Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 216 Death

Two days later, the obituary arrived. Li Weijian had already prepared. He packed up early in the morning and drove to Ningguo Mansion to visit the funeral.

Arriving in front of De Ningguo Mansion, I got off the car and saw the gate of Ningguo Mansion open, with a series of white lanterns on both sides. People were coming and going in front of the door, and Jia Zhenru was talking to an old man as she was mourning her concubine.

"Everyone in the family, including relatives and friends from far and near, doesn't know that my daughter-in-law is ten times stronger than my son! Now that she has stretched out her legs, it can be seen that there is no one in this long house." As he said this, he started to cry, and his eyes were swollen like rotten peaches. Generally speaking, it can be seen that I have been crying a lot these days.

The old man gave some comfort, and Jia Zhen said: "How to cook, I just do my best!"

Seeing Li Weijian getting off the car and approaching, Jia Zhen hurriedly said goodbye to the old man, wiped her tears and stepped forward and said, "Brother Jian is here."

Li Weijian cupped his hands and said, "Brother Zhen, I'm sorry and accept the change. After all, people cannot be resurrected after death."

Jia Zhen sighed and nodded, but said nothing, as if there was no greater sorrow than heartbreak.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone saying hello not far away. I turned around and saw Jia Rong and Xue Pan coming together. When they got closer, Jia Rong said: "Father, these days, none of the fir trees are on the signboard." Use. My son was worried, but Uncle Xue said that he had a ready-made pair at home... Um, Uncle Jian is here?"

Li Weijian nodded slightly. When Xue Pan caught a glimpse of Li Weijian, he suddenly became frightened. He greeted him with a naive smile, and hurriedly said to Jia Zhen: "We have a pair in our wood shop. It's called Qianmu. It was found on Huanghai Iron Network Mountain. It was made into a coffin, which will last forever. This was brought by my late father. It was originally requested by Prince Yoshitaka, Chitose, but because he broke it, he never took it away. It is still sealed in the store, and no one dares to bid for it. . If you want it, just bring it up."

Jia Zhen was immediately delighted and said hurriedly: "If it is convenient, please ask Wen Long to carry it over and let me take a look."

Xue Pan said proudly: "I knew Brother Zhen had said this, so I had already asked someone to carry it." After saying that, he waved to the back and saw four guys carrying a coffin.

Li Weijian was not in a hurry and went in. When he took a closer look, he saw that the bottom was eight inches thick, with a pattern like betel nut and a taste like sandalwood and musk. Everyone was very surprised and praised.

Jia Zhen smiled and asked: "How much is it worth?"

Xue Pan smiled and said: "If you bring me a thousand taels of silver, I'm afraid there will be nowhere to buy it. No matter what the price is, just reward them with a few taels of wages."

When Jia Zhen heard about it, she was so busy thanking him that she ordered him to cut off the saw and paste the paint.

It happened that Jia Zheng came out of the inner room at this time. When he saw the coffin, he frowned and said, "This thing is probably not suitable for people. It can only be buried in high-quality fir wood."

At this time, Jia Zhen wished she could not die on behalf of the Qin family. How could she be willing to listen to this?

If Jia Zhen wanted to die, she would just let him die. Li Weijian was too lazy to persuade and immediately led the Ding brothers inside with the sacrificial ceremony.

After looking for Lai Sheng to send the sacrificial gift, the Ding brothers stayed outside. Jia Qiang hurriedly came to greet him and led Li Weijian inside to express his condolences. But I saw a hundred and eight Zen monks in the hall lined up on both sides, and there were bursts of Sanskrit sounds. It was so lively!

After all, Qin Keqing was Li Weijian's junior, so he only stopped briefly before Li Weijian went ahead. Jia Qiang followed Zuo Yuan and talked a lot casually.

But on the day Qin Keqing passed away, Youshi had a stomachache and couldn't get up. Jia Zhen was worried about who would take care of the inner house, so Baoyu suggested that it would be better to ask Wang Xifeng to help with the cooking. Jia Zhen begged for permission, and Wang Xifeng agreed because of her relationship with Qin Keqing.

Now Wang Xifeng is taking care of it from behind. She has managed the Rongguo Mansion for several years. Although this is the first time she has taken care of a funeral, she has everything in order.

I talked about Sister Feng, and also said that there was another altar in Xianglou that day, and ninety-nine Quanzhen Taoist priests were invited to perform a forty-nine day ritual to resolve grievances and cleanse the family.

