The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

The way back to Daiyu's house was only a few dozen steps, but Yu Baochai was as difficult as thousands of mountains and rivers, but when she came in, she had already made up her mind, and before Daiyu could speak, she said, "Okay."

Daiyu hadn't sat down yet, but when she heard this, she turned her head and stood still. Seeing Baochai staring at her, the resentment on her face just now had long since disappeared. Instead, she looked confident. He just smiled and started another topic, as usual, discussing those romances, Wei Jinxuan talks.

Daiyu talked to Baochai patiently, and saw that she was just not sincere, and had prepared a lot of persuasion, but now she held it all in her heart, and was very sad.

When it was time for Baochai to say goodbye, she didn't bring up the matter at all, and only said some serious words, so Daiyu had to watch her go away, and wondered for a while, wondering why sister Bao suddenly changed her temper?She originally had a delicate heart with more than seven orifices, but after thinking so hard, she thought of the crooked place——Although Baochai doesn't like Baoyu, she has said several times that he is a general among cripples and a carpenter among them The seed of reading, if Baoyu can concentrate on reading, it is not impossible for Daiyu to marry him.At that time Baochai was half bitter and half teasing, but this time Daiyu took it as the truth, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, fearing that Baochai would suddenly come to a realization because of Zijuan's words, and what would happen if she wanted to give herself up to Baoyu? Is good?For a while, everything was on fire, and he didn't care that he had just separated from Baochai, so he hurriedly urged Zijuan: "Bring the clothes, I want to go out."

Zijuan said strangely: "The wind is blowing hard outside! What's the matter, girl, just tell us to run errands, why bother to go out by yourself?"

Daiyu stomped her feet and said, "I can't wait any longer, I must go see her."

When Zijuan heard this sentence, she knew that she had something to do with Baochai again, because she was really the culprit of today's gossip, so it was hard to persuade her, so she just wrapped Daiyu thickly with her clothes.

As soon as Daiyu waited for her to put on her clothes, she hurried out by herself, scaring Zijuan to tell the little girls to follow quickly, but she hesitated for a moment, hugged Daiyu's change of clothes, and hurriedly followed.

When Daiyu entered the door, Baochai had just finished washing and washing. She was wearing a lake-colored silk shirt with dark flowers, and she was sitting on the bed with her hair loose.Daiyu walked over to her, patted her, and said: "It's a shame that you still talk about me, but you walk around the house in such little clothes all day long, and you find a good excuse not to come looking for her when you're cold." I."

Baochai turned around and said, "Why are you here again at this time? How many times a day do we have to see each other?" Seeing that she was still pouting, she stood up and unbuttoned her outer coat. Smiling, he pulled her to sit by the bed and said, "Since you're here, let's stay for one night."

Daiyu pushed her hand away, leaned to one side, and said, "You can still laugh!"

Baochai wondered, "Why can't I laugh?"

Daiyu looked at her intently, and seeing that she was happy and did not seem to be fake, she suspected that she had guessed wrong, and her mind went back and forth again. Baochai approached her without any resistance, and said angrily: "We just discussed it. About my marriage in the future, your face was so dark back then, why are you smiling like a flower now? I want to marry, and you are so happy?"

Baochai looked her up and said with a smile, "Didn't we just say it was a fake marriage?"

Daiyu said angrily, "That's not done casually, don't you be afraid that the fake show will be real?"

Baochai smiled lightly, and reached for Daiyu's hand with her right hand, Daiyu shrank inward, but did not take it off, Baochai stretched out her hand again, but Daiyu didn't push hard this time, Baochai stretched out his hand to hug her little by little. Zhu said: "I know it wasn't done casually, and I'm afraid that the fake show will be real. Fortunately, you are still young, and there is no rush to get married. We still have some time, so we can discuss it in the long run."

When Daiyu heard this, she became annoyed again for some reason, she threw Baochai away and said, "What on earth are you thinking, why didn't you tell me?"

Baochai put her chin on her shoulder, smiled softly and said, "Isn't my idea the one you came up with? What are you asking to find out now?"

Daiyu was annoyed by her understatement, she stood up immediately, Baochai was unprepared, lowered her head, covered her mouth and murmured again, Daiyu turned her head quickly, Baochai said vaguely: "Bite your tongue, it's nothing serious, don't worry."

Daiyu sneered and said, "Who cares if you bite your tongue or not! Let me ask you again, what are you planning?"

Baochai stood up enduring the pain, took Daiyu's hand and said, "You really want to know?"

Daiyu's eyes were slightly red, and she said with a stubborn face, "Say it quickly!"

Baochai said, "Then sit down and I'll talk to you slowly."

Daiyu glanced at her suspiciously, Baochai had already turned around and sat down again, and patted the bed beside her, Daiyu wanted to walk away from her, and before she took a step, Baochai grabbed her and landed on her. I went in my arms.

Baochai put her arms around Daiyu with one hand, and loosened her hair with the other. Daiyu came out in a random bun. As soon as she let go of her black hair, it fell behind her like a waterfall. Grabbing a lock of her long hair, he said in a low voice: "You are so anxious, do you think I suddenly changed my temper and wanted to make you and Baoyu a pair?"

Daiyu snorted, snatched the strands of hair from her hand, played with them herself, and refused to answer.

Baochai smiled softly, put her arms around Daiyu, buried her head in Daiyu's soft hair, and greedily sniffed the familiar aroma of herbs on Daiyu's body, until Daiyu got impatient and patted her from the front. She shook her hand, and then said in a rambling manner: "I thought about that before, but since I confessed my feelings to you, I have never thought about it again. Not only did I not, but I also suffered from a very serious jealousy disease. If you get closer to him, I will feel bad, you have to talk to him one more word, my heart will be fried, cut, and axed, don’t you think it’s weird?"

