Edge of the Red Chamber

The smile on Jia Mu's face disappeared again, and she said to Tanchun, "I'm lazy and impatient to see guests, so it's the same if I ask my wife to accompany me." Tanchun agreed and went out.

Impatient to see customers, so Lu Huixian, Zhang Feng'e and Lin Daiyu are not customers?

Just after Tanchun went out, Li Wan brought grandma Liu here.Grandma Liu was afraid that she was washing vegetables, and her cuffs were stained with water. Seeing that there were still outsiders, and all of them looked like angels, she tied her hands and dared not come in.Li Wan forced her to come in, and Jia Mu smiled and said to her: "You haven't seen it yet, this is my grandson's wife, this is Zhang girl, this is Lin girl."

Grandma Liu was about to salute, but Lu Huixian hurriedly ordered Xiangluo to stop her, saying: "Isn't this an old man's birthday?" She also said: "I am young, and many relatives in my family don't know each other. I am a neighbor to my relatives, and I don't even know them at all. I don’t know, grandma, don’t be angry.”

Neither the Jia family nor the Jia family are serious relatives, let alone the Lin family?Now that the Jia family is in decline, she doesn't think that she has the dignity to invite the wives and grandmas of the Jia family to visit her home, let alone the grandma and girls of the Lin family.But seeing that Lu Huixian had no pretensions at all and spoke politely, Grandma Liu was overwhelmed by the flattery, and even lamented the good upbringing of the rich family.He waved his hands again and again, and said: "We should have invited the grandma and girls to sit at home, but the house is small, and we were afraid that we would treat the grandma and girls slowly."

Lu Huixian smiled and said, "Grandma is scolding me."

Grandma Liu didn't even dare to say, and said: "At first, I only heard that Jiang's family wanted to sell Zhuangzi. They didn't live here, so I don't know if they sold it? Later, when a house was built in it, we knew that it was changed, but we didn't know why. It’s at grandma’s house, and I only found out yesterday.”

Just as I was talking, a daughter-in-law came in to talk about the meal, and asked where to put it.Mother Jia then asked Lu Huixian and the three of them, "Where do you want to eat?"

Lu Huixian got up and said, "We ate and we are not hungry. When we came, we met brother Cong in front of the door, and we talked about going to see my aunt after a while. Who wants to forget the time as soon as I sit down, aunt?" I'm afraid my aunt is still waiting."

Mother Jia asked Amber to invite Mrs. Xing. Isn't this teaching the elders to come to see them as juniors?Lu Huixian hurriedly stopped her and said: "It's just right, let's go to the first aunt's side to sit down, and when we turn around, we also invite the second aunt to come together, let's sit together for a while, and the girls will talk about each other."

Li Wan also smiled and said, "I'll go with you, and I'll make sure to send it back to my ancestors in good condition."

Before she said a word, Jia Mu glanced at her and scolded, "I know what you're thinking. Seeing that I'm getting old, I won't live for a few days, and what I say is useless." Li Wan was full of words. His face was flushed, and he didn't dare to speak back.

Mother Jia ignored it, and when she turned to Lu Huixian, she smiled again, and said, "It's different today, we all live in the same courtyard, so there are so many talkers, it's the same with me."

How can it be the same?When they invited Mrs. Xing in the past, it was the younger generation visiting the elders, and it was a respect for the elders; Mrs. Xing came to Jia Mu's side, although it was Jia Mu's order, but it cannot be denied that this is to let Mrs. Xing come to see their juniors. What's the dignity of the lady?They are afraid that they will also be called disrespectful to their elders.

What does Jia's mother not understand?Old child, old child, is talking about Jia Mu.She hated Aunt Xue, so she didn't want Lu Huixian and the others to go to Mrs. Wang's side, so she stopped her in every possible way.

If it's something else, the three of them can agree to what Jia Mu wants, but they dare not agree to this matter.But Jia's mother has a stubborn temper today, and she can't make any sense. Seeing that Lu Huixian and the other three don't listen to her, she gets angry and cries that she is old and no one listens to what she says, just like an ordinary old man.

Although Grandma Liu didn't know the reason, she also knew that Mother Jia must have a reason for doing this, but it didn't make sense, and it was too difficult for Lu Huixian and the others.If you agree, you are disrespecting your elders, and if you don't, you are disobeying your elders.Neither right nor left.Xichun didn't have much to say, and when Li Wan opened her mouth, she was scolded by Mother Jia. She was a grandson's wife, so how could she speak? She was the only one. She was a guest, and she was older. , and boldly said: "They are nephews, so they should invite their aunts. The children are filial, why is the old lady stopping them?"

Daiyu put her arms around Jia Mu's arm and said, "Although we are in the same courtyard, there is no reason for my aunt to come to see us. Those who know it say that the whole family doesn't talk about these empty etiquettes. Those who don't know just think that we don't know how to be polite. .”

In fact, Mother Jia also had some thoughts, not all to prevent Aunt Xue from seeing Lu Huixian and Daiyu, but also to see how Lu Huixian treats the Jia family.If Lu Huixian really didn't follow the steps to see the two wives of King Xing, she might not be able to rely on her in the future.Lu Huixian's performance made her very satisfied, so as soon as Daiyu said it, she seemed to wake up. She pointed her finger at Daiyu's forehead and said, "You little bastard, you're picking on me." Then she said: "But , This reasoning is correct, I am too confused, if you do something wrong, don’t be afraid to say it.” Then he said to Xichun: “I blamed your sister-in-law wrongly, why don’t you mention me, she loves you for nothing gone."

