Jinpingmei

Chapter 60

The word says: Tired and sleepy, afraid of getting up, as infatuated as drunk as lazy, half-draped and half-rolled old curtains.The eyes are green with grass, and the tears are red with flowers.

Recalling the year when the soul and dream were broken, it was cloud, rain and wind.Desolately, the number of returnees upstairs.There are bursts of sorrow and tears, and there are thousands of sorrows.

It is said that when Pan Jinlian saw that the child was gone, she cheered up every day, cheered in every possible way, pointed at the girl and scolded: "Thief whore! I only said that your sun always rings at noon, but why is there a wrong season today? You turtledove fell The back of the spring stool has been folded—there is no chair. Mrs. Wang sold the mill—it can’t be pushed anymore. The old bustard is dead—there is no hope. But no matter what Just like me!"

Li Ping'er heard it clearly in the room, but she didn't dare to speak out, she just shed tears behind her back.With this dark energy and annoyance, coupled with worries and sorrows, I gradually lost my mind, my dreams were turned upside down, and my daily tea and meals were reduced.Since the second day after Guan Geer was buried, Wu Yin'er went home.Lao Feng brought a 13-year-old girl here, sold it to Sun Xue'e for five taels of silver, and changed her name to Cui'er, no problem.

One of Li Ping'er misses the baby, and the two are so angry that they relapsed their old illness, and they are still dripping with menstrual water.Ximenqing invited medical officer Ren to come and see him, asking for some medicine to be eaten, like water pouring stones, the more he eats, the more prosperous he becomes.During that period of half a month, the face gradually lost its appearance, the skin became thinner, and the beautiful plumpness was no longer the same as it used to be.Exactly: Most of the muscles and bones are lacking, so how can we prevent and worry a lot!One day, in the first ten days of September, the weather was bleak and the golden wind was gradually blowing.Li Ping'er sleeps alone in the room at night, the silver bed is cold and the pillow is cold, and the screen window is moon-soaked, thinking of her child, she sighs and sighs, as if someone knocked on the window lattice.Li Ping'er called to the girl, but she was asleep and didn't answer. She got out of bed, turned her bow shoes, turned over her embroidered jacket, and opened the door.Looking at it when I went out, it seemed that I saw Hua Zixu hugging the official brother and calling him. He found a new house and went to live with him.Li Ping'er was still reluctant to part with Ximen Qing, and refused to go, so he hugged the child with both hands, but was pushed by Hua Zixu, and fell to the ground.When I let go, I realized that it was Nan Keyimeng.Frightened into a cold sweat, he whimpered and cried until dawn.It's exactly: If there is love, don't you wait, and you will be fascinated by yourself.There are poems to prove it: the slender crescent moon shines on the silver screen, and people want to die in a secluded boudoir.I regret how much love is not enough, but I must know that love is the root of worry.

At that time, the cargo ship that came to Baonan arrived again, and Wang Xian, the younger generation, came up to collect the car tax and silver taels.Ximenqing wrote a book here, and sent Ronghai to take 100 taels of silver, and a gift of sheep wine and gold satin to thank the master: "Just say that this product has been taxed, and I hope it will be good."

The home was well-packed and the store was ready, and it was opened on the fourth day of September. That was the day when the goods were unloaded, and a total of 30 trucks were loaded with luggage.On that day, there were more than [-] relatives and friends who handed fruit boxes with red flags, and Xia Tixing also sent someone to give gifts and red flags.Qiao Dahu called twelve drummers and jugglers to tease him.Here at Ximenqing, Li Ming, Wu Hui, and Zheng Chun are playing and singing.Boss Gan and Boss Han both sell on the counter, one looks at the silver, the other talks about the price, and Cui Ben is in charge of collecting money.Ximen Qing wears bright red, wears a crown, burns the paper, all relatives and friends hand out fruit boxes and cups, and there are fifteen tables and seats in the back hall, five fruits and five vegetables, three soups and five cuts, sitting on the newly handed wine, drums and music .Those present include Qiao Dahu, Uncle Wu, Uncle Wu, Uncle Hua, Uncle Shen, Uncle Han, Daoguan Wu, Ni Xiucai, Wen Kuixuan, Earl Ying, Xie Xida, Chang Zhijie, and Li Zhi and Huang Si. , Fu Zixin and other executives and neighbors all sat at the table.The three young children sang a set of "Nanlu · Red Nao" and "Tai Chi at the beginning of Hunyuan" in front of the banquet. There are staggered toasts.Ying Earl and Xie Xida flew up the big clock, and the cups came and went.

After drinking until sunset, they dispersed the crowd, and Ximenqing only left Uncle Wu, Uncle Shen, Uncle Han, Wen Kuixuan, Earl Ying, and Xie Xida, and re-arranged tables to sit back.It was newly opened that day, and the buddy saved up the account, and sold more than five hundred taels of silver.Ximenqing was full of joy, closed the shop in Wanxi, and invited Buddy Gan, Buddy Han, Buddy Fu, Cui Ben, Ben Silian and Chen Jingji to the banquet to drink.After playing for a long time, the musicians were also sent away, leaving only three young children singing in front of the banquet.

