Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

Chapter 81
Wang Xifeng didn't know what to say, so she patted her hand comfortingly and reluctantly persuaded her, "Brother Lan is obedient. I heard that he is also very good at reading. Your good days are ahead, so there is no need to be so depressed."

Although Li Wan stayed at home, Mrs. Wang was sent to Caicui Temple, and doctors kept coming and going. How could such a big thing be hidden from anyone who cared?
She also knew roughly what happened, but the details were unclear, so she asked Wang Xifeng how she had annoyed Jia Mu.

Wang Xifeng just pretended not to say anything, and then pretended to be forced to ask, and said vaguely, "The old lady is grateful to my eldest cousin for helping the house. It happened that the second wife was not in good health and wanted to eat fast and pray to Buddha, so the old lady asked me housekeeper.

I checked the accounts of previous years and found many shortcomings, so I proposed to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. I was in a hurry and did not pay attention to my words, which made the old lady angry."

How could Li Wan not understand? He immediately grasped the key point and sneered, "Are you going to blame Baoyu and make her angry?"

When asked about the specific amount of the deficit, Wang Xifeng really did not dare to say anything. She only said that the amount was large and could not be filled at the moment. She was anxious and came up with ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Li Wan knew that the amount must be huge, otherwise Wang Xifeng would not even dare to say anything, and became even more sad about it.

Once Jia's mother is gone, they are the second wife and they can't get anything. Jia Lan is not valued by Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang even blames herself for Jia Zhu's death. Then they will be able to get a share. What?
I'm afraid that it will be difficult for them to survive in the future, let alone marry Lan'er and have children!
The more Li Wan cried, the sadder he became. While he was crying, Ping'er came to report, and Youshi also came to visit Wang Xifeng.

It would be hard for their family's bad idea to spread to the Ning Mansion. Li Wan hurriedly put away his tears and borrowed Wang Xifeng's dowry to freshen up his clothes.

Youshi was also curious and asked when they met, "What are you doing in your house recently? I heard that the second wife was too sick to get out of bed, so she moved directly to Caocui Temple to seek protection from the Buddha.

You are sick again today, and I heard that the second master confiscated the house of the second wife's companion Zhou Rui. What's going on? "

Just as Youshi was asking, Jia Lian rushed in from outside excitedly, shouting as he ran, "Brother Feng, Brother Feng, Zhou Rui and Leng Zixing are really good at collecting money. They can search for just silver, treasures, etc. With [-] to [-] silver earned, they also bought houses in the capital and suburbs, which they can probably sell for at least tens of thousands of silver!"

The place where Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng lived was small. Jia Lian started shouting when he entered the door. The sound was clearly transmitted to the inner room, and the maids could not stop him at all.

Youshi was speechless, "No wonder you want to raid Zhou Rui's house. A slave can have 10,000+ silver! Ninety-nine percent of them are moved back from your house!"

Wang Xifeng sneered, "Isn't that right? They say I am powerful, but my wealth is not as good as that of a slave!"

Li Wan couldn't help but choked up again. She didn't know whether what Wang Xifeng said was true, but she knew that over the years, including the things Jia Zhu left before her death, she and Jia Lan's mother and son only had only One third of Zhou Rui!

Her wonderful mother-in-law!
What a wonderful mother-in-law she is!

He raised a slave to be so fat, yet he was always mean to his direct grandson!

Even if she blames her for killing Uncle Zhu, what does Lan'er have to blame?
Youshi looked at Li Wan in surprise, "What's wrong with you? You should be happy that such a moth was found in your family. Why are you crying?"

Wang Xifeng hurriedly pulled her sleeves. You knew something was wrong and didn't dare to ask any more.

Wang Xifeng said, "Second Master is so reckless that I am making you laugh. You guys sit here for a while. I will go and have a few words with Second Master and then come back."

Youshi had always been on good terms with her and stayed silent. He sat next to Li Wan and told her to do what she wanted.

Just now Youshi asked Wang Xifeng what happened, and Wang Xifeng only said it was nothing serious. At this time, she saw Wang Xifeng supporting Ping'er and limping out, and she couldn't help but be even more surprised, "Girl Feng, did you fall?"

At this time, Li Wan had no intention of covering up the ugliness of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang. He sneered, "Thrown it? She knelt down forcefully! I just saw that the whole knee and the skin above and below the knee were bruised and purple. I don't know yet." How long have you been kneeling?

When I asked her, she was also in a daze, and she only said that it hurt so much that she couldn't remember the time."

Youshi was even more shocked and grabbed Li Wan's hand, "She has always been smart and smart, why did she become like this? Is it because of her birthday last time?"

Li Wan's face turned even colder, "How is that possible? Commander Yu personally came forward to support her on her birthday. Who dares to make things difficult for her again?

Because our wife was sick, the old lady asked her to take charge of the business. She adjusted the previous accounts and found that the deficit was huge, so she proposed to reduce expenses and servants."

