Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 191 Housekeeper Handover
The maid had already prepared the fragrant soup. Wang Xifeng took a bath first when she got up. After cleaning up, Ping'er went to call for Guixiang to serve Jia Lian. When the sky turned slightly white, Jia Lian saw Ping'er and Guixiang appear together, showing a satisfied expression.

After asking, I found out that Guixiang had come early in the morning and was waiting on the porch. She said that the second master was used to her waiting in front of him.

In response, Jia Lian expressed his affirmation: "That's true. Without Guixiang by my side, I'm afraid I won't be able to find anything useful."

I wanted to say something, but I was afraid that Guixiang would be in trouble if I told her.

Guixiang's identity determines that there are many things she cannot overcome, and raising them too high will harm her.

Wang Xifeng, who was dressed solemnly in formal attire, appeared surrounded by maids. Jia Lian, who had finished cleaning up, came forward and took her hand, speaking very affectionately: "Why didn't you wake me up when you got up?"

Wang Xifeng's eyes warmed up, and her eyes became gentler. She was not used to being intimate in front of others and said a little shyly: "The man has been busy outside for a day, and I am not tired even though I have been sitting there. On the first day when the bride comes into the house, I don't dare to leave the word "lazy" impression."

Jia Lian said: "Why aren't you tired? That phoenix crown will make everyone tired after a day. We promised to share joys and sorrows and depend on each other for life and death. Don't bear it on your own if anything happens in the future."

In the pre-marriage letters, Jia Lian's love words were generally more reserved. For example, when he saw the spring flowers blooming, he thought of his smiling sister. Another example is the autumn leaves swaying in the wind, and I think of my sister's graceful figure.

The main theme is a gorgeous text, but from the day of the wedding, all the content is direct and straightforward.

When he saw Jia She in Rongxi Hall, Jia Lian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he no longer had to go out and detour to Dongkuoyuan.

Everyone suddenly knelt down and said, "Happy Second Grandma. From now on, I will obey your orders and serve with all my heart. If there are any mistakes or omissions, I will deal with them without any complaints." This scene made Wang Xifeng's hands tremble, but fortunately Jia Lian kept holding her. The hand gave her infinite strength.

In this era where morality is valued from top to bottom, it is natural for people like Feng and her daughter to get high marks.

Taking Wang Xifeng's hand and sitting down, Jia Lian said to everyone: "Both old and new, we will live in the same courtyard today and serve as the master of the same family. I will give you a big gift to my second mistress and ask her to take good care of you from now on."

Feng thanked her and pulled Xiao Xiangling away.

Because Jia Lian felt that Zhen Shiyin was the key to unlocking many problems, he had always been cautious about the mother and daughter.

Wang Xifeng couldn't hear this, her eyes and heart were all about the man in front of her. As for Guixiang and others, are they worthy of comparing with me?

Wang Xifeng kept looking at Jia Lian, waiting for the rhythm of the master's lecture.

It can only be said that Jia Lian's education has been effective. Wang Xifeng carefully preserved various picture books of models of good wives and mothers. They will be shown to their daughter-in-law in the future and can be used as heirlooms for family education.

Spending time dealing with her seems to be a careless lady.

It's nothing more than the people you are used to by your side to share the hardships. You are a man who values ​​friendship, so you will never leave him.

Wang Xifeng had a solemn look on her face. After receiving this gift as she should, she bowed and said blessing: "I will do my best to prevent my husband from being burdened by the family outside." Jia Lian, this damn sense of ritual is indeed the best in any era. Routines win people's hearts.

Before the servants retreated, Jia Lian stopped Feng and Xiang Ling who were standing in the courtyard, and took the initiative to speak: "You two, mother and daughter, are staying in Jia's house. They are called prostitutes, but they are actually free people. I have asked someone to Looking for Mr. Zhen and looking forward to seeing your family reunited."

