Chapter 443 Lin Daiyu Pulls Out the Weeping Willow
Luo Jiu put away the letter, and the four of them immediately switched to watching "Dream of the Red Chamber".
When they arrived at Yangzhou City, Luo Jiu sighed, "Oh no, we are at Daiyu's home."
Lin Daiyu was originally from Suzhou. Her father Lin Ruhai went to Yangzhou to serve as the Imperial Censor of Salt, so her family moved to Yangzhou.
Yangzhou is mentioned only a few times in the book. Luo Jiu remembers that once, Jia Yucun went to be her teacher, and within a year, Daiyu's mother died of illness. Another time, Lin Ruhai was seriously ill, and Daiyu came back from the Jia Mansion to visit her father, but her father also passed away not long after.
Poor orphan, she was in poor health and young. In the feudal era, she could not make her own decisions. Even though the Lin family had some property, enough for her to live a comfortable life, she had to live in the Jia Mansion.
Maybe the 1987 version of Dream of the Red Chamber left too deep an impression on everyone, and many people think that Lin Daiyu arrived at the Jia Mansion when she was fourteen or fifteen years old. In fact, according to the time in the book, not long after Jia Min died, Jia Mu sent someone to pick her up, and she went to Beijing with Jia Yucun. That means she should have been only six years old, and if you count the months she spent on the way, she was only seven years old at most.
Living in someone else's home at the age of six or seven was like starting boarding school in primary school, so it was no wonder that the child was sensitive. Moreover, there were many people in the Jia family who were gossipy, and some of the harsh words were directed at her, so she couldn't help but think about it.
The four of them chatted and asked along the way, and finally found the Lin residence. The white banner hanging at the door had not been removed yet, and passers-by said that Mrs. Lin had just been buried a few days ago.
Luo Jiu looked up at the door lintel of the Lin Mansion and whispered, "Let's start with reshaping Daiyu when renovating the Red Mansion. If a person is not in good health, he will be depressed and worry a lot. Let's help her restore her health first, then rebuild her spirit and cultivate an invincible Lin Daiyu."
Because Daiyu was ill, the people in the mansion were looking for a doctor everywhere. The four of them entered the mansion in the name of doctors and examined Daiyu.
Lin Ruhai had just lost his wife and had only this one daughter, so he was very nervous.
When Luo Jiu saw Lin Daiyu curled up in bed, her face flushed and her eyes closed due to a high fever, he hurriedly fed her some children's antipyretic medicine and put on a fever-reducing patch.
When Lin Ruhai saw that it was a plaster he had never seen before and the pink medicine soup, he thought it must be a miracle doctor.
Sure enough, in less than half an hour, Daiyu's fever subsided, and she still felt a little hungry when she woke up.
Lin Ruhai thanked him profusely, and Luo Jiu took the opportunity to say, "Miss is weak and needs to be well taken care of with medicinal food for a period of time. The doctor will also need to take good care of her in the next few days to prevent the disease from recurring."
Lin Ruhai said hurriedly, "Then please stay in the mansion and take care of my daughter for a while. All expenses will be borne by the mansion. Just tell me how much you need. Come on, first get 100 taels of medical fee and give it to the four doctors."
This was exactly what they wanted, otherwise they would have to go out and find a place to live, so the four of them stayed next door to Daiyu, and came over from time to time at night to take her temperature and give her some antipyretic medicine.
Luo Jiu saw that Daiyu looked sick and had not eaten much even though she said she was hungry, so he asked her, "What do you want to eat?"
Daiyu thought for a moment and said, "I want to drink the medicinal soup, the light red one."
Several people couldn't help but laugh when they heard this. Zhong Jialing said with a smile: "No wonder children's antipyretic medicine is made sweet. Children really like to drink it."
Feng Qi said, "That won't work. You don't have a fever now. If you take the antipyretic medicine, you'll get yourself cold."
Luo Jiu smiled and shook his head, "You are talking nonsense, go get her some appetizing 'medicinal food'."
When talking about "medicinal food", Luo Jiu winked, and Feng Qi understood and took Fubao into the space. The two of them thought about getting something to eat for Daiyu.
Feng Qi pondered, Lin Daiyu was so thin that she was about to sway in the wind. Such a child must first grow strong. How can she be healthy if she only eats a few mouthfuls at a meal? Don't worry about anything else, just give the child something he likes to eat first.
She picked up a few things and turned around to see Fubao bringing a plate of big pork elbow.
Feng Qi: "Is this for Daiyu?"
Fu Bao was stunned for a moment, "This is for me, do you want to bring one for her?"
Luo Jiu and Zhong Jialing were chatting and laughing with Daiyu when Feng Qi and Fubao came back from outside.
Feng Qi brought a wooden table and placed it on the couch, then took out the steaming food in his arms. Zhong Jialing was startled, "Why did you take this?"
Feng Qi said confidently: "This is the most effective medicinal diet. Many children have no appetite, and eating this will make them better."
Luo Jiuyi saw hamburgers, French fries, chicken nuggets, McDonald's salt and pepper chicken wings, KFC's finger-licking original chicken, and drinks including cola, orange juice, milk, and an ice cream.
Luo Jiu and Zhong Jialing started to open them one by one for Daiyu, "Eat it."
Daiyu sniffed it curiously and said softly, "It smells good, but there are no chopsticks."