Youshi suddenly understood, "When she first took charge of the family and wanted to establish her prestige, was she the first person to cut off precious jade?"

Li Wan couldn't help but burst into tears again, "The three Yingchun sisters only have a few solitary ghosts around them, Lan'er and Huan'er are even more fragile, but Baoyu, Baoyu has forty people to serve him alone!"

Not to mention the daily food and clothing expenses, the maids around him are more generous than me!
If you don't cut him, who will?

Feng Yatou has always been a smart person. As the director of the family, she wants to subdue everyone. The first thing is to be fair. She can only boldly bring it up. Who knew she would end up like this! "

Even if Wang Xifeng brought it up and ended up like this, who would be able to speak out for their mother and son in the future?

Lan'er is not like Niu Niu, who has a cousin as powerful as Commander Yu who is willing to take care of their mother and daughter!
Youshi was speechless for a while, then patted her shoulder comfortingly, and sighed, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that our two mansions are getting worse year by year, and our deficits are getting bigger and bigger every year.

But none of the men live up to expectations, and all of them are ancestors who spend money. Every time I think about it, I don’t know where the future will be.”

Youshi couldn't help but blushing as she spoke, and she forced a smile, "Don't cry, it's not our turn to worry about this kind of thing. While the family can still manage to survive, a happy day is a day." ".

Li Wan fell into her arms and cried loudly, "I can't be happy, sister-in-law, I can't be happy! I just wish I had Lan'er, otherwise I would be happy if I went with Uncle Zhu!"

Youshi was heartbroken by her crying, and the tears she could barely hold back rolled down unconsciously.

When Wang Xifeng came back, she saw Youshi and Li Wan hugging each other and crying. She couldn't help but be surprised, "What's going on?"

Youshi managed to stop her tears and was about to speak when the maid came to report. Mrs. Xue came with Xue Baobao and Zhen Yinglian.

After Lin Daiyu returned home that day, Lin Ruhai wanted to check and provide guidance on her homework, so she did not go to Xue Mansion again, so she did not come with her.

Wang Xifeng was very ashamed and kept saying that she only had a minor injury and did not dare to bother Mrs. Xue, who mobilized a large number of people to see her.

Mrs. Xue looked at her injuries and felt distressed and angry at the same time, "The Jia family is burning bridges over the river! I just got the benefit of your eldest cousin, and I haven't even cleaned up my tail yet, so I dare to do this to you!"

I'm going to tell your eldest cousin to stop and let those scoundrels sue your mother-in-law to see if Baoyu, with a mother like that, can still be regarded as the phoenix egg of your family! "

Xue Baobao laughed. It seems that the brainwashing in recent years has been very successful. Mrs. Xue no longer regards Jia Baoyu as someone who "must have great fortune", and even said such words.

Wang Xifeng was touched and amused at the same time. She hurriedly comforted Mrs. Xue and finally calmed Mrs. Xue down. The maids outside started making noises.

When Xue Baobao heard what was being shouted about Second Master Bao outside, he couldn't help but wonder, "Sister Feng, shouldn't cousin Baoyu be on duty now? How come he has time to come to you? What are your maids doing to stop him?"

Wang Xifeng smiled bitterly, "You don't know, the old lady gave a death order and she was not allowed to tell Baoyu a word about everything. How could she hide such a thing?
Not to mention anything else, just saying that the second wife was imprisoned in Guancui Nunnery and he was not allowed to see her. He was a fool and should be suspicious.

He only got the old lady's order from all the people in the government, but no one dared to speak, so he went around looking for people to ask questions, causing a lot of trouble." Xue Baobao, "..."

She also hid such a thing, and asked the whole family to hide it together. Mother Jia was not treating Jia Baoyu as a phoenix egg, she was definitely treating him as a big softie!

Youshi said, "It just so happens that I'm about to go back, so I'll stop you so that you won't be troubled even though you're sick."

Wang Xifeng hurriedly stood up to see her off, but Youshi held her down and said, "Have a good rest, and you can still be an outsider with me?"

She said, winking at Wang Xifeng, smiling and walking away.

After a while, the maid came to report. Sure enough, You persuaded Jia Baoyu to leave. Looking at the direction, she should have pointed Jia Baoyu to Aunt Zhao.

Wang Xifeng, "..."

My sister-in-law is such a good person!
Pairing a big troublemaker with her arch-enemy is just right!
After a while, Li Wan also left.

Wang Xifeng saw no one else and told the story exactly.

Mrs. Xue couldn't help but shed tears again, "It is said that a daughter-in-law takes 30 years to become a mother-in-law. But you have such a mother-in-law and a mother-in-law again. I don't know when she will be able to make it."

Wang Xifeng, however, was full of fighting spirit, "Don't worry, aunt, I didn't expect this time. At this time, the old lady still insisted on protecting Baoyu, and she will never suffer a loss next time.

