On the second day of Daiyu's seventh birthday, Jia Lian and Daiyu, as usual, came to the upper room early to say goodbye, and had breakfast with Jia Minlin Ruhai and his wife. Today's breakfast was not as rich as before, there were no dim sum side dishes, only a bowl of chicken soup and noodles for each person. Inside, a round boiled egg, three or two fresh green vegetables, with finely chopped chicken shreds, sprinkled with freshly picked green onions. As soon as she entered the house, Daiyu smelled the umami of chicken soup and the fragrance of chopped green onions.

Waiting for Lin Ruhai to sit down, everyone also sat down in turn. Lin Ruhai lowered his head and ate a mouthful of noodles before looking up at Daiyu and said with a smile: "Taste it, your mother will get up and personally prepare the longevity noodles for you." I can't live up to it. When Daiyu heard this, her face was full of gratitude and moved, her eyes were slightly red, and she instantly grew a little Jingying, and hurriedly looked up at Jia Min and said, "Thank you, mother, it is Yu'er's unfilial piety to make my mother work hard." Jia Min smiled when he saw Daiyu moved: "What do you say is unfilial?" My Yu'er is the most filial child! As long as I'm good, I don't feel hard at all for my mother. As he spoke, he reached out and smoothed out a few strands of hair on Daiyu's shoulders.

Jia Lian saw Jia Min and Daiyu's warmth, and then looked at the noodles in the bowl, and his heart was sour. Although Jia Min also made longevity noodles for himself like this when he turned fourteen last year, several people ate them together. But I have to admit that after more than a year of getting along, Jia Lian is jealous of Daiyu, Jia Min is gentle and loving, she thinks about Daiyu everywhere at all times, even if she eats a mouthful, she never forgets, which reminds Jia Lian of her biological mother, and now she can't remember her appearance. Daiyu also has an elegant father like Lin Ruhai, and a knowledgeable gentleman like Huang Jiyun, and he ...... The more Jia Lian thought about it, the more sad he felt in his heart, and unconsciously wet his eyes. Only Jia Lian buried his head very low, but no one noticed Jia Lian's abnormality.

I only heard Jia Min say: "Yu'er, try it quickly and see if it suits your taste." Daiyu held back tears with red eyes, lowered her head and took a bite before looking up and smiling: "It's delicious!" Mother's cooking is the best in the world, and no one can compare to it. Jia Min saw that there were still tears in Daiyu's eyes, so he smiled and quipped: "People often say that you don't practice your hands for three days, not to mention that you only do it three or four times a year for your mother, where it is comparable to what people often do?" It can be seen that Yu'er is making me happy. After speaking, he nodded Daiyu's smooth forehead. Daiyu was anxious when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "Really, really, no matter how good others do, in Yu'er's heart, it is not as good as what her mother does!" Jia Min saw that Daiyu said seriously, and his heart was also soft, so he changed the topic and said, prepared a gift for you, and went to see it after eating. At this time, Lin Ruhai had already finished eating, and said: "I also have a gift for my father, and I will send it to you when I go back." After speaking, he stood up, and turned to Jia Lian and said kindly: "Lian'er has been tired for several days, so I will have a good rest today." Ming'er is studying, and combining work and rest is the right way. When Jia Lian heard this, he immediately stood up and responded. Jia Min had already gone to get Lin Ruhai a bamboo soft jacket, and when he saw Lin Ruhai walking to the door, he carefully draped it over the official robe for him. Daiyu and Jia Lian also followed, and sent Lin Ruhai out together, just like many mornings in the past. Lin Ruhai smiled and said to the three of them: "Go back and eat, don't let it be cold, it's not delicious." After speaking, looking at the softness of Jia Min and Daiyu's eyes, and then looking at Jia Lian, who looked envious, he couldn't help but sigh again in his heart, why is this not his son? Shaking his head, he walked out.

