Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

In a spacious and unique mansion with lush flowers and trees in Xuzhou, a slender and tall young man is standing by the window, gazing leisurely at the distant mountains.The young man was fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in elegant white clothes, which further reflected his handsome features and extraordinary demeanor.He is Lin Mingan.Unknowingly, nearly eight years have passed, and the child of the past has grown into a vigorous young man.

With beautiful mountains, clear waters and beautiful scenery, Shu is the place where nature is full of beauty and good fortune is born.It has its own advantages and disadvantages, and it is difficult to distinguish it from the humanities and gentle customs in the Jiangnan area.

In contrast, Lin Mingan prefers Shu.He thinks that Jiangnan is more suitable for women's life, where the wind is too light and soft, and the days are most leisurely.After living for a long time, people don't want to move anymore.And in his bones, he longs for a life with some challenges and ups and downs, so that he can enjoy himself.The mysterious, magnificent, majestic and magnificent Shu and Xiangxi are just right for him.

"Brother, brother!" A beautiful and cute little girl with a pink tulle flower inlaid with pearls on each side of her bun head jumped up and approached. When she saw Lin Mingan, she immediately smiled brightly like a flower: "You The one who promised to teach me how to make the leaf bookmarks in your book, look, I picked up a lot of leaves today!" As he spoke, he took out a cloth bag in his arms, which was full of various leaves. of.The little girl happily spread the leaves on the table, showing off: "Brother, come and pick, there are all kinds of leaves here!"

"Yi'an, with so many kinds of leaves, you went to the back mountain, alone?" Lin Mingan asked with a straight face.

"Cousin Shan took me there, and Nanny Du followed me." Yi'an replied with a smile.Lin Mingan's expression softened.

After arriving in Xuzhou, the life of Lin Qing's family gradually stabilized.I don't know if it's because I feel relaxed or because of the good feng shui in Sichuan, Lin Qing and Madam Du were pleasantly surprised by the fact that Chen, who hadn't conceived for a long time, was pregnant.Lin Mingan had mixed feelings, he was happy for Lin Qing and Mrs. Chen, but also had some secret thoughts.After father and mother have their own flesh and blood, will they still treat themselves as usual?If they lose their affection for themselves, can they still open their hearts to them?

Fortunately, Lin Qing and Chen's did not disappoint him, and treated him better than before, even though they didn't know that when he went to A Niang's place for snacks earlier that day, he just heard Zhao Yulan's cry.He wasn't really ignorant of young children, so he immediately deduced his own life experience based on this.It's just that since Father and Mother don't want him to know, he should just pretend he doesn't know.

Although Lin Qing and Chen Shi didn't know about it, they were subconsciously afraid that Lin Mingan would feel neglected because of the fetus. They both wanted to comfort him and care for him, expressing that no matter whether the baby was a younger brother or a younger sister, father and mother My mother loves Ange the most.

Lin Ming'an felt that their words were sincere, and he couldn't help being moved, so he returned this affection to the unborn child.Chen gave birth to a daughter, and he loved this sister very much.Even his younger sister's name was all he thought of.The Chen family originally wanted to use some characters like 'Lan', 'Shu', and 'Fang' to name it, but Lin Mingan thought it was ordinary and proposed the name 'Yi'an'.Lin Qing and Chen thought it was good when they heard it, their daughter was happy and safe all her life, very good!It also echoes with Ang's name Ming'an: Qingming and Peaceful, so that's even better!

Yi'an grew up behind her elder brother since she was a child. In her eyes, her elder brother is the closest, always taking her to play and protecting her; he is also the most amazing, knowing many things that others don't. I don't understand either.

For example, there are leaf bookmarks of various colors in my brother's book. The veins of those leaves are crystal clear and very beautiful, which are quite different from the leaves on the tree.I heard from brother Junshan of my uncle's grandfather's house that my brother made it himself.Brother Junshan said that my father and mother brought my brother here from far away in Suzhou. At that time, my brother was only one year older than him now, but he was much more capable than him.At that time, their eldest child was a bit bully, jealous of his elder brother's good looks and smartness, and tried to squeeze him out.My brother is not afraid at all, and wants to compete with them, but my brother is better than them in everything!Even Brother Zhang Zhuang, who claimed to have learned martial arts from a martial artist since he was a child, tried to compete with his elder brother, but he was defeated.After they were all convinced, the elder brother took them to play again, and they learned a lot of novel things from the elder brother, which were not taught by the adults at home or the teachers in the school.

