The Red Chamber Collection

After arguing for a while, everyone was busy with their own business.Because of why I came back, there are many things that I can't ask for a while.Only when these officials left did they have a chance to ask.

Daiyu took out her master's fan and started to implement the noon meal.Daiyu asked Taohua how the dishes were arranged.Taohua said: "As before, mainly farm dishes!"

Daiyu said: "Our Lin family is no better than before, and we should serve some big dishes!"

Taohua said: "The only things you can buy in the market are hairy crabs and seafood."

Daiyu said: "It's enough to have this. In the future, you have to remember that you don't need to save on food. Since you have such a big stall, do you still care about the money for the food?"

Taohua nodded and went.

Daiyu told Zijuan that at noon all those in charge of the affairs of the mansion had to go to the table, and there was no need to be formal.

Zicuckoo agreed to make a list.

It fell on Jia Lian to arrange the seats.Jia Lian is much more handy than Wang Fuan.Because he is Daiyu's cousin, the officials all respect the Second Master Lian in the capital.Zicuckoo let go, and in the evening, the mansion will clean up the dust for Daiyu and others.So at noon, basically in order to meet the officials, there was a banquet in the Grand View Garden, and Daiyu went to socialize for a while.It was handed over to the sixth prince Jia Lian to deal with it.

There is no need to repeat many cumbersome etiquette matters.

In the afternoon, the officials were sent away, and Daiyu sat in the lobby of Linfu Garden.Behind him are Xiaocui, Lin Yushi, Banzhu, and Cuizhu.The lobby was full of people, including Zicuckoo, Jia Lian, Ping'er, Wang Fu'an, Feng'er, Qiya, Taohua, Wang Fu'an's family, Li Xiao, Xinghua, Yang Dagui, Liu Qibiao, Yu Jihai, Lin Chengyuan, Miss Lao , Yan Ximiao, etc., and later Xiren and Yuanyang.

All the stewards began to report the big and small things in the past few months one by one.Qiya said: "Because of the disaster in the countryside over there in Jinling, there is an urgent need for food. Most of the food has been transferred. The government sent people to escort it."

Daiyu nodded and said: "This is also appropriate, so as to prevent the hungry people from grabbing food."

Wang Fu'an said: "Now the number of things in the mansion has doubled compared to before. In addition to Linjiazhuang, Weizhuang, Xiaoqianzhuang, Xiliuzhuang, Yang Dazhuang, Zhangzhuang, etc. all come to ask the lady to set up a place for them and ask for help. Nuhong workshops and farms.”

"Zijuan, why don't you make the decision? You still have to ask me about this matter?"

Ping'er smiled and said, "The personnel at the location have made statistics. We will wait for the girl to come back to make a decision."

Zijuan laughed and said, "Where did I not ask?! If Miss doesn't come back, I'm afraid some places have already been put into production."

Daiyu said: "Then why do you still ask me, you can decide on this matter. This is the general direction of our mansion."

The crowd nodded.

Liu Qibiao said: "Miss, twenty guards have been added to the mansion. These people are used for the Suzhou granary. They help transport grain during the day and guard the granary at night."

"Is there any increase in manpower in the mansion?" Daiyu asked.

"There are more than twenty more coming, I didn't answer. Let the lady decide!" Liu Qibiao said: "I'm afraid the house will spend too much!"

"It's not like I'm idle. I think there are still less than [-] people, and we can add more people." Daiyu said.

Liu Qibiao hurriedly said: "I'll do it now and let them report tomorrow." Liu Qibiao withdrew while speaking.Daiyu told him to leave later.

Everyone has a lot of trivial matters.Daiyu decided one by one.When everything was over, Daiyu looked at everyone, called Yuanyang and said to everyone: "Let me introduce you, she is sister Yuanyang. From now on, she will be my assistant. Tell me to go on. Where will she go in the future, what she says is representative I'll go. She has the right to handle any matter. If anyone dares to refuse to listen. No matter what the reason is, first put a forty board on it before speaking, and no one can intercede."

"Girl, I'll serve you. Me?" Yuanyang didn't expect Daiyu to use people like this.

