Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen

Three days later, it will be the beginning of autumn, and it is the time when the autumn tiger is in full swing. It rained heavily at night, and the westerly wind blew for a while.Dunmin Duncheng made an appointment with Le Min the day before, and together with Liu Xiaolin went to Zhangjiawan to visit Xueqin's house.The brothers lived in separate courtyards, and each led a mule out of the gate early in the morning. They happened to meet each other face to face, looked at their watches almost at the same time, and couldn't help laughing knowingly.On the riding path to the west of Hubu Street, the No. 1 Scholar of Lemin came here.Arriving at Le Min's gate, he saw Qian Du dismounting from his horse, accompanied by a group of officials, with different ranks in sedan chairs and horses.Seeing these two elder brothers with yellow belts coming over, they all stopped.Some of them were still banner slaves of his family, and came over in a hurry, some helped their elder brothers off the horse, some waited on the tying of the mule, and asked An to ask about the weather and say that the weather was very noisy.Dun Cheng let his brother socialize with these people, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Qian Guizi heard that Mr. Le was promoted, so he came early in the morning to curry favor?"

"Third Master Dun fell on the pig, and I saw that he was black!" Qian Du, who was very familiar with them, just bowed his hands and said with a smile: "Xiao Lu chose the capital of Hanyang, and came to Beijing to introduce, Le Min Turning around is his immediate boss, I want to invite him over... um, that—" He made a stand to toast and eat wine, and then said: "He doesn't have enough face. Lao Huang didn't have a deep friendship with Le Sanye, so he took me back. Xiao Lu and I are friends in need, so it's not good to spoil his interest. I came here last night. No, so I took the first step. My lords, I arrived before you!" Dun Cheng smiled and thumped Qian Du's chest, and said, "What dick weasel (servant) badger? Today I want ——Treat—Old Ding, is it Huang Yingjie—” He suddenly turned to ask a sixth-rank official.

That old Ding seemed to be a slave of the Dun family too, so he knelt down and said hello to Qian'er, "If you come back to the master, it's Huang Yingjie!" Dun Cheng smiled and said, "You send him a message that the second master and I are going out of the city. Borrow his car and tell him to drive over to see you off in person!" Old Ding promised repeatedly, and Dun Min had already come over, and said with a smile: "Just say that Mr. Le is busy today, and ask him to invite him to another day, we Don't disturb his interest—understand?" "Understood, understood!" Lao Ding hurriedly said: "This is the grace of the master, reward him with face!" Seeing the two of them rushing away, Qian Du saw that the two of them were rushing away, and it was a hot day. He also wanted to take a walk in the suburbs, because he laughed and said to everyone: "The two generals of Yasukuni disturbed Lao Huang's banquet, let's go too! Let's eat his food some other day." Everyone went back to the sedan chair and got into the horse room, and Le Min had already greeted them. Come out, ask Er Dun and Qian Du to enter the mansion, and say: "They went in and reported that there were two masters with yellow belts chasing my guests at the door. I guess it was you, as expected! I don't want to eat this wine either, just now Those who thought about evading it didn't come out to pick you up. They just begged for forgiveness."

"Okay, tell me to take it on my behalf!" Dun Cheng entered the courtyard with a smile, but refused to enter the house. Standing under the grape arbor, he said, "You are a daughter of two families—fortunately, the weasel was our coat, so we changed it." Others, you must break the appointment, and you may drag us to accompany the wine!" Looking for it, he picked a bunch of big purple grapes, filled one and ate it, and said in his mouth: "Don't come in the house, It's serious for you to pack up and get ready to walk—you might be invited again after a while."

Le Min had no choice but not to enter the house, and only ordered the housekeeper: "Prepare the horse for me. Tell my wife that I will go out to visit guests, and I will not come back until dark. The son of Ji Zhongtang is going to school, and he is engaged to Qiao Yintai's family. In the evening, he treats guests and calls his wife." Go over to congratulate him, have a drink with Mrs. Ji, and apologise for me—bring me some more money, and a bank note will be fine. If I come back early, I might make it too!" The housekeeper repeatedly promised, and then Asked: "Is the one-thousand tael bank note going to work?" Seeing that Le Min was getting impatient, he went there in a hurry.Duncheng then asked, "Can't Mr. Xiao Lin go with us?"