Jia Lian turned around and saw Wang Xifeng with a curious face. He took her hand and walked out. While walking towards Rongxi Hall, he explained the origins of Feng and Xiangling. Although Feng's appearance was good, he was lame, so Wang Xifeng naturally didn't care. Instead, she felt a sense of sympathy and said, "This mother and daughter know how to repay their kindness, but they dare not look down upon it."

At the beginning, they were arranged to live in a separate courtyard in Dongkua Courtyard, with maids and women waiting in front of them.

According to Guixiang, the mother and daughter are very conscious of being servants, especially Feng, who is always rushing to do work.

Mrs. Feng thanked Jia Lian and said, "Second Master is so kind to me that my maid, mother and daughter are all in good health. It's hard to repay in this life, but I hope I can repay you in the next life. If you are free, please don't speak to me again in the future, otherwise my maid, mother and daughter will have no face to live here." this."

Wang Xifeng also said some words, and this was the end.

Jia Lian sighed after hearing this and said, "In that case, your wish will be fulfilled."

The couple left the bedroom and entered the nave, where two chairs were placed. All the family members were present, near and far, standing in the hall and in the courtyard. The two of them took their seats in the middle hall, and the servants gathered to greet them.

Jia Lian coughed, stood up, and bowed sternly to the other side: "From today on, I will leave the affairs of the back house to my good wife."

Naturally, Jia Mu was sitting at the top of Rongxi Hall, Jia Baoyu was standing at her feet, staring at Wang Xifeng, Jia She was at the bottom, and Mrs. Xing was filling the room and was not even qualified to sit. Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang sat on one side, Jia Zhen on the other side, and Jia Rong stood behind them.

Jia Lian pulled Wang Xifeng forward and kowtowed to Jia Mu first and served tea, followed by Jia She. When you got to Jia Zheng, you didn't have to kowtow. You only had to stand and salute. They saw each other in turn. This was considered the final ritual process.

The men dispersed, and Jia Mu took Wang Xifeng's hand and said, "My dear daughter-in-law, your man's aunt has been working hard for the marriage, but today she refuses to come out and accept your gifts. She said it was the water thrown by the married girl. Mrs. Lin doesn’t dare to go to the Rongxi Hall, let alone receive a ceremony here. You’d better go back and see your aunt.”

Wang Xifeng sighed after hearing this: "My husband always said in his heart that my grandmother was the Dinghai Shenzhen of the Jia family, and she treated him the most kindly. On the way here just now, my husband said again that my grandmother was the most kind, the kindest person, and the easiest to get along with. See you there." Later I realized that my husband was speaking modestly, you are a living Bodhisattva walking in the world."

After hearing this, Mother Jia couldn't hold back at all, and her face was full of wrinkles from laughter.

A group of people surrounded Jia Mu out of the Hall of Rongxi and headed to Jia Mu's yard on the west side. Jia Min was waiting here. When Jia Lian pulled Wang Xifeng forward to greet him, he said seriously: "My aunt is one of the last generation of the Jia family. , Lian respects the most.”

After saying one sentence, Wang Xifeng suddenly had a solemn look on his face and stepped forward to pay his respects. Mrs. Wang, who was standing aside, had her eyebrows twitching [I am also an aunt].

After meeting Jia Min, Jia's mother formally proposed that the housekeeping affairs be handed over on the spot.

Mrs. Wang, who had been prepared, asked Zhou Rui's family to bring a plate with a bunch of keys inside.

Mrs. Wang said: "As soon as you get the account book, you can go to Butler Lai and Zhou Rui to check it at any time. From now on, you will be in charge of everything in the house and divided between you. There are hundreds of people in the Jia family, and the food and clothing expenses are so big." It’s not a light burden.”

Wang Xifeng took the key, turned around and gave it to Ping'er, turned around and saluted Mrs. Wang: "You are both an aunt and an aunt, so we kiss each other. Although you are my housekeeper now, you can't completely let go."

Mrs. Wang could only say: "If you don't understand anything, just come and ask me." At this time, Jia Lian said from the side: "Feng'er is new here and needs time to adapt. Sister-in-law Zhu is well-educated and well-rounded when she helped the housekeeper. . Now that Sister-in-law Zhu lives in a corner, it’s a pity to do nothing. Why not let her be Feng’er’s helper. If anything happens, the two of us can discuss it.”

