Baoyu Fights the Red Chamber

In the mourning hall of a high-ranking family, the aisles for male and female worshipers are different, with men on the left and women on the right separating the main hall.

The scolding sound from the inner house approached the mourning hall from the male guest aisle on the left side of the hall.The rain was rushing and the thunder was bursting. Behind the heavy curtain on the right side of the mourning hall, Xichun, Daiyu, and the maids and women who were kneeling for sacrifices did not hear it.Zhen Xiaozi was so comfortable being served by the servants that he didn't hear it, but when he heard it, he was already close at hand: Third Sister You came rushing like a gust of wind.

You Sanjie’s black hair is loosely tied like spring~ she sleeps, her plain clothes are almost drenched and she wraps her body tightly, outlining a graceful figure, with the front half-covered and half-opened, revealing the green tube top, a trace of preserved snow, and autumn eyes Tears and anger, more and more appear willow eyebrows foggy.Even more, her face was covered with bouillon, her delicate face was dyed red, her pearly lips opened and closed, and she was panting slightly from running around.

Jia Zhen, who was lying on the straw mat, turned her head to look, and felt that none of the high and low women she had ever seen was so graceful and coquettish. Shouted: "Grandma, who eats a bear's heart and a leopard's guts to make you angry? Tell me..."

Third Sister You waved the oil-paper umbrella in her hand and rushed forward: "Don't be foolish! I don't know if you look at me, and you use us as fans for fun! You have made a mistake! Don't hide, take out the money!" You bezoar dog treasure..."

There was chaos behind the heavy curtain.Jia Zhen called out "Grandma Grandma" and everyone sensed something was wrong, Nanny Wang instinctively reached out to cover Daiyu's ears, Qiu Wen subconsciously wanted to lift Xichun up, the escort servants sent by Jia Mu hurriedly knocked them away, and took the two daughters with them. run.Daiyu knew she couldn't resist, so she glanced at Xueyan in her busy schedule.

Xueyan nodded knowingly, and dragged a little girl who wanted to run away with one hand: "Cry! Cry softly!"

After opening the eyes, there were only three girls left, kneeling there and sobbing.

Xueyan was very courageous, kneeled to the edge of the curtain, opened a slit to peep outside...

The maidservants carried Daiyu and Xichun to the shed corridor, and the shouting and cursing from the mourning hall were no longer heard.

The shed porch was built temporarily because of the heavy rain in spring, and it leads to the courtyard where Xichun Daiyu lives, because the filial daughter crying spirit is about to walk.

There are already many verandas in Ningfu, and a few of them are connected in discontinuous areas.But the verandah and shed corridor are both hollow, and there will be heavy showers, strong rain and strong winds, and even if you go forward to hold an umbrella, your clothes will be wet.

The servants stepped back and put down the two girls, and they all knelt down to apologize, saying "those words are not for girls to listen to" and so on.

Daiyu curled her lips, and the ancestor said: "Accordingly, girls should only do some needlework and weaving, and take chasteness as their duty. If there is something slightly inappropriate, they should not listen to it or understand it. This is because I am afraid that the girl will understand if she knows too much. Wild. Literate girls have another fear. After reading miscellaneous books, they will lose their temperament. It’s just that the girl can live a chaste life, but the mistress can’t. Don’t say that if you want to marry into the county prince’s mansion to be the wife of the prince, you are just an ordinary family The eldest daughter-in-law cannot be so naive. Otherwise, her mother’s family will be looked down upon, and she will become a sinner if she endures hardships. Look at your sister-in-law, the Li family believes that "a woman without talent is virtue", and people call her a Bodhisattva. A stupid woman who satirizes clay sculptures and wood carvings. If she is not incompetent, how can my good family kill so many servants? Every life is her sin..."

The teaching of Jia's mother made Daiyu realize that in life, one should "be in front of others and be in another way behind".In the past, it would be hard for her with her true temperament to accept it.But that night in Jiamu's Courtyard, the bloody scene under the lights and moonlight told her that life and death are only in the blink of an eye, as a human being, you should not do whatever you want without any scruples, and you should not lie to your ears and steal the bell to make wood, otherwise you will harm others and yourself.

Thinking of this, she said softly: "Mothers, please get up quickly. It was the old lady who had foreseen today's event, so she asked mothers to protect our sisters. It is not appropriate to stand here. Going back is nothing more than changing clothes. Going back Make hot tea and ginger soup in the courtyard, and serve some vegetarian snacks, let's wait to get rid of the bad luck of the cold!"

The servants and women were very happy, and when they heard this, they rewarded them again.Miss Lin is the most generous and considerate of her servants. Although she is always worried these days, fortunately the two masters live together, which saves a lot of trouble.

