Daiyu's life

Chapter 38

Haoxuan Haoyu's apprenticeship journey went very smoothly. Lin Ruhai and Mr. Cai took the imperial examination for one year, and they were ranked second in the imperial examination. They stayed together in the Imperial Academy for three years, and their friendship was very good. Lin Ruhai specially wrote a letter to ask him as long as Haoxuan Haoyu is not stubborn If it is out of shape, it will discredit Mr. Cai, and Mr. Cai will agree.What's more, Haoxuan and Haoyu are all smart, Haoxuan is stable, Haoyu is smart and smart, Master Cai likes it very much without saying anything, and likes it more than his own children, and he is also satisfied. After Lin Ruhai prepared the apprenticeship ceremony, he became Master Cai's disciple with three kowtows and nine obeisances.

Because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, Mr. Cai will not go to class anymore. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Mr. Cai’s class will start, and Haoxuan Haoyu has already given a hot filial piety, and the two of them need to go every day. Now, Haoxuan Haoyu is After paying homage to the master, I let my wife and sister rub their hands and came back with the greeting gift from the master.

Daiyu knew in her heart that Lord Cai would accept Haoxuan Haoyu [-]% of the time. After all, she was relieved when she heard it. Su Yang came back with Haoxuan Haoyu. Daiyu met him in person. Su Yang and his father Su Hu is very similar. He has good handling skills and good manners. The most important thing is to be loyal to the Lin family.

Su Cheng didn't even raise his head when he saw Daiyu, but lowered his head and replied, "Girl, I have gone to several villages near the capital, and picked this small village with a different head to let them grow melons, fruits, vegetables and chickens next year." Fish farming and so on are specially given to the girl and the two young masters."

Daiyu looked at it and smiled and said, "Very good. Although this Zhuangzi is not the closest to Beijing, it is also the most complete. There are lakes and mountains. There are almost enough for home use, so there is no need to go outside to buy. .”

Su Yang smiled, now the Lin family has left a small Zhuangzi next to Yangzhou and Yitou’s for the food of the Lin family in Yangzhou, and the rest are sent to Daiyu. The shopkeeper of the Zhuangtou had already left, and it was all run by Su Yang. Daiyu kept the account books and let Su Yang go back.

Daiyu looked at the account books and found that there was no sign of corruption in the Grange shop under the name of Lin's family or not. Everyone knew about the small things coming and going, so Daiyu was really relieved.

In this way, the lives of the brothers and sisters of the Lin family have been completely settled down, and Lin Ruhai wrote a letter of safety every half a month, and the sisters and brothers Daiyu talked about their lives in detail. The pulse diagnosis every three days has reassured Daiyu and her brother a lot.

Mrs. Wang just made Jia's mother scold her because of the brothers and sisters of the Lin family, but when she turned around, her son was also embarrassed. How could Mrs. Wang not be angry, and said to Zhou Rui's family next to her, "It's not that I, an aunt, said more. Relatives are guests, how can you bring those people here? Those who know say that their sister-in-law loves them, but those who don’t know say that our family treats their nephews and nieces harshly. You see, Miss Lin doesn’t have any flesh, she looks like she’s in bad health. Acting so arrogantly, what kind of husband's family can I find in the future, the old lady just loves blindly and doesn't know how to discipline her."

Zhou Rui's family laughed and said, "It's because my wife is kind-hearted, that's why she thinks so much about Miss Lin. If you are better than others, whoever cares about you."

Daiyu left with her two younger brothers, and Baoyu talked about it all day, and Xiren came to Daiyu at night.I heard someone outside say, "Girl, a big girl from the old lady's room is here."

Xue Cui, who had the most serious mouth, frowned after hearing this, "It's so strange in this mansion, these girls must come here at this time of night."

Daiyu put on her clothes, and the attacker came over. Daiyu didn't recognize who it was from Jiamu's room, so she had a guess in her heart and said with a smile, "forgive my stupidity, is this my sister?"

Xiren has been looking at Daiyu's room since he came in. The furnishings in the room are mostly blue and white, and there are not many expensive things. The quilt covered by Daiyu is also made of plain cotton. During this period, Daiyu wore a white muslin jacket and sat on the bed.

After hearing Daiyu's words, Xiren hurriedly saluted and said, "Your maidservant is the Xiren of Bao Erye's house." This time there was no Zijuan by his side, so Xiren had no choice but to introduce himself.

