The first meeting of Bao Dai in Rongqing Hall, the most important scene in the Red Mansion, Jia Min has not been worried about it since he entered the Rongguo Mansion, but he has always paid attention to it. Hearing Baoyu suddenly ask Daiyu if she had any words, she just wanted to speak, but she heard Lin Rui smile and said: "When the prince got married, I came to celebrate, and the sage once said to me, let me tell my father, and when my sister is young, I will give my sister a word." ”

As soon as he said this, not only Baoyu was silent, but the Jia family, from Jia's mother to the girl waiting in the house, were all stunned for a moment, and then secretly envious. It seems that the relationship between the aunt and the saint is very close, and even the daughter and the sage have to take it personally. It seems that in the future, I will have to get closer to Mrs. Gu and Miss Lin.

Jia Min glanced at his son and saw that he had a smiling face and looked very gentle, but he was afraid that he would be unhappy at that time. She glanced at Lin Rui with disgust, "Don't talk nonsense, the saint is very busy, and he can't be busy with many military affairs, how can he have time to take care of a little girl and her affairs." ”

Lin Rui smiled and didn't speak, but said: "What the sage says, I will listen." ”

Mother Jia glanced at her daughter, hugged Daiyu and said with a smile: "Needless to say, Brother Rui'er's knowledge is better than that of my aunt back then." Want to come to Yu'er to study at home? ”

Daiyu smiled lightly: "I just read through the Four Books and the Five Classics." "My father and mother have always raised her like a man, and Mr. Shan invited several people back. Mr. Qu, who came to Beijing this time to teach schoolwork, was old and didn't want to leave his homeland, so he quit the museum. My father and mother gave me gold and silver fields, and asked the prefect of Yangzhou to take care of them. Mr. Ding, who teaches calligraphy and painting, and Mr. Sang, who plays piano and chess, were originally husband and wife, and followed them all the way to Beijing. Her father said that Mr. Yuan was idle anyway, so let her go to class with her brother when the time came.

Jia Zhu was just looking at this delicate and weak cousin at this time, and his younger brother was afraid that he hadn't even been able to read the four books yet.

Jia Lian smiled and said, "Uncle, do you want my cousin to end up too?" ”

Jia Min said with a smile: "Reading is for reason, but also for long-term knowledge, I have always advocated whether it is a boy or a daughter in the family." You should read some books, you can't just recognize two words, you shouldn't just be blind. ”

Jia Mu glared at her, "I just know that you mean me." ”

Jia Min covered her lips and smiled: "It's good that you know the way." ”

Mrs. Wang chuckled at this time: "Mrs. Gu, I see that my niece is a little thin?" Seeing that Lin Ruhai was becoming more and more valued by the saints, Mrs. Wang's occasional thoughts before became more serious.

Jia Min said with a smile: "My daughter naturally follows me, looking weaker, and her body is solid at that time." ”

Jia Mu laughed at her. "You're not ashamed."

"I'm not wrong." Jia Min smiled and helped the girl to get up, "My brothers are all at home, I haven't come back for so many years, it's time for me to go and say hello to my brothers." ”

Jia Mu nodded and said, "Go, go." Ordered two old grandmothers to take Jia Min's mother and son over, Xing got up and said with a smile: "I'll accompany my aunt's wife, and it's cheap." ”

Jia Mu smiled: "Exactly." When you're eating, remember to come over. Jia Min returned to the court with her husband with her children. Jia Mu will definitely set up a reception banquet.

Daiyu got up and blessed her mother with her body, stood quietly beside her mother, and slowly walked out. Baoyu has been looking at Daiyu blankly since she just started. Until her figure went out, Fang turned around and plunged into Mother Jia's arms to be coquettish, "Ancestor, this sister is good." Leave her in our house. ”

Mother Jia hugged him and said with a smile: "Your uncle and aunt are here, Yu'er naturally wants to be happy under her knees, if she can stay in our house." ”

Baoyu is not happy. Twisted candy stuck to Jia's mother, and Daiyu was bound to stay. Jia Mu poked his finger angrily, "Don't make any more trouble, I'll be angry if I make trouble again." ”

Baoyu turned around, looking lonely, Jia's mother saw this, and when she heard Jia Min give birth to her daughter, her thoughts hooked up again. She hugged Baoyu and coaxed, "Your aunt and uncle haven't come back for more than ten years, and the old house in the capital is in a mess, and you have to clean it up for two days." Your aunt and cousin and cousin will naturally live in our house. She saw that Baoyu's expression turned a little, and said: "Your aunt only has one daughter, Yu'er, who is spoiled, but she doesn't have a sister or sister to accompany her, so she will often take her to play in the future." ”

When Baoyu heard this, Fang turned his anger into joy. When the Yingchun sisters saw it, they all laughed secretly.

