The return of Fengxi of the Red Chamber

Finally far away from the capital, the pedestrians on the road are rare, so the mothers said: "If the girls want to see, you can open the curtain now and take a look."

After hearing this, several people hesitated for a moment, then opened the curtain, and saw a piece of green mountains and green waters.

Yingchun looked at it, and suddenly said: "The first time I left the house, I was still a child. At that time, my second sister-in-law had just married into our family. Somehow, I got married to Grandma Liu's family. Second sister-in-law and second brother brought When I went to visit Grandma Liu’s house, I was not yet ten years old, and seven or eight years have passed in a blink of an eye.”

"Grandma Liu? Who is that?"

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu asked a little curiously.Jia Min has told her about the relatives of the Jia family, but she has never heard of this grandma Liu.

"Grandma Liu is a widowed widow in the countryside. Her granddaughter Qing'er is the daughter-in-law of the second sister-in-law. Now Grandma Liu's son-in-law, Uncle Wang, is also working in the yamen with Lian's second brother." Yingchun explained to Daiyu in detail, and then He added, "Although the family background of the Wang family is not obvious, they are honest and honest. They never take advantage of our family easily. They are relatives worth making friends with."

Tanchun and Xichun next to him also nodded, and praised: "Poor and strong, strong but not stubborn, you are talking about Grandma Liu. She is a person of great wisdom. Although she has never studied, she used to be They only plan food in the ground, but even the old lady likes it."

Daiyu became more and more interested, wondering what kind of family this was.

Yingchun smiled and said: "We will see each other later. When we were at the gate of the city, the girl who came to say hello to us was Qing'er. She is the most lively and playful, and she knows a lot. She was also with us in the past. But during this time, because of the Wang family's business, her family has been away for a few days, and it is estimated that she will come back after returning from the mountain. "

Daiyu just listened to the words, she only focused on looking at the scenery along the way, and the few people exchanged in low voices from time to time, which was quite able to pass the time of the journey.

After half an hour, they finally arrived at the foot of Chanding Temple Mountain, and everyone got out of the carriage.

Jia Shishi greeted Grandma Liu: "Old relatives, we are getting older, how about taking a few steps first, and if we can't walk anymore, how about sitting on the bamboo pole?"

Grandma Liu responded with a smile: "I also said that the mountain is high, and we, with old arms and legs, may not easily go up. The old lady's arrangement is very good. It will neither delay the viewing, nor delay them. hind legs."

The other adults naturally have to walk up the mountain. The mountain of this Zen Ding Temple is not high, and the road is fairly flat, so you can walk there even if you take a rest.

Only Jia Min and Daiyu, because of their weaker health, have never traveled such a long distance.Therefore, halfway through the walk, I still called the servants to carry the bamboo poles, and sat all the way into the temple.

Jia Shishi and Grandma Liu had arrived a long time ago, and they were sitting in the yard chatting, seeing Jia Min and Daiyu coming from a distance, they couldn't help but said: "Min'er, you and Yu'er are not in good shape, just look at it." The third girl and the fourth girl are younger than Yu'er, but there is no problem going up the mountain. Let alone Qing'er, half an hour is enough for her to run back and forth twice, and she is still weak."

"My mother is very right. I have also practiced Wu Qinxi with our master recently. It's just that the time is too short, and I can't see any results now. Yu'er, I don't know what to do anymore. It was still in the womb. I was hurt when I was there, now I can only warm up slowly."

Grandma Liu didn't say a word at first, she just watched silently from the sidelines. After hearing Jia Min's words, she seemed hesitant to speak.

Jia Shi glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and said with a smile: "This is my daughter and granddaughter who married far away, as well as my uncle and grandson, who are here with Lian'er and the others, and I think they will come up after a while. "

Grandma Liu praised her for a few words, then hesitated and said: "The old lady knows me, and she has never had much experience. I have heard of Miss Lin's situation before. Because the child was weak when he was young, so the family kept me There is nothing wrong with raising them more carefully, but after the child grows up day by day, he needs to change some habits."