Daiyu looked at Xiren very strangely, and said, "So it's by my second cousin's side."

Why is Xiren so scheming? Now that she is only twelve or thirteen years old, Daiyu looked a little embarrassed, smiled shyly and said, "This servant is here to apologize for Second Master Bao. Second Master has been reckless and offended now." Miss Lin, Miss Lin, don't mind."

Daiyu said, "But my second cousin asked you to come." Xiren shook his head.

Daiyu just stopped talking, and Xuejuan took the words and said, "Sister Xiren might not be in the room at the time, so I don't know what she knew. Second Master Bao already knew that what was done was wrong, and he apologized to our girl. We The girl is not that kind of petty person, she didn't care about it a long time ago, so much so that she let Xiren's sister run away." She said and stuffed Xiren with a purse.

Xiren blushed all of a sudden, and said, "Maybe the slaves have misheard and disturbed Miss Lin's rest." After saying that, he withdrew, Wang Momo followed, and picked out a few rough envoys to let her go. People sent attackers back.

Xuejuan said to Daiyu in the room, "This servant girl has opened her eyes. There is such a virtuous girl."

Daiyu burst out laughing, and said, "How sooner or later it is, just watch, there will be more fun things in the future."

Because the Chinese New Year is coming soon, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang are busy running around, and even Jiamu's place is often answered. Daiyu and her brother just go to Jiamu's place early in the morning to sit for a while and then return to the front yard.

The Lin family also has a lot of things going on, that is, the Lin family is still in the filial piety period, but when the Daiyu sister and brother come to Beijing, they always have to tell their relatives and friends in Beijing. It's not expensive, it's just a thought, telling everyone that the Lin family is not obsessive, and the juniors come and don't say anything, it's just that it's inconvenient for our family to come out and walk around now.

When Baoyu Sanchun came, Daiyu Haoxuan and Haoyu were checking the return gifts from each family. Not only the noble families were walking around in the Lin family, but also some honorable families were connected. The difference between the two parties can be seen from the return gifts. After one or two days, in Yangzhou Daiyu Haoxuan Haoyu mostly came into contact with noble families, Chen Siji and Wang Sifu also took the opportunity to teach Daiyu and her three brothers.

Chen Siji said, "It's like the self-made ink sticks sent by Master Ke's family. Just by looking at the color after melting and the handwriting after writing, you know that this kind of good ink is very rare to make by yourself. Master Ke doesn't know Our family appreciates how much you have made to get such a few yuan, but if it is given to most honorable families, this ink is not a famous tribute ink, and second is not an antique from the previous dynasty. If you can buy one or two yuan, the ceremony will be much lighter."

Since ancient times, literati and inkmen have been fond of doing things by themselves, such as tea, brushes, ink, paper, inkstone, etc. Homemade ones are not necessarily better than those sold outside, but it is a great intention to give them away. Well, generally only close friends can get the treatment, if you give this to some people who don't know, they will think you look down on them.

Haoyu said, "Daddy is too busy, I have never seen him do this."

Daiyu said, "If you like it, you can try it yourself. There are all kinds of ancestors' letters at home, so you can do whatever you like."

Just as I was talking, I heard people report that the Sanchun sisters and Baoyu had entered the door, and Daiyu asked people to collect their things and welcome them out.

As soon as Sanchun Baoyu entered the door, he saw Daiyu wearing a cotton coat with light lake pigment, with two white jade hairpins on her head, her hands were bare, and the two younger ones were wearing a moon-white cotton coat, and her head was only tied up with a hair band. They were all stunned.

Daiyu smiled and said, "Second cousin, second elder sister, third younger sister, fourth younger sister, come in quickly, it's so cold outside, why did you come here like this?"

Yingchun smiled and said, "I didn't come here by walking. There are many people in front of the old lady. The old lady is afraid that we will be uncomfortable. She heard that Sister Lin has cleaned up here, so she sent a car to take us here."

Haoyu said, "It's almost Chinese New Year, there are too many people with my grandmother."

Tanchun took a sip of tea and said, "What's the old lady's place? Brother Yu didn't go to our wife's place, so he was so busy. There really isn't even a place to stay. It's so boring to celebrate the Chinese New Year."

Xichun curled her lips and said nothing, Daiyu said, "I was planning to invite all the sisters to come over for a gathering in two days. It's better to hit the day if you choose a day. Today, everyone is here. I asked the chef to cook two dishes. Let's It’s good to talk.”

