Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 7 Daiyu Apprenticeship
Not long after Mr. Huang left, Lin Ruhai returned home. Hearing that it was Daiyu who received him, he asked someone to call Daiyu to ask. , and told Huang Jiyun that he would come again at noon tomorrow.He didn't back away after speaking, but stared at Lin Ruhai instead.Seeing her like this, Lin Ruhai stretched out his hand to caress Daiyu's head and said with a smile: "I, Yuer, is really a person with profound blessings!" Hearing his sigh, Daiyu couldn't help feeling a little curious, but she didn't urge her to just look at her big watery eyes. Looking at Lin Ruhai.Lin Ruhai didn't let Daiyu wait for a long time, and after thinking about it, he said: "Your Uncle Huang's original name is Huang Jing, and his style name is Jiyun. Later, they edited together in the Imperial Academy. But I don’t know why he resigned from office and went back to seclusion, and this matter really annoyed his old father.” Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai picked up the tea bowl and cut the tea foam, but he didn’t He just held it in his hand and shook his head for some reason before continuing to say, "A few years ago, many children in Beijing wanted to worship him as a teacher, but he refused. A few days ago, I talked to your mother about wanting to teach you Looking for a gentleman, I don’t know where he got the words, I also put my idea on him, but today he brought it up by himself, it shows that I, Yu’er, is loved by everyone.” After speaking, he laughed.

Daiyu heard Lin Ruhai say that he hadn't planned on him, so she guessed that in the original book, Daiyu never worshiped Huang Jiyun as a teacher, so she felt inexplicably happy in her heart.

Here, Lin Ruhai and his daughter just finished talking, and Jia Min over there also received a message from the mother-in-law, saying that the embroidered lady would not decide whether to accept her apprentice until she had seen the girl. Jia Min thought about it and asked Kapok to go and look for it Daiyu came over, but after a while, it was Lin Ruhai who personally led Daiyu.Jia Min didn't care about anything else, so she had to serve Lin Ruhai to wash and change clothes first, and asked the woman to wait outside the door. Taking advantage of this time, she briefly told Lin Ruhai about Mr. Embroidery, and Daiyu Listening to it was another embroiderer, which was not in the original book, so he cheered up with a smile on his face.Lin Ruhai didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the inner house. Hearing that Jia Min had inquired about it, he nodded and said: "Madam is in charge." Jia Min was even happier when he heard this, so he called his wife and asked her husband to come over.

Daiyu knew that her husband would come over soon, so she wanted to go back and change her clothes to show her solemnity. Seeing Daiyu's serious and serious face, Jia Min was even more happy to see her.