"The children in our family, because there are few people and the family is poor, have never been hugged after they can walk. No matter where they go, they walk by themselves. If they can't walk, they take a rest before walking. The same is true for meals. Eat whatever is in the field, although it is a bit simple, but according to Mrs. Lu, it is in season and good for your health."

"Let's talk about food, I usually go to your mansion, and I see no matter if it's a wife, grandma, or girl or brother, each person eats a bowl as big as a palm, and eats three or five mouthfuls. But my Qing'er can eat a meal now It's a bowl of rice, and that bowl is bigger than the one in the house, just because I walk around a lot on weekdays, my appetite has been opened up."

When Jia Shishi and Jia Min heard this, they both looked thoughtful.

Immediately, Jia Shishi said with a smile: "Exactly, the food in our house is finely eaten, but it loses its original flavor. There are also children, who are also raised meticulously. They are still in the arms of the nannies at the age of two or three." If you can't get off the ground with your arms around, it's really because you've neglected to exercise."

Jia Min also nodded in agreement: "That's true. Our Yu'er diet is very irregular. There are three or five meals out of ten meals, which are all mixed with soup and snacks. Every meal is also small, like a cat. I have no appetite, probably because of sitting for a long time. From tomorrow on, every morning and evening and after dinner, I will let the servant girl and the mother watch her turn around in the garden for a quarter of an hour, exercise her muscles and bones before talking."

Lin Daiyu was listening, a little envious of Qing'er's good body, and at the same time dumbfounded by Jia Min's decision.

Is mother going to train herself as a soldier?Every morning and evening and after meals, turn on for a quarter of an hour!

However, there was obviously no room for her to speak, so Daiyu could only silently agree, and it was also said in medical skills that exercising more and eating well are indeed good for the body.If the body can really get better, there is no need to drink the bitter medicine soup every day, and it will not spoil the appetite, let alone eat.

However, Grandma Liu is indeed, as Sanchun said, a very kind and knowledgeable old lady, even though she doesn't have the usual etiquette and manners of the family, she has a certain grace.It was the appearance polished by life, with bark-like hands, folds all over the face, white hair and cloudy eyes, another kind of calmness that cannot be concealed.

A few people gossiped a few words, and then the big troops arrived, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng, one led Lan Geer, the other led Mao Geer, and behind them Mrs. Xing, Jia Lian, Lin Ruhai, and Mr. Bai, husband and wife, brought Sanchun He and Lin Dong, Baoyu and Jia Huan entered the temple gate one after another.

The day at the end of May was already hot, and the few people climbed all the way up, all of them had ruddy faces, and fine sweat broke out from their foreheads.Only Jia Lian and Mr. Bai remained unchanged, their faces did not change color, their hearts did not beat, there was no trace of sweat, and their breath was still long.

"Sit down and rest your feet, you must be exhausted after climbing all the way." Jia Shi greeted the maids to serve tea, and then let Sanchun, Li Wan and others go into the house. I'm sorry, you guys go and play one or two."

The bun was loose, and the hairpins were shaking. They also felt a little embarrassed, so they hurriedly nodded in agreement, and went to the house to wash their makeup without mentioning it.

Jia Shishi waited until everyone came back before raising his voice: "My old in-laws and I are going to listen to the abbot's chanting. It's fine to have the elders and Min'er follow. You young girls and daughters-in-law, I'm afraid you are impatient to listen to this, so go play on your own." Just don't go to dangerous places, and you can't act alone without the mother and maid, if you let me know, I will leave her to look after the house next time you go out."

Immediately, she looked at Li Wan and Wang Xifeng again: "You two are sister-in-laws, watch them carefully, don't make too much noise."

The two sisters-in-law hurriedly got up to answer, and Wang Xifeng said again: "Old Ancestor, there is a clean meditation room at the back, I ordered someone to clean it up yesterday. If you are tired, you can also go and take a rest for a while."