Daiyu looked pale, but said relentlessly, "If you're really as jealous as you said, what are you doing and saying that's a good idea?"

Baochai smiled wryly, "This idea is indeed the best we can come up with right now, isn't it?"

Daiyu was furious immediately, and was about to push Baochai's hand away, when Baochai hurriedly said, "Dai'er, listen to me—I know that what you care about is not whether this idea is good or bad, but how I treat you , if I don't agree with this method, I'm afraid you will come to argue with me and force me to do it! But I agreed, and you feel that I don't have you in my heart. You don't feel jealous or sad when encountering such things. You even suspect that I want to fulfill the good deeds of both of you for your future, right?"

Daiyu was ashamed and annoyed at being guessed by her, and said bitterly, "How can I think of you so considerately! From my point of view, you are clearly doing it for yourself. You are afraid that people will find out about our relationship." , tired you and your family!"

Baochai smiled lightly, and didn't argue too much, just said: "When you just said it, I was more than jealous! At that moment, I wished I could take a pair of scissors and cut Baoyu off. But with you by my side, I I felt much more at ease, calmed down and thought about it, our top priority is not where you and I are going, but—Jia's residence."

Daiyu was shocked.

Baochai sighed: "You say I'm selfish, I am indeed selfish. Since I was reborn, although I want to change, I also know the reason why the tree falls and the monkeys scatter, but after all, I have some luck in my heart. I care about my family. In recent days, your father's health has improved, and my brother's situation has also improved. I have become more and more lazy. I only want to take care of my family and you, save some money, and help Jia in the future. One or two of the sisters in the house, even if the benevolence is exhausted, but after you and Zijuan said this today, I realized that what I thought before was wrong. The implication is not just to help Baoyu and the sisters as much as possible, but to keep Jia's house."

Daiyu turned to look at her, Baochai let her sit sideways on his lap, brushed her long hair gently with one hand, and held her hand with the other: "Actually, if you can find a suitable person, it doesn't matter who it is, as long as you Marry him, and then try to get him to go out, we both can go and live our own lives behind closed doors."

Daiyu already understood: "But the right person is hard to find."

Baochai nodded with a smile, and said: "You and I know only a limited number of men, and even fewer are willing to be ordered by us, and those who are willing to be ordered by us, who can study and seek fame, and who are well-regarded by the elders are even more so." Fewer. After choosing and choosing, there is only Baoyu. Moreover, we have such a plan, the person we find is too bad to do this, and the person we find is too good. We are afraid that his subordinates, the same age, relatives and friends will not be able to tolerate us. It is best to be a person with a little talent but no desire for fame. It is the most suitable position for a lifetime in the prefecture and county. From this point of view, Baoyu His temperament is also the best, but keeping him safe and happy is completely different from protecting his fame and fortune. For the former, we only need to make insinuations, persuade Baoyu to make a little progress, and persuade all the sisters to make a little plan. In the future, the Jia family will fall It’s enough to save a little bit of dignity, the latter…” She shook her head and didn’t go on, and Daiyu didn’t need her to go on, she just held her hand and said, “So you’ve been thinking about these things since then? These things involve the court, which may not be something we two weak girls can do. If it succeeds, it is joy, but if it fails, it is fate. Besides, these things are so involved, it will not be accomplished overnight, so don't worry."

Baochai smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry, I'm just... a little worried."

Daiyu asked, "What are you worried about?"

Baochai hugged her tightly again, and whispered in her ear, "I'm worried about you."

Daiyu laughed and said, "I'm no more than an orphan, and my family has been innocent for several generations. If Jia's mansion goes down again, I'll just lose my backing, and I won't be an official lady. I have a lot to eat and a lot to wear. What are you afraid of?"

Baochai shook her hand and said, "You were worried about me just now, and I was also worried about you. Otherwise, why would I pretend to smile to arouse your suspicion?"

Daiyu was stunned, and spat out, "I'll tell you why you changed your face so quickly, you really tried to test me on purpose! Come on, come on, since you don't believe me so much, I won't stay here at night, I will still go back to my place, and I won’t come any more!” As he said that, he raised his voice to tell Zijuan to “go back with my things.”

When Baochai heard that Zijuan was about to leave, she hurriedly hugged Daiyu and screamed heartily, apologizing, begging for mercy, and flattering her. She finally settled Daiyu, and called Yinger urgently. "Bring good wine and good food to entertain your sister Zijuan. The Westinghouse bed has been made. You go to sleep there at night. You don't need to watch the night. After you have worked so hard, you should have a good night's rest." With his busy state, Daiyu Seeing it with both laughter and hatred, he pinched her waist and said, "Are you sure that I am impatient, so you specially asked someone to lay it out and wait for me?"

Baochai grabbed her hand and said, "If I had calculated so accurately, I would have saved a lot of trouble. Why bother you to make your eyes red again!"

Daiyu pretended to shake it again, but was dragged by Baochai to the bed, and the two of them turned face to face, eyeing each other, Daiyu suddenly blushed, withdrew her hand, and said softly, "It's getting late, go to sleep. "

But Baochai got closer and said, "Earlier, you said you wanted to give it to me, but I didn't dare to ask for it. Now...no, I mean, if this is done, can you...can you give it to me first? "

Daiyu was startled and didn't answer. Baochai thought she was upset, and hurriedly explained: "I...I don't suspect you and him...I don't...I just...I just want to be with you so much ...We won't get a title..." She was incoherent for a while in a hurry, but Daiyu held her hand, blushing, and said firmly, "I'll give it to you now."