Baoyu Fights the Red Chamber

Chapter 22: Inner Weft Secret: Welcoming the Spring Festival

It's not easy for a woman to go out, Xiangyun came to Rongfu, so she didn't want to go home right away, Yingchun's birthday was February [-]th, and Tanchun's birthday was March [-]rd, the time was so close, why bother to run around?

Speaking of birthdays, Tanchun is fine, Mrs. Wang loves to pretend to be kind and magnanimous, and gives a birthday every year, but Yingchun has never had a birthday until she was 12 years old!At the beginning, Jia's mother raised Yingchun under her knees only incidentally: Xichun is a legitimate daughter, and she can form a marriage that is beneficial to the family without a fork. As soon as she said it, Jia Mu agreed with tears.The daughter of the first wife in Ningfu is about to be brought to me, and my Yingchun mother and father don't care about it, so I should take care of her.It just so happened that Mrs. Wang dared to challenge her old man's authority, so Mother Jia got annoyed and dragged Tanchun into her yard.A clever concubine, a capable concubine, Muna's Yingchun was inadvertently ignored.

Those who eat Red Mansions always comment on Xiangyun as "cheerful, forthright, outspoken, masculine, disregarding high and low, regardless of gender, interacting with people in his true colors, without utilitarianism" and so on. Translate what this girl said Never too big a brain.At Daiyu's birthday banquet, all the poems were written in lower writing, and Jia Mu rewarded them with a series of voices.She actually begged Mother Jia to allow her to stay longer in public, because "it will be Sister Yingchun's birthday soon".

The whole audience froze there. Wang Xifeng was Yingchun's sister-in-law, but she couldn't express her opinion beyond Mrs. Xing.Mrs. Xing pretended not to hear, and the others were even more reluctant to speak up.

Mother Jia couldn't bear it, and sighed: "Yingchun girl is 12 years old, the old lady is really confused. What do you think about this?"

Mrs. Xing couldn't pretend to be dead anymore, she twisted and said: "Second wife, there has always been a custom in the mansion?"——My mother has no money, Yingchun is the second girl of Rong Mansion, so she can do whatever she wants!

Mrs. Wang threw the ball away: "Feng girl, please take care of it."--The big house concubine is about my old lady's P business!

Wang Xifeng first smiled cleverly, and then opened her lips: "If you talk about this little man's birthday, there must be some rules, a new shirt, a pair of shoes and socks, a pair of birthday peaches, a whey pack and a golden birthday star , and what’s more, how old is Fan, and the bundles are covered with silver thread noodles. The sisters and brothers in each room are free to choose a leaf, a picture or a word, according to the scene.”

Mother Jia was a little annoyed, and smiled lightly: "Then you, sister-in-law, can figure it out. It's twelve, and everyone should take care of it."

The so-called family has a daughter, and the daughter of the Guixun family should "see the marriage affairs" when she reaches the twelfth or third year, that is, let people know that "my family has a daughter who can discuss marriage", so that people will come to see the girl.Otherwise, when the girl reaches Jiji, where can I find it suddenly?One drag two drag to become an old girl!The dowry also needs to be prepared, and if you are a fastidious family, you must prepare the dowry at a young age. You can't let a girl leave the court empty-handed, even if she is a concubine.Her old man has already pointed out that Yingchun is 12 years old, and her stepmother and sister-in-law are not answering, so she wants her old ancestors to do it for her?

When Fake Stone heard it, he thought of "the child is a Zhongshan wolf". In the original book, Yingchun was sold by Jia She for [-] taels of silver to a man surnamed Sun.For a moment he couldn't bear it, and patted Jia Lan: "It's your second aunt's birthday! We little people, we can't bear heavy gifts, and our longevity will be lost. According to me, if we sisters and brothers contribute a share, we will also be able to pay for it." No matter how many copper coins, give it to the mothers in the kitchen, add some dishes, take a few bottles of sherbet to fill the wine, and write poems and sentences with orders, and use it as homework for school exams, and ask the ancestors to judge, wouldn't it be lively and interesting."

All the young people applauded, and Jia Mu waved her hand and said, "You play with you, I can't stand the trouble, and I can't understand poems and words. At most, I will reward you with a few taels of silver for the banquet."

All the little ones refused, Xichun blushed: "Don't talk about those blunt dictionaries, I have to make my ancestors understand as soon as they hear it, otherwise she will be punished severely!"——My girl hasn't learned the esoteric things yet, so I'm not allowed to play!

Wang Xifeng looked ashamed, and said with a smile: "If you say that, then I will too! If you don't understand poetry and words, you can make up nonsense. The ancestors can't leave my granddaughter-in-law aside, but I also grew up at your knees! "——Ya Da Xiaoshuangli has a smart mouth and a sweet mouth. When she came to the second aunt's house as a guest, Jia's mother often stayed by her knees to relieve her boredom.

Jia Mu's smile deepened a lot: "I can't do without you. You can do everything. Baoyu and the others have to study, and they have to think of good words to fight for victory. Me, that's just eating and drinking!"

