The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

But why did Lin Hai boast to his daughter?

It turns out that ever since Xue Pan was detained in Yangzhou, he went out to wander as usual, met some good friends in the Yangzhou hall, and spent hundreds of silver taels. Those people saw that he was rich, and they treated him with sincerity and lingering love. Later, Xue Pan When the pan money was spent, he changed his expression. He was still enthusiastic in the first few days, coaxing him to play tea circles and call the servants. Later, when he saw that he really couldn't squeeze out any oil, he turned his face and did it. The bitch scolded with a cold face, and when his mother taunted him, the tortoise found him every day, and only said, "When will the tea money owed to us by Mr. Xue be good for a while?"

How many times has Xue Pan ever been in such a state of despair?He was full of words like "a bitch is ruthless, an actor is ruthless" and so on. He gritted his teeth and swore that he would make these people look good when he received money from his family.I hate that the love scene in the casino is not going well, so I have no choice but to hide in Lin's mansion, and I start to miss Jingzhong Yun'er, Jin Rong and others, and regret that I shouldn't be brave enough to come here for business. Xingzang, and Lin Hai's reply was not as neat as before. Ru Hai was puzzled in his heart, but he didn't say anything on the surface, and only used the usual phrases such as reading to perfuse.Secretly asked the housekeeper to investigate.These days, the butler sees someone sneaking around the door, poking around, and has already figured it out, but because the master is busy with business, he doesn't dare bother with such trivial matters. When Lin Hai asks, he even tells the whole story about Yangzhou and Xue Pan's beating to death in the past. , Lin Hai was so angry that he was stunned, thinking that there had never been such an incident in his own family, this Xue Pan was actually going to bring Lin Ruhai's reputation as a government official!It's just that this man has already been taken under the door, and he is related to him, so it is not easy to expel him. He also thought that it was his daughter's entrustment, so he took out his brother-in-law's tricks, ordered Xue Pan to be tied up, and starved for a while. After a pause, another kneeling was punished, Xue Pan cried and yelled, holding Lin Ruhai's leg, shouting "uncle", "uncle" and "master", swearing to the sky that he would never commit another crime, Lin Haifang showed less joy and ordered people to go to the pawn shop He redeemed Xue Pan's belongings, bought some extra cotton robes and jackets, and went to pay off his gambling debts.

Unexpectedly, although this Xue Pan is called "Stupid Overlord", after all, he is also a son of a great family, and Baochai told him about the world, and he knows it well. Seeing Lin Hai willing to spend money for himself, he thought to himself: My younger sister often says not to listen to what people say, but to watch people do it. I didn't understand it before, but now I understand it!Those friends accompany me and come to drink my wine and eat my food every day. Once I run out of money, they all turn their faces and pretend not to recognize me, Boss Xue. Dressing up, wearing jewelry, holding incense meetings, and being a dojo, if you are a little dissatisfied, you will show your face and temper with me, follow my platform on the surface, and respond to other people's games in secret, really mad at me!On the contrary, Uncle Lin, such a distant relative, provides food, drink and books, and is willing to pay off my debts, this kind of affection must be unusual.I should know what is good and what is bad, and how to repay it.

Now that Xue Pan had this idea, he inquired about Lin Hai's temperament in many ways. Unexpectedly, Lin Hai was a scholar, and he couldn't talk to him anyway.That day I had a daydream, suddenly sat up in my dream, patted my legs and said: "Yes!"

It turns out that Xue Pan thinks that ordinary men can't get rid of the words "eat, drink, prostitute, and gamble" when he likes men. Lin Hai's family is not as good at eating and drinking as Xue Pan, and he has a pedantic temper. Only work hard on prostitution.

It’s just that officials in this dynasty don’t allow prostitutes, and Lin Hai’s health is not good, and Xue Pan didn’t dare to lure him on that crooked road, and he remembered that his sister had said by accident that Lin was good in every way, but there was no brother in the family. Unable to stand on his feet, he seemed to want to persuade him to take a concubine, so he came up with a bad idea, to take in a little star for Lin Ruhai.At that time, Liu Er, his little servant, was quite used to him in Yangzhou, so Xue Pan sent him out to inquire about a woman who was good at breeding and gentle.It just so happened that the things Aunt Xue had arranged passed away again, and the things could be sold for several thousand taels, and another one or two thousand taels were given to him. Xue Pan was exactly "someone sent a pillow when he fell asleep", and he was overjoyed. He rewarded his family and reunited Dress up neatly, call the servant, and see it for yourself.

