Renzi Scroll Chapter 216 Seeing the collapse of the building, different thoughts
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When Lin Hongyu returned to the capital city, she did not go to Feng Mansion first, but went straight back to Ningrong Street.
She had not been back to the capital city for more than half a year, and it was hard to accept her return. Especially when she thought that the Rongguo Mansion was raided and her parents were imprisoned with the Jia family, it was even more difficult for her to accept.
In addition to mother and father, she also has two brothers in Rongguo Mansion. One is seven or eight years older than him, but works in Jinling. The other is only four or five years older than her, but he is also married and lives in Zhuangzi outside the city.
As a minor steward, Ping'er said that he should not have been arrested, but he didn't know how to deal with the people in the village outside the city.
Other people from Rongning Second Mansion were generally kicked out of the mansion, and now most of them rent houses around Ningrong Street outside the mansion. However, it is not clear whether people from outside the city have returned to the city.
There are many people in this situation. Originally, everyone lived in Rong Ning's second mansion, but now both mansions have been raided. The masters involved and some important management personnel have been taken away by Long Jinwei for review. The rest are not important.
The people who were arrested were temporarily sent out on bail pending investigation and were not allowed to go out.
Life is not so easy these days. Three meals a day have to be spent. Without the big tree of Jia's family, many people don't know where to find a living. Now when refugees come to Beijing, they are working as slaves.
The first selling prices of maidservants are much cheaper.
Walking on Ningrong Street in a daze, Lin Hongyu felt an indescribable sourness in her heart.
This place has become much more depressed and deserted. Although Rongning Street was much worse than in previous years, after all, there are still one or two thousand people from Rongning Second House living on this street. These people come and go.
There were still a lot of them, and most of them I knew, but today, I really didn’t see many people along the way, and most of them passed by in a hurry. Even the one or two acquaintances just nodded and passed by without having time to say anything.
Already.
"Ruby?!"
Walking past the gate of Ningguo Mansion, the gate had already been sealed. Lin Hongyu stopped hesitantly, took a look, and then walked forward. She didn't know what her brother's condition was now. Ping'er came and went in a hurry, and he didn't know.
I didn't have time to ask, so I came back to inquire. Fortunately, so many people in the house were kicked out, so I didn't worry about any accidents.
Suddenly hearing a shout, Lin Hongyu turned around and saw a woman on the street holding a laundry basket greeting her in surprise. Lin Hongyu blinked and realized that this was not Qixi from Baoyu's House.
What?
"Qixie?" After all, Lin Hongyu had stayed in Baoyu House for a while and was very familiar with the girls in Baoyu House. Moreover, she was far better at dealing with things than Qingwen, so she worked with Xiren, Sheyue, Qiu Wen, and Qi.
The relationship between Xie, Meiren and Zixiao was still good. At least when she went from Yihongyuan to Wang Xifeng's place, she didn't get into a state of getting cold tea after leaving.
Seeing Qixie's plain appearance, Lin Hongyu rubbed her eyes and almost didn't recognize her.
This girl used to dress up when she was in Yihongyuan. She is different from Zixiao, Meiren and Xiren, Sheyue, and Qiuwen. The three Xiren girls dress relatively plainly, but Zixiao, Qiren
However, the three girls, Xie and Meiren, like to be dressy. They always look beautiful and eye-catching in their clothes, and they are also very popular with Baoyu.
Today's outfit is no longer plain, but truly simple.
"Qixie, is it really you? What are you doing here?" Lin Hongyu stood still and asked in surprise: "Second Master Bao..."
After the words were spoken, Lin Hongyu remembered that Baoyu had already gone to prison, but Qi Xie did not go in, and it seemed that she was not implicated.
Qixi's face darkened, "Don't you know that all the Jia family members were sent to prison, and the second master Bao was no exception. Xi Ren was also implicated and arrested. It turned out that the second master Bao, except Xi Ren, was in the house.
Everyone was expelled from the Rongguo Mansion by the government, and we had nowhere to go, so we temporarily found a house to live in in Tashui Lane on the side of Rongning Street. Fortunately, there were still some autumn patterns and musk moons.
I am saving money, so I can barely make a living..."
"Ah?" Lin Hongyu didn't expect Qiu Wen Sheyue to be with Qixie and the others, so she quickly asked: "So everyone in Yihong Courtyard is with you?"
"Well, two are gone, Liang'er and Bihen are gone, and the others are with us. Now we have no livelihood, so we went to do some laundry work. We can't just sit back and have nothing, right?
"Qixie's face was gloomy. She subconsciously held the laundry basket on her arm and smiled helplessly: "What about you? Didn't you go out with the second mistress? Why did you come back alone?"
Lin Hongyu was stunned for a moment and then quickly explained: "Second Grandma hasn't come back yet. I came back to see my parents and brother..."
"Your parents too..." Qixie shook her head.
"I know, so I came back to look for my brother. There is nothing my parents can do. They can only wait for the government to take action. I also want to ask my brother to see what will happen in the future."
