[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

On the Double Ninth Festival, apart from Wang Xifeng who stayed at Rongguo Mansion, Mother Jia took the rest of the family members, Aunt Xue and Baochai, and followed Baoyu Baocong to Zhuangzi in the northern suburbs.

First go to the house in the inner courtyard to resettle, and everyone washes up and rests a little.

Then, everyone surrounded Jiamu for a stroll, and stood on the edge of the field to look at the crops in the field.

Jiamu happily said to the crowd: "You who were born in the golden nest and the silver nest, where have you seen these pastoral delights? When my grandfather was not rich and powerful, I was still very young and lived in the farm with the elders in my family. .”

So, she babbled and described how her ancestors earned fame, how she lived on a farm when she was a child, how she lived frugally, and how she caught insects and birds in the fields.

He also praised Baoyu Baocong: "Look at this place, the arrangement is properly done. It can be seen that Baoyu Baocong has spent a lot of thought. Now the two boys have grown up and can do things! It is really the blessing of the ancestors. It's time to leave!"

Listening to Mother Jia's praise of her two sons, Mrs. Wang was already smiling happily in her heart, but her mouth was still modest: "They are still children, how can they be praised by the ancestors like this? I think they have a lot to learn."

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "Sister, why should you be modest? I see that Baoyu and Baozheng have been smart since they were young, and now they are more promising. The old ancestor and sister can enjoy the blessing!"

When Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang heard this, they both smiled.

Only Mrs. Xing stood behind Jia Mu secretly disdainful, thinking to herself: After finally going out for a stroll, what's the fun in going to this country village?

She grew up in the village when she was a child, and married to the Jia Mansion for many years. Firstly, she is used to enjoying wealth and honor, and secondly, because of her background, she is often looked down upon by the servants in the mansion, so she has always hated the countryside.

I never thought that when I went out happily today, I came to this place that is not on the stage. It really ruined the good mood of the day!

However, no one cared if she was in a good mood.

Mother Jia walked half a circle around the field ridge, then went back to sit and rest, and asked the old woman on the village to tell interesting stories about the field.

Baoyu brought the little girl He Miao in to greet her. Seeing that He Miao was good-looking and well-behaved, Jia's mother asked Yuanyang to reward her with a purse and grabbed a bunch of candy for her to eat.

"Thank you, old lady, and may the old lady have a long life and good health!" He Miao kowtowed to Jia Mu with a small body, smiling, and received repeated praises from Jia Mu.

"What a good boy, the little mouth is so sweet!" Jiamu was happy, and hurriedly woke up the little girl, asking her how old she was, where her family was, and who was in the family.

He Miao answered all of them, and also told a lot of interesting things about her family, which Jiamu listened to with great interest.

Baoyu said at the right time: "Ancestor, there is a fruit grove to the east. My sisters and I will go there to pick some fruits, and come back for our ancestors and wives to taste?"

"Okay, it's rare to come out to play, don't be restricted in front of me, just play." Jiamu laughed until the creases on her face squeezed together, and said: "Go back to play, be careful not to fall!"

Everyone smiled and agreed, and followed Baoyu Baosong out one after another.

After leaving the house, Baoyu and He Miao lead the way, and Li Wan and Yingchun follow behind.

The maids were all holding fruit-picking poles and small baskets on their backs, scattered around.

At the end, Bao Cong gently tugged on Lin Daiyu's sleeve.

"Sister Lin, walk slowly, I have something to tell you." Bao Cong smiled and quietly held Lin Daiyu.

Qingwen saw Baocong's small movements, and hurriedly grabbed Zijuan, stood far away and waited for them.

Lin Daiyu stopped in astonishment, seeing Baoyu and the others going further and further away, she gave Baocong a nasty look, "You talk as soon as you say, what are you pulling me for?"

