It is said that Baoyu recovered from illness in a hundred days, and it was already the twelfth lunar month.Because Yingchun came back and stayed for a few days, he said a lot of hurtful words, so he sighed and was depressed.Xiren saw that he was depressed, heartless, and fearful that it would cause the old disease again, so he brought lotus jujube eight-treasure porridge and said with a smile: "I praised this porridge for your ex-son, and the old lady specially taught the kitchen to make it again." After eating two bowls, it’s better to drink it while it’s hot, and take a walk there. After eating, it’s time to rest. I’m about to open the box to find the curtains to prepare for the new year’s festival. There is one bed in the room. Don’t you worry about looking at them?” Baoyu said, “Everywhere in the garden is busy getting rid of dust, but you teach me where to go? Well, let’s go out and read a book for a while. Pretend to work hard, so I can teach you to look at it and like it."

The attacker laughed and said, "Very good." Busily ordered the little girl to gather fire in the small study outside, threw a few pine cones harvested in the old year into it, and covered it with a floor-to-ceiling copper wire cover, lest the charcoal sparks burst out and burn the clothes Then he brought out another lambskin mattress and spread it on the chair for him, and even laid warm mats on the footrests. Baoyu put down the bowl and came over. Seeing Xiren looking for a fire twister to light the lamp, he hurriedly said, "If the day is still bright, it's good to open the window. Why do we have to light the lamp this morning and evening?" Xiren said, "Open the window, just because there is a wind. Baoyu said: "It's not cold in this room anyway, and the weather is fine today, and I'm about to blow some fresh wind. It's the same as if I went out for a stroll. But reading a few times to relieve boredom, it's not like hanging on the beam. If you really use your skills, lighting the lamps and pulling out the candles early in the morning and night will make people laugh." Xiren agreed, and he really put up the windows and made tea in the room.Baoyu laughed and said, "I was in that room, and you thought I was making trouble. Now I'm here to save you from worrying, but I teach you to run in and out. Wouldn't it make me more disturbed? Now I want to read a book quietly, and don't worry about it." Don't be waited on by others, when you need tea, I will call you." Xiren came out with a smile, ordering the little girl to wait outside, and he went back to his room to tidy up the bed curtains with Sheyue and Qiuwen.

Baoyu drank two sips of tea, regained his senses, picked up a book casually, and when he read it, it was "Meng Liang Lu" written by a Song Dynasty. It is vivid and interesting to record the scenery and folk customs of the Southland, because it is interesting to see the section of "Flower Products" along the way, starting from peony products, to peony, hosta, narcissus, tea, plum, orchid, chrysanthemum, lotus, and even daphne, Catkin, Bauhinia, Crape Myrtle, Rhododendron, Poppy, Osmanthus, Hibiscus, count them one by one, shape their shape, imitate their spirit, paint their colors, and trace their origins. , It was almost tangy, and when I saw the sentence "cleanly sweep the courtyard and set off the falling flowers, the west wind blows hate into Pengying", I couldn't help feeling sad, covered my face with the book, and sighed two or three times.exactly:

If you want to know about Wuyue's flower life, you will look for it in Huang Liang's dream. It happened that Qiuwen came out of the courtyard with a big woolen coat to beat him. Seeing him like this, he smiled through the window and said, "What is the story in that book that makes you make such a long and short sound?" Baoyu didn't answer, but just looked at the crabapple flowers outside the window. Dazed in a daze.Qiu Wen went in and said to Xi Ren: "The crabapple has been withered for those days. If it can't be saved, you should teach someone to pull it out, otherwise it will be so ugly." Xi Ren sighed: "Why don't I Let me put it this way. Baoyu is not taught to keep it, saying that flowers have psychic properties, and since they wither for no reason, there is no guarantee that they will flourish for no reason one day. What are you doing?" Qiuwen said, "I don't know if it's reading or meditation, but I see his eyes are dim, as if he's going to sleep."

