Red Mansions Are Floating Clouds

Hey, there are dozens of people, plus the maids brought by each of them, the Yixing Hall is as bustling as a busy city.

All the way up the stairs, into the western imitation building on the left, facing the realistic mountains, rivers and sea islands with western oil painting techniques, the scene is grand, with a shadow lamp on the opposite side, using a bowl mirror to capture the shadows in the house, and opening the skylight, you can see the blue sky and white clouds , coupled with the refraction of the sun, it is even more brilliant, it is really interesting, presumably there is another beautiful scene in the night with the moon

After dinner and the guests left one after another, at Shen Zirou's strong request, the four of them went boating on the lake and spent the whole afternoon. They agreed to write letters to each other, and Shen Zirou also secretly told Daiyu that Li Jinyao had already made a marriage arrangement. Next year, I will marry the eldest grandson of the Minister of the Household Department of the capital.

Because of this, Lin Ruhai sent a few groups of people to find out when Daiyu would return home. It was not until the sun set that Daiyu was exhausted and returned. For example, in Hong'an, the kitchen just started setting meals and then washed hands and then accompanied Lin Ruhai to have dinner in the main courtyard

After eating, Lin Ruhai saw that Daiyu still didn't look tired after playing all day, and felt relieved, and said with a smile: "It's good to get to know more handkerchiefs, so that you don't always have to play with no one to accompany you."

Immediately, Daiyu talked about everything she saw today. When it came to Shen Zirou, Lin Ruhai said: "This lady from the Shen family from Suzhou should be the daughter of Shen Daoyuan, governor of Jiangsu." Daiyu thought that Shen Zirou should The family background is extraordinary, look at the coral beads inlaid on her shoes, they can make a face

Seeing her happy look, Lin Ruhai said, "It will be your birthday in a few days, why don't father also invite guests to celebrate your birthday?"

Daiyu thought for a while about the crowded Yixing Hall, and quickly shook her head, "I don't want to! I don't want to socialize with people I don't know."

Lin Ruhai said again: "Father will take you to Tianning Temple to offer incense and pray for blessings on that day?"

Daiyu thought for a while and said, "Why don't we go shopping at Xiaodongmen? I heard there are many restaurants there."

Lin Ruhai said: "If you want to go shopping, then I will ask Master Tao's wife to take you there, and you can also be with your little playmate."

Daiyu was just joking, she didn't expect Lin Ruhai to be so open-minded, she actually agreed, she nodded quickly

Back in my courtyard, wrote a few posts, and ordered Zijuan to send it to the outer courtyard tomorrow morning, and let them send it

Although Zijuan has a strange feeling about the current Daiyu, she can't explain it clearly. Sometimes she feels like a different person, and sometimes she feels that Daiyu still has the same temper as before, but she is much more cheerful, and she is no longer crying alone like before. After thinking about it, it may be because Mr. Lin recovered from his illness, so he no longer struggles with it.

The eighth round of shopping

Tao Xixian's father, Tao Yuanbiao, is one of Lin Ruhuang's confidantes, and his wife is virtuous and his son is filial, the family is the most happy. It is safe to entrust his wife to take care of Daiyu for a day and a half, and he solemnly talked to him the next day. Yu's nurse, Nanny Wang, is getting old, and Daiyu wants to let her take care of her, so that she doesn't bother the two masters, and asks Mrs. Tao to find a reliable nurturing nanny.

Not to mention that these four people are looking forward to that day, just say that in the past few days, for some reason, Daiyu's birthday has spread. It is really an eye-opener to give all kinds of congratulatory gifts when you are free every day. I sincerely lament that the inspector of the salt censor is really something that the emperor's cronies can't do! It is said that the Xue family has "millions of riches", so it is reasonable to say that it is not a rich family, so Mrs. Wang likes Xue Baochai as a daughter-in-law, probably because she just likes her personally Dm

In a blink of an eye, it was Daiyu's birthday, and Lin Ruhai waited for her to have breakfast together. After the meal, he took out a dowry box and handed it to Daiyu, saying: "In addition to your mother's head and face jewelry, there are also things handed down by our Lin family ancestors. Yes, you are already ten years old, if your mother is still alive, she will definitely dress you up with her own hands, and so can my father."

Daiyu took the dowry box, but it was too heavy to lift, and hurriedly put it on the table. Hearing what Lin Ruheng said, she hurriedly persuaded: "Although mother is not by our side, she is in our hearts. Besides, mother will surely wipe us out in heaven." Be happy, otherwise she won't feel at ease."

Lin Ru said in embarrassment: "Fortunately, father still has you. From now on, we, father and daughter, will depend on each other for life."

Daiyu hurriedly said: "That's settled, don't go back on your word, my father has to accompany me until I grow old." Lin Ruhai laughed loudly

Going back to change clothes in a hurry, Shan Shan came back and said that the outer courtyard had prepared the car, and after she finished speaking, she stared eagerly at Daiyu and swept her eyes. Look here, Zijuan is the calmest, she is already waiting by the door with her bag for going out, but fortunately Chunxian is a little uncomfortable and has asked for leave, otherwise it would be really difficult

Daiyu looked at this and looked at that, and finally decided to bring four of them. I remember the last time I went to a banquet, a salt merchant’s daughter brought eight maids with her. It’s not a big deal to bring four by herself.

