Master of Karma in the Red Chamber

The four of them came to see Baoyu together.

Baoyu leaned against the door like a frightened rabbit, looking sideways at them in fear.

The four smiled and introduced their names respectively, namely Jia Fan, Jia Ying, Jia Chen and Jia Lin.

"Don't be afraid, Second Master Bao. We are not outsiders. We all share the same school as Second Master Bao. Maybe Second Master Bao forgets a lot and doesn't remember us little people, but it is also reasonable." Jia Fan explained with a smile. road.

"I know you, I have seen you in the school, even at the year-end sacrifice." Baoyu said.

Jia Fan smiled, this is really embarrassing, I don't know what to say.In fact, he knew that Baoyu must have an impression of them, but this couldn't explain Baoyu's frightened state just now.For Baoyu's sake, he was afraid that he would lose face, so he explained it as he did just now, but he never expected that Baoyu would not appreciate it.

The other three disciples also felt embarrassed at the moment, looked at each other twice, smiled politely and remained silent.

Baoyufang had an epiphany, and hurriedly explained to them: "I have no other intentions, and I don't mean not to welcome you brothers. It's just that I didn't know it before, and no one has ever told me about it. Feel flustered."

"Hahaha, it's okay. In fact, we were told by our parents when we came home from school today. It was said that Mr. Zheng asked our parents to come here to live and eat with Mr. Bao, and to study and do homework together. "Jia Fan said.

"My father begged you to come?" Baoyu was surprised, his face full of disbelief.He hastily bowed his hands to the four disciples, thanked them, and then went back to the room and asked people to close the door.

Jia Fan and the others looked at each other in embarrassment again, and then went back to their rooms.

On the second day, Baoyu was woken up by the waiter, and was a little annoyed because the maids who needed to be around were not around.Jia Fan and the other four waited outside.

After a while, when the meal was passed on, Baoyu saw servant girls coming in and out, bringing many hot meals to his room.

Baoyu also planned to accompany the old lady for dinner when he went to pay his respects to Jiamu, so naturally he would not eat here, so he asked what was going on.

The mother-in-law said: "The second master said that the second master Bao will eat and live with the other four children in the courtyard in the future. This is naturally the breakfast for the second master Bao and them."

"I still have to go to the old lady's place!" Baoyu said angrily.

The mother-in-law sneered: "I'm afraid that Second Master Bao got up late today, and it's too late. If Second Master Bao can get up early in the future, he can go to the old lady's place to say hello, and then come back for dinner."

Baoyu was very displeased when he heard that he had to eat here anyway.Therefore, I have the desire to throw fire and overturn the table.At this time, I saw that the mother-in-law had already brought in the four children who were waiting in the courtyard, and sat down in each room.

No matter how willful Baoyu was, he didn't dare to make trouble in front of outsiders, so he had to sit down peacefully and eat a few mouthfuls of food, and then the five of them went to school together by car.

Baoyu and Jia Fan were in the same car, and the other three children were in the same car.Jia Guang took the book and shook his head in the car, reciting the article.Baoyu was noisy, but he couldn't say anything, so he pressed against the window and opened it, but the words of Zhihuzhe kept coming into his ears.

Along the way, Baoyu listened to Jia Juan's reading for a long time, and he remembered most of the content.

Coincidentally, in the first class that day, the teacher asked everyone to recite the article that Jia Fan read in the car.But when they were given a small cup of tea to review, the teacher stopped and recited by name.Baoyu was the third to be selected, but the first to recite it completely.Therefore, he was greatly appreciated by Mr. Gao Baijin, and he was given a wooden carved flower as a reward.

"This is an additional reward that will be implemented in the future. If you get [-] of these flowers, you will have the opportunity to sit on a painting boat for three days in this autumn's Mid-Autumn Festival. The expenses will naturally be paid by Mr. Jing from the Ning Mansion, and it will also satisfy one of your favorite wishes." Want something."

"Three days, and I can still ask for what I want the most!"

The seedlings in the house were all excited, and after sighing, they buried their heads and tried their best to recite the article.

Jia Juan, Jia Ying, Jia Chen and Jia Lin, the four of them got up and recited the article on their own initiative, and recited all the articles without missing a word, and each of them got a wooden flower.

Baoyu was amazed. He didn't expect that not only Jia Fan, but also the other three were so diligent and studious.

When I went back in the afternoon, Baoyu had a few words with these people, but it was just out of courtesy, but in my heart I kept a distance from them who were seeking to make progress.

In the evening, Baoyu went to greet Jia Mu.I don't know who passed it on, but Mother Jia heard that Baoyu was praised by her husband today, and she was rewarded with a wooden flower.Jia Mu praised Baoyu's intelligence and asked Baoyu to show her the wooden flower for appreciation.

Baoyu was overjoyed by the praise, so he asked someone to fetch it.Mother Jia caressed the ordinary wood flower in the palm of her hand, she was so excited that she shed tears.

Seeing this, Baoyu was terrified and hurriedly wiped away tears for Jia Mu.Jia Mu put Baoyu into her arms at once, and sighed that he was sensible and promising.

"Grandmother is so happy to see that you finally know how to make progress. Good boy, you are my precious heart. I hope you will be well. You are smart. As long as you are willing to study hard, you will become a great tool in the future. Grandma will wait for you." You have become a high-ranking official whom everyone admires, glorifying the lintel of our Rongfu, giving me a face, and giving face to our Rongfu ancestors."

