Baoyu Fights the Red Chamber

The county exam started, and the fake stone scratched his heart and lungs. This year was the first time he didn't accompany the exam, but he had to end up with his nephew.

Wucaishi couldn't see it, so he encouraged him to sneak to the capital.He said that this is a test of will, and he has to grit his teeth and endure it. Well, he doesn't dare to obey the teacher's orders, and besides, he can't accompany the exam every year, and there is always a time to let go.

However, it said that after more than an hour after the opening of the first scene, the medicine was picked up and rushed to the school.Baoyu was teaching in the classroom, Li Gui didn't dare to delay, and quietly appeared at the back of the classroom.Baoyu knew that there was an urgent matter, so he ordered the schoolchildren to endorse the book with a loud voice.

After leaving the door, Li Gui whispered, "Hue Yao is waiting outside the teacher's room."

Baoyu was taken aback, because he couldn't go to accompany the exam, so he specially appointed Hue Yao to be Zhang Ruojin's deputy. At this time, Hue Yao ran back to the school, and someone fell ill?A fraud case in the examination room?At the moment, he quickly rushed to the teacher's room.

Turning around the corner of the corridor, he saw Hoe Yao, who was chatting and joking with Qian Qi, seeing that his expression didn't look like something serious happened, so he slowed down.Hoe Yao hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and took a look at Li Gui.

Li Gui cursed inwardly, since he was the steward of the school, anyone who doesn't give some face, Second Master Bao will give face.It's just that the first few fellows with the second master have a big face. Every time they go to the school, they will play tricks and only talk to the second master.

He is a prudent and experienced person, he doesn't care about boys, and said with a smile: "It's windy on the porch, let's talk in the room."

Baoyu then pushed the door open, sent out the servant inkstone that had been tidied up in the room, and ordered him to stand guard outside the door.

Hoe Yao yelled loudly that the sky is cold, and poured tea from the teapot, while leaning forward and whispering: "Liu Juzi is finished."

Baoyu blinked wildly, unable to react for a while.Picking medicine is a bit embarrassing. In his opinion, this idea is not practical for "eight hundred miles urgent report".So he took out himself: "Guan Zhang ordered me to report to the second master."

Baoyu's eyeballs turned from left to right, and then from right to left, and asked, "Who is the guarantor for him?"

Hoe Yao scratched his head: "I don't know... maybe his uncle is looking for someone."

Baoyu didn't say anything, so there's no need for Uncle Liu to come forward. After asking that question, he realized that Liu Hong and Xiaodan knew too many people. A random sweep of the capital would find a lot of people who would quietly be his guarantor.

Zhang Ruojin's mind was better guessed, it was a human being, and he didn't know until five days later, he would definitely think that Zhang Ruojin was "bought" by Liu Xianglian.Although it's not a big deal, Zhang Ruojin won't take the risk of being suspected by him.But Liu Xianglian's going to the examination room was too frustrating, why did the kid think so?Do you want to be an official through the imperial examination so that you are more worthy of Tanchun?Can he be an official with his temper?

Liu Xianglian didn't want to become an official through the imperial examination. It was his late mother who had this idea. She fought with his late father. One forced him to study and the other forced him to practice martial arts, forcing him to be a prodigal son. Both.After becoming a martial artist at Jia's private school, especially after proposing marriage with Tanchun, he wanted to make a name worthy of a beautiful woman and his teaching status, so he took the martial arts exam.After looking at the county examination questions over the years, I feel that the difficulty is not unattainable, so I want to be a child, even if I only pass the county examination, the status is very different, and I can teach young children in the family school.Therefore, the power of love is so great that it makes the prodigal son turn back and go to the road of no return for the honest man.

Baoyu couldn't guess Liu Xianglian's mind, so he simply didn't guess. Liu's brother-in-law is not difficult to deal with, and he will know when he meets him.So he smiled and said to Hoyao: "Guan Zhang is very good at doing things, you don't make this trip at all. Tell Guan Shi, treat Liu Juzi like other candidates, be strict with your mouth and don't spread gossip. Well, tell Shan Juren As for Jia Lan and the others, no one should tell the story after they come back.” ——Brother-in-law Liu loves face, if he hasn’t passed the county test, it won’t look good.

The hoe medicine kept saying yes, and I returned to Jing County after drinking two cups of hot tea. Today, there are many things in the "Qin Wei Jing" hospital.

