A visit to Fangchun

Yuanyang stopped her with a smile: "Third Miss, that's the errand of the eldest grandma. I heard that Miss Lin's nanny is getting old, so she stayed in the south for the elderly. Here, the old ancestor personally pointed out another nanny and Miss Lin. , she will naturally stare."

Jia Tanchun was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes wide: "Who are you referring to?"

Yuanyang glanced at Jia's mother, Fang smiled and said: "Isn't Lin Zhixiao, the second housekeeper in our house, often teased by the second grandma? She said that one of them is deaf and the other is dumb, but they can't even poke a sound with an awl. He has a younger brother named Lin Zhijie, who is duller than him and too honest. It is not because of Lin Zhixiao's elder brother that he was bullied to death. This Lin Zhijie married a daughter-in-law who is diligent and honest. There was only one son in the family. Because Lin Zhixiao had only one daughter, the child was adopted. Lin Zhijie used to feed the horses in the outer yard, but the previous son was accidentally startled by the horse and broke his leg, and passed away for half a month. There is only one daughter-in-law left in their family. The old lady heard that it was just right, she came in, and she devoted herself to serving Miss Lin, and she didn't have so many miscellaneous things outside to cause trouble for Miss Lin. "

After hearing this, Jia Tanchun hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Then how does Lin Zhijie's family feel about her sister-in-law?"

Yuanyang turned to look at Jia Mu unexpectedly.

Jiamu smiled with satisfaction, but said to Yuanyang: "Look, I'll just say, the family really cares about the hair, and they will definitely ask this question."

Yuanyang nodded again and again, smiled and said to Jia Tanchun: "The old lady heard it at the time and asked me to inquire about it. Because Lin Zhixiao's family has many relatives in our family, they always rely on the two of them to be domineering. She snarled, so Lin Zhixiao's family annoyed those people very much. Only Lin Zhijie's family honestly made clothes with needles and threads, and never pointed at their adopted son for anything. Lin Zhixiao's family I'm sorry, I told her sister-in-law, when the time comes to marry a wife and have children for my son, I want that kid to have two houses on one shoulder. So the two sisters-in-law are as good as one person."

Only then did Jia Tanchun feel relieved, and said with a smile: "I'm talking too much. The old lady loves Sister Lin so much, and she is as clear as a mirror about these things in her heart. Naturally, she is the most thoughtful and considerate." As she spoke, her face turned red .

Jiamu laughed, hugged her and patted her in her arms, and sighed, "It's no wonder that you also have the thought of loving Gu Yaner."

Jia Tanchun took the opportunity to whisper: "It was because of Aunt Min that she felt wronged that Sister Lin lost her mother. When she first came here, she was very cautious about eating and talking. Later, she lived with the ancestor for a long time. , I feel better. Now they don’t even have a father, and their Lin family is thin, and they don’t even have any uncles or relatives. Isn’t our family the last retreat of Sister Lin? Aren’t my second and fourth sisters her closest relatives? The second sister is honest, and the fourth sister is young. If I don’t think about her any more, our sisters should not be in vain? Besides, the second brother still cares about her like that. If I don’t rush to think about these things, I’m afraid the second brother will I went to take care of the instructions in person—this makes people look, after all, a bit out of courtesy. Ancestor, this is my little thought, you must not tell others..."

As he spoke, Jia Tanchun blushed.

Mother Jia was also taken aback, especially when it came to the words related to Jia Baoyu, which shocked her heart, nodded slowly, and said after a long while: "Good boy, I really underestimated you. Can you think of this level?" , This is the way to be sincerely good to Shao'er, and also to your second brother and me. I have to thank you."

Tanchun hurriedly left the couch and knelt in front of Jia Mu: "Don't kill me, my ancestor. I often feel that I am getting more and more dazed when I study, and I always think about what is there. The ancestor also looked at us. I have to leave home every year, so now I will pamper us more behind my back. With my elm head, I can't move the thought of acknowledgment. It's really unfilial to the extreme. But once it's about sister Lin and elder brother, I will bear it Can't stop..."

Mother Jia quickly motioned for Yuanyang to help her up, and comforted her, "I know all about it. You are right to worry. If you think of anything in the future, just tell grandma. Grandma appreciates it."

Tanchun blushed and smiled.

At this moment, a message came from outside the second gate: "Xiao Qin Xianggong is gone. The second master Bao was crying miserably over there. Li Gui and others couldn't persuade him to come back anyway. I specially came to ask the old lady for a password."

When Jiamu's face darkened, she was about to lose her temper.Tan Chun rushed ahead of her and said: "Then you go quickly and tell the old lady what the old lady said. There is a letter from outside. Second Master Lian and his party will be home today and tomorrow. Let Second Master Bao come back quickly to discuss how to welcome them. "

The man was alert and hurriedly responded when he heard the words, and ran away without waiting for Jia Mu to speak.

Jia Mu was immediately annoyed, and pointed at Tanchun's eyebrows: "I know I love you. You just talk like this in front of me."

Tanchun groaned, put his hands on his forehead, smiled and didn't answer, but turned around and said: "Pass the meal, the old lady and I are both hungry."

Now even the mandarin ducks couldn't help laughing, but they also ordered people to rush for lunch as promised, and they also asked people to invite them to welcome the spring and cherish the spring.