When everything was settled properly, Mrs. Bai, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng and Liu Shi took Sanchun, Daiyu and Qing'er to enjoy the flowers and scenery.On the other side, Mr. Bai and Lin Ruhai met to explain the principles of Buddhism. Jia Lian was impatient to listen to that, so he brought Baoyu and other boys with him, went fishing and climbed trees, and went to play.

On the other side, Daiyu and the others were listening to Mrs. Bai's talk about ancient times, about the past between her and Mr. Bai.

The Bai family was a family from the previous dynasty, but it gradually fell into decline. In Mr. Bai's generation, he was left alone, and two loyal old servants took care of him when he grew up.Later, the old servant also went, and Mr. Bai didn't like the strife in the officialdom, so he only took the exam for the status of Juren, and stopped working hard on the imperial examination, and instead traveled around, which made a happy marriage.

Mrs. Bai was also a chivalrous woman in the past. Because she saved the life of Mr. Bai who was traveling, she fell in love with him at first sight, and insisted on "giving her life to save her life".A strong girl is afraid of entanglement, not to mention that Mr. Bai was handsome and handsome when he was young, and he has a touch of Pan An's feeling. Moreover, he has outstanding literary talent and is also a gentleman who makes people fall in love at first sight.

Everyone covered their mouths and exclaimed after hearing "Beauty saves the hero", and there was a hint of curiosity in their eyes.

Xichun is the youngest, but the most courageous, and the most favored by Mrs. Bai, she endured it and asked: "Master, you used to be a heroine, don't you know a lot of kung fu?"

Mrs. Bai smiled and nodded, with a look of nostalgia: "Our family has been doing darts for a living since the previous dynasty, and our fists, feet and sticks were all started in elementary school. In my generation, my parents only have me as a daughter. I taught them all, but unfortunately, now that I am like this, I can’t afford those weapons anymore.”

"Then Master, why did you get sick again?"

Seeing the helpless looks of several people, Mrs. Bai smiled relievedly, and explained: "I am not sick, but injured. That was seven years ago, when your husband and I went out to sea by boat, and unfortunately encountered pirates on an island. Your husband, although you can show some flamboyant fists and embroidered legs, how can you beat other people's real swords and arrows? And two fists are no match for four legs, and the opponent has a lot of people, we really can't resist it on the boat."

"It was that time that I was shot through the chest with an arrow and left the root of the disease. After all these years, there is no cure, so I can only take care of it. Because of my disease, you spent all your husband's property, That's when he begged Master Lin's family and taught at his residence for a living."

Several people were silent for a while, and Lin Daiyu said in a low voice: "Mr.

The rest of the people nodded in agreement, but Mrs. Bai didn't want to say more, pointing to a pond of lotus in the temple and said: "The flowers bloom here are good, let's go and have a look?"

The manchi in the pond is really delicate and beautiful, perhaps because of the abundant earth energy on the mountain, which is three points better than the carefully cultivated greenhouses in Jia's mansion.Several people stopped and watched for a while, then felt that the sun was too hot.

The little novice who led the way saw him and hurriedly said: "Several benefactors, there is a gazebo in front of you. The view there is also very good. How many of you can't help but move over there? There is also a tea stove there, which was just concocted in our temple. Although the lotus tea here is not well-known, it is also clean and refreshing."

Hearing this, Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Such a good place, of course I have to go and have a look. Then bring some lotus tea, let's taste it later, if it is really good, we must buy it among relatives Say it for you."

The meaning of these words is that they will do publicity for the Zen Ding Temple. The little monk knew Wang Xifeng's identity, so he was overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurriedly led people to the pavilion to rest and enjoy the flowers respectfully.

I took the tea briskly again, and the matching tea sets, all of which were carved from bamboo and wood. I didn't think it was luxurious but simple, and it complemented the atmosphere of this temple.

On the other side, Lin Ruhai and Mr. Bai strolled and found a rock with open surroundings, and they sat down cross-legged.Seeing this, the servant following behind hurriedly stepped forward to set up the tea stove and tea set, and then retreated far away.

"Brother Lin, it has been more than 20 years since we left Lingnan."

Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and said with emotion: "That's not true. At that time, I had just turned 16 years old. After winning the Juren, my teacher told me that I was inexperienced and asked me to go out and travel. At that time, Brother Bai was still a handsome Young master, now we both have gray temples."

After finishing speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled, and the strangeness and alienation of more than 20 years disappeared.

The two chatted about the past, Lin Ruhai suddenly asked: "Brother Bai was such an idler in the past, now he is forced to enter Jia's house as a teacher, do you feel dissatisfied?"

Mr. Bai shook his head, and then said: "It's as sweet as it is, how can you feel unhappy. Brother Lin's family is very good, respecting teachers and respecting teachers, needless to say, the next few children are also malleable talents. Now that I am here, I can It is really a great fortune to get these few good talents and beautiful jade, and to carve and teach them."

"That's all for the three elder brothers. It's rare that these girls from the Jia family and the young masters of the family are really beautiful. My wife and I have traveled all over the country for so many years, and the people we have seen are not ordinary. , it may be better than these women, but it's just a single hand, it's really smart."

Lin Ruhai was puzzled when she heard this, her family knew about her own affairs, and of course she was aware of Daiyu's intelligence, now that she heard that there were a few girls who were not inferior to her, she couldn't help becoming interested.It's just that a girl's family, even a junior, is not something he, a foreigner, can ask at will. Mr. Bai can comment on it because he is a gentleman.

"How about the three elder brothers? Last time I went with my wife to Jia's house to visit relatives, I felt that the second uncle's youngest son was really quick-witted, and he was quite proficient in poetry and poetry. Lang Geer and Mao Geer, two young A bit younger, but one is steady and courteous, and the other is lively and unrestrained, both are good kids."

Lin Ruhai's words are also sincere, he really thinks that the younger generation of the Jia family are all good.

Even though Jia Baoyu is the son of the Wang family, but the child is innocent, and the Wang family who attacked Jia Min at the beginning has already gone. According to Lin Ruhai and Jia Min's measure, it is not necessary to hate such a young child.

"Although it's not bad, it's not as good as my female students."

Lin Ruhai sighed softly after hearing the words: "My family's brother Dong is far worse than Yu'er."

Mr. Bai raised his head in a little surprise, and stared at his old friend: "Brother Lin, why did you say that? Brother Dong is also very smart. It is not easy to have such a steady mind among young children." .You are too strict, I think it looks fine."

Lin Ruhai shook his head and sighed: "My daughter is a hundred times better than my son. She is clever and quick-witted. When she was at home, she was only about seven or eight years old, and she was able to help her wife with housework. Those long-standing old servants, brother Bai should Knowing how difficult it is, everyone is obedient to her, but I don't see what kind of tricks have been used by her, it seems that she is born with a transparent human relationship."

"It's a pity that as a woman, I can only live in the back house, and only do some trivial things for female celebrities. Every time I think about this in my heart, I can't help but feel pity."

After Lin Ruhai finished speaking, he was silent for a long time.

Mr. Bai smiled without saying a word, and then signaled the book boy in the distance to back away, and then said with a smile: "Brother Lin, do you know why you have made such a trip today?"

Seeing his question, Lin Ruhai cheered up and said, "It is said that the mother-in-law was bored at home, and it happened that the wife returned to Beijing, so she went to the temple to offer incense and fulfill her vows."

Mr. Bai shook his head and said in a low voice: "It's me. In class, I told a few female students the beautiful scenery of the south of the Great Wall, the rough sea, the mountains in the south of the Lingnan Mountains, and the white snow in the far north. It touched the hearts of the girls, and the old lady of the Jia family felt sorry for her granddaughter, that's why she had a visit today."

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai said in astonishment: "Brother Bai, why did you say that? You know very well that this woman, woman..."

"What about women? What about men?" Mr. Bai asked indifferently, and then revealed, "Marquis Zhaoming asked me to say this. You may understand what he means?"

Lin Ruhai was startled, for no reason he broke out in a cold sweat on a hot day.

