Dream of the Red Mansion

But Xichun was trying to figure out the chess record, when suddenly he heard someone calling Caiping in the courtyard, it was not someone else but a mandarin duck.The color screen goes out and comes in with the mandarin ducks.But the mandarin duck brought a little girl with her, carrying a small yellow silk bag.Xichun smiled and asked: "What's the matter?" Yuanyang said: "The old lady will be 81 years old next year, so she will be a dark nine. Make a nine-day and night merit, and make up your mind to write 650 and one parts of the Diamond Sutra gt;gt;. This has been written by outsiders. But the common saying lt;lt;Diamond Sutra gt; gt; is like the shell of Taoism, lt;lt; Heart Sutra gt;gt; ;lt;Diamond Sutra gt;gt; there must be inserted lt;lt;Heart Sutra gt;gt;, which is more meritorious. The old lady is more important because lt;lt;Heart Sutra gt;gt;, Guan Zizi is a female Bodhisattva , so I asked a few grandmas and girls to write 360 ​​and five volumes, so pious and clean. Except for the second grandmother in our family, he has no time to be in charge of the first one, and he can't write the second one. The rest can write , no matter how much you write, even the grandma and aunts of Dongfu Zhen will be divided, so it goes without saying in my family."

After hearing this, Xichun nodded and said, "I can't do anything else. If you want to write scriptures, you can stop and drink tea." Yuanyang put the little bag on the table and sat down with Xichun.The color screen poured a cup of tea.Xichun smiled and asked, "Do you write or not?" Yuanyang said, "The girl is joking again. It was fine in those years. In the past three or four years, has the girl still picked up a pen when she sees me?" Xichun said: "But this It has merit." Yuanyang said: "I also have one thing: I have been serving the old lady to recite rice Buddha for more than three years. I will keep this rice and wait for the old lady to make meritorious deeds At that time, I lined him inside to offer food to the Buddha, and it was my sincerity." Xichun said: "In this way, the old lady has become a Guanyin, and you are a dragon girl." Yuanyang said: "Where can you keep up with this point?" But besides the old lady, I can’t serve anyone else, I don’t know what fate was in the previous life.” As she said to leave, she asked the little girl to open the small silk bag, took it out and said, “This plain paper is bound to write lt; lt;Heart Sutra gt;gt;." He picked up another stick of incense and said: "This is called writing by lighting when writing the scriptures." Xichun agreed.

Yuanyang then resigned, and came to Jiamu's room with the little girl and went back.Seeing Jia Mu and Li Wan fighting in Shuanglu, Yuanyang watched from the side.Li Wan's dice were good, and he knocked off the old lady's hammer several times.Yuanyang pursed her lips and smiled.Suddenly Baoyu came in, holding two small cages of thin silk in his hands. There were a few grasshoppers in the cages, and he said, "I heard that the old lady can't sleep at night, so I will stay for the old lady to relieve her boredom." He smiled and said, "Don't look at your father not at home, you just have to be naughty." Baoyu laughed and said, "I'm not naughty." Jia Mu said, "You're not naughty, and you don't study in the school room, why are you doing this thing again. Baoyu said: "I didn't do it myself. Today, because the master asked Huan'er and Lan'er to match each other, I told him quietly whether Huan'er was right or not. He said that the master liked it and praised him a few words." He appreciated my kindness and bought it to honor me. I just took it to honor the old lady." Jia Mu said: "Didn't he study every day? Why can't he be right? If he doesn't, he will call you Grandpa Confucianism Slap him on the mouth to see if he is ashamed. You have had enough, don't you remember that when your father was at home, you used to write poems and make lyrics like a kid, and now you talk again. Then Huan'er is even less promising, so he asked someone to do it for him, so he tried to manage people in different ways. With such an idea, the child will be haunted by ghosts, and he is not ashamed, and he will not know what it is when he grows up." The room was full of people talking. All laughed.Jia Mu asked again: "What about Lan boy, have you made it? It's time for Huan'er to replace him, and he is younger than him. Isn't it?" Baoyu laughed and said, "He didn't, but I was right. " Jia Mu said: "I don't believe it, or you are haunted by ghosts. Now you are still alive. A camel ran out of the sheep, and you are the only one older. You can make a fuss again."

