Dream of the Red Mansion

It is said that Mrs. Wang sent someone to call Baochai to discuss it. When Baoyu heard that the monk was outside, she hurried to the front alone and shouted, "Where is my master?" After calling for a long time, there was no monk. , had to go outside.Seeing that Li Gui stopped the monk and did not let him in.Baoyu then said, "Madam told me to invite Master in." Li Gui let go of his hand, and the monk waddled in.Baoyu saw that the shape of the monk was the same as what he saw when he died, so he understood a little bit in his heart, so he stepped forward to salute, and even called: "Master, the disciple is late to welcome you." The monk said, "I don't want you to receive me, I just want money I’ll leave when I bring it.” Baoyu didn’t sound like a righteous person, but when he saw that his head was covered with sores and his body was soaked and tattered, he thought to himself: “Since ancient times, it has been said that real people don’t show their faces, and if they don’t show their faces, they can’t face each other. If I missed it, I should thank him and test his tone." Then he said: "Master, there is no need to be impatient. Now my mother is cooking, please sit down and wait for a while. My disciple, did the master come from the illusory realm? The monk said: "What illusion, it's just coming and going! I gave back your jade. Let me ask you, where did that jade come from?" Baoyu couldn't answer for a while.The monk laughed and said, "You don't know where you came from, so come and ask me!" The elephant took a blow to the head and said, "You don't need the silver anymore. I'll return the jade to you." The monk laughed and said, "It's time to return it to me."

Baoyu didn't answer, but ran in and went to his courtyard. Seeing that Baochai's attacker had gone to Mrs. Wang's, he hurriedly took the jade from his bed and walked out.He bumped into Xiren head-on, bumped him into his arms, startled Xiren, and said, "Madam said, it's good for you to sit with the monk. Madam is going to give him some silver taels. What are you doing here again?" Baoyu said: "Go back to your wife quickly and say that you don't need to ask for Luoyinliang. I'll just return the jade to him." When Xiren heard about it, he quickly grabbed Baoyu and said, "This is absolutely impossible! That jade is you Your life, if he takes it, you will be sick again." Baoyu said: "Now I'm not sick anymore, I already have a heart, what use is that jade!" When he fell off the attacker, he thought about it. Walk.The attacker hurriedly shouted: "Come back, I will tell you something." Baoyu turned around and said, "There is nothing to say."

The attacker didn't care about anything, and ran while yelling: "I lost the jade last time, and it almost didn't kill me! I just got it, you take it, you can't live, and I can't live." No way! You have to pay him back, unless you want me to die!" As he spoke, he caught up with him and stopped him.Baoyu said anxiously, "You have to pay it back if you die, and you have to pay it back if you don't die!" He pushed the attacker fiercely and pulled away to leave.Perseveringly, the attacker did not relax his hands around Baoyu's belt, crying and sitting on the ground.The girl inside heard that she hurried over and saw that the two of them were in a bad mood, so she heard the attacker cry: "Tell the wife quickly, Second Master Bao is going to return the jade to the monk!"

The girl hurriedly reported to Mrs. Wang.That Baoyu became even more angry, and broke Xiren's hand with his hands. Fortunately, Xiren endured the pain and did not let go.Zijuan heard in the room that Baoyu was going to give the jade to others, and she was more anxious than others. She forgot all her usual indifferent ideas about Baoyu, and hurried out to help Baoyu hug her.Although Baoyu was a man, he beat it hard, but the two of them hugged desperately, and it was difficult to get away. He sighed and said, "If I go away alone because of a piece of jade, what will happen? " Xiren Zicuckoo couldn't help crying when he heard that.At the moment when Mrs. Wang and Baochai came in a hurry, seeing the scene, she cried and said, "Baoyu, are you crazy again?" What to do, and made my wife anxious. They always make such a fuss, I said that the monk is unreasonable, he needs [-] silver, and one less can't be done. When I got angry, I came in and returned the jade to him, saying it was fake, and I wanted it. What are you doing with the jade? Seeing that we don’t care for the jade, he gave him some at will and left.”

