Practical Life in the Red Mansion

Jingling, jingling, hearing the sound of the bell coming from outside, Lin Yang put down the pen in his hand and hurriedly stood up. Before he could leave the room, he saw a little girl with pink make-up and exquisite decoration throwing himself into his arms. It's Daiyu.Lin Yang took Daiyu from the wet nurse, entered the room, and untied the big red satin cape wrapped around her body.

Daiyu held his neck with her small hands, twisting her body around, "Brother, look at the flowers." Daiyu could speak early, and she could enunciate clearly. She was lively by nature and couldn't sit still in the room. Yang always wanted Lin Yang to carry her out to play, but Lin Yang didn't dare to take her out. A few days ago, Daiyu caught a cold and Jia Min detained her in the room and didn't allow her to go out.He had just recovered from his illness these two days, but it was still warm and cold outside, so Lin Yang could only coax Daiyu to play in the house.

"Yu'er is good, the flowers haven't bloomed yet, shall we go and write?" Lin Yang coaxed Daiyu.Sanqi, who was serving the pen and ink, couldn't help but rolled her eyes in her heart. Although their girl is very smart, it's too early to write now, sir, really, it's time to coax the girl to play with dolls .

Lin Yang carried Daiyu to the desk, pointed to the things on the desk, and said to Daiyu: "This is a pen, this is ink, here, look, you are writing on paper with a pen dipped in ink. "Lin Yang put his younger sister on the table of the book case, supported her with one hand, and wrote with the other hand.

"Yu'er." Lin Yang exclaimed, but before he had time to stop, Daiyu's hand had already reached into the ink, and then, Sanqi saw her girl slapping her hand on his uncle's clothes neatly.But Daiyu pointed at the already dense ink, and giggled: "Chicken's feet."

Lin Yang looked down at the ink print on his chest, which looked a bit like a chicken's feet. He was angry and funny, and felt that his sister was really smart: "Yu'er is so smart, I took you to see the chicken's feet once." Walk in the snow, you will remember."

A servant girl came to fetch water earlier, and Lin Yang held Daiyu to wash her hands, "Next time, you can't use your hands to stain the ink. Look, your little hands are black." Lin Yang grabbed Daiyu's little hands and showed Daiyu. , Daiyu pouted, Lin Yang gently washed Daiyu's hands, and after they were clean, he said, "It looks so clean." Daiyu tilted her head and said to Lin Yang, "Hands are clean." Dirty, don't be afraid, you can wash it."

The brother and sister played around for a while, and then they arrived at Jia Min's room. Jia Min was holding a gift list and looking at it. Lin Yang sat beside Jia Min holding Daiyu. I'm bothering you." Daiyu liked Lin Yang very much, and she cried and made a fuss when she couldn't see Lin Yang that day, Lin Yang touched Daiyu's head: "Yu'er is so good, you can't bother me. Isn't it?" Daiyu was ignorant and hummed, and Jia Min tapped Daiyu's forehead from the air: "I smashed your brother's glazed paperweight a while ago, and tore up your brother's book yesterday, and today I heard that your brother's paperweight was broken." Your clothes are dirty, and you said you are good." Sitting in Lin Yang's arms, Daiyu pouted: "The clothes are dirty, they can be washed, they are clean." Then she stretched out her hand to Jia Min: "Look, Your hands are clean." Jia Min laughed, "You little clever ghost."

Lin Yang glanced at the gift list on the table, which said Xue's family and other words on it, and said to Jia Min: "The Xue family is here to give gifts again? Fortunately, the two families are far away. If our family is still in Jinling, I'm afraid it would have been posted. "The Xue family has been courteous since last year, and the rituals of three festivals and two birthdays have not been missed.

Jia Min smiled wryly and said: "It's already posted. The residence newspaper that was just delivered, the master of the Xue family donated an official, and the salt class promoted the secretary, from the rank of officials of the ninth grade." Lin Yang widened his eyes: "The Xue family It's just an imperial merchant, even if you donate an official, it's just a false job, how could it be, how could it be arranged in such an important yamen?"

Before Jia Min could answer in a hurry, Daiyu saw her mother and elder brother ignoring her and started making a fuss. Jia Min hurriedly coaxed Daiyu, and the topic passed away.

Lin Yang went to Yang Xi's yard and knew his reason for coming. Yang Xi, who was lying on the rocking chair, gave him a look of contempt: "Why do you think that as a businessman of the Xue family, he and King Jia Shi are called the four major families of Jinling?" ? Just because of his status as an imperial merchant, the Jiangnan Imperial Merchants can go to sea? Just because his ancestors donated money when the army raised the army, there are countless merchants who donated money and goods? The other three are all military backgrounds. His family have what?"

Lin Yang was puzzled, and Yang Xi couldn't help throwing the book in his hand on Lin Yang: "Businessman, businessman, what else is there besides being rich? Well-informed. Dead wood."

Only then did Lin Yang suddenly realize that the Xue family is the emperor's secret eyes.

Yang Xi closed his eyes and said: "I have met Xue Wanli once, he is very shrewd, but unfortunately he suffers from being too shrewd, always thinking of opportunistic tricks, he doesn't even think about it, the emperor can tolerate his spies flirting with others? Hmph, fortunately He realized that he donated [-]% of his family wealth in exchange for a glimmer of life."

