What is the introduction to Chapters 1 to 15 of A Dream of Red Mansions?

Chapter 1 In ancient times, Nuwa was refining stones to mend the sky, but left a piece of stone unused at the foot of Qinggeng Peak. This stubborn stone has been tempered and has become spiritual, so he begged the immortals Mang Mang and Miao Miao to send him to "a prosperous country, a family of poems and rituals, a land of prosperous flowers and willows, and a land of wealth and gentleness". The two immortals couldn't resist it, so they transformed it into a piece of "psychic gem" that was "appreciable and can be held" and sent it to the police fairy in Taixu Illusion Realm. At that time, the attendant of Shenying of Chixia Palace used nectar water to water the withering indigo plant on the banks of Sansheng Stone on the bank of the Western Ling River, which finally allowed the indigo plant to "extend time" and cultivate into a female form. Shenying's waiter Fan had a burning heart and wanted to be a human being. Jiangzhucao felt his kindness and vowed to repay him with the tears of his life and follow him down to earth to go through calamities. This is the so-called "wood and stone alliance" and "tears to repay debts". The "spiritual jade" transformed from a stubborn stone was "carried into the mortal world" by Shenying's waiter. I don't know how many lifetimes and calamities have passed, Taoist Kongkong passed by Qinggeng Peak and saw writings engraved on a large stone, so he copied it from beginning to end. Cao Xueqin read it and added and deleted it, so this book was completed. There is a Gourd Temple in Renqing Lane, Gusu City, and the local eunuch Zhen Shi lives in seclusion next to the temple. He took pity on Jia Yucun, a poor scholar who lived in the temple, and gave him money to take the exam. On the night of the Lantern Festival, Zhen Shiyin's daughter Yinglian was abducted. Soon after a fire broke out in the Calabash Temple, Zhen's house was burned down again. Zhen Shiyin took his wife to seek refuge with his father-in-law, but was looked down upon by his father-in-law. One day, Zhen Tuyin heard the "Good Song" by a crazy lame Taoist, and suddenly realized life, and then drifted away with the Taoist. Chapter 2: Jia Yucun passed the Jinshi examination and was appointed as the county magistrate to find Zhen Shiyin. Zhen Shiyin has disappeared. Soon, due to his greedy nature and bullying based on his talent, he was eventually dismissed. So he visited the world's famous places. Later, he went to Lin Ruhai's house to teach his daughter Lin Daiyu. A year later, Daiyu's mother Jia died of illness. One day, Yucun met his old acquaintance Leng Zixing, an antique dealer, in a tavern. The two started chatting while eating. Leng Zixing talked about many things about Jia Jianing and Rong Erfu, the same clan in Jiayu Village. In Leng Zixing's words, at present, Ning and Rong Erfu "although the external arrogance has not fallen much, the inner pockets have been exhausted." "Today's children and grandchildren are actually worse than the previous generation." Jia Zheng of Rong Mansion gave birth to a son. As soon as he was born, he held a piece of jade in his mouth and named it "Baoyu". When Jia Baoyu was one year old, Jia Zheng wanted to test Jia Baoyu's future ambitions, so he placed numerous objects in front of him and asked him to grab them. Unexpectedly, he didn't take any of them. He only reached out and grabbed some hairpins and hairpins. Jia Zheng was furious and said: "In the future, people who drink and lascivious will be the only ones with ears." Now Baoyu is seven or eight years old. Although he is extremely naughty, he is not as smart as one in a hundred, and his words are also strange. He said : "Daughters are flesh and blood made of water, and men are flesh and blood made of mud. When I see a daughter, I feel refreshed; when I see a man, I feel turbid and smelly." Zixing told Yucun that Daiyu's mother, Jia, was Rong. The sister of Jia Zheng and Jia She in the mansion. This relationship is exactly how Jia Yucun will get involved in the future. Chapter 3 Jia Yucun, who is good at speculating, met Jia Zheng through his student Lin Daiyu's relationship and found a job to fill the vacancy in Yingtian Mansion. Daiyu also responded to her grandmother's call and came