The Unparalleled Warrior of the Dream of the Red Chamber

After laughing for a while, Lin Chengcai said: "Sister Yu'er, it's a pity that you can't stay at home for a longer time this time. I have collected a lot of rare books, some of which have been sent to your study, and some are still in the library. Lou, I’m waiting for Sister Yu’er to come and see.” Dai Yu said happily, “Really? I’ve finished reading all the books I brought back from Jiangnan last time, and now I feel like I have nothing to read, thank you brother so much!”

Lin Cheng said with a smile: "Everyone in our family knows that sister Yu'er loves books like her life. Now whoever sees any rare books outside wants to buy them at home. When we came this time, we packed ten carts with just books. , Rao, there are still some that I didn’t bring over from Jiangnan. It’s enough for Sister Yu’er to watch for a while.”

Daiyu said happily, "This is great."

Lan Xin laughed at the side and said: "The girl is so busy studying, she doesn't want to take a break. Could it be that the girl wants to take the exam for the number one scholar? Master, you don't persuade me, but you still indulge the girl. Don't you know that the girl starts to study?" It's because she doesn't think about food, sleep, or sleep." Daiyu smiled and said, "Lan Xin, you will send me a crooked way, but I have it! It's my brother who is going to take the first prize. What's the matter with me?" Lin Cheng He laughed and said, "I've passed the test, but I don't know whether it will pass or not. Sister Yu'er, don't laugh at me."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Brother's talent is excellent. Dad once said that as long as you take the exam, you will definitely pass the high school. There will be no problem in the top three. By the way, brother, when will the ranking be released?"

Lin Cheng thought for a while and said: "It's probably only a few days. Sigh, don't talk about it, it won't pollute your boudoir's spirituality. Sister Yu'er, it's rare to go home. It's the business to be loose and relaxed. .Talk what those kids are doing."

Daiyu laughed, and had a good chat with Lin Cheng. Lin Cheng was smart since he was a child, and he was cultivated with care like the sea. When he was young, he had the opportunity to study martial arts and medicine with a master. Later, he traveled all over the three mountains and five mountains with his master. , Daiyu listened to him talking about the anecdotes and anecdotes from various places, she couldn't help being fascinated, and she looked at Lin Cheng with her cheeks in her hand, her eyes were full of envy.Seeing Daiyu's picturesque eyebrows and smiling faces, Lin Cheng's pure eyes were full of envy, he suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart, he felt his heart beating fast, his blood was rushing, and his face was hot for a while When she got red, she didn't dare to look up at Daiyu, but Daiyu didn't realize it, she was still fascinated by the lively and fragrant world that Lin Cheng mentioned.

Lin Cheng forcibly suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and still smiled and told Daiyu what he had seen and heard before. Just when the siblings were talking happily, there was a deafening sound of firecrackers outside, and Daiyu never guarded against it. Startled, with a pale face, he touched his heart with his hands and said in surprise: "What happened?"

Seeing that Daiyu was frightened, Lin Cheng quickly got up and comforted him: "Sister Yu'er, don't be afraid, this is setting off firecrackers, maybe the neighbor's family has something to celebrate, it doesn't matter."

Lan Xin quickly came over to caress Daiyu's back, and comforted her softly.Daiyu relaxed, and said with an embarrassing red face, "Oh, it's a firecracker. It's really scary to be caught off guard." As soon as Daiyu finished speaking, she heard someone running over from downstairs. While running, he murmured loudly: "Young master is overjoyed, overjoyed...you passed the exam..." Because the visitor ran in a hurry, he was only panting for breath, but didn't make it clear.

Daiyu heard the sound of the good news, she tilted her head and looked at Lin Chengdao: "My brother has graduated from high school, congratulations to my brother, this is a good news, my brother should go soon."

Lin Cheng smiled and said: "Sister Yu'er sit down first, and then go to talk to my sister after sending those people away for my brother."

Daiyu said with a smile: "I don't mind here, brother, hurry up and let Lan Xin walk with me later..."

