[Red House Chai Dai] Salted Pork Knuckle, Crab Rice Wine

Since then, the weather has become colder day by day, and Baochai has not recovered from her illness for a long time, so she hides in the house every day and rarely goes out of the room.Ying'er suggested several times to find some girls to play with. Baochai thought of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu's intimate appearance that she had heard from the corner that day, and she just felt that she should avoid suspicion, so she never agreed, and just did it blindly. Ying'er had no choice but to do needlework.

When I got up this morning, the weather outside was not so good, and after lunch, it was even more cloudy, and it seemed that it was going to snow.Baochai then ordered the little maid to heat up the charcoal in the room, and she nestled on the kang, feeling very comfortable.

Suddenly hearing noises outside, Ying'er quietly went out to look around for a while, then returned to the house and whispered to Baochai, "Second Master Bao is here."

As soon as the words fell, I heard Jia Baoyu enter Aunt Xue's room outside and talk to Aunt Xue to greet her.Suddenly Baoyu asked, "Is my sister safe?" But I couldn't hide the enthusiasm in Aunt Xue's voice, so Baoyu looked inward at her.

Baochai listened, and Yinger looked at each other, and shook her head helplessly at Yinger, but Yinger pursed her lips and smiled secretly.

As soon as Baochai sighed, she saw the red-sleeved soft curtain in front of the door being lifted, and a brightly dressed young man stepped in. It was Jia Baoyu.

Baochai doesn't like cosmetics and flowers, nor do she like extravagant clothing.Jia Baoyu's preferences were different from hers.I saw him wearing a purple gold crown on his head, a gold mop on his forehead, a red gold ribbon of five-color butterflies around his waist, and long-life locks, name talismans and other things hanging around his neck. At first glance, I just feel dazzled.

Jia Baoyu had always worked hard in front of girls, and when he saw Baochai, he would affectionately call her elder sister, and wish her well.Baochai gave up her seat according to the etiquette, and ordered Yinger to pour tea. On the one hand, she asked Jiamu and aunt how well, and asked all the sisters how they were.After the usual greetings, Dunjue and Baoyu had nothing to say.

Baochai has always been considerate in dealing with people, so she didn't want to leave the scene alone, and tried her best to find a topic.It's just that she knows that this is the baby phoenix egg of the second aunt's family, and she is different from others. She is extra cautious when making topics, and there is nothing to say after thinking about it. Baoyu thought to himself that this might be the piece he held in his mouth when he landed. It was rumored to be miraculous, and he became interested for a while, so he asked Baoyu for the jade and watched it carefully.

Who would have thought that the jade fruit was born extraordinary, as big as a bird's egg, as bright as a bright glow, as bright as a crisp, with five-color patterns wrapped around it, making it a rare treasure at first sight.Baochai has read a lot of books since she was a child, and she has seen a lot. Now that she holds the jade in her hand to look at it carefully, she can't help secretly marveling.Seeing that there were still some small details on the jade, which seemed to be seal characters, Baochai couldn't help turning it over to take a closer look, and couldn't help but read aloud: "Don't lose and never forget, the longevity of immortals and prosperity." Chew slowly, carefully After savoring it carefully, I only felt that there was an indescribable taste in it, and it seemed to have a deep meaning, so I read it twice without knowing it.

Ying'er listened to it and couldn't help being touched by the opportunity. She couldn't help but said: "Listening to these two sentences, it seems to be a pair with the two sentences on the girl's collar."

When Baochai heard this, he knew it was going to be bad. Sure enough, Jia Baoyu was a child, and after hearing this, he insisted on looking at Baochai's golden lock.Baochai couldn't be entangled with him, so he had to take out the golden lock from the red jacket inside.

Baoyu also read the phrase "never leave, never leave, and continue forever" twice, nodded and said: "This word really matches mine."

The words could have been stopped at this point, and another topic was started, unexpectedly, Ying'er wanted to explain the origin of the golden lock clearly, saying: "It was given by a monk with a scarlet head, and he said that it must be embedded in a gold utensil—"

Baochai guessed that Yinger's next sentence must be "in the future, only those who have jade will be able to match", felt displeased and felt embarrassed, but guessed that Aunt Xue must have secretly instructed Yinger to teach her such and such.So it was not good to blame Yinger face to face, but urged her to pour tea quickly, and then hurriedly changed the subject, asking where Baoyu came from.Baoyu smelled the cool and sweet fragrance from Baochai's body after eating Lengxiang pills, and the child's temper was aroused, and he wanted to try one on a whim, Baochai quickly stopped it with a smile.

At this time, someone outside suddenly reported that "Miss Lin is here", Baochai couldn't help being refreshed, and when she looked closely, she saw Lin Daiyu waddling in the door, covered with a red thorny satin gown.

