[Comprehensive Wear] A good brother's life

Chapter 5 The Red Mansion

Today is the day when Lin Ruhai and Lin Huaiyu go back to the mansion, and the people in the Lin mansion get busy early in the morning.Jia Min also woke up early, and specially asked Pei Lan to put on makeup for her.

Although Jia Min's condition has improved in the past two days, he is still very weak and still unable to get out of bed.In fact, she was struggling to get out of bed early this morning, but she was so weak that she couldn't even stand firmly, so she had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​getting out of bed.

Her complexion and spirit have improved in the past two days, but she is still pale and bloodless.She didn't want Lin Huaiyu to see her sickly, so she ordered Pei Lan to dress her up to make her look good so as not to frighten Lin Huaiyu.

Jia Min also asked Pei Lan to dress up her daughter carefully.Originally, Xiaolin Daiyu was exquisite and lovely, but now she has dressed up a bit, becoming more pink and jade-like.

Xiaolin Daiyu lay beside Jia Min's bed, reading poems to her mother.The poems she read were taught by Jia Min and Lin Ruhai.Although she is only four years old, she was enlightened last year.Of course, it was not the kind of enlightenment that asked her husband to teach her formally, but was taught by her parents.

Lin Ruhai was originally a flower hunter, not to mention rich in education, but he still has a lot of poetry and books.Every day when he came back from the yamen, he would take some time to teach his daughter how to read and write.Before Jia Min became seriously ill, she would teach her daughter to read and write at home on weekdays, and she also taught her poetry and songs.

Lin Daiyu is very intelligent. She can learn what her parents taught her.Although she is only four years old now, she can already memorize dozens of poems by heart.

Jia Min was very absent-minded about her husband and son who were coming back today, and basically did not listen to her daughter's poems.

"Is Mama Zhang back?" Not long ago, Jia Min asked Mama Zhang to see if Lin Ruhai and the others were back.

Peilan walked in and said, "Ma'am, Madam Zhang hasn't come back yet, so I guess the master and young master haven't arrived yet. If the master and young master arrive, Madam Zhang will come back and report to you immediately."

"Why haven't you come back yet? It's too late?" Jia Min waited very anxiously, and couldn't help worrying, "Is something going to happen?"

"Madam, Master and the others will be fine." Perrin hurriedly comforted, "Madam, maybe after a while, Master and the others will be here."

Xiaolin Daiyu put down the collection of poems in her hand and climbed onto the bed, raised her hand and patted Jia Min's forehead gently, and said softly: "Mother, don't worry, daddy and brother will be back soon, you have to be obedient Wait for them to come back."

Jia Min's heart was softened by her daughter's soothing gesture, and her anxious mood was healed by her daughter's lovely gestures and words.She stretched out her arms to hug Xiaolin Daiyu, rubbed her daughter's soft face, and said with a gentle smile, "Let's wait for daddy and brother to come back together."

Xiao Lin Daiyu rubbed her mother's face back, and said softly, "Okay."

At this time, the boat carrying Lin Ruhai and Lin Huaiyu had already sailed into the Yangzhou area, but it was still some distance away from the port.

Lin Huaiyu and Lin Ruhai stood on the deck of the bow, looking into the distance.

"Father, how long will it take for us to arrive?" He has been sitting on the boat for the past few days, and he is a little bored, and he doesn't want to stay on the boat anymore.

"Almost half an hour." Lin Ruhai reached out and touched his son's little head, pointing to the buildings on both sides of the river bank to introduce him.

In her previous life, Lin Huaiyu traveled to Yangzhou.However, the Yangzhou of later generations is definitely not as flavorful and charming as the ancient Yangzhou.

"When you get home, I will take you around Yangzhou City for my father." Lin Ruhai thought that his son came to Yangzhou for the first time, and he would definitely be curious about Yangzhou. After a while, he would take his son for a walk around Yangzhou City have a look.

Lin Huaiyu nodded: "Okay." It happened that he could collect ancient books, calligraphy and paintings in Yangzhou City.He has not forgotten his main task.

When he was in Gusu before, he stayed at the patriarch's house. Although he didn't have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, he didn't have the money to buy ancient books or calligraphy and paintings.

Furthermore, the patriarch's family did not have ancient books, so he traveled to the Red Mansion for half a year, and did not collect a single ancient book or a pair of calligraphy and paintings.

Now, when he came to Yangzhou and Lin Mansion, he could start the task.Lin Fu must have many ancient books, calligraphy and paintings. He guessed that Lin Fu must have collected a lot of treasures, otherwise they would not be missed by the Jia family.

The father and son were too lazy to go back into the boat, so they had been standing on the deck at the bow to enjoy the scenery by the river.Half an hour later, their boat finally arrived at the port.

The bustling and prosperous Yangzhou port is not inferior to that of Gusu. People coming and going at the port speak various accents.

Butler Lin's son came to the port early in the morning to wait, and did not leave the port for a moment.Standing on the port, he saw an official ship from a distance. The person standing on the bow seemed to be a master, so he immediately called the others over.

When the ship arrived at the port, Lin Steward's son, Nanny Zhang, and other servants were the first to be attracted by Lin Huaiyu who was beside Lin Ruhai.

My dear, is this the young master? He looks too good-looking, right? !

This was what Zhang Momo and the others felt when they saw Lin Huaiyu for the first time.

Lin Ruhai, Jia Min, and Lin Daiyu all have very good looks, but Lin Huaiyu's looks are even higher.

Nanny Zhang and the others hurriedly saluted Lin Ruhai and Lin Huaiyu, and then went to the boat to carry things.

Lin Huaiyu was led by Lin Ruhai out of the boat, and then got into the carriage.Nanny Zhang and the butler sat outside the carriage, driving the carriage.

