Red Mansions Counterattack Raiders

As soon as Jia Baoyu entered the study, he heard a gust of wind, and hurriedly dodged sideways, but an inkstone brushed against him and hit the door frame, falling to the ground and breaking into two pieces, which shows Jia Zheng's great force!

Jia Baoyu's eyes turned cold, and he turned around and bowed his hands to Jia Zheng, "Master, calm down, I'm already preparing to take the scientific examination this year, and I will definitely pass the exam so I won't disappoint my master."

One sentence immediately calmed down Jia Zheng, and he stared at him suspiciously, "Hmph, don't try to scare me with big words! You have a small illness every three days and a serious illness every five days, and you have never devoted yourself to studying. , end this year? Oh, I don't think you're going to lose your talent!"

Jia Baoyu lowered his eyes and was neither happy nor angry, "Master, it was my fault in the past. It seemed that I was blinded by the confusion. Now I am awake and know what the master expects from me. I will never indulge in fun again. Master, I Although I am stubborn, I never bother to tell lies, whether it is true or not, you will know when the results come out after I leave the field."

At this time, Jia Zheng realized that Jia Baoyu's words and deeds were different from before. He didn't shrink from him, nor did he make excuses to quibble.

Jia Zheng squinted his eyes and looked him up and down for a moment, his eyes fell on the jade pendant on his chest, and he sighed inwardly.No matter what happened to this son, he probably wouldn't be surprised. He was born with jade, but after leaving jade, he would be stupid and ignorant. How could a normal person be like this?It's a good thing if you really want to read.

Jia Zheng pondered for a moment and nodded, "Since that's the case, you should be prepared to try it in three months. However, if you say it, you must do it with your heart, and you must not act willfully and play truant."

Jia Baoyu looked at him and said solemnly: "Master, the ethnology is very chaotic, please ask me to invite a master back for me. Brother Huan and Brother Lan can also study with me, and set up a place in the front yard. The big study is for the master to teach, the master can send someone to guard the door."

"The ethnology is chaotic?" Jia Zheng frowned tightly, trying to reprimand Jia Baoyu for making excuses for not studying, but he heard that Ke sent someone to supervise him, which really confused him.After thinking for a while, Jia Zheng waved his hand casually, "I'll ask Huan'er and Lan'er about this before you go back first, but you'll still be punished for playing truant, so you can copy the four books and five classics."

"Yes, please trouble the master, Baoyu will step down first."

Jia Zheng looked at the back of Jia Baoyu, his expression was not good, one was because of Jia Baoyu's sudden change, I don't know whether it was good or bad, and the other was because of the alienation revealed in Jia Baoyu's words, there was no half admiration Feelings.Shaking his head and sighing, Jia Zheng turned his head and ordered someone to call Jia Huan and Jia Lan over for questioning.

When Jia Baoyu walked into the second gate, he saw Mrs. Wang hurrying over with a few people from a distance. When Mrs. Wang saw him, she was overjoyed, so she grabbed him and looked at him carefully, "Baoyu, did the master call you?" You? Why are you playing truant again? Have you forgotten the beating last time?"

Jia Baoyu pursed his lips and stared at the ground, "Master is not angry, he just punished me for copying books."

"That's good, that's good! You can't make the master angry anymore, you know? Are you tired? Go to the old lady to say hello, and then change your clothes and have a rest." Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and talked with him Let's go back together.

Jia Baoyu looked at his mother with a complex expression. In his previous life, his mother always made him do things he didn't like, and even used Xiren as an aunt to bribe Xiren, controlling everything around him in every detail. He used to be very tired of this, but After seeing it a lot, he realized that it was a mother's good intentions for her son.He was brought up by his grandmother since he was a child, and his mother could only bear the pain of separation alone. He used this method to maintain the relationship between mother and child. He couldn't say she was wrong, but in the end, no one wanted to be controlled by others.

