The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 180 Young Master Gan Visits Jia Mu (Part [-])
A few sisters were chatting here, but Jia Baoyu and Shi Xiangyun gathered together and murmured together. The two of them originally came to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion for the poetry club, but now they see Xing Xiuyan, Daiyu and sister Bao chatting non-stop , Long ago lost patience.

"Brother Ai, didn't you get that venison? Why don't you go to Yihong Courtyard to eat it, where they always talk about the trivial matters of these parents, it's so boring, it's cheaper to eat meat and drink too much." Shi Xiangyun also panicked when he saw Baoyu With a look of impatience, he hurriedly took the opportunity to encourage.

Jia Baoyu's heart was moved when he heard it, but he felt a little bit reluctant to see Lin Daiyu who hadn't seen him for a long time.After much deliberation, eating meat is not as important as seeing Sister Lin, so he smiled and said, "Hey, that meat won't run away with legs. In the evening, you go to Yihong Courtyard alone. My name is Xiren burns it for you to eat!"

After speaking, he leaned over to Lin Daiyu again.

Xiang Yun was not angry at all, after thinking about it, he still took the initiative to chase after Xue Baochai, and sat down next to Xue Baochai: "What date is finally set?"

Baochai smiled shyly: "The host master of Dayuan Temple said that the eighth day of the fifth lunar month is very good, and my mother also thinks that the first month is in a hurry. Besides, my brother is currently in the south of the Yangtze River, and it will take some time to get back."

Everyone hurriedly said congratulations, Xiuyan smiled and said: "That's good, the farm that my aunt entrusted my mother to find can also give me some time to tidy up."

Everyone was puzzled, Xiuyan said: "The son of the Mei family is not the eldest son, and he will have to live alone in the future. My aunt loves Sister Bao very much, so she wants to choose a place with fertile land and good scenery to marry Zhuangzi as a dowry."

Tanchun and Li Wan took care of the housework for a few days and were also proficient in common affairs. The former pondered: "Most of the good Zhuangzi in the suburbs of Beijing are owned by some prince or consort of a princess. Money may not be easy to use.”

"The third sister is right, but since Aunt Xue told my mother, it was a coincidence that one of my father's colleagues wanted to move his family to the south, and the village was a bit remote, so he wanted to make a move. Although the price is expensive, according to the Ordinary Zhuangzi is more than twice as tall, but what is rare is that Zhuangzi is near Tangshan."

Everyone was surprised. Tangshan has always been praised by dignitaries because of its hot springs. Every year, the Supreme Emperor takes his concubines to live in the palace for a month or two. The Imperial Hospital also said that soaking in hot springs is very good for the Supreme Emperor. However, because of Concubine Xu's arrival this year, the Supreme Emperor was not in the mood to go, and the Emperor was very filial, so he dared not mention it.

Even so, the hot spring village near Tangshan is also very popular. It turns out that Uncle Xing still has this ability.

Things were beyond Baochai's expectation. On the one hand, she was happy to get a good Zhuangzi, but on the other hand, she was worried that the price would be too high for her family to afford.After all, she was only a girl, and Baochai couldn't bear to ask her mother to make things difficult for her future sister-in-law by disturbing the roots of the Xue family.

Xiuyan had already seen Baochai's intentions, so she smiled and said, "The area of ​​the village is limited, less than half of the Grand View Garden, and the owner and my father have a good relationship, and my aunt can negotiate the price before buying."

This hot spring Zhuangzi Xiuyan in Tangshan has been seen before, because there is a hot spring, so the price is expensive.Xiuyan was also tempted and wanted to buy it. It is very good for the health of the whole family to come to the hot springs every winter. The only pity is that Zhuangzi is too small, and they are very cramped with no.Later Song Chen did not know how to get Xiuyan to buy a huge farm from a royal princess who was married to a fief, and this small man introduced it to Xue Baochai as a favor.

Everyone chattered and discussed, and Baochai must invite them to stay at Zhuangzi for two days after they get married. Baoyu shouted the most.

Lin Daiyu glanced at him: "What are you coaxing? It's all right to invite you to sit down. Could it be that Mr. Mei will let you stay for a while?"

Jia Baoyu laughed dryly: "Aren't I happy for Sister Bao? Besides, the outside world said that Mei Yusen has a gentle temper, and he has never been domineering because of knowing Yuan. He is a rare and clear line among scholars. I The two of you must be able to talk."

Among the girls present, except for Baochai, who was betrothed to others, none of them had a place to live.Hearing Jia Baoyu's praise of Mei Yusen, the little girls couldn't help yearning to judge others by themselves, and everyone couldn't help thinking about their own future, and wondered what kind of person they would marry in the future.

Thirty years after the wine and five flavors of food, Daiyu first became a good poem, Shi Xiangyun did not dare to lag behind, so he also had a poem, Tanchun grabbed the third, but Xiuyan was the last one.At first everyone thought that Xiuyan's talent was limited, so they put it at the end, but when they read Xiuyan's poems and essays, they all praised and applauded.

Even Shi Xiangyun, who has always felt quick in writing and thinking, gave Xing Xiuyan a high look.

I saw a seven-character quatrain on rice paper: Luodai has no wind and green leaves flow by itself;Nine doubts can't see Cang Wuyuan, pity and worry about Xiangnv.

It is a masterpiece of singing narcissus, and the elegant rhyme wanders among the poems.

Jia Baoyu was the first to say hello, and when he looked at Xing Xiuyan, he was a little surprised: "It turns out that Elder Sister Xing is a real person who doesn't show her face! I am blind."

