[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Jia Mu was originally very angry about Lin Daiyu, but after Jia Baoyu came, although his suggestion was not desirable, it provided Jia Mu with a new way of thinking.

Jia's mother just focused on fighting with Lin Daiyu, she didn't turn her mind for a while, but she forgot her original idea of ​​matching Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu.She cried to Lin Daiyu like this every day, and pressed her not to sell the shop. After all, she was still different from her previous attitude. It is hard to guarantee that little girl Lin Daiyu would not have any thoughts in her heart.

From now on, Lin Daiyu became her grandson-in-law, and sooner or later this mansion will be handed over to Baoyu. Jia Baoyu will be successful in the future, and Lin Daiyu will have her own way out, so why should she have such an argument with her prospective grandson-in-law?

The most important thing is to get their marriage done properly.

When Jia Mu thought about it, when Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang came, she was no longer angry.

After Mrs. Jia Zheng Wang and his wife saluted and sat down, Mother Jia looked at Jia Zheng and said, "You are busy these days, but you should also pay attention to your health. You are in your 50s, so you still need to take care of your health." .Don't be unkind to yourself."

Today was a fine day, Jia Zheng was sitting in front of Jia Mu, and the skylight leaked in through the panes. Even though Jia Mu's eyes were not so good, she could clearly see the newly added white hairs on Jia Zheng's head.

She loves her youngest son the most. Knowing that the youngest son is working hard in the ministry, she kindly asks Jia Zheng to remind Jia Zheng to always add clothes to keep warm. Don't be annoyed by Jia Zheng, if someone takes care of you, you must be obedient and not pushy.

Jia Zheng is serious and rigid, and Mrs. Wang is also a quiet and serious person. When two people with similar personalities are together, it may be better when they are young, but later Mrs. Wang is getting older. After Baoyu, Jia Zheng is not How could love come to Mrs. Wang's place to rest.

The husband and wife get along too seriously and politely, but they lack intimacy and warmth.Furthermore, Jia Zheng likes Aunt Zhao's appearance. Even though Aunt Zhao is not young anymore, Jia Zheng still likes to rest in her room. Naturally, Aunt Zhao takes care of Jia Zheng more in daily life.

"Lady Lao is bothering you," Jia Zheng said hurriedly, "the old lady also needs to take care of her health. I'm busy every day, so I don't have much time to pay my respects to the old lady, but I still hope that the old lady will not think too much. Everything has a son." we are here."

But Jia's mother smiled lightly and said: "When you are old, you are idle, so I always like to think about it for you. There are some things that you are busy with, and I am afraid that you will not think of them, so I will think about them for you. "

"Baoyu has passed his 16th birthday. Now he has moved out, and you are taking care of him. I heard that he is still willing to make progress. He studies much harder than before. This is because of your good teaching. Just now he came in to greet me. From what I can see, he is indeed much more sensible than before, and he looks like someone who has gone through the experience."

Mother Jia said slowly, "Since two years ago, there have always been some discussions outside, all about Baoyu's engagement. I thought that Baoyu was young at that time, and some people hinted that I just pretended not to understand. Later, someone made it clear Said, I must either say that Baoyu is young, and I will talk about it when I am older, or I am just calling people's attention, no matter what family background, but the character and appearance must be good. In a blink of an eye, Baoyu will also be seventeen. It's also an age where you can get married, so I think it's time for his marriage to be finalized."

"After the marriage is settled, Baoyu will be more careful. Maybe this book will be better read. What do you think?"

Last time Mrs. Wang went to the palace to talk to Concubine Xian. When she came back, she talked to Jia Zheng. She only had time to tell the reason why Li Wan was in charge of the family. He just mentioned Baoyu's marriage, but Jia Zheng was noncommittal and didn't give Mrs. Wang an accurate word.

Mrs. Wang is afraid that if she fails to mention it, it will be difficult to reverse her words in the future, so when to say how to say it, Mrs. Wang has to think about it.

