Gourmet Red Chamber: A Chronicle of Baochai's Rebirth

Chapter 17

Early the next morning, Jia Lian came to invite Lin Ruhai, and Jia Mu gave him breakfast.

Jia Mu's upper room was very lively. Jia She and Jia Zheng were both there. Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang did not come because they wanted to avoid taboos.

Since Wang Xifeng and Li Wan are younger daughters-in-law, there is no need to shy away from it, so they also came.

For the younger generation, in addition to Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, Jia Mu also called the concubine Jia Cong of the first room, Jia Huan and the Sanchun sisters of the second room.

Even Wang Xifeng's daughter Niuniu and Li Wan's son Jialan were brought by the wet nurse and asked to see their uncle.

Lin Ruhai gave gifts to each other one by one. Except for Jia Baoyu, both brothers and sisters gave them the four treasures of the study, and a box each of gold and silver crowns for those who had won the first prize.

Jia Baoyu had twelve pieces of silk and a box of gold and silver.

Jia Baoyu already knew that Lin Ruhai was deliberately slandering his mother after being "kindly informed" by Jia She last night, but he did not dare to contradict his elders and did not dare to accept it, so he just stood aside.

The smile on Jia Mu's face suddenly turned cold. Lin Ruhai's words to choke Jia Zhengshang yesterday could be said to be pampering for her daughter, but now she does it so obviously in front of the juniors, but she is really narrow-minded.

Sure enough, a son-in-law will always be a son-in-law, and now that his daughter is gone, he is not in harmony with her Jia family.

Lin Ruhai pretended not to notice, and said with a smile, "My son-in-law is far away, and many things are inconvenient to carry, I hope the old lady will not think it too simple."

The four treasures of the study that Lin Ruhai sent were all top-notch, and the gold and silver lockets were even more real things, definitely not frivolous, but a bit targeted at people.

The old lady smiled weakly and said, "Son-in-law, you're welcome."

Lin Ruhai clasped her fists deeply, "The old lady is old, but she still has to worry about the younger generation, and raises Yu'er herself, so what is it worth for the son-in-law to give something?
My son-in-law is now in good health and does not dare to bother the old lady like this anymore. In addition to debriefing on his duties this time, he is going to Beijing to take Daiyu home."

As he spoke, he called Lin Daiyu, "Daiyu, kowtow to the old lady and thank her for her upbringing and care."

As soon as Lin Ruhai said this, there was no one else. Jia Baoyu immediately panicked and hurriedly took Jia Mu's hand and shouted, "Old lady, I don't allow Sister Lin to go back to Yangzhou, old lady!"

Mother Jia comforted him and patted him, "Don't worry, your sister Lin isn't going anywhere, she's staying at our house."

Mother Jia said with a sneer, "My son-in-law has been acting all kinds of ways since he came yesterday, and now he says he wants to take Daiyu back to Yangzhou. Does it mean that my old woman didn't take good care of Daiyu?"

Lin Ruhai's heart was boiling, he wished he could scold Jia's mother, he only thought about his daughter's future and endured it, leaned over and bowed, "The old lady said that, the son-in-law is ashamed.

Really, my son-in-law couldn't bear to see the old lady working hard and educating herself for Daiyu, so he didn't dare to be unfilial! "

Jia Mu sneered, "But you don't have to make trouble with me with those superficial words, that's all I'm going to say today.

Daiyu, I must educate you myself, I don’t dare to ask you and those little wives from the Lin family to work! "

The Lin family has always had few heirs. After Ruhai married Jia Min, she was childless for many years. She finally gave birth to Daiyu, but she was a girl, so she took several concubines.

The hearts of parents are the same in this world. Although Jia She, Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian all have concubines around them, it is Jia Baoyu who has such a great idea. Jia's mother also carefully selected Qingwen for him, so that he can be a housekeeper in the future. .

But when it was the son-in-law's turn, Jia Mu always looked down upon Lin Ruhai's concubines and concubines, and always suspected that her daughter had died long ago, and it was definitely due to his group of concubines.

She only had one daughter, and she loved her so much that she could see her eyes. She chose a son-in-law after all kinds of choices. She never thought that the son-in-law would be released for 20 years. She didn't even see her daughter for the last time, and the daughter left early!
Her love for her daughter was transferred to her granddaughter, and she finally brought Daiyu over, but she still wanted to take this unfilial thing back!

Lin Ruhai was calm and said, "Although the old lady said this, the son-in-law would never dare to be unfilial. He has taught the old lady to work so hard. He will definitely take Daiyu back this time."

When Jia Mu saw that he would not let go, she was really angry, and stared at him coldly without speaking.

Daiyu looked at Jia Mu and then at Lin Ruhai. Her eyes were already red and she didn't dare to cry.

Ever since the twelve pieces of brocade came out, Jia Baoyu was inexplicably afraid of his gentle and elegant uncle, so he held Jia Mu's hand tightly, and dared not speak.

Early in the morning, Jia Amnesty didn't wake up at all, and leaned aside to doze off.

Jia Zheng gave some dry advice, but when his mother and brother-in-law didn't back down, he shut up.

Jia Lian wanted to speak but didn't know what to say, so he had to keep looking at Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng and Li Wan both stood beside Jia Mu to wait on her. When they saw this situation, they covered their mouths and laughed, "Hey, this is really a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple, and the whole family started to quarrel with each other.

Uncle really has a heart of filial piety to the old lady. The old lady doesn't show up to the emperor to ask for credit for uncle, but she doesn't show any mercy. Even my granddaughter-in-law can't bear to look down on her! "

Seeing that Lin Ruhai has been refusing to give in, Jia's mother is also anxious, and she doesn't want to turn against Lin Ruhai just like that.

