Dream of the Red Mansion

Hearing the words, Jingui twisted her neck, twitched her lips, snorted twice in her nostrils, clapped her hands and sneered, "Who has heard the fragrance of water chestnut flowers? If it is said that water chestnut flowers are fragrant, those fragrant flowers should be put on Where? It’s extremely unreasonable!" Xiangling said: "Not only water chestnut flowers, but even lotus leaves and lotus pods have a delicate fragrance. But his fragrance is not comparable to that of flowers. That fragrance smells better than flowers. Even water chestnuts, chicken heads, reed leaves, and reed roots get wind and dew, and the fragrance is refreshing." Jingui said: "According to you, then Isn’t it good that orchids and osmanthus are fragrant?” Xiangling talked about the excitement, forgetting the taboo, and said: “The fragrance of orchids and osmanthus is not comparable to the fragrance of other flowers.” Before the sentence was finished, Jingui’s maid called Baochan hurriedly pointed to Xiangling's face and said: "I'm going to die, I'm going to die! Why did you really call the girl by her name!" Mouth, grandma, don’t worry about it.” Jingui smiled and said, “What’s the matter, you’re too careful. But it’s just what I thought. The word Xiang is inappropriate, and the meaning needs to be changed. I wonder if you agree with it?” Xiangling was busy He laughed and said: "Grandma said that. At this moment, I belong to grandma. Why change my name and ask me if I can accept it, and tell me how to be worthy of it. Grandma said which word is good, so use that one." Jingui Laughing: "Although what you said is true, I'm afraid that the girl is suspicious. Say it. The name I named is not as good as yours? You can come for a few days before you refute my reply." Xiangling laughed: "Grandma has something to say. I don’t know, when I bought it that day, it was the old lady who ordered me to order it, so the girl was named after me. Later, since I served the master, I have nothing to do with the girl. Now that I have a grandmother, I have nothing to do with the girl. Besides, the girl He is a very understanding person, how can he be annoyed by this." Jingui said: "Since you say that, the word Xiang is not as good as it is. The word Autumn is appropriate. Water chestnuts and water chestnut flowers bloom in autumn. Isn't it better. The word Xiang has some origins." Xiang Ling Said: "Just do it according to grandma." Since then, the word "Autumn" has been changed, and Baochai doesn't care.

Because Xue Pan's nature is "Long Wang Shu", and now he has to marry Jingui, and seeing that Jingui's maid, Baochan, has three points of beauty and frivolous and cute demeanor, he often teases him deliberately by asking for tea and water.Although Baochan can solve the problem, he is just afraid of Jingui and dare not make mistakes, and looks at Jingui's eyes.Jin Gui was also quite aware of his intentions, and thought: "I was about to manipulate Xiangling, and there was nowhere to find a gap. Now that he has taken a fancy to Baochan, and now he is going to give up Baochan to be with him, he must be alienated from Xiangling. And when he was estranged, he manipulated Xiangling. At that time, Baochan was my man, so it was good." He made up his mind and waited for the opportunity.

