Last time, it was said that Lin Daiyu received her father's letter, and Jia Lian was ordered by Jia's mother to accompany her to Yangzhou by boat. Daiyu was worried about Lin Ruhai's condition, and longed to fly to her father's side one day, but the speed of the boat was limited, although Jia Lian and Lin Shan urged several times, and walked for a few days, they still saw that the future was bleak and the river was boundless, and they couldn't help but feel more and more worried.

Fortunately, I arrived in Ping'an Prefecture on this day. This Ping'an Prefecture is also a large state in the central province, and it is a major thoroughfare by land and water. Although Jia Lian and Daiyu did not need to change boats, they also had to add some water and other things, so they led the boat to dock. Just near the rock, someone shouted on the dock and asked if it was the Rongguo Mansion in the capital. After answering the words here, a group of people immediately came over, and it turned out to be the old steward of Yangzhou Yanzheng Lin Mansion, with a big boat and seven or eight family members, who rushed here to greet him two days ago. reported his identity, first asked the house how he was doing, and then asked Jia Lian for peace, and then asked to see his own girl. Because they were all from his own family and brought important news, Jia Lian hurriedly ordered someone to report to the inside, and he personally accompanied him to Lin Daiyu's cockpit.

Lin Daiyu sat in the cabin, and suddenly heard the rumor that someone from the Yangzhou family was coming, first she was happy, and then she was shocked, she stood up from the chair, raised her feet and walked out of the cabin, but her body couldn't help but shake a few times. The purple juan and snow goose who were following next to him panicked and shouted, "Girl, be careful." The two of them hugged each other, and then they heard the sound of footsteps, and someone came into the cabin.

Daiyu hurriedly raised her eyes, and saw Jia Lian coming in with an old man of sixty-two or three years old, and recognized it as the old housekeeper of the family, named Wu Sheng, who was the confidant of the Lin family for several generations, and was in charge of the affairs of the Lin Mansion. A son, Wu Yuan, has been Lin Ruhai's companion, and has learned a few good fists and feet, and now he is also by Lin Ruhai's side. Lin Daiyu glanced at it, and saw that Wu Sheng was dressed simply, but he didn't see a plain color, and suddenly exhaled, and felt that his feet were a little soft, but fortunately, Zijuan and Snow Goose had been serving for a long time, so he helped him sit down on the chair again.

Wu Sheng here saw Daiyu's expression, he had experienced the most things in his life, how could he not recognize these joys and sorrows. was relieved, and then threw himself on the ground, kowtowing three times one by one, and praising while bowing: "The old slave kowtows to the girl." ”

Daiyu woke up at this time, hurriedly got up and stepped forward, smiled and helped him with his own hands, and said, "Grandpa Wu, please get up quickly." ”

Wu Sheng hurriedly got up, beat another Qian'er, stood in front of the door and said: "The old slave was ordered to report to the girl that after sending a letter to Beijing the day before yesterday, a famous doctor arrived at the house, and he had a good hand. The master's difficulties have now been overcome for most of the time. Therefore, he ordered the old slave to gallop to Beijing, and greeted the girl on the road. ”

When Daiyu heard this, she first recited "Amitabha". Wu Sheng took out the letter from his arms, glanced left and right, handed it to Zijuan with both hands, and Zijuan took it and sent it to Daiyu. Daiyu smiled, took the letter in her hand, didn't look at it yet, and asked, "Daddy is really good?" Grandpa Wu sat down and told me carefully. ”

