Chapter 20: Finding Faults
Pei Yuan couldn't cry or laugh, so he asked the little lion to take the little lion down, rubbed Lin Yingsleeve's head, sighed and said: "The little lion was with me ten years ago, and when I fell into the water and fell into the ice cellar, it was the little lion who saved me." ”
Lin Yingsleeves were full of tears, looking at the back of the little lion in the distance, as if it was not so terrible again, "Really? Aren't dogs just biting? ”
The corners of Pei Yuan's lips pulled out a meaningful smile, "The dog only knows that it is loyal to its master, the dog is afraid of water, it never thought that it would drown, it only wants to savior, it is much stronger than people." ”
Lin Yingsleeve nodded, "In the future, I will prepare food for the little lion every day and make a new nest for it." ”
Pei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and patted Lin Yingsleeve's shoulder with relief, "Let's go!" Go back early to rest, from tomorrow, you will be my scholar. ”
This night, the eyes of everyone in Pei Mansion were staring at the outer study.
It wasn't until the lights went out that everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Pei Yuan didn't rest in Lin Yingsleeve's room, nor did he rest in any room.
Lin Ying's sleeves got up very early, first served Pei Yuan to eat, and then went to the upper room, who knew that she was the last to ask for peace today, her face was a little hot, and she knelt for a long time and didn't see Zhou scream, wondering if she had done something wrong again.
Aunt Zhao smiled before she could say anything, her eyebrows and eyes were a little proud, and the fan covered half of her face, "The sister of the Lin family came so late, I only thought it was the favor last night, looking at my sister's appearance, I am afraid that it will be lonely and sleepless!" ”
After that, several people laughed gloatingly, and a girl with a slightly pointed chin echoed: "We waited early in the morning to say hello to the new aunt and grandmother, and even the kitchen was prepared, who knew that it would be in vain." ”
Zhou's face was also very ugly, and he said a few words lightly, and only after waiting for someone to leave did he train Lin Yingsleeve a few words.
Walking in the garden, the people in the house also pointed and pointed, Lin Yingsleeve knew what was going on, and he didn't take it to heart, and did what Pei Yuan explained with peace of mind.
Early the next morning, Wang Xi asked for instructions outside and asked Lin Yingsleeve when he would go out, Lin Yingsleeve looked dazed, Pei Yuan also told her yesterday not to forget to return to Ning today, who knew that Pei Yuan would go out early in the morning.
When he asked Zhou to say goodbye, he talked about going back to his mother's house, and Zhou's pushed back to Pei Yuan.
There is no way, Lin Yingsleeve has to go back to her parents' house first, Pei Yuan has promised, and he will not blame him.
According to the rules of Pei's house, the aunt went out with two housekeepers and daughters-in-law, four mothers-in-law with the car, and two maids.
The carriage slowly walked a few streets, first arrived at the door of Lin Yingsleeve's second uncle's house, and knocked on the door of Pei Sijia, the manager of the car, and soon the second uncle and his wife went out to greet him in person. Remembering that the last time Lin Yingsleeve came to borrow money, Second Uncle Lin and his wife didn't even let the door in, and let the subordinates drive them away, this attitude of being condescending is really disgusting.
Lin Yingsleeve's carriage could only get off when she entered the gate, and Aunt Lin looked Lin Yingsleeve up and down, looking at her gorgeous and emerald hair, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she said sourly: "In the end, it is an official eunuch's family, and a concubine is more decent than ordinary rich and noble women." ”
Second Uncle Lin looked flattering, knowing that his wife had made a mistake, he hurriedly glanced at her, "The eldest nephew and daughter came back to the door, not to mention the reception, what to do with this, quickly, please go to the room with your sleeves, I will go and invite my sister-in-law and nephew to come over." ”
Second Aunt Lin led Lin Yingsleeve to the upper room first, there were all kinds of dried fruits in front of the small table, and the tea was also personally brought by Second Aunt Lin and placed in front of Lin Yingsleeve, but her eyes never left the golden hairpin on Lin Yingsleeve's head.
Lin Yingsleeves pretended not to see it, and only cared about drinking tea, and the maids of the Lin Mansion came to serve and did not let them.
Second Aunt Lin's face was a little dry, and she said to herself: "My aunt and grandmother are standing up now, and I have forgotten my own roots, I knew that I would not be such a good person." ”
Lin Yingsleeve raised her head and glanced at Second Aunt Lin, and said with a smile: "When Second Aunt counted a few hundred taels of silver, did you ever think that I would be at the mercy of others?" ”
Second Aunt Lin's pupils shrank, suddenly became evil, glared at Lin Yingsleeve fiercely, and said angrily: "Lin Yingsleeve, don't kick your nose in the face, even if I get the silver?" I don't want to think that your family is dying of hunger and freezing to death, without me, do you think you can go into that high-rise house? ”
After finishing speaking, he covered his face and cried, Lin Yingsleeve glanced at Caixi, Caixi understood, and reprimanded: "Don't come to our aunt and grandmother, what haven't you seen in a family like ours?" You are a relative of my aunt and grandmother, not a relative of our wife, but you are similar to us. If you dare to make a fuss again, beg carefully! ”
Second Aunt Lin was silent, put down her hand, and simply sat down in front of Lin Yingsleeve, looking up at Lin Yingsleeve, "I know that you are now the grandmother of a big family, we can't afford to mess with it!" I took the silver, and you only needed a few dozen taels of silver to feed your aunt and brother, and I gave what I should have given. ”
Lin Yingsleeve put down the teacup, glanced at Second Aunt Lin condescendingly, and said lightly: "When did I ask Second Aunt for this silver?" ”
Second Aunt Lin was stunned for a moment, then clapped her hands with a smile and said, "I know that the sleeve girl is not a person without conscience." As he spoke, he got up from the ground and scolded the little girl for not being able to serve her well.
Not long after, Second Uncle Lin took Lin and Xiao Feng to the second uncle's house, and when they saw each other, the three of them couldn't help but hug and cry. It was Lin Yingsleeve who persuaded her, and the mother and son collected their tears, and Lin took Lin Yingsleeve's hand and didn't let go, "Good boy, are you okay in that house?" ”
Lin Yingsleeve nodded, and gave the prepared gift to the Lin family and Xiaofeng, "Although it is a concubine, the master's wife in the mansion has an excellent temperament, and the husband is only thirty years old, and he is from the Hou Mansion." The second uncle did not do a bad job, Auntie, how are you and your younger brother? Xiaofeng can enter the school? ”
Lin cried again, thinking of Lin Ying's hard life, "Even so, it's better to go directly to the Tang family, it's a good lady, and you don't have to look at people's faces." ”
Lin Yingsleeve smiled silently, looking for other words to diverge, but the Lin family mother and son now have a place to live, and there is no need to send people to watch people's faces under the fence.
"Auntie, here are a few recipes I wrote." Lin Yingsleeve instructed Caixi and Caiping to stay at the door, not to be eavesdropped, and continued to say to Lin: "Although there is a second uncle to take care of, in the end it is better to have silver on hand, this is a recipe for rouge gouache, there is a shop to sell at the corner of West Street, only twenty taels of silver, Ah Niang should not be down, do some rouge gouache business, save more silver, and Xiaofeng will enter the Beijing scientific examination in the future." ”
The Lin family hesitated, the Lin family was born in agriculture, how could they depreciate their identity and go to a lowly businessman?