Jia Huan's Dream of the Red Chamber

All my memories start from a morning when I was six years old...

It was an ordinary day, but it became unusual because of the arrival of a person. To this day, that scene still appears in front of my eyes from time to time...

Aunt Lin passed away in Gusu, and the old lady sent someone to pick up her only daughter, Lin Daiyu, to take care of her at home, and she will be here today.

I'm very curious because I've never met Aunt Lin, but I've heard from my aunt that she's beautiful, she's also talented, and she's always gentle with others. The vibe is out.She is a serious eldest daughter, but she never looks down on others with money, and treats the servants at home very well, even my own mother, who was the concubine at that time, Aunt Zhao, was also very respectful.

Who doesn't know the rules in the mansion, the concubine is only half the master, and her status is not as good as the decent servant girl next to the serious master. Although I am the son of my aunt, I can only call my father's wife mother. My aunt conceived in October and suffered a lot. I couldn't call her "mother" repeatedly, because my aunt's status was really too low.My aunt has lived in the mansion for so many years, but she has not been respected by anyone. Everyone can bully my aunt at will, just because of her low status, except for Aunt Lin.

Every time Auntie mentions this, she is moved to wipe her eyes with a silk cloth. After all, in Rongning Second House, only Aunt Lin regards Auntie as a human being.

I forgot to introduce, our Jia family, no, it should be their Jia family. After all, the glory and wealth are not my turn. Our ancestors have made military achievements and are hereditary dukes. We have been rich for four generations.Now the one who inherits the title is my uncle Jia She. My father Jia Zheng is the second son of my grandfather.My mother's status is very low, she is just a concubine next to my father, although she is an aunt, she is half master and half slave, her status is very embarrassing.That is because her status is low, and my status is not high.I also have a twin elder sister, named Tanchun, whose mother is an aunt, so we siblings are stared at in the house.To put it bluntly, we are young ladies and young masters born of concubines. To put it bluntly, we are not the seeds of slaves borne by the seedlings of slaves... Elder sister Tanchun has a strong sense of self-esteem. Because of her status as a concubine, I have cried many times in secret. On the contrary, because I have been scolded too much, my self-esteem has long been worn away and exhausted, the slave seed is the slave seed, the birth is already like this, no one can change it, after all, who was born in the stomach It's not something I can decide on my own, and I didn't want to change anything in the past, so I have lived shamelessly until now. I am six years old this year.

Sister Tanchun is not as self-willed as I am. When she realized that she was neglected and rolled her eyes because her mother was an aunt, she no longer recognized this mother, nor did she recognize me anymore. younger brother.Seeing that my sister was handsome, smart and sensible, my father's main wife took her to her side to raise her. Although she also looked down on my sister's status as a concubine, she still took care of my sister for another purpose.

Tanchun also only called his father's first wife mother, and only recognized those brothers and sisters who were born in the first place.My elder sister Tanchun doesn't care about me anymore, and my aunt has to take care of my father's wife every day. She is so busy that she doesn't have any free time. How can other nurses look at me?So when no one cares about me, when I was six years old, I didn't have the bearing of a big boy, only wretched, like a mouse, and because of this, I became more and more unpopular.

My father's main wife is the young lady of Jinling Wang's family.Jia, Wang, Shi, and Xue are collectively known as the four major families. The Wang family is also an extremely powerful family. The four major families also rely on their internal marriages to gradually form a whole.

