Six palaces without concubines in the Red Chamber

0162 Lin’s ancestral house in front of Biecheng, inner house of Dai Yuli

After the cold dew[1] at the end of August, the Lin family's boat arrived at the wharf in Suzhou.Jia Min, Daiyu, and Xunyu all put on their veiled hats and followed behind Lin Hai. Only Lin Jue was by his side, and he led him to say goodbye to Feng Ziying and Mu Luren.

Going all the way together, not to mention that Mu Luren is considered talented, so Lin Hai treated him very politely: "Mu Xiaolang, let's say goodbye here. It's fate to be in Suzhou together, so we should travel more."

"Lord Lin speaks seriously." Although Mu Luren was young, he knew how to measure it, and never thought of being polite as a blessing.The kinder Lin Hai treated him, the more respectful he became.But Lin Hai said that he should move around more, which made him heave a sigh of relief.To put it bluntly, isn't that what it means to follow the Lin family's boat these days.

Mu Luren and Feng Ziying asked Lin Hai to go first, and then they took a step behind and followed him for a while.

Feng Ziying was more familiar with Lin Hai, because she said with a smile, "I don't know which house Mr. Lin will go to when he comes back this time?" The Lin family has a lot of business in Suzhou, and everyone knows that their ancestral home is Huanxiu Villa, but in recent years they have been very busy. Most of them live in the Humble Administrator's Garden.

They originally thought that the Lin family would choose another garden to live in this time, but Lin Hai said, "The whole family came back this time, so they lived in Huanxiu Villa."

If you live in another garden, it is the other garden, and you can visit the garden when you have nothing to do.But living in the ancestral house has more rules, and you have to post a serious post before you can come to the door.After Feng Ziying asked this question, it became clear how to communicate in the future.

The Feng family doesn't have a house in Suzhou, so they had to send someone to buy another house, and they are temporarily staying at the Mu family.The Mu family's house is far away from the Lin family, more than half of Suzhou City is separated.Therefore, as soon as they entered the city, the Lin family separated from everyone and made an appointment to meet in the future.

The Lin family's car walked for a while before arriving at the gate of Huanxiu Villa.The steward waited at the gate early in the morning, saw the car coming, recognized the family emblem, hurriedly asked the servant to open the gate, and greeted the master and mistress back to the ancestral house.

When the car entered the sedan chair, Lin Hai got out of the car first, and then turned around to help Jia Min.But seeing Jia Min's tired face, she was dragging her body, and she was better on the boat, but it was uncomfortable to drive all the way here.

Lin Hai supported her and said, "Does it hurt a lot?"

Jia Min shook his head with strong support, and said in a low voice, "I'll just go back to the house and have a rest."

"In my opinion, ask them to bring something first, so you can sleep after eating."

Supported by him, Jia Min went to the direction of the hanging flower door. Hearing this, she couldn't help laughing and said: "I just came back and went to sleep, what do I ask the subordinates to think? Even if other things are ignored, the people in our house have to take a rough look first."

"Madam is tired, just go to rest, leave this matter to me and Xunyu." Daiyu stepped forward to support her other side, and said softly: "We all know what Madam means. I haven't been back for so many days, if I don't see her again, I'm afraid I won't be able to fully recognize her. But right now, my wife's health is the most important thing, and Xunyu and I are idle, so let us try our hand at it."

"You can take care of the house, I'm not worried." Daiyu has sharp ears and eyes, and her mind is also meticulous and ingenious. The rest of Jia Min is not worried, only worried that her body will not be able to hold on. "I'm tired all the way back, I'm tired, don't you feel better?"

"We slept all the way, and our energy is high." Daiyu signaled her not to worry: "If Madam is worried, I will meet people in your yard. Madam is lying down and listening through the curtain. If I can't do it Okay, please teach me, too."

Girls always have their own ideas when they grow up, even if they are wives, they can't suppress it too much, let the subordinates know, and affect the girl's prestige.Seeing Daiyu's repeated requests, and Xunyu's earnest face, wanting to help with things, Jia Min was very upset, patted Daiyu's hand, touched Xunyu's head, and agreed with a light smile.

Jia Min said: "Let Shan Liang's family and Ren Ci's family help you. As for the recognition of people, Huo Chu's family is someone who has served the old lady. If there are old people in the house, there is no one that she does not recognize. , let her tell you slowly."

She is also really tired, and it is a little hard to support after saying these words.Fortunately, Lin Hai was half-supporting and half-embracing, and the Huanxiu Villa was not too big, so he walked through the stele corridor[2] and entered the main room after a while.The main room, also known as the four-sided hall, is the largest room in the ancestral house.When you enter the door, you will see a plaque hanging high, with the words "Huanxiu Villa" written on it.This is left by the old man of the Lin family. He was a famous calligrapher back then and left many calligraphy treasures for the ancestral house.

It is clear that she has lived in the capital for eight or nine years, but as soon as she entered this house, Daiyu felt cordial and at ease, as if she had finally come home.

Daiyu and Xunyu helped Jia Min wash her hands and change her clothes. After she rested on the throne bed, Lin Hai fed her another half cup of ginseng soup. Seeing that her complexion was better, he led Lin Sui out.

Daiyu sat with her for a while, then ordered Huo Chu's family: "Mom called all the mothers who are in charge of the house, and I will meet them in the porch too."

