Dream of the Red Mansion

It is said that Baoyu was questioned by Baochai for his slip of the tongue, and wanted to cover it up, but Qiuwen came in and said, "The master outside is called the second master." Baoyu couldn't help but leave.Going to Jia Zheng's place, Jia Zheng said: "I asked you to come here for no other reason. Now that you are wearing filial piety, it is inconvenient to go to school. You are at home, so you must review the articles you have read. I don't think so these days." I'll be free, I'll make a few articles every two or three days, and I'll see if you've made any progress." Baoyu had no choice but to agree.Jia Zheng said again: "Your Huan brother, nephew Lan, I also asked them to review. If your essay is not good, but not as good as them, then it will be nothing." Baoyu dared not speak, and agreed, "Yes. ", stand still.Jia Zheng said, "Go ahead." Baoyu retreated, just as Lai Da and others came in with some brochures.

Baoyu went back to his room in a hurry. Baochai asked him and knew that he was asked to write an article, but he liked it, but Baoyu was unwilling and dared not neglect.Just as he was about to sit down and meditate, he saw two aunts coming in. Baoyu saw that they belonged to Dizang Nunnery, so he came to Baochai and said, "Second Grandma, please be well." Baochai ignored him and said, "How are you?" Call someone to come: "Pour tea for the masters." Baoyu was going to talk to the aunt, but seeing that Baochai seemed to hate these things, it was not easy to talk to her.The aunt knew that Baochai was a cold person, so she sat down soon, resigned and went.Baochai said: "Sit down again." The aunt said: "Because of the meritorious deeds we have done in Tikan Temple, we have not come to greet our wives and grandmas for a long time. Today we are here, and we have seen grandmas and wives. I want to see Miss Four." Baochai nodded and let him go.

The aunt went to Xichun's place, saw Caiping, and said, "Where is the girl?" Caiping said, "There's no need to mention it. The girl hasn't eaten for the past few days, she's just crooked." The aunt said, "Why?" Caiping said: "It's a long story. When you see the girl, I'm afraid she will tell you." Xichun had already heard it, and hurriedly sat up and said, "How are you two? Seeing that our family affairs are not good, we won't come. "The aunt said: "Amitabha! If you are there, you are also a benefactor, and if you are not, you are also a benefactor. Don't say that we are in the nunnery of our family. I'm thinking about it in my heart, today I'm here to see the girl." Xichun asked about the sister-in-law of Shuiyue Temple, and the sister-in-law said: "Some troubles have happened in their nunnery, and now they don't want to let them in through the door. " Then he asked Xichun, "I heard that Master Miao of Changcui nunnery has gone with someone." Xichun said, "It's there! People who say that are careful not to cut their tongues. They were robbed by robbers. How can they return?" Say such bad things." The aunt said: "Master Miao is a weird person, I'm afraid it's hypocrisy. It's not easy for us to say it in front of the girl. There, rough people like us only know how to satirize scriptures and chant Buddha, and confess to others. Also cultivate a good fruit for yourself."

Xichun said: "How can it be a good fruit?" The aunt said: "Except for our family who are kind and virtuous, I am not afraid. If it is someone else's family, those wives and ladies who are ordered to live will not be able to keep their glory for a lifetime. When suffering comes, it cannot be saved. There is only Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who is merciful and merciful. When he meets someone who is in trouble, he mobilizes his compassion and tries to help him. Why do we all say that Avalokitesvara is the merciful and merciful Avalokitesvara who saves suffering? Although we people who have practiced the practice suffer much more than wives and ladies, It's just that there are no dangers. Although I can't become a Buddha and become a ancestor, I will be fine by cultivating the next life or turning into a man. It's not like now that I have given birth to a woman's womb, and I can't express any grievances. Miss, you still I don’t know, if the girls go out of the family, it’s even more helpless to follow others for the rest of their lives. If you talk about cultivation, you only need to practice it sincerely. Then Master Miao is more talented than us, so he thinks we are vulgar, You don’t know that ordinary people can get good fate. He has suffered a catastrophe now.”