Mrs. Wang said: "I forgive you if you really want to pay him back. That's all. Why don't you tell them what it's like to cry and cry?" Baochai said, "It's okay to say that. If you really take it The monk gave him the jade, and the monk was a bit weird, if he gave it to him, and the family was disturbed, wouldn't it be a big deal? As for the money, it would be enough to change my head." After hearing this, Mrs. Wang said, "Forget it, let's do it like this." Baoyu didn't answer either.I saw Baochai come up and take the jade in Baoyu's hand, and said, "You don't have to go out, my wife and I just give him the money." Baoyu said, "He will make it if you don't return the jade, but I have to meet face to face It will be good when he sees it." Xiren and others still refused to let go, but Baochai made up his mind and said, "Let go and let him go." Xiren had to let go.Baoyu laughed and said, "You people value jade more than people. Since you let me go, I followed him. Let's see how you stick to that piece of jade!" Xiren became anxious again, and still wanted to Pulling him is only in the way of Mrs. Wang and Baochai, and it's not good to be too frivolous.It happened that Baoyu left as soon as he let go.The attacker hurriedly asked the little girl to pass the baked tea and so on at the third door, "tell the second master to take care of him outside, he is a little crazy." The little girl agreed to go out.

Mrs. Wang Baochai came in and sat down, and asked the reason for the attack, and the attacker told Baoyu's words in detail.Baochai, Mrs. Wang, was very worried, so she asked people to go out and order the people to serve and listen to what the monk said.When she came back, the little girl came back to Mrs. Wang and said: "The second master is really crazy. The boys outside said that if he didn't give him jade inside, he couldn't do anything. Now he came out and begged the monk to take him there." After hearing this, Mrs. Wang said, "That's all right! What did the monk say?" The little girl replied, "The monk said he wants jade but not people." Baochai said, "Don't you want money?" The little girl said: " I didn't hear that, but later the monk and the second master were talking and laughing, and there were a lot of things that the boys outside didn't quite understand." Mrs. Wang said: "If you are confused, you can't understand it. You can learn it naturally." Then he called the little girl: "Call the boy in." The little girl hurried out and called the boy in, stood on the porch, and greeted him through the window.Mrs. Wang then asked: "You don't understand the words of the monk and the second master, can't you learn it?" The young man replied: "We only heard about Dahuangshan, Qinggeng Peak, and Taixu Realm, cut off the fate of these words." Mrs. Wang did not understand.When Baochai heard this, she stared in shock and didn't say a word.Just about to ask someone to go out and pull Baoyu in, Baoyu came in with a smile and said, "Okay, okay." Baochai was still in a daze.

Mrs. Wang said: "What are you talking about crazy?" Baoyu said: "Seriously speaking, I am crazy again. The monk and I knew each other, but he just wanted to see me. Why didn't he If you really want money, it’s just a matter of good luck. So after explaining it, he drifted away. Isn’t that good!” Mrs. Wang didn’t believe it, and asked the boy through the window.The young man hurriedly went out to ask the person at the door, and came in and said, "Sure enough, the monk has left. I said, please don't worry, ladies. I don't want money, as long as the second master Bao often goes to him. Everything just depends on the fate." There is a certain reason for it." Mrs. Wang said: "He is a good monk, did you ask where he lives?" The door said: "The servant also asked, and he said that our second master knew." Mrs. Wang asked Baoyu said, "Where does he live?" Baoyu laughed and said, "This place is far if you say it's far away, and it's close if you say it's near." The master and wife love you alone, and the master also ordered you to make achievements." Baoyu said: "I'm not talking about fame! You don't know, one son becomes a monk, and the seventh ancestor ascends to heaven." Mrs. Wang heard that, Unconsciously, he became sad, and said: "Our family luck is so good. One of the four girls kept saying that she wanted to become a monk, and now another one has been added. What is he doing with my life like this!" Saying this, he burst into tears.Seeing that Mrs. Wang was sad, Baochai had no choice but to come forward to persuade her.

