Lin's Aunt in the Red Chamber

Ever since I became the headliner of this Wangchun Building for eight months, especially when I received a good greeting from Mr. Lin, the inspector of salt at the magistrate's banquet, Luan'er has always been sought after by others. How could he be treated so cruelly? ?The tears that I wanted to not shed at first rushed out.

"This eye makeup is pretty good!" Seeing this, Lin Lan couldn't help muttering, crying without ruining her makeup is a minefield that many girls in later generations will commit. This girl Luaner seems to be a talent?Maybe there are masters in Wangchun Building?Sister Ling should learn it quickly, it definitely has a bright future...

As soon as Luan'er cried, Tu Yexi dragged Lin Lan behind him, but after hearing Lin Lan's words, he couldn't help but subconsciously glanced at the woman who didn't even want to look at the opposite side, and saw her crying while watching him more sad?He looked away annoyed again.

"Who are you? Why are you so disrespectful, and you are in vain as a scholar?" A scholar who had been defeated by Tu Yexi in several rounds couldn't help blurting out.

Tu Yexi directly sarcastically said: "Do scholars have to show pity for a prostitute? I'm lonely... I just remember that 'any official who is a prostitute, the stick is sixty, and the matchmaker is reduced by one class. If the official's descendants (Ying Xiyin) are And so is the crime.'”

There is another sentence that prostitutes and drinking are subject to the same law. Considering that even Lin Ruhai had to go along with the magistrate's pursuit of sex at the banquet, Tu Yexi didn't say the latter sentence, but Lin Lan still understood.

"Fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March", there are many brothels in Yangzhou, and they are banned repeatedly. Many scholars like to go to literary meetings and invite a few famous prostitutes to accompany them. These, this is the unwritten rule.

When Tu Yexi said this, everyone was dumbfounded. After all, the law was clearly set in this way. Although they did not abide by it in private, no one dared to make a fuss in the open.They are all students who want to take the imperial examination, how dare they commit crimes against the wind?Immediately, he didn't even look at the girl who threw thousands of dollars in the past just to kiss Fangze.

Seeing this, Luan'er collapsed to the ground, weeping and wailing: "The slave family was originally the daughter of a good family, but the family has fallen. In order to buy life-saving medicine for my younger brother, I sold myself, and I have been reduced to dust since then. Is this the slave family? What do you want? The young master just doesn’t look down on Luan’er, so why bother to force him so much? The young master said the law? Did you miss a sentence that ‘sexing prostitutes and drinking alcohol is also subject to the law’? From this point of view, the young master must think that the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River is full of corrupt officials dirty official?"

As expected, she was not a fool to be the top card. This Luaner added a sentence that Tu Yexi deliberately missed, and one of her reputations is that she was praised by Lin Hai, the inspector of salt, so Tu Yexi Xiruo admitted that if he was just an ordinary scholar, he would definitely not be able to get out of Yangzhou City, and someone would definitely deal with him.

Lin Lan tilted her head and looked at Luan'er, who was sitting on the ground crying about her life, and said, "Girl is very capable and eloquent! My brother's words are so distorted, which makes Xiaosheng admire him, but memorizing the law, you can I have been misunderstood by the girl so far, but does the girl still have something to say? Once the girl's words are spread, all of us present will give up the imperial examination thoughts?"

"My lord, what are you talking about? Where does the slave family have such vicious thoughts?" Luan'er didn't expect Lin Lan to react so quickly, and kicked the question back to him. Today's matter will be spread, and he will not will fall well.Originally, he wanted to scare the two of them with words, so don't mention anything about the law or the law.Looking at the scholars around me who originally looked at him with pity, they all avoided him like snakes and scorpions at this moment.

Luan'er laughed at herself and wiped her tears, the veil fell down inadvertently, revealing her beautiful face, she didn't seem to notice, she just cried and said: "My family is lowly, and today's days are just because of the love of you young masters, although my family is in a humble place , but admiring the quality of scholars, today is my mistake, my family did not take care of the people around me! Huawu is happy for a hundred days, my family is frivolous."

"The girl is not wrong, it's the young master who is wrong. You should shut up when the girl and maid accuse you!" Lin Lan looked at the young scholars around him, and because of this picture of no one blaming himself for tears, he turned to When he and Tu Yexi glared at each other, he said directly.

After finishing speaking, he immediately dragged Tu Yexi away...

"I'm sorry, if it wasn't for me, you don't have to lose your identity and confront them!" Lin Lan really listened to the accusation. Most men in this era are somewhat machismo. It was because my elder brother heard a poem written by a poor scholar be criticized. When the evaluation is similar to his own, he still cares, not to mention that the prince beside him actually came into contact with them because of himself.

