Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 182 Comfort

Dirty wine cannot relieve the suffering of the world, and clear tea cannot relieve the sorrow in the belly.

Daiyu had thought about those words of comfort to herself early in the morning, but now what's the use of listening to others say them again? In the end, worry is unavoidable.

Li Weijian briefly exchanged a few words with Daiyu, then turned around and saw his second sister looking at him with a bright spring look. His heart twitched, he forced himself to smile and nodded to Yingchun, but he couldn't help but murmur in his heart. When he came over today, he didn't just see Daiyu. He also went with his eldest sister Li Wan to politely decline the marriage.

With the eldest man's temperament, he would get up to noisy behavior without any hesitation. It's just that he had a hard time welcoming the Spring Festival, and he had to be calmed down afterwards.

While talking, Mother Jia was about to come out of the Nuan Pavilion. She saw Li Weijian coming and said with a bitter face, "Brother Jian is here too?"

"Old lady," Li Weijian hurriedly stood up to greet her and said, "I heard that Lin Yansi was seriously ill and was busy with things at the Yamen Gate, so I came over to take a look. Is there anyone in the house who needs help?"

Jia Mu sat down and said happily: "Brother Jian is very interested. Brother Youfeng is taking care of it. All the local rituals are being prepared. The axles of several carriages have also been replaced. They will be able to set off in three or two days, so there is no need to stand by." "I'm done." As he spoke, he hugged Daiyu and said, "I just feel sorry for my Yu'er. In the twelfth month of winter, she still has to travel thousands of miles."

Li Weijian's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Daiyu with a smile and said, "If it's only three or two days, I'm not sure I can really help. Old lady, the carriage matter is not urgent. I'll send some sets of tires in two days. Although it's inevitable The journey is tiring, but it can always be less bumpy."

Although Daiyu didn't know what a tire was, she quickly stood up and thanked her: "Thank you, Fourth Brother Jian."

Li Weijian waved his hand: "There's not much I can do now. My sister always has to keep her body tight on the road. Are there enough people to guard the road? I have a good hand, and seven or eight people can't get close to me."

Jia Mu said: "Lian'er has chosen a dozen or so nursing homes, all of which are needed. Besides, the roads are all official, and there aren't that many thieves and bandits."

Li Weijian felt relieved. Seeing that it was approaching noon, Jia Mu left Li Weijian to have lunch together. This time Li Weijian did not refuse.

At that time, Sanchun and Baochai separated, and Baoyu returned to study alone. Jia Mu took the three children to have lunch. During this period, Baoyu wanted to be funny several times, but felt that the time was not right, so he offered a few words of comfort. Although Daiyu agreed, the response was mediocre, so Baoyu could only sigh and say nothing.

In front of Jia Mu, Li Weijian couldn't target Baoyu, but in fact, he didn't need to. From the previous two designs, Daiyu had already had a gap in her heart. What he was fighting for now was his family background and Lin Ruhai's attention. If Lin Ruhai ignored Daiyu's thoughts and insisted on giving the marriage certificate to the Jia family, then Li Weijian could only do nothing.

After all, in these days, her parents' fate is more important than anything else. No matter how rebellious Daiyu is at heart, she never behaves beyond the rules.

After a while, Daiyu looked tired, so Jia Mu urged her to rest. Li Weijian couldn't bear to stay in Rongqing Hall any longer, so he stood up and left.

It was not yet late, Li Weijian came out of the Chuihua Gate, thought about it, and simply looked for Yingchun Courtyard. If you shrink your head with a knife, you can extend your head with a knife... Besides, the one who disagrees is Li Shouzhong. What does Li Weijian have to do with his deep love and righteousness?

Pass through the corner gate, bypass the east courtyard, and arrive in front of the gate of Yingchun Courtyard in a blink of an eye. The peach tree in front of the door has long since withered, and there is still a layer of frost attached to it. Li Weijian sighed, took a few steps to the door and knocked on the knocker.

After a moment, the courtyard door opened, and Si Qi saw that the person coming was Li Weijian, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

"Fourth Master..."

Li Weijian nodded slightly, quietly took Si Qi's white and tender hand, and asked in a low voice: "Where is the second sister?"

"I just had lunch, and I'm having sex right now."

Li Weijian nodded slightly with a solemn face. Si Qi looked at his words and asked, "Fourth Master looks wrong, but is there something wrong?"

Li Weijian said: "My uncle replied."

Siqi's plump hands trembled, and his heart thumped as he said, "But... you agreed?"

"If I were to agree, would I still have such an expression on my face?"

"Then...then..." Si Qi put everything on the line and was completely obedient to Li Weijian, taking everything he asked for. He was looking forward to marrying Yingchun and becoming an aunt from then on. Who knew this hope...

