The eldest grandson of the Red Chamber

Because the first day was a festival, many relatives and younger generations came to pay New Year's greetings and kowtow. Jiamu liked it very much, and she was a little late to quarrel with the children, so she couldn't get up on the second day.

Fortunately, I still remember today's breaking five, although it was a bit difficult, but in order to seek auspiciousness, Jia's mother got up under the service of her maids.

It's been a long time since I finished washing and eating.Putting down the chopsticks and having a cup of tea, Mother Jia thought that the two female storytellers yesterday were really wonderful people, and the stories they told were lively and fresh.Just as I was about to make Yuanyang call the children to listen to the book together, I saw Yuanyang coming in from the outside.

"I didn't notice that you weren't around. Where did you go so early in the morning? But Sister Feng called you again? It's Chinese New Year, so I can't stay idle." Mother Jia asked her.

"But the old ancestor made a mistake. The New Year's Day event was arranged early in the morning. I just teach people to follow the rules. There will be no mistakes. Even Lian's second grandma stole two days of leisure." Yuanyang said Come closer: "I just left the room, and I heard they said that there is another guest coming today, and they made a special trip to visit the ancestors."

"Several relatives came here in the first few days, and there are still people coming today, which one? But far away?" Jia Mu asked her.After living for most of my life, I have a few grandchildren under my knees, and there are quite a lot of old relatives and marriages.Come at this time, don't come here specially from other places.

"It's not far away, I guess it's time to come." Yuanyang smiled and said, "You can teach the old lady to guess, but the man came early in the morning. I heard that the old lady hadn't gotten up yet, so she stopped him from reporting. .Just wait for a while, when the old lady wakes up, it won't be too late to call him."

"You Yuanyang is the number one fair person in the mansion. If you said something like this today, it can be seen that he is a neat person. Am I right?" Jiamu asked with a smile.

"The old lady is really powerful, she guessed it right, so it can be seen that Miss Lin is the one who hurts the most on weekdays." Yuanyang flattered her and asked, "Can I ask him to come in now?"

"The child has been waiting outside?"

"Second Master Lian had some friendship with him in Yangzhou before. He first heard that the old lady hadn't gotten up yet, so he went to talk to Second Master Lian after waiting for a while."

"He's a well-organized child." Mother Jia nodded, "Go and ask him to come, and ask me to visit her husband-in-law for Yu'er."

Ming Xu got the news very quickly, saw someone when he entered the door, and gave a senior salute first: "Ming Xu, junior, I have met the old matriarch, and the old matriarch has a happy new year."

"Happy New Year, get up and come here." Mother Jia waved at Ming Xu, "I've heard about you for a few years, but today I met a real person. He is really handsome and calm."

"I should have come to visit the old matriarch earlier, I didn't want to be delayed because of my studies, this junior was rude, please don't blame the old matriarch." Mingxu approached and made another long shot.

"Your child, studying is a serious and important matter, and you must not delay it. The old lady is always there, and it is never too late to see you." But with just a few words, Jia's mother had already expressed the intention of getting close.

Originally, Mother Jia didn't like this person who ruined her arrangement with the two Yu'er, but the matter has become irreversible, and she has gradually accepted it in the past few years.Today I met the grandson-in-law appointed by this son-in-law, and I have to admit that he is really a good person, with a handsome personality and a well-organized way of doing things, he is a polite person.Xu Shi was two years older than Baoyu, and looked more calm and stable as the governor.

Furthermore, although Wang's actions were a little thoughtless, they also made some sense.Now that Yuanchun has become a concubine, she can't be without someone to rely on at home. It's not enough to point at Zheng'er in the middle of the court. Baoyu's marriage needs to be done more carefully, and a girl with a better background can be found, and the two families can also help each other.

Yu'er's child's parents died early, and he has no family.It is not suitable to match Baoyu.This kid from the Ming family seems to be a good one, and he is just right with Yu'er.

Thinking of this in her heart, Mother Jia spoke a little more kindly again: "Your mother came here a few days ago, and I said that I wanted to see you, and then I fell on the ground, and you came. It can be seen that you are a sincere child."

