The maid of the red house

Nanny Rong's words seemed ordinary, but when she thought about it carefully, she felt hearty.

Xueyan finally felt relieved, although she is useless today, but Miss Lin from their family is not easy to bully, is she?Moreover, Nanny Rong happens to be the teaching nanny who teaches etiquette, and she is not under the jurisdiction of the Rongguo Mansion, so it is even more legitimate to say this.

Sister Feng knew more about the world than Xiangyun, and her face was burning with embarrassment, but she was the housekeeper's grandmother, so she had no choice but to make a statement, so Xiangyun held Nanny Rong's arm first, with willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, smiling all over her face. Begging for mercy: "Good mother, please forgive me! I made sister Lin feel wronged because of my open mouth. Now that I have listened to the teaching of mother, I will not dare to do it again tomorrow."

Mother Jia saw that Nanny Rong was protecting Daiyu's circle, her expression was a little relaxed, and she didn't like everyone agreeing with her, so after hearing what Sister Feng said, she said loudly, "Nurse Rong should teach Feng for a better life for me. Girl, don't you think she's too sharp-tongued to be disgusting to others!"

Sister Feng is one of her own, and Mother Jia said this without any scruples. Compared with Sister Feng, Xiangyun is a guest after all, and Mother Jia is an old lady married by a historian. After sending Xiangyun back, he asked the two historians, Mrs. Hou, to give Shi Xiangyun a home earlier, so that he could learn some rules and know how to advance and retreat.

After finishing speaking, Mother Jia turned around and hugged Daiyu again: "My Yu'er, you have been wronged, go and beat your second sister-in-law in a while!"

On the one hand, Daiyu was touched by Nanny Rong's devotion to protecting her, and on the other hand, she was moved by Jia Mu's painstaking efforts, so she buried her face in Jia Mu's arms and said with a smile, "I'm not young anymore, what do I care about with my second sister-in-law? Isn't my grandmother Have you already said that the second sister-in-law vented her anger on me?"

She also knew that in the eyes of Jia's mother, she was her own person, and Shi Xiangyun was a guest, so she only mentioned Sister Feng and not Xiangyun with Jia's mother.

After listening to Daiyu's words, Sister Feng relaxed, and Nanny Rong came up to bow to Daiyu, and said with a smile, "My good sister, I knew you were a generous person, please beg my ancestors for me, please forgive me stop!"

Daiyu burst into a smile, and when Jiamu saw it, everyone laughed too.

Everyone dispersed, Xueyan came back and asked Xiaohe to inquire about the news.

Xiaohe is the little girl in Daiyu's room. Although she looks very pretty and has a very clever temperament, she is very young. She is only nine years old this year. Daiyu named her Xiaohe, which means Xiaohe only reveals herself. sharp corners.

Seeing Xiaohe go out, Daiyu was puzzled and said, "What news are you looking for? It's so boring." Then she got annoyed with Baoyu, and complained: "If I have the same knowledge as Yun girl, I will despise myself. What does Baoyu mean? Winking at Yun girl? Could it be that I just want to tell the world that I like to be vitriolic and hateful?"

After hearing this, Nanny Rong felt a bit of sympathy with the enemy, and said: "No, the girl didn't care about it, but being teased by Master Bao like this, it seems that the girl is petty and annoyed Miss Shi."

Xueyan smiled and said: "So the girl is annoyed by Second Master Bao, and Miss Shi over there is also annoyed."

She doesn't dislike Xiangyun comparing Daiyu with an actor, after all, it was Sister Feng who started it first, and if anyone blames it, blame Sister Feng. What she hates is Xiangyun's own mistakes, but he doesn't know how to repent, and the villain is the first to sue Daiyu. It's not.

Daiyu didn't go to Baoyu as in the original book, so she didn't know that Shi Xiangyun and Baoyu were arguing at this time, so she was surprised: "How do you know? Could it be you who counted it again? You are really a fortune teller. Every time you are caught Speaking."

Xueyan pursed her lips and smiled, beckoned Xiaohe to come to her, and said, "What did you find out?"