Mrs. Wang had two sons and a daughter. The eldest daughter was named Yuan Chun, and now she has entered the palace as a concubine; the eldest son was named Jia Zhu, who died young, leaving behind her sister-in-law Li Wan, and her youngest son, Jia Lan, who was orphaned and widowed. The second son's name is Baoyu, but the whole family is holding a phoenix egg in their hands for fear of losing it. It is said that he was born with a piece of flawless jade in his mouth, which was called Tongling Baoyu, so he was named Baoyu. precious jade.The old lady said that he had an extraordinary background, so he must be a blessed one, and he could also be regarded as an eldest grandson. She doted on him since he was a child, and would not pick the moon if he wanted the stars.The more the master loves, the wife loves, and everyone never disobeys him, the more arrogant and rude he is.Although he is one year older than me, he always takes pleasure in bullying me. What he likes to do most is to let me lie down on the ground as a horse for him to ride. If I don’t agree, he will punch and kick me. Will say something fair for me, at best, the maids will persuade "Second Master, don't hit me, your hands hurt", and my mother will never have any good fruit with Mrs. Wang, so every time I I dare not let Baoyu ride me.Although I am still his half-brother, I am not even as good as his servant... Every time I think, why is this? This question lingers in my heart over and over again...

I have several other sisters. The second sister is Yingchun, the daughter of my uncle Jia She and his wife; my own sister.

The old lady likes her grandchildren, so she took them and raised them by her side. Except for the elder sister Yuanchun and elder brother Jia Zhu who were in the palace, only I, Jia Huan, were not raised by the old lady. The old lady had already forgotten that there was such a thing as me. This grandson, her eyes are full of that precious jade like a phoenix egg, which is the lifeblood of her old man and the entire Rongguo Mansion, completely ignoring the existence of my Jia Huan, I feel sad for myself, even the one who always loves grandchildren, himself Even my own grandmother neglects me, so who else can I expect to take me seriously?

Every time I think about it, it makes me sad.In order to avoid being sad, I can only numb myself with indifference, and as a result, I become even less valued in the eyes of everyone. Also, it is not enough for everyone to pay attention to Baoyu. Who has the time to care about my little frozen cat What about Zi Jiahuan? ...

But, maybe it was destined by God, everything changed in the end, and it was Aunt Lin's daughter——Lin Daiyu, my cousin, who brought about the change. Today is the day she enters the mansion...

I will never forget that day, when I was six years old, I leaned on the door frame and looked in. The nature of a child made me curious, and the white eyes and scolding I suffered since I was a child made me dare not enter the house at this moment Look, so I can only sneak a peek at the door frame...

I saw Ms. Lin standing in the middle of the room and saluting the old lady. I have never seen such a beautiful person. She is like a fairy walking down from a painting. Her calm and calm temperament, her sincere and easy-going smile Suddenly, like a stone, it stirred up ripples in my calm heart like a pool of stagnant water, and I couldn't help but have the desire to get close to her.

Look around, everyone has been summoned by the old lady to meet Sister Lin, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun are all there, Baoyu is still jumping up and down like a monkey, even Lian's second sister-in-law Wang Xifeng is so busy, uncle's Mrs. Filling Fang—the eldest wife, Mrs. Xing, the second wife, Mrs. Wang, and the eldest sister-in-law Li Wan were also there. I couldn't help but feel sad for a while. The old lady summoned everyone to see Sister Lin, but she forgot about me again. You know, I am also her grandson, and I am also eager to get her love!

Thinking about it, tears fell down without disappointment. The maids who come in and out have their own missions, and no one cares about me. Only Caixia, a second-class maid beside Mrs. Wang, takes care of me and my aunt secretly on weekdays. After going down, he quietly came out to persuade me: "Sir, don't cry, be careful that you will be punished if your wife finds out." After hearing this, I felt even more miserable, thinking that if it was Baoyu who was crying here, I'm afraid that the Heaven Dou in the mansion is about to collapse...

Maybe it was Caixia who came out and caught the old lady's attention, and she asked inside: "What is Caixia doing outside?" Caixia heard it, and hurriedly took out a silk to wipe the tears on my face, pulled me into the room, and said: "Go back to the old lady, the third master Huan dared not come in outside, I saw it, go and ask what's the matter."

