The Honest Man of the Red Chamber

Chapter 118

"It's so beautiful, and it's beautiful to speak."

"It's Missy! It's Missy!"

"Yes, she said she was the chief secretary's daughter."

"No wonder it's polite and well-founded. It turns out it's Mrs. Jia's favorite."

"Don't go this way, what will you do if you are all overturned and disembarked?"

"Look at it and die in peace!"

Seeing the bustle, many boats farther away rowed towards Xiaoguanlou Dock, "Hurry up, hurry up, row over there."

The troublemakers who were nearby pricked up their ears and listened proudly, but even so, when they reached a certain water area, they had already laid down wooden pillars and were stopped. They were so dim that they couldn’t be seen clearly, but they were still gradually crowded with spectators at the other end. After all, unless it rains, Xiaoguanlou has opera performances. Even if you don’t enter Boweilou to spend money, Boweilou does not prohibit people from listening to operas on the nearby water. It is popular, and many of them came to become fisherman boatmen, swimming on the water with poles, selling some snacks and so on.

Their boats are smaller, and they are women, and many of them can row over, so they gather around to have a look.

The old lady of the Mo family froze because of Yuan Chun's disturbance. She really had no orders, but in Taiyuan, Shanxi, who wouldn't give her the Mo family some favors?Back then in Jinxiu Tangcheng in Taiyuan, the Mohists had made great efforts. Based on the teachings of the Mohist family, they have helped countless people over the years. Whoever mentions the Mohism will not praise a Qingwan celebrity.I didn't expect to be robbed by a little girl today.

"I'm here to apologize to your mother, can you afford it?"

The old lady of the Mo family glanced at Yuan Chun. Even though she was angry, she still wanted to praise Mrs. Chief Secretary for her good fortune!She actually gave birth to such a beautiful and delicate daughter, and then thought of the three children before, neat, neat, beautiful and cute. If it wasn't for the situation where the grandson's face was broken and scratched, she would have to say, Mrs. Chief Secretary At least it is enviable for children.

Yuan Chun tilted his head slightly, and called his younger brother and sister who were sticking out their heads in the carriage and waving at her, "Do you want to make an apology? Naturally, I dare not accept a gift from your old man, but these suffering masters have already come to your house in person I’ve made an apology, but I should also receive an apology from your grandson, right?”

Nan Lu lowered his head and chuckled when he heard this. When it comes to protecting one's shortcomings, the wife is naturally, but the young lady herself is not bad either.

Baoyu took the hands of his younger sister and younger brother, ran over and stood in front of his sister.

Yuan Chun pointed at Meiyu's torn clothes with his eyes, "it's inevitable for children to bump into each other, but you have grandchildren? Don't you understand? I also invited the doctor to see it. Your little one There is nothing wrong with the grandson, since that's the case, wouldn't it be nice for everyone to say sorry and shake hands to make peace?"

"You!" The old lady of the Mo family raised her eyebrows and her face turned sharp.

Yuan Chun was not afraid of her, compared to her, the early Nunnies were more difficult to deal with, she was full of momentum, and the truths in her mouth were the same, and she would not repeat the same thing for half an hour. She looked at the old lady of the Mo family. Eyes said, "Although I am young, I also know what it means to take care of the weak, what it means to be kind and repay kindness, and even more understand what it means to be a son who does not teach his father! The teaching is not strict, and the teacher is lazy! Since I came to my Jia's primary school Seeing that at Mo Tian's age, he knows how to bully children younger than him, disregarding the rules of my family's family, he repeatedly leads people into private places, and after quarrels and fights, he even yells for his grandma to come Kill people from our Jia family!"

Although she didn't speak loudly, it made everyone hold their breath.

The old lady of the Mo family asked her to say this, and she couldn't help but look at her grandson who was waving her small fist in the carriage, and he didn't know that it wasn't the grandma who was invincible in the past who was teaching others, but someone else was teaching his grandma backwards. Woolen cloth.

She blinked her eyes. After all, it was someone who had gone through the wind and rain. "Is what you said true?"

"No falsehood." Yuan Chun affirmed, "but don't worry, you don't need to worry about what will happen if your grandson comes to our kindergarten in the future. From today, the kindergarten will no longer be open to the public. I The mother said, because all the children are her own darlings, she was always worried day and night, deeply afraid that something unexpected would happen, but she didn't expect this kind of noise to happen. It's still the same as before, everyone is very pampered at home Good." She took the hands of her younger brother and younger sister, "Did I explain clearly enough? Do you have any questions? If not, I have to take my younger brothers and sisters to apply medicine and change clothes first."

