[Comprehensive Wear] A good brother's life

As soon as Jia Mu said this, the expressions of everyone at the scene changed slightly.It was Wang Xifeng who reacted quickly. Before the atmosphere became awkward, he immediately came out to smooth things over and said, "Ancestor, I didn't blame you. Today is a happy day. Why are you crying again? It's too disappointing. You should be punished with a glass of wine."

Aunt Xue followed Wang Xifeng's words and said, "Young girl Feng, you are confused. Now that you are not at the banquet, how can you punish the old lady for drinking?"

"Oh, I don't have any wine right now. I'll punish my ancestors with three glasses of wine when we eat later." Wang Xifeng stretched out three fingers, "You can't miss a glass of wine."

Aunt Xue pointed at Wang Xifeng and scolded with a smile: "I think you lost money to the old lady yesterday and are not convinced, and want to take this opportunity to take revenge on the old lady."

Wang Xifeng cooperated with Aunt Xue's words, showing a surprised expression, and then quickly shook her head in denial: "I didn't, I wasn't, Aunt, you can't wrong me." After she finished speaking, she put on a pure and innocent look, "My It is my honor that the money was won by my ancestors."

"I don't know you yet, my heart is bleeding when I say that, hahahaha..."

Wang Xifeng glared at Aunt Xue coquettishly, "Good aunt, don't tell me if you see through." After she finished speaking, she quickly changed the subject, not wanting to talk about this embarrassing thing for her, "Cousin Lin, I haven't seen you for a few years, you really are getting worse and worse." Excellent."

Lin Huaiyu saluted Wang Xifeng: "Thank you for your compliment."

"Cousin Lin, do you know what your second brother Lian said about you?" Wang Xifeng suddenly smiled maliciously.

Lin Huaiyu was taken aback by the question, then shook her head and said, "I don't know, please tell my sister-in-law."

"Yesterday, Second Master Lian suddenly told me that a beautiful woman from Yangzhou was coming to my family. As soon as I heard this, I immediately became angry." When Wang Xifeng said this, he deliberately put on an angry look. Is the master messing with flowers and grass outside?"

As soon as she said this, Aunt Xue took the lead in making fun of her: "You must be jealous."

Jia's mother also laughed at Wang Xifeng: "Feng girl is a chicken belly."

Wang Xifeng was not happy when he heard this, and immediately retorted: "Old Ancestor, you have wronged me. I heard that Second Master Lian said that there is a beauty from Yangzhou, so I asked Second Master Lian to bring Yangzhou beauty back to me. Look, I'm going to clean up the house and let this beauty from Yangzhou live in."

Aunt Xue was the first to not believe it: "Feng girl, are you so generous?"

"Aunt, do you mean that I am such a stingy person?"

Mother Jia and Aunt Xue said in unison, "You are."

Wang Xifeng: "..."

Seeing Wang Xifeng's deflated expression, everyone in the audience laughed: "Hahahahaha..."

Wang Xifeng shook her head helplessly: "You should listen to me."

Jia Mu pointed at Wang Xifeng and said with a smile, "Say what you say."

Wang Xifeng glanced at the audience, pretending to be fierce and said: "Don't laugh anymore."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone turned against her and laughed again.

Wang Xifeng didn't bother to care about them, and continued: "Guess what Second Master Lian said?"

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "In front of a tigress like you, Lian'er dares to say something, of course she doesn't dare."

These words made everyone laugh again: "Hahahaha..."

"You are my aunt, right? How can you say that about me?" Wang Xifeng pretended to be hurt, "My aunt buried me, I am really... so pitiful."

Aunt Xue scolded with a smile: "Stop pretending to be pitiful, what will your Second Master Lian say?"

Wang Xifeng coughed twice, immediately put away the sad expression on her face, put on a serious look, and imitated Jia Lian's tone and said: "Where are you going, the beauty in Yangzhou I'm talking about is Brother Huai, Brother Huai My son is coming to our house." After she finished speaking, she resumed her tone, "Second Master Lian said that Cousin Lin is a beauty from Yangzhou, but I said Second Master Lian, do you dare to say that in front of Cousin Lin? I’m too timid to say no.”

"Hahahaha..." Aunt Xue and the others were amused by Wang Xifeng's last words.

