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Chapter 106 Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen

Dream of Red Mansions 曹雪芹 5853Words 2023-02-05
It is said that when Jia Zheng heard that Jia's mother was in danger, he hurried in to have a look.Seeing that Jia's mother was frightened and angry, Mrs. Wang and Yuanyang woke up and took the pills to calm the nerves and calm the nerves. Gradually, they got better, but they were sad and wept.Jia Zheng comforted him by the side, always saying, "It's the sons who are unworthy, which caused trouble, and the tired old lady was frightened."If the old lady is relieved, the sons can still take care of it outside; if the old lady feels uncomfortable, the sins of the sons will be even heavier.Jia Mu said: "I have lived for more than eighty years. Since I was a girl, I have been in your father's hands with the blessing of my ancestors. I have never heard of those things."Now that I am old, if I see you suffer, will it make me feel better?It's better to close your eyes and let you go.Say, cry again.

Jia Zheng was very anxious at this time, and he heard the outside said: Please, sir, there is a letter from the inner court.Jia Zheng came out in a hurry, and seeing that it was the head of the Prince's Palace in Beijing, he said as soon as they met, "I'm overjoyed!"Thank you Jia Zheng. Please sit down and ask Chang Shi to sit down. May I ask: What is the order of the prince?The long history said: "Our prince and the king of Xiping County entered the inner replay, and played the fear of the adults and the words of gratitude for the grace of heaven."The Lord is very sympathetic, and remembering that the imperial concubine died not long ago, he couldn't bear to add more crimes, so Jia'en was still walking outside the Ministry of Works.The family property that was sealed, only those who were amnesty to enter the government, and the rest were returned.And passed the decree to serve with all one's heart.But copy out the coupons and ask our prince to check. If there are any illegal usurpers, they will all enter the government as usual.Jia Lian was dismissed from his title and released without charge.After Jia Zheng heard this, he got up and kowtowed to God, and thanked the prince for his kindness: first, please ask Mr. Chang Shi to express his gratitude on his behalf, and he will go to Que to thank him in the morning and kowtow in the mansion.That long history is gone.Don't stop, the decree is sent out, and the undertaker follows the decree to find out one by one. Those who enter the government will enter the government, and those who give back will be returned. Jia Lian will be released, and all men and women under the name of Jia Amnesty will be registered as officials.

Poor things in Jia Lian's house, except for the documents that were released according to the rules, the rest, although they have not been admitted to the government, have been robbed by the people who have already been searched, and the only thing left is the guy's things.Jia Lian was afraid of crimes at the beginning, but it was a great fortune to be released later. When he thought of the things he had accumulated over the years and Sister Feng's body, it was no less than 70,000 to 80,000 gold, and it was all gone in one day. How could it not hurt?Moreover, his father is now imprisoned in Jinyi Mansion, and Sister Feng is dying of illness, and she is in grief for a while.Seeing Jia Zheng calling him again with tears in his eyes, he asked, "I don't care much about the family because of my official affairs, so I call your husband and wife the Prime Minister's family affairs."What your father did is difficult to persuade, but who did it?Besides, it was not done by people like us.Now that he has become an official, it doesn't matter in terms of money. How can he pay off his reputation when he gets out?Jia Lian knelt down and said: "My nephew does not dare to be selfish when doing housework. All the accounts of entry and exit are registered by Lai Da, Wu Xindeng, Dai Liang, etc. The master just asks them to check."In the past few years, the money in the treasury has been more and more than the income. Although it has not been subsidized, it has made a lot of short positions in various places. Just ask the master to ask the wife.Even my nephew doesn't know where the money is for these released accounts. You have to ask Zhou Rui and Wang'er to find out.Jia Zhengdao: According to you, you don't even know what's going on in your own house, let alone what's going on in your family.I'm not here to question you this time either.People who have nothing to do with you now, about your father's affairs and your big brother Zhen's affairs, don't hesitate to inquire about it!Jia Lian was wronged wholeheartedly, and with tears in his eyes, he agreed to go out.

