Daiyu's life

Chapter 36

Daiyu looked at the dishes on the table and smiled softly. Stewed elbow with ham, duck feet with goose feet, pheasant cub soup, steamed duck with fermented wine, pickled civet cats, etc. are all famous delicacies of the Red House. I have never forgotten it for so many years, I have seen it today, but the Haoyu mentioned by Daiyu just now is too greasy to eat, and today there is no green vegetable on the table. Although it is winter, cabbage, potato and tofu are always delicious. Yes, how can Daiyu be unhappy, it's good that I don't have to worry about it so much in the future.

Daiyu was seated after a moment of joy, followed by Haoxuan Haoyu, Daiyu sat on the left of Jiamu, Haoxuan sat on the right of Jiamu, Haoyu sat on the bottom of Daiyu, and Haoyu's next was Yingchun. Exploring the spring and cherishing the spring, eating and sleeping without talking, a few people ate in silence, and everyone sat down to talk again.

After Haoyu finished eating, Nanny Li called her out, and she came back after waiting for a long time. Fang Haoxuan was there talking to Jiamu, and Daiyu went to fix Haoyu's clothes and asked in a low voice, "Why are you going out?" went."

Haoyu, "It was my aunt who called me, and she gave me something to eat like shiitake mushrooms, and my sister-in-law also sent some vegetarian buns over." Before Daiyu could say anything, Jia Mu asked, "What did Yu'er do just now?" Well, let's go, I just ate, but I can't blow the wind."

Haoyu smiled and said, "The nanny insisted on asking me to change clothes, saying that the little jacket I wore in the morning was thinner than my brother's, and it should be cold when I go back at night."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "This is serving you with all your heart. It's all for your own good. Haoyu won't be disobedient, you know."

Haoyu nodded with a smile, and Mother Jia took Daiyu's sister and brother to talk for a while before letting them go back, and gave Daiyu a second-class girl by her side, fearing that Daiyu and others would hurt Jia's family. Not very familiar.

Jia Amnesty's original courtyard was not very big, and it was only half the size of Rongxi Hall including the outer study room. It was enough for the three brothers and sisters of the Lin family to live in. Aunt Fan went to Beijing with Daiyu and the Lin family. Many, and when Daiyu sister and brother go back, they will all be packed.

Daiyu looked inside and out and was very satisfied. She went to the outer study room, which was equivalent to a courtyard with two seniors. The first to enter, the first west wing is the inner study of Haoxuan Haoyu, the kitchen is set in the small courtyard of the first east, and An Juren lives in the outer study.

When Daiyu walked around and came back, Haoxuanhaoyu was waiting for Daiyu with a bowl of fresh mushroom soup wontons. Daiyu smiled and said, "Why is this thing being delivered at this time?" Turning her head, she said to Brother Parrot "Go and rest with Xuecui first, it's too late today, I'll ask you tomorrow if I have anything to do." Brother Ying agreed, and followed Xuecui down to rest without mentioning it.

Only then did Aunt Fan say from the side, "It was all sent by Su Yang. He was only on the road half a month earlier than us, and he followed the cargo ship along the way. He arrived a month earlier than us, and he has been kept on guard at the pier." Well, now that I know the girl and brother are here, I will bring people over to deliver things, there are dried vegetables and seafood, goat milk and milk, so I can guarantee that tomorrow’s food will not be worse than at home.”

Wang Sifu also heard about what happened at Mother Jia's place. Seeing Haoyu's delicious food, he felt distressed, and asked puzzledly, "This Mrs. Jia is so strange that she picks up the girl and brother, and she is so surprised. People behave like this. The eyelids of the second wife who came from the Earl's Mansion are too shallow."

Haoxuan pretended to be pretty good at Jiamu's place, but since he came back to his yard, his little face was so dark that he didn't look good, he kept silent, and when he saw Haoyu finished eating, he got another bowl of soup for him, Let him drink slowly.

Daiyu wiped her mouth and said, "Second Aunt must be in charge of the big kitchen. Grandmother probably didn't expect Second Aunt to act like this. If people add more food, wouldn't it be a shame for Second Aunt? Grandmother loves Second Uncle and Second uncle's second cousin, how could he make trouble for second aunt because of our siblings."

Daiyu looked at Haoxuan's still dark face, and said with a smile, "Okay, there's nothing to be angry about. Let's eat and drink our own food tomorrow, who can make us suffer."