Lin Hongyu didn't know exactly what happened to Zhuangzi where her brother worked, but it was estimated that he would be sold off, which meant that his brother, who was working as a minor steward in Zhuangzi, would also be nowhere to be found, so she also wanted to ask about it.
"Isn't your brother in the village outside the city?" Qixie still knew the situation of Lin Hongyu's family, and said casually: "All the household items in the mansion and the village's shops have been confiscated by the government, and the same is true in the village outside the city, but the people in the mansion
They were kicked out, but Zhuangzi outside the city did not do that. I heard that they still let the original people continue to take care of it. After all, no one in the government was going to take care of it. I guess they should wait until they are sold and then deal with it together with the next family, but instead
After losing the master, some were unwilling to do it and ran back to the city. They all lived in this area. It seems that they didn't see your brother. However, during this period of time, the war was chaotic and everyone was in a mess and had no thoughts.
, maybe he lives in some nook and cranny, it’s possible that he hasn’t been seen yet.”
"Then I'll take the time to go out of the city and have a look." Lin Hongyu's mind was not actually on this. His brother was so old, so there would probably be no problem. He didn't want Yuanyang's brother to be in charge of the old lady, so
No matter what happens, it won't be his turn. "So it's such a mess here, and no one comes to ask questions? We don't have a backbone, so dragging our feet like this is not the answer, right?"
"Alas, all the people in charge of the whole family were taken away by the government and sent to prison. Now they are all like headless flies, as if they have been cramped. The entire Jia family is discouraged and every one of them is listless.
..." Qi Xie sighed repeatedly, "You also know that the government has been in arrears with monthly payments for the past six months, and when everyone was kicked out by the government, they could hardly bring out much savings, so everyone is worried about how to survive now.
, where do you have the mind to care about other things? In other words, the mandarin ducks come over every day to see and ask who is struggling, and they also help take care of one or two, and give charity to two, but that is not a long-term solution.
She is lucky. I heard that the old lady gave her to Uncle Feng a long time ago and she is free. But she is just a slave, not a grandmother. Even if Uncle Feng favors her, he cannot leave her alone.
You have to take care of so many people in the second mansion, right? Even mountains of gold and silver are not enough."
Qi Lai talks a lot and rambles, probably because it has been a long time since she met someone who can speak from the bottom of her heart.
Lin Hongyu has gone out a long time ago and has nothing to do with the Jia family. She has just come back from outside and is not clear about the affairs in the house. Moreover, Qixie also thinks that Lin Hongyu's dress is not bad, so she just
All the words were shaken off.
"Yuanyang comes here every day?" Lin Hongyu didn't expect Yuanyang to be so benevolent and asked quickly.
"Well, basically she has to come here every day, but she can't take care of it. Now, apart from those taken away by the government, there are more than a thousand people left in the two mansions. How can they manage them? That is, the original mansion
The familiar ones, the friendly ones, and the ones who really can’t even afford food, so Yuanyang just helps them out, otherwise who can afford to take care of them?”
While Qi Lai was talking, she suddenly saw something and pointed out quickly: "Look, isn't that Yuanyang coming? Uncle Feng treats Yuanyang really well. He lets Yuanyang come over in a carriage every day. He really treats Yuanyang as his aunt.
Come and see, I don’t know how many lifetimes of virtue Yuanyang ancestors have accumulated to get such good luck."
Qixie's words were full of envy. She thought about how she wanted to get into Baoyu's house but couldn't. Later Baoyu went to Niu's daughter. Hearing that Niu's daughter was extremely jealous, she attacked one of them.
In the past, Baoyu only agreed to this after begging for help, but even so, with Xiren's good-natured nature, he went to stay low and do nothing, but he was also made hard to stay by the Niu girl. He returned to Yi several times.
When Hongyuan came to talk, they all wiped away tears and said nothing.
Yuanyang also saw Lin Hongyu at a glance. He got out of the car and rushed over here, his face full of joy: "Hongyu, when did you come back? Some time ago, Ping'er said that you might come back next time. My second grandmother is in Cangzhou.
But is it okay?”
Hongyu had already been warned by Ping'er before she came back. She knew that Yuanyang was already a little suspicious of the second grandma, so she quickly said: "Fortunately, grandma is still a little weak and her appetite is not very good. It is estimated that she will be raised for a while."
, maybe we can come back next summer and autumn."
"How long do you have to wait?" Yuanyang was actually convinced that Wang Xifeng was pregnant with a child, so she had to avoid going outside to give birth, and the most suspicious person for the man carrying the child was Uncle Feng, but for this kind of thing
, even though it is common in wealthy families, it is still invisible after all. Even if they know it well, everyone can only pretend not to know. By counting the days, Yuanyang can also guess that this is probably Wang Xifeng's birth, and Hongyu is back.
Reported.
"It's very nice over there in Cangzhou. My second wife thinks it's comfortable to live there, so I might as well stay there for a few more days, but maybe I won't necessarily come back a few days earlier." Hongyu answered carefully.