HỒNG LÂU MỘNG 1987 TẬP 21

Episode 21: The Original Hero's Grand Banque You're already tired or are you in pain Well let's get back to the story Yes please come in sir I'm sitting over there making your head hurt Today is the day of the special rain you should read the riddle That's right Come on tell me The woman leaves the curtain behind What is the charm of the pink dust A lifetime chasing fame and profit What's the point of continuing when it's all over Who is the monk No Is it Nico Probably just wants to be Nico Then he's a Taoist No Then he's a fox isn't he None of them are correct I figured it out It must be a monkey Yes it's definitely a monkey You've beaten me The first sentence is clear How is the second sentence interpreted No monkey's game is without getting its tail cut off Oh this riddle is really complicated Why isn't the group here Oh her mother just passed away a few days ago so she's in mourning and can't come out Following the master what's the point of mourning or not mourning If it still serves me why wouldn't it come to me today We are too lenient with them Tonight even if she no longer has a moon to mourn she still needs to stay home Fireworks lighting is something you have to be very careful with Moreover when the old man returned with Ngoc everything was already fully arranged We don't have to worry instead we choose her filial piety benefiting both sides She shouldn't have told her to come here If you really want to call I'll go get her He's more thoughtful than us so no need to call him anymore His mother has passed away I think I'll give him a few taels of silver to do the job for us But didn't Quynh give it 40 catties just a few days ago Her mother-in-law passed away the day before so let the two of them be together Yes Well let's drink Bảo Ngọc pour the wine for the sisters Don't pour randomly make them all drink it up Okay okay let's have Bao Ngoc pour the wine Drink up Come on have a drink Bao Ngoc don't drink cold wine trembling hands can't write characters can't pull the lever I don't drink cold wine She knows you haven't drunk it so she keeps telling you like that Come in here Hello sir Anything new to tell lately Yes there's a new story about the last five emperors of the Tang dynasty called "Phượng Cầu Loan " Oh the name sounds nice but I wonder where it comes from Tell me about it and if it's good I'll listen to the rest It is said that in the final days of the kingdom there was a Kim Lăng official named Wang Zhong This man had served as chancellor under two kings Afterward when he grew old he returned to the countryside and there was only a young nobleman named Wang Xifeng That's the same name as the Phượng in this house That's the name of our second aunt Don't speak that way We really don't know the second wife's name You all just go ahead and tell there are plenty of people with the same surname and name Tell on keep telling Yes that year the prime minister went to the garden the Wang family sent the young master to the capital for the examination One day it rained heavily The young nobleman and his servant are in a farm This farm belongs to a local official named Li He is a close friend of the Wang family He immediately kept the young master in the study The Li family had no son only a young daughter named Suloan The young lady is skilled in all the arts of painting calligraphy poetry and music You already figured it out probably Wang Xifeng wants to marry Su Luan Grandpa have you heard this story before Well our grandpa has heard every story there is Even if he hasn't heard it he can guess what it's about These things all follow a pattern They keep revolving around the same leading actors and beauties becoming nothing more than a worn-out tale It's a child of a noble family if the father isn't a minister he must be a prime minister When a woman gives birth to a daughter she is always as precious as a pearl A young lady must certainly be well-versed in literature and knowledgeable in etiquette an unparalleled beauty But whenever she saw the handsome son she would think about her own future regardless of whether they were close relatives or not Forget about parents forget about books ghosts are not ghosts enemies are not enemies Does that look anything like a beauty No matter how smart she is I don't think she can be called a virtuous woman if she does things like that That's right Or like a boy who studies very hard but becomes a soldier for the enemy would the king consider him a talented person and pardon him It is only then that one realizes the author is the one who covers their own mouth Moreover if it is said to be a house of books is it not The young lady is well-versed in literature and etiquette and the ladies also know literature and etiquette Then he had already retired to his hometown But the family was still very large with many martial artists and A returned to serve the ladies and girls Why in all the stories whenever they talk about love there is always one loyal servant boy accompanying a young lady What You all think about what the other servants do for work Well let's think about it is that really an inconsistent statement The truth is you've clearly exposed all the lies Those who write