My Dad in the Red Chamber is still alive

Concubine Yuan traveled all the way, climbing towers and pavilions, wading through water and mountains, wandering around in various sights.The layout is different everywhere, and the piles are embellished with novelty.Concubine Yuan praised her very much.He also advised: "Don't be too extravagant in the future, this is all too much."

There was a big banquet for a while, and the concubine Yuan ordered people to pass on pens and inkstones to serve, and selected the most pleasing places to give names.He also ordered the sisters to inscribe a plaque and a poem each.

He also said to Baoyu, "I like Xiaoxiang Hall, Hengwu Court, Yihong Courtyard, and Huange Villa the most. Now I will write a five-character poem for each of them, so that I will be interviewed. I will not let me teach you since childhood." painstaking efforts."

Everyone agreed to come down and come up with ideas. (Quoted from the original Dream of the Red Chamber)

Among the three sisters Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun, Tanchun is considered to be superior to the sisters, but it is difficult to compete with Sister Bao.

Daiyu...uh~ Daiyu blushed a little.I thought to myself: If my goddess Lin Daiyu is here, what else is there for you?But now that she is not here, this fake of mine can only fight but not write poetry! ...

For a while, all the sisters submitted their writings one after another, and the imperial concubine Yuan praised them after reading them.Seeing that Daiyu's poems are comparable to those of Yingchun and Xichun, they are not as good as Tanchun's.Inevitably disappointed in my heart.On the face, he said with a smile: "In the end, the works of the second sister Xue and Lin are different, and the non-Yu sisters can be listed together."

Daiyu rolled her eyes in her heart: I believe you ghost!

At this time, Baoyu hadn't finished writing, so he only wrote two and a half of the four poems, and the other one had no idea at all.Baoyu was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.Look at the sisters, Sanchun is hopeless.Looking at Daiyu again, Sister Lin might as well forget about it, she usually started a poetry club, and she was only responsible for judging and copying. The handwriting is really good, but now I dare not let her copy for her to show to the empress!

In the end, I had to ask the most talented sister Bao for help!Baoyu hurriedly pulled Lalabao's sister's sleeve secretly: "Good sister..."

Baochai hurriedly said in a low voice, "Quickly copy those three poems. I'll help you today because I don't want you to lose face in front of your empress." She pursed her lips and smiled and went to the side to conceive.

At that time, the four poems were ready, and the imperial concubine Yuan looked at it, and she was overjoyed, and said, "Sure enough, it has benefited."

At this time, Jia Qiang presented the brocade album and asked Concubine Yuan to order a play.When I was young, a eunuch came out and ordered four plays.

After babbling and babbling, the four operas were sung, and the eunuch presented a list of rewards for Concubine Yuan to have a look.The imperial concubine Yuan saw it, and it was very appropriate, so she ordered to follow it.

The rewards have been distributed one by one, and everyone is grateful.The deacon and eunuch said: "It's been three quarters, please drive back to Luan." After hearing this, everyone couldn't help wiping their tears with handkerchiefs, saying goodbye.Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang were choked up with tears!When Concubine Yuan's concubine Luan drove away, everyone finally comforted and persuaded them to go back to their rooms to rest.

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The Rong and Ning mansions really exhausted their energy for preparing to visit their relatives to pick up Luan's family for several days. Everyone was tired.

Mrs. Wang was extremely tired because Sister Feng couldn't come out to manage the affairs, and she fell ill immediately after she relaxed.All of a sudden, the imperial physician was invited and the medicine was boiled, and there was chaos for a while.

Not to mention anything else, just like this, there is no one in charge of the inner house of the Rong Mansion!In desperation, Jia's mother had no choice but to order Sister Feng to come out to be a director.

It's only because Sister Feng gave birth to the child for only two months. Nowadays, the confinement of ordinary people has to sit for 42 days. People like Rongfu have to raise the confinement for three months.Mother Jia knew that she was sorry for Sister Feng, and that Sister Feng was really not energetic enough to take care of her children, so she ordered Li Wan to take Yingchun and Tanchun to help.

