Edge of the Red Chamber

When she said this, Lin Jun couldn't help asking Daiyu, "You didn't say anything this morning, why did you suddenly think of Sister Feng's place at this time?" Daiyu frowned slightly and explained the reason.

Because she had a bad impression of Baoyu for the first time, according to Daiyu's temperament, she ordered the servant girl to choose one, so as not to lose courtesy and give up.Just because Jia's mother treats her better than her own granddaughter on weekdays, among the grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Baoyu is the one who loves her the most, so she can't be too casual, this is one of them; because there is Zhang Feng'e And Lin Jun, thinking that "one person counts the short and the other three count the long", and it is better for the three to discuss and agree with each other than to think about it alone.

Zhang Feng'e knew that she would definitely not give her what she had made by herself, otherwise, a purse or a pair of words would have done her best.In fact, if Daiyu didn't come to see her, she would also consult with Daiyu.Compared with Daiyu, she herself is even more difficult.Jia Baoyu is just a relative of the outer four roads to her, and the two are already old, and the needlework, calligraphy and painting made by herself are not easy to give away. If you say goodbye, she is at the Lin family. The name, in fact, is not all from the Lin family. Because of such a trivial matter, she can't talk to the old lady, so she said: "According to me, things come second, it's just our intention."

Daiyu regarded Zhang Feng'e as her biological sister from the bottom of her heart, and she was also younger, so naturally she couldn't think of this.Lin Jun was three years older than she was, and she was a bystander. Hearing the words, she guessed what Zhang Feng'e was thinking, and said, "It's exactly what Sister Feng said, but it's all based on my own heart. We don't have much money to make a living. We spend money on food and clothing. , but thanks to their parents, what's more, their family is so rich, what good things don't have, haven't seen? I'm afraid they are still rare for those wild things from the south. This time we came, and we brought a lot. After a while Let's go and have a look, and only choose a few elegant and exquisite ones. I remember that there is an inkstone carved from a whole bamboo root, as well as a pen holder, a brush washer, and a paperweight. Make a set, and I'm afraid it will be better than the others. If you still can't, go to Look for Second Brother Yan, let’s pool some money and ask him to run for us.”

Hearing this, Daiyu pulled her skirt and said, "Let me see first, if I like it, I'll keep it for myself, and it's the same if I find another one."

Lin Jun couldn't help laughing, and said, "Why are you so stingy? I took it out because you were embarrassed, but you moved it to your own room first. If I knew it was like this, I wouldn't say it."

Zhang Feng'e also smiled and said, "Who told you to tell her what's on her mind?" Seeing Lin Jun looking over, Fang went on to say, "She had a set of wood carvings in her room, and she was thinking of bamboo ones. I like it, but you come to recruit her again."

Lin Jun sighed regretfully, and said: "I didn't hear you mention it, otherwise I wouldn't give away my bamboo roots. Although these are not bad, they are not as exquisite as those. If you want , look for it later.”

Just as she was talking, Zhang Feng'e saw the wooden fish coming out of the moon cave gate, and asked, "Why are you here?"

When Daiyu turned her head and saw her, she remembered what she had said before and asked, "Is the old lady out?" Muyu nodded in agreement.

The three of Zhang Feng'e then got up, and as soon as they turned to the veranda, they saw the old lady walking towards her supported by Rosary Beads, and hurriedly went up to meet her, saying, "Why is the old lady here?"

The old lady had already seen the teapots and other things on the table in the pavilion, and said with a smile: "You guys know how to choose a place, this place is good." After saying that, she laughed and scolded: "You are allowed to have good tea in this good place, but you are not allowed to eat good tea in this good place." Shall I come here for tea too?"

The group went back to the pavilion, the maid brought water again, and Zhang Feng'e washed the cups and made tea again.Seeing that Biluochun was taken, the old lady asked, "What kind of tea does Jun'er eat?"

Seeing that Zhang Feng'e didn't ask, Lin Jun still used Biluochun, so she knew that the old lady also liked to eat it, and when she saw the old lady asking herself like this, she was out of love, fearing that she didn't like Biluochun, so she said: "What am I? I eat tea, and I love it."

Daiyu laughed and said, "You don't need to drink tea anymore," and ordered the servant girl, "Pour a bowl of boiling water for you Miss Jun."

Lin Jun returned to her and said, "I'm still going to have tea today." After saying that, she said to the maid who brought the water, "Dig out a jar of snow water that your eldest girl collected last year and let's eat it." Well, the old lady finally had tea with us, if she didn't take it out to honor the old lady, when will she keep it? I'm not afraid that there will be no place to bury it."

The old lady couldn't help laughing too, because she said: "Go and get an altar." The maid hurriedly agreed and went.

Zhang Feng'e stopped and said: "Then we will have tea later." Then he told the servant girl: "Bring the fruit you got today to the old lady to taste."

All of a sudden, the maid brought a plate of cherries, and Muyu said: "The eldest girl brought a plate just now, why don't you take it too, I can't help putting this thing away, and the old lady can't use these." The old lady nodded, and Muyu turned around. When I got out of the pavilion, I went to get the cherries without mentioning it.

Lin Junyin said: "I don't like to eat this. The other one is pomegranate. If you eat a frame, you can have a basket of seeds."

Daiyu was just spitting out a round core. Hearing the words, she smiled and said, "If you eat a fruit, you won't be able to have a peaceful life."

