A close look at the Red House

Time passed quickly, and after the Hundred Days of Filial Piety, the people from Jia's family finally arrived.Daiyu received several women from the Jia family in her yard.Among the people who came, there was someone who appeared in the original book.Apart from a few third-class wives, they are the parents of the career elite Xiaohong who has successfully jumped jobs in the original book, Lin Zhixiao and his wife, known as Lin Zhixiao's family.The people from the Lin family traveled from Yangzhou to the capital, and then returned to Yangzhou from the capital.Due to the heavy rain this year, it only took more than 70 days to go back and forth.It has been more than half a month since the servant who will report the letter has been home.The arrival of the talents from the Jia family shows the contemptuous attitude of the Jia family towards the Lin family and Jia Min.

In Daiyu's courtyard, because of Lin Feng's liking for small animals, he kept some pets.Not to mention anything else, just the four large Tibetan mastiffs that have been raised for two or three years sitting, walking or sleeping in the yard make people feel chills when they see it.Because some unfamiliar faces entered the yard, all the Tibetan mastiffs stood up and walked slowly towards the group headed by Lin Zhixiao's family.Looking at the four animals that looked like big dogs, they were all the size of calves, their big paws were as big as the palms of grown men, and their sharp teeth were shining coldly.If it weren't for the woman who led the way in Daiyu's courtyard to help, Lin Zhixiao's family would almost have sat down on the ground.Leaning on the Lin family's mother-in-law, she moved her limp legs and walked in, while controlling her eyes not to aim randomly.The short distance of dozens of steps seems to have no end.Lin Zhixiao's family really can't figure it out, is this really the yard of the Lin family girl?How could such a terrible beast be raised.Isn't this girl from the Lin family afraid?Finally, in wild thoughts, I walked to the door of the flower hall in Daiyu courtyard.After tidying up her clothes and messy hair, just as she was about to open her mouth to say hello, she heard a strange voice from above the corridor, "Greetings to the girl, hello to the girl". Lin Zhixiao's family looked up, It turned out that they were just two talking parrots.It wasn't something he hadn't seen before, and he exhaled the long breath in his chest.Smiling to myself for making a fuss.

"Miss, please let the mothers in," a girl in a long white skirt and blue coat came out and shouted.

Lin Zhixiao's family immediately led the third-class women into Daiyu's small flower hall, walked around the big fish tank in the middle of the flower hall, and greeted Daiyu.These third-class women from Jia's family are all dressed in extraordinary clothes, not to mention that the lady in charge of Lin Zhixiao's family is quite wealthy. Daiyu was slightly worried when she saw it, so she didn't want to say anything, she just said, " No need to be too polite, mammy, just sit down."

Lin Zhixiao's family sat down after saluting, and looked up, only to see a six or seven-year-old girl sitting on the couch in front of her.I knew in my heart that this was the late Aunt Min's daughter, Lin Daiyu, the eldest daughter of the Lin family.Seeing that Daiyu was only wearing white cotton clothes without any patterns, her head was also smooth, and she only had a silver hairpin inlaid with white beads, and she was sitting there holding a heavy cat in her arms, A pair of small jade-like hands moved along the cat's back.

Lin Zhixiao's family only took a quick look at Daiyu, and then heard Daiyu ask, "When did you leave Beijing and how did you get here? How was the trip?"

Lin Zhixiao's family touched his clothes uncomfortably and said, "The mansion has received news from my aunt that the old slaves have left Beijing in early August. Who knows that this year there will be more rain, and the canal will be slower for a few days. It’s only now, but luckily the journey has been smooth, it’s just that it’s been a while.”

Daiyu smiled and nodded, "That's good. Grandma is in good health. Uncles and aunts are in good health. Brothers and sisters are also in good health?"

Lin Zhixiao's family sighed and replied: "Since I found out that Aunt Min has gone, others have been fine. Only the old lady has been ill. Fortunately, the old slave has recovered a little before leaving Beijing. I just miss my aunt and the eldest girl day and night. , and worried that the eldest girl would stay here alone at such a young age. That’s why I sent the old slave and others to Yangzhou to visit the eldest girl, and took the eldest girl back to the mansion for education.”

Daiyu saw that although the clothes of Lin Zhixiao's family were clean, they were just clothes.Feeling a little annoyed, he looked at the gold bracelet on Lin Zhixiao's wrist and said lightly, "Grandmother misses me so much. I hope Mammy will help persuade grandma when she goes back, so that she can relax and take good care of her body. What's wrong, mother is not safe even if she is underground." Speaking of this, Daiyu paused, "As for the matter of going to the capital, I am not in a hurry. Mother only left me this little flesh and blood, as a child, How can you not keep filial piety for your mother during the mother's filial piety, but go out to be a guest?" Daiyu took a sip of tea, and then said: "Please go back and explain for Daiyu in front of her grandmother. It's not that Daiyu is unwilling. Cheng Huan's grandmother is at her knees, but since ancient times, there has been no reason to go out to be guests during the filial piety period. This is one. Second, the population of Lin's family is simple. If Daiyu goes to Beijing, there will only be one father in the family. Father is busy with business all day long and has no time to take care of her. Others. Since my mother is gone, now is the time for me to be filial to my father. Therefore, Daiyu cannot go to Beijing due to reason and reason. I hope my grandmother will be considerate."

Lin Zhixiao's family responded uncomfortably, Daiyu looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late now, Mammy is tired all the way, let's go and have a rest first, let's have a good talk tomorrow."

The people from Jia's family, after getting a reply from the Lin family's father and daughter that Lin Daiyu was staying at home and would not go to Beijing at this time, returned to the capital on the third day with a boatload of gifts prepared by the Lin family's father and daughter.

On the other side, after dismissing Jia's family, Lin Ruhai received the re-election order from the capital and two nuns from the palace.