Chen Siji has been sitting quietly looking at Jia Baoyu since Sanchun and others came in. Jia Baoyu is so uncomfortable looking at him, but Baoyu dared not speak since he came in. He circled around and turned his back to Chen Siji Then he happily said to Daiyu, "Sister Lin, you don't know how chaotic the old lady's place is, and An Sheng can't even talk. If I knew that my sister's place is so clean, we would have come here long ago."

Hao Yu blinked and looked at Jia Baoyu and said, "Second Cousin, why is my grandmother so old, she couldn't hear what she was talking about in the warm pavilion, how could An Sheng not be able to talk for a while."

Baoyu said, "Listen to them talking about how many things they have collected from the family every day, and the right cards are dealt here, and the money is received there. It's very chaotic. Even if you don't hear it in the warm pavilion, you will feel uncomfortable if you think about it. How can you live well?" say."

Haoyu let out a long cry, and then said, "It will be even worse when the second cousin comes to our place. The elder brother and sister are in charge of the family affairs. Before you came, the two of them were arranging housework."

Tanchun was a little surprised, but he said, "Sister Lin and brother Xuan are only very old, so my uncle will let brother Lin take care of this."

Daiyu said indifferently, "It's nothing serious here in Beijing, just arrange for our siblings and the family's servants to eat and drink, and there are two gentlemen who help to watch. There is nothing wrong with it. It is impossible for our siblings to be in Beijing. Little things still worry my father."

Tanchun was very envious when she heard this, even a little jealous, not to mention the shadow of the butler, even the rules of female celebrities are learned from the mothers at home, Jia's house is not teaching the girls except for a literacy teacher. After other things, Tanchun doesn't know what he is jealous of until they grow up. Everyone who has seen Daiyu said that she is filial and humble, so there is nothing not to boast about. She didn't react until she stepped on it.

The brothers of the Lin family went to Beijing to study as teachers, and Daiyu went to Beijing to take care of them. She was able to take care of her brothers at a young age. She said she was living in the grandfather's house, but everything in the Lin family was managed by the Lin family. Following the two female officials who came out of the palace, they were good-looking, scholarly and decent, and there were many wives with bright eyes in Beijing. This is how Daiyu's good reputation came out.

Now Tanchun just has a vague feeling in her heart, which makes her dislike Daiyu even more.

Xichun said, "It's not easy, the second wife is so busy that she can't stop eating."

Daiyu said, "There are only two people in our family, so of course things are much less."

This is not a lie. There are many masters in the Rongguo Mansion, so there are many servants. Baoyu's servants can add up to [-] people. What's more, Mrs. Jia Muwang, although Mrs. Xing is not She is very favored, but she is also a dignified wife, and there are many servants around her, including Jia She's concubine Ji, Jia Zheng's cleaning guest, these are also servants, the kitchen is on the sewing room, the inside and outside No matter what, Waiwai also has a small eight hundred, the Jia family is not strict with the servants, and there are many fish in troubled waters, so it is strange that there are not many things.

Daiyu wanted to laugh when she thought about Tanchun's two ostentatious words. Her first reaction was not that the Rongguo Mansion had great power and how many people they had come and gone with, but that Mrs. Wang's methods were too bad.

As I was talking, I heard Xuejuan from the outer room say, "Girl, Cong Sanye Lan Geer has invited you over, and the second wife said that Huan Sanye couldn't come because of the wind."

Daiyu raised her voice and said, "Let the two of them come in quickly. After a while, we will pick a portion of everything we eat and send it to Brother Huan." Xuejuan answered crisply.

Tanchun got up and said, "Sister Xie Lin is thinking about Huan'er, if he blows the wind, he won't be able to make him eat indiscriminately, so there is no need to give it to him."

Daiyu took a look at Tanchun, then shook her head and said, "That's not okay, brother Huan can eat it, the mothers who have a room will look at it, there will always be one or two that can be eaten. As long as one can be eaten, it will not be in vain. This mind."

Tanchun stopped talking now, and Jia Cong and Jialan's uncle and nephew came in holding hands. Baoyu said, "What are you doing lately, brother Lan? I never see you going to the old lady's place."

Jia Lan pursed her lips and said, "My mother said that the past two days have been chaotic, so I won't let me wander around, so as not to cause trouble to my ancestors." Jia Baoyu nodded indifferently to show that he understood.