Xiaohe's face was flushed red from running, and before she could catch her breath, she opened her mouth and said, "Back to sister, Miss Shi asked sister Cuilu to pack up and go back. Baoyu stopped her, and she was angry and quarreled with Baoyu, making it difficult They heard it inside and outside the room, and now Miss Shi has gone to lie down in the old lady's room." He said that he learned the quarrel between Xiangyun and Baoyu for everyone, and his tone was very similar.

Aunt Rong was still laughing at what Xueyan said, but now that she heard Xiao He's words, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared, she frowned and said: "Our girl is not angry yet, Miss Shi is the one who complained first Now, don’t you think our girl is easy to bully? If you care about her, it’s mean and annoying? Doesn’t her behavior and temperament mean that she is narrow-minded? "

Xueyan interjected: "Mama doesn't know something, they never feel wronged about themselves, even if they are Thunder Fury, they take it for granted to beat and scold girls, big and small, but any girl who cares about others once or twice is just a bit bitter and mean-spirited."

The more Xueyan talked, the angrier she became, and the more she felt sorry for Daiyu's situation in Rongguo Mansion.

Shi Xiangyun himself made a slip of the tongue and didn't know how to reflect on it. Instead, he pre-empted the attack, and the villain complained first. It would be fine if he was only annoyed by Baoyu for protecting Daiyu, but he complained about Daiyu's fault. It seemed that everything was Daiyu's fault. I agree with Hu Po that Daiyu is jealous of Baoqin, but no one says she is narrow-minded, but praises her for being broad-minded.In the original book, Baochai pointed out that Sang scolded Huai and got angry at the little maid who was looking for a fan. Baoqin felt uncomfortable after being favored by Jiamu, and no one said that she was temperamental, but praised her for being dignified and generous.

Shi Xiangyun is not a person who doesn't understand the world, and it can be seen from the gift of the ring. She only targets Daiyu, and she is nothing more than jealous that Daiyu is more favored than her by others.When it came to Baochai, he praised Baochai for being kind to her, and he was not so forthright about what Baochai had done. What is ridiculous is that after the inspection of the Grand View Garden, Baochai moved away without saying a word, without telling her at all. One sound.

It is said that Daiyu is bitter and mean, but Daiyu has never bothered with Xiangyun several times, and treats Xiangyun afterwards as before.

What an ironic contrast.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Daiyu said: "It's all over, I'm not angry anymore, what do you care about? If I annoy Lian's second sister-in-law and Yun girl because of this, who am I?"

Xueyan took the tea from Tinglan's tea tray, handed it to Daiyu, and sighed: "Where am I fussing about this? I just feel sorry for the girl. I obviously exposed this matter, but others still remember it and spread it again. The girl has a bad reputation. If the girl is seriously annoyed, this reputation is still worthy of the name, what is it now? It is useless to bear such a false reputation!"

Daiyu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "You don't have to do this for this, can I still live for the sake of others' eyes? I live for my own heart, for you people who are sincere and good for me. "

Putting down the tea bowl, a faint smile appeared on her face, she felt that she was luckier than anyone else, having someone around her who sincerely protected her.

Seeing how open-minded she was, Xueyan didn't care.

The next day, Baochai suddenly came to Daiyu with a copybook and a verse to share with him. Shi Xiangyun was also with him, and said, "It's all my fault. The trouble caused by a piece of music yesterday made him realize it."

Daiyu is fine, Xueyan stares, does she still have to listen to Baochai's quotations from the Five Patriarchs and the Six Patriarchs?

While thinking about it, Daiyu finished reading the post and said with a smile, "Why does my sister have this? Did Baoyu practice Zen yesterday?"

Baochai said: "Yesterday, the attacker showed it to me and said he didn't know what it was written in. I read it, and Miss Yun also read it. Let me have a look with you today. After reading it, I burned it, lest he understand it." If you say these crazy things seriously, I will be the culprit."

Xueyan thought: "Aren't you the culprit?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "Xiren is on good terms with my sister. I shouldn't tear it up. When I ask him, the custodian tells him to put away these crazy words."

Before she lifted her foot, she saw Baoyu coming to visit, so Daiyu asked first.

Xueyan brought people up to pour tea, and listened to Daiyu's continuation, which made Baoyu speechless. Baochai is erudite and knowledgeable, surpassing all talented people, but Daiyu is intelligent and intelligent, not because of her academic ability. In the final analysis, they are all unparalleled in the world, Baoyu is inferior, and the world is also inferior."