"He's old, nearly eighty." Dun Min frowned and said, "When I walked halfway that day, I felt dizzy. At seventy, I don't stay overnight, and at eighty, I don't have food. I was afraid that something might happen, so I hurried back Don't call him today. After Xueqin's death, Zhiyanzhai, Jihusou, and a group of people get old, sick, die, and drift away. It's not what it used to be." After speaking, he took a long breath.Dun Cheng was stunned for a while, then said: "People don't just do that! It's like picking seedlings in crops, picking one crop after another, and God is confused, and picks out the ones that are not pleasing to the eye. Falling, that's called perpetual years, floods, droughts, plagues and locusts floating corpses all over the field, that's called calamity. Just like when we went to see Xueqin's house, we just did our best, can't we save him?" He said and told the horses to be ready.The four of them came out together, rode their whips, and went out of the city to Zhangjiawan.

Because of the few words of dialogue just now, several people felt a little dull in their hearts.After leaving the city and passing through Tongzhou, there are few people. There is a blue sky, and under the vast sky, there is a green gauze tent. Because of the rain at night, there is a rattling sound, and the willows and old Huai are thick. Under the shade, the branches sway in the wind, the rustling leaves collide and the cicadas sing together, and far north of the official road, the remaining veins of Yanshan Mountain are rolling and undulating, all covered by the misty gray-brown mist.Although it's the autumn season, the weather is still in the midst of hot weather. When I came out of the crowded city and looked at the wilderness with a little autumn atmosphere, the hearts of several people were relieved, and a gust of wind swept the trees. Coming, feeling cool, Dun Cheng was the first to break the silence, and roared joyfully, "Good wind—damn it, the wind in the city stinks, and the smell of sweat, feet, and human flesh!"

"That's not bad!" Le Min was also in high spirits, took a deep breath, and took a long time to let it out, "Look at me, Le Min, I will never fall in love with Zhang Hengchen like Zhang Hengchen in my later years. I will find someone with beautiful mountains and rivers. Here, bring your wives and children to farm and weave!" Dun Cheng held the reins in one hand and supported the sprinting mule with the other.Followed by a vertical and a send, he said with a smile: "It's easy to say. "The city is full of wind and rain, and the Chongyang Festival is near Chongyang". I boasted that I had eaten human flesh. I asked, and it turned out that they were dumplings stuffed with the skin of Mr. Xiaolan’s old feet! He was quite proud and said, “How many people can eat the flesh of the prime minister!” The last time I met Xu Youde, the prefect of Taiwan, There was a dragon's claw embroidered on the shoulder of the men's suit. I said, why are you so special? He said: "When my majesty was leaving, the emperor patted my shoulder and said, "Taiwan is important, so it's easy to do it."Don't disappoint me! "——This is the place where the emperor took pictures, of course it must be embroidered with dragon claws!" The emperor was excited, thinking about his loyalty, and when he returned to his post and saw Yinzi, the emperor also forgot, the people also forgot, and the Taohuayuan also forgot—"

Before he finished speaking, Qian Du had already laughed, and said, "The ancestors have forgotten, the parents have also forgotten, and the principles of heaven and conscience have been forgotten!" The four of them raised their whips and laughed together.Talking and joking all the way, unknowingly had been walking for an hour and a half, Dun Cheng suddenly pointed his whip on the mule, and said with a smile: "Do you see the small bridge over the bend of the river? The village under the mound on the opposite bank is Zhang Home Bay." The four of them reined in their mounts almost simultaneously.Looking at the town shrouded in verdant greenery under the warm sunlight, my heart suddenly sank, and the joy along the way suddenly disappeared.It was the first time for Lemin to come.Dunmin Duncheng must come every time he returns to Beijing, just two arrows away on the other side of the river bend, in the three thatched huts next to the village surrounded by old trees, how many times have they held a stove together to cook wine and take off their hats and dissertations?How many times have we been together, one with a big hair on his back, and the other with a small hair on his neck, walking along the river bank with Xueqin in search of victory, singing poems and composing lyrics?The clear water in this bay is still slippery to the east. Duncheng once carried Xiaomao on his back across the stone step, pretending to be "accidental". The uncle and nephew fell into the water together. The uncle and nephew were playing in the water, and Xueqin also hugged Da Mao jumped in, and the four of them were splashed with water. The scene of Dun Min and Fang Qing standing on the shore watching the battle with smiles seemed like it just happened yesterday.Today, the river is still as clear and shallow as ever, the willows on the bank are still swaying with the wind, and the pebbles in the water are still mossy and soft like green smoke, but it is the old man who has passed away and has nothing to live in... Dun Cheng's eyes suddenly filled with tears , but Qian Du said to Le Min with a choked voice: "Look, the stone bridge in the past, all the way up the slope, and the chaimen courtyard covered by a few old locust trees is Xueqin's house. The big tree in front of the courtyard A willow tree with a few rocks at the bottom, we used to rest and drink under there in summer..."

