Dream of the Red Mansion

But when Baoyu Baochai heard that Sister Feng was critically ill, she hurried up.The girl serves with a candle.Just as she was about to be discharged from the hospital, Mrs. Wang sent someone to say: "Second Grandma Lian is not well, and she hasn't passed away yet. Second Master and Second Mistress, let's pass slowly. Second Grandma Lian's illness is a bit strange. At four o'clock, Lian's second grandmother didn't stop talking nonsense, asking for boats and sedan chairs, and said that Jinling would be included in the booklet. Everyone didn't understand, he was just crying and crying. Lian's second master had no choice but to confuse Lian's second grandma waited panting for breath before she got the boat sedan chair. Tell us to come over and say, let's go there after Lian's second grandma has gone." Baoyu said, "This is also strange. What is he doing in Jinling?" The man said softly to Baoyu, "Didn't you dream that year? I still remember how many books there were. Didn't Second Grandma Lian also go there?" Baoyu nodded and said, "Yes, unfortunately, I don't remember that. What I said above. Speaking of which, everyone has a certain number. But I don’t know where Sister Lin has gone again? Now that I’ve been told by you, I understand a little. If I have this dream again, I have to carefully study it. Take a look, and you have the part of a prophet." The attacker said: "People like you are not allowed to talk to you. If you mention something by chance, do you recognize it? Even if you can see, you have What way!" Baoyu said, "I'm afraid I can't predict, if I can, I don't have to worry about you."

When the two were talking, Baochai came up and asked, "What are you talking about?" Baoyu feared that he would cross-examine him, so he just said, "We're talking about Sister Feng." Baochai said, "People are dying, so you just talk about people. In [-], you still said that I cursed people, didn't I agree with the lottery?" Baoyu thought for a while, clapped his hands and said, "Yes, yes. In this way, you can be a prophet. Let me ask you, you Do you know what I'm going to do?" Baochai laughed and said, "This is messing around again. I misunderstood what he asked for in the signature, so you'll take it seriously. You're the same as Sister Xing, you When he lost his jade, he went to ask Miaoyu to help him. The people who approved him were puzzled, and he even told me behind his back how Miaoyu knew beforehand and how he practiced Zen enlightenment. Now that he is in such a catastrophe, he doesn't know why. But does it count as prior knowledge? It’s just that I accidentally talked about the second grandma’s affairs, but I actually know what happened to him, I’m afraid I don’t even know myself. Such a whereabouts is not a fiction, is it believable? Baoyu said: "Don't mention him. You just talk about Sister Xing. Ever since we have troubles here again and again, we have forgotten about him. How come such a big event in your family is over so hastily, and you didn't ask for a call." friend."

Baochai said: "You are being roundabout again. We are the only relatives in our family who are closest to the Wang family. There are no serious people in the Wang family. Our family has encountered a big problem with the old lady, so we didn't invite him. It's Lian's second brother." Zhang Luo Zhang Luo. Although other relatives have one or two families, how do you know if you haven’t been there. Counting our second sister-in-law’s life is about the same as mine, she promised my second brother well. The elder brother married this room. One is because my elder brother is in prison, and the second elder brother refuses to do anything big, the second is because of our family's affairs, and the third is because my second sister-in-law is so miserable at the eldest wife's side, and I have copied it. After we got home, the eldest wife is a bit harsh, and he felt really uncomfortable: So I told my mother, and then we married. I think the second sister-in-law is now happy to honor my mother, and she is better than a daughter-in-law Ten times more. The second elder brother is also very womanly, and she is very good with Xiangling. The second elder brother is not at home, and the two of them live in harmony. Although she is poorer, my mother has been more at ease recently. Just thinking of my brother Unavoidably sad. Besides, I often send people home to use it. Thanks to the second brother who asked for it from the account outside to deal with him. I heard that several houses in the city have been sold out, and there is one left. I plan to move Go live." Baoyu said, "Why do you want to move? It's cheaper for you to come and go if you live here. If you move far away, it will take you a day." Baochai said, "Although they are relatives, they are more stable and convenient for each other. There’s someone who’s lived in a relative’s house all his life.”

