Red Mansions Circle of Friends

Others were distracted, maybe they were thinking about something, but Xue Hanhan was just in a daze.I didn't think about anything, I was just going to sleep with my eyes open.

The room is warm and harmonious, and the tea and fruit are fragrant and the years are quiet.Aunt Xue looked at her two sons and daughters and recalled the past with satisfaction.And Baochai's gentleness and tranquility, Daiyu's curiosity about the past and Nansheng's transparent language are also very helpful to sleep.

None of the four of them had a flamboyant temperament, and together they talked and acted, they didn't have the bustle and bustle of Sister Feng alone.Watching the New Year's Eve last night, I didn't sleep much at all. At this time, listening to the shallow smiles of the four people, Xue Pan went from opening his eyes in a daze at the beginning to leaning on the arm of the chair at the end, with his eyes closed and his head propped on his palms. It took only two quarters of an hour to fall asleep.

The chubby Xue Pan snored after falling asleep, one after another with a special rhythm.The four people who were talking at the side suddenly stopped for some reason, and turned their heads in unison to look at Xue Pan, who was sleeping soundly with his head tilted.

People in the world often say that there is nothing in the world, and nothing is disturbing.Looking at Xue Pan at this moment, this sentence can't help but appear in his mind.For a while, I couldn't help but feel a kind of feeling that stupid people have stupid blessings.

Just when Aunt Xue was about to tell her son to go back to sleep in a good mood and amused, the servants waiting in the yard raised their voices and shouted inside, "Liu Yue sent someone to bring something to the uncle."

Sixth Master Yue?

Xue Pan woke up in a daze. Hearing such a title, it took him a long time to realize that it was Yue Yan, who was the sixth child.

Shaking his head, Xue Pan stood up from the chair uncomfortably, and walked out while speaking in a very natural way, "Where is the person?"

"We're having tea in the wing room." Although the servants of Xue's family didn't know who this Sixth Master Yue was, they looked at him differently because of Xue Pan's occasional generous behavior.

"Have two jars of pickled vegetables and kimchi on the stove and bring them over." Xue Pan thought that there would be a lot of banquets during the Chinese New Year, so he planned to send some appetizers to Yue Yan as a return gift.

Well, although this one is generous, he is not so generous.

It was Yueyan's personal eunuch Sixi who came to deliver things, and he could let Sixi come to deliver things to Xue Pan on the first day of the new year, which shows the status of this fool in Yueyan's heart.

Sixi saw Xue Pan countless times a year, but this year she also received Xue Pan's filial piety.

Oh no, this is not filial piety, but a lucky purse.

As the new emperor's personal eunuch, Sixi's identity also followed Yueyan to ascend to heaven.Now one glance at the purse can tell whether it contains banknotes or objects.She took the bulging bag with a dazed face, and by touching it, she could tell it was a purse with auspicious patterns on it, and Sixi couldn't laugh or cry.

He would bet his career that the curly in his purse would be silver, not gold.

First of all, he paid New Year's greetings to Xue Pan, and then passed a few words on behalf of Yue Yan. After receiving the two simple altars from Xue Pan in return, Sixi's eyes did not forget to glance at him when he turned to leave. the tributes brought

The more the Supreme Emperor lived, the more nourished he became, and the more he lived, the more Yueyan felt that life was no longer moist.Fortunately, after being surrounded by too many people, Yue Yan liked Xue Pan's truth even more.The palace banquet ended last night, Yue Yan stayed in the Queen's Palace according to the rules, and got up early to eat breakfast at the Queen's place, Yue Yan, who had no appetite at all, lost his appetite even more when he saw the Queen behaved like she couldn't eat a few bites .

Speaking of appetite, Yue Yan couldn't help thinking of Xue Pan who whetted his appetite every time he met.

A child's fist-sized steamed stuffed bun, two mouthfuls, half of the steamed stuffed buns went into the stomach in the blink of an eye.

After taking a sip of the hot mutton soup, and another bite of the scorched and crispy scones, Yue Yan couldn't help swallowing.