Xichun was caught on the plane by the aunt's words, and didn't care about the girls here, so she told him how Youshi treated him, and how she was housekeeping the other day.She pointed out her hair to him and said, "Do you forgive me for being someone who has no idea of ​​falling in love with the fire pit? I have such a heart for a long time, but I just can't think of it." The aunt heard this and pretended to be panicked: "Girl Don't say that again! Grandma Zhen will scold us and kill us when she hears this, and throw us out of the nunnery! A girl with such a character and such a family will marry a good son-in-law in the future and enjoy the glory and wealth for the rest of her life." Xichun didn't wait to finish speaking. She blushed and said, "Grandma Zhen kicked you out, so I can't kick you out?" The aunt knew it was true, so she provoked him and said, "Girl, don't blame us for saying the wrong thing, where are the wives and grandma? What about Miss Yide's temperament? It's not good to make a fuss at that time. We are talking about the girl." Xichun said: "Let's see it." Caiping waited for the words to sound bad, so he gave his aunt a wink tell him to go.The aunt knew it, and she was afraid in her heart, and she didn't dare to tease her, so she left.Xichun didn't want to keep him, so she sneered and said, "Excuse me, the whole world is your Jizang nunnery!" The aunt didn't dare to answer and went.

Seeing that something was wrong, the color screen was afraid that something was wrong, so he quietly told You Shi, "Miss Si has not stopped thinking about twisting her hair. He is not sick these days, but resenting his fate. Grandma, be careful, don't make trouble. Come on, blame us for that moment." Youshi said: "He is there to become a monk, and he is because the uncle is not at home, Anxin can't make it with me, so he has no choice but to let him." Persuade.Unexpectedly, Xichun doesn't eat every day, just wants to twist her hair.The color screen and so on can't bear it, so they have to be told everywhere.The Second Mrs. Xing Wang and others also persuaded him several times, but Xichun was obsessed with it.

The second Mrs. Xing Wang was about to tell Jia Zheng, but she heard the word from outside: "The wife of Zhen's family has brought their precious jade." They hurriedly took it out and sat down at Mrs. Wang's place.Everyone saluted and talked about the warmth and coldness, so there is no need to elaborate.She only said that Mrs. Wang mentioned that Zhen Baoyu was the same as her own Baoyu, and she wanted to invite Zhen Baoyu to see her.The word went out, and he came back and said: "Master Zhen was talking to the master in the study outside, and he was speculative. He sent someone to invite our second and third masters, also called Lan Geer, to eat outside. After eating, come in." After finishing speaking, There is also food in it.No problem.

In addition, Jia Zheng saw that Zhen Baoyu's appearance was the same as Baoyu's, and he tested his literary talents, but he responded fluently and respected him very much, so he asked Baoyu and other three people to come out and warn them.What's more, ask Baoyu to compare.Baoyu obeyed, put on plain clothes, and brought out his brothers and nephews. When he met Zhen Baoyu, he was like an old acquaintance.Zhen Baoyu was also like what he had seen there. They saluted, and then Jia Huan and Jia Lan met each other.Originally, Jia Zheng sat on the ground, but Zhen Baoyu was asked to sit on the chair.Because Zhen Baoyu was a junior, he didn't dare to sit up, so he spread a mat on the ground and sat down.Now that Baoyu waits to come out, he can't sit with Jia Zheng. Because Zhen Baoyu is a later generation, it's not easy to ask Baoyu to stand.Jia Zhengzhi was inconvenient, so he stood up and said a few more words, asked someone to set up a meal, and said, "I'm sorry, I ask the younger generation to accompany me. Let's talk, so that they can learn the big teaching." Zhen Baoyu thanked him. Said: "My lord, please go ahead. My nephew is about to learn from my brothers." Jia Zheng replied a few words, and then went to the inner study.Then Zhen Baoyu wanted to send it out, but Jia Zheng stopped him.Baoyu and others took a step out of the study threshold first, stood watching Jia Zheng go in, and then came in to let Zhen Baoyu sit down.They narrated to each other for a while, and there is no need to elaborate on what Jiu Mu was thinking about.

