'Lin Daiyu' of the Red Chamber

Xueyan smiled and tugged at the red string hanging around her neck, and handed the key with her body temperature to Daiyu.

Daiyu opened the box, except for a few pieces of paper, the box was empty.Daiyu took out the paper and looked carefully at the patterns on it. There were strange patterns on them, like climbing vines and other flowers and plants. On the top was written "Tongming Treasure Banknote". With a denomination of 1000 taels, there are small characters below, explaining the usage of the treasure banknotes, "without damage, it can be exchanged in open banks all over the country."

It turned out to be 3000 taels of silver bills!Daiyu took a breath, and suddenly fell in love with this old man Lin Ruhai who had never met before. The old man was true love, and he was definitely generous to his daughter.

Seeing that Daiyu was holding the banknote tightly, Wang Momo thought that Daiyu was thinking about others when she saw things. After all, the master gave her the banknote by himself, and it was a thought.As Wang Momo got old, she was more prone to nostalgia, and she wiped away her tears.

"The girl understands that the master is reluctant to part with the girl in a thousand or ten thousand. He sent the girl to the Rongguo Mansion because of his last resort. As the saying goes, one of the five is not to marry a widow. In the future, I reluctantly parted with you and sent you to Rongfu."

Daiyu realizes that Wang Momo has misunderstood, so she gently persuades her.

"Sister, don't cry, I understand. We are just going to Rongguo Mansion to live temporarily, and we will go back in the future. It's not a big deal, you don't have to worry. The Rongguo Mansion is my grandmother, uncle, and aunt. The places where we live are all our relatives, will it be difficult for us? Just relax, as long as we live comfortably by ourselves, no one will dare to fill in."

Seeing that her daughter sees clearly, Wang Momo nodded in relief and agreed again and again.

Daiyu saw Xueyan standing stiffly on the spot with no expression on her face, she was a little worried about her, this girl is not reliable in her work.Therefore, he instructed: "Rongguo Mansion is a prosperous place, even though you are servants, you must stand up straight, don't be underestimated by them, and lose face of the Lin family."

Xueyan glanced at Nanny Wang, seeing her answering honestly, she agreed with her, but she wondered why the girl loves preaching, and she didn't want to cry like she used to, and she had to take care of both big and small matters.Xueyan felt uncomfortable being controlled, as if there was a magic spell on her head.

At night, Xueyan waited for Daiyu to sleep, put on some clothes, and ran to Mother Wang's couch.Grandma Wang has always been kind, when Xueyan was still a child, she hugged Xueyan in her arms distressedly and asked for warmth.

After Xueyan acted coquettishly to Wang Momo for a while, she tested Wang Momo and said: "Young lady is so strange, is it possible that she is bewildered by the madam?"

"Damn girl, what are you doing?" Wang Momo pointed Xueyan's forehead with her finger, and said to her: "I think our girl is sensible, and her mind is clearer than before. You will serve her carefully in the future, if you dare If you are lazy and slippery, I will be the first to clean you up."

Xueyan responded perfunctorily and stopped talking.Suddenly hearing Wang Momo sighing several times, Xueyan asked her why.

"I'll be in the capital city tomorrow, and I don't know what kind of family the Rongguo Mansion is. I'm in a state of turmoil in my heart, and I'm always not safe."

"Go to sleep, mama, you'll see when you open your eyes tomorrow, don't you?"

Xueyan got out of Wang Momo's bed, smiled and played a few words with her, then jumped back to her bed, and fell asleep after a while.

Grandma Wang sighed, envious of Xueyan's young age and heartlessness; she tossed and turned until early morning, and only closed her eyes for a while.After waking up again, it was broad daylight. Seeing that Xueyan was still asleep, Mother Wang dressed and washed her face lightly, and came outside Daiyu's room.Hearing movement in the house, Mother Wang hurriedly pulled up the curtain and went in. Daiyu had already dressed and was combing her hair at the moment.Wang Momo took the comb with a smile, quickly combed a Tianluan hairpin, and put two silver flower hairpins on Daiyu's hair.Daiyu is in the filial piety period, so her clothes must be simple and plain.But no matter how plainly it is dressed, it can't hide the soul-stirring face of this little man.