Jia Zheng sighed, and thought again and again: My grandfather worked hard on the king's affairs, made great achievements, and won two world positions. Now the two families have committed crimes, and they are both dismissed.I can see that none of these nephews are growing up.God, God!Why did my Jia family lose like this!Although I have received great mercy from the Holy Grace and returned my family property, the two places of food should be merged into one, so that I can live alone?Just now when Lian'er said it, he was even more surprised, saying that not only was there no silver in the treasury, but there was still a deficit.I just hate myself for being so confused.If my pearl is alive, I still have arms; although the precious jade is big, it is useless.Thinking of that, tears filled my clothes.I also thought: the old lady is so old, her sons are not able to take care of them for a day, but she is so tired that she is scared to death.Who am I to blame for all kinds of sins!

I was mourning alone, only to see my family report that all relatives and friends came in to see me.Jia Zheng thanked him one by one, and said: "My family is unfortunate. I can't discipline my nephew, so I'm here."Some said: I have known for a long time that it is not appropriate for the elder brother to pardon the elder brother, and brother Zhen is even more arrogant over there.If you say that you made a mistake because of an official matter, you have no shame in your heart; now that you have made a fuss, you have tired the second master.Some said: "There are a lot of troubles, and I haven't seen the censor participate in the performance."It's not that Boss Zhen offends her friends, why is that so!Some said: "It's not the censor's fault, we heard that it was the family members of the mansion and a few mud legs clamoring outside."The censor was afraid that the performance would not be true, so he told the people here to tell it.I think the family treats the servants the most leniently, why is there such a thing.Some said: Generally speaking, slaves cannot be supported.I dare say that we are all good relatives and friends here today.Even if your honor is working outside, I can't guarantee that you don't love money, and the rumors outside are not good, it's all caused by slaves, you should be careful.Although your home has not been touched now, it will be quite inconvenient if the Lord becomes suspicious again.When Jia Zheng heard about it, he hurriedly said, "How did everyone hear about me?"Everyone said: "Although we haven't heard the actual evidence, we only heard that outsiders say that you are in the Liangdao office. Why do you ask your family members to ask for money?"After hearing this, Jia Zheng said, "I'm right. I never dared to ask for money."It's just that the slaves are bluffing and deceiving outside, and when troubles arise, I can't bear it anymore.Everyone said: "It's useless to be afraid now, so I have to strictly check the current housekeepers. If there are slaves who resist the Lord, find out and deal with them strictly."

Jia Zheng nodded.Then I saw the door come in and report back: "Grandpa Sun sent someone to say that I can't come because I have something to do, so someone will come and have a look."Said that the first master owed him a kind of silver, and he would pay it back on the second master.Jia Zheng was depressed, and only said: I see.Everyone sneered and said: People say that Ling's grandson Shaozu is an asshole, that's true.Now that the father-in-law ransacked the house, not only did he not come to see and help, but he came to ask for money in a hurry, which is really unreasonable!Jia Zheng said, "Let's not talk about him now."The marriage was wrongly matched by my brother. My niece has had enough of her crimes, and now she invites me again.Just as I was talking, I saw Xue Biao come in and say, "I've found out that the official Zhao Tang of Jinyi Mansion must follow the instructions of Yu Shican. I'm afraid the old man and uncle Zhen can't bear it."Everyone said: Second master, you have to go out and beg the prince, how can you save it, otherwise, the two families will be ruined.Jia Zheng promised to thank him, and everyone dispersed.

At that time, when the lights were already lit, Jia Zheng went in to greet Jia Mu, and saw that Jia Mu was a little better.Going back to his room, he complained that Jia Lian and his wife didn't know what to do, and now they are making a fuss about lending money for profit, which is not good for everyone.Seeing what Sister Feng did, Fang felt very unhappy.Sister Feng is seriously ill now. Knowing that all her belongings have been stolen, she feels depressed, and it is not convenient to complain for a while, so she forbears her words for the time being.Nothing to say all night. The next morning, Jia Zheng went inside to thank him, and went to the Beijing Palace and the Xiping Palace to kowtow and ask the two princes to take care of his brother and nephew.Two promised.Jia Zheng also pleaded for love with his colleagues.