The old lady of the Mo Family said solemnly, "Call Tian'er over."

The servant brought Mo Tian over, and Mo Tian glanced at Baoyu triumphantly before saying with a smile, "Grandma~"

"Apologize to my brothers and sisters."

The old lady of the Mo family gave orders, and she believed it when she saw Mo Tian's bloodshot face, and he cried and said that he was beaten in the elementary school, or that he had not beaten one of the three.People from Jia's family said it was an accompaniment, but those words were so hard that they could choke to death!And when we saw each other, Baoyu, Meiyu, and Yuyuan were all born in excellent condition, and we didn't see any injuries on the surface. As for the clothes, the torn place was not big, and she thought it was just like that if I didn't look carefully. The three children stood together All of them are very beautiful.With her grandson suing as the basis and making an apology first, she thought it was the Chief Secretary's wife who was bullying her and her grandson, an orphan and widow, so she wanted to fight to the end.

"Grandma!" Mo Tian was dissatisfied, how could he agree, but he was smart after all, so he bowed his hands to Meiyu and apologized, "I'm sorry."

Then he said loudly, "I love the sky and the world, so I apologize." He didn't really apologize.

But Baoyu opened his mouth and said, "I don't have a brother like you." He knew that sentence, it was a sentence from the Mohists when a hundred schools of thought were contending thousands of years ago, which meant that you should treat other people's fathers just like your own father, and treat the world People's love should be equal. When he said this, he meant that I apologized because I loved the world and regarded them as brothers.

Meiyu then came to understand, she said to Mo Tian, ​​"I thought this Mo was not the other Mo, but it turns out that it is really the Mo family who flaunts both love and non-aggression, using the weak to control the strong, and using the hero to control violence." She wrinkled her little nose, " What an embarrassment to the Mohist giant!"

Their mother told them a story about the giant of the Mohist school, in which there was Xiang Shaolong who was their first disciple, he fought wits with Lu Buwei, helped Princess Zhao and helped Qin Shihuang to the throne.

As soon as the old lady of the Mo family listened to what the two children said, she felt even more ashamed. She touched Mo Tian's knee with her crutch and immediately made him kneel heavily on the ground. planted on the ground.

"The family education is not strict, please forgive me."

The old lady of the Mo family cupped her hands, "I only listened to my grandson's side, and misunderstood the wife of the Chief Secretary. Please be sure to convey your apology to Guici, Miss."

"The old lady is polite." Yuan Chun didn't expect her to be a decisive and decisive person, and she would return a gift for another gift, so naturally she would not gain power and be unforgiving.

The old lady of the Mo family grabbed her grandson, who was drawing circles on the ground with her hands, and strode him into the carriage, "Go home."

"Yes."

It was only then that Yuan Chun noticed that although his family's carriage looked ordinary, it was fast and did not creak, and disappeared from everyone's sightlines in a short while.

"Miss, let's go home."

Yuan Chun came back to his senses, "Let's go, Yuanyuan, Baoyu Meiyu." Sitting in the carriage, she asked, "Where's mother?"

"My wife said that she looked at the eldest lady and you said goodbye to the old woman. The heroic posture of Zhizhu holding her made her feel depressed, so she went back first. She planned to cook two dishes for you to eat." Caiyun said with a smile, the Mo family just now The old lady followed, and she went to find her wife, but she only saw a good show when she didn't want to.

Baoyu was a little confused, "Mother can cook?" He knew that her mother could eat, but just now he heard sister Caiyun say that she cooked two dishes by herself.

"Mother can definitely, mother can do everything!" Yuanyuan must nod her head, in his heart, mother is omnipotent.

Yuan Chun smiled, "I really don't know, I've never seen it before." She tapped on the wall of the car lightly, "Hurry up." It's good to see something.

Is there anything happier than driving away those people who eat and drink for free, and seeing her daughter killing all directions, so promising. After Wang Guizhi really "quietly" slept in the quiet room, he felt much more comfortable When I got home, I asked Caixia to show her another set of clothes, "You can't dress like I am now when you go to the kitchen, and I will make a new set for you in the future."

Still in the mood to ask Caiying to prepare a cloth towel to wrap her head, "Don't let the oily smoke get on your head."

All the maidservants of the three colors were happy to see her, there was no one who didn't cooperate in these trivial matters, all of them cooperated, one said that the sleeves should be changed, and the other said that the kitchen should prepare the ingredients immediately, I don't know what good dishes the wife is going to make.