Let's say that when Jia Baoyu saw Zhen Baoyu, he thought of the scene in his dream, and knew that Zhen Baoyu must have the same heart as him, thinking that he had a confidant.Because of the first meeting, it is inconvenient to make mistakes.Besides, Jia Huan and Jia Lan were sitting there, and he could only praise him strongly: "I have admired her name for a long time, and I have no reason to kiss her personally. When we meet today, he is really a first-class person who is exiled." Zhen Baoyu has always known Jia Baoyu's personality. Poor, "It's just that you can learn from me, not from you. He has the same name and appearance as me, and he is also the old spirit on the Sansheng Stone. Since I know a little bit of truth, why don't I talk to him. But when we first met, I don't know that his heart is different from mine, so I have to come slowly." Then he said: "Brother's talent and name, what I know, is the most pure and elegant one among tens of thousands of people. A mediocre fool who has the same name as mediocrity, I feel that I have insulted these two words." Jia Baoyu heard this, and thought: "This person really has the same heart as mine. But you and I are both men, no more than that girl. You guys are clean, why does he treat me like a girl?" Then he said, "Brother is absurdly praised, I dare not take it. My brother is the most filthy and stupid, but a stubborn stone ear. How dare he have a higher reputation than my brother? Call these two words." Zhen Baoyu said: "I didn't know the weight when I was young, and I thought I could still think about it. How do you know that the family has been wiped out, and it has been ruined for several years? It’s better. My elder brother is well-clothed and well-fed, and if he is satisfied with everything, it must be that the economics of the article is higher than that of others, so the old man loves it, and he will be the treasure of the banquet. That’s why I said the honorable name.” Jia Baoyu heard this. After the old tricks of the beetle, I want to answer.Seeing that Jia Huan hadn't spoken to him, he felt uncomfortable for a long time.On the contrary, Jia Lan felt very satisfied after hearing this, so he said: "What Uncle Shi said is certainly too modest. If you talk about the economics of writing, you can only be real if you come from experience. When my nephew was young, although I don't know what the article is, but after reading it carefully, the Jiaoliang Wenxiu is a hundred times better than Ling Wenguang's reputation."

Before Zhen Baoyu could reply, Jia Baoyu felt even more disagreeable when he heard Lan'er's words, and thought: "Since when did this child learn this school of sour theory?" Then he said: "My brother has heard that the elder brother also slandered the vulgar, and his temperament is different. I have some insights. I was lucky to meet Zhifan today, and I want to learn some principles of transcendence and holiness. From then on, I can cleanse the common sense and open my eyes. I don’t want to see my brother as a fool, so I will reciprocate with the words of the world." Zhen Baoyu Hearing that, he knew in his heart, "He knows my temperament as a young man, so he suspects me to be a fake. It would be good for me to explain it simply, or to be a bosom friend with me." When my younger brother was young, he also hated those old stereotypes, but every year seems to be like a year. The family monarch is at home, lazy to pay, and entrusts my younger brother to receive him. Later, I saw that those adults and gentlemen were all famous people. I wrote a book and said that nothing more than speaking of loyalty and filial piety, I have a career of virtuousness and words, so that I will not be in vain when I was born in a sage, and I will not fail the kindness of my father and teacher's upbringing and teaching. Now I still want to visit my teacher and find friends to teach me. I am lucky to meet my brother, so I will definitely teach me. What I just said is not empty." Jia Baoyu became more impatient the more he listened, and he didn't want to be indifferent, so he could only hold back his words .Fortunately, a word came from inside: "If the men outside have eaten, please sit inside, Master Zhen." Baoyu heard this and invited Zhen Baoyu in.

