The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

When Lin Yan returned home, Daiyu called someone over to invite him.After changing clothes, I went to have a look, but it was Daiyu who drew up the list of gifts for the next year.Although brother and sister have to observe filial piety and cannot go out to see relatives during the New Year, this year's gift is indispensable, and they have to be sent in advance.

Lin Yan looked at it for a while, and seeing that everything was fine, he nodded and said, "That's fine, sister, let the housekeeper prepare it."

Daiyu said: "My brother said last time that the master of Xishan Academy is an old friend of my father. I didn't see any correspondence in the account books of previous years. I thought, since I am a teacher, should I send some over? Shouldn't it be given as a New Year's gift, or just as a little wish from us?"

Lin Yan said with a smile, "Mr. likes ancient books, calligraphy and paintings the most. If my sister is free, she can look for them at home."

Daiyu agreed.

It's the New Year in a blink of an eye, although Situ Lan is unwilling, but there are many more rules in the royal family for the new year.Now that the emperor is old, he likes to gather his children and grandchildren together, calling Situ Lan into the palace every day.

Situ Lan was very puzzled, and when he took the time to visit Lin Yan, he was very surprised, "Since I was a child, I have never been so concerned about me. Could it be that I suddenly discovered the benefits of my son?"

Lin Yan smirked, but the old man had no power in his hands, and he was too idle to care about things.

When it was New Year's Eve, Lin Yan, Daiyu and Xiao Linruo got up early in the morning, put on plain clothes, and went to the small ancestral hall in the backyard together.The rankings of the ancestors of the Lin family are all enshrined in the ancestral hall of their hometown in Suzhou, and this is only the spiritual tablet of Lin Ruhai and his wife.

The two siblings knelt and kowtowed in front.

When Daiyu looked up and saw her father's spirit tablet, she couldn't help but see tears in her eyes.At this time last year, my father was still lovingly joking with me, but now it was only me and my brother left here.

His shoulders sank, and he turned to look at his brother.Lin Yan comforted, "Mom and dad will protect my sister. My sister should wipe her tears, so that she can survive the days to come."

The girl next to her helped Daiyu up, and Zijuan hurriedly handed over a silk handkerchief.Daiyu took it and wiped her eyes, shedding tears, but she felt emotional in her heart.I used to live in Rongfu, and every New Year's Eve, I had to open an ancestral hall to worship my ancestors.However, she is a member of the Lin family, so she had to follow Jia's family to worship her ancestors.Who would have thought of asking her to pay homage to her mother during the Chinese New Year?

If it wasn't for my elder brother, perhaps my father would be the same, too. Wouldn't it be deserted underground during Chinese New Year?

Knowing that Daiyu was sad, Lin Yan glanced at Lin Ruo.Lin Ruo kowtowed to the spiritual seats of Lin Ruhai and his wife from behind, got up and knelt down in front of Lin Yan and Daiyu, and said crisply, "Ruoer kowtowed to my second uncle and aunt to pay New Year's greetings."

He raised his head, his big eyes were shining, and he stretched out his hand again, a small white and tender hand with the palm facing up, "Second Uncle, Auntie, Ruo'er is one year older again."

Daiyu was startled for a moment, then she couldn't help pursing her lips in joy.Lin Yan lifted Lin Ruo up, laughed and scolded, "Is this the place to pay New Year's greetings?"

As he spoke, he led Daiyu Linruo to the flower hall.Lin Ruo was clever, kowtowed again quickly, paid New Year's greetings, and finally got a delicate purse embroidered by Daiyu herself, holding it in her hand, she was overjoyed.

For a while, servants from the mansion came to kowtow to the two brothers and sisters, and scattered the rewards.Since it was the first year of the brother and sister's stay in Beijing, and there were many people serving them, Lin Yan ordered someone to set up a few tables of wine in the servant room at the back, except for the night guards, he just went back.

Although the New Year in the Lin Mansion was not as lively as outside, it was warm and peaceful.

After the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the year is over.On the eighteenth day, someone from the Rong Mansion suddenly sent someone to deliver a post to the Lin Yan brothers and sisters.The post was received by Daiyu. The pink Xuetao paper has exquisite patterns and several rows of small letters neatly arranged on it.

Daiyu read the posts and asked Zhou Rui's family: "Is this only for me, or do all the girls in your family also have posts?"

