Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

It was none other than Prince Jing Li Xu who came to beg for Laba porridge unexpectedly.

At that time, Lin Ruhai had not yet returned to the residence, so Lin Daiyu had no choice but to order someone to serve tea in the main hall, and she changed her clothes to receive her in person.Although it is a male guest, it is reasonable for a girl who has not left the court to receive her, but Li Xu has a special status and is Daiyu's adoptive father.Although they are adopted father and daughter, they still have the status of father and daughter after all, and there are not so many scruples between each other.

Li Xu was standing on a purple-purlin wooden ivory-carved plum-blossom screen, watching intently. When he saw Daiyu walking in, a smile appeared on his face.

Daiyu said "Wanfu", because she said with a smile: "The father-in-law is free today, and he is here. My daughter is far away to welcome me."

Li Xu handed to Daiyu an exquisite small hand stove inlaid with silk and gemstones in his hand, and said: "I got it new, but it's still delicate. My daughter's body is weak, and it's cold in winter, so don't freeze it."

"Thank you foster father for thinking about it, Yu'er will remember it in my heart." Daiyu took it and hugged the stove in her arms.This is a small but exquisite hand stove, made of pure gold, engraved with plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum and other patterns, embedded with red and green gemstones.What's even more rare is that the handwork is extremely delicate, and the polishing is also very smooth, and the hands are warm and moist without any sense of stagnation.The temperature is neither too hot nor too cold, just right in your hand, and easy to carry.

After Daiyu looked at it carefully, she couldn't help but marvel: "What a delicate hand stove!"

Li Xu said: "As long as you like it."

Daiyu took a closer look again, and said with a smile, "But I don't know what kind of charcoal is burning in the hand stove. There is no smoky smell, but there is a fresh fragrance."

Seeing that Daiyu liked it, Li Xu was also happy to hear it. He rubbed his chin and said, "This is the silver ice charcoal from Karasuma Xingong. There are only thirty pieces in total, and each piece is six inches long. Because it is crystal clear like ice cubes and hard It is like iron, so it is called silver ice carbon. When this carbon burns, there is no flame but light, and there is no trace of smoke. Instead, it has a faint fragrance, which is very pleasant. Don't look at this little one. , each can be burned for twenty days, and the temperature is gentle and uniform from the beginning to the end, unlike ordinary silver carbon and charcoal, sparks will burst out, and if you are not careful, you will burn your clothes or burn your skin."

As he spoke, Li Xu took out a small box from his sleeve, opened it, and inside were four pieces of charcoal that were as crystal clear as jade and as clear as ice.He said, "I only got five in total, so I'll give them to you."

Daiyu hurriedly said: "Since it is a tribute, it cannot be used by anyone at will. I have got such an exquisite hand stove from my foster father, and I am really uneasy, but this silver ice charcoal is absolutely unacceptable. Father should keep it for his own use, and it won't make the daughter feel too ashamed."

Li Xu just stuffed the box containing silver ice charcoal into Daiyu's hand, and said with a smile: "I'm a big man, full of anger, I don't need this thing, it's good for you. Since I recognize you as my daughter, I will Treat you like your own daughter, if you have good things, if you don’t use them for your own daughter, why don’t you keep them for others?”

As he spoke, he rubbed his chin, "Besides, foster father still wants to ask for something from you. This idea should be regarded as a thank you gift."

"I don't know what the adoptive father wants to ask for? As long as it is what my daughter has, I will definitely give it with both hands."

"That's what you said!" Li Xu stepped forward excitedly, "Don't go back on your word for a while."

"Never regret it."

Li Xulian said hello a few times, and Fang revealed the purpose of his trip, which was to discuss Laba porridge.Daiyu thought he wanted something extraordinary, but she didn't expect that he came to beg for porridge, which was ridiculous and heartwarming at the same time.The funny thing is that Su Ri knew that his adoptive father was a funny person, but he did not expect him to act in such an unconventional way. A dignified prince, who came to a courtier's house to beg for porridge, would not be afraid of being laughed at when he said it.The heartwarming thing is that he came here to beg for porridge regardless of his identity and etiquette, which is enough to prove that he does not regard himself as an outsider, and also thinks that his adoptive father loves him much more than those so-called blood relatives. I felt warm and soft in my heart, although it was different than when Zhou Hang cared about himself, but it was also unbearable to give up, just like the feeling my father gave me.

