Evening Shaohua in the Red House

When you enter the garden, you can see rockery and flowing water, bamboo and stone columns, and pine gravel along the road. Although it is the cold winter season, the wintersweet in the garden has been alone in the frost. It is set against the green pines and cypresses, and the red and green are alternately beautiful. A winter scene.

Li Wan hadn't entered the garden for a long time, but now seeing the scenery of the garden, he felt refreshed, ordered Danju and others to go there first, and slowly watched it all the way.

After walking for a while, I suddenly saw the green hills obliquely blocking.Turning around in the middle of the mountain, a yellow mud wall is faintly exposed, which is Daoxiang Village.

I saw that the walls were covered with rice stalks, surrounded by bamboo trees, and because of the cold winter, only dead branches remained; there were several huts inside, half-covered by bamboo fences, and outside the fences, under the hillside, there was an earthen well with orange pulleys next to it. ; There are plots of acres below, some winter vegetables such as radishes and white cabbage are planted, and there are a few chickens, ducks and geese sporadically pecking insects on the grass.

Jia Lan liked it very much when he saw it, and said with a smile: "Although this place is made by manpower, it is quite rural."

Li Wan deliberately teased him, and said: "Didn't you learn some farming methods from Mr. Shen earlier, and you will take care of these acres of land tomorrow."

Jia Lan couldn't help blushing when she heard this, scratched her head and said in embarrassment: "Although my child has learned some farming and mulberry techniques, it's just superficial. If you really want to farm, you can't compare with those old mothers."

While talking, I have entered the courtyard gate, only to see paper windows and wooden couches, and the rich and noble atmosphere has been washed away.

Jia Lan took a closer look, only to realize that the outside of the house looked like a thatched hut, but the outside was smeared with yellow mud and paved with thatch, and the inside was actually a blue brick house. He couldn't help laughing and sighing, saying: "This way It's also interesting, thanks to how they think about it, it's just that it's too pretentious."

Li Wan was watching Dan Ju and the others pack their things, and laughed after hearing this: "Could it be that you really want to live in a thatched cottage?"

Jia Lan said with a smile: "When I traveled with my husband, I lived in a farmhouse twice in the countryside. Although it is a bit simple, it is very interesting. Summer is the coolest."

Li Wan shook his head and laughed: "You are just greedy for novelty, and you only find it interesting to live once in a while. If you are really allowed to live in a shabby hut, I'm afraid you will be miserable in a few days."

At this time, the main room is full of boxes, all of which are scattered, and there are still piles of things on the big kang.

Danju and Suyun were leading the crowd to check and tidy up. Everyone was sweating profusely. Hearing this, they all laughed and said, "Brother is the son of everyone, and I feel very wronged to live in this house. If it really turns into a mud house , where else can I live?"

Li Wan patted Jia Lan on the head and said, "Go around and look around,

See which house you want to live in, and ask the girls to clean it up. "

Jia Lan agreed and went out.

There are two front and back entrances to Daoxiang Village, and there are about twenty houses, all of which have three fronts and two ears.

The main room in the front yard is used as a place for receiving guests, and it has been newly framed. There is a sandalwood table, two large armchairs on the ground floor, a sandalwood four fairy table at the entrance, four chairs in the east, and horses on both sides of the table. There are four seats, and the curtains hung on the hall door and the inner door are all hung with copper hooks.

Jia Lan wandered around, and finally chose the three west rooms in the front yard, the east room was used as a study, the east room was used as a kitchen, and the back room was cleaned up for the rough envoy maids and women.

The three main rooms in the backyard are Li Wan's daily living, sitting, and sleeping places. The central room is for guests.On the right, there is a self-ringing bell, and in the middle is a tripod-style incense burner with cloisonné enamel and lotus patterns, burning lily incense. Outside, there is an Eight Immortals table and several carved lacquer chairs.

In the east room there is a large mother-of-pearl bed, covered with a satin mattress of lotus-colored satin embroidered with peonies, hanging a curtain with lotus-colored silk ribs and folded branches embroidered with embroidered branches. kitchen, spring table, table, towel rack, etc.

In the first room in the west there is a kang, on which several layers of velvet blankets are spread, in the middle there is a big blue satin cushion, with a backrest in the back row, and a crutch pillow next to it, all tied with half-old blue satin of the same color and sprinkled with flowers.

