The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

As soon as Baoyu saw that Baochai had the intention of agreeing, he wished he could immediately bring a pen and paper and ask Baochai to write five, six, seven or eight tips, so that he could act according to the plan.

But Baochai said: "I'm still stuck here and I can't explain to my family. I can only say that I'm doing my best. I don't dare to insist that I can do it. You need to remember."

Baoyu said solemnly: "The only people I have seen who are willing to share my worries are you and Maoer. If you can't help me, it can only be said that it is God's will. I will never blame it for it. Baoyu Don't worry, sister."

Baochai nodded and said, "Where is Liu Xianglian now? How did you meet him? He is no different from anyone else, so you have to be careful." Just as Baoyu was about to reply, she suddenly said, "Are you together?" I went in and said this to Dai'er, and we will think about it for you together."

Baoyu was stunned, and Baochai explained: "We are one body. You and Liu Xianglian are such an important matter. Of course, let her know. In case there is something unexpected about me, she can refer to it for you."

Baoyu said, "I thought you didn't like to make her worry about these things outside."

Baochai said with a smile: "I'm really afraid that she will worry about these things, but I also believe that she knows the seriousness of these things, and will not easily damage her body because of these things. For example, ordinary couples, when there are family problems, they naturally need to discuss them together. We should deal with it, even though we are not husband and wife, we understand the same reason." In the past, she always wanted to deal with the outside affairs by herself, so that Daiyu could stay happily in the boudoir, and it would be fine to not eat the fireworks of the world with peace of mind. However, after the two got along like husband and wife, she gradually realized that this was obviously not to protect Daiyu, but to disbelieve her and treat her as a married couple.Therefore, in the past few months, although Daiyu didn't care much about Baochai's affairs, Baochai gradually took the initiative to talk to Daiyu about the most important matters.

Baoyu heard Baochai's words, but his heart was moved. He thought that Chaidai and Dai's family styles and temperaments were very different, but now they know and cherish each other, respect and love each other, and they are as one. As the children of a family, they are all down in the family, but now they are an official and a bandit, but they may not be able to get along like this, the future is boundless, I don't know where to go, full of emotion, I only raise my hands and cover my eyes with my sleeves, lest Baochai see own red eye.

Baochai didn't focus on him, but she just walked to Daiyu's door when she saw the door was wide open, and a few little girls were rummaging through boxes and cabinets there clumsily, and immediately frowned and said, "Where is your grandma? Why do you open the door in this cold weather?"

One of them raised his head and said, "They said they lost a hairpin and told us to look for it."

Daiyu heard Baochai's voice inside, and raised her voice, "Don't embarrass them. I told them to open the door and let them see through. I can't freeze in it. Instead, I set up a brazier. It's very stuffy. I need to ventilate frequently." That's good."

Baochai walked in, and Daiyu was indeed hiding in the innermost warm pavilion where she lived in a homely way. There were two large and small screens separating the inside and the outside, and she was dressed tightly. Jade raised her head and said, "Don't be too afraid of the cold. If you're sweating in this weather, it's better to relax a little bit."

Daiyu said: "In your eyes, am I so delicate?" Before she could speak, she covered her face and sneezed. Baochai hurriedly changed her woolen clothes into cotton ones, and spread her collar. One side said: "You are not delicate, you are a doll made of snow, if you are not careful, you will melt."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Since it's made of snow, you can pinch another one after it melts. There is so much snow in the world, it's not bad enough to be a doll."

Baochai said, "Can't you stop arguing with me for a day?" She pouted outward and said, "What's going on outside?"

Daiyu also said with a smile: "If you lose something, let them look for it. What else can it be?" Baochai stared at her before she said with a smile: "These tongue-tabbing wives at home are too hateful. I want to cure them." They're fine."

Seeing Baoyu nearby, Baochai glared at her again, and said, "The yamen is full of maids serving as slaves. If you don't like it, just let them go back without their jobs. Why bother?"

Daiyu said: "You don't know how ugly their words are, so don't worry about it. You are as famous in Yuanhe as you are in Beijing."

Baochai laughed and said, "So it's for this? I've heard them say that too. The mouth grows on the body. People can say whatever they like. Why bother you so much?"

Daiyu said: "If I say that they behave like this, you will be indulged..." Glancing at Baoyu who hesitated to speak a few times, she turned to him and said with a smile, "Idiot, don't you catch your water bandit?" , What did you come to us for?"

Baochai said: "Ah, I forgot. Baoyu has something important to tell us, you tell people to go out first, don't be too busy looking for things."

Seeing Baoyu's serious face, Daiyu sent someone out, looked at Baoyu and smiled and said, "You have come to us ten times for something important. If it is important, you should have said it earlier, otherwise Baochai will just talk about it by yourself. It's not good to interrupt her, because you've delayed your business." Before he finished speaking, Baochai glared at him again, and he smiled and took her hand and asked her to sit next to him, and Baochai asked Baoyu to sit down by himself. Seeing Daiyu drinking tea, he reached out to take her teacup away, and said slowly, "Dai'er, Baoyu has taken Liu Xianglian in."

Fortunately, Daiyu was taken away by her teacup, otherwise she might have choked on it. If so, her affectionate eyes had already widened. She looked at Baochai, then at Baoyu, and said after a while: "In...our house?"

Baoyu said: "In the study on the west side." To put the books, I'm going to make a small study.

Although the study is in the inner courtyard, it is close to the corner gate. Sometimes Chai and Dai come in to study, and when they hear some snacks being sold outside, they ask someone to buy them, and they bring them in through the corner gate, and they give them a lot.A few days ago, Daiyu was ill, so the two of them didn't come here much, let alone when they moved to Zhuangzi.But Baoyu used the excuse of checking the local chronicles and water conservancy, and stayed in it every day. The two of them were delighted with Baoyu's diligence when they heard people talk about it, but they never thought that Liu Xianglian was hidden in it.

Seeing that Chai and Dai were in a daze, Baoyu cleared his throat and said in a low voice: "It's a coincidence that the magistrate issued a letter ordering us three county magistrates attached to the country to patrol the city in turn. I should be on duty that day, but I was born in the morning." It was a meal for the government office, not to my liking, so I suddenly had to go out halfway, so I went to the small woods to the west, and I met him. If not, I will ask him to come back with me."

Daiyu said: "You come in and out with so many people following you, how did you bring him back?"

Baoyu bowed his head and said, "I'll go away first and ask Mingyan to protect him and come back."

Daiyu said, "So Mingyan knows about this?"

Baoyu nodded and said, "There is no one else but him."

Baochai said: "You said he was injured, how many injuries? Can he walk?"

Seeing Baoyu shaking his head, he stomped his feet in resentment and said, "It's okay if he wasn't injured. He was injured, and now the wind is getting tighter. Don't you have a reminder at home!"

Baoyu murmured: "I was in a hurry at the time, so I didn't think about it so much. Now... now I can only ask Sister Bao and Sister Lin to help me think of an idea."

Baochai and Daiyu looked at each other, and Baochai stomped his foot and said, "You ask me thirty or fifty things about official affairs, but none of them are worth this troublesome one!"

Daiyu gently shook her hand and said: "Don't worry, Baoyu is not a person who doesn't know the severity. If Liu Xianglian was not injured, he probably wouldn't bring her back. Now that people are brought back, I always think about it first. It's a good way."

Baochai also knew that the matter had come to this point, so he could only grit his teeth bitterly and asked Baoyu, "Liu Xianglian is still awake? I have something to ask him."