However, it was said that the Hong family brought Lin Daiyu to the upper room, and Mrs. Zhang was very happy to hear that Lin Ruhai would arrive in the afternoon, and sent someone to invite Mrs. Wang to come, while saying: "I will personally see the arrangements for the room prepared for my nephew." ”

Hong took the opportunity to say that he would take Daiyu to meet him on the Qingliangmen dock. Mrs. Zhang nodded and said, "Yu'er went to pick up her father, this is as it should be." You're going to pick up your son, don't you think he's going to grow up?"

Hong said: "Then I will go with my master to pick up my brother, can my aunt still find out the reason?"

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she smiled left and right: "You skinny, you can say anything in front of your niece and daughter, and you are not afraid of shame." ”

Hong said seriously: "Husband and wife are one, which is right." There's nothing to be ashamed of wherever you are. This is the big brother, and I dare to say it. ”

Mrs. Zhang couldn't help laughing, Mrs. Wang came over, and hurriedly told Mrs. Wang, several people laughed again, and Mrs. Wang said to Mrs. Zhang: "Mother ordered, I have a heart here in the morning." It's just that Uncle Lin's trip this time is not as good as last time, and the family and servants are complete, although they only live for a few days, it is not good to separate them. The left and right Zhan Gardens are also large, there are all kinds of barriers in the middle, and there are preparations on both sides, so it is okay for three or four families to live together, and there is no need to clean up. Why don't you just let me be lazy and leave it here?"

Mrs. Zhang said, "That's fine." Just let the people below be more careful when entering and exiting. It's just that I can't bear your sister and niece. It's only been a few days before I see it, and I have to give it back. ”

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "Mother's words are deliberately asking us to smack vinegar." How could an aunt and his nephew snatch his only daughter? And if he detained Ah Hao's sister, the cousin of the Zhang family kept silent and passed it to his grandmother in Changzhou, for fear that the old lady would not write a letter to scold her! Fortunately, you have also dominated her for so many days, so that the juniors will also have a lot of places and enjoy it. ”

Mrs. Zhang laughed when she said this, pointed at her and Hong's, and said straightly: "You two have no skin and no shame, it's strange that a good girl dares to say, 'Big Brother is coming', it turns out that she knows that your eldest sister-in-law is the most unorthodox, and she dares to spit out anything! It's a shame that Nephew Lin still entrusts Yu'er to you to take care of, I think it's serious to take it if it breaks sooner or later." As he spoke, he beckoned to Lin Daiyu and said, "Come here, don't let these two self-caring living treasures lose their shape!"

Here, Lin Daiyu listened to their words without restraint, and quietly avoided to the bottom, and at this moment, Mrs. Zhang beckoned, so she had to walk over slowly. As soon as the three of them saw each other, Hong and Mrs. Wang looked at each other, and couldn't help but laugh again. As soon as Mrs. Zhang thought about it, she immediately understood, and she also laughed, and said, "That's it, I'm so tired that you are also confused." He pulled Daiyu to sit down next to him and said, "These are all jokes." It's best if the family is close and lively, but you don't have to mind shying away from it. Your grandmother also loved to listen to your grandmother and sister-in-law the most. ”

Daiyu blushed and replied vaguely, but when she saw that the Hong family and Mrs. Wang were looking at her and laughing, she couldn't help but bow her head, but she couldn't help but think that this place was really different from her grandmother's house: in front of Jia's mother, Sister Feng was good at talking and laughing, unrestrained, and rarely involved Jia Lian; as for Xing and Wang, unless there was something to tell them, and they didn't mention the two uncles in their spare time, how could they see such a style in front of them? It seems to be frivolous, but in fact, the love is deep- So I suddenly remembered the allusion of my grandmother and grandfather to compare poems and fights, and surfaced the vague image of my parents joking and laughing when I was a child. Fortunately, Mrs. Zhang and the others were all young and shy, and they didn't tease and laugh more, but talked about Lin Ruhai's family in Ninghou and other matters. Between the words, the arrangement of the houses in the Xizhan Garden was agreed, and two shifts of manpower were discharged, day and night, how to respond, how to restrain them, and so on. The group then went to the garden, Mrs. Zhang personally inspected the advance arrangement, and then she was relieved, patted Lin Daiyu's hand, and said with a smile: "Today you have been wronged here for a night, but if you are a little unstable, you will return to my house tomorrow." He also told Hong, "I won't stare at you." But Yu'er doesn't have other serious mothers and elders in her family, you are an aunt, and you live close, so you pay attention to her at night. ”

