Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 283: Hosting a Banquet in the Grand View Garden

Rongqing Hall.

This afternoon, Sister Feng led Ping'er Xiangyun to look for Jia's mother again. After a brief conversation, Sister Feng said: "Old ancestor, I have thought about it, and the third grade of junior high school is always my biological son. Where can I find it?" Is there any reason for the ancestor to spend the money? Why not, I will invite you this time, and the ancestor will wait for the invitation again? "

Jia Mu immediately smiled and said, "That's right. Brother Feng is a rich man now, so it's up to you to invite a host."

Aunt Xue sat beside her and smiled when she heard this: "Girl Feng, it's not easy to be stingy."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "I really want to spend all my wealth, but there is really no place to buy the dragon liver and phoenix brain. After thinking about it, I might as well imitate Yun Yatou and hold a royal banquet."

Jia Mu and others all clapped their hands and applauded.

At that moment, Sister Feng was counting the treasures again. The cook was going to ask brother Jian to borrow them from home. He bought the rest in the past two days and then discussed and decided on a menu.

In fact, Sister Feng had already made up her mind. She would only spend two hundred taels of silver to do this. Firstly, she wanted to make the old lady happy. Secondly, she saw that the greenhouse business was going to start again this year. Even if she didn't have enough money, she would still be able to make the same amount of money as the previous year. , so Sister Feng has about fifty thousand taels on hand.

As the saying goes, "Wealth that does not return to its hometown is like walking in brocade at night." Sister Feng is taking this opportunity to show off.

Mrs. Wang agreed and quickly walked out of Rongqing Hall.

Just at this moment, the eldest maid Yuanyang suddenly walked quickly to the inner room. She first looked at Sister Feng, then looked at Aunt Xue and said, "Auntie, for some reason, Grandma Pan started to quarrel with some women. Others I can’t help it at the moment, so I’d better go and take a look.”

Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the disdain in Jia Mu's eyes. Mrs. Wang felt that her face was filled with embarrassment and she had no shame to stay any longer. He immediately recited the Buddha's name, stood up and said, "My wife still has some chores at home, so I won't leave any more."

The mother-in-law also got angry and retorted: "If Grandma Pan wants to show off her power, just move back to the Xue family and do it by yourself. The Jia family is not a place for you to show off your power!"

Aunt Xue hurriedly said goodbye to Jia Mu, and the mother and daughter hurried back to 'home'.

Mrs. Wang sat upright with a frown on her face. She had definitely seen Xia Jingui before. Although she had covered up well in the past few days, she could vaguely tell that he was arrogant and rude. Because Mrs. Wang had used the Xue family's money and because Baoyu's reputation was now so bad, she had the intention of promoting a good relationship. However, the old lady never let go. During this period, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had several fights.

Jia Mu then nodded and said, "I'm in good health now, and I don't need my wife to set the rules every day. I think it's better to wait until my wife takes care of the chores."

How can Xia Jingui have the virtues of a good wife and mother? Aunt Xue felt that her previous extravagant hopes had all come to nothing. With such a daughter-in-law encouraging him, Xue Pan might be able to cause some trouble in the future.

When Aunt Xue looked at it, her eyesight went dark, and stars were flying all of a sudden. Without Baochai's support, she might have fallen down.

The front tea is Junshan Yinzhen, with four types of dried fruits: strange-flavored walnuts, crystal gummy candies, spiced cashews, and peanut paste; four types of candied fruits: candied oranges, candied crabapples, candied bananas, and candied plums; four types of snacks: longan, Aiwowo, jam gold cake, two-color water chestnut cake.

Finally, prepare fragrant tea: Yanghe Spring Green.

The first product of meal porridge: lotus leaf meal porridge. Two flavors of dim sum: Phoenix Shaomai and Wucai Chao Shou.

Mother Jia and Aunt Xue asked what the dishes were like. Mrs. Wang, who was alone on the side, looked at her nose, mouth, and heart. She glanced at Sister Feng inadvertently, and there was something inexplicable in her eyes.

