Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 206: Prolonged prosperity and longevity

In the main room, Mrs. Zhen Feng was sobbing and talking a lot, some of which were inconsistent with her words. Li Weijian spoke in a gentle tone, "Don't cry, Aunt Zhen. The reunion of mother and daughter is always a happy event. It's a pity that Mr. Zhen has traveled far and wide, and I can't find him for a while. If I find Mr. Zhen in the future, Auntie and her family will be reunited." It’s considered complete.”

Zhen Feng's family is only right.

Li Weijian sighed inwardly, but she was only in her early thirties, but her face looked like that of an old woman. This lady of the Zhen family has probably been through a lot of hardships these past few years.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "I thought Xiang Ling had already talked about the past with Auntie before?"

"Yes."

Li Weijian said: "The man Yazi has been missing for a long time. The deed of Xiangling's body is in my hand. When I return to the capital, I will find an opportunity to help Xiangling."

The Zhenfeng family hurriedly said: "This matter is not urgent. Yinglian... Xiangling has been with you for more than a year. I asked her about her feelings and said that she is willing to stay with you. I just ask you to give Xiangling a name in the future. point."

When Li Weijian heard this, he looked at Xiang Ling who was standing by the side. Although the girl's face was red with embarrassment, she looked at Li Weijian shyly. Her eyes were full of autumn water, and her feelings were self-evident.

Li Weijian nodded with a smile and said, "Madam, please be at ease. I promised you earlier that Xiangling will be indispensable in the future."

Mrs. Zhen Feng immediately felt relieved and hurriedly thanked her.

Li Weijian felt weird, but that was the rule at this time. The concubine’s natal family, even the concubine’s biological mother, is not considered an in-law.

Zhen Feng had another thought in her mind. She and Zhen Shiyin were originally happy, but first they lost their daughter, and then they burned down their home. After that, they returned to their parents' home and were severely punished. After the husband became a monk, he only took a maid to do acupuncture every day to supplement the family income. The fault was not that she was old and lustful, but that Feng Su would marry her off again in order to cling to the powerful.

Poverty and lowliness are all pitiable. This is true for country officials like Zhen Shiyin, let alone ordinary people. Not to mention the attention of his daughter, Mr. Li has created such a family fortune at such an age. If there is a marriage, it is impossible to say that many Jiangnan daughters will flock to him.

Fifteen or six years old, with a fortune of millions, and a hereditary title! With such a person, any girl from a good family would be eager to be a concubine, let alone her own daughter who was raised as a skinny horse and had to go through many hardships to get to Master Li.

Now that things have come to this, Zhen Feng doesn't ask for anything else, but only wants her daughter to have a good name. If she gets a son and a half in the future, she will be a hundred times better off than an ordinary rural official.

After talking for a while, Zhen Feng resigned and left. Li Weijian just saw that his hands that were half-shrunk in his sleeves were full of tears. He knew that he had lived a hard life these years. When Xiangling and Zhen Feng left, he called Qingwen and gave her instructions carefully, and ordered her to find her. A doctor came to show Zhen Fengshi.

The reunion of mother and daughter was originally a happy event, but Li Weijian was afraid that one of Zhen Feng's tight strings would loosen and her body would collapse again.

Qingwen was already very empathetic. That day when mother and daughter reunited, hugged each other and cried, the little girl secretly wiped away a lot of tears. After hearing Li Weijian's instructions, he obeyed without hesitation, and before leaving, he walked to the door, turned around and looked at Li Weijian and said: "The fourth master always says that he is not a good person. I think the fourth master has a kind heart, and he can't be any better. "

Qingwen walked quickly without waiting for Li Weijian's reaction. Li Weijian was startled for a moment and blinked... Is he a good person? I'm afraid Jia Rui's ghost has something to say.

He thought to himself for a long time, thinking to himself that it wasn't a question of whether he was good or not, it was just that he wasn't that completely bad. Do not believe? If you don't believe it, just try blocking Li Weijian's way and see if he gets angry.

Qingwen just left, and Xiuying came over again. Seeing that there was no one around, he came over and had a brief intimacy with Li Weijian for a moment, and then said, "Yes, Mrs. Zhen said, there is a maid named Chuntao next to Aunt Zhen."

"Ah."

