Jinpingmei

Chapter 42
The poem said: When the stars and the moon are in the sky, thousands of candles are burning, and there are two Lantern Festivals in the sky and the world.The sound of music and spring plays is preferred, and people dance and dress to return to Ma Yijiao.

Yi Laoshao spent his time away from the waves, and the fairest man with white hair will not spare him.Qian Jin Bo Desi had to engrave it, and asked Qiao to knock more carefully.

It is said that Ximenqing sent Qiao's house away, came to the room, and discussed with Yueniang, eldest concubine, and Li Ping'er.Yue Niang said: "Since his family came first to give our children a festival, we had to buy gifts and send them to his parents and sisters. It's like a marriage, and the etiquette is not bad."

The eldest concubine said: "Here, we must have a matchmaker, so that communication will be more convenient."

Yueniang said: "His family is Mrs. Kong, who should we settle in?"

Ximen Qing said: "If one guest doesn't bother the two masters, let Lao Feng be installed."

So, I quickly wrote eight invitations, called Lao Feng, and took the invitation box with Dai'an. On the [-]th, I invited Mrs. Qiao's mother, Mrs. Qiao Wu and Shang Juren's wife, Mrs. Zhu Xuban, Cui's mother, Sister Duan and Third Sister Zheng came to the banquet to celebrate Li Ping'er's birthday and eat lantern wine.On the one hand, he ordered Lai Xing'er to order steamed pastries and fruit soup with money.There are two more sets of brocade and faille clothes, a small red gown, a gold silk crepe crown, two Yunnan croissant lamps, a box of emerald clothes, a pair of small gold bracelets, and four gold and precious stone rings.In the morning of the [-]th, I packed a box and asked my son-in-law Chen Jingji and Ben Si to wear green clothes and escort them there.On the other side of Qiao Dahu, the banquet is in charge of the feast, and the congratulations are added.Back in the box, many life shoes were returned, needless to say.It was in chaos, Ying Earl talked about Li Zhi and Huang Siguan's money, saw it, and asked why.Ximenqing told about his marriage with Qiao Dahu: "On the [-]th, at any rate, please ask Ling Zheng to come and sit with my in-laws."

The count said: "My sister-in-law calls, and the servant will definitely come."

Ximen Qing said: "Today, all the officials and ladies of the court are invited to have wine. Let's go to the house on Lion Street to look at the lights."

The count promised to go, no question.

Let's say that Wu Yin'er in the courtyard first sent four boxes of gifts, and then two parties sold gold sweat towels and a pair of women's shoes, and gave them to Li Ping'er for his birthday, so he worshiped his daughter.Yueniang received the gift and sent the sedan chair back.Sister Li Gui didn't come until the next day, and when she saw Wu Yin'er here, she quietly asked Yueniang, "Is he here more?"

Yueniang told him in this way: "Yesterday I gave you a gift, and I recognize you Liuniang as a goddaughter."

Sister Li Gui was speechless after hearing this.For a day, I only played with Wu Yin'er, and the two didn't talk.

But it is said that twenty servants from Wang Huang's family in the front hall, led by two masters, picked up the box and kowtowed to Ximen Qing first.Ximenqing ordered the West Wing Room to be used as a theatre, and to take care of the wine and food.After a while, Mrs. Zhou Shoubei, Mrs. Jing, the mother of Jing Dujian, and Mrs. Zhang Tuanlian all arrived first.All are big sedan chairs, and the soldiers shouted, followed by the family and daughter-in-law.Yueniang and all the sisters came out to greet them in robes, and went to the back hall to give a ceremony.After meeting with all the relatives, let's sit down and serve tea, and wait for Mrs. Xia Tixing to arrive before serving tea.Unexpectedly, it didn't come until the middle of the day.The young man invited him two or three times, and he came to drink in the afternoon. He carried the clothes box, followed by his family and daughter-in-law, and many servants supported him.Drum music enters the back hall, meets with all the guests, and sits down in order.First serve tea in the rolling shed, and then sit in the hall.Chunmei, Yuxiao, Yingchun, and Lanxiang are all neatly dressed, and tea is served on the table.That day it was "The Romance of the West Chamber", not to mention the depths of the painting hall, surrounded by pearls and emerald greens, singing and dancing, playing bombs and drinking.Shanbiao Ximenqing sent the diners to serve tea, and then rode a horse to invite Earl Ying and Xie Xida to go to the house on Lion Street.Order four fireworks, take one there.In the evening, put two in front of the guest.Xuan called a cook, and the family brought two food boxes, vegetables and two altars of Jinhua wine.Two more singers were called—Dong Jiaoer and Han Yuchuaner.It turned out that Ximenqing had first asked Dai'an to hire a sedan chair, and invited Wang Liuer to go to the house on Lion Street with him.Dai'an saw the woman and said, "Father said to invite Aunt Han to watch the fireworks at night."

