No one can disturb my retirement life in the Red Mansion

Lin Hai looked at Jia Min's portrait at Lin's house, which was painted by Daiyu.After Daiyu was deceived by Lin Hai, she went to learn painting.Then I listened to Ou Mengmeng's words and tried to draw Jia Min. However, in the ancient lady paintings, to be honest, Ou Mengmeng didn't even know who was who, anyway, she looked similar.There is almost no difference.What she remembered most was the portraits of Qianlong's concubines. They were laid out in a row and she couldn't tell who was who.That also represents the standard of painting at this time.It’s not that I’m not good at painting, it’s that I have standards.

So she used charcoal strips to draw Jia Min in Jia Mu's memory on a piece of thick white paper.Don't ask why she knows it. She graduated from a normal school and can basically do it even if she hasn't majored in it.I may not be good at professional sketching, but I can still draw simple single-line drawings.She could at least draw the Great Arrival.At least it can be painted like.

So, she drew Jia Min getting married, Jia Min returning home, and the last time their mother and daughter met 17 years ago.When they got on the boat, Jia Min looked back.Anyway, she was quite happy painting.

After the painting was finished, both Jia She and Jia Zheng burst into tears.They thought they had forgotten their sister's appearance, but it turned out that it had always been hidden deep in their memories and had never been forgotten.This Ou Mengmeng feels relieved, it's very good, it means that her painting looks very similar.

The two of them even asked their mother to draw Jia Min's childhood. Ou Mengmeng gave up and followed their request and also drew Jia Min's childhood.Of course, it is still a small simple outline, and then let Daiyu fill in the colors and collect them by herself.

Daiyu must be said to be a very smart child. After finishing these leaflets, she became ambitious and decided to draw a long scroll for her father.Draw a few scenes from my mother’s life.

They directly designed a growth chart of Jia Min, using the techniques taught by Ou Mengmeng, and then designed the scene, while Yingchun, Baochai, Tanchun and Xichun worked together to help her draw the background.It was put together into a long scroll, and then asked to be framed.When she unfolded it for Ou Mengmeng to see, Ou Mengmeng felt that the baby was good and it was very appropriate to give it to her father.She was looking forward to whether Lin Hai would burst into tears when he saw this painting.

Daiyu gave the scroll to her father.Little did she know that her uncle had no good intentions when he asked his father to paint his mother.When Daiyu finished the painting, she naturally felt that her father would like it, so she happily gave it to Lin Hai.

Lin Hai has been seeing the long scroll in the past few days. In addition to feeling that his mother-in-law really taught his daughter well, it also makes him even more painful.Is this the reason why my mother-in-law, eldest brother-in-law, and others hate me?

The daughter they hold in their hands, such a beautiful daughter, is marrying them, but they can't even draw what she looks like.The last scene of the long scroll is Daiyu's mother in her memory. She was taught step by step by the old lady. When she drew the mother in her memory, she also shed tears.

It was only after she finished the painting that she realized the changes in her mother over the past ten years.She hesitated about the last one, but finally put it in because it was her mother's complete life.Not even one piece is missing.

Therefore, now that the long scroll is here in Lin Hai, it is a daily torture.He couldn't even remember his former wife, nor his last appearance.So, is this what my uncle meant?I also wonder, what has 20 years of marriage brought to Jia Min?
The housekeeper came in. He really had something to do, but when he saw the master looking at the painting again, he quickly lowered his head.

"What do you think of Dai'er's painting?" Lin Hai asked smoothly.

"The girl's painting must be good." The housekeeper smiled hurriedly. Seeing that the master didn't say anything, he looked up and said, "It's really good. It really looks like Madam. But is this the right painting? The painting I looked at outside looks like They all look pretty average.”

