Let's say that after Jia's mother showed it, Sister Feng made a look, and the mandarin duck knew it, and it just stopped when the osmanthus flower happened to be passed to Jia's mother. Everyone said that the ancestor was the most blessed, and coaxed Jia's mother to tell jokes. Jia Mu ate a cup, thought for a while, and said, "I'm going to tell everyone a contentment joke today."

In ancient times, on the outskirts of the capital, Mrs. Wang opened a hotel to sell wine. There was a Taoist priest who often ate and drank without paying. Later, the Taoist priest said to her, 'To repay you, dig a well for you!' After digging the well, the Taoist priest left. Who knows that the well water is more mellow than the taste of wine. Since then, Mrs. Wang no longer makes wine, and only sells well water as wine. I made a lot of money in three years.

One day, the Taoist priest suddenly returned and asked her, 'Is the wine good?' Mrs. Wang replied: 'It's good, it's just not bad, you can't raise pigs!' The Taoist priest smiled and inscribed a poem on the wall: "The sky is not high, the people's hearts are the highest, the well water is sold as wine, and it is said that pigs are not bad!" The Taoist priest is gone, and there is no more water coming out of the well. After Jia Mu finished speaking, everyone said yes. Everyone naturally understands what Jia Mu meant, and she wants to warn some people in the house to know how to enjoy wealth and prosperity, and not to be weak in people's hearts.

Then the drum beat again, and this time it was Aunt Xue's turn, Aunt Xue ate the wine and said with a smile: "I'm not as clever as the old lady, I can't tell such elegant jokes, just say something vulgar." It is said that there is a greedy county official who wants to please a satisfactory little wife, so he sends people to choose from east to west, which makes the people uneasy.

One day, Pang Zhenkun recommended himself as a county official and asked him what kind of marriage he wanted. The county magistrate said: 'What I want is: cherry small mouth apricot kernel eyes, crescent moon eyebrows and fairy face, no food, drink or wear, and no gossip in the four doors. Pang Zhenkun said with a smile: "Coincidentally, there is such a woman in my village." Now the date of marriage was made. On the day of the wedding, firecrackers, gongs and drums, and trumpets were not lively. As soon as the sedan chair arrived, the county official stepped forward to uncover the bride's flower cover and was furious: it turned out to be a mud-fetal female Bodhisattva wearing flower clothes. Pang Zhenkun smiled and said: "Look, isn't she 'cherry with a small mouth and apricot eyes, crescent moon eyebrows and fairy face, no food, drink or wear, and no gossip in the four doors'? ”

After Aunt Xue finished speaking, everyone laughed. After hearing this, Sister Feng said: "Aunt Xue's joke is good, men don't have a good thing, there is a lady at home who is not satisfied, and she still thinks about finding a fairy outside every day!" After listening to Sister Feng, everyone laughed again.

Then it began to pass down, and when the osmanthus flower reached Mrs. Wang's hand, it stopped, and Mrs. Wang paused for a moment, saying that she couldn't tell jokes, and everyone didn't follow her. Mrs. Xing took a wine glass and poured a glass of Mrs. Wang, urging Mrs. Wang to hurry up.

was urged tightly, Mrs. Wang couldn't, so she had to think of a joke Jia Zheng had told before, and said: "Then I'll say one, if you don't laugh, there will be no more." Everyone said that they had spoken first and then they had spoken.

Mrs. Wang finally squeezed out a little smile on her face before she said: "It is said that the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, Xie Jin's family was poor when he was a child, but Xie Jin has been good at writing since he was a child, and his export has become a chapter. During the Spring Festival this year, he posted a pair of Spring Festival couplets on the back door: "The door is to thousands of poles and bamboos, and the family has thousands of books." The clerk at the door was very unhappy, and thought that only a man like me was worthy of pasting this couplet, so he ordered the servant to cut down the bamboo.

