Daiyu of the Red Chamber owes no one

After Daiyu became a teacher, she began to study with Mr. Liu.According to Lin Ruhai and his wife, it is natural to invite another companion to read.But Daiyu felt that Mr. Liu was a great Confucian in the world, and she was lucky to be able to worship under him, so she could not be too particular about ostentation, so she suggested to Jia Min that only Yinglian should be a companion, and that Xueyan could be a maid in the study. enough.

Xueyan is a child of the Lin family, she will be a little girl by Daiyu's side last year, and now she will be seven years old, although she is clever, she is still childish, so Jia Min feels that Xueyan is too young after all.Unexpectedly, since Xueyan was brought up, Daiyu treated Xueyan differently from other maids, so Jia Min let Daiyu go.Jia Min didn't know that in his previous life, it was Xueyan who stayed by Daiyu's side at the end, but Daiyu would never forget the days when she and Xueyan were dependent on each other.

Simply speaking, the more Mr. Liu taught Daiyu, the more he was amazed at Daiyu's talent. This girl seemed to have a photographic memory and the ability to infer other things from one instance.In addition, Mr. Liu's lectures are also lively and interesting, he doesn't stick to sitting upright and rigid, and Daiyu also enjoys learning, so both the master and the student actually enjoy it.

And because Daiyu is Mr. Liu's apprentice, it is not Mr. Liu who is sitting in the Lin family, but Wang Mama and several stewards send Daiyu to Liu's family to study every day.Fortunately, the Liu family and the Lin family are only across the street, not far away.But Daiyu's five-year-old girl wakes up early every day and goes to school rain or shine, which is already rare.

He also said that after Mr. Liu was admitted to the school, Daiyu had learned the Four Books very well, but he heard Daiyu say to herself: I read the Four Books by myself in Lin Ruhai's study.Mr. Liu thinks that learning is the most important foundation. Although Daiyu explained the Four Books very well, she might as well teach it again.Therefore, those who can only read three hundred thousand do not need to be taught, but start from the Four Books.

In this way, although Daiyu learned the new by reviewing the past, Yinglian and Xueyan also benefited a lot.Although the two of them studied hard, they are both smart people, and one was kidnapped by a kidnapper, and the other was a girl from a family, who was decent enough to accompany Daiyu to study today. , was dismissed from the errand of companion reading.Therefore, when Mr. Liu taught, not only the female students made rapid progress, but also the two companions were extraordinary, which surprised Mr. Liu a little.

Apart from studying with Mr. Liu, the only thing Daiyu worries about is Jia Min.In the previous life, Jia Min passed away from illness this winter, and he followed Jia Yucun into the capital, and his flesh and blood were separated from then on.This year it was almost the winter moon, and Jia Min occasionally felt the wind and cold, and he really fell ill.Lin Ruhai was fine, Jia Min was in good health, and thought he would be fine with just a few doses of medicine; Daiyu was so nervous that she wished she could serve at the bedside every day.However, Daiyu in this life was a false alarm. After asking the doctor for careful diagnosis and treatment, Jia Min really got better day by day.

Less than half a month later, the twelfth lunar month is just around the corner.Daiyu has already told Xiang for a long vacation, and as usual at the end of the year, the Lin family will return to their ancestral home in Suzhou for the holidays.After Jia Min recovered, she also started to pack her luggage and waited for an auspicious day to leave for Suzhou.The others were fine, but Duyinglian was much more excited than the others.It turns out that since Yinglian appointed Daiyu to study with her, the Feng family has no worries anymore and went back to Fengsu Manor in Suzhou. The mother and daughter only exchanged letters, so it's been a long time since they saw each other.The Lin family went back to Suzhou for the holidays, and Yinglian was able to go back to her ancestral village to reunite with her mother and daughter.

But he said that everything in the Lin family was in order today, and the manager came back and said: Mr. Liu's house has sent a message.

