Redsnow ran to the courtyard on the west side, which was often used to lock people up. She cried as she ran. She thought that if Zijuan came back, she would definitely not be well. She was even more afraid and unwilling. She couldn't tell anyone about her thoughts, and she had no other choice. She rushed straight to her mother's place like a bell.
When Hongxue arrived, her mother wasn't there. Instead, the old woman who was on night watch with her mother was there.
When the old woman saw Hongxue, she was pleasantly surprised. She pulled her and said happily,""Aiya, my good girl, why do you have the time to come here today? Could it be that you're here to congratulate your mother? Hahaha, if your mother knew, she would be so unhappy.”
When Hongxue saw this old woman and heard her congratulations, she actually suppressed her panic and only said,"Miss Lin is feeling better, so I'm naturally free. Where's my mother?”
The old woman smiled and said," Miss Hong has spoken wrongly. Old Lady personally pointed you to Miss Lin. From now on, you will be the first person beside Miss Lin. If you go to Miss Lin's, won't it make you seem unfriendly? This should be changed soon. Miss Lin had only just recovered a little, yet she had already allowed Miss to come out. It was obvious that Miss's visit to Old Lady's place to cry last night was not in vain. Miss Lin had put Miss in her heart. Congratulations, Miss Hong, congratulations, Miss Hong.”
"Miss is a good person," said Redsnow with a forced smile.”That old woman flattered her a lot, and Hongxue couldn't stand it after listening to two sentences. She panicked and said that she was worried about the young lady and wanted to go back, so she divorced her.
Silvester's medicine was very effective. After taking it twice, Daiyu's spirit returned. It was the Qingming Festival today, so Baoyu visited Daiyu as usual. While watching Daiyu wash up, he talked to her and occasionally handed her a handkerchief and rouge.
Baoyu said," I saw it last night. The weather must be good today. You stay at home first and don't go anywhere. When I come back from the temple, we'll go and play with them."”
Daiyu snatched the rouge away and said," You're already so old, yet you're still eating rouge. If Uncle finds out, I'll beat you up."”
Hongxue handed Baoyu a hot handkerchief to wipe his hands, scalding Baoyu so much that he groaned. Baoyu scolded,"Where did this stupid girl come from? She can't even do this kind of thing well. It doesn't matter if she scalds me.”He asked about Zijuan and said that he would find someone to pick her up when he was free, so that his sister would not worry about using her.
Daiyu washed her hands and looked at Baoyu in the mirror. She tilted her head and said,"It was you who came over and felt the cold wind. Your hands are cold, and you blame the handkerchief for being hot. When did you learn how to read the sky? You actually know that the weather is good today. Why didn't I know?”
"What's the big deal about that?" Baoyu said."It's not in the books, either. Those rough farmers talk about it all the time. If the stars were bright at night, it would be sunny the next day. I've tried, and it works every time. It was just that those who read books and wrote books recorded these experiences with pen and ink, giving them the nice name of 'astronomical phenomena' and randomly praising them. If this was really considered astronomical phenomena, then everyone who farmed would understand astronomical phenomena.”
Daiyu burst out laughing. Baoyu quickly asked her what she was laughing about. "If you put it that way," said Daiyu with a smile,"wouldn't all the boorish farmers be able to enter the palace and become high officials?"”
Baoyu pointed at Daiyu and smiled."It's a deal. It's a holiday today, so there's no need to go to the old lady's place. Don't go out in a hurry in the morning. When I come back, we'll go look for them together.”
Daiyu put on the flowers and said,"Why should I wait for you? Can't I go with my sisters?"”He suddenly remembered Qingwen mentioning that Lin Er was in Yangzhou, so he asked,""Second Brother Lian is still in Yangzhou. Who will be with you this year?”
Baoyu took Daiyu's cloak from the servant girl and said,""Oh, it's still Second Brother. I saw him just now. He said that he rushed back last night.”
"You're back?" Where's Lin Er? Is he back too?"
Baoyu said," He's bringing people to the temple right now. He's so busy that he couldn't even talk much. I asked him and he said that when he left, Second Sister Lin was still in Yangzhou. I heard that she acknowledged a god-relative and might come back a few days later."”
"A god-relative?" Daiyu was shocked. Whose house is it?"
Baoyu only cared about putting a cloak on Daiyu and said,"They say it's the Zhang family, but I've never heard of it. I don't think it's a big family. He didn't know what his second sister was thinking, but to acknowledge such a god-relative, even the Qingming Festival at home was delayed.”
The two of them talked for a while, but Daiyu remembered that Lin Er had acknowledged her as a god-relative, and her heart was not as bright as before.
Back then, her mother had said that she wanted to acknowledge Lin Er as her daughter, but Lin Er had rejected her. Now, she had acknowledged someone else.
Where did the Zhang family come from? What kind of people were there in the family? His parents must have all of them. He probably did not lack brothers and sisters. Lin Er might have recognized his family, but Qingming would definitely be with his sisters.
Lin Er was the happiest. She would definitely not have any worries in that family. She would be happy to forget everything.
Baoyu went to the temple after making an appointment. Daiyu sat at the table in a daze. As she thought about it, tears suddenly fell. Hongxue asked her what was wrong several times, but she did not say anything.
During the Qingming Festival, the girls would fly kites.
Xueyan took the beautiful paper kite from the wall and came back to see Daiyu crying. She wanted to persuade her, but her mouth opened and closed again and again. She really didn't know the reason and didn't know how to open it. She just held the paper kite and stood behind Daiyu.
