Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 19 Wang Xianming's Travels in the Lin Mansion

Wang Xianming, who was far away in Yangzhou City, naturally would not know what trouble Chen Heng had caused.What's more, they don't know that there are already several students who have rented farmhouses in the village.Three to five companions, every day at dawn, they move a bench to sit in front of his house, open the book and read aloud.

They are convinced that although the wife is not in the village.But their efforts will be known to the master when he returns.At that time, I will definitely be impressed by their hard-working spirit, and I will take them into the door and teach them carefully.

This kind of thing, as long as someone starts it, it will be out of control.They secretly competed with each other, but no one dared to go first, and no one dared to whisper.

In this way, the sound of their reading all day is like water ducks quacking in the pond at the head of the village.It really became Shanxi Village, an indescribable scenery.

As for the instigator, he was wondering if he should pack up his clothes and run away before his master came back.But when I think about it, my next stop is to go to Yangzhou City to take the government test.

Where is the master now?

Yangzhou city chant.

Well, it was a crime.Chen Heng simply resigned to his fate and closed the door by himself, pretending that he could not hear the sound of reading from outside the window.He only hoped that his wife could eat and play happily in Yangzhou.Then go home happily, and be less angry then.

But Chen Heng didn't know, wow, his wife was not happy in Yangzhou City either.

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After Wang Xianming and Chen Heng separated in Taixing County, the Liu family led them all the way to Yangzhou City with light clothes.As soon as they arrived at the gate of the city, they were discovered by the servants of the Lin family who had been waiting for an unknown amount of time. They invited the two of them into their own carriage and sent them directly to the mansion.

When Wang Xianming arrived, Lin Ruhai hadn't let the government go yet.Fortunately, Mrs. Jia had her own arrangements, and arranged for the servants to clean the other courtyard early, and asked them to rest there for a while, and waited for Lin Ruhai to come back to have a feast and clean up the dust together.

The couple had a brief rest for a while, and another servant came to invite Mrs. Liu, saying that it was Madam who invited her.Mrs. Liu gave Wang Xianming a look, beckoning him to rest in the room, and went out.

Wang Xianming couldn't wait for this. What he was afraid of in his life was dealing with officials and his wives. He even secretly hoped that Lin Ruhai would come back later, completely forgetting that this was the Lin Mansion.

Liu Shi followed the servants, passed through a door, walked out of the shot, and arrived at Jia Shi's attic.As soon as the two met, they sat on the couch holding hands and chatted very warmly.After saying a few words about the changes that hadn't been seen in half a year, Mrs. Liu spoke quickly and asked out the doubts that had been pent up all the way.

It turned out that they came here for Lin Ruhai's daughter's birthday, but this child's birthday is on the twelfth of this month. In previous years, the Liu family had also given her presents. Naturally, they remembered the date, but for some reason they chose to hold a banquet on the 22nd this time.

Jia didn't hide it either, and directly told the whole story.

On the twelfth day, it was my daughter's fifth birthday.Lin Ruhai has always regarded her as a treasure, so how could she miss this important day.So I turned off all the outside entertainment that day, and prepared to spend time with my family.

But those salt merchants didn't know where they got the news. As soon as it was dark, groups of people carried things to Lin's mansion. The people who came were all servants. When they asked, they said that the master was dead. They didn't know anything else. They just put down the gifts and ran away.A lot of gifts are given by the gift list, so we don't know who gave them.

"Is it so outrageous?" Liu was dumbfounded when she heard that, gift giving is always a matter of sympathy, or telling an elegant and funny story.Waiting for it to get dark like this, and coming with a light, for the same reason.He is really overbearing, which is rare in his life. The salt merchants in Yangzhou are indeed the richest in the world.

Jia Shi also shook her head helplessly, forgiving a lady like her who has seen the world, she was also offended by the sinister methods of the salt merchant.

Mrs. Liu at the other end thought about it for a moment, and then came to her senses, said: "It's really a bad heart. They waited until dark, trying to 'cover their ears and steal the bell', and they came one after another. I'm afraid they wanted to let everyone in Yangzhou know that Ruhai took their money."

As soon as Jia's eyes lit up, she knew that Liu could figure it out, and it was not in vain for her to call her sister.

"Then what are you going to do?" Liu asked with concern.

Jia Shi smiled slightly, turned his head sideways, and whispered something to Liu Shi.She didn't know what she said, so Liu Shi laughed out loud, and said: "I just said, you husband and wife, why did you keep urging me to leave in the letter? It turns out that you want to use me as a straw boat for borrowing arrows."

Listening to what Liu said was interesting, Jia couldn't help laughing, and said after laughing, "I haven't seen my sister for half a year, and I really miss it. I just took this opportunity, first, as my own family, I want to help my sister to help me. Second, Yu'er is growing up, so I should let her go out and walk around, so that she can learn some truths. My sister and her husband have a long history, and I just happened to learn from you."

What she said was appropriate inside and out, warming Liu's heart.Liu Shi also had no choice but to continue: "Forget it, since you have pulled off this big show, then I will end up being a Huang Gongfu."

