By Jia Xiuzhen

After the sores on Baoyu stick scabbed over, he didn't have to lie down all day, but the whole skin and flesh were tense, and he shouldn't move too much. Finally, he could turn over and sit up.A few days ago, Xiren almost washed his face with tears every day, but he didn't dare to show the slightest thing in front of him. He only thought about how to persuade him in the future so that he can always keep safe.

On this day, Xiangyun and Baochai came to visit together, and Tanchun arrived later, just as Mrs. Xing sent some fresh fruits.Baoyu asked him to wash and eat.Everyone sat together and chatted a few words. Xiangyun thought of Daiyu and said, "Sister Lin is really too. I finally came, but she will never come back."

Baochai hurriedly looked at Baoyu, and sure enough, he frowned and shouted, "That's right, let the old lady send someone to pick it up. It's been a while. I don't know that sister Lin can't sleep well at home. It’s hot, so it’s cooler in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.”

Tanchun smiled and said, "Second brother, you are 'worrying about the ancients'. You have also been to the Lin Mansion. Although you have not entered the inner courtyard, you have never seen the scene outside? But if you say such a thing, it is inevitable that it will spread. Ridiculous."

Baochai also said: "The old lady sent people there earlier, and there were guests here for only a few days. There is no other master in Lin's mansion, and it is all up to Sister Lin to manage it. We can't help, that's all. If there are any more What to say, but it should not be, it seems like we are ignorant."

Xiangyun didn't believe it: "I didn't hear about it earlier, why are there so many guests who want to treat each other now? I think it's because we think it's something."

Tanchun shook his head and said: "That's not true. In the past, Uncle Lin was in Yangzhou, and if he wanted to have contacts, he could only go there. Now it's different. This time, someone came to the door, and the rest naturally followed suit. Entered, only more and more. And I also heard from them that Mrs. Dai met Sister Lin several times and praised her very much, so there are quite a few family members who want to see Sister Lin."

Xiangyun asked, "Which one did you hear?"

Tanchun said: "A few days ago, I went to my uncle's house with my wife and heard what the admiral's wife said. Now that Dai Shilang has been promoted to Dai Shangshu, the words of his family members are naturally more faithful."

Baoyu sighed after hearing this: "Sister Lin also has to deal with ordinary people and humble customers like Sister Feng all day long? She must be very uncomfortable, and she should be picked up by the old lady, so as to save those people from looking for her." Come to the door!"

Xiangyun laughed and said, "Second brother, you are really 'judging others by yourself'. It is not enough for ordinary people to ask for a 'wide circle of friends' and 'famous reputation'! Besides, you didn't listen to the truth just now? That's either Mrs. Shangshu or Mrs. Mrs. Admiral, if you associate with these people, could it be possible that you also humiliated your sister Lin?!"

Baoyu said sternly, "Sister Yun, you are such an innocent daughter, how can you learn from those stupid fools who only talk about official positions and power? This can't be said anywhere!"

Xiangyun was about to refute, and Xiren persuaded him: "Girls don't have to tell our master about this, but anyone who mentions a word will be told by him. It's hard to be serious with him anyway, and you have to obey him." It's not right, it's even more difficult to respond." Then he turned to Baoyu and said, "Second Master, if you want me to say, if you keep doing this, the girls will be unhappy, and they won't be willing to talk to you in the future, and you will agree It's gone. The girls after tomorrow have found a place to have a banquet, and you can't even catch up now."

When Baoyu said it awkwardly, Baochai and the others all pursed their lips and smiled, and Tanchun said, "Well, well, this is the sun in the room!"

Just as she was talking, Hu Po came in with a basket of fresh fruits, and after seeing everyone, she smiled and said, "Just now, Nanny Lai came to play cards with the old lady, and honored the old lady with some fresh fruits. The old lady let me pick up a basket Send them here. The girls also have them, and they have just been sent to everyone's yards." Everyone hurriedly got up and thanked.Musk Moon Autumn Pattern came up and pulled Amber to speak.

