Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

Jia Jing grinned, said it was a smile, but it really hurt a lot, said it was crying, but with a smile in his eyes, he said, "Sister Lu, why don't you call me Daddy?"

In an instant, the tip of her nose was filled with sourness, and her eyes were moistened again. Jia Lu called out softly, "Daddy!"

In a family like theirs, the word "daddy" is too intimate, and it is very unsuitable for the authority of the head of the family. Even the word "father" is not used very much, and it doesn't show much respect. ", besides that, the one who yelled the most was "Master".

Whether it's a girl or a son-in-law, after they are sensible, they always call their father the master and the mother the wife. Jia Lu is the only exception. It is strange that her father never changed his name when he was a teenager.

Jia Jing smiled bitterly, looked outside, he was really sick, he couldn't see anything except Jia Lu, and asked,

"Now, this, cough, what time is it?"

Jia Lu replied, "It's Yin time, Daddy has been asleep for nine hours, if I don't wake up again, I'm going to invite my brother and sister-in-law to come back!"

Jia Lu tightly held Jia Lu's withered and wrinkled hand with such strength that those who are intolerant to pain should have suffered pain long ago, but Jia Jing didn't respond at all.

"How long has it been since they entered the palace?" Jia Jing asked, suppressing the itch in his throat.

"They have already sent the spirit out of the capital, and it is about ten days before they can go home."

"That's it, cough, cough, what happened in that palace, what happened in our house, cough, cough!"

Jia Jing endured and endured, couldn't bear the itch in his throat anymore, and coughed painfully, the itch was gone, but the pain in his chest seemed to be crushing boulders in his chest every moment.

With tears in her eyes, Jia Lu patted and rubbed slowly, and said, "Father, don't worry about these things, everything is fine inside and outside the palace, inside and outside the house, nothing has happened, you can rest assured to recuperate! "

Jia Jing half-lyed on the soft pillow, and in the turbid mind caused by the pain, there was a rare flash of clarity, which was regret and fear.

He has died once, he is not afraid of death, but God does not let him die easily, life and death made him suffer, his body has always been considered strong, if he hadn't taken the wrong medicine in his previous life, he would not have died suddenly , this life pays more attention to maintenance, why is it so painful and sick to such an extent?

This is God punishing him!

He wanted to die, but he didn't dare to die, for fear that God would once again spill his anger on the Jia family's younger generation.

In this way, thinking about things, I gradually closed my eyelids.

Nanny Sun brought a bowl of warm medicine that had been dried, and seeing that Jia Jing had fallen asleep again, she looked at Jia Lu and asked, "Girl?"

Jia Lu turned her head, crying with tears all over her face, but she didn't hear a sound.

Nanny Sun was so anxious that she almost cried out, and said softly but anxiously, "Girl, what are you doing?"

Jia Lu shook her head, slowed down, and said in a hoarse voice, "Take this medicine back, the old man will not be able to drink it in a while."

After all, he staggered slightly and went out the door.

The next day, Li Wan and Tanchun came to Ningguo Mansion together, thinking that the fourth younger sister would come back to meet the first and second, but unexpectedly, only Nanny Li was waiting for them, Nanny Li confessed,

"I also ask the eldest grandma and the third girl to make amends. Our girl is taking care of the old man. I don't have time to see grandma and the girl, but yesterday I heard that the grandma and the girl are coming, and I personally ordered the wing room to be cleaned up, waiting for the girl. Come with the grandmas!"

Li Wan helped Nanny Li up, and said, "We are not outsiders, so there is no need to be so polite. The old man's condition is serious. Besides, in ten days or so, sister-in-law Zhen will be back. We are just helping too much." Just a moment!"

Nanny Li made some polite remarks, that's all, the matter was urgent, so she didn't say much, and led the two of them to meet the steward of Ning Mansion, which was considered smooth.

At first, the mothers in charge of the Ning Mansion looked down on the two foreign masters, but seeing that they were accompanied by Nanny Li, they also knew that they had the support of their own girls behind them, coupled with the usual strict management, their natures were also stronger than those of the Rong Mansion. His servants are much more docile, and it's a little easier than managing things in his own house.

But the two of them took care of it for five or six days, and then they went back. Jia Zhen and the others hurried back, because Jia Jing became seriously ill, and he never woke up all day long, even the imperial doctor couldn't tell. What good words came, Jia Lu and Shen Shi discussed it, and couldn't hold it anymore, so they had to go against Jia Jing's wishes and sent a letter to the suburbs. Jia Zhen and the others didn't dare to delay and came back in a hurry.

From the season of warm spring and flowers blooming in April to the beginning of summer in May, the whole family has never been relieved and uneasy.

May [-]th is Jia Baoyu's birthday, Mrs. Wang is not at home that day, plus Jia Jing is seriously ill, and the tribe goes to Ningguo Mansion several times a day, so they don't remember Baoyu's birthday much, and it is not as lively and festive as usual .

Even the old lady said that Baoyu's body has become weak these years, and the children's families can't live their lives. They are afraid that they will lose their blessings, so they don't make much of it. They just send some gifts from each party as usual.

The sisters just gave some homemade embroidery, fans, poems, etc. for a special occasion. Only Jia Lu was more formal and gave a whole set of the Four Treasures of the Study. They looked quite precious, and you could tell they were It was delivered by someone else, and no one said much about her family's trivial matters.

In the early morning of that day, after washing and grooming, I paid homage to my ancestors, and went to pay my respects to the old ladies, lords, and wives. The sisters lived together. It turned out that this day was not only Baoyu's birthday, but also Baoqin and Pinger's birthday. Participating, without serving wine, let their little sisters celebrate their birthdays.

First, in the daytime, in the three small open rooms in the Shaoyao Lane, the sisters played games with each other and drank together. Xiangyun was still drunk and passed out on the big rock beside him.

It's not enough to make a fuss during the day, and it doesn't stop at night. Xiren, Qingwen, Sheyue, Qiuwen, Shangfangguan, Bihen, Chunyan, and Si'er gathered together to give Liu in the small kitchen Sister-in-law, let her prepare forty dishes of fruit, and the eight of them will celebrate Baoyu's birthday.

The old woman of Lin Zhixiao's family, who was on the night watch, invited Li Wan, Yingchun, Tanchun, Baoqin, Daiyu, and Baochai, all the masters and girls, to commit crimes together. It's okay.

The crowd played dice and drank until the second watch. Daiyu couldn't hold it anymore, so she wanted to go back. Tanchun and the others agreed, but Baoyu and the girls in her yard were not happy. Playing until the third watch, I was so dazed that I didn't know when I fell asleep.

The next day, when the sky was bright, Lin Zhixiao's family hurried into the garden, distributed to the maids and daughters-in-law behind him, and said,

"You, go to the second girl, hurry up!"

"You, go to the third girl! At this time, I'm afraid it's the time when the third girl and the eldest grandma are councilors, go to the meeting hall and invite them all over, and don't forget, let someone call Lang Geer!"

"You guys, go and call Brother Huan!"

Then he said to the remaining two women, "Let's go to Yihong Courtyard and call Master Bao!"