And later, his mother forced Jin Chuan'er to death because of one of his jokes, and Qingwen died of illness because of a small story behind the attacker's back. This was the first time he saw his mother's viciousness!That was viciousness that he could neither understand nor accept!Even the servants of the mansion dare to talk about Daiyu's petty nature and living under the fence. Isn't it the help of the head of the house?And then... his mother, together with his grandmother and Sister Feng, tricked him into marrying Baochai. While he was happily holding the bride's hand, the woman he really loved died alone and painfully in another empty yard... How could he not hate? !

Listening to the warm and caring words of his mother beside him, Jia Baoyu took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and let go of his clenched hands. That's all. Hate also returned.In this life, let him repay the affection of his family, but no one should try to use those methods on him again!

Jia Baoyu, who has seen through the world, has become more indifferent. He will repay the kindness to him, and he will retaliate fiercely to those who plot against him. He will no longer be confused and confused about right and wrong!

Mrs. Wang only thought that he had just been scolded by Jia Zheng and was in a low mood, so she didn't think much about it, and went with him to greet the old lady, and then told him to study hard and not to make the master angry again before taking him back to her yard.

Not long after Jia Baoyu returned to his room, Yuanyang sent a box of prostitution contracts, including maids, servants, mothers-in-law, and nanny.Jia Baoyu looked it over carefully, and singled out the contracts of prostitution to serve those big maids and put them aside, and then selected two honest and dutiful maids from the second-class maids, planning to be promoted in a few days...

Jia Baoyu tapped his fingers on the table, silently calculating the whereabouts of the servants. He couldn't afford these women, so he could only do his best to give them the best arrangement.

In the early morning of the second day, the young servants around Jia Zheng came to spread the word that the masters in the mansion did not need to go to the ethnology school, and soon a master would come to the mansion to teach them.In the next few days, Jia Baoyu went to greet Jiamu in the morning, had breakfast with Jiamu, and then went to greet Mrs. Wang, and then went back to the room to read and not allow anyone to disturb her.Both Sanchun and Daiyu were a little strange about this, but men and women are different after all, and no one bothered him when they learned that he was studying.

The atmosphere in Jia Baoyu's yard gradually became subtle. The master who likes to eat rouge and laugh suddenly became indifferent and serious, and didn't even give the face of attacking people. While worrying, several maids began to fight secretly, wanting to get in front of the master The No.1 position, no matter what reason Xiren fell out of favor for, is an opportunity for them!

Jia Baoyu turned a blind eye to everything in the yard and let them fight, but he remembered their daily mistakes in his heart.When Jia Zheng invited his teaching teacher back to the mansion, Jia Baoyu took the opportunity to propose moving to the outer courtyard, and he would be replaced by his followers and servants. There were only two maidservants left, and the rest were given money and released from the mansion.

Jia Baoyu's decision surprised everyone!Jia's mother got angry and called him to her front and asked repeatedly: "Baoyu, did your father say something about you again? Don't be afraid of him. Your ancestors will make decisions for you. If he really can't tolerate you, we mothers Just pack up and go back to Jinling!"

Although Mrs. Wang didn't want her son to stay with the old lady, she was also afraid that he would be uncomfortable living in the outer courtyard, so she held the Buddhist beads and looked at Jia Baoyu worriedly.

Jia Baoyu hugged Jia Mu's arm comfortingly, and said with a smile: "The ancestors wronged the master this time. I asked the master to find a teacher to teach in the mansion. I will go to the scholar examination this year, and I can't learn in the ethnology." What is good, so I begged the master to ask someone to teach me. Ancestor, don’t you often say that I have good luck? I used to be ignorant, and I always made you worry. Now that I come here in Qingming, I will naturally get the honor. The ancestors are happy!"

Jia Mu calmed down, smiled and sighed, "It seems that you really want to study, so you can go to study with your master during the day, and come back to rest at night, with those clever maids taking care of you, I can do it too." Don't worry. The boy is clumsy, how can he know your preferences!"

"Old ancestor, the backyard is the residence of women. The younger sisters in the family have grown up. I have lived here for many years. It is not in compliance with the rules. If things go on like this, I am afraid that it will damage the reputation of the younger sisters. As for the servants, there are not only two A big servant girl serving food and daily life? It is more convenient for the long-term follower and the young servant to be next to me. I am also a man, and I don’t like being surrounded by those servant girls when I grow up. Distracted by the things around you, didn't the ancestors say that those servants are under my control? You just follow me!"