to Rongguo Mansion with Yucun. Seeing her granddaughter under such circumstances, Jia Mu couldn't help but feel sad. Daiyu also met her eldest aunt Mrs. Xing (Jia She's wife), her second aunt Mrs. Wang (Jia Zheng's wife), Li Wan (Jia Zhu's wife) and three girls. While we were talking, we heard someone in the backyard laughing and saying, "I'm late, I didn't greet the guests from afar!" Daiyu was wondering, and everyone held their breath. Who is this? Is this rude and rude? She thought to herself. At that time, a group of daughters-in-law and maids came in surrounded by a unique woman with brilliant embroidery, who looked like a fairy concubine. Everyone introduced that this was Lian's second sister-in-law, and Jia Mu jokingly called her "hot and spicy". Daiyu then remembered that her mother had told her that Jia Lian, the son of her uncle Jia She, married Wang Xifeng, the niece of her second aunt Wang. The meeting with Baoyu was after dinner. When Bao Dai met for the first time, the two of them felt like they had known each other, and the other person in their eyes was naturally different from others. Because Baoyu saw Daiyu's "brows as sharp as a frown", he gave him the word "Frown:". Baoyu asked Daiyu again if he had any jade. When Daiyu said no, Baoyu scolded the piece of jade as "laoshizi". ", and cried and threw jade in public. This scene naturally made Daiyu very uneasy. This day's experience made Daiyu truly feel that her grandmother's house was different. In the fourth episode, Jia Yucun had just arrived and accepted Yinglian. A kidnapping case. It turned out that a local eunuch, Feng Yuan, bought a kidnapped girl Yinglian. Before she could take her home, the kidnapper sold her to Xue Pan, a powerful tycoon in Jinling. The person who killed the original buyer was Xue Pan from the Xue family among the four major families.

Jia Yucun was very angry. When he was about to arrest the important criminal, he was stopped by his subordinates. Then Menzi gave Jia Yucun a "protective amulet" from his province and told him about the close relationship between the four major families, in which one prospered and the other suffered losses. Jia Yucun was afraid of the power of the four major families and ignored Zhen Shiyin's gift of silver, so he ended the case indiscriminately. After Xue Pan took away Yinglian, he came to Beijing with his mother Aunt Xue and sister Baochai, and lived in Shanglixiangyuan in the northeast corner of Rongfu. Chapter 5: Xue Baochai has a good character, beautiful appearance, open-minded behavior, and follows the times. She is not as aloof and self-proclaimed as Daiyu, and her eyes are clear of dust. She is deeply loved by everyone in the Jia family. This made Daiyu feel a little unfair, and she often had quarrels with Baoyu. The plum blossoms in Ningguo Mansion were in full bloom, and Jia Zhen's wife, Youshi, invited Jia Mu and others to enjoy them. Jia Baoyu took a nap and lived in the bedroom of Jia Zhen's daughter-in-law Qin Keqing. In his dream, Baoyu came to the fantasy land of Taixu. After reading the "Twelve Hairpins of Jinling" album that recorded the fate of outstanding women in Jinling, he also read the original manuscript of "Dream of Red Mansions" and listened to the song "Dream of Red Mansions". Baoyu married the fairy Qin Keqing according to the advice of the fairy fairy. After the marriage, the two of them suddenly encountered a maze while playing hand in hand. Baoyu was frightened and shouted: "Please, please save me!" Fang woke up from his dream. Qin Keqing was outside the room at this time, and was very puzzled when she heard Baoyu calling her nickname in her dream. Chapter Six: After Baoyu woke up, he was discovered by the maid because of a wet dream, and the two had a relationship. Since then, the relationship between the two has been different from others. Wang Gou'er, a descendant of a Beijing official, has been reduced to farming in the countryside. Since his ancestors once joined Mrs. Wang and Sister Feng's natal family, they asked their mother-in-law, Grandma Liu, to go to Rongguo Mansion to seek help from Mrs. Wang. Under the recommendation of his wife's roommate Zhou Ruijia, Grandma Liu finally met Wang Xifeng, the housekeeper's grandmother. Just at this time, Jia Rong was ordered by her father