The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

Yingchun was preparing to get married, when a letter came from outside, saying that Lin Ruhai's family had finished their release and was going back to Beijing to report on their duties.

Jia Shishi was overjoyed on the spot, since Lin Ruhai was released, she hadn't seen Jia Min for more than ten years.Last time when the news came that Jia Min was critically ill, Jia Shishi lay on the bed for more than half a month.

Jia Shi often thought in his heart, wondering if he would still be able to meet Jia Min alive in this life.

Now that she learned that the Lin family was about to return to Beijing, how could she not be ecstatic.

"Is the news true? When will the Lin family come to Beijing? Their house in the capital has not been lived in for more than ten years, and it may be deserted. Why don't you come to our house? Miss Feng, remember to arrange a few yards for backup. It still needs to be arranged. People go to the ferry to pick up the boat, and if they have been there for more than ten years, they probably have to pay a lot of salutes, so it is better to prepare a large cart to pull them."

Jia Shishi babbled on and on, every word and every word was full of worries and joys.

Wang Xifeng also responded with a smile. She also missed the eccentric sister Lin from the past very much. I don't know how lively she will be when she grows up with her parents this time?

March 26 is the day of the general election and the day when the Lin family entered Beijing.

Lin Ruhai had already arranged for his servants to come back and repair the Lin family's house.But Jia's family is really warm, and Jia Min really missed Jia Shishi very much, so even though the family returned to Lin's family, they visited Jia's house the next day.

A family of four came neatly, Jia Min kowtowed three times on the ground with red eyes, and then got up with the support of Wang Xifeng and Li Wan.Lin Ruhai and the Lin family's sons and daughters were stopped by Jia She and Jia Lian, there was no such gift.

"Mother! The unfilial daughter Min'er is back!"

"My son, I thought I would never see your face in this life. Fortunately, the heavens are so kind that our mother and daughter can meet again."

The mother and daughter cried for a while, which made people feel sad and couldn't help crying.

Especially Jia Baoyu, watching this scene, tears rolled down, without a stop.

When Wang Shi passed away, Jia Baoyu had already remembered how precious he was when Wang Shi was there, but Rijiu has been neglected in Jia's family these past few years.Although the people in the first room did not abuse him, the young master in the next room would not be taken seriously, at most, he would not be treated badly.

In addition, in the past few years, the three Yingchun sisters have gradually grown up, and there are two great-grandsons, Lang Geer and Mao Geer, who come here to chat and joke with Jia Shishi from time to time, so it doesn't show Jia Baoyu's specialness.

Therefore, Jia Baoyu in this life is indeed a bit pitiful, and he is also very envious of others who have both parents.

However, both Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng turned a blind eye to this point and turned a deaf ear to it.

Although Jia Baoyu had never done any evil, Jia Lian's mother and elder brother died at the hands of the Wang family, and even their brother Mao was almost captured by the Wang family, so he almost couldn't come to this world.In this way, how could the couple feel sympathy for Jia Baoyu? They didn't step on two feet, it was already a conscience discovery, and they cared about the trace of blood relationship.

So even though Jia Baoyu was crying and crying, only his nanny, Nanny Li, went to take care of him, and the others only cared about comforting Jia Shishi and Jia Min.

Even Lin Daiyu and Lin Dong, two cousins, received more attention than Jia Baoyu.

"Mother, these are Yu'er and Brother Dong who were born to me. You haven't seen them yet." Jia Min wiped away her tears, pulled the two children over, and asked them to kowtow to Jia Shishi.

The two of them didn't refuse, they knelt on the futon brought by the maid, respectfully kowtowed three times to Jia Shishi: "Grandmother is well."

The two children of the Lin family were really outstanding, and Jia Shishi was so happy that he looked at this one, touched that one, hugged Lin Daiyu and Lin Dong without letting go, and smiled so hard that he couldn't see his teeth.