So every day after breakfast, Yingchun and Tanchun took each other to Li Wan's house to help Li Wan with daily chores.If you can't handle it, order someone to ask Sister Feng.

Both Yingchun and Tanchun are born from concubines. Although they have been raised by the old lady these years, their food and clothing costs are the same as those of girls born on the same day.But there are only two things, first, no one has ever taken them out to participate in any ladies' activities; second, no one has ever taught them how to manage the house!

I never thought that I would have the opportunity to be a steward today, and both of them attached great importance to it, so they couldn't help cheering up.

Tomorrow is the day for Yingchun and Tanchun to assist Li Wan in Rongfu for the first time, and many people did not sleep well that night.

Yingchun has lost her mother, and the nanny is a person who only knows how to drink, gamble and live up to her expectations. Fortunately, there is a big maid who grows up with her who plays chess.Yingchun is soft-tempered, but Siqi is aggressive. Usually, Yingchun's grandma occasionally steals Yingchun's jewelry and goes out to mortgage for money.

Now that Yingchun is going to be housekeeper with Li Wan, Siqi is the first to be happy for her.I just explained to the maids in the room: "Tomorrow is the first time for a girl to assist the housekeeper. Let's not let that screwdriver look down upon me. Hurry up and take out the big woolen dress that the old lady rewarded for the girl, and prepare it for tomorrow. It's easy to wear." "The hand stove should be prepared in advance, you don't need to use the old one, the gilt butterfly love peony that the second grandma gave in the past, the girl has never been willing to use it, so I will use that one tomorrow."

Turning around and persuading Yingchun: "Miss, you can do whatever you want without fighting or grabbing. Tomorrow, the housekeeper will have to give some of the master's money! One is that we are serious masters in the mansion, and we should not be underestimated. The other is that the girl I will always be the director of the family in the future, wouldn't it be a good time to practice now!"

Yingchun felt grateful in her heart that thanks to her loyal maid, there was no one to discuss with, so she responded one by one, and her heart became a little more solemn.

Tanchun doesn't need to be reminded, he has already thought about how to dress, how to behave, and how to stand up.Just wait until tomorrow to show off your skills, and tell the whole family to see how he killed and decided not to let his eyebrows go!

At this moment, there is still one person who can't sleep, and that is Tanchun's own mother, Aunt Zhao.Aunt Zhao also heard that Tanchun will start to be a housekeeper tomorrow.She was happy and worried at the same time.

In Rong Mansion, the opportunity to be a housekeeper is so rare, maybe the girls don't know it, but Aunt Zhao knows it!If it wasn't for his wife's illness, and Sister Feng just had a baby and was out of energy, such an opportunity would never have been possible.How can I not be happy for the girl?That's the meat that fell from my body!And so beautiful, so excellent!

On the other hand, she was even more worried. She was worried that Tanchun was too stubborn, and she was afraid that she would be too attractive when she was the housekeeper!

Sister Feng is so powerful, it is so difficult to give birth to a child, how difficult it is to give birth to two children in such an environment!If Tanchun hadn't been raised by the old lady's side since he was a child, and Huan'er hadn't taught himself to be like a frozen cat who couldn't get on the stage, how could they grow up so big?

It seems that tomorrow I have to find a way to add some embarrassment to Tanchun, so that my wife won't find Tanchun an eyesore!There's only so much you can do as a mother yourself...

Wang Xifeng didn't sleep at the moment, wanted to sigh for a while, and finally called Ping'er in, and said: "Tomorrow, you go and follow the second girl, and mention her more, she is soft-tempered, and sometimes someone needs to help her make up her mind. In a few years, the second girl should go out. No one has taught her so far, and I am afraid she will suffer in the future. After thinking about it, no matter whether she can remember my kindness or not, it is close to the next level, and I can't bear it. See him being bullied in the future!"

Ping'er quickly responded, and said with a smile: "I think the second girl is usually reticent, but she knows it in her heart. Don't worry, grandma. Let's take a look tomorrow. Maybe we are all worrying too much."

