Jia Yao of the Red Chamber

Chapter 36 Top Scholar in Baoyu ([-])

Jia Zheng stood outside the entrance of the examination room for a long while, watching the candidates one after another and almost all of them have entered.Then he waved his hand and said to the boy beside him, "Let's go, let's go back."

Baoyu took the exam for three days, because the examination was completely closed, no matter how anxious the outsiders were, no news from inside could get out during the three days.In the past few days, except for Jia Zheng going to the yamen to order something, the rest of the time he went home honestly and stayed.His son was taking the exam in the exam room, and he was not in the mood to think about sitting and discussing with the Qing guests. Every night, after eating, he sat with Mrs. Wang Jia Yao and talked for a while, and took a little exam on Jia Huan's homework. Then he fell asleep indiscriminately.In the dream, I still thought about Baoyu's situation in it, whether the test questions were difficult, whether Baoyu performed well, and what powerful people Baoyu was in the same year.One night Mrs. Wang heard him tossing and turning.In contrast, although Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were also very concerned, they were a little calmer than Jia Zheng.Like Jia Zheng, he was a little restless, and there were Jia Yao and Daiyu.Daiyu really likes Baoyu. From the passage in the original book, "Why do you think about me, don't you know that our hearts are connected in one place, and I will be fine if you are good." Waiting for Baoyu's true infatuation.And Jia Yao is almost as good as Daiyu, he is good to me, and Baoyu, who has been with her since she opened her eyes and has been kind to her since she was a child, is the most important in her heart among all the people in the past and present. of.Not only because of the relationship between siblings, but also because Baoyu is the only person in the world who knows a little bit of Jia Yao's secret.Although Jia Yao's heart is still quite strong, but a person who bears a secret will inevitably be frightened, but Baoyu has noticed it, but still spoils her as always.It must be said that she was relieved in her heart.

No matter how the people in Jia's mansion lived like years, in fact, three days passed very quickly.On the evening of the third day, when it was almost time for Baoyu to return home, Jia Yao and Daiyu were just sitting by the low table in front of the window in Daiyu's room. There was a large glass bottle on the carved table. The water was originally filled with flowers that bloomed in Baoyu's house in summer, and they were sent here when they were good.The afterglow of the setting sun gently sprinkled in through the plain-colored juan gauze, and the warmth of the early autumn breeze was wrapped in a few strands of coolness, gently soothing the hair of the two beautiful girls. "Brother must be coming back soon." Jia Yao gently squinted her eyes towards the dim light of the setting sun.Daiyu gently wrapped her fingers around Jia Yao's long hair hanging from her shoulders, and said softly, "Then why don't you go to the old ancestor's place, and you can look at him first." Jia Yao let her play with her own He frowned slightly, "I've been looking forward to it for three days, and suddenly I'm lazy. Presumably he won't have any problems." Daiyu let go of her fair fingers, letting the strand of soft black hair fall quietly, She seemed to nod her head knowingly, "Well, I also seem to be suddenly tired. I don't want to rush to see him. I have time to wait around for him. Let's talk quietly together. , just like how we were when we were young." After speaking, she seemed to recall the scene when the three of them kissed and played together when they were young, and Baoyu gave way to the two of them everywhere, smiling softly.

Jia Yao turned her head to look at this pure and beautiful girl bathed in the sun and smiling, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart, they grew up in a blink of an eye.Thinking that if Baoyu won the Jinshi, the Jialin family should have signed the marriage contract, and thinking that Baoyu and Daiyu had already agreed to each other, I couldn't help feeling envious.She said softly, "Daiyu, sometimes I really envy you." Daiyu tilted her head, her eyes were somewhat puzzled.Jia Yao said again, "You and my brother grew up together, and you know each other well. Besides, you two also understand each other, how wonderful." Daiyu blushed, and rushed forward to cover Jia Yao's mouth, coquettishly Said, "What are you talking about, you are really not serious." Jia Yao took her hand off, shook her head and said a little lonely, "You don't understand. Maybe even a few years later, the old ancestors will also treat me I will marry someone I have never met. Sometimes I think about it, I don’t know what he looks like, what he likes, what his habits are, what his character is. But I have to start talking to him right away. I will live together. The place where I have lived for more than ten years has little chance to come back. I have to start living in a place that is completely strange in the past. My relatives will have few chances to meet them. I will suddenly have a bunch of followers. I don't have any relatives or elders related by blood." Daiyu was silent, and she put her arms around Jia Yao for a long time, "Parting depends on heaven." Jia Yao nodded at her shoulder.Yes, it depends on the fate.How could God care that she was still an ungraduated college student and just take away her parents like that.How could Tian care about how embarrassing her situation was, and let her boyfriend who she had loved for many years dump her.How could God care about how sad it is for her to travel to this culture, civilization, and customs that she doesn't like, and she still came here alone.How could God care about her unrealistic desire to have a like-minded person to accompany her for a lifetime, she still needs a blind marriage.It's up to God...Of course, she can die a hundred times, so she doesn't have to let her fate be controlled by herself, but, who knows what will be like after death, it is better to stay in a world that is completely unfamiliar than to go to a completely unfamiliar world. In this familiar place.