Wang Guizhi thought for a while, and decided to make one that would never go wrong. Spicy hot pot... This was her special skill in the past. After boiling the family's favorite ingredients, seafood, meatballs, etc., chili, pepper, ginger, and garlic follow the big kitchen Add the spices prepared by the master chef and stir-fry again. It is fragrant and tangy, but the flavors are mixed but rich and delicious~

While talking about the excitement, someone outside reported, "The uncle is here."

Upon hearing that it was Jia Zhu, Wang Guizhi waved his hand, and Caifeng, who was pulling out the jade hairpin for her, hurriedly pushed back the hairpin.

Jia Zhu came in, raised her robe and squatted down to salute, "Greetings to mother."

Thinking that he was also one of the "sinners" who made him lose money, Wang Guizhi asked all the maids to go out before calling him up, "I'm uneasy! Why are you back at this time, aren't you busy today?" She looked Xiang's son, most likely the elementary school Siyi Building rang the bell and closed the building. Someone told him that he came back to inquire about the news.

Jia Zhu, who really wanted to ask her mother this question, heard that the tone was wrong, as if she was angry, she couldn't help but raised her head and asked, "Why is mother uneasy, but she is not feeling well?"

Wang Guizhi made a serious face on purpose to tease him, "I'm fine, but your younger brothers and sisters have been bullied, Baoyu and Yuanyuan's legs are red and swollen, and your sister's clothes are torn!"

"What?" Jia Zhu was really anxious when he heard that this was not good. He is the eldest son, eight years apart from Yuan Chun, and farther away from his younger brothers and sisters. Now Li Wan is pregnant again. Sometimes he takes Baoyu Waiting to see it as if it were my own child, "How could this happen? No one told me."

"Hmph, hurry up and see your wife, get the medicine and things ready, and coax them to go later." Wang Guizhi was still thinking about cooking, she promised the children, and didn't like talking fat.

Seeing his mother chasing him away, Jia Zhu couldn't help but feel frustrated, and she was still a little depressed when she returned to the house.Li Wan stepped forward to help him change his clothes, she reacted with a little shyness, always feeling sleepy and tired, Wang Guizhi was too busy, so he avoided her greetings, and staggered talking during meals, lest some smells would make her feel nauseous.

"Grandpa, what's the matter with you?"

"It's nothing... Are you okay at home? Did the child make trouble with you again today?" Jia Zhu thought about her mother saying that he was right. During this time, he was always busy with socializing, playing and drinking every day, and caring about family affairs. Too little.

Li Wan let him hold her hand, and smiled coquettishly, "I'm fine, my reaction has been much shallower recently, and I'll be able to go out in a while." Seeing him touching her hand, she was a little dazed. I knew there was still something to do, "Master, don't lie to me, there must be something wrong, just tell the court judge~"

Jia Zhu hugged her, "When I greeted my mother just now, she scolded me slightly, saying that I didn't care about my siblings and you."

As expected, the mother was still so considerate. Li Wan smiled sweetly, "Mom must have missed you. We haven't had a family meal at the same table for a long time."

Ever since my mother suffered a serious illness, my original intention of cultivating Buddhism has not changed, but I like to sit around the family, laughing and eating. Sometimes even the servants and maids don’t want to be around, and there is no need to set rules. Everyone chats and eats and drinks freely.

"Hmm." Jia Zhu was thinking, wondering if the judge knew about it, "brothers and sisters were beaten? Do you know about this?"

When Li Wan heard about it, she was also taken aback, "Who is so bold to beat them?" She looked at her girl, "Go and ask sister Caixia next to your wife."

"Yes."

After a while, the man came back and clarified the matter one by one.

Li Wan heard this, and couldn't help but glance at Bai Jiazhu, "Didn't it be you who opened the mouth? I think mother should blame you! I was thinking that my children could have fun, and let you get so many people out." Then At that time, the mother said that when her child came out, it happened that she could not just stay in the house, but also have a good time.As a result, so many people came out.

"The Mohists? Why are they so famous?"

"No, his family has been passed down for a long time, and they have accumulated a lot of savings over a hundred generations, and they often enjoy their meritorious deeds. In addition, martial arts and work are passed down from generation to generation. The Mo family has contributed a lot to Taiyuan City to have such a plan. In addition There is only an old lady, a little grandson and a group of loyal servants left in the Mo family, even if they want to be strong, no one will pay attention to it, maybe because of this, the Mo family boy’s temper will be indulged.” Jia Zhu also thought of his friend’s great efforts to recommend the other Mo family. I agreed.