Lin Ruhai hurriedly invited people to come in. While making tea, he read the post, and immediately wrote back to the post. He rewarded the messenger boy and said, just go back to Mr. Liu, and Yu'er and I will be there tomorrow.

After sending away the messenger boy from Liu's family, Jia Min walked into the study and said, "Master, everything is in order. Tomorrow is an auspicious time. It is the best time to start."

Lin Ruhai smiled all over his face, waved his hands and said: "No hurry, no hurry, Yu'er and I will visit Mr. Liu's house tomorrow, and we will choose a date when we return to Suzhou. Min'er, you are welcome to order two gifts, and they must be elegant and elegant." Not bad, clever and not clumsy."

Seeing Lin Ruhai's happy look, Jia Min didn't know what kind of happy event he had encountered, so he asked, "Why did the master come to Mr. Liu's house as a guest, and bring Yu'er instead of Brother Yu? No matter how good Yu'er is, she is also a girl, and she just entertains her." , I should be the one who took Yu'er around."

Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Mr. Liu's house will post a post. Yu'er's senior brother, Chen Yong, the number one scholar in this subject, will visit Liu's house tomorrow. Mr. Liu posted a post to ask Daiyu to meet his senior brother."

Jia Min knew that Lin Ruhai liked to associate with learned people the most. Needless to say, Mr. Liu was knowledgeable, and he and Lin Ruhai had long cherished each other.This Chen Yong is the number one scholar, and Lin Ruhai has been famous for a long time.It is no wonder that Lin Ruhai was so happy to meet Chen Yong when he went to Liu's Mansion this time.

However, Daiyu is also a girl, so why does she act like she is a student, and she also visits her classmates like others.And who is Chen Yong?The number one scholar in this subject is only a few years younger than Lin Ruhai, how can he really have a friendship with Daiyu?So he said with a smile: "Yu'er is only favored by Mr. Liu to study for a few years. Why do you still pay attention to us like a scholar? No matter how much Mr. Liu values ​​our Yu'er, Yu'er will not be able to become an official after all. Now it is also happy to be recognized by the champion. We have nothing to do with each other, we are just afraid of attracting people's attention."

But Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "Yu'er has performed the ceremony of becoming a teacher, and he should be divided when he visits fellow students. Other people who talk about it are just envious of us Yu'er. Just ask the scholars in the world, how many people don't want to worship under Mr. Liu's school?" Besides? Besides, how old is Yu’er now? It means that men and women have different seats at seven years old, so who can say anything when you call on senior brother now?”

Jia Min burst out laughing after hearing this, knowing that Lin Ruhai couldn't be stopped, so she had to go and pack the clothes for the father and daughter to wear tomorrow, and arrange gifts for Mr. Liu and Chen Yong.

When Daiyu heard that senior brother Chen Yong wanted to see her, she was also stunned.The story of Chen Yong is touching. He was the number one scholar in one subject later than Lin Ruhai, but he was in the same subject as Jia Yucun.However, Chen Yong won the first prize, and before he finished parading through the street, he received a letter saying that his father had passed away from illness.Therefore, Chen Yong changed into filial piety clothes to help the spirit return to his hometown before he could wear the red flower and gold clothes.Three years of filial piety at home, actually 27 months, and now I will take off my clothes, I will visit the master first, I am afraid that I will go north in the next year, and go to Beijing to wait for vacancies.In the previous life, because he did not worship under Mr. Liu, Chen Yong went north after resigning from his service. His father was re-elected as the Lianghuai Salt Transport Envoy until his death. Although his father and Chen Yong were officials in the same dynasty, they had no intersection.

The next day, Daiyu followed Lin Ruhai to Mr. Liu's house, first paid homage to his master and his mother, and then saw his brother again.Although he is from the same family, Chen Yong is already the number one scholar, but Daiyu doesn't know how to address him.

Mr. Liu laughed and said: "My sect only discusses the first and last entry, no matter how old or young, Yu'er, you can just call him senior brother."