Back at the table. Jia Lian also took out a red lacquered nanmu inlaid treasure carved box in front of Jia Min, and handed it to Daiyu with a scarlet longevity pattern brocade box: "A little heart, cousin, please accept it." Daiyu glanced at Jia Min, and Jia Min smiled: "What good things?" But it was an eye-opener for me. Hearing Jia Min say this, Dai Yufang took the box and opened it one by one, only to see that there were twelve gold juice plum bamboo leaf sticks in the Nanmu carved box, but the calligraphy on it was Huang Jiyun's handwriting. There is a fan in the other brocade box: a picture of Youlan Xiaochun, a picture of a magpie on the branch, a picture of a hibiscus and a picture of red plum and a picture of red plum and snow. Look at it is painted by Jia Lian himself, although the hand is jerky, but it is not difficult to see that it is very attentive. smiled and said, "It can be seen that my brother loves me, and he knows that I like these." After speaking, he smiled at Jia Min and said, "Even if it's my own brother, it's just that." Jia Lian was very useful in his heart when he heard this, and he couldn't help but love Daiyu a little more. Jia Min was also very happy when she saw that Daiyu was close to her nephew.

After eating, Jia Lian said goodbye and left, Daiyu accompanied Jia Min to laugh for a while and walked around the garden, holding Jia Min's hand back to the upper room. Seeing that Jia Min was a little tired, he got up when he thought of Jia Minyin, so he didn't stay longer and returned to his yard.

Jin'er and others also offered their own gifts, although they were just some purses, uppers, handkerchiefs, sweat towels and other objects, but they were all made very exquisitely, especially the bluegrass handkerchief embroidered with a smile, each orchid leaf is vivid. Zhixuan thought the most ingeniously, embroidering a SpongeBob SquarePants purse according to Daiyu's cushion, which also looked quite cute.

After a while, Mama Sun came to report that the princess of Wujun came over to give her birthday gift, and her wife let her go. It shocked Daiyu. Hurriedly went to Jia Min's small flower hall to meet the person, it was the maid next to Princess Wujun, I don't know what it is, but I saw it yesterday. Jia Min saw Daiyu coming over, and said with a smile: "I gave you a gift, watch it yourself." After speaking, he put the gift list in Daiyu's hand, turned around and went out. Daiyu hurriedly glanced at the gift list, and then sat on the chair on the west side.

When someone came to see Daiyu, he bowed deeply and said: "The slave lark has seen Miss Lin, and I wish Miss Lin eternal succession." When the princess learned that today was the girl's birthday, she sent a slave to send a birthday gift to the girl, and the gift list was seen by the princess herself. The things were personally selected by the county lord, and I hope the girl likes it. After hearing this, Daiyu smiled and said: "What a coincidental mouth, no wonder the princess sent you here, and you will succeed there forever?" I didn't have to turn into a monster. As he spoke, he covered his mouth and smiled. looked at the gift list again before saying: "When you go back to the princess, you will say that Yu'er is grateful to the princess for her memory, and she is even more grateful to the princess for being so kind, and Sister Xie Wan has bothered." If I get a good tea recipe in the future, I will never forget the princess. And Sister Wan, if you are free, remember to come and play with me. After speaking, he heard the lark say: "But unfortunately, the prince has already set off on the fifteenth day, and I am afraid that the county lord will not be able to come over." But please rest assured, when the slave and maid go back, they will definitely tell the princess and the county lord the girl's original words. After hearing this, Daiyu nodded, and asked someone to give a first-class seal to let her go back.

As soon as the front foot left here, Zhixuan ran in again and said, "Girl, go back, the master sent someone to give a gift, I don't know what it is, but it is packed in a nanmu box." Daiyu was also very happy to hear and said to Grandma Sun: "Since my mother asked me to come over to deal with it, I can't be rude for a few weeks, Mama first find two people to move the gifts to my house first, I will take a closer look and then make plans, how to return the gift also have to think about it." Grandma Sun nodded and left.

As soon as Daiyu returned to the house and sat down, she saw Hanxiao leading two rough envoys in carrying a small box of Nanmu. knew that this was a gift sent by Lin Ruhai to herself, and Daiyu hurriedly stepped forward to open it and take a look, it was even more beautiful. Bao Jin Zhai Fa Ti Daiyu doesn't care very much, but the collection is not bad, that Zhou Fang's "Hairpin Lady" is Daiyu's favorite, and I thought of this life from the past life, I didn't expect to see the real thing, and I can also take it for myself. Happy to see the eyebrows. Even Jin'er and the others next to him were happy to see Daiyu like this, and they were all smiling.