Baochai got up quickly and asked Lin Daiyu to sit down, but she heard her say with a smile, "Oh, it's a bad luck for me to come!" There seemed to be deep meaning in her words.When questioned, he explained: "If I had known he was coming, I wouldn't have come. If you want to come, a group of people will come, or if you don't come, no one is bad. He is here today, and I will come again tomorrow, so the time is staggered." Come on, it won't be too cold, and it won't be too lively, wouldn't it be good?" But he has a different heart.

Although Baochai knew that her words might not be what she had in mind, she secretly praised her for her unique words and quick responses.

Just because it was snowing outside, Baoyu and Daiyu stayed here, talking and laughing, playing with Baochai.Aunt Xue was overjoyed in her heart, she hurriedly arranged some exquisite tea fruits, and took out her own bad goose palm duck letter for everyone to taste, because Baoyu said that this is just wine, and she was busy ordering someone to drink the best tea Here comes the wine.

Baochai looked at her coldly, and felt that Aunt Xue was exactly the same as her doting brother Xue Pan back in the day, responding to every request, she shook her head secretly in her heart.Suddenly hearing Mammy Li urging him not to drink, Baoyu refused to listen, and Aunt Xue was still helping him, which touched his heart. Thinking of Aunt Xue's indulgence to his brother Xue Pan over the years, he felt very disapproving.It's just that Aunt Xue has already spoken, so she can only let it go.

Until Baoyu yelled to eat cold wine, Aunt Xue knew the advantages and disadvantages, and persuaded him, Baochai was there to help and persuade, saying that wine is the hottest, if it is cold, it will condense inside, warm him with the five internal organs, and he will suffer instead.

This was originally a routine that Xue Baochai was very familiar with when persuading his elder brother Xue Pan, and he didn't think too much when he said it.Although Baoyu is childish, she is not unreasonable. Seeing him put down the cold wine and order people to drink it warmly, Baochai feels that she can retire with success, but she has offended one of them.

I saw Lin Daiyu sitting beside her, knocking on her gown and pursing her lips while smiling. Seeing Baochai looking towards her, she still only pursed her lips and smiled, but refused to speak.Baochai was completely unaware of what had happened, and seeing her like this, she guessed that she was annoyed, and was wondering why she was annoyed, when she suddenly saw Xueyan, a maidservant brought by Daiyu from Yangzhou City, come to Daiyu with a small hand stove, saying: It was sent by sister Zicuckoo.Daiyu took advantage of the topic and said, "It's also because you listened to her. What I tell you on weekdays is all on deaf ears. Why do you obey her when she says it, faster than the imperial decree!"

When Baochai heard this, he realized that Daiyu was dissatisfied because Baoyu listened to her and refused to eat cold wine.Presumably Daiyu must have said similar things on weekdays. Baoyu's childish nature, let her temper, not willing to listen more.Now Baochai only said one sentence, but Baoyu listened to it, so he used it to ridicule him.

Baochai felt a little uneasy in her heart, and then she thought again, she was sharing the worries for her mother, and it was not intentional to avoid suspicion, so she was calm again.Then he carefully chewed on Daiyu's words, and felt that even though many of them were forceful and unreasonable, when Daiyu said it, it was really dumbfounding, neither love nor hate, so I couldn't help but look at Daiyu twice.I saw Lin Daiyu's eloquence, her strong words without falling behind, her brows that seemed to be frowning but not frowning, and her eyes seemed to be happy but not happy. When people saw her, they felt a sense of pity and care, and they always wanted to touch her face. touch.

Not long after, Daiyu and Nanny Li had a dispute over Baoyu's drinking, and Nanny Li was anxious and laughing, but she couldn't be very serious with Daiyu.Taking advantage of this atmosphere, Baochai came forward with a smile and pinched Daiyu's cheek. Everyone just took it as a joke and ignored it. Even Daiyu herself didn't think it was disobedient, but as far as Baochai was concerned, she secretly made a wish. .

After eating wine, drinking sour bamboo shoots and chicken skin soup, eating green rice porridge, and drinking tea, Baoyu and Daiyu took their leave together.Unexpectedly, the little girl who accompanied her was not very light in her hands and feet, and she couldn't put on the hat for Baoyu well. Aunt Xue sent Baochai with a wink, but Baochai pretended not to see it.It turned out that Lin Daiyu tidied up Baoyu's hat, and tidied it up very well.

After Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu left, Aunt Xue said to Baochai, "You did a good job today. Baoyu is notorious for not being persuaded by others. Today you only said one word, and he drank hot wine instead." Yes. Sister Lin grew up with him since she was a child, so she is not as good as you when it comes to persuasion. It can be seen that your second aunt has a good vision and entrusted the right person."

Baochai bowed her head and said, "It's just a common saying, which just fits his mind. It's nothing."

Aunt Xue said happily: "Although it is said so, it is rare in the end. It is better to explain it in front of your aunt afterwards. When Sister Lin came to the future, you were in the back room before. What did you say? Are the words on the golden lock the same as those on his precious jade? Did Yinger tell him that you will find someone with jade to match this golden lock in the future?"

