The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 141 Moving back to the place of origin
The third day of September was Wang Xifeng's birthday, and on a whim, Mother Jia called all the female relatives from the back house and some decent servants in the mansion, and planned to pool some money to hold a birthday party for Wang Xifeng, and invite a troupe to sing or something. I also have the right to rejoice and sweep away the bad luck. There have been too many unlucky things in the Jia family recently.

At this moment, there is a crowd in Jiamu's house, Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, You Shi, Jia Zhen's daughter-in-law, Qin Shi, Jia Rong's daughter-in-law, Yingchun Xichun, Xue Baochai's mother and son, as well as Zhou Rui's family, Lai Da's family, Lin Zhixiao's family, and Wang Shanbao's family. Wait, it's very lively.

Lin Daiyu was ill during this time and has been resting in bed. Jia Baoyu was beaten by Jia Zheng to disable the chrysanthemum a few days ago and is still raising it, so neither of them attended.Jia Tanchun was still in the mourning period, and he also did not appear on such an occasion.

I saw everyone discussing how much money should be paid by each other, the laughter continued, and the atmosphere was very enthusiastic, but Xue Baochai frowned secretly. In her opinion, it seemed inappropriate to ask the theater troupe to hold a big banquet at this time, but Jia's mother was in high spirits, and as an outsider, she couldn't say anything.

"Since the old lady gave ten taels of silver, I will also give ten taels. Bao girl is like other girls, giving two taels of silver, a total of 12 taels. Later, I will have someone send it to brother Zhen's daughter-in-law." Aunt Xue said with a smile .

At this time, a woman came in with a strange expression and reported: "Old lady, Mr. Huan is here and said he would come in to kowtow to you."

As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly became quiet, Wang Xifeng couldn't help but his face darkened, it was rare to be happy today, what is this disgusting ghost like Huan Laosan doing here again?
"Let Brother Huan come in!" Mother Jia hesitated before ordering, she didn't care too much about Aunt Zhao's life or death, she was just a concubine, let alone the concubine who tried to murder the mistress, so she died as soon as she died , but she still pays more attention to Jia Huan. After all, at a young age, she won the honor of a scholar with a small and medium-sized salary.

Leaning slightly, Jia Huan walked in under the eyes of everyone. He was wearing untrimmed filial piety with a plain white belt and his hair crown was also tied with a white belt. His handsome face was slightly tired, giving off a kind of The cold and desolate feeling of being alone.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai's nose was slightly sore, she couldn't help but pursed her red lips, and lowered her head and sighed secretly, feeling pity and worry at the same time, it seems that Aunt Zhao's death has dealt a heavy blow to Brother Huan, I hope he will come So don't do anything drastic.

Without squinting, Jia Huan went straight to Mother Jia and knelt down and said, "Huan'er pays respects to the old lady."

Jia Mu nodded and said, "Good boy, get up and go see your mother."

Jia Huan had to salute Mrs. Wang again, then Aunt Xue, and greeted Baochai, Yingchun and Xichun.

"Brother Huan is here for something?" Mother Jia asked.

Jia Huan bowed his head and said: "Although my aunt made a big mistake in a moment of confusion, she is Huan'er's biological mother after all. Huan'er's body, hair and skin are all given by my aunt. I dare not forget the gift of childbearing. One is for my aunt to help the coffin back to Jinling and be buried in the earth for peace. Huan'er also kept her filial piety in Jinling for three years, chanting scriptures and Buddha every day. And my wife agrees."

Mother Jia fell silent when she heard the words, and Mrs. Wang also remained silent. Although Jia Huan's words were very tactful and well-founded, they sounded harsh to her ears. The grace of upbringing is not great?Therefore, the more filial Jia Huan showed towards Aunt Zhao, the more embarrassing she would be as an aunt.

Mother Jia obviously understood this, so she didn't immediately agree to Jia Huan. Although she was the real talker of the family, Mrs. Wang's face still had to be taken into consideration, and she doted on Jia Baoyu even more. You can only choose one, and she will still stand on Jia Baoyu's side.Although Jia Huan has great potential, the Wang family and the Jia family support each other, especially now that the situation of the Jia family is going from bad to worse, they need to rely more on the Wang family and Wang Ziteng.

"Zheng's daughter-in-law, what do you think about this?" Mother Jia kicked the ball to Mrs. Wang.

A trace of imperceptible indifference flashed in Mrs. Wang's eyes, she sighed and said: "This matter is so troublesome... Brother Huan, it's not my mother who makes me cruel. Although your filial piety is commendable, what your aunt did, I'm afraid It is not suitable to go back to Jinling."

Zhou Rui's family immediately spoke up and said: "That's right, Aunt Zhao did such a shameful thing, it's considered merciful for my wife not to send her to see an official, and she even wants to be buried in the Jia family's ancestral grave, that's absolutely unacceptable, Brother Huan You better not make things difficult for your wife."

Jia Huan shook his head and said: "Ms. Zhou misunderstood. I didn't want my aunt to be buried in Jia's ancestral grave. My aunt is from Jinling. This time it's just a fallen leaf returning to her roots. If mother allows, Huan'er also intends to transfer her household registration to the grave." Move back to Jinling, and after three years of guarding the system, you can directly sign up for the township examination in Jinling, which will save you the pain of running around."

