Dream of the Red Mansion

It is said that You Shi got angry from Xichun and was about to go to Mrs. Wang.The old mothers who followed quietly replied: "Grandma, please don't go up to the room. Only a few people from the Zhen family came, and there are some things. I don't know what kind of confidential business it is. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for grandma to go." You After hearing this, Shi said: "Yesterday I heard from your master that the Zhen family had committed a crime in the mansion report. Now they have confiscated their property and transferred it to Beijing to punish the crime. Why did someone come again?" The old mother said, "Exactly. That's why I came here." Seeing a few women, her complexion is not good, and she is flustered, and there must be something to hide." Hearing this, You Shi stopped going, and still came to Li Shi's side.It just so happened that the imperial physician took a pulse.Li Wan also felt a little refreshed recently, sitting on the bed with her quilt leaning against the pillow, just about to have some gossip with one or two of them.Seeing that Youshi came in, he was not as amiable as before, so he just sat there blankly.Li Wanyin asked: "You have been here for half a day, do you have something to eat in the other room? I'm afraid I'm hungry." Ming Suyun looked for some fresh snacks and picked them up.You Shi hurriedly said: "No need, no need. You've always been sick, so there's nothing new there. Besides, I'm not hungry."

Li Wan said: "Yesterday, the face of the good tea sent by his aunt's family, you can drink it from the right bowl." After finishing speaking, he ordered someone to match the tea.Youshi was lost in thought.The girls and daughters-in-law who followed asked: "Grandma hasn't washed her face at noon today, so why don't you wash it off now?" Youshi nodded.Li Wan hurriedly ordered Suyun to fetch his dowry.While fetching it, Suyun also brought her own rouge powder, and said with a smile, "Our grandma will have this less. Grandma doesn't think it's dirty. It's mine, so I can use it." Li Wan said, "Although I don't have one, you should Take it from the girls. Why openly take yours out. Fortunately, it is him. If it is someone else, wouldn’t it be annoyed." Youshi laughed and said, "It doesn't matter. Since I came here, no one has ever used it. Suddenly feel dirty again today?" Said while sitting cross-legged on the edge of the kang.Yindie came up and hurriedly removed the bracelets and rings on her behalf, and covered the bottom with a large burden of handkerchiefs to protect her clothes tightly.The little maid, Chaodou'er, brought a large basin of warm water and walked up to Youshi, bending over to hold it.Li Wan said: "Why are you so unruly?" Yindie said with a smile: "Everyone has no chance to change, and a gourd is a gourd. Grandma just treats us more leniently. No matter what happens at home, you will be happy, no matter you are at home or out. , just follow along in front of relatives." Youshi said: "You just let him go, and it will be over after washing anyway." Chaodouer hurriedly knelt down.You Shi said with a smile: "People of all ages in our family can only talk about fake etiquette and decency on the outside, after all, what we have done is enough." Hearing this, Li Wan knew that he already knew what happened last night, because He laughed and said, "You have a reason for what you said. Who is doing enough?" You said, "Ask me! How dare you die of illness!"

Before saying a word, someone reported: "Miss Bao is here." When he hurriedly said please come, Baochai had already walked in.Youshi hurriedly wiped his face and got up to sit down, because he asked, "Why did the other sisters come here suddenly?" Baochai said, "It's because I didn't see them either. It's because our grandma is not feeling well today. The two women in the family are also out of bed due to seasonal illnesses, and I can't rely on anything else. I'm going out today to accompany the old man at night. Going back to the old lady, madam, I don't think it's a big deal, let alone, When I'm done, I'll come in anyway, so I'll tell my sister-in-law." When Li Wan heard that, he only looked at Youshi and smiled.You Shi only looked at Li Wan and smiled.For a while, Youshi's pu bath was over, and everyone had noodle tea.Li Wan said with a smile: "Since this is the case, let's send someone to greet my aunt and ask what is wrong. I am also sick, so I can't come in person. Good sister, just go, I will send someone to you Go and see the house. You come in after staying for a day or two anyway, don’t call me Luo.” Baochai laughed and said, “What’s wrong with Luo? You don't need to send someone over, but you invited Yun girl here. Wouldn't it be easy for you to stay with him for a day or two." You said, "But where did sister Shi go?" Baochai said, "I just sent her away. They went to you to visit the girl and asked him to come here with me, and I told him clearly."

