Edge of the Red Chamber

Xiang Cheng still didn't understand, complained to Hong Kao, and said, "What are you pulling me for?"

Hung Hom smiled and stretched out an onion-like finger, tapped her forehead fiercely, and said, "You didn't follow the girl today, so I don't know." At this point, her face was slightly condensed, and she lowered her voice and said "It's about the case between the uncle and the second master Lian. You go back and ask your brother to inquire about it. Later, the girl will ask."

Xiangcheng suddenly realized, and said: "I said, when I came back that day...why did the girl start talking again?"

Hung Hom can't laugh or cry, you say she is ignorant, she also knows that there are some things she can't say, you say she is sensible, she knows she can't say it, but she just says it.

Looking up, he saw Lan Qiao and Yao Huang coming in with their clothes in their arms, so they waved, and the two came up quickly and said, "Sister, what's your order?"

Hung Hom said: "Take someone to the kitchen to call Blue Bird, the girl is waiting."

Lan Qiao gave Yao Huang the clothes in her hand and said, "I'll go."

Seeing Lan Qiao lift the curtain to go out, Hongxiao turned her head and said to Yao Huang: "I have something to do with Xiangcheng, you can wait in the room and be more careful." After thinking for a while, she said: "Put your clothes and pour a cup Tea in."

After dismissing the two of them, he said to Xiang Cheng, "You go back and clean up first, I'll pick up the things and send them to you later."

After leaving the house, the two went their separate ways. Hongxiao went to the storeroom at the back, picked up a few medicinal herbs that could be used in daily life, and wrapped them together with Poria Frost Candy in a small blue silk bag.

She and Xiangcheng were next to each other, walked to Xiangcheng's door, hesitated for a while, turned around, and went to her own room.I took the key from my waist, opened the cabinet, found a small camphor wood teeth-pick box inside, opened the lock, opened it, there were some jewelry inside, I rummaged through the red silk, and just took out a square-shaped one. The silver hairpin came out, closed the box, and then locked it. After thinking about it, I put it back again, locked it, and kept it hidden.He took one to wipe his forehead, then locked the cabinet, opened the dowry on the bedside, took a pair of new palace flowers from childhood, sleeved the two things, and went to the orange room.

Xiang Cheng has changed into new clothes, her hair has been combed again, and she is wearing the palace flower that Dai Yu has just rewarded, and she is standing by the bed packing her bags.

Hongxiao leaned over and took a look, put the bundle on the table casually, went up to help, and said, "Say hello for me when you go back." Then she took out the palace flower and Moe, and said, "Last time you said My aunt likes it like this, so I made one like this, but the workmanship is not good, so I told my aunt not to dislike it, and these two flowers are for my two younger sisters to play with."

Xiangcheng pushed Gong Hua back and said, "Thinking about what they are doing? You keep it for yourself." But she put the forehead into the bag and said, "Why is it not good? My mother read it a few times, but I Never did."

Hongxiang still put the palace flower in, and said: "I'm alone, how can I wear it? I got a new one later, it's a pity to leave it for nothing."

Xiangcheng thought for a while, and it was the same reason, so she didn't push it, and let her put the flowers in, saying: "It's always your things."

Hung Hom laughed and said, "What do you mean by 'always prefer my things'? Usually, I didn't eat the pickled radish and winter melon that you brought?"

Xiangcheng also laughed, spat at her, and said, "What good thing? You're the one who keeps talking about it, I'm sorry."

Hung Hom didn't say a word, wrapped up the bundle, got up and opened the small bundle on the table to show her, and said, "What are your plans? I'm afraid the girl's life is set, I guess, either by the end of this year or next spring." superior."

Xiangcheng didn't lift her head, and while re-tying the bundle, she said, "I told my family earlier that I will follow the girl to the palace." At this point, Xiangcheng felt that something was wrong, and suddenly looked up at Hongxiang, and suddenly Angry and disappointed, she only regarded Hongxiao as a matchmaker, pointing at her and said: "Didn't we agree that day? In this life, wherever the girl goes, we will go." Eye circles are red.

Hearing this, Hongxiao's eyes were also red, and she said: "We served girls together when we were young, and you don't know what kind of person I am all these years? Let me know you for nothing." As she spoke, tears flowed down her cheeks.

Xiang Cheng turned her anger into a smile, pulled her arm to apologize, and said: "You can't blame me for what you said is unclear." Then said: "Why are you talking about this?"

Hung Hom knew her temperament, how could she be really angry with her.Just thinking about that incident, I couldn't help but panic, seeing that Xiangcheng didn't believe her, I was wronged for a while.Seeing Xiangcheng lying low and being a little kid now, she felt embarrassed and said: "In the past month, whenever I went to the kitchen, Mama Sun would pull me to talk, asking where I was from and whether there was anyone else at home... "Mother Sun is Lu Huixian's companion, in charge of the kitchen. There are two sons in the family. The eldest son is married, and the younger son is 23 this year and has not yet engaged.

Hongxiao is twenty this year, and Xiangcheng is one year younger than her.The last time she went home to see her mother, her mother also asked her.She immediately understood Hongxiao's words, and said: "This matter is up to the girl to decide for us, I don't believe it, the girl will not ask you what you mean?"