This is how the Xue family lives. The old ladies on the left and right are getting older, and sooner or later they will comply with Mrs. Wang's wishes. But who would have expected that the Xue family would marry such a careless daughter-in-law.

But this was easy to say or not, and Yuanyang was very considerate. Even if he reported the old lady's thoughts in person, it was difficult to expose them. Because he just shook his head and said: "I don't know what to say to my aunt, I will reply as soon as I get the letter."

After everyone left, Jia Mu just called Yuanyang and asked carefully about the reason. After hearing what Yuanyang said, Jia Mu frowned and said, "Is there such a thing?"

Aunt Xue's expression suddenly changed: "Why are you so noisy?"

Yuanyang looked at her expression and said: "Old lady, this matter has been spread to everyone for a long time. Everyone said that Uncle Xue refused to marry Xia Jingui, and Auntie Cuifei lost her temper. There was no talk of the marriage. "

But when Aunt Xue and Baochai came all the way, they could hear a lot of noise near Jujin Gate. There were also a few maids leaning against the door at the west corner door connecting Sister Feng's courtyard and Li Wan's room, looking at the excitement.

"Mother-in-law, this mother-in-law talks behind my back. I tried to reason with her, but she didn't repent and refused to say anything. She even made sarcastic remarks."

Jia Mu thought about it: "So, those two mothers-in-law didn't lie? This is not easy to deal with... Go tell Brother Feng and tell him that it is always inappropriate to talk behind his back, and each of them will be punished." It’s all about money.”

Xia Jingui was so angry that one Buddha ascended to heaven and two Buddhas left his body! Lies can't hurt anyone, only the truth can hurt!
Xia Jingui was choked and didn't know how to refute, so he had to jump and act: "Okay, slave Yangzi will ride on the master's head and poop and pee. Is this the rule of your Jia family?"

Aunt Xue wanted to ask again, but Sister Bao quickly grabbed Aunt Xue and said, "Mom, let's go and have a look."

Everyone inside and outside praised her, saying that Sister Feng had really invested a lot of money.

Sister Bao frowned and said, "My mother-in-law is talking behind my back. She told Feng Yatou that someone will discipline her. Why should my sister-in-law come to look for her in person? This is really unbecoming."

Sister Bao knows that her good sister-in-law Xia Jingui is not a worry-free person. She might have caused trouble if she arrived later.

Seeing Aunt Xue and Baochai coming in a hurry, the maids dispersed in a hurry.

The old lady was just submissive before, but seeing that her words were getting harder and harder to listen to, the old lady couldn't help it anymore and retorted: "Grandma Pan, please let me reply. Everyone knows what you did, and I didn't do it." Rumors. Besides, you are the master but not the master of the Jia family. No matter how much I talk, you can't handle it, right?"

Xia Jingui said aggrievedly: "How do you discipline Sister Feng? It's just a fine of a few strings of money. It doesn't hurt. According to me, those who gossip behind your back should be beaten and driven out of the house!"

Yuanyang agreed, knowing in his heart that the so-called punishment was just to save Mrs. Wang's face. I'm afraid that the old lady wishes that the Xue family would make such a big fuss that she would just move out in shame.

Then I had a chat with Jia Mu and casually mentioned the menu items.

Now Yuanyang went to inform Sister Feng, so he didn't mention it.

Bao Chan stepped forward and just raised his palm, but the woman grabbed her wrist and shouted: "The Xue family is beating someone, the Xue family is being unreasonable!"

Then he led Baochai forward and said to Xia Jingui, "What kind of trouble are you making?"

Four appetizers: Erlong Xizhu, tangerine peel rabbit meat, strange-flavor chicken strips, and Tianxiang abalone;
Ten main dishes: Shazhou Tacui, Pipa prawns, dragon and phoenix tenderness, diced pork with sesame oil paste, dragon boat catfish, slippery shell balls, braised quail in soy sauce, beef fillet in oyster sauce, enoki mushrooms and vegetables, sesame venison cake;

The mother and daughter turned around the corner door between Li Wan's room and the three small houses. They looked up and saw Xia Jingui with one hand on her hips and one finger pointing at a woman, her mouth full of obscene words.

