The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 115
Jia Huan's injury was not serious at first, but after taking the medicine, the swelling and pain subsided the next day, and he could get out of bed and move about without hindrance.On the third day, that is, the sixth day of July, two days before the hospital examination, Jia Huan set off for Tongzhou early in the morning. In addition to his servant Jin Shu, there was also the groom Zhao Guoji who was in charge of driving.

Zhao Guoji is Jia Huan's uncle, that is, Aunt Zhao's elder brother. He is in his thirties. He is dull and doesn't talk much, but he and the servant Jin Shu just make a pair. One is deaf and the other is dumb, but that's all. Either way, Jia Huan is happy and quiet.

Zhao Guoji used to do odd jobs in Jia's mansion, but now the mansion specially equipped Jia Huan with a carriage, so Zhao Guoji became Jia Huan's special groom and long-term follower. It can be regarded as one person attaining the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascended to heaven.

Besides, after Qiao Ping'er sent Jia Huan away, her heart was empty and she sat in the room for a long time. Then she woke up from what the third master told her before leaving, and hurriedly took out a stack of manuscripts from the drawer, and went to Lin Daiyu's residence.

"What kind of wind brought Miss Ping'er here?" The woman in charge of the door greeted Ping'er with a smile on her face.

In the past, Ping'er was highly respected by his servants when he worked beside Wang Xifeng, but now he is still highly respected when he is beside Jia Huan.Although Jia Huan is a concubine, he is a concubine with an extremely high "gold content". The status of the mansion has already surpassed that of the son-in-law, and the mansion equipped him with special chariots and horses is enough to prove this.

Jia Huan's status in the mansion has risen, and Ping'er, as the chief maidservant, has naturally become more popular, and has more face than other servants. Of course, Ping'er is already popular.

"Mother Wang, is Miss Lin there?" Ping'er asked politely.

"Yes, yes!" The mother-in-law smiled and opened the courtyard door for Ping'er.

Ping'er thanked her and went out. Zijuan was wearing a light green waistcoat and was watering the flowers with her hand urn. When she saw Ping'er coming in, she put down her urn and greeted her with a smile, "Sister Ping'er is here." gone."

Ping'er wondered: "Why do you have to do the job of watering the flowers? Where have everyone gone?"

Zijuan said distressedly: "Don't mention this, these little hoofs have been sick recently, some of them are on leave, and the rest of the snow geese don't know where to go, but our girl is not feeling well recently, taking medicine every day , I'm almost out of breath."

Ping'er said sympathetically: "Then why don't you go back to your wife and change some smart ones to serve Miss Lin?"

Zijuan lowered her voice and said: "Don't mention this soon. Although Miss Lin is loved by the old lady, she is only a foreign cousin after all, not from her own house. The people below will inevitably have high eyebrows and low eyes. The former is just eating After eating bird's nest porridge for a few days, people thought it was too much trouble. If I change to a smart person to wait on me this time, I'm afraid there will be more people who will gossip behind my back. You also know that Miss Lin is paranoid. I often think about it for a long time, and if I hear some gossip again, I am afraid it will be even more serious, but at this time I am sick again."

Ping'er was silent when he heard the words. As the saying goes, there is no filial son in front of a sick bed for a long time, let alone living under the fence. After living for a long time, it will inevitably be annoying. It seems that Miss Lin is actually quite pitiful.

Zijuan whispered again: "Don't mention this, your master is going to Tongzhou?"

Ping'er nodded and said: "If not, I won't have time to wander around. By the way, I have nothing to do during this time anyway. If you need help, please feel free to call me."

Zijuan's heart warmed up, and she said with a smile: "No wonder people say that Sister Ping'er is a good person. After the college examination, Master Huan will be a master of talent. Sister Ping'er is very lucky. Does this mean that good people have good rewards?"

Ping'er's pretty face blushed slightly, and said angrily: "I was kind enough to help you, but you made fun of me. This is why a good man is not rewarded. I won't talk nonsense with you. I'll go find your girl." After speaking, he went to the room to go.

There was still a scent of medicine in the room. Lin Daiyu was lying on the bed reading a book, looking a little haggard, but also a little more delicate and charming.

"Miss Lin is not feeling well? Have you called a doctor yet?" Ping'er approached and asked with concern.

Lin Daiyu hurriedly sat up, coughed twice, and said softly: "I'm sick, it's okay, just take a few doses of medicine for a while and you'll be fine, why don't you remember to come and see me, Brother Huan is leaving?"

Ping'er nodded and said: "The third master set off before dawn, and he will probably reach Tongzhou City by now. By the way, this is what the third master asked the maid to hand over to Miss Lin before he left."

When Lin Daiyu saw the large stack of manuscripts in Ping'er's hands, she couldn't help but smile a little, and hurriedly took them over, "With these, most of my illnesses will be healed."

Ping'er smiled and said, "The script of the third master Ganqing is still a panacea."