Jia Min took his son and daughter, accompanied by Xing and Jia Lian, to meet Jia Yu first, and then returned to the mansion to meet Jia Zheng. The brother and sister haven't seen each other for more than ten years, and they can't help but have eyes full of eyes. Jia Zheng is closer to Jia Min than Jia Yu, and he admires Lin Ruhai very much, and loves Lin Rui very much, after the cold noise of his brother and sister, he asked his sister about the hard work on the road and the life in Jiangnan over the years, so he mentioned Lin Rui: "Brother Rui is twenty years old, and he has also been moved, it is time to marry." ”

Jia Min smiled: "It should be this year." "The crown princess is married, and the Yang family is married to a daughter-in-law, but it's not time to do the marriage of the second daughter.

Jia Zhengdao: "You have just come back, if there is not enough manpower in the family for a while, just speak." Although our family is not as good as before, there are still a few subordinates. ”

"Second brother Xie is worried, if I have difficulties, I will naturally speak."

Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "I hope that Mrs. Gu will not be polite when the time comes, just open your mouth if you have something." ”

Jia Min bowed slightly to Mrs. Wang, "Thank you to the second sister-in-law, there will be trouble in the future." ”

At this time, a maid went back and forth: "The old lady sent someone to invite Mrs. Gu and Miss Lin over." ”

Lin Rui has grown up in the end, and it is not good to mix in the inner house, so naturally there are brothers of the same generation such as Jia Zhen, Jia Zhu, and Jia Lian to entertain him, Jia Zheng also patted him on the shoulder cordially, "When I go to my uncle's house, it's like going back to my own home, what do you like to eat, just say, don't be polite." He also instructed Jia Zhu, "Brother Rui'er is still young, don't let him drink more." ”

Lin Rui responded with a smile, Jia Zhu took his hand out of the road, and when he talked about some work and homework along the way, Jia Lian had a headache when he heard it, and he didn't have a lot of mouths.

Jia Zhu asked him, "I heard you say before, you have been studying with Mr. Ye in Jiangnan?" ”

Lin Rui nodded.

"What about after returning to Beijing? Uncle can I hire a gentleman for you? ”

Lin Rui said with a smile: "My father said that Grandpa Yuan has been quite idle recently, so I have time to go over and ask for advice." "Mr. Yuan is nearly 80 years old, deaf and blind, and his spirit is very strong. Before Lin Ruhai came back, he had already thought about it, and planned to send his son and daughter over to save his teacher from loneliness in his old age.

Jia Zhu was very envious. "My cousin is really the envy of my brother."

Lin Rui smiled and did not speak. He also borrowed his father's light to learn from the two famous Confucians.

Jia Lian took this opportunity to quickly interject and grabbed Lin Rui's arm, "Big brother don't talk about books, I have a headache when I listen to it." My cousin has been in the dust all the way, thinking that he has been hungry for a long time, let's hurry up and enter the feast, don't let Brother Zhen wait. ”

Jia Zhu smiled. Without further ado, he led Lin Rui to the flower hall in the front yard to sit down.

Here, Jia Min followed Mrs. Wang, turned a verandah, crossed a sandwich road, and passed another thing through the hall to Jia's mother's backyard.

Jia's mother set up a banquet in the flower hall in her backyard, the tables and chairs had been set up, and Jia Zhu's wife Li and Jia Lian's wife Xifeng held the meal. In addition to the anzhen and cloth vegetables, there are two women, one in her thirties, wearing autumn-colored brocade jackets. The golden-brown flowered skirt has curved eyebrows and fine eyes, with a slight smile on her face, and she looks very gentle. The other one is also a gorgeous makeup dress. But he is only eighteen or nineteen years old, and he is born delicate, bright and charming.

