Red Mansions Become Baochai

They put their heads together and chattered childishly, while they sewed and sewed by themselves.

Considering that Xue Pan's foundation is too poor, the first thing that comes on stage is the story of children's inspirational idioms-the tortoise and the hare.

Baochai smiled and said: "Although the rabbit runs fast, he is too proud and conceited. Although the tortoise crawls slowly, he does not rest, climbs hard, and finally reaches the finish line first. Brother, you said it was the tortoise and the rabbit. Which one is smarter?"

Xue Pan raised his head and smiled, "If I were a rabbit, I would just sit on the tortoise and see how it crawls."

Baochai had no choice but to turn her face away and wipe away her sweat silently.

Don't be discouraged, let's make persistent efforts. This time Baochai is telling the story of the Three Character Classic—Meng's mother chooses her neighbor.

Baochai tried to tell the story attractively, and imitated Uncle Zhao Zhongxiang with the soft and soft voice of a little girl: "A long time ago, there was a great sage named Mencius. He was very playful like other children when he was young. He learned what his neighbors did Do it. The Meng family used to live near the cemetery, and the little Mencius often played the game of building tombs or imitating others' crying and praying. Meng's mother thought this was not good, so she moved the family near the market, and the little Mencius imitated the hawkers in the market. Doing business with the butcher and killing pigs. Meng’s mother thought the environment was not good, so she moved the family to the side of the school. The little Mencius learned etiquette and reading from the schoolchildren. Meng’s mother thought that this is what children should learn, and she was very sad. I'm happy, I won't move anymore."

This story made Xue Pan feel enlightened. He scratched his head and said: "Our neighbors, Mr. Xue's family loves to listen to operas, Mr. Zhang loves to raise birds. I said that I get a headache when I read books. It turns out that the neighbors are not good." .”

Baochai didn't need to wipe his sweat for a while, and she almost fell off the kang when she crooked her body. Fortunately, she was caught by Madam Cao, who had quick eyesight and quick hands. Already, ask your mother to see if you fell there before."

Mrs. Xue saw that Baochai hadn't hurt there, but her face turned pale, thinking that she was terribly frightened, so she hugged her tightly in her arms to comfort her.He lost his face again and scolded Xue Pan who was so frightened that he was about to cry: "Your sister is not in good health yet, so it's hard for you to watch. If you fall down on your sister, I'll see your father come back and beat you."

Seeing that his sister was fine, Xue Pan pulled Mrs. Xue's sleeves and twisted her buttocks to act coquettishly, which made Mrs. Xue angry and laughed.

Seeing his flattery, Xue Pan pouted her sister, and ran up to the kang again, imitating somersaults and somersaults from the martial arts in the opera, which made Baochai laugh too.

Mrs. Xue ignored him, and only said to the surrounding maids and women: "Pan'er is a skin monkey. If you don't beat him for three days, you will go to the house to expose the roof tiles. Chai'er has been ill for a while, and has changed his temper. One sound. Each has its own temperament, these two children are really my magic star."

Baochai thought she had disguised herself very well, but Madam Xue still saw the difference, and was momentarily stunned.

Next to Zhao Fu's family was a clever daughter-in-law, who stepped forward and said with a smile: "Oh, madam, this is what the old people said in the old life, you don't know your blessings when you are in the blessings, a pair of children, together is a good word. Standing in front of the Bodhisattva The golden boy and jade girl don’t have such good looks. Not to mention the elder brother is smart and the younger sister is gentle and demure, no matter how much everyone asks for such a good child.”

Mrs. Xue really liked what she heard, and continued: "Speaking of children, how lucky am I to be able to marry the elder sister of Rong Guogong Jia's family in Beijing? The first-born Zhu'er entered school early. He also married the daughter of Li Jijiu, the Imperial Academy. The elder sister, Yuan Chun, was selected into the palace. She has excellent characters. According to the old saying - a maiden in the first year of junior high school, an official in the fifteenth year, she will surely have great fortune in the future .”

He touched Baochai's head again and said, "Chai'er still remembers that your aunt also has a brother who is two years younger than you, who was born with a beautiful jade hanging in his mouth."

Baochai hurriedly shook her head in denial.It's better not to know.

Mrs. Xue looked at her with a smile and said: "Your cousin was born as precious as jade, and his nickname is Baoyu. He is the smartest and most obedient. He is much better than the stupid brother Pan'er. You will like him when you see him in the future. "

Xue Pan immediately jumped up to retort, turned his face and said: "What Baoyu, it sounds like a fake girl, I don't want to compare with him."

Baochai shook her head like a rattle.Seeing Xue Pan jealous, he comforted his brother with sweet words: "My brother is born beautiful. I think that Baoyu is good at talking. A real person must not be as good as my brother."

What Xue Pan said was so happy that he couldn't find the north.Everyone in the room laughed.

What Baochai said was not a lie. The image of Xue Pan in later generations is like a clown in the film and television drama "Dream of Red Mansions".But looking at it now, Xue Pan is tall, with a round face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a darker complexion. He is also a neat kid.If he stood quietly without speaking, and he was dressed like a rich boy, he was much better-looking than the little abalone in the Red Thunder Dream movie, and he could be a child star in a costume drama in future generations.

