The Lin family has a female named Qingyun [Red Mansion]

It was the first time for Lin Qingyun to enter Jia's mansion, and when he drove into Ningrong Street, he looked out through the screen window.

I also remembered that Daiyu was only six years old when she entered Jia's mansion for the first time. She was a young girl who had just lost her mother and said goodbye to her father. The little girl followed, how could she not feel anxious and cautious, I really can't blame her for being sensitive and inferior and crying every day, even being compared to an actor by Xiangyun, she could only leave the table in anger to protest, so she was beaten up and said that she has a small temper and loves mean people.

360 days a year, wind, frost and swords are fierce.

Turning her head to look at Daiyu next to her, she described her as coquettish and graceful, with a rosy complexion, bright eyes, and a smile on her mouth. She was no longer the "nothing" Lin Daiyu in the book.

Lin Qingyun noticed that the carriage entered through the side door of Jia's house, and Daiyu obviously noticed it too, her expression changed slightly, her eyes drooped.The two changed sedan chairs and got off the sedan chair at the second gate. Zhou Rui's family had long been waiting for them at the second gate.Walking through the corridor and passing through the hallway, a marble screen with a red sandalwood shelf falls in the middle. Turning the screen, there are three small flower halls, and behind the hall is the courtyard of Jiamu's main house.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw many maidservants standing in front of the main room. Seeing their arrival, someone raised the curtain and announced to the inside—"Old lady, the two girls have arrived."

A maid raised the curtain, and Lin Qingjun and Daiyu went in.

Jia's mother's residence was extraordinary, and she was surrounded by a house full of maids who looked like green onions.Sitting on the first couch was a silver-haired old lady, who looked rich and kind, and beside her stood a young grandmother with scanty clothes and a decent big maid.Sitting side by side on the right were three women in their forties, who could be guessed by their attire, appearance and behavior, which was Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, and the other one was Baochai's mother, Aunt Xue.Sitting one by one on the left are Xiangyun, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, and Baochai. A handsome young man of twelve or thirteen is nestled next to Jiamu. The flower is also a two-color gold hundred butterfly wearing red arrow sleeves with flowers, tied with multicolored silk and knotted with long spikes, and covered with eight groups of Japanese forged fringe jackets with stone blue flowers, and wearing small green satin powder-soled court boots, With a face like powder, lips like fat, no one can complain.

"Yu'er pays homage to her grandmother/Qingyun meets the old lady." The two stepped forward to salute, Daiyu saluted as a granddaughter, but Lin Qingyun did not kneel.

"Yu'er, get up quickly." Jia's mother hurriedly asked Yuanyang to help her up, and then pulled her to sit beside her, while looking at Lin Qingyun, who had heard her name for a long time.Today, Lin Qingyun was wearing a light gold and peach red two-color flowered beanie, a peach red horse-face skirt, and a garnet red double-breasted feather satin cloak, which added a sense of budding beauty to the originally immature face.Looking at his calm and dignified demeanor, his clear eyes, and well-coordinated actions, he is really rare.Jia Musu loves a smart girl with a dexterous appearance and a quick temper. When she first saw Lin Qingyun, she had a good impression of Lin Qingjun. The girl is really nice, my wife liked it the first time I saw her."

Jia's mother didn't call her by name, she didn't call Miss Lin, she just called her eldest girl, and the distance immediately shortened.The table gifts prepared were not ordinary gold bracelets or other items, but a pair of white jade bracelets, which were very gratifying because of their translucence and moistness.When court jade was more valuable than jadeite, white jade of this quality was also rare to come by. It was too grand as a meeting gift, not to mention that Lin Qingyun was not the granddaughter of Jia's mother.

Just as Lin Qingyun was about to resign, Jia's mother said: "Although the eldest girl is not Yu'er's real sister, she is better than her own sister. Yu'er is not alone because of having an older sister. I often hear Yu'er talking about the eldest girl." The good thing is that Yu'er's body can improve now, the big girl's credit is definitely the first, I naturally want to thank the big girl. Although this white jade bracelet is more expensive, it is not the best, and I like the big girl too As a human being, just accept other heretics."