"Let's go and have a look..." Le Min was also very emotional, but not as sad as the three of them. He led the horse and walked ahead on the small stone bridge, and sighed: "I still remember that the second master sent me "Give the Celery Garden" Poetry—Clear water, green mountains, winding paths, Xueluomen alley full of mist. Looking for poets to stay in the monk’s house, selling paintings for money and rice to pay restaurants, Yanshi crying songs and sad encounters, Qinhuai romantic memories of prosperity. How much new sorrows and old hatreds, one Drunk and white eyes slanted..." He also became dumb as he groaned.

The four of them crossed the small bridge, and then Le Min could see clearly that Xueqin's firewood house was not in the town, but was sitting alone on a low hill on the river bank, but it was densely forested and connected to the village from a distance.At this time, it was almost noon, and the thick green grass was all over the embankment, and the winding path was also sparsely covered with grass, but all the plants were tall and straight, as if no one had stepped on them.Seeing the closed chaimen, Xue Luo's petunias crawling all over the low short wall, so quiet that they could only hear the soft chirping of crickets in the grass, they felt more and more that it was an empty house, a kind of ominous atmosphere. A premonition hit them all at once. ...As if afraid of stepping into the dirt road, the four of them let go of the reins, let the mules and horses eat grass and drink water, and walked carefully to the door.Duncheng stepped forward, calmed down, knocked on the door lightly, and called in a low voice: "Sister-in-law Xueqin, Fangqing—I'm the third son of Dun... I'm here to see you..." No one answered. Duncheng glanced through the crack of the door, and pushed it away, and the dilapidated chaimen groaned, and the shaft broke and fell to one side.When the four of them entered the courtyard, it was clear at a glance that the courtyard had already been empty.Le Min looked carefully, the thatch on the three thatched roofs was rotten and black, and several places collapsed, and the doors and windows under the eaves were covered with dust and cobwebs...Sweet seedlings of Artemisia annua grew up to chest height, and even the firewood stacked under the thatched shed on the west gable wall They are all rotten, covered with moss, and crawling with slender yellow and weak Polygonum multiflorum vines... Only a cluster of forget-me-nots under the east window is in full bloom, and the flowers and leaves are dazzlingly bright under the bright sunlight. Seeing that the door was unlocked, Qian Du lightly pushed it open, and a badger rushed out, startling the four of them.When entering the door, it is even more desolate: the paper on the window lattice is broken, the sun is mottled and penetrates, and the air in the room is unbearable.It has been damp for a long time, and the ground is covered with a layer of white and fluffy hairs, with traces of unknown small animal paws printed on it.The wallpaper, which was pasted neatly and brightly, has turned a dark blue color due to smoke and insects.A roll of rotten felt was thrown on the broken mat on the kang, as well as pieces of cut paper, which were scattered on and off the kang in a mess.The bundle of bamboo miels was used by Cao Xueqin to paste the kites, and the kang was leaned against the corner of the wall, and it was already rotten and discolored.The painting of Hehe Erxian pasted by Duncheng himself on the north wall has also faded and become gloomy and gloomy. In the painting, two boys, a boy and a girl, are still smiling at people, as if saying: "What we have here seen." "Standing in this room makes me feel dizzy." Qian Du said, "Let's go to the village and ask." The three of them were full of anxiety, nodded and were about to leave. Dun Cheng's sharp eyes saw a few lines of ink marks on the west side of the south wall gate. Said: "There is a poem on the wall here - it is...Mr. Yiquan has been here!" Dun Min and Le Min looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough, he saw that it was a poem written on the wall: Layman Shangqinxi: The fragrance of dew by the Xie Cao Pond, the pregnant woman does not see the tears. Beifengtu's cold soul cannot return, and Bai Xuege's remnant dream is long. The piano wraps the bag and the sound is momo, and the sword breaks the shadow of the box. Passionately ask about Tibet Xiudi again, Cuidie hollow is cool at night! ——Chunliu Layman Jiashen Zhengyue Gudan tragic pen Sure enough, it was Zhang Yiquan's