Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

It is said that Daiyu was at the foot of Zhonghuang Mountain, in the heavy snow, and saw a man coming from a distance, wearing a cloak of gorilla felt, but a sackcloth monk's robe was exposed inside, and straw sandals underneath, and he was a bald monk.However, what surprised Daiyu was not the monk's nondescript attire, but his face was clearly that of Baoyu.

Daiyu stared at the person approaching in a daze, and when she got to her side, it was indeed Baoyu.Daiyu asked, "Baoyu, why are you here?" The man gave a salute and said, "Benefactor, I'm here to give you something. Please pass it on to an old friend." Bring something over.When Daiyu involuntarily stretched out her hand to take it to look at it, she couldn't help being surprised again. It turned out to be a piece of flawless and beautiful jade, with words clearly engraved on it: don't lose, don't forget, longevity and prosperity.Daiyu looked at the fringe on it, which she made for him back then, and said, "Baoyu, isn't this your piece of jade? Isn't it already lost? Where did you find it?"

Baoyu smiled slightly and said, "Almsgiver, I'm not the Baoyu you know. The poor monk was surnamed Zhen before he became a monk. I'm Zhen Baoyu. I want to return this piece of jade to Jia Baoyu. As for where I found it... He paused, looked behind him, and then said: "Baoyu has always been there, but it is covered with dust and cannot be seen by ordinary people's eyes. My master recited the recitation for him, and now he is fine. It can also eliminate evil spirits and save all living beings..."

He was talking strangely, when suddenly a monk and a Taoist came out of nowhere, both with straw sandals and broken bowls, grabbed Zhen Baoyu and shouted: "What are you still talking about here? Now that you have found the person who gave the jade, go back quickly." Well, Fairy Jing Huan is probably in a hurry." She said without even looking at Daiyu, she only held Zhen Baoyu on her left and right, turned her head and left, and disappeared into the boundless snow in a blink of an eye.Daiyu wanted to ask more carefully, but the three of them disappeared, and only heard the reprimand from the mad monk from a distance: "What's the matter with Baoyu, tell me, so I threw it under the Qinggeng Peak of the Great Barren Mountain, and let me know it." He hurts himself and sighs... he is just a stubborn rock that is the most turbid and stupid, but it's a pity that the world treats him as a treasure..."

Daiyu originally had the roots of wisdom, but when she heard what the mad monk said, her heart moved, and then she looked at the precious jade in her palm, where was the beautiful jade?Daiyu suddenly remembered that the tassels on it had already been cut by herself when she was arguing with Baoyu that year, so how could it appear again?Just thinking about it, the tassel fell to the ground in pieces, and was blown away by the wind in a blink of an eye, leaving no trace.

Daiyu was wondering when she suddenly heard Qing Zhi Bi Ye calling her not far away, when she turned her head, the wind and snow were clear, Qing Zhi and Bi Ye came running panting from not far away, both of them rushed out sweating.When she got close, Qingzhi asked: "How did grandma get here? She disappeared in just a blink of an eye, almost scaring me and Biye to death..."

Daiyu said with a smile: "I don't know, maybe it's because of the heavy snow just now, and I got lost. By the way, you came from there, did you see three people passing by? There are two monks and a Taoist priest inside." Qingzhi and Bi Ye Du said that she hadn't seen it, but Daiyu knew in her heart that this person must have supernatural powers, so she didn't say much. She stood by the river, pondered for a long time, and then looked at the stone in her palm, which was no different from the thousands of stubborn stones by the river. different.She finally made a decision, threw the stone in her hand into the pile of stones on the river beach, and said silently in her heart: "Maybe this is your final destination, from now on, ashes to ashes, dust to dust..."

However, when Daiyu returned to the capital, all the people in Jia's mansion breathed a sigh of relief. Mrs. Jia Shexing and others were glad that Jia's mother's funeral cost a lot. , everything that can be saved is saved, but after all, there are still things that cannot be saved. I have long hoped that Daiyu will have a share of expenses when she comes back.Sure enough, Daiyu did not disappoint them. Mother Jia's funeral was very respectable. After the grand funeral, the eldest son Jia She, the second son Jia Zheng, and the eldest grandson Jia Lian helped the spirit, and sent her back to the south, where she was buried in the ancestral grave.The rest of the family members stayed in Beijing to observe their filial piety.

According to the etiquette, Daiyu should live in Jia's mansion, but now that she has the status of princess, Mrs. Xing felt that it was inconvenient, so she ordered her to live in her mansion. Of course, Daiyu couldn't wish for it.Her mansion has already been built, it is next to the Lin Mansion, it was built with flowers and trees, pavilions, terraces and pavilions, exquisite and elegant, but during Dai Xiao, Daiyu moved in low-key and did not invite guests, which saved a lot of trouble.

She goes to Jia's mansion every three days to offer incense and sacrifices to Jia's mother. In the rest of the time, she either sits with Aunt Lin and Lin's sister-in-law, or reads and entertains herself at home. Satisfied her mind and knowledge.Aunt Lin saw that Daiyu had matured a lot when she went out for a trip, and she was very relieved. Naturally, she let Daiyu take care of the housework, and she no longer commented on it. Daiyu was not as careless about the economy as before. Even everyday things, if you observe them with your heart, they also have their own beauty and can be enjoyed endlessly.

