Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 75
A well-prepared lunch never begins and ends only recently.The weather in late autumn is not so hot by this time.During the banquet, the guests of honor enjoyed themselves.Master Kong Kong saw that Lin Ruhai wanted to keep guests, took a drink of tea, got up and said, "The time is coming, the time is coming."

Uncle Lin saw that he couldn't keep Master Kongkong, so he had to get up together and sighed: "I will say goodbye today. I hope that next year the spring will be warm and the flowers will bloom, and I can meet Master again. Ruhai will never forget, Master's life-saving grace."

Master Kong Kong only smiled, and said to Chen Heng who was accompanying him, "Young officer, you invited me to Yangzhou City. You have to start and finish everything you do, why don't you give me a ride."

"If I had known that I was here to send off the master, I should have called Brother Su Zhao here too." Chen Heng felt a little regretful, after all, Xin Suzhao was the true apprentice of Master Kong Kong.On that day, without Xin Suzhao, I would not even know where Master Kongkong was.

Only then did Master Kong Kong turn his head to look at Lin Ruhai, and while pacing outside, he answered the other party's question: "If you save someone's life, you will have a seventh-level pagoda. I have already obtained merits and virtues before the Buddha. If Master Lin will never forget it, and don't remember me in front of the Buddha? A lot of merit is not a blessing..."

"... I really want to thank you, just thank you for this coincidence." Master Kong Kong took the luggage from the servant and put on a bamboo hat for sun protection.

Lin Ruhai followed the other side step by step, and said with a smile, "What should I say?"

"Children travel thousands of miles to search for medical traces, ask three times in the pavilion to eliminate grievances and enmities. Throw away the karmic debts of the ordinary body, and the chanting in Hanshan Temple is empty."

The monk stood in the courtyard, looked at the shadowy figures in the attic behind, and suddenly clasped his hands together and recited "Amitabha".

After leaving the Lin residence, there were four people who saw him off.Uncle Lin shared a carriage with Master Kong Kong, and Chen Heng shared a carriage with Miaoyu as a middleman.Master Qingning didn't show up for some reason, Daiyu wanted to join in the fun, but it's a pity that Mrs. Jia didn't let her go out and run around.

The distance between Lin's mansion and the ferry was not too close, and the carriage was moving slowly, staggering forward, jolting the passengers from time to time.Chen Heng was sitting in a corner with "Hanshu" in his arms, and a little far away from him was Miaoyu, who was dressed in plain plain clothes and a lavender scarf.

The noise of people on the street, mixed with the sound of running water, these two people were not familiar with each other, and they were speechless while keeping their eyes on each other.Although Chen Heng guessed in his heart that the other party might be a real person from one of the Twelve Beauties, he has seen many characters in the book now.Even if it was really her, she wouldn't do anything special.Just be a stranger who meets by chance, guarding your own duty.

"I haven't thanked you yet, in the Hanshan Pavilion, thank you, my master, for clarifying my teacher's doubts." Miaoyu suddenly said, her temperament is already elegant, and she has been studying scriptures all year round.Although he said thank you, his tone was very flat.

Hearing this, Chen Heng raised his hand and waved it lightly, "Don't dare to take credit, I think Mrs. Qingning has already figured it out in her heart. It's just that there is no reason for me to let go of my obsession. It has nothing to do with what I said that day."

"My lord is so transparent in seeing people and things, do you also read Buddhist scriptures on weekdays?"

"I've never seen it before." Chen Heng couldn't explain the experience of his previous life, so he had to change the subject, "A peasant boy, you can't be called a son. If the teacher wants to, just call me Xiaolang."

Miaoyu saw that Chen Heng didn't intend to talk, so she didn't continue talking.She was originally ordered by her teacher, so she excused herself to convey her thanks.Otherwise, as a monk, she would rarely take the initiative to talk to men.

