Enemies in the Red Chamber

Although it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality, it is not too difficult when you are forced to do so.Brother Liu, if someone told him in his previous life that one day you would live by grabbing grass roots, then he would definitely let that person eat grass roots for a lifetime.And now this kind of thing has become a fact, and more than once.When the dry food is gone, there are no shops in front of the village or back, and there are still a group of refugees around, eating grass roots has become a luxury, and it is very happy to be able to grab food to fill your stomach.A few days ago, I hated the dry food that I couldn't swallow, but it was delicious when I thought about it.If at that time there was a person holding rice and meat in one hand and a contract of sale in the other, Brother Liu doubted that he would just sign it.

A body that is used to being pampered and pampered suddenly suffers from hunger and cold, and there will naturally be some minor problems.Brother Liu, who never recovered from the cold without taking medicine, miraculously cured himself by burning himself overnight in an environment with only cold water.It can be seen that the body is the same. If you don’t force it, you will never know where the bottom line is. No matter how noble a person is, it’s not true that they can’t stand hard work.

Finally, in a small town, the three of them ended their life not much different from beggars.Before entering the town, Butler Lin deliberately combed the hair and washed the robes of the three of them, and entered the town as clean and tidy as possible.This time Liu Ge'er was not allowed to figure out a solution by himself, but took the two of them to a bookstore first, and asked if they needed someone to copy the books.The shopkeeper of the bookstore saw the appearance of the three of them, and drove them out with a wave of his hand. Liu Ge'er and Ankang saw too many contemptuous eyes now, and they didn't take it seriously.Lin Butler smiled, and went to the second house indifferently, and then the third house and the fourth house.It wasn't until the fifth family that an old man saw them pitifully and promised to let them try. He found a pen, ink, paper and inkstone and arranged them in a corner with a table and a stool for them to copy.An hour passed, and finally finished copying one copy. The old man felt sorry for them and admired them for not begging but thinking about earning money by themselves, so he gave them two extra coins.Lin Butler took the seven fen he earned and said to Brother Liu and the others: "There are still good people in this world."

I spent two pennies to buy something to fill my stomach a bit, and then I went to copy for an hour, saving more than ten pennies.Steward Lin begged the old man, bought a pen, some ink and some paper from the old man with a dozen or so coins, found a place with many people, let go of his throat and shouted: "write a letter for me".Even though Liu Ge'er and Ankang had experienced many embarrassing things, they were blushing a little at the moment, and unconsciously took two steps away from Butler Lin.

In the end, when Steward Lin handed over [-] yuan to Liu Ge'er, Liu Ge'er was stunned for almost a quarter of an hour.The head of housekeeper Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Some people say that starting a business is easy and difficult to maintain, but I don't think so. From small to large, it is easy, and from nothing to difficult, how many people can beat the world with bare hands, and how many people are superior?" It is by the shade of the ancestors."

Its meaning is not difficult to understand, it is nothing more than that Brother Liu can only show off his power by relying on the Lin family, but without the Lin family, he is nothing, he can't even eat and drink, and has to rely on others for support.Brother Liu understood, but remained silent because what he said was the truth.At the beginning, he also thought about writing letters for others, but he gave up because he had no pen and ink. He also thought about going on credit and using it later, but no one believed him because of his sloppy appearance.It can be seen that supporting oneself is not just about talking.

Presumably these are also taught by Lin Ruhai. Let him suffer enough before Steward Lin makes a move. Presumably, Steward Lin was also frightened by his illness and fever, which is why he did this today. Otherwise, we don’t know when we will be able to Seriously eat and drink enough.

Since they had those twenty or so wen, the life of the three of Brother Liu has become better day by day, and by the time they arrived at Xihai Yanzi, they already had a little money left to settle in the inn.

The days are getting better, but what I see is getting worse day by day, and the scene I saw in the end can be called miserable.When I arrived at the last city, I saw homeless refugees everywhere for more than a dozen miles outside the city gate. Except for the official road, no one dared to occupy it, and other woods and creeks were covered with rags. Tents, and some just lay on the ground with their families and mouths without any shelter.

When they were about to enter the gate of the city, they saw many soldiers guarding them. Those who entered the city not only asked for guidance, but also had to pay two cents each.Some of the refugees at the city gate kept clamoring to enter the city; People who are hard-hearted and hard-hearted will be shocked when they see this situation.

Lin Butler frowned and didn't care about pity for others. He deeply felt that both he and Lin Ruhai had underestimated the chaos in Xihai Yanzi.It has reached this point, and the people's anger is bound to be extremely deep. It is almost like a riot is about to break out. It is really unwise for them to come here at this time. "Master, the situation is not right, why don't we go into the city, just leave."

Brother Liu naturally also saw that something was wrong, but he had come to this point, and he also realized Lin Ruhai's intention of letting him come here.Now he wants to go to the city to see more, and going back now may not be much safer than going to the city.He pointed out a few refugees who were staring at them and showed them to Steward Lin, "Although we are dressed like refugees, since we are standing here, we know that we still have a few pennies on us. Look at the eyes of those people, if Let's go back here, I'm afraid we won't be able to get out of the West Sea."

Butler Lin is in the same boat. You can't say that your father has left us a way out, so we should honestly pay the money and enter the city.