Well, just having such a vivid picture in my mind whets my appetite.

There is a small kitchen in the Queen's Palace, Yue Yan saw that it was still early, so he ordered someone to prepare a new breakfast.

For a long time, not to mention the palace people, even the empress looked at Yueyan who put the sauced meat in the cake and drank the soup and ate the cake, and he couldn't believe it for a while.

When did the emperor's preferences become so down-to-earth~

After the meal, there is another set of palace rules and customs.Yue Yan thought of Xue Hanhan because of his breakfast, so in his busy schedule, he specially asked his confidant eunuch to pick a few tributes from his private treasury recently and send them to Xue Pan.

Among the tributes that were sent, there were a few horses that were not ordinary materials at first glance. Xue Pan had no eyesight and didn't know what they were, so he was sent to the back for Aunt Xue to dispose of.

There were six pieces of material in total, and Daiyu and Nansheng were here again, Aunt Xue gave one of the most elegant ones to Daiyu, and another extremely colorful one to Nansheng, the reason was to add makeup.

Of the remaining four, she and Baochai kept two.The remaining two horses were properly collected by the girl, and they were going to be delivered to Mrs. Wang at Rongxi Hall in the next noon.

The two horses that were picked out were both luxurious and brilliant, Aunt Xue thought that if they were sent to the Rongxi Hall, Yuan Chun would also like them if they were sent to the palace in the future.

A pair of sons and daughters seem to grow up every year, and they are about to reach the age of marriage.At this time, no matter what, it is necessary to maintain the relative relationship with Rongguo Mansion, Yuanchun and Wang's family.

In Aunt Xue's opinion, if they form a good relationship, even if something happens in the future, they won't even have a helper.

She was born in the royal family, and lived in the royal merchant Xue's family for most of her life. She knows how terrible the powerful and the people's hearts are.Although it is ugly to be attached to the powerful, it will not be peeped, coveted, or even bullied.She is an old widow, all she wants is a pair of children to live well.

Aunt Xue allocated the six pieces of material in a blink of an eye, and smiled and mentioned the mysterious and generous Yueyan to Nansheng and Daiyu. "Look at this material, even if it's useful, it's not enough. I don't know what kind of person this Sixth Master Yue is." He would often send things to Brother Pan.

Don't look at the son's search, but the friends he made are generous.

On the 29th of the day before yesterday, the storyteller in the teahouse also gave home-made roasted seeds and nuts. In the past, they were the only gifts given out by his family, so he could get a gift in return no matter what.It's embarrassing to think about it now.

Looking aside, Aunt Xue couldn't help but think of what her son said the day before yesterday.

Even though Aunt Xue, the youngest surnamed Liu, had never met anyone, she could tell from Xue Pan's description that she was definitely not a good match.

Taking a look at Baochai, who was talking with Nansheng about materials and how to tailor dresses, Aunt Xue agreed with some of her sister-in-law's remarks rarely.

Tiao'er is already considered excellent, and her sister-in-law is worried that her son will marry a wife and treat his younger sister poorly.His son is picky and stubborn, and God knows what kind of temperament his daughter-in-law has. She should marry her daughter first, and then marry her daughter-in-law.

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The lunch on the first day of junior high school was at Xue's family. Earlier, because of Baoyu's presence, Xue Pan had also eaten in the backyard with the female family members.At this time, it was the first day of junior high school again, so there was no reason for Xue Pan to eat alone because of Nan Sheng and Dai Yu.

Maybe they have lived together for a few years, and they have been painting before. Even though they are getting older, they need to avoid some things, but it seems that there are many Xue Pans in the female family members.

Aside from other things, the fact that Xue Pan's eyes are fixed on the dining table when eating is more enjoyable than Baoyu's staring at beautiful women.

And it's true that eating with Xue Pan will whet your appetite.

After Xue Pan had a few dreams, he lost interest in things like wine.Although I sometimes drink a few glasses, most of the time I don't drink at all.

