Red Mansion Reader

Chapter 154 Tathagata Future
After coming out of Jia Min's place, Lin Daiyu took Ying Ge and Xue Yan back to the house.It was supposed to be a time for sleep and exhaustion, but Sister Lin had no intention of taking a rest immediately. Instead, she sat on a chair and started thinking.

Mother and daughter are connected, and she knows that Jia Min has left a test for herself.

Someone suddenly came to the house, and the mother didn't say anything, she would definitely let the nanny pay attention to her behavior in private.

Steward, steward.Those in charge are the servants of the family.Jia Min taught her several times, how could she not listen?

But what to do?

Lin Daiyu rested her hands on the table and propped her chin, lost in thought.She subconsciously used someone's thinking movements, and tapped the armrest of the chair with her slender fingers.

When she discovered this, she couldn't help laughing.Thinking of that figure far away in Yangzhou, bits and pieces of the past also came to mind.

My brother once said that there are only two ways to win people's hearts in the world.One is to make them heartless.This is the method used by the dead men supported by high-ranking families.

The second is easier said than done.It is to exchange sincerity for sincerity.If you want others to treat you with sincerity, you must first treat others with sincerity.

Looking through the history books, except for these two methods, the other methods are quite clumsy and ugly.

"Brother, can you exchange sincerity for sincerity?"

"Otherwise, this is just the beginning. Since the person is left behind, the other party must be willing to work for him." Hearing his sister's question, Chen Heng replied in this way at the time, "If you are a subordinate, it is not enough to be sincere, but also to give to others." A clear path upward. If you are a good friend, it will be more complicated..."

But everything starts from the heart.Lin Daiyu thought about this sentence in her heart, so she recruited Brother Ying to her, and chatted with him about daily life with a smile.

This is the initial establishment of the two people's understanding of each other. After the small talk, the atmosphere changes.Lin Daiyu smiled and proposed the idea of ​​changing the name of the parrot. When the parrot heard it, he naturally had no objection.

Without going through this step, how could the parrot become a member of the Lin family?

Lin Daiyu turned her head and thought for a moment, then chose the word "purple magpie", which happened to be paired with Xueyan.

"Sister Zique, you will be in my house from now on." Lin Daiyu held Zique's hand and said softly, "I will get your body deed from my ancestors. From now on, I will have to trouble my sister take care of me."

Zi Que also did not expect that the new mistress with such a strong temperament could teach such a gentle lady.Not to mention, how many people in Jia's mansion can talk to servants like this.She hurriedly leaned over to salute, "Miss, don't worry, Zi Que will definitely do her best."

Lin Daiyu asked Zique again how much money she had in Jia's house, and said it was the same amount here.

It's not that Lin Daiyu can't afford more money, this method was taught by Jia Min himself.

For the new servants, no matter how much you like them, you can't do too much at once.

We must remember the principle of 'promote if you have meritorious service, punish you if you have made mistakes, and reward you if you work hard'.

Only by going step by step can a relationship between master and servant be fulfilled.It will not let newcomers climb on top of old people and chill the hearts of old people.

It was also a fate made by heaven, which made Lin Daiyu like Zique as soon as she saw it.She pulled Xueyan over again and let the two talk about their elders and younger ones, which can be regarded as establishing friendship for them.

But right now Zi Que has to obey Xue Yan temporarily.Later, we will see who is stronger between the two of them, and then make other arrangements.

After dealing with this matter, Lin Daiyu was also a little tired.Just as she was about to get up and go to bed to rest, a small tabby cat suddenly sprang out from the slanting shadow, grabbing the corner of Daiyu's skirt and howling.

"Miss, do you still have a cat?" Zi Que blinked, knowing a little more about her own lady.

Lin Daiyu bent down with a smile, picked up the little cat, and waved to Zique with a cat's paw, "It's called Bajiao, and it's my birthday present from my brother. Bajiao, this is sister Zique. You must listen to it in the future oh?"

brother?Zi Que remembered another person's name in her mind. When she saw the little cat "meowing" to her, she also boldly stretched out her hand to caress Bajiao's forehead.

After a little fun, Lin Daiyu finally couldn't bear it.Go to bed and rest under the care of snow geese and purple magpies.

