[Qing Chuan+Red Mansion] Mr. Lin from the Lin family

Lin Hai carved himself with joy, and then carefully wrapped a small red silk bow and hung it at the gate to show his joy. At the same time, there was a crackling sound from the firecrackers at the gate. .

Hearing the sound of firecrackers, Lin Daiyu, who was washing up, asked, "Bailing, what holiday is today? Why are firecrackers set off at home?"

Bai Ling got his name because of his clever mouth. Hearing the lady's question, he quickly replied in a clear and pleasant voice: "Just now, Mother Wang came and said that the wife gave birth to a younger brother for the lady."

Lin Daiyu asked in surprise: "My younger brother was born? Why didn't anyone tell me in advance? Xueyan, go and take the Galaha I prepared, Humei, hurry up too!"

Hongyan reassured: "Miss, the master and madam don't want Miss to toss around in the middle of the night. Naturally, they purposely told Miss not to surprise Miss, lest Miss catch cold and have to eat that bitter medicine."

Huamei also smiled and said: "Miss is naturally beautiful, so there is no need for servants to dress up, now as long as the lady chooses a pearl flower belt, it will be fine."

Daiyu was in a hurry at the moment, so she just smiled and picked out a lotus flower dotted with large pearls and handed it to Huamei, complaining: "Then you should have informed me sooner, or better sooner." to see my brother."

Xueyan held an exquisite wooden box, which contained sixteen crystal clear, small and lovely jade Galahas, and asked, "Miss, is this one?"

Each of these Galahas is a pair of four sizes, which are carved according to the patellas of rabbits, roe deer, wild boars, and deer. No matter the style or size, except for the material, it can be completely fake.

Speaking of which, this is also one of the customs of the Manchus. After the birth of a child, regardless of gender, people close to him will send such a pair of Galaha as a blessing.

According to legend, this custom originated from Jin Wushu. It is said that when he was young, he was willful and mischievous, and he was not as good as his elder brothers in literature and martial arts. When he grew up, he wanted to be good at martial arts, so he went to the mountains alone, hoping to learn from famous teachers.

Jin Wushu is the youngest son of Wanyan Aguda, the founding emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty. Naturally, Aguda has sent someone to take care of him. Knowing that his youngest son wants to make progress, how could he not support him?He also deliberately found someone to awaken and remind him of the Golden Wushu.

Therefore, this man sacrificed himself when Jin Wushu was so hungry that he had no energy left. He easily killed a hare with a wooden stick in front of Jin Wushu, and then said to him: "My child, this mountain jumper is going to die." Here you go."

After Jin Wushu thanked him, he cooked the hare and ate it, and his body gained strength. Then he remembered that he had to worship a famous teacher before entering the mountain. Isn't the famous teacher right in front of his eyes at this time?

Coming in front of this person, Jin Wushu asked: "You are so good at kung fu, can I take you as my teacher and learn such hunting skills from you?"

The man laughed and walked to the bone where Jin Wushu spat out, and very neatly shaved off a pair of hare hare hare ha, then put it in a purse and handed it to Jin Wushu.

He said to Jin Wushu: "The Galaha of this lynx represents luck, I leave it to you, I hope you will have good luck, my child, if you can catch up with a roe deer and get its Galaha , I can make you the smartest person."

"If you shoot a wild boar with an arrow and get its galah, I will make you the most daring person. When you can kill a deer with a gun and get its galah , I can make you the most powerful person."

"After you have done these three things, just come and find me at this big tree in front of you." After speaking, the luck of the lightness skill on the soles of the feet disappeared in front of Jin Wushu's eyes in an instant.

Jin Wushu was young and couldn't resist fooling around. In order to worship this person as his teacher, he really followed what this person said, went through untold hardships to meet the conditions, and then brought the three pairs of Galahas back to Dashu to look for him.

Naturally, this person pretended to be an expert and said: "My child, you are already the most dexterous, courageous, and powerful person. With these three sets of Galahas, when you do things in the future, you often think about it." Think of your energy these days, don't forget."

Seeing the master disappear again, Jin Wushu suddenly realized, then respectfully kowtowed to the tree three times, and has been carrying these four sets of Galahas with him ever since.

Because he feels that these four galahas represent luck, dexterity, courage and strength respectively.

Later, Jin Wushu used his unrivaled martial arts skills to fight against the Liao Dynasty for the Kingdom of Jin many times. When he was young, the Jurchens who worshiped him found out that he learned from a teacher, and used this story to educate their children.

