One of the Red Buildings: Three Thousand Miles

The Jia family came and went quickly, put down a bunch of firecrackers and left, the old lady was thinking about Miss Lin, she thought it was beautiful when the fireworks were set off just now, and she also knew that this year it was a rare thing, so it made people Send it to Shifu quickly, and give it to Daiyu.

That's all it said.It has been half a year since I came to Beijing, and Mother Jia's enthusiasm for Lin Daiyu has not diminished because of Daiyu's indifference, on the contrary, it has a tendency to increase. However, it is indeed a bit too much to always send things without caring about other people's feelings, especially those of Shi's family. .

Mrs. Shi smiled and ordered people to accept it, without ambiguity, before the servants of Jia's family left, she ordered it directly in the yard, and the firecrackers sounded, saying goodbye to the new year and celebrating the new year.

After the firecrackers in Jia's house were finished, the food inside was almost enough. The table was removed, and Mrs. Shi asked Aunt Liu and Aunt Ying to wait in the small greenhouse on the right according to the usual rules. They can stay inside if they are not called. Squint for a while.And I brought a group of children, and followed Master Shi Lin Ruhai to watch the New Year in the spacious greenhouse on the left.

The conservatory here is specially reserved for keeping watch, and three sides are surrounded by beds, so that a group of children can rest.Master Shi Lin Ruhai played chess head-on, Mrs. Shi hugged Zhu Xuan and squinted her eyes to rest her mind, Xuan Xuan was so sleepy, she found a quiet place to sleep on her stomach for a while, and when the time came, she would wake up all night.

crackling~

Xuanxuan was woken up by the sound of firecrackers, got up and rubbed her eyes, and saw Daiyu coming over with a smile, holding a cold square scarf in her hand, and put it on Xuanxuan's face.The biting cold immediately dispelled all the drowsiness, Xuanxuan got up quickly, and ate dumplings in the middle.This New Year's Eve must eat dumplings.When Mrs. Shi ordered the dumplings to be made, they made a mark, and specially filled a dumpling with a copper coin for everyone, in order to get a good fortune in the coming year.After eating, they continued to set off cannons, and then a group of people told two or three stories around Master Shi Lin Ruhai, and Hou Xuan also told a joke.Mo Xuan sang a song with a clear and crisp voice, which was quite nice.It's just that when listening to the song, Master Shi's originally happy face changed a little bit.

When the sky was getting darker, Mrs. Shi hurriedly sent all the children back to sleep, the vigil was over.

Xuanxuan went back to the house and lay on the bed tossing and turning. She was quite sleepy just now, but now she was no longer sleepy. Just as she was thinking about how to pass her time, Daiyu came in from the outside and said with a smile, "I guess you haven't slept yet. , just come over, let's have a conversation together and pass the time."

Xuanxuan sat up and saw some white flakes on Daiyu's cloak, which disappeared in a flash, her eyes lit up, and she asked, "Could it be snowing?"

Daiyu replied, "That's not true. Just now I wanted to send my dad back, but unexpectedly it fell. My dad didn't let me move around anymore, so I went back to rest by myself. I don't know when it will stop snowing." Daiyu was weak. Even after raising her for a long time, she is still timid and afraid of the cold. I heard that it was extremely cold in Beijing. When winter came, my wife specially prepared more cotton-padded clothes for Daiyu. I never thought that last year’s winter was not cold. Hold a stove.It's snowing now, but I don't know when it will warm up.

Xuanxuan hurriedly ran to the window, opened the window, the cold wind pierced in immediately, made her shiver, and hurriedly closed the window again, just for a moment, she could already see the white flowers outside.

"My lady, why did you go to the ground without wearing shoes? If you catch a cold later, don't shout if you drink medicine." Brother Qing came over with the shoes, and squatted down to put them on Xuanxuan. Holding the coat and putting it on Xuanxuan, she also complained, "Miss doesn't take care of herself. At this time, she didn't dare to open the window a few times in the winter. Why did she open the window without getting dressed? How cold is it outside?" , It’s not that you suffer from the cold?”

Xuanxuan was overwhelmed by the two of them, and raised her hand and shouted, "I'm begging for mercy, but it's not okay to beg for mercy? I didn't do anything, and I just made you two talk so much. One and two are little housekeepers! Xuer, look , your Qing brothers and sisters have been led to ruin by you."

Xu'er squinted her eyes and smiled sweetly, "That's not true, Brother Qing and Sister Qing have been tortured by Miss."

Xuanxuan put on her clothes and let Daiyu stay warm in the room, while she put on a cloak to go out to play in the snow.

"The frontier is dry, and the snow falls from the sky in large flakes. It's not at all like the snow in the capital. It's delicate and beautiful. Tell me, if I listen carefully, or if the glass plate is connected, can I hear the sound of falling snow?"

Daiyu was speechless, and sat down obediently in the room, she dared not go out.

Before going out, Xuanxuan was stopped by Brother Qing and wrapped in a thick layer. She jumped outside, but did not go out. She just rolled snowballs in the yard where there was a lot of snow. Because there was too little snow, Xuanxuan worked for a long time before she could make it. A knee-sized mini snowman.But this is enough for Xuanxuan to be proud of. You must know that her hands-on ability is extremely poor, perhaps because she has recently learned from female celebrities, her fingers are flexible, and the snowman piled up looks similar.Let Xu'er find a carrot from the kitchen, and trained two black chess pieces, and the snowman's face became vivid.

When it was done, Xuanxuan rubbed her hands and stood up to admire the result.Dexi ran in from the outside, and saw Xuanxuan's snowman's eyes light up, she opened her arms and rushed towards him. Xuanxuan stretched out her hand and didn't catch the person, and saw Dexie fell on the snowman, and the snowman's head Immediately deflated more than half.

