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

Wan Wanniang felt sorry, and didn't go to the Lin's house much these days, so as not to see Lu Qingzhou feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, in less than half a month, Uncle Lin and the others dared to come back in time after dealing with the affairs of their hometown, and everything in the Lin family returned to normal.

Aunt Lin saw a long queue in front of her house from a long distance away, and she panicked, thinking that something had happened again.Luckily, I got through the crowd and squeezed into the house, only to find out that good business has come again. My daughter has introduced several new dishes, which made everyone in Tokyo want to try it, which made Aunt Lin very happy.

At noon that day, Daiyu specially prepared these new dishes for her parents and elder brother to wash away the dust, and Lu Qingzhou also stayed at home for dinner.

At the dinner table, Uncle Lin was still feeling emotional: "Poor my uncle who has worked hard all his life, only one son is not good enough, and the old father has left and never returned. Hey..."

Daiyu was not familiar with the situation of her father's hometown, so she asked with concern: "Does my great-grandfather have any grandchildren?"

"Where is my grandchildren? When my cousin was young, he spent all his time fighting cockfights and running dogs, and his family was not well-off. Which good family would marry his daughter to him, and he wasted his life."

It turned out that there was such a person in the Lin family, which Daiyu never expected.

Aunt Lin also sighed deeply: "I don't know if my cousin is still alive, if not, then their eldest wife will be considered dead..."

Uncle Lin said angrily: "Who knows where he has been all these years, he is useless!"

"Forget it, don't be angry, who doesn't have a few unworthy relatives, so it's not good to say this in front of the children." Aunt Lin refused to let Uncle Lin continue, and Uncle Lin had to drink alone. None of the flavors came out.

Yu'er heard that grandpa was not very happy, so she changed ways to make grandpa happy, and later added some food to grandpa: "Grandpa, this pork ribs are very delicious, last time I ate a big plate by myself, my aunt said I was a little pig! "After a while, I took out my new toy and specially performed it in front of my grandpa.Uncle Lin likes his grandson the most. With this child in his lap, the life of the old couple is much more joyful.

Uncle Lin took a sip of his wine and took a careful look at everyone at the table. This table was occupied by his family members, who were the hope of the second wife of the Lin family. He couldn't help but rejoice in his heart. , and even Guangzong Yaozu did not add bad luck to the Lin family's grave.

After the meal, Daiyu cooked another portion of the new dishes as usual, and prepared to bring them into the palace for Shang Yang and His Majesty to taste.Lu Qingzhou wanted to send her there, and he had a companion on the way, but Daiyu disagreed: "You are in good health, and you have been busy at my house for so long, you should go back and rest, I don't want to make you tired from running around Broken body."

"I'm not Jiao Didi's lady, how can I be so expensive. Besides, you don't even have any hidden guards around you now, so I don't worry about you going out alone. Right now, the city of Tokyo is only calm on the surface. Who knows when there will be malicious intentions?" The people who came out rushed out." What Lu Qingzhou said made Daiyu feel scared, so she had to let him go together.

Only after they entered the palace did they find out that Shang Yang had already moved to a new palace and lived in Zhaoyang Palace which was closer to His Majesty Fuyan Palace.I think Shang Yang moved in order to take better care of His Majesty, after all, only her aunt and nephew are close relatives in this palace.

In Fuyan Hall, His Majesty was reviewing the memorial, while Shang Yang was grinding it for him and pointing him out from time to time.Seeing Daiyu and Lu Qingzhou coming, Shang Yang enthusiastically went forward, and His Majesty also shouted excitedly: "Aunt Daiyu, you are here!"

Daiyu asked the internal officer to bring a small square table, then opened the food box and put the food on the table one by one.

When His Majesty saw that these dishes were all new dishes, he immediately guessed that they were newly created by Daiyu: "Auntie, these are all new dishes made by you, they look delicious!"

