On Xue Baochai's birthday and Zhou's birthday, Grandmother Jia gave 220 taels of silver. Why is Wang Xifeng too few?

Twenty-two times in A Dream of Red Mansions, Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian discussed how to arrange Baochai's birthday. Wang Xifeng said, "The old lady is going to have a birthday."

Grandmother Jia donated two hundred and twenty pieces of silver, and Wang Xifeng said, "An ancestor gave his child a birthday and was anxious to find this rotten two hundred and twenty pieces of silver as his master, so he asked me to pay for it."

Does Wang Xifeng think grandma has less money? On the surface, it seems so, but in fact, it is well known who should host Baochai's birthday in this special year. Wang Xifeng didn't specify, anyway, it's not Jia Mu's turn. She likes Jia Mu to donate money. In this state of mind, people like Wang Xifeng, who are "angry", dare to openly make fun of the meanness of Jia Mu. In fact, she is bragging about Jia Mu's enthusiasm. Everyone knows, otherwise how can "everyone present laughs"!

1. Who should host this birthday?

Xue Baochai's family actually lives in the Jia family, and they are guests of the Jia family. At the beginning, in order to avoid the murder of Xue Pan, the family lived in Jia's house as Mrs. Wang, and Jia and Jia Zheng also married because of this blood relationship, and then settled permanently.

In Jiafu, Jia seems to have power, but in fact he delegates power. She is too old to control the arrangements for her children and grandchildren. Moreover, she also understands that "children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren", so it is better to relax and eat, drink and be merry in time.

For example, when Qingwen was driven out, Jia Jia was quite optimistic about Qingwen, and even planned to develop Qingwen into Baoyu's future menstruation. Otherwise, how could Qingwen get Baoyu from her? But Mrs. Wang was afraid that Qingwen would influence Baoyu, so she took the initiative to drive Qingwen away. Grandma was very helpless when she found out.

Mrs. Wang, the sovereign of Jiafu, is among them. Baochai's birthday is related to her status as a guest. The owner should be Mrs. Menstrual King or Baochai's own family. After all, living in someone else's house for a long time is enough to give face. The imperial merchant Xue family, with abundant grains and heavy snow, pearls are as expensive as gold and iron, and "thin camels are bigger than horses", so there is always capital for holding birthday banquets.

And Mrs. Wang's birthday, there is no performance, and this oath Jia does not regard Baochai as a prospective granddaughter. Her old man made it very clear about her contribution, but she always loved the temperament of the younger generation, and she liked Baochai's steadiness and calmness. "Baochai knew that Jia Jia was an old man who liked lively operas and sweet and rotten food, so she always did as her former lover said."

Knowing her position, Jia Mu set up a small stage in the inner court and set up several tables of banquets. "Only Aunt Xue, Shi Xiangyun and Baochai are guests, and the rest are our own." Dai-yu paid a little tribute to Lady Wang and Aunt Xue. Grandmother Jia said, "I made fun of you today, and I sang and drank. "。 Why not? They are free here, it is already very cheap, and let them order! "Jia's mind is very clear, is for the sake of their own and the happiness of the younger generation.

2. Is Jia Mu's silver much less?

As a guest, now is not the candidate for future granddaughter. Grandma gave Baochai twenty taels of silver for her birthday, which was really not small.

Think about it, the three daughters of the Jia family, plus Daiyu Baoyu, are only two taels of silver a month. Tanchun asked Baoyu to buy her some calligraphy, painting, books and the like, also by saving money. "In the past few months, I have saved more than a dozen dollars." Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou, as half masters, are also twenty-two per month, and only Mrs. Wang is twenty-two per month.

In the words of Granny Liu at the crab feast, "This crab is worth five cents a catty this year. Ten jins of five money, five two five two, three five one five, and then get on the dining tables, a * * * has more than twenty two silver. Amitabha! The money for this meal is enough for our Zhuang family to spend a year. " Such a rural life of 220 taels a year, like a "crab feast", is actually quite rich!

Even granny Liu, who is also attractive and a relative of Mrs. Wang, left Jia's house, and the poor old lady only gave her a few clothes, soft cigarettes, noodles, fruits and medicines, all of which were available in her family, and did not give her a penny more.

Including the birthday of the big boss, Wang Xifeng, the grandmother only paid twenty taels of silver, and the rest was just for everyone to raise money again.

The mother of Yuanyang, the most proud and dependent beauty of Jia Mu, passed away. Grandmother Jia said, "I didn't ask her to go for a walk in mourning." Obviously, Jia also didn't pay.

Jia also sent clothes and toys for Baochai's birthday. Jia saw Baochai's plain and white room, and also sent some antiques and sheets. He told Yuanyang, "You put a stone bonsai, a gauze screen and a dark frozen stone tripod. In this case, these three things are enough. Then bring the white silk curtain of ink painting and calligraphy and put it on. " As a guest who lives in Jiafu for free, Jia Mu has always been very kind to Baochai!

3. Who is Jia Mu's heart?

Grandmother Jia treated Baochai only out of the habit of loving the younger generation, but that's enough. Grandma likes her baby granddaughter Daiyu and grandson Baoyu best.

Grandma Jia helps Daiyu from time to time, and Daiyu earns twenty taels of silver a month. Twenty-six times, Jia Hui, the servant girl, brought tea to Daiyu, and happened to meet the old lady and give her pocket money. "When I went, Teacher Lin caught two for me, and I don't know how many."

Baoyu is not short of money for daily food and clothing. Grandma Jia gave him expensive finches and gold robes imported from Russia. Baoyu asked Musk Moon twenty times why she didn't go out to clean dominoes. Musk said: "There is no money." Baoyu said, "There are so many piles under the bed. Isn't it enough for you to throw them away?"

Considering how many playthings and private money Grandmother Jia has accumulated, Daiyu and Baoyu should be the most important ones. Even Wang Xifeng's birthday and the twenty taels of silver donated by the Lady Dowager never forgot to bring Daiyu and Baoyu.

When Wang Xifeng saw Baochai's birthday, she couldn't help laughing at the old lady: "Gold, silver, round and flat, and the bottom of the box collapsed, which is to help us." Is it possible that only Brother Bao will push your old man to Wutai Mountain? Those individuals only stay on him. "

The Lady Dowager gave Baochai a gift from her master and gave more love to Daiyu and Baoyu.