Seeing that the four of them were back to normal, Xue Yan also laughed that she was really too petty, and they might as well be open-minded.

Suddenly I heard that Yuanchun sent the little eunuch to deliver a lantern riddle for everyone to guess, and then make another one and send it in. When the four of them heard about it, they hurriedly took their maids and went to Jiamu's room.

Xueyan was about to go there, but Mother Rong said: "Let Zijuan go with the girl, Xueyan, you stay, I have something to say."

Zicuckoo hurriedly put down the needle and thread in her hand and followed.

Xueyan stayed behind, poured tea for Nanny Rong, and said: "There are many things I have not done well in the past, just teach me if you have anything to say." She knew that she had many shortcomings, and she also knew that if Nanny Rong had nothing to do, she would Words never leave themselves.

She is not someone who can't listen to other people's suggestions. She often gives advice to Daiyu, so she can naturally be taught by others.

Mother Rong was taken aback when she heard the words, and with a smile on her face, she told her to sit down, patted her hand, and said, "You know your shortcomings, so I'm relieved. Let's take what happened yesterday as an example. No matter how you say it, the Second Mistress Lian and Miss Shi are masters. If you can fight back some things, I can also say, but you alone can’t. You must know that a slave’s life is the master’s. If you hold grudges You, there will be thousands of ways to cure you in the future, without even asking why, and you won't even beg for mercy."

Xueyan was covered in cold sweat.

The same people are divided into high and low, some are masters, rich and comfortable, and some are slaves, not only inferior, but also unable to decide their own lives. Life is hard, and the same is true for life, it all depends on the mood of the master.

That's why she wanted to redeem herself, she didn't want to depend on her master's mood to influence her life and future.

To be honest, although she is a girl, she never thinks that she is inferior in her heart, so she is a little bit proud. Today, what Rongmao Rong said completely woke her up. She can't forget her identity, even if she thinks that everyone is equal in her heart, You can't show it at all on your face, which is intolerable in this era.

Survival of the fittest, she must try to abide by the rules of this era, so as not to be obliterated by the rules.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but say in shame, "Mama taught you very well." Although she understood the distinction between master and servant in this era and the fate of slaves, many things were not very profound after all, perhaps because she had never experienced them before, so she always forgot them carelessly. .

Mother Rong said: "I know that you are eager to protect the Lord, and this is also your benefit, but you have to understand the difference between superiority and inferiority after all. This is the truth that I only learned after suffering countless hardships. You are young and vigorous, and many things I can't help it, I advise you to bear it if you can't bear it, and you can't regret it until you suffer hardship."

Xueyan listened, thanked her deeply, and said gratefully: "I have followed the girl since I was a child. I was not very old when I came here, and the rules are not taught here. If there is anything wrong with me in the future, the mother will just teach me. I am very grateful."

Mother Rong smiled gratifiedly, and said: "In the future, after you serve the girl, go to my place, and I will teach you the best of them one by one."

Xueyan nodded hastily. Since then, she has another task. Apart from learning etiquette and reading and reading from Daiyu, she also takes the opportunity to learn various methods in the backyard of rich families from Nanny Rong. She was more acceptable than Daiyu, and Nanny Rong also hoped that there would be one more person beside Daiyu who would teach her with great care.

One day later, no matter how reluctant Shi Xiangyun was to leave, Mother Jia asked someone to take her back. By the way, there was also a letter with euphemistic words, what the letter said was unknown to anyone except Mother Jia.Xueyan wondered for a while, she remembered that it was not written in the original book when Shi Xiangyun would go back, anyway, when the sisters moved into the Grand View Garden, she was already gone.

It's good to leave, so as not to point at Daiyu all the time, but Daiyu is not easy to care about her.

A few days later, Yuan Chun suddenly ordered Eunuch Xia to issue an edict.

It turned out that after a lucky visit to the Grand View Garden in Yuanchun, he ordered Tanchun to transcribe the poems he wrote that day, and compiled them himself, describing their advantages and disadvantages, and then ordered people to carve them on stones in the Grand View Garden.Afterwards, I am afraid that the Grand View Garden has been locked since I played, so it is better to ask the sisters to live in, so as not to lead to the downfall of the beautiful woman, and the shameless flowers and willows. I also think that Baoyu grew up among the sisters since he was a child, and if he is not allowed to go in, he will be deserted. His mother and Mrs. Wang were worried, so they asked him to live in too.

