The distance from Yangzhou Prefecture, where Lin Ruhai worked, to Jinling is actually not too far. It is about a hundred kilometers in total. If it were the mileage of this dynasty, it would only be a short distance of two to three hundred miles?
However, for this backward era, where transportation is basically based on walking, a journey of two to three hundred miles can also make people despair... If you drag your family and a lot of courtesy by land, it will be even worse. I'm afraid there is no If it lasts for ten days, a month or more, it will definitely be endless.
And this is why Lin Daiyu, Jia Lian and others hired a boat to go up the river, because it would be faster, easier and more comfortable!
Isn’t this?
In just a few days, their fleet, consisting of a large ship towing two small boats, had already entered the territory of Jinling, and would soon gradually follow a branching river to reach a certain point in Jinling City. A private pier just for the nobles.
…
In the cabin of this large ship sailing into the wind to a distant Jinling dock, after watching the snow goose pack things for a while, Daiyu lowered her head, stretched out her hand, and gently caressed the belly of the well-fed goose. The head of the little white bear was round and curled up on her bed. It ate and slept every day.
"I'm telling you, Snow Goose!"
"You must remember carefully. We will arrive in Jinling soon. When we arrive at Rongguo Mansion, you must not tell anyone about the fact that the little bear can talk! Otherwise, our Tibur Si will probably be sent away or driven away, have you remembered that?!"
After caressing her gently for a while, and seeing that the other party was sleeping soundly and could not be woken up easily, Daiyu raised her head again and warned her maid Xueyan carefully with some uneasiness.
Now that Jinling has arrived, there are more and more passenger ships and cargo ships coming and going, and their ship speed has to slow down. Therefore, before arriving at a certain dock in Jinling, she takes advantage of this last moment to do some things. You must warn the other party well, but you can't make mistakes when you enter Jia's house.
"But……"
"Why can't you tell others? Miss, our little bear is so rare. Not only is it smart, it can also speak human language... I think, even if it doesn't exist in Jia's house, why can't we tell it? "
If her young lady hadn't mentioned this matter now, Xue Yan had already planned it: she would show off the little bear's matter to the entire Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion. She would let them know, The Lin family and the young ladies in her family even have such rare things, so they don’t have to go to them eagerly!
The Jia family, who's "white jade is as good as gold as a horse", can't underestimate the Lin family because of this!
"Don't ask why yet!"
"In short, if you dare to reveal the secret of Little Bear to a third person besides the two of us without my consent, I will definitely drive you away! I am not joking, have you remembered it clearly? !”
Although she is still young, only ten years old, Daiyu, who has been sensible since childhood, still pretends to be stern and threatens the other party.
Because she knew that this truth was a big deal. She knew that the little bear she adopted was actually a monster, but she knew better than anyone how serious the consequences would be if word got out! Therefore, she has already thought about it and will never tell this matter to a third person!
In fact, if Xue Yan hadn't been in the same cabin as her, had grown up with her, and had to be taken to her grandmother's house, and it was really unavoidable, I'm afraid she would never tell her about this matter. ! Although she also knew that Xue Yan was not a maid who kept her mouth shut, but once some secrets were known to the second person, it would probably never be a secret again.
"Okay, okay! Miss, I understand, I promise not to tell anyone..."
"But……"
"Miss, is this matter really that important? Why can't you even tell Mr. Lian?"
Xue Yan, who was carefully folding a piece of clothing and putting it into the cage, paused in fear, thought for a moment, then raised his head, and looked timidly at his young lady who no longer looked at him, but instead looked at her. After comforting the sleeping little bear over there, he asked quietly.
She only learned about the rare thing that the white bear Tibbs could talk two days ago. At that time, she was shocked!
However, after bickering with that arrogant little guy for a while, she gradually relaxed and realized that the other guy was not too bad. She began to become completely obsessed with that guy like her own lady. A cute and honest little white bear who can act coquettishly, roll around, and quarrel with others.
Of course, the only thing that's a little bit bad is that the little guy doesn't like bathing very much. I don't know why.