such stories some see people becoming wealthy and feel jealous Some people want something they can' t get so they write to slander others Some people read stories like that get bored and want to find a beautiful woman so they write them for entertainment How would they know what the etiquette of a scholar's family is like Apart from the major scholar-official families That's true not to mention the big families even our own family has never had such a thing That is why we never allow telling such stories The A Hoan group also did not know about those words I'm old now the sisters are far away Sometimes when I'm sad we talk to each other a few words But when they arrive we'll stop right away Oh the wine has gone cold please have a cup of wine to ease the dryness in your throat Then point out all the lies The story is called "The Lie Line " It happened exactly at this time on this day in this month in this year right here A single person cannot tell two stories Flowers bloom in two blossoms each with its own charm whether real or illusory it is yet to be seen Let us resolve it later He invited everyone to drink a few cups of wine and watch two plays then he continued to expose the lies of previous generations What do you think You speak very well If you make a living telling stories we'll have no way to earn a living Well the two sisters went out to drink alcohol Yes please everyone have some alcohol What are you inviting You speak little but there are no guests outside as usual We haven't had a relaxed laugh in two days Only when it's gone can we laugh like this Let's have another cup of wine Bao Ngoc my daughter I wish you a cup No need for him to wish I respectfully request the blessing of the grandmother Yes sir the gentlemen from the palace have arrived Please come in Yes sir The Concubine sent me to bring a riddle to be guessed by everyone After guessing they shouldn't say it out loud but each person should write it down on paper Then take them all to the palace for the Empress to personally check their accuracy Read it out loud for everyone read faster Bao Ngoc Read it My body is like a shuttle Outside is brocade inside is black Many ghosts have been frightened when they look back they turn into dust My body is like a shuttle What is that anyway Let me see What's the puzzle Bao Ngoc The palace lady's riddle is amazing I already figured it out It's already three o'clock in the morning It's three o'clock in the morning No wonder it's so cold Come sir please sit on the warm bed in the sand nest Well then let's all go in there it's warmer I'm worried there won't be enough seats No need for these women to take two or three chairs in a row Everyone sat together in the village close and warm Come on come on Bring them in here Come on go Go over there How old are you now I'm ten years old My husband had a baby Wish you good health Wish you good health and strength In this month the teacher does not allow the children to go out and play What opera are you singing today I'm singing "Lý Quỳ " Okay Just use the instrument and six vocalists No need for the drum and clappers Come with me My heart suddenly feels wide open Standing by the plum tree waiting for him to come visit Green trees and flowers are fresh Being together through life and death is joyful Although it is extremely difficult I am also willing to cross over I've seen hundreds of singing groups but never one that just uses a gong and a six There is one The play "Sở Giang Tình" from Tây Lâu was usually performed by just a few men playing the flute and singing When I was young like Tương Vân It had been seen that a singing group of his father was only one person who played the accompaniment for the play "Kinh Cam" in "Tay Suong Ky" The Scroll of the Jade Armored One sounds as if it were real Dad let the boys sing here we'll tell them to beat the drum to play for the spring scene called Spring Joy Ascending the Sky Happy Spring happy from your head to your eyes How do you feel sir Good that name is good It fits the scene today Everyone get ready to receive the order The willow branch is passed to someone and when the music stops that person must drink a cup of wine and tell a story Oh my who can be as free as the old man wants to tell anything right away In my opinion everyone should regardless of refined or vulgar know how to appreciate Whoever loses has to tell a joke Let's get started Hurry up Grandma they're here already You can drink alcohol too but telling jokes is a bit difficult The old man tells better stories than Phuong Please tell us a story Let us have a good laugh Let us tell you a story I don't have any new amusing story either Well I guess I'll just have to tell a story made up on the spot I sat down to listen to the old man's story There was a family that had ten sons who later each married ten brides The youngest daughter-in-law is smart and clever with a very skillful way of speaking and is the most loved by her in-laws The two elders always blamed the daughter-in-law for being disrespectful The daughter-in-law who was wrongly accused discussed it with her husband We truly respect our in-laws but we can't match the quick talk of that daughter-in-law Our in-laws are getting old