Yucuo of the Red Chamber

"Girl, it's already the second watch, go to sleep for a while. How can this disease get better?" Zijuan put on her clothes and came to see Daiyu. Seeing that her books were all upside down, she was obviously thinking again Old things are sad.Fortunately, I didn't cry. I don't know why the girl seldom cried even though she looked haggard recently. Even if she shed tears occasionally, it was only a few drops.

"You go to bed first. I'm not sleepy, so sit down for a while." Daiyu took the tea that Zijuan poured, put it aside without drinking, and said lazily.As for illness, or whether it is good or not, she doesn't seem to care anymore.

Zijuan tucked the quilt for Daiyu and looked at the brazier. The charcoal was still burning.Then I got another cup of hot tea, watched Daiyu drink it, then got into bed, sat in front of Daiyu, and said, "I'm not too sleepy, let's talk to the girl. I stay in the room every day, Nothing but sleep, almost like hibernation."

"What else is there to say? Is there any news?" Daiyu moved slightly, letting Zijuan lay the cushions for her, and said in a nonchalant tone.

"That's right. This is what I overheard Yuanyang and the others talking about. If it was daytime, I wouldn't dare to tell the girl, for fear that those women would tell someone if they heard it. They're all asleep now, and the girl should be serious." Listen to what I have to say, no matter what, it's good to know." Zijuan probably saw that Daiyu was so used to it, and didn't care about her.

"What did you hear again? Don't just hear it, I don't want to know so much about it." Daiyu said.

"Of course I don't care about other things. It's just that this matter seems to be eight or nine percent true, so I told the girl." Zijuan just opened her mouth, and when Daiyu coughed, she hurriedly patted her on the back to calm her breath for a while. , went down again to pick up the spittoon, cleaned up and went to bed again, and said slowly: "It's not good for a girl to always be like this. The old lady also loves girls, so she asks people to come and ask her every day. It can be seen that A lot of thought. If the girl is still so ignorant of maintenance, don't you want the old man to worry about you?"

"I'm not sick like this, and my grandmother just sent someone to take a look. That's what it means. Since you want to start, why pretend you don't know." Speaking of her grandmother, now her only reliance is not very stable, Dai Yu looked a little sad.

Zijuan hurriedly comforted her and said: "The old lady is old, it's not bad if she can remember this kind of heart. As for the servants, it's usually the same. It's not that the girl doesn't know, and the old lady can only do this. Now that she is the wife's housekeeper, the old lady can't refute her face too much and make her embarrassed. It is for this reason that the old lady thinks it is best for the girl to go out, otherwise the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will not get along, and I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to get along with in the future No, I'm busy looking for a husband's family for the girl now, but I haven't believed it for a while."

In-laws?Heh, heh, her in-law's family, even her uncle's family can't tolerate her, so what about her in-law's family?My uncle and aunt are several layers closer to each other than the others. They are all like this, so how can others expect it?Thanks to the old lady who came here, she has a lot of thoughts.

Seeing Daiyu's disapproving expression, her face was also a little bloody, and perhaps she was still a little shy, Zijuan said: "Let's talk about this matter behind closed doors in the middle of the night, and girls, don't be shy. Boys should be married girls." It’s impossible for the girl’s family not to want to get married, but she just avoids the crowd during the day. Girl, think about it, don’t you?”

That's what I said, but... Daiyu turned her head and looked out the window, the wind seemed to be getting tighter again, won't it snow again tonight?No wonder it's so cold...

Daiyu coughed a few more times, but her throat felt uncomfortably itchy and there was no phlegm.After taking a few sips of the tea that Zijuan handed over, he still leaned lazily, looked at Zijuan, and probably agreed with her, waiting for her to continue.

Zijuan took care of her, and then continued: "Girls would say a few words when they were young, and they would also want to find a good husband's family when they grow up. Yes. Miss Bao has fulfilled her wish, and the "golden and jade match" is about to come true. Miss Qin will welcome the door in a few days, and Miss Yun. They are all pretty good. Now there are only three girls, three girls, four girls, and four girls. Be smaller, even the old lady will worry about it."

Daiyu sighed: "Yes, it was just a joke at that time, but it became real in a blink of an eye. We are old enough to talk about marriage."

Zijuan said: "People always have to grow up. I heard from the mandarin ducks that I don't know why. The empress appointed them to get married before the year. Now it seems too late, so she said that it can't be delayed until February." Go. Isn't this a strange thing? There is not much left in the official accounts. The old lady wants to touch her, and Yuanyang is anxious. It turns out that many of them have already been pawned by her and Lian's second wife. It was the second strange thing, such a big family had to scrape together the money for the wedding.

This time I have no money, and I have to urge the servants to work, and I have to choose the best ones. Not to mention the hard work of Yuanyang and Amber, the rumors outside are also very good.At this moment, I was still in a hurry, and the empress didn't have any money, so I had to ask the mansion for it. Later, it seemed that the second wife took it decently, and only dealt with it for a while. I don't know what will happen in the future.

