Jialan: Crossing the Red Chamber

What about the dog-headed army division?This young master is extremely talented, extremely intelligent, everyone loves him, and flowers bloom when flowers are blooming. Could it be that a mere military division can't do it?You just wait and see, this young master will definitely become the best military adviser, and will always accompany the prince, help him resolve disasters, and let him be the prince of peace for the rest of his life! ! "

This heroic declaration was soon dismissed by Jia Huan who ran away laughing, and was forgotten by Jia Lan who was sprinting to catch up.

26. Old things, serious illness

Since Jia Lan had been in school for a long time, Jia Dairu was very happy to see that he was clear-minded, sensitive and eager to learn, so whenever he had time, he taught him the Four Books and Five Classics alone, and from time to time he wrote some simple sentences for Jia Lan to compose according to the topic.

Jia Lan originally wanted to take the imperial examination as soon as possible and get out of Jia's mansion as soon as possible, so he was naturally working hard.

On this day, Jia Dairu let Jia Lan go home when he heard the sound of a watch (note: the first watch in the evening) sounded outside the school.Before leaving, he specially ordered not to forget to review it when he went home, and Jia Lan repeatedly agreed.

Arriving at Daoxiang Village, as soon as I entered the gate, I found several maidservants drinking tea in the small pavilion in the garden. Looking carefully, they were actually people next to Jiamu.Seeing Jia Lan approaching, several people gathered around to salute and say hello, Jia Lan had to ask what was going on.

Several people replied: "Grandma Liu, a distant relative from the previous year, came to say hello again today. The old lady led her around the whole yard. Now she is tired and resting in the back room."

Grandma Liu, Jia Lan was quite impressive, the most famous poor relative of Jia's mansion, and she was righteous enough to take in Wang Xifeng's daughter, Qiaojieer, after the Jia mansion was ruined. He still respected such an old man, so he asked : "Where is this grandma Liu now?"

The woman replied: "I'm afraid I'm with girls and grandmas now."

Jia Lan thought about it, and asked: "The old ancestor is here, but the dinner will be served in Daoxiang Village?" The woman should be, Jia Lan waved her down and entered the house.Carefully opened the curtain, but heard Jiamu in the back room saying: "But Lan'er is back?"

Jia Lan walked in with a smile and said: "The old ancestor's eyes and ears have become clearer, and he knew it was Lan'er from such a distance."

Mother Jia pulled him into her arms and said with a smile: "You little ghost, who else is so stingy except you? Those women and maids are not sensible, and I can tell when they move roughly and shake their hands. .”

Jia Lan said with a smile, "That's why I say you have clear eyes and ears." Jia's mother pinched his face amusedly, and asked him a few questions about his studies, not to mention pampering him.

The two were talking, and there was a lot of laughter in the yard. Jia Mu said with a smile: "It must be that a group of them have returned. Lan'er, go and call your mother and your second aunt Lian." Jia Lan took the order and left. go.

Li Wan and Wang Xifeng went in to see Jia's mother, while Daiyu Tanchun and the others made fun of Jia Lan and refused to let him in.Jia Lan had no choice but to sit down.

Tan Chun said: "We recently started a poetry club, do you want to join?"

Jia Lan asked, "What Poetry Club?"

Daiyu said: "Because the object of chanting for the first association was Haitang, it was named 'Begonia Society'."

Yingchun continued: "My sister-in-law also said that the society will be opened on the second and sixteenth of every month." Baochai laughed and said, "Yes, my sister-in-law is still the president."

Having said that, Jia Lan somewhat understands that this Haitang Club is probably the poetry club where Daiyu is nicknamed "Xiaoxiang Concubine" and Baochai is nicknamed "Hengwujun" as described in the book. .The poetry club went smoothly the first few times, but it was shut down because of a series of accidents in Jia's house.

Jia Lan said with a smile, "I'm not going. Since my mother is the president, if my poems are selected, you will say that my mother is partial."

Daiyu covered her lips and said with a smile: "Listen, listen, you haven't done this yet, and you are boasting yourself to the sky first."

Tanchun pushed Jia Lan and said, "Why, do you look down on my poems?"

Jia Lan said, "How dare I."

Yingchun said: "If you don't dare, why do you have to refuse so much now?"

Xichun held the handkerchief and smiled: "Today, the old lady told me to draw down everyone and everything in the Grand View Garden with a brush. I don't need to worry about the first stroke, just draw Laner."

Xiangyun wondered, "What can he paint?"

Daiyu said in a hurry: "There are many places he can draw. No matter what else, the first time I want to draw the image of him hugging the old lady on New Year's Eve."

When everyone heard this, they all laughed.

Speaking of this incident, it was a coincidence that the Ningrong Second Mansion celebrated the New Year on New Year's Eve, the old lady was very happy, and invited many relatives, mothers and relatives from their hometown to sit at the top table.Talking at the table, talking about the descendants of Jia's family today, the old lady praised Baoyu and Jialan again and again.Because Baoyu boasted every year and looked at it every day, everyone didn't care.Seeing the mention of Jia Lan who doesn't leave home, he couldn't help being curious.

