Miss Lin Family of the Red Chamber

"Wanniang, have you decided?" Master Huiyin looked at Mrs. Meng who was kneeling on the ground, she frowned slightly, obviously not agreeing with Mrs. Meng's decision.

"The two children are still young, why don't you wait two years until the children are older before going down the mountain."

Wanniang is the only bloodline of her former sisters, she failed to help her old man when he was in trouble, but now she is the only bloodline of the old man, she will do her best to protect her.At the beginning Wanniang was forced to enter the Lin Mansion as a concubine and she could do nothing, but now that Wanniang and her two children are in her nunnery, she can still take care of them wholeheartedly. If Wanniang, mother and son moved to Yangzhou City, she would be beyond her reach.

She knew that Wanniang was worried about Xiaoya, but it must have been an accident, and how could Yangzhou City be safer than this nunnery.In the nunnery, she also took care of the nuns in the nunnery to help Wanniang look after the children. If she arrived in Yangzhou City, how would Wanniang live as a woman with two children? Wouldn't it be bullying for orphans and widows? go.

Although she has been in Buddhism for many years and ignores the secular world, she also knows that it is not so peaceful and stable outside, so she is really worried; Wanniang was a boudoir woman who was raised in a deep boudoir before, so she doesn't know how to live outside.

"Master, Wanniang has already made a decision. Xiaobao and Xiaoya have grown up. Although the life in the nunnery is peaceful, it is not conducive to the growth of the children. Although Xiaobao is young, he has ambitions. I want to move back to Yangzhou City and live in the city. Find him a wife or go to college. The child has aspirations. As a mother, I can't help him, so I don't want to hold the child back.

Xiaoya, Xiaoya is after all... I also want to teach her well, I can't let her be as wild as she is now, after all, she was born in a scholarly family, I can't let her fall into the door.In the future, Xiaobao...Xiaoya is Xiaobao's sister, so I can't...so I think it's better to move back to the city. "

"Are you going back there? Don't forget how you got out, how can you go back there easily."

Master Huiyin thought that Mrs. Meng wanted to go back and was even more worried.Mrs. Meng has been by Mrs. Huiyin's side for many years, Mrs. Huiyin knows Mrs. Meng well.Meng Shi lost her father and mother because she was young and had no one to teach her. Besides, she has a pure heart. Although she has some small tricks, she can't fight against the young lady who came from the powerful family and was carefully trained.If he really went back, it was hard to say whether he could protect the two children, and he was afraid that he would end up narrowly escaped or killed like last time.

"Master, I don't want to go back. I won't go back until the two children grow up."

"But if you don't go back, where can you go, not to mention you have two children with you, you don't care about yourself, but you have to take care of the two children."

"Yangzhou City is so big that there is always a place for my children and me to live. Although we can't go back, Wanniang can still take good care of my children." She has already promised her two children, and she can bear no matter how hard it is for them.

"The cost of living in the city is high. How can you afford to raise two children by yourself? You have to think carefully and don't be impulsive."

"Master, don't worry, Wanniang still has some jewelry that is worth some money, and Wanniang can also sell her own embroidery skills. Although it is necessary to be frugal, it is still possible to support two children with Wanniang's embroidery skills."

Although Xiaoya repeatedly told her that Xiaoya and Xiaobao would find a way to solve the money problem, Meng Shi would not believe it; she knew that her two children were very smart, but they should not be able to make money yet .

The two children are still young and they are always by her side. There is no way to make money, so after Xiaoya and Xiaobao proposed to move back to Yangzhou City, she had the idea of ​​selling embroidery to make money. Of course, this is the only way Method.

"Forget it, since you've already made up your mind, go." Mrs. Huiyin couldn't persuade her again and again, so she had no choice but to compromise: "When you leave, I'll send you off."

"It's not packed yet, I'll tell you when Wanniang is packed."

"Okay, call Xiaoya and Xiaobao over when I go back, and I'll test their homework."

"Wanniang thank you, Master."

Although they have lived in the nunnery for nearly six years, the three mothers and children don't have many things except some clothes and books, so Meng said it only took two days to pack them up.The day of the move was early in the morning on the last day of March, and the nuns helped to load a few bundles into the carriage that the teacher had brought for them. Mrs. Meng took Meng Yan and Xiaobao to the master of the nunnery outside the gate of Miaoyue nunnery. We say goodbye.