At some point, tears rolled down her face and wet Daiyu's clothes.Daiyu was silent and gently patted her back.I don't know how long it took for Jia Yao to vent the resentment in her heart. She got up a little shyly, her voice was still a little hoarse, "Your clothes are all wet, go and change." Daiyu was silent but slightly soothing He smiled, turned and went into the inner room to change clothes.Jia Yao asked Taoxi to fetch water and clean the noodles, and accept her jjj, her maids were never as face-saving as those written in the Red Mansion, the master dared to interrupt, and even dared to make jokes with the master, her maids They are all very honest, one by one just do their job well, and she doesn't ask them anything else.Under the influence of Jia Yao, the situation in Baoyu's room was also changed by her in various ways.Maids are far from being so respectable, and they just do a good job of serving each other.In the original book, Qingwen, who is regarded as the thorny head of the maid, asked Jia Yao to find a wrong place and was transferred to the sewing room because of her domineering personality.Jia Yao originally liked Qingwen's true temperament, but she felt that this girl was a bit too simple and stupid, and her temper really made the master not like it.Since she is good at needlework, it is better to ask her to do some laborious and easy work.One is to avoid the tragic fate in the future, and the other is that the monthly money of the people on the front is also very considerable.Even Zijuan is much more honest, at least she never dared to lie to Baoyu and Daiyu to go back, which made Baoyu sad, and Mrs. Wang felt sorry for Daiyu.So just now when Jia Yao and Daiyu were talking about their concerns, she just stood quietly outside the cubicle and waited for the call.When I came in, I saw Daiyu's clothes were wet, Jia Yao's eyes were red, and she didn't say a word.

But Daiyu came out after changing clothes, and Jia Yao also tidied up.Xingyan from the side came up at this time, and whispered softly, "The old lady just asked someone to tell you that Miss San and Miss Lin went to have dinner together." Jia Yao and Daiyu were about the same size, After finding a set of Daiyu's ordinary clothes and changing them on, they took the girl to Jiamu's place together.Along the way, the two talked and laughed about other things, as if what happened just now had never happened.

When I arrived at Jiamu's place, I found that Mrs. Wang, Fengjie and Li Wan were also there.Jia Yao met Jia Mu and other elders, and asked with a smile, "Why is the old ancestor in such a good mood? He invited so many people to dinner?" Just relax. It’s just what are you planning with Miss Lin, I’ll send someone to watch it twice and still not come.” Jia Yao turned her head to look at Baoyu who was sitting under Jia’s mother, and saw that he was more energetic than before every exam. After the test, everything will be fine, and I vaguely know that it is the effect of the safety talisman.So he opened his mouth and said, "I thought my second brother would be tired after the exam, so I won't come to make him even more bored." Before Jia's mother said anything, Baoyu opened her mouth to avenge herself, "You girl is so unreasonable. Obviously You are the one who is lazy to see me, and you still want to put the blame on me, you really have a good plan." Everyone in the room laughed.Jia Mu shook her head and said, "Yao'er can't be said to be Baoyu now. I've seen it before, and Baoyu is so eloquent now!" Wang Xifeng knew that Jia Mu liked it in her heart, and said jokingly, "It can be seen that Uncle Bao has read too many books, and his stomach is full. I don’t know if there is too much stuff in it, but Ming’er should teach my Fang’er well, so that he won’t be too stupid!” Jia’s mother loves to listen to what her beloved young grandson teaches the heir’s great-grandson, and her face is wrinkled with a smile all out.Jia Yao looked back at Daiyu, and said, "Second sister-in-law, please hurry up. In two years, the second elder brother will be busy teaching his own children." It is almost impossible for Daiyu to marry Baoyu. It was an open secret between the masters and masters, so after hearing what Jia Yao said, all the people in the house cast their eyes on Daiyu, only to be so ashamed that Daiyu couldn't lift her head.

The whole room had a lively dinner. Although Baoyu felt that she was still very energetic, she was rushed to have an early rest by the worried Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang.

Jia Yao didn't go with Daiyu again, shed a lot of tears today, and Jia Yao felt a little uncomfortable in her eyes.I also went back to my yard and went to bed early.Before going to bed, there was still half a thing in my heart: I wonder how Baoyu did in the exam?Jia Yao believed that although Jia Zheng would not ask Baoyu how he did in the exam, he would look for people everywhere to inquire about this year's exam questions, and the situation of other students is inevitable.It's a pity that she couldn't open her mouth to ask her father, so that she could know something about it.