Red Mansions: No Tears

?When Lin Yu and Lin Daiyu stepped into the gate of the Lin family one after the other, they could vaguely feel the group of people behind them let out a sigh of relief, which showed how deeply they were suppressed in the Rongguo mansion.

Lin Yu personally sent Lin Daiyu to the second gate, only to see Madam Wen looking over there, seeing Lin Daiyu and his party approaching, she came forward with a smile on her face, and said, "I'm still worried about whether the old lady in-law will Would you be willing to let the girl come back, fortunately! Fortunately! The old lady in the family didn't make things difficult for the uncle, did she?"

"Who said there is no embarrassment?! It's more than embarrassment! It's a mess!" Ziyun, who was still angry, interrupted hastily.

"Really!? What did the old lady say?" Wen Momo asked worriedly.

"It's not a big deal, so let's take Yu'er into the house to freshen up first, and then tell the kitchen to order more food for lunch. Ziyun complained to me several times along the way, saying that they haven't eaten in Rongguo Mansion these days." What a decent meal." Lin Yu just persuaded Mother Wen to take Lin Daiyu's master and servant back to the yard to rest.

"What's the matter? People from Rongguo's mansion bullied you?" Wen Nuo couldn't help frowning when she heard this, for a dignified Duke's mansion dared to be harsh on the meals of the guests, not afraid that if such a thing spread out, they would lose them face!But having said that... does the Jia family still have a good reputation in the capital?

Lin Daiyu took Nanny Wen's arm, and said in a coaxing and ingratiating tone, "Mommy Wen, Ziyun said that, why don't you let us have a hot meal first? Anyway, we already I’m back, so I’m not in a hurry to get to the bottom of this matter! I’m almost starving, and I’ve only had a bowl of glutinous rice porridge made with jujube till now, I really miss Qiu Auntie’s craftsmanship~~.”

"That's right! Girl, can I talk to my mother? I haven't seen her for a long time, and I miss her a lot." Ziyun immediately asked Lin Daiyu when she heard Lin Daiyu mention her mother.

"Go! Go! Don't bother Mrs. Qiu for delaying our lunch, otherwise I will be surrounded by them when you come back, and I won't save you." Lin Daiyu and Mother Wen walked side by side towards the inner courtyard when they heard Ziyun's question She just waved her hand casually and let Ziyun go to find her mother by herself.

The courtyard that Lin Yu arranged for Lin Daiyu was a small secondary courtyard. The first courtyard was intended to be used by Su Yu's two nuns and a few maids, while Lin Daiyu lived with two first-class maids and four second-class maids. The room in the second entrance is twice as big as the courtyard allocated by Jiamu for Lin Daiyu, but as far as Lin Daiyu knows, the Xiaoxiangguan where Shi Xiangyun lives is not as big as she lives in Rongguo Gongfu. The yard is big, so she always felt that in the original book, Lin Daiyu was not treated well at all. She was obviously sick, but she was arranged to live in a small yard by the water. Compared with the situation in other courtyards, it is very embarrassing for so many women and maids to live in a small room. No wonder those people are unwilling to stay in Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

When Lin Daiyu came to the yard, a few maids had already prepared hot water for the owner to use. Lin Daiyu asked Xueyan to go to rest for a while, and asked two second-class maids, Chun Xiao and Xia Ling, to stay with her and serve her. change clothes.

It was not until a long time after noon that Lin Daiyu stepped out of the courtyard feeling full and refreshed. She wore a crane cloak with a red feather veil and a white fox fur, and put on a snow cap, leaving the snow geese in the house. After tidying up his things, he only took Qiu Yu and Dong Zhi out of his yard, and then went to the yard where Lin Yu lived.

Although Lin Daiyu and Lin Yu are not used to the arty atmosphere of the ancients, each house is connected by many small courtyards. If the courtyard does not have a name, it is really difficult to order people to do things on weekdays , so the yards of Lin Daiyu and Lin Yu were named "Xinglu Yard" and "Mili Yard" respectively.

"Brother, can I come in?" Lin Daiyu asked the boy next to Lin Yu, knowing that he would probably be studying in the study outside at this time, so she simply didn't call the boy to pass on, and came directly outside the study door, and then stood peeping in there.

"Come in, there's nothing to dislike here." Lin Yu smiled. The outer study room was used by Lin Ruhai before. Because it also has the function of entertaining guests, it is not very hidden, except for the wall where the books are placed. In addition, there are all tall and bright doors and windows.

"Brother hasn't told me yet, how did you do in the provincial exam?" Lin Daiyu knew that Lin Yu was the same as her. Apart from a general understanding of the plot of "Dream of the Red Chamber", only her memory was slightly better than ordinary people, and she didn't have any other golden fingers. During the three years of mourning in Suzhou, Lin Yu spent almost all of his time studying the Four Books and Five Classics. Fortunately, Lin Ruhai kept his old notes well, and Jiang Ke sent him some recent current events and political trends from time to time. The boy who was tortured by the juvenile exam has enough confidence.

"It's not bad. I was lucky enough to win 93 places. You also know that Jiangnan has always been an important place for imperial examinations, so there are more places admitted. However, Brother Qi said that if I get a ranking like mine, it may not be enough. Suggestions I can be like him, first enter the academy and study for three years, and after three years, I will definitely be able to enter high school." Lin Yu smiled and replied calmly.

