Jia Zhen, Uncle of the Red House

Chapter [-]: Sister Feng's Careful Plan

　　Jia Zhen and others beat drums to pass flowers in Huifang Garden.So from You Shi, the drum beat twice, and it just stopped in Jia Zhen's hands.Jia Zhen had to drink.Third Sister You clapped her hands and smiled, "Brother-in-law, if you're not funny, you will be punished!"

　　Jia Zhen nodded: "If I'm not funny, I'll punish you for a drink!"

　　Third Sister You said angrily, "Why do you want me to drink?" Jia Zhen ignored her and thought about it.Second sister You quickly pulled the third sister down and sat down.

　　"There was a county magistrate who was very drunk all day. One afternoon, after drinking a jug of wine, he was about to ask the servant to buy him some more wine when he heard someone shouting injustice outside. Yelling the toler to beat the person who complained with the board. The toler asked: 'How much?' He stretched out three fingers drunk and said, 'Take another 3 pounds!'"

　　Everyone who said it laughed.So he beat the drum again, started from Jia Zhen, turned around, and stopped in Peifeng's hand.Peifeng's face was slightly red, and she whispered a few words.

　　Xichun said loudly, "I can't hear you!"

　　Only then did Peifeng say aloud: "A son went to the exam, but he didn't come up with an essay for a long time. The two servants ran to the entrance of the examination room and saw the candidates coming out one after another. In the examination room, the servant looked inside anxiously. Servant A asked: 'Could it be that the young master can't even get five or six hundred words in his belly?' "

　　Jia Zhen patted the table and smiled: "This is good, I'm afraid it won't be much better if Brother Rong takes the test now!"

　　Jia Rong laughed along, but was not angry.Peifeng looked at him with some fear, and whispered to comfort him, it was better.

　　After a while, the drums started again, and this time it passed to the third sister.The third sister held the flower and thought about it for a while before she came out. Xichun hurriedly said, "Drink quickly! Drink quickly!"

　　The third sister rolled up her sleeves to her elbows, drank a bowl in one breath, and fell into the arms of the second sister, her face flushed, "rub my stomach for me!" The second sister had to help her and kept complaining: "How to Bowl to drink?"

　　This time the flower stopped in Jia Rong's hands.Jia Rong drank the wine and said, "I read the idle book a few days ago, and I remember that there is one on it. It is said that the empress of Emperor Yuan of Jin gave birth to a prince, and Emperor Yuan held a soup cake feast to entertain the ministers. Minister Yin Xian said: ' Congratulations to Your Majesty for winning the crown prince, and the success of the royal career, but I am ashamed that our courtiers were rewarded without merit.' The Yuan Emperor smiled and said: 'What are you talking about? Do you have to take credit for the birth of the crown prince?'"

　　Everyone laughed, only Keqing was very reserved. Although she smiled, she thought too much in her heart, thinking that she was mocking herself, so she added another point to her hatred for Jia Rong.In fact, Jia Rong didn't mean it, he just said it by accident.I didn't think it would make Ke Qing more worried. If Jia Rong found out, she would regret it even more.

　　After a while, Jia Zhen instructed the daughters-in-law to clean the table and clean the fruit separately, wash the bowl and set it up.You and the others all put on clothes, washed and drank tea, and then sat down again, surrounded by people, laughing until the third watch, before they dispersed.

　　Jia Zhen rested in the lovely room that night.

　　Early the next morning, a color screen came to invite her, saying that the second grandmother of Xibian Lian was in the wife's room.

　　Jia Zhen felt that Sister Feng was unkind and did not want to go.But thinking about it again, Sister Feng has too many hearts, and even all the women in the East Mansion are no match for her.In case she fooled her women into crooked places, she would be the only one who would cry.

　　So, he bit the bullet and went inside.He never imagined that he, the patriarch of the Jia clan, would also be afraid of a woman.

　　The color screen was still urging, "Master, the road is this way."

　　Jia Zhen glared at the color screen fiercely, "It's not up or down, sir, I'm in my own home, how can I go wrong?"

