Dream of the Red Mansion

It is said that Baoyu came out of Xiaoxiang Pavilion and asked Qiu Wen quickly, "what did the master ask me to do?" Qiu Wen said with a smile, "no, sister Xiren asked me to invite the second master. I was afraid that you would not come, so I coaxed you. Baoyu let go of his heart after hearing this, because he said, "It's all right for you to invite me, why bother to frighten me." Then, he went back to Yihong courtyard.Xiren then asked, "Where have you been for a long time?" Baoyu said, "At Miss Lin's side, when I talked about Aunt Xue and Sister Bao, I sat down." Xiren asked again: " What do you say?" Baoyu recounted what he had said in Zen language.Xiren said: "You don't have to worry about it any more. It's good to talk about homely gossip seriously, or pay attention to some poems. Why do you talk about Zen language again? It's not a monk." Baoyu said: "You don't know, we have No one else can get in the way of our Zen machine." Xiren laughed and said, "You guys have overturned your Chan meditation, and told us to follow along with you." Baoyu said: "I am also young, and he is also childish, so He was annoyed when I said careless words. Now I also pay attention, and he is not annoyed anymore. It’s just that he doesn’t come here often recently, and I’m studying again, and when I come to a place by chance, it seems strange.” Xi Ren said. : "It should be like this. I'm a few years older. How dare I look like a child." Baoyu nodded and said, "I know that too. Let's not talk about that now. Let me ask you, where is the old lady?" Did you send someone to say something?" Xiren said, "Nothing."

Baoyu said: "The old lady must have forgotten it. Isn't tomorrow the first day of November? There must be an old custom at the old lady's place every year. When there is a cold meeting, everyone sits down, drinks and laughs. I am already learning today. There is no letter in the room. Will I go tomorrow? If I go, I will leave in vain. If I don't go, the master will know that I am lazy." Xiren said: " According to me, you actually went there. You just read for a while, and you want to rest. According to me, you should tighten up. Yesterday I heard my wife say that Lange is really good at studying. When you come back from the room, you still read and write articles separately, and you don’t go to bed until four or more nights every night. You are older than him, and you are an uncle. If you can’t keep up with him, you will make the old lady angry. It’s better to get up early tomorrow.” Musk. Yuedao: "It's such a cold day, I have already asked for leave and went again, but I asked the school to say: Since this is the case, you shouldn't take leave, it is obvious that you are lying and slipping. According to me, you will have to rest for a day. That is the old man." Madam forgot, don't let us get rid of the cold here, why don't we make trouble for a while." Xiren said: "It was you who started it, and the second master refused to go." Musk Moon said: "I am happy too. One day is one day, I can't compare to you to get a good name, and you can get two taels more silver in a month!" Xiren spat: "Little hooves, people are serious, you are talking nonsense again." Sheyue said "I'm not messing around, I'm for you." Xiren said, "For me?" Musk Moon said, "Second Master has gone to school, so you should be mumbling and thinking, wishing that Second Master would come back sooner." , there was chatter and laughter. Now it’s time to pretend to be clear, why bother! I’ve seen it all.”

Xiren was about to scold him, but the old lady sent someone to say: "The old lady said, tell the second master not to go to school tomorrow. Tomorrow, he invited his concubine to relieve him. I'm afraid all the girls will come. Mrs. Smith, Ms. Xing, and Ms. Li are all invited. What kind of meeting will you come to go to tomorrow?" Baoyu liked it before listening to it: "No, the old lady is the happiest. If you don't go to school tomorrow, you will pass tomorrow." It's time to go." Xiren also fell silent.That girl goes back.Baoyu studied hard for a few days, wishing to be stubborn for this day.Hearing Aunt Xue coming again, I thought "Sister Bao will come naturally too".I liked it in my heart, so I said: "Go to bed quickly, and get up early tomorrow." So there was nothing to say all night.On the next day, I really went to the old lady to ask for Ann early in the morning, and then went to Mrs. Jia Zhengwang to ask for Ann. I found out that the old lady was not called to go to school today, and Jia Zheng said nothing, so he slowly withdrew and walked for a few Then he ran to Jiamu's room in a hurry.Seeing that no one came, only Sister Feng's nanny brought Sister Qiao, came over with a few little girls, greeted the old lady, and said, "My mother asked me to come to greet the old lady first, and talk to the old lady." Son. Mommy will come when she comes back." Jia Mu smiled and said, "My good boy, I got up early in the morning, and when they don't come, only your second uncle will come."