Zhou Rui's family has served Mrs. Wang for many years, and they are the best at observing words and expressions. Hearing Daiyu's question, he hurriedly replied with an apologetic smile: "It was the old lady who said that Miss Bao has never had a good birthday in the past few years. Coincidentally, this year is Jiji's age again, so I ordered my second grandma to take care of it and organize this birthday for Miss Bao. The post was written by Miss Bao herself, but I don't know anything else."

Daiyu read the post again, but said nothing.Zhou Rui's family saw that she was noncommittal, and hurriedly said: "When the servant came out just now, Miss Bao said that she didn't dare to disturb Miss Lin. She just thought that it's not easy for the girl to move around now, and she's too scared to be alone. So, I thought it would be good to ask the girl to have fun for a day."

Speaking of this, Daiyu couldn't refuse, "Then sister-in-law Zhou will go back and tell Sister Bao that I will definitely go there in due time. It's just that my brother is no better than me, because he is studying in the Imperial Prison, waiting for the next spring." .So I dare not answer for my brother."

"Hey, if there is a word from the girl, my trip will not be in vain. Thank you, girl, for caring for the servant!" Zhou Rui's family got up and said goodbye without saying anything.

Daiyu threw the post on the table, and the smile on her face disappeared.Zijuan Xueyan and others only said that Daiyu's petty nature had committed another crime, because Jia's mother felt uncomfortable because she wanted to celebrate Baochai's birthday.The two foster nuns thought otherwise.

Nanny Li said: "Girl, what's wrong with this post?"

Daiyu signaled Xueyan to pass the post to Mammy Li, "Look, Mammy, what does this mean?"

Those who came out of Nanny Li's palace naturally knew how to read.After looking at it up and down, she handed it to Nanny Sun. She thought about her words and said, "Miss, there is no need to be angry about this. I think that Miss Xue's family background is not as good as that of the big family. For a while I don’t know what to pay attention to, but there are also some.”

Zijuan Xueyan and others were puzzled, even Wang Momo asked Li Momo, "My old sister, we are illiterate and don't know what is written in it. Is there anything wrong with it?" ?” Posting a post to treat guests is also common among girls, it is considered an elegant thing, why did you ask Nanny Li to say such a thing?

Seeing that Daiyu didn't speak, Li Nanny couldn't continue talking.Daiyu was very upset. If Baochai came to invite her on her birthday, she didn't say anything in the past.It's just, why did the post just include my brother in a big way?A girl, post a post to a foreigner?What does this mean?

Daiyu has a sensitive mind and tends to overthink when things happen.At this moment, the more I think about it, the more I feel, this girl Bao, is she wearing a golden lock on her body to find a good marriage? What else does she have in mind for her brother?

But such a thought flashed by, and Daiyu herself blushed.After thinking for a while, she called Zixiao: "Go and see if brother is back. If he is back, tell me that I have something to discuss."

After Lin Yan came back, he pinched the post and read it again, and said with a smile, "It's okay. Anyway, my sister is going, so it doesn't matter if I go together."

Daiyu frowned with two slender eyebrows, "If you want me to say, it's okay for my brother to stay at home. Anyway, we are not related to their Xue family. I went there just because of the old lady. Birthday, it’s just for the sake of the old lady.”

"Okay, if I don't go, I'm afraid my sister will be bullied." Lin Yan said, "My sister can just prepare a gift."

Daiyu laughed "puchi", "People say that I'm the most mean and petty, and I'm not forgiving. I just don't bully others, who can bully me?"

Lin Yan smiled without saying a word.Daiyu took this as a joke, but she didn't know that there really might be some unscrupulous person waiting to compare her to an actor and make fun of it.

After listening to Lin Yan's words, Daiyu really prepared the needles and threads she usually made in two colors, and asked someone to find two bolts of material she brought from the south, and paired them with some hairpins that had never been put on.

On the 21st, as expected, Lin Yan and Daiyu rode a horse and a car, and followed each other to Rongfu.

Seeing the Rongguo Mansion open the middle door, Lin Yan had a bright smile on his face.

For a while, Jia Lian came out to meet her, and Daiyu's car went straight into the gate and went inside.Jia Lian pulled Lin Yan here and said with a smile: "I haven't seen my cousin Lin for a long time, I miss him very much. I wanted to go to the house several times, but I was afraid that my cousin's studies would be delayed."

