Chapter 19 Chapter 19: Both True and False

It is said that Baoyu listened to Huakui singing in the back alley of Cuiyu Tower, and knowing that he was an old friend, he wanted to knock on the door to ask to see him. "The same people who have fallen in the end of the world, why meet each other before?" sighed for a long time, and finally realized that seeing is useless, and it will only increase sadness, so I listened to it for a while, from Xue Tao, Guan Panpan, and Tang Wan. Yu Xuanji felt as if she followed those ten women from birth to death in her heart. From those people, she thought of Daiyu, Qingwen, Xiangling, Jin Chuan, Yuanchun, Yingchun, Qin Keqing, and Third Sister You. Waiting for a group of people to come, think of wealth and glory, nothing more than clouds, young and beautiful, and eventually return to dust, I can't help but suddenly feel lost, my heart is empty, I don't know why I came here, where I am going now, and I bow my head sadly.

When I got back to the river, I saw the misty water, the blue sky, and the flags like forests, but I couldn't see my own boat.At first, he thought he had gone the wrong way, so he looked back and forth twice, but he didn't see him, so he panicked, and when he was busy asking people, he said that he didn't know. Gong, with the corners of his trousers tied up, laying a net there, and then stepped forward to tell the whole story.The boatman asked long and short what kind of boat it was, and how it was alone. He patted his leg and said, "It's really good. At first I saw the boat parked here. A fat man went ashore first, and then the young master also After going up, the fat man came back in a hurry. He immediately pulled up the sail and called for the boat to sail. I saw his flustered expression, so I was a little puzzled. According to the son, he met a kidnapper and tricked him to go ashore. , they took the opportunity to escape, but I don’t know if they lost anything?”

When Baoyu heard this, she was startled and anxious, almost crying, and said with a stamp of her feet, "I have all my wealth on board, what should I do?" He hurriedly took out money and begged the boatman to chase him for him, and promised him as long as he could chase On the way, I would like to give half of the goods to thank you.The boatman said with a smile: "Don't say it's a fast boat. My fishing sampan can't catch up with it. Even if there are fast boats, there is no wind or waves at the moment. The boat has been sailing for at least two hours. It's fifty or sixty miles away, but where are you going to find it?" Baoyu fell to the ground and was silent for a long time.Seeing that he was pitiful, the boatman said again: "There is no other way now. My son, it is better to report the case to the government. If you lose the order, if God is sorry to see you, you may find it in the future." He pointed to the government with Baoyu.

Baoyu had no choice but to report to the Yamen according to the instructions, but it was just a formality, and it was just a half-day of talking in vain, which would come in handy.Fortunately, I still had some loose silver in my pocket, so I hired a car and headed for the capital.All the way to the morning, the night, the car and the hotel, three meals and one night, everything is money, before halfway, the money has been spent.Fortunately, it was close to Beijing, so I had to beg and walk with sticks all the way. That Baoyu had never experienced such misery since she was born in her mother's womb. Although she was already poor when she was in Red Sandalwood Castle, she was accompanied by Baochai, Qiguan and others, and Xiren and Sheyue served day and night. On the front line, I have cooked a tea and a meal, but now I can’t even get a meal or a night. When I can ask for it, I may have a full meal, and when I can’t ask for it, I will be hungry. At night, it is even under the bushes and trees. The hole is cold and the kiln is broken, but I went there to sleep there, and within a month, I boiled a young man who drank sweets and fats into a yellow-faced and emaciated beggar.

After struggling so hard to get into Beijing, it was already early winter.On this day, Fang came to a farmhouse, saw withered willows and poplars, and the endless smoke of vines, and saw the smoke from the roof of a house from a distance, and felt even more hungry.Walking along, I saw a small courtyard, the courtyard door was half closed, and there was a girl sitting there spinning a cart, although she was dressed in a homely way, wearing a thorn hairpin sarong, but she was born with delicate features and delicate features, She doesn't look like an ordinary village girl.When Baoyu saw the girl, his heart skipped a beat. He just felt that the scene was like what he had seen there, and the girl was very familiar.I was in a trance, when I heard someone call out: "Sister Qiao, are the steamed buns ready?" Then I saw an old woman coming out from behind the chai gate, wearing a cotton-padded jacket and trousers, groping for her trouser belt with her hands still in her waist .The girl agreed, put down the spinning wheel, turned and entered the house.

