[Red Mansion] Chronicles of a Girl in the Lin Family

In a blink of an eye, the New Year is approaching again, and the Lin family can be considered to have a lot of happy events this year. When the New Year comes, it is natural to make good preparations for a good year.

The Lin family is doing well, but the Jia family is different.Don't talk about anything else, just talk about these few months, first Grandma Xiaorong went to Ningguo Mansion, and then Jia Amnesty asked for a separation.After all, there was a big happy event for Jia Yuanchun to become a concubine, but not long after, Qin Zhong went again, almost causing Baoyu to suffer from dementia again.

He also said that the relatives' garden was calculated well at the beginning, but the money would not be enough after October, and in the end, he didn't know where the Jia family raised the money, so at least it was dealt with.It's just that this garden looks good from the outside, and many of them are just empty.

As the Chinese New Year approached, Lin Ruhai became more and more busy. These few days, he would go out before dawn every day, and only return at night when he was wearing the stars and the moon.Seeing him working so hard, the young people in the mansion were very distressed. They only ordered the kitchen to make a richer breakfast every day, and warm some soup and water at night. Warm yourself up with something.

After doing this, when it was time to seal before the New Year's Day, Lin Ruhai not only didn't lose weight, but was actually a little rounder than before.

Because of the New Year's Eve, every family naturally has to give gifts.Daiyu had already prepared all kinds of ritual gifts, just waiting to find someone to give them to her.There is nothing else, but the etiquette of the Anping Hou Mansion really made them embarrassed.

Speaking of which, although Lu Ziqiu grew up beside the empress since he was a child, after all, the Anping Marquis Mansion is his home, and this ceremony is naturally sent to the Anping Marquis Mansion.

It's just that Lu Ziqiu was not close to the Anping Hou Mansion at first.Although he bears the title of Prince Anpinghou, he has never lived in Anpinghou's mansion for a day since the old Houye left. This is just a false title.

Second, the Marquis of Anping's Mansion did not show much closeness to the Lin family, that is, when Lin Ruhai met Lu Ziqiu's father sometimes, he did not see him give him a few good looks.After a long time, Lin Ruhai felt that Lu Ziqiu was born in the wrong family, and he spoke a lot more softly on weekdays.

Mo Yun also thought about asking Lu Ziqiu, but the letter that came back clearly stated that there was no need to send it, which made Mo Yun dumbfounded.

Finally, after discussing for a while, Mo Yun made the decision and sent it away.

Although Lu Ziqiu himself said no, but after all his mother was still in the Marquis of Anping, so he had to think about her.

What's more, Zuo Zuo just spent some money to buy some things, and they just took the money to buy a good reputation.

Of course, Lu Ziqiu didn't pull it away, and sent a few carts of things over there. Although there was nothing apparent on the surface, it was actually five or six cents thicker than the ones sent by the Anping Houfu.

It is said that people respect courtesy and reciprocity when they communicate, so naturally the gifts sent by the Lin family must be taken back one by one.

Needless to say about Jia's family, even though they are miserable on the inside, they still have to save face on the outside.Despite such difficulties, the etiquette of the Jia family is still the same as in the past.

The same goes for Lu Ziqiu, who often sends things here on weekdays, but this time it was even more exaggerated.A lot of gifts were given, and everything was good. The key point was that it was especially suitable for the masters of the Lin family. It seemed that he had prepared it with great care. I don't know how he, a big man, prepared it.

Only the Anping Hou Mansion, this family does not know where it comes from so much self-confidence and looks down on the Lin family.It's okay that the boxing gifts delivered are extremely shabby, but after a closer look, some satin looks like the style of more than ten years ago.

Everyone in the Lin family shook their heads when they saw it, and then stuffed all the things into the storeroom, at least they couldn't see it.

Finally, on New Year's Eve, the family can sit down and have a New Year's Eve dinner.The Lin family has a small population, so there is no rule that men and women of those big families sit separately, just a few people sit around a table and eat.

Mo Yun and Daiyu saw that Mr. Li was alone in the capital, and no one could celebrate the reunion with her, so they wanted to invite her to celebrate the New Year together.Although Mr. Li was also a little moved, he finally declined after thinking about it.

