The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 161 A different late spring
The pace of spring always arrives late, but when it leaves, it always walks in a hurry.Farewell to the east wind and thank you to the peach blossoms, the weather in Yangzhou began to get hotter at the end of March, the sun was shining brightly, everything was in full swing, and it felt like early summer.

Lin Daiyu is undoubtedly a spiritual aristocrat, as she wrote in "The Burial of Flowers": It is not like a brocade bag to collect beautiful bones, but a handful of pure soil to cover up the romance.It is better to come and go clean than to be trapped in filthy ditches.In her opinion, flowers are beautiful and noble. Even if they wither, they cannot be contaminated by dirt. Maybe her view of love is the same, and they cannot be contaminated by any impurities.

At the same time, Lin Daiyu is a sentimental woman, and the end of March in late spring is the time when the flowers fade away to red. At this time of year, she cannot help but be "full of melancholy," and then "hoe the flowers out of her boudoir." Use a kit to collect fallen flowers in the yard, and then bury them with your own hands, so that they will "come and go clean again".

However, in this late spring of this year, Lin Daiyu felt less sad about the spring and more joyful about regaining it. Seeing her father's spirit getting better day by day, she became a lot more cheerful. She was originally charming. The melancholy final spring seems to have become full of vitality.

As the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain falling, and illness goes away like a thread spinning.After almost half a month, Lin Ruhai is still very thin and weak, but her energy is getting better and better. She is not groggy like usual all day long. She can even get out of bed and move around. Her appetite is much better. , the originally yellow and lackluster face also regained some color.

Lin Daiyu saw it and was happy in her heart. She was even more grateful to Jia Huanze.

About five years ago, Lin Daiyu lost her beloved mother. She thought she would lose her beloved father this time, and eventually became a helpless orphan. However, the arrival of Jia Huan gave her hope, and Jia Huan saved everything. , saved her only relative.

If in the past, Lin Daiyu's feelings for Jia Huan were more out of appreciation for the outstanding members of the opposite sex, then now there is a kind of heartfelt gratitude and even a little dependence.

Although Lin Daiyu is delicate, she is actually independent in character. Just as she wrote in the poem "Asking the Chrysanthemum": Who can hide alone and proudly in the world? How late are the flowers blooming?Therefore, it is not easy to make Sister Lin, who is soft on the outside but tough on the inside, and aloof and arrogant, feel dependent. After all, if she despises someone, she will not even bother to say a word to you, let alone anything else.

However, although Lin Daiyu is an independent and arrogant person, she is also capricious and affectionate, and ordinary people cannot get into her eyes. But once she identifies someone, she dares to love and hate, and has no regrets until her death. Therefore, in the original work, Gao E's The continuation of "burning the manuscript and ending love" is also in line with Lin Daiyu's character.

Marriage in ancient times has always been "the order of parents and the words of matchmaker", but what Lin Daiyu yearned for was free love. She could not marry the person she loved, or rather die. This was undoubtedly deviant in the social environment at that time, but This may be the charm of Sister Lin, and the reason why she became the first heroine in Cao Gong's works.

On this day, Lin Daiyu stepped on the fallen flowers and sunshine to Jia Huan's residence. However, Jia Huan was not there. Only Ping'er was doing needlework in the house.

It turned out that Jia Huan planned to stay in Yangzhou for a while and wait for Lin Ruhai to recover before leaving. He also asked Lin Ruhai for advice, so he asked Tiehu to bring Ping'er from Jinling.Jia Huan has always taken care of himself independently and does not need much help from others. However, over the years, Ping'er has been taking care of his daily life and food, and now he is a bit inseparable. In addition, they had real skin-to-skin contact that day. The relationship became closer. He was also worried that after living in Yangzhou for a long time, Ping'er would be bored staying alone in Jinling and it was not very safe, so he simply took him to Yangzhou.

Qiao Ping'er now "opened up her face", her figure became more plump and charming, and her skin was fair and rosy. Seeing Lin Daiyu's arrival, she quickly stood up and saluted: "Miss Lin is here."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "Sister Ping'er, you don't have to be polite, what are you doing?"