Baoyu's ears were shocked, and he suddenly realized that the girl was none other than his own niece, sister Qiao, the daughter of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng, and it was Grandma Liu who came to the house that year to call him.Surprised and ashamed at the same time, she suddenly saw the grandma looking up to her side, she hurriedly turned around and hurried away, running out of the village in a panic, as if she didn't know what to do, as if she was afraid of being overtaken. Unconsciously, when I came to the village, there was a sudden gust of strange wind, and the snowdrops began to fall in such a hurry that my clothes, hats and shoes were all wet in an instant.Baoyu couldn't avoid it, so he ran a few steps, and suddenly saw an ancient temple in front of the road, which had been in disrepair for a long time and was leaning to collapse. There was a stone tablet in front of the door, with three big characters written on it, which was "Bodhi Temple".I didn't have time to think about it at the moment, I hurried in and saw the statues of the gods in the temple peeling off, the altar was half collapsed, there was already a person inside who was warming himself by the fire with his back on his back, when he heard the voice of people, he turned his head and was shocked both times.It turned out that although the man's clothes were old and his appearance was haggard, he was handsome and elegant, his appearance was elegant, his face was as gentle as a crown of jade, his eyes were as if they contained pearls, and his appearance was extraordinary.But the man couldn't stop looking at Baoyu, his face full of surprise and uncertainty. After a while, he suddenly realized, and asked, "Is your brother's surname Jia?" Is it?"

The man said with a smile, "Although I don't recognize him, I have long respected and tabooed my brothers and sisters to describe them. I just wish I could see each other. Unexpectedly, it is also a romantic relationship to meet in this place." Baoyu was also saved at this time, and smiled: "Your Excellency must be Brother Zhen Shi, you really deserve your reputation." It turned out that the man was Zhen Baoyu.Since his home was raided, all his wealth was gone, and his family members should go to slavery and sell it on the street at Caishikou. Everyone knows that he was the son of the president of Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education, so he was not willing to buy it as a slave, so he refused to pay any attention. .This delay lasted for a year, and I went out of the street early in the morning every day, and only returned at night.Fortunately, Dong Wang published a book, saying that his family's crimes were not so serious. The emperor gave him an extra-judicial mercy, and returned seventeen and a half houses, allowing them to live.Helplessly, Zhen Baoyu was not good at managing the house, and had no income. Within a year, the property was sold out, and both parents died, and he had nothing to sell, so he sold the house. After the funeral, he took the remaining money with him. With a lot of money, he traveled around the mountains, seas and rivers, and even wandered here, but unexpectedly, by coincidence, he met Jia Baoyu.

The two met each other by their first and last names, looked at each other in the mirror for a long while, and smiled unconsciously; Shed a few tears.Zhen Baoyu said again: "Since I can remember, I have heard my family members often say that there is a son of the Rongguo Mansion in the capital who was born with jade, and I am always amazed in my heart. I am fortunate to know the thorns today. I don't know if I can give you a glimpse?" Jia Baoyu laughed. : "I don't know how much trouble I have caused because of this trouble. Anyone who sees him will say it's strange. After all, I have taken him for twenty years, and I haven't seen anything rare and valuable." Said, from the collar Pull out the jade.

When Zhen Baoyu saw it, he felt a "sudden" jump in his heart, as if he had vomited his heart out and held it in his palm. In a half-bright trance.Suddenly he heard Jia Baoyu say something to himself in his ear, and he answered in a daze, "What?" And Baoyu said it again, knowing that he was asking about his future plans. Misfortune, Yang Xiu died with wisdom, how can a mediocre person end up well. For example, if it were not for the cargo, the owner of the ship would not be motivated by wealth, and as for living in the wilderness. Now I am empty-handed, and I have nothing to do. But I have nothing to love, so I have nothing to worry about, but wherever I go, how can I have any 'plans'?" He said, still handing the jade into Jia Baoyu's hands.

At that time, the frozen clouds were dim, the twilight was bleak, and it was already time to light the lamps. The snow was getting bigger and bigger, and it had already become like a goose feather.The two found a tile lamp in the hall, but fortunately there was still half a lamp oil, so they lit it.Zhen Baoyu said: "When I came in just now, I checked the apse. There was not a single monk. Fortunately, there was a lot of firewood piled up under the eaves, so I was able to light this fire. It's just that I'm so hungry right now. I'm so uncomfortable, why don't you look for it again, but there is something to wrap your belly." Then he broke a broken felt blanket that was wrapped around his body in half, and put half of it on his body with Jia Baoyu to keep out the cold.