"Yu'er looks similar to you, but Dong Geer looks like a aunt. It's all good." Jia Shishi held his granddaughter's hand, then took his grandson in his arms, and said to Jia Min, "That year when Mrs. Lu went to the south of the Yangtze River, she brought back a lot of clay figurines. They looked like children. I liked it when I saw it. Now that I saw the real person, I realized that the clay figurines were not accurate. Our Yu'er and Dong Ge'er have three points of aura."

Jia Min said modestly: "This is mother. You think your child is good. The clay figurine Li's craftsmanship is considered to be the best in Yangzhou City. Everyone agrees that the things he makes are good."

After finishing speaking, he asked curiously: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Mrs. Lu for a long time. Why didn't I see her today? I also brought something for Mrs. Lu from Yangzhou."

Wang Xifeng replied with a smile: "She is not from our family at all, but she was entrusted by your nephew to take care of her in the mansion for a few years. Now she has taught a few useful maids, and she has a daughter and aunt. Outside, I can't let go of it all the time, and I went out to live last year. I only come to the mansion to sit and talk together during the New Year and holidays."

"This is very good. The reunion of mother and daughter is the joy of the family. Let's not delay it." Jia Min nodded when he heard the words, that's all, and then said, "I will trouble Lian's daughter-in-law later. It's better to ask someone to send the things to Mrs. Lu."

Naturally, Wang Xifeng quickly nodded in response, and then called Jia Min to sit down, and asked the maid to serve tea and snacks for everyone.

For a while, everyone sat on the left and right, and Jia Shishi introduced to Jia Min and the others one by one: "This is Zhu'er's daughter-in-law and the youngest son left behind, named Lan Geer, who is also six years old now. This is Feng. Ya Tou, Brother Mao, and Sister Qiao, you should have known all of them in the letter."

Several people greeted Jia Min one by one, and Jia Min also called Lin Daiyu and Lin Dong to return the gifts, and distributed table gifts and other things. It was very lively.

During this period, Jia Baoyu looked at Lin Daiyu several times, wanting to say something inappropriate, but was stopped by the attacker who secretly grabbed his sleeve, at least no trouble was caused.

After meeting Li, Jia Shishi asked Lin Ruhai a few more words, and then sent them out: "You men go to the study to talk, and let us girls have a few sweet words here, and come back at lunchtime. "

Jia Amnesty and the others hurriedly got up to answer, and after a few gossips, they took Lin Ruhai and Lin Dong out.As for Jia Baoyu, Jia Lan, Jia Huan, and Jia Mao, they were all taken out, leaving only a group of female relatives in Rongqingtang.

While talking to Jia Shishi, Jia Min paid attention to looking at the people in the room, from Jia Shishi down to the youngest Qiaojieer, and looked at them all.

Jia Shishi is obviously much older. When she just left Beijing more than ten years ago, Jia Shishi still had black hair. Although she is more than 50 years old, she looks like she is in her forties.But now the wrinkles on her face and the black hair on her head all show her aging and vicissitudes.

Mrs. Xing seems to be doing well. Although she is older than ten years ago, her spirit is completely different.At that time, when she was in her 20s, because she was not valued by her husband and mother-in-law, she looked old-fashioned and only had money in her eyes.

Now Xu Shi lives a happy life, not to mention rich and neat clothes, and always has a smile on his face.Occasionally, seeing Wang Xifeng and Yingchun at a glance, there is even a little warmth in it, which shows that they really have a good relationship.

This is normal, Jia Shishi's mother-in-law doesn't care about anything, and Mrs. Wang's sister-in-law left early. Wang Xifeng and Yingchun are both respectful.Even Yingchun, the daughter, has suddenly turned into a princess of the county. Madam Xing has no worries in her life, so she naturally looks young and energetic.

Further down, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, these two nieces and daughters-in-law seem to be two extremes.

Li Wan was young and widowed, his clothes were mainly blue and white, and the jewelry on his head and body were mostly made of silver, jasper and pearls, so he looked very dull.It was also because of widowhood that the smile on his face was hazy, if there was nothing, showing a bit of bitterness.