Last night, when she was waiting for the young lady to take a bath, she spent a lot of effort before she and the young lady pressed each other into the hot water bucket, washing each other clean and fragrant... And now Look, after washing, the little guy's fur looks whiter and more fluffy, not to mention how precious it is!
"Cousin Lian can't either!"
"Xue Yan, I want you to promise me that you will never tell anyone about Little Bear again without my consent, including Cousin Lian. Can you do it?"
Daiyu let go of a sleeping little guy, and pulled a brocade quilt to carefully cover the other person's body. Then she slowly stood up, walked to Xue Yan, looked into the other person's eyes, and spoke with the eldest daughter of the Lin family's words. Majesty, he looked at his maid silently with his black eyes that could speak like words.
She won't tell Xue Yan that they especially need to be on guard against Cousin Lian!
Because she could see that the other party had always wanted to take advantage of her little bear, and had been thinking about it for a long time! And if it weren't for the fact that the other party didn't seem to be able to speak easily, and if it wasn't for the fact that I never had the slightest intention to give up the little bear, I'm afraid the other party would have found a way to get the little bear away from me, right?
Two days ago, she overheard what the servants on the ship were talking about, saying, 'Second Master Lian said that the little white bear was very rare and might be very valuable'?
snort!
Of course she knew that her little bear Tibbers was very rare, but Lin Daiyu found the little bear. From then on, the other party was her Lin family's bear. Others wanted to take it away from her or sell it. , but don’t even think about it!
And she has secretly made up her mind. No matter how rare the bear is, no matter how valuable the bear is, she will never sell or transfer it to him under any circumstances. Absolutely not! !
"..."
Xue Yan opened her mouth and was about to say something. However, after seeing the fierce expression on her young lady's face, she lowered her head aggrievedly and nodded her round chin.
"OK……"
"Miss, Xueyan knows, I will definitely listen to you and I will never tell anyone about the little bear!!"
After responding, Xue Yan pouted, turned around unhappily, and began to pack up her lady's clothes and other gifts again.
Now it's better. She originally thought that she could have a good time in Rongguo Mansion, so that those Jinling people who had never seen the world could have a good look at their Lin family's treasure! But now... all her previous plans have come to nothing, which is really annoying!
"But, miss!"
"What if it takes the initiative to run and talk to others?!"
suddenly,
Xue Yan turned her head again and said what she thought. However, in her big eyes, which is only ten years old like her own girl, there is not more worry, but a cunning look of eagerness to try?
She thinks that since her young lady won't let her go out and tell her, then it's okay for her not to say anything. However, if that little bear goes out and behaves miserably on his own, and talks to others and causes the secret to be leaked, it won't be the fault. Is it on her Xueyan’s head? When the time comes, she can still blatantly show off the other party's affairs. By then, she will be so greedy for those maids and ladies in Rongguo Mansion!
"..."
Daiyu glanced at her little maid, and she could roughly tell what she was thinking from her eyes, so she said angrily:
"Do not worry!"
"I have already made an agreement with the little bear before, and he has promised me that he will never speak easily in front of anyone except us!"
Although the other party's guarantee and vows seemed unbelievable at the time, Daiyu said that she would always supervise the other party and keep the other party with her at all times, and was determined not to let the other party be alone with outsiders. And the chance to reveal that big secret.
"That's it..."
There was no other way, Xue Yan found that some small calculation in his heart was not successful, so he had to turn his head angrily, and began to angrily and silently give away his young lady and his belongings in this cabin. They were collected bit by bit, sorted and locked in cages.
Benedict! Benedict!
Suddenly, just as the two people in the cabin were silent for a long time, a burst of footsteps and two crisp knocks on the door came from outside.
'cousin? '
'Have your gifts been packed? We will arrive at the port in about half an hour at most, and we will have to leave the boat and go ashore by then. '
After the knock on the door, Daiyu's 'cousin Lian', Jia Lian, who was taking her back to her grandmother's house, asked softly.
"Um!"
