The Lady of the Farm in the Red Mansion

On the second day, the weather was fine, and Xiuyan and Hexiang came to the newly opened tailor shop in Xicheng to make two new clothes.

As soon as he entered the shop, he saw the backs of three women and two men in the shop. The two men were tall and short, fat and thin, standing together very uncoordinated.

I only heard the short and fat man say impatiently: "It's just to marry a concubine, so there's no need to work so hard. You can pick two red ones at random, but they hold me here again. I don't understand these reds! Green things come for nothing!”

"Cousin, just be patient. Although marrying a concubine is a major event in life, you can't be careless!" the tall and thin man advised.

"It's been picking all morning, and you haven't picked it yet, just pick out a flower! Anyway, I don't care about it!" The short and fat man threw the fan on the counter, turned around and left, As he walked, he said angrily, "Isn't she just a woman? After playing all the fun, why are you messing around with all these ostentations!"

When the young girl heard this, tears rolled in her eye sockets, she tilted her head on the shoulder of another fat young girl, and called out aggrievedly: "Girl!"

The chubby girl stroked her head and comforted her: "He has that personality, don't take it to heart!"

The old woman next to her stomped her feet and scolded the short and fat man: "Such a good girl, within a month of being with you, she is treated like a hornet's nest by you, do you want to marry Feiyan or Diaochan? "

The short and fat man ignored her and walked straight out of the store. His body was wide, and the ground trembled a little as he strode forward.

Xiuyan and Hexiang stepped back to let him pass first, then walked in slowly.

I just heard the slightly fat woman continue to say: "Mom, my brother's personality is just like that. I'm afraid that after marrying Feiyan Diaochan and wanting Zhaojun Yuhuan, even if she is beautiful and beautiful, she can't beat the old and the new. Sister Xiangling followed this kind of loveless girl." Man, what a waste!" As he spoke, he wiped away the girl's tears with his fingertips.

"Hey! If I had known this before, why would I have worked so hard to get it back then, and now I don't want to see it again? Not to mention killing people, it also hurt your future. Why do you think it is! The brother who is useless is really the demon star in the life of our mother and daughter!" As he said, he took out the silk cloth on his chest and wiped away his tears.

"Hey, two girls, do you want to make clothes or pick satin? We have a new brocade here! Do you want to pick and see!" A clerk stepped forward to greet Xiuyan and the others, and the four turned around in response.

"Sister Bao, why are you here?" Xiuyan didn't expect to meet Baochai here, she was both surprised and happy.

Baochai looked at the delicate and delicate girl in front of her, only to see that she was wearing a plain tie dress with yellow and green horizontal stripes covering the skirt. Only her pinched waist was suitable for such a dress. Wearing this kind of willow-like posture, although the skirt is plain, it is the best Su brocade, and the red and green satin of lotus leaves and lotus is tied with two braids, and a few thin red and green satin are picked. Yarn Satin, the more she took advantage of her face to look like spring apricots, her cheeks like peaches in full bloom, her face was full of spring, beaming with joy, compared to her melancholy look in the Grand View Garden, at this moment she was a little more smug, the person in front of her was not Who is Xiuyan?

Baochai stepped forward, held Xiuyan's hand, and said with a light smile, "Sister, I found your brother Mu!"

Xiuyan lowered her head and said nothing, but two red clouds flew over her cheeks.

The tall and thin man saw it in his eyes and admired it in his heart. He was really fresh and refined, like smoke like a dream, not like a child of ordinary people. It's a pity that I have no chance in this life.

When Baochai saw Xiuyan blushing, and saw that she was not dressed like an ordinary farmer's daughter, Baochai naturally understood. She has always been a person who knows the general situation, so she didn't ask the bottom line, and took her hand again to ask affectionately. Said: "Sister, is this going to choose satin for clothes?"

Xiuyan said: "It is true that there are two clothing rewards, I will do two, and my maid He Xiang will do two!"

At this time, He Xiang stepped forward, bent her body and shouted, "Hello, Miss Bao!"

Baochai was dubious when he saw He Xiang: "Is this the maid who served you when you were in that garden?"