The attacker blamed him and said: "In the twelfth lunar month, the windows are open again. It's not stubborn to catch a cold. If you see him sleepy, you should persuade him to come in, or make him laugh a few words to get over the sleepiness." Go, let him fall asleep." As he said this, he saw Baoyu throwing away his book and leaning his head on the back of the chair, sighing again and again in his sleep.Hastily stepped forward to wake him up and said, "Why did you sleep with the window open? Although there is no wind today, it is the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month, and the second grandma of the former son Lian sent someone to send two baskets of red bamboo charcoal. It is not necessary to ask for greetings every day, morning or evening, just once every other day, and even the meals are taught to be eaten in the room, just in case we are not careful and thoughtful, and you are cold, and you don’t care about yourself Don't worry, if you catch the wind and get cold, it's not a big deal to blame from above, but you are so willful, wouldn't you let everyone down?" Seeing that Baoyu's expression was in a trance, and his eyes were blurred, he couldn't help asking, "Did you do that?" What dream, so dull?"

Baoyu seemed half awake and said, "I'm not in a deep sleep either. Sitting here just now, I saw two old men coming for no reason. They were wearing python robes and jade belts. I saw them there. One held a branch of magnolia in his hand, and the other held a branch of crabapple, but they were both about to wither. They nodded and sighed as they looked at me, as if they had a lot to say. I saw their expressions Solemnly, he asked: I wonder what the two old gentlemen have to teach? They were about to talk when you came." Xiren laughed and said, "I just said that the begonia should be pulled out. Sure enough, you dreamed of him. Naturally, you looked at him before going to sleep, and when you closed your eyes, he ran into the dream. It's just that I still dream about it on weekdays." When you only dream of beauties, why are you seeing two old gentlemen today? No wonder people compare dreaming to knowing Zhou Gong. I don’t know why they sighed at you, but I heard you frowning in your dream He sighed one after another, so he woke you up. You are really tired, why don't you wash up earlier, and then rest." Baoyu came in in response, and Sheyue brought jasmine mincemeat tea early, drank it, He waited for him to wash, take off and change again, then moved the lamp and incense, helped him to the bed and lay down.

As soon as the tent was put down, Jia Huan walked up and said: "Mother said that the day after tomorrow is my uncle's birthday, so she taught me to go there with my brother and third sister. I didn't come back until lunch. I went to see my third sister just now, but I couldn't say it. To give gifts, brother, will you go? If you go, take me with you." Baoyu had no choice but to agree, got up again, and sat on the edge of the bed without getting out of bed, chatting with him, and the attacker took a small pine flower jacket with him. Put it on and pour tea with Jia Huan.

It turned out that Yihong Courtyard never liked Jia Huan as a person, but Xiren has a generous temperament, no more than those frivolous and snobbish people, and he is respected as the third master, which is rare, how can he neglect?Seeing that Baoyu was in a bad mood, he was longing for someone to talk to, so that his mind would relax, or he could sleep more peacefully, so he greeted him kindly and poured tea himself.However, Baoyu and Jia Huan had nothing to talk about, but they were relatively speechless after talking about some commonplaces.After Jia Huan had tea, he said his goodbyes and came out. Xiren put down the curtain again, moved the lamp and went to bed.Nothing to say all night.

But when Jia Huan came out, he hurriedly looked for his mother in the ear room of the south courtyard. He paid the girl first, then closed the door himself, put Qu Xu on it, and even closed the window and put the curtain.Aunt Zhao saw that he was stinging like a scorpion, so she guessed there must be a reason, and hurriedly asked in a low voice: "Didn't I tell you to go to the garden to discuss the matter of going to the Lord Wang's house to celebrate birthday and kowtow in the future? Why are you in such a hurry? Come back in a panic? Could it be that they didn't take you there, but instead taunted you? Or did those little girls make you angry again?" Jia Huan laughed and said, "Who dares to make me angry? They made tea and gave up seats. You are so courteous. Your family has always said that the girl Xiren and the second elder brother have secretly concealed Guigui Chongchong for several years, but you still don't believe it when you tell the master. Today I have caught the handle, don't you admit it? "Speaking, he shook out a thing wrapped in fine silk from the sleeve.

Aunt Zhao wondered, "What is it? Where did you get it?" Jia Huan said, "I went there to say hello, and I saw the attacker sneakily stuffed it under Baoyu's pillow. Seeing me coming in, I hurried up to greet me, talking and laughing. Pretending to be nothing, isn’t there a ghost in my heart? So I took advantage of their unpreparedness, and when the second brother got up to get tea, I stole the things. With this physical evidence, let’s see if they dare to rely on it.” Xingxing said, then The handkerchief was lifted layer by layer, revealing a piece of smooth and smooth jade, as big as a bird's egg, as bright as a bright glow, tied with a two-color ribbon tied with gold thread and black pearl thread, it is the precious jade that cannot be separated from the body. That psychic jade.

