The jade that pulls the red mansion is also crazy

On December 29, the 21th year of Kangxi, Xiaoxue.

Jiangnan, Suzhou City.

As the New Year approaches, the streets and alleys in the city are more bustling than usual, and everyone’s face is rosy and happy. Various stalls fill up the narrow streets with silk, satin, silk, and rice. Household vegetables, beaded headdresses, snacks and snacks, antique utensils, rouge powder, pedestrians moving slowly like a tide, sweet greetings in front of flower houses, overcrowded shops, big drums singing in the middle of the street, ding dong jingling, all sounds mixed , hawking loudly and loudly, showing the prosperity and luxury of the prosperous years.

At this time, just a short distance away from the bustling city center, a quiet and quiet hill looms in the misty snow and mist. The mountain road stretches and leads to a deep house halfway up the mountain. As everyone knows, it is the Lin family, the number one scholarly family in Gusu.

The pink wall, a tree of Samuume quietly protrudes its flowering branches, the mist is misty, and the snow is fluttering. Compared with the noisy street market, this place is like a fairyland peach garden detached from the world, and the air is filled with tranquility and serenity. , except for the subtle sound of snowdrops falling, there was no sound.

In the warm room, a pair of jade hands quietly opened a gap in the paper window, looking at the snowflakes falling quietly outside the window, leisurely concentrating.

The woman's surname is Jia and her name is Min. She is the daughter of Jia's mother from the Jia family in Jinling.

Jia Lin and Jia Lin once had a son, named Zhen Yu, who died when he was six months old. The pain of losing a son naturally made the parents feel terribly sad. Jia Min cried so much that his heart was broken. Within five years, a lingering and incomprehensible disease developed, which became more and more serious, and gradually became a real disease. Fortunately, two years later, the two gave birth to another daughter, who was born with real powder and carved jade, full of fairy spirits, and the two named her Said: Lin Daiyu.

It's just that Jia Min is sick and weak, and knows that it will be difficult to have children in the future. Considering that Xiao Daiyu has no brothers and sisters to rely on, and the Lin family has no descendants to continue the incense, it will be a shocking event after all, so she discussed with Lin Ruhai for a long time, intending to choose a boy from among the uncle's sons to adopt him. .

Lin Ruhai didn't care much about the incense at all, but every time Jia Min discussed it with him, she thought: It can be seen that this matter is really entangled in her heart. If she obeys her, she can relieve her guilt a little. Second, Daiyu can be relied on in the future, that's all, so she pays attention to her relatives and friends.

There are very few men in the Lin family, and they are all unsatisfactory in one way or another after repeated selection. It is easy to take a fancy to one family. Although they are also surnamed Lin, they are relatives from several families who have not seen each other for a long time. I know a thing or two about Lin Lan, the head of the family, who is a gambler by nature, alcoholism like his life, had twin boys at the age of 50, and a child when he was old, so he regarded it as a treasure.

What is amazing is that because of this pair of boys, Lin Lan gave up all the old bad habits. Since then, she has been honest and dedicated to raising the second son. Who knows that the good times will not last long, but in just three years, Lin Lan Lan died due to a serious illness. His wife could not bear the poverty of the family, so she married another family. The good family fell apart in an instant, and the orphans were left alone. Fortunately, they were picked up by their elderly aunt and lived together. So as not to be without food and clothing.

The snow was getting heavy, the cold wind turned, and it blew into the room through the cracks of the window. Putting away the delusions, sighed, and tightly wrapped the white fur on her body, and opened Daiyu's flower quilt casually. She was a few months old. The baby was nibbling on her own pink fist, and her watery eyes were fixed on Jia Min, as if guessing what was on her mind.

Jia Min lovingly touched Daiyu's soft face, and said with a soft smile, "My dear boy, you are about to have an older brother, do you like it or not?"

Xiao Daiyu was ignorant, but suddenly she stretched out her little hand to scratch in the air, making ahhh happily.

The cute appearance made Jia Min smile deeply. Two dimples appeared on the woman's cheeks. Her eyebrows were thin and her teeth were as clean as shellfish. Apart from the faint and sickly pale color on her face, she was almost impeccable. After playing and joking for a while, I suddenly thought of something and called out, "Mother Liu."