Jia's mother's words were not a lie, and she was sincere. Lin Qingyun was not easy to refuse, but she knew the truth that no meritorious deeds should not be rewarded.Because of the original work, she has always been wary of Jia's mother.

"This is grandma's wish, and my sister will keep it." Daiyu saw that she was embarrassed, and agreed for her.

"Thank you, old lady. The old lady takes pity on her. Qingyun can't be praised by the old lady. All the sisters here are better than me. The old lady is a good fortune." Lin Qingyun greeted the two wives of King Xing and Aunt Xue, and the three of them Each of them had their own respects, and they performed the same-generation ceremony with Li Wan. The girls had all seen each other before.

Mother Jia introduced Baoyu again, and Lin Qingyun nodded slightly, her eyes fell on the piece of precious jade hanging around Jia Baoyu's neck.He also thought that the rules of the Jia family were indeed neglected, or that Baoyu was special.Lin Qingyun knew Baoyu's temperament well, and since the Lin family and Jia's family were related by marriage, she barely had a little bit of it, so she didn't make any theory.

She is a guest, seated on Xiangyun, just next to Daiyu, and naturally not far away from Baoyu.

Without waiting for others to say anything, Baoyu said happily: "Sister Lin, the painting you drew for Sister Lin earlier is so vivid and novel, it looks like Sister Lin is alive on the painting, but it's a pity that it was given to the ancestors. Yes, if not, I will leave, I really like it. Can sister Lin draw a picture for me? Draw sister Lin, second sister, third sister, fourth sister, and sister Yun."

Xue Baochai lowered her head slightly, but raised it up again in a flash, with a faint smile on her face as usual.

Mrs. Wang frowned and reprimanded: "Baoyu is talking nonsense again! Miss Lin is a guest, so why did she come to paint for you? Besides, how can the girl's pen and ink be freely given to others? You are confused again."

Jia Mu said: "Where is it so strict? Speaking of which, the eldest girl is also Baoyu's elder sister. Even if she draws a picture for her younger brother, it is nothing." Do you think western paintings are so easy to draw? Your elder sister Lin said this the first time she came to the door, so don't scare her."

Because Baoyu had scolded Mrs. Wang, she didn't dare to get excited again now, so she touched her head and smiled silently.

Jia Mu was afraid that the girls would be restrained, and people would see them, so she let them play in the hall.Li Wan led the sisters out, followed by Baoyu, the sisters were used to mixing with him, but today there were guests, especially Baochai, who had been trained by Lin Qingyun for the word "frowning", frowning, I'm afraid Lin Qingjun won't give Baoyu face when he gets angry for a while, and it will make everyone look bad.

Baochai wanted to explain a few words, but was afraid of being self-defeating, and seeing that Lin Qingyun didn't say anything about it, she didn't make a sound.

Daiyu also knew that Baoyu was a human being, and she didn't have as many worries as Baochai, so she said to Lin Qingyun, "Baoyu has been used to playing with her sisters since she was a child, and it stands to reason that they shouldn't be together now that they are grown up, but if you leave him alone , he was unhappy, and the sisters were not interested. When we arrived at the flower hall in a while, let's sit together and set up another table for Baoyu."

"That's good." After all, this is Jia's family, so naturally we shouldn't be too harsh on Jia's phoenix eggs. Besides, Lin Qingyun didn't think that men and women need to be shy away from it if they didn't follow the Romans.

"You guys are having a lot of fun together, and I'm the only one sitting alone, what's the fun." Baoyu muttered dissatisfiedly, but only complained, fearing that if she talked too much, she would be driven away.

The maids in the flower hall set up the tables. Although it was drizzling outside, it didn't hurt the excitement of the girls.Xiangyun loves to compose poems, and today there is Jia Mu as the host, and the banquet is very rich, even with wine, she agrees with Baoyu Tanchun as soon as she proposes it. Others have nothing to do, but Xichun is not happy.

"If I don't come, I still have to ask Sister Qingyun to paint, so I won't be the last one for you!" Xichun said confidently and resolutely, she turned her head and begged Lin Qingyun, not at all guilty of pulling the guest away.

Lin Qingjun said with a smile: "I won't take part in composing poems anymore. I really have no poems to do. After all, I can't compare to you. The articles are easy to read, which makes people envious and admirable. I don't want to be lazy. You write poems, let me draw pictures for you." .”