When Jia Huan saw this, she was stunned. She thought that the attackers stuffed things under the precious jade pillow, so secretive and careful, it must be some kind of ulterior motive of spring.Can't help being stunned.Aunt Zhao was both surprised and happy, she clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, I didn't expect this to fall into your hands. We saw that the Buddha has spirits. Everyone says that this thing has spirituality and is his lifeblood. I want to see it now." He lost his lifeblood, but what happened?" He wanted to throw something at the jade. The bluffing Jia Huan hurriedly stopped him and said: "This matter is no small matter. When I came out of his house, he lost his things and made a fuss. Everyone will suspect me. How can they let me go? According to me, it's better to send him away quickly." The one who went back." Aunt Zhao said: "Send it back? You said it lightly. It's easy for you to take it out now, but it's harder to send it back. You went to his room again for no reason, and reached under his pillow for no reason. Could it be that they won't be suspicious?" Jia Huan said: "It's not that we must put it back under the pillow, just throw it in the Yihong Courtyard, and let them pick it up, or they won't make a fuss about it." Aunt Zhao said: "Xi Ren is notoriously careful. Since he wrapped the jade properly and stuffed it under his pillow, he naturally knew that it would not disappear without reason, so he picked it up in the yard, and he also knew that you stole it and threw it away. You can't get rid of the thief's name on the left and right, it's better to smash it clean. In the past years, whenever he got angry, he said he wanted to smash jade, and everyone stopped him, as if he had heard some terrible disaster. I want to make a good effort to fulfill this wish for him and smash this precious object." As he said, he picked up the teacup on the case and smashed it twice, unexpectedly the jade was extremely hard and it was not damaged at all, but the teacup was because of the jade. Aunt Zhao was in a hurry, broke it into two pieces with a snap, and dropped the magnetic piece with a clatter, which made Jia Huan's mother and son blink at each other, glad that no one had questioned them, so Aunt Zhao asked for a hammer again.Jia Huan said: "You just smashed him, and there is also a fragment there. It's even more serious if someone finds it. It's better to throw it away." Aunt Zhao knew that what he said was reasonable, but she couldn't bear to let it go so cheaply, so she lowered her head and thought for a while, and then came up with a poisonous plan, and said: "The last time I asked Ma Daopo to subdue the two of them, I obviously succeeded, but I didn't know The monks and Taoist priests from there ruined a good thing, and said that this thing is psychic, so they saved their lives. Now that this thing has fallen into my hands, the gods must not be able to save him, why don't you take the opportunity to take revenge? Why don’t you find Ma Daopo again, and use this precious method to destroy his skills, take his soul, and remove the thorn in your side from now on.” After thinking about it, I thought it was all right, so I took up the jade sleeve, fearing that the night would be long and dreamy, so I ordered someone to invite Ma Daopo to come, and sent orders to the kitchen to prepare wine and vegetables, and asked people to inquire about the west corner gate tonight. Who is it that goes to night? He is busy all the time. Let's say that Ma Daopo played tricks on Sister Feng and Baoyu behind her back that year, but was defeated by the skinny monk and the lame road. She didn't get a good salary that she had negotiated with Aunt Zhao, so she was unwilling.Although she also came to the door several times with the owed deed to demand, but Aunt Zhao was willing to solicit a little at first, but then she became anxious and became angry, so she played a rogue way, saying: "You never helped me avenge you, and you never helped me. It never worked out, and you just bullied me, but I went there to find that much money? I have money, and I don’t want to be so idle. If you don’t believe it, you can complain to your wife and say that I asked you to do harm Man, let's see if your wife is willing to support you. My mother and I just leave our lives in your hands." Ma Daopo fell down angrily, after all, she was afraid that Aunt Zhao would be forced hard, and one fainted. After exposing what he had done in the past, he was so suffocated that he didn't dare to come to Rongfu again.Suddenly this day I heard that Aunt Zhao sent someone to invite me. I was surprised and said, "It's so late, I might as well go tomorrow." Get out of the car and wait outside, beg Master to be considerate of the little one, and take a laborious walk, otherwise my aunt and grandma will definitely blame me for not being able to do things." After hearing this, Ma Daopo guessed a little bit, so she packed up and got ready, got in the car and came to the mansion.When I came in, I saw Aunt Zhao put down a redwood-wrapped turtle-back round table on the kang, put some wine and vegetables, and a tray of hot steamed buns stuffed with tassels, oil and leeks. I haven't come to the mansion for a while, if