"Where is brother going? To the academy where Brother Jiang Qi is studying now? Or to the Imperial College?" Lin Daiyu thought for a long time, and only these two places could come to her mind.

"Let's forget about Guozijian! That place is similar to the ethnology in the aristocratic family, and you can't learn any solid knowledge. Brother Qi has already agreed with me before that I will also go to his academy to study. He said that because I am my father's child, so when the head of the mountain heard that his father's child was going to study with them, he quickly agreed. He just asked me to go directly to the academy when I find a time. I plan to go there after the Chinese New Year. It's just that when the time comes...is it okay for you to be at home alone?" Lin Yu was worried that people from Jia's family would look at his absence and come to harass Lin Daiyu again.

"What are you afraid of? The most important thing is not to go out. These days, even if it's just relatives who live on both sides of the street, there are some who don't see each other all year round. The women in the inner house, who will go out when they have nothing to do?" Lin Daiyu replied indifferently.

"Do you think you'll be fine if you don't go out? What if people from Jia's family come? Did you see it?" Lin Yu shook her head, thinking that Lin Daiyu's thinking was too simple. It would be easy to deal with those people if they were so easy to dismiss. Like gummies, once they stick, they can't be thrown away.

"If you can see it, you will see it, and if you can't see it, you will get sick! Just let the outsiders see what kind of virtue the Jia family has! By the way! Whose idea was it for Housekeeper Lin to send a carload of dry goods to the door?! How could you think of such a thing?" What a brilliant idea! Now the whole Jia family is probably laughing at how worthless my brother is, and when he gives gifts to relatives, he only gives such inconspicuous things." Lin Daiyu suddenly remembered that Lin Yu seemed to have said so when he was in Jia's house. One thing, it's just that she didn't think much about the problem at the time.

"What's wrong with sending dry goods? I'm very sincere. The fourth brother said before that the dry goods from the south are brought to the north to sell, at least three or four times the price. What's more, the ones I bring are carefully selected. Well, Suzhou sells one tael per catty, but in the capital it can be sold at ten taels per catty, which is not worthy of their status!? Otherwise, what do they want me to give? Gold, silver and jewelry? Or the four treasures of the study? Unfortunately, the same as before I don't understand the market at all, and no one will use the latter if I send it to their home, so why bother? It's better to give something more practical." Lin Yu replied confidently.

"That's why I said that the gift from my brother is really amazing! It is obviously from a scholarly family, but it turns itself into a farmer's family... Really... But I heard that a few days ago, a relative of the second aunt sent a lot of melons Fruits and vegetables, said to thank Lian's second grandma for helping their family kindly last year, so she gave them what she harvested this year for them to enjoy. They also gave these seemingly worthless things, but they were treated much better than you. Not only did she let the old lady stay overnight, but she also brought back a lot of food and other miscellaneous things, but what about you? You are empty-handed, and you only brought me back." Lin Daiyu was referring to Grandma Liu who entered Rongguo's mansion for the second time.

"That relative...isn't his surname Liu?!" Lin Yu twitched the corner of his mouth and murmured.

"I don't know~ um... that day the old lady invited that relative to a banquet in the Grand View Garden. I just sat there for a while and left first. I only heard that the old lady is also a wonderful person. It's a pity..." Lin Daiyu sighed helplessly. Tone, Wang Ban'er's family is thanks to that grandma Liu who is willing to put down her face to please Jia's family, otherwise how would there be a chance to turn around in the future?

Grandma Liu's speech and behavior may be very vulgar, but her love for her children and grandchildren is indeed the most sincere, and she has a long-term vision and knows how to be content and grateful. The old man who cares about everything to the end is much better.

"Hey! What's the pity? Maybe people think our life is sad! It's not right, they should think that the life of the Rongguo Mansion is sad, and we have to toss about this and that for a meal. What kind of taste did we have in the end? Really know? And every dish is oily and greasy. It's only because of the trick of "eating less" that they didn't raise a group of pigs. Although they don't have a very similar body, they have a similar brain and are less flexible than pigs. " Lin Yu sneered.

"Brother is too unkind! How can you say that about others? In fact, their brains are flexible, otherwise they wouldn't always think about something." Lin Daiyu twitched her lips, thinking that Wang's brain is not flexible?Wang Xifeng's brain is not flexible?If she was stupid, she wouldn't have thought of lending loan sharks... But didn't her cheap father give Jia Lian a sum of money before he was alive, so that Jia Lian could manage a business well?Could it be that Jia Lian was reluctant to spend even that little money to help Wang Xifeng?

"By the way, brother, do you know how the business of Second Brother Lian's shop in Yangzhou is doing?" Lin Daiyu thought about it and asked about it.

"How would I know? I don't have time to intervene in our own shops, so how can I manage other people's houses? If you want to ask, you might as well ask Uncle Zhong. He is in charge of the shops in Beijing and Suzhou now." " Lin Yu replied.

"Oh! Forget it! I just thought of it suddenly, because I vaguely heard someone say that their monthly money has been delayed for a long time in the Rongguo mansion before. I think the second brother Lian only cares about his private money. But I don't care about the hardships of Lian's second sister-in-law's housekeeper... But it's not something I should care about, so pretend I didn't ask!" Lin Daiyu thought for a while, then shook her head in a lack of interest.

"Is there such a thing?!" Lin Yu immediately thought that there seemed to be such a thing about Wang Xifeng's imprint, but it's a pity that he can't care about such fatal things now. ?