自从贾府衰败之后,府中各色人等全都各奔东西自谋生路去了。昔日名震一时的曹雪芹也因一部新书《红楼梦续》被列为禁书而身败名裂,窘迫困顿,衣食无安。曹雪芹无奈,只好放下自己的作家架子,拖着疲惫的身子,辘辘饥肠地走出家门求职去了。 Since the decline of Jia’s government, all the people in Fuchu have gone their separate ways to make a living. Cao Xueqin, who was once famous in the past, was also listed as a banned book because of a new book, “The Dream of Red Mansions,” and he was stricken with impatience and embarrassment. Cao Xueqin had no choice but to put down his own writer’s shelves, dragged his exhausted body and hungry and went out to seek employment.