I didn't send the kid to invite, I'm afraid I still won't come." Ma Daopo didn't know, so she had to pretend to smile: "My aunt said there, I just heard the call , came here after taking off your shoes and socks? Why do you have such a sumptuous table of wine and food here? Could it be a good day, or some distinguished guests are coming?" Aunt Zhao said with a smile: "You are a distinguished guest, there is a second guest there? This is just to invite you, Baba's teaching girl took a hundred dollars to go to the kitchen, and spent a lot of time to get these few Vegetarian food. They still don't want to, their faces hang two feet long, saying that the stove has been extinguished, and they don't want to turn it on again, and there are many things that make people angry, and they can't tell you. People, masters are not like masters, slaves are not like slaves, and they are all riding on our mothers. You promised me the way to turn over, but I hate the sky for not obeying people's wishes, so I have endured them for many years. Now it's all over It's just that the sky has eyes, and the Buddha showed his spirit, but my treasure fell from the sky, and finally fell into my hands, so it's time for me to avenge you." He said and took out the piece of jade. Ma Daopo has heard about this jade for a long time, but she can't help but see it. Now that it is him, she can't help snatching it away, turning it over to look at it, smacking her lips and saying, "My grandma, where did you get this treasure?" Aunt Zhao refused to say that Jia Huan stole it from under Baoyu's pillow, and said deliberately: "I sent Huan'er back to school this morning, and suddenly stepped on something, looked down, and it was this thing. Think It was Baoyu who left it when he was greeting his wife, and he was in a hurry to go to school, so there is no theory." Ma Daopo didn't believe it, seeing that the rope was very good, and the hook was still there, how could it be lost for no reason?But he also refused to ask in depth, and only asked, "What are you thinking now?" Aunt Zhao said with a smile: "You are a sensible person and the most powerful. What don't you know? You came to ask me again. The reason you missed last time was because of this thing. Now he is in your hands Come on, why don't you do whatever you want? As long as you play with him, I will be the only serious master in the future. What kind of gift will my sister-in-law want?" Ma Daopo laughed: "It's not that I can't believe it, it's just that this kind of There is no basis for the story, and we have to make a written receipt like last time." Then he took out a piece of paper, which had already written the number of silver taels of land, and asked Aunt Zhao to take a fingerprint.Seeing that he had prepared in advance, Aunt Zhao refused to be fooled, and said with a smile: "You really have a clever plan, and you have brought this document with you long ago. It's just that there is no trace of the matter now. If I make this document, it will not be effective in the future. But what's the benefit? Why don't you show some supernatural powers first, and I'll see that it's come true, so I won't treat you badly." Ma Daopo knew that he suffered from the loss last time, and now he has learned well, and if he refuses to give in easily, even persuasion is useless, so he had to collect the written receipt, and while drinking, thinking about it, he smiled for a long time and said: "It was a while ago." Plant a tree, and you will have to enjoy the shade in the next day. My aunt and grandma are too impatient. If you want to see the effect, it will not be difficult. Just give this treasure to me, and when I go home to deal with it, you just pay attention to it. That said, if it takes two days or half a day, there will be good news, and then I will know my method. I am not talking big, since I have learned these spells, I am not afraid of being wronged by others, so I am naturally prepared. It's just that this work is quite trivial, if my aunt and grandma don't give me dozens of liang of hands first, how can I make proper preparations?" Aunt Zhao was startled when she heard that his words were cold and threatening, but she thought that rectifying Baoyu was the hottest thing in her life. Sure enough, the Rongfu family business could fall into Jia Huan's hands, so she gave him a lot of rewards. Why not?Then he turned around and opened the box, took out twenty taels of silver and said: "You know me, all this money is enough for food and food? What's more, I have to donate to my mother's family and take care of favors. I really can't take it any more. It came out. This is a little bit I saved from grinding my teeth, you use it first, and when things are done, you will naturally be rewarded." Ma Daopo took it, put it in her arms, and said with a smile: " I don't do it for money, but to test your sincerity. Since you are determined to do something, I will do my best to help." Aunt Zhao thanked her a thousand times, and complained many grievances, bluntly speaking with tears and snot It flows down, just like Meng Jiangnu crying on the Great Wall. Suddenly I heard the sound of clappers, it was the right time, Ma Daopo was afraid that she would not be able to get out after closing