The Red Mansions

Chapter 165 Jia Baoyu wants to make trouble
In Honor Hall.

When everyone mentioned the Xue family, they gradually became happy.

It is true that the Xue family is rich, and they have no backing, so they are easy to talk about.

At this time, Jia Lian interjected, "I'm afraid that Brother Yun will not agree. Now he can be the master of most of the Xue family."

"What qualifications does he have to be the master? Xue Baochai is a married daughter, the splashed water, the dignified Xue family, it's not for that kid Jia Yun to make irresponsible remarks, right?" Jia Amnesty said through gritted teeth.

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "Father, you are wrong. Today's Jia Yun is not the former Jia Yun. He will now be the head of the sixth-rank military department. Not too small!"

"So what? If he dares to mess with our family, lend him some guts!" Jia She said with a stare.

Jia Zhen also echoed: "Hmph, it's really against the sky. We haven't bothered with him about what happened last year. If he dares to be a stumbling block in repairing the yard, we don't need to talk about the family's face. There are ways to deal with him!"

Jia Lian sighed, and said: "The man Jia Yun killed thousands of Japanese pirates in Cixi. Those were the ones who actually went to the battlefield. We'd better be careful!"

As soon as Jia's mother heard that there was going to be a fight, she quickly said, "Brother Lian is right. We are from a wealthy family and are from a scholarly family. If we don't get into trouble with the clan, we should not make trouble, so as not to affect the palace. The status of a big girl."

Then, she changed the subject and said, "But the Xue family's money must be obtained!"

"Our family has been unable to make ends meet these years. We had planned to get money from the Xue family to fill the hole, but you didn't put your heart into it and pushed back and forth. Up to now, we haven't gotten any money."

"Since Jia Yun can be the head of Xue's family, take time in a few days to invite all members of Xue's family and Jia Yun's family. Let's ask the host to explain to them politely,
The importance of building Xingqin's villa to the entire Jia family, I believe they should be aware of it, if they really don't know what to do, it's not too late to find a way to deal with them! "

Jia Amnesty nodded and smiled, "Mother is still right, we have reason and restraint, if Jia Yun and the Xue family don't know what's going on, don't blame us for falling out!"

Everyone laughed happily, and felt that the recent worry about money suddenly cleared up, and there was nothing to worry about.

At this time, Jia Lian added: "By the way, you may not know that Jia Yun got a lot of benefits from going to Zhejiang to be an official this time."

"Just for the fields, we quickly obtained [-] mu of Shangtian by the Taihu Lake. We are short of money, so we can borrow some from him for urgent needs."

"Based on my estimation, besides the fields, he must have earned a lot of money!"

When Jia She heard this, his eyes glowed green, and he said, "My good fellow, the 10 mu of land on the edge of Taihu Lake is worth [-] taels of silver, no matter what, how did that kid Jia Yun get it?"

Jia Zhen said emotionally: "Looking at the situation, the third house is about to rise. This is not acceptable. If the third house rises, what will our first house be?"

"So if we repair the yard for the eldest girl, he should pay more. This is not only the matter of the eldest family, but also the matter of the entire Jia family!" Jia She said with a cold snort.

Jia's mother laughed and said: "I see that brother Yun should be a clear-cut man. Anyway, he can't write two characters of Jia in one stroke. The eldest girl is in the palace. Doesn't he have a backer when he becomes an official? "

As it was about his daughter, Jia Zheng quickly said, "Mother is right. I will visit Zizheng in person tomorrow. We are both scholars, so it should be easier for us to talk."

……

In Lin Daiyu's courtyard.

Lin Daiyu was instructing Zijuan and other maids and mother-in-law to pack their things, and was going to move back to her home with Lin Ruhai after dinner.

At this time, Jia Baoyu ran in somehow, stared blankly at Lin Daiyu, his eyes were red, and he asked with tears in his eyes, "Sister Lin, what did I do wrong that made you wronged?"

Lin Daiyu frowned and said, "Brother Bao, what nonsense did you say? I just returned to Beijing. When did you make me feel wronged?"

"Then why do you want to move away? Why?" Jia Baoyu looked aggrieved, and was about to grab Lin Daiyu's hand.

Lin Daiyu scrambled to dodge, retreated to a distance of several feet, then stopped, raised her head and said with a cold face:

"Brother Bao, please be respectful. Now that we have grown up, men and women are different. We can't just talk about it like we did when we were young. You don't want fame, but I don't want it?"

Jia Baoyu choked, his lips trembled, and said incredulously: "Sister Lin still said that she is not angry with me, you have never been so strict with me before, what did I do wrong, can I correct it? "

Zicuckoo on the other side couldn't stand it anymore, stepped forward to stop him, and said coldly:

"Second Master Bao really doesn't understand, or is he pretending to understand? The girl said it just now. Now that you have grown up, whether men and women can kiss each other, you have to talk about the etiquette that should be said!"

Jia Baoyu said aggrievedly: "I am polite, and I used to be polite in the same way. I have never been rude, right, sister Lin?"

Lin Daiyu sighed, and said: "Brother Bao, you should go and read the three books "Zhou Li", "Yi Li" and "Book of Rites" first, and then come and talk to me!"