When he was down and down, no one cared about him, but once he got rich again, his former friends immediately got the news, and after only going out for a day, he has already met seven or eight old friends, and they are even more intimate than before. Uncle", he is really considerate and eager to his own mother and father.

Xue Pan used to love these flattery, but listening to it now, he couldn't help but think of the time when he had no money, then he thought, they only want my money anyway, now I have money, and I can use it for a few days, just not as careless as before.At the moment, I also dealt with it with a smile, but kept the money strictly.The few helpers saw that they couldn't get anything from him, so their warm hearts faded a bit, and they only kept smiling faces when they met each other. Xue Pan felt that these people were treacherous, Lin Ruhai was benevolent, and vowed to find a good person for him.

He and Liu'er are both young people, and they like beautiful women the most. They searched outside and asked five or six matchmakers, and finally found one. more of her.

Xue Pan fell in love with it when he saw it, and almost made a decision on the spot. The loss was not much in cash, and Liu'er was there to help. I bought another small courtyard, and when Lin Hai came home early one day, I respectfully led him there.

When Lin Hai came home, he saw Xue Pan was mysterious, and said that he had been taking care of him all the time, so he set up a banquet to invite Yunyun back, and said with a smile, "A little favor, why is this!" It can be taught, so I went happily, and followed Xue Pan to the winding alley. An old man was waiting at the door. Xi Zizi welcomed Lin Hai in, and saw a woman with a graceful waist and bowed profusely. She looked at Xue Pan until her bones were crisp, and she thought that Lin Hai would also smile with her eyes and soul, but Lin Hai's face was livid, and he said: "Bastard!" Judging by his appearance, if Xue Pan's surname was Lin, he would have passed by now.

It turns out that here in Yangzhou, there is quite a lot of prostitution, and the most famous kind is called "thin horse". This is the kind of person Xue Pan is looking for.These skinny horses were brought up swayingly, gracefully and charmingly, as if they were young ladies. The local salt merchants regarded these people as goddaughters or godsisters, sent them off after another, and made them relatives. The most popular bribery method in officialdom.

Lin Hai has been an official in this place for several years, so he knew it at first sight. He is a noble son of a noble family, with a rich family, but he was born in Qingliu. His beard and hair stood on end, and he almost recited it all at once. In addition to all the previous events, he really wished he had never recognized this person before.Immediately he asked someone to tie up Xue Pan, regardless of whether he was an insider or an outsider, or in the far room or near room. First he beat the board hard, and then he ordered to clean up a small courtyard in the innermost place alone, and lock him in. There is only one book boy and one old servant left, both of whom are the sons of the Lin family.

Ruhai made another rule, asking Xue Pan to get up to read at five o'clock in the morning, and only read four books, starting from "The Analects of Confucius", recite it every day, and Lin Hai personally checks it in the evening, if he can't recite it well, he won't give him food. In addition, there are good wine and good meat to entertain. In less than ten days, Xue Pan was treated to a miserable state. Seeing Lin Hai had a worse headache than Baoyu seeing Jia Zheng, or a mouse seeing a cat.Lin Hai is not enough, thinking that this man's mother is the root of doting, she has to read all his letters personally, and the money and goods sent by the central government will be bought by the Lin family on behalf of the field shop, and put under Xue Pan's name. Just don't tell him clearly that the goods sent from Yangzhou to Beijing are handled by the housekeeper, and they are deducted from Xue Pan's envoy fee.

Xue Pan was so remorseful that his intestines were green, he jumped up and down in the courtyard, begging his grandpa to tell his grandma, arguing that Nailin's mansion is no better than Xue's mansion, and that he is a commoner who is not as decent as an official family, and he is bound to death, unable to escape even a single step In the end, he had no choice but to give up. Lin Hai told him to go east instead of west, told him to ride a horse instead of a sedan chair, told him to bow instead of kowtow. Don't dare to walk more, don't dare to say a word.

