The Opening of the Red Chamber

Chapter 027

As for Mrs. Wang, her heart was even more ups and downs.

She was disturbed, very disturbed.The old lady looked at Lin Yatou and her son just now, and she knew what those eyes were.

Also, the old lady may have misunderstood the monk and Taoist who didn't know where he came from just now.But the current situation is not the time to talk about these things, she is very worried about the thing she fears the most: letting Lin Yatou marry her son!

The final decision on her son's marriage is in the hands of the old lady, and she can't make the decision.She didn't like Lin Fan in the first place, for many reasons.When Lin Fan met and talked with her for the first time, he already felt her dislike.Although before Lin Fan came, Jia Mu had slightly revealed to her the idea of ​​making the two Yu'er a pair.He also told her about the situation of the Lin family, but she was still not satisfied.Now that she smashed her son's jade and said those words, she hates this girl Lin!

From Mrs. Wang's point of view, Lin Fan's beautiful uncle Lin Ruhai is now in that position. Although he is the confidant of the Holy Majesty, how long he will sit in that position and whether he can safely withdraw is still a problem.After withdrawing, it is impossible to see whether it can bring shelter to the upper level and Baoyu in the future.

More importantly, Lin Fan's current face inherited Jia Min's charming appearance.

When I saw that sad sister-in-law's face, plus some holidays from that year, I felt uncomfortable no matter how I looked at it.Not to mention yesterday, she was stabbed so many times by Lin Fan in the confrontation with Lin Fan, and she was still holding her breath.But when Mrs. Wang thought about the family background of the Lin family, her heart was like a cat's claws.She didn't know what the family background of the Lin family was, but the wealth accumulated for generations should be considerable.

Mrs. Wang's inner struggle was so fierce that she didn't even hear her mother-in-law, Jia Mu, calling her.

"Madam, the old lady is calling you." It was Sister Feng who hurried out and shouted, joking and laughing, "Madam, what are you thinking about, are you so preoccupied?"

Mrs. Wang's thoughts were interrupted, she finally came back to her senses, and hurriedly said: "It's nothing, I just thought about the cold weather and maids making clothes."

When Sister Feng heard this, she smiled and said, "Don't worry, madam, I've already prepared for this matter."

Jia Mu, who was sitting on the seat, also laughed and said, "You don't have to worry about being so paranoid, Feng girl knows."

Jiamu said to the crowd again, "Since you're all here, let's have dinner with me." After a pause, she asked Lin Fan again, "Girl Lin, are you here too?"

When Lin Fan came to pay his respects, he expected this situation, and responded: "Okay, I asked the cook to cook several Jiangnan dishes today, and I will serve them together later for everyone to try." The girl has already gone out cleverly to spread the word.

Then all the people gathered together to have dinner at Jiamu's.

After the meal, the girls who were serving brought tea for mouthwash, and everyone took it.Waiting for the mothers-in-law to come forward to clean up, then all sit together and chat after dinner.

Lin Fan was not in a hurry to go back, and the four big girls and two nuns who followed her also quietly changed shifts while she was eating.Lin Fan has long arranged the same work schedule with the mothers and maids as the later generations. When they were in the county prince's mansion, everyone had already passed the break-in period.Now everything is in order, and at this moment, the four servant girls from Madam Xu and Mama Liu's Jingzi group came to change shifts.

After all, the sharp-eyed old lady Jiamu saw the changes of the maids and wives.After a meal, the people around me changed, but the old lady was still curious: "Girl Lin, why did I see that the maids behind you weren't brought here just now?"

Jia's mother's words were intended to help Lin Fan manage money.Mrs. Wang was thinking about how to speak just now. When Jia Mu said this, she immediately calmed down and listened carefully.

Holding a glass of warm water, Lin Fan explained to everyone's curious eyes: "There are six nuns, eight big maids and twelve young maids by my side. The ones by my side. Just like going to work, the time for each group is different. The ones who came just now are the big maids of the Yunzi group and the little maids of the Qiaozi group. Now the time has changed. It was Mother Xu and Mother Liu who came, and behind me was the big maid from the Jingzi group, and the little maids were outside the door."

After hearing this explanation, everyone clicked their tongues and sighed.

