Enemies in the Red Chamber

And when it comes to Beijing Jing Wang Shui Rong and Liu Geer drinking together, a plate of preserved crabapple fruit that is not in season is served.Shui Rong said: "Brother Zhao, try it, the taste is the same as when you first came down. It is a method thought up by the old man in the Zhuangzi, and it is just right to preserve the fruits of the season. Even if there are green leafy vegetables from the greenhouse in winter, they are still delicious. It’s hard to eat good fruit, but with this method, there will be fruit to eat in winter.”

Brother Liu tasted one, and it was really delicious, and praised: "It's still the people under the prince who are flexible in thinking and able to do things."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "It's just a small thought. We don't hide it, let alone make money with it. We have already tried it in the palace. We will have a letter in a few days. If it is really good, I will tell everyone I know. Send a prescription to the past, and you can taste something new from time to time."

Brother Liu, of course, would like to praise the high integrity of the water-soluble, but he disagrees with it in his heart.Now that it has been dedicated to the palace, it is the best way to do nothing about it in the future. It can be used by oneself, and it is passed on to the outside to see that the emperor is happy.Maybe the emperor is full of plans to reward someone with a basket of fresh fruits in winter. Fortunately, you have already passed on the recipe here, and every family has fresh fruits. How can this show the nobility of the royal family.But, seeing Shui Rong's high-spirited look, Brother Liu would not remind him.Typical I can use you and let you die after it's over.

While eating crabapple fruit, Shui Rong read a sentence, "Half-rolled Hunan curtain and half-closed the door, crushed ice to make soil and jade into pots", and shook his head to savor the taste: "Sure enough, it's a good poem, and it's really a rare exquisite heart."Then he explained to Brother Liu: "This is what Brother Jia Baoyu said when everyone wrote poems when they were rewarding Bai Haitang last time. A poem has exhausted the benefits of Bai Haitang. After the poem was uttered, it was really good. No one among the people was willing to write poems, but they were all convinced by this boudoir daughter. This sentence is among them, and I still admire it to this day , It's a pity that I don't know which daughter has such talent. Brother Zhao is Brother Jia Shi's cousin, I don't know if you have heard of it?"

Liu Ge'er twirled the cup calmly, shook his head and said: "I never heard of it", in fact, I have already turned over countless thoughts in my heart.How could you not know, this is the poem Lin Daiyu wrote when she was having fun.Thinking of Daiyu, a thought appeared in Brother Liu's mind. Daiyu's appearance, figure, character, talent, talent and means are all bad, why not...

After the banquet, he talked with Shui Rong for a while, and then Brother Liu went home.When I got to the door, a servant reported: "The girl said that the uncle came back and asked the uncle to come back and have something to say."

Ever since brother Liu sent letters to Yangzhou, Daiyu had expected that Jia Min would come. The main courtyard had not been lived in for many years, so naturally it had to be cleared out early.Doors, windows and railings have been cleaned and replaced, bedding, curtains and other utensils have to be prepared new, and furniture and furnishings have to be brought out of the storeroom and cleaned before they can be placed in the sun. , really trivial.

After looking forward to it day and night, I finally sent a letter explaining that I will disembark at the pier in the suburbs of Beijing at noon, and the two siblings will naturally discuss how to welcome them.

Daiyu is a woman who is more careful than Brother Liu and pays more attention to face. She asked, "Should I tell my grandmother where she is when she arrives? Second Brother Lian and Sister Feng are in Yangzhou. Mother must have something to bring with her when she goes to Beijing this time. I'm afraid the door is not good."

Brother Liu thought about it for a while, and said: "It's better not to tell. When my mother comes to Beijing, if my grandmother knows, she will say that there are only two children in the family who are not ready, or they will live in Rongguo Mansion. People will come and go on the pier." The dispute is unsightly, and outsiders will think that our family and the Rongguo Mansion are still one. It is a troubled time, but the wife has not made up her mind and the rumors have spread far and wide. As for the things I brought, I will trouble my sister to prepare a few cars Ma, you don’t need to enter our door, and you will be sent directly to Rongguo Mansion to count. Even if someone picks it up, it’s just the crime of our two children’s poor arrangements. The two evils are the lesser, and we would rather bear the crime gone."

Daiyu nodded and said yes, after all, Brother Liu knew the situation outside better, so it's not worth it to ruin a big thing for a small thing.This reflects the advantages of being young. Even if you do something wrong, it is just a sentence of ignorance. If an adult does this, you don't know what it will be programmed into.

At noon on the second day, let Ankang lead the chariot and horses to the pier first to occupy a place to wait, and then Daiyu took a chariot, brother Liu, and two siblings on horseback before heading to the suburbs of Beijing.There was such a big commotion in the Lin family, how could the Rongguo Mansion's subordinates, who were in charge of purchasing and welcoming and delivering, not hear the news. It's a pity that Mrs. Wang is now in charge of the family. Who doesn't know that Mrs. Wang and her aunt, Mrs. Lin, are at odds, and no one has reported the news. , I just chewed my tongue and said a few words in private that my aunt has gone to Beijing.After all, the old lady didn't hear the news, and missed the first opportunity to show outsiders that the Linjia family is one.

There were people coming and going on the pier, and it was hard to say anything, so I ordered Lin Butler to lead Ankang to unload things, Jia Min led Nuannuan to sit in the car Daiyu was sitting in, and saw Brother Chen looking at Liu with bright eyes. Brother rides a horse, and let the two brothers ride together, and the five of them go back to the house first.

