Lin Jiajingyu's Counterattack in the Red Chamber

Chapter 88

After figuring out the joints, Lin Jingyu didn't have the heart to chat with Yan Yang. After saying goodbye to Yan Yang briefly, Lin Jingyu left in a hurry.

Lixiangyuan is an independent small courtyard, and there is a small door on the side of the street, so it is much more convenient to enter and exit.

On the first day Lin Jingyu lived in Pear Fragrance Court, she saw a lazy boy guarding the door, so she specially took some time to talk to Wang Xifeng, and asked her to replace the boy with two women.

He remembered a joke about Jiangliu before he came up with the idea of ​​changing people. When he was in Suzhou, one day he chatted with Jiangliu and a few people, Jiangliu talked about an old story, saying that he was a big family The young lady of the family fell in love with the boy who took care of the house and did that kind of thing.

There is no way to test whether this is true or not, anyway, the girl's reputation is completely ruined.Because of this rumor, even the girls from that family are inferior to others.

Lin Jingyu feels that it is always good to be cautious in everything, let alone in this place where filth is hidden.If Jia Mu and the others are really glamorous people and have no other thoughts, then it's just that he treats the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

When Lin Jingyu came back, one of the two doorkeeper women sat across the threshold, and the other put a small bench in the middle of the door.One of them grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds and was chatting.

One of them saw Lin Jingyu approaching with sharp eyes, threw the melon seeds in his hand into a small dustpan beside him, wiped his hands on his clothes, and said with a flattering smile, "Uncle Lin is back."

Lin Jingyu nodded, glanced at the melon seed shells all over the floor, and replied:

"The two mothers seem to be in a very good mood."

The woman saw the melon seed husks on the ground with her eyes, brushed them away with her foot with a smile, and replied: "Looking at a person like you, Uncle Lin, can you be in a bad mood?"

Lin Jingyu shook her head amusedly, changed the box on her right hand to her left hand, and then took out a small piece of broken silver from her left sleeve and threw it to the accosting woman.

"Two mothers took it to weigh some candies for their grandchildren, so that the children would also be happy."

The woman weighed the weight calmly, and said good things with a smile on her face: "Then thank you very much, Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin is really a different kind of person, he looks like an official."

"Mom, just say good things."

The woman said with a serious expression: "What mother said is the truth of the thimble."

The lady in the back didn't react as quickly as the woman in front. Hearing Lin Jingyu's words, he knew that both of them had a share. The busy and courteous woman moved the small bench blocking Lin Jingyu's path. Seeing the box in Lin Jingyu's hand, she asked, "Master Lin , will the maid take it back for you?"

Lin Jingyu glanced at the box in her hand, and said with a smile: "It's just to bring two kinds of food outside for you Miss Lin. It's easy, so I won't bother the two mothers."

"Master Lin, please slow down and be careful."

Seeing Lin Jingyu walking away, the woman behind asked anxiously, "How much?"

The mother-in-law who started talking to Lin Jingyu joyfully weighed the money and said with a smile: "Buy a silk flower for your granddaughter, the rest is enough for the two of us to have a good dinner."

"Good, good, good"

The two sat in their original positions again, the person holding the silver was still sitting on the threshold, while the person behind moved the bench, and the two continued to chat.

The person sitting on the bench grabbed a handful of melon seeds, rejoiced for a while, and said expectantly: "Uncle Lin is really generous in his actions. It would be great if he walked here every day."

The person sitting across the threshold glanced sideways at the greedy person, and scolded with a smile: "Just wait and see, Uncle Lin studies behind closed doors all day, and doesn't come out very often."

"That would be a pity."

Ignoring the pity of the woman sitting on the bench, the woman sitting on the threshold grabbed a handful of melon seeds and sighed: "Miss Lin's life is really good."

"Bah—" spit out the shell of the melon seeds in his mouth, and the person sitting on the bench peeled the melon seeds and said, "Isn't it?"

Stopping what she was doing, the woman sitting on the bench winked at the woman sitting on the threshold, glanced at the courtyard where Xue Baochai lived opposite the Lixiangyuan, and sighed: "The same people have different fates."

The mother-in-law sitting on the threshold answered, "Why don't we all say Miss Lin is lucky?"