"Don't worry, Cousin Lian, the snow geese are cleaning up, we will clean it up right away, and we will not miss the time."
'...'
'Well, when you have finished packing, come out and tell your cousin, and then I can ask the nannies to help you carry your luggage. '
After saying that, Jia Lian hesitated for a while outside the door, as if he still had something to say. In the end, he didn't say more. Instead, after responding, he turned around and followed the waves. The sound of footsteps gradually disappeared as they left.
"Snow Goose..."
"Here, come here and put away this bedding too."
After hearing the footsteps outside the door fading away, Daiyu didn't think much, turned around directly, and first gently hugged the sleeping little white bear on the bed into her arms, as gently as coaxing a child. After shaking lightly twice to make sure that the other party had not woken up, she breathed a sigh of relief and gave instructions to the girl Xue Yan who was busy packing her things.
These are Lin Daiyu's boudoir items. Except for her maid Xue Yan, no one can come in to help her clean up and take care of them, whether it's cousin Lian or a nanny like that. Xueyan could only come alone.
"I know, miss!"
"You have a weak body, but you still hold it every day? I advise you to sit next to it for a while. In half an hour at most, I can pack all these items away without falling to the ground, and I guarantee that nothing will be missed!"
With some envy, he watched a certain supervisor eat and sleep without having to worry about anything else. He and the young lady even took care of him when he took a bath, and even slept with a certain lucky little bear held by his young lady. After taking a look at it, Xueyan started He came over and helped his young lady sit on the chair in the cabin next to her, then turned back and continued to quickly pick up the dressing table, clothes hangers and small bed.
"..."
Wouldn't it be nice if you didn't have to go to grandma's house, but could stay at home with dad all the time?
Gently caressing the sleeping little bear in his arms, looking at the other person's even breathing, the pair of fluffy round ears and the short tail that tremble from time to time, looking at the more and more people on both sides of the river outside the small window Daiyu, knowing that the port was approaching, was about to disembark and take a sedan chair to Rongguo Mansion to meet her grandmother, whom she had never seen before, as well as her uncles, aunts and cousins. The uneasiness finally began to emerge bit by bit.
Then, the traces of sadness began to appear on her brows, and she couldn't get rid of them.
"well……"
Sighing softly, she had no choice but to lower her head and rub her cheek gently on the warm and soft fur of her little bear.
In fact, she doesn't want to go to Jinling, nor does she want to go to Rongguo Mansion, nor does she want to go to her grandmother, who is said to be very welcoming to her... If possible, she would rather stay at home in Yangzhou with her father. There is no need to go to other homes to see people’s colors.
But unfortunately, what my father said is actually right...
Her father is now over fifty years old, and she is sick at a young age. Without the upbringing of her biological mother and the support of her sisters, it will not work after all. And if something happens at home, I am afraid there will be no one to take care of her... It can be seen from this that her father must have thought carefully before sending her to Jinling to join her grandmother. It was also because she thought of this that she did not resist too much in the end.
Thinking about it, Daiyu slowly sat up straight again, slowly turned around and looked out of the small window of the sailboat, looking at the bustling pedestrians, carriages, horses and streets beside the river outside... With a peek, she could see the whole leopard, just by looking at the whole thing. Looking at the scene next to the canal, she had already discovered that the bustling streets and densely populated areas in Jinling were really different from other places.
Jinling City finally arrived, but she didn't know what was waiting for Lin Daiyu? Moreover, she didn't know whether she could adapt to Rongguo Mansion?
When she was a child, when her mother was still alive, she had heard that her grandmother's house was very different from other families. The daily cost of food, clothing and etiquette were not comparable to those of ordinary small households, so , she has decided that after entering the Rongguo Mansion, she must pay attention to every step, care at all times, not to say another word, not to take one more step, to avoid being laughed at by others?
As she thought about it, Daiyu couldn't help but feel a little stunned as her vision gradually dispersed. She didn't even notice when her maid, Xueyan, had finished packing her things. She just stared at the ship as if it were petrified. Outside the window, her hands were just subconsciously caressing the little bear in her arms, but her thoughts had already drifted to nowhere...
