Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

In early winter, a huge glass shop suddenly opened in the capital, selling such large glass and various glassware, which is more crystal clear than Western glass, but the price is not as expensive as Western glass, and it became popular in the capital in just a few days. At that time, many rich families went to this shop to buy glass for windows, glassware, screens and other things for use.

Many people don't want to go out to enjoy the wind and snow in the twelfth lunar month of winter. It is indeed a pleasure to enjoy flowers through transparent glass windows. Therefore, the supply of glass soon exceeds the demand, and it is extremely difficult for non-rich and wealthy families to buy it.

With the momentum of the Jia family, it should have been the same as these families. It should have ordered glass to replace the window paper, or built a glass house. The income of this year's mansion is insufficient, and the thousands of taels of silver that are going to be used for the New Year are all pawned. The gold and silver utensils in the mansion are obtained. The glass in this house is twice as cheap as Western glass, and they don't have the money to buy so much glass to install windows in various houses.

There is no shortage of glass windows and glass utensils in Jia's house. The east wing where Daiyu lives has glass windows, but these glass windows are not as transparent as the new glass. The new glass is smooth and smooth, and the figures and utensils opposite can be clearly seen .

Daiyu doesn't pay much attention to these things. To her, a transparent glass window, an opaque glass window or a paper window is just a window. It's a bit colder, but it's a beautiful thing in life not only to see things in the eyes, but also to have a fragrance in the nose.

No, Wei Ruolan suddenly sent someone to send a set of glassware and things, and a few large pieces of glass to use as windows for her.

Needless to say how envious others are, Daiyu recalled that Wei Ruolan once said that he had presented several prescriptions to Emperor Changtai, including a prescription for making glass. Give it up, and when he makes something good, he can get it without paying.Thinking about it this way, the glass shop should be opened by merchants under Emperor Changtai.

Daiyu took a look at the large pieces of glass that hadn't been cut open, and before installing the window, she hurriedly ordered to pay tribute to Jia Mu first, but ordered others to collect all the other things, except for the glassware and people's words, the rest were not mentioned.

Recently, Mother Jia is feeling bored about Baoyu's marriage. Neither Shi Nai's and his wife's letters, nor Nan'an Princess's personal mediator can persuade Mrs. Wang, and she can't continue now, lest she get a bad reputation. After listening to Daiyu's words, she said with a smile: "Lang Geer specially asked someone to install windows for you. What are you doing for me, an old woman? My house is originally made of glass windows, so there is no need to change them. Install them on the windows of your house. You all like to watch flowers and birds through the window, it’s just right for you.”

Daiyu blushed and said: "Whatever it is, it should be filial to grandma first. I saw that the glass is very good. It is wide and big enough to fit several windows. My bedroom will definitely not be used."

Jiamu said with a smile: "The bedroom can't be used up, so I put it on the window of the study, and it looks bright."

Mother Jia was well-informed, and although she knew that such glass was rare, she would not keep it for herself. Daiyu had no choice but to use it on the three windows of her east wing. After the replacement, the room was very bright.

Sister Feng Tanchun and other aunts and sisters-in-law heard about it, and they all came to see it.

Sister Qiao was wrapped in a cape of orangutan felt and covered with a snow cap. She was squatting on the porch outside the window to watch the wintersweet blooming on the steps. Suddenly she stood up, turned her head and stuck out her tongue at Xichun who was looking in, scaring her. Xichun, who had to stick to the window to look at the scenery, fell backwards, almost fell, and couldn't help cursing: "Good sister Qiao, have you forgotten that I am your second Mr.? You are here to scare me!"

Xichun is proficient in painting, and after the filial piety, Daiyu can't bear her being alone, and fears that she will go the same way, so she teaches Qiao's sister to learn painting from her.

Sister Qiao ran into the room, apologized with a smile, and said, "Second Mr., I didn't know that the glass could see people so clearly."

Xichun snorted: "You study with your elder every day, it's strange if you don't know!" As she said that, she folded her hands together, holding Qiao'er's cold little hands, which made Qiao'er laugh.Qiaojie learned from Daiyu for a few months, and she is very strange. Compared with everyone who just came to see the new glass, Qiaojie knew the benefits of the new glass, and asked Daiyu for the remaining glass to install windows for her younger brother. So that he can see the scenery through the window.

Sister Feng pursed her lips and smiled, feeling more and more grateful to Daiyu in her heart. Compared with when she was young, Sister Qiao's temperament is much more lively.

