Jia Baoyu from the Red Chamber

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spnChapter 92 Banquet

Just when Jia Baoyu was in a dilemma and wanted to persuade him, he saw that everyone had come, so Daiyu and the others would not make trouble anymore, so there was nothing to do, everyone was talking and laughing together and it was over. But all the other things have been done, the only thing missing is Jia Baoyu's birthday.

The 12th birthday is not a big deal, it's just that Jia Baoyu has studied hard this year, and Jia Zheng likes it, and Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother also like it very much, so I have to give Jia Baoyu a good time, but They didn't invite theatrical troupe or anything, and those were said to be only for adults' birthdays.

In previous years, Jia Baoyu’s birthday was celebrated by all the sisters and Jia Baoyu, but this time, Jia’s mother asked everyone to have fun together and have a meal together. Although the form is similar, the meaning is bigger many.

These sisters are not the only ones here, Youshi and Qin Keqing from Ningfu in the east are also coming, Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Rong and others are also coming for everything, and this time is almost the same. [

Everyone went to the banquet pavilion in the mansion together. The servants and maidservants had already arranged their things and now they are waiting for everyone to pass by, but it is not time for dinner, so there are not many people. Jia Baoyu and others came here The pavilion also became lively.

A total of four tables were set up, two of which were reserved for the female relatives in the mansion inside a screen, and two for the men who came, and Jia Mu was sitting on it alone, surrounded by mandarin ducks. with.

After talking and laughing for a while, they heard that Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were coming, and everyone got up to greet him, but Jia Baoyu was stopped by Jia Mu when he was about to see him. Xing like this."

After hearing this, Jia Baoyu said, "What kind of birthday star am I here? No matter how old the birthday star is, the ancestors are even bigger. How can we not worship?" He was a little more solemn than before, and simply knelt down and kowtowed, Thinking of Mrs. Wang again, she kowtowed and said, "I've also saluted my wife." After giving up, she got up.

You Shi, who was beside Mrs. Wang, saw it and said: "It's not that Baoyu has grown up. I used to think it was someone else's nonsense, but now it seems that others say less."

Jia's mother was happy to hear this and said: "I have known for a long time that our Jia Baoyu is extraordinary, and there must be a day of self-realization, so I have never let him take care of me, because his master and wife are still resenting me in their hearts. Now What's the matter, don't complain!"

Mrs. Wang listened and said: "Look at what the old lady said, we don't have any complaints about the old lady."

Jia's mother was only joking, she didn't take it seriously, and immediately sat on it high, and everyone went forward to greet her one by one.

Jia Baoyu has always focused on Qin Keqing, Chinese medicine doctor Wang Wenwen Qie Jia Baoyu has recently learned a little bit of the word "look", not like Daiyu who is congenitally deficient and sick all the year round. No, but it will never be forgotten.

Jia Baoyu saw that Qin Keqing was in normal condition, so he knew that Qin Keqing was physically disabled, and then checked to see if Qin Keqing was still a virgin, so he felt at ease.

Everyone talked about something for a while, and it was rumored that the masters had come, and the female relatives all went inside the screen. Only Jia Baoyu and Jia Mu were still outside, and Jia Baoyu hurried forward to meet them.

Jia He didn't come. Jia Zheng walked in the front, followed by Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Cong, Jia Rong and others. He and other cursive characters greeted Jia Baoyu again, so all the talents were seated.

In the middle of the banquet, Jia Baoyu took Jia Mu's order and toasted everyone one by one. The first person to toast was naturally Jia Mu. Jia Mu drank a big glass with a smile, and asked everyone present not to let Jia Baoyu eat too much.

After the respect, Jia Mu Jia Baoyu went to Jia Zheng and said respectfully, "Baoyu respects the master."

Jia Zheng looked at Jia Baoyu, but in a daze, he felt as if he saw Jia Zhu again. He nodded hurriedly, and after drinking a glass of wine, he raised his head, but there were tears running down his face. Mother Jia said displeasedly: " Why are you crying for Baoyu's birthday?"

Jia Zheng has always been filial, and he never lied when he returned to Jia's mother, so he said, "I'm not crying, but happy. When I look at Baoyu, I think of Pearl again. Pearl seems to be like Baoyu back then."

After Jia Zheng finished speaking, he heard bursts of crying from the other side of the screen, followed by a group of people comforting him. The voices were Mrs. Wang and Li Wan, and Jia Mu was sitting in the middle, so she could see clearly.

He scolded Jia Zheng and said, "It's a good way to mention something sad, but it's not just bringing out sad people again."

Jia Zheng quickly said, "Yes, it's not."

Jia's mother said to Jia Baoyu again: "Leave your mind here, go in and give your wife, your sister-in-law and the others a toast."

After hearing this, everyone said that they don't need to pay attention to this place. Jia Baoyu gave a gift to everyone and brought a maid who poured wine, and went there. As soon as he entered, he saw Mrs. Wang and Li Wan crying, and the people around him were crying. Comforting.