Fu Bao hurriedly said: "This is how you eat directly with your hands, let me show you."
She took a French fry, dipped it in ketchup and put it in her mouth, then took a chicken nugget and put it in her mouth. Zhong Jialing smiled and said, "Don't demonstrate, you will be full in a while."
Luo Jiu wiped Daiyu's hands with a wet tissue and said, "Just like your sister Fubao, eat it and try it to see if it suits your appetite."
Daiyu carefully picked up a French fry, dipped it in some red "ointment", and nodded repeatedly, "It's delicious."
Everyone quickly asked her to try other things. Except for Coke, which she didn't like, the others were very tasty.
Fubao took the Coke away and drank it by himself. Daiyu's belly was round from eating so much. She leaned against the head of the bed, holding a spoon in her hand, scraping the empty ice cream box.
Daiyu said, "I have never eaten such delicious medicinal food."
Zhong Jialing smiled and said, "Most people have never tasted it. This is our unique secret recipe."
Daiyu smiled and lowered her eyes, "It would have been nice if my mother had met you when she was sick. Even if she couldn't be cured, she would have been able to taste such delicious medicinal food."
Daiyu's eyes turned red, and the other three also felt sad.
Luo Jiu patted her thin shoulders gently. "Your mother is watching from heaven. She will be happy to see you get healthy. So take care of your health first, and everything will be fine."
Daiyu nodded slightly, her delicate fingers grasping Luo Jiu's sleeves, and begged in a low voice: "Can I sleep with you tonight?"
Feng Qi stretched his neck to take a look and said, "Then your bed is too small. It can't accommodate all these people."
Zhong Jialing joked, "Do you really want to stay? I was afraid that you would roll over and crush Daiyu. You also love to grab the quilt in the middle of the night. Your hands are so strong that no one can grab it. You also sleep so soundly that I can't wake you up. The child's fever has just subsided, and you gave her a cold again."
Luo Jiu smiled and said, "You and Fubao go back to the room and sleep. Jialing and I will be here."
A night passed like this. The next day, Lin Ruhai saw that Daiyu was able to get out of bed. Not only did her complexion improve, but she also had a smile on her face.
Seeing Daiyu leaning in Zhong Jialing's arms and begging her to accompany her to read, Lin Ruhai also had a long-lost smile on his face.
After dinner, Lin Ruhai called Luo Jiu. Luo Jiu thought he wanted to ask about Daiyu's condition, but he asked, "Did Doctor Zhong promise her?"
Luo Jiu was stunned, "Why are you asking this?"
Lin Ruhai said, "To be honest, I am nearly fifty years old. After my wife passed away, I had no intention of remarrying. But my daughter is sickly and young. It's a pity that she has no mother to raise her, and no sisters or brothers to support her. I really can't bear it. I saw that she got along well with you and relied on Doctor Zhong so much, so I wanted to ask..."
At this point, Luo Jiu already understood that Lin Ruhai wanted to find a mother for Daiyu.
Luo Jiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Master Lin, although you love your daughter, you have to consider other factors. Doctor Zhong is young and beautiful, and you are nearly fifty years old with a daughter. We helped you cure your daughter, but you want to marry her. Isn't this repaying kindness with enmity?"
Lin Ruhai hurriedly said, "Doctor Luo, please don't misunderstand me. I am a scholar and definitely not someone who is obsessed with lust. I just want to find a companion for Daiyu. Doctor Zhong doesn't want to get married, so can I adopt her as my adopted daughter? It would be nice for her to be a sister to Daiyu.
Or maybe Doctor Feng would be fine, I think she has some skills, and I would be less worried if Daiyu had a sister like her."
Luo Jiu thought for a moment and said, "I'll discuss this with them later and give you a reply."
Zhong Jialing and the others laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt when they heard this. Zhong Jialing said helplessly, "He is quite thoughtful. We are nice to Daiyu because of her, not because of him. Why do we have to get involved with him? I can just become sworn sisters with Daiyu."
So, in the presence of everyone, Zhong Jialing and Lin Daiyu became sworn sisters.
This time everyone changed their tone. Luo Jiu and Feng Qi said, "Sister Daiyu."
Fubao squatted down and smiled: "Aunt Daiyu."
Daiyu stretched out her little hands and held her face, "Good boy, Fubao."
As their relationship became closer, Luo Jiu discussed with Lin Ruhai, "Uncle Lin, Sister Daiyu's health doesn't seem to be bad right now, but she was born weak. If she just takes medicine, it may only treat the symptoms but not the root cause."
Lin Ruhai asked hurriedly: "How to cure the root cause?"
Luo Jiu said: "Practicing martial arts can strengthen the body and drive away evil spirits. I would like to invite a monk to teach her martial arts. What do you think, uncle?"
Lin Ruhai thought for a moment and said, "I entrust my daughter's upbringing to you all. I only hope that she will be as strong and capable as you in the future. I will support you in everything."
Luo Jiu turned to Zhong Jialing and said, "Take out the eldest sister. We are stuck here with the plot. Let's go and get a master for Daiyu."
Zhong Jialing: "Who are you inviting?"
Luo Jiu: "Lu Zhishen should be being chased around. Let's find him a good job. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"
Feng Qi was shocked: "Is Lin Daiyu really trying to uproot a weeping willow tree?"
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