There is no phoenix

Daiyu laughed and said, "There are nine kinds of dragons, each of which is different, let alone me! Third and fourth sisters, bring your sons some other day, so that the children can get acquainted with each other. Maybe they will be good brothers in the future." , you see their fathers talk about how they want to get together as soon as they meet now."

Tanchun smiled and said: "My son, now he crawls around wherever he puts it. It's really not easy to take him with him, but it's good to be back now. My mother-in-law and little sister like it very much, and they are rushing to take it with him as a joke."

Xichun said: "Boys need to be naughty, and my family is also like this. Brother Liu said, when our family Rufeng can walk, let me teach him how to read, write and read, and he will teach martial arts. Now when the child sees Brother Liu coming back , all desperately shaking their hands and clamoring for hugs."

The concubine said: "We women, although raising children is hard work, life is fun only when you have children."

Daiyu stayed at Tanchun Xichun's house for dinner, Tanchun thought that Daiyu was pregnant, and after sitting for a while, he and Li Tai wanted to say goodbye and go back home, so Daiyu asked Chunxian to send Xichun back to the house, and made an appointment in early June Four bring the children over to play.

The next day, because Li Tai had something to do in the palace, Tanchun and Xichun went to Hejiaxiang together to visit Jiamu Jiazheng and others.

Tanchun's visit this time once again gave Jia Mu and others great comfort.Tanchun and Xichun sent more clothes. Tanchun also gave a nice gift to Jiamu Xing, Mrs. Jiazheng and Aunt Zhao Zhao.

The happiest one this time is Aunt Zhao.Now Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhou have passed away. Although they were not rectified by Jia Zheng, they are actually pretty much the same.Since being taken back to live in this house, from Jiamu to Qiutong, no one underestimated himself.Now that Tanchun, who was conferred the title of princess, came back, she respected herself a lot, and she didn't have to act according to other people's faces. Aunt Zhao felt that she only felt like a serious master at this time.

Coming out of Hejia Lane, Tanchun suddenly suggested: "Fourth sister, it's rare for us to come out today. Thinking of Brother Bao, I still want to see Sister-in-law Bao. At this time, she must be busy with her own business. I know they This shop is on Gulou Street, let's go and have a look now, how about it?"

Xichun nodded and said, "Third sister wants to go, so I'll go with you."

After a while, the carriage came to Gulou Street, and Tanchun said to Xichun, "Look at the crowds here, Fourth Sister, let's go down for a while, and we'll go back when we see Second Sister-in-law Bao."

Xichun nodded and asked the driver to stop the car, and he and Tanchun took the girl and went forward hand in hand.

Tanchun and Xichun walked with the girl for a while, and saw that there were many shops on both sides of the avenue, and there were some stalls in front of each shop, with various goods, and many shopkeepers were yelling and selling.

"Aunts, sisters-in-law, sisters, this fabric is the latest, and it only costs five taels of silver per piece. Would you like to have one?"

Tanchun Xichun was shocked when a woman's hearty voice came, because the voice seemed familiar.

"This floral thread is pretty good. Embroidery and mending are the best."

There was a voice that seemed familiar.

Both Tanchun and Xichun were a little surprised, they quickly took a few steps closer, but were soon stunned.

On a stall in front of a shop called "Xue Ji", two young women were selling fabrics and flower threads.Those two women are none other than Baochai and Yinger.

At this time, Baochai was wearing a light blue waist-supporting skirt with a vibrating waist, and a silver-gray apron tied around her waist.The hair is simply coiled up and wrapped with a headscarf, and a small plum blossom hairpin is inserted in the simple bun.Ying'er on the side, just like the girls who did rough work in Jia's house, only wore half-worn floral cotton dresses.

Seeing Baochai and Ying'er busy negotiating prices and goods with the customers in front of them, looking like a real shopkeeper, Tanchun and Xichun felt really uncomfortable.

I still remember that when Baochai first came to Jia's mansion, she was only twelve or thirteen years old. At that time, she wore a dark and glossy bra on her head, a honey-colored padded jacket, a rose-purple two-color gold and silver mouse shoulder-to-shoulder jacket, and a scallion-yellow silk cotton skirt. , one color is half new and not old, it looks luxurious.Lips are red without spots, eyebrows are green without painting, face is like a silver basin, and eyes are like water apricots.Rare and reticent, people call them Tibetan fools; they are safe at any time, and keep their own clumsiness.

