The Red Mansions

Chapter 361 Jia Heng: My sister should think less

Chapter 361 Jia Heng: My sister should think less

In the afternoon, wisps of soft sunlight shone quietly in the courtyard. In the three halls of Ningguo Mansion, Qin Keqing had already invited Daiyu, Tanchun, and Xiangyun to sit down. They were chatting and laughing intimately and eagerly.

Seeing Jia Heng coming in, Qin Keqing stood up to greet her with a smile, and said, "Husband, Sister Lin is here, you can take her to pick a rabbit."

"Brother Heng." Before everyone could open their mouths, Xiang Yun called out first, with a sweet smile on Apple's round face.

Jia Heng nodded at Xiangyun and Tanchun, looked at Daiyu's face, and asked with concern: "I heard that Sister Lin was not feeling well two days ago, is she feeling better today?"

The starry eyes under Dai Yu's smoky eyebrows moved slightly, and she said softly: "Brother Xie Heng is concerned, he suffered from a little cold the night before yesterday and asked the doctor to take two doses of medicine, and now he is fine."

Jia Heng said softly, "Sister, just pay more attention."

Then, turning his eyes to Zicuckoo, he asked Daiyu about her diet and daily life during this time.

After asking the imperial doctor to consult with Daiyu, under Jia Heng's leadership, he formulated a scientific and nutritious food supplement plan for Daiyu, and Zijuan was usually in charge.

Zijuan smiled and said: "According to the recipe given by the uncle, the girl usually uses it frequently, and her work and rest are much more regular than before."

Jia Heng nodded, and said: "You usually supervise more, sister Lin should think less."

Zicuckoo nodded.

Seeing the scene of asking for warmth and caring, Daiyu's starry eyes drooped slightly, and she was in a strange mood.

In fact, I am a little embarrassed, no one else, because this is in front of others.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the beautiful woman in a gorgeous dress, only to see that radiant face, full of smiles, peaceful and demure.

Tan Chunyingmei also had a slight smile on her face, and said: "Brother Heng, just now the old lady said that when I go to the West Mansion in the evening, my father will host a banquet for the Uncle Shijia, and let you come over."

Jia Heng said: "It's not too late to wait until the evening."

In fact, I don't really want to go, but there are not many ways to do such entertainment.

While speaking, he looked at Daiyu and said in a warm voice, "Sister, go with me."

Daiyu said "hmm", her starry eyes turned, and she asked, "Sister Yun is going?"

Xiangyun giggled, two dimples appeared on Apple's face, and said coquettishly: "Sister Lin, I'm afraid I can't help but take another pair back to raise them, so I won't go."

Qin Keqing's beautiful eyes were rippling, she glanced at Jia Heng, and said with a light smile: "It's enough to raise a couple well, if you raise too many, you won't have time to take care of them, and you will die easily."

Hearing this, Jia Heng's eyes narrowed slightly. For some reason, he always felt that there was something in Ke Qing's words?

Tanchun smiled lightly and said, "Sister Lin, Brother Heng, I won't go either, I will talk with my sister-in-law."

Jia Heng nodded, walked along the veranda with Daiyu and Zijuan to the wing room where the rabbit was placed, and entered it.

At this moment, Daiyu saw the pairs of fluffy rabbits in the bamboo cages on the stools, their pretty faces were full of novelty, they approached, squatted down, and watched the rabbits eat.

Under the cloudy and rainy black eyebrows, the star pupils are tactful, with a bright smile. Looking back at Jia Heng, the twilight sunset falls through the carved window and falls on a young and beautiful face. The melancholy eyebrows and eyes are bright , Leaping: "Brother Heng, why are there so many?"

Compared with Lin Dangdang in the past, Daiyu at this moment has a touch of unspeakable playfulness of a little girl.

It's like spreading your hands, imitating Grandma Liu, "a female locust has come".

Jia Heng's eyes could not help but concentrate, Bao Dai's fragrance, although at the age of cardamom, showed a corner of shocking beauty, and asked: "Heishan Village has sent a lot, by the way, this time it is not picked by others. leftover."

Daiyu was listening curiously, when suddenly the smile froze on her pretty face, her cherry lips moved slightly, a flash of embarrassment inevitably flashed in her heart.

She said why she was asked to come and choose. Sure enough, in his eyes, she is a petty person?

Jia Heng didn't know what was going on in Daiyu's mind, and while instructing the nanny to carry the cage made of bamboo strips to the table, he got close to Daiyu and said, "Sister Lin, you can choose which one you like, and choose a pair." .”

"It looks pretty good to me." Daiyu turned around and stared at the little white rabbit in the bamboo cage. The radiant autumn water was rippling, as if she couldn't leave it: "Brother Heng, can I see all of them?"

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Sit there and pick slowly, don't rush."

As she said that, she was about to instruct the mother to open the basket, but she saw Daiyu was already sitting at the table, she stretched out her hand to push aside the bamboo strips, and was stroking the white rabbit's head with extremely gentle movements.

