Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

Ping'er heard her words were ominous, and didn't know what to say. She only held back her tears and tried her best to comfort her. Wang Xifeng planned day and night, and secretly asked Ping'er to gradually exchange all her savings over the years into small bank notes. , Hidden and dense, in case of urgent need.

Sister Feng's arrangement is not listed for the time being, and Lin Daiyu has stopped going to Jia's mansion every day since Jia Mu recovered, and now the only person she can care about there is Jia Mu.But she grew up next to Jia Mu, and she knows Jia Mu's temperament, and she can't see a sad face, so she often goes there, always brings fresh food, proposes fresh ideas, and doesn't persuade her to eat this or stop that, like others. An old lady took care, but as usual, she accompanied Jia's mother to have fun as she wished, and her talk and jokes were rarely sad. Jia's mother was very relieved.

After dinner that day, when the sky was still bright, Daiyu and the girl were teasing the parrot in the corridor outside Jiamu's bedroom. Jiamu leaned against the window and watched for fun. After a while, she became a little sleepy and lay down on the couch. superior.When Daiyu came in to say goodbye and wanted to go back, Mother Jia took Daiyu's hand and said, "My son, I can rest assured that you have grown up. You must be well in the future..." Zijuan waited nearby and heard In this case, her face changed, and Daiyu's heart skipped a beat, but she still said with a gentle smile: "Old lady, I will be fine, don't worry, old man." Mother Jia nodded with a smile, and let go of her hand.

Back at the Lin Mansion, Daiyu changed into a light shirt, leaned on the bamboo couch, shook her feather fan lightly, thinking back to what Jia Mu had just said, her heart felt warm.She knew that her grandmother's days were numbered, and she wanted to stay with her and spend her last days with her, but she knew her grandmother's heart better, and she knew that Jia's mother's only wish now was that she could live a good life and live a happy life .

Daiyu thought: Am I doing well?It should be, rich and luxurious, not lacking in everything, and highly respected in the Lin Mansion, even though he is a guest, he is as comfortable as in his own home.But are you happy?It can only be said that there is no trouble, so willful?She sighed softly in her heart, there are still too many constraints and entanglements in her life, how can she be arbitrary?She used to think that after her mansion was built, she would naturally be able to live as she wanted, but that day the housekeeper respectfully invited her to see the new house that had been built, and she walked around inside and out. Clever, but she didn't feel at home.

There are only three places in this world that make her feel at home, one is the old Suzhou house in her childhood memories, the garden where she lived with her parents; the other is the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, which is really naive, thinking This is my forever home; there is another place... which Jia Cong once drew with her. After taking her back to the south, he bought a small garden surrounded by mountains and rivers, and lived an elegant and romantic life all his life. ...

Thinking of this, Daiyu suddenly had an impulse in her heart, a kind of longing that she had never felt and never realized. It turned out that her unhappiness and dissatisfaction all this time were all because of the absence of that person by her side.It turns out that where there is him, there will be a feeling of home.

Thinking of this, Daiyu got up and called Qingzhi, Qingzhi agreed to come in, and asked: "Grandma, what are you calling me for?" Daiyu said: "Go and see if Aunt Lin has rested, I want to go and talk." Zhi smiled and said: "No, just now when I brought water in, I ran into the nanny in the wife's room, saying that the wife had just finished bathing, and said that it was hot, and she didn't want to go to bed too early, so she asked the kitchen to make supper - it can be seen that there will be a rest in a while. No more."

Daiyu nodded, changed into another shirt, and came to Aunt Lin's room.Aunt Lin was shaking her round fan and reading under the crystal lamp. When she saw Daiyu coming in, she threw the book to give up her seat. Daiyu picked up the book on the couch and saw that the title was "Mr. Chen Yuqian's Original Embroidered Image of Furong Cave", so she knew that Aunt Lin was reading Tanci To relieve boredom, she couldn't help laughing: "Auntie is so interesting, I like these unofficial histories." Aunt Lin laughed and said: "What unofficial histories are all made up, I really have nothing to entertain, so I use this to amuse myself... "

Aunt Lin asked again: "What are you doing here so early?" Daiyu lowered her head and smiled, and said after a while, "Auntie, I want to discuss something with you, but I'm afraid you will say I have no rules." Aunt Lin looked at her and smiled. Er smiled: "You don't know, I'm the person who doesn't like rules the least. I'm very curious." Daiyu said hesitantly: "I want to go to his office to see him... ..."

Aunt Lin didn't understand when she heard it at first, but when she understood, she couldn't help being overjoyed, she clapped her hands and laughed, "That's good! That's how it should be, the young couple should not be separated for too long, now that the spring flood is over, Cong'er's office should not be too busy. He doesn't need to run around in the ups and downs. It's time to accompany you to visit the mountains and rivers. It's early summer, it's not too hot, the road is easy to walk, there is little rain, and the scenery is good. It's really suitable. .”