The two sighed, then put the matter aside, and turned to talk about the newly married lame daughter-in-law of Zhao Er's family.

Lin Jingyu didn't know that the two were gossiping behind their backs, so he went straight to the gate of Lixiangyuan.

The door was cleverly opened. It was said to be in the courtyard of Pear Fragrance Court, but in fact it stood on an independent path outside the gate of Pear Fragrance Courtyard. Rikain's independent kitchenette.It is estimated that the original idea of ​​opening this door is to facilitate the people in the kitchen to transport and purchase ingredients in and out

In short, if other people are not too tired, they can go out through this door by taking a few more detours, and there is no need to enter Rikain at all.For Xue Pan who wanted to go out of the house without being known by other uncles, these few steps were really not a detour.

Xue Pan came out of the yard in a distraught state, thinking of being scolded by his sister just now, Xue Pan panicked in his heart.Didn't he just hang out outside for four or five days, so why make such a fuss? !

"Brother, my mother and I don't point your finger at you for fame anymore, you should focus more on your own business anyway!" '

Xue Pan pursed his lips, didn't he often go to his own shop to have a look.Looks like business is going well.

'Brother, you don't go to those places, go to the shop more, beat the people in the shop, so that those slaves don't get angry. '

He saw that those slaves dared to deceive Grandpa Xue!

'Brother, you should spend less time with those people who are cheating on food and drink, and make friends with those who are capable of doing things, and support some talented scholars from poor families. In the future, you will also help in the same way, right? '

Thinking of this, Xue Pan felt depressed, those sour scholars?He talked about gold and silver all day long, and when he saw a businessman, he said that the man smelled like copper.

'Huh——' Xue Pan sneered in his heart at the disdainful expressions on the faces of those fake high-minded people, don't flatter this man full of money if you have the ability.What is it to pretend to be high-spirited behind the back? !

The more he thought about it, the more upset he became, Xue Pan angrily broke off the branch on the side of the road that blocked his view.

Just as he was about to throw the broken branch in his hand into the small water beside him, he saw an extremely delicate-looking person approaching at the end of the path, with flying clothes, unhurried steps, and an elegant figure. For a moment, Pan thought that a heavenly fairy had strayed into the mortal world.

After being stunned for a while, seeing that person seemed to be turning into Lixiangyuan, Xue Pan didn't care about being abrupt, strode forward, stood in front of the person, bowed and saluted.After thinking about how to say hello for a few times, I felt that I was not worthy of the person in front of me. I held back until the end, but said: "Young master, Xiaosheng is very polite."

As soon as the words came out, Xue Pan wanted to bite his teeth.Since when did he learn the tone of that sour scholar?

As soon as this thought flashed, Xue Pan didn't care about being annoyed anymore, and waited with all his heart for the answer from the handsome man in front of him.

Lin Jingyu was thinking about things secretly while walking, seeing that she was about to arrive, but she was stopped by someone on the way.Lin Jingyu regained her senses and looked at the person blocking her.

Dressed in intricately patterned clothes, with a black jade crown, and a sachet of brightly colored accessories hanging around her waist.Applying thin powder on the face, Ben's handsome face was ruined by the powder.

Lin Jingyu quickly went through the men of this age in the Rongguo Mansion, and finally determined that it was either Jia Huan or Xue Pan.

But the extremely elegant words just now did not seem like what the timid and cowardly Jia Huan and the domineering Xue Pan could say in the eyes of the servants. For a while, Lin Jingyu was really not sure of the identity of the person in front of her. The geographical location should be Xue Pan, but Lin Jingyu still said cautiously: "Young master is polite, the sky is getting dark, and you are going out now?"

"That was the plan."

Lin Jingyu smiled and nodded, go out?In this way, they are not from Beppu.It was either Jia Huan or Xue Pan, who dared to go out at this time, Xue Pan might be the only one in the Rongguo Mansion.

"Your surname?"

It's a bit funny that a person dressed in rich and ostentatious clothes should choose such an elegant statement.There was a smile in Lin Jingyu's eyes: "Miangui's surname is Lin, Rongguo Mansion is my natal family, and now I live in this mansion for a while."