After Qin Keqing was laid to rest, he had to stop at the funeral gathering and invite fifty more eminent monks and fifty more high priests to perform rituals.

Even though Li Weijian was rich and powerful at this time, he was shocked by Jia Zhen's generosity and didn't know what to say. On the forty-ninth day of the funeral, hundreds of monks and Taoists were invited to perform rituals. For the sake of Qin Keqing, Jia Zhen could not do more!

Li Weijian stayed for a while and was about to leave, but at this moment, a group of people came from the inner hall. Looking over, he saw Wang Xifeng sending Mrs. You, Second Sister You, and Third Sister You out.

Li Weijian simply stopped, and Wang Xifeng naturally saw Li Weijian and immediately greeted him from a distance: "Brother Jian."

When Mrs. You heard the sound and saw that she was about to come over, her eyes suddenly lit up. She hurriedly muttered a few words to Second Sister You and Third Sister You, and then walked over with Wang Xifeng's smile.

When several women came closer, Li Weijian only nodded slightly towards You Lao Niang, then looked at Wang Xifeng and said: "Second sister-in-law is preparing for the funeral, and she looks a little haggard. I don't know how to help, Qiu Fang and Hong Yu are also busy these days. It’s not too busy, if Second Sister-in-law is too busy, you can ask Qiu Fang and Hong Yu to help.”

Wang Xifeng was in charge of the Ningguo Mansion, and he had to take care of the big and small affairs in the Rongguo Mansion. Although he felt the pleasure of having great power, he also felt physically and mentally exhausted. Unfortunately, there is only one Ping'er in the East and West mansions who can help, and the men of the Jia family are all very ambitious but weak in skills. Only the eldest sister-in-law, Li Wan, asked a few questions yesterday.

But Li Wan still has the job of being a teacher in the royal palace, so where can he find time? It was the first time in several days that he was so concerned.

Wang Xifeng felt a little sad in her heart, but smiled on her face: "Brother Jian, I'm worried. It's just troublesome, but there are many things to do." After thinking for a while, he added: "——Qiu Fang is still busy with work in the factory. The thing is, I think Hong Yu is smart, if brother Jian is willing, why not let Hong Yu come over and help me for a few days."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "Where is the second sister-in-law? I will ask Hongyu to look for the second sister-in-law early tomorrow morning."

Wang Xifeng thanked him and said quickly: "I am going to discuss matters with Brother Zhen now, so I won't call Brother Jian."

Li Weijian said: "Second sister-in-law has been busy since she left, and I have to go to the Yamen first."

At that moment, Wang Xifeng went to discuss with Jia Zhen, and Li Weijian left Yimen and went out together with the Ding brothers. The mother and daughter of the You family came after them again, and Mrs. You said: "Master Li, the house is in such a mess right now, I can't help but ask someone to send a car to take him away. I don't know if Master Li is okay with it... …”

The You family and their daughter opened a dyeing workshop just by giving them a color. How could Li Weijian find it difficult for him? He immediately said: "This is no coincidence. I am just about to go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry. If not, can I send someone to call a carriage for An Ren?"

Mrs. You's smile did not diminish, she nodded her head and said, "That's fine, then I'll trouble Lord Li."

Li Weijian nodded, nodded to Ding Rusong and hurried away. He and Ding Rufeng took a carriage and headed all the way to the tool making workshop of the Ministry of Industry.

The next day after arriving, Hongyu took a carriage to Rongguo Mansion, looked for Wang Xifeng, and then went to Rongguo Mansion together. Hongyu was smart and well versed in the rules of the house. She handled both big and small matters with ease. As expected, she shouldered a lot of burdens for Wang Xifeng, which earned her constant praise from Wang Xifeng.

When he came back in the evening, even with Hongyu's intelligence, he couldn't help but be speechless. He couldn't help but said: "Fourth Master, the Ruizhu next to Grandma Rong is dead. It is said that he died after touching a pillar." After a pause, Seeing that Li Weijian just nodded without answering, Hongyu said: "Today, the old woman is talking, and everyone knows that there is something hidden about this matter. But accidentally, the second mistress heard it, and the leading woman was beaten. After noon I sent it out to Ningguo Mansion. The orb was said to have been adopted by Uncle Zhen, and now it is staying at Lingdeng Immortal Pavilion."

"Um, what else?"