Later, the Jurchens ate meat and collected the leftover Galaha for their children to play with, reminding them not to forget to learn martial arts skills.

Gradually, this toy became the favorite toy of the Jurchens, and later, it became a custom. When a close child was born, a set was given as a blessing, and the parents of the child would be sincerely grateful.

When a woman gets married, if she has a whole set of Galaha as a dowry, she will be looked down upon by her in-laws, because it means that her father and brother are brave people, and it is a kind of deterrent with blessings, which means: boy, you If you dare to treat my daughter/sister/sister badly, you just wait for me, little calf!

In the Qing Dynasty, although the habit of sending Galahas remained, only ordinary people with good hunters and close relationships would go hunting in the mountains and dig out these Galahas.

Not to mention the poor, but those who have a little money will go to the mountains to collect payment from the hunters, or simply use the patellas of pigs, cows, sheep, dogs, etc. to make up the money.

Rich people will make it made of jade, like a work of art, which not only represents blessings, but also shows their financial resources, which is also a silent demonstration.

When Daiyu came to the main courtyard, because Jia Min was still in the delivery room, she was so tired that she fell asleep, so she could only greet Lin Hai outside the door, and then went to the next room to find Lin Hai. After greeting Lin Hai, she immediately looked at the younger brother in Lin Hai's arms.

Although Lin Hai follows some customs and habits of the Manchu people, it is also because those habits have good blessings and meanings for children. As for holding grandchildren and not having children, in Lin Hai's words, whoever lacks children should go to the Lin family In this regard, it depends on whether he can see that the child is still calm and does not keep it in his mouth every day, it is considered that he has concentration!

Daiyu looked at the little brother in her father's arms, and asked in surprise, "Your brother is so small!" She gestured to the children and grandchildren on the table, and felt that her brother's head was not as big as Momo.

This descendant's bun is not for food, it is made to worship the ancestors when the family has a grandson.

This kind of pastry is a custom that only the Manchus in Wula will follow, because it is dead-faced, and it also means that the descendants will be healthy and hard. Compared with it, Shandong's stick head cake is really It's soft and gentle.

However, it is said that this pastry was originally used as dry food for men when they went hunting in the deep mountains. When they were hungry, they broke off a little and stewed it in hot water or salty meat soup to turn it into a paste.

I heard that a fist-sized pastry is enough to feed a grown man for a day. Maybe this is the predecessor of compressed biscuits?

Anyway, now this is a kind of tribute with blessings. I hope that my descendants will have food and good health. The old housekeeper, Uncle Zhong, specially ordered people to make it out. It is to open an ancestral hall for the ancestors of the Lin family when they wash their hands. Announce the good news.

Daiyu brought over the Galaha box, but her younger brother was spitting bubbles in his sleep, so it's not easy to ask him to get up and play now, she felt a little worried.

Although Lin Hai is very happy to have a healthy young son, but he also loves his daughter Daiyu from the bottom of his heart, absolutely no less than his son, especially since Daiyu is still weak.

He held his daughter with one free hand and said with a smile: "Yu'er is interested, but my younger brother is still young, so I can't play with Yu'er for the time being, it will take a few months."

Speaking of which, this Lin Hai can definitely be regarded as a loving father, a rare candidate for a good husband and father in ancient times. history of this position.

Seeing Daiyu frowning, Lin Hai said: "Yu'er, there are rocking carts sent by your big brother Hu and second brother Lian over there. Yu'er can just use a lucky bag to tie it to the descendants ropes around, and wait for Jin'er to move." When the time comes, I will play with Yu'er again, how about Yu'er?"

Daiyu asked, "My brother's name is Jin'er?"

Lin Hai nodded with a smile and said: "You are Congyu in this generation, named Ruijin for your father, Rui, and believe in jade, Jin, beautiful jade."

After knowing her younger brother's name, Daiyu chanted his younger brother's name twice, then excitedly ran to the side, carefully choosing the lucky bags to see which one was more beautiful.

This rocking car is usually prepared by the grandfather's family, and this one of the Lin family is no exception. It was prepared by the Shi family and sent by Jia Lian. Between them, they are drawn with descendants ropes.

The Rongguo Mansion is rich and powerful, and the rope for descendants is actually made of gold and silver filigree and mixed with colorful cloth. It is hung with a yellow cloth bag with a pointed top and a round bottom. It is used to hold blessing items such as Galaha. There are also gems of various colors and precious bells, rattles and other things embedded around the shaking bed.