Hong smiled: "Auntie, don't worry. I am the daughter of Lin Ya, no matter how careless I am, I can't miss her affairs. ”

Mrs. Zhang nodded with a smile and said, "That's good." "Take the people back to the upper courtyard. After having lunch together, Mrs. Wang asked to leave, and Hong also took Lin Daiyu back to the room to change clothes.

After a few rectifications, the outer courtyard spread the news that the sedan car was at the door, and Zhang Wang, Huang Ping, and Huang Nian were also waiting in the front hall. Hong's and Daiyu's hurriedly went to the weeping flower gate to board the green curtain car, to the sedan hall, transferred to the sedan chair, with four husbands, and ten people around, Hong's quietly told Sù Daiyu: "In the end, this car is a guest, and your uncle is not allowed to publicize it, so it can only be so." When I arrived in Changzhou, I thought there were eight people when I went out. "I got up at one moment. Zhang Wang, Huang Ping, and Huang Nian all rode horses and led each other in front of the sedan chair.

At Qingliangmen, there was already a group of people waiting on the dock. In addition to Yang Zhenglin, the chief steward of the Huang family, and Wu Sheng, the old steward of the Lin family, who went here first, these two people, there are many eunuchs and senior ministers in Ning, I heard that Lin Ruhai resigned from the salt government, and this time he was ordered to go to Changzhou's grandmother, Mrs. Wenhua, to congratulate him on his birthday and filial piety, and arrived in Nanjing today, and first went to his aunt and cousin to meet him, so they all came to greet him. A cursory look shows that there are 120 deacons with honor guards alone, such as Huang, Wang, Xie, Gu, Yuan, Lu, Li, and Xiao. Lin Daiyu didn't know why, because she asked Hong: "There are nobles and important ministers who have descended today?" Hong smiled and said: "Your father transferred the bachelor of Guanwen Palace, which is both expensive and heavy. ”

When everyone here saw Zhang and Huang and his entourage coming, they stepped forward to salute one after another. I also heard that Lin Daiyu was with the Hong family, so I hurriedly sent the head and face of the servant woman to ask for it, and she was rude. Hong then instructed Daiyu to only answer the posts first, and asked the accompanying Tan Mama to pay tribute on her behalf, saying that it was not very cheap here, and that we would meet again in the future. In such a flash, I heard a stack of voices saying that the Yangzhou ship was coming. Daiyu didn't care about showing her head, put on her hat, and stood on the pier with Hong and the others to look into the river. Sure enough, there was a fleet of boats, and the two people on the bow of the first one were long and jade, and their clothes were like the wind - it was Lin Ruhai and Zhang Hui. Daiyu was overjoyed, but looked at Hong first. Hong smiled: "It's good that it's here." There will be a lot of people busy here, so let's not add to this mess, and we'll see you when they're all done. I'm not afraid that he will run away. So he took Lin Daiyu back to the back and avoided in the car.