The nanny said, "Miss, please greet your second uncle." Baoyu also asked, "How is Niuniu?" Sister Qiao said, "I heard my mother say last night that I want to invite my second uncle to talk." Baoyu said: " What are you talking about?" Sister Qiao said: "My mother said, I have been reading characters with Li Ma for a few years, and I don't know if I can recognize them. I said I knew everything, and I will show my mother. My mother said that I did not believe it. Say I'm stubborn all day long, so I can recognize it. It doesn't matter if I look at those words, even the lt;lt;Nv Xiaojing gt;gt; is easy to read. Mom said I coaxed him and asked the second uncle to have some free time It's time to explain it to me." After hearing this, Jia's mother smiled and said, "My good boy, your mother can't read, so you tell him to coax him. Tell your second uncle to explain it to him tomorrow, and he will believe it. " Baoyu said: "How many characters have you recognized?" Sister Qiao said: "I have recognized more than 3000 characters, read a book of filial piety for women, and read it again in half a month." ;lt;Biography of Lie Nu Biography gt;gt;." Baoyu said: "Do you understand after reading it? If you don't understand, I will tell you this." Jia Mu said: "An uncle should also pay attention to his niece. Listen." Baoyu said, "You don't need to talk about Queen Wen, I think you know it. Then Jiang Hou took off her hairpin and treated her crimes. Although Qi's Wusalt is ugly, she is a virtuous concubine who can stabilize the country. If there is The talented ones are Aunt Cao, Ban Jieyu, Cai Wenji, Xie Daoyun and others. Meng Guang’s jingchai cloth skirt, Bao Xuan’s wife’s carrying urn out of the pan, Tao Kan’s mother’s hair-cut guest, and Huadi teaching her son. He is not tired of poverty. In the bitterness, there are Princess Lechang reunited, Su Hui's palindrome to thank the Lord. There are more filial piety, Mulan joined the army instead of her father, Cao E threw water to find her father's corpse, etc. I can’t say much. The story of Cao’s cutting his nose with a knife is a story of the state of Wei. There are more people who keep the festival, so I have to talk about it slowly. If those are gorgeous, Wang Qiang, Xizi, Fan Su, Xiaoman, Jiang Immortals and others. Those who are jealous are bald concubines, and there are few who complain about Luoshen and others. Wenjun, Hongfu is from a female middle school..."

When Jia Mu heard this, she said, "That's enough, don't say it. You've talked too much, and he still remembers it." Sister Qiao said, "The second uncle just said it, and I have read it, and have I read it?" Yes. The second uncle who has read it, I know better." Baoyu said: "I can recognize that word naturally, so don't worry about it. I'll go to school tomorrow." Sister Qiao said: "I still have to go to school." I heard my mother said yesterday that the little red head in our family belonged to my second uncle. My mother asked for it, but I haven’t made it up yet. My mother is thinking of making up the fifth son of the Liu family, but I don’t know what the second uncle wants. No." Baoyu liked it better, and said with a smile, "Listen to your mother! Make love to whoever you want, and ask if you want it or not." Yin smiled at Jiamu again, "I see you, big girl. With such a small appearance and such cleverness, I'm afraid she will be better than Sister Feng in the future, and she can read better than him." Jia Mu said: "It's good that the girl can read at home, but it's important for the needleworker. Sister Qiao said: "I also learned how to do it from Mama Liu. What about tying flowers and pulling locks? Although I can't do it well, I can learn how to do a few stitches." Jia Mu said: "Let's do this Of course I don't rely on myself to do it, but I only know a little bit, so I won't be manipulated by others in the future." Sister Qiao agreed, "Yes", and asked Baoyu to explain. See Baoyu I was dumbfounded and didn't dare to say any more.