"Sister, what a powerful mouth. Are you turning a corner and saying that I have become a white-faced Gongjin?" Jia raised her eyebrows against the cushion and asked back, with a child's mischievous eccentricity flowing in her eyes.Jia's family has been married for more than ten years, and yet they still have this charming girlish attitude.

"How could it be?" Liu Shi pretended to be surprised, "Shouldn't you be the female Zhuge that Zhizhu held again?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Shi couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.

While the two were chatting and laughing, a cheerful nightingale flew in from outside the door. Before they could stand still, laughter like a clear spring came, "Mother, what are you talking about with my aunt? I heard you laughing from a long distance."

Mrs. Liu was no stranger to her when she saw her, she just nodded with a smile and said, "Yu'er still remembers aunt?" Before Mrs. Liu came, she thought that she hadn't been here for more than half a year, and the child's memory might forget her.Unexpectedly, Lin Ruhai's daughter could still remember it.

"Why don't I remember, it's because my aunt hasn't forgotten Yu'er, and she hasn't even brought me a message in the past six months." The little man uttered a decent complaint.

Liu Shi was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that the child's demeanor just now was imitating her mother.Immediately smiled at Jia Shi and said, "Okay, arrange me in front of Yu'er in private."

Jia held her daughter in her arms, tapped the tip of the charming girl's nose, and said intentionally, "Didn't I tell you not to speak out, why did you forget it when you turned around?"

"I'm happy to see my aunt." The little girl blinked her bright eyes and waved the handkerchief in her hand, "I just forgot about it."

"Come on, let aunt take a good look at it." The Liu family gave birth to a daughter, and because she married to Jinling, she had only contacted her by letter in the past.I am really happy to see Yu'er at this moment.

Gently holding the girl's little hand, Liu Shi looked at her with a smile, only to see her pair of red phoenix eyes that smiled before saying a word, revealing a flowing aura.Her body is as slender as a willow leaf, and although she doesn't wear makeup on her face, there are two spots of blush on her cheeks, giving her an innocent look.

"No wonder people often praise good-looking people, who look like gods. When I came to Yu'er, I realized that I can only use heaven to praise. Other words are not enjoyable to say." Liu couldn't help but praise, and then patted the girl's little hand, "It's the same as half a year ago, and hasn't grown any flesh. Didn't my aunt tell you to eat well?"

"I have eaten well." The girl's face was full of innocence, and Liu Shi was also a little puzzled seeing this. Could it be that Yu'er really ate well?

"Yes. She had a good meal." Jia Shi said bluntly, "But I only ate some food, and the other dishes were not touched."

Mrs. Liu didn't want to say much, she just squeezed the girl's hand and persuaded softly, "If you don't want to eat, you can just eat it, and you can eat some fruit."

The girl nodded. She was the most active at this age. When she moved a little, the blush on her face increased. She said, "This is what my aunt said. In the evening, my aunt will tell me stories and feed me fruits at the same time."

Seeing it, Liu's affection deepened, and she said, "Okay, what story do you want to hear this time? Do you want to hear about your father, or whose story?"

"I still want to listen to that kid who was beaten by my master."

Knowing that the kid her daughter was talking about was his brother-in-law's favorite student, Jia hurriedly said, "I know how to speak like an adult, and when you meet him in the future, you should call him brother."

"Because I haven't seen anyone before, you want me to call you brother." The girl said in a 'reasonable' way, "It's hard to say, he's not as good at reading as I am."

"Everything is up to you, I'll tell you after dinner." Liu turned her head to think about it, and said with a smile, "This time our topic is: Tanhualang Encouraging Little Scholar."

"That's good, that's good. Auntie, is this Tan Hua Lang your father?" The girl clapped her hands.

"Isn't it, it's your good father."

"Compared with Dad, who is better at reading?"

As for her daughter's question, Liu's has the right to speak. She is sincere and unbiased, and said bluntly: "If you talk about talent and understanding, the two are indistinguishable. But when it comes to hard work, that kid will beat your father even more."

Mrs. Liu sighed, and said to Mrs. Jia, "My family is still having a headache over how to thank Ru Hai."

"We're all in the same family, and it's not a big deal. But it can give my brother-in-law a headache, so it's still interesting to think about it." Jia Shi smiled and shook his head, ordered his servants to bring some fruits, and asked, "That child, it's time to try it in the county now."

"En." Liu Shi nodded, and when she mentioned Heng'er, she also began to think of Chen Henglai a little bit, and she didn't know how the child's county exam was going, and hoped that God would bless him and let him pass smoothly.

Seeing her aunt, the girl suddenly fell silent, and for a moment she couldn't figure out what this "county test" was.I just wish I could read a good book by myself, and also end up fighting, so that my father and mother can read it.

　I posted this chapter late today, because I deleted the manuscript three times.I have been thinking about what Daiyu is like at this stage, and trying to portray her image.Although it is not in the book, I think that this stage should be the happiest and most carefree time in her life.It should be more aura.

　　Although such happiness is short-lived like a dream.But thinking about her alone in Jia's mansion, how could she survive the lonely nights without this strength to support her.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)