Yuanyang raised his eyes and glanced at Aunt Xue, his face hesitant to speak. But I secretly cursed in my heart, why else? It's just that someone exposed the scandal in the past, and now he is angry and embarrassed.

Angrily, Aunt Xue shouted from a distance: "Stop!"

Seeing Mrs. Wang leaving in a hurry, Wang Xifeng didn't want to stay long, so she led Ping'er and Xiangyun to leave as well.

"You——" Xia Jingui became angry and called Bao Chan: "You useless thing, why are you still standing there in a daze? Give me a slap!"

There are two grilled dishes: grilled chicken and grilled fish fan.

"You!" Aunt Xue was not quick-witted to begin with, and this time she was so angry that she didn't know how to speak.

Baochai hurriedly leaned over and whispered to Xia Jingui, "If my sister-in-law continues to make trouble, will our family really want to move out of Rongguo Mansion?"

That Xia Jingui was just arrogant and unruly, not stupid. She pinched her nose and married Xue Pan that day. Wasn't she attracted by the fact that now that the Xue family is living in Rongguo Mansion, wouldn't it be possible for Baochai to marry Baoyu?

Otherwise, how could Xia Jingui be tempted by an ordinary merchant who had no royal business background and whose betrothal gifts were ordinary?

After hearing Baochai's words, Xia Jingui was speechless. Baochai said: "Let's all disperse. Second Grandma will handle this matter after it's over."

When the old woman heard Sister Feng's name, she was so shocked that she kept silent. All the maids and women who were watching dispersed, and Baochai took Xia Jingui and Aunt Xue to the small courtyard in the northeast.

After all, she is a sister-in-law. She can only give a few words of advice, but not much else. Aunt Xue thought about Xia Jingui's dowry, and when she got home, she was no longer angry, and she just explained it carefully and sincerely.

Xia Jingui agreed on the surface, but was extremely unhappy in his heart. He secretly thought that if he got the chance, he would definitely give the woman a hard time.

After a long while, Xia Jingui returned to his room, but the more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. She has been held in the palm of her mother's hand since she was a child. How has she ever suffered from such idleness?
A few days after getting married, I thought about that guy Xue Pan and that distant glance that day, and suddenly I felt more and more angry. On this day, Xue Pan and Jia Lian returned home drunk. Perhaps they remembered their old friendship and instead of looking for Xia Jingui in the main room, they went to look for their concubine Bilian.

Xia Jingui now hates the gossiping woman, but she doesn't dare to hate the dignified second-class uncle Li Weijian. But because Xue Pan went to Bilian's room that night, she even hated Bilian.

How could she sleep soundly on this couch?

Xia Jingui also knew that it would be difficult to cause trouble in the Rongguo Mansion from now on. After thinking about it all night, I gradually made up my mind that I had to take care of Xue Pan first before I could rub the Bilian.

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Household Department.

On this day, Wang Shiyun, the Minister of Household Affairs, had just arrived in the second hall and had just sat down in the second hall. Then a small official came in a hurry: "Da Situ, the first assistant is here to visit. You have already got off the sedan chair."

"Ah?" Wang Shiyun and Chen Hongmou were of the same age. They had a close friendship and similar interests, so they had just been promoted to the post of Chief Situ.

This person knew Chen Hongmou as a person. He knew that he would not be so eager to find out his fault unless there was something urgent. He immediately stood up to greet him. When he arrived near the gate, he saw Chen Hongmou coming in a light carriage in a hurry.

The two of them greeted each other, and Chen Hongmou frowned and said, "Let's talk inside."

Now he entered the second hall and sent away the Wugan people. The clerk gave him tea. Chen Hongmou took out a memorial from his sleeve and said, "Come and take a look."