The old lady said that it's New Year's Eve now, and you can see my precious golden grandson if you want.Several relatives and mothers understood, laughing and taking out red envelopes.Mother Jia smiled and said that Lan'er should not hurry to pay New Year's greetings.

Jia Lan saw so many people taking out red envelopes, and thought that although their pockets were bulging, their knees were probably bulging too.He knew that Jia Mu was just in the mood, so he casually said that if he really bowed down, it might not be suitable for him, so he leaned into Jia Mu's arms, acting like a baby and making noise, until Jia Mu couldn't close his eyes when he laughed. Mouth, let go and let him go.

The people in Jia's mansion had never seen his mischievous and rogue appearance, and they even opened their eyes.

When Jia Lan heard Daiyu mention this matter, she couldn't help feeling embarrassed, and said: "Look, I just said a word, and you brought up the old thing that I didn't know where to throw it. Don’t tell me all the embarrassing things I did when I was a child.”

When everyone heard this, they laughed even louder.

Baoyu just walked in at the door and said with a smile: "I heard some of you joking a mile away, but if there is something happy, let's hear it."

Xiangyun said: "There's nothing to be happy about. It's just that when Lan'er was one year old, she called us sisters. , when I was four years old, I wrote a doggerel, what is it called, oh, Chunmian didn’t know it, mosquitoes bite everywhere, hit three steps down, I don’t know how many people died..." Before she finished speaking, she laughed herself first Fall down.

The others were laughing too, and Daiyu even lay on Baochai's shoulder, beating her chest and shouting "I'm going to die".

Jia Lan rubbed his forehead with a helpless expression.It seems that he is determined not to join the Haitang Club.

Just as he was smiling, a voice said: "I think this poem is very well written. You can't see that our farm is really like this, and you can't miss a single word."

After hearing this, everyone laughed again.

Jia Lan turned around and saw that she was a rural mother-in-law with hairpin flowers and a weathered face. He knew that this must be Grandma Liu.

Xi Ren, who was supporting Grandma Liu, laughed and said, "What did Grandma say? Isn't this the case of mosquito bites this summer."

Grandma Liu said with a smile, "I know it's an ordinary situation, but after Brother Jing said it like this, I don't think it's much more elegant."

Tanchun laughed loudly: "According to grandma, is it possible that this vulgar thing will become elegant once it is written as a poem?"

Grandma Liu nodded, "That's not the reason."

Xiangyun pushed Jia Lan: "You Daya man, don't hurry up and chant all the chickens, ducks and geese in Daoxiang Village. It is only serious if the chickens and dogs are raised together."

Here, Jia Mu was supported by Li Wan and Wang Xifeng to the door of the house. Hearing Xiangyun's words, she laughed and said, "Why is Yun'er so naughty?"

Grandma Liu hurriedly said: "It's just saying that this brother is good at writing poems."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "I don't know who it is. My old relatives, this is Zhu'er's child. My great-grandson, named Lan'er, is not someone else's brother." She said to Jia Lan, "This is Grandma Liu, you Go and see."

Jia Lan approached, saluted Grandma Liu, and said with a smile, "Hello, Grandma Liu."

Grandma Liu smiled from ear to ear and said, "Okay, this Brother Lang is not only good at poetry, but also good-looking."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "It's a child's house, how can it be good-looking or not?"

Grandma Liu said: "Look at the eyebrows, the eyes are eyes, clever and charming, isn't it good-looking?"

A group of people burst into laughter.Baoyu laughed and said, "Grandma said this, so what's the difference between eyebrows and eyes?"

Grandma Liu said seriously: "That's not the case, Brother Lang is only thirteen this year, right?"

Jia Lan replied, "It's eleven."

Grandma Liu smiled and said: "Look, ordinary children don't even have a face at the age of 11. Our brother Lan is already mighty and well-equipped with hands and feet. If you don't know, you think it's a god who gave birth to you. You will be able to grow up." Decent."

When Jia Mu saw her consolation, she couldn't help laughing, and said, "Then it's the old in-laws' auspicious words." Everyone also laughed.

When Wang Xifeng saw that everyone had arrived, she ordered the meal to be served, but Jia Mu didn't eat because she felt lazy. She just sat on a bamboo chair and a small sedan chair and went back to her room to rest. The rest of them went to Daoxiang village for dinner.

Jia Mu was not there, and there was still a lot of laughter at the dinner table. Grandma Liu kept pestering Jia Lan to talk, and Jia Lan didn't get tired of it, just answered with a smile.

Seeing this situation, Xichun smiled at Tanchun: "It's lucky that Lan'er has a good temper and can talk to that poor woman, but if it were us, we wouldn't be so happy."

Yingchun heard it, and said: "That's right, that's what Lan'er is like." Everyone else nodded in agreement, but Shi Xiangyun said bluntly: "I think Sister Bao is also a good talker."

Before they answered, Daiyu smiled and said, "I'm afraid our elder sister Bao will look down on this poor woman." The words were sarcasm, and they knew she was petty, so they just smiled and passed away.

On the second day, Jia Lan got up early to go to Jia Mu's place to say hello, and saw Grandma Liu again, knowing that she was going back today, so she said