The Rebirth of Daiyu in the Red Chamber

Lin Qiong opened his second Jinyi Pavilion on the most prosperous Chang'an Avenue, and this time, as he said, he made a fortune at the end of this year.

Jinyi Pavilion subsidized the down jackets made of duck down and goose down stuffed fabrics for free to poor candidates who came to Beijing to take the exam, and the candidates wrote poems for the down jackets as a reward.For a while, the capital was full of people who chanted down jackets, and down jackets became the most elegant thing in the mouths of scholars. After a while, Jinyi Pavilion only gave down jackets to those who were called good poems. The meaning of comparison comes from the fact that whoever wears a down jacket means that whose poems are favored by others, so no matter whether they are poor or not, all the candidates will take a high look at the clothes.

Immediately afterwards, it was introduced from Juzi to rich and noble families, and noble princes and wives were all proud to buy down jackets from Jinyi Pavilion.With light clothes, who will wear the bulky cotton padded clothes?So the wives and girls became the biggest customers of Jinyi Pavilion.

Some merchants wanted to imitate Jinyi Pavilion and make down jackets, but they soon found that it was not feasible.Not to mention where the fluff comes from, they won't be able to get so much down in a while; just say that no matter how fine the fabric is, how small the stitches are, the down will inevitably leak out of the cloth, which is not as good as Jinyi Pavilion. The down jacket is not hairy at all.For this reason, the merchants had no choice but to sigh and take their time.

In addition to down jackets, down is also made into quilts, seat cushions, and lightweight and warm inner clothing made of wool and cashmere, which is a hundred times better than cotton and satin. Who wouldn't like it?

Wealthy people are picky, and Jinyi Pavilion undertakes custom-made, no matter what style, material, and style are made, people can't fault it.Even for the purchases in the palace, a large number of down jackets have to be ordered from Jinyi Pavilion.

This time, Lin Qiong was well prepared to take advantage of the end of this year to make a good fortune and push the Jinyi Pavilion out by the way.In this way, even if the method of making down jackets and cashmere yarns is known next year, his signboard is still there, so there is no need to worry about not buying it.

The Spring Festival of the four Lin brothers and sisters was still very simple, because they were still in the filial piety period, and they didn't go to the excitement of Jia's mansion. After the four brothers and sisters had a reunion dinner, they sat around the smoked cage to watch the new year.

The progress of the Jinyi Pavilion made Lin Qiong so happy that he couldn't see his teeth all day long, and almost floated up. At this time, he was reading the account book by the lamp and scribbling with a pen.That pen is not a brush, but a pencil made of charcoal and wood.

After a while, Lin Qiong raised her head and said, "Sister, let's renovate the old house tomorrow. I have come up with many ideas to make the old house beautiful."

Lin Daiyu deliberately said: "Father is not here, I can't make the decision, and I don't have money."

Lin Qiongxi said: "I have it. I have money. I will build you a very big yard and a big study."

Lin Daiyu said: "Qiong'er, you can restrain yourself a little bit. What are you talking about? You only made a few taels of silver."

Lin Qiong laughed and said, "How many taels of silver? This is my first bucket of gold, so what's the matter?" He wanted to hug the tree slave for a while, but found that Lin Shunu was getting heavier and heavier. It was too much effort to hug him, so I just kissed his pink face: "Lin Xiaoxuan, is the down jacket my brother gave you comfortable to wear?"

The tree slave wiped his face in distaste, turned his head and threw himself into Lin Daiyu's arms, "Sister, second brother molested me."

Lin Qiong immediately dragged the tree slave into his arms and kissed him vigorously: "Master, I'm going to molest you, you brat." Thinking about it wrong: "Who did you learn this from? You can't learn it well!"

The tree slave made a face at him: "Listen to what the sister in the second elder brother's house said." Lin Qiong wished to hang Jia Baoyu up and give him a whipping, and dared to teach his family Lin Xiaoxuan badly.

Lin Daiyu said: "I don't know how you came up with such a good idea. Fill the cloth with duck down and goose down. It's really comfortable to wear. I've worn down jackets, and I don't want to touch cotton clothes anymore."

After Lin Qiong heard this, the corners of her mouth almost went behind her ears.

I only heard Lin Daiyu say again: "I know you like this, but don't forget about reading. Another thing, don't let people know that you opened this Jinyi Pavilion. Although it is inevitable for rich and noble families to open a shop and buy some properties, it is not allowed today. Competing for profit with the people, not to mention that I think you seem to have a lot of ambitions, if people know about it, it will not be good for you and your father's career."

Lin Qiong nodded hurriedly: "No one will know. The shop is in Sun Xin's name. I seldom go to the shop."

"That's good."

Lin Xiangdao: "Qiong'er is not bad, he has not lost his skills and schoolwork, sister don't worry, don't talk about you, I will watch him too."

Lin Daiyu said: "Calculating the time, the clothes I made for Daddy this year and the down jacket Qionger sent should have arrived in Yangzhou. Maybe Daddy will send a letter in a few days. Speaking of which, Qionger is the most annoying thing. You said to send some clothes to the old lady and sisters, but you just ignored me."

Lin Qiong said: "With the family property of the Rongguo Mansion, can't you afford to buy a few clothes? Looking around, I don't know that the maids and mother-in-law in their house are talking about their sister's fault behind their backs. The grandmother doesn't care, and the aunts and sisters-in-law don't care. They are also called relatives." ? It’s my sister’s generosity not to take it to heart, but I remember it and keep it in my heart.” They can still be said to stay away from the center of Jia’s mansion, think about the lonely sister Lin living here in the book, Being compared and said behind her back, how wronged she is for such an arrogant and elegant person who doesn't even ask for a bird's nest!

Lin Qiong became angry after thinking about it, and snorted: "I am not a gentleman, but a villain who will take revenge."

Lin Daiyu thought of what she had heard by accident in her previous life, and she didn't want to tell them apart: "If you don't give it away, don't give it away. There's no need to get angry. It's New Year's Eve, what do you say these things."

Lin Qiong said: "That's right. After the New Year's Eve, my sister will be seven years old, so I don't allow Brother Bao to come and play with you at will."

Lin Daiyu gave him a sideways glance and agreed.Lin Qiong looked at Lin Daiyu carefully, and seeing that she didn't mean to be unhappy, she felt relieved.

Everyone talked again, and Lin Qiong suddenly asked: "Sister, what are you embroidering in your hand? It's so beautiful."

Lin Daiyu showed him the exquisite lilac-colored orchid-embroidered purse in her hand, and Lin Qiong said disappointedly, "It's not for me..."

"Isn't it just a waste of money for you?" Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled, "It's for Tai Qingxiu. She gave me a gift, and I will never return it. If you think about it, it's better to do it yourself."

Lin Qiong said: "We only met once, and we gave each other gifts. It seems that you two hit it off very well." Gu Taiqing is the granddaughter of Gu Badai, and she met Lin Daiyu not long ago. Mrs. Gu invited Lin Daiyu to visit, and the two little girls That's it.

Lin Daiyu said: "That's not true, it's a courtesy to others, it has nothing to do with fate."

Lin Xiang was surprised: "I heard you say that, you don't like Miss Gu very much?"

"No." Lin Daiyu buried her head in her needlework again.