Here, Lin Ruhai and his entourage landed on the shore, and they didn't remember much about the ceremonial talks, water and wine, and dust. Lin Ruhai thanked everyone again and again, and said: "Wandering around in private matters, I didn't dare to disturb the place, and I didn't expect to be greeted by you, how could a foolish student be restrained." Everyone said: "The boss of the country, now he is serving his relatives with his will, filial piety and kindness, how can he be disrespectful." Moreover, the friendship of the world should be like this. Then he ordered his entourage and nephews to greet Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai thanked them one by one, and asked them to reply. Wait for everyone to leave, and then meet Daiyu. When Lin Daiyu saw her father, she had tears in her eyes and bowed down, but she was hugged by Lin Ruhai into her arms. Finally remembered that they were still outside, the father and daughter cried and laughed twice to each other, and finally held back, wiped their tears, and walked hand in hand to Zhang Wang, Huang Ping, Huang Nian and others. Here Zhang Hui also met his parents early, and saluted Huang Ping and Huang Nian. Seeing Lin's father and daughter coming, he arranged to set off: because Lin Ruhai had just recovered from a serious illness and was bumpy on land and water, he was not allowed to ride a horse, and he also took a four-person sedan chair; The relatives and maidservants of the Lin family each rode in a small car, and there were servants and healthy women escorting the family's belongings behind. The group was mighty, and went straight to Qingtang Shangshu Mansion. Alone.

However, it was said that Zhang Wang and others picked up Lin Ruhai and his entourage, and when they arrived at Shangshu Mansion, Huang Xing also returned home and greeted him in front of the mansion. The brothers went straight to the upper room to meet Mrs. Zhang, and then Huang Xing and Zhang Wang led them to Xizhan Garden. Here, Lin Daiyu accompanied Mrs. Zhang in the upper room, and the eldest maid led Wu Sheng's family, Aunt Chen, Aunt Qian, etc., came in to salute in two. Mrs. Zhang and a few of her words of praise were warmly praised, and then they were given a thick seal, and they were sent away, then Fang nodded, stroked Lin Daiyu's hand, and said, "In the end, it was from your family." It's okay to describe the behavior, know the rules, know the awe, even if it's rare. Lin girl doesn't have to bother anymore, I also have a heart here. ”

Mrs. Wang, Cui's, and Chai all laughed when they heard this, and said: "My nephew and granddaughter just moved to the guest garden, and didn't leave the house, so the old lady was so anxious and worried, and sure enough, she leaned back on her granddaughters." ”

Mrs. Zhang said: "What kind of vinegar are you smacking again? I have already said it, my own sister only has such a little blood, I don't care for her very much, who hurts?" When she raised her eyes, she saw Hong's biting her lip and smiling, and said busily: "You don't have to say it, we just see what good things her father brought to Yangzhou." ”

Everyone laughed again, and sure enough, they ordered to take the Lin family's gift list and look at it. Mrs. Zhang said to Daiyu: "Yu'er just go with your father." Sitting here, my wife is not afraid to laugh, but I am afraid that your aunts and aunts are thin-skinned. Lin Daiyu understood, got up and said goodbye, and asked the maids and grandmothers to hug them and go to Xizhan Garden. Mrs. Zhang ordered the maid next to her: "Follow Miss Lin to see if there is anything to say, and dispose of it at any time." ”

As soon as Lin Daiyu arrived in Xizhan Garden, someone told her that Huang Xing, Lin Hai, and Zhang Wang were all sitting in the hall. Daiyu said, "Don't be disturbed. Go to the back room first. He asked Chen and Qian again. The next person replied that in the side compartment of the main house in the east of the park, he was watching the carrying of things and counting the things with the daughters-in-law of Wu and Shen. Daiyu took people over. Seeing Daiyu coming, he hurriedly saluted. Wu Sheng's family asked Daiyu to check the layout of the house. Daiyu smiled: "Mama Wu knows her father's preferences, so there's really nothing wrong with it. ”

Wu Sheng's family said again: "The eldest girl's things were packed according to the list brought by the young master from the previous table, and Zhou Zhu's family took care of them all the way and sent them to the side girl's house. But let's take a look?" Daiyu nodded and said. The crowd hurried into her house. I saw that there were five or six large boxes of nanmu lined up on the ground, and there were seven or eight bamboo baskets with lids, each of which was tightly sealed. Daiyu couldn't help but wonder: "How can there be so many?"