Sister Feng, on the other hand, was thoughtful after listening to it.

"I mean, there are so many maids, mothers-in-law and mothers, Miss Lin, do you have a capable girl who manages your private money?" Jia's mother was so straight to the point that Lin Fan was taken aback.She always thought that Mrs. Shi would take the gentle and tactful route, why did she suddenly change her style today, and she even heard, "Would you like me to give you the mandarin duck? She is a good girl. I took the trouble to come out and keep it." It can help you keep your money in a safe place." When the old lady spoke, she still had such weight, and if there was something in her words, everyone watched how Lin Fan would react.

When Lin Fan heard this, he wanted to flip the table on the spot!

This is all to get her attention, it seems that she hasn't tossed enough, she still needs to work harder!The calculation in his heart was completed, but Lin Fan said with a smile on his face: "Grandma, you may not know a little about my habit!"

"Oh? What habit?"

"I like to hold my own things with my own hands, so that I can sleep peacefully! Otherwise, I can't sleep well!" Lin Fan said to Jia's mother with a smile, "Grandma, you are the one who said this to my mother." Yes, she taught it to me now!" Lin Fan didn't know whether Jia Min said this to sister Lin in the original book.But now, it doesn't make much sense to say that it hasn't been said.

When Jiamu heard this, she took a deep breath and replied, "Min'er taught you well, but it's a pity that your mother left early!" Lin Fan looked at Jiamu's face when he said this, and it was a Looks good!Distressed is distressed, and there is a bit of "this child is too difficult to coax" effortless expression and helplessness, so sour!Looking at it, Lin Fan shouted from the bottom of his heart: It's delicious!

As for Jia Baoyu, while listening to Lin Fan's words, he couldn't help but look at the big maid who followed her.The girls beside Lin Fan all looked extremely upright.When the Seventh Prince gave her these maids, she directly stated that she likes good-looking ones.When a beautiful girl stays by her side, she will feel at ease.The matter of looking at the face is actually regardless of the past and the present.

Jia Baoyu is also a face control, he always wants to get close to beautiful girls.Lin Fan also has this kind of thought, and she also understands it.Lin Fan herself likes to look at beautiful men, so she completely ignores Jia Baoyu's gaze on the maidservant behind her.Anyway, if you show him a few times, you won't lose a piece of meat, not to mention that when she was eating just now, she thought of something else.

This is something she is very concerned about and looking forward to, and that is the rouge cream in Jia Baoyu's hand.

To be honest, Jia Baoyu is actually very talented, but he was not born in the right age.If this talent for making rouge paste is passed on to future generations, he will definitely be a master of beauty makeup or a person who is the originator of the mountain.Technical talents and research and development talents are born at the wrong time.Lin Fan clearly remembered that after Ping'er was beaten by Sister Feng in the original book, he took Ping'er to wash his face and make up the series of pure natural and pollution-free hand-picked plant-based maintenance cosmetics .

Confucius said: "Threesomes must have my teacher."

Therefore, Lin Fan decided that he should get along well with Jia Baoyu and learn the technique of making rouge paste from him by the way.

From the bottom of Lin Fan's heart, Jia Baoyu has a very rebellious mind. Although he has been talking "nonsense" for a long time, in this age of lack of psychology, no one can enlighten him well, and no one can guide him well. It is a pity that he has not been given a stage to explore and display his talents and talents.

Lu Dengting, the later president of Harvard University, said at the "World Famous University Presidents Forum": "If there is no curiosity and pure thirst for knowledge as the driving force, it is impossible to produce those inventions and creations that are of great value to mankind and society."

On this point, Jia Baoyu is actually very qualified for a talent, but he did not meet the correct age of survival.To be honest, Lin Fan doesn't quite agree with the ancient tradition that a filial son is born under a stick.If a child makes a mistake, of course he should be beaten.However, more is the usual guidance and persuasion.It's a pity that Jia Baoyu seems to be destined, and he can't meet someone who can teach him well and persuasively.

Lin Fan was thinking about what was going on, but Jia's mother felt bored after the meal, so she said, "The day is still long, and there is nothing to do now, Feng girl, come and wipe the dominoes with me." Jia's mother Having said that, Sister Feng, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing should be company.