She was in despair when she heard Li Weijian say: "There is still room for maneuver. You will stop bathing in a few days, and I will talk to you carefully. In the past few days, you have advised the second sister not to let her do stupid things." "

Si Qi responded absently, and Li Weijian suddenly pinched Si Qi's chin and said, "What I said, there is still room for maneuver, do you hear me?"

The manly aura that hit his face immediately lifted Si Qi's spirits, and he said, "I heard it."

Li Weijian said: "It's just a few twists and turns. I said if I can let my second sister get along with you, then I will definitely get along. If I can't marry, then I'll accept it. Do you understand me?"

Li Weijian usually gave up the bait and led Siqi forward step by step. Except for the day when he was drugged, he rarely acted so domineeringly. Xiangsheng Siqi liked this, and suddenly half of his body went limp, and he just nodded repeatedly: "I understand, Fourth Master will always find a way."

Li Weijian smiled, patted Si Qi's cheek, and said with a forced smile: "I happened to buy some noodles from the manufacturing office. If you take a bath in a few days, I will give you a set."

"Ah."

Si Qi agreed and sent Li Weijian to the main room with a low eyebrow, and then hurriedly pulled Xiu Ju out.

The second girl, Yingchun, was working as a nun in the nuan pavilion. Li Weijian came in. Yingchun also said that the person who came was Xiuju, and only said: "Siqi asked? Is Brother Jian leaving now, or is he staying at the old lady's place?"

Li Weijian did not respond, but quietly approached.

When a pair of boots came into view, Yingchun raised his eyes and saw that the person who came was Li Weijian. He suddenly let out an "ah" sound and his face was full of joy.

Li Weijian said: "I just came out of the old lady's place, why don't I come to see my second sister?"

"Well, brother Jian, you, you sit down."

Yingchun gave way, and Li Weijian took advantage of the situation and sat next to him. Yingchun knew it, but she was afraid that the two maids would hide out at this moment. When she caught a glimpse of the warm tea on the table, she said, "I'll pour tea for brother Jian."

"I'm not busy," Li Weijian took Yingchun's delicate hand, took it into his arms, and said seriously: "I just drank a lot of tea, and now I want to talk to my second sister."

"Brother Jian——"

Li Weijian sighed and said that it was only because of Lin Ruhai that he welcomed the Spring Festival. He immediately persuaded him: "Lin Yansi just got sick by chance, and he will not be cured in the future. Brother Jian has been taken care of by Lin Yansi, so it is right to be concerned about him." , but it’s not good to sigh like this.”

Li Weijian's heart became increasingly sour, and he hugged Yingchun tightly and said, "It's not because of this."

"That is?"

Li Weijian made up his mind and said, "My uncle has replied."

Yingchun was worse than Siqi, and his expression suddenly changed, and he asked tremblingly: "Letter, what does the letter say?" Li Weijian said: "What else can I do? My eldest sister Li Wan married into Rongguo Mansion, and it has only been a few years. Look, He looked like a dead tree, but because of the thought of Lange'er, the eldest sister couldn't hold on for a long time. I took care of him for the past six months, and finally got better. If not, I'm afraid Langeer would have succeeded. That day will be the day when Big Sister’s oil is exhausted.”

After a pause, Li Weijian looked at Yingchun in his arms and said: "My uncle was once a wine-sacrificial minister in the Imperial College. His disciples and former officials are not known to the world, but there are still some in the capital. How could the eldest sister hide such a thing from my uncle?" The uncle has long been resentful towards Rongguofu, so how could he agree to it now that I want to marry Rongguofu?"

The second girl felt aggrieved and couldn't help but have red circles in her eyes, and tears fell down in a moment. He took a veil to hide his face and cried: "Your uncle refused, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it won't work out!"

She forced herself to get up, but was tightly held in Li Weijian's arms.

Yingchun cried: "Brother Jian, please let go. You and I are destined to have no connection. It's not good. It's not good to be so close anymore."

"I won't let you go!" Li Weijian said, "My uncle disapproves this time, and it's not me who opposes it. Why does it seem like my second sister is blaming me?"

Yingchun cried: "I don't blame anyone. If I want to blame, I just blame my bad fate."

Yingchun knew that Li Weijian was now knighted, but because she was a concubine, Li Shouzhong declined the letter. But what can she do? It's not her decision to reincarnate.

Yingchun felt sorry for herself. If Li Weijian just let him go, he would probably be as depressed as Li Wan... No, the eldest sister still has Jia Lan to count on. If Yingchun has no hope, she will probably be worse than Li Wan.

Because Li Weijian said: "Uncle is just angry for a moment. I will look for an opportunity to go back to Jinling during the Chinese New Year and persuade him face to face. I can't help but agree to it."

