The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Since Baoyu got Baochai and Daiyu's orders, he listened carefully to Jia Lian, and sure enough, he saw that he was probing and begging everywhere, so he responded half-heartedly, and asked deliberately, "Why is brother and sister Bao together?" coming?"

Jia Lian said: "Because I am going to do business, and it happens that she is going to Yangzhou to join her uncle, so she asked me to escort her along the way."

Baoyu said, "Why haven't I heard that Sister Bao has an uncle over there?"

Jia Lian said with a smile: "It is said that he is an uncle who is doing business outside. He also has a son and a daughter under his knees. They are also brothers and sisters. Sister Xue wants to go out to see and play. My aunt is worried, so she asks her to follow uncle."

Baoyu nodded and said, "Since I'm doing business abroad, I'm afraid that my whereabouts may not be certain. It's better to send someone to Yangzhou to ask and let them know. It will not be abrupt to go here."

Jia Lian laughed and said, "I'll save it, I've already sent her family over there."

When Baoyu heard it, Fang stopped talking, and instead talked about some mysterious and mysterious stories according to Baochai's instructions, and talked about the scenery on the roadside, but did not mention business.

Jia Lian thought that Baoyu was young and tender, and he was ignorant of everything. Seeing that he agreed to take care of him, he was about to discuss details, but Baoyu suddenly changed his tone. The official airs have been put on, but the face is more respectful, and Baoyu is really treated as an adult.

Daiyu and Baoyu waited until Baochai, and then turned down the waterway. Baoyu had never traveled far, and Daiyu was afraid that he was not used to taking a boat. Who knew that he had Jia Lian and his relatives and friends along the way, his colleagues in the same year, and the local government accompanied him to take care of him. In my spare time, I asked Baochai and others about official affairs, and my mind was not on the boat, so I didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

When Daiyu saw her, she put all her heart on Baochai, watched the scenery with her every day, played chess, recited poems, made tea, and had the things of being close to each other and being in love with her. For more than ten days, the family members sent to Yangzhou rushed to report: "The second master has passed away! The second master and the second girl are helping the spirit to go to Jinling!"

Baochai specifically asked again: "Are you sure?"

The man kowtowed and said, "The villain has made a special effort to inquire around. It is indeed the second master of our family, and the name and age of the second master are also suitable."

Jia Lian was not very happy, and it would be no trouble to send Baochai to Jinling again, but the difficulty was that there was a funeral going on there, and as a relative, he had to help him a little bit when he went. Besides, he had heard that the Xue family had opened such a business route, so he didn't mean to rely on Uncle Baochai in his heart. Now that he is gone, it is of no use to him. Baoyu's ready-made cousin came much stronger.It's just that although he thought so in his heart, after all, it was hard to speak out on the face, so he only asked Baochai what he meant, and Baochai said: "They must be very busy when they go home to take care of affairs. Set up a sacrifice, and then send people to Jinling to pay the sacrifice.”

Jia Lian felt relieved after hearing this, and said courteously, "I'll buy plain clothes for you. I don't know how many relatives are you from?"

Baochai said, "It's enough to make hemp."

Jia Lian took it to heart and went down to buy things for her.

Daiyu waited for him to leave, then pushed Baochai and said, "Since you know the date of uncle's funeral, why didn't you tell me earlier? We... are still like that."

Baochai said: "I only know that he is about these days. At this time, he should be sick. Who knows that he will be gone in two days? Besides... I said that hemp is in accordance with the clothes of maids in the house. In fact, he is married. You don't have to obey." The last sentence was very soft, but Daiyu heard every word very clearly. Sister, she suddenly looked up at Baochai, who was also looking at her. They looked at each other, unconsciously. The ground was clasped with four hands, and Daiyu felt that her whole body was as happy as if bathed in the spring breeze. As soon as Baochai said it, she also felt that a big stone had been put down in her heart. After staring at each other for a long time, Baochai said again: "... A few days ago you hugged me, but I refused, and it was also for this reason, after all, he was my uncle from the same clan, and he was very close to me when I was young, and now... alas!" With a long sigh, there is a sense that things are different.

Daiyu grabbed her hand and rubbed it to comfort her, and said with a smile: "Whether you keep it or not, I don't care anyway, I'm just afraid you won't be able to bear it."

Baochai gave her a white look, and said, "I've made it through eighteen months. It's just a few days. What can't be done? Let's sleep in separate beds tonight."

Daiyu smiled, pinched her face and said, "Hey, you can still say that you sleep in separate beds. The sun is really coming out of the water." Then she deliberately approached her and said, "If you separate the beds, We have to be separated along the way, otherwise we will toss and toss the bedding repeatedly, and people will see and gossip.”