Xue Pan nodded, thinking about it in his heart, remembering that his sister would sometimes say something like, "Brother, you should learn from Cousin Lin!" ', hurriedly asked: "Then you are sister Lin's elder brother?"

Hearing "Sister Lin" in Xue Pan's mouth, the corners of Lin Jingyu's mouth froze.Compared with Xue Pan's "Sister Lin", Lin Jingyu felt that the "Sister Lin" in Jia Baoyu's mouth was more like used to determine the order of seniority. Anyway, Jia Baoyu's "Sister Lin" was within his tolerance.

Suppressing her displeasure, Lin Jingyu replied: "Isn't it, my surname is Lin, and my name is Jingyu. I don't know who you are?"

Having passed the word Lin Jingyu several times in his heart, Xue Pan thought, it really is an excellent name.Thinking that the person in front of him was still waiting for his reply, Xue Pan hurriedly said, "I live across from you. My name is Xue Pan, and Baochai is my younger sister."

"So you are Miss Bao's elder brother."

I call your sister Miss Bao, so according to the addressing habits of servants of the Rongguo Mansion, you should call my girl 'Miss Lin'.

Ordinary people can understand Lin Jingyu's implication, but it's a pity that Xue Pan is not an ordinary person.For Xue Pan, this sentence is just a meaningless exclamation sentence.As soon as Lin Jingyu finished speaking, Xue Pan answered, "Anyway, we live so close together, I'll come and talk to you when I have time."

As soon as Xue Pan's words came out, Lin Jingyu was stunned for a while before recovering.If Xue Pan was really asked to look for him in the Pear Fragrance Court, he might as well just crash to death at the gate of the Pear Fragrance Court.

Swallowing her saliva hard, calming down her emotions in her heart, Lin Jingyu said with a half-smile: "Brother Xue, this is not good. Brother Xue is a little older than me, how can I work for Brother Xue to move? If you have to be free Already, how about I come to your yard to find you?"

As soon as the words came out, Lin Jingyu closed her eyes angrily, and gritted her silver teeth.He was afraid that he would really dig a hole at the gate of Lixiangyuan to bury himself today.

If he really did this, it is estimated that as soon as he came out of Xue Baochai's yard, the words of Uncle Lin's love for Miss Bao would come from his back.

Seeing that Xue Pan was about to respond, Lin Jingyu hurriedly changed her words and said, "I think it's not right after careful consideration. I'd better take some time and make an appointment with Brother Bao, Brother Huan, and Cousin Lian. We brothers will go out and find a place. Get together."

Seeing the hesitant look on Xue Pan's face, Lin Jingyu hurriedly changed the topic: "It's getting late, isn't Brother Xue still busy going out?"

If you have nothing to do, you should go first, I am still busy if you are not busy!

Xue Pan followed Lin Jingyu's eyes to look at the sky, and his heart was also wandering.

Today, the new girl from Cuiyi Pavilion, Lurao, is going to be on stage. The mother hid it for half a month, so she was willing to show it out. He and a few friends made an appointment yesterday to see it today.Just being lectured by my sister and mother, it's already past the appointed time.

Although it is said that the two live close, the chances of the two meeting each other are really very small, and this is the first time he has seen this brother with delicate eyebrows and elegant looks.

Xue Pan was torn between going to see the new Lvrao or talking to the new cousin Lin.

Xue Pan glanced at the exquisite Lin Jingyu, gritted his teeth, forget it, that girl can't run, he still doesn't believe that Lu Tuo can compare to this person in front of him!Big deal, pay those people a meal of wine.

Thinking of how crazy those people were when they played together, Xue Pan was also a little apprehensive.Shaking his head, he suppressed the hesitation in his heart.Xue Pan smiled far-fetchedly and said, "It's the same thing if we have to do it tomorrow."

Lin Jingyu persuaded: "Brother Xue is still in a hurry to go out in such a weather, it must be the most important thing, Brother Xue should go and get busy." Seeing what Xue Pan had to say, Lin Jingyu hastily added: " I'm going back to study too."

Xue Pan was already hesitating in his heart, he was just greedy for Lin Jingyu's beauty.Now hearing the meaning of Lin Jingyu's words, knowing that even if he doesn't go to Cuiyi Pavilion, he can't chat with Lin Jingyu for a long time, Xue Pan replied without even thinking about it: "If that's the case, then I will go to work."