What do you think Baoyu is staying in?Just because Liu Wu'er wanted to enter Yihong Courtyard, the first time he was sick and couldn't come in, and the second time Mrs. Wang kicked Qingwen away, she didn't dare to pick anyone who was pretty.Later, I went to see Qingwen at Wu Gui's house, and Wu'er followed his mother to deliver things to Qingwen. After seeing her, she felt even more charming.Today, thanks to Sister Feng's thinking, she was overjoyed to ask him to join Xiaohong's nest.So blankly miss him.

Jia Mu waited for those people, and when she saw that they hadn't come yet, she asked the girl to invite them.When he came back, Li Wan and his sisters, Tanchun, Xichun, Shi Xiangyun and Daiyu all came, and everyone invited Jiamu to greet her.See you all.Only when Aunt Xue didn't arrive, Mother Jia asked to go again.Sure enough, my aunt came with Baoqin.Baoyu invited Ann and said hello.Only Baochai and Xing Xiuyan were missing.Daiyu asked, "Why doesn't Sister Bao come?" Aunt Xue hypothesized that she was not well.Xing Xiuyan knew that Aunt Xue was sitting, so she didn't come.Although Baoyu was puzzled when he saw that Baochai was not coming, because Daiyu came, he put aside his thoughts about Baochai for the time being.Not long after, Mrs. Xing Wang's second wife also came.When Sister Feng heard that her mother-in-laws had arrived first, she didn't want to be left behind, so she had to send Ping'er to come first to ask for leave, saying that she was about to come over and would come back later because of her fever.Jia Mu said: "Since you are not healthy, it's fine if you don't come. It's time for us to eat." The girls moved the brazier back a bit, and then slipped down two tables in front of Jia Mu's bed, and everyone ordered sit down.After dinner, we still chatted around the stove, so there is no need to repeat it.

And why doesn't Sister Feng come?I was sorry that I was later than Mrs. Xing Wang's second wife. Later, Wang'er's family said back and forth: "Miss Ying sent someone to greet grandma, and said she didn't come to the top, only to grandma." Sister Feng Hearing this, he wondered what was going on, so he asked the man to come in and asked, "Is the girl at home?" The man said, "What's so good, the slave was not sent by the girl, but the mother who played chess asked me to come here." Begging grandma." Sister Feng said: "Siqi has already gone out, why come to beg me?" The man said: "Since Siqi went out, he has been crying all day long. Suddenly his cousin came that day, and his mother saw him, and hated him so much. Like something, he said he hurt Siqi, so he grabbed him and wanted to fight. The kid didn't dare to speak. Who knows that Siqi heard it, and hurried out and said to his mother with an old face: I came out for him, and I also I hate him for being heartless. Now that he is here, if my mother wants to beat him, I might as well strangle me to death. His mother scolded him: "You are not ashamed, what do you think?" Siqi said: "A woman matches a man. I I was fooled by him for a moment, and I am his man, and I will never lose my body to others. I hate why he is so timid, he is so timid, he is doing everything, why is he running away. It is that he will never come again, I I will never get married for the rest of my life. My mother wants to marry me, and I was desperate to die. Today he came, and my mother asked him how he was. If he didn't change his mind, I kowtowed in front of my mother, just as if it was me. If he is dead, I will follow him wherever he goes, even if he is begging for food. His mother was so angry that she cried and cursed and said, "You are my daughter. I don't want to give it to him. How dare you do that. Then Knowing that the chess player was confused, he slammed his head against the wall, smashed his head, blood flowed out, and died. His mother cried and couldn't save him, so she wanted to ask the boy to pay for his life. His cousin said: You don't have to I was in a hurry. I made a fortune outside, and I came back because of thinking about him, and my heart is true. If you don’t believe it, just look at it. As I said, I took out a box of gold beads and jewelry from my arms. His mother saw it Then he softened his heart and said: "Since you have a heart, why do you keep silent?" His nephew said: "Every woman is a womanizer. If I say rich, he is greedy for money. Now he is only a human being, which is rare. I I'll give you the gold beads, and I'll buy a coffin to put him in. The chess player's mother took the things and ignored the girl, so she let her nephew go. Where do you know that his nephew ordered someone to carry two coffins.

