Original text of Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden

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Baoyu heard what was said, and when he came in to take a look, he saw Amber standing in front of the screen and said, "Go quickly, I'm waiting for you to speak." Baoyu came first In the room, Jia Mu was discussing with Mrs. Wang's sisters to return the banquet to Shi Xiangyun. Bao Yuyin said: "I have an idea. There are no outsiders, and the number of foods to eat is not fixed. Whoever likes to eat can choose what to cook.

Don't choose the seats at the table. , Everyone has a high table in front of them, one or two of their favorite things, and an assorted box to pour the pot by yourself. Wouldn't it be unique?" After hearing this, Jia Mu said, "Very well." She hurriedly passed it on. Kitchen: "Tomorrow we will pick out what we like to eat, and put them in boxes according to the number of people. We will also have breakfast in the garden." During the discussion, the lights were turned on early, and nothing was said all night.

I woke up early the next morning. Fortunately, the weather was clear. Li Wan got up first in the morning and watched the old ladies and girls sweeping up the fallen leaves, wiping the tables and chairs, and preparing tea and wine utensils. Feng'er brought Grandma Liu Baner in and said, "Grandma is very busy." Li Wan smiled and said, "I said you couldn't go yesterday, you were just busy going."

Grandma Liu said with a smile: "The old lady left me here and told me to have a fun day." Feng'er took a few big and small keys and said: "Our grandma said, I'm afraid the high key outside is not enough, so why not open the door handle?" Let's take it down and keep it for a day. Grandma was supposed to come in person. Since she was talking to my wife, she asked her to open it and take someone to move it."

Ms. Li ordered Suyun to pick it up. After getting the key, he ordered the mother-in-law to go out and call some boys at the second door. Mrs. Li stood at the foot of the Grand View Tower and looked up. She asked people to go up and open the Zhujin Pavilion and carry them down one by one. The boys, old ladies, and maids all started together and brought down more than twenty sheets. Li Wan said: "It's good to be alive, don't be in a hurry and touch your teeth carefully as if a ghost is coming."

He turned back to Grandma Liu and smiled and said: "Grandma, you should go up and have a look." Grandma Liu listened. He said that he was eager to say something, so he pulled the board and climbed up the ladder. Entering inside, I saw a dense pile of screens, tables, chairs, large and small lanterns, etc. Although I didn't recognize them very much, I saw colorful displays, each with its own wonder. After chanting Buddha a few times, he came down. Then they locked the door and came down together.

Li Wan said: "I'm afraid the old lady is happy, so she moved the boat, the paddle, and the sunshade curtains to prepare." Everyone agreed, started again, and moved down lewdly. Let the young man tell the ladies to go to the dock and pull out two boats. While the arrangements were being made, Jia Mu came in with a group of people.

Li Wan hurriedly greeted her and said with a smile: "The old lady was so happy that she came in. I just pretended that I hadn't combed my hair yet, so I picked up the chrysanthemums and sent them away." As he said this, the blue moon held the flowers in his arms. A large jade plate in the shape of a lotus leaf was brought over, containing various kinds of broken chrysanthemums. Jia Mu then picked a bright red hairpin and put it on her temple.

Looking back and seeing Grandma Liu, she hurriedly smiled and said, "Come here and bring flowers." Before she could finish her sentence, Sister Feng pulled Grandma Liu over and said with a smile, "Let me dress you up." After that, she A plate of flowers was inserted in three directions. Jia Mu and everyone laughed so hard.

Grandma Liu said with a smile: "I don't know what kind of blessing I have achieved, but I look so respectable today." Everyone laughed and said: "Why don't you pull it off and throw it on his face? I'm dressing you up." I have become an old fairy." Grandma Liu said with a smile: "Although I am old, I was also romantic when I was young. I loved a pretty girl, so now I am old and romantic."

Source: From Chapter 40 of "A Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin of the Qing Dynasty: Shi Taijun had two banquets in the Grand View Garden, and the golden mandarin ducks showed their teeth three times.

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Creative background:

"Dream of Red Mansions" was born at the end of China's feudal society in the 18th century. At that time, the Qing government implemented a closed-door policy and the whole country was intoxicated with Kang In the dream of the prosperous Qian Dynasty and the Kingdom of Heaven. On the surface, this period seemed peaceful, but underneath, various social conflicts were intensifying and developing, and the entire dynasty had reached a turning point of prosperity and decline.

During the Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties, four generations of the Cao family worked together in Jiangning weaving for 58 years. When the Cao family was at its peak, they had four missions to pick up people. Cao Xueqin grew up in Nanjing and experienced a wealthy and prosperous aristocratic life in his youth.

But later, the family gradually declined. In the sixth year of Yongzheng (1728), it was confiscated due to a deficit, and Cao Xueqin's family moved back to Beijing. After returning to Beijing, he worked as a clerk in charge of literature and calligraphy in a royal school, the "Right Wing Zongxue". His situation was poor and his life was difficult.

In his later years, he moved to the western suburbs of Beijing, where his life became even poorer. "The paths were full of basil" and "the whole family often had porridge and wine on credit." The book "A Dream of Red Mansions" was written by Cao Xueqin in poverty after he went bankrupt and lost his family.