Baoyu Fights the Red Chamber

The picture scrolls presented by Baoyu are each more than a foot square, and the colors are colorful and eye-catching.

Jia's mother loves festive colors the most, and she is amazed by her chatter.Jia Amnesty was also attracted, don't think that he must be vulgar if he is violent and promiscuous, he is the third generation of nouveau riche, if he hadn't received a good education when he was young, he would be obsessed with antiques?These garden paintings are non-traditional brush and ink, delicate and real as if seeing the real scene, and it is impossible to guess how to match such wonderful colors.

Mr. She coughed, and said in a tone of voice: "It's really built, it's amazing workmanship! This Yiou guest is also a strange person, and please let him come to the house to talk about it."——Draw according to the master's order, if you don't draw a few million, kick him to death .

Baoyu laughed and said, "How dare you disobey what the old man says? Only Yi Ou Ke is a hidden master, who comes and goes without a trace. It is not difficult to build it, and it will be done with Lian's second brother as the supervisor."

Jia She's face was displeased, while Jia Zhen's face was joyful: "Congratulations, my lord! Brother Lian will definitely be able to make it! According to my nephew, we don't have to copy someone else's house. Mother-in-law visits relatives and celebrates it. There is nothing better than this." It's more suitable!" Standing up while talking, he stuffed the card in his hand into Jia Zheng's who was still there.

Mr. Zheng took a look, blinked his eyes, and blinked again: "It's so eye-catching!"Look at the family style of this low-walled farmhouse, two rows of green fences, red houses, mulberry elms, and endless beautiful vegetables and flowers... It really attracts the meaning of returning to farming!

Mrs. Wang lacked cultural accomplishment, she didn't see any good, only saw that it would definitely cost money, and immediately cast a reproachful glance at Baoyu: "What are you talking about, who are you lying to? Isn't it you and the fourth girl!"

Mr. Zheng raised his head in shock. In less than two months, he will take the college entrance examination. How much time has he spent painting the garden?

Mother Jia has tasted it: Yihong Courtyard and Ouxiangxie, aren't they "Yiou Ke"?Immediately glaring at Jia's second son angrily: "What happened to Baoyu's paintings? Now, what is the big deal besides mother-in-law visiting relatives? So what if you pass the exam at the age of 12? It's just a false name! I'll take the exam again in two years! His own sister visits his relatives, shouldn't a younger brother do his best?"

Baoyu looked ashamed: "The grandson should do his best to save his mother, but the grandson buried his head in the pile of books, so don't be humble. My mother's eyes are sharp. I said it, and the fourth sister drew it."

In fact, Xichun only drew one piece, she was not so fast.Baoyu privately taught her how to draw with charcoal and how to paint with bamboo sticks and cotton swabs, so it can't be seen that it was drawn by the two of them.As for the color, time travel has neither the ability nor the skill.The employees of this charming embroidery workshop come from "Yihongyuan". The waiter in Shenying was good at washing all kinds of rouge, and the maid and mother-in-law got drunk, and sold all kinds of paper patterns while doing embroidery. All kinds of festive colors, fake stones are ready-made.

Jia Mu sighed with a smile: "I always thought that the fourth girl can only draw a fan, but she has such ability!"

Baoyu nodded: "That's not true. I just said that, and the fourth sister drew it. It should be called 'Ou Yike', but my grandson thinks that the word 'Ou' suddenly sounds like a coincidence." Ouyi's omen is not good, so..."

"So it's all your imagination!" Mr. She lost interest, and said to Jia Zhen, "Don't exaggerate, where did you get the red house? Let's invite that old Mr. Shan Ziye to come over to tell the story."

Jia Zhen shook her head vigorously: "Since ancient times, heroes have come out of teenagers, and there is a red house. It's on our Zhuangzi. Brother Lian built it. Mother-in-law visits relatives, my younger siblings planned it, and my brothers planned it. How wonderful! Who are you to invite?"—— Absolutely not!The red brick seller distributes profits, not only does not need to spend real money, but also makes a lot of money.

