Chapter 11 Plummeting
Under the half-old red brick and blue tile eaves, Qingwen, who has a fiery personality, is scolding with her waist and eyes pricked up. did not show weakness and scolded Mama Zhang, a nurse like a village woman. All kinds of foul language don't be thrown out like money.
If Jia Huan came out, he hurriedly walked over. Jia Huan asked, "What's going on?" β
Ruyi flattened her mouth and complained: "Mama Zhang doesn't know where to drink a few more glasses, come over and take the big one, assign us to do this and that, and scold, Sister Qingwen can't help but quarrel with her." β
Jia Huan nodded, "You let Qingwen let Mama Zhang do a little." He turned around and went back into the house.
Ruyi reluctantly went to find Qingwen, she was still counting on the third master to call the shots.
Ten minutes later, Qingwen, who was persuaded to stop, sat on the stool in the side room angrily and said, "He was angry and used me as a raft." Why should I let him nurse? Nor does it ask who is right and who is wrong. β
Ruyi's lips moved, not knowing what to say.
In the evening of the same day, Qingwen picked a pick. Jia Huan's bath water was only prepared by Ruyi alone. Fortunately, there is a small stove under the eaves to boil hot water, a few steps away, Ruyi can cope with it alone.
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The turmoil of Jia Baoyu throwing jade at Jia Huan's residence did not disappear because Wang Xifeng persuaded the noisy Bao and Dai on the spot, but caused an uproar within Jia's mansion.
Jia Huan was not stupid enough to listen to Wang Xifeng's words, and waited until the next morning to ask Jia's mother for guilt. This is a pit deliberately left by Wang Xifeng. God knows what kind of version the people in Jia's Mansion will let Jia Mu hear by tomorrow morning? Jia Huan went to Jia's mother to go to the room that night to plead guilty. But he was still given a cold reception by Jia's mother.
Jia's mother said a few words in disgust to let Jia Huan study hard, and said, "Brother Huan, you can go." In the future, I will be free from morning and dusk here. It is serious to study hard and be motivated. β
"Ancestor Xie cares." Jia Huan said something against his will, bowed and left. My heart was full of bitterness. Jia Mu's words translated: That is, you don't come to me to hang out in the future, I will be upset when I see you.
Similar to: No entry is allowed unless the edict is issued.
If I don't come to you, you don't want to come.
Since then, Jia Huan has been cut off from Jia Mu, the supreme power in Jiafu, and the consequences are quite serious: he will be completely marginalized within Jiafu.
Jia's mother's "big secretary" Mandarin Duck sent Jia Huan out of Jia's mother's room. The evening breeze gusted. The mandarin duck wearing a maid's vest stood under the eaves and explained a few words to Jia Huan, but the little maids avoided it. The mandarin ducks in the dim light still look beautiful and amiable:
"Third master, it stands to reason that I shouldn't be too talkative. But those thoughts in your heart really shouldn't be. Second Master Bao is your brother. Honor him and love him. β
"What's in my mind?" Jia Huan pursed his lips slightly and looked up at the mandarin duck.
The mandarin duck looked at the delicate and calm little boy in front of him, and said indifferently: "You know it yourself." "Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan's idea of wanting to replace Jia Baoyu's position, who in the house doesn't know?
I heard the attacker say: Baoyu and Miss Lin are arguing, but Jia Huan still wants to joke with Miss Lin, which makes Baoyu anxious. The behavior of this seedling is very disgusting. Do you have to fight with Baoyu for everything?
Jia Huan stared into the mandarin duck's eyes for a few seconds, and sneered: "Mandarin duck, you think too much." With that, he shook his sleeves and left.
The mandarin duck didn't believe Jia Huan's words, watched Jia Huan's back disappear into the darkness, and turned back to Jia's mother's room.
Walking on the road back to his residence, Jia Huan breathed a sigh of relief. He found him to be a little naΓ―ve. For months, he had not been able to correctly understand his situation. He has always looked at the characters in Jiafu from the perspective of Dream of Red Mansions.
However, this could not be more wrong. Ignoring their position, their respective interests in Jia Province.
For example, Mandarin Duck, there is no denying that she is a good girl. But when she hit herself, she reversed black and white. She represents the interests of Jia's mother, and she can't see Jia Huan's attempt to compete with Baoyu for status. Even if you have an idea, you can't do it.
Another example is attacking people, gentle and obedient, like Gui Rulan. However, what she said today is not fair. The core idea is: Baoyu is not responsible, Lin Daiyu is also not responsible, and the responsibility is Jia Huan who instigates.
There is also Wang Xifeng, whose methods are vicious. A combination of methods was used on him silently, trying to trample him on the ground. If Jia Huan hadn't been in the society for many years, he would have really fallen into her trap.
Now it is not possible to judge the quality of the characters in Jiafu from the perspective shown in the Dream of Red Mansions book. Even from the perspective of Xiao Jia Huan, it can't be done. Rather, it is necessary to understand from the identity of Jia Huan: who has a fundamental conflict of interest with him; Who is the enemy and who can be a friend; Who can be wooed, who can be close...
There is no doubt that Jia Huan, as a concubine, has a fundamental conflict of interest with Jia Baoyu. Whenever his actions are a little unfavorable to Baoyu, even if it is only possible, a large number of enemies will emerge in Jiafuli: Raider, Mandarin Duck, Wang Xifeng, Mrs. Wang, and Jia Mu.
A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Jia Huan's mouth: You think too much. Jia Baoyu's treatment and status in Jia's mansion, he really can't look down on it!