Jia Min's heart moved. knows that this should be the most Jia Zhen's step-room, You Shi and Jia Rong's original partner Qin Keqing.

As soon as You Shi and Qin Keqing saw that Mrs. Wang had accompanied a dressed beauty, they knew that this must be Jia Min, and hurriedly came over to say goodbye. Jia Min smiled and stretched out his hand to help, "Hurry up, hurry up." This is Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law and Brother Rong's daughter-in-law, right? ”

Jia Mu smiled: "You react quickly." ”

Jia Min glanced at Qin Keqing again, and secretly praised in his heart, as written in the book, bright and charming like Baochai, graceful and graceful like Daiyu, a beautiful woman with vivid color. But thinking about it again, her heart was in love with Jia Zhen's affairs. made up his mind, and when he settled down, he went to the Taoist temple to pick up Jia Jing and let him discipline Jia Zhen.

Jia Min smiled and asked, "How is Brother Jing now?" ”

You replied respectfully: "The old man's body is quite tough, and our uncle went to ask for peace a few days ago, and he was still talking about my aunt." ”

Jia Min sat down beside Jia's mother and frowned slightly: "I heard that Brother Jing lived in Guanli?" Those who practice Dan cultivation all day long and throw all the things at home to Brother Zhen'er? ”

You Shi was a little embarrassed, and nodded with a smile.

Jia Min's face sank, "Nonsense, how can there be a father like him." Brother Zhen's daughter-in-law don't worry, Ming'er, I will call your uncle to persuade your father-in-law. There are sons and daughters in the family, and a large family of clansmen, I don't know how many accidents there are in the road every day, he doesn't say that he takes up the burden of the patriarch, and he runs to hide and be idle. ”

Jia Mu poked her finger on Jia Min's forehead with an angry and laughing smile, "With my uncle out for more than ten years, it's time to see more, why are you still so sharp-tongued!" ”

Jia Min raised his forehead and sneered, "In the past ten years outside, how can he ever be born in peace one day." If I had been softer, I would have been eaten so long ago that I didn't even have any bones left. ”

Jia Mu immediately felt distressed, "I didn't ask you to go out that day, you didn't listen." ”

Jia Min smiled, "Although it is harder, I have also gained a lot of knowledge." Come to think of it, it's still worth it. ”

Before Jia's mother could say more, Wang Xifeng came over and said with a smile: "Ancestor, my aunt has been going all the way, I think I have been hungry for a long time, and if you want to talk to your aunt, you have to eat first." ”

Jia Muha smiled, "That's what you said. Then he called his daughter, "Come, I'll make your favorite food." ”

Because Jia Min was a guest, she sat on the first chair on the left hand side of Jia's mother, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang sat in turn, and then Daiyu and Yingchun girls. The You family had no seats, standing on the side, holding rice and vegetables, and serving the banquet.

After the meal was over, the girl brought tea to rinse her mouth, washed her hands, and her own girl brought tea again. Jia Min smiled: "The old lady's tea here is really fragrant, when I leave, bring me some." ”

Jia Mu scolded with a smile: "What a good thing, it's worth your last time." Then he turned his head and instructed a big girl standing behind him, "Mandarin duck, go and wrap all our tea and put it in the courtyard where your aunt's wife lives, so that she can drink enough." ”

The mandarin duck responded with a smile, really called a girl over, took his place, and turned around and went inside.

Jia Min said with a smile: "I'm biased to the old lady today, I'll send good tea tomorrow." Lin Ruhai made out the Biluo spring tea, Xiao Jin really liked it very much, and he had already set a list of tributes, and gave Lin Ruhai a will to let him plant a tea field by Dongting Lake. With his words, Lin Ruhai made a plan according to the plan. Slowly expand the planting area and yield of Biluochun. In the past few years, in addition to paying tribute to the palace, just the takeaway tea has made him a lot of money. However, the three kinds of salt, iron and tea have always been monopolized by the state, how could Lin Ruhai monopolize it by himself and give half of the shares to his senior brother. And declared, you just have to collect the money when the time comes, don't meddle in the affairs of the tea factory.

Xiao Jin was so angry that he wrote seven letters in a row to scold him. There is no repetition in the use of words. However, after scolding, he still agreed to Lin Ruhai's proposal. As Biluo Spring Tea became more and more famous, more and more people bought it by name, and Xiao Jin's personal small treasury became more and more rich.