Daiyu laughed and said: "You are an old lady's person, how dare I use you to serve me. I don't lack girls here. Look at you, you are such a big man. You should have a good family. This matter Don't worry, let me find a good one for you slowly."

"Girl, me?" Yuanyang blushed.

Zijuan didn't let her finish her sentence, she hastily pulled her aside and said with a smile, "Stop talking, it must be right for Miss to decide for you."

Now there are nearly thirty people in Yuanyang.People are also hard to find.Daiyu has communicated with many people in private, if there is a suitable one, please pay attention.

It was already evening, and Daiyu said, "Why don't you cook earlier and start the banquet earlier!"

Tao Hua smiled and said, "Miss, many dishes have already been prepared. Once the table starts, six dishes will be fried over there, and everything will be ready."

Daiyu said to Zijuan again, "Have the rooms of all the guests in this mansion been settled?"

Zijuan said with a smile: "Since the fast horse came to report, according to the list written by the lady, all the rooms have been prepared. At that time, there will be maids in each room with their masters. Now it is Miss Hao's room that is not ready, and it is not ready. Everything will be done in half an hour!"

Daiyu laughed and said, "I'm afraid you're ready, but she may not live there! Whoever she wants to squeeze with, let her do it then. A room has to be prepared for her."

According to Daiyu's instructions, start the meeting early.This time Daiyu ordered to go down, and the men and women were separated.

On the men's side, there are Six Princes, Hongshan, Li Shiwei, Cao Xueya, Jia Yucun, Wang Fu'an, Liu Qibiao, Yu Jihai, Li Xiao, Yang Dagui, Yan Ximiao, and Lin Chengyuan.For women, Swallow, Daiyu, Hao Renyuan, Anning, Guanyun, Jixiang, Yin'er, Zijuan, Ping'er, Xiren, Yuanyang, Jiaoxing, Qiya, Peach Blossom, Wang Fu'an's family, Xiaolaojie, Jiu'er .

Because the Sixth Prince was here, he should have been the most serious at the men's table.But because the sixth prince still has an identity now, that is the son-in-law of the Lin family.This is different, it's still okay for my uncle to come to the door, say some festive words, and toast some festive wine.So this table is full of excitement.

At Daiyu's table, there are Yanzi Qiya, so it goes without saying.The two quarreled and only pushed the feast to the brink.Even the mandarin duck, who has always kept a low voice, was also given a lot of wine.Daiyu drank a little too much. At this time, Zijuan wanted to block the wine for Daiyu. Yanzi said: "You drink this cup first. This is a fine wine. If you drink too much, you go to sleep. They are all women. What do you want?" Reserved?! She is at home again."

Qiya challenged: "Princess, there is one less cup. What does she think of us? Could it be that she is the only one who cares about Miss in the whole house?! We are all bad?!"

Swallow immediately agreed and punished Zicuckoo with two cups.Zijuan pointed at Qiya with a smile and said: "Look at it, everyone. She is taking revenge on me! Be careful, if I touch you again, do you think I will spare you?!"

Then everyone laughed.We all know that Qiya and the other two were punished by Zijuan to kneel.

Hao Renyuan drank individually, and said to the mandarin duck beside him, "Come on, sister, I'll toast you!"

Yuanyang hurriedly stood up: "It's impossible, I'm a girl. Should I respect Miss?"

"The girls are all standing behind!" Yanzi smiled and pointed at Yuanyang, "No matter how humble you are, you will be fined for drinking too!"

"It's not that you're fined, but you have to be fined for drinking!" Qiya laughed and said, "Miss put the power in her hands, and she said she was a girl. What do you mean? She is a girl. Then we are not as good as a girl?"

"You're the one who talks a lot!" Daiyu pointed at Qiya and said, "Since you can speak well, watch out and find a good home for me, sister Yuanyang!"

After hearing this, the scene suddenly fell silent.Swallow said: "What? Where is Yuanyang's original husband?"

"Where does she have a husband!" Daiyu told what happened to the mandarin ducks.Everyone was silent.Some people's eyes are red, Yuanyang is blushing!She smiled awkwardly.