Everyone got into the carriage and drove towards Tao Mansion first. When they arrived at the gate of Tao Mansion, they happened to meet Li Jinyao and Shen Zirou's carriage also arrived. The two carriages went in one after another, and they didn't come down until in front of the Chuihua Gate.

Seeing Daiyu, Shen Zirou rushed over, took Daiyu's hand and shouted: "You are really my good sister, you don't forget to call us for such a good thing, I have never gone shopping before."

Li Jinyao put his hands together and said with a smile, "Thank you!"

Daiyu laughed and said, "It's fun when there are many people. Let's go in and find Xixian."

Following the nanny who led the way to the main courtyard, Tao Xixian had already greeted Daiyu. When he saw Daiyu, he cupped his hands like a man and said, "Thank you for the blessing of the birthday star, thank you very much!" Yes" At that moment, the three of them bowed to Daiyu in a dignified manner, Daiyu held back her smile, and followed the example of a man to return the salute, saying: "Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it!"

The four of them laughed, and a serious old woman walked out of the main room, saying: "Madam, please let the young ladies and ladies in."

Shen Zirou stuck out her tongue secretly, and everyone went into the room. Sitting at the head was a beautiful woman with a dignified appearance, who was smiling slightly. Daiyu and the three of them all stepped forward to salute. Mrs. Tao hurriedly stood up to help her and the three of them, smiling. : "It's really three little beauties. I didn't see them with my own eyes. I still don't believe that there are such beautiful girls in this world."

The three of Daiyu could only lower their heads and pretend to be shy. After exchanging pleasantries, Mrs. Tao said: "Today is the little birthday star's decision. Let's go to Xiaodongmen for a stroll, but you must listen to me outside, and you can't run around."

Everyone has been waiting for a long time, and nodded in unison in a hurry. Mrs. Tao couldn't help but smile when she saw it.

When we arrived at Xiaodongmen, we first passed Duozi Street, Duozi Street is Satin Street, with satin shops on both sides, the car stopped, Zijuan helped Daiyu put on the veiled hat, Xueyan and others were already waiting outside the car Zijuan raised the curtain of the car, Daiyu stretched out her hand to support Xueyan's hand and got out of the car. Looking through the veil of the veil, it was a satin shop with five doors. The other customers knew they had cleared the place ahead of time. Just as they were thinking about it, a nun who was about forty or fifty years old came out with a smile on her face and let the group of people into the store

Mrs. Tao sat in the inner hall, and said to the inner shopkeeper who was busy making tea and snacks: "Don't be busy, you just accompany these young ladies to see if there are any good things."

The shopkeeper was busy, and another person was left to take care of Fang to greet Daiyu.

Of course, Daiyu often went shopping in her previous life, but she had never visited an ancient street. The other three simply had no idea about shopping. At this moment, the four of them were curiously looking around to see that most of the goods on the counter were ordinary goods, but the colors and patterns were different. There are many, but these four people are used to seeing good things, and there is really nothing to look at

The storekeeper had earlier ordered to bring out the top quality materials and new fresh designs from the warehouse in the backyard, and introduced them one by one. There was everything in silk and satin, and there were golds and golds all over the ground, gold, muddy gold, two colors and three colors Gold, made of gold material, is divided into pieces of gold and twisted with gold, and the silver thread woven with silver is as thin as silk. There is also Feihua cloth as soft as cotton, especially cotton cloth. Sansu cloth has always been a tribute. There is also a purple and white plain brocade, which is different from Shu brocade in elegance and can be used as pajamas.

The shopkeeper carefully took out a piece of goose-yellow cloth and put it on the table, saying: "This is a new cloth, interwoven with silk and cotton. The material is very soft, so it is named Yunbu. Don’t dare to enter, now only our store has it, and there are other colors and patterns here.”

The silk-cotton intertwined fabric is the first time for others, but it is not unusual for Daiyu, but the color of the cloud cloth is correct and the pattern is good, and it is necessary to bring some back.

I picked a lot of them at the moment, besides the ones for personal use, there are also those for Lin Ruhai and those for honoring elders when returning to Beijing. The fashion trends in the capital have always been spread from the south of the Yangtze River. The patterns are elegant and fresh, and the colors are fresh, which is exactly what Daiyu likes.

The four of them had a great time scanning the goods. Sure enough, shopping is a woman's nature. Every year, merchants send things to their homes to pick them up. How can there be any fun?

Mrs. Tao only smiled at the side, and when she finally left, the shopkeeper's mouth was almost crooked. Everyone put on their draperies and got into the car, and drove the maids to the back car. The four little ones crowded into one car to share the shopping. happy experience

The next stop is the adjacent Chaoguan Street. It is said that there is no spice in the world like Yangzhou. This street is mostly spice shops, antique shops and the Four Treasures of the Study, and there are many shops. Paintings and Calligraphy by Decades of Art Leaders