Practical Life in the Red Mansion

After the new year, when Daiyu was three years old, Lin Yang began to feel a little restless. Every day, he arranged for a maid to visit Daiyu's room in the morning and evening to see if Daiyu was safe and well.He remembered that when Daiyu was three years old, the Taoist priest and monk came to make Daiyu a monk, but Lin Yang waited from the beginning of spring until the end of winter, and the monk and Taoist priest still did not come to the house. Lin Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Fate has changed.

What he didn't know was that the monk with the scarlet head and the lame Taoist went to the Zhen family and the Xue family and found that everyone's fate had changed, and they couldn't change it, so they went to practice in seclusion.

After Qiu Wei, good news came from Jia's family that Jia Zhu was promoted. Jia Min was naturally very happy to see his nephew's future. After the scientific examination, he contracted a cold and has been kept at home.Jia Min was taken aback when he received the letter, and couldn't believe the meaning revealed in the letter that Jia Zhu might not be able to survive.Although there are people who get sick every year due to scientific examinations, Jia Zhu is in his prime and has always been in good health. How could he be so sick that he couldn't get out of bed?

She asked the mother-in-law who sent the letter carefully, and understood the cause and effect. It turned out that after Jia Zhu failed for the first time, Jia Zheng forced Jia Zhu to study hard in the house every day, and was not allowed to go out, riding and shooting and so on. It is lost.According to the rules of the big family, Jia Mu put two charming maids in Jia Zhu's house, and Wang saw that her son and daughter-in-law were in harmony, fearing that her son would be coaxed by his daughter-in-law, so she also put two maids in Jia Zhu's house. The beautiful maid, the bride Li Shi is a virtuous person, and she also disgraced the maids around her.Jia Zhu grew up in the environment of Jia's mansion, so she naturally likes red sleeves to add fragrance.In this way, even an iron body can't stand it.

Jia Min couldn't help complaining in her heart that her mother and second elder brother and second sister-in-law were ignorant, and they ruined a good brother who could take on family responsibilities.But the matter has come to this point, Jia Min has no choice but to add a lot of medicinal materials to the gift list, hoping that Jia Zhu can survive.She thought of Jia Lian again, and couldn't help worrying about her natal family's next generation. Lin Hai knew about it, and said that he could take Jia Lian over, either to study with him, or to learn secular economics from him.

Jia Min lamented her husband's thoughtfulness, and sent a letter to Jia Lian. Who knew, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng mixed oil with honey, and obeyed Wang Xifeng in everything, and Wang Xifeng had just tasted the sweetness of being in charge of the house, so she didn't want to let go, nor Wishing her husband to leave her, the husband and wife discussed it and declined Jia Min.When Jia Min received the letter, he was so angry that his liver hurt, his natal nephew didn't live up to his expectations, and he didn't want to come up if others pulled him.

When Lin Yang knew it, he said to Daiyu: "Let's learn that the country is easy to change and the nature is hard to change." He sighed secretly in his heart that dogs can't change and eat shit.But his mother was angry and hurt her body, and others didn't feel sorry for him. As a son, he felt really bad. Not long after, a letter came from Beijing, saying that Jia Zhu had died of illness.

Jia Min had already felt a little cold in the few days when he received the letter, and when he received such news, coupled with worrying about his mother's family, he fell ill all of a sudden, which frightened Lin Yang. He never left Jia Min, and personally attended to the sick .Jia Min originally wanted Lin Yang to go to the capital to pay homage to Jia Zhu, but Lin Yang was stubborn and refused to go. He insisted on taking care of her until healed, and it was already winter and the Chinese New Year was only a few days away. She felt sorry for her son even more, so she didn't insist on letting Lin Yang go, and sent Xu Hua's family and Lin An, the chief steward of the Lin family, to the capital to pay homage. The chief steward of the Lin family and the small officials and salt merchants outside were all very polite when they saw him, and she wrote a letter to apologize to Jia Mu and others, saying that she was sick and Lin Yang wanted to take care of the sick.Jia Min thought it would be all right, but who knew that this move annoyed Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang is somewhat left-handed. She thinks that the most promising grandson of the Jia family has passed away. As an aunt, you send your servants to pay homage. If you say that Lin Yang wants to serve the sick, you clearly look down on your natal family and feel sorry for your son. , deliberately pretended to be sick to prevent his son from coming, and blamed Jia Min.He also complained that Jia Min married into a scholar's family and knew many gentlemen, not to mention entertaining famous teachers for his nephew, which made Jia Zhu be criticized by Jia Zheng for failing the imperial examination.But I forgot that Jia Minyuan recommended Mr. Jia, because Jia Zhu was disliked by the Jia family when Jia Zhu said that Jia Zhu was not ready to participate in the autumn, and he found an excuse to dismiss him.The more Mrs. Wang thought about it, the more angry she became with Jia Min. Later, she blamed Jia Zheng for forcing Jia Zhu to study because Jia Min didn't care about her natal nephew.She even felt that it was Jia Min who instigated Jia Mu to give Jia Zhu a girl.