Wu Shengjia replied with a smile: "Because of the reminder of the young master, I bought some additional earthen instruments. It's just that we don't know what to do, so we simply take it all over and wait for the eldest girl to guide and distribute. ”

She said here, and Aunt Chen also handed over a red paper slip on the side. Daiyu was not in a hurry to pick it up, but smiled: "Mama Wu is the most sophisticated, and my aunt has always been praised by my father." Let me be lazy as usual. ”

Wu Shengjia also smiled when he heard this, and said: "In this case, the old slave will be cheeky and draw up a distribution method first." But with the help of the two girls around the eldest lady, I dare to accept them all. There are other calligraphy and painting decorations, antique stubborn objects, and they must also compare them according to the list, so as to save our wives and sons. ”

Daiyu smiled and nodded, and told Zijuan and Qinghe to go with her. He responded to the feelings of Chen and Qian's two aunts, and sat in the house, eating tea, and gossiping about the scene after the farewell in Yangzhou, and on the other hand, he was also occasionally distracted to see the people handling and distributing. The servants of the Lin family are also old men, and they have to be commanded and dispatched by the Wu Sheng family, and they will all return to their places after a while, and they will be cleaned up very badly. Only those earthen rituals are still held according to the box, and they will only be carefully distributed when Daiyu is empty in the evening. Dai Yufang said with a smile: "Today's things are hard work, everything is over, aunts go and take care of their own house." If you need anything, tell the little girl to tell me sù and say. Aunt Chen and Aunt Qian retired separately.

At one time, Mrs. Zhang's side passed dinner again, and someone came to invite Daiyu. Daiyu asked Hong if he could go to the house with her in the garden. Here, Mrs. Zhang saw the two of her coming, and said happily: "Sure enough, it's so close." He also told him that the men outside had a banquet to meet Lin Ruhai, and although there were no new guests here, there was no difference in the feelings of reunion, and they still started the first-class banquet. Mrs. Zhang said to Huang Rong and her granddaughters: "Just to congratulate Lin Yatou on the joy of family reunion, your sisters should be good, and it doesn't hurt to open up today and happily eat a few glasses of wine." ”

So they drank and feasted and rejoiced, and dispersed until evening. Daiyu was persuaded to have two more glasses of fruit wine, although she was not very good, she was excited and couldn't sleep. Back in the house, Zijuan and the others served to eat and tea, and took the red paper list on the table and distributed the gifts to various places. After a rough dispatch, there is still most of it left. Qing He smiled: "This is too stuttering. Where to buy so much, it seems to be a waste of the young master's kindness. ”

Lin Daiyu sighed lightly. Qing He hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, girl, is what I said wrong?"

Daiyu smiled, pointed to the unfinished things and said, "You only think about this, but you don't count the sisters and brothers of your grandmother's family outside the capital." Next month is Zhongyuan, how can it be rude? And even if there is no such thing, even if there is no such thing, there has been no communication between each other for more than half a month, and it is time to send a letter. Thanks to my cousin's meticulousness, Mama Wu was thoughtful and gave me all the courtesy. Because it is called Zijuan: "Open the box and get the ice plum note." ”

This purple juan was originally known to Lin Daiyu's mind, and when he heard the call, he didn't take the flower note first, but only spread the big paper on the table, and polished the pen, and then went to the box to get the paper box after the preparation was completed. Daiyu sat in front of the case, pondered the gifts with the people of Huangfu and Jiafu, wrote as she thought, marked it again, and decided one by one, and wrote it into a note, and ordered Zijuan, Qinghe, Qingmiao, Snow Goose, etc. to start together, and first prepare a copy of the soil ceremony with the people of Huangfu; because the night was dark, in order to avoid disturbance, it was set to be sent to each room early tomorrow morning. With such a movement, it was natural that the Hong family made several visits to inquire, but seeing that Daiyu was very energetic and on the rise, he had to smile and follow her. He only brought tea and soup to see that she had drunk it, and then instructed the maids, "No one is allowed to disturb the girl's sleep tomorrow, and when she wakes up, it is not too late to wait for her to get up." "The people took the command. Nothing was said all night.

