A Dream of Red Mansions Unexpected Visitors

But it is said that all the sisters discussed to be the host of the Poetry Club together to welcome the new sisters.Baoyu and Xiangyun love to be lively, but after asking, the kitchen asked for a piece of venison to roast. It sounded fresh and interesting, but Jia Mu was attracted.While Jia's mother praised Baoqin as a beauty in the painting, everyone was amazed at Baoqin's talent, which can be said to be more aura than Baochai to prevent Daiyu.Baochai was secretly displeased, she was so obsessed with the golden and jade marriage at this moment, she didn't see Jia Mu's intention of loving Baoqin at all, so she told Aunt Xue about it when she returned at noon.

In fact, Aunt Xue has added new troubles recently. Finally, Mother Jia no longer has the intention of letting Baoyu and Daiyu get together, but there is Shi Xiangyun who has such a meaning. Otherwise, a good girl should naturally follow the elders of her father's family. Going to take office, and now staying in the capital, it is naturally the old lady who decides the marriage.Although Shi Xiangyun's parents died, his uncle was still in charge, and the historian was a double prince, so he was really a strong enemy.Unexpectedly, there was Xue Baoqin, who obviously belonged to her own family but didn't get along with Baochai, but Daiyu. For the cloak, think about how many hairs there are on the wild duck's head, and you can't use thousands of wild ducks to make a piece of clothing. It can be seen that Jiamu treats Baoqin no less than Daiyu.Recalling what Mother Jia once said to Daoist Zhang during the ceremony at Qingxuguan, "It doesn't matter whether he is rich or not, as long as he looks good enough" and so on, Aunt Xue couldn't hold back her thoughts, so she came to inquire about the news in the afternoon. .

Aunt Xue is also a person who can't hide it. When she came, she said that she wanted to invite Jia Mu to enjoy the snow, but she didn't want to disturb her.Mother Jia naturally saw it through, and said that she went to see their girl's house in the morning and rewarded her. She was just a Baoqin and already had someone else, so she would not pay Baoyu's attention. It was a piece of clothing, but I didn't expect it to be such a frightened bird.It seems that Baochai is very old now, and she is actually an old girl in some people.So Jia's mother did her best and asked Aunt Xue about her Nian Geng horoscope and family situation.Aunt Xue's complexion changed, and she said that Baoqin had already made an appointment, and that her father died the next year after the arrangement was made, and her mother had phlegm disease, and followed her father to meet the world outside. It is said that Baoqin is not suitable to be Baoyu's wife, and that she can restrain her parents, and she is not a noble family.Sister Feng next to her had already seen it, why didn't she know that her ancestor knew that Baoqin was destined for someone else, she also understood her ancestor's mind, and said with a smile that it was unfortunate that I was going to be a matchmaker, and I had promised The words of other people only scared Aunt Xue terribly, and she only hated herself for not belittling Baoqin just now.

Now that Mother Jia has regained control of the backyard, people heard it in Baoqin's ears at night, and she only scolded Aunt Xue in her heart.There is also a reason why Baoqin is not so affectionate with Baochai. When I was young, I couldn’t go out with my parents. I lived with Baochai. They have a very good relationship with each other. I even secretly read books such as the West Chamber. .In the entire Xue family, only his father and Baochai's father are direct descendants, and the relationship between the two families is not unusual.

Unexpectedly, Baochai's father actually went. Hearing the news, his father rushed back overnight to help their family suppress those clansmen and left most of the inheritance.For this matter, my father didn't care if he caught a cold on the way back, and his health was gone within a few years.But when their father is gone, their family has already lived in Rongguo Mansion, and Prince Teng has been promoted. As long as a letter comes, even if they can't keep all their property, they can keep enough for their own use, not to mention My father loves to do business outside, and his contacts all the year round are also a large fortune, as long as he has a little capital, he can always earn it back.I didn't want my family to write a letter to the capital, but they didn't reply for a long time. The people of the clan divided up the property and didn't leave a single bit of it to my family. Only then did I know that Aunt Xue saved Xue Pan on the condition that she didn't care about her family. The listing of the head of the family and the imperial merchant.Because of this mother's phlegm syndrome, he and his brother made up their minds that they would no longer be relatives with them.Who would have thought that Mei Hanlin, who is as good as his father, is actually just a villain. He has not come to propose marriage for several years. In order to get married smoothly, his brother had to come to her house again, and his mother was dying because of this marriage. The pre-determined must fulfill this agreement by itself.

In fact, I have to say to myself, what good is it for a family like the Mei family to marry me? Because my brother has to rely on the Rongguo Mansion to marry him off, he has to help that guy Xue Pan clean up the mess and take care of the housework for their family like a housekeeper , I would rather find someone like my father, a couple for life, and don't care about the burden of background and status.I didn't expect my aunt to speak ill of herself like this for Jia Baoyu regardless of her reputation, which really made me angry.Thinking of this, Bao Qin wept quietly.

But Daiyu saw it and asked, Baoqin's own mother was sick in bed, how could my brother know what the little daughter's family was thinking, now Daiyu treated her like an elder sister, and she really loved her, Baoqin couldn't help but He spoke out the bitterness in his heart, and also talked about Aunt Xue's dirty behavior today.Daiyu couldn't help sighing when she heard that, now Aunt Xue Baochai is really crazy, because she failed to protect Baoqin's family and preserve her property at that time, she was powerless to protect her own family first, but now she belittles Baochai for Baoyu's sake, but she is no different from those villains .He kept comforting Baoqin, but unexpectedly, after crying in Daiyu's arms, Baoqin said: "Sister Yu, you don't need to comfort me, I'm not a child anymore, I won't cry for such things, when will the world It's not like that. I'm just weeping for the true feelings I had with Sister Baochai in the past, and my tears are the funeral for the past. In the future, we will go back to the bridge and go back to the road, and we will lead our own lives." Daiyu secretly marveled, and sure enough She is a strong girl. If she didn't have Sister Qingxuan, she might not be as good as her.So secretly decided that if there is a chance, he must help Baoqin.

