Lin Jue of the Red Chamber

Chapter 26 Jia Mansion

Furthermore, the image I originally wanted to portray was a pedantic, upright nerd who was stupid in reading, how could he not be shy when he saw three beautiful little girls?

Seeing Lin Jue and Daiyu's smiling and intimate faces, Mother Jia only felt a rush of anger. She glanced at Sister Feng calmly, and Sister Feng pulled Daiyu with a smile: "These things at home Miss, only sister Yuan can compare with Yu'er, who else can compare?" Said, and pushed Daiyu to the chair under Jiamu's hands.

Daiyu smiled embarrassingly, and sat down quietly.

Lin Jue looked at Guanqi and nodded to himself, got up and said, "Ancestor, my father said that he was on business abroad due to the emperor's favor, and he was not allowed to return to Beijing to fulfill his filial piety. He specially asked me to bring a gift. I hope that the ancestor will not dislike it."

Mother Jia's face softened slightly: "You're too polite, aren't you? Just do your business for the Holy One with all your heart. I have two uncles of yours here, so I can't lose them."

But Sister Feng said with a coquettish smile, "Is there anything in Uncle Lin's house that is not good, and the family can't lose to our ancestors, but that is also Uncle Lin's filial piety."

Daiyu also smiled and nodded.

Guanqi brought a few well-dressed servants to carry five three-foot-square boxes.

Lin Jue stepped forward and opened the first box: "There are many silks in the south of the Yangtze River. These few bolts of silk are suitable for our ancestors, especially the smoke-colored one, which is the best. There are two boxes of silk in total."

Mother Jia smiled and nodded.

Lin Jue skipped over the second box and walked directly to the third box, and said, "This box is full of medicinal materials." Lin Jue took out a rectangular box that was more than one foot long while talking: "This is a few years ago, the Holy Majesty The ginseng given to me is said to be more than 300 years old, except for the ancestors, no one else is blessed to enjoy it."

Daiyu shook Jiamu's arm, and said coquettishly, "It's just for the old ancestor to replenish his body, okay?"

Mother Jia stroked Daiyu's hair and said, "Okay, just make a batch of ginseng nourishing pills, and give Daiyu a supplement."

Lin Jue smiled without saying a word, opened the fourth box, and asked the boy to carry out the contents.Inside is a three-foot-tall Jade Buddha. Once taken out, the whole room is filled with that kind of peaceful light, which is extremely dignified.

Daiyu smiled and said: "This is a jade Buddha that my father got by chance. I brought it here thinking that my ancestors are the most compassionate. I was terrified on the journey. I was afraid that it would be bumped. Okay. There is enough silk on the pad, so it was delivered intact."

Sister Feng took a few steps forward, took a closer look, and said, "This is white marble, isn't it? It's rare to see such a large piece of Hetian jade, not to mention that there is no trace of variegated color, and there is such a thick layer of patina."

Jia's mother was even more grinning from ear to ear, feeling that her son-in-law had given him a lot of face, even if he made Lin Jue his heir without prior discussion, it would not be so abominable.

Mother Jia ordered several strong servants to carry the Jade Buddha to the small Buddha hall, and said to everyone: "In the future, three sticks of incense will be offered for incense, and the Bodhisattva will definitely bless our Rongguo Mansion with good luck."

Everyone had a bit of joy on their faces. Lin Jue pointed to the last box and said, "There are some small things in here, such as white cranes and turtles. The ancestors just see where they fit."

Daiyu hurriedly continued: "The presents from all aunts and sisters-in-law have been packed, and I will deliver them myself."

Everyone declined, Daiyu and Lin Jue looked at each other and smiled silently.

Before I knew it, it was noon, and Mother Jia hurriedly asked people to prepare lunch. Lin Jue stood up and said solemnly: "The ancestors cherished the food, so they should not resign. It's just that Daiyu and I are still in the filial piety, we are vegetarians, and we don't want to leave." Good or bad, the mood of the ancestors, aunts and sisters-in-law."

Mother Jia's expression remained unchanged: "Today's dishes are all vegetarian dishes. They were originally intended to welcome you and Daiyu, so naturally they came along with you." Then, she ordered a little maid next to her: "I heard what Master Lin Biao said. Already? Go and tell the kitchen that vegetarian dishes are served today."

At this time, Mrs. Wang said to Sister Feng: "Call Lian'er over to accompany Jue'er."

Lin Jue hastily declined: "Why bother Brother Lian so much? Just let Baoyu's cousin accompany me." Then, Lin Jue walked towards Baoyu with a smile on her face: "Cousin, I heard from my father that you are eight years old this year. Let's talk, brothers, have you finished reading the four books?"

After Lin Jue beat him up just now, Baoyu had a sense of inexplicable and ambiguous fear towards this cousin, but at this moment when Lin Jue asked her about the knowledge she hated the most, she couldn't help mustering up some courage and said: "Brother is such a fairy-like figure, why is he interested in such vulgar things?"

Lin Jue shook his head in disapproval, and said, "Why does my cousin think so? A man must make contributions while he is alive. The Four Books and Five Classics are the most basic, how can it be said to be vulgar? Besides, the second uncle also likes reading very much. Uncle, Baoyu must study hard too."