Baoyu laughed and said, "It's really him who did it. The master also praised him that he will be promising tomorrow. The old lady didn't believe it, so she sent someone to ask him to try it for herself, and the old lady would know." Jia Mu said: "Sure enough I just like it like this. I'm just afraid that you'll lie. Since he did it, this kid will probably be a little promising tomorrow." Looking at Li Wan, he thought of Jia Zhu again, "It's not in vain for your elder brother to die. Now, your elder sister-in-law has been pulling him for a while, and she will help your elder brother in the future." When she said this, she couldn't help but shed tears.Li Wan was also moved when he heard this, but Jia Mu was already sad, so she quickly held back her tears and smiled and persuaded: "This is Yu De of the old ancestor. Let's rely on the blessing of the old ancestor. As long as he deserves the old The words of our ancestors are our good fortune. The ancestors also like it when they look at it, so why do they feel sad?" Yin turned back to Baoyu and said, "Uncle Bao, don't praise him like that tomorrow. How old is he, what do you know? You It's just the meaning of cherishing him. How can he know how to come and go, big-eyed and big-hearted, and there can be growth." Jia Mu said: "Your sister-in-law also said that. It's just that he is too young, so don't force him."ォTighten him up. Children are timid, and in a moment of urgency, they make some mistakes, and you can't read the book, and your work is wasted." When Jiamu said this, Li Wan couldn't help but stutter. She shed tears and wiped them away quickly.

I saw that Jia Huan and Jia Lan also came in to greet Jia Mu.Jia Lan saw his mother again, and then came to stand beside Jia Mu.Jia's mother said: "I just heard your uncle say that you are right, and the master praised you." Jia Lan didn't say a word, just pursed her lips and smiled.Yuanyang came over and said, "please tell the old lady, dinner is ready." Jia Mu said, "please go, your aunt." Amber then sent someone to Mrs. Wang to invite Aunt Xue.Here Baoyu Jiahuan exits.Suyun and the little girls came to put Shuanglu away.Li Wan was still waiting to serve Jia's mother's dinner, so Jia Lan stood with his mother.Jia Mu said, "you two, eat with me." Li Wan agreed.When the meal was served, the servant girl came back and said, "Madam called back to the old lady. My aunt has been floating around for a few days, so I can't come back to the old lady. She went home after dinner today." So Jia Mu asked Jia Lan to be by her side. Sit down, everyone eats, no need to elaborate.

But she said that Jia Mu had just finished eating, washed up, and was lying on the bed gossiping.I saw the little girl tell Amber, and Amber came back to Jiamu and said, "Master Dongfu, please have a good night." Jiamu said, "Tell him, now that he is tired of doing housework, tell him to rest. I will Got it." The little girl told the old women, and the old woman told Jia Zhen.Jia Zhen then backed out.On the next day, Jia Zhen came to take care of everything.The boy at the door answered several things one after another, and another boy replied, "The head of the village has brought fruit." Jia Zhen said, "Where's the list?" The boy quickly presented it.When Jia Zhen looked at it, it was written that it was only seasonal fruit, and some vegetables and game were also included.After reading it, Jia Zhen asked who had always been in charge.The person on the door replied: "It's Zhou Rui." Then he called Zhou Rui: "Check out the account and send it inside to explain. Wait for me to copy the account and keep it." It is also called "tell the kitchen, Add a few items to the dishes for the person who brought the fruit, and give money as usual." Zhou Rui agreed.On the one hand, he asked people to move to Sister Feng's yard, and explained the accounts and fruits on the farm.After going out for a while, she came in again and said to Jia Zhen, "Has the uncle counted the fruits that just came?" "

Zhou Ruidao: "The little one has ordered it before, and there is no less, and there can be no more. The uncle left the foundation, and then asked the person who brought the fruit to ask whether his account is true or not." Jia Zhen said: "This is How to put it, it's just a few fruits, what's the matter. I don't doubt you." Then, Bao Er came, kowtowed, and said: "I beg the old man to let the younger one wait outside. Just." Jia Zhen said, "What's the matter with you?" Bao Er said, "I can't speak here." Jia Zhen said, "Who told you to talk?" Bao Er said, "Why do you come here to make eyes?" Zhuer." Zhou Rui interjected, "The servants manage the land and rent the village here, and there are three to five million yuan in and out of money every year. The masters, wives, and grandma have never spoken to each other, let alone these sporadic things. According to Bao Er, the men's house The servants have taken care of all the land and real estate." Jia Zhen thought, "Bao Er must be here to argue, why don't you tell him to go out." Because she said to Bao Er, "Get out of here." Then she told Zhou Rui: " You don't need to say anything, just do your own thing." The two separated.

