Old things in the Red Chamber

Everyone says that when a literati is unhappy, he can always write a prosperous chapter.Such examples abound throughout the ages.In the north and the south, one of the reasons why southerners look down on northerners is that the southern style of writing is at its peak.

In other words, scholars in the south are much better at studying than those in the north, and the scholars in the north have also acquiesced to this phenomenon. When the north and the south meet, they often show a bit of failure when they first meet the northerners. If things go on like this, Southerners look down on northerners even more.So when Jia Baoyu became famous on the Qinhuai River, besides some famous prostitutes, there were also some talented people from the south who came to watch.For Jia Baoyu's lingering meaning, many people regard it as a classic, but it is very easy for Jia Baoyu to write such poems.He also became a well-known literati at that time.

Because of this, the Qinhuai River years ago became particularly lively, and this excitement also reached Jia Huan's ears.

"Grandpa, take a look. This is the most sung song these days. I don't understand the little one, but I heard from those who understand it. It's quite well written, and it's lingering like a dream."

Jia Huan took the list, looked it over, and commented helplessly, "My brother has never felt sad, and you said it's at this juncture. How can he continue to play?"

"Maybe he doesn't know. If he knows, it's definitely not the case."

Putting the list aside, Jia Huan asked Xia Zhi, "Has there been any movement between the Jia family and the Zhen family recently? Ever since those dark guards started to run rampant, we ourselves have been blind and deaf, but we have no news at all. gone."

"That's what you said, but it's not a big mistake to be careful...Master, I met Miss Hua'er a few days ago. I still think Miss Hua'er is stupid. Otherwise, let's replace the grass with a flower. What do you think?"

Jia Huan thought about it, and recalled what the man named Cao'er did in the mansion, and felt that Hua'er was more reassuring. "The question is how can we get Cao'er to leave us?"

Xia Zhi thought for a while, "That means she is dead, and the matter here is more urgent, so their chief commander will let Hua'er come to our house instead of Cao'er's work."

Jia Huan nodded, "Good idea, but why do I think you care so much about that flower?"

Xia Zhi smiled embarrassedly, "If I marry her and come in, do you think it can be done?"

"It can be done. This kind of thing is what their commanders wish for. You said that you put a nail in our house so openly, why not do it?"

"Master, can I marry Miss Hua?"

Jia Huan thought for a while, "After she enters the door, can you knock her into a fool with one stick?"

Xia Zhi shook her head, "Good woman, why do you want to be called a fool? As long as she is obedient, that's fine."

"Do you have the ability to make her obedient?"

"Master, just watch, if I can subdue her, let's kill that grass, if I can't make Hua'er obey, we won't talk about it."

"Okay, let's do this first, but there is one thing, we still have to keep an eye on the Jia family and the Zhen family."

"I heard that we two look alike. I didn't believe it before, but I saw it today." Zhen Baoyu took Jia Baoyu's hand, and the two of them faced each other as if they were looking in a mirror.

Jia Baoyu was also very happy to see such an outstanding and unfiltered person. "I didn't believe it before, but seeing my brother today, I also feel that it is our fate."

The members of the Zhen family looked at the two of them talking hand in hand, all smiling, and someone said, "This is also the fate of our two families. Isn't it because the sixth master of our family can marry the third girl from your mansion? fate?"

Jia Tanchun's fiancé is also a bastard, with a dignified appearance and elegant conversation.It's just a little bad, the body is too weak.After sitting for a while, he couldn't sit still and fell on the chair.

The servants of the Jia family felt that marrying a girl to such a person was like making their own girl a widow, but all the servants knew that Mrs. Wang was not easy to get along with, and some even thought that they could find such a well-matched husband for the third girl. , is already the greatest benevolence.The servants sighed quietly in secret.As the elder brother, Jia Baoyu also frowned.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu was dissatisfied with his concubine brother, Zhen Baoyu quickly said something polite, "My sixth brother took part in a township examination a few days ago, and he is already in high school. It is icing on the cake to spread such a good thing before getting married. It's just that Brother Jia You have also seen that because of the rural examination a few days ago, my sixth brother got a cold, and although he is sick now, he will definitely get better before we get married."

"Yes, yes, people like us take good care of their children. Although they suffer from a little cold, they have good tea and food, good soup and medicine to wait on. It will be ready in a few days." The old lady of the Zhen family also said: Talking on the side, her argument is very similar to Shi Taijun.Jia Baoyu, who was still frowning, suddenly laughed when he heard such remarks.

"You talk like my grandmother. She also said that children should be raised carefully."

"I have been old sisters with her for many years. Knowing that you are filial to her, I am relieved. A few years ago, I heard about the kindness and resentment between her and Master Jia. When the young master came to Jiangnan, we He didn't give me face when I invited him over and over again. At that time, I said that the big grievances were nothing in front of the blood. Who knew that these two men had such a temper. I still think about it now. Don’t want to forget. Since Baoyu has come to the south of the Yangtze River, why not invite the little marquis over in a few days for the Laba Festival, and everyone will watch a play, which will be lively and lively.”