The two of them braved the wind and snow and went to the back of the hall to search together. They saw two or three meditation rooms that were crumbling here and there, seven or eight cups and bowls with missing teeth and cracked mouths, and not a single box or cage. There is no grain of rice, only a pickle jar with rough tires, and half a jar of sour cabbage soaked in the next year. I picked up a stalk and peeled the petals to taste it. It was salty and smelly, so I had to fetch water from the well. After washing it clean, he took out a bundle of thatch firewood from the firewood pile under the eaves, lit a fire and boiled a pot of boiling water, found two rough porcelain bowls with cracks on the edge of the stove, rinsed them carefully inside and out with boiling water, I went to look for tea again, I could find it there, so I had to bring it in.Jia Baoyu sat on the futon, and Zhen Baoyu sat on the worship mat. They ate plain water and sour cabbage indiscriminately, but they just lied to their dirty stomachs and pretended to be full. Zhen Baoyu saw that Jia Baoyu was eating with a frowning face, knowing that he was not used to it, he smiled and said: "The happiest thing in life is 'the long drought meets sweet rain, and old friends meet in other lands'. Although there is no rain today, this 'auspicious snow heralds a good year' is better than sweet Rain is even more auspicious and rare. You and I said we met for the first time, but we are actually old friends. It is a pleasure to meet again after this catastrophe, and to meet by chance in the wilderness. Even if there is no wine and vegetables, why not use water as wine and boiled scorpions as sweets, even though it is cold winter Choking soreness, but sweetness is like sweetness; Even if you are surrounded by a broken felt on a snowy night, it's like sitting in the spring breeze. Isn't it an elegant meeting? Why bother to sigh and get up worrying?" Jia Baoyu was encouraged by this, and laughed: "Brother Zhen is bold and elegant. I’m really ashamed. Before I came into the ancient temple, I saw a courtyard in the village where a girl was spinning. At that time, I thought it looked familiar, as if I’d seen it somewhere. Now I remembered that it was It was that year that I accompanied Lian's second sister-in-law to send Qin's funeral, and met a village girl spinning thread in the countryside. It's ridiculous that I didn't know what a spinning wheel was at that time, and that girl taught me." Zhen Baoyu said: "It's just The so-called 'a person who is all over the body is not a silkworm farmer'. You and I were born in Gaoliang and grew up in Jinxiu. Where did you go to know him? This is also very common, and it is not a strange thing." Jia Baoyu said: "Otherwise, do you know who the girl was just now? It turned out to be the daughter of Lian's second sister-in-law who took me to the countryside that year. Now my second Lian brother and sister-in-law have passed away, only this girl, Unexpectedly, she fell here and became a village woman. Looking at the present and thinking about the past, it is the white clouds and the dogs, and the world is unpredictable, so I sigh here." Zhen Baoyu sighed: "The fate of the world is unpredictable. For example You and I, talking about the friendship of several lifetimes, who knows that I can’t find it everywhere, but I met here, and it’s such a situation, but where do you want to go? In this way, although your niece has become a village woman, but It is a blessing to be able to earn a living by farming and weaving." Jia Baoyu said: "I think so too. It's just that I was fascinated when I saw the girl spinning the thread just now, and I didn't think I had seen the spinning wheel before. It’s related to this painting, but I just can’t remember it all at once.” Zhen Baoyu smiled and said, “Could it be Zhang Xuan’s "Tamping and Practice Picture" in Tang Dynasty?" Jia Baoyu shook his head and said no, Zhen Baoyu said again: "Isn't it "Shutdown"? "Fangji"?" He said seven or eight things in succession.Jia Baoyu said no, and said again: "I remembered, it's not a famous painting, it's a booklet with a few words on it, but unfortunately I can't remember it." Zhen Baoyu said indifferently: "Where did you see it?" Brochure?" Jia Baoyu said: "I had a dream one year, I went to a place in a dream, and I peeked at it." Zhen Baoyu was more and more amazed, and said in surprise: "So you also had such a dream? That place is called As a 'too illusory realm'?" Jia Baoyu was shocked when he heard the words: "Could it be that Brother Zhen also had this dream?" Zhen Baoyu smiled and said: "It's not just that, I have something else in the dream. Later, I told people Listen, everyone laughs at me, so I don't have the nerve to mention him." Jia Baoyu was even more amazed when he heard this. Zhen Baoyu suddenly remembered something again, because he said: "When you mentioned the girl who spun the thread, it reminded me of one thing - about this time last year, when I was traveling in the Xishan area, I met a little nun who asked me to tell you something. Bo Yanqi is only seventeen or eighteen years old. Although he is dressed in black and straw sandals, his appearance and demeanor are elegant