Edge of the Red Chamber

Lin Jue and Lin Yan got the information, hurried over, and just entered the door, they saw the old father circling around the room with the younger sister in his arms, and was about to shout, when the old father turned around, saw the two of them, first shook his head, then looked Daiyu pouted, and the two knew that Lin Hai meant not to speak, so as not to wake Daiyu up.

The two were so anxious that they had no choice but to suppress their temper and entered the house in a few steps.Before the two sons could speak to An, Lin Hai asked, "Why did you come in?"

Lin Jue whispered: "Lan Qiao in my sister's room found Xilai, and said that my sister came to Lancaotang alone, so I hurried in, but I didn't know that my father was here."

Lin Yan couldn't wait a long time ago, so he finally waited patiently until his father and elder brother finished talking, and hurriedly asked, "Father, what's wrong with Dai'er?"

Hearing this, Lin Hai's face was a bit sad, he sighed inaudibly, and smiled again: "It's nothing, I'm afraid the girl who followed Dai'er didn't know I was here, and she was afraid that she would cry when she got here. That's why I hurried to find you." After speaking, seeing that the two sons didn't believe what they said, but showed a clear look, and then looked very guilty, I was so relieved in my heart, I couldn't help but scolded: "I'm here, you still worry about it?" But how can you teach them to be relieved?

Lin Jue guessed what the old father was thinking, and also put on a happy face, stretched out his hand to hug Daiyu, and said: "Dai'er is also heavy now, I'm afraid she's not exhausted after holding her for a long time, I'll come hug her."

Lin Hai just shook his head and said, "She has a shallow sleep, and she falls asleep easily. Teach her to sleep well."

What Lin Hai said was the truth, Lin Jue couldn't object, seeing Lin Hai's white hair at the temples, he couldn't help but feel distressed, moved a chair by the window and put it under the sunlight, and said, "Then dad should sit for a while. "

Lin Hai also didn't want to reject his son's wishes, so he nodded in agreement.Lin Yan also came forward, and the two helped Lin Hai to sit down, and the two brothers each moved a chair and sat across from each other.

Lin Jue was two years older than Lin Yan, and he was always steady and careful, so he found a cloak from Jia Min's room and covered it with Daiyu.Seeing that his elder brother was busy, Lin Yan didn't dare to sit still. He wanted to pour a cup of tea, but he didn't want hot water, and he wanted to call the maid, but there was no one there.

Lin Jue took out his cloak and saw the gaiwan and tea caddy on the table, but he hurried out.Seeing the eldest son come out, Lin Hai couldn't help laughing and said, "Yan'er is also fourteen this year. In two or three years, it's time to get married. She's still like this. When she does something, she's in a panic. Just make tea, not talk about it." First ask for water, first look for tea and tea bowls, and only after I found them did I realize that I don’t have any boiling water.”

Lin Jue was also funny, and said: "He has such a temperament, and he can't change it. If he does things seriously, but he is a hundred times better than me, I will feel ashamed."

Lin Hai just smiled. In his eyes, the three children are all good children who are unique in a million.

Not long after, Lin Yan came back, followed by two women, one carrying a stove and the other a small kettle.As soon as he entered the door, he smiled and said to the two: "Since we have worked a while, let's just have a raw tea."

Lin Hai scolded with a smile: "I told you to ask for water, but you asked for these instead."

Lin Yan didn't pay any attention to it, and directed his mother-in-law where to put the stove. The two of them put it down, but they didn't dare to stay. They lowered their heads and went out again.

While waiting for the water, Hongxiao brought in some refreshments, but Lin Jue still told her to go out.

Just as the water was boiling, Lin Yan brewed tea himself and offered it to Lin Hai and Lin Jue, "Father and elder brother also try it, and see how my craftsmanship is."

Seeing the corners of his eyes fluttering, Lin Jue deliberately said, "As far as I'm concerned, there's no need to taste it, but it's a pity for this good tea."

Lin Yan didn't look at Lin Yan at all, but just looked at Lin Hai fixedly, Lin Hai didn't know whether to laugh or cry, took a bite with his lips, nodded, and said, "It's better than the first one."

Hearing this, Lin Yan's face fell, and he said, "Father just knows how to perfunctory me."

Lin Jue stretched out his foot and kicked him, and scolded with a smile: "It's not big or small, but I'm making up my father."

Lin Yan hurriedly dodged, and replied: "Sure enough, I married my sister-in-law, and my eldest brother is becoming more and more like an older brother." Then he said to Lin Hai: "Elder brother has wronged others, and my father doesn't care about it."

When it comes to getting married, Lin Jue is still a little shy, and his cheeks are a little hot.But it didn't show on his face, he snorted coldly, although Lin Yan didn't speak, but restrained himself a little.

