The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Chapter 129

Baochai stayed by Daiyu's side in the end, watched her for half an hour with his own eyes, called her up with his own mouth, chose clothes for her, put them on for her, and sent her out of the garden himself, then hurried back to the house, fragrant Ling had already woken up, and seeing her tired face, You asked himself, "Why doesn't Miss Bao go see Miss Lin?"

Baochai laughed and said, "We're going to leave soon, so why go to other people's place to join in the fun?"

Xiang Ling was surprised and said: "I see Miss Su Ri and Miss Lin are very close, why do you say such things?"

Baochai smiled and didn't answer, but said: "Sister Ling and I are so polite? We are a family, just call me Bao girl."

Xiangling hurriedly waved her hands and said, "How can this be done? I'll just follow the rules."

Seeing that she didn't understand, Baochai explained: "Seriously, according to the rules, sister Ling should call me Baoyatou—you are the person in the elder brother's room, and you have the first entry. I should respect you three points, Sister Ling, you must respect yourself and put on a serious air, otherwise if you meet a powerful mistress in the future, you don’t know how to suffer! I used to advise you not to indulge too much in poetry Dao, it’s also the same reason, now that sister Lin is gone, it’s just a matter of time for you to distract yourself and learn the family affairs with me.”

Xiangling said in a daze: "Miss, what you said is wrong, I... If there is a mistress in the future, I should naturally abide by my duties and do my best, how can I still put on airs?"

Baochai raised her forehead with her hand, sighed and said, "I'll tell you about the twists and turns in here, anyway, let's pack up the things now."

Even though Xiangling was full of doubts, she could only put it aside for now, and replied: "Both Dongxi Yinger and Qingque are well cleaned up, Miss, I will see if there is anything missing."

Baochai went in, and sure enough, she saw that the chest was open and all sides were neatly tidied up. She couldn't help but sigh again. It was already lunch time, and Mrs. Wang sent someone to ask Baochai to go ahead to have dinner together.

Baochai turned around and told Ying'er a few words, and took the two little girls away.

Today's dishes are extraordinarily rich, and there are many of Baochai's favorites, but neither the host nor the guest are in the mood to eat.Mrs. Wang put down her chopsticks when she saw Baochai move slightly, and she stopped her chopsticks herself, and said slowly: "Don't be impatient, even if you don't make it to this end, with me here, you won't be at a disadvantage."

Baochai knew what she meant as soon as she heard it, and said with a smile: "Aunt Lao, don't worry, I just want to watch over my mother and brother, and do some dowry in my spare time to get by. I don't dare to expect anything else. .”

Mrs. Wang said: "Stupid child, your elder brother is promising, and you have the same appearance and character. How can you say such depressing words? No matter how bad it is, you still have your uncle."

As soon as she mentioned Wang Ziteng, Baochai thought of Sister Feng, pursed her lips, and took over as Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang thought she was young and shy, so she kept her mouth shut. Seeing that she had finished eating, she sent Zhou Rui's family to send Baochai back. Baochai said: "The family's car has come and the things have been packed, so I'll go straight away." She had already thought that if she went back, she would inevitably pass by the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, so it was better to go straight away.

Mrs. Wang only said that she was sad about Baoyu, so she nodded and asked Zhou Rui's family to call some more male servants to escort Baochai back to Xue's house.

When Baochai came back, Aunt Xue was both happy and melancholy. She checked Baochai's face in every possible way, lest she be depressed. Now that I have free time, I should teach Sister Ling to be a housekeeper, I am busy with other things, so I can't take care of this side most of the time, besides, she can also read and write, and if she reads the account books for Mom, Mom will be more free."

Aunt Xue said: "I originally wanted to send her to your brother's place, who knows that this little ancestor is not willing to be served by these people now, so let her live at home and learn some accounts from me." .”

When Xiangling heard this, she was still a little apprehensive, Baochai took her by the hand and said, "This should be Sister Ling's responsibility, Sister Ling should not shirk."

Aunt Xue also laughed and said: "Don't listen to your sister's nonsense, she is just lazy, she said she was buying land outside, and sent people back and forth dozens of times in a few months, and asked no less than a hundred companies back and forth, and finally I only bought a few pieces of wilderness and mountain land, and the loss is only a small amount, and our family can still afford it, otherwise we will have to sell the house at this moment."

Baochai said: "Mom, just take care of the house properly, spend money with peace of mind, and listen to me for everything outside. I guarantee you won't lose money."

Aunt Xue laughed and said, "I'll trust you again, but the family's money can't buy this land. Your brother is going to take an exam, and there are still many places to manage."

Baochai said: "I can save it." After going out all the way to her own room, she saw that the place was neatly tidied up. Except for her two little girls, Yinger and Qingque, Aunt Xue bought another one. Four seven or eight-year-old girls came to serve her. Baochai saw that these four girls were all well-proportioned, comely and fair, from a good family. I just felt that the past and present lives were so different, so I called all four of them to ask a few words, told Ying'er to teach me well, and sat down for a while, before dinner, suddenly there were two women sent by Sister Feng outside the door Came to ask for peace and said: "Duo Meng has always been taken care of by my sister, but now although they have all come out of that mansion, they are still cousins ​​after all, so don't cut off relatives."