Seeing Nanny Lai being mentioned, Xiangyun thought of something, and asked, "By the way, why did you kick Qingwen out so well before you asked your second elder brother? Usually, you are the one who indulges her the most. Are you turned upside down now?"

Baoyu did this in a fit of anger that day, but regretted it the next day, and sent an attacker to inquire, but said that his wife had given back the deed, and it would be difficult to get in.Because of this, I was upset for quite some time.Now that Xiangyun mentioned it again, he lost his energy and only hummed or muttered a few words.

Xiren knew what was wrong in his heart, so he smiled and said to Xiangyun: "Girl, don't mention this soon. The second master is not at ease to drive people away, but he just said something in a hurry. Let me the next day I went to my wife to ask for mercy, but I didn't expect that my wife was thinking of Qingwen serving the second master in the past few years without making any serious mistakes, and she knows all about needlework. She paid back her silver taels, and even returned her the body deed. Isn't this a good thing? How can we say that we want her to come in! Because of this, our master hasn't smiled for several days, and he's very upset."

After hearing this, Xiangyun looked at Baoyu and smiled, but Amber over there started to talk: "Second Master Bao, don't worry about her anymore, she is fine now. Just now, Nanny Lai told the old lady that she was on her side the day before yesterday. The embroidery was selected by Fengqi Academy, and a special car was sent to pick it up. Maybe it will come to kowtow in a few days."

Baochai reacted first: "Fengqi Academy? How did you get connected?"

Amber also shook her head: "We don't know either. We just heard from Nanny Lai that the embroidery master over there wanted to recruit two assistant instructors to accompany him, but the requirements were extremely high. Several families in Beijing sent them to their own homes. I went to the embroidered lady in the village, but they didn't win. I heard that I got a lady from the official family before, and I don't know how many I got this time. Anyway, Qingwen was picked. A car came two days ago. It was connected in. I don’t know what’s going on after all.”

Baochai nodded slowly when she heard this, and said, "She's really lucky. If she can stay in such a place, wouldn't she be better than the rest of us?"

Xiangyun was puzzled and said: "Sister also said too much, it's so good."

Baochai smiled and said, "You have been in the north for many years, so you don't know about that academy. It is very famous in the south of the Yangtze River, but they pick students based on temperament, family background, and talent. It is just like Jiangnan, where there are many gentry families. There are no more than a dozen people in a year at most. Now there is a school in Beijing, but I don’t know when it will start recruiting students. If Qingwen can stay and be a lecturer’s attendant, that’s fine. It’s amazing. Don’t talk about the change of identity, just talk about what you can learn there, and the people you meet are extraordinary. Isn’t that a great fortune? Anyway, I’m not qualified for the academy in the south Damn, I want to go in and take a look, but there is no play."

Everyone was stunned, Xiangyun wanted to ask Daiyu what's wrong, but he didn't ask.

It's okay for others to listen to it, but Xiren's sleeves can't help but tighten his hands, and he peeks at Baoyu again.She naturally knew the difference between Baoyu and Qingwen, and privately expected Qingwen's thoughts.I thought that if I went out this time, it would be considered safe for everyone, but I didn't expect it to happen like this.If it is true as the girls said, she has obtained the status there, as long as the two of them keep their minds on, the old lady in the mansion and the Lai family will be happy to see it happen.From time to time, the status of a good concubine is not comparable to that of a housemate like them.Feeling depressed for a while, he quietly took a deep breath.

I heard Tanchun say in my ear again: "It's easy for us to talk in plain language, but how can we do it like this? Don't talk about anything else, just let Qingwen teach you now, which one of you can obey? Let alone follow Sister Bao In other words, we are not enough for that! Then those daughters who can enter the academy can serve better than us? Qingwen is just a little more skillful, but if she is an associate professor, she is ridiculous. Too far."

