[Red Mansions] Minruo Spring Breeze Returns to Dream

No.40 When the five-time journey back to Beijing is in progress

The chrysanthemum wine that Daiyu buried under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree finally succeeded. The slight smell of the wine and the fragrance of the chrysanthemum surprised the little girls.Let Yao Xing, Teng Lin, and Yang Zimei each carry two jars home, and select the most outstanding purse made by Yao Xing, and the girls reluctantly bid farewell—the emperor issued a decree in September After the new year, Ling Lin Ruhai set off to return to Beijing to serve as the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the official rank was Cong Yipin.

"Uncle's study doesn't need to be tidied up for the time being, he still has to study and do his homework in the study." Jia Min inspected the situation and ordered.After the [-]th day of the eighth month, the names of Lin Jinshu and Lin Daiyu were uniformly changed in the entire government.Lin Jinshu is called "Master", Lin Daiyu is called "Miss", while Lin Ruhai and Jia Min are still called "Master" and "Madam". "Also, have you packed up the spring and summer clothes at the girl's place?"

"It's already packed, but there are some old clothes that the girl can't wear anymore. The girl said it's a pity to lose it, so she took it out to reward people." Cui Liu said.She was rationed to the steward of the mansion last year, and now she has become the aunt in charge and continues to stay with Jia Min; Cuihe and Cuilan were respectively assigned to the chief stewards of the Zhuangzi, and stayed in Yangzhou to take care of Zhuangzi for Jia Min; Cui Tao did not intend to After getting married, she stayed in the mansion directly as a nanny, and was assigned to Lin Daiyu's yard.

"That's right, the material we make clothes is not bad, and it's okay for children of the same age." Jia Min asked to bring all the ledgers in the private treasury, "You can read a few words, remember Keep an eye on those people's treasury and collect all the things. We have a lot of valuable things in our house, and we can't neglect any of them."

"Your maidservant knows." Cui Tao took the account book, "It's just a New Year's gift, Madam, have you prepared everything?"

"The things in the library are all handed down from the ancestors, and they won't be sent out." Jia Min said, "You just need to seal the seal of the account. I will buy the annual gifts separately."

"Yes." Cui Tao took the ledger and withdrew.

The things in Jia Min's house were almost packed, she and Lin Ruhai's spring and summer clothes were packed in large waterproof wooden boxes, locked with a small lock and placed in the warehouse.She looked up at the still bright sunshine outside, and said to Huiyun who was newly promoted: "Today, Zhuangzi sent a basket of crabs. You can order the kitchen to make some good dishes and send them tonight."

"Yes."

After the Lantern Festival, Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing with his family.Those who carried the luggage, those who carried the brine, and the servants of the Lin family, and of course there was the only boat on which Lin Ruhai's family of four took.Because it happened once before, Lin Jinshu and Lin Daiyu were not afraid at all; Lin Jinshu followed Lin Ruhai to learn to read the residence newspaper and analyze government affairs, while Lin Daiyu learned to read in Jia Min's room.Jia Min hired a female master in Yangzhou, surnamed Guan, and returned to Beijing together.

Lin Ruhai's attitude towards his son and daughter is the same, so the requirements for their homework are also the same.The Four Books and Five Classics are compulsory, and there are also the Four Books for Women and Nvhong, etc., which made Daiyu busy.

The mansion in the capital had been cleaned early, because now that Lin Jinshu and Lin Daiyu were grown up, Jia Min had previously sent a message that the north courtyard behind the main courtyard would be tidied up for Lin Daiyu to use as a boudoir, and Lin Jinshu's south courtyard had to be sorted out to match the main courtyard. The bookstore with the same size as the study room came, and those bookshelves and antique racks were transported there early. Peiwen took people to look carefully one by one, and then nodded with satisfaction.

"Auntie, someone came from the pier and said they have seen the master and madam's boat." The little girl hurried in and said, "Madam, do we have to order the hot water to be boiled first?"