Jia Zheng was noncommittal on this matter for two reasons.For one thing, he felt that Jia Baoyu was still young, and it was prudent to study and make progress, so there was no need to get married so early.Kuang Jia Baoyu hangs around with the maidservants all day long, and messes around with the girls in the garden. Jia Zheng can't bear it very much.Now that Jia Baoyu has moved out of the garden, Jia Zheng feels better.

Second, Jia Zheng wanted to take advantage of this time to let Jia Baoyu study hard for a year, and then take the exam next year.At this juncture, Jia Zheng really does not want Jia Baoyu to get married. His son is a man who is used to putting his mind on girls. Energy to study hard?

But Jia Zheng has always been filial, and it is not easy to say these things in front of Jia's mother, so he doesn't mention his own thoughts, but asks Jia's mother what she thinks.

Jia Mu then said: "Baoyu's daughter-in-law, of course, needs to know her roots. I have already chosen someone in my heart, but I just think that the two of them used to be young and never said it. Now they are both grown up. Since they want to marry Baoyu , then naturally this person is the most suitable."

"Look, how about the hairpin?"

Baoyu gave Lin Daiyu this nickname when she was a child.Mother Jia took it out at this time to remind Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang of the relationship between Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu since childhood.Although Jia's mother used questions, her tone was not to ask the couple, but to directly inform Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang that she had taken a fancy to Lin Daiyu.

Jia Mu's intentions have been around for a long time, but today she just made it clear that Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang are well aware of Jia Mu's intentions, so they are not that surprised.

At this point, Jia Zheng couldn't help expressing his attitude: "My sister/husband has just left, and Miss Lin is still in her filial piety. I'm afraid she won't be able to get married for a year or two. Besides, Miss Lin is weak and always sick all year round. If you take medicine, your life will be difficult to sustain. Baoyu will be the head of the family in the future. With such a daughter-in-law, you can't support him and support him, but you still want people to care about her. I'm afraid it will be difficult to be our daughter-in-law."

Jia Zheng felt that Lin Daiyu was in poor health, so he was reluctant to let Jia Baoyu marry her, but recalling what Mrs. Wang told her about Emperor Chengsheng from the concubine Xian, Jia Zheng felt that Lin Daiyu had a good background. Let Lin Daiyu become Jia Baoyu's daughter-in-law, and because Emperor Chengsheng valued and recognized Lin Ruhai, he would definitely pay more attention to Jia Baoyu because of this.

It's difficult to have both, Jia Zheng is still a little hesitant.

When Jia Mu heard the words, she smiled lightly and said, "Xiao'er is in better spirits now, besides, as long as she sees the doctor and takes medicine on time, she will be fine. She is congenitally deficient, and it is normal for a child to have a little ailment. What's more, this child is careful and serious. There is nothing in her heart that I don't know. I can guarantee that if she marries Baoyu, both of them will be fine. It will get better slowly."

Jia's mother knew that Lin Daiyu's background was the reason why Jia Zheng didn't say no. As long as Lin Daiyu's poor health was exposed, it would be done.

Mrs. Wang was very anxious.

She didn't want this to happen, but if it was to happen, what would she do with Baochai, whom she had a crush on?

But it seems that Jia Zheng has no intention of objecting, and he is still a little shaken, and he seems to let go.

Mrs. Wang had no other choice, and she couldn't directly deny Jia Mu's words. She could only follow Jia Zheng's words and tell Lin Daiyu that she was still in her filial piety and could not get married and engaged. In private, she can turn around at Jia Zheng's office, and within a year or two, she can always persuade Jia Zheng to agree to Jia Baoyu's and Xue Baochai's marriage.

After all, Lin Daiyu's body is weak, and she is always willing to get sick right now, and her health will only get worse in the future. Otherwise, she has been taking medicine for more than ten years, why is her disease still not getting better?

Jia Mu said: "Xiao'er is now in the period of filial piety. It is reasonable to say that it takes 27 months to keep filial piety, but Ji'er is also old. If she really keeps her filial piety like this, when she finishes keeping her filial piety, won't this person be almost 19 years old?" Are you old? I’m afraid you’ll be an old girl by then. You’ve all read the book, and you’ve read the article about rituals, and it’s about keeping filial piety and purely thinking about it. The length of time doesn’t really matter that much.”