The woman said with a smile: "I'm ashamed, how can I go, you, Uncle Han, don't you know?"

Dai'an said: "Father told Uncle Han to teach you to clean up quickly. Because he called two singers, no one accompanied him."

The woman listened, but did not move.Once, Han Daoguo came home.Dai'an said: "This is not Uncle Han coming. Aunt Han is here, don't believe me."

The woman said to the man, "Are you really asking me to go?"

Han Daoguo said: "Father said again and again that the two singers have no one to accompany him, please go over and watch the fireworks in the evening. You still haven't cleaned up! Just taught me to close the shop, and we will set it up in the evening Sit here. The security officer has also gone home, and he should go to bed in the evening."

The woman said: "I don't know how long we will leave. You can sit there and come back. There is no one at home, and you shouldn't sleep."

After finishing speaking, dressed up and put on clothes, Dai'an followed and came to the house on Lion Street.Lai Zhao's wife Yizhang Qing was in the room tidying up the kang, curtains, and quilts in the room, and rested in the fragrance of incense.In the room hung a pair of gauze lanterns and a pot of charcoal fire.The woman went inside and sat down on the kang.Yizhangqing came out, said Wanfu, and ate tea.Ximen Qing and Earl Ying looked at the light before entering the house.The two played Shuanglu upstairs.Except for the six windows on the upper floor, which are hung with curtains, there is a city of lights below, which is very lively.After calling back to Shuanglu, they cleaned up and set up meals for dinner, and the two of them watched the lantern market behind the curtain.But see: Wanjing is crowded with Jinxiuwei, and the cars and BMWs are making noise like thunder.Aoshan towers above the blue clouds, where can tourists not look?
The two looked at it for a while, Ximen Qing suddenly saw Xie Xida and Zhu Shinian in the crowd, and the same man wearing a square scarf was looking at the lamp under the lamp shed, pointing to the count.Yin asked: "The one wearing the square scarf, can you recognize him?"

The count said: "This person looks familiar, I don't recognize him."

Ximen Qing then called Dai'an: "Go down and quietly invite Xie Dae to come. Stop teaching and hope Mazi and that man can see it."

Dai'an, the thief, came downstairs all the way, and got into the crowd. After Zhu Shinian and the man passed by first, he came out from the side and pulled Xie Xida.Panicked, Xida turned around to watch, but it was Dai'an.Dai'an said: "Father and Erying Ying are upstairs, please thank you for speaking."

Xi Dao: "You go, I know. When I accompany the two of them to the place where the plum blossoms are glued, I will come to see your father."

Dai'an went away with a smoke.When Xida came to the place where the plum blossoms were glued, and made trouble to others, he crossed one side and let Zhu Shinian and that person only look for it.Then he walked upstairs and saw Ximen Qing and Earl Ying bowing to each other, because he said: "Brother, you come here to look at the lamp, why don't you call brother in the morning?"

Ximen Qing said: "It's not good for me to invite you to everyone in the morning. I have entrusted my second brother to invite you to your house, saying that you are not at home. Didn't Zhu Mazi see it just now?"

Yin asked, "Who is that wearing the square scarf?"

Xi Dao: "The one wearing the square scarf is Wang Sanguan from Wang Zhaoxuan's mansion. Today I came to my house with Zhu Mazi and asked Mr. Xu Buyu to borrow 300 taels of silver. I asked my grandson, Zhu Mazi, and I to be guarantors. I want to have a better future and study martial arts. I will take care of his idle account! Just now I accompanied him for a walk in the lantern city, and when I heard my brother calling, I just accompanied him to the place where the plum blossoms are stuck. Come see brother."

Yin asked the count, "How long have you been here?"

The count said: "Brother asked me to come to your house first. I came here when you were not here. I fought Shuanglu with my brother here."

Ximen Qing asked, "Have you eaten?"

Xie Xi said: "Come out from brother's place in the morning, spend the day with the two of them, who will come for dinner!"

Ximen Qing told Dai'an: "The cook will arrange a meal, and thank you for eating."

After a while, there are spring dishes, two bowls of rice, one bowl of [Huochuan] meat powder soup, and two bowls of white rice.Xida was alone, and ate clean inside and out, leaving some soup, and made a bowl to eat.Dai'an accepts the family and goes to work.Xida was watching the two playing Shuanglu.

