Continue to write the dream of red mansions with the routine of house fighting

As soon as he heard that Baoyu was lost, others were especially welcome, and Xiren was the first one who couldn't sit still.At present, the few people didn't care about the past, and hurriedly searched around separately.

That Baoyu took over the watchman's job, but he was afraid that Baochai would not allow him, so he insisted on persuading himself to study for fame, so he didn't go home, but asked the big man to lead him up to Qiaolou.Nearly one watch later, another old man came upstairs. The old man was about sixty years old, wearing a broken hat, twisted feet, eight hemp shoes, and very ragged clothes.When Baoyu saw the old man coming in, he was rude and said hello to the old man.The old man looked Baoyu up and down, shook his head and said with a smile: "These boys are really messing around, why did they find such a young boy like a pile of jade to be this job? Isn't this ruining people?"

Baoyu was a little ashamed, he was always shy outside, no more messing around at home, when the old man saw him blushing, he shook his head like a rattle and said: "This is not possible, you are like a big girl, how did you do this drudgery? This is all done by poor people like us who have nothing to rely on, how can a young man like you sit in this place, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive the night."

Baoyu said: "I'm not the young master." The old man was a little stunned, and was about to explain Baoyu's words, but when he looked up, he saw that the engraving was about to arrive. I have to go downstairs to make an update. Remember, this time we call it a drop watch. We have to play three times in a row, one fast and one slow. Don’t make a mistake. If you make a mistake, it will be the wrong time. Let’s do another one. You have to shout that the sky is dry and things are dry, be careful of the fire and candles, you can’t blush like you did just now, you have to shout this out loud, so that everyone on the street can hear it. This way you go to South Street, and I go to North Street. Wait until the next watch is over. Let's meet here, and I'll tell you how to fight after the next update." After speaking, he hurried downstairs with his clapper, and Baoyu followed him out the door.

It snowed for several days in a row, and today the sun came out, which melted the snow on the road in sevens and eighties. The snow water on the road was mixed with mud, making it more slippery and slippery. It is to complete a street.After returning to Qiaolou, the old man was already smoking a cigarette.When he saw Baoyu come back with a bruised nose and a swollen face, he smiled and said, "Young man, you see what I said is right. This job is not something you can do." Baoyu gritted his teeth and sat aside. Somewhat surprised, he said: "Next is the second watch. This watch, we have to hit three times in a row. As the saying goes, the first watch is a man, the second watch is a gong, the third watch is a ghost, the fourth watch is a thief, and the fifth watch is a chicken. At the second watch, it will be easy." I want to urge everyone, it's Haishi, and it's time to rest." Baoyu wrote it down secretly.

It was completely dark, and the dripping water turned into ice in the cold winter night. Baoyu's eyes were dazzled from hunger, and she was shivering from the early morning with little clothes.The old man couldn't help sighing when he saw it, took out a bag of things from his skirt and threw it to Baoyu, saying, "I only have this, you can make do with it, or you will definitely not survive the night." After that, he didn't know where to find it. Surrounding Baoyu with a piece of broken felt, he sighed, "You are so young. It's time for you to study hard. Why do you want to suffer?"

Baoyu was also a little regretful at this time. He opened the paper bag and saw a few pieces of sour chestnuts wrapped in it.He was already dizzy from hunger, and he didn't know what a sorrel was, so he stuffed it into his mouth regardless.Unexpectedly, this thing was sour and astringent when it was in the mouth. Baoyu couldn't bear it, and almost spit it out again, but finally swallowed it. Crossflow.It didn't know how long it took before he regained his composure, remembered that this was the old man's food, and hurriedly stood up to thank the old man.The old man sneered and said: "My brother, why are you still talking about this empty ceremony at this time? We should go downstairs again. The son's road is icy now, and our lights are not on. You must be careful where you step, we If such a person is broken, no one will pay for it." After saying that, he went downstairs.

Baoyu thought that although his family was poor, Baochai Sheyue had never made him suffer so much, and he felt extremely regretful.It's just that since he has already responded to his mission tonight, how can he go back on his word?What's more, the old man treated him very well, if he just ran home like this, with such a long night, wouldn't the old man be left alone?How can he bear it?Thinking of this, Baoyu had to grit his teeth and go downstairs.

After finally getting through the second watch, Baoyu felt sleepy when it was near the third watch. The old man saw that he looked tired and his eyes were foggy, so he knew that he was sleepy, so he didn't speak at the moment, but silently added some firewood to the brazier. Coax the room a little warmer.Surrounded by the broken felt, Baoyu felt the warmth of the room full, and felt that he couldn't keep his eyes open.The old man didn't call him, but silently picked up his clapper and went downstairs by himself.

Baoyu didn't know how long he had slept. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xiren sitting beside the bed embroidering.Baoyu thought it was a dream, so he hurriedly got up and went over to take a closer look. It really was an attacker!

When Xiren saw that he was awake, he laughed and said, "Second Master finally woke up, he scared us to death!" Baoyu grabbed Xiren's hand and cried, "Sister Xiren, is it really you? No, This is a dream. If it is not a dream, then the days before were all dreams. Yes, the days before must have been dreams. I must have been ill again, and I was confused again... You are here, sister Lin "Sister Lin must be fine. I'll go to the Xiaoxiang Hall to find her. Also, I want to tell the master and wife that I want to study, and I have merit so that they can promise me Sister Lin. I still have a chance. , everyone is fine, Sister Xiren, don’t you think so?”

