Last time, I mentioned that Wu Sheng sent a letter, and the letter said that Lin Daiyu would arrive early the next morning. Lin Ruhai was overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't take the medicine, so he pulled a piece of clothing and was about to get out of bed when he put it on his body. I didn't want Guan Mengke to stop him earlier, and glared at him: "What are you busy with? Sit!" Seeing that he just made this movement, he began to pant again, and hurriedly stretched out his hand to press and knead on his ruler a few times, and then stroked his neck and back everywhere, and then hated: "I don't want to see your daughter with half my life, and then scare away half of her life, don't move, and don't open my mouth!"

Lin Ruhai really didn't dare to move, nor did he dare to speak, his two eyes only looked at Zhang Hui. Zhang Hui understood, and smiled at Guan Mengke first: "Grandpa Guan, don't be angry. How is Uncle Lin now?"

Guan Mengke blushed and said angrily: "I'm here, he can't think about it." ”

Zhang Hui couldn't help laughing when he saw it, and then said to Lin Ruhai: "If my uncle doesn't think I'm trespassing, I'll ask a few words on my uncle's behalf?" Seeing that Lin Ruhai nodded hurriedly, he stood up, turned to the little guy who reported the news, and ordered: "Give me the letter." ”

The little guy originally robbed it to report the good news, and wanted to ask for a Qiaozong, but he didn't expect this big move, and he was already stunned at the moment. Hearing Zhang Hui's order, he was stunned for a moment before presenting the letter. Zhang Hui took out the letter paper from the cover, read it at a glance, and said to Lin Ruhai: "It's not tomorrow." The middle tide is sheltered from the wind, and it will be delayed for half a day. Calculating the distance, it should be the morning after tomorrow. Then he instructed the servant, "Go and call the messenger in." Then invite Mama Wu, Wu Yuan's family, Aunt Chen and Aunt Qian to come over and talk. The little guy hurriedly ran away.

Zhang Hui then forwarded the letter to Lin Ruhai. While waiting for Lin Ruhai to read the letter, he said: "Although there was a charter before, there are always some things for the time being. Tomorrow morning, I will invite someone to discuss and order, I am afraid that it will be busy, and it is not good to delay the greeting of my cousin. ”

Lin Ruhai nodded and asked, "What are the things, you can talk about it first, and help me sort it out." ”

Zhang replied: "The first one is the greeting on the dock and on the road. My uncle's health has improved, although it was said in the previous letter that there should be changes after so many days. My cousin will also have worries. At this moment, since it is only a day or two away, I will pick two clever boys to go up the river overnight to report the news, and then come back together. I have ordered this one today, and I will assign other things tomorrow. ”

Lin Ruhai said: "That's the truth. You say it again. ”

Zhang Hui smiled: "There is nothing important on the side. The house is all cleaned up. On the top of eating, Grandpa Guan prepared a few medicinal snacks, all of which are peaceful, moisturizing the lungs and nourishing qi, which are suitable for his uncle to recuperate and his cousin to return from afar. Another thing, my cousin returned to the south from Beijing for the first time, and I was afraid that the water, soil and climate would be somewhat uncomfortable, so I should also ask Grandpa Guan to pay attention to this. Saying that, he made a gesture to Guan Mengke.

Guan Mengke glared at him fiercely and said, "If you want to remind me, I don't have to do it as a doctor." ”

Zhang Hui laughed and said, "Sure enough, I did this too much, so I don't have to worry about grandpa's presence and health preservation." In this way, I can say goodbye to my uncle with peace of mind. ”

When Lin Ruhai heard this, he hurriedly asked: "What do you want to say?"