Daiyu changed her clothes, washed up, and saw that she was more energetic, so she rushed to the upper room, because the embroiderer was a woman, Lin Ruhai went to the outer study to avoid it.Only Daiyu was left chatting with Jia Min while waiting curiously for Mr. Embroidery.Seeing that there was nothing wrong with Jia Min, she told Daiyu about the embroiderer. When Daiyu heard that the embroiderer came from the palace, she became more solemn and sat upright with her small waist. On Jia Min's left side, he looks out of the door from time to time.This woman went quickly and came back quickly.After more than half an hour, the mother-in-law led a woman dressed as a woman and walked in. The woman's facial features were not prominent, but overall she was very comfortable and gave a very peaceful and tranquil feeling.He wished Jia Min a blessing without being humble or overbearing, then stood aside without saying a word, without looking around, and just stood there quietly.Jia Min asked the mother-in-law to step back, let people serve tea and didn't say much else, so she went straight to the point and brought Daiyu to the front, saying: "This is my daughter, the daughter of the Lin family's concubine, named Daiyu. You came here in the hope that she could learn how to embroider female reds from you." After she finished speaking, she nodded and signaled Daiyu to come to the woman, and Daiyu followed her words and deeds in front of the woman, performed a Wanfu salute in a proper manner, and then stood still Do not move.At this time, the woman's eyes turned to Daiyu, and Daiyu realized that the woman's eyes were very bright. When you look into her eyes, you will unconsciously ignore her facial features, clothes and so on.Daiyu was looking at this woman, and this woman was also looking at Daiyu. Seeing that the girl was very small and delicate, with a pink face and a pair of bright and clear eyes, she was looking at herself curiously, so she smiled gently. Said: "Learning embroidery is a very difficult thing, may you persist?" Daiyu didn't answer, but after thinking about it, she asked: "Do you want to teach Suzhou embroidery? Or Hangzhou embroidery?" Seeing Daiyu asking this question, this The woman raised her eyebrows without answering and continued to ask: "Do you know the difference between Su embroidery and Hang embroidery?" He boldly replied: "I can't say that, but I think Hang embroidery is more lively and flexible, and Su embroidery is more delicate and ingenious. Hang embroidery is close to life, and Su embroidery is close to nature." Listening to Daiyu's sincere and not impetuous answer, He nodded in satisfaction and said, "From the point of view of needlework, Suzhou embroidery and Hangzhou embroidery have many similarities and fusions. From the point of view of material selection, Hang embroidery focuses more on myths and allusions, while Suzhou embroidery focuses more on fish, insects, flowers and birds. Hang embroidery is more vivid and lively, while Suzhou embroidery is more simple and natural." After hearing this, Daiyu stared at the gentle woman with bright eyes, and continued to ask: "Then what kind of embroidery will the master teach me?" The woman did not answer and went on. I asked the previous question again: "Embroidery is a very hard job, may you persist?" Daiyu nodded after thinking about it, and answered: "Yes." Did you tell Madam that the young girl accepts apprentices for retirement?" Jia Min laughed and said, "It is Daiyu's blessing to be able to provide for the elderly." Seeing Jia Min's gentleness and Daiyu's intelligence, the woman nodded to Daiyu and said, "Get ready. Good obeisance to the teacher, come and find me again. My surname is Luo, and my name is Sujuan. You can call me Master Luo, Mr. Luo or Aunt Luo." After speaking, he gave Jia Min a little blessing and half a salute, then got up and left go.

Seeing her leave, Daiyu walked up to Jia Min, and asked uncertainly, "Did she agree to take me as an apprentice? Why did she leave again?" Jia Min said happily to Daiyu: "This is a promise to accept you as an apprentice, because she will follow you for the elderly, and you are her only disciple, so you can't do it casually. Naturally, you have to choose an auspicious day and an auspicious time, and your father and mother will lead it. You come to visit your teacher in person, please come into the mansion." After listening to it and thinking about it, Daiyu told the story about Huang Jiyun's acceptance of apprentices, Jia Min didn't know about it before, so she was shocked when she heard it. Jumping, he asked excitedly, "Is this true?" Daiyu nodded.He said excitedly again: "This is really great! Do you know how many people want to worship him as a teacher? Even when Brother Yan was here, I told your father that I hope Brother Yan can worship him as a teacher. Your father But I didn't hold out hope and said it was impossible, I never thought that he would be willing to accept me, Yu'er, as an apprentice." As she spoke, she was both uncomfortable and relieved, Daiyu didn't know how to comfort her for a while, so she said, "Maybe it's Brother Yan. Knowing that mother's wish, let me fulfill it, so as to ease mother's heart, mother should not be sad, if you are so sad, brother will also be sad." Jia Min sniffed after hearing this, and looked at Daiyu more lovingly.

In the evening, when Jia Min and Lin Ruhai talked about Daiyu's apprenticeship, he hesitated for a while before saying, "I didn't expect that Mr. Huang would open his mouth to accept Yu'er as a disciple, and Aunt Luo will follow Yu'er to retire in the future." Yes, even in the future Yu'er will follow when she gets married, so she attaches great importance to the matter of accepting apprentices. This kind of etiquette must not be sloppy. I just don't know what the rules are for Mr. Huang? Although Mr. Huang is free and easy, but you Don't scholars just pay attention to these things?" Jia Min asked a lot of questions in a row, Lin Ruhai just smiled and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, Aunt Luo picked a date to come out first, it's a serious matter, Ji Yun's side Son, he will come over at noon tomorrow, you are so lucky to buy a table, he will tell me about it, isn’t it useless for you to think about it here and there now? Let’s listen to Ji Yun’s meaning before making a conclusion It's not too late." After saying that, he closed his eyes and said nothing, Jia Min had no choice but to turn off the lights and go to sleep.