Baoyu wanted to see Lin Qingyun's painting skills for a long time, and immediately clapped his hands in agreement, but Xiangyun said a few words and nothing more.Daiyu also knew that Lin Qingyun didn't like to write poems very much, so she let her go with a few narrow sentences.Only Baoyu was very excited and asked Lin Qingyun what he needed.

Lin Qingyun said: "If you want to do oil painting, you must not have enough time. Besides, the weather is not good, and the paint is difficult to dry. Find two sticks of charcoal. Willow branches are better. If you don't have them, you can also prepare white paper. , steamed buns, and others are unnecessary.”

"Huahuaer still needs steamed buns?" Xiangyun was surprised, and the others were also surprised, thinking they heard it wrong.

Daiyu, on the other hand, had seen her paint that kind of painting before, she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "It's no wonder you were confused, I was also very surprised when I first saw it. It turns out that my sister's painting method was also passed down from the Western side. What is it called 'sketch', except for the different techniques, it is somewhat similar to Gongbi, but it is more three-dimensional and realistic. It seems weird for my sister to ask for steamed buns, but in fact it is very important. It is clever and interesting when you think about it."

The people who said it became more and more curious.

Baoyu sent a little girl to the kitchen to ask for steamed buns and charcoal sticks, and sent someone to fetch paper from her study. Baoyu was careful, thinking that using charcoal sticks would make her hands dirty, and ordered people to prepare hot water, towels and other things to wash their hands early.

Lin Qingyun also sighed when he saw him next to him, Baoyu's temperament is really rare, he is much better than those well-known dandy disciples, I can't blame the Jia family girls all like him, if he can take some responsibility, it is really a good one to entrust his life choose.

The person who went to Baoyu's study when he was young came back empty-handed, and another maid with slashed shoulders and a snake waist came in with a coquettish and pretty appearance, holding a roll of paper wrapped in oilcloth in her arms.Seeing this person, Lin Qingyun knew that it was Qingwen, who was really outstanding, her facial features were not similar to Daiyu's, but her charm was somewhat similar.

"Qingwen? Why did you send it?" Baoyu was surprised.

Qingwen laughed and said: "The second master sent the little girl to fetch things, and he didn't say clearly, he only said that he needed paper for drawing. There are so many papers in the second master's room, what kind of paper do you want? I'm afraid that the ones I brought are not suitable, and I will delay I asked Miss Lin to paint, so I personally selected two sheets of each type of paper and sent them over."

"Thank you for your hard work, but fortunately you are careful, I carelessly forgot to ask." Baoyu got up while talking, and took a handkerchief to wipe the rain from Xiren's hair. Everyone in the Jia family was not surprised.

Daiyu and the others had already agreed on the topic, and they were thinking about each other when they caught a glimpse of Lin Qingyun staring at Qingwen, thinking she didn't know who it was, so she explained: "That's the girl in the second brother's room, named Qingwen."

Lin Qingjun smiled back: "I like her when I saw her, but I'm afraid she's very straight-tempered."

Daiyu nodded and sighed: "Yes, this girl was born well. I don't know how many people are jealous, and she has a strong temper. She is too strict with the little girls. I don't know what will happen in the future." Yu is not the resentful and desperate Daiyu trapped in Jia's mansion, not only her mentality has changed, but her horizons have also broadened a lot. Looking at Jia's house, she can naturally see more profound things.

Lin Qingyun took Xichun to the table, and several colors of paper one foot wide and two feet long were spread out on the table. The colors were snow white, light yellow, thick and thin. Light and dark floral.The paper used for sketching is naturally particular, but there is no need to be so picky right now, but any piece of paper can make a picture.Lin Qingyun told Xichun one by one, and picked out a snow-white one with fine lines on it.

"After all, charcoal sticks are used as pens. This kind of paper with uneven surface can better absorb the color of the charcoal sticks, and it is also easy to apply. The smoother the paper, the better. The color is white, and light yellow is also fine."

Xichun is good at fine brushwork and ink painting, so she only came into contact with such a novel western painting method from Lin Qingyun.While listening, he helped to flatten the drawing paper, and pressed the four corners with paperweights.

