Chapter 8 Chapter Eight

It is said that Sister Feng and Baoyu went home and met everyone.Baoyu first recalled that Jia's mother, Qin Zhong, was going to go to a family school, and he had a friend who was studying with him, so he just worked hard; and he really praised Qin Zhong's character and behavior, which was the most lovable.Sister Feng helped to say that he also came to pay homage to the ancestors on the day, which made Jia's mother like it.Sister Feng took advantage of the situation and invited Jia Mu to go to the theater the day after tomorrow.Although Jia Mu is old, she is very happy.The day after tomorrow, Youshi came to invite him again, so he brought Mrs. Wang Lin Daiyu and Baoyu to watch the play.At noon, Mother Jia came back to rest.Mrs. Wang is very clean, and she came back when she saw Jia's mother coming back.Then Sister Feng took the chair and had fun until the end of the night without saying a word.

But it is said that Baoyu sent Jiamu back, and after Jiamu had a rest, he wanted to go to the theater for fun, and feared that it would be inconvenient for Qin and others to disturb him. .If you go through the corner door at the back of the upper room, you are afraid that you will be entangled with other things, or you may meet his father by chance, which is even more inappropriate, and you would rather take a long way.At present, all the nuns and maidservants waited for him to change his clothes. Seeing that he didn't change, he still went out of the second door.Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the hall, he went east to north around the hall.On the top of the head, I met Zhan Guangdan and Pinren, the minister of the Qing Dynasty, who came to the door. When they saw Baoyu, they both smiled and caught up. One hugged his waist and the other held hands. I had a good dream, I finally met you.As he said, he greeted Ann, and said hello again. After nagging for a long time, he just walked away.The old mother stopped, because she asked: "Did the two masters come from the master?"The two nodded and said: "The master is taking a rest in the small study of Mengpozhai. It's okay."While talking, he left.Said Baoyu also laughed.So he turned and headed north to Lixiangyuan.It happened that Wu Xindeng, the head of the silver warehouse, Dai Liang, the leader of the storehouse, and several leaders in charge, a total of seven people, came out of the tent, and when they saw Baoyu, they all stood there with their hands down.There was only one comprador named Qian Hua, who hadn't seen Baoyu for many days, so he hurried up to greet Qian'er, and Baoyu hurriedly carried him up with a smile.Everyone laughed and said: I saw Dou Fang'er written by the second master in one place before, and the calligraphy is getting better and better. Sooner or later, I will reward us with a few stickers.Baoyu laughed and said, "Did you see it there?"Everyone said: "There are several places, and they are all praised. They are still looking for us."Baoyu laughed and said, "It's not worth anything. Just say it to my little ones."On the one hand, he walked forward, and everyone waited for him to pass, and all the parties dispersed.

Gossip less, let's say that Baoyu came to Lixiangyuan, first entered Aunt Xue's room, and saw Aunt Xue doing needlework and maids.Baoyu hurriedly invited Ann, and Aunt Xue pulled him hurriedly, hugged him into her arms, and said with a smile: "It's cold weather, my son, it's hard for you to think about coming, come and sit on the kang."Order people to pour tea.Baoyu asked, "Is your brother not at home?"Aunt Xue sighed: "He is a horse without a bridle. He can't be busy every day. He is willing to stay at home for a day."Baoyu said, "Is my sister safe?"Aunt Xue said: "But, your son was thinking of sending someone to visit him.He's not in the inside, you go and see him, the inside is warmer than here, sit there, I'll go in and talk to you after I clean up.Baoyu heard that he hurriedly got off the kang and came to the door of the inner room, only to see a half-old soft red curtain hanging.As soon as Baoyu lifted the curtain and stepped in, she first saw Xue Baochai sitting on the kang, sewing, with a shiny black hair on her head, a honey-colored padded jacket, a rose-purple two-color gold and silver mouse shoulder-to-shoulder jacket, onion-yellow silk Cotton skirts, half new and not old, look luxurious.Lips are red without spots, eyebrows are green without painting, face is like a silver basin, and eyes are like water apricots.Rare and reticent, people call them Tibetan fools; they are safe at any time, and keep their own clumsiness.Baoyu looked at it and asked, "Is my sister healed?"Baochai looked up and saw Baoyu coming in. She quickly got up and said with a smile, "it's all right. Thank you for remembering."Said, let him sit on the edge of the Kang, and ordered Yinger to pour tea.On the one hand, I asked the old lady and auntie how well the other sisters were.On the one hand, Baoyu wears a purple gold crown inlaid with silk and treasures on his head, and two dragons grabbing pearls on his forehead to wipe his forehead. A name talisman, and another piece of precious jade that was picked up when the grass fell.Baochai said with a smile: "The family said that your jade has not been carefully appreciated after all. I want to see it today."As he spoke, he moved closer.Baoyu also went up, took it off the item, and handed it to Baochai.Holding Baochai on the palm, one can only see that it is as big as a bird's egg, as bright as a bright glow, as shiny as a crisp, and surrounded by five-color patterns.This is the illusion of the stubborn rock under Qinggeng Peak in Dahuang Mountain.

