The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 30 This is too coincidental

Seeing Wang Xifeng walking out alone, Li Wan asked in surprise, "Ping'er won't go back with you?"

Wang Xifeng sighed hypocritically and said: "Ping'er is still angry with me, it's all because I was too violent yesterday and broke her heart, I'll come back after a few days when the anger subsides."

Laiwang's daughter-in-law said dissatisfiedly: "Ms. Ping'er is getting bigger and bigger now. Even if grandma is wrong, she is her master after all. Now I have come to pick her up in person, and I have given enough face. She is still unwilling to let go. It can be seen that there is no such master as grandma in her eyes."

Wang Xifeng reprimanded: "Nonsense, Ping'er has been serving me with all his heart these past few years, everyone has seen it, but yesterday's facts have wronged her too much, and it is normal for her to be angry, and she will call the second master to plead guilty some other day, and Ping'er will probably agree."

Hey, Wang Xifeng's master and servant sang together, one sang the red face and the other sang the bad face. Wang Xifeng seemed to be defending Ping'er in every sentence, but to outsiders, it seemed that Ping'er didn't understand the general situation and didn't pay attention to the master.

Although Li Wan had nothing to do with the world, he was also a smart person, so he didn't make a sound.Wang Xifeng apologized again: "Since Ping'er refuses to go back with me, I'm afraid I will disturb my sister-in-law for a few days."

Li Wan jokingly said: "I'm short of a needleworker. It's just right for her to stay. If you don't want girl Feng, just tell the old lady and ask Ping'er to stay and serve me."

Wang Xifeng scolded with a smile: "Well, you Li Papi, you really want to pluck the feathers. You even want to dig the bottom of my wall, but there is no door. Besides, even if I agree, our master may not agree. He is very precious to Ping'er."

Li Wan spat: "Since it's so precious, please go back quickly, I don't care too much."

Wang Xifeng sighed: "I would like to, but I don't want to, I'd better bother my sister-in-law for a few days first, and then I'll send someone to bring some changes of clothes. I'm going to ask you, sister-in-law, to give me some advice these days."

Li Wan nodded and said no more, Wang Xifeng took Laiwang's daughter-in-law and left. Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu was still waiting outside, and when he saw it, he stepped forward and asked, "Second sister-in-law, where is sister Ping'er? Isn't she going back with you?"

Wang Xifeng was inexplicably a little annoyed, and said calmly: "Brother Bao, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the master should also take a vacation these few days. You run around every day, and I haven't seen you read a single page of the book. Master carefully check your homework."

Jia Baoyu's complexion changed slightly when he heard the words, and he suddenly laughed again: "Second sister-in-law, don't bully me. Even if the master is on vacation, he must have a lot of socializing. How can he have the time to check my homework."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Today is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and there are still a few days before New Year's Eve. Everyone must go to the old lady's place to reunite. Master Baobuqi will study you on a whim. If you are compared by Lan'er, you, an uncle, will be ashamed."

Jia Baoyu slapped his forehead and said, "Thanks to the second sister-in-law for reminding me." After speaking, he turned and left in a hurry.

Laiwang's daughter-in-law said with a smile: "Second Master Bao is not afraid of heaven and earth, he is the only one who can cure him."

"Go back!" Wang Xifeng said calmly, she is not in the mood to talk about this now, and today she is planning to "coax" Ping'er back first, and then slowly recuperate, but Ping'er is obviously wary of herself.

Let's say that after Wang Xifeng left, Li Wan entered the room and found Ping'er weeping silently there. He couldn't help being moved with compassion, so he sat down beside her, pulled Ping'er and said, "Since you don't want to go back with her, why are you crying now?"

Ping'er wiped his tears and said: "The beautiful words she said, I think the grandma has heard it. If you understand it in your heart, you will naturally know what's going on. If you don't understand it in your heart, it's just that I, a slave, don't understand the general situation, and I am proud of being favored."

Li Wan sighed and said, "Then what are your plans? You can hide from the first day of the junior high school but not the fifteenth day. She is your master after all. How can your arms beat your thighs?"

A trace of sadness flashed in Ping'er's eyes and said: "I can't go back there, and she will definitely not tolerate me. If she still misses a little bit of old love, she should let me go out of the house. If she is more cruel, she will match me with a family and have a child. I will be a slave in Jia's house forever."

Li Wan frowned and said: "You have no old lady outside, and no brothers or sisters to rely on. Even if you are released from the house, you will still be alone and helpless. What should I do?"

Ping'er had a sore nose and burst into tears when she heard the words, she was an orphan, she was sold into the Wang's family since she was a child, because of her good looks and temperament, she was chosen as a dowry to marry into Jia's house.

After all, Li Wan's heart softened, and he sighed and said: "Just now I sniffed her out, if I keep you to serve me, she might agree, but your Second Master Lian is a little troublesome, if the old lady speaks up, it will be easy to deal with!"

Ping'er was overjoyed when he heard the words, but immediately said sadly: "If Ping'er can serve grandma, it is certainly a blessing from Sansheng, but grandma is already served by Suyun and Biyue, if I are added, I'm afraid it will not conform to the rules of the house."

Li Wan also felt a little bit troubled when he heard the words, there is a rule on how many maids and wives should the master in the mansion have to serve, he can't drive one of Suyun and Biyue away for the sake of Ping'er, can he?