It always praises it more This injustice has no one to confide in She came up with a plan Tomorrow we will go to the Temple of Yama and ask Yama whether he has allowed us to be reborn as humans Just do as you taught me the name of the one who speaks with a broken edge and we all speak in fragments Everyone heard and happily said that this way was very good The next day she led them to the Temple of the King of Hell to light a mirror They were too tired and fell asleep right in front of the altar I don't know why but I waited and waited and never saw Yan Wang appear Just as I was about to give up I suddenly saw The Great Sage Equal to Heaven rode on the clouds and saw the soul tree immediately jumped down raised the golden staff to strike The soul was so frightened that it knelt down and begged The disciple asked the reason and the soul tree quickly recounted the detailed story Upon hearing this the disciple spread his legs sighed and spoke Oh you're lucky you met me here otherwise you wouldn't have known about this even if you met the King of Hell It's this very soul that's saying so May the Holy Father in Germany have mercy on us The master laughed and said Well this is easy enough Today the ten of you will be reborn as humans A thief's luck runs out when they meet the King of Hell Because I was kicked so hard I fell to the ground Oh my youngest daughter drank it all Now you want to be smart and sly but I have plenty of ice water This is the end you all drank it all so now you have to break the edge They all speak clumsily if not they would have drunk the monkey's bottom water We don't know here Who has ever drunk the water from the monkey's bottom Stop pretending to be innocent A funny story is not about telling the good or the bad but about telling the true situation that makes people laugh Okay let's start passing the flower Let's drink and tell stories don 't make us laugh so hard we cry He began to tell here Also on the same day several people brought a large firework like an ox to the outskirts Hundreds of thousands of people followed to watch the fireworks There was a hot-tempered impatient person who couldn't wait any longer like everyone else lighting the fuse of a firecracker just to hear a single pop Everyone laughed and went away then the modest one went ahead Probably the person making the firecrackers didn't pack them tightly Why hadn't they lit the fireworks yet and everyone had already dispersed Did that person not hear the explosion That person is deaf Oh he's a deaf guy Well this parrot Then what happened tell me more Asking too much The next day was the 16th of the Lunar New Year the New Year was over The New Year was over They had already cleaned up everything and were exhausted How would we know what happened after that Setting up tents in the distance there is no feast that does not end It's already the fourth watch you must be very tired Let's go and set off some fireworks Why is this phoenix bending its beak like that It's true the phoenix is bending its beak more and more Oh it just mentioned fireworks That's right we burn fireworks to ward off evil Oh how beautiful I'm not afraid Oh no one loves me anymore Here I am I'll hold you in my arms Now you're being spoiled again I get excited about fireworks like drinking ice water from a monkey's butt Alright stop pretending Let me light the fireworks I can light them better than the other servants Oh the fireworks are starting Please guess The riddle given by the princess to everyone was all correct It was a firecracker The concubine took the firecracker a thing that explodes and makes a riddle Today is the fifteenth day of the lunar month Why use something as unclean as this for a riddle Come on mother eat a little I already saw it didn't I Yes Tiny is a boy My aunt I just reported to her She told my aunt to take a month off to rest and recover Let the third sister help the mistress manage the household chores And invite Miss Bao Thoa up here to help manage the garden After that there will still be things to take care of for three or four girls two or three young boys and the elderly person as well But it's too troublesome people laugh at us outside Inside they blame us for being strict Now that sister Ba is taking care of it we will also wait for the right moment to withdraw This time since the second wife is sick we should have had a bit more ease Who would have thought that the first wife and the third sister would come every day to supervise the work Morning is roll call noon is when you get a break Miss Bao Thoa sits on a palanquin every night patrolling the entire garden That's exactly right Master Ba just lay down when three mountain-protecting elders suddenly appeared Now there is no time left for sleeping and gambling Okay fine everyone step back Yes Good evening Madam What is it Speak up Yes What's left of Triệu is gone Triệu Quoc Ky lost yesterday He has already reported to the old man and Madame Hai Madame Bao went to report to the mistress I heard that the mother-in-law passed away so they gave 40 taels of silver Now we'll also give 40 taels Go away Come back Don't spend the money yet I'm asking you How many taels of silver would the women in the old house contribute