With Baochai's dignified character, beautiful appearance, natural intelligence and erudition, there is no one in the family who doesn't like her.Because of her arrival, the only one who can be compared with Daiyu is her.On Baochai's 15th birthday, Jia's mother praised her as the most outstanding girl in the house, and even gave 20 taels of silver to help Baochai celebrate her birthday.

When discussing poetry and painting in the Grand View Garden, Baochai is often as famous as Daiyu. Her flower name is Peony, which is beautiful and beautiful. No matter in terms of appearance and talent, she deserves it.

Tanchun and Xichun walked forward slowly.

"Madam, what do you want to buy?"

Baochai hurriedly greeted the two of them, but the moment she raised her eyes, Baochai's face almost froze.

Tanchun hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law Bao, how are you and the child doing now?"

Baochai quickly understood, and hurriedly gave Yinger a few words, walked out of the stall, and said to Tanchun and Xichun, "Third sister, fourth sister, let's go, let's sit inside and talk."

Tanchun and Xichun nodded and followed Baochai into the shop.

Only then did Tanchun and Xichun realize that there was still an old manager and two young people busy in the shop.

Baochai brought Tanchun Xichun into the back room, poured tea for Tanchun Xichun herself, and said with a smile, "Third sister, fourth sister, why did you come together?"

Tanchun hurriedly said: "Second sister-in-law, I just came back from Nanhai a few days ago. I just went to see the old lady and the others. I heard sister Lin said that you are busy with business here, so I came to see you."

Baochai sighed: "It's hard for the two sisters to be so caring. You have seen my life now, and I must do this. My brother is not here, and my mother is not in good health. She still has to take care of my brother's child. Although Baoqin helped us A lot of work, but she is married now, I have to learn all this!"

Tanchun hurriedly said: "Second sister-in-law, I'm sorry for you! I don't know how your and brother Bao's children are doing now?"

Baochai sighed: "It's fine now, he can walk already, and he is with my brother's son. My mother and Tongxi are taking care of him at home."

Tanchun hurriedly said: "Second sister-in-law, will you blame our family and my elder brother Bao?"

Baochai smiled wryly and said, "Third sister, fourth sister, this is my fate. When my aunt told me that my sister Lin and I should marry Baoyu together, I was really upset at that time, but I still nodded and agreed. Later, my mother told me that sister Lin was unwilling to marry brother Bao, and I was pleasantly surprised. Baoyu has a good temper and looks outstanding. Even though he respects sister Lin most in his heart, I feel that marrying him is my greatest blessing .”

Tanchun said: "Second sister-in-law, we know that you are the most wronged right now. Sister Lin also said so."

Baochai said calmly: "No, third sister, it's not that I was wronged the most, but that I did have selfish intentions, so God wants to give me such a fate."

Tanchun asked puzzledly, "Selfishness? Second sister-in-law, what selfishness do you have?"

Baochai said: "Third sister, fourth sister, it's like this now. It's okay for me to tell you. Since I came to the capital to live in your house, I like Baoyu and I want to marry Baoyu. That's why I try to let everyone Everyone thinks I'm better than sister Lin."

After hearing this, Xichun asked with some doubts: "Second sister-in-law, did you want to compete with sister Lin as soon as you entered our house? You wanted to marry brother Bao at that time?"

Baochai shook her head and said, "No, at first I didn't think about marrying Baoyu, but I gradually thought about it. At the beginning, I knew that the old lady valued Sister Lin the most, so my first thought was to surpass her. I also think that I can do it, regardless of talent, appearance, or even family background. Because although my ancestors were only an imperial merchant, sister Lin's ancestors were several generations of princes, and her father was a Tanhua Lang and a Yangzhou patrol salt censor. But, at that time, sister Lin Already an orphan girl, I have a mother, brother, and uncle and aunt, and there are shops and houses in the capital of Jinling."

Seeing that Tanchun Xichun was looking at her seriously, Baochai said with a wry smile: "When I was fifteen, the old lady praised me as better than any girl in your family, regardless of talent, appearance or temperament, and later paid me to live Birthday. From then on, I felt that the old lady, the elder, valued it, and this Jia Mansion was the best place for me to live. I must have a long-term solution."

Xichun said: "So you want to marry Brother Bao from then on?"

Baochai nodded and said, "Yes, especially after my second sister married Sun Shaozu, I was afraid of men outside, so I felt that marrying Baoyu would be my life's security."