picked up the previous text, and said that Lin Ruhai got up from a nap, so he ordered someone to ask Zhang to come back to Boyue Hall. Seeing that Zhang Hui changed into a cloud-white summer cloth gown, a navy blue ribbon was tied around his waist, and only a wide sleeve on his whole body turned the gentleman Lan Xueqing with a hollow pattern, Lin Ruhai nodded and said: "This dress is with you, but it is more energetic than when Yang Zhi was back." Seeing that Zhang Hui was puzzled, he smiled and said, "Your father also liked to wear this when he was young." In fact, it wasn't just him, we had four or five cousins together at that time, and no one didn't get a few white clothes, and they were all in the same style as you. It's just that the body of the back is the most muscular, and it always looks extra generous than others. ”

When Zhang Hui heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "What my father is wearing now, the color is mainly dark. ”

Lin Ruhai laughed, didn't say more, just asked Zhang to sit back closer, took out Jia Lian's letter from Rongguo Mansion in the capital and read it with him, and discussed the preparation of a palindrome. Zhang Hui has been doing a lot of things in his daily reception, etiquette, and etiquette due to Lin Ruhai's illness these days, and he didn't think about it deeply, so he helped deal with them one by one. After a while, Sun Gang, the chief bookkeeper, came with unresolved official business, and Lin Ruhai also sat in front of him, and the three of them participated in the discussion together. Zhang Hui avoided a few words, excused himself to urge refreshments, and went out as soon as he turned around. After a while, sure enough, the people below brought the tea and fruit snacks and the medicinal soup and pills that they ate in their spare time and came in to invite Lin Ruhai to use, while telling Zhang Hui's uncle and cousin Hong Da that he had an urgent matter to ask for, Zhang Hui let him tell him, and the others had already gone over there with the person who came to invite him. Master Sun then smiled and said: "Xiao Zhang has a heart, and he really acted properly, not bad at all." ”

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "Where is it appropriate? The kid doesn't know how to be flexible, and blindly sticks to rules and etiquette." I'm not in good shape, and I can't go forward, and I'm all in my own house, so why sit on the side? Walking away like this, he didn't understand his father's intention to send him all the way over. ”

Master Sun saw that although Lin Ruhai was complaining, his expression was fine, and he immediately laughed and said, "Xiao Zhang Xianggong is a stable person, and he has always had an idea in his heart. I don't think he's necessarily stubborn, and most of the time he's impatient with these boring things. It's still the adults who are in a hurry. ”

Lin Ruhai also laughed when he heard it, and continued to get down to business after saying "just say". After a while, after the matter was sorted out, there was a reply from Shen Ping, who was in charge of the house, saying that several families in Yangzhou Mansion heard that the eldest lady had returned to Yangzhou and knew that she was coming home today, so they all sent people over to ask for a salute, and the first of them was the current Yangzhou Ding Governor's house. As he spoke, he handed over the list with both hands and asked Lin Ruhai to show him.

Lin Ruhai thought that her daughter had just arrived home, and she really didn't want to make her tired, but she couldn't ignore it, so she ordered: "Bring the women who invite An to see the eldest lady and kowtow." Ask Aunt Qian to serve in front of the eldest lady. In addition, Wu Yuan's family went to the family and taught it back to the eldest lady first. In the future, when there are people from all over the province to see her, she will take care of them on the side. Shen Zheng answered yes. Lin Ruhai thought about it and said: "You will also go to Tonghua Courtyard in a while, and if you hear anything, you will report it to me." Then he sent him away.

Turning to Daiyu. Lin Daiyu had lunch in Boyue Hall, and when she returned to Tonghua Courtyard, there were maids and daughters-in-law waiting to serve in the east wing. Because Mama Wang and Xue Yan were brought to Rongguo Mansion by themselves, five or six years in Beijing, never saw their families, after Daiyu returned to the upper courtyard, the first thing was to grant her two leave, so that they would go home first, reunite with their relatives for a day, and then return to Tonghua Courtyard tomorrow afternoon. Sure enough, Snow Goose happily followed Mama Wu away. This nurse Wang Mama also thanked her for quitting before she left, but she only came out of the gate of Tonghua Courtyard with her front feet, and she met the person who came to Lin Ruhai to spread the word, and she was so busy that she rushed to Boyue Hall. On the side of Tonghuayuan, Mama Wu personally watched Daiyu fall asleep, so she left only Zijuan, Qinghe, and Qingmiao to serve in the house, and took the other grandmothers and little girls out of the room, so that they were in their proper positions, or in the hall, or under the corridor, no matter what they did, they were not allowed to make the slightest noise. For a while, there was silence in the Tonghua courtyard, only the cicadas from other courtyards came in the breeze. When I got home today, I saw that Lin Ruhai had become well, and he was in his old home, and he was serving everywhere appropriately and thoughtfully, and his mind was relaxed, and he fell asleep. There is nothing else to say.

Now I only talk about this Daiyu's nurse Wang Mama. This Mama Wang is from her husband's surname, her original surname is An, she is the daughter of a small family in the capital, and she has been married to a brother of the same age next door since she was a child. It's just that because her parents are getting older, they are more and more confused about money, and when she was seventeen years old, she regretted her marriage and promised another family. I don't want this new son-in-law to be an arrogant, domineering, ruffian and other characters, and the sedan chair also argues with people on the way to meet his relatives, but the other party is actually a real wealthy son, and he beckons people to come forward and punch him to death, and he walks away. Her parents were frightened and angry, and they were asked for a dowry and a lot of gold and silver, and they both fell ill at that time. Although she has never really been out of the cabinet, she has taught her to bear the name of a Kefu family, and no one says that she is a matchmaker. In less than two or three months, his parents were still seriously ill, his family was ruined, and the three younger siblings were young, so An's really couldn't do it, so he had to sell a few taels of silver to live with his family. After two more rounds, I arrived at Lin Ruhai's mansion in Xinke Hanlin.