Baoyu thought about it, and didn't intend to go to class in the afternoon, so she assigned homework to the students, and ordered Jia Ling, who was older, to watch and go to the mansion to embrace the building by herself.Poor Qingwen was so infatuated with him, he used him as a shield and a trash can for his soul, and when he was bored, he walked around Baoxia.

It just so happened that Xichun brought the autumn pattern and Ruhua to help draw the pattern in Baoxia. He was overjoyed to see Baoyu coming and asked him to comment.

It is said that Mrs. Xing treats Xichun with a good face, her face is very bright, she has to stay in the meeting room in the morning, and let her play after lunch.Mrs. Wang at the other end was very tight with Tanchun and Daiyu, so Xichun often came to hug the mansion instead.Qiuwen followed the fourth girl, and there was no possibility of rivalry with Qingwen, and they got along very happily.

Fake Stone ramblingly praises the embroidery patterns, praises Qingwen's embroidered purse again, and turns a blind eye to the good-looking Yaqishang's overtures.

Qingwen was very relieved, took the broken silver, and ordered Qilu to go to the big kitchen to ask for plum blossom cakes, cleansing powder plum flake snowflake cakes, etc.It sounds like a seasonal snack, but it's not the time of year or festival and it's not time for breakfast, so it's impossible for the cook to have it ready. When the cook makes the scallops and brings them back, Baoyu must leave.It doesn't matter, the fourth girl likes to eat.

False Stone secretly sighed that the country is easy to change and the nature is difficult to change, and it is not good to lose Qingwen's face for this little thing, so he lost interest, and smiled: "Fourth sister, I have something important to tell you, let's go to the room .”

When the cousins ​​came into the room, Baoyu was lazy and said directly: "Miss Lin is about to say kiss, what do you think about your own affairs?"

Xichun blushed, and rubbed the corners of her clothes: "I'm only this age... Elder sister Bao only talked about kissing when she was fifteen! The eldest wife said that girls have only had a happy life in the past few years, let others relax..."

Baoyu laughed: "It's not easy to relax? Don't look at your third sister who is busy going around. That's to accompany your cousin Lin. Your third sister will be relaxed and happy in the future."

A gloomy look flashed in Xichun's eyes, and she lowered her head and said, "Don't lie to me, I'm a daughter-in-law, and the third and second sisters won't be blessed. I want to learn from Miaoyu, and I don't have any troubles, but I can't help it." I."

The original is powerful!However, Xichun in the original book does not have the spirit of "accepting fate" that Xichun has in front of him. In that kind of environment, accepting fate will surely end, and sacrificing oneself for the family marriage will not work. Only Qingdeng Ancient Buddha can keep himself.

False Stone doesn't think the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha is bad, but it's inconvenient to openly agree, and said with a smile: "Although she is quiet, she is a vegetarian all the year round. Don't rush to cock your mouth, and she will come back to refute me if she is a vegetarian all year round. If you want to say, you are really not in a hurry Let’s relax for a few years. You are the youngest girl in your family, so it’s not likely that you can’t be like your second and third sisters (when Ning’s mansion is copied, Xichun’s marriage mission will not be broken by itself). It’s just that if you want to enter the high school, all kinds of Anxiety is indispensable, the mistress must learn how to do it, and can't be so loose."

Xichun sneered, gritted her teeth and said: "The big family is dirty, don't bully me, why don't you know? As for the Ningrong Second House, I often hear so many unbearable gossips! I am innocent and I am troubled by them! "

Baoyu sighed slightly, and adapted the original words of Xichun in the original book to explain: "Don't be so temperamental, good or bad, you have your own opinion. The ancients said that 'good and evil life and death, father and son can't help', let alone others? Don't talk about these, the second brother has something to do Help me."

Xichun smiled brightly, the tasks entrusted by the second brother Bao and Lian always gave her a great sense of accomplishment. Look at Xiaoguanzhuang, how many girls can draw house-building patterns?

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One day later, Tanchun and Daiyu didn't go to Mrs. Wang's place in the afternoon: there was a big banquet in Jiamu's courtyard, Baoqin moved to live in Hengwuyuan with Baochai, sister Qiao moved into the big house, aunt and grandma came back to her mother's house occasionally in spring. In the Ziling Pavilion where I live, the girl grows up and can enjoy the treatment of aunts.