In addition, it is not appropriate for Jia Lian to inquire about his father and brother, so he has nothing to do, so he has to go home.Ping'er watched over Sister Feng and cried, while Qiutong complained about Sister Feng in the ear room.Jia Lian approached and saw that Sister Feng was dying, so many complaints could not be expressed for a while.Ping'er cried, "It's the way it is now. Things are gone and can't come back."If grandma is like this, I have to ask a doctor for treatment.Jia Lian spat: "My life is still not guaranteed. Do I care about her?"When Sister Feng heard it, she opened her eyes and looked at it. Although she didn't speak, the tears flowed endlessly.Seeing Jia Lian go out, he said to Ping'er, "Don't neglect your business. What do you care about me when you're in such a field?"I wish I could die today.As long as you can see me in your eyes, after I die, you will raise Miss Qiao, and I will also be grateful to you in the underworld.After hearing this, Ping'er burst into tears.Sister Feng said: You are also a smart person.Though they do not speak against me, he will complain against me.Although the matter was caused by outsiders, if I hadn't been greedy for money, I would have nothing to do with me now. Not only was it a waste of time to earn money, but now I am lagging behind.I only hate the inappropriate use of people. I heard about Uncle Zhen over there in a daze. He said that he took the wife of a good man as a concubine and refused to force him to death. There was a man named Zhang in it. Who else do you think?If this matter is interrogated, our second master will not be able to get rid of it. How can I meet people at that time?I want to die immediately, and I can't afford to swallow gold and take poison.You still have to hire a doctor, but you hurt me because of me?The more Ping'er heard it, the worse it became. It was really difficult to think about it. She was afraid that Sister Feng would commit suicide, so she had to hold on tightly.

Fortunately, Jia's mother didn't know the details, because she was feeling better recently, and she saw that Jia Zheng was fine, Baoyu and Baochai were by her side, and she stayed around every day, so she felt relieved.I have always loved Sister Feng the most, so I called Yuanyang: "Bring some of my own things to Feng girl, and some money to Ping'er. After serving Feng girl well, I will distribute it slowly."He also ordered Mrs. Wang to look after Mrs. Xing.In addition, Ningguo Mansion became an official, and all property, real estate, etc. and slaves were collected. Here, Jia's mother ordered someone to pick up the car to pick up You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.Poor Hehening Mansion, only their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Peifeng and Kailuan, are left, not even a servant.Jia's mother pointed out that the house she lives in is right next to the wall where Xichun lives.Four women and two maids were sent to serve.Food and living are distributed in the big kitchen, and clothes and other things are sent by Jiamu, and sporadic needs are also spent in the accounting room, all according to the monthly number of each person in Rongfu.Jia Amnesty, Jia Zhen, and Jia Rong are in Jinyi Mansion, and there is really nothing to support in the accounting room.Now Sister Feng has nothing, and Jia Lian is full of debts. Jia Zheng doesn't know about housework.Jia Lian had nothing to do, thinking of the relatives, Aunt Xue's family was ruined, Prince Teng was dead, and although there were relatives left, they couldn't take care of them, so they had to secretly send people down to the village and temporarily sold the land for several thousand gold as envoys in prison. fee.When Jia Lian went like this, the slaves saw that the master's family was defeated, so they took advantage of this to play tricks, and borrowed some of Dongzhuang's rent and tax by name.This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