Earl Ying was already drunk after eating, so he went out to relieve himself, called Li Ming and asked, "Whose family does that handsome little You'er with the bun in the bun belong to?"

Li Ming said: "Second father didn't know?"

Yin said: "He is Zheng Feng's brother Zheng Chun. The day before yesterday, my father had a drink at his house and invited his sister Ai Yue'er."

The count said: "Really? It's strange that he was the one who sent papers and sent funerals the day before yesterday."

So he returned to the banquet and said to Ximen Qing: "Brother, congratulations again, you have brought up your brother-in-law again."

Ximen Qing said with a smile: "It's a strange dog, don't talk nonsense."

On the one hand, he called Wang Jinglai: "Pour a big glass of wine with your second father."

The count said to Uncle Wu: "Old uncle, what do you say? I have no name for this punishment."

Ximen Qing said: "I'll punish you dog for lying."

The count bowed his head and thought for a while, then laughed, and said, "Don't worry, wait for me to eat, I can't kill anyone."

Then he said: "I've never been able to eat dumb wine. You ask Zheng Chun to come up and sing and I'll listen to it. That's all for me."

At that moment, the three Xiaoyou came up to play and sing together.The earl ordered Li Ming and Wu Hui to go down: "I don't want you two. I just want Zheng Chundan to play the zither, and just sing a little song, and I'll serve the wine."

Xie Xi yelled: "Come here, Zheng Chun, and let your second father sing as you please."

Ximen Qing said: "Talk to Huazi: there is a piece of music for one hour of wine."

Ask Dai'an to take two big silver bells and put them in front of Ying Er.Then Zheng Chun pressed the silver zither and sang "Qingjiang Yin" in a low voice: a sister is sixteen or seventeen and sees a pair of butterfly plays.The fragrant shoulders are leaning against the white wall, and the spring bamboo shoots are in tears.Call Mei Xiang to drive him to fly elsewhere.

After Zheng Chun sang the invitation, the earl finished his drink, and Dai'an quickly poured it again.Zheng Chun sang again: Turning around the railing, I saw him, leaning on the tea stand; pretending to be ashamed to fix the phoenix's panties, not talking about what I said last night, smiling and pinching the flowers.

The count ate, and quickly pushed Xie Xida, saying: "Well, I can't make it, I can't make it! These two big clocks sent me away."

Xie Xi said: "Silly Huazi, you can't bear to push me, I am your barbarian with [fur]?"

The Earl said: "Silly Huazi, I will be an official in the hall tomorrow, and you must replace me."

Ximen Qing said: "You are a genius, you will have to be a Shaowu tomorrow."

The count laughed and said, "Silly boy, I have become Shaowu, so I just leave the court to you."

Ximen Qing laughed and ordered Dai An'er: "Take melons to beat this bastard!"

Xie Xida quietly slapped a melon on his head, and said, "You bastard, Mr. Wen is here, you're just talking nonsense."

The earl said: "Mr. Wen is a gentleman, he doesn't care about this business."

Wen Xiucai said: "Ergong and I, old Mr. Dongjun, are so thick. In the middle of the banquet, it is true that it is not like this and it is not happy. The joy is in the heart, and the music master spreads out. I don't realize that I dance with my hands and dance with my feet." in this way."

Uncle Shen said to Ximenqing: "Uncle, it's not like this. Please ask uncle to come to the table, and you can give me an order—either throw dice, or guess one, or look at the cards, regardless of poetry and songs, top truth, or urgent passwords, say But come to have a drink. The concubine is almost even, and there is no confusion between each other."

Ximen Qing said: "What uncle said is true."

He poured a cup first and made an order with Uncle Wu.Uncle Wu picked up the dice basin and said, "Everyone, I have an order: follow the numbers, and when you meet a point, you need a flower name, and the flower name must be true, and you can say something regardless of poetry. If you can't say it, you will be fined one." Big Cup. I’m just together—a little bit of red in a toss, red plum blossoms against white plum blossoms.”

Uncle Wu tossed a two, an extra cup.After drinking, it's Uncle Shen's turn to take the toss.Uncle Shen said: "Two tosses are tied to the lotus, and the lotus is playing with the colorful mandarin duck."

Uncle Shen also tossed a two, and after drinking two cups, he passed the pot and gave orders to Uncle Han.Uncle Han said: "Throw three plums three times, and the plums will not be crowned."

Uncle Han finished throwing, had wine, and gave it to Wen Xiucai.The scholar said: "My student has been ordered to throw the champion red four times. The red and purple are not considered obscene."

Wen Xiucai only met with a glass of wine. After eating, it should be ordered by the earl.The count said: "I don't know the next word, so I can't tell the truth. I just need to say a hasty password: an old man in a hurry, holding a soybean bucket in his left hand, and a cotton fork in his right hand, Looking forward, just run away. A yellow-and-white dog is biting the fork of the cotton. The anxious old man put down the yellow bean bucket in his left hand, and goes forward to beat the yellow-and-white dog. I don’t know how to fight Over the dog, the dog over the hand."

