The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered

Seeing that he was silent for a while, Xueyan frowned.

Seeing that she was in a hurry, Lin Ming smiled and said: "Yes, it has been resolved. It turns out that that person is just the nephew of a concubine of King Zhongshun. He used the banner of Prince Zhongshun to bully countless people during the town. It just so happened that what happened that day He was seen by Prince Rui's son, who was a reasonable man, and seemed to have said something to King Zhongshun. Prince Zhongshun didn't like people using his name to misbehave, so he took that concubine and her natal family They were dispatched to Zhuangzi in Tongzhou together, which was an explanation to the students of the Imperial College. Later, the steward was sent to bring some supplements and 50 taels of wound medicine."

"You have suffered so much that you can't even take the exam in Qiuwei, so you only paid 50 taels of silver?" Xueyan exclaimed, and then said bitterly: "The majestic Prince's Mansion will never act so stingy, they accompany you Your money should be at least twice this amount, and the rest must have been left untold by those who sent the message."

She was usually quiet, Lin Ming rarely saw her jumping in anger like this, and felt extraordinarily angry.He was also afraid that she would get angry because of her wild thoughts, so he comforted her: "Money is a small matter, the important thing is attitude. As soon as King Zhongshun expressed his position, the Imperial College immediately had an explanation, and he stopped turning a blind eye to this matter, and sent his master to appease me." Even those classmates have gradually come to the door in the past two days. The school supervisor will have a holiday soon, so I might as well go after the new year. Speaking of which, it is really thanks to the son of Prince Rui, otherwise I am afraid So easy to fix."

Xueyan murmured, "So it's that one!"

"Why, you know him?" Lin Ming narrowed his eyes, as if he had sensed a very dangerous message.

Xueyan didn't realize it, and just talked about what happened in Guanghua Temple on his own, and finally stated: "I don't know what kind of temper this son is, but his sister, Princess Changning, is a very A kind and generous person. I just helped change her clothes that day, because I didn't know her identity, and her actions were not very meticulous. I didn't expect that the princess not only didn't blame her, but even gave me a reward afterwards, which shows that she Generous heart."

It turned out to be the younger sister who had met the son, Lin Ming secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "One mother is a compatriot, the younger sister is so generous, no wonder the son is able to uphold justice for us poor students."

At this time, Xueyan happened to hear what An Shi was talking to Niu Shi loudly in the next room.

She couldn't help looking at Lin Ming: "Is the family so difficult?"

Lin Ming quickly shook his head and smiled, "Do you look like it?"

Xueyan didn't look like him on the expression, but on the clothes, they were all half-new and not old clothes, so it was acceptable to wear them at home.Finally, she frowned and said: "If the family really has no money, then I...I can go back and tell the girl, and ask the girl to help me a little bit." She just wanted to say that I still have some money, you can use it first, but she didn't think so. Too reserved, so Daiyu was pulled out as a cover.

Lin Ming smiled and shook his head: "No need, our family has not reached this point of hardship. It was my mother who said this on purpose after being hurt by someone a while ago." In the east wind of Weiwei, a batch of pens, inks, papers and inkstones purchased by his bookstore sold at a good price.

Students from ordinary families save money on weekdays, and they will spare no money to buy a few better brushes and an inkstone before the big exam.After that, Qiu Wei sold a batch of miscellaneous storybooks and made a lot of money.In short, Qiu Wei's profit in the past month is more than the profit in the previous half year, which is enough for their mother and son to have a good year.As for the "library bases" sold in the shop, they are actually cheap pens and paper. The profit is thin, but they don't sell them when they buy less, so they have a lot of backlogs. They are cheaper to dispose of during the Chinese New Year, so as to save money. place.

Xueyan heard Niu's unceremonious request for ingredients from An's, and thought to himself why is this person so shameless?It wasn't until the Niu family left that she breathed a sigh of relief: "This is really embarrassing for the third wife." Such relatives are really unlucky for anyone.

However, the grandma of the He family went home with Niu Shi by car, and along the way, Niu Shi kept complaining that her sister-in-law was not good or that bad... A glance at the purple squirrel coat on her body seemed to have just entered winter. At that time, she would happily wear it to her home to show off the new material and fur her sister-in-law had just given her.On weekdays, many of her family's food and clothing were given by Mrs. Lin, but now she is struggling, not to mention helping out, and complaining all the time.

Grandma He will regret this a bit: she should have left Niu Shi aside at the beginning, and went directly to Mrs. Lin herself, maybe it would be better.

When they got home, the old lady of the He family saw the gloomy look on the eldest daughter-in-law's face, and frowned and asked, "What's the matter? With Mrs. An accompanying, they didn't even stay for a meal?"

Grandma He asked her daughter to go back to her room, and sighed: "It's not just that there is no food, in short, the inner and outer words are not as close as before. People only say that taking care of their son for days is tired and unwell. Then stay? I see that the Lin family is getting cold, or find another similar family for Dani."

Mrs. He said anxiously: "Aren't they just like our family? Not to mention the daughter-in-law's family, I don't even have the energy to help your uncle's family. Not to mention the second and third families, it is the eldest Ni has three younger brothers. If you can't find a good family, how can you expect her to support your mother's family in the future?" Then, he lowered his voice and said, "Look at the situation of the Lin family? Is it really as good as Mrs. An said? ?”

Grandma He replied: "The daughter-in-law can't tell the details. In short, the furnishings in the house are not bad for the daily wear of mother and son. Mrs. An often wears several gold jewelry and wears a squirrel jacket. Then Mr. Lin opened a bookshop. It sounds like he doesn’t make a lot of money, but after all, it is his own property. In the future, even if the bookstore cannot be opened, it will be a source of income. The two yards that their family entered, except for the mother and son There is only an old woman and a little maid, and the room is spacious. There is also a very wealthy family member who helps from time to time. When we went here today, they were giving them New Year gifts, and all the maids were dressed like Miss Qianjin , wearing gold and silver is so stylish!" Thinking of Xueyan's outfit, Grandma He couldn't help showing envy.

"So, the Lin family can still marry." Mrs. He muttered.

That's not what you said before, if you hadn't insisted on taking Dani to some timber dealer, maybe Dani would settle down with the Lin family now.In her heart, she complained all kinds of things about Ran, but Grandma He didn't dare to show her face, she just sighed with disappointment: "So what if we can marry? They won't even talk to us right now."

Mrs. He said with a disdainful smile: "Look at how promising you are! She ignores her now, but it doesn't mean she will ignore her in the future. After all, the next door is her natal family, so I don't believe they won't come during the first month of the month." He smiled and said: "As long as they come to the door, I will have a way to make their mother and son agree to this marriage."

At this moment, Lin Ming, who was opening the letter, didn't know at all that someone had already regarded him as a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered, and was sharpening his knife!