The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 114: A Story of a White Snake

Shen Mansion, Huifang Garden, and the pavilion overlooking the water.

A group of beautiful and graceful girls gathered together, with beautiful eyes, each with her own beauty.

After eating the cake, the girls continued to prepare for the barbecue.

The spices were also prepared in advance according to the recipe written by Shen Yuan.

As for the meat skewers, there are lamb, venison, fish and shrimp.

Dozens of skewers of meat were laid out on the grill. With a sizzling sound, the fat on the grilled meat jumped and danced. Occasionally a few drops fell onto the charcoal fire, causing flames to burst into flames.

The spices are paired with an alluring aroma that drifts away with the breeze.

Baochai and Xiangyun were fine, as they had eaten it many times and were already used to the aroma.

It was the first time for Daiyu and the three girls, Sanchun, to smell the honey in Tan's mouth. The honey could not be stopped from being secreted. This was a person's instinctive reaction to delicious food and was nothing to be concerned about.

Shen Yuan noticed the expectation in the girls' eyes, smiled slightly, and said as he turned the skewers over and over again, "Don't eat too much when you're eating skewers for the first time, otherwise it will cause indigestion and be difficult to digest."

As he was talking, the skewers were gradually cooked, and he handed one to Daiyu first.

"This skewer doesn't have much chili in it, so it's fragrant but not spicy. Sister Lin, try it. Eat slowly and be careful not to burn your mouth."

The main purpose of Xiangyun preparing this barbecue today is to whet Daiyu's appetite.

Daiyu's beautiful eyes lit up. She had just finished a piece of cake, but now she felt a little greedy again.

Seeing Daiyu accept it with dignity, the maid Zijuan behind her whispered to remind her: "How can a delicate girl like you eat such spicy food? Be careful not to hurt your stomach."

Daiyu glanced at the skewers in her hand with her lively black eyes under her smoky eyebrows. After a struggle, she said, "It's okay. Brother Shen said this is not spicy, so I'll just eat less."

After saying that, he opened his lips slightly, covered his mouth and tasted the food carefully.

Xiangyun and Sanchun also started to share the roasted meat skewers, and Shen Yuan also roasted a few skewers for Ying'er.

Baochai didn't eat much because she was having her period.

"Girl, please stop eating, okay?"

Seeing that Daiyu had eaten two skewers slowly without noticing, Zijuan advised her with some concern.

Upon hearing this, Daiyu hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not take the third string with regret.

Seeing this, Baochai smiled and said, "It's a good thing that Sister Lin has a good appetite, but you can't eat too much at once. If you like it, you can continue roasting it tomorrow."

"Yeah." Daiyu nodded her head and smiled.

The girl was a little puzzled, why would she like to eat this?

Normally, she disliked meat and felt nauseous at the sight of meat. But today, she was so greedy that she even lost her composure.

Shen Yuan looked at Daiyu's charming appearance and said with a smile, "It is indeed not advisable to eat too much meat skewers. If Sister Lin is not satisfied, you might as well eat some vegetables and fruits to complement your appetite."

Daiyu: "."

Brother Shen could also see that she was greedy. Was her expression so obvious?

Shen Yuan then asked someone to go to the kitchen to get some cucumbers and other seasonal vegetables, which he also skewered and grilled.

Unexpectedly, it was more popular among some girls than skewers.

When Baochai saw this scene, a light flashed in her soft and beautiful almond-shaped eyes. This seemed to be a good deal.

At this moment, Shen Yuan looked at her and said softly, "Sister Xue, it seems that Baoyuan Company has a new business."

Baochai nodded and smiled at the young man. She and her husband really had a tacit understanding. After eating and drinking, everyone came to the pavilion and sat around the stone table.

Xiangyun looked at Shen Yuan and said with a smile: "Brother Shen, please tell us more about the story of the Monkey King. What did the four masters and apprentices do after they obtained the true scriptures and returned to the East?"

That was the story Shen Yuan told Baochai, Xiangyun and Qiuer on the canal on the way to Beijing, to pass the long time on the journey.

Shen Yuan said: "The story ends here."

Tanchun suddenly became interested. Her eyes widened, her eyebrows slightly raised, and she asked curiously, "What story is that? Can Brother Shen tell us more about it?"

Daiyu, Yingchun and Xichun all looked over at the same time with their beautiful eyes.

Shen Yuan pondered for a moment, then said in a clear voice: "Let me tell you the story of the White Snake. I will tell you the story of the Monkey separately another day."

Baochai and Xiangyun had both heard Journey to the West, and it would be boring to tell it again, so they thought of The Legend of White Snake.

Compared to the straight men like Monkey who are focusing on their careers, this wild love story of a shepherd boy riding a snake may be more popular with young girls.

"Tell me quickly, tell me quickly!" Xiangyun clenched her little pink fist, looking impatient.

Baochai also looked expectant at this time, while Daiyu and Tanchun's eyes flickered again and again, unable to hide their curiosity.

These girls in seclusion often read banned books such as Romance of the West Chamber and can be said to be loyal fans of vernacular stories.

Facing the expectant eyes of the beautiful girls, Shen Yuan carefully recalled the plot of "The Legend of White Snake" that he had watched in his previous life, and told the story slowly.

"It tells a love story about a white snake that was saved by a shepherd boy, practiced for a thousand years, and came back to repay his kindness."

"It is said that a thousand years ago, there was a kind-hearted little shepherd boy who saved a little white snake from a snake catcher. Before the white snake escaped, the image of the little benefactor was deeply imprinted in its eyes."

"A thousand years later, the white snake cultivated in a cave in Qingcheng Mountain and transformed into a beautiful woman named Bai Suzhen."

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The story slowly unfolds, Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian sail together on the West Lake, and meet each other on the Broken Bridge.
By the time the story reached this point, nearly an hour had passed.

The girls' thoughts were drawn into the story, as if they had entered into the White Snake's perspective. As for who Xu Xian was, they gave up trying to imagine. Anyway, he was a handsome young man who was sincere and kind.

Of course, there are a few girls who subconsciously imagine Xu Xian to be like Shen Yuan.

It's no wonder that the girls were fascinated by the story. Compared with the relatively normal stories like The West Chamber and The Peony Pavilion, this bizarre love between humans and beasts, and the love between humans and monsters that transcends races and spans thousands of years, seemed to suddenly open the door to a new world for them, and the girls' eyes lit up.

It was not until Shen Yuan stopped telling the story for a long time that the girls came back to their senses.

"And then? Why don't you say anything? Keep going!" It was Daiyu who first spoke up and urged.

Lin Daiyu said this subconsciously, then she was stunned when she came back to her senses, and then her fair face flushed.

Shen Yuan looked at Daiyu and smiled slightly, thinking that Lin Daiyu was the one who would be most easily moved by such a love story.

At this time Xiangyun also agreed, "Yes, Brother Shen, why did you suddenly stop telling the story? The story of White Snake is a hundred times better than that of the monkey. Tell it quickly."

Sure enough, in the hearts of these girls, the couple Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen are more attractive than the four straight men who went on the journey to the West.

"It's getting dark, so I'll stop here for today. The story is still very long and it won't be finished in a short time."

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When the girls heard this, they all felt regretful and their hearts just felt itchy.

"Will Brother Shen continue the talk tomorrow afternoon?" Xichun tilted her little head and looked at Shen Yuan with expectant eyes.

Faced with such a cute little girl urging him to update, Shen Yuan couldn't refuse, so he nodded and said, "If there's nothing particularly urgent, I'll continue to tell my sisters tomorrow afternoon."

(End of this chapter)