The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 181
The old lady's laughter came from time to time, but Mei Yusen and Gan Mi obviously didn't plan to stay any longer, and they got up and said goodbye after only sitting for half a cup of tea.Jia Baoyu and his nephew Jia Lan surrounded them and went out. Yuanyang personally opened the curtain of the main room, and the little girls dared not let out their air in the ear chamber next to them, for fear of being heard. When the sound of farewell gradually disappeared, they A few couldn't help but ran out to see what happened.

Shi Xiangyun was the most anxious, and hurriedly pulled Yuanyang and asked, "Which one is Brother Mei's husband?"

Baochai was so ashamed that she wanted to beat her, but Xiangyun ignored her at all. Yuanyang pursed her lips and smiled, "The one in the purple shirt with the jade pendant on his waist is Mr. Mei, and the tall one is Mr. Gan."

Shi Xiangyun chased him out to have a look, but unfortunately the other party had already disappeared at the gate, how could there be any shadow?Xiang Yun came back slightly disappointed: "Brother Ai is the same, what are you doing walking so fast that I didn't even see what brother-in-law Mei looks like."

Tanchun laughed and said, "What's this worth? We won't see each other until the day Sister Bao gets married?"

Xiangyun thought about it for a while, and it was the same reason. She respected Sister Bao the most, and naturally hoped that Sister Bao could get a good husband.Among these sisters, only Sister Bao has a solid home now, unlike her.
Xiangyun couldn't help thinking about her own fate. She was an orphan girl without father and mother. Others looked better than Sister Lin, but she didn't know that she was not as good as Sister Lin.Although Sister Lin is dependent on others, after all, the old lady loves her like pearls and treasures, and has a foster mother. As for myself, even though he still lives in Shi's house, the two aunts don't pay much attention to him. The son put on a loving face, but in fact he regarded himself as a hot potato.

The uncle went to work in other places, and the old lady left herself at Jia's house in the capital. Xiangyun was secretly happy at first, but after sister Bao settled down with her, Xiangyun realized her predicament.Her two aunts must be the masters of her marriage, and the old lady can't take care of her own granddaughter and granddaughter, so where would she have the extra energy to look for her?
Not long ago, the uncle's family sent a letter to the old lady, saying that Xiangyun's eldest sister had appointed the eldest son of the Huguang governor's family, and they would get married when they left the country.Xiangyun thought of the big sister who was not as good as her in every way, and couldn't help worrying about her future.

"What's wrong with Sister Yun?" Baochai looked at Shi Xiangyun worriedly, and Xiangyun quickly covered up his smile and said, "It's nothing, I'm just happy for my sister."

Baochai didn't ask any more questions. It's not hard to see Xiangyun's desperation, but he is too busy to take care of himself, so how can he have the energy to talk about other people's right and wrong?
Not long after, Baoyu and Jia Lan came back excitedly from the outside. When they saw the sisters standing under the main room, Jia Baoyu went up to greet them: "It's a pity that you didn't see this young man. He is really a good-looking person. The knowledge is comparable to that of Mr. Mei. I only showed him one of my articles, and he knew why I was weak. Mr. Gan is now worshiped under the name of Hong Shijin, a great scholar in Jining. This Hong Shijin is from Bishan Academy. Mr. Bai is equally famous in the literary world. According to Mr. Gan, the emperor has summoned Mr. Hong to Beijing to give lectures to the princes, and he will be in Beijing soon!"

Li Gongcai looked at his son expectantly, and Jia Lan said with a smile: "Mr. Gan has agreed to me and my uncle, and when Mr. Hong comes to Beijing, he will take the two of us to pay a visit."

Li Gongcai couldn't contain his joy, and he couldn't help but have a good impression of this young master Ganmi who he had only heard of but never met.

Xiuyan winked her eyes at Daiyu, Daiyu's complexion was crimson, she turned her head away from Xiuyan.

Coco Li and Tanchun happened to see the little movements of the two sisters, Coco Li didn't notice anything, but Tanchun's heart moved, and he looked at Daiyu carefully for a while.

At this moment, the old lady in the inner room asked them to come in. Mother Jia asked Daiyu to sit beside her with a smile, and while rubbing her granddaughter's forehead, she asked what was missing in Zijuan Xiaoxiang Pavilion.Mrs. Wang, who started to sit upright, also said with concern: "The girl's house has been unoccupied for a long time, and she came back so suddenly, I'm afraid it's very cold. According to my opinion, I'd better move the girl to live in the green gauze cupboard next to the old lady." good."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Auntie is too worried. Before she came back, the old lady ordered someone to fumigate the house with a warm pot. There is a kang and ground dragon in the house, so it's not too cold."

Li Wan followed with an apologetic smile: "What the elder sister said is that my wife doesn't have to worry. I went to Xiaoxiang Hall to see it today. There are mostly bamboo forests in their yard, which have blocked most of the cold wind. The felt curtains on the door and the gauze on the windows The paper is also new."

Mother Jia nodded in satisfaction, and turned to look at Wang Shi: "You are the careful aunt, Yu'er thanks to your care."

"This is the duty of the daughter-in-law."

Mrs. Wang was flattered, and couldn't help but think of the old lady's actions just now, and her heart was moved.

No one knows better than Wang what Jia Zheng is like. If you want to say that your husband can put on airs, he is definitely not a person who does practical things.No matter how low-sighted that young master is, his mentor is there, and he will never come to pay his respects to a little political student.Mrs. Wang saw Jia Mu's enthusiasm for dealing with people again, and she understood a little bit.

