As mentioned earlier, the Lin family cleaned up the garden of the house, and set up lanterns in the shed, and asked Jia's mother to wait for the house to watch. Jia's mother was bound to go, and even Jia Zheng allowed Jia Baoyuzhi to invite her to go with her. It's just that the time is in the wax moon, the new year is approaching, and each family is old, and when they are tired and troubled, they are not immune to the invasion of wind and cold. Jia's mother is a complete and thoughtful person, seeing that the crowd is not even, every incompatibility, and afraid that Lin Ruhai's father and daughter are hanging in anticipation, After this morning, she ordered Jia Lian and Xifeng to apologize to the Lin family, and agreed to wait for the first month of the New Year to go. Jia Lian hurriedly changed clothes with Sister Feng'er's house, Sister Feng dressed the eldest sister again, took a grape bucket warm pocket and caged the eldest sister, Fang hugged and got in the car together, and went straight to the Lin Mansion.

On the Lin Mansion's side, Lin Ruhai was sitting in the outer study reading Zhang Hui to make judgments. In the past few years in Mingyang Academy, Zhang Hui has been doing the imperial examination art articles in a serious manner, and the scriptures, theories, edicts, judgments, and questions have been turned around, and there is no reason to be unfamiliar. Moreover, this judgment was originally written after memorizing the law. At this time, I reviewed the questions of the past year's examinations, and it was not for the sake of checking and filling in the gaps, it was simply that there were too many miscellaneous things since I went to Beijing, and I was afraid that I would hurt my mind by doing essays, so I had to take these exercises in my spare time and talk about □□. I didn't want Lin Ruhai to see that what he was doing was all a staple question, things had changed, and he was slightly off from what he was looking for, so he immediately took current affairs and his own real experience to make up some questions, and took advantage of the situation to clip the content of many exams, and gave Zhang back to do it together.

This Lin Ruhai has been an official for a long time, and he has also held important positions in the salt government, and has experienced the most entanglements and twists and turns. When Zhang Hui got the topic, he only glanced at it, and after a little bit of it in his heart, he felt that it was very different from what he had done in the past, and he must think about it repeatedly before he dared to reply. After a long time, the outside reported that Jia Lian and his wife came, Lin Ruhaidao came here today, Zhang Hui's spirit was relaxed, and he suddenly felt that his whole body was out of strength, and he hung out of Xiang'er without being careful. Lin Ruhai looked at it in his eyes, secretly laughed in his heart, and didn't break it, and asked him to change his clothes at home first, and then ordered Jia Lian and his wife to meet in the small hall next to him, and beat someone to tell Lin Daiyu immediately.

Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng took their eldest sister into the hall and greeted them according to the ceremony. Lin Ruhai saw that the little girl was wearing pink makeup and jade, and she was in danger of getting out of people's hands, and she looked like she was talking with her parents, so she happily hugged her in her arms and rubbed the top of her head twice, and then picked the jade cicada on her waist and played with her in her hand, Fang smiled and asked Daiyu to lead her mother and daughter to the back. Jia Lian told Laiyi and relayed Jia's mother's concerns. Lin Ruhai was not dissatisfied, and asked Jia Mu how well, Jia pardoned Jia Zheng and other healthy people. Jia Lian replied one by one. After another while, Zhang Hui came over from the mansion with Zhang Chai. Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "A few of you are now in charge of each family, and there must be many handovers, so I will go, and I will not mix with you." When it's time for dinner, I'll call you over and have two glasses of wine with you. The three of them did not shirk it, and smiled and went to find a place to talk.

Let's talk about Wang Xifeng's side. She is also the first to return to the Lin family as a guest, Lin Daiyu led her mother and daughter all the way, just pay attention to take a closer look: it is true that the eunuchs who have been passed down for a hundred years, the courtyard is handsome and magnificent, and the Rong Mansion is like the general; He also looked at the servants along the way: both men and women, all of them were well-dressed and well-dressed, with a proper face, and there were inherent rules in their standing actions, and they were solemn and strict, all of them were the model of everyone;

Sister Feng was secretly surprised, and suddenly heard the nurse behind her scream, but the eldest sister in her arms saw the bright and cute green skin and red seed pomegranate lamp hanging on the flower tree under the eaves of the corridor. The mama next to her, who had already been in Lisuo, came over and picked up the lamp for the eldest sister. Daiyu pointed to a golden toad holding the moon glass lamp next to her and asked, "Is this one next to it good-looking?

