The Jade of the Red Chamber

Under the Qinggeng Peak of Wuji Cliff in the Dahuang Mountain, a huge stone stands firm and unmoved after being exposed to the wind and sun. The stone is very ugly, strange and eye-catching.

One day, a monk came together from afar, saw Qingshi and said with a smile: "You fool, just bathe in the rain and dew in the sun, so that you can live freely!" Idiot, I can't be polite, how are you two after this farewell?"

It turns out that this strange stone is the useless one left over from the 500 yuan when Wa Huang's smelting stones to mend the sky. It is spiritual. Many years ago, he begged these two immortals to enjoy wealth and gentleness in the world of mortals. After returning from calamity, I have changed from self-pity, self-sigh, lament and shame to now silent as a stone.

The real person said with a smile: "Drinking the breeze and tasting the white dew, it's very good." The big man said with a smile: "After a walk on the road of mortals, you fool seem to have realized (liao)?"

Shi Shi was silent for a moment, then said again: "My disciple sometimes has doubts, but I don't know how to start?"

The nobleman clapped his palms and laughed loudly, saying: "The place of riches and honor, the place of gentleness, you fool can learn the tricks of the world. Just ask!" The real man remained silent.

Shitou said: "Decades ago, the immortals were compassionate and led their disciples into the world of mortals. At that time, the two immortals once warned their disciples that "although the world of mortals has joy, it is not good enough, and good things take a long time. In an instant, extreme joy begets sorrow. People are not exchanged for things." It’s a dream at the end, all realms return to nothing’, and I also taught my disciples not to regret what they didn’t like. The disciple joined Jia’s family, watched his family turn from prosperity to decline, and saw his obsessive obsession, and was thrown back by the Shenying attendant. The waiter is missing."

After finishing speaking, Shitou paused before saying again: "So, the disciple doubted whether the immortal would be transformed into a waiter? Before joining the psychic treasure jade, the immortal once said that in order to marry the crimson pearl fairy grass with the waiter, the disciple accompanied the waiter for many years until the jade was broken. I haven't seen the fairy grass shed tears with the waiter, does the fairy grass have another romantic relationship? The second doubt is that the fairy allows the disciple to enjoy the glory and prosperity, why not let the disciple devote himself to the side of the waiter's elder brother, the elder brother of the fairy grass, Wouldn't it be better for disciples to see his long-lasting fortune?"

The monk and Taoist looked at each other, and suddenly smiled, the great man said with a smile: "Walking in the world of mortals, you have gained a bit of popularity. The matter of Shenying's waiter can be seen by you, but he is the eldest son of Linmen, it is not true. You and I can say that it is easy for the fairy grass to be protected by him. It is easy to go through the twists and turns. You will understand after you have seen the waiter of Shenying. Wouldn't it be more precious to cry when you are rich and prosperous?"

Seeing this stubborn stone, the real person was still puzzled, so he smiled and said: "Three thousand worlds are infinite. Although this place is free and easy, I have also smelled fairy grass, and I have seen the illusory realm of the police and fantasy fairy, but I don't know where it is. But in the small and medium-sized worlds of the three thousand worlds, you can watch the rest from the sky, and the rest are all ants." Touching the stubborn stone, he smiled again: "The Empress Wa has returned for hundreds of millions of years, the vast world, have you ever seen the grace of the empress again? A star? It’s not that the empress can’t hide, but it’s like the emperor in the majestic palace where the mud and mud in the backwaters of the poor country. The eldest son of the Lin family is also high above the sky, so how could it be that the rest of the calculations interfered?”

The great man also smiled: "I am very happy to see the stubborn stone again. I will talk to you in detail, or discuss the Tao or the world. Maybe one day, I will be enlightened." Seeing the stone seemed to understand, he laughed again. "How is crossing not crossing? I waited to cross that idiotic man and woman's birth is crossing, and that person's crossing over the hardships of the world to make him safe and happy is also crossing. It's just a matter of karma. The three thousand worlds are all rooted in the human world. Although I don't know how that person chose this world to go through the world After all, it is beneficial and harmless, and I will just wait until I know this.” He sighed again: “If there is a calamity, it is a calamity, and if there is a calamity, it is a fate. People are different at different times. Some of them are connected with each other after the calamities, and some of them are more serious as the calamities go..."