Siqi's mother was surprised when she saw it, and said: .Why do you need two coffins?His nephew said with a smile: .It can't fit in one mouthful, it takes two mouthfuls.Siqi's mother didn't cry when she saw his nephew, she just thought it was because he was so distressed that he was stupid.Unexpectedly, he was busy cleaning up the chess game, and he didn't cry. He didn't see anything wrong, and wiped the small knife on his neck, and it was wiped dead.Siqi's mother felt remorseful and cried terribly.Now the workshop knows about it and wants to report it to the officials.He was in a hurry, and asked me to come and beg grandma for a favor, and then he would come and kowtow to grandma. "Sister Feng heard this, and said in surprise." There is such a silly girl, but she just ran into this silly boy!No wonder those things were dug out that day, he was just such a violent kid.Speaking of it, I didn't spend so much time to meddle in his nosy affairs, but it's pitiful that you are the only one talking about it.Forget it, you go back and tell him, I told your second master, just send Wang'er to him to tear him into captivity. "Sister Feng sent the man away, and then came over to Mother Jia. Don't mention it.

Let's say that Jia Zheng is playing chess with Zhan Guang today, and the overall outcome of the game is almost the same. They rob there just for the sake of one corner.The boy at the door came in and said, "Uncle Feng wants to see you outside." Jia Zheng said, "Come in." The boy went out to invite Feng Ziying to come in.Jia Zheng greeted him immediately.Feng Ziying came in and sat down in the study. Seeing that he was playing chess, he said, "Just play chess. I'll watch the game." Zhan Guang smiled and said, "Late-born chess is ugly." Feng Ziying said, "It's easy to say, please." Let's go." Jia Zheng said, "What's the matter?" Feng Ziying said, "I have nothing to say. The old man just plays chess, and I also learn a few." Jia Zheng said to Zhan Guang, "Master Feng is our good friend. It's okay, let's talk after we finish the round. Uncle Feng is watching." Feng Ziying said: "Is the next pick not?" Zhan Guang said: "The lower pick." Feng Ziying said: "The lower pick is not Talk a lot." Jia Zheng said: "It's okay to talk too much, anyway, he lost more than ten taels of silver, and he won't take it out for a long time. In the future, he will have to punish him for playing tricks." Zhan Guang said with a smile: "That's right. "Feng Ziying said: "Is the old man and Mr. Zhan facing each other?" Jia Zheng said with a smile: "In the past, he lost the match, but now he loses again when he is given two sons. I often have to regret a few times. If he regrets it, he's in a hurry." Zhan Guang also laughed and said, "It's nothing." Jia Zheng said, "Try it." Everyone laughed and finished playing.When playing chess, Zhan Guang returned the chess head and lost seven pieces.Feng Ziying said: "The loss of this game is in the robbery. The old man has less robbery, so it will be cheaper." Jia Zheng said to Feng Ziying, "Guilty, guilty. Let's talk." Feng Ziying said: "My nephew and old man have been together for a long time. I didn’t meet each other, but I came to see each other, and secondly, I was introduced by a colleague from Guangxi. I brought four kinds of foreign goods, which can be made as a tribute. One is a screen with 24 fans, all of which are carved from red sandalwood. Although the middle is not jade, But it is an excellent nitrate stone. Landscapes, figures, towers, flowers and birds are carved out of the stone. There are fifty or sixty people on one leaf, all of whom are women in palace makeup. Eyebrows, mouth, nose, and hand folds are clearly and delicately engraved. The embellishment and arrangement are all good. I think it can be used in the main hall of the Zunfu Grand View Garden. There is also a clock, more than three feet high, which is also held by a child. There are some people playing juban there. These are two heavy and clumsy ones, but they haven’t been brought yet. Now I bring two here, but it’s a bit interesting. "He took out a brocade box beside him, and saw that it was wrapped in several layers of white brocade, and when he opened the brocade, the first layer was a glass box with a gold holder inside and a red crepe base, on which was a longan-sized Beads are dazzling.

