Edge of the Red Chamber

Daiyu was just looking for an excuse, but now she really remembered something and said: "Today the emperor issued a decree of grace."

As soon as she said this, the old lady laughed and said, "What should I do? If it's about my in-laws, I already know." She recited the Buddha's name and said, "People like us, although they don't Worrying about food and clothing is not necessarily a blessing; like ordinary people, who run around all day for three meals a day, luck is luck, but it is not necessarily suffering. The family is safe and sound. Even if the whole family is here, it is doom, but it is not necessarily a blessing. The old lady of the in-laws is a person with future blessings, and when these grandchildren and grandchildren get up, she will still have endless blessings."

Daiyu said: "The old lady already knows?" She thought, since Lu Huixian didn't come, and the old lady didn't ask her, she must know where Lu Huixian went, otherwise why didn't she not ask?She clapped her hands and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that." Thinking about what the old lady said, it really made sense.

Zhang Feng'e sighed: "How many people should there be in this world, how many of them are like old ladies, who can see through these things? There are those who have seen through, and how many can let them go?"

The old lady smiled and said: "You are only a little old, so you can say that." Then she said: "If it is like..." After thinking about it for a while, she looked at Daiyu, and then said: "I don't have a good memory, probably the surname is Tian. Forget it. If that’s the case, it’s time to serve the imperial court, otherwise, if you see through it and go home to farm, if you keep some influence, the people in this world will still have a good life?”

Daiyu threw herself into the old lady's arms with a smile, and said, "I taught the old lady to say both good and bad things, so let's say something good."

The old lady stroked her braid, and said: "The girl who is about to leave the court, she still acts like a baby, and she is not afraid that your nephew and niece will see the joke."

Daiyu blushed and said angrily, "I don't talk to the old lady." She got up and went to Zhang Feng'e.

Just got up, when Xianglian was thinking about it, the rosary came in and said, "Grandma is here."

When she came in, the old lady smiled and said, "Haven't you had dinner yet? Just in time, we are late today."

How did Lu Huixian know what Lin Ming was doing? She only thought that everyone was waiting for her, so she said: "What is the old lady waiting for me?" Then she said to Zhang Feng'e and Daiyu, "Why don't you persuade the old lady? What time is it, don't starve the old lady."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Ask Ming'er." Then she told Lin Ming and sister Fu about smashing the jar of candied fruit and cleaning up the kitchen all afternoon.

Zhang Feng'e said awkwardly: "It's because I didn't teach Sister Fu well."

Lu Huixian waved her hand and said: "It must be the idea of ​​that little guy in our family. I don't know what kind of character he is? A few things will happen if nothing happens. It's good today. You can't be wronged." Miss Fu, otherwise I will not follow you." He asked the little girl where Lin Ming was going.

Daiyu pulled her to sit down, heard the words, and said, "You have already been punished, so just ignore it."

If it was the old lady and Daiyu, at most they would say a few words, but Lu Huixian didn't take it seriously, and said: "Don't spoil them all the time, each of them is more naughty than the other." Then she urged dinner, and said: "Your second sister-in-law is now twins. , you can’t starve her.” He asked someone to go to the kitchen to order, and send Chen’s order over there as soon as possible.

Chen's small kitchen is open, but it only makes dim sum and soup.

Daiyu said: "It's still worth your order. The old lady sent someone over to say it first. Then the second sister-in-law also sent someone to bring two bowls of food, saying that she is eating well, and give the old lady a taste."

After dinner, the old lady asked Mother Jia and the others, "Is everything settled? After all, the old lady in-law is an elderly person. She was frightened and suffered all these hardships. Did you ask a doctor to take a look?" If you are sick, you should treat it, and if you are not sick, you should take care of it."

Lu Huixian explained everything from receiving the news to Huaishuzhuang in detail, and finally said: "Fortunately, the old lady reminded me to ask Dr. Zhang to come in person tomorrow. Not to mention the old ladies and wives, Brother Bao and the two younger sisters also They are all weak, and they should be prepared with some medicine to recuperate them."

The old lady said: "No one is a fairy, can everything be considered? What's more, you were so anxious yesterday, you didn't expect this to happen for a while." She sighed again: "It's a pity for Lian's daughter-in-law." Thinking of Yingchun, she said : "Did you not talk about their second aunt?"

Lu Huixian said: "how can I dare to say what happened yesterday? I can only keep it a secret. The Sun family is already like this, if the old lady is made to panic, I'm afraid that sister Yingchun will feel uneasy underground. I have to wait for Lian's second sister-in-law's funeral, and the old ladies are getting better, so I will tell you slowly."

The old lady couldn't hear such a thing, she couldn't help being sad when she mentioned it, and said: "You are very worried." Then she asked: "If there is anyone who can help, please help me." Lu Huixian agreed.

The people who used to joke with died one by one, Daiyu's eyes were crying into walnuts, Zhang Feng'e persuaded her, and then she gradually stopped crying, saying: "I will go tomorrow too, and offer incense sticks to the second sister-in-law."

People die, and no matter how big the enmity is, it will be settled once the person dies.Because Zhang Feng'e hated Jia Lian and Third Sister You, she also hated Wang Xifeng.Now Wang Xifeng is dead, but Jia Lian and Second Sister You are alive.It's true that the damned don't die, but the undeserving dies.On the contrary, Zhang Feng'e sympathized with Wang Xifeng. She was afraid that second sister Nayou would be fulfilled by her death.

