dream of red mansion

Chapter 279 Daiyu is ill
"Where's Sister Bao?"

Aunt Xue's complexion darkened, and she was about to speak when Xue Baochai happened to come over.

"Brother Qing is here." Xue Baochai bowed gracefully.

Jia Qing quickly stood up and returned the salute, and when Xue Baochai greeted her mother, she took the opportunity to sit by the tea table.

"I heard that the eldest sister in your family has become a concubine today, why are you free to come over now?"

Xue Baochai asked.

Jia Qing said: "There is something I want to ask my aunt's for help."

Aunt Xue hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

"I heard that my aunt's house used to provide stone materials to the palace, because our mansion wants to renovate the garden and needs to use a lot of stone materials. I want to ask my aunt for advice."

Jia Qing was relentless and directly explained his intention.

Aunt Xue said: "That's true, but now these businesses are all in Nanjing, thousands of miles away from here."

Jia Qing said with a smile: "That's okay, the garden scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is better than that in the north, and I don't want ordinary stones for walls and paving, I only want those rare and precious rockery stones for decoration, as long as there are good ones, It doesn't take much to install it on a ship!

It's just that my aunt's house doesn't have one, but I know there is one anyway, and I can give my nephew some pointers, and my nephew will be very grateful. "

Aunt Xue laughed and said: "It's not difficult. If there is something in my family, I don't have it. You asked me for something so easily, and I have to do it for you no matter what. Otherwise, you should feel that Auntie is useless." up.

I will send someone back when I turn around, and ask the old man at home to help you set it up.It's a pity that your elder brother Xue is not here, or else let him get it for you in person.

By the way, how much do you want? "

"Auntie was joking, why doesn't Auntie know?

As for how much you want, as long as it is rare, the more the better. "

Aunt Xue, mother and daughter were puzzled, Xue Baochai said: "There is also a certain number of needs for repairing the garden. If you want so many stones, don't you have other land?"

Jia Qing said with a flattering smile: "Sister Bao is really smart, you immediately saw through her!"

Xue Baochai suffocated, apparently still unable to fully adapt to Jia Qing's way of speaking, he was speechless.

Aunt Xue laughed and said: "Okay, since that's the case, I'll ask them to make an inventory first. If it's not enough, my family still knows a few of my own trade, and then I'll just buy it from other houses."

Jia Qing got up and thanked: "If that's the case, I will trouble Auntie."

"Don't bother, don't bother."

"About costs"

"How much is the stone worth? Auntie's family still has some money. It's rare that you beg me, and Auntie can still collect your money. No need to trouble, no trouble." Aunt Xue said with a straight smile.

Stones are worthless, but exotic stones are.Pulling a boat so far away, I'm afraid it will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver!

It's impossible for Aunt Xue to be unclear.Although it may be a polite remark, but being able to promise to help, and still say that, it can be seen that it is love.

Jia Qing laughed and said: "Although my aunt is generous and doesn't want to take my nephew's money, the servants and shop assistants have to pay their wages, and I don't have to ask my aunt to do something, but ask my aunt's family to pay the money.

It doesn't make sense to spread it out. "

Aunt Xue didn't even ask, Jia Qing said: "Auntie is like this, so I don't dare to bother Auntie in the future."

Xue Baochai heard this and said: "Mom, let's hear my brother clearly. He is also a person of status. Mom only treats him as a child and doesn't take money from him. Others will not think that Mom is kind when they hear it, but they will be behind their backs." Hun said that he took advantage of his relatives, and spreading the word would be bad for his reputation!
If Mom really loves him, she has to check it carefully, don't ask the people below to pretend to be good, just fool him, this is the real pain!
In this way, even if he bothers others to do things in the future, they will not worry about losing money. "

Jia Qing looked sideways, she really shouldn't underestimate this woman, she can tell such a truth and take care of the face of both parties, among the girls Jia Qing has met, she is probably the only one who can handle things like this.

Sure enough, Aunt Xue said: "I guess I missed it. So, I will follow what you said."

Jia Qing said: "Then I will send the fixed silver to my aunt later."

Xue Baochai said: "You are confused again, you don't want to make us suffer, and you want to settle accounts clearly, which is also reasonable.

