

For a time, not to mention those maids and maids, even Mrs. Wang also looked at her sideways. Jia Huan was so generous, so it seemed that she was not short of money.

Mrs. Xing felt uncomfortable. Just now, she described Jia Huan as miserable. She wanted to break a penny in half and spend it. As a result, this guy gave away dozens of taels of silver as soon as he made a move. This is not a slap in my face. ?
Jia Tanchun was both surprised and worried. Huan'er was still so lavish with money and didn't know how to manage a house. She would have to write to him later.

Xue Baochai was smiling. When Jia Huan went south to Jinling, she asked her elder brother Xue Pan to catch up and give him 300 taels of silver, which he regarded as the remuneration for the script "The Peach Blossom Fan". Of course, with the speed at which the Huan brothers spent money, these 300 taels of silver It will definitely not be enough for him for three years, but although Brother Huan spends money lavishly, he is also good at making money. Now it seems that the gifts he brings to Jia's maids are worth hundreds of taels, which shows that he is not short of money.

At this time, all the maids' gifts had been distributed, and Li Wan opened the second box. There was also a list of names inside, and the gifts inside were packed one by one, with numbers written on them. Just check the number on the list for distribution.

Li Wan smiled and said: "Brother Huan is really thoughtful. The first one belongs to the old lady. I don't want anyone to help me." After saying that, he took out a handful of wooden things from the box.

(End of this chapter)