Baoyu wanted to explain why he should not move. Mrs. Wang sent someone to say, "Second Grandma Lian has died. All the people have passed, please go over." Baoyu couldn't help it. Stop stomping to cry.Although Baochai was also sad, she was afraid that Baoyu would be sad, so she said, "If anyone is crying here, it's better to cry over there." So they went all the way to Sister Feng.I saw many people crying around.When Baochai came to him, seeing that Sister Feng had already stopped her bed, she let out a cry of grief.Baoyu also took Jia Lian's hand and burst into tears.Jia Lian also cried again.Seeing that there was no one to persuade them, Ping'er and others had no choice but to come up with sadness to dissuade them.Everyone is sad.At this time, Jia Lian was at a loss, so he sent someone to tell Lai Dalai to handle the funeral.Go back to understand Jia Zheng, and then act.But money is not good, everything is tight, and thinking of the benefits that Sister Feng has had in the past, she weeps even more, and seeing Sister Qiao crying to death, the more sad.Crying until dawn, he immediately sent someone to invite his brother-in-law Wang Ren to come over.Wang Ren, since Wang Ziteng's death, and Wang Zisheng's incompetence, let him do whatever he wants, and the six relatives have been at odds.Knowing that the girl is dead, I had to hurry over and cry.Seeing that everything is about to be done here, I feel uncomfortable, and said: "My sister has worked hard in your family for several years, and there is nothing wrong with it. Your family should be serious about sending and sending. Why is everything going on at this time?" Not ready yet!"

Jia Lian was at odds with Wang Ren. When he saw him say some stupid things, he knew what he didn't understand, so he ignored him.Wang Ren then called his niece Qiaojie to come over and said: "When your mother was here, she wasn't very considerate at all. She just flattered the old lady blindly and didn't think much of us. Nephew, you're too old now." , have you seen that I have contaminated you before! Now that your mother is dead, you have to listen to your uncle in everything. The relatives of your mother’s natal family are me and your second uncle. I have known about your father’s personality for a long time. , What Aunt You died that year, although I was not in Beijing, I heard people said that it cost a lot of money. Now that your mother is dead, is your father going to do it like this! You don’t have to hurry to persuade your father. "

Sister Qiao said: "My father is eager to look good, but now it is not as good as before. Now I have no money, so it is possible to save things." Wang Ren said: "You don't have enough things!" Qiao said "I copied it in the old year, so why don't you return it?" Wang Ren said: "You said the same thing. I heard the old lady gave you a lot of things. You should take them out." Know.Wang Ren said quickly: "Oh, I see, but you want to keep it as a dowry." After hearing this, Sister Qiao didn't dare to reply, so she was so angry that she choked and cried.Ping'er said angrily: "My uncle has something to say, let's talk about it when our second master comes in. At such a young age, what does he know?" Don't worry about it, it's your face to look better." Said, sat down angrily.Sister Qiao was full of discomfort, thinking: "My father is not heartless, my uncle took a lot of things when my mother was there, and now he speaks so cleanly." So she didn't think much of his uncle.Unexpectedly, Wang Ren thought to himself, how much his sister had accumulated, even though the house was confiscated, is there still less money in the house? "It must be because I was afraid that I would come to pester them, so I also helped to say that, this little thing is useless." From then on, Wang Ren also hated Miss Qiao.

Jia Lian didn't know, but was busy getting money to use.Lai Da has to deal with the major affairs outside, and a lot of money will be spent inside, so I really can't make up for it for a while.Ping'er knew that he was anxious, so he called Jia Lian and said, "Second Master, don't hurt yourself too much." Jia Lian said, "What kind of body is there? I don't have any money for daily use. What should I do about this matter! There is a muddleheaded person." The son is messing around here again, what do you think you can do!" Ping'er said: "Second Master, don't worry, if you say you don't have money to use, I still have some things in it that I didn't copy last year. Just take it and order it." Jia Lian heard this, thinking that it was rare, so he smiled and said, "It's better this way, so I don't have to dig around. I'll pay you back when I get the money." Ping'er said, "Mine is mine too." Grandma gave it to me, so I don’t want to pay back anything, as long as this matter is done better.” Jia Lian was really grateful to him, so he took Ping’er’s things and used them as money, and discussed all matters with Ping’er.Looking at it, Qiutong felt a little unwilling, and said in every quarrel: "Ping'er has no grandma, so he has to go up. I belong to the master, so why did he pass me by?" Ping'er also saw it, Just ignore him.But Jia Lian understood it for a while, and became more and more disgusted with Qiutong. When he was a little annoyed, he vented his anger on Qiutong.Mrs. Xing knew that Jia Lian was not good.Jia Lian endured his anger.No problem.

