By Jia Xiuzhen

Entering the twelfth lunar month, the days are getting faster and faster every day.On Sister Feng's side, she has to prepare regular rewards for the next year, and also prepares for the New Year's exchanges between relatives outside. Kaizi and other trivial matters.There are thousands of clues, big and small, but one thing cannot be handled lightly--no matter how small it is, no mistakes can be made about the major events of the New Year.

Jia Mu knew that she must be in a hurry, so she didn't bother him with things. She even told Baoyu that she was not allowed to make troubles, and that she would wait for years to ask for anything.The juniors saw the new year's decorations inside and outside the garden, which were always different every day, and they all looked interesting.Especially Baoqin and the others, it was the first time to celebrate the new year in Jia's mansion. They were so ostentatious that they had never seen or heard of it before. With the addition of Shi Xiangyun, who was willing to explain, it became even more lively.

Mother Jia laughed with Aunt Li and Aunt Xue and said, "It's these children who are really lively during the Chinese New Year. We watched, and our minds were full of thoughts about when we should dust off the dust, when we should worship ancestors, and when we should invite How many New Year's wines... Now that I am old, I am more relaxed, but the old rules and regulations in the palace still have to be followed. Where is it a festival, it is actually a pass. It is only said that the New Year is like a pass, but it is not the case. "

Everyone laughed and said: "What the old lady is talking about is also the usual things of everyone. They only talk about how to be rich and prosperous outside. How can they know the hard work involved?"

The academy was also on holiday, and only those who did not go home during the Chinese New Year still stayed in to accompany the Chinese New Year. Jia Lan was also catching up with going home to eat Laba porridge.Asked about Daiyu again: "I still have something to look for Aunt Lin."

Li Wan said casually: "Then hurry up and take a look at the Xiaoxiang Hall. Your Aunt Lin's family has many things to do, so you have to go home in the past few days, and you will not be able to come back until around the Lantern Festival."

When Jia Lan went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, she saw Mo Ge'er and the others packing up their things. Seeing him coming, Daiyu couldn't help laughing and said, "Hey, it's rare, why don't you go to Si Yatou's place, instead of going to see me this time?"

Jia Lan stepped forward to salute, and gave Daiyu a wink, and the two of them talked and went to the other side of the room.After Zijuan served tea, Daiyu still sent her to help Mammy Xin.Jia Lan took out a small shiny purple shellfish from his sleeve, handed it to Daiyu, and said, "Guiliu sent a message back, here it is."

Daiyu said: "How did this girl find someone to bring the letter to you?!" After taking the shellfish and taking a closer look, she frowned and said, "What kind of thing is this?"

Jia Lan shook her head: "I don't know either. There are a few young men around me who are old acquaintances with her. This is their method of sending messages. Auntie doesn't know how to use it?"

Daiyu shook her head.Jia Lan looked at the shell with Daiyu's hand, and shook his head accordingly.Then they sighed together: "Hey, this guy!"

Daiyu thought for a while, then smiled and said: "It's okay, I'll try again when I have time, I still want to thank you."

Jia Lan waved her hand: "Auntie, why are you being polite to me?" He also heard that Daiyu was going home tomorrow, so she said, "So I won't disturb Auntie, and I'll go to Fourth Aunt."

Daiyu sent him out, and since she came back she took the shell back and forth to look at it.Zicuckoo came in and out, glanced at it, and thought it was some little gadget Jialan had found for her aunts, and didn't care, and said, "Young lady, I've been afraid of going home for a long time, I'll keep it to watch the house, really I don't know when I can go back with the girl."

Daiyu said with a smile: "I went home to eat crabs. I agreed to go back together. You have something to do at the moment. Who is to blame?" , and I can’t run away, if I didn’t go this year, I’ll go next year, why are you so uncomfortable?”

Hearing what she said, Zicuckoo had no choice but to laugh it off.Thinking that she has been by Daiyu's side since she entered Jia's mansion, it is not an exaggeration to say that she grew up together since she was a child, and she is as close as others.Later, Mo Ge'er and Gui Liu came, and slowly, they always felt that they belonged to the same family, and he seemed like an outsider.It's hard to say this, but when you think about it, she is the son of the Jia family, and they are all from the Lin family, so I should be regarded as an outsider in this way.