Just as I was talking, it was reported: "Miss Yun and Miss San are here." After everyone had given up their seats, Baochai said that he was going out, and Tanchun said, "Very good. Not only did my aunt recover, but she also came, that's all." It doesn't matter if you come or not." You Shi laughed and said, "That's strange, why did you kick out your relatives?" Tanchun sneered and said, "That's right. If there are people who are kicked out, why don't I kick them out first. Hello relatives, It's not necessary to live dead. We are a family of flesh and blood, and each of us is not like a black-eyed chicken. I wish you could eat me, and I'll eat you!" Youshi hurriedly laughed: "Where did I come from today? It's bad luck, but it's all because of your sisters' anger."

Tanchun said: "Who told you to rush to the hot stove?" Because he asked, "Who offended you again?" Because he thought about it again: "The fourth girl didn't offend Luo He, but who was it?" Youshi was only vague promise.Tanchun knew that he was afraid of things and refused to talk too much, because he smiled and said, "Don't pretend to be honest. Except for the court's punishment, there is no beheading, so you don't have to be afraid of the head. Let me tell you the truth, I sent the old woman of Wang Shanbao's house yesterday. If I beat him, I'm still guilty of it. But if he talked about me behind my back, wouldn't he still beat me up!" Baochai hurriedly asked why he beat him again. Hit him hard and tell them one by one.Seeing that Tanchun had already spoken out, You Shi also told about Xichun's talents.Tanchun said: "This is his withdrawn nature. He is too lonely. We can't be more proud of him." Then he told them: "There was no movement this morning. I found out that Feng Lazi was sick again. I sent my mother out to find out. What happened to Wang Shanbao's family. Come back and tell me that Wang Shanbao's family was beaten up, and the eldest wife scolded him for being troublesome." Youshi Li Wan said: "This is also the truth." Tan Chun sneered: "Who is this kind of cover-up?" If you don’t know how to do it, just wait and see.”

Youshi and Li Wan were silent and had no answer.Thinking about the meal ahead, Xiangyun and Baochai went back to their room to pack their clothes.Youshi and others resigned from Li Wan and came to Jiamu's side.Jia's mother was lying on the couch. Mrs. Wang said why the Zhen family was convicted, and now they have confiscated their property and returned to Beijing for punishment.Jia's mother was not at ease when she heard this, and just saw his sister coming, because she asked, "Where did they come from? Do you know how Sister Feng's sister-in-law and sister-in-law are doing today?" Youshi and others hurriedly replied, "They are all better today." The mother nodded and sighed: "Let's not care about other people's affairs, and discuss that it is serious for us to enjoy the moon on August [-]." Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "It's all ready. I don't know where the old lady should choose, but the garden is empty. It's cold at night." Mother Jia laughed and said, "Why don't you wear two more clothes? It's the place where you can enjoy the moon, so you can't go down there." While talking, some daughters-in-law and maids had already brought over the dining table, Mrs. Wang especially Shi waited to come up to put chopsticks and hold rice.When Jia's mother saw that her own dishes had been put out, and there were two big boxes with several kinds of dishes, she knew that it was the old custom of filial piety in each room.Jia Muyin asked, "What are they all about? I ordered them a few times before, but now you can take care of them, but you still don't listen. Now it can't compare to the time of convergence."