and decent. When he saw me from a distance, he blurted out "Second Brother", and when he approached, he was disappointed and said yes Misidentified. Because of his slender and refined appearance, I couldn't help but take a second look, so I still haven't forgotten it. Thinking about it now, I'm afraid it's your relative who recognized me as you." Jia Baoyu sighed deeply: " Needless to say, it is naturally her younger sister Xichun. He used to like to talk about Zen and Taoism when he was at home. Although he was young, he often said that he could see clearly, and he was stubborn. When he was in trouble that year, he was probably afraid, but actually I took advantage of the chaos and pretended to escape. Afterwards, my father sent people to search everywhere for many years. He only thought that he would come back after inquiring about the matter, but there was no trace of him. It turned out that he became a nun after all." Seeing that the flames were weak for a while, Zhen Baoyu added a handful of firewood, and the two of them covered the fire with blankets. They talked again, and Zhen Baoyu fell asleep first.Although Jia Baoyu felt his eyes dimmed, he just tossed and turned and was in a trance, as if he was still in the middle of the capital, in the Yihong Courtyard of the Grand View Garden, joking with Xiren, Qingwen, and Fangguan, guessing and throwing pots, Gambling wine and cooking tea, I was so unhappy; at one time, people reported that "Miss Lin is here" and hurriedly greeted them out, only to see Daiyu, Xiangyun, and Tanchun walking hand in hand. Saying something wrong, Daiyu was annoyed, busy and condescending in every possible way; just when the heart was sweet and the words were mellow and affectionate, Daiyu suddenly disappeared from Zhanzhan's eyes, but Xue Baochai was covered with golden pendant horns and eight treasures. Sitting in the bead curtain with the hijab upright, like a wedding night in a bridal chamber, she couldn't help feeling suspicious, worrying about gains and losses; but Musk Moon came in from the outside again, saying that it was rice in the vat, and the cotton padded clothes she pawned should be redeemed, otherwise she would die Done. Feeling ashamed and embarrassed, suddenly I saw a group of officials and guards coming with arrows and flags, wanting to copy and inspect, shouting to fight and kill, and seeing Siqi, Jin Chuan, and Si'er pulling him and crying, making a commotion everywhere; Wang Xifeng rushed in from the outside with a rolling pin, her eyebrows raised, just like the situation of Nightmare Magic's illness that year; all kinds of difficulties in the world, entanglements in love and grievances piled up in front of her, and she couldn't help being intoxicated ,feel sleepy.When he was hesitating and doubting the truth, he suddenly heard a loud shout from Dangkong, like lightning and thunder, and many illusions disappeared in an instant. Baoyu opened his eyes, but saw a monk with a scarlet head sitting under the altar opposite him, smiling and nodding to him, his heart became clear at that moment, he got up and bowed, and said: "Master, I have invited you. My disciple now understands that wealth and fame are like dust; Love, evil and debt are nothing but floating clouds. All kinds of poverty and wealth in the world, honor and disgrace, and even beauty, wisdom and foolishness, closeness and love and hatred are just illusions. My disciples are willing to become monks with my teacher and travel around the world, not to mention the love of their children. .” The skinny monk nodded with a smile and said, "Whoever owes you tears, he has repaid your tears; whoever owes him, you have also repaid him, but why are you still wearing that stupid thing? It is also time to pay back the debt and return the property." It's time for the original owner." Baoyu suddenly came to his senses, took off the psychic jade from his neck, and threw it on the futon casually, then braved the wind and snow with the monk, and floated away.Zhen Baoyu on the side is still in the middle of a deep dream, thinking that the Bodhi Temple is like Mount Lanke.exactly: All kinds of obsessions are like illusions, and the same skin has different fate. But since Baoyu left, Baochai and Xiren have been counting their fingers at home every day, looking forward to the arrival of a letter from Jinling with great difficulty. It is blood and tears every word, full of sadness.When Baochai saw half of it, she was already sobbing that she couldn't speak. Xiren and Sheyue were also in tears, so they hurriedly changed into vegan clothes, lit incense candles and paper horses in the yard, sacrificed three animals and six rituals, and looked at the sky. pray.Xiren thought of all the benefits that Mrs. Wang had treated him all day, and Sheyue thought about Baoyu's speech and didn't know when she would come back, so they couldn't be sad.When she was tired from crying, she realized that Baochai had been kneeling in the wind for a long time, so she hurried forward to help her.Baochai still knelt and refused to get up, holding a handful of incense in her hand, kowtowed, and burned the incense, crying again and again, crying until the flowers were trembling with sorrow, her