The west ear room has been made into a warm pavilion, and the east ear room Danju Suyun lives with two big girls.

Two of the three west wing rooms were cleaned up as study rooms, one was reserved as a guest room, and the three east wing rooms were all used as storehouses, and four second-class maids including Biyue Wutong lived in the side rooms of the east and west wing rooms.

Only then did I tidy up and wash my hands, only to hear Wutong say, "Sister Ping'er is here!"

Li Wan was startled when he heard the words, then smiled and said, "Please come in quickly."

Not long after, Ping'er lifted the curtain and came in with a smile, followed by a few women carrying boxes.

Li Wan said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and I'm more promising. What kind of wind brought you here today?"

Ping'er invited Ann, and Fang smiled and said: "Grandma left the house for a year, and our grandma ordered to send the monthly bill of grandma, 20 taels per month, which happens to be 240 taels for the whole year, and there is also the rent for this year The dividend is 280 taels, and the total is 520 taels, all of which are here."

Saying goodbye, the two women who followed put the silver box on the table, then pointed to a gold-painted box on the ground and said: "Here are the clothes for this winter, and some silk gauze. Not in the mansion, I didn't make clothes for the first three seasons, these are considered to make up for it

of cases. "

Suyun stepped forward to open the box and saw that the box was full of snow-white silver ingots, dazzling and full of flowers, and the silk and satin in the cage were all fashionable and elegant in color.

Seeing that the winter clothes are made of high-quality materials, and there are about a dozen bolts of silk and satin, which are more than enough to make thirty or forty sets of clothes, Li Wan knows that Sister Feng intends to supplement himself, and smiles at Ping'er: "Go back and thank you for me." Grandma, just say that I have been busy cleaning up the house these two days, and I will talk to her when I am free tomorrow."

Ping'er agreed, and went after having a cup of tea.

Let's say that Baoyu woke up early this morning, just washed up, had breakfast, and was reading a book on the kang, when she saw Qingwen rushing to see Baoyu, she grabbed Baoyu and said with a smile: "Baoyu, why don't you go to the old lady soon?" Go inside, there is a distinguished guest here today!"

Baoyu was puzzled and said, "What kind of distinguished guest? Can you explain it to me?"

Qingwen smiled and said: "Master Lin and Miss Lin are here, and they are currently in the old lady's room."

Baoyu was overjoyed when he heard the words, where he could still sit still, he threw down the scroll, hurriedly asked people to wash it again, and specially found new clothes to wear, Xiren knew it was because of Daiyu, his heart was sour Seeing Baoyu coming all the way to Jiamu's room, he followed quietly.

Jia's mother was talking with Daiyu in her arms. Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Baochai Tanchun and other sisters were all there.

Daiyu was telling everyone about the interesting things she had been in Gusu in the past few years, when she heard the maid announcing Baoyu's arrival, she hurriedly stood up.

Baoyu looked at Daiyu carefully, and saw that she was wearing a white silk embroidered jacket today, covered with a silver-red woven gold satin double-breasted gown, and underneath was tied a goose-yellow brocade skirt with a gold border. But she is very good, her complexion is rosy and radiant, she no longer looks weak like before, she is very happy in her heart, after seeing her, she sat down and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, my sister is taller and her complexion is much better."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, "Second elder brother hasn't changed much."

Baoyu was even more elated, and asked questions for a while.After a while, he said: "Sister, why haven't I seen this double-breasted gown? Such a good style, it must be made by Tete from the south?" After a while, he said: "A while ago, sister Yun asked As for my sister, I said that my sister must tell her when she comes back."

Daiyu smiled and said, "It's hard for her to think about it. I haven't seen you for a long time, and I miss you too."

Tanchun smiled and said, "We just said that Sister Lin went to her house and forgot about us, and she didn't come to see us this time."

Daiyu said with a smile: "what's the matter, I just went back to Beijing, but there are many things at home.

I don't have time to spare, I just came to say hello to the old lady and visit the sisters after I tidied up today. "

Baoyu hurriedly asked, "If you go back to Beijing this time, you won't go back to Jiangnan?"

Daiyu nodded and said, "I will be in Beijing for the next few years."

Baoyu was elated when she heard the words, because she wanted to say something more, but Daiyu turned around and went to chat and laugh with Li Wan and Baochai.