After a while, everyone returned to the hospital, washed and changed their shirts, and put the tea and snacks on the table.Daiyu specially ordered Xichun's eldest girl, Qiuwen, to distribute the silver rewards, and asked her nanny to guard the door, leaving only Zijuan and Jadeite in the room to serve.

Zicuckoo and Jade are all the sons of Lao Jia's family, and many of the servants are related to each other.A wealthy family will carefully select such a powerful maid for the important marriage girl. After the girl is married, it will be convenient for her to communicate with her natal family, and it will prevent the aunt's affection for her natal family from weakening with the passage of time.On the contrary, the big maids for important males, such as Jiamu for Baoyu, are lonely slaves, and Xiren who left is a slave in Rongfu alone, and the same is true for Qingwen, both of which are alternatives. house.

Mrs. Wang is far worse than Jia Mu in this respect, and her suitable candidate is "not useful" and is dismissed by Baoyu's ingenious means.The only Jin Chuan'er who can touch the hearts of men the most has a younger sister and parents.This is already a helpless choice for Mrs. Wang, and Jin Chuan'er was ruined by Jia Huan!Our son always had two rooms before marriage. Jia's mother gave Qingwen to Baoyu, and left the other room to Mrs. Wang for arrangement.Mrs. Wang had failed too many times, so she simply followed Master Zheng's wishes and didn't bother.

Why did Qingwen's only uncle who didn't know the truth or falsehood die last year?Because Qingwen was successfully promoted to Baoyu's housekeeper.Duohunch will naturally "drunk to death", and his wife and daughters could have lived, so she must not be a widow.Unfortunately, when Baoyu ran into slavery, the servants could not avoid saying that the girl was a "relative" of the second master Bao, and the unlucky pretty slut was beaten to death by Jia Mu, and the only daughter she gave birth was blamed by everyone. I took it away quietly, and I don't know where it was sold.

Back to the topic.Daiyu left behind Zicuckoo and Jade to ask questions, Xichun's face was blank, she didn't want to know about her brother's scandal at all, but she didn't want to meet again, so she let Daiyu do it, and just cared about eating and drinking.It is said that a filial daughter can't eat so well, and Zhan Daiyu is only a distant relative of Ningfu, so she is very convenient to get rich.

Fei Cui's surname is Lai, her family's "Lai" is different from the "Lai" of the Lai family, and most of the servants with the Lai surname in the two prefectures are relatives of her family.

Mother Jia had instructions for her, and the master asked the slave and the answer was unambiguous. She only modified the words: "That person should be Miss You San. The man named Bao Er, the niece of the uncle's uncle's niece, is under the care of Master Zhen. Serving as an errand at my side. At the time when Master Jing moved his spirit, Uncle Zhen ordered the second daughter-in-law Bao to serve Miss You Er. Listen to her, Miss You Er speaks in a soft voice, and Miss You San has a sharp temper. The two girls of the You family helped to entertain the guests , although in the inner court, they are all male guests, they say they are the brothers of Uncle Zhen, and Uncle Zhen said, 'We are all a family, there is no taboo'. This has been going on for a while, and I don't know why it happened today."

This passage contains quite a lot of information, "Uncle Zhen ordered Bao Er's daughter-in-law to serve Miss You Er", which means that Grandma You has no power, and she can't even decide who to serve her younger sister.However, "the two girls from You's family helped to entertain the guests" and "they said they were Uncle Zhen's brother" were contradictory.Jia Zhen doesn't have any brothers, so they are clan brothers.The family brothers who can enter the inner house should be near the Ning mansion. They are the hosts and not the guests at the ceremony. They should help out in the outer courtyard.Furthermore, "we are all a family, there is no taboo", the You sisters are surnamed You and not Jia, what does the so-called "family" mean?

Daiyu still couldn't understand the deep meaning contained in it, and her brows were knotted together: "No matter if it's my brother, I can't let my sister-in-law entertain me in the inner house. What about Brother Qiang? Brother Zhong can also help entertain me?" ——Qin Zhong nominally lives next to his brother-in-law Jia Rong, and by this means he is attached to Jia's private school. He should help out in Ning's mansion during the respect of the master.Jia Qiang is the "decent great-great-great-grandson" of the Ning Mansion, because he has no heirs, he doesn't have to stand in front of the coffin and cry to respect the old man, so he should come forward to entertain the male guests no matter how far or near they are.

Seeing that she hadn't realized it, Fei Cui didn't know how to respond.

Zijuan said with a smile: "You Lao'an is old, about forty years old (35 years old is also "forty years old"), mentally weak, and doesn't care about things. He usually likes to talk and laugh with girls who do needlework on the crooked couch. Luping, the third daughter of my elder cousin Yuezhang’s family, is a needlework girl in Ningfu. Sister Luping said that You Lao’an said that since her husband left, her family’s financial situation was difficult, and she asked Uncle Zhen to help her. My uncle personally sent the money to her house, now that my uncle's family has a major event, her two girls should help."

