The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Daiyu has long been used to Baochai's place, so she sat on the kang by herself, with her feet off the ground, dangling on the edge of the kang to watch Baochai's movements, and then called Ying'er herself and said, "I see you have collected a lot of crabapple flowers and put them on the bed. Over there, do you want to soak the juice or make a cake? If I want to make a cake, I will order a portion now, and I will read a book and eat it at night when it is steamed."

Baochai took time out of her busy schedule to glance at her and said, "After dinner, you are not allowed to eat anything but jujube paste and yam cake! If you eat too much, I will beat you!"

Daiyu smiled and said, "You beat me? How should you beat me? I've been walking around for half a day, but my legs are a little sore. It would be great if you beat me for me."

Baochai snorted, and had no time to quarrel with her, so she just gave Qingque a wink, Qingque put down what she was holding, leaned over and smiled, "Miss Lin, I'll rub your legs for you."

Daiyu took off her coat and shoes and put them on the kang, stretched out her legs, and the blue bird pinched her for a while. Daiyu thought it was too hot, so she took off her socks, revealing a pair of slender little feet, and ivory It was crystal clear as if it had been carved out, and there were still light blue veins on the white and tender skin. Before Baochai saw it, Qingque had already smiled and said: "I can't blame everyone for saying that Miss Lin is a porcelain doll. She is beautiful from the hair to the tips of her toes. , I think it’s all about the hair, what a beauty is the tip of the toe! It’s only now that I’ve seen it.”

Baochai turned her head when she heard it, and saw Daiyu sitting on the kang with bare feet and two legs, her ten small toes were swinging back and forth there, like ten white jade seeds. Daiyu heard the blue sparrow praise her, Smiling so slightly that she showed her small teeth, she hurriedly covered it with her hands, then bent down to look at herself, and said happily, "Who can you hear talking about me in this yard? Is it your girl?"

Baochai came over and patted her, and said angrily, "I can't see you by mistake. You can't see your clothes, your shoes and socks. If I don't see you for a day, will you be stunned?" Are you like those crazy men who sing about wine?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "There must be something to sing about." She refused to put on her clothes, but asked someone to take a small quilt to cover her, and then hurried to get someone to show her Baochai's book. In the inner room, however, Baochai was busier than outside, making the green bird and a little girl wander around inside. Baochai saw it outside, shook his head, and let her do it with a smile.

Although Xue Pan won Tongsheng this year, his foundation was not solid after all, and he was distracted by the death of Xuezheng and Lin Hai's disease, so he failed the provincial examination, so he had to pack up his homework and take the exam again next year.Baochai didn't count on him much, and she wasn't disappointed. Instead, she prepared a lot of trinkets that Baoyu bought from outside, piled them up in a whole box, and specially ordered them to be kept separately, and Xue Pan must be asked to collect them face to face. After that, before I had time to take a sip of water, I went inside to see Daiyu, but saw that she had already fallen asleep on the kang, and Qingque covered her with a thin quilt. Her feet were still smooth, but it was not cold when she held them with her hands, so she didn't say anything. She brought a cup of tea by herself, and sat beside Daiyu to read a book.

Daiyu slept soundly, but when she woke up she saw that the sky was about to fade away, and Baochai fell asleep while sitting sideways. Seeing that there was no one in the room, she got up and kissed Baochai on the face. Yan said: "Are you awake? Go back, the old lady should miss you."

Daiyu said, "When you wake up, drive me away."

Baochai said with a smile: "I dare not say that, but I'm afraid that someone will come again..." Before he finished speaking, he saw the little girl from Jiamu's place coming and said: "The old lady asked Miss Lin where she eats? They said that today there are top-quality pheasant melons and yogurt steamed with sugar, if the girl wants to eat them, she must go back quickly, otherwise Baoyu will steal them all."

Daiyu smiled and said, "He must have kept it for me."

Baochai was not very happy when she heard this sentence. Looking at her, Daiyu said, "Are you jealous again? Then I talked to Baoyu all afternoon. Are you going crazy if you know?"

Baochai said, "Have you gone to persuade him?"

Daiyu pouted and said, "Can't you guess slower?"