Hongyu said: "Also, the Baozhu next to Grandma Rong is willing to accept Grandma Rong as her adoptive mother and swears to serve as the guardian of the deceased. Uncle Zhen has given the order, and now the whole family calls Baozhu 'Miss'."

At this time, they were having dinner. Fu Qiufang frowned when she heard this. Thinking of what Li Weijian had said before, she immediately lost her appetite. Putting down the bowl and chopsticks, he said: "Everyone in the Tang Dynasty is a dirty man. I thought it was just like this in the past. Unexpectedly, there are such incestuous things in today's world! Then the Jia family... Ningguo Mansion is not afraid of retribution?"

Fu Qiufang worshiped Buddhism and believed in the theory of karma and retribution, so he came up with this theory. Li Weijian didn't believe it, but Fu Qiufang was twenty-one at the time and had a precocious mind. If he tried to change it forcibly, it would be unsightly, so Li Weijian only said: "It's nothing more than arrogance and extravagance. Let's take a warning."

Fu Qiufang said with lingering fear: "The master has earned such great wealth, I'm afraid it won't be any worse than Ningguo Mansion... When I turn around, my concubine is in good health and will scan the servants in the house and send out all the villains who have the intention of getting lucky." . In the future, the old man will have many heirs, so he must set rules early, and it is not good to be like the Jia family."

Speaking of this section, Fu Qiufang couldn't help but worry about Miss Lin. At her age, could she be a good steward of this family?

Li Weijian said: "I'm not a spoiled child -" After a pause, he stared at Fu Qiufang, wondering whether Fu Qiufang wanted a child?

The two of them slept together in the same bed for more than a year. Fu Qiufang was surprised at first when he was looked at, and then he understood what Li Weijian was thinking. His face turned red and he said angrily: "The master is up to something again, I don't have any children." .”

Li Weijian was happy: "This is strange. How could Qiu Fang know what I was thinking without thinking about it? Could it be the roundworm in my stomach?"

Hongyu burst out laughing, and Fu Qiufang was annoyed for a while before revealing the matter.

After dinner, Hongyu found the maid to clean it up, and then she remembered: "Yes, I just remembered it. Listening to what Second Master Qiang said today, it seemed that Uncle Zhen thought it would be unpleasant for the supervisor, Uncle Rong, to talk about it. I took Eunuch Dai's route, saying that I wanted to recruit a Dragon Guard for Uncle Rong."

Long Jinwei said it nicely, but the martial arts of the fifth grade could not be passed down. Now it has become a vacant position for the nobles' children, because Li Weijian didn't care.

Two days later, Li Weijian spent a lot of time in the Military Academy, and it was already dark when he returned home. After entering the inner house, they saw Fu Qiufang and Hongyu whispering in the side room. Seeing Li Weijian returning, the two women hurriedly came out to greet him.

After entering the main room, Li Weijian washed his hands and asked with a smile: "What were you muttering about just now?"

Fu Qiufang said: "I don't know, sir. If I don't check in the past two days, I won't know that some of the servants hired by our family are indeed dishonest."

"Oh?"

There is a bamboo forest in the garden on the side of the Li family's house, so two servants were hired to take care of it. That's all for the younger ones, but the older ones have cunning minds. They quietly chop down the young bamboos every night, and then ask their mother-in-law to go to the city to sell them during the day.

Qianxue mentioned earlier that Fu Qiufang didn't know what was going on. He only said that the servant might have broken bamboo to play with his children, so he only gave some advice. The servant had been honest for more than a month, but had recently returned to his old ways. No wonder Li Weijian always felt that the bamboo forest at home was a lot sparser when he was walking around.

This time Fu Qiufang listened carefully and realized that the servant had earned five taels of silver just by relying on the tender bamboo!

Taking advantage of Ningguo Mansion's experience, Fu Qiufang got angry and withheld the servant's money. He also demanded back the proceeds from stealing and selling young bamboo. Then he tore up the employment contract and sent the servant out of the house.

Having said this, Fu Qiufang said: "I just told Hong Yu that I was complaining that I was soft-hearted. It seems that such servants should be beaten and thrown out of the house."

Li Weijian took the handkerchief handed over by Hong Yu, wiped his hands and said, "Forget about the beating. Next time something like this happens, just throw it away to Shuntian Mansion."

Although Li Weijian did not send anyone back to inform him, Fu Qiufang still had the food warmed on the stove and immediately ordered the maid to serve it.

