The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

Although he said it softly, this matter was related to the reputation of the younger brother and the girl after all.

Chen Qing was naturally not that stupid, and saw the sisters around him casting curious glances.

She changed her mind slightly and said with a smile: This is the first time I see such a good-looking person. I couldn't help but look at him twice.

When Wei Qijun heard this, he felt that he had met a confidant. Unfortunately, before she could deepen the conversation, Xie had already grabbed a few of her students and asked them to hurry back to the lecture hall to help.

Except for Chen Qing, all these people can read and write. With the list prepared by the camp in hand, after quickly counting the people, it was time to allocate rooms.

Leyi Academy occupies a very large area, and Mr. Xie also asked people to move out all the tables and chairs in the academy to make more space to accommodate the refugees.

In addition to the locked gymnasium, even the wooden fence blocking the front and back yards was removed.

The entire academy was unimpeded for the first time.

There is a method for allocating rooms, and Mr. Xie made the requirements himself.

Those who are younger and have children sleep on the floor in the school. The remaining old and weak people will have priority to live in the students' dormitories.

The four of them, Lin Daiyu, each had their own division of labor. She was attentive and Xueyan and Chen Qing were there to help, so Mr. Xie asked her to be responsible for the final room allocation and explanation.

This matter was not difficult at all. After contacting several families in succession, even Xueyan and Chen Qing began to become familiar with various locations in the academy.

After half an hour of this, when Miss Zhen came over with her documents, Lin Daiyu took advantage of the situation and took a few glances at the other party's information.

Zhen's family. Hometown: None. Biological parents: None. Other family members: None.

Lin Daiyu's pen was slightly stagnant, not only because of the few simple words on the paper, but also because of the calm and innocent smile on the face of the girl facing her.

What's the matter? Miss Zhen blinked. There were two hanging ties on her cloak. Her left hand was carefully playing with the ends, wondering if she was hiding her nervousness.

Such a person must have endured many hardships along the way before he could escape to Yangzhou.

Lin Daiyu hurriedly shook her head, half feeling distressed and half explaining: Sister, don't panic, it's nothing urgent. She tried her best to control the soreness on the tip of her nose, Let me see which room has vacancies.

After lowering her head and pretending to search for a while, Sister Lin pointed out a room and asked Miss Zhen, There are three families living in this room now. They are all grandmothers with their grandchildren. They are on the first floor...

Okay. Before Dai Yu could finish speaking, Miss Zhen had already nodded and smiled. She really felt quite satisfied. As for sleeping, she just had a place to lie down.

Xue Yan's mind was focused on the young lady's strangeness, so Chen Qing took the initiative to take a step forward and took Miss Zhen's hand, I know this place, just follow me.

The two seemed to be about the same age, so Chen Qing couldn't help but use cumbersome names. On the way, the two of them went to get some toiletries, and finally brought Miss Zhen to the room.

The three families who arrived first have already assigned their seats. There was only one bed left by the window, and Miss Zhen also liked it very much. If you sleep like this, you can see the moon, she said.

When Chen Qing saw that her smile was not fake, he gave up the idea of ​​changing the bed for her and just said: I will bring you a quilt later. Don't catch a cold while sleeping at night.

Miss Zhen turned her head slightly and suddenly smiled, Sister, you are so kind.

Chen Qing narrowed his eyes and didn't know what to say in response, so he just turned around with a smile. They were left alone in a room to communicate with each other.

When Chen Qing came over with an old quilt in her arms, she felt even more relieved when she saw that Miss Zhen was already chatting with someone familiarly.

If you still need something, just come to me and tell me. Before Chen Qing left, he specifically held Miss Zhen's hand and warned her.

Sister, you are so kind. Miss Zhen nodded obediently.

Chen Qing wanted to ask about the cloak, but when he looked at the other person's appearance, he couldn't help but keep silent. He just patted the other person's hand to signal him not to say anything to him, then turned around and left.

The academy is really busy today. After Chen Qing returned to the lecture hall, he was busy for another half an hour before the first batch of people who arrived at the academy were finally dealt with.

It was still a while before it was time to go home, so Lin Daiyu followed the other three sisters to sit outside the lecture hall and rest.

The sky is getting dusk, the evening breeze is singing, and the intoxicating red clouds are soaking in the green tiles and white walls. The courtyard is piled with tables and chairs that have been moved from the school. Several children were playing games around them, and the sound of joy gradually faded away, making people feel happy both physically and mentally.

Directly opposite the lecture hall is a screen wall at the entrance. The two sides between them are where Chen Heng and others hold classes.

It was full of people at this moment. If Lin Daiyu and others didn't speak, they could still hear the sounds coming from inside.

Everyone held wooden stools and sat in a row outside the door, in perfect agreement without speaking. Everyone enjoys the leisure after busy work, but everyone can't suppress the smile on their lips.

Tired?

Mrs. Xie came with tea, came to several students, and sat together in the sunset.

Not tired. Xue Baoqin replied, she squinted her eyes slightly, and a small pear dimple was looming at the corner of her mouth.

If you ask me, it feels quite pleasant. Wei Qijun smiled, This place was never meant for us to come here before. I have always been curious. Now that I see it, it is not as good as the birds singing and the fragrance of flowers in our back house. Elegant and quiet.”

