[Red Mansion] Mrs. Lin, the Buddhist family

Since his family went to Beijing and saw the prosperity and power of the capital, Xue Meng decided to change his family.

Even after returning to Jinling, Xue Meng was immersed in this kind of thinking, unable to pay attention to other trivial matters.

Until the Lantern Festival, his daughter Xue Baochai ran into his room and said that he was going out to play.

The two sons and daughters are regarded as the future eldest son of the Xue family, Xue Pan, who is useless. On the contrary, his daughter Baochai is smart and calm.

Xue Meng loves Baochai the most, so naturally there is no reason to refuse her request.

Knowing that there are many people crowded during the New Year's Eve and accidents are prone to occur, even if Xue Meng took Baochai to the streets, he was well prepared. Not only did he arrange a carriage, but he also specially called seven or eight servants to guard around the carriage.

Just before going out, Xue Pan, who heard the news, also ran to Xue Meng, clamoring to go to the street.

Xue Meng didn't hesitate, and simply put the man on the carriage.

During the Lantern Festival, almost everyone on the street holds a beautiful or cute, delicate or rough lantern. In short, no one is empty-handed.

The bright candlelight is like a river of light, illuminating the way forward.

Xue Meng asked people to hang exquisite palace lanterns on the four corners of the carriage, which made this gorgeous carriage also dyed with a festive atmosphere. Then he entered the carriage and went to the street with his two children in his arms.

When approaching the avenue, the carriage stopped suddenly, and the guard came forward to report: "Master, there are too many people on the street, and the carriage cannot move forward at all. If you still want to go to the street, you can only ask the master to get out of the car and go on foot."

Xue Meng immediately hesitated, but Baochai's eyes looked forward to it, and Pan'er was eager to try it. He really didn't want to disturb the interest of the two children. After hesitating for a while, he finally got out of the carriage first, and then took the children one by one. Hug to the ground.

He stood there and looked around, pointing to the burliest guard among them, and said, "You are the strongest, so hold Pan'er in your arms. If you feel tired halfway, remember to hand Pan'er over to the other guards. Pan'er escaped from your arms."

The guard naturally responded again and again, and went directly to Xue Pan and picked him up.

But Xue Meng hugged Baochai himself.

A group of people went to the street in such a mighty way. Passers-by along the way saw that they were numerous and powerful, and most of them were very imposing. They were worried that they would bump into the nobles, but they all avoided them.

Although it was still crowded, it was never blocked by anyone.

Although Aunt Xue, who was born in the Earl's Mansion, is very satisfied with her current life, due to the gap in status, it is inevitable that there will be times when she "remembers the past".

Consciously or unintentionally, she often talks to her daughter Baochai about her previous life in the Earl's Mansion, and repeatedly mentions how those wealthy daughters behaved. There is more envy in her speech, and a little dissatisfaction with her current life, which directly leads to the little girl. At a young age, Baochai has already strictly demanded herself in accordance with the words and deeds of the daughter of the Hou family. Since she was a child, she has longed for the high school life that Aunt Xue said.

Because of this, Baochai, who demands herself as a lady, actually seldom goes out.

In such a lively festival, it is unprecedented to go out in the arms of my father.

Seeing people coming and going on the street, laughing and cursing, this unprecedented experience made Baochai's face full of smiles, and it was rare to lean into Xue Meng's ear and chatter non-stop.

Baochai lived like an ascetic at a young age, and his temper was very cold. Xue Meng, a father, did not have any objections in his eyes, but every time he mentioned it to Aunt Xue, the other party was full of pride and respect for him. Xue Meng is deeply tired if he doesn't understand.Over time, Xue Meng simply let Aunt Xue teach Baochai.

But now that Baochai is willing to show the innocent and lovely side of the child, Xue Meng is naturally willing to indulge.

Thinking like this, Xue Meng simply hugged Baochai and squeezed towards the busiest place.

During the Lantern Festival, in addition to the children who take the opportunity to go out on a blind date, the biggest attraction is naturally the exquisite lanterns that can be seen everywhere on the street.

And this place where crowds gather is a stall with ancestral lamp-making skills.

Looking at the dazzling array of lanterns hanging on the booth, Baochai clapped her hands happily, then pointed to one of the rich and noble peony lanterns and said excitedly: "Daddy, I want that lantern."

Xue Meng looked at Baochai's finger: "This lantern is so beautiful, Baochai has a good eye." He turned his head and asked the stall owner, "Shopkeeper, does this lantern have a name? What is the price?"

The boss glanced at Baochai who was held in Xue Meng's arms, and immediately squinted and smiled: "The daughter of the master's family is really cute, and she is not a mortal. It can set off the noble temperament of the girl. The price is not expensive, just five taels of silver."

Xue Meng is a businessman himself, so he can naturally see that this lantern is not worth five taels, but it is hard to buy a good heart, since Baochai likes it, he doesn't bother to bargain.

With a wave of his hand, Xue Meng asked the guards behind him to pay the money, took the lantern and put it in Baochai's hands.

Satisfied with Baochai, Xue Meng did not forget Xue Pan.

He was about to ask Xue Pan if he had any lanterns he liked, when he turned around and saw the guards following him holding at least twenty lanterns in their hands.

Obviously, on the way shopping just now, this kid didn't wrong himself.

Xue Meng shook his head helplessly and didn't say anything more.