At that time, Mother Jia pointed out her and Daiyu because she was loyal and intelligent. Now that she is getting older, she has more things to think about.In her opinion, Mother Jia definitely wanted to make Daiyu and Baoyu a pair, but the theory of Baochai and Baoyu's happy marriage is not a secret now, so which one will be the real second mistress in the future? When watching a play, she was very anxious.

Looking at the crowd waiting in Jia's mansion, one can know the preciousness of Baoyu.Like Xue Pan and Jia Lian, if a girl meets such a person, wouldn't her life be ruined? !Baoyu is different, he and Daiyu grew up together, they know each other's temperament and behavior well, he is the first one to be kind to girls, and he has always been obedient to Daiyu.If the matter between these two people can be settled, my daughter can be counted on for life, and I can finally feel at ease.

It's just that Daiyu and Baoyu seem different now. Although they haven't seen any quarrel or quarrel in the past two years, the old lady laughed and said that she had grown up and sensible.She looked like it was because of the distance between the two of them.Especially my own girl, I don't know when she stopped taking Baoyu's affairs to heart.Look at Baoyu and Miss Bao, painting and writing in one place every day. If it were in the past, I don't know how many times I would have quarreled, said so many sour words, and shed so many tears secretly.Now it's good, throwing everything away, and thinking about the little girl Guiliu with all her heart.

If things go on like this, the two get closer and closer, and seeing my wife is happy to see it.The girl was young and couldn't think of this, and the old lady didn't know what to think, and when the dust settled, she was really helpless.In this way, I often think of these things when I have nothing to do, and I feel helpless and anxious, but I hate myself for being just a little girl who can't control everything. Although I have a thousand things to say, I don't know how to say it to my girl.What a shame.

Not to mention Zicuckoo's worries, Daiyu took someone with her and went home the next day.Now everyone in Jia's house is used to this cousin girl coming and going, even Jia's mother has nothing to say, let alone others.Sister Feng sometimes talks to Daiyu about family affairs, but most of what Daiyu does can't be tried in Jia's mansion, so she just asks and listens.

Xichun finally finished drawing the picture of "Plum Snow Duyan" with Baoqin in fur as a model, and Jia's mother invited the sisters to come over and have a look together.Unfolding the picture scroll on the case, everyone gathered around to watch, without speaking for a while. ——When it comes to the use of brushstrokes and colors, and even the layout of the white space, there is nothing wrong with it, which shows that it has worked hard.It's just that the whole picture looks so dull and empty, it's hard to touch people's hearts.

Seeing Xichun's smug face, Jia's mother is not good at telling the truth, for fear of hurting the child's enthusiasm, it will be even more difficult to learn in the future.Just smiled and said: "This time, the fourth girl really put her mind into it, and finally she didn't get tired to the end. That's fine, I'll keep this painting. If there is anything I want to draw in the future, I will look for you again."

Xichun raised her eyebrows and said crisply: "Don't worry, the ancestors, but if you have orders, you will obey them!"

Tanchun and Baochai looked at each other, thinking that the old lady would never bother her again.They also knew that although Xichun was young, she had the most eccentric and unpredictable temperament, so they just made random comments such as "excellent color selection", "it took a lot of thought to write" and so on.

Only when Yingchun saw the painting, she turned her head to give Xichun a cool look, which made Xichun's face stiffen.Xin Dao, this second sister is now the first person who is hard to coax, hard to cheat, hard to deal with.

When we met again in Daoxiang Village a few days later, Li Wan smiled and said, "Fourth sister is a good painting, I think you should change your name. Don't call it 'Ruhua' anymore, but change it to 'Fu Hua' 'That's good."

Xichun knew that Li Wan had noticed the clue, so she didn't hide it, took a fruit and gnawed it, and said: "How about explaining the past? I don't want to be like Sister Bao, who keeps painting this painting and that all year round. Although this It’s a garden, spring, autumn, winter, summer, wind, rain, frost, snow, everything will be alive, when will the painting be done! Isn’t it just right now? Everyone is clean.”