There were originally two maids around Zhen Feng, one of whom was named Jiao Xing, who was given to Jia Yucun by Feng Su, and now she became the wife of the prefect. The color of the spring peach is just ordinary. She is now in her twenties and has never been married. The fault was that Wu Haining left so quickly. After a while, Feng Su would sell the spring peaches to the idle men in the village for eight taels of silver.

In those days, Chun Tao shed tears all day long, but now that she has escaped from the prison, she is naturally frightened. Seeing that he was getting older, Mr. Liang thought that some servants in his family happened to be old, so he came to help him. However, Chuntao was bitten by a snake and was afraid of well ropes for ten years. She was so frightened that she came to Xiangling and begged not to sell her.

Li Weijian scratched his head after hearing this. who is he? The doctor in the Kuaiji Division, the second-class baron of the Dashun Empire, is known as Li Caishen in the world! If you think about national affairs every day, how can you have the patience to deal with these household chores? At this moment, Li Weijian suddenly missed Fu Qiufang very much. With Sister Fu here, why should he worry about such things?

After thinking for a while, Li Weijian said: "That's all, why bother forcing her if she doesn't want to? I'll talk to my aunt later. When we get to the capital, let Qiu Fang worry about it."

Xiu Ying giggled and said, "I told Qingwen yesterday, and she said the same thing."

Li Weijian reached out and took Xiu Ying into his arms. Not to mention that Xiu Ying was not tall, but she was very strong and had no excess on her waist.

"We will set off back to the capital in two days. Do you have time to go home and take a look in the next two days?"

Xiu Ying said: "Then I will go see the second and third sisters tomorrow."

The two of them were talking to each other when they suddenly heard a knock on the door from outside. Xiu Ying hurriedly got up and went to greet him. After a while, she brought in the stewardess.

The woman then said: "Fourth Master, Second Master Lian from Rongguo Mansion is here to visit."

"Brother Lian is back from Yangzhou?"

Li Weijian stood up to greet the general and went out. As he walked, he secretly wondered whether Jia Lian had gotten Daiyu's marriage certificate during this trip to Yangzhou... Since his mentor had written a letter before, he expected Lin Ruhai not to be so hasty, right? Even if he despises himself, he must reject himself first before handing the marriage certificate to Jia Lian.

But now Lin Ruhai is terminally ill, and if he loses his mind——

Li Weijian frowned slightly, which was exactly what he said: caring leads to chaos.

He came out of the small courtyard, entered the second courtyard through the moon gate, and then went to the side hall of the front yard. When he entered, he saw Jia Lian sitting lazily in the hall, holding a cup of warm tea and sipping it.

"Brother Lian, how are you after we haven't seen each other for a long time?" Li Weijian put his thoughts in order and held his hand in the distance with a smile.

Jia Lian smiled and hurriedly put down the tea cup, stood up and returned the gift: "Brother Jian showed off his talents this time, which shocked the south of the Yangtze River. Now the name of Li Caishen is known to everyone."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and because they were really familiar with each other, they took their seats.

Li Weijian asked: "Brother Lian just came back from Yangzhou?"

Jia Lian lowered his voice and said, "I just came back from Suzhou."

"Oh?"

"Brother Jian also knows that a lot of my aunt's dowry included farm property and shops. Uncle Lin saw that time was running out, so he sent me to Gusu to dispose of these properties and shops first."

Li Weijian's heart skipped a beat. Dispose of property and shops? Could it be that Lin Ruhai really had a bad brain and wanted to hand over the marriage certificate to Rongguo Mansion?

Seeing that he was silent, Jia Lian explained: "Several houses in the Lin family are all branch branches, and the closest ones are three generations away, and... they are extremely useless. The old lady told her before leaving the capital that she must always bring Sister Lin back. Yes. The old lady is always looking after me, which makes me feel more at ease."

"Yes." Although Li Weijian remained unchanged on the outside, he became increasingly irritable underneath.

After briefly talking about the affairs in Yangzhou and Gusu, Jia Lian turned around and said, "I just returned yesterday. Why did I hear that... Brother Jian was having a dispute with the Zhen family?"

