Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 133 Literary Girl
The first person to notice Aunt Shui was Chen Heng, just at the time when Daiyu was troubled by having nothing to do.Chen Heng told the other party what he thought, and he believed that Sister Lin would definitely find the difference in Aunt Shui.

Aunt Shui is a special woman. What makes her special is not only her tall and thin figure, but also her good looks at this age.

There are wrinkles on the gloomy face, and the gray hair hangs down on the forehead. Although she is wearing the clothes donated by the city, it does not affect Aunt Shui's gentle temperament.

This old woman over fifty years old has a pair of round bright eyes.The lip line that is often tightened will be bent because of the appearance of the grandson, and then take out the child's favorite snacks from the worn-out satchel that is carried all year round.

This satchel has been carried by Aunt Shui ever since she appeared in the camp, and has never been lost.

Lin Daiyu's thoughts are more detailed than Chen Heng's.She was taught by Jia's words and deeds since she was a child, and she often dealt with maids and mothers.From Aunt Shui's words and deeds, it can be seen that the other party has received good etiquette instruction.

This teaching is hidden in the subtleties.She is not as cautious and superficial as a small family, nor is she as confident and self-restraining as a lady from a rich family.On the contrary, in the rules and regulations, there is a bit of duty and caution.

Daiyu has always been smart, and after discovering these characteristics, she immediately guessed that Aunt Shui was a maid from a wealthy family.It is inevitable to be curious. Sister Lin is very interested in the experience of the other party.

Why did you leave the master's house?How did they escape to Yangzhou?And what Chen Heng is most concerned about is why he insists on taking his grandson home?
After a few days of contact, the well-behaved Daiyu quickly gained Aunt Shui's trust.During several casual conversations, the latter's life trajectory gradually unfolded in front of Daiyu.

Aunt Shui was born in a wealthy and powerful family in the capital. I heard that the family name is Shui, and it is a very remarkable family.Aunt Shui's parents and grandparents are all children of this family, and even their surnames follow the owner's.

This is also extremely rare in family births.Daiyu felt that there was something hidden in it, but Aunt Shui didn't want to talk about it in depth, obviously she still had a taboo in her heart.

Aunt Shui was kicked out because the son she served married a wife.This lady has a prominent family background, and she has been controlling the young master a lot since she entered the mansion.It just so happens that this young master also likes to search for flowers and ask willows, and he is used to being a loafer on weekdays.Getting along like this, there will always be disputes between husband and wife.

When Aunt Shui was 16 years old, a drunk son forcibly occupied her on a rainy night.

Using such a word, for a family-born child, it is unavoidable that there is something wrong.

"We can't escape this test." Aunt Shui showed neither sorrow nor pain when she told about this experience.It was more like describing a predestined trifle, but Lin Daiyu felt anxious watching it.

The new madam can't tolerate sand in her eyes, even if she is just a maid, she still thinks that Aunt Shui is doing it herself to seduce her.Regardless of the begging of Aunt Shui's parents, she drove Aunt Shui out of the house.

The young son, however, just watched, watching from the sidelines.

Even in the past few nights, he still whispered all kinds of love words and promised all kinds of promises in Aunt Shui's ear.

"Men, the most important thing is to be able to do things."

Aunt Shui was careful what she said, Lin Daiyu could still hear her mocking and resisting, even though the voice was so weak and powerless.

With the help of her parents, Aunt Shui, who had endured dozens of boards, was adopted by a villager.There was a son of the same age in the villager's family. He was not handsome, and he couldn't even speak well. He could only bury his head in his work and giggle.

Lin Daiyu noticed that when Aunt Shui mentioned this person, her smile revived like a flower in a field in spring, which was unforgettable.

The subsequent stories are unavoidably clichéd.Two young people of similar age, after getting along day and night, they naturally come together, even if they are ridiculed coldly by the world, they still live their small lives firmly.

Despite experiencing the premature deaths of her husband, son and daughter-in-law, Aunt Shui still does not regret her decision.Like she is now insisting on taking her grandson home, so desperate.

"Why do you want to take your grandson back? It's hard to come to Yangzhou." Lin Daiyu asked a question that her elder brother was also very concerned about.

No matter how you look at it, staying in Yangzhou is the best choice right now.Not only the weaving workshop in the west of the city is about to recruit workers, but also the government government cares for the refugees.Stay in Yangzhou and start a better life again, isn't it good?Why do you have to go back to the capital?

"That's my home." Aunt Shui smiled noncommittally, her eyes were full of concern and nostalgia for her hometown, and her words contained firmness that could not be persuaded, "My wife and children are buried there, I have to go back to accompany her." them."