　　Cai Ping said with a smile: "On the other side of your wife's yard, are you still going in the opposite direction?"

　　Jia Zhen was a little annoyed, patted her head, pointed at the color screen and said, "What are you laughing at? I don't know if I did it on purpose, sir? It's amazing, one day I'll take you into the house as my aunt and see how I treat you!"

　　Cai Ping suddenly blushed, and he raised his chest and said, "I'm afraid the master won't dare!"

　　The face of Hong Guoguo!The color screen is no longer a hint, but an explicit statement. It is shameful that Jia Zhen, the head of the family and a hungry ghost, actually cowards at a critical moment.

　　The scene was very strange. He laughed, feeling embarrassed no matter what he said.

　　The color screen followed suit without saying a word.　　

　　Jia Zhen couldn't control the careful thoughts of the color screen. When she arrived at the courtyard, Sister Feng had been there for a long time, and she held You Shi's hand intimately, talking and laughing.Keqing stayed by the side, saw Jia Zhen coming, and glanced at Jia Zhen very secretly, with a lot of affection, only the parties could understand.

　　But it was this moment that Sister Feng caught very keenly.

　　The corners of Sister Feng's mouth were slightly raised, and she stepped forward and smiled: "Big brother, I have been here for so long, and I can't even eat a good cup of tea. Fortunately, I also heard that the girls in your East Mansion are treated better than my serious master. Could it be fake?"

　　You Shi is a cautious person, and she also knows the purpose of Sister Feng's coming to the East House, but Jia Zhen's attitude is obviously that she is unwilling to share any affairs with the west side, and she wishes to separate completely.Therefore, she was also embarrassed, and had to pretend to be deaf and mute and not express her opinion.

　　Jia Zhen supported You, and just said to Sister Feng, "I said this, who doesn't know that the poor in my house can't open the pot, and where is the money left to spend?"

　　Sister Feng swayed her waist like a water snake and pulled Keqing without any expression, "Big brother, if others don't know, you can still hide it from me? I'm afraid that the money in your house is piled up like a mountain. Just pick up a dustpan and broom and swipe the corners, probably enough for me to eat for a while."

　　Jia Zhen was amused by her, "I would have swept away this kind of thing a long time ago." After a pause, she smiled again: "You know, eldest sister, what was my mansion like before? The outside is bright, but the inside is probably poor. Now, although I’ve made some money, I still can’t fill the hole. If I really have a mountain of money, I’ll send you home without waiting for your eldest sister!”

　　Sister Feng was not surprised to see Jia Zhen crying poor.So she covered her mouth and smiled and said, "Then I don't dare to ask for it." She threw up the veil, "Big brother, I used to think that my second master Lian was the leading figure in our family, but now it seems that you are better than him. Much stronger!"

　　Jia Zhen nodded in agreement and said, "Big sister is right. In terms of age, I am older than him, in terms of appearance, I am more mature and handsome than him, and in terms of concubine, I have two, and he has none. , even if there is, it can only be counted as half!"

　　Sister Feng spat: "That is, the elder sister-in-law is obsessed with you. Our second master Lian is not worthy of raising a young wife. It is enough for me to make do with Heping."

　　Jia Zhen deliberately skewed the topic, shook her head and said, "Second brother is also an amorous seed, so you have to be more tolerant. Men, they are all soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. You are only strong, and saying that will backfire."

　　Sister Feng blinked and smiled and said, "Second Master Lian is not as good as Big Brother. If he can also think of a way to make money, I'll go with him."

　　Jia Zhen lowered her head and drank tea. Sister Feng's seemingly generous demeanor exuded a charming charm. Especially after the last time she got along, Jia Zhen always suspected that Sister Feng was deliberately seducing him.But he couldn't be sure if it was because he was too lustful, especially in front of You Shi and Ke Qing, he didn't dare to go overboard in the slightest, which made him very painful.

　　Fortunately, Jia Zhen's pain didn't last long, but Keqing stood up and said, "Auntie is joking, Uncle Lian is now in charge of the house for the second grandfather. In the eyes of my daughter-in-law, my aunt and I are a perfect couple, there is a term called Jintongyunu, which means yours!"

