Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 344 5.26 Sister Lin, what’s wrong with you?

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5.26 Sister Lin, what’s wrong with you?

The seventh month of the lunar calendar is also known as the "Ghost Month". If you follow the standard process, the entire month is considered a "sacrifice" time. This is different from the Qingming Festival, which is also a "sacrifice" festival, because the first day of the entire July is a "sacrifice" time. "Gate of the Earth", "Opening the Gate of Heaven" on the second day of the lunar month, "Opening the Gate of Heaven" on the [-]th day of the Lunar New Year, "Closing the Gate of the Earth" on the [-]th day, it can be said that the whole process is "eerie".

Of course, there is the "Qixi Festival" sandwiched in the middle, which some people call "Chinese's own Valentine's Day" in modern times. There are also many people who choose this day to register their marriages, but they have not carefully considered what is going on on this day. Even if the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl do meet, the problem is that in a whole year, they only meet for one day on Chinese Valentine's Day.
Fortunately, there was no such nonsense in the feudal era. The correct name of this day is "Qiqiao Festival". Zhou Yang just showed up and was sent away. Lin Daiyu, who didn't like the excitement at first, took a rare initiative and greeted her at home. The Zhao sisters, Qingwen, Xueyan and even Tongfu and other girls played lively for a day, so that the "old woman" Wang Shuying was very depressed, but she was "comforted" by someone.

In a blink of an eye, it was July [-]th, which is regarded as the most important festival in the entire July. The Zhao sisters "asked for leave" from Zhou Yang one day in advance and returned to the Zhongyuan Escort Bureau to worship their ancestors. Ordinarily, women would not be able to participate in such activities. The problem is There are only three girls in the Zhao family now. If they are not allowed to participate, it means literally "no one will burn paper".

Even Xue Pan, who has never been able to find anyone, showed up on time this time very rarely. With Xue Biao who hurried back, the two completed the ancestor worship activities in the Xue Family Ancestral Hall in accordance with strict procedures; Wang Shuying brought Xue Baoqin Staying in the inner courtyard of the Xue family and doing some work for the women's family members, it is natural that some people here have been ignored.
In the back garden of Xue’s house, Zhou Yang was born as an orphan in modern times, and his parents didn’t know about it, let alone his ancestors; when he arrived here, he was a time traveler, and he didn’t have anything to pay homage to. I exercise every day, but this time without the company of the Zhao family sisters, I always feel a little lonely.

It was midsummer, the hottest time of the year, and he used the [-]-pound Broken Horse Sword as his main training method. As a result, his whole body was sweaty and his face was shiny, but he completely ignored these things. In the [-]s, he had a deep sense of insecurity, and he had never discounted the improvement of his own strength, whether it was personal strength or power in his hands.

After finally finishing the exercise, simply cleaning and changing clothes, Zhou Yang breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking about it, he had nothing to do, so he just turned around and wandered around the garden out of boredom. Honestly speaking, this garden was really well built. Well, even with his knowledge, he felt that the scenery everywhere was good, but it was a pity that he was only capable of saying "fuck" and couldn't do much more. However, just as he was wandering around in boredom, he heard a faint sound not far away. There were sobs.

He slowed down with some annoyance and walked silently in the direction of the sobbing. As a member of the Jinling family, the Xue family had far more slaves and maids than masters, so it was inevitable that some people would be offended and bullied. He had already I have dealt with "awesome slaves" more than once, but this time the situation is obviously different.

But he saw a lonely girl sitting there on a Taihu stone by the water, wiping away tears with one hand and picking up something and putting it into the water with the other hand. When he walked in, he realized that those were actually paper boats - from the Xue Family Garden. The artificial lake is also living water. After flowing out, it enters a tributary and finally flows into Xuanwu Lake.

"Sister Lin?" Zhou Yang walked over in surprise, "Why are you here alone? Where is Xue Yan, why didn't you follow me?"

"Ah? I've seen Brother Zhou!" The girl was obviously shocked, and her delicate body trembled before she could react. She quickly stood up and bowed with a blessing gift, "I just wanted to walk alone, so I didn't let Xue Yan follow me. It's not her."

"Okay!" Zhou Yang sighed, took two steps forward and looked at the girl with pear blossoms and rain in front of him. Her pair of originally bright and beautiful eyes were as red and swollen as cherries, which made people feel distressed. He thought After thinking about it, he took the handkerchief from the girl's hand and raised his hand to gently wipe away her tears. "It's just a walk alone. Why are you still crying?"

"I" Sister Lin opened her mouth and couldn't help sobbing. She ignored Zhou Yang and turned to look at the paper boat slowly floating away. Her obviously thin body trembled slightly with her sobs, which made Zhou Yang want to Then he cried.

"Sister Lin, what's wrong?" He gently pulled her thin shoulders helplessly and asked her to look back at him, "No matter how big the problem is, it can only be solved by talking about it. If you cry like this, it's just a rockery. But, can His Majesty in the capital rehabilitate you?"

"Pfft - Brother Zhou, how can you persuade people like this?" Lin Daiyu couldn't help but burst into laughter, "retook" the handkerchief and hit someone, and after a long time she raised her head and looked at the sky and said leisurely, "You said Are there really gods in the sky?"

