Red Mansions Circle of Friends

Speaking of which, when Nansheng was recuperating and Baoyu was frightened and comforted by his family, Baochai's 15th birthday came.

Girls are 15 years old and Jiji, this birthday is more important to girls than birthdays in previous years and many years to come.

In the original book, on Baochai's birthday, Jia's mother gave Baochai 20 taels of silver in public to "bigly host" a birthday banquet together.

20 taels of silver is half a year's salary for an eighth-rank official in this dynasty; it is a month's money for Mrs. Wang; For ordinary people, 20 taels of silver can last a long time.But in Rongguo Mansion, a high-end consumer place, it is really not enough.

Jia's mother's move seemed to be pampering, but in fact it did not mean to drive away guests and belittle Baochai.

Xue Hanhan loves his younger sister the most. At the age of 15, Ji Jili is another girl's big day, so he is naturally unwilling to make it too thin.After applying to go back to Xue's residence to hold a birthday banquet to no avail, Xue Hanhan did not argue with Aunt Xue and Baochai.He directly and generously took out 500 taels of silver and asked Sister Feng to help arrange Baochai's wedding ceremony.

500 taels of silver is not a small number, if you do it carefully, you can still have some surplus.Xue Hanhan looked at Hanhan, but he wasn't really stupid after all, besides thanking the gift, he also knew how to give Sister Feng a favor.

Although Xue Hanhan decided to make a big fuss about Baochai's birthday, he didn't expect to publicize it so that everyone knew about it.His idea is to invite some relatives and female relatives to have fun, have fun, and then read the books or the ancient rituals handed down to see what procedures must be followed.

As for male guests, there are no male guests.

On the birthday of the girl's family, why do you invite male guests to have a drink?

It doesn't make sense.

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When Sister Feng saw Xue Pan, she took the silver and the thank you gift, and she responded with a few words of humility.

She happened to be moldy at leisure, so she had such a request.Naturally, I have to show my talents properly.

It is difficult for Sister Feng to do the ceremony, but where is the difficulty?

So the most urgent task is to decide in which courtyard to hold the Jiji ceremony for Baochai.

Earlier Xue's family lived in Lixiangyuan. Although the place where Baochai's birthday ceremony was held was a bit small, the specifications were quite complete.Now, in order to visit the mother's relatives, that place has been assigned directly to the other side of the garden, which is separated from the whole mansion by a grand view garden.

The east courtyard where Xue's family lives is the closest to the courtyard where Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang live, and is almost parallel to the courtyard of Sister Feng and Jia Lian with a pink screen wall, and they share a north-south wide passageway between them.

Let's put it this way, the east courtyard where Xue's family lives at this time, the small courtyard where Sister Feng's son Jia Lian lives, the newly built large flower hall in the backyard of Jiamu Rongxi Hall, and the main garden gate of the Grand View Garden are all on the same line.

There are corner gates on the left and right of the main garden gate, which are located near Xue's East Courtyard and Sister Feng's Children's Courtyard respectively. It is the nearest and most convenient way to enter the Grand View Garden from the corner gate.

Speaking of which, the Yihong Courtyard located in the Grand View Garden is also on a parallel line with the three courtyards mentioned above. If Baochai lives in the Yihong Courtyard, she will definitely be able to visit Aunt Xue when she goes home.

No matter how bad it is, it is not too far to live in Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

However, in the original book, the Hengwu Garden where Baochai lives and the East Courtyard where Xue’s family lives are one in the southeast corner of the garden and the other in the northwest corner of the garden.

After leaving Hengwu Garden, walk across the Zhedai Zhulan Banqiao not far from the front of the garden, pass the three small halls in the Hongxiang Garden, pass through the Peony Garden, pass Daoxiang Village and Nuanxiangwu, pass Liaofengxuan and then Going forward for a while, passing through Qiushuangzhai in Tanchun, stepping on Fengyao Bridge and passing through the gate of Xiaoxiang Pavilion before exiting the corner gate of the garden.

It can also turn from Qiushuangzhai to the other side, pass through Xiaocui Hall, pass through Qinfang Pavilion, then pass through Cuifeng and exit the corner gate.

Of course, you can also take another route to go home. That route does not have to pass through so many residents of the Grand View Garden.

Out of Hengwu Garden, head east all the way, pass Tubi Mountain Villa, pass Qinfang Gate Bridge, and walk in front of the gate of Changcui Temple

So the question is, why did Baochai choose this courtyard in the first place?

It is nothing more than that the neat and tidy yard close to home has been picked away.

But without mentioning anything else, the amount of exercise this girl has more than the other girl proves one thing again.

what's up?

Bajie can't lose weight by studying scriptures in the west, and Baochai is still the most plump girl walking home. It can be seen that the so-called exercise can't lose weight~~~~~

Closer to home, just talk about the present.

The east courtyard where the Xue family lived was twice the size of Sister Feng's, but it was not a place where a banquet could be held.Sister Feng thought about it, and when she rolled her eyes, she thought of the big flower hall in Jiamu's backyard.

The place is not only spacious, but also has a small stage, which is suitable for holding banquets and listening to operas.

Of course, the only place where the entire Rongguo Mansion can hold a birthday banquet for Baochai is the Grand Flower Hall in the backyard of Jiamu's Rongxi Hall.

But if they wanted to do business there, the Xue family had to greet Jia Mu themselves.The old lady agreed, and it was easy for Sister Feng to relax.

After Sister Feng finished speaking, Xue Pan regretfully turned his head to look in the direction of the Grand View Garden, and then nodded to Sister Feng.

