Daoist Lin sister [Red House]

But Baoyu heard that the wind was rain, and ran to ask Jia Mu to allow him to escort Sister Lin back to the south.

Daiyu couldn't stop her, and looked at Qin Keqing with a wry smile.

The You family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came to visit Daiyu after meeting Jia Mu first. At that time, Xing and Wang's wives were discussing the Dragon Boat Festival etiquette in Jia Mu's room.Youshi didn't want to make fun of it, so he came over right away.

At this moment, Baoyu leaned forward, and it was rare for Jia's mother to ask Daiyu to inquire.Youshi pulled Daiyu to say some comforting words, got up and went back home.

"Sister-in-law, the fourth younger sister came to see me and mentioned that Uncle Jing's birthday is coming soon. She is copying the "Tao Te Ching" as a birthday gift, but I saw that she is too caring, and she seems to be much lighter!" Daiyu talked a lot. road.

You Shi hadn't seen Xi Chun for a long time, so naturally he didn't know her current situation, so he didn't show it on his face, and replied with a smile: "Fourth sister is very filial, but she is young after all. Forget it, my sister-in-law is going to persuade her to order."

"That's right, the fourth younger sister listens to her sister-in-law the most." Daiyu agreed.

Only then did Youshi take Qin Keqing to Li Wan's place.Before Qin Keqing left, she turned her head and gave Daiyu a grateful smile.

Seeing You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law leave, Daiyu waved her hand and called Zijuan, "I don't know what's going on ahead, let's go and see."

Besides, Jia Baoyu ran out of Jia's mother's room, and rushed in without waiting for the maid to open the curtain.Before she could speak, she heard Mrs. Wang say: "Mr. Lin gave a lot of gifts for the Dragon Boat Festival as usual this year. My daughter-in-law looks like they are all the best, and they are three points thicker than in previous years. Thinking about it, I think my job is quite satisfactory."

"That's natural. Such as Hai Xungui's family and Tanhua's background, heirs of poems and books, are highly valued today. Some new items are naturally not a problem. However, he is filial in the end. Only poor girl Min has no blessings." .” Jia Mu said.

Mrs. Wang lowered her eyes when she heard that Jia Mu still mentioned Jia Min.

Mrs. Xing managed to seize the opportunity, and interjected: "There is also Daiyu in the house, my uncle is a father, how can you not think about it from time to time?"

"That's the reason. Grandma, why do you think that sister Lin has always been timid and weak all these years, coughing and wheezing from time to time?" Bao Yufeng also seemed to rush in, and asked without thinking.

Mother Jia embraced him, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Why did you run in such a hurry? I'm seriously ill. Tell me, why is your sister Lin ill?"

Baoyu looked around and saw that everyone was looking at him, and said in a dialect: "I originally said that sister Lin is like a fairy, and she was not born in our land."

"Don't talk nonsense. The capital is the most outstanding place." Jia Mu stopped.

Baoyu refused to accept it, but did not dare to contradict him, and continued: "She grew up in Gusu. She just arrived here, so she is naturally not acclimatized. Besides, her aunt passed away not long ago, and her uncle was alone. She was always filial and thoughtful, thinking about it day and night. Is there any reason not to be sick with the people and customs of the hometown?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang became even more unhappy. Could it be that she treated Lin Daiyu harshly and made her life difficult, so she was homesick every day?Mrs. Wang picked up the tea cup, bowed her head and drank the tea without saying a word.

"Your sister Lin is really filial." Jia's mother always thought of Jia Min these two days, and couldn't help feeling sad.

"Besides, I went to visit Sister Lin just now, and saw that she was haggard. After careful questioning, I found out that she had a nightmare last night. It was a dream that my uncle was not in good health. I want her to go back and have a look!" Baoyu said again.

Jia's mother asked anxiously, "Is this true?" I was afraid it was an ominous omen.

Sister Feng, who had been standing beside her for a long time, hastened to persuade her: "It's nothing more than thinking day by day and dreaming at night, not to mention that everything in the dream is reversed, old lady, don't worry!"

Mrs. Xing also said: "That's right! My uncle's letter only asks the old lady how he is, and he doesn't mention his health at all. I think it will be fine." Mrs. Xing deliberately pointed out that Lin Hai still has a family letter.Mrs. Wang glanced at her lightly, but remained silent.

"Uncle's letter? Have you ever shown it to Sister Lin?" Baoyu noticed this sentence.

Sister Feng glanced at Mrs. Wang, saw that she was still watching her mind, that she didn't care about the matter, so she had to smooth things over and said: "The letter and the ceremony arrived on the same day. Things are complicated, and I don't have time to send it to Sister Lin."

"Then let me send it." Baoyu was about to take the letter and leave, suddenly remembering why he came here, and hurriedly threw himself into Jia's mother's arms and said: "An ancient poem says that fireworks will go down to Yangzhou in March, but I have never seen the scenery of my hometown. Since Sister Lin is homesick, how about letting me escort Sister Lin home to visit relatives if grandma decides?"

