Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 125
Although he whispered lightly, this matter is related to the reputation of the younger brother and the girl after all.

Naturally, Chen Qing wasn't that stupid, seeing the curious looks from the younger sisters around her.

She changed her mind slightly, and said with a smile: "This is the first time I see such a good-looking person, I can't help but take a second look."

When Wei Qijun heard it, he felt that he had met a confidant.It's a pity that before she could deepen the conversation, Mrs. Xie had already grabbed a few of her students and told them to go back to the classroom to help.

Except for Chen Qing, all of these people can read and write.With the list prepared by the camp in hand, after quickly counting the personnel, it is the link of allocating rooms.

The Yueyi Academy occupies a very large area, and Xie also asked people to move out all the tables and chairs in the school to free up a larger space to accommodate refugees.

Except for the locked gymnasium, even the wooden fence blocking the middle of the front and back yards was removed.

The entire academy was unimpeded for the first time.

The allocation of rooms has its own set of methods, and Mrs. Xie personally set the requirements.

Those who are younger and have children with them will sleep on the floor in the school.The rest of the old and the weak will give priority to living in the dormitories of the students.

The four of Lin Daiyu each had a division of labor, she was careful, and Xue Yan and Chen Qing were there to help, so Xie let her be responsible for the final room assignment and explanation.

This matter is not difficult, after contacting several families, even Xueyan and Chen Qing began to familiarize themselves with the various locations of the academy.

After half an hour like this, when Miss Zhen came over with her documents, Lin Daiyu took advantage of the opportunity to glance at the other party's information.

Zhen's.Hometown: None.Biological parents: None.Other family members: None.

Lin Daiyu's brushstroke faltered slightly, not only because of the simple words on the paper, but also because of the calm and innocent smile on the girl's face.

"What's the matter?" Miss Zhen blinked, there were two laces hanging down on the cloak, and she was carefully playing with the ends with her left hand, wondering if she was trying to hide her nervousness.

Such a person, how many hardships he had to endure along the way, could escape to Yangzhou.

Lin Daiyu shook her head hurriedly, half distressed and half explaining: "Sister, don't panic, there is nothing urgent." She tried her best to control the sourness on the tip of her nose, "Let me see which room is still available."

Lowering her head and pretending to search for a while, Sister Lin pointed out a room and asked Miss Zhen, "There are three families living in this room, all grandmothers with their grandsons and granddaughters, on the first floor... "

"Okay." Miss Zhen nodded and smiled before Daiyu finished speaking.She really felt quite satisfied, for sleeping, it was enough to have a place to lie down.

Xueyan's thoughts were all on Miss Weiyi, Chen Qing took the initiative to take a step, and took Miss Zhen's hand, "I know this place, just follow me."

Seeing that they were about the same age, Chen Qing couldn't avoid the cumbersome addressing.On the way, the two of them went to get some washing things, and finally brought Miss Zhen to the room.

The three families who arrived first have already allocated their seats.Only one bed by the window was left, and Miss Zhen also liked it very much, "Sleeping like this, you can see the moon", she said.

Chen Qing saw that her smile did not seem to be fake, so she gave up the idea of ​​helping the other party change the bed, and only said: "I will bring you a quilt later, don't catch a cold at night."

Miss Zhen turned her head slightly, and suddenly smiled, "Sister, you are so kind."

Chen Qing narrowed her gaze, and didn't know what to reply, so she just turned around with a smile.Leaving them in a room full of people communicated with each other by themselves.

When Chen Qing came over with an old quilt in her arms, she felt more relieved when she saw that Miss Zhen was already chatting with people she knew well.

"If you still need something, just come to me and tell me." Before Chen Qing left, she took Miss Zhen's hand and told her.

"Sister, you are so kind." Miss Zhen nodded obediently.

Chen Qing wanted to ask about the cloak, but when the words came to his lips, looking at the other person's appearance, he couldn't help but keep silent.He only patted the other person's hand to signal not to speak to him before turning around and leaving.

Today's academy is really busy.After Chen Qing returned to the classroom, he was busy for another half an hour, and the first batch of people who arrived at the academy were finally dealt with.

There is still time before going home, so Lin Daiyu sat outside the lecture hall to rest with the other three sisters.

The sky is getting dark, the evening wind is like a song, and the intoxicating red glow is soaked on the blue tiles and white walls, and the tables and chairs moved out of the school are piled up in the courtyard.There are a few children playing games around them, and the sound of joy fades away, making people feel happy physically and mentally.

Directly opposite the lecture hall is an entrance screen wall, and the two sides between them are the places where Chen Heng and others are in class.

At the moment the inside is full of people, if Lin Daiyu and the others don't speak, they can still hear voices coming from inside.

Everyone sat in a row outside the door with wooden stools in their hands, without speaking in a very tacit understanding.They all enjoyed the leisure after being busy, but everyone couldn't hold back the smile on their lips.

"Tired?"

Mrs. Xie came with tea, came to several students, and sat together in the sunset.

"Not tired." Xue Baoqin replied, she squinted her eyes slightly, and there was a small dimple looming at the corner of her mouth.

"If you want me to say, it feels quite happy." Wei Qijun smiled, "This place was never our place before, and I have always been curious. Looking at it now, it's not as good as the birds singing and flowers in our back house. Elegant and quiet."

She pointed to the bamboo groves, trails, and bleak grass that are not unusual in the courtyard, "I really have to choose, it's better to go to school in the back, where there are mountains and rivers..."