Seeing this, Ping'er said sadly: "If she comes next time, I'd better go back with her, so as to save Grandma the trouble."

Li Wan was silent when she heard the words, she was a widow, she usually kept a low profile as much as she could, and lived a quiet and stable life, although she had a little friendship with Ping'er, she didn't want to offend Wang Xifeng for this, and drag herself into the cusp of the storm.

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Besides, Jia Lian spent 200 taels of silver to finally calm down the matter of Bao's second daughter-in-law. He was finally relieved. When he returned to the residence that night, he didn't see the pretty maid Ping'er.

Wang Xifeng said sarcastically: "I read it after only seeing you for a day. If so, why did you kick her and scold her yesterday?"

Jia Lian looked embarrassed, fell down and lay down, said coldly: "You don't have to be sour, just pretend I didn't ask!"

Wang Xifeng felt even more jealous, and said with a cold snort: "I went to my sister-in-law to apologize to Ping'er in person today, but she just refuses to come back. Why don't you try it, Second Master, maybe you can invite him back."

Hearing this, Jia Lian said angrily, "Ping'er's hooves are so big, she doesn't take her master seriously any more. I'll match her with a crooked servant someday."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "You said this. Tomorrow I will go back to the old lady and the wife and say that Ping'er is also getting old, so I will match her with a servant later."

Jia Lian was speechless for a moment, he was just speaking out of anger, and he hadn't even had a chance to play with the delicate and charming Qiao Pinger, so he wouldn't be willing to be a servant, but at this moment, Wang Xifeng took the conversation, and he didn't have the nerve to refute it, and he was also worried that Wang Xifeng would use the topic to play tricks.

In the blink of an eye, it will be the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and tomorrow will be New Year's Eve. Brother Tieniu came to the gate of Jia's mansion early in the morning to look for Jia Huan.

Jia Huan quickly came out from the corner gate, and saw that the Tieniu brothers were all wearing new clothes and hats, so he laughed and said, "With this new outfit, I'm much more energetic and handsome."

The boy Tiehu smiled and said: "My brother will hang out with the third master Huan in the future, so naturally he has to dress better, so as not to embarrass the third master."

Tie Niu smiled and said: "Third Master, don't listen to Tie Hu's nonsense, it's the Chinese New Year, and you have to wear new clothes."

Tie Hu grinned and said: "And the eldest brother is going to marry a wife!"

Jia Huan suddenly said: "So that's it. Congratulations to Brother Tieniu on the double happiness. When is the date? Do you mind if I come to the bar for a drink?"

Tie Niu said awkwardly: "I heard that the girl agreed, and their family also accepted the dowry. The date has not been finalized yet, maybe it will be after the Lantern Festival."

"Is it a little rushed?" Jia Huan asked.

Tie Niuhan said with a smile: "If you don't rush, you can't rush. Small households are not as troublesome as big ones. Just hire a sedan chair to carry them in."

Jia Huan laughed and said, "That's convenient. By the way, is the ice cellar full?"

Tie Niu nodded and said, "It's all fully stocked, and Third Master Huan has made a plan for the storefront of Wushi. After the third master has seen it to his satisfaction, he can start renting it out."

Jia Huan said happily: "Okay, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, you can come to me again, let's go and have a look together."

After chatting for a while, Brother Tieniu left. Jia Huan returned to his residence and continued to immerse himself in painting. The last time he sold his paintings, he earned 60 taels of silver, and now he has an accumulation of 80 taels of silver, which is equivalent to a purchasing power of [-].

Hong Ling poured Jia Huan a cup of hot tea, stood behind him and watched him paint, hesitated to speak several times, Jia Huan noticed something different, and asked with a smile: "Sister Hong Ling, is something wrong?"

"No...it's okay, third master, are you cold?" Hong Ling asked him, looking around.

Jia Huan put down his pen and said with a smile: "I'm not cold, sister Hongling may wish to speak directly if she has something to say, is there any difficulty at home?"

Hong Ling blushed, shook her head and said, "No, everything is fine at home, it's just..."

Jia Huan looked at Hong Ling with concern, waiting for her to continue!

Hong Ling gritted her teeth, and said softly: "I'm afraid Hong Ling won't be able to serve the third master in the future."

"Why?" Jia Huan asked in surprise.

Hong Ling sighed and said: "When I was a kid, my family was poor and her population was too many. I couldn't afford it, so my father and mother sold me into Jiafu as a niece. Later, the family was better. The elder brother and the second brother also fought for a few acres of land in these years. When they are big, they plan to help me redeem themselves and find a family relationship outside. "

Jia Huan couldn't help but secretly lamented that people in this day and age were worthless. A meal on the second floor of Zuixiang Building cost at least two taels of silver, but a little girl was only worth two taels of silver.

"This is a good thing, is the marriage settled?" Jia Huan was inexplicably reluctant.

Hong Ling blushed and nodded and said: "It's settled. The man's family has a house in a village two miles outside Dongzhimen. He's an honest man. He's eighteen this year, but he doesn't have a father-in-law, and his mother-in-law's eyes are not too good."

Jia Huan's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Is the husband's surname Tie?"

"How did the third master know?" Hong Ling asked in surprise.

Jia Huan was a little speechless, what a coincidence!
(End of this chapter)