to come to Sister Feng's place to borrow a glass kang screen for use, allowing Grandma Liu to appreciate Sister Feng's majesty and style to the point that Grandma Liu was a little incoherent, and was later complained by Zhou Rui's family. When talking with Grandma Liu, Sister Feng also talked about the difficulties of family affairs, but Grandma Liu finally got her wish and left with satisfaction after getting twenty taels of silver. Chapter 7 After Grandma Liu left, Zhou Rui's family went to Lixiangyuan to talk to Mrs. Wang. The two of them talked about housework and favors. Aunt Xue asked her to go to Mrs. Wang's place to deliver palace flowers to Sister Feng and other sisters. When Zhou Rui's family gave the last two palace flowers to Daiyu on the way, Daiyu became suspicious, thinking that someone else picked the remaining flowers and gave them to her. So Daiyu used words to ridicule Zhou Rui's family. The next day, Baoyu followed Sister Feng to Ning Mansion for a stroll. Mrs. Qin introduced her younger brother Qin Zhong to Baoyu. The two admired each other and were very attracted to each other. Baoyu invited Qin Zhong to study in Jia's private school, and Qin Zhong happily accepted. When Baoyu returned home, Jiao Da scolded the entire Jia family in front of Sister Feng and everyone in the Ning family. Finally, Jiao Da was tied up and stuffed into his mouth with horse dung. Sister Feng asked people from the Ning Mansion to send Jiao Dayuan away. Chapter 8 Sister Feng and Baoyu persuaded Jia Mu to ask Qin Zhong to come to their private school. One afternoon, Baoyu went to Lixiangyuan to visit Baochai. He saw that Baochai's lips looked like greased lips, her eyebrows were like ink paintings, her face was like a silver basin, and her eyes were like apricots. She was extremely beautiful. Baochai took the opportunity to appreciate the psychic jade because he was unable to appreciate it on weekdays. Coincidentally, the eight characters "Don't lose, don't forget, you will live a long and prosperous life" on the jade exactly matched the eight characters "Never leave, never abandon, and you will continue forever" engraved on Baochai's lock, so Baoyu asked for the lock. look. At this time Daiyu also came to visit Baochai, and Aunt Xue stayed with them to eat. During the dinner, Baoyu listened to Baochai and refused to drink cold wine, which made Daiyu sour. So, taking advantage of the little girl Xueyan's gift of a hand stove, Daiyu took the opportunity to ridicule Bao and Chai. Chapter 9 In order to reunite with Qin Zhong as soon as possible, Baoyu decided on a date to go to school. Xiren advised him to study, otherwise he would be miserable for the rest of his life. Jia Zheng reprimanded Li Gui and told Baoyu not to read ancient poems in the Book of Songs, but to make sure he memorized the "Four Books". After finishing cleaning up that morning, Baoyu visited Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang respectively, and couldn't help but give their own advice. Finally, Baoyu came to Daiyu to say goodbye, but was laughed at by her kindly. Baoyu and Qin Zhong were inseparable and very close. Later, he met Xiang Lian and Yu Ai, which made his classmates Jin Rong and others very jealous. Once Dai Confucian was absent, the two factions finally started fighting. Jia Yun, Jia Qiang, Ming Yan, Jia Jun and others were also involved. Later, under the mediation of Li Gui and several other big servants, Jin Rong was forced to apologize to Qin Zhong; Baoyu still refused, and finally had to kowtow to apologize. Chapter 10 Jin Rong was still angry when he returned home because he was ordered to kowtow to Qin Zhong in school. In order to save money for the family, Widow Jin persuaded her son to swallow his anger and continue going to school. But he told his sister-in-law, Jia Huang's wife, Jin. After hearing this, Jin was furious and planned to go to Ning Mansion to argue with Qin Zhong's sister Keqing. When I met Mrs. Qin, I learned that Mrs. Qin had been in poor health recently and had been seeking medical advice. Jin was too frightened to mention this and left in a hurry.

Regarding Qin's illness, the doctors had different opinions, which made Jia Zhenyou and others very worried. Later, I invited Dr. Zhang, recommended by Feng Ziying, to be careful