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Jia Huan gave Jia's mother a snub, and her status in Jiafu plummeted. From the fact that his residence was back to its former desertion, he knew that the little maids who didn't know where they came from to play stopped coming.
The quality of the meals served in the kitchenette has also become much worse. The oil is dotted, and there are no cooked chicken, duck and fish dishes. Occasionally, there is a bit of meat dish, which is roughly similar to the meat dish in the university student cafeteria.
In mid-March, the spring rain was like oil. That afternoon, Jia Huan came back from school in the study. He had just taken the Tijing and Moyi exams, and his learning progress was on par with Jia Lan. After a day of rest, it is time to start studying the scriptures.
Ruyi came back with a meal. Jia Huan ate with Aunt Zhao, Xiao Que, Xiao Jixiang, and Ruyi. Qingwen was still angry with Jia Huan, eating in the side room, and didn't come.
Aunt Zhao is in a very bad mood today, and her monthly money has been deducted from Wang Xifeng again. Eating and chattering, he scolded Wang Xifeng and Jia Baoyu, "It's a coincidence that he made an appointment to play." If you don't have a good time, you want to fall jade here, and you will be left behind. He was frugal and cheerful with the old lady. β
Jia Huan ate in silence. He has a tough character. When he doesn't have a chance, he waits quietly like before a cheetah hunts.
Jia Baoyu threw jade here here, and he may not have the intention of framing him. What does an eight-year-old boy know? But he is in a bad situation now, and Jia Baoyu can't get out of it.
Ruyi interjected: "Grandma, I heard that Second Master Bao and Miss Lin have reconciled again. She listened to the maid in the third girl's house: The two of them are playing together again.
This sentence was tantamount to adding fuel to the fire, Aunt Zhao's eyebrows raised, she was even more angry, her heart was like fire, and she scolded bitterly: "That turtle king eight! He's fine. It caused me and Brother Huan to suffer. β
Jia Huan smiled gently, and said with a resolute expression: "Mother, life will be better." I'll go shopping outside tomorrow, and if there's anything you want to eat, I'll bring it back to you. After talking with Mandarin Duck that day, Jia Huan communicated some things and became closer to Aunt Zhao. In this world, if anyone is willing to die for him, it is probably Aunt Zhao.
Aunt Zhao's eyes were red, and she sighed: "I don't have anything to eat." Brother Huan, you are becoming more and more sensible. β
After eating, Jia Huan and the others were talking in the bedroom, discussing what to buy outside tomorrow.
At this time, the eldest maid in Mrs. Wang's house, Jin Chu'er, came over and said with a smile: "Yo, grandma and third master are talking." My wife asked me to pass the word and wanted the third master Ming'er to go to the house to help my wife copy the Diamond Sutra. β
Jia Huan's eyes flashed, he thought for a while, and said, "I'll go tomorrow morning." You've made this trip. β
"It's not hard. The third master has been more and more polite recently. Hee-hee. Jin Chu'er didn't sit down, and went back after passing the word. She knew that Jia Huan had been in a bad situation recently, and she didn't want to get too close to him. Her goal is to become Baoyu's aunt.
As soon as Jin Chu'er left, Aunt Zhao shouted: "She has a son herself, so she doesn't ask her son to copy books, but asks my son to copy books and suffer." β
Jia Huan shook his head with a smile and sat at the desk to read a book. Wang Xifeng and Jia Mu have all made a move, how can Mrs. Wang fall behind? Jia Huan was sure that this was a temptation by Mrs. Wang.
If he doesn't go, Mrs. Wang will have an excuse to punish him. Go, tomorrow's holiday will be in the soup. The Diamond Sutra is about 5,000 words. Jia Huan took a brush to copy books, and he had to be tired for a day. This is a soft knife to draw people.
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Jia Huan went to Mrs. Wang's East Cross Courtyard to copy a book for a day, and on March 18, he did not go to the capital with Zhao Guoji.
In the afternoon of the next day, accompanied by Zhao Guoji, he bought a roast chicken in the famous Sihailou in the capital and went back. He kept 10 taels of Chinese New Year's Eve money and went out to make a stove and a batch of honeycomb coal, and he still had about 5 taels of silver left in his hand.
After a tooth sacrifice, the days returned to the state of daily suffering. Jia Huan never thought that ******** in Jiafu was the end of the world. During this time, in addition to studying, he was busy with his money-making plan. The first step is market research. He has been running more diligently to the teahouses, bookstores, and restaurants in the Four Seasons Square these days.
At the end of March, Jia Huan scored well in the monthly exam, and studied university chapters and sentences with Jia Lan, ahead of Jia Cong. Early after school in the afternoon, Jia Huan passed by Aunt Zhao's courtyard and went in to sit for a meeting. Then I heard a voice from inside the house.
"Auntie, just go, my brother is now studying well, what are you afraid of? It's just a few things. β
When Jia Huan came in, he saw Mama Zhang and Aunt Zhao, who looked like village women, talking in the house. The two sat on the kang. The maid and the little magpie were waiting.
Aunt Zhao was very helpful to Mama Zhang, and said proudly: "What am I afraid of?" It's just that I don't bother to bother with them. Since Mama Zhang, you said so, I'll go for a walk. Otherwise, I won't be able to show my ability. β
Jia Huan asked curiously, "Mother, where are you going to go?" β
Aunt Zhao sorted out her clothes and was about to go out, and said, "The comprador in the house has a batch of jade dew." I just got the news from Mama Zhang. Otherwise, it will definitely not be our turn to be used. I'll go to the storeroom and make a fuss, and I'll have to get some back. Brother Huan, you wait! β
Jia Huan was speechless for a while, Aunt Zhao was really out of tune. Can this thing come by making noise?