Wang Xifeng looked at Lin Huaiyu, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Cousin Lin, I thought it was too immoral for our Second Master Lian to say that you were a Yangzhou beauty, and even criticized him severely."

"Thank you cousin."

"But," Wang Xifeng said here, paused on purpose, then changed the subject and said narrowly, "Cousin Lin, I saw you today, and only then did I realize that what our Second Master Lian said was right, you are a beauty .”

Lin Huaiyu knew that Wang Xifeng was deliberately joking with him, so she was not angry.However, he still pretended to be angry and said, "cousin, if you say that I am a handsome man, I will be very happy."

"Hahahaha... yes, yes, you are a beautiful man." Wang Xifeng continued to tease Lin Huaiyu, "I heard that Second Master Lian said that you are a famous handsome man in Yangzhou City, cousin Lin."

Aunt Xue echoed Wang Xifeng's words: "With Brother Huai's outstanding appearance, he must be a handsome man in Yangzhou City."

Lin Huaiyu said humbly: "What others talk nonsense doesn't matter."

Wang Xifeng deliberately scanned Lin Huaiyu from top to bottom several times with his eyes, and then looked at Jia Mu again.

Wang Xifeng saw Jia's mother inexplicably, pointed at her and scolded, "What are you looking at, you shabby householder? It makes people's hearts go crazy."

"Cousin Lin and Sister Lin grew up more and more like their ancestors, especially the eyebrows." Wang Xifeng said solemnly, "I heard that my ancestor was a great beauty when he was young, but now I see Cousin Lin Sister He Lin, and Baoyu, feel more and more that the ancestor was very beautiful when he was young, but it's a pity that I was not born decades earlier, otherwise I must take a good look at the young and beautiful ancestor."

Jia's mother liked hearing Wang Xifeng's words very much, and she couldn't stop smiling from ear to ear: "You are making fun of me again, you narrow-minded ghost."

"God gave me ten guts, and I dare not laugh at you, my ancestor." Wang Xifeng said very seriously, "If your ancestor was not beautiful when you were young, how could you have such a beautiful grandson, grandson, and granddaughter?"

"Young girl Feng is right. I heard from elders that the old lady was a famous beauty in the capital when she was young. Otherwise, Duke Rong wouldn't be eager to marry the old lady back home."

Mother Jia pointed at Aunt Xue and said dumbfoundedly, "You two are laughing at me together."

"We are telling the truth." Aunt Xue looked at Lin Huaiyu, her eyes were full of kindness, "Brother Huai, I heard that you passed the Xiao Sanyuan exam, can you tell us how you passed the exam. "

"That's right, Cousin Lin, I heard that you are the youngest mistress ever in Yangzhou City, or something..." Wang Xifeng forgot all of a sudden, and then remembered after thinking, "You are the only mistress in Yangzhou City in the past 20 years." Yuan, it's really amazing, you have to tell us well."

Lin Huaiyu said modestly: "I'm just lucky."

"No matter how lucky you are, you don't have strength, but you won't be able to pass the exam." Wang Xifeng asked curiously, "Is it difficult for this child to pass the exam? I heard that many people have spent their entire lives failing to pass the exam."

"Children's Examination is the simplest of all imperial examinations, but it is not easy for many people." Lin Huaiyu saw Wang Xifeng and the others curious about Tong's Examination, so she briefly talked about the content and process of Tong's Examination.

In the entire Jia family, only Jia Zhu has participated in the children's test for decades.However, Jia Zhu died of illness not long after being a scholar in the exam.The Jia family did not know much about the specific content and process of the imperial examination.

After listening to Lin Huaiyu's talk about the three exams of Tongshi, Jia's mother and the others all looked shocked.

"Cousin Lin, you still said that you were lucky enough to pass the exam. You obviously passed the exam based on your strength." Wang Xifeng said with admiration, "Sure enough, not everyone can take the imperial examination."

Aunt Xue said: "It's natural. If you haven't studied hard, how can you take the imperial examination."

Shi Xiangyun sat beside Jia Baoyu, reached out and smacked his arm, and said in a low voice: "You see that Cousin Lin is so powerful, you should learn from Cousin Lin, and study hard to test your achievements."