Li Weijian was also hungry at the moment, and when he was about to eat, he felt like a whirlwind. We have encountered many difficulties in the past few days. The most difficult thing is that various types of machinery have to be disassembled and transported to Lao Pavilion, and then reassembled at the location. The troublesome thing is that with Dashun's current processing accuracy, it is not easy to assemble for the first time, and it will not be possible to assemble it even if it is taken apart.

Fortunately, he had unified the weights and measures of the weapon-making workshop and the Armed Forces Academy in the previous period. Li Weijian only focused on the processing accuracy these days, and he managed to overcome this difficulty.

Hongyu filled the soup for Li Weijian and gently placed it in front of him, with a look on his face that was hesitant to speak. Li Weijian glanced at it and said with a smile: "If you have something to say, just say it. Why hesitate?"

Hongyu Bagua said: "Fourth Master, I am really surprised to see you today!"

But today is not a serious day, and few relatives and friends are here. Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and Wang Xifeng are talking with several cousins ​​and family members, when suddenly a mother-in-law from outside reports: "The uncle is here!"

Jia Zhen is here! Not only did he come, he came with a stick!

At this time of etiquette, if the wife is dead and the husband is beheaded, Jia Rong must hold the staff, but by chance it is Jia Zhen who holds the staff. Those cousins ​​and family members hid behind and did not mention it. The remaining Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng all looked at each other in confusion.

Li Weijian was also extremely surprised. When Qin Keqing was alive, Jia Zhen was more or less covering up. But after Qin Keqing died, Jia Zhen was so broken that she didn't even cover up anymore?

Li Weijian shook his head, noncommittal. Fu Qiufang sighed again and again, and after talking to Hongyu for a while, Hongyu mentioned another thing. But on the day Qin Keqing died, Jia Zhen ordered people to report the funeral outside the city.

When his grandson's daughter-in-law passed away, Jia Jing was supposed to come forward, but this one said that he was no longer a part of the world and didn't want to get involved, so he simply avoided seeing her.

People in the world are fond of gossip. Li Weijian thought carefully about it. As soon as Qin Keqing died, Youshi fell ill. Now he has not recovered for several days, so Ning Guofu had to ask Wang Xifeng to help take care of it. That's all, Hongyu also said that Jia Qiang never showed up again, and it seemed that she only showed up on the day she went there. Now Jia Jing even sent back a sentence...

In addition to all the previous events, there is a faint smell of conspiracy in this. Qin Keqing's death is unclear, and I am afraid that there is another hidden reason. Then I thought about it, it had nothing to do with him, so why bother thinking about it?

After dinner, Li Weijian put aside the messy things in Ningguo Mansion, called Fu Qiufang and Hongyu to his side, and said, "Maybe I will go out in a few days. This time it will be around the corner of the moon." Can come back."

"Sir, should we go to Leting?" Fu Qiufang asked.

Seeing Li Weijian nod his head, Fu Qiufang frowned and said, "The weather is getting colder these days. Once the master has been gone for more than a month, in addition to adding more clothes, he always has to have someone by his side to help him."

Hongyu on the side said: "Why don't Fourth Master bring Nian Xia with him?"

Li Weijian immediately said happily: "Nian Xia? If you take her there, should I take care of her, or should she take care of me?"

Fu Qiufang glanced at Hong Yu, knowing that she knew Hong Yu's thoughts, and immediately said: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate to read about Xia. Besides, I'm used to it, so it's a bit awkward not being around for a while. I think the master will bring it back. Bitong is a responsible person, why not take Bitong with me this time?"

Hongyu's face was unmoved, but secretly she was full of small thoughts, fearing that Bitong would take the opportunity to crawl into Fourth Master's bed and gain favor over her.

Li Weijian thought that this time he would have to stay outside for more than a month before returning, so he was not sure, so he nodded immediately and said: "Okay, then it's Bitong."

The matter was settled at this point. It happened to be Hongyu's night watch, and the little girl pestered her twice, and in the end she even tightly wrapped her legs around Li Weijian's waist. Thanks to Li Weijian's lack of strength, he failed to reap what he sowed. Hongyu turned around and said that she just couldn't help herself.

How can Li Weijian believe it? He knew Hong Yu's little thoughts.