On the second day, Sanchun from the mansion sent someone to invite her to drink tea. This was a gathering between cousins, so Lin Daiyu naturally would not refuse.He only took Zique, who was more familiar with Jia's family, to the banquet, leaving Xue Yan to guard his boudoir.

When she came to her cousin's residence, Lin Daiyu walked through the curtain, and saw not only sister Sanchun, but also sister Baochai here.

Several people greeted each other with a smile, with a somewhat cautious look on their faces.I don't know if it was because my mother was furious yesterday, which frightened these relatives.Lin Daiyu saw it in her eyes, but her mind was very clear.

Jia Min helped her daughter earn a prestige not to be trifled with. As a junior, she should be kinder, so that people should not underestimate the Lin family's tutor.After thinking about it this way, Daiyu became more amiable and low-key when talking to them.

After a few relatives got to know Daiyu's temper and knew that she was not a difficult person to get in touch with, the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and another person lifted the curtain and walked into the house.

"What were you talking about just now? Before I even entered the room, I heard your laughter from afar."

Before the feet came in, the voice came in first.

"Brother Bao."

After only hearing a greeting, Lin Daiyu had no choice but to follow the crowd and called out 'cousin', which was regarded as a greeting.

When Jia Baoyu saw Shuangshu here, his already good mood became even better.He was only coaxed by Mrs. Jia last night, and he didn't take Jia Min's teachings to heart.Find a place, sit down directly.

It is said that the sisters sat at a round table, and Sanchun surrounded Daiyu and Baochai in the middle.There were many vacancies around, but this Baoyu chose the seat opposite to Shuangshu, which was not well judged.

Jia Baoyu himself didn't take it seriously, and just continued to ask the sisters: "Coincidentally, I didn't expect my sisters and sisters to be here. Let me listen to what you were talking about just now."

"I heard from Sister Lin about Yangzhou." Yingchun was the oldest, pointing at Daiyu in the middle, "We're talking about newspapers."

"What kind of novelty is this? Listening to the name, it looks a bit like the newspaper on the master's desk." Jia Baoyu adjusted his robe and sat down, rubbing his hands unconsciously.The attacker who was following him quickly took the stove and handed it to Mr. Bao.

"Second brother, don't you know." Tan Chun took over with a smile, "I heard from Sister Lin that this thing is very popular in Jiangnan and other places. Sister Bao, is that true?"

When Baochai saw this little sister taking the initiative to invite her into the conversation, she nodded with a smile, "Before I came to Beijing, I heard that someone in Jinling City also wanted to run a newspaper. However, judging from the momentum, it is still not as loud as the Jing'an Daily in Yangzhou."

This year's draft is in July, and now Baochai is still preparing to enter the palace.Even though he was in Jia's mansion, he didn't dare to have too many conversations with Baoyu.A pair of eyes, only turning on the sisters, let people see more and more the reserved temperament of everyone.

However, she spoke softly and had a good demeanor.The slow tone is very uncomfortable to listen to.Jia Baoyu smiled and asked a few words about the newspaper, Xue Baochai gave a general idea, and then threw the topic to Lin Daiyu, a "Yangzhou native".

Although Lin Daiyu knew the inside story, she didn't want to use her elder brother's name to show off.Only the deeds of the students in Yangzhou who ran a literary agency and a newspaper were told.

When Jia Baoyu heard that it was related to scholars again, he lost the interest in inquiring.Hearing that "The Legend of Shushan Heroes" had also been first published in the newspaper, he immediately asked happily: "Is this book really written by that Mr. Yuan He?"

Daiyu didn't expect to hear this from the other party, she was very surprised and forgot to answer for a moment.

Tanchun smiled when he saw it and said: "Brother Bao likes Mr. Yuanhe's "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" the most. He thinks this book is miraculous. He has always felt that "Shu Mountain" was made up by someone else, unlike me. I prefer Shushan."

"Sister, don't you also want to be a female swordsman?"

"You're the only one with a mouth." Tan Chun tapped Xichun's forehead with his expert hand.Yingchun and Baoyu turned around and asked Daiyu about the deeds of 'Mr. Yuanhe'.

This is a popular figure in Yangzhou in recent years, and it is no longer the reputation of one state and one prefecture.The anecdote about Mr. Yuanhe has become unknown in the rumors passed down from mouth to mouth.People in the capital said that he was an eminent monk, and others said that he was a poor son.

