The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Because of the warm weather, Baochai's various reminders, and Zijuan's careful care, Daiyu's body is getting better day by day. In the spring, she is leisurely, socializing with all the sisters, singing poems, or visiting the garden to enjoy the flowers. The days are very pleasant.

Xue Pan studied in the shop for a few days, and because he didn't understand a lot, he gradually relaxed. Baochai and Aunt Xue, one of them were powerful, the other was soft, at any rate he was forced to read the accounts for two days, but he felt that he was knowledgeable. Superficial, picked up the book that had not been read for many days, and sent someone to summon the gentleman to explain it.

Unexpectedly, that gentleman was originally recommended by Jia Zheng, and he was full of talents, but his luck was bad and he was not admitted to the imperial examination.It seems that this class of literati is quite arrogant, and they are not comparable to ordinary clean people. Xue Pan is just a stupid student, and he will not come to class for six or seven days out of ten. Sir, he has resentment for a long time, but now Xue Pan Pan Youda Lala sent someone to summon Mr., and the old man was so angry that his beard and hair straightened. He waved his pen on the spot and wrote a post with Aunt Xue saying that he would resign. She said, she just said that it was my brother who refused to learn. Aunt Xue heard this, called Xue Pan to scold him, sent someone to ask Mr. to come and try to persuade him to stay, and ordered Xue Pan to kneel down and kowtow.

Xue Pan was no better than his mother, shrugged his shoulders and knelt down, but lowered his head and just made faces at Baochai.

Aunt Xue and Baochai hadn't seen each other through the curtain. The husband could see clearly, and he was so angry that he didn't even say any polite words, but just flung his sleeves away. On the same day, he resigned from the Xue family and moved out all the way. Worried and angry at the same time, he covered his heart and said that his heart hurts.

Xue Pan said: "It's just a gentleman, just ask another one after leaving, where is it worthy of my mother?"

This also angered Baochai, she threw the curtain out, pointed at him and cursed: "Brother said it lightly, but he is just a gentleman! We know that this is a well-educated man chosen by my aunt, who has taught several people under his command. Brother, ask yourself, where do you go to invite such a gentleman casually?"

Xue Pan murmured: "I don't take the exam, I can understand the accounts, and just manage the shop. I don't think they can read big characters. It's not the same business. If you have money, what do you need to learn?"

Baochai sneered and said, "Brother, buy the goods seriously first, earn some money, and then it's not too late to say this!"

Xue Pan was ridiculed by his mother and sister many times, but he was somewhat bloody after all. He clapped the case and said, "I'll go shopping, get the money, and talk to you." Luggage, pack the goods, Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the sweetheart was clamoring for a long trip again, she almost carried her back again. Everyone frantically tossed her back, and then she was stabilized and sat down on the seat. , was about to stop Xue Pan, but Baochai just tried to persuade him, "Mom, it's a good thing for my brother to go out to practice." In this way, Aunt Xue had no choice but to agree, and arranged five or six big servants, and twenty or thirty men, and prepared a 2000 taels of flower powder and fur jewelry that were fashionable in the capital, and handed them over to Xue Pan, thinking Ask Xue Pan to sell it in the south, and bring some silk and cloth when he comes back.

Seeing that Xue Pan was taking inventory of the goods in person, Baochai looked like a business owner, she was secretly happy, and she kept on provoking him with words. Traveling from north to south between times, and changing tens of thousands of silver, Baochai can't be underestimated.

Aunt Xue just sighed, packed her bags, and told her servants one by one to make all arrangements for the sunny and rainy seasons. Baochai asked Mrs. Wang for a letter from Jia Zheng, and managed to get Sister Feng to give a few. Official writing.

Xue Pan didn't know these joints at all, seeing his sister's thoughtful thinking, he secretly memorized them one by one, and because if Baochai brought the goods back from the south as Baochai said, it was Baochai's idea to make money, so he wanted to find another way It's better to bring some rare things. Naturally, I don't want to let Aunt Xue Baochai know about this thought.

Because Xue Pan was passing by Yangzhou, Baochai went to ask Daiyu if she had a letter from her family.Daiyu was missing her father, and was overjoyed when she heard the news. She wrote several letters, packed up some local products, and asked Baochai to pass them on to Xue Pan.

Baochai saw that most of the letters were about lovesickness, and persuaded him gently: "I heard that Mr. Lin is not in good health. If you write these emotional words, you may make him sad. Why not write more comforting words to make him feel better?" Take care of your body for the future."

Daiyu saw that what she said was reasonable, so she rewrote a letter with tens of thousands of characters, and wrote some life in Jia's mansion very interestingly.

Baochai saw that every word in the letter was related to love, and thought that Lin Ruhai would donate Yangzhou a few years later, leaving Daiyu to suffer alone. In one year, there were 360 ​​days without seeing her happy face, so she couldn't bear it. Cai said: "Sister Lin, I shouldn't care about your family affairs. It's just a matter of great importance, so I have to ask."

Seeing her solemn expression, Daiyu straightened her body unconsciously and said, "What does Sister Bao want to ask?"

Baochai said: "Lingtang passed away, Mr. Lin is at home alone, there is...is there someone to take care of him?"

As soon as Daiyu heard this, her eyebrows stood upright. If it hadn't been for Baochai who spoke, she might have gone back meanly. Even if Baochai asked this question, she was very displeased, and said lightly: " I only know a few old maids serving tea."

