Lin Jiajinyu of the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai found Lin Jinyu a riding and archery master.

As the saying goes, "A gentleman's six arts are ritual, music, archery, art, calligraphy, mathematics, and riding and archery are also among them. You don't need to practice martial arts masters, just keep fit and healthy."

Lin Jinyu is a self-acquaintance, plus a curious baby.

Therefore, Master Xu had to be patient and answer the children's [-] whys.

"Master, do you know how to do light work?" Lin Jinyu gestured with both hands, pointing at the bamboo in the courtyard that was covered with hoarfrost, "Stand lightly on the bamboo?"

The little thing is really imaginative, Master Xu said, "That's not becoming a god. Qinggong is not as evil as people say, at most it's jumping higher than others and running faster than others."

"Master, then can you split a rock mountain with one hand, just like that, and the stone will be turned into powder in a blink of an eye."

"Master, do you know how to tap the acupoints, so that you can freeze people with just one poke?"

"Master, do you have internal strength? How many years have you practiced? Can you pass on the internal strength for 20 years to me first, so as to help the disciples get through the two veins of Ren and Du?"

"master,……"

Master Xu stared at Lin Jinyu quietly for a quarter of an hour, and finally looked away. Master Lin, is this son okay?Master Xu turned around and went to the inner room, sat cross-legged in the chair, closed his eyes and meditated.

"Ah?" Lin Jinyu was extremely disappointed, her little face collapsed, her eyes darkened, and she asked, "Master, do you eat meat or vegetarian?"

"Master, are you a monk or a Taoist priest?"

"All monks shave their heads. If you have hair, why is there still Avalokitesvara hanging in the room?"

Master Xu opened his eyes lightly, ignored the noisy little things, reached out to take the teacup on the high table, held it in the palm of his hand, and smiled coldly.Lin Jinyu saw that thin-bodied multicolored exquisite lamp, like soybeans milled by a stone, crackled and turned into a pile of fine powder, and slowly fell to the ground between Master Xu's fingers.

Lin Jinyu's small mouth was wide open enough to fit a quail egg, Master Xu Junrong said, "Shut up." He closed his eyes and sat down again.

My god, my god, a peerless master, a master of masters!

The word "master" kept echoing in his head, and Lin Jinyu floated back to his room.

……

On the second day, Lin Jinyu came to Master Xu with a green leather bag to pay his respects.

"Hello, master."

Master Xu nodded slightly, glanced at the baggage, and thought, is this a gift for him?I'm kind of looking forward to it.

"Yesterday, my disciple was lucky enough to see the master show his supernatural powers. I really admire it." Lin Jinyu put the bag on the chair, opened it, and there were hundreds of shiny pearls. The color was not good, and the size was uneven.

Master Xu frowned, and listened to Lin Jinyu say, "Master, please help me to grind pearl powder into pearl powder. There are a lot of impurities sold outside. My mother and sister are both in poor health, so I want to use pearls for medicine. The family grinds it. The powder is not fine enough, heh heh, the disciple will come to beg the master with a calm face."

Master Xu was depressed, and lamented the filial piety of his disciples, he didn't speak, grabbed a handful of pearls and was about to pinch them, Lin Jinyu hurriedly took out a carved white jade box and continued, within a quarter of an hour, he got a box full of pearl powder, Lin Jinyu thanked her He asked, "Master, how many years do you think I have to practice to grind pearl powder?"

"20."

Lin Jinqu counted, and he was immediately beautiful, "I was only 25 at that time. Master, I will come to practice martial arts with you this afternoon."

"what ever."

Although he wanted to practice martial arts, Lin Jinyu also got busy after drinking Laba porridge. Regardless of his young age, he also had social activities.Lin Ruhai was in charge of the salt administration in Yangzhou, and he couldn't do without fawning.

Lin Jinyu often goes out to meet guests, which is a good thing, more or less he can always get many small gifts, and men usually give him jade bracelets, jade pendants, pens and inks and the like.If you go out with your mother, they are mostly small gold and silver cups, the plum blossom style, the crabapple style, the pen ingot Ruyi style, the eight treasure couplet spring style, the champion and the first style, all are exquisite and lovely.Lin Jinyu is a little money fanatic, looking forward to meeting guests when she is dressed up during the day, and counting money lying on the bed at night.

Jia Min made fun of this matter, Lin Daiyu laughed and said, "I can't see that you are such a money addict."

