[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

The life and death of parents is a major event in life.

Lin Ruhai is Lin Daiyu's only close relative, so Bao Cong naturally takes it very seriously.

In the past few years, he had engraved many jades with health bonuses and sent them to Yangzhou, and he often collected health-preserving prescriptions for Lin Ruhai.Every time Lin Daiyu wrote a letter or a letter from Yangzhou, he would also ask about Lin Ruhai's health.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Lin Ruhai wrote a letter saying that everything was fine, but now he suddenly said that he was terminally ill.Not to mention that Lin Daiyu couldn't help crying, even Bao Cong couldn't accept it for a while.

I think Lin Ruhai was afraid that Lin Daiyu would be worried, so he kept it a secret before, but now he couldn't hide it, so he wrote to tell him.

Bao Cong sat silently with Lin Daiyu for a long time, coaxed her to eat a bowl of bird's nest porridge, and watched her fall asleep before returning to her room.

The plan can't keep up with the changes. Now that something like this happened to Lin Daiyu, he must go to Yangzhou to see what's going on.

Fortunately, he was thinking about leaving before, and he had entrusted Yushixuan to Father Wu, and he had taken care of the way to go out.

Waking up early the next day, Bao Cong went to the outer courtyard and explained that Wu Hui, Qingshuang, and Chen Ping were going to sneak out with Lin Daiyu's boat, and the three dispersed to prepare their luggage.

Wu Hui went to Yushixuan again and asked his father to exchange all the silver that could be embezzled in the store into bank notes and broken silver, so that it is convenient for going out.After all, Baocong plans to go out for several years, food and clothing are second, and money is absolutely essential.

That night, Bao Cong pretended to be normal and fell asleep, and at three o'clock at night, he secretly got up to pack his things.

You don't need to bring everything else, only his set of carving tools can't be left behind. Buying them outside is not as convenient as his own set.

However, Qingwen was always alert when sleeping, and when Baocong made any movement, she woke up.

At first she thought that Bao was waking up to drink tea, but when she saw that he was not wearing a coat and went to the small room to pack up the carving tools secretly, she realized that something was wrong.

Holding a small lamp in her hand, she hurried forward and asked, "Third Master, what are you doing packing up the carving tools in the middle of the night?"

Qingwen's voice was not low, Baocong was taken aback, quickly covered her mouth, told her to silence, and whispered: "Little aunt, please don't make noise!"

Xiren over there was also alert, and when he heard any movement, he asked in a low voice.Qingwen replied by the way that Bao Cong drank too much water and got up to change clothes.

When Xiren fell asleep again, Baocong and Qingwen talked quietly together next to a small lamp.

Seeing Baocong packing things lightly, Qingwen couldn't see clearly that he was packing things, so she said anxiously: "Little ancestor, what are you going to do? Could it be that you want to go to Yangzhou with Miss Lin?"

Hearing that Lin Daiyu was going back to Yangzhou, Baoyu first yelled not to let Lin Daiyu go, then was scolded by the old lady, and then yelled that she would go to Yangzhou with her.

He didn't hear Baocong yelling a word, but he didn't expect that this little ancestor was less reliable than Baoyu, so he packed his things secretly.

Bao Cong said: "Uncle Lin is seriously ill. Sister Lin must be sad when she goes to Yangzhou. Naturally, I will go to comfort her. If she doesn't eat well and becomes ill, what should I do?"

Qingwen then worried and said: "Little ancestor, Miss Lin has a nanny and a girl by her side, and the second master Lian is watching. When she returns to Yangzhou, it's her own home again. Why should you worry about her eating well?"

After hearing this, Bao Cong snorted and said, "Uncle Lin is ill, everyone is busy taking care of Uncle Lin's illness, how can anyone take care of sister Lin!"

Seeing that it was almost dawn, he had to sneak out and get on Lin Daiyu's boat, so he impatiently dealt with Qingwen, and said directly: "Leave me alone, just pretend to be deaf and dumb, and pretend that you didn't see me." !"