Lin Cheng glanced at Lan Xin, and Lan Xin bowed mischievously and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the young master, please rest assured, the young master, Lan Xin will definitely serve the good girl." Lin Cheng shook his head and smiled, and went downstairs.

Lin Cheng just went downstairs, Lan Xin urged Daiyu to go downstairs, wanting to quietly watch the excitement.Seeing Tao's eyes full of curiosity, Daiyu smiled and said, "If you want to go, go, I won't go."

Lan Xin shook Daiyu's arm and begged: "My good girl, then you and your servant will get up together, and this servant will accompany you to find the second lady." Daiyu nodded Lan Xin's forehead and said with a smile, "You! That's all, you Send me back to my room, and then watch the fun by myself."

Lan Xin tilted her head and said in wonder, "Girl, don't you want to know what number the young master got?"

Daiyu said with a smile: "The current sage is a holy son, and he will never bury the talent of my brother. According to my opinion, my brother must be one of the top three tripods."

Lan Xin didn't believe it, helped Daiyu back to the room, and ran quickly to the hall, halfway ran into Zhu Ying who came back with a happy face, Zhu Ying grabbed Lan Xin and shouted excitedly: "Lan Xin, The young master is the champion!"

Lan Xin said in shock: "The girl really counted!"

Zhu Ying let go of Lan Xin and shouted joyfully: "It's very lively ahead, go and see, I want to go back to the girl." After speaking, Zhu Ying quickly ran away.Lan Xin jumped up happily, and she was not afraid of being surprised by others, so she used her light skills and went straight to the front hall.

The front hall was bustling with excitement, everyone in the Lin family was beaming, the newspaper that arrived first had just won a reward, and was talking endlessly about congratulations, and the second and third newspapers came one after another, and the alarmed neighbors Although they are not familiar with the Lin family, they all came to congratulate them.For a while, the Lin family was extremely busy.

Lin Cheng was naturally happy to win the number one prize. What he wanted to do most now was to let Daiyu share his joy, but all the congratulators came for him, and he couldn't get away at all, so some part of the joy was inevitably hidden. impatient.

Lin Yi watched Lin Cheng grow up, and when he saw Lin Cheng's slightly frowned brows, he knew that Lin Cheng was impatient to deal with it, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Thank you, my neighbors, for coming to congratulate me. After the banquet, all neighbors are invited to show respect, and move to the Hongbin Building to have a glass of water and wine."

When the neighbors heard that the wine was being served in the Hongbin Building, they immediately cheered.Without him, Hongbinlou is one of the best restaurants in the capital. It has always been known for its exquisite dishes and high prices. It is said that the price of an ordinary dish there is enough for a small family to spend a month.

After sending the people who came to congratulate him to the Hongbin Building, the hall of the Lin family was peaceful for a while. Lin Yi patted Lin Cheng on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Ah Cheng, good job, you have lived up to the master's expectations."

Lin Cheng bowed his head embarrassedly and said with a smile: "Second Uncle, this is all cultivated by the master. Without the teaching of the master, Ah Cheng would never be where he is today."

Lin Yi suddenly remembered that Nanny Wang didn't come with Daiyu, so he patted his forehead and said, "Oh, it's a pity that I didn't pick up your mother today. No, we have to tell her such great news as soon as possible."

After hearing Zhuying's words, Xueyan came running quickly, threw herself on Lin Cheng and shouted, "Brother Ah Cheng, you are too good, you are the champion! That's great..."

Seeing that Xueyan was hanging on Lin Cheng, Lin Yi shook his head and smiled, "Xueyan, what do you look like, come down quickly." Xueyan realized her gaffe, quickly let go of Lin Cheng and tilted her head and shouted : "Brother Ah Cheng, you have won the number one prize!"

Lin Cheng touched Xueyan's head and smiled, "Yes, but Brother Acheng is still Brother Acheng, don't look at me with such strange eyes, I haven't grown a head yet!"

After hearing this, Xueyan clapped her hands happily and shouted, "That's great, Brother Acheng!"

Hui Yun frantically distributed wedding money to everyone in the mansion from behind, and came to the front hall after she finished her work. She dragged Lin Cheng to wipe away her tears and said, "Ah Cheng, you're doing well!"