Mr. Zheng was quite surprised, and hurriedly asked which village the red house was in.In his eyes, Lian Er is just a dandy who can only run errands, unexpectedly he can manage to build a house. Although it is not the right way, it is better than nothing.

The red-brick model house was built on Jia Jun’s family estate, with only some agricultural tools and seeds unoccupied. It was only built for more than a year. It looked like a new house, and the surrounding scenery was also good. Jia Lian naturally recommended it grandly.

Mr. Zheng has nothing to do every afternoon, so he immediately said that he would go and have a look tomorrow.

Mrs. Wang was depressed, so she turned around and caught Baoyu for questioning.

Baoyu put on a sad face: "Second brother Lian built a red house a long time ago, just for fun, and the fourth younger sister drew those paintings for me to enjoy. Today, the old lady sent someone to the family school to pass it on to me. Don’t worry, just bring it with you. Lian’s second brother said that the cost is not high, and he was not displeased just now, it should not exceed one hundred thousand taels.”

Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and then sighed: "How do you understand the mystery? The house is not expensive, but what about the decorations inside? Mr. Zhen must be using his brains, and Mr. Wang is fond of antiques, so he will definitely search for rare treasures under the pretext of visiting relatives."— —My old lady couldn’t kill them with a single dose of medicine, she showed her flaws, and our second wife was finished.

Baoyu resented in her heart, and she couldn't stand the black hands. She said, "Don't worry, madam. You didn't look carefully. It's the style of a rural house. Putting antiques doesn't feel right. It's appropriate to put some straw woven rice stalks. Only they What you want is just an excuse, no matter how inappropriate it is, there will be troubles. Let’s wait for a while. The second sister got married on May [-]th, and they wanted to seek money from the Xue family. I think of a way to make them keep an eye on Xue's family. After my son finishes the college exam, he will help Lian's second brother to fan the flames. Anyway, no matter how much money the Xue family's aunt pays, they don't think it is enough. Fan them all the way to the mother's visit, and then invite the second brother. Uncle suppress!"

Mrs. Wang laughed: "It's a way, there is no way. Alas, the old lady is really old, she will definitely think about what is wrong in the past, so how can the elder make up her mind."

Baoyu thought to herself that she was not confused, but she didn't think there was anything wrong.If it wasn't for the master all the way hinting at you and hypnotizing you, you would also hang out with them and take the opportunity to make money.

At this moment, he regretted that he was not a professional hypnotist, otherwise he would hypnotize Jia She, Jia Zhen and Jia Mu, and all troubles would be gone!However, even if you are a hypnotist, there is a prerequisite for hypnosis, the subject must have a high degree of trust in the performer.Not to mention others, Jia's mother is too shrewd, and she loves her big and small grandsons, but she is just a pet. What is "pet"?There is one point in the fan literature that loves both cats and dogs, and it cannot be more correct: Mother Jia raises children like pets!

Baoyu didn't go on the next day's trip to the villa, Jia Zhen's help was more effective than him, and Jia Zhu's mother, Lou Shi, was also super sharp-tongued.

Perhaps because of his strong support, Lian Er also let Bao Nandi go. He knew very well that Baoyu had to put on a posture of concentrating on the pile of books in front of Mr. Zheng. If he took Baoyu by force, Mr. Zheng would be very upset.

The elders of Lian thought that Baoyu's so-called study was just putting on airs, but the fake stone knew that he would really have to concentrate on it, thinking that if he got the golden finger, he would definitely be able to pass the exam?Jialan Mansion failed in the test!Therefore, during the period before the exam, you must adjust your mentality and maintain physical and mental health, so as not to worry too much and develop a high fever, and don't burn to death.

Therefore, not only did he not get involved in the inspection of the red house, but he also ignored the subsequent matters. He was better than him in the affairs of the general affairs, and the Zhuang Ding who had built the red house were all better than him.