Jia Mu smiled: "You just give me all the new tea this year." ”

"Yo, are you done with your drink?"

"If you can't finish drinking, I'll give it away."

Jia's mother was very interested in seeing her daughter, and she kept teasing Jia Min and the others, and the smile on her face never disappeared. Xing and Wang both sat upright. Listening to the two fights between the mother and daughter with a smile, they interjected a sentence from time to time. Daiyu sat with Yingchun and Tanchun, talking in a low voice. You Shi, Li Kun, and Wang Xifeng have eaten. hurriedly came over and stood aside, also listening with a smile.

Jia Mu said to Jia Min: "You just came back, and the house is in a mess, and you can't figure it out for a while." It's better to live at home first. Send someone back to pack up almost, and you can take Rui'er and Yu'er back again. He added: "The yard where you lived before you got married, I had you clean it up early in the morning." It's still the same as before, you can live there. ”

She beckoned Daiyu over, stretched out her hand and pulled her over and hugged her in her arms, "I really like Yu'er, let her live with me for a few days." ”

Jia Min smiled: "Just according to the old lady's words." He pointed to his daughter, "She's not a worry-free person, it's nothing to live with you, don't bother us then, otherwise I won't follow." ”

Jia Mu couldn't hold back, and glanced at Jia Min, "Don't worry, you can take it with you." ”

When Jia Min heard this, she hurriedly beckoned to her daughter, "Follow your grandmother tonight, you have to show your skills and coax her well, so that she doesn't want to see your mother." She spoke like this, but she frowned secretly in her heart, wondering if Jia Baoyu was still living with Jia's mother. If she still lives with Jia's mother, her daughter will definitely have to take it away.

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, but did not make a sound.

The atmosphere in the house was just right, and suddenly I heard a sound of footsteps outside, and the maid came in and smiled: "Baoyu is here!" Lin Rui was eating in front, and Jia Baoyu was also nine years old, so he naturally had to accompany him. Halfway through the banquet, he was worried about Daiyu, so he quietly withdrew from the banquet and came directly to the back.

Jia Min frowned secretly, the ancients paid the most attention to the difference between men and women at the age of seven. They had just arrived, and it was nothing for the cousins to see each other. At this moment, the house is full of women, and what is he doing here, isn't he accompanying his son in front? She raised her eyes slightly, her eyes swept over Jia Mu, and when she saw her smiling on her face, she didn't feel that it was wrong at all. Even Xing, the second wife Wang, and these nieces and daughters-in-law, nephews and granddaughters-in-law, as well as the sisters of Yingchun and Tanchun, did not feel any different.

Jia Min sighed secretly, the letters she had written to Jia's mother over the years were in vain, Baoyu still often followed her sisters in the inner house. It's just that she just came back today, and she can't say anything now. After a while, let's talk to Jia's mother in private.

Bao Yuxing hurriedly came in, his face was slightly red, obviously he had drunk wine. first saluted Jia's mother, and then met Jia Min, Xing's, Wang's, and You's, Li's, etc., and then sat next to Jia's mother.

Jia Mu stretched out her hand to rub him, and asked with a smile, "Just drunk?" ”

"Just a small glass for my cousin." Baoyu replied with a smile.

Jia Mu hurriedly said, "Your cousin has drunk too much?" ”

"Nope. The master has just instructed not to ask the brothers to irrigate the cousin. Baoyu replied obediently.

Mother Jia was still a little uneasy, so she called the girl to look ahead, and instructed that if Lin Rui had wine, they would disperse quickly and let Lin Rui rest.

Jia Min smiled: "Old lady, don't worry, my son I know the Tao, he still has some alcohol, and his self-control is strong, so he will be fine." ”

Mother Jia smiled: "You still talk about me all the time, you dote on your children and grandchildren too much." Now look at yourself, you can see that you are talking and slapping your mouth. ”

"This shows that I am your daughter." Jia Min quipped, and everyone in the room laughed for a while.

Baoyu sat beside Jia's mother, her eyes did not leave Daiyu, and when she saw Jia's mother and Jia Min talking, she quietly asked, "What are the two words for my sister's honor?" Daiyu replied to him, he thought about it and asked, "But is there also jade?" ”

Jia Min's attention was on Jia Baoyu for two-thirds, listening to him ask this sentence, and hiding the smile on his lips by drinking tea.

