Edge of the Red Chamber

Mother Jia arrived neither early nor late, as if she had made a calculation.The Lu family arrived first, followed by the Cui family, and then Rongfu.

Mrs. Cui was not feeling well.

Mother Jia was lazy at the table, because she said that she couldn't eat anything when she was too old, and sitting on the table disturbed everyone's use, so she didn't go to the table, and the old lady accompanied her to listen to the opera in the inner room.

They don't need chairs either, and each of them carried a piece of brocade, picked whatever he liked and put it on the small table, and ate and talked at will.He gave his two tables of seats to the girls who had no seats and the woman who was on duty, and ordered them to sit and eat and drink at will under the eaves outside the window without formality.

The old lady is usually self-disciplined, and she seldom lies down in front of outsiders, because she said: "You do what you want."

Jia's mother was used to enjoying it. She came all the way by car and talked with her for a while, but she couldn't stand it anymore, so she didn't refuse. She's older, but tougher than me." Speaking of age, the old lady was indeed one year older.

The old lady said: "It's just that I'm used to it, but I can't do it anymore, after all, I've reached this age." Then she asked: "Are your legs sore? Ask a little girl to beat your legs."

Jia Mu nodded, and two little maids came up from below, one with a beauty hammer and the other with a foot pedal.

The old lady was holding the sandalwood beads in her hand and moved them slowly. When Jia Mu saw it, she asked, "Should I eat the long fast, or only on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year?"

The old lady smiled and showed the sandalwood beads in her hand, and laughed at herself: "It's just for show, Daier said, wine and meat have passed through the intestines, and the Buddha kept it in his heart. In the past, I used to eat Changzhai in my hometown in Gusu, but I slowly changed it when I arrived in Yangzhou. In the past few years in Beijing, I have lost everything, but I went to the temple to offer incense, and I just ate a meal or two."

Seven or eight years old, wearing a bright red dress, trimmed with silver fox fur, lining her little face so white and tender that water can be squeezed out, sandwiching the spore meat that has just been baked and blown so that it is neither hot nor cold, just enough to enter the mouth, Bringing it to the mouth of the old lady, the old lady said with a smile: "We Min'er know that we love grandma," but shook her head, "Grandma is eating vegetarian food today, and Min'er eats by herself."

The four girls in the family were all called by the old lady's serial number, but the little granddaughter was called by her nickname.

But Jia Min refused to take back her hand, and said softly: "The wine and meat have passed through the intestines, and the Buddha kept it in his heart. Grandma has a Buddha in her heart. How can the Buddha care about these things? The old lady is old, how can she do it if she doesn't eat meat? If you don’t eat meat every day, you will always be hungry.”

Everyone in the room who said the last sentence laughed.

Suddenly hearing these familiar words, Jia's mother was in a daze for a moment, as if she heard her daughter talking and laughing outside the house.For a moment, she forgot that the person Daiyu cared about was not herself, but a relative in her eyes, and said with a smile: "This child has always been filial."

Seeing mutton soup, the old lady ordered the rosary to fill a bowl for Jiamu, saying: "Drink the hot soup at night to warm up your body."

Mother Jia came back to her senses, motioned for Yuanyang to take it over, and said, "The three brothers and sisters followed their mother." The conversation naturally turned to the Lin Jue brothers and sisters.

The old lady was like a mirror in her heart. Mother Jia was of high seniority. If she didn't attend the banquet, she was the only one with seniority to accompany her.So the two escaped, and naturally only two of them knew what they said, if they didn't teach the third person to know, it must be that the words were not good to say in front of everyone.Except for Lin Yan's marriage, he doesn't think about him.

Adhering to the principle that the enemy does not move and I do not move, she will never take the initiative to approach if the other party does not mention it.But to see which one Jia Mu mentioned, if it is good, naturally there is no need to push it out, and it would be stingy to stop it rashly; if it is not good, just push it on Lin Hai and it will be over, Jia Mu will definitely not He would turn around and ask his son-in-law regardless of face.

When the topic changed to this point, the old lady knew what Mother Jia was going to say next, so she gathered her energy, lest she should not answer carefully what she should not say.

I heard Jia's mother go on to say: "The luck also followed their mother, and it was so bad. Yu'er got married in a hurry, we were far away, and his two uncles couldn't get away, and no elders went there. Thinking about it, my heart hurts." Just sighed, "It's hard for this child not to blame us. After all the hardships, his mother picked a good wife for him. I always think that their brother will stand in the way So, the two of them are going smoothly. I didn't think about it... I just hope that after passing this hurdle, Yan'er will be smooth in the future."

The old lady also sighed and nodded. Mother Jia didn't treat herself as an outsider, and asked directly: "It's been a year, and the other person has come back. Does his father have any arrangements?"

If there is someone who is willing, the old lady will naturally not worry.Mother Jia was afraid that she had seen it right, so she asked this question.But if you change someone, you can only follow these words and ask: "I don't know if you have a promising child?" This is exactly what Jia Mu wanted.

If Mother Jia proposed to welcome the Spring Festival, how could the old lady refuse?I can only recognize this relative.

Even if some people feel that this marriage is unworthy, no one can fault Jia Mu's words.Although Yingchun is a concubine, she is also the younger sister of the empress in the palace.What's more, it's normal for a niece to be a daughter-in-law.If it is not good, it can only be blamed that there is no girl born in Rongfu.