It's just that there is no need to do everything in a businesslike manner.Could it be that in order to help you once, even the love of relatives can't be thrown away?

The one who decides decides.The money was originally made to bind both parties and not to break the contract.

Could it be that our two families have lost even this bit of credit?You're just like Mom, you're only being polite, if we have to charge you a fixed amount in advance for helping you once, wouldn't it be looked down upon by others? "

Well, you win the argument!

Jia Qingxin said, and only said in her mouth: "Sister is right, everything depends on sister."

Coming out of Lixiangyuan, Jia Qing straightly thought: If you marry this girl home, you will have no worries in the back house!

Originally, Aunt Xue wanted to stay for dinner, but Jia Qing said that there were still things to deal with, so she resigned with great difficulty.

I was thinking of going back to the mansion directly, but also thought that I hadn't seen Qingwen for a few days, and it was so close, so I turned my way into the side courtyard of the East Courtyard of Rongguo Mansion.

"Second Master is here!"

Jia Qing entered the yard, but didn't see Qingwen, only the little girl who was dozing off last time.

"Where's your sister Qingwen?"

"out."

Jia Qing guessed that he went to play with Sanchun and others, but he didn't enter the room, and said with a smile: "Why don't you fall asleep this time?"

The little servant girl said embarrassedly: "Just that one time..."

Jia Qing shook his head and was about to leave, but suddenly turned around and asked: "Is there anything going on in the mansion these days?"

The little servant girl said: "What? It's just that the eldest lady has become a concubine, other than that, there is nothing else.

Oh, and Miss Lin is sick again! "

Maybe the little girl couldn't figure out why Lin Daiyu got sick so easily, her immature voice was full of sighs.

It was only then that Jia Qing remembered that it was normal for Lin Daiyu to be ill at this time of year.

After thinking about it, I still think it's better to go and see her.

……

"Zijuan, who's here?"

As soon as Jia Qing arrived in Daiyu's room, he spoke to Zijuan, when he heard Daiyu's weak voice from inside.

Not as tricky as before.

Seeing Jia Qing walking in, Zijuan deliberately said from behind: "No one, the old lady sent someone to ask you if you took your medicine. I just told you to take it, and he went back."

Daiyu didn't suspect him, and leaned back on the soft couch.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a slender figure approaching, not like a maidservant, and took a closer look to see who was coming.

"How did you come?"

"I heard that my sister is ill, so I came to see you."

Daiyu remained silent, and said after a long while: "You are a busy person, I didn't expect that you are not busy after my illness, and you still have time to come here."

After saying these two sentences, I felt that my throat was uncomfortable, and I reached out to grab the bowl of soup and medicine on the table.

Seeing it, Jia Qing quickly picked it up, tasted it was warm, and didn't avoid suspicion, stepped forward to help Daiyu's delicate body, and gently fed her a mouthful.

Daiyu obeyed silently, and when Jia Qing put down the medicine bowl and looked back, she realized that Daiyu had silently shed two lines of tears.

Jia Qing hurriedly said, "Why is my sister crying?"

Daiyu cried more and more, choked up and said: "I know my health is not good, every year at this time of year, most of the days I can't leave the house.

If you think of me for a while, come and take a look at me, but unfortunately I can only lie on the bed and can't laugh with you.

Besides, you treat me carelessly, even if it is a bowl of medicine, you are afraid that I will not be able to pick it up, and you are afraid that it will be hot or cold.Coming to see me once is actually serving me once, but only two or three times, people will get tired of it.

In this case, I would rather you don't think about it. "

Jia Qing knows that partly Daiyu blames him for not coming to see her immediately, and partly because she feels pain.

Jia Qing has never experienced serious illness or pain, so he doesn't understand the emotion of a sick person, just looking at Daiyu's demeanor, he also hates this illness for a long time, but unfortunately, there is nothing he can do.

Seeing Daiyu crying on the quilt, Jia Qing stretched out his hand to gently run along her thin back to relieve her emotions.

Zijuan came in with a tea tray, and when she saw Jia Qing comforting her young lady, she took off the teacup, put it aside, and walked out the door.

(End of this chapter)