Zhang replied: "My nephew was ordered by my father to send medicine, and escorted Grandpa Guan to Yangzhou to see my uncle's illness. Now that my uncle's condition has improved greatly, he will only recuperate with peace of mind in the future. The nephew thinks that he can live up to his father's orders. And my cousin will come to the house tomorrow, and there is nothing wrong with serving my uncle, and there is nothing wrong with worrying. The nephew has been bothering his uncle for a long time, but now that the matter is over, it is only right to move out. ”

Lin Ruhai listened to what he said reasonablely, and praised in his heart for being a gentleman and observing etiquette, but said in his mouth: "Although you and I have different surnames, they belong to close relatives, Yu'er and you are also serious cousins, so there is really no need to avoid suspicion." And this time when I was sick, if I hadn't been willing to seek medical treatment and deliver medicine for me, you would have tried your best to guard me day and night in front of me for a few days, for fear that I would not be able to survive this hurdle again. With such a friendship, there is no such thing as a relative, and there is no reason not to thank me in person, let alone a relative, and I have to let her thank you on my behalf. You don't have to say anything more, just live at home in peace, and don't move without me. ”

Zhang Hui was speechless by him for a while. Lin Ruhai said again: "Also, your sister is still young, in the end, she is weak in the boudoir, and she serves in front of me, and she can only serve a soup and a medicine, and she can't deal with it at all." If you move out, what does it matter, I am the only one left in the family who can talk and take charge of things, and I have to support my body, this is the reason why you let me recuperate with peace of mind?"

Hearing this, Zhang Hui could only bow and salute, and said, "Uncle said this, it was my nephew who thought left and acted inconsiderately. I also want my uncle to forgive, and I want to guide my nephew more. ”

Lin Ruhai was happy and waved him up. At one time, the two housekeepers of the Lin family and the two aunts arrived. Guan Mengke took a prescription at random, and then raised his feet and went out. Zhang Hui was about to go out together, but was stopped by Lin Ruhai: "Go back and stand for a while." I don't have a charter for family affairs, so it's better for you to work with me and don't have anything leftover. Zhang Hui had no choice but to stand still and stood by Lin Ruhai's bed. Lin Ruhai turned to a few aunts and housekeepers' daughters-in-law and said, "Feel free to find a seat and sit." Mama Wu sat on my side and stepped on the stool. You all know that the big girl will come home tomorrow and tomorrow. I know what the constitution you have discussed before, and how you prepared it. ”

Because after Jia Min passed away, Lin Ruhai did not remarry, and there were many times when the aunt and the housekeeper's daughter-in-law discussed important matters in the inner house, and a few people didn't think it was strange when they heard this. It's just that after seeing Zhang Hui at a glance, and then hearing Lin Ruhai personally tell him to stop and take a closer look, everyone has some activities in their hearts. That Mama Wu and Wu Yuan's family are both old men from the Lin Mansion, they are loyal, and they know the origin of the Lin and Zhang families, and this time they saw Zhang Hui busy working for more than half a month, guessing Lin Ruhai's thoughts, they were naturally happy, and the smiles on their faces towards Zhang Hui also became affectionate for a while. However, the faces of the two aunts were inevitably strange: Aunt Chen was young, although Lin Ruhai was not restrictive in the rules on weekdays after Jia Min's death, but he also knew that ordinary men didn't care about the things in the inner house, let alone pull relatives and children to listen together. Aunt Qian knows how much about the past, and there are Jia Min and Lin Ruhai who once advocated it; and now that Daiyu is getting older, this time when she comes home, Lin Ruhai pulls Zhang Hui to discuss and greet and arrange everything at home, so close and not suspicious, it can be seen that she has a new idea. She didn't know whether it was good or not, but her thoughts, which she thought were dead, were churning again for a while, but because she had ignored housework for many years, she didn't have to intervene at the moment, so she just sat quietly and listened to Aunt Chen.

