[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

The maids were still tidying up the dining room, and Mrs. Xue was sitting on the couch by the window, drinking tea and discussing the evening dishes with the cook in a low voice.

Seeing Baochai being helped in, Mrs. Xue hurriedly put down what she was doing, walked over to take Hongjin's place, helped Baochai to the couch, took a soft pillow and put it on the seat, Only then did Baochai sit down.

Mrs. Xue turned her head and told the cook: "Just do as I said just now, you go to work."

The cook was not in a hurry to leave, she glanced at Baochai several times, and said with a smile: "The girl has a sharp belly, so she must give birth to a son."

Baochai smiled kindly at her, but didn't answer her.

On the other hand, Mrs. Xue was very happy to hear that, and said cheerfully: "It would be great if this is really the case, and I will reward you later if you make a good meal at night."

The cook thanked her and said that she must work hard, and then Fufu left.

"Go and make a cup of jujube tea for the girl." Xue Shi finished ordering the girl, and then asked Baochai, "My lord is asleep? Why don't you sleep for a while?"

"I can't sleep, come and see my mother. Where's my sister-in-law?"

Xue sat down opposite Baochai: "She is serving your elder brother. You also know that your elder brother still has a childish temper. He sings and makes trouble when he is drunk. I am impatient to see him. Let your sister-in-law Just take care of it."

Baochai nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Xue stared happily at Baochai's belly. This was her first grandchild, and she had been looking forward to it for so many years.He then asked Baochai if he was eating well and sleeping well, and then said that he had also made some children's clothes, and asked Baochai to take them with him when he went back.

"Your sister-in-law is currently making a pair of small shoes, and she is only halfway done. She will send it over when she is done in the next year."

Baochai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Don't do too much. Although the old lady can't hold a needle and thread, Yuhuan and Yuxi in her house haven't done anything else these past few months. A lot of small clothes and shoes. In addition to the ones from mine, they can almost be worn until they are two years old."

"Isn't that good?" Xue rolled her eyes with a smile, "Children's flesh is delicate, so prepare a few more sets for washing. No matter how good the material is, the color will fade after a dozen times of washing. It's not good looking. Jia You are the only one in the family now, why should you let him wear half-worn clothes?"

"Anyway, listen to me, don't do it again." Baochai waved his hand, "It will be a waste if you can't wear it all."

The maids cleaned up the dining table and went out one after another. Mrs. Xue saw that there was no one else in the room, so she asked about the Tongfang in a low voice.

"Mom, you don't need to worry about this. The master said he doesn't need it. It's easy to get jealous when there are too many women. He doesn't have the patience to coax people."

Xue was stunned, she didn't expect Jia Yucun to be able to do this.She sighed and said: "You really are a lucky man, look at how well my uncle treats you. If you can give birth to a son for my uncle in this birth, it will be regarded as repaying him."

Baochai didn't like to hear this kind of talk very much, so she pursed her lips immediately and said slowly: "It's not up to me to decide whether to have a boy or a girl, so why doesn't my daughter feel pain?"

"Look at what stupid things you said." Xue was amused, "Naturally, the daughter also hurts, but the son is better. Don't think too much, just relax, look at me, I am the husband of your brother , gave birth to you. Daughters follow mothers, even if this birth is not a boy, there will always be one in the future."

When Baochai heard this, he just smiled.

Baochai hadn't been out for a long time, so excited that she didn't even feel sleepy at noon. Mrs. Xue didn't see her daughter for too long, and she wanted to spend more time with her. The mother and daughter sat together and talked for a long time, until Jia Yucun and Xue Pan Wake up and stop.

After another meal at Xue's house, Jia Yucun led Baochai back home slowly in a sedan chair.

The next day was the third day of junior high school. Jia Yucun went out early in the morning to make an appointment, leaving a few women at home.

Baochai slowly walked twenty laps outside the west chamber, feeling that she should have had enough exercise in the morning, so she took Yinger to the main courtyard to see the old lady.

Mrs. Song was sitting on the couch, watching Yuhuan and Yuxi doing needlework in person.

The old lady is getting old, her eyesight is not good, and she has long stopped sewing, but these are all made for her grandson, so she has to watch from the sidelines.

Yuhuan was embroidering a light blue bellyband, while Yuxi was holding a small pink dress. As soon as Baochai walked in, the three of them noticed it and turned to look at the door together.

The two maids hurriedly dropped what they were doing, got up to salute Baochai, and busily poured tea.

Mrs. Song grabbed the little pink dress, covered it on the light blue bellyband, stuffed it into the sewing basket, and said to Baochai with a smile, "Why are you here? Why don't you rest in the house?"

"Master is out, I'm here to accompany my bridesmaid." Baochai approached, bowed, and then glanced into the sewing basket, "Is the old Chinese New Year still doing sewing?"

"Idle is idle, just embroider a few stitches to pass the time." The old lady waved her hand, "Don't stand, sit down."

Ying'er helped Baochai to sit down, Yuhuan served tea, and took the sewing basket in her hand, Baochai didn't think much about it, she was quite happy to see that pink dress that was obviously worn by a girl.