Wang Shiyun took it Nahan, glanced at it, and saw that the person who wrote the letter was Mei Keqian, the imperial envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. This person had just come out of the pavilion. Although he had the intention of joining the new party, Chen Hongmou heard that this person had two heads and two heads. Duan, he just refused to let go.

Wang Shiyun felt confident, so he unfolded the memorial and looked at it briefly, then took a breath of cold air, and then started to look at it carefully.

After waiting for a cup of tea, he finished looking at the scene, put down the memorial and said: "This discussion... was really written by Mei Keqian?"

Chen Hongmou sneered and said: "This man was in his forties and just won the Jinshi. He is pedantic and has both ends. His previous service was just a speculative move. Where did he get so many insights? I sent someone to check it out. I had a drink with the imperial envoy Zhan Chong the day before yesterday, and Zhan Chong was very drunk. Mei Ke wrote the memorial all night and handed it over yesterday. "

Wang Shiyun thought about it and said, "Looking at it this way, I'm afraid this discussion is plagiarized."

That Zhan Chong is Yan Xiyao's favorite disciple. I'm afraid these strategies all come from the old fox Yan Xiyao... No, Yan Xiyao is used to manipulating people's hearts. He is diligent in king's affairs and has such true knowledge and insight. It's very rare - yes! Li Weijian, the first person in practical learning today, is a close disciple of Old Fox. It is impossible to say that this strategy came from Li Weijian!

"Could it be that--" Wang Shiyun said tentatively, and Chen Hongmou sighed with regret: "What a pity. If I had come to the capital two years earlier and accepted disciples like Li Fusheng, my new party would have successors, so why should I be afraid of the old one? Is the party planning to counterattack after the defeat?”

Grabbing the memorial, Chen Hongmou said: "Since ancient times, the imperial power has not been extended to the county. Li Weijian's proposal alone is to destroy the roots of the gentry! Oh, once the foundation is gone, where will he be able to make trouble in the future?"

Wang Shiyun frowned and shook his head: "I'm afraid this matter will not be easy. When Yan Xiyao got this idea, he didn't want to submit a letter himself. Instead, he found a way to send it to the chief minister. It was thought that he had the intention of killing someone with a borrowed knife. Anyway, he didn't want to offend anyone, and his fault was all The first assistant."

Chen Hongmou had a gloomy face and snorted coldly, and said: "Who among the reformers in the past generations would not offend others? I am only afraid that the new emperor will ascend the throne in the future and the old party will revive." He poked the memorial with his hand and said in a low voice: "Isn't this kind of desperate plan just right for us?"

Wang Shiyun relaxed his brows and nodded: "That's right. If we lose a point now, the old party will lose a point of strength in the future, and its counterattack will not be too fierce."

Chen Hongmou smiled and said nothing, and then said after a moment: "What a pity. That old fox Yan Xiyao has some sense. He took Li Fusheng under his door early in the morning. Now he is looking after him like an old man -"

Wang Shiyun hurriedly said: "Does the First Assistant want to touch that Li Fusheng? This man has the Sacred Heart and is a guest of the Loyal Throne. I'm afraid he is not easy to get along with."

Chen Hongmou shook his head and said: "Now that I am in dire straits, how can I think of dealing with Li Fusheng? I just wish that this person could not be used to my advantage. That's all, Li Fusheng has a quick mind, and there is no telling when he will come up with fantastic ideas. The old turtle Yan Xiyao didn't seem to dare to take risks. He went around for a while and decided to present it to us again.

Oh, if you think about it this way, doesn't it mean that Li Fusheng is already at my disposal? "

Wang Shiyun smiled and shook his head.

Now the two of them have made a plan. No matter how they look at it, the tax police should be under the Ministry of Household Affairs. How can Wang Shiyun refuse such a great thing to expand the Ministry of Household Affairs? Wang Shiyun scribbled it out roughly, then consulted with his staff to polish it, hoping to submit a letter to the saint the next day.