Jia Baoyu didn't like to listen to such things as studying and taking honors exams. When Lin Huaiyu said it just now, he was impatient, but he kept enduring it.Hearing what Shi Xiangyun said now, he couldn't help it any longer, and said angrily, "What's so great about this Laoshizi imperial examination, anyone who wants to take the exam can take the exam, don't ask me to take the exam." After finishing speaking, he also said Glaring at Shi Xiangyun, he said with disappointment and dissatisfaction, "Sister Yun, I thought you were different from those people, but I didn't expect you to ask me to take the imperial examination just like them."

Shi Xiangyun didn't expect Jia Baoyu's reaction to be so strong, and was frightened by him for a moment.

Jia Baoyu stood up and said angrily: "I will never take the imperial examination in my life." After speaking, he walked out angrily.

After Jia Baoyu made such a fuss, the atmosphere in the room became very embarrassing.

After Jia Baoyu left, Shi Xiangyun burst into tears: "Wooooow..."

Mother Jia hurriedly sent Yuanyang to chase after Jia Baoyu, and then complained to Shi Xiangyun: "Yun girl, why don't you tell him to take the imperial examination?"

Shi Xiangyun was wronged: "I was wrong, I will go now, and if I don't stay here, I will make Baoyu unhappy." After finishing speaking, she ran away crying.

"This girl... Hu Po, go and keep Yun girl..."

Lin Huaiyu and Xiao Daiyu glanced at each other, thinking what kind of farce this is.

"Leave them alone," Jia Mu said, "The two of them often quarrel, let them go."

When Lin Huaiyu heard this, she thought that Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu often bickered in the original book, but she didn't expect that it was changed to Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu now.

Wang Xifeng said teasingly: "The two of them have nothing to do every day if they don't quarrel, and every time they quarrel, they act like nothing has happened. The more these two quarrel, the better their relationship will be."

"Two enemies, let them go." Jia Mu took Xiao Daiyu's hand and asked with concern, "How have you been in the past few years?"

Xiao Daiyu said: "Thank you grandma for your concern, my health has improved a lot in the past few years."

Mother Jia patted Xiao Daiyu's hand lightly, and said lovingly, "That's good, so your mother can feel at ease under the nine springs."

Next, Mother Jia asked Lin Huaiyu and his sister many things with concern.As we talked, the topic came back to the matter of acknowledging our righteous relatives.

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she was afraid that Mother Jia would say something she shouldn't say again, so she hurriedly interrupted: "Old Ancestor, Cousin Lin and Sister Lin haven't seen the Grand View Garden yet, why don't you take them to see the Grand View Garden now."

When it comes to the Grand View Garden, Mother Jia is full of pride, "Yes, yes, take them to the Grand View Garden." As she spoke, she looked at Lin Huaiyu and the others and said, "Your Majesty reserved a room for your brothers and sisters in the Grand View Garden. If you come to the capital, you can’t live in Rongguo Mansion. You go to the Grand View Garden, and if you think it’s good, you can live in the Grand View Garden.” Jia Mu thought that Lin Huaiyu and the others would definitely like the Grand View Garden after they went to the Grand View Garden.

"Cousin Lin, sister Lin, let us take you to the Grand View Garden."

"Cousin, please take your sister to the Grand View Garden, I won't go."

"Why is this?"

Lin Huaiyu declined, "As a man, it's inconvenient and not suitable for me to go to a place where female relatives live."

"Who told you that the Grand View Garden is only a place for women to live, Baoyu also lives in the Grand View Garden."

Lin Huaiyu pretended not to know and asked, "Is my cousin the only man living in the Grand View Garden?"

"Correct."

Lin Huaiyu still shook his head and refused, "It's still inconvenient for me to enter the Grand View Garden." Then, he bowed to Jia's mother, "Grandma, I won't go to the Grand View Garden. I'm going to see my uncle and uncle later. Go to the next door to meet Brother Zhen."

"Then go to your uncle and the others first, and let Lian'er take you to the Grand View Garden after seeing them."

Lin Huaiyu didn't respond to Jia Mu's words, but said: "Grandmother, I'll go see uncle and the others first." After finishing speaking, she retreated from Jia Mu's room.However, before leaving, he exchanged glances with Nanny Zhang.

