A close look at the Red House

But after a while, I went to Jiamu's backyard.After entering the back door, I found that many people were already serving here.Seeing Mrs. Wang and Daiyu coming, Fang set up tables and chairs.Jia Zhu's wife, Mrs. Li holds the cup, Xifeng puts the chopsticks, and Mrs. Wang enters the soup.Jiamu sat alone on the couch in front of her, with four empty chairs on both sides.Xifeng hurriedly pulled Daiyu to sit down on the first chair on the left, but Daiyu gave way.Jia Mu smiled and said, "Your aunt and sister-in-law don't eat here. You are a guest, so you should sit like this." Daiyu asked to sit down, and sat down.Jia Mu ordered Mrs. Wang to sit down too.The three Yingchun sisters came up after telling their seats. Yingchun sat first on the right, Tanchun second on the left, and Xichun second on the right.The servant girl next to her is obsessed with dust whisks, rinsing bowls, and towel handkerchiefs, while Li Wan and Sister Feng stand by the case to hand out; although there are many daughter-in-law maids serving outside, they don't even hear a cough.

After the meal was over, some maidservants brought tea in small tea trays.Picked up the tea.Someone brought a gargle bowl again, and Daiyu rinsed her mouth and finished washing her hands again.Then he brought tea again, knowing that it was the tea to eat.At this point, everything is indistinguishable from the original.It's just that Daiyu was very curious about the Jia family's eating habits.She has also heard some rules of the ancients.For example, the daughter-in-law for many years became a mother-in-law.I have heard of mother-in-law asking daughter-in-law to serve dinner or something.But this eating rule is really never seen before.In ancient and modern China and abroad, I have never seen other places where people wash their hands and eat after sitting at the dining table.After eating, he was still gargling on the dining table.Some of the heart, seeing this, probably have to vomit.

It wasn't like this when I had dinner with Jia Min before!Here I am thinking about going back today and asking Nanny Li and the others, is this the Jia family's rules, or is it like this in this world.Over there, I heard Jia's mother say, "Go ahead, let us talk freely." Mrs. Wang got up and said a few more gossips before leading Li and Feng back to the house for dinner.In ancient times, the mother-in-law sat and the daughter-in-law stood.The mother-in-law is eating, and the daughter-in-law is watching.It's really the opposite of modern times.In modern times, if any mother-in-law dares to do this, it is unknown whether his son will be able to marry a daughter-in-law.Even if they get married, it is estimated that they will be divorced in the end.

Mother Jia asked Daiyu what book she was reading.Daiyu said: "At first I read "Nvjie", "Nvrui" and "Four Books for Women", but later my father said that these are useless to me. Before coming here, I have been studying with my father, learning some court laws , human relations."Daiyu asked the sisters what book they were reading, and Jia's mother said, "What book are you reading? It's just a few words."

Before he could say a word, he heard footsteps outside, and the servant girl came in to report: "Baoyu is here."

Daiyu thought to herself: This classic scene of meeting sister Lin who fell from the sky has finally begun!But this time when you "fake" Baoyu sees my fake sister Lin, I don't know if there will be any feeling of hitting it off.

Seeing the real Jia Baoyu, that feeling is very subtle.Eleven or twelve years old.He is a bit fat and has a big round face.At first glance, he looks like a kid from a rich family in modern times.

After Jia Baoyu greeted Jia Mu, he went to see Mrs. Wang.After a while, I turned back and changed clothes, even after changing, I was still dressed in bright red.Like a mobile big red envelope.Jia Mu laughed and said, "The foreigner took off his clothes before he saw him, and he didn't go to see your sister!" It was as if her grandson had nothing on.

Baoyu hurriedly bowed, looked at it and laughed, "I've seen this sister before."

Rely on it, it's really time for molesting.This is too classic.The soul has changed, and you can still see it.What kind of look do you have?

Daiyu also got up and went back to Baoyu for a salute, then returned to Jiamu, and said to Jiamu lovingly: "Not only Lian's second sister-in-law said that I look like my grandmother, but now even my cousin thinks I look familiar. It can be seen that Yu'er is the one who looks the most like her." Where is my grandmother?"