When Baochai saw Aunt Xue's question, she suddenly raised her head, and said in confusion, "Mother originally talked about discussing the matter of marriage, but she just mentioned it like this, and it's too much to do. Now this kind of behavior seems to be a matchmaking. Thinking about Yinger's previous marriage To deal with it like that, I'm afraid it was my mother who secretly told me?"

Aunt Xue saw that she was so sharp, so she didn't answer.

After Baochai thought about it, she remembered that she offered to see Baoyu's jade, and felt deeply regretful. She wondered if Lin Daiyu would secretly laugh at her frivolity if she knew about it.

At this moment.Suddenly I heard Aunt Xue sighing again: "It's not that mother doesn't care about your intentions. You have reached the age to talk about kissing now. Although it is not easy for girls to be selected to marry by themselves, it is not wrong to prepare early. The Tian family has strict rules, so who knows if you can be selected. If you are single-minded in waiting for the election, you will ignore everything, and if there is any mistake and you accidentally lose the election, will you not be able to rely on both sides?"

What she said made it difficult for Baochai to say anything else, so she could only argue softly: "I also know that my mother is wholeheartedly thinking about me. It's just that our family used to live in his house, and there was some kind of gold and jade talk for others to listen to." , it is inevitable to be puzzled, it seems that our family came here specially for this marriage."

Aunt Xue hurriedly said: "Other people have heard it, but they don't have to be suspicious. I didn't think of the theory of gold and jade, but I made it up now. It was originally a monk with a scarlet head. If so, he also taught the golden lock. The above He also taught you to inlay the characters. It was just for auspiciousness, because of your illness. Who would have thought that coming to this mansion and comparing with your second aunt would be a god-sent marriage. Tell me, is there any such thing in the world? Such a coincidence? As the so-called marriage of thousands of miles is connected by a thread, before our family came to Beijing, did we ever think about such a thing?"

Baochai had no choice but to keep silent.Aunt Xue said again: "Will mother harm your reasoning? In terms of family status, character and appearance, if you find a husband like Baoyu in the world, what else do you not like?"

Baochai said helplessly: "He's still a child, a bunch of childish, I only see him as a younger brother."

Aunt Xue hurriedly said: "Boys are late to understand, it's nothing. After they get married, you can persuade them with words, that's all."

Although Baochai felt that something was wrong in her heart, she had no suitable words to refute for a while, so she had to listen with her head bowed.When it came to this point, I couldn't help but feel a little shy, shook my head and said: "Mother has gone too far, and if people hear it, they will inevitably say that I am too frivolous and disrespectful."

Aunt Xue said: "There were no outsiders here, but our mother and daughter talked about it in private. Whether it will work or not is another matter. Hey, you child, I asked you to help Baoyu put on the hat earlier, and you just I didn’t hear it, but it was Sister Lin who took the lead. She and Baoyu grew up together, and they have always been in love with each other. I am afraid that the old lady will favor her.”

Baochai heard this, and said: "Sister Lin is just unattended at home, and the old lady is keeping her by her side. Why did she come here for marriage? Mother, you must be thinking too much."

Aunt Xue shook her head and said: "It can be seen that Jiang is still old and spicy. Although you are smart and sensible, you are far inferior to me when it comes to these world situations. Cousins ​​and sisters were raised together since childhood, and when they grow up, they will get closer and get married. Husband and wife, I have seen this trick a lot. Just wait, when this matter is brought up, you will know what the old lady means."

Baochai said, "That being said, in the future, sister Lin may not be willing to..."

Aunt Xue interrupted her without saying a word, and Aunt Xue said with a sneer: "Maybe you don't want to? Silly girl, how many of you are born in this world like Baoyu? What's more, they grew up together. Love is different from others. You have to work harder and don't be compared by others. "

After hearing this, Baochai said, "Since they are in love with each other and have grown up together, I naturally want to avoid suspicion. Even if I want to marry, do I have to fight for my husband?"

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Silly girl, how do you know that the better the talent, the more people will snatch it. At this time, it is absolutely unbearable."

... The mother and daughter argued endlessly over the matter of marriage, and finally reached an agreement. Xue Baochai's priority is to enter the palace and wait for election, but she must be more friendly to Baoyu, so as not to chill Mrs. Wang's heart.

When sleeping at night, Xue Baochai couldn't help complaining to that voice about this matter: "...you insist on asking me to get close to Baoyu, even what the sloppy monk said coincides with it at this time. People who don't know may suspect that my family is stalking others. In order to get closer and get closer, I resorted to low-handed means, and broke out this gold and jade talk. I don’t know how sister Lin will think of me after hearing it. In fact, I would rather stay away from Baoyu, and only play with my sisters... ..."

The voice sneered and said: "I told you after I came to Beijing that there are two people in front of you, one is the love of your heart, and the other is your rival in love. It's not like you don't know about the scene, but why are you still complaining now?" ?”