Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 69: Yong Qingwen steps up to the plate and Li Weijian recruits helpers

"Why don't you talk?"

Baoyu looked over, but Xiangling just lowered her head and said nothing.Baoyu then smiled and said, "If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your promise. Now that you're gone, I'll go talk to the old lady."

Baoyu and Qin Zhong left laughing and joking, while Xiangling clenched the handkerchief tightly, feeling very uneasy.She was abducted as a child and suffered a lot, which resulted in her being as submissive as she is now.

Compared with the previous days when I was at Xue's house, where I was worried every day, I felt a lot better when I was with Fourth Master Jian.Moreover, Fourth Master Jian was very kind to others. He allowed her to study, and occasionally gave her a few words and taught her how to compose poetry.

Although she is dull, she is smart at heart.Second Master Bao looks like Fourth Master Jian in that he treats others very well, but he is a bit younger and cannot protect those around him.Not to mention, it was Qian Xue... Fei Xiu Ying's brother accidentally bumped into her. I'm afraid she has long been living in Yanjieliuxiang.

Feeling more and more uneasy, Xiangling bit her lower lip and returned with a depressed head. After a while, she arrived in the small courtyard on the northeast side and saw Xiuying dozing off on a chair with her belly in her hands. Qingwen sat under the eaves, carefully embroidering her shoes. Hongyu will dry the bedding.

The two men looked at each other from time to time across a long distance, one snorted and the other rolled his eyes.Xiang Ling was surprised, and she didn't know why the two of them were facing each other again just for a while.

Xiu Ying half-opened her eyes and caught a glimpse of Xiang Ling coming back. She weakly greeted her, "Xiang Ling, are you back?"

"Ah."

She answered in a muffled voice, originally thinking of going to the study to read poems to calm her mind, but instead she kept thinking about what Second Master Bao just said.If he is really taken away by Mr. Bao, I'm afraid he will be worried day and night again.

Naturally, there are no rude men around Mr. Bao like Mr. Xue, but Xiren, Meiren, and Bihen are all not good people.With her docile nature, she would only be bullied.

But so what?Xiangling secretly blamed herself for not saying anything just now, maybe she was thinking too much, she couldn't help but her eyes were red and she shed tears.

Hongyu had the best ears. He could faintly hear the sound of sobbing. He patted the quilt twice and looked into the study.Seeing Xiang Ling weeping sadly, Hong Yu dropped her work and hurried into the study: "Xiang Ling, why are you still crying?"

Qingwen was always the best with Xiangling. When she heard Hongyu's voice, she quickly dropped her shoes and entered the study with Xiuying, who was holding her belly.

The three maids kept asking each other for a long time, and then Xiangling explained the situation just now.

Hongyu frowned when she heard this: "This is not good! Second Master Bao has always been the most favored by the old lady. Apart from him, there is no one else to be afraid of. Now that Fourth Master is living under someone else's roof, this matter - it has to be done Let’s wait until Fourth Master comes back first.”

Qingwen, however, had a hot temper, and immediately frowned and blurted out: "Second Master Bao? Wasn't Xiu Ying's sister-in-law the one who lived in Master Bao's room earlier? They say that Second Master Bao pities the maids around him the most, but even Qian Even the snow can't protect you. If you go, you may be bullied! Maybe after a year and a half, you will also learn from Qian Xue, and you will be twisted out of the house by your mother-in-law as soon as you roll up your bed. There may not be anything by then. Ying’s brother is here to rescue us!”

Xiangling cried even harder when she heard this.

Qingwen said: "Who are you crying for? Who told you to be silent just now? You have to think clearly. If you want to go, don't wipe your tears secretly; if you don't want to go, then I will take you with me. Hurry up and tell Master Bao clearly."

Hongyu had just had a quarrel with Qingwen. She wanted to raise something, but she was angry. Although she felt something was wrong in her heart, she didn't say anything to stop it.Xiu Ying was Han Guihan, but she also noticed something was wrong.

Said: "Qingwen, this is not good... I have to wait until I report it to the Young Master before making any plans."

But Qingwen said: "When the young master comes back, Second Master Bao is afraid that he has begged the old lady a long time ago. How can the fourth master still refute the old lady's face? If you ask me, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. "After a pause, she looked at Xiang Ling with hatred: "You should say something! I am really worried to death!"

Xiangling wiped away the tears on her face and shook her head: "I don't... I don't want to go to Master Bao's room."

"That's what I need from you!" Qingwen reached out and grabbed Xiangling, turned around and walked away: "Let's go, I'll take you to explain it to Mr. Bao!"

Although Xiangling was cowardly, she was sensible. She was pulled forward and said: "Here, Second Master Bao is the master. We can't argue with Second Master Bao. We might as well wait for Fourth Master Jian to come back - "

How could Qingwen be willing to listen?He just said: "The greatest truth in the world is that you are not in the house and you are not happy in your heart. You cannot let Mr. Bao take it away by force!"

