Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 243 Tieshu Blossoms

Yang You was not in Beijing, and Jia Ying also lost a friend to talk to. Fortunately, Fu Sinian was on duty for the past two days, so there was no shortage of friends to talk to and relieve boredom.

But today he encountered a rare thing.

Went to Fu Sinian's house, but no one was there, and it was Luo Rong who opened the door to welcome him.

Luo Rong's age was only in his 20s, and in his previous life, he was at the right age for Fenghua.Moreover, his appearance is not bad, so if he is placed among the twelve beauties, he must be ranked in the middle and upper reaches.Although she has become a mother, she still can't hide the charm and charm revealed by her casual actions.

Xu Fengyan is an out-and-out second-generation official, and he is used to enjoying himself. How could the woman he likes be so bad.

However, Luo Rong is now dressed like a woman from an ordinary family, with curly hair, a baby in swaddling clothes on her back, a floral blue apron around her waist, and her sleeves rolled up, revealing a pure white light Tender arms, hands still stained with water, through the gate, you can see a wooden basin next to the well in the yard, and some wet clothes are piled up next to it, and the freshly washed clothes are still drying on the shelves in the open space of the yard. Good sheets.

What's happening here?
Jia Ying's desire to eat melons arose.

Has Fu Sinian, the millennium iron tree, blossomed?Don't peach blossoms grow in September?
Jia Ying took a few steps back, looked around, and made sure that she wasn't knocking on the widow's door.

"Master Jia, what are you looking at? Come in and sit down!" Luo Rong's voice rang in his ears, and Jia Ying put away his gossip, hesitating whether to enter or not.

"Where's Brother Fu?"

"He went to sell meat on the street, and he will be back in a while. If Master Jia is looking for him, just sit down for a while, please come in quickly, Your Excellency." Luo Rong invited again.

Jia Ying walked towards the courtyard.

"Where's Lu San'er?" Jia Ying asked Luo Rong about the old servant in Fu Sinian's family, who used to answer the door.

"Uncle Lu went back to his hometown earlier, and he won't be back until two days later. Please come to my lord's room, and I'll make tea for you." Luo Rong said while wiping the water stains on her hands with her apron.

Jia Ying shook her head and said, "No need, I'll stay in the yard for a while, you're busy with your work, don't worry about me."

Jia Ying did it on the stone bench in the yard. The widow has a lot of gossip, not to mention that the widow is probably going to change her name to sister-in-law soon.

It seems that even without Fu Sinian, he still has to call Luo Rong sister-in-law, after all, there is Xu Wenyu's relationship.

"Didn't you invite a few women to take care of your mother and child? Where are they?" Jia Ying looked at the child on Luo Rong's back and asked aloud.

Luo Rong straightened the ends of her hair at the temples, smiled gently, and replied: "Now it's not the same as before. I'm no longer the young mistress of the official family, and I should learn to live by myself. If your lord is not in Beijing, I can't find anyone." Discuss, so I made the decision privately and let the mothers go home."

While talking, Luo Rong took out a few banknotes from her purse and put them on the stone table next to Jia Ying.

"What does this mean?" Jia Ying frowned.

Luo Rong smiled and said: "My lord, don't get me wrong, but now that I have found a job, it's not suitable for me to be helped by my lord anymore. This is what's left over. I'm a woman, and it's not safe to carry so much money with me." .”

The denomination of the bank notes is actually not that big, there are three of them, a total of 120 taels.

But for ordinary people, it is already a huge number. If you don't eat or drink, you can't save so much for most of your life.

"What kind of work do you do?" Jia Ying didn't take back the money. In Luorong's small courtyard, Jia Ying had greeted the nearby robber shops and soldiers and horses. There are not many rogues in the capital today. The one who dared not give him the face of Ying Erye, had the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard, was able to find a living at this widow's family. Xishan Coal Mine still lacks many people.

"When I was not out of the boudoir, I learned how to do female red embroidery with my nanny. When I was in the mansion, I never failed. Now it just comes in handy. There is also the shopkeeper Hu in the tailor shop on the front street. He will help me with some needlework. I also buy my embroidery from him. Although it is not worth a few dollars, it is enough for our orphans and widows. Besides, the second sister will help our mother from time to time. Sons."

Jia Ying couldn't believe Luo Rong's change, and felt mixed feelings in his heart.

If he hadn't met him, this orphan and widow would either be trapped in the Jiaofang Division for the rest of his life, or be released, and it would be difficult for a young lady from your family to find support for survival.

Every time he saw Luo Rong, he could always think of the ending of the Jia family, and he always felt a sense of heaviness.

For a while, most of the interest in visiting friends and talking about it disappeared.

"Put this bank note away, and don't worry about anything else. I've already spoken to the nearby guards about your small courtyard. No one dares to cause trouble. Besides, isn't Brother Fu's courtyard next to it?" , how can there be a care."

