After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

After lunch, Mrs. Lou had nothing else to do, so she led her two daughters to do needlework and talk.

"Are you accepting the post from Xue's family today?" Mrs. Lou twirled a light green silk thread and asked her little daughter while threading a needle.

"Hmm." Lu Yuyao didn't lift her head, and while helping her mother and sister split the thread, she replied, "I said that I would invite all my friends to enjoy the flowers in a few days, and let me take a break when I have time."

Mrs. Lou showed a satisfied look: "This is because the Xue family values ​​you. When the day comes, you can go there. Get along well with the girl of the Xue family. The Xue family loves their daughter the most."

Although Mrs. Lou didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning is very obvious, that is, to tell the youngest daughter not to offend the future sister-in-law, lest she will be given small shoes to wear when she enters the house in the future.Of course, if you can take the opportunity to make friends, that would be great.As she said, the Xue family loves their daughter, and if they have the help of their sister-in-law, it will save a lot of trouble with their mother-in-law.

"Daughter knows." Lu Yuyao nodded with a blushing face, feeling nervous in her heart, and thankfully said, "Fortunately, I have my sister to accompany me, if I do not do well, my sister can also remind me. "

The eldest girl, Lou Yuzhen, was burying her head in embroidering chrysanthemum petals. She was envious and sad at the same time, when she suddenly heard that she still had her share, she couldn't help raising her head: "Why do I have to go too?"

Lu Yuyao tilted her head and smiled, "It's written on the invitation that we are two sisters, how can my sister not go?"

Lou Yuzhen was a little excited, but also a little at a loss: "I didn't expect that their family would also invite me."

Mrs. Lou gave her an angry look, and said with a smile: "From now on, we will be relatives, and the two families will spend a lot of time together." But she sighed in her heart: The Xue family is very polite!After all, it is a rich family, and they know how to cover their faces in everything they do.

She took another look at the eldest daughter who was outstanding in both appearance and figure, and felt sour: her daughter is good in everything, but her life is not good.He only hoped that after interacting with Xue's family, his social status would increase, and then a good family would come to propose marriage.

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On the day when Baochai held the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, Xue's family got busy early in the morning.Burning incense, sweeping, setting tables, counting utensils, and checking menus.There are those who put the best fruit wine in the well, ready to quench the girls' summer heat and thirst; make the cakes that can be made in advance and let them dry, and put them together with the specially selected fruit preserves. , so that guests can enjoy it as soon as they arrive; there is also a good maple tea, which must be brewed in advance, so that it will be delicious when the time comes...

This and the same are all arranged by Baochai himself.Xue Wangshi watched from the side, originally thinking that if her daughter made any omissions, she could point them out.But I don't think that Baochai is so capable, and at such a young age, he organized a small banquet in an orderly manner.

"My hairpin is capable!" She couldn't help showing off with Liu Erjia, the daughter-in-law in charge beside her.

Liu Er's family made an apology and said with a smile: "That's natural, and I don't want to see who taught the eldest girl?"

The Xue Wang family was coaxed into smiles, and the Liu family continued to work hard: "From now on, the eldest girl will definitely get a noble son-in-law, a phoenix crown and a xiapei, and she will enjoy endless glory and wealth for a lifetime."

Xue Wangshi curled her lips: "She, she still has more experience!" But the smile in her eyes couldn't be concealed.

Liu Er's family was busy and rushed to flatter, and every word and every word touched Xue Wang's heart.In Xue Wang's heart, isn't her daughter Baochai outstanding in character, appearance, and family status?

Over there, Baochai saw that the arrangement was almost done, so she ordered Que'er to keep an eye on it, and took Ying'er to rest beside her mother.

"Mom looked at it, but what's wrong?"

Mrs. Xue Wang motioned to the maidservant Ge Zi to bring Baochai a bowl of rock sugar and white fungus, and said repeatedly: "It's all right, it's all right. With a talent like my Chai'er, I don't know who will be cheaper in the future?"

"Mom!" Baochai lowered her head, took a deep breath, blushed, and said coquettishly, "What are you talking about? It's embarrassing!"

Xue Wangshi smiled lovingly, and took the sweet soup brought by the pigeon with his own hands: "Come, chai, have some soup to moisten your throat."

"Thank you, Mom." Baochai took it and took a sip. The rock sugar was sweet but not greasy, and the white fungus had been boiled into a jelly, which melted in the mouth. She couldn't help praising, "Sister Pigeon's cooking skills are still as good as ever."

Pigeon smiled and blessed Fushen: "As long as the wife and the girl like it."

Baochai is unwilling to talk about marriage, but Xue Wang has her own considerations.She also didn't know the shocking thoughts in Baochai's heart. Naturally, like every mother who loves her daughter, she hoped that her daughter's husband would be her favorite.

Thinking of the young masters of the same age that she met recently, Xue Wang wanted to let her daughter think about it for herself, so she took the opportunity to say: "This girl is going to marry when she grows up. I have a few suitable candidates here Chai'er might as well listen to it, choose the one that suits you, it's better than a black eye."