I saw the two singers got off the sedan chair, and the sedan chair bearer carried his clothes and bags and came in laughing.The count saw it from the window and said, "You two little harlots, that's why we're here."

Tell Dai'an: "Don't tell him to go back, tell him to come upstairs to see me first."

Xi Dao: "Which two are you calling today?"

Dai'an said, "It's Dong Jiao'er and Han Yuchuan'er."

Hastily went downstairs and said, "Your father should tell you to talk."

Where are the two willing to come, have been walking back.See Yizhangqing, bow to him, and lead him into the room.Seeing Wang Liu'er wearing a twisted bun on his head, a purple Lu silk jacket, a black draped jacket, and a white silk skirt, with two golden lotuses exposed underneath, and long hair drawn by water, The chest is purple in color, not very powdered with lead, dressed like a man, with cloves in his ears.When I entered the door, I just looked at him and bowed to him, and they all sat on the edge of the kang.The little iron rod brought tea, and Wang Liu'er ate with him.The two singers looked up and down only at him.Look once, the two laugh once, and don't know who it is.Later, Dai'an came in, and the two asked him quietly: "Who is that in the room?"

Dai'an didn't answer, just said: "My father and aunt, take me to watch the lamp."

The two who listened came to the room and said, "I don't know it's my aunt in each head. Don't blame me for the gift I haven't seen before."

So Zhuzhu kowtowed twice.The flustered Wang Liuer hastily returned the half salute.After falling behind, serve soup and rice and eat with them.Two of them took musical instruments and sang to Wang Liuer.

The count beat Shuanglu, went downstairs to wash his hands, and when he heard the singing behind him, he nodded and called Dai'an, and asked, "Tell me, who will listen to the two singers singing behind?"

Dai'an just laughed, and said silently, "Your old man is in charge of Caozhou's military equipment. What does he care if he sings or not?"

The count said: "What a thief, you little glib, if you don't tell me, I don't know?"

Dai'an smiled and said, "Your old man just knows, why do you ask?"

After finishing speaking, I walked back all the way.When the count came upstairs, Ximen Qing and Xie Xida fought three more Shuanglu.Li Ming and Wu Hui suddenly went upstairs to kowtow.The count said: "Okay! You two came just in time, how do you know I'm here?"

Li Ming knelt down and said, "Little one and Wu Hui came to the house first, and the house said that daddy is serving wine here. I'm here to serve daddy."

Ximen Qing said: "Forget it, you get up and serve. Dai'an, please go to the opposite door to invite you, Uncle Han."

After a while, Han Daoguo arrived, bowed and sat down.On one side of the table, put the wine on the spring plate table, and the Qin boy is sifting the wine beside him.The earl and Xida are on top, Ximenqing is in charge, and Han Daoguo is in trouble. He sits down and sifts the wine;

After a while, Han Yuchuan and Dong Jiaoer came upstairs slowly.If you don't look right, you will kowtow your head.The count scolded: "I don't know who is here. It turns out that it is these two little whores. I screamed in the head, why didn't you come to see me first? How bold! If I don't do you a favor tomorrow, you will Don't be afraid."

Dong Jiaoer said with a smile: "Brother, there is a grimace across the wall, don't scare me to death!"

Han Yuchuan'er said: "You know, Ainu'er took the animal head city and plundered in - what a shameless child!"

The count said: "Brother, you are too redundant today. If you have Li Ming and Wu Hui singing here, what do you want these two little whores to do? Why don't you send him away early. On the eve of the festival, we will catch a few more Qianer, when you get back late, no one will ask for it anymore."

Han Yuchuaner said: "Brother, why are you not ashamed? Daddy asked me to come and promise every time, but he didn't wait for you. How can you let it out?"

The count said: "Silly little crooked, you see here, if you don't serve me, who do you say to serve me?"

Han Yuchuan said: "Fatty Tang fell into the vinegar vat—it made you sour."

The count said: "You little harlot, you made me sour. I will talk to you when I go back home. I have two tricks, you can do it!"

Dong Jiaoer asked: "Brother, what are the two methods? Let me hear."

The count said: "I was the first one. I told the policeman that I would take you for a night and teach him to take it. You will have a good meal. Unfortunately, you only need three cents of silver to make wine and get the bearer drunk." , go with you little prostitute, if you don’t have any money when you get home late, don’t be afraid that the bustard won’t beat you.”

Han Yuchuan said: "It's very late. I don't go every time. I sleep in my father's house. If not, ask my father to send me a day. Mother Wang will pay you a hundred coins. It's not up to you. She's so cold-mouthed and ten-faced." .”

The count said: "I'm a slave, but now my age is reversed, I'm going to make irresponsible remarks."