Yuanyang hurriedly said: "I've said it several times, but I didn't listen to it, that's all." Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "It's all home-cooked things. Today I eat vegetarian food and nothing else. Those old ladies with gluten gluten tofu don't like it very much. I just picked a piece of pepper oil shield." Jia Mu laughed and said, "This is just right, I was thinking of eating this." When Yuanyang heard about it, she moved the plate in front of her.Baoqin gave way one by one, and Fang Gui sat down.Then Jia Mu ordered Tanchun to eat together.Tanchun also let go, and sat down opposite Baoqin.Waiting for the book to get a bowl.Yuanyang pointed to those few dishes and said: "I can't tell what these two things are, they are from the old man. This bowl is chicken marrow and bamboo shoots, and it was sent by the old man outside." While talking, he only put these Bowls of bamboo shoots are delivered to the table.Mother Jia tasted a little bit, and then ordered: "Send those two things back to people, and say that I ate them. From now on, you don't have to send them every day. If I want to eat, I will naturally ask for them." Down.Jia Muyin asked, "Is there any porridge to eat?" You Shi had already brought a bowl, saying it was red rice porridge.Jia Mu took it and ate half a bowl, and then ordered: "Give this porridge to Feng Geer to eat." She also pointed to "This bowl of bamboo shoots and this plate of pickled civet cats will be eaten by Shaoer Baoyu. Give that bowl of meat to Boy Lan." Then he said to You Shi, "I ate it, so you can eat it." You Shi agreed, and after Jia Mu washed her mouth and washed her hands, Jia Mu went down to the ground to gossip with Mrs. Wang Line food.You Shi told me to sit down.Tanchun and Baoqin also got up, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, excuse me." You Shi smiled and said: "I am left alone, and I am not used to eating in a big row."

Jia Mu said with a smile: "Mandarin ducks and amber came to take advantage of the situation and eat some, and they were also accompanying guests." You Shi laughed and said, "Okay, okay, okay, I'm just about to say it." Jia Mu laughed and said, "Look at the many people. Eating is the most interesting." He pointed to Yindie and said, "This child is fine, come and eat with your master, and when you leave me, we will make a rule." Youshi said: "Come here quickly, don't pretend .” Mother Jia watched with her hands behind her back for fun.Seeing that the waiter was holding a bowl of rice for servants, and Youshi was still eating white rice, Jia's mother asked, "Why are you so faint? Give this rice to your grandma." The man said: "The old lady's meal is finished. Today I added a girl, so it's shorter." Yuanyang said: "Nowadays you can wear your head to make a hat, and you can't have a little extra." Mrs. Wang hurriedly replied: "Droughts and floods have been uncertain for the past two years, and the rice on the field cannot be handed in according to the amount. It is more difficult for these kinds of fine rice, so you can eat as much as you can. I am afraid that it will be short for a while, and the purchase will not be smooth." Jia The mother smiled and said, "That's right. Qiao's daughter-in-law can't make porridge without rice." Everyone laughed.Yuanyang said: "Since this is the case, it's the same to go and add the third girl's food. It's so stupid." Youshi laughed and said, "I have enough for this, and I don't need to take it away." Yuanyang said: "You are enough." I don’t know how to eat it.” The daughters-in-law in the underground heard that Fang hurriedly took it away.For a while, Mrs. Wang also went to eat, and here You Shi talked and made fun of Jia Mu.When it was time to watch, Jia's mother said, "It's dark, let's go." You Shifang said goodbye.Walking to the gate and getting on the car, Yindie sat on the side of the car.The daughters-in-law put down the curtain, and led the little girls through the gate to wait.Because the gates of the two mansions are not separated by a stone's throw, it is not necessary to be well-prepared for daily homework, and there are more people who come back in the dark and at night, so the old mother took the little girl and left in just a few steps. come over.The people on the gates on both sides have all reached the East and West Streets, blocking pedestrians early.Youshi's cart didn't use animals either, it only used seven or eight young servants to pull the wheels, and gently push and pull them across the steps to come up.So all the servants backed away from the lion, all the mothers opened the curtain, Yindie came down first, and then helped Youshi down.The seven or eight lanterns of different sizes are very vivid.Seeing four or five large carts under the lions on both sides, Youshi knew that they were being ridden by people who came to gamble, so he said to the Yindie crowd: "Look, this is the case for the carts, but I don't know how many are riding the horses. The horses are naturally tethered in the pen, so we can't see them. I don't know how much money his mother and I have earned with them, so happy." While talking, he has already reached the hall.Jia Rong's wife led the family's daughters-in-law and maids, and they all came out with candles.Youshi laughed and said, "It's not convenient for me to sneak a peek at them all day long. Today is a coincidence, so I'll walk in front of their window." All the daughters-in-law agreed and led the way with a lamp, and one of them went first. Quietly inform the waiters not to panic and fight monsters.So Youshi and his party quietly came to the window, only listening to praises and praises from inside. Although there were many jokes, there were also many voices of hatred, scolding, and resentment.