In addition, Mr. Tan's daughter came back after the New Year, and the girls greeted him.There used to be two female gentlemen in Rongfu, because the girls were all grown up, and Xichun Zhanyan was 12 years old, so one of them left the library and went to another house, and Mr. Tan stayed to teach Qiao, and let Xichun read some more by the way. Book.

After the refreshments, Daiyu went back to her Yixin Hall early.During this period of time, there were many gift givers, so she handed it over to Xueyan, but she had to check it out herself.Right now, the gifts are given by members of the Ningrong Second Mansion and Jia's family. Generally speaking, outsiders don't give gifts until their birthdays are approaching, or even on the right day. The closeness and closeness are best reflected at this time. She has to learn a little bit.

Now Daylily Garden only lives in Daiyu, Miaoyu, Li Wan, the female husband, and the embroiderers of Goddess Red. They are all quiet, follow the master, and go quietly all the way.Near Yixin Hall, when she heard laughter and laughter, Daiyu stopped immediately.

Zijuan laughed and said, "It's Miss Qingwen and Qianxue, they must have come to give presents. Go and see what Second Master Bao sent you."

Daiyu hissed: "I'll find out soon? That little hoof has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, so don't see him."

Zijuan was slightly melancholy: "How could it be that she became the second master Bao's roommate, if it is an attacker..."

Daiyu cut her face down and interrupted: "Is this what a girl should say? When is it our turn to talk about the matter in my cousin's room?"

Saying this, she couldn't help feeling sad, Lian Er was also her first cousin, she always thought that Lian Er's first birthday would be for her to take care of her first birthday, she never thought that things were right and people were wrong, that Sister Feng would not return after returning to Ning, Cousin Lian took a good concubine!

For a while, Qingwen Qian went away in a storm of snow and wind, and Daiyu's master and servant walked quickly.

After entering the main room, Daiyu was surprised to see Xichun sitting and drinking tea, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Which way did you come from? Why don't you go with me when you come here?"

Xichun rolled her eyelids: "I avoided it on purpose, I came to find out how much money you have collected." Pointing at something with her chin: "Second Brother Bao, what a gift!"

When Daiyu saw it, she was overjoyed: it was a flat flower basket, with a silver peg in the center, about three liang; around it was a circle of curved thin silver bars, each decorated with a number of silver buds, each one to two Money, forming a silver flower; there are copper strings underneath, four strings, adding up to about ten taels of silver.It's not that this gift is too light. Baoyu is not yet a adult and only receives a month's order, but she just gives the money blatantly, with a unique appearance. I think that Qingwen and Qianxue came across the courtyard carrying a basket, and I don't know how many people stared at them.

Xichun Xiaomi gritted her teeth, jumped up and grabbed her with her hands: "What are you laughing at? Do you think it smells like copper? The most important thing in life is to dress and eat. If you don't like it, give it to me! Come on, let's talk in the room."

Daiyu complained again and again: "It's a robber who came to the door! Xueyan, watch carefully, one copper plate will be deducted from your monthly payment!"

Xueyan and others responded with a crisp smile, Zijuan wanted to follow her into the room to serve, but Qiuwen held her back: "Miss Si has something to say to Miss Lin."

Zijuan was stunned, then remembered that Ning's mansion didn't care about the fourth girl, and the fourth girl only had two months' worth of money, and she loved painting, paper, pens and paints were free, and she was afraid that money was tight, so she asked her cousin to fight the autumn breeze.

Xichun in the room changed his expression early, and said solemnly: "What I said just now is not a joke, the most important thing is to dress and eat. Everyone knows that you have fifty thousand taels of silver in a box, how much do you have now? Just build a small Guanzhuang Then you will pay [-] taels."

Daiyu blinked and said nothing. She did spend some money. She usually spends some money for small gatherings in the boudoir, special meals in the kitchen, and rewards for girls and women. It is also indispensable, and there is an heir brother Lin Xing who lives in Zhongjinghou's house empty-handed. The so-called "every food, drink, paper and ink depends on historians", so she naturally wants to subsidize her heir brother with New Year's gifts.But she also has income. Grandmother gave her shop Zhuangzi to the housekeeper Lai to take care of it, and the income is acceptable; there is also the money rewarded by her parents, two pairs of [-] taels of silver have not been moved, and there are another four to five thousand taels on hand. .She estimated that when she left the cabinet, the "[-] taels of silver in the box" should be completed.

