Enemies in the Red Chamber

These days Baoyu lived very comfortably, Jia Zheng was busy with government affairs and had no time to take care of him, there was Qin Zhong rubbing hands with each other in the school, and all the sisters at home were holding them, especially Baochai's Lengxiang Wan completely aroused his interest.

On this day, I went to Lixiangyuan to look for Baochai again. Speaking of the piece of precious jade that was contained when the grass fell, Yinger heard the words "Don't lose it, don't forget it, immortal life and prosperity", and said with a smile: "It's like the two pieces on the girl's collar." A word is a pair."Baoyu knew that Baochai had a golden necklace, so she insisted on asking Baochai to come out and have a closer look, but she saw the words "never leave, never abandon, forever".After reading it twice, Baoyu said with a smile, "It really is a couple."

Ying'er said: "It's a word from a monk with a scarlet head. Let's engrave it on a gold vessel and say yes..." Before she finished speaking, Baochai drove her out to pour tea with a slightly red face.

"What did you say? Tell me quickly, dear sister." Baoyu asked curiously.

Baochai said with a smile: "What is there? It's just a couple of crazy words from the monk. If it's not for fear of my mother and brother worrying, I don't want to take this necklace with me. Brother Bao is a man of study and learning. He should be a student in the scientific examination. Pay more attention, why are you curious about these things?"

Baoyu was very bored when she heard that she was about to say something about economic career, so she stood up and was about to leave.

It happened that Yinger brought tea, and when Baoyu got up, she asked, "Why is Master Bao leaving? I just made tea with the snow from the plum blossoms harvested in previous years. Don't you want to try it?" "

Aunt Xue also came over while talking, and said: "It's snowing pearls outside. It's not too late to leave after eating at Auntie's place. It just so happened that the girls brought their cloaks." Come.

When Baoyu saw the invitation from his elders, he didn't refuse, so he sat down to talk again.

In the main room, Aunt Xue and Aunt Xue were drinking and eating. There were only a few people left to wait on the table, and the little girls outside also set up a table, and Ying'er and the others sat together.Speaking of Baochai's golden lock, Ying'er said with a smile: "The monk said, in the future, you should match someone with jade." When the others heard this, they remembered that Baoyu had a piece of jade in it when it fell into the grass, and they all thought Just kidding, someone who was two years older than Ying'er said that Ying'er would be a sure-fire dowry girl, just like Ping'er next to Lian's second grandma.Ying'er made a fuss about tearing her mouth.

Besides Daiyu and Brother Liu, it’s snowing outside and Zhu’er can’t go out, and it’s boring to stay in the house all the time. Brother Liu remembers that he hasn’t seen Lan’er for a long time, and thinks that child is smart, sensible and well-behaved, and he likes it very much , Tell Daiyu to go to Li Wan's place.Daiyu usually sees Li Wan's peace and contentment, and feels that she is pitiful and amiable, and she is willing to get close to her. Hearing what Brother Liu said, thinking about it, it's been a few days since I saw her, and she feels weird, so she agrees. .

When he went there, Li Wan was doing needlework while watching Lan'er writing. Seeing Daiyu's brother and sister coming, he rushed into the room and asked Lan'er to collect the books to play with Brother Liu.

Daiyu casually picked up Lan'er's handwriting, saw that it was from "Great Learning", and said, "Lan'er has already read "Great Learning"? The handwriting is getting better and better."

Li Wan replied with a smile: "It's just a matter of swallowing jujubes and recognizing characters. I don't know any serious poetry and books. I can only teach him how to recognize a few characters. I have to go to school in two years to learn more."

Daiyu nodded, and pulled Lan'er over to ask a few casual questions, but Lan'er couldn't answer.Daiyu didn't say anything about him, and let him play with Brother Liu.He only said to Li Wan: "If you want to say that you don't need to use "Great Learning", it's good or it's too early. You need to lay a solid foundation before learning these things."

Li Wan sighed and said, "I don't know this. It's just that although I was born in a scholarly family, my father always believed that a woman's lack of talent is a virtue. It's enough to know how to read the four female books. How to raise Lan'er, but there is his grandfather and uncle here, so there is no need for people to say that they don't know what is good or bad. But neither of his grandfather and uncle took care of him, and the old lady still has Baoyu. The wife once said that the wife said that she should learn to read first, and then she will be taught by her husband when she goes to school. My sister said, which man in a family like us got started just by relying on the three-character scriptures, one hundred family names, and one thousand-character script. I had to take you first The books left by big brother Zhu, some of them are known to be good for Lan Er to memorize, hoping not to fall too far behind."

