Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

Lifting his own body, Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "The genius doctor invited by Prince Jing is really good at rejuvenating, and he has improved a lot after coming in for his father. How are you, do you feel lighter? You child, everything is fine, just You are too sensible, if you have something bad, you can hide it from your father, for fear of worrying about your father, you will not be allowed to do this in the future, if you don't tell me, I will be more worried."

Thinking of how Daiyu suffered so many grievances in Jia's mansion, she still only picks up the good ones and refuses to tell when she comes back, Lin Ruhai feels depressed.He knew that Daiyu was worried about himself, because he was not in good health, and Daiyu was afraid that he would not be able to bear it.

Can……

This silly girl!

Everything is bored in the heart, and the good news is not reported, and if it goes on for a long time, will it not cause illness?

Lin Daiyu knew that her father was referring to the grievances she had concealed from him earlier. Father and daughter are close relatives, and they are connected by blood. She didn't want to hide it from her father, but how could she dare to say that when his father was so seriously ill?In case her father can't stand the stimulation... She can't even imagine that kind of situation.Fortunately, it's all right now, thinking of Daiyu, she pulled Lin Ruhai's robe sleeves with a smile, and said with a smile, "Don't be angry, Dad. It turned out that the daughter made a mistake. From now on, my daughter will tell Dad immediately about everything big and small, good and bad, and promise not to hide anything." Look at Daddy, just don't make your daughter annoyed Daddy."

Naturally, Lin Ruhai wouldn't be annoyed, he wished that his daughter would come to him for every detail.

He only had this one daughter for half his life, and he treated her like a treasure. He was forced to separate for three years before, but now they are reunited with great difficulty. Naturally, they want to enjoy the family happiness.

Just as the father and daughter were saying this, Zijuan and Xueyan came in with a few maidservants and said, "The eight sets of clothes made by the sewing room for the girl's birthday have been delivered. Look at the color and material, the girl likes it." ?Although they were all measured in size when they were first made, it is inevitable that there will be differences during the production process. It is better to try on the upper body of the girl to see if it fits. If there is something that is not suitable, let them change it."

Daiyu saw that Xueyan and Zijuan were followed by two little maids holding long trays. They looked a bit unfamiliar, so they must be from the sewing room.She glanced at Lin Ruhai, who was enjoying the tea with squinted eyes, and seemed not very interested in the clothes made in the sewing room.That's right, men in the world don't pay much attention to the clothes they give to decorate them. If a poor family has a piece of clothing to cover their body, most of the masters of the rich family are the clothes bought by the mistress. Men wear whatever they want, even if there is no mistress. If there is a servant girl, someone will take care of him.

Daiyu got up, and took a look at the silk on the tray. The eight dresses, some bright, some simple and elegant, were all embroidered with a lot of embroidery, including peach blossoms, plum blossoms, and apricot blossoms, as well as colorful butterflies, birds, and cranes. animal.Lin's embroiderer's craftsmanship is very exquisite, and the embroidery is exquisite and extraordinary, which adds a lot of color to the whole dress.

She has bought several clothes since she came to Yangzhou, and the clothes made by the people in the sewing room are not too big or small, which is very suitable.This time, just looking at the workmanship of the fabric, I know that the sewing room has put in a lot of effort, and the size must be the same.

Therefore, Daiyu didn't try on the clothes, but ordered her men to say to the little maids who brought the clothes, "It's hard for you to run this trip, it's hard work." Looking back at Zijuan, she said, "Zijuan, You take it down, no one rewards them with two hundred copper coins."

Those little maids left with a thousand thanks.

Zijuan took people down, and Xueyan smiled and showed Daiyu the clothes, asking which one Daiyu would wear on her birthday.Daiyu is a person who likes to be elegant and not strong, so she picked out a blouse with a water red collar embroidered with light plum blossoms on a white background, and an ivory white skirt with flowers.

Lin Ruhai put down the tea bowl, frowned slightly, and after a long time, he finally said: "Birthday is a joyous occasion, although it doesn't have to be bright red and green, and it doesn't have to be so plain. In my opinion, the peach red one is pretty good, and the embroidery is beautiful." It is Bai Die wearing flowers, lively and elegant yet noble, it suits a little girl of your age."

As if she didn't expect her father to say these words suddenly, Daiyu glanced at him blankly, and then suddenly burst into a smile. Just as she was about to say something, she saw that the kitten had already jumped onto the pink dress up.

Daiyu's smile turned into a big laugh, she stepped forward and stroked the kitten's head, and asked, "Fatty, do you think this one is better?"

Zhou Hang responded with a "meow", and Daiyu looked at Lin Ruhai and said with a smile, "Daddy has a better vision, and I think this one is pretty good."

Lin Ruhai was a little depressed, although it should be a good thing for her vision to be praised by her daughter, but the little chubby cat's cross-cutting made people feel that Daiyu thought it was good because the kitten chose this.

Really, a little uncomfortable!

Alas, that's all, he's a majestic court official, and he doesn't care about a kitten the size of a palm.