Feng Ziying said: "It is said that this is called mother pearl." He asked to bring a plate.Zhan Guang immediately took a black lacquer tea tray and said, "Do you want it?" Scattered, put the mother-of-pearl in the middle, and put the plate on the table.Seeing those small beads rolling towards the big bead, they lifted up the big bead at once, and there were not a single small bead left, they all stuck to the big bead.Zhan Guang said: "This is also strange." Jia Zheng said: "It exists, so it is called mother pearl, which is the mother of pearl." Then Feng Ziying looked back at the boy who followed him and said, "Where is that box?" The boy hurriedly brought a rosewood box.When everyone opened it, it turned out that the inside of the box was lined with tiger-pattern brocade, and a bunch of blue yarn was folded on the brocade.Zhan Guang said: "What is this?" Feng Ziying said: "This is called a shark tent." When I took it out of the box, it was no more than five inches long and half an inch thick. Feng Ziying opened it layer by layer, and opened it. By the tenth floor, there is already no room for the table.Feng Ziying said: "Look, there are still two folds inside. You have to go to a high room to open it. This is woven with shark silk. It is stretched in the main room in hot weather. No flies and mosquitoes can get in. It is light and bright." Jia Zheng said. "You don't need to open it all, I'm afraid it will be troublesome to fold it up." Zhan Guang and Feng Ziying folded it layer by layer.Feng Ziying said: "These four things are not very expensive, and he will sell them for [-] silver. Mother beads are [-], crocodile tents are [-], lt;lt;Hangong Chunxiaogt;gt; and chiming bells are [-]. " Jia Zheng said: "It's affordable there." Feng Ziying said: "You are relatives, don't you need it in the palace?" Let the old lady have a look." Feng Ziying said, "Very well." Jia Zheng ordered Jia Lian to send these two things to the old lady.He asked people to invite the second wife of Xing Wang, Sister Feng, to come and watch, and tried two things one by one.Jia Lian said: "He still has two things: one is a screen and the other is a music bell. It will cost [-] silver in total." Sister Feng went on to say, "Of course the things are good, but there is such spare money there. Let's It’s no different than a foreign governor’s need to pay tribute. I’ve been thinking for many years that a family like ours must have some unshakable foundations, or a sacrificial land, or a righteous village, and then some burial houses. When the descendants encounter unhappy things, they still have a little background, and they will not be completely defeated. What I mean is, I don’t know how the old ladies and lords are. If the old men outside want to buy it, just buy it.” Jia Mu and everyone said: "That's true." Jia Lian said, "Give him back. It turned out that the master told me to give it to the old lady, so that it would be easier for the palace to enter. Who said you bought it and put it at home? The old lady hasn't said anything yet. You said a lot of frustrating things!" Then he took the two things out and told Jia Zheng that the old lady didn't want them.Then he said to Feng Ziying: "These two things are good, but I don't have any money. I will take care of you. If there is someone who wants to buy it, I will send you a letter." Feng Ziying had to pack it up, sit down and gossip, nothing Get up and get up.Jia Zheng said, "you can have dinner with me." Feng Ziying said, "forget it, will you bother the old man when you come?" It's gone." Jia Amnesty had already entered.Meet each other, talk about some cold and warm.From time to time, wine and delicacies are served, and everyone is drinking.After four or five tours, when talking about foreign goods, Feng Ziying said: "This kind of goods is hard to get rid of, unless someone like Zunfu can get rid of them, the rest will be hard." Not necessarily." Jia She said: "Our family is not as good as before, and this time it is just an empty facade." Feng Ziying asked again: "How is Master Dongfu Zhen? I saw him the other day and talked about the daily life. Speaking of which, when it comes to the daughter-in-law his son-in-law will marry, it is far inferior to the grandma of the Qin family in the head. I have not asked which family he will marry later." Jia Zheng said: "Our nephew and granddaughter-in-law , is also everyone here, who used to be the girl of Mr. Hu in Gyeonggi-do." Ziying said: "I know Mr. Hu, but his family education is not very good. Forget it, as long as the girl is good."