"To tell you the truth, the old matriarch, I wanted to come to see my mother the day my mother came, but my mother said it was against the rules, and that's how it is today." Ming Xu smiled, showing a bit of youthful air.

"That day I realized that your mother is a respectful person. I am old, but I don't value this. If you have time, come and talk to the old lady." Jiamu said.

He knew in his heart that Baoyu should be called to accompany the guests at this time, the young people could talk together, and Mingxu was a good person, so the two of them could see each other more.Just thinking of Baoyu's child mentioning Yu'er's fiancé's disgusting appearance, he didn't want to embarrass him.

Seeing that he agreed, Jia's mother said again: "I should have asked my grandson to play with you, but he is a naughty one. He disappeared early in the morning and did not know where he went. I am wronged by the Ming family brother." My son is chatting with my old lady."

"I was the one who came here abruptly. Brother Jia probably didn't know about it, so he went out. If that's the case, we might as well see you next time." Mingxu quickly answered, he wasn't very interested in Jia Baoyu.

"When I came this time, besides paying New Year's greetings to the old lady, my mother also entrusted me with something." Seeing that the formalities were over, Ming Xu took out a box from behind, "When I came, my mother said that Sister Lin Xu Shi ordered me to bring some things as a congratulatory gift in addition to clothes a few days ago. I would like to ask the old lady to help pass it on to her."

Yuanyang took the box and handed it to Mother Jia.

Mother Jia stroked the red sandalwood box, frowned slightly, and smiled again: "Your mother has a heart, and I will thank her on behalf of Yu'er."

But she sighed silently in her heart, she is old, but she is not blind yet.This was not given by the Ming Song family, I'm afraid it was prepared by this child, but he is affectionate and cares about Yu'er.This time, Ruhai looked good at people.

"The old lady forgives me for being innocent, this junior has one more request, and I ask the old lady to agree to it." Ming Xu blushed slightly as he spoke.

"Just say it." Mother Jia couldn't help being curious when she saw that he had been polite and generous since he came in, but now he was showing a coy look, showing the posture of a half-grown boy.

"Presumably the old matriarch already knows that my sister will leave the cabinet in February. After I have watched the ceremony, I will go back to Jiangnan to continue my studies in preparation for this autumn." Ming Xu paused and organized his words: "I and Sister Lin met when I was young, and it has been more than three years now, and I am going south to Yangzhou this time, and the return date is fixed. It will be two or three years at least, so the younger generation wants to see Sister Lin."

Ming Xu glanced at Jia Mu as he spoke, and found that her expression hadn't changed much, frowning as if she was thinking about it.

Then he continued: "It will be Shangyuan in a few days. I want to invite Sister Lin to go out and have a look and say a few words. If the old lady agrees, she will return Sister Lin before Haishi that day, so that the old lady can rest assured. .”

Ming Xu made a promise, and after speaking, he waited for Jia Mu's reply, and it took a long time before he heard a sigh from above.

Ming Xu raised his head to face Jia Mu, but saw the old lady had a smile on her face. "You're talking about this, so there's no reason for me not to allow it. I think I went to the Lantern Festival when I was young. Young girls and wives love this. It may have been many years, and I'm old. ah."

"Thank you, old lady, for your understanding." Mingxu got up and cupped his hands: "Old lady, forgive me, in the eyes of juniors, old people are not old if they are not hearty. Er Le. So why do you imprison yourself?"

Mother Jia already had some thoughts in her heart, but when Mingxu said these words again, she immediately fell in love with him even more. "Although your child is a scholar, you haven't acquired the pedanticness of those scholars. That's good. My Yu'er is a blessed one."

This is the first time Mother Jia has uttered such clear words, Ming Xu feels a little happy.Afraid of getting bored, he stopped mentioning Daiyu, and only chatted with Jiamu about some novel and interesting things.

By noon, Mother Jia's address to him had changed from "Brother Ming" to "Brother Xu".In the end, I will keep him for lunch.