Ping'er smiled and said, "Miss Lin is here at a good time. As the saying goes, nothing bothers the two masters. You gave this sachet to the third master back then. Now two tassels have fallen off. It's a coincidence that I'm not very skilled at this job." , I’m afraid I won’t play well, so I have to ask Miss Lin for help.”

Lin Daiyu lowered her head and saw that it was indeed the lotus leaf sachet she had given to Jia Huan. After more than two years, the color was no longer fresh and the tassels were gone, but the whole thing was still intact and not dirty. It was old, so I subconsciously asked: "Huan'er has been wearing this all these years?"

Ping'er smiled bitterly and said: "No, I made a few new ones for him, but he is still used to wearing the old ones. It must be that Miss Lin did a good job and I can't compare." Lin Daiyu heard this and knew that it was He was joking, but his face was still a little warm, and there was something strange in his heart. He took Ping'er's hand and said with a smile: "Good brother and sister, you are talking nonsense again. In my opinion, Huan'er is just nostalgic. Tan Yatou gave him the gift back then. The sweat towel he made is not tied around his waist yet.”

Ping'er couldn't help but blushed and said angrily: "Miss Lin, you are just talking nonsense."

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "That's nonsense. Since the old lady allowed you to follow Huan'er back to Jinling, you have become a member of Huan'er's house. Don't you deserve to be called a good brother and sister?"

"Miss Zhenzhen Lin's mouth is not forgiving, that's all. I can't offend you, and I won't beg you anymore." Ping'er blushed, but felt inexplicably happy in her heart.

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and said with a smile: "Sister Ping'er, don't be angry. It's just a joke. Leave the sachet to me. I'll send it back when the tassels are done." After saying that, she took the sachet and put it in her arms.

Ping'er turned his anger into a smile and said, "Then thank you, Miss Lin."

"Huan'er went out?" Lin Daiyu looked inside and asked a little disappointedly when she didn't see Jia Huan.

"Just now Mr. Lin came to invite someone. He said that Mr. Zhang from the Salt Transportation Department was visiting and asked the third master to accompany him." Ping'er said happily.

During this period, there was an endless stream of local officials coming to visit Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai usually refused to see his illness. Occasionally, a few heavyweights would visit him, and each time he would ask Jia Huan to accompany him. It was obvious that Lin Ruhai was A kind of support, valuable human resources often cannot be bought even with money.

Ping'er was naturally very happy about this, and Lin Daiyu also liked it. Huan'er would eventually take the imperial examination and become an official, so it was good to familiarize herself with the officialdom in advance, but she was a little worried that Jia Huan's "blank paper" would be contaminated by the officialdom. , after all, Jia Huan is young and will inevitably be unable to hold back when faced with temptation.

"By the way, has Huan'er written scripts in recent years?"

Lin Daiyu came to Jia Huan's desk with great interest, and flipped through it unceremoniously. She found that apart from the imperial examination books, the most remaining ones were military books and maps. She couldn't help but thought to herself: "It is said that Liaodong is now The war is in turmoil, and the Tatars in the north are also preparing to make a move. Is Huan'er planning to abandon literature and join the martial arts? After all, the Jia family is also a martial arts family. "

Hey, Lin Daiyu is overthinking. Jia Huan is now a scholar. After the provincial examination, he will most likely be elected. The imperial examination is a stepping stone for him to climb up, and it is the simplest and most convenient stepping stone. How could he throw away this brick at this time? What's more, "entering the military" does not necessarily mean "abandoning literature". Throughout the ages, it is not uncommon to see Confucian generals who are both civil and military. Moreover, Jia Huan has never thought of relying on the power of the Jia family, nor does he want to have anything to do with the Jia family again. A lot of involvement.

Lin Daiyu looked through the manuscripts for a while, but couldn't find the drama script she wanted. She couldn't help but be disappointed. She chatted with Ping'er for a while and then left.

(End of this chapter)