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

The boat arrived at Jinling at the beginning of Chen. Xue Tiaoxiuyan and Grandma Liu had all been waiting at the ferry.

When Baochai met Xue Biao and his wife, they first talked about their divorce, and when they talked about Aunt Xue, the two siblings cried for a while, and everyone persuaded them.Baoyu walked at the end with the support of Xiren. When Xue Biao saw Baoyu, he hurried up to pay his respects, and led the people to the place where they stayed.

All the way through the streets and alleys, I entered a small courtyard, although there are only two small courtyards, the rare white walls and black tiles, black and white, with flower partition windows, on the contrary, it appears elegant and quiet.Xiuyan shyly said: "Now the family is in a difficult situation. I have wronged my aunt to live here temporarily. After a few years, the family will get better. We are making plans." Baochai smiled and said: "This is very good. It's hard to bother you. Already." As he spoke, he called Xiangyun and others to sit down, took Xiuyan's hand and said, "You don't know that we have seen a lot and experienced a lot on this journey, so we know that there is so much suffering in this world. Now we can With a house like this, what's not to like?"

Xiuyan said: "Your brother also said that there was a severe famine in the north. Those bandits robbed their homes and houses, and the court wiped them out several times. They became more and more cities, and business in the north was impossible. The south here was better before, but since your mansion was confiscated, It's getting worse and worse. First, those creditors came to collect debts, and your brother sold some property, which was barely enough to fill in the money. Later, some hooligans and ruffians came to make trouble, and no one cared about it. Gradually, people in the government also colluded with those ruffians. The fields and shops in various places are almost exhausted, and they are making more money than they can make ends meet, and they have new debts. Your brother sees that this is not a long-term solution, so he simply closed all the shops and sold them all. It was sold, the debt was paid off, and a few acres of Susukida were bought, so everyone can live a good life.”

Everyone sighed after hearing this, but Baochai was still in a daze when he saw Baoyu, and said: "We have several old relatives in Jinling. Since we are back, we should go and visit, and we should discuss with the clan how to treat the master and wife. The coffin should be transported back for burial." Xiuyan said, "I advise you not to go, your old relatives, I heard that something happened in your family, I'm afraid they will be troubled, and I don't know where to move. As for the moving of the soul, don’t worry, aunt, when the north is peaceful, ask your brother to go to Shangjing. After all, the spirit of my aunt is also there, and ask my uncle to go north with your brother, and the moving will be back.”

After hearing this, Baochai had no choice but to give up. They talked for a while, and then they all took a rest.

Early the next morning, everyone accompanied Grandma Liu to redeem Qiaojie on the Qinhuai River.Baoyu was alone at home, and Baoyu was bored, so he went out to wander around.He didn't know the way, and lost his way after walking a few steps.Baoyu looked around in a daze, only to feel that there were the same walls and the same door all around, and he really didn't know where he was deep.Suddenly there was the sound of gongs and drums in the distance, and Baoyu followed the sound, and faintly heard someone singing an opera.

Baoyu felt lingering after hearing this, and hurried out of the alley, where the stage was already crowded with idlers watching the opera.Baoyu looked up, and it was Daiyu who sang the opera above! How could Baoyu bear it?Calling Daiyu's name in his mouth, he rushed to the stage. When the troupe saw someone making trouble, they would not agree. Several people came out from the backstage and pressed Baoyu to the ground."Du Liniang" on the stage was so frightened that her face turned pale. Seeing Baoyu being held down by the crowd, she came closer to her eyes.

Baoyu didn't care about the embarrassment at the moment, and when he saw that Zhengdan came forward, he stared at him carefully with an idiot on his face.That Zhengdan's eyebrows and eyes really resembled Daiyu, but after all it wasn't her, it couldn't be her anymore.Baoyu was disappointed and discouraged. He couldn't help laughing bitterly, and cursed himself for wishful thinking. How can a dead person come back to life?Kuang Daiyu hated actors the most, and she was angry about this in the past, so how could she be willing to take the stage here?

That Zhengdan also looked at Baoyu carefully, and suddenly asked, "Are you the second master of Bao? The second master of Bao of the Jia family in Rongguo Mansion?" Baoyu has no old acquaintance here, and he was a little surprised when he heard what she said, so he nodded and said yes.Seeing her nodding, Zhengdan hurriedly asked those people to let Baoyu go, and then asked them to send Baoyu to the backstage for safe settlement.