Jia Zhu really didn't expect this to happen. He had never fought with others when he was a child. Thinking about it, his mother was really embarrassed. Baoyu and the others were bullied, and she couldn't get angry with the children. It must be unhappy in my heart.

"Hiss, I'm really sorry for my mother..." I didn't expect that his casual promise would cause so much trouble for my mother.

"Don't promise to others anymore. You think it's an easy thing to send the children here to help them take care of them. This is just a fight. It's inevitable to bump into each other. What if you get sick? How do you know how delicate and precious children are? Mother spent so much time and effort on you! You even make other people's children worry about her!" Li Wan poked his forehead between his eyebrows with his finger, "I won't mention the money spent, such a troublesome thing Not less." She persuaded her husband, "It is said that a real man promises everything he says, so you should think twice before acting."

"Yes, ma'am, you are right." Jia Zhu thought that he was married, and his mother was always worried about his health, leading him to walk ten thousand steps, letting the court judge watch him practice Wu Qinxi, and getting drunk outside a few days ago For wine, let him place an order at Bowei Building...

Unable to sit still, she decided to apologize to her mother again, "I'll go see if my mother has prepared dinner."

Why didn't Li Wan know him, and said with a smile, "Go quickly." With his mother teaching him, he will definitely be a good father.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zhu happened to run into Wang Guizhi who was dressed as a little maid. He was a little astonished to look at his mother whose hair was wrapped in a light purple silk cloth, and only a little bun was exposed. It looks green, standing with the colorful clouds and clouds, it really doesn't look old.

Wang Guizhi was still a little embarrassed, and she pretended to be generous when her son caught her doing something weird, "Have you eaten yet?"

Jia Zhu was a little dazed, "No, no."

"Well, that's good, just wait, I'll cook right away." After finishing speaking, he trotted out of the house, but it still felt great to see his son get startled!Hahaha!

Jia Zheng was so proud that he walked into the house. The summer harvest in some places had been reported. Compared with previous years, it was much better. After working hard for more than half a year, it finally paid off. Tone, it can be regarded as being able to relax a little.

Jia Li, who was following him, saw a little girl walking hurriedly, so he stepped forward and shouted softly, "Why are you running around, get out of the way."

Wang Guizhi just wanted to turn from here to the kitchen. It had been a long time since no one talked to her like this, so she raised her head to see who this person was.

Seeing her strange eyes, Jia Li frowned and said, "Which room are you from? Why haven't I seen you before!" The clothes he was wearing looked like those in his wife's room, with a red embroidered bija, but on his head That hairpin is not like that, I was looking at it carefully and wanted to ask, when I heard the old man yell, "I'm not backing down!"

Jia Li hurriedly went to arrest that person, "Follow me."

Jia Zheng stepped forward and stood in front of the little girl, "I'm talking about you, don't get out!"

"Ah..." Jia Li was so confused that he turned around and ran out of the second door, but he thought it was wrong, why should he get out, it should be that girl!Why did the master tell him to get out, but he really ran out!He ran back in a hurry, but saw the master pulling the girl's sleeve, and the two of them were chatting about something. He was even more shocked, and ran out in a panic. What should we do? I bumped into the master molesting the girl!

"Why do you dress up like this!" Jia Zheng lightly reprimanded his wife, really couldn't relax for a moment, but she was dressed like this, it really had a special flavor.

Wang Guizhi thought that today was really a family reunion, and she wanted to pull her hand back, "Which way am I dressed up? Am I wearing no clothes or ran out on the street, let go, I have to cook."

Seeing that she was really addicted to pretending, Jia Zheng hesitated to cooperate with her, "Stop playing, let's go indoors if you want to play." He took his wife and walked to the backyard.

Wang Guizhi struggled, "I'm going to the kitchen, what are you doing, let me go!"

"My dear wife!" Seeing that there was no one around, Jia Zheng saw that she was so arrogant that she was determined to play around before she would be quiet, so he had no choice but to follow her words, "Master sees that you are so cute, and wants to take you home. .”

"What?" Wang Guizhi was taken aback by what he said, and it took him a while to react, and he burst out laughing, "My lord, I belong to your family~"

The madam smiled smugly and cutely, and the pendant beside her ear trembled with her chuckle, which made Jia Zhengzhi feel more proud, "That's not the same, you really followed me, and the prosperity and wealth in the future will never be without you." .” As they spoke, the two of them pushed and pulled to the corner to avoid people...