Huo Chu's family went to take orders, taking advantage of this time, Daiyu and Xunyu also changed their clothes.It's getting colder now, even though the curtains can be drawn down on the Chaoshou verandah to keep out the wind, it's still chilly to sit on.Jixue then ordered someone to feed the two Tang ladies, so that the two girls could hold each other warmer.After thinking about it, he asked to take out the thin cloak and put another on it, and it was all right.The cold in the south is slower than that in the north, but the coldness is damp. If you catch the wind and catch the cold, it is really annoying.

"Take Tang Pozi for now, how can it be better in winter?" Although Xunyu said so, she was still afraid of the cold, so she hugged Tang Pozi tightly.

The two sat and ate a cup of hot rose juice, and then went down to the porch.He looked through the curtain, but saw that there were few people in the hall, and Huo Chu's family didn't come back, presumably everyone hadn't arrived yet.Daiyu knew this, so she didn't speak, but led Xunyu to sit on the seat.They sat in a shelter from the wind and drank hot tea with Mrs. Tang, but they suffered for those who stood in the limelight.Some people looked at each other quietly, with displeasure gradually appearing on their faces, but no one dared to speak.

After about half a cup of tea, the Huo family came back in a hurry.She stood still for a look, and immediately became angry, cursing that she wanted to find someone: "This screwdriver is getting worse and worse, I will look for it again!"

"Mom, let's take a rest." Daiyu called her to stop, and ordered Jixue: "Mom has worked hard all the way, give me a cup of hot tea."

Seeing the presence of her old god, the family of Huo Chu's family settled down for some reason, so they stood at the side of Ren Ci's family with peace of mind, and ate half of the cup of tea warmly.

After more than half a cup of tea, some people came here here and there.The hall is also full of people, and it is estimated that the number of people coming is about nine or ten.

"Everyone is here?" Daiyu put down the teacup with a smile on her face, her smile looked very gentle, and her voice was as soft as catkins, not hurting anyone at all.She glanced around with a smile, and then ordered Huo Chu's family: "I am young, and I don't often go back to the ancestral house. Mom can order it for me, I also recognize people."

Mrs. Huo's family took out their notebooks and counted people: "Those whose names are called, go forward and greet the empress and the second young lady."

All of a sudden, everyone in the hall whispered: "If you're not a big girl, why do you call us your empress?"

"What about him? It's serious to invite Ann back. The wind blows people so cold."

Huo's family took a look at Daiyu, seeing that she was still smiling and silent, he couldn't help but feel his heart pounding, he didn't know if she really had an idea, or just indulged them so kindly.The master didn't speak, and she couldn't speak without permission, so she had to read down from the notebook: "Guan Pozi, Mi Pozi, take care of the first hanging flower gate[3]; , take care of the melons, fruits and trees in the garden..."

Daiyu was caressing Mrs. Tang and looking at people, when she suddenly heard the words He Rui's family, she sat up straight and raised her hand to order Huo Chu's family to stop first.

"Who is He Rui's family, come up and let me see."

Immediately, a young woman came forward, all dressed differently, with a pearl hairpin in her black and shiny bun.

She stepped forward and said with a smile: "May the lady please be well."

"Are you from He Rui's family?" It was the first time for Daiyu to deal with trivial matters in the inner house, but she managed them in a decent manner.She has already passed through these people on the ship, and probably knows some inside information, so she has already thought about how to deal with them, and now she just needs to change according to the situation.

Daiyu frowned and said, "Who is He Qitan to you?"

He Rui's family said: "Your Majesty, he is my father-in-law. My husband is his eldest son, and now he is in charge of the shopping in the house."

Daiyu asked again, "Who are you?"

"It's my mother-in-law."

He Qitan and He's family's Daiyu have both met. They are the son and daughter-in-law of the housekeeper He Ai, and now the son raised by He Qitan has also married.He Qitan is the chief steward of the mansion, Mr. He is in charge of the kitchen, and He Rui's is in charge of the melons, fruits and trees in the garden. He Rui still has the right to buy things.Thinking about it carefully, the house of the Lin family has become the whole house of the He family, and it is all dependent on them to serve.

Daiyu intends to get rid of this trend, but today is the first day, so she should not attack too quickly, she has to do it slowly.

Daiyu frowned and thought for a while, no matter how young the master is, he is still the master, and when he doesn't speak, he always feels oppressive.The members of He Rui's family stood trembling below: "Ma'am, is there something wrong?"

Daiyu ignored her, and only talked to Huo Chu's family: "He Rui's name is heavy on the second master's character, so I changed it to He Du. There has been no master in the house for a long time, and I think they are loose. Teach them the rules again. , let the outsiders look at it, thinking that the people in our house can't even reply."

"Yes."

"My lady..."

He Du's family still wanted to talk, but Ren Ci's family standing beside him stepped forward, raised his hand and scratched his ear, and shouted sharply: "Your Majesty is talking, how did you learn the rules, you still don't back down!"

He Du's family was stunned by this slap, but everyone in He's knowledge was not good, so they came forward to pull her down.

Daiyu still couldn't get used to this kind of scene, but she frowned slightly and pretended not to see it, and passed.She adjusted her sitting posture again, and asked Huo Chu's family: "I heard that there are two maids who served the elder brother four or five years ago. They were dressed very well, and the elder brother even changed his name. Which two are they?"

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Cold Dew [1]: A solar term, after Mid-Autumn Festival and before Frost's Descent.

Stele Corridor [2]: Carved calligraphy and painting posts of celebrities on bricks, and then inlaid on the wall of the corridor, which is a necessary corridor in Suzhou gardens.

Hanging Flower Gate [3]: An important gate that separates the inner house from the front yard.

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