extremely vigorous handwriting in thin gold script. The four of them were relatively speechless in this broken house, and they all had something to say, but they couldn't talk about it.After some time, Le Min said: "Let's go to the town to have some food first, and then inquire about Fang Qing's whereabouts—I reckon Fang Qing is..." He wanted to say "I have changed my family", after all, I couldn't bear to say that , and then said: "Either you voted for relatives, or you returned to Nanjing—let's ask and understand before we talk about it." Dun Min nodded dumbly, but Dun Cheng was not reconciled. Come out and say, "Let's go." Zhangjiawan was originally a village, because the post road from the capital to Rehe passed through Zhuangbei, and the Huiji River and Canal were connected, and the goods from the south to Chengde and Fengtian were transported here to meet the floods and droughts, so it gradually became a market town.However, because there are not many goods transshipped to the north, even though it is a market town, it is not very prosperous.There is only one street in the north of the town, but it still looks like a village when viewed from the south.The four of them, full of depression and sorrow, came to the north of the town through the alley, and saw a post station standing beside the pier, which was built in a magnificent manner, and the east and west stretched across a street that was only half a mile long. People are very sparse.Several herbal medicine shops, tea and porcelain shops are deserted, and all the tribute houses, paper-making shops, and coffin shops are closed. With a long cry: "Hey... the new seedless watermelon from Kaifeng Mansion... no sand, no sweet, no money..." "Mellow melon—fresh and crunchy with a bite of honey...Tongzhou old melon, the old man has no teeth and has eaten the longevity limit..." "Plums, plums! Freshly picked plums with frost, three children weigh a catty..." The four asked several neighbors, and they all said they had never heard of Cao Xueqin, and they were even more confused when they asked "Cao Zhan".Fearing that they are all foreigners, I asked a local family and found out that there were several families surnamed Cao who lived here, and they all moved out last year. understood.Because it was almost noon, and the wind was still there, it was so hot that it was like a steamer. The four of them were thirsty and hungry, so they discussed to inquire after eating.Dun Minyin pointed to the post station and said: "The restaurants on this street are buzzing with flies. I think it's dirty—let's go to the post station to eat!" Qian Du said: "Forget it, why can't we have a meal? Xue Didn't Lord Qin ask someone to smash a black brick just to harass the post station. If you behave a little better, you might get up again——Xueqin won't be left alone..." "Hey!" Dun Cheng said, "That's Cao Qing's bad luck! The boss wants to punish you, even if you sleep with your head upside down, you dare to impeach you to fight against the bully—in today's world, you go to the station all day long to use the officials' money There are plenty of magistrates who treat guests to curry favor with past officials—we pay for meals, so we’re afraid he’ll be a fool!” Saying this, he led the mule and walked away.Dun Min and Le Min knew that he was anxious because he couldn't visit Fang Qing, so he had to follow. The post station is at the west end of the street, less than a hundred steps away.When I first stepped out of the scorching hot sun into the spacious and bright inverted Xiamen cave, the hallway is cool and very pleasant.The plain clothes they all wore were of fine quality but dirty with dirt and sweat.A few postmen who were eating in the doorway couldn't see their heads, their eyes were open in a daze.But Duncheng had a way, pulled out the yellow belt from his sleeve, tied his waist, stomped his feet soothingly, and said to the postman: "Call you postmen!" He laughed and said to Le Dun and his two: "Look, it's still clean here. How about stretching? Take a nap here after dinner, and go on a serious errand.” The postman saw that there was a brother with a yellow belt in it, and Zaofei seemed to run in to report it.All of a sudden, I heard footsteps approaching, and a voice said, "Which master is here? It's hot, please come in quickly--" Before he finished speaking, Yi Cheng had already turned around from the corridor, and saw the brothers of the Dun family at a glance. , his eyes lit up, and he shouted: "Ouch! It's our master who has come - the slave Jin Cai'er greeted the two masters!" After saying that, Qian'er hit him down, kowtowed again, and then stood up . "Isn't this Jincai'er the dog who looks after the garden at the fourth uncle's grandma's house?" Dun Min said with a smile: "You can also be an official? How did you get selected here?" Jincai'er laughed and said: "Xiao Lu is just a mule The waiter in the horse stables of Magandian has become the magistrate of Hanyang! Among the people in the world, being an official is the easiest! I am a sesame official, and I am blessed by my aunt!