Seeing his pale face, Mr. Bai said: "Marquis Zhaoming is a man who cares about the common people, and he will not do the actions of disorderly officials and thieves to disturb the world. Brother Lin, you can rest assured."

"Since ancient times, cunning rabbits have been cooked by dead dogs, and birds have been used to hide their bows. There is nothing better than the emperor's mind." Thinking of his own experience, Mr. Bai felt his face turn cold, and then said, "Marquis Zhaoming has great righteousness for the country and the people, but today He has speculated and tried many times, and the marriage of the second daughter of the Jia family is a victim of the game."

Seeing Lin Ruhai's pensive look, Mr. Bai said again: "Now the emperor has to rely on Marquis Zhaoming everywhere, but he is still so cold-hearted and always on guard. If one day you don't need it, brother Lin, you dare to think about the Jia family's Is it the future?"

"As for your Lin family, with such a close relationship with the Jia family, will it be possible to survive the disaster?"

Lin Ruhai stood there dumbfounded, motionless as if struck by lightning.

Mr. Bai also knew that his mind must be confused, so he just changed the subject and said: "In the past, my wife and I often traveled around and went to sea many times. There are many overseas islands. There is a sea boat under the name of Marquis Zhaoming. A new sea route has been opened, thousands of people have been sent to sea, the route is being explored, and houses are being built."

After hearing these words, Lin Ruhai was silent for a while, and then said: "Brother Bai said today, did Lian'er signal it?"

Mr. Bai shook his head and denied it: "No, Marquis Zhaoming didn't even tell me at first, but you also know that your nephew is not a scheming one, and I found out his tricks in just half a month. Because the Jia family has treated me well, and the Marquis of Zhaoming has given high-yield grain seeds and is kind to the people of the world, I can't bear to see his deeds exposed, so I mentioned a few words about him."

Lin Ruhai said casually: "Brother Bai also knows that he has popularized grain seeds. His majesty will definitely remember such great achievements. How could..."

"Hehehe, brother Lin, is it possible for you to convince yourself with these words?"

Lin Ruhai remained silent, and then sighed in a low voice: "What's the use of you telling me this? My Lin family has been loyal to the emperor and patriotic for generations, and I am willing to defend the people of my Dagan country with my life!"

Mr. Bai curled his lips rather bored: "Look at you, you have started this argument again, did I let you rebel? It's just a quick word. I never thought about it since you were loyal to the emperor and patriotic." If you want to cause chaos in the world, you are just keeping yourself a backup, and for the sake of the Jia Lin family's in-laws, Mr. Lin will not go to Emperor Gaomi, right?"

Lin Ruhai was stunned for a moment, and said decisively: "As long as it doesn't endanger the lives of the people and disturb the stability of the Dagan Kingdom, Lin will naturally not do such a stabbing thing in the back. I trust Brother Bai as a man, and I know Lian'er's intentions well." Xinxing, the two of you are not such vicious and greedy people, there is absolutely no way to disturb Chao Gang."

"It's just that ants are still alive, let alone me and ordinary people. Lian'er often drives around saints, and it's normal to feel anxious and uneasy. I understand it in my heart. When I find a time, I will have a good talk with him before making other plans. .”

"As for you, Brother Bai, what happened to your family in the past is really heart-wrenching, but the past is gone and cannot be recalled. Now you and your wife's life are considered stable, why don't you look at it and don't worry about it anymore. ?”

"Brother Lin, you are underestimating me." Mr. Bai said flatly, neither happy nor angry, "Even if my ancestors of the Bai family were killed in the past, it has nothing to do with the one who is now on the throne. Those old things go to war.”

"What I am doing now is for Marquis Zhaoming and my students. They are all malleable talents, but they are restricted by the current world situation and cannot show their skills. If they change places, it will not only be my few girls. The students, that is Mrs. Zhaominghou, are all heroines!"

"Brother Lin, you have been in the officialdom for too long. Apart from being loyal to the emperor and loving the country, there is nothing left in your current thinking. I won't argue with you about this. I just want to see what happens in the future. You will know when the time comes."