Later generations once had a poem mocking cloud: It is absurd for Nüwa to refine stones, and she is acting like a wilderness to absurdity. If you lose the true realm of ghosts, you will be stinky when you come to kiss with illusions. It's good to know that luck is defeated by gold and no color, but it's a pity that time is good and jade is not good. The bones are like a mountain, and the surname is forgotten. It is nothing more than the son and the red makeup. The stubborn stone also recorded his phantom and the script inscribed by the skinny monk, and now it is also based on the picture.But its real body is the smallest, so it can be taken from the mouth of a child in the womb.Today, if it is painted according to its body, I am afraid that the handwriting is too small, which will make the viewer lose their eyesight, and it is not smooth.Therefore, only according to its form, it is nothing more than a few rules, so that the viewer can easily read it under the lamp while drunk.Now it is noted that Fang Wu's son in the womb has a big mouth, so how can he be slandered by such words as a wolf, a stupid and big thing.

Front view of psychic jade psychic gem Don't Lose Never Forget Immortal Shou Hengchang Reverse schema of psychic jade get rid of evil spirits Second treatment of wronged diseases Three knowledge of misfortune and fortune After Baochai finished reading it, she turned it over again to take a closer look, and said in her mouth: Don't lose, don't forget Xianshou Hengchang. After reading it twice, she turned to Ying'er and said with a smile, "If you don't pour tea, you'll be here too." What are you doing in a daze?Ying'er giggled and said: "I heard these two sentences, it seems to be a pair with the two sentences on the girl's collar."When Baoyu heard this, he laughed quickly and said, "It turns out that there are also eight characters on my sister's collar, and I appreciate it too."Baochai said, "Don't listen to him, there are no words."Baoyu smiled and said: good sister, why do you look at me?Baochai couldn't be entangled, because he said: "I also gave two auspicious words by myself, so I chiseled it and asked to take it with me every day; otherwise, what's the fun of being heavy."While speaking, he unbuttoned the breasts, and took out the glittering and golden necklace from the red jacket inside.When Baoyu hurriedly checked the lock, there were indeed four seal characters on one side and eight characters on both sides, forming two auspicious prophecies.I also drew the shape according to the formula:

Persevere Yoshitsuji Baoyu read it, read it twice, and his own twice, and asked with a smile: "Sister, these eight characters really match mine."Ying'er laughed and said, "It was given by a monk with a scarlet head. He said that Baochai must be chiseled on the gold vessel. Before Baochai finished speaking, he annoyed him for not pouring tea, and asked Baoyu where he came from." Baoyu was close to Baochai at this time, and could only smell the cool and sweet fragrance, but he didn't know what kind of fragrance it was, so he asked, "What kind of fragrance is my sister smoking?"I've never smelled it before.Baochai said with a smile, "I'm most afraid of incense. Good clothes will burn you with smoke."Baoyu said, "In that case, what kind of incense is this?"Baochai thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Yes, it's the aroma of the pills I took when I got up early.Baoyu laughed and said, "What pill smells so good?"Dear sister, give me a pill to taste.Baochai laughed and said, "It's messing around again, and a medicine is also mixed up?"

Without saying a word, I suddenly heard someone outside say: Miss Lin is here.Before the words were finished, Lin Daiyu came in staggeringly. When she saw Baoyu, she smiled and said, "Oh, it's not a coincidence that I came here!"Baoyu got up and gave up his seat with a smile. Baochai laughed and said, "How do you say that?"Daiyu laughed and said, "If I had known he was coming, I wouldn't have come."Baochai said, "I don't understand this even more."Daiyu laughed and said, "If you want to come, all of them will come, or if you don't come at all, he's here today, and I'll come again tomorrow. If the time is staggered, don't people come every day?"It's not too cold, and it's not too lively.How can my sister be puzzled by this?

Baoyu saw that he was wearing a gown with a big red feather satin on the outside, so he asked, "Is it snowing?"The underground women said: "It's been snowing for half a day."Baoyu said, "Have you ever taken my cloak?"Daiyu said, "Isn't it? He should go when I come."Baoyu laughed and said, "How sooner or later did I say I'm going?"But get it ready.Baoyu's nurse, Nanny Li, said, "It's snowing again, so sooner or later, let's be stubborn here with my sisters and sisters."Auntie puts tea and fruits there.I asked the girl to get the cloak, and said that it should be loosened for the little ones.Baoyu agrees.Mother Li went out and ordered the servants to disperse without mentioning it.