Li Wan hid her tears and said embarrassingly: "Sister, don't blame me. These words have been held in my heart for a long time, and I really don't know who to tell them. I know that although my sister is young, she has an idea and can hide things, so I hold back." Can't stop talking about it."

Daiyu comforted Li Wan for a while, and then said: "If sister-in-law can trust me, there are some things in me that Lan'er can learn first. When I was at home, my father raised me as a boy. , I prepared some books, and I brought them with me this time. Before Brother Liu came to Beijing, my father also told Brother Liu several times how to do it. Also, my family also has a house in Beijing, and there are There is a husband specially invited by my father. From now on, Laner will talk to her sister-in-law if she doesn’t understand anything, and I will ask her to ask her. Don’t worry, I won’t let others know.”

Li Wan was very grateful and thanked Daiyu a thousand times.Daiyu wasn't used to it, "Don't be too polite, sister-in-law, it doesn't take much effort. I like Lan'er very much, and even Liu Ge'er also falls in love with Lan'er."

Li Wan looked at the two people who were having fun, Brother Liu was teaching Lan'er how to count, and said: "Even though my aunt is not around, my sister taught Brother Liu very well. It's worthy of being taught by Uncle Tanhualang."

Daiyu just smiled and said nothing, brother Liu doesn't need her to teach.

When the two left, Li Wan put his arms around Lan'er and said: "My mother has the cheek to find a way for you. You have to work hard to do it. Without your father and our mother, we can't just let people be like this all the time." Look down."

Jia Lan also hugged Li Wan and comforted him: "Don't worry, mother! Uncle Lin just told me that when you drink with a bosom friend, you don't talk too much. You have to learn from Aunt Lin in taking the test for number one scholar!"

Li Wan was very relieved to wipe away his tears, but he had to be taught a lesson, "Baoyu is your uncle, you can say something that Uncle Lin can say, but you can't say it, you know? A gentleman can't arrange his elders!", Jia Lan obediently answered yes.The mother and son went about their business again.Li Wan thought that the work of the needleworkers was not considerate after all, and he had nothing to sell except needlework, and besides, the Lin family had no shortage, so he could make more clothes, hats, shoes and socks for them in the future.

Back at Songzhuxuan, Yuezhao learned Li Wan's words from Nanny Li like a cannonball, and complained: "If you want me to say that the second master and the second wife are really partial, although there is no master Zhu, Lan Geer is the second wife after all. A decent eldest grandson, he has to rely on others to take care of him when he gets old, no matter what the second master Bao is, he is still the second master!"

Bai Hua also curled her lips, "If you want me to say, this eccentricity is inherited in the same strain, isn't the old lady the same?!" Chan Xin stared at her without changing her eyes, and whispered, "What are you afraid of? No outsider, who doesn't know!"

Nanny Chen also said: "Grandma Zhu is really pitiful. The girl is doing the right thing this time, and she can help if she can. Brother Lan looks promising. I don't know what kind of eyes are there, holding her One drop of water should be a night pearl, and eight hundred pearls should be broken."

Brother Daiyu Liu was also angry, so she just pretended not to hear these words, so she packed up some things that Jialan could use and wrote a note to Li Wan.

The second master Bao Yubao, who was regarded as the pearl of the night, came back from Lixiangyuan drunk some wine, drank tea to sober up, saw only Qingwen and Sheyue, and asked: "Where is Xiren going?" gone?"

Qingwen curled her lips and said, "Ask Xiren when you come back. These people don't even look straight in the face. It can be seen that he is the treasure of the heart, and we are all grass in the wild!" "Hey, I fell asleep." He opened the curtain and went out to do his own thing.

Baoyu smiled and said, "Good girl, I haven't seen attackers, she was the one who greeted them in the past." Then he took off his big clothes and went inside.

Xiren didn't really sleep either, hearing the movement outside felt sweet.Seeing Baoyu come in, he sat up quickly and lifted the quilt, "It's freezing, come here first to warm up, and then put Mrs. Tang on the big bed."

Baoyu rubbed his hands and got into Xiren's bed and leaned on her, "My good sister, it's freezing to death, please borrow some heat to come over." As he spoke, he was about to stretch his hands in.

Xiren hid while laughing, "Hey, don't make trouble." After all, they didn't hold back Baoyu, and the two got into a mess.

Musk Moon listened to the laughter inside and the occasional panting and groaning, stopped for a while and giggled, covered her hot face and went to sleep.

In fact, some things are kept secret from the beginning. Gradually, the little girls in the family all regard Xiren as the aunt of Bao Erye. Some of the high-minded ones also feel that they have a chance, and wait for the opportunity carefully. .And the far-sighted one has already thought about how to get along with Xiren, so that the boys in the family can have a good future when Second Master Bao is in charge.