Edge of the Red Chamber

Shui Rong pointed to a guard beside him to show Lin Yan, and said, "This is Zhou Bang."

Lin Yan bowed to her, and said, "I will trouble Guard Zhou for a few days."

Not daring to accept Lin Yan's gift, Zhou Bang hurriedly dodged, slapped Qianer, and said, "This is my duty."

Shui Rong pulled Lin Yan, the two sat down, and said, "You and I are not outsiders, so there is no need to be so estranged." He waved his hand to signal Zhou Bang to go out, and asked Lin Yan, "Did you sue for leave?"

Lin Yan shook his head and said, "I'll be back in a while, are you coming back today?"

Shui Rong turned his head and said: "Come back." Before Zhou Bang went out, he turned around and came back quickly when he heard the words, and stood by the side with his bow. People go over there to report."

Zhou Bangdao: "Yes."

After explaining a few more words, the two went in to say goodbye to the old lady.

Mrs. Zheng welcomed them to the main room, offered tea, and led everyone to pay respects.The old lady waved her hand and said: "Get up, master. I don't come here on weekdays. Thanks to you." She ordered the reward, and after receiving the reward, everyone dispersed, leaving only a few girls in the house to serve.

After half a cup of tea, a little maid came in and said that the two of them had come, and Lu Huixian forced Daiyu to hide behind the screen.

After sitting down, Lin Yan and Shui Rong walked in, saw a figure behind the screen, and wanted to take a closer look, but the old lady said with a smile: "You guys should leave earlier, it's too late." Shui Rong quickly looked back and saluted say hello.

After giving up his seat, Lin Yan said, "Let's leave after resigning from the old lady."

Shui Rong also said: "We also have a Zhuangzi here, and the peach blossoms are in full bloom at the moment, and the old lady will go to visit when she is free."

The old lady said: "Okay."

Lin Yan and Shui Rong stood up, and Lu Huixian hurriedly said, "Second Uncle, wait a minute."

Knowing what she was going to say, the old lady smiled and said: "You can enjoy it for a few days, and Feng'er is still at home."

Hearing this, Lin Yan also understood, and said, "Sister-in-law is only here to play for a few days, if you are worried about Fei Er and Ming Er, I will send them over tomorrow."

Lu Huixian said with a smile: "I don't have the time to worry about them." After a pause, she added: "Forget it, I'll sneak back to Laner today, let's talk about it tomorrow."

After Lin Yan and Shui Rong left, Lu Huixian pulled Daiyu back out again, Mrs. Zheng stepped forward and replied, "The prince just came and sent a lot of wild things, and they are all in the kitchen."

The old lady smiled and said to Lu Huixian: "You were joking with him, he really sent it here." Then she asked: "What are there?"

Lu Huixian said with a smile, "You keep talking, so why not take it seriously?"

Mrs. Zheng said with a smile: "There are four pairs of pheasants, nine rabbits, one deer, and one wild boar. The other ones are nothing more than that. That pair of rabbits is really rare. Their fur is all purple without a trace of variegation. Love it just by looking at it.”

Not to mention Daiyu, it is an old lady who has lived for dozens of years and has never seen a purple rabbit, so she ordered it to be brought in immediately.

Daiyu didn't believe it either, she had seen the white rabbit before, but she had never heard of the purple one.

Mrs. Zheng sent a little maid to get it, and Lu Huixian asked, "Are they all dead?"

Madam Zheng said: "Except for this pair of rabbits, they are all dead."

Lu Huixian clapped her palms and smiled, "Today we have a good time," said Mrs. Xiang Zheng, "The old lady wants to eat pheasant soup, so I will stew one right away, and save the wings and feet, or I will have wine later. Rabbit Peel one out, save a leg for tomorrow morning, and make a pot with the rest. Tell the kitchen yourself what you like to eat.”

Madam Zheng said with a smile: "Thank you grandma for the reward, we are also lucky."

Hearing that there was venison, Daiyu said: "A while ago we cooked something to eat, and Sister Yi was still talking about venison. I'm afraid she likes it. I'll send someone to give her some tomorrow." Some past."

Mrs. Zheng said: "Girls like to cook and eat? Teach them to cook some for dinner. Let me have a taste."

The old lady said: "She's just playing around, where can she eat anything? Besides, it's a big night, and she can't eat it." She said to Daiyu: "There is chicken soup at night, and a rabbit and venison are burned. Save it for tomorrow." This is how the old lady coaxes Lin Fei and Lin Ming on weekdays, but this method won't work when Lin Fei grows up.

Daiyu's face was hot, and she said softly, "I didn't say I wanted to eat."

Mrs. Zheng quickly said: "It's all because I said something wrong." Daiyu became more and more embarrassed.

Lu Huixian laughed and said: "Sister really didn't say that, old lady, please don't wrong someone." Then she said: "Speaking of it, I have an idea."

The old lady said: "You say."

Daiyu smiled and said, "I know what you're going to say, I must invite Sister Yi over here, otherwise, wouldn't the venison be let down."

Lu Huixian said: "I won't say anything, you will know when the time comes."

Daiyu said, "Just pretend to be a ghost."

Talking and laughing, the maid came in with the cage, Madam Zheng took it and lifted it up herself.

The old lady pointed to Daiyu and said, "Bring me a stick."