When the boat docked, Daiyu traveled eastward in Jia's sedan chair. After passing a few prosperous markets, the surroundings became quiet. Daiyu looked out through the window screen, and she came to the street of Rongning Second Mansion. (Mistakes—clothes and beasts) After entering the mansion, Daiyu got out of the sedan chair, and the maid and daughter-in-law led her in. When she arrived in Jiamu's courtyard, a little girl yelled, "The old lady was still reading just now, but it happened that It’s coming.” words.

When Lin Daiyu entered the door, she was greeted by an old lady with gray temples surrounded by everyone. Don't look at this old lady's age, her eyes are as sharp as a young man's, her face is very kind, and she looks friendly.

After exchanging pleasantries, Daiyu got to know Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, and Sanchun sisters one by one, and remembered their appearances clearly.After all, she will live here in the future, so everyone's appearance must be remembered clearly.

Everyone saw that although Daiyu seemed to have deficiencies, her behavior was dignified and general, her posture was calm and measured, and she had the demeanor of a lady.Compared with her, the ladies in her family are really far behind.In addition, she is cautious and smart, and everyone present praised Daiyu for her beauty, and her appearance and demeanor were indeed as good as that of a decent young lady.

After Daiyu visited the two uncles, she stayed at Jiamu's place for dinner.After dinner, Baoyu came back.Daiyu couldn't help but look at him curiously. A child of seven or eight years old, with a golden crown on his head, a mop inlaid with pearls on his brow-level forehead, a collar around his neck, and a bright red dress embroidered with two-color butterflies inside. The clothes are covered with a stone blue gown, and the shoes on the feet are also the same color.The appearance is very pink and tender, and he can be regarded as a very good-looking child.

Jia Mu asked him to see his mother, and after a while, Baoyu came back in red plain clothes.

Jia Mu laughed and said, "Before the outsider saw you, you took off your clothes and didn't go to see your sister."

From the moment Baoyu entered the door, he saw that there was an extra girl, and he had already thought of greeting her.Hearing what Jiamu said, she hurriedly smiled and went to Daiyu to bow.Daiyu also got up to meet him. Out of the corner of her eye, she peeked at the piece of jade hanging on his neck. It was left over from Nuwa's mending the sky. Of course she was curious.The jade was emerald-colored, with words engraved on it, and at first glance it looked no different from ordinary jade.

Baoyu looked at Daiyu carefully, sat down next to Daiyu, and asked her, "Has my sister ever studied?"

"I've been to school for a year, so I just know a few words." Daiyu leaned into Jiamu's arms, not wanting Baoyu to get too close to her, and the breath of his words sprayed on her face.

Baoyu didn't feel that Daiyu disliked her, so he moved his buttocks and leaned against Daiyu again.Ask Daiyu what the name is.

"How about you guess what?" There is no end to the question and answer, so it is better to let Baoyu ask and answer by himself.

This is a good opportunity for him to show off his talent and learning in front of his new sister. Bao Yudun felt high spirited, and picked out verses about Daiyu's pronunciation from the poems, songs and articles he had learned and read, and guessed one by one. , showing off one by one.Later, he finally only guessed the "jade" that he shared with him.Baoyu finally couldn't bear it anymore and begged Jia Mu to tell him.Because Jia Mu knew that they were playing together, it was not easy to break the rules, so she smiled and said nothing.Baoyu couldn't do it, so he invited sister Sanchun to help out.

Tanchun had thought of one earlier, and asked Daiyu, "But the Dai who is 'Lian Dai is both happy and angry'?"

