Love of Friends in the Red Chamber

When Daiyu was sighing, the Lin family had already sent someone to congratulate Daiyu on her birthday - an exquisite Duobaoge with lintels, which was open-carved from red sandalwood, two feet square, exquisitely carved on the outside, a symbol of wealth and honor The pattern of magnolia, the top surface is inlaid with suet jade round pendant with happy events, and the side is inlaid with a piece of black jade taotie pattern jade decoration. The inside is stacked layer by layer, which is exquisite. space.When you open it, you can see that there are curios of different sizes in different spaces, and they fit together seamlessly without wasting an inch of space; once closed, it becomes an ordinary box that can't be more orderly.All the maids in the room also came to look at it for a while, and saw Daiyu pondering for a moment, then dismantled it, and inside were criss-crossed jade ornaments, pearls, playware, ivory carvings, snuff bottles, jewelry, dolls, etc. And so on, a total of 43 pieces, all of which are exquisite and exquisite, and all the maids are amazed.

Daiyu has seen a lot of rare treasures, so she doesn't make any theory, but she finds a piece of wax oil in the innermost cell.I saw that ball of wax is as smooth as fat jelly, and it feels soft and greasy to the touch. It exudes a refreshing aroma-obviously a piece of spice.

Qingzhi wondered: "What kind of jade is this? Why have you never seen it before?" Daiyu said with a smile: "Yes, don't say you haven't seen it, I'm afraid not many people have seen it. This is called softness. Incense is an object in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is said that it was made of ambergris and beeswax in the palace at that time. Gently shaking the precious fan, the fragrance permeates the sweat, and the soft fragrance sticks to the bare hands.' I just don’t know how Aunt Lin got such a piece of strange fragrance.”

Before she could say anything, she just heard Jia Cong outside the door clapping her hands and laughing: "Okay, okay, this is the warm and fragrant nephrite." Before the words fell, Jia Cong came in when the door curtain was raised, and he was holding Daiyu He looked at it with his hand and said: "This is Ruanxiang, but it is not a relic of the Southern Song Dynasty. If it is really handed down, it will not be soft or not fragrant - the second master of the Lin family must have heard me mention it once, and he paid attention to it. , someone imitated it.” Then, he took the soft incense in Daiyu’s hand, and commented while kneading: “The soft incense was made by the palace people in the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty. This thing became popular because of the filthy smell. It is mentioned in "Old Stories of Wulin" that in the beginning of summer, the emperor would reward the concubine, the palace people around him, and the eunuchs with sachets, incense pendants and soft incense. In the "Chen's Fragrance Book" written by Chen Jing, the ingredients of soft incense were found. It turned out that storax oil was used as a softener, and ambergris, golden face incense, agarwood, sandalwood, borneol, etc. were finely powdered. Kneading together, it can be said that the materials used are extravagant.”

Daiyu said with a smile: "I never thought that the dignified Hanlin scholar would start a business like the Lin family's second brother, but this business is elegant." Jia Cong didn't care, and continued: "The rare thing is that this thing can still be done. When mixed with cinnabar, it becomes red; mixed with silver vermilion, it becomes silver red; mixed with stone green, it becomes soft emerald; mixed with comfrey, it becomes purple; mixed with baicao cream, fragrant ink, etc., It is the color of ink——I have to mention something to Brother Lin. The most interesting usage is as a fan pendant, hanging under the handle of the fan, holding it in your hand and playing with it at will during the summer. It can be used for both entertainment and fragrance. "

Daiyu appreciated it, and handed the soft incense to Biye, saying: "Do you remember what the third master said? Make me a fan pendant, and use it in summer." Biye agreed to take it and withdrew.Here, Jia Cong accompanied Daiyu to enjoy the treasures in Duobaoge for a while, and she really put her heart into it. Daiyu felt grateful and said, "I don't have the advantage of being a warning. It's rare that my aunt treats me like this. Let me feel panic, no matter what, I will come to thank you in person tomorrow." Jia Cong smiled and said: "You are naturally good, Aunt Lin is so affectionate, why should you panic? Tomorrow is necessary to thank you, I will go with you I want to ask for my share from the second brother of the Lin family." Daiyu spat: "It's just a few sentences in the book, and I want to ask for my share." Jia Cong laughed and said, "This is knowledge. Property rights, if I didn’t check the books, such a good Ruanxiang would be lost, and everyone would not be able to make money—besides, this was originally agreed.”

Daiyu has always been indifferent in economics and business, so she didn't inquire about the details, and let him discuss with the second master of the Lin family to expand the Ruanxiang business.But at the moment, he took another Hetian jade-colored lotus leaf crab pendant and put it in the grid. After tidying up everything carefully, he pushed the red sandalwood Duobaoge in front of Jia Cong and said, "Here you are." Jia Cong said with a smile "What do I want this kind of thing in the boudoir?" Daiyu said seriously, "I'm not giving you a reward, but please pass it on to my second sister."

It is really a doomsday to welcome the Spring Festival. Less than half a year after marriage, she was tortured by her husband's family and had no way out. It was rare to go back to her mother's house, and she always seemed to escape her life temporarily, full of grievances and wanted to cry.It's just that Mrs. Xing is ordinary for the sake of her children and doesn't care about Yingchun's life and death. Mrs. Wang raised her with affection, but after all, she is not her own. There is a layer of separation in her heart, let alone her. Parents went to stand up for her, so there was nothing they could do except to comfort her with empty words and shed tears with her, and they were worried about Jiamu's displeasure, so they must not tell their misfortune to grandma. The Sun family went to humiliate him.

