The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 143

On the first day of September, the sky was not yet fully lit, and the ground on Rongning Street was thinly covered with autumn frost.Housekeeper Lin Zhixiao took four strong domestic servants to load Aunt Zhao's coffin into the carriage, and rushed out of the city to Tongzhou.

Qiao Ping'er was carrying a burden on her back, standing beside Jia Huan quietly, and seeing that the hearse had gone, she said softly, "Third Master, it's time for us to set off."

Jia Huan nodded and hummed, turned and boarded the carriage, raised the curtain again, and stretched out a hand, Ping'er felt warm, took Jia Huan's hand and used his strength to get into the carriage, and rode with him.

Ping'er has no father or mother, and no brothers or sisters outside. Now she is determined to follow Jia Huan. The third master is her god, so naturally she goes wherever the third master goes without any hesitation.

Others think that Jia Huan has been exiled, and there is no future with him, and even the servant Jin Shu is unwilling to go to Nanjing, but Ping'er firmly believes that the third master will stand out and spread his wings one day.

Zhao Guoji was always stern, but now he became even more silent. With a flick of his whip, the wheels of the carriage began to turn gurglingly, driving forward along the street, gradually leaving the Rong and Ning mansions behind.

Jia Huan lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced back. In about a month, it will be a year since he traveled to the Red Mansion.

A lot has happened this year.

Settle the suspicion with Jia Tanchun's siblings;

I met Lin Daiyu for the first time in Jiamu's house;

Suppressed by Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng;
Met Xue Baochai at Moxue Bookstore;

Catch the ducks on the shelves with small and medium-sized three yuan;

And Aunt Zhao's sudden death...

All of these are like a dream!

It's funny to say that at the beginning, Jia Huan considered leaving Jia's mansion to do it alone, but now he really wants to leave, but he leaves in this "broken ties".

From the very beginning, Jia Huan had no sense of belonging to Jia's mansion, which was about to collapse, and never thought of tying his fate with Jia's family, so he left at this moment without nostalgia or loss. From now on In the end, he wants to fully control his own destiny, work hard and fight for himself and for the people he cares about!

Jia Tanchun originally intended to go with Jia Huan, but Jia's mother disagreed. Firstly, the journey to the girl's house was inconvenient, and secondly, as a grandmother, she would miss her granddaughter.

Of course, this is only the reason given by Jia Mu on the surface. There is a more important reason she did not mention, and that is Jia Huan.There is no doubt that Jia Huan is a scholar, and he is also the most likely person among the younger generation of Jia's family to become a great person. It is related to the hope of Jia's family rejuvenation. Now, for the sake of the peace of the family, Jia Huan is "exiled" to Nanjing. It's just a matter of expediency.

Originally, with Aunt Zhao's death, the relationship between Jia Huan and Jia's family had already been severed, and she must have resentment towards her aunt, Mrs. Wang. more and more indifferent.

Therefore, Mother Jia wants to keep Jia Tanchun by her side. She knows that Jia Huan and Jia Tanchun are deeply in love with each other. It is inevitable that the Jia family still has a feeling of favor.

Just as the carriage was about to drive out of Rongning Street, there was a sudden sound of horseshoes behind him, and someone shouted loudly: "Brother Huan, wait a moment! Brother Huan, wait a moment!"

Jia Huan raised the curtain and looked around, and saw Xue Pan chasing after him, so he ordered Zhao Guoji to stop the carriage, and then he got out of the carriage and waited.

Xue Pan rushed to stop his horse, turned over and jumped off, yawning and complaining: "Brother Huan didn't say hello before he set off, thank goodness he caught up, or my sister will blame me again."

Jia Huan's heart moved, he cupped his hands and said, "I didn't intend to disturb other people in the mansion, but Brother Xue came here in a hurry, but there is something urgent?"

Xue Pan untied a bundle from the saddle, stuffed it into Jia Huan's arms, and said, "Here!" After speaking, he yawned again, looking sleepy.

Jia Huan only felt that the burden was heavy, and wondered: "What is it?"

Xue Pan waved his hand and said, "I don't know, my sister asked me to bring it to you." After speaking, his eyes rolled around, as if he really wanted Jia Huan to open it, so that he could see what was inside.