"I know how to live." Lin Jinyu sat firmly. It's the end of the year, and every household is preparing to worship their ancestors. Basically, no one will come at this time, so Lin Jinyu changed his little red satin-trimmed fur-trimmed jacket for meeting guests. , wearing his usual sky-blue brocade cotton padded jacket, and said, "Mother, I have recorded all my private houses in the booklet. Mother, please give my sister and me a Zhuangzi to take care of it."

Jia Min closed the account book and said with a smile, "Your sister helped me read the account earlier, and you still need to keep these things in mind?"

Lin Daiyu also laughed, and Lin Jinyu said, "My sister is really amazing. You can teach my younger brother when you have time." Sister Daiyu, you are so upbeat, you have started to eat the fireworks in the world.

Lin Daiyu teased him, "Then you have to take me as a teacher. If you want to be a teacher, you have to bring Shuxiu first."

Lin Jinyu smiled, "I went out the day before yesterday and saw a cup with a jade animal face pattern in a shop selling antiques. It was a treasure from the Warring States period. How about I give it to my sister?"

"You little money fanatic, are you still willing to buy antiques?"

"Antiques are more valuable as they are released. I bought them for 800 taels, which took up half of my savings. After 200 years, 8000 taels may not be able to buy them." Lin Jinyu asked Jade to get her treasures.

Lin Daiyu shook her head, "I don't believe it, you can buy things from the Warring States Period for 800 taels?"

"Tell me the truth," Lin Jinyu coughed proudly, "the shopkeeper there didn't understand much, so I fooled him by saying that it was an item from the former court, and that 800 taels would do just fine for a jade cup. .I paid him half an hour's price, otherwise it would be a thousand taels of silver."

A small box of red sandalwood painted gold, lined with a snow-white cotton pad, on the pad is a simple and simple shape decorated with bas-relief animal face patterns, the lower part is a rectangular cup, Lin Daiyu holds it in her hand and carefully observes it. He smiled, glanced at his younger brother, and said with a smile, "You didn't miss it this time, it's really a piece from the past. Where did you get the things from the Warring States Period?" Handed the mug to the mother.

Lin Jinyu was a little anxious, and didn't believe her sister's words. She looked at her mother eagerly and said, "Why? Mother, look at this shape. The handle is in the shape of a beast swallowing, and the upper part of the handle is a beast's head. How could it be something from the previous dynasty? Woolen cloth?"

"Don't worry, let your sister tell you." Jia Min glanced at it and put it down, smiling silently.

Lin Daiyu said, "Don't look at other things, just talk about the shape and decoration. Look at the phoenix pattern, but it was the last one to rise in the previous dynasty. There was no such phoenix pattern decoration in the Warring States period. Fool, you still think you have taken advantage of it." .”

Lin Jinyu is called depressed, where is he taking advantage, 800 taels to buy a jade cup from the former court, he is at a loss.Mouth pouted, Lin Daiyu comforted her with a smile, "Although it is from the previous dynasty, it is carved out of a whole piece of jade, and the patterns and workmanship are also excellent, so you are not at a disadvantage. I advise you to buy less of these things in the future." , eyesight is limited. I was lucky this time, I finally bought a jade one, and I will know if I have such luck next time."

"Your little silver coins have been accumulated over the years, so let's save it. If you really like it in the future, find a knowledgeable palm. Our family doesn't rely on this to get rich. It's just a plaything, so don't bother with it." Move your little treasury, just go to the public account." Lin Daiyu smiled, "This cup is what you bought for me, so I will accept it."

"Sister..." Lin Jinyu twisted her fingers, "It's not from the Warring States Period."

Lin Daiyu said, "The Warring States is not the Warring States, the key is your heart, spend so much money to buy something for me, how can I dislike it? Besides, this jade is also a middle-class jade, it is very beautiful, I will buy it for you." Accepted."

Lin Jinyu asked again, "Sister, how do you know it's not an ancient relic from the Warring States period? I can't see it?"

"You'll know when you see more." Lin Daiyu smiled, "You're so busy running around all day, you don't have time to enjoy these things. Like the white jade incense on the antique rack in your room, it's something from the Han Dynasty. You haven’t even looked at it all these years.”

Lin Jinyu thought that he really didn't like to play with these things, and he was not a material for buying antiques, so he made up his mind not to visit the antique market again.