And Wang Xifeng has always liked luxury and wealth. She is dressed in a bright red brocade dress embroidered with hibiscus flowers in full bloom, which is dazzling at first glance.On her head is a big phoenix hairpin in the style of golden silk wearing butterfly love flowers and two small emerald hairpins, on her ears is a pair of red gold silk gourd-style earrings, and on her hands is a pair of red gold inlaid hairpins. Bracelet with multicolored tourmalines.

Under the light, the thumb-sized Dongzhu on the phoenix hairpin happened to hang on Wang Xifeng's forehead, shining brightly with her movements, making her even more glamorous.

There is only one word to describe the whole person, graceful and luxurious, and Li Wan next to him is more gloomy and indifferent.

As for the juniors, Yingchun is gentle and amiable, Tanchun is generous, Xichun is playful and cute, the youngest sister Qiao is still in her infancy, Yuxue is tender and tender, all of them are good.

When Jia Min saw these girls, she couldn't love enough in her heart. Just when Lin Daiyu was taken away by Jia Shishi, she called Sanchun to her side.

"These three sisters are good. When we Yu'er was at home, because I was not healthy, she took care of most of the things in the house, but I didn't have many caring playmates. Now that I am in Beijing, I happen to have some of you sisters. In the future, those who enjoy flowers and outings, play chess and read books will have companions."

Sanchun and Daiyu looked at each other, they both pursed their lips and smiled, it seemed that they liked each other very much.

Seeing this, Jia Shishi loosened his hold on Daiyu's hand, and said with a smile: "You little sisters are meeting for the first time today, since you go to talk and play, I won't keep you either. Welcome girl, you are a sister, take me with you The sisters are so fun to play."

Yingchun and the others hurriedly got up to answer, and then took Daiyu, and left the Rongqing hall briskly, and went to Yingchun's Wei Ruixuan to talk.

Passing by the Danxia Courtyard on the way, Yingchun pointed out: "Sister Lin, this Danxia Courtyard used to be the yard where my aunt lived. The second sister-in-law has already ordered someone to clean it up, saying that it will be reserved for you to live in when the time comes."

Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up slightly when she heard this, showing a little bit of curiosity. When Tanchun and Xichun met, she suggested, "Second Sister, why don't we take Sister Lin for a walk? Anyway, it's the yard for Sister Lin to tidy up. If If we don’t like it, we can change it now.”

Yingchun thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's fine."

The four sisters led the maids over there, and the women guarding the gate saw a few people, and hurried forward to salute and say hello: "Hi, girls, are you here to rest?"

Yingchun smiled and said: "Aunt Lin is going home today, we brought Sister Lin around, mothers, let's go and get busy, no need to say hello."

Those women saw Daiyu at a glance, and praised her a lot: "My God, Miss Lin is so handsome, she looks exactly like my aunt when she was a child."

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled shyly, motioning to Xueyan and Qingniao beside them, and the two of them stepped forward and handed out a purse: "Our girl is new to the house, and she buys wine and fruits for the mothers, please don't be disgusted."

Several people took the purse, all of them laughed happily, and said repeatedly: "Miss Xie Lin, thank you, everything in the yard should be cleaned up, girls, let's go shopping, we went to boil hot water and brought it here. "

Lin Daiyu and others thanked them, and then joined hands to enter the Danxia courtyard.

The Danxia Courtyard has three entrances in size, so needless to say, the furnishings inside were all picked out of the warehouse by Wang Xifeng in consideration of Lin Daiyu's hobbies in her previous life.There are also three sisters, Yingchun and Tanchun, as staff officers. The decoration is luxurious and elegant, and it also has a bit of ingenuity of a boudoir daughter, which naturally wins Daiyu's favor.

"Sister Lin, take a look, okay? I picked this tent. Is the scene of misty and rainy Jiangnan in ink painting similar to the real Jiangnan?" Xichun smiled and pointed to the bed curtain in the room, and asked Lin Daiyu curiously .

Daiyu took a closer look, and then praised: "It's hard to think what you think, everything is well arranged, even if I do it myself, it won't be so satisfactory. The bed curtain and curtain are also set up. But Jing Er, when I was in Yangzhou, most of them were still in the mansion, but I seldom went out."

