The Dream of Red Mansions of the Post-80s

Jia Baoyu had just recovered from a serious illness, and every day he would be in a daze looking at the peach tree in the courtyard, or staring at the tassels on the jade in a daze in the room.Seeing this, Mrs. Wang was very worried, so she discussed with Aunt Xue about cutting down the peach tree in the courtyard.

Aunt Xue said: "Sister is thinking very much. Cut down the tree. If you don't see it, maybe it will pass by slowly." .Seeing that Mrs. Wang and others thought it was right to cut down the tree, I couldn't say anything. I just said that I should ask Baoyu first.Mrs. Wang was also afraid that something might happen again, so she went to ask Jia Baoyu.Unexpectedly, Baoyu strongly opposed it as soon as he heard it, so Mrs. Wang had no choice but to do so.

Seeing Baoyu's state of mind, Baochai knew that he had to find something for Baoyu to do, so that he could pass the time, relieve his depression, and let him go gradually.Then he said to Mrs. Wang: "My aunt is very worried. Brother Bao has recovered from his illness. It is not good if he sits idle every day. If you let Brother Bao teach Lange to read, the two of them can manage their neglected studies. One reason; two, brother Bao has something to do, so he won't be sad all day; three, brother Lang is with him, so my aunt can rest assured." Mrs. Wang said happily, "my son, you think well. I think he is like that, I was so anxious that I had no idea, and I didn't know what to do. When you say that, you remind me." After that, he called Baoyu, but said to teach him.He also told Li Wan to make preparations for Jia Baoyu and Jia Lan to study together.

Li Wan was very happy when he heard it, and hurriedly went to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone to prepare.A few days later, Jia Baoyu and Jia Lan's uncle and nephew were together under the window and began to read.

Baoyu was in a trance and had no thoughts at all, but Jia Lan kept asking questions and had to explain to him.After a few days, I felt much more conscious.Mrs. Wang was very happy to see that Baoyu was not as demented as before, and thanked Baochai deeply in her heart.

Seeing that Baoyu and Jialan talked eloquently, Baochai was very happy, and came over from time to time to bring tea and water to his uncle and nephew.Baoyu felt very sorry to see that Baochai was taking care of the family affairs and doing needlework every day, and now she was taking care of the two of them to study.Baochai smiled and said, "What's the matter, it's just a cup of tea. As long as you can study at ease, my aunt and us will be at ease."

Seeing that Baoyu is getting better, Mrs. Wang reads with Jia Lan every day and is happy in her heart. She discusses with Mrs. Xing and visits Jia pardoned Jia Zheng in the prison.Mrs. Xing also remembered that she hadn't visited for more than a month, so she made an agreement with Mrs. Wang to visit the prison the next day.The next morning, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang took a car, Baoyu and Jia Lan led the horse, and the four went to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice together.When it was time to light the lamps, King Xing and Wang Fang came back, they were very tired, and they took a rest early after dinner.

Seeing that although Jia Zheng is in prison, fortunately he is not seriously ill; Baoyu is also recovering gradually and studies hard every day. For the first time in several months, Mrs. Wang feels a little lighter.This morning Mrs. Wang was sitting and talking to Aunt Xue, when she suddenly saw Youshi walking in a hurry.Seeing Youshi's gloomy expression, the two of them were a little bit annoyed, not knowing why, so they asked her to sit down and talk.

Mrs. You didn't sit down, but stood up and said: "Madam, concubine, the fourth girl is clamoring to become a monk and become a sister-in-law. Please go over and persuade, I'm afraid you will listen. We just persuaded for half a day, but it didn't work, and you still annoyed us." It's gone." Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue were taken aback when they heard this, and hurriedly brought Li Wan, Baochai, Baoyu and a group of people to the East Courtyard.I saw Xichun sitting on the chair with no expression on her face, Madam Xing and the others, some were sitting, some were standing, they didn't speak.

Mrs. Xing hurriedly gave up her seat when she saw Mrs. Wang coming.Everyone was sitting or standing in the main room, which was very crowded.Seeing Mrs. Wang coming, Xichun hurried over to say hello.Mrs. Wang took Xichun with her, sat down on the edge of the kang, and said: "Your sister-in-law has already told us. We didn't expect you to have such an idea. Although the family business is difficult now, it will always be over. Going to Buddhism is a lifetime thing, you still have to think about it again." Everyone also said: "What the second wife said is true, and the fourth girl still has to think twice." Xichun said: "Thank you, aunt, wife, and second The kindness of my wife, my sister-in-law and all the sisters. Although I am young, I have already seen through so many things. Now I have made up my mind that I must become a monk and stay away from these troubles. Please stop persuading me."