Seeing that the two wives were talkative, Baochai asked with a smile, "I seldom see Sister Feng. I don't know if she is okay? How is Sister Ping'er?"

One of the two said with a smile: "Our girl is busy now! The eldest grandma is pregnant, and the wife has entrusted the housework to the girl. In such a big mansion, the inside and outside are run by the girl alone. Thanks to her for a few days, Just take care of everything properly, not bad at all, even the master praises it."

Another person said: "Before we came out, Miss Ping also told us that Miss Bao and our girl were aunts, and they were very close in the past, and told us to apologize for the girl and her, saying that we are busy with things these days, so we should not come to see us in person. We had no choice but to send us to ask first, and when the girl is free next month, I will come to see Miss Bao in person."

Baochai said with a smile, "I should have gone to see Sister Feng in person. I thought she might be busy these days. If I went, she would be distracted from seeing me. That's why I didn't go. Listen to what you two said. Get up, as expected, it's better not to go, when Sister Feng is free, send someone to give me a message, then I will pack my things and come to see you in person."

The two women were naturally polite again, and they chatted with Baochai for a while. Baochai probed her tone, knowing that Sister Feng was more powerful than when she was in Jia's mansion, so she sent the two women away. Personally, I wanted to write a letter with a pen, so I asked Qingque to study the ink well. Remembering that Sister Feng and Hepinger are both illiterate, reading the letter will inevitably fall into the hands of a third person, and Sister Feng may not be willing to listen to it now that it is the time when the spring breeze is in full swing. My own persuasion, the pen is hanging in my hand, and I can't put it down for a long time.

Qing Que saw that she was only in a daze, stuck out her tongue, stood and looked around, saw someone coming from a distance, and hurriedly said: "Miss, Miss Lin sent someone here."

When Baochai heard the word "Miss Lin", she suddenly woke up like a dream, and said in her mouth, "It's only been a long time since I went back. Why can't I bear it now, so I sent people to move around!" Her feet flew like flying, and she went out with a few steps. Sure enough, she saw Daiyu's nanny, Wang Momo, coming tremblingly. When she saw Baochai, she saluted indiscriminately, and said, "Miss Bao should have talked about our girl before she returned home. There is nothing left." After setting it up, I wrote poems and writing there again, and immediately forced my old lady to show it to Miss Bao. After a while, how can someone rush to ask someone to pay his respects? And it’s such a strange thing that is neither new nor old!”

Baochai said with a smile: "I can't persuade her, so I have to let her go, otherwise, once her temper is twisted, she won't be able to control it!"

When Wang Momo heard what she said, she also found it funny, and said: "Miss Bao can't even cure her, it depends on whether the future son-in-law can cure her."

One sentence turned Baochai's face blue, and he forced a smile: "There is no such thing as a horoscope, mother, don't talk nonsense."

Wang Momo just smiled, and took a handkerchief from her bosom. Baochai's eyes were sharp, and she saw at once that it was the one that Daiyu gave to her before, and he gave it back to her. Did you give it to me? Let me see?" I reached out and took it, and saw the above four sentences, but it was about the situation this morning: the window was embroidered, the moon was gone, and the cheeks were frozen with powder and frost.The sun is rising at the end of the sweeping ceremony, and it is pitiful that we will not see each other.

Tears were dotted on the handkerchief, and Baochai saw Daiyu sitting alone weeping just by looking at it. She felt sore and unbearable. Holding back her tears, she smiled and said, "It just so happens that I also have something to ask Mother Wang to take back." She walked into the inner room by herself. , I personally opened the embroidered dowry, took out a round fan from the inside, dipped it in pen and ink, and wrote on it: I used to form a concentric belt during my lifetime, and I still opened a double lotus after my death.

Then he said to Ms. Wang: "Some time ago I was discussing poetry with Ji'er, and we both got sentences. We were in the car at that time, so we didn't have time to write them down. Now Ji'er remembered again, and came here to make things difficult for me! What a pity. So far I only have these two sentences, it is inevitable that I will make others laugh, my mother will give it to her for me, please don’t let others see it, if they see it, others will laugh at me.”

Mother Wang smiled and said, "Of course Miss Boudoir's words must not be circulated. Don't worry, Miss Bao."

Baochai hurriedly called the little girl to "help your Grandma Wang go slowly", and asked Qing Que to prepare a box of fruit and a few horseshoes, and asked someone outside to carry it for Wang Momo, and sent her back all the way. .

The author has something to say: Thank you Kelly for the mine ticket~ The poems are amazing, the author Jun has a sloppy rhythm, and you can just read the meaning... The computer is broken, and I repaired it all afternoon and added half a night. In the end, the violent demolition was done. As a result, none of the manuscripts that I wanted to save were saved. Today Dugu will update it, even if it is later, tomorrow this article and Dugu will also update_

small theater:

Daiyu: What do you mean by giving me a fan in early spring?

Baochai: There is only one meaning.

Daiyu:? ? ?

Baochai: When I'm not around, I will relieve your dryness and "remove the internal heat".

Daiyu: (╯‵ ′)╯︵┻━┻!!!