With my ability and my eldest cousin behind me, I don’t believe I can’t beat the old lady!Aunt, just wait and see what I do! "

Mrs.

Please listen to my advice, as a daughter-in-law, you should be gentler——"

Xue Baobao interrupted her, "Mom, are you saying that there is a thorn in the soft side? It is easy to suffer losses if you are blindly strong. If you are too soft, wouldn't everyone be able to step on you?"

Mrs. Xue glared at her, "I was talking to Girl Feng about how to be a daughter-in-law. You are a girl who dares to interrupt even if you don't say avoidance. You are not ashamed! Go out and play with Niuniu. Don't make trouble here!"

Xue Baobao made a face at her and winked at Wang Xifeng, "Okay, okay, I'll go find Niuniu. Where is Niuniu? Why is she missing? I even brought her delicious food!"

Wang Xifeng ordered Ping'er to take Xue Baobao and Zhen Yinglian to find Niu Niu and then go to the garden. The weather was good today.

Seeing that Xue Baobao and Xue Baobao were gone, Mrs. Xue couldn't help but teach some lessons on the ways of being a wife. She also asked Wang Xifeng to talk about something close to her own - the marriage between Zhen Yinglian and Xue Baobao.

She was also frightened by Wang Xifeng's troubles during this period, and said to Wang Xifeng, "Bao girl, we are not in a hurry, but Yinglian needs to hurry up, you have a familiar head, so you must help me spot it."

The most important thing is that the child has good talents and good conduct, and the family background only needs to be decent. It is best to have a simple population.

Yinglian is a very docile and gentle person, and she has so many mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, so she will not be offended if she marries her."

Wang Xifeng, "..."

Okay, I get it, just look for the antonym of Jia Lian!

"Auntie, I see that there are quite a few people coming to my house to propose marriage, but you don't like any of them?"

Speaking of this, Mrs.

Most of those who came to propose marriage were for your eldest cousin, and most of them were not from good families. They were rejected by your eldest cousin before even saying a few words.

Well, good people, after hearing the name of your eldest cousin, they stay away from each other, for fear that your eldest brother will ruin their reputation, but will they always be unable to succeed? "

Wang Xifeng snorted, "I'm afraid that calling me big brother will ruin my reputation! I really think that I am an ancient saint! Those people are not good, so it's best not to come to them!"

Mrs. Xue nodded repeatedly, "My son is right, none of them are good! Your sister Zhen is a kind and loyal person. In the past two years, she insisted that Bao Ya was away recovering from illness. As a sister, she would never say goodbye to her at this time.

Baby girl finally came back, and it was inconvenient for you to go out again. It was hard to get through this, so you have to help me hold on tight! "

"What did Mrs. Zhen say?"

"She only said that she doesn't want to have a good family background, because she is afraid of climbing high. If your sister Zhen is wronged in the future, she will just find a farmer who has no worries about food and clothing. It would be better if her son-in-law can study and make progress."

Wang Xifeng thought about it carefully, and she really remembered a person.

"There is a Shan family in the suburbs of Beijing. The family is quite prosperous and has been scholars for several generations. However, the population is not large, and most of them are single generations.

Master Shan of this generation passed the imperial examination and married the daughter of a wealthy businessman in Jinling.

Now Mr. Shan's parents have passed away long ago, and he has only one young son, Mr. Shan, who is 19 years old this year and has already been selected as a scholar. He is waiting for the next year's exam to be successful and then discuss marriage.

If the aunt went to speak for Sister Zhen, it would be absolutely pie-in-the-sky for them, and the custody would be enough! "

Mrs. Xue was happy to hear this, and after asking for some details, she asked Wang Xifeng to send someone to find out more about it, and she would go back to discuss it with Mrs. Zhen and others.

Mrs. Xue and others came, supposedly to pay their respects to Jia Mu, who stayed for lunch.

After Mrs. Xue and Wang Xifeng came to an agreement, they took Xue Baobao and Zhen Yinglian to pay their respects to Mrs. Jia.

When Mrs. Jia saw them, she was very warm and polite, just like before. She ordered Mrs. Xing, Jia Baoyu and the Sanchun sisters to accompany the guests, but she insisted on keeping them for lunch before leaving, which surprised Mrs. Xue.

Mrs. Xing and Sister Sanchun arrived soon, but Jia Baoyu was delayed.

Mother Jia couldn't help but worry, and asked angrily, "Where are the people who followed the second master? Are they all dead? Did they ask the second master to sneak out of the house again? If we send people again, we must find the second master!"

So, the same situation as when Wang Xifeng was born happened again. Jia Baoyu could not be found. Jia Mu was worried and angry. The masters and slaves in the room did not dare to express their anger for fear of becoming Jia Mu's punching bag. The atmosphere was stagnant and depressing.

(End of this chapter)