Daiyu could only say nothing about this, Jia Baoyu really didn't care about anything except those sisters.

Haoxuan tugged at Haoyu and Jia Baoyu and said, "Second cousin, let's visit Haoyu and me, we can't just sit in the small living room after we've been here for so long, if we don't leave, my sister won't be good to entertain you." The second cousin and the others went into the back room to stay, and caught a cold after a while."

Only now did Sanchun Baoyu realize that she was wondering just now that there are pits and couches here, but there are very few people living here. It turns out that this place was never the place where any of the Lin family lived.

Baoyu said, "What's the matter? They are all from my own family. No one among the second sister and the others said I couldn't go."

Hao Yu pouted and said, "Second cousin, you are so stupid, I can go to my sister's place, but if I go to the second sister, third sister, and fourth sister, my father will punish me to kneel down to the ancestral tablet."

Chen Siji thought it might be because she had too little sense of existence, which made Baoyu forget to take care of it, and said, "What Haoyu said is that if the second master Bao and the girl are not real relatives, even this small hall is not allowed. Hello, go with Haoxuan and the others, and the girls can move."

Baoyu said, "What's the difference? They're all from my own family."

Chen Siji's face darkened, and he said bluntly, "Your surname is Jia, but how can the girl's surname be Lin?"

Seeing that Chen Siji's face darkened, Baoyu was a little scared, and didn't dare to say anything, but reluctantly let Haoxuanhaoyu take him away, Sanchun was a little stunned.

Daiyu glanced at Sanchun apologetically, and led the three of them to her bedroom. Chen Siji did not follow this time, and Daiyu explained, "Mr. is from the palace, and the rules are stricter. The second cousin is older." That's right, the husband took care of me a little more, not for the second sister, the third sister, and the fourth sister."

Xichun said, "That's good, there should be someone to control the second elder brother, let's see if he dares to make trouble every day."

Tanchun said, "Second elder brother was born extraordinary, the old lady will inevitably love him a little bit, and he has no evil intentions."

Daiyu said, "If Mister thinks that the second cousin has bad intentions, he will not let him in. The second cousin is just a simple person and doesn't care much about the rules. Mister knows it too."

Yingchun said weakly, "Mr. Chen is also for the sake of Sister Lin, so he is stricter on these things."

Daiyu changed the subject with a smile and said, "I have some Western gadgets here. It's a kitten, and I can change her clothes. I made some. The second sister, the third sister, and the fourth sister also came to help me see the details."

This sterling silver cat queen was sent by He Yan to Daiyu when he left Yangzhou. At that time, Jia Min was newly mourned, and Daiyu was unable to send He Yan, so He Yan asked someone to send the cat queen, and Daiyu did not. Know exactly where she got it from.

Xichun said, "Ah, Sister Lin, is it wearing a skirt worn by Westerners?"

Daiyu said, "I don't know very well. It was given to me by the youngest daughter of the He family in Yangzhou. When it was delivered, it was dressed like this. I made two sets like this. I just want to change it."

It’s not big after all, even Tanchun let go of his hostility towards Daiyu, and chatted happily. During the meal, Haoxuan Haoyu led Baoyu Jia Cong and Jialan to eat in the front yard, and Daiyu Sanchun ate in the back , Only go back at night.

Wang Sifu said to Daiyu, "Third Miss is very hostile to Yu'er, so she should stay away at ordinary times."

Daiyu said, "En."

Wang Sifu thought that Daiyu didn't care very much, and then said, "If it's just a small matter in the boudoir, I can't let Yu'er stay away from her. My sisters still quarrel, let alone cousins. I think this third girl is a heartbreaker." The big one, smart enough, knows how to please the aunt at such a young age. Since the girl came, she has been ignoring the girl and her younger brother. It can be seen that she is also cruel. If the girl has a bad life in the future, she may It's nothing, if you live well, it's hard to guarantee that you won't get involved with the girl to do something."

Daiyu wondered, "I only know that the third sister is smart, how did the master see so much of this?"

Wang Sifu smiled and said, "The ones in this palace who can survive and get ahead have no other skills. It is necessary to have a pair of eyes to see people. Then Miss Jia San is smart, she is just too smart. What kind of people do it is a headache."

Chen Siji interjected, "Not only Yu'er, but also the two elder brothers will tell them after a while that they will be seven years old after the new year, so they should pay more attention."

Daiyu said, "Sir, if Yu'er knows, she will do it."