the courtyard door, Aunt Zhao said: "It's okay, there are many things during the New Year's festival, and the west corner door is unlocked all night. I said the same as what Ye said above, you just go out generously." Then he spread vegetables to persuade him to drink, and exchanged pleasantries.Hearing that the wind outside the window was getting tighter, Ma Daopo raised the curtain to have a look, and said, "It turns out that it's snowing, so we have to go. When it snows heavily, the road will be difficult to walk." Then she was full again. He drank a cup and resigned. When I came out, I saw the sky full of frost and snow like weaving. I hurriedly gathered up my collar, bowed my head and bowed my waist, and stepped up a few steps. Then I walked to the hall in front of Jiamu's courtyard, and met the leader of Lin Zhixiao's family. Watching a few women check last night, they hurriedly staggered to a stop, said a few gossips, and went out through the west corner door without mentioning it. It was night rubbing silver and grinding jade, pears thanking cherry blossoms, and it snowed all night, and when I got up early the next time, there were still some scattered flowers and powder, which stopped and stopped.Baoyu, the servant of the Xiren, washed and dressed, Sheyue brought in lotus seed soup and drank it, and Qiu Wen took out the jade needle coir, the golden rattan hat and the sandy clogs, and said with a smile: "My sister is still thinking, and I taught you the whole set yesterday. I took out my shoes and hats and prepared them, and it really snowed. My sister turned out to be a female Zhuge, so she can do magic tricks?" Xiren smiled and said, "You are more and more able to talk now." Don't rush to put on the cape and hat, turn around and touch under the pillow, but find nothing, and quickly lift up the pillow. Is there a shadow of jade?Even the handkerchief bag is gone.Immediately panicked, as if a basin of cold water was poured from the top of his head, his whole body trembled, his voice trembled, and he asked, "Who took the jade? Or did he take it away and forget it, or hid it away?" It's easy to be stubborn with me, good ancestor, good sister, it's easy to be stubborn, just don't use this to be stubborn. The second master is dressed, and he has to go to the old lady and the master to say hello. How many stubborn people will wait until after dinner Can you be more stubborn?" Musk Moon, Bihen, etc. were also alarmed, and said solemnly: "Who doesn't know how powerful, how many heads, dare to make fun of this matter. Think about it carefully, but put it in another place, and forget about it." Don’t just mess around with me.” Xiren cried anxiously: “I’ve been serving him for more than ten years, and I always take it off like this every day and tuck it under his pillow. How could there be a second place? How could I forget?” Everyone panicked, some helped to rummage around, some were so frightened that they just wiped their eyes with a silk cloth and cried, some persuaded Xiren to think about it again, Qiu Wen suddenly said "Oh no!" Is it for that reason?" Everyone hurriedly asked: "What is the reason?" Qiu Wen said: "The old man often said that after the Laba Festival, all the gods and ghosts from all walks of life came to the ground, so from Laba to Lichun During this period of time, if you don’t go out at night, you have to do things that you have to do, and you have to go in two or three; if you hear any noise on the road, or hear a call, don’t look back, for fear of being called to your soul , just hide to the side and let the passerby pass by; when entering and exiting an empty house, you have to cough first, so that you can enter and exit after passing the ward. The meaning is that you don’t want to rush in. The day before yesterday, Xiao Yan’er came back when she went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to deliver bird’s nests He also said that when he saw Qingwen and Jin Chuaner standing behind the rockery and talking, it was so real that he stopped in fright and didn't dare to go any further. After blinking again, he disappeared again. Second master It’s a strange thing to lose this piece of jade, could it be that someone has arrested it? Or maybe it will come back after two days of stubbornness.” She Yue hurriedly took a look at Qiu Wen and said, "Don't talk nonsense. You are not afraid of taboos when you talk about gods and ghosts." Baoyu also said, "I think that piece of jade is in this room, so I can't lose it. Now we will Don't worry about this, I'll go to the upper room to say hello first, you just follow as usual, be careful when you answer correctly, don't teach old ladies and wives to see the flaws." The attacker cried: "It's okay if you find it. If you really lose it and keep it from your superiors, wouldn't it be a higher crime?" Sheyue said: "If you lose the jade, you and I are already a death penalty, but if you add another grade, it will still be a death sentence." After hearing this, the attacker wept even more bitterly.When Baoyu saw him like this, he was also troubled, because he thought: I often say that stupid thing is troublesome. If it is really lost, it will save you worry, but it will only hurt everyone.Even if it is said that I lost