My brother is the best, Miss Yi An thought proudly.

"Yi'an, it's not difficult to make leaf bookmarks. You can use two methods, both of which are the easiest." Lin Mingan picked out a whole ginkgo leaf and patiently explained: "The method of soaking in water is the simplest, but it takes a long time. Soak the leaves in water for more than ten days, let them rot naturally, and then use a small brush to clean the rotten mesophyll along the direction of the veins. If you like colors, you can dye them. Put it in a book and flatten it.”

"If you want to make it faster, put the leaves in water for two days, so that the leaves will rot, and then boil them in alkaline water. Ask Mother Du for alkaline water. After boiling, put the leaves flat and use a small Gently poke with a brush without brushing or breaking the veins, while washing the leaf surface with clean water to reveal the complete veins, the bookmark is done. It can also be dyed. Then tie a tassel to the petiole, it is a A beautiful bookmark."

"Yi'an, try to follow what brother said, and you can make it as a gift in the future. It's very elegant." Lin Mingan smiled and said: "But it can't be done right away. Otherwise, brother will give it to you today." Would you like to show you the collage of leaves?"

"Okay!" Yi'an clapped her hands happily, leaning against Lin Mingan, watching the leaves and petals being nimbly trimmed and pieced together by his hands, and then pasted together, gradually turning into a beautiful painting, Yi'an said from time to time Exclaim.

"Oh, Yi'an, you are pestering brother here again!" Following the voice, Li Junshan, the nephew of Mrs. Chen and Lin Qing, appeared at the door of the study.

"Yi'an, Mother Du said that you just climbed the mountain, and she planned to let you calm down and become a female celebrity, but she didn't expect you to disappear in a blink of an eye!" Chen complained.

"Aunt," Lin Mingan said disapprovingly, "Yi'an needs to know some needlework for the convenience in the future. But if she does it all day long, she doesn't need it. Does the family expect her to make a living from it in the future? She sees that she is not interested in these things. If she has the time, let her study more and learn some talents. At her age, it is good to play carefree!"

"Brother An, don't spoil her! Needleworkers are a girl's job. Girls as old as Gusu have to start learning embroidery!" Chen said.

"Brother An, don't worry about Yi'an!" Li Junshan interjected: "You are as immobile as a mountain. Today is the day when the scholar releases the list. My cousin sent someone to see the list early in the morning. Now I am waiting in the front hall. You are so anxious, but you are here to play with the leaves for Yi'an? Instead, it seems that we are bluffing, the emperor is really not in a hurry, and the eunuchs are in a hurry!"

He clicked his tongue and said: "Back then you used these to coax us to circle around you, now it's Yi'an's turn!"

"Don't talk about my brother!" Yi'an sounded like he was blaming Lin Ming'an, and suddenly became unhappy, and yelled at Li Junshan.

"Oh, little girl is so heartless!" Li Junshan clapped his hands dumbfounded: "Who took you to the back mountain early this morning to pick up leaves? Now you turn your face and don't recognize anyone, only know to protect Brother An gone?"

"Hmph, it's just at the foot of the mountain, not up the mountain!" Yi'an retorted.

"There are big bad wolves on the mountain, they took you away, Brother An wants to settle accounts with me!"

"Just can't say my brother, brother is the best!"

While the two were arguing, suddenly there was a loud voice from outside the garden, Chen's heart skipped a beat, she became excited, and stared straight at the door.

After a while, Madam Du hurried over with a happy face, and said loudly, "Ma'am, brother An has been hit, and he is the No. 1 case! The master wants you to go to the front hall together!"

"Mrs. Du, let someone set off firecrackers quickly, and then give the purse prepared yesterday to the person who announces the good news! In addition, the whole house will give out two months' worth of silver rewards!" Chen shi couldn't help but say with joy.

"Congratulations brother!"

"Congratulations, little cousin!"

Both Yi'an and Li Junshan happily congratulated Lin Mingan.