Practical Life in the Red Mansion

Just as Jia Min was talking, he heard the girl come to report that the wife of the Qing family in Dali Temple had brought her daughter. The Chu family and Jia Min pleaded guilty and went out to meet Mrs. Gu.

Daiyu and Jiang Tian knew that they were going back to the flower hall, and soon there was a burst of talking and laughing.The person Chu is holding is Mrs. Gu, who looks younger than Jia Min, but wearing an autumn-colored plain beanie, she looks about the same age as Jia Min. Although she talks to Chu with a smile, she is not When speaking, he pursed his lips, showing a bit harsh.

Behind her was a girl who followed suit, about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a silver-red Ruyi-patterned double-breasted jacket, and a moon-white skirt with twelve pieces of moonlight embroidered with hundreds of flowers in different shades of moon. A little calm that doesn't match his age.Presumably it was a girl from the Gu family named Gu Jing.

The Chu family introduced Jia Min and Mrs. Gu. Both families knew each other's intentions and exchanged polite greetings. Mrs. Gu called Gu Jing to come forward to greet her. Jia Min looked at it carefully and evaluated it in her heart. The step shaker on his head made no sound, and the rules were strict, and the sachet on his waist was finely stitched and elegant, and the needlework was also good.

Jia Min was very satisfied, grabbed Gu Jing who was saluting her, and said with a smile, "I fell in love with your girl as soon as I saw her." As he spoke, he handed over a string of red coral bracelets, each of which was perfectly round. Full and radiant, Gu Jing glanced at her mother and saw her nod her head, then thanked her and continued.

The Chu family on the side laughed and joked: "Since you like her, you might as well take her to your family." Jia Min smiled and said to Mrs. Gu: "I wish I could snatch her back to my home right away, but I don't know if Mrs. Gu would like to take her home." I don't want to." Mrs. Gu looked at her daughter's shy face and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know that Mrs. Lin loves girls the most, this is Mrs. Lin's daughter, she really looks like a person in a painting." He took off the red gold hollowed-out marigold-patterned aromatherapy ball tied around his waist, "It's not worth anything, let's play with it."

Jia Min and the Chu family looked at each other, and they didn't mention it anymore. The Chu family was also busy introducing Jia Min to other people. Husband and wife Rong, Jia Min got the order of the third rank, and the orders between them were all amicable. , had a good chat.

After exchanging pleasantries, Mrs. Chu asked Mrs. Zhang to take the little girls to the Huxin Pavilion. Refreshments had already been prepared in the pavilion. From the pavilion, you could see red or white lotus flowers dotted in the emerald green waves, and the breeze was blowing. Passing the lotus leaves brings a bit of coolness.

Before she could sit still, Xiang Wei, the granddaughter of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War, ran up to Daiyu and Jiang Tian, ​​put her arms around Jiang Tian and grinned: "Tian Tian, ​​this is the cousin you mentioned, she looks so pretty." " As she spoke, she stretched out her hand to touch Daiyu's face, and Daiyu was stunned for a moment, she was molested by a girl who was similar to her.

Jiang Tian looked at Daiyu's appearance, and explained with a smile: "She has such a temperament, she likes to play with pretty girls the most, today is fine, just touch you, she pinched me back then."

Xiang Wei didn't take it seriously: "Who made you have such a round face when you were young, I couldn't help it for a while. But she is your aunt, shouldn't I also call you aunt?"

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled: "It's just a title, I always regard Tiantian as my younger sister." Xiang Wei clapped her hands and said: "That's right, forget about these vulgar etiquettes, my single name is Wei, I don't know how sister is." Which is the taboo name?" "Lin Yan, the Yan who talks and laughs at Yan Yan."

Daiyu was chatting and laughing with the two of them, while looking at Gu Jing, she was talking to Chu's niece and other girls she knew well, and she was accompanied by Zhang.Daiyu withdrew her gaze, but heard Zhang shouting: "Sister Yan." Daiyu was startled, seeing Zhang waving at her, Daiyu didn't understand, so she walked over, Zhang smiled and pointed at Gu Jing and said: "Sister, isn't it?" Said the ink I sent is easy to use, do you want a prescription, this is the wrong owner, you just ask her for it."

However, Gu Jing declined, "I just did it to pass the time. My mother has already said that I am too lazy to play with things, so I am not allowed to do it. But if my sister wants it, I will look for it later." Zhang Shi heard this. Instead, he glanced at her in surprise.

Daiyu hurriedly said: "I'm just a child at heart. I made up my mind on a whim. It's my cousin who missed me, so I remembered what I said casually. I also want to thank my cousin for thinking about me." Shi gave a salute.

Mrs. Zhang also followed her words and said: "Who told our family that Yan Yan is so painful, your family makes good dim sum, and you can give me some later, which is considered a repayment." Daiyu agreed with a smile.

Jiang Tian looked at Daiyu's expression, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" Daiyu shook her head and did not answer, Jiang Tian glanced at Gu Jing and said, "I heard from my grandmother that this person from the Gu family is an upright and honest person. A straightforward person always speaks straightforwardly." Daiyu heard the comfort in her words, and felt grateful for her thoughtfulness in her heart.

