The Soldier of the Red Mansion

Chapter 32: A Small Repayment

on the canal.

A brand new boat.

Wang Xin had nothing to do, so he cooked millet porridge in a small red clay stove. The clay pot used to cook the porridge was bubbling, and the lid of the clay pot was bubbling, and the cabin was filled with a faint rice fragrance.

The clay pot is very small and the rice porridge cooked in it is not enough for children to eat.

Only three or five pieces of coal were used in the small red clay stove.

Wang Xin gently waved the palm-leaf fan in his right hand, his eyes fixed on the heat. This thing was mainly for fun, and cooking porridge was secondary. He couldn't be distracted. If he was distracted for a moment, the bottom of the pot would easily get burnt.

There are not many cabins on the boat.

Lin Daiyu and her maids lived in one room, and several other women lived in another. Wang Xin had to make do with a temporary room at the cabin door, which looked very shabby.

It didn't have to be this way.

There were many people in the Wang family army who were willing to follow Wang Xin, but Wang Xin did not keep any of them. Lin Ruhai wanted to send two servants to take care of them, but Wang Xin did not accept them. So, apart from the boatman, Wang Xin was the only man on the boat.

Wang Xin has the final say on matters on the ship.

It can be seen that Wang Xin would not let Lin Ruhai down because of his trust in him. Remember in "Dream of Red Mansions", when Jia Yucun sent Lin Daiyu to Beijing, they also took two separate boats.

The rice porridge in the sand pot was not cooked yet, and someone inside couldn't wait any longer.

"Tear."

As the hatch opened, Lin Daiyu watched from the doorway, sniffing playfully. Seeing millet porridge cooking on a red clay stove, she immediately became attracted to it and asked with a sidelong glance, "Uncle, this is your fault again."

Wang Xin said with a smile, "Why am I not anymore?"

It has been half a month since we set out on the boat.

There was nothing else to do on the river every day and they could only watch the scenery on both sides of the river from the deck. Lin Daiyu was embarrassed in the first few days, but later she became bolder and came out of the cabin to play on the deck. Wang Xin ignored her and treated her as a junior.

But there was no one else on the boat, so Lin Daiyu went to talk to Wang Xin out of spite, and after a few exchanges, they became familiar with each other.

"You cook porridge, why do you only cook your own?"

Lin Daiyu already understood Wang Xin's character. Her father asked him to take care of her, but he was so good that if she didn't make any requests, he would pretend not to know. Only when she made a request would he never refuse.

But if I am timid and don't say anything, he will just turn a blind eye.

After realizing this, Lin Daiyu was almost angry to death.

How can there be such people?

"I cooked porridge, and no one else asked to eat it, so of course I only cooked for myself."

"You didn't ask."

Lin Daiyu said angrily, "Even if I were a guest, wouldn't it be necessary for uncle, as the host, to ask? Besides, I'm not a guest. My father asked uncle to take care of me, so shouldn't he ask?"

What a sharp mouth.

This is indeed correct.

"Then you can eat it after it's cooked."

Wang Xin continued to fan himself with the palm-leaf fan, showing no intention of moving away.

Lin Daiyu gritted her teeth. Was this person pretending to be stupid or was he really stupid? If she waited any longer, would the millet porridge be cooked? Lin Daiyu wanted to play, but she was afraid of being delayed, so she pretended to be sensible and said, "I'm the younger generation, let me do it."

Lin Daiyu walked in as she spoke, but Wang Xin didn't move.

Wang Xin looked at Lin Daiyu with amusement.

"You want to play?"

"You want to play? Just tell me. If you tell me, won't I let you play?"

Is it fun to tease Lin Daiyu?
Of course it's interesting.

However, Wang Xin did intend to influence Lin Daiyu.

Fight for what you should fight for.

In the past, Lin Daiyu was young, and although she was smart, she was just a little girl after all. The rules in the Jia family were strict, and the servants in the Jia family were snobbish and used to treating people differently based on their status.