However, Qingwen said angrily and anxiously: "Third Master is really big-hearted! You sneaked away. As a personal girl, I am a dead person, and I didn't notice it at all?"

"If you say this, don't fool the second grandma, even the old lady and the second wife! If you want to leave, they will beat me to death!"

"You only care about going out to have fun by yourself, and you don't care about my life or death at all! Just beat me to death now!" Qingwen knelt on the ground as she said that, pulling Bao Cong's trouser legs and was about to wipe away tears.

How dare Bao Cong make her cry, for fear of waking up the others, and then she won't be able to leave.

But he thought about Qingwen's words, yes, other girls are easy to talk about, but Qingwen waits on him day and night, if he leaves, Qingwen will be severely punished.

It's not easy being a girl.Baocong thought for a while, then coaxed Qingwen: "Then you and I go to Yangzhou together, and when Sister Lin comes back, come back with her."

Qing Wen also disagreed, but Bao Cong waved her fist and said: "If you don't want to, I will knock you out at most and go away by myself. If I can't leave today, I will go out by myself tomorrow. Anyway, I want to go out by myself." followed!"

As he said that, he persuaded her softly: "You have never traveled far, this opportunity is rare, don't you want to go out to play?"

"I went to Sister Lin's house this time, and come back with Sister Lin again. The ancestors may not punish you for the sake of your hard work outside!"

Qingwen knew that Baocong always kept his word and would not soften his heart easily, so she agreed tearfully.

The two tidied up lightly, and Bao Cong put the letter he had written long ago in his own room, and went out together secretly.

It was already light, and because Lin Daiyu and Jia Lian had to go out early, the gates of the courtyards opened early.

Qingwen is more familiar with the paths of Jia's mansion, and it is easy to sneak out of Jia's mansion with Bao Cong.

Father Wu had already prepared the carriage and was waiting far away in the alley at the corner gate of Jia's Mansion.After Baocong and Qingwen came out, they got into the carriage and went straight to the edge of the canal.

Wu Hui and the others were already guarding the side of the boat with their bundles on their backs. Seeing Bao Cong coming with Qing Wen, they were a little surprised and asked softly, "Why did you bring Sister Qing Wen with you?"

The maids in the inner courtyard are all raised like Miss Qianjin, and Qingwen's watery appearance makes it clear that she can't bear the pain.She followed, and the road will be full of wind and rain in the future, why don't you complain every day?

Bao Cong shook his head and explained: "How can I hide it from her when I come out? If she wants to make trouble, I will definitely not be able to leave, so I have to bring her with me." He said again: "It doesn't matter if you take it, Sister Lin is back. When it’s time, just send her back with me.”

When Wu Hui heard this, she could think about it.They are going to the Lin's family in Yangzhou first, the board and lodging of the Lin's family, can they still wrong this little aunt?

Come on, let's go together!

While talking, he turned his head to greet Qingwen, but he saw Qingwen glaring at Qingshuang fiercely, not knowing what the lawsuit was again.

Anyway, it's not important to get on the boat as soon as possible!

Wu Hui hurriedly asked Chen Ping to lead Bao Cong to the boat first, and he himself took Qingshuang with one hand and greeted Qingwen with the other, and followed closely.

Because they bribed a boatman to sneak in, they could only hide in the utility room first.Except for Bao Cong, it was the first time for these people to do such a terrible event. They were all extremely nervous and cautious, wishing that the boat would leave immediately.

The utility room was small, with only one small window.Qingwen was mixed among several men, she was already very bored, but she felt even more uncomfortable when she smelled the smell of sweat.

She secretly rubbed against Bao Cong's side, took a deep breath, and felt better with the familiar fresh smell on the tip of her nose.Turning her head again, she was startled to realize that Qingshuang was sitting next to her behind her, and she suddenly felt like a needle prick in her back, and felt uncomfortable.