Speaking of which, the monk and the Taoist didn't know who this person was above the high heavens, but they were vaguely guessing, and this person entered the world, the stars changed suddenly, and how many people there were in the mortal world. The two of them couldn't figure it out. people.This monk is also aware of the situation, so he doesn't force himself to interfere, but just watches from the sidelines.You must know that all kinds of flavors in the world have always been the basis of comprehension, and the two of them have crossed people, one is merit and the other is the realm, and now they are savoring carefully while breaking away from the old numbers and self-developing new ways through the world's personnel and affairs, hoping to understand one or two.

Sitting here for more than ten years, while discussing the deduction of Taoism, he also told Butianshi about the future.

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Two generations of Rongguo Dukes were diligent in the affairs of the king and made great contributions. The Rongguo Mansion was prosperous at the beginning, but unfortunately, the descendants were unworthy and eventually fell into decline.When the Rongguo Mansion was in ruins, when the second Rongguo Duke's wife Shi Laotai was dying, the children and grandchildren in front of him were scattered, and what's more, the most beloved grandson Baoyu disappeared, which was extremely unfilial.

At this time, the time has passed for many years, and the romantic figures in the capital are constantly ups and downs. The Rongning Second Mansion, which was noisy in the past, has long been forgotten in people's minds. However, some people in the market still talk about Jia's family, but this Jia's family is no longer the government of the past. , but Master Jia’s house and Calabash Lane settled down in Jia’s house.Naturally, these two Jia families have their own discussions, so I won't go into details here.

But it is said that the most famous young people in the capital are the two young princes of Prince Jing's mansion and the sons of Xi, Lin and Zhou's family, comparable to Zhilan Yushu.Coincidentally, these families are somewhat related, which makes people sigh.

One day, in a famous teahouse in the capital city, two spirited old men ordered a pot of good tea and smiled as they listened to the chatter of idlers around them. Nodding while listening.Seeing that it was funny, others asked: "Old man, why are you nodding your head?"

A thin old man who could see the strength of the past smiled and said: "There are children and grandchildren in the family, and they are also looking forward to becoming talents, so I like to hear about young people's promising things."

Another elegant and smiling old man also said: "Tell me more and listen to me." He also ordered the younger brother to bring some pots of good tea to the other table.

Others looked at it interestingly, and felt that someone was cheering on them, and the conversation was more intense. The backgrounds of those talented people and interesting stories about their lives, and even the articles and poems they wrote were eloquent. , and even praised "good tea!" The two old men listened very seriously, with sparkles in their eyes.

When it was almost noon, there were quite a few people sitting in the teahouse, and they had been talking for a long time, but the two old men still felt that they had more to say.Suddenly, a person ran in from outside, took a look and ran to the door and shouted: "Master, Master, Master Jing, the two masters are here!"

After shouting, he came to the table in a few steps, saluted the two old men respectfully, straightened his clothes, looked like a very energetic and polite young man, he couldn't see the appearance of yelling just now.

The person who wanted to leave home to eat sat down again, and everyone looked at the two old men in amazement. The two old men were a little embarrassed, and gave the little brother a hard look.The boy shrank his head, still guarding the side of the table, seemingly blocking the way.

There was a sound of footsteps outside, and the three leading men rushed in, and everyone looked at the two old men with different eyes. These three men were either elegant, majestic, or gentle, and they all had a majestic demeanor. They looked different from ordinary people. According to what the boy just said, these three are the nephews of these two old men.

Seeing Lin Ruhai and Zhou Bing, the three breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward to help them up, Zhenyu said helplessly, "Father and uncle want to come to drink tea, at least bring someone with them!"

The one who smiled elegantly was Uncle Zhou who snorted coldly and said, "What fun is there in following those people everywhere!" He rolled his eyes at these people and said, "Don't you think we are old and useless? Hmph! It's all right! You just worry about it!" Father Lin was not in a good mood either.

The three looked at each other, all of them had a headache, Fu Yuyin said: "Father and uncle came out without saying a word, and Su Yun and Aunt Zhou were so frightened that they almost fell your little grandson. Sister and Sister Hui knew about it, and they were also in a hurry. Tears." (Note ①)

The two old men didn't speak anymore, and were obediently helped into the carriage.After the people left, the people in the restaurant came back to their senses, and they all guessed who these people were.