Daiyu was a little shy at first when she heard her talk, so she calmed down, and couldn't help laughing, feeling at ease, and planned the itinerary with Aunt Lin.Just at this time, Lin Jiarui came back and came to greet Aunt Lin first, and Aunt Lin told him Daiyu's plan.Lin Jiarui said: "What a coincidence, what a coincidence, I heard Brother Quan tell me today that he is going to do business in Western Xinjiang, and wants to sell some silk, porcelain and vegetable seeds there, and then buy some jade, carpets, and dried meat. , Dried fruit...the trip will take place in a few days, and I just happen to send my sister to Henan, wouldn't it be better than outsiders?"

Both Aunt Lin and Daiyu agreed, and Aunt Lin immediately sent someone to call Lin Jiaquan. Lin Jiaquan came in to greet her at once. Lin Jiaquan was different from her elder brother. He was tall and thin, with a strong outline, bright eyes and full of energy, which Aunt Lin admired the most. His son is also a business genius.It's just that in a world where everything is inferior and only students are high, he is completely overshadowed by his brother's brilliance.Fortunately, he is free and easy, and he doesn't mind at all. In his life, he likes to travel around and travel around the world.Daiyu's relationship with him is actually closer than that of Lin Jiarui, because Lin Jiarui is over forty after all, and Daiyu respects him like a father and brother, while Jiaquan is only in his early thirties. Every time he came back, he gave Daiyu a lot of new and interesting things alone, and Daiyu naturally liked to be close to him.

Aunt Lin told Lin Jiaquan the whole story in a few words, and Lin Jiaquan agreed: "Mother and brother, just rest assured, wrap it around me, and will definitely send my sister to the River Governor's Mansion in Wuzhi safely. To my brother-in-law." Everyone laughed, Daiyu was a little embarrassed, Aunt Lin changed the topic and said: "I am relieved, you can walk slowly on the road, and your sister's body is stronger than before. It’s a lot, after all, it’s my daughter’s house, it’s not suitable to be tired from the journey, you have to pay attention to this; secondly, your sister seldom goes out, in fact, going out for a walk can open your eyes, and if you encounter places of interest, you might as well stay for two days and take a look.” Lin Jiaquan agreed one by one.

In the next few days, when Lin Jiaquan went to do the shopping on her own, Aunt Lin took the two daughter-in-laws to make plans, and prepared all the things Daiyu should wear and use on the road, and Daiyu herself also carefully arranged for Jia Cong. Clothes, etc., as well as items to reward the governor's people.One day, when the trip was scheduled, Daiyu went to Jia's mansion to say goodbye to Jia Mu and Mrs. Xing.Although Jia's mother was reluctant, she strongly agreed with her and praised Daiyu's sensibility; although Mrs. Xing was a mother-in-law, but Daiyu was now a princess. It's a bit awkward for me not to talk about it myself, and that's why Mrs. Xing agreed that Daiyu didn't have to come to pay her respects every day. When she heard this, she didn't say anything else, she just said it was very good.

Before leaving, Daiyu bid farewell to Jia Zheng's mansion, where Mrs. Wang and Baochai received her.Mrs. Wang became more and more depressed. When she heard the news that Daiyu was going to travel far away, she said: "Well, anyway, Cong'er can come home every year. Why do you women go out and show your face?" Daiyu smiled and said nothing. Baochai is already pregnant, and has lost all her former spirit.Mrs. Wang stayed for dinner, and Daiyu saw that everything in the mansion was about to start, and it was not the same as before, so she resigned firmly. Baochai sent her out. At the second door, before Daiyu got into the car, Baochai took her by the hand and said "Sister, I really envy you." Daiyu lowered her eyes and comforted her after a while, "Sister Bao, don't be discouraged, you will have a child of your own soon."

Seeing Daiyu's car drifting away, Baochai turned her head to look at the ruined wall of her house, thinking of the endless days ahead, she couldn't help shivering.Ying'er came to support her and persuaded her, "Grandma, go in, don't stand in the wind." Then Baochai walked into the gate slowly.

Afterwards, both Jia's and Lin's houses had farewell banquets, so I won't repeat any more. When it was time for her departure, Daiyu herself took a carriage with a clean linoleum cover pulled by four healthy mules. The outside was very simple, but the inside was exquisite. Comfortable; followed by two smaller carriages, her four personal maids, Zijuan, Xueyan, Qingzhi and Biye, and four rough envoys' wives with luggage, a total of more than a dozen carriages, plus Shanglin Jiaquan's caravan can be described as mighty and mighty, leaving the capital.

Aunt Lin and the others went all the way to the Ten-mile Changting Pavilion, and shook hands to say goodbye, but they were all happy and happy, and there was not much sorrow about parting.Only Lin Jiaquan's wife, Lu Lexuan, was unhappy, and when she saw the convoy disappearing, she looked back and boarded the car listlessly.The sister-in-law Dong who was waiting for her in the car said with a smile: "What? I missed you just after we separated? You are both old couples now." Lu was not ashamed, so she sighed and said, "This time I really want to Go along, in the past I was afraid that my wife would not agree, but this time I have a younger sister, and I am with her, isn't it the most upright? Who knows..." She touched her belly, Dong laughed, and said: "Okay , It’s no wonder others, it’s this little guy who won’t let you go, when he comes out, I’ll spank his little butt.” The two sisters-in-law laughed and went back.