A few people talked for a while, and then they said that Daiyu and her family came to the house to settle down. Daiyu and the accompanying maids and grandmothers are all prepared, needless to say. Jia Lian and the others who sent Daiyu south alone taught a few people to make difficulties. Originally, the Lin Mansion was divided into two roads, east and west, the east road was integrated with the Yanzheng Yamen, the front and back of the official hall pattern, the back of the residence was not very open, and the west side of the road was bought and brought in before and after the courtyard of the five entrances. After Lin Haihai took office, the population of the Lin family was small, so he simply took the west road as his daily living place, and the east road set aside the main hall and two main houses for his own use, and the other houses and courtyards were mostly arranged for the guests of the salt government and their families. Therefore, although the Lin Mansion is large, there are not many rooms that are really suitable for hospitality. One of the largest of them, Songfeng Garden, has eleven and a half rooms, complete halls, a corner door and the main courtyard of Linfu West Road, and another door leads to the street, and the entry and exit are very cheap -- at this moment, it is arranged for Zhang Hui and Guan Mengke to live. But Zhang Hui came to Yangzhou in a hurry this time, and he only had a small servant Laifu and a scholar Zhou Wan with him, and Guan Mengke only brought a rough medicine boy Lu An: so most of the courtyard was still empty. Looking at Wu Sheng's letter, this time Jia Lian sent Daiyu south, in addition to the temporarily hired car and boat foot, there were eight rough envoys and servants from Jia's mansion, and four small servants with him, and a steward of the outer courtyard, with two small servants for his own use, an account office, a clerk, and a messenger each. So there are twenty people to be settled. And he is all foreign surnames, if Mrs. Jia is here, he can be separated and resettled according to his position; now that Jia Min has passed away, Lin Daiyu is half an age and the most important age in the boudoir, and he has to find a proper place that is not far away, but also measured and informal. Several people turned around in their hearts, and they all thought of one place, just looking at Zhang Hui and Lin Ruhai, but they were not sure who would open this mouth first.

said that Lin Ruhai was reminded by his aunt and the housekeeper, and he also remembered this fold. Thinking of the resignation of Zhang Ganghui to himself and move out of the house, seeing him sitting next to him silently without speaking at this moment, he knew that he had already expected this. Lin Ruhai sighed again in his heart, so he said, "What's so embarrassing about this." Let Young Master Cousin and Mr. Guan move out of Songfeng Garden. Although the courtyard next to my house is smaller, please ask Mr. Guan to live in it, so that everyone can take care of my illness with peace of mind. Master Cousin is here, so I will go to live in my previous courtyard first. There was originally a back corner door in the courtyard that led directly to here, and it was closer to it than Songfeng Garden. That's it. Hui'er, tonight I wronged you to rest on the couch outside my place for a night. Wait for tomorrow morning, and the courtyards on both sides will watch people move. ”

Zhang Hui opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but he couldn't say it, so he only responded: "Yes, listen to uncle." Lin Ruhai laughed and said, "I've been sick these days, and I haven't been able to talk to you well." Today I am actually better, and my self-consciousness is not bad, so I want to leave you to talk a few more words. After that, he said to Wu Yuan's family: "Send some refreshments and melons and fruits in a while." Today, Mr. Zhao sent a basket of fresh lychees, and Mr. Hong Yuhong also sent a few watermelons a few days ago, all of which were collected with well water, and they were brought together when the time came. Seeing that Zhang Hui was about to dissuade him, Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "I don't eat, it's good to see you eat." ”

Zhang Hui was silent. Lin Ruhai briefly asked a few words about other arrangements, so that he would quickly move the residence early tomorrow morning according to the instructions, and let everyone disperse. Zhang Hui stepped forward to wait for him to fall asleep in bed again. Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "I said that I want to talk to you, how can you just serve me to sleep?" ”

Zhang replied: "Uncle is not in good health, so he shouldn't stay up too late at night." ”

Lin Ruhai nodded with a smile and said, "My own body, how can my own family not know what is good." Don't be too careful, Mr. Guan, naturally I will speak. ”

Zhang Hui smiled bitterly in his heart, thinking that if he could really have the utility of speaking, Guan Mengke would not be Guan Mengke. But he couldn't be too persuasive, so he poured a bowl of medicinal tea and handed it to Lin Ruhai, watching him eat it slowly in his hand, so he was a little relieved, so he said: "Uncle let me live in your yard, which is naturally a kindness." The nephew didn't dare to quit. It's just that my cousin is coming back, and I have a cousin over there to accompany me, but I don't know if I will be too careful. ”。