"Good sister, stop talking." Lin Daiyu was very helpless, and had to smile and pinch Wei Qijun's arm, "They are here to study in the cold window, not to enjoy the blessings."

Xie nodded with a smile on the side, "Yu'er is right. The environment of studying is too comfortable, and it is always easy to make people feel slack."

Chen Qing also agreed with Xie Shi's statement in her heart, but the people sitting in front of her were all the best female scholars in Yangzhou City, so she still felt a little timid in her heart.

Chen Heng did teach her some characters, and she was willing to learn them herself, but compared with Lin Daiyu, Xie Shi and others, she was far inferior.

Fortunately, Baoqin and Daiyu were sitting on her left and right hands. They both paid close attention to Chen Qing's movements and asked each other in unison: "Is sister tired?"

"Where is this? I can go back to the shop and work all night." Chen Qing clenched his fists and smiled heartily.

I don't know if it's because she is supercilious, but she always feels that these two girls are taking too much care of herself.

Baoqin and Daiyu felt that everything was normal, and turned to ask Mrs. Xie about the follow-up arrangements.

Relief from disasters and peace of the people is no small matter, and behind Mrs. Xie stood the wily and calculating Pei Huaizhen.Telling his wife's arrangement to several students little by little, with some Xie's own understanding in it, it opened Lin Daiyu and others' eyes a lot.

When the matter was almost discussed, the servants sent by each family to pick up the young lady also arrived one after another. Mrs. Xie sent the children out of the academy and made an appointment to come back tomorrow.

It's a busy day, and that's it.

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"Father, why did you come to pick me up?"

In the carriage returning home, Lin Daiyu was still dressed as a servant, with her chin resting on both sides, looking at Lin Ruhai with great joy.

"I can pinch and count." Lin Ruhai showed an inexplicable smile, and turned over a page of chess records with his fingers.

He has a lot of things to do in the yamen recently, and it is rare for him to return home early like today.As Lin Ruhai's daughter, Daiyu naturally knew about this matter.

She looked at her father with admiration, "Father, you are amazing! Did you expect that your mother would disagree, so you came here to rescue your daughter?"

"Ah? Cough cough, um, that's right." Lin Ruhai agreed with inexplicable guilt. He, his precious daughter, didn't know that his father wasn't Zhuge Kongming alive, so how could he have such abilities.

The reason why he came here is because Jia Shi specially sent someone here to tell him to go home early today, to go to the academy 'by the way', and bring back his precious daughter.

"Father, your words don't count. You clearly said before that your mother will definitely agree."

I didn't know that your mother would be different now. When she was young, she had done more outrageous things than this.Lin Ruhai concentrated on looking at the chess record, and commented noncommittally, "Don't underestimate your mother."

Seeing his daughter suddenly fell silent, he asked again: "How do you feel today?"

This opened the door for Lin Daiyu to talk about how she got out of the house, how she met Chen Qing, and what happened in the academy.

Lin Ruhai wanted to laugh from time to time, so he simply put down the chess record and concentrated on chatting with his daughter.

Lin Daiyu has been protected by Lin Ruhai and Jia Shi since she was born.No matter how pampered a daughter is nowadays, there will not be too many opportunities to contact the outside world.

Whether it was in the capital when I was a child, or in Yangzhou now.The place Lin Daiyu has been to the most is the Academy.The strangers I see the most are my classmates.

Such an experience is undoubtedly depressing for a wise man who has read a lot of poetry and books.Lin Daiyu wanted to see and learn about the outside world, not through the dictation of her father and brother, or the text of one or two "Travel Notes".

It was difficult for her to describe this feeling, and she didn't know when it appeared.I only know that this thought is like the grass in the field in spring, even if the soil above the head is pressed by a huge boulder, it will grow tenaciously from the gap.

"happy?"

Looking at her daughter's lively face, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"happy!"

Lin Daiyu nodded heavily.

Lin Ruhai was the first person to ask her this.

"Is there anything else to gain?"

"My daughter hasn't thought of it yet."

"That's not in a hurry, just think about it slowly."

"it is good."

While the two father and daughter were talking, they arrived at the door of the house.Noticing that the carriage had stopped, Lin Daiyu couldn't help trembling with fear when she thought of Jia Shi's angry appearance at home, and immediately lowered her head with her mouth held shut.

Lin Ruhai found it funny, but couldn't help it, so he laughed loudly.

"Don't worry, dad is here. Dad is going to convince your mother."

At this moment, Lin Daiyu's face was full of admiration for her father.

Her father is really amazing. He is also good at reading and playing chess. He can pinch and count, and he can coax his mother.

The Lin family spent dinner in an inexplicable atmosphere.

Daiyu was a little guilty, she honestly finished her meal, and brought Xueyan back to her room with the same guilty conscience.

Now that the situation outside the city is gradually improving, she is going to write a letter to her brother, telling him about what she did in the academy.

She and Chen Heng have not communicated for a long time.

Daiyu knew that her brother was busy with other things, so she never dared to disturb her.

It's just that today I finally ran into the sister of the Chen family, and I happened to ask her to help deliver the letter.

That way, it won't look too awkward.

Lin Daiyu thought happily.

That night, the lights in Miss's boudoir were on for a long time.Many servants were secretly surprised.

It's just that in the mansion, there was another place where the lights were lit all night.

The curious servant took a look, heh, isn't this my master, why did my wife rush to the study?

　thank you all.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)