After a while, the family came to report, and Xie Jin's Spring Festival couplets were changed to: "The door is short for thousands of poles and bamboos, and the family collection is long for thousands of books." "When the staff heard this, they were very annoyed, and they dug up the bamboo by the roots, but unexpectedly, the Spring Festival couplets of the Xie family were changed to: 'The door is short of thousands of poles and bamboos, and the family has thousands of books.'" ”

The crowd burst into laughter. Sister Feng took the opportunity to compliment: "Look who dares to say that Mrs. can't tell jokes, Mrs. This joke is elegant and meaningful." After speaking, she glanced at Mrs. Xing, and Mrs. Xing knew herself, although she was not happy in her heart, but it was not good to have a seizure.

Then it began to pass down, and when the osmanthus flower reached Tanchun's hand, it just stopped, Tanchun smiled: "Just now, the old lady, Aunt Xue, and Mrs. all spoke wonderfully, although I have a joke here, I don't dare to tell it." Everyone laughed and said: "Who doesn't know the skills of the third girl, come quickly, you will be punished for drinking if you are late." ”

Tanchun said generously: "It is said that the calligrapher and painter Zheng Banqiao's family was very poor when he was young. Because he is nameless and powerful, although the calligraphy and painting are very good, they cannot be sold at a good price. There is nothing of value at home.

One day, Zheng Banqiao was lying in bed, and suddenly saw a sneaky figure reflected on the window paper, Zheng Banqiao thought: 'It must be a thief coming, what is there in my house that is worth taking?' Then he chanted a poem in a loud voice: 'The wind is rising, the moon is dusk, and there is a gentleman to the cold gate!' There are thousands of scrolls in the belly of the poetry book, and there is not half a string of money at the head of the bed. ’

The thief listened, turned around and slipped away. Zheng Banqiao recited two more poems to see him off: 'Go out of the house and frighten the yellow-tailed dog, and don't get in the way of the green flower pot when you cross the wall.' ’

The thief fled over the wall in a hurry, accidentally hitting a few wall tiles to the ground, and the yellow dog of Zheng Banqiao's family barked and chased after the thief and bit it. Zheng Banqiao went out in clothes, drank the yellow dog, and helped the fallen thief up, and sent him all the way to the road, made a gesture, and chanted two lines of poetry: I spent my clothes in the middle of the night, and I packed up my ambition and became a new person. ”

Everyone laughed crookedly after hearing this. After laughing, Jia Mu took a sip of tea and took a breath and said with a smile: "Among these girls in our house, the three girls are the most coincidental, that is, I am not as good as her when I am as old as her!" Hearing Jia Mu praise herself in public, Tanchun was overjoyed in her heart, and she was busy saying that she didn't dare to be. Sister Feng came out again to be jealous, and the gag coaxed Jia's mother to laugh from ear to ear.

Baoyu saw the old lady praising Tanchun like this, she was happy for her in her heart, and sent an approving look to Tanchun. At this time, Daiyu happened to pass the osmanthus to Baoyu's hands, and was stunned, and the drum stopped. Baoyu couldn't help but laugh a little, isn't this just happiness and sadness? He raised his glass and ate the wine, and said with a smile: "What I want to say today is that there was a girl who went out and met a bad person.

Coincidentally, a chivalrous man met Lu and shot away the bad guys. The girl was very happy when she saw it, and said: There is no way to repay the grace of saving her life, so the little woman has to promise to repay the great kindness. That's a good story.

But the young lady's maid was happy, and said to her own young lady, the girl was too reckless, and her aunt looked good and behaved, otherwise she would suffer a loss if she said this, and she was afraid that it would be too late to regret it after a long time. The girl listened to the maid's words, but said: If it is not in sight, it can be said that the grace of saving life cannot be repaid, and the little woman can only repay the great kindness by being a cow and a horse in the next life! The crowd laughed to themselves.