"It's not good to disturb the old lady, so the younger generation won't stay. The old lady is a little late for breakfast, so she can push her back a little bit for lunch." Ming Xu refused and did not forget to brush her favor.

"Yuanyang, go and see brother Xu off." Mother Jia didn't force her to stay, and sent off the guests.

Yuanyang responded and led Mingxu out.After they left, Mother Jia opened the red sandalwood box, flipped through it, closed it and handed it to the person next to her, "Amber, send it to Yu'er, and tell her about today's events. Then tell my brothers and sisters about the Lantern Festival. On the festival day, the old woman took them out to play."

Amber took the order to do it, and it didn't take long for the news that the old lady took the children out to enjoy the lanterns on the Lantern Festival spread throughout Jia's house.

Everyone had different reactions, some asked about the specific arrangements, some asked who would go, and some were busy inquiring about the news.Let's not mention these for now, just talk about Daiyu's place.

"Uncle Ming asked the girl to go out on the Lantern Festival. It is really bold, and the old lady agreed. Except for the flower viewing parties that Miss Ming occasionally invites, the girl seldom goes out on weekdays. This year's Lantern Festival will be great. You don’t need to be bored in the house anymore, maybe the girl doesn’t know that the Lantern Festival can only be lively when you go to the streets.” Zijuan was rarely so calm, and recalled spending the Lantern Festival outside when she was young, rambling endlessly.

Xueyan didn't go through this incident, so she also interjected to ask this and that.

Daiyu ignored them and let them make trouble.She looked at the box on the table and remembered what Amber had brought. "The wife of the Ming family specially gave it to Miss Lin because she was thinking about taking off her clothes." At the end, she added, "Miss Lin is very lucky."

Thinking about it, her eyes felt a little hot, the Jia mansion always remembers the joys but not the sorrows, and she lives here as a guest, so she dare not bring up her parents' taboos, and no one has ever paid attention to this.But he didn't expect that the Ming family would still think about her first month, besides such trivial matters as taking clothes, and brought things over.

After Zijuan finished talking with Xueyan, she saw Daiyu staring at the box sent by Amber without moving. "Girl, you might as well open it up and take a look." Zijuan said, she was a little uncertain about Daiyu's mood, she seemed a little sad and happy.

Seeing that Daiyu came back to her senses and nodded, Zijuan opened the closed box to reveal the contents inside, causing Xueyan to exclaim in surprise.

It was actually a box full of jewellery, red coral bracelets, gold hairpins in various patterns, and several pairs of ruby ​​earrings.

Zijuan looked at it once, and said tentatively: "It's all gold and gorgeous. Girls don't like these. How many girls do you want to share?" Sisters, let the servant girls choose the rest.

But she didn't want Daiyu to close the box directly, "You don't understand, you can't give them these."

Zicuckoo smiled and stopped talking.

The fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Shangyuan.

This day Mingxu had dinner early, and came to Jia's mansion in a carriage.

At this time, Jia's mansion is in a hurry. When the ladies of the big family go out, there must be no shortage of things, and there must be no shortage of people with them, so as not to collide.This time the Jia family went out with a lot of people, and the preparations had to be detailed and comprehensive. Wang Xifeng was too busy to eat dinner, so she made arrangements for everything.

While he was busy, he heard the servant girl report that Uncle Ming had come to pick up Miss Lin, and she was waiting at the second gate.

Wang Xifeng cursed secretly, asking people to report to Jiamu and Daiyu.Not long after, the servant girl chatted back and forth, "The old lady said that the house is busy, so she won't see Mr. Ming, and told Miss Lin not to wait for us. Since Mr. Ming came to pick us up, he can go first."

"I see, you go to live with Second Master Bao, and tell him that his brother was looking for him, and dragged Miss Lin away, so nothing can go wrong." Wang Xifeng ordered swiftly.

Daiyu here also got the letter, and walked to the second gate with Zijuan Xueyan and the two nuns sent by Jia Mu.

When I got off the sedan chair at the second gate, I stood still, and saw a person standing a few steps away, looking this way.