The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Since Jia Jing died, there was no need to explain the turmoil of the Jia family. Baochai was afraid that Daiyu would be too weak to be disturbed, and now she was living with Xiangling in Hengwuyuan, so she couldn't take care of her personally. Trying to persuade Daiyu to go home, Jia Mu first sent someone to say that she always dreamed of Jia Min recently, and said that she would take Daiyu to live with her to comfort her miss.

Baochai was in a hurry, so she sent someone to move Daiyu there. Jia Mu also tidied up the old green gauze cabinet, asked Daiyu to live in it, and asked her to accompany her every day to talk about the old things.

Daiyu saw that her energy was not improving day by day, so she put away other thoughts and devoted herself to being filial to Jia Mu.

Now that Baochai took over the responsibility of the housekeeper, remembering those old women who ate wine and gambled money, etc., they discussed with Li Wan and divided the manpower into four teams, two teams took turns to watch the night, and two teams took turns to watch the night, and Tanchun and Tanchun. A relative led people to come and go to inspect. First, he was not allowed to come and go at will, disturbing the old ladies, wives and Daiyu in the inner house. Second, he was not allowed to let the maids in the garden communicate with the young men outside. , water, theft and so on.

Although the two houses are separated, after all Jia Mu is still there, this end is strictly controlled, and it is inevitable that Jia She's room will be affected. They are so strict, and everyone is not angry, there is Wang Shanbao's family who can't stop talking in Mrs. Xing's ear, saying that Mrs. Wang doesn't care about things, but asks the young girl to take care of the house, which is not decent for everyone, and Baochai is a guest. However, she worshiped her like a girl from her own family, and Yingchun was even inferior to her.

Mrs. Xing was particularly resentful when she heard this, and she inevitably came to Jiamu's place every day, but Jiamu was ill and didn't want to see her very much, so Mrs. Xing had to walk around the garden every day, using her identity to teach Li Wan and the others some lessons. If so, the three of them agreed face-to-face, and they had no time to meddle.

Baochai just finished touring the garden that day, and went to Jiamu's place in time, and Daiyu saw it when she was standing outside. When Jiamu fell asleep, she came out and asked her, "This year, your birthday is still the same as in previous years, or what?" explain?"

Baochai said: "It's hard for you to think about it at this time, but there are too many things in this family this year, but that's all."

Daiyu said: "You are so confused! It's your birthday, but isn't it the old lady's birthday too? You have to find an excuse to congratulate me."

Baochai said with a smile: "You are asking about my birthday, not the old lady's birthday, so I can only say no, if it doesn't work, if you really have a shy face and ask someone to celebrate my birthday, how shameless is that? ——It’s not my birthday, but you already made a gift for me, didn’t you?”

Daiyu glanced at her and said, "Do you think I'm stupid? I worked so hard to make something for you, but in the end you will be scolded? That thing is not for you!"

Baochai held her hand, squeezed the back of her hand and said, "So it wasn't for me, so how did I hear that you called Zijuan to compete several times? I didn't know who else was beside you besides me." The close ones are bigger than the azalea."

Daiyu said: "Make it looser, so it's more comfortable to wear. You're so proud of yourself that you are knowledgeable. Didn't you think of such a trivial matter?"

Seeing that she refused to admit it to death, Baochai was not in a hurry to ask her for it, but took her hand in one hand, and wanted to pull her to sit down and talk about herself, but who knew that she just took a step and saw the king Madam walked over with a gloomy face, saw the two of them, and asked with a pale face, "Where is your sister-in-law Zhu?"

Baochai said, "I've just finished touring the garden with her, and I'm going back for lunch now."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang went all the way to Li Wan's place.

Baochai seemed to have something unusual, so she stopped a girl who was following her and said, "You call the third girl to come here, and you said that the wife suddenly went to see sister-in-law Zhu."

The girl went out quickly, and not long after, Tanchun came with a waiting book and said, "Sister Bao, do you know what's going on?"

Baochai shook her head and said, "We caught those gamblers. It stands to reason that there shouldn't be anything wrong. I just saw that my wife's face is not very good, so I asked someone to tell you. I wish you knew sooner."

After Tanchun heard this, he ordered his troops again, and called her maids to inquire about the news, but when she came back, she only said that after Mrs. Wang left, Li Wan's eyes were red, and he ordered Zhou Rui's family and Wu Xing's family to go to the south. The deacon's wife came in.