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang had lived in the back house for decades, so they naturally knew the thoughts of the beautiful maid. Hearing Jia Baoyu say that she didn't want to be distracted by the maid, she thought that Jia Baoyu was annoyed by the attackers. Will you say this?The two looked at each other, both of them were very displeased with those maids.

Mrs. Wang frowned and said, "Is it because someone is playing tricks? Baoyu, you can just tell me, or tell your sister Feng, and I will help you deal with it. You don't have to worry about it."

Jia Baoyu smiled, "No, they are all good, it's just that I grow up, and I don't need them to stay by my side all the time, and their age is suitable for matching, and I will make arrangements for them later. , I hope my wife will not interfere."

Mrs. Wang exclaimed, "Mate? Who told you such nonsense?"

Jia Baoyu looked at her silently, and Jia's mother was sensitively aware that Jia Baoyu was more distant from Mrs. Wang than before, more than respectful but not admiring, this time she had this reaction again, maybe it was the second daughter-in-law who dealt with her ruthlessly. Baoyu knew about it, how could Baoyu's temperament tolerate such insidious things?After thinking about it, she raised her hand to stop Mrs. Wang's words, "Okay, the child will naturally understand when he grows up. Since the child has his own ideas, let's be the elders and leave it alone. Baoyu is right, the girls all I'm getting older, I have to avoid suspicion, the left and right are in the mansion, if the service is not good, just change people."

Jia Baoyu nodded with a smile, "Thank you, old ancestor, I want to give 50 taels of silver to each of the maids, and let them take away the things they have saved over the years, even the deeds of sale, and they will no longer belong to the Jia family. It’s up to them to choose. But I heard that some people’s parents, brothers and sisters-in-law are not good, and they might take their money and sell them again. That’s not my intention. So I want to ask my ancestors to assign someone to help They, do you think it is feasible?"

Jia Mu patted his head lovingly, "I, Baoyu, have a kind heart. There is nothing wrong with it. I will do good deeds to accumulate blessings for Baoyu. If you ask Lai Da to do something, he will definitely not do it for you." .”

"Yes, then I will go back and pack my books. I will start studying with my master in the future. I will move to the outer courtyard first and settle down."

"Go, don't get tired."

Jia Baoyu finally persuaded Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, but when he returned to the yard, he was faced with crying.

"Master, don't dare to leave as a slave!"

"Yes, my lord, you only need to punish the servant for making a mistake, don't want the servant!"

"From now on, the servant will serve the master in a peaceful manner, don't talk too much, don't be lazy, please keep the servant!"

"Second Master, why did you drive us away? I don't accept it!"

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The eight big maids, all crying until they were crying, knelt around Jia Baoyu and refused to leave. Jia Baoyu was so loud that his forehead twitched, but he didn't want to speak ill of each other. shut up!

Jia Baoyu went to the bookshelf and took out a folded piece of paper, which recorded the mistakes they made these days. Jia Baoyu read them one by one in a cold voice, and several maids broke out in cold sweat.No matter how stupid they are, they can tell that the master is dissatisfied with them. They rely on the master to talk, and they lose their eyes. They think they are superior, and they forget their duty and rules in their words and deeds.

Among them, Qingwen and Xiren were mentioned the most mistakes. The two of them had already turned pale, and they hadn't made any serious mistakes. They just talked about it seriously. Miss, who can be blamed for the fate of a born maid? !

Jia Baoyu raised his eyes and glanced at their faces, he couldn't bear it, but he still said coldly, "To live a good life, you must first recognize your identity. I used to only care about pleasure and act like a dandy, but now I recognize it. With your own identity, you have to get rid of those bad things in the past, so that you can live a good life. The same is true for you. You are ordinary people when you leave the mansion. Be careful. This is your contract of sale, take it back and destroy it, and give each of you 50 taels of silver, and take your things and leave tomorrow. Housekeeper Lai will watch your family and prevent them from making money. You... cherish each other!"