Chen Heng didn't think too much about it. Although he is in the same place as Miaoyu now, the latter is not a real nun.She was born with a beautiful face and a beautiful face, and she also practiced with hair.Chen Heng couldn't grasp the proper way to talk to the nun, so it was best to simply keep silent.

In addition, Sister Lin told him that although this Miaoyu looked 45 to 12 years old, she was actually only 1 years old, which was five years older than him. (Note [-])

Chen Heng would still be willing to ask a few more gossips to Mrs. Qingning.

One of the two became dumb and the other became deaf.All the way to the ferry in silence, I finally got out of the car.Lin Ruhai and Master Kong Kong arrived one step ahead, and they were already standing by the pier, saying goodbye.

Seeing their steps, they came one after the other.The person in front has the solemnity and elegance of a Buddha statue, holds a Buddhist bead, and is serious in speech and smile.The people behind, strolling in the courtyard, also have a bit of Confucianism.

Master Kong Kong looked at the fun, and said to Lin Ruhai: "Look at these two people, don't they look like the boys and girls next to Master Guanyin?"

Lin Ruhai smiled without saying a word, and when Chen Heng approached, he pulled him to his side and said, "Master, why don't you take another look."

Both of them are wearing wide-sleeved Tsing Yi today, but Lin Ruhai's clothes are more particular about materials and sewing.When people look at it, they feel that it is precious and extraordinary.

"Hahahaha, it's extremely extreme, and now they are the two champions." Master Kong Kong laughed and nodded. Chen Heng didn't know what the two of them just said, and just acted as a dumb weight.

"Miaoyu." Master Kong Kong called the girl to him.

"Master."

"I made a divination for you last night with your master." As parting was about to come, Master Kongkong was ready to speak freely, and he took the initiative to mention the little nun, "The divination says that you two, master and student, should not go northward in the future, and there will be danger of jade being broken. I will only tell you about this. You have to try to persuade your master, but don't forget to mention my name.

If your master knows that it was I who made the hexagram, he will definitely lose his temper and insist on traveling northward. "

After listening silently, Miaoyu nodded and said "OK."

After all, Master Kongkong was worried, and only looked up and down at Miaoyu to hide his worries.He said with a smile to the other two who were seeing him off: "Chen Xiaolang, don't you have anything to say to this old man?"

Standing beside his uncle, Chen Heng smiled and said, "Master, at first glance, he is a person with deep blessings. No matter how much the younger generation says, it can't compare with a green lantern in front of the Buddha. I wish Master..."

Looking around, Chen Heng saw people hurrying on the pier, the passenger boat was heaving in the tide, and the sparkling lake surface was already tinged with a silky blush.

"Take the east wind, carry the sunset glow, and have your own home in front of the Buddha."

"Okay, okay." Master Kong Kong nodded with a smile, and continued to him, "Su Zhao's temperament is sloppy, and he is in a hurry when things happen. But he is sincere, and if he encounters any difficulties in the future, I hope Chen Xiaolang will help him."

Chen Heng was taken aback when he heard this, wondering what kind of difficulties Xin Suzhao could encounter so that he, a farmer, could rescue him.But he still said bluntly: "Master, don't worry, Brother Suzhao and I hit it off right away, we have known each other for a long time, and we will definitely live up to our friendship."

Hearing this, Master Kong Kong nodded again, looked at Lin Ruhai, clasped his hands together and said, "Lord Lin, send it here." On the way here, the two people talked about the same thing in the carriage.

"Okay, Master, go slowly. We will meet again in March next year."

Master Kongkong bid farewell to Chen Heng and Miaoyu one by one, and with a final flick of his sleeves, he stepped on the wooden plank and walked towards the passenger ship under the sunset.

The three of them waited for a while until the boatman untied the rope and left the shore before turning back.Seeing that this place was not far from the academy, Chen Heng simply suggested to Lin Ruhai to go home directly.He felt that it was inappropriate for him to go back and ride in a carriage with anyone, so he might as well take the opportunity to run away.