Zhang Nanny received it, and immediately understood it, and nodded slightly to Lin Huaiyu.

With Nanny Zhang and Wang Xifeng here, Lin Huaiyu felt relieved that Xiao Daiyu would go to the Grand View Garden.

Both Jia Tanchun and Xue Baochai were secretly watching Lin Huaiyu leave.It's a pity that I can't visit the Grand View Garden with Lin Huaiyu.

"Sister Lin, my cousin will take you to the Grand View Garden."

"Trouble cousin."

The elders, Mother Jia and Aunt Xue, did not follow to the Grand View Garden, but Jia Tanchun and Xue Baochai went to the Grand View Garden together.

Lin Huaiyu was not in a hurry to go to Jia She's first, but went to Jia Lian first, and followed Jia Lian to Jia She's yard.

This time when he came to Rongguo Mansion, Lin Huaiyu still didn't see Jia She, the uncle.

Thinking of Jia She, Lin Huaiyu couldn't help but think of Jia She's robbing someone's fan in the original book, and finally forced him to death.

"Cousin, do you know a man named Jia Yucun?"

"Jia Yucun?" Jia Lian didn't remember who it was for a while, but after a while he remembered who it was. "I can't say we know each other, but we have met a few times. In the past few years, he has come to the mansion to see my second uncle and my father from time to time." Speaking of this, Jia Lian remembered the incident of stealing someone's fan a few years ago, and his expression became awkward, "Brother Huai Son, there is something I forgot to tell you."

"whats the matter?"

"A few years ago, my father took a fancy to a man's ancient fan and told me to buy it, but he didn't sell it. In the end, Jia Yucun made up a crime for this man and snatched his fan for my father. That man is dead..." Back then, Jia Lian felt that this was going too far, so he went to persuade Jia Amnesty not to act recklessly, but was beaten by his father.

"This Jia Yucun is not a good person, you have nothing to do with him, right?"

"No." Jia Lian asked in astonishment, "Brother Huai, do you know him?"

"I don't know each other, but I know this person. Many years ago, he wanted to be my husband, but he was rejected by his father." Lin Huaiyu said lightly, "My father sent someone to investigate him, and he did a lot of evil things. Things. He relied on the Zhen family to restore his official position."

"In the past few years, he has been very close to the second uncle, and it seems that through the second uncle, his official position has been further improved." Jia Lian said, "Every holiday, he will come to the mansion to give to the second uncle, my father, and the old man. Ancestors send things."

"This man is a white-eyed wolf. Now he is flattering the second uncle and the others. When something happens to the Rongguo Mansion in the future, he will definitely make trouble." Lin Huaiyu told Jia Lian about Xiangling, and Jia Lian was very angry when he heard it.

"I knew he was not a good guy. He framed the stone nerd for a few fans, and caused the stone nerd to die tragically."

Lin Huaiyu glanced at Jia Lian and reminded, "This incident will become uncle's incriminating evidence in the future."

"I know." Jia Lian knew clearly, and smiled wryly, "Speaking of which, I'm quite unfilial. I only care about me, your cousin, brother Xiang and sister Qiao, and don't care about my father and the others."

"Cousin, you can't control it even if you want to. Uncle and the others won't listen to you."

"Yeah, they won't listen to me..." Jia Lian sighed, "What I can do now is to protect Brother Xiang and Sister Qiao." After speaking, he looked at Lin Huaiyu imploringly, "Brother Huai , I ask you to save brother Xiang and sister Qiao in the future."

"Cousin, don't worry, I will definitely save brother Xiang and sister Qiao when the time comes."

With Lin Huaiyu's words, Jia Lian felt at ease.He said gratefully: "Brother Huai, thank you, thank you so much."

"Cousin, you and I didn't have to be so polite before."

"Okay, then I won't be polite to you, I will take you to see the second uncle now."

When Jia Zheng saw Lin Huaiyu, he first praised Lin Huaiyu, praising him for passing the junior high school entrance examination.Then, he asked with concern about their family's situation in the past few years.

Knowing that Lin Ruhai was fine, Jia Zheng was relieved.

"The big-three-yuan exam is much more difficult than the small three-yuan exam. Now that you are studying with Mr. Ye, you must work harder and harder than usual."

