Old things in the Red Chamber

In the past few days, Mrs. Tong took on the housework again, because her daughter-in-law Qi Jing'an was pregnant again.What is different from the past is that Madam Tong's speed of handling housework is much slower than in previous years because of the little girl Niu Xuan'er by her side recently.

Fortunately, Lin Daiyu can help.She has a good memory, can read characters, and is transparent, so the part of giving gifts is left to her.

Jia Gu also said when Mrs. Tong went to the room for dinner in the morning, "Some people become fools when they read books, but our Dai'er is a fairy no matter how many books she reads."

Mrs. Tong smiled and said, "Master also knows the benefits of reading now. I will teach you a trick, and you will be able to imitate your niece."

Lin Daiyu shyly covered half of her face with a veil, and her eyes flickered, "Auntie can joke."

"Never mind your aunt, let me see what she can say?" Jia Gu buried himself in half a bowl of rice before picking up a chopstick. The weight is right, so don't you dislike anyone?"

"I still don't believe it," Mrs. Tong put down her chopsticks, "Our niece, you really don't care about anything. As long as you pretend that you don't care about anything, people will say that you are a real celebrity and a romantic."

Hearing these two words from her, I knew that I didn’t have much ink in my belly. It’s not easy for a real celebrity to become a famous celebrity. You have to follow what your aunt gave your uncle. In the end, people will definitely say that your uncle is fake and noble. Lin Daiyu endured a hard smile, " Aunt, let's talk in plain language from now on."

Mrs. Tong also knew how much she weighed, "Didn't I learn this from the Mrs. Shaoqing who came to visit a few days ago? I learned a few words of praise from others. , I brought it to your uncle to show off today, did you see that your uncle was taken aback by what I said just now."

Jia Gu ate the food in the bowl fiercely, wiped his mouth, "Leave me alone, I'm going to have lunch with my brother today, by the way, let me take my granddaughter away, and bring it back at night."

"Don't even think about it. The last time I took her to visit a friend, I didn't remember until you left. What kind of friend are you? They are all rough men in the army. When my granddaughter left in the morning, she was fine, and she came back at night. The leather one is like a leather monkey, and it is even more rude when eating, grabbing the meat when it sees it, and saying, 'Grandfather grabs the meat and eats it', have you ever brought her to eat without chopsticks?"

"That's called grabbing mutton with a knife. People cut it with a knife and stuff it into their mouths with their hands... Ladies, I don't understand. I'll go first and bring my granddaughter next time." Jia Gu looked at Madam Tong. With a vicious look, she was ready to run away, and when she left, she didn't forget to talk to Lin Daiyu, "Good boy, I'll go first, you follow your aunt to eat more, you haven't gained weight this year..." The person has already left the house.

Lin Daiyu quickly picked up a chopstick of green vegetables and put them in Madam Tong's bowl, "Auntie, try it quickly, this dish will be hard to find in the day after tomorrow."

The food here has just been finished, and someone will pass it over there, "Second Grandma Lian from Rongguo Mansion is here."

When Lin Daiyu came to Shi Taijun's room, Mrs. Wang looked at her secretly. She was wearing a light green spring shirt, with white jade jewelry on her head, and a pair of bracelets on each of her thin arms.Although the neck is not a collar, it is a string of white jade beads hanging on the skirt, which looks very unique.

Shi Taijun hasn't seen his granddaughter for more than a month, and saw that she has rules in her actions, sitting and lying. Behind her are two big maids and four second-class maids, followed by four women. Looking at her clothes, she carefully recalled the last time she went up. The second time I came to Rongguo Mansion, I used different jewelry before and after, so my dislike for Mrs. Tong was reduced by one or two points.I feel that the Tong family is not good at all, and at present there are only two things that make Shi Taijun look good, that is, to give birth to a good son, and to treat the girl of relatives with sincerity.

"You need to stay longer." Shi Taijun took Lin Daiyu's hand, "You girls are free now, and it will be hard for your sisters and sisters to see each other again in the future."

Seeing the sadness Shi Taijun said, Lin Daiyu knew in her heart that this was the truth, so she had to persuade everyone in the hall for a while.

Wang Xifeng watched as Lin Daiyu wiped away her tears, and put a fruit plate in front of her, "Sister, don't be like this, the old lady is just expressing her feelings. Yesterday Limeng Endian went to the palace to meet the concubine and concubine Jia, and when I come back to see you, I will I started to feel reluctant."

Mrs. Xing doesn't dare to speak now, and Mrs. Wang usually doesn't speak. Although Mrs. Xue is still there, because she is a guest, she tries not to get involved in the Jia family's affairs, and her daughter Xue Baochai has not found anyone yet. , for fear that Shi Taijun would act as a matchmaker and introduce his daughter to other people.Wang Xifeng herself was the only one in the class, and she opened her mouth to make everyone smile.

Seeing that it was noon, Shi Taijun dismissed the others, leaving Lin Daiyu alone to talk.

"Yesterday I went to the palace to greet the nobleman. I chatted with her and told a few interesting stories about your sisters in the Marquis's mansion. I couldn't hear enough of them. It's just that the palace rules are like iron rules, and we parted ways without saying a few words. I'm looking for you today. Firstly, I missed you. I haven't seen you for a month. I really miss you. Secondly, it's because the nobleman is pregnant. Soon, our family will prepare a gift for the prince. After all, the mansion The people here are not as good as your sisters, so you can help me with the details."