In the past, Jia Baoyu more or less felt that Elder Sister Xing was tied down by those mundane affairs at home, and she was a bit of a philistine. Although she was beautiful, she was not like Sister Lin.But now looking at other people's poems, Jia Baoyu exclaimed that he was superficial. It turned out that there was such a versatile woman by his side, but he didn't know it.

He suddenly remembered one thing. Since the meeting between Deyuelou and Big Sister Xing, King Beijing has been asking about the Xing family in front of him from time to time. Baoyu didn't notice it at first, but now that he thinks about it, could it be that the prince recognized it a long time ago? Out of the identity of big sister Xing?

Jia Baoyu was thinking wildly here, but Yuanyang walked in. Seeing Xue Baochai here, he couldn't help laughing and said, "I just went to your place. Xiangling said that Miss Bao has already entered the garden. After thinking about it, the girl must come to Xiaoxiang." There is no doubt about it.”

"You are not serving the old lady, how come you came to see me?" Baochai stuffed her hand stove into the hands of the mandarin ducks, and the mandarin ducks were not polite, and said: "Mr. Mei's family brought a young scholar to visit, and the old lady called I'll call Baoyu!"

Everyone laughed and looked at Xue Baochai who looked embarrassed, Yuanyang smiled coquettishly and said, "I've thought about it, I must know you about this matter!"

Baochai thumped the mandarin duck lightly: "You make fun of me too."

Yuanyang put away the joke, and turned to Baoyu: "I've already wasted a lot of time, you go quickly. I heard that the young master who came with Mr. Mei is a disciple of our second master, and he came to Jingte to pay a visit."

Jia Zheng worked as a provincial student administrator, and happened to be in Jining Mansion a while ago.Jia Zheng is good at writing, but his own talents are limited, so he is particularly envious of those young talents who stand out from the imperial examinations by relying on their own thousands of troops.Jia Zheng also hopes that Baoyu can make up for his shortcomings and become famous in the scientific examination.It's a pity that Jia Baoyu couldn't understand Jia Zheng's thoughts, let alone associate with those people.

Sure enough, when he heard Yuanyang's words, he felt uncomfortable all over and couldn't lift his feet: "I won't go, those people are just here to flatter, I can't talk to them."

Li Wan's heart was moved, and he smiled: "Mr. Mei is Xie Yuan, and his friend's status will not be any worse if he wants to come."

"It's still grandma who understands, saying that this young man is the number one in Jining Qiuwei. He is less than twenty this year, and he is very young."

Xiuyan's eyes brightened: "You mean Jining Ganjia?"

"Ms. Xing has heard of it?" Yuanyang was puzzled at first, but after thinking about it, Miss Xing is different from ordinary people. She has a lot of experience, so she smiled and said: "It should be, I heard that Mr. Mei is very respectful of this young man. , our old lady took the young master to ask about his health, it was very affectionate."

Speaking of this, even the mandarin ducks themselves are very strange. The old lady likes girls, and although she is polite to those relatives and young men who come to visit, they are somewhat alienated in the polite manners, and the better the boy than Baoyu, Jia Mu The more indifferent.The dry boy in the main room was not inferior to Baoyu in terms of appearance or conversation, but the old lady's over-enthusiasm was somewhat unusual.

Everyone became more and more curious, and Li Gongcai hurriedly said: "Brother Lang has no class today, and he just happened to be mischievous in Daoxiang Village. Why don't you take him there for a visit, Baoyu? Your nephew is not very educated. If you can get two Xie Yuanlangs at the same time Call, this is a great blessing."

When Baoyu saw what his sister-in-law said, he couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it reluctantly, and followed the mandarin ducks out of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Shi Xiangyun looked at Xue Baochai who was wandering in his thoughts, pulled her away and went out: "Let's go and have a look too!" go.

Daiyu was at the end. Seeing the strange expression on her elder sister's face, she nudged her with her elbow: "What's going on?"

Xiuyan smiled softly and said: "That day when the wife of the Xu family came to see Mom, she said that the young master Gan is very good, and Mom is looking at each other intentionally!"

When Daiyu understood the meaning of Xiuyan's words, her face turned red all of a sudden.

"You, you are talking nonsense!"

Xiuyan chuckled: "Why are you talking nonsense? That young master is well-known in Jining as a talented man. Do you think he would make a special trip to visit the second master, a small student of politics? Of course he came to show the old lady! You take this opportunity Take a look, if you don't match, we'll talk to Mom again."

Daiyu turned around and wanted to flee back to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, but Xiuyan would not give her this chance, so she grabbed Daiyu's wrist and forced her to catch up with everyone.

In Jia Mu's upper courtyard, all the little maids were sent out, all with spring faces and smiles in their mouths, winking when they saw the girls entering the courtyard.Li Wan took them into the ear room next door, where Jiamu's chatting and laughing could be faintly heard, but it was a pity that they could not be heard clearly.

When Xiangyun was in a hurry, she wanted to go to the main room to take a sneak peek, but Li Gongcai hurriedly stopped her: "Don't mess around, let outsiders see the joke."

It happened that Fei Cui passed by the main room from the outside and was about to bring a fruit plate inside, so Xiang Yun hurriedly gestured to her.Fei Cui walked over with something puzzled: "Miss Shi called me?"

"Old lady, what are they talking about?"

Fei Cui looked at Xue Baochai pointedly, and then smiled and said: "The old lady asked the two young masters where they were studying, and asked them to talk about learning with Baoyu. homework!"

Li Wan was overjoyed: "This young man is still warm-hearted."

Fei Cui blushed: "Not only is he enthusiastic, but he is also a rare gentleman!"

(End of this chapter)