"It's a new dish that came out in the past few days. I'm busy at home, so I didn't have time to make it for you to try." Daiyu handed the chopsticks to His Majesty, and His Majesty's child immediately started to eat it, so scared that Daiyu quickly persuaded: "Eat Slow down, beware of choking!" She then told the internal officer: "Go and get some warm water, Your Majesty should be thirsty in a while."

The internal officer responded: "Yes."

Shang Yang tasted a few mouthfuls, looked a little tired, but still reluctantly praised: "My sister's cooking is getting better and better, I think these dishes must sell well. Don't you and Mr. Lu have some together?"

Daiyu: "We only came here after eating at home. The new dishes are not bad, and there are many customers who come to our door every day."

"My sister is so powerful that she will become the most powerful businessman in Tokyo sooner or later." Shang Yang wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, took a sip of water and stopped eating.

Daiyu was curious: "You eat so little? Don't you have a bad appetite?"

"It's hot, I don't have much appetite, eating so much is better than before."

Shang Yang lazily leaned on the bed after eating, as if he regarded Fuyan Hall as his sleeping hall.Seeing this, Daiyu couldn't say anything, after all, Shang Yang was the real princess of the royal family, and she was just the righteous sister recognized by the late emperor, so she was not qualified to point out Shang Yang.

His Majesty is still young, and he is not yet familiar with the etiquette of these monarchs and ministers. In addition, he is now dependent on Aunt Shang Yang, so he will not feel that there is anything wrong with Shang Yang's behavior.But both Daiyu and Lu Qingzhou saw it. A king is a king, and a minister is a minister. Even though they are His Majesty's relatives and aunts, it is better to have some sense of propriety.

Shang Yang was afraid that she was really tired after sitting for a while, so she ordered the internal officials to return to the palace, and she greeted Daiyu: "Sister and Master Lu, would you like to sit in my palace? It clears the heart and nourishes the lungs, you can try it."

Daiyu smiled and said: "No, we will leave the palace in a while, the store is too busy, we dare not delay for too long."

"Then follow my sister's orders." Shang Yang walked a few steps with the support of the inner officer, then turned his head and told His Majesty, "I will come back to check homework at night, Your Majesty must not be lazy."

His Majesty replied loudly: "Understood, Auntie!"

After Shang Yang left, Daiyu couldn't help asking His Majesty: "Your Majesty, what troubles do you have when you come to court or palace?"

His Majesty said seriously: "Aunt Shangyang said that if you have any affairs in the court and the palace, you just need to tell her, and you don't need to tell others, even you don't need to know, she said you are very busy, these things will disturb you .”

What His Majesty said unintentionally made Daiyu have to think more, why did this Shang Yang seem to have changed?

Before leaving the palace, His Majesty sent a personal officer to send Daiyu and Lu Qingzhou off.Daiyu took the opportunity to ask the eunuch quietly: "My lord, you are His Majesty's confidant, and you are also the late Emperor's confidant. You know the late Emperor's thoughts best. There are some things Daiyu doesn't understand, and I want to ask your lord."

Internal official: "The princess has something to say, but it's okay to say it. The old slave knows everything."

"What happened to Princess Shangyang recently, why does she look so tired?"

"Oh, Princess Shangyang, I heard that she has recalled her former bodyguard, Zhao Jing, to be on duty in her palace. It may be that teaching His Majesty is too hard, and Princess Shangyang is a little bit powerless."

"Daiyu understands, thank you for letting me know."

"It's okay, the princess and the general please go slowly, the old slave has returned to the palace."

Walking on the street, Daiyu asked Lu Qingzhou: "Do you feel that there is something wrong with Shangyang?"

Lu Qingzhou: "I thought you didn't notice it, but it's a little different from before, and I'm not so intimate with you."

Daiyu shook her head lightly: "Not only that, she acts like no one else in Your Majesty's palace, and seems to regard herself as the master. You know, the royal family pays most attention to the distinction between monarchs and ministers. I believe she must have been taught something before. The princess is a minister. Can you use His Majesty's bed?"