When the eldest sister saw it, she naturally wanted it, but she grabbed the jade cicada given by Lin Ruhai with one hand and the pomegranate lamp with the other, but there was no empty hand to catch. Daiyu hung the jade cicada on the neck of the eldest sister, and personally picked the golden toad moon lantern for her to take in her hand - each of these lamps is no more than the size of a child's fist, hollow inside, only the thickness of the wire holds the candle base, no candle is inserted at the moment, and there is not much weight. The eldest sister grabbed it one by one, and it was not difficult, looking left and right, the child was satisfied, and smiled very sweetly.

Sister Feng saw that she was only smiling, and scolded first: "I missed your Aunt Lin's things, and I didn't thank you." "And help the eldest sister to hang the lamp in her hand, then I saw clearly: the pomegranate lamp is glazed colorful, the color is embossed with fruit flowers and leaves, a thin layer of lamp wall is finely carved, really a ingenious extraordinary; Sister Feng hurriedly urged the eldest sister to thank her, and said to Daiyu: "It's too much for her to give her a little child's home." Daiyu hurriedly smiled: "Second sister-in-law, don't say kind words." Household gadgets, the eldest sister only takes them when she likes them, don't think I'm fooling and being stingy, where is it?"

At one time, I went to the main courtyard of Daiyu. On the plaque at the gate of the courtyard is four words "Cong Chun Huayan", and the left and right inscriptions are couplet: "Watching the Qingyin and the Phoenix Dance, Mankou Zhengan and Cicada Song". Although Wang Xifeng is not very literate, but along the way, he realizes that this is a separate courtyard made of living water and a large area behind Linfu East Road, and only the outer wall and stone □□ can be seen with special exquisite intentions, and he has already guessed that Lin Daiyu lives. So he smiled and asked: "My sister's courtyard, I don't know what the name is?" Daiyu smiled: "There are two sycamores that are quite beautiful, so I borrowed the name 'Wutong Courtyard'." ”

The group walked into the courtyard gently and skillfully. Sister Feng glanced at it, clapped her hands and smiled: "In this garden, I can see the scenery of Jiangnan." He added: "It's just Jiangnan, and there is no such excitement at this time." Presumably a few nights ago, a heavenly girl sneaked over to play, and the flowers left all over the ground were not taken away. ”

It turns out that Daiyu's courtyard looks at the past, no matter in front of the house and behind the house, under the eaves of the corridor, the low slope of the water, and the trees among the flowers, there are colorful lights everywhere. The materials are not the same: there are also silk, there are also papier-mâché, there are also glazed porcelain, and there are those that look like glass and crystal—on closer inspection, they are actually dyed with extremely thin and transparent light xuan, wax paper, silk yarn and the like, folded into various flower shapes, and then carefully poured out with ice layer by layer, and densely arranged in two rows under the verandah. The shapes are vivid: there is an Ao Mountain in the Moon Lake water, which is tied to the golden ao into the sea, the carp leaps over the dragon gate, and the water surface is tied with a large Fangsheng and full of ponds; the sycamore, magnolia, wood, begonia and other trees in the courtyard are also hung full, which are apple lamps, pomegranate lamps, peach lamps, grapefruit lamps, persimmon lamps, grape lamps, cherry lamps, etc., all of which are fresh fruit shapes. However, under the flower trees and on the slope ground, plum blossom lanterns, orchid lanterns, peach blossom lanterns, lotus lanterns, chrysanthemum lanterns, rose lanterns, peony lanterns, lily lanterns, tulip lanterns, and violet lamps are scattered, like a hundred flowers blooming at the same time. There are also many long, square, cylindrical plain ice lamps, that is, they are filled with water and molded, and when the ice is tight, the inner room is hollowed out and put into the fire candles, or under the support of the window sill, or leaning on the side of the railing of the corridor columns, and they are placed in a staggered manner, lined with colorful lanterns all over the garden, which looks simple and unpretentious, and crystal clear. ——The sun is just right at this moment, but it is colorful and gorgeous, and if you want to come to the night, you must be prosperous.