A neatly dressed middle-aged woman in a light blue double-breasted jacket hurried over and said with a smile, "Madam has something to tell you."

Jia Min coughed for a while, breathing calmly, Fang Youyou said: "The master will bring a young master back in a while, and he will live in our house from now on. You tell those maids and women to clean the room as soon as possible, and the bedding and clothes must be new. Don't neglect him, treat him like jade, and just say what I said."

The mother-in-law let out a sigh, and said with a smile, "Hey, Mrs. He Yong told me, we already knew."

Jia Min smiled slightly: "I'm not worried about you, but there's still something I don't know. It's okay to mention one more thing."

The tone of the voice was gentle, but there was a majesty that should not be underestimated. The mother quickly agreed and went down to pass on the message.

At some point, a pretty little girl came in and said cautiously, "Ma'am, there are guests outside the door."

Jia Min was taken aback, who would visit Baba on a snowy day?He hurriedly asked, "Which one is it?"

The girl smiled and said: "It seems to be the Master Li who came to the palace last time."

The gentle and gentle look disappeared, the woman's face turned cold, she thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Tell him that the master is not here, I am a woman, I can't take charge, and that I offended him, tell him to come back another day. "

The girl said nothing, and Jia Min's eyes were filled with tiredness and worry.

Mr. Li is one of the confidantes of the eldest prince of the current dynasty. There are many princes in the court. Although many of them have not matured yet, in the near future, a turbulent secret struggle for imperial power is obviously inevitable.

The woman lowered her head, looked at Xiao Daiyu in her arms who was still ignorant of everything in the world, and quietly said: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop—"

The sky was covered with heavy snow, covering the sky and the earth, and the trees and mountains turned into a dazzling silvery white color. In just one morning, the narrow mountain road was already covered with a thick layer of snow.

Two figures, one tall and one short, squirmed forward in the white snow. The man was tall and handsome, holding the hand of a boy tightly. The boy was short and only reached his thigh, but his small steps were firm. Calmly, he followed the man closely without pulling back, his big watery eyes revealed a maturity that a four-year-old child should not have.

The knocked door was quickly opened, and the servant was pleasantly surprised: "The master is back, and the young master is here." He hurriedly ran to spread the message.

There is a large landscape barrier, and behind the barrier is an exquisite red lacquered attic on three sides, with carved railings and painted columns, light pen inscriptions, a small glazed pavilion in the courtyard, and a small courtyard on the front. Although it is not luxurious, it is elegant and novel everywhere. Being in it, I just feel warm and at ease.

Lin Ruhai lowered his head and smiled, "Nanchuan, this will be your home from now on."

Lin Nanchuan hadn't recovered from his stupefaction, the maids had already crowded up and said with a smile: "The master is back, how many times has the wife asked me?"

As soon as the words were finished, a graceful and luxurious lady came out to meet her. Nan Chuan saw that she was only in her 20s, with a slender figure and a pure white fox fur coat with two breasts. Her eyes were like autumn water, her face was like a bright moon, and her smile was extremely gentle. Although he hadn't spoken yet, but judging by his overall demeanor, it must be Jia Min. Although he was small, he was very polite. Before Lin Ruhai could speak, he went forward to pay respects, and said in a childish voice:

"Nan Chuan sends greetings to Auntie."

Jia Min hurriedly helped him up with a smile, squatted down, and looked at him carefully for a long time. The little guy was white, with thin eyebrows, long eyelashes, red lips, and white teeth, and he looked a little like a girl. , but the resolute corner of the mouth, as well as the sincerity and calmness in the eyes, but there is a little manly aura, Jia Min couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and secretly met Lin Ruhai's eyes, his eyes were full of smiles.

She squeezed Nan Chuan's cold face, and said with a gentle smile, "Silly boy, don't call me aunt from now on, but mother."