Everyone nodded when they heard this, but after all, this opportunity is rare, so they had to praise a few words.Xi Ren thought about it for the same reason, but he was on the edge of a dead end, so he let go of his thoughts with a smile.

At night, in Lin's Mansion in the capital, Dai Yu had just washed and washed, and was leaning on a bamboo silk cool jade pillow to listen to a room full of people talking.Nanny Xin said: "The old lady of Jia's mansion sent someone to ask again. The first two times happened to have guests come to the door. Although the girl didn't need to come to see each other, they still had something to say. What can we do now? I'm afraid it won't be a few days." You really have to go back."

Daiyu gently shook the fan in her hand, and said leisurely: "Now that Baoyu has been beaten and recuperated, it must be hard to find any fun for him. If we start something, he won't be able to move. It's not because he is anxious If the old ladies know about it, they will think we are ignorant. What's the fun in being bored all day long."

Mo Ge'er smiled and said: "That's it, the girl thinks it's boring there, I think Miss Shi really likes staying there."

Mother Xin reprimanded her: "How can it be the same? It is more difficult to go to Miss Shi's house, but here, with the protection of the old lady and the company of a group of sisters, talking and laughing all day, it is natural. Those who are not allowed to make decisions, might as well be at ease in that mansion. How can we compare with us?"

Daiyu listened thoughtfully, and for a long time, Fang sighed: "Mama's words are very true, and I have fallen into a rut. I am used to being happy at home every day, and I am greedy. If you Therefore, it is really unfilial to cause the ancestors to worry about it." He said and stretched slightly, "Well, if you don't know the day after tomorrow, let's go there. It will be the same when you come back in a few days."

Everyone respected her naturally, and each went down to discuss what to bring back this time.

Daiyu lay down, thinking about the days she had spent at home these past few days, and thought to herself: It would be great if Daddy was at home.

Usually in Jia's mansion, I am afraid that I will make a mistake and make people laugh, but if I have a little self-consciousness, I am cautious, how can I feel comfortable for a day and a half?Ordinary people may remember a word in their hearts, ponder over it over and over again, or hurt themselves because of it, or get angry because of it, and it is always difficult to let it go, so they often cannot sleep peacefully.

This time when I returned home, I woke up early in the morning. Birds were chirping in the mountains and forests by the back window, and a forest of century-old vines was in front of me.After washing up and combing her hair, Madam Xin brought out the morning soup that she had prepared early in the morning.After drinking the soup, I changed my clothes, took a book or a piano, and went to the Banxieli in front of the court.

The maids got the news, and as soon as she sat down on her front feet, she brought seven or eight kinds of delicate pastries, or porridge or tea, to serve breakfast on her back feet.Pick a few at will, there is nothing unpalatable.After eating, rinse your mouth and wash your hands, and have some tea for follow-up.To measure her heart sound, when she is very quiet, someone who is good at incense burns incense products such as "Secluded Spring" and "Floating Leaf Water"; And; if you want to play, shadow puppets, jokes, and tricks also have their own unique skills.After such a half day, most of the breakfast is also placed here.

After breakfast, the sun is getting stronger, and I often go for a walk in the backyard.I didn't go back to the house during the lunch break, but just lay on the ancient rattan bed in the water pavilion on the east side of the embroidery building.The water pavilion is ventilated on three sides, with tall locust trees and dense willows on the top, and clear waves on the bottom. There is no trace of heat, but a piece of dill is light and sweet, and the embers are broken, and the silver gray is dotted, which seems to be living in a fleeting year.

