Red Mansions Are Floating Clouds

The girl from the Lin family must have good qualifications, so she responded to Lin Ruhai's post and went to the Lin family to become a teacher.

Daiyu has lived a happy life that is not as good as a god since time travel, and she suddenly has to start going to school again, I am really not used to it

These days when Daiyu doesn't come to Jia's mansion, Xue Baochai is the happiest one. Baoyu plays with her sisters every day, and she is also very close to Baochai. Mrs. Wang has been there several times, and she praised Xue Baochai as dignified and virtuous in front of Yuan Chun. Although Yuan Chun was raised by Jia's mother, she also believed what Mrs. Wang said was true, and she had a very bad impression of Daiyu, but because Lin Ruhai was a high-ranking official, she was highly valued, and Xue's family had long since faded away, so it was not considered one of the four major families. , two-phase trade-off, momentarily uncertain

Baochai only said that she was the second grandma of Baoyu, and she just waited for the imperial concubine to marry her after visiting her relatives, so she tried her best to persuade Baoyu to make progress, but she didn't expect that Baoyu would hide when she saw her.

No.20 Mr. Shi eight times

It was already decided that Shi Deyin would come to Lin's mansion on February [-]th. Daiyu deliberately chose a clean and small courtyard near the west courtyard wall, and opened a corner door facing the street. It is more convenient to avoid suspicion and become a single household

February [-]th is Daiyu's birthday. Daiyu didn't intend to make it public, but Jiamu sent someone to send a congratulatory gift in advance. Because Daiyu never celebrated her birthday during her mother's filial piety, everyone didn't know it. After waking up, all the talents sent congratulatory gifts one after another, Daiyu had no choice but to write a post to invite everyone from Jia's mansion to come to Lin's mansion for a drink and a show. Fortunately, there is only this relative, so there is no need to entertain other people.

On his birthday, Baoyu got ready early and was waiting to see Daiyu. Jiamu was restless when she saw him eating breakfast, and said with a smile, "If I see you like this, I will beat you again." Baoyu just smiled and said nothing.

The only people who went were Sister Feng, Sanchun, Baochai and Baoyu, and the elders all sent congratulatory gifts. Although only five masters went, plus the servants who followed, the team was quite spectacular, and it really shocked some people.

Baoyu rode in front, and when he arrived at the gate of Lin's mansion, a young servant stepped forward to lead the horse. Baoyu was about to follow him to the inner courtyard, when the young servant hurried forward and said, "Mr. Jia, please" and took Baoyu to the hall of the outer courtyard.

Lin Ruhai was not at home, so he specially left two masters to take care of him outside. Baoyu saw only two masters when he went to the lobby. After serving tea and greetings, Baoyu hurried to the inner courtyard, and was blocked by the two masters every time he wanted to speak. The masters are all talkative people, from poetry and poetry to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, from the Four Books and Five Classics to Cheng Zhu Neo Confucianism, led Baoyu to stroll from the hall to the garden, and it was time for dinner after walking around in the garden. He drank and ate, and Baoyu was unable to step into the inner courtyard until Sanchun Baochai left.

Baoyu went back to Rongguo mansion angrily, and went to greet Jia Mu first. Jia Mu hugged Baoyu and said, "Why are you back so early?"

Baoyu hadn't seen Daiyu for a long time, and was hoping to see her this time, but he didn't even enter the inner courtyard, so he begged Jia Mu, "Old Ancestor, let's bring back Sister Lin, I haven't seen you today." "Sister Lin"

Jia Mu wondered, "Why didn't you see me?"

Baoyu said dejectedly: "They say that outsiders are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard. It was Uncle Lin's master who stayed with me for a day."

Mother Jia pondered for a moment and said, "I'll send someone to tell your Uncle Lin in two days."

Baoyu was overjoyed when he heard the words: "The old ancestor has spoken, and sister Lin will definitely come!"

Aunt Xue still managed to maintain a smile, and Madam Wang's complexion had already darkened.

When we returned to Rongxi Hall, Jia Zheng had already returned from Xiaya, Madam Wang wondered: "I came back too early today." Jia Zheng looked in a good mood and said, "Today is my niece's birthday?"

Mrs. Wang was puzzled, and replied: "The juniors went to the Lin Mansion to celebrate their birthdays and just came back, what's the matter?"

Jia Zheng Fuxu smiled and said: "I heard that for some reason, many people went to the Lin Mansion to give gifts. Lord Shang Shu didn't know what happened, so he went back after leaving the Yamen. The Governor of Hedao came to Beijing to entertain the workers. All the officials above and below, in this way, the date can only be changed.”

Mrs. Wang heard that the officials in Beijing were vying to give gifts to that smelly girl Lin Daiyu to celebrate her birthday. The jealousy in her heart couldn't help but blurted out: "It's just a yellow-haired girl, and it's because of Lin Ruhai's face."

Jia Zheng frowned and said, "My brother-in-law Lin is my superior now, why do you call him by his first name? —Officials also give gifts. The Lin family has a simple population and keeps a low profile. Naturally, gifts for three festivals and two birthdays are given." Sighed, "Thanks to brother-in-law Lin's deep love for his sister and his reluctance to continue, otherwise we wouldn't even be able to build a family garden."