After Jia Mu laughed, she ordered them to live in harmony.Baoyu approached Daiyu and sat down, looked at her carefully and asked, "Has my sister ever studied?"

Daiyu said proudly: "How can people like us have never read a book? My father is a former criminal. I have been studying with my father since I was a child."

After hearing this, Baoyu smiled.Then he asked Daiyu's name, if there is any word.

Daiyu knew that Baoyu wanted to name her.Daiyu doesn't want the words "frown and frown".Anyone who has checked the dictionary knows that these two words mean frowning.No one wants to frown forever.Saying such a word, isn't it cursing someone for a bad life.Maybe Sister Lin will die in the end, besides crying and crying every day, she died because of being cursed and not living well every day.

Daiyu thought for a while and then said: "My Lin family chose the name for the girl's watch when the girl was 13 years old. Her biological father took blessings and beautiful words as the characters. My father thought that the younger sister had chosen the characters. It's just that the little girl My sister is not yet old enough so it is inconvenient to tell, but when she is old, she will tell Bao's second cousin." Hearing what Daiyu said, Baoyu's original idea was lost.His face was a little gloomy.

But Baoyu remembers eating but not beating.After a while, he came up to talk to Daiyu again. Baoyu asked Daiyu, "Is there any jade?"

Daiyu thought about it, and decided that she wanted this today.I don't want to watch the fun anymore.So he said to Baoyu, "I'll pay for other jades, but there is a piece of jade that my little sister has brought since she was born, and she cherishes it very much. Second cousin Bao, do you have any jade?" Daiyu returned the question again.

When Baoyu saw that Daiyu said there was jade, he was very happy.I want to be closer.I want to see Daiyu's jade immediately.

Daiyu didn't want to talk to him.Just say goodbye someday.

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Mother Jia took Daiyu to talk for a while before letting them go. Although she knew that Daiyu had brought a lot of people, she still gave Daiyu a second-class girl by her side, so that it was convenient for Daiyu. Can get acquainted with Jia's mansion as soon as possible.

Before leaving, Daiyu also said to people: "I prepared some earthen rituals for my grandmother and uncles and aunts in Yangzhou, and I also prepared some small things for my sisters. They are not worth much. Ladies and gentlemen, the sisters don’t lack anything, but they must have come all the way from the south with the boat. It’s fresh to look at, and it can be amusing. I’ll send it to everyone when I pack it up tomorrow.

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The yard that Jia's mansion tidied up for Daiyu was not very big, with two front and back entrances.It was enough for Daiyu to live with the Lin family, because the back one was facing the street, and the front one was connected to Jia Mu's yard, so Mammy Zhao arranged for the little nurses to live in the back one, and Daiyu some The female relatives all live in Qianyijin.Daiyu lives in three rooms in the main room, and two nuns and four Xues live in four rooms in the east wing.The eight second- and third-class maids and the parrot who just came back from Daiyu lived in the four rooms of the west wing.In the front row of inverted wing rooms, except for one used as a warehouse, the cook and the rough envoys lived there.The small kitchen and firewood room are placed in the back.

Daiyu looked inside and out and was very satisfied, so she went back to her room.

At the entrance in the middle of the main hall of the house, there is a large fish tank brought from Yangzhou.

Dongnuange is divided into two rooms inside and outside by screens.There was a kang in the outer room, but now there is a couch and a small bookcase in the style of Duobao Pavilion.Be it winter or summer, you can embroider, read and rest here during the day.Inside is Daiyu's bedroom.Carved bed, dressing table, large wardrobe and a small round table in the middle of the floor.She is as clean and tidy as Daiyu's people.

Xinuang Pavilion was arranged into a large study by Madam Zhao, with desks, bookcases, chess boards, and piano racks all in place.Even the books brought from Yangzhou are all on the shelves.Daiyu was very satisfied when she saw this.He directly ordered Xue Cui to give rewards to everyone.

Since we just disembarked today, we asked everyone to rest first, and we will clean up tomorrow.

Because they came out with Daiyu and lived in the front yard, except for the new parrot, they are all old people from Yangzhou where Daiyu used to be.I am not very afraid of a few Tibetan mastiffs.So Daiyu told the parrots not to go out at night, and ordered them to be released from the cages.Let them move.After that, they rested without mentioning it.

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