"Before Uncle Lin left, he asked someone to write a letter, expressly stating that after he left, Mao'er didn't have to keep his filial piety for so long, it would be enough after one year. Uncle Lin entrusted Ji'er to me, and clearly stated that I will be the master of future marriages. However, Yan'er is a filial child. Even if she wants to serve Uncle Lin for two years, I will not stop her. The marriage between her and Baoyu can be settled first. After the two get married, they will not consummate the house. It's the same. After all, there is a reason for the current situation, and the most important thing is for the two of them to get married first."

Jia's mother didn't say it clearly, but Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang knew what Jia's mother meant when she said that things happened for a reason.

Only when Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu got married, could the shopkeepers left by Jia Min be legitimately kept by Jia Mu.

After all, Jia Zheng was still unwilling to go against Jia's mother's wishes, so he nodded, but the premise was that he would discuss Jia Baoyu's marriage after a while.What's more, you can't tell Jia Baoyu in advance until the matter is settled, so as not to distract him.

Even though Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu's marriage is in the same mansion, there are still many things to prepare for, and Jia's mother didn't think of wronging Lin Daiyu, and she readily agreed to Jia Zheng's request After all, the matter of the Wang family has just passed, and it still has a certain impact on the Rongguo Mansion. It is also a good thing for Jia Baoyu to hold the wedding after the limelight passes.

Jia Mu and Jia Zheng finalized Jia Baoyu's marriage, and Mrs. Wang didn't even have the right to comment. She was very unhappy, but what could she do?She even reminded Jia Mu by mentioning that the incense sticks rewarded by the virtuous concubine Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai were the same, but Jia Mu just didn't understand, or rather, Jia Mu just pretended not to understand.

Jia's mother said, Miss Bao is a good girl, no wonder Concubine Xian likes it, and after that, there will be no other words.

Mrs. Wang had no choice but to bear with it, thinking that there would still be a period of time, and she would see if there was any way to turn things around.

After Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang left, Mother Jia lowered her brows and thought for a while, and then she personally told the big girls in the room: "You all know how powerful you are, don't spread the word about what happened today until the dust settles!"

Everyone knew that Mother Jia was so anxious to decide the marriage between Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu because of those pavements and Zhuangzi. Everyone in the Lin family and Lord Lin Hou knows how powerful they are, and if they all understand this matter, they have to keep silent. Otherwise, if any news leaks out, the matter may not come to fruition.

Mrs. Wang is also unwilling to let this matter leak half of her mind.But Mrs. Wang and Jia's mother thought differently.Mrs. Wang was still thinking about turning this matter around in the future, and she was also afraid that Aunt Xue would think too much after hearing the news, so she refused to reveal it, and the maids around her restrained her.

Mother Jia decided on the marriage between Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu with Mrs. Jia Zhengwang. Once she got married, she didn't intend to keep the official accounts. Marriage, therefore, Li Wan and the girls in the garden did not know these things.

The day of Tanchun Ding arrived in no time, and all the girls in the garden came to Li Wan.

Everyone thought that Lin Daiyu would not come because of the incident with Zhuangzi outside the shop, but they didn't want them to come, so Lin Daiyu came.

Tanchun decided to set up a poetry club at Li Wan's place in Daoxiang Village to compose poems and play for Li Wan.This mansion has changed the head of the family, they should also express something, because Li Wan is the first everywhere today, just to make her happy when she is busy with housework, so even if Lin Daiyu comes, no one will come again Go to her and say those words of persuasion to her.

In addition, everyone knew that she was not in good health and had just gotten better these days. They had taken turns persuading her a few days ago, which made Lin Daiyu cry for several days, her eyes were red and swollen every day, and now they dared not persuade her anymore. For fear of making Lin Daiyu sick, it would appear that they treated their sisters too harshly.

