Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

No one mentioned Baoyu for a long time.All the relatives have given up on Baoyu now, thinking that he will continue to be so depressed.Especially after Jia Zheng was confiscated and dismissed, the Jia family had no place to stay for his family, so he had to move out and rent a house to settle in. Originally, he had hoped that he would be able to return to his job and reorganize the family business one day. Relying on the family property distributed by Jia Mu, even though it was difficult to maintain the decency in the past, I can still live comfortably. It is just that it is easy to go from thrift to extravagance, and it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. Mrs. Jia Zhengwang does not know how to housekeeper, and she is used to it Yes, I just feel that it is not enough, but I also feel that the frugality is extremely frugal. The whole family is full of complaints and grievances, thinking that it is extremely unlucky.

Unexpectedly, when there was a thunderbolt, Jia's mother died, and Jia Zheng completely lost his backing and became an outsider of Rongguo Mansion.At the time of Jiamu's funeral, Mrs. Wang was already unable to intervene. After the funeral and the day of offering sacrifices, Mrs. Xing simply refused to serve tea and rice. He hated Mrs. Wang deeply, and always said that Mrs. Wang was the root of the prodigal family, so it was okay to treat Jia Zheng superficially, but when it came to money, his relatives would not recognize him.

Jia Zheng became poorer and poorer. However, when the old servants and masters he used in the past came to ask for help because of their lack of food and clothing, he refused to come in empty because of face. The more he lived, the narrower he lived. Although Baoyu didn't care about world affairs and was obsessed with Buddhism and Taoism, he felt the embarrassment of his family.

First, a few aunts came over one after another to complain about the arrears of the monthly payment, and the fact that food and clothing costs were not as good as when they were maids, etc. Although Baoyu didn't respond, she was surprised in the end.Among my little aunts, Qiu Wen was the most pungent and carefree. This day, because of a few apricots, she and Wu'er became serious. The two first bickered, then started fighting, and gradually wrestled together until they tore their hair and scratched their faces. , the noise became louder, and even the people from Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou came to see it.

Baochai was coaxing Zhier to sleep in the room, and the noise scared the child to tears. Baochai was annoyed and asked Yinger to tell them. The master is at home today, and he is discussing matters with his wife in the front yard. You are yelling like this, and Zhige just woke up from sleep, and is crying. What are you trying to do with such noise? You really think we Grandma has the heart of a Bodhisattva, won't you punish you?"

Wu'er was timid and didn't dare continue to quarrel with Qiuwen, so she just cried and said, "Sister Ying'er, I don't dare to make trouble, it's Qiuwen who bullies others, and I'm in the same room with her, she wants me to force everything." Today, my wife sent me a basket of apricots, and each of us shared a few, but I was washing clothes by the pool at the back, so she gave me her winter clothes and asked me to wash them for her. That's all. Who knows that after I finished washing, I went back to the house and saw that she not only ate her own apricots, but also ate mine. Huh... I haven't had a bite of fresh fruit since the beginning of spring. Have you tried it..."

Qiuwen spat: "You are a dirty and shameless thing, but you are just an open-faced girl who dares to fight against me, even if you don't care about your background, you deserve to live in the same room as me? But It's just a few apricots, that's it, no wonder, the kitchen handyman has never seen the world, and his eyes are full of words." Hearing these words, Wu'er burst into tears, Ying'er was honest, not only couldn't persuade him, Instead, it caught fire.

That Qiuwen had already accumulated a lot of resentment, so she took the opportunity to spread it on Ying'er, and when she heard that Ying'er calmed down and turned around and ordered someone to give her Xing'er to Wu'er so that she would stop crying, Qiuwen became even more angry Feeling that Yinger was contemptuous and humiliating herself silently, she sneered and said, "Zhenzhen is another virtuous person. Just now, a raider came out, and another one came out who thought of everything for others. It's just that the old lady is no longer here." Even if you want to make an excuse to serve the old lady and leave here to climb higher branches, it is impossible." He sneered sternly, then went back to the room to get angry.

Here Ying'er was so angry that she fell on her back, what to do, and afraid of making Baochai angry, she had to endure it, and then told Wu'er to move to live in her own room. Taking advantage of the topic, let Wu'er leave her, and she can be less talkative.Wu'er naturally knew Ying'er's kindness, but she asked tearfully: "Sister Ying'er, you still have sister Sheyue in your room, I'm afraid I might squeeze you in the past..." Ying'er comforted with a light smile: "It's okay, we all live together, it's friendly." Wu'er agreed, and was about to go back to the house to pack up, but saw Baoyu standing under the eaves with a pale face, pulling a pair of loose shoes, already I have been listening for a long time.

In fact, Baoyu hadn't talked to Ying'er, Wu'er and others for a long time. Normally, he didn't even come out of his own room, and he didn't know what he was doing.Seeing his sudden appearance, Ying'er and Wu'er were startled, and the other little maids also hurriedly dispersed, not daring to stay to watch the excitement.Then Ying'er hurried over and said, "Second Master, why don't you say anything while standing in the wind, I'll get you a cloak."