Baochai looked at his color and persuaded him in a harmonious voice: "People say that there is no mother in the inner house, and there is no master for the six gods. At Mr. Lin's age, it is time to check his health. There is no one in the family who knows the cold and the hot. It is the most harmful to the body. Trick, you persuade Master Lin to accept a loyal and honest concubine, who usually adds clothes and meals to Master Lin, and there is also a care." Her words were really heartfelt, and Daiyu knew it was reasonable, but just read As for the deceased mother, she was always sad, so she just said: "I have my own ideas, so don't bother my sister."

Baochai saw that she looked cold and serious, so she couldn't say anything more, so she withdrew and sent someone to invite Xue Pan to inquire about her situation, and said, "Sister Lin's father is an official in Yangzhou, and I asked my brother to ask her to send a letter. Now that I’ve gone, I have to ask Master Lin to teach me a few more times, it’s always good to have local parents to take care of you when you’re in business.”

Xue Pan said: "I can save it, I will definitely visit Uncle Lin."

Baochai said: "What kind of relatives are we? Brother, don't mention uncle's words, just call the master when you go. There is another one, please look at the face of Master Lin, see if you are healthy, and speak well." Whether he moves, whether he is sluggish, whether he has a cough or not, Sister Lin advises him to take care of himself."

Xue Pan laughed and said, "You just said that we are not his relatives, why did you tell me to talk about these relatives again?" Baochai gave him a look and said, "You just say it mildly, everyone loves flattery, You are persuading him like this to flatter and love him, so can he still scold you?"

Xue Pan said: "Come on, I know you and Sister Lin are very close, and you can't leave her in your mouth. I will take care of it for you. I will tell people to be careful about what Sister Lin wants to bring. Let's prepare another gift. OK?"

Baochai said: "He is such a noble family, he doesn't lack anything, don't buy those gold and silver things, just prepare some local products, there are often patent medicines from outside in the middle of the capital, and the colors you bring are also ours." Considerate."

Xue Pan responded one by one, and Baochai was surprised to see him so obedient, and told many people not to take the alley, not to miss the dormitory, to listen to the old servant, not to trust outsiders, etc., straight to Xue Pan's words. He waved his hand and said, "Come on, I don't think I'm the older brother, but you are the older sister! Just don't worry, I'll go out with 2000 taels of silver, and I'll come back ten times for sure. the ability."

Baochai folded his palms together and said, "If you come back smoothly, I will be Amitabha!" Xue Pan raised his face and said, "You don't want Amitabha. When I come back, you can make me a pair of shoes, and the ones you gave to sister Lin. Those are about the same."

Baochai originally gave Daiyu a pair of embroidered shoes, made for her birthday, and said in amazement, "Our girl's house is a gift, why do you know?"

Xue Pan triumphantly said: "The last time Baoyu drank wine and said."

Baochai said angrily, "He's going to talk about the matter in the boudoir anyway!"

Xue Pan said: "He told me in private, praising you for your good skills, because he felt that you didn't want to see him, so he wanted to ask me to ask you to make a pair too."

But he misremembered that Baoyu deliberately used words to trick Xue Pan because he wanted to get close to Baochai, thinking that his brother and sister love each other deeply, so the elder brother would say a few words in front of his sister and ask Baochai to talk to Daiyu If these words of fame and fame are improved, I can continue to talk about mysteries with Daiyu Boya, but Xue Pan drank too much at the banquet, and was quietly pulled out by Baoyu to talk. The original intention was delayed.Not only was it delayed, Baochai became more and more annoyed after hearing this, and said coldly, "I'm not his girl, why did you ask me to make shoes? Why didn't you answer him?"

Xue Pan had already promised to go to Haikou, but when he saw that Baochai was not happy, he quickly changed the subject and said, "How can I answer such absurd things?"

Baochai snorted and said, "In the future, you should avoid dealing with those members of Jia's family, because they will spoil you!"

Xue Pan said: "I'm not friendly with them, I just study and do business at home, okay?"

Seeing his playful smile, Baochai snorted again and said, "The shoes for Sister Lin are too fancy, and you can't dress them well. When you come back from the business, I'll make you ten pairs of hard soap boots." , even if you can’t finish wearing them in a year.”

Xue Pan said: "Those who need to embroider on the top must be hard on the outside, but not hard on the bottom."

Baochai said: "Brother, if you come back from a decent trip, tell me to embroider anything."

Xue Pan was so happy that he smiled and bowed to thank him again and again. Baochai was about to send him away when suddenly Xueyan came over again and said, "Our girl came to ask Miss Bao whether Mr. Xue's family has left yet. If not, there is still one more Feng trusts Uncle Xue to take it back."

Seeing that the envelope was in order, Baochai realized on second thought that Daiyu had listened to what she had said, so she handed it directly to Xue Pan, and told him to do it well, and then sent Yinger to be with her companion, Wang Er also told him, Fang let Xue pan go.

Here, Xueyan saw people leaving, and stood there in a daze and said: "Our girl also said, Miss Lao Bao, don't worry, she is not feeling well these days, so she won't come to see Miss Bao, and Miss Bao, don't go to see her either. Too much, annoying."

Baochai hurriedly asked: "Isn't it just fine? Why are you feeling unwell again?" As soon as the words came out, he knew that Daiyu was still annoyed by her. My son is going to the old lady and some wives, please close the door, so as not to see my face and make her sick."

Xueyan heard this, blinked and said: "Our girl is in the green gauze cabinet, and I saw Miss Debao through the window screen."

Seeing her innocence, Baochai smiled and said, "Don't worry, she can see me across the courtyard if she wants to see me, and if she doesn't want to see me, she can't see me when she comes in front of her. You just go back to her." Give her some money, and say: "It's hard work for you to walk around, use the money to buy candy."

Xue Yanfang smiled and walked away.