Wang Xifeng is a person who likes to seize power, and she was reluctant to accept it. However, these words were said by Jia Lian, so she could only accept them silently and wait to go back and ask Jia Lian why this was the case.

Neither Jia's mother nor Mrs. Wang spoke, but Jia Min sighed and said, "Lian'er has everything in mind and is dedicated to the good of the Jia family and great kindness."

Jia Mu said: "Since it is Lian'er's wish, then so be it."

Li Wan, who looked astonished, originally planned to make a transparent background board, but unexpectedly, he had his own affairs to deal with when the world came to an end.

When she hurriedly stood up and declined, Mrs. Wang coughed and said, "My wife, I will help you for a while, and then I will decline after Feng'er gets familiar with it."

When her mother-in-law spoke, Li Wan could only agree.

After completing the handover, the couple returned hand in hand. On the way, Jia Lian motioned to the servants to stand far away, and then took the initiative to explain in a low voice: "After Brother Zhu died young, orphans and widowers are always neglected by servants who are short-sighted. Uncle." She is someone who doesn't care about the backyard. Auntie probably has a grudge and is focused on Baoyu. She doesn't care about the mother and son and just thinks they are raising cats and dogs. I don't care about Sister-in-law Zhu, but Laner is of the Jia family's blood. You must take good care of it.”

Wang Xifeng understood instantly. It was not that the subordinates were bullying the master, but simply ignoring him was also an uncomfortable thing.

Orphans and widowers are not taken seriously. Li Wan does not care about the household and has no right to deal with rude servants. He can always complain when something happens, right?
Jia Lian asked her to be a helper, and she would have power in her hands, and her servants would not dare to neglect him. In this way, Butler Wang Xifeng has helpers, so he can get started quickly.

Walking to his yard, Jia Lian retreated to the servants except Ping'er and Guixiang, and said: "I have set up some properties outside. Guixiang is used to it for the time being. Now that you have come in, I will naturally let you take care of it. Usually Guixiang is still watching, Report anything in a timely manner.”

After hearing this, Guixiang excused herself first, and after a while came over with a box in her hands, put it on the table, stepped back and stood beside Jia Lian.

Jia Lian opened the box and said: "There is a contract here. It is a deal that I, Jia Rong and Xue Pan have made in partnership. It has not been officially launched yet. In the future, it will be big. It will be a monthly income of ten thousand taels."

Guixiang naturally kept the royalties, so it was impossible for Jia Lian not to keep money in hand. He can't be like Jia Lian in Aid. Wang Xifeng is always demanding money, so naturally he can't be tough.

When she heard about the business of making a monthly income of ten thousand taels, Wang Xifeng naturally took it seriously. The Jia family was not the Wang family. When Mrs. Wang returned home, she often talked about the Jia family's situation of not being as good as before and unable to make ends meet. After being forced to read and write by Jia Lian, Wang Xifeng is not as domineering as in the original work, and can think calmly when encountering things. I know the importance of such an income to the Jia family.

After picking up the contract and reading it carefully, Wang Xifeng asked seriously: "Xue Pan, don't worry, is Jia Rong reliable? I heard that Jia Rong is afraid of Brother Zhen like a tiger. Will Brother Zhen take action in it?"

When it comes to money, Wang Xifeng becomes very sensitive and the questions are sharp enough.

Jia Lian said: "Don't worry about Jia Rong. I have my own way to handle it. You just need to check the accounts and collect the money. Just take a look at the affairs of Dongfu and don't interfere. On the other hand, Housekeeper Lai always only takes orders from his grandmother and needs to be on guard." Three points.”

These words are very strategic, and they can be regarded as an early vaccination for Wang Xifeng. Once the first impression is made, in the future contact process, it will gradually develop in the direction you want. In the future, after thoroughly grasping the overall situation of the Jia family, it will be logical to deal with Lai Da.

