Edge of the Red Chamber

It was like a fight, with a dozen or so people serving.After changing their clothes, a servant girl came to invite them to have dinner.

The hall, which was originally quiet and dull, became lively as soon as a group of them entered.

Lu Huixian took a closer look and saw that Lin Fei had changed into a green pipa double-breasted chiffon gown and the same color crotch-open pants. She laughed and scolded, "Aren't you playing with water again?"

Cui Jiayi said: "Isn't it?" She smiled and said what happened outside just now. Of course, she only talked about Lin Fei's cuteness, and didn't mention anything else.

The old lady and Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Zhao liked it very much. When the maids prepared the meal, they kept laughing.

After eating, the maids poured tea and rinsed their mouths, and then offered some melons and fruits.

A few people tasted a piece, cleaned their hands, and said a few gossips, and Mrs. Lu said: "I came here today to say goodbye to the old lady. When I came, I said I would go back earlier, and I stayed for another five days." Six days, the rain has stopped today, and I have eaten, so it is time to go back. I am not at home, and I don’t know what is going on at home.”

The old lady laughed, then her face darkened slightly, and she said angrily: "I have my own wife to take care of me, can I still turn the world upside down? It's so easy to come here, I should stay for a longer time, why do I have to leave?" asked again Lu Huixian said: "You didn't say to keep your mother?"

Mrs. Lu hurriedly said: "It used to be far away, and it was difficult to see each other. Now we are all in Beijing, and we are only a few steps away. When I miss Feier, I will come over for a few days. I'm afraid I will be old when the time comes. My wife thinks I come too often."

Lu Huixian also said: "Why didn't you stay? It's because my mother couldn't let go of the grandchildren at home. It can be seen that I was the water thrown out by a married daughter. Where can I have my brothers, nephews and nieces to kiss. I haven't seen you for a few days, so I can't think about it." Yep, talking about it in front of me every day."

Mrs. Lu couldn't laugh or cry, pointed to Lu Huixian and said to the old lady: "This child is already a mother, and he still behaves like this." At this point, she turned to Lu Huixian and said angrily: "That's how I taught you. ?”

The old lady pointed at Lu Huixian with a smile, and said, "Who did she learn the rules from? Don't talk about the wife in-law." The whole room roared with laughter.

He smiled for a while, and then said: "Our family doesn't have any relatives in Beijing, so you are finally here, and you will often walk around in the future, so don't say such foreign words."

After the group said goodbye, a servant girl came in and said, "Someone from Cui's residence will take Miss Cui back."

The old lady said: "Why is it all in one day?" Even though she said that, the old lady knew in her heart that a girl as old as Cui Jiayi couldn't live in other people's homes for a long time.The rain stopped and the sky cleared up today, the Cui family must send someone to pick him up.

Cui Jiayi got up and walked to the old lady, tugged on the old lady's sleeve, shook it twice, and said softly: "I said to be stubborn for a day, but I have stayed for an extra day, and I will come to pay the old lady a later time. "

The old lady smiled again, and said: "That's all, that's all," and told the girl: "Who is here? Please come and talk."

Cui Jiayi wanted to go back to change clothes, but both Daiyu and Lin Jun couldn't bear her, so they went with her to change clothes.

After going out, few people spoke, so Cui Jiayi said: "The lotus pods in the pond have grown a little bit before I come here. After a while, I'm afraid they will be ripe. I'll watch and see which day the weather is cool, and post a post Please go to your family to be naughty."

Lin Daiyu then smiled and said, "Sister Yi must keep her word. Don't wait until the lotus pods are ripe. She can't bear to pretend to be a fool. She deliberately pretends to forget. Teach us to count the days every day and wait for nothing."

Lin Jun responded, "That's right, we can wait, don't try to coax us, you have our meticulous work at home."

Cui Jiayi laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, she leaned on Hualou, and couldn't even walk.After a while, it was just a little bit better. He pulled one with each hand and said, "My dear sister, I will never forget my promise to you."

