The Red Chamber Collection

Daiyu hurriedly got Zhang Ju up and sat down to talk.

Xiaocui made good tea for Zhang Ju, and Feng'er Banzhu Cuizhu watched Xiaocui's every move carefully.I feel that such a style cannot be practiced in a day or two.

"I don't know if my lord is here, what can I teach you?" Daiyu said after tasting the tea of ​​the highest quality brought from the palace.

"This old man is here for the emperor's will. Firstly, to visit Gege, and secondly, the princess and prince will be here soon. Gege must spend some money here, and all the money needed will be paid by the officials."

Daiyu laughed and said, "My lord, this is my personal relationship with them. They came to see me. Of course I will pay the required silver taels!"

"Hey?" Zhang Ju hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I know that Ge Ge is not short of silver taels, but this is the emperor's intention. The lower officials dare not resist the order. Today I brought 5000 taels of silver, which came from the palace. There are still 3000 taels of silver. It's a little thought from the Jiangsu government and the Suzhou government. I hope you accept it with a smile."

Hearing this, Daiyu thought to herself, what is really lacking.Since it is money from the palace, don't take it for nothing.He said, "I'll take the 5000 taels from the palace! It's just that I can't take the money from this place!"

Zhang Ju hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands and said to Daiyu: "Ge Ge, it is our honor to have the princesses and lords come to Jiangsu. I was supposed to be entertained by the local officials, but the princess and the lords came here instead. The old man thought, why not go to Jiangsu?" Gege is here, entertaining distinguished guests, how about Gege?"

"My lord, sit down!"

Zhang Ju sat down, and Dai Yu said, "I don't have a decent place here, and I don't have a chef or a decent cooking stove, how can I entertain so many people? If my lord entertains them, let's hold a banquet in Suzhou city!"

Zhang Ju said with a smile: "I'm afraid that if I invite the best cook or the best restaurant, princesses and lords Gege may not appreciate it. Even if Gege's food is simple, it's better than delicacies from mountains and seas! Please give me this opportunity!"

Daiyu smiled.Since Zhang Ju said so directly, he no longer postponed, and said to Feng'er: "Feng'er, take it!"

Feng'er took the bank note and stood aside.

Daiyu said to Cui'er again: "Tui'er, go to Ling Taohua and cook some home-cooked dishes that you are good at. Let the adults have a small feast!"

Zhang Ju heard about it.Busily stood up and thanked: "Thank you Gege for leaving the meal!"

Tweety went.

Zhang Ju and Daiyu are not at the same table, and each serves wine.Xiaocui pours wine for Zhang Ju, and Banzhu comes to pour wine for Daiyu.

During Zhang Ju's banquet.Can't say enough about the dishes.

"Where did Ge Ge find the chef here?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "Cuizhu, go, call Peach Blossom!"

Hearing what Taohua said, she came in in a panic.According to what Zicuckoo told her before.Just kneel down and kowtow to say hello.So he knelt down and said, "Peach Blossom, a civilian woman, pay my respects to my lord!"

Daiyu smiled and said to the puzzled Zhang Ju: "The chef you are talking about is her!"

Zhang Ju heard about it.Surprised: "I didn't expect that she still has such a skill, I really didn't see it!"

Daiyu joked, "If your lord likes it, you can take it to cook!"

Zhang Ju hurriedly waved his hands and said, "How dare this old man take away Gege's love. If the princess finds out, I must pull out my beard!"

Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled.Said to the kneeling Taohua: "Get up, let's go!"

The peach blossoms recede.

After dinner, Zhang Ju went by car.Daiyu took the bank note.I thought to myself, so much money.But Wang Fu'an went to buy some land.

On this day, the wind is sunny and the sky is clear.It's really a good autumn season.

In the morning, a fast horse came to report.It is said that the princess and prince's vehicle has arrived at the boundary of Suzhou.

Wang Fu'an was very busy.A few days earlier, on the field outside the house, I led people to set up a long tent, set up several stoves, and dug a row of huts.It turned out that it was prepared for [-] officers, soldiers and guards.