Then Zhen Baoyu went on as ordered, and Jia Baoyu and others accompanied him to see Mrs. Wang.Seeing that it was Mrs. Zhen who was sitting up, Jia Baoyu invited Ann first, and Jia Huan and Jia Lan also met.Zhen Baoyu also invited Mrs. Wang to greet her.Two mothers and two sons recognize each other.Although Jia Baoyu was married, Mrs. Zhen is old and an old relative. Seeing that Jia Baoyu's appearance and figure are similar to his son's, she can't help being intimate.Not to mention Mrs. Wang, she pulled Zhen Baoyu to ask questions, and felt that she was more mature than her own Baoyu.Looking back at Jia Lan, he is also handsome and outstanding. Although he can't resemble the image of the two precious jades, he can still go with it.Only Jia Huan's rough tamping is unavoidably partial.When everyone saw the two Baoyus here, they all came to have a look and said, "It's really a miracle. It doesn't matter if they have the same name, but they have the same appearance and figure. Fortunately, our Baoyu wears filial piety. If we wear the same clothes, we will recognize them for a while. I can't come out." Zijuan in Neizhong had a fit of infatuation for a while, then she thought of Daiyu, and said in her heart: "It's a pity that Miss Lin is dead. If she doesn't die, she will match Zhen Baoyu with him. I'm afraid she is willing."

Just thinking about it, I heard Mrs. Zhen say: "I heard our master come back the day before yesterday and said that our Baoyu is getting old, please pay attention to this marriage." Mrs. Wang is in love with Zhen Baoyu, and said by the way: "I also I want to fight against your son. There are four girls in my family. Needless to say, the three are dead, married, and the sister of our eldest nephew Zhen. She is just a few years younger, so I am afraid it is difficult to match. The two daughters-in-law of our eldest daughter-in-law are well-rounded, the second girl has already been married, and the third girl is just a match for the son. I will be a matchmaker for the son one day, but his family's financial situation is not good now." Mrs. Zhen Said: "Madam, this is polite again. What else do we have in our family now, I'm afraid people think we are poor." Mrs. Wang said: "Now the family is on a business trip again. In the future, not only will it be the same, but it will be more important than before. Let it flourish." Madam Zhen said with a smile, "I hope it would be better to follow my wife's advice. If so, I will ask my wife to be a protector." Zhen Baoyu left when they heard about their marriage.Jia Baoyu and others had to accompany them to the study. Seeing that Jia Zheng was already there, they talked a few more words.Hearing people from the Zhen family going back and forth, Zhen Baoyu said: "My wife is leaving, please go back." So Zhen Baoyu said goodbye.Jia Zheng ordered Baoyu Huanlan to see him off.No problem.

Let's say that since Baoyu met Zhen Baoyu's father that day, he knew that Zhen Baoyu had come to Beijing, and he looked forward to it day and night.When we met today, I wanted to find a confidant, but after talking for a long time, I was a bit reluctant.He went back to his room in a dull mood, neither speaking nor smiling, just staring in a daze.Baochai asked, "Does Zhen Baoyu really look like you?" Baoyu said, "The appearance is still the same. It's just that he doesn't seem to know anything when he talks, but he is also a beetle."

Baochai said, "You've made up another family. How come you're also a beetle?" Baoyu said, "He's been talking for a long time, but he didn't have a clear-eyed talk, but he said something economical, and he said What is loyalty and filial piety? Isn’t this kind of person a beetle! It’s a pity that he also has such an appearance. I think, with him, I will not even want my appearance.” Seeing him, Baochai was in a daze again. , and said: "You really say something to make people laugh, how can you not want this appearance. Besides, what they say is right. As a man, you should be famous. Who is as tender and selfish as you are?" Not to say that I am not strong, but to say that he is a lu beetle." Baoyu was very impatient when he heard Zhen Baoyu's words, and was robbed by Baochai again. Hooked up, didn't speak, just smirked.Baochai didn't know, but said, "My words were wrong, that's why he sneered," and ignored him.Little did he know that he was in a daze that day, and the attackers and others made him speechless.After a night, when I woke up the next day, I was just in a daze, as if I had the previous illness.

