allonlinenovel Chapter 223 Found it, but it seems not to be found
Chapter 223 Found it, but it seems not to be found
Daiyu shook her head.
Xiao Hong stepped forward considerately and said, "There's nothing to do right now, Princess, go and rest for a while." She then handed two storybooks to Aunt Meng and said, "Aunt, will you come with us?"
Aunt Meng exclaimed, took it quickly, and smiled with narrowed eyes: "Good girl, you are so filial! The Suzhou book is different from the Beijing one, and it has the same flavor!"
The two of them went back to the room together, and Xueyan followed them in to serve them.
Qingwen and Xiaohong went to the kitchen to serve snacks, and deliberately complained to Liu Jia: "You can learn to make Jiangnan snacks, but you make so many every day.
"The princess and her aunt ate while playing chess. After eating a full meal in the afternoon, they didn't feel like eating at night, as they would have indigestion if they ate.
"You can't sleep in the middle of the night, and you keep us awake too. From now on, afternoon snacks must not exceed eight yuan!"
The Liu family member said awkwardly: "I finally got this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn..."
"Then can't we leave it in the kitchen and eat it ourselves?" Qingwen said, and she took two pieces and stuffed them into the mouths of Mrs. Du beside her. She also took two pieces and stuffed them into the mouths of the woman who was doing the kitchen work of cutting vegetables, and ate one piece herself.
Xiao Hong came over with a giggle, took a piece to eat, took a few more pieces to wrap up, and waved at the Liu family: "Give it to Brother Ni and Master Yun to try later!"
Liu Jia hurriedly scolded himself for being dizzy: "How could I forget about them two?"
Every day she only remembered to quietly send some fresh snacks to the girls in Lin Daiyu's room and the internal official Chu, but she actually forgot about Jia Yun and Ni Er!
In this way, most of the snacks on the Liu family's tray were taken away. The remaining ten or so pieces were placed on two plates with eight pieces. Qingwen and Xiaohong happily put down the boxes, chatted and laughed and left.
Two days later, Jia Yun treated the nine poor students to a meal, gave them some books and study supplies, inquired about their families' situations, and sent them some rice, vegetables, meat, and eggs.
The nine families were so grateful that they cried, and three or four of them asked to see Daiyu, but Jia Yun declined. Unexpectedly, one of them was so persistent that he ran to the door of the Lin family's old house and knelt down. Ni Er immediately took him into the mansion.
Jia Yun sighed and advised him: "The princess is a female relative. You have also studied the Book of Rites. Let me ask you, how many female relatives have casually met with men outside the family?
"The princess's financial support is to allow you to study more, study hard, pass the exams, and serve the country and give back to the clan, but it is not for you to have anything to do with her.
"She is now a princess, and she has both female officials appointed by the emperor and eunuchs appointed by the empress dowager. Do you really think she is unattended?"
The man was ashamed, kowtowed towards the main courtyard, and left.
When Daiyu heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and immediately wrote a letter to Tanchun, thanking her for being so decisive and rational in sending the most capable Jia Yun.
Sure enough, the 1,900 silver coins were taken back. Daiyu handed them to Xiaohong and asked her to keep them and send them to Jia Yun's house when she returned to Beijing.
into the night.
Chu Kua, Qingwen and Xiaohong worked together, carrying and lifting the last batch of things in the east wing courtyard into the study room on the east side of the main courtyard.
Daiyu sat inside and looked through the items carefully. The large pile on the left was items that had already been checked, while the box on the right was items that Daiyu thought should be checked again.
Xueyan and Zijuan were inside, sorting out the large pile of things that Daiyu had sorted out, putting the books into a large box and the utensils into another.
Then Chu Kui moved the box containing the utensils to the east wing.
Progress was slow under the lights.
It took the six people ten and a half nights to finish cleaning up this last batch.
Daiyu finished flipping through the last box of books, stood up, stretched her back, and said, "Take this box over there.
"Pack up the rest and lock them up. Take the books with you when you return to Beijing tomorrow. Lock the utensils in the east wing."
The others all breathed a sigh of relief.
Daiyu looked at them and smiled: "Tomorrow I'll invite you to the riverside to eat fresh fish!"
Qingwen and Xueyan clapped happily.
Zijuan glared at them and said, "Keep your voice down!"
Xiaohong carefully checked the locks of each box, then smiled and said to Lin Daiyu, "Girl, can you take a rest?"
Daiyu nodded with a smile, and then called Chu Qian: "You've worked hard, go and have a rest."
Chu Qi agreed woodenly and turned to leave.
After leaving the yard and turning a corner, he hissed and turned his waist.
The heaviest thing in the world is a book!
That night, Zijuan was on duty and asked the three to go to bed. Then she helped Daiyu to lie down, put down the curtains, and asked softly, "Did you find it?"
Daiyu shook her head, but took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zijuan: "What do you think this looks like?"
Zijuan took it and sat down on the bed, her body inside the curtain and her legs outside. She lowered her head and looked at it carefully, sideways and vertically:
"This is a grid, not square, not even, what is this? And there's a little red circle here?"
Daiyu took the paper back, folded it, and put it under her pillow, whispering, "Tomorrow I will tell Jing Bo that I want to go and see the large piece of fertile land that my father left behind.
"Remember to inform Yun Ge'er and the others and ask them to find all the land deeds and even better, draw the official fish scale book."
Zijuan's eyes lit up: "Yes! This is a picture of the field!"
Daiyu glanced at her.
Zijuan stuck out her tongue, her usual calmness replaced by joy: "Finally found it. I am happy for you, young lady."
"Okay, take a rest." Daiyu also smiled, tilted her head lightly, and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Daiyu went to the ancestral hall to burn incense again. When she came out, her eyes were red. She looked for Lin Jing to discuss: "I want to walk around the fields left by my father."
"It's too big!" Lin Jing frowned, "Besides, the field is too big for a carriage to pass through. If the girl walks, I'm afraid it will take her a month to finish the journey."
Daiyu bit her lip and said, "There are so many fields, there must be a farm. I'll go to the farm and take a look, or even step on the land next to it."
Lin Jing looked at her, sighed, and had to agree. He stood up and called Du Hu, and went to the farm together, and personally told the village heads to get ready.
Zijuan and Daiyu discussed the matter privately, but didn't know what to do.
Lin Daiyu was a lady of good family, and she had never set foot on the farmland in her life. It was not impossible for her to go there by force, but if others knew about it, it would certainly arouse suspicion.
But if she didn't go, and Zijuan went instead, the same problem would arise. After thinking about it, there was no solution.
The two of them were anxious, and Xiaohong saw it. While Daiyu was taking a nap and everyone had left, she quietly went in, lifted the curtain, and saw that Lin Daiyu was still awake with her eyes open.
"Girl, do you want to see those fields?" Xiaohong looked at her expression carefully.
Daiyu was moved: "Who has the patience to look at those fields? My father left a map, I want to follow it, but I don't know what excuse I can use to go."
"I'm afraid there's no excuse for the girl to stay there and check it out herself." Xiao Hong said, "It would be best if no one openly checked the fields while we were there."
Daiyu looked at her: "Then what do you think we should do?"
"Young lady, why don't you tell Master Yun to come back after we return to Beijing?" Xiao Hong said softly, "Let's take all the books away."
"You, heard everything?" Daiyu's heart skipped a beat.
Xiao Hong lowered her eyes: "I listened vaguely and guessed. I think I guessed it right, right?"