Xichun said: "Sister Lianxian, Sister Zhang, and Sister Lin are both there, how can I stop them?"

Jia's mother frowned secretly, what did the child say that was so heartless?Li Wan waved his hands and said: "What a big deal, we are juniors, what's the value of scolding the old lady?"

Jia Mu had to put it down first, and when she heard the words, she said with a smile, "you are a good man." Then she said, "well, you go with them to see the wives."

This side is a small two-entry courtyard. Baoyu and Jia Huan live in the front, and Jiamu and other female relatives live in the back.Jia's mother lives in the upper room, Mrs. Xing and Xichun live in the east room, and Mrs. Wang leads Tanchun in the west room.

There are Chaoshou corridors on both sides. When they came out, they turned right and went to the east chamber.The first room in the East Wing is Mrs. Xing's room. A little girl was sitting on the threshold. When she saw them coming this way, she quickly got up and lifted the curtain and said to the inside, "Madam, Grandma Lin, Grandma Liu, and Miss Lin are here."

The two sides were so close that everyone heard it, Lu Huixian smiled and said, "This little girl is really smart."

Jia Cong was also in Mrs. Xing's room, so they didn't sit down much, and went to the west chamber after a few words.

When Aunt Xue entered the door, someone reported it. Mrs. Wang was angry, so she ignored it.After all, they are sisters of direct relatives, but they can't let go of it in their hearts, and they still attract people's attention.When the waiter told Jia Mu's words, Mrs. Wang's face was even more embarrassing.When Aunt Xue and Baochai came in, Mrs. Wang said calmly, "Here you are, sit down." After finishing speaking, she asked Tanchun neither for tea nor for fruit display, and said, "You just came from the old lady. Come out there, is the old lady better?"

Tanchun knew that Mrs. Wang was also angry with Aunt Xue, and she also felt a little disdainful of the Xue family's behavior, she just pretended not to see Aunt Xue's embarrassment, and said: "I still don't have a good appetite."

Aunt Xue had expected it before she came, but when it happened, she was ashamed and angry when she saw a junior who didn't show her face like this.But she didn't take it seriously at first, and couldn't help regretting why she didn't listen to her daughter that day, but listened to her son's, and she only regretted that there was no medicine for regret in this world.I had to bear it, and when I saw Jia Mu, I asked, "Did you see the doctor? What did you say?" Then he complained about Tanchun and said, "You child, why didn't you tell me earlier?" He ordered Tongxi, saying: " You go out to find the uncle, tell him to ride back quickly and bring Doctor Qian over."

Mrs. Wang waved her hand, still calmly said: "Today my nephew and daughter-in-law came and invited a doctor Zhang, his pulse is very good, I have already seen it."

She is a few dozen years old, and she is not as thoughtful as a young daughter-in-law.Aunt Xue's face was a little restless, and Tong Xi didn't know if she would go or not. Xue Baochai waved her hand and stepped forward and said, "Mom also knows that my wife will definitely be angry with us, and I can't blame my wife for being angry." One line said, one line Kneeling down, the party shed tears and said: "There are some things my mother doesn't say, I have to say, otherwise, who will say it? Mom has been wronged, and the wife doesn't know it in her heart. If she is going to be angry with us, the sisters will be angry." Divorce." Mrs. Wang said nothing, Xue Baochai knew that Mrs. Wang was still thinking about the relationship between relatives, and hoped that they would have a reasonable explanation. Jia Mu also had something to say to her, so she went on to say: "Madam also knows, I My brother is a fool, and my sister-in-law is not a good friend. There was an accident in the mansion that day, and my mother refused to leave. I persuaded my mother to leave. I thought that it would be useless for us to go in with us. It would be better to come out. One is that it is convenient to inquire about things, if we can find a way, the other is that if there is something wrong, we also have a helper outside. My mother is mad at me for being ungrateful and unkind, and I am worried that the old ladies will get sick when they go back, and they have been eating Taking the medicine. I entrusted my elder brother with the outside affairs, and he kept it from us without even thinking about it. Didn’t Ying’er go to the kitchen to listen to a few words yesterday, but she didn’t know. Mom refused to take the medicine when she found out, and immediately forced her elder brother Go to pick up someone. Who knows that I was a step late, and I only found out at night, it’s not that it’s getting late, Mom will come over soon.”

She knelt, cried, and complained that Mrs. Wang is a hard-hearted person, and she should be moved, let alone her own niece.Xue Baochai said it in an orderly manner, and seeing Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai's description, she couldn't help but not believe it.

While wiping her tears with a handkerchief, Mrs. Wang took Xue Baochai's arm and said, "My dear boy, you have been wronged."

Xue Baochai got up, and Mrs. Wang went to hold Aunt Xue's hand again. Aunt Xue had been crying for a while, but when Mrs. Wang stretched out her hand, she couldn't help crying again, saying, "It's all because of my poor body."

Mrs. Wang said: "It's your fault." She stopped her tears first, took Aunt Xue and Aunt Xue to sit down on the kang, and asked about her illness in detail.

Tanchun ordered the woman outside to fetch water, and she personally waited on Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue to clean her face, and then went to the kitchen.

Seeing that Tanchun was busy, Aunt Xue said, "Tan girl is fifteen this year, isn't she?"

Mrs. Wang was also worried, and said: "It's sixteen, this accident at home has delayed their sisters." She sighed: "Fortunately, the second girl left the cabinet first. Although my uncle is a bit ridiculous, there is someone to rely on."

Aunt Xue snorted coldly: "Not necessarily."