One day, Mrs. Wang told Jia Zheng because Xichun was going to be strangled to leave home, and Youshi could not stop her. Seeing Xichun's appearance, she would commit suicide if she did not follow him.Jia Zheng sighed and stomped his feet, and just said, "I don't know what I did in the East Mansion to make such a noise." I called Jia Rong to talk about it, and told him to talk to his mother and seriously persuade him. "If this is necessary, she is no longer a girl in our family." Unexpectedly, it's okay if Youshi doesn't persuade him, but if he persuades him, he will even commit suicide, saying: "If you are a girl, you will never be able to stay at home for the rest of your life. If you are like the second sister, master The wives need to worry, let alone death. Now, for example, I am dead, let me go out of the house, and I will be loved for the rest of my life. Besides, I don’t go out, it is Changcui Temple, which used to be our home I will practice there. Whatever I have, you can take care of it. Now Miaoyu’s head is there. If you obey me, I will be killed; if you don’t obey me, I can’t do anything, only Death is the end. If I fulfill my wish, I will tell my elder brother that you did not force me when I come back. If I die, my elder brother will say that you will not allow me when I come back." You Shiben and Xichun If it doesn't agree, it seems reasonable to listen to what he said, so I have to go back to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang had already arrived at Baochai's place. Seeing that Baoyu's soul was lost, she was very busy, so she said to Xiren: "You are so careless, and the second master is sick and doesn't come back to me." Xiren said: "Second master's illness is often Yes, sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s not. I still go to my wife’s place every day to say hello. It’s a good day, but I’m a little confused today. The second mistress is going back and forth with my wife, lest my wife say we’re making a fuss.” Baoyu heard Mrs. Wang Talking about them, I realized for a moment that I was afraid they would be wronged, so I said, "don't worry, madam, I'm not sick, but I feel a little stuffy in my heart." Mrs. Wang said: "you have the root cause of this disease, please tell me earlier." Look at the doctor, take two doses of medicine, okay! If you lose jade in your head again, it will be troublesome." Baoyu said: "Madam is worried, so she asks someone to come and take a look, and I will take medicine. " Mrs. Wang asked the girl to send a message to invite the doctor.All this thought was on Baoyu, so he forgot about Xichun.After a while, the doctor saw it and took the medicine.Mrs. Wang went back.

After a few days, Baoyu became even more confused, and even couldn't eat, and everyone became anxious.Just too busy taking off his filial piety, there was no one at home, so he called Jia Yun to take care of the doctor.There was no one in Jia Lian's family, so Wang Ren was invited to help with cooking outside.Sister Qiao is crying for her mother day and night, and she is also sick.So there was a lot of trouble in the Rong Mansion.

One day, when she came home again after taking off her filial piety, Mrs. Wang went to see Baoyu in person again. Seeing that Baoyu was not awake, everyone was so anxious that they were at a loss.While crying, he told Jia Zheng, "The doctor has returned and refused to prescribe medicine, so he had to prepare for the funeral." Jia Zheng sighed again and again, so he had to see it himself.Jia Lian didn't dare to disobey, so he had to ask someone to take care of him.Money was short, and he was in a difficult situation, when he saw a man running in and saying, "Second Master, it's bad, there's famine coming again." Jia Lian didn't know what was going on, and this bluff was no small matter, so he stared and said, "What's the matter?"

The boy said: "A monk came up to the door, holding this piece of jade from the second master in his hand, and said that he wanted a reward of [-] yuan." Jia Lian spat on his face, "Why am I so flustered by looking at it? Don’t you know it’s fake! It’s true, and now people are going to die, what do you want this jade for!” The boy said: “The slave also said, the monk said that it would be good if he gave him the money.” He heard the shouting outside again. Come in and say, "This monk is running wild. They ran in separately. They can't stop him." Jia Lian said, "There's such a strange thing over there. Hurry up and fight it out." idea.Inside he cried again and said, "Second Master Bao is not good!" Jia Zheng became anxious.I saw the monk yelling, "Bring me the money!" Jia Zheng suddenly remembered that Baoyu's illness in his head was cured by the monk. Now the monk will come, or there may be a savior.But if the jade is real, what if he asks for money?After thinking about it, let's ignore him for the time being, and let's talk if the real person recovers.