Seeing what Luo Rong wanted to say, Jia Ying took the lead and said, "Don't refuse in a hurry, I promised Xu Fengnian to take care of you, you can't let me do nothing, accept it, just to let I live up to my friend's entrustment."

Jia Ying handed over the bank note, Luo Rong hesitated for a moment, but still put it away.In front of Jia Ying, there was no need to be pretentious, their mother and son already owed others enough, besides, she was also a sensible person, and she could guess a thing or two from Xu Wenyu's words several times.

Squeak!

The door opened again, and Fu Sinian's voice sounded from the door.

"Rong Niang, I'm back. Wang Ma's place in Qianjie has a few new live fish. They're really big."

"Hey, when did Brother Jia come?"

Fu Sinian saw Jia Ying sitting on the stone bench.

Luo Rong took the things she bought from Fu Sinian, and said to the two of them, "You talk, I'll cook."

"Rong Niang, go to the wine shop on the street and buy a corner of flower carvings, and come back to stay with Brother Jia for dinner today." Fu Sinian looked at Luo Rong who was leaving, and added.

"If I don't come today, I'm afraid I won't see your good deeds!"

Jia Ying teased and said with a smile, "How long are you going to keep it a secret?"

Fu Sinian blushed slightly, and explained: "Brother Jia, it's not what you think."

"What's that like?"

At noon, in Fu Sinian's small courtyard, Jia Ying and the two sat down around the stone table, and Luo Rong brought the prepared food and wine.

"Sister-in-law, don't you want to sit down and eat together?" Jia Ying looked at Luo Rong and asked.

Although men and women are at different tables, there are only three people here, and they are not a big family like the Jia family, so there is no taboo.

Luo Rong's face turned red when Jia Ying called her "sister-in-law", and she didn't know where she was talking about it.

"You can just use it, I have to take care of the children." Luo Rong left in a panic.

Jia Ying looked at Fu Sinian with an expression of "It's already like this, you still pretend".

Fu Sinian smiled wryly and said: "It's really not what you think, you entrusted me to take care of their mother and child at the beginning, and I just sent some eggs, chickens, ducks and meat on weekdays, and when I had to work hard, I would also help out. After going back and forth like this, I got used to getting acquainted, and it happened that Uncle Lu was away, so Rong Niang came to help me."

"He is single. I don't believe you are unmarried. Do you have any other ideas?" Jia Ying laughed.

"I'm curious, you are not young, why did you decide on a marriage?"

Jia Ying was a little curious, the Fu family was considered a big family in Shanxi, with a prosperous population, there was no need for the Jia family's [-] housekeepers, plus there was a court minister, and Fu Sinian was second in the new division. , Changing to someone else's house is all about trying to curry favor.

"Earlier, I made a marriage agreement, and the other party is considered a big family in the village. My ancestors had two schools of Jinshi, so they can be regarded as well-matched. It's just that the girl of that family married a son in private, and everyone has their own ambitions. I can't force it, and this marriage ended without a problem." Fu Sinian explained.

Jia Ying knew about Fu Sinian's temperament. He was calm and gentle, which seemed like something he could do.

If it were someone else, it would take several years for the two families to fight.

"Don't tell me, there is a woman to help you take care of the inner house. Your place is really different from usual, with a touch of life. Why, have you thought about it?" Jia Ying said, looking at the kitchen glance.

Although Jia Ying didn't inquire about it, he might be worthy of the eldest son of the Xu family. Luo Rong's background is not bad, but the water splashed by the married daughter, plus such a big incident in the Xu family, Luo Rong's background is not bad. It's been so long since Rong's natal family has lived, and no one has ever been seen. Presumably, he doesn't want to get involved in this trouble.

However, now that His Majesty has pardoned Luo Rong's crimes, she is also a good citizen. Although she has a child, it is not uncommon for a widow to remarry.

The only thing is that Fu Sinian's status as the second place in the ranking is a bit high. It may not be suitable to marry Luo Rong as the main wife, but it is not a problem to accept an aunt.

As for whether Fu Sinian would dislike raising a son for others, if it was really so vulgar, the two of them would not be friends.

The child is still young, if he takes care of it, won't he become his own?Blood relationship is very important, but what Jia Ying values ​​more is human feelings.

Besides, looking at Fu Sinian's appearance, it is obvious that he does not reject Luo Rong's mother and son.

Fu Sinian also turned his head to look in the direction of the kitchen, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes, and he turned his head, somewhat embarrassed: "I'm afraid that Rong Niang doesn't want to, so I didn't say anything."

Is there really a show?

"If you don't want to, why do laundry and cooking at the same time? You just say whether you want to accept an aunt, as long as you nod, I will take care of the rest." Jia Ying poured a cup for Fu Sinian and said .

