The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Wuweilou

Only then did Lin Ming realize that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly explained: "It was a slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue." He almost called himself a bastard.

Seeing his funny appearance for the first time, Xueyan couldn't hold back her laughter.Seeing her laugh, Lin Ming also smiled.

After laughing, Xue Yan looked at the sky outside, and hurriedly said: "Oh, I'm staying here for a long time, I should go. If you don't leave, you will delay your lunch, Mr. Ming."

Lin Ming felt that the two of them had just gotten better, so why were they leaving.Rolling his eyes, he asked with a smile, "Don't you still want to get a new book for the eldest sister? I'll go with you to the book shop to get it."

Xueyan was also a little reluctant in her heart, but she was also afraid that the two of them would show something when they were together, so she smiled and said, "No need, we just pass by there when we go back, so we just go to pick it up along the way."

Lin Ming persuaded again: "Didn't you say last time that my eldest sister likes those little things like clay figurines on the street? Usually they are rare, but at the end of the year, there will be quite a few of them for sale. Don't you give them to my eldest sister?" How many would you like to bring back?"

After hearing this proposal, Xue Yan was a little moved: "Is it far?"

Lin Ming hurriedly said, "It's not far away, it's on the next street, we'll get there through the alley in front, it's closer than the book shop."

"What's so close and so far away?" As soon as the words fell, the door was pushed open, and the two people who were very close to each other quickly separated, far away.

An Shi pushed the door open and came in, but he didn't see the intimacy between the two as expected, and felt slightly disappointed.She laughed: "What are you talking about?"

Lin Ming said: "Xueyan said that my eldest sister likes those exquisite things sold on the street, and it's not easy for her to go out, so I want to buy some for my eldest sister to take back."

An echoed: "Yes, it's not easy for her to come out. I'll let Mama Sun go buy some lo-mei, let Xueyan and the others eat here, and you can go buy it with her."

Lin Ming stood up and said, "No, I'll take them to the tea house to eat, and she also has to go to the book shop to pick out books for the eldest sister. It's not good to go back too late."

An Shi nodded hurriedly: "That's fine, it's convenient for you to go out to eat, and it will take a while at home to wait for Mama Sun to finish." Buy a cook.

So, Xueyan went out to tell Mama Li about this matter, but Mama Li was a little embarrassed and said: "I still want to take this opportunity to ask the coachman to go to the old house to deliver some things to my cousin's house."

Lin Ming who was next to him was overjoyed and said, "What's the point? Mom just needs to go to work, even if she goes shopping, she always has to pick and choose for a long time. When you're done with your work, go directly to the bookshop and find us."

Seeing that Mama Li hesitated, Lin Ming smiled and said, "Why, are you still afraid that I will abduct Miss Xueyan?"

Mother Li complained in her heart: Uncle, do you think you can hide your little thoughts from my wife?She was an experienced person, so how could she fail to understand the turbulent undercurrent between Lin Ming and Xue Yan.It's just that she didn't say anything about this matter, and Xue Yan treated her kindly, so she never told anyone about it.

After a while, she smiled and said: "In this case, let Ji Liang and Xiaotao follow Xueyan, just let them help with the things." What she thought in her heart was that Xueyan was still young, so don't be coaxed to suffer. good.Men are all the same, they are all good when they can't get them, but once they are coaxed, they are thrown aside immediately.This Uncle Ming looks like a human being, but his heart is black and white, she can't just watch the snow geese jump into the fire pit.

However, Lin Ming didn't spend that much time in the first place, after hearing Mama Li's suggestion, although he felt a little regretful, he could accept it, and the matter was settled like this.Mother Li went to the old house of the Lin family with the coachman and another little girl, Xiu'er.And Xue Yan took Ji Liang, Xiao Tao and Lin Ming to walk through the alley together.

From the alley in front of the Lin's house, he walked forward with seven turns and eight turns. If someone hadn't taken him with him, Xueyan would have lost his mind.However, since she traveled through time, it was the first time for her to walk freely in the streets and alleys outside like this. Looking at the old people who occasionally gathered and chatted at the gate of the house or the children chasing and playing, she felt a sense of being out of the world.It seems that I have returned to the small village of my hometown when I was a child...

There are hardly any wealthy families in the vicinity, and occasionally passers-by pass by, and they all cast envious glances at the well-dressed snow geese.She didn't like to attract attention, and she felt a little hot after walking for a while, so she took off her cloak.In the alley, you can occasionally feel the sunlight projected in, but it doesn't feel cold.

Lin Ming quietly took a look at her complexion, and felt that she would look good in any color, any red, green, bright or light could complement it.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Xueyan heard the lively hawking, walked out of the alley and came to a lively street.

Seeing that the snow geese were about to go to the stall selling clay figurines, Lin Ming grabbed him: "There are better ones ahead, why are you in a hurry?" After speaking, he pointed to the sun in the sky and said, "This will It's already noon, and I think you're all hungry too, let's go eat something before going shopping."

