Chapter 15 The Fifteenth Chapter Xue Baochai's Borrowed Words Contains Satire to Admonish Wang Xifeng as a Hero

In the last book, when it was mentioned that Jia Lan was going to school, Li Wan had to entertain guests and thank his neighbors. He was busy for several days.Jialan invited friends everywhere again, wrote a few articles, and wrote them for people to read everywhere, preparing for the provincial examination next year.Looking at Baochai, she couldn't help but feel some activity in her heart, but it was not easy to express it in color, and it was the time of the year and she was very busy.After passing the end of winter, I got up early to wash and wash, because I asked the maid, what is the second master doing?Musk Moon replied reading a book outside.

Baochai was surprised at first, but after thinking about it, she was also happy, thinking that he would be willing to study quietly after all. Naturally, he knew that he was a married man and had to think about his future and family, so he used his skills, or This affectation was done specially for me to please me, and it is unknown if I apologize quietly.But he didn't open his mouth to apologize to me, and I absolutely had no reason to go forward, so I used some method to teach him to step down.After thinking about it, I took a piece of paper, wrote down the words "poor but happy, rich and polite", handed it to Sheyue and said, "You said, I know that the second master works hard and likes it very much, so I ask the second master to give it to you." How about making an article on this topic?" Only Dao Baoyu saw the topic, in order to please himself, he should work hard on it, he had already made up his mind, and no matter how well he did, he would only praise and encourage him at that time.

Unexpectedly, when Baoyu saw the topic and heard Sheyue's words, he sneered and said, "I said that Sister Bao didn't understand me, which is really good. Baoyu is just an ordinary person. Although he can read a few words, he has no talent in the world. If You can barely deal with these crooked poems, but you have never been able to deal with these stereotyped economics. If you talk about getting an official in the imperial examination and sealing your wife and son, it is even more idiotic. My sister actually took this question to test me. blind?" Baochai heard it next door, couldn't help it anymore, and finally came up and said, "This year's township test, don't say that Brother Lang is necessary to take the test. Although Brother Lianhuan didn't pass the previous round, the master also said that if he wants to take the test, he would rather take it for him." He was sent to prison. Why do you not care about being a brother or an uncle at all. Besides, you are now a husband, unlike before. If you still just go about your way and don't encourage yourself, why don't you blame the master for not liking it? What? Even if I marry you, although I don’t expect you to be an official or a marquis, with a crown of glory, but you must be willing to study hard, do some practical things, and feel at ease. When you pass the exam, you should take the exam carefully , if you really fail the exam, I will accept my fate, and I will follow you to eat chaff and swallow vegetables, and I will not complain."

Baoyu didn't like it, and sighed: "It turns out that my sister doesn't know me. I have always hated these stereotyped articles and economic methods, and I even disdain to be with those national thieves and beetles. What’s more, now that the wind is getting tighter and the plum blossoms are just blooming, it’s time to cook wine in the stove and seek spring in the snow, so why not make Qingfengmingyue laugh at me for being ruthless if I read those sour and rotten articles that bother me?” When Baochai heard this, she was ashamed and troubled. If she wanted to refute him a few words, it must be wrong to make noise in the wedding;Fortunately, Yuchuan came and asked Baochai to go to Hengwuyuan to discuss matters, and the siege was relieved.

When Baochai left, Sheyue said to Baoyu, "Grandma is a newcomer and has a thin skin. Even if you disagree with him and refuse to follow him, you should speak in a gentler tone. Why do you just push back like that?" It doesn't matter whether grandma is good or bad? When we were relatives in the past, we still respected each other, talked and laughed, but now we are husband and wife, and we are separated. Wouldn't it make grandma feel cold? Besides, this big family Now my grandma is taking care of everything by herself, and my family is no better than before. A penny of money is broken into two flowers. Well, it’s a good face at last. No one from the top and bottom praises grandma’s shrewdness and virtuousness. There are also those who are evil-hearted. They said that there is only one girl in each room, but there are only two in our room. I murmured a few times in the open and in the dark, or my wife said that it is not easy to spread people during the New Year's Eve, and I will talk about it after the New Year, and then it stopped. After a few days, seeing that you are going to shout again, I don't know how many more days I can stay in this room, seeing you like this makes me feel uneasy to leave."