I hurriedly greeted all the elders, sisters and brothers in the house. When the old lady saw me, she also said to me kindly: "No, I was too confused, and I forgot about Huan boy. Huan'er still hasn't seen me yet." Have you passed your Sister Lin?" Then she said to Sister Lin, "Girl Lin, this is also your second uncle's son, Baoyu's younger brother Huan'er."

I timidly glanced at the people in the room, especially Mrs. Wang wishing she could eat my eyes. I was so frightened that I couldn't even speak, but the old lady gave orders, and I could only obey them, so I hurried forward and asked, "Lin Hello sister"...

Unexpectedly, just after I finished speaking, Baoyu jumped down from the seat, grabbed my collar and shoved me somersaults.I was thrown to the ground, but I wondered in my heart where did I offend this demon king again?Maybe I don't need to mess with him at all, as long as he wants, he can hit me casually to relieve boredom?

I was confused, but I heard Baoyu say: "You are a slave seed, you can call sister Lin? Why can you talk about siblings with us? You are just a slave seed born of slave seedlings. The slaves call sister Lin Miss Lin, you can only be called Miss Lin, do you hear me?"

After hearing this, I just timidly replied "I see". Here, Baoyu turned back to Miss Lin and said, "Sister Lin, don't pay attention to him. He is just a slave. No one here treats him as a brother. If you are happy You can beat him and play with him as you like." After finishing speaking, he asked me to lie down on the ground as a horse for him to ride, just like presenting a treasure. Looking at Baoyu's proud appearance and Mrs. Wang's contented expression, Tanchun's eyes were full of excitement. I couldn't bear it, but I didn't dare to speak out to stop it. I could only hold back the tears in my eyes, and swallowed my anger and lay down on the ground...

The old lady sitting in the upper seat saw that Baoyu was making a scene, so she said, "Baoyu, stop messing around. I see your sister Lin laughing at you."

I got up, but couldn't hold back the tears. I only heard the old lady teach me, "Boy Huan is useless, he cries at every turn." I was so scared that I lowered my head and didn't move.

"Are you Huan'er?" Suddenly a very gentle voice came...

(two)

"You are Huan'er? I heard my mother tell you about you when I was at home, don't cry." A soft voice, like a gust of spring breeze, swayed into my heart, warm, itchy, and also brought vitality I couldn't believe it, I thought it was a hallucination, and when I looked up, I saw Miss Lin comforting me and wiping my tears with her handkerchief.

This is simply a thousand times more wonderful than dreaming. There is nothing in the world that makes people more happy than being cared about by someone I admire wholeheartedly. Smile at her.Looking at my silly and cute face, Miss Lin couldn't help being amused by me...

Suddenly, I shivered violently all over my body, as if I had fallen into an ice cellar.Just because I saw Mrs. Wang at the side, her eyes were as sharp as two knives, wishing to cut off my flesh one by one and execute me Ling Chi, I couldn't help but feel scared again, the coldness that came from the bottom of my heart soon disappeared It invaded his whole body, and also froze the smirk on his face.

"Miss Lin", I can only obey her son's arrangement, and use this very distant name to address the person closest to me, because I am afraid of Mrs. Wang from the bottom of my heart. She may kill me and my aunt more than crushing her to death. It's easier than two ants, or she can easily torture me and my aunt, I can't live, I can't die...

"Huan'er, I once heard my mother say that you were born in the same year as me, only a few months younger than me. You can call me sister. I'm so happy to have a younger brother like you. I also have a younger brother. Yes, it’s a pity that he died. Whenever I see you, I think of him, so I always feel that you are very close.” Miss Lin must have seen Mrs. Wang’s ruthlessness. I was afraid in my heart, but treated me peacefully. Said these words.

"Hey, Sister Lin. Huan'er is also very happy that Sister Lin likes me." I was moved by Sister Lin, so I yelled out of emotion, wishing that the whole world could hear me, and laughed from the bottom of my heart. Because I know that even if all the people in the world look down on me, I will not belittle myself anymore, because Sister Lin cares about me, I will strive to make progress, and I must be worthy of Sister Lin's attention.

