On the second day, Xue Zhen got up and heard that Jia Zhen was still drunk, so he washed his face and left first, leaving a small servant to wait for them to get up so that they could communicate with each other. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He returned to his residence, and immediately wrote down the conversation with Jia Zhen last night without being verbose, and asked a little servant to send it to Xue Pan and Aunt Xue, who lived in Rongguo's mansion.

From Suzhou to Kyoto, even if you rush day and night, it will take more than half a month to arrive. Aunt Xue received the letter, and it was already after the Chinese New Year.

Jia Zhen and the others got Xue Zhen's help, and even the girls who were studying were optimistic about it, so they just waited for the next year to set off and bring them back for business. Therefore, every day I am only in the inn or the green building, although I don't go back to Kyoto, but I am also happy.

For Jia Zheng and others, although the money was tight, but the garden had to be built, and Yuan Chun had to come to the province, so they borrowed some from everywhere, and borrowed a sum of money from the treasury to remove all the servants who lived in the back street, and let the craftsmen build it on a large scale.

It's time for the New Year. Jia Fuli had already set up a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the old lady's house, and Jia's mother asked people to invite Xue Baoqi's family who lived in Lixiangyuan, and Aunt Xue's family politely resigned, and Jia's mother had to give up. So a big family was lively and lively, Jia Yu, Jia Zheng, Baoyu and Jia Lian, Jia Huan and others sat at the table, Yingchun, Xichun and Tanchun all sat around Jia's mother, Xing and Wang stood on both sides of Jia's mother to serve the dishes, and Sister Feng was also not idle.

Jia Mu said to them: "Even if it is the New Year, you don't have to work hard, so let's sit back and eat!" It's the same thing I like to eat, and it's over with the girls waiting. The three of them listened, so they handed over all the things in their hands to Mandarin Duck and the others, washed their hands, and went to the table.

Jia Mu looked at the room full of people and said, "You have all worked hard this year. The eldest girl of our family was valued by the saint and became a concubine, which is a great joy; It is also a rare grace for our family to be allowed by the grace of the Holy Lord. Although the Holy Grace and Holy Family are good, they are only separated from flesh and blood, and they don't know how the mother is in the palace to celebrate the New Year? ”

The others were all better when they heard it, but only Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang, and Baoyu were sad. Jia Zheng's eyes were red, and he half choked up to persuade Jia's mother: "The mother is in the palace, and the emperor and the queen mother take care of it, so you don't have to worry about it." Besides, I will be able to enter the palace tomorrow to meet, and today is the New Year, so I shouldn't be sad, it's good to have a good time. ”

Mrs. Wang was busy wiping her eyes with a handkerchief, and said with a reluctant smile: "In previous years, when Niangniang was at home, the four sisters were also more lively together. At that time, I could not have thought of today's holy family. ”

Mother Jia listened to the persuasion of their husband and wife, took the handkerchief and wiped her tears and said: "That's right, I originally liked that their sisters were lively and lively together. In those years, Niangniang entered the palace, but it happened that Miss Lin came, and she was a delicate and clever person, so she didn't feel anything. This year, Lin Yatou went to Suzhou again and didn't come back for the New Year, so she really felt a lot more deserted. ”

Sister Feng sat beside Mrs. Wang, naturally she couldn't help but shed a few tears, stood up and said to Mother Jia: "It's not difficult for the old lady to be lively, isn't Aunt Xue's family living here now?" Invite Sister Xue over, it's just as lively. ”

Mother Jia had already wiped away her tears, and when she heard Sister Feng say this, she said, "It's not good, their family is celebrating the New Year, there is no need to dismantle it." The first said that they would invite their family to come over and celebrate the New Year together, but they refused. At this time, I called the baby girl over, as if we were not close to people. ”

Sister Feng listened, she had to do it, so everyone opened the banquet, and when they finished eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, when the maid was cleaning up the leftovers, suddenly a doorman rushed over to report: Concubine Yuan gave the New Year's festival gift, sent the eunuch to send it, and now it has arrived at the door. Everyone hurriedly left their seats, and the eunuch walked in and said, "Niangniang commanded, please don't talk about those false courtesies, it is inconvenient to live in the palace, and you can't accompany your grandmother, parents, and brothers for the New Year." ”

As he spoke, several small eunuchs who followed behind hurriedly carried things and sent them up, and the eunuch read the gift list: jade Ruyi, a cane for the imperial tribute, for Jia's mother, for Xing and the second wife of Wang, two pieces of clothing and two strings of sandalwood Buddha beads on the tribute, and two pieces of clothing and a spice purse for Wang Xifeng. Jia Yu and Jia Zheng each received a seal stone, and what was given to Baoyu was a new book, a box of imperial Xuelang paper, two paperweights, plus eight small gold bills of Ruyi, and another copy for Lin Daiyu was the same as Baoyu. Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun minus the paperweight, and got a new book, a box of Xuelang paper, the same as the Ruyi small gold bill, and a copy of Xue Baochai, but it is the same as Sanchun.

Since the eunuch had delivered something, he said a few auspicious words and went back. Jia's mother hurriedly ordered someone to take some money and give tea to the eunuch who came to deliver things, and a mandarin duck had already prepared a silver ticket and a silver ingot, and when he heard this, he hurriedly handed it to Jia's mother. The eunuch first refused to accept it, but after listening to Jia's mother's repeated words, he took it, distributed the silver ingot to a few little eunuchs who carried things, and he sleeved the silver ticket, and said thank you again before going back.

Here, Jia Mu instructed: "Send someone to send her Bao Yatou's share, and collect Lin Yatou's share of good life with me, and give it to her when she comes back." It's a pity to see that a person is in Suzhou, and he doesn't know how to celebrate the New Year? ”

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Before, the old lady was talking about Niangniang, but it happened that Niangniang sent someone to deliver something. Although Lin Yatou is far away in Suzhou, she must be thinking about the old lady at this time, and as soon as the New Year passes, she will inevitably pack up and leave for our house. ”

Baoyu because there was no Lin Daiyu in the banquet, he was also thinking about it in his heart, it happened that Concubine Yuan asked someone to send something, he saw that there was a share of Lin Daiyu in it, and it was the same as his own, so he wanted to ask Lin Daiyu's share to come over, and he treasured it, and sent it when she came.

After thinking about it, Baoyu felt that this was fine. secretly thought that Daiyu was lonely, fatherless and motherless, and everyone must love her more, so that she could comfort some of the pain of bereavement. Thinking like this, I can't help but think of it again, with Lin Daiyu's temperament, she has suffered such a big ordeal, and she is alone in Suzhou, and she doesn't know what the scene is, so she sighs for a long time, others are overjoyed when they get something, and even Jia's mother temporarily waved goodbye to her sadness, but he was the only one who was depressed.

After a while, Aunt Xue got something from Yuanchun's gift, brought Xue Baochai over to thank her, and said something before going back.

At the banquet here, Jia Zheng and others set up another plate of tea and wine in the outer hall, and went to drink and chat. The tables in the room were also removed, and seven or eight small tables were moved, which were full of snacks, fruits, and all kinds of candied fruits. The family either chatted with wine, or ate fruit and told jokes, and went to the New Year's Eve lively.