Because she took Hongyu into her arms, she said comfortingly: "I've already promised you, so where do you have so many evil thoughts? If you get pregnant now, what will others think about you in the future? What if everyone learned the same thing? , Sir, if I haven’t even gotten married yet, don’t I have children all over the world?”

Hongyu groaned and said, "It's because Fourth Master is getting more and more powerful. I really couldn't stand it just now."

Li Weijian reached out and slapped him lightly a few times, and said, "You want to play tricks on me too?"

Seeing that Li Weijian was interested again, Hongyu was so frightened that she repeatedly complained, saying that she would never dare again, so she revealed the matter.

Two more days passed like this, and early that morning Fu Qiufang and Hongyu packed up the accompanying carriage. It was already September, and it was unlikely that Li Weijian would come back until the winter months, so he had to prepare winter clothes.

In addition, there are food and clothing, smoke cages and hand stoves for heating, several sets of replacement bedding, incense tablets mixed with charcoal, badger seed oil to prevent frostbite, and many other things.

Fu Qiufang also pulled Bi Tong and gave instructions carefully. Bi Tong only nodded in response, but her mind had already drifted away. It had been more than two months since they arrived at Li's house. Bi Tong was tightly guarded by Hong Yu everywhere, and there was no chance of getting close to Li Weijian. This made Bi Tong secretly annoyed for a long time, thinking that if she continued like this, she would not even have to be a mistress, so how could she ever get ahead?

Unfortunately, the master will be away for more than a month this time, and my aunt has to take care of the house and can't leave. That damn Hongyu also has to manage the business of the greenhouse, and it's finally her turn!

For a moment, Bi Tong was so daydreaming that she almost drifted away from the world. Seeing this, Fu Qiufang sighed slightly, quietly pulled Bi Tong aside, and Su Rong said: "Everyone knows what you are thinking about. There is just one thing, you are not allowed to hook up with the master without caring about your body. And again - "

Fu Qiufang turned around, took the small box from maid Nianxia, ​​turned around and stuffed it into Bitong's hand. Then he made a pun: "——It's better not to cause trouble."

Bi Tong was surprised. When she opened the box, she saw that there were sewn sheep intestines and red flower cakes inside. Bi Tong knew about the former, but the latter... expected to be similar to the former?

Unlike the Dashun woman, Bi Tong didn't feel embarrassed about this matter. She probably thought about Fu Qiufang's thoughts, so she said in an unfamiliar Mandarin: "Don't worry, aunt, I know what's appropriate."

Fu Qiufang added: "If you stay calm, I won't benefit from you in the future. If you show off this time, come to me when you come back."

Bi Tong obediently complied and was immediately sent away by Fu Qiufang.

Fu Qiufang was sent to Yimen, and after Li Weijian and Bi Tong set off in the car, they returned with Hong Yu. I talked to Hongyu on the way, and Hongyu only said: "After all, she is a Xiyi woman. She doesn't know etiquette, justice and shame. My aunt will have to take care of her in the future."

Fu Qiufang immediately smiled bitterly and said: "It's a good thing that I'm a Xiyi woman who doesn't know etiquette. Otherwise, I am known as a dishonest and unruly person. If I threaten you, I will only make a joke. Alas, this kind of thing should be the mistress's concern. Now I have to overstep my bounds..."

Hong Yu then said: "Mistress, I don't think it will last another three or two years."

Daiyu is still young at the moment, and it will take a long time before she gets married. It will take a long time until she reaches the age of hairpin. When Fu Qiufang heard this, she couldn't help but secretly worry, fearing that if Li Weijian brought back a few girls in a while, Zhenzhen'er's family would be in chaos.

It's okay at the moment, but there is only one Xiyi woman who makes people worry. Qingwen is outspoken and the most refreshing; Xiuying is naive, Xiangling is dull; Hongyu is smart but has no harmful intentions. If the master really brings back someone with ulterior motives... Thinking of this, Fu Qiufang hopes that the Lin family girl will come in as soon as possible, so that she will not have to work hard for her name and words.

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Cars rolling, horses swaying, the endless motorcade stretches as far as the eye can see in the autumn. Ding Rusong rode his horse back from the front, and when he got close to the carriage, he turned the horse's head. The maroon horse stood up with a neigh, and the curtain of the car window was opened, revealing Li Weijian's face.

Ding Rusong cupped his hands and said, "Master, ahead is Tongzhou. I vaguely saw Mr. Wu from the Shenxing Department leading a man wearing fish skin to this side."