Baochai doesn't understand the aesthetics of this generation, not only children, but even young men are considered beautiful with fair complexion, delicate appearance, and handsome figure. It seems that Cao Gong is no exception.

Reincarnation is a technical task. When beautiful men and women travel through time, they not only need to choose a good family, but also choose a good dynasty. This sentence is indeed a wise saying.

Dispute between New Year's gift couple

The three ladies were talking, and the little servant girl came in with Gui and said: "The detonator sent by the master to buy fur goods outside the mouth has come back and asked to bring the things in so that Madam can arrange to make winter clothes."

Several stout women carried six large boxes of leather goods into the outer room.Baochai came out with Mrs. Xue, and saw that there were common fur goods such as snow fox, raccoon dog, ermine, sable, purple lamb, and deerskin in the box. Cats, Minases, black bears, and what is rare is a complete Siberian tiger skin.

According to Master Xue's instructions, besides the rare fur goods prepared for the master, he also brought in more than a dozen boxes of sheepskin, rabbit skin, squirrel skin, and wolf skin to make winter clothes for the servants in the mansion.Even for officials and eunuchs these days, most of the servants wear cotton-padded jackets to keep out the cold, and only a very small number of the upper and lower ones wear leather clothes, and they are worried about hurting the master's eyes.Therefore, the woman in charge distributed the skins in order of head and family, and for a while, everyone in the Manchu house praised Xue's family for their benevolence.

Mrs. Xue also felt that this move was too extravagant, but she never disobeyed her husband's idea. She only praised Lei's ability to manage things.He picked up another piece of sable skin and gestured to Baochai, looking at how to make a leather gown for her. This leather is not small, and the rest can be made into a small cloak.Baochai thought of the news that a certain Hong Kong celebrity walked the red carpet wearing a mink coat and was splashed with red paint by animal protectors, and she couldn't help but feel guilty.

Baochai stretched out her small hand to touch it. The mink fur was as shiny as black satin. It was fluffy and soft, and the silky and delicate touch lingered between her fingers. No wonder fashion magazines said that fur is an irresistible temptation for women.I also thought that even Baoyu's maid Xiren in Dream of Red Mansions had some big woolen clothes, not to mention those ladies and girls. If I didn't want them, it would make people laugh.Do as the Romans do, the guilt of this idea quickly dissipated.

Xue Pan was also very happy, because the floor was covered with embroidered carpets from the Great Food Kingdom, so he asked his servant girl to spread the black bear skin on the ground, roll on it, and made Mrs. Xue make some leather hats for him.

Mrs. Xue just agreed, but he remembered the drama Journey to the West that he had watched a few days ago, and asked Mrs. Xue to make him a tiger skin skirt, and this Mrs. Xue refused to obey him anymore.He poked Xue Pan heavily on the forehead, and said with a smile: "Your father didn't like you to go to the grandpa's house to listen to the opera. I can't bear it, so I let you go. If you do this and your father sees it, you will be punished yourself." , even I will suffer.”

The room is talking lively.A maid raised the bamboo curtain of Concubine Xiang and said, "Master is back."

Xue Pan hurriedly got up, straightened his clothes, lowered his head, lowered his hands, and stood aside in an orderly manner.

The maids and women saluted and quietly retreated to the outside room.

Mrs. Xue personally took a half-old Sichuan brocade flower cushion, and ordered the maid to pour tea. Xue Ke sat on the kang and asked a few things about Xue Pan's school.Xue Pan answered respectfully.

Xue Ke picked up Baochai again, and asked Mrs. Xue, "Chai'er is still coughing today. I brought back the best loquat paste today, and some candied fruit in the Soviet style. Give her some after taking the medicine." .”

Mrs. Xue agreed one by one.Seeing a room covered with all kinds of furs, Xue Ke said with a smile, "It's impossible to open a fur shop at home, so hurry up and put it away."

Mrs. Xue said: "This is just brought in. I opened it and took a look. The master looked at those pieces of black fox. It would be very good to make a cloak."

Xue Ke smiled: "Let's keep it for my second brother. I made several pieces in the past two years. I haven't worn mink, bear, and sea dragon skins. I'm afraid this winter will be colder than last year. You can give them a lot." Let the kids do it."

After thinking for a while, he said: "First prepare a few small woolen clothes for the second brother's family. The middle-haired and big-haired ones will wait for someone to return home, and then ask a tailor to measure them properly before making them."

Mrs. Xue smiled angrily: "The master ordered me to pick out all the good ones and keep a portion of them."

Thinking about it, he said: "People in the north like to wear leather jackets for winter clothes, but velvet is still fashionable for the big families here in the south. I heard that a lot of foreign materials came to the shop a few days ago, python velvet, velvet, duo la, and feather satin. , I have feather yarns. I want to bring some home. We and the second brother’s family, or the old tailor Wu from Nishangfang, each of us will make twelve sets, and the two aunts will each have four sets. Is it okay for the master? "

Xue Ke said: "My shop asked me what I was doing, and I just asked someone to take it. It's just for visiting relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year. Twelve sets of winter clothes are enough for children to wear. Let's make 24 sets. Add some leather clothes and make ten sets." Six sets."

Baochai was delighted to hear that, this winter she would have forty new sets of clothes, plus the two wardrobes she had before, almost