Jia Zhen was resting in the wing room when she heard the commotion at the door.Ask someone to inquire, and come back and say, "Bao Er is fighting with Zhou Rui's godson." Jia Zhen said, "Who is Zhou Rui's godson?" The man on the door replied, "His name is He San. Yes, he drinks and makes trouble at home every day, and often comes to sit by the door. When Bao Er and Zhou Rui are arguing, he gets in it." Jia Zhen said: "This is abominable. Give me Bao Er and that what He Ji Bind it up! Where's Zhou Rui?" The person on the door replied: "He left first during the fight." Jia Zhen said: "Bring it to me! It's worth it!" Everyone agreed.Just as he was shouting, Jia Lian also came back, so Jia Zhen told her again.Jia Lian said, "It's worth it!" Another person was added to get Zhou Rui.Zhou Rui knew he couldn't hide, so he found it.Jia Zhen asked them all to be tied up.Jia Lian then said to Zhou Rui: "It doesn't matter what you said before. The uncle said it. It's very good. Why are you fighting outside again! You can't fight anymore, why are you making trouble with wild bastards? You don't want to subdue them." He actually left." He kicked Zhou Rui a few times.Jia Zhen said, "It's useless to beat Zhou Rui alone." The drinker beat Bao Er and He San fifty times each, and drove them out. Fang and Jia Lian discussed business matters.There were a lot of discussions behind the servants' backs: Some said that Jia Zhen protected her shortcomings, some said that she would not mediate, and some said that he was not a good person at all, and that the former You sisters caused many scandals, so Bao Er was not mediating with him. Did the master call here? Now that he thinks that Bao Er is useless, it must be that Bao Er's woman can't serve him anymore.There are too many people talking, and there are different opinions.

But it is said that Jia Zheng has made a fortune since he was in the Ministry of Industry.When Jia Yun heard it, she wanted to intervene in some things, so she talked to a few foremen outside, and after talking about it, she bought some new embroidery goods and wanted to leave Sister Feng's house.Sister Feng was in the room and heard the girls say, "Master and Master are both angry and beating people outside." After hearing this, Sister Feng was about to ask someone to ask for some reason, when she saw that Jia Lian had come in and took the outsiders out. I told it again.Sister Feng said: "Although things don't matter, this custom can't last long. At this moment, when our family is prosperous, they dare to fight. After the juniors become the family, they will become more and more difficult to subdue. The year before last, I was in Dongfang In the mansion, I have personally seen Jiao Da being drunk, lying under the steps and swearing at people, regardless of the up and down scolding. Although he has meritorious deeds, he still has the title of master and slave. A little bit of decency is good. Grandma Zhen is not an honest person as I said, everyone told him to raise him to be lawless. Now there is another Bao Er, I heard that you and Uncle Zhen need to use someone, why today? Will you beat him again?" Jia Lian felt embarrassed when he heard this, so he used words to distract him, and left after saying something.

Xiaohong came in and said, "Second Master Yun wants to see grandma outside." Sister Feng thought, "What is he doing here again?" Then she said, "Call him in." Xiaohong came out, looked at Jia Yun and smiled.Jia Yun hurriedly took a step closer and asked, "Did you come back for me?" Xiao Hong blushed, and said, "I just see the second master a lot." Well. It was that year when the girl was in Uncle Bao’s room, and I and the girl—” Xiaohong was afraid that people would bump into her, so before she finished speaking, she hurriedly asked: “That piece of silk that I exchanged for the second master that year, did the second master see you? Are you ready?" After hearing these words, Jia Yun was overjoyed, and she was about to speak when she saw a little girl coming out, and Jia Yun hurried in with Xiao Hong.The two were on the left and the right, not far from each other, Jia Yun said quietly: "When I come back, I will come out or you will send me. I tell you there is still a joke." Yun glanced at her but didn't answer.When he arrived at Sister Feng's door with him, he went back first, then came out, raised the curtain and nodded, but said deliberately, "Grandma invited Erye Yun to come in."