Lin Jingyu took a step sideways to make way for Xue Pan.With an absolutely sincere smile on her face, Lin Jingyu said modestly, "Brother Xue, please go first."

Xue Pan still wanted to decline, glanced at the branch in his hand, and smiled awkwardly at Lin Jingyu.Seeing that Lin Jingyu didn't seem to respond, he was secretly pleased that Lin Jingyu didn't notice the broken branches that ruined his image of Yushu Linfeng, Xue Pan nodded to Lin Jingyu and left.

With a smile on Lin Jingyu's face, the smile on her face slowly faded after watching Xue Pan leisurely dodging her steps and disappearing on the path.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Lin Jingyu walked quickly towards the gate of the courtyard.The gate of the courtyard was half open and half closed, and the little maid who was supposed to guard the gate was not there.Lin Jingyu was about to push the courtyard door, when she turned around, she seemed to see a person sitting on the stone under the peach blossom tree talking to the person next to her.

Lin Jingyu paused, turned around, looked carefully, and indeed saw two people there.Look at the two people's clothes, a man and a woman, half hidden by the peach blossom tree and the stones beside them, so they can't see clearly.

Lin Jingyu's face sank, and she walked towards the peach blossom tree.

When he got closer, he found that the person sitting on the rock was Jia Baoyu, and beside him stood a maid with a gentle and pleasant expression, both of them were neatly dressed.

Seeing that it was not what she thought, Lin Jingyu breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.If someone really did such a scandalous thing at the gate of Lixiangyuan, the reputation of Daiyu and the maids in Lixiangyuan would be ruined.

The two are so close that other people can't see clearly, so they just want to make a mistake?It would be a real injustice if others spread the word without waiting to see it clearly.Lin Jingyu said with an ugly face, "Baoyu, what are you doing here?"

Jia Baoyu was talking to the maid next to him, when he heard someone calling him to look up and see Lin Jingyu, he hurriedly stood up.

"Cousin Lin"

The maid next to her also bowed and bowed, saying, "Uncle Lin"

Lin Jingyu nodded to avoid the maid's courtesy, then turned to Jia Baoyu, "Baoyu, what are you doing here at this hour?"

The maid heard Lin Jingyu's words and raised her head to look at Lin Jingyu.Lin Jingyu happened to see it, and realized that there was a sense of doubt in her tone, Lin Jingyu hurriedly added with concern: "Although it is May, it is still a bit cold at this time."

As the protagonist, Jia Baoyu didn't feel it at all. Hearing that his cousin, who had always been lukewarm to him, cared about him, Jia Baoyu's sulking for no reason dissipated because of her maid's long-term persuasion.Lin Jingyu knew that he didn't like him coming to Lixiangyuan to find Lin's younger sister Jia Baoyu, let alone at this time.Jia Baoyu was afraid that Lin Jingyu would hate him, so he said in front of Sister Lin, and hurriedly explained: "Today, my mother lost something valuable, and Lian's second sister-in-law is helping to find it. "

Lin Jingyu asked suspiciously: "Exquisite items?"

Jia Baoyu replied angrily: "That's right, that's what those maids said." Seeing that Lin Jingyu didn't understand, Jia Baoyu added: "Today, on the way back from school, I saw a few older sisters talking together. After listening for a while, they said so."

After a pause, Jia Baoyu said angrily: "Mother is true, but it's just a finer object. If you lose it, just throw it away. It's not a big deal at first, but once the second sister-in-law's battle is over, you can lose it." Scared the sisters."

The corner of Lin Jingyu's mouth twitched, and she refused to comment on Jia Baoyu's way of being so sympathetic to her.I was wondering what kind of precious item Mrs. Wang had lost, and it took so much effort to find it. After thinking about it for a moment, Mrs. Wang's temperament of only getting in and out, I'm afraid that as long as she didn't pick up something, it would be considered lost.

After teasing from the bottom of her heart, Lin Jingyu put the matter aside.

"Then where are you?"