After all, he was Daiyu's biological father. If he really wanted to take Daiyu away, there was nothing she could do to stop him!
Daiyu's surname is Lin!

At this time, Wang Xifeng came to the door, so he pretended to be annoyed and said, "Girl Feng, be careful, your uncle is going back to Yangzhou!"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Whether my uncle returns to Yangzhou or not, this filial piety cannot escape.

As far as I can tell, my uncle is filial, and the old lady loves Sister Lin even more, but this matter is easy to solve.

My uncle is just worried that the old lady will educate Sister Lin personally. After all the hard work, he might as well put Sister Lin with me.

In this way, my uncle doesn't have to worry about the old lady's hard work, nor does he have to take Sister Lin back and forth in the middle of winter. The old lady can also see Sister Lin every day, isn't it the best of both worlds? "

Jia Lian hurriedly persuaded, "Uncle, it's cold today, most of the trips to Yangzhou are by water, and my sister is weak, if you catch wind and get cold on the road, it's not for fun.

Even if my uncle has any plans, he will have to wait until the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming."

It's not easy for the patrolling censor to come to the capital, let alone the days when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming.

Lin Ruhai had never thought about taking his daughter back and forth in the winter. The emperor had already allowed him to return to Beijing next year to find a job. All he wanted was what Wang Xifeng said, to move Lin Daiyu out of Jia Mu's yard and stay away from Jia Baoyu. Yes, everything will wait until his destination is settled.

Immediately, he acted like he was impressed and said hesitantly, "I heard that my nephew-in-law gave the gift in the palm of my hand at home. Niuniu is still young, so I'm afraid it will be too much trouble for my nephew-in-law."

Wang Xifeng took Lin Daiyu into her arms and said with a smile, "No trouble, no trouble. For such a sensible and polite sister, I won't bother if she asks me to take care of a hundred more. I'm just afraid that my uncle won't be able to give birth to a hundred more." Come!"

Lin Ruhai was used to seeing ladies who were gentle and courteous, but she had never seen Wang Xifeng speak so presumptuously, so she could only smile awkwardly.

Jia Mu laughed and scolded, "You are a rascal, but you dare to make fun of your uncle!
Son-in-law, please ignore her. She is willing to take care of Daiyu. I am afraid that she will lead Daiyu to imitate her naughty behavior!
She would definitely not be asked to take care of Daiyu, but Zhu'er's daughter-in-law came from a family of poets and writers, and she was able to educate Daiyu, which was a thousand times better than this poor girl! "

Seeing that her goal was achieved, Lin Ruhai stopped talking after some polite remarks. The family divided the men's and women's seats and sat down to have breakfast. Lin Ruhai said that she wanted to check Daiyu's homework and took Daiyu away.

As soon as he left, Jia's mother couldn't help but cursed, "I'm really stupid for studying! I haven't seen my daughter for a long time. Instead of asking her about her diet and daily life, she wanted to ask about her homework! Could it be that Daiyu can still take the top exam?" "

She couldn't scold Lin Ruhai for embarrassing Baoyu and go against her, so she had to pick this point to scold.

Wang Xifeng hurriedly comforted her and finally coaxed Jia Mu into happiness. She then asked, "Old lady, will Sister Lin live in the sister-in-law's yard with her sister-in-law, or will she be assigned to a different yard?"

Speaking of this, Jia's mother was annoyed again, and said in a bad manner, "Arrange a separate yard for her, and choose the best one, so as not to come next time, and pick me for not giving his daughter Miss Qianjin enough dignity."

Wang Xifeng agreed with a smile, and she and Li Wan retreated, discussing where to choose a place for Lin Daiyu to live.

Since Li Wan had the reputation of such an upbringing, he naturally couldn't stay too far away from Li Wan's yard. He also wanted "the best", which naturally took a lot of effort.

After the two sisters-in-law discussed it, Wang Xifeng couldn't help complaining, "The old lady is too old after all, and she only cares about her own happiness. Uncle Lin made it so obvious, but I didn't even think about it.

Brother Bao is already 12 years old and should have moved to the front yard to study, but the old lady didn't allow it. The second wife didn't dare to persuade him, so she asked me to go.

She doesn't dare to persuade her, so why should I?

Even if I dare, can I be persuaded?It’s how much I’ve eaten and hung up.”

Li Wan has always been dissatisfied that Jia Lan's legitimate son and grandson are not as good as Baoyu's second son.

The old lady was fine with it, she was still thinking about Jia Zhu's advice before she died, and thinking about her mother and child, but Mrs. Wang completely pretended not to see Lan'er!
Hearing this, she couldn't help but sneered and said, "She thinks that Baoyu is a phoenix egg, and she thinks that the whole world covets this phoenix egg.

I'd be ashamed to beat Sister Lin every day, so I should tell her to see how disgusted Uncle Lin is, wanting to take Sister Lin away immediately."

The "she" Li Wan refers to cannot of course be Jia's mother, but the biological mother of Jia Zhu and Jia Baoyu, her mother-in-law Mrs. Wang.

Wang Xifeng looked at Li Wan in amazement, "It can be regarded as prying out your truth. A virtuous person is not virtuous today, so I think he is very angry."

Li Wan regretted his mistake. He had already said the words and couldn't take them back. He just sneered and said, "Don't be proud. She seems to love you. If one day you get in the way of her precious jade, let's see what she does." Treat you!"

Li Wan walked away with a flick of his sleeves, but Wang Xifeng curled her lips indifferently. If Jia Zhu was still possible, how could Baoyu compete with Jia Lian because of how old Baoyu was?

(End of this chapter)