[Red Mansions] Why does Xiaoye want to whitewash

Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion was very sad when they heard the news of Jia Min's death, but Jia Zhu will be participating in Chunwei next year, so he must not travel far at such a critical moment. They worship on their behalf.

And she felt sorry for her grandson and granddaughter, and wrote a special letter to her son-in-law. On the one hand, she comforted her, and on the other hand, she also had some other thoughts.

Jia Lian, who is far away in Yangzhou, can only help the Lin family for a few days, and it would not be appropriate to delay for too long. Lin Ruhai is also an official, and many things are beyond his control, and these days, Jia Lian and his wife share his After recovering some of the capital, he also urged Jia Lian to go back earlier so as not to delay his business.

He is very clear about how many things he has, but there is no need for his conscientious uncle Lin to know his thoughts. Jia Lian only persuaded: "Uncle, you can be sad for a while when your aunt passed away. My nephew can understand, but I still have to express it Brothers and cousins ​​cheer up as soon as possible."

Regarding Jia Lian's persuasion, Lin Ruhai nodded and accepted. He also knew that he shouldn't wallow in grief all the time, but let himself let it go during this time, and it will be fine in the future.

Jia Lian wanted to leave, but Wang Xifeng had to stay at the Lin family for the time being. Although it was not proper for a nephew and daughter-in-law to stay here for too long, there were still Daiyu and her brother who needed to be looked after in the inner house of the Lin family, and Lin Ruhai could only ask her to take care of her for a few days. .

But even though Wang Xifeng took good care of her, Daiyu fell ill not long after her mother's funeral.She had planned to take her daughters back after arranging things, but seeing her like this, she even stayed with the old doctor.

Lin Ke was young, and in fact, growing up beside Jia Lian and his wife, he didn't have that deep affection for his mother, but it just seemed that the precocious child suddenly experienced a farewell to his dear ones, and there was fear in his eyes unconsciously.

When Daiyu just fell ill, Wang Xifeng asked her to take care of her in undressed clothes, so she asked her elder sister and sister Qiao to eat and sleep with Lin Ke.

The eldest sister is more sensible, and she will take care of the two young children everywhere in her speech and actions.Sister Qiao is not very good at comforting people. She feels that she is not hugged often, so she is the happiest when being hugged by her parents and sisters. When she sleeps at night, she hugs Lin Ke tightly. I couldn't breathe, but I slept soundly at night.

Don't worry too much about the younger one, Wang Xifeng focused on taking care of Daiyu, asked the servants of the Lin family to talk to Uncle Lin, and slept directly on the couch in Daiyu's room at night.

Daiyu usually slept soundly at night after taking the medicine, but today the dose was reduced, Wang Xifeng seemed to hear the child's shrill cries in a daze, woke up suddenly, and immediately lifted the quilt and came to the bedside, as expected she was curled up crying.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he pulled the little girl over and asked in a low voice, "Daiyu, what's the matter?"

Lin Daiyu didn't answer, and Wang Xifeng took a closer look, only to realize that she was crying blindly because she dreamed about something sad, and didn't even know that someone called her.Wang Xifeng touched her forehead and felt that she didn't have a fever, so she felt relieved, and called out several times: "Daiyu? Daiyu?"

She couldn't let her go on like this forever, Wang Xifeng opened the door and asked someone to bring a basin of cold water, and let the servant girl soak her handkerchief to wipe her face and body, and when she felt refreshed, Daiyu slowly opened her eyes .

It's just that she is not very clear-headed because she is sick, and her eyes are a little straight.But after waking up, Wang Xifeng whispered in her ear: "You are completely soaked, let's change into obscene clothes and lie down more comfortably."

Lin Daiyu blinked, regained her sanity, and nodded obediently.

Worried that she would catch a cold, Wang Xifeng quickly helped Daiyu change her clothes together with the maid, and asked someone to bring warm water to feed her. After turning around and telling the maid to go down, she turned around and saw that her eyes were still open.

Really worried, he directly hugged the quilt and lay on the same bed with her.As if coaxing his own daughter, Wang Xifeng hugged Daiyu and patted gently. After a long time, he thought she was asleep, but when he lowered his head, he saw that the child's lips were biting white, and she was crying silently.

I couldn't help but sighed: "You child, why are you so thoughtful?"

When Lian's second sister-in-law found out, Lin Daiyu finally sobbed, buried her head in the quilt, and cried in a trembling voice: "I want my mother..."

"Ai—" With a long sigh, Wang Xifeng stroked her hair, and said in a gentle voice: "Sister-in-law, although I can't empathize with you, but think about it, if one day I'm not here, the elder sister and the younger sister Qiao will be like you Sad, my heart hurts as if being clenched by something, so we have to take care of ourselves even for the people we care about..."

"Woooo..."

It's good to persuade others to vent, but this child Daiyu has shed a lot of tears during this period, Wang Xifeng was worried that she would lose her eyes from crying, but at this time, she could only hug her as a comfort.

But this night, it might be because of her comforting effect, or it might be because of seeing her young brother leaning against her side. Although Lin Daiyu still showed some sadness on her face from time to time, her body gradually recovered.

When Wang Xifeng was really ready to return to Changzhi County, the letter from Rongguo Mansion was sent to Yangzhou non-stop.