Baoyu was stunned for a while when he heard this, and then sighed, "What's the fun in living? In the past, we used to be close and affectionate together, and we just thought we were so happy all our lives. Who knows that we can't keep any of them when we are here? It would be better if we were not together at the beginning." Hearing his sad words, Musk Moon was afraid that he would offend him and make more crazy remarks, so he hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter if I leave or stay, after all, I'm just a maid. It doesn't matter. Grandma and you are husband and wife for a lifetime, so they really want to stay together for a lifetime. If you don't care about him, who will care about him? When grandma married, it happened when such a big event happened in our family. He didn't say anything, he wholeheartedly helped to manage the family, respected his superiors and his inferiors, but also considered the old lady's wishes, and also lenient his wife's heart, no matter how big or small, he was the only one who persuaded others, no one advised him, No one else is suffering more in his heart? You can't help comfort me, can't you say a word of heart-warming words?" The words made Baoyu speechless, secretly ashamed, bowed her head and thought silently.

Let’s say that when Baochai came to Hengwu Garden, he saw withered red and withered green and entangled vines, revealing the original appearance of Daqingshan’s rocky layers. Broken branches and dead leaves fell all over the ground, and Lao Ye’s mother was cleaning with a broom. .Baochai couldn't help but stop and asked: "This year's harvest of Fuliu, Danjiao, Yun, Ge, Weed, and Zhi is not good. Why are there more leaves than in previous years?" Lao Ye's mother said: "Grandma is right. Well, even I don’t know the reason. I heard from those people in the pharmacy that these vanilla grasses are medicinal materials, and they are the most spiritual. When they gain momentum, they will flourish, and if they lose momentum, they will weaken. They are more snobbish and colder than people.”

Baochai couldn't hear it, so she turned and went into the room. Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhou were looking through Baoyu's childhood clothes. When they saw Baochai coming, they quickly hid them.Baochai just pretended not to see her, so she went up to greet her, and asked with a smile, "Why did Madam call me?" Mrs. Wang ordered him to sit down on Kang Yan'er, talked briefly about family expenses, and asked Baoyu to get up early to eat. What has happened, recently she has become more sensible than before, and she still likes to tease the maid like she did before, and asked how Sheyue and Yinger got along, and she was busy with daily affairs.Baochai understood and said with a smile, "I am going to report to my wife. Ying'er is not young now. I want to let him go out to be free with his parents. I think he has been with me for many years since he was a child. I want to avoid his worth." Yinzi, I don't know what your wife wants?"

Mrs. Wang was a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "He is your girl, naturally you can do whatever you want. It's just that he has been with you for more than ten years, and he came from his natal family as a dowry. He has been with you for less than a year. After hearing this, Baochai let it go hot and hot, are you willing?" Baochai's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she hurriedly said: "Madam is too worried, no matter how good Yinger is, she is still a girl, and I can't keep him by my side forever. Besides, if there is a gathering, there will be separation , the sisters of Glass, Caiyun, Xiuluan, and Xiufeng have been in the mansion for more than ten years, they are older than me, and they are more considerate of the hearts of the elders. They are not just going, but now I can say that I am reluctant What about it?" Mrs. Wang nodded and sighed: "You are the one who is sensible, and you are a hundred times stronger than my evil obstacle. If this is Musk Moon, I don't know what he will do."

Baochai also considered this situation, so she made the decision to let Yinger go out. After agreeing with Mrs. Wang, she first ordered someone to call Yinger's mother to come, and first talked to him before going back to her room to tell Yinger herself.When Ying'er heard it, it was like knocking a gong in front of her face, her heart was like a deer hitting her head, and she seemed to be drenched in a torrential rain, cold and snowy. She was so frightened that she knelt down and hugged Baochai's leg and begged, "Miss Forgive me. Ying'er doesn't know what I did wrong, I beg you to teach me, Ying'er will not dare to do it again next time, I just beg you not to drive me away, I would rather serve you for the rest of my life." Baochai heard the word "maiden", and she was heartbroken. I was determined to be cold, and couldn't help two lines of tears bursting out, and hurriedly pulled Ying'er up and said: "You will be wrong. I didn't punish you because you did something wrong. It is really the situation in this mansion. Unlike in the past, the wife originally made a rule that only one girl should be kept in each room, but we have two in our room. Now you and Musk Moon must go out with one. He is an old man in this house. You said I would not let you Going out, is it okay to kick out the old people just after becoming a grandma? Don’t others gossip? Besides, the second master can’t get over it. You know me as a human being, so don’t you have the heart to see me being praised or criticized by others? But there is a way , I also refuse to teach you to go out, there is really no other way now. Besides, it is not a bad thing if you go, I have already told your mother, I don’t want you to be worth money, this box contains a few pieces of my old jewelry, you Take it, sell it or pawn it, or trade it for a small business, or buy land to collect rent, isn’t it better than being a maid in the mansion?”