——” Dun Cheng interrupted After listening to his words, he said: "Don't go on with your mother's nagging—this is Mr. Qian from the Ministry of Household Affairs, and this is Mr. Le, the new governor of Huguang—Hurry up and make us a meal, there is mung bean soup—just what they drink , Let's drink a pot first!" Jin Cai'er repeatedly agreed, then kowtowed to Le Min, got up and ordered: "Drink the livestock for the men—it's too hot in the house, and it's cool and clean when you go to the corridor by the landlord's side. Tell the kitchen and ask them to clean up the vegetables!—— Take a look, look, the clothes of the four masters are drenched with sweat! There is a changing kiosk in this station, and those that fit or don’t fit are changed first. It’s such a hot day, wash for a while and then dry!” Said , leading the four people to go inside.Zhang Luo changed into clean clothes at the changing booth, and then led to the landlord.Sure enough, it is a gate that is more than ten feet wide, with vermilion lacquer and copper nails, studs and rings, and a ring. I don't know the hot and steamy weather outside. "I have passed countless post stations." Seeing that seats and tables have been set up, Le Min sat down, looked around with mung bean soup, and said, "This is the first time I have seen such a regulated post station. It looks like a temple?——It also looks like... the regulations in the palace!" Jin Cai'er laughed and said: "Master Zhongcheng is not bad! This is a post station managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it is not under the management of the Ministry. Because the first emperor, Today, every time I come back from Chengde, it takes me 10 hours to enter the city of Beijing. I can't be wrong. I am preparing for the royal driver to come early, so I will stop here temporarily. Ordinary officials are not allowed to live here, and this is a forbidden place. Look, gentlemen, the person living in the West Wing is General Jidu of Heilongjiang, who is eating wine after being asked to sing. He originally wanted to live in the room, but he would not dare if I told him..." As he spoke, the dishes had already been served. .Duncheng smiled and said: "You murderer, you are talking to us! Don't worry - don't even eat wine, don't serve food, we don't live here, eat your bowl of cold water for noodles, let's rest for a while There's still business to do!" That Jin Cai'er didn't care about high and low, so he sifted a big pot of wine and waited on the side. He invited the four of them to sit down, laugh, eat and sing. When Qing fell, Dun Min stopped, and said, "Listen—this poem has a charm!" Everyone listened carefully, and all the strings and pipes in the west chamber lived, only the sound of zithers ding-dong, as clear as water dripping from a cold spring, A female voice sings slowly like a song: The east wind makes the spring clothes sticky, and the scenery is desolate after a long breath. The flowers in Fuli Palace are exhausted, but there are few people in Yu Palace. When you meet the southern geese, you are all worried about your lover, and you can't fly at night when you talk nicely about Xiwu. In the past, the wind and clouds are gone, and Liang Yuan looks back on his heart. "Well, good!" Le Min took a sip of wine from his glass and said, "I never imagined that the singing girl in this remote town would be able to have such a graceful voice!" "Not good not good!" A man with a thick and loud voice in the west chamber laughed loudly: "It's hard to swallow this stinky donkey (Nanyan is a sad couple)—what kind of fucking words are these!" The four of Le Min were startled, and couldn't help smiling.But I heard General Jidu say again: "I am a Confucian general, and I like reading it the most! Well, this, this - General Fengtian told me that he has heard a set of songs, do you know it? - Good! You sing, I will reward you with five taels of silver. Mom is a fool, knowing that he is bragging—Master Niu, she sings you, go back to Fengtian and fight with him, and see who really understands "A Dream of Red