Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 300
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When Daiyu heard Yuanyang mentioning it, she remembered that she had forgotten to bring some wine to Mrs. Jia. Drinking this fruit wine is very good for her health, so she hurriedly laughed and said, "Look at what Sister Yuanyang said, this wine is homemade. Grandma wants to eat it, can it still be okay? I'm afraid the wine is too rough to get into my grandmother's eyes, and she doesn't dare to make a fool of herself."

Yuanyang didn't know that Daiyu had forgotten, and thought it was because of something, and she had a grudge in her heart, so when she heard what Daiyu said, she hurriedly laughed and said: "Look at what the lady said, as long as the old lady knows it's a girl If you send it, there is no one you don’t like.”

The mandarin ducks gave Daiyu the steps, and Daiyu naturally wanted to go down the steps, so she smiled and said, "In that case, I will send it to my grandmother myself later." As she spoke, Daiyu changed the subject and asked, "I don't know if my grandmother will go down the steps. She's asleep right now, so how come Sister Yuanyang has time to come?"

When Daiyu asked, Yuanyang slapped his forehead and said angrily: "Miss, this wine is too fragrant. I was only focusing on drinking, but I forgot the old lady's explanation." Then she asked the little maid to bring the things up.

It wasn't anything expensive, but it was just some food, some delicate dishes such as preserved deer that I had seen at lunch, and some special snacks made by Jia's mansion.

Although the things were worthless, Wang Xifeng and the others didn't take them seriously, but Tanchun's face changed slightly.Tanchun saw the gorgeous bed curtain and the precious twelve-panel kang screen that he saw in Daiyu's room before. Even Baoyu couldn't get those things, but the old lady did. Gave it to Daiyu.

Now it's just Daiyu's host, invited the sisters to have a drink together, chatted and laughed for a while, they actually gave away all the dishes and fruits, and sent mandarin ducks to deliver them in person, which shows that they value...

Looking at those present, Wang Xifeng needless to say, is the eldest daughter-in-law of Jia's house, Shi Xiangyun is the daughter of the Hou's family, and Xichun is also the daughter-in-law of Ningguo's house.Not to mention Daiyu, although she is an orphan, she is also the daughter of the Marquis Mansion, and even the county lord of the Wang Mansion. There is a queen, the princess loves her, even the ancestors...

Thinking of myself again... Tanchun's heart is unwilling to be flattened!In terms of appearance, knowledge, and style of conversation, Tanchun thinks that he is not inferior to Daiyu and others in any way, but his identity is so much worse...

Without waiting for Tanchun to think about it, Yuanyang quickly bid farewell after drinking two glasses of wine and went back to meet Mrs. Jia.Daiyu also got up and explained to Nanny Tang, and put all the dishes and fruits sent by Mrs. Jia on the table.

Everyone chatted and laughed for a while, and Shi Xiangyun yelled: "How boring is it to just drink like this? How about we make a drinking order?"

Wang Xifeng looked at the time, but stopped him: "It's getting late now, although the old lady knows that we are drinking and having fun, but at any rate, Yu'er just arrived today, so I have to go to the old lady's room for dinner , I don’t have to eat too much wine, wouldn’t it be ugly after a while?”

Seeing this, Daiyu smiled and said: "Sister-in-law is very right, let's use it simply today, and chatting is also very good, I will treat you to a good meal another day, or invite girls from other provinces to come with you .”

Seeing that Daiyu said it easily, such a meal would cost a few taels of silver, not to mention that the old lady brought it, not to mention inviting girls from other provinces.Tanchun felt more and more uncomfortable. After all these years, he followed behind his aunt, even his own mother and brothers didn't care about it, but he never saw his aunt going out to take him...

Thinking of this, Tanchun said sourly: "The county owner is the county owner, and this ostentation is different from other people's. This kind of banquet is easy to put on, and girls from Befu can invite them if they want."

Tanchun's words were thoughtless, he said them in a fit of anger, and he already regretted them as soon as he said them.Shi Xiangyun and Xichun were taken aback for a moment, and Wang Xifeng glared at Tanchun angrily.

If it is said that Wang Xifeng is not pleasing to the eyes of people who look at the second room now, if it is not for the pity of Tanchun, how can Tanchun live the life he is now?But what Tanchun said just now touched Wang Xifeng's scales.For Daiyu, Wang Xifeng felt pain and gratitude from the bottom of her heart.So the willow eyebrows that were originally hanging on the tip of the eyebrows stood upside down at this moment.

I saw Wang Xifeng swallowed the wine in the glass, and said coldly: "The county master is different, at least he gets the salary of the imperial court, if I remember correctly, Yu'er gets a double salary!"

Tanchun knew she had made a slip of the tongue, and after hearing Wang Xifeng's sneer, she was ashamed and anxious, and just about to explain, Daiyu came back to her senses after a moment's delay at the beginning, and said with a smile, "Sister Tanchun is just feeling sorry for Yinzi for me. .I appreciate this kindness, please sisters use it, I don’t feel sorry for you.” As he spoke, he picked up a piece of fish for Tanchun and put it in her bowl.

Seeing this, Tanchun felt even more guilty. For a moment, he remembered the gift Daiyu had given her before. It was what Daiyu said. Naturally, Tanchun understood that it was meant for him.

Shi Xiangyun is a decent daughter of the Marquis Mansion, although now his uncle is a foreigner and lives in the Jia Mansion, there is never a shortage of food and things to use.And myself... Thinking of Daiyu's kindness to me, Tanchun said with a bit of embarrassment: "We eat and drink like this, we can't always let sister Lin pay the money, even if we have a salary, it is also a lot..."