All the sisters were sad for the death of the rabbit and the fox, and things hurt their kind, especially Daiyu, who was the most delicate, so she shed a lot of tears for Yingchun, but there was no way to help her, so she had to send people to send some things from time to time, which was considered her family's lack. forget about her.Poor Yingchun was beating and scolding at her husband's house all day long, and there was no future for her. The Sun family didn't care about the things that Jia's house sent her, and she was not even allowed to go back to her mother's house.It wasn't until Jia Cong won Tanhua that Uncle Sun felt that Shang Ke could leave and let Yingchun come back once.This time Jia Cong was promoted, Jia She was promoted to noble, Grandpa Sun was happy, and he treated Yingchun better. Seeing that Jia Cong gave Yingchun something here, he thought that this promising brother-in-law was worth dating, so he treated Yingchun better. We have lived a good life for a few days, so whenever Daiyu and Jia Cong send people to send things, Yingchun often doesn't care about face, and Yinyin tells her to come often, and it is best to send someone to take her home for a few days, which makes people feel sad .

Among Jia Cong and the sisters in the garden, Yingchun is the closest. He was originally concerned about it, but now he listened to Daiyu's entrustment, so he agreed, picked up Duobaoge and came out.Come out and ask Cai An to lead the horse. At that moment, Pan You'an and other young servants also follow, shouting and hugging to Sun's house on the big fence outside the front door.In fact, Jia Cong had seen that Sun Shaozu a few times later, he was born with a burly body and a handsome face. He was not the brash warrior in Jia Cong's impression, and he was also very good at socializing. When we met, he greeted Jia Cong and was very attentive. Jia Cong couldn't see how this man would do such a scandalous thing about abusing his wife.

Thinking this way, I arrived in front of the Sun's residence. The Sun family did not move to Beijing, and both parents were in their hometown. Only Sun Shaozu was in Beijing. After getting married, they added a few concierge maids, etc. family is enough.Cai An went to knock on the door, saying that it was the uncle and young master who came to visit the girl. The concierge was polite and agreed to go in and report back. After a while, Sun Shaozu came out to greet Jia Cong in person, and greeted Jia Cong politely and affectionately. went in.

Jia Cong went in and sat down to have a sip of tea, then asked: "Young brother didn't dare to build the Tan Mansion, but because my wife and my second sister fell in love with each other in the boudoir, and recently got a desirable object, so I repeatedly begged me to give it to you." The second elder sister brought it for fun, and said that she hadn't seen her for a long time, and she missed her so much—why haven't I seen the second elder sister?"

Sun Shaozu smiled and said: "Women always have a lot of things to do. They say that there are guests coming, so they must redress before coming out to meet people. My brother-in-law would rather be patient and wait." attentive.It turned out that this Sun Shaozu was also a man of influence. He met Jia's family and became relatives at the beginning. The purpose was to take advantage of the imperial concubine's momentum to fill a fat vacancy in his military department. Who would have thought Mrs. Wang would not want to solicit this matter? Jia Zheng has always looked down on martial arts and the like, and treated the Sun family very coldly, so Sun Shaozu felt cheated. In addition, Jia She, an old trickster, saw that Sun Shaozu had become his son-in-law, so he insisted on refusing to return the 5000 yuan to the Sun family. For the debt of two silver coins, Sun Shaozu vented his anger on Yingchun's head, which was very insulting.

Until Jia Cong was selected as a Jinshi in the new department, and he was deeply favored. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, he was promoted to a noble, a glorious family. Sun Shaozu is a shallow-minded man who is passionate about power, so he looked at his little brother-in-law very highly. Together with this little brother-in-law who married the daughter of the powerful Xinguilin family at that time, Sun Shaozu admired him all over, so the Spring Festival was better than before.Today he was resting at home, thinking that he had been absent for nearly a year and had no news yet, and he was so angry that Yingchun was so scared that he hid in his room, not daring to see his vacancy, but Jia Cong came to the door.

When Yingchun heard that her natal family was coming, she was overjoyed, and hurriedly redressed—knowing that Sun Shaozu wanted face most, if the clothes were not bright enough, he would be scolded as unlucky by him—and came out to meet her younger brother.Jia Cong saw that Yingchun was thinner than when he was at home, and his complexion was not good, so he couldn't help feeling sad.However, he knew that any expression of dissatisfaction at this time would only arouse Sun Shaozu's resentment and treat Yingchun even less, so he only showed joy and brought Daiyu's words to him, saying that he hadn't seen her for a long time, and he missed him very much, and sent her The gift was handed to Yingchun's servant girl, Xiuju.

Sun Shaozu squinted at the side and watched Yingchun disassemble the multi-treasure case. The couch was filled with rare treasures, which were not less than a thousand pieces of gold. I have something to do in the ministry and I have to go out, so you stay with Brother Cong for dinner before you go, since my sister-in-law misses you, and you have nothing to do at home anyway, so go and walk around more, and you can stay for two days." Yingchun quickly agreed , did not dare to show joy, but the brilliance in those eyes already made Jia Cong feel sad.