Baoyu tried to strike up a conversation a few times but couldn't get in the way. Seeing the excitement they were talking about, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous, so he laughed and said, "You two haven't seen each other for a few days, so you're so intimate, and you forget everyone else."

Daiyu was startled when she heard the words, then she smiled slightly and said, "I was the one who was rude, second brother, don't blame me."

When Baoyu saw that her words were polite and courteous, and she was no longer as close as before, Baoyu couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Seeing this, Mother Jia sighed secretly, patted Daiyu's hand and smiled, "My son, what's the matter with you today? Brothers and sisters are talking so politely, but they seem to be divided."

Daiyu paused, but she couldn't say anything. She grew up with Baoyu's childhood sweetheart, and she also understood Baoyu's thoughts, but she only regarded him as a confidant and elder brother. Now she is an engaged person, and she has to avoid everything Naturally, she can no longer talk and laugh like she was when she was young.

It's just that it's not easy to say this in front of everyone. Seeing Jiamu's earnest eyes, Daiyu couldn't help being a little speechless for a while.

Seeing this, Li Wan quickly laughed and said, "Sister Lin has never been to the garden, so why not go to the garden today."

Although Sister Feng went in without knowing it, she could see that something was wrong with the atmosphere, so she hurriedly said with a smile to Daiyu: "No, our garden is a rare and beautiful scenery, even the empress praises it, my sister should have a look."

Mrs. Wang heard the words and said: "Zhu's daughter-in-law said that it is rare for the eldest girl to come, so your sisters will take the eldest girl to the garden." Then she turned to Baoyu and said, "Baoyu has not given it to Aunt Lin. Greetings, master, now your master and your second elder brother Lian are accompanying you in the study in the front yard, so you should also go to greet Uncle Lin."

Baoyu couldn't help being a little frustrated when he heard this, but he had to obey, so he had to hang his head and go out.

Jia Mu glanced at Mrs. Wang, her eyes flickered slightly, but she didn't say anything, she turned to Li Wan and said, "Take your sister to play in the garden."

Tanchun and others were happy, and immediately took Daiyu to the Grand View Garden.

Strolling all the way from Xiaoxiang Pavilion to Qiushuangzhai, and sitting in Li Wan's Daoxiang Village, Daiyu was full of praise and sighed: "It really is a beautiful scenery, not worse than the famous gardens in the south of the Yangtze River."

Tanchun interjected and said, "Since this is the case, why don't sister move

Come in, the Xiaoxiang Pavilion is reserved for my sister. Wouldn't it be fun to live in the garden and our sisters to be company together. "

Baochai also laughed and said: "Sister Yun said before that all the sisters are complete, and she is missing a younger sister. Now that the younger sister has finally come back to the capital, we live together. Isn't it good to talk?"

Daiyu shook her head and said, "There's no reason to leave daddy and move in alone, as long as you come here more often, that's all."

Li Wan knew what Daiyu was thinking, and seeing that Tanchun was still about to speak, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Sister Lin's words make sense, now that Uncle Lin has also come to Beijing, Sister Lin will naturally serve at her knees."

Tanchun was about to speak when he heard the words, when suddenly he saw Amber from the old lady's room coming over and said: "The old lady has passed on lunch, I guess they are all here, it's really good. Grandma, Second Master and the girls, please come over." !” Everyone laughed.They all came to Jiamu's side.

At this time, Aunt Xue and Mrs. Xing Wang all arrived.A table has been set up in the flower hall.

Jia Mu took the first seat, with Aunt Xue on the right and Mrs. Xing Wang on the left.

The following are the three sisters Daiyu, Baochai and Yingchun in order, and Sister Feng and Li Wan are all accompanying each other at each table.

On each table is a storage box and a plate of fresh fruit. Mrs. Jia Muwang’s lamp is one chair and two or more, each with a storage box, and a small painted white porcelain bowl of Ding kiln, which holds various soups and side dishes.

The other ones are silk-wrapped white agate fruit dishes of the same color, containing various fresh fruits of red orange and fu tangerine.

Sister Feng smiled; "Everyone is tired of eating fish, so I specially prepared sweet fruits tonight. I wonder if the ancestors like it?"

Jia Mu nodded and said, "You are very thoughtful, I just wanted to order some fresh fruit."

Daiyu's taste is always light in Jia's cuisine, she only drank a few mouthfuls of soup, then chose a piece of jujube cake from the box, and ate two petals of lucky oranges.