Jia Baoyu wanted to go forward to greet Mrs. Wang, but when Mrs. Wang saw her, she said, "Let's see your sister-in-law Zhu first!"

Jia Baoyu came to Li Wan in response, took a glass of wine from the servant girl and handed it to Li Wan, saying, "Baoyu is toasting my sister-in-law."

Li Wan stopped crying, took the wine in Jia Baoyu's hand, wiped away his tears and said, "Let Baoyu laugh." He drank it down.

Jia Baoyu also drank it down, poured another glass of wine and said to Li Wan: "This glass of Baoyu is a respect to Big Brother Zhu. If Big Brother Zhu is in the sky, if there is a spirit, Baoyu will let him watch it. It will make my sister-in-law and Lan'er feel wronged." After saying that, he drank it down again.

Li Wan saw Jia Baoyu nodding like this, and Jia Baoyu came to Mrs. Wang again, and said softly, "Baoyu also respects his wife. Without a wife, there would be no Baoyu. Baoyu was ignorant before, and he will never make his wife work hard in the future."

Mrs. Wang also took the wine and drank it with tears in her eyes. Jia Baoyu respected Youshi, Sister Feng and Baochai again.Yingchun, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Tanchun, Xichun, and finally Qin Keqing offered a toast to Jia Baoyu, and everyone drank it one by one. Fortunately, Jia Baoyu's alcohol capacity is still strong, otherwise he would not be able to survive .

After paying respects, there were still a group of elders and nephews who wanted to pay respects to Jia Baoyu, so they left. Before leaving, Mrs. Wang asked Jia Baoyu not to eat too much, and Jia Baoyu agreed.

Outsiders obeyed Jia's mother's order, so they didn't dare to say that they wanted Jia Baoyu to drink more, so Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu had a drink with them, and the rest of the Wang family drank a drink together. The older generation also had a drink together, so it was over.

At the end of the meeting, those who were not important left. Jia Zheng sat for a while and asked Jia Baoyu to find him tomorrow. He had something to explain and said goodbye to Jiamu. It is impossible for Zheng to stay, so Jia Zheng is not left.

Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, and Jia Rong were interested in Jia Zheng's departure, so only the female relatives were left, so Jia's mother ordered people to remove the screen, so that everyone could get together and have a good time.

Everyone crowded together and sat at the two tables in front of Jia Mu. Jia Baoyu sat between Daiyu and Baochai, opposite Xichun and diagonally opposite Xiangyun.

Seeing that there were not many people, Mother Jia looked at the maidservant around and said, "These maidservants should all go up together too! Otherwise it won't be lively."

Ping'er laughed and said, "What's the matter? Old ladies and wives just eat your food. We have our own fun. What's the point of doing it together?"

Mother Jia didn't like it when she heard this. Before she could say anything, Yuanyang smiled and said, "You can just do it if you are told to do it. You are the only one who knows this. If you don't go, I will let someone do it for you."

Ping'er knew that Yuanyang always knew Jiamu's thoughts, so she didn't quit after hearing this. Even if she sat around with Xiren, Zijuan, Ying'er and Caiyun, they also occupied two tables. Seeing this, she was satisfied, and asked Yuanyang to go down and sit down. Yuanyang did not take off after being ordered, and sat beside Xiren, but it happened to be facing away from Jia Baoyu.

Jia Mu looked at the crowd and said, "It's fun to sit like this. Any one of you think of something new or find something new will also make me fresh and fresh."

Naturally, it was Sister Feng who was suspicious of doing such a thing, and Sister Feng did her part, she stood up and said, "I don't know what kind of new things you want, old ancestor, what kind of new gadgets you want, so I can find them."

Jia Mu laughed and scolded: "No one else said anything, but you, a monkey, have a lot of things on their minds."

Sister Feng smiled and said, "I'm doing this so that my ancestors can listen to it when they want to, but they still blame me. I don't agree with that."

After hearing this, Jia Mu pointed to Sister Feng and said with a smile: "Look at this shabby household, I just said one thing and then I refused to follow it. I will pay for it in the future. I want to see what fresh work you have in your stomach. If it's not good, I will But I don't want you to." [

"Old Ancestor, just ask, if I don't know, there are Brother Bao, Sister Xue, and Sister Lin! The people in our yard are all talented men and women. I don't believe you can beat me, but it's hard to beat them." .”

After hearing what Sister Feng said, Tanchun said, "Sister Feng, don't drag us into it. It's our fault if you don't know it." This made everyone laugh again.

After laughing, Mother Jia went back to the topic, because she asked: "When I was young, I loved to listen to the unofficial gossip of the market. Now that I think about it, it is really not very pleasant, but it sounds interesting. I have heard it over the years. I haven't heard it mentioned before, but Sister Feng has heard anything about our house, if there is, let me listen to it, so I can see what other people say about it."

ps: The second is about 11:30.