Wang Xifeng, who had just arrived, naturally firmly believed in Jia Lian's words. After all, he was not the trash in the original work.

Wang Xifeng got into the mood on the first day of the handover. On the first day, she tidied up her own courtyard, mainly because the dowry needed to be registered and stored in the treasury.

After working on the gift list for a whole day, it was finally completed with the help of Lin Zhixiao and others.

Jia Lian also calculated clearly that among the dowry given by the Wang family, the most valuable thing was one hundred thousand taels of gold and silver, including gold and silver ingots and gold and silver jewelry. Next is a village in the suburbs of Beijing, with cultivated land, woodland, and water surface, totaling 1,000 qing, which is nearly 100,000 taels. Then there are seventy-seven or eighty-eight sundries, including brocade, precious medicinal materials, spices, and a set of utensils, which can also be worth seventy-eight thousand taels. Finally, there are the additions made by gods from all walks of life. Each family has three boxes and five boxes, which are all items used in the back house. The total value can be worth fifty or sixty thousand taels.

The only curious thing is that the emperor didn't get involved, which is totally unreasonable.

On the first day and night, Wang Xifeng's injury was not healed, and Jia Lian did not forcefully ask for it, but just hugged each other and lay down.

For this reason, Wang Xifeng also tested him and asked if he wanted to rest at Ping'er's place.

Jia Lian said sternly: "How can this be unreasonable? The housewife will not sleep outside until she is pregnant."

Wang Xifeng's righteous words were very comforting, and the couple naturally spent the night in harmony.

The next day, Jia's mother specially sent someone to tell her that the newlyweds did not need to work hard to say hello and had a day of rest.

Unexpectedly, before noon arrived, a chamberlain came to the door. He said that the third prince was out of town and could not come to congratulate him in time. He specially asked Jia Lian to give him a large gift and asked him to accept it.

When Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng met the chamberlain, the servant retreated and said to the couple: "Your Majesty is speaking, just stand and listen."

Jia Lian did not dare to neglect, and after pulling Wang Xifeng to kowtow in the direction of the palace, he stood up and listened to the instructions.

The chamberlain said: "Jia Qing has made great contributions to the country, but because he was still young, he kept it for future rewards. Now Jia Qing is very happy and has borrowed the hands of the third prince to give him 10,000 taels of silver, 500 pieces of brocade, and 100 pieces of porcelain from the official kiln."

After the couple thanked each other, the chamberlain said again: "Here is the gift list for the Third Prince. We don't have any left at home."

After seeing off the chamberlain, I looked at the gift list from the third prince and saw that it was another village with hundreds of households and hundreds of lands.

As expected, it was the third prince's style. As long as money was not mentioned, he was still very generous.

Speaking of which, Zhuangzi bought it for ten thousand taels of silver, but when Li Heng got it, it would definitely be for free. Otherwise, I would be reluctant to part with it.

Wang Xifeng did some calculations and said that good farmland in the suburbs of Beijing was only worth five taels and one mu, which was not comparable to that in Jiangnan, where good land was worth twenty-two and one mu. Generally speaking, the fertile fields in the suburbs of Beijing must have sufficient water sources. They mainly grow wheat, and the annual income cannot be compared with that in the south.

Knowing that Jia Lian was deeply favored by the emperor and had a close relationship with the third prince, Wang Xifeng said to her heart: The queen feels sorry for the third prince, so she rewarded me with wedding clothes and jewelry. Face needs to fall on Brother Lian, don't be complacent.

Three days after the bride returned home, Jia Lian led dozens of generals to Wang's house. Prince Sheng was outside and had not returned. Only Wang Ren was the one to receive her. Wang Xifeng followed her mother inside and talked about everything after the marriage. After hearing this, his mother sighed and said, "You are so lucky. My father-in-law lives alone in Dongkuaoyuan. The Xing family is just a house filler. They don't have to support my mother-in-law every day. This saves a lot of things and can lead a happier life."

(End of this chapter)