Waking up the next day before dawn, Jia Min hurriedly got up without waiting for Lin Ruhai and started to set up the dinner at noon, because it was related to Daiyu's apprenticeship, Jia Min was very solemn.After sorting out the list, from the dishes to the cook, from rice to tea, even the utensils used, the bonsai flowers and trees displayed, they were all distributed to Lin Ruhai's desk. At this time, Lin Ruhai just got up, and he was surprised to see that Jia Min was not by his side. Seeing Jia Min rushing in with a list in his hand, he asked curiously: "What are you doing this early?" After speaking, Jia Min leaned over with a happy face: "Master, help me see Look, what does Mr. Huang like, I can arrange it, right?" Seeing Jia Min being so active, Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing, but seeing that Jia Min has been in a bad mood since Brother Yan left, and now he is in a very bad mood. It is not necessary to fight.So he took the list with a smile, glanced at it, threw it aside and didn't mention it, instead he took Jia Min's hand and asked her to sit next to him.Jia Min was a little displeased when he saw Lin Ruhai throwing away the list, and he was a little shy when he saw him pull his hand, and his cheeks seemed to ignite all of a sudden.He lowered his head and forgot to say anything.But Lin Ruhai said with a smile: "Madam, there is no need to bother. Ji Yun doesn't value these things. The dishes are light and delicate. By the way, Ji Yun eats fish. There is no need to put any bonsai in vases. Wen Yuxuan has some The spirit of the two pots of young phoenix blooming in Xiangshan is good, and the swan dance in Yu'er's yard is also very delicate, so that's good. As for the tea, I might have to give up my love before yesterday, but it's unnecessary today. Yu'er made a pot for her master with her own hands, and Ji Yun must be satisfied." He paused at this point, looked at Jia Min suspiciously and asked, "When did Madam teach Yu'er the tea ceremony?" Jia Min also heard this. Looking up at him in surprise, he completely forgot the previous shyness: "Didn't the master teach you?" The couple could see the surprise and bewilderment in each other's eyes, Lin Ruhai hesitated for a moment and asked again: "Madam, is there any help?" Teach Yu'er how to play chess?" Thinking of the day when Daiyu and Ji Yun played chess, although they were not good at chess, they had just seen the rules, so they asked this question.Who would have thought that Jia Min was even more confused, "Chess? Does the master mean that Yu'er can play chess? How could I not know about this?" Lin Ruhai and his wife were also full of doubts when they said this.

Jia Min looked up at the window and saw that it was already daylight, so he got up and asked someone to fetch water, and washed Lin Ruhai with his own hands, before both of them went to the main room, before they could sit down, they heard the voice of saluting with Daiyu outside the door, knowing it was true Daiyu came over, very happy.

As soon as she sat down, Aunt Bai opened the curtain to let Daiyu into the room. Before Daiyu could salute, Jia Min got up and walked over, took Daiyu to look him up and down, and asked, "Why don't you sleep more? It's so cold, so it won't be a problem later." After saying that, he led Daiyu back to Luohan's bed and sat down, although Daiyu was held in Jia Min's arms, she still asked Jia Min and Lin Ruhai in a crisp manner. Ann.Lin Ruhai also looked at Daiyu lovingly, and saw that although Daiyu's eyes were full of energy, but she couldn't stop her eyes from showing a faint blue color, she asked, "But didn't you rest well?" Of course Daiyu didn't rest well, thinking about it soon Two characters that were not in the original book appeared in my life. I don't know if it can change my life, but can I not be excited?This excitement meant that he didn't fall asleep for half the night, and he woke up before dawn like Jia Min this morning. If it wasn't for the fear of disturbing Lin Ruhai and his wife's rest, he would have come here earlier.But I couldn't say that, so I just said: "Yu'er thought that there will be two masters soon, and she was happy, so she went to bed late last night, which is not a problem." Seeing this Lin Ruhai and Jia Min two People didn't say much, they just passed on the breakfast and ate it quietly.

