Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 329 5.11 Mrs. Wang: Baoyu is still young

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5.11 Mrs. Wang: Baoyu is still young

The next morning, Jia's mother's courtyard was still as lively as ever. Except for Madam Xing, all the women in the inner courtyard of Jia's mansion were present, and they didn't even need to enter the door. Wang Xifeng's sharp laughter and the following words could be heard from afar. All kinds of rebuttals and even chasing after them—theoretically speaking, it is impossible for a daughter-in-law to be higher than a sister-in-law.

"I'll beat you for being such a slanderer." Tan Chun blushed with embarrassment and hit Wang Xifeng with a beauty hammer until she was "beaten" and she repeatedly begged for mercy and finally hid behind Jia Mu's couch. , "Even my little sister dares to make fun of her. This is not what a sister-in-law should say!"

"Hey, why don't we talk about this? A girl who is over fourteen years old does not worry about her own marriage. Do you think she wants to stay in the house for the rest of her life?" Even though Wang Xifeng was beaten away, she still didn't forget it. He continued, "That's not possible. The monthly payment of two taels per month plus all kinds of chewed fruits. If you don't make a few hundred taels a year, you can't make it at all. Since I'm in charge."

"Ancestor, don't stop me. I'm going to beat her all over her face today!" How could Tanchun let her continue talking like this? He raised the beauty hammer and continued to "chase". It was just right for the two of them to fight like this. Make the whole living room burst into laughter.

"Ancestor, why do you want the third sister to talk about marriage?" In the middle of the laughter, an obviously inappropriate interruption came to everyone's ears. It was the phoenix egg that was still nestled in the arms of his grandma in the [-]th Five-Year Plan. "A family and He Meimei, wouldn't it be good to stay together forever? Why throw the watery daughter's house outside into the mud and algae?

If you want me to say, the house should build a big garden and place all the sisters together. They don't have to worry about those dirty things every day and just play some interesting things. And the second sister is really, Obviously this is my home, but I live in some princess's house all day long, but I can't see her if I want to! "

Some people are so capable, they can always shut up everyone when they speak, and can turn the place cold by just speaking. At least after Phoenix Egg said these few words, even Wang Xifeng, who has always claimed to be "the one who knows how to get things done", Even after I opened my mouth, I couldn't pick it up.

"But it's nonsense again. How can any girl's family never get married?" In the end, Jia's mother took over the conversation, not forgetting to give her baby a symbolic kiss, "Besides, when they go out in the future, they will never be able to marry again." return?"

Wang Xifeng and Tan Chun looked at each other, but neither of them had any intention of warming up, let alone Li Wan and Xichun, who didn't talk much. Jia Baoyu not only "commented" on her sister's marriage, but also arranged the arrangements for the princess's mansion. After all, it’s a good thing that this kind of thing didn’t spread. If it did, Princess Yongchang could send someone directly over to help “teach” her with a board on the spot.

"There is no need to rush about the marriage of the third and fourth girls. How can the elder brother talk about the younger sister first?" What was even more chilling was that Mrs. Wang said a few words with an indifferent expression, "Baoyu is still young, and he is a Child, why do you need to worry about this?"

This time, the whole place was so quiet that you could hear the drop of a pin.

It is different from the original work. The contradictions in the current Rongguo Mansion are much more acute - no matter how dirty Wang Xifeng is with Jia Lian, she has now received the sixth-grade Anren imperial edict brought by her husband, which is the same as Mrs. Wang; Li Wan She was taken away by someone early, and now she hardly speaks in the house, not to mention that she was very dissatisfied with Jia Baoyu.

The result of the comparison between the two is that Mrs. Wang's power in the mansion is completely incomparable to that in the original work, not to mention that her right-hand man Zhou Rui has been sent away by someone for a family reunion. The Bai family who is now helping her manage affairs was originally the Rongguo mansion. The family has a child, and the foundation is too shallow to mention in a hurry. Even if many things can be done, it is far less efficient than Zhou Ruili, the spouse.

