The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

When Daiyu heard Baochai talk about water chestnuts, she couldn't help but give her a look, and said, "I just thought that you just stopped me from eating it, but now I don't want to, and you call someone to eat. What do you think about you?" so annoying?"

Baochai stomped her feet and said, "I won't talk to you." Turning around, she called the women in charge on the left and right and said, "It's a good thing that elder sister Ling always says hello to you. That's how you are? When my aunt goes out, she doesn't talk about gold, silver, pearls, and emeralds. Why don't you just want a few hairpins? It's okay for those poor girls in Zhuangzi to be not particular about it. You are from my house, don't you know how to be particular about it? In this weather, let Sister Ling sit here I don’t want to add any clothes, the tea is cold, and such greasy snacks are served. What if people accumulate food and the wind blows? What if someone comes out? Originally, I thought this place is a little bit out of the way. It's not easy to send the old and the young. The monthly money has already been extremely generous, and the festival rewards throughout the year are also top-notch here. How about you, just treat me perfunctory like this? Originally, Sister Ling is here for Anyang, and I Look now, it doesn't look like Anyang, it seems to be suffering. If so, it would be better if I went back to my brother and took sister Ling back to live with me, but it would be serious to send you away."

Those women were all masters of Zicuckoo. When they were reprimanded, they didn't dare to defend themselves, so they had to kowtow to the ground.

Seeing Baochai's sternness, Xiangling hurriedly said from the sidelines: "Miss Bao, I asked them to serve this snack. I didn't eat in the morning, so I could make up for it with something sweeter. I also chose the clothes myself. I didn't want to serve those expensive things..." She glanced at Baochai secretly, and continued: "I don't usually pay much attention to how I dress. I'm afraid it won't match well and make you laugh. If I'm so plain, I'm not afraid of making mistakes."

Why doesn't Baochai know Xiangling's temperament?It's a pretentious, but it's just an excuse, the purpose is just to establish a prestige for Xiangling, to suppress the people in the village, so that this place is far away from home, and the servants neglect her, who knows how many women Knowing what the master meant, she made the appearance of kowtowing and pleading guilty, but it was Xiangling who came to plead in a hurry.If Baochai doesn't give Xiangling face, it seems that he doesn't respect her, and Liwei will turn into a sabotage. If she follows her words, those wild girls around the country will be scattered before they know how to do it. Weak and deceitful, I don't know how to make trouble in the future.

Seeing that Baochai frowned and said nothing, Xiangling thought she would not agree, so she hurriedly begged again: "Miss Bao, this is a different village, and the rules are not as strict as those in the mansion. ...Huh?" She stopped talking, turned her head in doubt, Daiyu retracted her foot from stepping on Xiangling, and looked up at the sky leisurely.There are a few clouds floating in the sky, there is a tree under the cloud, and there is a bird on the tree. The bird fluttered for food, then wobbled back to the branch, and turned back to comb its feathers.

Daiyu seemed to be fascinated by the beautiful scenery, she opened her mouth after a while, but pointed to the bird on the branch and said: "Sister Ling, don't you think the bird on the branch is pretty?"

Xiangling followed her gaze blankly, saw the bird, and said, "It's pretty good."

Daiyu nodded, raised her chin and said, "Go outside and spread the word. Sister Ling likes that bird. If anyone outside can catch it, I will give you a tael of silver—as long as it lives."

The women looked at each other and went out to spread the word. The maid woman at the door came in before she dared, and asked four times. Seeing Baochai, he recommended another person to come up and ask again.Baochai said: "Miss Lin just said that whoever can be captured alive, Miss Lin will reward him with a tael of silver, and I will reward him with another two taels of money."

When those people got the exact message, Fang rushed forward and squeezed each other to catch the bird. The bird was frightened and flew away when it saw such a battle. Everyone was dejected when they saw that there was no reward. Said, "You pushed me, or I would have caught it long ago", some said, "Look to the right, it will be enough to catch that beast's feet", some who care about money sighed, and those with a young heart, and Hee hee haha ​​think it's fun.

Baochai waited for this group of people to come to the front, and stood and watched. The voice of this group of people gradually died down, and after a while, the whole garden was silent.

Baochai nodded slightly, and said: "Although you didn't catch the bird, you have worked hard. You will be rewarded with two hundred qian per person. Go to the cashier to receive the reward." Looking at Xiangling, he said: "It's all from your aunt and grandma. If you want to thank her, thank her." The group kowtowed to thank Xiangling again. Said: "Everyone get up." Seeing these people getting up unevenly, and looking at Daiyu again, Daiyu said: "Go out, everyone is here, and sister Ling can't read because of the noise." The women who were close to her were dismissed, and Chai and Dai took Xiangling's hand and sat down, asking her if she was used to living there, if she had any difficulties living with her neighbors, and if she had made any new friends.

As soon as Xiangling talked about her new friends, she beamed with joy: "It's right to live here, several wives in Jianbi are very good at poetry, I often discuss with them, and even set up a poetry club called Huqiu Club. "Xing Xing said, while showing Baochai the few poems he had in hand, Baochai looked at them once, and saw that the conception pattern was more remote than before, so he nodded involuntarily, and Daiyu had already stuck to her. Arms rushed to look first, seeing her nodding, afraid that she would speak first, so she rested her chin on her arm. Baochai smiled and said, "I have neglected poetry and books for a long time, so Dai'er should read them." Then he said: "Daier has also written a lot this year, and you just happened to discuss it with each other."

Xiangling said happily: "That's very good..." After saying that, she looked at Daiyu with some hesitation, and Daiyu smiled and said, "I can't ask for it." Asking someone to fetch the poem manuscript, Baochai said, "Zicuckoo is not here. , they are illiterate, which ones do they know? How about I go." Slowly got up, patted the skirt, and went outside leisurely. When I turned around at the gate of the garden, I saw Xiangling seemed to have disappeared She turned into a hundred beasts that danced around Daiyu's hands and feet, and she was completely different from the taciturn and sullen concubine that the women said.