"Wu Qian?" Li Weijian was puzzled and said, "I have interacted with Wu Qian a few times. Since we bumped into him, it's best not to say hello. When we get close, give him a warning."

"Yes."

With the car curtain lowered, Li Weijian reached out and took the newspaper held by Bi Tong and continued to look at it. Teacher Yan Xiyao left the capital the day before yesterday and knew that the affairs in Yangzhou were very important, so Yan Xiyao simply took the sea route. It is expected that we will reach Yangzhou Prefecture in ten days.

Li Weijian was worried about Daiyu, and he didn't know Lin Ruhai's current situation, but since his teacher Yan Xiyao was gone, he would always take care of her, so Li Weijian could relax a little bit. In the blink of an eye, I scanned the bizarre battle report word for word - the partial army Yue Zhongqi captured the entire Uzbek area in mid-August, but only more than 200 Junggar soldiers and horses escaped...

That’s outrageous! Everyone knew that Yue Zhongqi was fierce, but no one expected that he could be so fierce! There were only 4,000 soldiers and horses, but 30% of them were reduced along the way. They were surprised to win with less. They defeated the Us Tibetan soldiers and Junggar traitors, a total of 20,000 soldiers and horses, and fled in panic. In the end, the chieftains saw that there was no way to go, so they simply defected on the battlefield and were almost wiped out. More than three thousand elite Junggar soldiers.

It was a good thing to win the battle, but the battle line was too long. The remaining 7,000 soldiers and horses of Yue Zhongqi's troops were stationed at the arrow furnace and dared not move. The Sichuan governor quickly organized civilians to transport supplies to Uzang.

The side battlefield was victorious, but the main battlefield in Qinghai was calm. Half a month ago, King Zhongyong's soldiers crossed the Riyue Mountain in two groups and briefly engaged in battle. The Junggar traitors retreated as expected. So far, there have only been dozens of small battles and no major battles.

The Dzungars thought they would repeat their old tricks and lure King Zhongyong to the vast sea, lengthen his supply line, and then look for an opportunity for a decisive battle. King Zhongyong knew that this battle could only be won but not defeated, so he fought steadily and worked step by step. In addition, the government of China has transferred more than 100 craftsmen from Suzhou Cement Company to set up a cement business in Xining.

Do not hit? Then I will build all the way to the general fort and surround you to death!

Li Weijian was slightly relieved when he saw this. He was afraid that King Zhongyong would act on his own initiative.

Just as he put down the newspaper, Ding Rusong's voice came from outside: "Master, Mr. Wu is near."

Li Weijian reined in the horse with the handlebar, opened the curtain and jumped off the shaft. Turning his head to look around, he saw smoke and dust billowing on the official road, and more than a dozen horses approaching at a fast pace. Ding Rufeng came forward to negotiate early, and Wu Qian, the leading doctor of the Shenxing Division, caught a glimpse of Li Weijian and immediately rode over.

When he got close, he dismounted, smiled and said, "Master Li, are you going out on business?"

Li Weijian laughed and said: "Mr. Wu, you and I are colleagues in the imperial government and old acquaintances. Why do we need to be so invisible to outsiders?"

Wu Qian said with a smile: "Today is different from the past. I knew that Mr. Li would become successful sooner or later, but unexpectedly his rise was as fast as lightning."

Li Weijian caught a glimpse of someone in the crowd who was wearing fish skin, and wondered: "Mr. Wu is this time——"

Wu Qian raised his riding crop and pointed at the man, saying: "My subordinates wandered outside the pass and said that there was a divine man in He Zhenren. Just by looking at his footprints, he could predict the man's gender, age, body shape, and weight. I was right!" This is because I was so happy to see him that I spent a full two hundred taels of silver to invite this person to the capital."

Code tracking technique?

Li Weijian crossed the name of this technique in his mind, looked at Zhenren Nahe, and wondered: "Is there anyone else in the world who can do this?"

Wu Qian smiled and said: "This person doesn't know Mandarin, so he must have someone interpret him."

When we meet on both sides of the road, a brief exchange of greetings is enough. Li Weijian didn't ask Wu Qian why he came to pick up this person in person, and Wu Qian didn't ask what items were contained in the thirty-odd carts. Li Weijian nodded with a smile, exchanged a few words with Wu Qian, and then the two of them set off on their own.

Although Li Weijian didn't live in the open air during his trip, he still suffered a lot, let alone that.