"What is Lian's second cousin talking about? Whenever my cousin comes over, my younger brother will always walk backwards to greet him." Lin Yan was very sincere.

The two entered hand in hand.Lin Yan went to Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng's office again.

Jia Amnesty had long wanted to win over Lin Yan, and Jia Zheng also appreciated that Lin Yan was young and could read and talk.The two brothers didn't really take the elder's money very much, they talked and made up, and they became very warm.

Jia Zheng suddenly remembered Baoyu and asked, "Where did Baoyu go? It's time to ask his cousin for advice. Why didn't he come out?"

When Jia Lian heard that Baoyu was mentioned, he secretly thought it was bad, but since he asked, he had no reason not to say it, so he had to say, "Brother Bao is still inside. I think it's to celebrate sister Xue's birthday, and I haven't come out yet." .”

Jia Zheng's face sank, and he called a servant to come in: "Go, pass Baoyu over. Tell him that his cousin from the Lin family is here, and tell him to come out quickly."

Lin Yan smiled and said, "Brother Bao has always been gentle, and he loves the sisters the most. Since today is a happy day for Miss Xue's family, it is only right for him to be busy inside."

Hearing Lin Yan's words, Jia Zheng became more and more unhappy.As for Baoyu, he, as a father, knows all too well.Where is he going to follow busy?It's clearly hanging around with the sisters!Besides, it's just a birthday of a girl from a relative's family, but it's a lot of fun. With the time to celebrate a birthday, what's wrong with doing something?

Looking at his color, Lin Yan's attitude became more gentle and amiable, and the atmosphere in the flower hall was very warm.

Besides, on Daiyu's side, she drove all the way into Yimen, and Wang Naomo, who followed her, got out of the car first and opened the curtain.The two girls Zijuan and Hongling followed, first jumped out of the car, and then stretched out their hands to help Daiyu down.

Sister Feng had been waiting here for a long time. When she saw Daiyu, she couldn't hide the joy on her face. She took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile, "good sister, you are finally here."

He took Daiyu into Jiamu's house, where all the female family members of the whole family were here, and Shi Xiangyun also came and sat beside Jiamu.

Baochai is dressed very grandly today, a begonia red embroidered peony embroidered with a round collar, a pink embroidered silk skirt underneath, a high bun in black silk, and a red gold-dotted emerald phoenix hairpin on top. There are a string of small beads in the mouth of the phoenix.The two big red treasure pendants beside her ears made her complexion more white and lustrous.The whole person is like a peony that has just bloomed, fresh and charming, with bright eyebrows.

Seeing Daiyu coming in, Baochai got up to meet her, took Daiyu's hand affectionately and smiled, "Sister labor."

Daiyu tilted her head and smiled, showing two small canine teeth, and said with a smile: "Sister Bao is having a good time, why don't I come?"

Said, first went to meet a few elders.Mother Jia beckoned Daiyu to come and sit down beside her, and said with a smile, "My dear boy, let me take a closer look at you."

Looked up and down, "I looked at it, this complexion is not bad."

Aunt Xue also smiled and said, "I see it too. Miss Lin really deserves to be the old lady's granddaughter, and she has an air of grandeur that is even more provocative."

"Where is it? My aunt is too modest." Mother Jia let go of Daiyu's hand and said with a smile, "I said before that Bao girl is also a good girl."

Daiyu asked Zixiao to bring up the gift, and Baochai hurriedly said, "I'm very happy when my sister comes. How dare you ask my sister to give you a gift?"

After a lot of refusal, I finally accepted it.

Baoyu was standing behind Mrs. Wang, and she couldn't bear it long after she saw Daiyu come in.Looking at Daiyu and talking to everyone, she had no time to take care of herself for a while, so she turned her eyes and ran to Jia Mu to whisper a few words.Mother Jia smiled and nodded, and called Sister Feng: "Go and send your sisters to sit and talk in the warm pavilion. We are so upright, we don't want them to relax."

Sister Feng agreed, and pretended to complain: "I just said that the old lady is eccentric, so why should the younger sisters go and joke freely, and I have to run errands here and there?"

Everyone in the room was laughing, and Daiyu and the others were about to step out when they saw someone rushing in from outside and slapped Jia Mu and the others, "Master's name is Baoyu outside."