红楼梦Chapter13_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter13

If you were to go and pay it at the Board， observed Tai Ch you are sure to suffer loss; so that it would be better if you just weighed exactly one thousand taels and sent them over to my place; for then an end will be put to all trouble.

Chia Chen was incessant in his expression of gratitude. When the period of mourning has expired， he consequently added， I shall lead in person， my despicable eldest son to your mansion， to pay our obeisance， and express our thanks.

they then parted company， but close upon this， were heard again the voices of runners. It was， in fact， the spouse of Shih Ting， the marquis of Chung Ching， who was just arriving. Shih Hsiang-yun， mesdames Wang， and Hsing， lady Feng and the rest came out at once， to GREet her， and lead her into the Main Building; when they further saw the sacrificial presents of the three families， of the marquis of Chin Hsiang， the marquis of Chuan Ning， and the earl of Shou Shan， likewise spread out in front of the tablet.

In a short while， these three noblemen descended from their chairs， and Chia Chen received them in the Large Hall. In like manner all the relatives and friends arrived in such quick succession， one coming， another going， that it is impossible to remember even so much as their number. One thing need be said that during these forty-nine days the street on which the Ning Kuo mansion stood， was covered with a sheet of white， formed by the people， coming and going; and thronged with clusters of flowers， as the officials came and went.