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"..."
ヽノ?
Tibbers the Bear had a good and solid sleep. When he opened his bear eyes in a daze, when he yawned and got up from the bed and started rubbing his eyes, he discovered that : It seems like it has appeared in a strange place again, no longer the little girl's bed on the little broken ship?
Moreover, he also found that there seemed to be no one here now, and it looked dark outside the window. It seemed that it was already night?
This is really incredible. I never expected that one day, Tibbers would be as bad a little master as a certain pig in his family. He could sleep for a whole day, and he didn't even know when he was brought here. Completely uninformed?
but……
Tibbers would definitely not mind such a small thing, because he found that his body had recovered a lot after a night's sleep, and his body had become more powerful. Although it was still far from fully recovering the thundering roar Volibear. There is still a long way to go before the demigod's power is reached, but the current change is a good sign. Maybe it only needs to eat well for a few more months, and then sleep a little more, and then it can basically recover?
By then, it may have the strength to stand on its own and get rid of a little girl who only cries and hugs bears!
"??"
"Where is this?"
Σ?
Tibbers shook his furry white head to wake himself up a little, and then while shaking his fur that was full of girl's body scent, he stood up from the warm quilt.
"Hey! Is anyone here?!": Ouch~!
Tibbers, who seemed to faintly hear the noise of someone talking in front of him, thought about it and screamed on the spot.
Because now Uncle Bear is hungry, and his body has not recovered from the trauma. He is in urgent need of being fed, and then after eating until his belly is round, he can sleep well?
Gala~bang!
Just as Tibbers yelled, he saw someone hurriedly opening the door and closing the wooden door. He waited until the person arrived, waited until the black figure rushed in front of him, and let him smell the smell. After feeling the familiar fragrance, it didn't need to look much to know that the other party was definitely that little girl Pianzi Xueyan!
"!!"
"Shh! Little Bear! Little Ancestor, please keep your voice down, we are not on a ship anymore!!"
Xue Yan, who seemed to have a look of hatred and dissatisfaction on his face, hurried in and squatted down directly, putting his delicate and white face in front of a certain bear's eyes. Then he looked outside and warned softly. said.
"What's wrong?"
The bear who was rubbing his sleepy eyes certainly knew that he was not on a ship, but he was hungry and in urgent need of being fed, so he wouldn't care so much! Not to mention that it is just barking twice now, if it gets extremely hungry, it may even dare to eat people!
"I'll tell you!"
"This is the Rongguo Mansion. It is the side courtyard of the old lady, the young lady's grandmother. Don't talk nonsense here. Be careful and be listened to. It will cause big trouble for our young lady!!"
After looking outside the door, it seemed that no one heard the movement here, and no one followed in. Xue Yan, who was relieved, hurriedly approached a certain bear's nose. After making eye contact, he gritted his teeth and used that He warned with a hateful expression.
Now her young lady is in big trouble, and she doesn't want this deadly little guy to cause even more trouble at this time!
"..."
"We are now ashore, and we have arrived at the Rongguo Mansion in Jinling?!"
?
"of course!"
"But you are really capable of sleeping. There has been a lot of commotion in front of you, but you didn't even wake up!"
Thinking of how she and her young lady were so worried about this little guy, while the other one was sleeping comfortably in the blue gauze cupboard without any care, Xue Yan wanted to open her teeth and touch the other's face. A fierce bite on the cute head.
However, knowing that she was neither on the ship nor at home, and that the situation outside was critical, she hesitated for a while before she dared to act recklessly.
"..."
I actually slept for so long...
"?!"
"Hey! Little girl Xueyan, why are you making so much noise in front of me? What on earth are they making a fuss about? Why don't you let anyone sleep at this late hour?"
However, Tibbs soon stopped worrying about such small things as why he could sleep for so long, and instead asked about the noises and crying sounds faintly coming from outside... And, he didn't know why, it It always seems that among those crying sounds, there is one that it is more familiar with?
