'Lin Daiyu' of the Red Chamber

"Grandmother heard some movement outside and asked me to come and see. What's the matter?" Daiyu wanted to help the silly sister up, but the silly sister refused, so she just knelt and kowtowed and begged Daiyu to make decisions for her.

Baoyu became even angrier, and believed that the silly girl was deliberately causing trouble for him and making him lose face in front of Daiyu.So he got mad at the silly sister and said: "You treat Sister Lin as a guest, I have to let her go, if you make a mistake, go and beg her, what a sinister maid. I will go back to the second sister-in-law and ask her to give you a Stop it." Hearing this, silly sister cried even harder.

Daiyu said: "Brother Bao, don't be angry. Let's not make trouble here. It's not good for the old lady to find out. Go to another place and explain the matter clearly."

Baoyu nodded, went out with Baochai and Daiyu, and found a quiet place.Baoyu finished telling the story angrily, and finally did not forget to pull out the witness Baochai.Baochai smiled and nodded and said that what Baoyu said was the truth, but she didn't mean to point at the silly sister, but said vaguely, "Maybe the silly sister is confused, or there is some misunderstanding here" or something like that.Sister Silly insisted on the rhetoric just now, and begged Daiyu to make the decision.

Seeing that Daiyu hadn't returned for a long time, Tanchun came out with her. After asking, she found out that there was trouble in the yard.She also followed, she didn't have the nerve to approach, so she listened from the outside first, and understood the whole story.Tanchun walked over with a smile and scolded Baoyu for being confused.

"Sister Lin and I can testify that what Sister Sha said is true. The old lady didn't let Sister Sha bother you because she heard that you and Sister Bao had a good chat at Sister-in-law Zhu's place. We were at the old lady's just now. Sister Lin also praised Second Brother Bao and Sister Bao as kind-hearted people, and you are making trouble right now."

When Baoyu heard that it was a misunderstanding, she was embarrassed, and when she thought that she had made a fool of herself in front of Sister Lin again, she blushed in embarrassment.He hurriedly apologized to the silly sister.The silly girl didn't appreciate it, she begged the old lady to make decisions, and hid behind Daiyu, refusing to look at her.Baoyu apologized for laughing and built things, so she coaxed the silly sister well.After the silly girl kowtowed to Daiyu to thank her, Fang happily left.

Baoyu was afraid that his image would be damaged in Daiyu's heart, so he rushed to Daiyu's side to explain, but he didn't know what was wrong with him, he hesitated and couldn't explain clearly, and he might have committed the old problem again. (Baoyu is so anxious that her neck turns red and she stamps her feet dryly. Suddenly remembering Baochai's eloquence, she looks at her eagerly with pleading eyes.

Feeling Baoyu's gaze, Baochai smiled empathetically, leaned into Baoyu's ear and whispered, "You can go at ease, and I will persuade her for you later." Baoyu quickly thanked Dade and said many words of gratitude , before leaving.

Daiyu bid the old lady good night, then went out and walked back, but after walking a few steps, she was suddenly stopped by someone.Daiyu looked carefully by the candlelight, and found that the man was Baochai.

Daiyu patted her chest in fright and said, "Sister Bao, if you don't go back with Aunt Xue, what are you doing here to scare me?"

Baochai held Daiyu's hand with a smile, and said, "I miss you tonight! I haven't seen you for a long time since you closed the door and chanted scriptures for your mother. I miss you very much."

Daiyu was shivered by Baochai's cold hand, she calmly withdrew her hand, and put her arm around Baochai's.

"That's all, come back with me, you don't have enough clothes, don't catch cold." On the way to Cuiyu Pavilion, Daiyu thought of something, and asked Baochai: "You stayed with me, and told Aunt Xue?"

Baochai froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "Look at me, I'm only thinking about you, but I forgot about it." Then she sent Ying'er to report back, but was stopped by Daiyu.

"There's no need to bother her about running errands." Daiyu immediately ordered Chunxian to go.

Chunxian held the small lantern, and ran to Aunt Xue to answer the question, and asked Aunt Bao what sleeping habits, taboos, and what to bring there.

Aunt Xue praised: "You are so caring, it is Miss Lin's blessing. ♀ Late marriage—my wife is ecstasy"

Chunxian thanked with a smile: "Auntie praised the wrong person. The girl asked me to ask this question."

"Oh?" Aunt Xue was a little surprised. At this time, Wen Xing handed Chunxian a small paper bag, and Aunt Xue explained: "There is nothing taboo about it. She burns some incense before going to bed. You can take some of the bags." go."

Chunxian responded with a smile, and was about to leave with the paper bag, but was stopped by Aunt Xue.Wen Xing took the opportunity to stuff a tael of silver into Chunxian's hands, but Chunxian didn't dare to take it.Aunt Xue refused, and smiled and asked her to drink tea.Chunxian had no choice but to accept the money, and thanked Aunt Xue repeatedly.When she went back, the first thing she said was to ask Zijuan where Miss Bao was resting. When she got an answer, she turned and went to Miss Bao's room to burn Canaan incense.

As soon as Daiyu entered the door with the book in hand, she smelled the quiet fragrance, which was slightly sweet.

