The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

Sister Feng was thinking about her own thoughts here. When Baochai in Lixiangyuan came back from Jia Mu, she sat in front of the window and read a book and did a few more stitches. But she felt that her heart was not as peaceful as before, so she put it down. up.

When Aunt Xue entered the room, she saw her daughter sitting under the lamp with her chin resting on her shoulders, her big apricot eyes were half-lidded, and she looked a little lazy.

Aunt Xue hurriedly came over and stretched out her hand to touch Tan Baochai's forehead. She felt that it was not hot, so she was relieved and said, "My son, I have been looking at you for half a day. I am not very energetic. If you are tired, you should rest earlier. "

Baochai sighed, got up and helped her mother sit down, and said softly, "I don't have anything. Brother hasn't come back yet?"

"Oh, don't mention that trouble soon." Aunt Xue pulled her daughter and sat beside her, "Nine out of ten days I won't be home, and I don't know what I'm busy with outside."

What can I do?My elder brother knows it himself, but if he knows how to do something serious, he will kill someone for a girl?Baochai smiled wryly in her heart, but she persuaded her: "Mom, don't scold brother all the time. You love him anyway, so just talk about it. We can't go outside to discuss business, so we can't point at brother. ? My elder brother is the most filial, and if my mother tells him well, he will listen."

Aunt Xue patted her daughter's hand affectionately, and said gratifiedly: "What my son said is true. It's just your brother's lack of family, and he must be corrected. Originally, I thought, since he likes Xiangling, It's good to just open your face to him, at least it can tie his heart a little bit. It's just that Xiangling has a good face for nothing, but he has no means at all, and he can't win your brother's heart. "

"Mom," Baochai saw that Ying'er was bringing tea in, so she took it and served it to Aunt Xue with her own hands. "It's not bad if you tell me. Xiangling is just a housekeeper, and she is honest. That's good. If it's true, The older one might disturb the whole family's safety. My elder brother hasn't married his sister-in-law yet."

Aunt Xue nodded, "That's what you said. I just want to ask you, how about you going to Lin's house these two times and watching their house?"

Baochai looked at Aunt Xue and said in surprise, "Why did Mom think of asking this?"

"Your aunt is inquiring about it."

Baochai lowered her head and thought for a while, then said: "Needless to say that the mansion is good, I heard that it was the Tanhua mansion bestowed by the emperor. Now it's winter, and there's not much to see. I'll go today and see Sister Lin Cousin Lin, I heard that Cousin Lin and Prince Zhongshun were classmates when he was studying, and the two of them went to see the former master together a while ago."

Aunt Xue was taken aback, and said: "Hey, this kid from the Lin family, it sounds like he was born from an obscure side branch of their clan, how could he be so capable and climb up to the palace?"

"Mom!" Baochai frowned, "Mom, don't think so. Think carefully, this cousin of the Lin family is now a title bestowed by the Holy Spirit, and he has money in his hand. Listen here, he knows many people But they all have a lot of background. He has fame himself, and he might have a great future in the future."

Aunt Xue sighed: "I really don't know what kind of virtues that Lin family girl has cultivated in her previous life. She lost her parents and parents just by looking at her, and she has an older brother who has a background for no reason."

Baochai lowered her head and remained silent, thinking of Lin Yan's faintly smiling face, she felt a little hot.

Why can't Aunt Xue see that her daughter's expression is different from the past?Putting his arms around Baochai's shoulders, he said, "My dear boy, I know what's on your mind. But mother has to say, no matter how good the brother of the Lin family is, he is no better than Baoyu. The brother from the Duke's mansion, the sister of the noble concubine, tell me , Can Baoyu be worse in the future? Your aunt likes you again, and you will get along harmoniously in the future. Mom won't hurt you, you just don't want to think about anything else. "

Baochai blushed, and unconsciously touched the golden lock on Yingluo's chest with her fingers, somewhat annoyed at being seen through, bit her lips and said, "Mom!"

Aunt Xue smiled lovingly and stopped talking.

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The largest restaurant in Beijing is Zuixianju on Gulou Street.