Mrs. Xing's expression was indifferent, and she didn't say a word; Mrs. You had been choked by Xichun several times, lamenting that Xichun didn't know what was good and what was wrong, and wanted to let it go, but she was afraid that Jia Zhen would not be able to explain it when she came back, so she still wanted to try her best to make it up.Mrs. Wang knew Youshi's suffering, so she smiled wryly and said: "Si Miss said so, it is very difficult for us to be adults." After that, she looked at Baochai again and said, "Miss Bao, you sisters have a good relationship on a daily basis. Please persuade your fourth younger sister." Baochai heard that, and could only say, "The things that happened in the past two years have really made people feel disheartened, confused and helpless. Besides, fourth younger sister is young, so it is even more embarrassing. But now The bad things are over, everything is getting better, I don't know if the future will be good or not, my sister should also think about the good; besides, brother Zhen is not at home, if you become a monk now, it may be difficult for your sister-in-law to explain to your brother. Younger sister should think twice." Hearing what Baochai said to her heart, Youshi hurriedly said, "Miss Baochai is right. Now that you are a monk, when your brother comes back, how can I explain to your brother!" Xichun listened Speechless, she gritted her teeth for half a day and said, "Since you are afraid of being wronged, I won't do it for you. I'll eat fast at home and chant Buddha's name first, and then I'll leave my home when my brother comes." Everyone saw her so stubborn, I didn't know what to say, so I had to let her go.

Since then, Xichun has been chanting Buddhist scriptures at home every day.You Shi and others ignored her.

After persuading Xichun, Mrs. Wang returned to the west courtyard.Walking on the road, everyone was silent, and Du Baoyu said: "It's good for the fourth sister to become a monk." Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Quickly stop talking nonsense!" Baoyu was stunned.There was a strange smile on Baoyu's face. Seeing Baochai looking at her, she quickly lowered her head and pretended not to see it.

As soon as the crowd entered the courtyard gate, they saw a person greet Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue, calling them "Auntie".Mrs. Wang saw that it was Wang Ren, Sister Feng's brother.I saw him in rags and with dirt all over his face.After asking him a few words, but he didn't make any sense, he let him into the house and ordered someone to watch tea.When refreshments were served, Wang Ren ate and drank hungrily.

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue sat talking to him.According to him, after the family collapsed, he had nowhere to live, so he worked as a part-time job in a rice shop.Now that the rice store is closed, he asked his aunt to come.

Mrs. Wang felt sad when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "In that case, you can stay here." After hearing this, Wang Ren was very happy, thanked Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue, and lived in Jia's house since then .

This morning, because Jia Baoyu and Jia Lan were studying, Mrs. Wang took some money and asked Wang Ren to go out and buy some rice.Wang Ren took the money and agreed to go.

Li Wan and Baochai were busy making lunch, waiting to bring rice to the pot, but they waited and waited, but Wang Ren didn't come back from buying rice.It was noon and Wang Ren hadn't come back yet, so Mrs. Wang had to give Jia Baoyu and Jia Lan a few hundred dollars to find Wang Ren and buy some rice.

Baoyu and Jialan came out and walked through several rice shops along the way, but Wang Ren was nowhere to be seen. When they asked the shop waiter, they both said they had never seen such a person.Baoyu and Jialan had no choice but to buy rice first.

Wang Ren didn't come home empty-handed until dinner time.What about the rice he bought?He said: "I lost the money on the way." Seeing this, Mrs. Wang knew that he was lying, but it was hard to accuse him.After that, Mrs. Wang no longer let him go out to buy things.

Wang Ren saw that Mrs. Wang didn't order him anymore for a few days, and only Baoyu and Jialan were allowed to buy things, so he came to Mrs. Wang to ask for money.Mrs. Wang said: "Now it's not the same as in the past. What I spend now is the money from the sale of the jewelry left by the old lady. Her sisters are busy every day, and they even knit until the third watch for a few pennies. "He said again: "You have nothing to do every day, so you should find a job." Wang Ren said: "What my aunt said is very true. I will look for a job tomorrow. But today, my aunt will give me a penny. It's an important matter." Seeing what he said, Mrs. Wang believed it and gave him a penny.Wang Ren took the money and disappeared without a trace.

In the next few days, Wang Ren pestered Mrs. Wang for money every day. He only said that he had started working as a waiter in a rice shop, because the wages were only paid at the end of the month, and he wanted to drink to soothe himself when he was tired.I asked for money and went out, and came back when I had dinner.

One day when Baoyu and Jia Lan came back from shopping, they saw three or four people including Wang Ren and Jia Qin coming out of a casino from afar.Baoyu hurriedly pulls Jialan, and Jialan understands and stops.I saw Wang Ren and Jia Qin hooking their shoulders together and going forward with a group of people.Baoyu and Jialan followed at a distance to see where Wang Ren was going.Wang Ren and the others turned three times and two times into an alley.Baoyu and Jia Lan also followed, and saw a gate in the alley, which was written "Zuichunlou", and there were several women with heavy makeup standing at the gate, but Wang Ren and others were nowhere to be seen.

It turned out that after Jia Wang Shixue fell, those dandies who used to be idle in the clan lost their livelihoods, had no food and clothing, and inevitably lived in the market.This Wang Ren was also displaced and only settled down in the gambling field.The so-called bird of a feather flocks together and people are divided into groups, and there is no lack of like-minded people in casinos.After spending a few days in the casino, Wang Ren made acquaintances, including Jia Qin.When Jia Qin was in charge of monks and Taoists in Jia's family temple, he gathered a gang of gangsters to drink and gamble every day.When Jia's mansion fell, he simply led a group of gangsters to escape through the curtain of lamps and candles in Tiekan Temple. After changing money, he continued to eat, drink, whore and gamble every day.When they met Wang Ren, the two became friends through wine and meat under the name of relatives.Since then, the two have worked hand in hand, or been deceived, or sneaked around in casinos and brothels.