Older people tend to like to eat sweet and salty food. Because the old lady ate a few more, Zhang Feng'e was saying: "This one gets angry, the old lady should use it less." I think there are considerations. For example, this cherry was born at the beginning of all things. Although it occupies a first word, it is already outstanding, but it is born so lovable. This is the second one. It tastes good. This is the first. Three piles. Only one of them is complete, and it has all three of them. Don't you hear that "when the moon is full, the water will be full, and the water will be full", so the world loves to eat. People are greedy for food and drink. There is another cause and effect, so I get angry. It is only because of it that such a big nucleus is born again. Even if I eat two more, it will not be a big problem, no matter how many..." Zhang Feng'e said that she couldn't hold back her laughter I got up, "I'm afraid it's sister Rujun who thinks it's too complicated."

Both Lin Daiyu and Lin Jun clapped their hands with a smile and said, "Teach me, a wonderful solution."

The old lady also laughed, her tears came out, but she couldn't stop, Rosary laughed and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, the old lady laughed and scolded: "I told you to read, that's how you read?"

Daiyu said: "This is also cause and effect." Several people laughed more and more.

After a laugh, they resigned from the old lady and went to Guiyuan because they wanted to pick things from Lin Jun's place.

Gui Garden was originally called Jing Garden, where Lin Hai and his father studied hard. The front yard is very simple, without a single tree or grass.At the beginning, Jia Min admired and admired the Lin family's ability to teach their children well, but when Lin Jue was born, he couldn't bear it anymore, fearing that Lin Hai would learn from his grandfather and father, so he ordered people to plant many flowers and trees in it.Unexpectedly, except for a osmanthus tree, all the good ones died, but the delicate peony survived. Because the name of the peony is vulgar, the osmanthus tree lived alone, and the word "laurel" was used when it was renamed.

Let's say that their sisters came to the osmanthus garden, entered Mrs. Zhao's room, and then outside the door, they heard Mrs. Zhao saying: "I'm afraid that the girl will have dinner there, and the master and Lang'er will not come back today. I am the only one." , just do both at will.”

The three came in to say hello, and Mrs. Zhao grabbed Daiyu and Zhang Feng'e and let them sit on the bench. She ordered the maid to bring some fruit and said, "Since you are here, eat with me." Make what the sisters like to eat, and add whatever else you like."

Daiyu said: "I was thinking about the good things from my aunt."

After saying a few words, Lin Jun took Daiyu and Zhang Feng'e to her room, and told Luzhu to bring out the key to open the box.

Luzhu went to the shelf and opened a pear wood box, took out a bunch of brass keys, and smiled and said, "A dozen or so boxes are just mixed up like that, and they haven't been cleaned up when they come back. How do I know what's in which one?" Well, if the girl is not in a hurry to ask for it, just take it easy, we rushed to clean it up in two days, and find it for the girl together."

Daiyu was a little embarrassed, and Lin Jun scolded with a smile: "Sister Feng is so disrespectful in front of big sisters." After saying that, she said, "Don't try to be lazy, you just take the few things I brought and plan to give them away. There are only a dozen boxes in total, how much effort did you take to open them up and take a look?"

Crystal poured tea for their sisters to eat. Seeing Daiyu's expression, she knew it was what she wanted. She was afraid that she would be overwhelmed, so she said, "This little hoof, if you don't scold her for two days, your heart will itch. You have to scold her a few times. That's what makes me feel comfortable."

Luzhu laughed and said, "Isn't this just joking with the girls?" As she spoke, she went out, and Daiyu and the others heard her calling the little girl to carry the box outside.

Daiyu knew that Lin Jun might not think well if she said no to watching, so she just accepted her favor.

When the dewdrops came in, the four little maids at the back carried a filigree box cage in with one corner each, and Lin Jun pointed to the ground in the center of the hall to ask them to put it down.The little maid put down the cage and left with her hands tied. Luzhu opened the box and said, "I didn't realize until I opened two boxes. I was told that day that I might give it away. It's hard to find, so I just use this light box. It’s easy to recognize, when I opened it, it was indeed inside.”

When Daiyu and Zhang Feng'e looked in, they saw that there were large and small square or long filigree boxes inside.Luzhu took one out casually, and when she opened it, it was a set of nine cups filled with paint, the smallest was no bigger than a fingernail, and the largest was no bigger than a child's fist.What is rare is that the words on it and the peony flowers on the twigs are clearly recognizable.The body of the cup is red lacquered, and gold powder is blown inside the words and patterns, which is extremely luxurious.

Daiyu didn't like it very much, so she handed it to Zhang Feng'e. Zhang Feng'e admired it carefully and said, "This is good, but it can only be counted as one person."

Lin Jun said: "I carefully selected these. Originally, I had to pack them up and send them to you in two days. Now that they are here, you can choose them yourself. Don't be afraid that they won't suit you. I'll save you trouble. Let me have a look at them by the way." Look, let's see what to give to Sister Yi."

Zhang Feng'e said with a smile: "What a lazy girl, she asks us to do things for her even if she has an idea."

Take out the dewdrops one by one and show them to the three of them. The ones in the box are all exquisite and small.The three of them appreciated and commented at the same time, which was a waste of time.After seeing a dozen or so samples, the sky gradually darkened, and Mrs. Zhao sent someone to invite them to dinner in front of them. Zhang Feng'e said, "Let's go to eat first, and when we come back later, we should first look at what you said in the afternoon." Things, don’t worry about anything else.”

Daiyu laughed and said, "We were only interested in being happy, but we forgot the serious business."

Lin Jun handed a fist-sized flower basket made of bamboo strips as thin as a hair to Luzhu that she was playing with, and put it back. After listening to the words, she also smiled and said, "That's right," and then told Luzhu: " After dinner, find some of the bamboo root carvings, and take a look at the others, and if there are some that can be made into a set, take them out too, and we will give them away." Luzhu agreed, and Lin Jun Just three sisters, Daiyu and Zhang Feng'e, got up and went out.