Lin Hai looked funny, and thought, if Jia Min saw his two sons trying their best to make him happy, he must be at ease, so he said: "He is younger than you, you should give way. You really don't want to It's like saying that you actually made fun of your elder brother, so you've been studying in vain." The first words were said to Lin Jue, and the latter words were said to Lin Yan.

The two hurriedly got up, said yes with a smile.

Daiyu seemed to be disturbed, and suddenly twisted a few times, Lin Hai hastily patted her on the back twice, Daiyu snuggled into Lin Hai's arms, her hand holding Ruhai's robe was also tightened, Only then did he smash his mouth and fell asleep again.

Lin Hai looked very sad, Lin Yan was no better than Lin Yan, he couldn't think of this, and he didn't understand it, but seeing how many people were talking like this didn't wake Daiyu up, he couldn't figure it out, so he leaned forward and looked at Daiyu happily for a while , Fang said: "This little girl always likes to follow daddy. I think she sleeps so well because she knows it's daddy."

Lin Yan's unintentional words reminded Lin Yan.He didn't know when Lin Hai came to Lancaotang, and Lin Hai's white hair on the sideburns seemed to be more than before.After all, he is still young, and he has always been used to going smoothly. After Jia Min passed away, he has grown a lot, but when he thinks that he may lose his father again, he is still shocked and afraid, and his back feels cold.Seeing Daiyu in Lin Hai's arms, he rejoiced secretly, "Fortunately, my sister is still young, and I'm afraid Daddy won't be able to let her go, otherwise I'm afraid I'll really leave with my mother." He kept it in his heart, and from now on he would always pay attention to Lin Hai, Daiyu was often invited out for dinner with the family.

After thinking about it, Lin Juefu struggled to smile again, and said: "This is also normal, and you were like this when you were a child. In comparison, she is not as good as Dai'er. I still remember that once I took you to the street to buy food for my father. Sugar Man, you have been holding on to Dad's clothes since dinner, but when you wake up the next day, Dad has already gone to the Yamen, and you cried all morning."

Lin Yan was so embarrassed that his face turned red, and he said, "Brother, how many years have passed, and you still bring it up, am I still young and ignorant at that time?"

Seeing his appearance, Lin Hai and Lin Jue couldn't help laughing. Lin Jue became angry from embarrassment, but couldn't get angry again, so he got up, only to find a book, and hurried out of the room here.

As soon as Lin Yan left, the smile on Lin Jue's face gradually faded, and he couldn't help saying, "Father, you have to take care of yourself, it's only been a few months, and you are much older."

Lin Hai saw Lin Jue's uneasiness, and after a while, he nodded slowly and said, "Don't worry, I will hold the grandson for your mother, watch Yan'er get married, and send Dai'er out of the court. How can I rest assured, what face do I have to see your mother?"

Lin Yu forced himself to hold back the soreness in his eyes, forced a smile and said, "My son is worrying too much."

The father and son talked all afternoon, and at the end of the day, they had dinner together again. After the meal, everyone dispersed, and Lin Hai and Lin Yan went out of the second door directly, leaving Lin Jue to send Daiyu back, so he could drop by Take a look at Lu Shi.

On the second day, Mrs. Lu returned home.

The next day, all the colorful objects in Lin's mansion were removed and replaced with plain ones. The three brothers and sisters Lin Yu and Lu family all changed into sackcloth.

Because Jia Min said that the inner clothes of Lushi and Daiyu are made of fine cotton, but the outer clothes are made of linen.

Daiyu still had breakfast at the Bijing Hall, and when the meal was over, the aunt and sister-in-law were gossiping, and a girl came in and said four women from the Rongguo Mansion in Beijing came to pay their respects.

Knowing that it was his grandfather's family, Lu asked to come in, and he and Daiyu moved to the main room.

The four who came were: Lai Da's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Xing's companion, from Wang Shanbao's family, Mrs. Wang's companion from Zhou Rui's family, and Wang Xifeng's companion from Wu Xing's family.

Four people asked for an invitation, and Lu Shi ordered to move the house. Several people refused to sit down at first, but all declined.Those of Wang Shanbao's family are the most proud of being around Mrs. Xing, and they are also the most capable of making waves. They have nothing to do on weekdays, but they still want to provoke Mrs. Xing to do something.Thinking that Lu Shi is the bride, and she is the accompanying room of the direct aunt, she is more decent than others, but she sat down first.Those three were startled and angry, and they were about to say a few words, thinking that they would lose their family's dignity, so they all confessed their crimes, and sat down on the twig with oblique signs.

Lai everyone first said: "I just came today to pay my respects to the eldest grandma and the eldest daughter, and I also ask the elder grandma and eldest daughter to forgive me."