"Okay, I'm going to cook!"

After playing around for a while, Wang Guizhi jumped out suddenly, and ran into the kitchen without looking back. Jia Zheng was so troubled that he had to stand in the courtyard for a long time before walking slowly into the room to change clothes.

"Jia Zheng implemented the New Deal in Shanxi, right? He made almost every piece of land pay taxes. Those officials and the local gentry have no objections?"

"Yes, I have already contacted a magistrate, Xu Mingen."

"That's good, what did he say?"

"He is willing to go to the capital to express his feelings face to face."

"Well, that's fine, it's clearer this way. What else?"

"In addition...according to our current master of money and grain calculations, Jia Zheng is now sticking to the money, losing money and making money."

"That can't be it. The Zhenwei Restaurant and the Bowei Restaurant may make a lot of money."

"That being said, there are a lot of officials in Shanxi, and they are all intertwined. He even slapped his face to make himself fat, and he had to give a boxing ceremony every ten days. The boxing ceremony above Zhizhou is even more serious. Each person costs at least one or two hundred taels."

"So many?!" How can there be such a person who loses money to supplement those corrupt officials?Then it's better to fill it directly into the treasury bank. When the money is spent, does Jia Zheng really think that he can let Shanxi make up for the shortfall by itself?At that time, don't just fetch water from a bamboo basket!

That's fine, let Jia Zheng do whatever he wants.

"Yes, because of this, we feel that we can definitely make a big fuss about it!" After working so hard for so long, we finally found a handle that can be used!

"Is there anything else?" It seems that it is not rich enough, in case the master asks, are these too simple.

"I also found out that Mrs. Wang seems to have offended someone from the Mo family."

"Really?" This news is useful. An enemy's enemy is a friend. If the Mo family can fight with Mrs. Wang, it will be like their style in the past.

"Okay, you guys go to promote the Mohists and let them fight with Jia Zheng. They may not dare, so just fight with Mrs. Wang."

"Well, even though it is the Mo family, there is only an old lady and a little grandson in this Mo family. One is eighty years old and the other is only six years old."

"That's good, it's better to make trouble until the end, and the Mo family suddenly died!" The man said sharply, "You have to deal with this as soon as possible."

"Yes!"

"You must remember to use all available resources so that Jia Zheng can't do things smoothly!"

"Yes."

After the man ordered everything, he went to a teahouse, changed his clothes and turned out from the official room, and walked slowly to the side door of Prince Zhongshun's mansion.

Prince Zhongshun was holding a birdcage and was feeding water to the birds in the cage himself. The man bowed his head and bowed. You have to wash yourself well."

After enjoying it for a while, he seemed to remember that the person asked, "Is there some good news for you?"

"I don't dare to make such nonsense, this time it should have some effect." The man clarified the situation and asked again, "I don't know if the master thinks this is a good idea."

"Well, that's fine, as long as you succeed." Prince Zhongshun took out a snuff bottle and played with it, "Go down, I understand."

"Yes."

After the man had gone far away, another person came out of the room, "Sixth brother, why did you have sex with someone from the Jia family again?"

This man was very bold and unceremonious, but Prince Zhongshun didn't care, and explained carefully, "He is the first official of the new king to make up for the deficit, and he is still the old school. If he succeeds, the new king will Wouldn't the seat be more stable?"

"Even if the Jia family falls, it doesn't matter to the fourth brother, anyway, it just happened to steal the homes of those who occupied the titles." The jade-faced gentleman smiled.

"Father has been gone for only three years. How dare he touch those old ministers and heroes? If he did, I would be happier. It's a pity that the fourth brother's temper has really changed very quickly. When he was not the prince, he often liked I was angry and impulsive, but I became the emperor and became the Ninth Five-Year Lord, but the mild-tempered one is almost the same as the old prince before, which is really strange." Prince Zhongshun shrugged his shoulders, "He is like this, I have many plans. Have to change."

Yumian Langjun sat on the railing, shaking his feet, "He can deceive people, otherwise the throne would have fallen into his hands."

"Who says it's not." Prince Zhongshun squeezed the man's chin, "I think you are quite good at deceiving people, right? What's the matter with coming to me suddenly?"

The author has something to say: I have exhausted all my strength, and if I don’t leave a message, I will scratch your face like a beautiful jade~