Only then did Hao Xuan say, "This is too much."

After finishing the soup, Hao Yu interjected, "She doesn't like us, and we don't like her, and we don't like her. The second aunt bullies us like this with the protection of my grandmother. When the second uncle and the eldest uncle separate in the future, my brother and I Haosheng studies and takes the test to see what she is crazy about, the rags given to you by the fifth-rank lady for a lifetime, play with them, play with them, they are not even as good as a fingernail given by my aunt, hum."

Hao Xuan couldn't help but nodded, Hao Yu was a little naive because of his poor health, he had learned a lot of ways of dealing with people with Lin Ruhai in the past six months, and he had some sharp skills in seeing problems, which was more transparent than Dai Yu and Hao Xuan.

Daiyu squeezed Haoyu's small face and said, "Okay, what are you talking nonsense, people will say that our family is not well-bred if people hear it, it's not because of us that the eldest aunt gave such generous greetings, it's not that Daddy helped Lian Because of my brother, the ones given by my second aunt are really normal, just go to sleep after walking around the house, and go to Cai’s house tomorrow.” Just as I was talking, someone came to report, “Girl, the mandarin duck girl in Shi Taijun’s house Come here, the woman at the door let people in, and I will be here in a while."

Haoxuan led Haoyu to the inner room to take it with him, Daiyu and Chen Siji and Wang Sifu stayed behind and waited for Yuanyang to come, Yuanyang came in and smiled and said, "Excuse me, Miss Lin is resting."

Daiyu had someone show Yuanyang a seat, and said with a smile, "I haven't rested yet, sister Yuanyang, you're being polite."

Yuanyang sat down after handing the two boxes she was holding to Xuejuan, and said with a smile, "They are all small things. The old lady asked me to bring them over for Miss Lin to play with, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Lin. The family is not prepared enough to be negligent. Now, miss Lin, don't take it to heart."

Daiyu asked people to accept her with a smile and said, "Grandmother is kind, and my cousins ​​are very easy to get along with. If there is any negligence, Sister Yuanyang is too polite. If you want to continue talking like this, I will feel ashamed. gone."

Yuanyang raised her head and glanced at Daiyu, only to see that Daiyu had a smile on the corner of her mouth, her words were so smooth, she didn't look like an eight-year-old girl at all.

The mandarin ducks left, Haoyu came out and ran to the box given by Jiamu, one was for Daiyu's set of smoky jade hair with bracelets, the other was for Haoxuanhaoyu an ivory pen holder, a pair of rhinoceros horn cups, She curled her lips and said, "Grandmother really protects Second Aunt."

Daiyu smiled and hugged her in her arms and said, "Okay, don't be angry, my grandmother is from the Jia family, so it's normal to be towards the Jia family. It's not enough that I, Haoxuan, love you the most. I want my grandmother to be like us." I put you on the top, I was angry once on the boat, how can I get angry now."

Haoyu said, "I don't have one. My grandmother is the old lady of the Jia family. It's normal for you to love the Jia family. I just don't like the fake charity of the second aunt. My eyes are shining when I look at the Chenxiang Guanyin, and she is still there. Fake nose and fake eyes pretend not to care." Hao Xuan ran away after pulling, and Zuo Mama Cui Mama followed, Chen Siji laughed and said, "Hao Yu has grown up more than when I first arrived in Yangzhou Quite a few."

Daiyu also laughed.Seeing that it was getting late, Daiyu sent the two gentlemen to bed, but Mrs. Fan refused, and insisted on staying to sleep after reporting the matter. Daiyu knew Mrs. Fan's temper, so she obeyed her.

Aunt Fan "has all the things ready for the three girls of the Jia family. They are all small things that the girls like. Grandma Zhu is a set of silver inlaid white jade heads, Lang Geer is two necklaces, Baoyu's four treasures of the study and two Yupei, the two concubine young masters are the Four Treasures of the Study. The things for the Cai family were prepared by us in Yangzhou. Just now the old slave took them out to see that they were all good. You can leave with them tomorrow, and the carriages are all ready. Ready, the servants have also rested in the front yard. In our yard, there are twenty servants in this mansion, ten sweepers, six janitors, and the rest are running errands in the front yard. That’s right, the woman who sweeps the floor is paid [-] yuan a month, the doorkeeper is paid [-] yuan a month, and the one who runs errands in the front yard is paid [-] yuan a month.”