Zuixianju is only two floors high, and the bottom floor is not much different from other restaurants, mostly scattered customers.Above the second floor is the elegant room, and the decorations are different everywhere. There are exquisite places and elegant places.If there are such lively guests, you can sit in the private room facing the street, and open the window to see the street.If you like something quieter, you can choose the other side to enter.It was facing a small courtyard behind Zuixianju.There is nothing else in the yard, only four seasons fruit trees and flowers are planted.The rare thing is that no matter what time you are facing the yard, you can see either the blooming flowers or the fruit hanging on the branches, which are fresh and tight.

Lin Yan was sitting in the innermost private room on the second floor, caressing a small jasper cup with his plain fingers.The color of the wine in the wine cup is clear, and there is a hint of floral fragrance in addition to the aroma of the wine.It was originally the most famous self-brewed pear flower white here.

"Tell me, how is the business of the shop opposite?"

Standing in front of the window was a young man dressed in green cloth, who was only eighteen or nineteen years old.Glancing at "Hengshu Dian" on the opposite street, he replied: "The business is still good. The shopkeepers and workmen inside are old people, and the capital is rich. It is one of the best pawnshops in Beijing. The owner is from Jinling. The Xue family."

Lin Yan said with a smile, "You've also experienced it now, and you've inquired about it in detail."

The young man blushed, lowered his head and said, "It's all taught by the uncle."

Lin Yan sighed: "Speaking of which, you are older than me, why did I teach you? If it weren't for your hard work, I wouldn't dare to leave this place to you to take care of it. You have done a good job .”

He waved to the young man again, and the young man looked up at Lin Yan, seeing that he didn't pay attention to him at all, just sat lazily on the chair, shining the jasper lamp against the sun outside.In the rare good weather in winter, the bright sunlight cast on his face, the boy couldn't look away for a moment.

When Situ Lan walked into the private room, he saw such an angry scene.Zifei of his own family sat there ignorant, and there was a disciple who foolishly coveted Zifei standing by the window!

"Cough!" Situ Lan coughed heavily, "What are you doing standing there? Get out!"

The boy was startled, looked at Lin Yan, saw him nodding towards him, and hurriedly lowered his head and went out.When he turned around to close the door, he happened to see Situ Lan bending over to drink with Lin Yan's hand, he was horrified, and hurriedly closed the door.Looking at the two door god-like guards standing beside him, he hesitated for a moment, but went back.

Lin Yan looked at the wine cup in his hand, there was not a drop of wine in it, and Situ Lan drank it all in one gulp.He shook his head and said with a smile: "My good Lihuabai was actually drunk by a cow."

Situ Lan sat slumped on the chair, reached out and grabbed a dried fruit and threw it into his mouth, complaining: "When I returned to the city, I was arrested by Brother Huang as a coolie, and I locked him in the palace to read the papers for him."

He leaned closer to Lin Yan again, "Look, Zifei, my eyes are all blue, right?"

Lin Yan pushed away the face in front of him, raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you complaining? The master knows, how can he spare you lightly?"

"Whether he forgives me or not, that's the way it is. When my father almost broke a whip, I still have this temper. How else would I be thrown out of the palace?"

Lin Yan sighed, and stretched out his hand to poke Situ Lan, "If you want me to tell you, you should change it anyway."

Situ Lan looked at the finger on his body, feeling itchy in his heart, grabbed it and grabbed it, and said with a smile: "Change, I can't change it yet?"

Thinking of just now, he hurriedly asked again: "Who was in the room just now?"

"You mean Shi Qing? The person I put here helps organize things."

With a serious face on his face, Situ Lan said in a deep voice: "I look good, I'm overqualified here, why not send it to me tomorrow. If he can read and write, I'll find a way out for him."

Lin Yan ignored it, and poured wine from the black silver mandarin duck jug warmed in hot water. After a long while, he smiled and said, "That's impossible. Opposite."

He raised his chin and pointed to the outside, "See? 'Heng Shu Dian', that is the property of the Xue family. Didn't it mean that the four families are connected with each other? In addition, the Jinling Zhen family are all family friends. Xue The family is the only one doing business. I thought, although marriages are common in big families, there is no mention of official families marrying their daughters to merchants. But it is even more surprising that the Wang family can do such a thing. But the other daughter married into the Duke's mansion. As you know, Jia Daishan was still alive when Jia Zheng got married, and he was the serious Duke Rong. How could he call his son a brother-in-law with a merchant? Here I don’t believe the boss if he says there’s nothing weird about it. Now I’m a bit bigger, and I’m a little short of manpower. Shi Qing is quite experienced in doing things, so who should I use if I give it to you?”