"Second uncle, don't worry, I will work harder than usual."

Jia Zheng had always been reassured of Lin Huaiyu, and said with relief: "You can live in Ye Mansion, so that you can study and study with Master Ye better."

"Second uncle, are you not angry?" Lin Huaiyu asked deliberately.

"Why am I angry, isn't the main purpose of your coming to the capital this time to study with Lord Ye?" Jia Zheng smiled kindly, "Second uncle also hopes that you will pass the university entrance examination in three years' time."

"I'll try."

"However, you should visit Rongguo Mansion often."

"Second uncle, don't worry, when I rest, I will bring my sister to visit you often."

Next, Jia Zheng chatted with Lin Huaiyu about the imperial examination.

At that time, Jia Zheng also took the imperial examination. He took the county examination, but he failed the county examination. After that, he never took the imperial examination again.Although decades have passed, he still remembers clearly how he participated in the county examination.

Jia Lian sat aside, listening to Lin Huaiyu tell Jia Zheng about the imperial examination with rare interest.He has never taken the imperial examination, so he is naturally very curious about the imperial examination, and at the same time yearns for it.

Jia Zheng asked Lin Huaiyu about the children's examination questions in detail, and Lin Huaiyu told him about it.

Jia Lian on the side found it difficult just to hear the exam questions.Let's put it this way, he can understand every word Lin Huaiyu said, but when these words are connected into a sentence, he can't understand.

Naturally, Jia Zheng could understand Lin Huaiyu's test questions, but he couldn't do it, it was very difficult for him.

At this time, Xiao Daiyu followed Wang Xifeng and the others to visit the Grand View Garden.

Jia Tanchun took her hand, and together with Xue Baochai introduced her to the scenery in the Grand View Garden.

Although the luxurious and beautiful scenery in the Grand View Garden is amazing, Xiao Daiyu has never been interested in these things, so she doesn't feel how shocking the Grand View Garden is.

After strolling around for a while, Wang Xifeng took Xiao Daiyu and the others to the pavilion in front to sit down and rest, and then asked the maid to bring tea and snacks.

Jia Tanchun kept talking to Xiao Daiyu while drinking some tea.

Xue Baochai sat aside, interjecting a few words from time to time.

After resting for a while, Xiao Daiyu and the others went on shopping.

The Grand View Garden is very large, and you can't finish shopping in a few days.Wang Xifeng took Xiao Daiyu to visit several famous and beautiful places, and took them back to Jiamu's house before lunch.

Jia Mu sent someone to Jia Zheng's yard to invite Lin Huaiyu to her room for lunch, but Lin Huaiyu refused on the grounds that men and women could not sit together.

Jia Zheng asked Lin Huaiyu to have lunch with him, and of course Jia Lian also stayed.

When it was time for lunch, Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu appeared again like nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened before.

Seeing Jia Baoyu and the others reconciled as before, Wang Xifeng teased them jokingly.

Shi Xiangyun didn't feel embarrassed when he was teased, on the contrary he laughed very happily.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu was going to have dinner with the girls, Mammy Zhang immediately asked, "Does Second Master Bao want to have dinner with the girls?"

At this time, Jia Baoyu had already taken his seat.Hearing Madam Zhang's words, he asked puzzledly: "Yes, I have dinner with my sisters and sisters."

Nanny Zhang frowned, and cursed in her heart, why is Second Master Bao still as unruly as before.She bowed to Jiamu: "Old lady, according to the rules, Second Master Bao, as a man, cannot sit with a woman."

When Mother Jia heard what Zhang Nanny said, she was a little unhappy and said, "These are all relatives, so why not share the same banquet."

After hearing this, Zhang Momo said in her heart, is this what an old lady should say?

"Although we are all relatives, we still have to avoid suspicion. After all, Master Bao and the girls are not young anymore."

When Mother Jia saw Zhang Nanny being so fussy, she immediately lowered her face and said, "Why are you so talkative, old lady?"

"Old lady, it's about my young lady's reputation, so I have to talk too much." When it's about Xiao Daiyu's reputation, Nanny Zhang will never be afraid of Mother Jia. "According to the rules, Second Master Bao should go to the front yard to eat with my young master and the others, not with the girls."