"What little girl? Did you call me little girl?"
"You have to call me Sister Xueyan!"
Xue Yan stood up immediately, intending to reach out and grab the soft fur on the back of the other person's neck, because she knew that as long as she grabbed it and picked it up, the other person would basically have no ability to resist.
"..."
ヾ
Obviously, Tibbers was not happy to have his neck scratched, so he just lay down on the bed, exposed his belly and protected the back of his head, and at the same time stretched out his small claws, successfully to resist certain attempts of the other party.
"Okay! I won't make trouble with you anymore!"
"Little Bear, I have to tell you something: the second master in front, that is, the young lady's cousin Jia Baoyu, that bad guy is making a noise outside and insisting on raising you! Isn't this? There is a commotion in the front. The group of people standing here are all because of him!"
"He was throwing jade and lying on the ground crying and unable to get up. The old lady couldn't do anything about him. Even the young lady was so angry that he cried. This is really..."
Thinking of all the things that happened after they arrived at Rongguo Mansion, Xue Yan didn't know what to say! You know, this is only the first day... This is only the first day. That little bastard Jia Baoyu has abused and troubled the eldest lady of the Lin family like this. He has bullied people like this on the first day. How can he be good in the future? !
For the first time, Xue Yan began to complain a little bit about her family's boss, Mr. Lin Ruhai.
She felt that maybe the other party should not let the young lady come to Rongguo Mansion to seek refuge with the old lady at all. If they were still staying well in Yangzhou, they would not have to suffer such cowardice at all now! In fact, just now, she, Xue Yan, almost wanted to run out and point at Master Bao's nose and scold him. She didn't understand why her Lin family's little bear should be given to him, Jia Baoyu, to raise?
She and her young lady came to Rongguo Mansion just to seek refuge with relatives, and her father was a high-ranking official in Yangzhou. He was not dead yet. How dare they bully people like this? !
"What? Who dared to take advantage of this bear after eating the bear's heart?!"
!!!∑ノ
"No! Ben Xiong wants to go out and take a look!" o
Hearing what was going on, Tibbers was stunned for a moment, and then his originally relaxed expression turned violent. He suddenly jumped from the bed to the ground, and began to move his funny and clumsy fat short legs, "Puff, Puff". Run quickly towards the front.
You know, that Lin Daiyu girl is its long-term free meal ticket from Uncle Tibbers Bear. Before its thunderous and roaring demigod body fully recovers, it may have to rely on the other party's care... But now Fortunately, there are unscrupulous people who dare to bully its feeder, that is, if it doesn't give it the face of Uncle Tibbers Bear, it must show that guy a little color!
"!!"
"Hey! Bear, stop! Don't mess around!!"
Xue Yan was startled and stretched out her hand to pounce on her. When she saw that Du Fa had squeezed through the crack in the door and rushed out, she could only sigh in her heart and hurriedly chased him out.
'...'
'What a sin~! '
"If you want to be angry, it's easy to raise bears, cats, and tigers. Why bother to break that lifeline? Why bother to embarrass your sister Lin?" '
Pointing with trembling fingers at a certain grandson who was about to throw a jade and lying on the floor refusing to get up, and then looking at a certain granddaughter who was sitting on a chair and sobbing silently, the old lady Jia Mu of Rongguo Mansion was so angry that she didn't even know what to do. It would be nice to say something.
She never expected that what was originally a peaceful and harmonious family recognition scene would now turn into such a difficult situation because of a pet, a little white bear?
'...'
"Baoyu, none of my sisters at home have that kind of white bear. Only Sister Lin has one. Why do you bother to make a fuss about it?" '
'Yes, Second Master, get up quickly, carefully your mother went back and said, let the master whip you! '
'How about asking someone to buy a few more from outside another day and give one to each person? '
"Miss Lin, why don't you give up that little bear to the second master?" '
'That's right, it's just a little bear. What's the point of letting the second master raise it for a few days? Maybe, the second master will get tired of playing with it in two days and send it back again! '
'that is! Miss Lin, how about you think about it? '
The maids, grandmothers and sisters and daughters-in-law of the Jia family in front of Jia Mu began to persuade each other, and some of them tried to persuade a certain Mr. Bao who wanted to break the jade and was also a swindler. , some even came up to Lin Daiyu and whispered to persuade her.