In the past, Xue Yan was familiar with the way Daiyu cried, but now, the way she cried made Xue Yan's heart ache.
Daiyu's face was still expressionless, but her eyes were wide open. Her tears had condensed and hung nervously on her eyelashes. From time to time, one or two drops would fall, as if they could not be stopped.
The way she cried was not like the way she cried with Second Miss, Master, Mistress, and the servant girls while holding a handkerchief. It didn't seem like the way the girl cried before, but what did it seem like?
Snow Goose had a vague idea, but she couldn't really put it into words. For some reason, she suddenly remembered what the old lady of the Jia family had said when she first came. She said that this girl was too young. What use was she? How could she serve her master well?
Just as Xueyan was thinking about it, she suddenly heard Daiyu call out,"Zijuan, I want to write a poem."”She quickly put down the paper kite and prepared the brush and ink. She chose Daiyu's favorite Huzhou brush, and the ink was also ground thick.
Daiyu moved to the desk and wrote a poem. Xueyan saw it and knew that she missed her father. Her heart was sour and she wanted to find out more about Miss Lin. However, as a servant girl, she always had scruples if she asked about her master's whereabouts, especially in this courtyard.
After settling down Daiyu, Xueyan looked for Qingwen to talk. Seeing the bruises on Qingwen's face, she helped her apply medicine.
Qing Wen said,"You don't have to ask me. It's not up to me when Second Young Lady will come back. I really don't know."”
Xue Yan sighed,"Of course I know what you're saying. When Second Young Lady is at home, she has her own ideas. Whatever she wants to do, even Master may not be able to persuade her." It's just that it's been hard on you. As long as she doesn't come back, you..."
Qingwen raised her head, and her face, which was covered with medicine, was in pain. She could not help but sigh and say,"What can those b * tches do to me? It's just that it's hard for me to deal with them. If they can really chase me out, then it'll be their ability.”
Snow Goose advised," Sister Qingwen, it's not that I want to say this, but you're a little too headstrong. Now that Second Young Lady isn't here, we're all duckweed without roots. So what if we let it split? When Second Young Lady comes back, they won't dare to do anything anymore."”
Qingwen poked Xue Yan's forehead angrily and said,""I always said that you were a heartless person. I didn't expect you to be so helpless. Even if the Second Young Lady isn't here, they can't even think of taking advantage of me. You, Miss Lin, are still here, yet you're avoiding me like this?”
The Snow Goose was speechless for a moment and cried first,"Young Lady has never cared about matters, even if she knew, she would only be upset in her heart. In the past, when Second Young Lady was around, she took care of everything. Although Young Lady could not see these filth, our subordinates were still doing well. Now that Second Young Lady has returned, we will…These days, if it wasn't for sister, I'm afraid we would have been trampled to death by others.”
Qingwen glared at him and spat, scolding Xue Yan for being weak. She wanted to say a few words to boost morale, but her face and body were in pain, so she did not say anything.
At this moment, a little girl suddenly barged in and said that there was no charcoal left. She had just boiled the medicine with the girl and there were only a few pieces left. She was afraid that there would not be enough tomorrow. Qingwen listened, so angry that her chest rose and fell, pointing at the servant girl and scolding, saying that each of them was lame or mute, and that if the charcoal was gone, didn't they know to go and get it?
The servant girl sobbed." I've already tried it out. They said there aren't many left in the storeroom. The mandarin ducks from the old lady's side took it earlier, and Sister Ping 'er carried two more baskets yesterday. There's not a single piece of silver charcoal we wanted. He said that if he was in a hurry to use it, he would ask him to pick up a bag of charcoal. I said that silver charcoal is used to brew medicine for you. Moreover, you are weak, so how can you withstand the smell of charcoal? However, the manager's mother only said that there was no more silver charcoal, so she could only come and tell her sister.”
"Didn't you say that Miss Lin wanted it?"”
The girl said,"Yes, I've said it several times." She only said no."
Qingwen pushed away Xueyan's hand and said,""Great, they're getting bolder and bolder. Not to mention the soup and tonics, they even dare to deduct the herbs. The old lady came over yesterday! Which blind old hag is it?”
After the servant girl said that, Qingwen went into the warehouse like a raging fire. Xue Yan couldn't stop her either. When the servant girl saw Qingwen go, she stood up and asked,"Who hit Sister Qingwen's face? Who dares to hit her?”
Snow Goose glanced at the servant girl and wanted to scold her, but she held back in the end. She didn't care if she was standing here and guessing blindly or strolling around in private. She turned around and went to serve Dai Yu.
When Qingwen went to the storeroom to ask for charcoal, she got into trouble with a few old maids. After a fight, she brought back a small basket of silver charcoal. From then on, she lay in bed all day and did not eat. The little girl wanted to see her, but she was also scolded out. She could not even see her face.
The people in Daiyu's room only said that after Zijuan left, Qingwen's temper became worse. In the past, when Second Miss Lin was around, she was more arrogant than other girls. Now that Second Miss Lin went, she learned from Second Miss and acted like half a master. Now that Zijuan went out again, it was really incredible. She could scold and hit whoever she wanted. Even Miss Lin, as her master, could not compare to her temper.
After Daiyu went out to play, the servant girls were free. They sat on the porch and talked about these things. They were really willing to bring Zijuan back, hoping that the Second Master would remember them again.
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