The Dream of Red Mansions of the Post-80s

I don't know how long it took before the black storm spit out the desert again.The wind has stopped, and the sky is full of stars at that time, and a bright moon like a jade plate hangs in the sky.The bright moonlight shines on the desert, making the desert look like a golden ocean.The continuous sand dunes are like waves, extending to the blue and strange distance.There is silence all around, and it feels more refreshing in autumn.

There is a large temperature difference between day and night in the desert. Although it is hot during the day, it is cool at night.The icy autumn dew fell from the blue sky and dampened the parched desert.Some beetles stand upside down on the hills, hoping that the dew condensed on their wings will merge into dewdrops and flow into their mouths.

Under the silvery moonlight a huge boulder stood on the sand.There is a sandpit next to the stone, and a teenager is lying in the sandpit.I saw that his hair was disheveled, his clothes were ragged, his right foot was bare, and he was motionless.Although the yellow sand never buried him, it covered him finely.

Jia Baoyu was so angry that he lay quietly on the cold sand, as if he was already dead.At some point, I vaguely heard a voice coming, as if calling my name.Baoyu only felt that his soul had already left his body, and his whole body was in an illusory state, floating around.After half a day, Fang gradually focused on listening carefully, and vaguely heard a voice calling his name, like Lin Daiyu's voice.Baoyu's spirit suddenly trembled, he felt his soul return to his body, and listened carefully, but it was not Daiyu's voice, which was really heard.I could only hear Daiyu calling urgently: "Baoyu, Baoyu..."

Jia Baoyu heard that Lin Daiyu was calling her urgently, and couldn't help being anxious. He wanted to agree to Daiyu, but he couldn't make a sound at all; he wanted to open his eyes, but his eyelids were heavy; he wanted to move his hands, but he felt as if he had already No hand.

Jia Baoyu stretched out his eyes, and struggled for a long time to open them slowly.He saw himself lying on the yellow sand with half of his face on the ground.In the haze, there seemed to be a dark figure standing beside him.Baoyu tried to move his hands, but saw that his hands were pressed under his chest, and they were especially tied with ropes.Resting for a while, Baoyu supported his elbows and slowly raised his head to look left and right, but he did not see Daiyu, only yellow sand in front of him.

After Jia Baoyu crawled for a while, Fang slowly sat up and found himself in a sandpit.This bunker is only a circle larger than his body, except for the east side, the sand on the other three sides has been piled up three to four feet high.

Baoyu sat for a while, and Fang was about to get up, when he tilted his body and saw something shining in the sand beside him.After a closer look, it turned out to be his psychic gem, so he picked it up and still kept it in his bosom.

Baoyu stood up and looked around, only to see nothing but yellow sand in the moonlight all around.Jia Rong, Jia Huan and the eight servants were nowhere to be seen.

I didn't feel scared at the moment, I leaned over and sat down slowly, staring straight at the sand in front of me, feeling like everything was in a dream, but it wasn't a dream.There was silence all around, and the night seemed to be frozen, only the occasional twinkling stars reminded Baoyu that time was still passing.

I don't know how long it took, the east gradually turned white, and the stars gradually became scarce.As the sun rises, there are faint ringing of bells.Jia Baoyu listened attentively, and sure enough there were a series of bells ringing.Baoyu stood up and looked into the distance, only to see a few black spots looming in the morning light.Baoyu looked from a distance and saw that the black spots were getting bigger and bigger, and they were a caravan of camels.

As the rhythmic camel bells sounded louder and louder, four people led more than 20 camels to Shaliangzi not far from Jia Baoyu.Jia Baoyu hurriedly stepped forward to make a bow.These are four strong men dressed as businessmen, one of them is about forty years old, and the other three are all in their [-]s.Those four people also quickly returned the gift, and they saw each other one by one.

The four people were astonished to see a young man suddenly appearing in the boundless desert, and hurriedly asked, "Where did you come from?" Jia Baoyu couldn't help crying, so he told everyone what happened yesterday.When the four people heard this, they hurriedly untied the rope from Baoyu's hands, and said: "The black storm that was so big yesterday, the sand dunes hundreds of meters high would be moved by dozens of steps, it is a great miracle that the young master is safe and sound." .Young Master, if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed!" Then he looked around and said: "The black storm yesterday is really rare, those people are probably more dangerous than good. Let's all look for it separately later." The four of them tied up the camel and brought some fodder for the camel to eat.