It turns out that because Jia Zhen was in mourning, she was not allowed to wander around, nor could she watch and listen to music.Boring to the extreme, a method was born to break the boredom.During the day, on the grounds of practicing archery, I invited brothers from various families and rich relatives and friends to compete in archery.Because he said: "Just shoot indiscriminately for nothing. It will be of no benefit in the end. Not only will you not be able to grow, but you will also break your style. You must make a penalty contract and gamble on a profit, so that everyone will work hard." The swans all agreed to shoot the swans after breakfast every day.Jia Zhen refused to be famous, so she ordered Jia Rong to be a bureaucrat.These people here are all hereditary sons, all of them have rich family backgrounds, and they are all young.Therefore, everyone agreed to take turns serving as the host of dinner every day—to shoot every day, so as not to disturb Jia Rong alone.So he slaughtered pigs and sheep every day, slaughtered geese and ducks, just like fighting treasures in Lintong, he had to show off his good cooks and cooking guns.In less than half a month, when Jia She and Jia Zheng heard this, they didn't know what to say. Instead, they said that this is the right way. Since the writing is wrong, martial arts should also be practiced.The two places also ordered Jia Huan, Jia Cong, Baoyu and Jia Lan to come after dinner and practice shooting with Jia Zhen before they were allowed to go back.Jia Zhen's ambition is not here. After one or two days, she will gradually use the excuse of resting her arms to support her strength. At night, she may wipe the dominoes and gamble on a drink, and finally gradually turn to money.Now in March and April, betting is better than shooting day by day, openly throwing dice with bucket leaves, starting with the head, and gambling all night.The members of the family benefited from this, and they wished so much, so they became powerful.Outsiders don't know a word.Recently Mrs. Xing's younger brother, Xing Dequan, also liked this, so he was among them.And Xue Pan, the first one who likes to give money to others, wouldn't he be happy to see this.Although Xing Dequan is Mrs. Xing's younger brother, his intentions and actions are quite different.This Xing Dequan only knows how to drink and gamble, sleeps in flowers and sleeps in willows for pleasure, spends money in his hands, treats others with no intentions, those who like wine like it, and those who don't drink will not get close, no matter whether they are masters or servants, there is no distinction between high and low Therefore, they all call him "silly uncle".

Xue Pan has long been known as the dumb uncle.Today, the two of them got together in one place, and they both liked to "grab the new fast" neatly, so they met another two families and "grabbed the new fast" on the outer kang.There are several other companies doing business at the local underground table.In the middle, they were more gentle together, wiping dominoes and playing Tianjiu.The servants who wait here are all children under the age of 15, if the men of Chengding can't come here, so You Shifang sneaked out of the window to peek.Among them were two sixteen or seventeen-year-old child molesters who were serving wine, and they were all dressed up in pink makeup.Today Xue Pan lost another card, he was not in a good mood, but fortunately the second card was thrown, and after all the calculations were reversed, he won, and he just got excited.Jia Zhen said, "Stop it, come back after eating." Because he asked how those two places were.Those who played Tianjiu inside also set up tents and waited for dinner.The public order is not cleared, and he refuses to eat it.So each of them could not be urged, and a large table was set down first, Jia Zhen ate with him, and Jia Rong was ordered to accompany him there.Xue Pan got excited, so he ate wine with his arms around a boy prostitute, and ordered the wine to be offered to Uncle Xing.Silly uncle loser, not in the mood, after eating two bowls, he became a little drunk, annoyed at the two molesters who only chased the winner and ignored the loser, because he scolded: "You rabbits, that's how you specialize in water. You don’t want to take advantage of anyone, but I lost a few taels of silver right now, so you’re just waiting. Don’t tell me you haven’t begged us since then!” Seeing him bring wine, everyone hurriedly Said: "Very true, very true. Sure enough, their customs are not good."