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Ah Yun, this is a happy event, why are you still crying!"

Huiyun wiped her tears and said: "I'm so happy, Ah Cheng, I'll go to Jia's house to pick up your mother and have fun together. Originally, Yu'er only planned to stay for one day, so she left her to look after the house. If I had known it would be today's announcement, I would have brought your mother here no matter what. But it doesn't matter, it's okay to go to pick it up now, anyway, the road is not far, and I will be there soon." Huiyun is impatient, and she is always in a hurry. As soon as he finished speaking, it blew out like a gust of wind, and he actually took someone to pick up Mother Wang himself.

Lin Yi shook his head and smiled, Huiyun is usually steady, but whenever she encounters something related to Daiyu Lincheng, she will be very impulsive.

In Jia's mansion, Jia She and Jia Zheng rushed back as soon as they came to court, entered the gate of the mansion and went straight to the upper room, invited An to sit down, Jia She said excitedly: "Congratulations to the old lady!"

Jia Mu wondered, "Why do you like it?"

Jia Amnesty exclaimed excitedly, "Your grandson is now the number one student in high school!"

Mother Jia was stunned by Jia She's words. She only had one daughter, Jia Min, and Jia Min had only one daughter, Daiyu. When did she have a grandson who won the number one prize? What happened? thing? "Zheng'er, Min'er only has Yu'er, how can there be a son who can take the No. [-] Scholar exam? Please tell me in detail."

Jia Zheng replied with a smile on his face: "As far as the old lady is concerned, Lin Mingcheng, the current number one scholar, is the adopted son of my brother-in-law's sister. Don’t you think this is great joy? My son has read this kid’s article, and it’s really a good article, and it’s wonderfully written!”

After hearing this, Jia Mu said happily, "There are such things, Amitabha, this is really my Min'er's protection in heaven!"

Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Li Wan and Sister Feng were all waiting on her side. After hearing this, she came forward to bow down and congratulate her in unison.

Jia She said with a smile: "Mother, my nephew is the number one scholar in high school. As uncles, we naturally have to come to congratulate him and invite my nephew to our house. It is a great joy for us to be the number one student in our country's family."

Mother Jia nodded again and again and said, "What you are talking about is what you are talking about, Feng girl, hurry up and prepare the first-class congratulatory gift, and let your master send it to the Lin family. The Lin family must be in a hurry today. Zheng'er, when you come back, pick up Yu'er. That child likes to be quiet, so he won't be able to rest if there is a lot of noise." Jia Zheng smiled and bowed his head in agreement, seeing Mrs. Wang secretly resentful.Mother Jia thought about it and said: "Zheng'er, when you give the gift, you must set a date to invite the Lin family to come to our house as guests. Now that the child Lin Cheng has won the first prize, and he will report his family background to the Holy One, maybe he will be kind." Reward Xijue, the Lin family is prosperous, you must not neglect it."

Jia Zheng agreed one by one. Jia Amnesty saw that Jia's mother only sent Jia Zheng's errands, but did not mention himself at all, so he said anxiously: "Mother, the son also wants to see his nephew. Why don't you let the son and the second brother send congratulatory gifts together?" It seems that our Jia family values ​​this matter more." Jia's mother nodded and said, "That's fine! You two brothers can go now."

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng took the order to go, and Sister Feng also went to equip gifts. Only Mrs. Wang and Li Wan, Mrs. Jia's mother Xing, were left in the room. Mrs. Xing accompanied her with a smile and said, "The old lady is lucky to have a grandson who is the number one scholar. Li Wan responded with a smile, her eyes were full of envy. She was young and widowed, and pinned all her hopes on little Jialan. In the long night, what supported her was the hope that Jialan would be able to go to high school one day. hope.Seeing the envy in Li Wan's eyes, Jia's mother patted her hand and smiled comfortingly, "Zhu'er daughter-in-law, Lan'er is smart and studious, he will have this day too."

Li Wan hurriedly said with a smile: "According to the old lady's auspicious words, as long as Lan'er is half as successful as his cousin Lin, the grandson and daughter-in-law can be regarded as worthy of Master Zhu."

