Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 2 Xiangling
"Miss Linghua."

The little girl sitting opposite Baochai is about twelve or thirteen years old.

It should be a lively and active age, but it feels like it lacks some aura.

The whole person seemed a little dazed.

But she was born in a pink and jade carving, and her appearance is extremely exquisite.

Anyone can see that she is a beauty.

Most obviously, there was a cinnabar mole the size of a grain of rice growing between her eyebrows.

This is how Feng Yibo confirmed her identity.

"Aiyo!" Hearing Feng Yibo calling her from outside the carriage, Linghua leaned slightly to get up, but was bumped back by the carriage and hit the back of the head.

"What's wrong?" Feng Yibo's voice sounded again.

Linghua repeatedly waved her hands to indicate that she was fine, but then remembered that the other party could not be seen outside, so she hurriedly said: "I'm fine, please tell me, my lord!"

"Pfft!"

The servant girl Ying'er sitting opposite couldn't help laughing.

After being tugged by Baochai beside him, he quickly stopped smiling.

At this time, I heard Feng Yibo from outside asking again:
"I heard that your father was a kidnapper, so your name must not be your real name?"

Linghua still nodded her head when she heard the words, and then replied belatedly: "If you go back to Young Master, I don't remember what happened when I was young."

I don't know if the carriage was bumping, but when the word "childhood" was mentioned, Linghua, who was holding her arms, seemed to tremble slightly.

Although Baochai on the opposite side seems to be aware of it, she doesn't understand why she is like this, but Yinger understands a little bit.

At this time Feng Yibo said again: "Since you will follow me in the future, how about a new name for you?"

"It's all up to the son to decide!"

For some reason, when hearing a new name, that Linghua seemed to be revived.

This time her body didn't react first, but her eyes were bright, full of anticipation.

"Linghua is always close to something without Zeng Yi, why not call it... um, forget it, let's call it Xiangling!"

Feng Yibo originally wanted to name her "Wanwan", which can be regarded as full of allusions about Wanwan's class.

But I can think that I am in the world of Red Mansions after all, if Xiangling is missing, something will be missing after all.

At the last moment, the name "Xiangling" was returned to her.

"Yes! Xiangling thank you for giving me the name!"

Although I don't know what Feng Yibo meant, but Linghua...

No, it's Xiangling now, and it seems to have been reborn.

She nodded vigorously, unknowingly shed tears.

The master and servant on the opposite side looked at Xiangling's face full of tears, and had a different mind for a while.

Baochai was a little puzzled, although she felt that the name Xiangling fit this girl very well.

Even after she thought about it, she might have chosen this name herself.

But no matter what, I still can't figure out why it's just a name that makes people so moved.

Ying'er vaguely hurt her kind, and guessed that the other party was probably scared of being beaten by a kidnapper.

However, she has never encountered any serious crimes with Baochai since she was a child, she just felt a little bit emotional.

If Feng Yibo saw this scene, he would surely think of that sentence:

Lucky people are healed by childhood all their lives.

Unlucky people spend their whole lives healing childhood.

"From today onwards, my sins will be counted, right?" Xiangling murmured in a low voice.

He remembered that when he first met Master Xiao Feng today, he bought himself without even asking the price.

He also fought with others for his own sake, and then took himself away.

After so much trouble, it's not just to beat yourself, right?
…………

At that time, the kidnapper was waiting there with a smile on his face, but he saw another young master walking towards him.

While the kidnapper was thinking about it, he stepped forward and smiled obsequiously.

"Master, do you want to buy my daughter? Linghua, come here quickly! Let the elder take a closer look..."

She is still called Linghua now because she has not met the person who gave her the name "Xiangling".

Feng Yibo had a thought, and at the same time raised his hand to signal the kidnapper to stop talking nonsense, and directly asked domineeringly through his drunkenness: "How much?"

When the kidnapper heard this tone, his eyes lit up!
He stretched out one palm, and said with a smile: "Why do you need this number!"

"50 taels of silver?" Feng Yibo tried to guess as much as possible.

It costs ten taels or eight taels to sell a girl. It's impossible for the kidnapper in front of me to only cost five taels, right?

