I pulled the gown over one side and draped it over my shoulders and said, "Ping'er, open the door and let Baoyu in." ”

Although I knew that what I said might have touched Baoyu a little, I didn't expect him to come to me so late. At this time, the gate of the Grand View Garden should also be closed, right? I don't know how many people he has caused trouble by running like this, and I don't know what anyone will say. In the past, some people insinuated that Wang Xifeng and the little uncle were not innocent, but that referred to Jia Qiang and Jia Rong, and maybe there would be rumors about gossip with Baoyu at this time. This is not impossible, like Wang Xifeng's mother-in-law...... and Jia Zheng's little wife, Aunt Zhao, who is eager to tear apart Jia Baoyu and me and swallow them alive.

But what else do I have to fear now? I know the worst anyway.

Although I was mentally prepared when he rushed in, he was still startled when he saw Baoyu rushing straight into the house wearing a moon-white gown, no coat and no coat, and a pair of homely shoes.

"Baoyu, you don't have to be in such a hurry if you have something to say, this dress is ...... Let people see what it looks like!"

He actually pounced on me and bowed down: "Sister Feng! You are talking to me about golden jade good words, which is deafening! I have lived for so many years, and I only think about the good of everyone, but I have never worked hard for this wish. I am at a loss what to do in the future, and I ask Sister Feng to teach me!"

I couldn't tell the joy and sorrow in my heart, and in the end, it was clear that it was a ridiculous feeling.

Baoyu is certainly not a fool, so he is willing to change himself and work hard for the future.

However, is Baoyu who has changed himself still the same Baoyu I like? Will he become a strange, unrecognizable layman?

No, I believe not, even if he changes, his inside is still the treasure jade with a pure heart.

"Get up," I hurriedly pulled him up from the ground, and Ping'er stood at the door, holding the curtain with one hand, a little stunned.

"Pour tea for Baoyu. ”

At this time, people always drink tea, and they have to have a cup of tea first everywhere. Fortunately, the cups at this time are small, otherwise they will be filled with water all day long, and they will all become jellyfish bubbles, which will save a lot of money.

"You know there's a problem, that's good. It's never too late to change. But do you know where to start?"

He shook his head very crisply.

I smiled slightly: "The matter between you and Miss Lin, although there is nothing up and down the family that I don't know, and the old lady also means this in her heart, but in the end, this matter is not a foregone conclusion, and there are too many variables." Your sister Lin is helpless, the only people who love him and care about him are you and the old lady, you are the two people she is closest to and pities her the most. Miss Lin can live in our house now, relying on the old lady and you, in the final analysis, you also rely on the old lady to love you to be like this. But you also have to know that the old lady will have another full life next year, and her life is rare for seventy years, if I don't say something ugly, how many years will the old lady last? If she goes, who will protect Sister Lin? These people up and down our house will not immediately fall down and everyone will push them? When the time comes, don't say that she takes medicine with angel silver, even the food may not be able to eat. Moreover, who will have the final say on your marriage at that time, it is not certain. Think for yourself, isn't that the reason?"

Baoyu showed a somewhat frightened look, but sat motionless: "Sister Feng, what you said, I also thought about it...... It's just that I haven't thought about it so deep and so far. In this case, the first thing is to ask the old lady to set me and ...... It's just that I'm not old yet, I'm afraid the old lady won't agree to say anything now. Even if I agree, it's just an engagement, and I'm afraid it won't be able to guarantee Sister Lin's ......"

I nodded, but said, "If you think about this, it means that you are still smart." That brings me to my second point. You go and plead with the old lady, there must be only the two of you, and you can't hear it with one more pair of ears. If you beg the old lady as you just said and let you get engaged first, in fact, the situation has not changed much, if the old lady leaves the west, you and Miss Lin are still helpless, and can only be at the mercy of others' calculations. Therefore, what you have to do now is to speed up the time to warm up the book, read and learn all the things you don't like, and wait until next year, which happens to be the triennial examination period. After a year or two, I will find a real shortage in another place, and take Miss Lin to leave this troubled water completely, which will be considered half of it. ”

Baoyu said, "I'm going to ...... Seeking fame?"

I nodded, "Exactly." You hate Bagu and alike learning, I know that. But you are a man, and if you want to protect women and children, you must be tough. Even you treat yourself as a child, and you only want to ask the old lady and the wife when you encounter trouble. What if the old lady is gone? What if the old lady is not the same as what you think? What will you do then? What will you do with Sister Lin? In order to protect her, you will go to the troubled water by yourself, but you can no longer be as angry as usual, do you know?"

Even if Baoyu had made up his mind to come to me so late, he was still shocked and surprised when he heard these words.

"You haven't been to school, well, you can donate a regular prison, this is easy to do, I'll go and tell your second brother Lian, and then inform my wife, my wife must only say yes and will not agree." You go and beg the old lady, if you can achieve fame within these two years, you will allow Sister Lin to you, and then you must find a real job and take Miss Lin with you. ”

Baoyu was a little puzzled: "If I have a fame, can't I protect Sister Lin from gaining a foothold in this family?"