"This...don't dare to hide from the old lady. I don't have a close relationship with Brother Xun. It may not be possible to invite him here."

"Invite if you can. If you can't invite, forget it. This kind of thing still has to pay attention to fate. The old lady of your family wrote to me, saying that the young master is alone in the south of the Yangtze River, and he doesn't know many people. Let our family take care of him more. I'm just fulfilling the agreement between your old lady and me. If the young master really doesn't come, there's nothing I can do about it."

What he said made Jia Baoyu's blood boil, "I will definitely invite him in person tomorrow."

The old lady of the Zhen family nodded in satisfaction, "Your family and theirs are not busy, so it's time to support each other."

So when Jia Baoyu arrived at Jia Xun's mansion the next day, many people thought he would be turned away.But the servants in the mansion respectfully invited Jia Baoyu in.

I haven't seen him for a few years. From Jia Xun's point of view, although Jia Baoyu is still a little boy, the baby fat on his face is indeed gone.Although the eyes are not as bright as before, they are still much cleaner than others.

Jia Xun set up a banquet in the pavilion to entertain Jia Baoyu.

"This place in the south of the Yangtze River gets colder the further you go. You shouldn't come here."

"Look at what Big Brother Xi said, the third younger sister is getting married, and I'm the elder brother, so naturally I'm here to marry her."

Jia Baoyu couldn't understand the meaning of Jia Xun's words, and judging from his appearance, he really didn't know the whole story of this matter.

Jia Xuan asked another question in his heart, "It's Laba now, and in a few days, it will be the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year will be after that. Why are you alone? What is the reason why the bride didn't come with the dowry ? Is it possible that you come here and someone will make another special trip to bring the bride over again?"

Jia Baoyu was very happy to tell Jia Yu about this matter, "This is the favor I begged for my third sister. When I first got engaged to the Zhen family, my third sister told me that I wanted to wear a ring when I got married. After all, Huaner is also her own younger brother. Originally, the old lady also said that the third sister should come to Jiangnan with the dowry. But I begged the master and the old lady, and they agreed to let me come to Jiangnan with the dowry first, and then let brother Huaner come to Jiangnan with the dowry. Send the third younger sister to Jiangnan again. This not only fulfills their fraternal bond, but also allows the third younger sister to stay at home for a few more days."

"You are a good brother, although sometimes you are quite unreliable." Jia Cheng raised his glass and drank a drink with him, "Is it okay in the capital? I have been away from the capital for several years, and I don't know how my relatives and old friends are doing? How is sister Lin's family?"

Lin Daiyu is a common relative of the two of them. When there is nothing to talk about, using these common relatives to talk is a good way to pass the time, but Jia Xun didn't know that Jia Baoyu had other thoughts about sister Lin before.

"Sister, she... Sister Lin's house is doing well recently." After finishing speaking, Jia Baoyu drank a glass of wine, and immediately tears and snot flowed down his nose. "What kind of wine is this?"

"This wine is too strong. I'm afraid you're not used to this kind of wine. Just wait, I'll ask them to replace it with rice wine."

"When I was at home, I often drank Huiquan wine... Big brother just asked them to bring Huiquan wine. Today we meet relatives in our ancestral home. We should also get drunk before resting."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and read a poem, and then began to cry again.Look as pitiful as you want.

Jia Xun was stunned by this turn of events, "Could it be that this is a bad habit of literati?"

As soon as his emotions fell, Jia Baoyu pushed the plates and bowls on the table down, crackling and shattering, "Bring the pen and ink, I want to write poetry."

Jia Xuan hurriedly yelled at the people in the corridor, and then spent the afternoon watching Jia Baoyu drink a glass of wine, write a poem, tore it up immediately after writing, and then began to cry.This process went on and on, and in the evening, his eyes were crying like rotten peaches, and seven or eight silver wine jugs were thrown on the ground, surrounded by pieces of paper.

Jia Baoyu fell asleep lying on the table.

"At the end of the day, I still think that we rough people are human beings. Scholars can no longer be called human beings, they should be called monsters and ghosts." Dong Zhi took a broom to clean up the surrounding area, picked up the jug, and looked distressedly at the man who had been smashed into the nest. piece.

"Young master, should we tell the Jia family to take their young master back?"

"Let's send someone to take him back. If we let them go back by themselves, we don't know what happened on the way."

Jia Xun picked up a piece of paper and saw that it was full of thoughts of lovesickness. The more he looked at it, the more he felt a headache, "This is all a mess. This is too..."

He couldn't continue, watching the boys carry Jia Baoyu out.Shaking the shredded paper in his hand, "Grandpa, whom I have never met, fortunately, there are still people in their family who did not get involved, and your old man is not considered to have broken the incense."