After waking up from a nap, sometimes I would go for a walk in the Jiuqu Flower Corridor in the shade of the hill behind the house, or choose a shaded bamboo to sit and read a book, call Guiliu to play chess, or even break up with Yue Lan and help the team fight for tea. Come.In the past, Yuelan and the others were superb in craftsmanship, tapping tea bowls lightly, making paintings and poems easy, but Daiyu's side was naturally defeated like a mountain.Fortunately, there is a GUI Liu, I don't know how she made it, not only the tea foam on the face can be used as a picture, but also the tea smoke can be drawn to gather in the air to form pavilions and landscapes, which makes Yue Lan sigh.Although it is not as good as it is, don't be discouraged, and you have to find another way to find a place.

Such a glistening and green corridor, full of shade and shade, could be heard from time to time with her daughter's charming laughter and whispers.Midsummer is romantic, don't overdo it.

When the day went west, the green barriers erected on the pavilions and platforms on both sides of the Embroidery Building were withdrawn one after another. This day, the blue stone and wooden platforms paved on the ground did not have the slightest heat.It's just that there is still heat in the wind, and the maids and stewards who are familiar with Fengshui have pointed out places to place ice kettles and cold basins at a distance.

The pavilion is far away from the lake, and the wind comes from the water, just like a lotus blooming in front of it.The sky is full of rosy clouds, and the sky is as dark as blue, and the stone lamps embedded in the surrounding railings are flickering, moving towards both ends.Daiyu is greedy for the wind and dew outside, so she always asks people to put dinner on the pavilion.Facing the water and facing the wind at a high place always makes people easy to get excited.It is necessary to open two more tables, Sister Racine and others sit with me, and Yue Lan Yanyue and others also accompany me.Drinking, talking and laughing, all kinds of noise.And all of them are skillful, whether it is silk and bamboo, or music rhyme, they are all at their fingertips.There may even be those who can perform sword dancing and ventriloquism, which always attract applause from the whole house.

After such a day, how can I want to go elsewhere?

Another time, several people talked about it, and one said: "It's just that the manager has not shown it yet. I heard that the manager's skill is extraordinary, and it's not comparable to our small skills. It's just that the manager's prestige is here, and we dare not make mistakes." After talking about looking at Daiyu eagerly, Daiyu was naturally very moved.

Then she went to ask Nanny Xin secretly, and Nanny Xin smiled secretly: "Don't talk about girls, I want to see it too. In the early years, when everyone was young, she was the first frivolous one! Now that she has been in charge for many years, everyone outside respectfully calls her a grand sacrificial wine. She stopped! I just want her to do it, I'm afraid it will be difficult without a decent lottery."

Daiyu hurriedly asked what she wanted, and Nanny Xin said in a low voice, "She's such a person, I can't tell anymore! Gold, silver, treasures, pearls, rings and jewelry are all ignored. I don't see swords and good wine!"

Daiyu couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear, and after a while she laughed and said, "Fortunately, I know that Rong is in charge, otherwise, I would be the hero of the rivers and lakes that the mother said!"

Now that we have obtained the informant, we must discuss how to act.When Guiliu heard that he wanted good wine, he smiled and said, "That's not easy? How many wines are there in our house, just pick the best one and send it to the manager."

Mo Ge'er snorted coldly and curled her lips: "Where did you come from unknown corner like you? Let me tell you the truth! The master who is in charge of Rong is the famous 'Xian Niang Shou' in our place." ’, I’ve never seen any good wine, and you can get rid of it with just two jars like this?”

After hearing this, Guiliu said with emotion: "It's a pity, my master doesn't know where he is! If I can get two altars from the Fuchen Market, I think it must have never been found here." Mo Ge'er rolled her eyes, and she was used to it Guiliu's "floating dust market" full of horses.

Unexpectedly, this Guiliu was already interested, and it was fixed for Daiyu to go to Jia's mansion. She thought it would be nice if she could have some fun before leaving, so she made a secret decision.In the evening of the same day, I went to Daoxiang Village in a flash.Li Wan was shocked when he saw it: "Your girl is back? Why haven't you heard of it? Could something have happened?"

Gui Liu shook her head: "No, I haven't come back. I'm here to ask grandma for a favor."