There are all kinds of arguments, and I met half of Yangzhou people today.Everyone's thoughts inevitably increased, and they eagerly asked Sister Lin to confirm the authenticity of it.

Lin Daiyu was really amused to hear it, and she couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect Mr. Yuan He's name to be known even to people in the capital."

"It's a pity that I heard that this gentleman has always been in a hurry. Up to now, no one has even seen him." Baoyu shook his head regretfully.

"Maybe he's a poor scholar in his seventies and eighties, and I can't tell if I'm too embarrassed to show up." Daiyu was the most weird, she was very clear in her heart, but she was bragging like Chen Heng.

"That must be an extraordinary hermit who refuses to seek fame and fame." Baoyu shook his head firmly, "To be able to write the story of Liaozhai, you must have seen the great rivers and experienced the warmth and warmth of the world. If you don't have first-class talent, , must not be able to write such a good article."

Unexpectedly, this cousin had such a high opinion of her elder brother. Lin Daiyu was delighted to see it, and couldn't help but nodded in agreement, "It should be so."

Baoyu saw that Sister Lin started talking more when she mentioned Mr. Yuanhe's name.She couldn't help but said happily: "Good sister, is it possible that you also like Mr. Yuanhe?"

There was nothing wrong with what he said, but Lin Daiyu's face turned red subconsciously, which surprised others.I don't know if it's because of Baoyu's "good sister", or because of something else.

Lin Daiyu managed to suppress her heartbeat, and could barely explain, "If I insist on saying that I don't like a person like him who is popular all over the country, won't it make outsiders think that I am too high-spirited?"

The girls nodded with a smile, the topic stopped briefly at the hermit in Yangzhou, and then turned to the customs of Yangzhou and Jinling.None of them had any experience of going out of the house, and it was rare to meet two distant visitors, so it was understandable to inquire more about things outside.

A few people turned the topic around, and they came to the literary club of Yangzhou Academy.Yingchun and the others are eager to learn, and they are very interested in the schedule of the literary society.They took Daiyu to question for a long time, but they didn't notice Baochai who was left in the cold.

But Daiyu saw it, and hastily used Sister Baoqin's excuse to bring Baochai into the topic again.

"What, this literary society can still allow women to join? The owner of this society is so generous." Rao Tanchun, who has always been bold, was a little surprised when he heard this.

The others were also curious, and even Baochai asked about the other party's origin.Lin Daiyu had no choice but to shoot herself in the foot with a dark sigh, so she could only say: "The owner of the club is my elder brother. That's why I agreed to join the club under the pseudonym of Baoqin and I, and I ask all the sisters to keep it a secret for my brother."

"Sister Lin, do you have a brother? I have never heard that I have a cousin." Yingchun scratched her head. She remembered that her elders said that sister Lin only had one biological brother.

Lin Daiyu explained with a blushing face, "He and I are not blood relatives, he can barely be regarded as my father's half-student."

Seeing the cousin who has been generous today, it is rare to show a coy attitude.Naturally, everyone's desire to inquire about it is indispensable.

At this juncture, even if you don't want to say it, you can't do it.Lin Daiyu sighed in her heart, and told the story of her family's acquaintance with her elder brother.The many coincidences and the ups and downs of the story really amazed the audience.

"I didn't expect that Sister Lin would have such an outstanding brother." Baochai didn't know what to think of, but when he heard the end of the words, he couldn't help but say the last sentence.

The others couldn't help but clapped their hands and said: "This brother of the Chen family, he won the first place in the Central Government Examination at a young age, and he can go out of the city to preside over disaster relief in times of crisis. It's really admirable, but I also want to have someone like this." Brothers."

Tan Chun rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "Sister Lin, your literary society is called Jing'an Literary Society, so what does Jing'an Daily have to do with you?"

Her mind was active, and she discovered something fishy. She stared straight at Daiyu, with the momentum of breaking the casserole and asking the truth.

Only then did everyone realize the connection between the two, and they looked at Lin Daiyu together.The latter can't do anything about it. At this moment, explain that there is no silver 300 taels here, so I can only confess: "Jing'an Newspaper was indeed founded by my brother. But I don't know the inside story."

