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Chapter 45: Fooling Baoyu

After Jia Lian went out with a grimace, Wang Xifeng sighed and said, "This aunt of ours is really amazing. She is sure that Brother Yun will definitely be admitted to the academy."

Ping'er: "After all, Mr. Lin is a prostitute who is a prostitute, so scholars will probably give him some face."

"That's right. It seems that the Lin family is getting more and more prosperous."

Ping'er didn't care much about outside matters, so she reminded Wang Xifeng: "Grandma, do you think we should ask the second master to post a message and invite the young nephew of the Lin family to come over to celebrate and finalize the perfume deal.

"

"That's not okay. If my wife finds out, it won't be as good as mine."

Ping'er was right when he thought about it. Although making money was important, the status of the second master and the second grandma in the house was more important. If he hated his wife, life would not be easy in the future.

Wang Xifeng thought for a while and said: "It's not easy for us to come forward, but if the old lady comes forward to invite us, then there will be no problem."

"Will the old lady invite him?"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "As long as Baoyu goes to ask the old lady, it will happen."

Hearing this, Ping'er was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Grandma is smart. If Miss Lin comes, my aunt will probably send someone to escort her. Regardless of whether she comes by herself, the young nephew will probably follow her."

"I'm going to find Baoyu right now."

Wang Xifeng always did things quickly, so she immediately took a little maid to Baoyu's residence.



At Bisha Kitchen, Baoyu got a box of perfume and immediately summoned the Sanchun sisters to help them try out the perfume.

Although Sanchun was young, she had no resistance to perfume. After trying it, she fell in love with it, so she asked Baoyu where she got the perfume.

Baoyu told the three girls that it was a gift brought by her aunt. The ancestors, the wife, the eldest wife, Sister Feng and the eldest sister-in-law all had a share, but the younger ones did not.

Yingchun asked curiously: "Since it was a gift from my aunt, why didn't Sister Lin smell this kind of perfume when she came that day?"

Baoyu: "Sister, you don't understand this. Sister Lin has her own fragrance. If she uses this thing, it will be tacky."

Tanchun smiled and asked: "Second brother, do you mean to say that we are all common people?"

Baoyu hurriedly said, "I'm sorry! I made a mistake."

Tanchun added: "I guess my aunt thinks this kind of perfume is too luxurious, so she doesn't allow Sister Lin to use it."

Baoyu quickly agreed: "Most of the time, it's all the fault of Brother Lin. He set the price of perfume so high. How many daughters from poor families will not be able to use this? What a pity!"

Yingchun's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she hurriedly asked Baoyu, "Could it be that the Lin family brother made this perfume?"

Baoyu: "It's made in their spice workshop. I heard it's been sold in Suzhou and Yangzhou."

Yingchun asked again: "How much silver does a box of this perfume cost?"

"Fifty taels of silver."

"ah!"

The three little girls all exclaimed. Their monthly income is only one tael, and they cannot buy a box of perfume without spending any money in a year.

Baoyu clenched her fists and gritted her teeth and said: "Yesterday I went to the Lin Mansion and heard that the evil brother Lin was still discussing with the second brother Lian about opening a perfume shop in the capital. Alas! I don't know if there will be one in the future.

How many good women would be deceived by these two."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Wang Xifeng's voice coming from outside the door, "Brother Bao, why are you speaking ill of your second brother Lian behind your back?"

Baoyu said with a guilty conscience: "It's bad, Sister Feng heard it."

The door curtain was raised, and Wang Xifeng led a little maid in quickly.

Baoyu hurriedly greeted her and asked with a smile: "Sister Feng, why are you here?"

Wang Xifeng raised her hand and poked Baoyu's forehead, saying angrily: "If I hadn't come, how could I have heard you speaking ill of your second brother Lian behind his back?"

Baoyu smiled coquettishly and quickly called for Xiren to serve tea to Wang Xifeng.

Sanchun also came quickly to meet Wang Xifeng.

After the ceremony, Wang Xifeng and several children gathered around the heated kang.

Taking the teacup handed over by Xiren, Wang Xifeng held it in his hand and said with a smile: "I know you all like perfume, but you can't buy it. I'm here to give you some advice today."

Tanchun asked hurriedly: "Sister-in-law Feng, do you want to ask Brother Lian and Brother Lin to sell the perfume to us cheaper?"

Wang Xifeng smiled proudly and said: "It will cost a lot of money even if it is cheaper. What I want to say is that you can get perfume without spending money."

Baoyu hurriedly asked: "Sister Feng, do you want to ask Brother Lin to tell us how to make perfume and let us make it ourselves?"

Wang Xifeng said speechlessly: "Baoyu, the secret recipe is the lifeblood of others. Even if they are willing to give it to you, why do you have the nerve to ask for it for free?"

"Well,"

Baoyu immediately blushed. He always felt that he could have whatever he wanted, but Brother Lin was obviously not easy to talk to. Even if he wanted it, he would probably not give it to him.

Wang Xifeng added: "Of course you can't ask for the recipe for making perfume, but you can ask for this perfume. I think Brother Yun loves Sister Lin very much. As long as you tell Sister Lin that you like perfume, she can probably get it for you.