Zheng Zhengguo's uncle is married, so the house can't lose face no matter what, and I think it's a bit nice to make such a fuss.There is another strange thing about Yuanyang and the others, that is, in the past they always said that the Xue family was rich, but now they always go to the second wife's place, and it doesn't look very good.The servants also complained, saying that the Xue family was so squandered by Grandma Xue, and now they can't make ends meet.

Of course, these girls who don't leave the door all day long and girls like us don't know about it.In addition, there is another strange thing, the girl probably couldn't think of it even more. It turns out that not only our mansion is so eager to welcome the relatives in Duzhong, but also some mansions seem to be busy with blind dates and weddings according to those who are in charge. Son.Is this strange or not? "

strange?There are too many wonders in the world, who knows?

Daiyu leaned against the head of the bed, seeming a little tired.She is just an orphan girl, she depends on others for every piece of paper, how can she have the energy to take care of other people's affairs?It seems to have nothing to do with her whether the Jia family can't even handle weddings; whether the Xue family can't even manage weddings has nothing to do with her; whether everyone in the world is preparing for marriage has nothing to do with her.With scissors in hand, ready to cut candles.

There are few people in the garden now, although there are some provisions for these supplies, it is because she often stays up until midnight, and gradually they are not enough.Asking women for what they want can also give a lot of embarrassment. Last time, she heard Xue Yan muttering and complaining behind her back, so she paid attention.Sometimes, if she can light one less candle, she will lose one; sometimes if she can dim the candle light, she will cut the candle wick short.For example, talking at the moment is for entertainment, and it is also cut off to save some.

"Girl, wait..." Zijuan suddenly pressed Daiyu's hand, and grabbed the scissors from her hand with one hand.

"What's the matter?" Daiyu looked at Zijuan's surprised face with some doubts, not knowing what's going on.

"Girl, look..." After a while, Zijuan's expression of staring at the candle changed from eager anticipation to joy, and she was about to jump up for a moment of joy, and hurriedly pulled Daiyu to look.

It turned out that although the red candle was about to burn out, at that moment, twin pistils formed, flickering with incomparable joy, illuminating the whole room brightly.Tears stopped, no longer flow, double pistil knot, eliminate sorrow.

Daiyu was stunned, staring blankly at the swaying flames, dazed in a daze, not knowing whose joy these rare twin cores were, and who was worrying about the dying red candle?

Yes, a candle with two pistils is an auspicious and festive image, but she is already like this, a bit like the candle that is about to drip dry. Could this be her joy?Why do you like it?What does it mean when the candle is about to run out?

"Girl, fortunately, I stopped it. Look, the girl's good things are still to come. It is almost burnt out now, go to sleep, and there is no need to light another one. If you say this candle is also interesting, it looks like it is going to be finished. Not only did it bear twin pistils, but it also burned slowly, which must be a good omen. The girl should cheer up and enjoy her future blessings." Zijuan helped Daiyu get up and fall asleep again at night, and the little candle was still alive. Before it finished burning, it slowly burned with the candle tears left over from before, looking very happy.

"What's good or bad? I'm already like this, and I still worry about what to do. No one cares about it. I still care about this candle. I'm a little sleepy, and I should wake up if I close my eyes casually. You go to sleep for a while. Son. I know that the current situation is very difficult, and you have to suffer a lot with me." Daiyu let Zijuan wait for her to lie down.Having said that, he seemed to be a little happy in his heart.

"Girl, don't say that. People's fate is determined by the heavens. If you are such a good girl, you will have good luck in the future. Things are okay now. Besides, the third and fourth girls are the masters here, isn't it the same?" Are you alive? Maybe after a while of busy work, you will get better. And the girl doesn’t ask for anything, even if she gets married in the future, can the old lady still lose the girl?” Zijuan helped Daiyu to sleep well, and hurried Blow out the remaining flames, so as not to fall asleep and walk away the water.

"What are you doing?" Dai Yuzuan called out in shame and indignation under the covers.

Zijuan found her bed and fell asleep, thought about it and smiled: "I didn't say a word to the girl just now. The old lady was also very strange. She asked me the other day if the girl's health was better. I said it was just like that." , the old lady had nothing to say for a long time. Later I asked Yuanyang, Yuanyang said something strange, the old lady wanted the girl to get better, but she didn't want the girl to get better, isn't there nothing wrong? "

The room was quiet for quite a while, listening to the whistling wind outside, Daiyu had nothing to say, turned over twice, probably fell asleep.Zijuan didn't know the reason after thinking about it, so she had to go to sleep quickly.

Looking at the fourth watch of the genius, the old lady woke up, unable to fall asleep after thinking about it.Lying in bed and not getting up, just thinking about it.