Let's say that Jia's mother saw that her ancestors were dismissed, and now her children and grandchildren are undergoing quality inspections. Mrs. Xing and Youshi are crying day and night, and Sister Feng is dying. Ning, after thinking about it, she stopped crying.One evening, he asked Baoyu to go back, struggled to sit up, asked Yuanyang to wait for incense in various Buddhist halls, and ordered him to burn a bucket of incense in his courtyard, and went out to the courtyard on crutches.Amber knew that it was the old lady who worshiped Buddha, and she laid down a red short felt mat.Jiamu knelt down on the incense, kowtowed her head for a while, recited the Buddha once, and said to the heaven and earth with tears in her eyes: "the Bodhisattva is here, I, Jiamen Shishi, pray sincerely and ask the Bodhisattva for mercy."For several lifetimes in my Jiamen, I have not dared to be violent and domineering.I help my husband and son, although I can't do good, I dare not do evil.It must be that the children and grandchildren of the younger generations are arrogant, extravagant, and wasteful, so that they are copied by the government.Now that the children and grandchildren are imprisoned, it is natural that there are more bad luck than good luck.Immediately I pray for the protection of the emperor: every danger in the prison will be turned into good luck, and those who are sick will settle down early.There are always sins of the whole family, and I am willing to bear them alone, only to forgive my children and grandchildren.If the emperor sees pity and thinks I am pious, he will give me an early death to spare the sins of my children and grandchildren.Saying this silently, I couldn't help being sad, and started to sob and cry.Yuanyang and Pearl persuaded and helped them into the room.