Jia Baoyu was also unhappy: "I just want to eat with my sisters, what's wrong?" He didn't want to go to the front yard to eat with his father, even if his cousin was there.

"If that's the case, I'm sorry my lady can't have dinner with everyone."

"You old lady is so majestic, how dare you be the master of your young lady..."

Before Jia's mother finished speaking, Xiao Daiyu stood up and saluted her.She thought Xiao Daiyu was apologizing for Madam Zhang, but she didn't expect Xiao Daiyu to say: "Grandmother and granddaughter have strict family education, so please forgive me for not being able to sit with my cousin for lunch."

"Daiyu, you..." Mother Jia couldn't believe it.

"Grandmother, I'm sorry to disturb your lunch, I will leave now." Except for her father, brother, and adoptive father, she was not allowed to sit with any man to eat.

Mother Jia and the others didn't expect that Xiao Daiyu would leave directly, and they didn't realize it for a while. When they realized it, Xiao Daiyu, Mammy Zhang, and Xiangling had already left Jiamu's room.

Wang Xifeng was the first to recover, and hurriedly chased after her.

"Sister Lin."

Xiao Daiyu turned to Wang Xifeng and said, "Biao sister-in-law."

"Just leave as you say."

"Cousin, I can't sit and eat with my cousin."

Wang Xifeng knew that the Lin family had strict rules, and when she heard Xiao Daiyu insisted on saying this, she couldn't say anything more.

"How about this, you go to my place for dinner." Wang Xifeng reacted quickly, and immediately thought of this idea, "Second Master Lian should have dinner with Cousin Lin in the front yard, so you can go to my room for dinner, okay?"

"But, cousin, don't you want to serve grandma and the others for dinner?"

"I'll go and talk to my ancestors." Wang Xifeng said with a smile, "Besides, there are sister-in-law and Tanchun here, and they can serve the ancestors for dinner."

"Then trouble my cousin."

"Why are you being polite to me?" Wang Xifeng looked at Ping'er and ordered, "You take Sister Lin and the others to my room, and send someone to ask the kitchen to bring over some good food.

"Yes, grandma."

Ping'er took Xiao Daiyu and the others to Wang Xifeng's house, and Wang Xifeng returned to Jiamu's house.

Seeing that Xiao Daiyu didn't come back with Wang Xifeng, Jia's mother had a very long face.

Wang Xifeng helped Xiao Daiyu speak well: "Ancestor, you can't blame Sister Lin, her family has strict upbringing and many rules, and it's not like we don't know about it."

"What does it matter if they are all relatives?"

"Old ancestor, you can't say that. After all, Baoyu and the girls are grown up, and they are not children like before." Wang Xifeng said, "I asked sister Lin to eat with me in my room. Let's eat." After she finished speaking, she stepped back.

Mother Jia said with a sullen face, "Why is Daiyu as rigid as her brother?"

Jia Tanchun hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Old Ancestor, you also know that Sister Lin's family respects rules, and Sister Lin can't do anything about it."

Jia Mu shook her head and said, "It's not a good thing to be too strict with the rules."

Shi Xiangyun nodded, agreeing with Mother Jia's statement: "It doesn't matter if we are all relatives sitting together for dinner, Sister Lin is too fussy."

Jia Baoyu said: "I didn't expect that such a beautiful person like Sister Lin would open and shut up like an old woman. It's a rule." Jia Baoyu was a little disappointed with Xiao Daiyu's performance just now.

Jia's mother liked hearing what Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu said, and said with a smile: "Let's leave her alone, let's eat first."

Xiao Daiyu's sudden departure made Xue Baochai very embarrassed, because she had never avoided suspicion with Jia Baoyu at the dinner table.

Although Jia Mu and the others were not happy about Xiao Daiyu's departure, it did not affect their lunch.

Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu gave each other food, and sometimes they fed them directly.

Mrs. Wang frowned when she saw this scene, but it was difficult for her to say anything because of Jia Mu's presence.

Xue Baochai sat beside Aunt Xue, eating with a little restlessness.She was thinking that Lin Huaiyu was a man of good manners and would not allow her younger sister to eat at the same table with other men, so if she sat at the same table with Baoyu for dinner, would it give him a bad impression of being unruly?