"Maybe it's because she doesn't care much about these things because she thinks His Majesty is still young. Maybe she won't be like this when His Majesty is older."

Lu Qingzhou thought for a while: "I just don't know why Princess Shangyang transferred Zhao Jing back. You must know that the late emperor personally transferred Zhao Jing out of Tokyo."

"That's right. Isn't that a violation of the late emperor's will? As a younger sister, she slapped her own brother in the face like this. I can't see her through more and more. In the past, she was so close to me, as if she was my own. She is like a sister, now my heart is much colder looking at her, and I don't have to treat her like I used to."

Lu Qingzhou: "It's a pity that you gave her and His Majesty the secret guards, and now you have no one to protect you..."

"I have you, you are enough to protect me!" Daiyu smiled, as if the sky suddenly cleared up, and all the worries just disappeared.

Lu Qingzhou looked at Daiyu: "I will, I will protect you forever."

In a blink of an eye, it was midsummer, and more melons and fruits were brought back from the countryside. Watermelons and melons filled two carriages.Daiyu thought that she would not be able to eat all the melons in a while, so why not use a stone mill to grind the pulp into juice, then filter out the pulp and seeds with gauze, put it in a wine glass, and it will become a fashionable sweet juice for guests It must be good to drink with our meals.

Daiyu first made the first cup of watermelon sweet juice according to her own idea, thinking that children like sweets, so she gave it to her son to taste. Who knew that Yuer drank it all in one breath, and asked Daiyu with unsatisfactory thoughts: "Auntie, this is really delicious. Do you have any more? Give me some more!"

Daiyu laughed at him: "I just made this cup to try. If you still want to drink it, come and push the roller for me."

Yu'er was very excited: "I'll help you." The aunt and nephew made a few more cups after tossing for a long time, and everyone in the family tried a cup.

Everyone also likes this kind of juice drink, which is more refreshing than wine when eating.

The Lin family sweet juice is grandly launched. In order to attract customers to drink it, the first ten cups will be given away for free for three days. If you go late, you have to pay for it yourself.Guests who have tasted the sweetness love this sweet juice, so they are all willing to order a cup when they eat. All kinds of melons stocked in the store are used up in this way, and none of them are rotten.

Summer is the most popular time for Lin’s barbecue. Everyone on the street can’t help but order two skewers to satisfy their cravings, not to mention the people sitting and waiting in the store, who sometimes get impatient in queuing.

In the evening of that day, the whole family and the guys were busy, and suddenly an elderly man came to the door of the store, not for dinner, but looking for someone.He pulled the waiter and asked, "Is this Lin Jin's house?"

Seeing his ragged clothes, the waiter thought he was a beggar, so he said angrily, "What are you looking for from our shopkeeper? He is busy!" After the waiter finished his answer, he went to serve the guests, and ignored the matter. people.

Unexpectedly, the elder would rush into the store without hesitation, shouting, "Lin Jin, Lin Jin, where is your father? Tell him to come see me!"

The diners in the store were all curious about who this person was, who dared to behave wildly in the Lin family's store. Don't they know who the backer of this store is?

When Lin Jin heard someone calling him, he hurried out from the back kitchen to find out what happened. When he saw the man, he looked a bit like his father, but he didn't know him, so he had to drag the elder to the backyard, so as not to disturb the guests.

"I'm Lin Jin, who are you, what do you want from my father?" Lin Jin asked.

"I'm your uncle. I hugged you when you were a child. Call your father!"

Lin Jin was suspicious, could it be that uncle who was doing nothing?At this time, Uncle Lin knew that someone was coming, so he also ran to the backyard. As soon as we met, he said, "Brother! Why are you here? Where have you been before?"

Lin Jin's guess was confirmed, the person in front of him was indeed his father's cousin.

