Red Mansions: My Book is Cool

Lin Daiyu sighed when she heard the words: "Speaking of it, even I have benefited a lot from him. Even though he didn't care, I feel grateful and ashamed. Even though you reminded me back then, I thought of my grandmother. Not so much, hesitated, and missed the time to tell him. Even though I testified for him later, it still can't erase my fault. Over the years, my uncle's family has also sent me several times for New Year's Eve. In the eyes of others, I also have people from my clan to rely on. Otherwise, how can I support my family with only an empty villager?"

"I have always wanted to thank him, but he may not be willing to associate with me. After thinking about it, I didn't dare to disturb it. This may be the best way for us to get along"

"Friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, Mr. Lin doesn't like these things." Xue Baochai said: "Back then, after I knew about it, I also prepared a generous gift and sent it to express my gratitude to him, but it was returned. Shoulu, I will not mention it anymore. I understand what Mr. Lin means. This is his reward for me, but I don't want to have anything to do with our family."

"I have carefully observed Mr. Lin's actions over the years, and he is extremely cautious and sober." Xue Baochai said in an admiring tone: "Mr. Lin is now a minister of the Ministry of Industry. He not only has a respected status, but also is widely praised by others. Great. However, it has never aroused the emperor's suspicion, and few people come forward to criticize, envy and jealousy, but there is nothing to do with him, and there is no way to start."

"Master Lin focuses on the research of Gewu technology. His research institute opened Gewu School, which has trained a large number of useful talents for the court. Although the scholars think it is not orthodox, they also think that there are quite a few Confucian sages. Even the officials whose positions are not obvious, if the children of the family fail the imperial examination, they will also consider sending them to that school. After graduation, they can find a way out. In the workshops under the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they will work as stewards It's not a problem, and the rewards are also very generous. Among them, those who have learned well, or have a family background, can get a first-class grade after a little operation. In terms of status, they are all students of Master Lin. It can be said that there are peaches and plums all over the world, who doesn't respect him?"

"Master Lin doesn't like to seize power, he is not greedy, he only concentrates on research and teaching. Whenever there are research results, they will be taken out and arranged by the imperial court. The Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the Ministry of Industry have all received his favor. It is good to recognize him. He himself has benefited a lot from it. People talk about it, and they have to say that it is the emperor and Bole, so that he can be elected as a horse with a thousand li. My lord is indeed worthy of honor, he does not hide his unique skills, he is willing to share them with others, many people can make a living because of this, this is kindness of the house!"

"In recent years, Mr. Lin has had an excellent reputation, whether in the court or among the people. When my husband talks about him, he is full of praise." Xue Baochai said: "After my brother returned to Jinling, our family returned to Jinling. I specially went to Qixia Temple to pray for him. If he hadn't helped, the Xue family would have fallen."

Lin Daiyu sighed: "I have been paying attention to his movements over the years. He is living a very good life now, his family is happy and harmonious, and he has to travel around in his spare time and write a lot of travel notes. He is at ease physically and mentally." .I'm happy for him too."

"Sister Lin, what kind of business does Baoyu do for a living? It's rare that he can enjoy it?" Xue Baochai asked tactfully.Baoyu, she had already seen clearly, was not a bad person, but he was just blindly indulging in his own world, and only wanted to live in a romantic way.He doesn't like official career, so does he like economics?Doing business is not an easy and fun thing. Sometimes, it is more difficult than being in the officialdom, and you have to be patient. Can Baoyu really go on?

It can be seen that Sister Lin's family is living a good life now. Perhaps Baoyu has undergone family changes and changed his temper, which is unknown.

Lin Daiyu sighed: "Sister Bao, you know Baoyu's temperament. He"

"You can see that our situation is not bad now, but before that, we experienced many heartbreaks. Baoyu and I also had disputes, disliked each other, and each was discouraged. It's just that after so many years, I think about the past. No matter how intense the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys were, they have already faded away." Lin Daiyu smiled wryly.

After they got married, Baoyu didn't care about the reputation of being married, and felt that if he could be with Sister Lin, he would get what he wanted.However, after they got married, they had to face the real pressure of life, which caught Baoyu a little off guard.

The salary of Lin Daiyu's Xiangjun is not high, and those who are awarded the title of Xiangjun are generally noble women. What is rare is this decent honor and an identity that can be glorified in front of others.The salary reward from the imperial court is just the icing on the cake, and it is just pocket money. Who expects to live on it?Even if the imperial court orders officials, few people point to a dry salary to support their families, and they all have their own sources of money.Even the officials of the Qingshui Yamen, those who are famous, also have many benefits of tax-free land.

But Lin Daiyu only has this salary!She is an empty-headed villager, how can anyone give her money and gifts, and take her to invest in shares to make a living.When she was alone, her expenses were not much. In addition to supplying food, vegetables, chickens, ducks and fish for the Xiangjun's mansion, the farm also produced products that could be sold for a lot of money, and her life was not as good as that of the Jia family in the past. Luxurious, and life is considered affluent, so I don't feel it personally.

But since getting married, life has become embarrassing visibly.Baoyu is used to enjoyment, needless to say that he used to have rich clothes and fine food, even after Jia's family fell down, the grandmother still tried her best to keep her beloved grandson from being wronged, and the second wife naturally wholeheartedly agreed.Under such conditions, Baoyu didn't suffer much.He followed his grandmother, lived in the most spacious single-door courtyard, ate exquisite meals on the small stove with his grandmother, and was served by two maids, Sheyue and Qingwen (Xiren was taken home by his family), and his life was compared to others. Come on, be much more comfortable.This is also an important reason why Jia Huan and Zhu's sister-in-law were so angry that they wanted to split up.

