Chapter 136: A realistic version of Dream of Red Mansions
A couple of newcomers accompanied Xu Taijun and Aunt Xiang and others to talk, and before they could say a word, they saw a daughter-in-law walk in outside the door, and after saluting everyone, they took out a letter and said to Xu Taijun: "Old lady, there is a letter from Yangzhou over there." ”
"Bring it to me." Xu Taijun's face changed, and he stretched out his hand. Gu Qiluo is wondering who is there in Yangzhou? I heard Xiao Jiangbei whisper in her ear: "It's probably my uncle's letter, my aunt passed away three years ago, and only my uncle and cousin are left, so my grandmother is very concerned." ”
Qiu Fang, the girl next to the old lady here, took the letter and handed it to the old lady, Gu Qiluo looked at it curiously, thinking that there are still relatives in Yangzhou, listening to Xiao Jiangbei's meaning, even if Mrs. Gu is gone, the two families move around very frequently, I don't know what this letter is for.
Just thinking about it, I saw Xu Taijun open the envelope and pull out a piece of letterhead, and then rubbed it on the letter for a long time, Fang Yi raised his hand and said to Xiao Jiangnan who was sitting below: "Nan'er come and read it to me, see what happened to your uncle and cousin?" ”
Gu Qiluo almost fell headlong, and secretly said Old lady, you have been rubbing for a long time, it turns out that you can't watch it, and it has hung my appetite for a long time.
Xiao Jiangnan took the letter and read it, his voice was calm, and it was very comfortable to listen to. But when he finished reading, from the old lady to several girls, there was a sad look on his face.
It turned out that this letter was written by Xiao Jiangbei's cousin, and the letter said that his father's health was getting worse and worse, and he had already handed in his resignation, and it was estimated that there would be a will soon, and Yangzhou was a humid place, which was also very bad for his father's illness.
The little girl was obviously a little panicked, after all, she was only thirteen years old. and his father are in Yangzhou, and there is no old relatives and friends around, only father and daughter depend on each other. Now that her father is seriously ill, if she leaves her, even if she is taken in by her father's relatives, she will eventually have to be sent under the fence, wouldn't it be desolate? So it's natural to be afraid.
Everyone in the room sighed, Gu Qiluo asked Xiao Jiangbei about the situation on the Peng family's side, and his eyes became a little strange. Seeing that Xu Taijun and Aunt Xiang were whispering something, they all looked sad, and she couldn't help but speak: "Since the old ancestor and aunt are worried that the cousin is young and lonely. Why don't you bring us to your house? Since my aunt didn't have any close relatives on my side, once he went, even if my cousin was entrusted to them, she would inevitably send someone under the fence. Our family is different. The old lady was the grandmother of her cousin. The lord is also her own uncle, isn't it better than relying on those relatives who don't have much to move around? ”
Gu Qiluo is naturally not nosy, but because she can hear from Xiao Jiangbei's narration: The Xiao family has always been very worried about the girl who is far away in the world, and the old lady often cries when she talks about it. This reminded her of Lin Daiyu's entry into Jiafu that day, how similar this cousin was to Sister Lin? I don't know what the temperament is. But anyway, since it is a relative that everyone is worried about, it is natural to help if you can help.
It was really a word that woke up the dreamer, and the sorrow in the house was swept away. Xu Taijun looked at Gu Qiluo with great joy, nodded and praised: "I know that Abei's vision is not wrong. Tsk, we are so worried about it, let this kid solve it in one sentence, compared with others, we have a white head, why didn't we think of this stubble? Hurry up, go and tell your master, just say what I said, let him write to his uncle, be sure to send the cherry to Beijing, wait for the emperor to approve his resignation, let him also come to Beijing, don't we still have a few houses in the capital? Pack up a place for him to live in, Cherry lives with us, and usually goes to see her father to see how good this arrangement is. ”
Gu Qiluo looked at Xu Taijun and smiled, she felt that this old lady was very cute, not as majestic and calm as Mother Jia, but her words and actions made people feel cordial, as if Mrs. Zhou gave her feelings, and she wanted to be close.
A group of people happily echoed Xu Taijun, and the girls laughed and said, "This is really good, we have another sister to joke with." Over there, Xiao Jiangzhong had already asked Xu Taijun to arrange for his cousin to live with the girls, and the atmosphere was really warm.
Gu Qiluo looked at everyone's heated discussion with embarrassment, and wondered if this had really become another version of "Daiyu Entering the Mansion"? Look, these two girls, three girls, and four girls are all complete, the old lady is a ready-made Jia mother, who else will be the third master who jumps up and down if he is not Baoyu? Aunt Xiang should be Mrs. Wang? I'm afraid not, the status and identity are far behind, but the atmosphere in this house is good, and it can barely be counted, and the eldest sister-in-law happens to be surnamed Li, isn't this Li Kun? Then I'...... Am I, right? I turned out to be Wang Xifeng? Do you want to be so happy? Although Sister Feng is the hero of the fat powder team, I have nothing to do with her ruthlessness, I can do it to a little Taoist boy, I don't have that ability, and the death is too miserable, well, and Second Sister You, you said that there should be such a poor woman, what should I do? I can't bear to force me to death, but if my wife and concubine coexist peacefully, I ...... I can't do it.