Li Weijian was already in a bad mood at the moment. Hearing this, he said coldly: "Zhen Weaving is really too big and bullies me because I am young. The words on the invitation are extremely childish. It's just me. My Li family is also a poet after all." If a book heirloom and a distinguished family in Jinling are humiliated like this and still shyly approach me, how will outsiders think of my Li family?"

"This...Brother Jian doesn't know, there must be some misunderstanding."

Li Weijian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if there is a misunderstanding or not. I have nothing to do with the Zhen family. After this, I expect it will be difficult to meet again in the future. So what if I refuted Zhen Zhizao's face?"

"Oh, Brother Jian, after all, we are all old relatives -" Jia Lian suddenly remembered that the Jia family and the Zhen family were old relatives, but the Li family and the Zhen family had no contact with each other. Because he hurriedly said: "——How dare Mr. Zhen to entrust the matter of invitations like this? The subordinates have made their own decisions. These days, Mr. Zhen has been busy with weaving matters. The Western Expedition is imminent, and all the uniforms in the army are It was an errand for Jinling Weaving. It wasn't until a few days ago that we figured it out. When Uncle Zhen heard about it, he severely punished the children in the family. He also entrusted me to make peace with Brother Jian. "

"Yeah." Li Weijian responded without expressing his position.

What a joke. Doesn’t this world belong to your Zhen family? It was your Zhen family who started the trouble. If you want to make peace, just make peace?

Seeing that he didn't take it seriously, Jia Lian mused: "Brother Jian doesn't look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. Fortunately, for the sake of the old concubine, we must expose this matter."

Li Weijian smiled and said, "It's also embarrassing for Brother Lian."

Jia Lian said with a smile: "Brother Yu can only do so much for running back and forth. Uncle Zhen is sincere, but brother Jian is caring-"

Li Weijian thought about it: "Normally, I shouldn't have refuted Brother Lian's face. It's just... Hey, Brother Lian might as well pass on a message for me. Since the person named Li and the person named Zhen have nothing to do with each other, they should still be on good terms in the future. The water in the river is good, but if it is mixed together, there will be no more discord."

Seeing that Li Weijian had made up his mind, Jia Lian stopped trying to persuade him. He secretly scolded the Zhen family for being arrogant and acting unscrupulously just because the old concubine in the palace was still alive. Who are Brother Jian? That is a popular figure in both the government and the public! When he went south on errands, even the governor was not escorted by the Forbidden Army. Brother Jian had a full guard of Forbidden Army with him!

The old concubine in the palace is very old, and she may be gone one day. The current position is unfair, so the old concubine's family is treated favorably. Once the old concubine passes away, with the Zhen family acting like this, they will be in trouble sooner or later.

One river is sinking while the other is rising like the rising sun. Anyone with a discerning eye can see it. People like Brother Jian can only fawn over, how can they be blamed?

That's all, he has nothing to do with the Jia family. He said it would be hard to get into trouble with the Jian brothers if they couldn't make peace.

Because Jia Lian laughed, he dismissed the matter and talked about Qinhuai Fengyue. Second brother Lian was a little worried in Yangzhou, but when he returned to Jinling, he no longer had any worries. These days, I almost live on the Qinhuai River. Speaking of the famous female historians on the Qinhuai River, Zhenzhen'er is a treasure trove.

Li Weijian made good friends with Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng because of his eldest sister Li Wan, so he had no other thoughts. I just secretly thought that it was just this time that Jia Lian saw the world and gradually separated from Wang Xifeng after returning home, right?

At the end, Jia Lian rubbed his hands and said in shock: "This...Brother Jian, Brother Yu has been a little reluctant recently. I wonder if Brother Jian can do something convenient? Brother Jian, don't worry, Brother Yu will pay it back when he returns to the capital."

That's right, when it comes to dealing with Daiyu's mother's dowry, Lin Ruhai can't tolerate the disgrace in his eyes. It's hard for Jia Lian to get rid of it now, because he is short of money.

Li Weijian smiled and said: "Brother Lian said that, it's very annoying. It's just a little money. What's the point?" He then ordered a servant to find Qingwen. After a while, Qingwen gave him two thousand taels of silver notes. Come.

Jia Lian lamented in his heart, he is really a big dog! If you open your mouth, others will pay you two thousand taels! This time Jia Lian opened his mouth, thinking that he could only borrow five hundred taels.

