Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Chapter 122

After hearing Xueyan's words, Daiyu was not surprised. She knew the Ge family's origin as early as in the capital, so she read the greeting card first. He and his third daughter-in-law, Shi Shi, will come to visit tomorrow, regardless of whether Daiyu should respond or not, she has to reply and inform the other party.

Daiyu recalled that although Ge Hui's old father had passed away, the grandchildren had served him with great merit, and they have all served him so far. Therefore, the Liu family, the Xu family and Shi Xiangyun could all go out to socialize and walk around. Only Ge Hui and his wife kept their filial piety at home. Years can do this.Wei Ruolan is the leader in Ping'an Prefecture, so they don't talk about husbands and wives. Daiyu is also the head of all orders, not to mention that Wei Ruolan earned Daiyu a phoenix crown and Xiapei of higher rank than the county head, and the Ge family returned to their hometown. , Since you should send someone to give a gift to say hello.

Looking at the gift list again, it is not light, but it is: "Twelve bolts of makeup satin for the top, twelve bolts of python satin for the top, twelve plain satin for the top, twelve golden damask for the top, cicada wings for the top. Twelve bolts of yarn, twelve bolts of soft smoke for top use, 24 bolts of silk, satin and silk silk gauze for official use, and twelve pieces of Suzhou embroidery."

After reading it, Daiyu wrote back the post, handed it to Xueyan, and said, "Reward the person who gives the gift with the best seal." Prepare the ruler and other things.

Although I don't know if the Ge family is the same as the Zhen family and Jia family, but be prepared for any danger. After all, Xiangyun married into the Ge family, and everyone has their own rules.

After waiting for half a day, I read two volumes of the book, but I didn't see the Ge family sending their mother-in-law over to say hello. After a little meditation, Daiyu understood that Xiangyun is the daughter-in-law of Ge Hui's youngest son. Sister-in-law, of course there is no need for the Xiangyun housekeeper to be a director.

Zijuan said: "Miss, let's wash your hands and eat. I thought it would be difficult for us to meet Miss Shi, but I didn't expect to meet in Ping'an Prefecture in just a year or two. I don't know how Miss Shi and Cuilu are doing now." "Although she is Daiyu's maidservant, after Daiyu's first visit to Beijing, Shi Xiangyun rested in Daiyu's room when she came to Jia's house again, and she also served Shi Xiangyun, and was very good with Cuilu.

Daiyu said: "The Ge family used to be an official in the capital for a few years. The Empress said that his family is kind. No one knows if it is still the same after all these years. I will see you when I come tomorrow."

As he spoke, he put down the book, instead of asking the little girl to kneel down, she just ordered the copper basin to be placed on the basin shelf, bent down to wash her hands and face.

After tidying up, Daiyu walked to the outside dining table and sat down, Wei Ruolan was not at home, the kitchen made a meat, a vegetarian, a soup and a meal according to her order, and put everything in small and delicate dishes , the bowls and dishes holding the soup are all the size of a fist, very delicate.

After checking the people's livelihood and coming back, Daiyu didn't strictly order all the servants in the family to follow her and Wei Ruolan's order. The main thing was to save money, and she cut down the expenses of the servants. She only ordered them in the kitchen every time she ate. When he was puzzled by making a small portion, he ordered Housekeeper Xie to take them and some servants who were also curious about this to the field village for a visit, and witnessed the hard work of the people and the scene of poor food and clothing. , Come home and take care of yourself.

Although there are occasional servants who develop an extravagant temper and remain the same, [-] to [-]% of them follow the example of Wei Ruolan and Daiyu and ask for food from the kitchen according to their own appetite. Small bowls and dishes, the amount is enough to fill you up.

Daiyu did not punish those who were still extravagant, but rewarded those who were frugal with one hundred dollars a month.

After Daiyu finished eating quietly, she took away all the food. After rinsing her mouth, she instructed Xueyan to say, "Tell the kitchen later that you don't need to cook this at night, just one soup and one meal. Tomorrow, guests will be served according to the table." Do it face-to-face, and wait for the guests to leave before doing as before.”

Xueyan responded with a smile, and helped Daiyu clean up. Fang, Zijuan and others went down to eat.

Early the next morning, three sisters-in-law of Xiangyun, Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Xu, and Mrs. Shi arrived as scheduled, and Daiyu greeted them at the steps in front of the main hall. Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Xu were overwhelmed by the flattery, and they hurriedly brought Xiangyun together to salute .Daiyu helped Mrs. Liu up with a smile, and said: "Since we are relatives, there is no need to be so polite. It's hot outside, so follow me into the house."

After entering the hall, the guests and hosts were seated separately. Daiyu ordered someone to serve good tea, and secretly looked at Xiangyun. Seeing that her clothes were brightly colored and the flower decorations were exquisite, she was better than before. .

When she looked at Xiangyun, Xiangyun was also appreciating Daiyu in her heart.

Although Daiyu lived in a shabby room, she had a calm expression and a calm demeanor. She hadn't seen her in a year or two, but she seemed to be more beautiful than Baochai. superior.

Daiyu couldn't talk to Xiangyun first, so she asked Mrs. Liu, "When did you come here?"