When Mrs. Wang heard Li Wan mentioning Jia Zhu, there was a faint trace of happiness and hatred in her eyes. When Jia Mu heard the words "Master Zhu", she couldn't help but said sadly: "Zhu'er is such a good boy, pity him like that." I went to school when I was young, but I worked so hard that I broke my body. Why didn't I let your master hold Baoyu, because I was afraid... Oh, let's not talk about it, Zhu'er, Lan'er has always been eager to learn, etc. The Lin family is here, let Lan'er go to meet the new champion, and it's great to learn from him."

Li Wan agreed with tears in his eyes, and stepped aside.Mrs. Wang forced herself to laugh and said: "Old lady, why are you still crying on this day of great joy? The Lin family should be happy when the number one scholar comes out. After a while, the master and his nephew will be able to accompany you."

Jia Mu nodded and said, "You're right. I originally said that I would take Yu'er and the others to visit our newly built garden and draw up those untitled places for future selection. Now that there is a champion here, why not invite him It’s also good to ask a question after a tour.”

Mrs. Wang felt a little displeased. In her heart, the garden was built for her Yuan Chun. How could Yuan Chun have no luck and let irrelevant people in.So he said: "Old lady, the master ordered Baoyu to do the question, and now I ask the number one scholar to ask the question. Who is it for? Baoyu was sent by the empress herself. She wanted to let the empress see Baoyu's talents... "

"Well, since there is such a meaning, then that's all." Jia Mu said in a deep voice, then closed her eyes and rested her mind, and said nothing. Seeing this, the two wives of Xing Wang quietly retreated. When he fell asleep, he ordered the mandarin ducks to wait on him and retreated.After they all left, Mother Jia suddenly opened her eyes, looked at the slightly shaking door curtain and sighed deeply.Then she closed it again, wondering what she was thinking.

Yuanyang didn't dare to speak, just pretended that she didn't hear anything, and was still sitting on the ottoman doing needlework.After finishing a few stitches, she saw Sister Feng walking in quickly through the curtain. Yuanyang raised her finger to signal Sister Feng to be gentle. Sister Feng nodded and walked to Yuanyang and asked softly, "Is the old lady resting?"

Yuanyang whispered: "I just squinted for a while, Second Mistress, is there something urgent?"

Mother Jia had already heard this, she opened her eyes and asked, "Girl Feng, what's the matter?"

Sister Feng stepped forward to help Jiamu to sit up, and replied with a smile, "Old lady, Mrs. Lin is here."

Jia Mu wondered, "What is she doing here?"

Sister Feng laughed and said: "The new champion is the adopted son of my aunt and uncle. He has a mother. His mother is sister Lin's mother, so Mrs. Lin specially came to pick up Wang mother at this moment."

Jia's mother frowned and said, "Since he recognized his adoptive father and adoptive mother, and entered the Lin family's ancestral hall, how good... Even if he wants to pick him up, don't be in a hurry. Does Lin Cheng want to recognize his ancestor and return to his clan? No, this No way! This scenery can only belong to Yu’er’s family.”

Sister Feng hurriedly said: "But we can't let Mrs. Lin pick up Mother Wang! The grandson's daughter-in-law thinks that this is not appropriate, and has already asked his wife to talk with Mrs. Lin, so I have a cold day and come back to you. Please make a decision." .”

Jia Mu calmly said: "This matter is not urgent, Feng girl, you also go to accompany Mrs. Lin and chat with her for a while, Yuanyang, you go and call Wang Momo, I have something to say to her. "

Yuanyang agreed, put down the needle money in her hand, and went to Daiyu's room. Sister Feng waited for Yuanyang to leave before she whispered: "Old lady, Wang Momo is always the mother of the new champion, not to mention my aunt has already gone. The seal must fall on Nanny Wang." Mother Jia nodded and said, "I know, but I just told her a few words to instruct her, and Huiyun came to pick her up in person, so can we hold on to her? ,Go ahead."

