Episode 79: Rereading Hong lou meng Chapter 紅樓夢 Chapter 38 part 1

After a brief but productive hiatus, in which considerable Hong lou meng’ing was happening “behind the scenes,” Rereading returns, with a poetry-pilled perusal of Chapter 38! This is the first part of our exploration of this chapter.
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