Turning the tide in the Red Chamber

Chapter 21 [021] Sister Lin has been in love for a long time
Jia Chen laughed and said:

"It's a tomato, that's a tomato."

Lin Daiyu said in surprise:

"It turns out that tomatoes are still edible. I used to think that they were just bonsai for appreciation."

In this era, tomatoes are not used for eating, but for viewing. People generally use them as ornamental plants and plant them in nurseries or flower pots.

Jia Chen handed Lin Daiyu a pair of chopsticks, and said with a smile, "Try it, is it delicious?"

If someone else let herself eat the fruit from the bonsai, Lin Daiyu would never dare to taste it, but now she trusts Jia Chen very much, she took the chopsticks without hesitation, picked up a piece of tomato, stuffed it into her mouth, and chewed .

Jia Chen asked warmly, "How does it taste?"

Lin Daiyu nodded slightly, full of praise:

"The taste is sour and sweet, with a pleasant salty aroma, very refreshing. Brother Chen, it turns out that you are not only talented in both literature and martial arts, but also have excellent cooking skills!"

"Eat more if it tastes good." Jia Chen smiled, "From now on, I'll cook something different for you every meal."

"Thank you, Brother Chen!" Lin Daiyu smiled comfortably, and the eyebrows that had always been slightly sad also stretched out, her eyebrows and eyes were curved, and her smile was like a flower.

At this moment, she felt as if she had returned to her home in Yangzhou City, comfortable, unrestrained, safe and secure.

Once upon a time, my father sat across from me like this, watching me eat with a smile.

It's just that the person sitting opposite is Brother Chen.

In a daze, the figures of father and elder brother Chen overlapped.

Lin Daiyu's eyes showed melancholy, and the feelings of homesickness and gratitude were intertwined, with lingering feelings and ups and downs.

Jia Chen served her half a bowl of rice and a bowl of egg drop soup. Seeing her in a daze, he said with a smile:
"Sister Lin is thinking about something? Eat quickly."

Only then did Lin Daiyu come back to her senses, and said with a warm smile:

"Okay, Brother Chen, let's eat together."

"Yeah!" Jia Chen picked up the rice and sat face to face with Lin Daiyu to eat together.

No words were spoken when eating, no words were spoken when sleeping. During the meal, neither of them spoke, only the crisp sound of chopsticks and spoons touching the porcelain bowl and the bottom of the plate, and the slight sound of chewing and swallowing.

Although the sound is very monotonous, there is no silk and bamboo orchestra to add to the fun, but because I am eating with my favorite person, no matter how monotonous the sound is, it is like the sound of nature.

Although the dish was just a simple plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, but because they ate it with their close ones, both of them felt that it was more delicious than delicacies.

After eating and drinking enough, Lin Daiyu rubbed her slightly swollen belly and asked:
"Brother Chen, when the Rong Mansion holds a banquet in the future, can't I come to the table to eat with you?"

Jia Chen laughed and said:

"If everyone eats together, you can eat with them. For example, on the eighth day of the next month, Brother Rong from Dongfu will marry a wife, and all relatives in Rongfu will go to the evening ceremony and eat Xi Gaole. You can Go with them. When the time comes, I will go too."

When Lin Daiyu heard that Jia Chen was also going, she immediately felt relieved.

It has been more than half an hour since I left Rong Mansion, Lin Daiyu didn't dare to stay for long, and reluctantly said:
"Brother Chen, I have to go back. If I go back late, Zijuan, Xueyan and Chunxian should be in a hurry."

"Okay, I'll take you back." Jia Chen urged:

"Your servant girl, Chunxian, should be Madam Wang's pawn by your side. You don't want to eat all the food and drink she brings you, but you have to pretend to eat it, and when she's not paying attention, secretly pour it out, so as not to eat it." After she and Mrs. Wang found out, they made another plan and changed other ways to harm you."