heart was broken, and she didn't get up until she saw the incense burnt out. , his heels were already weak, he staggered two or three times and stood firmly, and went back to lie down on the kang, and then his nose got stuffy a little loudly. Waking up early the next day, Sheyue fetched water and came in. Seeing that Baochai was still lying inward, she begged twice in a low voice, but there was no movement.When he went up to look, he saw that his moths were furrowed, his peach cheeks were flushed, his lips were dry and cracked, and his skin was so hot that he touched his body like a stove.He hurriedly called the attackers from the front courtyard, came in to see, and was also surprised, and bitterly said: "Bodhisattva of the emperor, that's enough for me. If one thing is not done, one more thing will be added." He hurriedly sent old Mrs. Li to invite the doctor.After half a day, she brought in an old woman from Longzhong. When she entered the house, she didn't even look at the doctor's diagnosis. She stretched out her hand and raised the curtain and put it on Baochai. Ask him: "What are you doing?" The man said: "Grandma, the girls don't teach you, how can I know whether it is smooth or not?" The attacker became more and more confused, and asked him: "What is smooth or not?" Naturally, it is the fetal position. It is important to find out whether it is right or wrong, right or wrong, or right or wrong. Below, it is a matter of life and death. I am the most accurate, how much is it? I have been in the homes of rich gentry and eunuchs, and even many lords and wives in the city have prepared chariots and horses to invite me to go. I saved the second daughter-in-law of Mr. Hu in the former East Township. I saved him alive. Girl, I can tell just by touching my stomach, I don’t even need to diagnose the pulse.” Baochai was ashamed and angry, turned her back and ignored her, Sheyue had already covered the curtain and asked him: "Our grandma just has a cold and cough, and your mouth is not clean, what are you talking about men and women?" Said: "I'm the doctor who delivered the baby. I'm not happy. What do you want me to do?" Xiren knew that Mrs. Li was confused, and invited Mrs. Wen to come without asking clearly. He was angry and hated, so he had to send Mrs. Wen out.The old woman said: "Although it's not happy, grandma has to give him some lai sees for a doctor's visit." She Yue had to take some money for him to ride in a car, but Wen Po didn't think it was enough, so she babbled and said He wasted his time and forced Musk Moon to add another string before he went. Xiren called Mrs. Li to come again, but didn't say much about him, but told him repeatedly, ordering him to invite another doctor who treats the cold.After a long while, another person came in. After checking the pulse, he said that it was a symptom of autumn dryness, which should have symptoms of "dry nose, dry throat, thirsty tongue, cough without phlegm, and shortness of breath".He also asked if there was any severe pain between coughing time and threat, and whether he was sweating at night, and Musk Moon answered them one by one.Then set up a prescription of Shengmaisan.Baochai ordered Sheyue to take it to look at it, and asked through the curtain, "Since it is said to be a disease of autumn dryness, how can we use ginseng?" The doctor said: "It might as well, although ginseng is hot, it can produce fluid. The cure for dryness is the most effective, grandma, please rest assured." Baochai said nothing, and Jiang Yuhan sent the doctor away, Fang said to Sheyue: "I have been strong since I was young, so I am afraid that ginseng is not suitable. Since it is broken, the symptoms are hot and dry. Instead, just grab a potion of Jade Maiden decoction." The attacker hurriedly said, "The prescription was written by the doctor, so it's not good to change it." Baochai said, "I know it in my heart, just do as I say. "The attacker had no choice but to grab the medicine as he said.She Yue guarded the stove and fried it, and took it with Baochai. Unexpectedly, after a little more than two days, the fire started again.After going through so many times, Yue Yu still didn't get better, so Xiren quietly took the prescription prescribed by the previous doctor and took another Shengmai powder. He didn't let Baochai know, but ordered Sheyue to decoct it as usual and Baochai took it. , just gradually getting better. In addition, because Baochai was ill, Xiren thought that Mrs. Wang had passed away, and it was time to go to various places to report for the funeral. His status was inconvenient, and Jiang Yuhan was even more inconvenient.After thinking about it for a long time, Fang came up with an idea, so he cooked it himself. He packed a crystal elbow, a five-spice chicken gizzard, a fried rabbit with gluten, and a maple worshiping Guanyin. They put them all in a food basket and carried them to Li Wan Come up the door.I saw that the courtyard had been newly covered, and there were two menservants eating cigarettes in front of the door, and another small school was learning to weave di curtains under the eaves.Xiren explained his purpose, and the small school informed him to go in, and then came out and