So Daiyu woke up the next day, and it was past Chenzheng, so she panicked and called for freshening. Qing He and the others pursed their lips and smiled: "The girl is not busy, it was the uncle and wife who told her to sleep peacefully." And whether it is our lord, the old ladies and wives in this house, they all liked it yesterday and worked hard, and they haven't gotten up yet. It has been rumored that the morning greetings are waived, and it is not too late to eat again during the day. ”

Daiyu was relieved at this time, while letting her wash and groom herself, she asked if she had sent gifts everywhere. Zijuan replied that it had already been delivered. Sure enough, before the words fell, I heard a series of footsteps outside rushing straight in, it was Huang Wei, holding an object in his hand, which was a palm-sized reed kingfisher pattern oval lacquer box. When Huang Wei saw Daiyu, she asked in a loud voice: "Sister got up? Can you sleep peacefully last night? I got this early this morning, and my sister is really willing to give it to me?"

It turns out that when the box looks outside, it is just an ordinary red, nothing unusual, but when the lid of the box is removed, you can see that there are two small fish carved from magnets, one black and one white, chasing from head to tail, and the group is not stopped, if the box is covered again, the magnet fish will be quiet again. Huang Wei got up early and saw it, and she couldn't put it down at the moment, but she also knew that this thing was extraordinary, and she had a straightforward temperament, so she came and asked.

Seeing her like this, Lin Daiyu immediately smiled and said, "Naturally, it's for you." That day, I remembered that there was such a piece at home, and I just brought it this time. And he said, "The boxes are the same." For other sisters, I put beaded flowers, jade carved butterflies and dragonflies, and I can also wear them every day. It's just you, and you've put such a pair of fish. I'm still a little worried that you'll be annoyed when you see it, why is it different from others. Now it's really me who is too careful. ”

Huang Wei said: "There are thousands of things to wear, where is this interesting? If I am annoyed by it, won't I really become a stupid person, and I will return the pearl when I am wearing makeup? It can be seen that my sister knows my heart best." Daiyu couldn't help but laugh again. When she raised her eyes, she saw that her hair was scattered, and she thought that she had not had time to make up all the way, so she asked, "Have you ever washed your face?" Huang Wei smiled in response.

The two of them were dressing up here, and Huang Rong, Huang Li, Huang Qian, and Huang Bei came one after another, and they all thanked Lin Daiyu. Huang Qian even hairpinned the jade butterfly bead flower, and deliberately wore a jade bottom embroidered colorful butterfly flowers and birds of the placket, in front of the sisters, Ying Ying turned around twice, and asked: "How? Can it be tight?"

Huang Qian urged Huang Wei to freshen up again. Huang Wei asked, "There's nothing else to do, just urge me to do something?"

Huang Qian said: "Why is there nothing else? You only thanked Sister Lin, and you didn't thank Cousin Zhang—if he hadn't helped bring it from Yangzhou, we wouldn't have gotten these things." I told my second sister that I would come over to Sister Xie Lin first, and I would just stop by when I was done. ”

When Huang Wei heard this, he lowered his face, twisted his body, and said, "Cousin Zhang is going to pick up Uncle Lin, what does it have to do with these things." I'm not going. Sister Lin's heart, I only receive Sister Lin's love. ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing, and said: "This girl, why did you get into the horns again?" Or Lin Daiyu smiled with her: "Sister Wei doesn't know, at that time, I really asked Cousin Zhang to take care of things, but I was afraid that the people below would not know the severity, and the road would be bumped and damaged." Huang Wei nodded, jumped off the begonia stool, and said, "In this case, my hair is combed, let's pass." Everyone laughed again, and only said: "This Chenguang is a little past, and I don't know if it's a meal or a snack." So they had breakfast together in Lin Daiyu's house. Daiyu took advantage of the time to send someone to ask Lin Ruhai, Zhang Wang, Hong and the others if they got up. After a while, he replied that Lin Ruhai was invited by Huang Xing and Zhang Wang, and after getting up, he went straight to the garden, and Lin Ruhai also ordered not to disturb Daiyu's rest; Daiyu Fang ordered Qinghe to go and inform. Hung rejoiced and prepared refreshments and fruits in the house over there, and entertained her sisters without mentioning it.