…………………………………………………… A few days passed in a hurry.

Xiangyun followed Wang Xifeng to take care of the affairs of the house these days, and watched Sister Feng prepare the banquet with his own eyes, which gave him a lot of experience.

During this period, Wang Xifeng came to the door and asked Li Weijian to borrow the cook, then turned around and prepared all kinds of ingredients. Sister Feng knew that many compradors in the government were cheating, so she simply sent her accomplice Laiwang to go out and buy the goods in person.

After some calculations, I only spent less than two hundred taels. Xiangyun saw it in his eyes. Compared with the last time, the dishes this time were not much better, but the last time he spent more than two hundred and thirty taels.

Xiangyun immediately knew that the extra thirty or so taels must have been lost by his servants. Because she had been sulky for a while in Yihong Courtyard, Yingxue comforted her a lot and said, "The slaves of the Jia family are bullying the master. The girl will be the master of the family in the future, but if there is such a sign, just suppress it." .

Xiangyun thought about it for a while, and then his mind gradually broadened.

In a blink of an eye, the third day of September came. Because of Sister Feng's big event, even Grandma Li Wan took a leave of absence from the palace to help.

Fortunately, the weather was sunny that day. Li Wan got up early and watched the old woman and girls sweeping up the fallen leaves, wiping the tables and chairs, and preparing tea and wine vessels.

Feng'er walked quickly and said after seeing the ceremony: "Our grandma said that the one outside may not be enough, so why don't we open the building and take down the one that is stored for the day. Grandma should have come in person, because she and my wife As we speak, please ask Grandma to open the door and take the people to move."

Li Wan agreed, ordered Suyun to take the key, and hurried to Zhujin Tower to move tables and chairs. Afterwards, he asked Feng'er again: "Has your grandma decided where to hold the banquet? Is it still the Lotus Root Champs last time?"

Feng'er smiled and said: "The lotus flowers in the pond are all gone now, and the Lotus Champs Elysees has no scenery. Grandma said she would hold a banquet at Tubi Villa."

Li Wan smiled and praised: "Sister Feng's idea is wonderful. It is also a beautiful thing to climb up and look far away, and see the autumn scenery all around."

After Feng'er left, Li Wan led the maid and mother-in-law to Zhujin Tower. He greeted the two girls Yingchun and Xing Xiuyan. He immediately went up to one side of the room, only to see that there were piles of black flowers inside. Screens, tables, chairs, large and small lanterns, etc. are all colorful and wonderful.

Li Wan picked up the suit and ordered it to be moved. When he came out of Zhujin Tower, he saw the painted boat in the water again. He thought about it and said with a smile: "I'm afraid the old lady is happy, so she simply moved the boat, pole paddle, and sunshade curtain down to prepare." ”

While they were talking, Biyue came back: "Grandma, the old lady is coming to the garden."

Li Wan hurriedly led the people to greet her. When he arrived at the gate of the Grand View Garden, he saw Yingying and Yanyan approaching Jia Mu. At this time, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing were accompanying Jia Mu. On the left side were Sanchun, Daiyu, Baochai and Xingxiuyan. On the right side were Fu Qiufang, Baoqin, Qingwen, Hongyu, Xiangling and Xiuying. girl.

Li Wan rushed to greet her and said with a smile: "The old lady was so happy that she came in. I just pretended that she hadn't combed her hair yet, so I picked up the chrysanthemums and sent them away."

While talking, Bi Yue held up a large jade plate in the shape of a lotus leaf, with various kinds of chrysanthemums growing in it. Jia Mu then picked a bright red hairpin and put it on her temple.

Jia Mu suddenly reached out her hand to call Fu Qiufang, and personally picked a hairpin for it. She said angrily: "It seems that you are the strongest. You came here once a few years ago, but you never came again. That's it." Separated by a wall, where can I work for you? "

Fu Qiufang smiled and said, "Old lady, I'm embarrassed to see people."