Here, Aunt Xue has put out some small tea fruits to keep them drinking tea.Baoyu praised the good goose palm and duck letter from his sister-in-law in that mansion the day before yesterday.After hearing this, Aunt Xue hurriedly took some of her own bad ones to taste with him.Baoyu said with a smile, "this must be done with wine."Aunt Xue sent people to drink the best wine.Nanny Li came up and said, "Auntie, just pour the wine."Baoyu Yang said: "Mom, I only drink for one minute."Nanny Li said: It's useless!In front of the old lady, madam, even if you eat a jar.I think I missed it for a while that day, I don’t know which one was not trained, just trying to please you, regardless of other people’s life and death, gave you a mouthful of wine, ruined me and was scolded for two days.The concubine didn't know, he had a nasty temper, and he made sex even worse after drinking.One day the old lady was happy and allowed him to eat as much as she could, but she didn't allow him to eat any day, so why bother me to pay for it in vain.Aunt Xue said with a smile: Old man, you can just rest assured and eat yours.I also forbid him to eat too much.The old lady asked, is there me?On the one hand, he ordered the little maid: Come on, let your grandmas go, and also have a cup of tea.Hearing this, Nanny Li had no choice but to go have some drinks with everyone.Here Baoyu said again: I don't need to be warm, I only like to eat cold.Aunt Xue hurriedly said: "This can't be done. After drinking cold wine, the writers are beating their hands."Baochai laughed and said, "Brother Bao, thank you for collecting miscellaneous studies at home every day, don't you know that wine is the hottest, if you eat it hot, it will disperse quickly; if you eat it cold, it will condense inside, and use the five internal organs Wouldn't it hurt to warm him up?From now on, don't eat that cold one soon.Baoyu made sense when he heard this, so he put down the cold wine and ordered Nuan to drink.

Daiyu ate melon seeds, only pursed her lips and smiled.Coincidentally, Xueyan, Daiyu's little maid, came to give Daiyu a hand stove, and Daiyu asked him with a smile: "Who told you to send it?"It's hard to bother him, it's freezing me to death there!Xueyan said: "Sister Zijuan is afraid that the girl will be cold, so I sent it."Daiyu took it, held it in her arms, and said with a smile: "It's also thanks to you that you listened to him."Everything I tell you on weekdays is deaf to your ears; why do you obey what he said, faster than the imperial decree!When Baoyu heard this, he knew that Daiyu was using it to ridicule him, and he had no answer, but just laughed for a while.Baochai knew that Daiyu was so used to it, so she ignored him.Aunt Xue said: "You are usually weak and can't bear the cold. It's not good for them to miss you?"Daiyu laughed and said, "Auntie doesn't know."Fortunately, it's my aunt's place. Wouldn't they be annoyed if they were in someone else's house?It's easy to say that people don't even have a hand stove, so Baba sent one from home.Not to mention that the maids are too careful, it's just that I'm used to being so frivolous.Aunt Xue said: You are multi-minded, if you think this way, I don't have such a heart.