Baoyu didn't answer for a long time, and then said after a long time: "I just had a dream, and I don't know if it's true or not." Wu'er understood, turned around and went in to find Baochai.When Baochai heard about it, she hurried to see her. Seeing that Baoyu's face was pale and unsteady, and thoughtful, it was very different from usual. She also became worried, so she first took Baoyu's hand and said, "What's the matter with you?" Looking at her, he said, "I just had a dream about Baoyu." Baochai said, "Aren't you Baoyu?" Baoyu laughed and said, "I am a fake Baoyu, and he is a real Baoyu. Monk, this fake gem of mine can’t even be a monk.”

Baochai heard what he said was absurd, and knew that he was confused, so she didn't argue, but lit the incense in the room, and soon Baoyu fell into a deep sleep, and Baochai breathed a sigh of relief.At this time, Musk Moon came over again and said, "Master has been crying, probably because he is hungry." It turned out that in order to save money for the nanny, Baochai breast-feeded herself, so she had no rest day and night, which was very hard work.So Baochai hurried back to her room, leaving Sheyue to take care of Baoyu.

Let's say that Baoyu is sleeping on the bed, and the chaos has fallen into a dream again.In my dream, I came to a barren mountain, and I seemed to have known him before, but I saw Zhen Baoyu walking in front of him wearing a gorilla felt cloak. Baoyu hurriedly chased him, but he couldn't catch up anyway. But he couldn't make a sound, only sweating profusely.Just as he didn't know what to do, he suddenly saw a beautiful woman in a bird's-gold crane cloak, standing gracefully and gracefully on the far bank of the river, where the reeds were green.Baoyu took a closer look, but it was Daiyu, who was overjoyed and thought, "Since I got married, I have never been able to have a good word with Sister Lin. Even if I want to see each other in a dream, I have never been in a dream." .Poor Jian'er today, let me meet Sister Lin here, no matter what, I have to tell my heart.

Thinking of this, Baoyu put Zhen Baoyu behind him, hurried to the river, bowed deeply, and said, "Sister Lin, long time no see, how are you?" Standing with frowning eyebrows, she didn't seem to hear or see Baoyu. There was something in her palm, and she was looking at it carefully.

Baoyu took a closer look, and found that it was his psychic jade. He couldn't help being overjoyed: "Sister Lin, no wonder I can't find my jade. It turns out that it is with you. I said that we two are destined..." He Before the words fell, Daiyu seemed to have made up her mind, and suddenly threw the psychic jade in her hand into the river, Baoyu yelled, and was about to pick it up, but there was a vast mist of smoke and water, where there were no traces, it was Daiyu also disappeared, and there was nowhere to look for her.

Baoyu felt lost in his heart, and when he turned around, he found Zhen Baoyu standing behind him, smiling and nodding, as if sighing.Baoyu asked quickly, "Brother, where did my sister Lin go just now?" Zhen Baoyu said, "That's not some sister Lin, but the Crimson Pearl Fairy, who went down to earth to be robbed." Baoyu didn't understand, so he went He asked again: "What about my jade? Why did it disappear in a blink of an eye when it was thrown into the water?" Zhen Baoyu laughed and said, "Isn't there all the jade in the water? Baoyu is an illusion, and the stubborn stone is yours." As for the original image, I'm here to congratulate you on finding the root." Baoyu looked into the water again, and sure enough, he saw countless stubborn stones, and his heart instantly became clear.

Now that Baoyu has understood cause and effect, he bowed to Zhen Baoyu again and said, "So, you are a foresight and have escaped from the sea of ​​suffering. Can you guide me?" Zhen Baoyu sighed; "I only learned the benefits of the secular world when I became a monk. I deeply regret that I made a mistake. I was born in a clan of hairpin tassels for generations. I only knew how to play with the wind and the moon, and made no achievements. I have lived up to the earnest teachings of my ancestors and parents. Hope you Know your way back when you are lost, pay attention to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, and devote yourself to the way of economy."

Baoyu couldn't help being stabbed when he heard this, and said with a sneer, "It turns out that you are also a beetle. You became a monk yourself, but you came to persuade me to take the exam to gain fame?" Zhen Baoyu laughed and said, "Your family is very impressive , has gone through three generations, flourished and declined, and the way of heaven cannot be changed. Therefore, if you want to win the first place, it is just a dream in the mirror, which is unattainable. At the beginning, your merits and virtues will be considered complete, and you will almost be able to meet Fairy Jiangzhu again."

When Baoyu heard this, his heart flickered, and he was thinking to himself. Suddenly, he saw two crazy monks coming, set Zhen Baoyu up, and said, "The time has come, why are you still talking nonsense with this idiot here? Go, go!" While talking like this, he drifted away and disappeared in an instant.

Baoyu was in a hurry, and hurriedly shouted: "Baoyu, wait a minute, I have something to say..." He woke up all of a sudden, and Sheyue kept pushing him as if he was frightened, "Second Lord, wake up!" , but it’s haunted? Why did you call your own name in the dream?” Baoyu suddenly opened his eyes, and saw that outside the window, the spring was just right, the willows were green and the flowers were red, and Baochai was standing in the courtyard holding Zhi’er or begonia flowers.