Jia Mu then said: "From the dynasty to the women, who doesn't rise and fall three times? If your family is in trouble, now that you know my family's family name, just come directly to the door. Although my family is a middle-class family, it can still be a good one." I can protect you for a while.”

Bao Qin came over and said, "Old lady, Sister Fu is stronger than me. Where did she get such an opportunity?"

Jia Mu smiled and nodded: "That's the truth. That's all, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's go wandering in first."

As they walked inside, Jia Mu asked about Li Weijian's affairs again. Fu Qiufang smiled and said, "I have to go to the office early in the morning, and I will come here after noon."

Not mentioning Li Weijian at the moment, the others went straight to the Grand View Garden for a stroll.

Sister Feng was busy preparing a banquet at the moment, so Tanchun consciously said a few more words, giving guidance and introductions along the way, and she was full of witty remarks.

Everyone walked around and talked, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Fu Qiufang followed Jia Mu nearby. As soon as she entered the door, she saw a road with green bamboos on both sides. The ground was covered with moss, and there was a gravel road in the middle.

Qingwen saw that the ground was covered with moss and hurriedly came up to help Fu Qiufang.

Zijuan had already opened the Xiang curtain at this moment, and Jia Mu came in and sat down. The host Daiyu personally brought a bowl of tea to Jia Mu on a small tea tray.

Mrs. Wang then said: "We don't want to drink tea, so there's no need for the girl to pour it."

When Daiyu heard about it, she ordered her girl to move the chair she usually sat under the window to the bottom and invite everyone to sit down.

When Fu Qiufang came back for the first time, she saw pens and inkstones on the table under the window and bookshelf full of books. She smiled and said, "Just looking at the furnishings in the study, you can tell that Miss Lin is indeed a scholarly family and a lady. "

Baoqin had known about Daiyu and Xiangyun's marriage, so he said to Baoqin: "Yes, this doesn't look like a young lady's embroidery room, but it is better than that first-class study room."

Jia Mu hugged Daiyu and smiled. Suddenly she heard the sound of a boat and asked, "Who is ready to get off the boat again?"

Li Wan was also puzzled, and hurriedly sent Su Yun to clean up. After a while, Su Yun said, "Go back to the old lady, it's Second Master Bao who is in the pond."

Jia Mu frowned immediately when she heard this. She turned to look at Mrs. Wang, only to see her daughter-in-law also frowning.

Sister Feng was organizing a birthday party, but because she invited the female family members of the Li family, Baoyu was not allowed to enter. For this reason, Baoyu had made a fuss early in the morning, but this time Jia's mother could not say she was dead, so Baoyu left in anger yesterday. I didn't expect that I would come here uninvited today!

Jia Mu's heart became more troubled, and she thought about the piece of jade hanging in front of Daiyu, and she couldn't help feeling a little disgusted with the jade.

Just as he was about to speak, Yuanyang said, "My aunt and my second grandma are here."

Everyone just stood up and saw that Aunt Xue had come in early. She sat back down and said with a smile: "The old lady is happy today. She will be here sooner or later."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "I just said that if you are late, you will be punished. I don't want my concubine to be late."

Everyone was chatting and laughing for a while, but Mother Jia and others didn't notice that Fu Qiufang quietly leaned next to Xiangyun and was talking in a low voice. Looking at the other side, Baoqin didn't know when she was talking to Daiyu.

Mrs. Wang took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, so she hurriedly called the maid and gave her instructions carefully. The maid came out quickly and got on the boat to talk to her, but Baoyu just refused to listen. The maid was so anxious that she had no choice but to come back to report to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang frowned when she heard this, but she couldn't get angry because the guests were in front of her.

Jia Mu pointed at the window screen, and everyone rested and came out of Xiaoxiang Pavilion. When Jia Mu saw Baoyu still punting the boat, she immediately gave up the idea of ​​going to the boat. He turned around and said to Fu Qiufang with a smile: "Let's go to the third girl's place to have a look."