Talking and laughing, the two singers played and sang the words of Chunjing.

All the people picked up the soup and rice to eat, only to see Dai An'er coming, reporting: "Zhu Dae is here."

Everyone was silent.After a while, Zhu Shi Nian came upstairs, saw Earl and Xie Xida on it, and said: "You two are delicious, you can become a person."

Yin said: "Xie Zichun, I invite you here, and I also told me that I came here without knowing it, and told me to just look for you at the sticky plum blossom."

Xi Dao: "I was also on the wrong track, and I just ran into brother upstairs playing Shuanglu with brother Ying. I came up to bow to brother, but I was detained by brother."

Ximen Qing ordered Dai'an: "Bring a chair, brother Zhu and I will sit down."

So put the bell and chopsticks, and sat down at the next table.The cook brought up the soup and rice and ate it together.Ximen Qing only ate a bun and sipped the soup, seeing Li Ming was by his side, he handed it to Li Ming to eat.Earl Ying, Xie Xida, Zhu Shinian, and Han Daoguo each ate a big deep bowl of Babaozan soup, three big steamed buns, and four peach blossom siu mai, leaving only one steamed stuffed bun for pressing.Take the soup bowls left and right, and pour wine to drink.Xi Dayin asked Zhu Shinian: "Where did you accompany him to open it? How do you know I'm here?"

Zhu Shinian said in this way: "Because I couldn't find you after looking for you, I went to Lao Sun's house with Wang Sanguan and borrowed 300 taels of silver from Mr. Xu Buyu. The deed was poorly written."

Xi Dao: "You write me every time, I don't care. You and the old grandson are on the left and right, asking for the guarantee money."

Because he asked, "Why did you write poorly?"

Zhu Shinian said: "I told him to write the documents more slippery, and he had to pay him three times before returning them. He didn't obey me and taught me to change the documents again."

Xi Dao: "Which three limits are you setting?"

Zhu Shinian said: "In the first limit, the wind blows the reel shaft to beat lone geese; in the second limit, the fish jumping ashore from the bottom of the water; in the third limit, the stones in the water are soaked. Return these three limits to him."

Xie Xi said: "You are writing, but you still say it is not slippery."

Zhu Shinian said: "You are right to say that, if there is a drought and the water is shallow, the imperial court picks up the river and chops up two or three shovels that are used to make stones, what will happen? At that time, he will have to pay back the money."

Everyone joked for a while.

Look at the night, Ximenqing ordered the upstairs to light the lamps, and there was a ram horn lantern on one side of the eaves of the building, which is very ingenious.At home, Yueniang sent chess boys and platoon soldiers to bring four saving boxes, all of which were delicious candies and exquisite fruits.Ximen Qing called Qi Tonger and asked, "Have all the grandmas at home dispersed? Who sent you here?"

Qi Tong said: "The aunt sent the little one here, and I will have wine with my father. All the grandmas haven't left yet. The play is [-]% off, and the aunt stays at the gate to eat wine and watch the fireworks."

Ximen Qing asked, "Is anyone watching?"

Qi Tong said: "Squeeze around the street and watch." Ximen Qing said: "I ordered four soldiers in green clothes to stay in the platoon, and use railings to block them from serving, and let the idlers be crowded."

Qi Tong said: "The young one and Ping'an'er, the same platoon troops watched the fireworks set off, and there were no other people disturbing them."