But it's a pity that Mr. Bao, who has long been accustomed to being pampered and protected by everyone, and has long been accustomed to getting what he wants and getting what he wants, will definitely not listen to anyone's advice, because he has already made up his mind. Now, he just wants the honest and well-behaved little white bear from sister Lin’s family who looks more like a fairy!
"..."
However, Daiyu didn't say anything after hearing everyone's persuasion. She just wiped her tears silently with red eyes, and used her own way to silently fight against everyone in Jia's house.
If it was something else, she would be reluctant to let it out, but that little bear, her Tibbers, she wouldn't let out under any circumstances!
'...'
'...'
'well……'
'What a sin! ! '
The old lady Jia Mu looked at Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing who were also helpless beside her, and then at the two little ancestors who seemed to be equally stubborn. For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
Now, the baby bump in Rongguo Mansion, the little Baoyu is making a fuss, while her granddaughter Daiyu is crying silently. The palms and backs of her hands are full of flesh. You want Jia Mu, an old lady, to How to decide?
"!!"
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A pretty boy wants to raise Tibbers. Are you tired of living?
At this time, Tibbs, who rushed in from the side room at the back and probably understood something, crossed the threshold of the door and rushed inside under the eyes of everyone, and then fell silent in an instant. Under the gaze of everyone who came down, he walked to the feet of his temporary owner, the little girl Lin Daiyu, shaking his head.
'...'
'...'
Seeing a certain cute, white and fat little bear wandering here, everyone closed their mouths one after another, and then fixed their eyes on the little animal that caused all the troubles in front of them.
Then, no matter whether they had seen it or not, they all had to admit that a certain Mr. Bao had really good taste, and that little white bear was indeed quite rare. It was very likely that the entire Jinling City Can't find the second one?
"..."
Looking at the little bear running to her feet, Daiyu said nothing, but gently wiped her red eyes, then leaned down and rubbed the other person's head sadly.
"...": Ouch~!
Tibbers, who didn't dare to speak in front of these stupid humans, first howled softly, then rubbed the back of the other person's hand, then shook his head and ran to the one who wanted to adopt him. Under the gaze of everyone, he looked uncomfortable. The front of the pretty boy who looks like a good guy.
"you!"
"Do you want to follow me?!"
Seeing the other party running up to him and seeing the other party wagging his tail at him, Jia Baoyu felt that his sincerity might have moved the other party. He was so excited that he got up from the ground and wiped his hands. With fake tears on his face, he stretched out his hands proudly.
Now, if this little bear takes the initiative to come and befriend him, presumably, whether it is the old lady, Sister Lin, or someone else, they will not be able to stop him anymore, right?
"..."
Tibbers was thinking, should he rush over and bite the opponent's ridiculous neck in one bite?
"..."
However, it had to give up that tempting idea when it turned around and saw the little girl behind it who was clutching the handkerchief nervously. She seemed to know what she wanted to do and shook her head nervously at herself.
"...": Click~!
Tibbs had no choice but to bite the opponent's neck, so he had no choice but to run to an unoccupied mahogany chair, opened his mouth, and bit off the legs of the chair in one bite. , and then spat out a mouth full of sawdust with a fierce look in his eyes, and looked towards the neck of a certain pretty boy who had been crying for Tibbers before.
"!!"
"I, I suddenly don't want to raise it anymore..."
Jia Baoyu obviously understood something, and then, he shivered, his whole body became stiff instantly, and he almost peeed his pants in fear, and then he hurriedly retreated behind Jia Mu as quickly as possible.
Now, let alone raising him, he would probably not dare to live in the Bisha closet with Sister Lin. He would live in the suite with the old lady in the loft!
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