Naturally, Jia Min didn't know Mrs. Wang's thoughts in Jingzhong, she only focused on recuperating from her illness.With the appointment of the highest person in charge of the inner and outer courtyards, the Lin family had many inconveniences in their daily life. Fortunately, the Lin family had few masters, and the servants all performed their duties. Except for the initial panic, they became orderly later on.Even so, the Lin family's new year was simpler than usual.Xu Hua's family and Lin An came back after the new year. Jia Min asked about his nephew's funeral carefully, and cried again.

That day, as soon as Lin Yang entered the room, he saw Daiyu sitting with her back on the arhat bed by the window. Jia Min was relieved to see her son coming.Jia Min pointed to Daiyu and said, "Because I don't let her go out, I'm angry, go and coax her." Lin Yang walked in and saw Daiyu's small mouth pouted, her cheeks puffed up. Silently playing with the jigsaw puzzle in his hand, the jigsaw puzzle was a pattern drawn by Lin Yang himself on the wooden board. Of course, the pattern was a bit ugly, and then he was divided into small pieces for Daiyu to play with.

Before Lin Yang could figure out how to coax Daiyu, he heard Daiyu turn around and say in surprise to Jia Min, "Mother, it's all over." He thought he was angry, but he was so absorbed in the puzzle that he forgot about being angry. up.

Lin Yang picked up Daiyu and said, "Yanyan is so smart, you put it together so quickly, brother Ganming is making some for you." Daiyu smiled in Lin Yang's arms, while Jia Min said from the side: "I thought she I was angry because I was thinking about going out, I never thought it would be a kind hearted person."

Lin Yang and You Rongyan: "My sister is not such a stingy person." Then he added: "Don't be angry, Yanyan."

But Daiyu rolled her eyes and said, "I'm angry with my brother. My brother promised to teach me how to write." After hearing this, Lin Yang felt that he was shooting himself in the foot. Jia Min was very uncomfortable. He smiled to his son's face: "You little clever ghost, you will tear down your brother's platform." He then ordered Chunyi: "The four treasures of the study that I asked you to clean up yesterday, you sent them to the girl's room? You are going to my private treasury Go here to get a copy of Liu Shaoshi's inscription, and send it to the girl's room."

Jia Min said to Lin Yang again: "Yan Liu's fonts are easier to learn, with a broad and magnificent body, and strong bones, but your sister is young and cannot reach the level of writing, and the willow font is more beautiful. You lead your sister first." Describe the willow body."

Lin Yang said: "Mother, my sister is still young, so I'm afraid she can't write well." He still remembered how badly he learned to write, and complained in his heart. Writing at the age of three is not called writing, but drawing ghosts and symbols.He glanced at the cheerful Daiyu again, and said silently in his heart, I didn't let you learn to write for your own good, but I never thought that you would be a top student and jump into the pit on your own initiative.

Jia Min said with a smile: "It's okay, but let her get started slowly." She thought for a while and said: "Why don't you teach her how to grind ink first."

Lin Yang also learned how to grind ink very early, firstly because he had to grind ink himself in the imperial examination, and secondly because he practiced writing posture and increased his wrist strength.