Jia Zheng is pedantic and inflexible. He admires learned people the most, but he is not very knowledgeable. One of the most respected people in life is Lin Rukui, who was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Industry by Lin Ruqi. Jia Zheng was in the Ministry of Industry After a long time, the colleagues in the department and department seemed to have changed their faces. They all competed to curry favor with him. Seeing the sweetness of being an official, coupled with Lin Ruhai's generous rescue of millions of silver, he has a good impression of the Lin family. Seeing Mrs. Wang's face, she can't help feeling displeased

Mrs. Wang looked at his thankful nirvana, and she regretted even more in her heart that when they hadn't discussed marriage, their parents fell in love with Lin Ruhai, and she even secretly went to see what Lin Ruhai looked like. Lin Ruchi was a young man with a slender figure and a gentle manner. He was an ideal husband-in-law for an unmarried girl in Beijing. But before her parents sent a matchmaker to propose marriage, news of the Jialin family's engagement spread, and the parents were helpless. I had no choice but to choose the Jia family, which is also one of the four major families in Jinling. Before marrying in, I only knew that the old lady Jia favored the younger son. , but it’s too late to regret it, so I can only suffer. Now that Lin Ruhai is so prosperous, he still has a deep love for his dead wife, and Jia Zheng has only been promoted from a sixth-rank head of the Ministry of Industry to a fifth-rank member of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, after decades of officialdom. If she could marry Lin Ruhai back then, it would not be Lin Daiyu but herself who made the officials scramble to celebrate her birthday

The more Mrs. Wang thought about it, the more she felt unbalanced. She sneered and said, "It's just 100 million taels of silver, which is what he should take. When my sister got married, she almost accompanied half of the Rongguo Mansion. How much is that worth?"

As soon as Jia Zheng was reminded by her, he recalled the not-so-good memories, and he was speechless. He said angrily: "Ignorant woman!" When I went to Aunt Zhao's place, I even sneered

Aunt Zhao lost her unborn baby, and Jia Zheng was very distressed. He treated her several times better than before. have an idea

When Jia Zheng came, Aunt Zhao was still lying on the bed, her forehead was covered with a scarf to make a picture. In fact, she had already recovered, but she didn't want to be ordered around by Mrs. Wang again, so Jia Zheng just pretended to be sick. Seeing her like this, he said, "What's wrong? Why don't you get another doctor to take a look at her?"

Aunt Zhao hurriedly said: "The doctor said to take it easy, not to say it's all right, what are you in a hurry for?"

Aunt Zhao was not yet confinement, Jia Zheng couldn't stay overnight, so after talking for a while, she went to Aunt Zhou's place

Lin Ruhai originally planned to go home early to celebrate Daiyu's birthday, but he didn't expect the officials who gave the gifts to act quickly, so he had to accept them for the time being, and return the gifts one by one in the future

Lower officials generally follow the rules of three festivals and two birthdays when giving gifts to Shangguan, the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, and the birthdays of Shangguan and his wife. Of course, there are also gifts for Shangguan's concubines. It just so happened that Daiyu's birthday was known, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry and those who needed to rely on the relationship to go through the back door notified each other, and in a short period of time they all put together exquisite gifts and sent them here. Daiyu was also surprised when she found out. The knowledge of gift-giving in ancient official circles is much greater than in modern times, and the method of stuffing cash into the drink box is really inferior

On February 40th, Mr. Shi Deyin was picked up in a carriage sent by the Lin family, accompanied by two little maids who served him personally. An old nun, Daiyu, welcomed Mr. Shi at the Chuihua Gate, and had a snack when they first met. Surprised, I thought she was a young lady, but unexpectedly she looked [-] years old, her face could only be described as delicate, but her temperament was excellent, and she was indifferent and dignified. When going to help Daiyu, her movements were light and her gestures were graceful, like a dance. Daiyu secretly admired her. This Mr. Shi really lived up to his reputation, so he respectfully led her to Gutengxuan, which is the small courtyard facing the street that has been renovated , Mr. Shi heaved a sigh of relief when he nodded slightly to express his satisfaction, and let the four wives and two maids who were assigned by Nanny Song to do rough work come over to see the ceremony, and then retreated

On the second day, in the hall of Songyin Hall, under the witness of Lin Ruhai, Daiyu formally kowtowed and offered tea to Shi Deyin as a teacher. If Daiyu is a boy, Jia Yucun is undoubtedly Lin Ruhai's confidant. Fortunately, Daiyu is a woman, so that the Lin family will not be dragged down by Jia Yucun in the future.

Shi Deyin's actual age is more than 50 years old, and he is older than Lin Ruhai. Every scholar in the capital knows that there is an old man Shuze who is a poet. This old man Shuze is Shi Deyin's name.

Daiyu paid homage to her teacher seriously, but Mr. Shi didn't give any lectures. He only said that there were classes from the middle of the day to the end of the day, and every day and five.