"Alright, don't forget to show me your strategy." Lin Ruhai didn't refuse, and just drove away with Miaoyu in a car.

Looking at the two people who left, Chen Heng stood on the pier, listening to the sound of the tide, he suddenly felt very comfortable.With a sassy smile, he took the book in one hand and put the other behind his back, and walked towards the academy in the distance.

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"Yu'er, what are you looking at?"

Jiashi took a plate of cut fruits and walked into her gazebo. Her beloved daughter was leaning on the railing at the moment, and the brilliant sunset glowed on the child, making Jiashi more and more fond of it.

Daiyu, who was in a daze, let out a small cry of surprise, and when she turned her head to see Jia Shi who was smiling behind her, she couldn't help saying: "Mother, Yu'er didn't think about anything."

"But want to go out to play again?" Jia Shi asked knowingly.

Lin Daiyu chuckled lightly, neither was embarrassed by having her mind exposed, nor did she speak out to explain herself.

Jia Shi herself was in a difficult situation, she thought whether to persuade her daughter to stay at home, or let the child be like a boy, go wherever he wants.After thinking about it, she felt that it would be easier for her father to have a headache.

"When your father comes back, how about letting him take you to Baohu Lake for a night tour?"

"Mother, are you serious?" Lin Daiyu was very happy, since her younger brother was critically ill, she hadn't been out of the house for a long time.

Jia smiled and pulled her to sit in the pavilion, and put the fruit on the table, "If you eat it obediently, mother will tell your father."

"This..." Lin Daiyu said bitterly with a worried face, "Yu'er should study at home."

Jia laughed together, "Don't make any mistakes, didn't your brother tell you to eat more fruits? You promised well then."

Lin Daiyu imitated someone's silly laughter, pretending she didn't hear it.

"You, you." Jia Shi had no choice but to tap his daughter's forehead, and sighed, "I don't know what it will be like when I grow up."

The little girl was overjoyed when she heard the words, and put her hands on her eyebrows to set up an awning, "It must be a beauty just like your mother."

"That mother is going to be old."

"Amitabha." Lin Daiyu played a lot with Miaoyu recently, and imitated each other's clasped hands, "Then Yu'er begged the Buddha to let Yu'er grow up slowly."

"Bah, bah, bah, I know nonsense, beware of the Buddha's blame."

Lin Daiyu was dumbfounded by Jia's play, "Mother, I just read Amitabha, so I'm afraid it's not good."

The couple stayed in the gazebo all the time, and they didn't tell each other what happened in the gazebo until Lin Ruhai came home.Lin Ruhai listened with a smile, and after dinner, she took Lin Daiyu out of the mansion without telling Jia Shi.

The father and daughter played on the street until late at night, and there is no need to mention the process.

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As soon as Chen Heng returned to the dormitory, the students were already intensively reviewing their homework.Two days later it will be November, and the college exams will come again.This time, even Xin Suzhao just stayed and read the book.

As soon as they saw Chen Heng, they all picked up problems that they couldn't solve, and came to verify with this class A member.Three or five people surrounded Chen Heng, and after the candles provided by the academy were extinguished, Xue Biao took out the ones he had bought to continue.

A group of people studied late into the night together, and then fell asleep feeling lost.

After two days like this, the exam in November came and ended as scheduled.

As the last autumn leaves slowly fell, Class A recruited five more people in, but unfortunately none of the people in Chen Heng's room were among them.Only Xin Suzhao got a C grade in the exam, which is considered a small improvement, and the results of the others are not much different.

On the second day after the exam, the academy announced that this year's studies would end on December [-]th.Young students can write letters to their families in advance and let their families arrange a time to pick them up.

Only then did Chen Heng realize that the Chinese New Year is coming soon.

　Originally, I wanted to add more descriptions in places like "On Salt and Iron", but I didn't even think about it.After all, everyone is reading a book, and the sense of experience is the most important.

　　By the way, we will be on the shelves next Wednesday, hahahaha

　　
　
(End of this chapter)