Practical Life in the Red Mansion

Jia Min took the three children directly from Yangzhou to board a boat and head north, and it will take about a month to arrive in the capital.The previous dynasty spent ten years dredging the Grand Canal and opening the Tonghui River from Beijing to Tianjin, so that there was no need to change carriages in Tianjin.

When Lin Hai and Yang Xi came to see them off, Jia Min held Lin Yun and Daiyu's hands tightly, her eyes were red and bloodshot, and even makeup couldn't cover them.Lin Yang knew that Jia Min cried again last night, and he must have not slept well.She felt sorry for her husband, but for the sake of her children, she had to go to the capital.

Lin Yang always felt that he was used to seeing joys and sorrows, and felt that he was very strong, but when he saw Lin Hai coming to see him off alone, he felt that his rationality and calmness were all gone. He wanted to stay, stay with his father, he wanted to He wanted Lin Hai to go with them and be together as a family. He even wanted to hold Lin Hai and cry for a while. Lin Hai taught him with all his heart for many years. Today, we don't know if we can see each other again.

Lin Hai patted Lin Yang on the shoulder and said earnestly: "When you grow up, you have to take good care of your mother and younger siblings. Don't worry about me." He has already taught his son what he should say, and he will also do the preparations that should be done. Well, he has done his best and can only obey the destiny.

On the contrary, Jia Min glanced at Lin Hai, bit his lower lip and hugged Lin Yun, and walked into the boat. Dai Yu's eyes were red, and she tightly covered her mouth, as if she was about to cry.

Lin Yang took Daiyu's hand and said to Lin Hai: "Father, take care, I will take good care of my mother and younger brothers and sisters." Looking at Lin Hai's white hair on the sideburns, Lin Yang only felt sour in his heart. He has grown up , but his father is old.

The boat weighed anchor and started, Lin Hai waved to him, and walked a few steps along the river bank.The shore was getting farther and farther away, and his figure became more and more blurred.

Yao Huang persuaded from the side: "The bow of the boat is very windy, the uncle should take the girl into the cabin." Lin Yang and Daiyu still stood stubbornly by the side of the boat and looked back. Jia Min came out and held a The child said: "Go back, no matter what happens, we have to take care of ourselves first."

Daiyu held her mother's hand, lying in her arms, sobbing softly.Lin Yang embraced his mother's thin shoulders and his younger sister's young body. From now on, his father would not be by his side, and his mother and younger siblings could only rely on him. He had to be strong.

Lin Yun was bored in the cabin, and was led out by Chunyi. Seeing his brother holding his mother in one hand and his sister in the other, he hurriedly said, "Brother, brother, I want to hug you too, don't forget me." Lin Yun Yang's melancholy was blown away by Lin Yun's childish words. He let go of his mother and sister, hugged Lin Yun, and said with a smile, "I will never forget Lazy."

Lin Yun pouted, dissatisfied with what his brother called him, and said sternly: "Brother, I am not young, so I can't be called by my nickname anymore. I have grown up, so I should be called Lin Yun by my big name."

"Yes, your body is getting bigger again." Lin Yang carried Lin Yun to the cabin, turned back to Jia Min and Daiyu and said, "I see that my mother and sister have lost weight again, did my brother rob you of your food?" , he's getting a little heavier."

Jia Min took Daiyu and walked behind and said angrily, "Only when children are fat will they be lucky to be liked."

In his previous life, Lin Yang was curious about how the Yellow River intersects with the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal because the Yellow River is a river on the ground. When crossing the Yellow River, he deliberately sat on the bow of the boat with his body, which was uncomfortable due to seasickness. I was a little disappointed to see that the Yellow Sea is not an above-ground river. The two rivers intersect naturally.

The Lin family didn't get seasick except for Lin Yang's accident. Only Lin Yang vomited upside down as soon as he got on the boat, and couldn't eat anything at all. Fortunately, there was a doctor in the Lin family who gave Lin Yang an injection and prescribed medicine, which relieved him a little. Fearing that the canal would freeze, Lin Yang didn't dare to stop on the road, and only when the boat stopped for shopping did Lin Yang have a chance to get off the boat for a walk.

Daiyu and Lin Yun could only stay in the cabin, playing Shuanglu and throwing pots. At this time, Lin Yun was no match for Daiyu in terms of physical strength and intelligence. After the lawsuit, Jia Min could only let them play simple games such as throwing dice and hiding hooks.

Hiding the hook is to let the other party guess which hand is hiding something. Lin Yang watched the two play with great interest. After watching for a while, he found it tricky and couldn't help laughing. His laughter touched Lin Yun's emotions , he threw the pearl in his hand aside in frustration, "I don't play anymore, I always lose." He complained again, "Why does my sister always guess?"

Lin Yang took Lin Yun's hand, which was chubby like a small meat ball. He fisted Lin Yun's hand and said with a smile, "Your hands are so small, you can't hide things at all." He poked Lin Yun's little meaty hand.

Lin Yun was sitting on the side disheartened, when several of Daiyu's maids came in laughing and said, "Master, Miss, Second Master, it's snowing outside." Immediately after hearing the commotion outside, most of the servants of the Lin family were It is the first time for southerners to see snow.