Because he drank his life: "Quickly toast and apologize." The two molesters were all staged tricks, so they both knelt down and served the wine, saying: "For us pedestrians, Master taught me that no matter how far or near we are, we only care about being rich and powerful for a while. Just respect him, even if he is a living Buddha or a god, he is not allowed to pay attention to him when he has no money and influence. Besides, we are young and we are in this line, so please forgive me and let us go." Then he raised his hand He knelt down with wine.Although Uncle Xing's heart softened, he just pretended to be angry and ignored him.The crowd persuaded again: "This child is telling the truth. The old uncle has been used to pity and cherish jade for a long time. How can he get up like this today? If you don't drink this wine, how will the two of them get up." Uncle Xing couldn't hold it anymore, so he said : "If you don't say it, I will ignore it." After speaking, Fang took it and drank it dry.Pour another bowl.Uncle Xing got drunk and revealed his true feelings. He sighed to Jia Zhen, "If you don't complain, they regard money as life. How many eunuchs come from family backgrounds? If you mention it, the word money is not even flesh and blood. I admit it. Old nephew, did you know that my aunt and I were angry with you yesterday?" Jia Zhen said, "I never heard of it." Uncle Xing sighed, "It's just about the money. Good or bad!" Jia Zhen knew that he and Mrs. Xing were not on good terms, and every time Mrs. Xing rejected her evil, she complained, because she persuaded: "Old uncle, you are too loose. If you just spend it, how much will you spend for old uncle?" Yes." Uncle Xing said: "Old nephew, you don't know about my Xing family. I was young when my mother passed away, so I didn't know anything about the world. He has three sisters, and you are the only one who made my aunt out of the court when she was older. He insisted on bringing them. Although the second sister is also out of the cabinet, his family is also in a difficult situation. The third sister is still at home, and all the expenses are in charge of the accompanying room, Wang Shanbao's family. I came to ask for money, and what I really wanted was You belong to the Jia family, and my Xing family's furniture is enough for me. But I didn't get it, so I have nowhere to complain." Jia Zhen saw him chattering after drinking, fearing that it would be indecent, so she quickly tried to persuade him.

You Shi heard it very clearly outside, so he quietly smiled at Yin Die: "Did you hear that? It's the elder wife's brother in the north courtyard who complained about him. Poor his own brother still said the same thing, so I can't blame these people." Because when I still have to listen, the public servants also stopped and wanted to drink.Because one of them asked: "Who offended the old uncle just now, we didn't understand it, and told us to judge." Seeing the question, Xing Dequan said again that the two child molesters ignored the losers and only chased the wins.The young dandy said: "If you say that, you can be annoyed. I can't blame uncle and grandpa for being angry. Let me ask you two questions: although uncle and grandpa lost, they only lost money, and they didn't lose money. Why are you ignoring him?" After speaking, everyone burst into laughter, and even Xing Dequan spat all over the place.Youshi spat quietly outside and scolded: "Listen, this time, the person who was stabbed so shamelessly just lost his head and bone, and just chewed on the hair. If you drink the yellow soup again, you don't know what happened. What's going on?" While talking, he went in to take off his make-up and rest.At the fourth watch, Jia Zhenfang left and went to Peifeng's room.

When I got up the next day, someone returned that the watermelon mooncakes were all ready, and they were just waiting to be distributed.Jia Zhen told Peifeng, "Please ask your grandma to watch and send them off. I have other things to do." Peifeng agreed to go, and returned to Youshi, and Youshi had to send someone to send them one by one.At that moment, Peifeng said again: "Master asked Grandma, are you going to go out today? He said that we are a filial family, and there will be no holidays on the [-]th of tomorrow. Tonight is a good night. We can have a scene and eat some melon cakes and wine." "You said: "I don't want to go out. Over there, Grandma Zhu is sick again, and girl Feng has fallen asleep again. If I don't go there, I will be left alone. Besides, I don't have time to spare. What should I do?" Feng said: "My lord said, I have resigned from everyone today, and I won't come until the sixteenth. At any rate, I must invite grandma to drink." Youshi laughed and said, "Please me, I don't have anything to return." Feng went away with a smile, and then came back with a smile and said, "My lord said that I would invite grandma to have dinner, so I should come back earlier and tell me to go with grandma." Youshi said, "So, what do you have for breakfast? Hurry up." Eat some, so I can go." Peifeng said: "Master said breakfast is outside, please eat it by yourself." Youshi asked: "Who is outside today?" Peifeng said: "I heard that there are two people outside. This is a newcomer from Nanjing, but I don’t know who it is.” While talking, Jia Rong’s wife also dressed up and came to see him.When I was young, the meal was served, Youshi was on top, Jia Rong's wife was on the bottom, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law finished the meal.Youshi changed his clothes and still came to Rongfu, and he would not go back until evening.

