Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

Lin Rui didn't say what he was going to prepare for the exam. For one thing, Baoyu hasn't made progress yet, so whoever dares to make progress in front of Baoyu would just poke Mrs. Wang's heart and lungs?

"Hey, it turned out that my sister was unwell, so she took care of her at home. After a long time, she stopped going. Anyway, she can still read at home."

Mrs. Wang didn't ask any more questions. Children's families have no characteristics, and it's common for them not to want to study. I don't see that Baoyu is still tired of reading serious books, so she also thought that Lin Rui was the same, so he said,

"That's right, you're still young, even if you're studying, you won't miss it for a while. Take good care of yourself and spend more time with your sister."

Lin Rui agreed with hesitation.

Mrs. Wang cared for it for a long time, Daiyu and Lin Rui were very surprised, they could only respond to all changes without change, and finally Mrs. Wang expressed her intentions in the future, but she also made Lin Rui very angry.

"Miss, when Mrs. Lin went there, she seemed to have donated a million taels of silver to the imperial court, but?"

Daiyu secretly said, finally came, "Exactly." She refused to say a word.

Mrs. Wang said again,

"Nowadays, you also know the family affairs. It's difficult to pay more and less. I thought that your children's families don't need to use anything in their daily lives, so I wondered if I could borrow some money to make a living. , when the turnover comes, I will pay you back."

For orphans and weak girls like Daiyu and Lin Rui, Mrs. Wang is not as nice as Aunt Xue.

If it is possible, she still thinks that she can embezzle it directly, and there is no need for her to beg a little girl. It's just that Lin Ruhai did a good thing back then, not to mention donating a million taels of family property, and the money was not donated for nothing. Although the property for Daiyu is stored in the treasury of the house.

But the list is in triplicate, one is in the court, one is in Daiyu's own hands, and the other is in the old lady's place. In this way, one copy is missing, and when Daiyu gets married, the court finds out It's a troublesome thing for myself, and only Daiyu agrees.

Daiyu pondered for a moment, then said, "I don't know how much money do you want, madam?"

Seeing that Daiyu didn't object, Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Your aunt just sent over 5 taels of silver. You two children's families don't need so much. It's only [-] to [-] taels. That's it!"

Lin Rui blushed, clenched his fists, and was about to stand up, but Daiyu on the other side stepped on him, and he endured it.

Mrs. Wang was seated at the top, and she could see clearly the small movements of the two of them, but she didn't take it to heart, she just stared at Daiyu without saying a word, Lin Rui was just a step-son, and only Daiyu was the living daughter-in-law. It's right for Lin Rui to be reluctant to part with the money, but it's not up to him to call the shots in the Lin family!

Mrs. Wang just looked at Lin Daiyu, completely ignoring Lin Rui, and made him even more angry.

Daiyu lowered her affectionate eyes and replied,

"Yu'er and Brother Rui were brought up in the mansion since they were young, and they have been cared for by the mansion. They have been favored by the mansion for many years. Now that the family is in trouble, we can't just stand by and watch. It's just that most of the family property has been donated by the father to the court. Most of the ones left are books and ancient books, and my wife knows that, we don’t dare to compete with my aunt’s house, so let’s pay 2 taels of silver!”

"Okay! The old lady often said that the eldest girl is polite and kind, and it is true. Today, we will never forget you if we have to get through the difficulties with your money.

I remember that the girl had some old illnesses. I heard the doctor say that the bird's nest is good for your illness. It just so happens that my golden bird's nest is the best for health. If you take care of yourself when you grow up, the big girl will be able to suffer less in the future. "

Some people who are not familiar with her will regard her as Daiyu's own mother, but they don't know that this kind of sincere love was bought by Daiyu with 2 taels of silver.

Daiyu declined, and said, "Auntie is nothing more than a labor of love. My body is just like this. It's good or bad. The golden silk bird's nest is precious, and Baoyu's body is weak. Let him leave it to him!

It’s just that my wife is also in charge of the family and has been in charge of affairs. Knowing our family’s wealth, 2 taels of silver is the most we can give out. My brother and I just want to live a low-key and peaceful life. I hope my wife will be happy. . "

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang's face became stiff, and she laughed, "It's natural."

Daiyu said that she would only pay this time, so Mrs. Wang was naturally not very happy, but since she said this, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to agree.

Now that she had achieved her goal, Mrs. Wang didn't want to stay any longer. After talking for a while, she left. Lin Rui was angry and didn't want to get up to see her off at all, so Daiyu sent her out.

Just after she was sent out of the courtyard gate, she heard the sound of ping-pong-pong in the room, one after another, Daiyu stopped, and waited until the sound stopped before she stepped in.

Lin Rui was like an angry cub, sitting on the ground panting.

Daiyu scolded, "It's because of your nature, why don't you go to the scientific examination, lest you hurt others and yourself, and hurt your father's reputation!"

Lin Rui stood up and opened his mouth and said, "How is it my qualitative problem? The old godly woman just opened her mouth and said 2 taels of silver. She thought our silver fell from the sky or was blown by the wind!"

Daiyu scolded, "It's not our money, it's my money. A good man doesn't eat a family meal. The money and property are all left to me by my father. Maybe you want it too!"

Lin Rui opened his mouth and said aggrievedly, "Sister, you clearly know that I don't mean it! The money is naturally yours, and you can just take it away when you get married. I just don't like her blatantly stealing money behavior!"

Seeing that he had calmed down, Daiyu softened her tone just now, and said, "We who live under the fence always have to suffer some grievances. If I hadn't stopped you just now, wouldn't you have started arguing with your wife?"

"Even if there is a dispute, it's the old lady's fault! Why give him these taels of silver!"

Hearing the old lady, Daiyu was a little dazed, and then came back to her senses, hit him, and said viciously,

"You are about to take part in the scientific examination. If you move around at this time, as long as she looks unhappy and moves a little bit of hands and feet, your life's future will be lost! Those delicate and tossing girls outside are still there. Now, could it be that you just forgot?"

When it came to the future, Lin Rui was helpless, "Damn it!" He clenched his fist and hammered the ground viciously. Seeing this, Daiyu hurriedly grabbed his arm and said,

"You are in a hurry, no matter how angry you are, you can't vent your anger with this hand. You don't see that after brother Huan hurt his hand, he can only practice martial arts. He practiced in winter and summer and practiced in summer. Could it be possible for you to bear it? "

With tears in his eyes, Lin Rui made up his mind and said, "Sister, I will definitely take the exam well. When I become an official, I will see who can bully us!"

Daiyu couldn't bear it for a while, she tilted her head, wiped away the tears, and said comfortingly, "It's just like what you said, the old lady won't be satisfied if she acts like this, we just see that the old lady will How to do it!"

Lin Rui and Daiyu leaned on each other and asked, "Will the old lady help us?"

"Yes!"

But to the disappointment of the two of them, in the next few days, the Rongguo Mansion and the Grand View Garden were peaceful, as usual, as if nothing happened this time.

There was no news from Nuanxiangwu, but every night, the lights in the library or Yuyin Hall were always on until midnight.