Three quarters of an hour later, Lin Huaiyu and the others arrived at the gate of Lin Mansion.

Nanny Zhang jumped out of the carriage first, ran to the backyard in a hurry, and ran into Jia Min's room panting.

"Madam, the master and the young master have arrived."

Jia Min's eyes lit up, and his expression became excited: "It's really here?"

Nanny Zhang nodded again and again: "It's really here, and I'll come to you soon."

Jia Min panicked all of a sudden, "Pei Lan, quickly help me tidy up my appearance."

"Yes, ma'am." In fact, Jia Min's appearance was not messed up, but Pei Lan knew in his heart that Jia Min was nervous, so he helped Jia Min tidy up briefly.After that, he helped Xiaolin Daiyu tidy up her appearance.

At this time, Lin Ruhai led Lin Huaiyu to the door of Jia Min's room.

"Ma'am, Huaiyu and I are back, is it convenient to come in?"

Jia Min told Nanny Zhang to invite Lin Ruhai and Lin Huaiyu in quickly, and then she kept her eyes on the door.After a while, she saw her husband walking in with a little boy.

Seeing that the little boy who walked in was exactly like the one she had seen in her dream, Jia Min's nose was sore, and his eyes immediately turned red.

Xiaolin Daiyu stood beside Jia Min's bed, staring curiously at the person her father was leading.When she saw Lin Huaiyu, a happy smile appeared on her little face, and she blurted out, "Brother!" Then she ran towards her brother.

Lin Huaiyu was led by Lin Ruhai into Jia Min's room, and the first thing she noticed was not Jia Min, but the little girl standing by the bed.I saw that the little girl had fair skin, delicate and beautiful facial features, and a chubby little face, which was very cute.

This is Lin Daiyu? !

Lin Daiyu was so cute when she was a child!

The four-year-old Lin Daiyu is still a small dumpling, not as described in the original book, with two curving eyebrows that seem to be frowning but not frowning, and a pair of eyes that seem to be happy but not happy...

Lin Huaiyu was intrigued by his sister, and then he heard Xiaolin Daiyu call him "brother". Before he could be surprised, Xiaolin Daiyu ran up to him, raised her face and called "brother" sweetly .”

Xiaolin Daiyu is usually shy and introverted, and to be precise, she is a little skeptical, but when she sees Lin Huaiyu, she doesn't admit it at all. On the contrary, Lin Huaiyu gives her a very friendly feeling, although this is the first time she sees Lin Huaiyu.Perhaps it was because before meeting Lin Huaiyu, Jia Min kept telling her about her brother, which made her curious, anticipating and liking him.

Now, seeing Lin Huaiyu for real, she was naturally very happy.The main reason is that Lin Huaiyu is good-looking, just like Xiaolin Daiyu's imaginary brother.

Lin Huaiyu blinked in surprise, he didn't expect Xiaolin Daiyu to be so lively and active.Under Xiao Lin Daiyu's expectant eyes, he squatted down, looked at her with a smile, and called out: "Sister!" At this time, Lin Daiyu didn't have the sorrow in the original book at all. On the contrary, she now has her whole life. The innocence of the age, and the lively and lovely.He guessed that it might be because of Jia Min's death, coupled with Lin Ruhai's serious illness, that made her change from an innocent little girl to a worried and sensitive girl.

Jia Min, who was leaning on the bed, saw the scene where the siblings recognized each other, and couldn't hold back the tears anymore.Lin Ruhai hurried over and comforted her, "Why cry hard."

Jia Min quickly wiped away tears with a handkerchief, and smiled softly at Lin Ruhai: "Master, you have worked hard all the way."

Lin Ruhai said warmly: "It's not hard."

Lin Huaiyu stood up, took her sister's little hand and walked to the bed.Only then did he notice Jia Min.

Jia Min's appearance is bright and majestic, but because she is seriously ill now, she has an extra frailty on her body, which makes her appearance softer.

He saw Jia Min looking at him with gentle and loving eyes, which made him quietly relieved in his heart.Before, the patriarch's wife said that Jia Min was not easy to get along with, and he was a little worried that Jia Min didn't like him.

Lin Huaiyu walked to the bed, let go of her younger sister Xiaolin Daiyu's hand, and knelt down towards Jia Min: "My son Lin Huaiyu has seen his mother." Then, he kowtowed three times to Jia Min.Although he didn't want to kneel and kowtow, it was a rule, and it was impossible not to kneel and kowtow.

"Get up quickly, get up quickly." Jia Min hurried to help Lin Huaiyu who was kneeling on the ground, "Master, help Huaiyu up quickly."

Lin Huaiyu didn't let Lin Ruhai help her, stood up by herself, and called out to Jia Min: "Mother!"

"Come closer, let me take a good look." Jia Min wanted to get out of bed and hug Lin Huaiyu into his arms.

Lin Huaiyu obediently walked to the bedside and asked Jia Min to watch him carefully.

Jia Min looked at Lin Huaiyu scorchingly, her eyes were filled with tenderness, love, comfort, nostalgia, and excitement... Tears streamed down her face as she watched.

Lin Huaiyu was frightened by Jia Min's sudden cry, and cried out a little helplessly, "Mother..."

Jia Min wanted to cry uncontrollably, she said with a choked tone, "Mother is happy..."

Lin Ruhai patted Jia Min's back lightly, "Ma'am, calm down." Jia Min was seriously ill, and it was not suitable for her to be too excited. Lin Ruhai couldn't help worrying that she would pass out because of her emotional agitation.

"Mother, brother is back, why are you crying again?"

"Mother is happy..." Tears flowed down uncontrollably, Jia Min's eyes were blurred by tears, but he still looked greedily at Lin Huaiyu.