As she spoke, Snow Goose moved over a footstool. Wu Sheng thanked Fang again and again before he sat down, and then told him in detail about the situation in Yangzhou. It turned out that Lin Ruhai was sick that day, and people said that it was not good, but there was a young master Zhang Hui from the uncle of Changzhou's family who brought pills and a Mr. Guan Mengke Guan arrived. First gave Lin Ruhai a pill, and stabilized his spirit at that time, and then Mr. Guan observed the shape and diagnosed the pulse, proposed the prescription medicine, and opened seven or eight posts in two days, or used one dose, or half a dose, took it internally and applied it externally, and then dismantled and smoked the pillow quilt, and slowly replaced it with Lin Ruhai one by one. On the third day, Lin Ruhai could also recognize people, speak smoothly, and sit on the bed for half an hour. Lin Ruhai listened to the words of his uncle's cousin, Xiao Zhang, and sent someone to Beijing to report the situation, so as not to worry his relatives, and ordered Wu Sheng to bring someone to meet him on this road. There was a letter from Lin Ruhai asking Xiao Zhang Xianggong to write a letter on his behalf, stating the turning point of the disease and the pharmacology of the prescription. Wu Sheng explained these one by one, and said at the end: "The master instructed that the eldest lady should be in a hurry along the way, but at this moment, the eldest lady has turned well, please let the eldest lady hurry up, don't make the wind and dust tiring, otherwise the old lady will be in suspense when he is sick." ”

Daiyu stood up and said solemnly: "Father's words, my daughter dare not disobey." But the father is not yet at peace, and how can the sons and daughters indulge in leisurely travel, and they must hurry up and go home. Please follow me by all means for this, too. ”

Wu Sheng smiled: "The old slave was only ordered to bring this sentence over. Speaking of the old man's heart, even if he can only see the eldest lady one day earlier, it is better. But it also depends on the weather and hydrology of these days. The old slave has already arranged a very fast and stable ship, and if you want to do it smoothly, it will take a few days. ”

When Daiyu heard this, she nodded and said, "It's up to Grandpa Wu to bother." On the way, I have to worry about discussing things with Second Brother Lian. As he spoke, he saluted Jia Lian again.

Jia Lian smiled and said: "It's all within the scope of things, and the old lady has repeatedly instructed it, why should my cousin be polite." As he was talking, someone outside came to look for a reply, and Jia Lian went out. Here, Wu Sheng also got up and saluted Daiyu: "The old slave will go to discuss." When it's decided, I'll come in and ask for the lady's reply. ”

Daiyu smiled: "I'm not busy. Your old man has been lacking in thought for the past two days, so it's just a matter of handing over a message when the time comes. "It is also called the snow goose to deliver it. It turned out that Xue Yan's mother was the niece of Wu Sheng's daughter-in-law, and Xue Yan was quite loved by his husband and wife in the past. Sure enough, as soon as he heard Daiyu's instructions at this moment, he immediately worked hard, laughed and made noise, helped Wu Sheng, and jumped outside with a jump.

Lin Daiyu took the letter, sat down at the small table in the cabin, and was about to open it when she suddenly felt something, her heart hurt slightly, and tears poured out from the bottom of her eyes, like beads between her eyelashes. Zijuan next to him hurriedly comforted: "Why is the girl crying again? The old housekeeper has already said that Master Lin's illness is going to be cured." It's just that as the saying goes, 'the illness is like a thread', I am afraid that it will not be refreshing for a while, and it is better to recuperate carefully. There may be words in this letter that the girl's family needs to help and take care of them. But the girl is crying at this time, but what is it?"

Daiyu listened and hurriedly said, "What you said is really reasonable. "Hurry to collect all the tears. Zijuan took water to wash her face, and carefully wiped her hands with a handkerchief, before cutting the candle and moving the lamp, illuminating the beautiful letters. There are two pages in this cover: one page is by Lin Ruhai, the font is square, the strokes are round, but it is vague and weak, and it is obvious that it was written after a long illness. Daiyu looked at the text carefully, but there were only three or five lines, but every sentence was comforting, saying that he had recovered from his illness and that there were people around him to take care of her, and repeatedly told her not to worry, and to walk slowly on the road, beware of wind, cold, heat, dampness and poison. Dai Yucheng was kind to his father, and he couldn't help but have red circles in his eyes when he was sick, but he thought about Zijuan before he spoke, held back his tears, and went to look at another page of text.

