The eldest grandson of the Red Chamber

"Happy spring, blue sky. When my sister was at home, Shangsi went for an outing every year. The family had a village in the suburbs. When I was young, I had fun. I planted tea, but I went to pick it every year. After a few years, it became a practice. Sheng The climate in Beijing is not good for tea, so it is naturally not as good as the clouds on the mountains, but it is also a bit of wild fun to fry it by yourself. When my sister got married, my mother specially added Zhuangzi as a dowry, but my sister didn't want it. At home, the younger brothers and sisters below can still go to play, and she can go if she wants." Ming Xu smiled and said: "The scenery in spring is beautiful, and it is a festive season, why not go out for a walk? Yu'er has been in Beijing for many years, I am afraid she hasn't Have you taken a closer look at the scenery in Beijing?"

Daiyu nodded: "The elder sisters and younger sisters in my grandmother's house don't go out very much. I used to think that most of the girls in Beijing were reserved, but after meeting Sister Ming, I realized that the rules of each family are different. When I was in Yangzhou, they often out."

"It's time to call me sister." Ming Xu smiled and said: "Then it's settled, we will go outing together to pick grass in the future. There is a hot spring pool in the back mountain of Luming Temple. It is said to dispel evil and cleanse evil. It is quite popular in Beijing It is famous, and I don’t know if I will be lucky enough to visit it at that time.”

Since it is an Internet celebrity place and it is the Shangsi Festival, I am afraid that it will be overcrowded.

Daiyu is also looking forward to the spring outing. The Grand View Garden in Rongguo Mansion is ingeniously built. It can be said that the mountains and rivers have been moved into the garden, but it is not really between mountains and rivers. Without the natural scenery, it will feel boring after a long time.

"If you go out, what should you prepare?" Daiyu suddenly realized the change of identity. Before in Jia's mansion, it was the second sister-in-law who was in charge of traveling in the house. Like Sister Feng, Daiyu frowned unconsciously.

"It's just the two of us, what should we prepare?" Mingxu chuckled, "Just ask Chang'an to watch over him. I have been with him since I was a child. He should take care of everything around me. He is the general manager of our yard. Yu Whatever you have in the future, just tell him." Mingxu said for a while: "Speaking of this, because of marriage, the courtyard has undergone major changes, and it is not appropriate to call the previous courtyard, why don't Yu'er think about getting another one?"

Daiyu has gotten used to his jumping thinking a little bit, and said according to her own way: "I brought a lot of people with me when I left home, all of them were left by my father. I can't stay in Jia's mansion, but now I bring them with me. As a dowry, now I have to re-arrange it, it seems to overlap with the one in the yard, what does Chengjing think?"

In addition to the girl and the mother-in-law, there are also cooks and doctors, Ming Xu also has these, it is not easy to arrange, and according to father's arrangement back then, in addition to letting them go back, there are many domestic servants who voluntarily continue to serve the Lin family. They are placed in the Lin family's mansion in Beijing, and they are also dowries, which are only counted as Daiyu's private property and influence.

Zijuan behind her was secretly anxious when she heard this, her words were a bit of a test of the power of the housekeeper, it was inevitable that people would think too much, the girl is new to her, she still figured it out slowly.

"My yard is clean. The existing people are prepared by the mother to welcome the bride. They are all given according to the rules. Now they are used as the inner courtyard with the people brought by Yu'er. Yu'er, just watch and arrange." Ming Ming Xu murmured: "The small kitchen is an old man, but there is only one master and one apprentice. Now that grandma comes in, it should be counted as two people according to the rules. Just arrange it."

Although it is only a yard, the male hosts the outside and the female hosts the inside, each should perform their duties.