Baoyu and other five people searched separately. They searched for an hour. Except for the yellow sand everywhere and the occasional white bones, there was no sign of the ten people.Seeing that the sun was hanging in the sky, and it was almost noon, the four of them wiped their sweat profusely and sighed: "Sure enough, there is no trace. Not to mention living people, even the dead capital can't be found, I'm afraid they will all be buried." Baoyu also knew those people There is no hope of being alive, just thinking about Jia Huan and Jia Rongke's death in a foreign land and their corpses in the wilderness, it is really unbearable.Now everyone is sweating profusely, but there is no trace, and they have no choice but to give up.

The five people built a simple pergola with cloth and bamboo poles, and then everyone sat around and ate, drank and chatted.The elder's name was Chang Shan, one of the three young men was his son, and the other two were buddies.Baoyu never thought that he would still meet pedestrians in this place of death. He was really the rest of his life after a catastrophe, so he didn't hide it, and told his family background, the past glory, the catastrophe of the family, and what happened to him in the past few months. four people.Chang Shan and others sighed endlessly when they heard this, and they couldn't help being sad for a while, so they persuaded Baoyu, "I didn't expect that my brother would have such an experience at such a young age! Fortunately, my brother was lucky enough to escape this catastrophe. I know this is not God bless my brother, so that I can make a comeback in the future and revive the family business. No matter what kind of suffering, as long as people are safe, they will always get over it." He told Baoyu that they came from Jincheng and were going to Persia to do business .

Several people chatted for a while, and it was already time for lunch.Chang Shan asked the clerk to take out a small portable stove and pots and pans, and everyone prepared to light a fire for cooking.Chang Shan untied a large water bag from the camel's back, carefully filled the iron pot with water, and found some dried Populus euphratica, dried Haloxylon saccharomyces and camel dung to build a fire.When the water boiled for a while, put a few handfuls of dried noodles, a few bunches of dried vegetables and some dried meat in it, and then cover the pot.As the flames rising from the camel dung eggs continued to dance, bursts of aroma wafted from the pot.

The kung fu noodles, which are less than a cup of tea, have been cooked. Chang Shan filled a bowl full of Baoyu first, and said with a smile: "This is the only way to go out, so please don't be disgusted with it, just use it. Because It’s too thirsty to eat rice at noon, so we usually have rice for dinner.” Baoyu quickly thanked him, and said, “Uncle Chang said that, this is already a delicacy! I haven’t tasted such sweet and delicious food for several months. The food is ready." He took the bowl and sat down with everyone.

Baoyu took a sip first, and found that the lingering fragrance filled his mouth and penetrated his heart and spleen. There was an indescribable deliciousness. He felt that he had never eaten such delicious noodles before, so he started to eat and drink in big mouthfuls. Three times and two times, a large bowl of noodles with soup and noodles is eaten.Baoyu felt that he was losing his composure, and Fang wanted to put down the bowl. Chang Shan hurriedly said, "Brother, how can you eat so much? Just rest assured to eat, there are plenty of noodles. We are all straightforward people, so don't be rigid." Baoyu still wanted to eat, but I was very embarrassed, so I put down the bowl with a smile.Chang Shan knew that Baoyu was not full, so he stretched out his hand to pick up Baoyu's bowl and filled it up again, and handed it to Baoyu, saying, "Brother, you are too kind! It is a great fate to meet in this place. We both Treat you like your own family, so you don't have to be polite." Baoyu thanked Chang Shan, took the bowl, and ate a bowl carefully, only to remember that this was the first full meal in a long time.Chang Shan waited for a few people to give way again, and saw that Baoyu was determined not to eat any more, so let's go.

For a while, everyone finished eating, took a rest for a while, and prepared to leave.With tears in his eyes, Baoyu bowed to the desert a few times, and then went west with Chang Shan and others.

Jia Baoyu traveled day and night with these four businessmen, and after less than 20 days of walking, he arrived at Bantan Mansion and found an inn to stay.The five of them were exhausted all the way, and they were exhausted. After taking a rest, they went downstairs to eat together.