"Sister is so good, she guessed it right away." Daiyu smiled and held Tanchun's hand.Tanchun looked at Baoyu provocatively, stuck out his tongue at him, and joked, "Second Brother Bao, don't blame me for stealing your limelight!"

Seeing that Daiyu and the Sanchun sisters are getting along comfortably together, Baoyu is happy for Sister Lin, so of course she won't complain at all.Go up happily and play with them.

Daiyu saw that apart from a dozen maids and women, there were only Jia Mu, Baoyu, her and Sanchun sisters left in the room.Sending money at this time is a good opportunity.If you choose to give money when there are many people, it will inevitably be considered as a show off. If you give it too privately, other people will not know and think that she lives here for free and is easy to bully.Now is the perfect time to be remarkably low-key without being too private.There are a few mouthfuls of publicity in the room, which is enough.

Daiyu winked at Wang Momo, Wang Momo immediately understood and presented the 1000 taels of silver note.Mother Jia wanted to be polite first, but seeing Daiyu's insistence, she accepted it with a smile, and ordered the mandarin ducks to be taken care of by Wang Xifeng.

Mother Jia told Yuanyang again and again: "Tell Feng girl carefully that this money can only be used on her sister Lin, and all daily expenses will be paid from me. It will be embezzled when buying big things, and the rest will be given to her in the future." sister as a dowry."

When Ping'er and Wang Xifeng learned this, Wang Xifeng sneered. "Since the old ancestor accepted it, it can be used by us. Those words are just for Sister Lin to hear. In the future, when she gets married, we can buy the dowry. Thanks to the emergency of 1000 taels, otherwise it will come to an end." When the monthly money is distributed next month, we are tight again."

Daiyu naturally didn't believe what Jia Mu said, let alone that the money would come back after it was in Wang Xifeng's hands.She gave away the 1000 taels of silver just to be able to buy a piece of righteousness in Jia's mansion.

A full 1000 taels of silver is enough for a family of five to eat and drink for eight lifetimes.How could the servants who saw Daiyu take the money back then not be greedy, they can always talk about it if they don’t spend it, and it will be passed around, and within three days, everyone in the Rong Mansion knows that the new Miss Lin has a rich family and is good at money. No one dared to neglect the new Miss Lin.

It is said that after Yucun paid homage to Jia Zheng, he handed over the letter recommended by Lin Ruhai to Jia Zheng, conveyed Lin Ruhai's entrustment and gifts, and informed Jia Zheng of the news of the safe and smooth year along the way.Seeing that Yucun behaved well, spoke politely, and belonged to the same clan, Jia Zheng didn't feel close to him.During the conversation, I gradually realized that he was a talent, and treated him with more courtesy.

Yucun thought of the female disciple who lost her mother when she was young, and wanted to suffer the hardship of being dependent on others, and felt very sorry.When he was on the boat earlier, he was moved by the pure kindness of the female disciple, so he wanted to do something for her.The only thing he can do is to remind Jia Zheng a few more words before he leaves, and express to him in a tactful way how much Lin Ruhai loves his female disciple and how smart and filial he is.

Hearing this, Jia Zheng felt curious about the new niece.After sending away Yucun, he went to Jia Mu's resting place, and while conveying Lin Ruhai's instructions, he observed his niece's behavior.The little girl is handsome, petite, and seems to have deficiencies, but there is no trace of sadness on her beautiful face, her eyes are bright, and she loves to smile very much, making people feel happy with her unconsciously.Jia Zheng thought of his beautiful and playful younger sister Jia Min without realizing it, and felt extremely sorry, determined to go back home and ask his wife to take care of Daiyu, not to neglect his precious niece.

Jia Zhengguan thinks that Daiyu is a person of good fortune, so he can't help but compare her with his two sons and daughters.He looked at Baoyu and Tanchun, the two seemed to have discussed it with each other, and they all lowered their heads and restrained their breath, not daring to look at him.Jia Zhengyu frowned, snorted coldly, and said in his heart: It's incomparable, and he is inferior to others in terms of momentum.