Jia Heng warned: "Sister Lin, be careful not to get your hands pricked by bamboo thorns."

Daiyu said softly, "Brother Heng, I'm fine."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to open another basket.

Jia Heng was somewhat worried, and ordered the nanny to help, and then sat beside Daiyu, helping to take care of her.

At this time, Zicuckoo also stepped forward, intending to help.

Suddenly hearing "Ouch", Daiyu snorted softly, as if her finger had been pricked by a bamboo thorn.

Seeing Daiyu's brows furrowed and Tan's mouth groaning in pain, Jia Heng frowned and said: "I said just now that you should be careful not to tie it. If you are so careless, let me see where it got stuck."

Xu Shi heard the voice of reproach ringing in his ears, and saw a slender catkin stretching out, Jia Heng didn't think much, and held Daiyu's small hand to check.

Zijuan also said anxiously, "Girl, are you alright?"

Daiyu said, "I'm fine."

"It's stuck on the index finger. Fortunately, it's not deep. I'll pull it out for you." Jia Heng also took advantage of the setting sun to look at it at this time, and saw the thin bamboo thorns, one big and one small, faintly visible on the slender jade finger. .

"Brother Heng, I..." Daiyu suddenly realized that something was wrong, especially when she was sitting opposite the young man, her hand was still in a warm and fair palm, and she was a little shy and wanted to pull it away, but And some...

"Don't move, if the bamboo thorn breaks inside, it's not easy to pick. It will hurt for a few days." Jia Heng frowned and warned.

I saw the two joints of the index finger of Daiyu's palm, one large and one small bamboo thorns were reflected very clearly by the setting sun.

Daiyu listened to the soft words in her ears, her smooth and delicate cheeks were blushing, but fortunately the young man in front of her was concentrating on helping to pick the thorns, and did not pay attention to her abnormality.

Jia Heng squeezed his thumb and forefinger, and pulled out the big one first, Dai Yuxiu frowned, and Qiong Bi snorted softly.

"Sister Lin, I pulled out a little blood." Jia Heng looked at the slender and round finger and said, "There is one more."

Dai Yu said softly: "Brother Heng, just wipe it off, it's all right."

Jia Heng looked at it for a moment, and said: "This smaller bamboo thorn is a bit difficult to handle, it seems that the thorn is deeper, sister Lin, please bear with it."

Daiyu didn't know if she was breathing similarly at this moment, or because Jia Heng had been holding her little hand, the temperature of the back of her hand was equal to the temperature of her palm, her heart was almost ashamed, and even overwhelmed the pain of the thorn in her flesh, her starry eyes shone brightly , softly said: "Brother Heng, why don't you pick it out with a needle?"

From this point of view, Daiyu still has life experience.

Zijuan said anxiously, "Girl, I'm going to find a needle right away."

Jia Heng said: "It's okay, just be careful, it can still be pulled out."

As he spoke, he pinched the tip of the bamboo thorn's tail, moved it slightly outwards, and pulled it out.

Jia Heng held the bamboo thorn, threw it aside, and said softly, "Sister, it's alright, there's no more thorns. Sister Lin, don't be in such a hurry next time."

He didn't expect that Xiangyun, who looked at the hot-tempered and reckless temper, was not tied by the bamboo strips, but Daiyu, who was very weak, was tied.

Daiyu's starry eyes drooped slightly, her white and greasy cheeks were flushed like a glow, and she said in a trembling voice: "Brother Heng, just now I was... a little anxious."

Jia Heng said softly: "It's okay, sister Lin."

He clearly sensed the strangeness in Daiyu's voice, and suddenly realized that Daiyu's hand was in his own palm, and it felt as smooth as fat and delicate, and his fingertips were a little cold.

With a calm face, he said solemnly: "My sister's hands are a little cold, please keep warm at ordinary times."

Daiyu's voice was like a mosquito, "Mmm".

Jia Heng didn't think it was different. After all, Daiyu was only in her teens. She turned to look at the pairs of rabbits in the open cage, and asked, "Which pair of rabbits does my sister want?"

Daiyu was silent for a moment, as if she was caressing the ripples in her heart, and also seemed to be thinking about a choice, with starry eyes full of autumn water, she pointed to the rabbit in the cage and said: "This is the right pair."

And the rabbit was clearly in the cage that Daiyu had been pierced by bamboo thorns just now.

Jia Heng nodded, and said to the nanny: "Pick up this pair of rabbits and send them to Sister Lin's house in Xifu."

"Yes, sir." The nanny replied and went to work.

Jia Heng turned to look at Daiyu, smiled self-consciously, and said: "Sister, after you have chosen the rabbit, you can just go back and raise it, let's do that for now."

"Brother Heng, you don't have to blame yourself. I'm not usually so delicate. I don't have to tie my hands when I'm doing needlework." Daiyu saw the apology between Jia Heng's eyebrows, her head drooped, and her teeth were biting. Lower lip, said softly.