Sure enough, Jia Zhen cooked a pig and a lamb, and the rest of the table vegetables and fruits were unforgettable. In the green hall of Huifang Garden, she screened the peacocks, put hibiscus on the mattress, and led her wife and concubines.Eat first, drink later, enjoy the moon and have fun.At about one watch, the wind is clear and the moon is bright, and the top and bottom are like silver.Because Jia Zhen wanted to give orders, You Shi asked Pei Feng and other four people to also sit down at the table, guessed a punch, and had a drink.Jia Zhen got a little wine and became more and more happy, so she ordered to fetch a bamboo flute, and ordered Peifeng to play the flute and Wenhua to sing. Her throat was clear and tender, which was really intoxicating.After singing, repeat and give orders.There will be three o'clock that day, and Jia Zhen's wine is already eight minutes old.Everyone was adding clothes and drinking tea, and when they were changing cups to drink more, they suddenly heard someone sighing under the wall over there.Everyone obviously heard it, and they all became terrified and suspicious.Jia Zhen hurriedly yelled and asked, "Who is there?" After asking several times, no one answered.You said: "It must be the family members outside the wall who don't know." Jia Zhen said: "Nonsense. There are no houses on all sides of this wall. Besides, it is next to the ancestral hall. How can there be people?" , I only heard a gust of wind, and it went over the wall.In a trance, I heard the sound of fans opening and closing in the ancestral hall.I just feel that the atmosphere is dense, and it feels more cool than before, and the moonlight is bleak, not as clear as before.Everyone felt their hair stand on end.Jia Zhen was half sober from the wine, she could only hold on better than others, and she was also very suspicious in her heart, so she lost her interest.After barely sitting for a while, I went back to my room to rest.I got up early the next morning, which was the [-]th day, and led all my sons and nephews to open the ancestral hall to celebrate the new moon. After a careful inspection of the ancestral hall, it was still in good condition, and there was no strange sign.Jia Zhen blamed herself for being drunk, so she didn't mention it.After the ceremony, he still closed the door and watched it locked up.Jia Zhen and his wife didn't come to Rongfu until after dinner.I saw Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng all sitting in Jiamu's room, gossiping and making fun of Jiamu.Jia Lian, Baoyu, Jia Huan and Jia Lan all stood on the ground.When Jia Zhen came, she saw them all.After saying a few words, Jia's mother ordered her to sit down, and Jia Zhenfang asked to sit down on the little scorpion near the door, and the police sat sideways.Jia Mu asked with a smile, "How's your brother Bao's arrow these two days?" That's enough, and don't be greedy, work hard." Jia Zhen hastily agreed with a few "yes".Jia Mu said again: "The moon cake you sent yesterday is good. The watermelon looks good, but it's fine to open it." Jia Zhen laughed and said, "The moon cake is a new cook who specializes in dim sum. I tried it and it was good. That’s why I dare to do my filial piety. Watermelons are okay in previous years, but I don’t know why this year is not good.” Jia Zheng said, “It’s probably because of the frequent rain this year.” Jia’s mother smiled and said, “The moon is already up, let’s go. Incense." Then he got up, supported Baoyu's shoulders, and led the crowd to the garden.