This An's temperament was originally honest, after some things, he became more and more stable and calm, he was diligent in the Lin Mansion for two or three years, and learned some reading and writing operations, so he took a fancy to Mama Wu, the chief manager of the Lin Mansion, and said that he was his distant nephew Wang Yi as his wife. This Wang Yitong is on an errand in the Lin Mansion, his parents died when he was a child, although he has an aunt to take care of, but there is also a pair of young brothers to worry about, and he is not taboo about the situation of An's forefront, and he has to accept the love of his aunt. After marriage, the husband and wife are also very harmonious, but Wang Yi has to take care of the Lin family's paddy fields and farms in the south because of his duties, and he will not be in one place for most of the year for the first few years of the year. It wasn't until Jia Min passed the door, Lin Ruhai released Yan Zheng, and An's followed him to Yangzhou, that her husband and wife saw each other a lot, and they gave birth to two sons one after another. When Jia Min became pregnant, she deliberately chose her to be a nurse, and when Daiyu was born, her second son also turned one year old, and from then on she was at ease to serve by Daiyu's side - so in terms of affection, she only treated Daiyu as her own daughter, and everything else was leaning back. Lin Ruhai and others saw it in their eyes, so they later chose her to accompany Daiyu to Beijing, firstly, to borrow her reliable character, and secondly, to come to Beijing after all, it is her homeland, and she is familiar with her words. On An's side, the master values it as a weight, and he really pities Daiyu again, so he doesn't care about his husband being away all the time and his two sons are young, and he is loyal to only guarding Daiyu. I didn't want to go here for five or six years, but now that I finally came back, how could I not worry about my own family? Therefore, after getting Daiyu's words, I didn't shirk it, and turned around and rushed to her house.

It's just that as the saying goes, good things are grinding, and you can't get it quickly. As soon as this Wang Mama An came out of the gate of Tonghua Courtyard, she was intercepted by someone from Lin Ruhai's side, and she was released after a long call in Boyue Hall - it was already afternoon when Daiyu returned to the upper courtyard, and if she came and went, she completely missed the meal. When he slowly walked all the way to the door of his house by the west corner of the Lin Mansion, his stomach was also screaming, and he was afraid that he would find the kitchen and get some soup and food. It's just that she knows her own rules, and since the time when Mrs. Zhang was in charge of the house, the kitchen of the Lin Mansion has been the strictest, and she is not allowed to start a fire when she is not eating, and there are records of idle entry and exit, and there are even more people who follow the rules of locking, and only a limited number of people hold the key. She didn't know who the person in charge was at the moment, so she didn't want to disturb others, just find some pastries and snacks to eat to be hungry. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a tall and sturdy daughter-in-law in her thirties greet her at the door, smiling so much that she couldn't see her teeth, and said: "Hello sister-in-law! Sister-in-law's family is overjoyed! Why did sister-in-law arrive home at this time? I was in a hurry, and I was about to go over to pick it up, but it can be regarded as a teaching." Sit in the fast house. Is my sister-in-law hungry? The food is ready early, hurry up and eat it!"

Mama Wang was stunned when she heard this, and then remembered that she was the wife of Wang Yi's brother Wang Shu, whose surname was Yu, and she was the most enthusiastic, with a very sharp mouth. Sure enough, he smiled and took his arm, and went to the house side by side with her. There was a table of dishes in the house, cold dishes, hot dishes, fruit plates, and a bottle of wine. Mama Wang hurriedly said: "This is too rich." How do you make that?"

Wang Shujia said with a smile: "Today, the eldest lady's family came, and there were many preparations in the kitchen. These things are ready-made, and it's a pity not to use them. Sister-in-law just rest assured. I also know the rules of the house, and it all depends on the dignity of my uncle, sister-in-law and family, and now I am in charge of the kitchen. Don't dare to lose your own face, the materials and money are all subsidized by yourself, but if you take it with you, you shouldn't do anything. ”

This Wang Shujia said on the one hand, and looked at Mama Wang's face with his eyes, and when he saw the expression of relief, he immediately pulled Mama Wang to sit down, filled the wine glass and persuaded her to eat, and only said: "The eldest sister-in-law serves the girl and gives the whole family a long face." After five or six years of hard work outside, when I got home today, the whole family should have come to pick up the wind. It's just that the eldest brother and his brother received an errand last month and took a few boys to Suzhou Zhuangzi together. The day before yesterday, I received a letter saying that I would come from there, but before the time came, I was the only one to greet me, and I said hard work to my sister-in-law, which was really not decent. Sister-in-law also forgive me. ”

Mama Wang had to eat a cup, and said: "The family doesn't talk to each other, they all do things for the master." I was too narrow to eat more. I'm also afraid that the masters behind will have something to do, and it's not good to delay. ”

Wang Shujia laughed and said, "Sister-in-law is too careful. And who doesn't know, the girl has already granted you a whole day off, no matter how anxious you are, you can only go up tomorrow, and today will definitely reunite the family. It's just that the old man just said that in the future, the girl's house will be taken care of by the sister-in-law, but this time there is still an aunt in the Tonghua Courtyard, and the left is only a day's thing, and her old man can still hold it? Now that they have come home, the sister-in-law can only eat and drink with peace of mind. ”。