Xichun lowered her head and said to Sister Qiao: "Sister Qiao, look at your mother, are you kidding me? I will keep that in mind. Next time you are disobedient or annoy me, I will settle the score with your mother!"

Sister Feng hurriedly waved her hand and said, "It has nothing to do with me, so don't look for me."

Sister Qiao also shook her head, saying: "It has nothing to do with me, don't look for me."

The mother and daughter had two normal eyebrows and eyes, and they spoke in the same tone, which made everyone laugh for a while. After they finally saw the benefits of the new glass, Baoyu couldn't help but said: "It's really good, the glass windows in my Yihong Courtyard are not as good as that." My sister is here."

Tanchun smiled and said, "If you want new glass, tell your wife."

If we talk about the past, Baoyu must have nodded in agreement, but he shook his head when he didn't want to hear this, and said with a smile: "I am such a layman, so don't trample on good things. None of the sisters have any, and I am the only one who wants to come." What's the use? It's boring after all. Sister Lin doesn't count here, it was originally Wei Ruolan who pretended for her sister."

After hearing this, everyone looked at Daiyu and smiled, each with emotion and envy in their hearts.

Especially Xiangyun and Baochai, because of the historian's letter recently, although they haven't turned against each other, they are drifting away from each other in their hearts.

After all, Jiamu and Mrs. Wang felt sorry for Baoyu, especially Jiamu. The next day, they took out the ladder and ordered someone to change Baoyu's glass. Unfortunately, the supply of new glass was in short supply. Only then.

Because of the death of the old concubine, no noble family dared to have banquets and music, and the Jia family had never had a good time because of Jia Jing's death.

In the past few months, because of Baoyu's marriage, Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang were not very happy, and there were different opinions in the house. Li Wan, who was born in Tanchun, had no time to take care of the housework, and many miscellaneous things happened one after another. The sisters did not join the club for several months. Now that it's mid-spring, Daiyu wrote a few peach blossom poems instead of the peach blossom line that she had read in the manuscript.

Sister Feng is busy, and when the one-year period is over, Yingchun will be married.

The Marquis of Baoning and Jia's family were of the same mind, and they couldn't wait to celebrate the big gift. They fixed the sixth day of April as the wedding date. Fortunately, the dowry was ready. Jia Amnesty didn't dare to stay because of the bad prospects. Sister Feng Jia Lian took a Zhuangzi and some sets of jewelry from the ladder to make a dowry for Yingchun, but she was not in a hurry.

The daughter of Wang Ziteng, who was born to Prince Teng, was promised to the youngest son of Marquis Baoning, and she was scheduled to go through the door on the tenth day of the fifth lunar month.

At the end of February, the queen suddenly sent someone to pick up Daiyu into the palace to talk. After eating a cup of tea, she ordered someone to hand over a stack of lists to Daiyu. Looking at Daiyu's suspicious eyes, she smiled and said, "Silly My child, you will be married next year, and Wei Ruolan is in a panic again, wishing to get married early, shouldn't you get a dowry at this time?"

Daiyu blushed, but the Jia family didn't mention it, she really forgot about it.

The queen pointed at the list and said: "These are the dowries your father left for you, they are sealed in the household department, and they are the dowries of the mistresses of your ancestors. Although there are some defects, most of them are fortunately left. They are all furniture. Antiques, jewelry, Zhuangtian and shops, as for trivial things such as silk, silk, satin, rouge, pollen, hand towels, medicinal materials, etc., are not listed here. The Ministry sent people to take care of it very well, and the antiques were well preserved. I asked someone to clean up all the furniture and jewelry, and they were all of good materials. There are quite a few things such as red sandalwood, huanghuali and jewelry that I can’t buy with money now.”

Daiyu was very grateful, and said: "The descendants of my Lin family have withered. Over the years, they have been passed down in a single line. In my generation, although there are two brothers and sisters, the brothers have no support. Therefore, for a hundred years, they have only entered and exited. There are no such big guys in the things, so these things have been passed down from generation to generation." It is inheritance, and it is also thinking about it.

The queen smiled and said, "That's good, what's left is yours."