"Little girl, Xiaobao kowtows to the master and the masters, thank you for the care of the master and the masters for the past six years, Wanniang and the two children are very grateful." Wanniang sincerely thanked everyone in the nunnery.

"Xiaoya/Xiaobao, thank you, Master and all the masters."

"It's cold on the ground, let the child get up quickly."

Parting is always sad. The three mothers and sons lived in the nunnery for six years and got along with everyone day and night. I don’t say how deep the relationship is, but the relationship is there after all. Now the sudden parting of the people’s heart is mostly reluctant, but no matter how reluctant they are, they still have to part.

"In the future, if... Wanniang, you can bring the child back."

"Wan Niang knows."

"It's getting late, let's go quickly, and get to the city earlier so we can settle down."

"Master, all masters, Wanniang, bid farewell."

The carriage was running on the uneven mountain road, but the interior of the carriage was quiet.Meng Yan and Xiaobao are not real children, although this is the first time for them to go out, they are not as excited and laughing as real children.

Meng Yan and Xiaobao were lying on each side of Meng's leg, the atmosphere in the carriage was a bit abnormal, the mother and the child did not speak, Xiaobao didn't know what he was thinking, and his expression seemed to be recalling something.

At this time, Meng Yan was already dizzy from the shaking, and she was staring at the stars; in addition, the window of the carriage was down and the interior was stuffy, which made Meng Yan feel out of breath.

It was the first time for Meng Yan, a member of two worlds and two lifetimes, to ride a carriage, but this ride was much more enjoyable than riding in Uncle Yang's ox cart.Uncle Yang is an old hand car and can drive steadily, and she was not dizzy all the way back home like an arrow; now that she finally moved as she wished, she was relaxed and happy, and she was so gorgeous that she was dizzy by this carriage.

No, she needs to breathe some fresh air, otherwise she will have to confess the vegetarian buns she ate in the morning.

Meng Yan suddenly stood up, went to the car window, lifted the curtains, and stretched her head out to breathe the air. Fortunately, in the spring in Yangnan, the ground is often light and wet, otherwise what Meng Yan stretched her head out to breathe would not be fresh air. It's billowing dust.

Meng Yan's sudden movement frightened Meng Shi, and she was so panicked that she reached out and grabbed her.

"Little girl, what are you doing? What if you stick your head out and fall outside?"

Ever since Meng Yan's incident happened, the Meng family has been paying more attention to the two children, feeling like they are in danger.Meng's exclamation startled Xiao Bao, and he also stood up and looked at Meng Yan, his small face was wrinkled, obviously a little displeased.

"Mother, I feel dizzy and uncomfortable."

Meng Yan said coquettishly and aggrieved.Meng Yan was speechless when she made a fuss about Meng's every move, but when she thought of the consequences caused by herself, she had no choice but to bear it.

When Meng Yan looked at Xiaobao, he was not surprised to get a look of contempt.

"Did you feel dizzy? Come to mother, let mother rub it for you."

Because Xiaobao sat up, Meng shi directly hugged Meng Yan in her arms, and rubbed her little head for Meng Yan with both hands.I have to say that Meng's hand rubbed Meng Yan very comfortably, and Meng Yan closed her eyes comfortably and hummed.Seeing that Meng Yan was dominating Meng's arms, Xiao Bao was very upset and squeezed into Meng's arms, squeezed out of position to rest on Meng's legs to continue his unknown memories.

Maybe it's because she's too worried about moving these days, or maybe it's because her mother's arms are too comfortable and she feels very safe. Meng Yan started snoring not long after being held in Meng's arms.

Seeing the two children, Meng's heart was full of tenderness. With the two children by her side, her whole heart was filled.

But listening to the sound of the coachman whipping the horse outside, she felt melancholy and bewildered when she thought of the unknown road ahead.