In the large carriage specially made for them, the two old men leaned comfortably on the pillows. The two small sedan chairs they hired this morning were far from good, and they were better than their own.Zhou Bingshen kicked Lin Ruhai, because he said: "Let's go to Tongtuo Street next time. I heard that there is an antique shop there that has found a lot of good things. Let's take a look?"

Father Lin readily agreed, but when he thought about it, he hesitated.Uncle Zhou said: "Is it for Shuangyou to be an imperial envoy to Wucheng Mansion for disaster relief?"

Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "The heavy snow in the early spring not only crushed many houses and livestock, but also froze many people to death. The warm weather and snow melted the fields and the water accumulated in the fields. I am afraid that this year's harvest will be greatly reduced. The Holy Majesty sent Shuangyou to help the disaster. Now that the situation was finally under control, Shuangyou sent a letter saying that there were too many people suffering from frostbite, and it was difficult to make food for the victims, so they had to build a shed outside the government office. Daily porridge and steamed buns need manpower, but the influx of soldiers will cause panic, and the surrounding land will suffer disasters... Shuangyou has already asked the Holy Majesty to set up a list to recruit women in Jinan Prefecture, which is close to the disaster. It's just that I was very moved when I saw Daiyu. Zhenyu also said to let her go, so he can help me a little bit. The Holy One seems to have the same meaning. After all, the ladies and gentlemen who are in charge of cooking and sharing meals It's not good after all."

Zhou Bing said with a smile, "If Daiyu wants to go, let her go. Take Lan'er and a few boys back to live here. Well, the older ones in the family can be asked to follow and practice. Be safe. You still don't trust Zhenyu's arrangement, if you don't, let all the guards who are good at home follow! Shuangyou is afraid that she will be delayed there for more than half a year, because she is busy and has no one to take care of her, so Daiyu has gone, one for the public and the other Selfishly, we can also rest assured. Besides, they are all in their tens of years, these years have been enlightened, and the rules of those Lao Shizi have been relaxed a lot, and there is nothing to say that Daiyu will be offended if she goes to help."

In the next few days, Daiyu and the elders of the mansion took the women who could cook and the guards in the mansion to Wucheng Mansion together with the supplies donated by the capital. Lin Zhenyu and Shui Yang were busy After a few days, the matter was settled properly, but the two went back to the house and saw that the eldest son let him go, but the younger one disappeared too!The anxious Zhenyu's face was pale, while Shui Yang's face was as dark as water, and finally found a piece of paper from the eldest son's room, but it turned out that this boy couldn't help his younger brother's begging, so he took him away. Laughed the two angry.

Looking at each other, the two hurried to the Lin Mansion next door. Sure enough, Fuyu was walking around in a righteous manner. Except for the girl and the little one wrapped in swaddling clothes, the rest of the brothers who could run quickly were all gone!One after another, the older ones left letters and took the younger brothers away.He sent someone to chase him, but he couldn't catch up. Fortunately, Wucheng Mansion belongs to Shandong, so it's not too far away.When Shui Yang went back, he ordered all the free guards in the mansion to go there quickly, and assigned a good manpower, three or two to watch one, be sure to keep an eye on them, if they messed up, they would punch them until they were obedient!

As soon as Daiyu arrived at Wucheng Mansion, she began to get busy.These civilian women and women who cook, the soldiers and generals are really hard to manage, and they are very chaotic. Seeing that the imperial envoy's wife is here, they are all handed over to the lady to take care of them. Daiyu has enough people, and the women are all in charge. With experience, you can get started in a few days.There are quite a lot of victims, fearing that they will loot them, every time meals are sent out there will be soldiers to maintain the scene, Daiyu will go to the front to look after her when she is free, which makes the victims' emotions much calmer, after all, these soldiers are cold, these The people are always a little scared when they see it.

These big and small teenagers arrived here, followed by the guards of King Jing's Mansion, which surprised Xi Shuangyou, but he didn't have time to take care of them. They all rushed to Daiyu's side to help, anyway, with the guards of King Jing's mansion watching, nothing happened.These older ones are also good-looking, except that one of them has to take turns to accompany the mother/aunt/aunt every day, the rest are not too hard and tired, so they can do whatever they want...