Xiangling hesitated in her heart, and was pulled out of the door by Qingwen.Xiu Ying blinked, fearing that the two of them would suffer a loss, so she quickly added: "Wait, I'll go too."

Hongyu watched the three people go and gritted her teeth secretly, thinking that if she was left alone this time, how would Fourth Master Jian think of herself in the future?So he hurriedly chased after him, and before going out, he asked two rough servants to watch the door.

On the way, Hongyu finally couldn't help it and offered a few words of persuasion, but Qingwen's temper got worse, so how could she listen to the persuasion?She just kept urging forward, passed through the corridor and arrived at the Neiyi Gate. She met a stewardess. Qingwen asked about it and found out that the second master Bao was in Qixiezhai, the study, so she Then he took Xiang Ling to the study room to look for her.

In Qishai Zhai, Baoyu and Qin Zhong were having fun with calligraphy and painting.Four maids, Xiren, Meiren, Sheyue and Bihen, were waiting around.

Qin Zhong wrote a few words, causing Baoyu to shake his head: "No, no, no, I can only see the shape but not the meaning." As he spoke, he stepped forward, grabbed Qin Zhong's wrist and slowly moved the pen, so he wrote on the paper A line of writing.

Letting go of his hand, Baoyu smiled and said, "Look at the words now."

Qin Zhong smiled shyly and said, "I really can't compare to you."

Baoyu was about to speak when he heard a woman shouting from outside: "Is Mr. Bao here?"

The attacker leaned out half of his body to look outside, then turned around and said, "It's Qingwen, Xiaohong and the other maids from Fourth Master Jian's room. It's strange. Why are four maids here at the same time?"

Baoyu thought of Xiangling and said with a smile: "Go and take a look, maybe there is something wrong."

Xiren responded, and when he came out of the study, he met Qingwen and others.Qingwen pulled Xiangling and said, "Where is Second Master Bao? I want to talk to Second Master Bao."

Immediately there was a look of displeasure on Xiren's face, so he said casually: "Second Master Bao is studying with Uncle Qin, how about you come back later?"

How can Qingwen be willing to wait?He just stretched his neck and shouted: "Second Master Bao, I have something to tell you!"

"you--"

Xiren had a frosty look on his face and was about to scold him when Hongyu stepped forward and said with a smile: "Sister, don't be surprised, Qingwen is also anxious."

Baoyu was about to come out of the study at this time. He caught a glimpse of Xiangling with her head hanging down and her eyes red, and Qingwen who was groaning. He walked over with his hands behind his back and stopped and said, "Are you looking for me?"

"Second Master Bao—" Hongyu was about to speak, but Qingwen said, "Second Master Bao is so miserable, it doesn't make sense. Xiangling is now the maid in the Fourth Master's room, not from the mansion, and she is not happy about it either. How can Mr. Bao take away Xiangling regardless of his own concerns?"

"Ah?" Baoyu said in surprise, "I asked just now, and she kept her head silent, didn't she just agree?"

"Where did you agree?" Qingwen pulled Xiangling and pushed hard: "You can tell Mr. Bao yourself." Xiangling clenched the sweat towel tightly, looked up at Baoyu, muttered for a long time, and then said: "Second Master Bao, I'm in Fourth Master's room now...it's fine. I don't want to move anywhere."

Baoyu felt regretful in his heart, with a sarcastic look on his face, and said with a wry smile: "I thought you were unhappy in Fourth Brother Jian's room... Let's forget it, if you stay here wholeheartedly, why should I be a bad person in vain? I'll follow you later. Ancestor just said something, let’s forget about this matter.”

Qingwen stayed with Jia Mu for several months, and she could always see Baoyu.Seeing that he was so easy to talk, most of the anger in her heart disappeared immediately, because after Hongyu hurriedly whispered a few words in her ear, Qingwen bowed and said: "Second Master Bao, what I just said was inappropriate, what's wrong with me here?" You are annoyed."

Facing pretty women, Baoyu was always very tolerant and said with a smile: "What kind of offense is this? It's just a trivial matter."

Hongyu hurriedly stepped forward and said a few nice words. Baoyu looked sarcastic, said a few perfunctory words and then returned to the study.The four maids were either angry, sad, worried, or worried about finding him all the way, but when they returned, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Qingwen seemed to have won the battle and said proudly: "I just said that the truth in the world is the greatest, and Mr. Bao is a reasonable person."

Xiangling's mood improved, she took Qingwen's hand and thanked her without saying a word: "Thank you for this." Then she thanked Xiuying and Hongyu respectively.

The silly girl Xiu Ying laughed along, but Hong Yu was worried.

She had been waiting outside Baoyu's room earlier. She knew that the maids beside Baoyu were not cheap lamps. When Qingwen made such a fuss, Baoyu might not think much about it, but those maids did. How can you tolerate outsiders knocking on your door?I'm afraid there will be more trouble after this, so I have to go back and talk to Fourth Master Jian.

But as Hongyu expected, as soon as they left, the attacker on the back found an excuse and quietly left the Qilaizhai and headed towards Mrs. Wang's courtyard.