Although she promised her two children to move to Yangzhou City, she still had no idea in her heart.When her parents were around for half her life, she was raised in a deep boudoir and hardly ever went out, and she didn't know much about the outside world; after her parents left, she went to Miaoyue Nunnery to observe filial piety for three years, and spent three years in the nunnery, almost living a secluded life. She had no chance to go out during the half a year she entered the Lin Mansion after filial piety, and she also knew nothing about the outside world; she later escaped from the Lin Mansion and was sent to Miaoyue Nunnery. This was the first time in six years that she Leave Miao Yue Nunnery.

It can be said that no one in the Meng family has ever lived outside, and it is inevitable for her to be afraid of being at a loss.Although she was so scared that she wanted to escape, but when she thought of the expectations of the two children, she gritted her teeth and decided to persevere.

The three mother and son came out of the nunnery early in the morning and walked slowly all the way, not daring to stop, hoping to go all the way to the city in peace.Yangzhou City can be regarded as one of the top bustling cities in the south of the Yangtze River. It is an important place in the south of the Yangtze River. The governance of Yangzhou can be regarded as stable. This is why Meng Yan chose to return to Yangzhou City instead of going to the surrounding small towns.

It's just that when the princes are fighting for power this year, Jiangnan, as the country's money bag, has also become a battlefield for the princes to fight; and Yangzhou City, which is an important place for the salt government, is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface, but it is not peaceful because of the officialdom. It has little to do with ordinary people.

Meng Yan was also looking forward to entering the city safely, but there is a saying in this world that things backfire, and there will always be some unexpected things.

Not long after going down the mountain, their carriage was stopped by someone.

Meng Yan, who was woken up, stared wide-eyed and looked through the crack of the curtain at the two ragged and down-trodden people standing in front of the car like beggars with their backpacks on their backs—an old man and a strong man. What's going on?How could someone just pop up in this wilderness?Is this a robbery?

However, although the old man was disheveled, his demeanor did not look like a mortal.

"What are you going to do?" Uncle Coachman dared to scold the two of them, but what's the matter with your trembling voice, Uncle Coachman?

"Don't be afraid of a strong man, old people are not bad people." The old man pulled the scary strong man behind him and said modestly, Meng Yan couldn't help rolling his eyes when he heard this, would a bad guy call himself a bad guy?

"Excuse me, strong man, are you going to enter the city?"

The uncle coachman looked at the old man defensively and didn't answer.

"The strong man doesn't need to be afraid. We have no malicious intentions. The old man and the servant just want to hitch a ride into the city. I don't know that the strong man is convenient."

"Well, it's inconvenient for me to have female relatives in my car." The uncle coachman politely declined. He was entrusted by Mrs. Huiyin to send Mrs. Meng, mother and child to the city safely. This stranger didn't know if it was good Bad how can they just give them a free ride.

In this era, the defense between men and women is extremely serious. Naturally, there are female relatives in the car, so it is impossible for two men to get on the car. Besides, there is a strong man among the two men.

Hearing that there are female relatives in the car, the old man also knew that his request for a ride was inappropriate, but it is half a day's drive from Yangzhou City. If he only relies on these two feet to walk, he may not be able to make it to the city until dark. .So I had to brazenly ask too much.

"Strong man, we just sit outside and don't get in the car, and ask the strong man to lend a helping hand."

"This one……"

"Why don't the strong man ask the lady in the car, and ask the lady to do some kindness."

"You wait for me to ask about this." The uncle driver did not dare to lift the curtain, but leaned closer to ask.Listening to the coachman asking, Mrs. Meng looked at the two children in the car and asked, "Xiaoya, Xiaobao, what do you think?"

"It's not right, how could mother let them get in the car? Wouldn't it ruin my mother's reputation." Xiaobao was the first to object, no matter whether it was in the previous life or in this life, Xiaobao lived in this era. He knew better than Meng Yan. In this era, etiquette binds women, and the importance of fame and festivals to women.

"But I'm afraid the two of you mean that we won't let us go easily." But she saw the strong man behind the old man standing there motionless like a mountain.

"This road may not be peaceful. We'd better go to the city early, so as not to encounter any bad people or things. After all, we are powerless."

"hateful."

Xiaobao was annoyed, looking at his small body, there was no way he was too young to do anything, even if he wanted to protect his mother and Xiaoya, he was helpless.The only relatives in the two lives, Xiaobao cherishes them very much, and is reluctant to let them be bad at all, but he has no ability now, even if he is only facing two people, he has no ability to protect them from harm.