These days, Lin Ruhai has to deal with his job and worry about his daughter's body at the same time, and his figure is getting thinner and thinner.As a doctor, the old doctor naturally disliked people deteriorating his body the most, so he also persuaded him a few times.

It's just that Lin Ruhai deserved to be well, but he couldn't control his thoughts. When Lin Daiyu got better under the treatment of the old doctor and the comfort of his nephew and daughter-in-law, his heavy heart finally eased a little.

At this time, the letter from Yue's family arrived, and he saw that the letter was full of mother-in-law's love for the children, and he was very moved.The mother-in-law also said that the two children were too young, and she was afraid that they would not be able to take care of them well, and that they would need to be looked after by older elders.

Lin Ruhai felt that it was reasonable, but he had his own considerations now, some things he couldn't decide for a while, and it was inconvenient to discuss with his nephew and daughter-in-law. After thinking about it a few times, he went to Jia Lian's Shangguan to ask Jia Lian for leave, and sent someone to invite him Come to Yangzhou City again.

After Jia Lian saw the servants of the Lin family, he didn't hesitate too much. Since he got the leave, he arranged the affairs of the county government and set off for Yangzhou City early.

Although Lin Ruhai had something to say to Jia Lian, he was not in a hurry, and thought about their family not seeing each other for many days, so he left time for them to express their thoughts.

Jia Lian also missed Wang Xifeng and her two daughters. Funerals are easy to make people physically and mentally exhausted, so when he saw the blue color in Wang Xifeng's eyes, he pushed her to sleep for a while, hugged her and waited for her to fall asleep. I went out of the house to see some children.

Daiyu's sister and brother are in a better mental state than he imagined, and Jia Lian saw that his two daughters have lost weight. Although he feels a little distressed, it is still useful for the elder sister and Qiao to be here. He touched the heads of the two daughters and smiled appreciatively at them.

When Lin Ruhai came back from outside in the evening, Jia Lian followed him to the study, looked at Uncle Lin's figure, and persuaded him with a few words such as "pay attention to your body".

"I've calmed down a lot now." After serving tea, Lin Ruhai let him go down, his eyes were still calm but somewhat peaceful, "You're right, I still have a pair of children, so naturally I want to They cheered up."

"It's best if you think so."

Lin Ruhai stared at the scattered tea leaves in the teacup and was slightly lost in thought. After a long time, he said, "Mother-in-law wrote to say that she wants Daiyu and Ke'er to go north."

Jia Lian was not surprised by this, but seeing Uncle Lin's expression, he seemed to have other thoughts, so he asked, "Aren't you going to send it over?"

Lin Ruhai shook his head, he was a little ashamed to say that he troubled the younger generation, but he still had to look at Jia Lian for the sake of the child and said, "I have no intention of remarrying a second wife, and Daiyu can't live without the guidance of female elders. I'm also happy that Lian'er is raised so healthy by you... So, can you let your nephew and daughter-in-law take care of Daiyu and Lin Ke?"

It is not Jia Lian's turn to worry about whether Uncle Lin will look for him again, and he doesn't care about having two more children in the family, but remembering his grandmother's request, he said, "Of course I am willing to take care of Dai Yuke'er, but maybe my grandmother is too. Missing grandchildren..."

"I know, I can't rest assured just sending their siblings so far away..." More importantly, Jia Lian has an old doctor here, and he also hopes that Daiyu will be by Jia Lian's and his wife's side for the sake of their health. .

Jia Lian remembered that in the original book, it was because the Rongguo Mansion personally sent someone to pick up Daiyu, and there was indeed a caregiver on the way, so now that Uncle Lin said so, he gave an affirmative answer, "Then you are planning to go directly when the two of us leave. Take people away?"

Lin Ruhai nodded, slid his index finger on the wall of the cup a few times, and suddenly said: "Your grandmother also mentioned something in the letter. She said that she wanted Daiyu to marry Baoyu from the second uncle's brother's family. I am a little hesitant. Lian'er thinks ?”

"This..." Of course Jia Lian objected, not because of anything else, but because he simply felt that the elders forced the two children into the same boat, which he could not accept.So he said: "Baoyu and Daiyu are still young, and the future is still uncertain. It's too early to say so now."

Lin Ruhai nodded. He also had reasons for this. Although he learned that Baoyu was accepted as a closed disciple by Daru in the correspondence, he couldn't decide whether he was Daiyu's beloved without seeing it with his own eyes.

But Jia Lian thought of another matter, which he felt and had not told anyone about it, so it was not easy to tell Uncle Lin the guess, so he just said vaguely: "This matter may be grandma's wishful thinking. In addition, some changes are unknown at such a distance, so don’t worry.”

Lin Ruhai had some concerns, that's why he asked Jia Lian. Now that he had heard what he said, he didn't mention it anymore, but discussed with Jia Lian about Daiyu and Lin Ke's going to their place.

In fact, there is nothing to discuss. Compared with the capital city, which is thousands of miles away, Changzhi County is still under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. It is very convenient to send anything that is missing, but it is not the case when going to the capital city.

And Wang Xifeng also felt pity for Daiyu's sister and brother, so she was very happy to know that she wanted to bring them back together.