Yingchun shook his head and said: "Everyone knows that Li Jijiu is the most outspoken. Although he is opposed to it, how can he easily agree with it?"

Li Weijian gritted his teeth and said: "If you don't agree, don't agree. If you say it's ugly, my uncle is only a few years younger than the old lady... At the worst, I'll just trouble my second sister to wait for me for a few more years."

"You...brother Jian, um——"

What Yingchun wanted to say was silenced in an instant. After a long while, when he was out of breath, Li Weijian let go, moved Yingchun's shoulders, and said seriously: "Second sister, don't you know my feelings?"

Xiao Xing'er came to Yingchun for a rare occasion and said angrily: "Who knows what you are thinking? You just came in and you have been staring at Sister Lin——"

"Lin Yansi has a good relationship with me... Besides, I didn't dare to look at my second sister at that time." After a pause, Li Weijian said again: "Second sister still doesn't believe me? If I don't swear a poisonous oath, if I come, If Sister Ri Er never comes to visit, she will definitely call me Lei Shu..."

Yingchun was so horrified that he quickly covered his mouth and said: "Why do you swear so much? You must know that there is a god three feet above your head... It is not you and me who have the final say. I know that Brother Jian has a lot of determination in his heart. Ken, Naihe, Naihe..."

Li Weijian held Yingchun's hands and looked at her, saying, "Second sister, all you have to do is trust me. In short, I will definitely let you pass."

Yingchun said sadly: "So what if I believe you? I will be old enough next year..."

"I'll just take care of it. With the current climate in the world, it doesn't matter if I keep the girl by my side for a few more years. Three or five years at most, and then my second sister and I will never be separated again."

"Brother Jian!"

Li Weijian said so emphatically that the two girls' minds were full of ups and downs, and their whole hearts were focused on him. Afterwards, Li Weijian was a little gentle and talked with the two girls for a long time. When the time passed, he was afraid of causing gossip outside, so he pretended to be reluctant to leave from the Spring Festival.

Li Weijian came back around and went to his eldest sister Li Wan's house. After a quick scan, it turned out that Li Wan had just returned.

Li Weijian went straight to the door and was led into the room by the admiring Biyue. After waiting for a while, Li Wan, who had changed his clothes, arrived in the hall.

When the siblings met, there was not much nonsense. Li Wan sent Su Yun to make tea, turned around and said directly: "Then Jia Rui..."

"It's your own fault. Why did eldest sister mention him?"

Li Wan frowned and said, "It's a human life after all."

Li Weijian sneered and said: "Punch away with one punch to avoid hundreds of punches coming. If you don't get tough this time, won't cats and dogs be bullied to death in the future?"

Li Wan sighed, knowing that his brother had grown up and had his own ideas, and it was hard for her to persuade him. So he turned around and said, "Not to mention, my father's reply was received yesterday."

"My uncle also sent me a letter."

Li Wan looked at Li Weijian and said, "What do I say? It's impossible between you and the second girl. It's good now. Later, the son and the eldest man don't know how to argue, and they have to worry about the second girl not being able to think about it."

Li Weijian said leisurely: "Eldest sister, don't worry, I just talked to the second sister, and she has improved a lot now."

"Huh? What did you say?"

Li Weijian just smiled and said nothing. How else to say it? It's just a blank check, let's first stabilize the Spring Festival.

Li Wan frowned and said, "Forget it, I won't ask you how you said it. Anyway, as long as nothing happens."

At that moment, the two siblings murmured and argued over each other. After drinking a cup of tea, they got up together and headed towards the east courtyard to look for her.

But he said that the eldest master had not returned to his home that day, and was secretly having fun in the study at the moment.

After his own bones improved, Jia She kept him for several months, and it wasn't until autumn that he began to move around. At first, I still held back. I passed by the stock exchange several times and put down the curtains early without even looking at it.

But when friends gather together and drink three bowls of yellow soup, they can't avoid talking about what they have seen and heard in the capital. The water company's shares have not fluctuated much recently, but the Xishan Coal Mine's shares have taken advantage of the trend since winter. At its peak, it surged by 20% in one day.

After entering the Rongguo Mansion in the summer and autumn, the elder Jia She naturally had some spare money on hand. I always hear from my friends that whoever buys stocks will become rich. How can the great master Jia She hold himself back?

Because I finally scraped together two thousand taels of silver and went to the stock exchange to fiddle around for more than a month. But now that I have calculated it, I have ended up with no loss and no profit!

Jia She was troubled, thinking that it was too much to expect the stocks to get rich suddenly. He could only hope that Jia Lian would go south to get more money from the Lin family.

Just then, a servant came to report and said, "Sir, Grandma Zhu and Fourth Master Jian are here to see you."

　I was so sleepy that I didn’t check for typos in these two chapters. I'll change it when I have time tomorrow afternoon.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)