Practical Life in the Red Mansion

Mother Jia patted Jia Min's hand and asked, "Why are you here alone? Why didn't Yu'er and Brother Yun come with you?" , The little granddaughter of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War sent a message to Yuer, and she agreed to go early in the morning." Jia Min explained.

Jia's mother was a little disappointed when she heard the words: "I thought I could see Yu'er, you are also stingy, and you don't want her to live with me." Jia Min sighed inwardly, but smiled on the face, and did not answer. .

Seeing that there was no one around, Jia Mu thought about what was in her heart and whispered, "I want to keep Yu'er under my knees. What do you think?" From what she saw, her own Baoyu had good looks and even better temper. She is the one who loves the fragrance and cherishes jade and is willing to be humble and humble. Daiyu is arrogant and needs to be coaxed. Moreover, if Daiyu is married, with her watching, others will not dare to be angry with Daiyu.Therefore, she privately felt that this was a good marriage. Of course, she also knew that Baoyu's family background was lower than that of Daiyu, but thinking that Jia Min was Baoyu's aunt, she had to be more inclined to her nephew, so she privately Li and Jia Min made a deal.

Jia Min's eyelashes twitched imperceptibly, and she was extremely disappointed in Jia's mother. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was a very unsuitable marriage, and Baoyu had nothing to lose.Jia's mother wanted to use the mother-daughter relationship to force herself to agree to the marriage. She wholeheartedly planned for Baoyu, but never thought about her daughter and granddaughter.Regardless of other things, but Baoyu is not a promising and responsible person. Jia's mother loves her grandson, but she still loves her daughter.

Jia Min originally thought that as long as Mother Jia didn't know about it, she would pretend to be deaf and dumb to save the mother-daughter bond, but today Mother Jia brought it up blatantly, and she couldn't help but run away.Jia Min restrained the expression on his face and said: "Although the marriage between the two families is not enough to marry a daughter from a high family, it must be well-off, right? The foundation, family status, background, appearance, furniture, character, and talent are all well-matched." yes."

Jia Min only said this sentence, and Jia Mu's face became ugly.Jia Min stood up, knelt in front of Jia's mother and said, "Our family is the Duke's mansion, and the Lin family is also a four-generation lord. The foundation is worthy, but Yu'er is our eldest daughter, and Yu'er's father is already Third rank, Yu’er’s elder brother is up to the challenge again, he is compiling at a young age, and his future will not be low in the future.” At the end, Jia Min was already crying softly, Baoyu is just the second son of Yuanwailang, there is Jia Lan, the eldest grandson, inherits the second room, and Baoyu is naughty and refuses to study. How can he be worthy of his own Yu'er.

Although Jia Min didn't say what she said later, Mother Jia already understood what she meant.Among the many juniors, only Baoyu is Jia's mother's heart, and no one is allowed to look down on him if he is not good. Moreover, Jia Min's words faintly revealed that Jia's family is not as good as Lin's family. The teacup on the small table was thrown out, splashing tea all over Jia Min.

Jia Min didn't wipe it either, she just took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears and said: "I only have such a daughter, who has been held in my hand for fear of falling since she was a child, and is more carefully raised than her two elder brothers. It’s good to have everything. Baoyu is my nephew, what will he have in the future, why don’t I help him as an aunt?” Jia’s mother also knew that Jia Baoyu might become a wealthy and idle person, so she wanted to make a strong marriage for him. In order to help him in the future, he fell in love with Daiyu.Jia Min clearly told Mother Jia that even if Baoyu was not her son-in-law, she would help her nephew as an aunt.

Jia Mu was sitting on the couch, staring at Jia Min, not saying a word, only the sound of Jia Min's sobbing was heard in the room, and after a cup of tea, Jia Mu said dejectedly: "Get up." When she got up, she knelt for such a long time and her current clothes were not too thick, her knees were bruised, and she staggered a bit.

When Jia's mother saw that she was her own daughter after all, she also felt very distressed, and burst into tears immediately: "If it wasn't for you when I was young, I would have gone to see your father a long time ago. Why should I stay in this world and work hard?" Jia Min Just standing on one side and taking out her handkerchief and refusing to speak, Jia Mu cried: "The palms of my hands and the back of my hands are full of flesh. Although I prefer Baoyu, I also love you. You were taken to your grandmother's yard as soon as you were born." , I can only see you a few times when I am calm in the morning and evening. Later, after you stayed at my knees for two years, you married off and went to the south for more than ten years. I miss you day and night , I'm afraid you will be wronged by leaving your mother's house."

Jia Min's heart was also very sour when she heard the words, she kept crying, knelt on the ground and said, "It's my daughter who is not filial."

The mandarin duck in the Bisha closet had heard the argument between the mother and daughter long ago, but it was hard for her to go out alone, and when she heard that both Jia Mu and Jia Mu were crying, she couldn't sit still, and ran out immediately. Wiping Jia Mu's tears, she said, "Old lady, don't be sad." Jia Mu slowly stopped her tears, and said to Yuanyang, "I'm fine, but I just think of Min'er's father, and Min'er was a child. □□.” Yuanyang responded in a low voice and stopped talking, she knew the cause and effect, if it got out, people would only say that Jia Min was unfilial, and Mother Jia was defending Jia Min by saying so.

Jia Min heard the protection in Jia's mother's words, her heart was pierced, and the tears fell, quickly soaking the carpet in front of her.