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Isn't it? Otherwise, why did the ancients say that Sanyue doesn't know the taste of meat." After finishing speaking, she couldn't wait to look through it, and found that there were as many as five out of it, and she was very happy. Good luck, Huaner, Actually secretly saved five manuscripts.

Lin Daiyu was watching the climax of Li Xiangjun being forced to marry in "Peach Blossom Fan" recently, but Jia Huan kept procrastinating the draft. The eight-meter-long machete urged more.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu was watching so engrossed, Ping'er stopped disturbing her and quietly backed out, talked to Zijuan for a while before leaving. Yaji's maid was busy knitting under the shade of the willows, so she approached curiously, only to find out that it was Yinger, Xue Baochai's personal maid.

"Ying'er, what new stuff are you doing?" Ping'er sat down beside him and asked.

Seeing that it was Ping'er, Ying'er smiled and said, "I don't know who it is. It's sister Ping'er. Guess."

Ying'er raised the half-woven thing in her hand, Ping'er smiled and said, "It looks like a flower basket."

"Sister Ping'er is so good, you can guess it right away." Ying'er said as she weaved quickly, and soon, a small and delicate flower basket was made, and she handed it to Ping'er and said: "Give it to Ping'er." My sister."

Ping'er smiled and said: "Thank you, the weaving is really beautiful. It turns out that you, Ying'er, have such skills. No wonder I heard from them that there is a capable person next to Miss Bao, and the netting for Master Bao is very beautiful. Even Qingwen is ashamed of herself, and the capable person who dares to love is you, Yinger."

Ying'er smiled and said: "Sister Ping'er, don't listen to their nonsense, what kind of capable person am I, hehe, by the way, is Mr. Huan's injury healed?"

"That's great, I've already left for Tongzhou this morning, and I have to thank your girl for the wound medicine." Ping'er laughed.

Ying'er smiled, and broke some willow branches to weave another kind of flower basket. Ping'er looked at it for a while, and asked with a smile, "How long have you been out? Miss Bao doesn't need anyone around?"

Ying'er calmly said: "Our girl doesn't have many things to do, especially when it comes to settling accounts, and she doesn't like being disturbed by others, so I went out to the garden for a walk, there are still people in the house to take care of it, so it's okay. "

Ping'er wondered, "Account? What kind of account?"

"Of course it's a business account."

"It turns out Miss Bao is still in charge of the business accounts, she's really capable." Ping'er said with emotion.

Ying'er shook her head and sighed: "It's not that our uncle is not up-to-date, but if the uncle is up-to-date, we girls don't have to do it by ourselves, and even show up to take care of the family business."

Ping'er snapped, "Miss Bao still has to go out to take care of business?"

Ying'er said distressedly: "The Xue family was originally sparsely populated. Since the master passed away, the business of the family has been left unattended, and it has plummeted. The profitable business is not making money now, and even lost a lot, and the uncle is not worth it, eating, drinking and having fun all day long. My girl sees it in her eyes and is anxious in her heart. If this continues, within three to five years, Xue's family name I'm afraid that the property I bought will be wiped out, and maybe I will owe a whole lot of debt."

Ping'er was surprised: "It's so serious?"

Ying'er curled her lips and said: "That's not true, otherwise why would my girl bother with such worries, who wouldn't want to stay comfortably at home and enjoy the blessings."

Ping'er couldn't help sighing: "No wonder every family has a hard-to-recite scripture, just like our house, which looks bright on the outside, but there are not a lot of problems on the inside. By the way, I heard that Miss Bao came to Beijing this time. Those who participated in the draft, why is there no movement?"

Ying'er said: "It's postponed, it won't start until next month."

Ping'er laughed and said: "With Miss Bao's talent and appearance, she can be easily selected. Maybe one day she will become a concubine or a concubine, and the maid will kowtow when she sees Miss Bao."

Ying'er shook her head and said: "Although it is an honor to marry into the royal family, it is not necessarily a good thing. I am trapped in the deep palace all day long, and even my parents and brothers and sisters rarely see each other again. Moreover, the palace rules are strict, and I am cautious every day. It is like walking on thin ice. It is too tiring." people."

Ping'er was surprised and said: "Is this your own idea, or your girl's idea?"

Yinger smiled and said, "My thinking is the same as that of a girl."

"If that's the case, why bother to participate in the draft?" Ping'er wondered.

Ying'er sighed: "If our uncle is more competitive, our girl naturally doesn't have to go this far. Fortunately, this time the palace draft is still for the princesses and princesses to choose school companions. If they can be selected, it will be the best. It's gone."

Ping'er and Ying'er were talking, when they saw Lin Zhixiao's family approaching in a panic, they stood up quickly and said, "Madam Lin is in a hurry, where are you going?"

Lin Zhixiao's family stood still and said: "There was a bad news outside just now. The uncle was also taken away by Jin Yiwei, saying that he privately occupied the people's land and robbed the houses. I am going to report it to the old lady and Ma'am."

Ping'er couldn't help being surprised, the uncle is Mrs. Wang's elder brother and Wang Xifeng's biological father.

(End of this chapter)