Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Because Jia She's actions shocked the government and the public, and her heart is attached to Daiyu, Wei Ruolan has been paying close attention to the Rongguo Mansion recently. She also knows about Sister Feng's birth, Jia Lian's refusal to marry, and persuading Jia She. Buying things and pretending to sell goods back to Beijing, it is known that Liu Xianglian's fate has changed. In the manuscript, Xue Pan suffered this disaster and was saved by Liu Xianglian.

Thinking of Liu Xianglian who served in the Ping'an Prefecture Army, Wei Ruolan couldn't help paying attention to the Youshi sisters. After Jia Lian refused to marry, the former son Jia Zhen and his son left Tiekan Temple and returned to the mansion, and the Youshi sisters returned home with their mother. Jia Zhen and his son often come to meet him.

Second Sister You was not married, and she was still wandering, so she did not persuade Third Sister You to find someone else, and Third Sister You naturally did not say that she would marry Liu Xianglian.

From this point of view, Liu Xianglian escaped a catastrophe.

It shouldn't have been said that way, Liu Xianglian had already been married, even if Third Sister You was interested in Liu Xianglian, she shouldn't be involved in her marriage.But Wei Ruolan finds it hard to say, Third Sister You is aggressive and sophisticated, didn't she object when Jia Lian secretly married Second Sister You?On the contrary, she justly and confidently wanted to settle accounts with Sister Feng. It can be seen that she is not against being a concubine, and it is not impossible to want to overpower her.

Wei Ruolan had already planned to withdraw the manpower arranged in the Ningguo Mansion and around the two You sisters, thinking of this, she planned to wait and see. It would be good if Third Sister You couldn't remember Liu Xianglian, but if she remembered Liu Xianglian, She swore and swore that if she wanted to marry him, she had to make a plan first, and she couldn't let her spoil the marriage that Liu Xianglian had worked so hard to get.

Just as he was thinking about it, Hai Feng came in with a brocade box in his hand and said, "Master, Second Master Bao suddenly dispatched Mingyan to send these things, came in a hurry, left in a hurry, I don't know what's inside."

Regardless of how much it cost, the Grand View Garden is indeed a masterpiece of ingenuity. Wei Ruolan knew its elegance and Daiyu's character in her heart. At the beginning of the year, she thought about rebuilding the old garden in the house in order to prepare for marriage. Shan Ziye, who was ringing, went to invite him, and indeed he invited him. After checking the terrain and houses, he went to the Lin family's ancestral house again, and came back to draw and start building.

Wei Ruolan is not as extravagant as Rongguo Mansion, and built main halls and pavilions. The new gardens are dominated by flowers, trees, grass and stones, and occasionally a few pavilions are built for rest, not counting the original flowers, trees, mountains, stone pavilions, railings and other things. It will cost about 1 taels of silver.

After getting Shan Ziye's drawing, Wei Ruolan asked Baoyu to pass it to Daiyu, and asked her what she didn't like and needed to modify it.

Presumably, Baoyu sent the servant to send that drawing. Wei Ruolan took it in her hand, opened it, and found that it was indeed the volume of drawings drawn by Shan Ziye. It should be very satisfactory, only one place behind the study, which is shaded by green bamboos and surrounded by clear springs, has been changed from apricot blossoms to phoenix trees.

Wei Ruolan was puzzled at first, but after thinking about it for a while, she finally understood, nodded and smiled, "That's very good, I also think the sycamore tree is better, but old Minggong said that the red apricots are planted against the clouds by the sun, which has a good meaning."

Gaifeng stood below, looking at the ring on Wei Ruolan's hand, pursing his lips and smiling.

Let Wei Ruolan see it, and cursed with a smile: "What are you laughing at, monkey? Am I wrong? That Phoenix has always been drinking clear springs, eating bamboo, and living in phoenix trees."

Gaifeng said with a grin: "I'm not kidding, I just think this kind of ring is very good-looking."

Wei Ruolan touched the diamond ring on her hand, the smile on her face deepened by three points, how could he not understand Daiyu's intentions?She gave Daiyu a ring to show her eternal heart, and Daiyu specially sent the ring back to show her heart.Looking down, I suddenly saw that the fan cover around my waist had only been changed for less than a month. It was the end of summer and early autumn, and the fan cover made by Daiyu could no longer be worn.

Suddenly another confidant, Xiao Yu, came in from outside and said, "Master, Master Miaozhen is here to invite you."

