Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

Chapter 11

In the original book, Lin Ruhai died early, and according to his age, he was only about 40 years old at most.

Xue Baobao held the heart of a doctor, and really couldn't bear the thought that such a handsome, elegant, exile-like Tanhualang would die so early as described in the original book.

The key point is that she asked someone to do her a big favor!
She didn't have the opportunity to take Lin Ruhai's pulse and do a general physical examination, but judging from his complexion and mental state, she knew that he must have been worrying too much about his affairs, resulting in irregular diet and poor rest.

Maybe there is also the problem of insomnia, so the body is weak, and the whole person looks tired and listless.

What's more, Lin Ruhai obviously hasn't recovered from the loss of his wife and son, and his whole body gives people a feeling of ashes, as if he has no desire to live and is just muddling along.

Chinese medicine emphasizes that disease is born from the heart. In Lin Ruhai's case, no amount of elixir can cure him. The key is to cheer himself up and take care of himself.

It is important to give medicinal wine to dispel cold, replenish Qi, and aid sleep, but more importantly, it is to stimulate his will to survive from the root!

Xue Baobao then pretended to be innocent and smiled, "I just received a letter from my mother.

Mother wrote in the letter that my aunt had written, saying that cousin Lin had arrived in the capital, and the old lady in the Duke's mansion loved her so much that she let cousin Lin live in the green dresser in her room, and she wanted to take care of her herself. ".

After Lin Ruhai asked Jia Yucun to send Lin Daiyu to Jia's mansion, although he sent people to visit her and Jia's mother wrote to her, she didn't know these details.

I was very pleased to hear this, "My mother-in-law has always been very fond of Daiyu and her mother, so she will take good care of her. But she is old and she still has to worry about Daiyu, which makes me feel ashamed."

Xue Baobao nodded vigorously pretending to be ignorant, "Yes, my aunt said that the old lady loves Cousin Lin very much, and treats her no differently from Cousin Baoyu who loves her the most.

Originally, cousin Baoyu lived in the Bisha cupboard in the old lady's house. As soon as Cousin Lin left, the old lady asked Baoyu's cousin to move to the bed outside the Bisha cupboard and let Cousin Lin live in it.

Now the cousins ​​live in the old lady's house, separated by a green gauze cupboard! "

Lin Ruhai smiled. Daiyu was 11 years old when she turned over the Chinese New Year. Baoyu from Zhengnai's brother's family seemed to be one year older than Daiyu.

In a family like theirs, five-year-olds are required to sit on different seats. Their little brothers and sisters are so old, but they live in the same room?Not even separated by a wall?

Xue Baobao looked at his expression and continued to add more information to him, "Auntie wrote to say that Cousin Baoyu has always been a lazy person. I was afraid that Cousin Baoyu would bump into Cousin Lin, so I told Cousin Lin not to leave Baoyu's watch. Brother stay away.

If you ask me, my aunt is too modest. Cousin Baoyu was born with jade, so he must be a gifted and talented person, so how could he offend Cousin Lin? "

Lin Banxian, aren't you heartbroken? After you handed over your only daughter to Jia Mu, didn't you feel that you had fulfilled your responsibilities as a father and were completely relieved?

Let’s see if you can still feel relieved now!
There are many rules in ancient times, one of which is that the eldest daughter of the bereaved mother should not marry, because she is uneducated.

Lin Daiyu's mother, Jia Min, died. Lin Ruhai was busy with official duties and was not planning to remarry, so she couldn't let a concubine raise Lin Daiyu.

Giving it to Jiamu to be raised, first, Lin Daiyu will receive better care and education, and second, Lin Daiyu's marriage will go much smoother in the future.

This seemed normal to ancient people, but from the perspective of modern people like Xue Baobao, it would be better for children to be placed with their parents wherever they are.

Not to mention that the Jia family is very talkative. The men only know how to drink and spend money, and the women only know how to intrigue and make money. What good can Lin Daiyu do if she is left there?
Not to mention anything else, when Lin Daiyu was at home, Lin Ruhai invited Jia Yucun, a second-class Jinshi, to teach her.

After arriving at Jia's house, only Li Wan, who was like a dead tree, took her and Sanchun to do needlework and read, which was like a free rein.