"I don't know." Even though things like time travel have happened to him, Zhou Yang still doesn't know whether the so-called "gods" exist. "Whether they are there or not, we all have to take care of ourselves. Do we still have to take care of ourselves?" Do we really hope that there are gods who will bring us blessings or favors?”

"Really?" Lin Daiyu sighed softly, sat back on the Taihu Stone, looked at the paper boat that had drifted away, and said softly, "If there are no gods, how can we come to the underworld? What else is there for us to commemorate and remember?" significance?"

At this moment, Zhou Yang finally came to his senses. This sentimental girl saw that the Xue family and even the Zhao family were offering sacrifices to ancestors and burning paper, but she was alone under the fence. Putting out river lanterns, but that was usually at night, so she obviously used paper boats instead. "Silly girl, whether it's offering sacrifices or burning paper, in fact, it's more about comforting the living. Who can explain clearly what happened to the dead?" Zhou Yang smiled, sat down on the Taihu Stone beside her, and gently She stroked her little head and said, "What's more, what's so uncomfortable about you, even if I want to burn paper as a memorial, but I don't even know who to burn it for, isn't that more pitiful?
In life, the first thing is to grasp the present moment, and secondly, to have a long-term vision. If you are sad for the spring and autumn all day long, can you still survive?Sister Lin, I see that you are very weak now. You wish you could be blown away by a gust of wind. How can you bear such sadness?Even if Mrs. Lin has a spirit in heaven, she wouldn't want to see you like this, right? "

"Brother Zhou, I'm sorry, my little sister didn't mean it." Obviously, Zhou Yang talked for a long time, but he was not on the same line with the opposite party at all. The first thing that Sister Lin paid attention to was that he has no relatives, no reason, and no place to pay homage to him, " Besides, this is Xue's family after all, and my younger sister doesn't dare to really do anything about it."

"You!" Zhou Yang moved up gently, reaching out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, "If you really want to pay homage, I'll tell my wife to make a small courtyard for you—"

"Don't!" Lin Daiyu hurriedly stopped him, "In someone's house, set up sacrifices for your own family members, what's the matter if it spreads? Brother Zhou, don't worry, younger sister is just talking for nothing, it's not true, Daddy I also said when we parted that we can meet in the capital in August or September, then."

While Sister Lin was speaking, she already remembered what Lin Ruhai had told her. She couldn't help but become more and more shy as she thought about it, so that she stopped talking. A charming blush appeared on her cheeks, which completely confused Zhou Yang.

"Sister Lin, what's wrong with you?" Zhou Yang couldn't help but ask.

"It's okay!" Lin Daiyu turned her head shyly to avoid someone's gaze, then hurriedly stood up and wanted to leave, "Brother Zhou might as well continue shopping, and I'll leave first - ah!"

As soon as Sister Lin came up, she subconsciously raised her hand to touch her forehead. It was obvious that due to her poor constitution, she had a hypoglycemia attack after suddenly standing up, causing her head to feel dizzy; but she was unprepared, and her body swayed. Throwing forward, if she is allowed to do this, all kinds of Taihu stones of different heights on the ground will be her destination!
"You girl, what are you in a hurry for?" Zhou Yang quickly got up, hugged the small body in front of him, lightly tapped her forehead and said with a smile, "I really want to give it a try and see how your little face looks like. Isn’t it harder than the rocks on the ground?”

"Brother Zhou!" Lin Daiyu's face turned red with embarrassment, and she couldn't help but bury her head in someone's arms like an ostrich; but then she realized that this was inappropriate, so she could only pretend not to know, and let the blush gradually cover her pretty face. It was so full that it even burned like fire, causing her to completely lose the ability to speak.

"Okay, I'll take you back right now." Zhou Yang laughed dumbly, making the girl in his arms even more embarrassed and annoyed. He even couldn't help but raise his fist and punch him a few times, but he didn't want to raise his head, so he had to The girl picked her up and strode towards her small courtyard, "You should also have a good rest. Don't think about anything else."

"Brother Zhou, when are we going to the capital?" Fortunately, there was no one on the way, until the two of them entered the courtyard gate, Sister Lin finally had the courage to raise her head and asked in a low voice.

"Soon, everything here has been arranged anyway." Zhou Yang gently put her down and said with a smile, "But before we leave, we might as well go to Suzhou for a stroll. As the saying goes, 'There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. 'If you don't choose one to visit when you arrive in Jiangnan, wouldn't your visit be in vain?"

"Hehe, Master Zhou, are you serious?" Hearing a female voice coming from the room, Xue Yan ran out with a smile, "If so, we girls will be so happy!"

"Damn it, you're the only one who talks so much!" Lin Daiyu lightly hit the maid, then turned around and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhou, for your hard work!"

Zhou Yang said nothing more, smiled and waved his hands and left. The master and servants in the courtyard watched and disappeared, but the maid went to close the door, but the girl blushed and didn't know where her mind was.

"Girl -" Xue Yan shouted with a worried look, "you"

"Go back!" Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes at her, turned around and hurried back to the room. However, the further she walked in, the lower her head became and her feet became more and more hurried.
(End of this chapter)