Evening Shaohua in the Red House

Within two days, the Duanyang ceremony of the Lin family and Jia Min's letter were also sent to Rongguo Mansion.

Because Jia's mother had asked her several times before, Sister Feng did not dare to be negligent, so she ordered the gift-giver to arrange the dinner and clean up several guest rooms, so that the Lin family could rest for two days while holding the gift. The gift list and Jia Min's letter went to Jia's mother's room.

Jia's mother has already received the news, so she can't read other things first, but only read the reply letter first.

Because Jia's mother didn't say it clearly, Jia Min couldn't say no directly in the letter, so she only mentioned it casually when gossiping about the marriages of the children, saying that if it was Daiyu's turn, she wouldn't get engaged prematurely, at least she would have to wait until Ji I'll talk about it later.

Although the words were tactful, but Mother Jia didn't understand what her daughter meant, so she declined.

Mother Jia sighed in disappointment. She loved Baoyu very much. Baoyu was born with visions. Although he was only six years old, he was born smart and talented. If you help Baoyu more, you can rest assured.

Furthermore, although she has her own selfish intentions, it is really for the good of Daiyu. Baoyu is kind-hearted and treats girls very well. Grandmother protects her, so naturally she will not treat her harshly, and Baoyu has a great fortune. In the future, Daiyu will naturally honor her husband and wife, and such a good thing with all four corners, but her daughter is not willing.

Jia's mother always loved Jia Min, but this time she was refuted by her daughter. After all, she felt uncomfortable and felt a little unhappy.

In Jia's mother's heart, Baoyu is second only to Rongguo Mansion in importance, even Jia Min, the most beloved daughter, is not as important.

It's just that even though Jia Min refused, Jia's mother never gave up. Anyway, Baoyu and Daiyu are still young, let's talk about it when they are older.

Mother Jia sighed, handed the letter to Yuanyang, glanced at the gift list, and said calmly, "Put it all away."

At this time, there were only Sister Feng, Yuanyang and others in the room. Seeing Jia Mu's gloomy expression, she couldn't help being puzzled, but she didn't dare to ask more questions.

Sister Feng knows the best, seeing this situation, she doesn't dare to make fun of it, she winks at Yuanyang, finds an excuse and backs down.

The conversation was divided into two ends, and on the other side, the gifts from Jia Min and the others were also distributed to each room.

Li Wan ordered people to open the cage, and saw four pieces of organdy gauze, four pieces of fragrant cloud gauze, four pieces of silk and satin newly produced by Jiangnan weaving, and some earthen rituals such as Suzhou embroidery, fragrant beads, fragrant fans, and core carvings.

There is also a mahogany box containing a whole set of gold ornaments worn by young children

, a red gold and silk-panchi eight-treasure collar, a long-lived lock, a pair of bracelets, and a pair of anklets, the total number is only two, and they are very exquisitely crafted.

Opening another box again, Li Wan couldn't help being slightly taken aback. It turned out that inside were two calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, two precious inkstones, two boxes of pine smoke ink, one box with lake brushes of various colors, and a whole set of Ru kiln inscriptions on the sky and blue lotus petals after the rain. The room utensils are beautiful in shape, glazed and moist, clean and elegant.

Although everyone didn't know how to appreciate it, they only saw that this set of porcelain was very valuable, but Fu Ling knew the goods, and praised: "My aunt is really generous, this set of Ru kiln porcelain is an extremely rare treasure, and those two calligraphy and paintings by famous artists , are all good things that you can’t buy with money.”

Li Wan didn't expect Jia Min to give such a generous gift in return. Although the guqin he gave was considered a treasure, its value was far inferior to these. Not to mention this set of Ru porcelain, only the two authentic works by famous masters. If an ordinary family had collected it as a heirloom long ago, only a scholarly family with a deep foundation like the Lin family would not care about it and generously bring it as a gift.

After appreciating it carefully, Li Wan ordered someone to put it away, "Keep this set of porcelain away and give it to Lan'er when he grows up."

Fu Ling agreed, and led someone to carefully register the things, put them together and locked them in the small warehouse.

After Kankan's cooking was done, another woman came to pass the news, saying that Zhuangzi had sent some baskets of fresh red bayberry and a large vat of milk.

"Understood, let someone carry it over."

This Zhuangzi was bought by Li Wan at the beginning of spring this year. It is at the foot of the West Mountain, with a total area of ​​only two hundred acres. According to Li Wan's idea, he did not grow food, but only vegetables, melons and fruits, and some cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese, etc. , The future of one year is no less than that of growing grain.

Not long after, several women brought over two large baskets of red bayberries and a large bucket of milk.

The red bayberry was huge, the flesh was as red as a gemstone, just looking at it made people salivate, Suyun immediately washed a small plate over, everyone tasted it, the core was small and the flesh was thick, juicy and sweet, very delicious.