Although the two children have never seen their brothers and sisters in real life, they only see their portraits every other month and exchange letters, so they are not too unfamiliar.At first, he was a little cautious, but after a while, he became noisy.Nuannuanhou kept calling her sister on Daiyu's body, saying that her body was fragrant, took out a pouch from the armband and poured out the "baby" inside to share with Daiyu, and then dragged Jia Min to make a fuss about the night Sleeping with my sister, I can say whatever I think of.Outside, Brother Chen's face was blushing and he had been excited since he got on the horse. He pulled the corner of Brother Liu's clothes and looked around. When he saw the sugar blower, he made a fuss and cheered, "Brother, sugar man". He was also screaming like a little kid, if Liu Geer hadn't grown up with Lin Ruhai until he was three years old, he would have thought that he had been so locked up in Yangzhou so he hadn't seen the world.

Along the way, Brother Chen felt good when he saw something, so Brother Liu ordered An He to buy some, half of which was given to Brother Chen to take the other half into the car for Nuan Nuan.Whenever sending things in, Nuan Nuan would always say "Brother is so kind", and she was very happy.Daiyu felt a pain in her heart when she saw it, and thought to herself, "Isn't it good, I haven't treated my son so well."

After many days on the road, the three of them were exhausted, and the two children got out of the car to wash and eat some snacks before falling asleep.Jia Min wanted to talk to Brother Liu, but Daiyu persuaded her to go to rest, and Brother Liu also said there was no rush. At this moment, Jia Min was also tired, so she didn't say anything else.I didn't wake up until night, and then I poured out my missing feelings, and arranged the things and people I brought.

On the second day, even though Jia Min was in a hurry to sort out the situation in Beijing, he had to go to Rongguo Mansion first.

Compared with Daiyu's siblings, Jia Min knew more about the private filth of the people in the Rongguo Mansion, so he deliberately brought the two daughters-in-law along as dowries.These two daughters-in-law have no other strengths, except that one had a good relationship with Aunt Zhou in the second room, and the other had an affair with Aunt Zhao.Mrs. Wang's things can be hidden from others, but they can't be hidden from these two people who stared at her all day long. .

When Jia Min returned to her natal family, she didn't enjoy the treatment of going through the corner door. Her husband was a member of the imperial court and he was also ordered. Aunt Xue would respectfully call Mrs. Lin when she saw her.Jia Min's sedan chair entered through the main entrance, followed by Brother Liu and the others.Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng stayed in the inner courtyard with the old lady as elder brothers. Baoyu took Jia Huan, Jia Cong and Jia Lan to meet him at the second gate.

Jia Min took Daiyu and Nuannuan to transfer to the sedan chair inside the second gate. Liu Geer led Chen Geer with Baoyu and the others, and the group went to the old lady's yard in a mighty manner.

The old lady led a group of people to welcome them out of the hall, and when they saw Jia Minniang hugging and crying together, everyone's eyes were red.It was Jia Zheng who said: "Don't be too sad, old lady and younger sister. It's better to sit down in the room and talk about family relationships." Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing also talked about comforting each other.

Jia Min helped the old lady into the door and sat down.Jia Min's dowry came to kowtow to the old lady, the old lady nodded and said: "Thanks to you for serving my Min'er these years, you have worked hard", then turned to Yuanyang and said: "Reward them".They all said they didn't dare, Yuanyang said, "This is a reward from the old lady to all the sisters", and Jia Min also said to let them keep it, so they dared to accept it, and knelt down to thank them.

Jia Min watched them retreat, and said: "Thinking about it, you had a lot of good friends who stayed in the mansion back then, but it's been so many years since I left with you, now you go to meet people when you come back, don't worry that I'm not here. "The old lady also said after hearing this: "Min'er is here with me and I don't need you all, go." Then she said to Mrs. Wang: "Let them play for a while, and tell the kitchen to prepare some wine and vegetables for them. Unfortunately, I haven't seen you for many years." It's gone." It was thanksgiving again before he retreated.

After that, the girls and boys were asked to recognize their relatives, and Jia Min gave gifts one by one.Because Li Wan is a young daughter-in-law, it is inconvenient to meet her father-in-law, so she hides behind and does not come out.

The house was full of female relatives, Jia She and Jia Zheng were inconvenient to stay for a long time. Jia She said: "My sister will go home and live for a while. I haven't seen her for more than ten years. At least I can relieve my miss. You and your mother Talk to your sisters-in-law, we will talk about it later." Everyone got up and sent them away again.

The old lady took Jia Min's hand and said: "I heard what your elder brother said, you can't leave. If I knew that you went to Beijing yesterday, I would directly take you to live in the mansion. You just came to Beijing, the mansion over there Li Yu'er is young, so she can't think of everything, and the stay is not comfortable."

Although Jia Min didn't want to waste time in the Rongguo Mansion, he knew he couldn't leave in a day, so he said: "Even if mother doesn't stay, I will stay here, I have packed all my clothes and bedding, but I will be back tomorrow at the most. My mother knows that I am not in Beijing, and my relatives and friends are two children walking around. Everyone is considerate and does not say anything else. When I come back, I dare not do this again. It is better to let everyone know. I live here. My mother knows that We are close, and those who don’t know think that the daughter who has left the family will go back to her natal family to take advantage of the autumn wind, so why bother to let people talk about it.”

The old lady knew Jia Min's temper, so she stopped talking, and just said: "There are not enough houses in Songzhuxuan, Nuan Nuan can follow Yu'er, and Brother Chen can also follow his brother, so you can follow me, our mother and I will also follow you." Can talk." Jia Min nodded in agreement.Then some girls went out to deliver letters, and then put away personal things.