The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 32 Build a Snowman for My Sister

This farce of a wicked slave bullying his master came to an end.

In fact, if Shen Yuan hadn't been there, Liu San and his family of evil slaves would not have had a good ending, and the ending might have been even worse.

Because the target of their bullying was Xue Pan, and the title of Dai Ba Wang was not given casually. If he were allowed to call the servants, Liu San and his companions would probably be either killed or disabled.

But if this happened, Xue Pan would be sent to jail as soon as he arrived in the capital.

Shen Yuan thought about what happened today, but didn't find it abrupt.

I remember that in the original novel of Dream of Red Mansions, it was mentioned that after the death of Xue Pan's father, all the business contractors, managers, and shop assistants in the provinces saw that Xue Pan was young and ignorant of the world, so they took the opportunity to deceive him, and several businesses in the capital were gradually destroyed.

Xue Pan went to the capital for three reasons, one, to send his sister to be selected, two, to visit his relatives, and three, to personally settle old accounts and calculate new expenses.

Moreover, on his way to Beijing, Xue Pan discussed with Aunt Xue whether to live in his own house: "Although we have several houses in Beijing, no one has lived there for the past ten years. The people who take care of them may have rented them out secretly. We need to send a few people to clean and tidy up first."

It can be seen that there is no one in the Xue family who can establish a new household, and the industries in the capital are now in a very chaotic state.

Shen Yuan withdrew his thoughts, and together with Jiang Fan, followed Xue Pan into the courtyard.

This three-courtyard house was square and spacious, more than enough to accommodate the dozens of people they had.

"How is it? Are you two brothers satisfied?" Xue Pan asked.

Shen Yuan and Jiang Fan looked at each other and nodded.

"Brother Xue, please tell me the rent for this courtyard."

Upon hearing this, Xue Pan quickly shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "Brothers, you helped me deal with that evil slave. You can live in this courtyard as a reward for this."

Seeing that Shen Jiang and the other man were about to speak, Xue Pan hurriedly added: "If I still accept your money, wouldn't it be a betrayal of our friendship?"

Seeing Xue Pan's firm attitude, the two of them didn't know what to say at this time.

After this matter was settled, someone cleaned up the place.

The front yard was for the guards to live in, the middle yard was for Shen Yuan and Jiang Fan to live in, and the back yard was left for Jiang Qiuer.

After deciding on a residence, Shen Yuan and his group moved into the yard the next day.

In the following days, Shen Yuan and Jiang Fan prepared for the next year's spring examination.

Basically, I go to the Xijiao shooting range every day to practice archery and horseback archery. If I don’t practice for a few days, I will lose my skills. If I want to maintain my condition for a long time, I must not slack off.

During this period, Shen Yuan often exchanged letters with Baochai.

Although it is inconvenient for Baochai to leave the Jia Mansion, Ying'er can find an excuse to go out shopping and act as a messenger for the two of them. Of course, this girl can also get the candied haws that she has been longing for.

The fifteenth day of the winter month in the sixteenth year of Yuanzhen.

The capital city of Shenjing welcomed the first heavy snowfall of the year.

Snowflakes fell from the sky like goose feathers, sprinkling to every corner of the capital, and the open air was covered in silver.

Rongguo Mansion, Lixiangyuan.

After breakfast, Aunt Xue and Baochai stayed in the room, looking at the heavy snow outside the window. Such a sight of snowflakes flying all over the sky was rare in Jinling.

Baochai looked at her mother, her gentle almond eyes twinkled, and she said softly, "Mom, Qiu'er invited me to enjoy the snow."

As the girl spoke, her hands under the table unconsciously twisted the handkerchief, seeming a little nervous.

"Huh? When?"

"today."

"Oh." Aunt Xue pondered for a moment and said, "I heard from Pan'er before that the Jiang brothers and sisters are now renting a house in the courtyard west of our city, and Shen Yuan seems to live there as well." Baochai was stunned when she heard this, and her heart became more and more nervous. Did her mother discover something?
Aunt Xue continued, "My dear, this place is different from our own home. If an unmarried girl leaves the house, it will easily attract criticism."

"Mom, I..." Baochai hesitated to speak, a look of loss appeared on her pretty face.

Aunt Xue was silent for a moment, and finally sighed: "Qiu'er, that girl, has no one in Beijing who knows her, so she is really lonely. If you want to go, go ahead, but remember to come back early."

Baochai was delighted when she heard this, and said softly, "Yes, I see. Thank you, mother."

After saying this, he told Ying'er to get an umbrella and a cloak, and left Rongguo Mansion through the corner gate on the north side of Lixiang Courtyard.

Aunt Xue watched her daughter walk away, feeling mixed emotions in her heart. She didn't know what to choose. The Xue family's current situation was worse than she had imagined.
In a room in the backyard of the Xue family’s house in the west of the city.

Shen Yuan and Baochai sat at the table sipping tea, while Ying'er poured tea for them.

There are many rooms in the backyard. Qiu'er knows that it is not easy for this couple in love to meet each other, so she will not come to disturb them at this time.

"Does Shen Lang like snow? The snow in the capital is much heavier than that in the south of the Yangtze River." Baochai was born in Jinling, and she was particularly impressed by the heavy snow in the capital in winter.

"Yeah, I like it." Shen Yuan moved closer, stretched out his hand to hold the girl's slender hands, and said softly: "But compared to the heavy snow outside, I like Sister Xue in front of me more."

Baochai:"."

Shen Lang is becoming more and more good at sweet talk now. He must have been thinking about her these days.

The girl felt the warmth on her hands and met her lover's burning gaze, her heart pounding wildly!
"Shen Lang."

"Sister, don't talk~"

"Huh? Huh"

While Baochai was puzzled, the young man suddenly held her pink lips and she could only let out a sweet hum.

Shen Yuan's kiss was more passionate than any other time before, helping to ease his longing for her after not seeing her for more than ten days.

Warm and soft jade, with a refreshing fragrance——

The girl in his arms at this moment had a rosy, plump face, and was pretty and adorable.

In the heat, there was already a hint of confusion in those soft, almond-shaped eyes.

With a slight rustling sound, the necklace on the golden lock swayed left and right.
After a while, the boy felt hungry again and tasted the delicious
Well, the snow in the capital is indeed heavier than that in Nanjing. Although it hasn’t been long, it has a different kind of abundance.

Ying'er: “.”

Are these two really not avoiding her at all?
snort!
Must she let Ying'er get stye?
As the girl was thinking, she didn't realize that her face was redder than the girl's.
I don't know how long it took, but the longing for each other eased a little and they no longer stayed so close to each other.

Seeing Baochai's blushing face, she looked dazed and charming, Shen Yuan said softly, "Sister, accompany me to the garden to walk in the snow."

Baochai came to her senses after hearing this, raised her eyes to look at the snow outside the window, and said softly, "But it's still snowing heavily outside!"

"Don't worry, I'll provide an umbrella for my sister."

As he spoke, Shen Yuan stood up and walked forward, took Baochai's slender hand, and pulled her out of the room in front of the girl's surprised eyes.
“This natural scene of a sky filled with the same color is truly spectacular!”

In this era, there was probably no such thing as making snowmen. People usually made snow lions. Perhaps the most common thing people saw every day was the pair of stone lions in front of the door.

The snowman may have been introduced to China from the West in modern times, and people nowadays do not know what a snowman is.

Shen Yuan looked at the beauty beside him, then looked at the heavy snow, and suddenly had this idea.

"Let me build a snowman for my sister."

(End of this chapter)