After eating two of them, Li Wan ordered someone to pick out some big fresh ones from bayberry and send them to each house.

Plum Fragrance took care of it, and said with a smile: "It's just a red bayberry. It's hot now, and milk can't stand it. It's going to change its taste soon."

Li Wan said: "Take the milk to the tea room, cook a few bowls for everyone to drink, remember to add some almonds to remove the fishy smell, let Dan Ju take the rest and make some pastries."

Upon hearing this, Danju agreed, and went to cook by herself. She is very good at cooking, and all the utensils in the small tea room are complete, so she can do it in a short time

Five or six kinds of snacks came out, soft and delicious, sweet and milky, and delicious.

Li Wan remembered that Jia Mu's appetite was bad yesterday, so he picked out some snacks that were easy to digest, and some fresh red bayberries, and packed them in small boxes filled with lacquer. sent here.

When I came to Jiamu's room, I found that there was no sound in the yard, and only the parrot was sewing on the porch with a little girl.

Seeing Li Wan, Brother Ying hurriedly stood up, and said with a smile, "Why is Grandma here?"

Li Wan liked Zijuan, the future Hui girl, and said with a smile, "I got some fresh snacks today, and I brought them to the old lady to try."

After hearing this, Yingge glanced around, and hurriedly whispered: "Grandma should come back later, the old lady is not very happy today, she is resting inside now."

Brother Ying has always acted prudently and properly, because Li Wan has always been kind to the maids, so he revealed the news to her.

Li Wan was slightly taken aback, and asked in confusion, "What did you say, but who made the old lady angry?"

Brother Ying shook his head, and said softly: "No, it's just that the second grandma came and said that it was the gift and letter from Jiangnan's Aunt Lin. The old lady had been looking forward to it for a long time, and she was happy when she received the news I am happy, but after reading my aunt's letter, my complexion is not very good, and then I sent us all out, and now only Sister Yuanyang is serving inside."

Jia Min's letter?Li Wan was thoughtful, Jia Mu has always loved this daughter, what did Jia Mu write in the letter that made Jia Mu so angry?Pressing down the doubts in my heart, I said: "Since that's the case, I won't go in. I'll leave the things to you, and you can just say it for me. I'll come back at night to greet the old lady."

Parrot agreed, took the food box, and gave it to the little girl to accept.

Although Mother Jia ordered people to keep the news hidden, there were many maids in the room that day. Mrs. Wang has been in charge of the family for more than 20 years, and someone has tipped her off.

After hearing the news, Mrs. Wang was shocked and angry. She never thought that Jia's mother would have such an idea. How old is Baoyu?Besides, she and Jia Min have always had a rift, because of mother and daughter, naturally they can't like Daiyu, even if the grudge between her and Jia Min is not mentioned, who would not like a mother-in-law who wants a daughter-in-law who suits her heart?If you really marry Daiyu and come home, you will naturally have the same heart with Jia's mother, so how can you take her mother-in-law seriously?

Fortunately, Jia Min refused. Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang's eyes turned cold. She really didn't like Jia Min's mother and daughter, and she didn't want Daiyu as a daughter-in-law, but it's not Jia Min's turn to despise Baoyu!

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Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang felt uncomfortable about this matter, and this Dragon Boat Festival was also uneventful, but the two of them had the ambition to keep it a secret, and no one in the house knew about it.

Only Li Wan noticed some clues. Thinking of some words that he overheard in Mrs. Wang's room a few days ago, he suddenly realized in his heart, and wondered that Jia Mu was in a bad mood that day. It was Jia Min who proposed the marriage of Shuangyu but was rejected.

Li Wan shook his head secretly. Anyone with a discerning eye would know that this marriage would fail at first glance, and Mother Jia took it for granted.

The Lin family is a generation of princes and a scholarly family. Although there is no title to inherit, it is still a century-old family. What's more, Lin Ruhai is now a second-rank doctor of Lantai Temple. Important ministers, sages and confidantes, even the princes and princes in the court will treat them with three points of courtesy. Daiyu, as the eldest daughter of a dignified second-rank official in the frontier, even if she is a princess, how can she marry Baoyu?

Marry a daughter from a high family, marry a woman from a low family, no matter how noble Baoyu is, he is only the second son of a fifth-rank member, Wai Lang, and the Rongguo Mansion will be Jia Lian's heir to the noble in the future, and Jia Lan will inherit the second wife.

If Baoyu is successful in studying, it's okay, but he doesn't like reading. He only hangs around in the inner curtains. He likes rouge and pollen.

Furthermore, according to the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, although Jia's mother loves Baoyu, she is separated by a layer, so how can she be the master.

How can Jia Min and Lin Ruhai respond to all these problems?