it myself, I have to blame the people who waited on me; or if it is thrown outside, or I can get rid of their crimes, then the tea and cigarettes will have to suffer. I can't explain it, it is better to tell the truth; or According to what Qiu Wen said, although it is nonsensical to blame ghosts and gods, it may be possible to prevaricate.After making up his mind, he said, "according to me, telling the truth is certainly not the case. I'm afraid the old lady will be alarmed; if she doesn't report the truth, it will be a story to talk about in the future. Why don't we quietly invite Sister Feng to tell him the truth? It's up to him to decide. Even if it's the old lady or the wife, he will report back." Everyone had no choice but to say yes. Seeing that the attacker was crying so much, Sheyue knew that he could not make the decision, so she appointed Baoyu, two servants, Qiuwen and Bihen, to pay her respects to the upper room, and she left to report to Sister Feng's courtyard.Xiren was alone in the room, crying and searching carefully. At one time, Sister Feng was wearing a Guanyin pocket of gray sable fur, and a black fox fur cloak with three trims and three rolls and a red lining. Inside, she was wearing a pair of red Lu silk jackets. Wearing an ermine leather skirt with pinched teeth, and a tall girdle in the style of cirrus clouds, she walked all the way on Qiong Jianyu, walking suddenly and suddenly.Xiren rushed up to meet her, and Sister Feng stomped her feet and asked, "What do you mean? You are usually careful and thoughtful, even if a stitch or thread is missing, you know the root cause. How could this lifeline be lost without even a clue?" No?" Xiren cried: "I really remember taking it off with my own hands, wrapping it in my own handkerchief, and stuffing it under his pillow. It disappeared when I got up early." Sister Feng said: "Unless he walked away with long legs, or The wings flew away, or someone stole it. Of course, everyone in the house knows that this matter is of great importance, so no matter how brave you are, you should not take him at risk. Besides, the servants are all personally attended by the wife. Those who are screened should know the depth. Did any strangers come here last night?" He reminded everyone with one word, and hurriedly said: "Just after dinner, the third master came here. He sat and talked for a while, and then left." Sister Feng asked, "Where was that jade when he came?" Xiren said: "Because the second master is going to rest, I just took it off and stuffed it under the pillow." Sister Feng asked quickly, "Do you remember it? Tell me what happened before and after, and tell me slowly. Don't skimp on words." Xiren regained his composure, and thought carefully: "I remember clearly. Yesterday, because the second master was impatient, he rested earlier than usual. When the third master came in, I had just wrapped the jade and stuffed it in the pillow. Next, he freed his hands to pour tea. The second master had already rested, and because the third master came in, he got up again in a hurry. He didn't get out of bed, so he sat on the edge of the bed and had a conversation with the third master. The third master left. " Sister Feng thought about it again, nodded and said, "That's it. I've already guessed that it's pretty close. It's better not to say anything about it. If you shout it, you will not only scare the old lady, but also the jade thief." People are eager to destroy the stolen goods and destroy the evidence. I am afraid that they will destroy the treasure. I have to investigate secretly. Let's hide it for a day or two before making sense." Then he went back to the room and ordered people to close the second door The supervisor called a few people, and ordered them to carefully check whether any strangers had come to the mansion after Shenshi yesterday and before Chenshi this morning, and asked Aunt Zhao if the mother and son had ever gone out and who they had met. After asking for a while, it is inevitable to find out that Ma Daopo came to drink in Aunt Zhao's room last night, and I heard, "Yesterday, my aunt sent the girl to the kitchen to ask for wine and food. It was an exception, and when it was too late, my aunt and grandma got a little too wordy, and made a fuss with the girl and mother-in-law, and said a lot of wayward words. The kitchen manager was afraid of causing a big commotion. Everyone at the top was uneasy, so they had to endure it, and all the food and drinks had to be paid out of their own pockets, and they didn't dare to use the money in the public account." After hearing this, Sister Feng became more and more determined, so she ordered someone to pass it in to Wang'er, and then she went to Jia Mu to say hello.After a while, when he still came back, Wang'er was already waiting outside, and even Lin Zhixiao's family and Zhou Rui's family also came.It turned out that Ping'er knew that the loss of jade had a great relationship, and she expected that Sister Feng would rely on two people, so she made her own idea and ordered them to come here first.Sister Feng was very happy to see her, so she told them the whole story.Both of them were startled, and they both said: "If it's a girl with shallow eyelids, there are a lot of