Wei Ruolan hurriedly put away the blueprints, gathered her thoughts, and went to the Taoist temple. When she first saw Miaozhen, she heard her say: "I heard that you are going to rebuild the garden, and you hired Shan Ziye to plan and build it. I think it will cost a lot. Is the money enough? You donated 10,000+ taels of silver before. When you separated, you paid off the owed money first, and you didn’t get much left. You have to prepare dowry gifts and other things. I’m afraid you’ve run out of money. .”

Wei Ruolan's heart warmed, and she said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, the son has enough money. These years, the son is alone, and there is no big expense. The expenses are very little, and the income has been accumulated every year. The amount is not small. That's enough. This time, rebuilding the garden didn't cost much. There is no need for antiques and furnishings. The previous carnations, trees, flowers, trees, bricks, tiles, railings and other things can still be used after being removed. The shop in my son's hand is also running these businesses. take."

After listening to Miaozhen, she said: "It's very good. If you don't have enough money, just come and tell me. The farmland shops in my hand have income every year. I don't spend much myself, so I keep it. It will be yours in the future. Sooner or later." It doesn’t matter if it’s for you or later. I also have a lot of flowers and plants here, and I donated a lot of them to others. Tomorrow, I will repair the garden and transplant some good ones, which can also save a lot of money.”

Wei Ruolan said gratefully: "Mother, don't worry, my son is short of money, so I will definitely come and ask my mother for it." Even so, he himself knew that he would not ask Miaozhen for money, and he planned the dowry, rebuilt the house, etc. according to his ability And go.

Miaozhen knew that Wei Ruolan had been stronger than others since she was a child, so she no longer asked about this matter, but asked how the dowry was prepared.

Wei Ruolan didn't like the atmosphere of Ning Rong's second mansion, and planned to go to marry Daiyu after she got married. There was one and a half years left before Daiyu's birthday, and the engagement period would be two or three months before the wedding. You have to get ready to avoid being in a hurry.

Wei Ruolan laughed and said, "It won't be too late to buy tea, cakes, sheep wine, silk and satin, etc., the bride price has been prepared, and the jewelry has been ordered to start buying. As for the clothes for the four seasons, we have to wait until we are here. If we do it earlier The size definitely doesn't match. Thinking of Miss Lin's dowry, how does the mother feel about the son's dowry of 5 taels?"

Miaozhen thought for a moment, and said: "I will add another 6000 taels, and the hire money will be 6000 taels, six or six smooth, and let the world know that although Miss Lin has no parents or family, our family values ​​her very much."

Wei Ruolan said: "The son has money in his hand, more money is enough, there is no need to use mother's money."

Miaozhen glared at him, and said: "When I marry a daughter-in-law, shouldn't I do my best? You have to take care of everything, big and small, and I feel very sorry. If I refuse again, I will be annoyed. What's more, This is only a few taels of silver? I have a lot of good things in my hand, I just said that they belong to you."

Wei Ruolan quickly apologized, and said with a smile, "Thank you, son, mother."

Miaozhen said: "Miaoyu invited me to enjoy the chrysanthemums in Changcui Nunnery. After half a month, the chrysanthemums in Chengcui Nunnery should all be in full bloom. I will see Miss Lin then. What do you have for her?"

Wei Ruolan smiled and said, "I'm sorry for your trouble, my son will deliver it in person."

Not to mention how Wei Ruolan prepared the presents, but said that after Daiyu handed over the blueprints to Baoyu, she sat under the window to read a book. Not long after, Baochai sent Yinger and her mother-in-law over with gifts, all of which were incense fans and incense beads from Jiangnan. , incense pendants, clay figurines, pens, inks, papers and inkstones, etc.

Daiyu rewarded Ying'er and her mother-in-law, saying that she would thank Baochai after seeing Baochai, and ordered someone to put away their things after they left.

In the past two years, I was afraid that she would be homesick and sad. Apart from flowers, tea, fruit, books and other things, Wei Ruolan often sent her some small and exquisite earthenware from the south of the Yangtze River for her to play with. These things did not cause her to fall in love with the scene, but she only envied Baochai for having a mother and brothers, not as if she was alone and dependent on others.

Suddenly I remembered that Liu Xianglian joined the army early, how did Xue Pan's robbery be solved?He asked people to inquire, and the answers he got made Daiyu laugh and cry, and she didn't know what to say.She thought that these things were brought by Xue Pan from the south, she never thought that he borrowed money to buy them after returning to Beijing, and Wei Dao delivered them as soon as he returned to Beijing. Know.After reading the manuscript, although she knew that Xue Pan was not useless, Daiyu still hated him very much.