After breakfast, Lin Ruhai went to the front study, leaving Daiyu and her daughter to gossip for a while, then Jia Min asked about chess and tea art.It’s easy to talk about playing chess, but I just thought about it when I saw Lin Ruhai playing chess before, so I prevaricated. After all, Daiyu’s chess skills are really not good, which is very suitable for beginners. It’s just that Daiyu struggled with tea art for a long time last night. In the end, he pulled Jin'er over and lied that it was interesting to watch Jin'er make tea. Jin'er taught him a lesson or two. When I was waiting to find some free time, I found Jin'er and came over to ask.

Because Mr. Huang is a foreigner after all, even if he is accompanied by Lin Ruhai, it is not easy to go in and out of the inner house in the backyard. In order to facilitate Daiyu's travel, the banquet was set in the open flower hall behind the outer study room, and the hall was placed The three or five pots of chrysanthemums are treasures, and they are clear and elegant. Because it is an open flower hall, there is no door wall, only half walls are surrounded on all sides, and the window curtains hang down. It is very transparent, and it is not easy to put down thick curtains in winter. cold.When Huang Jiyun stepped into the hall, he saw that the thick window curtains on all sides had been tied up, leaving only the autumn yellow gauze curtain on half the wall.A few pots of chrysanthemums were placed against the wind on the outer half of the wall, and they bloomed very well.There are no extra furniture in the hall. There are two armchairs and a tea table under the southeast and west walls. In the middle of the hall is an octagonal table made of yellow pear wood. There is an enamel aromatherapy burner on the next small table, and the lingering cigarette smoke is scattered in the hall with the wind. The aroma is not strong, and even a little refreshing.

Seeing him looking around, Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Is Ji Yun still satisfied?" Huang Jiyun looked at Lin Ruhai puzzled, and Lin Ruhai was very satisfied with his doubtful eyes, and then continued: "This is Yu'er's early morning. It was specially arranged for you." Huang Jiyun was very pleasantly surprised when he heard this, and thought that this apprentice has not been accepted yet, so he knows my likes and dislikes.Ben Lang laughed out loud, found a chair and sat down.Seeing this, Lin Ruhai shook his head and sat down after knowing that he was satisfied.

Lin Ruhai's concentration was even better than Huang Jiyun's. After waiting for a long time, Huang Jiyun finally opened his mouth and said directly: "I don't want to say that you are rich and rich, but I think I still have some experience. My spleen and stomach, now wandering here, I love Yu'er very much, although Yu'er is young, she is full of aura." After speaking, she turned her head to look at Lin Ruhai with eyes full of sincerity and continued: "My little brother wants to take Brother Ruhai's beloved daughter as his disciple! "Words directly affirmed.Lin Ruhai didn't expect Huang Jiyun to be so straightforward, and felt his sincerity. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Yu'er is lucky to have you as her teacher. Her mother and I are also full of joy. It's just that Yu'er is still young and Girl, you won't be able to become famous in the examination hall in the future, I'm afraid it will waste your time in vain." After hearing this, Huang Jiyun waved his hand casually and said, "I don't need her to make me famous, if I do, it's not just today? But It's just that I like her spirituality and intelligence, which suits my temperament, brother Ruhai don't need to worry too much about it."