On the second day, Baoqin didn't seem to have heard what Aunt Xue said. She said that when guessing the riddle, she made ten nostalgic quatrains about the historical sites in the provinces that Suxi had passed by. .The rest of the people all praised her, but Baochai said she had no test and didn't have much respect, but everyone said that she was too aggressive, and that she was a dead book, and Baochai was nothing more than that.

But he said that except for Daiyu who has a small kitchen in the Grand View Garden, the rest of the people go to the big kitchen to get their meals, and the yard is just for making some snacks.Because of the winter, Sister Feng discussed with Jiamu: "The weather is short and cold, so it's better for my sister-in-law to take the girls to eat in the garden. When the weather is warmer, it's okay to run back and forth." Things are thankless and cost extra money, so Sister Feng naturally doesn't mention it.It's just that now there are too many girls, so it's inconvenient, and the second is that it's the mansion's money anyway, and if it's saved, it won't reach her, so Sister Feng looks away instead.

What Sister Feng didn't expect was that Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "This is also a good idea. It's cheaper when it's windy and snowy. It's not good to eat something and suffer from the air-conditioning. It's not good to walk here with a stomach full of cold wind. Good. It’s not as good as the five big houses in the back garden gate. There are women staying at night anyway. Two cooks and women are picked there to cook meals for his sisters. There are special rules for fresh vegetables. Go, or ask for money, or for things, those pheasants, deer, roe deer and other game, just give them some." This is really for the sake of the girls, Baoyu never eats the dishes from the big kitchen, He has always ate with the old lady like turning water cards every day, and no one can wrong him if he is wronged.Recently, Mrs. Wang has been asking Mrs. Wang for money for going in and out of the mansion. How could she agree to such a waste of money?

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang changed the subject and said: "The same division, adding here, reducing there, is not troublesome. It's just that Miss Lin has a small kitchen for herself and those few. How much food can the big maid use to eat. Why not combine it with this small kitchen to save trouble and be cheap."

Only then did Sister Feng understand Mrs. Wang's intentions, and she just felt uncomfortable.Really, even the mother and daughter of the Xue family treated Daiyu well after they knew that Bao Dai and Daiyu couldn't get along, but the second wife was so weird that she always wanted to find fault with Lin Daiyu.But Sister Feng didn't know that Mrs. Wang hated Daiyu for other reasons besides the marriage. Jia Min, Daiyu's mother, was a noble person in Jia's mansion, no less than Baoyu today. In order for Jia Min to get married After Jia Amnesty's previous wife fell ill, she didn't let Mrs. Wang take care of the house, but Jia Min. What kind of dirty things, both Jia's mother and Jia Zheng felt that their eldest sister-in-law was unkind and always favored Jia Min. Since then, Mrs. Wang has had a lot of thoughts, and she just wants to suppress Jia Min in the future.Now that she finally has a full house of sons and daughters who are promising, Jia Min has only one daughter and she has passed away long ago, which made Mrs. Wang calm down the bad breath in her heart.It's just that now seeing Mother Jia's love for Daiyu as much as she did for Jia Min at that time, Mrs. Wang always thinks about the scene of that day, even if Daiyu will not be with Baoyu anymore, she still has to make Daiyu feel uncomfortable.

What's more, Daiyu brought porridge to Jia Mu a few days ago, only to find out that the stone materials in the girl's small kitchen are all good things. There are hot springs, and you can grow vegetables in winter.Even if I can't easily eat such a thing in winter, how can I let her, a little girl, enjoy it.

Sister Feng didn't understand, but Mother Jia understood very well. She looked down on Mrs. Wang's pettiness and gave Sister Feng a wink.Sister Feng naturally understood, and said with a smile: "That's it. Sister Lin's health is better now, thanks to the two maids, Chun Yu and Xia He, who are good at making some Jiangnan snacks. Now the small kitchen has been merged. They are servants of the Lin family, don't they? Cooking for all the girls in our garden, people thought our mansion would use relatives’ maids to cook. What’s more, all the things I bought were from Sister Lin’s village in Jingli, except for a little Some of them were sent to our house for our own use, and now they are mixed together and say that we don't love Sister Lin." Jia Mu laughed and said, "That's very true."

Poor Mrs. Wang's thoughts for a few days were shattered in this way. Not only did she not hit Daiyu's money, but she lost a lot of it.She was so angry that after leaving Jia Mu's room, she said to Sister Feng: "Since it's your idea, go and make trouble." Sister Feng said confidently: "Miss Lin and Zhuangzi send thousands of catties of grain every year, and there is no need to return it." On the account, it’s fine to go directly to the garden.” Mrs. Wang said anxiously: “No.” It turned out that although the batch of grain Daiyu sent last year was the best, the rest was also the best. The government has its own rules for purchasing things, and the servants get paid according to their work. If Daiyu sends them in, won't some people run out of money?So everyone said that the things in the mansion had been bought, and Miss Lin's things were still sold, and she got thousands of silver for nothing, and asked Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng to swallow it. Unexpectedly, Sister Feng didn't want the money today. Mrs. Wang thought There is no way to refuse, but there is no way.Mrs. Wang not only lost the money, but also lost the income. After going back, she lost how many teacups.