At present, the main gates of the garden are all wide open, and big lanterns with horns are hung.On the platform in front of Jiayin Hall, burning incense sticks, holding wind candles, offering melon cakes and various fruits.Mrs. Xing and other female guests waited inside for a long time.It's really moonlight lanterns, popular cigarettes, brilliant and glamorous, not shapeable.The ground is covered with worship blankets and brocade mattresses.After Jia Mu washed her hands with incense and worshiped, everyone worshiped.Jia Mu said, "It's best to enjoy the moon on the mountain." She was ordered to go up to the hall on the ridge.When everyone heard about it, they were busy laying it there.Jia Mu had a little rest in Jiayin Hall for tea and gossip.For a while, the person replied: "It's all ready." Jia Mufang helped the man up the mountain.Mrs. Wang and others said: "I'm afraid the moss on the stone will be slippery, so I'd better sit on a bamboo chair." Jia Mu said, "Every day someone cleans it, and it's a very smooth and wide road. Why don't you disperse your muscles and bones?" So Jia pardoned Jia Zheng and waited in front. Daoyin, there are two old women holding two ram horn gloves, mandarin ducks, amber, You Shi, etc. are close to supporting, Mrs. Xing is waiting behind, winding up from the bottom, only more than a hundred steps, to the peak of the mountain Above, is this spacious hall.Because it is on the high ridge of the mountain, it is called Tubi Mountain Villa.Tables and chairs are arranged on the platform in front of the hall, and a large screen is used to separate the two rooms.All the tables and chairs are round in shape, which means reunion.Jia Mu sat down in the middle above, with Jia She, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, and Jia Rong hanging their heads on the left, and Jia Zheng, Baoyu, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan sitting in a circle on the right.Only half of the wall was seated, and there was still half of the wall below.Jia Mu said with a smile, "I don't realize that there are few people on weekdays. Today, we still have very few people. It's not a big deal. Thinking about the days we lived in those days, there are thirty or forty men and women tonight. How lively it is. Today it's just Like this, there are too few. I will call a few more, they all have parents, and it is not easy to come at home. Now let the girls come and sit there." So they asked Mrs. Xing behind the screen to wait. The three generals, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun, please come out.Jia Lian, Baoyu and so on came out to sit together, first to let his sisters sit, and then to sit down one by one below.Then Jia Mu ordered to fold a sweet-scented osmanthus, and ordered a daughter-in-law to play drums behind the screen to pass the flowers.If the flowers are in someone's hands, drink a glass and tell a joke as a punishment.So start with Jia's mother first, then Jia's pardon, and take over one by one.The drum beat twice, just stopped in Jia Zheng's hands, so he had to drink.All the sisters and brothers asked you to gently pull me, and I secretly squeezed you again, they all smiled but wanted to hear what kind of joke it was.Seeing that Jia's mother was happy, Jia Zheng had no choice but to be happy.When Fang wanted to speak, Jia Mu laughed again and said, "If you stop laughing, you will be punished." Jia Zheng laughed and said, "There is only one, and if you don't laugh, you have to be punished." Zizi is the most afraid of his wife." After saying a word, everyone laughed.I laughed because I had never seen Jia Zheng tell a joke.Jia Mu said with a smile, "it must be good." Jia Zheng said with a smile, "if it's good, the old lady will have a drink too much."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Naturally." Jia Zheng said again, "This henpecked man never dared to take an extra step. But that day was the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month. When I went shopping on the street, I met some friends. I dragged him home to drink. I didn't want to get drunk, so I fell asleep at my friend's house. I woke up the next day. I regretted it and had to come home to make amends. His wife was washing her feet and said: "If this is the case, you will replace me. If you lick it, I will spare you. This man has to lick him, it is disgusting to vomit. His wife is annoyed and wants to hit her, saying: You are so frivolous! The man hurriedly knelt down and begged: It is not grandma's feet Dirty. It’s just because I ate too much rice wine last night and ate a few pieces of moon cake stuffing, so today I’m a little sour.” Mother Jia and everyone laughed when she said that.Jia Zheng hurriedly poured a cup and gave it to Jia Mu.Jia Mu said with a smile, "In this case, quickly ask someone to fetch the liquor, so that you won't be troubled." Everyone laughed again.So they beat the drum again, and it was passed on from Jia Zheng to Baoyu drum by coincidence.Baoyu was uneasy because Jia Zheng was sitting, and the flower was in his hand again, because he thought: "If you tell a joke, if you don't laugh, and you don't have eloquence, you can't even tell a joke, let alone anything else, isn't that right. If it's a good deal, it's not good to say it's serious, and it's not good if it's just a glib mouth. It's better not to say it." Nai got up and said: "I can't tell jokes, please limit anything else." Jia Zheng said : "Since this is the case, limit one. Autumn characters, I will write a poem immediately. If it is good, I will reward you. If it is not good, I will pay more attention tomorrow." Jia Mu hurriedly said: "How can you write a poem after a good order? " Jia Zheng said: "He can." Jia's mother heard, "As long as it is like this, do it." He ordered someone to take a pen and paper, and Jia Zheng said, "Just don't use those ice, jade, crystal, silver, bright and plain to pile up words. You have to come up with your own opinion and try your feelings over the past few years." Baoyu heard this, touched his heart, thought about four sentences, wrote them on paper, and showed them to Jia Zheng, saying yes. ... Jia Zheng looked at it, nodded and said nothing.Seeing this, Jia's mother knew that there was nothing wrong with it, so she asked, "how is it?" Jia Zheng wanted to make Jia's mother happy, so he said, "it's hard for him. He just refuses to study. After all, his words are indecent." Jia's mother said: "That's all. How big he is, he must be a talented person! This is why he should be rewarded, and he will pay more attention to it in the future." Jia Zheng said, "Exactly." After turning around, he ordered an old nun to go out and tell the little girl in the study Boy, "give him two of the fans I brought from Hainan." Baoyu thanked him hurriedly, but returned to his seat to order.When Jia Lan saw that Baoyu was being rewarded, he attended and made a poem for Jia Zheng to read. He also hurriedly ordered Jia Zheng to reward him.So everyone returned to their seats and resumed their orders.

