Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

On days when there is no court meeting, Lin Ruhai would have breakfast with her daughter Lin Daiyu before going to work in the yamen.Since I took over the job of assisting the prince in dispatching food and grass, I had to go to the palace to discuss matters early in the morning, and it was often too late to have breakfast at home.

In summer, the air in the morning is very fresh, with a fresh earthy smell, and it is also very cool.Daiyu likes to get up early and take a walk in the small garden in her yard, feed the parrots and birds, and tease the cats.

One day Lin Daiyu was walking around in the garden, when she heard the sound of carriages and horses outside, she asked what was going on.

The girl went out to see it, and said, "It's the master who went out."

Daiyu wrinkled her nose and asked in a low voice, "Is breakfast ready?"

"This... Numaid doesn't know." The girl raised her face and said with a smile: "Why don't you ask me again?"

Seeing Daiyu nod her head, the girl ran out quickly, and came back after a while, saying: "The person who served the master said that breakfast was prepared in the kitchen, but the master said he has no appetite, so it's useless."

After a whole night of sleep, waking up in the morning is the most energetic period of the day, and it is also the easiest to feel hungry.I didn't eat anything all night. Although I was sleeping, consumption was inevitable. After getting up early, I urgently needed to supplement various meals.If you don't have breakfast, you will be in a bad state throughout the morning, and if it goes on for a long time, it will exhaust your body.

Thinking about it, Daiyu slowly walked back to the house, took out the cartoon villain in the box, and let it out.

The target is naturally the palace.

Lin Ruhai must have entered the palace when he left the palace at this time.Lin Daiyu told Zhou Hang that his father had never eaten at home, and asked him to prepare some, preferably easy-to-break food, because his father had a bad appetite today and so on.

After doing all this, I went to the yard for a walk, found a lot of crabapple flowers and peonies, and made a flower basket with a few little girls for fun.After doing this, it's about time for breakfast.Zicuckoo came to ask where the breakfast was.Usually, when Lin Ruhai was around, he usually set meals in the three small buildings next to the main courtyard.The aunts all eat in their own small courtyard, and Lin Ruhai doesn't allow them to hang around in front of Daiyu every day, but they are quite peaceful.Therefore, today it is only Daiyu herself, so there is no need to go through such troubles.After thinking about it, Daiyu said, "Just put it in my room."

Zicuckoo took the order and left, and soon came in with the women and maids who were holding meals.Groups of people carried large suitcases, trays, cups, soup cups, etc., and filled a square table.There are pasta, soup, and all kinds of vegetarian dishes, cakes and other things, about a dozen kinds.Because Lin Ruhai left without breakfast, the meals that were originally prepared for him were also sent to Daiyu, which was very rich.

Daiyu was attracted by the bowl of small wontons with three delicacies in front of her. Zijuan smiled and said, "This is the small wontons made according to the girl's instructions. Girl, try it. Is it delicious?"

Daiyu blinked, and there seemed to be light in her eyes.

Speaking of this little ravioli, it was because of a book she read yesterday.It was a travelogue written by a chivalrous man who traveled all over thousands of rivers and mountains, and wrote about the things he experienced first-hand, as well as the anecdotes he heard in various places. It was very exciting. Practice wasted.It wrote about a delicacy in a remote mountain village, three delicacies small wontons.The book describes the deliciousness of the small wontons, which makes people's index fingers move after reading it, and records the detailed production methods.

The meat is very particular. We select the freshest and tenderest wild boar. It is a piece of lean meat connected to the large ribs under the spine, which is commonly known as tenderloin. There is no tendon in the meat and it is the tenderest part of pork.Mince the tenderloin, add mushrooms and shallots, and chop into a fine meat filling, supplemented by minced ginger.The skin should be thin and the stuffing should be more, in order to have a delicious fragrance.It is best to use bone broth to cook wontons. After cooking, take them out and put them in a bowl, add water to [-]% full, pour in a little salt, sprinkle with sesame oil and minced green onion, and a bowl of fragrant, light and tender wontons is ready.

The cooking skills of the chefs in the Lin family were good, and Daiyu just made a rough idea, and made a bowl of small wontons that looked very good.Daiyu squinted her eyes, leaned forward, took a deep breath, and stirred it slightly with a porcelain white spoon, the fresh and fragrant smell filled her nostrils.