I saw Mrs. Wang bringing Baoyu and Baochai to say good night, and seeing Jia's mother sad, the three of them also burst into tears.Baochai suffers even more: I think my brother is also in prison outside, and I don't know if his execution can be slowed down; although Wenggu is fine, she sees that her family business is in depression; Baoyu is still crazy and has no ambition.Thinking of the later life, I cried more painfully than Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.When Baoyu saw Baochai mourning so much, he also felt sad. What he thought was: the old lady is old and restless, and the master and wife can't help but feel sad when they see this scene.All the sisters are romantic and scattered, day by day less like day by day.Recalling how lively it was to recite poems and start a society in the garden.Ever since Sister Lin died, I've been depressed to this day, and Sister Bao came here again, so I feel sad all the time.Seeing her worrying about her brother and thinking about her mother, she rarely smiled day and night.Seeing her distraught now, I couldn't bear it even more, and wept loudly.Yuanyang, Caiyun, Yinger, and Xiren saw them like this, and they also thought about each other, so they also sobbed.The rest of the girls were sad to see it, so they cried along with them, but no one comforted them.The crying in the room was earth-shattering, which scared the night woman outside and reported it to Jia Zheng. That Jia Zheng was wondering in the study, and when he heard Jia Mu's people coming to report, he was so busy that he rushed in.A lot of crying could be heard from a distance, looking at the old lady badly, she was so anxious that she hurried in, only to sit and cry, her mind was at rest.It is said that the old lady is sad, you should persuade her, why are the guys crying together?Hearing Jia Zheng's voice, the crowd stopped crying quickly, and they were all in a daze facing each other.Jia Zheng stepped forward to comfort the old lady, and said a few words to everyone.Each of them thought to themselves: We were afraid that the old lady would be sad, so we came to persuade him. How could we forget our feelings and weep bitterly? Just when I was puzzled, I saw the old woman brought in two women from Shihou's family, greeted Jia's mother, and greeted everyone. Then she said: "Our master, wife, and girl sent me to say that they heard the greetings from the mansion." It wasn't a big deal, but I was frightened for a while.I'm afraid the master and wife are troubled, so they asked us to come over and tell us that the second master is not afraid here.Our girl wanted to come by herself, but she couldn't because she was going to leave the cabinet in a few days.When Jia Mu heard this, she thanked her and said, "Go back and say hello to me."This is our family luck as it should be.Thanks to your master and wife, I will thank you in a day.Your girl is out of the court, so it goes without saying that your son-in-law is here.How are their households?The two women replied: The family fortune is not very important, but my uncle is very good and peaceful.We have met him several times, and it seems to be similar to the second master Bao here, and we can hear that he is both talented and knowledgeable.After hearing this, Mother Jia liked to say: We are all from the south. Although we have lived here for a long time, the big rules are still from the south, so we have never seen the new uncle.I was still thinking of my natal family, the one who loves me the most is your girl, she spends 360 days a year, but she spends more than 200 days with me, it's such a mess.I originally wanted to tell her a good son-in-law, but because her uncle is not at home, it is inconvenient for me to make decisions.Since she was born with a good son-in-law, I can rest assured.When I left the pavilion in the middle of the month, I originally wanted to come over to have a cup of wedding wine. Unexpectedly, something happened in my house, and my heart felt like it was boiling in a hot pot. How can I go to your house again?You go back and say hello to me, and everyone here says hello to me.You tell your girl on behalf of the other, don't take me to heart.I am over eighty years old, so I would not be considered unlucky even if I die.I only hope that after she passes the door, the couple will be harmonious, and I will feel at ease when they grow old in a hundred years.Said, unconsciously shed tears.The woman said: Don't be sad, the old lady.The girl went through the door, and when she returned to Jiu, she had to come with the uncle to greet the old lady, and the old lady would only like it when she saw her.Mother Jia nodded.The woman goes out.Others didn't argue, only Baoyu was startled for a while when he heard it, and thought to himself: "Every day is hard to live now."Why do people have to marry their daughters when they grow up?Once married, it changes.For a person like Sister Shi, her uncle is forcing her to marry her again. When she sees me in the future, she will definitely ignore me again.I think what a person is doing alive when he has reached the point where no one cares about him!Thinking of that makes me sad again.Seeing that Jia's mother was at ease at this time, she didn't dare to cry, but was depressed. For a while, Jia Zheng was worried, so he came in to look at the old lady again, and seeing that she was better, he came out and passed the word to Lai Da, asking him to bring the rosters of the family members in charge in the Hefu, and count them together.Excluding Jia Amnesty, there are still more than 30 families, with a total of 212 men and women.Jia Zheng asked a total of twenty-one men on duty in the mansion to come in, and asked about the household expenses over the years, how much they had come in, and how much they should spend.Mr. Guan's family members presented their recent expenses book.When Jia Zheng looked at it, what he earned was not enough to what he spent, and in addition to spending in the palace for many years, there were also many borrowings in the account.Looking at the land rent in the Eastern Province, in recent years, the payment is less than half of that of the ancestors, and now the cost is ten times higher than that of the ancestors.If Jia Zheng didn't look at it, he stomped his feet anxiously and said, "This is amazing!"I thought that although Lian'er was in charge of the affairs and had control at home, I didn't know that for several years, he had spent the year of Yin and Mao, but he still pretended to be good-looking, and even regarded the salary of the world as an unimportant thing. Why was he undefeated?It is too late for me to be frugal now.Thinking of that, I paced up and down with my hands behind my back, but there was nothing I could do. Everyone knew that Jia Zheng didn't care about the family, so he was worrying in vain, so he said: "Master, don't worry, it's like this in every family."If you count it all together, even the prince's family is not enough.It's just a facade, and you will go there when you get there.Now that the master has obtained the grace of the Lord, he has this little family property. If he is incorporated into the official, the master will not have to live through it?Jia Zheng said angrily, "Fart!"You slaves are the most unconscionable, relying on the good time of the master, spending as much as you want; when you run out, walk and run, do you still care about the master's life?Now you say that it is better not to seize it, but you know the reputation outside.You can't even keep your money, but you can still stand up outside, talk big, lie and deceive people?When something goes wrong, just push it on the master and it's over.Now the matter of the Eldest Master and the Uncle Zhen is said to be spread by our family member Bao Er. I don’t think there is Bao Er in this population book. What do you mean?Everyone replied: This Bao Er is not on the file.In the book of Ning's mansion earlier, because the second master saw that he was honest, he called the couple over.When his wife died, he went back to Ningfu.Later, when there was something to do in the old man's yamen, the old ladies, ladies and men went to the mausoleum. Uncle Zhen brought them here to manage the housework, and he went there afterwards.The master has ignored family affairs for several years, how did he know these things?This is the only person who doesn't have a name in the master's survey book?I don't know that there are several relatives under one person, slaves and slaves!Jia Zheng said, "That's not bad!"If I can't clean it up for a while, I have to drink everyone away. I have made up my mind a long time ago, and I will wait for the trial of Jia Amnesty and other matters to decide. One day, when I was making plans in the study, I saw a person rushing in and said: Please come to the inner court quickly, master, for questioning.After hearing this, Jia Zheng was so busy that he had to go in.I don't know the good or bad luck, I will break it down next time.
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