The maid of the red house

Last time, Sister Feng heard from Jia Lian that it had to be very lively and dignified. When asked why, Jia Lian didn't hide it from her and said, "I heard that Bachelor Zhang will be promoted again next year. Sister Lin and the first two nuns are sent by Zhang's family." Here, can I invite Mrs. Zhang Xueshi?"

Sister Feng said in surprise: "Xueshi Zhang has been promoted again? That's a first-rank official!"

Jia Lian glanced at her sideways and said: "That's not true! Mrs. Zhang is a university scholar, and Mrs. Zhang is about to be named a first-class wife. Being rude in front of her will wipe our family's face! Another thing is, I I just heard that Sang Qing, the third-rank general Zhaoyong in the Dragon Guard, is sister Lin’s cousin, Tete called Rong’er to ask, and I think I’ll hand over the post soon.”

Sister Feng was taken aback immediately, and said, "General Zhaoyong, the third grade? Isn't that the eldest grandson of the Sang family? Are you over 30 years old? How come he is sister Lin's nephew? Not only did I never hear about it from my sister Lin, nor did I hear it from the old lady." mention."

Jia Lian said indifferently: "Sang's family is at Sister Lin's house, just like the historian is to our family. If our family is not with the old lady, how much contact can we have with the historian? Even so, the historian and our family are not very close, there is only one girl Yun Come here often."

Sister Feng was extremely clever and flexible, and upon hearing this, she realized something, and said, "You mean Sister Lin's grandmother is the old aunt of the Sang family? General Sangkun, who guards the Guangdong Sea of ​​the Sang family, is Sister Lin's cousin. Marshal Sang who guards the Northeast is Sister Lin’s cousin? I can’t blame me for not knowing, I wasn’t born when the old lady of the Lin family died! But why didn’t I hear Sister Lin mention it?”

Jia Lian sneered and said, "Although General Sang is old, he is a junior. Since ancient times, there is no reason for elders to give gifts to juniors? So there is no General Sang's family on the list of gifts given by Sister Lin. I am afraid that Sister Lin doesn't know it. It's just that they are in the end." Knowing that Sister Lin is an aunt, there is no reason why she should not visit her."

When mentioning the Sang family, Jia Lian murmured inwardly. In the past, Daiyu lived here for a few years and never had any contact with the Zhang family of the Sang family. Why did Lin Ruhai come and go so frequently after he left?

Sister Feng frowned unconsciously, and said: "It's just a poor relative, and it's so far away, can't you still walk around as a serious relative? I'm only worried that there are more and more people with Sister Lin. The thing is, every festival, I have to prepare another gift to send to the princess mansion, that gift is not cheap, and now there is another Sang family, there are many Sang families, how much gift is enough?"

Jia Lian hurriedly stopped and said, "What poor relatives? What can you say? The Sang family randomly took out a general with higher power than our family. If it came to your mouth, it would be a big deal! The Sang family originally It is stronger than our family. In the past 70 to [-] years, there are many factors and grandchildren, and the family has been used a lot. Dividing the family twice will inevitably reduce the property. It seems a bit simple in the boundary of the capital. Even if it is not as rich as our family, but the family After several generations of wars, the rewards for military exploits are very generous, there is no shortage of food and clothing, so where do you need to be rich?"

Whenever Sister Feng was told by Jia Lian, she couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed in her heart, and she also showed three points of grievance on her face.

Jia Liansu liked this sweet wife, and lowered her voice when she saw this, and said softly: "The Sang family is very powerful, and Marshal Sang is a veteran of the three dynasties. Do you think their family is easy to be ridiculed by others? But how many gifts will you give?" , how much can it cost?"

Sister Feng's heart trembled, and she lost her voice: "Are you afraid of the Sang family?"

She didn't say what she said next, and she couldn't say it, but Jia Lian understood. After all, he had a ghost in his heart, and nodded slightly: "The Sang family is not easy to mess with. The old marshal is my uncle's cousin, and my uncle is still alive." Shi Lai has always been attentive, if we really want to make decisions for Sister Lin, our family will have to weigh three points after all."

A trace of panic flashed across Sister Feng's face.

Jia Lian comforted: "Don't be afraid, I think sister Lin probably doesn't know about this relative, so she may not be able to get close to her in the future, otherwise she missed the Sang family when giving gifts, and she never mentioned the Sang family before."

After hearing this, Sister Feng felt relieved slightly.

As Jia Lian said, Daiyu really didn't know that Sang Qing was her cousin.