Later, Lin Ruhai died, and even though Lin Daiyu had a very good character, she could not help but become sensitive and inferior.

It is different now.

Whether Lin Ruhai is here or not, I will definitely repay him for his help.

As long as I can do it, I will not stand by and watch Lin Daiyu's affairs. I don't know what will happen in the future, but I remember that Lin Daiyu will stay in the Jia Mansion for a few more years. Without saying too much, during these years, Lin Daiyu should live a more comfortable life.

To put it bluntly.

With Lin Ruhai's wealth, if Lin Ruhai were gone, Lin Daiyu would live on her own and have her own protection. No one could make the Lin family extinct, and Lin Daiyu could be as free as she wanted.

There is no need to say these things. Wang Xin was just repaying Lin Ruhai.

What's more, Lin Ruhai is still alive.

Who is Lin Ruhai?
The God of Wealth of the Great Zhou.

He had never worried about the military pay that was a headache elsewhere. He wanted to lead troops in the future, and there were many places where he needed Lin Ruhai's help. Even Zhejiang General Luo Ming had to beg Lin Ruhai for help.

Wang Xin had a clear conscience, but Lin Daiyu was furious. However, she had no choice but to admit, "I want to play."

"You want to play, I'll give it to you."

Wang Xin really made way and moved to the side a few times.

Lin Daiyu sat down where Wang Xin had just sat, and took the palm-leaf fan from Wang Xin's hand. Just as she was about to fan herself with it, Wang Xin whispered, "The stove door needs to be closed, or the millet porridge will get burnt."

Lin Daiyu stared at Wang Xin blankly.

If I heard correctly, it means that the millet porridge is cooked.

Seeing that the little girl was about to cry, Wang Xin quickly said, "Pour out this pot first, let it cool down before drinking, and then boil another pot. It was originally for fun and to fill your stomach. You seem quite smart, why are you so stupid?"

"You scold me?"

Lin Daiyu couldn't believe it.

Wang Xin asked confidently, "Are you still going to cook?"

Lin Daiyu lost her momentum and nodded in grievance.

Not long after, with the help of Wang Xin, Lin Daiyu finally laughed out loud, and several maids also came. In the afternoon, everyone ate millet porridge.

Lin Daiyu, who had not cared much about millet porridge before, found it particularly sweet and delicious.

Two more days passed.

They came across a temple fair in the town on the shore. It was crowded with people and very noisy, and it was very lively. Wang Xin asked the boatman to pull over and got off the boat to take a look. Lin Daiyu bravely suggested that she also wanted to go.

Wang Xin got off the boat and waved his hand, refusing Lin Daiyu to get off.

Lin Daiyu stared at Wang Xin angrily, thinking that Wang Xin would say something, but he actually left.

Lin Daiyu opened her mouth wide.

I can't believe it.

He just left like that?

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Lin Daiyu was so angry that she was going crazy. She held Zijuan's hand tightly and had nothing to say. She saw Wang Xin coming back with a gauze hat in his hand.

The anger disappeared in an instant.

"for you."

Wang Xin handed the hat to Lin Daiyu, who was wearing a lily hat and lowering her green veil. Several nervous and excited maids followed Wang Xin closely, looking around in the temple fair.

Everything seems fun and novel.

It’s time to eat, it’s time to drink, it’s time to play.

Wang Xin certainly knew that there were bad people in the world, but after leading the troops for more than a year, he was not really afraid of a few villains in broad daylight. He just had to work harder and keep a closer eye on them.

But who made me have such a temper?

If others don't let me down, I will never let others down.

Since Lin Ruhai treats her so well, of course she will treat Lin Daiyu well as well. This is what Lin Ruhai wants.

This way.

Lin Daiyu felt that the number of times she had laughed since she was a child had been far exceeded.

Be happy every day and look forward to every day.

Lin Daiyu was stunned until the maids came in and told her that they had left Shandong and entered the capital, and that they had to restrain themselves and not continue to make trouble.

(End of this chapter)