Lin Daiyu didn't want to meddle in the affairs of Rongguo Mansion. She lived in this mansion before, so she naturally knew that the water in this mansion was deep. If she made a wrong step, she didn't know who she would offend.It's different from the Hou's Mansion. In the Hou's Mansion, the elder sister-in-law used to raise the baby, and the housekeeper's mother-in-law is a person who needs to be used. You just need to follow the example of previous years and ask the uncle and cousin in front of you, and then ask someone to inquire about the other party. According to your hobby and temperament, you can choose the right gift.Besides, there is not much time to give gifts because of the season, this job is really leisure, not only helps aunt and cousin, but also can practice hands, and can know the things outside, Lin Daiyu is not dissatisfied at all.

But the Duke's Mansion is exempted, not to mention other things, the second aunt here may not be as easy to talk to as the aunt of the Hou Mansion.

"Old lady, I'm weak and I haven't taken care of the house, so I don't dare to follow up on this matter. I've lived with the nobleman for so long, and I know more or less what the nobleman likes, so I can talk to the old lady about it."

Shi Taijun was satisfied, the grandparents and grandson chatted for half an afternoon, nothing more than some "Second sister likes to play chess, but I found some chess records from my uncle's house, and I looked at them for a long time, and I can understand them thoroughly." A few tricks." "Second elder sister learned from female celebrities for a while, and we didn't dare to sew a piece of clothing for two months. We didn't dare to ask her, for fear that she would be annoyed. Later, she pulled her hands away and stopped sewing. Later, the cousin shamed her, and she sewed the clothes in two nights."...

To others, it is just the daily life of some daughters in the boudoir. Shi Taijun didn't pull out many useful things from it, but she was not in a hurry, so she only left Lin Daiyu and sent the women away, "Tell you Lord Hou, The old lady wants to keep her granddaughter to stay for a while, if he is worried, just come to my old lady."

These women who followed were from the Lin family, if Jia Gu had brought them back from the north, they would not have been dismissed so easily.

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Shi Taijun sent his servant girl to the front yard to call Baoyu back, and asked him to take ten days' leave, with the reason that "a foreign guest has arrived, and he needs to accompany the guest."

Jia Zheng in the front yard heard this, and he actually complained to his old lady in his heart. Whose cousin wants to play with his cousin for ten days? I'm upset, thinking about Baoyu's progress in the past few days, and looking at his joy after hearing about asking for leave, he scolded him with a straight face, "You beast, get out of here, and let me ask you to fail, I need you tomorrow." Be filial to the old lady, let me know that you play those delicate mischief again, and see if I don't take off your skin."

Jia Baoyu listened silently, and after saying goodbye to Jia Zheng, he walked away calmly, but as soon as he left Jia Zheng's yard, he ran to the backyard without Jia Zheng being able to see him.Seeing the concubine leaving, looking at the wretched concubine again, thinking that Baoyu could already recite a book when the two brothers read it, but Jia Huan couldn't even read it fluently, so he yelled at Jia Huan, "If you don't make progress, get out of here, and come back tomorrow to make up for the homework you missed in the past few days." Jia Huan ran away with his head in his arms, which made Jia Zheng even more unhappy.No wonder people in the world prefer concubine sons, after all, they are much more noble than concubine sons. Jia Zheng squeezed his beard, thinking of Jia Cong and Jia Lian. Jia Lian is right in front of him now, but I heard that Jia Cong goes to private school to study every day. Big Brother Jia Amnesty treated him indifferently, and I heard that it was Jia Gu who always praised Jia Cong.After thinking about it for a while, I felt that Jia Gu was not a thing. He deliberately caused discord between his wife and concubine, and he couldn't help hiding some evil intentions in his heart.

Jia Baoyu ran back to the backyard because he heard that Sister Lin was coming. He ran all the way back, not even caring about his own schoolbag. Except for the little girls waiting at the second gate, none of the other big maids came. He didn't keep up, he ran out of breath by himself, and after panting outside Shi Taijun's yard, he asked the little girls who followed, "Is there anything wrong with me? I won't bump into Sister Lin."

The little girls shook their heads one after another, and Baoyu tidied up his collar, clothes and belts, looked carefully at his purse and other things, and then walked in calmly.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Sister Lin sitting on the couch like a fairy, talking to the old lady with her body slightly tilted.

"Baoyu is back, Baoyu is back." The maids and women in the corridor surrounded Baoyu and went in. Baoyu first greeted Shi Taijun, and then rushed to Lin Daiyu, "How is sister Lin?"

Lin Daiyu stood up and asked, "Okay, how is second cousin?"

"I am fine too."

Lin Daiyu raised her head, met Baoyu's eyes, saw her own shadow in Baoyu's eyeballs, and Jia Baoyu felt that the world suddenly became quiet.

He stretched out his hand to pull Lin Daiyu, but was separated by the colored photos, and helped Lin Daiyu to sit down.In the cage under the corridor, the parrot suddenly called out, "Baoyu is back, Baoyu is back."

Jia Baoyu just came back from that quiet world, looking at his cousin across from a maidservant, with a look of urgency on his face.

Just as he was about to take a step forward, the maids in the corridor announced again, "The girls are here."