The things were packed early in the morning. Cui Jiayi came back just to change into clothes for going out, and Daiyu packed the things to be given to Cui Jiayi. Lin Jun also sent her maid back to bring two needles and threads.

After sending Cui Jiayi away, Daiyu and Lin Jun spent lunch at the old lady's place, and then they talked with each other for a while before they left.

Daiyu came back to take a rest, and when she woke up, Mother Song had already come over, and was teaching a few little girls how to sew.

"Why did mother come so early today?" Daiyu said as she turned her head to look at the western clock, and then blushed. She couldn't say anything, but she glared at Hongxiao again, and said angrily, "Why didn't you wake me up?"

Mother Song smiled and said, "I didn't let them scream. The weather is cool these days, so the girl can sleep well. I'm afraid it will be hot again every day."

Yao Huang, Lu Fei, and Zi Yuan moved out their embroidery frames and stretchers, "Girl, are you here or out today? It's brighter outside, but it's not as cool as here."

Seeing that they were outside the curtain and not coming in, Daiyu actually wanted her to go out.If they were in the house, the girls would naturally come out; if she went out, there would naturally be ice outside.Can't help being funny, deliberately said: "Just move in, I'm too lazy to go out."

Ziyuan didn't expect that Daiyu would actually stay, she was stunned for a while, and then she went in to please her and said, "Good girl, it's spacious outside, with the windows open for ventilation, put ice on it, it's guaranteed to be as cool as the inside."

Lu Fei also came in, took the tea on the table and brought it up, flatteringly said: "It's just a jar of mung bean juice on the ice, it's just right for snacks when you get tired and rest."

Nanny Song gave Lu Fei a hard nod on the forehead, and said with a smile, "Haven't you gone out and set it up? Where did you get these words?"

The two quickly looked at Daiyu, and seeing that Daiyu didn't refuse, and didn't look unhappy, they quickly agreed to go out with a smile.

Hong Kao came out of the room holding a mahogany box that was one foot long and two inches wide, and said with a smile: "Miss Cui came to stay for a few days, and she also learned how to break down."

Daiyu tilted her head to look at her, and said with a smile, "I'll see, but you guys have learned badly, and you've learned how to arrange mine."

Hong Kao had already walked up to the curtain, lifted the bead curtain with one hand, turned her head and said with a smile: "Slaves and maidservants dare to make up girls." After saying that, she was outside the curtain.

In the past, it was all yours and mine, but now the words "servant and maidservant" have come out, Daiyu is funny.Xiangcheng stepped forward and pulled her up, and said: "Girl, let's go out quickly, didn't Grandma say that she would make a screen as a gift last time, Mom has already made up her mind."

Nanny Song also said: "Miss, let me have a look too. How about it? If it's good, I can show it to Grandma later, so I can finalize the draft earlier." As he spoke, he made up his mind with his fingers, and then Then he said: "It's hot now, and I can't keep up with the work, but I can still do some work. When the weather cools down in August, I don't have to rush so much."

A group of people walked and talked while Daiyu asked, "Six or eight?"

Nanny Song smiled and said, "Auntie originally said she wanted eight leaves, but Grandma returned it."

Since it is back, it is six.

Several people in the room laughed, Xiang Cheng said: "It's also my fault that Mama's work is too bright, otherwise, my aunt and grandma wouldn't always be thinking about it."

In the middle of the hall are embroidery stands and supports, with an armchair to the north and a bamboo chair to the south.

Because she couldn't see the red silk, Xiang Cheng asked, "It was still there just now, why did it disappear after a while?"

Before the words were finished, Hong Kao came out from the corner, holding a small sunflower-shaped tea tray in her hand.

Daiyu laughed and said, "I don't know what you have these eyes for. You can't see them standing there."

Hongxiao put down the plate in front of Luohan's bed, listened to the words, and said with a smile: "She is like this, she has grown up, and her temper has not changed at all." After that, she said: "The blue bird stewed white fungus soup in the morning, girl. Let’s have a taste, and eat two pieces of dim sum to make a cushion, and then do needlework.” Yao Huang filled another bowl for Nanny Song.