When Lin Ruhai told her relatives back then, about her great-grandmother's house, she only talked about Daiyu's eldest cousin Sang Long who was closer to the Lin family and who guarded the Northeast Shanhaiguan Pass, and a few cousins ​​of the long house. None of them were in the capital city. As for the number of cousins ​​and juniors in the other rooms, there were too many contacts and no time to mention it. Lin Ruhai passed away. Therefore, although Daiyu knew that her great-grandmother’s family was full of children and grandchildren, she was trapped in Rongguo Mansion. Among them, I don't know how many offspring and grandchildren the Sang family has.

So when Daiyu received invitations and gifts from the Sang family that day, Daiyu was very surprised and showed it on her face.

Fortunately, Nanny Rong and Nanny Zhang knew a lot about the family in the capital, so they hurriedly told her about the Sang family, from Marshal Sang Long to General Sang Kun, and finally to General Sang Qing. My mouth is parched.

Having said that, Daiyu immediately remembered that her first cousin was Sang Long, and her first cousin was Sang Kun, "So, General Sang Qing is my cousin?"

There are so many descendants of the Sang family, Xueyan was dizzy after hearing this, and secretly complained that Lin Ruhai didn't explain clearly.

I heard from Nanny Rong that the Sang family is a family of military generals, and it has been passed down for nearly a hundred years. What people talk about most is that their family is flourishing and leafy, and the number of descendants is shocking. Daiyu's grandmother has six older brothers. The elder brother has four sons, the eldest son is Sang Long, Lin Ruhai is more than 68 years old, and he is [-] years old this year. He is still strong and still guarding Shanhaiguan.Sang Long has five sons, the eldest son is Sang Kun, who is fifty years old and guarding Guangdong.Sang Qing has seven brothers and sisters and three sons. The eldest son Sang Yue is the same age as Baoyu.

Sang Long and Sang Kun's father and son and their wives took office together, and the one who stayed in the capital was Sang Qing's wife Xu.

At the beginning Daiyu said that Lin Ruhai didn't mention it, and now Nanny Rong didn't explain in detail why she didn't have to stay in the capital as a wife, but went to the border with her husband, Xueyan decided to ask later.

Although this relative is high and powerful, it has to be said that the blood relationship is too far away from Daiyu, no wonder Lin Ruhai said that their family has no close relatives.Indeed, apart from Rongguo Mansion, the closest one is the Sang family, and this is the closest relative to other families.In particular, the age gap between the Sang family and Daiyu's peers is too large, and it is not easy to get along with each other at all, just like the historians, if Daiyu hadn't given the gift first, let's see if they would talk to Daiyu during the festival.

Daiyu saw the opportunity quickly, knowing its origin, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite the woman sent by the Sang family.

The Sang family sent two women here, and they came to Daiyu only after meeting Jia Mu. Although the Rongguo Mansion and the Sang family came from the family of generals, they had no contact with each other, and Jia Mu didn't care much about the Sang family, because Because of Jia Min's mother-in-law Sang's family.

When the Sang family got married, the eldest brother had not yet separated. At that time, the Sang family was in a very good position. Shilihong dowry married to the Lin family. Jia Min's dowry was only a lot more than hers. However, after marriage, there were always gifts for the Sang family and the Jia family. In terms of high and low, the Sang family gets much more than the Jia family every time, and Jia Min and her mother-in-law have a very good relationship, which can be called a mother-daughter relationship.Jia's mother had only one daughter, Jia Min, in her life. Although she was happy with her daughter's status in the Lin family, she couldn't bear it, and Jia Min and her natal family gradually drifted away after marriage, so she didn't like Sang's family.

So today when someone from the Sang family came, Mother Jia looked indifferent. Seeing that Daiyu had sent someone to invite her, she ordered someone to take her there.

If Xueyan knew her thoughts and the origin of this story, she would be filled with emotions. She said that in the original book, Jia Min repeatedly criticized Baoyu in front of Daiyu, and she seemed very displeased. It's not the mother's family but the husband's family that many people think.

In fact, Jia Min has never been rude to her natal family. Gifts are given according to the number of people in her family. There are many Sang family members. Lin Ruhai alone has six uncles, and Jia Min only has two elder brothers. There are many, and the descendants of the Sang family are promising, and seven out of ten people can become talents. It is not like the descendants of the Jia family who are unworthy. They only know that fighting chickens and running dogs don’t know how to study and make progress. Knowing that the Sang family's business is declining, I intend to subsidize them more, so it is more generous than the Jia family.

The dead are dead, but unfortunately these past events are no longer known.

Xueyan raised her eyes and looked at the two women who came in, both were in their thirties, wearing silver hairpins and green clothes, they were not extravagant.

The two women kowtowed respectfully to Daiyu, and Daiyu hurriedly ordered someone to sit down and pour tea.

