Jia Yao of the Red Chamber

Chapter 21 Baoyu Zhongxiucai ([-])

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mrs. Wang began to get busy.Now Baoyu Jiayao, Daiyu Jiahuan and the others are all young, and it is time for them to grow taller. Therefore, spring, summer and autumn are better. When winter comes, Mrs. Wang has to prepare winter jackets for the children. , Jiaao, big woolen clothes and cloaks.Although children's homes don't need feather satin or feather yarn, they still have to pay attention to the needlework and make the clothes comfortable and careful.In the spring of next year, Baoyu will be leaving the examination room. Although it is freezing cold, Baoyu still goes to the teacher's house every day to attend classes.Although Baoyu's child hasn't suffered from any minor illness this year, Mrs. Wang is still worried and stares at making up for him.

Since Jia's mother agreed to Baoyu's county exam next spring, I wonder if it was Jia Yao's illusion. Although Jia's mother still loves Baoyu very much, she doesn't put it in front of her eyes as often as before, and rubs it from time to time.It's just a look at it when I ask you to be safe. Usually there are good things to think about, but I start to tell Baoyu to make progress.Jia Yao looked at her, and she seemed to be treating Jia Lian a little bit.Jia Yao thought to herself, her family's ancestors were definitely not simply enjoying life and doting on their children and grandchildren.This old lady has experienced the three emperors and the Rongfu from insignificance to prosperity. She should be extremely stern and sharp-eyed, but she is old and has lost two grandsons and a daughter successively. After entering the palace, he doted on his children and grandchildren and didn't care much about it.In addition, Baoyu looked a bit like the old Rong Guogong, so she doted on him very much and was reluctant to ask him for anything.

Because of the cold weather in winter, Jia Yao and Daiyu rarely ran around.There is no such person as Tanchun in this world now, so there is no poetry club held, neither of them is very good at life, and now there is no precious jade connecting them with many sisters, so Jia Yao and Daiyu together Yingchun Baochai and others are just playing around during the festival. They usually meet at Jiamu's place and greet him.Both Jia Yao and Daiyu have a literati temperament, but Daiyu is more idiot and Jia Yao is more sly, but both of them put their confidantes and friends at a very important position in their hearts, and they both agree that they would rather be short than excessive.I'd rather live in isolation than live in isolation, and I don't want to wrong myself when I disagree.Jia Yao had been to many places and met many people in her previous life, but she had no real close friends. Even the boyfriend she really loved was only subtle and considerate in life, and never really understood her thoughts.And Jia Yao thought, Bingxue is as smart as Daiyu, how could she not see the weakness of Baoyu in the book, and Mrs. Wang's dislike, but she still can not turn back, except for love, it is inevitable that there is only Baoyu as a confidant in the big mansion. .Scholars die for their confidants. Although Jia Yao and Daiyu are not famous in ancient times, she has a lot of flair and arrogance.

If you are with me or I am with you every day, they spend more time with Jiamu or Mrs. Wang.Needless to say, Mother Jia, watching the two apexes piled up to make a pile, one more beautiful than the other, it was so hot that the smoked cage was so hot that it would not be boring.Because of her daughter, Mrs. Wang also watched Daiyu grow up, and now she has the love for Daiyu as an aunt.No amount of disgust should be let go when Jia Min died, not to mention that the old lady had already revealed her intention to betroth Daiyu to Baoyu, and Baoyu's tutor had inherited Uncle Lin's face, so Mrs. Looking at Daiyu is still satisfied.If the son is good with Daiyu and Mrs. Wang is impressed with Daiyu, it must not be a good impression.But the daughter is different. She treats her daughter's boudoir close friends and mothers with kindness.

Now that Jia Huan is older, it has been a while since he started enlightenment.Because his body has been weak since he was a child, he has suffered from two illnesses since the beginning of winter.Jia Yao had never given him the marrow-washing pill before, how could it be so abused by the immortals? Over the years, she ate one by herself, melted it into the water and slowly ate one for each of Daiyu and Baoyu. Now there are only two left in the jade bottle.She is selfish and wants to save the pill for future use.What's more, if they are all distributed, they should be given to Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang first.It's not that she doesn't love her own brother, it's that Jia Huanzhao is a level worse than her parents.But after all, Jia Yao watched Jia Huan grow up, and she would not really be willing to see him suffer.When Jia Huan was ill, Mrs. Wang must have been asking about it from time to time. Jia Yao often went to see Jia Huan with Mrs. Wang.Although the short-term effect is not great, it will always improve Jia Huan's body in the long run.