Lin Daiyu was originally introverted, so wouldn't she be more introverted and sensitive if she was sent under the fence to be taught by someone like Li Wan?
Sure enough, Lin Ruhai's face turned completely gloomy. Jia Baoyu and Daiyu were not young, so they should have been avoided.

Now, not only does the old lady let the brother and sister live in the same house, Wang actually asks Daiyu to stay away from Jia Baoyu, which makes it seem like his daughter wants to stay close to Jia Baoyu!
Why didn't she let Jia Baoyu stay away from his daughter, and persuade the old lady to move Jia Baoyu out of the backyard!

Young masters like them would not move to the outer courtyard to study when they were five or six years old, because they were afraid that they would grow up in the hands of women and spoil them to death.

Now, Jia Baoyu is almost 12 years old and still hanging out in the inner house, so Wang is embarrassed to talk about his daughter!

He is in a position like the Yanzheng, and he cannot enter Beijing unless he is ordered, and he cannot go to see it in person. Jia Mu wrote a letter, and the servant woman went to visit.

He didn't get angry in front of Xue Baobao, but asked, "What else did your aunt say about your cousin Lin?"

Xue Baobao pretended to think for a while and replied, "There is nothing else. I just said that when cousin Lin arrived in the capital, my aunt happened to ask cousin Baoyu to go to offer incense, so cousin Baoyu only saw cousin Lin at night."

Lin Ruhai sneered silently, and asked Jia Baoyu to go out to offer incense the day she drove Daiyu to Beijing, because she was afraid that Daiyu would stick to her treasure jade!
"Uncle, you don't know. I heard from my aunt that cousin Baoyu and cousin Lin are very close. As soon as they met, she said that he had met cousin Lin before.

After asking if Cousin Lin didn't seem like he was born with jade, she was so angry that she smashed the jade on the spot.

Said that Na Yu claimed to be a psychic gem, and he didn't even have a fairy-like sister like Lin Cousin, so he didn't want that trouble!

My uncle also knew that his jade was a treasure. Both the old lady and the aunt regarded it as the same, and they cried a lot when they saw him like this.

Fortunately, the jade didn't break, otherwise I don't know what kind of accident it would have caused! "

Lin Ruhai was stunned. Until now, he was only angry that Mrs. Wang looked down on his daughter, and he had not directed his anger at Jia Baoyu, a child.

Unexpectedly, the noble son of Jia Baoyu's mansion would speak so frivolously. He would say stupid things that he had never seen before when he saw Daiyu, and even make an accident of smashing jade!
In this way, what will the mother-in-law and brother-in-law think of Daiyu, and how will the servants of Jia's family talk about her?
"Oh, aunt also said that cousin Baoyu said that cousin Lin's eyebrows were frowning, so he gave cousin Lin a word, called frown.

It is said in "A Comprehensive Examination of Ancient and Modern Figures" that there is a stone named Dai in the West, which can be used as a substitute for thrush ink. Cousin Lin asked Gongqi to make calligraphy. What a wonderful combination! "

He even opened his mouth to write for Daiyu!
Just make up nonsense and talk about the appearance of your daughter’s family!
He also gave her daughter a name, his father is not dead yet!
The reputation of a boudoir's daughter is so precious. Her name can no longer be known to others. It's so easy to talk about it, let alone what to call a foreigner!

Rao Lin Ruhai has been an official for many years, and he has already practiced a lot of energy-raising skills, and he was so angry that he took a deep breath. That Jia Baoyu is so frivolous at a young age, he can think of Jia's tutor!

"Oh, and my aunt said that my uncle and the eldest man of the Jia family love my aunt the most.

Because her aunt passed away, she didn't even dare to see her cousin Lin, for fear that she would be sad if she did, so when cousin Lin went to visit her, neither her uncle nor the eldest man of the Jia family came to see her."

That's Daiyu's biological uncle!
My niece's mother died young and she went to live with her grandmother and uncle. The two uncles didn't even see her!

He also said that he loved his sister too much and was afraid that she would be sad if she saw her!
They are not afraid that Daiyu will think about it and be sad if they don't see her?

