Rebirth of the forest sister of the Red Chamber

In the afternoon of late autumn, because of the sun today, it does not make people feel a little cold. Daiyu turned into Qunfang Garden, which is not a small garden. There are a lot of lotus flowers specially planted in the garden, and the weather is slightly cold now, so the rough women at home are going to start digging lotus roots. When Daiyu came in, she saw some tools put aside, and several tall and strong women were walking Stretching out the mud and groping for the lotus root along the lotus leaf pole, there were two women in clean cotton clothes standing by the pond. In the past: "Girl be careful, don't get close, here is mud, be careful to stain the girl's shoes!"

Daiyu is very clean, so she stopped looking forward when she heard it, and stretched her neck to probe: "Mother Jiang, what are you doing?"

Mama Jiang is one of the old servants in the yard, and it is not uncommon to see Daiyu on weekdays. Daiyu has always been very nice to her servants. Hearing her master's girl's soft voice, her face is like a blooming chrysanthemum, smiling Said: "A few mothers are digging lotus roots!"

Mother Jiang said, the other woman washed the lotus root that had been dug out by the pond with great hands and feet, and held it in front of Daiyu. They are used to doing work, so this is nothing: "Look at it today, and the girl will also look at it. This is the lotus root we often eat."

Daiyu has only eaten lotus root, and she has only seen the lotus root in the paintings. Where can I see the real lotus root? She took a closer look, and then commented: "It's not the same as the picture, and the color is not too big. Yes, the paintings are all white and fat, this one looks very rough!"

Mother Jiang winked and asked the other woman to take it back, she smiled and said: "When I was young, I might have seen the same lotus root as the one in the painting, it is white and fat, but it is the same as the lotus root in our pond. The lotus root is not the same, so it must not be of the same category.”

Daiyu nodded slightly, and said: "That's right, everything in the world is absolutely impossible to be the same. I have seen boiled lotus root before, and the color is not white, but it is fluffy and good for the mouth." Looking at the old woman They all stopped working, and said one after another: "Hi, girl." Daiyu returned first and said: "You are also good." Seeing that they were standing all the time, she waved her hands quickly: "You are busy, don't worry about me, It's good to go to rest when it's done." When the women got their words, they buried their heads and continued to work. Seeing this, Daiyu turned her head and said to Jiang's mother: "The weather has also become a little colder. I can't soak my feet like this all the time at my age, I'm going to get sick."

Mother Jiang led Daiyu to avoid the land, and found a clean way to go to the pavilion, and said: "Don't worry, girl, it has been the same for many years. This is the only thing in our house. It will take about two or three days." They can also finish digging, and mothers will turn around and boil warm water to wash their feet and soak their feet, and they have never been sick." She lost her husband in the early years, and she had to rely on the monthly money and rice grains given by the Lin family to raise her children. The son has grown up, and he also works in the mansion, so the two of them are free from chewing and eating, and the monthly money and food are saved, so she wants to marry her child a wife. She heard Daiyu's pity for the old man. , I can only be grateful.

The little maid who followed first wiped and wiped the stone stools in the pavilion. Mother Jiang and Daiyu came in. Mother Jiang stopped Daiyu who was about to sit down first: "Girl, this can't be done. It's cold today. It's very cold, even if you take a handkerchief and spread it, it's useless."

The little servant girl looked at Daiyu a little annoyed: "Why are you so stupid, girl? Let the servant girl go get the mat first." After she finished speaking, she was about to run back to the yard. Daiyu laughed and said: "After all, it's far away here. Why don't you come to the snow scene room, which was cleaned very clean yesterday. If you want to see the scenery, you can just open the big window."

Daiyu was quite pleasantly surprised: "That's right, I didn't think of the snow room, it's over there." In the past few days, the yard was in a hurry, and it was unexpected that Mother Jiang would be able to spare a hand to clean the snow room, so Daiyu changed her mind Turning around, the joy in my heart faded a little: "Mother Jiang thinks very carefully!"

Mother Jiang has always been afraid to see Daiyu's face, so she just raised her head, not noticing that Daiyu was displeased in the slightest, she said very honestly: "It's not that the servants think carefully, it's just that the wife of the former son said that there was something wrong in front of her." After all, the garden can’t be loose, so everything that can be cleaned must be cleaned up. It’s not so unpopular to enjoy the snow and drink wine during the year. Even some ordinary digging of lotus root and picking sweet-scented osmanthus, my wife said that it’s a common practice. It can’t all be broken.”

It was only then that Daiyu realized that she had misunderstood her thoughts. She was indeed a thoughtful mother. The family was originally small. Even though her elder brother's marriage was busy, it only referred to the courtyard where her elder brother lived, as well as the betrothal gifts and banquets. Such mundane matters, today she didn't care to listen to the advice of Lin Ming's family, who was in charge, and the maids said: When the old sage went to Jiangnan Weifu, he also took over the driving. , busy but not chaotic, followed the rules and regulations, worked hard, and did not make any mistakes, so he smiled and said: "Then hurry up and go together, so I can have a look at the scenery over there."

Mother Jiang and her servant girl led Daiyu to the snow scene, opened the door, and saw a curtain of white lotus flowers in the green field, which was different from the one in their own yard. It was hung inside. Mother Jiang opened the curtain first, and the inside was not big If twenty or so people come here at once, there will be no place to stand. The left hand is a big kang and the kang table, the right hand is the eight immortals round table and a few embroidered stools, and the kang has already been covered with embroidered blankets. Daiyu will go to the kang first After sitting down, Mother Jiang opened all the windows, and Daiyu looked out. It was really a beautiful view. The servant girl first confessed to Daiyu, and then went to find some tea and cakes. Called: "Your old man, help me guard first, I'll go and come back quickly, the girl is here, you can't leave her."

The lady guarding the door answered first, and sat down on the porch near the door. Mother Jiang didn't dare to disturb Daiyu, so she also came out, looked at the lady, and whispered together.

Daiyu rested her cheeks on her hands, laughing in her heart if she had stolen half a day of leisure, watching the sweet-scented osmanthus falling on the bright water, the melodious flute sounded in her ears, like autumn leaves falling slowly, This is not an excellent rhythm. Daiyu has been good at Guqin for two lifetimes, and from time to time, when she is in a good mood, she washes her hands and burns incense to play a verse. , Daiyu herself was a little bit dumbfounded, she must be a talented person, so just forgive this person, Daiyu thought silently.