Unexpectedly, Feng Jie poured vinegar and was overjoyed. Ping'er adjusted her makeup

When the company was watching The Story of the Thorn Hairpin, Baoyu sat with his sisters and cousins. At the scene “The Male Sacrifice,” Daiyu said to Baochai, “Wang Shipeng is really unreasonable. He could have made an offering anywhere. Why must he go to the river? As the saying goes, ‘Seeing a thing reminds one of the person.’ All water in the world comes from the same source. He could have scooped up a bowl anywhere and wept over it, and his feelings would have been expressed.” Baochai made no reply. Baoyu turned to ask for warm wine to toast Xifeng. Grandmother Jia had said that today must be different; Xifeng was to enjoy herself to the full. She herself was too lazy to sit at table, and lay on the couch in the inner room with Aunt Xue, watching the play, with a few of her favourite dishes on a small table, eating and talking as she pleased. She gave her two tables of refreshments to the maids and serving-women who had no seats, telling them to sit on the verandah outside and eat and drink without ceremony. Lady Wang and Lady Xing sat at a high table on the......