After hearing Daiyu's words, Xueyan couldn't help but smile, and said, "This is an interesting edict."

Zicuckoo was puzzled, so he asked, "How can you see it?"

Xueyan smiled at her and said, "Is it possible that my sister didn't notice it? We girls are fine, after all, the surname is Lin, but the second girl, the third girl, and the fourth girl are surnamed Jia, and they are decent girls in the family. Although Bao girl is the oldest girl, but In the final analysis, she is only the second wife's niece, how can it be stated in the edict that the girl in my family is on the back?"

When Zicuckoo heard it, she realized something was wrong.

Xueyan said casually: "On the day of visiting relatives, the empress treated our girl the same as Miss Bao, but after a few days, it changed."

Nanny Rong nodded aside and said: "It seems reasonable, but it is unreasonable. In terms of relatives, after all, the girl is closer to the girl than Bao." Then, looking at the pondering Daiyu, she asked: "Miss, don't blame the old slave for talking too much, the girl Want to live in too?"

Daiyu was taken aback, and said: "I just heard the oracle in my grandmother's room. I haven't said that I can't stop. I was thinking about it in my heart. I just felt that there were a few stalks of green bamboo in the library, which was very quiet. It was a place for reading. What a great place to go, I love it so much.”

After hearing this, Xueyan hurriedly said, "But I don't think the girl in the hall can live here."

Seeing that Xueyan was the first to retort, Mother Rong was slightly relieved, showing approval on her face, no wonder when she went to Sang's house, Xu only left Xueyan by her side, she was really devoted to Daiyu, there was no other person comparable to her.

Daiyu asked: "Why can't I live in it? Or did someone else occupy it first? I've never heard of it."

Xueyan stretched out three fingers, and said: "I said that girls can't live in a hotel, there are three reasons."

Daiyu couldn't help laughing and said: "Then you can tell me one by one. Although I like the quietness of the hall, it depends on what you think. If I am the only one who likes it, you don't like it. If you live in it, it will be nothing after all." mean."

Xueyan said: "First, although the hall is good, it is too small after all. It is a small three-lit two-dark place. The location is narrow and the furniture is built according to the corner. There are two teaching nuns in our room and four Jiaoyin, one nanny, six big maids, six young maids, how can these twenty people live? Even if they are crowded together, they can’t live together!”

Daiyu nodded thoughtfully, "You're right, we can't live with twenty people!"

Xueyan persisted and said: "Secondly, when the girl is older, she should pay more attention to the difference between men and women. It's fine if the second master Bao never lived in the garden, but now he does. The second girl, the third girl, and the fourth girl are from the same family. , there is no hindrance, but the girl's surname is Lin, if outsiders know, how will the girl's reputation be regarded as decent? How can the girl be worthy of the master's arrangement?"

Those words were like a thunderous shock, almost wanting to blow away Daiyu's soul.

She thought about it carefully, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt it made sense, and when she saw the approving expression on Mammy Rong's face after listening to Xue Yan's words, she knew that she hadn't thought well.

Mother Rong sighed: "Xueyan is right. The girl is 12 years old this year. If she was a lady from someone else's family, she would have already seen her. It's just that the girl has no one to make decisions here, so she still stays in her boudoir. A clean reputation is a lifetime. The big thing is that it’s nothing, as long as the girl lives in the garden, there will be endless gossip for outsiders to gossip about.”

Daiyu nodded slowly, looked at Xueyan and asked: "You said there are three reasons, what is that one?"

Xueyan said: "I know that the girl has taken a fancy to the green bamboo, the clear spring, the plantain and pear blossoms, and the whitewashed house in the pavilion. The picturesque beauty is the scenery in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River. The bamboo joints have a guilty conscience, which is a gentleman, girl." Listening to the sound of the wind blowing through the bamboo grove and the sound of the water smashing jade, leaning on the Qian screen window to read a book and watch the flowers, and keeping a parrot outside the window, it is indeed a fairyland on earth. But the girl has always been weak and weak, and she is not used to the coolness. Put a few tables and beds, but not a kang, it is not suitable for a girl to live in!"