It was still early now, and Mrs. Wang was talking to Aunt Xue.

After all, they are sisters. The incident involving Huang Shang's foundation a while ago allowed Aunt Xue to finally see clearly the faces of these relatives - seeing that the Xue family was about to decline, she pounced on them like wolves and tigers, for fear of eating them. not enough.

The eldest man Jia She and Aunt Wang are proof of this.She cursed a lot, and she was so depressed that she didn't know who to talk to.

Mrs. Wang only comforted her for a while, but she didn't know how to persuade her again.All kinds of reasons cannot be separated from the causes and consequences.If Aunt Xue had always disciplined Xue Pan, how could this happen?

Now that the matter is over, it's too late to say anything.

Mrs. Wang then said: "Pan'er's case must be settled in a way."

Aunt Xue sighed: "Hey, the case is basically in the Ministry of Punishment. It's impossible to say that the Supervisory Office has a deputy register. Unless it is clear, otherwise -"

Although Baochai told Aunt Xue about the method proposed by Li Weijian, she repeatedly told Aunt Xue not to say that she was leaving because she was on guard against these relatives.

Mrs. Wang twisted the beads and recited a few words of 'Amitabha'. Just as she was about to say something, the maid came to report that it was Baoyu's attacker.

Xiren's real surname was Hua, and she was originally a maid beside the old lady. She had served Shi Xiangyun for several years. Later, Jia's mother saw that she fulfilled her duties and sent her to serve Baoyu.

However, Xiren is a thoughtful person. Since he and Baoyu have a physical relationship, he regards the position of aunt as his own. He thinks that to be an aunt, he must pass the test of Mrs. Wang, so he secretly and openly goes to Mrs. Wang's side. Erqin moved around a bit.

"Is the attacker here? Maybe Baoyu is confused again. I'll go ask." Mrs. Wang confessed, got up and came out, called the attacker aside and asked him carefully.

Xiren didn't need to add any exaggeration, he just told the situation exactly as it was, and Mrs. Wang was so angry that she turned cold!
For Mrs. Wang, Baoyu is her lifeblood. She will fight with anyone who can't get along with Baoyu!
I originally disliked my daughter-in-law Li Wan, and I also disliked Li Weijian. But now, the maid in Li Weijian's room actually bullied Baoyu!

"Okay! The slave Yangzi has bullied the master!" Mrs. Wang said bitterly, took a deep breath and began to plan.

Let's not mention this, let's say that Li Weijian first went to the Ministry of Industry's firearms test firing range outside the city that day to fire a gun, and then went to the city to check the progress of the well-drilling.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, there are pros and cons.The advantage is that it is easy to dig wells, but the disadvantage is that it is difficult to block shallow groundwater.The two offset each other, and it would still take more than ten days to dig a sweet water well.

Hearing yesterday that sweet water would be produced today, Li Weijian arrived near Xinjiekou and stared at Liu Da and others instructing the craftsmen to dig the well.

After chiseling for an hour, a craftsman suddenly shouted: "The water is coming out!"

Liu Da obeyed his duty, tied the rope and fell to the bottom of the well. He took a handful and took a sip, and then shouted: "It's sweet!"

There was thunderous cheers all around, and the craftsmen became more and more energetic.

Some people came over to ask how to sell the sweet water.The clerk in the inner palace said: "Dear elders, this sweet water well belongs to the water company. It will be sold soon after it is reinforced. This is an act of compassion for the people by the saint, and the price is naturally cheaper than what is on the market. How much cheaper? Shangguan said that sweet water is only sold as bitter water, and the price is forty yuan per load!"

Now even the people watching were cheering.Li Weijian walked away from the crowd with a smile, called Wu Haiping, and the two returned in a carriage.

He was planning in his mind that the inner government had built a batch of water pumps and could install them the next day.It does not matter whether it is human or animal power, it can always save some effort.Including the cost of hiring a waterman, you can always have more than [-] yuan left for a load of water. It is really a good business to earn money from the ground!
As the carriage moved forward, there was a sudden congestion in front of it. Wu Haiping asked and then got into the alley.As a result, not far ahead, he was blocked by several sturdy men.

Wu Haiping stopped the carriage and said with an eyebrow: "Sir, these people are probably coming for us."

"Huh?" Li Weijian opened the curtain and saw the Ding brothers among a few men.

The Ding brothers also saw him and immediately started to hesitate.I knew in my heart that Li Weijian's hands and eyes could reach the sky, and he also knew that the two of them were very capable, so it was hard to offend him.

At this moment, Li Weijian said to the two of them: "Ding Rufeng, Ding Rusong, how much money did your employer give you this time?"

Ding Rushong said: "Three liang!"

"Tsk," Li Weijian said in disgust, "You're too stingy! I'll give you ten taels, and then I'll beat these people up! I'll take you as helpers later."

The two brothers looked at each other, swung their short sticks and struck in all directions.

"Grandma! The Ding brothers have rebelled!"

crackling-

(End of this chapter)