At dinner time, I went back to the place where my aunt and I lived. This is the westernmost wing in the main courtyard, very remote.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw my aunt busy preparing dinner.Ordinarily, even if my aunt is just a concubine, she is still considered a half-master, and she should have maids to serve her, but Mrs. Wang said that the cost of the house is high now, and it would be better to save money by having fewer servants, so she insisted on not giving one to our courtyard. Servant, so my aunt and I do most of the work inside and out.

Seeing my aunt preparing dinner, I tactfully got into the kitchen and pulled up the bellows sensibly.My aunt saw that I was so abnormal today, so she suspected that I had caused some trouble again, so she asked me: "Did you cause trouble outside again? Or were you bullied again?" I hurriedly raised my head and explained innocently: "No, Auntie, I will be very sensible in the future, I will never get into trouble again, I will study hard in the future, and I will be successful in the future, so that Auntie can enjoy the blessing." Auntie just smiled gratifiedly when she heard what I said, and said nothing else , In fact, we all know in our hearts that with my identity, even if I can go to a private school to study, it may be very difficult for me to be successful.

Pulling the bellows, watching the flames scurry, I couldn't help but think about the day, and then looked at my own home, thinking to myself, in Baoyu's room, there are only four first-class maids, plus There are at least twenty of the second- and third-class maids, and those rough envoys, and Baoyu may not even recognize them.Maybe Baoyu had to let others do all the other things except eating, drinking, and sleeping.The difference in origin makes us two brothers, one in the sky and the other in the ground...

"Huan'er, why are you staring at the fire in a daze again? Eat quickly, after running outside for a day, aren't you afraid of being hungry?"

Seeing me in a daze, my aunt gently brought me back to reality even though she didn't know what I was thinking. After all, no matter what, I have to eat first.Although my aunt's status is not high, she has no education, and she doesn't know a single word, it doesn't affect her love for me at all. She also loves me like every mother in the world. She loves me tenderly, meticulously, and comprehensively. Some words cannot be said, some cannot be done.For example, my aunt is not qualified to celebrate my birthday for me. The master doesn't care about these trivial matters, and Mrs. Wang doesn't bother to spend money for me, so I have never celebrated my birthday seriously.But every year on my birthday, my aunt will cook a bowl of noodles for me, but I dare not call it longevity noodles.On my birthday, there is only a cold bowl of noodles. Although it is simple, it is also my aunt's love for me.

In fact, I know that my aunt also loves my third sister Tanchun very much, but the love is very deep.Every year on Tanchun's birthday, my aunt and I would always eat longevity noodles for her. Seeing her please the old lady, she gradually became popular with Mrs. Wang. My aunt was happier than anyone else, even though Tanchun was She gave birth but couldn't call her "mother".

So what about Baoyu?Although he is treated better than me in everything, but with such a cruel mother, what kind of maternal love can he get?In his mother's eyes, there was nothing but money and rights.Even if she dotes on her only son, it is only because her son can take over the entire Rongguo Mansion in the future and let her be the old lady.Thinking about this, I couldn't help but smile wryly. Thinking about it this way, wouldn't I, Jia Huan, be much happier than his, Jia Baoyu?

By this time we had finished our meal, and my aunt had also packed up the dishes and was laying a mattress on the kang. I took off my clothes and was about to go to bed. When I got into bed, I saw my aunt sitting at the kang table, doing needlework under the oil lamp. He asked: "Auntie, why don't you go to bed? You've been tired all day."

"Huan'er, go to sleep. Is the light too bright to dazzle your eyes? I'll make it darker."

"Auntie, it's okay, the light is too dim and you hurt your eyes by doing something."

"Oh, Huan'er is obedient, go to sleep."

Maybe it was because I was too tired from playing during the day, and I fell asleep in a daze...

I don't know how long it took, but I woke up in a daze, and saw my aunt's shadow reflected on the window, she was still doing needlework.Looking outside, although I don't know how many days it is, I also know that it is late at night.