Baochai said angrily, "I will arrive in Suzhou in ten days at most. Who is afraid of whom?" Sure enough, Ying'er was called and separated the two beds. The second mistress only has one quilt, how to divide it? "

Baochai blushed suddenly, and said loudly: "Damn girl, why don't you just make another bed? If you have to correct some words, you won't be able to do some things."

Ying'er sticks out her tongue, Zijuan tugs at her, and the two smile and go to set the scene.

Daiyu just smiled, stroked her cheek, made a grimace at Baochai, and said, "You have said something wrong yourself, and you are so ashamed and angry, and you have the nerve to blame others. I will cry for your maid. " I hated Baochai so much that she stepped forward, pressed her on the couch, and scratched her repeatedly, begging for mercy.

When the group arrived in Suzhou, it was the end of July. The officials in the county government got the news early, packed up the official sedan chair, and greeted them outside the city. Baochai, because Baoyu was young, was afraid that everyone would not accept it, so he paid special attention to the guard of honor, and was recommended by Lin Haisuo. One of the masters came to inquire carefully, and then nodded to Baoyu. Baoyu was about to give orders to go, when suddenly two official sedan chairs came from a distance, but they were the county magistrates of Changzhou and Wu counties.

When Baochai saw that the two men were both about forty years old, one had a white face with a slight beard, and a majestic look on his face, and his appearance was very serious, so he knew that it was Lu Shinan, the county magistrate of Wu County, while the other was dark, tall and thin, and met everyone. Then he laughed, but it was Li Hua, the county magistrate of Changzhou.

Both of them were born in the imperial examinations, Lu Shinan was a top-ranked Jinshi, Li Hua was a former emperor, and his qualifications were older than Baoyu's. Baoyu hurriedly went to meet the ceremony. As a senior, although Li Hua is not as arrogant as him, he does not seem to attach great importance to Baoyu.

After seeing them, the custom is to welcome the wind and cleanse the dust. Baoyu doesn't like these entertainments very much, and facing the two old seniors again, feeling guilty, she finds an excuse and goes to the car to ask Baochai. Daiyu stomps her feet and says: "Idiot ! Even I know that this meal must be going, and you are still being stung like a scorpion, which makes people look down on you even more!"

Baochai coughed lightly, shook Daiyu's arm and said, "If you're afraid that you won't be able to handle it, take Lian's second brother with you. He's an old man, so he can remind you if something happens. As for Li Gui, the servants in your family have seen the world as well as the petty officials outside, if you take them there, they all know how to do it."

Just as if he had received the imperial decree, Baoyu sent the servants of the government office and a group of women and servants to escort Daiyu and Baochai back. He took Jia Lian, Li Gui and some friends to the banquet.

The south of the Yangtze River is rich and prosperous, and the county government office is exquisitely built. However, Baochai's heart wished that Daiyu could be enshrined in the Immortal Palace and Yaochi. As soon as she entered the inner government office, she frowned and turned to Daiyu and said: "The facade is so simple and simple. Compared with your family, I think it is even worse than ordinary county government offices."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Who do you think I am? How can I be so delicate?" She swept around and said, "I don't think the cleaning is very clean."

Immediately, Baochai ordered the women who were handymen in the county yamen to be summoned and told them to clean it again. The woman said, "The cleaning is a big noise, I'm afraid it will disturb you two."

Baochai sneered and said, "My wife ordered the cleaning, and you didn't say to do it quickly, but instead pushed back and forth. Are you afraid of disturbing us, or do you just don't want to?"

Seeing that she spoke harshly, the old woman hurried to call someone.

Daiyu waited for her to leave before she asked Baochai, "It's not a big deal, why bother to be so cold?"

Baochai said: "Now that you are also the wife of the county magistrate, you have to show the style of the magistrate's wife, otherwise they will be the most bullying and afraid of the hard. Baoyu is young and tender, and she can't be subdued. Soft, I'm afraid the people inside will bully you."

Daiyu lowered her head and said, "I'd rather not be the county magistrate's wife." Then she said, "It's fine for them to call me my wife from now on, but you don't allow it."

Baochai saw that she had been talking for a long time, but she was concerned about this matter. She was startled for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay." Wrapping Daiyu's hand with both hands, Baochai said solemnly, "Even if you are a wife, you belong to my Xue family." Ma'am, it has nothing to do with his Jia family."

Daiyu blushed and said softly, "No matter what, you are just my wife and have nothing to do with anyone else."