The most beautiful museum, she knows that the north is dry and cold, and Daiyu is used to living in a humid place surrounded by water vapor and dragons, so the museum that resembles the south of the Yangtze River is the first choice, but after all, Daiyu is not in good health, even if she likes it, she can't live there for a long time.

Aunt Rong nodded in agreement, every word Xue Yan said was orderly, all for Daiyu's sake.

Of course Daiyu understood that what Xueyan said was reasonable, but she was very reluctant in her heart, and it showed on her face. After struggling for a long time, she said in a low voice: "I really like the museum, living there is like returning to my hometown. Besides The empress issued an edict, if I don’t stay, wouldn’t it be contrary to it? Would people here call me frivolous?”

But Mother Rong said: "Miss, don't be afraid of people saying it. The oracle only says that Miss Bao waits to live in the garden and cannot be locked up. He also orders Master Bao to go in and study with her. How can there be any mention of the girl? Therefore, It's only natural for the girl to say no."

Xueyan agreed: "I have the same thought as Mammy. Anyway, the lady didn't specifically specify that the girl must go in. The girl can go or not. Besides, the old lady loves the girl, and the girl begged the old lady to stay in the house." Is it possible for the old lady not to agree to make a study for a girl? Since the library is a good place to study, wouldn't it be good to keep it as a place for reading?"

Except for Daiyu, no one else deserves to live in the museum.

Daiyu thought for a while, then happily said: "You're right, I'll tell my grandmother."

When I hurried to Jia Mu's room, I saw Baoyu just came back from Jia Zheng's room, and immediately asked her, "Where does my sister live?"

Daiyu asked without answering, "Where does Second Brother plan to live?"

Baoyu laughed and said, "I live in Yihong Courtyard, how about my sister living in the hall? There is only my sister living there, and we are close and quiet." After speaking, he couldn't help dancing, thinking about the bright future.

Jia Mu sat on the top and listened, with a gratified smile on her face.

As soon as Daiyu heard that Baoyu lived in Yihong Courtyard, she knew that she must not live in the pavilion, so she didn't answer Baoyu's words, but leaned to Jiamu's side and said, "I don't want to part with my grandmother. I want to stay with my grandmother. As for Library, good grandma, can you leave it as a study for me? When you are free, you can go for a stroll in the garden.”

Baoyu was startled, then anxiously said: "Eldest sister has already issued an order, why can't my younger sister go instead?"

Mother Jia was equally surprised, rubbing Daiyu's neck and said, "Exactly, why don't you want to go? But you were wronged?"

Daiyu laughed and said, "Grandmother loves me so much, who will wrong me? I just don't want to part with grandma and want to live with grandma. Is it possible that grandma won't let me stay? What's more, doctors often say that if I want to take care of myself, It’s best not to live in a cool place, the dormitory is too humid. Another point is that there are too many people in my room, and the dormitory is too small to accommodate.”

Mother Jia hurriedly said: "Silly boy, of course I don't want to part with you, but all the sisters live in the garden, what do you mean by staying here alone? The house is not good for your health, so you live elsewhere. Heng Wu Yuan, Daoxiang Village, you can live wherever you like, let’s choose first, not just the hall.”

Baoyu nodded aside and said: "The old lady is right. My sister thinks the house is too trendy, so she lives in Hengwu Garden. The Hengwu Garden is full of herbs, and it is very spacious. It is the same grand view garden as the Yihong Courtyard I fancy. It is the largest place in the house, enough for the people in my sister’s room to live in.”

Because Sister Feng was ashamed of Daiyu before, she wanted to make up for it in every possible way afterwards. After hearing this, she also smiled and said: "Brother Bao said that, I see that Hengwu Garden is also made, and it is full of very fragrant and precious herbs. It’s a little farther away, and it’s near the back door. If my sister says there are many people, I’ll take someone to clean it up for her, and keep it bright, warm and adequate.”

Although everyone persuaded, Daiyu shook her head because she respected Nanny Rong and Xueyan's views.

Sanchun came back from Jia Zheng's room, and after listening to the ins and outs, Tanchun said with a smile: "Since the empress has issued an order, it's not good if sister Lin doesn't go."