"Auntie, it's so late, why don't you go to bed? Why are you doing needlework?" I asked puzzled.

"Huan'er, why are you awake again? Go to sleep quickly, don't mess up your eyes tomorrow."

"Auntie, why do you have to do so much needlework? Is your wife embarrassing you again?"

"No, Huan'er, you are already six years old this year, and next year you will be older and more sensible, so I will beg Mrs. and Mrs. to send you to a private school to study. But this bundle must be ready, and I am now Just start saving money, sleep a few hours less at night, do more work, and sell it during the day for some money.”

"Exactly, Auntie, I still want to discuss it with you today, but I'm not ashamed to open it. Baoyu knew four to five thousand characters before school, but I can't read a single word. I want to find my third sister and ask her Teach me." I looked at my aunt expectantly, hoping she would agree.

"Oh..." Auntie thought for a while, then sighed and said, "Your third sister has a hard time in front of the wife. Let the wife see that your third sister is getting close to you. Why don't you wait to see your sister?" Okay? It doesn’t matter if you don’t know the characters, and it’s the same if you can’t read the characters at school?”

Seeing my disappointment, my aunt was heartbroken, so I could only go upstairs and I coaxed me, "Huan'er is good, it's because my aunt has no skills, and even if you are troubled, people will look down on you, otherwise you are now a big brother who is well-clothed and well-fed. ?”

other people?I suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Auntie, I'm going to find Sister Lin, can I ask Sister Lin to teach me?"

"Miss Lin? But your Aunt Lin's daughter? It's good to be here so soon." My aunt heard me talking about Sister Lin, her eyes showed anticipation.

"Auntie," I noticed something strange about my auntie, and I couldn't help worrying, "What's wrong with you? What's wrong with Sister Lin?"

Seeing my aunt's anomaly, I was at a loss. Monk Ruzhang Er couldn't figure it out. My aunt never talked about her masters. Why did she pay so much attention to Sister Lin today?Thinking of Sister Lin's elegant temperament, ethereal talent, astonishing appearance, and gentle and peaceful personality, she is the perfect goddess in my mind. If someone tries to hurt her hair, as long as I, Jia Huan, are there, Just never allow this to happen.

I don't know why, although Sister Lin and I met for the first time in our lives, we felt like we hadn't seen each other late. I was also completely impressed by her temperament, and a man's nature-protective desire was born.

I'm sorry to draw too far, but my aunt asked me, "Huan'er, have you met Miss Lin? How is she?"

Seeing my aunt asking, I told the story of today, and said, "Sister Lin is very good, but I can't tell you why, anyway, she is very good to Huan'er."

"That's really good. It's really like my aunt, so peaceful. Huan'er, your Aunt Lin is a good person. At the beginning, no one in the house looked at me except her. Your Aunt Lin gave me the most cherished thing in my life." What a gift, that is respect! Such a good person, but left early, leaving Miss Lin alone, living in this mansion, Miss Lin's life must not be easy." Saying this, the aunt sighed, My heart was also tightened...

Suddenly, my aunt made up her mind and said solemnly: "Huan'er, you have to promise me one thing. If one day your elder sister Lin finds you, even if she loses her life, you will help her. Did you hear that?"

Hearing what my aunt said, I was very puzzled. There seemed to be a hundred thousand reasons in my heart, but looking at my aunt's serious eyes, I could only agree, "Yes, I understand."

After that, I had nothing to say for the whole night, my aunt coaxed me to continue to sleep, but I did not fall asleep until I did not know when I was doing needlework...

(three)

After several days, I finally overcame my timidity and went to the house where Daiyu lived, only to see that there was no one in the courtyard, and also, at noon, no one would go to have a rest, that is, I would only do it when I was free. Running around outside.