Wang Xifeng took care of the affairs of the two houses every day, and it was May 7th in a blink of an eye. That day, Baoyu had just punished Wang Xing's blind wife, and Baoyu dragged Qin Zhong to play mischief again.

This person has passed away. Second Master Bao was only sad for a few days and then forgotten about it in the blink of an eye. Seeing Wang Xifeng and her mother-in-law registering and handing in cards and distributing errands, Baoyu couldn't help but be curious, so he tried to grab the sign like a monkey to observe.

While they were making a fuss, the maid came and said, "Second Grandma, Zhao'er from Suzhou is here."

Wang Xifeng hurriedly called in. When Zhaoer saw Li, Sister Feng asked, "What are you doing here?"

Zhao'er said: "The second master sent me back. Master Lin disappeared on the third day of September. The second master took Miss Lin and sent Master Lin's spirit to Suzhou, and will be back around the end of the year. The second master sent me I came here to say hello, to ask the old lady for permission, and to take a look at grandma’s house, and to ask her to bring some big woolen clothes with me.”

Lin Ruhai had been ill for a long time, and Wang Xifeng had already been mentally prepared, so she didn't take it seriously. She asked Zhao'er a few more questions before sending her away.

Sister Feng turned around and said to Baoyu, "You, Sister Lin, have been staying at our house for a long time."

Baoyu's face was mixed with joy and worry, and he said awkwardly: "Amazing! I wonder how much she has been crying these past few days." After that, he frowned and sighed.

The news of Lin Ruhai's death was known to both houses in the blink of an eye. Hearing this, some people were happy and some were sad.

The elder was naturally overjoyed. In the letter Zhao'er brought, Jia Lian had clearly stated that he would take Daiyu back to Rongguo Mansion after handling the funeral. Without knowing it, he would naturally bring back the family property.

The eldest master, Jia She, had a discussion with Mrs. Xing. He was afraid that Jia Lian would steal the big boss for himself, so he hurriedly wrote a letter with cryptic wording, urging Jia Lian to return as soon as possible.

Master Jia Zheng was very sad. Lin Ruhai was much younger than him and he didn't want to die like this. After talking to Qing Ke, I just realized that life is impermanent;

Mrs. Wang is in charge of the family business of Rongguo Mansion, and she feels mixed feelings. When Jia Lian came back with Daiyu, he also brought his family property with him. Apart from other things, sister-in-law Jia Min's share of the dowry was worth thirty thousand taels of silver. Nowadays, the Rongguo Mansion has a lot of expenses but little income. It is worried that it is increasingly unable to make ends meet. This time it is just a good time to make more money.

Worryingly, Daiyu also came back... Mrs. Wang was at odds with her sister-in-law Jia Min before she came out of the cabinet. Daiyu lives in Rongguo Mansion, and although she doesn't care about anything, the way she handles the maids and grandmothers around her is clearly the same as that of Jia Min.

How does this make Mrs. Wang happy? Unexpectedly, Jia Mu also devoted herself to bringing together her own Baoyu and Daiyu. It's a good thing I never brought back the marriage certificate, otherwise Mrs. Wang would have been scared to death!

Jia Lian's letter said that Lin Ruhai wrote to the saint before his death to ask the saint to grant him a marriage. Calculating the situation in just over two years, Mrs. Wang planned to get married before then, lest her own Baoyu marry that Daiyu!

Grandma Li Wan heard that she had gone to Li Weijian's residence the next day, so she told Fu Qiufang and Hongyu about it. Li Wan didn't know that Li Weijian was in love with Daiyu at this moment. He only thought that Li Weijian was very fond of Daiyu in the past, and Lin Ruhai had a favor for Li Weijian, so he came here to tell her.

This time it was unnecessary, because Hongyu had already talked to Fu Qiufang last night. Fu Qiufang and Hongyu were both cautious. They didn't know whether Li Weijian knew about Li Weijian and Daiyu, so he sighed and covered up the matter.

Only Jia Mu was filled with sadness. The son-in-law died, and although the granddaughter was brought back, there was no marriage certificate. Yuanyang comforted her, saying that it would be more appropriate for a saint to grant a marriage. Although Jia Mu also thought so, she didn't know why, but she felt extremely uneasy in her heart. I always feel like I can no longer control this matter...

　The transitional chapter may not be exciting enough...but this chapter was written from 6pm to 4am, which was too difficult.

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