This Wang Xifeng Wu admired the courtyard scenery, and the eldest sister couldn't hold it back, so she struggled down from the nurse's arms and went straight to the lanterns. Fortunately, I also have a lamp in my hand, but it is inconvenient to fiddle and pull on the lantern, only my feet are twisting and turning, my head is swaying and spinning, and my eyes are wide open, and I am not even willing to blink, all of which are a look of surprise that I can't see. After a while, he suddenly stood up again, turned around and pounced on Xifeng, dragging her hand and running towards the edge of the pond—

It turns out that Jiafu is careful in raising children, and must not let them go near the water's edge alone. Although the eldest sister is young, she also remembers it firmly, and even though she was full of joy for a while, she also knew that she had pulled her mother with her first. Sister Feng is a mother, how can she not know her daughter's mind, and she is also a young fun-loving person, since the eldest sister dragged all the way to see the mountain in the water. The mother and daughter chattered and talked for a while, and Sister Feng took advantage of the opportunity for the eldest sister to look at the rotation of the wind on the top of Ao Mountain, and the time when the conversation was suspended, turned her head to Daiyu and smiled: "The family has been busy in the past two days, and I have taken care of her less, and it is easy to bring it out today, so I am a little crazy." Sister, forgive me. ”

Daiyu said with a smile: "I only saw that the eldest sister didn't stop praising my yard as soon as she entered the door, and it was too late to be happy." As he spoke, he hugged the eldest sister and taught her to count the carp tails under the mountain. Sister Feng saw that her aunt and nephew were close, and when she saw the eldest sister laughing and twisting on Daiyu, she was happy and couldn't help but say: "The eldest sister can be peaceful, don't learn from the monkey to move." He added: "Sister Lin's hands sink carefully. "After carefully reading Aoshan, the eldest sister was willing to get off Daiyu and teach the nurse to take it.

Daiyu led Sister Feng to the house. The eldest sister was still not happy, and her two eyes looked at the fruit-like lanterns on the tree and refused to let them go. Daiyu smiled: "It's cold outside, and there are lights in my aunt's house, so the eldest sister will go with me to see it?" As soon as they entered the house, Qinghe and Qingmiao came with rabbit lamps, squirrel lamps, and wild duck lamps, all of which were equipped with wheels underneath and soft ropes tied with colorful ropes on their chests, which could be led by children. Daiyu gave the soft rope to the eldest sister and taught her: "Take the little rabbit and duckling around the house." The eldest sister happily took the lamp and ran away. There is a maid nurse behind him. Daiyu and Sister Feng sat down, Zijuan poured tea, and the two talked.

Sister Feng saw that there were indeed several colored lanterns in the Daiyu house, which were still mostly in the shape of apples, pomegranates, grapes and other fruits, and a lotus lamp was hung in front of the curtain of the bed tent, which was also small in petals, but the lotus room was large, but it was more like a lotus pod. Sister Feng couldn't help but say: "It turns out that my sister loves fruits more than flowers." I didn't know that. ”

Daiyu was stunned and said, "Why did you suddenly say this?"

Sister Feng smiled: "In the past, I only used to put seasonal flowers in my sister's house. Today, look at what you have in your house, and in the courtyard outside, the fruits are all high on the trees, and the flowers are spread upside down. I thought about how there were no flowers on the tree, but now I look here, and oh yes, I've always been negligent and confused. ”

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, her face was slightly red, and before she could answer, Zijuan next to her sneered and laughed. Sister Feng hurriedly asked, "What, I said something wrong?"

Zijuan smiled: "It's not the second grandmother's negligence, it's a hobby that the girl just had." ”

Sister Feng saw Daiyu immediately glanced at the purple juan, the red on her face spread all the way to her neck, and in the blink of an eye, it seemed to be burning, but her mouth was self-reliant and generous, and said, "It's just to ask for lip service." I listened to what my father said, there are many lights hanging in the left and right houses, and it should be a 'flower and the first, and the son Dengke' is also cheap, and it is not the only one. ”

Sister Feng heard that her belly was about to burst with laughter, and she was ashamed of Daiyu, so she couldn't really make a sound, so she only held back her tears. Hurriedly took the teacup to cover it up, and didn't dare to drink it, but pretended to be like it, and slowed down for a while before saying, "Exactly." The second girl's aunt is also going to end in the spring, and there are many people who take the exam today. After thinking about it, he smiled again: "The eldest lady at home also told the ancestor that she would pray for blessings in the New Year's Eve, and she wanted to ask for a peace and wishful charm for her uncle." ”