"Okay, Sister Lin, let me tell you why you smiled so happily when we were talking about newspapers! It turns out that the real Bodhisattva watched the fake monks chant sutras, and looked at our fun." Tanchun laughed, and he was about to go Daiyu walked beside her.

When Baochai heard the news, she just twitched her eyebrows.She is used to seeing the wind, flowers, snow and moon, and she has a lot of skill in nourishing her energy. There are very few things in the world that can make her turn pale with shock.Hearing that sister Baoqin's family is living well in Yangzhou, I am very happy for Baoqin and Xue Biao.

They said they were happy, but someone in the house was unhappy.When Baoyu heard them praise each other, he already had thoughts in his mind.He is not a brainless person. At first he just felt sour when listening to it.But when Sister Lin said, "My brother," he was really excited for no reason, and it was very delicious.

Without saying why, he always felt that there was a figure appearing behind the fairy sister, smiling meaningfully towards him.He immediately said in annoyance: "What are you and mine? You're just someone who doesn't matter. Can you call me brother, brother?"

Sister Lin was really dumbfounded by such a tantrum.The other cousins ​​took it for granted and just changed the subject to coax Jia Baoyu.This trick used to work well, but for some reason it didn't work today.

Tanchun suddenly noticed something, pulled Xichun who was talking, gave Yingchun a wink, and pouted at Daiyu.Everyone's voices gradually dropped, and even Baochai saw Daiyu's cold expression.

"That's so unreasonable..." Lin Daiyu sneered, trying to imitate Jia Min from yesterday, so that this cousin can learn a lot.

The purple magpie on the side suddenly came up, smiled and helped his young lady's hand.

"Miss, when I came here, Madam said that I made stewed bird's nest for you, and asked me to remind you not to forget to go back and drink it."

Knowing that Zi Que was thinking of herself, Lin Daiyu suppressed her anger and said reluctantly, "It's time? That's okay, sisters and sisters, let me take my leave first. The future will be long, let's meet again next time."

Lin Daiyu waved her hand and greeted several sisters again.Everyone didn't dare to keep him, and quickly got up and sent him out.

The master and servant walked for a while on the veranda.Lin Daiyu stopped suddenly and let out a long breath.

Seeing that the young lady's face gradually turned warm, Zi Que quickly comforted her and said, "Miss, he is a demon king in the house. You don't have to take it to heart. If you really want to make a fuss, it happened yesterday and today. Those who don't know, thought we were here. I’m here to be a bad guest in my house.”

"I know." Lin Daiyu nodded, and it was because Jia Min scolded her cousin once that she was persuaded by Zi Que today.

She turned her head and looked at the courtyard outside the fence. The sudden bloom of greenery was hidden in an unknown corner.Spring in the north comes later than in the south.

I don’t know, how are my father and brother?Lin Daiyu, who was a little unhappy, said to Zique: "Sister Zique, when we go back, I will take you to visit Yangzhou City."

She was indeed homesick.

"Okay, servants and servants will obey Miss." Zi Que stepped forward to fasten Miss's cloak, and said with concern, "It's windy, Miss, let's go back to the house, and be careful not to catch a cold."

"Ah."

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It is said that there are many stories in the small town, but after Sister Lin left, there are also many stories that happened in Yangzhou.

I don't know what happened this day, Lin Ruhai, who was very busy, suddenly brought the officials from the government office to the pier.They, a group of people in official robes, stood on the left, and opposite them were the scholars from the various academies in the city.

Two unrelated groups of people gathered at the dock, looking like they were waiting for some big shot.

The dock at this moment is, as usual, under martial law by the police.Chen Heng mingled in the crowd, occasionally looking at Lin Ruhai, who was leading the way.From time to time, I look at Jia Yucun, who has been promoted to the position of Salt Patrol Censor. His sullen face still makes people look happy.

Beside them, Jiang Yuanbai and Qian Dayou were holding the exercise booklet issued by Chen Heng and taking advantage of all their free time to study.

Anyway, the big shots haven't arrived yet, and Xu Jinhou won't blame them for their small actions.

Xue Biao didn't seem to have slept well last night, and he was quite tired mentally, so he opened his mouth to let out a sigh of relief from time to time.

Everyone was bored waiting, and suddenly there was a shout of "the boat is coming".Chen Heng looked at the river, and sure enough, he saw two official ships approaching slowly.

　I thought of the title well, hahahahahahaha.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)