"As long as I read these three books, sister Lin will take care of me?" Jia Baoyu asked with his eyes wide open, and before Lin Daiyu could speak, he said enthusiastically:

"Okay, I'm going to read it now. Not only do I want to read it, but I also want to memorize the contents of these three books..."

After speaking, he bowed his hands to Lin Daiyu, turned around and ran away.

Zijuan cut her voice, turned her head and said to Lin Daiyu: "Girl, the slaves didn't think that there was anything wrong with Second Master Bao before, but if you compare him with Second Master Yun, you immediately feel that Second Master Bao is like a milk baby!"

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth with a smile, and said in a low voice: "I thought I was the only one who thought so, but I didn't expect that we wanted to go together, hehe..."

She and Zijuan are like sisters, so there is no need to shy away from many intimate words.

Zijuan blushed, and said: "Fortunately, the master has also returned to Beijing this time. Otherwise, if the girl wants to move out of Jia's house, it will not be easy if this baby boy stops her."

"Okay, don't open your mouth and shut up, baby, it's not good to hear." Lin Daiyu patted Zijuan's hand lightly and whispered.

After a pause, she nodded and said, "But what you said is reasonable. If my father hadn't come to pick me up in person, Brother Youbao would have tried every means to stop me. I'm afraid my grandmother would not have agreed to my leaving."

On the other side, Jia Baoyu went back to his yard, rummaging through boxes and cabinets.

Qingwen looked puzzled, stepped forward and asked: "Second Master, what are you looking for, tell your servant, and your servant will help you find it."

"Look for three books, and you won't even know them if you tell me." Jia Baoyu replied casually.

Qingwen said unhappily: "Second Master is too contemptuous of people, isn't there anything in your house that was not cleaned up by your servants and Sister Sheyue?"

Jia Baoyu searched for a long time, but couldn't find the three books Lin Daiyu mentioned, so he turned his head and said, "Okay, since you packed them up, help me put the three books of "Zhou Li", "Yi Li" and "Book of Rites" together. The book was found."

Qingwen nodded and said: "It's polite, okay, this servant will help you find it."

Then, after thinking about it, she lay down on the ground in front of the closet, and pulled out a small box from under it.

Jia Baoyu asked suspiciously, "When did you put this box down here?"

"You don't use it often, so I put it here." Qingwen lifted the box, put it on the table, and smiled.

Jia Baoyu stepped forward to open the box, and the books inside were all wrapped in kraft paper, not afraid of getting wet.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "You guys kept it better."

"That's it!" Qingwen said without humility, and asked again: "By the way, Second Master, you are very decent, why are you looking for these books?"

"Look!" Jia Baoyu found three books on etiquette from the book, flipped through them a few times, and replied.

Qingwen wondered: "Didn't you hate reading these books before? Today the sun is out in the west, why do you want to read this?"

Jia Baoyu sat on the round stool, looked at the scenery outside the window, sighed and said, "It's not Sister Lin who said I was rude. If I don't finish reading these books, she will leave Jia's mansion."

Qingwen frowned and said: "This is unreasonable. Miss Lin was picked up by Master Lin. Whether you read these books or not, she will leave Jia's mansion and go back to her own home."

Jia Baoyu was startled when he heard the words, turned to look at her, and said, "What did you just say? She really wants to leave?"

Qingwen replied: "Yes, Master Lin was not in the capital before, but now he has returned to Beijing, so naturally he wants to take Miss Lin home, is there anything wrong with that?"

"No!" Jia Baoyu clutched his heart and said mournfully, "Sister Lin can't leave, if she leaves, my soul will be gone, no, I have to check with Sister Lin again."

As he spoke, he ran to Lin Daiyu's courtyard with three books in his arms.

Outside Lin Daiyu's courtyard, several tall women stood with their heads held high and their faces expressionless.

Earlier, Jia Baoyu easily went to the room to remind Lin Daiyu.

Jia Baoyu is not a man of good manners, he doesn't even give a report, and he likes to sneak into the girl's room.

So, she called a few of her own mothers who came to help pack things, and stood guard at the door so that no one would take advantage of the loophole again.

Sure enough, even though there were a few nuns standing there, after Jia Baoyu came over, he still ran straight into the courtyard, and was directly picked up by a rough-looking nun.

"Second Master Bao, there are differences between men and women. If there is anything wrong, you should tell our servants, and the old servant will let you know." The nanny said in a rough voice.

Seeing her ferocious face, Jia Baoyu shuddered. After breaking away her hand forcefully, he took several steps back and said, "I have something to discuss with Sister Lin, so go and report it."

"What's the matter?" Mammy asked, frowning.

Jia Baoyu stared and said: "Master's affairs, you slaves don't inquire about it, just report it."

"That won't work, the old servant said just now that men and women are different..." Nanny began to babble, and began to reason with him.

Jia Baoyu listened carefully at first, but after listening for a while, he realized that this person was telling him the truth of life.

So he said a little impatiently: "You guys have to figure it out, this is Jia's mansion, I can go anywhere I want!"

The mother sneered: "Oh, the old servant is reasoning with the second master Bao, but the second master wants to talk to the old servant about the ownership of the mansion. Do you want to quibble?"

Since this nanny was sent by Lin Daiyu to guard the gate, she is not afraid of trouble, and she is also sharp-tongued, driving Jia Baoyu crazy with just a few words.

(End of this chapter)