Daiyu didn't say anything when she knew about it, but Jia Lian really did hide it from everyone for Xue Pan. She didn't want those servants to suffer, and they couldn't control their mouths after drinking. They complained, but after ten days, everyone knew about it. up.

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai only knew the truth at this time, felt sorry for Xue Pan, and complained about Xue Pan, feeling ashamed.

Xue Pan said aggrievedly: "Where can I blame me? After selling those things, the interest is several times higher. It’s glorious, but who knows that I will meet a god-killing robber. After returning to Beijing, I don’t want others to know that I lost all my money when I started a business for the first time. I made fun of my mother and sister, so I came up with this idea. Let me know Whoever reveals the news, I must expose his skin!" At the end of the speech, his face and tone seemed to become ruthless.

Baochai said: "Forget it, it's all come to this point, why are you so brave and ruthless? That's a joke. Brother, don't remember these, just treat it as a loss of 800 taels of silver, and borrow it soon." I have paid back the money, and I will invite those guys to have a banquet to thank them and appease them, and it will not be in vain for them to work hard for four or five months with my brother."

Aunt Xue wiped her tears and said, "That's what your sister said. You were robbed of the goods and bought them in the capital. You must have spent a lot of money. Where did you get the money? Hurry up and pay it back."

Xue Pan said: "I ran into Lian's second elder brother outside the capital and asked him to borrow it. I borrowed a total of 800 taels."

When Jia Lian was mentioned, Aunt Xue, mother and daughter immediately remembered what Jia She had done, and they couldn't help frowning, and said: "There was a big incident in the former son's house. The old lady was annoyed by the old man's family. She even treated Brother Feng two times. The mouth doesn't look good, the old man has been hiding for half a month, and he has disappeared, you have some idea, don't stick your head into the tiger's mouth."

Xue Pan asked what happened, and when he learned of the situation of Lai's family, he was shocked and dared not say more. He hurriedly took 800 taels of silver and returned it to Jia Lian.

Jia Lian was afraid that the alcohol would poison his son, so he ate a couple of glasses and then went home, just as Sister Feng and Xiaohong were watching people pack up their things.

Seeing him come back, she handed over another 800 taels of silver. Sister Feng looked at it twice, ordered Xiaohong to put it away, and asked, "Brother Xue, did you return the silver? I didn't say that, if you are robbed, you will be robbed. Why buy something and pretend to make it?" It’s a joke to let people know when they come back from business, thanks to Auntie and Bao girl’s prudence, others see them as usual, and feel ashamed.”

Jia Lian chuckled and said, "What are you doing with them? Is the old lady still upset?"

Sister Feng said: "Why don't you get annoyed? She complained that her heart hurts, and she didn't ask me to serve her for several days. Grandma Zhu seemed to be very happy. Fortunately, the master can come up with such a way. When the old lady knows, the Lai family Things have settled down."

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Anyway, I stole the Lai family and paid back the 10,000+ taels owed by our family, which finally relieved some of the crime. Fortunately, I was careful when I built the garden and persuaded the master. At that time, the mansion There was not enough money in the treasury, and the houses were unwilling to pay the money, so someone proposed to borrow money from the treasury. If they borrowed money, it would have to fall on the master. They all said that they had no money, and they built such a large garden without money. The old lady felt that Baoyu's family had suffered a great loss, so she became more and more dedicated to subsidizing them."

Sister Feng showed a trace of sarcasm, and said: "The old lady is so biased, who doesn't know outside? The gold, silver, round, and flat collapsed the bottom of the box. They were all going to be kept for Baoyu. Don't even think about it. Send her to Mount Wutai. You are the first one!" After experiencing all kinds of things recently, Sister Feng was also very dissatisfied with Jiamu's partiality.Although Jia's mother loves her, it's just that she is smarter and more eloquent than Li Wan. She didn't see Jia Amnesty for doing such a thing, so she threw face at herself.

Jia Lian comforted: "It's like this anyway, it's useless to think about it, but we are thinking about our important affairs. The fourth younger sister is now living in the lotus champagne. Sister Lin is more relaxed. You see, let's send Sister Qiao to Sister Lin. How about being a companion? Send it in the morning and pick it up in the evening, no matter what skills you can learn, it's better than following you and me."