Mrs. Chen didn't know until the next morning that she wanted to go, but the old lady didn't agree.

Daiyu was wearing a pair-breasted short jacket of sky blue after the rain, and a moon white pleated skirt underneath. She went to the old lady's place for dinner first, and showed the old lady a look.After dinner, the group of them went to Tieshan Temple, where they found out that the Jia family had come to drag them away yesterday afternoon, so they went directly to Huaishuzhuang.

White flags have been hung up in Zhuangzi, and Li Wan and Youshi have been welcoming them to the gate of the village.After crying and burning a stick of incense, Li Wan led them to see Jia Mu.

Jia's mother was wearing a homely brown jacket, with a forehead tied on her head, and a white velvet flower on her temples, which was slanted crookedly. Tanchun stood aside with a bowl and said something, Jia's mother frowned and waved her hands.

Seeing them coming, Tanchun hurriedly called Daiyu, saying: "Sister Lin is here? It's just right, hurry up and persuade the old lady, it didn't help much last night, and the bowl was hardly touched this morning."

Yuanyang hurriedly took it, and Tanchun came over to salute Lu Huixian and Zhang Feng'e. Lu Huixian held her back, went up to greet Jia Mu, and said, "What do you think, old lady?" Then he ordered Dr. Zhang to be invited.

Mother Jia refused to let her go, and said, "I don't have anything to do, I just feel bad about it. Don't worry about it, it will be fine in a few days."

Daiyu said: "Then you should take a look. It would be good to prescribe some appetizers. Doctor Zhang is commonly used in our family, and his pulse is the best."

The granddaughter opened her mouth, but Mother Jia couldn't bear to deny her, so she nodded and said hello.

After the pulse was diagnosed for a while, Jia Huan was asked to take the pulse of Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang.Mother Jia held Daiyu's hand and said to Li Wan Tanchun and others, "people are always invited. One person is here to watch, and ten people are also to watch. You will all have a look later. We are old It doesn't matter if you don't see it, it's just a few years left. You are young, you should take a good look."

Daiyu said angrily: "Old lady, please don't say such things. We were talking yesterday, and we talked about the old saying that good fortune and misfortune depend on each other. Our old lady also said that after this catastrophe, your time to enjoy happiness is still to come." .”

Li Wan's eyes turned red, and he said: "The men in the family are far away, and I am not as good as Feng girl, but she is gone, and I am useless. The whole family is counting on the old lady to make decisions. The old lady doesn't think about anything else, but she is thinking about the little ones at home, so she must not say such a thing." After speaking, tears came down, and she quickly covered her with a veil.

Jia Mu waved her hands with a smile and said to Li Wan, "I'm better. Don't come to recruit me." Then she said, "Quickly stop your tears and teach your sisters a joke."

Just as he was talking, the servant came in with a bundle and said, "This is just from Grandma Liu."

Hearing this, Jia's mother hurriedly asked: "The old in-laws are here, why don't you come in?"

The servant said: "Why didn't you invite me? Grandma said that it's time to employ people, so she went to the kitchen, and I didn't hold back."

Jia's mother hurriedly said, "How can I teach her how to do things?" She said to Tanchun, "Go and invite her in person, just tell me what I said, and invite her to come in and talk. She comes as a guest, and there is no one who teaches guests how to do things. We are the hosts." Instead, sit and enjoy the truth?"

Before Tanchun could speak, Li Wan said, "I'll go." Jia Mu nodded in agreement.

Yuanyang took it and opened it to see, but it was a pack of filial cloth. Jia Mu sighed: "It's hard for her, let's go." Xiang Tanchun said: "Their family is not rich, so I gave it to her quietly with two taels of silver." In the past, relatives still missed us, and we can't teach relatives to suffer."

Daiyu asked, "Which Grandma Liu?"

Tanchun said it, and then said: "We didn't think about it either. This is Liujiazhuang, and there is only a road for a cup of tea on both sides. I saw someone coming here yesterday, and I found out it was us, so I came here at night. She didn't persuade me. The old lady may not be willing to eat." Just sighed, and said: "She is a kind and righteous person, Ping'er said, when she went to seek refuge at home that day, Sister Feng gave her 20 taels of silver, but she always remembered it. I didn’t stop when I came yesterday, and I’m sending these things again today. We also arrived yesterday, and I’m afraid we rushed out overnight. Speaking of which, our sisters often made fun of her back then, but now I want to come, but I don’t know what it is Whoever laughs at that." After speaking, his mouth was full of bitterness.

Daiyu was also very moved, and said: "This is also the good fortune accumulated by Sister Feng." She also said: "That's also good, there is a relative, and the old lady also has someone to talk to."

Tanchun said: "Now the old lady will listen to her."

After talking for a while, Tanchun realized that it was inappropriate for her to say these words in front of Daiyu.Without the help of the Lin family, let alone whether they could come out, how could they be served by a few maids as if they were at home.Daiyu has always been the most protective of her family members. I am afraid that she will not think well after hearing this, and then said: "What we should have thought of, but now we have to rely on the help of relatives. I have never experienced it before. It was dark yesterday." It was only when I remembered this matter that I went to discuss it with my elder sister-in-law, only then did I realize that my cousin-in-law had gone ahead of us."

They are grandchildren, so they should do these things, and they don't want anyone to remember this.Daiyu also admired Grandma Liu very much, so how could she say a few words about Grandma Liu to everyone and keep it in her heart.

Listening to the words, when I was about to speak, I heard someone outside shouting back, saying: "The concubine and the uncle are here."