Yingchun said: "Seeing that you agreed quickly that day, I thought you had figured it out. But it turned out to be like this. No wonder, every time we go to see your painting, you always push back."

Xichun laughed and said, "'Don't look at your hair if it's not combed', doesn't it mean that Second Sister doesn't understand?"

Yingchun glanced at her, nodded and said: "'A poem can be changed for a thousand times to give you peace of mind', you are really seeking for 'peace of mind'. You can really feel at ease if you just design to trick your ancestors like this?"

Xichun spit out a core and laughed: "If the ancestor asked me to draw some important talisman, it would be inappropriate for me to do so. Now let me draw a picture of sister Qin holding plums in the snow, what is the important thing?" , it’s also worth my worry.”

Yingchun shook his head and said: "Serving relatives and elders, how can there be such a theory? Filial piety is filial piety, and filial piety is even more obedient. You are perfunctory first and lie later. Where have you read the book?"

Xichun tilted her head and thought about it: "Second sister, didn't you tell me about 'thoughts' and 'environment' a few days ago? Now, it seems that the second sister's idea of ​​creating an environment is 'a hundred good and filial piety first', but mine It's "there is filial piety when the six relatives are not in harmony". When I tell myself that I should be filial to my elders, don't I already have a heart of unfilial piety? If not, how can I convince myself of "should" and "should not"? In terms of original intentions, if you forcefully add this word, what you create is true 'filial piety'? Why don't you be as 'really unfilial' as I am?"

Yingchun looked at Li Wan helplessly and said, "Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

Li Wan shook his head and said, "Second girl, this is a trick to divert trouble from the east! I don't know right or wrong, just ask, if you are an elder, do you prefer 'false filial piety' or 'true unfilial piety'? How much?"

Yingchun frowned, "Is there no 'true filial piety'?"

Li Wan said with a smile: "If it is true to be 'all from the heart, without artificial grievances', this true filial piety really needs to pay attention to a chance. It just happens that the elders and the younger are in the same heart. There is a need for 'everything is safe', and a need for 'survival in danger', how can we reconcile it?"

Yingchun thought about it for a while, then sighed: "My sister-in-law is on the side of the fourth sister."

Li Wan shook his head and said, "I don't stand anywhere. I'll teach you to be a good boy. When there is a dispute about everything, I'm afraid it's because you don't see everything well and have doubts. 'I ate Laba porridge yesterday'. You have to deal with me on this matter." Do you want to fight or not?" Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Li Wan said again, "Even if you want to fight with me, I don't care about you. I don't know better than you whether to eat or not? I really ate Laba porridge.

How many dried fruits and candied fruit should be put in this Laba porridge?There is something to be said, if you want to, you may not get any results if you fight for a day or two.It can be seen that there is no dispute about what everyone in the world knows for certain.Most of the things that can be debated are things that are difficult to determine the authenticity.If you don't know the truth or falsehood, you need to quickly determine the overall facts. What's the use of sitting here and trying to compete.But the benefits of talking and talking are ultimately useless to the Tao. "

Yingchun asked: "As my fourth sister and I just said, how to measure the overall situation?"

Li Wan said with a smile: "There should be a fundamental law for this matter, but I'm afraid it's difficult for you to understand. I'll just ask a few questions, what is filial piety and why is it filial? Are there people who are not filial in the world? If the world really should "Filial piety, why is there always a 'should'? Where does this 'should' come from? Why do you think this 'should' or 'should not'?"

When everyone was thinking carefully, Jia Lan said: "Hey! What's the use of talking about these outside things? The most important thing is your own ability. When you are incompetent, you just want to be filial. Why do you want to be filial? Don't talk about this, someone will bully you On the head of your elders and relatives, when you are still unable to resist, how can you talk about filial piety! With enough ability, hmph, even if you have something unexpected, a bunch of people are thinking about how to be filial to your parents and elders for you. !"

Li Wan looked back at him with a frown, thinking of the various cultivation techniques he had seen in the Pearl Realm, and seeing Jia Lan's serious face, he just shook his head and sighed.