New Dream of Red Mansions

Xueyan complained to Chunlan, "You don't put away the good ball of thread. If you put it on the stool like this, it's no wonder that Master Lan and Master You will play with it. When will such a mess be fixed?"

"I only put it on it for a while, and it wasn't on purpose. How could I have thought that Master You would chase Master Lan in and hit people with a ball of string?"

"Okay, let's say a few words each of you. If you don't work hard, you won't be able to finish it tomorrow. Second Mistress got this kind of thread from the south. There are only a few balls in total, and one girl just divides it up. Others The girl’s hasn’t moved yet, but ours has messed up first.” Dongmei taught them a lesson.

Zijuan, who was combing Daiyu's hair, said with a smile, "Fortunately, Miss Yan doesn't like needlework, so you can use the unmessed one first, girl, didn't you say you wanted to embroider a purse for Young Master You last time? Why don’t you just use this kind of thread, the color it matches looks good.”

Daiyu nodded, "I also love the color it matches," asked Xiyan, who was reading a book, "You can do it too, you have to make one for yourself."

Xiyan put down the mansion newspaper in her hand, leaned over to look at it, and said with a smile: "The color is indeed pretty, so let's embroider a handkerchief, embroider some plum blossoms on it, bamboo or something like that will do."

Daiyu said with a smile: "Among the sisters, your handkerchief is the cleanest. Others say that you pursue simplicity. I alone know that you like those flowers and willow greens the most. I'm just afraid that people will tell you to embroider them. That's why you use this handkerchief." The simplest veil."

Xiyan glared at her, "Know it and say it? I don't understand that everyone will exchange gifts when they meet each other. If you don't embroider it yourself and feel that the friendship is not enough, if you embroider it yourself, where will I come from?" so much time?"

Daiyu was about to make fun of her when Xiren came in suddenly and asked, "Did the girls see Baoyu? The master called him from the front."

Daiyu and Xiyan looked at each other, "Didn't Baoyu go to school? I came to say goodbye early this morning."

Xiren was sweating profusely, "No, who would have thought that the little ancestor ran out again halfway, and the woman on the second door said that the second master had already returned. I wondered which sister's house it was in, but I just looked for it everywhere. Now, the two girls are busy, I'll look elsewhere."

Xiyan watched her leave clearly.

Chunlan snorted coldly, and said, "I've searched everywhere for what she said. I think she came to our place for the first time. It seems that we tied up Second Master Bao. It's obviously that master who ran here at every turn. .”

Xueyan nodded in agreement, "That's right, that's right."

Dongmei tapped her forehead with one finger, "Hurry up and remove the stitches, you guys, so much nonsense."

Xiyan picked up the book and walked around twice, then asked Zijuan, "I haven't seen Miss Bao come to play in the past two days, do you know why?"

While inspecting the tea leaves, Zijuan said: "It is said that Master Xue has been ill these few days, Miss Bao wanted to stay in the Lixiangyuan to help his concubine, so she didn't come here."

That person Xue Pan will get sick?Wang Xiyan was very suspicious, rolled her eyes, and said, "Sister Lin, let's go see Sister Bao. We haven't visited her in Lixiangyuan since Sister Bao moved in." In fact, Wang Xiyan wanted to meet that Xiangling.

Daiyu nodded, "Call my second sister, third sister, and fourth sister."

It's just that Yingchun and Xichun didn't want to go, so in the end only Tanchun went with them.

Because Chunlan got into trouble, Xiyan saw that they were reluctant to part with the thread in their hands, so she let them stay at home, and the sisters only brought a Zijuan.

Daiyu and Xiyan went in and out at the same time, Zijuan was used to it. In the past, their maids would also help serve the other master, so they didn't take it seriously.

Aunt Xue welcomed their arrival and said with a smile: "You have come at a good time. Our village is sending some wild game. You will stay here to eat before going back."

Daiyu heard laughter inside, and asked curiously, "Sister Bao has guests?"

"It's not an outsider, it's Baoyu who came to play with her, you guys go in quickly, I don't know what to say, I laughed for a while."

Tanchun laughed and said, "It's hard for the attackers to look for him, so he hid here."

Xiyan opened the curtain, and saw that Baochai was only wearing homely clothes, and her hair was only slightly pulled up. Baoyu was sitting next to her, looking down at the embroidery on her hands.

"So you are here, the attackers are looking for you everywhere."

When Baochai saw the three of them, she got up quickly, "Sisters are here, please sit down."

Baoyu frowned, "What do you want me to do all day long? Just let her go."

Baochai said urgently, "But what's the hurry? Brother Bao should go back and have a look."

Originally Baoyu wanted to go back and have a look after a while, but now that Baochai said she didn't want to leave, she waved her hand indifferently and said, "What's the rush in broad daylight? My aunt also said she would keep me for dinner."

Daiyu frowned slightly, and was about to give a lecture, when Tanchun tugged her sleeve slightly, shook her head slightly, and signaled her to listen to Xiyan.