"

Tanchun: "It doesn't seem right to ask for other people's things for no reason."

Wang Xifeng: "It's not worth it. Although the perfume is expensive, I guess the cost is probably only one tael of silver. How are our two families related? What does it mean if you accept such a small gift?"

Baoyu nodded and agreed: "What Sister Feng said is that this thing is really not worth anything."

Xichun asked timidly from the side: "Will Brother Lin listen to Sister Lin?"

Wang Xifeng clapped her hands and said with a smile: "You didn't know this. Brother Yun dotes on Sister Lin more than your aunt. Let me tell you a secret. On the way to Beijing, my aunt met a group of robbers in a small town.

.”

Baoyu's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he asked nervously: "Sister Feng, did the robbers do anything bad to Sister Lin and the others?"

Wang Xifeng: "Listen to me, Sister Lin was watching a sideshow with Brother Yun at that time. A robber rushed over and tried to harm them. When Brother Yun saw this, he immediately stood in front of Sister Lin and fought desperately with the robber to save her.

I got off Sister Lin."

Tanchun widened his eyes and said, "Sister-in-law Feng, can this be true?"

Baoyu: "Sister Feng must have made it up. You have all seen Brother Lin. How could he, with his weak body, fight against the robbers?"

Wang Xifeng: "I knew you didn't believe it. When Sister Lin comes over next time, you will know when you ask."

Baoyu said with a bitter face: "I don't know when I can wait until next time to see Sister Lin?"

Wang Xifeng reminded: "You can ask the ancestors to take Sister Lin over and play with her."

Baoyu: "I've already begged you once last time. It doesn't seem right to ask again, right?"

Wang Xifeng thought for a while and said, "You can tell your ancestors to take over Sister Xiangyun and Sister Lin. They are also relatives and have not met yet."

When Baoyu heard this, he said happily: "Sister Feng, this is a good idea. I will talk to my ancestors later."



Since arriving in the capital, Jia Min has accepted Lin Yunti's suggestion and asked Daiyu to get up around midnight every day, have breakfast on time, and do more exercise.

This made Sister Lin, who originally liked lazy beds, very dissatisfied. However, under the pressure of Jia Min, she had to change her old bad habits.



This morning, under the repeated urging of the maid Zijuan, Daiyu gritted her teeth and got up from the hot bed.

After getting dressed, combing her hair, and washing up, while eating her breakfast, she asked Zicuckoo: "How long did you last night before you rested?"

Zijuan: "My servant and Xueyan came back at midnight. When we left, my nephew was still busy in the house."

Xue Yan said happily: "Girl, everyone who worked for my nephew last night was rewarded with one tael of silver."

Daiyu: "Ah, then I didn't let Furong go, wouldn't I be treating her badly?"

Furong brought a small bowl of hot goat milk and handed it to Daiyu, "It's just a tael of silver, not worth anything."

Daiyu praised: "Good Furong, I will ask my brother to reissue it to you later. I won't let you suffer the loss alone."

"Thank you girl!"

Xue Yan pouted her little lips and said to herself: "Young girl is really partial. We were tired for half the night before we got one or two pieces of silver. Furong didn't do anything, so why should we get the money?"

Daiyu picked up the small bowl, wrinkled Xiaoqiong's nose and said, "Brother, it's really annoying. You know I don't like drinking this, but you insist on letting me drink it."

Zijuan: "My nephew said that drinking milk is more effective than taking that medicine."

"You all believe what he said, right?"

The three little maids all kept their mouths shut, fearing that their words would make their girls unhappy.

At this moment, Grandma Wang walked in through the curtain outside the door, smiled at Daiyu and said, "Is the girl having a meal?"

Daiyu stood up quickly to greet her. "Mom, why are you here?"

Grandma Wang: "The Jia Mansion sent someone over and said they wanted to pick up the girl to be a guest at the manor over there. My wife asked me to accompany her."

"Are mother and brother going?"

"My wife is going to the temple to offer incense today. The young nephew has already gone to Prince Xuan's Mansion with the old miracle doctor. The girl can only go by herself."

Daiyu pouted and said, "What's the point of going alone? I might as well stay in the house."

"My wife told the young nephew to pick you up when he comes back from Prince Xuan's Mansion. After all, it was the old lady who asked you to go, so it's hard to refuse."

"Oh well."

After sending Grandma Wang away, Daiyu came back to continue her meal. After eating, she asked the three maids: "Which of you wants to come with me?"

Zijuan: "Let Fu Rong and Xue Yan accompany the girl, and the slave girl will stay to clean up the house."

Daiyu: "Okay, then Furong and Xueyan will come with me, and Zicuckoo will stay."

Zijuan took out a small hand stove and handed it to Furong, "Girl is weak, bring this with you. Remember to add charcoal cakes in time, don't forget it."

Furong took the hand stove and said with a proud look on her face: "Don't worry, I understand all this and will not forget it."

Daiyu suddenly remembered and said: "Xueyan, go and call the parrot too. She came from the house over there. She must have a few friends. Let's take her there to play by the way."
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