At this moment, Xiaobao hopes that he is stronger than ever before, strong enough to protect the relatives he wants to protect; this makes him pay more attention to the matter of martial arts in the future. The martial arts cheats provided made him a rare master in the world. Of course, knowing martial arts did not change his obsession with taking the essay exam.

"Then let them take a ride, let's leave quickly so as not to meet anyone again."

Meng Yan's words made Meng Shi panic. Meng Shi didn't live outside. She was always protected and didn't know the hardships and dangers of living outside. The only thing that happened to danger was the inner house of Lin's mansion.But how can the things in the inner house change with the people outside.

After Meng agreed and Xiaobao nodded, Meng Yan told the coachman that the two of them agreed to hitchhike, but they could only sit outside, and they had to get off outside the city and could not enter the city together.

Fortunately, the two of them also knew how to be cautious and worried about the female relatives in the car. When they were approaching the gate of the city, they got out of the car and walked into the city without Meng Yan and others reminding them.

After the two got out of the car, Meng Yan and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. The two of them did not cause any harm to Meng Yan and the others.

The coachman parked the car outside the inn.

"Ma'am, the inn is here."

When entering the city, the Meng family was still hesitant and didn't know what to do. In the end, Meng Yan decided to find an inn to live in first, and then slowly find a house to settle down.Because the Lin Mansion is in the east of the city, Meng Yan chose an inn in the east of the city to settle down, adhering to the belief that the most dangerous place is the safest place.

After getting out of the car and looking at the streets full of people coming and going, Meng felt a little timid, she had never appeared in a crowd like this before.

Meng Yan dragged Meng Shi into the inn and went to the upper room, Xiaobao waited for the coachman uncle to move the three of them down, after the room was booked, the second brother of the inn immediately helped move the salute.

"Thank you for being in the car. This is the fare for you to collect." Xiaobao took out the silver tael from his pocket and gave it to the driver. The silver tael was given to him by Meng Yan in advance. Xiaobao was very curious about where Meng Yan got the silver tael, thinking to himself Then find a time to ask clearly.

The distance from Miaoyue Temple to Yangzhou City is not too short. It was almost noon when the mother and son settled in the inn. After ordering food and having lunch in the room, the three of them discussed their future arrangements.

"We can't stay in the hotel all the time, so first we find a house to buy or rent, but I think it's better to buy it, which is more convenient and safer."

Meng Yan has been wanting to have her own home for so many years in the world of Red Mansions, and she also wants to give the Meng family a home, so she is more inclined to buy a house.

"But houses in Yangzhou City are not cheap, we have..."

Xiaobao was worried, he knew that his family didn't have much money, so some of the belongings were the only jewelry left by his mother.Although he had no worries about food and clothing in his previous life, he has been living in the nunnery for five years in this life, but through the masters in the nunnery, he also knows that money is not easy to earn, especially for their orphans and widows, it is even more difficult to earn money; He still wants to go to school, but it's a ridiculous expense to go to school, and it won't last long if he relies on his mother's jewelry alone.

"What Xiaobao said is that although my mother still has some jewelry, they are only worth a few hundred to a thousand taels. Buying a commoner's house in the south of the city is also worth a hundred taels. Even if it is sold for a few hundred taels, it is not expensive. .”

"Mother, let's not go to the south of the city to buy those civilian houses. We will live in the east of the city. The east of the city is mostly where officials or rich people live. It is safe here. If we are women and children, we should live in the east of the city. It’s safer, and just now I’ve inquired with the second brother that there is a good school in the east of the city, and Xiaobao can also study there.”

How could Meng Yan agree to buy a house in the south of the city?When Ah Piao spent those years floating in Yangzhou City, no one knew Yangzhou City better than her.

Although five years have passed, Yangzhou City has not changed much, and the overall structure is still the same.The south of the city is where the common people live in Yangzhou. Of course, it does not mean that the common people live in a bad place, but that the landlords are in chaos.In the south of the city, there are a lot of hooligans with nothing to do. They only do things like sneaking around and bullying women and children. Their family is either a woman or a child.