On this day, another small group of disaster victims who went to other places came, and there were not enough people to distribute meals. Daiyu, Xi Cheng, who was "on duty" today, and a few younger ones all went down to help with a group of women. Xi Shengjun next to him blushed a little, but after these days he was not in any embarrassment, his hand holding the porridge spoon was steady, and the small ones were also decently sharing the steamed buns.

When the sky darkened, most of the victims had already eaten thick vegetable porridge and steamed buns, and the few remaining people could do it.

Daiyu and these teenagers are all wearing cotton clothes that are the same as others, so they have different temperaments and are very conspicuous in the crowd.Turning around his slightly sore arms, Xi Cheng saw that the evening wind was a bit cold, so he hurriedly took off the cotton waistcoat on his body and wrapped it around his mother, and then drove the little ones back to the government office, so as not to catch the cold.

Daiyu glanced at her eldest son with a gratified smile, and felt her heart warm as he let him wrap his waistcoat around her.The young ones were still very energetic. Seeing this, they hurried over to squeeze the arms of their mother (aunt/aunt) and second brother, and beat their shoulders on tiptoe. I'm afraid that the second brother will give you a meal with a smile.

Surrounded by crowds and about to go back, Daiyu inadvertently saw a man standing outside the crowd squatting to eat, dressed in shabby clothes, looking this way in a daze.It's a bit strange, it happened that they were going to pass by him when they entered the government office, and seeing that they were hunched and didn't take a bowl, they thought it was a new disaster victim, so they asked a few younger ones to bring a large porcelain basin, filled with thick Thick vegetable porridge is served.

Walking to the side of that person, Lin Chen, the youngest son of Zhenyu's family, held the porcelain basin to him steadily, and stared at Daiyu as if he didn't want to see this person.Xiao Linchen's hands trembled a little, and he glanced at his aunt and second elder brother aggrievedly, and the other little ones went to help him hold them up. Daiyu felt a little distressed and frowned, and Xi Cheng stepped forward half a step to block the man from looking at his mother. Gaze, stretched out his hand to take the porridge bowl from his younger brother's hand, and looked straight into the man's eyes.

The man was full of dust and was very thin. At first glance, he was no different from a disaster victim, but he could vaguely tell from his face that this man must have had a good appearance when he was young. However, he was wearing a robe with wide sleeves, which was different from the disaster victims. Tao means.Xi Cheng was a little alert, and pushed his younger brothers back, and the guards of Prince Jing's Mansion, who were pretending to be ordinary soldiers outside, slowly surrounded him without a trace.

Looking at the man's face, Daiyu felt a little familiar.Seeing Xi Cheng blocking Daiyu, the man stared blankly at Xi Cheng who resembled Daiyu for a while, then suddenly reached out to take the porridge bowl, and quickly ate all the porridge, bluffing Xi Cheng and the others. With a jump, I was a little dazed for a moment.

The man finished eating the porridge, put the porcelain basin on the ground, and suddenly cried and laughed and murmured: "It's cleared up, it's cleared up (liao)! Manna, manna, one water and one meal, it's clear!" Turn around and leave.

A face suddenly flashed in Daiyu's mind, and she exclaimed: "Second cousin? Is it second cousin?!" Everyone around was shocked, especially the older Xi Sheng, who had heard his parents and uncle mention this title. The second cousin of the original Rongguo Mansion who was born in jade.It's just that the man was not like ordinary people, he walked very erratically and quickly, and when Xi Cheng ordered people to chase him, he had disappeared.

This was the last time Daiyu saw Jia Baoyu, and it was also the first time these children saw this uncle.A few years later, I heard that when Jia Zheng was seriously ill in the place of exile, he saw a man wearing a monk's robe kneel down to him, kowtowed three times and then turned around and ran away. Many people in distress often murmured words of repaying love and kindness in their mouths, and later someone saw him singing "lost the true realm of ghosts, and kisses with illusions are stinky skins" disappearing into the vast world without a trace.

Perhaps the first half of Jia Baoyu's splendid life was "more than twenty years like a dream, although this body is shocking".

The author has something to say: Note ①: Fu Yu’s daughter-in-law