At the same time, the current Rongguo Mansion is even more miserable than in the original work. The most important one is the sharp drop in income, because the Xue family has already cut off the tribute they once gave to the Ningrong Mansion and is only treated according to the standards of relatives. The position was unstable, and he had to pay for his official position all day long. Together with Mrs. Wang's plundering of the mansion, it naturally made the Rongguo mansion's economy worse and made Jia's mother even more dissatisfied with this daughter-in-law.

Therefore, regarding Jia Baoyu's marriage, the conflict between Jia's mother-in-law and Mrs. Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has long been semi-public. Although such face-to-face confrontations are rare, there have been many times; but no matter how much trouble there is, It's amazing. This is the first time that Mrs. Wang has directly used the marriage of a girl in her family as a "bargain" to threaten Jia Mu like she did today.

"Shuqing has seen each other a lot these days, do you like anyone?" Mother Jia said in a lukewarm voice while gently caressing the head of Jia Baoyu, who was completely unaware of the situation in her arms.

"Ancestor, I still have some things to do over there, so I'll go back and take care of them now." Before Mrs. Wang could answer, Li Wan had already stood up indifferently, bowed and gave the Wanfu gift and took the maid away. Now her identity , there is no need to worry about anything on this occasion; Wang Xifeng simply waved to Tanchun and Xichun to go out while Li Wan was going out.

"Girl Feng, you see Luan'er from your second uncle's house a lot on weekdays. You might as well take her home in two days and meet all the sisters." Mrs. Wang's expression became more and more indifferent, while counting the rosary beads in her hand. , I haven’t forgotten to explain.

Wang Xifeng's face turned pale and she looked at Jia's mother for help - from the perspective of a girl from the Wang family, it would be most suitable for Jia Baoyu to get married to Wang Luan'er; the problem is that she is not stupid, and Mrs. Wang is very interested in Rong. Who can really be deceived by the little thoughts of the national government?However, as the daughter-in-law of Jia She and the next generation of orthodox Rongguo ladies, she would only want to hand over her position if she is mentally retarded - in the original work, as soon as Xue Baochai entered the door, she was ignored by Mrs. Wang.

"They are all our relatives, so it doesn't matter if we come and play for two days." Mother Jia nodded lightly, "It just so happens that sister Youyun won't be here for some days, so why not come with us together? It will be more lively if there are more people in the family."

The next generation eldest daughter of the Rongguo Mansion will be named Wang. If the second daughter-in-law is also named Wang, in the future, the external surname of the mansion will be Jia. I’m afraid it’s hard to say what the internal surname will be, but it will definitely not be surnamed Shi. Anyway, Jia’s mother wants to be like now. It may be too difficult to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

"Don't worry, ancestor!" Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief and quickly nodded in agreement, "On the other hand, Master Fu, I just posted a message the day before yesterday. I want sister Qiu Fang to come and sit down. I don't know what day is suitable?"

This time, Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang frowned at the same time - Fu Qiufang's thoughts really couldn't be hidden from anyone who cared about it, not to mention that she had made it clear that she had no intention of hiding it; the problem was that Fu Shi was "just" a fifth-grade Ying Tianfu general judge. , the two matrons of the Rongguo Mansion looked down upon him, and they all deliberately ignored that the only person with the highest official position in the Jia Mansion at present was Jia Zheng's "Sixth Grade Director of the Ministry of Industry."

"We might as well choose a suitable day to pick up all three of them." Mother Jia glanced at Mrs. Wang, whose expression became increasingly gloomy, and decided on the spot, "As for the time, let's set it on the day after tomorrow. It happens to be a good time. It's a good day for relatives to come to visit." "I understand." Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief, "But, sister Luan'er, do you want to say hello to your second uncle in advance?"

"Don't worry, I will make an agreement with my second brother." Mrs. Wang accepted the "job" unceremoniously, causing Jia Mu's expression to drop instantly.