Daiyu didn't know that her mother had become stubborn with Jia's mother because of her marriage. She went out alone to visit someone's house for the first time. She was so excited that she didn't fall asleep all night.

As soon as she saw Xiang Wei and Jiang Tian, ​​she was happy. It turned out that the three of them were wearing red clothes by coincidence, but Xiang Wei was bright red, she was silver red, and Jiang Tian was begonia red.Xiang Wei pulled her into the room: "You are here. I arranged it myself today. I don't know what to do. Anyway, you are here. Help me see if there is any mistake."

Daiyu said with a smile: "It's just a gathering of little sisters, who can find fault with you?" Xiang Wei said with a bitter face, "Someone really wants to find fault with me. My aunt's natal family My niece is here too."

Hearing this, Jiang Tian said anxiously: "Why did you invite them here? If I had known they were coming, I wouldn't have come." Seeing Daiyu laughing at her again, she said quickly: "You don't know, I'll come The first time I saw that girl, she despised her from hair to heels."

Not long after the three of them entered the house, they heard the maids saying that the cousin girls were here. Different from the bright and delicate dresses of Daiyu and the other three, the clothes of the two girls who came were lotus color and water green, and the jewelry was very simple and elegant. The appearance and makeup are exquisite, and the fragrance of books is lingering all over the body.The older one was named Fang Xuan, with a face like a full moon, with crystal-clear skin, dignified and dignified, and the younger one was named Fang Zhi, who was about the same age as Daiyu, with peach eyes and almond cheeks, fair skin, and looked charming.

In addition, there were several girls from the military officer's family, one of them was Liu Miao, and when she saw Daiyu and the others, she exclaimed: "This girl is really good-looking, much prettier than all of us." Fang Zhi glanced at Liu Miao when she heard the words, but Liu Miao didn't care, pulled up Daiyu's jacket and said, "This style of pinching the waist and rolling the hem is new in Beijing, it's the first time I've seen it." She praised Jiang again. Tian's earring said: "This is from Nanzhu, it's rare to see such a round one." She wanted to continue talking, but was interrupted by Fang Zhi.

Fang Zhi said softly: "Weiwei, we've been here for so long, you still haven't said where we're going to hold a poetry meeting?" The girl sent various dried fruits and snacks.Fang Zhi glanced at the things on the table, covered her handkerchief with a smile and said, "I heard from my aunt that Weiwei you want to hold a poetry meeting, but I was very surprised. You must know that you have never been good at poetry. If you want me to say it, you might as well hold a poetry meeting." Just a tea party."

Daiyu's eyes widened when she heard the words. The girls she met were always gentle and kind, but she didn't expect this girl Fang to look weak and speak with thorns.

Xiang Wei lowered her face and said: "Poetry club, tea party is just a name. If you like to drink tea, there is a girl who will serve you a pot of tea. You can drink it yourself. I just borrowed a poetry club. Let’s get everyone together because of the title, and it’s not just about writing poems.”

Fang Xuan smiled softly and said, "Azhi is always outspoken, and Weiwei also knows her temperament, so she won't be as knowledgeable as her." Fang Zhi also coquettishly said, "Oh, Weiwei, I'm just afraid of you I can't make a poem, I'm just worried about you, I don't mean it, you shouldn't annoy me for such a trivial matter."

Xiang Wei snorted and shook off her hand, but Fang Zhi smiled indifferently.Liu Miao went to the girl next to her and whispered: "This girl is really serious. If you are considerate of Miss Xiang, you should tell her in private. How can you wait until Miss Xiang is ready before speaking out?" Although Liu Miao was whispering to the girl beside her, but the voice was not low at all, everyone heard it, Fang Zhi blushed immediately, and gave Liu Miao a hard look.

Daiyu hurriedly picked up the teacup to cover her expression, for fear of laughing, this Miss Liu is really a wonderful person.She coughed lightly and asked: "I don't know what topic Weiwei decided on?" Xiang Wei replied: "It's autumn, so naturally the topic is chrysanthemum." Fang Zhi wanted to say something again, and Daiyu hurriedly said "This topic is good. Although countless poems about chrysanthemums have been written throughout the ages, it is difficult to write new ideas." Fang Zhi wanted to say that this topic was very vulgar, but after hearing what Daiyu said, he could only swallow it unwillingly. go back.

Xiang Wei hurriedly ordered the maids to bring pens and inks. There is no restriction on the rhythm, and it takes a stick of incense to complete it.Liu Miao clapped her palms and said with a smile: "I don't like these dry and wet things. If there are pots and arrows, I can do it." Xiang Wei also remembered that there were a few girls from the military officer's family who were not good at making things. Poetry, hurriedly asked the maids to bring a large copper jug ​​and arrows without arrows.

Liu Miao also didn't see that she was leading a few girls and a group of maids to play pot throwing in the garden, and she pulled out the bead flowers on her head as a prize, and there was a lot of excitement for a while, Fang Zhi paused, Dissatisfied: "Why doesn't Weiwei let her go to other places to play, it's so noisy, I can't remember any allusions." Xiang Wei tilted her head and said: "Ah Zhi can find peace in the middle of the noise."

Over there, Daiyu picked up the brush and brushed a few times. After finishing the poem, she moved to Jiang Tian's side and pointed out to her, saying, "What is this Miss Liu?" Make." Daiyu was a little surprised: "Didn't you come to the military officer to report to Beijing at this time?" Jiang Tian frowned and said: "Who knows, oops, please help me think about what to write in the next couplet."