Father Lin, who had figured it out, was in a better mood. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the pink color was just right for his daughter who was like a flower bone.Girls should wear brighter clothes. It seems that they should order the sewing room to make more colorful clothes for Daiyu in the future, and there is no need for bright red and green clothes. It looks too eye-catching, like a nouveau riche.Peach red, pomegranate red, rose red, light yellow, etc. are all good, and they are either gray or white all day long. For nothing, there should be aura at this age.

Because of Lin Daiyu's birthday, the two teaching nuns gave her a few days off, so she didn't have to go there to learn the rules.The lady teacher and the needleworker Lin Ruhai have also ordered them to hold off for a few days and wait for the girl's birthday to pass before learning.

Therefore, Daiyu mainly sits at home to receive gifts these days. At the beginning, she still has the energy and mood to look around. Put it in the warehouse later.

On this day, Daiyu got up early to wash and wash, put on the peach red dress, combed her hair, picked out a simple and elegant pearl hairpin for her temples, and wore a white shaved sheep's hair on her wrist. Fat jade bracelet.

Dressed neatly, surrounded by maidservants, she went down to the main courtyard where Lin Ruhai lived, and kowtowed to her father.

Looking at the newly dressed baby girl, Lin Ruhai suddenly felt a sense of melancholy that "there is a girl in my family who is just growing up".His daughter is already 12 years old, and in two years' time, she will be a big girl, and it's time to find someone else, such a flowery girl, he really... can't bear it!

"Daddy?" Daiyu tilted her head and called out.

"Meow~" a certain kitten raised its neck and let out a cry.

Lin Ruhai was startled, and then felt that he was thinking too far, coughed dryly, twitched the corners of his mouth, and showed a smile.Seeing that Lin Daiyu was still kneeling on the ground and did not get up, he hurriedly pulled Daiyu up, and took out a delicate small lacquer box from his arms.

"Good daughter, open it and see if you like it or not?"

"Daddy gave it to my daughter, and my daughter likes it!" Daiyu took it, and was not in a hurry to open the box to see what was inside, but looked up at Lin Ruhai with a smile like a flower, seeing that Lin Ruhai was very reserved.

After a long time, she opened the box and couldn't help but exclaimed a little.

"Ghost work ball?" she said, her eyes full of surprise.

The reason why this Guigong ball is called Guigong ball is because of its exquisite craftsmanship, which means uncanny workmanship.Daiyu had only seen it in books before. It was an ancient book about craftsmen's skills. It is said that it was written by Lu Ban. .

Guigong balls are generally made of ivory, but the size of a walnut, but they embody the craftsman's exquisite skills and whimsical ideas, making them very precious.When carving, the craftsman needs to carve the ivory into a ball first, and then carve it into multiple layers of autumn layers, that is, a ball within a ball. The carving of each layer of the ball must be exquisite and beautiful, and the ivory balls of each layer can rotate freely. .

It is difficult for ordinary craftsmen to have such skills, and only a very small number of masters can make such exquisite things.

According to the book, when Lu Ban was able to carve an eight-layer set of balls, the world was amazed when they saw it.

It is very rare for ordinary craftsmen to carve four or five layers.

And this ghost ball has six layers, which is very rare.From here, it can be seen that Lin Ruhai puts his heart into Bo's daughter's smile, and Daiyu is naturally very moved.

"Do you like it?" Lin Ruhai asked.Guigong ball is much rarer than those corals, pearls, jadeites, jewels, etc. Lin Ruhai thought Daiyu had never seen it before, and was about to take the opportunity to surprise her.Who would have thought that this girl would know, yes, her daughter has lived in Jia's mansion for so long, Jia's mansion has always been extravagant, the rarer things are, the more they want to bring them into the house to show off, to show their identity, the daughter has seen It also seems unsurprising.

Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little disappointed, but the disappointment is only fleeting, because after observing her daughter's expression, Lin Ruhai knew that although her daughter knew about this thing, she was still very pleasantly surprised and liked it when she saw it, and that was enough.

"I like it, thank you Daddy!"

This day is not a period of rest and bathing, Lin Ruhai has to go to the yamen for business as usual.After talking for a while, Daiyu sent Lin Ruhai to the second gate, and watched him leave in a sedan chair before returning to her yard.She invited many wives and young ladies from respectable families in Yangzhou City to the banquet. It must not be long before they will come one after another, and she is ready to go back.

Let's say that as soon as Lin Ruhai left the mansion, he met a group of four or five people riding tall horses. Looking through the window screen, Lin Ruhai recognized several guards following Li Chengtian, and ordered them to stop the sedan chair.

One of the leading guards had already jumped off the horse, bowed his hands and saluted, and said, "Lord Lin, I asked the subordinate to give me something."

Lin Ruhai asked what to give, and the man said: "I heard that today is Ling Qianjin's birthday. My master said that he left Beijing in a hurry, and he didn't prepare for a small profit. He only had a pair of elegant blue gems and a palace with a new style around him." There are two boxes of flowers, the elegant blue stones are rewarded by the emperor during the New Year's festival, and the palace flowers are brought by the master when he comes out. They are specially made as a birthday gift for Ling Ai, Mr. Lin will not be too frivolous."

Lin Ruhai didn't dare to be too thin. Hearing the guards say "Master", he obviously didn't want to reveal his identity, so he didn't mention the word "Your Highness", and just said: "Young Master Lao is thinking about it, and Ruhai is really terrified."