Jiazhu of the Red Chamber

The man hurriedly stood up eagerly, saluted and said: "So it's from the wife's family, but please come in with the young one."

After saying that, all the attendants at the door stood up and saluted, and two servants quickly ran into the mansion, shouting as they ran: "Go and tell your wife, Master Jiazhu is here!"

Four more people led Jia Zhu through a hanging flower gate and two corridors, and then they saw the main room. There were two people guarding the door of the main room, but they were Jia Min's companion Li Sheng and Li Sheng's wife.

Li Sheng and Li Sheng's wife were about to kneel and kowtow when they saw Jia Zhu. Jia Zhu hurriedly helped them up and said, "Auntie, thank you two for taking care of me. How can I accept your gift?"

Li Sheng wiped away his tears and said, "How are you, old lady, master, and ladies? We have been blessed by the old lady to accompany Miss to Gusu, and I miss you very much."

Jia Zhu said: "Please miss me." Just as he was talking, a little girl came to invite Jia Zhu and said, "Madam is waiting for uncle, come in quickly!"

Li Sheng hurriedly let Jia Zhu and Zhong Congyu into the main room, but saw an elegant and refined lady sitting in the room, it was Jia Zhu's aunt, Jia Min. He lifted him up, and when Jia Zhu looked up, she saw tears in her eyes, with a sick look on her face.

A girl stepped forward to help Jia Min to sit down, Jia Zhu and Zhong Congyu also returned to their seats, and when Jia Min calmed down, she said, "How is my aunt?"

Jia Min smiled and said: "Seeing you, the disease has recovered by half. A few days ago, I received a letter from my brother saying that you were going to pass through Suzhou on a business trip. I haven't seen you again, you've grown up like this." As she spoke, she was about to cry again.

Jia Zhu hurriedly comforted her and said: "The journey is long, and my sister is still young, so it's not suitable for me to travel far, so I have to. When my sister is older, my aunt can take her to Beijing to stay longer."

Jia Min nodded and said: "I have this plan." After finishing speaking, she turned her head slightly to look at Zhong Congyu, and said apologetically, "I only cared about talking to Zhu'er and neglected the guests, so I hope you don't blame me."

Zhong Congyu stood up and saluted as a junior, and said: "Mrs. Lin, you are welcome. I have heard about the scholarly family of the Lin family in Gusu for a long time, so I begged Brother Jia to bring me over to have a look. If there is any trouble, I will also look at Haihan."

Jia Min said: "When I left home, Zhu'er was still young. I haven't seen him for a few years, and she has grown up. My aunt is very happy to see him. I want to keep him at the house for a few more days. It’s Zhu’er’s friend, so why don’t you just live with him? I’ll let Li Sheng show you around. The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is different from that of the capital.”

Jia Zhuben and Zhong Congyu agreed to come and have a look and go back to the inn, but when they saw their aunt, they became close and wanted to stay for two more days, but they were afraid of delaying Zhong Congyu's serious business, so they looked at him in embarrassment.Zhong Congyu understood what he meant, and said with a smile, "Thank you Madam Lin for that."

Jia Min showed joy, and told the little girl: "Go and ask Miss to come here, her brother is here today, let her come out and meet."

Jia Zhu handed the wooden box brought by Jia Mu to Jia Min and said, "Grandmother asked me to bring it here." Then, she handed over the jade she just bought and said, "I bought it for my sister."

Seeing the mahogany box, Jia Min's eyes became wet again, and he put his hands on it, choked up and said: "At this age, you still think about me in everything, if you don't keep it for yourself, why do you want it for me?"

Jia Zhu had never opened the wooden box, so she didn't know what was inside, but seeing Jia Min's reaction, she thought that Jia Min had seen this thing when she was at home, and just as she was thinking, an old woman walked in at the door, holding a little girl in her arms. The girl stared at Jia Zhu curiously with a pair of black and white eyes.

Jia Min held the little girl in her arms, lowered her head dotingly and said, "This is the eldest brother of your grandmother's second uncle's family."

The little girl called: "Brother." After speaking, she took out a handkerchief from the armhole and wiped Jia Min's tears.

Jia Zhu knew that this was Lin Daiyu, the only daughter of my uncle and aunt. Seeing her clever and cute, Jia Zhu said with a smile, "It's really cute, much better than my younger brother Baoyu."

Zhong Congyu saw that the atmosphere was sad, so he wanted to say a few jokes to relieve it, so he teased Lin Daiyu and said, "I have a Yu in my name, and you also have a Yu in your name. Are we brothers and sisters? How about you call me Brother Sheng?" ?”

Jia Zhu thought to herself that your younger sister is a princess, with golden branches and jade leaves. Although my younger sister was born in a wealthy family, she calls you elder brother but she is Gao Pan, but it is inconvenient to say it on the spot. She was thinking about how to resolve this matter, but she listened to Lin Daiyu's milk. She said in a childish voice: "My jade is a unique jade that has been born out of jade. Which Yu is your Yu?"

Zhong Congyu was stunned for a moment. How could he have thought that a two-year-old girl could speak poetry, so he looked at Jia Zhu for help. It's not the same jade as yours, so don't be fooled by him."

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, "Understood, thank you brother."

Zhong Congyu was dissatisfied and said: "Why did you only come up with a couplet for me? It's not as good as your sister?"

Jia Zhu shook her head and said, "You don't know, the daughter of my Jia family has always been more talented than men, is she my aunt?"

Jia Min laughed and said, "There's no reason to boast about your family in front of outsiders. Only you love your sister, so let her say that."

Naturally, Jia Zhu knew that Jia Min was modest, so he didn't say much, and a few people wentssip again, Jia Min ordered them to go on, and someone set up a meal.That Lin Ruhai is a doctor of Lantai Temple in Beijing. He is the only one in the Lin family up to his generation. Zhong Congyu.

Jia Zhu and Zhong Congyu liked Lin Daiyu's cleverness, and they teased her with childish words from time to time, but Lin Daiyu was well-bred, coped well, and uttered witty words from time to time, which made Jia Zhu and Zhong Congyu laugh out loud.

After the meal, Jia Min wanted to take Jia Zhu and Zhong Congyu around the garden. Jia Zhu saw that she was not in good spirits and her face was tired, so she knew that she was not recovered from her illness and was not suitable for hard work, so she said: "I and Zhong Congyu Brother Yu still has things to do, so he has to go out first, if he doesn't come back in time, he will stay out for one night and come to see aunt tomorrow."

Jia Min said: "Do you want to send someone to follow?"

Zhong Congyu said: "No need, I will go with Zhu'er."

The two left Lin's mansion, went to the inn to get the horse, and then rode to the Songjiang embankment.

It turns out that the Songjiang embankment is located in the southeast of Suzhou City, at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Since ancient times, it has been known as Su Song’s wealth and wealth. Last winter, the imperial court allocated 300 million taels of silver to repair the Songjiang embankment to ensure that irrigation will be worry-free this summer.One of the destinations of Zhong Congyu's trip is the Songjiang Embankment, and the other place is the Xin'an River in Zhejiang, which is also a tax-heavy place, so he can't act carelessly, and must send trusted people there. Who is more suitable than the prince?

It's the king's land all over the world, I just don't know how the levee that spent so much money is doing, let's listen to the next chapter to break it down.