Edge of the Red Chamber

After leaving Grandma Liu, they went to Xichun's house and passed Li Wan's house.The room was very quiet, so Baochai said, "If you pass her by the door, she won't go in. She's just afraid that we won't see her."

Before he could finish his sentence, the Xiang curtain rang, and he saw Li Wan standing inside the door, looking at them with a smile, and said: "Brother Caiping is crying, I didn't invite you in, I managed to coax him to sleep, He said he was sending someone to invite you, and here you are, come in quickly."

Li Wan's side is the same again. There is a kang built under the window in front of the door. In the center is a boxwood kang table with paper and a pen on it.Sister Qiao, who was dressed in plain white, just got off the kang, and when she saw them, she hurried forward to say hello.

Baochai pulled her up and said, "How about drawing patterns?"

When Biyue went to pour tea, Li Wan seated the sisters down and said, "She only uses needlework, so ask her to draw a picture and learn first."

There were only two chairs in the room, and Daiyu and Baochai sat, while Tanchun and Xichun sat next to the edge of the Kang.Hearing this, Tanchun said, "What are you going to do?"

Sister Qiao said: "I'm thinking of doing a forehead wipe for the old lady, but I'm afraid I can't do it well."

Tanchun said: "What are you afraid of? It's all about your filial piety. The old lady can only be happy."

All of a sudden the outside became lively again, Tanchun turned his head to look outside, and saw Youshi leading three people in, it was Aunt Li, Li Wen and Li Qi's mother and daughter, and he called Li Wan quickly, "Sister-in-law, come quickly."

Li Wan was talking to Daiyu with his head lowered, when he heard her shout, he turned his head and saw Aunt Li, and said: "It is said that Wen'er was ill two days ago, I still think they can't come."

The Jia family ransacked the house, and their relatives did not dare to keep them, even her natal family did the same.Aunt Li's mother and daughter had nowhere to stay. After all, Mrs. Cui couldn't bear it, so she took her home.I know about my family's affairs. This aunt has always looked down on her father-in-law's behavior, and even her nephews don't like it. The two families have long since cut off contact.Aunt Li didn't want to live in the Cui family, but without the protection of the Cui family, their mother and daughter would not be able to survive.What's more, she also misses Mrs. Cui from the bottom of her heart, if she didn't reach out that day, she would have wanted to die.Seeing that their family is not spacious and they have some wealth, they asked Cui Mao to buy a small villa for them, which is next to Cui's family, and Cui's family can take care of them.They moved out, not to mention their wives, and Mrs. Cui felt more at ease.

Li Wen and Li Qi also saw Li Wan and Tanchun, pulled Aunt Li, and then pointed this way.Aunt Li looked over, saw Li Wan, and saw that she was squatting down to accompany her, she smiled and waved her hands, signaling not to mind.

Youshi laughed and said, "I'll take my sister-in-law to see the old lady first, and I'll talk to you sister-in-law later." After finishing speaking, he led Aunt Li and her daughter away.

Baochai got up, went to La Daiyu again, and said with a smile, "You also go to recognize relatives."

Li Wan said: "Don't be busy, they will come soon, why run around. I haven't eaten the tea I just brewed." He smiled and said to Daiyu, "You haven't seen it, it's from my natal family." Sister-in-law and niece, Wen'er and Qi'er are about the same age as you, and have good personalities, you'll know when you meet later."

The room is narrow, and when Aunt Li and her daughter come, there will be no room to sit here.What's more, I have already met Aunt Li face to face, Tanchun Xichun and Baochai also know each other, so it's not good if I don't go.They were going, so Daiyu would naturally go too, after all she was resigning from Li Wan.

Everyone was talking about seniority and titles, and Mrs. Xing's sister-in-law came again.Jia's mother became more and more happy, and she called to come in one after another, but Mrs. Xing didn't talk about it.

Everyone met each other, and after talking about the farewell, Youshi came to invite everyone to the table, asked Daiyu a few questions, and said: "According to what the third younger sister and Yun girl said, the room behind has been cleaned again, and I also Tell me, you are not allowed to go back alone for these two days. The weather is fine, and the brassicas are blooming better than yesterday, should my sisters go there to eat or eat here with the old lady?"

Today, people come and go, unlike usual.The tenant villagers, the boys can stop them, but who can stop them if they encounter Xue Pan's restlessness?Daiyu first said: "I will eat with the old lady, let's see how the third sister is doing?"

Li Wen and Li Qi both said: "We also planted a few acres of brassicas in our village, and they were still fresh at first. After four or five days, it's not interesting. It's better to eat with the old lady in the house."

If they don't go, Tanchun, Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun won't be interesting, so they don't go either.

I also invited a group of small operas. Jia's mother loves to be lively, and there are three tables of running water seats outside, but the tenants on the Zhuangzi are invited, and there are also a few people invited by Grandma Liu.

When Grandma Liu came in the morning, Youshi talked about what she said in front of the door. Mother Jia wanted to make Grandma Liu look good, so she said: "The hot ones are not as good as the fresh ones. The food here is ready-made. Why don't you invite them over here?" .”

Grandma Jia is willing to show her face, so why should Grandma Liu not respond? After saying a few words, she was about to go back. That's all." If you don't want to follow the ceremony, and you can eat a good meal, and there are plays to watch, who would not want to come.

From then on, she treated grandma Liu very differently. She also felt that Jia's mother was kind.Of course, this is all for later, so let's not mention it for now.

Serve food here, and sing outside.

After eating for a while, when the table was removed, a servant girl brought tea and a spittoon, which she knew was for gargling.