Daiyu glanced at her and said with a smile: "Although the imperial edict told the sisters to come in and live there, it didn't mention me, nor did it say that they had to live. Sister Bao and elder brother Bao both went to live, and they did not violate the empress's edict. What's more, I only like one library. Although other places are good, I don't like to live in them. I can't live in it, but it's very suitable to be a study. I stay with my grandmother to live with my grandmother. Since my grandmother relieved her loneliness, I also try my best. With filial piety, the sisters live in the garden, and I can also go in every day."

Baoyu couldn't persuade him, so he jumped in anger.

Hearing this, Li Wan looked at Baoyu's behavior and expression, and suddenly understood Daiyu's intention of not living in the Grand View Garden.

No matter how beautiful the scenery in the Grand View Garden is, what is more important than De Daiyu's decent reputation?

Just as he was about to speak for Daiyu to persuade everyone, suddenly Jia Zheng sent his mother-in-law over to say that the twelfth day of the second lunar month is a good day, and told the girls to move in, and to arrange furniture and other things first.

Daiyu first asked the sisters where they lived, and everyone had to think about where to choose.

For some reason, the news of Daiyu's reluctance to live in the garden reached Mrs. Wang. After serving Jia's mother for dinner in the evening, she listened to Jia's mother urging Daiyu to live in the garden. He said that it is a good place to study, since the eldest girl wants the library as a study, so why not the old lady?

Mother Jia listened, looked at her, and remained silent.

Baoyu saw that Mrs. Wang agreed with Daiyu's decision, even though she was dissatisfied in her heart, she did not dare to object, so she just sat aside.

Daiyu was disturbed by Baoyu for a long time, and she was already bored. Hearing Mrs. Wang's words, she was like a phoenix. I, I am afraid that I will be too lonely with my grandmother, and I will not let me leave my sisters, so my second aunt will help me persuade the old lady to let me stay by my grandmother's side and do my best!"

Mrs. Wang immediately said: "Since the eldest lady likes it, let the library be reserved for the eldest lady as a study room. Anyway, the sisters eat at the old lady's place during the day and night, and they can still eat together." Living in the Grand View Garden, Mrs. Wang was very satisfied after being surprised. She was afraid that Baoyu would live too close to her!

Li Wan came up and said with a smile: "The old lady is afraid that Sister Lin will be lonely living here alone, but Sister Lin likes to live with the old lady, maybe she is worried that the old lady will be lonely, grandparents and grandchildren, you think of me and I think of you, It’s really the flesh and blood of a direct relative!”

Daiyu laughed and said, "My sister-in-law knows about me."

Seeing that Daiyu couldn't hold back, Jiamu couldn't bear to blame her, so she said, "Since you follow me, you will feel lonely tomorrow, so don't cry!"

As soon as her tone loosened, Daiyu immediately smiled and said, "I'm living with my grandmother, why would I cry?"

Mrs. Wang showed a smile on her face. The rest of the sisters were reluctant, regretful, lamented, and indifferent. Baoyu was the only one who was depressed. You have to go to the garden to find us naughty!"

Daiyu herself also likes to look at flowers for fun, so she agreed with a smile.

Mother Jia was worried, and told Sister Feng again and again: "The library is reserved for your sister as a study room. The maids who clean and look after the house have been selected. The room must be tidied up more carefully, and a resting place must be set up. If you are tired from reading , you can rest in it, don’t be reluctant to give things, if there is something missing, just come to me.”

Sister Feng said in the same way: "Understood, the ancestors just need to rest assured, if there is something missing, I will come and ask the ancestors for it!"

So, the matter of entering the garden was settled.

Baoyu lives in Yihong Courtyard, Baochai lives in Hengwuyuan, Li Wan and Jialan live in Daoxiang Village, Yingchun lives in Zhuijinlou, Tanchun lives in Qiushuangzhai, Xichun lives in Liaofengxuan, and every day There are two nanny and four maids, besides their own nanny and maid, there are also those who are in charge of cleaning.

After returning to her room, Daiyu informed Xueyan of the results, and Xueyan couldn't help being very happy. Although the Grand View Garden is her daughter's paradise, a fairyland like heaven, she can't live in it. It's a pity that Daiyu has a good health and a good reputation. It's nothing.

