Red Mansions Are Floating Clouds

, and ordered to take this back

Looking forward, there is another box, which contains toys for playing house wine. The variety is very complete, including small porcelain tea sets, small silver wine sets, small tin hot pots, small hookahs, small Ruyi, and even Small rattan baskets and small hand spinning wheels are very interesting

Daiyu saw such a small thing, even though it contained an adult soul, she still couldn't help picking up the small porcelain jug and wine jug to look at it carefully.

Zicuckoo on the side was also a little surprised when she saw it. Although no one said it clearly, the servants of Jia's mansion thought that Daiyu had defected here, and her family was not rich and powerful. The lives of the masters are not extravagant, on the contrary, they are very simple. They thought that the Lin family was in decline, but now it seems that the financial resources of the Lin family are not simple.

After watching the toys, Jia Min opened the previous jewelry box over there, and saw the dazzling pearls, jade and precious stones that dazzled people.

After looking at some porcelain and jade wares, Daiyu picked out a Sanyang Kaitai jade ornament to put on Lin Ruhai's bedside as a good omen, and then picked out a white jade lotus root and lotus-leaf flower set and a blue-glazed one. bowl

You don’t need to look at the furniture. It is said that they are all left by the former Xunyan censor. After Lin Ru took office, because he didn’t like the gorgeous style, he specially brought some furniture from the old house in Suzhou, let alone the clothes. Yes, on the second day after coming back, Nanny Song invited the best embroidery shop in Yangzhou to tailor Daiyu and made eight sets of winter clothes, which have already been delivered today.

Turning around, Daiyu was exhausted enough, so she took everyone back. Fortunately, there was a good girl, Zijuan, who didn't forget to reward the two women who had worked so hard for a long time.

When I went to the main courtyard for dinner, I first gave Lin Ruhai the Sanyang Kaitai jade ornaments I picked and put them on the bedside. Lin Ruhai looked at them and said, "What did you pick?"

Daiyu said: "The toy I played with before, but there is a bowl sprinkled with blue glaze, which is very beautiful."

Lin Ruhai said: "There are some utensils sprinkled with blue glaze in our old house in Beijing. Your grandfather also liked objects sprinkled with blue glaze when he was alive, but he kept them in Beijing and didn't bring them with him. If you like them, when will you go to Beijing again?" just pick it yourself"

After hearing this, Daiyu hurriedly said, "I want to be with my father, and I will go wherever my father goes."

Lin Ruhai said: "Silly girl, there are grandmothers, uncles and aunts in Beijing, and many sisters playing together, isn't it better than being by father's side? Besides, father is not in good health..."

Daiyu hurriedly interrupted: "Father will definitely get better. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. You can't say such unlucky words."

Seeing Daiyu's eyes wide open nervously, Lin Ruhai said helplessly, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything."

Fifth Chinese New Year

On New Year's Eve, everyone in the mansion was full of joy, busy posting door gods and Spring Festival couplets, etc.

After lunch, Daiyu began to beat around the bush again to persuade Lin Ruhai to change her doctor. Lin Ruhai only thought of her as a child, and just practiced Tai Chi with a smile on her face. The doctor who had seen the prescription came into the outer courtyard of the mansion, thinking it was the master or the lady who wanted to see it, and when they heard that the doctor had changed, they didn't pay much attention, so they went straight to get a car

When Lin Ruhai found out, the doctor had already arrived at the door of the main room. He had no choice but to stare at the innocent Daiyu next to him, and ordered the doctor to come in.

Seeing that she had succeeded, Daiyu hurriedly hid behind the screen with a smile on her face.

It is said that Dr. Yang is seventy years old, but he is still in good spirits, his eyesight is not blurred and his ears are not deaf. It is said that when Lin Chunsheng showed him the prescription that Daiyu plagiarized from modern times, he took a look at it and immediately took the prescription. The child returned it, saying that he would never look at other people’s secret recipes. Lin Chunsheng’s sweaty explanation convinced him that it was by no means a secret recipe.

After researching for a few days, I searched the Pharmacopoeia for those parts that I didn’t understand in the prescription, and I figured it out one by one. Today, I happened to meet a patient with lung disease, and I couldn’t help but feel eager to try it.

After carefully checking the pulse, he prescribed a prescription and said goodbye. After being invited by the housekeeper to serve tea in an outer courtyard, the fee for the consultation was not mentioned.

Lin Ruhai saw the newly opened prescription and didn't say anything, so the servants took it to pick up the medicine. From Lin Ruhai's point of view, he had been ill for a long time and hadn't recovered. At such a young age, I was so worried and troubled everywhere, I couldn't bear to obey her wishes, so the kitchen boiled another medicine and sent it over

In the evening, Lin Ruhai reluctantly got up and changed clothes. Going to the hall to have the New Year's Eve dinner is the most important thing of the year, so everyone is serious about it. Lin Ruhai also specially ordered Jia Lian to have the New Year's Eve dinner in the inner courtyard hall

The Lin family has been sparsely populated for several generations, and men and women are not separated at dinner parties, so Daiyu was able to see the true face of the legendary Jia Lian at this time. He was handsome and romantic, and his eyebrows were affectionate when he frowns and smiles. The genes of the Jia family are really good, but although they are good-looking, they are all useless hollow radishes. Dai Yu stepped closer, first gifted Lin Ru a box, and then saluted Jia Lian, saying that Lian's second cousin, Jia Lian, was too busy to return the gift. Everyone returned to their seats, and the servant girl made tea and served it. Jia Lian was given a cup of Keemun black tea first, and Lin Ruhai and Daiyu were green calyx plum honey tea. Jia Lian was tasting the orchid fragrance in the black tea, but smelled a strong Looking up, Lin Ruhai and Daiyu's cups were full of green calyx plum blossoms, and they couldn't help being stunned.

