Mrs. Wang (Jia Baoyu's mother) also has a lot of relatives. Mrs. Wang's father once knew a small Beijing official and recognized the same clan. The man surnamed Wang now has a grandson named Gou'er—a name that indicates that his family is no longer in order. The dog's son is called Ban'er, five or six years old, and his grandmother's name is Grandma Liu. On this day, the dog drank a few glasses of stuffy wine in the suburbs of Beijing, and then abused his daughter-in-law, deliberately finding fault, Grandma Liu looked at it next to him and said: "Son-in-law, our Zhuanghu people are honest and accept their fate, and they can eat as big as their bowls." You were used to enjoying happiness when you were a child, and now you have no money in your hands, what kind of manhood is it to just take your daughter-in-law to be angry. Now in the capital, there is money everywhere, but you won't pick it up. ”

The dog was anxious and said, "You keep standing and talking, but you can bring it." ”

Grandma Liu said, "Let's try it." Your family used to be connected with the Jinling Wang family, when I and your daughter-in-law also went to their house, the second lady of the Wang family, I also saw her once, especially good at treating people, now she is the wife of the second master Jia in the Jia Mansion of Rongguo Mansion, and she is the most bodhisattva-hearted. Why don't we go and walk around, if she can pluck a cold hair, it will be thicker than our waists. ”

So the dog thought that this idea was not bad, but his manly face couldn't fall, so he asked Grandma Liu to go to Rongguo Mansion once, because the latter had seen Mrs. Wang after all. Just like the people who sell CDs now are holding a child, Grandma Liu also dragged the five or six-year-old Ban'er with her, which can also arouse people's kindness.

All the way to the bus with the head of 9, into the city, came to the big stone lion gate of Rongguo Mansion, a look at the sedan chair and carriage stopped, Grandma Liu did not dare to go over, only slipped to the corner of the door, saw a few people with a chest and belly, sitting on the big stool, talking about the West (the so-called eating porridge and pickles, but the mouth is talking about the topic in Zhongnanhai, this kind of old Beijinger look, in a few hundred years ago at that time). Grandma Liu rubbed up and said, "Hello uncles! The servants looked at her for a long time, and then asked her what she was doing, and she said that she was looking for Mrs. Zhou's companion (the companion was the servant who accompanied Mrs. Wang when she got married). When those people heard that they were looking for Zhou Rui, they didn't look at it or pay attention to it, and after a while, someone said: "You wait far away under the corner, and someone from their family will come out in a while." One of the old men said, "Why do you bother to play tricks?" So he turned around and said to Grandma Liu: "Zhou Rui went to the south, his house is in the back street, you go around his house to find his wife." ”

Grandma Liu hurriedly thanked her, and when she came to the back street, it was like a rural-urban junction, twenty or thirty children were messing around on the street, and Grandma Liu inquired into Zhou Rui's house. Zhou Rui's wife had seen Grandma Liu, and after recognizing it for a long time, she came to see Mrs. Wang. Zhou Rui's family (this is a special title, which means Zhou Rui's daughter-in-law) immediately knew that this was a poor relative to take advantage of it, but when the former board was fine, he helped them Zhou Rui, and Zhou Rui's family went to see Mrs. Wang in order to show that he had face in the Jia family and could do things.

"However," Zhou Rui's family said, "Now Mrs. Wang doesn't care much about the family's affairs, and it's all in charge of Grandma Lian." In fact, you have also seen this second grandmother, that is, Mrs. Wang's niece, named Brother Feng (raised as a boy), although she is only eighteen or nineteen years old, she is involved in the affairs of the family. Mrs. Wang may not be able to see you if she has a lot of things, but you must meet her. ”

Grandma Liu immediately understood, and she had to ask Wang Xifeng for money. Zhou Ruijia said: "Although this Feng girl is young, her behavior is older than that of adults. Now she is like no one, but she has 10,000 hearts and eyes, and when it comes to speech, ten men who can talk can't talk about her. You'll know when we meet, but it's just that I'm too strict with my subordinates. ”

So he led Grandma Liu into Jia's Mansion again, and when he arrived at Jia Lian's house (Jia Yu's eldest son), he met Sister Feng's henchman Ping'er, and after passing it, Ping'er called them in first.