Presumably, the grandmother was able to agree to let Baoyu marry because the Jia family's economy was getting worse, and she wanted to let Baoyu live a comfortable life all the time!

However, once you are in charge, you know that Chai Migui is expensive, and Lin Daiyu's heart sank after receiving the account book that the housekeeper embarrassedly presented.Baoyu's food and clothing expenses are nothing more than that, and he still cherishes the fragrance and love jade as before. Those who served him in Yihong Courtyard before, or the maids he knew came to complain to him, saying that life was not good, so they couldn't help but withdraw from the account. Spend money to help.In a year and a half, all the previous balance and the rewards from the emperor were spent.The second uncle and the second wife live together, and they have to donate a lot of money every month to make them have no worries about food and clothing.If things continue like this, they will not be able to make ends meet, but they will really do what Wang Xifeng once did - pawn the dowry!

Lin Daiyu didn't want to, she didn't want to live in such a poor and settled life.She also wants to give birth to an heir to continue the inheritance of the Lin family, and then raise the child to grow up, so that he will grow up, like Lin Mingan, like a tough and powerful towering tree, able to shelter the family from wind and rain, and bring warmth and safe people.Children need to study and study, and they will have to start a family and start a business in the future. Money is indispensable for everything.Her dowry is to be left to her children in its entirety, and she cannot just sit and eat!

Lin Daiyu had no choice but to remind Jia Baoyu that in their current situation, they couldn't spend as freely as they did when they were in Rongguo Mansion.Those maids have been let out by their grandmothers, and they can support themselves by working as needlework girls or starting a small business, but they just want to be Miss Fu in a pampered way, but they can't.

Baoyu agreed, but those maids wiped away their tears, called "Second Master Bao" and "Baoyu" timidly, and when they said something nice and soft to him, he would go back to his old ways, and couldn't help but take it. Give them silver and valuable things as gifts.The feeling of a hero saving the beauty from the fire and water made him feel very useful. Amidst the voices of gratitude from the maids, he was able to regain the pride and joy of the stars in the past, making him temporarily forget the decline of the family, and The master's expectations and disappointments for him, to escape the heavy pressure on happiness.

Lin Daiyu persuaded her many times, but Baoyu didn't change her ways. Instead, there was a little estrangement between them.Lin Daiyu thought, since this is the case, she doesn't have to press so hard.Baoyu has always been quite talented in literature, so it's better to go to the exam for fame.I don't expect him to win the guibang, even if he can win the examination of scholars, it is good, at least Baoyu can have a decent face.Going out in this way, people will no longer laugh at his status as a son-in-law.

Who knows, Baoyu doesn't want to do this either. He said that the officialdom is dark and unpredictable. Seeing what happened to the Zhen family and our Jia family, don't you know the hardships and dangers involved?He didn't want to be a poor man who worked hard to manage and join forces with others.

Lu beetle?Lin Daiyu suddenly thought of her father, second uncle, and Wang Ziteng. Aren't they officials?Then, they are also regarded as beetles by you?

Baoyu was speechless, but still unwilling to seek fame.As for making a living, doing business or something, like Xue Pan, that's even more unwilling!

During that time, Lin Daiyu really felt hopeless.Thinking that when I was struggling to maintain, my husband couldn't share my burden with me.Baoyu didn't think about the future of the two of them, did he think about the children in the future?

Jia Baoyu was also deeply disappointed. In his mind, the otherworldly celestial plant, and sister Lin, who never said those stupid things about official career and economics, how could she be so vulgar?Sure enough, when the daughter got married, it was like a priceless jewel that was dusted and lost its luster.In the future, I'm afraid it will become a dead fish's eyeball!

The relationship between the two slowly cooled down, and many disputes arose.At this time, the second wife also came to intervene, saying that Lin Daiyu had not seen any good news, and wanted to give Sheyue and Qingwen to Baoyu as aunts.Baoyu also did not object to her mother's proposal.At this point, Lin Daiyu was really angry and heartbroken. Regardless of Baoyu's objection, she resolutely drove the two maids back to the second wife, saying that Baoyu was the son-in-law of the Lin family, and how could a son-in-law accept a concubine? reason.If the second wife insists on doing this, then she and Baoyu are better off reconciling!

The second wife was reluctant to part with Lin Daiyu's generous dowry and her status as a township monarch, so she had to put down her flags and drums.In Baoyu's heart, after all, Lin Daiyu is more important, so she gave Sheyue and Qingwen a sum of money and let them choose another good match.After this incident, Lin Daiyu's heart became even colder.From the highest to the sun and the moon, the closest relatives, the closest husband and wife!If life is just like the first time they saw each other, their love will last forever instead of slowly fading away with the years!

Yi'an is getting married, and her husband is the nephew of Emperor Yongjia whose parents died early. Emperor Yongjia has a good relationship with this younger brother, so he takes pity on this nephew, treats him very well, and conferred the title of county king.The king of the county is gentle by nature. After meeting Yi'an in the palace, he fell in love with her very much and pursued her hard.To show his sincerity, he swore that he would only love Yi An, never marry twice, and never take concubines.After going through this for a long time, Lin Mingan finally got the approval, and Yian also agreed to his marriage proposal.

After Lin Daiyu heard about it, she carefully selected good things and sent them to Yi'an, including Baoyu's rouge, face powder and prepared spices.Lin Daiyu thought it was very good after using it, so she specially picked the best ones for Yi'an's maintenance makeup.