When I got to the door, I heard a second-class maid in the old lady's room named Brother Ying, introducing the situation in the house to Daiyu. Only then did I know that the old lady loved Daiyu so much that she sent the maids around her. It was given to Daiyu. You must know that in the whole mansion, only Baoyu's big servant girls Xiren and Qingwen are by the old lady's side. The other masters don't have this blessing.

"Is anyone there? Is Sister Lin at home?" I stood at the door, dusted off the dirt on my body, and asked aloud.

"Hey, it turned out to be Mr. Huan. You've always been used to wild things. Why did you come to our house today?" Seeing that it was me, Parrot's tone was neither strong nor weak, and he was very unwelcome.Like everyone else in the house, she doesn't bother to show me a good face. If it weren't for my thick skin, she would have walked away in embarrassment.

I stood at the door with a blushing face, neither entering nor retreating. I didn't know what to do when I saw Daiyu coming out. As soon as she saw me, she smiled and said, "Brother Huan, please come in quickly, stand up." What are you doing at the door?" Seeing that Daiyu didn't tire of me, instead she treated me warmly, and the unhappiness of being robbed by Brother Ying disappeared immediately.

"Third Master, drink tea." Brother Ying brought a bowl of tea and put it in front of me, his tone was still very cold.

"Thank you, Sister Parrot." But I didn't mind her attitude.

"Third Master, the girl is the master, the slave is now called Zijuan." It seemed that she was really angry seeing me being so thick-skinned, and her tone was even more blunt.

"Oh, thank you, sister Zijuan." I sat awkwardly with a embarrassed face.

"Brother Huan, what are you doing here at noon?" Seemingly seeing Zijuan's disgust, Daiyu hurriedly broke the embarrassing scene.

"Sister Lin, it's like this. I'm already six years old, but I still don't know how to read. I want to ask Sister Lin to teach me how to read and write." I held back for a long time before finally saying this sentence completely .

"That's a good thing. You are so self-motivated, are you afraid you won't be able to learn well? Don't worry, I will teach you seriously. When you are free in the future, just come over and I will teach you." Daiyu agreed. , I hurriedly said as if I was afraid of her repentance: "I am free every day, so I will come every day."

After I left, Zijuan asked Daiyu curiously: "Girl, the Third Master of Huan has always been like a frozen cat and can't get on the high platform. Who takes him as a person, and the girl can't afford to give him good face."

"Zijuan, when I was at home, my father taught me to respect his two aunts and treat them with the etiquette of treating my mother. I don't know why our house looks down on aunts so much. And Huan'er, he is just like Baoyu I even think he is stronger than Baoyu, because he doesn't have that spoiled violent temper. Why do everyone belittle him because he is a concubine?" Daiyu asked puzzled.

"Hey, girl, although it's only been a few days since I've been here, I have seen through many things in this mansion, not all of them are my wife..." Xueyan, the little girl brought by Daiyu, hurriedly said to her girl, but she was talking Halfway through, Daiyu interrupted, "Hush, this is not an ordinary matter, don't talk nonsense, you girl..."

"As for Huan'er, he's a good boy, and it's poor. Let's help him if we can. Since he wants to study, I'll try my best to teach him. Although I can't guarantee that I can teach him a great talent, I can teach him to read well. It’s okay to be a gentleman worthy of heaven and earth.” Daiyu said to Zijuan and Xueyan jokingly while sipping tea.

"Just relying on the girl's talent and knowledge, why don't you worry about teaching her well? Mr. Huan picked her up." Xueyan smiled and responded to Daiyu.

"Actually, in all fairness, how is Mr. Huan Sanye worse than Baoyu? He's just a concubine. It's just that no one taught him to go on the right path. In the future, he will have to be taught badly by that screwdriver slave. Now the girl teaches him so that he can distinguish between Right and wrong, it also saved him, didn't the girl also accumulate some virtues." Zijuan also said with a smile.

"Zijuan, look at how you are so indifferent to Huan'er today, how can you make him face it? We can't treat him like those shallow people." Daiyu only smiled and said two things about Zijuan. In other words, even if this matter is over, no one will mention it.