Mansions"!" Before he finished speaking, Duncheng swallowed a mouthful of wine, and spit it all out.Qian Du choked and coughed, and Le Min Dunmin also fell down laughing.Jin Cai'er hurriedly came over to beat Dun Cheng's back.When everyone listened quietly, the woman was already saying: Meng Chunsui turned to sunny days, sweet rain and windy years. Silver banners and colorful banners welcome Renri, and fire trees and star bridges celebrate Shangyuan. The vegetation in the famous garden rejuvenates, and the lantern watchers celebrate the duality of the moon. The deserted plum blossoms are only for the Lin family, not for the prosperity of the Golden Valley... "This is "Drum Head"." Le Min sighed: "The lyricist is good, but he still lacks scrutiny. The Imperial Academy smells this tune." Dun Cheng sneered: "You think highly of the Imperial Academy. The top ten in the capital It's ridiculous, the first laugh is an article from the Imperial Academy!" Qian Du said: "Don't talk, just drink and listen!" Everyone fell silent, listening to the woman singing tactfully: Lin Daiyu is a confidante, she is originally a crimson pearl fairy grass.On the bank of the Ling River, thanks to the care of the envoys of Shenying, and the daily nectar irrigation, she became a fairy in the Jinghuan Palace.Received Shenying's deep kindness without repayment, this heart will never forget that fate in the previous life... "Well, paired with the sound of the zither, it's really soul-stirring!" Dun Min said. "--that's great!" The voice of Ji Du in the west wing also said: "that's great...it's the same as what I read! Lao Niu, motherfucker, just remember every word..." After a while Hear him snoring like thunder.Amid the intermittent snoring, the Shengge continued. Unfortunately, Lin Daiyu lost Chunxuan when she was young, but her mother-in-law came to take care of her at home.Grandmother's love is like a pearl hanging on the palm, playing with Baoyu's ears and temples.Welcome to visit Xichun's girl Jiaolian, and the precious hairpin, Baoqin and Erchanjuan... live together in the Grand View Garden, gather together with national beauty and beauty, and set up a Begonia Poetry Club to take turns.Reciting poems and composing fuss, appreciating flowers for entertainment, all the joys and joys in the world... The singing girl really has extraordinary skills, she sometimes tells the truth, portrays the characters in the story, sometimes Jia Mu, sometimes Wang Furen, Lin Daiyu is delicate and clever, Xue Baochai is calm and steady, Jia Baoyu is infatuated and gentle, Wang Xifeng is capable and sharp... ...Every voice is full of emotion; when the drum hits the silk strings and then rises again, the voiceless sound lingers immediately, sometimes it is lingering like a chant or a sigh, and sometimes it is like a narrative, although it is an ordinary slang love word, it is sung by her. Every word and every sentence hooks the soul into ecstasy.Ji Du, who was serious about the meeting, slept soundly in a dark dream, but Le Min and the other four who were listening were fascinated by hearing it, and they didn't know where they were.After a while, the singing stopped, and the four people came to their senses. They hurriedly took a few mouthfuls of food, and then heard the sound of clearing away the cups and plates in the west chamber, and the sound of Mr. Niu asking for tea and water.The singing girls thanked each other... Then four girls stepped out with their musical instruments in their hands.Xibu quietly left the station.Jin Cai'er saw that he and the others were full of wine and food, and was about to arrange a house to take a rest. When he saw the laundry woman coming out of the north corner door of the west wing with a basket, he stopped and said, "Fang's family, the clothes are dry. Is it? It’s from these masters, and it’s sent here——you still haven’t received eight coins from last month, and I’ll pay you in the account later.” "Yes." Without raising her head, the woman stood at the foot of the steps with her eyebrows lowered and she agreed softly, "Thank you for your care—the clothes are already dry. If you are in a hurry to wear them, I will go to the south gate room." Iron it out and send it over, okay?" "Succeed! You can go—leave them with the ironing later. Come over early after you go back to eat. Master Ji still has a lot of clothes in the West Room. Wash them out early, so as not to be late for temporary changes." Dun Min looked at the woman's staggering back thoughtfully, and was about to ask Jin Cai'er something, when Dun Cheng blurted out from