Lin Ruhai saw it, and said with a smile: "This is only used to regulate the spleen and stomach, and clear the blood, and it is more fragrant than tea leaves when used to make tea."

Jia Lian also laughed and said, "It turns out that my uncle not only understands medical skills, but also knows how to keep in good health."

Lin Ruhai sighed: "It's just a long-term illness. Our Lin family's descendants are not prosperous, and my generation is the most unfilial. As long as the only daughter can live well, I will be satisfied."

Jia Lian hurriedly laughed and said: "Uncle, why bother to say such a thing, Cousin Lin is talented, intelligent, chaste and virtuous, and the old ladies in the house love her very much. In front of the old lady, even the granddaughter has to stay behind, let alone the old lady. Even us brothers, sisters-in-law and sisters like her very much, uncle doesn’t need it.”

Lin Ru smiled evilly and said, "Naturally, you can rest assured."

When I was young, the dishes came up one after another. The New Year’s Eve dinner is more about the meaning than the taste. Whole chicken and duck feet, pork cut into squares, called "Sixi meat", and the maids called the egg dumplings "Yuanbao" when they served the dishes. The meaning is to attract wealth and treasure, the meat balls are called "Reunion", the bean sprouts are called "Ruyi vegetables", the green vegetables are called "Changgeng vegetables", and the dried eggplants and fruits and vegetables are called "Anle vegetables". The carp with the head and tail upturned like leaping over the dragon gate is served in pairs, for auspiciousness, and finally served in a copper hot pot, which contains salted pork belly, bamboo shoots, eggs, dumplings, spinach, white boiled eggs and other meat. There are dozens of vegetarian dishes on the table

Since Daiyu came here, first she was on the boat, so she naturally kept everything simple, and later at home, the Lin family didn't pay much attention to ostentation, and the regular meals for the masters were just six dishes, one soup and pastry porridge. Daiyu knew in her heart that Jia's mansion was very ostentatious, but she had an intuitive impression after seeing it. There are so many dishes, and it really needs the help of a maid to eat them

After eating the New Year's Eve dinner for more than an hour, Lin Ruhai supported until the meal was over, and each gave red envelopes before going back to the room to rest. Daiyu and Jia Lian also exchanged auspicious words and then dispersed.

Before dawn on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Daiyu was awakened by the intermittent sound of gunfire. Everyone in the courtyard was already busy. After being dressed up, Daiyu sat in the main room to accept the servants kowtow to pay New Year greetings. Zijuan distributed red envelopes one by one. Everyone has changed into new clothes and dressed up carefully. They are all beaming. Seeing that everyone is so happy, Daiyu is also much happier. Chinese New Year in modern times is not much different from usual. It is rare to feel the real Chinese New Year here. atmosphere

Then I went to the main courtyard to pay New Year greetings to Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai was already sitting in the main hall, watching Daiyu approaching with a slight smile. Because it was Chinese New Year, Daiyu was wearing a pleated skirt with a silver peony pattern, and a gold satin jacket woven with silver and red flowers. A peony multicolored jacquard zhang velvet silver mouse coat, lake-colored satin inlaid with rice beads and colorful embroidered flower shoes, a flying fairy bun, a little emerald and phoenix gold hairpin, and a hollowed out gold bracelet inlaid with precious stones on the hand. One year old, seeing ten-year-old Daiyu gradually have the appearance of a slim girl, Lin Ruhai is gratified and grateful

Daiyu walked to the mat, knelt down Yingying, and said: "I wish my father a long and healthy pine and cypress, and a long and healthy life." Kowtowing three times, Lin Ruhai helped her up, and said solemnly: "You are much more sensible now than before. This is a gift" as he said, he picked up a rectangular box inlaid with treasure and silver buttons with bird and animal patterns from the side table and handed it to Daiyu. Daiyu took the box and looked at Lin Ruhai suspiciously.

Lin Ruhai said: "This is a hot spring village in the suburbs of Beijing and the title deed of [-] mu of land and [-] mu of mountain land. It was your grandmother's dowry back then. Since you came back this time, it is very different from the past. Father used to give you Being a boy is also because I found that you are more intelligent than ordinary boys, but in the end, you have developed a personality that is unobtrusive. Now my father... sees that you are not the same as before, so put this title deed to you"

Daiyu heard that he seemed to be explaining what happened behind him, her eyes turned red, and she pursed her lips and said, "Father will live a long and healthy life and stay with me all the time."

Lin Ruhai said: "Hurry up and put it away, your cousin will definitely laugh at you when he comes in later and sees you like this."

You can't cry on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Daiyu gave the box to Zijuan to put it away, and it was announced at the door that Mr. Jia had arrived.

Lin Ruhai ordered to come in, and Jia Lian kowtowed for the new year, and then we all had the first meal of the new year together

After breakfast, the front yard kept sending greeting cards. They were all visiting salt censors who came to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year, second only to the governor of Cong Yipin. He was the highest-ranking official in Yangzhou, so the local officials, big and small, salt merchants They all came early to pay New Year's greetings. Lin Ruhai was seriously ill and unable to cope, so he was only received by the housekeeper. It was a bit obedient to know that Lin Da