The fast horses came to report one by one, and Zhang Ju, along with the prefect of Suzhou and other officials, greeted him at the Lin Mansion early in the morning.

Now all etiquette is at Xiaocui's mercy.Zicuckoo Wang Fuan has to listen to her.Guard Li also came to the Lin Mansion a few days ago and explained to Daiyu:

"This is the emperor's intention. As long as you interact with the officialdom, you will have to be assigned by Xiao Cui."

Daiyu said: "Why don't I know about this? Who is the emperor treating me like?"

"Ge Ge calm down, Xiaocui is the token in Ge Ge's hands. She only obeys your orders, and serves Ge Ge to protect Ge Ge. The etiquette of Ge Ge here and the government is all up to her to share the worries of Ge Ge."

Daiyu was silent for a while.I thought to myself, I thought the mountain was high and the emperor was far away, but I still couldn't escape the protection of the emperor.

Daiyu didn't listen to Xiaocui, since it was a visitor, why didn't she come to greet her at the entrance of the village?

Daiyu became willful, and said to Xiaocui: "I don't want your empty etiquette, you'd better go back to your palace!"

Xiaocui hurriedly knelt down and cried: "Miss, I will do whatever you say!"

Guard Li said: "Ge Ge, don't be angry. The emperor said, as long as it is Ge Ge's words, you must listen to it. Xiao Cui also acted according to the order."

Zijuan hurriedly tugged on Daiyu's sleeves, whispering: "It's such a beautiful day, why is Miss still angry?!"

Daiyufang said to Xiaocui: "Get up, come with me to the entrance of the village to pick up my sister. From now on, I will decide the etiquette in Lin's residence. I don't care what outsiders say or say!"

Zicuckoo Fang helped Xiaocui and followed Daiyu.

Daiyu took Zicuckoo, Xiaocui, Feng'er, green bamboo, mottled bamboo, green bamboo, peach blossom and apricot blossom to the entrance of the village in a beautiful way.On both sides of the village road, guarding officers and soldiers had already stood.There are crowds of people watching the excitement in the village, but they all stand far away.There are people standing on the wall.

Zhang Ju led a group of officials and followed behind Daiyu.Also came to the entrance of the village.

I saw a mighty group of chariots and horses approaching on the official road.

The guards in front stood on both sides of the road, and four father-in-laws flashed out.Get off the horse, walk up to Daiyu, knelt down, and said in unison: "I see Gege, please greet Gege!"

"Get up!" Dai Yu just listened after finishing speaking.

"Sister, you miss me so much!"

Swallow jumped down from the car, came to Daiyu in a few steps, hugged Daiyu, and didn't let go.

All the officials knelt down in unison, Zhang Ju said: "I greet the princess! Greet the sixth prince!"

Zijuan Xiaocui and others also knelt down and said in unison: "Greetings to the princesses and princes!"

The princess waved her hand, "Get up!"

"Sister, I've been looking forward to your coming!" Daiyu said, pulling Yanzi.

"Xiao'er doesn't welcome us?!" The sixth prince got out of the car with Zhong Gege.Walked over and smiled.

Daiyu looked over, but it was the sixth prince, the county prince Hongshan. The princes in the residence of the princes were Jingjia, Hongjia, Xuanxia, ​​Hongna, and Guanyi.Daiyu hurriedly said hello to each other.

A large number of maids, maids, and mothers got out of the car at the back, and when they saw Daiyu, they all knelt down and said, "Slave, pay respects to Princess!"

Daiyu hastily stepped aside.Daiyu saw a child standing on the ground.Swallows pulled over early.Said: "Quickly, kowtow to Auntie."

"Aunt, aunt, aunt, aunt!" The child is learning to speak.Everyone laughed when they heard what Yanzi said.You are too impatient.

Daiyu picked it up and said, "Is this Honghu?"

"Yeah!" The princess called the nanny and said, "Hold me over, don't tire my sister!"

Mammy took the baby.Daiyu walked back with Princess and Prince Gege.

All the officials hurriedly retreated to both sides of the road.He bowed his head and waited for them to pass, then followed to Lin's mansion.