Mrs. Jiang Tian patted Daiyu's hand like that, Daiyu burst out laughing when she saw her, Xiang Wei came over and asked: "What are you talking about, so interesting?" Daiyu said with a smile: "We are discussing I want to eat lotus pods." Xiang Wei became interested: "That's a good idea, it would be great if I could pick lotus pods by myself." Saying that, she wanted to go to the pond by boat.Daiyu didn't expect that her words would provoke Xiang Wei to make a fuss and bring trouble to the Jiang family, so she glanced at Jiang Tian apologetically.

Jiang Tian knew that Xiang Wei's temperament was like listening to the wind and rain, so he said bluntly: "You have this frizzy temperament again, the sun is so strong outside, if you are not afraid of getting sunburned, you can go, anyway, I won't go." Xiang Wei looked at Daiyu disappointed when she heard the words, but Daiyu also declined, Xiang Wei couldn't help but took Daiyu's hand and said to Jiang Tian: "If you don't let us go, then it's okay to send the girls." Then she smiled at Daiyu Yu said, "Let her peel the lotus seeds for us to eat later."

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she became interested, and sent the maids to cut lotus pods in the pond, and it became lively for a while.

Over there, under Madam Chu's gag, they had a happy conversation, but Jia Min found that this Madam Gu only talked to Jia Min when she took the initiative to talk to her or when someone else passed on the words, and never took the initiative to talk to Jia Min. Talked to Jamin.Jia Min smirked, probably Mrs. Gu felt that the family status of the Lin family was not as good as theirs, and she felt that she had wronged her own girl.

Back home, Jia Min smiled and said to Lin Yang: "on the fifteenth day, Mrs. Gu and I went to the temple to offer incense. When the time comes, you will send us there to see Miss Gu from a distance, and let Miss Gu see it too." you."

Lin Yang said disapprovingly: "I believe in my mother's eyes, as long as my mother looks good, what else do I care about." Jia Min said angrily: "You child, why are you so careless? I will spend my whole life with you in the future. You can't see it with your own eyes."

Jia Min pulled Lin Yang and said, "I met you last time today. She is a polite and generous girl. She is good-looking, good at sewing, and knowledgeable. She is a good girl."

But Lin Yang felt that there was only one side, so he could tell what could be seen, so he changed the subject and asked, "How do father and mother see each other? I think in father's eyes, mother is such a good girl." Jia Min glared at him. One glance: "Why are you talking so much, you are joking with your parents, why don't you go back and study hard?" Sent Lin Yang out.

She sighed slightly. On the way back, she had heard Daiyu talk about the Huxin Pavilion. Maybe this girl Gu is also an arrogant person. Lin Yang looks gentle, but he is also somewhat arrogant inside. I don't know if the two can get along well in the future.As a mother, she can't say bad things about Miss Gu in front of Lin Yang, but only good things about Gu Jing. I hope Lin Yang can thank her for her kindness before marriage, so that even if she finds something wrong with Gu Jing after getting married, Lin Yang Yang can also tolerate her more.

On the fifteenth day, when Maochu went out, Maozheng arrived at Biyun Temple.It was the first time for Lin Yang and others to come here, so they couldn't help but look at the scenery in the temple carefully.The temple is built on the mountain facing the east in the west, and the halls are piled up on the mountain. The ancient cypresses in the temple are green, the flowers and plants are fragrant, and the winding paths lead to secluded places.

When they climbed to the wing room, Daiyu and Lin Yun were already out of breath. Jia Min quickly sent the two of them to rest, and sent Xu Hua's family to guard the gate of the temple so as not to miss the Gu family and his party.She herself looked at Lin Yang up and down, and smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes.

After about half an hour, Xu Hua's family delivered a message, saying that people from the Gu family had come, and Gu Ge's wife had also come.Jia Min hurriedly took his three children to visit Gu Gelao's wife.

Mrs. Gu Ge's wife, Mrs. Ning, is over fifty years old, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes. She has a smile on her face and is more amiable than Mrs. Gu's Mrs. Chen. He asked angrily again: "I heard that Mrs. Lin has a son who is a juren at such a young age. I wonder if he is here?"

"Follow me, he is too old to let him in." Jia Min said with a smile.

"What are you afraid of? We are all his elders. It's okay. Call him in and let me have a look." Ning asked Lin Yang to come in enthusiastically, as if she was looking at her son-in-law.

Jia Min told Xu Hua's family to call Lin Yang in.

When Ning saw Lin Yang, she felt a bright light in her eyes, with a slender figure, fair and handsome.

"The two ladies are well." The voice was as sweet as water splashing on bluestone, and the smile on his face widened from three points to ten points, bright and brilliant, which made people feel happy after seeing it.It is said that love is born from the heart, and a person with such a smile must have a smooth life and a harmonious family.

Ning glanced at her cousin and daughter-in-law whose lips were raised slightly, and couldn't help but secretly scolded Chen for being stupid, thinking of marrying her daughter to princes and nobles, and despising Lin Hai as a third-rank official.In her opinion, Lin Yang is the best choice. There are no concubines and houses in the family, and he knows how to make progress and not cause trouble.The most important thing is that his younger brother is still young. When his younger brother grows up, his niece will already have a firm foothold after marrying.It's more vulgar, the Lin family is also a four-generation lord, and the family property accumulated by the ancestors will not be thin.

Thinking of this, Ning's smile became more sincere: "This is the eldest son, he really is a good-looking talent."