After eating, Daiyu wanted to look around, and Xiangcheng hurriedly took a roll of paper on the support, walked over, and said with a smile: "Miss, let's see if Mammy's painting skills have improved again, I said If Mammy doesn't believe it, Mammy will believe what the girl said."

Daiyu didn't need anyone else, and she and Xiangcheng unfolded the picture scroll on the short table.Liufu is mainly based on pomegranate, or the pomegranate flower is just blooming, or it has matured and produced soft and green fruit, or it is ripe, and the cracked mouth reveals crystal clear seeds, and it is accompanied by flowers, birds, fish and insects. The red flowers and green leaves are extremely lively.

If a painter paints with a brush, Nanny Song paints with a needle and thread. Although the painting pursues reality, the characterization is too rigid, but it does not hinder it. The key lies in the use of needlework.After rewarding them one by one, Daiyu said: "Mom is really modest. I think sister Xian must like it. I can't say, I want to keep it for myself."

After the eldest son Xu Jing, Lu Huishan gave birth to the eldest daughter Xu Zhen, and now she is pregnant again.The real sister is well-behaved and cute. Compared with her own naughty son, Lu Huixian is very envious.When she was annoyed that Lin Fei was being naughty, she threatened him by saying that she would exchange him for a real sister.

Nanny Song also laughed, and said modestly: "Grandma hasn't seen anything good, so she can't see me." Then she said: "If the girl can still see it, I will give it to you later. Look, grandma."

After joking and talking, Daiyu cleaned her hands, and just sitting in front of the support, Hongxia and Xiangcheng lifted the cloth on it with their own hands, and there was a layer of thin silk on the inside. Embroidery draft, peony leaves have been embroidered.

Hong Kao took the box she had just taken out again, and put it on the high table in front of Daiyu. When she opened the lid, all of them contained the same spools of thread, only the embroidery threads were of different colors.

Nanny Song came forward, picked out several colors of thread, and explained in detail where to embroider with that color thread, how many threads to cut, and what stitching method to use.

Daiyu listened to a word of agreement, and on the other side, Nanny Song had already skillfully cut the thread, threaded the thread, and then explained the essentials while demonstrating.

Nanny Song finished embroidering a piece of thread, threaded another piece of thread along the way, and handed it to Daiyu.

Hongxiao and the other maidservants also took their needlework out to do. While Nanny Song was staring at Daiyu, she also gave pointers to the maidservants from time to time.

The room was quiet at first, everyone was doing their own work, after a quarter of an hour, they began to talk.

Daiyu did it for a while, but lost the interest just now, got up and walked around, looking at the begonia and carp made of red silk, or the moonlight in the lotus pond of Ziyuan, or enjoy some of the gifts sent by Lin Hai. Clivia.

Suddenly remembered something, and asked Hongxiang, "Did you remember to bring the chess piece back to Sister Yi?"

Hongxiao stopped what she was doing, looked up at Daiyu, and said, "How can I forget? I also assembled the small screen in the study that Miss Cui liked, and handed it over to the painting building."

"Just don't forget it," Daiyu nodded, and said, "I said I found it for her. If I stay, she will definitely annoy me."

After Hongxiao finished speaking, she buried her head in making the petal just now, and said, "Ms. Cui is not such a person. If we really forgot, it will be the same if we remember it later and send it over."

Daiyu went to the support and sat down, picked up the needle to identify it, found the direction to insert the needle, and said with a smile: "That's true, I'm too worried for nothing."

Mother Qiasu is here today, and when she heard this, she said: "Why is this worrying for nothing? It was a good deal. Miss Cui can forget it, but she can't forget it. It's not bad for the girl and Miss Cui's love."

Xiangcheng stuck out her clove tongue at Daiyu, and Daiyu glared at her before holding back a smile and agreeing.

Mother Su didn't see it, and continued to say: "Hung Hom is safe in handling affairs, she knows where the girl's things are, and she has never missed a thing or missed a half of it. But it’s always a person, and when there is always a nap, the girl should mention it.”

Hongxiao hastily said a few words modestly, but Daiyu agreed.