"Second Master..." Xiren fell on the ground crying out of breath, she didn't understand how everything was fine and suddenly changed, what good place could there be if she left the mansion? What can 50 taels of silver do?She was obviously the roommate that the old lady secretly promised Baoyu, so why did Baoyu dismiss them as soon as he knew about personnel affairs?Could she not catch Baoyu's eyes at all?

Qingwen looked at Jia Baoyu stubbornly, but she couldn't find a trace of reluctance in his eyes, so she shed tears in disappointment.

Jia Baoyu turned his gaze away, and said that if you want to get married, you can ask him for help, and then let them go down to pack their things.On the second day, four maids chose the little housekeeper in the mansion to marry, and the two maids planned to go back to their hometown with their families to build a house and buy land to live a stable life. Find a way out.Jia Baoyu ordered Lai Da to settle them down according to their request, and since then he has cut off his entanglement with all the women.

Jia Baoyu soon moved to the outer courtyard, and because of him, Jia Zheng ordered Jia Huan and Jia Lan to move to the outer courtyard together, and all the servants around him were filled up as usual. Those two were a little grateful to Baoyu, after all, if It wasn't him, they were still invisible people in the mansion.Now they have their own yard, a wife, servants, and Jia Zheng's attention. They are lucky for them!

Jia Baoyu's newly promoted two maidservants are named Hongrui and Luqiao, both ten years old, with ordinary faces and no special features, the most important thing is to be safe and behave.Jia Baoyu had lived alone for decades in his previous life, and he was no longer used to being served by others, so these two maids were in charge of the affairs of his house, and he did all the daily work by himself.Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang gradually felt relieved seeing him looking refreshed all day long, and they just sent some supplements every day.

Lin Daiyu hadn't seen Jia Baoyu alone since that day when she saw Jia Baoyu crying. Every time everyone had a meal at Jia's mother, they could only say a few words. Usually, no matter whether he was free or not, she didn't respond. After the girls' fun, even organizing poetry clubs and holding banquets failed to make Jia Baoyu show up.But in private, she received a lot of small things from Hongrui quietly, all of which were rare things that Jia Baoyu bought back from the street.

Obviously not as valuable as the previous gifts, but Lin Daiyu felt the intentions. She tested Sanchun and found that Jia Baoyu had never given anything to anyone except her. She was delighted and felt that he was much more sensible.This kind of avoidance made Lin Daiyu realize Jia Baoyu's respect for her. A woman's reputation is as great as the sky and cannot be damaged in the slightest. Now, Jia Baoyu has finally learned to protect her. Maybe in this huge mansion, she finally has a Someone you can trust and rely on!

Jia Baoyu expressed his attitude with his words and deeds, and everyone in the mansion gradually accepted his appearance, and lamented that the devil incarnation would have a day to grow up.But the teacher who taught him happily said that he was extremely talented, and that he had no problem passing the examination as a scholar, which made Jia Mu and others look forward to it more and more.

The time for the autumn exam was approaching. Jia Baoyu said that if he wanted to take the exam, he would take the exam seriously. He didn't need to use his family connections, he just went back to his hometown in Jinling and started the exam from the beginning.He knew that Jia Zheng loved saving face the most, so when he said this, Jia Zheng agreed with him with a look of relief, rejected the opinions of Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang, and insisted that Jia Baoyu go back to Jinling for the exam.

Not long after the matter was confirmed, Mother Jia suddenly received an urgent letter from Lin Ruhai, saying that she was not feeling well and wanted to take Daiyu back to Yangzhou.Since Daiyu saw the letter, she became very anxious, shedding tears every night of worry, wishing to rush back to her father immediately, but also sad that she would not be able to take care of her father by her side, leaving her father alone to face the serious illness.Mother Jia didn't know how ill Lin Ruhai was, so she couldn't stop Daiyu, so she had to ask Jia Lian to send Daiyu back to Yangzhou, and she happened to be on the way with Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu was anxious when he heard that Lin Daiyu was more than sad, so he had no choice but to sneak out of Lin Daiyu's window after dark, avoiding the servants in the mansion.Lin Daiyu was lying on the bed worrying about her father's illness. Zijuan was keeping watch on the outer couch. Jia Baoyu picked up a stone, squinted her eyes slightly, and flicked it with her fingers.