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai smiled in relief: "Since that's the case, I can post a post to invite people to watch the ceremony." But Huang Jiyun said nonchalantly: "I, Huang Jiyun, accept disciples, and I don't care about those people. It’s an auspicious day, and I don’t care how many people come to watch the ceremony. I just know that it’s good to have a few close friends to be witnesses, after all, Yu’er doesn’t need to be famous in the court.” Lin Ruhai was a little hesitant when he heard Huang Jiyun say so, and thought about it Thinking about it, he said: "My Lin Ruhai's daughter worships a teacher, and she worships you, a contemporary Confucian, how can you be careless? To be honest, Ji Yun also knows that there is only one daughter in my Lin family for a hundred years, and Brother Yu is nearly half a hundred years old. I have the right to raise my son as a child, although I can't inherit the family, but I hope Ji Yun can help her a lot in the future." Seeing Lin Ruhai's frank and sincere words, Huang Jiyun also took a deep breath and hesitated before nodding: "In that case , such as Brother Hai's arrangement is that since it is going to be a big event, all posts will be sent out. The same year in the four directions, old friends in the capital, friends and colleagues in the same department, and relatives in the clan. Post them together. Even those who cannot come After all, I need to be notified. I, Huang Jiyun, will be accepting apprentices. I am accepting the first apprentice, or maybe the only apprentice, the heir to the legacy! Presumably there are not a few people who can come to watch the ceremony. In addition, I invited Taowu Academy’s director Qiu Come here to be a witness." Seeing what Huang Jiyun said, Lin Ruhai was filled with gratitude, and agreed on a date for the ceremony.He called Daiyu out to make a pot of tea for Huang Jiyun, and invited Ann.So they went away to draw up the list, write posts and other things, so busy.

Here, worshiping Huang Jiyun as a teacher can imagine how great it will be. Over there, Daiyu accompanied Jia Min for lunch, and Jia Min took Aunt Luo's eight-character Daiyu to the temple and asked the abbot to help him find one. Auspicious days have passed.

Daiyu has been in this world for more than ten days, but today is the first time she goes out, she is very happy.Sitting in the carriage with Jia Min, he raised the corner of the curtain and looked out from time to time.Jia Min said she was a child and didn't stop her, she just asked Mu Mian and others to help Daiyu every time she turned around and crossed the bridge, in case she might make a mistake.

After bouncing in the carriage for nearly an hour, Jia Min's mother and daughter finally came to the gate of a temple, because Jia Min was already married, and Daiyu didn't wear any caps even when she was young.Daiyu originally thought it would be the Hanshan Temple that has been passed down through the ages, but then she looked up and saw the three big characters "Guiyuan Temple" clearly written on the lintel, and she felt regretful.Since the family had already been sent over to take care of it, Jia Min led Daiyu to the place where the abbot wanted to preside after a small novice monk.The temple is not big, with yellow walls and red tiles, and frequent pines and cypresses. It is full of Zen and quiet. Seeing Daiyu looking around, Jia Min said in a low voice: "Although Guiyuan Temple is not as grand as Hanshan Temple, its heritage is very rich." Profound. The presiding abbot and the master are close friends, and the Dharma is profound. Brother Yan's rituals are done here." Jia Min's eyes darkened as he spoke.

By the time the day came out, it was already time to hold the lanterns, and Jia Min's weak body couldn't take it all the way, so he leaned back in the car and closed his eyes to rest his mind, while Daiyu was already exhausted after playing back and forth in the temple all afternoon. Leaning against Jia Min's side, he didn't move anymore.

The temple is in the city, and she returned to Daotai mansion in a short while. Until then, Daiyu knew that Lin Ruhai is now Suzhou Daotai, and the government office is located in Gusu. Inside the house.

Seeing Daiyu's tired face, Jia Min ordered Jin'er to take care of her and sent her back to Xikuanyuan.

When I returned to the ridge house, I called Qiluo to know that Lin Ruhai had already had dinner in the front yard, so I hurriedly washed up and ate my meal. When I was thinking about it, I saw that Lin Ruhai had returned, so I greeted him, took the turtle and asked someone to bring warm water After washing Lin Ruhai's face and washing his face, everyone retreated.

Seeing that Jia Min looked tired but in a good mood, Lin Ruhai knew that it was the afternoon that satisfied her.So he asked: "What did the master say? The date has been set?" Jia Min was happy, and with a smile on his face, he said: "No, the master calculated and listed a few days for Yu'er. Grandpa, look at it , there are two good days in this month, and then it will be in the first month. I thought that Aunt Luo was alone, so lonely in the new year, why not pick the two days of this month, or earlier Pick up Aunt Luo's house." Then he took a list from the bed case and handed it to Lin Ruhai.Lin Ruhai thought about it, and then told Jia Min about the result of his discussion with Huang Jiyun.Knowing that there will be many people coming to Daiyu's apprenticeship ceremony in the twelfth lunar month, the apprenticeship banquet must be a big event. After thinking about it, he said: "In that case, I will choose it four days later. What do you think, master?" Lin Ruhai thought for a while and said: "Four days later. I'm afraid I'm in a hurry, I think the middle ten days are good, but it's better to discuss with Mr. Luo on this day. When people live in the yard, they can clean it up first, and don't lose etiquette." Jia Min nodded after hearing this.

