Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

He led him to knock on the door, and a dumb servant came and opened the door after a while, and the boy invited Lin Rui into the yard to look around.

A serious old courtyard house in Kyoto, with two entrances, and a small garden at the back, with a small lake, a rockery, a pavilion, and a small bamboo forest. This garden does not look like a northern one, but a southern courtyard the meaning of.

Lin Rui kept nodding in satisfaction. My sister should like this place. If the price is right, it can be accepted if it is more expensive.

Then he asked, "Your place looks good, how much money does it have?"

But the kid avoided answering, saying, "That's fine if you like it!"

Lin Rui asked again, "You haven't said how much it is yet!"

Suddenly a voice came from behind, saying, "This garden will not take a cent!"

Lin Rui frowned. Ever since he got Tanhua and entered the Imperial Academy, he has shown filial piety like this more than once or twice. This time, he might be another rich but not expensive family who wants to climb into his own calculations. ?

Just as he was about to reprimand him, he turned around and saw a middle-aged man who looked familiar, so he couldn't say anything. He looked at him suspiciously. But tell him he's not a bad guy.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man smiled and said, "Maybe Master Rui doesn't remember me? But it's true, when Master Rui was only young, he followed the girl to Jia's house. It's normal if he doesn't remember."

"It's you!" Lin Rui suddenly realized, "Guard Lin, it's you! Why are you here?"

The middle-aged man was the steward Lin of the Lin Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River, and said with a smile,

"Uncle Rui has a good memory. When the master passed away, we were all sent away. I never stayed in the south but came to the north with my old father."

Lin Rui was a little confused, and asked, "Here? Is this your yard?"

Steward Lin shook his head and said,

"No, it's not. This is the other courtyard of the Lin Mansion. The ancestors of the Lin family also served as officials in Kyoto, so there was an old house, and this other courtyard. Later, the family went to the south to settle down. Later, the old house was long ago. The master gave it to the imperial court, because this courtyard is small, and my father Lin Fulin's old housekeeper has been stationed all year round, so no one values ​​it."

Lin Rui then asked, "I don't know where the old butler is now, I'll go and greet him."

Steward Lin's eyes dimmed, and he said,

"Father just passed away a few years ago. Before he left, he still couldn't let go of the girl and the uncle. He told me to take care of my girl and the uncle and return this other courtyard to the Lin family. I heard that the uncle was inquiring about the house. I didn't dare to delay, so I sent someone Invite the uncle over!"

Thinking of another old man who was still thinking about him and his sister before he passed away, thinking about returning the other courtyard that was owed to the Lin family, Lin Rui's calm heart wavered, his throat moved slightly, and said,

"This garden is the wish of old butler Lin, I dare not refuse it, but after accepting it, how do you live?"

Seeing that he accepted it, Steward Lin heaved a sigh of relief and said,

"The masters and sons of the Lin family are all generous. When our father and son were in charge of the Lin family, we accumulated some family assets. When we were dismissed, the girl sealed another sum, so it is not short of money. When the master takes over the yard, I also plan to It is safe to take my father back to his hometown in the south and burrow into the soil."

Lin Rui cupped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, I don't dare to delay Steward Lin's schedule anymore, and I hope you will have a good journey!"

Lin Rui took over a house, and when Jia's family couldn't survive, he would bring his sister here at worst, so as to avoid the disturbance in the mansion.

Just when the servants of the Rong Mansion saw some scammers every day and were about to collapse, Jia Lian finally saw a jade giver, the words on it were not bad, and the jade looked the same, so he quickly took it in and showed it to the old lady and his wife.

The old lady wore diorama glasses, took a closer look, then nodded and said, "That's it, it's just that it looks a lot darker than in the past?"

Mrs. Wang took it over and looked at it, and said, "It really looks like it's covered in a layer of dust."

But there was no other way, Baoyu had been holding Daiyu in the house for many days.

Daiyu was already in poor health, after working hard for the past two days, she coughed slightly, but the old ladies and wives were very anxious, Baoyu happened to be losing her soul at this moment, if external evil invaded, then, then But it's called "every day should not be done", and the ground is not working!

I had to send the jade to Baoyu, but fortunately, the jade was still useful, and Baoyu gradually returned to his soul, but just like his jade, it seemed that his mind was covered with dust and became much duller.

Mother Jia regretted that the good child turned out to be like this, but she had no choice but to raise it slowly.

The first day of June of this year was the third anniversary of Jia Jing's death, and it was also the day when the Ningguo Mansion was removed from the service. The people in the Ning Mansion began to be busy again, because the only daughter of the three generations of the Ning Mansion was here. I'm getting married this month.

That's right, Jia Lu is getting married soon.

In order to show filial piety to Jia Jing, one should not get married at such a short time. It would be better to wait a month or two, but this was the decree issued by Jiang Zining two years ago when he returned to Beijing. .

Although Jia Lu is young, Jiang Zining is not young. This year, he is 23 years old and still a bachelor. Cough, although he has two concubines, he is just a kid in the eyes of the world. This is comparable to Jia Rong back then. It's even more sad.

Not to mention other people, even the emperor, who is a cousin, can't stand it anymore. It's not even a month after the filial piety, so June 25 is set. This day is suitable for: weddings, sacrifices, travel, and receiving money; Inauspicious: mourning, logging, making beams, making stoves;

June 24th is the day when the dowry is put on the bed. Except for the common people, the poor people who don’t have three or two boxes of dowry, but those who are decent will choose to spend the dowry on the previous day, or wait for the next day to welcome their relatives. Sometimes the dowry follows the bride's buttocks, one after another, and it may not be possible to send it when it gets dark, and there are many people with mixed hands. If one or two pieces are lost, regardless of the value, the first one is unlucky.

Therefore, in the early morning of the 24th, Mrs. Zhang led a mighty group of servants to Pingyuanhou's mansion carrying boxes of dowry. The continuous red color was like a long red silk.

The leader is the white jade Ruyi bestowed by Empress Dowager Shun. Empress Dowager Shun is the biological mother of the second princess.

Next is the gold-threaded red jadeite peony hairpin given by Jia Jieyu. Jia Yuanchun is Jia Lu's older sister. Even if she is seriously ill, she will not lose this courtesy.

Next is a 19 yuan new tile neatly wrapped in red paper, and 19 yuan adobe. Don’t dislike this thing for being dirty. This is the foundation of a woman’s life. Zhuangzi, with these, the groom's family can live a prosperous life no matter how poor they are. Not many people are drooling over this!

But more people are attracted by the jewelry on the back of the head and the fabric of the clothes. The red cloth is covered on the head, but it is faint enough to make people fantasize.