said: "Our grandma is not at home, my wife invites you in." When I came in, I saw that the inside was also completely new, the doors, windows and railings were repainted, and the flower hedges and trees were in order, unlike the old courtyard.Aunt Li was wearing an autumn-colored silk jacket with reeds and moons, and a satin skirt with Buddha's head and green embroidered crab claws, chrysanthemums, parrots and green trim. She was tied with golden buttons of auspicious clouds and flying bats, and a plantain was combed on her hair. In the topknot, there is a golden hairpin inlaid with silk inlaid with Hehe Erxian, a lion rolled hydrangea ball and a silver comb to cover the temples, a pair of sweat-soaked jade cattail bracelets on the hands, and a gemstone ring with four chains of magpies climbing plums.Seeing Xiren, he hurriedly said hello, then supervised the little girl to pour tea, and picked up some jade belt cakes and acacia cakes for Xiren to eat. The attacker thanked him, and then sat down on the chair under the edge of the Kang. When he saw a lot of new furniture and decorations in the room, he guessed that Xu Jialan had come back as an official, and he was a little happy at first.When asked, Aunt Li faltered again, and only said that Jia Lan had made meritorious service in the army and was promoted to a small leader. Live without support.Therefore, the palace sent a reward of silver, but in fact it was not much in total. For the sake of Jia Lan's face, the house had to be refurbished, and it was ten to nine; There is no entry.When the Xiren told about Mrs. Wang's death in Jinling, Aunt Li was taken aback and sighed for a long time, "I have to wait for your grandma to come back. I'll tell him." The Xiren then said that Baochai was ill. , No one came forward to attend the funeral, so I had to ask my grandma to help with cooking and other things. Aunt Li hesitated for a while, but still said: "We have to wait for him to come back, and I will tell him." The attacker had no choice but to leave and come back.After waiting for a few days, I saw that the small school in front of me sent a bag of broken silver, and said: "Our wife came back from visiting a shadow a while ago. She caught some cold and heard that the old lady died. She was sad and fell ill. Now she is taking medicine. Well, I can’t work, I’ve kowtowed in the courtyard, so I’m not going to kiss you. The money will be given to the second grandma, and I’ll keep it for practical purposes. It’s up to the second grandma to decide the matter of recommending the officiant. .” Without waiting for Baochai to ask more questions, he put down the money and left.Baochai had no choice but to order Sheyue to collect the money without any criticism.But Xiren was indignant, and said to Sheyue secretly: "It is said that grandma is kind-hearted and cold-hearted, and she loves money more than anyone else in her bones. She also said that when he was in the mansion, he would accompany his aunt and cousin to sell antique jewelry The ants moved out as if they were moving. The yard they live in now is said to be owned by their aunt, but in fact, the grandma paid for it and pre-arranged the pension for themselves early in the morning. I just say that people are jealous of the old lady and love their orphans and widows. , A deliberate rumor. Who would have thought that he would be so cold-hearted that he wouldn't even care about such a big event as his wife's death. He is also a daughter-in-law. He is the eldest grandmother, and this is the second grandmother. How can he mourn such an important event as the officiant? Get up, throw it all to Second Mistress to cook?" Musk Moon sighed: "Now my relatives are all poor, and besides, I have been tired of the constant bad news over the years. I got the letter and came to express my condolences. Since he is not in the capital, the etiquette is naturally even weaker. The master's family has to deal with the trouble of arranging banquets and wine, at least a hundred and ten taels of silver. He naturally wants to avoid this debt of favor. He is also afraid that people will see him rich and will inevitably ask him. Excuse me. Didn’t you see that since the separation of the family, whenever the relatives have any weddings and weddings, when did the grandma extend her hand? Having said that, now a family is not as good as a family. Whoever saves one thing and saves one thing, and it’s not just his family.” Xiren said: “ Having said that, after all, he is a lady from an official's family, and I have served as a wine sacrificer for the Imperial Academy, so I didn't even care about the word 'filial piety' just to separate the family?" After discussing for a while, in the end, I was at a loss, and finally I begged Jiang Yuhan to print some obituaries and send them around. Relatives and friends either had relatives to express their condolences, or ordered someone to send sacrifices. As I said, it's just plain noodles with mushrooms, with a little heart.After collecting some more money, when Baochai was a little better, he watched the day and made an appointment to go to the Muni Court outside the west gate together to do super-recommended rituals for Mrs. Wang.It shows that because