Daiyu at this moment, how can she still look like Lin Dangdang?

Jia Heng smiled, and joked: "Sister, you are usually doted on by the old lady, and you also want to be a knitting lady?"

Hearing this, Daiyu's star eyes flustered for a moment, and she hurriedly explained: "Sometimes I need to weave and embroider some things for my own use, and it's not because my body is not working hard, so I can't let the weavers do everything."

Daiyu's remarks are more about sachets, and of course there are some small clothes and the like.

When Jia Heng heard this, his expression paused, as if he had realized something.

Maybe it's a small undergarment like a bellyband?

This kind of close-fitting clothes, in fact, to be honest, some ladies who pay more attention to them will make them by themselves when they grow older, and they will not fake the hands of others.

Xu Shi concentrated on his thoughts, and subconsciously glanced at Daiyu.

At this age...

Daiyu was originally sensitive to the gazes and gazes of the people around her, almost in the blink of an eye, she felt that faint gaze fell on her, her brows were furrowed, and she subconsciously felt ashamed.

In the original book of Red Mansions, Daiyu's sentence "what a beautiful day and beautiful day", exposed the fact of reading pornographic books, so it is hard to say that she is completely innocent and ignorant.

Who dares to say that Daiyu has never seen the description in the three words that "a golden needle pierces a peach blossom stamen, and dare not frown loudly"?

Jia Heng said: "Sister, the last time I told my sister to exercise my body, do you usually exercise? My sister looks thinner, and she is at the age of growing up. You should pay more attention to a balanced diet and eat more. Some egg custard or pigeon...chicken soup is good for growing taller."

I missed the golden age of growing taller, if I miss it, I will regret it.

And growth is inseparable from protein and calcium.

Dai Yuyu paused for a moment, her heart suddenly came to a sudden, and she thought to herself, is this the meaning?Was it because she was thinking about it just now?

Then Fangxin was ashamed again, she must have read too many miscellaneous books in her free time recently, so she was thinking wildly.

Zijuan took over the conversation at this time and said: "Girls usually pay attention to diet and work and rest."

Jia Heng nodded and said: "That's good, Zijuan, just follow what I said."

After finishing speaking, I will not say anything else.

It is impossible for him to follow Daiyu all the time, and Daiyu still needs to pay attention to everything.

The two said, they stepped out of the wing room, came to the corridor eaves, and stood watching.

In the winter evening, the golden-red sunset is as brilliant as brocade, shining on the rockery, thin plums and stone steps in the distance, as if covering the courtyard with a layer of light golden gauze.

Dai Yu turned her starry eyes slightly, and asked, "Brother Heng, are you going to the West Mansion later?"

Jia Heng nodded and said: "The third master of the Shi family comes here, and he always has a meal, as a courtesy."

With full courtesy...

Daiyu felt the same way when she heard these four words.

Just now in Rongqingtang, she can be regarded as witnessing the historian's deeds, so it's hard to say that she was aboveboard.

Thinking that this young man had to deal with all kinds of people, he sighed inwardly. He was obviously only three or four years older than himself.

Jia Heng said: "Sister Lin, Uncle Lin, there is no special situation in Yangzhou to report. Because of the Chinese New Year, the rectification of the salt affairs has been temporarily suspended. My sister can live this year with peace of mind in Beijing."

Daiyu moved her father when she heard the mention, and said, "Thank you, Brother Heng."

"It's okay."

While talking, the two left the courtyard and rushed to the inner hall.

Before reaching the hall, I heard the rustling sound of "ding dong".

Jia Heng and Dai Yu exchanged glances.

"Sister-in-law is playing the piano?" Daiyu said softly.

Jia Heng didn't say much, opened the cotton curtain, entered the hall, and saw the guzheng playing in front of Luohan's bed, Qin Keqing lowered her eyebrows, her expression was focused, her slender fingers moved, and she was playing the piano.

And on the coffee table beside him, Xiangyun was sitting upright, with a round apple face that was rosy in white, and his expression was as calm as the blue waves of a lake. He looked at the woman sitting behind the zither unwaveringly, his eyes overflowing with splendor.

Although Xiangyun is a little noisy at ordinary times, she is clearly interested in music. Of course, this interest is more about listening to humming, so that she can calm down and learn the way of music, which is obviously not that qualitative.

Jia Heng and Dai Yu entered quietly, sat aside and listened to the sound of the piano.

After a long time, the sound of the piano stopped suddenly, Qin Keqing looked at Jia Heng and Daiyu, smiled sweetly and said, "Husband, sister Lin."

Jia Heng nodded and said with a smile: "It's rare to see you so elegant."

Ke Qing said softly: "The third younger sister insisted on listening to the qin music just now, and I was also eager for skills, so I found it and played it."

Jia Heng smiled and said, "It's very nice, you can play it."

I couldn't help but compare Keqing's piano skills with that of the eldest princess, and found that...he seems to be not good at guzheng music, so he is not good at judging.

(End of this chapter)