When Baoqin read this account, she also felt a sense of loss in her heart.Lin Daiyu's writing style is very similar to Chen Heng's.In addition to the use of punctuation marks, the words and sentences are also as simple as possible.

But no matter how simple the words are, they can't cover up Aunt Shui's tragic fate.Bao Qin was not only angry at the son's indifference, but also lamented Aunt Shui's miserable fate.

"Sister Lin, is she going to post it in the newspaper?" Xue Baoqin was curious.

Lin Daiyu was a little distressed, and couldn't help raising her hand to hit her forehead and said, "I don't know, I always feel that something is missing."

This intuition is Lin Daiyu's innate talent.Her sharpness in words is far sharper than others think.

Baoqin looked amused at her appearance, and reminded with a smile: "Sister Lin's action reminds me of someone. Why don't you ask him?"

After letting her say this, Lin Daiyu realized that her actions just now were the same as when Chen Heng was thinking about the problem.

She showed a shy smile, with a bit of hesitation, "It's indeed a solution, but how do I make an appointment to meet my brother?"

Lin Daiyu felt that this matter could not be explained by letters alone.The first thought in my mind was to meet each other.She felt that as long as she told her brother, she would definitely get some answers.This trust is so direct.

But right now the other party is busy outside the city all day, how to see the other party is indeed a problem.

There's nothing Baoqin can do about it.

Jia's family is different from her mother, the rules and lifestyles brought about by different births and family education are completely different.

Lin Daiyu was also aware of this, so she had no choice but to sit in the carriage back home after finishing her work in the academy.

In the swaying carriage, Xueyan saw the young lady frequently changing her sitting posture, and also saw Daiyu's strangeness today.

"Miss, what's wrong with you? But I'm not feeling well"

Lin Daiyu shook her head, but raised her hand to lift a corner of the curtain.Outside the carriage, the red light poured on the ancient city, and the noise of the market just came in, and was covered by the hanging curtain.

"How long will it be before the city gate closes?" Daiyu asked.

Xueyan replied honestly: "There is still more than half an hour."

"Let's go, let's go out of the city." Lin Daiyu's heart skipped a beat, and she waved her hands excitedly, "Let's go find brother, I have something to talk to him about."

"Ah?!" Xueyan was taken aback, but before she could hesitate, she had already responded, "Oh, this servant will go out and tell the coachman."

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When Lin Daiyu appeared in front of her with a hand stove in her hands, it was completely impossible for Chen Heng not to be frightened.

"Why are you here?" Chen Heng looked a little nervous. Now that it was getting dark and the camp was full of lively scenes of family cooking, why did his younger sister run out of the city?

Sister Lin shifted her gaze from the surrounding scenery to her elder brother in the sunset, and suddenly lowered her head and smiled, "Of course my younger sister is looking for elder brother for something."

Everyone has already come, and now it is useless to say 'I will look for you tomorrow'.Chen Heng nodded, packed up the materials on the table, got up and said, "Xinda, help me pack them up."

"Eh."

The evening wind blows the grassland after the ice and snow have melted, and the colorful clouds cover them, setting off short waves.

Chen Heng walked slowly outside the camp with Lin Daiyu, and the topic inevitably came to the reason why the other party came here.

After reading the article written by Sister Lin, without waiting for the other party to elaborate, he asked in doubt: "Do you feel that something is missing?"

"Brother, how did you know?" Lin Daiyu was very pleasantly surprised, and even walked briskly, "Yes, after I finished writing, I felt something was wrong."

"Because it lacks some impact." Chen Heng returned the article to his sister with a smile, and fell into a short thought.

My younger sister is definitely different from ordinary girls.There may be no distinction between high and low intelligence, but in terms of early intelligence, few people can match her.

In addition, she has a delicate heart, so she can't help but think more deeply and more when encountering people and situations.

Just like the article in front of me, if it is regarded as the news sent to the newspaper, it is already very complete.The cause and effect are detailed and appropriate.

But if you want to use it as an extension of Sister Lin's idea, something is missing.

And Daiyu's recent restlessness, in Chen Heng's eyes, is the awakening of the other party's will.Just like every child, she wants to see a more real world and urgently wants to talk to this world, just like the troubles brought about by puberty.

This idea, when it ran into Aunt Shui's matter, inevitably became tricky.

In essence, what was revealed from Aunt Shui was the life and death of slaves by wealthy families.It is the powerless resistance of personal destiny to power, and we can only choose the ending of resignation.