"Auntie?" Fu Sinian exclaimed in astonishment.

"Brother Jia, I haven't married my wife yet, why should I accept my aunt? Besides, I haven't thought about it."

"What do you mean?" Jia Ying asked suspiciously.

"Wutong treats the old, and the swifts fly together." Fu Sinian said leisurely while holding the wine glass.

"Have you figured it out?"

Fu Sinian nodded seriously.

When leaving the small courtyard, Jia Ying still felt a little unreal, and asked Fu Sinian several times, and finally confirmed that he was not joking.

But it's good to think about it, Fu Sinian's small courtyard, with Luo Rong, is more like living at home.

But I'm afraid Xu Wenyu should be told about this matter, after all, Luo Rong's posthumous son is the blood of the Xu family.

Thinking in her heart, Jia Ying turned around and rode to Renshoufang. Because of Xu Wenyu, Qi Sixian finally accepted the county magistrate's mansion bestowed by the emperor, otherwise Xu Wenyu's praise would not be worthy of the name.

The courtyard of the county lord's mansion is not too big, with three entrances, but it is enough for two girls to settle down.

But Jia Ying seldom comes here on weekdays, there are not only two girls in the house, but also nuns and servant girls sent by the palace.Although it is just a small county lord's mansion, although the sparrow is small, it has all internal organs.

Qi Sixian, the county lord, has a real seal. The emperor spent hundreds of hectares of land in Yiyang, Hunan. As the county lord of Yiyang, Lutian, he also went to three Huangzhuang as support income. These all need to be taken care of .

Qi Sixian was in charge of Yunji, and he didn't use much, and he never asked much about the estates and Zhuangzi in the mansion, so Xu Wenyu became the chief steward of the county lord's mansion.

As for the reason why Jia Ying rarely came here, it is very obvious. Who knows if there are any spies placed by the emperor or Dai Quan among the people sent by so many kilometers. Now, it is not time to reveal his relationship with Qi Sixian, at least It won't happen until Daiyu gets married, otherwise, who knows if the emperor will let her stage a bloody divorce for his daughter.

However, Jia Ying's visit today was unlucky, the two girls were not at home, they said they went out to visit friends, but the door didn't say where they went.

Qi Sixian is now a real rich woman, and has friendship with many women in the back houses of wealthy and noble families in Beijing. Well, in the words of the previous life, it is the circle of noble ladies.

Qi Sixian not only has to take care of Yunji every day, but also has a lot of entertainment.

The two were not in the mansion, so Jia Ying didn't stay any longer, and went straight back to Jia's mansion.

As soon as he entered the gate of the Rong Mansion, he saw the servants and women in the mansion flustered and whispering to each other from time to time. Er saw Lin Zhixiao leading a few Taoist monks in.

"What happened?"

"Second Master Bao and Second Mistress are not in good health, the old lady asked some monks and priests to pray for blessings and disaster relief." Lin Zhixiao replied.

Baoyu and Sister Feng.

sick?

You were fine yesterday, why did you suddenly get sick?
Suddenly Jia Ying thought of something, maybe it wasn't because she was in poor health, but because Lin Zhixiao was not good enough to let outsiders listen to her, so she made excuses.

"Where are Baoyu and Sister Feng? Take me there quickly."

Lin Zhixiao led the way ahead of time, and then said to Jia Ying in a low voice on the way: "Second Master Ying, there were many servants here just now, and it's not convenient for the servants to say, it's not that the two masters have some kind of illness, I'm afraid they provoked some evil spirits, and they were killed. Pressed, that's why these monks and priests came to cast spells to catch ghosts."

Jia Ying felt very strange in his heart, the situation of the two of them reminded him of something, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that it was not right.

These days when I came back, Baoyu's face has always been good, why did these things happen again?

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, although Lin Zhixiao entered the garden, he went straight to Yihong Courtyard.

Baoyu is Jia's mother's heart. Now when something happens, all the people in the house come here, including Jia Zhen and Youshi.

Baoyu is already unconscious at this moment, there is a maid who is feeding medicine, and there are a group of monks and priests outside the house, chanting scriptures, and holding up the spirits, making a noisy mess.

"When did it happen?" Jia Ying asked Xi Ren beside him.

"This morning, the second master was fine, but suddenly he went into a seizure in the morning, and no one could stop him, and after that, he passed out, and he still hasn't opened his eyes." Xiren said with tears.

"Where is the second sister-in-law?" Jia Ying asked.

"It's in her room, Ping'er and Mother Zhao are looking after it." Daiyu replied from the side.

"Ying'er, you've read a lot and learned a lot. Take a look at Baoyu's situation. Maybe you can come up with a solution?" Jia's mother was obviously out of control.

(End of this chapter)