Baoyu said with a smile, "I said this obstinate thing, and my wife recognized the truth again." Mrs. Wang stopped crying and said, "Are these words also nonsense!" "Second Lord Lian came back, his color changed drastically, and he said please go back and talk to your wife." Mrs. Wang was taken aback again, and said, "Let's make it easy and let him come in. My aunt is also an old relative, so there is no need to avoid it." Jia Lian Come in, meet Mrs. Wang and invite Ann.Baochai greeted Jia Lian and asked how he was.He replied: "I just received a letter from my father, saying that he was very ill. He told me to go. If it's too late, I'm afraid we won't be able to meet each other." At that point, tears fell.Mrs. Wang said: "What kind of disease is written in the book?" Jia Lian said: "It is written that I have a cold and a cold, and now I have a tuberculosis. Now it is critical, and I sent a person to come here day and night, saying that if there is another delay I won't be able to see each other for two days. Therefore, my nephew must go to my wife when I go back and forth. It's just that there is no one to take care of me at home. Although Qiang'er Yun'er is confused, she is a man after all. If there is something going on outside, she can pass on a message. My nephew's home It's nothing wrong, Qiutong cried every day that she didn't want to be here, so her nephew called his natal family to pick it up, which saved Ping'er a lot of anger. Ping'er's heart is not very bad. Niu'er also understands it in her heart, but her temperament is harder than his mother's, so I beg my wife to discipline and discipline him from time to time." As he spoke, his eyes turned red, and he quickly took the small silk that was tied with a betel nut purse around his waist. Pull it down and wipe your eyes.

Mrs. Wang said: "Leave his grandmother there, and ask me to do something." Jia Lian said softly, "If my wife wants to say this, my nephew should be beaten to death. There is nothing to say. I always ask my wife." Just love my nephew all the time." After saying that, she knelt down.Mrs. Wang's eyes were also red, and she said: "Get up quickly, girls talk, how do you say it. It's just one thing, and the child is growing up. If your father makes a mistake and delays it, or there is a If the family is right for kissing, should we wait for you to come back, or is your wife in charge?" Jia Lian said: "Now that the wives are at home, it is natural that the wives are in charge, and you don't have to wait for me." Mrs. Wang said: "If you want to go, just write Send a letter to the second master, saying that there is no one in the family, your father doesn't know what to do, please quickly finish the old lady's important affairs, and come back quickly." Jia Lian agreed "Yes", and was about to go out, replying Turning around, he said: "Our family's family is still good enough, but there is no one in the garden. Bao Yong went with their master again. The house where the concubine lives, Xue Erye has moved into his own house We live in. All the houses in the garden are vacant, so I didn’t take care of them, and my wife had to ask someone to check them frequently. The Quicui nunnery used to be the foundation of our house, but now Miaoyu doesn’t know where it is. All the foundations are based on his nun Don’t dare to make decisions by yourself, and ask the mansion to be managed by one person.”

Mrs. Wang said: "I'm still not clear about my own affairs, can I put aside the outside affairs? At least don't let the fourth girl know about this sentence. If he knows, he will have the idea of ​​arguing to become a monk again. Do you think we What kind of family is the family, if a good girl leaves home, she can pay it back!" Jia Lian said: "My wife dare not say that she doesn't mention her nephew. After all, the fourth sister is from the East Mansion, and she has no parents. His own brother is here Outside, his sister-in-law doesn’t talk too much. My nephew heard that he wanted to die and live several times. Since he has such thoughts in his heart, if he is bullied, if he seriously seeks death in the future, it will be worse than becoming a monk.” Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "This matter is really difficult for me. I can't decide, let his sister-in-law do it."

Jia Lian said a few more words before coming out, and called all the family members to explain clearly, wrote a book, packed up his luggage, and Ping'er and others inevitably gave a lot of advice.Only Sister Qiao was seriously injured, and Jia Lian wanted to entrust Wang Ren to take care of her. After all, Sister Qiao was not willing. Hearing that Yun Qiang and the other were entrusted outside, she was even more displeased, but she couldn't say it out of her mouth, so she had to send his father off. Carefully follow Ping'er to live.Because of Sister Feng's death, Feng'er and Xiaohong asked for leave and asked for sickness. Ping'er wanted to pick up a girl from her family.After thinking about it, there is no one but Xiluan's fourth sister, who was loved by Jiamu in the past, but the fourth sister has recently married, and Xiluan also has a family, and she will leave the court soon, so that's all.