In fact, these lucky bags basically all look the same, but Daiyu still hopes to choose the best-looking one among these lucky bags, so that she can match her Jade Galaha.

Nanny Chen came over and asked, "Master, which one do you think this lucky mother-in-law would choose?"

After the baby is born, when it takes its first mouthful of milk, it needs a person with both children to watch beside it. This person is the mother-in-law Fu, which means that it will bring younger siblings later, which means many children and grandchildren.

The wealthy family chooses to bless the mother-in-law. Generally, in the future, she will be the foster mother in the elder brother’s or sister’s yard, and her status is still higher than that of the mother-in-law. Therefore, it is very important to choose a person. loyalty.

After Lin Hai thought for a while, he said: "Jing Zhe's family is a regular one. After Jing Zhe takes Uncle Zhong's position, it will be convenient for the couple to assist Jin'er."

Chen Momo hurriedly kowtowed to express her kindness: "The old slave thanked the master for Jing Zhe and the others." This Jing Zhe was the eldest son of the old housekeeper Lin Zhong and Chen Momo.

Back then, when Daiyu was born, Lin Hai originally planned to ask Jing Zhe's family to be Daiyu's mother-in-law, but at that time Jia Min trusted her dowry nanny more, Lin Hai didn't want to go against Jia Min's wishes.

In addition, Daiyu is a girl and cannot inherit the family business, so Lin Hai didn't say anything more, and directly agreed with Wang Momo to be a blessed mother-in-law.

Lin Hai didn't know much about Nanny Wang, but he also knew that Nanny Wang was honest and responsible. Considering her daughter's soft temper, this was a good thing, lest her daughter be controlled by the nunnery.

Now that his son is born, Lin Hai can no longer follow Jia Min's temperament, not to mention that Jia Min has a estrangement with her natal family at this moment, and the dowry people have been cleaned up, or sent back directly, or sent to Zhuangzi. Even the confidantes who stayed behind simply followed the people around Lin Hai and changed their names according to the solar terms. It is impossible to intervene now.

Even if Jia Min wanted to arrange for his child to be as kind as Wang Momo, Lin Hai would not agree. This is the brother who will take over the family business in the future. If his temperament is taught that peace is the most important thing, then Lin Hai may be I can't find the tune when I cry.

Jing Zhe's family not only has three sons and two daughters now, but also the daughter of the old lady Mrs. Lin's personal nurse. Before Jia Min married in, she followed her mother to observe the board.

Because Mrs. Lin came from a wealthy family, although she has a gentle temperament, her manners are naturally excellent, and her dowry nanny is naturally also strict with manners.

If it weren't for the aristocratic family's emphasis on having no children at [-] to avoid concubines in order to avoid family strife, it would be more than enough for the Jing Zhe family to be Lin Hai's aunt.

To put it bluntly, if you don't compare literacy, chess, calligraphy and painting, but only look at rules and family management, Jia Min is really not as good as Jing Zhe's family.

So, Lin Hai chose his daughter-in-law, Chen Momo was not surprised, after thanking Lin Hai, she asked the daughter-in-law who was waiting in the yard to come in and kowtow to Lin Hai, and went to see some nanny by the way, to see if there were any what is the problem.

Otherwise, if something happened to this nanny, it would affect my brother, so don't even think about getting rid of the foster mother. After all, from now on, the nanny will only be responsible for feeding my brother and taking care of daily life, but the whole yard will belong to the nurturing mother. Mama is in control.

The Lin family usually gave the nanny a sum of money to send the child out of the yard after the child stopped breastfeeding, so as to prevent the child from being controlled by the nanny like other families.

This problem has to be said to work from top to bottom. The mother of the current imperial envoy Jinling Provincial Institute of Physical Education, Zhen Yingjia's mother, Mrs. Fengsheng, is the nanny of Emperor Kangxi.

When Kangxi had smallpox, the nanny ignored her safety and waited on her. Later, when Kangxi recovered, the nanny contracted smallpox and almost died like that.

After Kangxi succeeded to the throne, Mrs. Zhen was poisoned repeatedly because of taking care of him, so that although she survived in the end, she could no longer have children.

In order to repay Mrs. Zhen, after Kangxi got rid of Oboi and took power, he gave Mrs. Zhen the first-rank order of Fengsheng, so that she could be honored, so that she would not be angry because she had only one son in her husband's family.

As a result, the ministers who flattered him all praised Kangxi for his nostalgia, etc., and then treated his own nanny with more filial piety than his own mother, and raised the hearts of these nanny.