Daiyu lay on the bed at night, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, only thinking about what to teach me the next day.

Not to mention Daiyu's place, let's say that I ran all the way back to my aunt's and my small courtyard. I couldn't help but feel happy, and felt that there was endless energy, so I helped my aunt sweep the yard.I was sweeping when my aunt came back, saw me holding the broom, and hurriedly said: "Little ancestor, put it down quickly, how can you work!" Although she was scolding me, her eyes were also red, and I knew she was looking at the broom. I was sensible and happy, and I hurriedly told her that Daiyu agreed to teach me to read. The aunt was even more excited and wiped her eyes with her sleeve, and kept saying, "It's really a bodhisattva, Huan'er has grown up, and Huan'er will grow up in the future." If you are promising, you can't forget your sister Lin!"

I know why my aunt is so excited. Although I can go to the family school to study when I grow up, but with my status as a concubine, I can only be bullied in school.Besides, the dragon has nine sons, and the sons are different. What kind of bird is there when the forest is big?It's hard to guarantee that there are not all good people in the school, and there are always things that "will not be good for the children". If there is no personal guidance and discipline, it is hard to guarantee that they will not be led as bad by them.

Anyway, no matter what, I will study with Daiyu starting tomorrow, and I can't sleep at night because of the excitement...

Early the next morning, after breakfast, I hurried to Daiyu's place, but I saw that she had gone to the old lady's place to pay her respects and hadn't come back yet. Zijuan was with her, leaving Xueyan to watch the house.

When I saw Xueyan, I quickly said hello, "Sister Xueyan".

"Third Master really puts his heart into studying, and came so early in the morning. The girl will be back in a while, please wait a moment." Xueyan said and served tea.

"Thank you sister." I took the tea, sat down and drank it, and waited for Daiyu to come back.

Seeing that Xueyan is not as contemptuous as others in this mansion, I naturally don't know what Daiyu said to them last night, only that Xueyan just came from Suzhou, and I don't know much about the situation in the mansion.

Just as she was thinking about it, Daiyu came back, and seeing that I had arrived early, she hurriedly smiled and said, "But I'm not here anymore, I kept Huan'er waiting for a long time."

I was also embarrassed and said: "Sister was joking, it is Huan'er who is impatient and causing trouble for sister."

Don't gossip, I sat down with Daiyu, and Daiyu said: "The "Yi" has profound principles, I'm afraid you don't understand, the words and sentences of "Shangshu" are ugly, and it is the rule of the emperor, "Poetry" three Bai, in a word, thinking is innocent, it is just right for you, "Book of Rites" is the best, but you don't know how to read, so you should teach "The Analects of Confucius" first, you can not only learn the words of sages, but also practice calligraphy , do you like it?"

Seeing that Daiyu has arranged her sex carefully, I was so happy that I didn't know what to do, so I just said "Okay, it's very good"

Since you have no objection, then I have to set a rule for you, learn to read after breakfast every day, read the book in the first half of the day, and memorize it in the second half to practice calligraphy. "

I quickly agreed, and Daiyu began to use "The Analects of Confucius" as a textbook to teach me how to read and write.I know that this opportunity is rare, and I work extra hard, and I dare not slack off in the slightest.In this way, while learning characters, I read books at the same time. After three months, I memorized the entire "Analects of Confucius", "Book of Rites" and I have also learned most of the characters. Daiyu didn’t care about me, but she was very supportive. Sometimes she even told me about the rhythm of poetry and so on. She once joked that she wanted to train me to be a gifted scholar.

Seeing my progress, Daiyu, Zijuan and Xueyan are all really happy for me. We have been together day and night for three months, and we have formed a deep relationship.Of course, my aunt was the happiest.In fact, as early as the first day when Daiyu taught me, Daiyu said that she hoped that I could call my aunt and mother, but after all, the rules in the house are too strict. Although I wanted to change my words, I didn't have the courage...