It's a pity that Jia Huan didn't open it, but just cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, Brother Xue, please thank Sister Bao for me too, let's leave in a hurry, let's say goodbye before it's too late."

Seeing that Jia Huan hadn't opened the bag, Xue Pan couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, coughed lightly and said, "Brother Huan, won't you open it and have a look?"

"Brother Xue, take care!" Jia Huan turned around and got into the carriage, and ordered Zhao Guoji to set off. The latter waved his whip, and the carriage drove forward again.

Xue Pan rolled his eyes and muttered: "Jia Huan didn't know what tricks he used to coax his sister's 300 taels of silver away. Tsk tsk, girls are outgoing, and for such things as gifting money, find a servant to give it away. That’s fine, you still have to make a trip for me, huh—I’m sleepy!”

Xue Pan yawned again. He spent the whole night fooling around in the brothel last night. He was caught by Xue Baochai as soon as he entered the door. He sent him on this errand. Now he got on his horse and hurried home to sleep in the cage. .

In the carriage, Ping'er took the bundle from Jia Huan, weighed it, and said curiously: "It's strange, Miss Bao gave something to the third master."

"It should be silver." Jia Huan said casually.

Ping'er opened it and found that there was indeed a large bag of silver inside, and there were also two pairs of insoles, two sweat towels and a plain sachet. He couldn't help sighing: "Miss Bao really has a heart. The towels and sachets are very clean, and they should have been driven out in the past few days."

There was a strange warm current in Jia Huan's heart. He is now in the period of severe mourning, and he can only wear white linen clothes, and the things he wears are mainly plain colors. It is obvious that the things Xue Baochai gave are all new works.

At this time, Ping'er opened the bag of silver again, and suddenly said in surprise: "I'm afraid there are 300 taels, Miss Bao is too generous."

Jia Huan knew that this was the copyright fee for "Peach Blossom Fan", but it was 200 taels more than the 100 taels agreed at the beginning, so he said softly, "Put it away."

Pinger happily put away the money, plus the dividends from the ice cream shop over the past few months, and the 100 taels given by the old lady, now there are thousands of taels in hand, this sense of security is really full , It doesn’t take much for myself and the third master, four or five years in Jinling is enough.

After working as a girl in Jia's mansion for several years, Qiao Ping'er finally tasted the joy of being in charge of her own family. From this point of view, it is not a bad thing to leave Jia's mansion. how nice.

The carriage swayed and walked out of Dongzhimen unhurriedly. Tiehu and Shitou flashed out from the side of the road, obviously waiting here a long time ago.

Zhao Guoji hurriedly reined in his horse, and said in surprise: "Tiehu, Shishi, what are you doing?"

Jia Huan raised the curtain of the car and saw that Tiehu and Shitou were carrying a bundle each, and the former was holding a stick of ripe paulownia in his hand. He couldn't help being overjoyed: "Huzi Shishi, you..."

Tiehu and Shitou laughed and said, "Of course I went to Jinling with the third master."

After the two finished speaking, they jumped into the carriage and squeezed into the driving seat with Zhao Guoji.

Jia Huan was both surprised and delighted, and asked, "Huzi, does Niang agree with you?"

Huzi nodded and said: "Agreed, why don't you agree, I have my elder brother and sister-in-law to take care of me at home, so I don't have anything to worry about. My mother also supports me, saying that she is still in good health, and I don't need to stay at home to guard her. In Sifang, it is better to go out with the third master while you are young and see the outside world than to make trouble at home."

Shi Shi chuckled and said, "As for me, I can eat enough for one person and the whole family will not worry about it. I can go wherever I want. Since brother Huzi and the third master are going to Jinling, I will naturally go too. The third master should not be disgusted."

Jia Huan was overjoyed. With these two boys accompanying him, his safety was greatly improved. He patted the shoulders of the two of them and said, "My dear brother, if I, Jia Huan, have a bite of food in the future, I won't miss you. Long Sail Breaks the Waves Sometimes, I will hang my sails directly on the clouds to help the Canghai. This time I go to Jinling, and I will break out a new world!"

Both Huzi and Shitou were young men with full-blooded vigor, and their blood surged when they heard the words. The former grabbed the horsewhip, whipped it fiercely, and the carriage drove quickly towards Tongzhou.

Exactly: a young man has his own lofty aspirations, and rides a fast horse in the clear autumn!

(End of this chapter)