Not long after, Xiaofu, Baochai's little girl, came over and said, "When my wife goes back, she will tell all the girls in Baoyu's house to go."

Seeing this battle, Baochai suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "I have something to go back to my wife, Dai'er, you follow me." In desperation, she didn't hide her words, Tanchun glanced sideways at her, and said: " If there is anything, I will go with my sister."

When Daiyu saw Baochai's appearance, she also remembered something she said, because she said, "Let's go together, and also say hello to my wife." In the room, I saw Baoyu's maids standing in a row outside, among whom Qingwen, Xiren, and Sheyue were not there, and when I got closer, I heard Xiren said: "If you go back to your wife, the second master will go out to study by himself. On the other hand, for nine days, I lived outside and took care of the daily life. Those boys took care of me. The few of us inside were just guarding the house and guarding the yard, restraining people from being lazy. Divide the transgression, and ask my wife for enlightenment."

The three of them glanced at each other and went in together, only to see Baoyu's three big girls kneeling on the ground, Qingwen's face was full of tears, Sheyue bowed her head in silence, and Du Xiren knelt in front of her. Seeing Baochai and others coming in, he waved his hand and said, "Since you are the guarantor for her, I'll keep her for now, but don't let me see her in such a voluptuous look in the future." Taking the close responsibility, he ordered her to take care of the sweeping in the garden.

Qingwen's misfortune fell from the sky, she was full of grievances and didn't need to express it in detail, but she didn't dare to defend herself, so she kowtowed with Xiren Sheyue and slowly withdrew.

When Baochai saw her, she breathed a sigh of relief and said hello to Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang said: "You have been tired for half a day, and you are finally free. If you don't go to rest, what are you doing here?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "We're not doing it for anything else, just because Sister Bao's birthday is coming up soon, and I want to congratulate her, but I'm afraid of inconvenience at home, so I'm here to ask my wife to show me."

As soon as Mrs. Wang thought about it, she knew that she meant to do something for Jia Mu, she nodded and said: "It's not easy to do it, just set up a banquet in the garden, and let's play for a while."

The three of them agreed together, but Baochai was using her own excuses, so it was not easy to show up. Tanchun and Li Wan were busy, so Daiyu volunteered to do it. Baochai said, "Ask sister Ling to come with you." stop."

Daiyu said: "Don't you know her temperament? If you are with me, I'm afraid this birthday will never be celebrated again."

Baochai said: "Then I'll ask Yinger to help you, and I'll keep the green bird."

Tanchun smiled and said, "It's just a drink, Sister Bao made it look like she was going to do something big."

Daiyu said: "It's only once a year. She doesn't think it's a big deal. I'm afraid I can't handle it well!" Baochai pinched her face and said, "Don't blame me, tell me to live in peace for a few days. "

Daiyufang held her handkerchief and swayed back. Baochai was a few steps behind and said to Tanchun, "Third sister, I think my wife seems to have something on her mind. Don't be too busy tonight." Sleep and wait for me to find you."

Tanchun saw her solemn expression, so he also solemnly agreed.

Baochai was worried, so she went back to Hengwuyuan in no hurry. First, she went back to the other hall with Daiyu and said, "Your books have been put away. I see your wife's posture. I can't resist copying them again." Go back to the garden."

Daiyu raised her eyebrows and said: "Now that you are watching in the garden like this, can there be such an embroidery bag?"

Baochai hissed and said, "How can this be done accurately? In short, you can't go wrong if you put it away first."

Daiyu said, "Don't worry, I have hidden everything well."

After hearing her words, Baochai went to Tanchun with her again. On the way, he saw Wang Shanbao's family, Zhou Rui's family, and Wu Xing's family all entered the garden.

When the five sisters got together, there happened to be a commotion outside, and Wang Shanbao's family members could be heard yelling from a distance, saying that this was also dirty, and that was evidence.

Tanchun ordered the maids to open the door with candles in the morning, and then Wang Shanbao's family and Li Wan came in to check. After going to several places, they found that the girl was not there, so they went straight to Tanchun. When Baochai came down, the five girls were all sitting upright, startled, and said with a sneer: "It's getting late, girls are not sleeping, what are you doing?"

Tanchun said: "Because I couldn't sleep for a while, I asked my sisters to come over and talk. If you don't go home, why are you in the garden again?"

Wang Shanbao's family smiled and said: "It's nothing serious, but there is something missing in the house, and I can't find it after several days of visits, so my wife ordered me to look for it in the garden."