The old lady thought about it for a while, and tasted it.Neither nodding nor shaking his head.After taking a sip of the soup, he just said: "Yan'er values ​​love. When this happens, he feels uncomfortable. We are old people, so it's not easy to stop us. Some people also mentioned a few during the New Year's Eve, which is also very good." Yes. After all, it is a major event in his life, so he needs to nod. He was feeling uncomfortable, so he muddled through it. The first son Minger washed the third, and the eldest wife of the in-laws mentioned the fifth girl from the household department's Zuo Shilang's family. My aunt also mentioned two girls, one is the second girl of their family, and the other is the seventh sister of their second grandmother’s natal family. It’s just that he was not at home, and we didn’t respond. When he came back a few days ago, we also asked him. I have already agreed. Ask again, you know a lot of people in Beijing, if you have good children, you have to pay attention to them. If you don’t feel sorry for the grandson of your own relatives, who will you feel sorry for?”

The Zuo Shilang of the household department is the younger brother of the Marquis of Jinxiang, and the Hou's mansion gave birth to a girl, needless to say Miss Han Wu.Although Xu Er's father is a bastard, he is the richest prefect of Guangzhou Prefecture in the world.Grandma Xu's family name is Chen, and she has worked and studied for generations. Although no one has become an official, the Dieshan Academy of the Chen family is famous all over the world. of.

It's not like family background, only because of this, Yingchun can't be compared with any one of them.What's more, there is such a father.

When the old lady mentioned these three girls, no matter how thick-skinned Jia's mother was, she couldn't bring up Yingchun.Although Baochai is a descendant, she only bears the word "Shang". If she compares with these three people, she might not even be as good as Yingchun.

Mother Jia is an ancestor, whether at home or as a guest, no matter if she is a peer, an elder, or someone with a high status, because Yuan Chun has a prince in front of her and is favored, who would be rude?

Although what the old lady said was true, in Jia Mu's ears, she deliberately did not give her face.Jia's mother thought in her heart that Mrs. Xu could enjoy the rest of her life because of Jia Min's kindness. She lowered her figure and asked her to show her face. If she is polite, she will naturally know what to say.However, she never expected that the old lady would ignore her and say such a thing after she had revealed her meaning.

But there was nothing wrong with what the old lady said, if she really planned for Lin Yan, she could only say yes.It is precisely because she has her own selfishness that she doesn't like it.

How unhappy she was in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, Jiamu said with a smile: "I am old now, I am useless, my eyes are blurred, my ears are deaf, and my memory is gone. My old relatives don't remember anymore. The new relative can't remember. I'm afraid of being laughed at, so I don't go out now. But I can eat two bites, sleep when I'm tired, and play with the children when I'm free. It's just an old trash, where is it? What do you know? Just ask, if you don’t get well, I’ll teach his aunts and sisters-in-law to pay attention to it; "

"This is your blessing. The house is full of children and grandchildren, and everyone is filial. Others can't think of it." Blocking Jia's mother's words, the old lady is not such an aggressive person, and she does not hesitate to give a few high hats. He had to say a few words, and said: "It's outrageous to say this. If you don't talk about two families, you love Yan'er's heart, and Yan'er knows it in his heart. His grandma and mother are gone. You do it. Who cares if grandma doesn't worry?"

Jia Mu nodded and said: "What you said is good. If you can make a decision as soon as possible, you can get married in the second half of next year. After studying for two years, you can get a job in Beijing and find a job in Beijing. Being together is better than anything else.”

Although the old lady didn't like Jia's mother's behavior, the words came to her heart.It can be seen that the old people in this world have the same thoughts when it comes to their children, and they have lost their previous aversion by two points, and sighed: "That's not the case. I said the same thing the day Yan'er came back."

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For a while, Lu Huixian came in with the playlist, and Jia Muyin said, "It's enough for one person to order one out. What do you do with it again? I know that you are the head of the family. You only come out when you have no free time all day long." Confinement, take care of yourself more, and rest when you have time."

Lu Huixian answered yes with a smile, and said: "I've been lying down for a month, and I can only come out today. I didn't teach me what to do, and my aunt took care of it for me. Seeing how busy my aunt is, I can't sit still." It looks like this, so I’m going to ask for this Qiaozong.” Then he said: “If you don’t order, no one will be kind.”

Mother Jia smiled and asked the old lady, but the old lady refused, and gave in twice. Just now, Mother Jia ordered "Shengping Treasure Raft", and the old lady ordered "The Story of the Gold Hairpin".

Lu Huixian instructed the rosary softly at the side, saying: "I'm afraid the old ladies are bothering us. If you don't want this or that, you have to be careful and persuade the old ladies to use more. If there is anything you want to eat, there is no one in the kitchen." Ask them to make new ones. I suggest you use less tea and more soup." She said, and one rosary was required.

After finishing speaking, seeing the old ladies ordering a good show, she took the playlist and was about to leave. Mother Jia stopped her and asked, "Where is Ming'er?"

Lu Huixian said: "I just fell asleep again. There are many people here and there is singing again. I taught the nanny to carry him back. The old lady wants to see him? I'll send someone back to have a look, I'm afraid I'm about to wake up."

Jia Mu waved her hand and said: "The child's soul is not yet fully grown, and I am most afraid of being shocked. I'm afraid you don't understand, but it's just a question. Now that you have taken it back, don't toss back and forth. It's a day like this, no matter how late it is." Don't come out when the cold air comes down." Lu Huixian said yes, and then asked Lin Fei, saying that she was in front of his grandmother, but didn't say anything.

After saying a few more words, he went out.

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