Daiyu spat Baoyu and said, "I know all day long about telling these unserious jokes." Baoyu smiled at Daiyu seriously: "Sister, what she said is not right, that marriage is a serious matter." Baoyu saw that Yingchun hadn't spoken much, so she raised her glass and saluted, and asked with a smile: "If someone wants to marry the second sister to a bastard in the future, how should the second sister answer?" The answer is actually very simple, but it is up to the parents to decide the major matters of marriage; Or, the daughter still wants to be filial to the second elder for two years! What did the second sister say? ”

Yingchun was asked by Baoyu so suddenly, and he was a little shy but didn't know how to answer. Tanchun saw that the scene was a little embarrassing, so he came out to help Baoyu break the siege, and said with a sly smile at Baoyu: "If it were me, I would ask the second brother to help me find a way." Baoyu hurriedly said to himself: "Your second brother has that ability, but if there is such a day, the second brother will not stand idly by." ”

Hearing Baoyu's answer, Tanchun smiled with satisfaction: "I remember the words of the second brother, and I will not lose our brother-sister relationship on weekdays with these words." Seeing that Jia's mother was expressionless and didn't speak, at this time, Sister Feng saw the wind and rudder, so she laughed and said: "The sisters' marriage events have not all passed the eyes of the ancestors in the end, and it will not be wrong to ask the ancestors for something-", everyone said yes, and a few words coaxed Jia's mother to smile again.

In the end, Daiyu, Xichun, and Erxue were all taken their turn to eat and drink, and they told jokes without mentioning them. When it was almost the end of the feast, Baoyu gave Musk Moon a look, and Musk Moon walked out in understanding. After a while, I saw four strong and sturdy girls walking straight in carrying a log box more than three feet square and more than a foot high. Baoyu then instructed the maid to close the curtains, and suddenly the room went dark.

Everyone knew that Baoyu had always been a little tricky and eccentric, and when they saw that Jia Mu didn't speak, they let him toss. At that time, the wooden box was placed on a large table, and Baoyu ordered the outer layer of the box to be removed. After opening the box, everyone only vaguely saw a large round pastry three feet square and snow-white, with red handwriting on its face, and thirteen candles stuck on it. Baoyu ordered someone to light the candle, and everyone could see the handwriting on it: "I wish Sister Xichun a happy birthday!" ”。

Seeing the shocked looks on everyone's faces, Baoyu hurriedly explained: "This is the birthday cake used by Westerners to celebrate their birthdays, the top layer is made of various carved shapes made of cream and fruits, and the lower layer is similar to the egg-flavored pastries we usually eat. I also found out a few days ago that there is a cake shop opened by a Westerner, which happened to come in handy on the birthday of the fourth sister. ”

Baoyu pulled Xichun to her side and stroked her little head, and said with a warm smile: "Fourth girl, are you still satisfied with the birthday gift of the second brother?" According to the custom of Westerners, they first make a wish, after making a wish, blow out the candles, and then cut the cake and distribute it to everyone. "Xichun is full of emotion at this time, and I feel that I have never been so happy since I was a child and my birthday is not as happy as I am today. Xichun solemnly thanked Baoyu, and under the guidance of Baoyu, he made a wish, blew out the candles, and cut the cake with the help of the maids and distributed it to everyone.

Everyone praised it not only for its beautiful style, but also for its good taste. Mother Jia smiled from ear to ear, and praised Baoyu for knowing how to do things. He also instructed Sister Feng that in the future, if anyone has a birthday, they can take this as an example, and Sister Feng will arrange it.

After everyone ate the cake and prepared to disperse, Baoyu was afraid that Jia's mother would rest and be easy to eat as soon as she finished eating, so she proposed that everyone go to the cui'an with Jia's mother, first, to eliminate food, and second, to taste tea. Jia Mu readily agreed to Baoyu's proposal. Bao Dai and the others supported Jia's mother on the left and right, and everyone followed the road to the cui hermitage.