When grinding ink, it is required to hang the arm parallel to the table, hold the ink ingot in the hand as if holding a pen, and use the movement of the wrist and arm to grind the ink.Grinding ink should be light and slow, to keep the ink level, to circle vertically on the inkstone, do not grind obliquely or push straight.When grinding ink with water, it is better to use less than too much. If the ink is thickened, add water and grind it thicker again.To grind ink with water, not tea or hot water.Rubbing ink is a great way to learn to write.

Lin Yang carried Daiyu to her room to grind ink. Jia Min hurriedly added: "If she learns to write, you should teach her how to write her baby name first." Lin Yang was speechless. There are so many characters and strokes, isn't this intentionally embarrassing Daiyu?

Grinding ink looks simple, but it is very cumbersome. Lin Yang explained while holding Daiyu's hand to grind ink.Be even and moderate

When grinding the ink, the force is too light or too heavy, too fast or too slow, and the ink will be thick and uneven.If the force is too light and the speed is too slow, time will be wasted and the ink will float; if the force is too heavy and the speed is too fast, the ink will be thick and thick, and the color will be dull.The correct method should be to press hard and push lightly, and the severity should be moderate, so don't be too hasty.

Ink needs to be ground to thicken, and there is a limit to this "thickness".If it is too thick, it will be as thick as mud, which will glue the pen and make it difficult to write; if it is too thin, the ink will penetrate too quickly, and the handwriting will bleed out a large circle of water stains on the paper, making the strokes blurred.Mo Nong should be moderate.If the ink quickly submerges the grinding marks after the ink ingot is ground, it means that the ink is not thick enough and you can continue grinding.If there are clear grinding marks on the place where the ink stick has been ground, and at the same time, the ink slowly submerges the grinding marks, it means that the concentration is moderate.If the traces of the ink remain still, it means that it is too thick and can be diluted appropriately.

Lin Yang dipped a pen tip in a little ink and tapped it on the rice paper. The ink was as thick as lacquer, and the ink dots leaked a little. Then he said to Daiyu, "Look, now it's finished and you can write." Tell Daiyu not to leave the ink ingots in the inkstone pool after grinding the ink, to prevent the ink ingot glue from being stuck on the inkstone surface, and to wipe off the water on the ink ingots, so as not to loosen the ink in the water-soaked part and drop the ink Grains come.

After Daiyu polished the ink, she raised her wrist to Lin Yang's eyes, "Brother, my wrist hurts." Lin Yang smiled and held Daiyu's wrist, rubbing it lightly, "It won't hurt if I rub it for you .”

After kneading for a while, Lin Yang also pretended that his wrist was in pain, imitating Daiyu's gesture, and raised his wrist to Daiyu's eyes: "Yanyan, my brother rubbed your hand hurts." Daiyu giggled : "I rub it for my brother too."

Lin Yang symbolically asked Daiyu to rub her a few times, and kissed Daiyu: "Yanyan is so kind, my hands don't hurt anymore, let me teach you how to write."

Daiyu smiled happily. Lin Yang thought about Jia Min's words and wanted to tease his sister, so he said to Daiyu, "I'll teach you how to write your baby name." Daiyu didn't know that Lin Yang was digging a hole for him, so she agreed with a smile. So Lin Yang began to teach Daiyu how to write Daiyu. Facts have proved that no matter how talented his sister is, she is still a rookie in writing.

Daiyu looked at the pen in her hand suspiciously, and then looked at the words that had become a ball of ink on the paper. She burst into tears and threw herself into Lin Yang's arms: "I can't write this word well." Lin Yang didn't tease When I saw my sister, I made my sister cry instead. I was so distressed that I hurriedly coaxed my sister. Who knew that Daiyu was very strong. She practiced this word every day, and she had to write it well.

Lin Hai knew it, and I'm sorry to say that Jia Min is narrow-minded, but he can discipline his son Lin Yang as much as he can, "Although Daiyu is young, she can be seen to be a strong person. Children are innocent and stubborn. You teach her to write." , She must write well. But she is so young, you taught her such complicated words, have you forgotten how I taught you back then?" Lin Yang was severely punished.

Lin Yang also felt sorry for his sister, and when Daiyu learned to write the word Dai two months later, he pestered Jia Min to take them out to offer incense to make up for her sister.