There was a fluffy mass in one corner of the cage, its head and feet were missing, and I didn't know what it was, but the fur was really purple.Madam Zheng stretched out her hand to pick it up, and the ball was split into two halves immediately, revealing its head and face, it really was two rabbits.They separated, hurried to the corner for fun, and immediately huddled together again. Madam Zheng said awkwardly: "This little thing is the least courageous, and it behaved like this when it was just delivered. It will be fine after feeding it once. I'm afraid it is I just saw the girl, and I still admit it." Then I went to pick it up again.

Daiyu waved her hands and said, "That's all, carefully frightened them."

Daiyu didn't see it, but Lu Huixian could tell that the rabbit probably wasn't caught by Xishan, but Shui Rong specially found it.

Lin Hai set up this village for the purpose of growing orchids. Who would raise rabbits? Naturally, there is no ready-made cage.But look at this cage, it is made of high-quality purple bamboo, each one is carefully carved.If you want to use freshly made ones temporarily, you will definitely not be able to meet people, and if you buy them now, it will be difficult to find such good things.It must have been prepared long ago.

Although Lu Huixian saw it, she didn't say anything. Seeing that Daiyu liked it, she smiled and said, "If you like it, just save it for boredom." It also saves you from disappointing Shui Rong's thoughts.

I'm not afraid of Shui Rong's intentions, but I'm afraid that he won't.So soluble, Lu Huixian was also happy for Daiyu.

Daiyu still didn't realize it, and said with a smile: "This little thing is still young. It wouldn't be worthwhile to kill and eat meat. I'm afraid that Fei'er and Ming'er will die if they see it."

Lu Huixian laughed and said, "You want to eat meat for such a rare thing."

Lin Ming hasn't been here yet, Lin Fei has been here once, Madam Zheng has already learned the lesson, she thought about it for a while, and said: "Otherwise, I will keep it with me first, when will the girl think about it, or send someone to get it or Come and have a look, it's the same."

Daiyu said: "It has to be like this," and told a few maids, saying: "Don't say a word when you go back. If anyone shows their mouths in front of Fei'er and Ming'er, I will not admit it, and I don't care. Find your own way."

Rosary said with a smile: "Don't dare, don't say I met before, I haven't even heard of it, but where can I find two more like this."

Everyone said yes, and Daiyu asked again, "Have you fed in the afternoon?"

Mrs. Zheng said: "I fed a few vegetable leaves when I just brought them here." After she finished speaking, she beckoned, and a maid brought up a small basket, put it next to the cage, and said to Daiyu, "It's all washed. Got it." Not so he stepped back and stood in front of him to serve.

Talking softly, the old lady glanced at her and saw that she was also gentle, so she asked, "Whose child is this?"

Mrs. Zheng said: "She is the eldest girl of my family. She looks vulgar. She followed us and didn't learn any rules. She can't get on the stage."

This Zhuangzi is mostly hilly, so it is not easy to grow food, and the slightly flat land does not grow any grass.Lin Haiyin wanted to grow flowers, so he didn't care about these. He also saw an apricot tree with good apricots, so he bought it.

Coincidentally, after I bought it, the Fifth Prince dug out a hot spring from the barren land.Then people dug it, and sure enough there was a hot spring, but it couldn't compare with the look of the fifth prince.

A greenhouse was built, and some fruits and vegetables were planted in winter.Lin Hai issued an order not to sell them, so, except for those from Xiaojing's mansion, he ate them himself.

When Lin Hai was not around, the husband and wife were the masters of the Zhuangzi, and their work was free. Speaking of it, it was thousands of times better than in the mansion.They have a son and a daughter under their knees, and they are all raised like young masters and young ladies.Now seeing her getting older year by year, Mrs. Zheng just became anxious.After all, the old lady came, expecting it would be a chance to show her face, so she brought her daughter over.

When she heard that it was her daughter, the old lady understood a little, and said: "I look good." She called her to come forward, took her hand and asked for her name.

Seeing the kind eyes of the old lady, she blushed and lowered her head, and said, "I haven't got a name yet."

Hearing this, Mrs. Zheng became anxious and winked again and again, but her daughter pretended not to see her, so she said immediately: "I beg the old lady to give me a name."

The girl pulled at the corner of Mrs. Zheng's clothes, trying to stop her, but Mrs. Zheng was too quick to stop her.

Lu Huixian and Daiyu looked at it funny.

The old lady agreed with a smile, and then asked her age, which Mrs. Zheng said, and asked, "How many months was it born?"

Mrs. Zheng couldn't help but said, "August."

The old lady said: "Then call it Ziwei."

Mrs. Zheng said it lightly, licked it for a while, and said with a smile: "It's still an old lady who can choose a name, which is nice and appropriate. The fifth prince planted a circle of crape myrtle along the courtyard wall. In August, the flowers stretch out Come outside the courtyard wall, there are clusters of them, it’s really nice to see.”

I'm afraid it's for her again, there is still a gap around her.Daiyu went to see the girl.She was not timid, instead she looked towards Daiyu and looked her up and down.

Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, and thought to herself: "Ms. Zheng is not modest." It is true that she has not learned the rules.

Such a girl would not be able to go to the master's side even if she entered the mansion.Daiyu lost her interest, she lowered her head and picked a vegetable leaf and stuck it into the cage to amuse the rabbit.

Seeing this, Madam Zheng pushed her daughter and said, "Aren't you serving this afternoon?"

The old lady said: "She was also naughty when she was young, so don't worry about her." She waved to Ziwei and said, "Come to me."