Jia Lian said: "I heard people in the cabinet say that Jia Yucun is going to be promoted again." Jia Zheng said, "That's good, I don't know if it's accurate." Jia Lian said, "It's probably interesting." Feng Ziying said: "I Today I came from the Ministry of Officials, and I heard the same thing. Is the old Mr. Yucun your family?" Jia Zheng said, "Yes." Feng Ziying said, "Is it with or without clothes?" Jia Zheng said, "That's okay." It's a long story. He was originally from Huzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province, and he lived in Suzhou. He was very unhappy. There was a Zhen Shiyin who was a good friend with him and often helped him. Later, he was awarded a Jinshi and a county magistrate, so he married a girl from the Zhen family. Now My wife is not a good match. I don’t know that Zhen Shiyin’s messes are so messy that he can’t find a place. After Yucun was dismissed, he didn’t know my family at that time, because when his sister-in-law and husband Lin Ruhai were visiting Yangzhou, Mr. Lin invited him I work as a teacher at home, and my niece is his student. Because he had a letter of reply to come to Beijing, and it happened that my niece was coming to visit relatives, Aunt Lin asked him to take care of her. There was also a letter of recommendation, and I asked me to brag about it. He looked good at that time, and everyone often met. Did you know that Yucun is also strange, my family has been hereditary, from generation to generation, I know everything about the people's houses and living matters of Ningrong and Rongzhai, so I feel intimate." Yin laughed again. Said: "In a few years, the door will be drilled. The magistrate promoted him to the censor, but in a few years, he was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs. He was demoted three levels for one thing, and now he is going to be promoted again. "

Feng Ziying said: "The ups and downs of the world, the gains and losses of official careers, are ultimately uncertain." Jia Zheng said: "Like Yu Village is considered cheap. The Zhen family is similar to us. They used to have the same meritorious service, the same hereditary, and the same family. We also often communicate with each other in my daily life. In a few years, they came to Beijing and sent people to pay my respects to my place. I really miss it. Seeing this, are you afraid of being an official?" Jia She said: "Our family is the safest." Feng Ziying said: "Sure enough, the Zunfu is not afraid. There is a noble concubine to take care of it. Two, there are many good old relatives, and three, from the old lady to the young masters in your family, there is no one who is tricky and mean." Jia Zheng said: "Although there is no trickery and meanness, but there is no virtue or talent. Free food, clothing, rent and tax are deserved. rise."

Jia Amnesty said, "Let's not say these things. Let's have some wine." Everyone drank a few more glasses and served the meal.After eating, drink tea.The servant of Feng's family came and whispered something to Ziying, and Feng Ziying was about to leave.Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng said, "What did you say?" The boy said, "It's snowing outside, and the clappers have already fallen." When Jia Zheng asked people to watch, the snow was already more than an inch deep.Jia Zheng said: "Have you packed those two things?" Feng Ziying said: "It's ready. If the Zunfu wants to use it, the price will be more natural." Jia Zheng said: "I just pay attention." Ziying said: "I'll listen to you again. It's cold, please, don't send it away." Jia pardoned Jia Zheng and ordered Jia Lian to send it out.I don't know what will happen next, I will break it down next time.