Besides, Sister Feng stopped for more than ten days and sent the funeral.Jia Zheng kept the old lady's filial piety, and was always out in the study.At that time, Qingke Xianggong gradually resigned, and only Cheng Rixing was still there, often talking with him.Mentioned, "Family luck is not good, a lot of people died in a row, and the old man and uncle Zhen are outside again, and the family is struggling day by day. The parents of Dongzhuang outside don't know what's going on, it's going to be terrible!" Cheng Rixing said: " I have been here for many years, and I also know that the person in the house is not a fat man. I take it to his house every year, so naturally the house is less than one year. The old master Zhen is added. The expenses of the two places, there are some debts outside, and a lot of money has been broken before, so it is difficult to catch thieves and recover the stolen goods in the yamen. If the old man wants to settle the family affairs, he must send a confidant to the people who are in charge. Go to check and check, what should go, what should be kept, and if there is a deficit, make up for it on the person who handles it. This will count. People dare not buy that big garden. There were quite a few, and no one was assigned to take care of them. That year when the old man was not at home, these people played tricks, and no one dared to go to the garden. This is all the fault of the family. After checking, the good ones will be used, and the bad ones will be kicked out. That's the truth." Jia Zheng nodded and said, "You don't know, sir. Needless to say, your own nephew is unreliable. If you want me to check Wake up, then I can see my relatives and acquaintances one by one. Besides, I am in the service again, so I can't take care of these things. I have never been a big manager, and I still can't figure out what's there."

Cheng Rixing said: "The old man is the most benevolent person. If he is in another family, with such a family, he will be poor. He will not be afraid for ten to five years. Just ask these housekeepers. I heard the old man Some of my family members are county magistrates." Jia Zheng said: "If a person wants to make money from his family, it will be a big deal, so he has to save some money. But if the property on the booklet is real, it's okay, I'm afraid it will be in name only. " Cheng Rixing said: "What the old man sees is very true. Why did you say you want to check it out!" Jia Zheng said: "Mr. must have heard of it." Cheng Rixing said: "Although I know some magical powers of those who are in charge, late students don't know. Those who dare to speak." Jia Zheng knew the reason behind his words, and sighed, "I have always been kind since my grandfather, and I have never been mean to my servants. I think these people are getting different day by day. .It acts like a master in my hands, and it makes people laugh."

The two were talking, when the man on the door came in and said, "Master Zhen from Jiangnan is here." Jia Zheng then asked, "Why did Master Zhen come to Beijing?" It's done." Jia Zheng said, "Needless to say, just please." The man went out and invited him in.That Master Zhen is the father of Zhen Baoyu, named Zhen Yingjia, whose name is Youzhong, who is also from Jinling, and he is a descendant of meritorious service.He was originally related to Jia's mansion and used to walk around.He was dismissed by mistake the year before last and moved his family property.Today, the lord pays homage to the meritorious officials, and bestows them back to the world, and takes them to see you in Beijing.Knowing Jiamu's new funeral, I chose a special day for the sacrifice to pay homage to the place where the spirit is placed, so I came to visit first.Jia Zheng was not allowed to make a long-distance call, so he waited at the door of the outer study.When the master Zhen saw it, he was filled with grief and joy, because it was inconvenient to salute during the meeting, he held hands and said some farewell words.