Daiyu seems to understand, but Xichun is impatient: "My brother calls them fans~heads! Fan~heads pick up~customers..."

Emerald's color changed: "Fourth Miss, you are Miss Qianjin, what are you talking about?"

Xichun snorted: "The door is closed! You go around the mountains and rivers, and even tomorrow, my cousin Lin can't understand! Go down, and I will tell my cousin Lin if I have something to say."

Zijuan and Feicui looked at each other in dismay, underlining the "understanding words" as a slave has no courage to speak, and even with the door closed, there are eight ears, and the charge of "teaching bad girls and molesting the master" cannot be borne.The fourth girl is the master, so it's all right if you talk about it.

The Youshi sisters that Xichun knew were naturally told by the respected and beloved second brother Bao.Because she was going to be in Ningfu during the filial piety period, the fake stone was afraid that she would suffer, and maliciously slandered the pair of sisters as secret sects (secret~prostitutes), who were taken care of by the patriarch Zhen. painted skin.

Daiyu was stunned, she is a sensitive person, she relies on intuition when dealing with people, and loves true temperament.Third Sister You's angry accusation was full of unwillingness, so she couldn't help but favor Sister You.He sighed for a long time: "You and I grew up with rich clothes and fine food, and we didn't go out of our boudoir. How did we know that the outside world is difficult? Widowed mothers and weak girls can't make a living..."

Xichun stared wide-eyed: "Don't worry! Brother Bao said, 'Poor people must have something to hate'. Let's think about it, the first man of You Lao'an was the head of Huangliang Zhuang. Can she be rich? As a result, once her man dies, she will not be able to live! She is clearly a lazy woman, just now, how old is she? But in her 30s, she has the face to pretend to be an "old man" all day long. I'm mentally weak' on the crooked couch, I don't care about everything, I just joke with the needlework girl! If she is a little bit diligent, she won't be able to live in the past. If she can marry Huangliang Zhuangtou, her family will not be poor. Just ask her own dowry What about it? The man is outside the house and the woman is inside. Doesn’t the housekeeper hide some private houses? Where did her money go? She even had to remarry with her two daughters for a living. How could Sister Bao’s mother support the family? Childish A weak girl and a widowed mother, not only supporting her, Aunt Xue shines brightly in her family! The business goes from Jinling to the capital, she opens a mansion in the middle of the capital, and marries a noble girl for her son..."

Daiyu's face was a bit ugly, Wang Xue and Sister Feng conspired to cheat Yingchun into marrying her, and she was there!Although Yingchun had a good time later, she let go of her knots, but how can such means be praised?

Xichun was annoyed, and she slammed her hand on the table: "Grandma You's natal family is not very rich, but Mr. You is also an official. When Mr. You leaves, she will have a 'difficult financial situation' again! This is a prodigal girl! A man's house! What kind of good thing can a daughter raised by this kind of woman be? I heard from Brother Bao that Na Youer was betrothed to the Zhang family since childhood. She thought the Zhang family was poor and refused to marry. How rich a man would she marry? What kind of man would marry her, an immoral girl who dislikes the poor and loves the rich? Whoever marries her will be defeated! If you don't believe me, immediately send Xueyan to inquire, and see what the three of those mothers are doing in Ningfu on weekdays! "

Daiyu had to admit that Xichun's words were reasonable, but she couldn't believe that the orphan and widow of the You family would be the kind of person Xichun said.

Uh, Miss Hou didn't see Third Sister You's shocking dress, but only heard the sound of grief and anger.She couldn't understand Third Sister You's Shijin slang, and could only sense the strong emotion in her voice.She felt that such a woman should be the strong woman written in the book.

Xueyan is a natural spy, so she likes to run out of doors.At first Daiyu feared that she would have trouble in the Ning Mansion, so she locked this girl up, but today she was released from the ban, believing that she will "return with a fruitful reward".

To pass the time, Daiyu started sewing. She was very good at sewing, but she didn't like it very much.

After her father’s filial piety in the twelfth lunar month last year, she gritted her teeth and began to embroider a great job for her—the hundred longevity pictures (one hundred longevity characters in different fonts), which she plans to present on her grandmother’s birthday this year.Unexpectedly, respecting the master and bintian, there are still some heads and tails.

Of course she didn't bring her work to Ning Mansion, it was unlucky and disrespectful to Master Jing.This time she embroidered with plain color and wiped her forehead. Although Jia's mother is an old lady, she is a widow and it is not easy to wear red and green.The forehead is embroidered with dark patterns on a blue background, and a top-grade Hetian sheep fat jade without a trace of impurities is embedded in the middle.The dark pattern should be embroidered first, and more than ten kinds of plain color threads should be used for matching.