Daiyu was busy with all the gifts to her, Jia Min gave her a set of red gold inlaid pearl head, not complicated, only a red gold peony Huasheng, with large and small pearls as stamens, petals are delicate, Ye Tuo is a hollow design is very exquisite, but Daiyu is not needed, she is still combing double buns. Two red gold butterfly hairpins, with several small but round rice beads embedded in the butterfly wings. If it is stuck in the head, and when you turn around, the stirring of wings must be beautiful. A red gold pendant nine-bead frontal chain, the chain is very thin, but a pearl in the middle has the size of a thumb, which is very rare, and there are four smaller ones on each side of the pendant. A half-open peony gold step shake, a pair of engraved rich flowers bloom beaded gold bracelets. A pair of upside-down peony and pearl earrings. It's a neat set, Daiyu looked at it again and again before asking Jin'er to help her put it away carefully. There is also a pink-gold leather cardigan, embroidered with peonies with a wide edge on a gold background, and two or three tiny pearls are nailed to each of the peony stamens on the trim of the cuffs. looks gorgeous and exquisite, I don't know how much thought Jia Min has wasted. Daiyu couldn't help but be moved again, and remembered that in her previous life, her mother often made new clothes for herself like this, sweaters in winter, dresses in summer, even if she was busy at work, she would stay up late to prepare for herself. There was a sour feeling in my heart again. Daiyu held the clothes in her arms for a long time before asking Jin'er to carefully take the box and put it in the box, waiting for the third banquet in March to wear it.

I opened the gift box sent by Princess Wujun again, there was a string of East Beads and a string of South Beads, which Daiyu already knew from the gift list, and also knew that there were twelve pieces of various pigment brocades, Daiyu let Jin'er carefully put it into the warehouse and lock it up, but it was a pair of Shoushan colored stones sent by Wanyu, a pair of Changhua bloodstones, Daiyu felt very happy, and the bloodstones could just carve a seal for Jia Min and Lin Ruhai. The color of Shoushan colored stone is full and magnificent, and Daiyu decided to carve a seal for herself and Wanyu each, which can be regarded as a peach in return, not in vain to get her things. Daiyu also liked the octagonal glazed palace lamp, and remembered the glass hydrangea lamp in Baoyu in the original book. So he ordered Zhixuan to hang the palace lamp in her room, which was much brighter than the candlestick. The three-legged jade smoke is to let Daiyu ponder for a long time, because it looks extremely familiar, but I never remember to see it there, the jade smoke hollowed out with a whole piece of material, the carved phoenix flower ornament is complicated and gorgeous, it is very exquisite, especially the top three phoenix tails on the top of the jade smoke intersect and stand, not only thin, but also more hollow design, it is very rare. Daiyu thought for a while and didn't remember why it was familiar, so she put it down and didn't mention it. and asked Hanxiao to take it and put it at the end of his bed. I also saw that the prince sent a set of carved plum blossoms and jade pole lake pens, the carving is extremely delicate, it can be seen that it is a good thing. Mo Xuan also sent a set of celadon tea cups from Longquan Ge kiln, the color is like jade, the glaze layer is crystal clear, like jade like ice, and the glaze shows that the grain is like ice cracking. Thinking that the princess sent someone to send it, Jia Min also saw it, so he accepted it calmly even if he couldn't give it privately.

But I didn't know that when Wanyu went back yesterday, she hurriedly followed the princess to the room, and asked Mo Xuan to come over, saying that the princess was looking for him to have something. Since Wanyu was seven years old, this matter has been a long time, and the princess didn't say much, just shook her head and smiled, and ignored it.

After a while, Mo Xuan rushed over, but he didn't expect Hongjin to follow, but Wanyu didn't pay attention to Hongjin and just said to Mo Xuan: "Didn't my cousin say that I couldn't apologize for my sister Lin's injury back then?" Now there's an opportunity. The princess didn't expect Wanyu to come to Mo Xuan for the girl from the Lin family, her brows furrowed slightly, and then she let go again. Mo Xuan, who was puzzled, said, "Didn't you apologize to Miss Lin today?" When the princess heard this, she frowned again and asked in a deep voice, "When did you meet the girl of the Lin family?" Seeing this, Hongjin was afraid that the princess would misunderstand, so Fang carefully told him about the chance encounter in the garden today, and praised Daiyu's tea ceremony skills, and the princess stretched her brows after hearing this.