Although Xue Pan was the one who was tired of this turmoil, Lin Hai also had a new worry - he is old and childless, if he has something good or bad, his only daughter has no one to rely on thousands of miles away, he is really at the mercy of others, thinking about it Go, finally followed Xue Pan's method, but released the skinny horse and hired another concubine.

Lin Hai is no better than Xue Pan in choosing a concubine. First, he chooses a daughter from a small family who is not good-looking, so that he will not cause trouble in the future. It is best to have no relatives in the family, so he can only live in the Lin family; second, he chooses a shrewd and capable person. If you can take care of the door and do housework, it is best to have a rough knowledge of literature and etiquette, so as not to fall into the Lin family style; the third is to have a wide waist and hips, which is suitable for children, so Lin Hairuo actually gave birth to a son , is not ashamed of the ancestors.He selected so carefully, and after looking at the four sides, he did not select the talents until the beginning of August, and he was serious about being a good concubine and bringing them into the door.

At that time, there were no children in the family, so Xue Pan was used as a family member to receive the marriage. Xue Pan saw that the aunt was strong and her behavior was not very graceful. , praised Lin Hai for his foresight and foresight, and he couldn't help listening with his ears pricked up.Those few are also too much, and they turned out the old things of the Lin family for several generations, saying that Ru Hai's fate is unlucky, and there is no son to support the family business. The orphan girl is living in Beijing, and she doesn't know how to live in exile.

Xue Pan thought that Daiyu was his younger sister's best friend, and he had always been close to her when he heard her younger sister talking about it. Now that Lin Hai was gone, he would naturally take care of her so that he would not be in the miserable situation that everyone said.I also heard people making jokes about this bride, saying that she is a sign of being a man. Lin Hai may give birth to a son when he grows up. The only child in the family, who must have a son, if my mother can't think about it for a while, and marry me such a woman, what about me?Then I thought: Mom is easy to say, I'm afraid my sister will be difficult to deal with, if she really persuades my mother to marry me a wicked woman, where will I cry?Besides, I'm so far away from home, and they don't even know that they arranged a marriage for me in Beijing. Even if I'm a Yasha woman, I can only recognize it, and that will be bitter!It's not that I can't take some beautiful and lovely people as concubines, but I always boasted that in the future, when I marry a wife, I need a beautiful woman with both sex skills. , all ruined by an ugly woman, it is not wronged!

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, that it was rare that he would be released, and he didn't even have the mood to drink. He thought again: My sister always persuades me to study and improve myself, and my mother always says that Zensheng will donate to me an official, or find a supervisor. In the future, I will marry a good relative. It can be seen that money is important in begging for a wife, but I am afraid it also depends on the status. Uncle will not do it, and uncle is too square, and both sides are so far away that even a whip and a horse can't beat it. , but what should I do?

Think again: If I leave a Tanhua Lang alone and don't ask, don't I just stay in a daze!Why don't you ask Master Lin to help me find a way out and a background.

After making up his mind, he redoubled his efforts and worked hard for a few days.Lin Hai was just happy to see that Xinna's concubine had a good character and a good family, and he was relieved to see Xue Pan working hard. Planning——he wanted to spend money to settle things, but Lin Hai had passed the official imperial examinations. Hearing Xue Pan said that he wanted to get a family background, the first thing he thought of was getting a career.Xue Pan had been in the Lin Manor for several months, he saw it coldly, his talent was mediocre, and his foundation had already been ruined, but in the end, if he strictly controlled him, he would try to entrust a few of the same year to work with him, and it would not be difficult to test for a scholar. The many conveniences in his status are good for him to support the family business, so he readily agreed, but he chose the book again, and specially hired a business teacher for him.Xue Pan only said that it made sense. With status, there is no need to be so nervous about schoolwork. Who would have thought that the next day he heard that he had moved the place specially for him, invited a teacher, and asked him to take the boy's exam. It's a pity that Lin Hai has the heart to cultivate him, and he is stricter than before.In the past, there was no one in the inner house, but now there is another aunt who is in charge, and the water in the house is not leaking. The master ordered someone to take care of this distinguished guest day and night. Xue Pan can't even be lazy, so he can only mourn and mourn It's just a matter of strenuous effort -- so in less than a year, the writing of the letter has made great progress, even Aunt Xue and Baochai were greatly surprised, this is a later story.