Others were busy packing their things and preparing to move, but Du Daiyu's room was as calm as water as always.

Because Daiyu wanted to tidy up the study, she asked Xueyan to move the books. Xueyan couldn't bear to ignore Daiyu's unique paintings and calligraphy from famous artists from the previous dynasty, so she said, "What's the hurry, girl? Wait for Second Mistress Lian to tidy up the library. It’s not too late to send some books, now that we’ve moved, what can we read at home? Besides, I don’t worry about putting some original copies there.”

The books and paintings that the Lin family has accumulated for several lifetimes are used to the fullest by Daiyu, and love is like a treasure, but to them it is a waste.

Daiyu sneered, and said: "It's just a picture of a book for people to see, no matter what is precious or not, the world is a bit vulgar, and hides it like a treasure. You are so Who did the bad temper follow?"

Xueyan curled her lips and said, "I'm just narrow-minded and calculating, what's the matter?"

After finishing speaking, he discussed with Zicuckoo and said: "The auspicious day to move into the garden is far away from now. I only remember that our girl's birthday will be half a month away. Let's pack up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone after the girl's birthday, and go out." Is there still time to make clothes for the girl in the first month? This is the girl's first birthday after getting rid of the clothes, so the clothes should be brighter."

Although the original book only clearly stated Baochai’s birthday, not Daiyu’s, when Daiyu was in filial piety, Jia’s mother sent people to bring clothes, jewelry and birthday noodles. Chai's birthday comes first, and Sister Feng Xiangyun's words come later. Daiyu's birthday will definitely be made for her by Jia Mu.

Xueyan thinks that Daiyu's birthday is probably not small this time, otherwise it won't be in May. Baochai showed dissatisfaction with Daiyu.

Zijuan said: "Clothing materials, embroidery thread and velvet are all ready-made. Let's do it together. It will be finished in a few days. Don't worry."

Daiyu took a sip of tea and interjected, "I have enough clothes to wear. What else do I need to do? To save this little effort, I might as well read a few more books and recognize a few more words. I'm happy when you're done." .”

After hearing this, Zijuan immediately objected: "My girl's birthday only comes once a year, how can I not do it? Last year's clothes were all plain, and I can't wear them anymore. This year, I should make a few more. I have already chosen I bought a few pieces of material, and I’m waiting for the first month to make it for the girl.”

Turning around, she told Xueyan, "You don't do needlework a few times a year, so don't be lazy this time."

Xueyan hurriedly agreed with a smile.

Although she has inherited the good needlework from the original body, she really doesn't like to do these things, so she doesn't do them if she can, and Zijuan gnashes her teeth several times with hatred. Fortunately, the female workers in Ting Lan are all very good, so they let them go So now Xueyan wears the clothes issued by the mansion, just for needlework, only Daiyu's and Lai Mammy Lai's couple, and nothing else can get her stitches.

After the first month, Zijuan led Daiyu to work in Daiyu's room.

Xueyan sat under the eaves, rubbed the needle on her head, and continued to embroider a sleeve in her hand. After Daiyu's birthday, it will be spring, so the flowers that should be embroidered on the sleeve must be delicate and refined. , in her hand is a red background embroidered with broken branches of magnolia, which is bright and elegant, very beautiful, and Daiyu has said that she will wear it on her birthday.

Li Wan came in and said with a smile: "You are so comfortable in the room, we are all busy."

Xueyan stood up and said, "Is everything in grandma's room packed?"

Li Wan nodded and said with a smile: "I don't have much stuff over there, I just need to put it in a box and take it with me when I move. Is your girl at home? I have something to do with her."

Xueyan hurriedly laughed and said: "Grandma came at an unfortunate time, the girl went to the garden, maybe I missed it with grandma?"

When the Grand View Garden was being built, Xueyan could not advise Daiyu to exercise in the garden. Now that the Grand View Garden is open to the girls, she reminds Daiyu to go to the garden to enjoy the flowers. After a stroll in the garden, the amount of exercise in a day is about the same. up.

Li Wan sighed and said, "Since that's the case, when your girl comes, tell her that I'm looking for her."

Xueyan agreed, and after watching Li Wan leave, she sat down to embroider again.