In recent years, although Daiyu was not allowed to enter the palace, she still gave New Year gifts to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager according to the etiquette. A golden vase with a pearl flower and a tree view, and a set of blue and white cups with December flower patterns for the empress are all rare antiques. In Lin Jiaquan's words, even the palace may not have such treasures.

The gifts were brought in, and the nobles in the palace really liked them. Soon after, the empress rewarded a tourmaline, pearl and emerald bracelet, a gold dragonfly hairpin inlaid with rubies, a bottle of perfume tributed by Austria, and ten bolts of Japanese satin tributed by the East.The Empress Dowager loves Daiyu even more. Coupled with Jia Mu's new funeral, the Empress Dowager also regrets losing her old friends, so she looks especially good at Daiyu. The rewards are all in accordance with the royal princess's specifications, and they are extra thick. She specially ordered the rewards After buying fresh antler, deer bone wine and venison from the Royal Deer Garden, Daiyu naturally bowed to her kindness respectfully.

Jia Cong will not be able to stay in Beijing this new year. He has to take advantage of the dry season in winter to rectify the river affairs, and next spring will be the third spring flood. If he doesn't break his mouth again, it can be described as an unprecedented event in a century, which is enough to offset Jia's family. all sins.Daiyu naturally knows how to measure it, so she handles the housework independently in Beijing, so as to be proper and considerate, and not to offend others.In fact, as long as she puts her heart into it, she is not inferior to Baochai in terms of talent and shrewdness.

Knowing Mrs. Xing's insatiable personality, Daiyu's gift of honoring her mother-in-law is extraordinarily generous, and almost all of the annual gifts from the farm outside the pass are sent to Mrs. Xing except for her own use. It's really pleasing to the eye, even if it's said daily, it's full of praise.It's just that although she got so much property for nothing, she even refused to leave her relatives to eat when she worshiped her ancestors on New Year's Eve, as if she was afraid of being poor.Mrs. Wang was unhappy, although they are really poor now, they can't hold back for a while, rewarding servants, helping relatives and friends, they are still happy and generous, and they don't care that they will be stretched before the first month.

In fact, it is Aunt Xue's family that really needs help. The Xue family is really at the end of its rope. Aunt Xue loves her son Xue Pan the most in her life. It costs more money than being locked up in prison, but Aunt Xue doesn't seem to know how to say "no" to her son. Naturally, Xue Biao and Xing Xiuyan can't say anything. It was also very difficult, Xue Biao felt sorry for his sister, so he inevitably helped the Mei family, making it almost impossible for his family to celebrate the New Year.Xiuyan really had no choice but to see that Aunt Xue would only lament at home that all her relatives were defeated, her family was in a difficult situation, but she didn't know how to save money, so she went to the princess' mansion with the cheek to talk to Daiyu, she revealed something faintly, and Daiyu understood The New Year gifts given to Aunt Xue were informal, and they gave a lot of round-grained rice, charcoal, chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep, vegetables, cloth, etc., so that the Xue family celebrated the New Year in abundance. Aunt Xue and Xing Xiuyan were grateful in their hearts. Needless to say, Baochai knew about it, and secretly thanked Daiyu for her thoughtful thinking. Looking at Mrs. Wang, she gave property to irrelevant people for no reason. Those who need help, Baochai thinks about it, and it is chilling.

However, the one who really got Daiyu's help is unspeakable, and it is Qiaojie.It turned out that after Daiyu returned to Beijing, Xiaohong heard the news and finally hoped for a savior, so she asked someone to inform Zijuan and told Daiyu privately.When Daiyu heard about Qiaojie's misfortune, she was very sad and blamed herself. It turned out that Wang Xifeng had entrusted her to take care of Qiaojie. Naturally, she also had a responsibility for Qiaojie. Now because she left Beijing, Qiaojie encountered such a dangerous situation. , Daiyu couldn't help feeling guilty, and when she heard about Wang Xifeng's tragic death, she was even more sad, so she returned to her the money that Grandma Liu gave to buy Qiaojie, and ordered her family's Zhuangzi outside Beijing to take care of Grandma Liu's property. However, Daiyu had other plans regarding Qiaojie's future, so she did not take Qiaojie to her home.

In fact, Sister Qiao can't go back to the past anymore, even if her father came back from the funeral and took her home, it would be very difficult for her to hide this experience from others.Daiyu once quietly went to visit Qiaojie at Grandma Liu's village, and saw that she lived there very comfortably and agreeably with Grandma Liu's grandson, Ban'er, so Daiyu took care of it, thinking that she would hang out like this first, and wait When Jia Lian comes back, we will discuss again.Everyone in Jia's house said that sister Qiao was secretly sent to her grandfather by Wang Xifeng. Although Mrs. Xing scolded Xifeng for being troublesome, she didn't think much about it, so no one inquired about it, and no one cared about it.