Sure enough, the old lady really liked her granddaughter.

Baochai talked with the old lady, while Fan Jiaoxing sulked in the East Wing.

Yesterday was the day to go back to her mother's house, so the master took Baochai to Xue's house so openly, and put himself aside, ignoring her.

How about asking?What is this, the master is really partial.Fan Jiaoxing was full of anger, the more she thought about it, the more wronged she became, and her eye circles turned red.

At this moment, the senior executive came in and said, "Master Fan is here."

"My brother is here?" Fan Jiaoxing was stunned, and quickly pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

Senior manager: "I ordered a sedan chair, and stopped outside, saying that I want to pick up my wife, so you can sit there for a while."

Fan Jiaoxing immediately beamed with joy, and said repeatedly: "Quickly ask him to come in."

The executive hesitated, the master obviously didn't want this young master Fan who didn't know the truth to come and go frequently in the backyard.

Seeing this, Fan Jiaoxing raised her brows and reprimanded: "People are coming to the door for the New Year's Eve, so why not just hang out like this? What kind of hospitality is this! Could it be that I can't control you anymore?"

The senior executive is a servant, so he dare not disobey the words of Fan Jiaoxing, the master. Besides, the master is not at home, and just when he didn't know what to do, Fan Jiaoxing has already walked around him and told Qiuyue loudly: "Go and get me Brother, please come in."

When Qiuyue went out, Fan Jiaoxing turned around, gave the executive a supercilious look, and said with a sneer, "The housekeeper is busy, so there is no need to stand here."

The executives bowed their hands and had no choice but to withdraw.

Not long after, Fan Dingzhu followed Qiuyue into the East Chamber, first greeted Fan Jiaoxing, and then said affectionately: "Eldest sister didn't come back yesterday, so I guessed that something must have tripped her up. People like brother-in-law, Inevitably, everyone is scrambling to buy him a drink, and it’s hard to rest for a few days, I’m afraid that just being a guest can’t handle it.”

Fan Jiaoxing's face was embarrassing, she followed his words, and said: "Isn't that right, the invitations sent by each family can be filled into a basket, it's not good to go to this house, not to go to that house, your brother-in-law He is so busy. Today he went out again early in the morning, and he does not know when he will be back."

"Hehe." Fan Dingzhu said flatteringly with envy on his face, "Brother-in-law is a capable person and a high-ranking official, who wouldn't want to take the opportunity to please him? Big sister is lucky to marry into such a wealthy family."

These two sentences made Fan Jiaoxing feel very comfortable, and felt that this younger brother was really understanding.

Fan Dingzhu said again: "I just thought that my brother-in-law is a very busy person, and I'm afraid I won't be able to spare time to send my eldest sister to my place for a sit-down. Now there are only me and my eldest sister. If my eldest sister goes to play with me for half a day, it can be regarded as returning to her mother's house." Yes. Eldest sister doesn’t know. In our hometown, the second or third year of junior high school is acceptable. It doesn’t have to refer to the second day of junior high school. So, I called a sedan chair to pick up my eldest sister on my own. Please don’t Blame it on me."

"No wonder, no wonder, you are so caring, I am too late to be happy." All of Fan Jiaoxing's depression flew away with wings, leaving only joy in her heart. She grabbed her brother's sleeve and walked out excitedly. Let's go, "Let's go, let's go to the main courtyard together, and we can leave after talking to my mother."

When Mrs. Song saw Fan Dingzhu coming, she didn't like it very much.

But her son said, tell her not to treat Fan Dingzhu as her own, and just walk into the backyard without saying hello, and change to a more mean-tempered host, so she can blame him on the spot.

Fan Dingzhu greeted him as soon as he came in. Although he was still so shy, he said a few words of joy and auspiciousness in succession.

After all, it's the Chinese New Year, and it's not easy for Mrs. Song to get angry on the spot, and besides, she has to take care of Fan Jiaoxing's face. When she heard that she was going out, the old lady hesitated for a moment, and came to invite them all. It would be too much to forcefully stop her. It was unreasonable, so I nodded in agreement.

"Take the boy and the maid, go and come back earlier."

"Thank you, mother. I'm leaving now. I must come back soon."

Fan Jiaoxing was so overjoyed that she didn't want to stay for a moment, so she led Fan Dingzhu around and left.

"Oh!" After the two left, the old lady sighed heavily.

"Mother, drink tea." Baochai offered her a cup of hot tea instead.

The old lady Song picked it up, and smiled slightly: "You have sat with me for so long, is your waist sore? Let the girl help you back to rest, and I will lie down for a while too."

"The mother has a good rest, I'll come back in the afternoon."

Old Mrs. Song was worried about Yinger and Hongjin, and told Yuhuan, "You come with me and send Baochai to the west chamber before you come back."

"Yes." Yu Huan replied crisply.

Baochai wanted to say no, two maids of her own would be enough, and sent Yuhuan, and one more girl would be able to carry the sedan chair.

In order to reassure the old lady, she did not object.