Wang Xifeng answered yes repeatedly, thinking about it in his mind: Yingchun is such a wood, I dare not send it to any palace as a concubine if I have the guts.Those who marry into the right family can only marry a concubine, and have to pay a modest dowry.But what if you marry a businessman?The mother-in-law who is greedy for money will be happy, but Shixun's daughter marrying into a businessman is ugly, so she has to fool her father-in-law until she is willing. If the old man decides that he is a bully, the old lady can't stop it.As for the choice of sister-in-law and wife, there is a ready-made one: Xue Pan, the only son of the Xue family!The eldest aunt must have wished for it.That Xue Pan is said to be a fool, and the eldest aunt is also soft-hearted, and when the time comes, Xue Pan's wealth will be pinched in his own hands.It's just that this matter cannot be publicized, and the second aunt will not be happy to see it. She dreamed of marrying Baochai for Baoyu, and she didn't think about how the second master would agree.

With the help of the head grandma, the Spring Festival celebration is naturally a lively event.Jia Jun's little friend was also allowed to attend the banquet. It was my aunt's birthday. What kind of outsider is he, a little furry boy.

Baoyu didn't think much about Wang Xifeng's change of attitude, he just said a few words for Yingchun in a soft heart.And Wang Xifeng will not make things clear so quickly, this matter must be done quickly and ruthlessly, and they will marry when Yingchun and Ji say they will marry.There are still three years until Yingchun Jiji, what she has to do now is to establish a good relationship with Yingchun, and in the future, the silly girl will listen to her everything.

But after Xiangyun settled down, Baoyu didn't have time to play with her, so Tanchun had all the power.He is a man who wants to read stereotyped essays and make money. He is busy, so he doesn't want to be a rich and poor man like Shenying Baoyu.

It is said that after Meiren got married, she grew up like a vice lady and couldn't do farm work, so she opened a small embroidery shop in Jing County.Her aunt and mother-in-law are good at embroidery, and her eldest son's daughter-in-law, who is 13 years old, and her stepdaughter, who is nine years old, can all help her.What's more, there is the Red Mansion Embroidery Workshop hidden behind it, so there is no need to recruit embroiderers, and the cost is low.

Mingyan's father is the manager of procurement in the Rong Mansion, and his surname happens to be Yu. He has the same surname as Meiren, and they belonged to the same family before Babaijia.Because it is convenient for the steward to run around, and it is profitable, he will not make a fuss, and he will use the relationship of the Rongfu to help with some embroidery work.

That day, Baoyu returned early with Jia Lan and Jia Zhu from the sheep-herding family school, nestled in the "outside study" and concentrated on doing homework.

After that, the three of them got up and twirled the spinner and played hula hoops-a certain one got some modern gadgets after all.There is no way, the Jia family treats the men as girls, how will they survive the tragic scientific examination in the future?Going outside to exercise this obstacle and that obstacle, he had to exercise indoors.These things are not easy to persist without playmates, and he is deeply grateful that he has two small followers with great foresight.

After playing wildly for a while, all three of them were sweating profusely, and the maidservant brought a large bucket of hot water to help them bathe and change clothes.

After bathing, he took a nap, got up again, sipped tea and discussed his homework, and prepared to go to Jia Zheng's study for a routine meeting later—Master Zheng was disappointed with Prince Teng, and recognized his brother Dahu.Unfortunately, the family is full of dandies, and he thinks that Baoyu's future support can only be the nephew of the grass-born nephew, so Jialan Jiajun is lucky to be promoted to be the object of his investigation.

Sanxiao was talking enthusiastically, and Musk Moon came to report in a hurry, saying that Smith had gone to play in the Westinghouse.The little master wanted to study not to be disturbed. She was reporting to Xiren, probably too eagerly, and her voice was a little louder, and the third child heard it.

Xiren followed Sheyue away, Baoyu frowned slightly, the servants of the red building liked to visit the door most, he spoke in the main room to receive the visitors, Qingwen Xiaohong dared to speak and stop, and nothing happened.It's just that Xiangyun is an unusual person, the most "informal", and the Embroidery Workshop is rushing to work, so don't let her see what she says, and talk everywhere.

Thinking of this, he propped himself up and stood up, Jia Zhu rolled his eyelids: "If a man is trapped in a rouge battle, Uncle Bao should be self-reliant!" In other words, he has long been tired of it, and it's okay to play with girls occasionally, and hang out every day. Not bothered?

Lan Tongxie stared at the book without squinting, Baozi's face was full of pity: "My mother said that my second uncle was square on the inside and round on the outside, because it was too round, and there was dust everywhere, which hurt my reputation."

Baoyu sadly reminded, and said bitterly: "What do you know? The problem in the backyard is a matter of life!" After saying this, he went to check the enemy's situation proudly. Don't you want to play petty temper if you are worried, but it is a pity that the lifeblood is in the hands of others.As long as Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang feel that they don't listen to the greetings, they must think that it is "little hoof picking ~ talkative", and then "slightly punish" them, and put some golden chasms on them.If it's more serious, as in the original book, if the embroidery workshop is exposed, all the maids who need to be used will be driven out or sold, then I will still have prestige in the future?There are eyes staring everywhere, nothing can be done, just wait for death!