Hongxiao was not guarded, staggered two steps, stopped and held her tightly, said: "Look at your temper, you say that wind is rain. I have no idea in my heart, and I have no one to discuss it, so I told you .Mother Sun didn't say anything, you ask the girl like this, what should I do?"

Xiangcheng couldn't speak, and said: "Then I'll go back and ask my mother today, and ask her to help me find out." After talking, she smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, my mother said so, If you want to hire you to be my sister-in-law, just wait for the girl to let you go, and she will ask for it."

Hongxiao is still a girl, so it's not easy to inquire about these things, she is good with Xiangcheng, so she wanted to ask Xiangcheng's mother for help, but she couldn't open her mouth, so now Xiangcheng brought it up, she was relieved.But hearing Xiangcheng say these nonsensical words while talking, she blushed immediately, and said: "You are a dog who can't spit out ivory, see if I don't tear your mouth and tell you to talk nonsense." With that said, he stretched out his hand to pull her.

Daiyu is not an ordinary boudoir daughter. She has read a lot of books since she was a child, but she is young and has less knowledge. Besides, she didn't think about it.Guessed it later, but couldn't believe it.

Before coming to the capital, she always thought how extraordinary it would be for a family to raise a woman like her mother.

When she first entered the Rongguo Mansion, nothing she saw or heard was as she had imagined in her heart. She suddenly understood why in her memory, her mother seldom mentioned people from her grandfather's family. Most of them were scenery, customs, dishes, and A little fun between sisters, how not to be disappointed?

But disappointment is disappointment, Daiyu still hopes that they will live well in her heart, just because they are her mother's relatives.

Jia Lian, Jia She, Third Sister You, and Jia Zheng made a scene one after the other, and Dai Yuyou couldn't believe it, how could the same family bring up different people.But up to this time, Daiyu never expected that the crime of the Jia family would be so serious.

"Miss." Daiyu woke up startled, stared at the blue bird for a moment, then came to her senses, and said: "Turn around and talk to Mu Jin, and don't ask anyone else, just ask who has entered Grandma's yard at this moment. "

Just now he said Brother Ming was coming and asked her to make cakes, but then asked her to go and play with Hibiscus.But Qingniao didn't mention a word, heard the words, and said: "A while ago, she told me that her grandmother's teeth are bad, and she wants some soft and rotten cakes. She wants them in the next few days. I will deliver them from the kitchen today." The yam came, and the dates are ready-made, I will make some yam cake with date paste and send it to her, if it is good, I will make this for her later."

Daiyu nodded and said: "Since she entrusted you, you can do it yourself. If you need anything, just draw up a list and ask the big kitchen."

Before leaving, Qingniao came again and brought a plate of hot cakes. Daiyu tasted it and felt that it was too soft, so she asked Yao Huangduan to go out and share it, saying: "You guys have a taste too," after finishing speaking , Thinking about it again, said: "I forgot, I'm afraid the old lady likes to eat. Go and see, is there anything in the kitchen?"

Yao Huang went out with it, and came back after a while and said: "The yam sent by the big kitchen was originally for cooking. There was only one yam. It only made a dozen yuan in total. Half of it was sent to the girl, and the other half was given to Hibiscus. went."

Not to mention that she ate a piece first, not to mention that she had already told a few girls that it would not be appropriate to send it to the old lady. Daiyu said, "That's all." I'm waiting for you, hurry up." Yao Huang happily agreed.

She went out with her front foot, and Lan Qiao came in with her back foot.Daiyu only thought she had something to do, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Lan Qiao took the teapot and said while refilling the water: "It's okay, they are afraid of disturbing the girl, so they went to the tea room to talk. It's far away there, we all went, there was no one in the room, and the girl asked for tea." It's inconvenient. I don't like to be lively, it's very noisy. Seeing that it's getting colder every day, and the girl hasn't got her winter clothes yet, sister Hongxiao asked me a while ago, and she's still short of a sleeve, so it's over today. I just Outside, if you need anything, just call me."

As if it was another red silk, Daiyu said: "It's only autumn, what's the hurry? I'll write some characters, and you grind the ink for me."

As soon as Daiyu picked up the pen, Hongxiao came back. Seeing that Lan Qiao was the only one in the room, she asked, "Where are they?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "I thought they were noisy, so I sent them to play." Then she asked, "Did Xiangcheng go back?"

Hongxiao said: "Come back, I will send her to the second gate and watch her go out."

Lu Huixian didn't want her to know, so she must prevent her from going outside to inquire, Xiangcheng might not be able to get out.But Daiyu still sent Xiangcheng home, just hoping that Lu Huixian would forget it in a hurry.

Xiangcheng didn't come back at noon, so Daiyu took Lin Ming to eat at the old lady's place.After the meal, the old lady left Lin Ming to rest, and Daiyu came out alone.

The autumn is cool and crisp, but what is rare is that there is no sun and no wind today.Daiyu wandered around for a while, and suddenly remembered what Xiangcheng said yesterday, so she stopped and said, "Go to the garden."