12. Birthday celebration
It is said that Concubine Jia returned to the palace, saw the driver the next day, thanked her, and returned to the province. Long Yan was very happy, and he sent colored satin, gold and silver and other things to Jia Zheng and the pepper room and other members, so there is no need to elaborate. Even the Xue family was rewarded by Yuanchun, in addition to the same colored satin, gold and silver, etc., Aunt Xue also had their own different clothes, Aunt Xue is a string of agarwood Siamese Buddha beads bracelet, Xue Baochai is a pair of turquoise chrysanthemum ice cracked purple gold horseshoe hairpins, Xue Pan got something better...... Although Xue Pan doesn't think so, a green jade rabbit pen, a pine smoke and flowing water spots Ruyi palm inkstone, it is obvious that Yuan Chun feels that Xue Pan's words are too bad, and he must practice more, so he gave this and inkstone, and tactfully asked Xue Pan to practice words.
Xue Pan was not ashamed, and shouted in front of Aunt Xue, "Niangniang shouldn't give me a pen and an inkstone, but should give me a statue of Guanyin, which should be made of pure gold, not gold-plated." ”
Aunt Xue ignored his crazy words, since Xue Pan grew up and became more sensible, he said some crazy things from time to time, but it was also acceptable, Aunt Xue was used to seeing the market, but this provincial matter was really the first time she encountered it, and she was rewarded, so she was naturally grateful to Dade, and she chanted Buddha in her mouth.
Let's say that Rongning Erfu has been working hard for days, and everyone is really tired, and everyone is tired, and they will clean up all the things that should be used in the garden for two or three days. The first Sister Feng has a lot of responsibilities, others may be able to hide quietly, but he alone can't get out; The second is to have a strong nature, refuse to be praised and degraded, and only struggle to be the same as those who have nothing to do. The first Baoyu is very idle and the most idle day to get free, the partial birth of the early attack was taken out by his mother to eat New Year's tea, the Yuan Concubine gave the sugar steamed cheese, Baoyu thought that the raider loves to eat this, so he told the girl to put it and wait for the raider to come back to eat, the raider is not there, there is no one in the room to entangle, Jia Zhen in the East Mansion set up a banquet and sings, Baoyu dislikes the noisy, and does not want to go over there to listen to the play, so he went out and went to Daiyu's house to prepare to see her, but Daiyu is not in the room, asked the snow goose, Xue Yan said that he went out with Tanchun and others, if Xue Pansi Du Daiyu went out with Tanchun and others, it must be Li Kun's place, or it was in Lixiangyuan, so he also went out, and the servants who were originally guarding outside Jia's mother courtyard and followed Baoyu thought that Baoyu was going out, so they hurriedly followed, Baoyu waved his hand, "I'll go to my sister-in-law's place for a turn, or go to my aunt's house, you are busy with your own, don't worry about me." ”
Baoyu said this, and the servants naturally dispersed, but these people had broken their mouths, and they had to take out the ordinary things to discuss and discuss, not to mention the things of the past few days, the big guys also knew something, "Look at the Xue family now, although they live in our house, but in the end the momentum is different, then the uncle of the Xue family, and he has been summoned by the mother alone, it is really very favorable, isn't it?" The last time the head of the palace came to reward something, he gave a lot of silver to the other end of the pear incense temple. ”
"How do you know this? Inevitably the news is too ill-informed! Someone else laughed and said, "This aunt took her own money out to help build the garden, and the mother was naturally very happy. What's more, the mother is in charge of the treasury of the Long Live Lord, so naturally she can take whatever she wants, and she can take whatever she wants, and give some good things to his aunt's family, which is nothing. ”
"Mrs. Aunt is indeed very kind, no wonder Baoyu and they all love to go over there, I'm afraid I'll go to Lixiangyuan this time!"
"Needless to say, they are stained with our light, but I'm afraid that we are also stained with their light," Mingyan said with a smile, "Uncle Xue has already said that in a few years, when the second master is better in his studies, he will recommend him to study in Xian'an Palace!" ”
"Our second master, I'm afraid that he doesn't like to read, and the first one who doesn't like to go out is him," a mother-in-law smiled, "You don't have to say anything about Mingyan, I'm afraid that when the time comes, you can go out with joy, enter the palace to play and see the world, if the second master doesn't want to go out, you can't do it." ”
Xue Pan arrived at Li Kun, but he didn't see Li Kun, but he saw the fragrance of cold plum floating in the courtyard, and the wet nurse was flipping through the book under the corridor with Jia Lan, Baoyu asked Jia Lan, "What about your mother." ”
"Mother and aunts went out together, but they didn't know where they went," said Jia Lan in a milky voice, "and I said goodbye to the old lady." ”
Bao Yuqi said, "Why didn't you go to Lixiangyuan, but to the old lady?" ”
Baoyu went out, and sure enough, Musk Yue, who was still making the bed in the room, came to invite, saying that the old lady was looking for it, and asked, sure enough, everyone in the family went to Jia's mother's room, even Baochai also arrived, Baoyu was busy with Jia's mother, and sure enough, Jia's mother sat on the Luohan bed, holding Daiyu in her arms, and Aunt Xue sat on the side, Baochai Sanchun and Li Kun were all there, Jia's mother beckoned to Baoyu, and hurriedly hugged Baoyu in her arms, "My son, what are you going out on this snowy day?" Don't freeze in vain. ”
"I originally said to go to find the eldest sister-in-law, but I didn't expect the eldest sister-in-law to come to the ancestor again, this is really rare, the big guy arrived in your house early this morning."
"Well, there is a reason," Jia Mu smiled, "In a few days it will be your sister Bao's birthday, this year is busy, almost forgotten, or Feng Yatou reminded me, the Lantern Festival is just busy, the big guys have to be free, your sister Bao's birthday should also be celebrated, so I called the big guys here, said to discuss how to celebrate the baby girl." ”
Aunt Xue hurriedly said, "The old lady must not be arrogant to her, she is just a child, how old is she, how can she be an old lady and celebrate her like this, I really can't afford it." ”
Baochai also stood up, "Mother said very much, old lady, our family lives in the house, it was originally a nuisance, there dare to say such a serious birthday, I really dare not trouble the old lady, if the old lady appreciates the face, we set a few tables of wine in Lixiangyuan, invite the old lady to come, and also invite the ladies and sisters to come, so that the lively day is over, there dare to say that it is a birthday, I really dare not be." ”
Mother Jia liked Baochai to be gentle and considerate, and became more and more happy when she heard this, "My old woman is the most idle now, and I know Miss Bao's birthday, and there is still a reason to do it without help," she instructed Mandarin Duck, "Invite the second grandmother here, and say that I have something to do here." ”