At this time, Jia's mother said to Lin Fan again: "Lin girl, let Baoyu take you to have fun when you just came. I remember that there are many small things in his study outside. You and your sister Yingchun , Tanchun and Xichun, let’s go play together, and don’t have to stay here with the old lady, it’s so boring.” She said, pushing up Jia Baoyu who was sitting beside him.

Mrs. Wang's face froze slightly, and then she returned to her previous honest appearance.

But this change of expression was noticed by Lin Fan who was secretly watching her.

As for Mother Xu who was beside Lin Fan, when she was about to speak and refute, she was stopped by Lin Fan's eyes when she turned around, and only heard Lin Fan say: "Mom Liu, Mother Xu, come with me!" .Jing Yu, Jing Yun and the others all followed."

After hearing this, the two nuns smiled and nodded, with relieved expressions on their faces.

When Jia Baoyu heard Jia Mu asking Lin Fan to play in his study, he was very happy at the moment, and hurried over, wanting to take Lin Fan's hand to take her there.

This brat, in fact, has a very simple mind, and was spoiled too much by Jia's mother.He didn't pay attention to the saying that men are big and women are bad at all, and Jia's mother often said that "my sisters don't need so many rules when they are together", which made him put aside the rules and etiquette in this aspect even more.

If this is the case, it will be normal in future generations, but it is really not feasible in the present.

Seeing the bear paw stretched out by Jia Baoyu, the bear child, the mothers and maids blocked him quickly and quietly with sharp eyes and hands. Lin Fan saw the expression on Jia Baoyu's face that was about to change, and hurriedly said: "Beauty Brother, you lead the way, and I will follow." After a pause, he deliberately lowered his voice and said to him, "Numms are very disciplined, and they are good for me, just like Second Uncle wants you to study and study. Can you Don't talk nonsense, or the second uncle will find out, and you will be punished again."

Jia Baoyu's expression was about to change when he heard this, but when he heard Lin Fan say the second uncle, his entire face was instantly covered with a look of fear.

Lin Fan saw this, and the little person in her heart pounded the ground with a smile, but her face was still mysterious, and she urged in a low voice: "Cousin, don't worry, I will never sue you. "

As soon as these words came out, Jia Baoyu suddenly became excited again, nodded to Lin Fan again and again, and said, "I believe in you, sister Lin. You are so kind, sister." Then he turned around and said to Lin Fan, "I will lead the way ahead, and you will follow along with the maids and mothers. The path to the outer study room is paved with small round stones, so you have to be careful when you walk." After saying that, he walked briskly towards the Ming gate went outside.

Lin Fan looked at his back, felt funny in his heart, talked to Jia's mother again, and went to Jia Baoyu's outer study with the Sanchun sisters and all the maids and nurses.

After arriving at Baoyu's study room, Jia Baoyu took out all the gadgets he had collected and laid them out for Lin Fan and Sanchun sisters to pick and play.

Lin Fan, the mothers and maids who followed, asked Mother Lu to come in and watch, and gave Mother Lu a look of "don't worry, I know what to do". After reassuring Mother Lu, she joined hands with Sister Sanchun Baoyu, the brat, spoke up.Lin Fan was not interested in the various gadgets and ornaments that Jia Baoyu brought out.

She also straight to the point and said to Jia Baoyu: "Cousin, my mother told me before she passed away that you really like pouring rouge cream, don't you?"

Hearing this, Jia Baoyu jumped up as if stung by a wild bee, then immediately turned his head to look around, and put his middle finger on the side of the village, "Shh! Sister Lin, please keep your voice down."

Seeing him like this, Tanchun laughed and said, "Brother is always like this. Whenever I talk about rouge cream, I'm afraid that the master will appear." While talking, Yingchun and Xichun couldn't help laughing.

Seeing this, Lin Fan also laughed.After all, this brat still has someone who can suppress him, and he can't help but think of the saying that one thing falls one thing.However, she really wanted to see the purely handmade cosmetics, so she whispered again: "Cousin, have you really made rouge cream? Can you show me?"