"No!" Mrs. Wang snapped, "How many trips have you made, you little one? Gusu Mountain is high and the road is far away. If something happens on the road, what will you call the old lady, mother and others?"

Jia's mother also thought that Baoyu was a fool's dream, but seeing Mrs. Wang speak so harshly in front of her, thinking of yesterday's mourning words, she was so angry that she didn't make a sound.

Baoyu never expected that his wife, who was always gentle and amiable, would suddenly be so angry that he was too frightened to speak again.Sister Feng dared not answer.Mrs. Xing was happy to see the joke.

For a moment, the house was as quiet as stagnant water.

"Hey, Miss Lin, you haven't recovered yet, it's still early, the old lady told you not to come over today to say hello, why are you here again?" Yuanyang shouted outside.

"I'm fine. I've slept for so long and my body is numb. I came here to say hello to my grandmother, which is also an activity." Daiyu said as she entered the room.

Seeing the different looks of the people in the room, Mrs. Wang was especially displeased. Baoyu lowered his head and did not dare to look at her, knowing that he must have hit a wall.

"But what nonsense did the second elder brother say?" Daiyu had never called Baoyu's elder brother before, but today when he called her, Baoyu looked up in surprise.

Sister Feng covered her lips and said with a smile: "That's not true. Just now, he told Sister Kua Lin that she was a god, and then shouted that he would accompany her to play in the south of the Yangtze River, so he is very comfortable!"

Sister Feng secretly changed going home to play.

Daiyu raised her eyebrows, "Second elder brother is delicate and expensive, and he has never been out of the house. How can he travel such a long distance? Besides, I miss my father all the time. If I go home, how can I have leisure time to travel in the mountains and rivers?"

"Sister Lin was worrying too much. Just as I was talking, Uncle Lin sent a letter and sent someone to deliver a lot of gifts for the Dragon Boat Festival. It's just that your house is busy, and the gift-giving steward only saw his wife. He returned after knowing that everything was fine with my sister." Sister Feng said.

"Really? I don't know at all!" Daiyu looked at Jiamu with a face full of disappointment.

In the past, she only got some gifts during the festivals, and she never saw anyone from her family.This year is the same, no surprise.Just to expose it in front of Jia Mu, she still has to show a little disappointment.

Mother Jia finally said, "That's right, I only found out today that the gift of Marquis Lin has already been delivered. Come to think of it, my wife is getting old, so it doesn't help at all!"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly got up and saluted, "The old lady is serious, it is really a busy wife, and seeing that the old lady has not been in a good mood recently, she made the decision without authorization, please punish the old lady."

"Come on, it's a good time to celebrate the holidays. I said no punishment. It's just that this time I've treated my uncle's family slowly, and this year's return gift will be extra heavy." Jia Mu waved her hand, then turned to Daiyu and said, "You're a piece of cake. Filial piety, grandma knows. It's just that your father is busy with work and cannot return to Beijing to report on his work. The two places are far apart, if you feel homesick, you might as well write a few more letters from home, and grandma will allow you to send them quickly."

"Yes." Daiyu agreed.

"I slept late last night, and I'm a little tired now. Let's go! Feng girl, quickly send your uncle Lin's family letter to your sister Lin, so as to relieve their father and daughter's lovesickness." Jia After my mother ordered, I took Yuanyang's hand and went back to the house to rest.

The rest of the people dispersed.

A homecoming farce ended quietly with thunder and rain.

Baoyu was embarrassed, and after escorting Daiyu back to her room, she didn't dare to stay any longer, so she turned and left.

Not long after, Ping'er personally delivered the family letter.For the first time, they also brought a lot of clothes, jewelry, gold and silver, and books.

It turned out that these were sent by Lin Ruhai to Daiyu.It's just that I haven't seen it in previous years.

Daiyu looked sleepy and ordered Zijuan to accept it, sent Ping'er away, and hurriedly got letters to watch.

The envelope has of course been opened.

Zhan Xin greeted Jia Mu and everyone in the family at first, and finally mentioned Daiyu. His words were few, but his affection was so deep and meaningful that Daiyu's eyelashes were filled with tears, and he almost cried again.

It's just that Daiyu read it over and over several times, but there was no mention of her father's health in the letter, and how he was doing recently.And look at the handwriting, it's not my father's own handwriting.

The family letters are all written by someone, so could it be that the father is already in trouble?

Daiyu sat down slumped.

Zicuckoos and snow geese surrounded them one after another.

"Girl, what's the matter? But what's wrong with the master?" Xueyan asked first.

Daiyu shook her head, told Zicuckoo to grind the ink, and wrote a reply when she picked up the pen.

Now that the people from the mansion have returned, how can they leave without a reply letter?Something was wrong, it was probably because someone replied to the letter through her mouth.However, since she handed the letter to Jia Mu in front of her, she absolutely has no reason not to reply in person.

Zijuan was waiting on the sidelines. Seeing that Daiyu was only a cup of tea, she wrote a family letter, dried it herself, put it in an envelope, and sent it to Jia Mu for review.