the side, and shouted, "Sister-in-law Fangqing!" Le Min Qian Du was taken aback, and saw the woman tremble, she turned around slowly, glanced at the four of them, but without looking up, she squatted silently and said, "I'm sorry, sir, I've misunderstood you." Yin'er—I thought she was calling me..." Duncheng Lemin looked at her seriously.I saw that she was wearing a whitened indigo shirt, and the corners of her black market cloth trousers were stained with mud and sand. Her wrinkles, the shallow dimple at the corner of her mouth, her slightly crooked eyebrows, and the bright red mole on her right cheek all seem to be old-fashioned. In front of these three people, she can never hide that she is Mrs. Cao Xueqin—Fang Qing. "Sister-in-law Fangqing..." Dun Cheng threw away the fan in his hand, walked tremblingly down the stairs to the courtyard, stared at her face, eyes blurred by tears, tried his best to suppress all kinds of feelings in his heart, and said, "Mr. Erdun's third son, Le Sanye don't even recognize him? The twins of Zhang Yuer's family can't be distinguished, and I'll call them the same, don't you still call me a 'thief eye'?" When Le Min heard the word "Zhang Yu'er", his head buzzed, and he staggered before he stood still. Seeing Dun Cheng descending the steps, he collected himself and followed him, carefully examining the bewildered "Fang's" trembling. She said in a low voice, "It's really... sister-in-law Fangqing... how did you come here... this place?..." Fang Qing looked like a sleepwalker, with a basket on her shoulders, looking from one to the other with dazed eyes.Suddenly, as if being stabbed by a needle, the basket she was carrying fell to the ground, covered her face with her hands and cried loudly, her whole body was convulsed and trembling, and tears poured out from between her fingers. This alarmed all the people in the posthouse. The officials living in each room looked out through the windows, and the postmen also probed their brains and whispered. Who is the woman who came to the post house to sew and sew clothes?Le Min cried for a while, and was the first to wake up, knowing that the brothers of the Dun family were temperamental people, and it was difficult to recover for a while.With tears in his eyes, he said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Fangqing, we are all here to visit you. It is God's will to finally meet here - everyone should be happy. Don't cry anymore - Jincai, find us a place to talk ——Just have a meal and pass the court. Fangqing hasn't eaten yet, so get some ready-made snacks!" "Ah! Yes, yes! It's ready-made!" Jin Cai'er looked dizzy, and was baffled by their crying. He stood aside like a fool, listened to Le Min's order, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Have a meal in the court. Liang Sa, it’s not a place to talk—it’s very hot in the east and west at sunset, and it’s just in the front room of the landlord, with the north and south windows open, it’s convenient to talk inside, and it’s cool, and it’s already cleaned up, so let’s invite you and Mrs. Fangqing’s wife Sit inside..." As he spoke, he personally guided them back to the upper steps.Seeing that Fangqing was still crying like a tearful person, and he had no way to comfort him, he asked the postman to bring water to wash her face, and then he pulled out. A few rich relatives have come to meet their relatives, and they haven’t eaten yet. If there is any good food, get two plates, fried noodles with shredded pork, and Zhang Yu’er, don’t neglect..." After chatting for a while, Jin Cai'er returned to the west ear room. Seeing that Fang Qing had stopped crying and was telling him that there was no place for him to sit here, he stood at the door and waited quietly. "...He just went away without saying a word." Fang Qing sat in the coolest place under the east window. A friend said: "It was New Year's Eve at that time, there was heavy snow in the sky, and the sky was full of firecrackers and fireworks...Every family was celebrating the new year. Who can report the funeral? Who can I ask to help with his funeral? I was pregnant for three months, otherwise I would have hanged myself with a rope. Once it was done, I wouldn’t hesitate at all! Giving him Yichen, lighting the ever-burning lamps, offering offerings and burning incense, I don’t know where I got so much energy… …that night I sat against the wall next to him, he was a real dead man, and I was a living dead man...” Speaking of this, Fang Qing was already full of tears that could not be wiped away, but she no longer wailed, and