After waiting for a while, the little girl finally brought white steamed buns and charcoal sticks. The steamed buns came with a plate, and there were seven or eight sticks of charcoal sticks.

Lin Qingjun tried the charcoal sticks one by one first, selected the few that were easy to use and arranged them in a line according to softness and hardness, and took a steamed bun and held it in his hand.At that time, I missed a word, the people in the kitchen did not know what to do, and the steamed buns were delivered hot.Break apart the steamed buns and put them aside, the weather will cool down quickly in this kind of weather.

At this time, the poets over there had finished thinking, spread out paper and began to write.

Lin Qingyun observed for a while, conceived the layout of the characters in his mind, and then picked up the hardest charcoal stick and quickly sketched it on the paper.The elements of sketching are very simple, such as points, lines, and planes. First, the general characters and layout are outlined, and the unified light and projection are set. After adjustments, it can be processed in detail.Lin Qingyun is accustomed to starting with the face of the character, especially the eyes, which are the most expressive, and spends the most effort on the facial features, and then proceeds to the neck, body clothing, hands, etc.The sketch is different from the line drawing, it does not describe the whole body in detail, the highlight part is the most delicate, and then gradually transitions, and the shadow part is blurred, but it does not mean that the shadow part can be blurred. There are also light and dark changes.

Xichun watched her use the "pen" sometimes to smear black shadows of different shades with her fingers, and finally understood the magical function of steamed buns, which were used to make up for mistakes or to modify places with heavy shadows.

Several people who wrote poems have already judged their ranks, and it was Baoyu who fell down again.

Everyone chatted and laughed, tasted it again, and then they all came to Lin Qingyun's side to watch her paint.Lin Qingyun is used to drawing, and his hand speed is very fast, and the paper is not too big, so the painting is almost finished in an hour and a half.Finally, take a look at it again, modify it a few times, put down the charcoal strips, and ask for water to wash your hands.

"Miaozai! Miaozai!" Baoyu saw this kind of painting for the first time. He was surprised, surprised, praised and sighed, and even grabbed the painting and said first: "Sister Lin, give me this painting! I will definitely Order someone to carefully frame it and hang it on the wall, so that no one can scratch it. If Sister Lin likes anything, just say it, but if I have it, Sister Lin can just take it, just keep this painting."

Baoyu not only loves this kind of painting, but also loves the people in the painting.

Although this painting is not large in length and does not take long, there are many characters in it.It mainly depicts several poets, Daiyu, Baochai, Xiangyun, Yingchun, Tanchun, Baoyu, and Li Wan. Several people wrote poems for thinking about the topic. Because of Lin Qingyun's preference, Daiyu Baochai Not only is the whole body in the painting, but also the most detailed depiction, Xiangyun and Baoyu whispering and laughing, Yingchun sits at the table with only his upper body exposed, Tanchun turns his head to talk to Li Wan, Li Wan only shows his profile.In addition, Zijuan, Yinger, Cuilu, Siqi, Shishu, Qingwen, and Suyun who are close to each other are all in the painting. Even Lin Qingyun put himself and Xichun in the corner of the painting, bowing his head and painting without describing it. Xichun was focused.In addition, there were some little girls who only showed their hands, heads, or backs, etc. Xiren was also present, but Lin Qingjun knew that the backs were included in the painting because Xiren was worried about the girls in Baoyu's room and called the little girls in the corridor The girl went to send a message.

Although the main characters in the whole painting are only a few masters, the other maids in the background can be identified by their clothes, movements or stature, which shows Lin Qingyun's skill.

The other sisters were also amazed, and they loved her very much, but Baoyu had already opened their mouths. They knew Baoyu's nature, and it was not easy for them to ask for it, let alone come if they wanted it.

Lin Qingyun said with a smile: "Since Second Master Bao likes it, I'll give it to you. It's just that the painting looks okay at first glance, but it's not good. If Second Master Bao hangs it in the house, it would take up space for nothing. This is painted with charcoal." The charcoal powder on the strip is easy to fall off, so it can’t be touched, damp, or exposed to direct sunlight, otherwise it’s not conducive to preservation, but even so, the charcoal powder on the top will fall off naturally after a long time. If Bao Erye really likes it , just roll it up and store it away from moisture.”