Let's say that Jia Yun and Jia Qiang sent Jia Lian off, so they came in to see Mrs. Xing Wang's second wife.The two of them lived alternately in the outer study, and during the day they quarreled with their families, and sometimes they had a car party with a few friends, and even gambled together.One day, Uncle Xing Wang Ren came and saw Jia Yun and Jia Qiang living here, knowing that he was lively, so he used the name of looking after him to set up games in the study to gamble and drink.Of all the serious family members, Jia Zheng took a few, and Jia Lian followed, only the son and nephew of Lai Lin's family.Those young people are used to eating and drinking with the blessing of their mothers, so they don't know the truth of being in charge.What's more, their elders are not at home, so they are horses without a bridle, and there are two other owners who encourage them, and they are all happy to do it.This commotion made the whole Rongguo Mansion into a commotion, inside and out.Then Jia Qiang wanted to seduce Baoyu, but Jia Yun stopped him and said, "Second Master Bao is out of luck, so don't mess with him. I told him a very good relationship that year. I run a few pawnshops, and the girl looks more beautiful than a fairy girl. I wrote a book to him carefully, who knows that he has no good luck——” At this point, I looked around and saw no one, He also said: "He has long been in love with our second aunt. You haven't heard that there is another Miss Lin who died of lovesickness. Who doesn't know. That's all, it's all about their marriages. Who would have thought that he would annoy me because of this matter, and he would not take it seriously. Whoever he forgives must be taking advantage of whom." Jia Qiang nodded after hearing this, and finally calmed down.

The two of them still don't know that since Baoyu met the monk, he wanted to break the mortal relationship.One is that he dare not be self-willed in front of Mrs. Wang, and has already made a deal with Baochai Xiren and others.Those girls didn't know, but still teased him, Baoyu could see it.He also doesn't take family matters to heart.Often Mrs. Wang Baochai persuaded him to study, and he pretended to be studying, thinking about the trick that the monk led him to the fairyland.Everyone in my mind is a layman, but I feel uncomfortable at home, and talk to Xichun when I am free.The two of them can talk about it, and their hearts are a little more accurate. Jia Huan, Jia Lan, etc. are still in charge.Because Jia Huan's father was not at home and Aunt Zhao was dead, Mrs. Wang ignored him and joined Jia Qiang all the way.On the contrary, Caiyun tried to persuade her regularly, but was insulted by Jia Huan instead.Seeing that Baoyu's madness was even worse, Yuchuan'er had already told his mother and asked to go out.Now Baoyu Jiahuan and his two elder brothers have their own tempers, which make everyone ignore them.Only Jia Lan followed his mother to study the book, wrote the text and sent it to the school to learn from Confucianism.Because the old Confucians of recent generations were sick in bed, they had to work hard by themselves.Li Wan has always been quiet, except to invite Mrs. Wang's Ann, and to meet Baochai, the rest will not leave a step, only to watch Jia Lan's work.So although there are quite a few people living in the Rong Mansion, they live their own lives, and no one is willing to be the master of the other.Jia Huan and Jia Qiang became more and more troublesome, and even stole codes and sold them, and so on.Jia Huan was even more prostitute and gambled, doing everything.

One day Uncle Xing Wang Ren was drinking in the study outside Jia's house. When he was happy, he called a few wine companions to sing and persuade him to drink.Jia Qiang then said, "You guys are making too much trouble. I want to make an order." Everyone said, "Yes." For those who drink, they still need the noodles and the bottom of the wine. You have to obey the order, and those who don't obey will be punished with three cups." Everyone obeyed.Jia Qiang drank a glass of Lingjiu and said, "Fly the wine glass and get drunk on the moon." Shunyin counted to Jiahuan.Jia Qiang said: "The wine noodles need an osmanthus character." Jia Huan then said, "The cold dew is silent and wet the sweet-scented osmanthus. What about the bottom of the wine?" Jia Qiang said: "Speak a word of fragrance." The uncle said: "It's boring, it's boring. You know what words, and you're pretending to be gentle! This is not for fun, but for people. We all have it, but it's ココ boxing. The loser drinks and the loser sings. It's called bitterness." If you can't sing, it's okay to tell a joke, as long as it's funny."

