Practical Life in the Red Mansion

Lin Hai ordered the servants to bring out the wine buried under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, Lin Yun watched it with great interest, Lin Hai patted his youngest son's head and said with emotion: "This wine was brewed when your brother was just born." It has been more than ten years in a flash, and the soft little dumpling in the past has grown into an adult who stands alone.

Lin Yun raised his head and said, "So long?" Then he asked curiously, "Did I also make wine when I was born?" Lin Hai nodded: "Your sister and you also made wine when you were born, but your sister's Buried under the peach blossom tree, you and your brother's buried under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree." Lin Hai then ordered: "Prepare the wine and serve it to the guests at the banquet tomorrow."

Lin Yun looked curiously at the wine urn, which was about the same height as him, and asked, "Father, can I have a taste?" Lin Yun and Lin Yang's temperaments when they were young were almost lively, but because Lin Yun was the youngest son , Lin Hai and Jia Min are not as strict as they are with Lin Yang, but follow Lin Yun's temperament. If Lin Yang asked this question, Lin Hai would probably put on a straight face, but he smiled at Lin Yun. He replied: "This is not possible. You are still young, and you will sleep for a long time after drinking a sip. Tomorrow, you will invite the theater troupe over. If you fall asleep, you will not see the excitement."

Lin Yun thought for a while and said, "Then I'll try it after watching the show tomorrow." Lin Hai smiled and said, "Okay." Lin Yun got his father's affirmative answer, took his father's hand, and bounced back The inner court.

On the second day after the announcement of the list, the Lin family hosted a banquet for relatives and friends. The chef from Chunxi Building was specially invited to cook the dishes. The Deyin class and the Ruixiang class were invited to take turns on the stage.

The Lin family's banquet today is not a formal banquet, only relatives and old friends are invited, so the rules are more casual.The women's side is placed in the flower pavilion facing the lake in the garden, with windows on all sides and magnolias in full bloom all around, which is very elegant.There are two small round tables in front of the flower pavilion. The table is not large for everyone's favorite snacks, and there is also a self-filling pot.

In the back are the seats for the girls. Jia Jia Sanchun and Shi Xiangyun also came together. Daiyu introduced them to the girls she knew well, but because most of the people Daiyu knew were civil servants and noble families. There are not many contacts, because of the difference in status, most of them greeted politely and then sat quietly to listen to the play.

Because there is a girl, there is no such thing as the Peony Pavilion of The West Chamber, only some traditional stories or myths and legends of sages, so today's order is "The Story of the Golden Sable", which uses Kunqiang.Although the rhetoric is beautiful and the actor's singing skills are solid, but the dialect used in the opera, the wives are okay and can listen patiently, but the girls can't sit still.In twos and threes, they get together and start chatting.

Jiang Tian also pulled Daiyu and said in a low voice: "Weiwei also wanted to come, but her cousin didn't win, so she was too embarrassed to come out. She knew I was coming, and she said she wanted me to ask you for her." Some scented tea you concocted."

Daiyu laughed and said: "If she is in a hurry to drink, I still have some jasmine tea left over. If she is not in a hurry, the pearl orchid tea will be ready soon." Jiang Tian said: "Why don't you give her some first, and wait for the pearl orchid tea Then give her some more." Daiyu said angrily, "I don't know who you are close to, but she wants my things."

Jiang Tian raised her small face and said: "Who asked my aunt to make good things with ingenuity? I also want to give them something, but they don't like it." Daiyu pushed Jiang Tian with a smile: "I want to thank you for the gift." Yes." "Don't worry, things were ready early in the morning, and she got a few new Luban locks, and gave you and me one to play with."

Daiyu and Jiang Tian were chattering, while Shi Xiangyun on the other side listened boredly, heard something like scented tea, Lu Bansuo, and couldn't help asking: "Sister Lin, what are you talking about, it's so lively It seems to be some scented tea, Lubansuo or something like that." Jiang Tian said carelessly, "I want to take Lubansuo, thank you for the scented tea from my cousin." Xiangyun said, half coquettish and half complaining: "It's Sister Lin Did you make scented tea? We want to try it too. Don’t worry, Sister Lin, we will give you a gift too.”

Jiang Tian looked ugly when he heard that, what he said was like Daiyu made something for the gift and only gave it to outsiders and not to her cousins.Daiyu explained with a smile: "Why didn't I give it to you, I remember that Yao Huang sent it to Jia's house in person, isn't that sister Yingchun?" Yingchun replied nonchalantly: "Yes." When she got up, Daiyu came here from some scented tea, but when Baoyu saw her, she was overjoyed and insisted on taking all of her sisters, Xiangyun was just angry and didn't want it.

Xiangyun stepped forward and took Daiyu's hand and said: "Good sister, I have a bad memory. Sister Lin, you are the kindest person. How could you forget us? You can't blame me for my bad memory, right?" Dai Yu Qiang endured so that he didn't take his hand out, and said with a smile, "I'm older than you anyway, so why would I care about you." Then he said jokingly: "Yao Huang, I'll pack some walnuts for Yun girl later. Go, girl Yun should make up for her bad memory."

