The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 5 Borrowing flowers to offer Florus' madness
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Gusu City is very large, and under its rule, Wu County is the most prosperous, followed by Changshu. The area where the Xing family is located is the outer suburbs of Wu County, but because of this, there is an ancient temple called Jingci Temple, which is also very lively.It's just a long way from the county government.

After the hall that day, Bai Youshan, the county magistrate of Wu County, carried a small purple sand pot as usual, and happily walked towards the inner house.From afar, I ran into the butler coming to welcome me.

Bai Youshan said in displeasure: "I've said it several times. Madam is in charge of matters in the inner house. Don't always go to the front yamen to let people see what it looks like. There is no distinction between public and private. How can I do well in the performance appraisal next year!"

The butler repeatedly patted his cheeks with his hands, and said with a smile: "I won't dare to teach you the master's lesson again."

Bai Youyou nodded in satisfaction: "This is how you look, tell me, what's the fuss about?"

"Master, that old loyalist from the Xing family came to see him, did you see...or not?"

Bai Youshan frowned: "What is he here for? Hurry up and get rid of him! This person is very annoying, he has bad habits, and the decline of his family business is his own fault."

The housekeeper accepted Xiuyan's father's benefits, how could he easily let Bai Youshan succeed in his idea, he hurriedly said with a smile: "Master, let's meet, after all, he is a relative of the Jia family."

It's fine if the butler doesn't mention this, but when he mentions this, Bai Youshan will be furious: "What kind of serious relatives! Huh, what kind of family is the Jia family that can have such poor relatives? People who deceive the world and steal their names are called yamen servants." Boom away."

Bai Youshan raised his foot and was about to leave, but the housekeeper hurriedly said: "My lord, you will be evaluated next year. If you can get the help of Jia's family, wouldn't it be better than asking others? Besides, I heard that Yangzhou Mr. Lin, the inspector of Yanyan, is also an in-law of the Jia family, so the Xing family and the Lin family are related."

Bai Youshan laughed and scolded the steward for being whimsical, but the steward Bai said, "What kind of person is Mr. Lin? He is a scout who has been ex-cons, a man handpicked by the Lord Long Live. The Lin family has a century-old foundation. I dare not say that it is compared to those hereditary palaces in the capital, but Waiting for the honorable family is not inferior. As the saying goes, the emperor still has a few poor relatives. Our Wu County is close to Yangzhou, and there will always be a day when we meet Master Lin. In the past, we were afraid to find If you don’t talk to each other, if you help Ji Xingzhong, you may be on the line of Lord Lin, and then I will ask the Jia family to deal with you in Beijing, and you are not afraid that it will be your turn to sit in the magistrate’s position?"

Bai Youshan remained silent for a while, and the manager knew the truth of striking while the iron was hot, and persuaded him: "Even if the Jia family and the Lin family don't work, my lord will see what Xing Zhong wants to do, and if he can't say it, he will repent and reform himself? My lord will Take it as a good deed and help that poor family."

Bai Youshan laughed loudly, "You old bastard, did Xing Zhong do something good for you, and you talk to him everywhere."

The butler didn't dare to argue, but only smiled obsequiously.Bai Youshan held the tea on the table, and snorted slightly contemptuously: "Then bring him in, I want to see what plans he has in mind."

The steward left in a hurry, but within half a cup of tea, a neatly dressed middle-aged man walked in.For a moment, Bai Youshan felt that this person looked familiar, but at the same time he was very strange.The steward smiled and said, "My lord, Xing Zhong is here."

"Are you Xing Zhong?" Bai Youshan was shocked, and stood up from the grand master's chair and circled around Xiuyan's father.

Xiuyan's father said with a smile: "I've seen adults before."

Bai Youshan couldn't hide the shock on his face. Although Xing Zhong didn't spend much time in the yamen, how could Bai Youshan forget his untidy and untidy appearance in the past?How could this handsome man be the prodigal son of the Xing family?
Xiuyan's father hurriedly laughed and said: "Today, I have come here to make amends to my lord. I have acted absurdly in the past and made my lord worry."

Bai Youshan stabilized his mind, and then slowly returned to the grand teacher's chair, with a contemptuous tone: "Listen to the steward, do you have something to tell me today?" The steward of the Bai family hurriedly said to Xiuyan's father in a low voice: "My lord It’s better to make a long story short than to manage a lot of things every day.”

Xiuyan's father smiled and said: "Yes, it's really not a big deal, it's just that the sister from the capital city sent a letter these two days, sending some specialties from the capital city. Seeing from a humble job, they are precious things, so I don't dare to enjoy them to myself. I'm thinking about it , we have no one to use it here except adults, so then."

Xiuyan's father laughed dryly, took out a purse from his pocket and handed it to the head steward of the Bai family.

A smile appeared on Bai Youshan's face: "It's hard for you to have such a heart." Bai Youshan only waited for Xing Zhong to have something to say later, but Xiuyan's father said a few polite words, and left in a hurry.

Bai Youshan put down the teacup, stretched the bottom of the purse and shook it vigorously, and five ten taels of silver ingots rolled out of the purse, and fell in pieces on the square table.The head manager of the Bai family said with a smile: "Master, this Xing Zhong has some conscience, he knows how to be filial and filial to adults."

Bai Youshan is the county magistrate of Qipin, and the annual offering is only 43 taels of silver, so it is impossible to support a family.Bai Youshan has a wife in the main house, three aunts, and five children, which can be regarded as a big family.The main source of income for the Bai family comes from two sources, one is the dowry of Mrs. Bai, and the other is the filial piety money received by Bai Friendship every year, and the latter is the majority here.