when a family member died How much help do those outside get Yes This isn't a big deal Who would dare to be jealous of helping as much as possible Saying that is wrong According to me it should be 100 taels If you don't do it properly not only will you be laughed at Then later we also met your second mother Let me check the old records I can't remember now You've been working here for so long and don't even remember Trying to make things difficult for us are you You have to check the ledger every day even for the second wife's matters Give it to me to see There is a custom in this book Two people in the house were helped with 20 taels Two people outside were helped with 40 taels According to tradition the house was given 20 taels of silver Give us the records We need to check more carefully Yes Our lord Giả Vũ Thôn has just been granted the title of Grand Commander by the Emperor Help resolve the capital's confidential matters and join the official carriage in the afternoon to come and announce the good news I'm glad your husband was able to visit Unfortunately she just went to visit the officials at the Xianghong Prefecture When she returns she will send someone to the other side to congratulate Yes See the guest off Yes Dì Triệu is about to make a big show of this house for you to see After all Dì Triệu is the real mother of the third sister This time let's see how sister Ba behaves Everyone in this house wants to knock my head into the ground How else can they make me calm down Who did you want to say I really don't understand Who hit your head into the ground Speak up and I'll make you feel better She pushed my head down Who else do I have left to call I would never do that Auntie You shouldn't say that Sister Ba was wronged Sit down and listen to what I have to say Most of my life has been spent trapped in this house like a lemon that's been squeezed and then thrown away I just gave birth to her and her brother Yet now I'm not even as good as a single leaf what face do I have left Stand up Stand up quickly It turned out that I said I would never dare to go against the rules Come see this If the aunties have family members who die here they will be helped with twenty ghosts This is the custom set by our ancestors Everyone has to follow Do you really think I have to change it The second wife really loves me But because she kept asking for things it was very annoying If I were a man If I could leave I would have left long ago I built my fortune by working hard and living by my own efforts If you don't manage this house I wouldn't have come to ask you Now whatever you say no one listens Now she's dead she added twenty or thirty taels of silver which was not right but the second wife didn't listen to her Who is my cousin My uncle has been a district inspector for nine years Now there's another one too Her You have to act like this Everyone knows it's my child so why do you deliberately humiliate me and slander me Stay calm and don't let her troubles bother you The wings have not fully grown yet and they've already forgotten their nest Just keep flying towards the higher view Did Mrs Binh come to see you about something What's the matter that you came My mother said you have to take it Usually only twenty taels are allowed Now it's up to you to start first adding a little is also okay Why add something out of nowhere Who gives birth after twenty- four months Or is it the person who fights alongside the master Is the master fleeing from the arrow and the bullet That landlord is really clever Tell me to give up the custom Bring reputation into the person He went back and told the master that we would not add Ms Bao Thoa has arrived Oh Miss Bao Thoa has arrived Please come in Yes Good morning ma'am good morning The school is requesting the tuition fees for Mr Hoan and Mr Lan What's the rush Are you washing your face can you open your eyes and see Why don't you go stand outside and wait instead of coming in to tell someone something She even dared to do that right in front of the fat guy I'm sorry I was careless She arrived late and didn't see a funny sad event Even Ms Ngo who has been working for many years adjusted the matter without checking the book first Don't dare tell me you forgot to check the book I think the boss has probably had enough patience waiting for it to check the book If she ever did that I'd have already lost both of her leg tendons They saw the fat as pure as a Buddha She is a lady or a servant so she deliberately speaks in a way that is lazy There is a proverb that says They see more clearly from the outside Watch closely What should be added and what should be removed over the past few years But the fat hasn't even been made yet So just go ahead and fix it First it's to help the second wife Second it's not to betray the feelings of the girl towards the second wife in the past This woman really speaks harshly It's no wonder that Miss Phuong spoils him like that Actually there's nothing worth adding or removing But if you listen to what it says you need to find some things to say first so that its words aren't wasted I was so angry I could barely keep my eyes open I didn't know who to take my frustration out on I was about to go