The two of them didn't care too much, since Mr. Li didn't want it, then she had her own considerations, and it's not beautiful to force it.Anyway, everyone is in Lin's house, they just went to look for her after eating earlier.

Like Mr. Li, there is also a mother Zhang.Nanny Zhang didn't have any relatives in Beijing, so she planned to live with the Lin family this time.However, she didn't want her superiors to issue a decree on the morning of New Year's Eve. The empress felt grateful for Madam Zhang's loyalty, and specially took her into the palace to celebrate the New Year.

So this time, only the Lin family will celebrate this New Year's Eve.

Sitting on a table, Lin Ruhai looked at the three children on the table, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart: "Two years have passed, our family is finally reunited. It's just a pity for your mother..." I thought of when I was in Huaiyang, every New Year's Eve, Jia Min was always preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.But now, things are still there, and people are no longer.At the beginning, the woman who thought she could face each other for the rest of her life left them behind at a young age. It has been three years, and every time Lin Ruhai thinks of her, she feels that there is something missing in her heart.

Hearing his father mentioning his mother, the atmosphere in the hall became heavy all of a sudden, and Daiyu and Ping'an's eyes were even redder.Although the two of them were still too young when Jia Min left, the memory she left in them was extremely deep. Although it has been a long time, but every time Jia Min was mentioned, the two of them could still think of the gentle and loving girl back then. woman.

Especially peace.

Everyone thought he didn't know, but in fact he knew about the pill back then.

At that time he was young and very ill, but his mind was clear.

He knew how hard it was for the eldest sister to accompany him in those few days, and he also knew the panic and self-blame of the second sister.He also knew that his mother shed tears every day for him, and he also knew the pain and depression of his father.

He remembers everything.

Among them, the one I remember the most is the pill that Mo Yun fed him later, the pill that brought him back to life.

He thought that the pill was taken out by Mo Yun, so she still had it by her side.Later, when Jia Min fell ill and he wanted to beg Mo Yun to take another pill, he overheard Lin Ruhai's conversation with her. There was only one pill.

From that day on, Ping An understood that Jia Min exchanged his life for his own.He owed his mother two lives, and there was no way to pay them back.

During that time, he was very scared. He felt that he had killed Jia Min. Lin Ruhai and Mo Yun would never like him again.He is afraid of seeing disgust and hatred in the eyes of those closest to him.

Fortunately, everything is not as he expected, everything is still beautiful.

The family is still his family, and his father and sister are still the same father and sister. Nothing has changed.

From that day on, Ping An made up his mind that he must study hard so that he will be able to protect his family in the future.

Hearing his father talking about his mother at this time, Ping An felt full of guilt, his eyes turned red, and he was afraid that he would cry if he said a few more words.

Daiyu was not much better either. Although she was young, she was sensitive and thoughtful since she was a child.After hearing Lin Ruhai's words, Jia Min thought of him for a moment, how could he hold back these tears?

Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Mo Yun hurriedly interrupted: "If my mother is still here, she must hope that our family will have a happy New Year's Eve. Our family is finally reunited, and we have to be happy. No matter what With a face?"

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai also knew that he had caused the whole family's sadness, so he hurriedly suppressed the sadness on his face, and forced a smile: "It's all my father's fault, so why mention these things. Hurry up and eat the vegetables, and don't eat them when they are cold." It's delicious."

The two younger ones wiped their faces with handkerchiefs, and then said a few words, the stagnant atmosphere in the hall finally started to heat up again.

I just ate for a while, but I heard the porter report that it was Sun Wei, the chief eunuch, who came to give food.

Lin Ruhai hurriedly took his children out to greet him, and when he came back, he brought a plate of meat and vegetables.

Although the imperial food in the palace is good, but after all, in these cold winters, even if the food is well packed in a box, a thick layer of grease is still formed on the surface on the road from the palace to the Lin Mansion. It makes people feel greasy when they see it, let alone eat it.

However, it was given by the emperor after all, so it was not easy to move, so the father and son each picked up a chopstick and tasted a little bit, and offered this dish before the ancestors ranked, and only asked the ancestors to look at their children and grandchildren earned glory.