Early in the morning of the second day, Yingchun and Tanchun went to greet Jia Mu, had breakfast at Jia Mu's place, and stood and listened to Jia Mu's instructions, then took their maidservants and went on their way. Li Wan went to the yard.

Since the time of Si, there have been maids and wives coming here intermittently, and the usual daily chores are not a big deal, everything has the old calendar, so it is not difficult.Besides, with Ping'er sitting beside Yingchun, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law below did not dare to do anything wrong.

Originally Ping'er insisted on standing, but Yingchun and Tanchun asked to sit down again and again, Li Wan also smiled and said: "Sit down quickly, it's still early, you are not afraid to stand up straight, I am afraid of you Grandma is asking me to settle accounts! Besides, you are different now, you are a serious aunt, why can't you sit down?" Ping'er declined, but had to move a stool and sit next to Yingchun.

At noon, everyone went back to their rooms for lunch and lunch break, and at about the right time they all gathered at Li Wan's place.

In a blink of an eye, the sky darkened. They saw that the time was almost up, and they were about to leave, when they heard a commotion outside.

It was Aunt Zhao who lifted the curtain and walked in with a smile.When I came in, I greeted a few people, and then smiled and said to Tanchun: "I heard the magpies on the branches outside yesterday, so it should be here with the girl! The girl is now a housekeeper and director, and she is getting better and better! I look forward to this a lot. Years, it is not in vain. Now that you are the housekeeper, I have to talk about it. The master originally had two sons, Baoyu and Huaner. Although Huaner was not born to his wife, the usual monthly money is not enough for food and clothing The difference is a bit too much! Girl, Huaner is your own younger brother, you should take care of him more!"

Tanchun's face turned pale when he spoke, stood up suddenly, and said excitedly: "Auntie is confused, whether it's Baoyu or Huan'er, the usual monthly money and food and clothing expenses are all established in the mansion. , can I change it just because I can say it?"

Aunt Zhao said angrily: "Don't think I don't know, you are just trying to please Baoyu. When did my own brother wear a pair of shoes and socks from you? There are so many idle people in Baoyu's house, how can you make shoes? "

Tanchun shed tears angrily: "Could it be that there is no maid woman who makes shoes and socks in Huan'er's room? I am a serious lady master, I do needlework because I like it, and I can do it for whoever I like!"

Li Wan and Ping'er hurriedly persuaded and pushed Aunt Zhao out, and told her to send her back. Li Wan inevitably asked her maid to pack a box of snacks and send them to Jia Huan.Only then did I come back to persuade Tanchun.

For a while, everyone persuaded Tanchun to stop, and helped Tanchun to freshen up, and then they parted ways.Li Wan looked at Yingchun's lonely back, and also at Tanchun's way of holding his head up even though he was clearly feeling uncomfortable, his heart couldn't help feeling sour!If the Jia Mansion looks glamorous on the outside, who has an easy life inside!

On the second day, Yingchun and Tanchun came to look for Li Wan as usual, because Li Wan felt pity for the two girls yesterday, so he planned to teach them sincerely, whenever there were some things that needed to be thought about, he would give them carefully explain.Don't care about everything like before.

In fact, Li Wan was born in a serious scholarly family. His father had served as the Imperial Academy for offering wine.It's just that Li Wan was never freed at home like the girls in Jia's house, so he didn't have the opportunity to recite poems all day long.

Everyone dislikes Li Wan's status as a widow in the Rong Mansion, and besides having such a mother-in-law, Li Wan has no desire to be competitive, so whenever Mrs. Wang calls Li Wan the housekeeper, Li Wan will do nothing , Ask your wife everything.

Now the wife is still lying on the bed, and there are four housekeepers together. Anyway, if you do well, Sister Feng will show off the limelight. What are you afraid of?

In this way, the aunts and sisters-in-law, who have discussions and discussions every day, manage the Rongfu in an orderly manner.