Therefore, Meng Yan would never agree to live in the south of the city. The east of the city is mostly the mansions of officials and eunuchs, and the north of the city is rich in businessmen.

But what Meng Yan knew, Meng Shi and Xiaobao didn't know, what they were thinking was how to save more money, so Meng Shi didn't agree with Meng Yan's opinion.

"East of the city? If we can buy half a house in the east of the city, it would be great. Xiaoya, let's not think about it in the east of the city. We will go to the south of the city to rent a house when Ming Erniang goes to the pawnshop to pawn the jewelry. Down."

"Mother, we don't know the situation in Yangzhou City, so we should wait until tomorrow to find out before making any plans." Meng Yan didn't rashly persuade the Meng family to live in the east of the city. She may not agree, after Meng Shi understands the reality, she is sure to persuade Meng Shi, but before that, she has to talk to Xiaobao first.

"Okay, let's talk about it tomorrow when I find out more clearly. Xiaoya, you and Xiaobao will stay in the inn for a while, and mother will go to the pawnshop to see how much these jewelry can be exchanged for."

Mrs. Meng took out the box of Sheng jewelry. This box was brought from the Lin Mansion back then. When I opened the box, most of the jewelry in the box was now only left with four or five hairpins, a pair of gold bracelets, a jade pendant and a few worthless things. Old style gold jewelry.Those old gold ornaments looked old, and Meng Yan guessed that they might have been left by the Meng family back then.

Meng Yan heard a little about the Meng family when she was floating in the Lin Mansion. She only knew that the Meng family's parents, her grandparents, died of a serious illness. In the past, the Meng family's property was sold out because of the treatment of her grandparents. That's why I didn't leave anything for Mengshi.

"Mother, don't you have to worry about money since I didn't say it? These jewelry are your last jewelry, how can you be them?"

"Mother said that you don't need to worry about the money when you are still young. Anyway, mother will not need these jewelry in the future. It would be good if you can exchange some money for them." Meng said, looking at it reluctantly. Jewelry, hand caressing them one by one with reluctance.

"Why can't it be used? When Xiaobao gets his grades in the future, he asks his mother to order you to be an official wife. Mother also likes to keep these jewelry. In the future, they can also be passed on to Xiaobao's wife as a family heirloom."

Meng Yan thought very far, but it sounds a little outrageous now, but Meng Yan soon realized that her words were outrageous, and before Meng Shi and Xiaobao spoke up to reprimand, she continued: "Besides, this is Yangzhou City, mother I am afraid that many people in that mansion have seen these jewelry, but the people in that mansion are local snakes in Yangzhou City. Mother’s jewelry suddenly appeared in Yangzhou City. How can you explain that you are still alive, mother, so our current situation cannot be exposed, so these jewelry of yours, mother, are not worthy of it."

Except for the old gold ornaments, the rest of the Meng family's items were given by the old lady and Lin Ruhai when they were in the Lin Mansion. Those inconspicuous and not very expensive jewelry had been exchanged by the Meng family for money. It was specially given to her by He Lin Ruhai, so she kept it all the time.Many people saw these things when they were in the Lin Mansion. Although it has been many years, they have forgotten, but these things may appear in Yangzhou City. It is difficult for people in the Lin Mansion to see them but remember them.

The Meng family is a dead person in Lin's mansion. It is hard to guarantee that the Lin family will not investigate if the dead person's things suddenly appear, especially Jia Min.Wouldn't it be bad if they were found out? Not only would Meng Shi not know how to explain her resurrection from the dead, but she and Xiaobao might be taken into the Lin Mansion to live under Jia Min's eyes.After many years without the old lady's suppression, the Lin Mansion is already under Jia Min's world. If you don't talk about Xiaobao's study when you go back to the Lin Mansion, I'm afraid that the life and death of the three mothers and children will be unpredictable.

"Yeah, how did I forget about this?" Meng Shi was sad, how could she have forgotten that these things were obtained in the Lin Mansion back then, where she was already dead.However, the current situation does not allow her to take time to be sentimental: "Then what should we do now, jewelry can't be used but we have no money."

"Mother, don't worry, I told you I can find a solution." Meng Yan took her little bag and took out something wrapped in cloth from the bag and handed it to Meng: "Mother, look what this is." ?”