Baoyu panicked when she heard Jia Zheng, and looked at Jia Mu for help. Although Jia Mu felt that Lin Jue was right, she couldn't bear to embarrass her precious grandson, so she had to change the subject and asked Daiyu, "Yu'er, can you usually talk to me?" read?"

Daiyu stood up and said with a smile, "Of course, I have already finished reading the Four Books taught by my father on weekdays."

Jia's mother said jokingly: "A family like ours doesn't require any female talents, just know a few words, and don't be blind. How nice it is to embroider and talk with your three cousins ​​on weekdays." !"

Daiyu grabbed Nanny Sheng who was about to speak, bowed her head and smiled.

Seeing Daiyu's gentle smile with her head bowed, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but jumped out and said, "Does that sister have words?"

Daiyu shook her head puzzled, saying no.

Baoyu was even more joyful, and said with a smile, "Then I'll give my sister one—"

Without waiting for Baoyu to say it, Lin Jue said with a dark face: "No, the girl's words are all given by her father. What does Baoyu mean by this?"

Seeing Lin Jue's dark face, as if glaring at King Kong, Jia's mother hurriedly said, "Okay, it's just a child's joke, Feng'er, go and see if the meal is ready?" Lin Jue said: "You and Baoyu are still children, so let's have dinner together, so we don't need another small table, okay?"

Lin Jue nodded sullenly, and said bluntly, "I listened to my ancestors."

Although the topic changed, the atmosphere was still not just right.Lin Jue was angry with herself there: I already knew that this would appear in the original book, so why didn't I be careful?As for "this sister seems to have seen it before", and the link of throwing jade must not happen.Jia Baoyu, you have already recorded two accounts with me.

Daiyu pondered and said: What my elder brother said was right, my grandfather's family is really not as good as one generation after another, and the rules are too bad.And this cousin Baoyu, who was born with jade in his mouth, can't even compare with his brother's little thumb.

However, the difference from the original book is that Daiyu, who instilled in Lin Jue the idea of ​​self-improvement and self-reliance for two years, is not the younger sister Lin who has just entered the Rongguo Mansion and is cautious in every move she makes.

After dinner, it was already late (two o'clock in the afternoon), so it was time to take Lin Jue and Daiyu to their yard.

Sister Feng was in a bit of a dilemma: the only yard that met what Cousin Lin said was Lixiangyuan, but Lixiangyuan was cleaned and prepared by the second wife a few days ago for Aunt Xue's family.Aunt Xue's family will arrive in about half a month.

In the end, Sister Feng couldn't help asking Jia Mu in a low voice. Jia Mu closed her eyes and thought for a while and said, "You can just arrange your younger brothers and sisters from the Lin family to Lixiangyuan. The second wife will let me talk about it, and I will arrange it for the Xue family." Just a yard."

Mother Jia thought for a while and asked, "Jue'er, how many people did you and Daiyu bring here, are there no one around?"

Lin Jue replied respectfully: "My younger sister brought four big maids, six young maids and two nuns. I brought five young servants and six nurses. There is no shortage of people to order, let alone the Lin family. The old house in the capital will send people over."

Hearing this, everyone in the room was a little surprised, but the seven-year-old girl has more than a dozen people serving her, Mr. Lin really loves her!

Jia Mu nodded and said, "Then I'll just give you the parrot next to me. It's easy to get something at ordinary times."

The two complied respectfully.

Sister Feng led Lin Jue and Daiyu to the Pear Fragrance Court and said as she walked, "This Pear Fragrance Court was the place where Mr. Rong rested in his old age. There is another gate leading to the street. Cousin Jue can usually go through this gate. After passing the corner gate on the side of the second wife, it is also close to the main house. Daiyu can come to visit these cousins ​​at any time on weekdays or say Talk to your ancestors."

Lin Jue also smiled and said, "I'm going to the Imperial College to go to school in a few days, and I can only come back at night. I need my sister-in-law to take better care of Daiyu. My father and I are very grateful."

Just as Sister Feng was about to accept this matter, she suddenly thought that Uncle Lin was the head of the Jiangnan Salt Administration, a deputy second-rank official.And this silent cousin Lin is 11-year-old Jie Yuan.My own husband has no official position, so he can only be busy with family affairs.There was a bit of sincerity in the tone: "That's natural, with me here, I will definitely not let Daiyu accept the slightest bit of grievance."

Lin Jue thanked again, and the two looked at each other.

When they arrived in the yard, the servant and the nurse began to move things over and over again, and Lin Jue took the opportunity to walk around the whole yard.

First enter the five main rooms, and use them as your own reception room, study room, and bedroom.There are also five main rooms in the second entrance, which are just right for Daiyu to live in. There are three rooms in the east and three in the east, which are used for maids and mothers to live in.The last three rooms are used as storerooms, the three rooms on the east side are for nursing homes, and the three rooms on the west side are used as a small kitchen.From this point of view, it is really good.

Lin Jue shared her thoughts with Daiyu, and Daiyu nodded her head.After working for a long time, both of them were a little tired, so they decided to go to rest for a while, and discuss other things after waking up.