Lin Yun and Daiyu's eyes lit up immediately, and they immediately asked Lin Yang to lead them out to see. Lin Yang hadn't seen snow for many years, and he couldn't help leading his younger siblings out of the cabin. A layer of snow.

Lin Yun couldn't help exclaiming: "Is it snowing? It's like salt grains." Daiyu also widened her eyes and said, "There are catkins blowing up by the wind. It's obviously salt in the air." Jia Min He also came out with an umbrella, and said, "The snow in the north is like salt and catkins."

Lin Yun pulled his mother's clothes and asked, "Mom, what does snow taste like?" Before Jia Min could answer, Lin Yang smiled and said, "Can you tell by opening your mouth and tasting it?" Yun immediately raised his head, leaned back, opened his small mouth, and stuck out his small tongue to catch the snow particles. He couldn't help shivering, his small face wrinkled and said: "The snow is cold." Jia Min glared at Lin Yang, and said to Lin Yun angrily, "Silly boy, is it cold?"

Lin Yun shook his head excitedly, seeing that the red nibs betrayed him, Jia Min saw that the nibs of the three children's nibs were all red from the cold, so he hurriedly let them into the house, and let Chun Yi boil ginger soup.

Lin Yang and the three of them all had bitter faces when they heard the words. The ginger soup of other people’s family would add some sugar to drive away the cold, but their ginger soup was just ginger soup with nothing in it. It was not so much used to drive away the cold Not to mention punishing them.Jia Min was punishing them for running out without even putting on their cloaks.

On November [-]th, the Lin family's boat berthed at Tongzhou Wharf.Jia Min was afraid that Lin Yun would be cold, so he put two coats on him first, and covered him with a feverish sable cloak. Lin Yun was already chubby, but now he looked like a ball, with his arms stretched out. I can't even take a step.Originally, Jia Min wanted to dress up Lin Yang and Daiyu like this, but they firmly refused.

Long ago, my mother's family waited on the shore, served Jia Min and others to make a warm sedan chair, and headed for Ningrong Street mightily.And Jia's house also started to get busy, Mother Jia woke up early before dawn, and after breakfast, she asked Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and the girls to wait for Jia Min's arrival in her room.

Mrs. Wang covered her with a veil and yawned, listening to Jia Mu who was sitting on the heated kang asked repeatedly: "I have sent someone, where has Min'er gone?" It's time." "Go and show people what's wrong with the yard you cleaned up for Min'er."

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng hurriedly said: "Don't worry, old ancestor, my aunt will come back soon, and I promise to tidy up the yard for my aunt. The kang has already been burned, the charcoal basin has also been placed in, and a few pots of daffodils have also been placed in it." , has already hit the flower bone."

Everyone had a hasty lunch, and someone from the second door spread the word that the aunt's boat had docked. Jiamu stood up in surprise and wanted to wait outside. It was freezing outside but she didn't dare to let Jiamu go out. Everyone hurriedly stopped Jia Mu, and Wang Xifeng said: "Old Ancestor, if you are frozen, Auntie will feel uneasy." After all, Jia Mu was allowed to stay in the house.

Jia's mother looked around for a week, and said with a sigh: "The second child's family, yesterday you told me that the son of General Shenwu invited him to appreciate the plum blossoms, why hasn't he come back at this time?" Mrs. Wang lowered her head and said: "Their children's family Family, could it be that they got together, maybe they forgot the time. Why don't you send someone to pick him up?"

"Hurry up, remember to burn the charcoal basin in the sedan chair, so as not to freeze him." Jia Mu asked worriedly.

Because it was winter, the windows were sealed with thick felt cloth. Curious, Lin Yang couldn't help but open it and look outside. It was probably because of the cold weather that there was no scene of bustling markets and crowded places as mentioned in the book. .Turning into Rongning Street, Lin Yang saw Ningguo Mansion with two big stone lions and three gates with animal heads squatting. Not long after walking west, he saw Rongguo Mansion with the same three gates. Enter through the corner door, and sure enough, the sedan chair was carried in through the side door.After walking for a while, I changed the servants and carried them to the Chuihua Gate. Mother Lai led the mother-in-law and maid of Jia's mansion to help Jia Min and others get out of the sedan chair.

Jia Min was a little displeased to see Lin Yang's sedan chair being too close to the inner courtyard. Seeing Mama Lai, she said, "Brother Yang is too old to enter the inner courtyard. Besides, I have to visit his two uncles first." .”

Nanny Lai was stunned for a moment, then smiled again and said, "I'm old, sorry for my incompetence, auntie." Then she ordered the servants to carry the sedan chair to the East Courtyard where Jia She lived.

She helped Lai's mother's hand into the hanging flower door, and saw exactly the same hand-painted veranda and hallway as she remembered, her eyes were reddish, and she stopped at the big marble screen of the red sandalwood shelf, "I remember this is a mother-of-pearl engraved with the words "Peace of the Seasons" Interstitial screen." Her tone was slowed down with nostalgia.

Lai's mother smiled and said, "My aunt has a really good memory."

Turning around the screen, behind the small three-room hall is the courtyard of the main house. Before Lin Yun and Daiyu could take a closer look, they saw a gray-haired old lady come out and shouted with tears in her eyes: "Min'er, I Son."