I looked at him and smiled: "You have to leave with Miss Lin for two reasons." Do you think this home is a big ship that can sail for 10,000 years? Even if it is 10,000 years, it is a time limit after all. There is a very correct saying, since ancient times, there have been no more than three generations of wealth, from the ancestors of the Jia family to the present, it has been almost a hundred years old, but what is the situation in the family now? Weasel is a mouse, one generation is not as good as the next, what the family does is really a loser, their own people fight endlessly, the long house fights with the second son, the original partner fights with the concubine, the slave fights with the weak master, and this tree, which has long been born with insects, is already full of holes and crumbling. The family's income has not increased, but the expenses are so huge that they can't save money at all in a year, but they will lose a lot. Where is the mother in the palace...... Niangniang likes to read poetry and books, not a person who can play with his wrists, and there is no follow-up to the last time he saved his relatives, which means that Niangniang's holy family is probably about to be lost...... When the time comes, an opponent like the Zhongshun Palace, although there is still peace in front of him, but in the blink of an eye, the building will collapse. Baoyu, I'm not alarmist. Over the years, I have been in charge of the house, and I can see everything, but I can't do anything. I'm a woman, and it would be nice if I could make a career myself, but unfortunately I can't. You are different, you still have the opportunity to fly away, the time is not waiting for others, you have to think clearly, where to go, make a plan early, and start paving the way early. ”

Baoyu's eyes were already wide open as I said, and her face changed in horror.

He was still too young after all, and he hadn't gone through any wind and rain.

"That's not it...... Not so ......"

He couldn't even convince himself of this, although he said that it would not be like this, but in his heart he already believed it.

I didn't speak, but took a sip from my teacup. After saying so much, my mouth was dry. If only he could be understood by me, if it doesn't, I can't help it.

"But, Sister Feng...... And what about the second one?"

I nodded: "Naturally, the second one is that your sister Lin is weak and has a lot of heart diseases." In this place. There are so many things to worry about and too many people to deal with. There is a girl on the left and a girl on the right in your house, all of whom are planning to be aunts. But Baoyu, if you look at the current situation of Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan, and you and your wife have simply become a fire and water, is this a family? This is clearly a nest of fighting cocks, fighting every day. If your sister Lin marries you, she will inevitably face the dispute between the concubines of the previous generation with you, which is tantamount to the spring flower and weak willow encountering the wind, sword, frost and sword. Besides, if you have a girl who has a room and will become an aunt in the future, then your sister Lin will have to face the dispute between your generation and your sister-in-law, can you bear it?"

He was silent, and this was his big problem.

"I haven't read any books, but I also know a saying, three thousand weak water, only one scoop. Baoyu, since you have found this scoop, then guard her and protect her. Whether it's a concubine, a room, or a girl...... They are also good girls, and they should also have their own path, marry someone, and be a serious couple. Even if the family is poor, it is happy and harmonious in the end. If you think they are good, you should be good for them, and you should not be selfish and want to keep them all by your side. ”

He didn't speak, he hung his head. The candlelight was leaping, and the young man's skin was good, and his face shone like silk.

I didn't speak again, Ping'er stood at the door, neither entering nor retreating, hanging her head and not knowing what she was pondering. These words were a bolt from the blue for Baoyu, and to her, wasn't it a warning bell? How did she come to be in such an embarrassing state now? Wasn't it forced by Sister Feng? I just thought about Baoyu, and I forgot that Ping'er was still on the side.

What would she think......? For her, the meaning is absolutely different from that for Baoyu. I felt a little remorseful, I shouldn't have let Ping'er hear this. I also have words to persuade her, but it is not appropriate to say them now.

"Sister Feng, if it's really like what my sister said, how can I leave the old lady, the old lady, and Sister Feng, and you all don't care, and go away to live by yourself......"

I interrupted him, "You probably haven't heard a word. You can't put all your eggs in one basket, and if you don't have all the eggs under the nest, you spread the risk, you know?"

Baoyu said again: "But after all, my surname is Jia, and I can be alone if I don't have a family to suffer, that is the traitor, can you still let me go after harming my family?"

"It's too early to say this, the solution is what people think, take the first step first, and then plan the second step, what you said is true, but ......"

My words were interrupted by the sound of talking in the courtyard, and someone asked outside: "Second grandma, is the second master here?"

Ping'er was stunned, raised her head and came back to her senses, her expression was still a little dazed, and she responded: "Hey, is it an attack? Second Master Bao is in the house, talking to our grandmother." ”

The people outside obviously breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Oh, my little ancestor, thank God, the garden is going crazy, and if I can't find you again, I will alarm the old lady and the wife." ”

"You didn't confess to the attacker when you came out?" Seeing that he was in a hurry, I also knew that he didn't confess, but I still asked. Sure enough, he raised his head, and he was also in a trance, and slowly agreed: "Ah, I seem to have confessed to her......"

"I think you may have been in a hurry to come out and forgot. I said, "You might as well think about what I said, my solution may not be a foolproof solution......

"No, don't think about it anymore, Sister Feng, you're right, let's do it first. ”

Ping'er had already opened the door, and the attacker came into the house, with a anxious and panting face, first saluted me, and then said to Baoyu half complaining and half anxious: "Oh, second master, I can find you." ”

Baoyu only nodded and ignored her. He said to me, "Then I will come back to my sister early tomorrow morning to listen to the teachings." After speaking, he turned around and walked out, and hurriedly followed in surprise, and did not forget to say to me again: "Second grandma, then we will go." ”

Looking at her, I'm tired of her.

She couldn't figure out what she was suspicious of at this moment.

I don't hate her, and I don't like her.