In the early morning of the second day, Jia Min called Grandma Sun who was dowry, and asked Nanny Sun to take kapok and Mrs. Chen to Aunt Luo's house.Before noon, I came back to Jia Min. Aunt Luo chose the day of the [-]th without any objection, and asked Daiyu to come to her home to learn from her teacher. At that time, Aunt Luo invited some master craftsmen from Gusu Embroidery Workshop to come and witness, and they will be at the mansion. dine.After hearing this, Jia Min understood that Aunt Luo should have come to the mansion at eighteen, so she sent someone to call Daiyu.

Daiyu had already figured it out, so she said without waiting for Jia Min to finish, "Wangmei has a large area, but it is too far behind, and Aunt Luo doesn't need such a large area by herself. I think Liuchun or Wenqiu are good. It is very convenient to open a small corner door behind my west courtyard to go to Liuchun Garden. But Aunt Luo is a foreigner after all, and Liuchun Garden is too close to the main courtyard. Aunt Luo is afraid that it will be inconvenient. I asked if the scenery in autumn is the best. You can enjoy the lotus in summer, and ask for chrysanthemums in autumn. Several weeping willows are planted in Shanghai along the side of the pond. When the new buds come out in spring, it is also very pleasant to have a little bit of greenery. There is a lotus pond separated from the main courtyard, and there is also a side door to enter and exit from the open flower hall. It's also convenient, and it's good for meeting friends or entertaining guests. Besides, although Qiu Yuanzi is small, the rooms are bright and bright, and it's also good for sewing. There are three bright rooms, one for Aunt Luo's bedroom, and one for Aunt Luo's bedroom. There is room for Aunt Luo to entertain guests, one is for learning needlework, and there are five dark rooms, although not as bright as the bright room, but it is also very good for storage and servants' rooms, and there is another room on the left and right sides Wouldn't it be nice to have a side room in the side room, and the kitchen." After speaking, Jia Min stopped talking, Jia Min didn't expect Daiyu to say such a lot of truths, and she was very thoughtful.Seeing that she raised the four gardens in the backyard to the third garden, but Wenzhu didn't mention it, she asked, "How does Yu'er see Wenzhuxuan?" Answer: "That's where my brother will live in the future!" The little face is very serious.Jia Min didn't expect Daiyu to have such an answer, and thinking of Brother Yan, she felt a little uncomfortable. Seeing this, Daiyu continued: "Mother, give Yu'er a younger brother quickly." Jia Min just regarded it as Tong Yan Tong Yu couldn't help laughing, but stopped talking about this topic and asked: "Who does Yu'er think it would be better to serve over there?" Daiyu had already thought about these questions last night, but she just felt that I can't decide what to do, I didn't expect Jia Min to ask me, I was very happy, and said: "Since mother asked, then Yu'er thinks it would be good for Zhi'er to go to Aunt Luo when Zhi'er comes back in a few days." After all, Zhi'er has been away from her mother for several years, and the affairs of her mother's side have already been established, so it is unnecessary to join Zhi'er suddenly. Zhi'er was born in the family and went out of the mother's room. Decent. Aunt Luo needs it when she first arrives. Besides, Zhi’er is always dangling in front of her mother. Yu’er is worried about her mother’s sadness. So she is arranged by Aunt Luo’s side. Aunt Luo, the big maid in the mother’s room, will also feel that she is being abused. Pay attention, I will be happy if I think about it. In addition, it is very good to arrange two little maids and two sweeping women, what does mother think?" Jia Min saw that Daiyu was thinking carefully and clearly, especially when he mentioned Zhi'er. Arrangement, I was very surprised.For a moment, I sighed that Daiyu seemed to have grown up.

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