If the girls moved to live in the Grand View Garden right now, his sister's wedding ceremony could be held in the Grand View Garden.

That's called having a face.

It's a pity that this Yuanchun is procrastinating.

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There is no need for Xue Pan to hold a birthday banquet in the Dahua Hall. Aunt Xue has to talk to Jia Mu.When Jia's mother heard that Baochai was going to pass the Jiji ceremony, she was also very interested in offering the gift.

It's not the 20 taels of silver in the original book, but a set of dowry jewelry from Jia Mu's dowry 800 years earlier.

Things worn by young girls.

This gift was not insignificant, and Baochai, who was also here to talk with Jia Mu, stood up and thanked Jia Mu for her kindness, and then declined some time before accepting the gift.

It's not like today, the Xue family in the original book is not only unable to get on the stage, but also a master who can be seen as a culprit.Before entering the capital, he beat someone to death for a girl, and when he entered the capital, he saw that the head of the Xue family, who had been a century-old imperial merchant, turned out to be a [-]-year-old bully, which naturally made people look down upon him.

No matter how good Baochai is, having such an elder brother who likes to cause trouble and doesn't make progress makes people look down upon him a bit.What's more, Mrs. Wang stands on Baochai, and Jiamu stands on Daiyu. When mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fight in the ring, they will naturally use Baochai as a raft.

It's just that Jia's mother is getting old and old, so the rafts she makes are not so sharp.

No one knows the current Xue family's wealth.Although Xue Pan is still not that promising person, he is an excellent conservative person.With a head like Xue Pan in the Xue family, at least for decades, he will not worry about it.

One more thing, due to Baochai's serious illness that was rumored many years ago, Baochai is not the best candidate for Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law now, and Mother Jia can't make a fuss about the little girl's birthday.

The last thing is that Baochai is extremely favored by his mother and brother at home.A daughter who is valued by her family will naturally be looked at by others when she walks outside.

So Mother Jia is kind and kind at this time.

It is no secret that Uncle Pan of the Xue family is stingy and stingy, and he is reluctant to spend money on himself, but he is extremely attentive to his mother and sister.Don't talk about Aunt Xue, just talk about Baochai's clothes and jewelry, every season there are new ones that pass the season without the upper body.

Jewelry and clothes are changed all over the place, and they don't wear duplicates for a month or two, which shows how much Baochai is favored at home.

People who are favored have a sense of self-confidence and coquettishness.

Daiyu grew up doted on by her parents and Nansheng, and Baochai was cherished by Xue Pan's mother and son. These two have such a confident and charming temperament.And this similar temperament happened to be something that the Jia sisters did not have.I don't know if anyone is feeling sour.

However, compared to the Sanchun sisters who have long been calm and numb in the familiarity, Shi Xiangyun, who came to stay in the mansion for a while, is so sour that he can go to Shanhe to open a vinegar factory.

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It's just borrowing a place to celebrate Baochai's birthday, and Mother Jia has no reason not to refuse.After Jia's mother agreed without saying a word, Sister Feng started to get busy.It is bound to be done beautifully, to satisfy the Xue family and amaze others.

Baochai was very happy in her heart, even seeing Shi Xiangyun who was "delicate", "naive", and "outspoken", she didn't feel bored.

That's right, no one knows what Baochai in the original book is thinking now, but Baochai here really hates Shi Xiangyun.

She felt that this one looked carefree, but was actually the most scheming.She often uses her outspoken character and her poor life experience without parents to achieve many difficult goals.

Every now and then I say 'As long as I have a good brother', 'As long as I have a good sister', then others have to let her go because of her poor background.

Why?

Who is not yet a baby?

snort!

So Baochai sat in the group of girls, and when she heard Shi Xiangyun's sour words with envy, she acted like a little girl shyly. Sanchun Qiqi turned his head away.

For fear of sour teeth.

Baochai's Jiji's birthday is held more grandly and grandly than in the original book.

Not only the female family members from the Ningrong and Rongfu prefectures came, but also the female family members from real relatives such as the Wang family and the Shi family also received invitations sent by Sister Feng.Of course, for the sake of excitement, Sister Feng also sent invitations to other people.

Fortunately, the big flower hall in Jia Mu's backyard is big enough, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people.

Originally, Nan Sheng should also participate, but thinking that there would be so many people coming to the banquet, and then those people would drag her to ask about the painting, Nan Sheng got a little bored, so she simply hid in the house and did not go out.

It's just that Nansheng lives in Jiamu's backyard, and the Dahua Hall, where banquets and operas are held, is also in Jiamu's backyard.

The back wall of Nan Sheng's room is only separated from the courtyard where the Dahua Pavilion is located, so Nan Sheng stood on the back wall of his room and listened to the opera, and he heard every sentence really.

Speaking of listening to the opera through the wall, it doesn't feel like it.

Ever since Nan Sheng started painting, she has often been ill for two days and three days, successfully making people think that she is painting with her life.

That's right, such a realistic painting can't be obtained by ordinary painting, it must have taken a lot of hard work to draw it.

So after everyone had this idea preconceived, they were quite indifferent to Nan Sheng's frequent feigning of illness.

The people in the mansion have seen a lot and are used to it.Those people outside the mansion, although they heard that Nan Sheng was in poor health from time to time, they didn't know it was so bad.

However, Nan Sheng once let people say that as long as she stops painting from now on, her bones will heal without medicine.

It's a pity, this word is spread in Ningrong and Rongfu, and half of the capital has vaguely heard of it, and I haven't seen a decrease in the orders for her to paint