Bao Cong smiled, took out from his arms a little jade man who was half kneeling on the ground pleading guilty, handed it to Lin Daiyu and said: "I was drunk that night, and I didn't mean to make my sister abrupt, so don't be angry and ignore me! "

Lin Daiyu was just being attracted by the little jade figure, and was about to reach out to grab it, but when she heard Bao Cong say this, she withdrew her hand, only twisted the handkerchief, half turned her body away from Bao Cong, and whispered: "I, I Not angry."

Bao Cong didn't see her face that was slowly turning red, but asked in confusion: "Then why did my sister ignore me for a few days?"

Lin Daiyu was half covering her red face with a handkerchief, when she heard this, she turned her head and said coquettishly, "Why did I ignore you?"

His face is red like autumn, his eyes are rolling, and he looks hesitant to speak.

The breeze blows through her hair, and the hair sticks to her delicate face. Her eyes are full of affection, but they are erratic on the ridge of the field, as if there is nowhere to rest...

Bao Cong was stunned, and his heart skipped a beat.

Isn't it angry, is it shy?

After not hearing Bao Cong's reply for a while, Lin Daiyu became a little nervous, and asked tentatively: "What else do you have to say? If not, let's follow quickly, they have all gone away."

"Of course I have something to say."

Bao Cong smiled and raised the little jade figure in his hand, he was gentle and serious, and said: "I came here to apologise, but now I want my sister to do something."

Lin Daiyu was puzzled, "What do you beg me for?"

Bao Cong said slyly: "I was drunk that day, but what I said was from my heart."

"Today, let the cloud be the matchmaker, and the wind be the witness. Every plant and tree here can be heard. In my heart, like this jade man, I beg my sister to allow me to protect you for the rest of your life. How about it?"

"you......"

Suddenly hearing this again, Lin Daiyu was still shocked, and couldn't help looking at Baocong.

His pair of deep eyes looked at her with a smile at this moment.

A small, shy girl was reflected in those dark pupils.

It was herself.

In a trance, Lin Daiyu blushed and nodded quietly with joy in her heart.

Bao Cong laughed out loud, took her left hand, put the little ring between her fingers, and said happily: "We can make a deal, I will go to ask my ancestors tomorrow, you must not go back on your word!"

Zijuan poked her head and watched from a distance, wondering: "What did the third master and the girl say?"

Qingwen shook her head helplessly and said: "I still can't see it, please apologize! Didn't Miss Lin ignore the third master for several days?"

Zijuan listened and nodded thoughtfully.

Baoyu led a few people to the edge of the woods. Seeing Baocong and Lin Daiyu lagging far behind, he muttered, "Why are these two walking so slowly?"

Tanchun smiled and said, "I finally got caught, why don't you say a few nice words to coax me?"

Baoyu was about to say something, but he heard He Miao happily clapping his hands and shouting: "It's here! Look!"

She took Baochai, pointed to the farmhouse not far from the forest, and said, "Sister, look there, that's my home."

Baochai took a serious look at He Miao's fingers, and praised: "It really is a good place, with mountains, rivers, and fruit forests beside it, it is really a blessed place to raise people! No wonder you are raised like this, you are so beautiful And a smart little girl."

He Miao was very happy to hear that, and took Baochai's hand coquettishly and shook it several times.

Baoyu's mind had been drawn back long ago, and she said strangely: "Little Miaoer, when did you get so close with Sister Bao?"

He Miao replied sweetly: "Brother Baoyu, I think this sister has a good face, as good-looking as my sister-in-law."

Hearing this, Li Wan jokingly said: "You have a brother and a sister-in-law, you are really a little matchmaker, you match people into a pair!"

When everyone heard this, they all laughed.

Baoyu and Baochai looked at each other unconsciously, feeling embarrassed.

Baoyu smiled awkwardly, and didn't know what to say, but Baochai endured the jokes of the crowd, endured her shame, and said slowly: "Xiao Miao'er is clearly talking about her own brother and sister-in-law, you all write poems like you usually do." I understand, now I'm pretending to be an idiot."