A group of people continued to move forward and strolled for a long time. Seeing that it was midnight, Xue Meng was about to go back home.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the road, Xue Pan, who had been enjoying himself all the time, suddenly pointed to a little girl sitting on the threshold of a house by the side of the road and said, "Daddy, that sister is so beautiful, let's take her home."

Xue Meng immediately turned his head and scolded: "People have fathers and mothers, why should they abandon their fathers and mothers and come to my house? Don't let me hear such words again, or I won't spare you!"

Xue Pan pursed his lips, very angry: "But my sister is obviously alone, how can she have parents?"

Xue Meng was taken aback, but when he turned his head, he saw a man sneaking to hug the little girl.

He squinted: "Look, didn't the little girl's family come here?"

Xue Pan stared: "That's not true! The one who was with that younger sister before was obviously an older brother!"

Xue Meng immediately noticed something was wrong.

In just a few seconds, the man got up and left with the little girl in his arms.His expressions and gestures are very ordinary, and there is nothing wrong with him at all.However, the little girl who sat alone on the threshold was quiet and obedient, and had never been troubled, suddenly cried after being hugged by him.

Someone next to him looked at him, and that person had an apologetic look on his face: "I'm sorry, my daughter is waiting in a hurry, she is asking me for a gift."

Passers-by noticed that he was indeed holding a delicate lantern in his hand, nodded and left.

When the person turned around, the man immediately covered the little girl's mouth with his hand and was about to walk to the corner.

Xue Meng immediately yelled: "Go and catch that paw for me!"

The man turned his head when he heard the sound, and when he saw seven or eight strong men around Xue Meng, he immediately backed away in horror.

When the others heard Xue Meng shouting, they turned to look at the man.

Because of his slack, the little girl in his arms cried out again, and her voice was sharp, much louder than before.

"Brother Huo, where are you, Yinglian is so scared——"

When others saw the beard on the man's chin, they immediately hugged him: "Aren't you the brother Huo that the little girl said? Who are you? Why are you hugging the little girl?"

The man swallowed, and forced himself to speak calmly: "I am her father, and brother Huo is my neighbor. Our two families went out to visit lanterns together, but the little brother of the Huo family suddenly felt unwell and returned home early That's when my girl started to make a fuss. Don't listen to that man's nonsense, I'm really not a flirt."

Xue Meng sneered, and directly asked the guards around him to surround him: "If you are really not a slapstick, even if you enter the Yamen, the adults will not wrong you. But if you are really a slapstick, we will let you go, this little girl can It's ruined."

The passers-by originally thought that this person did not want to tell lies, and was about to ask Xue Meng if he had misunderstood.But when he heard his words, he suddenly felt that it made sense, and the team that had planned to disperse couldn't help but siege even tighter, almost impenetrable.

When the man saw it, he was in a hurry.Seeing that several strong guards were about to surround him, he didn't care about the child in his hand, so he threw it directly above his head, and when the others looked away and went to pick up the child in a panic, he grabbed the gap and He ran out of the encirclement, and ran desperately towards the corner.

Xue Meng was already prepared. While letting people protect Baochai and Xue Pan, while making people pay attention to the little girl who had been caught by the crowd, he led three or two guards to chase after the man in the direction of escape.

Passers-by slammed the door of the house on the side of the road, and the owner of the house shook his head after opening the door and knowing the details: "This is not my child."

In the middle of the crowd, a woman hugged the little girl and panicked: "Whose family does this child belong to? Quickly ask whose family's child is lost, and hurry up to pick him up!"

After a few shouts, a young man dressed as a servant ran towards them with his pants in his hands: "Where is the child?"

"Who is your last name? Are you related to this child? What are the names of the child's parents and where do they live?"

"My name is Huo Qi, and I am a servant of Zhen Shiyin's family in the Gourd Temple. This little girl is the only daughter of the Zhen family. Today, the master took us out to watch the lanterns, but was called away by a friend halfway, so I had to take the young lady home. Here I am suddenly anxious, so I have to leave the child at the door of this family, thinking about coming back after solving the internal emergency..."

Huo Qi had a look of fear, he couldn't imagine how he would be punished by the master if the young lady was really abducted.

Passers-by felt that this statement was even more absurd than the previous one, and they couldn't believe it at all, so they gathered seven or eight people and simply followed Huo Qi to Zhen's house with the little girl in their arms.

Before Zhen Shiyin and his wife could see the little girl, someone came up and asked, "Does your little girl have any obvious marks?"

When Zhen Shiyin heard that her daughter was about to be abducted, she panicked and replied hastily, "Yinglian has a red mole between her eyebrows."

The woman holding the little girl lowered her head, and only then noticed the space between her brows.

"Indeed."

A group of people confirmed the identity of the little girl before sending her back to the Zhen family.

However, others also reminded Zhen Shiyin: "Your servant is really absurd. In such a busy street, you dare to leave a child alone at someone else's door. You'd better get rid of him quickly. There is one more thing to ask." Let me tell you, it was thanks to the blessing of Xue Huangshang that Ling Ai was saved from the kidnapper today, so you should come to your door some other day and send a thank you gift."

Zhen Shiyin naturally answered yes again and again.

Not only that, he did not treat these kind-hearted people who escorted his daughter home badly, and each of them gave a lot of silver taels as a reward.