Jia Zheng asked someone to invite him, but the monk had already come in, and he ran in without saluting or answering.Jia Lian pulled and said, "There are all relatives inside. Why are you running around like a wild thing?" The monk said, "If you are late, you can't be saved." Jia Lian walked anxiously and shouted: "The people inside don't cry. , the monk has come in." Mrs. Wang and others just kept crying, paying no attention to it.Jia Lian came close and yelled again. Mrs. Wang turned her head and saw a grown monk. She was startled and couldn't dodge.The monk went straight to the Baoyu Kang, but Baochai avoided it. Seeing Mrs. Wang standing, Xiren dared not move away.I saw the monk said, "almsgiver, I'm here to send jade." Then, he held the piece of jade and said, "take out the silver quickly, so that I can save him." Regardless of whether it was true or false, he said, "If you save someone, you will have some money." The monk laughed and said, "Bring it here." Mrs. Wang said, "Don't worry, it will come out anyway." The monk laughed loudly. , Holding the jade in her hand, she called in Baoyu's ear, "Baoyu, Baoyu, your Baoyu is back." After saying this, Mrs. Wang opened her eyes when she saw Baoyu.The attacker said, "Okay." Seeing Baoyu, he asked, "Where is it?" The monk handed him the jade.Baoyu held it tightly at first, but then he slowly got over it, put it in front of his eyes and looked carefully, and said, "Oh, it's been a long time!" Everyone inside and outside likes to chant Buddha, even Baochai doesn't care about it. monk.Jia Lian also came over to have a look. When he saw Baoyu come back, he was so happy that he hid in a hurry.

The monk didn't say a word, but rushed to drag Jia Lian and ran away.Jia Lian had to follow to the front and hurried to tell Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng liked it when he heard it, so he went to the monk to salute and kowtow.The monk returned the gift and sat down.Jia Lian was suspicious: "I must have asked for silver before I left." Jia Zheng looked at the monk carefully, but it was not the last time he had seen him, so he asked, "Where is the treasure temple? The master's name? Where did you get this jade? Why did you get it?" Will you come back to life if you see it?" The monk smiled slightly and said, "I don't know, just bring [-] silver and it will be over." Seeing that the monk was rude, Jia Zheng didn't dare to offend him, so he said, "Yes." The monk said "Get it quickly if you have one, I'm leaving." Jia Zheng said, "Please sit down a bit and wait for me to come in and have a look." The monk said, "Go and come out quickly."

Sure enough, Jia Zheng went in, and walked to Baoyu Kang before he could tell.Seeing that it was his father, Baoyu wanted to get up, but he couldn't get up because of his weakness.Mrs. Wang pressed it and said, "Don't move." Baoyu showed the jade to Jia Zheng with a smile and said, "Baoyu is here." Said: "Baoyu is here. How about this silver reward?" Mrs. Wang said, "Just give him all I have." Baoyu said, "I'm afraid this monk doesn't want silver." Zheng nodded and said, "I also look weird, but he keeps asking for money." Mrs. Wang said, "Go out and save the money first." He also asked for food.Sure enough, the women brought the food, but Mrs. Wang dared not give it to him.Baoyu said, "It's okay, I'm ready." He crawled and ate a bowl, and gradually he looked better, so he wanted to sit up.She Yue went up and gently lifted it up. Because she liked it in her heart, she forgot her feelings and said, "It's really a treasure. I just saw it for a while. It's a pity that I didn't smash it at the beginning." Baoyu's expression changed when he heard this, and he took the jade Once he put it down, he leaned back.It is unknown whether it is dead or alive, and it will be broken down next time.