From this, he realized one more thing: Don't say that women in ancient times were of low status, who has a head on their shoulders?People can play curve to save the country, pinch the backyard and pinch the man's life!In ancient times, men always entrusted women to take care of the backyard. The man in charge of the backyard was called worthless, and those who took care of common affairs were looked down upon. As a result, they had neither financial nor personnel rights.Like the men in the Rong Mansion, except for Jia She, who is desolate and tyrannical, they are all controlled by women. What else can he do with a nine-year-old carrot besides cleverness and maneuvering?

Just after entering the second door, Xiangyun's crisp laughter came from a certain room.Qi Xun, who was opening the curtain, said in a low voice: "As soon as Miss Smith came, she asked Sister Xiren which room she lived in, and Sister Qingwen pointed to Mammy's room on duty."

With cleverness, there is nothing eye-catching in the nanny's room.False Stone immediately made a decision: in the future, the finished product will be placed in the east room where he lives, and the "outside study" will not be occupied by maids, so as not to be copied.Just in case, I have my own words.Six indeterminate simply turn against each other, not a maid!Hmph, there was a lot of trouble, and Mrs. Wang asked Mrs. Wang to drive out more maids to open an embroidery workshop outside.Anyway, I have a few papers in my hand, if I don't have enough money to buy a house, my face will be turned, so I don't care about using the "jewelry" on my head as an old servant.

Having made up his mind, he raised his voice to call Xiangyun.But she saw a tomboy rushing out, followed by her eldest maid, Cuilu.In the back is Xichun and her eldest maid, Xiren and Qingwen did not come out, probably tidying up the messed-up room.

But I saw Cui Ling holding the scarlet gorilla Zhaojun's cloak, Xiangyun wearing a half-new autumn-scented gold and silver rat jacket, a bowknot and long tassels and five-color palace sash around the waist, a three-color embroidered lin gown, and a pair of riding boots. It looks more and more "bee waist, ape back, crane mantis shape", that is, tall, wide back and thin waist, thin and strong.

Baoyu teased: "Sun Xingzhe is here, and my place is not the Heavenly Palace. How could the third sister allow you to rebel?"

Xiang Yun's lips curled up: "She's coaxing Sister Lin! I didn't mess with Sister Lin, she started crying by herself!"

Baoyu expressed understanding: "How could you make her cry on purpose?" (It must be another "unintentional" trouble)

Xiangyun pouted: "Exactly! She ran to bury the flowers, and I told her not to freeze, but she insisted on going and cried."

Baoyu stared blankly at the roof, wondering if there will be flower burials this season?Bury snowflakes?

Xichun frowned and said, "I heard her say, 'The person who buried the flowers today laughed like a fool, but who will be buried next year?'"

The little girl learned perspective, she was born and raised in Kyoto, Wu Nong couldn't understand soft words, but she learned it because Daiyu chanted repeatedly with tears in her eyes.Baoyu can't laugh or cry, Xindao's famous "The Burial of Flowers" should be written by a girl who cherishes her life experience after the death of Daiyu's father, why does Maoya have only one?

Speaking of which, the fault lies with the fake stone. In the original book, during this period, Baoyu of Shenying brand played with Daiyu every day, and Fu Xiaozuo kept everything around Sister Lin. The little girl had a good time.Now that there is no such young master, and she is lonely and proud that she can't play with Sanchun and Xiangyun, she will be lonely and sad.

Fake Stone couldn't figure it out, and thought that Daiyu's poems were like his stereotyped essays, and it took a long time to brew a few sentences before he could write a few sentences, and then put them together into a chapter.Immediately translated: "She is saying, 'I am a fool to bury flowers today, and I will know who to bury them in the next year'. Poetry is a good poem, but I think too much. Who has never died in life since ancient times? If you want me to say, it should be 'flowers'. Make mud and then protect the flowers, the flowers wither and bloom for another spring. Life is new every day, and every year is like a galloping horse!'”

Xiangyun clapped his hands and praised: "Good poetry!" Xichun was puzzled: "Pingping... rhyme..."

Baoyu waved his hand: "I am Gujue!"

Jia Lan's advice came from the second gate: "Fourth aunt, I never talked about plain rhymes in ancient times."

Jia Jun translated: "It's the doggerel that Uncle Bao is best at writing."

All the little ones had to understand some modern vocabulary because of a certain time-travelling, and they all burst out laughing upon hearing this.

Baoyu's face was not red and her heart was beating: "If you feel good, go back and tell your ancestors, and tell your sister Lin by the way. After a while, I saw the master and went over, don't let me cry at my sister Lin, I don't want to cry." Can trick people."

The author has something to say: Now there are two choices: marrying Zhongshan Wolf (), marrying Xue Dadai ().

Yingchun: You stepmother, no, your stepmother died!

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like