That day, Xue Pan was a little drunk at night, and ordered Baochan to pour tea to eat.When Xue Pan took the bowl, he purposely pinched his hand.Baochan pretended to dodge again, and quickly withdrew his hands.He made two mistakes, and with a clang, the tea bowl fell to the ground, spilling tea all over his body.Xue Pan was embarrassed, and pretended that Baochan was not easy to hold.Baochan said: "It's not easy for my aunt to give birth." Jingui sneered: "The tone of the two of you is enough. Don't forgive who is a fool." Xue Pan bowed his head and smiled, and Baochan went out blushing.When she was resting for a while, Jingui deliberately pushed Xue Pan to sleep elsewhere, "to save you from being hungry." Xue Pan just smiled.Jin Gui said: "Tell me what you want to do, don't be sneaky and useless." Xue Pan listened, covered his face with wine, and took advantage of the situation to kneel on the quilt and pulled Jin Gui with a smile: "My dear sister, if you want to Baochan rewarded me, and you can do whatever you want. If you want someone’s brain, I’ll get it for you.” Jingui laughed and said, “It doesn’t make sense. Who do you love, explain it, and keep it in the room so that no one else can see it. It's not elegant. What do I want?" Xue Pan was overjoyed and thanked him endlessly when he heard this, Ye Qu did his best to flatter Jingui.He didn't go out the next day, just stayed at home, and became more and more daring.In the afternoon, Jingui went out on purpose, leaving the two of them alone.Xue Pan began to tug and tug.Baochan knew it well in his heart, so he half-pushed and was about to enter Hong Kong.Who knows that Jingui is waiting for it, and when it is difficult to separate, she asks the girl Xiaosheer to come over.It turned out that this little girl was also used by Jingui at home since he was a child, because his parents died when he was young, and no one was looking after him, so everyone called him a little sher and lived a rough life.Now Jingui deliberately called him alone and said, "Go and tell Qiuling to get the handkerchief from my room. Don't tell me what I said." After hearing this, Xiao She'er looked for Xiangling and said, "Ling Girl, grandma's handkerchief is forgotten in the house. Wouldn't it be nice for you to fetch it and send it up?" Xiangling is just because of Jin Gui's frequent setbacks in recent days.I don't know what it means, but I try my best to save it.After hearing this, he hurried to the room to get it.Unexpectedly, just as the two of them were pushing, he bumped into it, his ears flushed with embarrassment, and he hurriedly turned around to avoid it.That Xue Pan thought he had crossed the Ming Road, and there was no one to be afraid of except Jingui, so he didn't even cover the door. Seeing Xiangling bumping into him now, he felt a little ashamed and didn't care much.But Baochan used to talk about being strong, but now that he met Xiangling, he hated that there was nowhere to go, so he hurriedly pushed Xue Pan away, and ran away, still complaining, saying that he was raped and forced to wait. language.Xue Pan finally coaxed him to start, but was scattered by Xiangling, his excitement turned into fury, all on Xiangling, he couldn't say anything, he rushed out and spat twice, cursing: "Damn it!" Whore, what are you doing now to kill a wandering soul!" Xiang Ling knew that something was wrong, and had already run away in two or three steps.Xue Pan came to look for Baochan again, but he was nowhere to be found, so he hated and only scolded Xiangling.After dinner, he was already drunk, and when he took a bath, it was a little hot and his feet were scalded, so he said that Xiangling intended to harm him, so he kicked and beat Xiangling twice while naked.Although Xiangling had never suffered from this kind of qi, at this moment, she couldn't say anything, so she could only feel sorry for herself and went away.

At that time, Jingui had secretly explained to Baochan that Xue Pan and Baochan were ordered to get married in Xiangling's room tonight, and ordered Xiangling to come and sleep with him first.First, Xiangling refused, but Jingui said that he thought it was dirty, and then he must be looking for comfort, afraid of working and serving at night, and then scolded: "Your master who has never seen the world, you see one, love one, and occupy my people. Go, but I didn't ask you to come. What's the idea? It must be forcing me to die." Hearing this, Xue Pan was afraid that Baochan's affair would be caused, so he rushed to scold Xiangling again: "I don't know how to flatter you. If you don't go, you will be beaten!" Xiangling had no choice but to pack the bedding.Jingui ordered him to sleep on the basement bunk.Xiangling had no choice but to obey his orders.As soon as he fell asleep, he called to pour tea, and sometimes he called to beat his legs. If he did it seven or eight times a night, he couldn't make him lie comfortably for a while.When Xue Pan got the treasure toad, he ignored it as if he got a treasure.The hated Jingui secretly resented: "Let's make you happy these few days, when I slowly manipulate you, don't blame me then!"