Wang Fu'an led the Lin family up and down.Bao Gu, the housekeeper, and the girls in the mother-in-law's workshop knelt down on the ground.

Yanzi looked up at the Lin Mansion's huge yard, which was much bigger than his own mansion.Seeing so many people again, he said: "It's so big. I don't want to go back to Beijing, I live here with my sister!"

The sixth prince said with emotion: "It's better to stay here! At a glance, it's really refreshing!"

Swallow saw that there was still a piece of kneeling on the ground.Busy: "Get up!"

Daiyu led them to various rooms in the backyard to claim them.Yanzi said: "I live in the same courtyard as my sister."

The sixth prince shares the same yard with Hongshan.Near the second door.

Jingjia, Hongjia, and Xuanxia live in the same courtyard, and live in the backyard, opposite to Daiyu.

Hong Na and Guan Yi live in the yard opposite the sixth prince.

The mother-in-law and the maids and maids live in the servants of each courtyard.

After identifying the room, each of them washed and changed their clothes.Fang gathered in Daiyu's courtyard.Take out the gifts they brought, which are nothing more than antique calligraphy and paintings.Also from the weaving mansion, twenty bolts of silk and satin were shipped in.Fifty stones of grain were drawn from the grain depot, and the cooking oil was all packed in tanks

Yanzi said happily: "Sister, are you building the house and waiting for us to come?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "If I didn't come for you, I would have spent more than 2 taels of silver?"

"Sister, it's amazing, you have so much money! You are really capable!"

"I borrowed 1 taels from Qianzhuang!"

"Look, what am I talking about? He is really a smart person." Yanzi said to Daiyu, "She mentioned it before I took it out."

"What didn't come out?" Daiyu asked.

"All of us pooled 1 taels of silver for my sister, 1000 taels each for the county king and each family, and 2000 taels for each of the sixth brother and me. Look, the money we pooled is still short. Now that we have paid off the bill, we also have [-] taels in our hands. There's nothing left!"

Daiyu hurriedly saluted and thanked everyone.Said: "You are not here to play this time, it seems to be giving!"

Everyone laughed.The sixth prince said: "Xiao'er, you can't compare with us. We have ten thousand taels of salary every year and countless food. This little money is nothing, we are just talking about our hearts. Since Xie'er is so short-lived, I will go back and ask others to come back again." Bring 2000 taels over here."

All grids agreed one after another.Daiyu hurriedly stopped her and said, "You guys look down on me too much. Although I don't have a salary now, I still have a workshop. The income is enough for me. Besides, my business is still expanding. You say, I want to buy some land, rent How about planting it?"

The princess smiled and said: "My little beauty, you have a lot of ambitions. Simply, I really won't go back to Beijing, and I will work as a foreigner here with my sister!"

"I don't want you to live here!" Daiyu said, "I won't live in peace if you're here, you always bully me!"

The princess clapped her hands, and Daiyu raised her throat when she saw it.Daiyu knew that these things couldn't stop her, so she hid behind the sixth prince and said: "My lord, stop her!"

The Sixth Prince stood in front of Daiyu and said to Yanzi: "When you come, you will bully Shao'er. She has good intentions and has prepared for several months before building this house and preparing us to come! If you come like this, If she gets angry, once we leave and sell the house, we will have no place to stay here!"

"I don't think he dares to buy this house?!" Yanzi said with her hands on her hips.

So everyone laughed a lot.

Let me tell you that the food is ready, please invite the prince and princess Gege County to eat in front of you.

Hong Jia said: "Why do we go to the front? What's the point of eating and drinking with them? Why don't we all have fun together!"

Daiyu hurriedly said, "They offered 3000 taels of silver to entertain everyone. My meal is not worth a lot, and I put all the rest in my pocket. You just look at my 3000 taels." For the sake of money, give me a face, and give them a face."

"Look, this little girl is really good at scheming, she set up a stage to earn money, but she wants us to sing for her!" After Xuanxia finished speaking, everyone laughed and followed Princess Daiyu to the front. L