treasures in Yihong Courtyard. It's easy to ask for gold or silver. Why bother to steal him out? If you can sell it, you can buy it." Can it be done? Besides, the crime is going to happen in a short while, isn't this thief stupid? I think grandma guessed right, and I can't tell what these people did. I'm just afraid that this jade is out of the house now, so I will take it If they come to ask, if they don’t admit it, there’s no way.” Sister Feng said: "This matter must be investigated quietly, and the old lady must not be known. It is not good for the lady to say it, and it is inconvenient to hide it. It is up to Sister Zhou to disclose it at her own discretion, and she has to find ways to entangle Aunt Zhao." Mother and son, teach them not to go back to the room for a while." After discussing for a while, they called Jin Wang'er again, and continued to give instructions like this.After the ordering of soldiers and generals, I still came back to Jia Mu, answered the color, and served breakfast, just as if nothing happened. According to Lin Zhixiao's family, he brought a group of women and girls to Aunt Zhao's room, and expelled all the maids and women in the name of dust removal. The bedding, quilt and pillows were also opened and rummaged through, and someone was ordered to take the key to open the box.Seeing this, everyone knew that there must be an accident, so they couldn't help hesitating. Lin Zhixiao's family said solemnly: "I was ordered by the second grandma to come here, so I had to do so. I have one more thing to say to the girls and aunts. Regarding this matter, I will go out with my front foot, and you will close the door with your back foot, but you will be clenching your teeth, and you will not let out a single word. If you reveal a word or a half, teach Second Mistress to know, I don't need to say more, and I will weigh it myself Let's do it." Everyone hurriedly responded to Sister Feng's prestige: "Since it is the second grandma's order, do we dare not obey? If we dare to reveal a word, we would rather go to hell with our tongues pulled out." Then they handed over the keys, opened the box and let the search check.Lin Zhixiao's family asked Jia Huan one by one when he came back yesterday, what was the situation, when Ma Daopo entered the mansion, when she went out, and who was there to serve.When he heard that the two were secretly engaged in business, everyone was paid, so he couldn't help nodding his head and sighed: "It's really nothing, it's our luck. If not, I can only keep my mouth shut and protect myself." The search was completed in a while. , found nothing, so I had to order the maids in Aunt Zhao's room to restore as much as possible, and said: "If this matter is leaked, it will be on you if you cause trouble." Everyone hurriedly said: "We are about to dust and clean Well, it's right to move anything. Just don't worry, ma'am." Here, Laiwang has already brought Qing'er, Xing'er and others straight to Ma Daopo's house, kicked open the door, grabbed the clothes by the chest and asked: "You left our house yesterday, and the second grandma on the back foot." Just shouting about losing something, who is it if it’s not you? Say it early, so everyone can worry about it.” Ma Daopo heard this, and immediately called out to bump Tianqu, and said: "Come on, sir, you can eat too much food, but you can't talk too much. If you say this, don't you suspect that my wife is a thief? If so, you will leave my room immediately." If you get the stolen goods in the house, you can beat the mother-in-law to death without any complaints; if you can't come up with evidence, the old woman will die desperately, and I will ask the uncle to give me an explanation. The uncle asked around, and the mother-in-law is a vegetarian, isn't it? People who are cheap, greedy, and ignorant. There is a Bodhisattva on the top, do I dare to tell a lie?" Lai Wang sneered and said: "Catch thieves and take stolen goods, catch traitors and take double. Since you say you are innocent, let me search for it. Search it out, find it out, so that you can be convinced." But Ma Daopo stopped her and cried, "The two masters are not government servants, and they have never had documents for sea arrest, so why should they force themselves into the Taoist temple to search for them? Take it, it’s easy to search, just take the official certificate.” Laiwang was not willing to gossip with him, so he yelled: "Take it." Two young men had already come up and twisted their arms to tie them up, and stuffed them in the firewood room.When the neighbors heard the commotion, there were many people who came and went on tiptoe to spy on the door, and some old and enthusiastic ones stepped forward to persuade, "We usually treat this Ma Daopo well, besides, she is a monk. If you have anything to say, just discuss it and discuss it, why do you do it? There are gods and Buddhas on it." Qing'er blocked the door and said, "This witch surnamed Ma often comes in and out of our house. Our old lady gives alms at night and donates at night. I don't know how much gold and silver has been cheated by this witch over the past few years. , he is not enough, he still wants to change his ways to steal and steal. Last night, he found a reason to enter the