This time, Jia Amnesty stayed in his hands, so he had to drink and tell jokes.Yin said: "One son in a family is the most filial. The mother was sick and couldn't seek medical treatment everywhere, so she invited an acupuncture woman. The woman didn't know the pulse, but said it was heart fire. Now she uses acupuncture and moxibustion. Acupuncture and moxibustion would be enough. The son panicked and asked, "If the heart sees iron, it will die. How can I get it?" How can it be good? The mother-in-law said: "It's okay. You don't know how many parents in the world are biased." When everyone heard this, they all laughed.Jia Mu also had to eat half a glass of wine, and smiled for half a day: "I also have to get an injection from this old woman." To explain in other words.It's not easy for Jia's mother to mention it again, and she starts to act.

Unexpectedly, this time the flowers were in Jia Huan's hands.Jia Huan has made some progress in his studies recently, and he has the same bad temper as Baoyu, so he often reads some poems and is curious about ghosts and ghosts.Seeing that Baoyu was awarded for his poems now, he felt itchy, and dared not make mistakes in front of Jia Zheng.Now it happens that the flower is in my hand, so I also ask for a pen and paper to make a show with Jia Zheng.Jia Zheng looked at it and found it strange, but at the end of the words and sentences there was a sense of displeasure in reading, so he said displeased: "It can be seen that he is a brother. Speaking and exhaling is always a wicked school. In the future, we will not be able to obey the rules and behave together. It is wonderful among the ancients. Difficulty, you two can also be called. Difficulty. It’s just the two of you. Difficult words, but it’s hard to teach them. Difficult words are good. Brother is blatantly calling himself Wen Feiqing, and now My brother has reincarnated himself as Cao Tang." Jia Amnesty and the others all laughed.Jia Amnesty asked the poem to read it again, praised it repeatedly, and said: "As far as I know, this poem has a lot of backbone. I think people like us are not as shabby as that one, so I must. The snow windows are shining, and the toad palace wins laurels in one day." , Fang must be proud. Our children should have read some books, but they understand a little better than others. When they can be an official, they can’t escape an official. Why bother to make a nerd instead. That’s why I love him This poem does not lose the spirit of our noble family." Because he turned around and ordered people to fetch many of his playthings to reward him.Yin patted Jia Huan's head again, and said with a smile, "it's our tone to do this in the future. In the future, this hereditary future will not escape your success." So, that’s where the future comes.”

Then he poured the wine and made another order.Jia Mu then said: "You go. Of course there are still gentlemen waiting outside, so don't ignore them. Besides, there are more two, you are separated, let me and the girls have more fun, so we can rest After Jia Amnesty heard this, Fang stopped the order, and everyone had a glass of wine, and Fang took his nephews out.To know carefully, listen to the next time.