When I went to a restaurant, I saw that it was bustling with people eating.Everyone was chatting and laughing happily.Chang Shan bowed his hands to the boss and said with a smile: "The shopkeeper's business is good!" The restaurant owner hurriedly returned the gift, and said with a smile: "Thanks to everyone, it's okay." There are a lot of people here, and the outside is already full, invite the five masters to sit in the private room." Xiao Er hurriedly led Chang Shan and others to the private room.Chang Shan smiled and asked the second child: "May I ask you what a good day it is today?" The second child said with a smile: "You don't know! These two days, the emperor canonized the empress and empress, and the world is amnesty, and I will also give you a nobleman Level one. Don’t you think it’s a rare and good day!” The four hurriedly asked: “Is this true?” The second student said: “The announcement was published a few days ago, and it has been announced to the world. Why isn’t it true? !"

At that moment, when the second child went out, Chang Shan and four others hurriedly stood up to congratulate Baoyu, and ordered the second child to serve Baoyu with good wine and food to celebrate.Baoyu was so happy that she even wept with joy, thinking that she could finally go home and reunite with her relatives; and thinking of not knowing what happened to her parents and Daiyu, she became sad again.After Chang Shan and others tried to persuade him, Bao Yufang gradually turned around.

For a while, the five of them returned to the inn after eating, and discussed it again before going back to their rooms to rest.Baoyu lay on the kang, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. She silently planned to go home until five o'clock before she gradually fell asleep.

It turned out that Chang Shan took his son and two buddies to go abroad to do business, but unexpectedly met Jia Baoyu on the road.Chang Shan saw that Jia Baoyu was only fifteen or sixteen years old, although he was black and thin and his hands were tied, but he had delicate features, a good look, moreover he was courteous and well-spoken, so he knew he was definitely not a bad person.It's a strange thing to meet someone suddenly in a desert thousands of miles away.So he asked Baoyu carefully why.Jia Baoyu saw that Chang Shan was kind-hearted and kind-hearted, and he was a virtuous elder, so he told the story of the sudden catastrophe at Wuyue's family and the death of several people in the desert today.After hearing this, the four of them discussed for a while, and then advised Baoyu, "Although all the escorts are dead, your exile sentence is still in place, and you must not go back now."It is suggested that Baoyu go to Persia with them and come back in a year or two. By then, the prison term has expired and he will not be afraid.

Baoyu thought this was reasonable, but now he couldn't help himself, so he agreed, and decided to go to Persia with Chang Shan and his party.Who would have thought that he would suddenly receive such good news today, so he decided to return home as soon as possible.Chang Shan and others also said: "Brother is really auspicious and has his own destiny. Go home as soon as possible today, so that the family can be reunited as soon as possible, and then try to reorganize the family business."

Early the next morning, Chang Shan, Baoyu and a group of people came to the government office, first carefully read the announcement, and then inquired clearly, and the five of them came back happily.When they got to the inn, everyone had another drink to celebrate, and then they went back to prepare for Baoyu's return.

Because the journey back to Beijing was long, and there was thousands of miles of uninhabited desert on the road, Chang Shan gave the innkeeper a few taels of silver, and told him to inquire about the merchants, and must entrust a reliable person to send Jia Baoyu to Beijing.After parting, he gave Baoyu 30 taels of silver, and Fang and Baoyu said goodbye.Jia Baoyu bid farewell to Chang Shan and the four with tears in his eyes, and still lived in the inn, hoping every day for a traveler who would return to Beijing to take him home.

Jia Baoyu looked forward to it every day.Unexpectedly, it was late autumn and there were very few business travelers. Baoyu waited for half a month before a group of businessmen came.It's just that these businessmen are going to Yan'an Mansion instead of Chang'an, the capital city.Baoyu thought, if you miss this caravan, the weather will get colder and colder, and I am afraid that there will be no more caravans until next spring.I miss my old lady, my parents day and night, and I miss Daiyu even more. I wish I could fly to Daiyu's side immediately, so even if I climb from Yan'an Mansion to the capital, I definitely can't wait here for a long time.

The next day, Jia Baoyu bid farewell to the innkeeper and followed the caravan back to the mainland.It turned out that this caravan came from Yili, with three people and seventeen or eighteen camels.Except for three camels for people to ride, the rest of the camels are loaded with walnuts, dates, raisins, carpets and other goods.

Baoyu and a half-year-old boy named Zhang Xian rode a tall and strong white camel together.The four of them ate and slept in the open, crossing Jiayu and entering Zhangye, traveling all the way.

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