This is for Lin Daiyu to see her!
Otherwise, why did the old lady take her into her arms as soon as this damn girl came in?
Wang's heart was a little sour, the old lady didn't know where her heart went!Obviously Tanchun has not been settled yet, and the old lady is never in a hurry. It is better to treat a granddaughter than a granddaughter.Wang couldn't help thinking of his enemy Jia Min.

If there was no Jia Min back then, she would not have been disliked by the old lady when she first got married, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would not have had a quarrel.

Mrs. Wang's subordinates twisted the shark handkerchief unconsciously, and their face gradually became gloomy.

Jia Mudan left Daiyu in the upper room for dinner. Jia Baoyu was thinking about the piece of venison he got in the morning, so he took Shi Xiangyun and Tanchun back to Yihong Courtyard.Xue Baochai wanted to go home, but Xiuyan held her tight: "Daiyu won't go, and you won't go either. It's boring to go there by myself. You know."

Xiuyan said in a low voice: "I have a little disdain for the attacker in Brother Bao's yard."

Baochai had no choice but to follow after hearing this.Although the sky was not completely dark, the maids and women still lit bright lanterns, which illuminated brightly in front of everyone.

There has been news from Yihong Courtyard for a long time. Xiren, wearing the squirrel silver-rimmed cloak given by Mrs. Wang, led Sheyue and Qingwen to stand on the steps. When he saw Baoyu from afar, he went up to meet him.

Xiren held a glass hydrangea lantern in his hand and patted the dust off Baoyu's body with a smile.Baoyu said "Hey" and asked, "Where is this lamp?"

Xiren glanced at Liu Guang, but he couldn't see Lin Daiyu behind him, so he smiled and said, "It's the one on the second master's bookshelf."

Jia Baoyu complained aggrievedly: "How do you use it? Sister Lin sent me to beat it on a rainy day."

Xiren's face froze, and he forced a smile and said, "I'm not used to walking in the snow, and you asked me to wear the wooden clogs that King Beijing gave me. I was afraid I might sprain my feet, so I saw that this glass lamp is bright and easy to hold. ,talent."

Jia Baoyu's tone softened, and he said in a low voice, "That's all for now. Fortunately, sister Lin eats at the old lady's place. After you go back, look for it on the shelf. I also have one. It's similar to this one. You can take it." Just use it. Don’t take sister Lin’s things again, if you accidentally hit her, what am I going to do to make amends!”

Qingwen, who was serving at the side, heard Jia Baoyu's words, and couldn't help snickering: "Second master taught me that I tried to persuade Xiren just now, but she refused to listen, and said that you are not that kind of stingy person. "

Jia Baoyu said solemnly: "You have broken and torn down my things, have you ever seen me angry? But Sister Lin's things are more expensive, if I accidentally break them, I will accompany you to Sister Lin to plead guilty. You break it, I can't tell with a hundred mouths!"

After hearing this, Xiren hid without shame, and hurriedly stuffed the glass hydrangea into Jia Baoyu's hand.

When everyone entered the room, Li Wan looked at the arranged seats, the big charcoal fire basin in the middle, Qiuwen, Chunyan and Si'er put bright red and juicy venison on it from time to time, the charcoal fire basin was extremely hot, As soon as the gravy dripped, there was a loud "chi chi" sound from time to time, and the smell of roasted meat wafted into the nostrils.

Li Gongcai couldn't help praising: "This must be Xiren's idea, there is no one in your house who is more virtuous than her."

After some compliments, Xiren felt that his face had saved a bit of face, and Baoyu seemed to feel that he was a little stiff just now, so he smiled in front of everyone: "What the sister-in-law said is that everyone in our Yihong Courtyard is still worthy." But, only without Xiren, I don't even know where to insert my feet!"

Xiren ranked everyone according to his personal preferences. Xiuyan, Coco Li, and Li Qi were arranged at the outermost seats, and the door was behind them. The maids didn't come in to deliver wine and food, but they often brought cold wind. The position on the three of them is really bad.

Li Gongcai was a little displeased when he saw it, but on second thought, he had nothing to say, why did her cousins ​​come to Rongguo Mansion in the first place?Nature has no status.

Baochai couldn't help being embarrassed, and wanted to ask sister Xing to sit beside her, but Xiuyan waved her hand quietly at her. Thinking of what Xing Xiuyan said to her just now, Baochai believed a little more.It's not that sister Xing looks down on Xiren, but that Xiren has no self-respect and can't tell the identity of master and slave.

Here, Jia Baoyu picked up the small jug early and poured wine for everyone in a circle.Arriving at Xing Xiuyan's place, Xiuyan hurriedly covered the wine cup with a smile and said, "Brother Bao just roast a few more pieces of meat for me, but I don't need the wine."

Meilian explained to Jia Baoyu from behind: "Our girl has been taking recuperating medicine from the Imperial Hospital for the past two days, so don't rush her with alcohol."

Jia Baoyu's face was serious, and he looked at Xing Xiuyan worriedly: "What's wrong with Sister Xing? Tell me, so I can find some good prescriptions for you! It's not that I don't like those people who are too hospital. Those housekeeping skills among the wild men in the rivers and lakes."

Meilian rolled her eyes: "Our girl is in good health!"

"so what"

Li Wan guessed a little bit, and quickly pulled Baoyu back to his position, with a tone of reproach: "This daughter's family, can you understand? Since sister Xing doesn't eat it, you can take the fruit you got earlier." Take it out and eat it with us!"

Li Wan was talking about the pineapples that Wang Xifeng gave to each house.Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu was full of doubts: "What kind of fruit? Why? Who sent something to the mansion?"

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PS: As usual, the second update at night
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