Li Wan breathed a sigh of relief, and gave her a white look: "Tell me, have you used up your bag of stones?"

Gui Liu shook her head, then shook her head harder and sighed: "Grandma, how can you say that is a stone? It is a middle-grade spirit stone! Grandma, do you know that ten middle-grade spirit stones can live happily in Linfeng Pavilion?" It's been more than half a month! Do you know how much that is? You..."

Li Wan waved his hand: "Stop, stop! Tell me the story in Fuchen Bazaar?"

Gui Liu came to his senses, shook his head, and hurriedly said, "Grandma, don't interrupt me! I'm here to ask you for wine! I didn't find my master, so I came to ask grandma. I want to find two jars of good wine, our girl it works."

Li Wan gave her another look: "Who interrupted whom? Well, I won't bother you first! Sigh, my heart is covered with grease, how did I get such a thing like you! Sigh!"

Gui Liu couldn't understand what she meant, so she shook her arm anxiously, and Li Wan quickly grabbed her hand: "It's done, I've shaken all the bones! Let me ask you, you said you want good wine, What do you want? Do you want something divine?"

Guiliu opened her mouth wide enough to swallow a goose egg, then quickly sipped it, swallowed, blinked and said, "Grandma, you even know about divine brew?! I said you must have something to do with the people there." Come and go! How can you use Shenniang, and how can you get Shenniang wine so easily? I thought, the ones in the 'Huixianlou' and 'Fengxianshan Pavilion' in the market would be the best. That doesn't have to be the last The good ones. The best ones are full of spirits, and mortals can’t absorb them. It’s useless to go through the reincarnation of the five grains and waste everything. As long as the “ice flower dew” and “drip wind” there are enough. It’s embarrassing to say , the spirit stone here is still given by my grandma, and the money for the wine...hehe, hehe..."

Li Wan felt strange. When these serving puppets didn't induce their spirits, didn't they all do their jobs and do things very properly, and they didn't talk much. How could they become such rascals after their spirits were induced? !He closed his eyes and shook his head, "Okay, okay, I understand. These two things are not rare. By the way, what did you say just now that mortals can't absorb spiritual energy? Why did I hear that some pills will explode after taking them?"

Guiliu gestured wildly with both hands: "I saw that the mortals here can only walk in the meridians after absorbing the spiritual energy, but I have only seen Lang Geer who has all the meridians here. He can't get through, how can he absorb it?" ? Naturally useless. Our girls are individual, and the fairy is used for the soul, and I have only seen her like this. The rest of us wait, eating the elixir is like eating a stone. How to get in, Whatever comes out is of no use at all.

As for the elixir, it's worth talking about again.That is to force the spiritual energy into the body in an instant, the meridians are severely stagnated, the medicine is strong, and the two phases are not in harmony, so it will explode?If it's gentle and moist, like the little Huandan that grandma gave the girl last time, it's fine.It's just that if it can't be refined, it will probably be lost, and it is still a waste.There are a few things that can gradually dissolve the pills, and ordinary people can also use them. It took a hundred or eighty years to refine them naturally.It's just that there are very few such cases. The body cultivation here is very different from the human body here. If the diet pills or even the cultivation formulas are directly used, it is probably a mistake. "

Li Wan nodded and said: "I see, I see! I didn't think about it. The body is different! Yes, yes!" After clenching his fists and turning around, he straightened up and looked sideways at Gui Liu Said: "Good boy! I have accepted your love today, no matter what." He said and threw a small purse from his sleeve.

Gui Liu hurriedly stepped forward to take it, and when she checked it with spiritual sense, it was just a few jars of spiritual wine from the floating dust market inside. She took it with joy, and bowed her hands and said, "Grandma is really generous, I thank grandma!" Li Wan Waving his hand: "Let's go, let's go, I have to think about what you just said." Gui Liu didn't take it seriously at all, and saluted again, Shi Shiran went out.