Lin Daiyu was taken aback, and said shyly with some fear:
"It turns out that Chunxian is the dark child that my second aunt placed next to me. Fortunately, you reminded me, otherwise, I would have been kept in the dark. Then Zijuan will not harm me, right?"

Jia Chen recalled Zijuan's meticulous care of Lin Daiyu in the original novel, and analyzed:
"Zicuckoo is a maid given to you by the old lady, although the old lady is your grandmother, she should not harm you.

But money touches people's hearts, and now the Rong Mansion is empty and unable to make ends meet, in order to calculate your Lin family's property, the old lady may not force Zijuan to attack you.

It is essential to be defensive, and you must be on guard against her. "

Lin Daiyu sighed sadly:

"It's really three hundred and sixty days a year, and the wind, the sword, the frost, and the sword are fierce. If even my grandmother wants to plot against me, then what is the difference between this world and the underworld? They are all black-hearted demons and monsters. Even if there are people in the world All kinds of beautiful scenery will never come again in the next life.”

Jia Chen persuaded:

"Slowly appreciating the fireworks in the world, it takes a long time to watch all things leisurely. There are all kinds of things in the world, and the world is impermanent. It is as colorful as fireworks, but it is short-lived, so don't deliberately pursue it. Things in the world, good or bad, beautiful or ugly, just let it be. , are just one of the tastes of life.

Don't punish yourself for other people's mistakes, don't doubt your own life, and don't compare other people's happiness.The heart is like a flower and tree, born facing the sun. If you are in full bloom, the breeze will come naturally. "

Lin Daiyu chewed Jia Chen's words over and over again, only feeling that there was a great truth in it, a feeling of sudden enlightenment and enlightenment.

"It's a good saying 'the heart is like a flower and a tree, born facing the sun', the heart has half an acre of flower fields, hidden in the world, as long as you have a clear conscience, be content, and live your own life well, why worry about gains and losses, and blame others?

Brother Chen's words made me enlightened, and I suddenly realized. "

The two chatted for a while, and Lin Daiyu was worried that she would leave the mansion for too long, which would arouse suspicion.

So, Jia Chen climbed over the wall with her on his back and sent her back to Rong Mansion.

In the following days, in order to prevent Chunxian and Zijuan beside Lin Daiyu from becoming suspicious, Jia Chen did not take Lin Daiyu out of the house again, but climbed over the wall every day on time to bring her meals.

The relationship between the two is getting deeper and deeper, and the conversation is becoming more and more casual, without so many red tape and politeness.

The sun rises and sets, and the stars change. March ends with the peach blossoms withering, and then comes April.

In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of April, the day when Jia Rong married Qin Keqing.

Jia Chen woke up early, fried ten eggs, ate eight by himself, added a large bowl of fried rice with eggs, and gave the remaining two eggs to Lin Daiyu to eat.

His current strength is increasing day by day, and correspondingly, his appetite is also increasing.

It is not uncommon for a grown man to eat eight eggs and a large bowl of egg fried rice for breakfast, but Jia Chen is only a thirteen-year-old boy, but he has such a big appetite. If others find out, they may suspect him Is Zhu Bajie reincarnated?

After returning home, he changed into a brand new white coarse cloth gown, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and Jia Chen walked towards Ningguo Mansion.

Counting the days, it's time to ask Jia Zhen for a share of the profits from the sale of "Disciple Rules".

Of course, Jia Chen knew that Jia Zhen didn't want to give him anything.

Jia Zhen invited him to Ningguo Mansion to attend the evening ceremony today, in fact, she held a grand banquet for him.

It is estimated that several assassins have been ambushed in Ningguo Mansion, waiting for him to throw himself into the trap.

But Jia Chen knows that there are tigers in the mountains, so he prefers to go to the mountains. Now that he has practiced the Wudang Seven Star Sword more and more proficiently, it is no problem to deal with several assassins.

As long as Jia Zhen dares to send someone to kill him today, he will let Jia Zhen know why the flowers are so popular!

(End of this chapter)