She pointed to the familiar bamboo forest, paths, and bleak grassland in the courtyard, If I really had to choose, it would be better to go to school in the back, where there are mountains and water...

Good sister, please stop talking. Lin Daiyu was helpless and had to smile and twist Wei Qijun's arm, They are here to study in the cold window, not to enjoy happiness.

Mrs. Xie smiled and nodded, Yu'er is right. Reading in an environment that is too comfortable always makes people feel lazy.

Chen Qing also agreed with Xie's statement in her heart, but the people sitting in front of her were all the best female scholars in Yangzhou City, so she was still a little timid.

Chen Heng did teach her some words, and she was willing to learn them herself, but compared with Lin Daiyu, Xie and others, she was far inferior.

Fortunately, Bao Qin and Dai Yu were sitting on her left and right hands. They both paid great attention to Chen Qing's movements and asked each other in unison: Sister, are you tired?

Where are we now? I can go back to the shop and work all night. Chen Qing clenched his fists and smiled heartily.

She didn't know if she was being careless, but she always felt that these two girls took too much care of her.

Baoqin and Daiyu thought everything was normal, and turned to follow Mr. Xie to inquire about the follow-up arrangements.

Relieving people from disasters is no small matter, and behind Xie stood the wily Pei Huaizhen. Telling several students bit by bit about her wife's arrangements, with some of Xie's own understanding in it, it opened a lot of horizons for Lin Daiyu and others.

When the matter was almost settled, the servants sent by each family to pick up the young lady also arrived. Ms. Xie sent the children out of the academy and made an appointment to come back tomorrow.

This is the end of a busy day.

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Dad, why did you come to pick me up?

In the carriage going home, Lin Daiyu, who was still dressed as a servant, held her chin on both sides and looked at Lin Ruhai very happily.

I can do some math. Lin Ruhai showed an incomprehensible smile and flipped through a page of chess records.

He has a lot of things going on in the Yamen recently, and it is rare for him to return home as early as today. As Lin Ruhai's daughter, Daiyu naturally knew about this matter.

She looked at her father with great admiration, Dad, you are so awesome! Did you calculate that your mother would disagree, so you came to rescue your daughter?

Ah? Ahem, uh-huh, that's it. Lin Ruhai agreed with an inexplicable guilty conscience. His precious daughter didn't know how her father could have such ability since Zhuge Kongming was not alive.

The reason why he came here was because Mr. Jia specially sent his servants to report that he should go home early today and pay a 'by the way' visit to the academy to take back his precious daughter.

Dad, your words don't count. You made it clear before that my mother would definitely agree.

I never knew that your mother would be different now. When she was young, she had done more outrageous things than this. Lin Ruhai looked at the chess record intently and commented noncommittally, Don't underestimate your mother.

Seeing his daughter suddenly become silent, he asked again: How are you feeling today?

This opened up Lin Daiyu's story. She told how she came out of the house, how she met Chen Qing, and everything that happened in the academy.

Lin Ruhai felt like laughing from time to time, so she simply put down the chess game and concentrated on chatting with her daughter.

Lin Daiyu has been protected by Lin Ruhai and Jia since she was born. Nowadays, no matter how much you raise your daughter, you won't have many opportunities to contact the outside world.

Whether it was in the capital when I was a child, or now in Yangzhou. The place where Lin Daiyu has been most often is the academy. The strangers I see the most are my classmates.

This kind of experience is undoubtedly depressing for a smart person who has read a lot of poetry and books. Lin Daiyu wanted to see and understand the outside world, not through the dictation of her father and brother, or the words of one or two Travel Notes.

It was difficult for her to describe this feeling, and she didn't know when it occurred. I only know that this thought is like the grass in the field in spring. Even if the soil above my head is pressed by boulders, it will stubbornly grow out of the cracks.

happy?

Lin Ruhai looked at her daughter's lively face and couldn't help but smile.

happy!

Lin Daiyu nodded heavily.

Lin Ruhai was the first person to ask her this question.

Any other gains?

My daughter hasn't thought of it yet.

There's no rush, just think about it slowly.

good.

While the two father and daughter were talking, they arrived at the door of the house. Noticing that the carriage had stopped, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but tremble when she thought of Mrs. Jia's angry appearance at home, and she immediately lowered her head and held her mouth shut.

Lin Ruhai found it interesting when he saw it, and couldn't help it, so he laughed loudly.

Don't worry, dad is here. Dad will convince your mother.

At this moment, Lin Daiyu's face was full of admiration for her father.

Her father is really amazing. He is also good at reading and playing chess. He can also do calculations and coax his mother.

The Lin family spent dinner in an inexplicable atmosphere.

Daiyu felt a little guilty, so she finished her meal honestly, and then returned to the room with Xueyan, who also felt guilty.

Now that the situation outside the city is gradually improving, she is going to write a letter to her brother and explain to him what she has done in the academy.

She and Chen Heng have not corresponded for a long time.

Daiyu knew that her brother was busy with something, so she never dared to disturb him.

It's just that I finally met Chen's sister today and asked her to help deliver the letter.

This way, it won't seem too abrupt.

Lin Daiyu thought happily.

That night, the light in the lady's boudoir was on for a long time. Many servants were secretly surprised.

But in the mansion, there was another place where the lights were on all night.

The curious servant looked over and saw, hey, isn't this my master? Why did his wife rush to the study?

thank you all.