Xiangyun's expression froze, and Tanchun came out to smooth things over and said, "Sister Lin, don't forget about us." Daiyu put her hand on her forehead and sighed, "Why are everyone thinking about my things today?" Jiang Tian laughed. : "Who made your family have such a big happy event, everyone is happy." Xiangyun still wanted to say something when Yingchun pulled his clothes, so he held back his anger and sat down.

Jiang Tian whispered to Daiyu: "You wouldn't give her the scented tea you made yourself." They don't have much contact with each other, so their relationship is naturally very distant.

Daiyu didn't want to talk too much and asked: "Today I sent the girl to open the storeroom and brought out the kite, do you want to fly it?" Jiang Tian said with an itchy heart, "I can't sit still for a long time, but my mother is here. She doesn't allow me to play like crazy." Thinking about the guests today, Daiyu couldn't leave the table casually and regretted, "I'll invite you and Weiwei to fly the kite when I have nothing to do."

Jiang Tian clapped his hands and said: "The peach blossom season is just right now. My family has a Zhuangzi outside the city that is surrounded by peach blossoms. Why don't we go live in the Zhuangzi for a while, enjoy the flowers, write poems and fly kites." Daiyu also thinks this is a good idea. , the two whispered to discuss.

In the afternoon, all the female relatives left first, but the Jia family stayed behind.Daiyu obediently sat next to Jia Min and beat her waist and shoulders.

Jia Mu took Jia Min's hand and said gratifiedly: "You are a lucky one. Brother Yang won the first prize and will marry a daughter-in-law in the future. You just wait to enjoy the blessing." Jia Min pursed her lips and smiled.Mother Jia glanced at Daiyu and said, "Yu'er is also a filial person, and knows how to be considerate of you." Daiyu laughed and said, "If grandma doesn't dislike me, I'll give you a beat too."

Jia's mother smiled and said, "It's still my good Yu'er who thinks of me, she is really a caring and filial child." Wang Xifeng stepped forward and smiled and said: "Sister, let's rest for a while. Originally, when the ancestors saw my sister I can't see anyone else anymore, if my sister beats me like this, I'm afraid she will leave us far away."

Jia Mu pointed to Wang Xifeng and said with a smile: "You monkey, I didn't remember thinking about you that day, but it was rare to see your sister, so I loved her more." Why don't we take sister Lin to live with us, and we can also learn from her spirit."

After hearing this, Jia Min leaned over to Jia's mother and said coquettishly: "I am just a girl who is filial to me. My mother has a large group of grandchildren and daughters-in-law who are filial to me. My mother loves me anyway. Don't take Yu'er away from me." Mother patted Jia Min's hand and complained: "I know Yu'er is your sweetheart, but I dare not take it away." Jia Min replied: "It is my mother who loves me so much that I don't want to."

Mother Jia took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile, "You are tired too, go down and have a chat with your sisters." Daiyu glanced at Jia Min, saw Jia Min nod her head, and then retreated with Sanchun Xiangyun. go out.

As soon as Daiyu left the door, she saw Lin Yun's wet nurse rushing over and said anxiously: "Girl, the second master drank some wine and slept for a long time. Go over and have a look." Daiyu said anxiously, "What's going on? How long has it been? How can you drink alcohol? Have you invited a doctor?" The wet nurse said: "I took a sip at the banquet, and I was fine when I came back. When I got to the room, I fell asleep. I slept for an hour, and I haven't woken up yet. .”

Daiyu wanted to go back to the room and tell Jia Min, and then invited the doctor, but was stopped by Nanny Ding and said, "Girl, the second master just drank a sip, but because he had never drunk before, he fell asleep drunk." It will be fine after a short sleep, Madam is talking inside, why don't you ask the doctor to show the second master first, and then tell Madam later."

Daiyu and Sanchun pleaded guilty, and ordered Yao Huang to take care of him, and he took Madam Ding to Lin Yun's yard. Xiangyun couldn't help stabbing: "Unexpectedly, brother Yun would drink too much at a young age." Listen Dao Xiangyun arranged for Lin Yun, and Daiyu said angrily: "Sister Yun, what did you say? My brother just took a sip out of curiosity. Why did my sister turn into an alcoholic? It's not for us boudoir daughters to play tricks." some."

After finishing speaking, without looking at Xiangyun's expression, she led Nanny Ding to leave in a hurry, leaving Xiangyun blushing, tears rolling in her eyes, at least remembering that it was not her family so she didn't cry.But still couldn't hold back the breath, turned around and went back to the house, threw herself into Mother Jia's arms, and began to cry.

Mother Jia asked anxiously: "What's the matter? Didn't we play together happily? Why are you crying?" Xiangyun didn't speak, and Tanchun explained vaguely: "Sister Yun just talked to Sister Lin. A few words." Jia Min's expression didn't change when he heard this, he got up and pulled Xiangyun up, wiped her tears and said, "Your sister Lin is spoiled by me, if she has something wrong, I will apologize for her, you are good Don't be as knowledgeable as her, child, and I'll ask her to make amends for you later. Stop crying, the old lady will feel bad when she sees you crying. "

Only then did Xiangyun stop crying. Because of Xiangyun's appearance, the Jia family couldn't stay any longer, so they had to leave. Jia's mother originally wanted to ask Jia Min about Lin Yang's marriage and the people in the room, so she didn't ask. come out.