Chapter 41: The Judge I
After Wang Xifeng finished speaking, he hurriedly went, Daiyu thought about it, and went over to talk and laugh with Jia's mother. No matter how big the movement of Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang outside the pen "Fun" www.biquge.info Pavilion is, it has nothing to do with Daiyu, she just needs to stay by Jia's mother's side, listen to the drama and eat with peace of mind, and have a good birthday at the age of twelve.
Tanchun smiled and asked Daiyu to take a seat, Ling Guan and the others were already dressed up, and they just waited for everyone to sit down and start the show. Li Kun, Yingchun and others sat down in turn, and Baoyu sat at the end, this is because all the girls present are girls, and it is already a rare honor for him, a little green in the red bush, to accompany the last seat.
Ling Guan, Fang Guan and others came forward, first blessed Jia Mu and Daiyu, and began to sing "The Peony Pavilion" of "Garden" first, and the figures of the small actors faintly flashed in the warm pavilion behind, all changed into short clothes, and when they finished singing "Peony Pavilion", it was a lively show.
Daiyu didn't like to listen to operas before, except for reading a few books, taking care of flowers, parrots and big swallows that nested in the house, she didn't have any other hobbies. This is because he lives in Jia's house, so he is afraid of others gossiping, and he doesn't want to cause trouble. In comparison, she is not as open as Xiangyun. Xiangyun lives in Shi Hou's house, needless to say, she is difficult and depressed on weekdays, and she can only be happy when she comes to Jia's mother, so she indulges in her heart, and everyone feels sorry for her situation and is willing to let her go everywhere.
But Daiyu lives in Jiafu, except for Jiafu, there is no one who even visits the house, and the only one who can rely on is Jia's mother. Even so, he was a child and suffered a cold reception from Mrs. Wang. Once you quarrel with Baoyu, it is not your own home after all, and you are often uneasy. As soon as Xue Baochai came, it was rumored that her status was even more unsafe, and she was walking on thin ice all day long, how could she still have the heart to have fun?
Expressing affection in poetry, it is just a sentimentality that cannot be complained about and helpless. If it weren't for Baoyu taking "The Story of the West Chamber" later, the book would have been seen by her and reborn, but I am afraid that Daiyu still doesn't like to watch dramas.
Outside the garden, Mrs. Wang had already dressed up and gone to Mrs. Xing's room, where Sister Feng was already waiting. The housekeepers and mothers-in-law in the house are also detained in a courtyard, you and I are gossiping, they all vaguely feel that today's lineup is a little inappropriate, but they don't notice what is wrong, while chatting and probing each other, after a long time of inquiry, they found that each other didn't know anything like themselves.
Mrs. Wang squeezed out a smile and saluted Mrs. Xing, but Mrs. Xing didn't even say polite words with a straight face, only nodded to her. This made Mrs. Wang's bodhisattva-like expression a little reluctant. Mrs. Wang sat down on the chair next to Mrs. Xing, and Wang Xifeng came over to greet Mrs. Wang, and then stood back beside Mrs. Xing. Although Mrs. Wang is her aunt, Mrs. Xing is her top mother-in-law.
After Mrs. Wang sat down, she saw that Mrs. Xing looked like she was going to show off her strength, so naturally she didn't want to talk more, so she asked Wang Xifeng how many housekeepers had filled their pockets when building the garden. Wang Xifeng had already prepared and asked Jia Lian to copy a list out, and then hurriedly and respectfully presented it. Although these two ladies have no real power, they are her elders in the end, and Wang Xifeng can't afford to offend any of them.
Mrs. Xing is not very literate, and Mrs. Wang is not very literate, so the two of them took it and glanced at it roughly, and they couldn't help but change their faces. Mrs. Xing found the names of her companions and relatives on it, and Mrs. Wang saw the name of Zhou Rui's family on it, and she didn't know what to think, so she asked Wang Xifeng, "Are they all accurate?" ”
Wang Xifeng hurriedly said respectfully: "It's all checked." But I was secretly worried in my heart: if I took these stewards, even if I filled the treasury, I wouldn't have to worry about the expenses up and down next month. But if you want to hide the money you have obtained in it, it still takes some effort. Wang Xifeng thought about it, Mrs. Xing couldn't hold her breath anymore, and said, "Let my companion come in first." Wang Xifeng responded, and the little girl outside hurriedly ran to call someone over.
Madame Xing's roommate was a thin woman with sharp cheeks. Hearing that Mrs. Xing had a message, she had to come in in fear. Mrs. Xing asked head-on: "Let me ask you, a few days ago when you built a garden, you said that you wanted to take care of something and take care of it for the main family, and I agreed." Now tell me, how much benefit did you get out of it? ”
When Mrs. Xing's roommate heard Mrs. Xing ask her like this, how could she dare to admit it, and thought that everyone else had made enough money from it, and her family just drank some soup and got a hundred taels of silver. So he replied with a shy smile: "Mrs. asked, our family is begging for food under the old lady, how can we do these things?" Don't be a fool of yourself, my wife believes it, right? ”
Mrs. Xing's face turned red, and she said angrily: "You follow me and the master, but you eat and crawl outside every day, keeping us in the dark. Not to mention anything else, don't think I don't know what you bought with your hands when you built the garden, how much silver others bought, how much silver you bought! ”
Mrs. Wang was also a little impetuous because she saw the name of her companion on the roster, so she said: "Now that the eldest lady has found out, you can honestly tell you how greedy you are, and you can still be decent." ”
Mrs. Xing's companion only thought that Mrs. Wang was a good-natured bodhisattva, so she turned her face and said to Mrs. Wang with a smile: "The second wife lives in the mansion and does not go out of the second door, how do you know the price of things outside?" It's green vegetables and radishes, which are expensive and cheap one day. The minions have bad eyesight, and if they buy expensive things, their wives can beat or scold them. To say that silver is mixed in from the middle......"
She was saying with her eyebrows fluttering, and Mrs. Xing was so angry that she grabbed a teacup and threw it over, and the tea sprinkled her face. Mrs. Xing's roommate had a look on her face, so she had to stop talking. Wang Xifeng sneered contemptuously and said, "Do you think Mrs. can't find out?" As long as you bring the shopkeeper who sells things to you and confront you face to face, you will immediately know how much silver you used to buy things and how much money you have reported when you come back. Even if you pay someone to testify for you, you will only have to ask two more families and spend some effort. After speaking, he shouted: "At present, the wives are kind-hearted, and they intend to take care of your face, and they are not honest!" Do you wait until you get to the yamen to know that it is powerful? ”
The companion had tea on his face, his face was embarrassed and ugly, and he replied to Wang Xifeng: "I can't say this to the second grandmother, not only me, everyone is the same." ”
Mrs. Xing sneered and said, "Don't worry, I know how much silver you got from it and what you used to buy." The master is living a tight life from top to bottom, and it turns out that he has saved money to fill you! After that, he said to Wang Xifeng: "Call someone to come in and deal with it!" ”
Wang Xifeng nodded, beckoned outside, and two rough envoys came in, dragging Mrs. Xing's companion outside to Jia Lian to check the cashier.
Mrs. Xing's companion was shocked at this time, and shouted at the top of her throat. Those mothers-in-law who usually don't care less about the mother-in-law's face don't care about this, and casually stuffed the dirty handkerchief that wiped her tears and snot on her body into Mrs. Xing's companion room, and dragged her outside.