Second Master Lian couldn't say that two thousand taels was too much, so he had to accept it with a smile. He also said that he would come to visit Li Shouzhong the next day, and was immediately sent out of the residence by Li Weijian.

Returning to his small courtyard, Li Weijian still couldn't grasp Lin Ruhai's thoughts. I was thinking to myself, why don't I ask my uncle to write a letter? The thought came up and went out in an instant.

The uncle, Li Shouzhong, dislikes seeing members of the imperial party. Lin Ruhai is a trusted minister of the emperor. If he is married to the Lin family, he is afraid that he will not be able to pass the test.

That's all, caring now will lead to chaos. Let's find out Lin Ruhai's thoughts when we arrive in Yangzhou the next day.

In the next two days, Li Weijian only visited his widowed aunt once, and told his two cousins ​​that he would leave for Beijing soon. Li Wen and Li Qi were naturally reluctant to part with them, but their aunt came over and said to Li Weijian, "They are both grown up now, and they will get married in two years."

Li Weijian asked: "Aunt, what does uncle mean?"

The aunt said with a sad face: "Your uncle said that he has an old relationship with the Gu family in Jiangnan, but this time the Gu family is afraid that-"

ha? The Gu family happened to be involved in the bribery case of converting rice into mulberry. They had to shed their skin even if they didn't die. How could the aunt dare to marry her daughter off and suffer in such a situation?

Li Weijian thought: "There is no rush, just slowly find a suitable family. If you can't find someone you like in a year or two, I might as well bring my two sisters to the capital. The best place, where all the heroes gather, I will give up when the time comes." For the sake of face, I will always find a happy marriage for my two sisters."

The widowed aunt suddenly smiled from ear to ear: "My two daughters have been married to brother Jian since they were young. I am ignorant. It is said that the eldest brother is the father, so I will not be polite to you."

Li Weijian smiled and agreed: "My relatives, why do I need to see my aunt outside?"

While talking, I suddenly heard an exclamation coming from the outside window. My aunt's face changed and she scolded her when she came out. Li Weijian felt secretly happy. After hearing such words, his two cousins ​​were too embarrassed to see anyone.

That night, Li Weijian first went to see Liang, found her maid, and forced five thousand taels of silver notes into her hands. The Li family in Jinling was not a wealthy family. The eldest uncle, Li Shouzhong, had always been a clean slate and had an aloof and conceited temperament. He had not accumulated much wealth despite being an official for many years.

Li Weijian didn't say anything else, he just said that he would keep the money with his eldest aunt. When Mrs. Liang found out, she had a good argument with Li Weijian and refused to take the money.

Li Weijian said simply: "My eldest aunt treats me as her own child. Now that I have made some achievements, wouldn't it be natural for me to repay you a little or two?"

Mrs. Liang said anxiously: "No matter what, I can't ask for brother Jian's money! Your eldest sister said it in her letter. Brother Jian gave her a lot of shares, which means a lot of income in a year. How can I still ask for brother Jian's money?" money?"

Li Weijian said: "Auntie, I am going to leave tomorrow. This money is just a token of my inner feelings. If I don't accept it, how can I feel at ease? Besides, this is for my aunt, not for my family." Li Weijian couldn't stand it, so after some prodding, he reluctantly and thoughtfully accepted the check. Mrs. Liang couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She only got one daughter from her marriage to Li Shouzhong. She originally thought that she would be unable to survive in the future, but she didn't expect that ten years ago, a moment of kindness led Brother Jian to grow up, and then he turned around and got help!

Looking back, Li Shouzhong had just moved back from the study. Mrs. Liang thought that Li Shouzhong had never given Brother Jian a good look in the past few days, and suddenly became angry. After making a fuss, Li Shouzhong went to the study in despair.

On May 28th, Li Weijian really did not dare to delay. After having a farewell banquet, with the reluctance of Liang, Li Xinchong, Li Xinming, Li Wen and Li Qi, he finally boarded the official ship and left Jinling down the river. , and then turned to Yangzhou.

On May 30, the ship arrived in Yangzhou, and Li Weijian had just landed when he got a message from the newspaper: Yue Zhongqi's army traveled thousands of miles alone, and was unstoppable along the way! There are only 4,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and many of them have been reduced. The remaining nearly 8,000 soldiers and horses in Xiaoguo Town are stationed in Dajianlu to guard against Qinghai's invasion of Sichuan.