Dun Min and the others continued to weep along with her. "...I still have some money in my hand - it was sent by Mr. Qian He years ago. I wanted to send him after seven days. I didn't want the third uncle of the Cao family to come to the door on the sixth day of the year, and brought a few brothers from the family to block the door to ask for money. I said, at any rate, I will wait for someone to be buried, and the few acres of land allocated to us will be used to pay your bills? The third uncle said: "You are not from the Cao family at all, but you are just Zhan'er's order girl. Cao Zhan This matter has nothing to do with you!' Immediately kicked me out! I was really anxious at the time, and I also got angry, and said, "I am pregnant with the flesh and blood of Master Cao! How can we give birth to a brother?" Said?' I also said: 'I didn't come to Cao's house for no reason. In a word, he is still our Cao family! Cao Zhan is dying of illness, and he will have a son with you? There is... and also... and a bastard!' No matter what happens, it looks like a robber entering the house Yes, but everything that can be used has been moved away..." Fangqing hurt her feelings, her eyes were full of tears again, she held her mouth and choked for a long time, and then said: "At that time, there was no way to go to heaven, and there was no way to enter the earth, and I was afraid of hurting the fetal gas, so I didn't dare to fight to the death. I stomped my feet and left, wanting to go into the city to find Master Liu to decide for me...It was snowing heavily, and the wind was blowing hard, and I was hungry...I was too tired to take a step before walking ten miles. Exactly The third sister-in-law of the Zhang family was going back to her natal home, and she met her when she passed by. She pulled me into the car and dragged me back. "In the car, she told me: 'Do you know what they are all about? Just for Xueqin's book! It was said in the inner court that the original manuscript was ordered by some prince-the Cao family was so frightened that they wanted to move. If you have money, are they willing to let them go? If the emperor is really alarmed, what is the use of you looking for the sixth master? It is not more than fifteen or a year in the first lunar month. Is it appropriate for you to go to the door of the sixth master with all your filial piety? —— Go back Come on, stay at my house, I don't care anyway, our husband is also a loyal person. Let's pass safely, give birth to a brother, and the wind is calm, and we will have a lawsuit with them, and then it will not be too late to see Liu Ye...' "I was sad, angry and afraid. Thinking about what Sansao said was reasonable, and there was only one way to go at that time, so I went to live with her. Who knew that the illness lasted for two months... It was really hard for Zhang San. Brother, they themselves are having a hard time, and they are dragging three children. They took care of me when I was sick and confinement. Fortunately, the old man of his family is the head of the patriarch. He is kind and upright. After leaving, I was able to settle down in this family bay. In order to avoid people coming to ask questions, I changed the name to Fang's family... With the kindness of the Zhang family, Xueqin's flesh and blood was saved. I really don't know how to repay It's good..."" Brothers Qian Du and Dun Min were terrified when they heard this, but Le Min was thinking about the name "Yu'er". Seeing Fang Qing's tears, Cheng Kong'er asked, "Fang Qing, did the third sister-in-law Zhang you mentioned originally live in Beijing?" Xi Xueqin's neighbor, Yu'er?" Fang Qing was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Don't you know? You have lived in his house for three years! Sigh...God doesn't have eyes..." That's how it is!Sometimes it is all nonsense to talk about a carload, and sometimes a sentence is a book, and a thousand words can't be said enough.Le Min's face turned pale in an instant.Frustrated in the examination room, destitute and hopeless, it is also such a hot day, he was seriously ill and passed out... Zhang Yu'er's father rescued, Yu'er spent years with him... the past events flashed clearly one by one, and it seemed There was a cloud of fog, a blank, and I couldn't remember anything clearly.It's strange that Lu Li is so destined to meet here again... He said dumbly: "God—you really know how to arrange..." Regardless of everyone, he left the room in a daze, looked around in a panic, and turned his head Ask Jin Caier: "Yu—Where is Zhang Sansao—take me there!"