Everyone was still laughing, and it happened that Baocong came over with Lin Daiyu, Baoyu rushed to meet her and complained: "I'm just waiting for you! It's so slow!"

Lin Daiyu shook Bao Cong's hand with a smile, and said arrogantly: "It's him who walks slowly."

As she spoke, she went around in front of Li Wan, and asked Li Wan what he was laughing at.Li Wan said another side of the joke just now, which made Baochai pretend to be angry and jump.

Lin Daiyu said happily: "Sister Bao, do you have something to treat you now? Will you still dare to make fun of me in the future?"

When Baochai heard this, she glanced at Baocong, smiled and shook her head at Lin Daiyu, and said, "Don't dare, you are protected, how can I dare?"

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she wanted to chase Baochai, and Baochai naturally wanted to run away, so they all went into the fruit forest and formed a group laughing and joking.

When the joke was over, He Miao took Baoyu to teach everyone how to pick fruit.

Bao Cong, like a little tail, used a pole to pick the fruit from the treetops for Lin Daiyu, and said to make jam for her.

Lin Daiyu secretly lowered her head and smiled, and glanced at Baocong from time to time, with a stern face, pretending to be serious.

Everyone was busy packing fruit, Siqi looked around, and suddenly found that Yingchun was gone.

After asking around, I found out that Yingchun had just gone chasing the little rabbit to play.

So, she followed the direction Yingchun ran to look for.

At this time, Yingchun had left the fruit forest and ran into the mountain forest.

The little rabbit was not found, but she was knocked to the ground by a child and scratched her arm.

The child was dirty all over, and was carrying a wounded pheasant in his hand.

Seeing that he had knocked down a gorgeously dressed lady, he didn't dare to speak, so he got up quickly and hid behind the tree trunk with a pheasant in his hand.

Seeing that he was pitiful, Yingchun got up and asked him softly, "Where did you hurt?"

The child didn't answer, but looked around nervously, and stared at Yingchun, looking terrified.

Seeing him sweating profusely, Yingchun seemed to be in a panic, so she walked up slowly, squatted in front of him, and asked, "What are you hiding? Is someone chasing you?"

The child still didn't speak, only shrank back, and stood on one foot again, grinning.

Yingchun thought the child had sprained his foot, so she told him to sit down and took off his shoes to watch.

Maybe no one else showed up, the child thought he had thrown off his pursuer, and seeing that Yingchun was good-looking and kind, he obediently sat down.

When Yingchun took off his shoes, he saw that his feet were as swollen as steamed buns.To this extent, it doesn't look like it was sprained just now.

"Your ankle is twisted a bit, you need to see a doctor." Yingchun frowned.

The child shook his head and said in a low voice, "If you don't see a doctor, you have no money."

"It's okay, sister is rich, I'll take you to see a doctor." After thinking for a while, Yingchun knelt down, carried the child on her back, and walked all the way back.

Liu Xianglian was hiding in a tree and watching.

He wanted to follow the kid who stole his pheasant to see where he lived, but he met such a beautiful girl who picked the kid away.

I was injured, and I still care about whether the person who hit her was injured...

Looking at the girl's manner of dressing, one could tell that she was a daughter of a big family, but she didn't expect to be willing to carry a wild boy from the country, what a surprise!

Seeing the girl walking farther and farther with the child on her back, Liu Xianglian was hesitating whether to follow, but suddenly heard a girl looking for her, and said anxiously: "Second Miss, why did you pick up such a child?"

The girl stammered and said nervously: "I, I just bumped into him accidentally, his ankle is sprained, I need to see a doctor."

When Liu Xianglian listened, she suddenly laughed.

This girl is really interesting, she can't even tell such a little lie!

Then I heard the girl angrily say: "Then you can't carry him? You are a daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, what's the matter with carrying a wild boy? If Second Master Bao and the others saw it, I would really be scolded to death!" Let him down quickly, I will carry it!"

Liu Xianglian frowned immediately.

The second girl of Rongguo Mansion?

Isn't that the one Bao Cong introduced to him?