Wan Yu ignored these, and only said: "Ming'er is Sister Lin's birthday, but my cousin has to pack up a gift." It's not just an apology, but also a birthday, my cousin can't be stingy! Mo Xuan just lowered his head and smiled when he heard this, and Hong Jin didn't know what to think of and said: "Even so, I will also give a gift, just Brother Xuan will give a gift, and I don't have to be abrupt Miss Lin." The princess nodded, "It should be so." I'll also take a copy, and Ming'er will send someone to deliver it in my name. Wanyu was happy when she heard this, and hurriedly took the princess's arm and shook it vigorously: "If the mother concubine wants to give a gift, it is better to pick out a horse of Su Jin that entered Beijing this time and send it to Sister Lin, Sister Lin must be happy." Seeing her pretending to be delicious like this, the princess smiled and said, "It can be seen that you like your sister Lin very much, and your ideas have come to me, why don't you see you being so attentive to me?" Wanyu also coquettishly said: "The daughter doesn't care about the mother concubine?" Didn't you suggest that the mother concubine accept Sister Lin as a righteous daughter early in the morning? Okay, isn't my daughter still thinking about pulling to our own house? The partial mother concubine herself is unwilling, which blames her daughter. After speaking, she also pouted and squinted at the princess, and the princess smiled when she saw her like this.

Then Hongjin took out a jade rod to carve Meihu pen and made Wanyu's eyes red for a while, and complained: "This is Yu'er begging my brother for a long time, and my brother has never given it to me, but now I am willing to give it." After finishing speaking, Mo Xuan also walked in, holding a brocade box in his arms, with a look of reluctance, Wan Yu changed her mind and smiled when she saw it: "What good thing is my cousin holding?" Since you brought it, don't think about taking it back, this is your gift to Sister Lin and celebrate her birthday, if it's not good, I won't follow it. After speaking, Hongjin also raised his eyebrows and looked over, only to see Wanyu running over and grabbing the box, Mo Xuan hurriedly said: "Slow down, don't fall to the ground." It can be seen that it is a very beloved thing, so he also smiled, and was about to say something but saw that Wan Yu had already opened the brocade box, which contained a set of tea sets like ice and jade, and hurriedly walked over to take a closer look, and determined that it was the set that Mo Xuan loved very much, and he had never been willing to ask for it twice. couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and squint at Mo Xuan, only to see that Mo Xuan's eyes were still staring at the tea set at this time, and his eyes were full of reluctance and reluctance. In the end, he simply closed his eyes and said to Wanyu: "This is a good thing, Miss Lin is also a tea lover, and I don't think I will live up to this set of good things." After saying that, he turned around and strode away, as if he would regret it if he walked slowly, and Hongjin laughed.

Daiyu got the good things of Shizi and Mo Xuan, and she was not too stingy. Knowing that the prince admired the master very much, he personally went to find two sets of new books annotated by Huang Jiyun, and one party engraved a magpie Dengmei Duan inkstone, which was counted as a return gift to the prince; He also found a carved sunrise cloud sea clear mud inkstone, and the old root carved lotus leaf lotus pen hanging and white marble carved carp pen holder, which was Daiyu's own extremely beloved thing as Mo Xuan's return gift. also picked seven villains made of muslin for Wanyu, and the seven villains wore seven-colored pants and seven-colored vests. Actually, Daiyu originally wanted to be the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White, but after thinking about it, it was too troublesome to do it. This is counted as seven gourd babies. I also wrote the story of seven gourd babies and seven villains in a brocade box, and wrote a skewer for Wanyu to let her water it, there will be a surprise. In fact, it was nothing more than some millet...... But the shape is very delicate and cute. The eyebrows and eyes are embroidered very exquisitely, and this is what I asked Xiaoxiao to do with the heather and lily of the valley last night according to the picture she drawn. Originally, I thought I would give it to Wanyu when she left, but it happened that it came in handy today.

Only the princess's return gift, Daiyu thought about it for a long time, and finally chose a "handbag" that Jia Min made that didn't come in handy. The face and bottom made of red leather silk, with layers of lotus leaves drawn out of the silver and red yarn and red thin edges to make the bag mouth, and with ribbon mouth, it looks like a blooming peony flower, although the thing is small, but no one has seen this thing at this time. It's just a new picture for the princess, it's still pretty good. Besides, what good things does the princess have? It's not clichéd. packed up and packed the boxes separately, pasted the stickers, and sent them to Jia Min's room to wait for Jia Min to be free and let people send them over.

said that early in the morning, Jia Lian took Zhao'er and Xing'er out of the door. Half a month to Yangzhou City, Jia Lian is really the first time to go out to shop, although they are all water towns, but with the Gusu literary style is rich everywhere can be seen ink handwriting is different, Yangzhou south of the surging Yangtze River, east of the quiet Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, is also a good place with deep ancient charm and pleasant scenery, and there are Taibai poems: "fireworks in March down to Yangzhou" although not to March, but everywhere you can see the beauty of smoke willow Qionghua.