In the middle of the moon, he suddenly pretended to be sick again, only saying that his heart ached unbearably and his limbs could not move.Seeking medical treatment didn't work, everyone said it was Xiangling Qi.After two days of quarreling, a paper doll suddenly came out from Jingui's pillow. On it was written Jingui's horoscope for the year of Geng, and five needles were nailed into the heart and joints of the limbs.So the people rebelled and reported it to Aunt Xue first as news.Aunt Xue was in a hurry first, Xue Pan naturally became more confused and wanted to torture everyone immediately.Jin Gui said with a smile, "Why do you wrong everyone? It's probably Baochan's way of suppressing nightmares." Xue Pan said, "He doesn't have much time to stay in your room these days, so why bother relying on a good man."

Jingui sneered and said, "Who else is there besides him? Could it be that I can't do it myself! Although there are others, who would dare to enter my room?" He will know." Jingui sneered and said, "Who will admit who to torture? According to me, I pretended not to know, and everyone just let go. It doesn't matter if I die anyway, I will marry again if I am happy. In my conscience, there are only three of you who hate me." As he spoke, he burst into tears.Xue Pan was even more enraged by this remark, he grabbed a door bolt and rushed all the way to find Xiangling, he couldn't explain it and started a fight, insisting that it was Xiangling who did it.Xiangling complained, and Aunt Xue came to stop drinking and said, "If you don't ask me to understand, you will beat me up. This girl has served you for the past few years, so she is not thoughtful and not dedicated? How can he do such a heartless thing now? You just ask clearly, and then use the rough stuff." When Jingui heard his mother-in-law say this, she was afraid that Xue Pan'er would be soft-hearted, so she began to cry more and more, and cried again: "This half For more than a month, I occupied my Baochan and did not allow him to enter my room. Only Qiu Ling slept with me. I wanted to torture Baochan, but you protected him again. Now you are angry and beat him again. If I die, I'll just choose a rich and beautiful one to marry, why bother to make such tricks!" Hearing these words, Xue Pan became more and more anxious.Aunt Xue heard that Jin Gui was coercing her son with every sentence, and she was very hateful.Helplessly, the son is not stubborn, he is used to being coerced by him.Now he has hooked up with the girl again, and he said that he has taken over her, but he himself wants to take advantage of the gift of tenderness and surrender.I don't know who did this nightmare magic. It is really a common saying that "a housework is difficult for an upright official", and this is exactly a matter for parents-in-law.

Therefore, I had no choice but to scold Xue Pan angrily and said: "Unbelievable evil! The coquettish dog is more respectable than you! Who knows that you have groped the maid of the house without knowing it, and told the wife to say that the mouth occupied the girl, what face is there to go out?" See people! I don’t know who made it, and I don’t ask indiscriminately, so I beat people anyway. I know you are a thing that needs to be discarded. Immediately ask Ren Yazi to sell him, and you will be clean." Then, he ordered Xiangling to "pack up his things and come with me", while calling for people to go, "Hurry up and call Ren Yazi, sell him a few taels of silver, and pull it out. Get rid of the thorn in the flesh and the thorn in the eye, and let everyone live in peace." Seeing his mother getting angry, Xue Pan bowed his head long ago.After Jingui heard this, she cried out through the window: "You old man only sells people, you don't need to talk about one person. We are very jealous and can't tolerate people. Why? Pull out the thorn in the flesh, A thorn in my side? Whose thorn, whose thorn? Even if he thinks too much of him, he won't keep my girl in the room." Aunt Xue heard that, she gasped and said, "Whose house is this?" The mother-in-law talks here, and the daughter-in-law bickers through the window. You are the daughter of the old family! You are full of yelling, what are you talking about!"