Ying'er just refused to listen, shook her head and cried: "The girl doesn't feel sorry for me, so I begged my uncle to go. The second master once said that girls are blessed, and I am also blessed. Now I don't expect to be blessed or not, but I can accompany you. Being with the girl for the rest of my life is what I cultivated in my previous life." As he said this, he went out to find Baoyu.Baochai hurriedly called out: "Why do you become disobedient when you get older? You teach the second master to keep you, can't you force him to drive Musk Moon out? Don't you make it difficult for him?" After hearing this, Yinger couldn't help but stop, Thinking about it left and right, I couldn't help but burst into tears.Baochai pulled him to sit down beside him again, and slowly persuaded him: "Since the second master said you are blessed, you are naturally blessed. If you go out now, you will be reborn as a human being, and you will no longer have to be a slave or a handmaid." , this is a blessing; in another year or two, if you choose a suitable person to marry, how many good days will you enjoy in the future. Look at your sister Xiren, she used to say that she would die in this mansion. Now that I'm gone, isn't it a good time?" Speaking of crying like this, Baoyu and Sheyue had heard the sound and came in a long time ago, and they were all sad when they asked why.Baoyu wanted to keep Yinger, but it was not easy to tell Sheyue to go, so Sheyue refused to take the initiative to say that she would go out for Yinger.On the contrary, Baochai forced a smile and said: "Who is a slave who doesn't expect to earn a clear identity, become a householder, and live at the mercy of others for the rest of his life. It's a good thing for Ying'er to go out now. If you don't rejoice for him, you just fall here and cry. He's sad, but didn't he mistake himself and others?" After persuading her for a while, Ying'er had no choice but to stop her tears, knelt down again and kowtowed to Baochai a few times, then went to pack her things, and Sheyue followed to help. Baoyu couldn't bear to leave Baochai alone, so he tried his best to find some words to explain to him. He deliberately talked about the matter of borrowing Yinger to make the knot on his behalf, and said, "The knot of my jade is also his. It was made in the year of the year, as you said, with gold thread and black pearl thread twisted one by one to form a net, which is the best match for this jade." He took out the jade from his collar and showed it to Baochai. Baochai blushed a long time ago, and said, "When did I say that? I don't remember." He asked again, "Ying'er said you said he was a blessed person before, when did you tell him? You can read the words." Baoyu laughed and said, "When did I say that? I don't remember." Seeing that he was imitating herself, Baochai turned away and ignored him.Baoyu laughed again and said, "Let me tell you the truth. It's the time when I was in the network. Ying'er and I praised you in every possible way, saying that you have some advantages that the world doesn't have. When I want to ask him carefully." , You came here, but you didn’t hear everything, and I still feel itchy when I think about it.” Baochai said, “Is it wrong for me to come?” Baoyu smiled and said, “I didn’t say it, you said it.” Deliberately leaning closer and asking, "He didn't have time to say it, but you tell me it yourself. What kind of it is it?" Baochai blushed more and more, and said angrily, "You believe his nonsense. But any girl will naturally feel that she is My master is the best, if you don't believe me, if you ask Xiaoluo, you will be guaranteed to say that his girl is the most talented and unparalleled in the world." When Baoyu heard Baochai talking about Baoqin, he became more emotional, and said with a smile, "Sister Qin is naturally rare, and it doesn't need to be told, everyone has seen it, otherwise the old lady would not force the wife to recognize her as a goddaughter. Have you seen him since he left the pavilion?" Baochai sighed, "Where is there a chance to see him again? Not to mention his place, it's my mother and Xiuyan. I rarely see him except during festivals. Baoyu hurriedly said, "Now that the Lantern Festival is over and there is nothing left and right, how about you go back to your mother's house for ten and a half months to relax?" Baochai said, "You put it lightly. Miscellaneous matters, the old lady is seriously ill again, and my wife has become more and more short-spirited recently, I can walk around, if I can spare half a day, it would be a joke, how dare I go back to my mother's house for ten days and a half months?" Baoyu felt pity deeply, and sighed: "In the past, when there were so many people in the garden, although it felt busy, it was lively and happy; how come there are fewer people now, but there are more right and wrong, and even half a day can't be clean. It's really strange. Baochai said: "What's so strange about this? Don't you hear that 'poor couples are sad about everything', of course..." At this point, she blushed again and swallowed quickly.Seeing him like this, Baoyu felt pitiful and ashamed, and his blood surged up for a while, so he said: "I know that my sister has been wronged when she married into my family, but I can't share it for you. If you add to your worries, you