Everyone said: "Make it." So they became confused.Wang Ren lost, had a drink and sang one.Everyone said hello and got up again.It was a loser who accompanied the wine and sang something like "Miss Miss is so colorful".After Uncle Xing lost, everyone asked him to sing. He said, "I can't sing, let me tell a joke." Jia Qiang said, "If you don't laugh, you will be punished." Uncle Xing He drank a cup and said: "Listen, everyone: there is a Yuandi temple in the village, and there is a temple of land next to it. The master of the Yuan emperor often asks the land to gossip. One day the temple of the Yuan emperor was stolen, so he asked the land to investigate. The land reported: "There are no thieves in this place, it must be the gods who were accidentally stolen by foreign thieves." Emperor Yuan said: "Nonsense, you are the land. If you lose the thieves, don't ask who you want to go? You won't go." Take the thief, but say that my god will be careless? The land said: Although it is not careful, it is because the Fengshui in the temple is not good. Emperor Yuan said: Do you know Fengshui? The land said: Wait for the little god to see. The land looked around for a while, and then reported back and forth: "The two red doors behind the master's body are not careful. The back of the little god is a wall, so naturally things can't be lost. From now on, the master's back will also be changed." The wall will be fine. Master Yuandi sounded reasonable, so he asked the gods to send people to hit the wall. The gods sighed and said: "Now there is no incense stick, there are bricks and ashes artificially coming to hit the wall! Master Yuandi can't do it, so let everyone The gods did what they did, but they didn't have any idea. The tortoise general at the foot of the Yuan Emperor stood up and said: "You are useless, I have an idea. You tear down the red door and use my stomach to cushion the door at night. Don't you think it's not right?" Is it a wall? All the gods and generals said: "Yes, it doesn't cost money, and it is convenient and strong. So General Turtle took this errand, and he was quiet. Unexpectedly, after a few days, something was lost in the temple. The gods The general called the land and said: "You said that you don't lose things after you build the wall. Why do you still throw away the wall now?" The land said: "The wall is not strong." The gods said: "Look. When the land sees, It really is a good wall, why is there still an accident? I touched it with my hand and said: I know it is a real wall, but how can I know it is a fake wall!" Everyone laughed.Jia Qiang couldn't help laughing, and said, "Hello, silly uncle! I didn't scold you, why did you scold me! Hurry up and get a big one for punishment."

Uncle Xing drank and became drunk.Everyone drank a few more glasses and became drunk.Uncle Xing said that his sister was not good, and Wang Ren said that his sister was not good, both of which were vicious.When Jia Huan heard this, he took advantage of the wine and said that Sister Feng was not good, she was harsh on us, and stepped on our heads.The crowd said: "As a person, you should be more kind. Seeing that Miss Feng has taken advantage of the old lady's interests, she is now burnt out, and there is only one sister left. I'm afraid she will repay it in this world." Jia Yun Thinking of Sister Feng treating him badly, and thinking of Sister Qiao crying when she saw him, she also believed her words.Jia Qiang still said: "Drink, tell me what you do." The two drinkers said: "How old is this girl? What does she look like?" Jia Qiang said: "She looks very good. I'm about thirteen or fourteen years old." The drinker said, "It's a pity that I was born in a mansion like this. If I was born in a small family, my parents and brothers have become officials and made a fortune." Everyone said: "Why? Like?" The drinker said: "Nowadays there is a foreign prince who is the most affectionate, and he wants to choose a concubine. If it fits the style, parents and brothers will follow. Isn't it a good thing?" Everyone paid no attention to it. , only Wang Ren's heart moved slightly, and he still drank.

I saw the children of Lai Lin's family coming in outside and said, "You guys are so happy!" They stood up and said, "Why did the eldest and the third come here at this time? Tell us to wait!" The two said, "Today I heard a rumor a long time ago that something happened to our family, and I was anxious, so I rushed inside to find out, it's not us." The crowd said: "It's not us, why don't you come?" The two said: " Although it's not us, it has something to do with it. You know who it is, the master of Jia Yucun. We went in today, and saw that he was wearing a lock, and said that he would be interrogated in the Sanfa Division Yamen. We saw him often coming and going in our house. Fearing that there is something wrong, I followed to inquire." Jia Yun said: "After all, the boss is hardworking, so I should inquire about it. You should sit down and have a drink before we talk about it."