Mrs. Wang is not in Beijing, she doesn't let go of the flames, but just burns incense and listens to the scriptures, and does her best. On this day, Mrs. Xing brought Jia Cong, Aunt Xue brought Xue Biao and Xiuyan, and Mrs. You accompanied Jia Rong and Jia Qiang. Although Wang Ziteng was not in Beijing, his wife, children and Wang Ren's family all came. There is also Grandma Liu with sister Qiao, many accompanying family members, as well as Jia Heng, Jia Fan, Jia Chen, Jia Qiong, Jia Lin, Jia Chang, Jia Ling, Jia Zhen, Jia Ping, Jia Zao, Jia Heng, Jia Jia The descendants of Fen, Jia Fang, Jia Zhi and other clans, who got the letter, also came, hired cars and sedan chairs, and crowded the Muni courtyard. It turns out that this Muni courtyard is the property of Shi Taijun's ancestors. In the past, when Miaoyu came to Beijing to investigate Beiye's remains, she stayed here. That's why Jia's family got the news.Now Baochai is going to do things for Mrs. Wang, because the two family temples of Tiekan Temple and Shuiyue Temple have been convicted, so she chooses to preside over in the Muni Court. For a while, a cauldron furnace was set up in the courtyard, and sacrifices and wine were offered in front of the Buddha. Baochai kowtowed, and suddenly saw a person rushing out of the side hall. He rushed to him and shouted, "Isn't that Sister Bao?" Baochai heard the voice very familiar, and when she looked up, she saw a woman of about twenty, wearing a half-worn stone green gown, with a haggard face and a miserable appearance, but she couldn't recognize it for a while.The man shouted again: "Sister, don't you recognize me? I am Xiangyun." Baochai was startled suddenly, and when he looked again, it was Shi Xiangyun who had been missing for many years and whose whereabouts had not been heard.He hurriedly hugged her and shouted: "Why are you here? When did you return to Beijing? Why didn't you come to see me?" That Xiangyun was crying and laughing at the same time, but he couldn't speak when he wanted to say something. When he turned his head and saw the picture written by Baochai on the Buddhist altar, he knew that Mrs. Wang had gone, so he hurriedly crawled over and kowtowed a few times, but he didn't care When the abbot announced the number, he didn't care about greeting Mrs. Xing and Aunt Xue, so he let go of his voice and burst into tears.Baochai couldn't help crying anymore, and Aunt Xue cried long and short, almost out of breath. Xiuyan supported him, rubbed his back, and wiped away her tears; Mrs. Xing, Youshi and others have suffered a lot since they left the mansion. Moreover, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen were buried in foreign lands, their bodies never returned. After a hundred years, I don't know where they will be buried?Thinking of all the bitterness and grievances, she cried so much that she couldn't speak; Grandma Liu spread her hands and feet, sat on the ground and slapped her legs and cried loudly, and Sister Qiao cried too; Crying, but those people also used other people's tears to shed their own sorrow, some really missed Mrs. Wang, and some cried when they saw Jing Sheng's emotion, they all burst into tears, and there was no way to persuade them. Once the sacrifice was over, a few tables of vegetarian banquets were set up in the open hall of the backyard of the temple to thank the guests. Beans, golden needles, lilies, and lotus root slices were all arranged to the brim. Altar flower carving.Everyone couldn't help chattering, discussing the situation after the farewell, and asking where Xiangyun has been all these years and how to live.Xiangyun didn't want to say much, but only said that he took refuge in a distant relative, lived in Guangxi for three or four years, and only returned to Beijing last month.He also asked everyone if they had any news about Shi Ding and Shi Nai, but they all said no.After the banquet was over, Xiuyan wanted Baochai to go back to live for a few days to relax, but Baochai wanted Xiangyun to go back to the Red Sandalwood Castle with him, and said, "The attackers always talk about him. I will see you later. I don't know what to do." What is it like?" He urged Xiangyun to clean up.Xiangyun said with a smile, "I have nothing to pack here, but just a few clothes, just tell the master and go." Sure enough, he only took two clothes, wrapped them in a bag, and came out with Baochai. When they got into the same car, Baochai asked carefully on the way, and Xiangyun cried and said, which made a general idea.It turned out that Wei Ruolan was lost in the battle that year, and his life and death were unknown. Shi and Wei's family blamed each other, and they confronted each other in front of the palace, and the quarrel became tense. Shi Nai wanted to annul the marriage and choose another marriage for Xiangyun. .However, Xiangyun has already exchanged Geng posts with each other, made a formal agreement, and formed an alliance between Zhu and Chen long ago. How could it be Qin Chu's idea to do the act of "swaying the cicadas to the sound of other branches"?So he refused to break the promise to marry another, and simply didn't go back to Beijing with his uncle and aunt, so he voted in a nunnery in