Today, on the first day of the lunar new year, when the female relatives were about to drink a few cups of sweet wine, Xue Pan actually only asked the girl to make strong tea.Seeing Nan Sheng looking over in surprise, Xue Pan also called out, "Relieve the boredom."

Xue Pan loves sauerkraut.

Sauerkraut is a common winter ingredient in the Northeast. It is a very sour pickle made from autumn cabbage and salt.

Cabbage was called Baisong before the Song Dynasty, and it was called Baicai after the Song Dynasty. "Compendium of Materia Medica" has also mentioned the medicinal properties of this substance, but it may not be healthy to eat pickled cabbage often.

Of course, whether it is healthy or not is not so important in China, which is full of foodies.

At that time, one of the jars of pickled vegetables that Sixi brought back to the palace was sauerkraut.

Xue Pan loves sauerkraut hot pot and boiled white meat most. When his stomach is full in winter, he will ask the cook on the stove to cut the heart of the whole sauerkraut into shreds, and then mix it with sugar, salt and spicy oil to eat.

Sauerkraut pot, boiled white meat, and a plate of sauerkraut shredded cabbage, not to mention Nansheng, even Daiyu used half a bowl of rice extra.

Aunt Xue felt sorry for Nansheng and Daiyu who lost their parents and parents when they were young. In addition to her gentle nature, she has always cherished these two sisters.Although Baochai is tactful and sophisticated, she is gentle and kind, while Xue Pan has full sympathy for Nansheng and Daiyu.

Nan Sheng was not in those dreams. Xue Pan didn't know whether Nan Sheng married far away or died young like Daiyu, so he was very sympathetic to the sisters, and even offered to serve the dishes when they were eating.

The five of them gathered around the table to eat, and they were somewhat polite at first, but under the influence of Xue Pan, the food was extremely sweet.

When Nan Sheng saw that Xue Pan had been chopping thinly sliced ​​pork belly with burnt yellow in the sauerkraut, it was rare for Nan Sheng to pick up a chopstick without feeling too fat.

Not to mention, the pork belly is oiled in the pot first, the excess fat has been removed, and it has a slight burnt aroma. It is really a different kind of delicacy to eat with sauerkraut.

I ate a chopstick and found it delicious, so I couldn't help picking another chopstick for Daiyu.Daiyu looked at the fat on the pork belly and resisted instinctively. Finally, out of the corner of her eyes, she saw that Xue Pan and Nan Sheng were both eating, so she tentatively put it in her mouth.

It's not as greasy as expected, but I still don't want to take a second bite.

Daiyu and Aunt Xue Baochai have the same taste, but Nan Sheng unexpectedly collides with Xue Pan's taste.During the period, when Xue Pan served a bowl of sauerkraut soup by himself without the help of a girl, he also took the initiative to serve Nan Sheng a bowl with enthusiasm.

Put a little deep-fried dried chili shreds in the sauerkraut soup, the hot and sour taste made Nan Sheng squint his beautiful big eyes in enjoyment.

On Nan Sheng's pretty face, those eyes are the most attractive. At this time, she narrowed her eyes slightly, showing a bit of a girlish look, Xue Pan couldn't help being startled.

It's not that ugly~

Xue Pan's act of serving Nan Sheng soup was too natural, coupled with his naive temperament, no one thought much about it.After eating for a while, because they drank a lot of sauerkraut soup, several people didn't drink any more tea.

Even though Nan Sheng didn't think about getting married, she was a girl engaged in a marriage, so she didn't stay long after dinner, and brought Daiyu back to Rongqing Hall.

As soon as the two sisters returned to Rongqingtang, they let the girl wait for them to take off their clothes, and went to sleep on the bed and went back to sleep.

Before going to bed, Daiyu also told Nan Sheng how delicious the pickled cabbage of Xue's family was, no wonder Xue's family members were not thin.

Nan Sheng couldn't help laughing out loud when he heard this, sauerkraut can't be recited in this pot.