Xue Pan stomped anxiously and said, "Come on, come on! People have heard jokes." Jingui meant that if you don't do anything, you don't stop, and shouted more and more, saying: "I'm not afraid of being laughed at! Your little wife treats me and hurts me. , I'm afraid people will laugh at me! Otherwise, if you keep him, you'll sell me. Who doesn't know that your Xue family is rich, you use money to support others, and you have good relatives to coerce others. If you don't act early, you will What are you waiting for? Don’t think I’m good, who told you to be blind, what are you going to do with your begging and running away from our house! Now people are here, and the gold and silver are also lost, with a little eye and nose It’s time to squeeze me out!” While crying, rolling and patting herself.Xue Pan hurriedly said that it was not good, persuasion was not good, beating was not good, begging was not good, but he coughed and sighed in and out, complaining that he was not lucky.At present, Aunt Xue was persuaded by Xue Baochai to go in, so she ordered someone to sell Xiangling.Baochai said with a smile: "Our family has always only known how to buy people, but not how to sell people. Mom is so angry that she is confused. If someone hears it, it would be a joke. My brother and sister-in-law think he is not good, so I leave it to me. There is no one to make me." Aunt Xue said: "Keep him still mischievous, it is better to send him away." Baochai said with a smile: "It's the same with me, I don't ask him to go ahead anyway. It's cut off from now on. His place is like selling it."

Xiangling had already run to Aunt Xue, crying and begging, but she didn't want to go out, she preferred to follow the girl, so Aunt Xue had no choice but to do so.From then on, Xianglinguo followed Baochai and cut off the path ahead.Even so, I can't help but feel sad for the moon and sigh to myself.Originally cowardly, although she lived in Xue Pan's room for several years, she was sick in her blood, so she was not pregnant.Now I am angry and sad again, and I am frustrated internally and externally, which leads to the disease of dry blood. I am getting thinner and have a fever.At that time, Jingui quarreled several times, and Aunt Xue, mother and daughter were so angry that they wept secretly, resenting their fate.Although Xue Pan had bumped into him two or three times with his gallbladder, and wanted to hit him with a stick, Jingui handed him his body and screamed at will, and when he wanted to kill with a knife, he stretched out his neck.Xue Pan really couldn't do anything, so he had to make a fuss for a while.Now that the habit has become natural, Jingui has become more majestic and Xue Pan has become weaker.Although Xiangling is still there, it's as if she's not there. Although she can't be very happy, she doesn't feel it's an eyesore, so let's ignore it.In this way, they gradually searched for Baochan.But Baochan is not as temperamental as Xiangling, he is more of a fiery firewood, since he agrees with Xue Pan, he forgets about Jingui.Seeing Jingui trampling him again, he refused to give in.At first there was a violent bickering, and then Jingui became anxious, and even scolded, and then hit.Although he didn't dare to fight back, he was violent, turned around, looking for death and life, using knives and scissors during the day, and ropes at night, making troubles everywhere.At this moment, Xue Pan couldn't look at the two, but he wandered between the two, and was very troubled, so he went out and hid in the outer compartment.Jingui doesn't lose her temper, and sometimes she is happy, so she gathers people to play cards and roll dice for fun.He also likes to gnaw bones the most in his life. He kills chickens and ducks every day, and rewards people for eating the meat. He only eats fried bones with his wine.Annoyed by eating or getting angry, they scolded and said, "Why am I not happy if there are other people who forget to enjoy it!" The mother and daughter of the Xue family always ignored him.Xue Pan had no choice but to regret day and night that he shouldn't have married this troublemaker, because he ran out of ideas for a while.So the people in Ning Rong's second residence went up and down, knowing everything and sighing.

At this time, Baoyu had passed a hundred days and went out for a walk.I also came to see Jingui before, "The demeanor and description are not weird, usually flowers and tender willows, people who are on the same level as the sisters, how can they have such a temperament, it is extremely strange." So I wondered .This day, I went to greet Mrs. Wang, and I met Yingchun's nanny who came to greet her. It was very improper to talk about Sun Shaozu. Said: "I was going to pick him up these two days, but I forgot about it because of seven things and eight things, so I forgot. My son Baoyu went and said it when he came back. Tomorrow is a good day, so I will pick him up. " Just as she was talking, Jia's mother sent someone to look for Baoyu and said, "I will go to Tianqi Temple to fulfill my wish tomorrow morning." Baoyu is now eager to go shopping everywhere.