Sure enough, I heard Xiyan laughing and said: "It's not an urgent matter, it's just that the master went to the school on a temporary basis and found that you were not there, so he came back to ask questions. Yours, if you don’t want to go back, forget it.”

Baoyu's complexion changed slightly, and she was about to get up and rush out. Tanchun quickly grabbed him, and Daiyu taught him a lesson: "You are only going back now to be beaten. You should ask a girl to send a letter to Xiren, so that she won't worry about it." , and then send someone to the old lady to say something, if the old lady intercedes, at least it will be better to get through this time."

Baoyu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, saw the smiling Xiyan, and bowed gratefully to Daiyu, "My sister still loves me, but sister Yan will only scare me."

Xiyan snorted coldly, "Someone is really thinking of you, but they can't get a good word from you. If that's the case, why should I think of you? Besides, I'm not wrong, he is your father. Seeing that your son is justified, what kind of a big deal is it, urgent?"

Baoyu's eloquence was good, but he couldn't compare to Xiyan since he was a child. He also pitied girls and refused to argue with them. Over the years, he had developed a habit. Whenever Xiyan talked about him, he could only touch his head and laugh.

Baochai was amused by this, and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal. I'll ask my mother to send someone to the old lady to tell you that you were dragged here by my mother halfway, and now you are staying at night." You won’t be afraid to eat here.”

Baoyu was very grateful, "Thank you, sister!" Baoyu insisted on drinking today and getting drunk now, even if he thought that the master was in a bad mood, and now that his aunt was supporting him, he didn't have much fear, and just stayed at ease.

Tanchun asked: "Sister Bao hasn't come to the mansion to see us for many days. I heard that Cousin Xue is not in good health. We are worried that my sister will be too busy here, so we come to have a look."

Baochai asked Ying'er to serve tea, and said with a smile: "It's not a serious problem, it's just that I'm a little unaccustomed to the environment. It's almost recovered these few days. I'm just helping my mother at home. Sisters can come over when they are free. Find me to play."

Xiyan couldn't tell anything from her expression, while guessing the reason, she admired Baochai. The other party was only 13 years old, and her impeccable temperament could not be matched by a person who had lived 20 years longer.

Xiyan guessed right, Xue Pan was not sick at home, but was locked up at home.

After he went to Beijing, he was still afraid of being restrained by others, but he didn't expect that the people in Rongning Second Mansion were more comfortable than him. Many things he didn't know before were brought into contact with him during this period of time, but in this way, the things in his hands Money is unavoidable, and he has always been generous. If others take him to play, he can't ask others to pay back the money, so generally, as long as others take him, he will cover it.

He had no money on him, so he had to go to the shop to get it. Anyway, the entire Xue family belonged to him, but the shopkeeper in the capital didn't know this owner well. I reported to Aunt Xue, and Aunt Xue was so angry that she detained Xue Pan at home for a while.

Baochai saw that the family was in such a mess, so she lost her mind and went to the mansion to play with everyone.

Several people were talking in the room, Xiyan looked around and said, "Sister Bao, I want to take a stroll in the garden."

Baochai got up and said, "Then I will go with you."

"No, Sister Lin may be tired after walking for a while. Just stay with them and let Yinger lead me the way. In fact, I want to see the row of chrysanthemums in the garden on your left. Let Yinger take me there." There it will do."

"That chrysanthemum was newly bought by my mother. The variety is not bad, but the color is more colorful. If my sister likes it, I can bring two pots back later. It is also good to decorate in the house."

Xiyan shook her head, "I also just like to watch it. If you let me raise it, I still like to raise it in the ground. I always worry about dying when I raise it in a pot, so forget it. But Sister Bao, if I see something I like , I want to cut it."

"You just cut it."

Daiyu disagreed, "If you insist on getting a good flower, it will wither in one night."

"I don't want ordinary flowers." Xiyan took Ying'er there.In fact, she wanted to smell the flower. In the past two days, she was researching the medicinal value of various flowers. She found that even the same chrysanthemum has different medicinal uses. It’s just that there are not many chrysanthemums on her side. To such a piece, naturally want to see.

Xiyan just smelled it, and sometimes she would pick some of the flower petals and put it into her mouth to taste. Yinger looked at it curiously and asked, "Why does Miss Yan still eat flowers?"

"It's not the first time you eat it. What's the surprise? Don't you usually eat it too?" Xiyan teased her.

Yinger was clever, and thought of it as soon as she rolled her eyes, "I know, the cakes we usually eat are also made of flowers. I heard that Miss Yan likes cooking very much. Do you plan to use chrysanthemums to make desserts?"

"I just thought that chrysanthemums are edible, but I don't know how they taste raw, so I want to taste them." Xiyan picked some petals and handed them to her mouth, "Do you want to have a taste?"

"Okay," Ying'er chewed carefully, and thought about it carefully, and said, "It's not very tasty, but it has a fresh fragrance."

Seeing her straightforward appearance, Xiyan smiled and bent over.

Ying'er also knew that Miss Yan was making fun of her, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she was about to say something when she heard a voice from a bush not far away.