As soon as these words came out, Mother Jia's complexion changed slightly, and everyone present also looked at each other in blank dismay.Jia Huan also wanted to move his household registration back to Jinling. The superficial reason was to make it easier to take the township examination, but in fact he was trying to show Mrs. Wang that Jia Huan was not greedy for the property of the Jia family, nor was he interested in the inheritance of the Jia family.

Obviously, Jia Huan wants to give up the right to distribute Jia's property in exchange for Mrs. Wang's agreement to help him return to Jinling, which is undoubtedly very attractive to Mrs. Wang.

Sure enough, Mrs. Wang was moved when she heard it. Although Aunt Zhao is dead now, she no longer poses a threat to her status as a wife, but she still can't feel that Jia Huan is such a "bad root" by her side. An Wen, I was afraid that he would be as bad as Aunt Zhao, plotting against himself and Baoyu, and Jia Huan's momentum was too fierce, with him, all the limelight of his Baoyu would be covered by him, and it would appear dim. It's a good thing to be sent far away to Jinling and never come back again.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang made up her mind, but she still said hypocritically: "Brother Huan, you are still young, I am afraid it will not work to stay in Jinling alone. The mountains are high and the road is far away. How is your heart at ease?"

Jia Huan sneered in his heart, he really deserves to be a hypocrite, what he said was better than what he sang, in fact, he wished that I would go as far away as possible, but since you want to gain fame by acting, it doesn't matter if I cooperate with you, just let me go That's enough, so he said sincerely: "It's the so-called thread in the hands of a loving mother, and the clothes on the wanderer's body. Huan'er understands the mother's love and care for her child.

Huan'er really couldn't bear to be far away from her mother, just letting her suffer the pain of longing, but the aunt's kindness of giving birth has not been repaid, and the child is also in trouble. In the past three years, I can only ask my second brother and third sister to take care of me at my mother's knees. I am filial.

In addition, although Huan'er is young, she can already take care of herself, and there are people around her, so please rest assured. "

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "Have Brother Huan asked Master?"

"Master agrees!" Jia Huan replied.

Mrs. Wang sighed and said: "Since this is the case, there is nothing more to say as a mother. I will go to Jinling Mountains and long rivers. I just hope that you will take good care of yourself."

Jia Huan hurriedly said, "Thank you, mother, take care of your health, too."

Jia Mu frowned and said, "Brother Huan, have you really made up your mind?"

Jia Huan nodded and said: "Huan'er will definitely study hard when she returns to Jinling. If she doesn't take the exams, she will never return to Beijing."

Jia Mu said in a deep voice: "You have such ambition, it's a good thing, anyway, since your old lady agrees, I, an old woman, have nothing to say, but you are a child, and you don't understand many things. It's better to let Lin Zhixiao take care of it for you, and you can save yourself some trouble, and all the necessary expenses will be paid by the public."

Jia Huan's heart warmed slightly when she heard the words. Although Jia's mother was biased, she treated her concubine well. He kowtowed three times and said: "Forgive my grandson for not being able to kowtow in front of our ancestors to fulfill our filial piety."

Jia's mother waved her hand and said calmly: "I don't expect you to come here every day to kowtow to pay your respects. I just hope that you understand that no matter where you are in the future, you are also a descendant of my Jia family. Brother Huan, you go!"

Obviously, Jia's mother was dissatisfied with Jia Huan's arbitrariness in moving her household registration back to Jinling. In her opinion, Jia Huan was actively cutting off the relationship with Jia's family, so she couldn't help but remind her.

Jia Huan bowed to Jia's mother again, and then turned around and walked out of the house. Xue Baochai looked at Jia Huan's back, feeling inexplicably empty and melancholy. He Yue will see you again, maybe at that time, she will already be married as Mrs. Feng's wife.

Both the general examination and the rural examination are held every three years. The provincial examination happened to be held in August last year, and the next rural examination will be in August two years later. Jia Huan is still in the period of filial piety, so he is not allowed to participate in this rural examination as a rule. This means that we have to wait another three years, and this time is five years. How many five years are there in life?
Thinking of this, Xue Baochai felt even more lost. Aunt Xue noticed that her complexion was not right, so she asked with concern: "What's the matter? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xue Baochai nodded and said softly: "Mother, I suddenly feel a little sleepy, so go back and rest for a while." After speaking, she stood up and said goodbye to Jia Mu and others, and went straight back to Lixiangyuan.

After Jia Huan left, the crowd also dispersed one after another. Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng's aunt and nephew returned to their residence, and the latter couldn't help but ask, "Why did Auntie agree to Huan Laosan? Wouldn't it be better to stay by my side and treat him slowly! "

Mrs. Wang asked back: "How to treat it? He has a reputation as a scholar now, and the old lady and the master look at him differently."

Wang Xifeng was immediately at a loss for words.

Mrs. Wang said lightly: "Let him go, send him away, it's best never to come back, then I will be quiet and happy."

(End of this chapter)