Chunxian was receiving Baochai's reward with a smile. When she saw her girl coming, she went up to meet her happily and said to Daiyu, "Girl, you smell it, it smells so good. Aunt Xue asked me to burn it for Miss Baochai. It is called Shen Shuixiang, it is a tribute from Bharat, it is extremely rare, I heard that only the concubines in the palace use this."

"It's rare that it smells so good."

Daiyu took two more puffs, praised casually, and raised her hand to pass the book to Baochai.

Unexpectedly, Baochai rolled her eyes with a smile, did not pay attention to Daiyu's movements, and continued the topic just now with great interest.

"If my sister likes it, I'll send someone to bring some to my sister tomorrow. I have a lot of them."

"It's too precious. Sister Bao, keep it. I can sleep soundly without this. My sister is different, and I can't live without it. Give it to me, it's a waste. Besides, I'm not used to incense, and I don't often use this."

"It's okay. I'll bring it to you tomorrow. You can use it if you want, and you don't need to give it away."

When Baochai said this, she believed in her heart that Daiyu would not be willing to give it away. This kind of thing is hard to find in the market, and it is suitable for her status as the eldest lady of the official family.Seeing that Daiyu finally stopped being polite, she nodded in response.Baochai proudly explained to Daiyu the origin, production process, usage, dosage and benefits of agarwood.

Daiyu was lying on the small kang listening to her talk, and found herself sitting in a university classroom, and the old man on the podium was explaining to her obscure and difficult high-level math problems, asking for derivatives, scoring points...

"Ah!" Daiyu woke up from the nightmare.Zicuckoo hurriedly comforted him and wiped his sweat.

"girl"

"I'm fine!" It's just a dream about the exam!

Daiyu woke up thoroughly, and found herself in her room, vaguely recalling that after she was nagged by Baochai to sleep last night, a strong nun brought her back.Daiyu asked who it was, and told Zijuan to reward Mrs. Xia with a sling of money.

It happened that Baochai came in, and when he heard about it, he laughed and said, "Your sister, don't bother, I already gave her a tael of silver yesterday, which is enough."

Daiyu was not happy when she heard this.What does this Baochai mean?Yesterday, she first showed off her agarwood fragrance wantonly, and you can’t do without it. You have to be forced to accept it, so as to promote her image of wealth and generosity.Daiyu can understand, vanity, women have more or less, so don't worry about it.But what's going on with the reward today?That nanny is in her courtyard, and she is doing the work of serving her, why is Baochai stretching his hand so long?The tipping money is already twice the normal price.As soon as Baochai makes a move, it costs one tael of silver! This tael of silver is worth the woman's two months' monthly money, and Baoyu and her monthly money are only two taels of silver.If they all gave money like Baochai, their monthly income would be more than that of their master.Can they still listen to their master? Can the woman still work under her hands with peace of mind?Baochai is in a merchant's house, so don't you understand this human relationship?Daiyu doesn't quite believe that Baochai did it unintentionally, she must have done it on purpose.

Daiyu took a cold breath, angrily in her heart: unforgivable!

Daiyu felt disgusted with Baochai, because her behavior made it difficult for her to behave in front of servants.Everyone knows that there are two daughters with foreign relatives living in the same mansion, so it is rare to compare them.Who can compare to Baochai's generous bribes of one tael of silver?Daiyu's "stinginess" may be confirmed.

After Baochai found out that she had finished speaking, Daiyu's face was not good-looking, and she smiled generously: "Oh, my sister is angry? My sister will help you pay, so it's still a waste, isn't it? It's easy. I'll go and get the money back, and my sister will pay you back." Go and reward her." After Baochai finished speaking, her face was full of 'lovely' and 'understanding' smiles.

Daiyu glanced at Baochai blankly, thought for a while, and seemed to realize what she said.Playfully knocking on the head, she made amends and said, "I haven't received my letter to my lord father yet. It stands to reason that the sender should have returned it." Seeing that Baochai looked at her with some annoyance, Daiyu said with a playful smile, "Look. I just woke up, and my mind was wandering again! What did my sister just say? Oh, my sister thought too much about the matter of the nanny. You rewarded me and just saved mine. I am naturally happy, why would I be angry? "

The corners of Baochai's mouth froze for a few seconds, and she laughed dryly a few times. She didn't expect Daiyu to play tricks on her all of a sudden, pretending to be confused. Just now she was clearly angry because of the reward.What a thick skin!Baochai knew that Daiyu was pretending to be her, but she had no proof, so she couldn't expose it. If she did, she would treat a gentleman's belly with the heart of a villain.

Baochai couldn't stay any longer, didn't even eat breakfast, and found an excuse to escape back to Lixiangyuan.After a while, Ying'er came back and packed a small packet of the agarwood that Baochai had told her yesterday.

The paper bag was no bigger than the palm of your hand, and it was wrapped in two layers, so it only lasted four to five days in total.

Zicuckoo weighed the spices and sneered.She had already seen Baochai's provocation, and said indignantly, "Girl, she will reward you with one tael, and we will reward you with two taels, and see what they have to say."

It's not that Daiyu can't compete with Baochai. As Zijuan said, Baochai rewards one tael, and she rewards two taels.But this method is too stupid, Daiyu does not hesitate to do it.Spending money should be spent wisely, how could it be in vain to take advantage of those lazy and slippery servants.Besides, the prestige and interpersonal relationship established by relying on money and small favors will not last long.

Daiyu raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Go, I will give it according to the usual practice, and give her a half-hang."