Since he wrote a poem with the theme of harvest, and also used the harvest of the few acres of rice fields in Daoxiang Village as an excuse to invite everyone here, Li Wan naturally had to take out the harvest from the rice fields and make meals for everyone to enjoy.

The rice is pearl rice, the food is farm food, the taste is naturally good, and the ingredients are fresh, the interesting thing is that the cooking method is not as particular as before, but Li Wan specially ordered the kitchen to cook the food in the way of farm food , everyone looked at it interestingly, and tasted something new, but it was a different taste.

Lin Daiyu is weak, and her spleen and stomach are also weak due to taking medicine all year round. In the past, it is okay to carefully raise some delicate meals. Like this kind of farmhouse dishes with unique wild taste, she can only look at them, and even if she wants to eat, she can only taste a little , I dare not use too much, so as not to make my stomach feel uncomfortable afterwards.

Everyone knew that Lin Daiyu was in poor health, so they didn't persuade her to use more. Seeing that she only used light vegetables, Li Wan ordered people to bring more fresh vegetables. After greeting everyone with a smile, he asked them to look at the fields in Daoxiang Village Scenery, turn around and eat and drink enough to write poetry.

Li Wan also really cared, not only had special farm meals, but also various fruit wines brewed by the cooks. Lin Daiyu tasted it interestingly, the taste was sweet and not strong, so she drank some more.

All the sisters who Tanchun posted to invite came, but Jia Baoyu didn't come.Lin Daiyu didn't go to ask, but heard someone else ask, Tanchun said that Jia Baoyu was going to school, and I'm afraid he won't be able to come today, which was exactly what Lin Daiyu expected.

After lunch for a while, the sisters dispersed separately, brewing poems and preparing to write poems on their own. After a while, the weather was clear and the sun was still hanging in the sky, but it was seeing light rain.

Everyone found a suitable place to take shelter from the rain, or stood under the corridor, or sat in the pavilion to enjoy the rain. After a moment of fuss, they all continued to gather together in twos and threes to meditate.

Lin Daiyu sat alone under the eaves of the thatched roof, she didn't think about poetry, she just sat there quietly and enjoyed the rain.

Just at this time, Jia Baoyu came in wearing a coir raincoat. As soon as he came in, Li Wan saw him, and hurriedly asked someone to hold an umbrella to take him in.

Seeing him coming, Tanchun asked him with a smile: "Aren't you going to school? Why are you here at this time?"

Jia Baoyu and his party untied their coir raincoats and said with a smile: "Sir, he caught a cold last night, and he went to class today in a sick condition. At this moment, he couldn't hold on any longer, so he left school. I came to the garden to greet the old lady, remembering that you are here To write a poem here, I asked the old lady to tell my wife for me, and I came over."

"What did you eat just now? Why is it so delicious? I'm also hungry right now, sister-in-law can also bring some up for me to use."

Jia Baoyu wanted to eat, Li Wan naturally satisfied him, and immediately ordered someone to make another meal and bring it over.

Tanchun refused to let him go: "You can eat if you want, but it's fine if you don't come today, and I can't do anything to you. But you came, but you came late, our poetry club rules, come If you are late, you will be punished."

Jia Baoyu immediately laughed and said, "Third sisters have already said it, so I naturally follow this rule! You can punish me however you want, as long as I admit it."

Seeing that it was raining outside and that Baoyu was extremely hungry, Tanchun didn't make things difficult for him, although he fined him a few glasses of fruit wine and let the matter go.Everyone was still thinking about composing poems. After watching for a while, the excitement dissipated, and they went to brew again. Even Tanchun ignored him and went to compose poems.

Li Wan didn't write poems, so he ate in the house with Jia Baoyu.

When Jia Baoyu was full, Li Wan was busy tidying up the house. Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, he was busy getting some ginger soup to keep the girls away from the cold. He didn't stay here, he saw Lin Daiyu sitting alone under the eaves enjoying the rain when he came in, and now he was full, seeing that there was no one waiting for Lin Daiyu, so he went over.