will be even more inhumane." .From now on, I will do whatever you say, how about it?" Baochai looked at him and said, "It's strange what you said. What can I do with you? I just said something in the morning that I want you to study and be practical. It's like stabbing a hornet's nest. You've been ostracized for a while, and I'm left alone." Sour and ruthless, why doesn't it make people feel cold? Besides, I don't do it for myself. There are old ladies, masters, wives, nephews, nieces and daughters. As we mediate the cooking, we have to cheer ourselves up and get some energy. The first thing is to serve the parents-in-law, restrain the family, and the second is to entertain relatives and friends, and support the family. Although it is my duty, I point to you to support me. We The family went to hereditary Fengyin, and there was not half a catty left. Although there is still this garden, it is already an empty shell, and there is no entry. If you want to get ahead, there is no other way than to get an official. Now let Ying'er went out only to 'reduce expenditure', how much shortfall can be made up in the end? If it is going to be long-term, I must finally think of a way to 'open source'. My wife and I plan in our free time, and if we continue like this, we will continue to support It won't be around three or five years. If you don't make plans early, how good will it be when the mountains and rivers run out? Even if you are not greedy for Luo Qi's wine and meat, you can live with a cup of water and a bowl of rice. How can you teach the masters and wives to drink clean water? Eat plain rice? Or do you have to come out of the mountains again to support us? Or must you not read and improve to be called "good" and "sentimental"?" A custom made Baoyu's face purple and swollen, and she was speechless, bowing her head and making a sound.When Baochai saw it, she couldn't bear it. Just as she was about to say more, Yinger had already cleaned up and came out with swollen eyes to say goodbye to Baochai.Baoyu couldn't help but comforted him with a few words, sent him out in person, and returned to Baochai's room. He deliberately led a lot of gossip, recalled the old things one by one, and used the poems he made when he formed a society. After a critical discussion, she ordered Sheyue to cook powdered kudzu and chicken bone soup for Baochai, which really comforted her before going to bed.exactly: Even if there is a case of equal eyebrows in the world, it is difficult to miss love. When Baochai got up the next day, Mrs. Wang ordered someone to invite her again, and taught Baoyu to dress up, and then went to Longcui'an to meet.Baochai guessed the reason, and when she came to Hengwuyuan, she saw Yuanyang coming out rubbing her eyes, and said with a smile, "So my sister is here too, why don't you sit a little longer?" Yuanyang looked up in surprise and saw that it was Baochai. Chai, cried: "The old lady is afraid that it will be useless, please discuss it with your wife quickly, and make an idea early, otherwise, it will be too late." Baochai was surprised, and knew that Mrs. Wang was looking for him It was to discuss Jia Mu's funeral, and my heart was sour, and I shed tears early.Inside, Aunt Zhou had drawn up the curtain, and Mrs. Wang was sitting on the bed weeping. When she saw Baochai coming in, she sighed, "How good is this? Now that Sister Feng has gone out, you haven't paid any attention to these things. If there is something wrong If you don’t get there, won’t you be criticized by others?” Baochai said: “When my father went, I was young, but I saw it with my own eyes. There have been many weddings and funerals in the two mansions these years. I watched coldly and remembered. I have some ostentatious rules in my heart, just do it as it is, and you won’t make any big mistakes if you think about it, if you don’t understand, just ask your wife to point it out.” Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "Fortunately, that thing has already been prepared. The rest are just prayer flags, incense candles, water and land dojos, etc. I have already instructed someone to invite the eldest lady. When they come over, you and your sister Feng will discuss and set up one." The bill." Baochai nodded in response, and then asked, "What did the mandarin duck say?" Mrs. Wang said: "It is said that the old lady left the commission fee for herself, but she had no choice but to return less than half of what was copied. Now there is not much money left, and when I came back from the mausoleum, I gave it all to the eldest wife and Sister Feng. Now there are only a few boxes of antique calligraphy and paintings, clothes and jewelry, and it is enough to spend in Beijing. The master is full of intentions. After seven days, I have to help the spirit to return to the south, and the cost of the road and the burial over there are another expense, so I don’t know where to pay for it?” Then Aunt Zhou came and said that the master had left Yuancui Nunnery Back to Tubi Mountain Villa, Mrs. Wang and Baochai came to the nunnery. It turned out that after ransacking the house, Jia's mother suffered life and death one after another. Originally, she was already old, and after several heartbreaks, she was already terminally ill.Now that Baoyu is married and Jialan is a scholar, the two important things