Daiyu glanced at her father and thought: Brother Chen and father will be officials in the same court in the future, they are both disciples of the emperor, and they are only a Jinshi in one subject. Besides, brother Chen is only a few years younger than his father, and Bai Ai's father is the same. Isn't it bad for older generations?So he blinked his eyes, and politely saluted Mr. Liu: "Mr. Hui, Yu'er will naturally pay his respects to his senior brother, but his father always said at home that Mr. Liu has the ability to coordinate the world, and it is a great honor for you to be able to worship Mr. His blessings are the envy of many scholars in the world, even as a father, he hates the opportunity..."

Daiyu only spoke half of what she said, and all three present burst out laughing.Needless to say, Mr. Liu, Lin Ruhai is a top student in previous studies, and Chen Yong is a top scholar in current studies. No one knows what Daiyu is saying.Chen Yong laughed and said, "Thank you for your compassion." Then he said to Mr. Liu: "Mr. often says that none of our brothers and sisters is as good as the new junior sister you have received. When I saw you today, what you said is true."

Mr. Liu also smiled at Daiyu: "Our seniority is only based on the same family. If you come out of my school, your father and your senior brother can be called whatever they should be called. Why is Yu'er sticking to those common customs?" Seeing that Mr. Liu pointed out his scruples, he bowed his head slightly, bowed to Chen Yong, and called his brother in a low voice.Forget it, the brothers and sisters have talked about the ceremony of the same door.

Chen Yong also took out a She inkstone with simple and elegant carvings and handed it to Daiyu as a gift.Daiyu thanked her and took it with both hands.Chen Yong tested Daiyu a few more times, and found that what the husband said was true, and that his little junior sister was really smart and inferior to others in the world.Congratulations to Mr. for finding a good disciple who can inherit Mr.'s mantle.Daiyu was a little embarrassed by the praise, but Mr. Liu just stroked his beard and smiled, his face was extremely satisfied.

After leaving Liu's residence, Lin Ruhai carried Daiyu into the carriage, and the father and daughter went home. Jia Min had already been waiting at the gate of the inner courtyard.Lin Ruhai and Daiyu stepped forward, took Jia Min's hand from left to right and said, "One said Min'er, the other said mother, they both said that you would be better off, what are you doing standing in this cold weather?"Jia Min listened, and smiled, his face was full of happiness.

After arriving in Suzhou, Jia Minyuan sent a carriage and stewards to take Yinglian back to visit her mother. She never thought that before Yinglian left, the Feng family had already come to pay New Year's greetings with earthen ritual gifts.The Feng family hasn't seen Yinglian for a year, and seeing that her daughter has grown a lot taller, and she is fairer than at home, her bearing is also better, and she is even more grateful to Mrs. Lin in her heart.Pulling Yinglian again, he said: "Since you lost, your father has also become a monk with a Taoist within two years. Afterwards, we have not been able to find him, and our family has also fallen. Now you are reading with the girl at the Lin family. It would not be better Don’t worry about me, work more seriously in the house, and in a few years I’ll ask my wife to tell you about a good family, I’m afraid that many ordinary officials’ daughters are not as good as I, Yinglian.”

Yinglian experienced ups and downs and cherished blessings more than anyone else, she nodded naturally and said: "I can save everything, I only worry about my mother's life at my grandfather's house." After speaking, she took out another purse, which contained some gold and silver barley The money and scattered silver taels were the monthly money and rewards that Yinglian had received in the past year, and they were handed to Feng Shi and said: "Mother, take this, and the clothes and food around me in the house are all from officials. Mother takes these, You don't have to be angry with your grandfather."

Feng shook her head hurriedly and said: "You are a companion student at Master Lin's house. After hearing this, your grandfather no longer dares to embarrass me. It's too late to flatter me. Why are you so angry? Take these, in case you need money Don't worry about it." The mother and daughter backed off once, and each shared half.Feng thanked Jia Min once more, said countless grateful words, and then left.