Ximen Qing scolded with a smile: "You are a thief who is killing you, who is going to tease the dog with one hand? Don't you get bitten by the dog?"

The count said: "Who told him not to bring a stick! Now I have lost my crutch—I am angry with the dog."

Xie Xi said: "Your official, you see that Hanako's family fell apart, saying that he is Hanako."

Ximen Qing said: "He should be fined for one hour, not an order. Xie Zichun, you can do it!"

Xie Xi Dao: "I will also say one, which is better than him: There is a broken tile on the wall, and a mule and horse under the wall. The broken tile fell and hit the mule and horse. I don't know if it was the broken tile that hurt the mule or horse. Mules and horses crushed broken tiles."

The earl said: "You are laughing at my bad order, but you are a broken tile? Your wife, Sister Liu, is a mule, and I am a broken tile. ──We two broken mills are paired with lame donkeys."

Xie Xi said: "Your family's barbaric old whore, who sprinkled a lot of black beans, had to feed pigs and dogs, and don't want him."

The two fought back, and each poured out a bell, and it was up to the Han guy to throw.Han Daoguo said: "The father is on top, how dare the villain take the lead?"

Ximen Qing said: "Come along, don't be condescending."

So Han Daoguo said: "Throwing wintersweet flowers five times, you will meet gods in the flowers."

After the toss is over, it's time for Ximen Qing to throw, Ximen Qing said: "I want to throw a six: a six toss is full of stars, and the stars are neglected by the Bitan water."

Sure enough, a six was thrown.Earl Ying saw it and said, "Brother, this winter, the Lord has a celebration to take care of the situation and increase the official salary."

So he poured a large glass of wine and celebrated with Ximen.On the one hand, Li Ming and the other three came up to play and sing, playing until late at night.Ximenqing sent Xiao Youer out to see the guy, and sent Han Daoguo, Buddy Gan, Cui Ben, and Laibao to take turns to stay overnight, and ordered to be careful about the door, and then went over there.One night view is not a problem.

The next day, Earl Ying took Li Zhi and Huang Si to hand over the money, saying: "This time, only 60 taels of silver were imprisoned, which is not enough to pay back. Only 350 taels of silver were transferred to Dad. Lock it out and look for it, don’t dare to be late.”

The earl said two more good words for him.Ximenqing taught Chen Jingji to come, exchanged the money and sent it away.The money was still on the table, Ximen Qingyin asked the count, "Second brother Chang said that he found a house with four rooms in front and back, and only 35 taels of silver. He came to tell me that my child was seriously ill, and I was in a state of confusion. I sent him away. I wonder if he ever told you?"

The count said: "he said to me, I said, you are not going, he is not good, he is in a mess, what mood is there to talk to you? You go back to the owner of the house and wait for me to see you Brother, I'll do it for you."

Ximen Qing said: "Forget it, you have a meal and take a letter of 50 taels of silver. Today is a good day. Let's finish the house for him. For the rest, ask Second Brother Chang to open a small shop in front of him. How much money he earns is enough for him and his wife to quarrel."

The count said: "This is my elder brother taking care of him."

After a while, dinner was put on the table, and Ximen Qing ate with him, saying: "I won't keep you. You take the money and go and do this business for him."

The count said: "You still have to teach a senior official to go with me."

Ximen Qing said: "No nonsense, just let it go."

The count said: "It's not like that, I have some small things to do today. I told my brother that I sent some gifts to my cousin Du Sange's birthday in the morning, and he sent a boy to invite me to sit down later. I can't help it." Talk to you back and forth, teach a high-ranking official to follow, and become a house, so that you can teach him to talk to you back and forth."

Ximen Qing said, "If you say so, ask Wang Jing to go with you."

On the one hand, he asked Wang Jing and the earl to come to Chang's house.

Chang Zhijie was at home, and when he saw the earl arrive, he asked him to sit inside.The count took out the silver and showed it to Chang Zhijie, and said, "Your official, teach me to build a house with you today. I don't have time to spare. Brother Du San invites me to drink. I'm done with you now. I just had to go."

Chang Zhijie hurriedly called his wife to have some tea, and said: "Brother's kindness, who would be willing!"

After finishing tea, he called the people in the house and went to Xinshi Street together to exchange the money with the seller and write the house deed.The earl ordered Wang Jing to go home and talk to Ximenqing.The rest of the money was collected by Chang Zhijie.He said goodbye to Chang Zhijie and went to Du's house for a drink.Ximenqing read the deed, and asked Wang Jingsong and Chang Er to accept it, no problem.It's exactly: When you ask for help, you need to ask for a real man, and when you need help, you need to help others when you are in a hurry.Everything is inferior, who knows that kindness is a good plan.

(End of this chapter)