Whether he wants to admit it or not, Wang Ziteng is now the representative of the "Four Jinling Families" and the one with the highest official position. In theory, only the emperor's close associates can serve as the "Beijing Jiedu Envoy". What I am dissatisfied with is that this person does not know what it is like to be an official, but he needs to constantly pay for it, and he always pays it from Jia's house.

"I'll make arrangements right now." Wang Xifeng hurriedly bowed his head in response, not forgetting to greet Tanchun and Xichun who were about to turn into quails, and the three of them walked out the door together.

Jia Baoyu?He just has a low emotional intelligence, not a brain disease. At least he can still notice that Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang are in a bad mood. Naturally, he won't speak stupidly at this time. He just pretends that he doesn't see it and continues to be a "good baby" .

"My wife has some things to do over there, so I'll go down first." Seeing that the living room was already quiet, Mrs. Wang naturally had no intention of staying here any longer.

"Yeah!" Mother Jia nodded with a cold face and stared at Mrs. Wang as she went out.

After a while, Li Wanyuan.

"Why did you come to my place? You are not busy with the affairs of the house?" Li Wan was holding a teacup in one hand and a novel in the other, and was passing the time without looking at it, just in time to see Wang Xifeng enter the door ——The two of them have no conflict at all now. Even if they don’t talk about their friendship at night, their relationship has become really close.

"You are so leisurely now that you don't see others suffering!" Wang Xifeng was so angry that she snatched Li Wan's novel and threw it aside. She poured herself a cup of tea, tested the temperature and found it was right. " Baoyu is also fifteen years old. In other families, he would have been married a long time ago and even had children. How can it be like here?"

"Grandma, be careful!" Ping'er quickly dissuaded her.

"You go back first and help me take care of the rest of the mess. It doesn't matter anyway." Wang Xifeng waved her hand impatiently and sent the worried maid away before saying bitterly, "They are fighting. That's all, why does it involve our own girl? Not to mention the second sister, the third and fourth girls are not young either!"

"Put the identity of Rongguo Mansion on yourself." Li Wan said coolly. Different from the original work, the resources she can control and mobilize now are not something that Rongguo Mansion can allocate to Jia Lan. Naturally, He didn't like her, so he simply gave up his original intention and even used it as a raft to flirt with Feng Lazi from time to time.

"Hmph!" Wang Xifeng is not stupid and can't see this problem. But with her current status, there is really nothing she can do. "According to me, it is better to settle on Sister Qiufang, which will save both parties trouble."

"Oh?" Li Wan's expression changed. This was the first time that Wang Xifeng directly stated his attitude towards Jia Baoyu's marriage. "It's okay if that's the case. We just need Master Fu to talk to the master more; Sister Qiu Fang and we usually do the same. I’ve seen you many times, such a good girl is just the right person to be a sister in the whole family.”

"It's just..." Wang Xifeng didn't expect Li Wan to be so straightforward. They only had a tacit understanding before, but they never made it clear, "I'm afraid, Mr. Fu."

"Speaking of this, I have two things." Li Wan said with a smile, "First, the two brothers Lian have been outside for a long enough time. It just so happens that the current Shuntian Mansion co-president is old and frail, so he can't figure out what to do. Time will be free, do you think you should report it to the great master?"

"Oh?" Wang Xifeng's eyes lit up and he glanced sideways at Li Wan, "Are you so kind?"

"I'm just saying a few words in vain, it depends on the mansion." Li Wan is really not interested in this, and he is willing to remind Wang Xifeng, or it is because of someone's arrangement, "It's another matter, I don't know. Is this good news for you? Yesterday, His Highness Yongchang mentioned that it is time for the nine-border inspection again, and His Majesty intends to mention your second uncle's name."

"Huh?" Wang Xifeng didn't realize the problem at all, and said with bright eyes, "What grade of official position is that?"

"If we talk about grades, the 'Nine Provinces Inspection' is considered to be the third grade, and the further 'Nine Provinces Control' is considered to be the second grade."

"Isn't that a good thing?" Wang Xifeng's voice was trembling.

"A good thing?" Li Wan was obviously teasing.

(End of this chapter)