Sister Lin's precocious wisdom made it easy for her to grasp this.Her good character made her unwilling to turn a blind eye to this matter.Only limited by knowledge and experience, it is impossible to sort out the meaning behind it.

But, is it necessary to tell her this?

After all, the girl in front of me is not anyone's property, as long as she is an independent individual, she does not stop learning.Gradually growing self-awareness will inevitably come into contact with the unevenness and injustice of the world.

In this process, how to ensure that she will not be harmed by it?

Chen Heng couldn't help pointing his forehead with his fingers, with a distressed and headache on his face.Such a headache is naturally not because of my own unintentional actions, which created the current dilemma.

Just as he was thinking about the girl, a chuckle suddenly came from his ear.

Chen Heng turned his head in confusion, looked at the girl walking side by side, and asked strangely, "What's wrong?"

"I just think the scenery outside the city is good." Lin Daiyu explained with a guilty conscience.

She was happy in her heart, not only because of Chen Heng's distress, but also because of Wanfeng's gentleness.I can't tell why, but seeing my brother having a headache about his own affairs, I feel a little gloating and secretly happy.

Thinking of this, Lin Daiyu felt that her actions today were extremely wise.

Chen Heng didn't know what this girl was happy about, so he just hung his hands behind his back and said his answer, "Sister, have you ever thought about writing a storybook?"

"Ah?!" Even Lin Daiyu, who was smart and bold, was frightened by her brother's words and stood on the spot.

Chen Heng didn't just give his opinion on the spur of the moment. If someone as smart and precocious as Daiyu were to be locked in the room, he would surely fall into self-pity and indignation.

The world only sees Li Qingzhao's poems, but not the unwillingness and depression that she has nowhere to display.

Talent will make a person, and it will also become a prison for people.

He hopes that Sister Lin can learn to live with the world and her own talents before she knows what she wants to express.In this process, I have accumulated my own vision and ability.

To accomplish this without blocking Daiyu's contact with the outside world, it is undoubtedly best to use words.Among them, writing a storybook is undoubtedly a more gentle way.

Looking through the history of Chinese and foreign literature, those who write novels always have a broader and softer mind than those who write poetry and literature.Compared with the latter, the life of the former will be smoother and smoother.

"Brother, do you think I'm suitable?" Lin Daiyu asked timidly.

"I think it's appropriate." Chen Heng nodded seriously. His younger sister can only speak, so naturally there is no need to say more, "But you still have to do it yourself to know." He showed a bright smile, "If you don't like it, we Think about something else."

When it comes to writing story books, Mr. Yuanhe has the most say.

Chen Heng, who holds "Strange Tales from a Liaozhai Studio" and "The Legend of Shushan Heroes" in his hand, fully recognizes Lin Daiyu's ability.

He continued to laugh and said, "You can try to write Aunt Shui's story in the storybook. But if you want to use a pseudonym, you have to rearrange the content of the story."

A young heart is always restless.Lin Daiyu also excitedly said, "Then what kind of story should I write?"

Perhaps because she was too happy, she turned around in front of Chen Heng, and her dress, which floated up gently, drew an arc along the trajectory of her hair. She wrung her fingers and continued: "Brother, what do you say?" What alias should I use?"

One question after another came, Chen Heng was infected by the girl's emotions, and smiled lightly: "Just use Xiaoxiangzi, I think it sounds cool." He answered very casually.

Since the innocent Yinglian appeared, he suddenly didn't pay much attention to the restraint of ethics.

"Cool?!" Lin Daiyu blinked, not understanding the meaning of the word.The red light illuminated the girl's ignorant expression, Chen Heng laughed and shrugged.

This kind of private play makes girls feel very interesting.She also imitated her brother's appearance, made a slightly weird move, and laughed to herself, "I see, I will try it."

"Don't worry, just write slowly." Chen Heng nodded and urged, "Next time you want to see me, just ask someone to send me a letter."

It was indeed a bit bold to run out of the city suddenly like this.

Lin Daiyu lowered her head and said anxiously: "Brother also thinks that Yu'er is acting reckless?"

"It's just that it's more convenient for me to find you in the past." After the evening breeze passed by, Chen Heng looked at the girl's face and fluttering hair, and said sincerely, "How can you be reckless in what you want to do, just pay attention to safety question."

"Hey." The girl smiled embarrassedly, "I knew my brother wouldn't blame me."

"You should think about what your aunt will say." Chen Hengshai laughed and pointed out the difficulties that his sister would face.

"I'm not afraid. I'll go find my father later and go home with him."

This younger sister had already thought of a countermeasure!
Chen Heng shook his head helplessly, and sent her to the carriage back to the city.

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