[Red Chamber] Dai Yu became the favorite of the Song Dynasty

After Qingzhao returned home, he talked with Zhao Mingcheng about Wang Anshi's resignation: "Didn't you hear any rumors in the court? Why is it so sudden?"

"The government hasn't made a formal decree yet, presumably Mr. Wang discussed it with the government in private, so we naturally don't know."

"Jiangning is a good place, but he has been operating in Tokyo for so many years, I'm afraid it was all for nothing."

"As an official, you just have to do your best in office, just like Mr. Wang said, there are ups and downs in the officialdom, there is no one who will never fail." Zhao Mingcheng thought very openly.

In Wang's family, Wang Anyi still had a hard time thinking about what her brother said at the banquet today. She seemed to be holding back her breath, and her cheeks involuntarily puffed up.She was angry because her brother didn't tell her earlier, but only told her about Lu Qingzhou's promotion. You must know that compared with other people's affairs, she certainly cares more about her own family's affairs.

Wu Qiong saw that her sister-in-law was unhappy, so she tried to coax her: "Your brother also doesn't want to ruin your good mood. It's not easy for a friend to have a happy event. Let's be happy for others!"

"Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing? Why did my brother leave? But what happened to the court?"

Wang Anshi explained: "Since the self-reform, the ministers of the DPRK and China have obstructed many things. I don't want to do this thankless job. My family simply left Tokyo and went outside to live a good life."

But Wang Anyi doesn't want to leave Tokyo. She grew up here and has many friends here. She doesn't want to leave them. There is nothing in this world that she is more familiar with than Tokyo.She even teased her brother a little waywardly: "If you want to go, you go, but I won't go, I will stay here!"

Knowing his sister's childish temper, Wang Anshi couldn't laugh or cry to her: "What are you doing here alone? What do you eat and drink? Who will help you with something? I am so grown up and still angry with me. I am an older brother. When did it hurt you?"

"I don't listen, I don't listen, I don't want to go!"

Wu Qiong saw that the two brothers and sisters were about to quarrel, so she sent Wang Anshi away, and stayed behind to persuade her sister: "Yi'er, your brother didn't tell you the truth. In fact, he had a fight with the officials over the reform. The officials ordered him to go to Jiangning. This matter is not up to us to decide, can you be more considerate of your brother?"

Wang Anyi calmed down after hearing what his sister-in-law said: "Brother, why didn't he tell the truth? I am his own sister, what is there that I can't know?"

"He has a good face. The dignified prime minister has fallen to the current situation. If outsiders find out, wouldn't they laugh at him? You don't want your brother to be laughed at, either. Come with us."

Wang Anyi finally compromised: "Sister-in-law, I'll go with you, when will we leave?" Although she agreed to leave, she still couldn't let go of one person—Chen Shaoyan.Before leaving, Wang Anyi wanted to say goodbye to Chen Shaoyan. Although they hadn't met any further, even if they were ordinary friends, they should make it clear to him before leaving.

"Your brother said he will leave after the next year, don't worry, you still have time to pack up your things and say goodbye to your friends." Wu Qiong knew what my sister-in-law was thinking, but there was nothing she could do about it because of the current situation.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, but Wang Anyi is not happy at all. The thought of leaving Tokyo always hangs over her heart, making her restless.But she can't leave her elder brother and sister-in-law, they are her only relatives.

On New Year's Eve, people in the streets and alleys are busy eating New Year's Eve dinner, and the Lin family is no exception.After going through so many things this year, finally the whole family got together safely for a reunion dinner.They were afraid that Xiao Jiang and his wife would be deserted at home, so they called them together early to make it more lively.

After the adults finished eating, they crowded into the kitchen to wash the pots and dishes, and Dong Niu went to the bedroom to prepare new clothes for the children to wear during the New Year.Yu'er was the only one playing in the courtyard with firecrackers. There were no children around his age, so he always played alone a lot.Who knew that the child was playing and threw a string of firecrackers at the oven in the house, wanting to see if the firecrackers exploded louder under the fire.

The string of firecrackers was more than just ringing in the stove, it was so smoky that the stove was so shaken that it shifted its position, and the sparks inside flew everywhere, falling on the table, chairs, and roof beams...

Yu'er was frightened by the battle, and couldn't help crying loudly, sparks flew to the clothes, burning a hole in the thick padded jacket.

The adults heard such a loud voice in the back, and they didn't know what happened. When they ran to the living room, the flames were getting bigger and bigger. Lin Jin could only shout: "Hurry up and put out the fire with water!" He rushed into the fireworks to save the child.

Everyone hurriedly used up everything that could hold water at home, and kept pouring water into the living room.Fortunately, the firecrackers exploded and disappeared, no one was hurt, but the flames in the living room were still running around.There is little rain in this winter, and everything is very dry, and it will light up at one point.