Jia Yun smiled, followed him into the room, met Sister Feng, said hello to her, and said, "My mother's greetings." Sister Feng also said hello to his mother.Sister Feng said: "What's the matter with you?" Jia Yun said: "My nephew used to be loved by my aunt, and I always thought about it in my heart, and I was always sorry. If I want to honor my aunt, I am afraid that she will think too much. Now in Chongyang, I am a little more prepared. My aunt doesn't have that one here, but my nephew has a little filial piety. I'm afraid my aunt won't show her face." Sister Feng laughed and said, "Sit down and talk if you have something to say." Jia Yun sat sideways, and quickly put the things on the table On the side table.Sister Feng said again: "You are not a person with surplus, why bother to spend money again. I am not waiting to be sent. What is your reason for coming today, you can tell the truth." Jia Yun said: "There is no other idea. My son, but I am grateful for the kindness of my aunt, so let me feel sorry." He smiled slightly.

Sister Feng said: "That's not what I said. You have narrow hands, I know very well, why did I bother you for nothing. If you want me to accept this thing, you must first explain it to me clearly. If you have bones and flesh like this , I won’t accept it.” Jia Yun had no choice but to stand up and said with a smile: “It’s not that I have any delusions. A few days ago, I heard that the master is always doing mausoleum work, and my nephew has several friends who have done many projects. It is very appropriate to ask my aunt to mention the premise before the master. If I do one or two things, my nephew will never forget my aunt's kindness. If it is needed at home, my nephew can also help my aunt." Sister Feng said: "If it is something else But I can make the decision. As for the affairs of the yamen, the officials at the top are all determined by the court officials, and those below are all handled by the clerks of the yamen. I am afraid that others will not be able to intervene. Even my own family members are no more. Follow the master to wait and wait. Even if your second uncle goes there, it is only for the affairs of each family, and he can't interfere with the official affairs. When it comes to family affairs, here is a step on one end, and even Uncle Zhen can't hold it back. You are young and young, so you can get rid of these people there. What's more, the business in the yamen is almost over, but you just eat and run around. You can't do anything at home. Don't you have this bowl? You won’t be able to eat. I’m telling the truth, you’ll know when you go back and think about it yourself. I’ve already taken your favor, so take it back quickly, where you got it from, so give it to someone else.”

Just as I was talking, I saw the nurse brought Sister Qiao in together.Sister Qiao was dressed in brocade and flowers, and with a lot of tricks in her hand, she walked to Sister Feng's side to learn the tongue with a smile.As soon as Jia Yun saw it, she stood up and said with a smile, "Is this the eldest sister? Do you want something nice?" Then Sister Qiao cried hoarsely.Jia Yun quickly backed away.Sister Feng said: "Be good and don't be afraid." She quickly took Sister Qiao into her arms and said, "This is your elder brother Yun. How do you recognize his birth?" That Qiao sister looked back at Jia Yun, and cried again, several times.Seeing the scene, Jia Yun couldn't sit still, so she got up and said goodbye.Sister Feng said, "Take your things with you." Jia Yun said, "Auntie won't honor you for that?" Sister Feng said, "If you don't take them, I'll ask someone to send them to your house. Brother Yun, you Don't be like this, you are not an outsider, I have a chance here, I have to send someone to call you, there is nothing I can do, I don't care about these things." Seeing that Sister Feng insisted on not accepting it, Jia Yun could only blush and said "Since that's the case, I'll find something useful to honor my aunt." Sister Feng asked Xiaohong to take the things, and followed Jia Yun to send them out.

As Jia Yun walked, she thought to herself: "People say that the second grandma is good and bad, and she is really good. There is no gap at all, and she is absolutely determined. No wonder there is no future life. This sister Qiao is even more strange. Seeing me, she seems to be an enemy from a previous life. It's really unlucky, it's been a waste of time." Seeing that Jia Yun didn't win the lottery, Xiao Hong was not happy, so she followed out with her things.Jia Yun took it, opened the bag, picked two pieces, and quietly handed them to Xiaohong.Xiaohong didn't answer, and said: "Second master, don't be like that. Grandma knows it. It's not good for everyone." Jia Yun said: "You can just keep it. What are you afraid of? You'll know there. If you don't want it, You just look down on me." Xiaohong smiled slightly, took it over, and said, "Who wants these things from you, what is it?" After saying this, her face turned red again.Jia Yun also laughed and said, "I'm not doing it for things, and those things are nothing." As they spoke, the two had already walked to the second gate.Jia Yun still kept the rest in her bosom.Xiaohong urged Jia Yun, "Go first. If you have anything to do, just come to me. I'm in this courtyard today, and I won't be separated from you." Jia Yun nodded and said, "Second Mistress is too powerful. It's a pity that I can't grow up. You understand what I said just now, and I'll tell you when I have time." Xiaohong blushed and said, "You go, I will come and walk tomorrow. Who told you I'm unfamiliar with him." Jia Yun said, "Understood." Jia Yun said and walked out of the courtyard.Here Xiaohong stood at the door, staring at him in a daze, before coming back.