Mrs. Liu is about 33 or [-] years old, with a plump body, a round face and a fair face, with kindness on the brows and eyes, and she replied with a pleasant smile: "I just arrived at the ancestral home yesterday. The old lady and the wife said that they should meet the county magistrate in person. I don't want to." After the old lady passed away, the old lady's condition was not good for three to five days, and the wife was not satisfied, so we had to send us to pay the county magistrate first."

Daiyu hurriedly laughed and said: "They are all relatives, so how can I be so polite? I, a junior, should go to see the old lady. I said goodbye to Sister Shi in the capital that year. I haven't seen her in these years. I don't want to be able to get here today." Meet."

Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Thinking of the relationship between the third sibling and the county magistrate, she is also here today."

After Daiyu heard this, Fang asked Xiangyun about his not coming.

Xiangyun smiled and said: "I am fine. My ancestor, wife and two sister-in-laws are all the best people. They are considerate and generous, and they don't like to hold me back. They let me talk and laugh on weekdays." Yes, it's not restrictive."

Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "The third younger brother and sister are good-natured, clever, innocent and clean-hearted, unlike the girls in our family who are shy and shy. The old lady loves her very much. She often calls her to play with her. It was fun to talk and laugh. Originally, my wife and I made an appointment to build a snowman, roast venison and enjoy the plum blossoms in winter, but the old man suddenly disappeared, and we didn't let us see how beautiful it is."

Speaking of the old lady's passing away, the smile on Liu's face faded, showing a little sadness. Thinking of her father-in-law's delay for three years, and not knowing what to do when he got up after three years, the sadness on Liu's face became more intense.

Daiyu persuaded her for a while, saying: "The deceased is dead. It is useless to talk more. It is actually a mourning."

After changing the subject, talking about Xiangyun, not mentioning Xiangyun's outrageous things in the past, he just said: "My sister, like me, has no parents. When she comes to the mansion, she is her own home, and the mansion is kind. Make her temperament as when she was in the boudoir."

Mrs. Liu turned from sadness to joy, and said with a smile: "Our family likes the third younger sibling. I guess only a good family can raise her with such a temperament. Although we are from Ping'an Prefecture, we have been away from home for so many years. I have never been back, and there is no one I know in the local area, but she has a deep relationship with the County Lord's sister, and the County Lord does not dislike her, so he asks her to come and talk with the County Lord to relieve boredom."

Daiyu's eyes shifted, she understood the reason, and said: "My husband has gone out. I don't live in Zhoucheng, so I am inevitably lonely. Sister Shi is willing to come over, so I will naturally sweep the couch and wait."

Xiangyun smiled when he heard it.

The three of their sisters-in-law had a banquet at Wei's house, had a talk with Daiyu, and after hearing all kinds of news about Ping'an Prefecture, they left and went home.From the beginning to the end, Xiangyun never spoke to Daiyu alone.

Sending them off, Zijuan took off the jewelry on Daiyu's head, and complained quietly: "The girl really can't have frequent contact with Aunt Shi, just based on the news that Aunt Shi gave her before she left Beijing, she can't do it. It shouldn't be like this. Could it be that when she comes to our house, the girl has to rush to talk to her in private?"

Xueyan handed over the grate and told her to give Daiyu her head. At the same time, she put her cloud shoulders on Daiyu's shoulders, and said, "Grandma Shi is still the same as before. She has never treated our girls with kindness."

Zijuan said with a smile: "I won't talk about it before, just now. The girl and the uncle are getting better and better. The uncle is less than 20 years old, and his status is actually higher than that of Mr. Ge, let alone Mr. Ge who has not yet participated in the provincial examination? Now The girl and Aunt Shi are both out of the court, and if it can’t be considered according to the status of the boudoir, Aunt Shi didn’t even earn an imperial order, so it’s inevitable that she feels a little uncomfortable.”

When Xiangyun followed Liu and Xu to visit, Zijuan entertained her former sister Cuilu and the big maids brought by Liu and Xu below.

Furthermore, Wei Ruolan has both talents and looks, which few people can match, while Ge Sanye is ordinary in appearance and not very tall. Xiangyun grew up in the Rongguo Mansion since he was a child. Sanye Ge, although she lived a very comfortable life after marriage, and no one in the Ge family made things difficult for her, but she still had a deficiency in her heart, and she was a little indifferent to Sanye Ge.

Cuilu is Shi Xiangyun's dowry maid. She is in charge of all affairs in Shi Xiangyun's house. She is the most loyal and loyal. Seeing Xiangyun like this, every time she persuades Xiangyun, she still hasn't persuaded Shi Xiangyun to turn around. Fortunately, Mr. Ge loves Xiangyun as a person, and she is still wholeheartedly devoted to her .

Daiyu was startled, and then said: "What's the fun in talking about this?" She understood in her heart, and she couldn't help shaking her head.

When she had not relied on her father's shadow to obtain the canonization, the sisters were always number one in Xiangyun when it came to their family status. After all, her two uncles were both Lord Marquis, and she was raised by her uncles. The envoy's wife, she is the wife of a scholar, she didn't care about it, but she didn't want her to care about it.However, how can relatives be considered in terms of family status?