After waiting and waiting, they heard Jia Lian and Lin Daiyu boarding the boat, and the boat started slowly again.At noon, Qingshuang took out the prepared pancakes and distributed them to several people.

Qingwen came out with Baocong early, and she hasn't eaten anything so far, and she's so hungry that her chest sticks to her back.At this time, when she saw the pastry, she didn't care how it looked or tasted, and took a few mouthfuls of it, but she ate it so fast that she choked on it.

Earlier, Wu Hui didn't know that Qingwen was coming, so she only prepared three water bottles.Bao Cong used one, he and Chen Ping used one, and Qingshuang herself used one.

Seeing that Qingwen was choking, Baocong gave her his water bottle to drink, and he took Qingshuang's water bottle.

This is a very common thing, but it is different in Qingwen's eyes.

While eating the pastry, she stared angrily at Qingshuang several times, which made Qingshuang confused and didn't know where she had offended her.

After finally staying up late at night, Bao Cong guessed that Jia Lian would not be able to send him back, so he took a few people out of the utility room.

The five people suddenly appeared in the cabin, but they shocked the rough envoys who lived below, and hurriedly surrounded Baocong and Qingwen to the upper room to settle down.

Wu Hui and others randomly found a servant's room and squeezed in to live in it.

On the boat, both Jia Lian and Lin Daiyu were stunned by the disheartened Bao Cong, and when Jia's mansion found Bao Cong's letter, there was a commotion.

Jia's mother didn't have time to eat dinner, so she asked Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng to send people to chase after her, and she scolded Baocong: "You evil!"

But Jia Lian took Lin Daiyu to Yangzhou. The boat went down the river without stopping.

Mrs. Wang waited on Jiamu's side, while she was angry with Baoyu, and at the same time worried about Baoyu, for fear of what would happen to him.

Baoyu's troubles are also troublesome, not because of illness, but because of anger and regret.If I had known, he would also sneak away with Lin Daiyu's boat!

It's just that he has no courage, even if he whispered a few words in secret, after being reprimanded by Mrs. Wang, he didn't dare to say anything.In the end, I envied Bao Cong in my heart, and at night I went to bed and tossed and tossed a few maids to serve her.

Xiren's girls complained secretly.

When Baocong and Qingwen were found missing earlier, Mother Jia punished them to kneel for two full hours.At night when Baoyu is tossing, other people can take turns to rest, only Xiren has to guard Baoyu all the time.

In the end, Xiren had to say good things and play coquettishly to pretend to be pitiful, coaxing Baoyu to sleep with her.

After a whole night of trouble, Baoyu only slept until the sun was high, and the rest was fine.Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang also let go of half of their hearts, and they are free to scold Bao Cong for being naughty.

Bao Cong suddenly appeared from the boat, Lin Daiyu was naturally pleasantly surprised, but Jia Lian was almost scared to death!

On the second day, Jia Lian wanted to drive Bao Cong back. How could Bao Cong be willing?

He said that if he didn't go to Yangzhou with him, he would secretly go elsewhere after getting off the boat.

After Jia Lian heard this, how dare he let Bao Cong go casually?He had no choice but to ask someone to deliver a letter back to Jia's mansion, and took Baocong all the way to Yangzhou by himself.

When they arrived in Yangzhou, the servants of the Lin family picked up Jia Lian and others, and went back to Lin's mansion in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the door, Jia Lian asked Lin Ruhai how he was doing.Baocong and Lin Daiyu followed closely behind him. Hearing that Lin Ruhai's health was really bad, her heart became more and more heavy.

Unable to wait to change clothes and wash up, the three of them went directly to Lin Ruhai's room.

When Bao Cong saw the real Lin Ruhai, he finally took a deep breath and was completely shocked!

He never imagined that Lin Ruhai would look like a haggard old man with gray hair!