Speaking of rouge paste, Miharu is not so interested.It may be because they have received handicrafts from this bear child on weekdays, so they don't think much of it.Instead, he was interested in all kinds of gadgets and ornaments that Jia Baoyu brought from outside, so he simply sat on the sidelines and picked them out.

As for Lin Fan and Jia Baoyu, they were discussing the beauty industry together.

Hearing Lin Fan's extremely expectant and curious tone, Jia Baoyu smiled shyly and said, "Of course it's possible." As he spoke, he walked quickly to the inner part of the study and brought his proud handicrafts to him. out.

A wooden box with huanghuali-carved plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum patterns was placed on the iron pear scroll book case with twigs and peony patterns. Jia Baoyu carefully opened the lid of the wooden box, and Lin Fan stood across from the book case and looked at him.When the lid of the box was opened, there were neat rows of Xuan kiln magnetic boxes.

"Oh, so delicate." Lin Fan stared straight at it.

Meowing a meow, I really didn't expect that Jia Baoyu, a brat who is a craftsman, has such a high skill value.

These rouge boxes are simply works of art.

Hearing Lin Fan's praise, Jia Baoyu was extremely excited and happy, as if he had met a confidant, and said enthusiastically, "Let me tell sister Lin one by one?"

Lin Fan nodded and replied, "Okay, tell me, I'm listening."

He took out the first box and opened it, only to see a peach-colored ointment inside, and said, "This is rouge ointment, which is different from the ones bought outside that are colored on pieces of paper. The thing on the outside is not clean at all." .I made this with rouge and flower dew, and added some spices in it.” Then, he took out a small rhinitis bottle and a plain hairpin on the side, “This is boiled When you want to use the boiled water, just use a thin hairpin to spread a little bit on the palm of your cleansed hands and slowly smudge it out, whether it’s enough to pat your lips or pat your face."

Lin Fan was also drunk seeing that this brat was completely the virtue of the bar of the cosmetics counter of later generations.

After all, this core is a strange aunt who is running for three years. The nature of a woman makes her have no resistance to cosmetics, so she hurriedly asked: "Then is there only this color?" Thinking about the rows of color numbers in later generations, Lin Vatican was inexplicably looking forward to it.

"No, these boxes are full of rouge cream, but the color is different." Jia Baoyu saw that Lin Fan was more interested in makeup than he was, and said repeatedly, "Sister Lin, you don't know, because the material of the petals is different." It’s not the same as the scent of floral dew, so you can make many kinds of ointment with different colors and different flavors.” Before he finished speaking, he picked up the second box, opened it, and handed it to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan saw that it was the light pink color of peach blossom petals, with a little bit of pearl in it.But I heard Jia Baoyu say: "This is made with peach petals and red rose petals, and pearl powder is added in it. It has the fragrance of peach blossoms and mixed colors. How about it?" It was by lifting the lids of the row of a dozen or so porcelain boxes.

Sure enough, as he said, it is simply a display of various color numbers of lip gloss and blush.

Lin Fan's eyes were already bright. Seeing that it was exactly the posture displayed in the sample collection of modern beauty counters, he knelt silently in his heart: Master, please accept my knees!

"It's great!" This is really going against the sky, Lin Fan rubbed his hands excitedly, "Cousin, can you write me the recipe and steps of making these rouge creams, I like them very much, and I also like them." I want to do it myself."

"Of course, you can sit here and wait, and I'll write to you right away." Jia Baoyu felt so happy to meet his confidant.So he sat down in front of another desk without hiding anything, and called the maid to grind ink with him.

Lin Fan, on the other hand, took out the rouge pastes he made one by one, looked at them, and played with them carefully.His mind was running fast, and the calculations in his heart were crackling.The idea of ​​opening a cosmetics store can't be stopped no matter what, women's money is the best money.Buy, buy, buy is a classic slogan that will never be forgotten after time travel.She wanted a cosmetics store, one that would allow her to toss around when she had nothing to do.

Jia Baoyu, this brat, is a beauty master with talent worth bodyguards!Such a talented person is not needed by my side, I am so sorry to come to the Red Chamber by myself.

If Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Wang knew that they had trained their eyeballs to become leaders in the most despised profession in this era, how would they feel then?Lin Fan suddenly thought about it, and couldn't help laughing.