Nan Chuan was in a daze, and after a while, his face turned red, and he called out in a very low voice: "Mother." Jia Min laughed even more, and at the same time hurriedly asked the maid Xue Lian to prepare the recognition ceremony - a pair of good-looking Good pen and ink, two first-ranked scholars and the first-ranked little golden scorpions, and another half-moon sapphire pendant were brought up, and he pulled Nanchuan around, put the jade pendant on himself, and said with a soft smile:

"Good boy, there are only two jade pendants in total, one for you and one for your sister. The two pendants together form a full moon. You want to be a good brother and sister with Yu'er, to participate in business and support each other. , Your father and I watched it, and we liked it in our hearts."

Nanchuan lost his father since he was a child, and his mother ran away not long ago. Except for his elderly aunt, he has never met him who treats him so sincerely. The little guy's eyes turned red for a moment, and he nodded silently. He looked at the ground and rubbed his toes awkwardly. .

Seeing this, Lin Ruhai liked it in his heart, and quickly asked the girl to hug Daiyu. Jia Min glared at him, and said with a smile: "You just came back, and you are all in the air. Leave it to Yu'er, and I asked the girl to make you warm." Tea, you are also going to excuse Xueqi, right?"

At the same time, she told the nanny: "It's good to take the young master to eat something, let's take him and Daiyu to play, don't restrain them." The nanny hurriedly agreed.

Here, Jia Min and Lin Ruhai are together. As for the study room, Jia Minfang asked, "Didn't Nanchuan have a younger brother? Now that Nanchuan is here, why don't you bring that with you?"

Lin Ruhai took a sip of tea, frowned deeply, shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Don't mention it, I thought the same as you, but you don't know the details, that child is called Lin Long, and his appearance, height, and Nanchuan are the same. However, his temperament is different from heaven to earth. When Master Lin was around, he didn't quite see it. Later, he heard that he had a disease at the age of two and nearly died. After he barely survived, his temperament changed drastically. At such a young age, He is full of rebellious words, acts eccentrically, goes to the house to climb trees every day, steals chickens and dogs, and turns the world upside down. The neighbors all hate him. It is really not even one percent of Nanchuan. If I bring him here , if Yu'er catches his style of behavior in the future, how will he make it?"

Jia Min nodded, frowned and said: "I don't know why, it turned out to be because of this level, since that's the case, it's fine, just give them more money, they are orphans and widows, life is also difficult."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "It's such a trivial matter, why do you say it, you can just rest assured." For a while, it was trivial gossip, asking Jia Min if he had taken medicine, what he saw on the road, and even Jia Min told Master Li about coming, Lin Ruhai Hearing this, he just frowned and said nothing. He didn't know what to think, and there was no need to remember.

Let’s say that when I came to Lin’s residence from Nanchuan, I was cautious in everything at the beginning and didn’t dare to do too much. After seeing Jia Min, Lin Ruhai regarded him as his own, and the servants also respected him, so he gradually let go. Lin Ruhai taught him to read and write on weekdays. Wen Tao Wu Lue, this Lin Nanchuan is extremely intelligent, at such a young age, he already knows much more than children of the same age.

And Xiao Daiyu and this little brother who is not a few years older than her are already very close. Every day when she doesn't see Nanchuan, she will act coquettishly and make noise. When she was crying, when Nanchuan came, she immediately stopped crying. The human relationship is just right, eating and drinking together during the day, resting and breathing together at night, just learning to speak, the first one who can be called is mother, the second one is not daddy, but brother, Lin Ruhai is so angry that he is in Daiyu's pink tender. But when Daiyu could barely walk, she was like Nanchuan's follower, staggering from east to west, staggering from north to south, without feeling at all. tired.

Nan Chuan also truly regarded himself as Daiyu's elder brother, and cared for her in every possible way. He gave Daiyu the delicious food first, and let Daiyu have the fun first. When she doesn't want it, he can play by himself. The most common scene for servants is that the little Nanchuan is holding an even smaller Daiyu, telling Daiyu like a little adult, what is this and what is the use of that, Daiyu occasionally acts like a spoiled child, Nanchuan always unconditionally Tolerance, his eyes showed the same pampering and affection as Jia Min and Lin Ruhai when they faced Daiyu.

One winter and one summer after another, among the red and withering mountain flowers, and the green and yellow leaves, the deep house is still peaceful and peaceful, but unconsciously, five years have passed quietly.