Daiyu ordered the maids to fetch the porridge, but Li Xu said that he would fetch it himself.

Although this move is demeaning, it is not unusual for Li Xu to do so.

Daiyu also came to the kitchen with her.Because it is not a meal, there are not many people in the kitchen.There are only two women and four or five little maids to wash and pick vegetables and prepare the ingredients for dinner.They usually stay in the kitchen, doing some unimportant work, and have no chance to meet their masters.So when they saw Daiyu and the others, they panicked and didn't know what to do, and went forward to kowtow to pay their respects.

Zijuan received Daiyu's wink, stepped forward and said, "Where is the Laba porridge that the girl told you to keep?"

A woman said: "The more the porridge is boiled, the more mellow it becomes. The servants dare not neglect it. The Laba porridge that the girl ordered to keep is simmering on the stove. You can use it whenever you want."

Li Xu was not polite either, and ordered people to take food boxes and fill them with porridge, and filled the rest of the porridge all at once.

Lin Fu's Laba porridge is the best porridge he has ever eaten in his lifetime, even better than that made by the best imperial chef in the palace.After using it himself, he still couldn't get enough of it. He remembered that Sang Sheng had left Beijing for business a few days ago, and he said that Laba would definitely come back.Sang Sheng always keeps his word, not to mention it's a festival, so he will definitely come back.Li Xu wanted him to eat the best Laba porridge. He thought that the Wangfu's was good. Compared with the Linfu's, the difference between the clouds in the sky and the mud on the ground is too far, so there is no need to compare.

Li Xu wanted it, but Daiyu had to give it.What's more, they just gave me a hand stove and silver ice charcoal, which is hard to buy with a thousand dollars. Compared with these two things, what is the Laba porridge I cook at home?She Lin Daiyu is not a stingy person.

But the porridge that Zhou Hang wanted was just...

That's all, that guy doesn't necessarily have to eat his own porridge, he just came here for an excuse.

It was night, Daiyu didn't practice, but sat by the window alone, looking at the moon outside through the window paper.The windows of Daiyu's house were pasted with Qianxiang paper, which was named after it was produced in the country of Qianxiang.It is a white tissue paper made of cotton cocoons. After being soaked in oil, it becomes transparent and white, tough and durable.It is said that this kind of paper is extremely difficult to obtain. In Qianxiang Kingdom, it is only used by the royal family. There are not many tributes every year, and even fewer are left among the people. It can be said to be rare.

Lin Ruhai entrusted a familiar peddler to buy this.

Because Daiyu likes to admire the moon, but the paper used to paste the windows is thick and unsightly, and the light transmission is not good.In summer, you can open the window to enjoy the moon, but in winter, it is freezing cold at night, and you will be afraid of the wind and cold when you come to the window.That's why Lin Ruhai found this Qianxiang paper for Daiyu's window paste. It is beautiful, elegant and transparent.

Through the translucent window paper, one can vaguely see the hazy moon in the sky.

Just as he was watching in a daze, a meow came out from his ear, but it was fish balls.The big black cat jumped onto Daiyu's lap, stretched out its paw and patted the back of Daiyu's hand, motioning her to look into the yard.The bushes swayed a few times, and a brown kitten emerged from it.

It's Zhou Hang!

Daiyu hurriedly opened the window, and the brown kitten jumped in very skillfully.

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I've been busy recently, sorry everyone, I didn't get home until 3 o'clock today, I was so sleepy, that's all I could do.Fortunately, I'm almost done with work, and I can probably resume the daily update on Monday. Thank you for your support, I love you, and hug all of you ^[-]^