　　Sister Feng raised her eyebrows, but said in her mouth, "He's just helping. It's not his turn to call the shots."

　　Jia Zhen thought about it for a moment, and felt that if she refused blindly, she would push Sister Feng to the hostile side. The important thing is that he is Wang Ziteng's own niece. Although it would be helpful to not see him, it would be easy to hurt him in the future. .So he smiled and said, "Eldest sister, when you came, I remembered one thing. I have to ask my eldest sister for help."

　　Sister Feng's beautiful eyes were bright and she asked, "What do you want me to help with?"

　　Jia Zhen looked into Sister Feng's eyes and said, "A little south of Zhuque Street, I recently bought a shop, and I plan to mainly sell soap and some groceries. It's just that I really can't spare any manpower, so I want to borrow some from my eldest sister. I take care of it personally. The goods will be delivered by me, and the eldest sister will just do the sales."

　　Sister Feng smiled and said, "What do I think it is? I have a lot of people in my hands! I will have people come over tomorrow."

　　Jia Zhen couldn't help but look at the wealthy peony on Sister Feng's chest, "Big sister, just tell them to go directly. I only trust you in the west. I don't recognize anyone else." It is to hand over the shop to Sister Feng alone, not to the West Mansion.

　　Sister Feng nodded. Although she was in charge of the West Mansion, she never thought of making a drastic increase in income and reducing expenditure in the West Mansion. It was not because she didn't want to, but she couldn't do it. After all, in the West Mansion, she was just a grandson and daughter-in-law. Two, you can't actually be the master.Jia Zhen gave her the shop, and the shop was the next best thing. Now the soap sales are booming, and it is almost priceless. Jia Zhen is willing to provide soap goods. In fact, she is giving her real money and silver, how can she not let her happy?

　　So a charming smile flashed in her eyes, she took two steps forward with the corner of her skirt, and gave Jia Zhen a blessing, "Then thank you big brother!"

　　Jia Zhen hurriedly stepped forward to help him, "Big sister can't do this. What is a shop worth? Get up!"

　　At this time, Jia Zhen turned her back to You Shi, Ke Qing, Cai Ping and other maids were not there, and Sister Feng put her hand on Jia Zhen's wrist.Jia Zhen looked at a white and tender hand, grabbed it unconsciously, and her hair stood on end in shock. There was a saying that "men and women don't teach each other", "uncle-in-law doesn't teach them personally." Jane took her heart out.

　　What is this for?

　　Before Jia Zhen could figure it out, Sister Feng pulled back her hand and stood up, smiling kindly, with deep meaning in her eyes, "Then thank you big brother."

　　Jia Zhen exhaled a few long breaths before turning around and sitting down. The color screen had already refilled the tea, and she and Keqing waited by his side.

　　Seeing her husband's decision, You Shi was relieved and teased, "If you want to say thank you, we should thank you! It's a family, help us share the burden. There are too few reliable people in our house, if you want, you Big brother really wants to borrow all of your people to our house to housekeeping. It's not a fun thing to say!"

　　At this time, Keqing also smiled and said: "Although there are not many people in our house, but there are a lot of things to do, some make mistakes, some are lazy, support everywhere, but I can't be busy. If my aunt comes, I will too. Take it easy."

　　Jia Zhen rubbed her hands.Sister Feng's face turned slightly red, and she took the opportunity to pull Keqing and called Qu: "You don't want me to come to enjoy happiness, but instead make me a slave, so I can't come!"

　　Everyone laughed at the word.

　　When Sister Feng achieved her goal, she immediately returned to her shrewd, strong, gentle and virtuous appearance, and there was no trace of lewdness anymore.Jia Zhen sees her standing side by side with Keqing, the spring orchid and the autumn chrysanthemum have their own charms.It's just that Keqing is the kind of silly and sweet type at first glance, and Sister Feng is a master of palace fighting with a good face and a cold heart. Looking left and right, she is still her own woman!

　　Cherish life and stay away from Sister Feng.