Daiyu, "The ones for my sister-in-law are the ones sent by the Phoenix Tower."

Aunt Fan agreed, and Daiyu thought for a while and said, "Our family is not short of these two dollars, let's change the one for sister-in-law to a better one, and the collar for Lan Ge'er is also solid gold, and the gold lock is bigger. , plus two pairs of big golden trees, the gatekeepers were all replaced by people from our family. Our family said to the outside world that Haoxuan Haoyu was going to study in Beijing, but our siblings are too young to live in our own home. It just so happened that my grandmother’s house came to pick me up, so I’m temporarily staying at my grandmother’s house. If there are more people, it’s nothing. Why don’t the servants in this house live? Each person will be given an extra [-] yuan per month, two sets per season. clothes."

Aunt Fan asked curiously, "Grandma Zhu is a very nice person."

Daiyu shook her head and said, "I don't know if it's a good day or not. I just feel sorry for the elder sister-in-law. She is a daughter-in-law who takes care of her mother-in-law. It's normal for her to serve her mother-in-law. The rules of each family are different, and some families are more strict. Some are more lenient, there is nothing to choose, I just feel that Lang Geer is a little pitiful, we have been standing at my grandmother's place for so long, and I didn't even drink my saliva when we left. This mansion is different from ours. The cats and dogs around the elders are all precious, the elder sister-in-law is a granddaughter-in-law, and Brother Lang is a great-grandson. It’s not easy, we are not short of these two who can help. Yes, it’s just for my own conscience.”

Aunt Fan shook her head and said, "This is too much, at least he is a legitimate brother."

Daiyu said, "It's also because my grandmother and my second aunt love brother Zhu too much. Brother Zhu went there not long after my sister-in-law was pregnant. It's hard to guarantee that I didn't think about it."

Aunt Fan sighed and agreed. She had followed Jia Min for many years and knew a little about the Rongguo Mansion. When she was far away, she only saw Mother Jia's kindness. Now that she is close to her, it is not easy to know which family is there.

Daiyu looked almost ready and fell asleep too.

Mother Jia looked at Yuanyang's return and asked, "Is Yu'er and his siblings all right?"

Yuanyang smiled and said, "It's all good. When the slaves go, Miss Lin listens to people report the family affairs. I think Miss Lin's yard is what Miss Lin said. , How big is this, the two masters have not seen each other, they are both asleep."

Mother Jia smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Her mother was the most appropriate when she was at home. She helped me a lot back then, and it's no different when she is here with Yu'er."

Yuanyang made Jia Mu happy with a few words, and when Daiyu's sister and brother left, Jia Mu called Wang over and scolded her alone. So, if the Wang family is really punished, Mrs. Xing will be the first to be happy. Since the Zhang family’s dowry incident, Jia Zheng has never lived in Mrs. Wang’s house. Madam became more and more indifferent. If Mother Jia was reprimanding Madam Wang, Madam Wang would really be difficult to deal with in Rongguo Mansion. There was no way that Mother Jia could only praise Madam Wang for the sake of balance and Baoyu. Unexpectedly, Madam Wang was so courageous. When leaning against Jia Mu, he turned his head and gave Jia Mu a slap, which made Jia Mu angry.

I heard that Daiyu sister and brother were not angry, Jiamu's anger disappeared, and Jia's phoenix eggs came back. Jia Baoyu ran to Jiamu's arms and sat down, coquettishly saying: I haven't seen you for a day."

Mother Jia touched Jia Baoyu's small face and said, "I miss my ancestors, why don't you come back sooner, your cousins ​​are here today."

Jia Baoyu smiled and said, "The kneeling scriptures can't be abandoned halfway, or the Bodhisattva thinks I'm not sincere, what should I do? My ancestor, sister Lin, is here, why haven't I seen it before."

Jia Baoyu went to kneel to Jia Mu, and Jia Mu smiled even wider when she heard what Jia Baoyu said, and said, "It's too late, your cousins ​​have been tired all day, so go back and rest, and wait for tomorrow." You can see it now."

Jia Baoyu was talking about the words that sister Lin should not have lived so far away, otherwise she would not be able to see her now, and Mother Jia listened with a smile.

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