Seeing that Situ Lan wanted to talk again, and drank tea without hesitation, Lin Yan said again, "Besides, he is now acting for the emperor. If he makes a small contribution in the future, is he afraid that he will have no future? You will be a soldier everywhere."

Speaking of this, his face blushed slightly, and then he kicked Situ Lan again, changing the subject, "If you have time, tell King Beijing and tell him to beat that Jia Baoyu too. If there is nothing else Just mention my sister."

Situ Lan put his hand on the side of his face and said with a smile, "It's rare that you actually have time to use me."

Lin Yan lowered his head and smiled without saying a word. With his free left hand, he picked up a piece of lotus seed cake with chopsticks and gave it to Situ Lan.

Lin Yan was about to drive him back, when there was a gap in the window, he heard a sudden commotion from the street outside, faint words such as "Uncle Xue" and "Rongguo Mansion" came up.

Lin Yan looked at Situ Lan, and said amusedly, "That's when I mentioned the Xue family. Could it be that the uncle of the Xue family came here just like that?"

He got up and walked to the window, and opened the window a little more.

Drum Tower Street is considered the most spacious road in central Beijing. Right now, in front of the gate of "Heng Shu Dian", there is a tall, round-faced and big-eyed man dressed in brocade clothes, with an arrogant and domineering expression on his face.The few servants following behind were gesticulating, jumping and cursing.

In the middle of the street, another thin man fell to the ground, and only now got up, rolled all over his body, looking very embarrassed.Even so, he still held a burden in his arms and refused to let go.

Lin Yan listened, it was nothing more than that the man brought something to pawn, but he felt that the money given was too low and he didn't want to pawn it.Just happened to be bumped into by Xue Pan, and he typed out without any explanation.

"In Beijing, the Xue family is just a small imperial businessman, yet they are so arrogant." Situ Lan stood behind Lin Yan, showing indignation.

Lin Yan lifted a pair of big hands from his waist, and said with a sneer, "Although the Xue family is just a family of merchants, they have married two good relatives. My uncle has only been promoted for two years, and my cousin is a noble concubine. Naturally, I feel that there is such a thing. Such arrogant capital."

Seeing the beaten man leave in embarrassment on the street, Lin Yan wanted to close the window.It just so happened that Xue Pan raised his head and faced Lin Yan who was opposite him.Because the window was not wide open, Xue Pan looked up and could only see a handsome face with elegant eyebrows, and a pair of Danfeng eyes with slightly raised corners looked at him coldly, but there was an indescribable demeanor in the indifference .

Xue Pan was stunned.

He was originally a man who ate meat and vegetables for both men and women, even from the school, he still wanted to seduce the children with slightly better eyebrows and eyes, and once beat someone to death for Xiangling, it can be seen how lustful he is the point.

Xue Pan was stunned for a while, but when he wanted to take a closer look, he found that the window of the opposite restaurant had been closed. He let out a "cough", slapped his forehead hard, and shouted in a hurry: "Go, go!"

Seeing him lift his foot, Xingnu, who was following him, went to the opposite restaurant, and hurriedly shouted: "Master, you don't want to mention money anymore?"

"Tell me!" Xue Pan turned back and said, "Aren't you following up? You mean slave!"

A guy came trotting towards him, but Xue Pan pulled him aside before he could speak, and then pulled him back, "I ask you, I just saw a young and handsome young man upstairs, which private room is he in?" ?”

The boy was only thirteen or fourteen years old, his face turned pale with fright, "No, no, I don't know..."

Xue Pan had an irritable temper, impatiently asked carefully, threw the clerk away, and went upstairs in three steps at a time.Fortunately, I still remembered the approximate location, so I ran towards the single room where Lin Yan was.

However, Lin Yan and Situ Lan had already left from the other side.Xue Pan looked through the doors one by one, but he didn't see the beauty just now.Instead, it surprised a few guests in the private room, causing them to scold endlessly.

Xue Pan didn't care, and scratched his head, could it be that he was dazzled just now?