When he said this, Xueyan also felt a little hungry.Just looking at the bustling crowd on the street, he said with some concern: "I'm afraid there are many people in the places to eat."

Lin Ming smiled: "I know a quieter place to go, follow me."

After speaking, he led the three of them to an alley next to the busy city.

I saw the two-story building in front of me, with the words "Wenxiang Building" written on it.Xueyan smiled and said, "This place is hidden so deep that you can't even see it from the top of the alley. Will anyone come to eat?"

Lin Ming smiled and said, "This is a place introduced by a classmate of mine. The taste is very good. They only serve exquisite food, and originally they didn't rely on the number of people to make money."

Oh, so this is a private restaurant!

After the two had exchanged a few words, a waiter came out to greet them, and after asking them where they were eating, he led them to a private room on the second floor.When walking up, Xueyan also found that there were many people dressed as servants waiting in the lobby, and when they were called, they would go out with food boxes

go.

Lin Ming saw her doubts, and took the initiative to explain: "Many people are impatient to come out and want to eat the food here, so they will send people to buy it."

Xueyan nodded, tsk-tsk in her heart: Private house plus takeaway, the owner behind this scene doesn't know what it is, and it's quite long-term thinking.

A certain uncle who came down from the third floor just after eating and drinking, saw Lin Ming at a glance. After all, he was the son-in-law he had once favored for his daughter, so he was naturally impressed.Just as he was about to say hello, he saw Xueyan beside him, and thought to himself who is this woman?Why do you look so familiar?Seeing Ji Liang again, he suddenly remembered, isn't this Lin Daiyu's maid Xueyan?Is Daiyu also there?

He stood on the third floor and looked left and right, but he didn't see anyone else, only the four of them entered the private room together.Jia Amnesty stroked his beard: yes, it seems that Jia Yingchun has to find another partner, this kid obviously has a crush on him.Not to mention, this Lin Ming is quite discerning. Apart from her bad family background, this girl Xue Yan is better than her own cheap girl. In addition, she also has a good embroidery skill... Sigh, all the good girls belong to other people's families.

Jia Amnesty shook his head with some disinterest, making the shopkeeper of the restaurant next to him feel a little "thump", and asked cautiously, "Master, why did you shake your head? Are the two new dishes today not suitable for your taste?"

"Oh, that's not true, I just remembered something else. By the way, the scholar who went to Tingxue Pavilion on the second floor just now is an old friend of mine. His expenses today should be charged to my account. Don't reveal my identity."

The shopkeeper was a little puzzled, how could he invite someone to dinner without missing his name?However, he also knew that his boss had a special status, so he responded hurriedly.

Said: "Yes, little one wrote it down."

While talking, Jia Amnesty had already arrived at the door on the first floor, and a clerk hurriedly brought a particularly delicate food box to the servant beside him.

Jia Amnesty told the shopkeeper: "Don't be in a hurry to take out the new dishes. I'll let others try them when I go back." The guy on the second floor called over and gave some orders.

After arriving in the private room, Xue Yan sat down generously, but Ji Liang and Xiao Tao were a little bit afraid to sit down, even if Lin Ming was a side branch of the Lin family, he was still a serious master.

Seeing that the two of them were very restrained, Lin Ming smiled and said, "Sit down, there are no outsiders here, there are a few of us in total, could it be that we are eating and you are watching?"

Xueyan also smiled and said: "Sit down, it's rare that Uncle Ming is in a good mood today, and it's not in vain to treat us to dinner, and we will come and give gifts every three days and two lives."

Hearing what she said, Ji Liang and the two believed it was true, thinking that Lin Ming brought them to dinner just to win over them, so Fang sat down hesitantly.

On the contrary, Lin Ming was a little unhappy, and gave Xueyan a half-smile.Xueyan raised her eyebrows, and rolled her eyes without showing any weakness: I don't say that, maybe he still wants to say that the person in front of me wants to pick on me, so he specially invited you to a big meal to stop your mouths... If you really say this, I guess I am far away from being raped. Shen Tang is not far away!

Lin Ming asked them what they wanted to eat, Xue Yan smiled and said: "You are embarrassing us, where did we go through this battle before? Thanks to you, this is the first time for this servant to eat in a restaurant. I don't even know It's up to you to decide what kind of food is delicious."

Xiaotao, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help but reached out and tugged at her sleeve, signaling her to restrain herself, not to mention that she was doing it for a man, but she had to be more polite for the sake of being invited to dinner.

Seeing that Lin Ming ordered a few dishes with the waiter indifferently, not to mention meat and vegetables, there were also two desserts and a pot of Biluochun.Ji Liang thought that this pot of tea alone would not be cheap, and suddenly thought that his sister seemed to have mentioned to him that Xue Yan's sister likes to drink Biluochun the most.Before thinking about it, Uncle Ming had inquired about Sister Xueyan’s recent situation with him overtly and secretly, and seeing the two of them chatting happily, Ji Liang realized later that he would have gone back to the old house with Mama Li if he had known. , so as not to be an eyesore here...