There was a small kitchen in Mingxu's courtyard early on, this was due to his habit, he didn't eat cold food, if the people below brought the food back from the dining room, it would have been warm when it was delivered, everyone behaved properly, paid attention to health preservation and harmony, the food was not only unhealthy Whether it’s salty or not, it doesn’t matter whether it’s hot or not, as long as it’s not cold.Mingxu was not satisfied, but it was okay in Jiangnan, the house was small and close to the dining room, it was not difficult to eat freshly cooked food, in the capital, the Song family didn't care whether it was in compliance with the rules, and directly built a small kitchen, Now that Daiyu comes in, there is more than one person who is cheap.

"You rest first, and when you're done, meet the people in the yard and establish rules. You are in charge of the left and right, and tell them about the master's taboos and preferences." Ming Xu said: "Yu'er will take care of ours first. Practice your hands in the yard, and maybe mother will teach you to be a housekeeper later."

He also doesn't know what his mother thinks about housekeeping rights, so it's hard to make a conclusion, but it's not good for the younger generation to bring it up first, so let's take a step at a time.

Daiyu nodded, she was mentally prepared for such a thing, and didn't say anything inappropriate.She is not a person who underestimates herself, this marriage was also agreed upon between Ming Hou and her father.In her position, she was as smart as a man since she was a child, but she lived in Jia's house and did not perform well, but her ability was not inferior.

"The garden was quiet and windless on the first day, and the rime flowers bloomed everywhere. When I came back, I saw that there were still unmelted rime on the ridge of the roof. It must be very amazing in winter. How about calling the yard Jingsong?" Daiyu pondered for a while, looked up and asked.

"Is it Jingsong Garden?" Mingxu understood Daiyu's meaning. He spent a lot of energy in repairing the courtyard, and the result really has the taste of the northern country and Jiangnan. It's not about the climate, but the northern architectural style. Kneaded into the shadow of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

"The name is excellent, why don't Ruo Yu'er inscribe the words for Jingsong Garden?" Ming Xu laughed.

"Since it's hanging on the gate of the courtyard, it's better written by Tanhualang. You can sell it for a price if you can't take it out. Compared with unknown people like me, I think someone will want it." Daiyu blinked and joked.

"Speaking of this," Ming Xu rubbed his chin, "Back then, he was accidentally exiled in Pengcheng during his study tour. In order to pay for the travel expenses back home, he actually sold a few calligraphy and paintings. If those people paid attention to this year's imperial examination, their value should have increased a lot." Of course, the premise is that the buyer of the painting knows that Dream Butterfly is Xinke Tanhua Mingxu.

"I haven't said this one, what kind of story is it?" Daiyu was a little curious. Mingxu had kept correspondence with her over the years, so he also knew a lot about his study tours, but obviously not this one.

Mingxu simply said a few words, understating the fact that the somewhat thrilling experience back then had turned into an interesting story in his mouth.

"You still follow Jia Xu's example of waiting to retreat?" Daiyu covered her lips and smiled, and said bluntly, "You have read a lot, don't you understand the truth of talking about war on paper?" If you learn to use it, you are not afraid to draw tiger dogs.

Mingxu coughed lightly, isn't it a normal operation when the robbers on the road pull the tiger's skin to make a banner, but it happened that it was not easy to use at that time. "It's almost noon, what would Yu'er want to eat? Ask the kitchen staff to show the new grandma."

"It took two hours for breakfast." Daiyu frowned slightly, maybe it was too early.

"I've always had three meals a day here, Yu'er will live with me in the future, it's better to get used to it earlier." Mingxu squeezed Daiyu's palm, she was too thin. "Of course, to be fair, tell me what rules Yu'er has, and I should follow you."

"I didn't realize it at first, but you have so many rules, and your reasoning is eccentric." Daiyu said with a smile: "I can't think of any rules yet, so I might as well give you credit first, and I will have it later, before it's too late."

Ming Xu nodded naturally.

Indeed, as Mingxu said, the new grandma came to the mansion, and I heard that she came out of the Rongguo mansion. She has worked hard in the kitchen, and the few dishes of light dishes are full of aftertaste.