Sister Sanchun still has a teacher to teach her homework. In Sister Qiao's generation, perhaps because she is the only one, she has never been arranged to go to school in the house. Now she is too old to be enlightened. Jia Lian and Sister Feng are not familiar with it. Poems and books, only taught her to recognize a few words.

Sister Feng clapped her palms and smiled, and said, "Very good, I'm thinking about it! Sister Lin is a good teacher. That year Xiangling lived in the garden. With such a status and status, she wanted to learn to write poetry. Sister Lin taught her with all her heart, not to mention my niece. Son? Sister Lin has only taught Xiangling for a long time, and Xiangling has become a poet. Our sister may not be inferior. And there is no need to rush to send sister Qiao. My sister went to see Mrs. Lin at my sister's place."

After hearing this, Jia Lian praised her for being polite.Although he valued his newborn son more than his daughter, but there was only such a daughter before, and after suffering for so many years, he naturally hoped that she would learn some of Daiyu's character, and that she would not be underestimated in the future.

Sister Feng thought of something again and said, "I've figured it out. The money in our hands is worse than buying a few farmlands. In the future, I will hang them together with my dowry house and farmlands under the name of Sister Lin as a dowry. What do you think? Zhuangtian earns money every year, which is better than putting silver in your hands and getting moldy. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but this is the only one that is safe.”

Jia Lian thought for a while, and agreed: "It makes sense. We have 4 to 1 taels of silver in our hands. In addition to the 3 taels for Sister Lin's pressing box, there are [-] taels left. It is very good for buying a few big houses."

Sister Feng said: "Since that's the case, the second master should be more careful, and while our family is still making a splash, choose a few good fields."

The husband and wife discussed it properly, and Jia Lian went to check the news the next day.

Sister Feng prepared Shuxiu carefully, dressed up her daughter specially, and changed into new clothes herself. She took her to Jiamu's courtyard and asked Daiyu to be her teacher.

Sister Qiao had already been taught by Sister Feng, and said in a serious manner: "Sir, please accept my disciple's worship."

Daiyu laughed and said, "What are you two doing?"

After sitting down, Sister Feng asked Xiaohong to serve tea, and said with a smile: "Your brother and I are very envious of my sister's talent and ability. Suddenly, I saw that Sister Qiao was six or seven years old before I knew it. There was no husband in the house. Teach me, I am illiterate again, or your brother taught her a few words for her to understand, and if you delay it, will you become blind? After thinking about it, I specially prepared Shuxiu and brought her over to worship my sister as a teacher. I implore my sister to teach her for a few days, don't make her short-sighted like me."

Sister Qiao looks like Sister Feng, with willow-leaf eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and pink makeup. She looks more gentle and docile than Sister Feng. Every time Daiyu gets a plaything, she doesn't lose her share. Seeing Sister Qiao at this time Showing eagerness, Daiyu couldn't help but feel a soft heart, and felt a little distressed. At Qiaojie's age, she had studied for a year in the morning.

Touching Sister Qiao's head, Daiyu smiled and said, "You have come to beg me like this, how can I not be right? A girl should read a few books when she is born in this world, so she can be sensible and sensible."

Sister Feng was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked Xiaohong to pass the tea to Sister Qiao, and another maid brought the brocade mat.

Sister Qiao served tea with both hands, Daiyu took it and drank it, then put down the tea bowl, accepted the gift from Sister Qiao again, and ordered Xueyan to take out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and enlightenment books, and said to Sister Qiao: "You are worshiping As a teacher, I will teach you from the beginning, and from tomorrow onwards, come to me after you have greeted your parents, and you are not allowed to be lazy like your Uncle Bao."

Sister Qiao stood up and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sir, Uncle Bao is very lazy. If the second master is not at home, he will not study. When the second master comes back, Uncle Bao will be in a hurry. I won't learn from Uncle Bao, I will learn from Mr. Learn from a few aunts, I like the books, calligraphy and paintings that are full of the house. I can recite several poems written by the husband!" She was afraid that Daiyu would not believe it, so she told Daiyu every word. The poems made by the poetry club were memorized, and they were clearly articulated and crisp.

After hearing this, Daiyu felt more and more fond of her, hugged her in her arms, and said with a smile: "I have accepted a student who is very eager to learn, I will teach you well, and I will ask your third aunt to invite you into the poetry club in the future."

Sister Feng was very happy.