"Brother, I just came to Tokyo from Luoyang recently, and I heard outsiders say that you have opened a big shop, so I just thought I would find you, and I have a stutter." Uncle Lin Jin said to Uncle Lin.

Out of family affection, Uncle Lin asked Lin Jin to call him Uncle, and Lin Jin said "Hello, Uncle" and said nothing more.When he was in his hometown, he had already heard a lot of gossip about this uncle, and he didn't even go back to the funeral when his own father died, so one can imagine his character.

The uncle obviously didn't care what others thought of him, and he was still grabbing Uncle Lin and telling him that he was hungry and wanted to eat something first.Uncle Lin was helpless, since he was his own cousin anyway, he couldn't bear to let him go hungry, so he went to the kitchen to get several side dishes and a big bowl of rice, put them on the stone table in the yard, and told his cousin to eat eat here.

Uncle Lin Jin picked up the chopsticks and devoured it without even saying thank you, as if he had been hungry for days.

Aunt Lin and Daiyu also came to see the new guests at home. Aunt Lin asked, "Brother, where have you been all these years? Do you know that uncle is gone?"

Uncle Lin Jin said while eating: "I know, the old man gave me a dream when he left."

"Then why don't you go back to your hometown to see him off for the last time?"

"Everyone is dead, it's not the same whether they are sent or not. It's not interesting." Uncle Lin Jin replied indifferently, as if it wasn't his father who died.

Aunt Lin said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, you are already at this age, why don't you even care about this bit of human sophistication, that's your own father. If your own son doesn't show up, the Lin family will mourn your father and tell it out But they will be laughed at by others!"

"It's none of my business if others laugh at others. It's not worth your life to laugh at others." Uncle Lin Jin's cynical look really made people feel helpless against him.

Mrs. Lin still wanted to argue a few words, but Daiyu tugged at her sleeve, signaling her mother to stop talking.Uncle Lin Jin only noticed Daiyu at this time, he stood up and came to Daiyu, staring at her straight: "I said younger sister, this is your little daughter, she looks really good, why don't you give it to me as an adoptive daughter?" You still have a son like Lin Jin, why don't you be more generous and let me have a taste of what it's like to be a son and a half daughter!"

Aunt Lin couldn't bear it anymore, and directly refused: "I respect you as an elder brother, you should be more sensible, my family's jade is precious, and she is also the imperial princess of the late emperor, you should stop wishful thinking, and get rid of these foolish thoughts soon!"

A scoundrel is a scoundrel. Uncle Lin Jin still doesn't think so, and doesn't seem to think much of the princess: "Don't worry about her flying to the sky, isn't she still the daughter of our Lin family? Doesn't she still have to be disciplined by your mother? As long as you and my brother nod, How dare the little girl say anything!"

"You can say the truth, why can't your father control you? You didn't listen to your father's words. You have been swaying around all your life, and you are not like a ghost or a ghost." Aunt Lin counterattacked unceremoniously. .

But Uncle Lin Jin became impatient: "Okay, okay, if you don't give it, you won't give it, don't be angry, I finally came here, I have to stay with you for a while, and see the prosperity of Tokyo city. "

The Lin family has never been a family who hates the poor and loves the rich, so they will not drive him away. It's just that his sloppy body can easily affect the appetite of the guests. If the business is messed up, everyone's hard work will be ruined up.Lin Jin had no choice but to take his uncle to wash up and change into clean clothes, at least not to scare the guests.

In this way, the Lin family ushered in an unexpected guest.

This uninvited guest not only does not help the family with work, but also wants to eat and drink well all day long. He also likes to hang out when he has nothing to do. He is not even as good as a child.Not only that, but he often approached Daiyu and asked her if she would like to be his daughter, saying that he could take Daiyu to travel all over the world and see the world.

Daiyu didn't bother to talk to this uncle, in her eyes, this man was crazy and out of shape, he didn't look like someone from the Lin family at all.