Originally he was just a side-tracker, but unexpectedly he had the potential to go straight to the Yellow Dragon! Seeing this, Emperor Zhenghe had no choice but to appoint King Zhongyong as the general in advance and lead Wuyi Town and Fuyuan Town of the Shaanxi-Gansu border army. A total of 21,000 elite troops marched to Xining!

Li Weijian was stunned. Is the army setting off? But he hasn’t gone back yet! Suddenly I couldn't help but curse, General Yue, I know you can fight, but you should wait a little longer until we get back to the capital. It's good now that the troops have been diverted along the way, forcing the court to allocate the army in advance.

This is really... people's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. At this point, Li Weijian sighed and could only blame bad luck. Who could have expected that Wu Zang would be so easy to defeat?

That's all, if you can't catch up, then you can't catch up. I just hope that what you lose will be lost and what you will gain.

The two official ships arrived in Yangzhou early in the morning and took a short rest at the post house. Li Weijian went to visit Lin Ruhai in the afternoon.

Compared with the last time, the Yansi Yamen was much more solemn this time, and the officials, big and small, were very busy. The imperial envoy took a sea ship and went straight south to Songjiang Prefecture, and soon he would go north to Yangzhou. Not only the salt merchants involved in the case, but also the salt department officials were in danger.

Li Weijian talked briefly with Yan Si for a while, and then found his way to the inner house at the rear.

Because he was a good general manager, the housekeeper directly introduced Li Weijian inside. Unfortunately, Lin Ruhai's condition relapsed again and she was unconscious for two consecutive days.

Aunt Sun received Li Weijian haggardly, and then led him to see Lin Ruhai who was in a coma. Li Weijian has never read Red Mansions and has only briefly watched the TV series, because he has no memory of when Lin Ruhai died.

At the moment, Li Weijian was extremely anxious, fearing that Lin Ruhai would die soon, so wouldn't there be no hope for him and Daiyu?

After getting out of the house, Li Weijian asked Xu Daye for questioning. Although he had some knowledge of Qihuang, he was still confused by Xu Daye's words.

Later, Li Weijian felt impatient and asked directly: "Doctor Xu, I just want to ask, is Uncle Lin's life in danger this time?"

Xu Daye frowned, cupped his hands and said: "Master Li, I really don't dare to guarantee this. This time is really dangerous, I guess it should be five to five."

How could Li Weijian be willing to do so? He gritted his teeth and asked again: "Doctor Xu, you might as well prepare for the worst. If Uncle Lin can't stand it this time... I wonder if there will be any chance of recovery?"

"This... Your Majesty is really embarrassed for me. This is my first time dealing with such a disease, so I really don't dare to vouch for it."

Li Weijian also knew that it was too difficult to be a human being, so he could only nod his head with a grimace and said: "That's all, please do your best, Dr. Xu... and let Uncle Lin stay a little longer."

Then Xu Daye said: "I don't need your orders, I will do my best."

Xu Daye went to treat Lin Ruhai. Li Weijian sat in the hall for a long time and never saw Daiyu. On the other hand, Aunt Sun took care of the housework and came over tiredly to keep her company. She said, "The girl took care of the master all night yesterday and is still catching up on her sleep. At the beginning of the month, the master was afraid that time would be running out, so he divided the money among several concubines. Let them all find their own way out. Now everything that can be spent at home has been spent, and even longevity materials have been prepared——"

Li Weijian said: "Auntie, is there any way I can help?"

Aunt Sun smiled bitterly and shook her head: "I am just saying this to prevent Fusheng from causing trouble. This time it is really simplistic."

"What are you talking about, auntie? With my relationship with Uncle Lin, how can I pick a fight?"

At this point, Li Weijian knew that he couldn't stay much longer, and was about to stand up to leave when suddenly Xueyan came in and said, "Fourth Master, Auntie, the girl is up."

Li Weijian couldn't help but feel moved on his face, Aunt Sun was not stupid, she was just a little observant. Although she had never heard Lin Ruhai say it, how could Li Weijian be so concerned, so he still didn't know the reason behind it?

