Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

Zhou Hang came up with an idea. On Yuan Ye, Daiyu could disguise herself as a man and go out to enjoy the lanterns, so there was no taboo.The idea is a good idea, but Lin Ruhai is afraid that she will not agree with her daughter's desire to show up, even if it is the Lantern Festival when many young girls will go out to enjoy the lanterns.Daiyu didn't want to disobey her father, so she didn't plan to implement it.

The next day, Zheng Lihua went to the residence, also talked about the Lantern Festival, and invited Daiyu to watch the lanterns together.

Daiyu still couldn't say it.

Zheng Lihua said: "This is an annual grand event, why doesn't my sister go? I heard that on Yuan Ye, every street in the capital is decorated with lights and festoons, and there are people playing dragon lanterns, lions, stilts, and Taiping drums." ,Everyone, old and young, went out to look at the lanterns. There was a mountain of lanterns piled up on the gate of Zhengyangmen, which was higher than a house. At that time, the holy car would also come, and the common people would be able to pay their respects to the sky. It’s crowded with people and it’s very lively. Sister, it’s boring for you to take it with you alone, why don’t you just go and see the excitement, after this village, there will be no such shop.”

"You want to pay homage to Tianyan?" Daiyu said with a smile.

"I was seen through by my sister again." Zheng Lihua stuck out her tongue, took Daiyu's hand and shook it, "Sister should go too."

Daiyu couldn't be bothered by her, she just said she was thinking about it, but she didn't take it seriously, thinking of finding a reason to prevaricate that day.Zheng Lihua only thought that Daiyu was thinking about it, so she agreed, she was happy, with a smile on her face, she went to hold Huier's hand, asking if there was any delicious snacks, and begged her to bring some, she was hungry.

Zheng Lihua was full and couldn't sit still, but it happened to be sunny, so Daiyu ordered people to prepare tables, chairs and mats in the yard, and dragged her out to bask in the sun and gossiping.Zijuan brought Hui'er, Xueyan and two little girls to serve tea, snacks and fruits.Because it was almost noon, the stage was the most intense time of the day, and the sun was warm on my body.Except for the cloak outside, Daiyu didn't carry the hand stove. She sat on a chair and grabbed a handful of salt-baked pumpkin seeds in her hands, knocking them slowly, while listening to Zheng Lihua saying that although her mother went around to eat New Year's Eve Some rare things that wine encounters.

There are a few plum blossoms in the yard, which are in full bloom, exuding the fragrance of the garden.

Two or three little girls are folding plum blossom branches, and a few little girls are feeding parrots, thrushes and other birds under the eaves of the verandah.For a while, Xiao Xia came over with a smile, showed Daiyu several plum branches, and asked, "Girl, do you think these branches are blooming well? How about using that thin-mouthed white porcelain vase?"

Daiyu took a look at Xiaoxia, secretly thinking that this child has changed a lot.She hasn't looked at Xiao Xia carefully for more than half a year. In her impression, Xiao Xia is a thin and small girl. She is much smaller than children of the same age. Her face is also sallow, without a rosy complexion.I don't want to, I haven't noticed for a while, this little girl became more and more tidy after being drawn out, no longer as yellow and thin as before, but now white and moist, and her eyebrows and eyes look much more refined.It can be seen that she is doing well in the Lin Mansion.

She is wearing a red silk jacket today, with a light green skirt underneath.These two clothes have not been worn by Xiao Xia in the past, presumably they were newly made during the Chinese New Year.Every New Year's Eve, all the maids in Lin's mansion have to make new clothes, the little girls have two clothes, and some decent girls have three or four clothes.The girls who are with Lin Daiyu7 are different from others, because they often go out with girls, and they can't lose the dignity of the family. They are more expensive than ordinary girls, and their materials are better.

The jackets on Xiaoxia's body are all very good, but the combination of red and green is a bit vulgar.

Daiyu secretly said: It seems that Zijuan must pay attention to improve this child's taste.

Daiyu glanced at the plum blossoms, but didn't reach out to pick them up. She smiled and said, "It's in full bloom, but it's too full. The so-called prosperity must decline, and it won't last long. If you want to put in a vase, you have to choose The ones that have just bloomed and have not exhausted their vitality are good." Coincidentally, Huier also broke a few branches and came along, and Daiyu pointed out: "The one in Huier's hand is very good."

Xiao Xia seemed to feel the frustration, sighed, and said: "It's a pity that these few branches are good plum blossoms. If I knew it earlier, I would never break it."

Daiyu said: "It can't be inserted into the bottle, but it can be used for other purposes. It's not a pity."

Xiaoxia's whole body became active, and she hurriedly asked: "What else can I do, please teach me, Miss."

Daiyu said: "There are many uses. For example, take off these plum blossoms, wash them and mash them to make rouge paste, which is better than those bought outside."

When Daiyu spoke, the maids nearby were all listening, and they all said it was very good.After saying that it was very good, they unanimously slandered the powder bought outside, saying that those things are useless at all, many of them have lead powder added in them, it was good when it was first used, but after a long time, the face will turn darker with use, sometimes And the little red dots, they don't use them long ago.

When it comes to cosmetics, girls seem to have endless topics.

Zheng Lihua complained about the dry weather in the capital. Since she came to Beijing, her skin has experienced various problems. First it was dry and then red spots appeared on her face. It was easy to take care of it, but it started to dry again. use.Now I have no choice but to go out less and stay at home every day.