The big maid who served by Jia Min's side smiled and said in a low voice, "This belongs to everyone Lai".Lu Shi didn't dare to be negligent, and said with a smile: "No, I was supposed to invite a few sisters to come over to meet, but everyone in the family hasn't recognized them all yet, so I'm too embarrassed to disturb you."

Wu Xing's family was a generation later, so he was a little embarrassed, and quickly said: "Grandma doesn't recognize me, I am the goddaughter of Lian's second grandma."

Seeing that she was the youngest, Mrs. Lu expected that she would be the companion of the Second Grandma Lian, the eldest son of Rongguo Mansion, or the companion of the Second Grandma Zhu.Hearing the words, she knew that she was Wang Xifeng's companion, so she smiled and said: "I told you to watch a joke."

Everyone in Wang Shanbao's family was joking and joking when they saw her, and they were a little unhappy when no one paid any attention to her. Hearing what she said, she hurriedly said: "Grandma has only been in the house for a few days, not to mention the family members, even the family members. I'm afraid I still can't recognize them all."

Lu said: "That's exactly what you said." After finishing speaking, he looked at everyone Lai.

Relying on everyone's understanding, he said, "This is Sister Wang, the most useful one for our eldest wife," and then pointing to Zhou Rui's, "this is Sister Zhou, the most useful one for our second wife."

Hearing what Lai said, Wang Shanbao's family was very proud, but Zhou Rui's family smiled and waved their hands: "Grandma can't be trusted, but it's just the master's praise. It's our good fortune that the master can use us."

Mrs. Lu knew before that the first wife, Mrs. Xing, was the step-mother, from a humble background, and the second wife was a smiling Bodhisattva.Looking at it now, it really makes sense.This Wang Shanbao's family is obviously petty and fond of Canada, while Zhou Rui's family always has a smiling face, and they are amiable when they talk and act.

However, the so-called knowing people, knowing the face but not knowing the heart, what you see may not be true.Those who put everything on their faces are hateful and hateful. After all, it is easy to guard against them. If they are smiling all day, but they are stumbling behind their backs, such people are truly terrible.

Lu Shi still treated the four of them equally, and said: "Sister Zhou's words are wrong. If the master appreciates it, he will naturally do things if he appreciates it. If there is such a stupid person, let's see who will assign him something to do."

Daiyu suddenly laughed and said, "It's exactly what Sister Xian said. Like Wanfu in our kitchen, Mrs. Zhao who used to be in charge of the flowers and trees in the garden, who dares to order her to do things?"

Mrs. Lu knew that Wanfu was a silly girl who couldn't do such trivial things as carrying firewood. It was just that Jia Min took pity on her and allowed her to set fire to the kitchen. It was just a monthly salary for a white collar; It was because he loves to pick right and wrong, and his eyes are higher than the top, and he doesn't know what is good, that's why he was dismissed from the errand and sent to Zhuangzi.Daiyu's words, in fact, were mainly allusions to Wang Shanbao's family with Mrs. Zhao, but only Lu Shi knew about these two people, but the four people who depended on everyone were so confused that it was difficult to ask. When Daiyu laughed, they laughed too.

Lu secretly squeezed Daiyu's palm, signaling her not to be naughty.Mrs. Zhao couldn't figure it out thanks to the four of you, but Wanfu could.Then he said angrily, "You are also a naughty one," and said to the four of Lai's family members, "My sister is joking." Then he told about Wanfu.

Several Lai members said in one voice: "My aunt has the same temperament as our old lady, and she loves the old and the poor the most."

Seeing that Mrs. Lu did not treat her very warmly, Duwang Shanbao's family decided that Daiyu was comparing her to a silly girl, and felt uncomfortable.After saying that, she shed tears, choked up and said, "Why did you just go?"

Suddenly, Daiyu's eyes turned red.

Everyone in Lai hated it so much that they quickly scolded Wang Shanbao's family, seemingly true or false, and said: "Sister Wang is sincere, but she should also be concerned about the eldest girl's body, and I don't know how to control my own mouth. How can I return it?" To recruit a girl?"

Daiyu tried her best not to cry, and said, "I don't blame Sister Wang."

Seeing this, everyone Lai and Wu Xing's family sighed secretly: "It really is a good one, no wonder the old lady often talks about it."

Wang Shanbao's family is not a fool, seeing that everyone doesn't want to see him now, and everyone's reliance is also indifferent. Thinking of what Jia's mother explained when he came, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful, so he wiped away his tears and said : "Look at me, when I saw the girl for a while, I was so happy that I couldn't even say a word, don't blame the girl."

Daiyu waved her hand and just wiped her tears, Lu said flatly: "Sister Wang is serious."

Chapter 5 has been changed a little bit, that is, the part between Hongxiao and the doorkeeper after Daiyu enters Lancaotang.