"Sister Bao has such a good memory!" Xiuyan praised.

But Baochai couldn't turn the corner: "No, shouldn't she be in the garden?"

"It's fate. Not long after I left, this girl was also sold out. When Ren Yazi was selling her, I bumped into him again, so I bought her!" Xiuyan said.

"It's a good fortune. It fell into the hands of the renzi, and it can escape from death. It's a blessing!" Baochai looked at Hexiang and praised.

"Miss Xie Bao said auspiciously, but being able to follow my girl for the rest of my life is my best fortune, and I don't expect any future blessings!"

Baochai looked at Xiuyan and said, "This girl seems to have grown a lot, she doesn't look as frizzy as she was in that garden!"

"How can I not grow up, I'm afraid I have committed a lot of crimes in the hands of that boy, it's all my fault!" Xiuyan hugged Hexiang in her arms.

There were faint tears in the corners of the girl's eyes, she swung her arms, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, raised her head and said angrily: "Girl, I'm fine, you came to recruit me again, and punished you to make me four sets." New clothes!" He Xiang held up four fingers.

"Let's not talk about four sets, even forty sets, I'd like four hundred sets!"

"I knew that our girl is a rich man!" He Xiang took Xiu Yan's shoulder and buried her head in her arm.

Baochai and the others came to a pile of brocade brocade, and Baochai picked up a big red brocade with a hundred butterflies and flowers and handed it to the boss: "Wrap this one up for me!"

The boss praised: "Miss has good eyesight, this kind of color is rich and happy, it is most suitable for a lady like you!"

Baochai walked in front, and said while visiting, "If it weren't for the wedding at home, who would wear those fancy things! I said I would wear my old clothes, but my mother refused, and asked me to dress in red, saying It’s joyful! Wear it once, but it’s a waste of money and people!”

"I heard about concubines at the door just now, who wants to take a concubine in my sister's family?" Xiuyan asked.

"Except for my useless elder brother Xue Pan, who else can it be! Boss, take down that green one and let me have a look!" Baochai pointed to the blue-gray satin horse on the shelved pavilion in the distance.

The boss took it down by stepping on the stairs, patted the dust on it, and handed it to Baochai, saying: "This horse is actually a good material, but the color is a little gray, and nowadays ladies and wives don't like it. Liaochen, if the girl wants it, I will give it to you cheaply!"

"Everyone in the world likes big red and big purple, but I just like these blue ones, gray ones, boss, if there are any blue and gray ones, please give them to me too!"

"Young lady is really diligent and thrifty in managing the house!" the shop owner praised.

Baochai continued to walk forward, saw a magenta satin with peach branches and peach blossoms, and beckoned Xiangling to come over, Xiangling walked up to her and asked, "What did you call me?"

Baochai compared the satin to Xiangling's body and asked, "Do you like this magenta peach blossom satin?"

"It's up to the girl to decide!" said the girl named Xiangling.

"Then it's settled, I'll use it as a wedding dress!"

"En!" Xiangling nodded.

Xiuyan had never heard of using magenta satin for wedding dresses, so she asked: "Sister Bao, shouldn't this wedding dress be made of bright red? Why did you choose magenta? Besides, the peach branches and peach blossoms seem too frivolous, so it's not as dignified as peony." Generous!"

Baochai said: "Although the big red peony is good, it doesn't fit my status. Although my mother and I value Xiangling, we can't go beyond her status. After all, she is just a maid bought with money by our family, just because my mother and I value Xiangling." Her character, I want to praise her, we beat the gongs and drums, set up wine and treats, my brother is not at ease, how can he bear to wear that red peony wedding dress!"

Xiuyan looked at Xiangling, and saw her round face with red lips, white teeth, and a rouge mole between her eyebrows. Her expression was immature, and she was of medium stature. , but smaller than Baochai.

This kind of girl should also be the type that is popular with men. Why did that man abandon her like a shoe? If Baochai's mother and daughter hadn't made decisions for her, she would have been laid to rest for nothing, and in the end she didn't even have the status of a concubine. Well, it's really sad for a woman to live to this point!