Looking at Daiyu who was sitting on it, the two women couldn't help but secretly marvel. Such an appearance and such a demeanor are not at all like losing their mother since childhood and no one taught them. Others.

One of the women thanked her, sat down on the footrest with a slanted sign, and said with a smile: "Our grandma should have come to see the girl a long time ago, but it's just a happy event for a busy lady in the house, and it's inconvenient for the girl to see guests, but our grandma is heavy. Therefore, I wasted more than a year, and it is considered that the girl will be very happy in a few days, so I sent my servants to pay my respects to the girl, and on that day our grandma will come to congratulate the girl."

Another woman also laughed and said: "Our grandma said that the girl has seen all the good things in the world, but our family has nothing to show shame. There are only some light things to honor the girl. The girl is either stubborn or flattering."

"I'm sorry, your grandma is thinking about it. I will clear the snow and wait for that day." Daiyu knew that what she said was not true. , I must have never thought of interacting with myself before, or I don’t know myself, but I just don’t understand why they suddenly came to the door this time.

No matter how smart Daiyu was, the thing didn't happen before her eyes after all, so she couldn't make the point after several speculations.

After sending away the people from the Sang family, Xueyan saw her looking down in thought, and couldn't help but said: "Miss, don't think about it, since they came to the door with kindness, let's treat each other with courtesy. I think it must be the master's doing." She Now I feel that once Lin Ruhai knows that her daughter is in a bad situation, it is very likely that she will arrange everything, but she doesn't know it.

Daiyu looked up at her fiercely, and said, "You said it was Dad's arrangement?"

Nanny Rong and Nanny Zhang looked at the Zicuckoo paper-cut flowers, were startled when they heard this, and looked at Xueyan one after another, but Nanny Rong was thoughtful.

"Miss, don't forget the two nuns. The master asked the girl to teach the nuns, did you tell the girl?" Xue Yan nodded, and analyzed it to her, "The Sang family had no relationship with the girl before, and the girl didn't know about it. Junior, now that they suddenly come to the door, I think it must be that the master has a letter to send to the uncle. It will not take a year to come and go? Perhaps it is because of the uncle's intention that General Sang's family sent someone to the girl. It's unknown if I ask you to send a gift."

Mother Rong clapped her palms and said: "Girl, what Xueyan said is very possible! I often hear people say that Mr. Lin is very talented and strategic, so he will definitely arrange it properly. It is good to be with the Sang family now, and the girl has become a filial piety, and there are many more walk around."

When Lin Ruhai was mentioned, Daiyu let out a long sigh and remained silent.

In a blink of an eye, it was the third day of the twelfth lunar month, and Sister Feng was very lively. Because Yuanchun hadn't visited relatives yet, and the family opera singers were not ready to use first, she invited a group of small operas outside.

Xueyan followed Daiyu to greet the guests, and was so busy that she couldn't keep her eyes open when she greeted the guests. She made a rough count in her mind, all the old friends and family members who had a festival with Daiyu came, among them, Mrs. Zhang had the highest status, and the rest even Princess Yongchang didn't come, but she also ordered her eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhang, to come, which can be said to have given Daiyu a great deal of respect.

Except for Mrs. Zhang, no one else has ever met Daiyu, so they had to pay a visit one by one, each with a gift.

Among them, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but look at Xueyan a few times, but she was secretly stared at by her mother before she looked away.

Xueyan didn't notice it at all, and when Daiyu went to visit her again, Madam Zhang scolded her lightly: "You are also a person with knowledge and status, what are you doing staring at a girl? It's impolite to be careful. "

Mrs. Zhang laughed softly: "Once I heard my mother-in-law gossip, saying that there was a girl with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes next to Miss Lin who looked familiar, so I took a second look, let alone, she was really kind, but I couldn't remember. Who do you look like?"

Mrs. Zhang said: "There are so many wonders in the world, why are you so rare? There are so many people in the world who look alike without being relatives!"

Mrs. Zhang listened, but Fang didn't speak.

Xueyan didn't know these words, she just smiled and watched Sangqing's wife Xu came up to meet and congratulate her.

Although Mrs. Xu is Daiyu's younger generation, she is the wife of the third rank after all. She is 20 years older and not a close relative. Daiyu dared not accept the gift, and helped her up before she could see her.

Seeing that she was polite and sensible, Mrs. Xu showed a three-point smile on her face, and said with a smile: "It's strange that our old man praised Auntie for being good, as expected."

Daiyu was stunned when she heard the words, and looked at Xueyan. Could it be that, as she said, it was her father who wrote a letter to her cousin?Before she could inquire carefully, another person came, and Daiyu hurriedly apologized twice, and greeted her out of the hall in person.