Afterwards, he took out two lists to Daiyu, and said, "The top one is the dowry list prepared by the Ministry of Rites for you. It is according to the specifications of each prince's mansion for marrying the county head. Take a look. Don't worry, I will let others see it." Now, no one is playing tricks. The following is the dowry prepared by me and His Majesty, because the Ministry of Rituals has brought good wood to build a complete set of furniture for you. This is mostly medicinal materials, jewelry, silk, satin, powder, calligraphy and painting, etc. There are only a few pieces of antique furniture made of red sandalwood, huanghuali, and ebony. The most important thing is that His Majesty gave you two farmlands. They were originally Huangzhuang, each with ten thousand mu, adjacent to the one for Wei Ruolan, so it will be easy to take care of in the future. "

Daiyu concealed the surprise and gratitude in her heart, and hurriedly said: "The dowry left by my late father is enough, and the imperial court is very grateful for what it has prepared, how can I still receive what is given by your majesty and empress? It is better to keep it for other purposes. "

The queen waved her hand and said: "I have no children, what's the use of keeping them? If you get my favor, I'll give you more. Even if others envy you, it's useless. You don't even need to save money for your majesty. He is now There is a lot of money, there is no shortage of money, and when you have no money, you have a lot of things and don’t spend money. We women’s family, we can live with more dowry in our hands, and we don’t need to be angry when we are in the husband’s family. These are all yours. I guess you Grandmother will also prepare something for you, and the Wei family's dowry will probably ask you to take it back, and when you leave the cabinet, everyone will add makeup to you, which can barely be regarded as a red makeup."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Listen to what your mother said, it's not only ten miles, but also twenty miles and thirty miles." Just one copy is already ten miles of red makeup, let alone three or four copies in one place?The calligraphy and painting books in her hand don't know how many boxes they have to pack, and they don't need anything else, but these must be taken out of the cabinet.

The queen didn't take it seriously, and only said that she would send the dowry to Rongguo Mansion for a month after she left the cabinet, and said: "I want you to marry me, but I think it makes sense to marry you from where you grew up, and If you follow me, you may not be clean."

Daiyu said: "Thank you, Madam, for your hard work. It should be like this." She doesn't want to be proud of being favored.

The queen also warned: "Except for antiques, calligraphy, paintings, books and other things, you are not allowed to bring old things in the dowry when you leave the pavilion. Old jewelry, old clothes, old tea bowls and inkstones that you usually wear at home are not allowed to be brought in. After returning to the door, go to relatives, and then take your time. Ask someone to transport it over. After a while, I will tell Miss Liu to keep an eye on it and don't put it in the box."

Daiyu was puzzled, guessing it was due to customs, but she said in her mouth: "I see, the second sister is getting married. I saw the second sister-in-law also said this. The old jewelry from the past was melted down and made into new ones, or asked craftsmen to fry them." Once fried, the color is bright and eye-catching.”

The queen nodded and said: "It should be so, just remember."

Daiyu flipped through the dowry list once, and couldn't remember it all.

The Queen drank a cup of tea and asked Daiyu: "Yu'er, I often hear His Majesty say that Wei Ruolan should be reused. If His Majesty sends him away on a business trip, what will you do?"

Daiyu Xiafei's cheeks fluttered, and she couldn't help thinking of what Wei Ruolan usually revealed to herself, she said in a low voice: "Let's see how long and short, if it's long, we'll be together, even if it's going to a poor place, I'll follow, if it's short I'll be waiting for him in the capital. Your majesty and empress won't let me follow, right?" Wei Ruolan has Wei Ruolan's mentality, she will not stop Wei Ruolan from making contributions, and she will not appear "Suddenly see the street Willow color, I regret teaching my husband and son-in-law to seek the title of Marquis".

The queen clapped her palms and smiled, nodded and said, "Of course not. That's fine, and I can feel relieved."

After Emperor Changtai got the news, he smiled and said to Wei Ruolan: "So you can rest assured? I said earlier that Jingxiao is different from others. Others think it is hard, but she may not. In the remaining year, you will not only work as an errand and teach Other than my disciples, I would like to learn how to march and fight with the people I arranged with you, and I will send you out after you get married next year."

Wei Ruolan hastily said that he obeyed, that he will die next year, and that it is a very good age to marry and join the army.

But Daiyu didn't know the words of the monarch and his ministers. She chatted and laughed with the queen for a while, and then painted the spring scene. When she left the palace in the evening, she brought these dowry lists back to Ming Jiamu.

Jia Mu was stunned, then sighed, pulled her to sit next to her, and said, "The Empress has thought very carefully. I heard from the Wei family that she will marry after you reach Ji. The dowry should have been prepared. I want to wait for you." Second sister asks your second sister-in-law to cook after she leaves the house."