Sister Feng nodded in agreement, and after paying her respects, she went to talk with Huiyun, trying to delay as long as possible so that Mother Jia could talk to Nanny Wang.Wang Momo was doing her needlework when she suddenly saw the mandarin duck coming to invite her, she couldn't help feeling puzzled, so she hurriedly tidied herself up and followed the mandarin duck to the room.When they got to the upper room, Mother Jia didn't let Yuanyang wait in front of her, but talked to Nanny Wang for a while. After a while, Mother Jia asked Yuanyang to send Nanny Wang to the front hall. Huiyun is still waiting there.

When Huiyun saw Wang Momo, she immediately expressed her joy, and Wang Momo couldn't help crying with joy when she heard that her son had won the first prize.Mrs. Xing thought that Nanny Wang was now the mother of the number one scholar, so she stepped forward to persuade her affectionately, but now that Mrs. Wang knew that the number one scholar in the new department was actually the son of a nanny, she couldn't help but despised her a bit. I have never met Lin Cheng before, but she has already looked down upon Lin Cheng in her heart. Mrs. Wang only thought that Lin Cheng took advantage of the Lin family's influence, but she didn't know that Lin Cheng was very talented. is well deserved.

Huiyun picked up Nanny Wang, hurried all the way, and soon returned to the Lin Mansion. Through the curtain, Huiyun saw Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng's sedan chairs parked outside the door, and couldn't help laughing mockingly: "This time It’s really shameful to treat the Lin family as serious relatives. Sister Xiu, let’s go directly to Yu’er’s place, let Ah Cheng come over, and if there’s nothing else, we have to go and greet them.” Naturally, Wang Momo agreed and went happily Daiyu's yard.

When the little girl came to invite Lin Cheng, Jia She and Jia Zheng had already sat down in the living room. Jia Zheng saw that Lin Cheng was handsome and majestic, and he had Lin Hai's character, so he felt good about him. Looking at the Lin family's furnishings, seeing that the Lin family didn't have any luxurious and exquisite furnishings, Jia She thought to himself: After all, he came from a poor boy, and it seems that the Lin family doesn't have much money to make, so I ran away this time in vain.

But when Jia She settled down on the chair and the maids served tea, Jia She changed his mind. Lin Hai and Jia Min and his wife followed Lin Hai and his wife from top to bottom in the Lin residence. Display some gaudy utensils.But Lin Hai and his wife are very tasteful, even if it is a tea cup for entertaining guests, they will not use it casually, but they have selected various tea sets together in Four Seasons.It is autumn now, and the tea cup with thin tires and chrysanthemum patterns is used in Lin's house. This tea cup is as white as jade. A blooming white chrysanthemum... Although Jia She is lustful and greedy for money, he has good eyesight. He can tell that this teacup is very expensive, and the whole set of teacups probably cost a lot of money.

Seeing Jia She's eyes lingering on the furnishings from time to time, Lin Yi knew it well, but he just smiled lightly and didn't say anything.However, Jia Zheng put all his thoughts on Lin Cheng. He really liked this young man in front of him who was dressed in a blue silk robe and looked imposing. Jia Zheng secretly compared Baoyu with Lin Cheng in his heart. There is a good skin that can be compared with Lin Cheng, and nothing else can compare with Lin Cheng, which makes Jia Zheng sigh why he is not blessed to have such an excellent son as Lin Cheng.It also made Jia Zheng intimate with Lin Cheng. Every word he said to Lin Cheng was full of love from the bottom of his heart, and he praised Lin Cheng so much that it was hard to find. That enthusiasm made Lin Cheng feel a little bit uneasy.