Everyone agreed and went to Qiushuangzhai together.

Fu Qiufang, Bao Qin and others followed Jia Mu to Qiu Shuangzhai, where they enjoyed exploring the spring scenery. The three rooms were not separated.

There is a large rosewood marble case on which there are various dharma stickers of famous people, dozens of square inkstones, various pen holders, and a sea of ​​pens inserted like a forest of pens. On that side is a large Ru kiln flower pouch, filled with white chrysanthemums filled with crystal balls.

In the middle of the west wall hangs a large-scale painting of Xiangyang's "Mist and Rain", and on the left and right hangs a couplet, written in Yan Lugong's ink, with the words: Life in the mist and leisurely bones, Gequan and Shiye.

There is a big cauldron on the case. On the left rosewood shelf is a large plate from Daguan kiln, which contains dozens of delicate yellow and exquisite Buddha hands. A white jade chime hangs on the foreign paint shelf on the right, and a small hammer hangs next to it. There is a couch on the east side, with a green gauze curtain embroidered with flowers, grass and insects hanging on the bed. There was also a short sword hanging on the side of the bed.

Fu Qiufang and Bao Qin saw it in their eyes and thought about it in their hearts. This third girl has a bright temperament, a measured behavior, and her words are quite interesting. She is already like this at a young age, and I am afraid it will be even more so when she grows up. Remarkable.

After sitting for a while, everyone walked around the Zhujin Tower and headed forward. In an instant, they arrived at a place and Jia Mu said, "Isn't this Miss Xue's house?"

Everyone agreed, and Jia Mu invited Fu Qiufang and Baoqin to take a look inside. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Baoyu coming excitedly: "Why are you here, ancestor? I have been waiting here for a long time."

Mother Jia, who was originally smiling, suddenly turned stiff. Not to mention Fu Qiufang, Baoqin, Qingwen, etc., Sanchun, Daiyu, Xiangyun, etc. were also speechless for a while.

This time we are entertaining the family members of the uncle's house, how can we allow men to enter randomly? Now that he had given the order, Baoyu left in anger. Afterwards, he was just annoyed. Unexpectedly, Baoyu barged in and insisted on showing up in front of the guests.

Wang Xifeng hurriedly said: "Brother Bao is not punting the boat? Why are you here?"

Baoyu said with a proud smile: "The ancestors and sisters are not here, so there is no fun in punting." He seemed to have never seen Jia Mu's expression, and glanced at Fu Qiufang and Baoqin with his eyes.

Fu Qiufang felt disgusted and quickly covered her face with her sleeves. Baoqin also hid behind Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang's face turned red with embarrassment, but because it was difficult to get angry in front of guests, she just frowned and said, "Baoyu, we are entertaining guests right now, why don't you go play outside first?"

Baoyu said: "Although we are guests, we have met them all and are considered acquaintances." Xu then pointed and said: "Sister Fu, Sister Qin, Qingwen, Xiangling, Xiuying and Xiaohong. Xiaohong was also here I worked as an errand outside the house.”

Not to mention that Hongyu has already changed her original name, but now she is also the aunt appointed by the uncle's house. She is in charge of the affairs at home and the business outside. Not to mention an ordinary dandy, even the officials outside must see her. Allow three points.

There is a saying that "nurturing the Qi and moving the body", and having been in a high position for a long time, Hong Yu will naturally bring shame to those third-class maids of that day. At this moment, Baoyu mentioned it to his face. Although he knew that this person had no bad intentions, he was also secretly upset.

Because he smiled and stabbed her in the mouth in a gentle and gentle manner: "Second Master Bao, my name is Hongyu, not Lao Shizi's Xiaohong."

Baoyu suddenly said: "Yes, you changed your name. I don't need Nao Shizi to avoid it. Xiaohong is too tacky. Where can Hongyu sound good? Hey you——"

"Baoyu!" Mrs. Wang was completely annoyed: "If you don't leave, don't blame me for giving a copy of the book to your father. I can't take care of you. I can only ask your father to take care of it!"