Baoyu didn't know the reason, so he had to wait in the background, but before Zhengdan came to play, he saw a handsome man come in, bowed to Baoyu and bowed, Baoyu jumped, and hurriedly got up to return the salute.The man took off his leather hat and cried, "Second Uncle Bao, it's me, I'm Qiang'er!" Seeing that it was really Jia Qiang, Baoyu felt as if he had knocked over the oil and salt shop. He was happy and sad for a while, and cried again Laughing again, he hurriedly asked Jia Qiang why she was here.

It turned out that the same age official Jia Qiang was interested in, so he found a reason to replace him with a school official, bought a house in the alley behind Jia's mansion, and placed him there.Jia Qiang has no parents to care about. Although Jia Zhen urged him several times to marry a wife, Jia Qiang prevaricated.Although his peers did not have the name of husband and wife, they were already husband and wife. After several times of crying, Jia Qiang vowed not to marry a wife, but to live with the senior officer. Jia Qiang didn't have time to meddle in the mess, but she was at peace because of it.Later, the Ning Mansion was confiscated. Jia Qiang had a lot of acquaintances in Beijing, and he was afraid that people would recognize him. He discussed with the senior officials and sold the real estate in Beijing. .Jia Qiang was an idler from a rich family, and spent a lot of money. He squandered all the money in the family within a few days. He didn't have any special skills, but he could write two operas.His husband and wife, one writing and one singing, have gradually gained some fame, and now they can be regarded as well-known far and wide.

Just as Baoyu was sighing, she suddenly saw Lingguan lift the curtain and come in. Jia Qiang didn't care about Baoyu, so she hurried up to comfort her. You must be exhausted for a while, and we will take it away later. Go home for dinner earlier." Ling Guan half leaned in Jia Qiang's arms, and said with a smile: "I'm not tired, it's just your new good book When will you take it out and tell me to take a look." Jia Qiang smiled and said, "I haven't finished writing it yet, I'll show you when it's finished, okay?" Hearing the words, the senior official said angrily, "Don't fool me, my lord." , I want to be the first to see your notebook, but if you show it to others first, I won’t accept it.” Jia Qiang laughed hurriedly: “Of course, I will show it to grandma first. How dare I show it to others? I just ask you to sing."

The two were talking, when suddenly the little maid came in and said, "Chengdong Master Guo has posted a message to ask grandma to come and sing." "I won't go, I'm tired, master go back for me." Jia Qiang lightly pecked the senior officer's forehead, took the post and was about to go out, never thinking that the senior officer called again: "Farewell, I'm going!" Jia Qiang He laughed and said, "You don't have to be afraid of offending others. At worst, we'll settle elsewhere. As long as we stay together, everything will be fine." Then he went out.

Seeing the situation of the two of them, Baoyu couldn't stay any longer. Seeing that Jia Qiang had left, the Lingguan was busy taking off his make-up, so he also left.He walked forward in a daze, and he didn't know how long he had walked. Suddenly he saw a palace gate. Baoyu was in a trance. He just walked and passed another gate. Suddenly he saw a big river blocking him. , a fairy grass under the stone, a jade stand, a bright red jade bead condensed on the top, surrounded by fairy air.Baoyu saw that the eyes were familiar, so he moved closer and wanted to touch them with his hands. Suddenly, a fairy came with a sword and scolded, "Where do you come from, an ordinary person, who dares to insult the fairy grass here, and eat my sword!" There was a silver light stabbing at Baoyu, Baoyu was startled and had nowhere to hide, and when he was about to be stabbed in front of him, he suddenly changed the scene, and saw a broad jade road in front of him, and there was a jade archway in front of him, two There are side halls on both sides, and there are plaques on the side halls, but they have been covered with dust for a long time, and the words on them cannot be seen.Just as Baoyu was about to go inside, the fairy holding the sword chased after him and pierced Baoyu through his chest.Baoyu woke up with a yell, and opened his eyes to see that there was no archway supporting the hall, but only the Yangtze River rolling eastward endlessly in front of him.