The two gave way for a while, then sat down, drank wine and said: "This old man of Yu Village is also capable, and he is also an official. Today's Lord Long Live is the most holy and most benevolent. He was very angry when he only heard a word of greed, or because he ruined the people, or because he bullied the good, so he ordered Nawen. If the question comes out, I'm afraid I can't hold it back. If there is nothing to do, it will be inconvenient for those who participate. Now is really a good time, as long as you have good fortune to be an official." Everyone said: "Your brother is good, and it is not enough to be a county magistrate now. Okay." The Lai family said: "Although my brother is a county magistrate, I'm afraid his behavior can't be preserved." Everyone said: "Do you have long hands?" The Lai family nodded and raised their hands. cup to drink.They said again: "What news did you hear?" The two said: "Nothing else. I only heard that the bandits in Haijiang seized some of them and sent them to the law office for interrogation. Many bandits were also interrogated, and some of them were hiding in the city. Yes, after inquiring about the news, he robbed people when he had time, and now he knows that those gentlemen in the court are capable of writing and martial arts, and they have contributed to their service, and they have long since disappeared wherever they went."

The people said: "You heard that there are people in the city. I wonder if the case of the theft of our house has been judged?" He robbed a woman and went into the sea. The woman refused to obey and was killed by the bandit. The bandit was about to jump out of the gate, but was caught by the officers and soldiers, and he was punished at the place where he was captured." The crowd said: "Let's Changcui What kind of wonderful jade in the nunnery is not to be snatched away, why not just him?" Jia Huan said: "It must be him!" Everyone said: "How do you know?" Jia Huan said: "Miaoyu is the most disgusting thing. Yes. He was bitter all day long, and when he saw Baoyu, he would smile. If I saw him, he would never look at me. If it were him, I would take advantage of my wish!" The crowd said: "The man who robbed There are not many, there is him." Jia Yun said: "It is a little bit of faith. The day before yesterday, someone said that the Taoist woman in his nunnery had a dream and said that she saw Miaoyu and asked someone to kill her." They laughed and said: "Dream talk is not counted. Uncle Xing said: "Whether he dreams or not, let's eat quickly. Tonight, we will make a big win or lose." Everyone was willing, so they finished their meal and started to gamble.

After gambling for more than three days, I only heard the commotion inside, saying that the fourth girl, Hezhen, and the eldest grandma had quarreled, twisted all their hair, and rushed to Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang to kowtow, saying that she wanted him to be a nun. , Send him a place, if you don't allow him, he will die before your eyes.The two wives of King Xing had no idea, so they asked Uncle Qiang and Second Master Yun to come in.After Jia Yun heard this, she knew that it was the idea that came up when she went back to watch the house, and she couldn't be persuaded, so she discussed with Jia Qiang: "My wife told us to go in, we have no control over it. Besides, it's not good. It's up to me to persuade them to go. If we can't persuade them, we have to let them go. We agreed to write a letter to Uncle Lian, and we will let go of our ties." After discussing with each other, they went in to meet the two kings of Xing. Madam, I pretended to persuade you once.Helpless, Xichun decided to become a monk, so she didn't let him go out, and only asked for one or two clean rooms for him to chant scriptures and worship Buddha.Seeing that the two of them were unwilling to make a decision, and fearing that Xichun would die, Youshi insisted on her own opinion, saying: "It's not that I'm simply delaying it. I said that my sister-in-law couldn't tolerate my sister-in-law, so I forced him to become a monk." It's over. If it's going outside, it's definitely not allowed. If it's at home, all the wives are here, it's my idea. Just ask Brother Qiang to write a letter to your uncle Zhen and Uncle Lian." Jia Jia Qiang and others agreed.I don't know whether the second wife of Xing Wang will follow or not, and I will break it down next time.