"Hey, Miss Yuanyang, let's look forward. Since you are by Miss's side, I don't have to worry about a good husband and son-in-law. We are not worthy to introduce you. With princesses and concubines around, it doesn't matter!" Qi Ya hurriedly Get up the mood.

Hao Renyuan looked at Yuanyang in surprise and said, "Sister, today is a happy day, don't think about the past. Let's have a drink."

Two finished drinking.When Hao Renyuan talked and drank, he just paid attention to the mandarin ducks.until the end.

After dinner.Hao Renyuan pulled the mandarin duck aside and said, "I don't know what plans my sister has in the future? What kind of family do you want to find?"

Yuanyang said: "Now that I am like this, who else would I dare to pick? Miss Lin alone is the one to decide."

Hao Renyuan nodded.Say nothing more.

At night, Xiren, Ping'er, Yuanyang, and Zijuan huddled together on the same bed and talked for most of the night.Everyone looked for their own rooms, but on Daiyu's side, Zijuan still arranged for the sixth prince to live here.

Unexpectedly, another person came to the mansion the next day.First, Xueyan came here after hearing the news. She stayed at her mother's house last night and came to reunite with all the sisters this morning.Four or five of them cried together with Yuanyang.Later, another eight princes passed by here on official business and asked Liu Qibiao and Yu Jihai to have a conversation.Then there is Hao Ren, Hao Ming's son, Hao Renyuan's elder brother Hao Ren!

Hao Ren came after one person, that is Cao Xueya.Hao Ren met Cao Xueya and said, "I just found out you came to the south after receiving a letter from a friend. Why don't you come to the Bishe for a while?!"

Cao Xueya said: "I had this plan in the first place, but now I am teaching in the Lin Mansion. I have to do other things, so it was delayed."

"It's for writing a book!" Hao Ren saw Cao Xueya nod his head, and said, "May I ask you to let me see it first?"

Cao Xueya smiled and said, "It's not a book yet, it's just an outline and some chapters."

While the two were talking, Hao Ren went to look through Cao Xueya's manuscript on the desk.I couldn't put it down after reading it, and I didn't talk to Cao Xueya, just read it carefully there.Unexpectedly, during lunch time, the girl came to remind her twice, but Hao Ren ignored himself as a guest and came as soon as he said the word, but his body didn't move.

Over there, Hao Renyuan said to Daiyu: "This brother is like this. He can't walk when he sees a good book. I don't know what secret book I saw at Mr. Cao's place! I need to call for it!" As he spoke, he stood up and went.

Zijuan hurriedly said: "Where do you dare to work for Miss Hao? You are a distinguished guest. Let me go." He went out while talking.The mandarin duck has just arrived in the mansion, so it needs to be familiar with the situation in the mansion.Then he went with Zicuckoo.

The two went in, only to see Cao Xueya sitting there, waiting for Hao Ren.

"Master, our lady invites you to dinner!" Zijuan laughed.

"Oh, come as soon as you come!" Hao Ren didn't lift his head, and ignored the etiquette, sitting there motionless.

Zijuan smiled and said to Yuanyang: "Come on! You are Miss's assistant!"

Yuanyang stepped forward without answering, took the manuscript from Hao Ren's hand and said with a smile: "Master, if you don't eat it, the food will be cold. Eating cold food is not good for the stomach!"

Only then did Hao Ren look up, saw the mandarin duck, and hurriedly stood up: "Miss, I'm sorry, I will not get rid of this problem for a while. Please forgive me, miss!"

Seeing that he misunderstood, Yuanyang hurriedly said, "Master, I'm not Miss, I am?"

"What are you?" Zijuan smiled and said, "You are not a young lady, are you a madam?"

Talking and laughing, a group of people came to Daiyu's place.

"You are so arrogant! You let the prince wait for you to eat!" Hao Renyuan complained to Hao Ren.

"I'm sorry, my lord, I'm sorry, miss! I'm so fascinated by reading that I can't walk."

Daiyu hastily offered to sit down.Everyone is seated.This time was different from last night.The Eighth Prince did not want to sit at the same table with Daiyu and the others, and discussed with Daiyu that he should sit at the same table with the three old men, Liu Qibiao and Yu Jihai, and Daiyu agreed with a smile.The three chatted happily.