Gusu is a rich town, and Wu County has gathered a lot of rich and powerful gentry. To be honest, Bai Youshan doesn't care much about the 50 taels of silver. What he cares about is what Xing Zhong said just now, what he cares about is The deep meaning behind the 50 taels of silver.

"Go and ask, is there anyone from the Xing family recently? Where did they come from? Is it the Jia family in the capital. Go quickly."

The chief steward did not dare to delay, and handed over the news in the afternoon.

"My lord, the yamen servants went to ask the neighbors of the Xing family, and they said that they didn't see any wealthy people going to their house in the past two days, and the only one was Xing Zhong's younger sister who married in the country and sent her son to send a chicken cub."

Bai Youshan's brows gradually loosened, and the chief manager hesitated: "However. It is said that the daughter of the Xing family picked up a child two days ago. Because of this, Xing Zhong beat her daughter violently, and Xing Zhong's mother-in-law and Xing Zhong moved. Hands, the neighbors and neighbors who are noisy with one family can't stop."

Bai Youshan laughed loudly: "This is the kind of stupid thing Xing Zhong can do. It's okay, I'm afraid it has nothing to do with the Jia family from where the money was borrowed. Send it back and ask Madam to keep it."

A few days later, Xiuyan's family was eating breakfast when suddenly someone knocked on the door, Xiuyan's father rushed to open the door, but it was an old policeman from the yamen.

"Master Xing, my lord told you to go to the yamen immediately!" The old policeman salivated and looked into the room, he had already smelled the smell of rice.

Xiuyan's father hurriedly laughed and said, "Brother, go in and take a bite?"

The old policeman waved his hands again and again: "If you can't do it, you can't do it, my lord is still waiting for us!"

Xiuyan's mother and daughter heard clearly, Xiuyan hurriedly grabbed two buns from the plate and walked out. "Uncle, this is my mother's steamed bun stuffed with vegetables. You don't mind, take it on the road and eat it."

The old policeman kept chanting "I'm sorry", but his movements were not slow at all. The vegetarian steamed stuffed bun, which was a little bigger than Xiuyan's fist, was held in the palm of the old policeman like a quail egg.

Xiuyan sent her father to the gate, and saw the two disappearing at the corner of the alley from a distance, and she was not ready to close the door until she could no longer see anyone.

"Miss Xing!" The door next door opened a small crack, and a head sneaked out from inside. It was a young girl, although she was young, she was only eleven or twelve years old, but she was graceful and graceful, with a water snake waist, shaved shoulders, and red water chestnut flowers. A little thin jacket, and a green velvet skirt underneath.Seeing Xiuyan alone, she bravely ran out, "My young master gave it to you." She said and gave Xiuyan a wad of white rice paper.

The girl kept muttering on and on: "The young master told me to tell you that a girl should be more dignified and take everything from other people."

Before she could finish speaking, she cried out in pain, and looked angrily at Xing Xiuyan who was slapping her hand: "You are crazy!"

Xiuyan sneered coldly: "I think this is the best way to describe you. I'm not a beggar woman. Why do I want your things? Tell your young master, I don't offend him if I'm serious or not, and I don't get in his eyes .”

When the door was closed with a bang, the handsome girl's head burst into flames after being slammed.She kicked the door of the Xing family fiercely, and cursed in a low voice: "Prudish little whore, don't think that you just want to hook up with our young master after reading a few words, see if you are worthy! Bah, what are you pretending to be? , Little hoof, it’s just a thing for washing feet for aunts. I’m not very old, but I’ve learned how to seduce men, and even hold a child.”

The door of the Xing family was pushed open from the inside, the girl hurriedly stopped, and took a half step back timidly.

Lu's mother stood inside the door with a gloomy expression, behind her was Xiuyan holding the little baby, and glaring at the pretty girl.

"What, what, what do you want to do!"

When the girl saw Mother Lu stepping out of the door, she ran to her house and stood there. She was so frightened that she flew to block the door, and stood firmly in front of the gate: "What are you doing!" No matter how strong the little girl is, she is only eleven or twelve years old. How can she beat Mother Lu? strength.

Mother Lu pushed the little girl to the ground with one hand, and reached out to knock on the door.People in the alleyway opened their doors one after another when they heard the commotion.

Xiuyan nodded to everyone with a face full of grievances, she looked so pitiful.

Most of the people at home at the moment are women, and they hate the frivolous-looking girl the most. Although they don't know the reason, but seeing the Yang family's girl lying on the ground, they can't help but blame the girl. Gossip started.

The family next door to Xing's family was named Yang. The old couple had an only son, and they lived on a meager income. Who knew that the son failed in the examination and went crazy. The uncle had a quarrel and divorced, and took away tens of acres of good land from the Yang family as compensation, or else he would take away the Yang family's only little grandson.

The old couple of the Yang family have been honest all their lives, and they are also from a scholarly family, so they dare not fight hard with them, so they can only agree.

Unexpectedly, the son of the Yang family was just confused for a while, and when he woke up, he heard that his daughter-in-law had run away and his family property had been sold off because of his illness. In a panic, he vomited blood and disappeared that night.The two elders of the Yang family could only go to the city to rent a house in Jingci Temple. Mr. Yang was originally a scholar in the countryside. Born as a young boy, he is quite famous. This little grandson of the Yang family is also promising.

Every family knew the details of the Yang family, and they were unwilling to offend the future Master Juren.I didn't know there would be a good show today.

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