"Dexie! You bastard, give me back the snowman's head!" Xuanxuan got angry, squatted down and grabbed a handful of snow and threw it on Dexie.

Dexie giggled and got up, took local materials and directly pulled off the snowman's head, leaving Xuanxuan's head and face.

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Next, there were not many people participating in the battle, and there were no results, but the scene was quite tragic.There is no good place for the snow slag all over the ground, the noise of the yard, Xuanxuan Dexie Haoxuan and a group of servants who followed, their clothes and heads were covered with snow, they beat for a long time, when the adults were alarmed, Xuanxuan Xuan's hair was not only wet, but also frozen.

Mrs. Shi put on a tiger's face and asked the servants to take a few children back to the house to clean up, not to mention a bowl of hot ginger soup for each of them, and they all took a warm bath and changed into clean clothes.

But, that morning, that pure joy, was like no other.

This year in Beijing started with laughter.

There is a saying that the first month is the New Year, the third and fourth day of the new year is over, and later, Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi took Xuanxuan to a few relatives. After eating 15 Yuanxiao, the atmosphere of this year gradually faded.

After the fifteenth day, Nanny Chang came back on time and continued to teach Xuanxuan and Daiyu. Lin Ruhai did not know where to find an old gentleman, a teacher named Shen Huaiyuan who specialized in teaching piano, chess, calligraphy and painting to daughters of wealthy families.Lin Ruhai invited the girls to the Lin family to teach the girls for one afternoon every two days. There were four girls from the two families, whoever wanted to learn could go, no one was restricted.Daiyu has learned it long ago, but Xuanxuan has never touched it. Although it was a bit boring at first, but the basic skills are good enough. She was surprised to find that she could draw something similar.Sure enough, hard work pays off in anything you do.

The winter in the capital is long, and February is still cold. On this day, two ladies from Zongling's family invited Xuanxuan and Daiyu to enjoy the plum blossoms in Taoism.

When they arrived at Zong Ling's house, the two sisters Yuzhi and Yumin had been waiting for a long time. After seeing the ceremony, Yuzhi sent the one on the side to touch it out, and then ordered someone to bring out a plate of pastries, "This is the pastry from Dongqianmen Xuji. It will only come out soon." In the first month of the lunar year, Xu Ji only opened the door once in two days, so I asked my servants to wait for a long time to buy just this little fruit."

Xuanxuan looked at the pastry, she felt good just looking at the appearance, a plate of small pastries were all shaped into various animal shapes.There are little pigs, cats, dogs, and rabbits, and palm-sized pastries, which are quite exquisite.Xuanxuan took a little rabbit and put it in her mouth, she couldn't help admiring, "It's delicious."

Yu Min nodded, "Naturally at that time, my sister was picky, how can there be anything wrong? How is your Chinese New Year, are you bored? I am almost bored to death, and I am not serious about my elders, but there is still a big family , This salute and that greeting, you have to answer carefully, I really hope that next year my father will be released from his job, and my sister and I will go together, and there will be no such red tape in the new year."

Yumin's complaints were in Xuanxuan's ears and the little girl's groaning without illness, but in Daiyu's ears, it was a living accusation against her stepmother. Madam Zong Ling looked pretty good, but she was already caring for Yumin Yuzhi. If I change someone, or if my father marries a step-wife, how should I deal with myself?

Since she came to appreciate the plum blossoms, Yuzhi took Xuanxuan to the back garden to see the plum blossoms.The plum blossoms in their house are very distinctive, the east is full of red plums, the west is full of white plums, the snow is in full bloom, and there are some signs of decline.

"I should have invited you here earlier. It will be beautiful when the first snow falls. The white snow sets off the red plums, and the white plums melt into the white snow. The flowers are so beautiful. It's a pity that it happens to be Chinese New Year at that time, so I can't invite you." Yuzhi apologized slightly.

Xuanxuan smiled and shook her head, "Who wasn't busy at that time. Besides, the blooming flowers are as beautiful as they were then, and there is such a beauty in being a little defeated. The flowers are always good, aren't they?"

Yuzhi thought for a while, then nodded and praised, "You really have a heart." After saying that, she and Xuanxuan admired the plum blossoms together.

After the two came back after walking around, they found that Yumin Daiyu was still in the house.Daiyu is afraid of the cold, and although she likes plum blossoms, she can only stay indoors due to her own limitations.Yumin is impatient and carefree, and the meticulous work of appreciating flowers is not suitable for her temper.

After sitting for a while, I tasted the hand-rolled noodles of Zong Ling's family at noon. They were chewy and chewy. Daiyu ate a little more. The most important thing about this side is the soup, all the flavors are in the soup. Sister Daiyu is timid, and it happens that there are nourishing things in this soup, and it will be good for her to make more for her later."

In the afternoon, the two said goodbye. On the way back, Daiyu lay on Xuanxuan's shoulder, full of thoughts.Xuanxuan asked repeatedly, and Daiyu said slowly, "Mrs. Zong Ling is already well, but there is still a gap in Yu Min's heart. Tell me, will Daddy..."

Xuanxuan was silent, and could only silently raise her hand to stop Daiyu's shoulder to comfort her.Xuanxuan heard Mrs. Shi and Master Shi discuss this matter a few years ago, and if it is as expected, Mrs. Shi's top priority will be to find a suitable girl for Lin Ruhai. Lin Daiyu's stepmother is not sure, but she will come in this year.It's not just, what will happen to Daiyu at that time, and what should I do to prevent Daiyu from falling into another pit while not falling into one pit.