Besides, after everyone left, Jia Mu quietly called Lai Nanny to speak.

"Now my second daughter-in-law is getting more and more thoughtful. In the face, Feng girl is the housekeeper. She has the final say on everything, big or small. Now even the people from the Lin family are not allowed to see me. If I hadn't asked about the Dragon Boat Festival ceremony today I'm afraid she's going to keep silent about it." Mother Jia said angrily.

Nanny Lai said in a low voice: "The second wife's family background is good, but she is illiterate. She can't compare with the old lady back then. It's normal to have lighter eyelids."

"Hmph, don't pretend that I don't know what she's thinking! It's just that both Yuanchun and Baoyu will have a future without the support of Hai Hai. Patrolling Yan Yushi, she thinks it's the same as the control of nine provinces?" Jia Mu was still furious.

Nanny Lai bowed, "Naturally, the old lady has far-reaching insights."

On this side, Yuanyang came in holding Daiyu's family letter.Jia Mu couldn't see clearly, so she called Li Wannian to listen to her.

In the letter, Daiyu first greeted her father, her words were sincere, and she urged Lin Hai to take care of her body and not to work too hard.

"Case work is the most detrimental to the body. My father has always been weak and should be cherished. Always consult a famous doctor. Pay special attention to diet. It is better to be light and smooth. And you need to exercise frequently. My daughter especially remembers her father's riding and shooting style when she was young. The brocade hat Diao Qiu bowed his bow and shot at the sun, with great spirit... Daily life should be on the alert, and small pains should never be underestimated. A father should cherish his daughter even more when he is not in front of his knees."

Later, there was a big book praising how the grandmother and uncles and aunts loved her, and how the brothers and sisters were happy and happy, so that Lin Hai didn't have to worry about it.

Li Wan finished reading, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and sincerely praised: "Sister Lin is so filial, Uncle Lin will be in good health and everything will go well."

Jia's mother couldn't help wiping away her tears. As expected of her granddaughter, her appearance and conduct are all first-class.

"Just seal it up like this, and send it to Master Lin as soon as possible." Mother Jia instructed, and naturally someone would take care of it.

It's night, the breeze blows slowly.The lights in Baoyu's room have been turned off, and there is no one around. Daiyu quietly put on her clothes and sat up.Zijuan and Xueyan held candles, while Daiyu leaned over the desk, silently writing another letter from home.

I am afraid that the shadow of the candle will appear outside the house, Zijuan and Xueyan hold the quilt to cover the door of the cupboard.

As the moon rises and the stars move, Daiyu keeps writing.In the past, when she wrote family letters, she always reported the good news but not the bad news. She wrote a lot, and she naturally wrote like a fly;

Thinking about all kinds of past lives, I couldn't help crying down my cheeks, dripping onto the paper, spots and blurring ink stains, making it even more shocking.

Thinking about it again, I feel ridiculous.Although she has made up her mind to move the building with a smile, she still can't help crying when she recalls the happy time with her parents.

On five or six pages thick, Daiyu used hairpin flowers and small regular script to recount the bitterness and bitterness of living under the fence and relying on others for food and clothing.He even stated that he missed his father so much that he wept every day and couldn't sleep at night... One after another, the one who heard it was sad and the one who heard it shed tears.

After much difficulty, Daiyu finished writing the family letter, sealed it with beeswax, and handed it to Zicuckoo.

Zijuan took it and hid it in the snack box. The master, servant and sister looked at each other silently.

When it was dawn, Zicuckoo packed up early and went out with a snack box.

As soon as he went out, he ran into Xiren guarding the corridor. "Ah, where is Zijuan sister going so early?" Xiren asked with a smile.

"You also know that my sister-in-law has been seriously ill recently, and she likes to eat sour. The girl loves me so much, Tete rewarded me with a few snacks and a box of salted plums from Master Lin, and asked me to take them home." Zi While talking, Juan opened the food box and picked up a plum to feed Xiren.

Xiren raised his head and glanced at the box, seeing that there were indeed all kinds of snacks inside, he ate one with a smile, and watched Zijuan leave.

Zicuckoo picked places with many people all the way, praised Daiyu for her kindness, and rewarded her with gifts for the Dragon Boat Festival at home, and allowed her to send them home to honor her parents and father.Everyone who praised Zijuan thought that Zijuan came to sell it to Daiyu, so they didn't think much about it.

Go out from the corner gate all the way, turn into the back alley, make seven turns and eight turns, and Zicuckoo returns to the old lady's courtyard.

Her brother is on a business trip abroad, and her sister-in-law is raising the baby alone at home.Zicuckoo came in, and after visiting her sister-in-law, she took out the letter at the bottom of the food box, and instructed her so and so.Before leaving, he stuffed two silver ingots into his sister-in-law's arms.

Her sister-in-law has benefited, so she is naturally very grateful.When her brother returns home, she will report it in detail.

At night, a group of merchants went down the river with Daiyu's letters.