In this way, he only showed his face when he returned to Rongfu from his family school during the wedding in Yuanchun.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, he was surprised to see that Xichun and Tanchun had lost a lot of weight, and only a pair of eyes remained on their small faces!When I asked, Xichun spent his life painting garden paintings every day, Tanchun helped color them, and even the filial Daiyu was arrested to help.

False Stone stamped his feet angrily, and wanted to settle accounts with Brother Lian Nan, but was held back by Xichun and Tanchun, saying that the painting was almost finished, and that he could not settle accounts today.A certain person just wanted to think about it, so he could only endure it.

He drew much faster than Xichun, and he was not as good as his helper when he was able to settle accounts, so he took two days to draw almost the rest of the work, leaving only a few details for the girls to paint.

In a blink of an eye, Baoyu didn't disturb Jia's mother. Anyway, he lived in a private school for most of the time, and because of the busy construction of the Provincial Family Hospital, the routine morning and evening appointments were avoided.

The college exam is in the capital, and it is nothing more than changing to a room close to the exam room.Li Gui had to take care of the chores of the entire family school, so he didn't take it with him.It should be known that due to the establishment of the provincial relatives' college, the elementary school students were quite restless, so he simply left Zhang Ruojin and Jia Lan to guard the school.It is said that there is no need to be accompanied by someone to test a talent, and it takes three days to go in. Are they stupid to stay outside?

So the fake stone only brought Qian Qi, Mingyan, and Xiaohong to serve him, and even threw the red hoe and medicine Moyu into the family school.Uh, there is also a Hucao doctor in the back street as a doctor.Because of the hot weather, the wives, grandmas, and girls in Zhugui's mansion felt a little unwell, and Imperial Physician Bao, Imperial Physician Zhang, and Imperial Physician Wang were busy running around.

Mr. Zheng lived through the shed, and he didn't have any role in the family affairs, so he came "quietly" with a large group of elders the day before the exam, and there was an old acquaintance, Doctor Bao—no matter how busy he was, he would call the candidates before the exam. There is a kung fu for a safe pulse.

Jia Rui also participated in this year's hospital examination, and Jia Dairu and his wife accompanied him as usual.As a result, Mr. Zheng checked, and found that the test basket of his own son-in-law was not as accurate as Jia Rui's!Now he was so angry that he scolded Qian Qiming for a pass, and blamed his son-in-law for not taking care of Zhang Ruojin.Zhang Tongzi was greatly relieved, and gesticulated and rearranged the basket again.

Fake stones don't know good and bad, and they are annoying to fake fathers. According to him, it is enough to put some high-end goods in the basket, and the multicolored stones are the magic weapon.

Mr. Zheng asked for leave because he was worried.A certain fake "psychic gem" was handed over to him for safekeeping, but luckily Mr. Zheng just put the fake one wrapped in a handkerchief close to his body, even a rotten stone would not find it.

The next day, a certain day arrived at the examination room with Jia Rui before the light came on, searched him, drew a number, and entered the shed.

On the first day of the exam, his clothes were soaked in sweat, but in the evening he found out that his shack was a stinking house!

What is a "stinky number"?Candidates entered the shed and were not allowed to come out for three days.In order to prevent cheats from being carried by borrowing toilets, the toilets brought with you have strict regulations. They are not big and should be emptied once a day. In this way, even if you don’t find out when you enter the examination room, you can find out whether there are small holes after scrubbing twice. The "stinky horn" is the cell close to the large dung bucket.In the summer, the clouds are steaming and the sun is shining, the taste is really ecstasy!It is said that whoever gets a stinking name means that his ancestors did not accumulate virtue, or he has done immoral activities himself.

A certain dog didn't think it was caused by morality, but suspected that it was retaliation for repaying the money.

He is not afraid of the smell, just cover his nose tightly.The problem is that there are too many flies and mosquitoes, densely packed like bombers, making it difficult to write!