Only then did Lin Yang recall that the early death of Father Xue in the red building was probably because the emperor could no longer tolerate him.

"It's just a glimmer of hope. Our emperor is not a benevolent person. The official of the salt department's promotion department, the emperor is setting him on fire. What kind of office is the salt department's promotion department? How many people are crowded?" He can’t even get in with a broken head, and he, a businessman who has not passed the imperial examination, actually came in, so many eyes are staring at him for making mistakes. But, maybe, he has good luck, maybe it really made him break out.” Yang Xi said again.

Lin Yang felt uneasy. Father Xue's fate had been changed. Who changed it?Is it because of his little wings, or there are travelers like him.

Seeing his uneasy look, Yang Xi sneered: "What about the Xue family will not affect your family. I am afraid that the Xue family is full of intentions to curry favor with your family now. Are you still afraid that he will make things difficult for you?" Lin Yang knew that Yang Xi had misunderstood, but it was inconvenient to explain.Yang Xi asked his apprentice about his homework again, and seeing that he was doing well, he let Lin Yang go back.

In a few days, it will be the Huachao Festival, and Daiyu also has an official name, named Yan, which means Yanyan's gentleness and joy.Since Daiyu became famous, Lin Yang no longer called Daiyu "Yu'er", but called her Yanyan more often. Jia Min was puzzled, but Lin Yang laughed and said, "Father thought about it for a year before giving it to my sister." Decide on a name, and you all call my sister’s baby name. If I don’t call my sister’s name, it’s a pity that my father has thought of it so hard.” In fact, Lin Yang remembered what Jia’s mother often said about my two jade children in the book, It's just a little boring.

Lin Hai's official position is often called the inspector of salt by the world. In fact, the official name is the transfer of the salt envoy from the third rank of the Du transfer envoy, which is the highest rank in the territory of Yangzhou. Salt merchants either attended in person or sent gifts to congratulate Daiyu on her first birthday.

That day, Jia Min wore a red jacket covered with gold and gold, apricot-yellow white butterflies wearing twelve moonlight skirts with flowers, black silk combed into a high bun like clouds, and a red gold phoenix hairpin with a ruby ​​in the middle. Si Tongzi played with flowers on her head, wearing a pair of gold brushed peony earrings on her ears, and said hello to a group of wives sitting in the flower hall in the inner courtyard.

The wife of the magistrate Xu of Yangzhou is also from the capital, and she has a lot of contacts with Jia Min. She whispered to Jia Min: "I heard that Xue Limu, the newly appointed salt department, has relatives with your family."

Jia Min's smile remained unchanged: "We are not relatives with our family. Mrs. Xue Limu and my natal second sister-in-law are sisters." Mrs. Xu understood what Jia Min meant. Jia Min did not say that Xue Limu and her second brother It's his brother-in-law, but he went around in a circle, thinking that he didn't want to have any contact with Xue's family.

Mrs. Xu said to Jia Min: "A few days ago, my old lady celebrated her birthday, and someone from Xue's family came. I chatted with Mrs. Xue, and she mentioned your family. They are relatives." When the Xue family first arrives, they will take care of everything, and the magistrate's family is the most important thing. Mrs. Xu intends to find out the relationship between the Lin family and the Xue family, so that she can act accordingly.Jia Min smiled and didn't take it seriously, Lin Hai's seat must not be related to others, since it is in the Yamen of Salt Tax, she doesn't mind others knowing her attitude towards Xue's family.

Mrs. Xu changed her mind and concentrated on listening to the play. She laughed at herself, she was getting more and more confused. If Jia Min had contacts with Xue's family, she wouldn't have Mrs. Xue's family lined up in the flower hall outside.

Not long after, a nursing mother came with Daiyu in her arms, surrounded by maids. Daiyu wore a small jacket with a big red tapestry swastika blessing, and a five-color brocade plate and gold embroidered skirt. She looked picturesque, with skin like snow. Because of her young age and delicate skin, Jia Min didn't dare to wear jewelry for her. Around her neck, she only wore a name lock that had been opened in the temple. On her hands, she wore a string of golden bells. There were twelve bells in total. Carved into twelve kinds of flowers.When Daiyu saw her mother, she stretched out her arms to hug her, and the bell in her hand jingled.

Jia Min took her daughter with a smile and asked, "What did you grab?" "Pen, book, writing." Daiyu replied with her face up.Seeing this, other people hurriedly praised Daiyu Xiao's father, she would become a talented woman like Xie's Yi'an.Jia Min said with a smile: "I just ask her to be educated and reasonable."

Jia Min chatted with Lin Hai at night: "Today Yu'er grabbed a pen and a book. Others don't know, but I know. She still remembers that Brother Yang led her to write and play."

Lin Hai said with a smile: "Their brothers and sisters have a good relationship. Grasping the week is just for auspiciousness. Could it be that if you don't catch poetry, books, pens and inks, Yu'er will not be beautiful?"

Jia Min leaned on the big red pillow: "I really don't want Yu'er to become a talent like Xie Yi'an."

Lin Haidao: "I hope Yu'er has the style of the forest."

Jia Min smiled and said nothing. As a father, I hope that my children will be talented and stand out in the world. As a mother, I always hope that my children will be safe and happy.Xie's Yi'an is not happy in her later years, she still hopes that Yu'er can be safe and sound, besides being famous is not a good thing for a woman.