Tu Yexi stretched out his hand to press Lin Lan's shoulder, continued to look at Luan'er on the ground, and then looked at the scholars around him, and said directly: "I did intentionally reveal the phrase 'It is also the law to sit with prostitutes and drink alcohol', but this sentence Even in front of Mrs. Lin Ruhailin, and in front of the magistrate and prefect, I would say that! The reason why the laws of Daqing exist is that they cannot be violated, and no one should violate them for any reason! These prostitutes and drinkers in the Jiangnan officialdom Things are wrong, as scholars, you read the books of sages, don’t you read the law? How will you be an official, how will you be loyal to the emperor, and seek the well-being of the people?”

Tu Yexi's aura and what he said to him made the scholars present speechless. Lin Lan saw that even in Tsing Yi, he was full of majesty and domineering, and stood obediently behind him!

After Tu Yexi finished speaking, he pulled Lin Lan away, passed through the group of scholars, and walked forward.Lin Lan followed behind him, blinked, turned his head to look at the destination he wanted to go to, and said in a low voice, "How about we go and eat the West Lake vinegar fish first? Although it's not as good as the one in Hangzhou, it's not as tasty. Don't you want to try it?"

Tu Yexi paused, and looked at the restaurant where Lin Lan stretched out his finger, which was located not far behind the group of scholars, so he went in the wrong direction?

Although he made a mistake, seeing the longing in Lin Lan's eyes, the expression on Tu Yexi's face did not change, and he dragged Lin Lan back again, passing through the group of scholars who were talking a lot, and regained his senses The Wangchunlou thugs who came, go to the restaurant.

The guards dutifully protected them in the middle, how could the thugs be the guards' opponents?Without being disturbed by scholars and thugs, Tu Yexi successfully brought Lin Lan to the restaurant she pointed out, and ate Yangzhou vinegar fish which was said to be no worse than the vinegar fish in Hangzhou West Lake.

"Am I right? The fish tastes delicious, the dishes are bright in color, moderately sweet and sour, really delicious!" Lin Lan said cheerfully after ordering vinegar fish, boiled dried shredded fish, stir-fried soft pockets and two vegetarian dishes : "I'll finish eating in a while, and I'll take you to try the best soup dumplings and lion heads in Yangzhou!"

Seeing that she ate well, Tu Yexi also tasted it. It was indeed a bit more comfortable than before, so he nodded and said softly: "You brought me here, it must be delicious!"

Lin Lan was very happy to eat at first, but seeing his tenderness, he suddenly felt that the fish in his mouth was not tasty, especially when he took a bite and started to pick up the fish with his chopsticks, and clumsily picked out the thorns and picked it up for himself.She just wanted to run away quickly, she couldn't resist this terrible temptation.

It would be great if this person is not the prince?I don't see women clearly, I am considerate and considerate, and more importantly, I look good!It's not easy for Lin Lan to live this life again. The previous life was too tiring. In this life, she doesn't want to engage in intrigue. She just wants to be a comfortable salted fish, relying on her capable elder brother, and find a pleasing young man. The whole life will be easy Isn't it nice to be leisurely?

"If Gu was not the prince, he would have died a long time ago!" Tu Yexi understood what Lin Lan hadn't said, and laughed at himself: "Before Gu was born, his mother and queen were being plotted by others, so Gu was born with a poison, if it wasn't for his body As the crown prince's legitimate son, with the world's rare medicine to hang his life, how can he survive until now?"

"Of course, you can also say that if you hadn't been born alone in the womb of your mother, you wouldn't be counted against, but you don't know what else you will experience. Did you meet Lan'er? There is no right leader for everything in the world!" Yexi ate the mouth dry silk and thought it was good, so she also picked up chopsticks for Lin Lan and continued.

Lin Lan unknowingly ate what he had put in his pocket. Hearing what he said, she also felt that it was true, so she couldn't resist pouring him a cup of tea and handing it over.

Tu Yexi thought it was amazing. He saw with his own eyes that the girl didn't make any extra movements, but the tea she poured for him was very fragrant, and more importantly, the familiar feeling of restraint made him feel extremely tight all over his body. brisk.

"I am the most uncomfortable person. I am at home on weekdays. My elder brother pities me without my father's love. He spoils me the most and leaves everything to me. My mother is also, she often said, I am the only thing she cares about in life, the only one in her heart." All I wish is for my life to be smooth and safe. My sister-in-law, sister, and even nieces and nephews at home all love me. What's more, what's the point of competing with a bunch of women for a man?" Therefore, she thought that Tu Yexi understood what she meant.