Jia Yao hadn't had a few illnesses since she was a child, Daiyu was often ill when she first came here, but now she has improved a lot in the past two years, and she doesn't get sick much.And Baoyu has rarely been ill since he started enlightenment, and even Mrs. Jiamu Wang felt that he was strong.Therefore, Jia Huan, the only one Mrs. Wang raised now, was frail, and Mrs. Wang spent more and more attention on him.Jia's mother, Jia Zheng, watched and was very satisfied in her heart, and Jia Huan became more and more close to Mrs. Wang, and she did not long for her biological mother when she first knew her when she was a child.Only Aunt Zhao suspected that Mrs. Wang was abusing his son, so she said a few words inside and out, which spread to Jia Zheng's ears, and she hated her even more.Of course, she is just an insignificant person, so I don't want to mention it.

When Jia Huan's illness was almost cured, the New Year's Eve would come.Because there is no major event in the mansion, and Baoyu is about to take an exam, so the New Year's Day is not a big event, and the specifications are still similar to previous years, and the excitement will be over after a few days.The rest is just visiting relatives and exchanging etiquette.This year, did Mother Jia take Baoyu with her wherever she went, as in previous years, and only Jia Yao and Daiyu followed her to visit the old sisters in various mansions.Jia Yao and Daiyu have been praised all the time after she has been away. There is no way, the two of them are really beautiful, they are also cute and cute, and they know etiquette. , not the slightest bit of shyness and pettiness.A bunch of elderly old ladies just love such juniors, and each red envelope is enough.After the New Year's Eve, Jia Yao and Daiyu had an extra good thing in a jewelry box.There are some things that the two of them can't carry now, and Mother Jia said that they are too young, and the expensive things are afraid that they will be suppressed.Let the two of them take care of it first.Mrs. Wang made a pair of colorful satin and silk dresses for the two of them, which were exactly the same, and they were not normally worn, because they were a bit like the dresses of concubines in the Tang Dynasty, which were too gorgeous and grand, but it was not a problem during the year. up.The two of them put on their skirts, and asked the servant girl to pull up the same hanging fairy bun, and then put on the hollow gold and crystal hairpin rings given by the former concubine Jia Mu, who was not allowed to wear by the two of them, and came out dressed exactly the same. , Going to show off with people everywhere.It was the end of the year at that time, and a large family of women gathered at Jia Mu's place. Looking at the two well-dressed little girls, they were stunned for a while. Holding one left and one right in his arms, he smiled and said,

"Oh, I was fooled too. I thought there were two fairy daughters in our house. They are so beautiful. After a closer look, I found out that it was you two monkeys who knew how to love beauty and started to dress up. Not to mention, It's not that I boast about myself, these two girls of mine are really the most beautiful people in the world, even if the gods come."

Jia Yao and Daiyu hugged Jia Mu together, "Old Ancestor~~~·"

Only then did the crowd come back to their senses, and they all boasted.Sister Feng, who has always been clever and liked Jia Mu, said with a smile, "No, after all, my ancestors have seen a lot. I saw these two people. They are so beautiful. I couldn't recover for a long time. I thought I was in a dream." Here comes the fairyland!"

Mrs. Wang pursed her lips and said happily, "These two little girls are smarter, and my daughter-in-law usually likes to dress them up. I remember last year when I chose clothes for the two of them, they were both impatient. This year, I know how to dress up by myself." Yes. This little hair is very playful. There is also the set of crystal hairpin beads. The old lady told them to put them away yesterday. Today, I turned them out and put them on again. It can be seen that I have grown up and know how to love beauty. Woolen cloth!"

Everyone was happy when they heard this, Jia Yao and Daiyu were just pestering Jia's mother, "Old ancestor~~~"

Mother Jia smiled and said, "Good darling, your bones are so crispy~~"

After the new year, Jia Baoyu began to prepare for the final exam in the mansion.Now Xu Zhengling has already taught him almost everything that should be taught, and the rest is nothing more than letting him familiarize himself.Baoyu is very competitive. She studied very hard last year, and now she finally doesn't go to school and is preparing for the exam in Fuzhong, and she hasn't let up.Jia Yao and Daiyu were worried about him, hoping that he would pass the exam, but they didn't mention it to him.Jia Yao often thought about something to eat for him, but Daiyu just made him two purses, which looked simple to others, but Jia Yao understood that every stitch was full of thoughts, worries, and blessings.

Finally came the day when Baoyu was going to enter the examination room.Everyone in Jia's mansion got up early, under Jia Yao's persuasion, they didn't give Baoyu a big supplement these two days, they just ate what they usually eat, and what else to eat these two days.Needless to say Mrs. Jia Muwang's earnest advice before departure, even Jia Zheng also gave a few words of advice, saying that it is good to do your best, and not to be too hard-working, but you will not perform well on the contrary. He also said that he is still young, this time it is just Give it a try, don't push yourself too hard.Baoyu agreed one by one, and got into the carriage.Jia Lian sent him there in person, and prepared all the food and drink in the carriage.