Hearing Zijuan talk about Xiangyun's refusal to treat Mr. Ge with great care, Daiyu frowned unconsciously. Thousands of words turned into a long sigh. Good or bad, you have to be conceited.

Xueyan laughed and said, "None of those girls has a better life than Aunt Shi, and they are not satisfied."

The Ge family is a kind family, and the third master Ge treats her wholeheartedly. No matter how many daughters you ask for, you can't ask for it. Even Yingchun is not as good as her.

Zijuan smiled when he heard the words, and said again: "I heard from Cuilu that the old man of the Ge family passed away on July 28 last year. According to common sense, he should return to his hometown after the funeral. Unexpectedly, they said that Ping'an Prefecture is not safe, so Fang has been staying in Liangjiang, they didn’t set off until this year when they heard that the old man wiped out the bandits in Ping’an Prefecture, and the old lady fell ill again on the way, and they didn’t arrive until now.”

Daiyu waited for her to finish combing her hair, and spread the thousands of strands of blue hair behind her shoulders, tied them loosely with a red rope, got up and changed into a light gauze dress, and said, "They should be careful, but this is not wrong."

After Zijuan and Xueyan heard this, Fang stopped talking.

Sure enough, Xiangyun didn't intend to come to Daiyu often, and every time Liu Shi or Xu Shi came to see Daiyu, she would always be by her side, and her speech and behavior were very pleasant.Although Daiyu didn't hold a deep grudge against the past, if she said she had no grudges, she was not. If Xiangyun didn't come, Daiyu would naturally not rush to invite her to come over as a guest. The Ge family kept the door closed, and Daiyu had a reason Do not go to visit.

Waiting for Wei Ruolan not to return for a long time, although Daiyu often received letters from Wei Ruolan to keep her safe, but she was worried about her. Throw it out of the sky.

On the other hand, Ge's family is filial and closed, Xiangyun is as comfortable as before.

Seeing Xiangyun come back from Mrs. Ge's room, Cuilu helped her change her clothes and remove her make-up, and persuaded her, "We are here in Ping'an Prefecture. We don't know the place well, so we have to stay for two more years. Miss Lin has been in Ping'an Prefecture for more than a year. , the position is high and powerful, and everyone knows everything, the girl should put her heart into it anyway. Don't look at anything else, just look at Miss Lin's care for the girl regardless of previous suspicions. The girl should also go to the Jiedushi's mansion more often. Except for Lin Young lady and Baoyu, when the young lady left the capital to be married, how many of them treated the young lady? The young lady and Miss Lin have a close relationship, even in our house, we see it in our eyes and keep it in our hearts, and we dare not neglect the young lady."

Xiangyun played with the golden unicorn tied to the palace sash, and said nonchalantly: "I'm fine now, what are you doing with all this fuss? It's not to show that I'm stingy, but to make people look down on us."

Cui Ling reluctantly stopped talking and said no more.

Because Shi Nai was transferred back to Chang'an City this year, at the end of July, Ge's family was preparing gifts, and after hearing that Wei's family had also prepared gifts early and intended to send them to various places in the capital, Mrs. Liu hurriedly went there in person, and the servants of the two families who brought gifts to Beijing came together. On the road, so we can take care of each other.Xiangyun also hastily prepared a gift and ordered someone to take it to the capital and send it to Rongguo Mansion.

Jia's mother is not feeling well recently. In less than half a year, she has suffered from serious and minor illnesses seven or eight times. She is lying on the bed and listening to Baoyu's interesting stories outside.

Baoyu laughed and said: "The old ancestor is waiting, I will ask my sister-in-law to ask someone to move in."

Li Wan got the letter and delivered it in person. In addition to the gift to the family, Daiyu and Xiangyun both paid filial piety to Jiamu. Needlework and thread, Xiangyun sent two sets of clothes, shoes and socks made by himself, including forehead wiping, etc., and the embroidery became more and more exquisite.

When Jia Mu saw them one by one, she was very happy in her heart, and said with tears, "I didn't hurt these two girls in vain. They missed me for three festivals and two lives, and they were very considerate." So she ordered Yuanyang to put away the medicinal materials. Save yourself dispensing.

Baoyu has solved the affairs of the world, why doesn't he know the livelihood of the mansion?After serving Jia Mu to sleep, she returned to Yihong Courtyard and wept secretly.

Xiren handed him a handkerchief, but before he had time to comfort him with words, Mingyan came over and said that Feng Ziying was invited, Baoyu changed her clothes and went out, Feng Ziying raised his glass to the guests at the banquet and said, "Have you heard? The country of Java on the west coast has asked us for peace, and their country has sent envoys on the way, intending to marry a princess back and make an eternal friendship."

Baoyu said with a smile: "So, Nan'an Palace has won a big victory? It's really good. Thinking that they invaded us first, and now they have suffered a crushing defeat, even a person like me who doesn't care about everything feels very relieved."

Then he sighed again: "I don't know which daughter is unlucky and was chosen to do Wang Zhaojun's work."