　　Sister Feng was chatting and laughing with You Shi, but she paid careful attention to Jia Zhen from the corner of her eyes.She noticed that Jia Zhen's eyes were always lingering on her and Keqing's body.When he looked at himself, his desire and appreciation were mixed. Sister Feng felt more joy than anger, but when he looked at Keqing, it was another kind of satisfaction after possession?

　　So Sister Feng is even more certain that this pair of father-in-law and daughter-in-law, who are well-behaved on the surface, must have secret secrets in private, and even Jia Zhen has already eaten Keqing.Sister Feng sneered in her heart. Jia Zhen, who was still high on the list, instantly fell to the bottom of the valley, and her impression could not be worse.But Sister Feng was still smiling, and found that You Shi was all focused on the child in her womb, turning a deaf ear to the incest that happened under her nose, and she couldn't make a point of it. Maybe she could use this thing in exchange for it. actual benefit.

　　Sister Feng smiled at Jia Zhen, and Jia Zhen couldn't help but shudder, didn't this girl Feng find something?He was startled, his eyes stopped looking around, and he hurriedly closed his mind, said a few words casually, and found an excuse to slip away.

　　Sister Feng glanced at Keqing with a half-smile, but Keqing still didn't know what happened.Sister Feng nodded her forehead with her white jade-like finger, "Thanks to the elder brother and elder sister-in-law who love you and let you take care of the house, you have to show the prestige of being the grandmother of the family. Blindly being weak makes people look down upon them. Those people are accustomed to bullying the soft and fearing the hard, and they are too aggressive. Not only have they wronged themselves, but they have also lived up to the expectations of their eldest brother and sister-in-law."

　　Sister Feng meant something, but unfortunately Keqing didn't understand it.

　　Keqing smiled and said, "What my aunt taught me is that I'll do the same thing tomorrow." Sister Feng secretly sighed, knowing that Keqing's temperament is soft, and if Jia Zhen really forced her, she would definitely give in.It's just that it's too late, and Sister Feng is just watching how the scene ends on the shore.

　　You Shi was very shrewd and vaguely felt that Sister Feng was admonishing something.She turned out the doubts that had been pressing in her heart for a long time, looked at Ke Qing suspiciously, and looked thoughtfully at the direction where Jia Zhen was going out.It's just that after that, You Shi didn't find any clues about Jia Zhen and Keqing, and seeing Jia Zhen's blind consideration, the original doubts vanished.

　　Jia Zhen escaped again.

　　A triumphant smile appeared on the corner of Sister Feng's mouth, Shi Shiran tidied up her dress, and then said goodbye and returned to the West Mansion.

　　Back in the courtyard, Sister Feng laughed three times, causing Jia Lianchong to laugh at Ping'er, "Why is your second grandmother crazy today?" Ping'er pointed to the outside and laughed without saying a word.

　　Sister Feng has not discussed with Jia Lian since.

Chapter [-] Baoyu teases Eryou

　　A few days later, it was the end of the year.Jia Zhen arranged sacrifices, as well as the New Year's ceremonies with various houses around the New Year, as well as the indispensable filial piety in several places in the palace, and she was so busy that her feet did not touch the ground.It was better, and after receiving the letter from outside, Jia Zhen only took Timur and went out without knowing which family invited the banquet.Not long after, Keqing also reported to You, saying that she wanted to go back to see her parents at the end of the year.Seeing Keqing's filial piety, You Shi naturally sent her out early.So Keqing took Ruizhu and left Ningfu in a car.

　　Besides, Sister Feng was proud of the shop that Jia Zhen sent, and became more and more close to Dongfu.Zhou Rui's family took a list in their hands, and said with a smile: "My wife has read all the relatives and friends who are planning to invite New Year's wine for the New Year. She said it will do as it is!" Er, "Go to the east and show Grandma Jane a look, and tell them not to take it seriously, so as not to say that we were not careful, the two houses agreed to send a false love for fear of trouble."

　　Zhou Rui's family asked: "In previous years, we invited each other. Are you going to invite them together this year?"