Xichun said again: "Second brother Bao said that my daughter's family must have a dark silver. Everyone knows that the silver is on the bright side. If the man you marry in the future is good, if it is not good, don't think that the dowry is really yours. , a worthless man, with a lot of dowry from his daughter-in-law! Don't talk about others, just look at me..."

She couldn't help sobbing when she said this.Daiyu hurriedly took out her handkerchief to wipe her tears, she couldn't help being sad, she felt that the poorest girl in Xiaoguanzhuang was Xichun, who lived in Rongfu with a father and brother and sister-in-law, her name was not right.It's not as good as her, everyone knows that she has a wealth, but she just lives with a foreign family for her daughter's upbringing.

Xichun sniffed, and said bitterly: "I also have a mother, and I am also an only daughter, where did my mother's dowry go? Fortunately, there are two elder brothers, Lian and Bao, who treat me like their own sister, so it is inconvenient for others to know. They treat you the same way, and aunts and cousins ​​have to avoid suspicion even more, so they can only be indifferent on the surface. The two elder brothers have something to entrust to you, if you find it hot, it will be a waste of their hearts!"

Daiyu flashed the fake stone's fake face in front of her eyes, and said with a dry smile: "That's right, the two cousins ​​treat everyone like a 'kiss', I don't refuse their gifts, everyone has them, why should I Push it out?"

Xichun was unhappy, and said with a cross-eyed: "You don't understand them! You don't understand Cousin Bao! Huh, he doesn't need you to understand!" As he spoke, he took out a book from his arms: "Take it, there is a golden house in the book. !"

Daiyu's eyes straightened - "Taishang Induction Chapter".She reads a lot of books, but she hasn't read this one. Most of the people who read it are old women who are fasting monks and respecting Taoism. There are only a thousand words in it.

Because she hadn't read it, she didn't notice anything wrong when she took it, so she casually put it on the bookshelf.Xichun rolled her eyes, grabbed her hand and opened the book, flicking her fingernails lightly, it turned out that each page was double-layered, with bank notes inside.

There are small and large bank notes, and there are thousands of taels!Daiyu was at a loss: "This, this..."

Xichun said anxiously: "How did you respond to me just now? Don't think too little, don't think too much, this is your intention!"

Daiyu smiled wryly: "I've accepted my wish, but it's not suitable..."

Xichun interrupted: "Go back and try!" Then said softly: "My dear sister, this is the dark silver, the dark silver of your life! Only you and my two elder brothers know it. If you feel uncomfortable, keep it No need. There are unpredictable things in the sky, and people have blessings and misfortunes. If one day they are in trouble, you will take them out to help them."

Daiyu didn't believe her toes, thought for a moment, and said helplessly, "Then I'll keep it. A man can't do without a loose hand, or a moment of inconvenience, which is also called 'difficulty'. Five thousand taels per person?" Jian Xichun nodded and said with a straight face : "I've made a note. When they asked for more than five thousand taels, they had to give me a deed (IOU)."

Xichun breathed a sigh of relief, she assured Second Brother Bao that this matter would be done.In other words, she was a little puzzled, why didn't the second brother Bao ask the third sister who was better with Cousin Lin to do it?

Baoyu didn't ask Tanchun to do it, he had his own concerns. Tanchun was more sensitive to money than Xichun. If she didn't say anything about silver, she would definitely have an opinion in her heart.Everyone has a unique heart, Yingchun is a girl from the big house, and Xichun is a girl from the next house, so Tanchun has always regarded himself as his only sister, but if there is a clever cousin Daiyu in the middle The cousin is said to be a "natural pair", so the brother-sister relationship will fade away.

Furthermore, he gave Daiyu the money because he wanted to pay it back, and he did have the intention of preparing for it. He was not afraid of [-] yuan, just in case. Who can be sure that the Rongfu will not be raided?Daiyu valued friendship, and she would definitely not stand idly by with this sum of money.Because of this, he didn't dare to wait until Daiyu was married to give it away, maybe he ransacked the house before then!And this thought he didn't want Tanchun to notice at all, Xichun is so foolish, Tanchun might not be superficially jealous, but he thought deeply, don't be so worried and worry too much to replace Daiyu as a sick child.

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