After hearing Lin Lan's words, Tu Yexi accidentally dropped the fish pieces with his chopsticks back onto the plate, and he put them back as if nothing had happened, and said, "But when I grow up, I always have to leave home and have my own life." , you can’t force yourself for the sake of the family’s peace of mind, you obviously don’t like it, but you don’t refuse, is this what your brother and mother want?”

Lin Lan opened her mouth to say that she didn't dislike her, but she couldn't say anything when she looked at him seriously, and she promised to be alone. This made her a little confused, and she turned her head and said: "It's better than worrying every day. I can't live forever. Nice to meet you!"

"Who says you can't see each other forever? It's like playing like today. If you want to say it, you can do it. As long as you want to go home and see your brother and mother, you can do it at any time. And how do you know there are others? Is it not good for you to be the only one? You don’t believe it, it’s just...just that you don’t care! You’re afraid of trouble, you don’t believe it can last forever, and you don’t believe that you will not change forever.” Tu Yexi retorted directly.

Lin Lan lowered her head, her heart was a little confused, Tu Yexi was right, she did have such worries, who in this world is the same?What's more, he is the prince, he is so young, and he has a long life left, so why would he want to gamble on this?

Tu Yexi knew that Lin Lan understood his own thoughts, and at the same time knew that she was young, and more importantly, she had no intentions for him. He was already very satisfied to have two people traveling together as intimately as today, if Lin Lan hadn't provoked her Topic, he will not take the initiative to say anything.

After hastily eating the vinegar fish, Lin Lan could feel that the grievance and resentment in the eyes of the little eunuch could no longer be hidden. like their masters.

But if Tu Yexi was a little tougher, she wouldn't be so soft when she refused, but this person seemed to be able to see her own heart, knowing where her bottom line was, and if she didn't want to say it, he wouldn't mention it, and everything seemed to be the same Ordinary, but there is a feeling of undercurrent.

After dinner, Lin Lan took him to Yangzhou City. There are many shops in the city, and it is very prosperous, but there will be occasional cases where little beggars are driven away...the gap between the rich and the poor is quite large.

"Being rich is not kind!" Just as he walked to Dingfengxuan, Tu Yexi gritted his teeth when he saw a little beggar stealing swill from the back of the restaurant and being beaten away by his work.

"The wealth of a rich family is earned with your own hands. Why should you be benevolent? You see, that little beggar has hands and feet, and is not young. He would rather eat slop than help run errands to earn a few copper coins..." Lin Lan glanced at him. Dingfengxuan was owned by Wang Qian's family. After all, he was a classmate, so he took him to the main entrance again, and saw a few neatly dressed children carefully holding food boxes to give it to him. When others deliver food, when they come back to return the food box, there will be a few copper coins as a reward, and there will even be clean leftovers to eat.

Tu Yexi was silent, he did not expect such a situation.It is said that seeing is believing is believing, but now it seems that seeing is not necessarily believing.

"Young Master Xiao, you are here, hurry up, please come inside!" Wang Qian's elder brother Wang Jiu just saw the distinguished guest out, and when he saw Lin Lan, he hurried forward and said enthusiastically.

Lin Lan didn't refuse, and directly cupped his hands and said: "I have a distinguished guest today, so I will order Master Li's soup dumpling, Master Liu's lion head, and the rest you pick up the ones you are good at and have them delivered, and I want the best pot Tea."

"Come on!" Hearing what he said, Wang Jiu subconsciously glanced at Tu Yexi, and felt that the strange young man in front of him was very extraordinary, so he immediately said more enthusiastically: "It's still the private room on the second floor, Mr. Xiao, what do you think?" ?”

"Just be the hall. My brother finally came to Yangzhou to play, and the hall is bright!" Lin Lan shook his head and said with a smile: "The guards at the back please open a few tables and serve the same food."

"That's a good relationship, I'll leave it all to you today!" Wang Jiu looked at the dozen or so people behind him, thinking that they should be divided into several tables, and became even more cautious in his heart. Generally speaking, it is best to arrange these people around Mr. Xiao and the others for a while, and no more guests can enter the hall.

Lin Lan and Tu Yexi were assigned to the best seats in the hall. Wang Jiu was very excited. Except for the stage in front of them, they arranged their own people to sit behind them.

Sitting behind them, Chang An looked at Lin Lan's back, and saw his master graciously let Lin Lan sit beside him. She has no appearance, this person looks like this, and her actions are so rude, but the crown prince seems to have identified her as the crown princess, and only feels that the future is bleak. Maybe his master will be arranged by other princes in the future?Feeling stuck in my heart, even the food won't smell good after using it!

Especially when the master saw Lin Lan personally clipping a lion's head, he was afraid that she would not be able to bite it open, so he took chopsticks to help her divide it into several small portions, and then ruthlessly clipped a lion's head and stuffed it into her mouth , suddenly grinned hotly and burst into tears.