Because of the teacup, Jia Amnesty took a closer look at the display utensils again, and found that all of them were high-quality goods. Jia Amnesty was envious and eager to take all of them for himself.Thinking that Lin Yi and Lin Cheng were the masters of these good treasures, Jia She then turned his attention back to Lin Cheng. Seeing Lin Chengsheng's good looks, there was something inexplicable in his eyes.Jia She said with a smile: "Nephew, the number one scholar in high school, we uncles are really happy for you. Firstly, we are here to congratulate you, and secondly, to invite you to our house as a guest. Nephew, the second son is a good day. How about just the day after tomorrow, you come early in the morning, so that we can have a good family relationship." Lin Cheng heard Jia She called himself a nephew, so he didn't get angry, he didn't have a good impression of the Jia family at all, and he didn't like it. I never thought that I would have any relationship with the Jia family, especially that Jia She was a person with a very bad reputation, Lin Cheng looked down on him from the bottom of his heart, after listening to Jia She's words, Lin Cheng suppressed his fire "My lord Jia really forgets things a lot. Tomorrow I want to see you. The day after tomorrow will be the Qionglin Banquet, and the next day will be seven days of boasting. Counting it, there is no time for ten days. My lord Jia's kindness is only for you to be an official." I can take it with my heart. I will visit you later."

As soon as Jia She heard that Lin Cheng didn't want to recognize his uncle, he immediately wanted to have a fit, but Jia Zheng took the first step to hold Jia She's hand when he saw something was wrong, and said with a smile: "My brother likes to forget such important things, Second Master Lin "Nephew Lin Xian, don't be surprised. My mother heard that the Lin family came to the capital for the first time. We should do our best as landlords and invite everyone to sit at home. This is the etiquette among relatives. As for the day, it is naturally up to the second master Lin." Come and decide, any day will do.”

Jia Zheng's politeness eased the atmosphere, and Lin Yi also smiled and said, "Master Zheng is too polite. We were supposed to visit the mansion, but because we first arrived in the capital, many things were not properly arranged, so we delayed. Please forgive me, both uncles." Hearing Lin Yi calling himself uncle, Jia She felt that he could save some face, so he smiled, and it was regarded as an exposition of this article.

Jia Zheng laughed and said, "Second Master Lin, please don't say that. We are really sorry that we didn't help when your family moved to the capital. Is there anything else we can do to help? Second Master Lin just said, Don’t be a heretic, we were originally a family.”

Jia Amnesty saw that Jia Zheng was stealing the limelight from him, and it seemed that the Lin family had a better impression of Jia Zheng than him, and suddenly he felt unhappy. Holding a teacup and putting on airs, he said: "When we came, our old lady said that a happy event is coming in your house. I think it is very busy. It is very inconvenient for the eldest girl to be here. We will pick up the eldest girl and go back to save your house. Add to the chaos."

As soon as Lin Cheng heard this, he was unwilling, and he cupped his hands and said: "Master Jia's words are really strange. My sister is going back to her own home. How can it be said that it is adding to the chaos? Besides, my sister lives in the inner courtyard and has a group of servants to take care of her. No matter how many people serve my younger sister, Master Jia is too worried." Jia She heard that Lin Cheng said one by one to Master Jia, but he refused to call him uncle, and he was so angry that his beard fluttered. If Jia Zheng hadn't kept winking, Jia She She had already gone berserk.

Lin Yi hurriedly smiled and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to send someone back to the old lady of your mansion, but now that Mr. Pardon and Mr. Zheng are here, it is just a matter of time to talk to the two masters. We are going to hold a family banquet to celebrate, so we have to stay for a few more days before we go back, uncles and lords, but isn't that reasonable?"

Jia She felt that his face was a bit embarrassing, and he glared and said: "This is not good, our old lady can't leave the eldest girl for a while. Besides, we have already agreed, so how can we change our mind?"

After weighing the matter, Jia Zhenglue made a decision, and said with a smile: "Brother, my niece is a child of the Lin family. How can we stop her from going back to her own home?" Jia She snorted and turned his head away.Jia Zheng smiled at Lin Yi again: "Second Master Lin, you also know that our old lady loves her niece the most. If she doesn't see her niece for a day, she doesn't think about eating and drinking. But when the Lin family has a happy event, the niece should also be treated It was celebrated at home. I will be the master and let my niece and daughter have a lively time at home, and we will pick it up in a few days."

Jia Amnesty said anxiously, "Second brother, you..."

Jia Zheng shook his head slightly, Jia Amnesty knew that this second younger brother was more important than himself in front of the old lady, so he didn't say anything more, even thinking in his heart that it would be good if Jia Zheng was scolded by the old lady for this matter!