Because of the grace of the superior, the family members of the concubine can visit the palace on the second and sixth day of every month.The Emperor Taishang and the Empress Dowager heard that they praised the benevolence and filial piety of the present, and then they issued an order that if there is a house in the other courtyard of Chongyu, where they can stay for defense, they might as well invite the inner court Luanyu to enter the private house, and the flesh and blood can be reunited for a while.

After hearing the news, the Jia family also heard that other noble concubines and noble families in the palace had already begun to survey the place, and were planning to build a family-visiting house, and immediately began to plan to bring the concubine Yuan back to visit the relatives.Nowadays, everyone is busy with this matter, and there is never a moment of idleness.

Therefore, Jia Mu ordered Mrs. Wang and others not to come to serve meals for the time being. In the main room, Jia Mu and the three girls eat together every day. Baoyu is there some days and not some days. .

After a while, Ying and Xi came, and the grandparents and grandchildren had finished eating.

Baoyu got a message from his family that "Second Master Lian and his party" will come back today and tomorrow at an unknown time. Sure enough, he wiped his tears quickly and told the people in Qin's mansion to carefully arrange Qin Zhong's funeral, and then returned to the mansion.

When Tanchun saw him come back, he hurriedly prepared the food and ate with him first, and then slowly told him that Jia Lian had sent someone to report again, and he would definitely be home tomorrow.Jia Baoyu was a little bit pleased. Hearing that Mother Jia had bestowed a gift on Nanny Lin, she was actually Lin Zhixiao's sister-in-law. She couldn't help laughing and said, "It's still my ancestor. Sure enough, she is the most suitable one, and her surname is Lin, so she should always Just follow Sister Lin."

When Jia Mu heard this, she immediately asked Yuanyang: "Go ask Feng girl for the deed of Lin Zhijie's family, and say that you will give it to Lin Zhijie in the future. If she is not good, Lin girl can decide to deal with it herself. she!"

Tanchun, who was on the sidelines, also thought this was true, and said with a smile: "If it is said that the ancestors do not love me, I can still pick one or two things out of the egg, but if it is said that the ancestors do not love Sister Lin, That is everyone has to slap their mouths. Look, how thoughtful is this, so that you can even think of the slave's identity?"

Jia Baoyu grinned, and went so far as to ask: "My good ancestor, you even rewarded Zijuan's body deed, right?"

Tanchun hurriedly stopped him and said, "Second brother is talking nonsense. Nanny Lin is because she is the only one left in the family, and the body deed belongs to sister Lin. Not only is sister Lin safe to use, but she herself has a good end. Zijuan's whole family is in our house. It's okay for you to reward her and give her orders to sister Lin. How can you separate her parents and brothers in terms of physical deeds? This can't be done! If you do it, you should wait for Zijuan to come back and ask everyone. What if people don't like it? Doesn't it just create a gap between master and servant for Sister Lin?"

Jia Mu laughed, looked at Baoyu and said, "Listen, this is the one who really thinks about your sister Lin. You are willing to treat your sister well, but you have to worry about whether others will hate her because of it. She herself You are a sensitive and caring character. If someone doesn't want to treat her well, she will know it. When the time comes, she will worry about me, and refuse to say it when it is difficult to use. Isn't she the one who is wronged? You I also have to learn from your third sister, and be more considerate in everything."

Jia Baoyu laughed: "The old ancestor's expectations are too high. Now among us brothers and sisters, you can ask one by one, who among us dares to compare with the third younger sister in terms of thoughtfulness? Except for Big Sister Xue who lives in Lixiangyuan now, Others are afraid that they will not be able to keep up if they flatter their horses."

Jia Xichun quickly nodded and interjected: "My sister-in-law said that among the women in our family, the third sister is the best, and she said that we are not as good as her."

Everyone laughed, saying that what Youshi said really made some sense.

Jiamu smiled and looked at Tanchun embarrassed, then suddenly turned her head, pointed at Yuanyang who was busy beside her and said, "She is stronger than you all. If it wasn't for her, you would be as strong as you are now? You little monkeys got mad at me!"

Baoyu quickly got into Jia Mu's arms and acted like a baby: "Good ancestor, who dares to anger you? I will be the first to never finish with him!"

Mother Jia hugged him and laughed, and pinched his nose fiercely: "You are the first little monkey to get mad at me!"

Just as she was talking, Mrs. Wang came in, greeted Jia Mu with a smile, and said, "It's such a lively night."

Everyone quickly stood up and saluted her, Jia Baoyu hugged her and said, "Mother, you have been busy for several days and haven't come here. Every time I go to greet you, you just have time to look at me. Are you tired? You've lost weight."

Mrs. Wang was very relieved, she caressed his face lovingly, looked him up and down: "You have dark circles under your eyes too, haven't you slept well lately?"

Jia Baoyu rubbed it hastily, sighed, and said, "Qin Zhong just passed away today. I've been worrying about it for the past few days, but now I've completely let go." As he spoke, his eye circles turned red again.

Mrs. Wang just remembered that she had heard a report from someone in the afternoon, but she had forgotten it. Not wanting her son to be sad, she hurriedly said: "They came up with a picture and said they wanted to build a garden to invite your elder sister to come back to visit her relatives. The picture is good. Yes, I'm using it for the old lady's purpose, so you can come and have a look."