to the two of them to vent my anger when suddenly she arrived Speaking like that makes me not know what to do anymore Please come in and have some rice porridge Hurry up over here Please come in Please come in I have an important matter to discuss with you Come back right after you eat dinner Yes Mrs Binh Hurry up Binh is coming back Oh Binh must be tired from walking Please have a seat Please have a seat They're all completely useless Miss Binh has a cold hard face like this clean blanket Please have her sit down temporarily The third daughter is a girl who doesn't want to provoke anyone's anger That is because she knows self-respect If she gets angry she will pout and the second wife will have to give in to her The second wife wouldn't dare do anything about it If you dare to insult her A chicken egg can't fight a stone We wouldn't dare to do such a thing We wouldn't dare to do that It's all because of her Well ladies you know Dậu climbed up and since he's always been careless or reckless everything he does ends up being blamed on him They are not pushovers in their daily lives Have you ever looked at someone and really seen what they're made of I know everything there is to know If there's the slightest mistake the ladies would already have made a big deal out of it Hello I don't know her Everything is caused by the afternoon Exactly everything is because of the afternoon Not a word from the third sister I didn't say it wrong But it's a pity that the third sister is so ugly She wasn't reborn into the second wife's belly Even fat people can say such foolish things She is not the second wife's biological daughter but how can she look down on her Although it is said that the first wife and the concubine are the same But a daughter can never compare to a son Later when she gets married Who does not want to take a concubine A household that does not indulge its first wife or concubine and takes in the third wife will be blessed I know that How many ways have I thought of to be frugal these past years Causing all the family members to feel jealous Now we have mounted the tiger They ride so much outside it's too much Grandpa and Grandma have to suffer I came into the house and you are so cruel But if you don't start saving now in a few years there'll be nothing left to eat Mỡ is absolutely right From now on I also have to take care of three or four younger sisters and brothers as well as the elderly That's a lot of responsibilities We have already considered those things It seems enough Uncle Bao Ngoc and Miss Lam got married It's possible they won't spend money in the mansion They will end up using their own money The second lady is from the first master's side no need to worry The remaining three or four ladies A few dozen thousand taels of silver is enough for the moon Hoan didn't spend much on his marriage If you don't cut back on something to compensate The late elder's funeral arrangements are all prepared Even with the expenses it's only three thousand taels of silver If you are thrifty now it will be enough I just went to deliver Mỡ's message Sister Three is angry about what Aunt Triệu did Sister Three rejected Mỡ's message Proverbs say that to catch a thief you must catch the leader She wants to hand over someone first Of course I must be the example If she rejects my order Don't argue back On the contrary you must show respect and say that she is right to do so Does she also see you as a confused person That's exactly what you did just now Why wait until now to take off your shoes Look here I'm just afraid that in your eyes it's only me and no one else And yet you've already gotten angry Are you angry with me Go ahead and be angry what's the problem You'really good at slapping me a few times aren't you Do you still have a face that hasn't been slapped yet Turn over the child How many times do you plan to keep repeating that before you stop I'm this sick and you still have the nerve to insult me Let's eat Then go see what they're saying We are worried that no one will help us It depends on Bao Ngoc But it's not a person doing this When they are all together they are as gentle as the Buddha They can't even put up a fight The second sister can't do anything either The third sister is still too young This boy is getting smaller That boy is cunning and cheeky How come two children from the same mother are so different from each other Mrs Lam and Miss Bao Thoa are quite nice But they are relatives Moreover one of them is like a beauty lamp A breeze just blows and it goes out One had already made up their mind It wasn't that they wouldn't speak They would shake their head and say they didn't know no matter what was asked She is the only one left She has her own way of looking at things And we also have someone to help with the work Not lonely and isolated as before Hello She was the one who took care of it We didn't have to worry about it and it also benefited her If it's about an individual and their behavior I am indeed very harsh It's also advisable to find a way to retreat and escape But this is the crucial moment for her to step forward and take care of the affairs It will ease the anger people have held against us for so long Oh there's one