"What's wrong? What do you think? The old lady called you. Suddenly hearing Xiao Jiangbei's voice ringing in her ears, Gu Qiluo suddenly came back to her senses, looking at the outstanding face that leaned over slightly, she somehow subconsciously threatened in a low voice: "If you dare to take Second Sister You as a concubine in the future, I will not be finished with you." ”
"What...... Second sister? We're talking about my cousin, how did you get involved with the second sister? Accept? What? Take a concubine? What are you thinking? Xiao Jiangbei's eyes widened, and the secret lady hadn't woken up yet? Did she sleepswim all the way?
"Ah, when I didn't say it." Gu Qiluo also came to his senses at this time, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart, secretly saying that Xiao Mansion is Xiao Mansion, even if the personnel are similar to those in the Dream of Red Mansions, but after all, it is a place where two eight poles can't hit, what number do I enter and what seat? It's a shame, and I lost someone in front of this guy last night.
As soon as he thought of this, his face was a little hot, and because he was calm, he stood up and asked Xu Taijun, "The old lady called me?" ”
Xu Taijun was talking to Aunt Xiang, and when he heard her speak, he turned around and said with a smile: "You didn't rest last night, okay?" I don't think you have much energy. It's okay, it's just that your cousin is coming over, and I'll leave it to you to arrange. ”
"Huh? Leave it to me? Gu Qiluo was surprised, and her eyes couldn't help but drift to Aunt Xiang, but she smiled when she saw her: "Young grandma, don't be afraid, with me helping you, you have to take care of these things at home." ”
Gu Qiluo lost his mind for a while: Xiao Mansion has always been Aunt Xiang's house, but this is actually unjustifiable. After Xiao Jiangnan married his wife, he should be in charge of the Li family, but Xiao Fu did not do this, I don't know why. But Gu Qiluo can probably guess it, looking at Li's complexion, this should be a person who is not in good shape, and there is probably no spiritual housekeeper. Now that he is here, Xiao Jiangbei is a sister-in-law again, and he doesn't seem to be sick, no matter what aspect he says, the power of stewardship should be handed over to him.
It seems that I really want to be Wang Xifeng. Gu Qiluo was funny in her heart, but she actually didn't want to bother more about these house and family affairs, her journey was the grassland and the sea, the wind and cloud shopping mall, so that Xiao Gu Group's business blossomed and flourished everywhere, this is her ambition.
Aunt Xiang seemed to see her thoughts, so she smiled and said: "I know the ambition of the second grandmother, it is not something that can be detained by this mansion, rest assured, you don't have to take care of everything at home, you only set the direction, and I will help you with the rest." In this family, there must be a justifiable hostess housekeeper, the eldest grandmother is not in good health, and she is just recuperating all year round, and now that the second grandmother has finally entered the door, I am finally relieved. ”
Sure enough, Li was in poor health. Gu Qiluo felt that there should be very few open and secret fights in a family like Xiao Fu, if it weren't for her own reasons, Aunt Xiang would not have been able to deliberately suppress her in love with power and refuse to hand over power.
What else is there to say at the moment? Gu Qiluo happily agreed, and then saw that Mrs. Xu seemed to be a little tired, so everyone got up and said goodbye.
When she went out, Gu Qiluo said to Aunt Xiang: "Auntie, I am not very familiar with the situation in the house, and I will rely on you to mention it in the future." Just now you said to help me, this is a big guy to testify, I can put this name on it, but it's better for my aunt to handle big and small things. Baiwei is now on the right track, and I'm thinking about doing something else. ”
Aunt Xiang couldn't cry and laughed: "The second young master's money, I and the master don't need him to enter the public school, you two spend a few lifetimes, and you may not be able to spend three or four hundred thousand taels of silver, why bother running around like this?" Isn't it good to just enjoy the rest of life at home? ”
Gu Qiluo said with a smile: "I can't be idle, I told Xiao Jiangbei that day that I like to do business, and he also promised me to let me do it freely, so I have to rely on my aunt to help me in family affairs." ”
Since this was proposed by Gu Qiluo, and Aunt Xiang could also see that the other party was sincere, she was naturally happy to push the boat. Although there is no reluctance when delegating power, who would dislike the thing of power?
The girls and Xiao Jiangzhong excitedly "stepped on the spot" for the cousin, and Gu Qiluo looked at Xiao Jiangbei and said, "What are we doing?" Why don't you go to Baiwei Restaurant? In fact, what she really cares about is the affairs of the Gu family, but no matter how easy-going the Xiao family is, it is impossible for the daughter-in-law who has just married to return to the door the next day.
"As long as you like it." Xiao Jiangbei smiled, thought about it and said: "I don't know what happened to Zhong Chunfeng, I saw Cheng Tong at the wedding banquet yesterday, I saw his proud appearance of the spring breeze, I am afraid that Zhong Chunfeng's life will not be too easy, otherwise I won't even come to our wedding banquet." (To be continued......)