"When Lian's second cousin went there that year, he took my younger brother and I out for a walk for a few days. It was exactly the same as the one on this tent. It's just that the room was not as good as the one on this tent, and there were more people than this one."

Tanchun laughed: "Wouldn't it be messy if there were too many people? These calligraphy and paintings were originally intended to capture the beauty of the artistic conception. If the actual scenery was embroidered, it would not be attractive."

The other three people nodded yes, and they looked back and forth again, and the rough envoy brought over hot water, tea stove and other things, as well as a few plates of flower cakes and pastries.

When Lin Daiyu saw her, she said: "Last time, I went to the temple with my mother to offer incense. Although the temple is not very famous, it is rare that the tea I made is excellent. My mother asked for some, and this time I also brought some to share with several people." Sister, ask Xueyan to get it, how about we try it?"

"Wonderful, wonderful, what we eat at home all day is either the tribute tea here, or the famous brand of which one, but we don't know that the best tea is in the mountains and fields." Xichun clapped her hands happily, and then called Ru Hua beside her , "Ruhua, you and sister Xueyan go there together, bring the tea, and then tell the second sister-in-law that you want a good tea set to go with it!"

Seeing that Xichun was like this, Yingchun couldn't help jokingly said: "Fourth younger sister is very interested today. If that's the case, bring the tea set with five small lotus flowers in my room. It's just the time when Furong is in the middle of the court. Let's face the courtyard. Aren't these lotus plants suitable for the occasion?"

Seeing that the two were very excited, Tanchun volunteered, "I'll make tea for you later, and I want you to see my cooking."

"Nurse Gu has taught us for so long, the third sister's tea art is the best, and sister Lin will have a good time to try it later."

Lin Daiyu was always at home in Yangzhou, and she often enjoyed flowers and tea with Jia Min and many maids, but among sisters of the same age, this was rarely done.Therefore, after listening to the three people's words, I was very excited, and I just waited for a while to have fun.

After a while, the tea leaves and tea sets arrived, and Jia Shishi and Wang Xifeng also brought over several plates of pastries, and let the maids pass the word: "This lotus seed cake and Taiji taro ball are freshly made, and they go very well with green tea. Girls should have a taste, just don't be greedy and eat too much, you will have to eat after a while."

After all, a rough envoy woman brought another large pot of water, put it in front of several girls, and introduced:

"This water is clean water from the Pudu Temple outside the city. It was just delivered this morning. The old lady said it was for the girls to use. Tomorrow, I will send someone to Baidiequan to get spring water, saying that it is the water from the spring. The water is clear, light, sweet, cold, and lively, and it is most suitable for making tea."

Yingchun and the others all laughed: "We just became interested by accident, but it was our fault for worrying the ancestors and the second sister-in-law. You go back to the old lady and say that we all know, just play for a while. I'll be back soon."

Ban Xia rewarded these maids with a handful of money, and when they left, they looked at each other, couldn't help laughing for a while, and then began to make tea.

Forsythia and Fuling were in charge of heating the hot water, and Shishu was helping beside Tanchun, and they looked pretty good.After the water on the stove boiled slightly and even small bubbles came out, Tanchun washed his hands in the basin before picking up the tea set and starting to move.

Warming the pot, washing the cups, throwing tea, pouring water, soaking, and dispensing tea...,

Tanchun really lived up to Xichun's admiration, this series of actions was like flowing water, which made everyone feel pleasing to the eye.

"Please!"

Tanchun pushed a few teacups in front of the crowd, the bright yellow tea soup inside was crystal clear, and there was a lingering aroma at the tip of his nose, and after taking a sip, he felt comfortable all over.

Yingchun, Daiyu, and Xichun praised each other, raised the small lotus teacup in front of them, and took a sip: it was slightly bitter in the mouth, and then a burst of sweetness flowed down the throat into the stomach , really wonderful.

"Good tea, good water, good craftsmanship, today I am truly blessed."