more thing She is a lady She understands everything after finishing her work She is also more knowledgeable and polite than me He will definitely surpass us just wait and see What was the purpose of the silver money that Hoan and Lan used in school Each student gets 8 taels of silver per year for snacks and to buy school supplies All the expenses of the boys are covered by the sponsors monthly Why does each person get added 8 taels Yes it's because of these 8 taels of silver From today onwards cut this amount Yes Bình Nhi arrived just in time She said that her sister's mother had insisted that this part must be cut out It's indeed something that should have been cut out a long time ago Last year my mother said we had to cut this but she got too busy and forgot Sit down and talk What important matter do you wish to discuss I have been thinking about two important matters these past few days One is to eliminate outdated practices and save expenses The first thing is to get rid of the old system I get two taels every month The A Hoan group also gets money every month Yesterday someone came to adjust me paying 2 taels each month for each person to buy wax oil and hair gel This amount is no different from 8 taels for tuition Spending overlapping each other seems unjustified Why didn't the housemaid think of that There's a reason for this The things they use are bought together by the servants who receive their pay Those two taels of silver each month that the girls used to get weren't meant for buying things like that Now I think they use this money to buy these things but I guess probably the servants are delaying right now or they aren't buying real items Perhaps we didn't have time to use the medicine because we bought things we couldn't use just to get it over with The rooms must use this two taels of silver to send the swordsmen out to buy better ones for use Double the money but the supplies are thrown away half so this 2 taels is best to cut off This is the first important matter What is the second thing then Let's go into the garden to talk Come on be careful Last year everyone went to the Lai Da's party and she went too Compare the garden there with our garden That garden is not even half as good as our garden and it has far fewer trees and fruit The garden tree was rented out for a year by someone who didn't want to provide fresh flowers bamboo shoots shrimp fish for the whole family to eat By the end of the year they still had to submit 200 taels of silver From that I learned even a broken lotus leaf and a dry grass root are all valuable It's a matter for the wealthy Nothing in life is useless and if it's usable it must be worth something Our garden is twice as large as Lai Dai's garden It earns 400 taels of silver every year I think we should select some honest people from the group of elderly women who know how to grow crops and put them in charge of the garden There is no need to pay taxes Each year just a little something from the child This method is good Then in three years no one else will go hungry That's good Whoever takes on the contract sells the flowers for money is indeed exercising authority and is encouraged by benefits Everyone does their work with all their heart That's right Only you could say that My wife also wants to do the same But with the girls in the garden it's hard to say She opened her mouth so I could see what her tongue and teeth were made of Whatever the third sister said the mother-in-law had already thought of it Eventually there's always a reason why it can't be done Oh he's really good at making excuses He doesn't pretend and doesn't lower himself Let's go already From now on the renovation of the imperial garden will be entrusted to them Come here Yes Everyone has their own task You all set your own contribution We will consider it Oh that would be great I take care of the small hills in the garden A year's worth after providing for the meals can also contribute some extra money I take care of those rice fields Every year there is no need to spend public funds to buy rice and grain for them At the end of the year I also contributed rice and money I also agree I also want to receive It's not over yet Whoever keeps the place follows the season's rhythm Except for the ones in the house for use for eating for playing no one Sell it for profit At the end of the year we will settle accounts When settling accounts at the end of the year all money will be paid into the finance department There will be an additional manager above It is being cut short again below It's best to just pay the money here That's great In my opinion there is no charge here Whoever takes on a job must be responsible for some work They also contribute a little bit They have to set aside some money for their family even after working all year In addition each person spends a little money to reward the old women who do not take care of the children in the garden Is that acceptable That's great We agree Everyone spends hundreds of money to enjoy with the old ladies in the garden It's worth it They treat us like this If someone doesn't think about the higher-ups they are truly unforgivable Give it to us and rest assured Just rest assured Thank you