There are six princes, Yanzi, Daiyu, Hao Renyuan, Hongshan, Anning, Cao Xueya, Yin'er, Jixiang, Guanyun, and Jia Yucun did not come to eat, but Zijuan and the others were at the same table.

During the dinner, Hao Renyuan whispered to his brother, who raised his head and glanced at Yuanyang.Daiyu saw it and didn't say anything, just persuaded him to drink.After we parted, Hao Renyuan pulled Daiyu and said, "Sister, how old is Yuanyang?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "I don't know, it must be thirty! Mandarin ducks, come here!"

Seeing Daiyu calling her, Yuanyang walked over from the crowd of people attacking by azaleas. Daiyu said, "Yuanyang, what month were you born in, and how old are you this year?"

When Yuanyang asked, she blushed and said with a smile, "I'm on the second day of the first lunar month, and I'll be thirty in the coming year!"

"What a coincidence, you are the same age as my brother, three days older than my brother!" Hao Renyuan laughed.

Swallow heard that there was something in the words, and didn't dare to make mistakes, pulled Hao Renyuan away and said, "How many concubines does your brother have?"

"No concubine!"

"Then does your brother plan to have another room?!"

"That's for sure! My sister-in-law passed away in dystocia last year, and it hasn't been continued yet!"

Swallow oh, but did not speak.Daiyu didn't speak either.Such a disparity in status is too great, if you are a concubine, it is still possible.

It's not easy for mandarin ducks to stay for a long time on such an occasion, so they went.Hao Renyuan smiled and said, "Sister Yuanyang is so kind! She is so virtuous! It would be great if she could be my sister-in-law!"

Daiyu laughed and said, "I'm afraid she won't be able to climb high. She came from a humble background. She was a girl in Jia's house!"

Hao Renyuan smiled and said, "What does it matter if you are born or not?"

Swallow smiled and said, "Look at you, you can decide this? Stop talking about it!"

"I'll tell my parents when I go back!" Hao Renyuan laughed.

The two brothers and sisters stayed in the mansion for a few days.Ever since Hao Renyuan whispered to Hao Ren, Hao Ren, before and after, has been silently paying attention to the mandarin ducks.

After Hao Renyuan's brother and sister returned home, one day, Hao Renyuan sent someone to ask Yuanyang to help her with a few delicate tasks. Everyone knew that Hao Renyuan's election day was approaching, and the whole family attached great importance to it.

Daiyu knew in her heart that this was the handicraft of the mandarin ducks that Hao's family wanted to see.So he smiled and said to Yuanyang: "I wonder if my sister gave birth? This is the accessory that Ms. Hao will wear in the general election. It is better for my sister to make it more delicate!"

After Yuanyang heard about it, he took it very seriously.After a few days, I sent someone to Suzhou.

After a while, Hao Ming suddenly sent someone to the mansion to propose marriage.Want mandarin ducks to be the main room.Daiyu never thought of this.Daiyu was pleasantly surprised to find Yuanyang, told her about Hao Ren's situation, and then told her about his marriage proposal.Yuanyang bowed her head and remained silent.

Zijuan Xiren Ping'er heard the news and hurriedly came to congratulate him.Daiyu said: "You can tell me, if you think?"

Ping'er pulled Daiyu quickly, and said with a smile: "She is a big girl, what do you want her to say? Now the young lady is in charge!" Then she winked at Daiyu.Daiyu understood, cleared her throat and said, "Then that's the way it is. You marry as my older sister!"

The Hao family was quick to do things, not only proposed marriage, but also anxious to come and bring someone.When Yuanyang married, everyone in the Hao family respected her.A year later, a fat boy was born for the Hao family.Hao Ming was overjoyed, and after another year, another twin was born for the Hao family.The whole Hao family felt as if they had found a treasure.Hao Ren said to Yuanyang: "My father said, you are the hero of our family! Our family has only three generations, but I have two sons here!"

At this moment, Yuanyang really laughed from the bottom of her heart.Sing with Hao Renfu.Hao Ren treated her differently from his predecessor, taking care of her meticulously.In his whole life, he never married a concubine, and he devoted himself wholeheartedly to Yuanyang. L