In the city, it is a different scene. There are many shops, the streets are clean and tidy, and the green trees and red silk are extremely bright. Even if there are a few begging on their knees, they don’t dare to stand out. They all kneel in the corner and honestly wait for someone to reward them on a whim. some.There was a large group of young boys and girls leading a group of guards and servant girls to play around with impunity.Among them, the girl in the red dress in the middle is the most eye-catching, and the others seem to be flattering her.She took a bite of some kind of snack, spit it out, threw it on the ground, and threw the big bag into the hands of the person behind her. After she said something, the person ran and threw the food to the beggar. In the bowl, clap your hands and go back to the girl and continue to nod and bow.

Brother Liu and the others happened to be standing next to two people who were talking about this group of people. "The youngest daughter of Prince Nan'an just arrived the day before yesterday, so she was notified yesterday that the street needs to be cleaned up, and the trees have to be hung with red silk. Today, these young masters and ladies are leading her around the border town."

"The army is in chaos, what is the little princess doing here? Look at the things they have caused disasters. Outside the city, there are people who can't eat or wear clothes. It would be nice to save some money to save people. It's a crime!"

This little princess is the eldest daughter of Prince Nan'an, and she is the most favored.The rules in Beijing are strict, she had long wanted to go elsewhere to play, and then heard that the Prince of Nan'an had found a daughter born in a foreign room along the West Sea, and treated it as a treasure, so she tortured the Princess of Nan'an and the Concubine to be escorted by others. Arrived at the West Coast.

Brother Liu looked at the flamboyant little princess, and his only feeling was that the prince of Nan'an was really unlucky. There was already a lot of public grievances, but he gave birth to such a daughter to intensify it. If nothing happened, he would be sorry for what she did today.

The moment he turned around, Brother Liu was stunned. Who was that familiar figure?Why do you look exactly the same as He Hua when you were a child?He pulled the person next to him to point to the girl and asked, "Who is that girl?"

The girl was walking on the right side of the little princess, wearing a pink gauze dress, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, her whole body was completely different from the little princess's gentle temperament.

"Oh, you said she is the daughter born in the outer room that the prince of Nan'an found. In the past, the little princess was praised when she didn't come, but now that the little princess is here, it can't be done." The person who was dragged by him He took a step back and straightened his clothes, not intending to say any more, turned his head and left.

Lin Butler looked in the direction Liu Ge'er pointed, and smiled lightly. This little girl is not easy to look at, and she is not completely blocked by the powerful little princess.Looking at those young masters and ladies, they respect the little princess more than they love her, but it is the opposite for her. Even if the little princess squeezes her out intentionally or unintentionally, it can still be seen that there are several young masters who will help her inadvertently.

I also wonder why Brother Liu pays attention to her. Is it because he likes this kind of thing?Thinking about Liu Ge'er's age, he felt impossible.So I stopped thinking about it so much, and led the two children to find a place to live, and also to see if there was any way to make money.

After staying in the city for two days, in addition to making money every day, he also wrote down what he saw and heard. Whenever he had time, brother Liu would go to inquire about the concubine of Prince Nan'an.

On the third day, it wasn't that Brother Liu didn't want to inquire, but that he couldn't.The refugees outside the city heard about the luxury of the prince of Nan'an and his daughter, and finally became more angry, knocked down the guards and rushed into the city.

The mansion of Prince Nan'an was the first to bear the brunt. However, Prince Nan'an led his bodyguards to patrol the border this day and was not at home. It didn't take long for the refugees to break through many obstacles. The two daughters of Prince Nan'an were protected and escaped.

The little princess is more important than the concubine, this is well known in Nan'an prince's mansion, so everyone who winks went to look after the little princess, helping to find the old clothes and messing up the hair. There were only two personal maids at the maid's side to protect the rampage, and they didn't know that they had to replace the gold, silver, pearls, jade and silk satin first.

The maid in the house was also lucky, so she managed to get out of the mansion after hiding, but she was also separated from the brigade in the mansion.

Butler Lin led Liu Geer and Ankang to hide aside. They were still in tattered clothes, but they were not conspicuous.Seeing groups of refugees rushing into shops or into other people's homes, beating, smashing, and robbing without any scruples, even children are running around among adults, stuffing their mouths into their arms when they find something good surmise.

Suddenly Brother Liu caught sight of a figure, very similar to the girl who looked like Hehua that day.Relying on the cover of Ankang and Butler Lin, he leaned over quietly, covered her mouth and dragged her over. The two maids beside her just wanted to scream, but then they covered their mouths and looked at Liu with wide eyes. brothers.

Lin Butler complained in his heart that Brother Liu was meddling in his own business, so he still said: "Take off all the jewelry on your head, and mess up your hair." He then grabbed the outermost layer of tulle on the girl's body, "The plain clothes inside are fine. Alright, take off the outer one and throw it away!"

The two maids still wanted to reprimand, but the outside maid knew the times and stopped them from quickly doing what he said.Then he leaned back and saluted again, "Thank you righteous man for saving me."

Ankang pouted and said, "It's our young master who saved you." Ankang also saw that brother Liu treated this girl differently, so he put on his identity. Ever since they left the Lin family's gate, the three of them have never distinguished master and servant. , Externally, the father led the two sons.

Brother Liu said with a smile: "There is no need to be too polite, it should be."

The author has something to say: Liu Geer and Daiyu were the only people in the past. This little girl is not an old acquaintance.

I won’t write the detailed plot of the turmoil, it’s a very difficult time.