Baoyu was startled for a moment. At this moment, he glanced at everyone and saw Mrs. Wang's face was gloomy, Mrs. Xing's face was full of gloating although she was smiling, Aunt Xue's face was sarcastic, and Mrs. Jia's face was gone.

Looking back, Daiyu didn't look at him at all, and only whispered to Baoqin; Sanchun and others were worried, and Tanchun even shook his head at Baoyu; Sister Bao had a demure face, but stared at him with cold eyes. ; Xiangyun pursed his lips, looking like he hated iron.

Later, not to mention Xiu Ying, Qing Wen's face was filled with sarcasm.

Baoyu was immediately confused. He couldn't figure out what mistake he had made. He just came to his home to join in the fun. Why did he offend everyone?

At this moment, he had no interest at all, and felt as if his heart was filled with despair. He suddenly drooped his head and said, "There's no need to study, I, I'll just leave."

After saying this, he was devastated and stumbled away.

Mrs. Wang was afraid that something might happen to her precious son, so she hurriedly sent her maid to wear it. Aunt Xue hurriedly winked at Baochai, but Baochai turned a blind eye, thinking to herself that if jade is not polished, it cannot be used, and Brother Bao will have to be beaten several times before he can be persuaded.

As soon as Baoyu left, Jia Mu smiled and said to Fu Qiufang and Baoqin: "My grandson is used to being pampered. He is full of mischief and is not intentionally rude."

Fu Qiufang smiled and shook her head without answering.

Sister Feng came over and said, "Old lady, what do you think of Bao Yatou's room?"

Only then did Jia Mu have time to take a look, but she saw that the room was like a snow cave, with no playthings at all. There was only an earthen vase on the table, with a few chrysanthemums in the vase, two books, a tea box, and a teacup. There is only a green gauze curtain hanging on the bed, and the quilt is also very simple.

Jia Mu suddenly felt unhappy. Who was she pretending to be so plain? Living in the Jia family as a guest, this time in the eyes of the female family members of the uncle's house, no one would think that the Jia family treated Xue Baochai harshly!
With this thought in her mind, Jia Mu said: "This child is too honest. You don't have any furnishings, why not ask your aunt for some. I didn't argue, and I didn't expect that you didn't bring any of your things at home. Come on." He paused and said, "Yuanyang, go get some antique furnishings." Then he turned to blame Sister Feng: "Why don't you give your sister some toys?"

Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng and others all smiled and said, "She doesn't want it herself. We originally sent it, but we sent it back."

Aunt Xue also said with a smile: "She doesn't do much with these things at home."

Jia Mu shook her head and said, "No way. Although she saves trouble, if a relative comes, it doesn't look like it. Secondly, young girls are taboo in such a sober room. It's more and more time for us, old women, to live in a horse pen." If you listen to what is said in books and plays, the ladies’ embroidery rooms are quite exquisite.

Although they sisters dare not compare with those young ladies, they should not go too far out of line. If you have something ready-made, why not put it on display? If you really like simplicity, a few things will make you happy. I am the best at tidying up the house, but now that I am old, I no longer have such leisure time. The sisters also learned to tidy up well, but they were afraid that the good things would be ruined if they were tacky.

I think they are pretty good. Now let me clean it up for you, ensuring that it is generous and tidy. I have two pieces of ladders. When I received them, they have never been seen by Baoyu. If they passed through his eyes, they would be gone. "

With that said, he called Yuanyang over and said personally: "It's enough to put the stone bonsai, the gauze table screen, and the stone tripod frozen with ink smoke on this case. Then put the ink painting I brought the calligraphy and painting white silk curtain and replaced it."

Yuanyang agreed and said with a smile: "These things are all put in that box on the east floor. I have to find them slowly. I can just take them back tomorrow."

Jia Mu said: "I will do it tomorrow and the day after, just don't forget it."

(End of this chapter)