Guibian to live temporarily, and inquired and waited for the news of Mr. Wei.These years, I have made my home all over the world, in the wind and rain, I have searched all over the seaside. I even hired people or went to a few islands in person. There are no words, and all the money has been used up, so I had to go back to Beijing, only to know that the Jia family had been defeated, and the children were scattered, so I had to come to Muni's courtyard to stay.If it weren't for Baochai's practice, I'm afraid I won't be able to meet him in a hundred years. After hearing this, Baochai couldn't help weeping again, and said, Red Sandalwood Castle has arrived.Xiangyun came in and took a look, and saw that although the courtyard was not very big, the houses were tall and tall, the terraces were wide and flat, and the gravel road was paved in the middle, which was as clear as water, and there were several peach trees in the corners, which had become towering; There are more than a dozen pots of flowers of various colors, including anthuriums and narcissus. Although it is winter and the year is cold, they are still budding and full of spring.The Xiren was drying clothes in the courtyard, when he saw Xiangyun coming in, he slammed suddenly, his face seemed to be crying and smiling, and he didn't dare to recognize him.Xiangyun smiled and said, "What a big sister Hua, she grew up like a child, and she has only been married for a few years, so she doesn't recognize me." When Xiren heard the voice, he confirmed that it was right, so he rushed forward and grabbed hold of him and shouted, "My girl, why are you so thin?" After finding Uncle Shi Jia, he stayed with him day and night.Xiangyun resigned and said, "Three or five days is fine, but it's not a long-term solution. You have such a big yard, and the two families feel crowded. How can you add me?" Xiren said, "Exactly, the big man There are two families living in the yard, so why not add you to the yard?" Xiang Yun said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few years, and you have learned to be so eloquent. After all, husbands sing and women follow, family learning... "Speaking of this, I hurriedly covered it up, and blushed unknowingly.Xiren also blushed, and Baochai looked at Xiangyun and sighed, "I haven't seen you for so many years, and I'm still so careless." Everyone laughed. In the evening, Baochai set up another seat in the kitchen in the backyard, and asked Xiangyun to take the first seat, but Xiangyun refused again and again, and Xiren dragged him to sit down; Baochai accompanied him opposite each other;Talk about the hardships of the boats and the perilous storms, and talk about the ups and downs of human relationships and the ups and downs of the world.That Xiangyun loves to talk, and his experience is different from others, and he speaks more and more vividly, like a painting. When it comes to thrilling places, Chai, Xi, and Musk all feel concentrated and secretly call luck; when it comes to sad places, They all wiped away their tears with silk. Seeing the moonlight reflected in the window, the branches are sparse and picturesque, it is already the middle of the night.Xiren wanted to clean up the wing room next door, but Xiangyun hurriedly stopped him and said, "You don't need to be busy, I just stay for a day or two, and I'll sleep with Sister Bao." Seeing the inconvenience, he felt hesitant. Hearing this, he said, "If that's the case, that's all. Let's squeeze in for one night and clean up tomorrow when I'm free. I'm afraid grandma will bother you." Baochai laughed and said, "It's only a day and a half. Why not?" Hearing this, Xiren was surprised that he had no intention of staying in Xiangyun for a long time.Looking at Xiangyun again, he just didn't care about it, so he had no choice but to press his doubts, pack up the cups and plates, and rest separately. When Xiangyun came to Baochai's room, he saw only a rattan bed, a mirror stand, and a table near the window. No need to paint, the texture of wood spinning was picturesque, and there was nothing else. He nodded secretly and sighed twice.Lying on the bed, the two of them inevitably talked about plagiarism, the separation of the family, and the death of Jia Mu, and Xiangyun asked about Baochai's post-marriage festivals, but he only passed them on in a few words, and asked him whether he planned to go to Jinling in the future. I'm going to look for my uncle and aunt, or I'll live in Beijing forever.Xiangyun said: "If you go back to Jinling, they will definitely say that the marriage is hopeless again. It's better to ask the matchmaker to marry another, which is annoying. It's better to live in the Muni courtyard, and your ears will be clean. Besides, Wei's family is also in Beijing. , if he has any news, he will find out about it." Baochai nodded and praised, "It's rare for you to have such ambition, so it's hard for me to persuade you." Xiangyun smiled and said, "That's why I say my sister knows me best. "The two said it again, until the five drums were beaten and the rooster crowed all over their heads, they just fell asleep indiscriminately and got up to wash up.exactly: It's hard to be human when you're away and you're together.