Before eating, Daiyu knew that the taste would not be bad, so she couldn't wait to scoop up a small wonton and put it in her mouth, biting the thin skin with a little force, a light soup flowed out, full of fresh fragrance in her mouth .He nodded involuntarily, and scooped up another spoonful of soup, which was also good.

"Zicuckoo, do you know who made it?" Daiyu asked, putting another one into her mouth.The wontons are not big, small and exquisite, one bite at a time, Daiyu eats it very elegantly, and she has eaten three or five mouthfuls in a short while.

Zijuan said: "My servant asked specifically, it was made by Sister Wu in the kitchen." Daiyu is rarely interested in a certain food, her taste is light, and she usually tastes some light food, but she doesn't like it. A certain one is very preferred.Today, Daiyu is full of praise for this little wonton, and Zijuan is both surprised and happy.

There are many daughters-in-law in the kitchen, and the maids are generally called sister-in-law. Naturally, Daiyu can't know who this sister-in-law is, what her surname is, and who is round or flat.However, this does not prevent her from expressing her appreciation for her as the master. She almost drank a bowl of small wontons to the bottom. Daiyu put down the bowl and said, "Zicuckoo, give this sister-in-law five hundred dollars, just say She made very good wontons, I liked it, thanked her for me, and said, I will trouble her in the future."

Five hundred dollars is almost half a month's money for a second-class maid.The chief housekeeper of the kitchen is Zhou, a woman surnamed Zhou. She is a first-class servant, and her monthly salary is one tael.Daiyu had never heard of Sister-in-law Wu, so naturally she couldn't be a first-class servant, at most she was a second-class servant.

The reason why she was rewarded with [-] qian instead of [-] or [-] qian was also calculated.If the reward is only [-] qian, if it is less, the servants will talk behind their backs about the disrespect of the master; if it is more than [-], those who don't get the reward will be jealous, and may crowd out Sister-in-law Wu on weekdays, or may not It's not good to try to please the master and flatter you.

Therefore, five hundred dollars is not too much, just right.

Zijuan heard the words, agreed, turned around and was about to leave, but Daiyu called her, "Wait a minute, I haven't finished talking yet."

Zijuan turned around with a smile, gave a salute, and said, "What do you want, Miss?"

Daiyu said: "The maids and women in the kitchen are busy every day, serving meals for the whole family. It's really hard work. You can bring another five hundred yuan to buy them wine."

Zijuan said: "Your servant obeys." Then he left.

Daiyu's appetite was not big, a bowl of wontons was the bottom, the rest only ate a small bun with tofu skin, half a bowl of japonica rice porridge, and did not touch the rest of the food.Daiyu gave the rest of the food to the maids, and went into the inner room by herself to open the window and embroider a purse on the window.

The purse has a bright red background, embroidered with light yellow chrysanthemums.

This time it was not for Zhou Hang, but for Lin Ruhai.Lin Ruhai goes out every day, and books, documents, tea leaves, etc. are always close to him, and he is accompanied by a servant to carry things. After all, it is not as convenient as carrying them by himself.Moreover, in some places, such as the palace, the servants are not allowed to enter casually.Daiyu had been thinking about making a Qiankun bag for him. It would be best to make it look like a purse, so that it would be easy to carry around and would not attract attention.

She had just picked up her needle and thread, and hadn't done much embroidery. Hui'er came in and saw Lin Daiyu embroidering, and said, "I just ate, why doesn't the girl rest? Now that I'm working, I'm not afraid of getting tired."

Daiyu doesn't do much needlework on weekdays, she usually does it for Lin Ruhai or Zhou Hang, and she never does it for others.Although Huier is gentle and peaceful, she doesn't talk much, but she is extremely transparent.Knowing the work that can be done by oneself, the girl gave it to herself before she could open her mouth.The girl didn't let herself do it herself, she had to do it herself and she didn't want to fake it to others, so she didn't have to open her mouth.Therefore, Hui'er did not say that it is better to let the slaves do the work for her.

Daiyu said: "I'm not tired, what are you doing here? Why don't you eat outside?"

"After I finished eating, I saw that the girl entered the room alone. I'm afraid that the girl will order others, so I came in to serve you." As he spoke, he bent slightly, moved closer to Daiyu, and asked, "Does the girl want tea?"

Daiyu said, "I'm not thirsty. Since you're fine now, just sit with me."