Jia Lian walked all the way down the street to the small east gate, planning to walk outside the city. I walked through a lacquerware shop. The shopkeeper saw that Jia Lian was dressed gorgeously, and knew that he was either rich or expensive, so he didn't bother and just followed with a flattering face. Jia Lian turned around and found that many things were very exquisite, so he thought about buying some for Jia Min and Daiyu. Since he wanted to give Jia Min, an aunt who treated him like a mother, and Daiyu, who treated him like a brother, Jia Lian wanted the best. It just so happened that at this time, Xiao Er saw that Jia Lian had already seen it all, and there seemed to be something he liked, so he walked to the side and wiped the chair with his sleeve and said, "Sit here." If you look at something, just tell the little one, and the little one will be brought over to the master to take a closer look. Jia Lian didn't shirk and walked over and sat down and said, "Bring me the most exquisite ones in your store and I'll take a look." When the shopkeeper heard Jia Lian say this, he knew that he was a big customer, and he hurriedly walked over and said, "This young master wants to find something exquisite, I don't know what to pay attention to?" Our store is a century-old brand, and the craftsmanship is absolutely no problem, but I don't know if this young man wants to use it for himself or give it away. Jia Lian thought for a while: "It's not a gift, our family just arrived in Yangzhou, and we just want to find some playthings for the old mother and young sister at home." You just bring out the best. When the shopkeeper heard this, he was even happier in his heart, and hurriedly said to Xiao Er: "Go and bring out the six screens of the red carved paint in the library, and also take out the black background gold snail fine hibiscus insert." After speaking, he said to Jia Lian: "Master sit down for a while, I'll come when I go." He said to another junior: "Why don't you serve tea soon?" After saying that, he turned around and entered the back hall.

After a while, a six-piece red carved lacquer screen was lifted in front of Jia Lian. When I uncovered the silk cloth on it, I saw that the blue lotus red lotus on the red screen was very delicate and dazzling. The screen frame is carved with hollow 10,000 characters and a red carved lacquer. Jia Lian couldn't stop nodding his head when he saw it, and he was very happy, knowing that Daiyu loved lotus flowers the most, and he must like it when he saw this thing. I also saw that the other interstitial screen was fan-shaped, with an ebony carved auspicious cloud base, a finely ground black surface with gold lines to depict hibiscus flowers, and colorful butterflies flying in the meantime, Jia Lian's heart was even tighter. Hurriedly asked the shopkeeper to wrap it up carefully and send it to the Salt Patrol Imperial History Mansion, Jia Lian was afraid that someone would grab it first. As soon as the shopkeeper heard that it was the Imperial History Mansion, he nodded his head without delay.

At this time, the shopkeeper turned out, still holding two boxes in his hands, followed by two Xiao Er also holding two or three boxes. Listening to Jia Lian talk about patrolling the Salt Imperial History Mansion, he knew that it was the newly arrived Master Lin's house. Busy instructing Xiao Er to be careful not to mention it, and opened the boxes just taken out one by one, removing the red carved lacquer garden picture large round box, the red Sanskrit lotus leaf plate, the red double-layer peony pomegranate plate, the red carved bamboo seal box, the black lacquer inlaid shell snail fine flower rich treasure chest, the color lady picture makeup, and the black lacquer painted four gentlemen's tea mat...... There are so many things that are all exquisite, and Jia Lian is overjoyed. He couldn't help but say, "Wrap this up." "This wraps up, too...... In a short time, more than a dozen pieces were packed. Jia Lian chose miscellaneous ones in the store again, and pinched the head and tail of 980 taels when he settled the account, which was still the shopkeeper who saw Jia Lian buy more, and it was a special price given by the salt patrol historian. During the Chinese New Year, Jia Lian was happy for a while because Jia Lian was admitted to the middle school, and considered the 1,000 taels he was rewarded when he was alone outside, and now he used a seven, seven, eight, or eight next time, Jia Lian didn't feel distressed, only full of joy. Everything was sent directly to the store to patrol the salt imperial history mansion, and asked Zhao'er to follow. Jia Lian took Xing'er to continue to wander, but he didn't dare to enter any more stores now, and went all the way out of the city.