When Grandma Liu looked at Ping'er, she was covered in silk and silver, with gold and silver, and she looked jade, and thought it was Sister Feng, and she was about to shout at her aunt and grandmother, but Zhou Rui's family called her Miss Ping, so she knew that she was just a maid. So as I entered the house, there was a fragrance inside, which made Grandma Liu dizzy, as if people who were used to the bus smelled the smell of leather in BMW Mercedes-Benz, but they were extremely uncomfortable.

Ping'er asked Grandma Liu and Ban'er to go to the kang, and the little girl next to her put tea on the table. Drinking and drinking, I listened to the sound of gurgling, as if using a basket sieve to sift the surface, Grandma Liu looked around, and saw a box hanging on the pillar, and the voice came out of it, and she was looking at it suspiciously, and the thing had to sound eight or nine times in a row, so shocked that Grandma Liu wanted to shake but couldn't shake, as if she suddenly heard the reversing radar in the Mercedes-Benz.

At this time, Ping'er resigned and went to the main room of the inner room. After a while, I called Grandma Liu and others to come in. When I entered the house, there was a big red felt strip on the kang, and there was a chain brocade backrest and a pillow standing behind it, and a large mattress with gold heart and green satin was paved, and there was a carved lacquered sputum box next to it. Sister Feng was wearing a homely autumn sable squirrel Zhaojun set, surrounded by beads, wearing a peach sprinkled flower jacket, a stone blue carved silk squirrel cloak, and a red crepe silver mouse skin skirt, pink and glossy, sitting there upright, holding a small copper fire in her hand to dial the ashes in the stove. Ping'er stood on the edge of the kang, holding a small lacquered tea tray with a small cover clock in the tray. Sister Feng didn't take the tea, nor did she look up, just picked up the ashes in the stove, and when she saw Grandma Liu coming in, she hurriedly wanted to get out of bed, but Wei got out of bed, greeted and said hello with a spring breeze on her face, and blamed Zhou Rui's family for not saying it earlier and not bringing it in early. This Grandma Liu had already kowtowed on the ground several times, and Sister Feng hurriedly said, "Hurry up and don't worship, please sit." I'm young, I don't know much, and I don't know what to call it. ”

Zhou Rui's family was busy saying what to call it. Grandma Liu then sat down on the edge of the kang, and the board hid behind her, coaxing him out in every possible way, but he refused.

Sister Feng smiled and was polite to Grandma Liu and did some homely work. After a while, Ping'er came in and reported: "I just went to tell my wife (Mrs. Wang) that my wife is not idle today, and it is the same when my second grandmother accompanies her." If you come to shop and have fun, if there is something, just tell the second grandmother, it's the same. ”

It turned out that Mrs. Wang was something that Grandma Liu had met and known before she got married, and now she was "busy" and didn't meet Grandma Liu.

Grandma Liu hurriedly replied: "I didn't have anything to do, but I came to see my aunt (Mrs. Wang) and my aunt (Lian's second grandmother Sister Feng), and it was also the affection of relatives." ”

That week, the Rui family said: "It's nothing, if you have something to say, tell the second grandmother, it's the same as what your wife said." Then he looked hard at Grandma Liu.

Grandma Liu understood, her face immediately turned red, so she had to endure the shame, and said: "When we meet for the first time today, I shouldn't say anything about reason, but now the countryside is ......" At this time, the little guy outside came in to report: "Uncle Rong of Dongfu (Ningguofu) is here." ”

So Grandma Liu had no choice but not to say anything, just listened to the gurgling sound, and came in a bewitching young man, sixteen or seventeen years old, with a delicate face, and a light Qiu Bao belt, it was none other than Jia Rong, the son of Jia Zhen (now in charge), the son of Jia Jing of Ning Guofu and Jia Zheng's generation (Qin Keqing's husband, Qin Keqing is only sixteen or seventeen years old).