mansion and stole a lot of things, so we came here to ask for it. Which one of you is his accomplice, or you know the details, or I know the whereabouts of the stolen goods, so why don't you explain it early so that we can do business." Those people heard that the words were not good, so they would come forward to ask for the name of this cheap thief, and hurriedly dispersed like birds and beasts, fearing that if they walked slowly, they would be caught. The last crime of selling stolen goods, but he didn't want to stay away, he just stood in front of his courtyard and pointed. Lai Wang'er commanded the people to search for half a day. When there was jade, there was not even a decent stone.But they turned out all kinds of ghosts with blue faces and white hair, red faces and yellow hair, and many hinged paper dolls, some with writing on their backs, some with needles tied on their chests, and an account book that said a certain family bought money for Yin. How much oil is there, how much money is still owed by a certain family, and it is too late to take a closer look, they are all wrapped up and left.The neighbors watched them go away, and this party came in and untied Ma Daopo.Ma Daopo sat on the threshold, slapped her legs and pointed her fingers, cried and scolded for a while, all she said was that Laiwang bullied others and fabricated crimes, but in the end she dared not insult the Jia family.The neighbors pretended to persuade a few words, and each dispersed.Ma Daopo muttered and cursed for a long time again, wanting to do some spells to avenge her, but she dared not do it, and she didn't know the character of Laiwang, so she had to restrain herself, and Xu Tu planned later. It turns out that although the fool is ignorant, he also knows the principle of "a good bird chooses a tree to live in". Now it was stolen by Jia Huan by mistake, and it was beaten a few times by Aunt Zhao, wouldn't it be annoying?When Kuang heard that Ma Daopo was going to be dispatched to cast nightmare magic to harm him, he became more and more alarmed, wishing that he could not come and go freely, and could not pass through walls and houses.Fortunately, Ma Daopo came out and met the night watchman of Lin Zhixiao's family, with a little effort, he was able to slide down gently and silently, and landed in the grass at the entrance of the hall.The Ma Daopo didn't feel it, and when she returned home excitedly, she knew that the psychic jade had been lost, but how dare she report it to Aunt Zhao?And wanting to be greedy for his reward, I only hope to hide it for a while, and then try to enter the mansion to find it another day.Unexpectedly, the people from the Rong Mansion came to the door so quickly, but they were glad that the precious jade was lost, and no one had caught the stolen goods.But I don't know that Lai Wang'er, relying on the power of the Jia family, has always been on good terms with the government. Now that he has returned without success, it is not easy to ask Sister Feng, so he thinks of a plan, seals the ghost account book in a folder, and sends it to the office. The yamen reported that Ma Daopo was bewitching people and causing chaos in the place, so the government should strictly deal with it. The yamen has always hated these treacherous and false things the most. What's more, the members of Jia's family surrendered to the case, so why didn't they try it seriously?Immediately issued a token and ordered the two gentlemen to bring the sorceress to justice.When I went to the hall, I could only hear the loud sound of the cloud board, and the soap servants shouted loudly. Ma Daopo's bones and legs were already weak, her whole body was trembling, and she was sweating profusely.That government office was originally a thunderous character, after the roll call, there was no time to ask him about his origin and past affairs, and he didn't have time to ask about the details of the case. He only heard Ma Daopo yell "injustice", and he became irritable and shouted: "Mr. Criticize twenty mouths, and ask him if he dares to yell at the court!" The yamen servant came forward, slapped his bow left and right, and sure enough, he slapped ten slaps on each side, until the Ma Daopo slapped red and splashed purple, crying endlessly.The side of the government office started to ask questions, and before they could say a few words, they put down five sticks and beat twenty-five moso bamboo boards, and then they threw down the account book and asked the whole story. At this time, Ma Daopo was too remorseful, since she got the money, she shouldn't have left these accounts in the world, knowing that it's hard to hide, and what's more, she still has the ability to argue, so she can only cry and snot, and pay every penny. When I returned to the Qing Dynasty, when it came to the matter of the psychic jade, I knew that other things were still possible, but this case was the most important, and I knew that the government had no real evidence, so I gritted my teeth and refused to admit it.The government office couldn't help him, so he had to be sentenced in court for the crime of bewitching and deceiving the public.He also ordered people to report to Jia's mansion.If you want to know the future, let's see the next time.