At this time, someone outside laughed, and Jia Mu was very happy, so she asked, "Hurry up and ask someone, what kind of joke is it? Let's have a good time."

Youshi then sent a little girl who had just kept her hair out, and when she came back, she said, "I just offered tea, and Aunt Zhang ate it, and even said it was good tea."

Xia Jingui laughed and said, "Sure enough, he is from the village. He has no experience. A little old tea is considered a good thing." But he also scolded the host.

Aunt Xue didn't hold back, her face flushed with embarrassment.Jia's mother was also very angry, but she was the host and an elder, so she couldn't get angry.She didn't show anything on her face, and said solemnly: "It's not easy for them. It's good to have a meal of meat on the New Year's day. Naturally, you are reluctant to buy tea. You are reincarnated well, so you don't lack food or clothing. Don’t make fun of others because of this.” Then he said to the little girl: “Go out and say, the tea is not good tea, it’s old tea from last year, if she likes it, I still have it here, give her a couple of teas to eat .”

This girl is not served here, she is busy these two days, and it takes two days to choose from the tenants.He didn't have a heart, but he kept the etiquette. Although he was angry with Xia Jingui's harsh words, he didn't stand out.Hearing what Jiamu said, he laughed happily again, answered yes loudly, and said: "The old lady is merciful." After saying that, he took a look at Xia Jingui before going out.

After a while, the servant girl brought in a woman in green cloth, knelt down and kowtowed without raising her head, thanking the old lady for her reward.

Although she is from the village, she is clean and courteous. Mother Jia likes it more. She called out and asked, "How many children are in the family", "How was the harvest last year", "Is the food in the family enough?" After waiting, she asked Yuanyang to wrap tea and take her out.

Shi Xiangyun was impatient to watch the play, and encouraged Tanchun to go out to play several times.

Both Daiyu and Baochai had families, and their marriage was approaching, so they respected each other very much, and they didn't want to move around easily, and they both sat and watched the theater obediently.

Seeing them like this, Tanchun refused.

Shi Xiangyun couldn't either.

After singing two folds, it was the first moment of Shenchu, the old lady got up and said: "We also have a Zhuangzi here, not far away, only half an hour's journey, we will go there to rest at night. It's getting late, and it's not easy to go on the road if it's late, so let's go there first."

Aunt Li followed suit and said, "It's just right, we are walking with the old lady, and we have a companion on the way."

In Jia's mother's heart, no one else can stay, but the people from the Lin family must stay.So I called Youshi to hold him alive, and said: "You said how many years you have been in Beijing, and it was the first time you went to our house, so you had to rest overnight." He also said: "Once you leave, they will all leave. In the afternoon Isn't there no one in the main seat?"

The old lady persuaded Aunt Li, saying: "I have a lot of people with me, and it is difficult to arrange them. Why do you have to go?" Then she said to Jia Mu: "I agreed to eat your wine, and I only eat half of it. Why are you willing to leave? I said I would come tomorrow morning, and I will come tomorrow morning."

Jia Mu still didn't nod, and said: "When you get home, you just have to eat and have fun, and you don't have to worry about the rest. That's all my business. I will always arrange you all well."

Seeing this, Lu Huixian said with a smile: "It's not for this reason, my second uncle will go to the Imperial Academy tomorrow, and besides, when I came here today, I met the King of Beijing County on the way out of the city, and my second uncle told him, Also Tete borrowed twenty guards from him, and the prince will go there when he comes back. If we don’t go now, don’t we teach the prince to make a trip for nothing.”

Then Jia Mu gave up and said, "Then you come here earlier tomorrow." Turning around, she said to Aunt Li, and said, "They have something to do, what's the matter with you? If you say go again, I will be angry." Aunt had to answer.

He personally sent the old lady three to the second gate, and asked Baoyu to ride there on horseback, saying, "Let him follow. I can rest assured knowing that you have arrived safely."

Lin Yan came in to bid farewell to Jia's mother. Hearing the words, he said, "I'll send my ancestors and sister there before returning to the city. I'll follow you. What else do you have to worry about?"

Mother Jia smiled and shook her head, and said to the old lady, "After all, I'm still young, and I can't think about things comprehensively." Then, she looked at Lin Yan, and then said, "You will go back to the city directly after sending them off. I know, how can I feel at ease?"

So Baoyu sent it all the way.

The old lady was counting the time and wanted to go there first, but Shui Rong had already arrived, and Feng Ziying and others were not there.

The surname of the person in charge here is Fang, and his wife's surname is Zheng.

The car went straight in, and Mrs. Zheng led the maids and women who were waiting here.Seeing the carriage coming in, a boy led the horse away.Two little maidservants moved a stool and put it in front of the car. Rosary beads and red silk had already got out of the car to catch up with them. Rosary beads lifted the curtain of the car, and Mrs. Zheng knelt down at the head, saying: "Greetings, old lady, grandma, girl."

The old lady waved her hand and said, "Get up, get up."

Madam Zheng got up and hurried forward to help the old lady, and said with a smile: "The old lady will stay longer when she comes back."

Lu Huixian personally supported Daiyu to follow behind, upon hearing this, she said with a smile: "You have to take good care of the old lady, and the old lady will naturally not want to go back."

Mrs. Zheng smiled and said, "No matter how thoughtful we are, we can't compare to grandma. I beg grandma to stay longer."

Lu Huixian smiled and said: "You can talk, but you're flattering in the wrong place," she pouted at Daiyu, and said, "See, this is our old lady's heart, if you take it She has taken care of her, she likes it, or she is willing to stay for a few more days. If she stays, the old lady will naturally stay."

Talking and laughing, they arrived at the Chuihuamen.