When he passed by, he specially brought warm ginger soup to Lin Daiyu.

Jia Baoyu sat down beside Lin Daiyu, handed Jiangtang over, and looked at Lin Daiyu with a smile: "Your sister sees me coming, why doesn't she talk to me? But I haven't seen you for a few days. Could it be that my sister is estranged from me?"

"It's cold in autumn, and my sister's illness is better. Now I'm sitting on the air vent and my hands are cold. Let's drink some ginger soup to warm my body."

Lin Daiyu refused to pick it up, and she didn't want to drink. She felt that Jia Baoyu was too close to her, so she moved aside on purpose.

Seeing Lin Daiyu like this, Jia Baoyu was quite disappointed. He put down the ginger soup in his hand, and stretched out his hand to grab Lin Daiyu's hand to see if her hand was cold. At the same time, he said aggrievedly: "What's wrong with my sister? My sister." Why do you always ignore me?"

"I have asked my sister many times, and I have said a lot about making amends to my sister, but my sister refused to say anything and just kept away from me. Is my sister really going to have a divorce with me? But my sister treats me like this , I have to let me understand in my heart what I did wrong, otherwise, even if I die in the future, I will be an unjust dead ghost!"

Jia Baoyu was wronged and sad, his eyes were even a little red.Feeling hesitant to speak, his heart was stuffy and he couldn't speak, so he could only stare at Lin Daiyu, hoping that the confidant he believed would understand what he had never said.

Qingwen was kicked out of the garden that night, Madam Wang became angry, because Qingwen didn't respect Lin Jian's guards, Madam Wang ordered someone to beat Qingwen severely, and then kicked out of the mansion.

Qingwen's parents died early, and her brother and sister-in-law didn't bother to take care of her. The girl who was pampered in the garden on weekdays didn't even have anyone to treat her bloody wounds. When she finally found time to quietly go out to see her, Qingwen was already dying.

Jia Baoyu went to see Qingwen the same night Qingwen went.Although he didn't see Qingwen's death with his own eyes, hearing such sad news was a heart-wrenching pain for Jia Baoyu.But he didn't dare to show it publicly, and he had to pretend nothing happened in front of Mrs. Wang, but the grievances and sadness in his heart piled up layer by layer, and Jia Baoyu felt very uncomfortable.

He is the one who likes to hang out with girls the most. He hopes that everyone will not marry and just stay with him to have fun and make fun of him. But now he has moved out of the garden, and Qingwen is gone. Maid, the rest of the little girls were all transferred by Mrs. Wang. Every day, he faced the Four Books and Five Classics that he didn't like, and the depression in his heart was unbearable.

However, Lin Daiyu still drew a clear line with him, and made a clean move, which was another major blow to Jia Baoyu.

He was most afraid of being abandoned, and he was most afraid that his valued sisters and sisters would not value him. Under the attack of the two, he lost control of his emotions. Jia Baoyu couldn't help but confide a little truth, and he was wronged and questioned Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu didn't want to get entangled with Jia Baoyu, so she stood up, put some distance away from Jia Baoyu, and said seriously: "Now, my second brother and I are grown up, so we should avoid suspicion and respect. If this is the case, please stop talking about it Yes. If it spreads out, other people’s spittle stars will drown me.”

Jia Baoyu looked around and saw that everyone was thinking about his poems, no one noticed them here, even Li Wan went outside to see a few daughter-in-laws in charge, he pursed his lips, the more Lin Daiyu was so cold as ice , the more he wanted to confess his feelings.

Although he didn't know what Lin Daiyu was arguing with him, he felt that as long as Lin Daiyu understood his heart, she would not treat him like this, and they would definitely return to the way they were before.

Jia Baoyu also stood up. He didn't approach Lin Daiyu, but asked in a voice that only Lin Daiyu could hear: "I gave my sister the old handkerchief last time. Why doesn't my sister want it?"

"Sister is so smart, doesn't she understand my heart?"

"My sister used to cry for me. I know my sister is worried, but with this old veil, please rest assured."