When Baoyu spoke, three cups had already passed by Baoyu.Nanny Li came up to stop her again.Baoyu was talking and laughing with sisters Baodai when he was in a sweet mood, so he would not eat it.Baoyu had no choice but to beg and beg: "Good mother, I won't eat for another two minutes."Nanny Li said: "You can be careful, the master is at home today, beware of asking for your book!"When Baoyu heard this, he felt very uncomfortable, put down his wine slowly, and lowered his head.Daiyu hurriedly said: Don't spoil everyone's interest!If uncle calls you, just say that aunt is keeping it.This mother, he drank wine and used us to wake up his spleen again!While pushing Baoyu quietly to make him angry, he muttered quietly, "Don't pay attention to that old man, let's just have fun with us."Nanny Li didn't know what Daiyu meant, so she said, "Sister Lin, don't help him anymore."If you try to persuade him, I'm afraid he will still listen.Lin Daiyu sneered, "Why should I help him?"I am not guilty of persuading him.Your mother is too careful, the old lady usually gave him wine to eat, but now it's okay to have an extra bite at my aunt's place.Auntie must be an outsider here, and it is uncertain who should not be here.After hearing this, Nanny Li was anxious and laughed again, and said: "It's true, sister Lin, the words she speaks are sharper than knives."What are you doing.Baochai couldn't help laughing, twisted Daiyu's cheeks, and said, "It's true that this frowning girl's mouth makes people hate it, and it's not like they like it."Aunt Xue said, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, my son!"It's not good for you to come here, don't keep this idea in your heart, it makes me uneasy.Just rest assured to eat, there is me too.After eating dinner, he gets drunk and sleeps with me.Because of fate: heat the wine again!Auntie will accompany you to have two cups, but just eat.When Baoyu heard this, Fang cheered up again. Nanny Li told the little girls: Be careful here, come when I change clothes at home, quietly go back to my aunt, don't leave him alone, give him more to eat.Then he went home.Although there are three or two women here, they are all irrelevant. Seeing that Nanny Li has left, they all quietly went to find convenience.There are only two little girls left, who are happy to please Baoyu.Fortunately, Aunt Xue was very coaxing, and only allowed him to have a few cups, and then hurriedly took it away.To make sour bamboo shoot and chicken skin soup, Baoyu drank two bowls and ate half a bowl of green rice porridge.At that moment, Xue Lin and the two of them also finished their meal, and made tea for everyone to eat.Aunt Xue was relieved.Xueyan and other three or four maids had already eaten and came in to serve them.Daiyu asked Baoyu, "Can you go?"Baoyu squinted and said, "If you want to go, I will go with you."When Daiyu heard about it, she got up and said, "It's time for us to go back after we've come here this day."I don't know how to find us there.With that said, the two said goodbye. The little girl hurriedly brought the bamboo hat, and Baoyu lowered her head a little and ordered him to put it on.The girl shook the red gorilla felt hat, and then put it on Baoyu's head, and Baoyu said, "Come on, come on!"What a stupid thing, take it easy on you!Have you ever seen someone else wear it?Let me wear it myself.Standing on the edge of the Kang, Daiyu said, "What, Su, come here, let me have a look."Baoyu hurriedly came to him.Daiyu tidied it up with her hands, gently encased the hair crown, tucked the brim of the hat on her forehead, and lifted up the crimson velvet hairpin the size of a walnut, tremblingly exposed outside the hat.After tidying up, I looked up and said, "Okay, put on the cloak."After Baoyu heard this, Fang took the cloak and put it on.Aunt Xue hurriedly said: "Your mother and I haven't come yet, so it won't be too late to wait."Baoyu said, "Let's go back and wait for them. It's enough for girls to follow."Aunt Xue was worried, so she ordered the two women to follow his brother and sister.The two of them quarreled and went back to Jiamu's room together. Mother Jia hasn't had dinner yet, but knowing that it's Aunt Xue's place, she likes it even more.Seeing that Baoyu had eaten wine, he ordered him to go back to his room to rest, and was not allowed to come out again.Because life is good, I will watch and serve you.Suddenly remembering the people coming with Baoyu, he asked everyone, "Why is Nanny Li missing?"Everyone didn't dare to say that they had gone home, they only said: I just came in, and I went because I wanted something to do.Baoyu staggered back and said, "He is more useful than the old lady. Ask him what he does!"Without him, I'm afraid I will live two more days.While speaking, he came to his bedroom.Seeing the pen and ink on the record, Qingwen took it out first, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, let me study the ink, get up early and be happy, write only three words, put down the pen and leave, coaxing us to wait for a day."Come and finish writing these inks with me!Baoyu suddenly thought of getting up early, and said with a smile, "Where are the three words I wrote?"Qingwen laughed and said, "This man is drunk."Go through that mansion on your head, and ask to post it on this door. Now you ask this question again.I was afraid that someone else would damage it, so I climbed up the ladder to paste it myself. My hands are still cold and cold.After hearing this, Baoyu smiled and said, "I forgot."Your hands are cold, I will help you.As he said that, he stretched out his hand to hold Qingwen's hand, and looked up at the three words of the new book on the door. When Daiyu came, Baoyu smiled and said, "My dear sister, don't lie. Which of these three words do you think is better?"Daiyu