After hearing this, Ximenqing ordered to remove all the food and drink from the table, put the saving boxes on, and the cook brought another Lantern Festival with fruit stuffing.The two singers handed wine before the banquet.Ximen Qing told Qi Tong to go home and watch.While re-sifting the fine wine, and then setting up a treasure, Li Ming and Wu Hui were asked to play and sing a set of lantern lyrics in front of the banquet.After singing and eating Yuanxiao, Han Daoguo went home first.After a while, Ximenqing ordered Laizhao to open two rooms downstairs, hang the curtains, and carry out the fireworks stand.Ximenqing and the others watched upstairs, while Jiao Wang Liuer accompanied two fans and Yizhangqing downstairs to watch.Dai'an and Lai Zhao placed the fireworks in the middle of the street.After a while, light it.The people watching on both sides rub shoulders and shoulders, I don't know the number.It is said that Ximen Grand Official's Mansion is setting off fireworks here, who doesn't come to watch?Sure enough, it was a good fireworks.But see: one foot five high flower piles, surrounded by lively sheds.On the highest place is a crane with a letter of alchemy in its mouth. It is a branch of fire, and a cold light pierces through the side of the bullfight.Then, right in the middle, a watermelon cannon exploded, covering all the people in the surrounding area, tearing apart thousands of thunderbolts.Cailianfang, Sai Yueming, chase one after another, like a golden lamp dispersing the stars of the blue sky; purple grapes, thousands of frames and thousands of plants, like Lizhu hanging upside down on a crystal curtain.Tyrant jade whips are loud everywhere; ground mice are strung around people's clothes.The Qiongzhan jade platform rotates beautifully at the end; the silver moth golden bullet is ingenious and difficult to move.The Eight Immortals hold the longevity, and the name is Zhongtong; the Seven Saints descend the demon, and the whole body is fire.Yellow smoke, green smoke, enveloping thousands of clouds; Tightly spit out lotus, slow spit lotus, brilliantly compete for the ten-section brocade.Yizhang chrysanthemums face Yanlan, and fire pear blossoms fall to the ground and peaches compete for spring.The majestic momentum of the towers, halls and pavilions is instantly lost; the drums of the villages and villages seem to be the sound of joy.The salesman's bearer is full of flames from top to bottom; Bao's old car is smashed from the end to the end.The five ghosts quarreled and sentenced, and they were so desperate that they were hideous; they were ambushing on all sides, and there was no victory or defeat.All in all, after exhausting all efforts, the fire and smoke disappeared into simmering embers.

Earl Ying saw that Ximen Qing had wine, and just after watching the fireworks, he came downstairs. Seeing Wang Liuer here, he pushed Xiaojing's hand, pulled Xie Xida and Zhu Shinian, and left without saying goodbye to Ximen Qing.Dai'an then said, "Where is Second Father going?"

The count whispered into his ear: "Silly boy, the account I was talking about, if I don't get up, others just sit down, it's not interesting. When your father asks, you just say that I run away every day." gone."

After falling behind, Ximenqing saw that the fireworks had been set off, and asked the count where he had been waiting. Dai'an said, "Ying'er father and Xie father have gone all the way. The younger one can't stop him, so he will overwhelm father."

Ximen Qing stopped asking.Because they called Li Ming and Wu Hui, they each gave him a huge glass of wine to eat with him.Instructions: "I won't talk money with you, you two will come early on the [-]th and agree. It's better to be the second father, three and all the guys to be the head of the house, and have wine at the door in the evening."

Li Ming knelt down and said, "Young one, tell father: On the [-]th, Wu Hui, Zuo Shun, and Zheng Feng will all go to Dongping Mansion, where the newly promoted Mr. Hu will take up their posts. They will only be available in the afternoon. Come."

Ximen Qing said: "You and I only drink wine every evening. You just have to miss it."

The two said: "The little ones don't dare to make mistakes."

The two singers also came to say goodbye and go out.Ximenqing ordered: "Tomorrow, the guests at home will serve wine. Sister Li Gui and Sister Wu Yin are here. You two should come and walk for a while."

The two promised to go out together, no problem.Ximenqing ordered Laizhao, Dai'an, and Qintong to take over the household work.After extinguishing the lamps and candles, he went to the back room.

Besides, Zhao's son, little iron stick, was watching the fireworks outside. When he saw Ximenqing go in, he came upstairs.Seeing that his father and Laozi collected a plate of mixed meat and vegetables, a mug of wine and some yuanxiao, and brought them into the house, he asked his mother for a beg, and was beaten twice by his mother.Unexpectedly, he was walking in the back yard to play, only heard the laughter in the front house, only the rap and singer hadn't gone yet, saw the door was closed, so he looked through the crack of the door, and saw that there were candles in the room.It turned out that Ximenqing and Wang Liuer were having sex on the edge of the bed.Ximenqing, who already had wine, pushed his wife down on the edge of the bed, took off his little clothes, and used the props to dry the back garden flowers.One advance, one retreat, and back and forth [扌门], more than hundreds of times, [扌门] repeatedly beat loudly, the sound of panting, the momentum of coming and going, like Jusai folding a bed, can be heard everywhere.The kid was looking around there, when his mother, Zhang Qing, came to see him, grabbed the corner of his head and dragged it to the front, chiseled two chestnuts, and cursed: "The root of the trouble, little slave, you are the first The second is killed? Go there to kill him again!"

So, I gave him a few yuanxiao to eat, and didn't let him out, so I frightened him into sleeping on the kang.Ximen Qing and his wife stopped working when they had two meals.Dai'an sent him to carry the sedan chair for dinner and dinner, and then sent him home, and then came to Ximen Qing's house with Qin Tong and the two of them with lights on.It's exactly: don't worry about the end of the moon, and the night pearl will come.

(End of this chapter)