It's the twelfth lunar month now, and Daiyu gave me the annual leave, telling me to have a good rest and play, I know that there will be many activities in the mansion during the Chinese New Year, such as banquets, opera singing, Daiyu and other sisters I have to participate more, so I don't have time to teach me every day like before, but it doesn't matter, now I can read books by myself, but if I don't understand, I just ask Daiyu for advice.Although it is a year off, I can't relax myself, and I have to study every day.

I know my status in the mansion. After all, many people don't like me, so Daiyu has always taught me to read in secret, even my third sister Tanchun didn't know.Baoyu likes Daiyu very much, and often runs here. Daiyu is careful, afraid that I will run into him and be bullied by him, and arranges for me to come at the time when Baoyu goes to school, which makes me very grateful...

Although Baoyu said that he went to the school every day, it was just the time and the occasion. He relied on his little cleverness and was the young master of the Rongguo Mansion. He was lawless in the school and made the old man very angry. Standing in front of him, with the protection of the old lady, Baoyu simply hangs out in the inner curtain every day, spending time with the maids, and no one in the whole house cares about him.

I don’t want to think that there is no impenetrable wall in the world. For some reason, Baoyu found out about Daiyu’s teaching me to read, and his jealousy was touched. He even threatened to find a chance to teach me a good lesson. In my heart, I have been hiding from Baoyu...

(four)

It is said that this day is the first day of the new year, and the whole family worships the ancestors, and I also follow the standing shift.Afterwards, the old lady presided over the reunion dinner at home and asked all the children to surround her and sit in front of her. Baoyu, Daiyu, Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun all sat on the same table with the old lady. I wanted to go too Yes, but I was afraid of Baoyu, and thinking of him trying to teach me a lesson, I shuddered. Besides, today is the first day of the new year, no matter what, we must save some face so that everyone can enjoy the new year.Looking at the banquet, my mother, Aunt Zhao, is not even qualified to stand, and my heart is disheartened again. Who will notice me?The old lady may have long forgotten that she still has a grandson like me.

After thinking about it, I didn't go forward, but just sat down in an inconspicuous corner.Just after eating for a while, I heard the old lady ask: "Why didn't you see Boy Huan?" Then she said to the master: "Go and call Boy Huan to eat with me."

After hearing this, I was so surprised that I couldn't believe it. The old lady still remembered me. I hurried in to pay my respects, but Baoyu said: "Old ancestor, what did you ask him to do? He is clumsy, and he accidentally hit the plate again." Well, besides, I don't like him."

After hearing Baoyu's words, my heart was so cold that I didn't bother to say a word. I looked up and saw Daiyu frowning slightly, as if she was very dissatisfied with my performance.In this way, I made up my mind that I will never let anyone bully me again, especially Baoyu, how can I not compare to him?Why do you always let him be a soft persimmon?

After hearing Baoyu's words on this matter, all the people in the room, all relatives, became quiet, with different expressions.Mrs. Wang had an uncontrollable smug look on her face, she looked at me like a monkey being tricked, the master frowned slightly, dissatisfied with Baoyu's superficial performance, and others acted like they had nothing to do with him There are even people looking at me gloatingly, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun on the one hand dislikes Baoyu's words to ridicule me, on the other hand hates my cowardice, Sister Feng is trying to save face, and doesn't want the reunion dinner to become embarrassing...

Although I was on the cusp of the storm, I watched with cold eyes and saw the person's face clearly, so I replied loudly: "How did the second brother know that I would break the plate? Presumably this is what the second brother often does? Besides, so what if it is broken. It's called "Sui Sui (Sui Sui) Ping An, but it's a good compliment. "

"You! You bastard! You are the seed of a slave who can't get on the stage!" Baoyu was refuted by me, and couldn't help scolding me.

"Second elder brother is able to stand on the high stage, and he is very promising. He is very promising.