After dinner, when it was time to pay, Aunt Xue rinsed her mouth and had a cup of tea, then she got up to thank her for her attendance and went home to have a rest.

Baoyu then smiled at Daiyu and said, "Did sister Cai see the Xiaoxiang Pavilion just now? How is the view?"

Daiyu nodded and said, "It's quiet and elegant. It's an excellent place. Those few poles of bamboo hide the curved railings, adding to the tranquility. Reading in summer is excellent."

Baoyu heard the words and said hurriedly: "This Xiaoxiang Pavilion only lives with my sister. If you move in, the sisters will be together every day and talk about themselves. Wouldn't it be good?"

Tanchun laughed and said, "We didn't talk about this just now, but Sister Lin refused."

Daiyu put her arms around Jiamu's arm and said coquettishly, "I'll just stay with my grandmother and I won't go anywhere."

Mother Jia was delighted when she heard this, and patted her lightly.

She smiled and said: "My Yu'er is really filial, but you don't have to stay with me, an old woman. You have been there for three years, and this time, since you came back, you will stay in the mansion for a few more days. The Xiaoxiang Pavilion has been tidied up. Today It's just time to rest, so let's go live in the garden, and you sisters will be more lively together."

Daiyu said with a smile, "I'd better stay in the West Wing Room, just to talk to my grandmother. Why don't I live in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion for Sister Yun. Anyway, I often come here. I go to the garden when I'm free. I happen to be a little girl. foothold.

Besides, although Yu'er wants to spend more time with her grandmother, but there are still many things waiting to be taken care of in the house, and besides, father is tired from traveling and traveling, and his body is a little unwell, so how can one be at ease in the house alone! "

Mrs. Wang interrupted and said: "The eldest girl is also worried, but she doesn't have to force her. If we miss her, it's the same if we pick her up."

Seeing that Daiyu insisted on refusing, Jia Mu had no choice but to let it go, even though she was unhappy.

While they were talking, they suddenly heard the servant girl saying that the master and aunt were coming, and everyone stood up.

Mrs. Wang, Li Wan and others all avoided the inner room.

Not long after, they saw Lin Ruhai and Jia Zheng coming in. After seeing the ceremony, they sat down again.

After talking for a while, the sky gradually darkened, and Mother Jia said to Lin Ruhai, "You've been exhausted for the past two days, it's getting late, and I'm tired too, why don't we all go away now!"

Lin Ruhai bid farewell to Jia's mother, gave Daiyu a few words, and went back to the house.

After dinner, everyone chatted for a while and then dispersed.

When Sister Feng returned to the room, she saw Jia Lian lying drunk on the kang, frowned, and sighed, "How can you drink like this?" Ask Ping'er to bring sober tea and serve Jia Lian to drink it.

Ping'er put away the cup and poured another cup of tea for Sister Feng.

Jia Lian drank the strong tea and sobered up a little, but lazily leaned on the kang, took an orange and peeled it to eat. Seeing that Sister Feng was in a daze with the tea cup, she couldn't help laughing and said, "It's so easy that Sister Lin is here today." , why does Second Mistress look unhappy?"

Sister Feng sighed when she heard the words, put down the teacup and said, "Don't mention it. I haven't seen you for a few years. Sister Lin's temper has changed a lot. Today, she refuses to move into the garden even for a few more days. Talking to Baoyu is also polite and courteous, and my wife hopes that the two of them can draw a clear line, and the old lady may not be very happy."

She naturally understands Mother Jia's intentions in promoting Shuangyu, and she also hopes that the future Second Mistress of Bao will be Daiyu.

Ping'er was bringing over a plate of tea, when he heard that

Puzzled: "How do you say that?"

Sister Feng sighed and said: "No one understands what the old lady is thinking. She just hopes that the matter of Baoyu and Sister Lin can be settled soon, but Mrs. Pian refuses to let go. Now that Sister Lin is also estranged from Baoyu, how can the old lady be happy?" stand up."

Jia Lian sneered, waved his hands and said, "There is no need to mention the marriage between Baoyu and Sister Lin. Uncle Lin will never agree, not to mention whether they match each other. Sister Lin is already engaged, so how can she agree to a second family?" .”

Ping'er and Sister Feng were startled when they heard the words, Sister Feng hurriedly sat up straight and asked, "How soon did it happen? How come I haven't even heard of Ying'er?"

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