Aunt Sun suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Li Weijian came to visit her twice, but this time she still lingered. She dared to be in love with Daiyu.

Aunt Sun quickly stood up and said: "Just in time, let the girl talk to Fusheng. I have to go and look after the master. The new prescription is still being prepared."

Aunt Sun had said that, but when she saw that Li Weijian was still lost in thought, she secretly laughed in her heart and immediately got up and left. At this time, Li Weijian came to his senses and hurriedly said: "Oh, that's it... Auntie, just go ahead and go."

While talking, Aunt Sun had already walked away. Xueyan nodded meaningfully at Li Weijian. After a while, she led Daiyu into the hall.

After not seeing her for more than half a month, Daiyu became a little more haggard. Li Weijian was concerned and couldn't help but said: "Sister, I have to take care of my body and bones. It's important to take care of Uncle Lin, but I can't make myself sick."

"Brother Jian." Daiyu's nose felt sore, but she held back her tears.

Lin Ruhai's illness recurred, good and bad, which tortured Daiyu's heart like climbing mountains and ridges, with ups and downs. She was only eleven or twelve years old, so she had no choice but to hold on when she had no one to rely on. Aunt Sun couldn't get rid of the troublemaking aunt, so it was Daiyu who scolded her and then kicked her out of the mansion.

Now that she met Li Weijian, Daiyu suddenly felt that she had someone to rely on. She wanted to spit out all the bitterness in her heart, but she didn't know how to speak for a while.

Li Weijian said a few words briefly, and Daiyu just agreed in a low voice. Occasionally, she raised her head and looked at Li Weijian, and then quickly turned her head away.

Li Weijian had no choice but to ask Zicuckoo and Xueyan. I asked Daiyu about her daily diet, whether she had ever been ill, and whether she took any warm and tonic medicinal food.

Daiyu looked haggard, with dark circles under her eyes at such a young age. Li Weijian was heartbroken and said, "I think there is room for a bed in the study. My sister might as well rest in the study at night. If something happens to Uncle Lin, please say hello to me, sister." You can make it in time even if you show up."

Zijuan also said, "I don't know, Fourth Master. My aunt and we have tried to persuade her in the past two days, but the girl just doesn't listen."

Daiyu smiled bitterly and said, "How can I sleep when my father is in such a condition?"

Li Weijian said: "Even if you don't sleep, it's good to take a nap."

Looking into Li Weijian's clear and concerned eyes for a moment, Daiyu turned her head and nodded after a moment: "Well, I listen to fourth brother Jian."

Li Weijian added: "My sister just got up, I'm afraid she hasn't eaten yet. Zijuan, you go to the kitchen to urge me. No matter what, you have to wait until you are full."

Daiyu hesitated to speak, but in the end she did not refute.

Zicuckoo responded without even looking at Daiyu, and went to the kitchen by herself.

After a while, Zijuan came back with fish porridge. Li Weijian watched Daiyu use most of the bowl, and urged her to use the rest before giving up.

He was reluctant to give up, but he also knew that this was not the time for children to love each other. Daiyu had not had a good rest for many days, and the two people on her left and right had no time to say anything personal, so Li Weijian had no choice but to stand up and say goodbye.

Before leaving, Li Weijian thought for a moment, took out a stack of name cards from his sleeve cage, and handed them to Daiyu.

"Brother Jian, this is-"

Li Weijian said: "This is my famous post, and it is probably of some use. If my sister encounters difficulties in the future, such as not being able to find scarce medicine, take this famous post to the Yamen of Yangzhou's inner government, and everyone in the inner government will always give me some. Face. If he is not a person in the inner government, my sister might as well tell that person that I owe him a favor based on this post."

Daiyu raised her head and looked at Li Weijian with a pair of eyes that seemed to be crying but not crying, and her heart was suddenly moved. She certainly knew the weight of Li Weijian's words!

The hardest thing in the world to repay is a favor! Fourth brother Jian was willing to bear favors for her. Obviously, his father has not told Fourth Brother Jian about that matter yet... It seems that Fourth Brother Jian has always had himself in his heart.

Daiyu thought for a moment and said, "When will Fourth Brother Jian leave to return to the capital?"

Li Weijian said: "If there is no accident, it will only take a day or two."