Lin Lan didn't know the complex psychology of the little eunuch behind him, but seeing Tu Yexi's careful appearance and rewarding himself for taking care of him so properly, he felt softer in his heart.He even felt that if this person took more care of him, maybe his heart softened and he agreed.

Wang Jiu personally brought a pot of the best tea over. Seeing the way Young Master Xiao looked at the strange young man, he felt weird. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, his complexion changed drastically. He put down the tea and left with green and red .

Could it be that Mr. Xiao is a twin?Why are you so close to a man?

On the stage of Dingfengxuan, someone narrated the story again, about the story of the overlord of Western Chu and the beauty Yuji, the story was full of heroism, the beauty's loyalty, Xiang Yu's words of "seeing Jiangdong's elders without face", Many diners who said it were emotional.

"If I were Concubine Yu, I would never die, just make a comeback!" Lin Lan muttered softly while eating the lion's head.

Tu Yexi also laughed softly: "If I were Xiang Zhuang, I would never fall to the point where no one would kill myself! You are right, just make a comeback!"

The two looked at each other and smiled as they spoke.

Then Lin Lan turned his head uncomfortably. From the corner of his eyes, Tu Yexi saw a few children come in and reported the names of the dishes to the waiter, and then pointed outside and said something. The guests at the table gave them a few soup dumplings that hadn't finished eating, seeing that they ate them contentedly despite the fact that the steamed stuffed buns were completely cold, and whispered something while holding the food boxes with happy smiles on their faces.

"Who are these children?" Seeing this, Tu Yexi called a waiter over to ask.

The young man spoke eloquently: "Those children were little beggars in the East Street. My master saw them as pitiful and had nothing to eat. It just so happens that many people like to listen to operas, and they all like our Dingfengxuan's soup dumplings and Lion Head, I made clothes for them, and told them that they should wear clean clothes, help run errands and deliver meals, give them a few copper coins each time, and give them clean leftovers to eat, which can be regarded as good deeds After a long time, other guests will give it away if they want it, as long as they confirm that it is our little guy from Dingfengxuan."

"Your master is still kind!" Tu Yexi nodded. No matter what the original intention was, a dozen little beggars were housed in one Dingfeng Pavilion. With a few copper coins and one meal a day, these children can grow up safely. big.If merchants all over the world were like this, there would definitely be fewer beggars in the world.

The little guy glanced at Lin Lan, who was working hard, and thought that it was the young master Xiao's idea for the second young master, saying that it was to spend a little less money to buy the second young master a good reputation, so he said neatly: "It's all Xiao Xiao. Young Master's credit, Young Master Xiao and our second young master are classmates, he is kind-hearted and helped out with ideas."

Tu Yexi glanced at Lin Lan proudly, then nodded, and continued to listen to the book.

Coming out of Dingfengxuan, Lin Lan looked at the time, and waited for Tu Yexi to go to her small village, and let him see the female workers inside, and saw that they were all in order, knitting sweaters and blankets neatly and neatly... Although Busy, but with a smile on his face.

"These workers include homeless women who were abducted and bought, lean horses raised by my brother after he copied several salt merchants, and women from nearby villages..." Lin Lan looked at these people with some complacency. Looking at Tu Yexi, he asked with a smile: "Do you know how much money I earn every year just relying on them?"

Seeing Lin Lan's proud look, Tu Yexi reached out and patted her on the head, and said with a smile, "Why don't you expand your business? You...workers...make things that are no better than those made by people in my village in Beijing. Poor... and the north is very cold, no matter how much you make, you can still sell it."

"You take the big head in the front, and I'll be enough to catch small fish and shrimps in the back!" Lin Lan clenched his fists, then looked at Tu Yexi and said, "In the future, I mean, in the future, I can give women more Is there any chance to make money? Most of our women in Daqing are hardworking and simple, they...shouldn't they just stay at home and wait for others to support them?"

Tu Yexi did not speak. It was getting late at this time, and the workers had all left work. The women in the village showed the managers what they had made that day, and those who had finished products could directly convert them into money. They took the money She beamed with joy, carefully hid it in her arms, and then flew out, happily sharing her joy with her husband who came to pick her up.

Those husbands looked at their wives with pride, and they didn't have the kind of contempt he had seen in Huangzhuang. Tu Yexi didn't know that Lin Lan had specially selected these women with harmonious families to come here, but seeing As the sun went down, the husband and wife returned their homes, holding the money and imagining the future, only feeling infinitely beautiful in their hearts.

"I'm not a woman, I don't know what a woman wants, can you stay by my side, supervise and teach me at all times?" Tu Yexi looked at Lin Lan's extremely soft and beautiful face against the setting sun , asked.

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