Baochai smiled and said nothing, so Daiyu could only stand up slowly, and two Zijuan and Qingque helped her to dress and put on her shoes. At that time, Baochai's meal came, and Daiyu went to the door to meet her and stopped her. He opened the lid of the food box and saw that there was a bowl of shrimp ball and chicken skin soup on the top, then he folded it back and said, "I want to drink this soup too."

Baochai was taking a sip of tea to wipe her hands. Hearing this, she couldn't laugh or cry and said, "Didn't you think this soup was greasy before? Why do you want to drink it again today?"

Daiyu said: "I don't know why, but the things here should be more fragrant."

Baochai said: "It's not a rare thing, just ask the kitchen to send you another bowl of hot food, but it's not easy for me to ask someone to send it to the old lady, and bring it to your room until you finish eating and get tired again." .”

Daiyu said: "Don't be so troublesome, you can fill a bowl, and I will drink a little in your bowl." She smiled and said, "It's not bad for this little bit of saliva."

How is it not bad?Naturally, Baochai knew it well, so she gave her a glare, asked someone to fill out half a bowl, watched her take a sip, and went away with a smile, so that she could make a casual meal with soup and rice.

When Daiyu came out from Baochai, it was time for dinner at Jiamu's place, but Baoyu was not there. When Daiyu asked, Jiamu said with a smile, "I went to eat with his old man." She was very happy to treat her grandson kindly, and her appetite was unavoidable. Daiyu drank soup at Baochai's place, and gradually became hungry. She actually ate half a bowl of red rice more than usual. Fearing that she would accumulate food, she asked Mother Wang to take her for a walk in the garden.

Daiyu was eager to get out, and took two steps in the garden, and was about to go to Baochai again, when she saw Sister Feng coming from the other side in a hurry. When she came closer, Sister Feng's eyes were swollen like walnuts. Yu didn't know whether to say hello or not, so she stopped and watched, and Sister Feng went straight into the room on the other side, and crying came from inside in an instant. Chai said it once.

Baochai cared about someone else: "Last time you said that Uncle Lin was going to beg for a divorce, have you handed over the memorial? Why hasn't there been any news at this time? My brother is the same. Uncle Lin is recovering from illness, so he doesn't come either. A letter, I don’t know what’s going on over there now, and the business has also been delayed.”

Daiyu said: "I heard that someone sent it in, and it will probably take some time for the approval."

Baochai sighed, "It's a pity that I'm not a man, otherwise there will always be a way to get some news at this time."

Daiyu sat silent for a while and asked her, "Sister Bao, do you think Sister Feng is the old lady you went to find for that matter?"

Seeing that she was still curious, Baochai said to her, "You don't care about those dirty things."

Daiyu said, "Don't you think that Lian's second elder brother still owes me money?" Then he said, "You said, how can they build the Grand View Garden if they have no money?"

Baochai said: "If you don't move here, you will always move elsewhere. What are you in a hurry for?"

Daiyu said with a smile: "I think they are in such a situation. If they say it's a move, where can they get it out in a while? Don't you have to borrow it with a shy face? Instead of borrowing someone else's money and paying the interest of someone else's house, it's better to let me go." Forget it here."

Baochai was going to read some books in her spare time, but now she put the whole book down, looked at Daiyu and said, "Xiaoer, don't you...hate them?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "What did my sister say? What do I hate them for?"

Baochai went down to the ground, opened the window, and looked out. In the evening, the little girls were playing in the yard, and Qingque, Yinger, and Zijuan were talking at the door, looking up from time to time.

Seeing that Baochai seemed to have a long conversation, Daiyu hurriedly said, "It's so cold, it's so cold with the windows open."

Baochai glanced at her, and was thinking about how to speak, when Daiyu laughed again: "Ah, I thought I wanted to find my third younger sister to show off, but I interrupted you and forgot! I'll go first!" He turned around and bumped into Tanchun all over his body.

Seeing that it was Daiyu, Tanchun grabbed her and said, "It's best if Sister Lin is here, come, come, let's play together."

Daiyu didn't want her to come, so she blushed and peeked at Baochai. Baochai looked at her with a half-smile, and stretched out her hand to tell Tanchun, "Why is the third sister here? Come and sit inside."

Tanchun smiled and said, "Second sister and the others are all behind."

Baochai saw that both Yingchun and Xichun had come, and it was rare for so many people to arrive today, so they let them in one by one, and exchanged glances with Daiyu, both of them were thinking: Could it be that something happened to the old lady? thing?