"Go, call the pantry and remember to prepare hot tea." Peiwen is a lot more sophisticated now, "Masters must have something hot when they come back. Chicken soup has been stewed in the kitchen early, and there is still You have cooked a few hot dishes, and you should tell the cook, just reheat the dishes."

"Yes."

About half an hour later, Lin Ruhai, Jia Min, Lin Jinshu and Lin Daiyu all came.The charcoal basin had been burned early in the room, and a few clever maids hurried forward and opened the scarlet brocade curtain to welcome them into the room, and retreated after helping them take off the cloak outside.

"The servant girl felt that the master, madam, uncle, and girl should be hungry, so they asked the kitchen to make pasta and stew soup, and it's just right to serve it now." Peiwen is the lady in charge of the mansion, and now she is in charge of everything, so that The maids brought hot dishes and hot soup, "The hot water has already been boiled. After eating, the masters should take a bath and change clothes, and take a rest."

"I haven't seen you for so many years, your errands are getting better and better, you just arrange it." Jia Min said, "The maids and servants who came with us are used to living in Yangzhou, you can arrange for them to stay. Just tell the kitchen to make meals for them to use.”

"The slaves know." There were not many servants following the capital, so Peiwen quickly made arrangements.With a few strong women and a few servants, Pei Wen went to the main courtyard to report that everything had been arranged, and then took the people away. So that Lin Ruhai and Jia Min can have a good rest.

Lin Ruhai is a new official, so it is inevitable that he has to communicate with everyone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.Jia Min, as the only hostess of the Lin family, naturally also had to receive female relatives. After being busy for a long time, she had time to walk around with the wife of Lin Ruhai's former friend from the same department to get in touch and inquire about what happened in the past two or three years in Beijing, and finally posted the post. Go to Rongguo Mansion.

Today's capital city is not very warm. Jia Min is wearing a bright satin double breasted skirt with sky blue rose pattern after the rain and a horse-face skirt embroidered with onion yellow flowers, and a light blue collar with silver and white background pink blue embroidered gold flower pattern double breasted. Bijia, with her hair tied up in a snake bun, with four butterflies wearing jade tinsel and flying butterflies hugging silver and broken flowers Huasheng and two suet white jade orchids Bu Yao, a pair of earrings with snowflake obsidian inlaid with gold, wrists Wearing a pair of white jade bracelets.Waiting for the carriage to be ready, he took Lin Daiyu, who was also elegantly dressed, to Rongguo Mansion.

Arriving at Jia Mu's room, sharp-eyed Jia Min saw the bright red robe on Jia Baoyu's body, frowned slightly but didn't say much, but asked Lin Daiyu to salute Jia Mu, Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Wang in turn. He also accepted the greetings from Jia Baoyu, Jia Tanchun and Jia Xichun, and then sat down with his arms around Daiyu.The little girls chatted for a few words and then told Jia Mu to go to the back of the Bisha cabinet to play. Jia Baoyu's heart was itchy, and he followed after a while.

"Grandma Min is really grand, she hasn't come to pay her respects to the old lady after returning to Beijing for so many days." Before Jia's mother could speak, Wang sarcastically said.Mother Jia mentioned to her before that she wanted to hire Lin Daiyu as her daughter-in-law for her Baoyu.That girl looks exactly like that woman Jia Min, and she has a delicate body, so she doesn't allow Baoyu's daughter-in-law to be such a girl.

Jia Min glanced at her with raised eyebrows, and said slowly: "Did the second sister-in-law eat gunpowder today? Mother hasn't spoken yet, but the second sister-in-law is here to 'send' me in such a hurry." After finishing speaking, she took another sip Xiangcha, "It seems that I haven't seen you in these years, the second sister-in-law has a good temper."