Seeing Baoyu's hopeful face, Xiren didn't know how to answer him for a while, for fear that what he said would not be good, but it would agitate him.Seeing that the attacker didn't speak, Baoyu looked around again, and there was another voice of a shopkeeper yelling outside. Where is this Yihong Courtyard, it is clearly still a two-story small building where everyone lives.Baoyu looked around, and then at Xiren, the disappointment in his heart flooded in like a tide.The family has already been defeated, what he has personally experienced, how can it be a dream?His Yihong Courtyard, his Xiaoxiang Pavilion, those places that carried his joy and his memory, have changed owners now, and the windows are not waiting for the old days.

Xiren saw that he was confused and seemed to have lost something, so he couldn't help sighing, and advised him: "Although our family is defeated now, the second master and second grandmother are still there, and one day they will be able to raise their families. I don't want to hear what we say, but the second master is not for the second mistress, but also for the dead Miss Lin, the old lady, for the master and wife, just to make them feel at ease in heaven, the second master should not just live like this, Don't seek to make progress. Besides, our second grandma is also very good. She is a woman, and after all these things, she still stands in front of the second master. She shouldn't make the second master suffer. Even if the second master misses Miss Lin, she shouldn't be called Second Grandma is so embarrassing."

Baoyu had already been lying in Xiren's arms, crying so much that Xiren couldn't help crying when he saw him crying. While rubbing Baoyu's head and neck, she sobbed and said, "Our second grandma is also everyone. His background, and now he is showing up in public, isn't it all for the family's livelihood? The second master has always been the best in front of his daughter, so how could he be willing to hurt the second grandma's heart like this? The second master burned in a daze last night , calling Miss Lin all the time. Yinger threw the curtain angrily and walked away. After all, it was Second Mistress who took good care of you and served you all night, so she asked Sheyue to persuade you to go to bed." Baoyu felt regretful, and the two After crying for a while, Baoyu asked why Xiren came back?

It turned out that Xiren married Miaoyu and went to Zhongshun Wang's mansion. After a few days, Zhongshun Wang was prosperous, and within half a month, he thought Miaoyu was not interesting enough.He is also a glutton, so he put his mind on Xiren.Concubine Zhongshun is a well-known jealous woman in the capital. A Miaoyu came and told her to overturn the vinegar vat. Now that King Zhongshun wants to attack someone again, how can she bear it?Fortunately, Xiren was paired with Jiang Yuhan without doing anything.On the second day of their marriage, Xiren dug out a pine flower sweater scarf in the cage, which was his own, and showed Jiang Yuhan his red sweater scarf, and the two believed that the marriage was destined by God, and they were serious. Live in the palace.Later, Prince Zhongshun was seriously ill, and the princess found an excuse to drive them out, as well as some concubines in the mansion.

Jiang Yuhan longed to leave the palace for a long time, and was afraid that Prince Zhongshun would recover if he recovered, so she reluctantly sold the house in Red Sandalwood Castle, and led Xiren to settle in Huaiyang.Jiang Yuhan was used to extravagance, now that she has money in her hands, how can she keep it? The husband and wife were originally considered well-off, but after half a year of work, they have already started to worry about living.Xiren was working at the window that day, when an old woman and a young boy passed by, wanting to ask for a glass of water.Xiren was kind, so he hurriedly invited her in and poured hot tea with her.The old man drank his tea, but didn't leave, he just looked at Xi Ren carefully.Xiren made her blush a little, and she couldn't bear to see her age again when she was about to chase away the guests.Unexpectedly, the old man opened his mouth first, and only heard her ask: "Miss Xiren? Are you Miss Xiren?" Xiren was even more surprised, and then heard the old man say: "I am Grandma Liu, okay Girl, do you still remember me? That year when I went to the mansion and got drunk on the bed of Second Master Bao, you covered it up for me? Do you remember? "

How could Xiren forget, she never expected to meet her old friend here, she had mixed feelings for a moment, and didn't know whether to cry or laugh.She hurriedly asked grandma Liu why she came here, and grandma Liu told the raiders about the raid of Jia's mansion and the betrayal of sister Qiao.

Grandma Liu went all the way south, she didn't know how many places she traveled, and finally found Qiaojie on a flower boat by the Qinhuai River.When the old bustard bought Miss Qiao, she knew that she was the daughter of a convict duke, and wanted to use her as a cash cow, but now that she heard that Grandma Liu wanted to redeem her, how could she let her go?Grandma Liu begged day and night, but the madam disturbed her and caught up with the national funeral, so she agreed to redeem Qiao's life, but offered 1000 taels of silver.How can Grandma Liu have so much money?I had no choice but to go back to the capital first to discuss raising money with Jia Yun and the others. On the way back to Beijing, I ran into Xiren by chance.When Xiren heard that Jia's mansion had been plagiarized, he was worried about Baoyu, so he discussed with Jiang Yuhan and went to Beijing with Grandma Liu, and Jiang Yuhan had to agree.

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The author has something to say:

I want to finish it, but I always feel that many things have not been explained clearly, maybe the writing is not good enough, but I can only stick to it stubbornly.

Still very grateful to all the little angels in the comment area for their continuous support.Thank you, it is your encouragement that keeps me going until now.