When Daiyu came back in the evening, Xueyan told her that Li Wan had come, but Daiyu didn't take it seriously and said, "I saw my sister-in-law, and she just told me that Brother Lan now often goes to uncle to ask for homework."

Xueyan's heart skipped a beat, and only then did she realize that their plan had already begun, but she didn't know what the result would be.

After Daiyu's birthday, Baochai, Daiyu, Li Wan, Sanchun and others moved into the Grand View Garden. Suddenly, the Grand View Garden was very lively.

As Xueyan expected, Mother Jia paid for Daiyu's birthday. Sister Feng didn't disclose how much she paid for Daiyu's birthday. The operas were better than Baochai's day, and there were more seats, even girls like them had seats, and they ate very happily.

Moreover, the day before Daiyu's birthday, Mother Jia not only gave Daiyu clothes, birthday noodles and food, but also two sets of extremely delicate hair and noodles. It is said that they are good things for Jiamu's dowry. Give her emerald heads a bit more.

On Daiyu's birthday, in addition to the clothes given by Jia Mu, there were two sets made by the mansion. Mrs. Xing Wang gave one set each, and the rest of the sisters gave each piece of paper, a picture, a stitch, and nothing else. What can be remembered is that the Xu family specially sent Sang Wan and Sang Yuan over, gave them a birthday gift, and left after drinking and drinking.

This day Zijuan came in and said, "I came back from home and met Aunt Lai on the way, and told you to go and look at the house the next day."

Xueyan said happily: "Understood, probably the original owner moved out."

Zijuan nodded with a smile, put down her burden, thumped her legs, and said, "Where is your house? How many rooms are there? Rent it out, and how much money you can make a year, which is more than your monthly income in it." Zijuan and Although Daiyu knew that she wanted to buy a house, she didn't know how much it would cost.

When Daiyu heard the question, she also looked at her curiously.

Xueyan smiled and said, "There are sixteen and a half rooms in Xiaohuazhi alley at the back of the mansion, bought for 200 taels of silver."

Daiyu was taken aback, and said, "Is it so cheap to buy a small courtyard in the capital?"

Xueyan thought for a while, then shook her head and said: "Young lady, ask sister Zijuan, maybe she knows better. Ask me, but I don't know. This house was left to me by my godmother. She said that it was a house that was originally begged by my elder brother. It was recommended to be owned by the second master’s family, and it has only been built for two years. I don’t want to have bad luck, I have to go home to observe filial piety when my mother dies, and it’s wasted money to find a job, so I sold the house.”

Before she finished speaking, Zijuan immediately said: "There is no 400 taels, don't even think about buying a yard like this! You have taken advantage of this time! In other places, more than ten houses and courtyards cost more than 100 taels of silver. You can buy it, but the key to your house is that it is located in a good location. In front of it are the mansions of our two princes, and there are many dignitaries around. There are usually many officers and soldiers patrolling, and the house is safe, so the price is expensive. I guess he stayed It’s a good fate, wait until you come back in three years and ask to see Uncle Lai, that’s why it’s so cheap.”

After finishing speaking, he said again: "Don't put one or two hundred taels of silver in your eyes, I think his family is quite rich."

Xueyan covered her mouth and exclaimed, and said: "I said what the godmother said that there is a rent of 50 taels a year. I originally thought that I would pay back the money in a few years. Why did this person sell it? Hearing what you said, I feel very sad. It makes sense, this Juren family does have some money."

Zijuan laughed and said, "What is 50 taels? Here, there are still people rushing to rent six or seventy taels of silver! The land I bought was seven or eight taels of silver per mu. After deducting wages and manpower, there are two or three taels of silver a year." The harvest will pay back in just a few years."

When Xueyan heard this, she said to Daiyu: "Listen, girl, this is the one who knows how to settle accounts! Girl rewards me with several acres of land every now and then."

Saying that, he laughed first.

Daiyu thought about it in her mind, and said: "It turns out that one mu of land is so cheap, Xueyan, you should also buy a few mu of land and lease it to tenant farmers. You can get one tael of silver for about one mu of land a year, just like Zijuan." If you buy a few more acres of land, you don’t have to live on monthly money.”

Xueyan chuckled, and said: "I bought the land, but who will take care of it? The girl thinks too simple. I can't compare with Zicuckoo