Early the next morning, after washing and dressing, I followed two or three old mothers by car and went out to Tianqi Temple outside the west city gate to burn incense and fulfill my vows.This temple was already prepared yesterday.Baoyu was timid by nature and did not dare to get close to the ferocious statues of gods and ghosts.On this day, Qi Temple was originally built by the previous dynasty, and it is extremely magnificent.Now this year is very old and extremely desolate.The clay statues inside are extremely vicious, so they hurriedly burned the paper horses, money and food, and then retreated to the Taoist monastery to rest.After eating for a while, all the nuns, Li Gui and others surrounded Baoyu and played around for a while.Baoyu was sleepy and returned to the quiet room to rest.All the nuns were afraid that he would fall asleep, so they invited the Taoist priest Wang who was in charge to talk with him.This old Wang Daoist specializes in selling medicines in the rivers and lakes, doing some things on the sea to govern people and shoot them. There are signboards hanging outside this temple, pills, ointments, and pills, all kinds of colors are available. They gave him a nickname and called him "Wang Yitie", saying that his plaster is effective, which means that all diseases can be cured with just one paste.When Wang Yitie came in, Baoyu was leaning on the kang and wanted to sleep, and Li Gui and others were saying, "Don't fall asleep, brother", hanging around.Seeing Wang Yitie coming in, they all smiled and said: "Good job, good job. Master Wang, you are very good at talking about ancient records, let me tell you about it." Wang Yitie said with a smile: "Exactly. Brother, don’t sleep, watch out for the muscles in your stomach.” As he spoke, everyone in the room laughed.Baoyu also smiled and got up to get dressed.Wang Yitie ordered his apprentices to make some strong tea quickly.Mingyan said: "Our master doesn't drink your tea, and even sitting in this room smells like plaster." Wang Yitie laughed and said: "I'm not in charge of the house, plaster is never brought into this room. You know My brother will come today, and in the first three or five days, I will smoke it with incense." Baoyu said, "But, I only hear that your plaster is good every day. What kind of disease does it cure?"

Wang Yitie said: "Brother, if you ask me about the plaster, it will be a long story, but the details are difficult to explain in one word. There are 120 medicines in total, suitable for the emperor and his ministers, suitable for guests, both warm and cool, high and low. Internally adjust the essence and nourish it." Qi, appetizing, nourishing health, calming the mind, removing cold and heat, dissolving food and phlegm, harmonizing blood vessels externally, relaxing tendons and collaterals, expelling dead muscles, growing new flesh, removing wind and dispersing toxins. Its effect is like a god, Those who have pasted it will know." Baoyu said, "I don't believe that a plaster can cure these diseases. Let me ask you, is there a disease that can also be pasted?" Wang Yi posted: "There are all kinds of diseases and disasters. If it doesn't work, brother just grab my beard and hit my old face, how about tearing down my temple? Just tell me the source of the disease." Baoyu laughed and said, "Guess, if you can guess, it's good to paste it After hearing this, Wang Yitie pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "It's hard to guess, I'm afraid the plaster is not effective." Baoyu ordered Li Gui to wait: "You go out and disperse. There are many people in this room, and the smell is getting more and more steamy. gone."

When Li Gui and others heard about it, they all went out to enjoy themselves, leaving Mingyan alone.The tea smoke was lit with a dream sweet fragrance in his hand. Baoyu ordered him to sit beside him, but leaned on him.As soon as Wang was moved by his intimacy, he approached with a smile, and said quietly: "I guessed it. I think my brother has something in the house now, and he needs the medicine to help him, isn't it?" The words were not finished yet. , Mingyan yelled first: "Damn it, slap!" Baoyu still didn't understand, and asked, "What did he say?" Mingyan said: "Believe his nonsense." "Brother, let's make it clear." Baoyu said, "I ask you, is there any prescription for women's jealousy?" When Wang Yitie heard about it, he clapped his hands and laughed, "That's all. Not only does it say that there is no prescription, it is I've never heard of it." Baoyu laughed and said, "It's nothing like this." Wang Yitie hurriedly said, "I haven't tried the plaster for jealousy, but there is a decoction that can be cured, but it's a little slow and can't be seen immediately. The effect." Baoyu said: "What soup and medicine, how to eat?" Wang Yitie said: "This is called. Soup for treating jealousy: use one excellent autumn pear, two coins of rock sugar, one coin of tangerine peel, three bowls of water, pears Ripeness is the degree, eat such a pear every morning, just eat it." Baoyu said: "It's not worth anything, I'm afraid it may not be effective."