Baoyu was very flattered. She had never seen Jiamu so excited, nor had she heard Jiamu have such high expectations for him.He only hates him now, but he doesn't have such thoughts. If the ancestor knew that he only had the ability to get this wooden flower, would he be disappointed in her.

"I heard those people praise Brother Rong and Brother Qiang of Ningfu very much, and I became unconvinced. What is wrong with my Baoyu? I am smarter than them in everything, and one day my precious grandson will give me a long face. Let the Rong Mansion surpass the Ning Mansion, and your parents and I will no longer have to look at others and make compromises." Mother Jia wiped her tears happily.

Baoyu nodded with an apologetic smile and tried her best to coax Jiamu with good words.Because he was very guilty, he was also very uncomfortable in front of Jiamu, and when he saw that Jiamu was better, he left.Jia's mother didn't stop him anymore. Seeing that Baoyu had been different since she left her, she knew it was her favor that delayed him.Naturally, Mother Jia did not dare to spoil Baoyu's life again, and she only hoped that he would make progress every day, and she would be worthy of the old ancestors under Jiuquan.

Later, Jia Zheng also called Baoyu to praise him for his good performance in school today, and at the same time rewarded him with a little wolf hair with his name engraved on it.

After Baoyu took the gift, he went to see Mrs. Wang again at the behest of his father.Compared with Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang is even worse. She praises Baoyu in every way, likes her in every way, and advises her in every way.

Baoyu was finally proud of this series of praises.

After going out, Baoyu held out her chest and raised her head, feeling that she had a good face, and felt that when she walked, compared with before, the soles of her feet felt windy.

After Baoyu went back, his attitude towards Jia Fan and others improved. Today, after all, it is because of Jia Fan's blessing that he can perform well in school, so he is praised by Jia's mother and parents.

Baoyu also thanked them, so he entertained them warmly. After dinner, he chatted with them a lot, and even gave them many of his gadgets to play with.

However, these four people are not interested in the things they play, but are interested in some of the classics and history subsets in Baoyu's study, as well as everyone's chess records and copybooks.Baoyu then asked the four of them to choose at will.Sure enough, the four became very happy, and each took two pieces, thanking Baoyu a thousand times.

When Baoyu saw that they were thinking about making progress and studying in their spare time, comparing them with themselves, they felt disappointed and sighed that they were not as good.

On this day, the school was closed, and Baoyu was finally free, so he wanted to find Jia Fan and others to play.Unexpectedly, the four children in the courtyard all went home to visit their parents.Baoyu was bored by himself, so he thought of Xue Pan and went to Lixiangyuan to find him.Who knew that Xue Pan wasn't there either, it was said that he had gone to Ning Mansion.

Baoyu was bored, so he went to Ningfu to see what Xue Pan and others were doing.After being welcomed into the mansion, it was known that Xue Pan and Jia Zhen were in the same place, learning calligraphy.

When Baoyu came to be interested, he went to see it too.Mr. taught carefully, stroke by stroke, how to drive, how to walk, very hard.It is said that the two started practicing big characters again, and now they have started to practice small characters, and both have made extraordinary progress.

Seeing that Baoyu was bored, the servant girl prepared refreshments on the table in the next room.Baoyu said that he was bored, so he just let the door be placed under the tree outside the courtyard. He sat there and watched Brother Xue and Brother Zhen practice calligraphy, which was also very interesting.

In this way, after a whole morning, Xue Pan finished his studies. When he saw Baoyu, he jumped over happily and talked to him a lot.Jia Zhen also came over, patted Baoyu on the shoulder, and asked him to come more often in the future.

The three had lunch happily and chatted for a long time.

Baoyu then asked, "What else do you two do this afternoon? Do you still want to practice calligraphy?"

"I was going to ride horses and shoot arrows in the suburbs of Beijing, because Yuan Hanzai has something to do today and can't teach us. Yesterday I asked my father for instructions, and I planned to bring some food and money with Xue Pan in the afternoon to help those beggars and poor people on the street." Jane said.

Baoyu was amazed, "Hey, this is a good thing to do good deeds. You two? I really can't think of it. I thought you and I were the only ones left in this mansion to have fun and have fun. But I didn't expect that, Now I'm left alone, with nothing to try all day long."

"That's not true, should your uncle and brother Lian be free?" Jia Zhen asked.

Xue Pan first replied with Baoyu: "They are even more busy. I heard that Zhang Luo is going to Jinling to take care of the old village and buy some ancestral properties."

Xue Pan scratched his chin and said, paused, suddenly remembered something, and asked Jia Zhen, "By the way, the second brother Lian also said that he will be an official when he comes back. It is arranged by your master, do you know?" ?”

"There is such a thing. I only know a general idea. I heard that there was a shortage of people at the Si Gongtai a few days ago. He is an official. From the eighth grade, he needs to run around. The master said that Brother Lian has This is the only way to dare to recommend him, and he will act in a thorough manner.”

Baoyu opened his mouth in amazement.Now the men around him are changing and making progress in various ways. Even his second elder brother Lian, who never likes to study, is about to become an official.Apart from Jia Huan and Jia Cong, who is only three or four years old, he is the only one who doesn't want to make progress.