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled. Nodding slightly, "There's a piece too." "When she was born, she was given by the saint and made of the best sheep fat jade heart.

When Baoyu heard this, he was greatly satisfied. He was the only one in the family who had jade, and his sisters and sisters didn't have it, so he was very uncomfortable. Today, there is a fairy-like sister, and there is a jade, which makes him full of joy and the unhappiness of the past. Went to eight points.

Not only did Baoyu feel that Daiyu seemed to be an old acquaintance, but even when Daiyu first met, she also felt that Baoyu was a little kind. I was feeling strange in my heart, and when I heard my mother's words, I felt suddenly. Her mother is the aunt of this second cousin, and she is related by blood, so there should be similarities in appearance. Thinking so, she looked at Baoyu again, and sure enough, she was two points similar to her brother.

Now. All the brothers of the Jia family went to the front to accompany their brother, and Dubaoyu came by himself, and Daiyu was not very happy. Just as Lin Rui is a sister control, Daiyu is also a brother control. This cousin accompanies the table. But she left her brother and ran away, it's no wonder she can be happy. Therefore, when Baoyu spoke to her, she could only answer one or two sentences out of ten. Even so. It also made Baoyu overjoyed. Mrs. Wang watched from the side, feeling a little uneasy in her heart. It's like, my youngest son. is too attentive to Daiyu, no worse than the girl of the historian, and even a few points later.

Most mothers-in-law in the world have one characteristic, they don't like their sons to be too close to their daughters-in-law. Especially in ancient times, husbands could not be relied on, and these women still had to rely on their sons more, so their desire for exclusivity for their sons was also stronger. is the daughter-in-law she values in her heart, if she is too good with her son, she will feel uncomfortable for a long time. Mrs. Wang is in this kind of heart right now.

She intellectually knows that although her youngest son is smart, he has an awkward temperament, and he doesn't like to study, and he is still the youngest son in the family, and when he separates the family, he can get limited things. If you marry Daiyu, not only will you have a bright future, but you don't have to worry about money anymore. thought so well in her heart, but when she really saw her son being courteous to Jia Min's daughter, she felt uncomfortable again.

Because Mother Jia wanted to take Daiyu to live with her, she wanted to temporarily move Baoyu out and let him live with Mrs. Wang for two days. When Jia Min heard this, he grinned quietly, he really lived with Jia's mother.

Baoyu smiled: "Good ancestor, don't be so troublesome, I will live in the blue yarn cupboard very properly." ”

Jia Min said twice, turned his head and said to Jia's mother: "Brother Bao is used to sleeping with the old lady, so he moved out of the room unguardedly, and he couldn't sleep well carefully." In addition, this journey is really tiring. I'm also worried about her, she's still young, and her body may not be able to stand it. Besides, I changed to a new place, I'm afraid that she will be in bed, don't make trouble with you, Yu'er still live with me. ”

When Jia's mother saw it, she knew in her heart that her daughter would never let her daughter live under the same roof with Baoyu. She sighed and nodded: "That's fine, Ming'er, you go home and pack your things, just let Yu'er follow me." ”

Jia Min smiled: "The girl is older, and the housekeeper should also learn a little." When she returned to Beijing this time, she asked her to clean up her things. When she got here, it was the same as usual, and let her pack her things and settle her own girl. ”

Jia Mu said: "How old is she, you are willing to do it." ”

Jia Min was very proud, "Our Yu'er is smart, this little thing can't help her." ”

Daiyu was praised by her mother so much that her face turned red and lowered her head slightly. She was born with skin like jade, and this shyness is like a red glow dyed on jade, which is particularly moving. Baoyu looked at it blankly, and lost his mind for a while.

Jia Min helped the girl to get up, and beckoned to her daughter, "Old lady, forgive me for the guilt, I am very tired, go to rest first, and then talk to you tomorrow." ”

Jia Mu hurriedly said: "It's not too late, let's go and rest." Mandarin duck, you go and send your aunt over. ”

The big girl before answered, smiled and came over to bless the blessing, "Mrs. Gu." ”

Jia Min helped him weakly, "You still serve the old lady, I still remember my previous boudoir, and I just went over." (To be continued......)