Jia Baoyu then whispered to Daiyu, "Cousin! Cousin—I'm here, come quickly."

Lin Daiyu turned over and sat up in shock, "Who?!"

Jia Baoyu said anxiously: "Daiyu, cousin, it's me, Baoyu! Come here quickly, I'll talk to you and come back."

Lin Daiyu took the coat from the screen and put it on, then walked to the window in doubt, "What are you doing? If someone sees you, I'll have something to say!"

"Cousin, don't worry, I won't be discovered if I dare to come here. Zijuan is also fainted by me, don't be afraid." Jia Baoyu hurriedly approached to comfort him, "Cousin, I came here just to tell you, uncle It's just a little cough, and it's not a serious illness, so don't be sad anymore, or your newly recovered body will suffer again."

"What? My father... how do you know?" Lin Daiyu frowned and shook her head, "Impossible, why would my father send me a letter to tell me to go back if nothing happened? Don't talk nonsense for my peace of mind, I, I will Take care of yourself, and go away!"

Seeing Daiyu turn around and leave, Jia Baoyu felt anxious, and reached out his hand to grab her sleeve, "Daiyu! Listen to me, I wrote to my uncle first. You don't feel comfortable living here. I know, but I can’t say anything now, I can’t protect you, so I wrote a letter to ask my uncle to pick you up. Daiyu, you also know that I’m about to take the autumn test and I’m going to Jinling. We just happened to take a boat to Jiangnan together After I finish the exam, I will go to your house to visit my uncle, I, we... Daiyu, do you understand?"

Lin Daiyu froze in place, thought for a while before she realized, and blushed, "What are we? I don't understand! Cough, what you said is true? Is my father really okay? If you lie to me, I can't spare you!"

"I dare not lie to you. Everything I said to you is true... You, me, I will personally ask my uncle when I see him, ask for our affairs... Don't worry!"

Lin Daiyu saw that he was looking at her stupidly all the time, turned her face to the side, and said in a low voice, "You're talking nonsense again! You hurry up, don't say any more! I, I want to rest! I'm not allowed to come back again!"

"Oh, I, then I'm leaving, cousin, you close the window, don't blow the cold wind, sleep peacefully, these days you have to pretend to be worried about uncle, don't be noticed by the old ancestors. Okay Now, go to sleep, I'm leaving." Jia Baoyu glanced at Daiyu reluctantly, turned around and disappeared into the darkness with a few bizarre steps.

Lin Daiyu looked out, quickly closed the window and lay back on the bed. At this moment, she no longer felt sad, but her heart was beating wildly, thinking over and over again what Jia Baoyu said, could it be Want to go home to propose marriage to your father?She raised her hand to cover her face, her shy face was hot, but she couldn't help thinking about what Jia Baoyu had done for her these days.

What you want in the kitchen is what you want, no more pushing and procrastinating, it is sad, and the common servants in the yard have never heard that she is not wrong, these are all done by Baoyu behind her back, she knows it all!If Baoyu can pass the examination as a scholar this time and formally go to the family to propose marriage, will his father agree?Then she thought of Mrs. Wang who was not very friendly to her. According to her parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, she had no confidence in Mrs. Wang's presence.

Holding the quilt, Lin Daiyu was sometimes happy and sometimes sad, and fell asleep without knowing it, with a slight smile on her lips, probably the most peaceful night she slept since she entered Jia's mansion.

Jia Lian quickly made arrangements for the trip, and under Wang Xifeng's constant nagging and warnings, he wished he could leave as soon as possible!Jia Baoyu only took Mingyan with him, and Lin Daiyu took Wang Momo and Xueyan with Jia Lian to the south of the Yangtze River by boat.Looking at Daiyu wearing a veiled hat on the bow of the boat, Jia Baoyu smiled softly. It’s not easy for a woman to live without her mother’s family. He will not let Daiyu become an orphan again. Rescue the other party!It is best to have another son or adopt a son, who can also be relied on by Daiyu in the future.As for whether uncle will agree to the marriage... If he wins the first prize, he must be able to impress uncle!