Jia Baoyu thought about it in his heart, and said implicitly: "I saw someone next to Sister Lin on the road, I was afraid that Sister Lin didn't know the reason, worried about that sister, and was thinking about whether to tell Sister Lin. "

Jia Baoyu glanced at Lin Jingyu's face, seeing that there was no worry on his face, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said with annoyed expression: "I haven't thought about it yet, sister Xiren insisted on letting me go back first, she went in and told Lin Jingyu The younger sister is the same. Cousin Lin, tell me, can I go in with my younger sister Lin and talk to my sister Xiren, can it be the same?"

In the middle of Jia Baoyu's speech, he carefully omitted the word "go in" in "I will go in and talk to Sister Lin myself".

Ignoring Jia Baoyu who was looking at her face, Lin Jingyu looked at Xi Ren who had been standing silently beside Jia Baoyu without any trace.

The annoyance towards her in Jia Baoyu's tone didn't change her expression, she just stood aside gently, not moving a bit, strictly abiding by the duty of a maid.

duty?Lin Jingyu sneered.As expected of No.1 in Jia Baoyu's room surrounded by all kinds of delicate flowers, she really has a sharp mind.

Lin Jingyu cast a half-smiling look at Xiren, who was pleasing to the eye with low brows. Anyway, they are people who don't want Jia Baoyu and Daiyu to get in touch. As long as they don't know how to hurt Daiyu, so what?

"Attacking people is also for your own good." Seeing Jia Baoyu pouted, Lin Jingyu sneered and said, "Don't be convinced, I just saw you sitting directly on the rock, and it was very cold."

Xiren smiled at Lin Jingyu, and said softly to Jia Baoyu: "Yes, Second Master Bao, it's the same when you come to see Miss Lin tomorrow." After a pause, Xiren seriously explained to Jia Baoyu: " Besides, at this hour, you and Miss Lin can't talk much, so it's better to come early tomorrow and stay with Miss Lin for a while longer."

Lin Jingyu raised her eyebrows, and chimed in: "Xiren is right, you should come earlier tomorrow. I will tell Daiyu about it later, it's the same. Besides, it's the hour, maybe that maid has come back gone."

Who wouldn't be an empty glove white wolf?Who can say what will happen tomorrow?

Lin Jingyu continued: "I will tell Daiyu about your heart."

When I first saw Lin Jingyu, Jia Baoyu was a little shaken when he wanted to go to Lixiangyuan to see Daiyu. Later, he became more unsteady when he heard Xiren say this. It's gone.

Not being able to go in to see Sister Lin, Jia Baoyu felt a little sad.Thinking of what Lin Jingyu said just now, Jia Baoyu looked straight at Lin Jingyu, haggling seriously: "Brother Lin, you must tell Sister Lin that I'm here to see her today, and I'll come back tomorrow morning She talks."

Listening to Jia Baoyu's words full of seriousness, Lin Jingyu's heart thumped, and she looked at Jia Baoyu carefully.Seeing the emotion in Jia Baoyu's eyes, Lin Jingyu panicked and thought: Could it be the beginning of love?And the object seems to be my little girl?

Shivering vaguely, Lin Jingyu closed her eyes to hide the thoughts in her heart, and kindly handed the box in her hand to Jia Baoyu and said, "I bought it for Daiyu when I just went out today. At this hour, Daiyu I'm afraid I won't eat it, so you can take it home as a snack."

Hearing that it was bought for sister Lin, Jia Baoyu's eyes lit up, he took it with both hands, and thanked him, "Thank you, cousin."

After confirming the thoughts in her heart, Lin Jingyu felt confident.Jia Baoyu had a plan when he was ignorant, but now he has another plan when he is in love with his girl.

After figuring out the key point, Lin Jingyu said to Jia Baoyu very kindly: "Baoyu, it's getting late, so you should go back first."

Ignoring Xiren's hand reaching out to take the box, Jia Baoyu carefully held the box in his hand and nodded to Lin Jingyu.

A look of embarrassment flashed across Xi Ren's face, and then disappeared in an instant.He saluted Lin Jingyu respectfully, and followed Jia Baoyu away.

Lin Jingyu stood at the entrance of Lixiangyuan for a long time, then slowly turned the wrench in her hand and walked in slowly.