Lin Jin put the child back into the bedroom and put out the fire with everyone.After working for more than half an hour, the fire was finally extinguished, but no one dared to enter the living room despite the thick smoke.

It was a great New Year's Eve, but everyone in the Lin family was ashamed, with soot all over their bodies.

Dong Niu didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, she just kept fetching water to put out the fire, but in fact, she was already blown away by her son's anger.Seeing that the fire in the living room was almost extinguished, the fire in Dong Niu's heart was bubbling upwards. The child would not celebrate the New Year without a beating today.

Dong Niu picked up a wooden stick in the courtyard and went to the bedroom. Seeing this posture, Yu'er would inevitably be beaten.Daiyu hurriedly stepped forward to stop her sister-in-law: "The child is timid and ignorant, there is no need to do this."

"Don't persuade me, he has gone to school to read and is not sensible, his family is almost destroyed by him, and his whole family has been cheated to death by him. I don't deserve to be his mother if I don't teach him a lesson today!" Dong Niu was angry. It's really hard to calm down, I wish I could grab the child and beat him up immediately.

The stick that Dong Niu was holding was as thick as Daiyu's arm. How dare Daiyu let her do it, for fear that she would break the child: "Yu'er just loves to play, and accidentally got into trouble. You've just gotten into trouble this time." How can he bear the beating? Calm down, calm down..."

Aunt Lin was also angry and cared for her grandson. The good house was ruined by the child, but she was afraid that her daughter-in-law would really attack her and hurt her grandson, and she would have to call a doctor later.What year was this called?The old man simply sat on the ground and wiped his tears. Dong Niu was also helpless: "Mother, I haven't beaten him yet. You are like this. He is lawless because of you so many people loving him and pampering him!"

"I'm the only grandson, what should I do if I break it? Today is the New Year's Eve, how can I beat my child during the New Year's Eve? If I tell it, I will be laughed at!" Aunt Lin sighed, and the tears flowed uncontrollably. down.

Dong Niu couldn't help her mother-in-law, so she had to help Aunt Lin up from the ground first, and then deal with her son when she turned around.

Lin Jin and Xiao Jiang were still busy with the living room, and he didn't care about the children.The living room was burned black and the furniture was destroyed.After the new year, relatives and friends will come to pay New Year's greetings almost every day. How can we meet people in this state of the house?But right now, the two of them alone can't clean it up.

It wasn't until midnight that the Lin family moved all the burnt things in the living room to the yard, which took up more than half of the yard, and they had to walk sideways.I was so tired that everyone said that I should go to rest.

However, after a while, a child's cry came from Dongniu's room, and she finally attacked Yu'er.Poor Yu'er thought that adults would not bother him when he fell asleep, but unexpectedly, he was pulled out of the quilt by his mother and slapped on the buttocks several times.Dong Niu was strong, but Lin Jin didn't persuade her. He thought the child was really itchy, and he didn't have to torture the whole family to death.

Aunt Lin and his wife were reluctant to let their grandson be beaten, so they rushed over to pull him when they heard the cry.Seeing this very cold day, Yu'er was only wearing a single shirt, but was pulled out of the quilt by his mother, and stood outside as punishment.Aunt Lin was so distressed, she dragged the quilt and wrapped it around the child, blaming Dong Niu: "What is this doing? What can I do if he freezes to death? My little ancestor..."

"If I don't teach him a lesson, he thought he could escape a catastrophe, and he will be unscrupulous in everything he does in the future. After a good year, he made him look like this!"

"That's enough, that's enough, beat him, beat him, scold him, don't freeze him anymore!"

Lin Jin also couldn't understand the way his parents were protecting the cub: "It's time for him to be educated. Why are you two guarding him? Who will be responsible if he grows crooked in the future?"

Aunt Lin asked back: "What's crooked? Didn't you and your sister grow up like this? Are you crooked? Did your father and I beat you when we were young? Did you ever scold you?"

Lin Jin recalled that his parents had never scolded him and his sister, and he and his sister hadn't grown crooked. Mrs. Lin's questioning made him not know what to say.

Uncle Lin also said: "Forget it, the house is burned down, and beating the children won't help. Why don't you think about how to repair it tomorrow, and entertain the guests who came to pay New Year's greetings!"

Everyone is frowning.

Daiyu was afraid that Dongniu would be aggressive with the child, so she took Yu'er to her room and squeezed with her.Terrified, Yu'er followed her aunt away, not even daring to look up at his mother, and kept drooping her head, like a wilted eggplant.

Daiyu coaxed the child to lie down and cover her with the quilt, but she was afraid that the child would be frightened by his mother, so she asked softly, "Does Yu'er know that I am wrong?"

"I know I'm wrong, I shouldn't be playing with firecrackers in the house, I shouldn't be throwing firecrackers into the stove..." The child shrank under the quilt, looking pitiful.

Daiyu really couldn't bear to criticize him: "I can't do this again from now on, you have to keep it in your heart. Don't blame your mother, she did it only when she got angry, and she treats you the best on weekdays."