"What are you kidding, sir?"

The abductee called uncle, but his eyes seemed to be looking at a fool.

"My daughter is literate, familiar with "Four Books for Women", "Collection of Xianyuan" and so on! I have produced more than 50 taels of Shuxiu, Linghua, recite a "Woman's Commandment" for the uncle... ..."

"Hiss~ Do you want 500 taels?!"

Feng Yibo had a toothache, he was really surprised.

I thought I was just buying a maid, but I didn't expect it to sound like a skinny horse!
The purchasing power of silver in this era is not low, and one tael of silver is equivalent to about 500 yuan of soft sister coins.

In other words, this kidnapper's mouth is worth 25 yuan, which is comparable to the betrothal gifts in some places in later generations!
It's not that he can't afford it, but if he just buys a maid, it's too much.

The kidnapper on the opposite side knew from his expression that he was going to be taller.

He gritted his teeth, thinking about whether to lower it a little, so as not to really scare the big fish away.

"Okay! 500 taels is 500 taels!"

Unexpectedly, although Big Yu bared his teeth, he nodded immediately.

This time, not only the kidnapper, but even Linghua showed incredulous eyes, staring blankly at Feng Yibo.

This young man paid so much money, shouldn't he hit himself?

After Feng Yibo finished the deal, he stretched out his hand behind him, and the long follower Gouzi immediately presented a small package.

The handsome action made the people who eat melons full of expectations.

Unfortunately, after opening the package, Feng Yibo was mostly sober.

There was only a money order of one hundred taels of silver and some scattered silver, about a dozen taels of silver.

After all, he was out for a banquet, so Feng Yibo naturally wouldn't bring so much money.

He now faces two choices:

Either it was agreed to go back and get the silver and come back again.

But with this kidnapper's temperament, there is a great risk of selling it to others.

Either go back and get the money, but leave someone here to watch.

As for trying to bargain for a cheaper price, as Jinke Xieyuan, he really couldn't afford to lose this person after he had already spoken.

Feng Yibo asked Gouzi to drive back to find the housekeeper Chen Bo to pay, and he waited at the spot after paying the deposit.

Unexpectedly, before Gouzi came back, one came.

To be precise, it is a group.

The C of this group of people is a handsome young man.

He looked about the same age as Feng Yibo, about seventeen or eighteen years old.

Wearing red flowers and silk.

And behind him were four slaves, two of whom were holding wooden sticks, and they all looked majestic and extraordinary.

No way?No way?
Wouldn't it be so coincidental?

Feng Yibo shouted in his heart, vaguely guessing the other party's identity.

He didn't want to have any interaction with this person, but now he has to face him directly.

Seeing that this group of people went straight to kidnapper and Linghua, he immediately stepped forward to stop them.

"This friend invited me! This is the current imperial examination student. Her surname is Feng, her name is Yuan, and her name is Yibo. I have already made up my mind on this girl. I'm sorry, but I ask my friend to look elsewhere."

After all, it is Jinke Jieyuan, and he has been in the limelight in Jinling City for the past six months.

He originally thought that as long as he reported his name, some identities would know it, and he would give some face.

It's a pity that the young master opposite seems to have never paid attention to the imperial examination, and hummed a word from his nostrils after hearing it.

"roll!"

After finishing speaking, he ignored Feng Yibo, but turned to the kidnapper, and said fiercely:

"Prisoner! How dare a dog go around your family, Uncle Xue?"

"Where did you come from, it's an honor for the young girl to be favored by the two of you."

At this time, the kidnapper stepped forward to salute, smiled obsequiously, but then changed the topic.

"But although the young master paid some money, it was only a few taels of silver. Since the young master is willing to pay a higher price, the old man will naturally sell it to him."

"If the uncle can come up with more than 500 taels, I'm still willing to sell my daughter to the uncle."

"It's okay if you don't want to, the old man will return double the deposit to the uncle!"

Good guy!
These words made Feng Yibo dumbfounded.

After some manipulation by this kidnapper, he became the one who gave the money later?

(End of this chapter)