After dinner, the husband and wife took a nap, and when they were full of energy, they asked the servants to visit them, established the rules, and walked around the yard to see what things should be added and where things should be deleted. Also gossip all afternoon.

In the evening, I went to Mrs. Song's place to say hello, and after she was seated, the meal was served, Daiyu looked around Mrs. Song, and got up to serve the meal, but Ming Xu didn't seem to notice.

"Wanqing, sit down." Mrs. Song waved her hand, and said in a gentle voice, "Our family doesn't have such rules. There are many girls and daughters-in-law, so there is no need for you to work. I don't know the rules when you were at home, but in the Ming family, my mother-in-law didn't Tell me to do this, marry and obey your husband, and you don't have to do this in front of me."

"Thank you, mother." Dai Yu didn't show any pretense, and sat down beside Ming Xu.

"Don't be restrained. If you are new here, if you don't know the rules, just follow Chengjing. As the saying goes, teach your wife by pillow, follow him, you will never go wrong." Song said casually.

"Mother, my son is not very clear about the rules in the house." Mingxu interjected.

"It's the rule not to talk when you eat or sleep." Mrs. Song shot him a look.

So nothing.

On the way back, Mingxu held Daiyu's hand, felt the spring night breeze, and said: "The morning and evening are fixed at home, and everyone is not sure. I am the eldest son, and my mother favors me. After my sister gets married, I will be the one who goes the most." If there is no accident, I will go to say hello every morning, and I will go there occasionally in the evening." Mingxu turned his head to look at Daiyu: "But in a few days, I will probably enter the Hanlin Academy for editing, and there will be no time to say hello in the morning, only in the evening , you will come with me in the future, and I will go to the Hanlin Academy in the morning to order, and you don’t have to go every day, just go and talk every now and then. Grandma is kind and informal, and she doesn’t usually see her. So, if you want to come I won't force you either."

"Then I go there every other day?" Daiyu raised her head and asked, not as relaxed as Mingxu. Grandmother Sun is the step-wife, and she and Song are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in name, and there is not much difference in age. Su is not a biological son, so the Sun family naturally doesn't care much about the stepson and daughter-in-law, and there is no comparison with the Song family.

"But" Mingxu stroked Daiyu's hair, and sighed lightly: "From now on, it will be more relaxed than in the boudoir, hard work for Yu'er."

Daiyu shook her head, all women in the world are like this, unless they don't marry for the rest of their lives, but that's obviously whimsical, if it's not Mingxu, it's someone else, others may not have this understanding.

Shangsi Festival, Beijing.

Mingxu looked at Daiyu beside him, and smiled helplessly: "Yu'er, since I'm out for an outing, riding in a car is boring." Already out of the city, horse racing on the main road is no longer prohibited, and there are many people heading to the suburbs, many of them are brightly dressed Boys and girls riding by.

"But I don't know how to ride a horse." Sitting in the carriage, Daiyu carefully raised the curtain and looked out.

"I can ride with you."

"No."

……

Arriving at the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city, Mingxu took Daiyu to see the tea tree he had planted when he was young, picked the tea leaves and prepared to go back and roast them.The scenery on Zhuangzi is pleasant, and it is a different style from the houses in the city.

In the flat garden, Mingxu supported Daiyu with one hand and led the horse with the other, slowly guiding her to ride.

"Stay here for a while, as more and more people are waiting for you, you can go to the Sunset Plain. I heard from my sister that most of the Shangsi will go there. Some people even hold an elegant fair there. The serious Qushui Liushang, Yu'er should think Go take a look."

"Can women also participate?" Daiyu asked carefully, holding the rein carefully.

"Naturally, there are no fewer women than men traveling today, and both men and women can participate. Presumably, with the poetic talent of Concubine Xiaoxiang, they will be convinced and beat their chests."

"What are these words!" Daiyu chuckled, "How do you know the nickname of my poetry club?"

"I want to know, so I know." Mingxu pinched his fingers.