"Mr. Wang, there is no room for you to talk here." Mother Jia glared at Mrs. Wang, "Min'er has just returned to Beijing, and my uncle is a new official, so there are social meetings. You, a housewife, don't understand. Let’s not intervene in the affairs of these officials, and if there is nothing, they will appear to be ignorant!”

Jia Min glanced at Wang Shi, smiled secretly for a while before saying, "Why don't you see Zhu'er-in-law?"

When Jia Zhu was mentioned, Jia's mother and Wang's family were also very sad, and Wang's eyes gradually became red.Seeing this, Mrs. Xu hurriedly said: "Zhu'er's daughter-in-law has just recovered from her illness, and my younger brother is also weak and has to be taken care of by her, so I didn't come out to see you this time. Besides, she is a new widow, so..."

Seeing the pain and hatred on Wang's face, Jia Min recalled that in her previous life, Li Wan had been guarding her son Jia Lan in the mansion. People thought that they would invite their mother and son to attend.Later I found out that it was Wang who felt that Jia Lan ordered Jia Zhu to be killed, so he was extremely indifferent to Li Wan's mother and son, but he didn't know that Jia Lan was the last and most promising person in the Jia family.

"Forget it, I brought her some plain fabrics and beaded flowers here, and mother can ask someone to bring them to her." Jia Min signaled Huiyun to bring two brocade boxes, "There is also a longevity lock for the child. They are all made of white jade, and they are also very clean. In addition, there are gifts for a few girls, all of which are fashionable hairpins in Yangzhou, and my mother will help me distribute them too."

"You have a heart." Mother Jia knew that Jia Min had sealed the order of the second-rank wife, and all the female relatives of the Ningrong Second Mansion added up, there are really few people who can sit on an equal footing with Jia Min. Satisfied and relieved, he wanted to win over the big tree of the Lin family, so that Lin Ruhai could continue to help the Rongguo Mansion, "Why didn't my uncle come today?"

"The emperor summoned him to enter the palace temporarily." Jia Min also lived two lifetimes, so he didn't know Jia Mu's thoughts, "I heard that Yuan Chun entered the palace as a female officer, and the empress is very fond of it."

"Yes, I even asked someone to give me some rewards. They are all excellent gifts from the emperor." Wang Shi quickly calmed down and said triumphantly.

Jia Min glanced at her and said, "After all, Lian'er should also be getting married."

Mrs. Xu nodded: "October 23 this year has been set, and the three books and six ceremonies are all ready." In fact, it was originally scheduled for May this year, but because of Jia Zhu's funeral, it had to be avoided, so it was postponed by five days. Month, "Brother Shu, he's older than Lian'er, have you settled on someone yet?"

"Not yet, I just want to inquire after returning to Beijing. After all, there are more well-matched girls in Beijing than in Yangzhou."

Mother Jia only hated that there were no girls of the right age in Ning Rong's Second House, and those girls of the right age in the Jia family's family background were not good enough, so they could only watch Lin Jinshu's marriage fall on the sidelines of others.Mrs. Wang turned her beautiful eyes, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I have one candidate, and that is my niece Wang Xifeng. She happens to be 13 years old this year. Although she is a few years younger than Brother Shu, she has a straightforward personality and is a good person." candidates."

Jia Min curled her lips and said, "How did I hear that her father was an inconspicuous slut who caused trouble in Jinling. I would never dare to see such a daughter's family. Shu'er is gentle and honest, or It must be matched with a gentle and elegant girl from a family."

Mother Jia gave Wang a sideways look, signaled her to shut up, and said, "That's very true. Brother Shu still has to take the imperial examination, so naturally he has to marry a good wife. Although I am old, I still say that I am good in the female family circle in Beijing." If you have a word, I will inquire about it for you tomorrow."

"Then I'll have to trouble my mother." Jia Min said with a smile.Jia Min was dubious about Jia's mother's eyes, so she was the one who asked about it, so Jia Min had to check it himself.

The author has something to say: It feels so good to go home ˋ (°▽, °) drooling ing

A lot of delicious food!