looked up and looked at the door in the inner room. There were three new words pasted on it, which said Jiang Yunxuan.Daiyu laughed and said, "Everyone is fine."How did you write this well?Tomorrow also write a plaque with me.Baoyu laughed and said, "You're coaxing me again."Then he asked: "Where is sister Xiren?"Qingwen pouted on the kang in the inner room.When Baoyu looked at it, he saw Xiren sleeping there in his clothes.Baoyu laughed and said, "Okay, it's too early."Yin asked Qingwen again: "Today I have breakfast in that mansion. There is a plate of steamed stuffed bun with tofu skin. I thought you like it, so I told Grandma Zhen, and I only said that I would save it for dinner and ask someone to bring it over." Yes, can you eat?Qingwen said: "Don't mention it."As soon as it was delivered, I knew it was mine, so I just ate, so I put it there.Later, Grandma Li came to see it and said, "Baoyu may not have been eaten, so give it to my grandson."He asked someone to take it home.Then Qianxue brought tea.Baoyu asked Sister Lin to have tea.Everyone laughed and said: Sister Lin left early, so let me go. After Baoyu ate half a bowl of tea, he suddenly remembered the tea he got up early. He asked Qianxue, "I made a bowl of maple dew tea when I got up early. As I said, the tea is only good after three or four times. How can I make it again now?" this one?Qianxue said: I kept it, but when Grandma Li came, he wanted to taste it, so I gave it to him.After hearing this, Baoyu threw the teacup in his hand to the ground, smashed it to pieces with a clang, and splashed the tea on Qianxue's skirt.Jumping up again, she asked Qianxue and said: "He is your grandma, why do you respect him so much?"It's just because I have eaten his milk for a few days when I was a child.Now he is bigger than his ancestors.Now I can't eat milk anymore, so why raise my ancestors for nothing!Throw it out, everyone is clean!As he said that, he went back to Jia Mu immediately and drove out his wet nurse. It turned out that Xiren was not asleep, but pretended to be asleep on purpose, so as to attract Baoyu to vomit him and play.First, I heard that I could talk and ask about Baozi and other things, so I didn't have to get up. Then I dropped the tea clock and got angry, so I hurriedly got up to explain and dissuade.Mother Jia sent someone to ask what's wrong.The attacker hurriedly said, "I was just pouring tea, and I slipped on the snow and smashed the bell by mistake."On the one hand, he comforted Baoyu and said, "Whether you want to drive him out, we are all willing to go out. Why don't you take advantage of the situation and drive us out together? We are also good, and you don't have to worry about having another good one to serve you."After hearing this, Baoyu was speechless, and was helped by the attackers to the kang, where he took off and changed his clothes.I don't know what else Baoyu said in his mouth, but he felt lingering in his mouth, his eyes and eyebrows became more sugary, and he hurriedly waited for him to sleep.Xiren reached out and took off the psychic jade from his neck, wrapped it in his handkerchief, and stuffed it under the mattress, so that it would not freeze his neck when he wore it the next day.Then Baoyu fell asleep on the pillow.At that time, Nanny Li and others had already come in. When she heard that she was drunk, she didn't dare to come and offend her again. When he woke up the next day, someone came back: Uncle Xiao Rong brought Qin Xianggong over there to pay homage.Baoyu hurriedly took it out and led it to meet Jia Mu.Seeing that Qin Zhong was beautiful and gentle, and could accompany Baoyu to study, Jia's mother was very happy, so she left tea and dinner, and ordered someone to take him to see Mrs. Wang and others.Everyone loves the Qin clan, and now they are all happy to see Qin Zhong with such a character, and they all pay respects when they leave.Jia Mu gave another purse and a Jinkuixing, which means harmony with Wenxing.He also told him: "Your family lives far away, or you may be inconvenient for a while because of cold, heat, hunger and fullness, just live here, there is no need to limit yourself."Just be with your Uncle Bao, don't learn from those things that don't make progress.Qin Zhong agreed one by one, and went back to report. His father, Qin Ye, is now a clerk, nearly seventy years old, and his wife died early.Because he had no children at that time, he took a son and a daughter to Yangshengtang.Unexpectedly, the son died again, leaving only the daughter, whose nickname is Huan Ke'er. When she grew up, she was described as graceful and romantic.Because of some relationship with Jia's family, they got married, and Xu and Jia Rong became wives.Then Qin Ye won Qin Zhong when he was over fifty.Due to the death of the teacher last year, there was no time to invite wise men, so I had to review the old lessons at home for the time being.Just as I was about to discuss with my in-laws about sending him to his family school, so as not to be abandoned for the time being, I happened to meet Baoyu this opportunity.I also know that Jia Dairu is the current tutor of the Jia family school, and he is an old Confucian today. After Qin Zhong leaves, his studies will definitely improve and he will be famous, so he is very happy.It's just that the eunuchs are shy, and the Jia family has a pair of eyes of wealth and honor, which can't be easily seen. For the important event of his son's life, he respectfully and respectfully sealed twenty-four liang of gifts, and brought them personally. After leaving Qin Zhong, I came to pay a visit to Confucianism.Then listen to Baoyu's school day, so that we can enter the school together.It's exactly: If I knew that I would be free in the future, how would I be willing to read wrongly now.