Xichun was at the side doing messy things in the name of wiring, rubbed against Daiyu and said cheekily: "I came up with it, I embroidered it, and I also have a piece of mutton fat jade, use mine, wipe the forehead and count it as mine." ..."

Daiyu was too frustrated by her to embroider, so she simply let go of her embroidery work: "Then you embroider a few more stitches!"

Xichun curled her lips up to make a face.Daiyu rolled her eyes and said, "I'm making a net. Suri Xiangyun laughed at me for not looking like a lady or a bookworm. I think you are also a female painter. It's getting older every day. You usually use it... Who are you? ? I didn’t say that I made all the things I use! For others to see, there are always one or two things I made myself.”

Xichun nodded solemnly: "Yes, yes! It's not just what the third sister said, 'You can't rely on the girl, it's too bad'. Take it as your own and teach me, you are so embarrassed!"

The two girls chatted and laughed about doing the work that girls should do. All the way to dinner, Xueyan Fangxing came back.

Xichun was afraid that she would lose her appetite, so she ordered Xueyan to talk after eating.

So on this night when the rain was beating on the windows and the shadows of the candles were flickering, Xichun Daiyu heard an anecdote that her daughter in the boudoir could not hear a word.

First, the follow-up to the mourning hall: Third Sister You failed to beat her brother-in-law, but was thrown down by a few servants instead.Patriarch Zhen yelled and scolded the young servant, at this time Brother Qiang led his men to the mourning hall.Zhen and Qiang bowed to each other, and everyone persuaded them. After that, Patriarch Zhen walked away with Third Sister You in his arms.Brother Qiang didn't follow, and ordered his servants to find Brother Rong, and stood in the mourning hall by himself in a daze.

After a while, Brother Rong arrived, and Brother Qiang said, "Our third aunt is a piece of fat mutton. It's too hot. Uncle may not be able to surrender her, so I might as well choose someone to hire her." Brother Rong said, "I How dare you say that he is passionate~Hot." Brother Qiang said: "We can't open this mouth, let the second aunt say, you go and tell her." Brother Rong said: "It's even more difficult! The other day the second aunt said that she My younger sister must be matched with someone who is well-founded, rich and young, where can I find it?"

Brother Qiang said: "She is using the story of the third aunt to tell what she wants. It's not difficult, second room! Second aunt should be willing to be the second room, right?" Is Second Aunt on her?"

Brother Qiang said: "You can't keep both of them! It was you who advised me to know the importance, and I will fall in love when I meet my second aunt~ I am so hot and faint! Don't forget that there is a Jade Buddha living in the mansion. Fortunately, I didn't bump into it today. I collided with it. What about it?" Brother Rong said, "It's all caused by Third Aunt!"

Brother Qiang sighed: "Even if you are so reluctant to part with Second Aunt, let's change another way. You tell her that there is a suitable one, and you need to see her. You can't meet at Chongxiao Mansion, so go back to You's house first. I don't follow you." Brother Rong clapped his hands and said, "That's great! But where can I find such a person? Just talk, second aunt is honest, third aunt is unambiguous, she can find that one."

Brother Qiang said: "It's easy. Those who have met Second Aunt must... don't be impatient, she didn't take her away! She may not be willing to take her home, but she will be happy for a while. When I reply, watch the prison corridor, and don't let the third Auntie came forward." Brother Rong laughed and said, "I didn't expect that. She hasn't come forward these days, and the monkey cubs are relaxed, so I will tighten the leather for them."

After Brother Qiang left in the wind and rain, Brother Rong ordered his servants to set up three sentries on the corridor leading from the mourning hall to the inner house, with four people in each place, "If my third aunt comes forward again, I will expose your skin."

After Jia Rong made arrangements, she took her father's place to sleep peacefully in front of the mourning hall. Xue Yan turned around and "Looked for Grandma You", complaining to a kind-hearted daughter-in-law in charge that she and the two maids were frightened in the mourning hall.

When the in-charge daughter-in-law heard this, she hurriedly led her to the kitchen, where she washed her face and body, served soup and cakes, and a crowd of people surrounded her, advising her not to complain to the master, saying that Grandma You was also in a difficult situation, so Third Sister You The Ning Mansion is about to be overthrown. Every day I pick and choose what to wear and what to eat. Jewelry is silver and gold. How can the whole family wear gold jewelry?She absolutely refuses to eat vegetarian food, she needs good wine and good food for meals, she dislikes the bacon kept in the house, and wants to eat fresh fat chicken, duck and goose, so the servant has to go to the back street to buy it secretly.And she would lift the table if she didn't like it, pick up the scissors and cut the clothes if she didn't like it, she didn't hesitate to cut the silk and satin, she even tore the tape, scolded and tore...

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