The Missing Pearl
The morning after a sleepover, who’s the first person through the bedroom door? In this house, it’s the boy.
The Silent Treatment
Jia Baoyu walks back into his room expecting a warm welcome. Instead, his maid Hua Xiren lies down on the couch, shuts her eyes and won’t say a word to him. He has no idea what he did.
Two Cups of Wine and Zhuangzi
Now that Jia Baoyu has managed to make his maids mad at him, everything is silent. But Baoyu decides that he doesn’t care.
The Morning After
Last night Jia Baoyu went to bed after writing a few lines about how much better life would be without the girls who keep lecturing him. He slept like a baby.
Who Is This Person?
Baoyu has gone to the main house to pay his respects. His room is empty, and his desk is covered with books.
Congratulations, It's Smallpox
Xifeng’s little girl has a fever. The doctor takes her pulse, and the first thing he says to the family is “Congratulations.”