　　Sister Feng said: "It's not true either. I heard Uncle Zhen over there by chance, and I paid attention to it. I can't tell them to tell us that we are not." Go back quickly, I still have a lot of things to do here!"

　　Ping'er just walked out a few steps, and then came in again, "Grandma, Miss Lin suffered from the cold yesterday. The old lady asked the imperial doctor to take a good look."

　　Sister Feng frowned slightly, "I see, you can go!"

　　Zhou Rui's family smiled and said, "It happens that I'm fine, so I'll ask a doctor. This girl Lin has nothing to say, but she's too weak. I'm afraid it will be the second time this month."

　　Sister Feng said, "She's a little girl who came to Beijing alone. It's normal for her to be uncomfortable with the environment."

　　Zhou Rui's family did not speak just now, and went to ask for an imperial doctor.

　　When Ping'er came out of the door, seeing Xichun carrying a small bag and walking forward, Jinhua followed behind and said, "Miss, let's slow down."

　　So Ping'er shouted, "Four girls?"

　　Xichun turned back and smiled, "Sister Ping'er, where are you going?"

　　Ping'er looked at the bag in her hand, "I'm going to Dongfu, what's in your bag?"

　　Xichun opened a corner of the bag, took out a box, and said with a smile: "This is the rouge, gouache, and some things that my second sister, third sister, and sister Yuanyang exchanged for me. I'm going to take it back and ask my brother to give it to me. Sell ​​it." Xichun's eyes lit up.

　　There was a hint of embarrassment on Ping'er's face, knowing that Xichun's bundles were all bought from outside on weekdays, and there was no lack of embezzlement from the old woman, which was almost unusable.Even what she used herself was bought by another person.Luckily, Xichun didn't say anything, put the burden on again, and said with a smile, "My brother has to give me at least 10 taels of silver for this package! Haha, I earned it, I earned it."

　　Into Hua covered his face and whispered, "Miss, can we not mention the money?"

　　Xichun didn't care, "Why didn't you mention it? The frosting you ate the day before yesterday was also bought with this money." After that, she said to Ping'er, "Sister, what are you going to do in our house?"

　　Ping'er took out the list in her hand and smiled: "Second grandma is sending me to give something to Grandma Zhen."

　　Xichun said excitedly: "Okay! Let's go together!"

　　At this moment, Baoyu was transferred out of the old lady's courtyard.He looked at Daiyu just now. Daiyu coughed so badly that she fell asleep after a while.When I came out, I ran into Xichun and Heping'er, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Where are you going? Take me with you!"

　　Ping'er smiled and said, "Second Master Bao, we are planning to go to the East Mansion!"

　　Baoyu clapped his hands and smiled, "That's right, I've been wanting to go there for a long time. Let's go together!" After that, he raised his legs and walked forward.Ping'er sighed, "My lord, slow down!" He and Baoyu's servant Mingyan chased after him.

　　It turned out that Baoyu had long known that there were several daughters who looked like angels in the East Mansion, but unfortunately he was marinated by someone like Brother Zhen. Although he could not save them from the sea of ​​misery, he had to visit and comfort them.You must know that Baoyu was still young at this time, and was spoiled by old ladies and Madam Wang all day long. He was like an overlord.Instead, Ping'er and Xichun were pulled behind.

　　When Baoyu entered the East Mansion, he felt completely different from his own mansion.On the left of the main courtyard is the stadium, and on the right is the martial arts field. Even if it is cold and windy in winter, there are always more than a dozen men exercising with their upper body naked.Ping'er didn't know the reason, and ignored the servant in front of the door, went in through the side door, and suddenly saw so many men playing football shirtless, throwing stone locks, flushed with panic, and hurriedly ran out with his face covered.

　　At the door, I happened to meet Xichun who was rushing over.Xichun was young and came a step slower. Seeing Ping'er like this, she laughed: "Sister Ping'er, did you see something you shouldn't see?"

　　Ping'er's neck turned red, and he spat: "Since you know there are so many in the main courtyard...why didn't you tell me in advance?"