Lin Daiyu put down the teacup, and couldn't help but praise: "I drank it in that temple last time, it's not as good as the third sister's brewing this time!"

Tanchun's face was slightly red, but he said generously: "Sister Lin brought good tea, and the water brought by the ancestors is also good. In addition, we sisters met for the first time today, so we are also in a happy mood. In this way Even if it's only three points, Sister Lin also thinks it's eight points, but I took advantage of it."

Yingchun laughed and said, "Why should the third sister be too self-effacing? She is good, and I think it's great too. We can't enjoy such good tea for ourselves, and we dedicated it to our ancestors and aunts. It's also called tea." Let’s all enjoy it together.”

Xichun clapped her palms and said with a smile: "Extremely extreme, and don't forget that Uncle Lian, Second Brother Lian, and Uncle Lin and the others, everyone in the family should have fun together."

Tanchun was happy and ashamed at the same time, seeing Xichun booing at the side, he couldn't help turning her little face: "Fourth sister is so narrow-minded, what good things should be sent to the outer courtyard? Only for the old man My ancestors and my aunts have a taste, so I don't have to be called frivolous."

Xichun hid behind Daiyu, stuck out her tongue and said, "I'm not being narrow-minded, I really think the tea made by the third sister is good! But the outer courtyard is really far away, and the tea is cold when delivered, so let's take it The things go to the ancestors, and the ones that are brewed on the spot are delicious."

This sounded like a joke, so they ordered the servant girls to tidy up the Danxia Courtyard, and asked Qingniao to hold the tea leaves and Pinellia to take the tea set, and went back to Rongqing Hall.

In Rongqing hall, after the girls left, Jia Shishi asked Jia Min about the past few years, how he was going well and so on.

At the end, I asked: "That year you sent a letter saying that you were poisoned and wanted to visit a famous doctor. I almost died. I asked the boss and Lian'er, but they didn't tell me the truth. Come today Tell me, you spend all day in the back house, who will poison you?"

Jia Min paused, and then put on a smiling face: "Mother, it's all over. Didn't I get a blessing in disguise and get rid of the disease in my body? Don't ask, it's just an accident."

When Jia Min mentioned the matter of life and death in such an understatement, Jia Shishi knew that there must be something wrong with it, so he stopped asking, and just remembered it in his heart.

"This time my uncle returns to Beijing, probably he won't let it out again?"

When Jia Min heard her asking about this, she replied with a smile: "This depends on what the Holy Majesty wants, but our master said that we should stay in Beijing. This will make it easier for me to talk to my mother, Yu'er and a few sisters In the meantime, we can communicate and get along with each other a lot.”

"Okay, okay, that's the best. You have been working hard outside for years, and Yu'er will be ten years old in a blink of an eye, and Brother Dong will be over six years old. It's time to worry about it." Jia Shishi listened After saying this, I immediately made arrangements, "You just returned to Beijing, and you don't know many wives and girls in Beijing, so you will follow Feng girl to participate in a few more flower shows, and get to know the old people who are familiar with the capital."

"And Brother Dong, it's time to be enlightened now. If my uncle goes to the Yamen, I'm afraid I won't have time to watch him study. What are your plans? There are many academies in Beijing, but Brother Dong used to be taught by my uncle himself. Teaching, ordinary gentlemen, I'm afraid he still doesn't like it."

Jia Min was also worried, but she taught her daughter to behave properly, and there was nothing wrong with being a housekeeper.But her son's enlightenment is beyond her control, he must be a famous scholar.

But Wang Xifeng quickly solved her troubles: "If my aunt is relieved, why not ask my cousin to come to our house to study with Brother Lan and Brother Mao? Mr. Bai in our house was recommended by my uncle at the beginning. He is good at writing and learning, even my sister-in-law's father praised it."

After hearing this, Li Wan hurriedly said: "Mr. Bai is really a great talent. My father often said that his knowledge is rare. Even the dean of the Hanchen Academy outside the city would often come to visit Mr. Bai for advice. Every month, Mr. Bai will go to Hanchen Academy for a class, and the students will be packed tightly, it can be said to be empty."