Jia Zheng asked, "When did your Majesty see you?" Zhen Yingjia said, "The day before yesterday." Jia Zheng said, "My lord is so kind, there must be a gentle edict." Zhen Yingjia said, "The lord's grace is really higher than the sky. , issued a lot of decrees." Jia Zheng said: "What good decree?" Zhen Yingjia said: "Recently, the Vietnamese bandits are rampant, and the people in the coastal area are uneasy, so they sent Anguo Gong to conquer the bandits. The Lord ordered me to go because I am familiar with the territory. To appease, but I have to get up today. Yesterday I learned that the old lady passed away, so I would like to prepare petal incense and go to the funeral to pay a memorial service. I will show my gratitude." Jia Zheng hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, and said: "This old man is on this trip, it must be Comforting the Sacred Heart, going down to Anli Shu, it is a great achievement, and I am on this trip. But I can't see the genius in person, so I have to listen to the good news from afar. Now Zhenhai is governed by my brother and relatives, and I will look forward to the current affairs." Zhen Yingjia said: " What are the relatives of the old man and the ruler?"

Jia Zhengdao: "When my younger brother was in Liangdao, Jiangxi, he betrothed his little girl to control the young monarch. It has been three years. Because the Haikou case was not clear, and the pirates gathered together, so there is no news. I miss my little girl very much. After the old man's appeasement was over, please treat him with respect. My younger brother practiced a few lines and asked Zunji to take it with me, so I would be very grateful." Zhen Yingjia said: "The love of children is inevitable, and I am experiencing it. I entrust the matter to my old relatives. I was called to Beijing by the grace of the day. Because the child is young and the family is short of people, I brought all the lowly relatives to Beijing. Because of the fast time limit, I went first day and night, and the lowly relatives followed behind. It will take some time to arrive in Beijing. My younger brother is ordered to go out of Beijing, so I dare not stay long. In the future, when the humble relatives come to Beijing, they will have to go to the Zunfu, and they will be called to the little dog to kowtow. Pay attention to it." Jia Zheng agreed one by one.Then Zhen Yingjia said a few more words, was about to get up, and said, "See you outside the city tomorrow." Jia Zheng saw that he was busy, so he couldn't sit down anymore, so he had to be sent out of the study.

Jia Lian Baoyu had already served there to send it on his behalf. Because Jia Zheng didn't call, he dared not enter without permission.Zhen Yingjia came out, and the two went up to pay their respects.When Ying Jia saw Baoyu, she was stunned for a while, thinking: "Why does this look like my Baoyu? It's just completely plain." Because of asking: "My dearest relative is long-term rich, and men don't recognize it." Jia Zheng hurriedly pointed to Jia Lian and said: " This is Lian's second nephew, the son of my brother's name pardon." He pointed to Baoyu and said, "This is the second little dog, named Baoyu." Ying Jia clapped his hands and said, "I heard at home that the old man had a son named Yusheng. , whose name is Baoyu. Because it has the same name as a child, I was very surprised. Later, I thought that this is also a common thing, and I didn’t care about it. I didn’t know that when I saw it today, not only the appearance is the same, but the behavior is also the same, which is even more strange.” When asked about his age, he was a little younger than my brother here.When Jia Zheng mentioned that Bao Yong belonged to Bao Yong, he asked about the son's elder brother and the child's same name and said it again.Because Ying Jia preferred Baoyu, she didn't have time to ask about Bao Yong's success. She just praised repeatedly: "It's really rare!" Because she took Baoyu's hand again, she was extremely courteous.He was also afraid that An Guogong would get up very quickly, and he had to prepare for a long walk, so he reluctantly broke up and walked slowly.Jia Lian Baoyu sent it out, and asked Baoyu some more questions along the way.After boarding the car, Jia Lian Baoyu came back to see Jia Zheng and answered Ying Jia's questions.

Jia Zheng ordered them to disperse.Jia Lian went to Zhang Luo to calculate the account of Ming Feng's funeral.Baoyu went back to his room, told Baochai, and said, "I don't think I can see Zhen Baoyu, who is often mentioned, but I saw his father first today. I also heard that Baoyu will come to Beijing soon. , I want to visit my master. Everyone says that he is exactly the same as me, but I just don’t believe it. If he later comes to our place, you all go and see if he really looks like me.”

After hearing this, Baochai said, "Hey, why are you becoming more and more inattentive when you speak? Any man has said the same thing as you, so why don't you ask us to see it?" Baoyu knew it was a slip of the tongue. Still need to explain.I don't know what to say, I will break it down next time.