Baoyu didn't know whether he was waking up or dreaming at this time, so he saw two Taoist priests rushing over from a distance.One has slope feet, and the other is exactly the same as Baoyu's. It is Zhen Baoyu.I saw Napo shaking a broken cattail fan, smiling at Baoyu and saying, "Did you lose something?" Baoyu was still surprised, and saw Zhen Baoyu opened his hand, and in the palm of his hand lay a piece of beautiful jade, as big as a bird's egg , As bright as a bright glow, as bright as a crisp, wrapped with five-color patterns [Note] It is the piece that Baoyu picked up when it fell from the grass.

The Taoist asked Baoyu: "This is not yours? Look carefully!" Baoyu looked again, and there was no jade there, but it was just a broken stone! Baoyu looked at the Taoist, then at the stone, Looking up to the sky with a big laugh, he said, "This object used to be mine, but it's not mine after all. I'm proud of my tears. What else do I want?" The Taoist wondered, "It's really not yours?" Baoyu laughed and said, "" Of course not, just listen to me,

Running around all day is just for hunger, and I just think about clothes when I am full.I have enough food and clothing, and I want a charming and beautiful wife.Marry a beautiful wife and give birth to a child, but hate having no land and no foundation.The countryside is so vast, and there are no boats and few horses to ride in and out.The trough buckled the mules and horses, lamenting being bullied without an official position.The magistrate of the county magistrate is still too small, and he wants to hang purple clothes in the middle of the court, Nanke Yimeng will have to wake up, gold, jewels, jade, earth and stone!" [Note]

After that, he snatched the psychic gem and threw it into the Yangtze River. He snatched the Taoist's bag and laughed and said, "Let's go!"

Baochai and others redeemed Qiaojie, but Baoyu disappeared.Looking around anxiously, where is there a shadow of a person?Baochai, Sheyue and others cried to death.I have to rely on Xue Biao and his wife for a living. Fortunately, there is Xiangyun as a companion, and a few of them do some needlework sales to make a living.

Ten years later, the new emperor ascended the throne and amnesty the world. Jiayu Village returned from the misty land in the southwest. The pillars and sticks stood outside the city of Jinling.Jia Yucun Xin stepped into the city, but saw a chaste memorial archway towering above the old street, and the old house of Rong Mansion was restored.Thinking about the past, Yucun felt emotional, so he sat down in a nearby teahouse, drank tea, and inquired with the shopkeeper of the teahouse.

It turned out that Jia's family had suffered a crushing defeat a few years ago. Fortunately, Jia Lan was successful in suppressing the bandits, and it took two days to recover.However, Jia Lan's life was short, so he made a name for himself, and died in battle within a few days.I only left a false name for my mother, and now only a half-crazy old woman lives in that old house, and the neighbors dare not rely on it.There is only a local family surnamed Wang, who was originally from the capital city. His grandmother rescued the lady of Jia's mansion, and the two families got married. The couple often came to visit.

After hearing this, Yu Village was silent, made tea money, and then walked north. When he arrived outside Yangzhou City, he saw mountains surrounded by water, and lush bamboos were deep. There was a temple in the center. Only the couplets on both sides can still be read.Yucun opened his old eyes, and said word by word: "There is room behind you to shrink your hands, and there is no way to turn back in front of you!" After reading these two sentences, he felt very familiar, and after reading both sides, he suddenly burst into laughter, and the letter entered the ruined temple. , and he became a monk here.

I don't know how many lives and kalpas later, Zhen Shiyin still sent the stubborn stone that mended the sky to the foot of Qinggeng Peak.The story on the stone is unknown in what year and month, and Taoist Kongkong copied it, and entrusted it in the hands of Mr. Cao Xueqin of Mourning Hongxuan to deduce the story of the Red Mansion, which is sorrow and joy, parting and reunion, pregnant with gold and mourning jade.

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It's over, sprinkle flowers, thank all the little angels in the comment area for their support all the way, thank you.In fact, I originally wanted to write about the love list and the verdict, but later I felt that Cao Gong’s fifth chapter was enough, so why should I add more things to the snake.

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Note 1: From The Peony Pavilion

Note 2: Description of Tongling Baoyu in Dream of Red Mansions

Note 3: Quoted from "Jie Ren Yi" by Qian Decang in the Qing Dynasty