Daiyu nodded and said: "My father is in such a situation. I don't know when I will return to the capital. I have purchased some earthen rituals before, so I can trouble Fourth Brother Jian to take them with him when he returns to the capital."

"it is good."

Daiyu looked at Xueyan and Zijuan: "You go to the warehouse to urge me. Send Tuyi to Fourth Brother Jian's post house today."

Xue Yan was wondering, if he could do this alone, why would he let two people go together? But Zicuckoo was alert and knew that the girl might have something to say to Fourth Master Jian in private. Seeing that Xueyan was still wondering, she immediately agreed, pulled her away and left.

Daiyu watched the two maids walking away, glanced back at Li Weijian, and suddenly felt shy. Thinking, this is the beloved beside me, and we will grow old together in the future.

Enduring her shyness, Daiyu rustled out a piece of Lopa from her waist. Said: "Fourth brother Jian has taken great care of our family, and my sister doesn't know how to repay it. I embroidered a rhopa a few days ago. If fourth brother Jian doesn't dislike it, just keep it by your side."

Speaking of the follow-up, Daiyu blushed.

Li Weijian was startled for a moment, and suddenly felt ecstatic!

At this time, men and women express their love by giving each other a handkerchief, a fan, a hairpin, a bracelet, or even a personal scarf. Look at the plainness of the Luopa, with embroidered clusters of hibiscus on it, and a short, fat yellow duck swimming among it. The yellow duck is obviously the latex duck that I casually gave to Daiyu that day, but it can only make a mouse call!

Daiyu's move was clearly a promise from her heart... Then I thought about it, although Daiyu didn't like etiquette, she adhered to it and never exceeded the rules. Inferring from this, Lin Ruhai spit it out, so how could Daiyu convey her love in private?

The most valuable thing about dating Daiyu is understanding. Naturally, it was difficult to tell this kind of thing, so Li Weijian suppressed his ecstasy and held the Fang Luopa in his hands.

After thinking about it briefly, I am afraid that my marriage to Daiyu is almost inseparable!

Yes, after receiving a token of love, you must give something back. Li Weijian hurriedly groped up and down, but he was in a hurry and he was not prepared at all.

After groping for a while, he suddenly felt something from his middle coat. Li Weijian was startled for a moment, and suddenly he couldn't laugh or cry. But thinking that he had nothing else, he took off the jade stone from his neck.

"If you receive a gift from your sister, you must return it."

Daiyu was too shy to look over. Li Weijian played with the blood-lettered jade he bought from the office that day, gently pushed it in front of Daiyu, and said, "I don't have anything to wear, so I wore this jade close to my body and gave it to my sister." .”

Daiyu took a look and was surprised. He picked it up and held it in his hand, and saw that the jade stone the size of a pigeon egg was inlaid with a gold chain. The blood-colored writing on the jade stone was clearly visible: "Beautiful and prosperous, extending his life."

Daiyu wondered: "Where did Fourth Brother Jian get the jade?"

"This -" Li Weijian said awkwardly: "Last year when I stayed at Rongguo Mansion, I saw Brother Bao born with jade in his mouth, and everyone was so precious. I was really envious... I happened to get some money for waterworks, so I went to the construction office to give some money. Got one myself.”

Daiyu secretly thought that it happened in March or April last year. At that time, the fourth brother Jian was new, but he was bullied by the Xue family for no reason. Although grandma intervened to mediate, she had wronged Brother Jian in the end.

I'm afraid Fourth Brother Jian must have been very unhappy at that time, right? I also saw that the second brother Bao wanted to get wind and rain in the house, and the fourth brother Jian's parents died at an early age.

Daiyu suddenly felt sour and felt a little sorry for the beloved in front of her.

At this age, others may not have gained a reputation in school, but Brother Jian now has to support the family business alone. Although he always behaves calmly, who knows the pain in Brother Jian's heart? When it's late at night and everyone is quiet, I'm afraid you will be as aggrieved as you are, right?

Daiyu clutched the jade stone tightly and said: "Fourth brother Jian and I... don't take a fancy to these things. It's just a stubborn stone. Fourth brother Jian can do something for himself, so he doesn't need to worry about these dead things."

"My sister is absolutely right."

(End of this chapter)