Wang Yitie said: "If one dose doesn't work, take ten doses. If it doesn't work today, you can take it tomorrow. If it doesn't work this year, take it until next year. Anyway, these three medicines are all for nourishing the lungs, appetizing and not hurting people. It's delicious. After eating for a hundred years, people will die anyway, so why be jealous after death! Then it will work." Baoyu Mingyan couldn't stop laughing and scolded "greasy bull head".Wang Yitie said with a smile: "It's just taking a nap in idleness. It doesn't matter. You are worth a lot if you joke. To tell you the truth, even the plaster is fake. I have the real medicine, and I even took it and became a god." Is it true that you came here to hang around?" Just as he was talking, the auspicious time had come, and he asked Baoyu to go out and burn money and food to disperse blessings.After finishing his homework, Fang went to the city to go home.

At that time, Yingchun had been at home for half a day, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Sun family had already had dinner and sent them home.Yingchunfang wept and complained in Mrs. Wang's room, saying that Sun Shaozu "is obsessed with lust, gambling and drinking, and all the daughters-in-law and maids in the family will be obscene. He also said that the master once took five thousand silver from him, so he shouldn't have used it. Now he came to ask for it two or three times but failed, so he pointed to my face and said: Don't pretend to be a wife with me, your father made it I'll give you five thousand silver, and I'll give you a discount. Okay, why don't you give me a beating and throw you to sleep in the servant's room. When your grandfather was there that day, you wanted to see our wealth and honor, and we rushed to get along with each other. Logically, I and Your father is a generation, and now he suppressed my head by force and betrayed him for a generation. You shouldn’t be this kind of relative, and it’s not like people look at you for snobbery.” Xing Xing said, and Xing Xing sobbed, and even Mrs. Wang and all the sisters were in tears.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to use words to persuade: "I have met this ignorant person, what can I do? I think your uncle once persuaded the old man not to be called this relative. The old man insisted on not listening, It’s impossible to make a single wish. My son, this is your fate too.” Yingchun cried, “I don’t believe my fate is so bad! I lost my mother when I was a child, but luckily I lived with my aunt for a few years. The day of pure heart, now it is such a result!"

While persuading Mrs. Wang, she asked him where he wanted to rest at will.Yingchun said: "At the first moment, I left my sisters, just dreaming and dreaming. The second is still thinking about my house, and I have to live in the old house in the garden for three or five days. I am willing to die. I don't know if it will be possible next time. Can't live!" Mrs. Wang hurriedly persuaded: "Quickly stop talking nonsense. But it is common for young couples to fight their teeth, so why bother to say such sad words." Still busy Busy cleaning up the house in Zilingzhou, ordered the sisters to accompany the explanation, and then told Baoyu: "Don't leak any news in front of the old lady. If the old lady knows these things, you are the one who said it." Baoyu only obeyed.On the eve of the Spring Festival, I still rest in the old hall.The sisters and others were even more affectionate.After staying for three days in a row, I went to Mrs. Xing's side.First leave Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, and then part with all the sisters, even more sad.It was Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue who waited for comfort and persuasion before stopping to go there.After staying at Mrs. Xing's place for another two days, people from Sun Shaozu came to pick her up.Although Yingchun didn't want to go, she was afraid of Sun Shaozu's evil, so she reluctantly resigned.Mrs. Xing didn't care at all, and she didn't ask about the harmony between her husband and wife, and the troublesome housework, she just looked down on her face.I don't know the end, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down.