But she said that Sister Feng ordered dinner to be prepared in the room, because she asked again, "Have you cooked the porridge?" The maids hurriedly asked, and came back and replied, "It's ready." Get a plate or two." Qiu Tong agreed, and asked the girls to serve her.Ping'er came over and said with a smile: "I forgot, when grandma was at the old lady's side at noon today, the master of Shuiyuean sent someone to ask grandma for two bottles of southern small dishes and how much money to spend. The moon silver of the moon is said to be unusable on the body. I asked the Taoist woman: "Why is the master not being used?" He said: "It has been four or five days. The night before last, some girls were sleeping among the little novice monks. He said several times that they didn't blow out the lights, but he didn't listen to them. That night when he saw that the lights were still on after the third watch, he asked them to blow out the lights, and they all fell asleep. No one agreed, so he had to get up and blow them out by himself. Back on the kang, there were two people, a man and a woman, sitting on the kang. He hurriedly asked who was putting a rope around his neck, and he called someone. Everyone heard, clicked I rushed over with the lights on, and I was already lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth. Fortunately, I was rescued. I can’t eat at this time, so I called someone to find some side dishes. Since my grandma is not in the room, I can’t give it to him. I said :.Grandma is not free at the moment, she is at the top, come back and tell. So she sent him back. I just heard about Nancai, so I remembered it, or I will forget it.” Sister Feng was stunned for a while, and said : "Isn't there still some southern food, just ask someone to send some. The money will be collected by Brother Qin in a day." Seeing Xiao Hong come in and reply: "Just now the second master sent someone, saying that it is tonight There is something going on outside the city and you can't come back, let me know first." Sister Feng said, "Yes."

As he spoke, he heard the little girl running from behind panting and yelling straight into the yard, followed by Ping'er outside, and a few other girls babbling.Sister Feng said: "What are you talking about?" Ping'er said: "The little girl is a little timid and talking nonsense." Sister Feng called the little girl in and asked, "What nonsense?" The girl said: "I just arrived at the back I went to ask the handyman to add coal, but I heard rattling and rattling in three empty rooms. I thought it was a cat and a mouse, and I heard a beeping sound, as if someone was venting their anger. I was afraid, so I I ran back." Sister Feng scolded: "Nonsense! I'm not in the habit of talking about gods and ghosts here, I never believe in such things. Get out of here." The little girl went out.Sister Feng then asked Caiming to reconcile the odds and ends of the day's daily accounts. It was almost the second watch.Let's rest again and talk a little gossip, then tell everyone to have a rest.Sister Feng also fell asleep.Nearly three o'clock, Sister Feng didn't seem to be sleeping. She felt that the hairs on her body flickered, and she woke up with a start.The two of them didn't understand what they meant.That Qiutong didn't like Sister Feng at first, but Jia Lian didn't cherish him much because of Sister You's affairs, and Sister Feng befriended him again, but now he is quiet, but he is much worse than Ping'er in his heart, and loves him outside.Seeing that Sister Feng is not useful, I have to serve tea.Sister Feng took a sip and said, "It's hard for you. Go to sleep. It's enough to keep Ping'er here."

But Qiu Tong wanted to offer Qin'er, because she said, "Grandma can't sleep, but we two take turns to sit." Sister Feng fell asleep while talking.Ping'er Qiutong saw that Sister Feng was asleep, and only heard the crowing of roosters in the distance. Both of them lay down in their clothes for a while, and at dawn, they got up quickly to help Sister Feng wash and wash.Sister Feng was in a trance and restless because of what happened in the night, but she just wanted to be strong, but she still struggled.I was sitting wondering, when suddenly I heard a little girl asking in the yard, "Is Miss Ping in the house?" : "There are some important official matters outside. The master just left the house, and the wife told him to invite the second master over quickly." Sister Feng jumped when she heard this.I don't know what happened, I will break it down next time.