"Girl, servant girl, let's work with you." Then he went out and brought in a sewing basket, which contained a lot of silk thread and a small red gown, which he knew was a gift for the daughter of the Spring Festival, only one The sleeves are finished.Three days later will be the joy of the full moon, Daiyu asked: "Which set is this?"

Huier said: "This is the last set, it will be done in a while."

Daiyu then picked up the little dress and looked at it. The material is naturally excellent, and there is nowhere to buy it from ordinary people.Hui'er's work is also very delicate, her feet are dense and even, hidden in the clothes, not even a single thread can be found on the surface, so it won't hurt the baby's delicate skin.After reading it, Daiyu couldn't help but praise: "You are such a clever hand!"

Hui'er lowered her head, her face was a little red, and she said with a smile: "The slaves are just some clumsy craftsmanship, and they don't deserve the girl's praise."

"I never praise others in vain. Naturally, you deserve such praise. I guess this way, Huier, don't be humble." Daiyu likes that Huier is reserved and courteous, and treats others kindly. She has served her personally for many years. I never take big things from the outside, and always have a sincere heart.

Daiyu could have used magic to embroider the purse quickly and well, but it was inconvenient with Hui'er around.But in the early morning of summer, sitting under the window, watching the begonias rustle in the wind, and the pomegranates in the distance are as red as peach blossoms in March, it is also a pleasure.

Time passed unconsciously, and I finally embroidered a bunch of chrysanthemums. When I looked up, the sun was already high.Daiyu only felt her waist sore and her back hurting, and she was about to rub her neck with her hands, but Huier had put down her work, and now Daiyu carried her behind her back to rub her back and rub her neck.

After breakfast, Zicuckoo went into the room to wait on her.After a while, Daiyu suddenly remembered that she passed by the lotus pond yesterday, and saw that the newly grown lotus leaves in the pond were still fresh, so she sent her to pick fresh lotus leaves, and she was going to cook lotus leaf porridge for lunch.Now that she hasn't come back, Xueyan doesn't have any errands, but now she doesn't see her, Daiyu asks: "Where is Xueyan?"

Hui'er said on the forehead: "I just heard Xueyan teasing the cat in the wing room. I think she is still here now, but I want my servant to call her."

Daiyu said: "No need, let her play, Xueerqiuer likes her."

Ask again: "Is the little clothes ready?"

"It's ready," Hui'er said, taking out the finished dress from the basket, and spreading it out with both hands, "Miss, look at it." Daiyu took a closer look, and the material was water red with small white flowers on it. Very elegant and unconventional.I didn't have time to take a closer look at it just now, but now I take a closer look, the color is fresh and the style is the most popular, small, very delicate and cute.Even if she liked it after reading it, cousin Yingchun must also like it after reading it.

This morning was fine and fine, and no one expected that it would suddenly rain at noon.What's more, it was rare that the sun was out and it was raining, and when Zicuckoo came back from picking lotus leaves, she was drenched like a drenched chicken, so Daiyu hurriedly ordered someone to bring her clean clothes to change.

Lin Ruhai didn't bring an rain gear when he left. Daiyu was afraid that he would get caught in the rain, so she wanted to send someone to deliver the rain gear to us, but after thinking about it, Zhou Hang was closer, so she had to send someone to deliver it.

When he came back in the evening, Lin Ruhai was wearing a cloak and Suiyun clogs, and his body was not wet at all.

Daiyu asked where it came from, and it was indeed sent by Zhou Hang.

It rained heavily for two days in a row, and Yingchun was very anxious.Secretly thought, this rain is also annoying, if it doesn't come early or late, it just so happens that at this time, tomorrow is my daughter's full moon banquet, but it is a disappointment to encounter such heavy rain? !

Unexpectedly, it rained that day, and the rain stopped suddenly, and a rainbow appeared.In the evening, there was a sunset glow in the western sky, burning half of the sky red.The so-called morning glow does not go out, and the sunset glow travels thousands of miles. If the glow comes out tonight, it will be sunny tomorrow.Only then did Yingchun turn her worries into joy, and boasted that her daughter was a blessed one.

In Lin's mansion, Daiyu was also standing in the yard looking at the red clouds all over the sky.

Hui'er came from a distance, and reported that all the gifts for going out had been packed, and asked the girl to go back and have a look.