The handwriting on this page is delicate and handsome, and it is elegant to the eye, but the corners of the pen are sharp and angular, showing the hardness of the inner bones - it is Zhang Hui's handwriting. As for the text, as Wu Sheng said before, Lin Ruhai's illness, the changes in the symptoms, how the doctor used the medicine, what mechanism he used the medicine, what the mechanism was, and what allusions to the symptoms were not avoided. Although the content is complicated, the words are frugal and economical, and the terms and conditions are concise and clear, so that people can not only know that the actual situation is not the so-called worry-free in Lin Ruhaixin, but also know the detailed priorities inside, and identify the means and ways to deal with it. Daiyu read this page, but really put her mind at ease, nodded secretly in the face of the letter, and said in her heart: "Daddy said that this difficulty was fortunately passed by my great-grandfather's family." Mr. Guan learned his medical skills from his great-grandfather's fellow disciples. The pill in the first place was specially prepared for my father by my great-grandfather twenty or thirty years ago, and he left a prescription that can only save his life today. In addition, the cousin of this great-grandfather's family personally sent Mr. Guan here, and shared his worries about the affairs of his family and Yamen in Yangzhou. I can only sigh that my grandmother went early, and I was never raised, and I grew up with my grandmother and uncle, and I have never been to Changzhou once, not to mention, even this relative has just known. When I go home this time, I must ask my father carefully, and I will repay it as much as I want. ”

Thinking of this, Daiyu asked Zijuan to come over with pen and ink, first write a letter to her father Lin Hai, tell him about the action, and then make thoughts and affectionate words to comfort the old father's heart. After writing and putting it aside, I took another piece of paper, which was a reply to my cousin Zhanghui. It's just that this is an unusual family letter, the father and daughter are very close, although they are cousins, they are separated by two layers of blood, and they have never met; in addition, the letter has to thank you, and you have to ask Lin Ruhai about the situation, and his choice of words and proportions are considered, so that he can not lose the affection between relatives, nor can he miss the difference between men and women inside and outside - so he wrote it five or six times in a row, but he was still not satisfied, and he crumpled them into a ball and threw them in a basin of water and soaked them, so that they were all splashed into the river.

Zijuan watched from the side and couldn't help but say, "Don't be anxious, girl. I just read Master Lin's letter, and I am happy and sad at this time, and there are also problems in writing. Why don't you put it aside for a while, eat something and then write?" Without waiting for Lin Daiyu to speak, he walked over and cleaned up the table, and took the dim sum tea fruit again.

Daiyu was about to reply to the wording, but she was not prepared for Zijuan's actions, so she was put away with pen and ink. At this moment, seeing that she had a lot of food on the table, she frowned slightly and said, "I'm not hungry, and I can't eat." ”

Zijuan persuaded her: "The girl didn't eat anything during the day, so she couldn't eat." And since we left Beijing, the girl has not eaten well and slept soundly all night. Usually the body is not stronger than others, but I am running around along the way, eating and sleeping are not good, just for a matter of heart, and the spirit is longer. Now that the girl has also received the news from Master Lin, Master Lin's side is also going well, the girl should put her mind at ease and pay attention to maintenance. Otherwise, when you wait in Yangzhou and ask Master Lin to see it, what will happen in your heart?"

When Daiyu heard this, she reluctantly ate half a piece of dim sum and drank a cup of tea. Then I asked for pen and ink again, and carefully wrote the reply. It just so happened that Wu Sheng and Jia Lian also discussed the itinerary, and the two of them came in together and talked to Daiyu. Daiyu had no objection, so she sealed the two letters and handed them to Wu Sheng's grandson Wu Tan, and asked him to send them back to Yangzhou overnight. Wu Sheng talked to Daiyu about the situation at home in Yangzhou for a while, and then slowly retired. The purple cuckoo and the snow goose came up and waited for them, changed their clothes, and made up their beds. It's just that Daiyu has something in her heart, where can she sleep for a while, she only pulls the purple juan and the snow goose and talks a lot, crying and laughing, and she doesn't stop until late at night.

In this way, on the second day, Daiyu inevitably woke up late, and her face was also shaped, and her eyelids were red and swollen. only frightened Wu Sheng and Jia Lian. After learning the situation, they put their minds at ease, commanded the big ship that had replaced the Lin family, set sail, and the group went straight to Yangzhou.