It's hard for Daiyu to say that the mansion has been unable to make ends meet these years, and Li Wan and others are eager to cut down on food and clothing. Mother Jia will make others resent her. After hearing what Mother Jia said, she said without hesitation: "All these things are enough. Grandma's things will be kept in the future. Leave it to Baoyu and the sisters, don't worry about me. I don't know how to move all these things, so where can I add grandma's things?"

Jia Mu laughed and said, "Others are looking forward to a large dowry, but you are better off. I have a lot of things in my hand. It is enough for you to make a dowry, and enough for your brother to marry a daughter-in-law. The rest will be done by myself."

Mrs. Xing Wang and Aunt Xue all present smiled, and a look of envy flashed in the eyes of Du Tanchun and others.

Just as he was talking, someone reported that the historian had sent someone.

Mother Jia was taken aback. The Shi family sent someone to talk about the in-laws a few years ago, and they didn't return until the end of the year. Why did they send someone again in only two months?Busy, please come in, and order someone to call Shi Xiangyun over.

Shi Xiangyun and Baoyu walked side by side, and as soon as they stepped into the door, they heard their servant woman say to Jia Mu: "It's warm and freezing, and the master and wife sent me to pick up the eldest girl, because the master and wife showed the elder girl in the first month." The family is very good. It is the third son of Ge Hui, Governor of Liangjiang. This year, he is 16 years old. You'll be an old girl, I can't afford to delay."

After hearing these words, Xiangyun was stunned for a long time as if struck by lightning, feeling that he could not even move his feet. When Baoyu found out, he hurriedly helped her in, because he didn't dare to greet Shi Nai and his wife first. Help her sit down.

The maidservant of the Shi family looked at Xiangyun with a hint of disapproval in her eyes, she stood up and said, "Hi girl."

Xiangyun came back to his senses, responded, and then greeted Shi Nai and his wife with them, and asked impatiently: "I'm here to take care of myself, thinking about how my uncle will come back to Beijing when his term is over in a year or two. past?"

The maid sent by the historian is Madam Shi Nai's confidant, she smiled sarcastically in her heart, but said in her mouth: "Master and wife are always thinking about the girl. In the past, the old aunt and wife kept the girl because they were reluctant to bear her. Now the girl is getting older. How can I continue to stay at the old aunt's house? The second girl, the third girl, and the fourth girl are all thinking about the eldest girl."

It turned out that the servants of the Shi family went back and told Shi Nai and his wife about Jia's reply and Nan'an Concubine's failure to make a match.

At that time, Shi Nai and his wife had just received Jia Zheng's second reply less than ten days later, and when they learned about it, they became more and more angry.When will it be? If you can't decide, won't you delay the big event?

Therefore, after the couple's discussion, they proposed marriage to Xiangyun at their place of employment. Anyway, outsiders don't know the news in Beijing. No matter how cold-hearted Mrs. Shi Nai is, she can't ignore Xiangyun. The dowry in the house is brought together, it is easy to manage, and the marriage will be made next year, anyway, Xiangyun will be fifteen next year.

Mrs. Wang, who was sitting below, applauded secretly, and praised the historian from the bottom of her heart. This is the bearing of a rich family. What was it like before?Mrs. Wang thought it would have to be delayed for a year or two, but unexpectedly, the historian retreated first.

Tanchun looked at Xiangyun's uncomfortable face, thinking that she wished her family would be so attentive, but she was not willing.

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Mu and said with a smile: "This is a happy event for the family reunion, not to mention we have been separated for a year or two. Miss Shi must have been overjoyed, and that's why she showed such a look."

But Jia's mother was reluctant to leave Xiangyun, and Xiangyun was also reluctant to leave. She said tearfully, "I only miss my ancestors."

The maidservant of the Shi family smiled and said, "Don't be so, big girl. What do you think if people know about it? Although the mountains are high and the rivers are long, it's not that the girl's in-law's family hasn't returned to the capital. When they return to the capital, they will naturally meet each other." Jia Zheng The couple refused to agree to get married, and Jia's mother couldn't make the decision, so Xiangyun stayed and made people laugh?The servant girl of the historian family became more and more impatient.

Xiangyun bowed his head and remained silent.

Mother Jia sighed: "Don't say that girl Yun is reluctant, and I also don't want her. She has been with me for so many days, and she suddenly asked to leave, and her heart seemed to be gouged out."