Seeing that Tanchun changed the subject, Daiyu also helped to make some jokes to ease the atmosphere. At this moment, Wu Deng's new family came to find Wang Xifeng for business, so Wang Xifeng left first.

After Wang Xifeng left, Daiyu sighed, waved her hand and said to Zhixuan, "I'll take some of the maids to go down and use it, we sisters here are chatting, so I don't need you to wait on me."

After Daiyu finished speaking, those maids didn't wait for Daiyu's instructions before acting like Zhixuan did before, but actually went down around Zhixuan.But it opened Daiyu's eyes and made her angry.

Daiyu took a deep breath, looked at Xichun, then at Shi Xiangyun, and finally looked at Tanchun, and said with a serious face: "In this mansion, there are grandma and aunt, and there are your own nanny. Mama, it was originally not my turn to say anything. But since you called me Sister Lin, I will also say a few more words. If I said it today, I will deny it tomorrow."

Shi Xiangyun and the others saw that Daiyu was serious and looked serious, so they stopped laughing, and Xichun nodded and said, "Sister Lin, please tell me."

Daiyu glanced at Xichun, smiled at her very gently, even stretched out her hand to smooth the strands of hair that fell from her temples, and tidied up her words before continuing: "I only want to say three points, you guys If you think it makes sense, listen to it, if it doesn't make sense, just pretend I didn't say it."

Speaking of which, Daiyu habitually clenched the wine glass in her hand, and said in a low voice: "Don't talk about anything else, just talk about these maids around you, especially the big maids. I will follow your Taoist family in the future go."

As soon as Daiyu said this, Shi Xiangyun smiled with relief: "It can be seen that sister Lin wants to marry someone, so can I say such a thing? There is no need to be ashamed."

But Daiyu said with a straight face: "Sister Xichun is young, these words should not be said in front of her, but since she said it, she also listened to it, but Sister Shi Da and Sister Tanchun are It's different, you've all reached the age to say goodbye."

As soon as Daiyu said this, Shi Xiangyun stopped laughing.Tanchun said bitterly: "If Sister Lin doesn't tell me, no one can tell me, and now none of us know what the future will be like..." Tanchun looked up and ate a glass of wine before saying enviously : "Don't say that Sister Lin has the princess to make the decision, even the second sister, I heard that she is also very good now."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Let's not talk about anything else. The first thing you have to do is to take good care of the people around you and see what's going on? I'm the master, not theirs." Master, how can someone else just say something casually, without asking what the master means, and just act on their own?"

After hearing Daiyu's words, Shi Xiangyun and Tanchun were still thinking, Xichun nodded and said: "Sister Lin is right, I will take good care of the girls in the room when I go back."

Daiyu nodded and said with a smile: "This is just one of them. Don't be too hasty. After all, you are someone who has been with you for many years, so you can be gentler, but you must not lose the dignity of your master." After Daiyu finished speaking, Shi Xiangyun asked, "Sister Lin said before Three o'clock, what are two o'clock?"

Daiyu gave Shi Xiangyun an angry look, looked up at the roof and said, "Hey~ I've been talking about this for a long time, and I'm thirsty..." After Daiyu finished speaking, Tanchun took the jug and smiled with Daiyu. Said: "Sister Lin has a sip of wine and continues."

Seeing this, Daiyu smiled and said, "Okay, I'm just teasing you." After finishing speaking, she restrained her expression and continued, "The second thing is, Sister Shi doesn't exist. Anyway, her uncle and aunt are in charge, and Sister Xichun is not in a hurry. After all, you are still young, but sister Tanchun, you have to think about what kind of life you want to live."

Daiyu didn't wait for Tanchun to speak, and continued, "In the past few years I have been in Beijing, I have spent most of my filial piety, as you all know. Before, my father was in poor health and had no time to spare, but these few months I really had some free time and met some girls from Befu, and when I started walking around, Sister Tanchun would go out with me to meet some talented people."

When Daiyu came to this point, Tanchun naturally understood what Daiyu meant, and was very grateful in his heart, but he didn't know what to say.Daiyu didn't want her to be grateful, but just thought she could help, so she would pull her a hand, so as to save her from marrying far away in the future.

Having said all this, Shi Xiangyun and the other three didn't have any thoughts of eating or drinking. Xichun even got up and walked to the window to look at the scenery, but he didn't know what he was thinking.Shi Xiangyun was thinking about his own thoughts, his cheeks flushed slightly, but he didn't speak.

Only Tanchun looked at Daiyu's hesitant to speak, Daiyu tilted her head and smiled: "Since I have said so much today, I am not afraid to say more. If sister Tanchun has anything to ask, feel free to ask me." Just ask."

Seeing this, Tanchun smiled narrowly and said, "Wangfei has already taken care of her for Sister Lin?" Daiyu was taken aback, then smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Sister Wanyu just got married, and the concubine is right next to her. In the time of desolation, if my mother and concubine hadn’t gone south to fief the land, I would have come back to fulfill my filial piety in front of the old lady for my mother, and I’m afraid I would have gone south with the concubine.”

Hearing what Daiyu said, Tanchun stopped asking any more questions, just lowered his head and thought of something, and sighed deeply.Seeing this, Daiyu smiled and said, "Your name is Tanchun, not sighing! What's there to sigh at such a young age?"

(End of this chapter)