Jia Rong came in, and said with a smile: "My father sent me over, saying that the glass kang screen (car windshield) of my uncle (Mrs. Wang) and your aunt (Lian's second grandmother) last time is very good, we have a VIP tomorrow, and we want to borrow it and return it after a swing." ”

Sister Feng said: "It's a coincidence, I lent it to someone else yesterday." ”

When Jia Rong heard this, she grinned, climbed onto the edge of the kang, and said half-kneeling: "If my aunt is puzzled, my father will pull my skin when I go back." Auntie pity poor nephew. ”

Sister Feng smiled and said: "The things of our Wang family (Sister Feng and Mrs. Wang are both married from the Jinling Wang family) are all good, right?" There are so many good things in your house, which is good for me? ”

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Where is this good in my family?" Auntie, be gracious. ”

Sister Feng said: "If you break it a little, be careful of your skin!" So he ordered Ping'er to take the key to the building, go in and carry it straight to Ningfu. Jia Rong smiled with joy, and hurriedly said, "We'll carry it ourselves, we'll carry it ourselves." With that, he got up and took his leave.

Jia Rong left, and Grandma Liu calmed down, and then said, "I brought your nephew here today." Now in the countryside, the old countryside is very old, and there is no food left. No, so I had to take your nephew with me to join you. After speaking, he pushed the board and called the board to say that he had said what he wanted to say. That board just eats the fruit (later, Sister Feng's daughter Sister Qiao married him, the one who was in front of the weaver), and she didn't say whether she lived or died. Sister Feng already understood, so she ordered Zhou Rui's family to take Grandma Liu down for dinner.

Grandma Liu went down to eat, and then came back with the board. During this period, Sister Feng sent Zhou Rui's family to tell Mrs. Wang, saying that what kind of relative this relative is, that Mrs. Wang is so kind, saying that she recognizes the same sect, and asked the second grandmother Lian to watch it, don't be slow.

At this time, Grandma Liu came in with her mouth touched, and Sister Feng smiled and said, "If you talk about relatives, you should have taken the initiative to go over and ask questions without waiting for the door." The main reason is that there are too many things in this family, and there are three or four hundred people up and down, and my wife can't keep busy. And looking at us vigorously from the outside, in fact, everyone also has their own difficulties. ”

When Grandma Liu heard this, her heart chuckled suddenly, and she said that the money would not arrive, but Sister Feng then said: "Since you have come from afar today, and it is the first time to meet, how can I let you go back empty-handed, it just so happened that yesterday Mrs. gave us these twenty taels of silver, saying that it was for the girls to make clothes, I haven't moved yet, if you are too old, just take it for the time being." ”

Grandma Liu was itchy with joy and said, "I also know the difficulties in your hometown." But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and by what it is, you are always plucking a cold hair, and it is thicker than my waist (again). Grandma Liu gratitiously accepted a bag of silver from Ping'er, as well as a string of money (as the fare for taking a taxi back), and retired.

After coming out, Zhou Rui's family wiped Han and said: "My mother! Why can't you speak? The opening and closing of the mouth is 'your nephew'. You are your own nephew, you have to be soft, then Uncle Rong is her serious nephew, you thief child, how did you run out of your nephew and nephew! Grandma Liu smiled and said: "Alas, when I saw her, I couldn't love her so much that I didn't know how to say anything!" So I wanted to give the money to Zhou Rui's family, thanking her for her kindness. How did the Rui family look at a hanging of money in their eyes that week, they didn't want it at all. So Grandma Liu was grateful, took the taxi money and silver, and took the bus back as usual.

This Jia family, especially Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng's kindness, is like this. The original storyteller has always wanted to praise this family as an enlightened and righteous rich man and eunuch who adheres to the way of Confucius, and is not as "evil" as we have to criticize. It is said that they treat maids better than the ladies of the poorer families treat their subordinates. No wonder, Mrs. Wang too, the first time she saw Sister Feng, she asked, "Have you paid your salary?" In short, this is a model bureaucratic family written by the original narrator. About because of such an exemplary figure, it didn't collapse in the end, didn't that Li Kun's son become a pot of orchids again, even his mother (Li Kun) brought a phoenix crown and a xiaxia veil, that is, Mrs. Xuan, obviously the son became a big official. This is still the meaning of kindness and good retribution, Sister Feng is good this time, won't her daughter have a good place to go in the future - married to the thief child Ban'er. Hehe.

Let's listen to the next breakdown.