False Stone gritted his teeth, secretly thankful that he had made thorough preparations: the exam papers were the same over the years, so he made a copy and hid it in the Five-Colored Stone Space a few days ago.I hate that the inspector is not afraid of the stench, and he swayed from time to time, so he had to act as if he was writing seriously.

At night, he couldn't stand it anymore, and seeing that it was completely dark, he hurriedly wiped himself with the little drinking water he was given out, and got into the five-colored stone space to breathe.It is said that the small space is one meter in length, width and height, even adults can curl up in it.

The five-colored stone did not despise him for being unclean, and the smell and filth are also natural things in the world. How can monks be afraid of it?Therefore, I really comforted him a few words and reminded him to drink the heat-relieving decoction hidden in the space.

The decoction was packed in bamboo tubes, the small tube was medicine, the big tube was cold boiled water, a certain one grunted and gritted its teeth: "That old bastard must be a part of it! Just wait, he must be thrown into the cesspit for three days! "

I don't know if it was because a certain inspector calculated that it was unfortunate that he didn't come on the third day.Of course, it could also be that the stinky name was too scary, the scholar couldn't stand it even with a shake of his body, and fell ill in one fell swoop.Others don't want to follow in their footsteps, so they simply leave one alone.

Finally, at the end of the exam, the fake stone came out of the exam room with green eyes.The long-awaited Mr. Zheng was greatly surprised: Can you run and run, can't you be dazzled? !

Jia Rui practiced bow and horse in vain, and moved out of the examination room with difficulty. When he saw his grandparents, he immediately rolled his eyes and passed out.

Aftermath: Jia Rui has been sick for more than a month, and the fake stone sleeps all night to restore blood in situ, which makes the political lord despise bow horse even more.

And again: Mr. Zheng ordered Baoyu to silently read the examination papers and show them to the gentlemen of Qing Dynasty.The county examination and government examination had never done this before. In the county examination, a certain paw was covered with frostbite and could not be silent;This time Baoyu ran out of the examination room with high hopes, and Mr. Zheng couldn't wait.

The college examination list didn't come out so soon, and I went back to Rongfu.

The family-friendly courtyard made by Lian and Bao is very different from the Grand View Garden in the original book. First of all, the Ningfu Huifang Garden has not been merged. : From the Hemerocallis Courtyard, build along the main entrance Dama Road all the way to Rongxi Hall.Tanchun and Xichun moved out of the Baosha of Rongxi Hall and moved back to Jiamu Courtyard.From time to time, Xichun produced a brightly colored painting, and Daiyu accompanied it with a poem, and took it to the seat of Jiamu to flatter her.

Baoyu sometimes came to join in the fun, but his clumsy works couldn't compare with Fairy Zhuzhu, unless it was a doggerel to make people laugh.Fake Stone is not happy to make a fool of himself all the time, so stop playing!

There are only a lot of important things, a cheap garden, but someone is tossing money in different ways, not to mention Jia Zhen and his son, such as Lai Da, the manager of the Rong Mansion, Lai Er, the manager of the Ning Mansion, Lai Sheng, Zhao Tiandong and other servants. The master's order is mixed up, and there are even clean-up customers Zhan Guang (Zhan Guang) and Shan Pinren (good at deceiving) and the like are messing around there. Mr. Zheng originally asked them to help watch over the waste of money, but they are good and talk There are a lot of things that happen when you touch the subcutaneous and lip service!

Unbearable and needless to bear it any longer, this day he took a few clean-up theories and Shi Shiran went to Mr. Zheng's study...

The author has something to say: Note: Xichun, who painted the red house, was ten years old, and Daiyu, who wrote the poem, was less than a month older than Tanchun, at eleven years old.

In the original book, Shenying's waiter was thirteen when he stayed in the Grand View Garden, and Daiyu Tanchun was twelve that year, which was a year earlier.