Daiyu got her talk, and hurriedly talked about the Spring Festival, and said, "Uncle and mother are considerate. How is the second sister doing? What do you do at home every day? The two of them began to gossip. It's just that Daiyu is a girl in the boudoir after all, although the family matter has been decided, it is inconvenient to say more about the marriage. Sister Feng also only picked her daughter's family to talk and laugh, and told some jokes between Jia's mother and her granddaughters, and missed Daiyu's words. Daiyu nodded and sighed, "Grandmother loves me." I only hate that I can't divide a body into two parts, and I can't do filial piety. Fortunately, there is Sister Feng and sisters, and Sister Yun and Sister Bao often come and go. ”

Speaking of which, Sister Qia came over with the rabbit lamp and talked to the two of them in a coquettish voice. Daiyu said: "Alas, by the way, isn't there still our eldest sister?" Sister Feng took it to the old lady, and the old lady smiled when she saw it, and it hurt so much that she couldn't take care of me anymore. Then he hugged his eldest sister and discussed: "Sister, aunt, these lights are all for you to take home." You play at home, and you play for your aunt to show the old lady when you have time, okay?"

When the eldest sister heard this, she thought that she was just playing for Lin Daiyu in front of Jia's mother, and the lamp was still her own, so she agreed. Daiyu told her how to play again. Seeing that the eldest sister was taken to think about it seriously, one had to come and go, and the maids watching around couldn't help laughing. Sister Feng pounded her legs and scolded with a smile: "A narrow ghost, a little villain, is trying to coax the ancestors." I'm going to tell you here, don't turn your head and laugh and soften your stomach if you don't pay attention. ”

It's time for dinner. Daiyu treats Xifeng's mother and daughter by herself. Outside, Lin Hai took Jia Lian, Zhang Chai, Zhang Hui and the charter to eat together. After the meal, Jia Lian and Sister Feng said goodbye to Lin Ruhai because they still had age to take care of at home, so they didn't dare to stay outside for a long time. Daiyu sent Sister Feng's mother and daughter to Yimen, and Zhang Hui and other brothers sent Jia Lian's family of three to the gate to watch him set off in a sedan chair and return.

But it was said that Lin Daiyu worked hard for half a day, slept late in the afternoon, and didn't dare to rest much in winter. After closing his eyes and recuperating for a while, he let Zijuan shout. After a little determination, someone from the Wenzhao Mansion handed over the news, saying that Zhang Shumei had set up a small banquet to say goodbye to the sisters in the family, and invited Daiyu to come over. Daiyu received Shu Mei's post two days earlier, and she was prepared, so she hurriedly instructed Zijuan to pack up the gifts she had prepared, and Qinghe Qingmiao came to change her clothes and pack up properly, and then asked someone to inform Lin Ruhai and went to the house over there.

*Concentrate*

"Sycamore" Dai Shulun

Outside the pavilion south Xuan, Zhen Gan repairs and straightens.

The wide leaves are green and yin, and the flowers are plain.

Gifted and elegant, worthy of knowing the sound.

The author has something to say: What, because of the change of position, the content of the work has changed and the daily routine has been disrupted, and the adaptation period is slightly longer...... I'm sorry that it took so long to change it.

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About Daiyu's yard.

Considering the original name of Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the original book, "Youfeng Laiyi", the eyebrows were vulgarly and vulgarly installed with "Wutong Courtyard". racked his brains to reluctantly draw up plaques and couplets, so he deeply felt that Jia Baoyu's literary talent was outstanding.

Plaque "Cong Chun Huayan". Cong Chunyuan, described in Li Gefei's "Luoyang Famous Garden" as "Cen Lonely and Arbor Forest." Tongzi juniper cypress, all in the ranks. Jia Siyi's "Qi Min Yaoshu" commented that Wutong was "gorgeous and elegant, extremely cute".

The couplet "Watching the Qingyin and the Phoenix Dance, Mangu Zhengan and the Cicada Song". Sycamore, well-known allusions have phoenix non-sycamore does not inhabit, there is a sycamore to attract the phoenix, there is a flow out of the dredging tree.

As an arbor, the sycamore is both tall and straight, the crown is large, so the range of shade is large, the autumn deciduous spring buds follow the time sequence of the four seasons, in line with the cycle of life, and often have the auspicious phoenix and the "high voice from afar" of the high gentleman on behalf of the cicada as a neighbor, so the traditional intention, the sycamore is often compared to the gentleman. Wutong Courtyard is Daiyu's residence, but it also projects Lin Ruhai's character.

In addition, the sycamore also has the image of husband and wife love, supporting each other, and connecting branches. Of course, this is a blessing to Sister Lin and Xiao Zhang.