"Auntie, I know my mother is doing it for my own good. I won't blame her, but her ass hurts. Can you please help me tomorrow with my mother so that she won't be angry. I promise I won't do it again. .”

"Okay, I'll help you. Hey, you don't know when your child will grow up, just stop telling us to worry about it." Daiyu said to herself, not noticing that Yu'er was so tired that she fell asleep .

Daiyu looked at the sleeping child, feeling a little envious in her heart.Although Yu'er was often beaten and scolded, his world is simple, if he makes a mistake, admits it and corrects it, adults will forgive him.However, in the world of adults, no one will be forgiven easily, so we can only take every step carefully.She thought of Mrs. Wang, who would be demoted as soon as the prime minister said he would be demoted. Only he could understand the pain in his heart.

At dinner that day, Master Wang said that they will leave after the year, Daiyu reminded herself to prepare some gifts for An Yi, Jiangning is far away, things in Tokyo are not easy to come by.They meet each other, and they should leave something to think about.

It was finally dawn. This New Year's Eve was really not a good day for the Lin family. It is estimated that no one except Yu'er could sleep.

Lin Jin, Xiao Jiang, and Uncle Lin were tinkering and knocking in the living room early in the morning. They wanted to find a carpenter to come to the house to do it, but this is the first day of the new year. It's not Chinese New Year, so how can they be in the mood to work? So they had to do it themselves.

Uncle Lin thought that it would be best to tidy up the living room before the guests came. Their family knew people ranging from commoners to nobles. Anyone who came would see the house like this. Besides, the daughter is still a princess named by the official family. How could one live in such a burnt-out house?The more Uncle Lin thought about it, the more impatient he became, wishing to fix the house in no time.But he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and the more anxious he was, the more troubles would happen. Uncle Lin was a little careless, and the wood saw slipped.

Uncle Lin is an adult, no matter how painful it is, he would never open his mouth and cry like a child. He just threw the saw aside. When Xiao Jiang heard the sound of the saw falling, he looked back and was startled, and hurried to find gauze to bandage it.

Daiyu dragged her father to clean the wound first, and when Aunt Lin saw it, she complained again: "Why are you so careless, you got hurt on the first day of the new year, how unlucky it is!"

Uncle Lin was impatient with his wife's complaints: "Am I willing to hurt myself? I didn't want to fix the house early so that I could entertain relatives and friends. You old woman is very unreasonable."

Aunt Lin still wanted to refute a few words, but was interrupted by Daiyu: "Okay, don't talk about it, fortunately, the wound is not deep, just apply some medicine and bandage it. Father, don't go busy, leave it to us Come on, don't be in a hurry to entertain guests, just tell the truth when people come, who doesn't have a mischievous child yet."

The old couple didn't want to quarrel in front of their daughter anymore, so they kept quiet and went about their own business.

Daiyu and Dongniu joined the maintenance team, but they couldn't do the heavy work, so they could only do some light work.Yu'er was afraid of being scolded by his mother, so she hid in Daiyu's room and dared not show her face.

The first day of the new year is the day of New Year's greetings, and people came to the door one after another after breakfast.Some were relatives of the Lin family, and some were dignitaries in the court. They wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the Chinese New Year to get close to the princess, but they didn't know that the princess's house caught fire on the night of the New Year's Eve and became a mess.Seeing that the Lin family couldn't settle down, the guests had to make excuses and leave after saying a few good words.

Sure enough, bad things spread far and wide without going out, and it didn't take long for the Lin family's grandson to blow up his house with firecrackers in a mischievous way.From time to time, someone passed by the door of Lin's house, sticking out their heads to watch the movement inside, curious and funny.

Lu Qingzhou came to pay New Year's greetings with a gift, and seeing two or three people he didn't know standing at the door watching the fun, he thought something serious had happened to the Lin family.Before entering the door, I could smell a strong smell of smoke, and then I saw some dismantled tables, chairs and stools, as well as the burnt screen.He was taken aback, what happened overnight?

Daiyu told Lu Qingzhou everything that happened, and he understood, so he could only comfort him: "Seeing fire in the Chinese New Year, the coming year must be prosperous, it's a good omen!"

Aunt Lin wanted auspiciousness all her life, and finally only Lu Qingzhou said something auspicious to make her happy.The old man managed to squeeze out a smile, took the gift from Lu Qingzhou's hand, and told him to sit in the yard so as not to get his clothes dirty in the living room.

Lu Qingzhou didn't care. Instead, he proposed to work with everyone, and was immediately opposed by the Lin family. His legs and feet are just right. How can he walk around here?Daiyu told him: "You don't need your help here, you go and see what my father is up to, he just hurt his hand this morning, you just go and stare at him and tell him not to do anything."

Lu Qingzhou knew that everyone was doing it for his own good, so in order not to cause more trouble, he listened to Daiyu and stared at Uncle Lin.