Baochai was annoyed, but she also knew that her mother was sincerely looking out for her own good, so she couldn't get angry, so she could only change the subject: "Mom, seeing that it's already this time, maybe the guests will arrive soon. You'd better go back to the main room Come on, don't let people rush you."

Although it was Baochai who entertained the little sisters, when visiting someone's house, of course, they had to meet the head mother first.Therefore, when these girls came, they must first go to the main room to greet Mrs. Xue.

"Yo, that's right. Look at my memory." Seeing that it was getting late, Mrs. Xue got up quickly, "Then you little girls are having fun, and I, an old man, won't make any trouble."

"How old is Mom?" Baochai said angrily, got up and supported her mother, and led her to the door.

After seeing off her mother, Baochai breathed a sigh of relief.

——She was really tired of mentioning the matter of marriage, and she didn't want to entrust her whole life on a man again.What made her even more annoyed was that, looking at her mother's posture, if she knew that she didn't want to get married and was planning to die alone, there would be troubles!

"Alas~" Baochai sighed and shook his head wearily.

Ying'er has been serving Baochai since she was a child, and she is the most sensitive to her emotions.She vaguely noticed that every time the wife talked about finding a good husband for the girl, the girl would be unhappy for a long time.

However, she didn't know exactly what Baochai was thinking, and naturally she couldn't understand it.

However, she is just a servant, she just needs to figure out the master's mind and serve him well.If you don't understand the rest, don't think too much about it.Many times, masters actually don't like servants who are too smart.

So, seeing that Baochai's face was not looking very good, she quickly diverted her attention: "Girl, the guests are coming soon, girl, do you want to recuperate?"

Baochai was indeed a little tired, so she nodded when she heard the words: "Forget it, I'll go to the side for a while, and when there is movement in front, you call me quickly."

"Don't worry, girl, nothing will happen."

"En." Baochai nodded, and was supported by Ying'er into the inner room, leaning against the pillow on the couch, but couldn't calm down.It wasn't until Ying'er came in and called her, saying that the eldest daughter of the Xin family had gone to pay her respects to her wife, that she regained her composure, brushed her hair a little, and went out to greet her.

"Sister Xin." Baochai happily stepped forward and took Xin Xin's hand, "I knew it, you must come early."

As Xin Xin walked, she smiled and said, "I'm bored at home. After accepting your post, don't you want to come here in a hurry so that I can talk to someone with similar interests?"

The Xin family was not peaceful at all, and the second and third sons born out of a concubine were arguing to separate the family recently, which was even more troublesome.Xin Xin is a girl in a deep boudoir, and she doesn't want to get involved in the brothers' struggle for family property, so she has to hide in her room every day to avoid hearing Mrs. Xin's snot and tears crying.

It's not that she doesn't feel sorry for her mother, it's just that Mrs. Xin couldn't say a few words, so she began to push her to come forward with nonsense, and went to talk to Mr. Xin, intending to get the two bastards to leave the house.

To be honest, Xin Xin was a little bit chilled.

Although Mr. Xin loved his daughter a little bit, in his heart, his daughter was going to marry off after all, how could it be possible to compare with his son?Even a concubine is more important than her concubine in Master Xin's heart.

If she really dared to overestimate her own strength and meddle with her brothers' affairs in front of Master Xin, she might be rejected by her father soon.

Although it is said that her plan for her future is destined to be abandoned by the family.But this matter was only in her own plan, she didn't even mention it to her maid, so Mrs. Xin naturally didn't know about it.

So, when Mrs. Xin urged her daughter to hit the south wall, did she ever think about her daughter's situation after being rejected by her father?

Maybe she thought about it, but in her heart, her daughter is not as good as her son.

No matter how partial Master Xin is to his concubine, the concubine is still his son. If the family is really separated, how can Master Xin let both sons leave the house?It must be a share of the family property.

But Mrs. Xin was different.

For Mr. Xin, the concubine is also his own son.But Mrs. Xin's own son is only the uncle of the Xin family.To Mrs. Xin, those two bastards were thorns in her eyes and thorns in her flesh.Especially after the second son of the Xin family showed his talent in business, Mrs. Xin couldn't wait to get rid of him as soon as possible, so why would she want to divide their family property?

It is human nature for this aunt not to wait to see the concubine.But it's rare to see people cheating on their own daughters for this, and it's no wonder that Xin Xin feels bad.

But this is a family matter, and Xin Xin is willing to confide in Baochai because she trusts her character.It would be too frivolous for Baochai to make a judgment on this.

Therefore, Baochai just listened with his ears, pretending that he was dumb.But at the end, he said: "If my sister is bored at home all day long, it's good to come and talk to me. It just so happens that I'm bored by myself."

"Don't!" Xin Xin quickly refused, "My mother is planning to sell me for a good price to help my elder brother. If I run to your house frequently, she may be whimsical and give birth What are you confused about?"

Baochai was taken aback, and said with a smile: "Sister, is she worrying too much? My family has only one brother, and they are already engaged."

Xin Xin sneered: "It's just an engagement, isn't it that we haven't married yet? Besides, according to my mother's thoughts of going to the doctor in a hurry, as long as the benefits are enough, she will send me to be a second wife. I think I earned it!"

In the end, she was completely sarcastic.

Baochai was dumb.

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