The butler used to be Lin Hai's bookboy. Later, after the old butler retired, he took over the housekeeper's job. Speaking of which, although he didn't know much about painting, he still knew whether it looked like him or not, but he was also confused because the painting looked so similar. ,is this normal?
Lin Hai actually didn't think about the issue of painting skills. He only cared about the issues that the butler said were very similar.He looked up at the butler, but didn't speak. He lowered his head and looked again, "As long as the girl is old enough, she can draw." "Yes, the painting looks really similar!" The butler only looked at the last piece and couldn't help but sigh again. He said, "Madam was sick at last, but she was so decent and well-arranged in the house. When the former girl came back to the house, she spoke in a coherent manner. This shows that the master thought well and sent her to Rongfu to be handed over by the old lady. Education. A girl is like a wife, smart and capable."

"Yeah, then she got sick." Lin Hai breathed a sigh of relief, so her weight loss was not her own problem, but because of her illness.He picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and then turned to the butler, "Is something wrong?"

"Yes, it's the birthday of Princess Beijing. She was originally the second daughter of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, so she also sent a post to our house." The housekeeper hurriedly presented the post with both hands.

"The Jia family also received the post?" Lin Hai asked Xiangxiang.

"Over the years, the four princes and eight princes have come and gone frequently, but the old lady, the eldest master, and the second master have never been too lazy to go out. It was the second wife Wang who took care of them. This time, the second wife... recited the Buddha's name; the second mistress Lian went to the northwest. Grandma Zhu is a widow, so it’s hard to let the eldest daughter take the second daughter out. I guess the gift is too late." The housekeeper has many things to take care of, and he also needs to know the situation of each family in the capital.

"It's the same! According to the regulations of Rong Mansion, just send a congratulatory gift." Lin Hai pondered for a moment and said softly.

"Is this okay?" The housekeeper knew that the master was in Jiangnan, and the Zhen family also took care of him.When she first arrived in Jiangnan, the first person she visited was the old lady of the Zhen family.If the Jia family hadn't been deeply rooted in Jiangnan, I'm afraid it would be difficult for the master to do anything tight in his official position in Jiangnan.

"We still have filial piety in our house, and we shouldn't have wandered around in the first place." Lin Hai waved his hand.

The housekeeper hesitated for a moment, and this was the King of Beijing. Although he ranked last among the four kings, he was very powerful in the capital, and he seemed to be the leader of the new generation of kings and princes.When the master returns to Beijing, the Jia family does not want to see him.If you don't keep in close contact with other nobles, I'm afraid it will be difficult to move forward in the capital.But seeing that the master is still sad about his wife, it’s okay to forget it.After all, it was a reason. After all, the Jia family had kept filial piety for their wife for nine months.It doesn't seem to be a good thing if the Lin family doesn't keep it.

Lin Hai ignored the housekeeper. In fact, according to the etiquette, "after three years of death, the son will be the father and mother, the wife will be the husband, and the concubine will be the same as the head of the family."; "It is said that during the period of Qi's decline, the husband will be the wife."

This means that if the husband dies, the wife has to serve three years of mourning (zhansei), but if the wife dies, the husband only needs to serve one year of mourning (qixai).Moreover, the difference between Zhan Shui and Qi Shui is not only the time difference, but also that Qi Shui's clothes are sewn with hems, while Zhan Shui's clothes are not hemmed.

Generally speaking, after the wife dies, even if the husband has to observe filial piety for a year, it is actually just a saying that he does not marry the bride.It does not affect his career as an official.As for banquets and the like, they are all on the sidelines.People outside won't care too much.Now, facing Jia Min's paintings, Lin Hai really couldn't say that he could have fun with peace of mind.Besides, he was different from the old housekeeper, but he knew very well that the Jia family was now in the heart of the emperor, and how could it be the same as the four kings and six princes who were at the end of their crossbows.So even if Jia Mu looks down on him, he doesn't dare to make a mistake because his daughter is still in his hands!

I feel a bit sleepy, it seems like I want to sleep at this point every day.