on his mind are put aside, and he has nothing to worry about, so he immediately relaxes and resigns at the next year to worship his ancestors. to death.At the beginning, Yuanyang boiled sika deer antler and ginseng porridge every day for nourishment, and he could still eat a few bites. The eye openings are closed, and water and rice do not enter.Although the doctor sees him every day, he also knows that it's only in the middle of the night, and it's just doing his best.Now Mrs. Wang came to see her with Baochai. Mother Jia smiled slightly, but her eyes were in a trance, as if she was looking for something.It happened that Baoyu had already heard the news and came, knelt in front of the couch and called. Jia Mu slowly stretched out her hand. Baoyu hurriedly held it and pressed it to her face, and said softly: "Old ancestor, the peach blossoms in the garden are all in bloom. I will accompany you." The old ancestors are going to enjoy the flowers." Mother Jia only smiled in response, and then watched helplessly, expecting something.Li Wan hurriedly pushed Jia Lan up again, knelt down and said, "greetings to great-grandmother", Jia Mu touched her head with her hand, but she still let go. At that time, Xing, Wang, You, and Xu had all rushed over after hearing the news, and even Jia Lian, Jia Cong, Jia Rong, Jia Qiang, Jia Yun, Jia Zhu, etc. also came. A group of people went in and a group of people came out, and they also cared about each other. Don't avoid many etiquettes, but whoever comes will go in and visit once, and kowtow to say hello.Then, Lai Da's and other elderly mothers also came together with crutches, and Lin Zhixiao's family, Wu Xindeng's family and other housekeepers who had left the house also came to kowtow, and said to Baochai Baochai thanked those who would rather go back to the mansion to help with the funeral and not take any money, and invited them to the meeting hall to have tea, and then began to distribute affairs. Mrs. Wang asked Mrs. Xing, Youshi and others to drink tea in Hengwuyuan, and then said what she had discussed with Baochai first.Before Mrs. Xing came here, she still hoped that Mother Jia would leave a lot of property after her death, or that she could get a little more. Now, Mrs. Wang's meaning is clearly that she is crying for poverty, and that each family should provide some to make up for it. He said with a straight face: "All the family property and property here have been returned. The old lady has a lot of ladders. The money behind her has been prepared early in the morning. How can she say something insufficient now? Who will believe it? Even if it is insufficient. , Isn't this huge garden money? Besides, there are not many people in the family, so we don't need to live in this big place. We poor, small households, gruel and pickles, don't we live as usual?" Mrs. Wang was slow to speak. Hurry up, after listening to these few words, I became more and more angry and unable to speak, so I had to come in and talk to Wang Xifeng. That Sister Feng's eyes were swollen from crying, and she stayed by Jiamu's couch from the moment she came in.At that time, Jia's mother had fainted several times, and Yuanyang woke up desperately. Seeing that she could still hold on for a while, she asked Sister Feng to go to the room to rest temporarily, and call again later.Sister Feng shook her head and refused, because she saw Jia's mother blinking her eyes and looked at everyone one by one, with a look of affection, clearly unwilling to give up, thinking that all the children and grandchildren are here, but who else is involved?Suddenly thinking about Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen's death and journey, everyone in the city knows that they only hide it from Jia Mu. Could it be that they never forget it?Then he asked quietly in his ear: "The old ancestor is thinking about the old man and big brother Zhen?" After asking several times, Jia Mu didn't respond, but with tears in her eyes, she stared at Baoyu in a daze and said nothing.Sister Feng lowered her head and thought for a while, then she suddenly realized something, and hurriedly asked: "Is the ancestor Xunlin sister? He has already gone back to the south. When the old ancestor is well, I will send the old lady back to her hometown in the south to stay for a longer time. I will see you later." I got it." After hearing this, Jia's mother was moved, holding Sister Feng in one hand and Baoyu in the other, with a "click" in her throat, a smile on her face, and she passed away. Immediately there was mourning from all around, inside and outside were changed into filial piety and plain clothes in an instant, all the doors and windows in the garden were pasted with white paper, and the sutra streamer curtain was erected for a while, and a mourning hall was set up in Yuancui nunnery-it was also the place where the coffin was parked. The land is also cheap.Jia Zheng's hemp clothes and filial hat, Ji Gao's weeping blood, died in front of the spirit several times and woke up several times, crying: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, the son wants to support but the relatives are not here. The ancients said there is still sorrow, what is the child alone?" Heart, don’t feel pain!” wrote three elegiac couplets by hand, hung them up on a ladder, and made another poem: