Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

Lin Daiyu didn't answer directly.

She placed the kitten on her knees, with its limbs curled up, its head facing outwards, and she stretched out her hand to smooth the slightly curved tail, and put it against its furry little body.Then I picked up the tea bowl with pastel flower and bird patterns and sipped it lightly. It was soaked with jasmine scented slices, and I drank a little, and my mouth was full of fragrance.

Daiyu squinted her eyes and thought about it for a moment, then ordered the little girl to move the small bed for Li Feng's wife to sit on, and then said to a second-class girl next to her, "The new chestnut flour cake steamed with sweet-scented osmanthus sugar and rose lotus paste cake from the kitchen today. It is refreshing and delicious, I remember there is still some left, you can give it to Aunt Li to taste."

Li Feng's daughter-in-law hastily declined, saying that she couldn't do it, "Young lady thinks it's delicious, so please keep it, my old bone can't stand those."

She also refused to sit down, and Daiyu asked her to sit down again and again, so she confessed her crime and sat down tremblingly.

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "You are too careful. You are an old servant of my Lin family and the chief steward of the inner house. Who dares to compare with you? If you are not so careful, who can say anything?" This is also the value of Li Feng and his wife In this place, apart from her father and her, the two serious masters, they are the same in the house, they never bully others, they are loyal and humble to the master, and they are kind to the servants, and everyone in the house praises them of.

Of course, when it's time to be tough, the couple also have calculating means, otherwise the sky would be turned upside down!

Two days ago Li Feng had written to say that he had arrived in Hangzhou and was looking for famous doctors in the area. Daiyu wondered if he had found them.But Li Xu had already brought Miracle Doctor Sun over, Lin Ruhai was either sick or poisoned.The genius doctor Sun has always been known as Shi Huatuo, even he can't do anything about the poison, Daiyu thought that if someone else came, there would be nothing they could do.

Besides, now that there is a spiritual spring, there is no need to seek out any famous doctor, it is time to call him back.

Li Feng's whereabouts are uncertain, he replied according to the address when he sent the letter. I don't know if the other party can still receive it, so it is better to send a clever boy to Yangzhou to have a look.It would be better if he is still in his original residence, even if he has already left, he will definitely leave clues based on his actions, so he is not afraid that they will not be found.

After thinking about it, he told Li Feng's wife about this matter, and the latter said: "Don't worry, girl, let this old slave's son go, he was taught by his father, and he has been running around with his father since he was a child, and there is no one better than him. understand better."

The son of Li Feng's daughter-in-law, Daiyu squinted her eyes and thought about it, it seems that his name is Li Di, and he is a manager of the incident department, and I heard from my father that his character is not bad, and he is more flexible than Li Feng.Since they are father and son, it is naturally more appropriate than others.

"In this case, I have to work hard for the steward Xiao Li." Daiyu specially emphasized the pronunciation of the word "small". Li Feng is the chief steward of her family, and his son is also the steward. In terms of age, it is natural It's too young, "Auntie will discuss this matter with steward Li when she goes back, and make a charter. How many people are required to follow in total, and write a list of the people who will follow. Is there any need for the house to prepare a car? How much does it cost to come and go, write down the amount and come to me to get the right card."

Li Feng's daughter-in-law stood up and agreed, and was about to sit down when she saw that the second-class girl just now had broken a tray with red lacquer painted with golden begonia flowers and walked in with a smile.Another little girl placed a nanmu inlaid mother-of-pearl cloud-legged fine-toothed table next to the twig where she was sitting. Earlier, the girl put two small sweet white porcelain plates on the small table, each of which was a plate of steamed fresh sweet-scented osmanthus and sweet-scented osmanthus. Chestnut powder cake, a plate of rose lotus paste cake.

Daiyu then signaled the girl to bring some small dishes of tea and fruit, and put them together, saying, "Aunt Li, do you want to try it?"

Li Feng's daughter-in-law got up and complained: "My good girl, this is an old slave."

Daiyu said with a smile: "It's just something to eat. If it's normal, I can't remember it. It's not that the kitchen sent a lot today, and I can't finish it. I simply rewarded the girls. , there are so many left just now that you are here, so I have to let you try it too?"

After the two maids delivered the things, they retreated with interest, and Li Feng's daughter-in-law picked out some of each fruit and cake and ate them, boasting that they were delicious.She is not stupid, she knows that Daiyu Baba's Pai Xueyan calling her here must not be as simple as calling Li Feng back.Although Lin Daiyu is the master of the younger generation, Li Feng's daughter-in-law does not dare to underestimate her at all. Daiyu doesn't say what's going on, and it's not easy for her to ask, but it's not good to just sit and don't talk. Unsure of the main points, they told Daiyu one by one.

When Lin Daiyu saw this woman, she remembered that Li Feng was still looking for a famous doctor outside. Now that he is no longer needed, it would be better to call him back.After all, Li Feng has followed his father for many years, and he is very good at taking care of his master and dealing with human relations.She is now in charge of the inner house, but she is sometimes difficult to show her face as a girl in the outside world, so she needs a seasoned manager to relieve her father's pressure.

The few things Li Feng's daughter-in-law reported were not difficult to deal with, but she did not dare to make decisions about the money issues of the farm and some shops.The Lin family has quite a few farms and shops, both in the north and the south. The south is mainly concentrated in Suzhou, Yangzhou, Hangzhou, Yizhou, Jinling and other places, while the north is mainly concentrated in the capital and the Central Plains.There are also various types, such as silk and satin shops, pawn shops, jewelry shops, rouge and gouache shops, inns, restaurants, tea houses and so on.

Every year at the end of the year, all farms and shops have to collect and send the accounts of the year. This year, due to the cold weather and heavy snow, the roads are closed, and the heads and shopkeepers who are farther away are blocked on the road. The general ledger is only recorded one after another after the year.

After finally making a trip to Lin Daiyu, Li Feng's daughter-in-law brought the account book with her.

Lin Daiyu took the ledger and put it on the small table at hand, planning to read it at night.Look at the weather, her father should be back soon, she has to hurry up.

Thinking of Lin Daiyu, she said: "Just now I heard the girls talking about the magistrate's family, and what they said was very disreputable. I must have heard of it, Aunt Li. Others, but the uproar spread in Yangzhou city so quickly, but it has to be alerted. I think that the magistrate must have offended someone. When I was in the capital, I heard that there are servants who like to spread gossip about their master. We don’t care what happens to other people’s houses, auntie, you should work hard to check it out, we don’t want such unruly servants in our family.”

Li Feng's daughter-in-law got up and smiled and said, "Young lady is careful. To tell you the truth, I did an investigation just before she came back, and kicked out a lot of people, and the rest are honest and honest old people. Even so, the girl's worry is justified. , As the saying goes, there is no absolute thing, one mouse droppings ruins a pot of porridge, but it needs to be checked carefully, lest there are any fish that slip through the net."

Daiyu nodded, and said again: "I heard that two years ago, a little girl who was burning a fire in the kitchen ran off with a servant, and there was no news after that, is there such a thing?"

"Who is this gossiping in front of the girl? This kind of thing is also nonsense?"

Girls in boudoir, especially girls from aristocratic families, value female virtue the most. They don't go out of the door and don't go out. On weekdays, they teach embroidery at home. Many women don't even read books or only read a few books. Books such as "Women's Precepts" and "Women's Virtue" can only recognize a few words, and those things between men and women are the most taboo.It seems that such a big scandal about the elopement of the little boy and the girl was solved quietly, and he dared not let the girls at home know.What's more, two years have passed since this incident, Li Feng's wife frowned, she couldn't even think of what no one had mentioned, and the girl just came back from the capital, how did she know?It must have been revealed by some hairy girl who didn't know the door, is that okay?Go back and check it out!

Daiyu knew what she said, Li Feng's daughter-in-law would definitely have to find out why, but she wasn't afraid, she wouldn't find anything anyway.Because no girl told her this news, she got it from Zhou Hang's kitten.

Lin Ruhai searched for a long time but did not find out the culprit of poisoning, Daiyu couldn't wait any longer.It's not easy or impossible for her to intervene in affairs outside the girl's house, but that doesn't mean she has to sit still.So she had to find a way to keep her father on guard so that there would be no chaos.And the pair of girls and servants who were murdered and silenced after the elopement attempt was the starting point.

"Don't be angry, aunt, and don't worry about where I heard it from. Aunt, don't you think this is strange? As far as I know, the girl and the boy who ran away are all sixteen or seventeen years old, and they have reached the age of marriage. If that little servant is really affectionate, he can ask his master to marry that girl. The benevolent master will definitely not have the heart to break up their pair of mandarin ducks, and maybe he will reward them with a marriage gift. Why take the risk of running away? Domestic slave Escaping privately is a capital offense, if they go to the ends of the earth, where will they have a safe place?"

"Girl mean..." Li Feng's daughter-in-law stretched her head forward slightly, her eyes were somewhat puzzled, somewhat mysterious, and somewhat bewildered.

"There must be something strange about it. You should check it carefully, and there may be no unexpected gains."

Daiyu touched the kitten's back repeatedly, the left corner of her mouth was slightly raised, her eyes were slightly narrowed, and there was a bit of sharp edge in them, giving people an unfathomable feeling that everything was under control.Li Feng's daughter-in-law was shocked, this kind of girl is noble, reserved, well-bred, but not weak, from the look in her eyes, it can be seen that she is a sophisticated person, she looks very much like Madam.Subconsciously, she also felt that there was something wrong with that girl and servant at that time, otherwise she would have sent someone to look for it at that time, why there was no news, it seemed to have disappeared out of thin air?

After talking about this, Daiyu asked how the woman named Huang Guixiang who stopped the sedan chair and sued her was doing, and if she had anything to say.

Li Feng's daughter-in-law said: "After taking the medicine, the spirit is fine, but what I said was still the same. I insisted that the magistrate has harmed the whole family, and begged the master to make the decision. But according to the little girl who lives next door to her, this woman often wakes up at night. He also likes to talk in his sleep all the time, such as I didn't lie, the master spared his life, etc., but most of them are babbling, and I can't hear anything."

I didn't lie?Sir, please forgive me?It seemed that the woman was really hiding something.Daiyu tilted her head slightly, her eyes met Zhou Hang's, and after a while, she asked, "That's all?"

Li Feng's daughter-in-law was obviously stunned, with some hesitation in her eyes.Daiyu then knew that there were other words, and they were definitely not good ones, most likely they were dirty words.Li Feng's daughter-in-law was a little embarrassed, there were indeed some things she didn't say, but they were all bad words, swear words, dirty words that were not good enough, low-level whores and little fans who only seduced people to imitate bad things, it was very unsavory, It's really hard to say it out, so I don't have to dirty the girl's ears.

Coincidentally, at this time, the outside reported: "Master has returned home!"

Daiyu took advantage of the opportunity and asked Li Feng's daughter-in-law to step back.As soon as Li Feng's daughter-in-law came out of Daiyu's room, she saw Lin Ruhai entering the courtyard surrounded by a few maidservants, wearing an ivory white landscape painting gown, covered with a moon-white silver cloak with dark patterns, her complexion was a few days younger than before. The sun is much ruddy, but the figure is still slender, revealing a bit of immortality.

Li Feng's daughter-in-law bowed and stood by the side of the aisle, and saluted. Lin Ruhai glanced at her, asked that Daiyu was in the room, and couldn't help but quicken her pace.Daiyu greeted her early with a smile, Lin Ruhai took her hand and said, "Why did you come out? Go in quickly, there's wind, be careful if you get a headache."

Daiyu said indifferently, "Father, I haven't caught a cold for a long time, and I'm in good health."

Lin Ruhai disagreed: "Be careful." After saying that, he brought Daiyu into the house, took off his cloak, and handed it to Xueyan who came in to wait on him, because he asked: "Miss eat so much today, did you come out of the yard?"

Xueyan said: "Miss has a lot of food these days. I ate three of the quail crystal dumplings, steamed steamed buns, jujube and japonica rice porridge this morning. Braised yellow croaker and shepherd's purse for lunch. Wontons, auspicious rolls, ham and fresh bamboo shoot soup, but the braised yellow croaker girl only ate half of it, and most of the rest went into her fat stomach. By the way, I also used some dim sum, like steamed new chestnut flour cake with sweet-scented osmanthus , rose lotus paste cake or something."

Fatty glared at Xueyan: "Little girl, just say what you say, why do you involve me!"

Lin Ruhai laughed and said, "It's true that you have a lot of appetite!" Looking at Daiyu, "I remember that when you first came back, you could only eat two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge for a meal, okay, okay, you can eat well , eat more to be strong!"

Daiyu smiled and said, "Father, aren't you afraid that I'm too strong?"

When she heard that Daiyu had stayed in the garden for a long time, Lin Ruhai frowned.