"It's really troublesome." Xiangyun was speechless.

"It should be! It's just that my sister is too humble. This is a rare and good painting!" Baoyu praised the sincerity and authenticity, and the love in his eyes was beyond words.

Lin Qingyun is naturally happy that her paintings can be recognized and liked so much.

Everything in the flower hall here is being watched secretly by Jia Mu. When the news spread, Jia Mu was calling Mrs. Wang to speak.

Hearing the news from the little girl, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had different reactions. Mother Jia saw that Lin Qingyun was really special.Although Western things are not rare these days, it is not so easy to learn Western things. The most important thing is connections. It is obvious that Lin Qingyun has such connections, whether it was given by the Lin family or by her own fate. Law, after all, is her value.Mrs. Wang frowned slightly, thinking that Lin Qingyun was too irresponsible. The key to any Western painting for a girl born in the countryside was to seduce Baoyu. She was obviously as charming as Jia Min Daiyu!

Jia Mu sincerely praised a few words, and Mrs. Wang agreed with a smile.

"What is the old lady's order for her daughter-in-law?" Mrs. Wang asked.

"What do you think of Lin Qingyun?"

Mrs. Wang was taken aback, and became more and more puzzled: "The old lady's words are..."

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was thinking wrong, Mother Jia dismissed the maids and said to her: "I think she is good, she looks like a lucky one, and she can also manage the house and manage affairs. It is very good to be a daughter-in-law. Yu'er's father is already a first-class grandma." Lin's family is getting higher and higher, but it's a pity that Min'er is gone, and the Lin family is also estranged from ours. Daiyu is still young, and she can't talk about marriage, so Lin Qingyun is a good choice."

Mrs. Wang couldn't hide her surprise. She almost thought that Mother Jia was going to tell Baoyu about Lin Qingyun, but fortunately she remembered that although Lin Qingyun was the adopted daughter of the Lin family, she was only the daughter of a scholar.Furthermore, Guan Jia's mother seemed to have made up her mind, so she just listened to it, and it had nothing to do with her anyway.

"Second child, who do you think is the right age for our children?"

Mrs. Wang has been married to the Jia family for 30 years and has been a housekeeper. Naturally, she knows the Jia family members. When Jia Mu asked her, she thought about it carefully and said, "It's rare for the old lady to like her so much. She is now in the Lin family, and her status can't be considered as such." According to the past, it is enough to ration the children of our direct branch. Brother Rong's daughter-in-law was like this at the beginning. Although Brother Rong's daughter-in-law is gone, when she was alive, the husband and wife were extremely harmonious, which shows the family status Birth is not the most important thing, the most important thing is to act with one's temper."

Mother Jia heard that there was something in her words, her eyes turned cold, but she reprimanded calmly: "What are you doing mentioning a dead person! No matter how good Rong's daughter-in-law is, she is not blessed. I have hurt her for nothing, and mentioning her is only for my old wife." sad."

"It's the daughter-in-law who said something wrong, the old lady forgive me." Mrs. Wang immediately got up to plead guilty, but she didn't take it seriously.Who doesn't know what happened to Qin Keqing, if it wasn't because of that status, how could Jia Rong marry the adopted daughter of a mere Ying Shanlang, and Jia's mother would love her so much?But thinking of Qin Keqing's death and her daughter becoming a concubine, she felt relieved again.

She is the birth mother of a noble concubine, could it be that her daughter listens to the old lady instead of her own mother?As long as you have time to tell your empress, you are not afraid of a golden and jade marriage.

Mother Jia felt that discussing things with Mrs. Wang was really tiring. It was far worse than when Wang Xifeng was there. She couldn't help but regret letting Wang Xifeng go to Shunning.Mrs. Wang has been eating vegetarian food and reciting Buddha all day, and she has become a wooden figure, like a gourd with her mouth locked, she doesn't open her mouth in everything, but it's hard to choose.

It's different to be the birth mother of a concubine. Now Mrs. Wang is not easy to deal with. She has to choose a daughter-in-law for Baoyu as soon as possible.