Will the servants look down on Daiyu?
He always knew that his first brother-in-law, Jia She, was a bastard, but he didn't expect his second-in-law brother to be so, no wonder that Wang dared to abuse his daughter like this!
"My aunt kept praising Cousin Lin's appearance and bearing in her letters. She said that she liked her so much that she wished she could be her daughter. As soon as they met, she gave Cousin Lin a lot of cloth to make clothes for her!"

His daughter has no shortage of her two pieces of cloth!

My niece has traveled thousands of miles away, so I only gave her a few pieces of cloth as a greeting gift!

Moreover, she didn’t know that Daiyu’s mother had recently died, so did Daiyu have to keep her filial piety?
What kind of heart is An to give her cloth to make her new clothes!

Xue Baobao began to make a concluding speech, "So, uncle, you can rest assured that cousin Lin is doing well in Jia's mansion!"

Really, Immortal Lin, your daughter is doing very well!You can safely wean the world and seek death!
Lin Ruhai exhaled, and Fang forced a smile, "Good boy, I'm far away, so I don't know what your cousin Lin is like in the capital.

Thank you for telling me, it’s getting late, you go home, and I’ll send someone to look for you when there’s news.”

Xue Baobao had almost finished his eye drops, so he left with satisfaction.

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After Xue Baobao left, Lin Ruhai became more and more angry as he thought about it, wishing he could pick up Daiyu and come back immediately.

But he also knew a little bit about Jia Mu's temperament, and knew that if he sent his servants, he would be beaten by Jia Mu directly, and it was impossible to take Daiyu back, but he couldn't go to Beijing in person!

The more he thought about it, the more depressed he became, and ordered him to boil wine and eat it.

The old servant serving him persuaded, "My lord, the doctor told me that my lord is weak, so you need to take good care of it. Don't be depressed and drink alcohol, which will hurt your body."

Lin Ruhai glared at him, "Talk too much, I don't drink every day, what does it matter if I drink once in a while?"

The old servant had no choice but to prepare wine. Suddenly he remembered that Xue Baobao had brought medicinal wine today, so he heated a cup of medicinal wine and gave it to Lin Ruhai.

Under Lin Ruhai's sadness and resentment, he didn't know the taste of the wine. He only felt that the wine tasted very delicious, and he warmed up after drinking it.

After drinking a cup, I feel that the whole person is much lighter, and the depression and anger in my heart have gone a lot, so I ordered to boil the wine again.

The old servant had to boil two more cups, but Lin Ruhai didn't think it was enough. He didn't give up until he finished the small jar of wine that Xue Baobao sent and heard that it was really gone.

Alcohol helps human nature, he has never drank so much wine before, he just felt his mood was agitated, he couldn't express anything, he ordered to prepare a pen and ink, and began to write vigorously.

After a long time, he looked up and down, laughed loudly, and ordered to be sent to the capital immediately.

The court has always said that "salt tax is half of the world's taxes, and Lianghuai salt tax is half of the world". He knows that his position is sensitive, and the new emperor will definitely not believe him.

The salt censor in the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River controlled the entire Jiangnan salt administration, and he passed countless money every year. The new emperor must send his confidants to be at ease.

As long as the Supreme Emperor is still alive, the new Emperor will naturally not be able to blatantly influence the Emperor's confidant, so he will most likely die in this position.

He is not in good health, and almost everyone in Jiangnan knows about it, so he has already made plans to die in this seat of "illness".

Originally, he had nothing to worry about, so when he died, he died. He died for the king and the people.

But now that Daiyu is clearly not doing well in her natal family, how can he belittle himself?
No matter what, Daiyu had to be arranged properly before she could die!

It just so happened that the Xue family had donated a large sum of money this time, so he could borrow this talent and ask the new emperor for a favor, allowing him to return to the capital to report on his duties and stay in the capital to find a job.

The Supreme Emperor has always been soft-hearted and affectionate, as long as he confesses that he is worried about Daiyu, the Supreme Emperor will probably not be suspicious.

Although the new emperor may not necessarily trust him, if he asks for a casual position similar to editing books in the Hanlin Academy, the new emperor may not refuse.

As long as he is alive, he will still be able to take care of Daiyu for a few years, otherwise, even if he goes underground, he will not be able to meet his wife!

　Due to the needs of the plot, Baochai Dai’s age has been slightly changed. Don’t mind, little cuties~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)