Zheng Lihua said that when she got up early this morning, she had another acne on her chin, but fortunately it was not too big and could barely be covered by makeup.Only then did Daiyu realize that the makeup on Zheng Lihua's face today was thicker than usual.She is young, so it is not good to use too much makeup. Daiyu is two years older than her, and she rarely uses makeup on weekdays. She always feels uncomfortable when applied to her face.Fortunately, her skin is naturally fair, even without makeup, her face is still rosy.

Daiyu told Zheng Lihua not to use too much makeup on weekdays, especially those bought from outside, who knows what is added in it.

Then she told Zheng Lihua a secret method. When there is nothing to do on weekdays, after thoroughly cleansing the face, crush the fresh flower petals, mix well with a small amount of milk, apply to the face, and wash off after about a quarter of an hour, which can make the skin on the face more lubricated .

Anyway, it was nothing to do, Daiyu demonstrated by herself, using milk mixed with a small amount of spiritual spring water and fresh plum blossoms to apply to Zheng Lihua's face, after using it, the effect was immediately apparent.Zheng Lihua immediately said that after returning home, she would apply the face like this every day, and would never buy cosmetics and creams from outside, and she would learn from Daiyu to make her own in the future.

In the past few days, the garden has become the most lively place in the Lin residence. There are many lanterns hung in Gein's garden, and there are lantern riddles written on the lanterns. The maids and servants who pass by always try to guess and earn a prize to go back.The maids kept talking back and forth, saying which lantern was taken away by someone.Zheng Lihua is a lively person, so Daiyu went to watch it with her.

It was winter, and although most of the flowers and trees were withered, the lanterns of various shapes and shapes made the garden dazzling, even more prosperous than when the flowers were in full bloom.Four or five women were pruning flowers and trees, and there were many other women and maidservants, too many to count at the moment. They were all thinking hard in front of the lanterns, and no one noticed Daiyu's party coming.

Zijuan cleared her throat and said loudly: "The girl is here!"

Then everyone went out to look at the gate of the ceremony, and saw Daiyu wearing a honey-pink jacket inlaid with silver silk Wanfu su satin, underneath a long skirt woven with brocade and embroidered flowers of the same color, wearing a gorilla felt cape, wearing a double treasure bun, and two hairpins The simple and elegant pearl hairpin was surrounded by more than a dozen maidservants. Standing beside her was Zheng Lihua, who was also wearing a gorilla felt cape.

Everyone hurriedly bowed to pay their respects, and one of the women in charge, because she saw Daiyu often, was a bit more respectable than others, so she came forward with a smile and said, "It's a nice day and warm today, and the girl is coming out for a walk?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "Come and have a look at these lanterns."

As he spoke, he led Zheng Lihua to a row of lanterns with flowers, birds, insects and fish. Those lanterns were all sent from the palace by people sent by Zhou Hang. The workmanship and appearance were very exquisite. Wait, the secret language above is more difficult than the other one.

Daiyu pointed to a palace lantern with an octagonal lotus painting and said, "This, can you guess it?"

Zheng Lihua stepped forward, "I'd like to see what's rare!" As she said, she held the lantern in her hand and looked at it from the beginning, but she didn't see the place to write lantern riddles.Daiyu stepped forward, holding the lantern with one hand, and turned the bottom of the lamp below with the other, changing the picture. It used to be a lotus flower, but now it has become a plum blossom, and there are two lines of small characters beside the plum blossom.

Mistakenly sending your heart on the qin, the six gods have no master is lovesickness.

——Type an animal name

It turns out that this lantern has a mechanism, which is at the bottom.When the mechanism is not activated, it is the lotus palace lantern that everyone sees. Once the mechanism at the bottom is activated, the lotus palace lantern will transform into a plum blossom palace lantern, and the lantern riddles will also appear.It was the first time for Daiyu to see such an ingenious design, not to mention Zheng Lihua, but she was not as surprised as Zheng Lihua.

Zheng Lihua manipulated the mechanism several times before carefully staring at the two lines of small characters.

After looking at it for a long time, she pursed her lips and said, "What kind of riddle is this, it hurts people's brains to think about it."

Daiyu pointed to the one next to her, and motioned her to guess the other one.It was a rabbit-shaped lamp, beautifully made, with a mechanism too, but not at the bottom, but on the rabbit's ears.Zheng Lihua activated the mechanism under Daiyu's instructions, and two lines of small characters also appeared.

Looking at the wild geese flying south.

——Type daily expressions

Zheng Lihua savored this sentence carefully, watching Yan Nanfei... Yan Nanfei... Wang Duan... Unconsciously, she raised her head and looked up at the sky, as if there were really wild geese flying south.She raised her head so high that her neck was about to break, and then suddenly had an idea, and said joyfully, "But the word 'Jiu Yang'?"

Daiyu said: "It's exactly the word 'Jiu Yang'." As she spoke, she ordered someone to take down the rabbit lantern and handed it to Zheng Lihua, "It's yours now."

Soon it was the fifteenth day, after breakfast, Lin Ruhai suddenly asked Daiyu if she wanted to watch the lantern festival.This matter was really beyond Lin Daiyu's expectation, she was stunned for a moment before realizing it, and asked: "Dad is talking about the lantern festival at night?"

Lin Ruhai said: "If it's not this lantern festival, what else could it be?"

"Daddy allows me to go out?"

"What's wrong with this? Today is different from the past. Even the princess in the palace is allowed to go out to watch the lanterns. How can you not be allowed to go out as a father? Just one thing, you need to bring more talents, not just waiters Maids and mothers-in-law should bring more, even the family members of the guards should bring more. There are many people on the street and there are mixed fish and dragons, so as not to suffer a disadvantage."

Daiyu said: "Dad, don't worry, my daughter will be careful."